The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-13
in NORTH TOPEKA
New Passenger Station at juno
ton Ready by Christmas.
Carrier Pigeon Drops Exhaust
ed and Dies Shortly After.

The North Topeka office force of
! the Santa F'e railway will be able to
leave the box car that has served for
an office during the past year by
7 Christmas. That at least is the pre-
diction of contractors in charge of
erecting the building. The carpenters
have completed their work and only
the interior decorating remains unfin-
ished. This will be completed within
two weeks it is believed.
The new office is "a feet by twenty
feet and is considerably larger than
the one destroyed by fire almost a
year ago. A waiting room which adj
joins the room occupied by the clerks
is "a feet by Is feet.
The new building has been fur
nished with the most modern equip
ment. Toilet facilities are of latest
pattern, new type of heating has been
installed and the roof is of fireproof
material never before used in this city.
He Is an Old Timer.
S. r. Graham, successor to Fred
Voiland in the Voiland Clothing
company in North Topeka is not new
to old time Topekans. Mr.. Graham.
who is well known in clothing circles
throughout Kansas and Nebraska,
broke into the business in this city
thirty years ago when he was en-
ployed in the old Dennis and Price
store-at that time one of the most
prominent places in Topeka
Mr.. Graham remained with Dennis
and Price for number of years but
when his health failed he accepted
travelling position with a wholesale
clothing company. He owns outright
several stores in Kansas and Nebraska
and is interested in many more in
the two states.
C. E. Society Elects Officers.
t ]. Woolman, president of the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Second Presbyterian church during
the past year, was reelected by the
society at a meeting Sunday night. J.
l.. Probasco, who served last year as
secretary and treasurer, was also re-
elected last night Other members of
the organization who were voted into
the executive committee are Stanley
Halves, vice president; Gladys Pratt,
pianist; Thelma Johnston, assistant,
and Mrs. J. T Pratt, chorister.
The slate was prepared by nomi-
mating committee appointed last
Wednesday. Members of the COM
mittee are Miss Wilma Bergundthal,
chairman; Miss Bessie Campbell,
Wylie Gordon, Miss Irene Bachelor
Before the nominees are presented to
the society for ratification, they must
be passed by the pastor of the church.
The new officers will be installed at
a meeting to be held December %.
Carrier Pigeon Dies.
Fatigue and starvation prevented
one carrier pigeon which passed
North Topeka from com
pleting its Grand The bird stopped
last week in the yard of E. L. Short
of Ill East Saywen From there it
was unable to continue on it's way
and was found by Mr.. Short. He
cared for the carrier, fed it and at
tempted TO get it into shape so that
it would be able to resume its flight
night, however, it died.
A message which the bird carried
was so badly mutilated as to be un-
readable. From a leg band on the
pigeon Mr.. Short learned that the car
rier was a 1913 bird. 1t bore the |
number IL and the initials. wv. w N" |
Notes and Personals.
Members of the public welfare com |
mittee of the Central Avenue Christian |
church this morning distributed Sun |
day school and other religious papers |
among the depots of the city. The
practice of leaving literature of this |
type at railway stations was COM !
menced by members of the committee
last week.
William Jenkins of the S. r. Ora
ham Clothing company was confined /