The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

plan that would receive every woman's
support in town if put to a vote.
!, The next time the balloon Topeka
makes trip to the skies, clouds, light
atmosphere, air currents and so forth,
George s. Badders, the genial secre-
to be passenger. Then it will be
| "the world renowned aviator and sky
man.
On account of the condition of
| number of the bridges in Topeka at
this time the board of city commits
! sioners are planning to submit $40,-
| 600 bridge amendment to the voters
next spring. 1t is estimated that it
will take this amount to rebuild the
| structures now in need of repairs.
| This evening there will be a tourna-
ment in chess, checkers, billiards, and
pool at the Central Y. M. c. A., one
Of the features of which viii be an ex-
kioition game on the floor of the
i gym" played with pie pans serving as
! men," Archie Messersnith and O.. A
Pratt will be the rivals in this match.
| A. B. Sweet, assistant to w. S. Tins
man, general superintendent of the
northern lines of the Rock Island, will
lbe in Topeka tonight on No. and
! will remain in the city until sometime
| tomorrow. Mr.. Sweet is we'll known in
| tendent with headquarters here at one
time.
The city commissioners have decid-
ed to buy their garbage cans from a
Cincinnati firm. The first batch of 100
| cans have been ordered and will be
The cans come in three sizes. 5 gall
| Ion, 10 gallon and 20 gallon. The cost
to the city is $.84, $1.19 and $3.50, re-
spectively.
Indications are that all will be in
readiness at the new Mills building for
| the charity ball January II. The
plasterers are now at work. A tenn
porary steam heating plant will be in
stalled for the occasion The fret
floor will be used for dancing and the
second floor will be used as a rest
room, etc.
| City Attorney Ralston and City
i Clerk Burge, the two city officials
designated to regain Garfield park and
fire station No. 1 from the county on
account of a recent tax trouble, prom
ised today that they would make the
necessary transaction tomorrow. Mean
while the county of Shawnee remains
in possession of the two properties.
There is much interest being taken
in the contest at the Central Y. NJ. =.
A. for the city championship in check
ers. There are now IL trying out for
honors Archie Messersmith is in the
lead, and his rivals will have to ''go
some'' if they overtalxe him before the
contest closes. o. A. Pratt is second
in the list of aspirants for the cham
| pionship.
A newspaper of Waterbury, Conn.
has been raising a howl aaginst tn,
commission form of government using
the city of Topeka for an example OF
account of the condition of the MeIaI
bridge extension. The paper didn'
take into consideration the fact tina
this trouble was inherited from tn,
council government. Did you eve
own a Waterbury watch?
The program of the convention o
the Kansas Association of Real Estat
Agents, January 10-11, was issued to
day. The most conspicuous par
about the program was a cut of W. ]
i Rickenbacher, the secretary-treasure
\ of the association. Under the pictur
! is this line: "I can smile-come to tn
i Topeka convention and see m
! laugh" This feature alone Is likely t
4 draw several hundred persons to tn
meeting.
Things are quiet on College hill
Street car conductors on that line sa
G they are getting lonesome for the stu
s dents to come back to work-and play
Even the professors and instructor
are wishing that they had somethin
else to do besides read and criticise tn
language and news in the daily paper!
But the professors are mighty goo
sort after all-even though a fello'
doesn't appreciate it until after h
gets out of school,
The plans of the city commission
I ers to abolish the offices of food in
spector and inspector of weights an
measures, explained in full in the Stat
Journal some time ago. have been car
ried out and the first reading of tn
new ordinance was given this morn
ing. 1t is not known who will be ap
pointed to the Office of inspector c
81 food and weights" The city ha
Iadope' favors C. B. Hamilton for TIL
place. Several applications have bee
4 made.
H B. Hogeboom, city physician, an