The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-03

Away with the small individual mo-
tor-drivcn air tanks in the Mills build
ing. Workmen have just completed
installing a compressed air system in
the building fer the use of physicians
and dentists.
DR.. w. F. Bowen has been granted
a building permit by the office of the
city fire marshal. which calls for the
erection of a $4,000 business building
at 1907 Kansas avenue, work to be
completed by June 1.
Schick's mattress factory was the
scene of a small blaze at Sis last
night, but do damage resulted Smol-
dering fire in sawdust caused the au-
tomato sprinkler to be set off and the
watehman not wishing to take any
chances turned in an alarm
The net municipal debt of Topeka
amounts to about $40 per capita and
the total Indebtedness of the city is
S2.I14, 900. Not all of this amount,
however. it is stated. is subject to
general tax levy. but in one form or
another the tax payers are liable for
| the entire amount.
Captain George Goodrich, veteran
member of the city fire department,
became suddenly ill late Tuesday aft
ernoon while on duty at headquarters
and was rushed to St Francis hospital.
where IL was found he was suffering
! from gall stones. This morning, it
, from the attack and his condition is
considered serious.
The school children of Topeka are
/ gathering up all old papers and bring
/ ing them to school where they are sold
and the money derived from the sale
is being spent for some betterment
which the school children wish for
Central Park school lately has sold
| s25 worth of old papers and the mon
ey was spent for various articles which
the children voted upon as needed for
entertainment.
A K. Wilson. grand secretary of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas. an
4 nodnces that the council of admins
tration of the lodge will meet tomor-
I row morning, at the temporary quar-
terS, in the New England building
and open contracts for erecting q
100000 library at Eighth avenue and
Harrison streets Edward L. Tilton
of New York, the architect, who de-
signed the building, will be present.
Commissioner Newland is havins
! maps made which will show the Ioca
t1on OF each water main, valve and fire
! plug in Topeka. The maps are beins
made two by three feet in size ant
each map will embrace two city
blocks and will be so numbered anC
/ named that any given locality in the
city limits can be easily and quickly
Ilocated- It will take about six month:
10 complete the task
The new 1915 models of summer
hats for mail carriers have arrived
and they are felt. There will be No
straw hats to adorn the Topeka mai
carriers this season. Every year ther,
is difference of opinion among the
mail carriers as to whether they shal
Il wear straw or felt hats. The. matter i.
i settled by ballot and the ma jorfty gov
erns. Last year the felt hat contingen
won and they were successful agair
this year
DR.. Sam Murdoch, Jr., of Sabetha
was elected president of the Kansas
Hospital association late Tuesday aft
ernoon. Other officers elected are,
DR.. F. w. Shelton of independence
| first vice president; DR. J. C. Hall, OF
Mcpherson, second vice president: pr
G. Jones of Lawrence, third vice presi-
dent; DR.. w. r. Dillingham; of Hal
stead, secretary. The meeting was held
on Tuesday so all might attend the
annual meeting of the State Medical
society beginning today.
Henry Ogee, game warden, was or
the north side of the Kaw river ant
looking across he saw Charles Nc.
/ MILAN on the south side fishing. He
also thought he saw Mcmillan usine
| five trot lines in violation of the law
He had Mcmillan arrested. Mcmillan
demanded jury trial and the jury il
the court of Topeka, found Mcmillan
not guilty. Mcmillan admitted the
ownership and operation of one tro
witnesses on the stand who testified t
owning the second, third, fourth anC
fifth trot lines Ogee had seen. Tha
| let Mcmillan out, the jury decided.
Imogene-"why was Jack dropped from
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