The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Sanitary Meeting Spoiled by the
Rain.
Only Five People Responded to
the Call.
ON A LONG JOURNEY.
George I. Murphy Arrives in
Automobile From New York.
Lightning Tears Tree in MOrns
Yard to Pieces.

The storm last night gave a knock
out blow to the meeting which was tc
have been held at North Tojeka fire
station, in the interest of putting the
! North side in a sanitary condition
| When the time for the assembly to be
called to order came there were only
! about five loyal citizens present and
so 1t was decided to bring up this
matter of sanitation at the regular
1 meeting of the Civic club which will
! be held tomorrow evening"
This question of cleaning up has
! been ag1tated for several months and
] don't understand why it is that a
storm like this should keep away the
people of the North side from a meet
ing that viii prove beneficial to nearly
every citizen over here, said George
Young last night. 4 don't understand
it either" said F. B. Simms. 1T SEEM
ed to me, that with the example of the
smallpox conditions on the other side
of the river, a great deal of interest
should have been taken with the re-
suit Of a large attendance here to-
night I guess the people of North To-
peka are in favor of this sanitary
movement but the trouble is that they
expect someone else to go ahead and do
it, However, we shall let the matter
rest until the meeting of the Civic
club"
The girls of the "Topsy Turvey"
club, an organization of the North Bap-
fist church. who have been camping
on the Ncl1enry farm east of the Cal
hOun bluffs, break camp today and
viii return to their respective homes.
With the exception OF last night the
weather has beer ideal and all of the
party report the best time ever. Mr..
Earl Boyce and wife chaperoned the
crowd which was made up Of the fol-
lowing people Miss Marjorie Cole, Miss
Callie Kincaid, Hiss Mayme Kincaid,
Miss Ethel Hannah. Miss Ruth Nc
Kinley. Misses Ruth and Janet Emert,
and Miss PerontO of Shawnee, Ok Mrs.
Edna Gray and two children of IN
1ianapolis, Ind. visited the camp for
a few days but left yesterday for their
home.
The work in the overhauling and re-
finishing of Sunbeam school NO. 13.
near Kflmer, is nearing completion.
and the SecC nd carload of material was
shipped yesterday over the Santa Fe
to that place. The school house is be-
ing entirely remodeled. there being in
stalled new blackboards seats and alsu
a ew flooring.
The street department of the North
side is busy at work now in filling up
street crossings and clearing cut of all
refuse III and around the catch basins
1t ceems that at last the weeds are be-
ing looked after. as they are being
roe and Gordon streets.
Mr. George I. Murphy and his wife
of Denver. Col, arrived from st. JOS
eph in their car last evening and will |
spend today visiting friends il. Tope-
ka They are on their return trip to
Denver from New York city, having
been on the road about seven weeks,
making tour first from Denver to New
York city and from thence back to
In6
lance of about 1000 miles.
The return trip from New York city
to Kansas City was made in record
time. it taking only eight days to travel
the entire distance.
we have had a fine trip so far,
said Mr.. Murphy this morning, land |
the car has stood up in fine shape In |
fact we have not had to make a single |
adjustment of the engine, transmission |
or other parts of the machinery, the |
only things we have had to bother with |
being the tires. which of course wear
out with the tear and strain of the |
road. Both myself and my wife are |
immensely pleased with our vacation |
and when we get back home we will |
have covered about 800 miles"
Lightning struck a. tall cottonwood |
tree near the residence of F. o. Morns, |
1908 North Quincy street, early this !
morning. splitting the tree in two |
pieces and throwing splinters on the !
porch of the house and scattering
small limbs and branches across the |
sidewalk. No one was injured by the
bolt although there were several per-
sons scared in that vicinity by the
flash.
The trains On the Union Pacific We're
somewhat delayed this morning by the
storm of last night but will be running
on schedule time again this afternoon.
No washcuts are reported on the line
as yet although there were very heavy
rams at Junction City and in that dis
trict
Tonight is band concert night at Gar
field park and the music will be fur
nished by the K. and L of S. band.