The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-28
NORTH SIDE news
Union Pacific Tie Treating
Plant Is i'm Operation.
A Number of improvements in
Soldier Township.

The Union Pacific tie treating plant
has been opened and the work of dip
ping the ties for the Kansas division
is well under way. At the present
time only a few ties have been re-
ceived in Topeka but it is estimated
that there will be more than 100000
ties treated during the winter.
The ties are treated with chloride
of zinc The officials in charge of the
work say that this is great improve
rnent over the old method of treating
them with creosote. At present
there are about twenty-five men en-
ployed at the plant. The plant in To-
peka is one of the only two which Is
operated by the Union Pacific. the
other is located at Laramie, Wyo.
Gordon Monroe Road Opened.
The Gordon-Monroe road, which
connects the lower Silver Lake road
with the brick yards bridge, has been
opened for the use of the public, ac-
cording to information given out
Monday afternoon by the Soldier
township board at their monthly
meeting. The road is about three
fourths of a mile in length and was
opened upon the completion of the
new bridge
Soldier Township Improvements.
According to the Soldier township
board which met Monday afternoon
five bridges have been constructed in
Soldier township in the previous
month. They include one concrete
bridge and four of stone. The .esti-
mated cost of the five is $780, In
connection with this sixty feet of re-
tanning wall was constructed short
distance west of the Rochester school
house. The roads in Soldier township
have all been graded in the previous
three months and are in excellent
condition. This work was all done
under the supervision of the township
board.
Women's Guild to Hold Social.
The Women's Guild of the Church
of the Good Shepherd will hold a
masquerade Halloween social at the
home of Mrs. Frank r. Conwell, 1929
North Quincy street, Thursday even
ing. The evening will be spent in the
usual Halloween games. Refresh
ments will be served. A short pro-
gram has been arranged.
Champion Sweet Potato.
The largest sweet potato ever
grown in Shawnee county and one or
the largest ever grown in Kansas has
been put on exhibit in the Shawnee
State bank in North Topeka. The
sweet potato is of the yellow Jersey
variety and weighs eight pounds. 1t
measures thirty-three inches in diam
eter. The mammoth potato was
grown by ]. w. Reamer of Silver
"a
field which yielded more than 500
bushels
Argonauts Meet Tonight
The monthly meeting of the Argo-
nauts' club of North Topeka Will be
held tonight at the home of Z. e
Nicholson. 919 North Van Buren,
street. The program consists of a
discussion of chapter of Kearys'
Dawn of History by the Rev. w. l..
Cole of the Quinton Heights Baptist
church. A paper will be read by MISS
Elizabeth WOODBURY. on 1.-The Nortn
Americans of Yesterday
Having His Troubles.
Soldier township clerk, ]. S. Robin
son. is in deep trouble 1t is one OF
Mr.. Robinson's duties that he shall
turn in a report of all babies born in
the township, and all deaths and fires.
Since the law has gone into effect
only one death and two fires have been
reported to him. He is looking for
someone who can suggest a way to get
the people of the township to report
these incidents to him.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E Mcfarland have
returned from a two weeks trip to
points in the east.
There will be a Halloween party at
the home of f. P. Rude Thursday ev-
ening The affair is given by the young
people of the North Congregational
church.
T A Wilkie is visiting his son Hor-
ace Wilkie of Manhattan for a few
days
Arthur Schafer of Summarized, Mo-.
will arrive in Topeka soon to visit
friends.
Mrs ]. T. Reedy will leave Friday
for Summerfield where she will visit
friends and relatives.
John Moore of North Topeka, is con-
fined at the home of his sister on ac-
count of illness.
Dudley Pratt, of 1915 Polk street. sus-
tanned a broken hip Monday afternoon
He is the father of John D. and o.
A. Pratt of North Topeka.
Clyde johnson and Arthur Hines will