The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-02
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Many First Ward Improvements
for 1911.
New Santa Fe Junction Depot Is
One.
AND AMUSEMENT PARK
Garfield May Be Fitted Up as
Pleasure Place.
Shorey Street Railway Exten-
sion Is Another One.


The year 1910 has been good year
on the North side, and the year 1911
has good prospects. The year just
closed has seen many Improvements.
More are scheduled for the coming
year. Notably, the new Santa Fe juno
ton depot, to be built of cement, mis-
sion style. 1t is said that plans and
specifications for the building nave
been made and work will start on II
within a month or two.
The last year has seen the extension
of the Shorey line from Morse street
and North Kansas avenue to the nortn
limits on North Tyler street. The next
year will likely see it extended as Tar
as the Shorey poStoffice and possibly
on west Talk has been made that II
may reach to Silver Lake or possibly
be a Manhattan-Topeka interurban.
The last year saw the holding of an
aviation meet on the North side at the
Taylor tract, just north of GarheId
park And this was secured largely
through the efforts of the CIVIC CLUB,
organized last January.
The Fairchild street pumping sta
tion through the work of eX-Councll-
man Jordan, to relieve surface water
after hard rains, was installed this last
year. And the last year has seen sew
eral improvements at Garfield park.
| The next year will doubtless see 1t
made into an amusement park with all
the frills and fancies delightful to
pleasure seekers. The last year has
seen a mayor and commissioner elect
ed from the First ward.
This is not to mention the ROADS
graveled, houses built, a garage estab-
lished in new building and other
| things too numerous to mention.
A watch party was given at the
home of Miss Mona Bigum, 1921 North
Madison street, Saturday night. AT
~ o'clock a short hay ride was en-
joyed. Lunch was served at 1880.
| Those present were Miss Jennie john
son, Miss Leota Johnson, Miss Myrtle
Bills. Miss Alma Bills, Miss Nettie
| Slower, Miss Lillian Reagan, Miss
Bessie Crawford, Miss Olive Wise and
Miss Mona Bigum. Mr.. Harry Slower
Mr. Vern Bills Mr. Harry Lilies, MI
Mark Taylor, Mr.. Ralph Taylor, Mr.
Jesse Crawford and Mr.. Harry Lutte
Although elected to chancellor COM
mander. the highest office in the K. of
P Rev w. J. Waldron will not be in
stalled at the meeting of Amity lodge
| Monday night when the other officers
will be installed. He is quarantlned II
his home, SO. Park street. where his
little daughter, Alice, has diphtheria
4 The other officers to be installed fol-
low: Vice chancellor commander. !. E
McGrew; prelate, Charles Miller; mas
ter-at-a arms, Roy Boast; inner quart
I a
singer; master of finance, G. w. Miller
keeper of records and seal, Walter
Ray: master of exchequer, j. A. SheetZ
w. L. Eckel is the past chancellor CON-
mander.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Suit enter
| tanned at a family dinner at their
home, 1927 North Jackson street, Sun
day in honor of the forty third we'd
ding university of Mrs. Suits par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Williams d
Oakland Mr.. Williams is now justice
of the peace of Oakland. He came K
Kansas in the early days from Tennes
see and was in business at Manhat
tan. From there he went to Council
| Grove, where he served as sheriff il
P Morris county. He moved to Oakland
| about twenty years ago.
| He was married to Miss Sarah HUI
| near Chattanooga. Tenn, the birthplace
| of both. Mrs. Williams is 63 years old
l Mr. Williams is 68 years old. Thos
E who We're present at the celebration o
) the wedding anniversary included MI
and Mrs. D. P. Williams. Mr.. and Mrs
: r. ]. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. viii
> liams, Miss Fern williams, Miss Helel
1 Williams and Miss Verna King.
Notes and Personals.
4 Mrs. John Wray of Ais Park stree
n has returned home from visit i
Kansas City.
: H J. Caskey of HOO North Quinc
street, who has been confined at til
t Santa Fe hospital for several week
t with intestinal troubles, is out and ex
e poets to be able to work in a week Q