The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-12
NORTH SIDE news
Boys Damage Freight Cars in
Union Pacific Yards.
They Pry Lining or to Get
Wheat.

H. E. Gaines, Union Pacific special
agent, is again having troubles all OF
his own. There is q gang OF boys In
North Topeka who are tearing the
lining out of freight cars in order to
get the wheat which has worked in
of the cars. For many years It has
been the custom Of a number Of boys
to gather up the sweepings in the
freight cars after they have been un-
loaded at the mills. They take the
sweepings to one Of the stores in
North Topeka and sell them.
The railroad has not objected to
this until recently when a number of
| the boys began to pry the inside lin
ing on the cars in order to get the
wheat which was behind 1t. Accord
ing to Mr.. Gaines the boys are US
and quite frequently the car is dam
aged to no little extent.
Owing to this Gaines is planning to
arrest the first boy he catches in the
cars. Most of the cars which were
damaged in this manner were on the
sidetracks near the mills and eleva-
tors in North Topeka
'They even go SO far as to knock
holes in the cars before they are un-
loaded" said Mr.. Gaines this morn
ing. There are a number OF stores
in North Topeka buying this wheat
1IOll Tic OOyS. 0O1Il0 VI luCIA AAavC
been asked to stop a number OF times
but they pay little attention to the re-
quests. II they continue to buy this
wheat they are simpy encouraging
the boys to steal the wheat and are
not helping them in the least"
Work Stopped Again.
Work on the various improvements
and buildings in North Topeka has
again been temporarily abandoned on
n ~ YpnSafflN6 weather
There is little outside work being car
ried on at the Boys Industrial school.
Work on the new fire station has been
abandoned for the time being. 1t has
almost become q tradition in North
Topeka that when some building or
(; Improvement is commenced some
thing happens to delay it.
Mason at Granville.
President w. N. Mason of Baker
university will give an address at the
Granville church Friday evening.
The University male quartet will fur
nish music for the evening. The af-
I fair will be free to all.
Shower for Miss Little.
A linen shower will be given to-
night at the home of Miss Bessie
Sheetz, 1882 North Quincy street, In
honor of Miss May Little, who will be
married in a short time. Miss Little
| is well known in the northern part
of the county. She lives in Shorey.
| Notes and Personal Mention.
Horse owners in North Topeka and
the northern part of the county are
having their troubles this winter. Azo-
turia is another disease which is caus-
ing no little trouble. The disease is not
contagious but is caused from rich
feeding and then subjecting them te
! violent exercise.
Both banks in North Topeka were
closed today on account Of Lincoln's
birthday. The other business stores re.
mained open all day.
| The Progressive class of the Second
| Presbyterian church will meet tonight
at the home of Colonel and Mrs. Bert
Fisher.
Carl Robinson has returned from q
trip to southern Kansas. He was ac.
companied by his wife.
i A basketball game was played Wed
nesday evening in the gymnasium O1
the Second Presbyterian church be-
tween the Quincy team and higt
/, victorious.
The old, old story is again circulating
in North Topeka The cold weather
has lowered the gas pressure to q
| great extent.
The Argonauts will hold a meeting
C. C. Nicholson. 919 North Van Burer
street. The lessons will be taken from
Kearney's Dawn OF History
A. NJ. Petro. druggist-Adv-
The regular weekly entertainment
was given Wednesday evening at thu
Boys Industrial school. Three reels o.
pictures were shown
A meeting of the Rochester Parent
Teachers association will be held Fri
day afternoon at the school house.
M. H. Martin of Cincinnati, Ohio, II
spending a short time in North To
peka.
i Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Lindell have lef
for Lindsborg where they will remain
for a couple of days. Mr.. Lindell il
cashier of the Shawnee State bank.
At the Orpheum.