The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Mass Meeting at Lyman School
House Monday Night.
Plan to Prevent Flooding Yard
and Play Ground.
DRAIN GRAVEL ROAD.
One Measure Proposed to Relieve
Conditions.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.
DRAIN GRAVEL ROAD.

A mass meeting OF the residents OF
Lyman school district, north Of Topeka
will be held at the school house, one
half mile north of Soldier creek on the
Kansas avenue road, Monday night The
object the meeting will be to form a
plan of preventing the flooding or the
school house grounds after & harl rain
CT when the snow is melting.
On account of the water standing on
the ground school had to be dismissed
one day last winter. The people IN
the neighborhood are inclined to think
that the graveled road which extends
East the school yard is the cause OF
the trouble. Before the road was graN-
eled there had been no difficulty like
this. 1t is the supposttior. that the
road having been made higher Wnen
graveled allowed the water to coilect
in the lower levels. such as the scnool
grounds One remedy which has Deen
suggested is the digging Of a ditch
along the road to empty into Soldier
creek, about half a mile south. Just
what plan will be used to raise the
money for this or another project ror
relief Is not known, but 1t Is thought
that the expense would be comparative
ly small and might be met through SUB
scriptions.
w. M. Dranxfield is one Of the men
most interested and will preside at the
meeting.
The enrolment Of the school last year
was so. Miss Elizabeth Anderson Is
principal. Miss Bertha Kistler is her
assistant.
News and Personals.
Rev. ]. Barrett will preach to morrow
morning at the Second Presbyterian
Miss Mo1lie sipes, of sz2 Jackson
street, and Miss Hattie Shirley or
Granville, are visiting Miss Shirley
sister, Mrs. Clarence Smith, in Holton.
M1,-ahnad Of 7k67 Kansas
avenue, has gone to Randolph Heights,
Mo-, for visit with relatives.
Mrs s. Mattismon Of Shawnee. Ok,
iS visiting at the home OF M. Marple
at 1928 jackson.
street, is visiting relatives in Kansas
Mrs. A. A. Kellar and daughter. Miss
Margaret Kellar spent Wednesday with
Mrs. w. s. Berry on the south side.
street, formerly letter carrier from
station "a" has bought the Enterprise,
a newspaper published at Cleveland.
Okla Mrs. Hannah and family are
still here but will join him later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Collier and
Miss Rose Ferner have left for visit
in Rochester. N. Y.
Miss Pearl Kleinfelter of Shorey is
visiting Mrs. A. d. Glenn In Lecomp-
ton.
w. H. Rutter has returned from a
visit in Chicago.
]. r. Spetter, Rob Spetter and Isaac
Sheetz are spending few days fishing
at Paxico.
Amity 231 K. of P. work in third de-
gree Monday, July %. All taking part
in work urged to be present. Banquet.
c. w. Lyndon has gone to Usage
City on a business trip.
The following officers of the A. o.
u. w. lodge No. 299 of Shorey were
installed Thursday evening: Warren
Currier, master workman; John Les
ser, foreman: Jess Cowell, past mas
ter; Will Fluke, overseer; Ike Robin
son, inner guard; Jerry Klinefelter'
outer guard.
Miss Iona Buchanan Of 1410 Mon
roe street is visiting Mrs. James Ammo
in Granville.
A picnic was given Thursday after
noon at Vinewood park in honor of Mrs.
I. J. Ketchum and two sons, Charles
and clinton, who are visiting here
from Salt Lake City with Mrs. Ketch-
un's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Saunders of 1881 Polk street. Those
present were: Mrs. J. K. Withers,
Mrs. M. Wellman, Mrs. VIII White
head, Mrs. ]. A. Herrick. Mrs. Charles
Snodgrass and children, Mrs. ]. A.
Booth, Mrs. G. o. Palmer and chill
dren, Mrs. ]. NJ. Williams and chill
drerl, Mrs. w. c. Day and children,
Mrs. Charles Armstrong and children,
Mrs. Albert Mohler, Mrs. George Saun-
ders and Mrs. I. ]. Ketchum.