The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-20
in NORTH. Topeka
Business Is Bum, Say the North
Side Merchants.
Flood Talk Makes Its First APP
pearance of the Year.

A noticeable decrease in business is
reported by the North Topeka mer-
chants on account of the rainy
weather. The coal man has a half
hearted smile on his face and is PROB.
ably doing more business than any OF
the other merchants. Some business
men are taking advantage of the slack
business to make a few spring I'M
provement on the interior of their
stores.
Talk About Floods.
Talk is beginning to circulate about
floods. If it rains two days In sue
cession the general topic is floods; II
the sun shines a week steadily the
prevailing talk is that we are due to
have drouth.
The creeks around North Topeka
still are in their banks and as yet
the country is not burned by the ap-
pearance of old Sol. Soldier creek is
probably the highest of any of the
North Shawnee county creeks. Indian
creek is still in its banks and but a
slight raise is reported.
Spells the Appearance.
Several business houses on North
Kansas avenue use as a means OF ad-
vertising, glass display cases placed
in front of the stores, which in man
ner obstruct the sidewalk. However
as they do not over step the city or
dance, which allows the merchants
the privilege, providing they take up
not more than feet from the pase
line, nothing can be done to prohlblt
the practice. But one thing that is
not necessary, and which greatly de-
stroys the slightly appearance of kan
sas avenue is the placarding OF the
cases with huge signs, printed IN
flaming colors, advertising sales A
number of the merchants think
stop should be put to this practlce
Notes and Personals.
Miss May Thompson is conva-
Iescing after a recent operation at st.
Francis hospital.
Dan Lands of Kiro has returned
home, after spending short time In
North Topeka.
Victor council No. A, Knights and
Ladies of Security, will hold their reg
ular weekly meeting tonight in the
lodge hall, 1000 North Kansas avenue
Mrs w. e. Cowdry left today for
Kansas City, where she will spend
short time visiting friends
j. G. Snediker of the Austin-Sned1-
ker Mercantile company is in Kansas
City, Mo, on business
Miss Gladys Biggert and Ross Big
CERT of Circleville, Kan, are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. Mary Helm of Roch-
ester.
Mrs A l. Foster of Oakley, Kan,
arrived today for an extended visit to
her daughter, Mrs. c. o. Shultice of
Route 6.
d. II. Wallace has returned from
spent the first of the week with
friends.
Clark Gresser of the Citizens State
bank is expected to return the last of
the week from an auto trip through
the eastern states.
Mrs Ernest Ottinger of Granville
was seriously burned this morning
from an explosion of kerosene. Mrs.
Ottinger was starting a fire with coal
oil
Architects are working on the plans
for the new Santa Fee junction depot,
which is to replace the one burned
several months ago. 1t is understood
that bids will be opened by the 18th
of June for the construction work.
improvements are being made on
the interior of the Campbell drug
store.
The ladies of the Episcopal guild,
who had planned to hold a social to-
night at the King home, have post
poned it indefinitely.
Mrs. Mary A. Hart of Meeker, Colo,
and daughter, Mrs. Emily c. Whitney
of Phippsburg, Colo, and son, Sher-
man Hart of Hoquiam, Wash, are Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Bridge, Mrs. Harris daughter.
The B. Y. P. u. society of the North
Topeka Baptist church have post
poned their picnic, which was to have
been held in Garfield park tonight, in
definitely.
On Saturday evening, May 18th,
about fifty neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Kaunarr of Fairview to give
Mrs. kaunarr a handkerchief shower
in honor of her birthday. The even
ing was spent in playing games. Ice
cream and cake were served. The
guests present included: Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Whitman, Mr. and Mrs Ray
Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. John Sillman,
Mrs. Henry Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
L. P. Stock, Mr.. G. E. Scherer, Mr..
and Mrs. John Reed, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. Vanzant
Woolpert, Mr.. and Mrs. Kaunarr, Miss
Alaway, Miss Iva Peck, Mary Newall,
Nina Wilson, Ruth Mauker, Stella
Reed, Helen Woolpert, Fay Miller, Ina
kaunarr, Nellie Reed, Bessie Spillman,
Ruth Kaunarr and Katheryn Wilson;
Messrs. Guy Peck, Melvin Wilson,
Ross Woolpert Owen Marker, Verne
Newall, Alva Spillman, Frank Newall,
Cy Spillman, Lewis Whitman, John
Reed, Jr., Earl and Carl Spillman and
Harold Kaunarr.
A NJ. Petro, druggist-Adv
The pupils can hardly wait until
June 4, the final day of school. The
literary societies in the North Topeka
school are making extensive plans for
the last day programs, which will con-
sist of debates, dialogues and recita-
lions.
The Courts test in arithmetic was
given in Grant school this morning
This is a new phase of the public
school work and purposes to make the
children more proficient in the ele-
mentary forms of mathematics
At the Princess today: King Bag
got in a two-reeler, An Oriental Ro-
nance" and two One-reel rictI1reS-
Adv.
PrOfeSSOr VIII NanorSdaI nrincinal