The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05

pension paying time is at hand. The
rush will continue for some time yet
and hundreds of pension vouchers are
attested each day at this office
The women of the city are hooraying
for themselves because they were not
guilty of passing any of the primary
petitions recently rejected by the city
clerk. They should be ashamed OF
themselves for passing any of the pc
titiOnS at all.
Little Margaret and Jane Brandon.
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Bran
don, of 1914 Quincy street, have been in
quarantine for some time on account
of scarlet fever, are convalescfng and
expect that the quarantine regulations
will be raised this week.
The regular meeting of the CONNER
cial club occurs tonight at the Com
Importance will be discussed. It might
be mentioned that the ''75,0 900 in 1917
cry should be taken up again or the
time limit will be upon the city I'M
awares.
The records at the city clerks Of
cows is much faster than the registra-
ton of women and men for the city
election. Cows make good citizens.
The fact that there were forty-three
cases of smallpox in the city of To-
peka in January does not mean that
the city is getting worse-it means
that the city health department is
getting better and the cases are re-
ported whether they are mild or vio-
lent.
1t might be mentioned that the
South Side drainage board is prac-
tically out of business. There have
been several inquiries as to the
whereabouts of this one time famous
organization.
The residents on College Hill who re-
hot onI7% III
asked for another are liable to have all
of their petitions thrown in the waste
basket and as a result receive no paw
ing this year. They desired a new kind
of pavement but their desires were ex-
pressed too late.
The legislature has voted to spend
Lincoln's birthday in Lawrence as the
guests of the students and faculty at
the state university. Washington
birthday is but a few days distant and
it's a question as to which state insti-
tuition will entertain the legislators at
that time-Emporia, perhaps.
Mayor Green will talk before the
legislative committee of the house on
the utility bill The councilmen OF the
city will also give their Ideas on the
bill that is causing so much trouble at
the state house. The mayor and coun-
ell now have a chance to show their
color when it comes to defending the
people.
Much to the sorrow of the Topeka
advocators the senate has torn the
commission plan bill in shreds. But
such a bill until Washburn and Will
liam Jewell finish their debate on the
commission versus the council form OF
municipal government. Then the state
can act wisely.
The city food inspector seized and
destroyed fifty gallons of oysters from
a local wholesale house. He claimed
they were spoiled and should not have
pie have been eating spoiled oyster
soup for many years, but it doesn't
make much difference because the
oyster himself is seldom seen.
The Santa Fe is having a hard time
trying to make its new bridge please
everybody. The government says 1t
must be higher. The city says it must
have a footbridge. The people say that
it must not cover up the river road
that now runs close to It's entrance.
The river hasn't said anything yet but
it will speak in the spring
At a bowling contest last night the
Topeka All-Stars defeated the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. team by a total score
every one of the three matches, but
all were closely contested. The bowl
ing of Art Wolf of the A1l-Stars was
the feature. His high score was 653
and his individual scores 256, 211
and 1S6.
cy White Fudge club, has perfected ar
rangements for reorganization of that
body and will be in Topeka Saturday
for the purpose of examining appH-
Cants for membership in the order.
A set of iron clad rules have been
adopted which It is expected will pre-
vent a repetition of a disaster such as
caused the club to go to pieces last
fall
W. L. Cosper, manager of the tuber-
culosis exhibit in Topeka is packing
the models. posters and equipment of
the exhibit and will move to Kansas
City the first of next week. Topeka is
the only city in Kansas visited by this
exhibit in spite of the fact that Will
liam Allen White has been working
for the exhibit at Emporia for a long
time Kansas City has raised hun
dreds of dollars for the cause
Mayor Graham of Wichita is in
Topeka comforting with the Sedgwick
county delegation in the legislature
The Wichita voters recently adopted a