The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-11
Garfield Park Is Daily Growing
More Popular.
Receivers Prestige Lost in the
Flood Days.
COMPLETING THEWORK
a
Teams Will Finish Hauling Tin
Cans Today.
John Curr the Hero of a RTna-
way.
OMPLETING THEWORK

Garfield park has been an attrac-
tive place this year and popular. Peo-
pie flock there during the day and
early evening, seeking a cool spot in
which to escape from the heat of the
cjtv. Not only do the North Topeka
people patronize the park, but residents
from all over the city hold plcnlcs'
meetings and social parties there
Nearly every day the grounds are used
for some purpose or other Mondays,
Tuesday and Wednesdays OF every
week are known as "Boys' days and
on these days the boys ranging from
S to IS years of age congregate in the
park and. under the diIection of MI
Gage. hold games and sports OF all
kinds.
Garfield park before tie great flood
of 1903 was the citys favorite place
of recreation and amusement, but since
that time. up until this summer, II
had not been improved and so the at
tendance was cut dowT. as a result.
However, this year Improvements were
brought about and flowers were plant
ed. the grass looked after and things
nut once more in shipshape condition.
Besides these natural improvements,
new boat house was built and about 25
boats were floated on Soldier creek
readv for hire. A chiidren's play
ground was also fixed u, with swings,
both the ordinary tree swing and the
Mav-pole swing. "teeter' boards
baseball ground and great many
other things for the benefit of the little
folks.
On every Thursday there is a band
concert held by the K & L. of S. band,
and North Topeka people are trying
hard to have Marshalls tand play over
there as well. Topeka people desiring
an excellent place to no picnic or
have an outing should go tn Garfield
park for this is a park that much
1aroar oifv than TOnRk9 COuld we'll be
proud Of
Cans! cansl cans! My goodness,
where did they all como from" asked
a traveller at the u. P. depot yester-
day as a heavily loaded wagon filled
with tinware numbered down North
Kansas avenue towards the river He
was told by a bystander that it was
"can day" on that side of the river
and that every street and alley was be-
ing overhauled and cleaned.
There were between fifty and sixty
loads of cans removed from the North
side yesterday and only about one-half
of the city was gone over I'VE will
clean UP North Topeka il t. takes us
a week" said Mr.. F. B. Simms this
afterwards, that tonight will mark the
close of the clean up campaign and
by that time every street and alley will
be put in the very best sanitary condi-
tion possible for the winter"
There were too many cans and too
much rubbish on the North side to be
removed in one day and so the work
ers are busy again today with about a
dozen teams finishing the job. The
men are hauling the rubbish to the
dikes and it will be spread along the
dikes at a later day by the drainage
board of North Topeka.
Garfield park presents a very busy
aspect this afternoon and evening fol
the lookout committee of the Endeavo1
society Of the First Congregational
church is holding a big picnic there
The outing is in charge of Mr.. H. B.
Howard ard ne reports that there will
be at least 200 people present. Games
and contests are on the program and
every one is there for a Jolly time
A few of the specialties on the program
are d girls basketball game and also
a game Of baseball between a team OF
girls and a. team Of boys. Dinner will
be served at z o'clock.
woman and child in runaway
buggy had a narrow escape yesterday
evening when the horses they were
driving became scared at a Union Pa
cific train and bolted up Kansas ave
nue. towards the Mslan bridge Mr.
John Carr, a local salesman for wal
paper and supplies, was standing II
front Of the North Topeka furniture
store and as the team ran by dashed
out in the street and stopped them
Nothing is known Of the woman and
child as they drove away without Civ
ing their names as soon as the horses
We're quieted. This makes the second
runaway near the Union Pacific depot
within a week and the second man tC
earn a hero's badge of honor.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. T.. A. Norris Of Cleveland, Ok is
in town visiting relatives
Lillian and May Prunty leave today
for Wamego where they will spend
week visiting with their grandparents
Mr.. Ed Kassebaum has purchased q
new Maxwell touring car.
G. W. Lukens has returned from: &
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