The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-23
NORTH SIDE news
They Have Quit Blocking That
Union Pacific Crossing.
Boys Still Worry MOtOrman by
Stealing Rides ON ShOrey Car.

Owing to the rigid enforcement ny
the police of the city ordinance, which
prohibits the blocking of the Union
Pacific crossing in North Topeka Tor
more than five minutes, residents OF
the North side say that the SITUATION
is much improved.
Ever since the Union Pacific freignt
house was built and the Rock Island
and Union Pacific have been running
their freight trains through North To-
peka this ordinance has been violated,
according to the North siders
Recently the North Side Civic club
took the matter up with the Union
Pacific and induced them to remove
the first switch west of Kansas ave-
nue., From that time on the situation
has steadily improved. The police
took the sitution in hand and arrested
those conductors and engineers VINO
was so effective that now the crossing
is seldom blocked for more than
few minutes at time.
Steal Rides on Shorey Car.
For some reason or other, the North
side police have been unable to keep
boys from stealing rides on the tenders
of the Shorey street car.
The police began a crusade against
this. some time ago. However. people
who live near the line say that the
practice Is as bad now as it was before
the crusade began.
AS the motorman is the only man
employed by the street railway COM
pany on the car, it Is impossible for
him to keep the boys from riding on
the tenders. According to a number
of people the most Of the ride steal
ing" takes place after dark.
Spring Work Begins.
According to Superintendent H. w.
Charles of the Boys Industrial school,
the planting Of the fifty acre tract at
the school was commenced the latter
/part of last week. The boys began to
ing.
This fifty acre tract is the one on
which the irrigation plant will be in
stalled. Work of drilling the main
we'll for the plant began this morning.
The well will be six feet in diameter
and will be dug as deep as will be
necessary to obtain a good flow OF
water.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Martin have left
for Kansas City where they will remain
for few days.
A. E. Peterson, Of Granville, has re-
turned to his home.
r. X. Ream, of Kilmer, is spending
q brief time in North Topeka.
The new Union Pacific depot in North
Topeka has been painted. The depot Is
practically finished.
J, s. Kaufman and G. S. Cunning
ham, both of Granville, have returned
to their homes after a business trip to
the North side.
Mabel Glenn. Of Granville, is spend
ing a short time in North Topeka.
Row Hall has returned to his home
in Granville.
J. NJ. Riley, of Silver Lake, has re-
turned home.
Earl Wendell of Elmont, was a North
side visitor Saturday evening.
NJ. A. Hutchinson, of Kiro, has re-
turned home after a business trip tt
the North side.
A. w. Jackson, of Silver Lake, is II
North Topeka today.
L. E. Kirkwood, of Elmont. has re-
turned home.
Lee Cook, of Elmont. was NORTH
Topeka business visitor this morning.
NJ. NJ. Shirley, of Granville, was &
North Topeka visitor Saturday even
ing.
Topeka today.
Mrs. ]. F. True, Of Perry. spent {
short time in North Topeka this morn
ing
G. F. Riley, of Silver Lake. has re-
turned nome.
J. ]. Falley, of Silver Lake, has re-
turned to his home after a trip to the
North side.
Mrs. Ida Young, Of Perry. is spend
ing short time in North Topeka.
A. NJ. Croyle, of Dover, has returned
to his home.
Deputy Sheriff J. ]. Holman raidei
the home of Will Wheat. colored, who
lives near the Union Pacific tracks Sun
day afternoon. Wheat made his escape
before Holman succeeded in entering
the house.