The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Lovers Lane" will be at the craw-
ford tonight.
H. ]. Adams and family of Burlington
spent Christmas in Topeka.
Mr. and Mrs Fl. A. French of Newton
spent Christmas in Topeka
The government thermometer ranged
between 10 and 10 Thursday.
The roads are so rough that trip
into the country is torture.
Matt Weightman spent Christmas
with his family in Colorado Springs.
Rev. F. w Emerson is now conduct
ing a temperance campaign in Iowa.
This is the coolest day of the winter
The mercury stood at 90 at o'clock.
Observer Jennings is wholly and alone
responsible for this bitter cold weather
J.. F. Randolph, the Nortonville editor.
was a Topeka visitor on Christmas day,
Mile. Zelie de Lussan win appear In a
song recital at the Auditorium tonight
The county commissioners met today
to see that the county spent Christmas
properly.
Frank Grabendike of ottawa. who has
been visiting Topeka friends, has re-
turned home.
.GranGaa" Miller of Clay Center,
spent Christmas with his daughter, Mrs.
w. +. Lake.
This is good skating weather, accord
ing to an opinion just handed down by
the court of hoyville,
Christmas has gone. but the unpaid
bills are still in the future. so there is
something to live for.
More than one Topekan has abandon
ed his corncob pipe. He received box
of cigars for Christmas.
The Newton Republican had dot
puzzle contest, and Mrs. Jessie M. Dryer.
of Topeka, won fifth prize.
This is the day when the postoffice
force begins to dig It's way out from un-
der the holiday avalanche.
Since the appearance of Hanford the
usual discussion as to the merit Of
Shakespearian drama is on.
Cloud county will send delegation of
forty teachers to the Kansas association
meeting in Topeka next week.
Christopher Wise. of the Santa Fe me
chanical department, spent Christmas
with relatives in Kansas City
Mile de Lussan has sung abroad IA
seasons. That is far better than good
many people can do at home.
j. II. Guy and j. Hume Childers are
candidates for the position of second as
sistant in the county clerks office.
Mrs. N. Nelson and Mrs. A. B. Hitler
are conducting a city mission every
evening at 1850 North Kansas avenue
Today the heating systems of the pub
lie schools win be tested thoroughly. 1t
will be surprising If none prove faulty
D. o. McCray is the author of Good
Things About Kansas" published in the
Christmas number of the Frisco SYSTEM
magazine.
Several Topeka children will take part
in Lovers Lane at the Crawford to-
night They will be on the supernu-
meraries list.
Did you ever notice what a hull there
seems to be the day after Christmas.
New Years, July 4, Labor day and
Thanksgiving?
Bainn John Coyne. of the district
court, is preparing to seat large crowds
daily at the Lowe murder trial which
begins Monday.
There has for some days been a coal
famine in Topeka. Coal dealers have
not been able to get enough fuel to sup
ply their customers.
John Macdonald will speak at the
Wednesday afternoon teachers meeting
on THE California Plan for Supporting
the Public Schools"
The war department has announced
that anyone wishing to enlist In the reg
ular army viii have to prove that they
are q years of age.
The Christmas present of the city
railway company to the citizens of To-
peka was two new, large, comfortable
and well heated street cars.
Dean Kaye, of Grace Cathedral made
the address before the Sir Knights at
the Temolar services in the Masonic
building yesterday morning
II you are III QOuDL dS 10 the makeup
Of your New Years calling cards, get
Eugene Ware to plan them for you. He
is past master at the art
J. W. Smith. who was connected with
the Topeka Democrat. and later the To-
peka Press spent Christmas in Topeka.
He is now located in ST Louis.
Mrs. Fisze win play Much Ado About
Nothing" in 1904 and 1905. Charles 3.
Hanford played the same Shakespearian
play at the Crawford last night.
]. S. Jackson. the newly elected secre-
tary of the ottawa Y. NJ. c. A, is ex-
pected in Topeka shortly to inspect the
work of the Topeka Y. M. c. A.
The Kansas Medical college carries a
page ad in the Washburn Review, which
seems to indicate that the two schools
still have diplomatic relations.
The high school auditorium, represent
tative hall and the senate chamber are
being put in readiness for the teachers
meetings to be held next week.
Receipts for making eggnogg, without
any nogg in it, are in demand for New
Years among the temperance people.
vanilla does quite as well as nogg.
Charles B. Hanford, the actor who was
at the Crawford Thursday, entertained
the sixteen members of his company
with a Christmas dinner at the Throop
Two hundred baskets each containing
food enough for five people. were sent
out by the Salvation Army people. Most
of these We're sent out Wednesday af-
ternoon.
II a snow scene is ever given on the
stage of the Grand this winter some
railroad will be called on to lend a snow
pillow before the audience will be able
to get out.
For almost the first time since she has
been police matron, Mrs. Thorpe had her
Christmas day pretty much to herself.
The Salvation army took her work off
her hands.
esor,a of the avpreeS COMMA nice x.-era
forced to leave several wagon loads of
undelivered presents at their railroad
depots Thursday. The deliveries will be
made today
The express companies delivered an
unusual number of small, square, I'M
| labeled boxes Skinned from Kentucky