The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-08
NORTH SIDE NEWS


eled Soon.
Addition WIN Be Built-DO-
nestle Science Room.
Twelve thousand dollars have been
set aside by the board OF education Of
Topeka for the remodeling and build
ing an addition to Grant school The
addition will be composed Of 50 feet on
the south side OF the building and viii
be occupied by four rooms. The re-
naming Of the building win be mod
ernixed and made sanitary.
It was also voted to equip the build
ing with modern toilet arrangements.
Plans for the Improvement win be
drawn up by the building committee
and will be submitted to the board at
the February meeting. The southwest
room of the basement VIII be modern
lied and used for q domestice science
room. A dozen new hot plates win be
installed by the Parent-Teachers as
sociation Of the district.
The Parent-Teachers' association IL,
in fact. responsible Tor the improve
ment of the old building. The modern
izing Of the building Ii the cutgrowth
OF moving two Of the Grant classes to
Quincy school. The cause of moving
these classes was the unsanitary con-
dition of the basement of the old
building. A number Of meetings were
held and the situation discussed and
aired thoroughly. In the end the as
ISOLATION started a movement for the
new building
I'VE did not get the new building. -
said c. N. Morrow. principal of Grant
school this morning, "but the building
remodeled and the new addition will
make the building almost the same
as new. I think every one of the MEM
bers Of the Parent-Teathers' associa-
ton IL satisfied"
Double Track for Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific railroad has made
another maneuver in the war for the
Panama-Pacif1c trafflc in 1915. Two
hundred and nifty miles Of double track
are now being laid on this route from
San Francisco. the point where this
route IL double tracked at the present
time. This will give the Union Pacific
more than 1000 miles Of double track
which consists Of the entire distance
between Omaha and San Francisco.
The road Is also building cutoffs at
various places in the west which will
eliminate no little distance Of the pres
ent route.
Once Located Soon.
Tho Western Union offices will be
located in North Topeka in the next
few days. according to W. C. Carswell,
the local manager of the company.
Although no definite location has been
decided on at the present time it IL
the general supposition that the Offices
will be located in the building now
occupied by the Union Pacific phar-
macy at the corner Of North Kansas
avenue and West Railroad street. 1t
is expected that the service, will be
installed in about two &Weeks
The location OF thea building will
be known definitely In the next few
days" said Mr.. Carswell this morning.
Personal Mention.
The Young People'B@ alliance Of
Rochester met Wednesday evening af
the home of Mrs. wtcH Nicholas.
Those present were: Perry Helm, Ell
sic McNown, Grace Lonergan, Anna
Andrews. Mabel Roudebush, Rather
inc Lonergan, Flora Lonergan, Fred
Fletcher. Pearl McNcwn, William
Anweiler. Carl Hastings, Leroy Lon
ergan, C. Andrews, Helen Madison,
Dorothy Lonergan, Mrs w. II. Nicho-
las and Charles Nicholas.
Miss Katherine Lonergan will leave
Saturday evening for her home in
Oklahoma City after q several weeks
Rochester and Holton.
Police Officer w. o. Cook has re-
turned to his beat in North Topeka
after q few days illness.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Shawnee State bank
and the officers and directors in
charge during the past year held their
annual meeting in the directors room
of the bank Wednesday evening. The
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