The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
IN NORTH TOPEKA
County Commissioners Are in
Need of Fair Weather.
Work on Happy Hollow Road
Is Held Up.

All work on the big mud hole that
has been holding up traffic on both
the Meriden and the Granville roads
was stopped by the downpour last
night. The big ditch that was re-
Gently completed to drain the por-
ton of the road in front of the Kull
farm was partly filled by a cave-in.
The county commissioners had en-
gagged a force of men to go to work
this morning hauling dirt to fill in
some of the lower places, but the
rains stopped them. The. Granville
road that runs along the river on the
west side of Calhoun bluffs is washed
beyond repair and, according to Boyd
E. Pollom, county commissioner from
the north district, a new right of way
must be purchased north of the Union
Pacific tracks The Happy Hollow
road, on which the mud hole is locat-
ed, is the one now travelled by Grant
vile people and it is very nearly i'm
passable. The big ditch that is about
a quarter of a mile long filled with
back water last night from Indian
creek and some of the surrounding
farm land was overlooked. When
completed, this ditch will be supplied
with a valve at the mouth that will
prevent the water from backing up
into it.
New Building Complete.
QUO huonne ana rank HeyCOn lett
Saturday night for Bridgeport, Neb.,
where they will superintend installing
the machinery in their new canning
and pickle factory erected at that
place. They expect to have every
thing in working order in a few
weeks. One hundred and ten acres
of cucumbers and nine acres of cab
bage have been put in and will be
used by this factory. The plant is a
branch of the Kuehne Preserving
Works of North Topeka.
Blackleg> Again.
Another epidemic of blackleg has
broken out in North Shawnee county
Carl Scott of the Indian Creek neigh
borhood lost a calf by this maIady
Several weeks ago the disease spread
rapidly over the north section of the
county. 1t was thought by local vet
erinarians to be under control and
farmers are taking precautions to have
the disease checked.
They Work Sundays.
Since Sunday seems to be the only day
that J. Pluvius will let them work,
many farmers took advantage of yes
terday mornings fair weather and
stayed in the fields. On the Silver
Lake roads three farmers were cutting
alfalfa. Two were at work in the oats
and a half dozen were busy in the
corn fields Hay that was cut a week
ago was put up yesterday by a goodly
peka.
Notes and Personals.
Mr. and Mrs George P. Mcclellan
of Bloomington, Ill, are visiting the
Miller and Robinson families OF. North
Topeka.
Mrs. Chas. V. Miller of Central ave-
nue., will give dinner for Mr.. and
Mrs. George P. MCCLELLAN this eve
ming. III ---,.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Kistler of Texas
q ha nv n
July Z. Mrs. Kistler is the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Plummer Woolpert.
of the Fairview neighborhood.
Miss Grace Forbes returned last
Saturday evening from a short visit
in Usage City.
The storm last night destroyed a
number of arc lights in North Tope-
j. T Hightower has returned 10 his
home in Quincy, Ill, after spending
ten weeks in North Topeka visiting
his son, H. Hightower and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Waldman have
gon where they have been for the
last two years. They expect to make
their home here. Mr.. Waldman was
formerly in the grocery business in
North Topeka.
A E. Robinson, formerly clerk in
charge of the North Topeka Dostof-
flee, has sold his place north of Sol
der creek and will move soon to $40
Buchanan street.
T. J. Woolman of North Central
avenue left last Saturday evening for
Centralia, Kan, where he will visit
relatives
The choir of the Central Avenue
Christian church will give a song serv-
ice at the church next Wednesday
evening. Refreshments will be served
after the musical.
Miss Bess Jones who has been
working for the Rose Lyceum COM
pany in Iowa will return to her home
913 North Jackson street, next week.
Mrs. r. B. McMaster of North
Jackson street, was severely injured
last Friday, when she fell from her
porch. She will be unable to walk
for some time.