The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-17
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North Side News

A fire at o'clock Thursday even
ing in a pile of coal in the Kaw Mill
ing eompany's yard is the third of the
kind to break out within a month.
The blaze was caused by spontaneous
combustion. Tho of small extent it
was hard to extinguish. Firemen
from No. l worked two hours and
leave it. The two previous fires from
this origin were in the yards of the
Capital Coal company
the business houses of the North Side
in a few days Charles Payne, of
Maple Hill, will open a store at 1902
North Kansas avenue. He conducts
pharmacy at Maple Hill and plans
to move his present stock into the new
Campbell's and Lacey's. North Topeka
will have four drug stores in opera
ton.
Saturday the North Topeka Horse
& Mule company will hold it's first
sale in the new barn at Curtis and
North jackson streets. About 200
head of animals will be sold at auc-
ton. The new barn has been COM
pleted at a cost of $4,000 The com
pany has obtained a two-year lease
of the barn belonging to Rome Col
win, on Curtis street, and the two
places will accommodate 800 horses
and mules.
An accident occurred Thursday
afternoon at Kansas avenue and Rail
road streets, when team belonging
to Whitteker Bros. collided with
horse and buggy in turning the corner
The shafts of the buggy were smashed
and the harness broken. No other
damage occurred
Residents of Holman's addition are
starting agitation for a sewer extern
sion in their district. While no def
mite action has yet been taken, the ad
visa bility of circulating a petition is
being seriously considered, neighbors
say. Anyone in the district comedies
the need of such an extension, but the
opposition is placed on the ground of
expense.
The civic boosters in this as in other
districts of North Topeka have one
note of complaint. People want i'm
provements made. Yes, indeed They
want their property TO increase in
value. Certainly! They want to see
some one build new house in North
Topeka one of these days. Most as
suredly! They want the town to pros
per- Why of courseI
But when it comes to the point of
| investing money in the town, in order
to realize certain of these desirable
ends. not at all. They have no faith
in the town. They are afraid of it,
Yet. it is argued, there is no reason
why this should be the case. Business
men have found that they can do a big
business by establishing themselves in
North Topeka They can undersell
South side concerns because overhead
expenses, such as rentals. are much
lower. man can buy or rent an
excellent house in North Topeka for
much less than in South Topeka
The Rutter Furniture company and
the Morns & Myers grocery particu-
larly have demonstrated that a big
| business among Topeka people over
the river can be conducted successfully
from North Topeka. And the attrac-
ton of equal values for lower prices is
constant drawing card.
Social and Personal
Miss Cecil Rinehart. daughter of
DR.. ]. H. Rinehart, former Topeka
physician and coroner, will leave for
her home in Quinter, Kan, after a
visit in North Topeka with friends.
The Red Men will meet tonight at
their hall, 500 North Kansas avenue
| w. NJ. Bolts, of Mangum, Okla, was
! in North Topeka Thursday looking
| over property which he owns here.
| w H. Rutter has returned from a
weeks visit with relatives in Olathe.
! Golden Rule lodge No. 80 will meet