The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-16

Commissioner McGiffert will be a
nervous wreck and will find his life a
burden, if prompt measures are not
taken to put the tennis courts at Car
field park in first class condition for
the season.
At least this is what twenty-five or
thirty tennis players of North Topeka
predict will be his fate if work on the
courts is not started soon.
The park commissioner may expect
to be deluged with letters, harassed
by telephone calls at all hours ana
WORKOUT from receiving committees,
all calling his attention to the state
of the tennis courts at Garfield park.
Tennis players of North Topeka are
questioning, whether anything Will be
done to improve the courts at GarIlelu
park.
For several years their improvement
has been agitated at the beginning OF
every season, with more or less sue
cess-generally less There has al
ways been some reason why tunus
were lacking to put the courts IN Ilrst
class condition.
The courts at Garfield park are the
only ones on the North side in as
trict of possibly six or eight thousand
people. Garfield park is the only one
in the city from which revenue -
derived, and North Topeka cltlzeHs
therefore claim that North Iopeka y
park. especially in regard to the ten
mis- courts. Tennis enthusiasts are at
tempting to gain their point thru APP
plication to Commissioner McGllIerI'
Lyman Girls Win Ball Game.
In a. closely contested game Thurs
day evening, the Lyman school g!Iis
ball team won from the BeIvolr elrlss
team of East Topeka. A series OF
games is being played by the girls OF
the various suburban schools OF winch
this was one of schedule
Notes and Personals.
C. c. Berry and son Dale. of Port
land. Ore. have returned to their
home after a two weeks visit to Mr..
Berry's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A j.
Berry, of west of town, and of ms Sis
ter Mrs. VIM. Van Ness, of l1O9 Ran
sas avenue.
S. r. Dexter, undertaken. Lady as
sistant, S23 Kansas ave.-AdV.
The Easter program of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church, will be given
Sunday evening. The exercises nave
been postponed owing to the stormy
weather OF the past two Sundays.
A. NJ. Petro & Son. ggists.-Adv.
The funeral of the late Rev, w. t.
Pence, which was held yesterday after
noon at the North Topeka Baptist
church, was said to have been the
largest funeral ever held there. Mr..
Pence was a Kansas pioneer minister
retiring about twenty-five years ago,
altho he continued to act as supply
until the time of his death.
The ladies' OF the North Topeka
Baptist church will hold a food sale
and dinner Saturday at the Commune
ty house, corner Laurent ana jackson.
ADV.
Joseph Hook, of route 6. aged II
years. died last night at Christ hos
pital, where he had been for several
months He is survived by a daughter.
Miss Ida Hook, and three sons, Wilson,
of Topeka; Benjamin, of Silver Lake;
and Albert, of Shorey. Mrs. Hook
died eight years ago The funeral ar
engagements will not be completed until
word is received from relatives at
distance.
Word has been received from the
Rev. r. NJ. Paddleford telling of their
arrival in Erie, Kan, Mr.. Paddle
ford's new charge. The family made
the trip from Topeka by auto.
New 3-re~2 house and 1 acre of
ground, fenee4 chicken tight, in Tay-
Tor tract, $3.50 per month. Phone
1897 N-1-AdV