The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
NORTH SIDE news
Boys Ride on Fenders Of
ShOrey Street Car.
Union Pacific to Run Special
Train February -.

Ever since the Shorey car line was
built there has been more or less trou-
BILE experienced by the motorman ow-
ing to small boys stealing rides on the
rear fender Of the car. The boys as q
rule are small This fact. more than
anything else, has kept the offlciais OF
the street railway company from tax
practice than they have in the past.
But the practice is dangerous Both
morning ard evening. just before
school takes up and after 1t IL dis
missed the motorman IL kept In not
water" However he IL unable to put
stop to the practice to any great ex-
tent as his business 10 to run a street
car and not to run boys on the rear =
fender of the car. The practice Is
against the rules of the company and
against the city ordinances. When q
North side policeman was asked about
the affair this morning he said that he
had never heard Of the practice and
didn't know that boys were riding on
the car.
1.-The practice has been going on for
some time,' said one OF the officials ol
the street car company this morning
"the boys who are causing the trouble
are small and I don't know what we
can do to stop them"
To Run Special Train.
The Union Pacific will run a special
train between Kansas City and Topeka
February IL on account Of the Progress
sive banquet which will be held here on
that date. The train will leave Kan
sas City in the morning. 1t will con-
sist of about six cars. Up to the
present time the local officials have not
received the schedule on which 1t - tc
be run.
Banks Close February IL.
The banks in North Topeka will close
February IL on account OF Lincoln'i
birthday. They will be closed all day
It is thought that most OF the business
houses will keep open.
Hathaway in India.
According to word received in Nortf
Topeka from D. ]. Hathaway. OF the
| Thomas Lumber company. he is now
travelling through India. From 1ndis
he will go to Egypt where he will make
| a three weeks trip up the Nile. Mr
Hathaway has charge Of the North side
yards Of the Thomas Lumber company
and is making a trip around the world
| Begin Work Again.
| Work has been renewed in North To
peka and vicinity on a number of i'm
provements. The work was stoppet
the latter part OF last week on &C
count of the bad weather. Work O
sinking the test wells for the irrigation
plant at the boys Industrial school wal
renewed Monday afternoon. Work wa!
renewed this morning on the Nortl
side fire station.
To Hold Meeting.
The residents Of the Kaw valley dis
trict will hold q meeting Wednesda!
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Drainage boart
candidates will be nominated. 1t is ex
pected that the majority OF the resi-
dents of the district will attend tn
meetings.
To Hold Debate.
Resolved, That there should be gov
ernment ownership of railroads." vii
be the subject debated at a meeting o
the Baraca Literary club this evenin
at the Pleasant Hill church. H. X
Evans, J.. w. Hitler and George Mike
will take the affirmative. J. M. Pollon
w. D. Davis and Ernest Secrist Wi
take the negative side of the question
Personal Mention.
Harry Hirschberg will leave today TO
Kansas City. Mo-, where he will under
go an operation on his right arm. H
was severely scalded some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ". Lindell have re
turned from Usage City. where the
have been for a few days. Mr.. Lin