The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-02
IN NORTH TOPEKA
The Old Davis Elevator Is Be-
ing Torn Down.
Soldier and MenOken Town
ships Plan a High School.

No. 1 fire station was called out
Wednesday night at 9:47 o'clock when
the chimney of the house at s17
Quincy street belonging to Frank
Bechtelheimer caught fire. The blaze
was extinguished with little difficulty
and the damage incurred was small.
The old Home grain elevator on the
corner of Morse and Tyler streets is
being torn down for the value of the
material of which it is built The ele-
Vator was built by A. C.. Davis in 1881
and was at that time one of the larg-
est buildings of it's kind in Kansas. In
1906 it was sold to the Home Grain
company. The elevator was operated
by this company Tor two years and was
then sold to the Peavey Grain COM
pany, which controls a string OF ele-
vators located along the right of way
of the Union Pacific railroad. Six
years ago, it wass old to the Rock Is
land railroad. Since then it has not
been in operation 1t has now been
sold to George Marias, who is intend
ing to dispose of the machinery still
left and of the valuable pine lumber.
Taking the Census in Bingville."
will be presented this evening by Hell
ena Chapter No. 21O. order of the
Kansas avenue. The cast is as fol-
lows: Census taker. Frank r. Conwell;
Rosy Grady, Mrs. Myrtle Suit; Patrick
Malone, Bert Andrews; Bill Watt
Ernest Lindemood; Mr.. Harder, Tom
Campbell; Mr.. Knott. Harry Graft;
Mr.. Stone, Ernest Davis; Mrs. Jones'
Mrs. Amelia Schmidt; Mrs. Saloon,
Mrs Jim Murrell; Mr.. Duncan, George
Young; Mrs. Tibbets, Mrs. Flora
Smith; Mr.. Single, Dave Wallace; Mr..
Jepson, Dan Bair; Mrs. Sampson, MRS
Mary Johnston; Mr. More, Charles
lon; Miss Hartley, Miss Jessie Raich;
Mr.. Sharp. John Johnston; Toffy,
Robert Badsky; Mr.. Elwood, Bob
Caldwell: Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Florence
Lindemood, and Susie Gibbs, Mrs. Jen-
ME Conwel.
North Topekans are complaining not
only of speeding on. Central avenue
and Jackson street but of reckless
playing in the streets by small chill
dren. Wednesday afternoon small
boy ran across Central avenue and fell
directly in front of an oncoming auto
mobile. The driver missed the boy
narrowly only because he had perfect
control of his machine. 1t is said that
small children of this neighborhood
make the streets their regular play
grounds.
Those who will offer toasts in the
presidential feast" to be held in the
Bautist church Friday night are as
follows: The president, George Young;
the Democrat party, A. c. Moore; Mr..
Hughes, Judge West; the Republican
party, w. A S. Bird woman suffrage,
DR.. Eva Harding; the Prohibition par
~, DIR. Robert Gordon; the Socialist
party, I. Gilberg.
A joint township high school is be-
ing contemplated by Soldier and
Menoken townships. AS it is now,
many children of the townships travel
ten miles in order to attend the Oak
land high school and save Sc which
they would have to pay to go to school
in Topeka.
Notes and Personals.
There will be an old-fashioned
spelling bee and pie supper in the
ShOrey school house Friday evening,
November 3.
Mrs. w. E. May. assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Miller, gave a
Hallowe en- party for Miss Ruby Mays
school class. Those invited were:
Miss Fay Campbell, Miss Hazel Camp
bell. Miss Irene Probasco, Miss Thelma
Robinson, Miss Helen Bridson, Miss
Ruby May Miss Eva May Miss Ethel
May Theron French, William Sheetz,
Glen Pool, Harry Tasting and Edwin
Meadows. The dining room was deco
rated in Halloween fashion. Cider,
doughnuts and pumpkin pie were
served. A weine roast was held out
doors.
A NJ. Petro. Druggist-Adv.
Roy Packard left Wednesday for
Bethany. Mo. on account of the seri-
Gus illness of his father. S. A. Pack
ard. Mrs. S. J. Wyatt, his sister, left
for Bethany this morning
Dean Van Ness and his roommate,
Jay Smith. will be home from Ottawa
for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Miller of Wash
ington, d. c., will return to Washing
ton the first of next week. They have
been visiting A. ]. Berry the last day
or two at Shadybrook farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ewing of
Toronto, Canada, left Wednesday night
for their home after having visited a
week in the homes of William Frost