The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-08
NORTH TOPEKA.

The work of raising the 2.ooo feet of
the Santa Fe tracks north from the
Kansas river Santa Fe bridge north
70 the junction depot began today The
rams VIII be raised with Jacks to
The highest point of the tracks will be
where the rails are crossed by the dixie
about half way between the bridge and
the depot. AT this place the embank-
IhenI Is three and a half feet above
the level of the present grade. Twenty
Teams are at work shoyeling the ma
ter1al In the track bed as the rails are
raised The dirt already has been
place9 on either side of the tracks for
TINS purpose It is expected that the
track raising will be finished in about
ten days of working weather.
Ihe quarterly meeting of the direc-
tors OF the Shawnee State bank is be-
,ms neid at the bank this afternoon.
The matter of whether or not the bank
wishes to participate I'M the bank de-
POST guaranty law is among the pro-
posltlons that are being discussed 1t
IS very PROBABLE that the directors will
tscolnnend TO the holders for the bank
70 come under the provisions of the
legislature, as the bank officials and
directors nave always favored such
law. At an annual meeting of the
stockholders January 1907, a resolution
\ was UNANIMOUSLY adopted supporting the
passing or such a law similar res
olutlon was also passed at a stock
nolders' meeting in 1908 At that time
II was also recommended that a COM
M ,ts'1 7t OF tnree be appointed to urge
the legislature from this county and
olstrlct to support such bill in case
special session was called as was
anticipated. In speaking about hank
ing business, David Bowie, secretary of
the shawnee State bank told of the
banking system of Scotland. Large
pank IN the cities will establish small
er banks over the country. calling them
| agencies and the managers of the con-
seial, me agent. This party is usually
selecteo IRON the lawyers of the COM
munlty in which the agency is es-
| laDnshed. The cashier is usually sent
out from the head bank. To these
prahcn institutions money is sent from
banks are required to send a record
each week of every transaction made
during the time
| q; Dlnsmore of the engineering staff
OF the North Topeka drainage board
Is so prevalent at present He saws
that ne knows from experience that
good old fashioned raw saur kraut is
the cure for the disease. OF course the
remedy is to be taken internally, al
| though it might be well to make it in
to form Of plaster and apply over
the chest. Mr.. Dinsmore said:
When l was living in my former
nome at Kirksville, Mo-, about six
years ago, relative of mine was very
III with the grip. We had tried every
thing, but she did not seem to grow
better. Finally an old German sug-
gested that we try raw sour kraut. AS
need not be said. it was to be taken
internally IN or gastronomically speak
AT first we were inclined to be
skeptical as to its value, but the sick
perso ate the kraut raw at several
meals Before long. she began to grow
| better and soon was we'll. A short
time after this prominent doctor in
the town recommended the kraut
as a cure for the gripg'
| Word has been received here from
San Bernardino, Ca1.,s that Mrs. .Thos.
Birmingham of that'cfty, a former old
resident of North, Topeka, is danger
ously Ill with second stroke of pa
ralysis. 1t is said that her chance for
recovery is slight. Mrs. Birmingham
is well known here. especially among
the Old residents. She is the daugh-
ter of DR.. J. w. Salter of Richmond.
| Ind, assistant U. S. surgeon general
for Indiana at the time of the Civil
war. She was married in Richmond.
From here she moved with her father
| and an older sister to North Topeka,
about thirty years ago. She went to
| California about ten years ago.
| Tom James, who has returned re-
Gently from a trip in Texas brings
word that his oldest son, David w
James, is now assistant general man
ager of the new Gulf, Texas. & West
ern railroad company with headquar-
| ers at Jacksonville, Tex The road is
being constructed by Jermyn, of Pitts
burg, Pa, wealthy coal mine opera
tor. Forty miles of the road are al
| ready under grade and the rails are
going down. The road is said to prom
Use to be one of the most important
in the country and will develop a fine
tract Of land in the Pan Handle"
Concerning his trip, Mr.. James said:
81 passed through the gulf coast
country. 1t is low and fiat and would
require considerable drainage work to
be done before it could keep from be-
ing flooded in time of high water
When such work is done, it will be
fine country
Notes and Personals
James E. Bigham of Ellis is visiting