The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-11

| tnaC the price. TINS season VIII be about
10 cents pound, whereas it is usually
| 8 or 10 cents. 1t is probable that there
will be a slight advance in the price be-
tween now and the holiday season.
The Missouri Valley Bridge company
was awarded the contract by the county
commissioners Monday to put in a 90
foot steel bridge near Dover for $74S.
| It is strange but the M. V. B. conpa nv
gets about all the contracts in Shawnee
county
Governor Stanley has granted a pa
role to William Shive who was sent tc
the Denitentiary four years ago from
Reno county for ten years for highway
robbery. There was some doubt as to
his guilt which induced the governor to
parole him.
The city council met Monday after
noon and formally instructed County
Treasurer Philips to remove from the
tax rolls the assessment for opening
streets in the Fourth ward, which as
sessment was declared invalid by The
district court.
Topeka sufferer makes the following
suggestion: Why doesn't some enter
prising councilman spring an ordinance
| restricting the use of the deadly cubeb
cigarette to sanitariums provided for
the purpose? Talk about your morgues
and opium joints!
by the state charter board yesterday.
They were to the Ecglewood State bank,
capital $4,000: the Carlton State bank
capital $1,000; the Ada State bank. cap
1tal $4,000; and the Citizens State baAk
of Garnett, capital $4,000
Anna Kraybill of the Faith Mission
airy Training home, Tabor. Ia, will give
a missionary lecture at the Wesleyan
Methodist church, Wednesday night,
November H. Miss Kraybin is on her
way to India, where she goes as a mis-
sionary. She expects to sail Decem-
Der 3.
A charter has been granted to the
Steffen-Breeht Ice and Ice Cream COM
pany of Wichita, capital $50, 900. The NJ.
Rumley company of La Porte, Ind. cap
1tal $4,000 and the Kansas Crude Oil
and Gas company. of Pierre S. D., cap
1tal So, 900, have also been admitted to
the state.
There was a large attendance at the
| opening of the new rooms of the Topeka
w hist club in the Smith building last
night. Members of the club invited their
friends to Join in the play of the even
ing, and after the game was finished a
lunch was served. Cigars and punch
were passed throughout the evening.
On Thursday several councilmen will
go to Leayenworth to attend the meet
| ing OF the municipal league. Mayor
Parker, City Engineer McCabe. Assist
ant City Attorney Ralston. City Clerk
Squires and Councilmen Weber. Ber-
gundthal. Howe, Criley, Blossom, Neil,
Nichols and Wolf will probably COM
pose the party.
The Smith company is preparing to
build its automobile factory at Tenth
and Jefferson streets. The work has
commenced on the foundations The
building will cost $1,000. It will be of
brick, and will be ready for occupancy
on January 1. The erection of this build
ing puts ar end to the old time circus
grounds at Tenth and Jefferson.
There will be a meeting of the Ohio
association next Monday evening. In
stallation of officers recently elected will
take place. Those to be installed are:
President, o. B. Martin; vice president
]. w. Sidwell: secretary, E. Jamison
treasurer, Walter Shaw The member
ship of the organization is about 800 and
the meetings are increasing in interest
all the time.