The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

General Manager H. U. Nudge, of the
Santa F'e, is in California
NJ. w. vanvalkenburg is in Kan
sas City on insurance business.
This is the time of year that sassa-
fras tea enters the annual programme
Charles Wolff, of the Wolff Packing
company was in Kansas City yester-
day
The W. c. T. U. will meet at the
First NJ. E. church at D. M Mon
day.
G. ]. Devlin. of the Mount Carmel
Coal company, has returned from a trip
/ to Kansas City.
City politics is calling for a great
deal of attention from those who are
interested in it.
The Ministerial union viii meet next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the
Y. M. G. A. rooms.
| The Orphans Home association will
hold its regular meeting on Monday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Mrs. J. c. Wilson, who was called
here from Atchison by the death of
Mrs r. Britton, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. J. w Stout will leave tomorrow
for Mt. Airy Nd for an extended
visit to her daughter. Mrs. Robert Lee
Runkles.
Forty-seven babies, according to re-
ports handed in to the city physician,
were born in the city of Topeka during
,
less than that of the preceding month.
Dr. H. Fl. Keith has bought the lot
ner of Sixth and Clay streets and is
ner of Sith and Clay streets and is
planning to connect the building on
the property with his hospital.
George Eagle of the Palace Clothing
company will take a position with
Felix & Sons, the new clothing store
which is about to open I'D next door
to the National hotel.
A to Of
the health department for the month
past the record for infectious diseases
has been as follows: Diphtheria-
cases; scarlet fever, u; chickenpox, 4;
smallpox 1.
The following birth reports were
handed in today to the office of the city
physician: J. G. Wilhelm, 213 Davies
street, girl; W. F. Mellinger, 113 North
Chandler street, boy; Harry Bonnawitz,
East Gordon street. boy.
A correspondent asks if the carnival
of holdups and murders in Topeka has
not been brought on by the example
set the thugs by those in the legisla-
ture who are said to be getting theirs
in the way of graft.
The Elks and the local lodges of
the L C. T are endeavoring to awaken
interest in a minstrel show which they
expect to stage within the near fu-
ture. A meeting of those interested
will be held in the Modoc rooms this
evening.
Somebody swiped an iron-wheel hand
cart from Charles H. Trap, the print
er, and he wants it back If you have
it or you see your neighbor hiking
around with it. take pity on Trap and
telephone him. (Ind. S20). He needs the
cart.
The Fourth Ward Republican club |
will hold a rally at 429 Kansas avenue
upstairs. 1t viii be a non-partisan
meeting and the candidates represent !
ing both factions will be invited to at
tend. The meeting is scheduled for
Monday evening.
A steam excavator, the first ever
used on construction work in the city,
win be placed in commission next week
upon the Fifth ward sewer. The ma
chine is huge affair and weighs APP
prOximately 40 tons, yet it works to a
nicely in an alley but 16 feet wide. The
machine was shipped here from COffeY- |
vile, Kan. It will be set to work on
Monroe street near Fifteenth street
Children who persisted in escaping |
quarantine established at PIG Harri- |
son street for scarlet fever caused the |
officers of the health department an
endless amount of trouble yesterday |
afternoon. The quarantine card was
placed the house during the fore /
part of the day, but the children
would not stand for the blockade, and I
successfully escaped out on the streets.
This state of affairs reached the health I
officers via the neighbors who /
phoned into headquarters. An officer
was Immediately dispatched to the /
scene of the outbreak.
The regular monthly bill for spot /
ter service was presented to the city I
clerk by Chief Stahl Friday afternoon I
The bin was considerably smaller than /
that of the previous. month and stood /
at 5000. The bill was not paid by /
the clerk pending final action from |
the city council upon the matter. The I
wording of the bill is entirely differ /
ent from that usually rendered. It |
reads: For information bought, for i
services rendered and expense in
CURED while in the line Of duty, for /
the month of February, 1905, $S0.50." /
Ordinarily the bill has read as fol-
lows: For secret service and infor I
nation rendered"
Municipal improvements within the /
next few weeks will center about |
bridge building. The Topeka Bridge
company is commencing active work |
both on the Chandler street and the
Van Buren, street bridges. Work /
upon the concrete abutments has
started and is in an active way on /
the Chandler street bridge. The struc-
turaI iron work for the Van Buren, |
work will commence at this
location next week, Monday With re-
gard to the north approach to the
Melan bridge, the temporary bridge
will be erected commencing with
Monday of next week. This will be a \
frame structure to take care of the
traffic while work is in progress on
the permanent bridge.
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