The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-11
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AT HOME NEWS.

Major A. NJ Harvey is in Fort Scott
today on legal business
| The Second Regiment Band will give
a concert at Garfield park tonight
A meeting of the promotion commit
/ tee of the Commercial club was held
today.
/ The Paxton store. corner Of Quincy
street and East Sixth avenue, has been
reprinted.
John Doe warrant charged with keep
ing and maintaining q nuisance.
Adam Stadler, IS years old. was
I fined So in police court this morning on
the charge of riding his bicycle on the
sidewalk
Police Officer Palmer has sent in his
resignation to Chief of Police, J. W. F.
Hughes His successor will be ap-
pointed today
James A Stewart, general passen-
ger agent of the Rock Island Lines.
has returned to his office in Topeka
atter meeting of passenger officials
OF the roads entering St Louis.
Preaching at Second United Presbyter-
ian church by the pastor, Rev. w NJ
jackson, Friday evening at o'clock
and Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Preparatory to communion next Sab
bath morning
The following business men Joined
the Commercial club late Thursday
through the invitation of the mem
Morton Albaugh, Fred Robertson and
c. E. McKibben.
An automobile from SaIina under
took to go upon the Union Pacific
depot platform in North Topeka this
morning Upon being stopped by a
thought that was the way to Kansas
City.
W. A Wolverton has been appointed |
as plum bling inspector in place of W. F. |
Conklin. who was dismissed by Com |
missioner w. L. Porter. Mr.. WooIver- |
verton has had many years experience
as a plumber. He began work this
John Purcell. assistant to the vice
president of the Santa Fe in charge |
of mechanical matters at Chicago, and |
formerly superintendent of the shops
in this city, is in his office at the mo-
tive power Offices of the road in To-
peka today.
The Memorial building commission
today let the contract for two new pas
senger elevators to be installed in the
new half million dollar memorial hall.
The contract for the elevators went
10 Kimbau Brs. of Kansas City.
Their bid was 1900.
The CITY sanitary department is busy
oday cleaning the alley east of Kan
sas avenue between Fifth and Sixth
streets All rubbish, trash, and refuse
If all kinds. is being removed and
hauled away. Persons along the alley
nave promised to keep it cleaner than
han 1t has been heretofore.
The Boy Scout masters of Topeka. +.
Miss Mary r. Vose, secretary of the
Topeka Provident association, Judge
Hugh MacFarland and Judge George
\ Huron will participate in the Sc
ection of deserving boys TO go TO the
Z NJ C A. camp for boys at the Stone
Bridge farm the latter part of this
month.
P. Dunlap, mechanical superintend- :
mt Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa .
e at CIeburne. Tex, and well known /.
mOng railway mechanical men in To- :
eka, has been appointed superintend-j
mt of motive power of the Frisco sys-
I'm at Springfield. The appointment is !
Elective August 1. His successor has 4
ot been named.
Topeka s real beauty spot is the lawn
nd flower bed arrangement around
he motive power offices of the Santa
e Jake Oberer, veteran in this 4
-ork and with the read for the last
) years in this city, is the father {;
f this cool inviting park He has a
1ny equipped green house at the 4
Outh end of the building.
Another peck of flies. the second
nce the price has been placed at so =
ents, was brought into the sanitary s
apartment of the city this morning. q
he flies were brought by OrviIIe Brat Z
IN, q small boy at 500 Adams street. Z
he last peck was placed with other 3
les n a formaldehyIe can aud care III
lily fastened up The department q
il first of all kill AL germs that the y
les may be carrying and then it ex- s.
ectS TO hold the flies purchased this y
Immer as an interesting exhibit. 1t s
expected that many more pecks will D.
-rr1-% IN,
-er. So far about two bushels of y
les are on hand. r.