The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-27
LOCAL MENTION.

The Citizens State bank of Cimarron
has been chartered with a capital of
$1,000.
Congressman Bowersock was up from
Lawrence last evening. He is confident
of reelection this fall.
J. r. Brown has returned from Ellis
worth where he attended the funeral
OF his brother-in-law, Robert Parks.
1t is reported that forty soldiers have
deserted from Fort Riley during the
past week. The police are hoping they
will come to Topeka, as they are worth
$50 each
The Midland Elevator company, which
is the Kansas end of the Peavy syndi-
cate. has paid it's admission fee to do
business in Kansas. 1t is capitalized at
$15O. 900.
The state livestock sanitary commits
sion has decided to raise the quarantine
on southern. cattle on November 1 and
from then until January. l will be the
open season for bringing cattle into the
state.
The Kansas Worlds fair commission
will go to ST. Louis tomorrow to see
about the site for the Kansas building
The comm ission wants Kansas farmers
to save their big ears of corn for the
Kansas exhibit
Capital Council No 1, of the Knights
and Ladies of Security, will entertain
Horton council Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 80, at the lodge rooms. musi-
cal and literary program has been ar
ranged and refreshments will be served.
The Emancipation programme will
be carried out next Monday forenoon
in the same order as scheduled last
Monday. when it was postponed on ac-
count of bad weather. The parade will
be from Tenth avenue to Garfield park.
On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
there will be mass meeting of the
teamsters of the city at the Trades As
sembly hall for the purpose of organic
ing q TeamsterS' union. This is I new
union in Topeka, but it promises to be
a strong one There are about $50 team
ters IN the city.
The streets and walks committee of
the city council met Friday afternoon.
and decided to recommend to the coun-
Gil that the plans for opening alleys in
North Topeka be abandoned for this
year. and that the street commissioner
put the present lanes and alleys in as
good condition as possible by grading.
| Elmer. jackson and John Mattley
were arrested yesterday at the request
of r. A. Thomson. of 923 North Taylor
street, who charged them with the lar
ceny of 81 worth of rubbish, to wit
| One rubber boot 25 cents; one copper
kettle, SO cents; one pair Overshoes. %
cents. Ere long the party who steps OF
a lawn in muddy weather will be ar
rested for stealing real estate.
| City Engineer McCabe has served no.
tice on the people on the east side of
Eighth that the alley back of their
places of business will be closed next
week while the graders and PAYERS are
| improving the alley 1t has been decided
| that it will be impossible to complete
this work without danger unless the
alley is entirely closed for the week
Adrian Sherman, representing the in
| dividual who desires to establish a
plant for the manufacture and delivery
| of compressed air in the city of Topeka
appeared before the committee on
streets and walks yesterday afternoon
and made a statement concerning the
objects of his company. The city at
torney, however, stated to the commit
tee that the state law makes no provi-
sion by which the council can grant a
franchise for compressed air plant
and the committee decided to lay the
| matter over without action.
Representatives of the vinewood
| Park railway have asked the city what
! it wants to do about the company's IS
| tracks between Tenth and Eleventh
streets on Madison. This street is
about four feet above grade and the
company states that it will lay its
| tracks at the present grade provided the
city will bear the expense of lowering
them in case it is desired at some fu-
ture time to cut the street to grade,
Otherwise the company proposes to lay
| its tracks to grade by making a four
foot cut through the street. Owing to
the fact that City Engineer McCabe was
unable to be present at the meeting of
the committee on streets and walks
yesterday afternoon, the committee did
not decide upon any report to make to