The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-11
sNAP shots ATHOMEN NEWS

/ going on rapidly.
d. o. McCray and Webb McNall have
| gone to YellVille.
| Last year at this time there had been
I five snow storms.
| The Kansas hen is producing eggs at
| 10 cents per dozen.
The state board of charities will meet
| in Topeka this week
Assistant States Treasurer T. T. KEEL
| ly returned today from Paola
The First Church of Christ is pre-.
| pairing to build a church building.
Several wide tired dray wagons have
appeared. Wide tires save the pave
ments.
The decision in the asylum case will
| be announced by Judge w. S. Glass to-
morrow.
The regular December meeting of the
Commercial club comes on Wednesday
evening
The stores have begun to employ their
extra clerks to take care of the Christ
mas trade
The Methodist ministers of the city
are meeting this afternoon at the First
NJ. F. church.
The annual strain on the pocketbooks
has commenced and will continue for
the next two weeks.
And now the girls are getting up
elaborate plans for party gowns for
New Years receptions.
Capital lodge No. A. o. U. w, at
the annual election of officers elected
u. .. 1aylOr past master
Major Anderson will make a good
roads address at the Mission Grange
on the evening of December 20.
The Whitfield postofhce out on the
Mission rural delivery route has been
ordered discontinued on December Is.
The indications are that the conven-
ton to nominate congressman in the
First district will be held early next
spring.
People who make it a point to keep
fa6 n al a "a ire ri Ia i'm y
usual crop Of Christmas weddings is
getting ripe.
The burning question of the hour is
how to buy a Christmas present that
looks as though it cost $3.50 and only
spend 81 for it.
The smallpox scare in other parts of
the state seems abating- The state
board of health is receiving no demands
for guarantees.
The plumbers feel abused this winter.
Here it is nearly the middle of Decem-
Der and there has not a water pipe
frozen and burst yet.
Card clubs seem to have the suprem-
acy in Topeka social circles this year.
The number of dancing clubs is scarce
" half as large as usual.
One Topeka youngster has already
opened diplomatic relations preparatory
to borrowing his sisters stocking to
hang up on Christmas eve.
A man "A years old is suffering from
cold He has no stove but is willing to
do carpenter work to pay for one. He
left his name at the police station.
A Topeka merchant says that a, wo-
man never fOrgets to ask for premium
stamps, While a man seldom thinks of
it unless specially reminded of it by
his wife.
Since Saturday that toast of Rips
that winds up with May you live long
and prosper, has probably been sprung
times.
There seems to have been hitch
somewhere in the plan to get J. r. Bur
ton job in the Indian Territory. The
appointment has not been ratified or
announced
On next Saturday evening the mem
bers of the T. A A gymnasium class,
assisted by members of the Turn Verein
will give an entertainment at the clubs
gymnasium.
A Topeka young man who declared
he would never read Trilby has been
sitting up nights lately in order to fin
ish the book before he had to return it
to the owner.
The decision of the Supreme court, !
coupled with Judge DOster's dissenting
opinion in the State Agricultural case, /
is a subject of much gossip on the part
of the politicians
The closing party of the first series +
of the Informal club will be given Fri
day evening. Each member will be per-
mitted to invite a guest for the evening.
Another series will be arranged for i'm
mediately.
Major A. NJ. Harvey has organized a |
Senate" among the Y. NJ. G. A. class ]
members. Strange that in a Christian
institution such AN unreligious and
barbarOus organization" should be i'm |
itated.
The suits brought by E. A. Austin
and A. c. Marley against the Western F!
Union Telegraph company, one OF
which was brought in the city court |
and the other in Justice Wright's court, !
have been appealed by the telegraph !
company to the district court.
The city library has four copies of |
Richard Carvel." Those wishing a
copy have to leave their names and
take their turn. The demand is so
great that it is from four to eight |
weeks after a name is handed in before |
the turn for that name comes.
A fight occurred at the Grand Opera |
House while Fields minstrels were Civ |
known in Topeka police circles tried to !
pass a boy who was keeping the stage }
entrance The young man was thrown |
out Of the house without ceremony.
The following is from the Atchison
Globe: Brigham H. Roberts thinks he |
is IN trouble now, but he doesn't know |
the worst The federated women's clubs |!
Of Topeka will raise $500 to secure law
yers, and convict him if congress fails
When we have the nightmare, a Topeka !
woman is chasing us
The centennial anniversary of the /
death of George Washington will be OBJ
served Thursday evening at the Eng
lish Lutheran church by the G. A. r.
on next Sunday the anniversary will be
observed by the churches. The ami
versary will also be observed by the
Masonic bodies.
A. E. Winship. of Boston, editor of
the New England Journal of Educa-
ton viii lecture tonight at the high !
school OF Saints and RascaIs.' The !
lecture is given under the auspices of
the city teachers Mr. Winship is max
ing tour of the west preparatory to !
writing an article on the schools of the
west