The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

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L /. Deisen of Garden City was in
North Topeka today.
Mr.. Charles Heartburg of the Mid
Continent mill office is taking two
weeks vacation.
George .Schwarts is building a two
story four room addition to his house on
East Gordon street
Mr.. and Mrs S. C. drummer and
daughter. Lfllias, have returned from
g visit TO friends at Bellevi1le, Kansas
John Degenhart has purchased lots
1890 on North SardOu avenue and Will
let the contract this week for cottage
to be occupied by himself
Mr. and Mrs. Embree, formerly OF
North Topeka but who for some time
have been living in Michigan, have re
turned to Topeka and viii again make
their home here
The proceeds OF the pension dinner to
be given May viii go towards the
fund which viii be used to secure a
monument for the soldiers plot in Ro-
chester cemetery.
-Gottfried Schwarts who just reached
mere a few weeks ago with his family
from Saratov, Russia, has bought lot
NO. 100 on North SardOu avenue and
will erect a cottage thereon as soon as
possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Wilson moved Fri
home on West Sixth street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mahan who have purchased the
Wilson Quincy street property moved
there today from 127 West Gordon
street
The summer schedule of working
hours took effect at the Western Wool
en- mills on May 1. The whistle blows
for work at $3.50 a. m; off at noon; on
again at 12.45 and quits at s. On Satur-
day the hours will be from $50 a. m. to
s4-T-
a half holiday. This system is in vogue
in many of the eastern cities.
Since it has been so autboritatively
stated that the new railroad shops will
be built in North Topeka the value of
North side property has increased con-
slderably. One residence which was
purchased just after the flood for about
$1,000 and was later offered for sale for
$500 could not now be purchased for
less than $500.
At the meeting last evening of the
board of education the new Quincy
school building, corner of Quincy and
Fairchild streets was accepted by the
board from the contractor, J. S. Morse.
1t was voted by the board to occupy
this building as soon as possible and
Superintendent Whittsmore will see
that the change from the old to the new
Quincy building is made at an early
date
There will be a business meeting this
evening of the Epworth League of the
Kansas Avenue church at the church
A good programme has been arranged
which VIII include recitaiOns by Misses
Lucille Kutz and Ruth WOodford, music
by male quartette and an address by
Rev. DR.. S. E. Belts, formerly of the
Bethany hospital in Kansas City but
who viii have charge of the home for
aged Methodist ministers to be estab-
lished in Topeka.
The new coal chute. to be used by the
Topeka & Northwestern and Union Pa
cifc railroads was put into operation on
May L. The new chute is located on the
F'arnsworth tract of 30 acres which tbs
railroad company acquired by purchase
recently. The engineer merely pulls the
rope and the coal is dumped on the en-
CINE and when a sufficient amount is
let down the engineer lets go of the
rope, the chute goes back up into its
proper position, and the automa tic scale
has registered the amount of coal taken