The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-05
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Petition for Special Lyman
School Election.
May Vote Bonds for $4,000 New
Building.
ATTEMPT TO ROB S. F. DEPOT
Pry Open Door, but Find No
Money and Leave.
North Topeka Horseshoe Team
Under Association Rules.


Under Association Rules.
A petition for a special election to
vote bonds for a $4,000 new school
mouse IN the imam district about two
.Hiles north OF Topeka is being circu-
lated. The additional number of pu-
Pills require either a new room or a
new building. A new room would cost
1880 However. the sentiment in the
melghborhood favorS a new building
The present structure is one of the
Oldest in the county.
Since Garfield Place has been fill
ing up t has been crowded, every seat
pelng Hlled last term. Then the school
census showed 76 pupils in the dis
tr1ct. The census made by G. B. Critics
this summer shows SO pupils in the
district, or p additional pupils.
This is according to Mr.. Critics re-
port read at a meeting of the district
residents at the school house Wednes-
day evening. All present except one
favored the new building. A petition
was drawn up and signed by % peo-
Ole at the meeting.
1t is estimated that to raise the
$4,000, a levy of $3.50 per $1,000 of
property would be needed each year
Tor ten years.
''The Garfield Park Place company
Is neutral as to the proposed new
building said Fred Voiland president
of the company this afternoon "An
impression was gained that we are
taking sides. However it will be as
the pupils parents on Garfield Park
Place. If they wish the new school
we will be willing to pay the extra tax;
II not we will not urge the matter"
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by unknown parties to rob the old
Santa Fe junction depot about $50
O'Clock Thursday evening. This is
said to be the first attempt of the
kind since the ancient ark was built
in h. arI,- n n uXylc in h
depot. Charles Gertesein. agent. was
at supper.
When he returned he found that the
latch of the lattice door on the south
side of the depot had been pried off,
maddox and all. The door between
the freight room and ticket office had
been opened and also the till. How
ever the money from the ticket sales
is never left in the till
Mr.. Gertesein also found that an eff
fort had been made to pry open thel
locked door between the waiting room
and office. but the trial failed. Mr..
Gertesein thinks that tramp harvest
hands were the near-robbers He saw
a couple of men running toward the
Santa Fe bridge as he returned from
supper
Standing behind the stake, with the
toe Of of1esSfoot touching the post for Z
the flrst time in accordance with the
Horseshoe association rules, the North
Topeka Horseshoe team played East
Topeka and the Santa Fc shop team.
The contests were at Garfield park
Thursday afternoon. The latter two
played the old way, standing in front
of the stake with the heel of one foot
touching the stick. This gave them an
advantage of a shorter throw over the
North side team The score was IN
favor of the East side by 80 points,
and in favor of the North side against
the Santa Fe shop men by points.
The games were man against man
also according to associatio-- rules, in
stead of the two best against the two
best etc, as the local teams nave
However, the North Topeka team at
least intends to learn to play by the
association rules and to be taken into
the state association.
The score for the games follows:
North Topeka VS.. East Side.
North Topeka-Knoll. 21; Gurtler,
50; Forbes, II; Stewart, 49,. Total
East side-Redd, So; Warner. So;
Bronson, SO; Deever, 81 Total 1885,
East side won by so points
North Topeka vs. Santa Ee Shops.
North Topeka-Gurtler, 81: Forbes,
27; Stewart, SO: Knoll, 90. Total 127.
20; Neihart, 40. Total 126.
North Topeka-Fultz, %; Baer, 7.
East Topeka-st eaderstrom, II;
Bechtel. Is. Total &c.
North side wins two games by 8
points I.
About 5000 people celebrated the
Fourth at Garfield park Thursday.
The attractions were equally we'll !
The big dancing pavilion
was crowded all afternoon. The con- I
cert by -Marshalrs band seemed to be
we'll appreciated.
The balloon ascension scheduled for
5 O'Clock did not take place. The bal
loon went up, but not the balloonist.
The big bag got away from him when
nearly filled and rose to above the
1t overturned and settled to the
ground. swaying and rocking with the
gas and wind like huge elephant
A ball game, horseshoe contests and !
an informal good time were enjoyed !
by the Central Avenue Christian :
church Sunday school at the Reform !
school Thursday. The married wom- )
an and young girls played a seven
inning game with a score of to in c
favor of the married women. The e
Excelsior class beat the Loyal Sons in f
The batteries for the Excelsfors were v
n. Anderson, Waldman; for the /
oval Sons, Culp and Walter Ander- t
son.
sons won the best two out of three
ysmes from the True Blues. Ray
nond Singer scored the highest, six
zen points.
Notes and Personals. 6
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Forbes have
.a+,,rned from Hutchinson, where
on Royce Forbes, and Miss Ada
oaberfson. The wedding took place n
- II,,tchiuson, so that the Rev. Mr..
hutchinson. former North Topeka i