The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-23

II cents more whenever a member OF
the association dies, or as often as is
necessary to raise money enough to FUR
nish a 800 funeral for a dead member.
| The Western Association has $50 for
anyone who can figure out q. good sat
isfactOry schedule for next season. Joe
Roe of Sedalia got the money last year.
There Is no use figuring, however, until
the circuit is made UP.
A visit to our store will greatly help
you in making selections for your
Christmas dinner, as we have made a
special effort to have all the good things
that we could possibly get, and we can
save you more money on the order than
any other store in the city. For TO-
seasonable, including some specials
found only at our store. We will have
fruits, nuts, candies, game, dressed
chickens and turkeys, fresh meat, oys-
plete stock of fancy groceries in town.
Fraser Bros c. o. D. store, northeast
corner of Sixth and Jackson streets.
! Judge c. E. Foote says that he has
nothing to say for the present concern
/ ing the plans of the Kansas Natural
Gas company to run a pipe line to To-
peka.a TIL give you a story though in
few days." was his conclusion.
1t is expected by State Superintend-
ent Dayhoff that about 1900 teachers
g
ton to be held here next week.
The State Temperance union is to
hold its meeting in Topeka on February
10 and 16. Governor z. w. Hoch will
deliver an address.
AS Christmas present Judge HAGEN
gave Georgia Pass 4 divorce from her
husband whom she charged with ret
supporting her.
A Topeka man who is known as a
connoisseur says that no matter what
else he has on his table at his meals,
there is no relish in it for him unless
ne has Vesper's Mothers bread, and
so persistent is he that all his friends
have come to know it, and when inVlt-
ed out this celebrated bread is given
prominent place beside him.
/ L. Deisem of Garden City stopped
in Topeka today. He is greatly in
terested in irrigation.
The freight depots in Topeka will
be closed all day on the Mondays fol-
lowing Christmas and New Years.
The Randolph bank, of Randolph,
Riley county, is the latest applicant
for charter to begin business with
the new year.
Elizabeth OmeIia was granted a de-
cree of divorce in the district court
Thursday separating her from Patrick
! Omelia. She charged abandonment.
Every seasonable cut flower, potted
plants, palms, ferns, holly, mistletoe,
and wreaths at Rodman's.
Maud Jackson has asked the judge
of the district court to divorce her
from Leonard Jackson because she
says he fails to support her.
You only have to prepare one
Christmas dinner a year, so why not
make it the one long to be remem-
on the market this year than ever be-
fore, that is if you go to the store
that keeps them, Fraser Bros. G. O.
D. store northeast corner of Sixth
| "a p TO-,
have an assortment of good things,
that can be found only at their store
and by placing your order with them
you will save money.
The majority of the merchants
| along Kansas avenue say that their
trade is unusually brisk this Christ
mas.
The rabbits may not have such an
easy time on Christmas after all.
There is a promise of snow to aid the
! hunters.
G. K. Holiday will get back from
New York Saturday noon, at which
time he is expected to bring Topeka
Christmas present in the shape of a
natural gas pipe line.
Most people have to do the figuring
| themselves to make the savings on their
purchases, but Fraser Bros O. O. D.
store northeast corner of Sixth and
Jackson, are always trying to place the
best goods before the public at the
| least possible cost, and the prices they
| are making on good goods will assure
! the purchaser that they are buying
/ them cheaper than they themselves an
/ ticipated. For your Christmas dinner
Fraser Bros. have everything that is
good and a visit to their store will con-
vince you of the fact, and in placing
your order with them you will be saw
/ ing money.
Richie and Hanley, the paving con-
! tractors. have reconsidered their inten-
/ ton not to carry out the contract of
I paving Jackson street, between Twelfth
| and Huntoon streets, and started in mp
| on the work this morning. The whole
trouble between the city and the firm
arose over the time payment should be
made. After letting the contract the
| city found that funds were getting low
| in the treasury and informed Richie
| and Hanley that they would be COM
| PEELED to wait until the June taxes came
| in. Richie and Hanley did not take
kindly to this delay and demurred upon
putting down the pavement. The mat
| ter has been hanging fire for several
weeks past to the great discomfort of
the Street Railway company and the
property owners adjoining the new dis
| trict- The grading was completed yes
| terday by John Maxwell and this morn
f, ing the paving firm started to place
! their steam roller to work. An endeaV-
or will now be made to rush the work
| while the good weather lasts.
| Doubtless many a woman wishes she
| could dispose of her stock in a matrimo-