The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-09

Mrs. Edgar Etter: 1130 Van Buren, Mrs.
Etter is in Nebraska visiting
The one story cottage at 224 West
Gordon street owned by j. S. Morse and
occupied by Policeman Carson and
daughters was moved from the f0unda-
ton six feet to the east. A crab apple
tree prevented further progress and this
probably saved the w D. Lacey home
which is directly east
a NJ Baird and family expect 10 re-
turn tomorrow to their home, corner of
Laurent and Jackson streets.
The Isaac Sheetz home, which was
one Of the new Baird houses al S24 Jack
son street has been cleaned out and the
Aamlly VIII return tomorrow and take
up their residence there. The piano
winch was placed on chairs was saved.
The W NJ. G. Lane place at 1916 Jack
son street, occupied by II. NJ. Gilman,
captain OF fire station No. l. is in bad
shape The floors of the dining room,
sitting room and kitchen have fallen in
and the piano has slid into the cellar.
The building at SIS Kansas avenue,
owned by Jonathan Thomas and occu-
pied by Aaron Sheetz as a grocery, is in
very bad shape. Mr.. Sheetz is moving
ms, ms stock out as rapidly as possible and
VIII open up on the corner of Second
and Kansas avenue. A good portion of
4 the grocery stock was saved but among
the stock lost was $500 pounds of su-
gar
The floor of the postofffce building at
building is owned by Mr. Moody
The mud has all been cleaned out of
the Nystrom shoe store and they have
opened up for business.
The big lumber sheds of the Gabriel
Lumber company have been swept to
the north side of Fairchild street and
are almost in DR.. Dawson's yard.
The Barrett block is in a bad condi-
ton The floors of the Barrett drug
store. the c. W. Thomson grocery. the
Gaber second hand store and the Cor
don Paper company have fallen in. The
bulldlng occupied by Willitts & Conwell,
undertaken and the building at 1910
Kansas avenue. are the only buildings
in this block that are in anyway good.
On East Laurent street in front Of
the church Of the Good Shepherd is a
large pond extending clear across the
street. This pond is from 10 to Z feet
deep.
The paved streets in North Topeka
are beginning to be dusty.
A half dozen men from Crosby Bros.
were over today cleaning out the Finch
home at lib Monroe street
The floors of the dining room and
kitchen of the J. W. Priddy home. 110S
Quincy street, have fallen in. Mr. Prid-
dy had the help Of J. W. Gleed in SHOW
cling mud today
Mrs. Frank Carey and sister, Miss
Cora Priddy and cousin, Miss Jessie
Friddy, with the three Carey children
viii go to the home of Mrs. Carey's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs J. ". Priddy, nine
miles north of town to spend the sum
mer-
Nsrs. Fred Doane and daughters. whose
home was on the corner of Madison and
Gordon streets. win leave the last of the
week for F't. Riley to remain for some
time Mr.. Doane has been working on
the new government buildings there for
several months
The GVa-year-old daughter of Mr..
FRANK Carey took very cheerful view
Of their loss When told that the piano
was ruined she remarked that she
didn't care. she had always wanted an
organ
Mr. Arthur Douglas, formerly of 211
West Gordon street. will leave tomor-
row for St. Louis where he has a posi-
tion in the ROseborough marble yards
at Twentieth and Olive streets Before
the flood Mr.. Douglas was with J. w
Mattern Mr.. Douglas gave = man ev-
erything he had in his house for clean
ing out the place. Mrs Douglas and
baby win remain in Topeka two weeks
longer
Mrs. Wedeles will return to her home
in Chicago tomorrow. Her mother, Mrs.
Bernstein. who owns the building at
s34 Kansas avenue win remain here for
a few weeks Mr. Ike Bernstein Will
come this week from Memphis. Tenn.
to rcip his mother look after nor prop
ertv. Their building is badly damaged.
The floor has sunk and lafse noles nave
Been washed in the north wall
The J. S Morse place az 2l4 Vest
Gordon street is q bout cleaned out and
the family viii shortly return there.
The Ruechner boys are staying at
their home. 100 West Gordon street.
Their barn has ben swept away but
DR.. MitchelIs large barn is almost IN
front of their place. so they can prob
ably get along