The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

4dul0S WILL De, aQInlII0Q Tree at lIiC
rink tonight; also next Monday night.
A chimney fire took place at SIS
Chandler street Sunday afternoon at
An Independent telephone has been
installed in the office occupied by the
board of county commissioners.
After several days of rainy weather
the cold and drier weather of this
morning was much appreciated.
A canning factory is talked of for
Topeka which is to be located near
the Sardou farm this side of Oakland.
Robert Stone is in Manhattan today
attending the annual meeting OF the
Kansas Good Roads association.
Building permits issued yesterday:
John Eicher,- 450 freeman street, dwell
ing, $1,000; r. c. Rowse, 200, 1911 Ty-
Ter street.
The ways and. means committee of the
city council will meet Friday evening
to go over the proposed boundary
changes of the wards.
What's the use of experimenting,
Mr.. Smoker? .Burghart's Favorite
five cent cigar has stood the test of
time. 1t has pleased others and will
please you. -
The condition of Mrs William Tay-
lor of 521 Taylor street, who has been
confined to her bed for several days
by a severe attack of Indigestion, IS
somewhat improved.
The next examination of Shawnee
county teachers will be held at the
court house on the 25th and 26th of
the present month commencing at
o'clock in the morning.
There were 1873 fire alarms turned in
during 1906 as against 141 in 1905. In
nine months there were within three as
many fires as all of last year. For De-
cember there were 25 alarms responded
to.
The following reports of births were
made today: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Me-
der, 123 North Locust, boy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Potter, 281 Oakland, boy; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Burkhardt, 1248 Buchanan
street, girl. s...
The first license for dog tax was is
sued yesterday to J. S. Weir, janitor al
the city hall. During. the day seven IL
censes were issued by J. H. Squires,
city clerk. The rash will be now on
until the first Of April whenzthe penalty
goes on. .t''~
Colonel ]. D. Norton is spending
most of his time in the sheriff's office
familiarizing himself with the duties
he win have to perform as soon as
Sheriff-elect Wilkerson takes possess
sion of the office.
The following contagious diseases were
reported by the city health authorities
and, quarantined yesterday Afternoon:
JOHN era wford1 50 LaTch street, il M.
diphtheria; 121 Holman street. Mr.. Me
hart, scarlet fever. = .
With the mercury hunting for the
bottom OF the bulb as it is it would
seem that this is the wrong season or
the yearsto question the purity of ice
cream, but that as what the state
board of health has done.
Sam Moon, the celestial who was
recently found guilty of selling liquor
by Judge Urmy Of the police court,
has appealed from this find and will
trust his liberty to a jury who will
hear the evidence against him in the
district court.
During the year of 1906 the local
postoffice issued 1884 postof1ice
money orders. These orders amount
making the orders made only one
error during the whole year, which is
a remarkable showing.
Floyd Funnel and a party Of friends
started for Wamego, New Years day
in a new automobile which belonged
and after spending the greater portion
of the day getting to st. Marys, aban-
doned the machine at that point.
1t cost the citizens of Topeka $4,000
last year to keep, their dog pets safe
from the dog. catcher and at the rate
amount received by the city treasur-
er will probably be in excess of the
amount received during the preceding I,
twelve months.
1t was three years ago the 9Th of
the present month that the fearful
willard wreck. occurred on the. Rock
Island railroad within twenty-five |
miles of the Volland wreck of night
before last Twenty-Five passengers
lost their lives in this wreck and a
score or more were injured.
One Topeka man who finds it neces- |
sary in his business to travel a good |
deal in commenting on the different
railroads yesterday, was overheard to |
remark that the Missouri Pacific, |
however poor her train service into |
Topeka, never has as many late trains |
as the other roads which converge
here.
HAVING GOOD MEETINGS.