The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
To Build or Not to Build9 New
Church Question.
Baptists to Take Final Vote at
Meeting Sunday.
TAKE MUCH INTEREST
Think New Church Good I'm
prOvement Here.
James For Larger Monument
for Old Soldiers.

To build or not to build?
This is the question which VIII come
up at Sunday morning service at the
North Side Baptist church May Ia.
The question refers to whether or not
a new church house will be built on d
new location. The vote OF the chuFcu
at the service will decide the question
definitely. For some time the ldea mas
been discussed. At a recent meeting
of the church board decided in favor
of the proposition and also arranged
TO take up the matter at church mass
meetings The first mass meeting Vas
of those present favored new pullo-
ing At the close of the evening ser
vice that day the trustees decided thett
the final vote should be taken at an
other mass meeting to be held IN con-
Oection with the morning service next
Sunday. A full representation OF the
membership of the church Is oeslreu
upon that occasion ...
Even among outsiders the sentiment
&c that good church buildings are oe-
sirsbIe improvements in q community
a church of artistic architecture aoos
much to the beauty of the nelsnpor-
hood and is said to increase the Ndiue
of property. 1t is IN KeePlns "o ia
progress and the SplIlt VI Ni99O
better Tcpeka. e.
The official notice of the meeting for
next Sunday is as follows: -
last sunday evening the trustees OIL
the North Topeka Baptist cnurcn' az
the close of the evening service gave
notice that a business meeting OF tne
church will be held in connection WIN
the Sunday morning service ouho Jay
morning May IA, at IL a. m, at the
church, for the purpose or taxing
dnFnite vote on the erection of a new
church house on a new location III
rN3rtI, Topeka. All the church mem
hers are hereby notified to be present
and vote on this propos1tlon'
".
Ton, lanes, chairman of the com
1nittee of Blue post working with the
committee from the auxlilary w. ~
G. on the proposition of getung d
monument memorial for the dead Sol
1Iisrs of the post, still faVors sohcltlns
funds for a $1,000 monument ana Is OPP
tipistic about getting the lai -
amount The women ana otneIS pan jan
on Getting a small six foot $lOO smart
~ aIect in the Rochester cemetery ana
are not so hopeful about gettlnS
enough money for a larger monument.
on this account they think tnat Ihe
cemetery would be better pace IoI
the memorial because it would not
make much of a showing than the Cen
+raI Avenue park, as is favored Dy
those advocating the larger and mora
expensive monument
.rYo1 couldn't get any kind OF a mon
,,mert for less than $1,000" said MT.
LANES this morning. And beneve
$bat fine money can be raised. While
At is a good idea to locate the monu-
Tnent in the Central Avenue park SO
+he school childEen could see 1t, an
"a stern woman holds the title to the
p-round and it might cost little TO
b1tv ii from her. However, the queStloh
will he more fully discussed at the
meeting of the joint committees IN the
near future"
man with several new features
even for a hobo was arrested for be-
ing the same, near the Santa Fe de-
not about o'clock this morning. To
begin with, he was lame and very
short He gave his name as "Ander-
SON. and his home as Denmark. His
arm was tattooed with symbols of sew
eral nations His pockets we're full
of bread meat, tea and sugar-in fact
he was a walking grocery store. He
is being held for investigation.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Mamie Zarker has been re-
engaged as teacher of the Wakarusa
schools, where she has taught the
past year. She has the rare knack
of being a successful teacher in the
schoolroom and a playmate of the
pupils on the playground.
Miss Pearl Head of 116 West Curtis
street, made her first appearance as
singer for the illustrated songs at
the Novelty Monday afternoon. Her
singing pIeases both the theater man
agement and theater goers.
Three North side boys have a pri-