The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
NORTH SIDE news
Civic Club win Meet 1T Con-
Wells Tuesday Night.

Will Discuss Selection of Site
for Federal Building.
The North Side civic club will hold
an open. meeting at Frank Converts
undertaking establishment tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. The location OF
the new North Topeka federal building
will be discussed.
AS the postofElce representative VINO
has charge of locating this builotns
will arrive in North Topeka tomorrow
to select the site no little interest Ii
being taken In the selection by the
North side business men.
The meeting will be open to everyone
who is interested in the location OF
the new postof1ce. The representative
from Washington will be invited to at
tend. 1t Is expected that the most
of the mills and other business houses
in North Topeka will be represented at
the meeting.
A number of sites in various parts
of the business section of North To-
peka have been offered for the build
ing.
That IndianOla Site.
The site of the new East Indianoia
school house is still causing trouble.
According to those present. there was
SO much discussion of this at the school
meeting which was held last Friday
that the residents Of the district failed
to make a tax levy for the next years
school expenses.
When the new site was chosen q
number OF men who were residents OF
the district deposited the money TOT
meeting Friday these men thought tnat
they ought to be repaid 1t Is saio
by those present that this was agreed
to. However, according to man VINO
was present. the question was dismiss
ed without voting tax levy for the
next term of school.
1t is expected that meeting VIII DC
called within the next few weeks and
the tangle will be Strengthened out.
Was . Close Call.
Mrs. ]. c. Burgess. who lives in Gar
field Place, was painfully bruised ana
injured Saturday evening when q mo-
torcycle frightened the horse she was
driving.
The accident happened ON the Kansas
avenue road a short distance south OF
the Soldier creek bridge. Mrs. Bur-
CESS was driving to her home when q
motorcycle with the cutout open raced
past her. Her horse became frightened
and jumped the low railing, or fence
which borders the road. The buggy
was demolished. Although Mrs. Bur
CESS injuries were not serious tney
were painful. The accident might not
have happened had the motorcycle DIRK
yer been using his mufiier.
Mrs. Burgess did not see the NUMBER
of the motorcycle and 1t was imposei-
BILE to ascertain the identity OF the
driver.
Wireless Installed.
The wireless apparatus at quincy
led q
remains to be done before it can be
used is the testing. This will be done
by c. H. Wilmington.
Mr.. Wilmington will also given the
boys the necessary instruction as to
the operating, of the apparatus.
Wireless instruments are also being
installed at Grant school. Both OF
these stations are small. Messages
can be sent with them to other sta
lions within radius Of eight miles.
The receiving power of the stations Will
be much stronger than the sending as
the boys will be able to receive mes
sages sent from Lawrence.
Paroled twenty-five Boys.
| Twenty-Five boys have been paroled
from the boys Industrial school during
| the last 30 days. Only one OF these
has returned and this boy did not
| break his parole.
| The boy returned to the school the
| next day after he was released and
told DR.. H. w. Charles. superintendent
of the school. that he would rather
remain at the institution than live at
home. He was allowed to remain and
serve out the remainder Of his SEN
i tence.
! Fred Robertson was released on pa
role this morning. He will go to Cali
fOrnia and make his home with his
mother.
i TTvI- iC If Dv
Charles pet rules about the school and
during the past eight years which he
has been superintendent it has been
highly successful.
At the Churches.
Special sermons and special music
consisted of the Easter programs
given at the North side churches Sun
day morning and evening.
Most all of the churches were
crowded. At some of them where ar
extra good program was offered there
was standing room only.
t. Personal Mention.
A. w. Wilson of Sa1ina is spending
a short time in North Topeka on bus
mess.
| william Boast will return to his
home in North Topeka this evening
from Kansas City where he has spent
the last two weeks
Mrs. John Smith has left for Idaho
where she will spend a short time
visiting her daughter.
William Woodland of Elmont has re-
turned to his home after spending q
short time in North Topeka on bust
ness.
O. C. Myers, carrier at the Nortl
side post Office, has returned to hi,
work after weeks vacation.
4 Clarence Willis has purchased tn,
confectionery store at 841-2 Nortl
Kansas avenue
Miss Betsy Burroughs spent Sun
day with her parents in Granville
L. B. Pollom will return to Burling
} ton this evening after spending few