The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-18
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Weeds Again Become Nuisance
in First Ward.
Waist-Hig Overhang Many
Sidewalks.
VOTE DOWN SHOREY SCHOOL
Lose Issue by II BallOts-299
Were Cast
Cut Down Old Cottonwood
Landmark.
VOTE DOWN SHOREY SCHOOL

| The present rainy weather again
calls attention to the fact that a num-
ber of North side vacant lots and side
streets are becoming over grown with
weeds. In rainy weather high weeds
growing close by the sidewalks are es-
pecialIy obnoxious. In some places a
passer-by after he has passed gets as
drenched as though he had been Wad-
| ing. In some places the weeds are as
high as a mans waist. This especially
applies to the outskirts of the First
warden West Gordon street between
North Polk street and North Western
avenue. Nearer North Kansas avenue
weeds also flourish. On the south side
of Grant street between North Jackson
street and Central avenue is stretch
I where the weeds overhang both sides
| OF the sidewalk. On the west side of
North Jackson street just north of
| Grant street is lot where weeds are
| the only natural scenery.
| These conditions also exist on other
streets. The weed nuisance is as bad
| in dry, sunshiny weather as in damp.
| Under the hot sun, the odors which
! arise from the overgrowth are anything
but pleasant and the presence of too
many high weeds is not the best thing
! for the general health of a neighbour
! mood. North side people are wonder
| ing Why those responsible for the high
weeds are not cutting them down.
!
$4,000 Shorey school house was lost
when it was put to a ballot at Shorey
Monday. OF the 354 signers of the pc
| t1tion IA voted for the bonds and 155
voted against it. This makes total
| OF 2S9 voting or 55 who did not vote
The for feel sure that the rain kept
them away and that if the weather
| had been pleasant, the issue would
have carried. AS it did not, for an
other year at least, the old frame
! mi 1T1er II
After over twenty years standing in
sun and rain, as a landmark, the old
| large cottonwood on the northwest
corner at Morse street and Central
avenue, is being cut down so that the
| lght from the arc lamp on that COR
ner may be effective. The tree is one
of the first planted when North To-
peka began to grow. Children have
| played under it and it has seen them
grow. All through the flood of 1903
| it stood. Now it must go in the march
of progress.
The following, recalled by the dem
| tai examination, is told about DIR. r.
G. Hutchinson: Soon after he had
started to practice dentistry he re-
ceived a call one midnight to come to
a house on the outskirts of Topeka to
| mouth. The word sent to him was
that she was in such agony that she
couldn't wa%& until morning. The doc
tor hurried to the address. After
woman answered the door. She was
angry at being routed out of her bed.
To the Doctors explanations she re-
piled with considerable force if not
elegance. that she hadn't a real tooth
in her head. Later the doctor learned
that the "calr' was a joke to initiate
him into his profession.
The Church of Good Shepherd will
hold g. sociable evening at the home
of Miss Juliet E. Smith. 90 North
Quincy street tonight. A lawn party
had been planned, but the cool wealth
er makes necessary the change to an
indoor affair.
Mrs. w. l.. Hofer of 1925 Jackson
street. gave a party for her daughter
Dora's eighth birthday, Saturday af-
ternoon at her home. Those present
were: Orville and Quenton Diffen-
derfer. Dorothy Section, Elizabeth Van
Ness, Dorothy Gardner. Merle and
Dale Berry, Willard and Dorothy
Killian, Lila swartz. Gilman and
Ralph Shocks, Margaret Kellar. Eliz-
abeth Boten, Mark Adams, Lucille and
Helen Sherburne, Robert Knoll, Lu-
cile and Helen Alden, Thelma and
Elizabeth Johnston, Jack Clarke,
Katharine and Louis Hofer. Mrs.
Hofer was assisted in entertaining
and serving the little guests by Mrs.
J. C. Brown and Mrs. J. J. Hofer.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs H. H. Graft will leave
tomorrow for a visit in Los Angeles,
Cal Mr.. Crafts place as clerk at
the Santa Fe junction depot will be