The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Vote for ShOrey School Bonds
Almost Unanimous.
Only One Vote Recorded
Against 1910 Issue.

The people of Shorey, at speciai
election held yesterday, voted ooII ,lS
for building new schooI ho9s En- L"
bond issue will amount to t,lIo. "A
majority of the voters appear 70 pc ~
favor of locating the BUILDING on
two-acre tract which is ABOUT t~o
building that was burned about De-
cember /.
The bond election was almost unanl-
NOUS. A total of fifty-eight persons
out of more than four hundred cast
the ballot and but one of the num-
Der was opposed to the proposition
petition to the members OF the
district board, requesting the oulioln
be erected on a new location, was
circulated around the polls and prac-
tfcalIy everybody signed it. 1t Will be
necessary for the petition 20 De CIR
culated throughout the district ahu
that a majority of voters must sign II
before another election can be called
to settle the discussion about the 10
cation. The people of the district ap-
pear to be in favor of the new Ioca-
ton and the petition is not meeting
much opposition.
The county work house bill which
has been offered in the legislature py
Topeka appears to meet with FAVOR IN
North Topeka. The business men OF
this part of the city believe That
work house in Shawnee county woulo
n
citv who live without working, to
move to some other location The
class referred to is the bootleggers ana
men who frequent disreputabie places
or who live off the earnings of their
wives or families.
The bill as offered would not be
operative in counties having a popu-
Iation of less than $4,000 people and
there are not more than a dozen such
counties in the state.
The business men believe that this
would do more to improve the social
conditions of North Topeka than any
for consideration. Representative
Voiland discussed the merits of the
measure with city and county officers
before presenting it to the legislature.
The city and county officers endorsed
the measure.
cottage prayer meeting will be
held tonight at the homo of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Riath at SIS North Quincy
street. These meetings are being held
in preparing for the evangelist ser
vices which are to be held at the
Second Presbyterian church.
improvements aggregating $4,000
will be made on the Union Pacific
freight station in North Topeka. The
addition will extend $50 feet east from
the old building and will be put up
rs an addition to the old structure.
The new structure will be thirty feet
wide which is the width of the old
structure.
Notes and Personals.
The office of the local freight agent
and band of clerks will be located in
the east end Of the new structure. In
addition tc this, the dock facilities and
storage room will be increased to such
dimentions as to permit the handling
of freight with less trouble and in
quicker time. The work will begin in
the spring after the weather improves |
sufficient to permit it to be completed |
without interruption. |
The ladies of the Kaw Valley Grange
will give an entertainment in their |
half in Granville Saturday night The |
program will consist of two sketch |
plays, readings, solos. quartettes and |
other selections. Everybody is invited |
to attend.
Mrs. Harriott Enochs. and Mrs. Cath |
crime Owens, of Granville, were in the |
city to attend the Midwinter today.
c. J. Williams, of Lawrence is the |
guest of his brother-in-law, ]. N. Stew |
art
c. E. dresser. cashier of the Peoples |
State bank of Rossville, was in North |
Topeka on business today.
J. A. Jacobs. of 1928 North Quincy |
street, is confined to his home on ac-
count of illness.
Little Glare Eggleston the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Eggleston, of |
Garfield Place. who was operated on