The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEwS
The man who once was railing
Gainst the summers sultry blast
Now sits beside the furnace
Sadly musing on the past.
WASHINGTON Star.


Con Chumos. who is now on his way
to Greece. will be gone six months.
Have you seen those new typography
outfits at the Swift & Holiday Drug
comDanY's.
Isaiah Lizenby has been transferred
from the mailing division to the dis
tributing division in the Topeka post
Office.
]. A. Newman, in the summer time
general agent for the Gentry dog show
No. 1, is visiting his brother, A New
man.
The wife of a candidate for state
senator from Shawnee county is can
wasting for subscriptions for a news
paper.
Bestor G. Brown. of Topeka, was one
of the speakers at the annual memo
rial services of the Elks' lodge of
Joplin, Mo.
Mrs. Porter of 1901 Kansas avenue,
who it was feared was fatally injured
Saturday night by falling down stairs,
is recovering.
The regular meeting of the Sunday
School union will occur at O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. December II, at
Central church.
Albert Marshall has returned from a
hunt in Old Mexico. He brought home
some venison which he divided among
several epicurians-
Gen. Hugh Cameron, the Kansas
hermit, is in Topeka after an absence
of several months. He appears to be
as hale and hearty as ever.
Atchison Globe: A. K. Rodgers, depu-
ty postmaster of Topeka, and one of
Congressman Curtis managers was in
Atchison Sunday in consultation with
Jim Chisbam.
Mrs James F. McCabe. wife of the
with pneumonia. Mr.. McCabe may not
be able to attend the Municipal League
convention at Wichita. which begins
Friday
The game of football scheduled for
Topeka. on Christmas between the
Giasco and LaHarpe teams has been
Cancelled. The LaHarpe team was de-
moralized by the big fire at that place
Wednesday.
Col J. W. F. Hughes, secretary of
the Kansas State Poultry association,
is attending the Harvey county poul-
try show at Newton. He will interest
chicken fanciers in the state show at
Topeka in January.
Tuesday night the Washburn quar-
tette will give a concert at the Wash
burn college chapel. This is one of the
strongest male quartettes the college
ever had. 1t will Dut in the whole of
the Christmas vacation giving concerts
in northern Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Plass will en-
terrain all the students of the collie
giate department of Washburn college
at the presidents residence Friday
night. 1t is one of a series of house
warnings which is being held at the
presidents new home.
AS long as the street car riding pub
lie of Topeka is compelled to make
waits of from five to fifteen minutes in
the transfer station at the corner of
Eighth and Kansas avenues, the To-
peka railway company ought to put a
stove in the building and keep it
warm.
The freshmen and sophomores at
Washburn college had a fight Wednes-
day night in the vicinity of Holbrook
hail. where the latter were giving a
party in honor of the football team.
Glass fights at the college have been
few this winter and this one was with
out blOodshed.
Topeka chess players are getting in
terested in the Chess club which has
recently been formed. and the men,
bership is increasing rapidly. John E.
Frost president of the club, holds the
present championship of the organiza-
ton. A. NJ. Harvey, also member of
the club. is the state champion.
Leavenworth Times: NJ M Butler. q
book agent and author from Topeka
was picked up yesterday afternoon by
License Collector George Heron and
taken to the police station. Butler had
no license to sell goods on the streets
He gave as his excuse that he did not
know a license was required He said
further that he did not intend to gel