The Topeka state journal., 1913-09-02
LOCAL MENTION.

LOCAL MENTION.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
| than new, 25-35c. Brunt Drug CO.
| Adv.
| w P. Wilcox, sanitary police officer
| who was dismissed about August l.
| and who was restored by the civil ser
vice commission after suspension OF
! 80 days, reported for work at the city
sanitary office this morning. He will
| be given a territory in the next day
or two.
| A petition containing 103 signatures
protesting against the billboard at the
corner of Tenth avenue and Polk
street, which was reported having been
filed several days ago. was presented
to the city commission at the regular
meeting this morning. No action was
taken on it pending the outcome OF the
present injunction suit in the district
court over the erection of a board
at Tenth avenue and Tyler street.
F. \. Adds. the paper hanging man. has
some exceptional bargains in wall paper
III W. 9TH. Phone 4014.-Adv.
Homer Langford, colored, is in the
city iail charged with an attempt to
murder his wife. Langford gave her
several slashes in the face once pen
etrating to the bone. The woman was
taken to hospital Immediately, where
DIP C. NJ. Hensley attended her. sac
was not badly injured except by the
loss of blood and the fright she had.
Ianeford this morning refused to give
any reason to the police officers for the
deed.
As long as the present weather con-
tinues no effort will be made to COM
plete the work of connecting the new
pump at the city waterworks station
with the suction pipes leading to the
wells, according to Superintendent
Jesse Shaw. There are two suction
pipes on which the city depends for its
water If one of them was cut to con-
meet the new pump and an emergency
should arise. with the water as low as
it is Superintendent Shaw is fearful
of consequences. Connections between
the new pump and the mains leading
to the city have been made. When the
suction pipes are connected between
the pump and the wells the new pump
will be ready for the tests. But Mr..
Shaw doesn't care to risk making the
connections just now. There is no dam
ger of trouble with two suction pipes
in any sort of emergency. Mr.. Shaw
saws. There is ample water, but the
wells being low makes heavy draw.
and would weaken the service if one
of the pipes was out of commission.
w. E Jeffrey, Dentist. 7o6 Kansas ave-
Adv.
That the having of a single track by
the Topeka Railway company in the
center of Jackson street Will interfere
with repairs to broken or leaking wa
ter mains along the street was called
to the attention of the city commission
today in a communication from Jesse
CtI jr,tp
fer company. Mr. Shaw says the main
lies in the center of the street, and that
while he does not expect to have to re-
pair leaks in it, that he might have to
do so. and that the street railway
track would be very much in the way
if such work had to be done. Former
" two lines of street railway left an
opportunity to work between the
tracks Now Mr.. Shaw suggests that
the present difficulty might be obv1ated
by laying the track at one side of the
street He declares something ought
TO be done about the matter. The COM
rnunica ton was checked up to Commits
sioner F. NJ. Newland of the water
works department.
Mrs James L. Cottrell and little
daughter Margaret have returned
from an extended visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter s. Cook of Sur
phur Springs, Ark.
The Commercial club requests the
of Topeka to decorate their
respective places of business for fair
week J. Will Kelley, secretary of the
club said this afternoon: Thousands
of out of town visitors will be IN To- |
peka next week. "A good impression
will be made If the merchants deco |
rate their stores. Fair week should !
be a gala occasion. We should show |
the visitors that we are glad to well |
come them to the city,. !
F. \. Adds. 117 w 9TH st. has an ex-
celient line of wall paper and puts in on |
risht too Phone 4014-Adv-
The tickets for the Joe French ben
eft ball game that will be played next |
Saturday afternoon at Western League |
park are not selling like hot cakes. |
All the proceeds will be turned over |
to French. the popular Kaw short |
stop, who sustained injuries recently |
that will keep him out of the game |
for the remainder of the season. The ]
benefit game will be between Harry |
c. Snyder's Royal Tailor team and the