The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-04
BR1EF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
\ Collection OF Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration,

A Collection OF Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.
The first Shawnee county dyke will
probably be completed by Friday of
this week. Fritz & Watson, who have
the contracts for the building of the
North Topeka dykes began on the
to be completed will be 420 feet long
between Kansas avenue and Jackson
street.
Many of the best dressers in Topeka
are the wonder of their friends as 10
how they can always look so neat, but
wearing a suit twice the length of time
they can. If they would but take their
suits occasionally to Chivers, they
would soon learn the secret.
Minnie Lewis thought that she should
not be made to pay for goods lost in
the flood of 1903 and for that reason
did not settle with the Parkhursr-
Davis company for $72 worth of gro
cerieS. When the suit came up in the
city court this morning her attorney
demanded that before the trial proceed
that the Parkhurst-Davis company pro-
duce a number of their account books
in court. The books were produced.
That ended the case. Mrs. Lewis at
torney had enough and judgment was
given the company against Mrs. Lewis
Chivers the wonder, gives as much
attention to the cleaning and repairing
tlemen, and most every wife in Topeka
know how well he does the gentlemen
John Chambers fled suit in the dis
trict court this morning for a divorce
from Cordelia Chambers because she
has abandoned him.
Edward King. of Ottawa, has been
appointed. Et433ekeeper at the local santa
Fe shops. He formerly occupied the
same capacity at the Ottawa shops. Mr.
King succeeds Will Laughlin who has
n
keep time for construction gang at
that point.
We are selling stoves, hardware, and
tinWare at the lowest possible prices IN
order to reduce our stock before NOV
ing to our old location in North To-
peka. Here is a rare chance to secure
bargains. H. M. Cline & Son., z2O
Kansas avenue.
Radges' new directory is out. Those
desiring a copy of the directory should
not steal one. Every copy of the edi-
ton contains a private mark by which
it may be identified A record is kept
by. Mr.. Radges of the ownership OF eV-
cry copy, and it will be an easy matter
to trace lost or stolen copies of the
book.
Having purchased the hardware stock
of the Chase Hardware Co., we VIII re-
duce the stock before raoVing 1t 20 our
old location in North Topeka Here is
an opportunity for securing bargains in
hardware, stoves and tinWare. H. N.
Cline & Son, 420 Kansas avenue.
General Manager H. U. Nudge, of the
Santa Fe, has been on a tour OF the
lines of the company in the west for a
little over a week. He will not return
to Topeka until the latter part of this
week.
If YOU want the makings of some
good kindling the boxes IN whlch the
pipe organ was shipped will furnish
some The representative of the
Kimban company who is in charge
of placing in the new organ has sew
eral good sized wagon loads OF boxes
piled up in the rear of the Auditorium
The Santa Fe shop employees are
working on a new schedule which
went into effect this morning The
hours are now from 1880 in the morn
ing until $50 in the evening. Pre-
vious to this the hours were from Z
o'clock until o'clock
Washburn college is preparing ma
terial for a new college circular The
circular will contain the names of all
of the former graduates and ex-
students of the college together with
their occupation. 1t has been several
years since anything of this nature
has been published
Police business was very light last
night and this morning. Three DRINKS
were corraled and fined the customary
SO per. Cash Curtis was garnered in
on Tuesday afternoon on the warrant
sworn out against him on last Satur-
tanning a nuisance in North Topeka
He gave bond and was released.
H. M. Cline g. Son are reducing the
hardware stock recently purchased of
the Chase Hardware company, at 420
Kansas avenue before moving IT to
their old location in North Topeka.
Here is an opportunity to buy hard
ware. stoves and tinware at a bargain.
General superintendent J. E.
Hurley, of the Santa Fe, who has been
on a trip through southern Kansas,
has returned to Topeka.
All parties indebted to the Chase
Hardware company will please call
and settle their accounts with us H.
NJ. Cline & Son, APO Kansas avenue.
The legislature meets next week.
Entries for the chicken show which
in number. One fancier way off in
New Hampshire writes that he in
tends to ship some chickens. This is
the limit so far when it comes to dis
lance.
Vice President Myers of the To-
peka street railway is in the city in
speeding the property of the COM
pany.
The doctors of the city report that
there is quite an epidemic Of ca
tarrhal disease. In some cases it ap-
proaches influenza in its nature. The
epidemic has made its appearance
more generally among the children