The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01

\. Steinberg. who was operated or
at Stormont hospital, was removed to
his home today.
The Rev. w. B. Simmons will speak
at the Pauline Congregational church
at 8 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The Santa Fe Railway company is
building a new fence on the south side
of its shop yards and along the north
boundary of Ripley park.
At their regular meeting in the city
hall this morning the city commission
ers received and filed the vouchers
calling for pay of the various city
employees.
remodeling permit was issued to
Z. H. Staum, 124 North Lake street,
by the fire marshals office, calling
for an expenditure of $1,050. James
Brizendine is the contractor.
The Gideons will assist in the serv-
ices at the First United Brethren
church Sunday evening. State Press
dent c. E. Vancil and c. r. Nichols
will be two of the speakers. Mr.. and
Mrs f. F. Dawdy will sing.
Out of consideration for Miss Ruth
Barratt, a valued member of the
Argonauts, in the loss by death of her
father. the Rev. Joshua Barratt, the
members and co-workers have post
poned their meeting for one week.
The Saturday Night club will hold
meet at the Grey Room of the State
Journal. Morton Albaugh, the Gen
tleman from Mississippi" is down for
a paper on What Next"
The Hinkson-Crawford Advertising
company has put up a large sign in
front of the First Baptist church an
nOuncInS the sunday night service. 1t
reads: " Are You an American? Cor
dons subject Sunday 1880 p. m. Fine
music"
City License Collector C. T. Mattingly
has filed his monthly report with the
city commissioners showing he had
collected during the past month
$594.56 from various sources. c. B.
McGrew, who operates two large jit-
ney buses, paid the largest license,
500 fee in all.
A petition was received and filed by
the city commissioners at the morning
meeting from citizens living on the
north side of Tenth avenue and those
on Morris avenue asking that a new
cement sidewalk be constructed. The
petition asked that a foot sidewalk
pe built.
A contract for the extension of a
water main on Scotland avenue from
Seward avenue 20 the north line of
State street extending east from Scot
land avenue, was filed with the city
commissioners this morning and the
mayor was authorized to sign the con-
tract on behalf of the city.
The claim for $55 against the city
for injuries received during last Feb
Tuary by Mrs. L. Dannenhower, 504
Van Buren, street, when she slipped on
a sidewalk, was ordered paid by the
city commissioners at their meetins
this morning. Mrs. Dannenhower re-
leased the city from all further claim.
A petition was received at the
morning meeting of the city commits
Twin oil RI
the Beatrice Creamery company pray
ing for relief from "shrieking and ear
splitting noises coming from the
creamery whistle. The city attorney
was instructed to communicate with
the company with a view to eliminat-
| ing the noise.
| The board of automobile examiners
| presented the city commissioners with
/ a large bunch of auto examination pa
pers at the commission meeting this
morning, an0 they were ordered filed
| Dog tax did not swell the city treas
ury as much this year as it did last
Last year $1,976 was received while
| this year the books showed but ST.
! $50 had been received.
The Topeka district Epworth league
meeting held last evening at the Wal
nut Grove Methodist church, was at
tended by over one hundred members
notwithstanding the heavy rain. The
POSTMASTER was Wrae Orr. Among the
speakers were DR.. Valch and Miss
Nash of Lowman, DIR. Barnard Kelly
DR.. Jeffries, Miss Olive Owen and
Mrs. Rose Potter Crist
Bids were opened this morning by
the city commissioners at their regu-
! lar meeting for the setting of the
| sluice gate, extension of the sewer
and charging of the pump house To-
Gated in North Topeka. Three bids
were received That of John S. Har-
! rington called for a payment of SPAS
| flat for all work. The contract was
awarded to Harrington.
| Eleven applicants were examined al
| the local recruiting station DUNG the
month of March. Three of them 1vn.'e
Passed. Two have been sent to Utter
son barracks for training while the
third is waiting for orders. Two were
rejected for illiteracy, one was mar
/ ried, another diseased, two were I'M
dersized and the other two were turn
ed down because of general unfitness
The name of ]. ]. Schenck, former
county attorney, was presented by
Mayor ]. E. House, to the city commits
sioners to fill the place made vacant
! by the expiration of the term of Mrs
H N. Rhodes, to the city civil service
commission. The board voted to elect
Mr. Schenck and it was so ordered
His term will expire in 1920, as the
full term. according to the law, of &
civil service official is four years.
Mayor ]. E. House has received ar
/ invitation, signed with a rubber stamp
bearing the name of William Howard
| Taft. urging him to be present at 6
meeting to be held in May in the city
of Washington, D. c. The object OF
the assemblage is to discuss enforced
peace but the mayor states he will bs
unable to attend. He stated that il
any citizen of Topeka wished to attend
he would see that he was properly
equipped with credentials.
Orders have been issued from Com
missioner Porter's department to saw,
all birds nests during the tree spray
ing campaign, now being waged in or
der to kill the scale which is killine
trees: in the city parks. The little
nests are carefully preserved and sen
to the various schools with a full OK
ptdnation in order that the chiidrt
| may study bird life and their home
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