The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Thieves Rob Central Avenue
Road Farmers.
Residents Notify Sheriff, but
File No Complaint.
SO NO INVESTIGATION is MADE
Baptist Men Organize Big So
cial Brotherhood.
Result of Mems Union Forward
Movement.

William Dransfield, a farmer north
OF Topeka, on the Central avenue road,
is still looking for parties who recent
ly stole a load of corn from his field.
He says that he notified Sheriff Nor
ton, but the officer did not investigate.
Mr.. Norton says that he advised Mr..
Dransfield to file a complaint with
County Attorney E. r. Simon and then
an investigation and arrest would fol-
low, but as the farmer did not do so,
nothing has been done about the mat
ter. AS the people concerned live out
of the city limits Mr.. Norton says
ttSvt the formalities mentioned are nee
eSSary before the county officials have
authority to arrest, although the city
police can arrest without a warrant.
however, 1t appears that Mr.. DranS
field and the people of the Central ave
nue. road do not understand, and are
wondering why the sheriff's force is not
hunting the thieves. These robbers,
it is said, have been taking everything
loose for some time.
A. c. MERIT, Desire De Backer, d
renter on the Horton place, and Others
on the Central avenue road, have COM
planned of different articles being taken
from their places. Hen coOpS are enter
ed, corn III the shock is taken from tGc
fields. The thefts are most frequent in
the winter time.
People or the Central avenue road
have often complained about petty
thieving,'' said Mr.. Norton this morn
ing. However none OF the people con
cerned are willing to file complaint and
we have no light to make arrests with
out a warrant as those concerned i've
outside OF the city limits. Inside of the
city, of course, 1t would be Il matter
Tor the city police"
The men of the North side Baptist
church organized a Social Brotherhood
last night at a meeting at the home of
the pastor, Rev. w. l. Cole, for the
purpose of carrying on certain phases
Of n iS fn OF
each man in the church a definite
work to do in order to increase his
interest in the work of the church in
general This is a follow up of the
meetings of the Union Mems Forward
Movement held in Topeka recently. 1t
! is also the purpose OF this organ1za-
ton, according to Rev. Mr.. Cole, to
increase sociability among the church
mem bers and especially among the
young people. The pastor has always
decried the tendency to form small
! cliuues, believing that it is all right
| to find special friends, but urging that
these special friends remember that
| others may be in their midst VINO
would appreciate attention and interest
| The following committee were APP
pointed last night: Bible study-W. H
| Gardener, chairman5 D. L. Button
| Frank Stewart, w. A. Baird. L. P
bFrazier, Paul Van Ness. Evangelism
A. T. Rowe, chairman; Grigg Critics. A
B. Bryce, S. D. Wise, E. G.. Messenger
bership=Arthur See, w. M. Var
Ness, ]. M williams. Leland Schenck
Ralph Button, Albert Hoberg. Social
service=A. Tomlinson, chairman; H
w Fowler. Ed Hutton. j. E. Clouse
Nicholson Boys work-F'red Denny
Kenneth Clark. c. E. Berry. Harry
Terrell. Ed G. Smith, R. G. Caldwell
John Kincaid, L. l. Bobb. Inter
| church work-T. NJ. Fowler, w. e
Scotton. L. P. Boyce, G. w. Schenck
w. H. Zarker, Ray Diffenderfer.