The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
NORTH SIDE news
Package Mail Boxes to Be In
stalled in North Topeka.
North Side Civic Club RespOns'
ible for Improvement.

Package mail boxes are to be in
stalled on North Kansas avenue with
in a short time. The North Topeka
Civic club is responsible for the Inn
proyement. For improvement it can
safely be called.
There are a number of mills and
other big business firms in North To-
and other bulky matter in large guam
titles. In the mailing of these pack
ages they were seriously handicapped
owing to the absence of these boxes In
North Topeka. The business houses
were forced to get their packages to
the North Topeka postoffice at Ger
tain time or their packages would pc
DELAYED a number of hours, and some-
times they were delayed as much as
a day.
Postmaster w. o. Rigby told repre-
sentatives of the Civic club today that
he would see to it that the package
mail boxes were placed at convenient
places in North Topeka where the
general public would be served.
Postmaster Rigby did not know
whether or not there were any such
boxes on hand at this time. II not,
requisition will be made for them at
once.
If the Topeka postoffice department
has any of the boxes on hand they
will be installed at once. If there are
none on hand they will be installed
as soon as it is possible for the post
Office department to get them here.
Brighten Up North Topeka
Whereas, 1t is well that North To-
peka should Brighten Up.
Whereas, There are opportunities
for Frightening Up on every hand,
within and without the place of bust
ness, the home and the public thor
oughfare.
Whereas, Nature is now Brighten
ing Up the earth: the trees are put
ting on their spring clothes, the birds
are changing their winter suits to the
attire of spring. and upon every hand
there is an indication that the season
for Frightening Up is at hand.
Whereas, 1t is well that the citizens
of North Topeka should Brighten Ur
in various ways: and more especially
in the matter of cleaning their prem
Uses in sanitary manner, repairing
houses and barns and fences and
painting same, identifying their lawns
and yards, screening their premises
getting the weeds in such shape that
they can be cared for during the sum-
mer.
Whereas. There is a distinct value
to Frightening Up in every detail and
there should be at this time provision
made for entering into the spring and
summer that all may have health and
comfort.
Whereas, Unless precautions are
taken without delay there will be a
multiplicity of flies and mosquitoes
and other insects, the winter having
been an open once; 1t is
Therefore, Recommended strongly
that homes be screened. bitches
drained, low places filled in. manure
piles disinfected and scattered as fer
tilizer and other precautions be taker
to the end that the breeding of these
insect carriers of disease be prevent.
ed, so far as possible.
This can readily be accomplished
through the hearty cooperation or
the part Of every citizen, and the time
to begin is tomorrow when the city
starts its cleaning-up campaign
Shawnee Chief.
RemOleding ParlOrs.
The Conwell undertaking parlors il
North Topeka are being remodeled an(
renovated. The old fixtures on the in
inside of the building have been tori
out and new ones will be installed il
their place.
For Better Fire Protection.
The movement for better fire protec
! ton among the residents of Little Rus.