The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-10

ment to prevent or control the over
the volume thereof. and the injury to
property deemed likely.to result there
from, may be fully known, therefore,
resolved, that the engineer employed
by this board Is hereby directed to
proceed at once to the making of such
surveys, plats, specifications and re-
ports as may be required to determine
what cutOffs, relOcations Of channels,
removal Of distractions, levees or
other work Of improvement should be
done to prevent the overflow of these
water courses and consequent damage
therefrom, and to make sworn esti-
mates Of the cost thereof and file forth
with with the secretary all such plats,
specifications estimates and reports as
soon as Ompleted-"
The remodeling of the Union Pa
cific hotel and depot is about com
pleted. This building was erected in
the spring Of 1872 by stock COM
pany Of Topeka citizens, Dan Adams,
T. J. Anderson, DR.. Campdoras, T. M.
James, Robert Waterman, Andy VIII
son and others. Colonel H. D. Nc
Meekin was the first landlord. He
formerly ran the Tefft house, now the
National hotel. In 1873 the building
burned, nothing remaining but the
charred walls. The Union Pacific then
rebuilt the hotel and Colonel H. H
Stanton ran the hotel until the Union
Pacific took charge of It. During this
time Mr.. Mcdonald, Colonel Carter and
Mr.. Cramer were among the landlords.
When the Union Pacific discontinued
the management Mark Putnam of Be
lott, took charge and has managed the
hotel ever since. While Colonel Stan
ton had charge he took great pride in
keeping up the Union Pacific park. He
also had q band stand built where
Marshalis band played every Friday
evening. He extended many courtesies
to the band and told the boys that he
expected them to play his funeral
march. One Sunday afternoon in 1893
his remains were brought here from
Los Angeles, Cal, where he had re-
Gently died. Marshalls band was on
hand and played the funeral march
from the depot to Grace cathedral
and thence to the Topeka cemetery
where Mr.. Stanton's remains were laid
to rest in a vault.
Owing to a break IN the machinery
on the third floor of the Western
Wooden mills the women and girls who
work there on Mayfiour pants are on
on an enforced vacation.
Miss May McNoun. and Miss Hazel
Forbes leave tomorrow for Colorado
Springs. where they viii spend two
weeks camping in that vicinity
Mr.. E. P. Baker, accompanied by his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Goodrich of Law
renee, went TO Denver COLI yesterday
for an extended visit to Mr.. Bakers
daughter, Mrs Charles c. Conkle-
George Mitchell was in town today
from Elmont
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Miller returned
this morning from Pittsburg. kan,
where they have been the guests of
Mr.. Miller's brother, Mr.. A. W. Miller.
and wife and his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Smedley-
At the prayer meeting service last
evening at the Baptist church letters
of dismissal were given to eight mem
bers living in Oakland who will here
after be identified with the Baptist
church which will be organized in that
suburb next Sunday. This new church
IS an outgrowth of the meetings held
there this summer IN the tabernacle
under the leadership of Mrs. Edith
Hills Booker. The new church will
start out with a mem bership Of 35 At
the Sunday school held last Sunday
over 240 pupils were enrolled
Congressman Charles Curtis left to-
day for Washington to look after Of
ficial business He will be away sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. T. NJ Forbes received a tele-
gram this morning from her son.
Harold Forbes who left the first OF
the week to visit relatives near Mans