The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Josiah Jordan, who will have charge
of the raising of the 10000 memDershlp
to the Civic improvement cruz ~
named A E. Jones and Charies an
dernool as his assistants and viii COM
nence at once to raise the funds Win
which to pay a city forester VINO Is
10 he appointed by the city council as
soon as the Office has been created
Marriage licenses We're issued TO LOU
co1nles this morning who have llfe9
- fbe state of single bIessednesS ana
desire to travel the remainder Ol Sn1I. ,l-
lives in double harness Those 70 :" nolli II u
licenses were granted were, n, Il n. - -
houston. Texas, and Angle W aIAieL e, ~. -.
Topeka; Charles Il. aleeie daor, d1iu carl
7. CsIlrnore of Oakland; carr JONI yal.I -
son and Emma J. HolcornD OF iopehe.ss
~ frederick H Neis of Brooklyn anu
A7hl71r n. ware of Topeka.
F,mploves of the waterworks depslie- -
ment were engaged this mornlns ~
putting in main from M es.l,.,i '4,.ls+ 10
Fourteenth streets on Lane sti ~ -
tbs new Fifth ward fire station ne
b1ydrants in the district from Lane anu
Thirfeenth streets west were oue "a
commission as a result
The delu9e of people asking about 1he
need of harvest hands in Kansas y +.e heae
aafds has already started to pour III on
~, T,avor. Three letters from as many
different states were received TINS morn
ing one from Omaha. another from
louisville and another from ChlfAgo-
Fortv-six excavation permits were IS
sued this morning to John williamson
constructing engineer for the Cohsuin-
ers' Gas company
Mrs. Carrie Boone of Sumner, oregon,
addressed the mayor this morning m
curing for family by the name Of
Palmateere.
Harvey E. Phillips, who graduated
from Washburn college in 1905, and en-
tered the Junior year of the Allegheny
Theological seminary at Pittsburg, Pa,
was one of six who won scholarships Tor
high quality of work during the past
year.
Irwin snattinger is limping around
as result of a sprained ankle when
he received While walking on the sllp-
perry pavement on Kansas avenue.
HAMPTON H. steele, a former To-
pelxa boy who is now city editor or the
lola Register, was in the city yesterday
visiting his old friends. He left Tor
Kansas City last night.
The Star Lumber company have be
gun work en- the erection of their new
sheds at the corner of Third and Jack
son. The brick foundations are al
most completed and they intend TO
have their yards ready for business by.
July IS.
This afternoon is the wind-up of the
state bar examination. The grades viii
be given out tomorrow afternoon
The state board of education is in
session today at the office of state Su-
perintendent l. i. DayhoH. All OF the
memb bers are present except Cnahcellof
strong of the state university.
Next Saturday the state board OF
control will let the. contracts for heat
ing, lighting and plumbing IN the new
school building at the Atchison or
nhans' home, and the new cottage at
the Beloit industrial school on June
30 the contract for the new $oo,OVV
school building at Beloit will be let
governor Hoch will leave tonight for
OlSlahoma City to make a speech at
the statehood celebration
Fire started in the manger of
harm at 436 Greenwood avenue, Potwin
piace this afternoon at 1:50 but was
mt out before it had got up to the
second floor. The damage will not ex-
lrnown source. The barn is owned by
r & Gordon.