The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Hot Box at Central Sash Com
pany Causes Blaze.
Bad Fire Prevented by Employ
ees' Quick Work.
DAMAGE WAS SLIGHT.
Rev. VIC. Meeker Accepts Second
Presbyterian Call.
Other Items of Interest in the
First Ward
WAS SLIGHT.

At the Central Sash and Door COM
pany's planning mill, northwest corner
or Norris and North Jackson streets,
about 10 o'clock this morning, a hot
box In the belt-gear nearly caused a
bad fire. 1t was prevented by the quick
work of workmen. They saw the wood
work above the gear on fire but ex-
tinguished the flames with water from
buckets and chemicals from hand ex
tlnQuisherS before the fire department
arrived. The damage was slight.
The blaze started in the journal box
of pulley just below the ceiling of
the first floor in the northeast corner
of the plant The plant was running
at the time. AS soon as the smoke
and flames were noticed, the workmen
stopped the power, turned in the alarm
and went after the fire with water and
chemicals. Charred woodwork in the
ceiling was the greatest damage.
For moment or two they faced
disaster. The ceiling was of pine and
very dry. The room was filled with
lumber and material. If the fire had
gained Roadway it would have been
difficult to save anything. The build
ing covers nearly a block and is filed
with infiammable amterial. However,
the officials of the company say that
hand extinguishers are well distributed
through it.
Rev. W. C. Meeker, of Edgerton, has
accepted the call to the Second Pres
! byterian church extended him last
week. He will occupy the pulpit the
first Sunday in December. The pastor
Will make his home on the North side
at 225 West Gordon street. He preach
ed at the church three weeks ago and
made favorable impression. He is a
tgraduate of Princeton university. He
was medical missionary at Colombo
Panama, for several years. He has
been at Edgerton for some time. His
father was also a Presbyterian minis
ter located at Emporia.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Juliet Smith has organized a
| little girls Sunday school class which
meets 10 a. m. Sunday at the parish
| house, 210 East Laurent street.
| Nearly 30 members have Joined the
little girls sewing class which meet
every Saturday morning at 10 a. m.
at the parish house of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, 21O East Laurent
| street. The girls learn plain sewing and
| also to sing hymns. Miss Smith, Miss
Caldwell and Miss Willis are in
charge. The girls who are present four
| Saturdays will receive a picture from
the life of Christ. The idea is to en-
courage regular attendance. By being
present enough Saturdays each girl may
have a complete series of the pictures.
! The following Joined today: Ruth
Berry, Florence Sylvester, Helen Taylor
| and Helen Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Gabriel and son
Ralph, went to Emporia today for a
visit with Mrs. GabrieFs father, John
| Evans, and with Mr.. GabrieIs mother
Mrs. Jane Gabriel
A woman with a hobble skirt and q
mouse on the floor are a bad combi-
nation, especially where the only place
| to jump is high up. However, such a
situation occurred this morning at a
| North side store. But the woman man.
aged to jump to chair in spite of her
| Robbie skirt and the mouse was fin
ally caught.
j. w. Cook is moving from 1928 North
Quincy street. to 1888 North Taylor
| street.
The sum of $50 has been raised by
! the residents of Little Russia" for the
| transportation of John Lecmon from
| Bremen, where he had been stranded
to Topeka.
Rev. William Elder Archibald field
secretary of the College of Emporia,
who is to preach tomorrow morning
and evening at the Second Presbyter-
| ian church, was born at Marlborough
| Scotland. After coming to America