The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-12

clean up. That is not very much
damage for flood
c. F. Adams-His meat market is
located on Gordon and the avenue
and he had plenty of water, but he
was the most cheerful and the gamest
man in this section of the state. He
is one of the old guard of the flood
of 1903 He said: 81 am feeling all
right. Why not? The flood has come
and gone and it did little damage.
am open for business. 1 had an offer
for my residence property two weeks
turn down the same offer today. Say.
you ought to have seen the other
flood. 1 was one of the first to open
up afterwards. 1 laid out a counter
under a tree and sold sandwiches and
lemonade. The sandwiches were
ate of them the more lemonade
they would drink. 1t was great BUSH
ness" The butcher was still laughing
over his story when the reporter left
him.
H. H. Bair-The book store man is
in Philadelphia, and has been there
for a week. His daughter is holding
the fort for him. She had the store
cleaned up and laughed when she
talked of the flood.
D. NJ. Cline & Son-The younger
member of this hardware firm pointed
with pride to the neat and clean APP
pearance of his store so soon after the
flood This is a good trading point"
he said, land we shall stay right here.
There is no use to get discouraged
about little thing like this. 1t was
better than I expected last Monday
afternoon" The elder Cline pointed
to a sign in his front window and said
it expressed his feelings over the
food. The sign read: keep Smiling"
Mr.. Cline stated that he had been Of
fered a good farm near county seat
for his hardware stock a short time
ago. CT would turn down the same
offer today he said.
Clay Bowen-Was remodeling his
store room at the corner of Laurent
and Gordon when the flood stopped
the work He had resumed and had
a force of carpenters at work again.
He is planning to put in a handsome
and modern plate glass front in this
large store room.
Keep a Stiff Upper Lip.
A. w Lacey, druggist-"Keep a stiff
upper lip and go ahead. That is the
only thing to do. Yes, that's what
am doing. We are getting used to
floods and act like veteran troops in
battle. OF course 1t hurt out we VIII
New Era Dry Goods Store-This
store had harder work than anybody
in getting back in shape after the
flood. There was so much to do to get
ali the thousand and one things back
on display. The only damage was
caused by a broken staging which let
a load of dry goods down into the
flood in the store room. Mrs. Frank
Greer, wife of the proprietor, was on
duty. She said: ct am not a bit dis
couraged. We had our house papered
with imported paper a few days ago
and all Of that is ruined, and the work
of getting the store back in shape is
tremendous, as you. can see for your
self. Still we will be going full blast
by Saturday We expect to sell Off all
our present stock and then buy larger
than we ever did before since we have
been in business here"
]. H. Howard, jeweler-He had a
little store room and his fixtures were
Ali damned up in there. but he was
only waiting for the room to dry out
thoroughly before placing his goods
on display again. He was not par
ticularly cheerful. but he was full OF
grim determination to go ahead and
forget all about the flood
Citizens Bank-Reported good
business since reopening and they