The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-23

or after g Other hours call $3.50.
The building at SIT Kansas avenue,
the oldest frame building in North To-
peka, built in the winter of 196S-69,
is being torn down. The ramshacl1le
building has been unoccupied for some
time. and its rickety condition has
been a menace. With the sale of the
corner, 619 Kansas avenue, to the
Sinclair Oil company for a, filling sta
ton, came various improvements in
this block
The Union Pacific pharmacy, now
at 619, is moving several doors south
in the same block where Mr.. Knauer,
the proprietor, has remodeled his
building and put it in up-to-date con-
dition. A city ordinance prohibits the
building of an oil station within a GER
tain number of feet from a frame
building, and as the old land mark at
617 Kansas avenue came within the
distance, it was condemned.
This building was considered Tor
many years one of the finest frame
buildings in the little prairie town of
Eugene, as North Topeka was then
known. 1t was built by the late Rev.
Joshua Barratt, shortly after his ar
rival here from Ohio. It was occupied
by the firm of Barratt & Lukens,
hardware merchants, for few
months then the stock and building
were traded to Sam Reece for a tract
of eighty acres near where the State
Industrial school now stands. Mr..
BarrattS partner was an uncle of
Charles and Jonas Lukens, of the we'll
known firm of Lukens Brothers, OF
North Topeka.
The one-story brick building which
will be torn down to make room for
the new oil station, was built shortly
prior to the Barratt building. 1t
housed the North Topeka branch of
% "a d
of Kansas City, and L. W. Baker,
brother of the late E. p. Baker, of
North Topeka, was manager of this
branch, which did an enormous bust
ness for those days, supplying the
country to the west. The companyS
six-muIe teams made BIZ or tri-weekly
trips over the district, with large sup
ply wagons filled with groceries and
smoked meats. 1t is said that this
branch did a yearly business of over
100000.
A delay in starting the building of
the oil station has been caused by the
question as to whether the oil COM
pcny's property did not take in a part
of the location of the projected Union
Pacific passenger station, the build
ing Of which has been under consid-
GRAFTON by the Union Pacific railroad
for some time However this has
been satisfactorily settled and work on
the oil station is to be begun soon.
The property at 619 Kansas avenue
was bought by the Sinclair Oil COM
pany several years afo from Senator
Charles Curtis and Rome Colvin.
EvangeIistic Notes.
The evangelistic services at the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church
under the direction of the pastor, the
Rev. r. E. Gordon, assisted by
time thru the week. H. A. French
has charge of the music.
"Christs Greatest Leaders" will be
the subject of the sermon this even
ing. The Junior church will be the
organization represented tonight. This
organization has an unusually large
membership and is in charge of Miss
Laura Beverly, Junior pastor.
Tuesday evening will be mems
Man Among Men-Christ."
Tuesday mornings prayer meetings
will be held in the homes of members
in the following districts: District No.
/, Mrs. Dolman, S24 Quincy street;
district No. 2, Mrs. Greer, 1929 Quincy;
district No. 3. Mrs. Z. S. Foltz, Garfield
Place; district No. 4, Mrs. E. Holman,
1903 Kansas avenue; district No. 5,
Mrs Owen, ITO Van Buren,; distict
No 5, Mrs. Shook, SIT Grant street.
Notes and Personals.
a Halloween party will be given for
the young people of the Good Shep-
herd church Saturday afternoon at the
parish house. 210 Easc Laurent.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lukens of 919
Jackson street entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Travis and children,
Frances, Bernard and Katherine of
Ala South Monroe street, at dinner
Sunday.
The high school students Bible
class Of the Central Avenue Christian
church Will meet Friday evening at
$50.
The Ladies' guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd will meet Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Mary Doane,
HOO Quincy street. south.
\ meeting of the Loyal Leaders
class of the Central Avenue Christian
church was held this afternoon at the
home of Miss Ruth Blanchard,
route 6.
The c. o. c. class of the Second
Presbyterian Sunday school will meet