The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
LOCAL MENTION.


The Rev. DR.. Embree viii occupy the
pulpit at the English Lutheran church
tomorrow.
Horses and wagons are being taken
across the bridge today to be used IN
cleaning up North Topeka.
George Stone and e. ID. Osborn were
today appointed to take charge of the
flood relief station at the Reform
school.
Chas. NJ. Fisher of SOC East Eighth
street who has been so dangerously i'll
fer the past four weeks is slowly re-
covering.
George w. Martin has purchased the
q. W. Parkhurst home at 823 Topeka
avenue. The deal was made by the
Strauss Agency.
Santa F'e passenger train No. II due
to leave Topeka at 1906 a. m. but which
has been leaving at / a. m. viii resume
its schedule time tonight.
The Independent Telephone company
today established a toll line at the
North Tc0eka fire station and opened
communica ton with North Topeka.
]. E. Guild Of Silver Lake came to To-
peka today with the mail Dr. W r.
Fr1sbey, who has been appointed on the
sanitary board for Silver Lake, returned
with him this afternoon
The regular gospel meeting Will be
held at the Association rooms Sunday
afternoon at 4.15. Members of the
North Topeka branch are especially in
vited. Miss Grace Sake leader.
The Ladies' Aid society of Lowman
chapel is tying comforts for the flood
sufferers. All ladies of the Hill are
requested to come early Monday morn
ing. Bring needles and lunch, so as to
work all day.
Drs. A. c. and o. P. Davis of North
Topeka may be found at Dr. c. E
Judd's office, SIS Kansas avenue, from
n n
and their families are also stopping at
the home Of DR.. Judd at 207 Greenwood
avenue. POtwin.
Miss Eva Soaring Of 524 Madison
and Mr.. Eugene Evans of North To-
peka, surprised their friends yesterday
afternoon by quietly getting married.
Probate Judge r. F. Hayden performed
the ceremony They will be at home al
524 Madison street.
A small building in the rear Of the
Dibble grocery is burned. Presumably
1t caught fire from floating drift Di-
reetly across the alley and on Quincy
street half block away are many
frame buildings. How these escaped
fire is one of the wonders of the flood !
Street Commissioner Snyder says he
has hired some additional men on the
street force. and will hire more as fast !
as possible. Mr.. Snyder has begun to
clean the mud off from Kansas AVENUE, /
and 1t is being dumped into the fill on [
the north bank of the river, where the
pontoon bridge joins the shore.
There is one place on Kansas avenue /
between Laurent and Gordon where I
sandbar about is inches deep extends !
across Kansas avenue. The peculiar
thing about it is that it is just about
like jelly 1t sustains the weight of the
people who walk across it. if they walk
Last' but 1t Wiggles in way which T
scares women half out of their wits
of ho A
store at 1000 North Kansas avenue is en-
lrely in the basement the first floor
having given away. The walls of the
building are intact and appear strong. I
me three numbers north of it, belong +
ng to }. Barrett have been condemned i
~ Fire Marshal Wilmarth They are F
already tumbling in
Both the Independent and Bell tele-
phone companies have been doing good +
work in connection with the relief work +
since they have been able to get their
phones on the bridge. These telephones
nave been of great value both to those
who have been working on the bridge /
and 10 people who have been coming I
over from North Topeka Special pains T
nave been taken to give the best of ser
vice for the bridge so that there may be
no delay.
The first horse to cross the Kansas
avenue pontoon bridge this morning be- f
longs to Al SandersOn the ToDeka fire +
department. lineman. who went over to [
see to getting the fire alarm system in +
working order Sherm Williams led the
horse over the pOntoon The citv teams F
followed with shoVellers who have al I
ready made good progress cleaning the +
streets Mud and sand is piled Is inches /
deep in drifts. In one place between
Laurent and Gordon street a very. .pecu-
liar formation covers Kansas avenue a /
foot in depth. It is a bed of sand and /
mud. Tt is about 90 feet wide and of
the consistency Of rubber Bv w91l1fny (
across rapidly a person is in no danger
IF sinking, but the surface quivers ike
fresh asphaltum. In consistency. it is. so f
tough that its surface can not be scrap
I'd With the sole Of the Shoe but it can
be cut with a knife or sharp stick.