The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Coca Cola People Secure Control
of Garfield Park.
Mayor Billiard Signs Contract
For 3-Year Lease.
SEVERAL CHANGES.
Made in Original Agreement of
Company.
b. Y. p. U. VIII Give Social To-
night at Church.

TO sign three-year contract with the
Coca Cola people for the control of
CARRIED park at the meeting of the
city commissioners Monday afternoon.
Among the alterations and provisions
made to the original contract are that
the park should be thrown open to the
use of any organization and that such
organization should receive 20 per cent
OF the days receipts. provided that the
| organization furnish band concert.
The original contract stated that
only Labor day organizations could
have the use of the park. It was also
agreed that the people giving the pic
mic could install stand to sell refresh
ments not handled by the Coca Cola
people.
| The original contract asks FOR a
! three-year lease. 1t promises to pro-
vide livery of twenty boats and three
band concerts week during the sea-
son.
The Coca Cola people controlled the
park last year. Mayor Billiard, before
considering the renewal of the con-
tract gave the North side people a
chance to control the lark How
proposition could be made to pay and
did nothing about the proposition, the
mayor listened to the Coca Cola
people.
Candidates for the Kaw drainage
board were nominated at the meeting
of the board last night. at the school
house OF district No. 21.
IT. ]. Nichols, who recently wrote to
Mrs. Thorpe, police matron, asking if
she knew of anyone who was needy on
the North side, has received the fol-
lowing explanatory letter from the
matron:
you remember your inquiry over
the phone awhile back as to whether
| Of
| to tell you about an old lady the char
| ity people have been trying to compel
| to go to the poor farm. She lives in a,
| little house. one room and shed, at S35
North Monroe street. It was her legacy
| from the parents whom she stayed at
| home to care for until they died. 1t
was sold for taxes several years ago,
but she was given life lease, and does
not want to leave it. She is 70 years
old and can not work to amount to
anything. She is Christian and great
| Bible student. Has no one now to do
anything for her. but years ago her
brother was principal of one of the
city schools. She r. allowed little
| from the county. such as they give.
Has clothing enough, but needs such
food as milk Ca little) and fruit and
meat or butter and has no wheat
bread
Her stove is broken and worn out.
L have known her many years and
nave ne1peQ ner all the time as cOu1Q
until ceased to receive any donations
| to help with. sometimes have given
| orders for her at Morns & Myers, and
she could get the little things without
which the dry cereals and corn meal
from the county are of little use. She
| is a clean hearted woman and perfect
ly trustworthy and uses any change
given her with great carefulness.
do not know why people neglect her
so. and call her queer: even if she is,
she is human and gentle good
woman.
| IF you feel led to help her any. I
will rejoice, for it troubles me to think
of her want and privations. Your
humble friend,
| MRS. L. E. THORPE
| Notice Of election of directors of the
| North Topeka drainage district-Pur-
| suant to an order of the board of di-
rectors of the North Topeka drainage
| district of Shawnee county, Kan, no
| tice is hereby given that an election
will be held on Tuesday, March z, 1911,
| between the hours of a. m. and p.
m. of said day at 1006 North Kansas
| avenue, in the city of Topeka, Kan, at
| which time five directors will be cho-
sen for the North Topeka drainage dis
| trict of Shawnee county, Kan, as pro-
| vided by law. At such election all tax
| payers who are residents of said drain
| age district and 81 years of age, shall
| have the right to vote. j. O. A. Pay
| ton, John Pratt and H. c. Bowen will
Retter as clerks of said election.
| (Signed G. YOUNG, President.
| Notes and Personals.
! Miss Jennie Nelson and Mr.. Lloyd
| Hammock were married at the DarSOn-