The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-08

seriousness and says he is willing if nec-
thenticity -
Raising. gold fish is a hobby of nina
SAID Rourk in telling the story, "and a
short time ago, after culling them out l
found that 1 had a number that We're
not of much account. The good ones
kept for breeding purposes. 1 generally
give the weaklings away, but the thought
came to me that perhaps they would be
good for black bass, as the last two or
t fIe times I had gone fishing 1 had had
Then had tried all kind of bait, ar
Iinclaf and otherwise, bit without success.
so with eight lively gold fish in tin of
fail. I started for my old fishing ground
at Bristol Pa. After, getting a boat. |
with a gold fish sq1irming on the hook,
and before I could say. Jack Robinson
a minute had landed a big four pound
bass, and when 1 placed my landing net
at the gold .fsh's tail, protruding from
the other fellows mouth. When j, lifted
| seemed to be alive with fish.
| Within half hour 1 caught seven
four pounds each. this with eight gold
fish. two at every dip of the net and one
hook. After had used up my precious
gold ifs fish h ;, | tried other bait. but the fish
It was nearly nine in the evening
when I reached home and after leaving
kitchen. A minute later I heard a terrific
| splas in my gold fish tub. Thinking
L
1 was rather surprised to see several bass
going. over the tub after more gold fish.
This is fact."-Philadelph.a Press.
| Another Senseless Report
The North Topeka people at the Audi
torium were very much frightened today
by report that there was another rise
peka. People who were about to return
to their homes were stopped and told that
1t was not safe to return.
| The report came from unknown man
who reported at the Union Pacific depot
/ haf fEa f,,f1
such rise and had accordingly moved
all its freight cars to the south side. The
these rumors at once by Stating that the
reports received by the Union Pacific are
and that the freight ' cars We're n moveG to
| the south side night before last.
AT the Auditorium.
People were coming in at the Audito-
there to '-weicome' them G At S o o'eiock
making their home in the building. Most
of those in the building women and
work.
These refugees have been able to get
ton quite different from what it was last
and bedding. Each family has fixed Up
for itself temporary home in among
seem to have a good time chasing each
other around the big building. 1t is not
been sheltered there
Under the archway which connects the
dozen wagons from the north side en-
camped and piled along the walls are the
household goods which have been brought
over.
Damaged a Foundation.
The cellar wall in the rear of the
house of F. H .Petro at No. 1929
North Jackson street broke out and
let the water into the cellar of the
house damaging the foundation to the
extent that it caved in under one cor
ner of the house.
Quiet at Wamego.
Wamego, Kan, July S.-The Kaw
terday morning and no further rise is
expected now. The Vermillion and
Rock creeks have subsidized and the
damage from these streams is found
to be less than feared at first. The
country between Belvue and Rossville |
is under water, the Union Pacific
tracks are washed out and much dam |
age has been done to crops. In the
bottom lands east of here the people |
were obliged to leave their homes, but
south of town in Wabaunsee county, |
which was inundated last year and
where the people were preparing to
move out of their houses. no damage |
was done. fvIe |
Bell to Investigate. Fl p
Washington, July SIN response to
an appeal for rations from Mayor Gil |
sufferers of that district, Acting Sec |
rotary of War Oliver today directed |
the commandant at Fort Leavenworth |
to issue rations as needed. Brigadier |
General Bell has been instructed to in |
vestigate the situation and report the |
extent of the distress and the best |
plan of affording relief.
No Rise Mt Manhattan.
Manhattan, 1890 p. m.-The Blue is |
falling a little here at present. At noon /
it stood at 1915 feet, total fall of two |
and a half feet from the highest point |
reached during the present flood.
The Kaw stood at 16 feet this morn |
ing, a fall of a foot since 9 o'clock last |
night. 1t has been stationary all the |
morning.
1t is reported here that considerable |
rain fell during the night at points west |
of Junction City, and that the rivers !!
are slowly rising out there.
Smoky Hill Rises.
Abilene Kan, July S.-The Smoky Hill |
is rising slowly today. 1t lacks four feet
of being as high as it was last year, and |
spread over large area of bottom land |
The rain in Abilene this morning
it stopped at 10 o'clock and is now clear. |
The rain was not heavy enough to cause |
Solomon river rose seven inches during |
the night. One inch of rain was reported |
this morning at Solomon
Seven Inches at Salina.
Salina, Kan, July s.-The Smoky Hill |
river is rising slowly at this place, the |
rise during the night being seven inches:
There was three-fourths of an inch of |
rain this morning. but it will not greatly |
affect the streams. Much damage has
been done to the growing crops, but it |
is believed that the flood danger point is |
past. The Saline river is reported to be
rising slowly, though it is not near last
years flood mark
High Water at Marion.
Marion, Kan. July s--The water was |
three feet deep in the streets of Marion |
this morning and many families have
gone to higher ground. The Cottonwood |
and all the small streams are. out of
their banks.