The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-18

club to explain his plan for establishing
a branch of the United States Garbage
Reduction company here.
Secretary of State Clark will prob
laws in his biennial report. He thinks
the way to get new laws, if they are
needed, is to take up the matter di-
rectly with the legislature.
r. S. Brigham, secretary and general
manager of the Kansas Midwinter Ex-
position company, has sent notices to
all the stockholders of the association
calling the annual meeting for Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 O'clock, October l.
People in the offices on the north ana
west sides of the state house, where the
sun does not shine until late in the
afternoon, have been shivering this
week. The state house heating plant
has not yet been started.
A new camp of Sons of Veterans was
organized last evening at Topeka Post
hall on East Seventh street. Fifty-five
charter members start the lodge. Arthur
w. Sherer is captain and Harry Trovillo
is first lieutenant. Another meeting is
called for next Wednesday night.
The new pavement on Clay street
which forms the connecting link be-
tween Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets
has been completed and opened for traf-
fic. This gives a continuous pavement
from Twentieth and Clay to the center
of town.
are to join in reception to Supreme
Master Workman Webb McNall of that
order, at 704-106 Kansas avenue. We'd
nesday, September "a. McNall is the
second Kansan to be honored with that
office. The event is open only to men,
bers of the lodge.
The suit of B. F. Baird against the
Wells-Fargo Express company was
heard by jury in the district court
Wednesday. Baird sued for damages
1t
kept at the Office here "a hours before
it was delivered. The jury decided that
Baird had not been damaged.
Pawpaws are on the market. Many of
the good pawpaw groves have been de-
strOyed since the country has become
settled, but good many are being
brought in from northwest of the city.
The quality is not yet the best-Mis-
sourians say they are never in their
prime until the late frosts come.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage on September at Chicago of
Miss Jane Frances Douglass to Dr. Jno
Ballard Tower. Both are graduates of
Washburn college in the class of 1897.
and formerly lived in Topeka. They will
be at home after October / at Hibbing.
Mimi, where DR.. Tower will practice
medicine.
At a meeting of the trade expansion
committee of the Commercial club held
Wednesday 1t was decided to pledge the
support of that committee and the Com
mercial club to the project of establish
ing a produce exchange in this city,
copied after the exchange at ST. Louis
The committee reported their action to
Mr.. w. L. Taylor. who represents the
milling and grain interests. and it is
planned to have a meeting of all con-
cerned within a short while
Organizer c. F. Ceilley of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor announces the
organization of all the wood workers
in the Horn planning mill located on Van
Buren, street, this city. There is no
change of the wage schedule from what
it was heretofore, but the length of the
working day until January l will be 10
hours; thereafter nine hours for one
year. Other provisions are for recon-
pense Of time and half for all over
time, the use of the union label on the
product of the institution, the appor-.
tionment of one apprentice for every 10
benchmen: the arbitration of all dis
putes, and the employment of none but
union workmen. Mr.. Ceilley says he
considers this one of the biggest VIC
tories for organized labor that he has
gained since coming here some two
months ago.