The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-19
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Extra Freight Trains on Onaga
Cutoff.
Increase in Business Makes Plan
Necessary.
BREAKS FIRST RECORD
Delivers Rural Route Wlthh
Three Hours.
Clearinghouse, Carrier, Uses HIS
Motor Cycle.

clearinghouse, CARRIER CSo'
Motor Cycle.
E. c.. Clearinghouse, rural carrier on
route No. from station A. n@'
established a new record for oeliEet-
ing mail. Recently he made the tIlp
in two and q half hours on ms ms Ii. - y
cycle. His first record delivering Il eit
with the machine was three anu q ma ~
hours. He has been delivering on on. IL y !
cycle for about two weeks. 90 tal ~
is the only carrier on the Nortn sue e
who uses a machine for MS Work, Ous
it is said that the others are Taking VI
doing likewise. ,oo,,ira
The wagon carriers usually Ieu@1iHt
five hours to cover their routes. MI
CarIingbouse,s route is about twenty
six miles, including the Rochester an an
Central avenue roads. he supPIiieS
about 126 patrons ana usuaAlS % 49,
about forty pounds of mail. one IN In
he broke down, but telephoneo from
a nearby farm house for repair man
The repairer came and Mr.. earning
house was able to finish the DAY "o- N
on the machine.
Do the North side people wanl a
new postofice building? The tease on
the present building which IS sald TO
be inadequate and not well adapteo Loa
postofice purposes, expires IN wv
years and four months from NV, O.
cording to Postmaster A Il. ltopln - =. :.
at station "a" In the meantime II 10
a question whether the North SIDE peo-
ple will try to get a better place Lo 5
the postoffice. Poor lighting is pau
feature of the present Location. AItI1 I
ficiaI light has to be used great oeal
of the time.
Extra freight trains are being useo On
the Onaga branch of the Union racine
Consequently the ''miXed-accomIno.ud
ton" train has been nearly on Tune
this week since the new arrangeneHC
was made. The regular tram W WI -
due to leave Topeka about lO:4O a. nj
and due to arrive about 1O:4O p. m. mas
usually been from an hour to seVerA
hours late The lateneSs has been IN
creasing in frequency and length as
the business of the road has increased
However this week one and Two extra
freights have been added on the llne
and the regular train has been going
out and coming in nearly ION the dot.
1.-THE business of the road has IN
creased at least 100 per cent since the
line was opened to Marysvtlle, SAID T.
w. Jett, agent for the Union PaclIlc'
this morning. "This is due to the de-
velopment of the territory. The mer-
chants seem to be selling more goodS
all Of the time. For some time we
have had trouble to bring the train in
on schedule and so have added one or
two extra freights as may be neces-
sary We give the regular accommo =
dalton train about $50 tons OF freight
and leave the rest for the extras This
keeps the regular train on the schedule
and saves delay in handling the freight.
Formerly when We had too much
freight for the haul some of it had to
lay over.
yves, we hear a great deal of talk
about a motor passenger car service
being installed, but nothing definite so
far"
Garfield park or shorey?" This
question is asked the conductors Of the
North side street car lines every hour
of the day, and especially this week
since the street fair is in progress at
the park The answer of the conductor
to this query, or his shouting the desig-
nation is the only way in which the
public can tell whether the car is 60
ing to Garfield park. or turns off for
Shorey at Morse street several blocks
south. The cars on this line are oil
marked North Topeka but lately a
sentiment seems to be growing in favor
of a visible distinction between the cars
which run to Garfield park and those
which run to Shorey.
The North side Baptist church team
will play the Walnut Grove team al
Skene's park tomorrow afternoon. The
game will be called at S:4O p. m. This
promises to be one of the most inter
esting games of the season as the
teams are well matched.
E. M. Kincannon, who plays the
calliope at the street fair at Garfield
park, was with the MeyreIles band al
the Old Soldiers home at Leavenworth
from the spring of 1905 to the sprin >
of 1906. He became a "calliopist''
throug necessity.
How did it happen that I began &c
play this instruments" asked the play
err this afternoon as he swung around
on his seat after striking the last not
of a popular song. TT was a case OF
have to- I was leading a band for a
carnival company in Texas. Our cal.
Hope player was supposed to blow =
horn in the band, but because he wa,
the only one in the bunch who couIf
play the steam instrument, he thought
he was indispensable. So he tried MAY.
ing the calliope few minutes in da1
and sitting around doing nothing tn,
rest of the time. We got tired Of 4
and as band leader tied the can t.
him. Then it was up to me TO get
player, but none could be found. How
ever, told the boss that I believed
could learn it and after some practic,
I did.
Hard? Well the keyboard is tn,
same as that Of piano, but it takes :
twelve pound pressure, working agains
a hundred pounds of steam. to make
distinct note. Just feel the muscle he
low my little finger"
The visitor did so and felt a lea+ba
like ridge in the location mentioned.
''I have lots of fun with piano pla.var
who think they can play this instru
ment without practice. They can;
make distinct notes.
ION the other hand I can't play tn
piano any more like use to, as I strfI-
too hard on that instrument.
NOW this calliope has Sc KEYS. n
four more in the bass than is found n,
any other calliope so far as I know 7
was made to my order, and can MIA
real classical stuff" (Here he plave
selections from William Tell "Poe
and Peasant" and other grand oper
favorites-all without music.