The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-06
BRIEF RTrs o. C1TY News.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.


The annual meeting of the Topeka,
Frankfort & Northwestern Railway
company win take place at the Conn
mercfal club rooms on Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
Sylvan Kline was arrested for keep
ing and maintaining a nuisance at 81
Kansas avenue on Saturday evening.
Three DRINKS were garnered into the
police station over Sunday. No arrests
were made today.
The names of 40 new members will be
presented to the Commercial club at its
regular meeting on Friday night.
Fred Maux was arrested near Hoiton
on Sunday by Sheriff Lucas for stealing
bird dog at that place. He was placed
in the Shawnee county Jail.
Arthur Richards was arrested on Sat
urday afternoon on the charge of steal
ing pitchfork and two blankets from
Thomas Cooney, a farmer living on
West Sixth avenue. He was released
from the county Jail on bond.
The county commissioners are spend
ing the entire regular session today In
checking over the expenses of the coun-
ty during the past month.
Motion morning at the district
court was attended by fewer attorneys
this morning than in several weeks
past.
Mr. F. B. Black, general sales agent
of the Natural Food company, was in
Topeka Saturday looking after the ex-
hibit of his company al the Auditorium.
MI. Black is well known by many To-
peka people.
DR.. Berry, speciality catarrh of nose,
throat, stomach and intestines, 725
Kansas avenue.
Frank Madigan, of Wallace, Kansas,
a former student at Kansas university,
had his face frozen last week while q Z
work with the Union Pacific surveying
gang which is setting the grade stakes
for the graders who viii begin the dou-
Bile track work between Kansas City
and Topeka
The ordinance which will be present
ed for passage before the council to-
night, providing for the clearance Of
snow from sidewalks calls for a fine Of
from 50 tO$50for violation The ordinance
makes it compulsory for the property
owner to remove the snow from the
sidewalk within "A hours after having
received due notification from the street
commissioner. An ordinance similar to
this was passed in 1888 but under the
old charter act it was held invalid
Since the passage of the new charter
act in 1903 no ordinance has existed and
the present ordinance was drawn up.
The city officials Of Lincoln, Neb..
will attend the Midwinter in a body
They have announced their intention
through communication to the mayor
and viii leave Lincoln on the 9Th, ar
irving here the following day. They
will probably be shown over the city
though no special effort Will be made
to entertain them otherwise than very
informally.
The Fifth ward sewer bonds will pro-
baby be not disposed Of to the Knights
and Ladies of Security. A hitch has
occurred from a legal standpoint over
the transference. The bonds WIN be Of
fered for sale upon the New York mar
ket. The bonds represent something
over $54, 600.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Cook, 800 Tenth
avenue. west, are the parents of son.
born Monday morning.
There will be plenty of bidders on the
various pieces of public work which
viii be let by the city council tonight
at regular session. Six bridges. II
blocks of paving and the Sixth ward
sewer aggregating in the entire to some
$4,000 will be let for construction con-
tract. About is representatives of dir
ferent bridge companies are here to-
gether with a half a dozen paving and
sewer contractors Some of the paving
contractors come from Texas. The
bridge men represent all parts of the
United States.
There were 48 births reported to the
city physicians Office during the month.
In this bunch Of new babies there was
only one report of twins. Births to
white parents predominated largely.
The Helianthus Literary club will
meet with Mrs. Miller, 621 Morris ave-
nue.. February 10.
Justin Bowersock, of Kansas City, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Stoker-