The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-04

pitaI for two or three weeks in a pre-.
carfOus condition.
Next door Is the Arnold drug store
occupying two numbers 1t Is one Of
the Oldest houses in the First ward.
like that of Mr.. FOUGHT both having
been in existence nearly or quite thirty
years Mr.. A. J. Arnold, the founder,
Topeka postmaster under President
Cleveland died about four years ago.
Mr.. J. n Henry recently moved up
to the next number and increased his
stock of hardware, pumps, etc He is
a hard worker, and declares that North
Topeka enterprise shall beat any food
that ever comes down the Kaw valley
The Chicago clothing house will suf-
fer, and Mr.. Voiland's house on the
street west was damaged by fire, but
he is man of pluck and still has over
alls to sell.
The Lukens Bros. with their stock of
agricultural implements, viii suffer less
than some Others and they may find
an increased demand, for it is not too
late for farmers to put in new crops.
The Citizens bank. on the corner of
Norris street and the avenue which ac-
cording to report was burned half q
dozen times during the last week. is as
sound as one of its gold or silver dol.
lars The sentiment offered YESTERDAY
by Peter Smith, its president was
never say die" He says the First
ward within three years will be better
and more prosperous than ever
Crossing Laurent street the Thomas
Lumber company occupies the ground
70 the Union Pacific tracks. Possibly
they were the most fortunate of the
First ward unfortuna tes for their stock
burned and was insured against fire
and If it had not burned most of il
would have foated away by water.
against which there was no Insurance.
Mr. Hathaway is one not easily killed
He believes in North Topeka yet
crossing diagonally to the east side
OF the avenue, the foundation for the
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fairly began Il is to be a fine story
structure. and will not be drowned out
by any shower like that OF 1903
The Dibhle grocery on the north IS
largest on the north side of the river
and the proprietor has Just as much
confidence in the First ward as ever
On this block on the east side are
several one story buildings not the most
creditable to fourishing city. They
/ should be replaced by something better
rooms, the Home bakery, several small
stores and besides these the shoe stores
of John Nystrom. R. 3. McMaster. c.
A Fernstrom and the large hardware
and implement store of Pratt Bros, in
better buildings.
On this block are the postofice. Aar-
ron Sheetz's grocery w D. Lacey's
drug store, ". c. Steele's shoe store,
Swartz's confectionery store, and the
Sturgis' hardware store.
Crossing Laurent comes the fine three
story building occupied by the forns
& Myers grocery. on the first fer. and
the Masons above. These young men
are full of energy and grit-the kind of
rustlers that swim if they cannot wade.
In the middle of the block is the two
story brick Of the Kimh 4 II Printing COM
pany. Here six printing presses and
several hundred dollars worth of paper
are or have been under water. The
type, etc. in the upper rooms are pro-
badly uniniured.
The Ford livery stable was all vacated
before u o'clock Friday night and was
cleaned out by a tremendous current
that has rushed through it ever since.
The Shellabarger undertaking estab-
lishment was doubtless a sufferer, but
their ambulance has continued to do re-
lief work on the south side up to this
date.
The fire station on the corner was a