The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

home this evening to spend Sunday
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
D. Skinner, of 1915 Quincy street.
The Misses Hohnbaum and sisters.
the Misses .Firner. who live at 1928
Central avenue just this side of the
creek. moved this morning to rooms
over the Parlor shoe store, SPA Kan
sas avenue.
There Will be no service tomorrow
morning at the Church of the Good
Shepherd as Canon DeLou Burke will
be at Monmouth where he will hold
services. Evening prayer and sermon
as usual at o'clock.
The members of the Ohio club are
making plans for big time at their
annual basket picnic to be held next
Tuesday at Vinewood. Rev. D. Evans,
pastor of the First M. E. church, will
be one of the speakers.
North Topeka Baptist church, Rev.
Walter E. Tanner, pastor Sunday
m. and 8 D. m. Morning subject, The
| Modern Evangelistic Movement Even
ing subject, "The Evidence of Disciple
ship" B. Y. P. U. at p. m
North Topeka has her share of wa
terbound people who are unable to
reach their homes. AT the Union Pa
cif1c hotel last evening beds were
made up in the parlor- The livery
barns are also crowded with farmers
and their teams who are unable to
| reach their homes.
| At a union meeting in the Second
Presbyterian church last night it was
| decided to divide this part of the city
| into seven districts, and to appoint a
| cottage meeting in each for next Tues
day evening. The following arrange
ment was then made: First, the north
east district (east of the avenue and
north of KiouS street) will meet with
Miss Viola Troutman, 1925 QUINCY
street and be led by Mr.. Wise; second,
/ the central east district (east of the
| avenue and north of Gordon streeO will
/ meet with Mrs. Parks, 1913 Quincy street
| and be led by Mrs. o. D. Skinner; third
/ the southeast district (east of the ave-
! nue. and north of the river) will meet
| with Mrs. Thomas, S25 Monroe street,
1 and be led by Mrs. Baird; fourth, the
southwest district (west of the avenue
| and south of Gordon street, Will meet
| with Mrs A J. Arnold, 927 Jackson
street and be led by Mr.. George Graves;
| fifth the central west district -(west OF
| the avenue and south of Grant street,
| will meet with Mrs. James Reed, !olu
/ Jackson street and be led by Mrs.
Wiser; sixth, the northwest district
i (West of the avenue and north OF Grant
| street, will meet with Mrs. ]. N Henry
| 1905 Kansas avenue, and Will De leo py
Mr. Case; seventh, the western district
/ (west of the railroad) was left IN the
| hands of Rev. Mr.. Tanner for organize
1 ton: eighth the Shorey district Will
meet with Miss Loop.
1 Soldier creek was probably higher
this morning than ever before known
save only during the big flood. At 10
4 o'clock the water had reached the
stringers of the Central avenue bridge
and was rushing torrent. The road
wav for a foot or more in width was
washed out and a two inch rope was
attached to the iron work on the west
side and carried to a large tree as a
/ matter of additional safety. There
was no apparent danger of the dixie
| giving away at this point where the
break occurred last year But fur
Their up, say from Jackson street to
Harrison. there was real danger. The
/ dixie here was left but little higher
than the street grade. Here teams