The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
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Of isthmuses. continents. capes. and
The pupils have shown off their knowl-
Said the senior director: 1.-The b'ys and
the gals
Hev sartinly got up their -jogefry bully.
Jist one other question I'd like to per-
What is IS g.. volcaner2 Who'll tell fer
A moment of silence, intense and pro-
found.
Hits mountain whut's sick at the
stomiclz,'' said Bonnie.
Norman H. Pitman, in Lippincott's.
1t is now but one week until Christ
mas.
Are you sending in your things for the
Salvation Army Christmas tree and
Christmas dinner?
If you are not sure what you want,
get a bottle of perfume at Swift &
Holiday Drug company's.
The sheriff's office in the court room
has been evacuated by the painters.
The walls are painted.
County Clerk Newman was in Man
haitian yesterday attending the county
clerks association meeting.
The city railway expects to begin the
construction of it's new bridge across
the Kansas river about January 1.
A marriage license has been issued
in Kansas City to Richard Barnes, of
Toledo, O., and Mrs. Jennie Lakey, of
Topeka
When the city issues it's refunding
bonds and its waterworks bonds, it will
have outstanding a total of 1872, 900 in
bonded debt.
The roof is being put on the new
paint and repair shop at the Topeka
railway cOmpany's yards at Twelfth
and Jackson streets.
Under Sheriff Belts brought Cyrus
Turner to Topeka from Kansas City
Wednesday. Turner is wanted on the
charge of assaulting George Parker.
City Attorney Spencer has sent the
copy for the new refunding bonds
to the Hall Lithographing company,
and the work of preparing the bonds is
now in progress.
Carrie Nation should not be judged
hastily in the matter of the twelve
shipped to Topeka in her name. She
may be intending to start q hardware
store.
The railway companies have agreed
to refrain in the future from blockading
the street at First and Quincy with
freight cars. The city threatened to
make some arrests if the practice was
continued.
The ninety-fifth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln will be ce1e-
brated on February II by Lincoln post
and the other Grand Army organiza-
tons in Topeka It is planned to make
the celebration a large one.
City Attorney Spencer has had some
pictures taken of the East Eighth street
bridge across the Shunganunga, which
he will use in the defense in case the
city is sued for damages by w. A. Rob-
erts who fell off the bridge a week ago
Policemen have a superstition that
three arrests are always made close to-
gether. Flremen have the same super
stition regarding the occurrence of fires
and undertakers believe that when one
death occurs after an interval two more
are certain to follow.
The Chanute newspapers report that
at the last council meeting o. A. Hol-
comb of the Topeka foundry, made a
request that 1000 be paid to cover the
expense of moving his foundry from
Topeka. The Topeka foundry is COM
PEELED to vacate its present location
and looking for another. The Chanute
council is considering Mr.. Ho1comb's
proposition.
City Engineer McCabe figures that
the Second ward sewer will cost $136, 1856.
This makes the average cost per lot
$47Z0. If the Santa Fe shop land is
included in the district, the cost will be
reduced to $32.72 per lot. This is con-
siderably higher. than Second ward peo-
pie expected, and will probably kill
what little chance there was for the
construction of the sewer. The pro-
posed sewer would have been about Is
miles in length, including all laterals.
Elon s. Clark, who has been superin-
tendent of agents for the Mutual Life
Insurance company of New York under
Pancoast Kidder, state manager, haA
been promoted to succeed Mr.. Kidder
The latter has gone east to become
manager of an important agency in
New York. Mr.. Clark is a Kansas man
and formerly lived at Junction City
where he engaged in business with his
father, Milton E. Clark. He has been
with the Mutual of New York for the
past nine years.