The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-06
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Called Meeting Of Indianola
Residents to Be Held Soon.
To Vote ON Tax Levy Which
Was Defeated April 10.

cerned as to the voting of the tax levy
! for the expenses of the, school. that
the matter will be settled within a
! At the last school meeting which
was held April 10 the men who de-
posted their notes for the purchase
Of the new site for the school house
% eo shat hsy be ss
granted but when the voting of the
tax levy was put up before the meet
! ing 1t was defeated.
| It Is expected that a called meeting
will be held as soon as possible and
| the levy voted on again.
i According to the school laws of the
| state covering the levy of such 8 tax
the county superintendent will make :
levy for the expenses of the school
II it il not done by the residents OF
| the school district.
Sons OF Veterans Meet.
A meeting of the newly organized
Sons of Veterans lodge of North To-
peka was held at the offices OF ]. j.
King Tuesday evening. Those who at
tended will submit their application
f, for a charter as soon as possible. 1t
is expected that the charter will be
received in ample time for the new or
| ganization to take part In the dedica-
ton of the Memorial hall which il to
be held in Topeka.
There were about so present at the
meeting. Another meeting will be
held next Friday night at the offices
of ]. J. King. After the g. A. r. meet
ing, which will also be held Friday
evening, il dismissed the Sons of Vet
Grams will go to the G.. A. r. hall and
elect officers.
Fire at II. n. Baer's Home.
| small fire damaged the contents
of the r. r. Baer home in North To-
/ peka Tuesday evening at 10 o'clock to
the extent Of 500. The blaze started
in a closet and originated when Baer's
{; son went into the closet with a light
/ to look for some books. Most of the
contents Of the closet consisting OF
4 clothes and books. was destroyed.
When the fire was discovered Baer
turned in the alarm and tried. with
, the assistance of ID. T. Gabriel who
was at the Baer home. to extfngu1sh
the fire. Fire departments No. 1 and
No. 3 responded to the alarm.
| Are Boosting James.
The members of the North side Blue
post are grooming T. M. James for
senior vice commander Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, department of
for Charles Meek of Wichita, who is
a candidate for the office of COM
mander.
The election will be held the last
which will be held in Topeka. James
is we'll known in North Topeka.
F; Out at Rochester.
| Rochester school closed today and
! a big basket dinner was held on the
grounds. During the afternoon the
pupils Of the school entertained the
i patrons with exercises consisting of
songs, folk dances and Rotations.
During the last school term Miss
Kendrick has been principal of the
! school. Her assistant was Miss Mabel
| Roudebush. =
! Indian Creek Grange.
The Indian Creek grange held
hall Tuesday evening. Several degrees
, were conferred at the meeting. Short
talks were made by a number of the
members.
1.-THE Mexican Situation was dis
cussed by Glenn Pollom.
Personal Mention.
| Miss Avis Clayton will leave in a
! short time for Lawrence, where she
will visit her brother. From that
place she will go to her home in Hill
| City. where she will spend the sum-
mer.
i spending the day in North Topeka Wis.,
iting her daughter, Miss Maude Mas
sey.
MRS. Sweet and Her Seven Daugh-
ters'' was the title of a playlet given
at the Eastern Star hall. Helena chap
/
ladies Of the lodge.
Mrs. I. A. Gilbert and family of
Wetmore have moved to 1924 Central
avenue, where they will make their
future home.
| Miss Grace Brown, formerly OF
home at 831 North Kansas avenue.
She will open a millinery store Ill
North Topeka.
An entertainment will be given at
the Pence Sunday school next Satur-
day evening.
The opening of the Western Union
offices In North Topeka has been
postponed again. The officials Of the
company say that the offices will
open May Is.
the Thomas Page Milling company in
North Topeka on the construction of
their new elevator in North Topeka
The work IL being rushed and a night
and day shift is being used on the job.
Word has been received in North
|; Topeka Of the marriage of DIR. NJ. +.
Mcdonald, formerly of North Topeka.
to Miss Frances Case Of Manhattan
Mrs. Charles F. Bridge has left for
Ridgeway. where she will visit
friends and relatives
Miss Margaret Riley has returned
to her home in Kansas City after Wis
iting Mrs. C. A. Jones of North Jack
son street.
: Mrs. Brown has opened millinery
lparlors at 831 North Kansas avenue.
second floor, and will be pleased to
see her many friends regarding all
matters in millinery. Mrs. Brown has
been a business woman for many
years in some of the larger cities,
among them Denver and Kansas City.
but is well known in Topeka, where
she formerly lived.-Adv.
KANSAS DOCTORS MEET
Holding Annual Convention TO Discuss