The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-22
IN NORTH Topeka
Need Felt for Permanent Or.
ganizatiOn on North Side
For Supplying Authentic InfOr-
nation to Residents.

ganization of residents and business
men of North Topeka to look after
conditions whenever crisis ap-
proaches is being felt now more than
ever before. Since the false scares
circulated last week, the live wires of
the North side are stirring up some of
the more torpid ones into action.
A meeting will be held soon; not
one of the staid, sober, tea party kind,
but where every one present gets up
and takes an active part; where all
North Topekans will met on an equal
footing to devise ways and means of
benefiting the North side. The bust
ness men are in earnest and intend to
see that obstacles are quickly pushed
activity of the organization to be
formed.
\ Source of Information.
A bureau of information probably
will be located in one of the stores in
North Topeka, where during a period
of high water accurate and authentic
information will be given everyone,
and in this manner the wild: rumors
will be done away with. All a. per-
son living on the outskirts of North
Topeka or in low spot will have to
do to find out absolutely the condi-
tons existing will be to call PERSONAL
ly or by telephone, the information
bureau. where a competent person
sired information.
Some Are Sarcastic.
mild undercurrent of sarcasm is
being turned on some North TopekanS
who thought it advisable to dismantle
. the pumping station recently as 1t
had never been used, and was an add
ed expense. Where would North To-
peka have been had it not been for
the pumping station during the recent
high water? The only outlet for
j. 1. =,
this station. If there had been no
pump. cellars would have been over
flowed and a lake would have existed
all over the North side.
One of the purposes of the bust
ness mems meeting to be held soon.
will he to agitate the installation of
an additional pump at the station to
be used in emergencies and at times
when the pump is unable to take
care of the water.
Notes and Personals.
The B. Y. p. U. society of the North
Topeka Baptist church will hold a
picnic Wednesday evening at $50 at
Gage park. Should the weather be
unfavorable it will be postponed un-
til Friday evening. g.
Mrs Marie Farrell. of wamego. is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Helm, of
Rochester.
Miss Mildred Browning, of Lin
wood. Kan. has been visiting friends
and relatives in Pleasant Hill for sew
eral weeks.
Several classes of the Rochester
Sunday school are holding a picnic at
Gage park today.
T. n. Mcclure, of 1411 North Van
Buren, street, is visiting friends in
Leavenworth this week.
The regular weekly meeting of
Shawnee Council No. 3, Knights and
Ladies of Security, will be held to-
night in the hail. S31 North Kansas
avenue.
CaOrsa CLARK Of No I fire citation
is taking a vacation of several weeks.
The business men and residents of
the North side are profuse in their
thanks to Commissioner w. l.. Por-
ter. who during the recent high water
efficiently took charge of the
pumping station and supervised the
work on the drain in Garfield park.
A. NJ. Petro, Druggist-Adv.
The Junior congregation of the
Central Avenue Christian church will
have an ice cream social ut the
church Wednesday evening. There
also will be a shooting gallery and
bean bag contest. rs
Miss Nina Wilson and Melvin Will
son. of Fairview, were North side Wis
itorS today.
Ross Woolpert, of the Fairview
neighborhood. was ON the North side
today on business
The Tusneo Taxa Hashi club met
this afternoon with Mrs. Arthur
Miller, 1915 West Fourth street.
The J. o. d. club will have picnic
dinner Wednesday noon at Gage park.
The members of the club will meet at
the transfer station and take the
1918 car.
A special dispensation of work in
the second degree will be conferred
tonight by Golden Rule Lodge No. 90.
a. F. & A NJ. in the hail. 91S North
Kansas avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Nicholson and
daughter will leave tomorrow for
California, where they will spend the
summer
Any hat 75c. $1.06 and s1.5o. Miss
G. L. Cunningham's $50 North Kan
saS avenue.-Adv.