The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
IN NORTH TOPEKA
Indignation of the North Side
Citizens Is Aroused
By Suggestion of Patching Up
Old POstOffice Building.

Merchants Of North Topeka are
viewing with extreme disfavor the
runner that a new North side postoffice
is to be side tracked by making sew
eral improvements on the building
which now houses the station. For
three years-ever since an appropria-
ton for the building was made by
congress and business men
of the North side have been patiently
waiting for a building that will take
the place of the present anuquateo'
poorly ventilated and meagerly FUR
nished office.
The appropriation for the new sta
ton cannot be used for any other pur-
pose. North Topeka business men
point out. The advantage to be gained
by deferring action, consequently IS
not clear to persons interested in
new building.
That the present building is unfit
for further occupancy has been rec
ognized by the department in WASH
ington when it announced that I'M
prove ments must be made. To make
the place properly mhabitable. new
floors walls and ceilings are required
n is said. Unquestionably the cost of
putting the building in shape Will run
from 1500 to $4,000.
Rv having the North side pOstotf1ce
situation declared an emergency case
immediate action could be secured:
1t is generally believed that FEDERAL
investigators have recommended
favorable site.
The appropriation for the building
was secured through the efforts OF
Senator Charles Curtis several years
ago. Since that time, however, no
steps have been taken to push the
project.
VIII Meet Friday.
The quarterly social meeting of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
of the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church will be held at 2:3O a'clock
Friday afternoon at the home or MISS
Evelyn Holman of 116 Evelyn street
Social and business activities Will De
merged at the session.
Mrs. j. r. Madison, who represented
the local society at the general eX-
ecutive meeting recently held IN Los
Angeles will read a report of the Los
Angeles meeting Friday afternoon.
Following the regular business ses-
sion, a thimble party will be held
Special music has been arranged for
the meeting.
Industrial Boys Have Day Off.
Under chaperonage of Dr.. H. w.
Charles, superintendent of the Boys
Industrial school, 80 boys from the
time Tuesday afternoon at the state
house Following visits at several Of
fees, the youngsters were the guests
of Governor Arthur Capper at the
Midwinter exposition in the Auditor
ium.
Notes and Personals.
Gymnastic classes at Quincy school
will meet in the cchool Thursday. The
girls Will hold their drills Immediately
after classes disband- The boys
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Shaffer, of 9OS
North jackson street, will leave today
for Hot Springs, where they will visit
friends for a month.
Mrs. =. G.. Williams and her daugh-
ter, Mildred, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
are visiting at the Crosswhite home,
/ 4O4 North Quincy street.
Mrs. Iva Heiderman has returned
to her home in Poplar Bluffs, Ia,
home of Claud c. ME-, of 1872 North
Quincy street.
VIII Kirkwood, OF Elmont. was in
North Topeka Tuesday afternoon on
business.
Ben r. Burke, of Sedalia, Mo, is a
guest at the home of his daughter,
Mrs A. e. Andrews, of 1909 North
Quincy street. He expects to be here
several weeks.
The Sunshine Bible class will meet
at 2:3O o'clock Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Harry Jordan, of 1875 Kan
sas avenue The lesson will be taken
from the Tenth chapter of Acts.
A. NJ. Pelro. Drugsist.-Adv.
Members of the ]. r. club were en-
tertained Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. w. Kincaid. of 121 9
North Harrison street. Among those
who were present are: Mrs w. II.
Saunders, Mrs J. H. Kincaid, Mrs. Ida
Ruff. Mrs Millie Taylor. Mrs. Flora
Nohler Mrs. George saunders, Mrs
S p Michaels, Mrs A. L. Bonewitz,
Mrs. II. II. Sa%nders, Mrs. Elsie King
man, Mrs Leona Coffman, Mrs. J. w
Kincaid.
H c. Ericsson for sheriff ADV.
Furnace repairs at Forbes ADV.
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