The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-14
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Wet Weather Will Cause Active
Growth of Weeds.
Vacant Lots Are FaY0rite Abid-
ing Places of Pest.
"KEEP THEM DOWN."
Is Sentiment in View OF Chau-
tauqua.
Young Coon Follows Boy Around
Like Dog.
"KEEP THEM DOWN"

With the present wet weather ~
come a renewed activity on the par
of weed-growing. And just now is tne
time that this evil should pc nippsSo
in the bud-literally. This might pe
said in view of the coming Chauld w a. a.
at Garfield park when the Nortu &c
will be in the limelight again AZ ~. +he
gathering visitors from all over ~
state will be present and on their WaS
to and from the park viii oouSei tIse
take notice of the appearance VI 'Aie
First ward.
Thus it is likely that through the Co
oueraticn of the residents with the
Civic Pride committee of the SLs5e
club, that the rank grasses ana "eeuH
will be cut and kept down. ..,,,,,
Care in this matter VIII De specl9dI..s
GEAR the park. Last year at TINS tiI1e
in some places the grass ana WeS 9dr
grew so high that a tiger coulo easily
be hid therein, or bad. polo my nv ~
nan could easily conceal hlmseL III eno
grass after dark and pounce upoli al
unsuspectirg victim. ....-
However. the last year has Wllhess-
ed a great change for a DetIer cotluI
ton and spirit on the North sue. NO.
improvements are said to have pesh
made this spring than ever oelo ~, VIZ ~.
in the same length of time. Inns M
cludes the trimming of trees making oL
neat lawns and the painting ana re-
pairing of houses. While jackson stieee
has taken the lead in the last mentlon-
ed il is not unlikely that the summer
win see a. marked number of houses
being painted and repaired along Ran
eas avenue This street is not only the
main rhoroughfare through Whlcn Ine
Chautauqua visitors from the Soull
side and from over the -staIe wiz p pa;is
hut is also becoming an dutomoplIe
road and is constantly under the eyes
of people who may be contemplating
locating il Topeka. ~
1t is hoped that everything Will be
done to make the North sue iooA
good" 10 prospective residents.
This is a tragedy of the animal king
Com. Fred Clark, fireman at slalIoii
No. 1. was the possessor of eight game
chickens, just out OF the sneil anu ne
kept the henlets and youthful roosters
in a box with lid over them IN the
haynow of the station. The other
morning when he went to look Ior UheiIl
no chickens were to be seen. he thousht
that some of the mischievous fire boys
had hid them for a joke, but alas" as
Bertha M. Clay would say, Inc sup
posed Jest turned out to be cruel
reality too hideous to contemplate. II
developed that wicked rats in the sttfi
hours of the night, had entered the
box and dragged the innocent retainer
ed creatures to a horrible doom.
]. c. Coke, of 1921 Harrison street,
has a pet coon which follows him
around like a dog. The coon is very
fond of Jelly. This morning the animal
happened to be on exhibition before
Mrs. Charles Adams and saw jelly
glass on the table. The coon, with in
telligence almost human, tried to get
his nose into the glass. but the same,
(the CLASSY was too narrow. So he sat
on his hind limbs and by means of his
forepaws, extracted the jelly from the
cup.