The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-26

North Topeka does not seem to care
whether the Victory highway comes thru
Topeka or not" a promoter of the move
ment said to R. R. Baer one day recently
when it was under discussion. Probably
one reason for the apparent Indifference is
that the project has not been well adver
tised and people do not know or fully
understand the great advantage such a
highway will mean to the city at large,
and of course, North Topeka.
This coast-to-eoast highway, passing
thru Topeka will advertise the city from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Topeka
will be the center of this highway and the
markers. pointing to our city onO With the he
Topeka, to Topeka" reiterated along the
road and the tourist, who has only hazy
idea of Topeka as the capital of Kansas,
will become familiarized with the name
and feel somewhat acquainted with the
town before he reaches it. In this way
put on the map" The advantage to the
city of this Extensive advertising, as well
as the advantage in the amount OF travel
thru the city, cannot be over estimated:
The map of the prospective road shows
the highway logged over the brickyard
bridge, which would thus eliminate North
Topeka as the entrance to Topeka. a num-
Der of citizens are reluctant to subscribe
to a project which they feel ignores North
Topeka. v. X. Parkhurst, president or
the North Topeka Civic club, in discus
SIGN of the matter last evening at the
Civic club meeting. explained that when
the highway was first under discussion
and the road outlined, the men looking over
the roads adjacent to Topeka, were taken
over the brickyard bridge as one OF the
suggested roads and also as the road going
thru North Topeka was at that time torn !.
up, it could not be gone over. However,
Mr. Parkhurst said, the logical and prac-
teal way will be to go. thru North Topekia;;
especially as the brickyard bridge would
not stand the amount of traffic which TINS
highway will brine-1t woulun last InILlS
days i'm not worrying about that feel
certain that the highway will pass thru
North Topeka" - ,.,.,,,,.,,.,
strong, whether passing thru North To-
peka or not. IF course. SAID Morhs'
want to see It come thru our part 4. OF rne
city, but in either case | am for 1t strong.
| for l feel that it is the biggest advertising
scheme for Topeka that has ever been sug-
No report as to the progress of the can
vass in North Topeka was made, as the
work has not been completed:
| The next meeting of the civic cluD Will
| be held November So when n free program
viii follow a short business meeting.
The nahizer & Spielman Furniture COM
pany will make a three-story extension to
| their North Side store, work to be com
! menced within the next month or two
| The extension will be in the rear, extending
! to the alley and will permit of better dis
| play of goods and the carrying of larger
! is that while it is financed by Topeka
| capital the employees live in North Topeka
| The manager, J. M. Barr. has leased the
Robert Davis property at S34 Quincy street
| and Seward Mcintyre has taken the histlel
/ home at 923 Jackson street for the winter
| during Mrs. Kistlers absence
Notes and Personals.
| Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith have giveT
! the name of Duane Thomas to their infant
son. born Monday morning.
| Mrs. John Pratt was the hostess yester-
! day afternoon to the Fidelis club at hel
| home, 1913 Jackson street.
Harvey Smith of Granville is the CUES
/ of his sister. Mrs Ed Seal. 1898 Contra
4 avenue
The prayer meeting of the East Indian
ola church wifi he held this evening at tht
| home of Ed Kingman i'll Shorey.
| W. II Sherwood is moving his secont
hand store from the South Side to n large
building built for this purpose at 12o;
| Quincy street
s. E. Mcfarland, Optometrist, So!
| n. Kansas ave. See him if you meet
! glasses.-Adv.
| The willing Workers class of the Eas
Indianola Sunday School will meet Thurs
| day afternoon mt . 80 o'clock at the hom
of Mrs. Berk Kingman of Shorey.
Pete Jackson of Pasadena, Calf wh'
| has been visiting relatives in Topeka. FL
! mont and Granville for the past fou
months. has returned home.
| The residence of John Andrews of Re-