The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-25
ON THE NORTH SIDE
V. R. ParkhurSt Establishes
Offices for Dixie Work.
Now Busy on Plans for South
Side improvement.
VIEWERS ARE READY.
Will Go Over the New Ground
ON April 3.
Items of Interest From Across
the Raw.
VIEWERS ARE READY.

the nav.
V. R. Parkhurst, engineer for the
| North Topeka drainage board yester-
day rented two additional rooms in the
| west part of the second story of the
| Citizens State bank building for the
| draftsman's work on the South. side
dikes. These two offices will be used
! by J. H. Titus and his craftsmen who
! are working out plans for the South
side water flood protection. The head
quarters of the North Topeka drainage
| board are on the northeast side on the
same floor and the office of Dolman &
Sons, contractors who are in charge OF
the dixie operations, is located nearby.
This will be convenient for all con-
cerned as Mr.. Parkhurst has charge of
both North and Side side dixie work, as
far as the planning is concerned. His
plans in regard to the necessary water
way as submitted to the North Topeka
drainage board have been adopted as
standard of waterways.
The preliminary surveys for the
South side dikes have been made. The
estimates of the cost of the proposed
dixie, it's location, the estimates of the
amount of waterway necessary under
the bridges the cost of such, and the
boundaries of the proposed benefit dis
trict are being made out.
The board of viewers who were ap-
pointed by the county commissioners
will meet April 8, when they will go
over the line and determine the amount
of damage. Their report will be sub
mitted to the county commissioners for
final consideration.
On the same seat of North Topeka
street car yesterday evening, sat two
young women. They seemed to be
school teachers, for they discussed
school matters with the vim and en-
thusiasm known only to those of their
profession.
Ordinarily the Mere Man who sat
behind them would have not listened
to their conversation and he really did
not mean to eavesdrop, but there was
something in their talk that brought
to his mind recollections of schoolboy
days, visions of blackboards, and white
and colored crayon pictures of animals
which he had drawn thereon. At that
time he had thought he was q budding
artist, for most youths think that they
are prodigies of some sort. Thus
their conversation aroused his interest
and held it, sole
Their talk turned on drawing, and
each of the eager young women cited
instances of the talent of some of her
pupils. $50
Said one: you ought to see how well
one of my boys draws. L really think
there is something in him. Why he
just draws perfectly splendid. He
makes the finest blackboard sketches
of dogs and horses. It's just a pleas
ure to watch him at the board
Never mind, some time after
school, you come into my room and 1
will show some pictures my pupils
have copied from nature studies" ans
wered the other. ''I have several. both
work. Really, I think they show ar
tistic taste in the composition of their
sketches"
"That reminds me-" exclaimed the
first speaker, what do you think is
the better, to draw from real life or
from representations? ?"
''Well, I do not know" was the re-
ply. 81 have been in doubt. For in
stance you take case where per-
son is trying to draw dog. If you
that he won't stand still long enough
for the pupils to draw picture of him.
Then on the other hand, toy dog, or
a picture of one is liable to be imper-
feet"
THAT is very true" gravely replied
her companion. 81 have always insist
ed that the pupil should be taught to
draw accurately and true to life from
the start, but the first chance you get
come in and see-well. here's our
street.
And, with a dainty hitch at their
skirts the young women got UP and left
the car.
The experiments which V. r. Park
hurst has been conducting with oil re-
Siduum and dixie material with view
of ascertaining how much of the liquid
will be required to bind a given
amount of the earth seems so far to
indicate that about gallon of oil
residuum to the square foot of ma
teriaI is the quantity required. How
ever Mr.. Parkhurst will conduct his
experiments a little further with the
boxes of material before applying the
liquid to the dixie surface to see
whether it will keep the earth from
being secured by the current
Notes and Personals
1t will be to your interest to inspect
the line of millinery at Mrs. Todd's.
Get your order in early for that Easter
bonnet.
A large crowd was present at the
banquet given by the North Topeka A.
o. u. w. last evening at the lodge
hall in honor of John Holiday. who
was elected grand overseer of the or
der at Salina recently. Speeches were
made by Past Master J. H. Cryder,
Dr. A J. Davis and others
DR.. NJ. r. Mitchell has purchased a
Cadillac auto. This machine is a
small runabout and is especially
ada pied to a doctors use. 1t resem-
bles a buggy.
J.. Burton Retter of Wakefield,
brother of B. A Retter of los West
Gordon street, was married to Miss
Ruth Beach of Havensville at the
home of the bride Yesterday noon The