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


Chas. VOLTS packing house. left for
Pennsylvania Friday to spend the holi-
days with relatives
Tomorrow night Mrs. Lillian Snow
lectures and gives readings in Topeka
Post hall. 113 East Seventh street, near
Central National bank
Mr.. c. R Hudson, general freight and
passenger agent of the Mexican Cen
trail road. will spend the holidays with
Mrs. Hudson in this city.
The helpful hen will be responsible for
many a Christmas present this year
among the farmer folks. Eggs are
worth 20 cents a dozen.
y Topeka woman has sent Christmas
presents to seventeen of her friends a
an expense of $1.49, and she is ahead
fourteen premium stamps
Mrs. James Z. Adams, of Korea, will
speak Thursday evening at the First
Presbyterian church on the work being
done by missions in Korea
Mrs J. R. Hague takes special in
terest in the little extras in making her
cut flower boxes attractive Premium
stamps. S17 Kansas Ave. Tele. 602.
There is a movement on foot among
the merchants of the city to turn over
a new leaf on New Years, and discon-
tinue the giving of premium stamps.
The January term of the district
court will begin on Monday, January
to within two or three days of that
time.
The physicians are gradually getting
the better of the Cuban chicken pox
in Topeka Only one new case was re-
ported yesterday, and five houses were
fumigated
A string of people bearing bundles
has been going into the pOstOffice to-
day and coming out empty handed.
They will bring packages away with
them tomorrow.
The stores have been so damned with
Christmas shoppers much of the time
during the past day or two that it has
been almost impossible to force ones
way through in some of them.
Some suggestions for Christmas pres
entS: NiOlets American Beauties,
Roses, Carnations Hyacinths and pot
ted Plants. Mrs. J. R Hague. Prem
ium stamps. 81 Kansas Ave. Tele. 602
People are taking more interest in
fine poultry every year. The coming
state poultry show to be held in To-
peka next month bids fair to be one
of the best ever held in the west.
The telegraph and telephone cOmpan-
les are thankful for the absence of wet
snow storms thus far this winter. Last
winter nearly every Monday morning
they had to report lines down.
The freshmen and sophomores at
Washburn are preparing for a 'mix-up''
after Christmas in the shape of a joint
debate. Aessrs. Anderson and AIohler
will represent the freshmen, and Clark
and Seeley will speak for the SophO-
mores.
Speed Hughes says the statement that
there is a scarcity of paper money in
Topeka. is a mistake. He says there
is plenty and that $40, 900 has recently
been shipped out Of town to other
banks.
Irwin lodge No. $50. A. o. U. w. in
itiated five candidates at the last meet
ing. They We're, L. s Randall, Frank
Vail, H E Cook, F. o. SwartZ and
J. R Michael, all of the Santa F'e shops
and offices.
The next Improvement which the To-
peka Railway company Will make to
their line viii be the putting up of
new trolley wire The present one has
done good service during the ten years
which it has been in use
Yesterday was the shortest day of the
year The aImanacs said it was Just
nine hours and thirty-six minutes be-
tween sunrise and sunset, but this
couldn't be proven by anyone in To
peka-the sun didn't shine here at all
On Sunday afternoon, December Path,
at O'Clock in the afternoon, Bishop
John H Vincent will address the young
men of the city at the Y NJ c A as
ISOLATION rooms. The subject Of his
talk viii be "IngersOu and Moody,
Contrast"
Mary Marshall and Burley Hines. two
notorious cOlored people, have been ar
rested for holding up A G Secrest at
the east end of the Sixth avenue via
duet Thursday night and rObbing him
of his watch. The woman is an ac-
cessory to the crime
There will be no class meetings at the
7. n. c A rooms during Christmas
week, with the exception Of the law
course lecture on Friday evening. This
lecture will be delivered by D. R Hite.
and his subject viii be the Effect of
Fraud or Mistake on Contracts"
The Topeka members of the TWen-
tfeth Kansas have formed the TWen-
tfeth Kansas Volunteer association and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent Charles 2. Ramsey; vice presi-
dent z G.. Davis; secretary, Frank NJ
treasurer, lesson Whiteker-
It was necessary for Coroner Wester-
field 10 serve the papers in the dam
age suit brought against Sheriff Cook
and his deputies recently, because all
Of the officers connected vita the shsZ-