The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-23
NORTH TOPEKA.

NORTH TOPEKA.
leave items for this column with the
I1imbau Printing Company. 9l2 North
Kansas Avenue.l
Rev. J. A. Stavely will leave Sunday
for weeks outing in the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Shields of Meri-
den were in town yesterday shopping
Miss Emma Russell has resumed her
position in the A. M. Cross Jewelry
store.
Mrs. C. d. Myers went to Newton to-
day where she will be the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert French
Mrs. r. B. McMasters condition is
very serious and only slight hopes are
entertained for her recovery.
Mrs. Neiswender. formerly of 11O1 Van
Buren, street, has now rented the prop
erty at 1907 Van Buren, street.
Bella and Albert Hodge of 1912 Madi-
son street returned yesterday from
visit to relatives in Oklahoma.
Grading, seed sowing, etc, done by
l. F. Collins. Good work guaranteed.
Address Route No. 1, North Topeka.
The real estate agents report that
there is demand for small houses but
large houses are rather hard to rent.
Temporary office of North Topeka
Dental parlors in Central National bank
building, Seventh and Kansas avenue.
Mrs. William Gilman and Miss Ruby
Davies were the guests yesterday of
Mrs. G. F. Kimban of 922 Polk street
south.
Mr. NJ. White who has been here
experimenting the repairs to his prop
erty. left the first of the week for Okla
homa.
The repairs which are to be made on
the Kansas Avenue M. E. church VIII
necessitate the closing of the building
for several weeks.
The members of the Church of the
Good Shepherd are planning a social to
ie siven next Thursday evening at the
Davies home. 500 Monroe street.
Charles Alexander of Independence,
Kansas. has purchased the confeetion-
cry store of John Swartz. Mr.. AleXan-
der is a relative of w. c. Steele.
Mrs William Boast and daughter
Hazel of 900 Jackson street left this
morning for Olathe to visit Mrs. Boasts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Coleman.
Mrs. N. A Faus. who has been here
for several weeks looking after the re-
pairs on her Van Buren, street property,
returned this afternoon to her home i'll
Kansas City.
Repairs are in progress at the ].
Thomas building at S2S Kansas avenue,
formerly occupied by Aaron Sheetz, and
the Mcfarland building at $685. At
the building at SIS a portion of the front
wall at the north end will have to be
torn away, and the wall rebuilt from
the cellar
The Second Presbyterian church will
resume Sabbath services on next Lords
day. Through the courtesy of the board
of education these services VIII be helu
| in the north room of the Quincy school
! The Sabbath school Will assemble at
! Q 30 a. m ard the pastor will preach at
4 IL a. m. 1t is hoped that the members
of the congregation as far as possible
will be in attendance 1naSmuch as sew
eral important and interesting an
he a. the OnPn-
| ing service.
A number of the young people of the
Rochester neighborhood enjoyed pic
mic yesterday in Readers grove Inc
time was spent fishing, boating ana en-
loving other outdoor amuSements. bdte
| in the afternoon a picture of the crowd
was taken, the young folks artsucally
| seated on a large log supper as wen
as dinner was served IN the grow.
Those in the party Were Miss Jessie
/ Hoover. Miss Ella Caldwell Miss Grace
! Campdoras, Miss Irene Campdoras. Miss
Nettie Webster. Miss Grace McN oun'
Miss Eta Hurst. Miss Lena CeldWeli'
Miss Byrde Hurst. Miss Jennie Reamy,
Miss Louie Doff1emyre, Miss Grace
IulSens. Misc St4-ia Reamy, Messrs.
Clarence Scott, George Fleischer, Eliza
Hurst, George Unger. George Reamy'
Earl McNoun, Roy Lukens, Jonn
| Buechner, and Jesse Reamy
The street car service in North To-
peka is not satisfactory. Many COM
nlaints are made. Arrangements
should be made for transferring pas
seppers across the bridge, as was done
last year when the bridge was washed
out The need is greater now for the
heat is as bad and the dust tenfold
more uncomfortable. Then the cars rur
only to Gordon street covering not nall
the distance to the end of the track.
Under the new ruling the cars do no'
stop except at street crossings. rms
rule may be well enough in other
localities. but for the present stops
should be made anywhere that pas
senger may signal-in the middle of tbs
block or anywhere else-for the reason
that many of the sidewalks are still
impossible, while the streets are shoe
top deep. sometimes in mud and some
times in dust At the very best the
service is poor, and regardless of any
and all general rules an exception
should be made on this part of the lint
until regular service can be insured
Under its franchise the company i:
rightfully expected to render the bes'
service practicable 1t is expected t.
cover the crossing of the bridge. TIT
II people have a right to demand this
The service is not SO burdenSome a
present that there is not ample tfrn'
to stop for passengers. especially wheI
frequent and prolonged stops are mad
for refreshments or something else II
the middle of the block or otherwise
when the car is entirely empty. Thu
company's attention is called to tn
present conditions by and at the re
quest of a score OF CITIZENS.