The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Parent-Teachers' Association
of Grant District to Meet.
Residents Are Asking for a New
School House.

house. The residents of the district
are asking for new schooi pullul ne.
It is expected that this Will pc Ine
most important question up IoE vs.
moving of the seventh grade CLASS 70
Quincy will be investigated, Ili l
question has been the cause OF nuch
agitation among the parents anu oHAi
dren for the past week.
According to Principal MORROW OF
Grant school there is a great ueai VI
sentiment and school spirit attdc ,rt
to the protest made by the puplls' ne
parents however, make the conlpialtll
that it is too far for some or the
children to walk especially on STORMY
or very cold days. Some OF lhe -, -
6ren if sent to Quincy this WINTER
will be forced to walk ten or WE'VE
blocks, while if they went TO Gram gran
they would have only short distance
I'VE are going to try to stralghte1
things out this evening", sald FREQ
voiland, the question as TO the heeu
of repairs on the building VIII pe
Thoroughly discussed. The residents
of the district are asking lot new
building and I think they VIII get II
1 do not think there VIII De nlucl
agitation tonight the trustees and
parents are in perfect harmony ana
are working together for the I'M
provement."
Car of Corn Bursts Open.
A Rock Island freight car loaded
way this morning about O'CLOCK IN
front of the Union Pacific depot &C
cording to a number of people VINO
saw the accident the sides OF the car
gave way letting the corn s S2rfeic o Wes
the platform and tracks Trat1lc was
helm ND for a short time until the
grain was cleaned up.
The local officials are unable 10
give any cause for the car breaking
unless the damp weather served to
swell the corn. The noise woke me
mn, said man living near the depot
this morning; Il thought the depot
was falling down. 1t SOUNDED more
like an explosion than car breaking.
Fasteners Think Kansas Burned Up.
According to Col. ]. n. Stewart
who has Just returned from a trip to
the eastern states, people there thlnh
Kansas has been burned up ana the
people are facing famine. reports
concerning the drouth in Kansas
which are circulated in the east are
very much exaggerated, said MIR. |
stewart lone man told me he
thought the country was Iaclng
famine. When I told them that Kan |
sas would suffer very little on account |
of the drouth they refused to believe |
me-
Hoboes Are Scarce.
According to Union Pacific Special |
Agent w. E. Martiny. hoboes are |
scarce article in North Topeka How
ever Mr.. Martiny expects business to
pick up as soon as snow flies. we
are having little or no trouble with
crooks of any kind at the present |
time said Mr.. Martiny this morn t
ing, however, 1 expect business to |
pick up soon. During the summer 1T |
is not very hard for a crook to make |
a living, but when cold weather begins |
they begin to make trouble |
Shorey school Opens Today.
School will begin today at Shorey in
the new school building. The building |
has been completed sufficiently to allow !
the holding of classes, as there remains |
only few finishing touches to be made |
until it is finished. The building is |
strictly modern, contains four class |
rooms and was erected at a cost of |
$11 900.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. F. E. Spetter has returned from
Summerfield, where she has been
spending the past month visiting
friends and relatives.
John Spetter has returned to mis- |
home in Akron, O., after spending a
few days in North Topeka visiting rel
atives.
Edward Caskey has returned from
Wamego, where he has been spending
his vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clearance Kistler spent
Sunday in Silver Lake.
J. w. Dexter of Silver Lake made a
short business trip to North Topeka
this morning.
Miss Helen May Stems, who has been
visiting at the w. NJ Van Ness home
for some time has returned to her
home in Little Rock, Ark.
Mrs. S. E. Cone of Cleveland. O., is
in North Topeka visiting her cousin
Dr. NJ. A Swift
to his home after a shore business trip
to North Topeka.
Our guarantee on every sack of Ban
quet Flour.-Adv.
Peter Kennett of Wakarusa was in
North Topeka on a business trip Sat
urday.
John w. Jones of Salina is spending
a. few days in North Topeka on bust
ness.
Hats cleaned. blocked and retrimmed
at The Gem Cleaning Co. to look like
new. Phone 173.-Adv.
George Morestoff of Elmont has re-
turned to his home after spending a
shoFt time on the North Side
Frank Thomas of Silver Lake made a
motor trip to North Topeka Saturday.
George Frisbee has returned to his
nome in Oskaloosa after spending a
snort time in North Topeka
j. {. Hastings of Granville is spend
ing a short time on the North Side on
business
w. F. George of Silver Lake was
North Side visitor Saturday
Mary Howell of RossviIle has re- .
turned home after spending some time
in North Topeka
w. ID. Pendleton of Rossville was A
North Side visitor Saturday evening.
MRS H. E. Short of Bellevue has re- ]
turned home after spending some time
IN North Topeka on business and .
pleasure
j. w. Scott of Emporia is spending
Few days on the North Side
Miss Eleanor Lukens of Kansas Citv |
mas returned to her home after spend