The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
North Side News
MEET WITH KLEIN
North Topeka Committee Will
Urge Its Interurban Claims.
Ask President of Line to Con-
slider North Side Advantages.

In few days, probably next week.
committee appointed from the North
Topeka Civic club will interview Pres
ident Klein of the Kansas City, Kaw
Valley & Western, to induce him If
possible to run the proposed interur-
ban line from Kansas City in thru
NoEth Topeka, and to locate its ter
n1lnaI facilities on the North side.
Judging by the surveys made by the
company, there is every likelihood
that the lire will be built thru the
North side. Several surveys have
been run between Granville and To-
peka- Two of these contemplate
bridge at Granville to replace the old
one washed out several years ago. A
line from this old bridge into Topeka
I-on the south side of the river has
been staked out. But citizens of
Granville who have been watching
operations say that more care has
been used in surveying the north of
the river route than on the south one.
A serious objection to the latter is the
fact that the Union Pacific will not
permit the interurban company to
Gre IS it's tracks at Granville.
One proposed route would follow
the Union Pacific into Topeka. The
companys engineers have surveyed
this line six times. 1t has beer sug-
gested that the most practical one
VIC uld run north from Granville to
the Calhoun Bluffs, and enter the city
from the northeast.
There has been an impression
among those interested in the project
that the Topeka Street railway, by a
provision in it's contract when the
present railroad bridge over the Kaw
was built. that the street railway be
compelled to allow an interurban line
to use the bridge. The city attroney
denies that such is the case.
The small son of B. L. Parks, of 929
North Jackson street, broke his arm
Monday while playing on the Quincy
school grounds. He fell from one of
the pieces of-apparatuS and struck his
arm, but it was not discovered that
the arm was broken until he return ed
home. He is in the third grade.
A team owned by Henry Jones.
farmer. standing in front of Henry
Eberling's blacksmith shop, 615 North
Garfield. became frightened this
morning when a limb from a tree fell
in front of the shop. The team broke
away and dashed up the street until it
was finally halted when the wagon
struck a trolley pole at the end of the
Shorey car line. Trolley wires were
! torn down. but the wagon and team
escaped injury.
Social and Personal.
ne w oman IhlSSlOnary society OIL
the North Topeka Baptist church will
meet at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Allie Anderson, 1925 North
| Jackson street
; John Ostrand has gone to Manhat-
| tan today with his family to attend the
Getting of the Farmers Home week.
| r. r. Baer. of the Topeka Packing
company. left this morning on an ex-
| tended eastern business trip. He will
stop at Boston. New York, Philadel-
| phia. and Buffalo. Mr.. Baer will COM
| plete negotiations for taking over the
managership of a large Kansas pro-
! duce corporation.
| A. NJ Petro. Druggist-Adv
| The Shawnee Council No. 3 X. and
L. of s., will hold it's regular business
meeting this evening at the hall, 1000
| North Kansas avenue.
| Jay Buffy-of E;lmont is i'll with
pneumonia.
| Prices of foodstuffs still aviate Cab
| bages and onions have risen to 10
| cents a pound. Seed onions will be
very expensive in the spring. running
\ from 25 to 80 cents per pound
| c. w. Hoqghton of SaIina is visit
| ing his son, c. E. Hcughton of 1910
! North Van Buren, street