The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-28
North Side Neus

The Second battalion of the Idaho
infantry rolled into Topeka this morn
ing on the Rock Island, and, fully
equipped to take the field, marched
over the Melan bridge to the Union
Pacific station where they boarded a
train which will take them to Camp
Greene, South Carolina. They pre-
scented a smart soldierly appearance as
they swung along the avenue with the
easy marching step of the American
infantryman. There were about two
hundred men in the battalion.
A meeting of the North and South
side drainage boards Saturday morn
ing at the office of the Wolff Packing
company will consider measures for
clearing away the accumulated debris
and old piling under the Melan bridge.
In its present condition the piling of
the former structure impedes the ac-
ton of the current and prevents it
from deepening the channel as it
would naturally do at this point r.
V. Parkhurst, engineer for the North
Topeka drainage board, believes that
this piling can be removed by special
machinery without the need for blast
ing or saving off the stumps.
A representative of the street rail-
way and the state highway commission
engineer will be present together with
business men directly concerned in the
project. Some definite action will be
taken.
Social and Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Simms, who
have spent the week in Kansas City,
will return home Saturday.
+ The regular vacations spent at the
North Topeka Outing club at Maple
Hill have ended for the season, and
the camp will be open only for occa-
sional weekend visits.
The new officers for the Central
Avepue Christian church Sunday
school will be elected Sunday morning
before the regular service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Mcfarland
and clifford Mcfarland will motor to
HavenSville, Kan, saturday. iney
will return Sunday.
Golden Rule lodge No. 80 will hold
a special meeting tonight at the nan.
Gil North Kansas avenue. There VIII
BE- work in the second degree! Thurs
day evening one candidate in the first
degree and two in the second degree
were initiated. Saturday evening
there will be work in the second de-
gree. c,..--
former North Topekan stopped over
This morning to visit his brother, c.
Robinson, of 12O East Laurent
street. He is taking four new Fords
to Cowley county
party was given Thursday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Peel, 113 East Kious street, for out
of town guests.
G. c. Maze is i'll at his home on
Quincy street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Slower of At
tica. Kan, are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. N Rice, 1919 Central avenue.
Verne Marshall will return Satur-
day from a California trip.
The Union Pacific news stand is
equipped with a soldiers tobacco kit
fund box Twenty-Five cents buys a
complete smoking kit with several
brands of tobacco, for the soldiers.
Russell Reed from Camp Funston
is spending the weekend with his par
ents at Granville.
Ed Bosquet plans to attend the
worlds series games in Chicago. He
is the first North Topekan to an
! nounce his intention of going.
Charley Small announces that
squirrel shooting is very brisk this
fall. Charley is an authority on the
art and can explain exactly how it
should be done to get results.
Members of the Methodist church
Sunday school will hold a trolley ride
and wienie roast this evening. They
will take a car at Garfield and pro-
coed to Gage park, where they will
| hold the picnic.