The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-19
NORTH SIDE news
Fuses on White Way Burned
Out Number of Times.
Officials Think They Have
Overcome the Trouble.

For some time after the North size
white way was installed no little trou-
BILE was experienced owing to the fuses
burning out The trouble was mostly
with the, lower globes. The top nsntS
aud the lower are fed by two individ-
ual switches and when the lower
switches were turned on the fuses
which are on burned out about every
other night According to North siders
who go to work early in the morning
the top lights were lighted while the
lower ones were not at numerous times.
This caused the city and the officials
At the light plant no end OF trouble
for two or three weeks but reports from
the city light plant, are to the enect
that the trouble has been overcome
to a great extent and that no trouble
has been experienced during the last
few days.
Bad Snow in Denver.
According to a letter received this
morning by Miss M. L. Doering. Union
Pacific telegraph operator. from friends
who are in Denver. the snow storms
which have visited that city recently
have been exceptionally heavy. Traffic
IL hampered to great extent on &C
count Of the snow being piled up on
both sides of the car tracks. The
street cars and vehicles are forced to
use the tracks. According to other re-
ports received by officials OF the Union
not been opened for traffic up to the
present time.
That Baptist Choir.
The choir of the North Topeka Bap-
fist church is making big preparations
for the special services which are to
be held at the church Sunday. Under
the direction of w. M. Van Ness the
choir has been rehearsing faithfully
during the past three weeks and ex-
pect to give the congregation of the
church a musical treat. The chorus
will be composed of about 50 voices.
Solos will be given by Paul Van Ness.
and Florence Rowe with male choruses.
A ladies and mixed chorus will sing,
worship the New Born King" A solo
will be given by Florence Rowe and
Helen Wellman.
Special Services at Presbyterian.
Special services will be held Sunday
at the Second Presbyterian church both
morning and evening. The morning
theme will be. 1.-The Incarnation" and
the evening theme, 1.-The Anthem of
the Heavenly Choir At the morning
services a duet will be given by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Phipps and a solo by
David Bowie. At the evening services
a cantata will be given entitled, 1.-The
Star of the East" In connection of
this 13 other numbers will be given
and are composed Of solos, Duets and
choruses.
Many School Entertainments"
Many school entertainments will be
given in North Topeka and the north
ern part of Shawnee county tonight.
1t is estimated that every school in
North Shawnee will give some kind OF
an entertainment. Cartatas seem to
be more in vogue this year than any
other kind of an. entertainment. The
schools in North Topeka will close to-
night for the Christmas holidays and
the Riddles are planning to put Their
books in the attic or some other OBJ
scure place and forget that there ever
was such a thing as a grammar OF
arithmetic for the next week.
"Would Be Common Cense''@Tucker
The city commission would be using
common sense-in the opinion of the
Chief-if it would place one of the
auto trucks in North Topeka while
the new fire station is being construct
ed. The commission is having trouble
finding quarters for the horses ani
trucks at Station No. L for the foul