The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-29
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Program for Garfield Labor
Day Picnic Given Out.
Will Be Speeches, Athletic Con-
tests and MarShalI'S Band.

According to the program which has
been announced by the big doin's'
at Garfield park Labor day. the picnic
will he a solid day of fun and enter
tainment. There will be a ball game
in the morning between two teams OF
the kids league and the winning team
Will be awarded a catcher's mask. Ir
the afternoon an address will be made
by DIT. H. J. Corwine and one by Hon.
W. II. Kemper. Among the athletic
stunts in the afternoon and evening
there Will be union mems race,
boys race. a free for all race for men,
a women's free for all race, girls
running race. a ball throwing contest,
a standing broad jump contest and
ball game which will be held at
O'Clock. In the evening Marshalls
band will be on hand with one of their
famous special concerts which Will
be given at o'clock. For those
winning in the athletic contests
there will lie a cash prize given one
of the features of the afternoon pro-
gram Will be the baby show. The
amusements and park officials are
and are expecting one of the largest
crowds of the season.
Methodist Church Nearly Completed.
The repairs of the North Kansas
Avenue Methodist church are nearing
completion and will be finished about /
has been completely remodeled and /
cleaned and painted on the interior
and exterior. For some time while
the repairs were being made services
were held at the Barrett hall Ser
vices viii reopen at the church sunday,
September =
Mrs. Ward Entertains.
Mrs Flora Ward entertained q num- |
her of guests at the Y. w. c. A !
tea room today at II O'Clock in honor |
IF her niece, Miss Freda Smith of Los /
Angeles. Cal. formerly of North To- !
peka. and her nephew. Jay Smith of /
OTTAWA who will leave Saturday TO /
make his home at Los Angeles The ;
guests included Miss Freda smith, /
Miss Mildred CIary. Miss Helen Mat {
ihews, JAY Smith. Vernon Warwick +
and Harold Warwick.
Repairs Oh Street Car Bridge.
The repairs on the Topeka railway /
bridge over the Kaw river are well
under way and about half completed.
The bridge is being painted and a com
plete set of new ties is being put in.
There are about dozen men working
on the bridge. The work is being
rushed aud is expected to he completed
soon
Farmers Cutting Corn.
on account II the dry weather the
farmers in the northern part of shaw
nee county are cutting their corn
about a month earlier than in pre-
y
ference in the care of fodder this year.
owing 10 the shortage of a rough feed.
Farmers who have large fields of corn
are cutting it up and filing their silos,
where formerly they simply husked
the corn and turned their stock in the
fields.
Personal Mention.
Stella McClain has returned to her
home in Della after visiting friends and L
relatives in North Topeka. i
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made trip to North Topeka this
to visit her daughter.
Miss Margaret Packard of Bethany,
Mo. will arrive IN North Topeka soon.
She viii attend school in Topeka this ,
winter. II
The Misses Rosa. Hazel and Inez Nc {
Lucas. Mrs. Thomas Lowery and Irene I
Lowery of Merden are in North To- I
peka visiting Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Myers
of 1914 North Van Buren, street {
F. + Spetter has returned from Kan ,
Sas City. where he has been for a few I
days on business
Earl Williams has returned from a
pleasure trip to Kansas City and LeaV- |
cnworth. 7
w. T. Musson. of Kirksville. Mo-. is j
i'm North Topeka visiting with his t
brother, l. Musson. =
Clara Musson. OF Kirl,sville. Mo. is {
in North Topeka visiting relatives. L
Raymond Berry will leave soon for
ashton. Ida. where he viii make his c
future home Z
&. IHgle of Granville made short y
business trip to North Topeka this i
i
!. \ Crew left Thursday evening for :
City. :
Miss Bessie Campbell left today for.
iioodland. where she has a position in q