The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-09
ON THE NORTH SIDE
Cold Weather Causes Check in
Dixie Work.
Captain Shultz Wants the Plans
of Engineer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Soldier Creek Bridge Will
BE Raised.
Will Affect Nearly 900 Feet of
Track.
UNIONPACIFICCHANGE

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Work is practically suspended on
the bikes today on account of the cold
weather. However, a little blowing is
being done along the river front dikes
and a little work is in progress along
the Soldier creek embankments.
The work on the North Topeka dikes
| is making the government '-sit up and
ttake notice" V. r. Parkhurst, engi-
neer for the North Topeka drainage
board. in charge of the work, mas re
Shultz of Kansas City, of the war de-
partment engineers. The letter re-
quested Mr.. Parkhurst to send the
specifications of the North Topeka
| bikes to the government engineers at
Kansas City so that they could get an
| idea of the nature of the work Mr.
Parkhurst complied with the request.
The Union Pacific will begin work on
the bridge across Soldier creek and also
the raising of the tracks east and west
of the bridge in about a week. rms
is according to word rec, received today day
for the Union Pacific, with headquar-
tiers at Kansas City. The bridge is
to be raised Az feet. In both directions
from the bridge stretch OF track Is
to be raised to make the grade con-
form with the height of the bridge.
The track which is to be raised is al
together about 4,7oo feet.
Rev. w. e. Biederwolf the
evangelist, who is conducting revival
meeting in the auditorium on the
South Side will hold service at the
North Topeka Baptist church at 1880
O'Clock Wednesday evening. This will
be in the nature of a union meeting
and all churches are invited to at
tend.
Wednesday nights meeting will be
the only one which Dr. Biederwolf
will hold in North Topeka as far as
is known. On that evening the audi
torium has been engaged for the lee
ture by Rev. Mr.. Conwen of Phila-
delphia.
Rev. T. s. Peterson, pastor of the
North Topeka Baptist church invited
the evangelist to occupy that evening
at his church and the invitation was
accepted.
At the wolf hunt yesterday near
Elmont two wolves were seen early in
the hunt, but both got away. The
animals were first seen, both ABOUT
the same time, about one half mile
west of the Rochester road. A lively
chase followed, but the wolves man
aged to slip through the lines. An
other hunt may be held soon. although
the time and place. have not been de-
termined.
Today the fourth wolf hunt of the
season is in progress near Menoken. |
The territory of the hunt is sixteen
square miles.
Menoken forms the southwest cor
ner of the hunting ground, and Rock |
creek the northern boundary The
hunters met at the s d. Wade pas |
ture about noon In the previous |
hunts this year ten wolves have been |
killed.
A reception was held last night at |
the Christian church for the new
members who Joined during the re-
promme included addresses by A. E. |
Robinson, superintendent of the Sun
day school: Mrs. Mary Schults, presi- |
dent of the Christian Women's Board |
of Missions; Harry Anderson, pres1-
dent of the Christian Endeavorers, and |
Mrs. C. w. Cooper, wife of RevlC. W:
Cooper pastor of the Central |
Christian church. She represented |
the Junior Christian Endeavor. Rev
o. e. Hamilton, who has been con- |
Quoting the revival meetings, also |
spoke to the new members.
Notes and Personals.
c. w. Willis. undertaken.
John Bradbury of 829 Jackson !
street, and Finley Wilson of Elmont, |
left last night for Page western Kan
sas, where they will locate. Mr.. Brad |
bury will go into farming. Mr.. Wilson |
has bought out general merchandise |
store and will engage in that bust |
ness.
Will Burgess of Los Angeles, who |
came to Topeka with the remains of
his brother, Walter, who died re- |
Gently, was visiting North Topeka
friends yesterday.
Frank Ford was in Hoyt on bust |
ness yesterday.
Mrs Fred Beuchner, who has been |
very i'll, is reported to be recovering.
w. S. Little of Harrington, who has
been Ill with pneumonia for the past |
two weeks at the home of Rev. c. w. |
Nau in charge of the Church of the |
Good Shepherd, is rapidly improving. |
He is still at the home of Rev. Mr.. /
Nau. The report of his having been !