The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31

vice of the kind this season held
| well appreciated.
Morton Albaugh has bought lots near
Fourteenth and Harrison streets and
will build house.
William NJ. Davidson, superintendent
o. the Omaha city schools stopped in
Topeka today. He is the man who
laced Toreka's educational system on
a high standard.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
First NJ. E church at 8 p. m. Monday.
| held and all members are requested to
be present.
Boys swimming in the Shunganunga
near the old starch factory without the
Formally of bathing suits have brought
a protest from people who live in that
vicinity. No arrests have been made.
The late hot weather has been hard
on the street force. a number of indi-
viduals having been overcome by the
| heat. On single day \. A. Barker.
Henry Sawyer and r. McAdoo were
the victims.
The drenching rain last night saved
the city considerable labor in the
way of street cleaning. 1t did the sob
eXcellently. Kansas avenue has pre-
| scented decidedly soiled appearance
! during the past few days.
| Mr.. Horseman, representing Lewis &
Kitchen of Kansas City, was in Topeka
yesterday consulting Councilman F'ras-
er and City Engineer Rogers in regard
| to machinery for the proposed garbage
plant.
An extra force of clerks is at work
at the office of Election Commissioner
Titus preparing duplication registration
books for the coming election on Aug
"a in regard to the extension of the
Melan bridge.
J. W. Movers car accountant Santa
F'e levts today for Pen Mar, Nd, to
attend meeting of the committee on
Office methods and accounting of the
Association of Transportation and Car
Accounting Officials.
James Chapel is IN Topeka. He is
now secretary of a big insurance COM
pany but he still has interests in To
peka. He looked with fond recollec-
ton on the ruins of the Copeland of
which he was proprietor for many years.
It's a great place for a hotel he says.
]. B. Marshall. leader of the band of
that name received word yesterday
from Denver of the death Of his BROTH
| er-in-law, w. NJ. Casey. Mr.. Marshal
| left Immediately for Denver. AS a con-
! sequence there will be no band concert
at the City park on Monday evening.
The proposed municipal crematory
will cost. if erected, in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. Engineer Rogers will
| have the plans and specifications ready
| for the Monday evening meeting or tina
| city council An ordinance has been
prepared calling for an election to de-
| eide the question on Aug. "A.
The police fines are not a heavy
| source of revenue. for the city since
! the lid went on, but on the other
hand it costs less to feed the city pris-
| oners. For the present month the
| board bill for municipal law breakers
| has been but S66. while it would often
run close to $500 in times gone BY
Wards creek on Grove avenue, nave
created a good deal of interest among
the mqsons of the city. The Adult
n ents will be OF native rock and the
arch will be constructed OF prlck-noI -l
according to the specihca-
tons.
The Rock Island r. r. Co. has
| made the statement that they VIII not
! comply with the suggestion or the
| government that the waterway OF the
| Kaw be brOadened. by extending their
| bridge until the city makes move IN
| the direction of extending the Melan
| bridge. 1t looks as though 1t were
UP to the city.
The manufacturers Of the city are
| decidedly slow about grasplng an OPP
| portunity to secure free advertising
| by putting their Topeka made pro-
| ducts display at the Commercial
! club quarters. A number OF people
| have come to the club rooms for the
purpose of seeing the exhibits, but
were disappointed to find them con-
| spicuous by their absence
| Although it seems that there are a
number of persons, who for political
| reasons would like to have the cleo
| ton to decide whether or not To-
! peka wants the commission plan of
! municipal administration held over
| until April, the law requires that the
| election must be called within ten
days after the petition IS presented
to the mayor and that the election be
| held within so days of that time The
/ general sentiment is for an early cleo
ton.