The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
in NORTH Topeka
Corn and Wheat Fields DAM
aged Near KirO.
bikes Allay the Fears of Timid
Residents.


Corn and wheat fields in the vicin-
ity of Menoken, Kiro and Silver Lake
are reported TO have suffered from
the rain Thursday night. The town
ship drainage ditch, which is sixteen
feet wide and in normal times is suf-
ficiently large to cope with the rain
fall in this locality could not handle
the water rushing down from the hills.
The fields as far west as kingsville,
adjacent to the drainage ditch, are
flooded.
The largest amount of damage done
is to the corn, which is badly washed
and will either have to be replanted or
the fields must be sown with other
grain. The wheat is thought to be lit
tie damaged. One. farmer who has
sixty acres that was overflowed lost
only five acres. Where the water runs
off Immediately little damage is done.
Kept Officers Busy.
The crowds on the Nolan bridge
Friday night kept the police officers
busy. Two men We're stationed at the
north end of the bridge and one at
the south to keep the traffic moving
Seeing the people reminded one or
busy corner in a metropolis. NO mat
ter how high the water gets when the
sun shines it attracts but little atten-
ton. But if the river rises and the
sky is cloudy one finds general as
sortment of persons at the bridge
watching the government river gauge
May Petition City.
There is some talk among residents
living on North Jackson and Central
avenue of petitioning the city to en-
large the sewers in that locality. Aft
er a heavy rain the sewer system is
entirely unable to handle the water
and as result in some instances the
water flows into yards from the. street
and seeps into the cellars through the
windows.
Use Union Pacific Road.
Friday. the three other railroads
running into Topeka used the Union
Pacific road for their trains The
Rock Island used the Union Pacific
from Manhattan to Topeka and the
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific came
in from the east over the u 2. tracks.
bikes Allay Fears.
The fears of those living in North
Topeka have been put to rest since
the recedinS of the high water. The
dikes proved capable of taking care
of any high water that might come
down the river. While a real test was
not made this time. it showed what
could be expected of the bikes in a cri-
sis. The only place the bikes were
tested was west of town At one place
the water rose two feet on the dikes |
Among the Churches.
Children's day will be celebrated at
the North Topeka churches Sunday,
June 49, Exercises will be given by |
the children of the Sunday schools
and most of the pastors have arranged
sermons of especial interest to the lit
tie ones.
The usual morning and evening seH--t
vices will be held at the North To- |
peka Congregational church Sunday.
Methodist services Sunday-9:3o
a. m, Sunday school; II. A. French
superintendent. IL a.. m, preaching; |
theme, Importance of Bible InfOrma-
ton. 6'45 D. m, Epworth league; |
topic, The Kind of Living and Think |
ing That Makes Men Leaders" Shir-
ley French, leader. s p. M, Children's
day service. The Sunday school has
prepared splendid program that you
cannot afford to miss. Come, and bring
your friends. Choir rehearsal Tues |
day evening. Prayer meeting Thurs |
day evening at 8 o'clock.
At the Baptist church Sunday
10 a. m, Sunday school contest. II /
a. m, preaching service. 3 p. m, Ju-
nior B. Y. P. U. p. m, Interme- |
peoples popular service; special mu-
sic; address by Rev. w. Garnet Hand
ley, pastor.
Notes and Personals.
The Tusneo Taxa HASH club will |
meet Tuesday afternoon at the home !
of Mrs. E. p. Middaugh, 1881 Quincy |
street.
l.. B. Willis has returned to his
home in Volland, Kan, after visiting |
relatives on the North side. He will |
leave the first of the week for Cali /
fornia, where he will spend six weeks |
at the two expositions.
Peter Meyer of Elmont, was North |
side visitor today.
Miss Beatrice Clifton left today for /
her home in Vermillion, Kan, after |
completing her course in music at |
Washburn college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Tracy and chill |
dren are spending the week in Kansas
City, Mo-, visiting friends.
The rank of esquire will be confer |
red on candidates Monday night by |
Amity lodge, No. 231 knights of |
Pythias in their hall, S37 North Kan
saS avenue.
A. NJ. Petro. druggist.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Mead of 101S
North Kansas avenue have returned |
from Kansas City, Mo-, where they |
spent the last of the week visiting |
friends and relatives.
Mrs. G.. L. cambridge left Friday |
for Kiowa after visiting at the home |
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Warnock, 1915 |
North Polk street, this week She will |