The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
Snap ShotS at+iome News.

Christmas trees cost from 50 cents
cider" Smith predicts white Christ
mas.
The State Savings bank is passing
out new money, as usual at Christmas.
DR. George Thatcher has gone to Wa
terville to be absent two weeks on bust
ness.
John Collins is now clerk in the
north wing cell house in the peniten-
tiary.
The snow stole a march on Cider"
Smith but he says that he knew it was
coming.
Eugene B. Stotts has abandoned his
plan of moving his hotel paper to Kan
sas City.
George sharitt. clerk of the United
States circuit court. has returned from
Wichita.
John w Thompson has been appoint
ed as substitute clerk in the Topeka
postofice
A petition has been filed asking for
pavement on Jefferson street from Tenth
to Eighth.
George B. Penny, musical director of
the Topeka Choral society, was in To-
peka yesterday.
Four consecutive days of sleighing is
an unusual thing in Kansas but that is
what we have had.
Another case of dipththeria was re-
ported yesterday 1t is in the Magin
family a 204 Tyler street.
1t is estimated that there are already
100 people in Topeka who expect to Sc
cure positions in the legislature.
The seat sale for Florodora opens to-
morrow morning. The opera will make
its first appearance here Monday night.
The second game in the Y. NJ. c. A.
basketball tournament will be played
tonight at the association gymnasium.
"a icfc
of Mrs. Nation than all the policemen
on the force and she is more danger
Gus.
Mrs. S. Guild of Berne. Kas., is visit
ing in Topeka. Mrs. Guild lived in To-
peka with her family for a number of
years.
For the first time in many months
the West Sixth avenue payment is in
excellent condition. The snow has filled
up the rutS.
Chairman Morton Albaugh, of the Re
publican state committee, is helpless but
that does not lessen the attacks of some
newspapers.
In celebrating the return of Christ
mas the people should not forget the
dinner for the poor to be given by the
Salvation Army.
Lawrence World: ]. w Carver holds
the championship for fishing in the Lake
View club He caught a channel cat
that weighed II pounds
It costs SO to hire a bobsled with a
capacity of 20 to 40, for an evening but
that is cheaper, though less exclusive,
than a cutter at 81 per hour
Mr.. Herman CIuts of Eldora, Iowa,
arrived last night to visit his sister,
Mrs. C. H. Goodwin at 235 Taylor street
They had not met for % years.
Clarence Richie has almost a cinch
on the belt of the champion rabbit hun
ter of Topeka. He bagged 81 in two
days, 81 one day and 80 the next.
]. G. Johnson. head attorney of the
men hall. 704 Kansas avenue. Friday
evening on the readjustment of rates.
John Schenck smiles when any one
talks about making him a candidate for
mayor. He had enough experience IN
the county attorney fight to last him.
Frank Strong. the new chancellor of
the Kansas state university. was in To
peka yesterday looking after the po-
litical end of the university business.
The Royals and the Tigers will play
basketball at the Y. NJ c. A. gymnas-
ium this evening Are all the teams in
the Y. NJ. c. A. league named after
popular brands of cigarettes?
The Vinewood park road commenced
work on Quincy street today, building
its line between Fifth and Seventh
streets The granite blocks in front of
the postoffce were torn up yesterday.
Many people wonder how it is that
bicylists can ride on the ice and snow
1t Is a good deal easier to make a BIZ
cycle stand on the ice and snow that it
IS for pedestrian to do the same stunt