The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02

| coal to the city, at the meeting of the
! city commission today Bids were re-
! ceived Monday. The only other bidder
was the Southwestern Fuel company.
There are only three days more in
! the free week at the Y. NJ. c. A. and
| these days should be taken advantage
| of by the boys of Topeka. The first
part of the week has been successful
with a large attendance every day.
Police officer A. A. Woodward has
been appointed temporary night SER
geant by Chief of Police Josiah Ross.
Several members will be tried before
one is appointed permanently to fill
the position left vacant by Ross in his
promotion.
John T Burnes. executive secretary
of the International Dry Farming con-
gress, who is in Kansas City, is COM
ing to Topeka tomorrow, and has wired
asking for interview with Governor
Hodges. He will arrive at 10 o'clock
and visit with the governor until noon.
That part of the civil service ordi-
nance regulating the pay of the men,
bars of the civil service commission
needs dOctOrinS is the opinion of
Commissioner Porter. He offered
motion before the city commission To-
day that an amendment to the ordi-
nance be prepared by the city attor
ncy and presented for action.
A check for $500 for the Seed Wheat
fund has been received by J. Will
Kelly. secretary of the Topeka Com
mercial club. from the Beatrice Cream
cry company. successors to the CONT
mental Creamery company Subscrip-
tions made through the Commercial
club will he turned over to w s. Saw
yer, state bank commissioner.
The Cathedral Boys club will have
an open house Saturday night in hon
or of the winners of the city tennis
tournament and for the annual fall
opening of the club. This has always
been a big affair for the club and
large crowd is expected The hours
will be from to IL o'clock. Marion
Smith. president of the club, James
Smith and Will Collinson are arrang
ing program.
Sanitary Policeman Wilcox was
severed from the city pay roll this
morning by unanimous vote of the
city commission. There was very lit
tie discussion. Comm iSSioner Porter
simply made a motion that Wilcox be
discharged from service and the
mayor and the four commissioners
voted in favor of the motion. Charges
had been preferred against Wilcox.
They were not made public.
Homer Pipher, in suit filed in the
district court today. asks divorce from
his wife, Rose Pipher. alleging meg
duties, neglect to prepare his meals
Mr.. Pipher asserts that his wife col |
lected all his household effects and
moved them to her mothers in Law |
renee, where she took up her abode. |
Attorney for the plaintiff is H. \. |
CaSebier.
The city of Topeka ha- not vet con-
formed to the very radical garbage law |
enacted by the last session of the leg |
isla ture. Her garbage ordinance does |
not conform to the state law. and the !
city commission is apparently in no |
haste. 1t will fix up an ordinance when |
it has time. but City Attorney Ralston |
is not going to work overtime on the |
matter. No one wants him to. He told |
the city commission today. however. |
that he would prepare an ordinance for |
the consideration of that body soon.
\ big green peach and a small boy !
made a combination for trouble. Ed |
ward Stewart is charged with having |
the green peach and letting it fly with |
all the force he could muster at an
Tenth avenue and Morris streets. 1t |
struck Mrs Ida Myers of 1919 South
Kansas avenue on the shoulder, pro-
ducing bad bruise and causing much |
pain. wrath and indignation. She |
swore to a complaint for the boys ar !!
rest yesterday. On account of Stew
arts age. he will probably be taken
to the juvenile court.
The much discussed bond of the To-
pcka Street Railway company the
pond winch many people wanted the /
city to collect on because the company
had failed to make extensions as the !
bond called for is now a thing of the !,
past The bond was cancelled this
morning by the city commission on
motion of Commissioner Bone 1t was
not Cancelled. however. until a new
bond had been received and approved /
by the city attorney. The new bond is
for the same amount. $1,000. and is to
guarantee the completion of the Gage
park extension by next June and the
South Topeka extension by July 1915.
Commissioner of Parks Porter is in
favor of the city having park in Au-
burndale. A petition for the same with
a number of signers was presented to
of the city commission this morning
the commissioner of parks offered a
motion that the petition be granted and
the city attorney and city engineer be
instructed to do the necessary things
for the crea ton of a benefit district
for the same. Commissioner Tandy
suggested that the motion was too in
definite and offered an amendment that
the matter be more fully planned in
and Mr.. Porter withdrew
is motion and seconded Mr. Tandy's
which prevailed.
c. w. Bower, clerk of the district |
court. made a record brea king collec- !
ton of fees during the quarter ending
Sept. so, 1918. According to figures is