The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
NORTH SIDE NEWS.

v-..,, +ba encouIagement from Sena-
- charles Curtis concerning the ne"
Dostofice building in North 1oPO'
f,,siness men are looking for prospec-
rive locations. NUMBER nave :.
suggested and that is about as lar q"
~ snecuIations can be conSluereu-
.T,,. location of the old Quincy school
..,,;idjng * favored by many Another
At the intersection of Central ana ran AZ
IS avenue at Gordon streets. ms
cation is too far away IRON Inc
,.osd station. 1t is occupied by the o.
O. n q Bridge, who is engaged IN
the seed. feed, coal ana se"el
Under the rules governing the estap-
1ishment of poStoffice buildings
railroad companies must denver i tlie-
- the postoffice without charge, WneA0
,bs offices are located within a raoluo
nf 81 Yards from the station. In corn
,,,,ting this distance, the baggage Iooii
* considered the starting point
-ri,e location of the old Quincy schooi
building is within the descIlpeu 80 go
t,Dces hut the location at the junction.
&c central and Kansas avenue IS ou'
- hounds The limit extends 10 d
,ooint about the middle of the oloch'
between Laurent and Gordon streets'
-The old school building belongs 10 tlle
board of education. 1t Is large eilo 2Tts;-
and located in convenient place ms
location would not be inconVenlent TO
the business men on account OF the
delivery services
contract for paving six blocks on
o,iocv street in North Topeka, will be
.',-sr5e5 TO the successful bidder by
the board of city commissioners Inns
.,fteruoon The paving will extend from
Fairchild street to CARRIED park me
rronerty owners who live on this street
signed the petition last fall and hleu
I'd Of
eral months ago.
North Topeka will get these SIX
blocks of paving in addition to the
four blocks on West Curtis street winch
was settled after a controversy IN the
courts his viii make ten blocks IN
the First ward for this season. the
contract for the paving on West Cur
lis street was awarded several months
ago
After the paving on Quincy street
has been completed, the heavy tratf1c
on Kansas avenue in the summer time
will be relieved. 1t is believed that
the people with automobiles or other
vehicles who patronize Garfield park,
viii use this street instead of Kansas
avenue. that they might avoid traf-
nc congestion
Miss Maud Browning, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. ]. o. Browning, and Carl
Scott. both of the Indian Greek neigh
hnrnOOd. were married at the HOIle Vi
the brides parents at s o'clock last
night. Miss Browning is a graduate
of the State Agricultural college She
and Mr. Scott are both well known in
North Topeka.
The basement of the drug store of
A. Nj. Petro at 500 North Kansas ave-
nue. is faVoritc place for peculiar and
mysterious noises. These mysterious
noises have been heard quite recently
after years of silence.
4 number of the old residents of
North Topeka can remember hearing
mysterious noises in the basement of
this building at night The noises be-
gan again within the last few weeks
and the same old gossip has been re-
viVed.
Mr.. Petro has offered as much as
STA in cash to any person who would
go in the basement after 10 o'clock at
night and remain long enough to learn
the cause of the mysterious noises but
he has been unsuccessful in finding any
person who would agree to the test
Mr.. Petro describes the noises to re-
semble that of tumbling empty pack
ing boxes. other noises which resem-
BILE that of person jumping or
dropping weight on them. No voices
have been heard. Mr.. Petro has in
vited several persons to visit his store
after 10 o'clock at night and these
guests have heard the noises but none
would venture into the darkness in an
effort to solve the mystery.
These noises have been heard at in