The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Purchase Negro Baptist Church
Property.
NeighbOrs Buy Lots at Park and
Harrison Streets.
GAVE BONUS OF $3.50.
At First $1,000 Bonus Was
Asked.
Other Items of Interest ON the
North Side.
BONUS OF $3.50.

After several weeks of negotiations
the negro Baptist church location mat
ter has been arranged. apparently sat
isfactory to all concerned. The con-
gregation of the "B'' Street Baptist
church (negro) which was destroyed
by fire last fall, purchased the NJ. M.
Hale property at the northeast corner
of Park and Harrison. streets several
weeks ago with view of erecting a
neighborhood Immediately objected
and tried to buy the negroes off. The
latter had paid $1,S00 for the property
and wanted $1,000 bonus from the
white people. After coming down to
$500 as bonus and being refused this.
$2,100, or $3.50 bonus, was accepted by
the "B' street people. 1t is under
stood that they are negotiating for the
rent street. The other deal was closed
last night at a meeting held at the
home of E. c. Segar of 1892 Harrison
street. He has been very active in the
proposition mentioned. Nearly all of
the meetings to arrange matters have
been held at his home. A committee
from the Civic club also met with the
''B'' street representatives and tried to
had been made on either side, the
citizens of the Harrison street vicinity
were determined that the negroes
should not erect the church there and
them to stay away.
]. r. Spetter. an active member of
the Civic club and very successful as
a membership campaigner for the club,
is one of those who is heartily in favor
of the street f1ir proposition. He says
he thinks it should be held a little
before the state wide fair, scheduled
to meet September IL, but would be
willing that It should be held after
wards if the majority of the North side
people 81 wish. 1t seems that the
greater part of the First ward people
are divided into before" or latter"
the state fair in regard to the street
fair proposition However, nearly
every one on the North side favors the
idea for some time or other in the near
future. 1t is also hopeC that the carni-
val may be held during dry weather.
Hitherto rainy evenings have lessened
the success of the former fairs of the'
kind.
Il think the fair Should be held this
year" said MIR. Spetter this morning.
THE time is ripe for it. We have not
had anything of the kind for a great
while. Such a carnival would of
course draw people from the nearby
towns. and the progress and prosperity
which is now shown by the First ward
would be a good inducement for peo-
pie to locate here if they are contem-
ent membership and interest of the
Civic club members, l see no reason
why the carnival should not material
ize in the near future. I should think
it should be held a little before the
state fair, but if the majority of the
citizens should wish it to come here
I would not object-any-
thing for the development and success
of the proposition
Tomorrow North Topeka will have an
to demonstrate her civic
pride. The International Labor Day
demonstration which will be held at
Garfield park May 1, is an annual af-
fair. 1t is expected that the people of
the North side will be loyal to their
lovely park and will prove their interest
by attending the basket dinner.