The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
IN NORTH Topeka
The Z. p. Dining Room Will
Not Be Abandoned.
Plenty of Room to Enlarge
Present Baggage Room.

When asked this morning if there
was any truth in the rumor that the
dining room at the Union Pacific no
tel would be abandoned and an extra
baggage room made of it, those il
charge of the eating house denied il
vigorously They declared that such
a plan is out of the question, for the
dining room here is a great conven-
fence not only to the travelling public
but to North Topekans.
The Union Pacific baggage room is
a small affair and more space is need
ed and needed badly, but it would bJ
an easy matter to enlarge the present
baggage depot since there is plenty
of room on the west, and when the
Union Pacific does take action to-
wards increasing the size of the bag
gage room 1t is their plan to enlarge
the present quarters.
VIII Give a Play.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Pleasant Hill Methodist church will
give its annual play at the Indian
Creek grange hall Friday evening,
July so. Mrs. Herman Wendell, who
is president of the ladies aid will have
the leading role. The title of the play
is 1.-The Spinster's Return From Klon-
dixie" These plays always draw a
full house and all the farmers in this
vicinity are planning to go.
Let 1t Drift.
Why does the city not remove the
driftwOod that has collected about the
piers on the west side of the Melan
bridge? This is the question that
everyone is asking. The recent high
waters have left old lumber, trees and
all manner of debris piled against
the bridge ahdsft is rot only u11sightly.
but would be a menace to the safety
of the bridge in case of more high
water. The city has been working a
force of men, but little progress is
made for they work at a disadvan-
tage. They do not have the proper
equipment.
To Kill Mosquitoes.
A campaign has been started
among the school children of North
Topeka for the exterminati ton of the
mosquito. This buzzing little insect
Topeka that he makes life miserable.
Children have been instructed by
those in charge of the campaign to
empty water from all tin cans lying
about, to pour coal oil on all stag
nant water and to put a tight lid on all
rain barrels and cisterns. Oil can be
bought now at wholesale for about
II cents a gallon and the farmers
out of North Topeka would do well to
give all ponds and lakes of stagnant
water a coat of oil
Notes and Personals.
Roy HoIlingsworth. of Kansas City
was In North Topeka on business
Thursday. Mr.. Hollingsworth for
merly lived here.
T. A. Wilkie, chief mailing clerk in
the North Topeka postoffice, will re-
turn tomorrow from his vacation trip
to South Bend, Indiana. J. E. Strain
has been taking his place in the post
office.
H. H. Bair and daughter, Miss Eve
Ign Bair, who are in Chicago on a
vacation trip will return to their home
here, next Monday.
Women's Relief Corps No. 5, of
North Topeka, will hold a picnic at
Garfield park tomorrow afternoon.
Until the first of September the
choir of the North Topeka Baptist
church will hold no more rehearsals
They will have their annual vacation
Fred Voiland returned last night
from short business trip to st. Joe.
Mo.
Mrs. Ed Jones and children left
yesterday for Mcfarland, where they
will visit relatives.
Miss Maude Waychoffe, of 1901
North Quincy, will leave tonight for
Emporia. where she will visit her
parents.
Mrs. Vernis Douglas left yesterday
for New Mexico. Mrs. Douglas has
been making her home at the Jake
kull farm north of town.
An absence of farmers about the
streets indicates that teams are busy
in the fields.
c. E. Rice, of Wichita, is in North
Topeka and vicinity buying horses.
Miss Helen dresser left yesterday
for Valley Falls, where she will visit
relatives.
Mrs. F. E. Rose, of EImont, was a
North Topeka visitor yesterday
A revival service will be conducted
at Garfield park from July 81 to Au-
gust 81 by the Woodworth- Etter Re-
vival team.
Miss Virginia Reed gave = musical
and playette at her home last night on
the Taylor tract. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs.
Cromwell Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Elder. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Carr. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Don fowler Mr.
and Mrs. Will johnson. Misses Alice
Sam, Blanche Elder, Mildred Carr.
Frances fowler. Genevieve fowler,
Mary Croll, Doris Cron. Fora Reed
Messrs. Merle Carr, Aureal keed, Dale
Reed, Iran Fowler, Paul johnson and
Mrs. Allan Crowl.
Mrs. Mary Petro mas returned from
Kansas City, where she has been visit
ing relatives.
Monument for Molly Pitcher.
Harrisburg, Pa, July 23.-The fol-