The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
in NORTH TOPEKA
Farmers Are Seeking PrOtec-
ton From Soldier Greek.
They Have Asked Drainage
Board for bikes.

/ Petitions were received this morning
| by the secretary of the North Topeka
Drainage board from the people of
the drainage district west of town ask
ing that improvements of a permanent
character be made on the creek banks
west from the Rochester road to the
edge of the drainage district, the cost
! to be assessed to the land owners.
The law requires that a special
benefit district be created and this
the drainage board will arrange for At
their next meeting. a survey will be
{ made and the work will be rushed for
/ the farmers along the creek realize
that dixie protection is their only hope
of salvation from the water
Wheat Is Late.
Farmers are not the only ones who
are bemOaning the fact that the season
is wet. The big milling companies
of North Topeka are finding it hard
to obtain wheat. David Bowie. of the
Page Milling company. said this morn
ing that last year on June 80 the first
car of new wheat was received and
ground by his company and that now
in the third week in July not even
wagon load from the surrounding
country had been received He estl-
mated that the wheat crop would be
damaged about twenty per cent by the
wet weather. 7. NJ. Forbes, of Forbes
Bros, said: New wheat is unusually
slow in arriving this season. We have
been out of wheat for nearly two
weeks. We expect it in any day,
however, for the farmers are just as
anxious to thresh as we are to have
them do So
Will Go to Gage
The Junior B. Y. P. u, Of the North
Topeka Baptist church, will have a
picnic at Gage park next Friday aft
field park at 80 o'clock and all
juniors and their parents and friends
are invited to go. The members of
the society will be asked TO pay their
fare one way and transportation will
be furnished the ether.
Want New Sewer.
A petition is being prepared and
will be circulated by the people who
live in the neighborhood of Kious
street for the installation of new
sewer in that vicinity. Every time it
rains the water stands on North
Quincy street for hours afterwards
Last Sunday evening the water did not
subside until about midnight. This
sewer drains a big territory and is too
small. The city commissioners will be
asked to put in larger sewer pipes.
Quincy Well Represented.
Quincy school will be well repre-
sented next Thursday at the volley
ball tOurnamen that will DE held at
Chesney park. There will be three
teams from the North Topeka school,
girls in the ninety. pound class and
girls in the unlimited class. Miss
Daisy Crawford and Mr.. 7. J. Young
have had charge of the Fairgrounds
and have been coaching the three
teams for the tournament.
Mrs. Oswald Is Dead.
Word has been received here by
Mrs. Frank Williams of the death
of her mother, Mrs. Jane Oswald, of
Salt Lake City. Mrs. Oswald was an
old time resident of North Topeka.
Her body will be brought here fer
burial. No definite arrangements
have been made for the funeral. Three
of Mrs. Oswald's children who for
merly lived here will come Friday
to be here for the funeral They
Angeles Cal; Lon Oswald, of Portland.
Ore, and Isaac Oswald, of Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Notes and Personals.
Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs. c. G. Nicholson. who left
side permanently, that they will be
back to North Topeka in September.
They have decided to make their
home here.
Union Pacific trains are again rum
ming on regular schedule
Mrs Ray Meyer returned from a
short visit to friends and relatives in
Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. w. Garnett Handley returned
Yesterday from ST. Francis hospital,
where she underwent an operation.
Her condition is much improved.
Miss Edna Kincaid entertained her
Bible class Monday evening at her
home on North Van Buren, street.
Ralph Palmer has taken position
at the basket factory
There will be church at the Shaw
nee county farm next Sunday after
noon. H. K. Evans will have charge
of the services.
The musical program that was to
have been given tonight at the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church has been
postponed until next Wednesday even
ing.
Limeade is most delicious and in
expensive Get "Copedo" lines at
your grocers or phone 115O-Adv-
Miss Cora Reece and Miss Roberta
Miss Recess aunt, Mrs. Accord, of
Morse street.
Mrs H H. Saunders, of North Polk
street. has gone to Salt Lake City,
Utah, where she will visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Iva Peckham.
r. K. Ream. of KilIner, was North
Topeka visitor yesterday.
f. NJ. Ruffner has gone to Wakeeny
on a sort business trip
c. S. Gillespie left yesterday for
short business trip to Kansas City.
J. w. Davis. of Hoyr, was in North
Topeka yesterday. He was marketing
his crop of harvest appIes.
Mrs. Lester B. Po1Iom, of Wamego,
is the guest of Miss Minnie Wright.
1. B. Enochs. of Granville, departed
yesterday for Arkansas, where he will
look after is interests in large peach
orchard in that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Hathaway told
of their trip around the world last
night at the Indian Creek grange hall.
Mrs. Warwick Updegraff sang.