The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-25
Snap Shots atHome News.
A merry Christmas.

A merry Christmas.
D.J. Small was in Kansas City We'd
nesday.
A. w. Smith was here from Mother
son last evening.
John Woody was sent to the insane
asylum Wednesday.
Fred r. Jolly. of the OIathe Mirror,
is visiting in Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs J. ". Smith were in
Kansas City yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs E J. Norris were in
Kansas City Wednesday.
The government thermometer ranged
between Is and 20 Wednesday,
Eliza A. Culver. of Topeka. has been
granted pension of IS month.
1. H. Cole, of the state auditors office,
went home to Girard for Christmas.
The freight offices are closed today
and viii also be closed New Years day.
J. D. Mcfarland was in Kansas City
Wednesday. In that city he's called
Judge"
Harry and Arthur Ehihart of Chicago.
are spending Christmas with friends in
Topeka.
The trains have been heavily loaded
with holiday travellers during the last
day or two.
Col J. W. F. Hughes gets up at
O'Clock every morning to feed and curry
his chickens.
1t is the general superstition that tie
weather IS too cold.
Merry Christmas, sounds rather dis
agreea BILE to the party who wanted to
go home and could not.
All of the offices in the federal build
ing, state house, court house and city
building are closed today.
All policemen got their months pay
yesterday They will not have another
pay day for about six weeks
Mrs. Coe will address the Primary
Union at the Central Congregational
church Saturday afternoon
Katherine Willard will be at the
Grand this afternoon and tonight in
THE Power Behind the Throne
/ N D. Saunders, assistant state audit
or, is back from Arkansas City, where
he is figuring on starting a bank.
One Topeka man says that New Years
is not a legal holiday and that the
banks should not close on that day.
The Topeka postoffice made one de-
livery of mail today and all depart
ments of the Dostoffice were open until
noon.
Ridgeway, both of Topeka, We're grant
ed a marriage license in Kansas City
| Wednesday.
Charles B. Hanford will be at the
Crawford this afternoon and tonight IN
THE Tanning of the ShreW and Much
Ado About Nothing.
The book stores were unable to sup
| ply the demand for the book of John j..
ingalls, writings 1t has been a popu-
4 lar Christmas present.
Unofficial thermometers said it was
II above zero at q. O'Clock this morning
1t felt a good deal colder to the people
who had to walk down town.
Rev w. J. Hatfield. of the Third
Presbyterian church. was given $25 as a
Epresent from his congregation at the
Christmas tree C6lphr9 ton last evening.
The school ma'ams will take posses
sion of Topeka next week, and the poll
ticians will have to take a back seat.
They will begin to arrive Monday morn
ing. o. .
MANY of the employees of the down
| town stores worked this morning deliv-
ering packages that could not be gotten
out sooner. Most of the stores, however,
are closed
Herbert Nichols, an Emporia boy,
escaped from the reform school He had
been placed on farm near Topeka and
given other privileges on account OF
good behavior.
Have you, in your travels today. met
the old-fashioned colored person who
says "Cris'mus gif' by way of greet
ing? It is a sure sign that he is from
the far south.
Things have come to such a pass
that a man can't give one of his friends
a cigar but he is asked it's size and
weight" says a Topeka man who gave
away trust cigars today.
w C. F. Reichenbach has lived up to
his custom by sending some very neat
hoping these few lines find you well''
cards to his friends to start them right
on the new year.
No more displays or lunch stands will
be allowed in the state house corridors
during conventions and the sessions of
the legislature. At least the present
executive council has so decided.
Norman Ramsey the West Point boy
who was appointed from Topeka on ac-
count of meritorious services in the
Philippines, is spending four days va
cation with friends in New York city.
George r. Henderson, superintendent
of motive power for the Santa Fe, has
returned from California where he has
been for the last two weeks looking
over the road in company with Third
Vice President Kendrick.
On Monday night Sloan lodge No
225 viii confer the third degree for q.
visiting delegation from Albert Pike
lodge No. 219 of Kansas City, Mo
Sloan has the reputation of exeelling
all others in the excellence of the de-
gree and the Missourians wish to see.
The mothers, teachers and pupils of
the primary department of the Central
! Congregational Sunday school will meet