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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-08

a, N. ROBINSON, MANUFACTURE
er of galvanized iron corn cribs,
Medina, Ohio. Call or write for prices.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-08

BIG MONEY SAVED - CLIMAX
ranges, $40; Florence Heaters, $16;
Round Oaks Oaks. $$1GG.?5; $$1GG. IS; 2 burner oil stove
$5.75; Oatmnas Furnace Shop.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-08

GOODYEAR, U. S., and FALLS at
cost. Carter-car, $3.50, cash; Maxwell,
$500; new tires on all of these. r. A.
LEOHR, MEDINA, o.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-08

THE MEN THAT KNOW GOOD
paint when they see it are the ones
who constantly give us repeated orders
when in need. Medina Paint Co.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-08

CARRIAGE & AUTOMOBILE Paints.
ALI colors to choose from 80 cents
per quart. Medina Paint, Varnish q
Oil Co. Elmwood at Liberty.
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The Small Town Killer.
Notwithstanding that this is only an
imaginary situation. 1t Is too true
that condition Of this sort is to be
experienced In thousands Of the small
er towns and villages In this country
unless some radical change takes
place among consumers in checking
the growth Of the small town killer,
the fast forming retail trust
Why not profit by the imagination Of
Alice and william?
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"A Fireside Discussion of "Ifs' in Case
There Was simultaneous Migration
Of the Local Merchants and Dealers.


POULTRY wWANNTEED-HE PAY the
highest prices for poultry. Our ship
ping day is Wednesday. Phone or
call Louis Weisberg. Phone 42O5.
HAVE A REFRESHING SODA IN
any one Of the delightful fiavors we
offer in combination with our ice
cream. J. w. FUTILE, Rexall Store.
GET YOUR SEED OATS AND 9TH
er needs Of Miller & Collin; investi-
gate our great grain drill; guaranteed
to be the best made; we save you cash
WASHING MACHINES-1O PER
CENT OFF on all machines, both
Hand and Power; only few left.
ROY B. OATMAN, Medina, o.
RUNAWAY JUNE AT THE PRIN-
cess Theatre-the most thrilling
story Of love and adventure ever put
on a screen.
FARMERS-WE WANT TO BUY
your nes wheat. Phone for price.
The Medina Farmers Exchange Co.
SATURDAY SPECIAL McINTOSH'S
News Stand, 25c chocolate creams,
18c. Do not fail to take advantage of
great bargains advertised in sale.
WHEN YOU BUY RUBBER BOOTS
find out why IMPRESS, the orig
inal red rubber footwear is best. At
FISHERS.
GARDEN PEAS. WE CAN sUG-
gest variety of peas to you which
is the best thing you ever saw. See
us. O. G. SHEPARD co. Medina, O.
CREAM SEPARATOR-DeLAVAL-
the Worlds Standard. Auto sup
plies. Bicycle Tires. iii w. Wash
ington street, E. 7. PIERCE.
SPALDING'S BASEBALL GOODS
are sold exclusively at WALLIS. Go
there and get the genuine reliable
Spalding's Bats, Balls and Supplies.
IF YOUR AUTO TOP NEEDS RE
pairing take it to j. E. REM e.
SON, MEDINA, OHIO.
DUTCHESS TROUSERS GIVE THE
style, comfort and service at mod
crate cost. 10c button, ST. rip. Sold
only by Thos. Ferriman & Son.
CHOICE GLADIOLl-A LIMITED
number of fine blossoms for sale;
also bulbs of same for fall delivery.
Wrights Beck Sftofe
TRY FOOTE'S BEST BAKING
powder-15 cents per pound. Foote
& Hartman.
TRY OUR NEW HOMEMADE
Bread and Cookies. G. F. HOBART,
THE GROCER.
WHERE A DOLLAR GOES FARTH-
est and brings you satisfaction.
FOOTE CHAIRMAN.
a, N. ROBINSON, MANUFACTURE
er of galvanized iron corn cribs,
Medina, Ohio. Call or write for prices.
1000 MILE GUARANTEED TIRES
at reduced prices See them at
Handshue Auto Co., Medina. Ohio.
Phone 1874.
GUNS AND AMUNITION-CORN |
Cutters, Fodder twine, coa', gas and
oil heating stoves, and all seasonable
goods. A.>MUNSON & SON.
SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY AND SAT-
urday-large California lemons, 15c
a doz; largest watermelons at reason
able prices. L. Weisberg, Miller Cor.
THE SUITS WE SELL AT TEN DOL
lars cannot be equalled by any mail
order house. Come to us first. If we
can't suit you don't buy.L. ABRAMS.
ALBERT ACETYLINE WELDING.
I guarantee all metals, and make
weak parts strong. At Marsh's Gar
age, or call 4077 or 3080.
A GOOD SECONDHAND NO. 1s
Round Oak stove for sale cheap.
OATMAN'S HARDWARE.
WHEN 1T COMES TO GROCERIES,
we can please you we know. Let us
make you up $40 order; we're here
to make things right. EDWARDS.
MISS BISHOP HAS A GOOD AS
sortment of ladies'. and children's
hats at reasonable prices. Bargains
that should be Investigated.
THE FINEST LINE OF JEWELRY
in Medina county can be found at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-11
HORSES RUN WILD
Five Thousand War Studs
Break East Alton St0ckade.
Held Up Two Trains; Kick Up
Motor Party.

Alton, ILL.,, June 11.-Five thousand
horses intended for the British and
French armies broke from a stockade
at East Alton last night and overran
the surrounding country.
They became frightened in an cleo
trical storm, and broke down the stout
timbers and barbed wire of the en-
closure. The horses overran the
towns of East Alton, Benbow City and
Woodriver, and caused much damage.
They delayed two passenger trains
one the Chicago-bound midnight
train of the Chicago and Alton and
the other a Chicago and Eastern Illi-
nois train due at ST. Louis early today.
The headlight of the Alton train
showed the horses on the right of way
Members of the train crew opened fire
with revolvers. killing two. The other
horses, frightened by the shooting,
ran.
For the rest of the night the horses
galloped over the surrounding coun-
try, trampling down gardens and
lawns and knocking down fences and
young trees
An automobile party of five bound
from East Alton to Wood river was
halted by a drove of the stampeded
horses. A horse kicked one of the
party, Henry Wuestenfeldt, and broke
three of his ribs.
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U. s. NOTE is DELIVERED
AT BERLIN; NEWSPAPER
HEADS IN S0MBRE TONE

Berlin, June 11.-Ambassa-
dor Gerard presented the
American note at the German
foreign office at ITO p. m.
today.
The note, though printed in
full and given the greatest
prominence in the Berlin
newspapers, was not accom-
panied by editorial comment,
in the editions appearing up to
3 o'clock. The headlines of the
newspaper varied in wording,
but were similar in tone.
Among the captions were:
America Stands Firm"
"a Very Solemn Warning"
"Grave American Warning
to Germany"
ga Grave Appeal"
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1858. The S1O,SOS,OO0 issue is con-
solidated with an additional loan OF
seventeen million dollars floated prior
to January 1, 1909, and two issues will
mature concurrently.
Some months ago the Santa Fe sys-
tenn took over the Eastern Railway
of New Mexico. 1t is to repay to the
Santa F'e system the money advanced
for the purchase of this line that the
bonds were issued, according to a
statement today by Judge A.-E. Helm,
counsel for the utilities commission,
who drafted the certificate approving
the bonds.
A second Santa Fe issue was for
S244,00O. maturing March 1, 1862.
The bonds are included in a transfer
of issues on the property of the Cali
fornia, AriZoni and Santa Fe lines.
An original issue of these bonds was
made payable to foreign holders in
pounds sterling. Recently 1t was
agreed to change the terms of the is
sue to make the payment in American
dollars instead of pounds sterling.
The approval of the change made d
record approval of Santa Fe bonds
tOtaling S11,052. 1000.
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cused of shooting TO death w. E.
Chapman, a wealthy resident of this
place, and wounding his daughter,
Mrs. Benjamin Schulz, wife Of the
manager of a local mine.
Several hundred members of the
mob which yesterday hanged Strando
carried arms today in expectation of
an attack from the foreign quarter.
AT Marion, near here, extra precau-
ton was taken to guard the Jail in
which are the three miners arrested
last night for alleged completely in
the Chapman murder.
StrandO admitted a few minutes
before the moose was drawn that he
was one of the band of disgruntled
miners who had planned the death of
Benjamin Schulz, and had killed the
latter's father-in-law by mistake.
Strando confessed that he witnessed
the shooting and named the men now
in the Marion Jail as those who had
fired the fatal shots. The plot to kill
dismissal of several foreign miners.
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IS dixie IN DANCER
Water Seeps Through the
South Side Embankment.
Protective Measures Are Being
Taken by the County.

An anxious eye has been turned to-
day upon the condition of the concrete
dixie protecting the south bank of the
kaw river just west of the Kansas
avenue bridge. Seepage under the
concrete wall has brought the level of
the water outside the wall up to about
that of the river. itself. The poSSibil-
ity of the undermining of the wall
called for emergency action on the
part of the board OF county commits
sioners, which has cnarge of the af-
fairs of the South side drainage dis
trict, No. 6, and this afternoon the
board will probably order 1000 sacks
of sand dumped behind the wall.
The danger point appears to be just
west of the city park at a place oc-
cupied by one of the local sand dredg-
ing companies which has failed to fill
behind the retaining wall to the level
approved by the drainage engineers.
The sand company has spur CT rail-
road which Will have to be moved or
covered.
THE bottom of the concrete wall is
nearly 10 feet above low water mark" "
pointed out County Engineer Walter
Arnold. Danger to it comes from
undermining, which can be minimized
by any measure that prevents the
working of the seepage water Dehind
it. The wall should have been filled
in with earth but the sand bags can be
used with good effect now to increase
the safety of the dixie"
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TURK IS SECURE
Emden's Captain Says Constan-
tinOple Is Impregnable.
Impossible to Force Darda.
nelles, Declares Won Muecke.

Vienna, June 11.-(Wireless to Lon
don)-An interview with Captain
Won Muecke formerly of the Germa n
cruiser Emden, in which he says the
forcing of the Dardanelles and the
retaking of Constantinople are i'm
possible, is published by the newspa-
perS here.
Cut Off From Transports.
He declares submarines are likely
troops on the Gallipoli peninsula,
which would compel them to surren-
der, as they would be unable to return
to their transports.
Captain Won Muecke says the guns
of the British warsnips have been
damaged by hard usage and the SUI
perdreadnaught Queen Elizabeth soon
will be compelled to withdraw on this
account
Turks Have Ammunition.
He asserts the Turks have plenty of
ammunition and are magnificent
fighters. They lost heavily at first
under the fire of the guns from the
fleet, but now have dug themselves in
and are using the best means possible
to destroy allied landing parties
Captain Won Muecke apparently
has arrived at Vienna on his way to
Berlin, after having p1loted the land
ing party which was under his COM
mand when the Emden was sunk from
Cocos Island, to safety at Damascus,
whence it was not difficult for them
to reach ConStantinOple.
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Paper Drawn to Maintain Dig
nifty of Two Nations.
Diplomats See Solution Com
patibIe to Interests of Both.
BASED ON LAW OF HUMANITY
Principle of Persuasion, Not
Force, Is Employed.
Officials Unable to See Why
Bryan Couldn't Sign.

Washington, June 11.-With
the publication today of the lat
est American note to Germany
concerning the sinking of the
Lusitania, officials Of the Unit
ed States government and dip
lomatists generally discussed
among themselves the probable
character of the German gov
ernment's answer.
While there was no definite
information, the feeling in Ger
man quarters was that a favor
able response was likely, as the
note seemed to open the door to
a solution compatible alike with
the interests of both Germany
and the United States.
The note, it was said, was
purposely phrased so that it
would give Germany an oppor-
tunity to meet the wishes of the
United States with dignity and
conformity with German public
opinion.
Many officials wondered why
Secretary Bryan declined to sign
the note, which they regarded
as friendly in tone and carrying
many expressions of good will.
They claimed its fTiendliness was
the very means that he had sug-
gested-persuasion-to accom-
pliSh the American purpose.
Most everybody in official cir
cles disagreed with Mr.. Bryan
that the note might lead to war.
Long Wait for Reply.
Officials today settled down to
await Germanys answer. which was
IContinued on Page Nine1
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zEPPELINS SINK ?
Two British Fishing Smacks
Blasted by Airships.
Glasgow Steamer StrathcarrOn
Sent Down by Plunger.

Mas Luis. Holland, June 1.-THE
British fishing smacks Welfare and
Laurestina were attack and sunk by
Zeppelins in the North sea. The crews
which took to their boats were picked
up by a Dutch smack and brought
here.
Steamer Is TorpedOed.
Cardiff, June 1.-The Glasgow
steamship Stra thcarron was torpedOed
yesterday without warning by Ger
man submarine while outward bound
from Barry. The crew, which put off
in boats, was rescued by steamer
and landed here.
The steamer Strathcarron was a
vessel of 2,SO7 tons built in 1912 at
Greenrock and owned by the Strath-
carron Steamship company of Glas-
Cow. She sailed from Havre May %
for Barry, where she arrived from
June and was reported to have en-
tered the government service.
Russian Bark Down.
London, June 1.-The Russian
bark Thomasina has been torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine off
the southwest coast of Ireland. The
members of the crew of the sailing
ship have been landed at Queenstown.
Swedish Steamer Sunk.
London, June 1.-THE Swedish
steamer Otago, bound for Hull was
torpedoed and sunk last night
The Russian steamer Dania has
been torpedoed by a German subma-
rine. The members of her crew were
saved.
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6 DROWN IN MINE
Miners Shoot Through Wall
Holding Back Lake.
Workers Caught Like Rats in
Trap, Perish.

Joplin, Mo, June 11.-Six men are
dead as a result of the flooding of
Long Acre Chapman mine at Neck
City. twenty miles north of here last
night.
The men were working in a drift
700 feet long, 200 feet wide and 100
feet deep. A concrete structure.
which prevented water from large
adjoining cave entering the pit in
which the men worked, was shot
THROUGH, and a flood of water fifty
feet deep rushed into the mine.
The dead:
w. LeeSter.
Dan Hardendorf, Neck City.
Edward Spencer, Neck City.
Ray Woodman. Neck City.
w. Smith, Purcell.
a Harwood. Clinton, Miss.
Ten men were in the mine at the
time of the accident. Three hurried
to another shaft and were hoisted
from the ground. Six were caught by
the rush of the water. Martin Dunn
was rescued
The men killed were all partners,
operating the mine.
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three o'clock Thursday morning and
$50 o'clock this morning was five
inches. Between AIS o'clock Thurs
day morning and the same hour this
morning the measurement was 4S7
inches. This was the heaviest twenty
four hours in rainfall on record in
Topeka in twenty eight years with
two exceptions. September 6 and Z,
1909, there was an IS inch rain, and
July and of the sa me year the
precipitation was 5-11 -jnches.
The .hfE7aeefst stage OF 49, river on
record was 32.7 feet in 1S0s.a
Rise at Wamego.
The government report today show
ed that the stage of the kaw al Wa
mego was but 14.7 feet, or a rise of
43 feet since Thursday. According
to the Wamego Reporter the river at
that point was rising at the rate of
two inches an hour this morning.
Bank full stage at Wamego is Is feet.
The total rainfall for the Thursday
night storm was 80 of an inch. The
record for the previous day at Wa
mego was 2.04 inches
Flooded Near Abilene.
C. NJ. Harger of the Abilene Re
flector sent the following telegram to
the State Journal this morning:
Smoky Hill reached twenty foot
mark this morning as effect of floods
up Solomon valley. Low lying fields
near Solomon are flooded. Two feet
more would spread over wide area.
River practically stationary now.
Heavy rain last night
From the Tributaries.
The Republican river at Concordia
was reported to be at the highest stage
of the on-approXimately eight
feet above flood stage To the north
of the town there is a sheet of water
half a mile in width. The water began
to crawl up around two new houses
Il Il fnd n
prepared to leave their homes in case
of further alarm.
1t was the rain of early Thursday
that caused the trouble. Forty miles
north of Concordia there was a seven
inch downpour.
Clyde, twelve miles east of Concor-
dia, is cut off from that town because
of the excessive water. There has
been little additional rain at Concor
dia.
drop of one foot in the stage of
the Blue river at Blue Rapids was re-
Continued on Page p
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TO CELEBRATE JULY 4TH
AS 'AMERICANIzATION DAY.

Washington. June 11.-CeIebra-
ton on July 4th of ''Americaniza-
tiOn day'-a day for strengthening
the American spirit of nationality
and uniting all classes, creeds and
races into one intelligent demOc-
racy, is being urged on the munich
pal and educational Officers
throughout the country by p. p.
ClaxtOn, federal commissioner of
education.
characterization day is pa
triOtic call to all citizens, American
born and foreign born alike
adults and children-to rally to
American ideals, purposes and
common interests of many people
united into one nation" says Com
missioner Claxton in a letter made
public today, and sent to mayors
of all cities.
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NEWSPAPER BLOWN UP
Dynamiters Believed to Have Attacked
Butte Socialist Organ.

Butte Mont, June 11.-Police to-
day were investigating the cause of
an explosion which wrecked the plant
of the Butte Socialist, a weekly news
paper, early this morning.
The use of dynamite was indicated.
From the debris, it was judged that the
explosion occurred in the rear, where
a gallery was torn loose, smashing
the machinery below. The force of
the explosion was great enough to
blow the front of the structure into
the street and to damage the upper
part of the two-story structure, which
was used as a rooming house
A brief panic ensued among the oc-
cupants, but none was hurt.
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BOND ISSUE IS OK.
Public Utilities Commission
Grants Request of Santa Fe.
The Road Desires to Sell Bonds
for $11,O52,OOO.

Bond issues by the Santa Fe Rail
way company, in excess of eleven mil
lion dollars, were approved today by
the public utilities commission In
cluded in the issue is block of bonds
totalling $10,808,OO0 to cover the pur-
chase price Of the Eastern Railway of
New Mexico. This road, which in
cludes more than 1000 miles of track
age, was recently purchased by the
Santa Fe and payment is made
through the bond issue covering both
the Santa Fe and Mexican railroads.
The entire issue is made to the
Morton Trust company under date of
July l, 1908, and is payable July l..
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a system of hard roads,
Motorists are shipping their cars on
ahead rather thain trust the bad roads
of the state for overland travel, de-
clared Judge Lowe. The rains of last
night and today have made tourist
travel out of the question.
In the storm of last night, here, a
"twister'' hit Marlborough, a suburb,
wrecking houses and demoralizing
telephone services.
Harvest Is Delayed.
Kansas City, June 1.-THE heavy
rains of last night and early today
have delayed the work in the harvest
fields of Oklahoma another ten days,
according to c. L. Green, government
labor superintendent, here today
Applicants who applied for registra-
ton today were told that no one would
be sent out for at least another week
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NO FLOOD DANCER
Situation Is Much Better Than
1t Was in 1908.
Comparative Figures ON River
Stages Now and Then.

With the stages of the tributaries
of the Kaw river much higher than
those prevailing today there was a
drop in the Kaw at Topeka in 1905
This should give encourage to
those who have felt alarm. The stage
of the river at Manhattan was 1873
feet which would be practically the
sa me as the stage at Wamego. Today
the stage at Wamego was but 14.7
feet.
The flood of 1903 when the stage
at Topeka reached % feet was caused
by the overflow of the Blue river. The
stage of the Blue at Blue Rapids at
that time was "a feet; today it was
16.5.
According to the local weather OBJ
server it takes SO hours for water in
the Kaw at Wamego to reach Topeka.
The following are the elevations of
prominent points along Kansas avenue
expressed in feet and tenths above
zero of the weather bureau gauge To-
Gated at the south end of the Melan
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RIOTERS BURN HOUSES.
Race War Spreads from Johnston City
to White Ash.

Marion, ILL.,, June 11.-Rioting in
Williamson county shifted last night
from Johnston City, a mining town
five miles north of here, to White Ash,
a village between Marion and John
ston City. Several houses were burned
at White Ash. The trouble there was
a result of i'll will that has prevailed
between races in this county and the
shooting of the city marshal a week
ago. He now is in a Marion hospital.
Authorities today believed they had
the situation under control
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NO GAME TODAY.
Western League Park F1ooded-Post-
pone Des Moines Contest.

On account of the flooded condition
of Western league park, it will be i'm
possible to play the scheduled game
between Des Moines and Topeka this
afternoon. Owner Savage called off
the contest this morning.
The grounds should be in shape by
Tomorrow afternoon.
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WAR WIDOWS.

London, June 11.-How severely
the naval and military losses of the
war have already affected some
communities in Great Britain is
shown by the announcement that
at Chatham, a naval base on the
lower Thames, there are $50 war
widows on one street. Most of
them lost their sailor-husbands in
the sinking of the Formidable,
Hermes and Princess Irene
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Militia at Johnson City Follow
ing Lynching.
Foreigner Strung Up Following
Shooting of Citizen.
PLOT To SLAY Mine HEAD
Woman Wounded, Wrong Man
Murdered by Miners.
Rioting at White Ash, ILL.,;
Dwellings Are Burned.

Johnston City. Ill, June 11.-Three
companies of the Illinois national
guard were patrolling the streets here
today, to quell race disturbance be-
tween American and foreign miners
growing out of the lynching yesterday
of Joseph Strando, foreigner.
Strando, with three others, was ac-
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BASEBALL TODAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Boston at Pittsburg-No game; wet
grounds
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Partly cloudy tonight; unsettled
and warmer Saturday.
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Rains Put Hosts of Tourists
Out of Running.
Enough Money Lost to Build
Great Roads System.
HARVEST WORK is DELAYED
Water Sets Harvest Back Tel
Days in Oklahoma.
Applicants at Kansas City Are
Put Off for Week.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 11.-"Three
thousand motor cars crossing the
country are stuck in the mud in Illi-
noise, Missouri and Kansas" said
Judge J. M. Lowe, president of the
National Old Trails road, here today.
Missouri alone has lost money
enough the last month to have built
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The Shunganunga was falling
at noon. The Soldier was still
rising, but not dangerous. The
Soldiers dikeS broke through at
Menoken, six miles northwest of
Topeka. This means an overflow
of the lowlandS but no danger to
Topeka.