The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
i. May Start Movement to Pave
Norris Street.
Between North Jackson ana
Nsrth Quincy Streets.
NEED MUCH MORE.
Many Traffic Avenues in First
Ward URpaved.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.

A movement may be started IN tnS
near future to pave Norris street -
North Jackson street, already Pa ..s -;
to North Quincy street, another pay 81 y.
street The cost of paving a DOCK .
$1,000 -,-
The property situation along Norris
street is peculiar. On the north -uS
Greater part, if not. all of the properly
owned by w. N. c. Lane ana I.
/. Haywood. Mr.. Lane owns the iloust
and lots adjoining North Quincy stree
and Mr. Haywood the shawnee olAto
bank building and the DIbole gTOceiS
store Both buildings front Kansas
avenue and extend on Norrls street
on the south, is the Mon racine pan
owned by the Union Pacific railroad,
which also owns other property JUST
east Of North Quincy street
If this street were paved, thus CON
Meeting the TWO paved streets, North
jackson and North quincy streets, II
would be q great improvement, accord
ing to sentiment of some although ON
ers think that the expense Wouid no.
be justified However, these three
e+rea4s sauarate and together. form one
of the most travelled thoroughtares on
the North side. In slushy weather IKE
today, the need of more paved streets
is especially apparent
AT present the north and south streets
now paved, beginning on the west afe
as follows. North Jackson street from
Norris street TO 81. John street; Cen
trail avenue, its entire extent from cor
don street to Soldier creek; North
Kansas avenue from Melan bridge 70
Soldier creek: North Quincy street
from Norris street to Fairchild street
streets extending east and west, be
ginning at the south are paved as FOL
lows: Laurent street from Noftn j &C.
son to North Quincy street. GorQoh
street North Jackson street to North
Kansas avenue. st. John street Is
nacadamized from North Jackson street
to North Tyler street where another
macadam block goes north to the city
Y However this leaves North Topeka
avenue North Monroe, North Madison,
principal streets, without paving as Wei
as the greater part of the other streets
mentioned and the outlying streets
The following is the program for the
Shawnee County Farmers institute,
which viii be held a Indian Creek
grange, four miles north Of Topeka, on
the Central avenue road. November 3
and 10. which includes talks by Gov
e1nor Stubbs. L. L. DycRe and other
prominent men.
Thursday night-Song service in
charge of the choir of the North To
peka Baptist church; The Advantages
of the Silo. by Guy Compton; How
to Market our Farm Products T. P.
Rude.
Fridav Nov. 1o.-Musfc in charge of
Miss Mabel Barker; How to Grow Al
faIfa," w A. S Bird; "Honorlng our
Calling" Rev. Robert Gordon; basket
dinner and social hour, music in
charge of Miss Lottie Farnsworth; I
The Farm Orchard Walter Well
EOuse. secretary of the State Horticul-
fdral society. The Future of the
Farm" I. D. Graham of the Kansas
Farmer; Farm Leaks and How to
Prevent Them, J. Browning
the Topeka Four quartet of North To-
peka; address by Prof J.. L. Dyche. /
state fish and game warden. Moral
Agriculture Governor w. r. Stubs