The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-04
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Civic Club May Discuss Two I'M
pOrtant Matters.
Fire Steamer and Street Fair to
Be Considered.
AS TO BEST TIME.
For Holding Carnival Is Now
Great Question.
Dedicate Pleasant Hill Church
Next Sunday.

It is now practically certain that
the fire steamer for the First ward
and the street fair propositions will be
taken up at the next meeting of the
Civic club Friday night These two
matters at present are occupying a
great deal of thought and talk among
the North siders-
AS to the first. Mayor Billiard, also
president of the Civic club, and Com
missioner Holman, also member OF
the organization have expressed them-
selves in favor of this measure. Mayor
Billiard has his mill and residence IN
the First ward and Mr.. Holman a1so
has property interests here. so woutd
of course be DESTROYS OF having belleF
fire protection than exists now.
Taking the peculiar situation OF
these men together with the wishes
OF the First ward people, both 1ndl-
VidualIy and as members OF the CIVIC
club it now seems very probabIe that
the citizens and this body may be
partly the means of securing the ire
steamer and proper accommodation
for the same. This of course, as ex-
planned in the state Journal Monday
necessitates that IRE station No. l
Will be enlarged
as TO the fair matter the Civic club
members. with a few exceptions. are
much interested in the prospects OF
securing street carnival Tor Jhe
First ward It is more question as
To the best time of holding it here
than anything else.
Otto Kuehne, president or the
Kuehne Preserving works, and vice
president of the club said: or course
/ am in favor of the street fair. w ME
II would benefit the merchants VINO
are on Kansas avenue more than II
Of .
7 believe it would be a good thing for
the North side and would like to
see it come.
The Pleasant Hill Methodist church
which has been remodeled will be ded-
icated sunday morning. Exercises
will begin at II a. m Rev looks or
Topeka will preach. Special music
will be furnished
Another room for the primary and
Junior classes has been built TO the
church and new pews have been add
ed The building has also been repa-
pered and repainted- While II has
been torn UP the congregation have
been meeting at the Indian Creek
grange hall four miles north of To-
peka on the Central avenue road
Community Comment.
Speaking about sissy occupations.
how about that Of sentimental song
writer?
A Topeka man defines a genius as
a person who makes practical use of a
mental deforTnitZF ~-s-r ---~5- r.
Some how or other I can not en-
thuse over the heroines of the civil war
stories. They wore hoopskirts. bill
black.
Speaking about reforms again. why
leave the posters of the Merry Widow
before the public gaze SO long?
The fear that the comet will destroy
the world in Is days. is as good an ex-
cuse to stop paying debts as any.
That a parrot saved a Holton woman
from burning to death shows that every
evil has its use.
seest thou a president diligent III
his business? He shall be the guest OF
kings.
There is this consolation about not
being famous: No one bothers you for
your autograph.
These items are read by the up-to-
date DeODIe This means ToI