The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
IN NORTH Topeka
River Rises in the Face of Dry
Weather.
w. G.. Il. u. Annual Convention
at Presbyterian Church.

In spite of the fact that no rain has
fallen in any part of the state during
the past four days, the Kaw river TINS
morning was four-tenths of a foot
higher than it was yesterday morn
ing. The rise is considered a freak
in view of the fair weather that has
been general throughout the state.
At this season of the year when the
river is usually at one of its lowest
points, no reports are received from
many of the small stations along the
tributaries of the Kaw. The local
weather bureau, therefore, has no rec
ord of the behavior of the rivers up
state.
Last Thursday and Saturday moder-
ate rains fell in the Republican valley
and it is believed that ii is the surplus
water from he streams in that dis
trict that is just coming through To-
peka. Little moisture IS being an
sorbed. The condition of the ground
is evident in the fact that while ~ain-
fall in August was little more Than
so per cent of normal, the stage of
the river was the highest that 1t has
been in any previous August since the
weather bureau was established IN
Topeka. .--sssa j
w. G. II. L. Convention in n. T.
The annual convention of the Shaw
nee County WOmen's Christian FEM
perance Union will be held in the
North Topeka Presbyterian church
Friday, September B. The meeting
will be opened at 9 o'clock in the
with gold medal contest in which
the pupils of Miss Ceora Lanham VIII
participate.
picnic lunch to be held between Il
and 1 O'Clock. Reports of the various
officers and committees will be heard
at the morning session. Plans for the
work to be done next year will be pre-
scented during the afternoon
An election of officers to serve dur
ing the next year will be held at II
o'clock.
one of the principal addresses will
be by DR.. Lydia De Vilbiss of the
state board of child hygiene. Greet
ings from the Good Government club
Almond. Reports will be read at the
afternoon session by Mrs. A &
Fisher, Mrs. F. n. Carlahan. Mrs
Nellie Turpin, Miss Q. P Bray, Miss
others who will take part in the pro-
gram are Mrs. ]. E. Scheer. Leon
Conkling King, Miss Elinor McClem-
ents, Mrs. Rose Temple and Mrs. Nellie
Ensign
Traffic Held Up in North Topeka.
Traffic was held up at the Union
Pacific station on North Kansas ave
nue. for eight minutes this morning
through the city on both sides of the
train traffic began to congest. Street
cars slipped behind schedule. while
those cars not due until seven minutes
station were in the lineup.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Mix and daugh-
ter Bertha. of Tecumseh, are the
guests today of Mr.. and Mrs j. D.
Pratt. S33 North Jackson street. Miss
Mix will leave this afternoon for
Hastings, Neb.. where she is manual
: training teacher in the public schools
a Mr.. and Mrs. Albert NJ Jones and
ia nilv have moved to North Topeka
from ST Joseph. Mo. They are max
ing their home at S44 North Van
Buren, street
in North Topeka visiting relatives.
Miss Babe Tracy of Kansas City is
spending her vacation in North To-
neka with her mother, Mrs. c. F.
louise Vance Peel of Kansas City
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. c.
F. Sash.
North Topeka Wednesday on bust
North Topeka merchants are TAX
ing advantage of the revised parcel
most regulations. Under regulation
that became effective Wednesday re-
ceipts for parcel post packages will
he issued at the posroffice on pay
ment of one cent Possibility of an
unauthorized receipt being obtained
mas been reduced to a minimum by
the system adopted at the offices. On
navment of the one cent, the receipt
is tied to the package and duplicate
record of the addresses of both
Gender and person to receive the
nackage is made The receipt is then
STAMPED in the office. The stub is re-
tanned on the package to show that
n receipt has been issued The por-
zion carving the record and official
stamp is given to the sender of the
package.
p N Mcclure will return home to-
dav from Leavenworth, where he
T,isited friends at the National Mil
itary Home
Miss Gladys Henderson of Meriden
was the guest Wednesday OF MI and
Mrs O. A. Mcclure. She went to
CranfviIIe last night but will return