The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14


declaration to the letter. causing the
arrest of every person, old and young,
rich or poor, whom he found violating
| the law.
r. J. WATSON of Greenfield, Mo,
| is spending a few days in Topeka WIS.,
iting his sister, Miss Maude Was
son, and his cousin, w. H. WATSON.
The official levy ordinance of the
city was passed by the city commits
sion and becomes effective as soon as
it can be published in the State Jour
nal. No changes were made in the
ordinance as presented last Monday,
and reported in Inc State Journal.
The aggregate levy is mills or 20
cents on the valuation OF 800, the
same as last year.
The twenty-first annual picnic of the
knights and Ladies of Security coun-
ellis in Topeka will be held at Garfield
park August 27-afternoon and even
ing. The K and L. of S. band will be
on hand for the occasion. ball game
will be played in the afternoon, which
will be followed by boat races on Sol
der creek, provided there is any water
in the stream at that time. There will
be an exhibition drill in the evening
at the dancing pavilion by the four
degree teams of the councils. F. NJ.
Hastings is the chairman of the gem
eral committee in charge of arrange
ments.
]. S. Weir, custodian at the city
with vacation next month, if he
does not change his mind before he
takes the vacation. At least he was
granted a leave of absence of two
y, mesks pS the city commission this
fectfonately known, has had only IS
days off duty in nine years, and
works on an average of 10 hours or
more a day. He believes, as does the
commission, that he is we'll entitled
to a vacation He is one of the few
men who have lived through several
a administrations and still remains at
his post.
Arrangements are being completed
for the big enthusiasm meeting of
Topeka fans that will be held in the
main room of the Commercial club
quarters next Tuesday 7 ght to pre-
pare for booster day" which will be
on August 90. The object of the
booster day is to raise money which
will go towards the strenGthenin of
the Kaws in the weak places. The
special tickets that will be sold for
one dollar and which were printed !
free of charge at the Trap shop. are
at the office of the club. The inscrip-
ton on one side of the ticket is; Il
am helping the Kaws (cause), are
you?" Dale Gear, manager of the
team, and several of the players will !
speak at the meeting.
The Uncle Sam Oil company has
sustained losses of upwards of 1,600 |
gallons of gasoline in the past two |
weeks, stolen from the company's big |
tanks at Ninth and Adams streets T,
quantities at night and was evidently |
taken away in a wheel barrow. The
matter has been turned over to the !
police and detectives have been work. !
ing on ii. There has not been any |
missed this week." the manager of the |
oil company said today, but two |
weeks ago we lost a good deal Last |
week there were over 1000 gallons !
taken and 500 the week before. Now |
that the matter has been reported to !
the police we have not missed any |
more. The loss has been over 5000" |
The police believe that they will ar i
several detectives working on the
case. This is the first time that a rob- /
berry of that nature has happened in |
Topeka, and the gasoline men were !
taken by surprise
Sanitary ''bubblers'' at every street
On Kansas avenue from
Fifth to Ninth streets are planned by
the city commission for installation be-
fore the state fair opens September 5.
The matter was brought before the
this morning by Commits
sioner Newland and was referred for
to Commissioner Porter
The entire commission favored the ;
move. 1t is the plan of the commits
sion, as roughly outlined this morn
ing. to install the ''bubblers'' or sanitary
drinking fountains for the benefit of
visitors and citizens. The present
fountain at Eighth street and Kansas
avenue probably will be remodeled SO
that it can be used a bubbler-
other fountains will be placed at Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh and Ninth streets. The
cost of installation will be less than
30 each. according to Commissioner
Porter, making less than $1G0. and per-
maps considerably less. for all the
'ountains proposed. The innovation is
me that the commission agrees is much
needed.
Mrs. Ruth Fox was fined $40 in po-
ice court this morning on the charge
IF burning rubbish with the city linn
is in violation of the city ordinance
Mrs. Fox stated that the fire was 2T
'eet from one building and % feet
rom another, and that there was no
LANCER of a fire. The ordinance for
bids a fire 25 feet from building eX-
,ept in regular trash burned accept
ID by the city" Judge Huron said,
and % feet from one building was
violation. In this time of the year
I is dangerous to burn trash in the
'pen far from any building, and the