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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Items for this column may be phoned
to Bell 1923, Ind. 2z53 Blue or the State
journal office.l
Miss Annis Smith of Ss4 Madison street
left yesterday for Streetor, ILL.,, for a six
weeks visit with her brother, DR.. Robt.
Smith, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John REM and daughters
katherine and Bernice of Kansas City
have returned home after a few days
visit with their sister, Mrs. Geo. Woods,
and family. 401 East Eighth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Campbell, thei-
daughter Ruth and son Clifford left Sat
urday for a months visit IN Long Beach
and San Bernardino, Cal
Mrs. L. NJ. Sans has moved from lib
Stella street to 70S East Seventh street
Mr.. Everett Morford and niece spent
the weekend with relatives in Kansas
City.
Mr. Harry stumbo and Mr.. Claude
Stumbo of Falls City, Neb., are expected
soon to be the guests at the s. B. Weav-
er home on Grafton street.
Mrs. Maggie Hubb of Overlook spent a
few days with her brother, Mr.. Andrew
LOsh and family of Lake street.
The regular meeting of the Lincoln Post
Circle viii be held Tuesday afternoon at
the hail.
The following friends were entertained
Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Joe Puett at
her home on Emmett street In honor of
her daughter Ethels tenth birthday:
Miss Elna Harper, Miss Daisey Hagen,
Miss Irene McCarron, Miss Martha Teel,
Miss Bessie Wright, Miss Edna Stewart,
Miss Mary McCarron, Mas Elizabeth
Boyd, Miss Gertrude Pearson, Miss
Tressa McCarron, Miss Doris Goyd, Miss
Eunice Cary, Miss Katie Puett, Miss
Marie Wolf, Miss Bertha Puett, Miss
Ethel Lopez, Miss Connie Puett, Miss
Mabel Hall, Miss Ruby Swallow, Miss
Lena Puett, Miss Hilda Puett, Miss Ethel
Puett and Mrs. Ralph Puett. After an
enjoyable afternoon spent in games and
music dainty refreshments were served.
Mr.. Peter LoSh of Rich1and spent a few
days last week with his brother, Mr.. An
drew Losh, and family on Lake street.
The Vesta Embroidery club were enter
tanned Friday afternoon by Mrs Riley
Grose of Sumner street. The following
members and additional guests enjoyed
the afternoon: Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. e.
Jones, Mrs. F. B. HARDWOOD. Mrs Morris,
Frank Morris Mrs. T. F. Allen, Mrs. c.
E. Cox and Mrs. Ernest Eckwen. The
guests were: Mrs. Guy Gilmore, Mrs. G.
P. Sturges. Mrs. c. V. Wolf and Mrs. A.
E. Wideau.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cox spent few days
last week with Mr.. Cox's brother in Te-
cumseh.
has been quite sick the last week, is much
better now.
Mr.. George Rosenberg of Wichita is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. V. Whit
alker, 412 East Seventh street.
Boville Austin spent Sunday at the F.
n. Jones home. 1877 Emmett street.
Mrs. Marie Thomas was called yester-
day to Whitewater. Kan, by the serious
illness of DR.. c. E. Shaffer's baby dauSh-
ter Marie.
The finance committee of the Seward
Avenue Baptist church will meet this
evening with Mr.. Saylor at his home on
German avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
SANTA F'E NOTES.

Items for this column may be 'phoned
to Bell 1929, Ind. 2253 Blue or the State
Journal office.l
The first annual ball of the Santa Fe
Apprentice Boys band will be held next
Wednesday evening at Music hall. The
ball will be a benefit event, and the pro-
ceeds will go toward defraying the ex-
penses of providing new uniforms and
additional instruments for the band. The
report saturday was that 300 tickets had
been sold. While the apprentice band is
less than a year old it +, is doing good
work and has beens selected to lead the
parade of the Karnival knights, April
is and 10. The band was organized last
summer by Mr. Ed Tinker. the present
leader, who has built the organization up
to membership of IS. The officers of
the band are: President, Will Keishera;
secretary, John Nestor; treasurer Walter
Vogel; manager, John Price, and Gus
todiaR Frank Wilder. The following are
the members: Ed Tinker. Roger Laut,
Harry Leaf, George Hise, Thos, Grissom,
Roy Dodge, Walter Bates, Emmett Har-
rison, John Vogel, Edgar Fowler Star
ley Selley. Donald Patterson, Edgar Ev-
eretts, Paul Stolpe, Walter Vogel, Her
bert Porter, George Lopez, Paul Johns,
VIM. Keishera, Harry Mileham, Earl Sar-
son. John sholdlund, Frank Wilder.
Roy Penny, Gust Pyitzshi, Harry Dyer,
Chauncey Stove, Roy Collins, Emil Rog-
liz, John Nestor, Budd Hughes and ClSs
Pfeffer.
j. NJ. Cornell, general passenger agent,
has returned from Denver, Col, where he
has been on business the past week.
Mr.. Ike Barnum of the freight claim de-
partment has returned from Chicago,
where he has been visiting the last few
days.
Miss Birdie George has returned to
work in the freight claim office after be-
ing off duty two months on account of
Illness
Seymour Organ and Bill Grow returned
this morning from Chicago, where they
spent the weekend
There were about 80 at the joint meet
ing on the B. of L. E. and F. and the
ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. E. and F.
yesterday afternoon. After the meeting
there was an interesting program and a
delightful lunch served by the ladies.
L. NJ. Gain, chief electrician. will be III
Kansas City part of this week on COM
pany business.
c. T. McLelland. superintendent of the
eastern division, spent Sunday with mis-
family.
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OAKLAND NOTES.

Items for this column may be 'phoned
to Bell 172s, Ind. 225s Blue or the State
Journal office.1
Little Dorothy Jones Is sick at her
home on Wabash avenue.
Miss Carrie Collins is visiting friends in
NortonVille, Kan.
school after being sick for some time
Mrs. Carl Mathews was the guest one
day last week of Mrs. Ona Fisher of
Wabash avenue.
Rev. Mr.. Koser is in Kansas City. at
tending the Methodist conference.
DR.. Ware, who has been on the sick list
the last week, is much better.
Dalton, Mo-. the past three months, re
turned home last week.
Mr.. William Ziegler of Michigan ave
nue., who moved here about six months
ago from Lawton. Okla, expects to opsn
repair shop soon Mr.. Ziegler, although
a new resident of Oakland, is an en-
thusiastic and good citizen and will be a
benefit to our ely.
The W. c. T. L. which was to have met
Tuesday, have postponed their meeting
until Wednesday on account of the Coun-
ty w. c. T. U. meeting Tuesday. They
will meet Wednesday with Mrs. r. p
Taylor, 1856 Chester.
The l. T. L. workers have changed
their meeting from Friday evening to
Tuesday. The regular meeting win be
held tomorrow.
spending a few days in Atchison visiting
friends
The J. z. Daniels family have moved
from Clinton, Kan, to Oakland. They
have located on winfield avenue.
Mrs. Gertrude Carver and daughter
Marie spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thanckston of Forest avenue.
Mrs. ]. Liggett of Chester avenue was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bruce
Kuehne, Saturday.
: Ethel Marie is the name Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Townsley have given to their infant
daughter.
Mrs. Ralph Humme1l who has been
spending the past month in Oklahoma
and Arkansas City, is expected home this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
PARK DEAL
Garfield to Have Amusement
Features.
City Will Get a Share of Con-
ceSSiOn Proceeds.

The contract with the Garfield
Operating Amusement company for
the use of Garfield park in establish
ing concessions for an amusement
park, was signed this morning. G. c.
Matthews and r. ]. Warnock repre-
senting the amusement company and
manager and president respectively,
signed the contract in behalf of the
new company.
In the contract. it is agreed that
the new company will have authority
to operate amusements of all charac-
tiers when approved by the board of
park commissioners, for a term OF
five years. The admission to the park
will be free and 10 per cent of the
gross receipts on all concessions will
be turned over to the city as a com
pensation for the use of the park.
Messrs. Matthews and Warnock an
nounced this morning that force OF
men would begin work at razing the
day morning and that it would be
moved to Garfield park and re-erected.
In addition to that a carouselle which
will cost from $500 to $4,000 would
be erected.
These are the only amusement de-.
vices excepting a dancing pavilion and
skating rink that were announced 9TH
er than the devices which were used
last season but announcement of 9TH
ers will be made within snort time.
Mr.. Warnock announced that he and
Mr. Matthews had received appliea-
lions from eight different amusement
which wished to install
some amusement feature in the park
but as they have not had time to give
them sufficient consideration they
would not announce what the fun
making devices consisted of.
No time will be lost in getting in
action by the new company. Arrange
ments have been made with Mayor
J. B. Billiard and Commissioner Eugene
Stotts to go to Garfield park at l. 20
o'clock Tuesday and decide on a To-
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cation for the figure eight. The Ioca-
lion OF the carouselle will be decided
upon at later date or at any time
When 1t is considered necessary.
IL was agreed between the commission
ers and the officers of the ann11senaen+
company that no amusement or device
OF any character which showed anv in
oicat1on or inclination of graft, would be
aIloWed IN the park and that if such ma
terialize after having been admitted that
the contract would be annulled and the
park. eie
The Garfield Operating Amusan,a,,+
company has been Incorporated with a
capita&zation of $751; 900 and a charter has
peSn granted A meeting of the stock
noIoers VIII be held as soon as the OFFICERS
oan make the necessary arrangements
and details which are necessary will he
worked out. Mr.. Warnock announced
mat the stockholders would be advised Of
the date and time for the meeting as soon
made for it, The office of the companv
VIII be maintained at Ills Kansas avenue
winch is the present location of the Cocoa
Cola Bottling company.
which is the present location of the Coca
Cola company in Topeka, is president of
the company. He has been in the citv
Tor several years and is we'll known
among the business men, He also has :.
large number of friends G. G. Mettheus
needs no Introduction to the people of To-
peka- He has had sixteen years exper-
fence as manager of amusement parks
and was manager of amusements at Vine
wood park for eight years. Park patrons
OF the city know him by reputation if not
personally He is just IS pleasant to meet
as his reputation would indicate.
The skating rink and dancing pavilion
will be about sixty feet wide and eighty
feet long. The plan of erection has NOT
been definitely decided but it is an
nounced that this building will be attrac-
tive, well lighted and a popular place of
amusement. -
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order. This fiddle was made in Scot
land, and Mr.. Ewing has its complete
history. He has owned the Instrument
for SIS years.
This is the first time I have been
in Topeka since came here with Jim
Lane" said Mr.. Ewing today Lana
and r were boys together, and I staid
with him here. Topeka was a village
then, so of course 1 couldn't recognize
any landmarks
Mr.. Ewing is In good health. con-
sidering his age, and has been playing
the fiddle az a pastime for more than
an ordinary lifetime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
nietz Family TO Trial.

Eau Claire, Wis. March 1S.-Mrs.
John Dietz and Myra, Clarence and
Leslie Dietz charged with attempting
to kill Deputy Sheriff Rogeich on July
25. 1906, near Cameron Dam, arrived
from Mayville, Wis, today accom-
panied by their attorney prepared to
stand trial. The case is scheduled to
be put over until September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
FRIEND OF jim LANE.
j. III. Ewing Aged Fiddler Knew Kan
sas senator as Boy.

Mr.. j. H. Ewing. 81 years old and
six feet two inches tall. will be q con-
testant in the old fiddler's tournament
tonight. Mr.. Ewing arrived this
morning from his home in Armour
dale, Kan, where he lives with his
son, z. q. Ewing, a grocer. Mr..
Ewing is armed with a fiddle which
is 1856 years old, but in good working
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
Card of Thanks.

We wish tc thank our friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
during the illness and death of our be-
loved son and brother, Frank. also for
the beautiful floral offerings.
GEORGE HAUS and Children.
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up, saying that she had as much
chance getting him as the North sides
getting a new Santa Fe depot.
Mrs. Ray Hitchcock is i'll at her
home. 1919 Logan street.
Watch for McClintock & Stanley's
grocery ad goth. VIII be worth while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
Notes and Personal.

Notes and Personal.
The North Topeka Horseshoe club
the South Side Horseshoe club at the
alley of the former team, 837 North
Kansas avenue.
Il may have my faults said a
North Kansas avenue boy this morn
ing. But just because I hum occa-
siona1ly it is no sign that anyone fiat
tered me into thinking that I had a
good voice. However. most people do
fall for that kind of flattery."
Papers on Moses and Paul will be
a feature of the meeting of the Mems
Brotherhood of the Central Avenue
Christian church tomorrow evening.
J. H. Anderson and Fred Coffman will
also MARBLE a duet.
North side preachers preached to
capacity houses Sunday. For the past
few Sundays the congregations have
been small on account of bad weather.
Protesting against the building of a
bridge across the river three miles
north and west of Topeka will be the
feature of the meeting of the Civic
club at fire station No. 1 tomorrow
night Recently an announcement was
made in the State Journal to this eff
feet and impression given that in spir-
it at least the Civic club was cooper
ating with the Tax Payers league,
which also formally opposes the prop
osition. However, Fred Voiland, pres
ident of the Civic club, said this
morning that the club did not wish
to be mixed up with the league, that
the former body was a constructive
organization. and would not cooperate
with the league.
Guy Gardner, city passenger agent
for the Union Pacific. is in st. Louis
on business.
The Eastern Star, Helena chapter.
will give a banquet to its members at
the hall Tuesday night.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the North Topeka Baptist church will
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. George Schenck. at
North Harrison and Park streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Thompson are
visiting friends in Kansas City.
A North Jackson street girl says
that she can like a boy even if he is
not good looking. if he knows how to
wear good clothes or if he is good
looking enough to make up for his
lack of this art, but if he is neither
good looking and doesn't know how to
wear good clothes-she can't like him.
And that is rather discouraging for
the majority of boys.
But another North side girl says she
could learn to like a boy if he Just
made enough money to buy her good
clothes and allowed her the money
after they We're married, regardless of
his talent for advertising the tailor
or mems furnishing store. So there is
still hope after all.
The latest leap year story is that
a well known woman proposed to a |
confirmed North side bachelor over the |
telephone. However the c. N S. B. |
who is reported to be a Santa Fe man, |
had never seen the woman and hung
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
NORTH SIDE NEWS
North Side People Talk "GOOd
Roads" Movement.
Plan for Farmers and Mer-
chants to Work Together.
IDEA SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE
Condition of Highways Shows
Need of Improvement.
Matter May Be Discussed at
Civic Club Meeting.
IDEA SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE

The melting snow which is making
the roads leading to the North side
almost impassa BILE mud bitches, calls
attention to the fact that now is the
time for dragging the roads. This
needed improvement was suggested by
number of. North side people this
morning. 1t is proposed that the mer-
chants and the farmers north of the
river join forces in this movement.
These people are the most interested
and would gain the most mutual bene-
fit therefore. In this connection talk
has been heard of setting a day or d
series of days to do the work men
toned.
This plan may be outlined before
the meeting of the Civic club at the
fire station tomorrow night. This idea
has been carried out successfully in
other states, including Iowa. In some
communities farmers and others work
ing together have made a good road
and maintained it across the state. To
this trunk road, branch good roads
have been made. Thus good roads
may network the entire state with
comparatively little cost Besides the
expense is said to be made up for by
the ease gained in hauling farm pro-
duce to the city, not to mention the
time saved. Where merchants have
given time, service or money in this
cause they were compensated by the
increase in trade because of better
roads. BY laboring together for
common interest the business men and
farmers are said to become better ac-
quainted to the good of both.
While so far the matter has only
been discussed, it is not improbable
that definite steps may be taken to-
ward securing cooperation in the near
future. In addition the rural route
carriers favor the project.
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Read the State Journal

Greatly to your advantage to have US do
your family washing. If you count your
labor, time and cost of fuel for anything.
to say nothing OF the muss and fuss it
makes about the home-you'n say it's
much cheaper to have US do It.
&c per pound pays for having your fam
lily washing done here and we iron all the
flat pieces.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-27
EniscopaI Rector Resigns.

Rev. Quincy Ewing, of Napoleon
vile, rector of the Church OF the
Ascension (EpiseopaD, in this city,
announced to his congregation last
Sunday forenoon that he had ten
dered his resignation and would no
longer offieiate as spiritual director
Of the local church. For some time
past DR.. Ewing has been in charge OF
both the DonaldsonVille and Ma
poleonyille Episcopal churches, hold
ing services here on the first and
third Sundays Of every month, and
at NapoleonVille on the second and
fourth Sundays. The Napoleonville
congregation were not satisfied with
this arrangement, and at a meeting
Of the yestry recently an agreement
was entered into with DR.. Ewing
whereby he will devote all of his
time to the Assumption church.
DR.. Ewing is one of the most able
and eloquent ministers who has ever
served as rector Of the local Episco-
pal church, and the members OF the
congregation are sincerely grleyed
over his decision to relinquish his
pastoral duties here.
One reason for DR.. EWing's reslg-
nation is that the Donaldsonyllle
church is not self-supporting.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-27
The River Situation.

The river has been practically sta
tionary at this point for the past
week, tie daily gauge readings show
ing a stage of from 32.1 to 1872 feet.
When the flood water from the Gre
vases above the Red River finds its
way back into the Mississippi there
will be a further rise in the latter
stream, and the government engi-
neers predict level at Donaldson
vile in excess of 32.35 feet, which
was the record established in 1903.
The crest of the flood will probably
pass this city within the next weeE
or ten days, after which the water
will in all probability begin to recede.
Nothing but good reports are heard
concerning the levees in this section,
on both sides of the river, and bar
ring accidents or other unforeseen
contingencies there is every reason
to believe that the entertainments will
prove adequate to hold in check what
is now expected to be the greatest
flood in the history of the mighty
Father Of Waters.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-27
Local School a Prize Winner at State
Rally.

Donaldsonville captured two prizes
at the annual state high school rally
held in Baton Rouge yesterday. Miss
Bessie Dixon was awarded second
place in the defamation contest, and
the-glee club quartette, composed of
Misses Nancy Proffitt, Ola Poche,
Rosa Lee Allen and Ethel Werner,
captured third honors in this event.
Fifteen schools were represented in
the girls defamation contest, and
five in the contest in quartette sing
ing.
Among the. teachers and students
of the local high school who went
to Baton Rouge to participate in the
rally were: Principal IT. B. Messfck,
Miss Sophia Mielke, Miss Clothilda
Reed, Misses Dixon, Proffitt, Peche,
Allen, Werner, Ruth Miller, Pauline
BDomengtlel, Rosina Singer and Eu-
nice McGalliard, and Messrs. Leroy
5tockweH, Julius Folse and Alfred
Schmalzried. Others who went from
this city We're Supt J. L. Rusca,
Misses Lise and Matte MeGalliard,
and Norma Gisclard- IS
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-27
THE HIGH WATER FIGHT.

The levees Of the lower Missls-
sippi valley are being subjected 10 a
tremendous test by a record-break-
ing flood that is pouring down the
great river on its way to the gun.
Several disastrous crevasses have al
ready occurred two in Arkansas, at
Panther Forest and Dog Tail levees;
one in East Carroll parish, La, at
Salem levee, and one on the west
bank Of the river at the Hughes Ie-
wee, near Beulah, Miss, In the won
drously fertile Yazoo delta. Many
thousands of square miles Of land
in the southeastern counties Of Ark
ansas and the northeastern parishes
Of Louisiana are being Inundated
by the waters dashing through the
west bank breaks, and a considerable
area of Mississippi land will be sub
merged by the Hughes creVasse, tp-
wards of $4,000 people will be rem
dered temporarily homeless by these
overflows, but the prompt action OF
the federal and state authorities,
aided by private benevolence and en-
terprise, will insure all possible allie
Walton of the sufferings of the flood
victims.
There has been much unavoidable
| loss of animal life as a result OF
| the crevasses, and the destruction
| of farm stock and crops will be great
| but fortunately very few human llVes
have been sacrificed, most OF the res
| idents of the submerged territory
having received sufficient warning Of
the disasters to enable them to es-
cape to higher localities.
: Two crevasses occurred early in the
season on the Atchafahya river, bu'
the damage from these will be com
paratively small.
The Mississippi is falling at al
points from Cairo down to Natchez
|
| but the crest Of the flood has no.
1 yet reached the stretch from Rec
river to the gulf, and it is In this re
gion that the brunt of the fight tt
hold the vast volume Of water with
/ in the 1eyees is to be felt The wa
| ter from the Arkansas and East Car
roll crevasses is flowing into Rec
river and from thence down the Mis-
tsissippi and the Atchafalaya. a 81
gantic struggle must be waged by the
people of lower Louisiana for the
protection of their homes and prop
erty from this threatening flood, ant
it behooves every citizen to bear
part in the fray.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-27
Death of Albert Baldwin, Sr.

Albert Baldwin, Sr., the well-knoWn
New Orleans hardware merchant,
banker and philanthropist, died OF
apoplexy at Baldwin Lodge, on the
north shore of Lake Pontchartrain,
last Sunday morning, and his remain
were laid to. rest in beautiful Me-
tairie Cemetery the following after
noon. Mr.. Baldwin was native Of
Watertown, Mass, where he was
born April Z, 1884. He came to New
Orleans in 1858, and entered the en-
ploy of John Burnside. & Co., advanc-
ing steadily until he reached the posi-
ton of one Of the city's foremost
figures in business and social life.
He leaves four sons and one daugh-
ter, all residents of New Orleans ex-
cept one of the sons, who lives at
Ell Paso, Texas.