The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-31

st. Francis Lighting Plant in
Service.

people and the farmers adjoining are III
going to have a good road building day. III
April IA. w. 8. Gearhart Of Topeka, II
state engineer. will be present. State
Dur people has been boosting the en-
terprise, and so far everybody IL tax
ing a lively interest In the movement. II
The work win be divided into sections.
and each grader IL to be given a GER
tain section. Overseers will be APP
pointed to have charge Of the several Il
groups who will be placed along the
roads where the work IL most needed.
The state superintendent will go over
the road q day or two in advance OF the
work and map it out. Work will start
1T 8 o'clock II the weather Is favorable.
and 1t Is expected no less than 10 miles
or more will be covered in the days
work. The work will be performed on
the main travelled road. ARRANGEMENTS |
are complete for eight graders, three to |
a gas tractor. and four by horses. Be-
sides there will be 100 to $50 men on
the grade to work with scrapers ana
plows and other grading machinery. A
banquet IL planned for night, at which
Superintendent Gearhart. State Senator
good roads subject. The supper will
be free. Thus the pushing people OF
Herndon and the farmers adjoining are
setting a good example.
Gospel Team 1t Obeflin.
Oberlin, March 31.-The first gospel
team to organize in this part of the
state has been successfully launched In
Oberlin. Half a dozen Of the business
men perfected the organization. L n.
Parker; editor Of the Times. was chosen
president and leader: d. q. Addleman.
secretary, and N. b. Bush, musical d.
rector. The other members are ID. q.
Campbell, George McMullen and E w.
Couldron, junior editor of the Herald.
The organization is wholly composed OF
lay members Of the different churches.
The object is to hold meetings In the
surrounding localities for the promotion
Of the religious cause. Four members
of the team-L. M. Parker. N. b. Bush.
George McMullen and d. g. Addle-
man-have for years composed the OBJ
erlin quartet, one Of the best known
musical bodies in northwest Kansas.
Electric Lights At St. Francis.
st. Francis, March Sit was a gala
time for our people to witness the
turning on Of the electric current which
lighted st. Francis for the first time.
The town was SO brilliantly lighted
that strangers coming to st. Francis
after dark really believed they were ap-
preaching Denver. They. didn't think
the farthest northwest town in the
state was large enough to secure a
fine system of electric lighting as this
town now offers. The Herald went on
to say: 1.-The dreams and visions of
old residents became a reality when the
electric current was turned on for the
first time. and the harnessed lightning
illuminated the streets, business houses
and homes Of st. Francis" Like To-
pelka this town has her white way"
on the main business thoroughfare,
and this street was crowded with peo-
pie as it seldom has been in her his
tory.
With her fine water ana electric light
ing plants in operation the st. Francis
visitors conclude that her population Il
a live bunch of people. To know that
this town is in the farthest northwest
corner Of the state, and about IL miles
from the borders of Colorado and Ne
braska these enterprises speak volumes
for her grit and push. Her people are
united on business propositions OF this
kind. In Norton the white way has
| three lamps to the post and In st. Fran
els there are five. With the exception
| Of Norton this town il the second one
west Of Concordia to get the white
way"
Teachers Walk Many Miles.
Herndon. March 31.-There are several
school teachers in the vicinity of Hern-
don who not only earn their salaries,
but should be paid for the extra shoe
leather they wear out in going and
returning from their schools. Miss
Helen Moorish teaches school seven
miles from Herndon. Every Friday at
| ternoon she walks to town and Monday
morning returns to her school on foot.
Miss Maude Johnson's school is nine
miles away. She wears out several pair
Of shoes In her walk to and from
school every Friday afternoon and
Monday morning.
The Misses Mary and Bertha Brown
teach school six and eight miles from
town, and they know every inch of the
road, having Travelled 1t on foot many
/ times.
Miss Mary Page teaches school three
| miles in the country. It is bad day
when she doesn't walk the distance
regularly.
Miss Oleatha Pearson teaches a sue
cessful school ~ miles from Herndon.
No flies alight on her, for she walks
and returns from her school every
school day. There 10 talk that these
teachers will form q combine, and put
in bills for the extra shoe leather they
wear out. in walking to and from their
schools.