The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-16
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Work of Installing the White
Way Is i'm Full Swing.
State Wide Horseshoe Pitching
Tournament to Be Held Here.

Work of installing the North side
white way is in full swing. Since Mon
day afternoon a large force of men
mas been at work on the excavation
of the trenches and laying the con-
Quits The firms holding the contracts
for the installation of this improve
ment have until november l to COM
plete the work and they expect to
nave every hing completed ahead Of
schedule time. The conduits are being
laid on the west side of the street.
Argonauts Hold Meeting Tonight.
The Argonauts' club of North To-
peka will hold their first meeting of
the season tonight at the home of c.
c Nicholson The topic for discussion
Will be, THE earliest trace of Amer
inds.'' The club was organized in 1898
and has been a splendid success since
it was organized. At present the or
ganizatiOn has membership of "a
They made UP an attractive little fold
er containing the complete program
for the coming season
Horseshoe Tournament Here.
Plans are being made TO hold state
wide horseshoe pitching tournament in
Topeka. October Il and Is According
to the officials of the North Topeka
club representatives will be present
from all parts of Kansas. The mem
bers of the North Side club and the
organizations in the vicinity Of the
city will hold a meeting at fire station
No. l Wednesday night and make more
definite plans for the affair. Plans have
been made to advertise the meet ex-
tsusively all over the state
1T is possible that this may be made
tri-state affair." said H H. Bair,
president of the North Side club this
morning. The meet will be held at
the fair grounds and pitchers from
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Missouri may take part in the contest
Cash and other alma 1IR prizes will be
awarded the winners in the contest
Dancing Pavilion Closes Friday.
The dancing pavilion at Garfield
park Will close Friday evening Al
though the park has been closed for
some time the pavilion has
been open the regular nights as before
The proprietor and men in charge OF
the dance hall report a very success
full season. Mr. Steinberg, the propri-
etor Is TO be congratulated for running
a clean hall and his success in weed
ing out the tough elements which fire.
quent some of these amusements-
Personal Mention.
Charles Wind of Kansas City is
spending a short time in North To-
peka on business
John Kemp has returned to his
home after a short business trip TO
George w. Nelson has returned
from a two weeks business and pleas
ure trip to Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ravens and
daughter Ruth. who have been spend
ing the past month in California, have
returned to their home in North To-
peIla-
Miss Lucille Selma who has been
spending the past few weeks at st.
Marys and Wamego. has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs R. J. Fleming have
returned to their home in Meriden.
after a short business trip to North
Topeka
John Holiday, jr., will leave today
for Idaho. where he will spend a short
time on business
A J. Spetter has moved from 916
to e1S North Madison street
Earl Williams has taken a position
in the santa Fe machine shops
ora Culp has returned from Va
cation trip to Menoken.
Edward Hasselbaum has returned
to his home in Silver Lake after q
short business trip to North Topeka
John HyIt of EImont spent short
time in North Topeka yesterday on
business
Ray Harries. city passenger agent
for the Union Pacific. has returned
from business trip to St Louis
John staple left yesterday for
business trip to Missouri.
L. A Hull and Media Hull of Silver