The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Suggest Christmas Presents for
~. First Ward.
Park improvement and Better
Fire Protection.
ALSO MORE PAVING
ShOrey Extension and Better
Roads Mentioned.
Good Programs at Grant and
Quincy Schools.

What would the North side ask as
a Christmas present?
This question was brought up this
morning by a number of North side
business men and a variety of answers
were given. The majority favored pres
4 ents both rseful and ornamental for
the First ward Some of them have
been promised, although it will be sew
eral months before the gifts are given.
There is hope for the realization of
other wishes.
Park Improvement.
Among other future gifts is the foun-
tain which will be installed in Gar
field park in the spring Money for
this was raised last spring from a per
centage of gate receipts of a street fair
held in the park-the idea of Eugene
Stotts. park commissioner. And as to
the park Improvement: it has been
proposed that a swimming pool be
made in the northwest corner of the
grounds.
1t has also been suggested several
tires that the southeast lots be made
into a sane. safe skating pond by the
flooding thereof. This could easily be
done as the city water is piped to the
park
More paving is always in order Con-
sidering the population of the First
ward ard the traffic locally and from
the surrounding country, comparative
ly little paving has been done.
one of the greatest needs is better
fire protection. This has been recon
nlended by the budget prepared by
Chief Wilmarth. Considering that the
mills and other property amount to over
81 DOB 900 and could easily be wiped out
bv a fire there is q crying need for a
fire engine and equipment to be per-
1nanently located in the First ward as
Il supplement to the chemical engine.
The big planning mill. N the heart of
fl,a, in rl-1-l n
danger Of fire and if fire obtained head |
way in this factory it is feared that
S1he entire block would go.
"a new Santa F'e junction depot is in |
&uch demand Likewise better roads |
connecting Calhoun bluffs with North |
Topeka and the Jefferson county line. |
Then last, but not least, an extern !
sion of the Topeka Street railway to |
Shorey has often been suggested.
The following interesting Christmas |
program was given at the Grant |
school Friday afternoon:
citatiOn"Augusta Hardt, Little |
Christmas Tree
Roy McGranahan-"sa Santa Claus
Dem"
Earl Palmer-'The Christmas Fam
Ethel Palmer-"Joe. Bobby and
zelma JAMES Christmas
Raymond Blossom Times Honor
ROLL
Harry Drake-''The Battle of Blen-
HEINZ
Marie Harrold-"Christma Fan
cies"
Edith winiams-'w When Santa
Claus Forgets.
Christmas Chorus=Fern Barrick-
man. Nettie Lang, Ruth Hanan, Cas-
sic Mathews, Edith Williams.
Washington society; Recitation
AT Christmas Time"
Recitation-Mamie Mason, Little
Rockets Christmas
Recitation-Cecil McGranahan,
THE Little Christmas Tree
northumberland Smith, Little
Joe"
Recitation-Mabel Suit, Christmas
ln the Bowery''
Recitation-Leroy Travis, 1.-The New
Year"
Duct" Christmas Song Edith
and Fern Barrickman.
Recitation-Ruth Hanan. Aunt
Sylvia'S First Lesson in Geography"
Lincoln Society: Recitation. Carl
lang. "A Very Exceptional Eskimo"
Recitation-Nettie Long. THE
Christmas Spirit"
Recitation - Cassie Matthews.
Recitation=Hazel Miller. s.win the
New Years Come Tonight -
-Galen Saunders. Sir ]
Gilbert"
Song. by School="Spacious Firma-
nent"
Recitation - Louise Buechner. ]
christmas Carol"
Recitation Walter Cole, Early {
Rising
Playlet-"The Skeeter Hollow
school ,
Teacher Marguerite shearer. Pu-