The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-25
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Start Improvement Work on
Granville Road Monday.
Grade Tt and Make Ready for
Gravel or Oil.
BY NEXT FRIDAY.
Highway From Topeka to Bluffs
to Be Finished.
Hold State Fair at Old Grounds
This Year.


houn Bluffs. The expense for the re-
pairs is not to exceed 5000 a mile. The
improvement will consist in grading
the highway and making it ready for
coat of gravel or oil. It is to be
put into this shape by next Friday.
This proposed action was decided at
a conference of the committee from
the Civic club appointed to look after
the matter-V. R. Parkhurst. county
engineer, and G. A. Merritt, township
trustee-at fire station No. 1 last
night. The meeting followed an in
spection trip made by the committee
and others along the road Thursday
morning. Then the bad condition of
the highway, which is hollow in the
center, with high ridges on the sides,
was very noticeable to all concerned
and the conference mentioned was
called for. After a hard rain it has
been nearly impossible.
Last night it was decided that in
view of the immediate necessity for a
better road, that thorough grading
was the best thing to be done. When
this undertaking is finished the road
would also be ready for a coat of
gravel or crude oil. It is thought this
can be accomplished by next Friday.
The making of either of these fur
Their two improvements will probably
be decided later The county commits
sioners have purchased two oil
sprinklers for use on Topeka roads,
and it is likely that both the Kansas
avenue road and the Granville road
may be thus treated. The commits
sioners have purchased five of these
wagons at Kansas City. The Oiling of
unpaved streets will start about the
last of April, beginning with the West
Sixth street road. Later the North
side roads may be treated.
H. L. Cook, the new secretary for
panied by Fred o. Morns, Fred Vol
land and John Morse, this morning
made a trip to the proposed new fair
grounds site north of Garfield park
done according to an arrangement
made by the men mentioned Wednes-
day noon, when the delegation of the
committee from the Civic club to look
after the proposed relocation of the
grounds met with Mr.. Cook. The lat
ter said this noon:
THE vast extent of the grounds, in
view of possible future aero meets,
commends itself to me. In some ways
it would be good place for the fair
grounds, but it Is not for me to say
where the grounds should be. That is
a matter which should be decided by
the. Topeka people, in the, future. At
present there is not enough time be-
fore next fall when the state fair is
to be held. to make the change and
fit up the new grounds. so that the
this year. After that, those interested
in changing the location should keep
the advantages of the land north of
Garfield park before the public. If
the majority of the Topeka people
wish the change. then, of course, it
might be accomplished. 1t is a prop
osition in which the city as whole is
interested"
A very pretty wedding took place
last night at the home of Mrs. B. B.
Blossom at 1923 Polk street when her
daughter, Miss Eva Blossom and Mr..
w. l. Cole, pastor of the North side
Baptist church. officiated. Just be-
fore the ceremony, Mrs. u. S. G.
Hughes of Kansas City, accompanied
lots 30 Promise Me- and Mr.. Theo-
dore Hauschild of Valencia, played
Molloy's Loves Old Sweet Song on
the violin.
While Miss Gabriel played the Lo-
hengrin wedding march the bride
and groom, attended by little Miss
Ida Bremen. cousin of the former,
marched down the stairway into the
library where the ceremony was per-
formed.
The bride wore a gown of white
Egyptian lawn with trimmings of
baby Irish lace and insertions. Tho
Little Miss Bremen wore a simple
frock of white. She carried the ring
in a Gala lily. Only the relatives and
few of the girlhood friends of the
bride witnessed the ceremony.
The library window was banked
with ferns. Red roses were also ar
ranged over the room. In the dining
room, where a luncheon was served
after the ceremony pink and white
decorations were used. The table was
decorated with pink roses, pink car
nations and pink hearts.
Mr.. and Mrs Killinger will be at
home after April list, at the Orchard
Hill farm.
Bishop william F. Mcdowell of
Chicago, who is presiding at the Lin
coin (negro) conference of the NJ. E.
church which is being held at AS
berry Chapel on Van Buren, street,
says that he is well pleased with the
religious work that Kansas is doing.
He has eleven conferences in the west
and three in the east under his
charge DR.. Ward Platte of Phila-
delphia, representing the board of
home missions and church extension
at the conference. says that $4,000
had been given to the cause-but the
! tors and used in its work over 81
| 10000
| Several improvements have been add
ed to the Church of the Good Shep-
| herd, including a new Estey organ,
new carpet. and altar hangings- The or
gan is pronounced by leading Topeka
musicians to be the best of its kind IN
/ the city. It is equipped with is stops
| New brass altar crosses and vases were
| given by Miss Juliet E. Smith. former
| parish visitor, who was recently called
/ tc, her home in New York city by the
/, Illness of her father. She said she sent
| the gifts as an Easter thank-offering
| for four happy wears spent in the par
/ ish.'' The dorsal was presented by the
! altar guild. and the carpet by the La
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