The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
NORTH SIDE NEWS
To Connect End of Paving With
Graveled Road.
On North Kansas Ayenue-W.
nj. Van Ness Interested.
ITO START MOVEMENT
Will Circulate Petition Among
Property Holders Affected.
So Farmers Won't Get Stuck in
City Limits.

w. M. VanNess, of 1909 Kansas ave
nue., intends to start move TO secure
the crawling of North Kansas avenue
from the north line Of Garfield street to
the north city limits. a distance of two
blocks From the latter point the coun-
ty is crawling to the Lyman school
house, about mile north.
This is being done for the beneht OF
the farmers. Naturally good roads make
good hauling. However. it would not be
a great advantage, in the opinion of
Mr.. VanNess and others for farmer
to haul a load over good roads clear to
town and then get stuck in the mud
right in the city limits. on account OF
the lack of only two blocks Of good
graveled roads when comparatively
slight expense would remedy the diff
Guilty.
Accordingly, the first of next week
Mr.. VanNess will probably start petit
t1on among the property owners AFFECT
ed which will be presented to the coun-
Gil asking that the portion of the ave-
rue described should be graVeled. IN
the opinion of several the street railway
would have to pay part of the expense
The conpany's storage tracks occupy
the length of the avenue referred TO
and the street car people would De call
ed upon to pay the cost of the improve
nent for a foot and half on eacn
side of the storage tracks and the dls-
lance between the rails. The city would
likely pay for the crawling on the
east side of the tracks with the excep-
t;on of that IS inches, as the CARRIED
mark which is owned by the city would
be directly affected by the Improvement
r. this would hold good the expense
to the property holders would be com
paratively small
IT think that we could secure the
grayeling of that part of the road,
said Mr.. VsnNess this noon. Hlneteeh
lots would be benefited by the i'm
provement.
The North Side Rug Co. sells fluff
rugs. 8 feet by feet for 81, 80 inch
by 60 inch rugs for $i.4o' ana q inch
by As inch rugs for 81.
John Spear. who has been visiting
relatives here, will leave this evening LOT
Seattle Wash. where he has been max
ing his home for the Fast nVe mohIns.
He is in the mercantile business there.
He says he notices much Improvement
liz Topeka since he left five months
ago.
LAS to Seattle said Mr.. Spear, "the
spirit is room nothing but Seattle
Ten years ago Seattle was not more
than $4,000. Now it is about 30o'0oo.
TIE increase was by the San Fran
cisco earthquake after whicn aoou.
io0, 900 people moved from that clty 70
Seattle Naturally the exposition winch
has lust closed has helped advertise
the town and cause people to locate
there. 1t is said that 100000 people
passed through the gates. each paying
80 cents, thus leaving S2,00o.0oo Tor the
fair people 1t is also said that this
is the only fair that paid expenses ana
left any divide nds for the stockholders.
ssWhat do lots sell for? Those on
the hill which face the sound and bay
command from $4,000 to $4,000 apiece,
and real estate men in making the sales
argue the advantage OF the fine view
of the bay From those desirable po-
sitions a person has a splenolo site
can see the bay and also the ships com
ing in.
s'As to the newspapers there is the
Seattle Post-Inte1ligencer and the Seat
tie Times The latter is the evening pa
ger and carries more advertisements,
as the merchants there feel that people
lave more time to read the evening
paper and so give them more patronage
than the morning paper.
At the Churches.
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. John w. Waldron, pastor. Sun