The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-14
NORTH SIDE NEWS
! In Old Vienna, Where Customs
Are Queer.
j.
p. A. Jordan, Brother of C. E.
Jordan, Describes Them.
FTHEATERS BEGIN AT z
Country Noticing North Side
Flood Protection.
More People Are Locating on
North Side.

c. f. Jordan, councilman from the
First ward, has received a letter from
his brother. P. A. Jordan, of San Jose,
Cal, who is at present visit in Vienna,
Austria. The letter is interesting ard
tells of strange European customs.
EXTRACTS follow:
1T is p. m. here and is just about
O'Clock this morning at your home.
Some of the European customs are
rather queer. Our breakfast consists
of a cup of coffee and milk, mixed in
equal parts; with 'semels,' or hard bis
cult and butter unsalted. This is the
standard breakfast all over Europe.
Dinner is served at 1 p. m. in
courses. All eat the same course and
must wait until all are ready for next
course. The meal can not be hurried
and usually consumes about an hour.
Supper is served at 7:30 O'Clock, which
makes rather full stomach for bed
time However we have several Amer
leans boarding here and are enjoying
ourselves, visiting the art galleries, etc.
''Theaters and opera begin at p. m.
Street car conductors expect tip. A
big dog and woman are often seen
pulling the same wagon. People in
passing turn to the left. Men kiss each
other in greeting"
The work of making Topeka and
try at large to "sit up and take notice."
as may be seen from the following
story in Sundays Kansas Citv Star:
Armourdale is not the only city in
the Kaw valley that will have flood
protection this year for Topeka, the
north part of which has been flooded
three times in six years, has just COM
pleted an extensive levee system at a
cost of about 100000.
The top of the levee is one foot above
the high water mark of 1908.
Topeka took the flood of 1908 as an
unusual occurrence, and didn't pay
much attention to the smaller one of
1904 But when the water began to
carry things away last summer an agi-
tation began for protection. A drain
age district was formed, embracing all
the territory between Soldier creek,
east of the city, and the bluffs on the
north and extending two miles up the
river. J. B. Billiard, president of the
Billiard Milling company was elected
president, and to his energy is due the
fact that the levee system is now COM
plete- v r. Parkhurst, Topeka en-
glneer made the surveys and after the
plans were approved by Capt. E. H.
Schulz, the government engineer at
kansas City, last November, work was
begun.
The crown of the levee is as wide as
an ordinary highway, and it has been
suggested that the city now utilize it
for a boulevard. In the CITY section of
the levee much concrete was used and
this increased the cost All of the
bridges across the Kaw and Soldier
creek were raised to conform to the
drainage district requirements. giving
wide and deep channel for the pas
sage of the flood waters.
A small area of Topeka south of the
river is flooded by high water but the
residents here are not going to be out
done by their townsmen on the other
SIDE. Mr.. Parkhurst has already COM
pleted preliminary surveys for dill
and it is expected the levee will be
completed before the end of summer
A dixie Is also being built along the
river side Of the village of Silver Lake
west of Topeka. Westward in the Kaw
valley and along the Kaw's tributaries
much work is being done to build
levees and bikes.
Saturday afternoon a woman walk
ed down North Kansas avenue leading
little child. The little one wandered
TOO far toward the sidewalk edge to
suit the woman, so she gave it a side
wise yank: Then the child began to
to keep up with the older person and
the latter gave it sudden forward
Jerk. This procedure was repeated as
1ar as the woman could be seen Prob
ably when the child grows I'm people
will wonder why it's limbs are dis
torted. Oi'
Considerable improvements are be-
ing made in the yard of the Church
OF the Good Shepherd at East
Laurent and Quincy streets and at
the yard of the parish house inst
east. With his own hand PhiIIin
warner, catechist, has been pulling
and shrubbery until the place prom
1ses to be one of the beauty spots of
the North side.
"Grandfather's Birthday Chinese
Slave Smuggling" Farmer Giles
Geese" and Franks of Motor Side
Car are the attractions of the bill at
the Bijou Dream tonight.
Wait for the Great Clearance Sale
commencing Wednesday morning at
The New Era.
Hundreds of yards of unbleached
Muslin, Prints and Ginghans will he
sold during this sale at sc yd at The
New Era.
North Side Notes and Personals.
Model Bread is the bread that made
the North side famous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson of 3s2
Ash street have given the name of
Paul Harlo to their baby boy, which
was born May %. The McPhersons
are well known on the North side
having lived here sometime ago
They intend to return in a short time
Cottage cheese and buttermilk are
sold by the Topeka Creamery Co.
Dr. T. p. Martin has moved from
the South side to 1892 Central ave
nue..
Jersey cream at Lacey's drug store
]. r. Haynes left for Manila, P. L.
Soday via Portland, Ore, to practice
veterinary science under the govern
ment. He intended to leave Satur-
day but was delayed.
Try the ]. r. S. cigars. Made in
North Topeka and of the very best
tobacco
Miss E. J. Banghart of the South
side is working for ]. ]. King as stem
ographer.