The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
A. ". LindeII Catches Young
Boy Robber at Home.
Lad, Second Time, Steals
From Refrigerator.
CASHIER TALKS. LET'S HIM GO
No Horseshoe Game With
South Side Tonight.
Church Trustees I'M
pOrtant Meeting Next Week.

| A. V. Lindell. assistant cashier OF
the Shawnee State bank. is suffering
| from a bruise eye today. This is the
| result of a scuff1e with a high school
! boy who tried to rob the refrigerator
on the back porch of his home at 1884
| (south) Fillmore street. about II
o'clock last night. Although this is
| the second time Mr.. Lindell caught
| the lad in the same kind of theft he
| generously did not turn him over to
the police. but let him go with a good
| Dutch uncle talk. The boy is one of
a gang which have been robbing re-
| frigerators of eatables on Fillmore
street for some time.
Last night the boy was with several
others. All but the one escaped. He
had a bottle Of wine in his pocket. He
had stolen it from some other refrig-
orator. Mr.. Lindell was getting ready
for bed when he heard a noise on the
back porch. SuSpecting the circum
stances the cashier ran to the porch.
Several boys ran away via the back
yard. The one who was caught scuf-
fed and Mr.. Lindell received a bruised
eye, when he STUN bled against the ice
chest in his efforts to get the young
thief.
The robber was so frightened that
he confessed other thefts, giving the
names of all concerned.
Il am more interested in seeing the
boy Strengthened out than in seeing
him punished said Mr.. Lindell this
afternoon. Mrs. Lindell and I decid-
ed to merely turn the boy over to his
father, although this was the youths
second offense However, he was SO
scared that 1 think the neighborhood
will not be disturbed again in this way.
Some time ago grocery store in the
neighborhOOd was robbed of about So
worth of tobacco, etc. The gang which
does the stealing are high school boy.
and belong to prominent families but
such action get tiresome after awhile.
I have found that every time 1 leave
the refrigerator unlocked, whether any
thing is on it or not, some ones tries
to get into it..
No horseshoe game between the North
and South side teams will be played
tonight although this is the regular
night for the game. This would be the
fourteenth of a series of contests wnIcn
has been held every week between the
two teams. In every one the North
side has won. 1t is said that for some
time no more games will be played by
the two teams and that when the SER
les are resumed a new meeting night
will be selected. Friday night is prov
ing announcement for the majority OF
the players.
A meeting of the trustees of the
held early next week. Then it is like
ly that concrete plans for the remod-
cling of the church will be discussed.
It is probable that some definite ac-
ton may be taken regarding the mat
ter. Strength to this superstition is
given by the fact that Rev. J. w.
Waldron, who has been pastor over
two years, is to be retained. Before
the conference took action that he be
retained, it was understood that his
remaining here meant that the church
likely would be remodeled.
A committee including J. J. Sned-
iker, Rev. Mr.. Wa1dron and Mr.. Rob-
fnson have been appointed to help
raise funds for the purpose.
Notes and Personal.
The ladies of the Blue Relief corps
will hold a pension dinner at Lukens
opera house tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Thomas of Sill
yer Lake were North side visitors to-
day.
Zach May has bought the property
at 1910 North Topeka avenue.
Elmer Yost has returned from a
visit in OskalooSa.
c. w. Lukens who has been in Win
chester has returned home.