The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-14
IN NORTH Topeka
How a Traveller Was Left Be-
hind by His Train.
Flood Gates Are Being Repaired
by Drainage Board.

is it was listed in the unexpected I'M
til Wednesday morning
When No II pulled into the Union
Pacific station at noon "Wednesday, a
colored passenger aIighted and made
for a restaurant where Pullman prices
are not in vogue or tipping a neces-
sary evil Speed apparently isn't a
feature of the service at the cafe
where the traveller sought his dinner
for wIer he emerged from the bean
cry his train was already under
steam ard pulling out of the station
The mans run for the train was
one of the prettiest seen on the North
side n some time. according TO OH
Ger Mcclure. who watched the per
Torrance from the side INES NC
CURE places the dash far behind the
dive, however When the forsakeh
guest worked his way to within arm
length of the last car he made a mar
raising bIood-curd1ing dive through
the air. succeeded in touching rail on
the car, hung on for fifty feet, ana
then dropped on the tracks
He took later train out of the city
Flood Gates Are Repaired
Repairs are being made on nine
flood gates on Ievees in North fopeka-
One of the gates on the repair list Is
in Garfield park. the remainder are
on the Kaw river Among those IN
the latter list is one at the pumping
station at the foot of Fairchnd street
The work is in charge of T. l. Camp
bell and is under the direction or the
North Topeka drainage beard
Electric Line to Topeka
Rails for the interurban line that
will eventually run between kansas
CITY and Topeka are now laid TO Law
renee and steel will be laid from that
point to Topeka Immediately, accord
ing to V R. Parkhurst, who with a
number of officials eff the line. made
a trip IF inspection over the road
Wednesday The company IS now
trying to make arrangements with the
city officials of Lawrence for She use
of the old bridge across the kaW at
that place As soon as permission TO
re the bridge is obtained and neces-
sary repairs made. work on the me
TO Topeka will begin
General contractors in charge OF the
building of the road are Samuel Dol |
man of North Topeka and ms sons
Zurich Is a Hero
A sensational stop of a runaway
team was made Wednesday morning, I
when H Zurich halted a team belong I
ing 70 Charles Rude The team broke
away from n front of the D1bbIe gro
cery store and dashed north on KAN /
sas avenue Early in the run the /
tongue of ef1e wagon which the team /
was pulling broke ard one horse sue I
ceeded in getting rid of his bit
street Zurich entered9 en- the scene
Grasping the back end of the wagon
as il swayed to and fro on It's wild
tour down the street. he swung on.
made his way to the seat and in some
manner brought the team TO stand
still
Persons who saw the feat say it was
one of the nerviest stops ever made on
the North side
Notes and Personals
n fTTr4I- Tea=ti
duck hunters in North Topeka left this
morning for Perry where they are
hunting the popular wild fowl The
party consists of F. O. Morns. Monte
KIstier. l. E Anderson and Lee stan
lev. and despite the fact that this is
not duck weather such is the reputa-
ton of the men for lick If they come
back minus ducks an army OF friends
will wonder who got their horse
shoes"
H L. Mckinley. bookkeeper in the
Citizens State bank. left Wednesday
for lola where he will spend his va
cation He expects to De gone ten
days
Levi Bahr and Mrs. W. NJ Law
renee of Parkersburg, Ia, are guests
at the home of Mr. Bahr's son, 5 a
Bahr, north of the city.
A load of unusually large hogs was
shipped to market Wednesday by Joe
Sheuk of E1mOnt-
Mr. and Mrs Reedy, formerly of
living in Highland Park. are the par
ents of a daughter, born early this
David Bowie left this morning for
Sioux City Ia He will motor back
with members of the Pelletier family,
who will make their home IN Topeka
while Mr.. PeIIetier directs the ma
of the big store on Ninth
street
George and John Knoll left for Os-
borne Wednesday night and today Will
attend a family reunion which Will
mark the golden anniversary or the
of their parents
Miss Viola Troutman left WedneS- 3
lay for Colorado Springs From there
:te will go to California She expects
D be gone several weeks
T. A McNeaI will deliver an address
evening at Prairie Hill
Ralph Wilson and his parents will
cave this week for Idaho where they
will make their home Mr. wilson
'or years conducted confectionery Fl
hop in North Topeka His parents
-ormerIy lived here but for the past
ew years made their home in Wash
ngton where the elder MI wilson
,eId a positfou in the pension bureau
The family will join a brother or
Ralph wilson's in Idaho They viii
-un a sheep ranch.
The eighteen months old son or Mr.
md Mrs C E Sans or 1401 NORTH
-vIer street died Wednesday night
.fter an illness of more than month
L Nash is seriously i'll and confined
o his rooms at S36 North Kansas ave-
lue. Mr.. Nash, who Is more than tt
ears of age. has been a resident If
he North side for years
Mr. and Mrs Arthur See, who have
zen living in Garfield Place for sew
raj months. have traded house that
hey owned on Park street for the
lace where they are now making
heir home