The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
NORTH SIDE news
Want q Domestic Science Room
at Quincy School.
North Topeka to Have Baseball
Team in City League.


the school building this afternoon at
board of education as to the installa-
ton Of a domestic science room at
Quincy school.
The Parent-Teachers' association has
been watching the domestic science
room which was installed at Grant
school last fall. The idea has proven
to be a great success and the Quincy
association has taken the matter up
with the board of education in an en-
deavOr to secure equipment Tor such
room at Quincy.
According to those who are pushing
the movement the equipment can be
installed in one of the rooms in the
basement of the school,
The association is asking for enough
equipment so that 20 girls will be able
to work in the room at one time.
The meeting which will be held this
afternoon will be in charge Of Mrs. c.
c. Maze. president of the association.
To Have Team in City League.
North Topeka is to be represented
in the City Baseball League A-team
for this purpose has been organized by
the Voiland Clothing company. Num-
erous meetings have been held recently
and there are is men who will try out
for a place on this team.
meeting Of the City League will be
cial club rooms and the Voiland team
will submit their applications to be adj
mitted into the league.
F. X. Rodgers and Carl McGrew will
have charge Of the team. When the
organization is admitted into the league
a full set of gray and blue uniforms
will be purchased for it.
When the final tryout is held IL OF the
1e candidates for positions on the team
will be chosen. Those chosen will be
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cording to Fred voiland and the other
men in charge the team will be fast
enough to more than hold its own with
any other team in the league. Up to
the present time this is the only North
side team which has applied for admis-
sion into the City League.
Water Fund Raised.
The amount of $50 has been raised
by the residents living in the dry"
district of Little Russia. The money
has been turned over to the city OFF,
Gals who have promised to take ac-
ton on the matter within the next 60
days.
It is expected that the city will in
stall about three blocks of water mains
in order to give the district the needed
freA protection. A petition for the in
staNation of hydrants in this district
was circulated some time ago by Chas.
Gertensen. When the petition was sub
mitted to the city water department it
was found that according to the city
ordinances governing the installation of
water mains that the residents of the
district would be forced to pay the
city for installing the mains and hyd-
rants The money was at once raised
by subscription. A number of the
business men of North Topeka sub
scribed as much as IS to pay for the i'm
provement.
For Verne Farnsworth,
Mrs. w. Farnsworth entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor Of her son,
Verne Farnsworth, who is home from
the Kansas State Agricultural college.
The guests were: Miss Avis Clayton,
Miss Irene Winner Miss vi Winner,
Glendon Pollom, Verne Fansworth. Mr..
and Mrs. o. E. Sechrist and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Kimball Mr.. Farnswofth is
spending the between term holidays at
the home Of his parents who live north
Of Topeka.
Personal Mention.
j. NJ. league Of Haddam has returned
to his home.
Dennis Alden, fireman at station No.
i. is confined t his home on account
OF illness. He is improving slowly.
Miss May Rodgers. of rural route No.
4, is connned to her home on account
of illness
Coda Hook. of Rossville, has return
:" Her NOME aIter SpenolnS cuHudy
with relatives.
Mrs. Roda Wade, of Rossville. has
return to her home.
Wayne Horning of Granville is
spending a short time in North To-
peka on business.
J. H. Tosh Of Valley Falls is in
North Topeka on business for a short
time.
c. w. Cunningham Of Meriden has
returned to his home after a business
TRIP to the North side.
w. j. Smith has returned home to
Ferry after business trip to the
North side.
G. s. Hoover of Rossville Is spend
Ing short time in North Topeka on
business.
work was commenced this morning
on the walls Of the new North Topeka
lire station.
Reads IN. the vicinity Of Nerth To-