The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-21
NUkIH SIUE News
Civic Club Preparing to Handle
Live Questions.
Salt Prospecting and Sewer to
BE Discussed.
FOR FLOOD PROTECTION
Closing of Sewer Presents a
Problem for Solution.
What Will Be Done With Sew
age in Meantime.

The proposed salt industry and the
disposal of water which Will stand IN
the sewers after the mouths have peeh
closed in time of high water Will De
among the subjects discussed at Lne
next meeting of the Civic club Inc
meeting will be called some time next
week according to Fred Morns, presl
dent of the club Mr.. MornS also stated
he had talked to some of the mempers
of the club regarding the salt PROPOSE
ton on the Joseph place and that Some
interest was manifested. AS 10 the
matter of the sewers, Mr.. Morns salu
that the gates would be closed in time
of high water. thus closing the outlet
of rthe sewage. He thought that the
club should discuss the matter and take
- it up with parties who could Suggest
means of solVing the problem.
1.-THE Mystery of the Missing Horse"
would be applicable to a strange case
of the horse of D. w. Boyd of East In
1ianoIa- The animal was missed from
the barn early yesterday morning, DuI
found at the farm of Robert Mitchell
IA miles northwest of Topeka ABOUT III
o'clock the same morning. The pecu-
liar feature of the circumstance is that
according to Mr.. Boyd, the animal hao
been locked in the barn the night pc
fore it was missed. In the morning ne
found the animal gone, but the matter
chain was unsnapped and still fastened
10 the manger The halter was on the
horses head when the Mftchells dis
covered it near their farm the Mitch
ellis notified M. Boyd of the animafs
whereabouts He went to the place
and brought the horse back with him.
He bought the horse from Mr.. M1tchen
last August, but until yesterday II
has never been missed MT Boyd says
he has no idea how it got out of the
barn and does not suspect any one or
unfastening the door.
v. r. Parkhurst. engineer for the
North Topeka drainage board intends
10 make a government official gauge
of the high water gauge which has
been added to the slope of the retain
ing wall just west of Melan bridge. He
Intends to find out the mean water Level
and mark it on the wall of which the
gauge is part The extension will be
painted today or tomorrow with figures
showing water levels in tenths of feet
Miss Lucille Critics died yesterday ev-
ening of consumption at the home OF
her sister. Mrs. Arthur See at 515 PARK
street She was % years old. She was
employed in the freight department OF
the Santa Fe until about a year age
when she went to Colorado for hel
health. From there she was advised
TO go to Albuquerque, N. NJ, for the
same reason. She did SO. but did moi
grow better. About two weeks ago she
returned here. She is we'll known II
North Topeka, having lived here nearly
all of her life. The funeral will be helc
from the United Brethren church a
Meriden. The remains will be inferred
in the Meriden cemetery.
The body of Mrs. Sarah Birming g.
ham, sister of Mrs. H. c. Bowen OF
1919 Quincy street. who died Sun
day night at San Bernardino. Cal
will arrive tomorrow. Apoplexy was
the cause of her death. She was sc
years old. She was one of the ole
residents of North Topeka.
Mrs. Birmingham was born neal
Richmond. Ind, August 6, 1s4S, Hel
maiden name was Miss Ida Salter
She came to Kansas with hel
sister in the early sos. SHE
was married here. Her husband
was employed in the car department
of the Santa Fe shops. The Birming
hams went to California several year,
ago.
Mrs Bowen, she leaves another sister
Mrs E. Dugdaly, of Richmond, Ind.
n brother. C. w. Salter. of Oxford
Miss. and a son. Harry, of San
Bernardino.
The remains will be brought here
The other funeral arrangements viii
be made later.
The funeral of E. c. Hawkins al
old soldier who came here from
smith Center. a few weeks ago, an
died from kidney trouble at Christ
hospital yesterday will be held from
Conwelrs undertaking parlors at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Tn
members of the Blue post will hav
charge of the funeral. The remain
will be buried in the Rochester GENE
terry.