The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-26
I'M NORTH TOPEKA.
Business Man Points Out Need
of Traffic Rules.
"Dutcho GOggins Is Arrested
Twice ON Same Day.

I'll tell you what North Topeka
needs now more than anything else,
declared John ID. Pratt, hardware
dealer, this morning. "A year ago. a
man was killed right over there" He
pointed to the spot.
Just the other day one was killed
just north of the Melan bridge. We
need traffic officers and white lines
One can see lots of drivers of teams
and automobiles clinging to the wrong
side of the street. We need 13S driv-
ers fined or put in Jail.
why North Topeka is on the map!
We can kill just as many persons over
here as on the South Side. The pub
lie generally needs to be educated in
the traffic rules
Goggins Ordered Out of City.
Dutch" Goggins, arrested Monday
morning on a charge of vagrancy, was
released at noon. He went up Kansas
avenue, where he Immediately sue
ceeded in making himself conspicu-
Gus. He was quickly arrested again.
He was released a second time on
condition that he leave town. That
is. in brief, a days history in the life
of "Off again, on again, gone again,
Dutch" He's coming fixed" next
time. October 9, he is to be tried on
federal charge.
George Clark goes Thursday to
Meriden, where he will referee a foot
ball game and attend a barbecue.
At the meeting of the Quincy school
Parent-Teachers' association Monday
night, it was voted to extend an in
vitation to the Grant association to
join forces with the Quincyites- A
delegate from the Quincy organization
will meet with the Grant people next
Monday night. If the proposition is
accepted, the two bodies will meet to-
gether a week from next Monday in
the Quincy building.
The L T. club held a steak roast at
Gage park Monday night. The fol-
lowing members attended: Miss Oleta
Stevenson. Miss Pearl Corbin, Miss
Ruth Stevenson, Miss Annabelle Paul
son, Miss Clara Twartney, Mics Cecilia
Lowe, Miss Iona Carver, Miss Eunice
Rugger, Mrs. E.. Carver.
o. D. Crofut, Union Pacific ticket
agent, has been confined to his home
for several days on account of sick
ness. He was threatened for a time
with pneumonia, but is better now.
Revival meetings are to start next
Sunday at the Kansas Avenue Metho-
dist church, according to the Rev. J.
E. Scheer, pastor. Numerous cottage
prayer meetings are planned for this
week, as a preparation for the revival
Tonight at s O'Clock, meetings will be
held in the homes of the following
Mrs. U. Bissell, 141s North Kansas
avenue: Mrs. Henry Hall, 831 North
Quincy street; Mrs. J. w. Wright, 1881
| Central avenue, and Mrs. Ora Palmer
1920 North Topeka avenue.
Chester H. Day leaves Friday for g
| trip to Missouri.
j. Hoanbaum was hauling blus
plums to Mayetta Tuesday morning
Mrs. H. H. Bair leaves Tuesday
evening for California, where she will
spend the winter.
Mrs. Hayes and son, 225 Nortf
Quincy, have left for Emporia for {
visit with relatives
7. o. Howard, formerly of 90
North Kansas avenue. has purchased
a cafe on the main business street
Carl Ausherman and William Bar
tram of Elmont were in North Topek:
Tuesday morning on business.
A. M. Petro, Druggist.-Adv.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Thirt
Baptist church will give a social thi.
evening at 8 O'Clock in the church
building. A literary and musical pro
gram will be presented Each of this
women has had the task imposed
upon her for some time of acquiring
81 to donate toward the new church
Tonight, reports will be made of ths
methods used in earning, swiping o,
I just plain getting the money.
1 W. II. Markham has returned from
a business trip in the east.
Johnny Brown cut his big toe near
ly off while splitting wood Monday.
| Bert Keele, electrician, 1131 NORTH
Van Buren, street, has purchased 4
new automobile.