The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-31
North Side News

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoued 1881
after m; other hours phone 1880.
Work On the Kansas avenue bridge
over Soldier creek will soon be under
way. The county commissioners
awarded the contract to the LeaVSn-
worth Bridge company, their bid,
S25, 500, being the lowest and s1,695
lower than the authorized expendi-
ture. The bridge will be a rainbow
arch, the patented design of J. B.
Marsh, a consulting engineer of DeS
Moines, Ia. This style of bridge,
which allows a maximum of drainage
area, will be the first rainbow arch
in the state. 1t will include lao feet
in it's span, the highest point of the
arch rising twenty feet above the floor
of the bridge, which will be supported
by concrete hangers. There will be
four-foOt sidewalk along the east
side, the clear roadway measuring
eighteen feet in width.
The present Kansas avenue bridge
over Soldier creek is a part of the
old Sardou avenue bridge, formerly
connecting North Topeka and Oak
land, which was destroyed by the
flood of 1908. A new bridge was
built at that point and a span of the
old one salvaged and has been used
ever since.
The w. T. K. club met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. Z. U. BisseIl
141S Kansas avenue. Mrs. F. Chow
en- read an interesting paper, 1.-The
Story of the American Army" which
showed careful study and a wide
knowledge of most pertinent sub
ject. Mrs. J. w. Harper's paper on
General Pershing" was a timely re-
sumo of the life of the man first in
American interest. The club will
meet in two weeks at the home of
Mrs. Mary Bliss will be the assistant
hostess- Next Monday memberss' of
this club will work all day at thesRed
Cross rooms
Mrs. E. A Lindamood is entertain
ing this evening at d small Halloween
party at her home, 301 West Curtis
street, Five hundred will be played
ana =the guests will be: Mrs Rome
Colvin, Mrs. Frank Conwell. Mrs Ben
Pool, Mrs. Ralph Campbell. Mrs.
FIoTa smith, Miss Ida Ravens, Miss
jenkins and Miss Katherine Buechner.
Notes and Personals.
Every child should have a lack o.
lantern tonight, for Buechner Broth
ers gave away a wagonload of pump
klnS to the children this afternoon
at o'clock. Last evening one hun
dren and ten children were made hap
py with pumpkins.
George H. Gibbs, who has been
with the Kaw Milling company for
twelve years, has gone to Los An
Seles where he will make his home.
Amity temple 108, Pythian Sisters,
will hold their regular meeting Friday
night at 1870
g W. Lukens of LukenS Bros, went
to Overlook today on business.
Shawnee council No. served a
chicken dinner last night to their
/ members. There were between sixty
and seventy persons present, and there
/ was chicken for all
I w. T. Purdum, who has been in
/ Colorado for several months, has re-
( turned home.
w. R. Ashpole. of Elmont, is sick ut
( his home. His condition is considered
critical.
w. F. Weber formerly of North To-
/ peka, but now of Montana, was look
/ ing up old friends today
/ Charles Klussman, 1913 North
Madison, whose leg was amputated
last week, is improving rapidly.
]. B. Palmer, of North Topeka, left
today on visit to San Francisco.
DR.. Clyde Pence, of Chicago, who
has been visiting his parents, the Rev.
{ and Mrs. w. T. Pence, 1885 North
( Topeka avenue, left for his home to-
! day