The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-13
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Question of New Fire Station
Still Puzzles.
If Found Unsafe Will Have to
Build New One.

| There has been considerable talk
about a new fire station for North To-
! peka but nothing definite has yet been
: decided. Committees have been APP
| pointed to investigate the situation but
no satisfactory report has ever been
! given the commissioners and Chief
Wilmarth have had nothing to work
on. Again the matter has been
| brought up and Architect Wood is
making a thorough examination to
ascertain to the safety of the build
ing and to determine what should and
can be done to make it safe. The fact
is recognized that property must be
protected and every thing the city can
do to insure safety will be attended to.
If Architect Wood decides that a new
building is the best plan and proves
the old one unsafe the money which
is in the emergency fund of the city
will be used for that purpose.
Lyman Blue Team Won.
The Lyman Blue ball team won a
victory on their ball ground on North
Kansas avenue Sunday afternoon over
the Rochester team. Their good play
ing was due to the extra work of their
pitcher, Conwell. Score IL to 4.
Rev. Barrett Very Ill.
Rev. Joshua Barrett is very i'll at his |
home on North Quincy street. Mr.. !
Barrett is an old resident of North |
Topeka and was for several years pas !
tor of the Baptist church.
OTdFIIelu H1dFk opening.
Everything is about ready for the !
opening of Garfield park which win |
take place Thursday. Men with teams
have been busy for some time taking |
away the rubbish and cleaning up in /
general, and the shrubs and flowers of
different kinds which have been set |
out lend much to the beauty of the |
place. The large fountain just in |
front of the gate has been put in |
working order and the drinking foun-
tains have been repaired. There is
very good boating on the creek, row.
boats and motorboats being in readi- |
ness to accommodate the crowds.
Cemetery Directors Side.
Editor State Journal: The article |
published in Saturdays Journal in
reference to the disinterment of the |
T. ]. Brown children in Rochester
cemeter is very misleading and does
the superintendent, Mr. Howard |
Green, as also the association, a grave
wrong. The facts are, that through |
erroneous entries in books of cemetery
by former superintendent, a mistake
was made in the sale of the lot on
which the children were buried. The
present superintendent discovered the
error couple of months after the in
term entS were made, and 1mme dately
removed them to adjoining lot, but
they were reburied at the usual depth,
four feet, instead of eighteen inches,
as published This lot has never been
settled for in total or in part and ac-
cording to rules of cemetery and con-
tract signed by Brown, the superin-
tendent had the right to remove the
bodies even though no mistake had
been made.-D. F. Hoover, president;
A. TomlinsOn, secretary.
Personal Mention.
The Merry Matrons will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Fred Clark.
L. w. Elmore went to Manhattan to-
day with Marshalls band to play for
the KNIGHTS TemplarS
Mrs. George Urban is very ill at her
home, 1927 North Monroe street.
Mrs 1. NJ. Compton, of Valley Falls,
is visiting Mrs. A. B. Bradley at GIT
North Quincy street.
Mrs. Charles Suit has gone to Sa-
ina to attend the grand chapter of the
Eastern Star.
Miss Elizabeth Schenck has returned
rom Holton, where she visited Miss
Alice Waldron.
Mrs. A. L. Munson has returned from
visit with her daughter, Mrs. John
Cell, of Kansas City. Mo.
Mrs Burr and Mrs. Homer Green ,
If Denver. Colo, are visiting with their
Mrs. Green at 1910 North Van
5uren street.
Mr.. Chas. Robinson is making extern
i've improvements on his home at 1926 {
North Harrison street.
Mrs. Myrta Howard will go to Hol- t
on tomorrow to be the guest of Mrs a
:. w. Waldron.
Mrs. Wade, of Mayetta, is visiting
Ter daughter, Mrs Wetherholt
William George, of Kiro was in