The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-24

the barn yards with the silence of the
ule tide RENDERS. Farmers of Shaw
nee county will have to do their milk
ing oy the midnight sun if they wish to
get ahead of the vigilant protector OF
the nurseries. DIR. Campbell is not
spending his time at the city hall in
the capacity of city milk Inspector -
ne only resorts to his Office to take a
rev spins out. of the milk tester, change
rev of the testing bottles, write down
a Few little warnings to the unsuspect-
ing farmers and climb into his buggy
again If a COW in Shawnee county is
aple TO sneak in case of tuberculosis
and keep it hid for over day, she is
TO be congratulated. No sickly con-
sumptives among the Shawnee herds
also no more watered milk and unclean
Since the new Sunday labor law came
INTO erect Street Commissioner Frank
onyaer- has been working under diff
Gulues 10 keep Kansas avenue clean.
Inc last cleaners that work on the
pussy avenue finish up their work early
saturday morning. The white wings"
ana the few struggling wagons work
~ turiIs the DAY but they are not able
70 give the pavements a thorough
clednlng- The regular sweepers are de-
pended upon to do this. Since the Sun
gay gay Jaw the pavements remain under
the care OF the white wings and the
winds until Monday morning. This
leaves the streets in frightfuI condi-
ton for Sunday. Before the blue law
the street force worked early Sunday
morning and the pavements were in
good condition for the rest of the day.
For every action there is reaction"
Tomorrow all of the offices and Of
ncers In the city hall will be closed for
public use, with the exception of the
nre department and the possible excep-
tlon or the sanitary department City
treasurer Hale is under the weather.
ana VIII spend his Christmas under the
care or a physician. Mayor Green said
he would probably sit around the fire
side and read the latest fiction. which
includes the newly published history of
the police department. City Attorney
Dreaming is visiting his folks in
Wathena. 1t has recently developed
that the city attorney formerly con-
Quoted Sunday school class in Wa
thena- This is news. Sanitary Ser
geant PattiSon will be at the city hail
until the gong sounds. 1t is as neces-
sary that the health department re-
main busy as the fire department re-
main on duty and Christmas has little
effect upon the smallpox and diph-
therla City Engineer John P. Rogers
said this morning that he would like to
go hunting but he could not borrow
anypooy,s license. When last seen he
was on the way to see the sheriff and
ask MIN If he intended to use his
license tomorrow. Street Commission
er Frank Snyder is at a loss what to
DO He said that he would like to put
IN the day working the sweepers and
street gangs in order that the streets
could ~et a good thorough cleaning be-
tore the winter made its annual visit
But he did not wish to work his men
and interfere with his Xmas dinner so
cigars. City Clerk Burge is of the
younger set and as he doesn't smoke
and does have any Of his wife's cigars
or bedroom slippers to use he will
spend his time perfecting the City
Clerks association of the state of Kan
sas. Commissioner of Elections c. H.
Titus, Superintendent of Waterworks
Jesse Shaw and Fire Marshal Wilmarth
could not be approached on the subject
and City Milk Inspector Campbell only
grinned mysteriously.
Mayor Green received a Christmas
shock this morning when he heard of
the final announcement of Councilman |
G.. w. Horn, that he would not run for
another term in the city council Mr. |
Horn is one of the steady brainy men
of the city council. He has been one of |
the strong supporters of the admins
tration and has always stood for what |
he thought was right. not listening to |
the frantic plea of the galleries or the |
of the four flushing multi |
tudes. He is a slow easy going man of |
the most efficient council |
man ever elected from the Fourth /
ward. His partner from this ward, Mr. |
L. Z. Fraser, is the youngest man in |
the council and so far has displayed |
excellent executive ability and common |
sense. This was displayed to an adj |
when the street naming pro- |
position was bothering the council. Mr.. |
Fraser is good man to step into the |
shoes of Mr.. Horn but in the opinion
Of the mayor, Topeka will have to work |
hard to elect another such man as Mr.. |
Horn. He is the chairman of the mast |
~ 4Ia nd
means and he is an active member of
he waterworks, claims and accounts
and public improvements committees.
He has never been absent at any of
.hese long strenuous meetings and his
attendance at council has been clean.
It is not known just who will succeed
he gentleman from the Fourth ward
put the newly elected will have a hard
predecessor.
Plumbers are fixing the steam pipes
n the Auditorium this morning The
auditorium steam boiler was connected
With the city hall boiler when the Of
ice of the election commissioner was
added for heating and as a result there
las been a continual overflow from one
ooiler to the other. 1t was really a
dangerous proposition to allow the
back water to run out of the big boiler
n the auditorium and the city has
,een changing the system connecting
he commissioners office with the city
,lant.
Chief Wilmarth of the fire depart
nent reports excellent help on the
,art of the Topeka merchants in
wedding the danger of fire breaking
tut in the crowded stores and store
houses. For almost two weeks the {
ire marshal has made a thorough in
pection of the stores over the city
lai,y and with the help of the mer-