The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06
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Marconi Wireless stock is an ideal
investment represented by w. F. Bell
man, Inv. Co. 1O6 w. 8th st.
Automobile license No. go has been
issued by the city clerk to Warner &
Potter. and is now firmly affixed to
the rear axle of their new car.
w. A williams of Sandusky, Ohio,
fs in Topeka looking for location for
manufacturing plant which will
place corrugated iron culverts on the
market.
Frank G. Dreaming. city attorney
says that he Is willing to give Wash
IL he had only commenced when he
was born.
George B. Harrison. the well known
Kansas newspaper man, who lost his
identity for several months last year, is
now an associate editor on the Los
Angeles Herald
A handsome new directory board has
been placed in the lower corridor of
the Santa FNe general Offices. This di-
rectory Is sure to prove popular with
the visitors to the Offices.
Herman Crow, who was formerly
connected with the local baseball team
and also engaged In other business in
Topeka, Is now running a saloon with
q billiard attachment IN Seattle. Wash.
The county commissioners have
awarded George Skeene the contract
for erecting a small steel bridge across
: small creek near Silver Lake. The
bridge when completed is to cost
$Ss7.0
r. c. Wilson, editor of the Richheld
Monitor, Morton county. has returned
to his home in the southwestern part
of the state after a number of weeks
q land deal
According to the Washington wealth
er department q cold wave is due in
this section of the world Monday or
Tuesday and the exclusive users of gas
in Topeka have already commenced to
shfver in anticipation of the event.
A Jury in the district court has
awarded W. 2. White judgment for
$3o&60 against the Central Sash and
Door company on account Of lumber re-
fused by that company, after it had
been purchased from the plaintiff.
The Topeka Commercial club which |
has boasted OF q $500 a month secre-
tary for the last year now has three |
secretaries but none of them draws a |
salary, but each is glad to work for |
love of it and the welfare Of Topeka. |
Mayor William Green is of the opin-
ION that if the agitation about Topeka's |
water company and fire department is |
kept up long enough that the insurance /
companies will find a reason for ad-
vancing the rate of insurance in the |
city.
The big wind storm that collected
forces in Topeka and elsewhere is
now in the south with increased We
focity. If it blows out into the ocean
and frolics with the waves all will be |
satisfied. 1t has done enough dam
age on land.
The campaign for city attorney and
CifU iG Do
ters announcing the name and photo
graph Of the candidates have been |
tackled over the city and in some cases
immense signs have been draped over
the rear seats of delivery wagons
1t cost a Shawnee county farmer.
Richard Constable, $500 to pepper a |
trespassing hunter with bird shot and |
according to the testimony of the
plaintif but two shot left their marks
which brings the actual damage to |
$500 for each mark made by a shot
A Topeka butcher has secured a tudg-I
ment against a Topeka restaurant
keeper for $1,750. representing a meat |
bill extending over a period of nearly
that there is no reason why any one
should starve with credit so easily OBJ
tained.
The victory of the University of
Kansas basketball team over the team
from Missouri University, after the
a clean record of eighteen straight |
games won for the Kansans in this |
line of athletics as well as in football |
Not an athletic team of K. U. has
met defeat yet this season.
Ex-Mayor Charles Fellows of Los
Angeles, Cal, who has been in the city
for several days looking after con-
tracts which he has with the Santa
Fe Railroad company, has returned to
the west He nearly had q. fit when he
saw his picture which is to be hung in
the gallery of ex-mayors. 1t is a poor
representation of the real thing as he
is today.
All the rural carriers out of the CITY
have been requested to count their
mall by orders from the postmaster
general. This is to be done for three
months and then a report made to
headquarters at washington The |
rules on this matter have become very
slack in the last few years and the |
department intends to catch up in
business etiquette again. If you see a
rural mail carrier in some way off cor
ner of the woods swearing softly to
himself you will know that he is
counting his mail.