The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

See fine display at the Emporium
Three weeks from tomorrow is Christ
mas.
The almanac distributor is abroad in
the land.
Fine display of Partisan novelties at
the Emporium.
The weather indications for today
said: Partly cloudy
The Spiritua1ists are talking of start
ing a state paper in Topeka
Most of the lodges are eIecting new
officers at this time of year.
County Treasurer Rodgers has made
a study of landscape gardening.
L. G. Sain, who has been quite sick
for three months, is slightly improved.
AS soon as the pavements are reason
ably clean another snow storm comes
along.
United States District Judge Williams
has returned to his home in Little
Rock
City Engineer Barnes is revising his
estimate for an engine for the electric
light plant.
Two new business houses have been
built on East Fourth street during the
past month.
A man whose business compels him
to attend the Collins trial says that it
is very tedious.
The state house elevator is running
again now and it is said that it will
run right along.
DR.. a. NJ. Callahan is learning the
routine work in the office of the clerk
of the district court.
W. J. Towne left Friday for Syracuse,
New York, to resume his work on the
state engineer corps.
A Topeka school boy IS wondering
how the United States is to be bounded
now that we own the Philippines.
Rev. NJ. E. Harlan lectures at Oska-
loOsa tonight and will dedicate the new
Christian church there tomorrow.
A boys idea of his teachers work is
that she just sits around and sees that
the pupils do not have a good time.
A d. Calvert state cattle inspector
at Liberal is in the city on business
with the live stock sanitary commission.
A little girl nearly always wants a
new doll at Christmas more than any
thing else. Boys have a variety Of
wants.
Register of Deeds Frank Stevens is
busy destroying n large number of old
chattel mortgages Which have been can
celled.
Governor Ieedy wears boots the same
as he did when he used to live on a
farm, only they are Of a little better
quality.
A Topeka minister who rehearses his
sermons to his wife every Saturday,
claims that he practices what he
breaches
John w. BreidenthaI has been up to
MiltOnvale starting a new state bank
L
of MiltOnvaIe.
A new furnace is being placed under
the main auditorium of the First Chris
tian church, and it is hoped to have it
ready for the services tomorrow.
This is the time of wear when the en-
rollment of the Sunday schools general
ly greatly increases. 1t will drop off
again the first Sunday after Christmas.
TOpeka's trade excursions are the talk
of the state, especially in the territory
covered bV the excursions Nearly all
the country newspapers speak of them.
- The merchants are now getting out
their Christmas displays and women
who enjoy looking at pretty things are
preparing to make daily shopping expe-
ditiOns-
Some people persist in going through
the left hand side of the swinging doors
at the postoffice. People should learn TO
keep to the right in public places where
there is q. crowd.
Since the diphtheria epidemic has
been raging in Wichita Dave Leahy has
learned a great deal about quarantining.
and now he wants to quarantine against
the State University Glee club.
The First NJ. E. church of Leaven-
worth is trying to recover $12, 900 dam
ages in the federal court because the
Chicago & Great Western railway trains
interior with religious services.
Rev. D. D. Cheney of the Parkdale
M z. church will read a paper at the
Methodist preachers meeting at the
First NJ. F. church Monday on THE
Office and Work of the Holy Spirit
The Foster Humane society will hold
its annual meeting on Monday at o.
m in the office of Judge c. G. Foster
in the federal building. All who are in
terested in humane work are expected
to attend.
Some weather prophets say that the
first three days of December indicate
what the weather will be for the next