The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
IN NORTH Topeka
Engineer Parkhurst's Report
To Be Submitted Today.
Union Gospel Team Is Planning
a Series OF Meetings.

A report on the typographical sur
vey of Indian and Soldier creeks will
be made some time today by V. r.
Parkhurst. who had charge of the sur
Vey. 1t was announced this morning.
The report is to be made to FL. B.
Walker, state drainage engineer,
whose headquarters are in Manhattan
Mr. Walker will check the findings
of Parkhurst and later will recon-
mend to members of the North Topeka
drainage board what steps he believes
ought to be taken to protect property
through which the streams flow. Dam
age amounting TO thousands or dol
lars followed the overflow or the
creeks last summer.
Farmers throughout the district are
not unanimously in favor of making
any extensive improvements along the
strea ms So members of the drain
age board will call a meeting of per
sons living in the district as soon as
Ny. walker makes his recommended
lions. Final decision on the PROPOSE
ton of taking steps TO protect prop
erty will be left to the farmers whose
interests are at stake.
II is generally believed that with
the elimination of several bends in
the two streams much will have been
done to prevent damage to property
during high water.
Gospel Team to Meet.
Members of the Union gospel team
of men from North Topeka churches
will tonight lay plans for a series of
meetings that are to begin some time
this month. At the meeting which is
to be held in the Central Avenue
Christian church vice presidents of
the team Will be installed.
The team was organized early in
December but no steps other than or
fTI
coming of the holidays.
H.. =. Rude is president of the or
gauization w. D. Coleman is secre-
tary.
VIII Serve Oyster Supper.
Members of the degree team of
Knight and Ladies of Security lodge
No will assist in the initiation of a
class that is to be given work in the
degrees Tuesday night in the hall of
Shawnee council No 8. at 1000 North
Kansas avenue. Following the regular
work members of the council and
their friends will be guests at an oys-
ter supper
Will Hold Annual Meeting.
Members of the North Congrega-
tional church will hold their annual
meeting at 7:45 o'clock Wednesday
night in the church. Reports of work
done during the past year will be read
ant rew officers will be elected.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. George Urban, of North Mon
ros street, is confined to her home.
She is suffering from i severe attack
of the grip.
Members of the Junior Congrega-
ton of the Central Avenue Christian
church, VIII give an oyster supper and
social at the church Thursday night.
Proceeds will go to purchase new
books and to pay off part of the Sun
day school deficit.
Miss Myrtle Hofer, of 1925 North
Quincy street. who has been suffer
ing from an attack of grip for the
past week is slightly improved.
Henderson MARBLE, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in North
Topeka has returned to his home in
Oklahoma
Miss Frances Waycoff. of 1910
North Quincy street. has recovered
from a short illness
II. S. Fisher, of 1925 North Jack
son, who has been seriously i'll at his
home since Thanksgiving is slowly
recovering.
Lon Berry, of E1mont, Ralph But
ton and \, Button, of Elmont, J. B.
Fiederling. of Silver Lake; Louis Mon
gold, of Silver Lake; Fl. C. Smith, of
Wakarusa, and John Winter, of Hoyt,
were in North Topeka Saturday aft
erlOon on business.
Members OF Amity lodge No. 231,
Knights of Pythias, will tonight confer
thu degree of Esquire on all members
OF the class that joined the order at
the recent convention of lodges from
northeastern Kansas, who have not
yet taken work in the second degree.
Four candidates who are members of
the class will be given work in the
third degree next Month.
\. V. Lindel, assistant cashier of
the Shawnee State bank; NJ. f. South
wick, president. and Ed dresser, sec
rotary and cashier of the Citizens
State bank, have been subpoenaed to
appear before TIE grand jury which
meets tomorrow at Kansas City. They
will be asked to tell what they know
about an alleged fraudulent commits
sion house that operated in Topeka
for about ten days.
sunday school workers of the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church, will
meet Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. King, of 1929 Central avenue.
\ financial report Of the Ladies
Union of the Central Avenue Christian
church shows that during the past
year $395.92 had been disbursed to
meet the expenses of the society.
Members and friends of the Chris
tian Endeavor society of the North
Congrega tional church will be enter
tanned Thursday evening at the home
of Miss Olive B. Rude, Rochester road