The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-01
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Finish Cleaning Soldier Creek
Cost $4,000.
Work Has Occupied Three
Months Dynamite Used.
MELTING ICE HELPED.
Drift Floated Down Stream
When Gorge Broke.
Unaware Her Arm Was Broken
for Several Months.

The work of cleaning Soldier
creeks, both Big and Little Soldier,
the entire extent of its course in the
North side drainage district, was fin
| ished a few days ago after three
months work off and on by John
| Fritz, who had the contract. The cost
| of the undertaking is about $4,000
OF this amount $4,000 will go to Mr.
Fritz and his men. Fifteen to twenty
laborers have been employed. The
rest is the cost of dynamite, etc., used
| to remove distractions.
| The expense will be divided among
the property holders of the district ac-
cording to the levy made last year of
1.5 mills for flood protection. The tax
will more than pay the cost.
| This is according to ]. B. Billiard,
president of the North side drainage
| board.
1.-The creek, including both branches
| of the stream has been thoroughly
cleaned" said Mr.. Billiard this morn
| ing. When the ice broke up and
| foated away, the loose drift went
| away with it. Much of this obstruc-
ton had to be loosened. Dynamite
and powder have been employed
| where other means failed. Much rub
| bish had accumulated and held the
drift tight, but that was set loose.
! The men have been working for three
months altogether, counting the de-
| Mr.. Fritz and his men began where
the work had been left off, about two
miles above the Reform school and
kept at it until the stream was thor
oughly cleaned in its entire course
| through our drainage district, an ex-
| tent of about eleven miles. Some
sharp turns were dynamited away.
Now the bed is in good condition to
carry off high water
Mrs. Katherine West who makes
her home with her sister, Mrs. NJ. E.
Wallace of 922 Harrison street, has
| been suffering with a broken right
arm for several months, but did not
know the nature of her injury until
recently. 1t was found necessary to
rebreak the arm and set it. This was
done at Keith's hospital this morning.
! In October Mrs. West fell on her arm.
| 1t panied her then, but she was able
| to use it and did not know it was
! broken until a short time ago, when
| it became inf1amed. At q doctors ad-
vice the operation mentioned was
performed. She is reported to be get
ting along nicely.
The six months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John johnson was badly burned
about the face and chin by falling
/ into an open gas flame of a heating
stove at the home, 1116 Jackson street
| yesterday morning. The baby was
tied to a chair near the stove and tip
ped the chair against the heater The
mother rescued it before fatal burns
resulted.
H. H. Baird agrees with C. NJ. Nor
row in the plan of cooperation for the
| improvement of lawns and yards. He
cited the example of the improvement
made by the West Side Forestry club
which recently through organization
on the part of the residents living on
South Clay street, between Sixth and
| Tenth. beautified that section of To-
peka in a remarkable manner
Camp No So R. N. of A, installed
the following officers Friday evening:
Oracle, Mrs. V. c. Hunter; vice oracle.
Mrs. Cary Lee; past oracle, Miss Flor
| ence Anderson; chancellor, Mrs. George
Gray; recorder, Mrs. A. ]. Graft; re-
ceiver. Mrs. Kate Sherwood; marshal,
| Mrs. Anna Harris; inner sentinel Mrs.
| NJ. E. Wallace; outer sentinel, Mrs.
Eva Savage. The managers are Mrs.
| T. J. Neiswender. Miss Florence An
derson and Mrs Margaret Young.
| After the installation the following pro-
gram was given: Reading, Miss New
ton; recitation. Miss Gleda Gordon solo,
| Miss Ethel letters; recitation. Miss
Ester Harries; plano solo, Miss Blanche
| Newcomer; recitation. Irene Graft; Sc
| lect, Mrs. Eastman. Refreshments were
| served.
|
the announcement of the wedding of
| Bert Ellis and Miss Gladys Stone, two
| North side young people. Now Mr..
Ellis denies it, saying that it was told
to the reporter for the said paper as
| a joke. Thinking that it was so taken
| and would not be published on this
account, he confirmed the rumors of
the event He is busy explaining at
present.
| Because it was constructed with
| light material contrary to the fire
regulations. the signal maintenance
building which was nearly completed
| just west of the Pacific Express Of
| fee was torn down yesterday.
The regular meeting of the Argon-
| auts which was to have been held at
| the home of c. c. Nicholson, 900 Van
Buren, street, was postponed one week
because of the revival meetings at
the North side Baptist church. Many
| members of the club belong to the
| congregation.
Mrs. Edna Hendricks of Meriden,
| who has been visiting her son, w. N.
Hendricks of 931 Monroe street has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Bough of Cam
| eron, N. NJ, who have been visiting
home
Elmer sheetz and Charles Forbes
| have returned from a visit in eastern
Colorado.
| A Topeka man was called to
phone last night. When he answer
ed a group of '-singists'' serenaded
him. Such surprises are among the
| few real pleasures of life
1 A Topeka woman says she has SO
| great an antipathy to cat that
| whenever she merely reads about this
| animal the rat in her hair gets fright
ened.
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a CANDY KID
A Topeka man says he was once
| blacksmith in candy store because
| he shooed the flies there. He also