The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
NORTH SIDE news
New White Way Cable Causes
Telephone Trouble.

New White Wav Cable CauGoS
Telephone Trouble
Two OF the county commissioners
the plan of laying out new
road north Of the tracks ON the Grant
Vile road and one favored spending
the money for the purpose Of building
jetties to keep the river from under
promise 1t was decided last week to
put fifty loads Of stone ON tha. present
jetty and fill in q little around It.
When the river was up several weeks
ago q great deal OF sand was deposited
around the jetty and this encouraged
the commissioners to think that the
old road can be saved.
Work Of graveling this road has
been delayed on account of the wealth
sioners In regard to the location Of the
road. This road as well as Others
terrible condition and is very nearly
Hundreds of telephones on the
North side and in the country north
Of town have been out OF commission
since Saturday and the Telephone
When the White Way was put in on
the North side some time ago the Tel
ephone company was forced to lay q
new cable from Railroad street to
west Gordon. During the recent vet
weather the rain and slush have SOAK
ed through and erounded the circuit
throwinr hundreds Of phones out of
order. Az soon a. the difficulty was
located fne comnanv senf forces Of
men to work On n ana from Saturday
morninr when q MA. di.covereil thai
tt,e o,-..,,,t ,.,es 1ro.rasd v,se,, have
ben 81 ,.,orr Ths difS;caltw wa. re.
naire6 earlv this r,,orninr and most Of
the nhore. ara workinG n ia Az
rac.ad thes oIi ,vsiI ha ~ tor,~ht
~. f.,,It r. The cehIs ho. ceu,ea
Inc iAu.I IN s tn.s cAni1 mas aussu seu
~. Oy ee III ~ 49, ~ sass
copsny es'iI . sssa. ue.. $3.50 =. .o.pe III s ~
,,n ,..s " s.S IN r,.,a Is ~ u asn
nnes .re norm OF sne tiser ~ .Ae n.ai"
piAlce.. ~ N
I s.r-s..,,.,. ~. p.,,f,. r-o,,,
ielns 1lI ntneC.nn on tne Cnlon aiiic ao4.. Lao.
tne ls We. aIe IuInls
minutes 20 tnree nours Iate every OAy.
traffic m is the cause "a Sc Darinx the last
we weehs me Ous,ness az tne .oca. :.
station mas oeen ABOUT twlce wnat II
usually -. snow m Weetern Aensas
and eastern Colorado makes It diffi-
cult Tor the trains 20 set IN !" ON tilne.
Notes ana fson.1.
rreo zones, Snns Pssensel
agent for the Rock Island Lines from
Fort worth. IexaS' VIII Come Weo-
nesoay 10 speno = lew Gays Wltn niS
pAEcnts, MT. anu MIs' ~ A. SVaAess Va
Nortn jackson street.
Elmer FORBES ielt TINS ar arternoo9
Tor Gafoen Cty' Wnere ne Will atteno
tne Co'eft-Miee weGulne
OT r. n. lower feturneo tnis
morning from saoetna. Wnefe ne
will go to Meriden Wednesday night
They will play m the ladies' orcnestra
there New Years evening az tne city
Mr.. ana NIT. =. Wnnams VII
ieave tomorroW Ior rIorloa, nere
they wiii make tneir 1utv!e n0me.
Joshua browning lett TINS afternoon
Tor Florida. he Will remaan enere
during the winter ana return TO RAN
sas in the spring.
Mr. ana Mrs L !. Soutnwick OF
Fort Cobb, Okla, who visited friends
here during the Christmas vacation
returned to their nome last night
Hannah. have gone to Wichita, where
they viii visit Mrs. Blaisdelrs brother.
Waiter Brinker.
Robert Burke and warren Aouck
Of Sedalia, No.. Will return to their
nome there aiter spenGlnS 2 week As
Mra. A. E. Andrew.
TIE stores in North Topeka are TAX
Ing the uecoE1t.oAs rom sne.1 VII
dowA Every one was retrimming
windows tins morning. -
DR.. and Mrs. C. H Thompson re-
turned this afternoon 1rom Sunction
City, where they went TO spend the
Christmas holidays.
A. Y. Davis and Mrs GaliaSer OF
Chicago, who were guests At the home
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