The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
First in NeighbOrhOOd Since
19O3-Makes Good Start.
FIFTY.THREE;PRESENT
People Look Over Site of Pro-
posed Fair Grounds.
Good Houses in First Ward Be-
ing Occupied.

at the West Indianola school house
Sunday afternoon. The neighborhood
has been without such an organization
since 1903. w. W. Robinson was elect
ed superintendent. V. Garwood, assist
ant superintendent. Miss Nettle Slower,
secretary Ralph Taylor, treasurer w.
A. Forbes. a we'll known Sunday school
worker in the North Side Baptist
church, presided at the meeting. SIX
classes were arranged for, including
primary and adult. Fffty-three people
were present.
Promise is given of very success
full school. as there are about 100 peo-
pie in the vicinity. and the majority
of them have been interested In the
movement for some time
Prior to 1908 flourishing school eX-
listed, but since then, on account OF QlI-
ferent name, people leaving ana otner
reasons. the classes became disorgan,,
lied In the future Sunday school VIII
be held every Sunday at ) p. m
Great interest is being taken in the
move made by the Civic club TO iocaIe
the fair grounds north of Garfield park,
a number of people were looking over
tho ground YESTERDAY. The committee
of 20 from the club to look after the
matter has not yet been selecIeu, %
cation, and E. E. Olinger, secretary
wish to ind time to confer about the
proposition carefully SO 10 select tie
best men for the COMMITTED
II seems that the majority of desir-
able residences on the North side are
fast being occupied. y real estate tildu
Ibis morning said that party callea
on him for a location. but found that
all of the houses which suited MIN hao
been taken. 1t is also said among
real estate men and others that inns
spring there have been more calls tOr
homes. in the First ward than ever be-
fore. and that there is more improve
Inent going on then ever known al
this season. On almost every street
houses are being repainted ana renoo-
eled, new walks are being laid and
general clean UP of the premises Is De
ing effected.
Charles Gerteisen. agent for the
American Steamship company at Phil-
adelphia, received word that three Rus-
slams rejoicing in the names of Ap-
polonia Pull. Andreas Schneider anc
Peter Hilgred. had arrived from Rus
STA and were detained there en- route
to Topeka. Their passage to the sun
flower state capital was paid but none
had shekels to prove that they We're
not paupers According to the law ev-
cry immigrant must have with him $50
above his expenses and must be known
to intend to become Anaericanized De-
fore he is allowed to proceed AS soon
as the situation was made known to the
Russians relatives in Little Russia
here. a purse of $50 was raised and wired
to them along with affidavits TO the ef-
feet that they intended to become
Americans. The people mentioned are
expected to arrive here Saturday.
The firemen. city officials. newspaper
men and all are smoking cigars on
Claude Sherburn, chemical driver, of
headquarters station, fire department
today. And they are smoking with a
reason.
SherDurn is married. This is the pri-
mary reason for the cloud of smoke is
suing from the city hall But the cir
cumstances of the marriage would fill
a book
Last Thursday Sherburn asked Chief
Wilmarth for a leave of absence. This
Is not an unusual thing and the chief
consented. When asked by fellow fire.
men where he was going Sherburn men
toned something about fishing and let
1t go at that Then some one spread
the report that he was going to be
married and the first chapter COM
menced
Following the rumor Sherhurn imme-
diately passed the word to his betroth-
ca, Miss Myrtle Irene Dawson of the
North side. Miss Dawson left on an
early morning train for Lawrence I'm
accompanied Two hours afterWard
Sherburn followed. after lodging fire.
men all the way from Kansas avenue
10 the Santa Fe depot where he took
~ train for the university city.
Now the society reporters on the
Lawrence papers are in the midst of
pee
hive of young men and women with ro-
mantle instinctS-they are trained into !
1t by their professors. So when Miss
Dawson arrived and waited at a hotel |
patiently, they scented clue. Miss
Dawson is an unusually attractive girl |
and the society reporters believed at |
once that she was a university girl pre-
pairing for an elopement with one of |
the knights of the Hill.
Finally, our hero. Claude Sherburn |
appeared at the hotel. The reporters |
laid low in the lobby, creeping toward |
the happy couple trying vainly to catch
their exit from the hotel the Topeka
couple made for the court house. And |
the reporters were on their trail.
After the ceremony had been perform |
ed and all was over. two breathless |
young women representing as many |
Lawrence papers stole into the court |
house and demanded their right to the |
books of the kindly old judge. The |
ran1es were there A hasty telephone |
call to Topeka followed but they could |
secure no information.
Then catching I'D with the happy cou- |
pie who were strolling down one of the |
pretty streets of Lawrence they plead /
for Just the least bit of news Claude |
Sherburn is a big hearted man as well |
as a fireman and he knows from his |
acquaintanceshop with Topeka reporters, |
that hunting news is a sad plight.
So with all seriousness he let loose |
the marriage notice. Then ne came to |
Topeka and for three days he kept it |
a secret-which shows that the Law |
renee papers are not read here. Then |
rews was given out to DIR. Nj. A. Daw- |
son, the flther of the bride, and the
boys at the fire stations were notified |
= Meanwhile every fireman in town is /
taking his noon hour to visit the locker /
of Claude Sherbnrn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherburn will live at |
1159 North Kansas avenue, for the |
present.