The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-03
Steam, Hot and Cold Water from
Same Pipe.
Invention of Man in Charge of
Melan Extension.
FOR CONCRETE MIXER,
So Cold Weather Will Not Delay
Work.
Raise $500 to Secure BuffaIoes
for Garfield Park.

An apparatus for getting hot and
colo water and steam from the same
pipe Tor use in the concrete mixer in
cold weather has been contrived by
FOREMAN Hamilton in charge of the
Melan brige extension work The
water is drawn from the city mains.
The heating device is Mr.. Hamilton's
own invention. This will prevent any
delay in cold weather. Ordinarily cold
weather delays work with concrete.
However, through the arrangement
mentioned hot water can be mixed
with the concrete at the excavation.
The concrete mixer is now installed at
the pier pit.
Next week the rubbish will be clear
ed out of the pit. The water has been
emptied out by the electric pumps
several times this week. It takes about
half an hour to pump out the water.
At the meeting of the Civic club
last night committee was appointed
to solicit subscriptions to the amount
OF $500 for the building of shelter in
Garfield park for the buffaloes to be
given the city, in the hopes of getting
the herd for that place. Part of the
money is to go to defraying the ex-
pense of the animals transportation,
Mayor Billiard, who is also president
or the club, said that while he could
mt place the animals in the park by
his own authority alone. he would like
~ SEQ lIiCn1 Ln0TO. 1n6 COInI1lLLG0
mentioned consists of the following:
G. Il. Jordan, Fred Voiland, v. R.
Parkhurst, c. A. Morse and r. B.
Simms.
It was decided to secure signatures
on petition for a sewerage system in
the section of the First ward bounded
on the north by the Union Pacific
tracks, on the west by the Rock Island
tracks and on the east by the Santa F'e
tracks. The paper is then to be pre-
sented to the mayor and council with
the request that they take action on
the matter
The Knights of Pythias lodges of the
city have been invited to put on the
second . and third degrees at Valley
Falls Monday night, December s, and
are planning on going fifty strong. VIII
leave Santa Fe p. m, returning leave
Valley Falls 1 p. M, round trip S1.00.
Important that all who can go meet at
or phone K. of p. hall, Sixth and
Quincy, Sunday afternoon 2:30 o'clock.
Notes and Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of
Meriden, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Asher of Central
avenue, have returned home.
Edward Ferner. who has been Wis
iting his sister. Miss Lena Hohnbaum,
has returned home.
Mrs. Thomas Barker of GOT North
Topeka avenue, has returned from
visit to relatives in Sterling, Colo.
The Rt. Rev. F. K. Brooke. bishop
of Oklahoma, will preach at the
Church of the Good Shepherd Sunday
evening.
Miss Bertha Drake of Kansas City
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Joe Brown
of North Polk street.
Word has been received that David
Page and F. Forbes, who have been
hunting in the mountainous country
in Mexico just south of Ell Paso, will
be home tonight. Roy Hamilton, for
mer North side boy, now in railroad
work at Ell Paso, was in charge of the
hunting expedition. The party have
been in wild country out of reach of
civilization, so it is probable that they
did not hear anything of the revolu-
ton there.
After two years and a half of life
in Poania, Colo, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Warnock and sons, Vernon and Har-
old, have returned here and will make
their home at their old residence, 1918
North Polk street. They decided that
there was no place like Topeka for
home.
Charles Suit is in Dover on business
today.
is visiting at the home of Charles
Luke at 1909 North Monroe street.
M. r. Spurrier of 1910 North Jack
son street is working for the Thomas
| Lum Der Co.
Levi Stanley of s1s North Jackson
! street has returned from business
! trip to Kansas City.
Raymond Hess, who is attending
| Kansas university at Lawrence, is
| here to spend Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hess of 1113
| North Monroe street.
Frank Overton, 1882 North Harri-
son street has returned from a two
weeks business trip to Alphena Pass,
| Ark
| F. M. Comstock of 1419 North
| Quincy street is in Detroit on business.
| Mrs. Lulu Wakefield and daughter,
Miss Hazel Wakefield of Bennington,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. j. M.
Kannar of 1928 North Quincy street.
Guilford Pyle of 1902 North jack
! son street, has returned home after
| a visit with relatives in McLouth
| Mrs. G. Brassf1eld of 1850 North
Kansas avenue is visiting relatives in
Chillicothe, Mo.