The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-30
North Side News

Items for this column may be left tat at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoneu DOL
after 9 D m. other hours phone 305O.
A $4,000 contract was let this morn
ing to the Leavenworth Bridge com
pany to clear out the river east and
west from the Melan bridge. All pill
ing, concrete and distractions under
the bridge are to be thoroly cleaned
out, the channel of the river dredged,
and the sides dug out. The contract
ors will begin work as soon as their
machinery arrives. The expense OF
this improvement will be borne equal
ly by Topeka and North Topeka. In
addition to clearing the channel.
government station and well will be
installed near the old waterworks
plant.
Boyd Pollum, county commissioner
from North Shawnee. says work on
the crawling of the upper Silver Lake
road will begin in November. The
stretch to be improved is directly in
front of the Boys Industrial school
running west, and will cover not less
than three miles, and perhaps more
The construction of this stretch of
road will complete the graveIed road
from Topeka as far west as st. Marys,
a distance of twenty-five miles. This
will be the finest highway in Shawnee
county and among the best in this sec
original Golden Belt Line and will be
the main thorofare between Kansas
City, Topeka, Fort Riley and the west.
Wampanoa Tribe No. SO and other
members of the Independent Order of
Red Men held a pow-wow long to be
remembered last Thursday night at
their hall, 500 North Kansas avenue.
The Cheyenne team from Kansas City,
Kan, were special guests and eff
GENTLY exem plified the adoption. mar
riage and chief degrees of the order,
going thru the work without a ritual
Short talks were made by Great Jun
ior Sycamore Bacon, Past Grand Sa-
chem Phillippi, Past Great Prophet
Nelson. and Past Great Incohonee w.
! A. S. Bird. Fourteen palefaces, head
J ed by Governor Capper. were cap
tured for the meeting. An oyster
| program.
Notes and Personal.
The Baptist Missionary society will
| meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. a. T. Rowe. 1923 North
! Jackson street. In addition to the
! is working for the Red Cross, and
much has been accomplished in this
| line.
Will Bridge went to Usage City to-
| day on business.
N. Shovel, of Indian Creek neigh
borhOod, and Mr.. Kirkwood. of Ell
mont are North side visitors today.
| Mr.. John Hoag, of the Dibble groc-
! cry, has returned from Kansas City
/ where he was called Saturday by the
illness of his mother.
| The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
meet at the usual hour at the church
! Wednesday afternoon.
Earl Brittian, s15 North Quincy
/ street. who severed an artery in his
| hand, is recovering.
Elmer Critics is entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. c. f. Whitacre of Kansas
City Mo-, at the Union Pacific hotel.
The playlet which was to have been
given by the Presbyterian church
Wednesday night, has been given up,
| but a Halloween sociaTwin be held
| at the church tonight. 1---a- -
| A. NJ. Petro. the Druggist.-Adv.
Mrs. II. W. Charles. wife of the
superintendent of the Industrial
school, who has been visiting her
kane, Wash, for the past month, is
expected home Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Hea rtburg, formerly
| of North Topeka, who has been visit
ing at the Heartburg home 500 South
Clay street, returned yesterday to her
home in Manhattan.
5. E Mcfarland, Optician.-Adv.
The Ladies Aid society of the Kan
sas Avenue Methodist church will
hold its regular monthly social
Thursday, November l, at the home
of Mrs. J. E. King, 1922 North Jack
| son street. The assisting hostesses
will be Mrs. Boyd Pollom, Mrs. VIII
Pollom, Mrs. Mohler and Mrs. Francis
| Lynn.
Miss Fay Armstrong, 1919 N Quincy
| street, entertained last night in honor
of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles B.
Armstrong of Salt Lake City The
guests were: Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs n
Subanskey, Mrs. Harry Orr, Mrs Rus
| sell Hickox, Miss Leila Petree, Miss
Vera Lowe. Miss Lavelette Barriclk-
man, Miss May Prunty and Miss Cleta
Petree