The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Union Pacific Will Operate the
Leavenworth & Topeka r. r.
win Build Cutoff Between
Oxawkie and Granville.

The Leavenworth and Topeka rail-
road which runs from Topeka to Leave
enworth. and for the past Is years has
been operated by the Santa Fe, Will
in the future be operated by the Union
Pacific. This road was formerly called
the Leavenworth. Topeka q SOUTH
western. When this road was built, or
rather partly built from Salina 10
Lcavenworth it was bought by the
Rock Island, Santa Fe and Union Fa-
ciflc. The Rock Island purchased the
right Of way from Topeka to Salna.
The Union Pacific and Santa re Wen.
in partnership and purchased the right
OF way from Topeka to Leavenwortn.
This was done to keep either the ROCK
Island. the Chicago Northwestern or
the c. B. & @. from obtaining right
OF way into Topeka.
The Rock Island is now utilizing the
right of way between Topeka and Sa.
lima. Under the contract drawn up al
the time Of purchase by the Santa re
and Union Pacific Of the road between
Topeka and Leavenworth each roao
was to operate it two years alternate
ly. For some reason or by a mutuai
agreement between these two ROADS the
Santa Fe has been operating the
stretch of road between Topeka ana
AcAVGnWOTLn lOE LIC th5S ~
This, however, is probably owing to the
fact that the Santa Fe has a line run
ming from Topeka to Meriden. the
Leaven worth & Topeka was only built
through to Meriden from Leavenwortn.
The L. & T. light of way between To-
peka and Meriden has either grown up
in weeds or Is being cultivated Dy
farmers.
The road now used by trains opera
ted over this line between Topeka and
Meriden is a part of the Santa Fes St.
Joseph line. Owing to this fact the IN
ION Pacific will now build a cutoh be-
tween a point a short distance west OF
Ozawkie and a point short distance
west of Ozawkie and point short
west of Granville on their
main line. This will eliminate about
six miles off the present distance be-
tween Topeka and Leavenworth. The
line which Is to be built is about ten
miles in length. The surveys are now
being made and the Union Pacific is
unloading material at the junction de-
pot in North Topeka for the construc-
tion Of a short cutoff between the I'm
ion Pacific ard Santa Fe tracks in
North Topeka. This road will be
forced to use the Santa Fe's st. JOS
eph line from Topeka to Meriden until
the cutoff from Granville to Ozawkie
Is completed.
II Is not Known JuSt WHcH COuStA ~
ton work will begin in this line but 1t
is expected that 1t will commence as
soon as spring opens or perhaps before.
According to the local officials OF the
Santa Fe and Union Pacific the build
ing Of this cutoff will be money saver
on the Leavenworth and Topeka line.
Oldtimers Volunteer to Fix Bell.
Old timers in North Topeka who
favor the utilizing of the bell of fire
~r%rH AN<v~ No. v-a6 To v01N
the price of repairing it. James Ander-
son Of 1101 North Madison street. who
has been a resident of North Topeka
for a number Of years. informed J. r.
Spetter Sunday that he and a number
Of his friends were ready at any time
the city officials would. agree to use it
on The new building.
Mr.. Anderson said that he was acting
as spokesman for a number of old
timers in North Topeka who do not
want the bell 'junked." He also told Mr..
Spetter that practically all the men
who have lived in North Topeka for a
long time did not want the use of the
alarm discontinued.
People of the North side are almost
this morning. If some one was to start
a petition to the effect it would take
only short time to raise enough
money to repair the bell and erect 1t
on the new building"
A Breath OF the Early Days.
A breath Of the early days in Kansas
history swept down North Kansas ave-
nue. late Saturday night. However, a
bystander remarked that the object ap-
peared more like a blue streak than
anything else. The breath Of early days
or blue streak in question was nothing
more than the deer which escaped from
Gage park Saturday afternoon. The
deer crossed either the Melan or Sar-
dou bridge. no one knows which, and
struck for the open country via Kansas
avenue. 1t was last seen by North
siders in the vicinity of Garfield park.
Personal Mention.
The Cleaners class of the Second
Presbyterian church entertained the
Knights of King Arthur Saturday
evening at the home OF Miss Fay Arm
strong. The guests included: Miss May
Prunty, Miss Hazel Near, Miss Marie
Finch. Miss Edith Wilson, Miss Ruth
Ward. Miss Pauline Urban, Miss Ruth
Clouse, Miss Viola Van Nice, Miss Mar
garet Conwell. Miss Fay Armstrong,
Russell Hamilton. Dean Van Ness.
Harry Bachelor, Earl Simms, Ernest