The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
NORTH SIDE news
GerteinSen Il Pessimistic as to
Business During Winter.
Banks Are Doing . Record
Breaking Business.

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caliy nothing in the country to ship
ing. 'Topeka's biggest export ship
ments will be mostly composed Of
wheat While q number of the
North Topeka business men who
were interviewed as to this situation
reported the biggest business that
they have had for some time at pres
ent: they are rather inclined to be
pessimistic as to winter and spring.
According to President Elmore OF
the Shawnee State Bank. that con-
Germ did the largest amount Of bust
ness Saturday that they have on rec
ord. This" said Mr.. Gilmore, goes
to show that the country has not felt
hard times. The banking business IL
the pulse OF the country and II there
Ii any hard times whatever it will
show up at the banks before it will
more thinks there is no lull in business
at the present time he. expects it
to show up during the latter part of
the winter and the earlier portion
OF spring.
Other business men are Of the opin-
ion that the railroads will be affected
more than tho private business houses
as the experts from Topeka will be
very light.
Plans for Paving.
The plans for the paving which is
to be done prior to the construction
Of the new Union Pacific freight
depot were received by Agent w. o.
Dunn Monday afternoon.
The blue prints provide for double
brick paving from Kansas Avenue to
Van Buren, street. The paving will
run to the center OF Railroad street
which il Union Pacific property. This
means that unless the city takes the
matter up there will be thirty-two
feet of the south side Of Railroad
street which will not be paved.
At the ends the pavement will be
thirty feet wide and near the depot
it will be forty-two feet. The Union
Pacific has taken steps to interest
the city in the Improvement and have
half of Railroad street which the I'm
ion Pacific blue prints do not provide
for.
Two feet of sand is to be placed
under the pavement. Bide have
been opened by the company for the
the plans for the depot will arrive
in a short time. A number of car
received in North Topeka for the new
building.
Big Doin's Tonight.
The B. Y. p. U. of the North To-
peka Baptist church will hold their
street fair tonight at the Lukens
opera house in North Topeka One
OF the features Is to be the big vaude-
vile stunt which is to be held under
the supervision Of the association.
The young people have captured a
wild man whom they expect to exhibit
in vanadium steel cage. 1t is ru-
nnra6 that tho vxyivd
tuIed In Lawrence and was brought
to Topeka by an adventurous North
side youth who captured him single
handed.
man who many say was found and
brought from Wichita. This rumor
has not been verified officially, how
ever. 1t is said that he can lie with
out blinking an eyelash. The young
people have been working on the pro-
gram for the previous month and ex-
pect to pull off some good stunts this
evening. The opera house has been
decorated with bunting and autumn
leaves for the affair.
Change in Trains.
1t is rumored among Union Pacific
officials in North Topeka that there
are to be a number Of changes made
on the Marysville branch In a short
time. The rumored changes are that
train will be substituted for the
MOTOR car winch Is now being run
over the line.
The mixed train which leaves North
Topeka at 11:15 p. m. will be run SO
az to leave Topeka during the day.
1t was given out this morning by
pretty good authority that the rumors
would materialize in q short time, but
at present the officials can give out
nothing definite. In connection with
this 1t is rumored that some new
equipment will be added to the mixed
train.
Bessie Bigham Dead.
Bessie May Brigham. IT years old, died
Monday afternoon At her home. sl3 North
Van Van Buren, street. Miss Bigham was
daushter Of Mr. ana Mrs. Samuel I
Bigham Of North Topeka. She was a ais
ter to Edward Brigham who owns the
Bigham livery stables in North Topeka
peI<a she made q large number of friends
and was well known on the North side.
The funeral arrangements have not been
completed but will be announced later.
Personal Mention.
A. Y. Davis Of Chicago and c. L. Davis
Of Washington. d. c.. have been called to
Topeka on account of the serious illness
George Allend0rf has returned from a
two days business trip to. Mcfarland.
Kan.
Mrs. Geor~e e. Allen left this afternoon
main for some time visiting her two sons.
w. H. Nichols of Rochester has re-
turned home, after q business trip to
North Topeka
| home Of Miss Anna Davidson Thursday