The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-26

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- And perhaps he'n not crow so long.
The government thermometer got up
to sc Friday.
Potato raisers have begun harvesting
their crop in the Kaw valley.
The latest electric railways scheme is
to build line from Topeka to Wamego.
Several Topeka women sat up till at
ter midnight to await the news from the
prize fight.
The county commissioners are happy
They have couple Of bridges that have
to be repaired.
Superintendent William Davidson of
the Topeka schools lectured before the
teachers institute at Belleville Friday.
Bishop Millspaugh will conduct the
early morning service at Grace Cathe-
dral Sunday and will oficiate also at IL
a. m.
Kelly and Kelly of Topeka have
bought the $4,000 in bonds issued by
the city of Wellington to build light
ing plant
The big steam roller went to work
this morning on the Clay street pave
ment excavation between Thirteenth
and Fifteenth.
| A Christian Sunday school will be or
ganized at the Belvoir school house Sum
| day afternoon at half past three O'Clock.
| All are invited.
| Ottawa has just survived the excite
ment of lectures by Ellen M. Stone, and
will through the severe crisis
| of opening an Elks lodge.
| Walter C. Lux and Frank Mohler won
| the finals in doubles in the Y. M. c. A.
| tennis tournament from Croskey ana
| BrownSon yesterday afternoon. The
| score was 6-3, 81 and TO.
Beginning August 1st, Daniel A. Glenn
| ents will be associated with Rothschld
| & Sons, 1002-1004 Main street, Kansas
| City, Mo-. where he will be pleased to
see his friends.
| ISOLATION will make you loan on an
| absolutely definite contract,to be repaid
| in small monthly payments. Office at lis
| West Sixth street.
The funeral of L. S. Crum took place
| at his late home in OsWegO today. A
| number of Topel1ans went to attend the
| funeral and floral tributes were sent by
| the officials of the state house and
federal building.
Abilene Chronicle: Ed Biehler, of
lum at Topeka, was recaptured by the
| officers here last night. He will be ia
ken back to the asylum.
The person who was responsible for
teachers institutes was Miss Una
Hebron who was county superintend-
| ent of Shawnee in 1876.
| City Attorney Spencer has prepared a
voluminOuS brief for the license COM
| mittee on the subject of the proposed
| license nr6inano The hriaf criUQS the
committee some pointers on what it can
| tax and what it can't.
City Clerk Squires, who has not smols-
| ed for 80 years, has taken up the habit
again. He has not chewed tobacco for
30 years either, but he says he is moi
going to go back to that bad habit.
Merrill Mills manager of the Wash
burn football team, has made contract
| to bring the football team of the Denver
| Athletic club to Topeka for one of the
| early games with Washburn this fall
| The streets and walks committee held
a meeting yesterday afternoon, and
| made a trip in the patrol wagon. The
| committee decided to repair the wash
| ed out bridge over Ward creek in Au-
burndale.
The board of health took a trip last
night in the patrol wagon to the site
for the new pest house. The exact To-
cation for the proposed hospital was Sc
| lected, and at the next meeting of the
| board. plans for the building will be
] CONSIDERED.
Phoenix Camp, No. 325, Woodmen of
| the World of Kansas City, will run an
excursion to Topeka Sunday. The train
| will arrive here about IL O'Clock and
| members of Camp No. IS of Topeka will
| meet the members at the Santa Fe de-
| pot.
| The new hack ordinance, which has
| been drawn up by the city attorney,
| was presented to the streets and walks
| committee yesterday and favorably act
cents for day time and rs cents for
| night, with a maximum charge for more
| than one passenger of $3.50.
! An Emerson club was formed last
evening at the home of A. G. Carruth
| at No. 1903 Bolles avenue F. w. Leach
| was made president and E. E. Burns
| secretary. F. w. En- erson addressed
| the meeting, as did E. r. Delay, secre-
| tary of the Kansas State Temperance
union. The club is for the citizens of
! the Fifth ward.
j. F. Snyder, formerly street commits
| sioner, has been supervising the work
on the Edison Electric light plant
| building. He expects to take position
as foreman of big gang of men who
are at work grading for double track
| on the Santa Fe cut off between Kansas
City and EmpoPia.
| The fight which Councilman SNYDER
| is making for an ordinance requiring
| that hedges in the city be not over
| three and half feet in height will
likely be successful. Probably the ordi-
| nance if it passes the council will never
be enforced. There are several wealthy
| residents of Topeka who own back
| yard hedges more than that high, and
WREN an ordinance bucks up against the
| influential taxpayer, it is usually the
ordinance that gets the worst of it.
Street Commissioner Griggs had an
other call from his friend Mrs Shuhz
yesterday. Mrs. Shultz is the lady who
| calls about once week with her horse
whip for the purpose of Furnishing Mr..
Griggs, and then always fails to get in
her work Yesterday, however, the lady
was quite mild. She even forgot to
bring her whip, and consented to argue
the situation with considerable calm
ness. Mrs. Shultz wants a shed moved
out of her alley. and the street commits
sioner says the shed isn't in the alley
enough to do any harm.
Mayor Parker believes that there Is