The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28

people first have to go up and Their
down in order to get out of the build
ing.
A new dry goods firm will locate in
avenue about March 1. Clement and
Crawford will run the store. They
come from Harrington.
Mayor Billiard is sick today. He spent
the morning at his office in the city
hall but was unable to do anything but
receive callers for a short time. In the
last 26 years the mayor has not been
sick in bed a day.
IF the Bell Telephone company at
tempts to raise the rates and cripple
the service in Topeka we will prepare
d franchise for someone else to buy up
and start new company" a city hall
official said today.
The moving pictures, shown by a To-
cal picture show, of the "1O1'' Ranch
Show company, were some of the most
realistic, of the kind that has been
seen here for some time. Their show
is among the best in the business.
Coach Driver. athletic director Of
Washburn college, is now in the fruit
district of Arkansas. Mr.. Driver has
some valuable fruit property, and the
purpose of his trip is to improve his
property, and put out some fruit trees.
1t will not be necessary any more to
have t'CentraI' call you down for not
saying Main" before you ask for the
number over the Bell telephone The
"centrals" Wee very particular that
you asked for your number in proper
form.
It has been found that more work
than was anticipated must be done
before the pipe organ in the auditor
ium is put in repair. L. c. Page of
Chicago is doing the work with the
assistance of a man from the local
Kim ball store.
of the Rock Island Lines in Topeka is
of the Rock Island lines in Topeka Is
confined to his home after receiving an
injury from the trap door on his car
tendent Smalley has not been in his
office for several days.
Far into the night last night peevish
citizens worked with shovels and
spades clearing the snow and ice from
their walks. The warning given by
Mayor Billiard in the State Journal last
evening awakened the lazy man who
sits in front of his fire place.
The committee named by President
$ j. Hodgins of the Commercial club
to work in the interests of the extern
sion of the street car service to Gage
L. NJ. Penwell, E. H. Anderson, @. E.
Walker and Louis Van Dorp.
Mr.. Ralph Craig, who played center
field for the Pueblo ball team last
year. VIII be in Topeka today and will |
probably be here about two weeks
is one of Wichita's present "holdouts, /
having returned two contracts, I'M
signed
Robert Fullerton is having the base
ball grounds at the rear of his store
put into condition for spring practice.
The club, of which he is manager,
will report about the middle of March.
However, advisabilit of abolishing
baseball. and taking up ''horseshoes'
is run1ored.
The Kansas Fire Prevention asso-
,iation will inspect the buildings in
he business section of Topeka. The
work will begin March u. Suisse
luent to the inspection public meet
ng will be held at the Commercial
'lub when the people will be told of
he findings
The bids on the 6S blocks of brick
,aving in Topeka this year will be
landed in to the city clerk before 2
clock tomorrow afternoon. Sixteen
bidders are in the city preparing to
make their proposals. The competition
will give the city a chance to get
heaper pavement.
Mr.. T. D. Bunker has just returned {
rom an extensive eastern trip. He t
las been interested in the establis h
nent of new chapters of THE Order ]
f Augers.'' He said that his trip {
las been a very succeSsIul one, ana |
redicts a great future for the or J
Of "Bores. S
While the city was bowling about
he citizens who failed to clean the I
now from the sidewalks, they failed % q
ave the crossings at the high school I
uilding cleared corner where LOO :
hiIdren traverse" complained a To- :
eka man this afternoon. This also 7
pPlies to most Of the street crossings. :
Secretary J. VIII Kelley of the Com c