The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Granville Methodist Church
Burns to Ground.
Struck by Lightning - Loss
$4,000.
TO REBUILD AT ONCE.
Insurance 81, 2OO-Only Part of
Furniture Saved.
Will Add Sunday School Room
to New Building.
TO REBUILD AT ONCE.

The Granville Methodist church was
struck by lightning about 1870 O'Clock
this morning and burned to the ground
The loss is estimated at $1,000 The
building was insured for $1,000. A
piano which was lost with the edifice
was insured for $780, 1t was decided
to rebuild the church at once and add
a Sunday school room.
The church was begun in 1876 and
finished in 1873. Rev G. w. Campbell
was the first pastor. The present pastor
is Rev A. E Peterson. The congrega-
ton now numbers about 40.
The church was recently repaired and
Tepapered. Plans for remodeling the
building and an addition for a room
Tor Sunday school classes had been I'M
der consideration.
This morning Presiding Elder Reams
and the pastor held a conference and de-
cided to begin rebuilding at once and
embody the Sunday school room in the
new plans. The money will be raised
by subscription.
The flash Of lightning which set fire
to the church was seen by S. J. Owens
who lives near by. After the flash he
saw the roof burst into flames BY the
time the neighhorhood was aroused and
on the scene the structure was a mass
OF flames. The fire started in the belfry
The entrance at the doorway was
shut off by a wall of flames However
several of the Granville people broke
into the windows and saved the pulpit
ana part of the furniture. The piano
and Sunday school library could not be
taken out and so was destroyed. It is
not known yet how much damage was
done to the furnace in the basement
below.
On account of extreme hot weather
last night, Franz Gilmore will repeat
the xray door at the Bijou Dream in
addition to his other features.
E. S. Gresser. cashier of the Citizens
State bank. writes an interesting letter
from Yellowstone Park. Wyo., where
ne Is spending his vacation with Mrs
dresser. The temperature at the park
July %, the date of the letter, was 90
degrees The writer says he has not
been out of sight of snow since being
there. The letter in part follows:
We are within three miles Of the
northern boundary of the park and
have Travelled 100 miles by coach and six
horses. There are $50 in our party and
We have been together since last Mon
day have not seen a paper or heard
a word from the outside world. Today
we met a man who just came in and
he was telling us about the tidal wave
at Galveston, the first news of any
kind since we left Ogden. I would
give quarter for copy of the Kansas
City Star of any old date. We have
tourists from Germany, England.
France. and North and South America
and all declare this is a week of the
greatest sights they have ever seen
We can see the wild animals all of the
time / have kept track of what we
saw today and here it is: II buffalo, 2l
moose. over hundred elk, 43 deer, 20
hears and the woods are full of eagles |
These animals run along the side of
the wagons and If eating pay very lit
tie attention to the people passing
along the roads. Fishing is good. l
caught seven trout last evening after
supper and was gone just one hour
from the hotel They weighed from
one to three pounds" |
Community Comment.
''I wonder said a Polk street man