The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
| North Side News
WAKE UP PEOPLE
Mass Meeting Will Be Held at
School Friday.
Progressive Citizens Want Wa.
ter Mains Extended.

Friday evening a mass meeting OF
the people living in the east ana
northeastern sections OF North Iopekd
will be held at Quincy school. The
primary purpose of the meeting is Tor
agitation of the water mains extension
project, to furnish fire protection and
water service to the outlying districts
There are a number of North To-
peka business men who really have the
welfare of the town at heart. They
want to see things pick up and move
These men are frankly discoura Sed.
They will admit. Why? All their ef-
forts to make the town show a little
speed. take an interest in civic life,
show an aeagerness for public improve
ments. or invest a little money for the
sake of a later return, arouse less pop
ular enthusiasm than dog fight.
That is what they say. at any rate.
If the placard tells the truth, which
asserts that Without vision the peo-
pie perish" they intimate, then the
famine for undertakes on the North
side will make the scarcity of food
in Germany look like the Thanksgiy
ing dinner that mother used to make.
The people don't want an extension
of the water system. they don't want
paving, they don't want anything that
will cost any money
People Don't See.
Il am discouraged" said one bust
ness man. The people can't see that
money spent in Improvements will
raise property values, rentals. increase
the desira ability of the town to people
coming in, will raise its Importance in
the eyes of outsiders, and most of all,
raise the towns Importance in its own
eyes Before people will spend money
in their town they have to believe in
it. and if they don't believe in it no one
else will
The meeting at Quincy school Fri
day evening will be largely a test as
to whether the charge made is true
Every man and woman on the east
side of North Topeka is invited to at
tend AS has been pointed out. if the
meeting was for mere amusement for
an hour and a half the hall would be
filled without a doubt. even with the
charge of an admission fee. But when
a matter is involved in which every
citizen has a financial interest. there is
always a question whether the meet
ing will not be passed up" for a
movie show.
The Civic club will have charge of
the meeting Frank Simms will pre-
made to form a permanent community
organization, made up of North side
citizens, to promote more effectively
the interests of the town
It is felt that with the progress in
the business life of North Topeka, with
there by outside interests. which is
contemplated in the next few months
the town has an opportunity for a for
ward step such as has never been pre-
scented in its history. And it is de-
sired to form an organization TO take
advantage of that opportunity.
Many Troops Thru Here.
Observant military strategists on the
North side are wondering where all
-f1O hr-n
the city daily over the Union Pacific.
At least two trains with cars filled
with troops pass thro every day, often
more Most of the trains are going
west; a few are headed eastward.
Tuesday two large troop trains pass
ed each other on the L p One con-
tanned coIored soldiers, and was head
ed east 1t is pointed out that as
there are no colored militiamen. these
must have been regular soldiers In
fact all of the men have the appear
ance of veteran regulars.
1t is evident that an important
shifting of military units is going on,
tho no information has been given
out as to the purpose of the move
ment- The theory has been advanced
that it is in preparation for the sum-
mer camp to be held at Fort Riley.
Monday a train or-alue jackets went
through They were a lively aggreea =
ton, raising more racket than all the
soldiers put together.
Monday evening a squad of eighteen
men left Topeka for jefferson bar
racks near St. Louis to join the reg
uIar army.
Social and Personal.
Mrs C. E. Houghton went to Kansas
City today to visit her parents She
will return in q few days.
The Christian EndeavOr Society of
the Second Presbyterian church will
give a social Friday evening at the
home of J. J. King on Jackson street.
DIR. and Mrs c. H Thompson enter
tanned informally for a few friends
Tuesday evening at their home, 1919
North Jackson street
Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Hicks will go to
Holton Thursday to attend the con-
vention of the Christian Endeavor So
cieties of this district Friday, DR.,
Hicks will address the members.
A NJ Petro, druggist,-Adv.
Miss Jessie Riach has returned from
q few days visit to friends in Holton.
Mrs Harry Logan is recovering
from a recent illness and has re-
turned from a local hospital where
she spent the last week.
p styles of work shoes for less
money. Try me once Ike Benjamin
I Adv
: The Young people of the Second