The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Plan Swimming Pool for Gar
field Park.
Likely City and Backer Will
Agree.
DANCING PAVILION OPEN SOON
Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day Nights for Public.
Arrange for Ottawa Horseshoe
Game Friday.
DANCING PAVILION OPEN SOON

proposition is on foot for a
swimming pool in Garfield park. An
out of town man is backing the plan.
| 1t is understood that the pool is to
| cost $2,500. 1t is to be of concrete
and varying in depth with a slope on
| the bottom which will be adapted for
! taken both for those not knowing how
to swim and likely series of lessons
| by experts given. With the pool it
/ is probable that dressing rooms, bath
ing suits for rent, will be included.
| All this depends whether or not the
city can figure out plan for providing
the water; in other words, whether the
man back of the proposition and the
city officials can agree upon hydrant
rental.
Peter Miller, commissioner of water
works and electric light, and Mayor
j. B. Billiard, are inclined to favor the
swimming pool, and it is not unlikely
that the pool will be installed before
the summer is over.
A dance to be given at the Moose
picnic at Garfield park Thursday ev-
ening. June 81 will open the new S.
900 dancing pavilion which viii be
completed then. Public dances will be
given at the pavilion beginning the
first Tuesday in July, on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday nights. The
other nights will be given over to the
dancing clubs.
Three electric chandeliers are being
to hang from the center of the CELL
ing will contain 80 Tungsten lights
Smaller ones with fifteen lights
will be hung at each end.
The dancing floor is 4SxS4 feet. The
pavilion proper is 71x11O feet. A flf-
teen foot wide promenade extends all
around the dancing space, allowing
those who do not dance to watch the
others.
Arrangements are being made today
for a game between the North SIDE
horseshoe team and the Ottawa team
to be held at the Fred Morns lot, 1905
North Quincy street Friday afternoon
This was decided at a meeting of the
North side team last night. A tele-
gram to this effect was sent to the OF
tawa team this morning.
The lot on which the game Will be
played is $50 10 feet. 1t is sur
rounded by a high board fence 1t is
planned to make quite pretentious
what they can do. committee will
pick the players from the North SIDE.
Fred Morns is chairman. The others
are Walter Perry and Dave Foltz.
The committee on arrangements are
r. r. Baer, chairman; Fred Morns,
John Knoll and George Gurtler:
The game between North Topeka
and the East side last night resulted
in a victory for the North side by 160
points The score follows:
Alley one-Knoll, So: Gabriel. 81;
total go. Michael. IS; Warner. 29 to-
tai. Al. North side wins in four
games by IS.
Alley one-Laing. 20; Stansfeld, SO;
total, IS. Lopez, %; Carney, Is; to-
tai, AZ. North side wins in four
games by 46.
total, ia. Bronson, "a; Mitchell 3S;
total, 70. North side wins in six
games by AZ.
Alley two-Gurtler, So; Trulove, g.;
total, 124. Backer, 35; Stacklebeck,
So; total, 81 North side wins in six
games by 33.
: North side wins by a margin of 166
points.
At the Churches
Central Avenue Christian church
Mr.. Zimmerman will preach in the
morning on Divine Partnership" and
in the evening on who Can Be Saw
ed?" He will also deliver a short ser
mon to the children's congregation at
II a. M Bible school at 9:45 a.. IN.
Christian Endeavor at GAS D. m.
Regular services at the North Con-
EDUCATIONAL church tomorrow.
Preaching at IL O'Clock by the regular
ma stOr Rev t 7. Pearson, subject,