The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-14
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Fire Does Considerable Damage
at J. Thomas Lumber Yard.
Central Sash and Door Com
pany Office Also Damaged.

4 fire which started about o'clock
Saturday evening did considerable
damage at the J. Thomas Lumber
yard in North Topeka
The Central sash & Door com pany's
office was also damaged 10 the ex-
tent of $500 The damage TO the
Thomas Iumb Der yard is estimated TO
be about 81. 500. The cause or the IRE
is unknown. but il is thought that
cigar stub or a lighted match was
careIessly dropped in a pile of rubbish
which was lying near the barn
The fire was first discovered by w
o. Richardson. who tried to extinguish
the blaze, which was small, with his
hands. but the fire gained Roadway SO
fast that he was compelled to turn in
H-he alarm.
The different fire departments re-
sponded quickly and after some very
good work eXtIngulshed the fire II
was thought for some time that the
Bigham livery barn would catch fire
but with hard work by the firemen
this was prevented The barn and
mum Der of piles OF lumber were burnt
at the lumber yard The horses ana
harness in the barn were taken out
without loss.
The rear end of the Central Sash &
Door company's office was burnt out
and a number Of office fixtures burnt
and damaged by water
Union Pacific Changes Tourist Travel.
a change was made on the Union
Pacific Sunday that will affect the
tourists between Topeka and Colorado
points The traffic which was former
ly handled by train No 109 Will be
taken by train No. 101- This VIII cut
down the schedule between Topeka
and Colorado points about two hours.
Garfield Reports Good Business.
In spite Of the hot and dusty wealth
er the amusement com panies at Gar
filed are reporting large crowds and
very good business q would natural
ly think" said c. c. Matthews that
during the hot and dusty weather that
the park attendance would be poor.
but the amusement companies reports
show an increase instead Of a de-
crease"
Picnic at Garfield.
The following young people enjoyed
9 picnic at Garfield park Friday even
ing: Miss Esther Ferguson Miss Rr1r1
Ferguson Of ottawa. Miss Blanche
Cox. Miss Virginia Cox Mr. William
Jenkens. MI. and Mrs Bert Fnochs of
Granville and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Wilson
Personal Mention.
Mr. Carl Hastings of Rochester
went to Panhandle. Tex. this morn
ing for the benefit of his health.
Lowell Hook and his sister. Miss
Coda Hook of ROssville went TO Los
Angeles Saturday evening
Misses Maude and Martha Massey
of Granville are in North Topeka on
a shopping trip.
] c Taylor of Granville is in
North Topeka on & business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. H w Euler returned
from Granville Sunday. where they
had been on q visit of several weeks
Dean Tucker accompanied by his
parents M and Mrs Ernest Tucker
returned from Granville after a
weeks visit to friends.
DR.. Swift has returned from Den
yer, Colo. where she attended the
national convention of homeopathic
physicians.
Mrs. NJ. :. Peckhard OF Kansas City
and Miss EsteIla Peckhard OF Newman
Z left this evening for visit TO relatives
in Colorado Springs and other west
ern points.
Charlie Lukens returned home from
Fort Riley and Manhattan where he
has been on business.
George Heit was in North Topeka
on business Saturday
The Rochester Tennis club will hold
its weekly meeting Thursday night at
the home of Perry Helm
sunday evening marked the opening
service of the open air revival meet
ings being held on the lawn at 1917
1919 North Monroe street i large
crowd attended and Rev Zimmerman
preached on the theme God Is Here -
Services will be held each evening
this week with the exception of sat
urday. Tonight the sermon will be
THE Termini Of Two Small Words