The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

the fire department-the increase should
have called for $50 instead of s85.
The attention of the president Of To-
peka's 5000 club is called to the report
OF Sanitery Sergeant Patterson which
indicates that the death rate in the city
for the past year exceeds that of the
births.
The Washburn Oratorical associa-
ton will hold its annual contest at Nc
Vicar chapel this evening to determine
state contest which will be held in
February
Seymour's comedy dogs at the Nov
city theater this week seem to grow in
Tor ularity with each. succeeding audi
ence and they deserve this popularity
for they are the best trained dogs ever
seen IN this city.
An extra force of clerks are employ
ed in the county treasurer's Office dur
ing the present rush of tax paying and
a that it is necessary for the customers
for tax receipts to stand in long lines
and take their turns.
"A small child in Mills store yesterday
afternoon got her fingers caught in the
large swinging doors in front of the
store which required the services of sew
eral of the clerks for some time in order
to alleviate the sufferings of the child.
1t is rumored that Tom Davidson,
the only member of the Percy White
Fudge club faithful to his VOWS, has
accepted a position in the carpet de-
partment of Crosby Brothers store,
though the story has not been verified.
The pay rolls of the various city de-
partments are being urawn up in prep
aration for the council meeting to be
held Friday evening. The meeting is
called especially in order that city en-
ployes may have some money for
Christmas.
NJ c. Holman. chairman Of the COM
mittee of manufacturers, and T. J.
Anderson, secretary of the Commercial
club, are in Wellington today investi-
eating q disc harrow invented by Mr..
Gisler, who wishes to establish fac
tory in Topeka
city during the past year and yet the
sanitary sergeant complains that many
of the doctors are negligent in report
ing births and that the number record I
ed does not Indicate the new arrivals |
by q large number
One young man in Topeka has acquir-
ed a new taste. He didn't acquire it in
tentionally, however He got sick the
other night and mistook a package Of
food for chickens for medicine and
gulped most of it down before he dis |
covered his mistake. He doesn't like the
word chickens any more.
The City club. the organiza ton which
is promoting municipal government by
pink stationery and is sending out let
tiers to the mayors and city Clerks of
cities Of Kansas as we'll as legislators
in an attempt to get them interested in
the movement towards securing needed
legislation.
The annual oratorical contest of
Washburn college viii take place in
the college chapel tonight. The win |
ner Of the contest represents Wash !
burn i'm the state contest which occurs
in EmDOria in March. The contest |
promises to be one of the best in sew
eral years and a large attendance is !
looked for.
John Seaman who lives in Oakland I
was seriously injured while about his
work in Billiards. mill. North Topeka, /
yesterday afternoon. In attempting to /
place belt on a pulley his clothing |
was caught in some of the machinery /
and when released it was found that
he had suffered three broken ribs and I
other bruises about the body.
One of the attractive Christmas dis
plays for store on West Eighth |
avenue. IS an arch and trellis built /
from the -tore front out over the side
walk 1t is trimmed with festoons of I
evergreen which are studded here and /
there with vari cOlOred electric light /
globes and when they are lighted after /
dark the effect is a pretty one.