The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-05
August Tenth Is Fixed as Tin
Can Day.
General Clean Up viii Then
Take Place.
DONATE THE TEAMS.
Civic Club Takes Hold of the
Movement.
Isaac Hayes Painfully Injured
in a Runaway.

Civic club, held last night at the North
Topeka fire station, it was decided thdI
Thursday, August 10, be set apart as
"can day" on this day wagons will
go up and down all the alleys on the
North side for the purpose OF collect
ing tin cans and making thorough
cleanup of these public thorough
fares.
In opening the meeting last evening
President J. 3. Billiard said: This Is
the first of a series of meetings to be
held this winter in the interest OF the
North side, and 1 am expecting great
improvements over here, which can
be brought about by the influence of
this organization.
''FurthermOre, If there are any eX-
tensions j nthe water mains desired,
the petition for the same should be
brought up Immediately as the city IS
Just about through with this kind of
work for the year..
George Young, president of the
drainage board, took the floor and IT
the course of his remarks said: AS
/ understand it has always been the
custom heretofore to have notif1ca-
ton published in the papers setting
apart day for the cleaning up of the
North side. So far there has been no
action taken on this matter and great
many people have spoken to me and
asked If 1 couldn't do something Tor
this Improvement. Now if there is
anything that Will cause a spread of
disease it is a salmon can or any other
can for that matter, half filled with
water and the sun beating down on Il
at high temperature.
''Ths cans will make an excellent
reinforcement for the North Topeka
bikes and if we continue to dump
these cans and rubbish on them We
will have an embankment along the
North side that the kaW river could
never wash out, no matter how high
the water got. 1 am strongly in favor
of this movement.
Mr.. F. b. Simms said: The people
over here desire a general cleanup and
the best thing that we can do is to get
the teams and wagons together, set
the day and attend to business. for
one will furnish team, a driver and
an extra man" At this point Mr.. L.
do the same thing. The Civic club
then decided to furnish two, and Oe-
fore the evening was over there had
been offered about twelve teams for
the work
The day, Thursday, August 10. was
finally set and the people of North
Topeka are requested to gather up all
the tin cans and put them in a con-
venient place so that they will be pick
ed I'D on the day set apart for THIS
purpose. Mr.. V. r. ParkhurSt VIII
have charge of the work and any one
having d team to let will please phone
or call at his residence, 1911 North
quincy street.
THE weeds are being looked after
in North Topeka now" said Mayor
Billiard last night, work having COM
menced on them the first of last week.
The suggestion of DR.. o. P. Davis to
night about the repairing of the holes
in the pavements on some of the
streets over here Will be attended TO
at once. The only trouble is that the
city should have at least three repair
gangs instead of one
The next meeting of the Civic club
will be held the first Friday In Sep
TENDER The question to be discussed
then will be the replacing of the trees,
set out last fall by the club, some Of
which were killed by this recent dry
spell.
The chemical wagon of station No.
] was called out this morning at about
ABS to extinguish a small fire near
the corner of Kansas avenue and
Railroad streets. A short circuit mad
set fire to the pole which was quickly
put out upon the arrival of the fire
department.
The Union Pacific, besides the
beautiful park across the tracks north
from the depot. have a finely kept
lawn and fountain directly south of
the building which could be a great
deal better appreciated by the travel
ing public, if the company would in
stall seats under the balcony there.
The people could then get away from
the heat and STIFFNESS of the waiting
rooms while waiting for their trains.
mr.. Isaac Hayes. who lives near Sill
yer Lake. is in Christ's hospital today
as a result of a broken leg and inter
nal injuries resolved in an accident
yesterday A team of mules he was
driving got scared and ran away.
throwing him out of >he wagon, giving
him a hard fall on the TOaG.
Notes and Personals
Miss Vivian Pratt, who had her arm
broken in a fan yesterday from the
top of a Sarge box on which she was
playing, is resting sery easily this
morning. Vivian is the 6-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. .. a. Pratt
1921 Western avenue.
There will De a band concert tornor-
row afternoon and evening at Garfield
park given by the X as L. 5 band.
The program promises 20 be ore of ,he
best this season as there will be two
sacred oVertures both a. .. sfternt On
and evening and also a trombone 500
at night.
Mr.. C. w. Thompson. who owned and
ran a grocery store on the corner IF
Gordon strees and Kansas avenue, is
now located in AXtcl .shere ne Is e.l-
gagged in tEe mercantile business.
Mr. D. 7. Hathaway left today for
Kansas CRY where he VIII spend sew
oral days Oh business
Mr. o. {. Arnold. Of Pleasant Hill.
was in tOwE Yesterday IN a shor- WISH.
E S MeaCe of Menoken, was a North
side visitor yesterday
Mr.. A. NJ. Petro viii &c to Excelsic CT
Springs tomorrow to join his wife and
son, who are visiting relatives in that
place
friends at Valencia.
The Wooiinln Of the World picnic is
being held today g. Granville.
Mr. and Mrs. Van '0rsdel Of Shcrey
leave today for a two ~'eeks' sisii
among friends at Piqua, Ohio.
Ms Elnnch Shirlav is in fnsNn fr.1eN