The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

be left at the Petro e Woodford drug
F! store. sSS North Kansas avenue. or call
Ind. phone 2sSI black.l
| The citizens of North Topeka have
| been called together in mass meeting
| at Luken's opera house Monday night
| of next week to decide on the route
for the proposed system of dykes for
| protection from high water of the
| kaw and Soldier creek. The drainage
board, after a meeting yesterday at
which they considered the three
| routes drawn up and estimated by
| City Engineer Rodgers issued the call.
]. B. Billiard, chairman OF the
board. said today: I'VE decided to call
the people of the district together
and let them make a choice of the
| route for the dykes. The matter will
| be explained to them and then vote
| can be taken to get an expression of
| their choice of a route 1t is certain
| that one of these systems of dykes
| will be built at once, the only question
before the board is, which shall 1t be"
| Engineer Rodgers surveyed and
prepared estimates of cost for three
| routes. All of them start from the
| Santa Fee bridge and follow the river
west to the Union Pacific tie treating
| plant. From there the first route
| DIVORCES direct across to the high
4 ground. The second route proceeds
\ from the tie treating plant in a north
| westerly QlTeCIlOn TO nlSn ground. Inc
| third and most expensive route d.
verges from the tie plant in several
| directions to Soldier creek. All three
of the routes provide for a dyke on
| the south side of Soldier creek from
| Central avenue bridge to the Three
| Bridges. The first route will cost
about $4,000; the second about $19,-
600 and the last about $4,000. The
cost of land was not considered in the
| estimates.
c. Henry. postmaster at Silver Lake,
Mr.. A. ]. Proudf1t. of the Proudf1t
| Pleasant place, has moved his
restaurant from S1Sh Kansas avenue
to SOC Kansas avenue. and has re-
named it. 1t is now known as the
| Cafe Proudfit.
The cider mill on Central avenue road
| in North Topeka runs every day.
c. ]. McCord of Silver Lake is in
the city today on business.
Mr.. w. A. Forbes returned this
morning from the east, after spending
several weeks in New York and in
| Washington.
Mrs J. r. Spetter is recovering af-
ter a serious illness at her home at
S2S North Jackson street.
| Dick Hastings was in from Grant
vile today.
One of the new enterprises of North
Topeka is the photo-view work taken
up by Mr.. Baird of the Baird book
store. North Topeka has been with
out any establishment of this kind
and Mr. Bair is anticipating a great
deal of patronage in this line.
| Windows on the North Side are
decorated in compliment to Mr.. Taft.
Flags and the pictures of Taft and
Sherman are placed conspicuously
about the building houses.
Arthur B. Bland of the North To-
peka fire station was married to Miss
Louise Ennis in Kansas City Thurs
day. The marriage came as a surprise
to his many friends here as it wa:
sas City was of business nature
They have gone to housekeeping a
E $40 Park street
Mrs. Fred Deppe was very pleas
antly surprised yesterday at her home
on Taylor street. the occasion being
her 10th birthday. All came with
we'll filled baskets and at noon {
bountiful repast was served to the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. F. Deppe
. Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Dake
Mrs. Sang and son. Robert, Mrs. Kate
Middaugh. Mrs. Maze and children
9 Mrs. burst and children. Mrs. ]. E
9 Brown and daughter, Fay, Mrs. Franz
Deppe and son. Gerald. Mrs. Lizzie
. Reed and daughter. Anna. Mrs. I. ]
II Ketchum. Mrs. Oliver and Miss Myrtl,
= Broom. The hostess received a mum
u | Der of beautiful presents and all de
n | parted wishing her many returns o
y ! the day.
{ Sunday school will be held at ga
{ at the North Christian church to
morrow morning. Preaching service
!. will begin at IL and at 1880. The pas
u tor, Rev. David Lyon will fill the pull
> pit. In the afternoon Rev. Lyon wi
= address the Union Sunday school a
- Indianola. There will be specia
music and a programme and the ser
= vices will be begun at : O'Clock. ]
II will be a rally day at 1.-THE Sunda
school and all members and friend
e are invited.
e See Foucht's Hardware for ga
e stoves, lamps and gas fittings an
- work
'e DRAINAGE MEETING.
- The drainage board OF the Mort
!, Topeka drainage district decided at il
meeting held october 2, to subm
10 plans of dyking to protect North TIC
a peka from overflow to the tax payer
IN at public meeting to be held
Luken's opera house, Monday ever
ing, October 5, at p. m. The pro
posed plans are as follows: Pla
one provides for a dyking along til
river from Santa Fe bridge to nee
coal chute on Union Pacific, thenc
crossing the Union Pacific tracks an
10 running north to the Evans place an
dyking Soldier creek from the Thre
Bridges to Curtis cemetery. Plan tw
provides for same as plan one, expe'
ut instead of building from the CO;
er chute north to Evans place, build we
1T along the north side of the Unto
k Pacific right of way to the Norr
ut tract. Plan three provides for addir
re to plan two, a dyke from coal chu
l. to Central avenue bridge. Taxpayel
10 are earnestly requested to give II
plans careful consideration and
v present at the meeting next Monds
3,e night. By order of the board,
Is S. r. KUTZ, Secretary.