The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-10
NORTH TOPEKA.
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J. S. Morse of the Morse Contracting
company went to FredOnia and Corey
Vile this morning to look after some
building contracts
Mrs. D. J. Hathaway of 1117 jackson
street returned yesterday from a
months visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. mgersoll of Boulder. Colo.
Miss Mary Kearns accompanied By
her nephew. the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Graves, left yesterday for
Trego county to join her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Graves.
The entire party will spend some time
there looking after their claims Mr.
and Mrs. Graves made the trip over
land.
Mrs. Cole Is very i'll at the home of her
daughter, Mrs L. c. Boyee, 1919 jackson
street.
Miss Dot Miller left today for her
home in Coffeyville after a visit 10 her
brothers, Messrs. Ralph and Will Miller
A small blaze which caused consider
able excitement occurred yesterday af-
ternOon at the home of Mrs. Kate r
King, 115 East Gordon street Connec-
ton with the gas mains was being. made
and one Of the men was in the cellar
with lighted candle and one of the
other employees not knowing of the lfehf
in the cellar made the connection. Ths
gas Immediately caught fire, burning
the frame work on the east side of the
house and the foreman also had his
face and hands painfully burned.
Mrs. Louisa Allen and daughter. Miss
Gertrude Allen, of 907 Harrison street.
returned yesterday from Clenfuegog.
Cuba, where they have been since Nav
the guests Of Mrs. Aliens sons. .Messrs.
Nesbit and George Allen The two Ntt1,.
daughters of Mr. Nesbit Allen. Rosetta
and Louisa Allen, who spent the nasf
year III North Topeka attending school.
accompanied their grandmother back to
TO cuba but did not return with her
They viii be with their parents in Cuba
bend attend school in Havana this win
Ter.
The Young Peoples alliance and the
Woman's Missionary socfetyof the Kan
Sas conference EvangelicaI associa tion
VIII hold their fifteenth annual assem-
bly, at Garfield park from the 18th to
the 10th inclusive. Preparations to
put the park in shape for the confer
ence have already commenced. Nanv
OF the delegates win camp at the mark
and a kitchen has already been built
for their convenience.
At the meeting yesterday O fthe a.
rectoTs of the North Topeka drainage
district, John Rogers, county surveyor.
was employed TO make a survey Of Sol
der and Indian creeks within the
bounds Of the district and make a. re-
port accompanied with a man Of the
WOtA necessary IN removing the OBJ
Etructions from the beds Of the~a
creeks. Mr. Rogers VIII make q. g,,r-
vey of the district and make plats and
specifications and an estimate Of the
necessary work to be done to clean tn a
channel Of the creeks or build levees
along the low places to protect the
farms in the valley from food and
make a report to the directors. A sur
vey was made some time ago when
it was estimated that It would cost
about $4,000 to clean out the channel
and straighten the creeks. At the
meeting yesterday the directors draft
ed the following resolutions: Where
as, It is deemed necessary to make a
more perfect and accurate survey OF
courses OF Soldier creek and indian
creek as lie within this district. to the
End that the amount required to de-
tray the cost of constructing and main
tanning the proper works OF improve