The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Trees Are Being Trimmed on
Church Premises.
Kansas Avenue Methodists and
Baptists Get Busy.
TO DECORATE AVENUE
Bunting to Be Used From the
Bridge to Garfield Park.
Other Items of Interest in First
Ward.

Church tree trimming parties are be-
coming popular on the North side. Per
haps partly in view of the aviation
meet and for the desire of neat prem
1ses anyway, the trees in the yards of
the different churches on the North
side are being trimmed. The trees On
the Second Presbyterian church prem
ises were trimmed a short time ago.
Last evening a Methodist quartette
composed of Rev J. w. Waldron, pas
tor of the Kansas Avenue church, as
leader, J. c. Snediker, E. c. Segar and
l. f. McGrew, equipped with much
artistic ability and large knives and
clippers, held a tree trimming bee N
the ard of the church. The men, re-
viving the habits of boyhood days.
climbed up the trees and did effective
work in cutting the limbs of the cot
tonwoods. One of the branches was
said to have been long enough to reach
over trolley pole on Kansas avenue.
The Baptist church are making ar
engagements to trim the trees in the
neighborhood of that church and it is
likely that the Congregationalists will
do the same thing. Let the good work
continue"
This week sees the completion of sew
eral more property i'm provements which
have been made in view of the aviation
meet. The c. F. Bardsley home at Har-
rison and Grant streets has put in a
new SluoWdlh ana Is IldhlIiS OlIlSI III
provements on the place. John Ander-
son, at lib Jackson street, and E. N.
Martin, at 1116. have reprinted their
homes. The Lukens hardware store at
81 Kansas avenue has been reprinted.
Several other business buildings have
been repainted. It is likely that Hey
wood properties, which cover consider
able extent in the 500 block on the east
side of the avenue, will also be re-
painted
At the meeting of the Civic club last
night formal action was taken towards
decorating the North side for the avia-
ton meet which is scheduled for next
week. When the plans are completed,
the North side will be blaze of glory
from the bridge to Garfield park" in
the words of one of the club members
]. c. Snediker. manager of the Cash
Mercantile store, acting upon the in
structions of the club, will furnish 15O
yards of red, white and blue bunting.
This will be cut up into square remnants
by the Kimball-Stevic company and
| these pennants will be fastened to the
trolley pole guy wires, three on each
! side on each pole, from Melan bridge tc
| Garfield park.
r. R Baer chairman of the Com
mercial club decorating committee, viii
visit the merchants on North Kansas
| avenue and also the residents on the
| avenue, asking them to decorate fol
| the occasion.
Banners with the Topeka slogan;
Topeka Kan. Topeka WILL" and tho
North side slogan: Notice North To-
peka Now" will be stretched across
| Kansas avenue at Laurent street and
| also at Norris street. The committee
in charge of this work follows: r. r
Baer, J. Morse. n. B. Arnold. G. ]. Boil
| lott w. NJ. G. Lane and ]. o. Stevic.
| The Civic pride committee reported
that much progress was being made II
the matter of a general North side
| clean up.
| J. o. Stevic was the new member Il
| be adm tied to the club.