The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-15
i'm NORTH TOPEKA
Work to Start on New Santa Fe
Junction Depot.
Material Ordered Tuesday;
Ready i'm so Days.

Within the next thirty days active
work will be commenced on the new
Santa Fe depot, which will replace the
structure burned last winter. The
contract for the material was let Tues
Since the fire, which destroyed the
old junction depot, landmark of the
early days Of North Topeka, the Santa
Fe has been using a boxcar as
freight Office and discarded passen-
ger coach for passengers.
The new structure will be one that
any town would be proud of. The
building will be composed of wood and
cement-stucco with large cement pill
lars. a brick platform will be laid
around it.
The size will be twenty-four eeet
wide by ffty-four feet long. A wait
ing room, sixteen by twenty-four feet
viii occupy the north end and the
freight room, sixteen by twenty-four,
WIZ be located at the south end of the
building. Between the waiting room
and the freight department the Of
flee. twenty by twenty four, will be To-
Gated.
The approximate cost will be So
600, and it is planned by the engineers
IN charge to have the building ready
for occupancy by the middle of De-
cember.
b During the past spring and summer
some inconvenience has been caused
over the Santa Fe in North Topeka
Valuable shipments of goods haze
been taken to the South side on ac-
count of the inadequacy of the present
freight depot. The railroad did not
want to be responsible for VaIuables
left in the make-shift affair at night
The location of the new depot will
be just south of Gordon street east
of the Santa Fe tracks.
Youngsters Tamper With Lock.
The front door of the building oc-
cupied by the Topeka Creamery com
pany, at 1000 North Kansas avenue.
vas tempered with some time Tues
day night This morning when c. c.
Marker, manager of the company,
went to the office he found the Yale
lock out of order and partially off of
the door.
The work is thought to be the
FRANKS of some youngsters who hang
around this corner during the eve
ming.
PostofIice Closed Today.
The North side postoff1ce closed to-
day at 10 O'Clock to allow the en-
ployees to attend the fair. Most of
the business houses including the
banks We're closed Tuesday afternoon.
The North Topeka banks will close
again Thursday afternoon.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. G. F. Shirley of Granville is
in Holton, Kan, visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence Smyth.
Mr.. and Mrs P. G. Cunningham of
Horton are visiting friends on the
North Side this week while attending
the fair.
j. L Anderson of Silver Lake spent
the day on the North Side.
w. S. George left Tuesday evening
for Wildhorse Colo, where he will
spend sometime with his two sons
who are located there.
Daniel Marker has gone to Simla,
Colo, where he will look after farm
interests and visit relatives for sew
eral weeks.
Sam Roller has returned to his
home near Silver Lake after spend
ing short time on the North Side.
VIII Bartram of Elmont was a
North Side visitor today
Roy Boast, who is confined to his
home, 500 North Jackson street on
account of illness, is reported to be
improving
Andy Hurley and Lewis Yenkey.' of
Granville are spending the day See
ing the sights at The fair.
Ed Lang of Menoken was on the
North Side today on business.
H. G. Barrett of Granville spent
today in Topeka on business
w H. Price of Silver Lake has re-
turned home after a business trip to
the North Side.
Rauph Wilson has returned from
Kansas City, Mo-, where he went on
Mrs Thomas Doud and children
of T<iro visited friends in North To-
peka today.
w. H. Rutter spent Tuesday in
Kansas City on busine SIS.
John Slusher of Kansas City, is Wis
itinl at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hightower, 318 East Laurent
street.
Mrs. L. Ricketts, of Grove is visiting
friends and relatives on the North
Side.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelse Settles of
Belleville are the guests this week of
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Mcclure,
Mrs. George Black and daughter.
Emma, and son, Harry, of Hoyt are
visiting relatives in North Topeka.
A. w. Anderson left Tuesday eve
ming for Baldwin, Kan, where he
will enter Baker university.
Robers Spetter returned this morn
ing from a vacation to the Califor-
mia expositions-
We haul trunks Phone 6s8:-Adv-
The regular meeting of Eugene
lodge, No. 10, 1. o. o. F., will be
held tonight in the hall, 837 North
Kansas avenue The members viii
practice for the grand lodge meeting
that IS to be held in the auditorium
the week of October IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert French and
family have moved from 52S Park
street to 422 Park street
Some thirty odd pounds of fish
were brought home from Maple Hill
by the Dyal and Gabriel families who
spent last week at the North Side
outing camp located there
Joe Haynes of Granville is con-
fined to st. Francis hospital with ty-
phoid fever.
Another new family to move to the
North Side is Ed McCardle of the
Kaw Valley neighborhood, who will
occupy the residence at 1017 North
Van Buren, street this winter.
Mrs. H. H. Bair is expected home
today from California where she has
been spending the summer.
CHESTS this week of MIR. and Mrs.
C. G. Maze at their home, 1923
n,,i-ox- orc Misses