The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-23

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of Lincoln county. are rival Sixth dis
trict aspirants for sergeant-at-arms of
the house.
NJ. E. Younl1in, who used to be a city
dog catcher, is trying to break into the
ranks of Topeka contracts. He bid
on the Central park sewer last night
Buy your husband. brother or gentle
man friend a box of Modern Woodmen
or Cream of Roses five cent cigars for
Christmas. They will appreciate them.
small detached building will be
erected on the Christ hospital grounds
to be used in case of emergency when
the larger hospital buildings are
crowded.
One of the new things this season is
a toy flying machine. 1t works on
spindle with a string. The thing that
flies is a circular disc, capable of doing
considerable damage in its cratic
course.
A. Newman will ask the county CON-
rlissioners to have experts go over all
the books in the county clerks office
before he assumes charge of the office
January IL.
Music for the inaugural exercies in
the Auditorium will be furnished by
Carl Woods orchestra which was Sc
| lected by the directors of the CONNER
cial club yesterday.
Ell Ray Henry. an old Washburn stu,
dent now at Yale, left Monday morning
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return from his home in Louisiana he
will stop here again.
The state house janitors are wonder
fully Industrious these days. They are
polishing the woodwork till it shines and
the new state officers-elect get all sorts
of attentions from them.
A. c. Sherman. of Topeka, is a can
didate for a place as assistant door
keeper during the coming legislature.
He was one of Shawnee county's repre-
sentatives in the house of 1893.
Uncle RUDE" by home talent, will be
money for the high school. This at
traction is given in competition with
the De Lussan concert in Topeka.
H. J. Richmond and Grace Richmond
were divorced month ago. They since
| made up, and Monday Judge Hazen was
asked to declare the divorce off. Both
parties had their fingers crossed.
w. J. Bailey passed through Kansas
City Monday on his way from Bailey
vile to Topeka. He would not have
gone that way but he has to in the abb
sence of the North and South Pole rail-
road.
Tully Scott, formerly a Sixth district
Democratic wheel-horse, but now locat-
ed Colorado. says that politics in the
latter state is more corrupt than any
where else in the United States, except
perhaps Montana.
Beginning with January there will
be something going on at the Auditori-
UNI almost constantly for month. The
| three most important things will be the
chicken show. the governors Inaugural
ton and the Kansas Midwinter EXPOSE
ton.
THE "Florodora" company came to
Topeka from Denver and expected to
arrive here Sunday evening on the Rock
Island. The train was delayed by snow
and the company did not get here until
o'clock Monday morning, II hours late.
Isaiah Lizenby has been appointed to
one of the new positions as assistant
postal clerk created in the Topeka Of
flee at the instruction of the postal au-
thorities at Washington. Lizenby is a
young colored man and a graduate of
the Topeka High school.
The Washburn College Literary So
ciety has elected Cunningham QUAINT
in the intercollegiate debate with thz
Gamma Sigma literary society. Gun
ninghsm and Dadisman are two of the
star players on the football team.
Money order business at the postoffice
is experiencing its usual Christmas en-
largement- A line was waiting in the
corridor of the money order department
at the pOstOffice building most of this
morning. The express companies are
also doing an unusually heavy business
The two new cars of the City Railway
company were christened last night BY
Miss Lillian Clarkson. No. los wa:
named Fowler" in honor of the woman
who paid the first fare on that car. No
107 was christened Lillian Bottles o
rosewater were used IN the ceremonies
Mr. Harvey WorraH conducted the ex
ercises.
The Topeka grocers have decided tc
"cut out" the Christmas gift PROPOSE
ton this year. Among the stores east
of Kansas avenue it has always been g
) part of the groceryman's duty to give
his patrons something in the shape of q
present at Christmas time 1t is the ex-
perience that the custom makes more
enemies than friends.
The frozen condition of the mud or
Kansas avenue has given the white
wings a chance to catch up on Their
work considerably. Street Commission
er Griggs. however, isn't improving al
his opportunities in this direction and
the regular scrapers are only clearing
the intersections.
There will be a bowling contest Mon
day night between the T. A. A. team
and the Elites at the formal opening OF
, the Elite alleys. Kirkpatrick Wolf
Morton. Funnel and Thurston viii
r probably represent the T. A. A. and the
, Elite bowlers will be Gossett, Ewart
Barnum and Wentworth.
John Curran. who was secretary 81
the PoDulist state central committee be-
fore that committee was declared dis