The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

Nearly all public offices will be closed
on Monday
The Kansas Medical college has closed
for the holidays.
The stores viii nearly all be closed
all day Christmas.
If you have a ton of broom corn you
can get 5000 for it.
Kansas papers are offering In His
Steps" as a premium.
The schools closed last evening for
the Christmas vacation
The school ma'ams will begin to ar
rive in Topeka on Monday.
The snow viii have to hurry up if it
is to be a white Christmas
Washburn viii debate with Baker
university some time next term.
The express Offices did a. land office
business in all directions today
Manning was arrested as proprietor
and seven players were taken in
Topeka church goers will be treated
to Christmas sermons tomorrow.
People have now got to the point of
asking doctors for premium stamps.
The police last night stopped a poker
game at SIS Kansas avenue. J. w
The Meyer Vaudeville company will
be at the Crawford theater New
Years.
Dr. William Maclay Lyon is here from
Kansas City to spend the holidays with
his parents.
The Chase-Lister company will close
its engagement at the Crawford
theater tonight
a number of Washburn college stu
dents left for their homes today to
spend Christmas.
James Hayes, the florist, will take
orders all day tomorrow at 107 West
Eighth. Tele- $50.
The First Presbyterian church sun
day school celebrated Christmas with
a tree last night.
The force of clerks has been increased
in nearly every store in town owing to
the Christmas rush.
Judge Carver is one of the principal
stockholders in a new bank which is
to be started at Salina-
It is expected that Judge Hazen will
decide several important motions in the
district court next week.
Mrs Maude Souther has filed a suit
for divorce from her husband. Norman
Souther. in the district court
Joseph C. Waters has returned from
Mcpherson where he was engaged in
the Senator Matthews trial
There will be a Christmas tree at
Unity church tomorrow night, with ap-
propriate Christmas exercises
General Manager Frey of the Santa
Fe viii spend Christmas with his fam
lily in Albuquerque, New Mexico
w. H Wishart. excursion agent of
the Rock Island road with headquarters
at Chicago. is in town on business
Walter Bible of the Rock Island pas
noon for Chicago to spend the holidays
Mrs KIeinhans viii sing Graded in
a Manger Lowry" by Schneider. at the
First Baptist church on Sunday morn
ing.
Finest display Of new carnations and
cut flowers ever shown in town Hayes,
107 West Eighth James Hayes Tele-
$50.
This is the time Of year when people
generally buy for their friends just
what they would like to keep for them
selves
The members of the choirs of the diff
ferent churches have been kept busy
the past week rehearsing Christmas
music.
There is one thing about this holiday
season that does not please the school
boy: Vacation IS here and there Is no
skating.
President A A Robinson and Gen
eral Manager Nickerson Of the Mexican
Central will arrive to spend Christmas
in Topeka
A Topeka man speculated on two car
loads of hard coal He is now able TO
sell II at a good advance after holding
IL a short time
Special Christmas exercises viii be
held at Grace Cathedral beginning at
midnight Christmas eve, to welcome
Christmas morn
The Topekas easily won from the sun
flowers last night in a game Of duck
pins by the score OF 1903 10 1,zI5 on
the 7. A A alleys
Robert Manson, chief engineer At