The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-21
BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.

The calendars for 1905 seem to be as
numerous as the supply was for 1904.
Commodore Oden and Archie Green
were arrested today by Under Sheriff
Belts on the charge of wrecking an
Outbuilding on the Avondale school
house grounds.
An ordinance to prevent down spoutS
from emptying upon the sidewalks is
one which Street Commissioner Snyder
is again reViVing. The ordinance was
brought up last May but was referred
to the committee on streets and walks
and nothing more has been heard from
it. Now that winter has set in and the
water from the spouts causes icy spots
along the sidewalks, interest has been
Weakened in the matter.
Nearly two-thirds of the life of the
average man is put in in eating and those
who use Vesper's celebrated Mothers
bread think this time the most enjoy
able. Besides the excellent bread made
at the Vesper bakery, 113 East Sixth
street, they also make a complete line
of cakes and cookies of all descriptions,
and have for the Christmas trade fruit
cakes of various sizes.
Dan Cain, general superintendent of
the Western Grand division of the San
Ia Fe, returned to his home at La
Junta after being in Topeka several
days attending to the matter of string
ing the time card for the trains which
will be run on new schedules.
President Roosevelt is a living ex-
I ample of what physical culture and ath-
| letics will do for the upbuilding of the
constitution There is no one more en-
thusiastic over athletics than he is
and just recently he employed the ser
vices of an expert athlete and boxer to
/ train his sons in the manly art. OF
course there can be a lot accomplished
alone if one has the apparatus, so when
you are picking out the present for the
boy, why not purchase something that
| he will appreciate and enjoy, as we'll
as a benefit to him. Howard, the ath
| letic sporting goods man, has punching
! bags from SIPS to IS, and the boxing
gloves from S1-75 a set up to IS a. set,
and there is nothing that will please the
boy half so much. Drop in and see our
line at sos Kansas avenue. H. B.
Howard.
The milk men of the city are due to
pay their money for a new license, this
years expiring within a few days. Food
Inspector Farnsworth is going the
rounds and informing the various milk
dealers of that fact
The city's scales have been thorough
ly overhauled during the past week and
are now ready for use. The scales have
to all purposes been rebuilt and will
weigh any old thing to an ants heel.
Don't spend your money for some toy
for the boy. when you can get such ar
ticles punching bags, boxing gloves
footballs, target rifles, and other sport
ing articles from H. B. Howard sos
kansas avenue, and then you will have
something the boy will enjoy as well
as develop him.
The Woodwork people are having
meetings Sunday afternoon and evening
and Wednesday evening at the corner
of Eighth and Lake streets. All Wood
worth people are invited to meet here.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. B. Shockley in charge
Frank Chamberlain. who has been
voucher clerk in the office of J. ID. NJ
Hamilton, claim agent of the Santa
Fe, has been appointed to be claim
adiuster of the Santa Fe with head