The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23
NORTH SIDE news
Blizzard Does Much Damage to
Telephone Lines.
Two Trains Lost on Union
Pacific.

People living in the northern part of
Shawnee county are practically without
communication with the outside world.
1t is impossible to say just how many
telephone lines are out Of commission
from the storm. Reports brought into
North Topeka this morning vary. More
than a mile of telephone poles north Of
Lyman school. on North Kansas ave-
nue. were reported blown down this
morning by man living a rev miles
north Of the city.
A number of the telephone poles on
the Rochester road were blown down
Sunday evening. One pole was broken
Off Just below the cross-arms and some
of the wires were broken.
The telephone company is unable to
give ont any definite information other
than a great many lines were out Of
commission. Telephone communication
with a number of the small towns in
cut Off. The Perry line is the only long
distance line in commission. Silver
Lake and ElmOnt lines were out OF or
der this morning.
AS a rule the lines in North Topeka
are still in commission. The line at
the Boys Industrial school has been out
of order for a number Of hours. 1t is
impossible to say just how much dam
age resulted from the blizzard in tho
extreme northern part Of the county.
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communication between this part of the
county and Topeka impossible.
Union Pacific Has Trouble.
The blizzard il causing the Union Pa
cific no end of trouble. At noon today
II was Impossible for the telegraph
operator to get in communication with
any OF the towns west OF Rossville Ac-
cording to the local officials. the tele-
graph wires are down near Eureke
Lake. Until these lines are repaired It
will be impossible for any Information
to be obtained as to the damage done
by the blizzard on the road west OF To-
peka. Trains Nos. 40 and 1O2, east
bound. are lost. Owing to the wires
being down the local officials have not
the slightest idea OF their location.
Some Of the trains are on time. "A
number of them are from ten minutes
to two hours late. The Union Pacific
telegraph lines east of Topeka ale
still in commission. The operator was
able to call Kansas City this morning.
All the trains between Topeka and that
place are accounted for.
Roads Are Drifted.
Roads in the vicinity of North To-
peka are in q bad condition. accord
ing to information brought into Nortn
Topeka by a number OF farmers. Inc
roads running north and south are In
pretty good condition but those run
ming east and west are badly drffteo
and in some places are almost 1mpaes-
able. 1t is expected that a number OF
the farmers will drag the snow Off the
most of these roads as soon as the
snow stops falling and put them IN
condition for travel.
Work Is Tied Up.
Work on various improvements ir
and around North Topeka is again tied
up. Work has been temporarily de-
layed on the North side fire station
and the irrigation plant at the BOYS
Industrial school. In connection WIZ
practically all other projects mas peer
! delayed.
Meeting Is Postponed.
The meeting of the North Topeka
drainage board which was to nave
been held at the North Topeka fire
station tonight has been postponed un-
til tomorrow evening. Candidates Will
be nominated for the North side drain
age board. The election will take place
March 3. The meeting was postponed
on account Of the blizzard.
School Was Opened.
Rochester school was opened agair
this morning according to the director
Mrs. ]. r. Madison. The school was
closed the first part of last week or
account Of different pupils being ex'
posed to smallpox. AS no cases of the
disease appeared among the pupils
this morning.
Personal Mention.
Mrs Benjamin Judkins OF Fairbury
Neb.. is spending a few days in Nortf
Topeka visiting friends and relatives
Mrs Lew Frazier and Mrs Kenneth
Clark have left for Kansas City, wher'
they will visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hardwick will
leave for Oregon tomorrow, wher'
h,they will make their future home.
II Mrs. Mary Neiswender has returned
to her home in Oklahoma after spend
ing some time with relatives near Ell
mont
Both Of the North Topeka bank
were closed today on account of Wash
ington's birthday.
Street car service in North Topeka
was poor this morning. Most of tn
cars were running behind their sched
ule
Mr.. Flathunter-'What did you say wa
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