The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24
lORTH SIDE NEWS
Work Under Way for Basemen
Of New Fire Station.
Startling Condition Of Walls Of
Old Building.

Old Building.
Work of evacuating the basement lot
the new IRE station in North IopeAa
was commenced Friday morning anu
according to the contractors. bowers
& KERN. who have charge OF the WolA,
the concrete work will be commences
about the middle of next week. TINS
however. will depend on the weatneI
to a great extent Should the weather
be cold and stormy it will be impossi.
BILE to make much Roadway at the
work.
II the present brand of good weather
continues the contractors are planning
to finish the work In record-breakins
time.
One thing startling about the OLD
building which came to the suriace
when it was torn down was the con-
dition of its walls. They were IN
dangerous condition. Whole sections
of the sidewalks fell out at one time
when only few brick or stone were
removed. In many places the walls
were composed principally OF mortar
and to use the words of the men WORK
ing on the building lit was rotten. IL
is the opinion Of many North s1ders
who were familiar with the condition
of the old building that 1t was a mem
ace to public safety. But then, North
siders are not inclined to worry over
ancient history they are more inter-
ested in the developments of the con-
struction of the new building.
However, the condition of these
walls show that we were asking moth
ing unreasonable when we asked the
city officials for the new building.
said Fred Voiland this morning.
For Mr.. and Mrs. Mite.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mite were the
guests of honor at a card party given
at s13 North Jackson street Friday
evening by Misses Lavanche HardlcK
and Mabel Jones. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mite. Miss Grace
Forbes, Miss Nell Hardick, Miss Bertha
Fitch, Miss Gladys Cunningham, Miss
Coda Hook of Rossville, Miss Lavanche
Hardick. Miss Mabel Jones, Donald
Odds, Elmer Forbes. Clearance Belts, 4.
| G. White, Ben Poole, Earl Gibson and
Mr.. Heinsley.
Don't Affect Students.
The abolition of the two local trains
on the Union Pacific will not affect
| the students attending school in To-
peka to any great extent, according
to the officials of the Union Pacific
There is a local train from the west at
| 8:15 Monday morning which enables the
students to get in Topeka in time Tor
| their classes and enables them to spend
more time at home. From the east
| there is a train which arrives in To-
peka Sunday evening. The schedule
from both the east and the west enables
| the students to leave for their homes
| at most any time which is convenient
for them.
Took Prize at Grant School.
| For the benefit of those who think
that poets are a thing of the past, the
| following poem, written by little Miss
Virginia Reed, has been submitted:
There was once a class of Obs,
About as good class as one generally
| sees.
Some were slim and some were fat,
Some crocheted, some did tat,
But all were determined to get big
Els and not P's.
Little Virginia is in the 6-B class at
Grant school, and her poem took first
prize in a contest which was held at
that school. She is the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Reid. formerly of
the Lyman district.
Saxaphone Trio.
Lovers of good music will be inter-
ested in the special musical program
which has been arranged at the North
Topeka Baptist church for Sunday
evening. In addition to the special
music by the chorus choir saxaphone
trio composed of Messrs. c. S. Alex
ander, L. H. Wood and G. G. ROgan
tr. will play Calvary by Rodney
The concert has been arranged FOL
the 1880 program.
Church Notices.
| Services at the North Congregation-
al church Sunday: Sunday school al
10 a. m, D. w. Little. superintendent
Isermon by the pastor. Rev. J.
Pearson. Junior C E. at 3:45. Senior
IC. E. at 6:15.
At the North Topeka Baptist church
Sunday school at $3.50; morning
worship at IL o'clock. theme: Worle
CONQUEST Evening service at 1880
theme, Can a Man Live on Breac
Alone?' Special music at the even
ing service. Grant Handley. pastor
Junior b. Y. p. U. at 3 O'Clock. In
Itermediate and senior at $3.50.
The Second Presbyterian church
Jackson and Gordon streets on
block west Of Kansas avenue car line
Rev. Joseph R. Hicks, pastor. Thu
pastor will preach Sunday morning
He will emphasize the fact that thu
mission of the church is to better tn
condition of men, physically, social
ly, morally and spiritually. The pas
tor will show that the church is &C
complishing its task slowly but surel
and that the world is to become
place wherein dwelleth rightness
The evening service will be chill
dren's service. The pastor will preacl
| an illustrated sermon on THE Lowe
Lights" The church will be dark
ened in the beginning of the sermo
to show the condition of the worl
without the lower lights Nine can
dies will be lighted, showing the dill
ferent lights which are enlightenin
the world. Then the church will b
Fl flooded with light, showing the fins
n outcome of the shining of the lowe
l. lights The children will sing, 18th
y Light of the World is Jesus
" Wednesday night is open churc
1t NIGHT SpeciaI music bv the cho