The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
North Side News

The old elevator, that has stood for |
the past thirty years at the corner of
Morse and Tyler streets, is being torn
down. Many people on the North side
have wondered why it has stood idle
year after year. filled with valuable
machinery and with storing capacity
of 100000 bushels of grain.
1t was in 1887 that the Chicago.
Kansas & Nebraska railroad first built
into North Topeka, and the old Davis
elevator was one of series built along
its right OF way to tap the wheat coun-
try. When the Rock Island took over
the c. K. & N. the elevator became the
property of the former company, and
fell into disuse. The company recently
sold it to private individuals The
lumber in the structure has been sold
to a Holton man. He has taken
enough material from it to construct
five large barns, he intends to build
several silos, and has sold material to
local buyers as we'll. The Davis eleva-
tor, ITO feet high, has been land
mark on the North side for a genera
ton.
The immediate future will see a
new Kansas avenue bridge over Sol
der creek. The county commission
ers have announced that bids may be
submitted and as soon as the contract
is let work will commence. 1t is
thought that construction VIII begin
within a month. The new bridge will
cost about $4,000. 1t will be of con-
crete and steel and of the type known
as a rainbow arch.'' The plans for
the bridge were drawn by the Marsh
Construction company The commits
sioners say that if it had been buiItsa
year ago the cost would have been
much less. the price of all materials
| being very high at present
| The Indian Creek grange will hold
a patriotic program at the grange hall
j this evening. Captain MacLean of
Battery A will talk on his border ex-
: periences, and John Williams is to
! oescrlned rhe lift on man-of-war,
! CLEANED from his last summers ex-
! perience on the United States battle
! ship LOUISIANA The May sisters will
! furnish patriotic music for the occa-
sion.
The poor farm bridge over Indian
creek. which has long been in need
. of attention, is at length to receive
! repairs. The road which crosses this
bridge is one of the heavily Travelled
roads used by persons going to or
from st. Joseph, Meriden, Valley
Falls and other nothern towns. 1t has
long been in a iilapidated state. How
Indian creek is to be crossed while the
bridge is closed is one of the unsolved
problems.
Fred Hurst of 1927 Polk street, who
is employed by the Wolff Packing
company, sustained a fractured skull
| Monday. He was at work in the en-
CINE room and was struck by a heavy
piece of moving machinery. He has
! peen partially conscious since the ac-
cident and it is not yet known just
how serious his injury will prove
ITO be.
Social and Personal.
The Foreign Missionary society of
will meet with Miss Clara Holman at
1903 Kansas avenue Friday afternoon
at 2:3O
Justaza Dalotte is i'll at 1902 Mon
roe street of the grip.
A. M. Petro. Druggist-Adv.
/ The condition of Mrs. Mary Perry,
the Union Pacific telegraph operator
at Menoken, who was seriously in
jured Friday afternoon. was much
improved today. Mrs. Perry suffered
a conclusion of the brain, resulting
Choir practice at the Kansas Ave-
nue. Methodist church will be held
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Frank D. Jackson will deliver
a stereopticon lecture this evening at
the East Indianola school house. The
subject of her talk will be Spring
time in Japan" The public is in
vited.
J. c. CIouse of 1882 Central avenue
i'll at Kansas City hospital from a
complication of diseases.
Bryan Calls on President.
Washington, Jan. 16.-William Jen
nings Bryan conferred with President