The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
IN NORTH Topeka
Many Improvements Being
Made by Residence Owners.
Good Shepherd Church Serv-
ices to Be Resumed Sunday.

Taking advantage of a slight lull in
the real estate business of North To-
peka, considerable improvements on
North side property are being made
by property owners. Most of the i'm
provement consists of repainting
houses and repairing roofs. Senator
Curtis, who is an extensive owner of
North side property. is having seven
Of his North Topeka houses reprinted
and many more altered and repaired
Property has taken a slight slump
recently. Real estate cea1ers believe,
however. that it is a temporary i'll
wind and is due to blow over soOn-
Roads Need Repairing.
Persons travelling over macadam-
LED roads leading irto North topeka
are loudly complaining about the con-
dition the ishways have been al
lowed to get into Practically all the
roads are full CT holes and have other
wise deteriorated. Roads in especially
poor condition are the North Kansas
avenue, Central avenue and Lower
Silver Lake.
To be put into first class shape
again the roads ought to be dragged
from the side and the holes in the
center re-filled with the macadam
that has slipped down, it is said
Church Services Resumed.
Services at the Church of the Good
Shepherd will be resumed next sun
day and will be in charge of John g
Petrie of Chicago, Ill. Mr. Petrle,
who has not yet been ordained, Will
preach and have charge OF all services
excepting the communion, Whlch VIII
be in charge of the Rev. Mr.. George
NJ. Geisel.
Mr.. Petrie will continue his theolo-
gical course at the Kansas TheoloSl-
cal seminary, where he expects TO
complete his course. He began his
work in Chicago.
Notes and Personals.
August Carlson of Granville was in
North Topeka on business this morn
ing.
surprised at their meeting when the
Pocahontas' served them with re-
freshments. The number had not been
scheduled. With last nights meeting
a campaign for new members which
the Red Men have waged during the
past two months closed.
The Progressive class of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church will hold class
meeting might at the home OF Stanley
Halves, 205 South Monroe street.
More than $50 members of Knights
and Ladies of Security lodge NO.
were present at the meeting Thursday
night when new officers were installed.
The installation was in charge of the
officers and team from lodge No. 2
Following the installation regular
business was transacted and refresh
ments served.
Frank R. ConweIl and Milt Pond
succeeded in bagging eleven ducks
while hunting Thursday. This is an
unusual number in view of the fact
that no real flights have appeared yet.
Duck hunting will not commence in
earnest until the first cold snap turns
up. s- 4. 4.~
W. A Crooks, of Rochester, left
Thursday afternoon for Garden City, |
where he will attend the funeral of a
relative.
Alex. Kramer, of Emmett, was in
North Topeka Thursday where he
transacted some business and later
visited his son.
George Mahon of Silver Lake was in
North Topeka Thursday afternoon on
business.
C. ]. LindeIl returned to his home |
in Lindsborg this morning after spend |
ing several weeks in Topeka as the |
guest of A. V. Linde1 of the Shawnee
State bank.
Charles Logan, of Jacksonville, |
Mo-, is guest at the home of his |
uncle, D. E. Logan, of Rochester Mr. |
Logan expects to remain in North To- |
peka for several weeks
Mrs Katherine Billings, of Grant |
vile, visited friends in North Topeka |
Thursday