The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
NORTH SIDE NEWS
That Granville Road Will Be
Improved Soon.
Will Be Included i'm the Next
GraTeling i'm North Shawnee.

1t was stated this morning by good
authority that the Granville road will
be improved soon. For some time this
r. ad has been in very poor condition
as the sand is from six to eight inches
deep and full of chuck holes. This
load will be included in the next
graVeling that is done in the northern
part OF shawnee county, said Com
missioner Simms this morning, which
VIII probably be this fall" The city
commissioners are working to get an
east and west road through the coun-
ty and when this is completed this will
! practically be accom- plished.
Record Crowd at Garfield.
| The crowd which attended the
Knights and Ladies of Security picnic
at Garfield park last night rivaled the
attendance July 4, which was the larg-
est attendance in the history of the
park. The knights and Ladies gave
an excellent program in the afternoon
and evening. the baby show and the
EurleSque baseball game divided hon
crs equally for the feature of the
afternoon program. In the baby show
there were about twenty-five babies
contested for the honorS. The judges
were all old bachelors and when the
time came to make the decisions, as
81 man IN the audience expressed it,
they were up a tree" to tell which
was the prettiest baby.
The burIeSQue baseball game be-
tween the band boys and the clowns
was a scream from beginning to end.
Five innings were played the clowns
winning with an unknown score, and
were presented with a box of Diamond
vi cigars. The band boys were almost
moved to tears by the humiliation of
being defeated and could not be con-
SCled until they were awarded Il three
gallon tub of ice cream for losing the
game. The concert given by the
Knights and Ladies' band was easily
the feature of the evenings program.
The solo by Ona May Miller and the
Guartette which was composed of
Clarence Alexander, Ona May Miller,
| Vera Phinney and Jack Crawford, was
picnickers took charge of the dancing
pavilion which was damned until late
/ at night.
Methodists to Hold Picnic.
| The Kansas Avenue Methodist Sun
! day school will hold a picnic at the
! reform school grounds Monday, Sep
! tember l. The members OF the Sun
day school will meet at the church at
! 9:45 and 10:45 in the morning, where
auto trucks will be waiting to take
them to the ground. Everyone is eX-
pected to bring their own lunch. In
the afternoon a baseball game will be
! played between the Methodist church
| team and the reform school team and
the girls will play basketball. There
will be a number of other minor
amusements staged to amuse the pic
a nickerS.
! Union Pacific to Start Tie Plant.
| tie plant in operation the first of Sep
! TENDER. The road has about 900 ties
| on hand to be treated and expects to
| employ about thirty men at the plant,
| which will be in charge of c. w. Berry.
| The plant is only run about four
| which will be treated with creosote
| will be used on the Kansas division.
| Eagles at Garfield.
| The first annual picnic of the Eagle
| lodge will be held on the afternoon and
| evening of Sept. at Garfield park
! The program has not been fully COM
! pleted but there will be a number of
! athletic contests. including ball games,
boat racing, dancing and numerous
other amusements which will be an
/ nounced later. Cash prizes are to be
| awarded to the winners. A basket din
| ner will be served in the evening, after
| which there will be a concert by Mar
| shalrs' band
Personal Mention.
| J. c. Snediker has left on a business
! trip to Belleville and Concordia.
! Mrs. George Dossmann spent
Wednesday in Kansas City on pleas
ure trip. Mrs. Dossman was formerly
of North Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Robinson of 33
Blaine street are the parents of a baby
boy.
william R. Colvin of the Shawnee
State bank has returned from a vaca-
+ ton trip to Niagara Falls.
John w. Jones of Salina is in North
Topeka on business.
Fred Voiland of the Voiland Cloth
ing company has returned from bust
ness trip to ST. Joseph.
Ada Lindsey of Granville has left for
J. Baird Island Mimi, where she will at
tend school this winter.
Iva Peck of Fairview made a short
business trip to North Topeka Wednes-
day.
G. F.. Mossan left Wednesday for Col
orado Springs on vacation trip.
Frank Fieldering of Elmont made a
Wednesday.
o. F. Winner of Rochester Heights
has returned to his home after a short
! business trip to North Topeka.
, Gertrude Mullen of Hutchinson has
returned to her home after visiting
Mrs. W. B. Weatherholt of North To-
peka.
See Foucht's Hardware for pump
repairs and new pumps.-Adv
Ginger ale. a 25c bottle for 15c Soda
Midgets, 3sc a can. At Dibbles North
Topeka Store.-Adv.
William Cunningham of Kiro made a
short business trip to North Topeka
Wednesday.
s F. Moffatt has left for OskaIoosa
on a vacation trip.
John Russell of Meriden was on the
North Side yesterday on business.
Mrs. William Ripley and daughter
are the guests OF Mrs William Ward
of Kiro.
/ A NJ Petro. druggist.-Adv