The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-29
NORTH SIDE NEWS
POstOffice Situation Causes Stir
in North Topeka.
Business Men Planning to Take
the Matter Up.
PROGRAM FOR CONVENTION
Today Is Oakland Day al
Garfield Park.
Union Pacific Trains Crowded
Thursday Evening.

The letter, received by Fred Vol
land from Senator Joseph Bristow.
and published in Thursdays issue of
the State Journal. is causing no little
comment among the North Side bust
ness men. The letter was to the eff
feet that on account of the work in
the supervising architects Office being
four years behind. the North Side
federal building would not likely be
begun for at least four years.
A number of the business men on
the North Side are planning to CO.
operate and take the matter up with
Senator Bristow and Congressman
Anthony and endeavOr to get the
building started in a shorter length Of
time.
Another letter was received recent
ly by Voiland from Congressman An
thony which stated practically the
sane thing as the letter from Bris-
tow.
The Shawnee Chief has the follow
ing to say as to Anthony's letter:
while this letter does not sound en-
cOuraging, it will not be four or five
years before work is begun on the
North Topeka Office. 1t might be that
in the ordinary course of events, but
North Topeka isn't in the habit of
permitting things to take their ordi-
nary course-not when something in
which there is as much interest as the
Sunday School Convention.
The Soldier township Sunday school
convention will be held at the West
IndianOla schoolhcuse Sunday, June
Z. The program will be as follows:
MORNING.
Song and Praise Service by the
West Indianola school.
H. X. Evans.
Making Use of Leftover Mater
ial," Mr.. A. r. Tiffany.
THE Immortality of Influence" DR..
j. r. Madison.
Dinner and Social Hour.
AFTERNOON.
Song and Praise Service, led by Mr..
Lesson for the day, taught by Mr..
l.. w. Wilson.
Taught in primary room by Mrs. d.
o. Coe.
1.-THE Home Department and Vista
ton Work." Mrs. c. S. Keller.
''The Organized Glass;" DR.. e. s.
Pettyjohn.
Gospel Team Work." Mr.. H. b.
Lautz.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At Garfield Park.
Today is Oakland day at Garfield
park. Between -four and five hundred
Oakland school children and residents
of the day. Special exercises were held
during the afternoon. This evening
at $3.50 o'clock a baseball game will
be played between the Lyman team
and the Oakland team.
Down in Texas.
Gene Hayes, a North side commits
sion merchant who returned this
morning from a trip to Texas. reports
that crop prospects in that state are
good. Corn is now in tassel and pros
poets are for a good crop.
Mr.. Hayes owns two hundred acres
of watermelons in Texas and says that
he expects the field to yield about two
hundred carloads.
That Kansas Avenue Bridge.
Work began some time ago laying
new planks in the floor of the Kansas
avenue bridge. The work is about
two-thirds completed and the improve
ment was badly needed. However, there
who are inclined to be peeved because
the work has been SO slow. Three
men are working on the job.
To Initiate Twelve Candidates.
Shawnee council No. 8, X. and L. of
s., will initiate a class Of twelve can
didates next Tuesday evening, assisted
by the degree team from council No.
q. 1t is expected that quite a large
crowd will be present After the ex-
ercises refreshments will be served.
Memorial Services.
Memorial services will be held in
North Topeka Sunday morning at the
Second Presbyterian church. The ad-
dress will be made by the pastor, Rev
Joseph p Hicks. Special music will
be furnished by the choir. Members
of the North side G. A. r. post and the
Women's Relief Corps No. will meet
at the G. A. r. hall at 1880 o'clock
and go to the church in a body. The
Memorial exercises will begin at II
O'Clock.
Trains Are Crowded.
All of the Union Pacific trains run
ming out OF Topeka were crowded
| Thursday evening and this morning
Special equipment was added to a
number Of them. The Union Pacific
has been dong it's share for the COM
fort of the veterans throughout the
dedication exercises.
Personal Mention.
Memorial services will be held Dec
grafton day, May 80, at the Prairie
Home cemetery at 2 o'clock in the