The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-04
NORTH SIDE news
Telephone Poles on Avenue to
Be Removed Within Is DAYS.

Will Begin Digging Test Wells
1T Reform School Tomorrow.
According to the local onlcials Of
the Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company their wooden poles on North
Kansas avenue between Gordon street
and the Melan bridge will be removed
within fifteen days. Ten men are now
taking the wires from the wooden
poles and laying them in one of the
two alleys on each side Of Kansas
avenue. In a short time q larger
force of men will be put to work and
| the telephone company promises to
rush the work. Part of the old poles
belonging to the telephone company
| were removed before the white way
was installed.
There are about eighty lines to be
moved from the avenue to the alleys
and the poles between Gordon street
| and the bridge number about four
teen.
In connection with these there are
ten wooden poles belonging to the
the avenue. The railway company
has promised to remove these poles
as soon as they can obtain material
| for the new steel poles which they are
erecting.
Start Test Wells Tomorrow.
II the weather does not become un-
| settled work will begin preparatory to
| drilling the two test wells for the
proposed irrigation plant at the Boys
Industrial school Thursday morning
The state board of correction has not
passed on the plans for the plant but
the officials OF the school will dig the
| test wells SO that when the board does
pass on the plans. they will be able
| to ascertain just how the bitches are
to be laid out The first well will be
| bored at the northwest corner Of the
| tract near the Silver Lake road. The
south end Of the tract. All the work
will be done by the boys at the
school DR.. H. w. Charles, superin-
tendent of the school, expects to put
about five boys to work on the first
well tomorrow morning.
| Many Public Sales.
Many public sales are being held in
this winter Many Of these sales are
being held by people who are moving
to town to live and a great many will
move out of the county. The Florida
and Texas fevers are doing no little
damage to the population Of the
winter. A number Of farmers arr
selling off their stock and farm i'm.
p1ements and will leave soon for one
Of these states.
To Hold Banquet.
The Young Peoples Senior Chris
tian Endeavor class Of the North Con.
gregational church will hold a ban.
$3.50 o'clock. Some time ago the clas.
was divided into two teams the
Careys led by Miss May Little and thu
Livingstones led by Miss Laura Bev.
erley. The two teams held a read
ing contest which endad last Sunday
The Livingstones won. s'As. penalt,
the Careys now have to entertain thu
winning team at banquet. Twenty
five plates will be set at the feast.
To Entertain Eastern Star.
Mrs. r. Colvin and Mrs. F. r. Con
well will entertain ladies OF the East
street, Friday evening. There ART
more than a hundred members Of THU
lodge in North Topeka.
Personal Mention.
Grant and Quincy schools are agar
lovercrowded. The board of education
has provided for Improvements fol
Grant school, but it will be impossible
AS a result of this a number of pupil.
have been sent from Grant to Quincy
| The Argonauts met Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C
Nicholson. The lesson was taken from
Chap. 10 of Kearney's Dawn of His
tory
A capacity audience attended thu
closed meeting of the Indian Creel
grange meeting Tuesday. 1t was an al
day meeting. The ladies served din
ner at noon. Addresses were made b!
a number Of local authorities.
| debate will be held next Tuesda!
evening at the Pleasant Hill church
The question for discussion will be
Resolved, that there should be gov
eminent ownership of railroads.
| Horace BrOWnell has left on shOr
bushes trip to Kansas City.
Lavanche Hardick will leave tomor
row for Kilmer. where she will spent
a few days with her parents who will
leave in a short time for Oregon t.
make their future home.
Henry Strave of Wamego is spend
ing short time in North Topeka OF
business.
J. p Dean of Hoyt has returned t,
his home after a short business trip t.
the North side.
r. M. Rocky of Silver Lake 1
spending q short time in North Topek;
on business.
NJ. M. Shirley has returned to hi
home in Granville after a bushes
trip to North Topeka.
A mail wagon backed into the whit
way pole which stands on the Uniol
Pacific platform Tuesday evening an
did a little damage to the globes.
Carl Baxter has returned to hi
home in Salina, after a short visit L
North Topeka.
H. c. Bradbury of Salina is spend
ing a short time in North Topeka Of
| business
Lester Parker of Oberlin has re
turned to his home after spending