The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
North Side Neus

Some complaint has been caused by
the practice among certain small boys
living on Quincy street of hopping"
rides on auto trucks and not infre-
quently on touring cars. The lads
wait about on the street corners in
the evenings and motorists are annoy
ed by their efforts to jump on the
running boards or rear springs.
1t is not the personal inconvenience
to the mOtorist which is the subject
of complaint, but the risk run by the
children themselves. The liability to
accident is great, and no one drivin g
a touring car is particularly eager to
MAIN a child or to be the victim of
damage suit as result of some
entirely preVenta BILE accident
Last winter a child of about eight
years, who lived on the north side
was severely injured when thrown
from the rear end of a motor truck
at the corner of First street and Kan
might take some action to stop the
practice.
The North Topeka Civic club will
meet this evening at COnwellS chapel.
The club proposes to discuss a project
for creating a special annual holiday
which shall be devoted to a get-tO-
gether community picnic celebration.
Business houses would close, and
everyone would turn out to celebrate
the fact that they are living in North
Topeka and try to develop a spirit
of cooperation which would create
some obviously good reason why one
should be glad to be living in North
Topeka. In other words, boost the
town.
The session will partake somewhat
of the nature of a mass meeting, and
everyone interested in the town and
the promotion of its interests is urged
to be there and help the movement
along.
A movement to provide water
mains for the west side of the city
will come up for consideration.
Social and Personal.
The meeting of the Sunday school
institute will be held at the Second
Presbyterian church Sunday evening
at O'Clock. Subjects in the field OF
Sunday school work will be discussed
Mrs. w! H. BomSardner will speak on
ILLUSTRATED Work for the Beginner s
Department." THE Uniform Graded
Lessons, Elementary Department" by
Mrs. ]. r. McCafferty; Methods and
Management" by H. w. Bomgardner;
Teacher Training" by d. F. Shirk,
will make up the program, which will
be supplemented by music by the choir
and orchestra. Sunday school workers
of the city and county are invited.
The school boards of the county
schools will meet this afternoon in
each. district in the county to elect
new treasurers for the coming year
The treasurers of the boards are elect
ed every three years.
On Wednesday the members of the
Ladies Aid society of the North To
peka Baptist church met with Mrs
w. E. Scotch. SiXty-five members
were present at the dinner which was
served in connection with the all-day
meeting The gathering was in honor
of Mrs. Scotch. The family will leave
North Topeka atithe end of the pres
| ent school year and move to Potwin.
George Edgerton, of Indian Creek
was in the city today on business.
The entertainment to have been
given by the North Topeka lodge Of
the NJ. w. A. tonight has been post
poned. The regular meeting will be
| held as usual
| Mr. and Mrs w. NJ. Heber gave &
| 6 O'Clock dinner Thursday in honor oil
their guest Miss Marie Guy of Kansas
| City.
William Kirkwood of Elmont was If
| the city today