The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
Plan to Change Granville Road
and Melan Bridge.
ALLOW MORE ROOM FOR WATER
The Indian Creek Grange An
nOunces Rules for Fair.
Entries Must Be Made by
October ).

October ).
| The Civic club of North Topeka is
getting its shoulder to the wheel once
more A meeting will be held at
| o'clock Friday evening in the ConweH
parlors, SOC North Kansas avenue, for
the settlement of two. questionable
first, a road problem; the second,
river problem.
| A change in the Granville road Is
proposed. At present it has some ex-
] tremely dangerous crossings. 1t is
| suggested that the road be continued
from where 1t crosses to the south or
the Union Pacific railroad tracks,
along the north line OF the Union Pa
i cific right of way to the intersection
of the Calhoun bluffs In doing this,
| two dangerous railroad crossings can
be done away with. The road will
/ cross the Santa Fe tracks the same as
| before. The plan contem plates
Strengthening out the bridge crossing
over Indian creek.
1t is estimated that 1000 feet of
waterway can be added to the Melan
bridge by an improvement urged by
| V. r. Parkhurst, engineer. He hopes
for the construction of small Ice
breaking piers on the upstream side
4 of the regular piers, the removal of
the end of sewer which projects
above the surface of the water and
Ecauses a destructive eddy, and the
| taking away of the pilings and debris.
| Il don't believe it will cost any more
to build four or five ice piers on the
| upper side of the old piers than it
would to pay for the removal of the
driftwood accumulated in one flood
asserts Mr.. Parkhurst.
We're asking the city commission
ers, the county commissioners and the
with US Friday evening to determine
whose duty it is to do these things.
/ Then we're going to ask them to do it
/ while the river is at 1ow-water stage.
The engineer has figured that il
10000 feet of waterway can be pro-
toured. calculating the velocity of the
sfdow as it was in 1915, a flow OF
100000 gallons of water a minute
! will be allowed There are $50 mem
sT'bers in the Civic club and a large at
tendance of others is expected.
l. Rules for Grange Fair.
In The complete announcement OF
i rules and regulations, and premiums
and cash prizes of the eleventh an
nual fair of the Indian Creek grange
to be held october Sc. is now off the
press.
b The rules say in part: ENTRIES
y elose. in AL departments Thursday
EOetober s, at 10 o'clock a. M Ex-
i.hibits Except Hvestock) must be in
fEplace at IL a. m. The hall will be
fopens Wednesday afternoon, October A
flor those wishing to place exhibits al
that time. Entries may be made thru
fsuperintendents of departments, or the
: secretary. Farm products must be en-
tered by the grower.
Exhibitors must purchase an ex-
4 hibitor's ticket at 20 cents, good fol
both days Horses will be Judged Fri
10 H.
/ at II a. m. Stock must be entered in
the name of the owner Professionals
barred. Stock must be placed as di-
rected by superintendent. All exhibits
must have merit to be entitled to pre-
I miums. Exhibits must remain in
Der g.
Notes and Personals.
Grover Neiswender of Silver Lake
was in town Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Ulda Van Malta, of Belleville
Kan, who has been visiting Mr.. ano
Mrs. w. NJ. G. Lane, 1921 North Quin-
cy street, returned Thursday after.
noon.
Business is pretty poor just now
says E. E. Doty, blacksmith THAI
last rain swelled up everything
frightened the tires on the Wheels"
E. Stenger, Union Pacific genera
superintendent with headquarters al
Omaha, stopped in Topeka over night
on railroad business.
X North Topeka has no safety zones
for street cars"-the substance of z
complaint of hundreds of North To-
4 peka residents. The zones should be
i laid off from the river to Gordon
j street just the same on the other
side of the river"
The officers of the Parent-Teach-
ers' associations of the Grant and
Quincy schools met with d. \. Nor
row, principal of the Quincy school
in his office Wednesday night to dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY of merging the
1.-TWO associations. The fact that many
families have children in both schools
has caused a number of the patrons
I-of the schools to suggest that a joint
Organization would be more efficient
than two separate ones. The subjecs
will be brought before the two asso-
4 Citations at their first meetings.
The first regular meeting of the
Quincy Parent-TeacherS'- association
] will be held in the school auditorium
/ next Monday night at o'clock. Mr..
borrow has promised to exhibit some
of the interesting and educational
lstereopticon pictures which are a
! part of the extension course of Kan
sas university.
! Get your vacation pictures devel-
4 oped and printed at Campbelps. expert
work assured.-Adv.
Daniel Lands, of Kiro. was in North
4 Topeka Thursday morning on business
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Deitrick have
| moved from 1927 North Quincy street
! to the Taylor tract on Sturgis avenue