The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-21
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Prospects of Many New Houses
in First Ward.
POrches and improvements Add
ed to Old Residences.
DO MUCH PAINTING.
Give Property Air of General
Prosperity.
Second Presbyterian Gains %
New Members.

A new porch is being added to the
John Mahon residence at $50 North
Quincy street. The property is being
otherwise improved. This is only one
of the many improvements which are
being made on the North side. With
the approach of spring, activity in
this line has been on the increase.
Lumber men and carpenters say that
there is to be more improvements and
more new houses this season than
ever before in the First ward.
The Caldwell property on Logan
street is nearly completed. The re-
building of the William H. Barnes
property on North Kansas avenue is
also nearing completion. 1t was de-
stroyed by fire this winter. 1t will be
with imitation cement frame.
The frame for the new Herring house
on the old Campdoras lots at the
northwest corner of East Laurent and
Monroe streets is being erected. No
residences have ever been built on
this property before. Mary houses are
being reprinted.
Many people are also adding sum-
mer sleeping porches TO their homes,
similar to the one made by Charles
Berry at his home on North Quincy
street.
All over the North side is a general
air of Improvement and prosperity.
Twenty-seven fathers and mothers,
young men and women, boys and girls
were received into the m EN- berShip of
the Second Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning as the first fruits of
the great revival which closed Sun
| day night under the preaching of the
evangelist, Rev. w r. Dodd. At the
| Sunday morning services twenty-four
persons expressed a desire for the
first time to become Christians, which
| brings the total of these and those
! joining by letter to sixty-six for the
/ two weeks meetings. The church
pulpit was prettily banked with hand
some ferns, palms and potted flowers,
which formed a beautiful background
for the ceremony of baptism, which
was administered to sixteen souls. The
| occasion attracted the largest audience
of the meetings the crowd overflow
| ing into the Sunday school room. The
singing of Miss Thompson, Mr. New
ton and Mr.. Bowie was greatly appre-
ciated. In the evening Rev. Pearson
| of the Congregational church led a
spontaneous procession down the aiSles
| of the church to take the hand OF
| the evangelist in token Of the univer-
sal appreciation of his labors in North
Topeka. Rev Mr.. DoGd left Monday
morning for his home in Monet, Mo.
Notes and Personals.
r. E. Ferguson, employed at the
| Santa Fe junction depot has gone to
Emporia to take a telegrapher's ex-
animation under the chief dispatcher
for the Santa Fe of that division.
Mrs. Mary Drennen of kanopolls Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Mahon,
at $50 North Quincy street.
Extensive improvements will be
made in the interior of the Church OF
the Good Shepherd. The work will
be completed in time for the Easter
services.
Members of the Scoville company
will conduct services at the Central
Avenue church Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights of this week.
A. NJ. Petro, druggist.
N. A Richardson, president of Cali
fornia university at Berkeley, Cal.
| will speak at LukenS' opera house to-
morrow night on "Our Industrial
Problems" This is the second number
of the Socialist lecture course. Mr.
Richardson received degree of 3 5
from x S A c., Manhattan, in 1886
and has been in educational work FOL
a number of years.
At 2 o'clock Friday afternoon ar
lordination service will be held at the
North Topeka Baptist church, wher
w G. Handley and Mr.. Kelsey will be
ordained. Rev. w. L. Cole, pastor OF
the church., and Rev. J. Barrel
tfounder and ex-pastor of the church
will conduct the services
| Don Wellman of 1924 North Kan
sas avenue court stenographer, sus-
tanned a sprained right wrist in
runaway on Clay street near Central
park Sunday afternoon. The horse
| became frightened at an automobile
and broke a shaft. Mr.. Wellman start
ed to Jump out but was thrown to the
ground, spraining his wrist and re-
ceiying several bruises. The horse was
soon caught
| A play entitled ''The Peak Sisters"
will be given by the Maccanee iaoles
in the F. A. A. hall Wednesday even
ing, March %. after which light re-
freshments will be served. All Fra
ternal Aid members and friends are
invited.