The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
IN NORTH Topeka
Work on the New junction
Station to Begin Soon.
Police Are Busy Guarding the
Q. P. Right of Way.


re North Topeka station will com
mence- Heretofore what material
mas mas oeen shipped had to be hauled
from the main line to the point
Where the new building will be
erected. To eliminate this inconye-
nlence and additional expense, Santa
re OFFICIALS in charge of the work
decided to put in the side line before
work on the building was started
Inc side track is 500 feet from the
main line.
The new Santa Fe station will re
place the one destroyed by fire last
February. Since the old building
burned, a passenger coach has served
for a waiting room and a remodeled
freight car as an office for the North
Side depot.
Cops Are Educators.
II the North Topeka police aren't
kept busy running down criminals
they don't propose to kill time wait
ing for something TO turn up. Bust
ness has been dull for the police of
the North Side for some time and
arrest has been novelty. The cops,
however. have begun a campaign of
Considerable difficulty has been
experienced by officers of the Union
Pacific railway in keeping residents
of Little Russia off their right-of-
way. Residents of the Russian dis
trict have resorted to the use of the
Union Pacific tracks instead of the
sidewalk from the Santa Fe junction
delusion that the distance is shorter
that way. So general has become the
practice of pr omenading down the
right-of-way that officials of the rail-
way company are becoming alarmed
over the situation, fearing that unless
the practice is stopped accidents may
result. Every morning between rs
and 100 children use the tracks in
stead of the sidewalk on their way to
school.
Here is where the North Topeka pa
trolmen get busy Whenever the
officers approach them and attempt to
impress on the invaders of the Union
Pacific right of way the danger they
are counting. This morning Officer
Mcclure, assisted by officer Jones
and Union Pacific officer Gains, made
a vain effort to persuade one old worn
an to use the sidewalk. They descri5-
ed to her in impressive terms the dan
ser in walking down the right of way
but she couldn't see it that way When
the three officers had completed their
arguments the woman continued on
her journey-down the Union Pacific
right of way.
Lost Their Horseshoe
The four lucky duck hunters are
here. But somebody got their horse |
shoe.
Thursday morning, full of conf |
dence and armed to the teeth, Fred |
Morns, Monte Kistler, Levi Stanley |
and F. E. Anderson started for Meri- |
den Their schedule called for a day |
at that point to be spent in rounding
up the ducks in that neighborhood and
their return Thursday evening with q |
load of wild fowl
This morning the secret leaked out. |
The party saw one duck. They failed |
to bring it down.
Notes and Personals.
j. w. Cochran is some corn raiser |
but that doesn't make him a base |
ball authority. This morning he came |
to North Topeka to distribute cigars to |
those of his friends to whom he CON |
fided his faith in the Philadelphia |
team to annex the worlds series pen |
nant Mr.. Cochran exhibited prize |
winning corn at the Indian Creek fa1r |
last week. The corn which was filled |
out to the tips is on exhibition at the |
Shawnee State bank.
Miss Martha Kimball and Miss
JuIiette Smith will return tomorrow
for the past month. While on their
trip to the coast they visited the big
fairs.
Frank Carey of San Bernardino is
law, Mr. and Mrs. James Priddy,
northwest of the city. Mr.. Carey
lived in North Topeka twenty-five
years ago and was for years a MEMBER
No l. During the past summer, a
number of North Topekans who MADE
the trip to the Pacific coast we're
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Carey Among those who were at the
Carey home this summer are Chlef
and Mrs Joseph Hanlon, Mr.. ana MRS.
]. D. Pratt and Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Luce Following his visit with tae
Fridays, Mr.. Carey will visit relatives
and friends in North Iopeka- ne VIII
be here several weeks.
William Jenkins of the Nollahd
North Topeka store will leave Sa1ur-
day for the Pacific coast where ne
will spend his vacation. His trip VIII
include visits to the Two Gail ~ h his
fairs and a two weeks VISIT 10 ms
brother in Parkersburg, Ore he eA-
poets to be gone month
The Women's Foreign Mlssionary
society of the Kansas Avenue Metho-
dist church met this afternoon at the
home of the Misses Holman
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Purdum and
their daughter, Nellie, have returned
from a trip to the Pacific coast and
most of the western states. During
their trip. which extended over
period of six months they visited both
California fairs, Yellowstone National
park and various points of interest in
Wyoming and neighboring states.
Mrs Alice A. Lucas will leave today
for Chase county where she will be a
guest at the home of her daughter
George Wendell OF Elmont, j. 8
of Elmont, and Marion Glynn
of Granville, were in North Topeka
on business.
The Rev. Joseph P. Hicks, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian church, will
return today from Emporia, where he
has been attending the Presbyterian
synod which has been in session at
that place this week.
H. w. Charles, superintendent of the
Boys Industrial school north of the
city, will return this week after a va
cation of five weeks.