The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
i'm NORTH Topeka
Plan to Change the Channel of
Indian Creek.
Services Among the North Side
Churches Sunday.

neSsed so that after heavy rain the
flood damage would be eliminated.
This is the consensus of opinion
among those who have suffered losses
from overf1ows of Indian creek water.
The creek is one of the crookedest
in Shawnee county. Starting north
in the hills it borders the north edge
of the Taylor tract and forms ''U''
shaped bend before running into the
river at the westend of Calhoun
bluffs. On the Dolman farm. one
half mile north of Lyman school
house the creeks commences the ''C,'
which ends in Happy Hollow. The
distance between the creek on the
Dolman farm and Happy Hollow is
only about quarter of a mile. If the
plan materialiZeS a new channel will
be dug across the one-quarter of a
mile and the earth removed used to
build dixie where the creek flows
into the new channel. All danger of
flooding and washing away crops
would then be removed, as the cause
for overflows, is the crooked channel.
The expense would be small if the
work were done by the owners of the
land, which the creek passes through.
The ultimate advantages would
amount to hundreds of dollars if pre-
ventive measures are taken.
Condition Is Bad.
The condition of North Kansas
avenue near the corner of Gordon is
attracting considerable comment from
the business men. The produce peo-
/ pie who use the corner as a market
in the early morning allow waste to
accumulate, which gives a Uttered ap-
pearance to the street.
/ There is no reason why this corner
should look worse than any other on
the North Side, if. when vegetables
are dropped on the street they are
picked up and not left to rot.
Little Miss Forbes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Forbes are
the proud parents of a six-pound baby
girl, born Thursday evening at
o'clock, at their home, 504 Buchanan
street. Both young people have an
| extensive acquaintance in North
| Shawnee county. Mrs. Forbes, be-
fore her marriage was Miss Lavanche
! Hardick, daughter of Mr.. Willis Har-
dick. who lives near kilmer. Mr..
Forbes is city salesman for Forbes
Brothers mill
| Attract Favorable Comment.
Two North Side misses, who are
attracting much favorable notice are
Miss Thelma Johnston, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Johnston, 1116
North Jackson street, and Miss Niema
Johnson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Johnson, 1926 North Monroe
street, who left last week with Mr.
and Mrs. johnson for the Pacific
coast and have been giving concerts
| en- route.
| Miss Thelma Johnston, while only
in her early teens. is an accomplished
pianist, and Miss Niema johnson, who
is the same age. is a talented violirist.
| Concerts were given in Albuquerque,
Santa Fe and San Francisco, where
they are now. On their return con-
cert will be given in Salt Lake City.
B. Y. p. L. Social.
The B. Y. P. L. of the North To-
peka church had a farmer social at
the Carlson home on Central avenue,
| Thursday evening.
| The ladies wore big kitchen aprons
and large ribbon bows on their hair,
which gave them quite farmer las
! sic appearance, while the gentlemen
were clad in overalls and blue shirts.
The evening was spent in playing
old fashioned games, after which re-
freshments were served. All reported
a very jolly time.
The following people were present:
Misses Ruth Clouse, Mabel Slocum,
Grace Forbes, Bessie Smith, Alvera
Herristrom, Marie Bobb, Edna Kin
caid, Gretchen Voiland, Anna B. An
drews Viola War, Nettie Lang, Hazel
Slocum, Mabel Rowe, Florence Bow
man, Fern Andrews, Ethel Hannah.
H Harold, Iva Mitchell, Jeanette
Emert Elizabeth Schenck, Ruth But
ton, Elma Vanier, Myrtle Carlson,
Grace Carlson, Grace Terbes, Messrs
K. c.. Coffman, Dean Van Ness, Hugh
Andrews, Charley Martin, Thomas Nc
Farlan. Emory Baird, Virgil Ford, w.
L. Luthye, Werner Bills, Burns Israel,
Ben Forbes. Walter E. King, Welcome
Hall. Floyd Tiffany, Mr.. and Mrs
Carlson, Messrs. S. E. Bowman, Don
Buff, Ralph Button, Chas. Klussman,
Russell Jones, and Miss Pearl Jones.
Among the Churches.
The services tomorrow at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will be in
charge of the Rev. Mr.. Rankin. sun
day school at $50, and Y. P. c. E. ).
at I D. m. leader, Miss Margaret
Morns.
The usual services will be held at
the North Topeka Congregational
church.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church, J.
E. Scheer, pastor. $3.50 o'clock, Sun
day school. H. A. French, Supt. 1900
O'Clock, sermon, theme Real Values"
GAS p. m. intermediate league. 1880
D. m. Epworth league and church SER
vices combined. Leader Mrs. Minnie
Paisley.
Regular services will be held at the
North Topeka Baptist church Sunday.
Preaching by the pastor in the morn
ing. Rev. Leroy Highlands, the
blind legislator from Harper county.
will deliver the address at the evening
service.
Services of Lyman Union Sunday
school will be held in the morning
instead of afternoon during August
and September. Mr.. Ed Critics will
preach after the Sunday school SER
Notes and Personals
Mrs. Charles Friend and son Frank,
of Carthage, Mo-, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Friends sister, Mrs w
s. Bergundthal, have returned home.
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