The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-20
Snap ShotS atHome News.

Col. w. H. Rossington was in Kansas
City yesterday on business
There's nothing like an all night rain
storm to clear off slush and snow.
The Old Maids will be at the First
Christian church next Monday evening"
e Mrs Annie NJ. Trapp, 119 West Sew
enth, has some Angora kittens for sale
CHEAP.
Harry Bone, private secretary to Gov
ernor-elect Bailey, was in Kansas city
F'ridas.
If there is anything a man hates it is
TO be compelled to do some Christmas
shopping.
T. ]. Coughlin is enlarging his hard
ware store. He will occupy the second
floor as well as the first.
School children were out in force to-
day looking over the Christmas toys at
the different stores.
o. P NJ. McClintock will read a paper
on Vacation Schools" before the Sat-
nrday Night club tonight.
General Supt. J. E. Hurley of the
Santa Fe returned yesterday from q
trip on the Chicago division.
DR.. Frank Swallow, of Valley Falls
formerly president of the Kansas board
of health now lives at Gebo, Montana
There will be a special meeting of the
city council Monday evening for the
chief purpose of allowing the December
pay rolls.
Bell, the notorious Cross creek hunter
went hunting Tuesday night and caught
eleven 'Dossums, three coons and ont
5ackrabbit.
The first of the free Sunday afternoon
concerts to be given by MarshalPs band
this winter will be given Sunday at the
Auditorium
c. L. Boynton will speak Sunday at
ternoon at the Y M. c. A. rooms on the
subject The young men of the great
foreign cities"
DR.. w. H. Harrison, for years a prom
tnent physician at Solomon City, moved
his family to Topeka this week, and will
open an office here.
Prof Towne Of Washburn is the coach
of the Washburn girls basketball team.
Towne was a star basketball and foot
ball player at Williams college.
A new telephone line is being put ia
between Dover and Willard, on the west
line Of Shawnee county. The Originas
line was on a barbed wire fence.
There will be another cooperative
meeting in Topeka on January 20-21, in
which all cooperative concerns in the
state are asked to participate.
A man who was digging post hole this
morning announced that there is no
frost in the ground. This is somewhat
surprising after the recent cold snap.
The Kansas state Grange is still do
ing business. The annual meeting, held
at Lyndon this week, was attended by
representatives of the order in Shawnee
county.
The village of Kilmer, north of To-
peka, has issued a request for Christmas
presents for the Patterson triplets, which
1t is claimed are the only ones in the
county.
Contributions for the sufferers in the
northern part of Sweden are solicited
and received at the Swedish Lutheran
church, Fourth and Tyler streets, at
every service.
The owners. of the Vinewood line. it. is
said, have received requests from people
living in SeabroolS, Belview, Oakland
and North Topeka to extend their line
20 those parts Of town.
The annual banquet and comforting of
degrees of Beulah chapter, Order of the
The degree work will begin at o'clock,
and the banquet will be at Z.
Troy Chief; A Topeka newspaper cor
respondent invented 4 marrying story
on Mr.. Leland Mr.. Leland never
thought of denying it till Miss Judy
called on him for an explanation.
The Washburn college students who
benefit Of the athletic department of the
college, will likely select the farce
christopher Junior" to be presented.
A union service under the auspices of
the w. c. T. U. will be held in the
Central Congregational church Monday.
December %. at 2:3O p. m, for the
purpose of praying for the city" Rev.
c. NJ. Sheldon will lead.
The insurance meeting at Atchison
yesterday morning was attended by the
following Topeka gentlemen: J. w. Co
ing. w W. Van Nalkenburg. B. F. Girls
well, Charles E. Thomas W. NJ. Gregory
J. G. Hubbell and w. B. Henry.
This is the time of year when the re-
ceipts at the dead letter Office are large