The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Patrons Of Shorey Car Limo
wasn't Better Service.
They Claim Shorey Limo Better
PatrOnised Than Garfield.

Patrons Of the Shorey car line have
started a movement to ask the Topeka
Street Railway company for better
service on that line. A car il now be-
Ing rum on that line which makes the
trip every hfteen minutes and connects
with the south bound cars on Kansas
avenue. When the line was first in
stalled through cars were run from
Shorey to South Topeka but some time
ago the wye at the end Of the Shorey
car line was taken out and used on a
emergency which arose with the rail-
way company in obtaining rails.
The residents Of North Topeka who
patronize this line expect to ask the
railway company to put the wye back
in place and run through cars as was
formerly done. They claim that the
ahorey line hauls more people during
the winter than the Garfield park line.
According to statement made by
Howard Patten. superintendent OF the
be impossible to reinstall the wye for
various reasons. We have made many
improvements in the service recently,
said Mr.. Patten this morning. The
cars are being >r-n on schedule time
without a minut rs variation and Il
think the service which viii be offered
the patrons of the line from this date
should be satisfactory
Intermediates Hold Business Meeting.
The intermediate b. 7. p. U. of the
North Topeka Baptist church held their
annual business meeting at the home OF
Miss Vera Make, Wednesday evening.
1892 North Quincy street. After the bus
mess meeting a watch party was held.
Those present were: Miss Barbara
Lewis. Miss Freda Hirschberg. Miss
Frances Smith. Miss Eunice Rugger.
Miss Maggie Packard. Miss Ruth
Clouse. Miss Fay Armstrong. Miss
Grace Smith. Miss Vera Maze. Carl
Hirschberg, Russell hamilton. Karl
Nussbeck, William Euler. Lyle Jones.
Dean Van Ness. Walter Brayman.
James Stevick, Leslie Failail. Russell
Jones. Walter Cole, Edwin Section and
Dewey Brassfield.
Choose Officers and Directors.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders and directors OF the Citizens
State bank Friday evening the follow
ing officers were elected for the coming
year: NJ. +. Southwick, president: b
NJ. Dibble, vice president; e. 8. Gress-
er. cashier and secretary. and II. c.
, Mckinley, assistant cashier. The direc-
tors for the year of 1914 are: M. r.
Southwick, S. 8. OFT. E. C. Arnold. r.
Nichols. J. N. Stewart. George Frisbee.
w. A. Luthye. b. M. Dibble and e. 8.
+. dresser.
Eh-Death, Anarchists.
J. r. spetter thought for few
minutes FRIDAY evening that he was
the victim of black handlers, anarch-
/ lists or some other deadly organization
Police Officer Brown started the
thing when he purchased an alarm
clock Of q North side hardware mer-
chant. Brown carried the clock for
about q block when he come to the
conclusion that 1t was too troublesome
to CARRY It the rest Of the day. He
stepped into ]. r. Spetter'S cigar store
O.
package on the desk until he went to
the south side of the river. The re-
quest was granted.
Some time later Spetter went to the
desk to make out some bills. After
he had worked for q few minutes the
innocent looking package began to
move. 1t began to clatter and bang
like the exhaust on 1906 model auto
mobile. Visions of an internal ma
chine Of the latest possible model
He went to the en- of the store,
determined to die bravely. and waited
for the things to go or. After time
| the package ceased its unearthly noise
| and Mr.. Spetter summoned up cour-
age and examined the package. To
| his relief he found that the wrappings
| contained nothing more than an alarm
| clock with an unusually large bell.
! Wiping the perspiration from his brow
he resumed his task Of making out
bills.
Church Notices.
Sunday services Central Christian
| church: Bible school at 9:45 a. m.
The aim Is to begin the new year with
! . Sunday school Of not less than two
hundred. Lords supper and sermon
at IL q m. Christian Endeavor at
/. $3.50 p. m. The last two months the
EndeAvor attendance has been 106,
and it ought not to be less today.
! Evening evangelistic service at 1880.
| Evangelist George E. Lyon will preach
| both morning and evening. Services
every evening this week at 7:45. Spe-
I cial song services each night.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church.
I 1925 Kansas avenue. J. e. Scheer,
| pastor. Sunday school at $3.50 o'clock.
~: C.. snediker. superintendent. II
o'clock preaching by. the pastor.
Theme, .sNew Years Meditation
Junior League ats11.o'clock. Miss Min
| ME Wilson, superintendent. Epworth
! League at 6:15 o'clock. Evening SER
vice at 1880 o'clock. The pastor will
| preach from the theme. THE New
Year from the Standpoint Of the Old. !"