The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Grant School Troubles Settled
Monday Evening
At Meeting of the Board of
Education.
NORTH SIDE MEN PRESENT
A Big Time Planned at Garfield
Fourth of July.
There Will Be Many Extra At
tractiOns-Band Concerts.

The Grant school troubles were
practically settled Monday night at
the board of education meeting. Inc
Grant school building will be mace
modern. The plans include better
heating facilities. modern toilet ana
general remodeling and renovatfng.
A delegation composed OF Fred
Voi1and. e. S. Segar, J. E. Shearer. Dr
NJ. r. Mitchell, H. A. French. Charles
Suit. r. Roberts and Edward Smith.
all from North Topeka, were present
at the meeting and submitted tneir
arguments in favor Of better school
house in the Grant district.
The contract for the Grant school
work will be awarded at the next
meeting of the board. The plans nave
not been completed. 1t is expected
that they will be finished by the next
meeting.
The board made no decision as to
the proposed junior high school plan
In North Topeka.
The Fourth at Garfield.
There will be 'big doin's'' at Gar
field park July A, according to Charles
Matthews, manager OF the park. All
the plans have not been completed but
will be by the latter part of this week
or the first Of next.
There will be two band concerts and
a number of other extra attractions.
Garfield park has become the favorite
amusement place Of Topeka on this
holiday during the last few years.
the largest crowds attended in the his
tory of the park.
Fadat Club -Leeting.
The Fadat club help its regular
meeting at the F. A. A. hall, 1OOO-2
North Kansas avenue. Refreshments
were served during. the evening.
Those present: Mr.. and Mrs. c. Tres
nd
Mrs. j. Laverty. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Brad
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Robinson. Mr..
and Mrs. Heilman, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Bowlus Mr. and Mrs. w. Halliday,
Mr.. and Mrs A. Andrew. Miss Flora
Stratmeyer, Miss Bond, Mrs. c. Offer
Armstrong, Julia Hogbin, Geraldine
Hogbin, G. Bolette. E. Newman. E.
Monroe, Tracey Doane. Mrs. J. Shinn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rienhart.
Personal Mention.
The following people, most of them
from the North side, held a picnic
at Wakarusa Sunday: Miss Edith
lie Purdham, Miss Sarah Withers,
Miss Ethel Mood. Miss Elizabeth Barr.
Miss Pearl Cooper, Miss Marie BObb,
Miss Lena Hohmbaum. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Davies. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Col
lier Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kistler, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Buechner, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Croll, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Mace, Mr.and Mrs. Groshong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper. Harold Forbes
and Oscar Pierson.
An entertainment will be given at
the Pence schoOlhouse Thursday
evening, June Z.
The wedding of Miss Helen Turner
and Clarence Flowers has been an
nounced. Both the young people live
at Horton. They were married by the
Rev. John d. Zimmerman, pastor of
the Central avenue Christian church.
Miss Ethel Wonderly and Commo-
dore p. Mitchell were married by the
Rev. John D. Zimmerman at the
Christian parsonage Saturday, and de-
parted at once for an extended we'd
ding trip to the Ozark mountains.
A mems social hour will be held at
the North Topeka Baptist church
Sunday evening at O'Clock. There
will be number of toasts given and
responded to and refreshments will be
served. Plans will also be made for
the visit of the gospel team from the
First Baptist church.
Miss Louis Howard has returned to
her home in North Topeka after Wis
iting relatives in St. Marys.
f. s. Meade of the North side post
office is spending a short time in Law
renee.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Wetherholt have
returned from Rossville, where they
spent short time.
Dave Wallace has left for Wakarusa