The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-06
North Side NelDs
MOVES A FACTORY
Storm Does Much Damage to
North Topeka Property.
Garfield Place Hard Hit by the
Wind Tuesday.

The side KICK OF the ElnlOHI IWLSIcE
whied thru North Topeka Tuesday
afternoon. and laid low an unprece-
dented number of trees. giant cotton
woods being the most notable victims
In several cases the trees in falling
injured nearby buildings
A big cottonwood at 121 West Cor
don crashed into the home of George
Hrschfelt N its fall, knocked over
the chimney and splintered part or
the roof At the corner of Grant and
Topeka avenue. a big tree in the yard
of Ed Mccain fell against the house
crushed the roof and knocked over
chimney. A barn on the premises of
J. T. Jones. 1900 North Madison, was
blown over and fence torn from its
place
A gigantic cottonwood at 1903
North Jackson was torn up by the
roots 1t stood near the public walk,
and the walk was destroyed where
the big roots were wrenched from the
ground The big trees in many in
stances fell across highways. blocking
traffic The tree which fell on Kan
sas avenue. hitting a street car,
blocked the street for two hours.
Garfield Place was visited by a de-
cidedly stronger blast than hit North
age was done. A barn belonging to
Arthur E See was lifted from its place
and deposited on it's side thirty feet
away. According to See, the barn
appeared to rise straight up from its
foundation fifty feet into the air and
then collapse. mass of loose boards
4 horse, tied in the barn, was IN
touched.
Wind Moves a Factory.
The new canning factory in Garfield
Place was moved four feet from its
/ foundation, tho no damage was done
/ TO machinery. r. c. Chiddix had Just
completed new home. The wind re-
| moved the front porch from his house,
| but considerably left the building
| Stanley Medhcott's barn was blown
/ over
/ Visitors TO the storm area told weird
stories OF the condition there- A snail
/ boy, riding with his father n a motor
/ car. asked, Where are the houses,
papa"
My son." said the father graveIy.
| they just amt"
/ At one place west OF town, an auto
} mobile was seen standing in the center
/ Of a potatH patch An examination wa 3
/ made, and a book found on the seat
undisturbed by the journey thru the
air Two large elm trees growing clos
/ 70 farm house had been torn up, and
+ had fallen one across the other In
! their fall they missed the mouse by a
FOOT; the house was uninjured-
! Miss Lila HyIt, a sister of Skeru1a Il
Archer, and a niece of Alone Andrews
who were killed four miles northwest
/ of North Topeka, stated TODAY chat
the bodies of Archer and Andrews
/ were found in a ravine at a distance
/ from the wreck of the house. jarf.YeI
into the mud Archer's skull had been
crushed.
It was thought that the two men
| had taken refuge in the SeIIar, an '
that they had been sucked from their
hiding place by the twister
| Inc memorial services at the Prai-
RE Home cemetery. one and a half
miles north of Menoken. which were
postponed from May 80. will be held.
! II weather permits. at o'clock sun
day afternoon, June 10. Past Depart
ment Commander Bernard Kelly will
deliver the memorial address The
program will take place as published.
On the afternoon of June IA, Fla 2
day, Comrade Kelly will deliver the
address at the presentation services,
to be held under the auspices of the
Blue corps No ). which will present
a soldiers monument at Rochester
cemetery to Blue post No. ESQ, G. A. R.
The river rose five feet Monday
night II stood at seventeen feet this
morning. The highest level this spring
was nineteen feet.