The Topeka state journal., 1913-09-09

NORTH SIDE news
Large Fair Attendance of North
Shawnee Residents Today.
Big Crowds Come in on Union
Pacific Trains.

! Encouraged by the cool weather ard
the slight rain which fell last night
and served to lay the dust on the coun-
try roads. there is a larger delegation
of state fair visitors in North Topeka
! today than yesterday. Reports brought
in by motorists from Hoyt and other
towns north of the city are TO the
effect that the roads are in fairly good
condition
The special which the Union Pacific
is running today over the Marysville
branch was reported loaded this morn
ing at 1880 and the regular train are
5rining a good crowd Of visitors IL
is thought that there will be still larger
crowds come into North Topeka on
thc special and regular trains tomor-
row.
Drinking Fountain on Kansas Avenue
Work has started on the two drink
ing fountains on North kansas ave
nue.. One of the fountains VIII oe
placed in front of the Morns & Myers
grocery store and the other at the cor
ner OF Kansas avenue and Laureht
street. in front OF the Austin Snedlher
Mercantile store
/ Parks-Harries Wedding.
! Word has been received in North
Topeka of the wedding of Miss Mar
garet Harries and Frank Parks OF
=; Vermont. which was celeorG ted ut Win
nipeg last Friday. Miss -.arries pre-
2 :
dent of North Topeka and has a wide
+ circle of friends and acquaintance in
; the city The young cou~'o will make
their home in Winnipeg. Miss darries
is sister To Ray Harries. city passen-
ger agent for the Union Pacific
L. p. Running students Special.
In order to accommodate the large
mum Der Of students in the eastern part
OF the state the Union Pacific is run
ming a special train from Kansas
City TO ST. Marys today. The train is
made up OF eight coaches and Will pick
up about go students between Kansas
City and Topeka and d large number
between Topeka and St Marys- The
special is due in Topeka at 12:45 this
afternoon
False Alarm at shawnee State Bank.
Considerable excitement was caused
on North Kansas avenue in the Vicin-
ity of the Shawnee State bank last
night about 10 o'clock when the bur-
glar alarm sounded Patrolmen tight
ened their grips on their clubs and
went after the glory Of catching a
bank robber- In less than ten min
utes about half the employees of the
bank Were at the scene of the excite
ment. Upon inVeSCigaU UiOn IL was found
that the man who closed the doors of
the big vault neglected TO turn the
combination to the certain number
which it is supposed to be set This
is a fine example of the safety of a
modern vault said Cashier Lindell
this morning THE mbination is
set at certain number and # it is
moved a hundredth part OF an inch /
after 10 o'clock al night the alarm I
will go Off
u II. Blue Rapids Special Tomorrow.
The Union Pacific will run their
special over the Blue Rapids branch /
tomorrow between Blue Rapids and /
Topeka. The train viii start from I
Blue Rapids in the morning at $50 (:
ard arrive in Topeka at 1870 a m /
on the return trip it will leave To- (
peka at 10-45 in the evening which I
will give the visitors plenty of time |.
for the night shows.
Personal Mention.
Joseph Montague of Newman. Kan. /
made short business and pleasure (.
trip TO the North Side this morning
Miss Eliza SPAIN Of Denver * Z
visiting relatives in North Topeka.
Claude Redmond Of the Austin Snedi- !
ker company has left for Newman |
where he Will spend a few days on a /
vacation trip-
Miss Martha Massey of Granville
has been taken to the St. Francis hos
pital for a few days treatment
Henry DIETRICH. formerly Of the /
Buechner Grocery company. has taken I
a position with the Santa Fe /.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Harries have re- /
turned from Winnipeg. wheer they at
tended the wedding % Mr.. Harries' sis +,
ter Miss Margaret Harries
MIS- l. T. ReaVer- of Simpson Kan. +
are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. James
OliVett during the fair week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sherwood are
the parents of a baby boy born last
Sunday.
Boyce Forbes of Kiro has returned
to his home after short business trip
TO the North side. i
Ralph Button of the Union Hill stock }
farm. who underwent an operation at
a local hospital some time ago. is re- /
ported TO be improving rapidly.
Mrs r n McNOun of Rochester
made short business trip 10 the North T
side this morning
Roy fost Of Michigan VALLEY is vfs-
Topeka.
Miss Jennie Ward of Kiro has re- /
turned to her home after trip to .
North Topeka. +
A NJ Petro. drusgist-Adv.