The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-13
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS.


Janice Meredith will be at the
Grand tonight.
.At the Old Cross Roads" will be at
the Crawford tonight.
L. A. Sharrard of Meriden, was in To-
peka Friday afternoon.
The government thermometer ranged
between q and % Friday.
There is a demand right now for
teamsters and farm hands
The Christmas vacation at Washburn
college will begin December 20
The Easter term of the Episcopal Di-
vinity school will begin April 81
Bestor G. Brown was in Kansas City
Friday. He registered from Topeka
The Sloan lodge reunion al the Ma
sonic building will be held tonight.
How fortunate it is for the kids that
the snow storm came on Friday night
A new radiator is to be put into the
office of the commissioner of elections al
the city hall
]. G. Douglass. who was visiting in
Topeka last week, is seriously sick III
Kansas City.
The suit of George Burghart against
Frank Stahl for Sc. 400 damages will go
to the jury today.
Sloan lodge No. 225, A. F. and A. NJ.
will hold its election of officers next
Thursday evening
The colored Knights TemDlar made an
excellent showing Friday evening at the
St Johns church jubilee.
Mrs. Nation owed the county $57.45 in
unpaid fines. She has paid in and re-
ceived her clearance papers.
Governor Stanley returned this morn
ing from Newton, where he went to at
tend the Republican banquet.
n. H. Loomis was in Kansas City
Friday. The papers of that town have
not become used to calling him -coloner'
yet.
There. will be meeting of the Felicity
club Tuesday afternoon at 2:S0 at the
home of Mrs. Ira Howe, 1925 Harrison
street.
George Trobert, of Manhattan, has
bought the Boniface Hereford farm of
4S0 acres six miles north of Silver Lake,
for $15.500.
Hello Bnl' will be at the Crawford
Sunday night The same attraction was
here in August with Harry Corson
Clarke as the star.
The brick paving contractors are
working little now and then, trying to
finish up their contracts before too much
cold weather comes on.
The state house steps are exceedingly
dangerous in the icy weather of the last
day or two. They should be literally
sprinkled with sawdust or ashes.
John E. Frost and G. H. Whitcomb
are playing a chess match by mail. Both
live in Topeka A. M Harvey is also
playing a mail game with both men.
Supt. Frank Nelson was called yester-
day afternoon to Swedesburg, Iowa, by
the serious illness OF his mother Mrs.
Nelson and daughter accompanied him.
The Shawnee county farmers fnsti-
tute which was in session Thursday and
Friday, closed Friday evening. The
meetings were held at Oak Grange hall
T. E. Dewey, supreme court reporter.
attended the Masonic celebration in
Kansas City Friday for the purpose of
seeing Judge Bill" Smith ride the goat.
Mrs. RamsayzBaker, better known as
a writer under the nom de plume of
Becky SHARP has been elected libra
rian of the new public library at Joplin
Missouri.
E. w. Poindexter is in the lead for the
turkey offered at the T. A. A. for the
highest score Hade at rubber necfs sbe<
fore Christmas. IFse~ has~the record so
far at 132
Rev. T. D. Critics. pastor of the United
Brethren church will read the paper be-
fore the Ministerial Union Monday
morning. His subject is THE greatest
need of the church,
Robert Mcclure has purchased the
three story business block at 480 Kansas
avenue. This has been known as the
Foster building. The sale was made by
Shillinglaw for $4,000.
The Vinewood road might as well give
up trying to run the Topeka city rail-
way out of business. The city railway
has Unlimited finances. 1t is burning
anthracite coal in all it's cars.
Rev j. A. Stavely, pastor of the North
Topeka M. E. church. win speak on
Personal work for friends" at the
Young Women's Christian association
Sunday afternoon. December II. The
hour is AIS.
News is daily expected that General
Fred Funston has resigned his commits
sion in the United States army and left
for Venezuela to assume command Of
the two in the Venezuelan artillery
department.
Engineer Stafford at the city hall says
that the city is saving about one-third
on its fuel bill for the city building THU
winter, owing to the covering of ashes
tos which has been put over the steam
pipes and boilers.
Celebration of Christmas will com
mence at the First Congregational
church. Sunday evening with a service
of Christmas songs and anthems. One
week later the Sunday school will give
an entertainment.
There will be a calendar party, given
by the Baptist New Church Workers.
assisted by Mrs.P. w. Crannell on We'd
nesday evening, December H. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Smith,
1913 Van Buren street.
Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army has
the most rasping way of saying the
word ''HelP' of any person that has
been heard in Topeka for a long time.
u ID OAAONS-f ~ 4A45A AtClA CNC1y St11iiCi
the crowd into the Salvation Army.
The Washburn faculty has organized
a literary club, which meets this even
ing The suDDosition is that the Wash
burn students are to watch the smoke
of this club and see how to amuSe them
selves without dancing or card playing
Quartermaster General James Smith
will have a public sale of United States
army clothing Monday, December Is, at
10 a. m. at the state house. He will dis
n h1O1ISnC bo nd
trousers, ponchos, trumDets, etc, at
bargain day" prices.
Rev. H. A. OFT will give a lecture Sun
day evening at his church on The Life