The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-22
| North Side Neus
CIVIC CLUB MEET
Garfield Park Problems Dis
cussed Tomorrow Night.
Every North TOpekan Is Urged
to Attend Meeting.

J.B. Billiard. North Topeka's candi-
date for mayor, is making no active
campaign for the office. Il have no
manager and no headquarters. said
Mr.. Billiard today. Il am leaving II
entirely to the people to nominate me-
1 appreciate the support OF the people
if they think my services are worth
something to the CITY," Mr.. Billiard
is not worrying about the campaign.
He takes the position that the people
know him, his past administrator,
and his business record. II they thlnK
it to their interest to support MN, ne
will appreciate it, but he rs making no
effort to get in personal touch with
the voters, he says.
Civic Club to Meet.
The North Topeka Civic club will
hold an important meeting Friday
evening in ConwelPs chapel. Several
questions of much interest to the gen.
eral public will come up for considera-
ton. Commissioner Porter is to attend,
and will present figures to show the
earnings of the Garfield Park amuSe-
ment concessions during the last few
| years. The club will discuss the ques-
ton of releasing the grounds. A
warm debate is anticipated as to
whether the Civic club will vote to
support the Amusement association
which held the suitcase from the
| Coca-Cola bottling works, or will favor
| releasing of the park to the Coca
Cola people.
1t is expected that some action will
be taken on the request of Porter
to have a swimming pool built in the
park before a new lease is granted.
This is a question that concerns all
the people in North Topeka" asserted
Frank Simms, president of the club.
I'VE want everyone who is interested
in the proposition to attend the meet
ing"
The committee which persuaded the
Drainage Board to make improve
ments abou5 the Melan bridge will re-
port. The interurban committee will
also give an account of its correspond
ence with the company which some
one claimed was on the point of build
ing an electric railway in to this city
by way of North Topeka.
Big Attendance Desired.
The issues to be considered by the
club are such, as every parent and
business man is vitality interested in
promoting, the president AYERS, and it
is for their own well being that they
should attend. The members have
not always been as conscientious let
alone as interested they will have
to be if the club is to fulfill its func-
ton in the life of the town. Member
ship is open to all business men suf-
ficiently interested to attend. The fee
for membership is only dollar year,
IhoSe interested in seeing the town
step along somewhat more briskIy
than in the past, think it is the duty of
the members and citizens to turn out
and warm things up-not wait and
let the weather do it all.
Social and Personal
The missionary society of the First
Baptist church entertained the ladies
of the North Topeka Baptist church
missionary society at a IL o'clock din
ner Wednesday noon.
The Rev. Calven Holman, of High
land, Kan, is visiting with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Holman, 14O Evelyn
street. during the Methodist confer
ence here.
Come one, come all, to see THE
Turn of the Tide Lukens opera
house, Friday evening, March %.
Tickets 15c.-Adv.
Choir practice will be held at the
Second Presbyterian church Friday
evening at 1880.
Mrs. o. w. Noller and Mrs M
Smith from Alma, Kan, are visiting
with Mrs. c.. A. Jones' 913 North Jack
son street.
Olive oil, quality guaranteed. Don't
fail to see window at Lacey's Drug
| Store-Adv.
The choir of the Kansas Avenue
| Methodist church will not meet this
evening.
| A. M. Petro. jruggist,-Adv.
Dr. M. E. Mccoy, a North Topeka
dentist, has received from Captain
Hammel an appointment as sergeant
in the field hospital corps of the K. N.
G. Doctor Mccoy served in the hos
pital corps in the army during the
insurrection and the Boxer trouble in
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