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TJE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOTTRNAIi-FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 29,1909.
GITY HALL NEWS.
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JbX-LOUnClImaU MontgOmeryHaS
.
new rire escape Law. -
Would Put Hand Grips in the
Walls.
HORN IS IN CUBA.
IVrites That He Is Having a
Good Time.
J. W. Woodford Is Dr. D.
Campbell's Assistant.
M.
A new fire escape has been suggest
ed by former Councilman E. Mont
gomery and it has been most heartily
approved by Fire Marshal Wilmarth.
Assistant City Engineer Arnold is now
drawing up the plans for the new
escape and it will be issued to the fire
department for final approval as soon
as it is finished. It is an altogether
new arrangement and is different than
anything ever attempted along this
line. It is not only'practical and safe
but it is cheap and a building like the
National hotel could be fitted and
equipped with every detail at a cost of
less than J 1.000. The idea suggested
by Mr. Montgomery is to have between
every window on the hotel about three
hand grips resembling those prefixed
' on a box car. These would extend up
about three feet from the foot of the
Window. Just below the window would
be an iron rod running along the side
of the building. This rod would be
used as a hand rail. Below this hand
rail would be a running board. It
would be constructed of iron and the
footboard itself would be in the form
A "'P' ' . r- . ( r,..-n, t . ...... i .1 v. t
eerted on a running rod supported by?tate ltle chances for the commission
a bracket. This running board would ' orm ,of government In Topeka have
be about four inches in width and
would extend out eight inches from
the wall. A person who desired to
escape from a burning building could
swing himself out on the hand grips
Which would be a very easy task on
account of the nearness of them and
he would then let himself down on the
running board just above the window
In the next story below. He would
have the hand rail to take as a grip
and in this situation he could walk
clear around the building if necessary
or at least until he came to the nearest
fire escape and then climb down to the
ground. If the fire cut him off from
all fire escapes he could crouch down
on the foot board and hand holds and
there would be safe from the flames
until the firemen could reach him. The
plan Is a very simple one and would
cost little money. Chief Wilmarth is
very much pleased with the idea and
Is anxious to see the technical plans
when thev are finished.
One of the first effects of the new
Are escape law was found last evening
when the management of the Novelty
theater asked permission from the fire I
marshal to construct a stairwav from
the gallery floor to the ground on
Quincy street. The stairway is to be
fire proof and will be a very advan
tageous escape in case of fire. It-will
be useful at any time, allowing the
Teople in the galleries to - leave the milk inspection department if they did
building without going through the fnot bring the trouble on their own
lobby and swelling the crowds. The heads. Dr. Campbell spends his time
Novelty is also constructing a double 1 In the field and around the country in
door at the stage entrance in order to . specting the dairies, the creameries and
cut out the light that is thrown on the ; the dealers in milk. This now ' makes
stage when the door is opened during
a performance.
Four boys are the result of a brain
storm on the part of the Topeka physi
cians wno actually remembered to
?. i" i y. , Beport to tBe I
city physician. The lucky parents are
Toieka K r
Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hickox. nlo .
van Buren. Mr. and Mrs. John Lowry,
East Twenty-first street. Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Hall, 722 Jefferson.
The claims and accounts committee
f the city council is meeting- this
A Good Time
to buy
Underwear,
Caps,
Gloves,
Sweater Coats.
Prices Way
Down
Quality
the Best.
Come and See
THE
TOGGERY
602 Kansas Aveune
' afternoon in the committee room of
the city hall. The streets and walks
committee meet tonight at 7 o'clock
J and Monday evening the regular
I monthly meeting of the city council
nines piace in tne council cnamoer.
, Thls will be the first meeting: of Feb-
canes p;ace in tne council cnamoer,
1 i . i j aim men; will ue
ant issues to come before the honor
able body. The voting machine propo
sition and the election trouble will" be
sifted to the end.
Councilman C. W. Horn, who was
granted a leave of absence the first of
the month in order to take a trip
south and spend the winter among the
palms and "balms." has arrived in
Cuba and has written a letter to fhe
State Journal telling of his experi
ences in Havana. He still has that
municipal instinct with him because
all the way throug the letter he men
tions the narrow street and sidewalks
and the manner in which the city is
controlled. He says that the streets
in Havaria are only 12 feet wide at
the most and some of the sidewalks
are but 14 mcnes wiae. niveryDoay
walks single file and Mr.Horn can't
decide whether his wife should go first
or whether he should take the lead
and have her "tag along-behind." Mr.
Horn says he will be glad -to get back
to Topeka (when the weather is warm
er) and feel free on her wide streets
and sidewalks streets that are never
too narrow unless it be for the police
characters and they are privileged.
On account of the extreme cold to
day practically all of the offices on the
west side of the city building have been
moved temporarily to the east side in
the sun-lighted rooms and away from
the wind. The gas pressure is low at
the city hall again and the city officials
are the ones to suffer. Since this con
dition of affairs it is expected that the
"gas" councilman from the Sixth ward
(checkered trousers, white vest and all)
will start another bunch of fireworks at
the next council meeting. It will make
business pick up if he does and if the
city hall has to stand 'many more
freezeouts it will be barely possible
that the councilman-general-statesman
will have a supporter or- two. ;
Since the legislature has passed so
favorably upon the commission laws as
drawn up by the first-class cities of the
been increased and today Mayor Will
iam Green is encouraged over the pros
pects. He said this morning that if thie
people of the city so desired they could
vote for the new form of municipal
government and at the coming city
election in April the mayor and com
missioners would be a reality. At first
it was thought that it would be a year
before the new system could come into
effect but at a quick form of action on
the part of the people the new laws
would be available at once. The com
mission form of government has been
talked of and given so many columns
of newspaper space that it is useless
to take any more campaign action upon
it. It is simply up to the people to
make by petition what they have de
sired for so many months. It is about
time that some action be taken and the
petitions and active work commenced.
Dr. D. M. Campbell has at last re-
Iceived the assistant that he petitioned
lne -'"""-' luf
Pow a ay '? l"e "ul,ce " wle
haIL. J:,W- Woodford is the man to
receive the position and he is the office
man ior me uuu mepeviiuu :
; tests the milk , and takes samples be
sides doing the regular office routine
: work. He also attends to the wants,
, knocks, and pleas of the milk dealers
!who would have nothing to do with the
the milk inspection department of the
city in excellent runmiw order and
makes it possible for S active syste
matic work on the part of the men in
charse.
The tuberculosis exhibit has aroused
s;i . ,v, :a
pectaUon (spring) ordnance
. ' tt . tv. nnn st-
and the city officers at the police sta
tion will be informed to make a more
thorough watch for the violators of
the act. Spitting in street cars, pub
lic buildings, and on sidewalks is
strictly forbidden and the tuberculosis
! scare (even though it Is- being Instiga-
ted by the doctors) is making the pre
'. vention a more important factor. The
. street car company used to keep their
nonspitting signs in the front of the
car in plain sight but in the last few
'years they have removed them and
! naturally the bad habit has grown
' upon the people again. Another thing
'the, street car company should do they
: should clean out the window vats in
' their cars. The cavity where the win
; dows slide down in order to make a
summer car out of the closed cars is
a regular spitoon and waste basket
combined. A look down into one of
those holes will disclose a mass ot
dirt and trash and spit. These trash
holes in the street cars would be a
good place for a germ inspection pro
bably every germ in existence except
the healthy ones coald be found in
these places. The city health depart
ment should get busy and investigate
this death trap. There is another
habit that needs a little remedy in the
form of a therat. Merchants along
Kansas avenue who have In their em
ploy men who get to work at 9 o'clock
in the morning should buy them an
'alarm clock or give them different -or-
ders. . There is a disgusting habit of
clerks sweeping off the sidewalks and
throwing the dust and dirt up into the
faces of passersby. They are so ..im
portant about their ten-a-week" jobs
1 that they never think of anyone else
being on the street and their brooms
1 take on an extra amount of energy that
is never wasted in tne store wnere
there is no chance to "four-flush." If
these clerks wish to work in their class
they had better join the "white-wings"
but when they insist on throwing germ
laden dirt into the faces of pedestrians
they should get a little touch of the
law. These are just a few of the things
that need reforming. Another list will
be- given when this hammer grows
rusty.
One city official said this morning:
"I don't believe the city should raise
such a howl about the fire escape law
until they provide their own building
with the proper appliances. There are
the irons in the walls of this building
for fire . escapes but there are no es
capes." The above tells a story of its
own. But the extreme length of the
city hall should be enough safety for
the occupants. It would take two hours
for a fire to burn from one end of the
building to the other. And then . the
i headquarters of the fire department
are right in the building. It would be
an everlasting disgrace for the fire de
partment to lose their own quarters
by fire.
FOR A MATCH MARCH 17.
Battling Nelson and Packey MeFarland
Have Paeine Coast Date Set.
Chicago. Jan. 29. Reports from the Pa
cific coast say that Battling Nelson and
Packey McFarland will be matched for a
contest on March 1Z. McFarland's return
east will be postponed for a fervr day,
pending the latest negotiations.
THE ONLY
Shoe "Sale
m TOPEKA
Bismark $3.50 Shoes
Lobdell's $3.50 hoes
Erica $3.50 Shoes
Biltwell S3. 50 Shoes
Small size Walk Over
$3.00 Shoes
Saturday
Your Choice of
these Shoes
atJ 622 KANSAS AVC
SCHOOLS HAVE INNING.
Dr. Sanders and Others Speak at
Tuberculosis Exhibit.
The schools and colleges had their
chance at the tuberculosis exhibit this
afternoon. Dr. Frank Knight Sanders,
president of Washburn college, acted
as chairman and the symposium, "The
study of hygiene and sanitation in
schools and colleges with special "refer
ence to prevention of tuberculosis,"
was discussed fully. Although the
midyear examinations are going on
out at Washburn and the students are
crowded for time, a large number of
them are at the exhibit this afternoon
learning of the dreaded tuberculosis
and its effects and defects. Dr. W. S.
Lindsay, dean of the Kansas Medical
college, also spoke, and he was follow
ed by Prof. H. L,. Miller of the high
school, and Dean Kaye of Grace cathe
dral and of Bethany college. Repre
sentatives from Washburn, Bethany
and the high school are included in
the large audience at the exhibit this
afternoon.
This evening at 7:30 Director W. L.
Cosper will give another stereopticon
talk and he will be followed by papers
from five doctors of the city. The
subject, "Importance of ear'.y recogni
tion, and proper treatment.. tff tubercu
losis," will be discussed under the
chairmanship of Dr. C. A- McGulre
and Drs. S. A. Greenfield, 'Setn Mam
mell, W. A. Wehe and A. S. Andrews
will speak on the same subject.
The programme for Saturday after
noon and evening is as follows:
4:30 Symposium, "What Shall the
Women Do in the ' Anti-Tubercuiosis
Crusade?" chairman. Dr. Ida C
Barnes; Dr. Dorothy Nicoi, Mrs.
Eustace Brown, president Kansas Fed
eration of Women's clubs, Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter, Mrs. H. O. Gar-
vey.
7:30 Stereopticon talk by Mr. W.
L,. Cosper, director.
S : On Symposium, "The Negro Race
and Tuberculosis." Special night for
the colored people. Chairman, Dr. W.
E. Jackson; Dr. O. A. Taylor, Prof. C.
F. Clinkgcale. Rev. J. E. Edwards,
Rev. J. C. Nicholson, Dr., J. M. Jami
son, Dr. T. P. Martin.
new jesuit Weekly.
Will Start With Hundreds of Promi
nent Contributors.
New Tork. Jan. 29. A new Jesuit weekly
review in magazine form is soon to be
printed in New York. Prominent Jesuits
have the movement well under way and
already off:ces have been opened in the
historic old Hicks Lord mansion in Wash-in-ton
fQuare west.
Modeled along lines of the Tablet, the
leading Roman Catholic organ of Great
Britain, the new publication will be in
charge of the Rev. John J. Wynne, a
Jesuit scholar ar.4 one of the editors of
the Catholic Cyclopedia. For two years
plans for the review have been under con
sideration and it has been sanctioned by
the pope and Archbishop Farley. The
publication is not intended as a strictly
offic al organ of the Catholic church, but
it will be representative of the Catholic
point of view both in spiritual and tem
poral affairs.
Between 400 and 500 prominent persons
throughout the world will contribute to
the publication and arrangements have al
ready been made for opening bureaus in
the capitals of Europe.
Editors were selected recently at a con
vention of the Jesuit order in St Louis.
The first of the staff to reach here will
JOY WORK
And the Other Kind.
Did you ever stand on a prominent
corner at an early morning hour and
watch the throngs of people on their
way to w-ork? Noting the number
who were forcing themselves along
because it meant their daily bread,
and the others cheerfully and eagerly
pursuing their way because of love of
their work.
It is a fact that one's food has
much to do with it. As an example:
If an engine ha3 poor oil, or a
boiler Is fired with poor coal, a bad
result is certain, isn't It?
Treating your stomach right Is the
keystone that sustains the arch of
health's temple and you w-ill find
"Grape-Nuts" as a daily food is the
most nourishing and beneficial you
can use.
We have thousands of testimonials,
real genuine little heart throbs, from
people who simply tried Grape-Nuts
out of curiosity as a last resort
with the result - that prompted the
testimonial.
If you have never tried Grape-Nuts
it's worth while to give: it a fair im
partial trial. Remember there are
millions eating Grape-Nuts .every day
they know, and we know if you
will use Grape-Nuts every morning
your work, is more likely:to be joy
work, because you can. keep well, and
with the brain well nourished work Is
a joy. Read. "The Road to WeMville"
in every package "There's a , Rea
son." .
((ffi rj r ft fr Ladies: and ' .u---
SlUMllu Gentlemen
Any Winter uit in bur house Saturday $6.50. The first L J '
50 suits customers get a fine 5uit Case Free. Pemem- . v ,
ber it's your choice. Rain or shine sale begins 7:30. . V ?
V- ( I Look, Ladies Look! S
v' I 1 the first 6 ladies bringing JrJ
, h.iii jinn m m V I J their men folks to the sale
- V V """ J w JT we give Free a $3.00 V Jr
mini n White Embroidered Lace w.
' Front Shirt Waist Pattern jr
Lm.mihm-" - ...".."::".":"::"""::'' r::::i Free- c
be the Rev. Father -M. J. . O'Connor of
Omaha, until recently vice president of
Creighton university.
Father O'Connor and the Rev. Father
IS. . Splllane of the Messenger, will super
vise the Amerlfcan branch of the church.
and the Rev. Father Dominick Giacobbi of
Spokane, Wash., will look after the Ital
ian and Austrian interests. The Rev.
Father Henry Drummond,. who has given
up the vice presidency of St. Boniface uni
versity in Manitoba, will look after the
English, Canadian and French news, while
the Rev. Father Betten, until lately pro
fessor of history in St, L.ouis university,
will have charge of the German interests.
ARGUMENTS BEGIN.
Attorneys In Yeager-Aikman Contest
Heard in Senate.
Under- special orders, the senate this
afternoon listened to arguments of
counsel in the Yeager-Aikman contest
case, on the Stavely resolution. Major
Harvey appeared as' attorney for N. A
Yeager, and John Dawson, private sec
retary to the governor, represented
Judge Aikman.
Major Harvey spoke of the statutory
provision relating to procedure in con
test cases. He insisred that Mr. Yeag
er has proceeded according to the law.
He also argued, that; it was not proper
for the senate to decide before it had
heard or considere testimony- or-i-
legations. that the allegations were not
sufficiently explicit Tor the eontestee to
answer. "What would you think of a
court," he asked "that would take up
a case before the defendant 'has ap
peared, and declare that the? allega
tions were not specific enough to give
the defendant opportunity to answer?"
He cited decisions of various courts
relative to nature-of testimony and
charges necessary in election contests.
Major Harvey declared his client
charged errors in counting of ballots
and that the statement fi'ed by Mr
Yeager is all that Is necessary as the
statement of contest refers to errors in
counting.
Mr. Dawson will follow with an argu
ment opposing the propositions ad
vanced by Major Harvey.
Senator H.odires presented a petition
signed by C. ' W. Mays and others of
Edgerton, Kan., protesting against In
creasing the salaries of state officers.
The petition is as follows:
"We the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of Johnson county, Kansas,
lookinsr with alarm at the reckless ap
propriations of the people's money by
the legislative departments of the gov
ernment both national and state do
hereby remonstrate against ail such
wholesale expenditures and especially
in the' increase In salaries of state and
other officers and. especially the pro
posed increase of the salary of the sec
retary of tve state board of agricul
ture .from J2.K00 to $5,000." .
On motion of Senator Cambern. the
rules were suspended and the banking
committee's substitute bill for S. B.
No. 84. was placed on second reading.
This bill amends certain sections of the
state general bankins bill.
BUGldENJOllEET.
Convention Called . to Consider the
Brown-Tail Sloth.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 29. Prof. John
B. Smith, New Jersey state entomolo
gist, has called a meeting of the lead
ing entomologists of this state. New
York, Pennsylvania and New England
to meet in New York city on Tuesday
next to consider the invasion of the
socalled brown-tail moth in the United
States. s
The moth has been found in the
cocoon state in nursery stock imported
from France this winter as has here
tofore been mentioned. The moth is
sometimes called the "nettle bug"
from the fact that it shoots small
spines from its body while flying which
irritate the skin. It also does damage
to shrubbery and trees.
KIDNAPED BY SAILORS.
Girl Seventeen Years Old Reported
Taken Away to Sea.
New York, Jan. 29. Samuel Feld
man, a restaurant keeper, has report
ed to the police that his 17-year-old
daughter Hattie has disappeared and
that in his opinion she was kidnaped
by sailors and taken to sea. Feldman's
restaurant is on the water front and
the girl was last seen- when she was
sent to a nearby bakery to procure
pastry which Feldman sells to seafar
ing men.
Gans-Erne Boat Called Off.
Baltimore. Jan. 29. The proposed
six-round bout between" Joe Gans and
Young Erne, scheduled at Philadelphia
for February 10, has' been called off,
owing to the illness of Gans, who has
neuralgia of the heart and ' has not
been out of his room for nearly a
week-
SHIPPING WARNED.
Storm of Wind, Snow, Hail and Sleet
' Headed for the Atlantic.
' Washington, Jan. 29. In the grasp
of a storm that is sweeping eastward,
with increasing severity and extent is
almost the entire country this side ot
the eastern Rocky Mountain slope.
Rain, snow-and sleet are falling and
high winds and gales blowing in all
these states and shipping on the At
lantic; coast, all the way from New
York to f Jacksonville and , along the
Mexican gulf coast has been warned
of the advancing storm. A cold snap
is in the wake of the storm.
Texas Isolated.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29. High
winds and snow formed a combina
tion late last night and today that se
riously interfered with wire com
munication in many parts of the south
and practically isolated Texas.
At some points in Texas and Okla
homa the wind blew at the rate of 70
miles an hour, carrying a blinding
storm of dust. At Fort Worth, awn
ings and signs were torn away and
small buildings demolished. Several
persons sustained slight injuries.- .-s
Chasing a Wayward Hat.
It's an 111 wind that blows nobody
good and today's exaggerated breeze
was the means of a big block of fun for
some grown up children and passersby
along Kansas avenue at the noon hour
today. " '
About every ten minutes a man, were
he fat or lean, just so he were kindly
hearted and mindful of his fellow men
could be seen to throw on the high
speed and pursue a wind blown fedora,
starting at the Central National bank
on the corner of Seventh street and
run down the slippery Seventh to ' tht
alley where the wind was broken by
the buildings and the runaway hat
captured and returned to the supposed
owner.
A real accident started the fun and
then the joke suggested itself and an
old hat was thrown into the wind
from the west side of Kansas avenue
and a kind fat man on the other side
saw it coming and chased it down
Seventh until it stopped, when he re
turned it to the supposed owner, who
with the bystanders had enjoyed the
fun behind his back. After effusive
thanks from the unfortunate hatless
man the brave rescuer went his way
down the street happy with the thought
of doing a kindness and the hat was
thrown as a bait for another chase.
For an hour the bait was bitten to the
great jov of those who were "on."
It was an awful thing to do to the
benevolently disposed passers hurrying
to dinner, but. the sport was worth the
sting of conscience.
Vew Vnrk Monov lnrl.-M
New York, Jan. 29. MONEY Money on
call steady, 12 per cent: ruling rate 2,
closing bid 1 per cent, offered at 2. Time
loans, heavy: ;60 days, 2&2V4 per cent, and
90 days. 2Vi2 per cent; six months, 3 per
eClJoSE Prime mercantile paper, S4
per cent. ... . ,
Sterling exchange strong with actual
business in -bankers' bills at 4.S5.064.S5.1o:
commercial bills, $4.S4(ff4.S4. ,
SIL.VER Bar silver. 51c; Mexican dol
lars. 44c.
BONDS Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds, irregular. i
Cotton Market. !
Vnrk. Jan. 29. COTTON Spot
closed quiet, 15 points lower; middling up-
4 ."VV bplcs.
A Public
Benefit
Owing to the fact that there
has heretofore been no
All Night Drug Store
In Topeka, we have decided to
adopt this policy. Accordingly
we have secured an
Expert Pharmacist
To take charge of .our store dur
ing the night. We are in a po
sition to fill all perscriptions ac
curately and promptly, and will
deliver goods to any part of the
city, day or night.
Phone 943
All the latest news and per
iodicals, fancy , candies, hot
drinks and fine cigars.
J. M. BRUNT
druggist y-u;
6th and Jackson
DauVers to Any Part of City,
Day or Night.
WE ARE SELLING GROCERIES AT
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE
to attract the largest possible volume of business. "Big Money"
nowadays is made on the Big Business and small Profit Basis. By
trading at the C. 0. D. you can save 20 per cent on your table
supplies.
Kansas Potatoes, extra fancy 15 lb 20c
Legal bushel, 60 lb.... 80e
White Lily Flour, High Patent, 48 lb
sack , $1.35
Weston Bread, large loaf, highest
quality . . lOc
Prunes, fancy large size, lb....7Vo
Canned Apricots, good quality, per
. can 12c
Canned Peaches, 25c value.per can 15c
Apples, fancy Jonathans, pk . ...40c
Fancy Corn, highest gTade, 2 cans 25c
doz 4 $ir
Standard Corn, 2 cans 15c; per doz 85o
Tomatoes, regular size cans 10c; dz 95c
Coffee, extra fancy Rio lb 15c
Tea, Gunpowder. 40c grade. ... 4 .29c
Pickles, large dill or sour, doz.... 15c
Ginger Snaps, fresh ami good, lb. 5c
Kansas Coal Oil, gal luc
Best Gasoline, gal 15c
Sugar, 20 lb. best granulated . .$1.00
Fancy Table Syrup, 10 In. run . . . . S:lo
Navy Beans, Michigan hand picked,
11 lbs.
. . 50c
3ER
SUPPLY" THE BEST FAMILIES IN TOPEKA.
J-outheast Cor. 6th and Jackson Ms.
TOO FAINT HEARTED.
The Rev. J. M. Dorney Tells Civil Ser
vice Applicants They Lack Nerve.
Chicago, Jan. 29. Rev. J. M. Dorney in
a communication to the United States
Civil Service Retirement association in
session here to formulate a demand for
larger salaries and a pension system, rec
ommends a "nerve tonic" as a recipe for
success.
"There is no difficulty in the way, but
your own f aint-heartedness," he says.
"The reason you do not get high enough
salaries is that you lack the nerve to go
after the things you deserve."
APPLES 60 CENTS EACH
Strawberries Bring 80 Cents a Quart In
Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 29. All fruit here is up in
price. One box of apples, a prize package
from Spokane, Wash., has sold at the rate
of sixty cents per apple and it is said
that the common product will go to twenty
cents apiece. Strawberries bring about
two cents apiece or eighty cents a quart.
Oranges, too, it is reported, are kicking
the beam at from fifty, to seventy-five
cents a dozen.
LACKS THREE VOTES.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
Again Falls of Re-election.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 29. Isaac
Stephenson again failed of election to
the United States senate today. He
received 63:,votes, 66 being necessary
for election.
TAFT HEARING COLON.
Cruiser North Carolina Was Sighted
at 9 O'clock.
Colon. Jan. 2 9. The cruiser North
Carolina with Willim H. Taft on
board was sighted off this port at 9
o'clock this morning. She is coming
on rapidly and will anchor at about 1.
PROTECT THE TREES.
House Considering Right of Wire
Stringers to Cut Them.
The house went into committee of
the whole this afternoon to consider
bills under general orders. The bill
by Morgan of Reno to protect trees
from depredation and destruction by
telephone and telegraph, companie
Butterine Armour's High Grade
"Buttercup Brand," 25c value, two
lb. brick, for s.Sa
Buterina Swift's "Lincoln Brand,"
good quality, 2 lb. brick . .250
Steak From Corn-fed Beef Round
15c; Sirloin 18c; Porter House.. 20o
Hams Fowler's Calumet. Ib....l2c
Breakfast Bacon, Armour's Banquet,
by the side, lb. loo
Pork Sausage, (our own make) lb.
for 25a
Cheese, fancy New York, lb 20c
Cheese, fancy brick, lb 25o
Cheese, fancy domestic Swiss, lb.. 25c
Spare Ribs, extra nice, lb lOc
Armour's Simon Pure Leaf Lard No.
10 pail, $1.45; No. 6 pail, 75c; No.
3 pail 50O
Best Compound Lard. 3 lbs 25c
Pure Hog Lard in bulk, lb 11c
Oysters, fancy standard, pint 25c
Sugar, best granulated, 25 lb... $1.00
(With a $5.00 Order.)
SOS
stringing their wire on said trees came
up first for consideration and the house
was debating this bill at 3 o'clock, the
opponents of the measure holding out ,
for the rights of rural telephone com
panies. LOCAL MENTION.
- Use the Independent long distance
service to Kansas City, St. Louis. Lin
coln, Omaha and all intermediate points.
On account of the chimney of Low
man chapel having blown off in last
night's storm, the missionary meeting
announced for tonight will not take
places
Smokers who appreciate a saving
on their cigar bills, will profit by
buying Eagle's Rose Tint cigars by the
Box. In this way you can secure them
in a fresh condition, at a considerable
saving.
Miss Annis Smith of 834 Madison
street Is spending a few days in Kan
sas City the guest of her sister, Mrs.
R. Ht Barger.
Capital temple No. 2 Pythian Sister
will give a free entertainment and ban
quet to the Knights and their families
of the three lodges of the city Satur
day evening at K. P. hall.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
The body of Mrs. A. K. Purviance,
who died at Keith's hospital Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, was sent to
Burlingame for burial today. Mrs.
Purviance was well known in Topek
and has been the proprietor of a num
ber of boarding houses and but recent
ly was located at 217 West Fifth strtA
The funeral of Major S. Gunther has
been postponed owing to the inclement
weather and will be held at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning from the family
home, 1221 Western avenue.
The funeral of Freddie Morgan, who
died at the home of his parents, one
mile east of the city, Thursday of
pneumonia has been postponed on ac
count of the weather conditions and
will be held Saturday morning at
10:80.
TAKE NOTICE
People of North Topeka
Bijou Dream Theatre
Opens Tomorrow Night
833 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE
VAUDEVILLE
MOVING PICTURES
ILLUSTRATED SONGS
Admission Only 5 Cents