The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-10

partment in the city hall.
Seven and one-haIf miles of brick
asphalt and concrete street paving will
be laid this summer in Topeka, ac-
eording to a statement from Commits
sioner Tandy's office
For Sewer Pipe. Phone s65. j. B.
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
Wall Paper Cleaner, Miller & Giles
pie, S33 Kan. ave. Phone 955.-Adv.
Beginning tomorrow, the office of
the city clerk will be open from eight
in the morning until 10 o'clock at
night, including the noon hour in
order that those desiring may register
for the bond eelction to be held
May 81.
Mrs. w. A. Forbes, North Tyler
street, has offered to present the city
with four foot alligator for the Gage
park ZOO Commissioner Porter has
accepted the offer on behalf of the
city. The alligator will be taken to
the zoo this afternoon
Visit the Arbor. 5O4 Kan. Ave-
Adv.
Up to last night 1886 loads of trash
were reported carried away by the five
squads IN the city cleanup campaign.
There are about 500 more loads to dis
pose of before the work will be COM
plete, is the statement made by off,
Gals of the city health department.
Captain Goodrich, headquarters
| fireman, who became suddenly i'll
while on duty some days ago, and was
taken to local hospital, is resting
easy today. 1t will be determined
within q few days whether or not an
operation will be necessary. it is stat
| ed.
! Call 1877, Howard, for proper now
| err sharpening.-Adv.
Another case of smallpox has been
reported to the office of city health
department. Harry G. Hashberger,
who resides in the Taylor tract, north
| of Garfield park, is named in the re-
port. HarShberger is a night car
seaier for the Rock Island and works
at the freight depot. He will be TAX
en- to the city detention hospital.
Within the past three days building
permits to the amount of $146,OO0
| have been issued by the fire marshal S
office. For the first nine days of May
the total is $156,205 and all of this
work is either under way or will be
within a few days. A $4,000 building
permit was issued to John F. Afford
this morning for building at 116,
lis and 40 Kansas avenue.
Framing and silvering. Coe. s2s
| Kansas Ave.-Adv.
A report issued by c. o. Tresner,
bookkeeper in the office of the city
cases of measles were reported to that
office during the past month. other
cases reported were: Diphtheria, :;
scarlet fever, 1; chickenpox, II;
smallpox. 2; whooping cough. .;
mumps 4; pneumonia, 3, and tuber-
culosis, 8, making a total of 263 cases
of contagious diseases reported.
over 1900 notices will be mailed
by the office of the city clerk tonight
| to Topeka taxpayers notifying them of
the amount they owe the city for the
paving to be done this summer.
Mayor House placed his official
signature to the proclamation calling
an election May 81 to decide the ques-
ton of bonds for the new city Jail and
auditorium today.
A fence fire in the alley between
Lincoln and Lane streets in the rear
of 1914 West Fifth street caused the
fire department to respond to an
alarm at 1880 this afternoon.
| An indeterminate sentence to the
penitentiary was given to s. L. Spear,
veteran forger, by Judge G. H. Whit
comb of the second division of the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon. Spear
has served terms in half a dozen PEN
itentiaries. He is suffering from can
Ger. He made a plea for ciemency.
Judge Whitcomb agreed to write let
ter to the warden of the penitentiary
urging immediate medical attention
and parole also.
| Lucas Floor paint. Miller & Gil
lespie, S33 Kansas Ave. Phone 955.-
Adv.
Mrs. George Martindale was ad-
| judged insane by commission OF
physicians in the probate court this
morning. Mrs. Martindale is a widow
whose husband was prominent In
Topeka church circles before his
death. Some time ago neighbors COM
planned that the woman was suffer
| ing from Authorizations and after a
hearing in the probate court a guar
dian was appointed for her. The guar
| dian complained that he could dc
nothing with her and she has been
| adjudged insane. She will be taken
to the TOpeka state hospital this aft