The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-22


F. E. Wilson made a journey to Kan
sas City yesterday.
Give your friends a set of Gavitt's
Stock Exchange for Christmas
State Printer George Clark bought
No. 1000 of the Harmon wilson DOCK
Don't. forget that box of Alligrettis
chocolate screams. at Swift & Holiday
Drug comDanys.
Isn't 1t about time for somebody TO
be arranging a prize fight or cooking
main for Christmas nightY
The street cars no longer run to
Vinewood park. Passengers are hauled
only as far as California avenue.
A license to marry has been granted
In kansas City. No, to Harry H. Man
ker and Mrs NJ. Inman of Topeka.
Lee SidweIl, formerly employed in
newspaper work in Topeka, is now COM
nected with Hearsts Chicago Ameri-
can.
Paul Gilmore in the Mummy and the
Humning Bird is the latest big show
booked for Topeka. His date is Janu-
airy Is.
The Ohio club met last night at III
West Sixth avenue. Dr.. w H. Roby
read a paper on THE Worlds Debt to
Surgery.
The members of the Central Congre-
gationaI church have taken uD col
lection of gifts for the inmates of the
county Door farm.
has been at Stormont hospital for two
months is not improving and it is
feared she win not recover.
The court house will be closed Fri
day, and those who wish to secure sup
plies from Poor Commissioner Hale
must get them the day before.
DR.. D. NJ. Shively, of Kansas City,
Kan, was. in Topeka last night to at
tend a baseball meeting. DR.. Shively
is president of the Missouri Valley
league.
Col H. C. Lindsey yesterday contribu-
ted SIS for the Christmas tree at the
Topeka Orphans home. Other subserip-
lions are being made for the tree and
for the dinner on Christmas day.
Frank Dudley, who has been in the
signal CORPS and hospital corps OF the
u. ). army and stationed at the U: 5.
legation in Pekin. has returned to To-
peka after an absence of four years.
If anyone wants to know about
league baseball in Topeka. ask Charles
K Holiday. He was interested in
Go1dsby's Golden Giants and knows all
about the ms and outs-mostly the
outs.
City Attorney Chas. F. Spencer went
to Leavenworth Monday to look after
the gas case. which was scheduled to
come before the court. Mr.. Spencer
said he did not know what was likely
to be done in the case.
The young ladies of Mr.. Dandy s
class IN the E1ISI C0I1Slldn nave
been very busy the past ten days
dressing over 200 dolls at the Settle
ment building. These dolls were bought
with money donated by the federated
clubs.
In Kansas City the banks have de-
cided to close all day on Saturday.
There is some danger that the epidemic
will spread to Topeka. The poor, over
worked bankers Keep open from to 8
every day No wonder they need a
rest on Saturday.
Twenty three clubs have reported to
Mrs. Thorpe on the Christmas fund to
date, and S32.S5 has been received
Full reports will be given in Saturday 6
papers. This fund is for the Christmas
for poor children, which will be given
from Mrs. Thorpe's office on SATURDAY.
At the January meeting of the city
council Luther Neliis will present ar
ordinance requiring that all contract
Ors Ale with the city a bond to protect
it from damage suits which may arise
against the city through the careless
ness of the contractor in leaving piles
of material in the street.
Richa1A Wilson, of the Railroad z
NJ. C. A.sShas himself sold more than 4Ot
tickets to the Messiah concert at the
Auditorium next Monday night among
the railroad men of the Santa Fe. A
number of other Santa Fe men are sell
ing tickets at the shops. The money
received from the sale of tickets by the