The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29


An application for a national bank
charter is to be made Immediately to
the government at Washington, by
those interested in the proposed new
bank, the charter for which was re-
fused by the state board yesterday
afternoon.
The sentiment on the North side
was strongly in favor of the new bank
and much disappointment is expressed
at the decision of the charter board.
Senator Charles Curtis spoke at
the meeting of the Civic club at the
fire station last evening, explaining the
reason for the delay in building the
| postoffice, and stating when, work on
| the building might be expected to be
| commenced
Senator Curtis said the appropria
ton for the building had been made
and plans and estimates finished, when
| information was received from Topeka
| or North Topeka, that the building was
unnecessary. Senator Curtis asked
| that a man be sent to investigate and
| his report was that the present building
was Inadequate and the amount of
| business done thru the North Topeka
office necessitated a larger, modern
| building. The entrance of the United
/
| government building during the war.
! At present no government work is be-
| ing done except in cases where the
| buildings have been destroyed in some
| way.
The club endorsed the candidacy of
| J. c. Snediker for the school board,
! and strong committee was appoint
ed to canvass North Topeka in the in
terest of the North side candidate.
Much interest is shown at the meet
- L.
ance is good. New members are join
/ ing at every meeting and plans are be-
! ing made for occasional meetings of a
social nature to promote a unity of
/ interests among North Topeka citizens.
The next meeting will be held April
! I, and the women of the North Side
are especially urged to attend.
Notes and Personals.
P. n. Tracey of the New Era has
returned from Kansas City where he
has been for the past week attending
/ to property investments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Bollette of 1903
| Quincy street, have returned from a
| trip to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Secrist of Lawrence,
Kan, are the guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Starbird of Quincy street.
Ralph Cecil. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Cecil of route 4. recently re-
turned from France. will leave the
middle Of April for northern Idaho,
| where he will be in the employ of the
government.
| Avenue Methodist church will serve
| dinner next Wednesday at their reg
ular meeting.
Mrs. T. NJ. James and her son,
| Mariatte James, who have been stay
| ing at the Union Pacific hotel have
! taken rooms at the Dewitt Nellis
| home, 314 West Fifth street. Mrs.
| James has been made administrator
/ for the estate of her husband, the late
/ T. NJ. James.
Mr. H. D. Wood of Shorey. who has
! been in the Santa Fe hospital since
! December 20. returned Friday to his
! home
L. P. Stock of north of town has
/ bought the ]. NJ Caylor property at
/ 1925 Central avenue, and the family
/ will make their home on the North
side. Mr.. and Mrs. Caylor are unde-
cided as yet whether they will remain
{ in Topeka or locate on a farm.
Shawnee council No. will give a
musical and literary entertainment
Monday evening at their hall. S31
Kansas avenue. Among those on the
program will be the May Sisters and
Miss Virginia Reed. The members of
the Knights and Ladies and their
friends are invited and those attending
are supposed to wear a certain cos
tune, the men overalls and the women
apron dresses. Persons not so dressed
will be fined one cent at the door.
/ Admission is free.
Blue corps No. 5 and Blue post No.
/ $50 will hold their meetings on the
/ second and fourth Tuesdays of the
month in place of the third. The
next regular meeting will be April 8.
| at S31 Kansas avenue.
| 1 have added to my already fine
stock of Gents Furnishing Goods the
! finest of Mems Thirty and Thirty-five
! Dollar Suits which l can with small
profit sell to you for Twenty and
! Twenty-Five Dollars a Suit See them
/ before you go elsewhere J. r. Spet-
ter, S24 North Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm James of
Sioux Falls s. D.. who were lately
visiting in North Topeka. have re-
: turned from Excelsior Springs and
will leave for their home today They
will be accompanied by their two