The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
NORTH SIDE news FOR AN ADDITION
Election of Drainage Board
Members Held Today.
R0ssville, Men0ken and North
Topeka Are Districts.

The annual election of members Of
the North side drainage board is be-
tng he!d today at the offices of Frank
Conwell. 900 North Kansas avenue.
=. Inere are four candidates for posi-
uons on the board. They are Claude
Maze, George Young, ]. A. Stewart and
7. M. Forbes. Out Of these three are
10 be elected. 1t is expected by a
great many North siders it will be a
close fight. All the candidates are
popular and it is a mighty hard pro-
position to figure out just who the can
o1date will be who will not be elected
The clerks in charge of the polls
are: ]. w. Cochran. D. T. Gabriel, j.
9. A. Peyton. George Schenck and N.
Retter.
Up to noon today the voting was
slack. but this afternoon the votes be-
gan to come in faster.
Elections are also being held in the
Menoken and Rossville' drainage dis
trfcts. In the Menoken district the
election Is being held at the home of
p. Hansford. At Rossville it is being
held at the city hall.
The polls will be closed tonight at 6
O'Clock and the votes counted.
Argonauts to Meet
The Argonaut club Of North Tope-
ka will meet tonight at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Nicholson. 919
North Van Buren, street. The lesson
will be taken from Kearnys Dawn
Of History" In connection with this
other subjects will be discussed by
the members of the club.
Barrett Hall Renovated.
Barrett hall which is located at the
corner Of North Kansas avenue and
East Gordon street has been thorough
1y renovated. The inside Of the build
ing has been painted and repapered
and a number of other repairs MADE
The hall is occupied by the Fraternal
Aid lodge and Victor council. Knights
and Ladies' of Security lodge.
To Hold Big Reception.
The Senior Baptist Young Peoples
union of the North Topeka Baptist
church will hold a reception at the
ception will be given for the members
of the church and their friends. In
connection with this a large number
of invitations are being extended.
The committee in charge of the
program promises a program that will
Be above the ordinary. The program
will consist of both musical and liter
ary numbers Refreshments will be
served during the evening.
Installs Electric Repair Machine.
T. d. Joseph has installed a large.
electrical repairing and welting ma
chine in his shoe store in North
Topeka. The machine is one of the fin
chimes it is possible to sew on pair
OF soles in a little more than 30 Sec
onds.
Grange Meeting Today.
The Indian Creek Grange held an all
day meeting at their hall north OF the.
city today. THE Growing OF Alfaifa
was the principal topic discussed by
the Changers. William Bigger, D. L.
West and D. Z. Button. prominent
farmers of the northern part of the
county, were the principal speakers.
Personal Mention.
H. H. Bair left this morning for
Kansas City on business.
Mrs. John Gutschall, Of Rossville, Is
spending a brief time in North To-
peka.
Mrs. Roy Hartzell. Of Rossville. is in
North Topeka today. She will return
home this evening.
w. v. Casebier has returned to his
home in North Topeka after bust
ness trip to Clyde.
H. B. Browning, of Linwood. is
spending a short time in North Topeka.
J. w. Dillon. Of Silver Lake, has re-
turned to his home.
A. ]. Hook, Of Silver Lake, was
North side business visitor Monday at
ternoon.
Samuel Roller has returned to his
home in Silver Lake.
w. A. Sample, OF Perry, has returned
home.
J. w. Foster, of Hoyt, is in North
Topeka.
Ralph Baer, Of the Topeka Packing
company, is in Kansas City attending
the Missouri and Kansas Carlot Ship
pers' convention which Is being held at
that place.
A. NJ. Petro. druggist.-Adv.
There is a small furry in the Ro-
chester neighborhood on account of
some of the children having an infec-
ton of the eyes known rs pink eye"
Rochester is one of the neighborhoods
which has only recently recovered
from a life sized smallpox scare. The
school was closed for week. How
ever, it will be unnecessary to close
the school on account of the pink
eye" The children who were affected
with the eye trouble were taken out
Of school until they recover. Accord
ing to physicians the disease is not
dangerous.
]. H. Anderson has left for Chicago
where he will remain indefinitely.
Ben Judkins has returned to his
home in Fairbury, Neb., after a BUSH
ness trip to North Topeka.
Miss Maude Massey has returned
from a brief business trip to Kansas
City, Mo.
A. Roberts has returned to his home
in Wamego after business trip to the
North side.
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