The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-24
i'm NORTH Topeka
Work Is Begun ON Remodeling
the e. p. Station.
Hotel Department VIII Go to
the Second Floor.

For the 'steenth time, the Union
Pacific passenger station and hotel
| building in North Topeka is being re-
| modelled. Prospects for a new one.
which Union Pacific officials them
selves admit is badly needed, have APP
parently gone glimmering a gain. That
despite the fact that the present brick
| building was erected before the flood
the Topeka flood-and has the ap-
pearance of having been built prior
or soon after another deluge well
| known to history.
In the remodeIing the Union Pacific
hotel will be arranged by all hotel ac-
commodations being placed on the
/ second floor and a baggage room will
be made from the hotel dining room.
me ticket office and telegraph office
VIII be enlarged An enlargement of
the roundhouse is also being contem-
| plated.
| Growing Importance of Topeka as a
| terminal point is the reason given for
the improvements. The same thing
| mas made necessary the creation of the
position of yardmaster. Harry E. Pitt,
! formerly engine foreman, has been
| promoted to the place.
| The creation of the place will mean
an increase in the number of trains
made up in Topeka. Switching vol
ume has also demanded an extra
switch engine in the yards which has
put ililO SSINlCe
Ken you change me dime?"
| Gimme centa wortha pickles for
the boy. Gimme centa wortha
| wortha candy for the boy That 5
centa wortha sugar you gimme? Well,
then, gimme l centa wortha more
| A mishap to one. of their transport
tator vehicles caused company Of
gypsies to stay from noon until 4
o clock Monday on Kansas avenue.
/ The conversation quoted is typical of
Their methods of buying, as deron-
front of which the breakdown oc-
Toured. Perhaps the attention to the
pennies is sufficient explanation for
the modern system under which they
travel 1t wasn't tug to covered
wagon that broke-it was an axle of
one of the three automobiles-good
lstanGard-ma machines with red rags
instead of good roads pennants
trailing behind; Red and white
were on their way from California to
/ C,rlab4-
The procession of up-to-date rovers
soon drew crowd. Wonder was ex-
pressed that the three aug )rnob.les
could carry so much. Aside from COM
ple1" camping outfits, they accomno-
dated nearly thirty passengers, ntL.
women and children
/ They didn't have any room for dogs
Ii don't see where they put the rest
iof the children" commented / man
Who saw the outfit.
! Notes and Personals.
Tomorrow or the next day we're
planning to ship carload of bottles
about 10000" declares c. H. Dyal,
! dealer in junk I'VE sell three car
] loads every year. The cellar below is
ties and big bottles. whisky bottles
land beer bottles. mostly. People Won
der where they all come from.
/ A. M. Petro, Druggist--Adv.
The bazar. supper and entertain
] ment to be given by Helena chapter
of the Eastern Star in the lodge room
at 911-913 Kansas avenue has been
1 postponed from October 81 to Novem-
Der
There will be pie social imme-
diately following the performance of
the play, THE Message of the Vio-
let's" this evening in the Baptist
church.
The Ladies' union of the Christian
church will serve a dinner at IL
clock Wednesday in the church.
The repair work is good general
ly," says J. T. Coates. shoemaker
There is more heel building than
anything else. AS a rule, a rubber
heel wears better than a leather one,
for a man walking on brick and ce-
| ment sidewalks. 1t is not so good for
the section hand who treads most of
the day on gravel. A rubber heel is
superior in wet weather because
Heather will soak up fast and wear off
quickly
IF the rain just keeps on for a
while, now" asserts E. R. Hayes. ex-
pressing general North side sentiment,
sit will be wonderful for the wheat.
Then, too. between here and Kansas
City there are between 5000 and 5000
acres of turnips. The development
will be rapid now. They've hitherto
been held back by not having rain.
There will now be at least one good
crop on the market that will be rea-
sonable in price. The frost may have
affected the turnips a trifle but not
much. They will stand lot of cold.
They'll continue to grow even in the
snow, if the ground isn't frozen"
The Rev. ]. P. Hicks. pastor of the
| Second Presbyterian church, is NOV
ing from 927 Jackson street to the
| 1880" block IN South Harrison
street.
The rain is just what we need
says J. d. Pratt. enthusiastically. 1T
will lay the dust, soak up the fields,
fill the wells and water the stock"
H c. Mckinley, assistant cashier in
the Citizens State bank, has returned
from a weeks visit TO Fort Scott.
H. G. Bartlett of Granville and E.
Oelke and A. Nixon of Hoyt were in
the city Monday on business.
Dinner Wednesday at the Central
Avenue Christian church, 25c instead
of 35c, as formerly announced.-Adv.