The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19

ed by the city engineer in 1912 and refer
ter of the streets in front of the places
mentioned.
Rise Came on Time.
The expected rise in the Kaw river
came on schedule Time The water
o'clock this morning had reached I'll
feet. The stage was the same at nine
o'clock this morning.
The stage of the Kaw river at Wa
megO this morning was 16.S feet
as compared with 11.2 at seven o'clock
Friday morning, and 1875 at three
o'clock in the afternoon. Bank full
stage is 8 feet.
netted 2.10 inches of water. Grove
reports a two-inch rain this morning
Rain fell all night at Junction City, it
is reported
The stage of the kaw river at Wa
mego should cause no alarm. In 9OS
the stage a. Manhattan was 23.4 feet,
and that undoubtedly practically was
the stage that prevailed at Wamego
at the same time.
The heavy rain along the Kaw val
ley this morning will tend to aggra-
vate the situation.
The farmers are hard hit because
of the heavy rains and flood con-
ditions. A Santa F'e man reports that
there is water standing in the fields
"a majority of them-al the way
from Kinsley to Topeka on the main
line OF inc santa Fe. thousands OIL
acres of wheat are under water, and
there is much corn that must be re-
planted. 1t had been SO wet that the
farmers have not been able to Guilt
vate what corn has made a fair
stand" The weather, too, has been
so cold and wet that the corn is
stunted.
Rain All Up the Valley.
The Santa Fe reports an average of
one inch of rain between Newton and
Emporia, and all the way from one to
five inches between Manchester in
Dickinson county and Superior, Neb.
Lawrence received a rain this morn
ing and the Santa Fee reports the
stage of the Kaw at that town at 16. 8
feet this morning as against 1873 last
week. The river was said 20 be rising
apidly at that point. The Rock Is
land reports rain this morning at Clay
Center.
Considerable driftwood was lodged
against the Melan bridge this morning
at Topeka. The Kaw river was the
street cars this morning, and in the
course of the day several thousand
persons have been down to take look
at the river that a few months ago
was mostly sand bars.
Four inches of rain is reported to
have fallen at Jewell City in Jewell
county. An inch fell at Concordia,
according to a report, and the rainfall
was heavy early today at Manhattan.
In fact the rain has been general all
along the Kaw valley.
Few Are Moving Out.
The trash and drift that has been
accommodating west of the Melan bridge
and which caught under the arches,
is being removed today by a small
army of workmen. If the drift had
been allowed to remain, it might have
caused some damage in case of higher
water.
Soldier creek is more than two feet
under the high mark made week
ago. North Topeka residents are
taking the creek and river situa ton
with more GOODNESS than at the other
scare" and only few families are
moving out today.
No water was standing in the streets
except that which fell this morning.
The highest was on North Quincy
street, where the water was curb
high.
The pumping station on East Fair
child street was the scene of an ac-
cident this morning when the big belt
broke in the midst of the rainstorm.
E. L. Overton Immediately took charge
and repaired the damage