The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-10
IN NORTH Topeka
Citizens Take Great Interest in
POrter'S Announcements.
Fire Drill Has Been Resumed
At Station No. 1.

North Topekans are aroused over
the statement of Commissioner w. L.
Porter to the effect that ne will COM
pei all property owners who live in
sewer districts to connect their prop
erty with sewers. The commissioners
statement was not aimed directly at
North Topeka and the residents on
that side of the river are aware of
the fact, but ewage conditions on the
north side are not ELL that they should
be and property owners are inclined
to make Mr.. Porters statement the
wedge for opening negotiations with
the city.
After reading Mr.. Porter's state
ment lest night North Topekaps are
of the opinion that the commissioner
cannot now gracefully refuse to aid
them to secure extensions where they
are needed and Improvements in sew
erS that are not now efficiently drain
ing the territory they cover. An eff
fort will be made soon to procure the
extension of the sewer between Quincy
and Monroe streets that now termin-
ates at Saywell. Beyond Saywell street
there is now no system CT drainage,
but residents in the district propose to
see that the condition is remedied i'm
mediately.
North Topekans are also dissatisfied
with the Kious street sewer. After
every hard rain it becomes filled and
floods the street for hours. Persons
living in the district claim that the
sewer is too small to properly drain
the territory that it goes through.
Fire Drill.
Fire drill has been resumed at
North Topeka fire station No. 1. Mon
day afternoon the aerial truck from
No. was brought to the north side
and the members of the north side
company were put through a thorough
drill IN all phases of fire fighting.
Practice was conducted in running up
the ladder, carrying lines of hose to
the roof of n burning building, coup
ling and uncoupling hose lines and
laying lines of hose.
Prosperity in Sight.
Marvin Boyle, who returned last
night from a business trip 20 Dodge
City is enthusiastic over conditions in
that part of the state. Il have never
seen conditions better anywhere" he
declared.
Farmers in Dodge claim to have
raised more than $6,000,000 worth of
wheat in thir part of the state, ac-
cording to Boyle. Practically every
farmer has an automobile, he says,
and the air of prosperity is general
The town has a big future he believes
and is due for big increase in popu-
lation
4O-Year-Search For Relatives Ended.
After being lost for more than forty
years from her mother and other
members of her family, Mrs. Sidney
Johnson, East Gordon street, North
Topeka, has located her relatives.
They were found in a logging camp in
the state of Washington.
Monday evening Mrs. johnson and
her daughter, Esther, returned home.
from Washington, just in time to at
tend the funeral of her son.
Mrs. johnson was adopted when
years of age. When 10 years of age
she married Sidney Johnson, an en-
ployee of the Union Pacific in North
o6n
she located her relatives in Washing
ton she had been completely lost from
them.
Notes and Personals.
Claud Wycoff who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. +.
Wycoff, 1910 North Quincy street, has
returned to Emporia.
Whether or not North Topeka Will
have a band concert this week VIII be
decided tonight at a meeting OF Mar
shalfs band.
Wayne Hardy of Marysville has ac-
cepted a position with the Santa Fe
at Topeka and will make his home.
with friends on the North side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson went to
Lyndon today on a fishing trip
Miss Grace Lonegon of Rochester
mas returned from Preston, where she
had been visiting for several days.
Mrs. Elmer Alt of Norcatur is the
guest of Mrs. d. E. Logan of Roches-'
ter
h j. was
North Topeka Monday.
A c. Gurtler, a mail carrier from
the North Topeka office, and his fam
ily are camping at Maple Hill
The aid society of the North To-
peka Baptist church will meet tomor-
row afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Grace E. Warnock, 1913 North Polk
street.
Champion freestone peaches white
meat, full of juice, at your grocer's
tomorrow.-Adv.
r.. P Smith of Granville was in
North Topeka Monday on business.
Mrs. NJ. B. Bardsley will leave this
afternoon for California. She expects
to be gone three months.
W. H. Woodward of Elmont was in
the CITY Monday on business.
T. C. Hastings will leave today for
a three weeks trip to California.
Ray Buckley of Louisville, KY, has
returned to his home after spending