The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
Grant School Troubles VIII Be
Settled Monday Evening
At a Special Meeting Of the
Residents Of District.
NORTH Side STORES CLOSE
Memorial Exercises Being Held
at North Side Cemeteries.
Fire Damages Fieger Grocery
to Extent of $50.

A meeting Of the residents Of the
Grant school district will be held
Monday evening and it is expected
that the school troubles will be set
tied. The trouble was started when
the seventh and eighth grades OF
Grant school were moved to Quincy.
This was almost a year ago. 1t is
expected that Superintendent H. 3.
Wilson will be present at the meeting.
Some time ago an appropriation was
made for remodeling the school build
ing. but the residents Of the school
district said that the appropriation
was not so large as it should be and
asked the board Of education for
larger appropriation.
The residents Of the Grant school
district object to the two grades be-
ing sent to Quincy school.
Stores Closed.
Most Of the principal business
houses in North Topeka were closed
this afternoon. Some of the stores
closed at II o'clock and some closed
at noon. The postoffice closed at 10
O'Clock this morning. One delivery
of mail was made in the city and no
delivery was made on the rural
routes. Both banks were closed dur
ing the entire day.
Decorating Graves.
Early this morning people were GO
ing to Rochester cemetery and other
cemeteries in the northern part of the
county and decorating the graves. A
wagon is being run hourly from the
end Of the Shorey car line to the
Rochester cemetery. The North side
school children and old soldiers of
Blue post No. ESQ are taking a lead
ing part in the exercises.
He Had Smallpox.
A few days ago a colored man who
showed symptoms of smallpox was no
ticed by Union Pacific Special officer
H. E. Gaines near the Union Pacific
depot. Gaines investigated and found
that the man had the smallpox and
reported the case to the health off,
GERS at once. The man was quaran-
tined, but it is feared that more than
a hundred were exposed as the fell
low was at the depot while a large
crowd was on the platform.
To Hold Memorial Services.
Shawnee council No. 1. F. A. A.,
with Topeka council No. 2, F. A. A.,
the past year. at the English Luth-
memory Of the deceased members of
eran church. corner of Fifth and Har-
rison streets. Sunday evening, May 81.
Fire at Ffcger Grocery.
grocery store Friday evening to the
extent of $50. The cause of the blaze
Is unknown and it started in a build
ing adjoining the store. The North
side fire department answered the
alarm.
Police Make Raid.
The North side police officers. Jones
and Douglas. raided the place of Ollie
Busey at ST North Kansas avenue
late Friday afternoon and arrested
Ollie Busey on the charge of keeping
and maintaining a nuisance. Accord
ing to the policemen, small amount
of liquor was found at the place.
Church Notices.
Sunday morning will be church
members day at the Central Avenue
Christian Bible school. There will be
a roll call of the church membership
during the opening services Of the
school, and an effort will be made to
have every member of the congrega-
ton present. Sunday closes the sec
ond year of John D. Zimmerman's
pastorate with the church. At the
morning services he will deliver an
anniversary sermon, 1.-THE Past, Pres
ent and Prospect for the Central Ave-
nue. Christian Church
At the North Topeka Baptist
church: Sunday school at $50
o'clock. Preaching at IL o'clock in
the morning and at 8 o'clock in the
evening. Junior B. Y. p. u at 8
o'clock. Special music will be fur
nished at both services by the choir
under the direction of w. M. Van
Ness.
Church Of the Good Shepherd,
Episcopal, corner of Laurent and
Quincy streets. the Rev. Albert p.
Mack. minister in charge. Services
for Whitsunday win be celebration OF
the Holy Eucharist at II O'Clock
with the Rev. Alec E. Hawke, rector
of st. Johns church, Parsons, cele-
at o'clock with the Rev. Mr.. Hawke
as special preacher. Sunday school
at 10 o'clock.
Personal Mention.
The Lyman baseball team defeated
Friday by a score Of 6 to O. The bat
teries were: Lyman, Stanley and
Critics; Oakland. Reaugh and Wright
The feature of the game was the
pitching of Stanley. He struck out
nineteen men and allowed only two
hits during the game.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mize will
leave this evening for Bonner Springs
where they will spend a short time.
Fred voiland has returned to his
home in North Topeka after q trir
to Leavenworth. q.
The Gospel team from the FRS
Baptist church will have charge o.
the services at the North Topeka Bap
fist church Sunday evening, June IA
Fred Voiland and the Rev. Joshua
Barrett will address the Mems clul