The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
NORTH TOPEKA.


Igorrotes have been peaceable.
NORTH TOPEKA.
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| The rain Of Saturday which was so
| heavy in North Topeka was not far
reaching. Three miles northeast it
was not SO heavy, while five miles
northwest of town the rainfall was
| light. North Topeka, however, was
visited by a miniature flood and many
! of the streets we're hub deep with wa
/ ter. The sewers were so ehoked by
mud and trash that they could not
carry off the water which backed up
! over the streets until Gordon street
from Jackson to Topeka avenue, Cen
/ trail avenue from this side of Park
street to the Christian church. Park
street and Van Buren, and Jackson
street north were under water to such
an extent that boating was enjoyed.
/ Many of the residents of North To-
/ peka complain and justly, too, that the
street commissioner allows these sew
/ ers to become so clogged that they are
useless. Saturday the water remained
on these streets for hours until some
of the men cleaned off the sewer COW
erings, thus giving the water chance
! to run off. AT Central avenue the wa
ter backed uD to such an extent that
in the 100 block it lacked only an
houses Persons caught down town
| Saturday afternoon, especially those
/ living west of Kansas avenue, were in
muny cases forced to wade home. the
water in some places being over a foot
I deep There were cayeins on many
/ of the streets which have lately been
torn up to put In the new gas mains.
4 The rain was of such a local charac-
ter that neither Soldier nor Indian
creek rose to any extent.
~
/ place in town Saturday afternoon was
the postoffice. The floor of this build
1 ing is several inches lower than the
alley and during the hard rain the wa
ter ran into the building until the floor
was covered to a depth of two inches
In this damp place the men had to
wade around to attend to their work
Yard Foreman Carlson of the T. p
spent Sunday with his family at Grant
vile. He has had a roublesome can
Ger on his right shoulder and recently
/ had an operation performed and is at
the present time under the care of DR..
/ Hogeboom, the local Z. P. physician
and surgeon.
Treasurer Kelly of the street rail-
way stated to a North side citizen last
week that the line to the reform
school would be completed by New
Years If Mr.. Kelly's predictions
should prove true there will be
veritable building boom in Shorey
! suburb next spring. One man who
owns an acre there stated that he
would build three houses there just as
soon as the line is completed.
The Kaw Valley Box and Barrel
factory has received car load of
hoops from Indiana which are used IN
the manufacture of apple and -four
barrels. It Is surprising to see what
a nice barrel can be turned out of the
cottonwood tree
q $50 -
E. Hyatt lots 2S2. 284. 2s6 and 2ss
and improvements in Maple Grove
addition. Shorey, consideration 5000.
The L. P. has put in the second
crossing across the Union Pacific line
| of the Santa Fe and they are now
don street and the Santa Fe junction
/ depot
The Tayor Perfection ball team and
/ the ball team of Little Russia have
established an athletic park in the
| Union Pacific material yard east of the
put in all their spare time playing ball.
Enoch MARBLE of Maple Grove addi-
/ ton at Shorey was shopping on the
/ North side Saturday. He reports that
he will have bountiful crop of corn,
/ alfalfa. peaches, apples and other
good things too numerous to mention
Mrs. E. E Miller arrived Saturday
! from Hobart. Ok. for an extended visit
/ to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.
Fletcher on Kansas avenue north of
! Soldier creek.
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston of 24a
Holman street. are the parents of 4
daughter born Saturday evening TO
whom they have given the name of
Eliza beth Mary.
Miss Mowers. of Silver Lake, left to-
day for California where she will spend
several months visiting her brothers.
The Daughters of the King of tho
| Church of the Good Shepherd will meet
Wednesday evening at the home Of
Miss Bella Hodge, 1912 Madison street.
George Noble came over yesterday
from Atchison TO visit Mr.. Robert J.
Anderson of st. Louis. who is here for
/ a weeks visit to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Anderson OF 11o1 Madison
street.
Miss Kent. of Lawrence. who has
been the guest of Misses Alice and Stel-
Ia Dallas Of 1911 Western avenue, re-
/ turned home yesterday
Miss Grace Woodruff, who has been
4 the guest for the past two weeks of her
cousin. Miss Clara Ogee of 81 Kansas
avenue, returned today to her home at
/ Eolton accompanied by Miss Ogee.
The Taxa Hashi Embroidery club VIII
meet Tuesday afternoon at the home
Of Miss Carrie Haynes, Gil Harrison
i street
Mrs. T. D. Joseph and mother, Mrs.