The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
SNAP SHOTS ArnOME NEWS
LimericIks Made to- ORDER.


Said the girl with the dreamy ize:
IN give any young man a prize
Who'll sit facing the wall
When he comes for call.
And quit using scented hair dize.'
Said mean old guy with a "rowI:
Il guess 1 Will learn how to bowl"
But the man with a grin
Asked for part of his tin
So he died on the spot, poor "Sowl.''
Said an ancient young girl with a smirk
Il am sorry the men have to wirk;
For 1 know they all miss
My sweet little kiss,
| Which I'd give them if they'd only shirk. 4"
Said the chief of police: Mon du,
For the man We are after
l. Must indeed be a CRATER,
And is either a Christian or Ju.
Are you one who wanted a snowstorm
for Christmas.
Here, you, who have been clamoring
for Christmas weather.
It was a good deal like old times to-
day. When street cars are wanted
worst they don't run.
T. T. Kelly, state treasurer. who was
hurt at Kansas City by falling off a
street car, is able to be out on crutches.
Weather Man Jennings heard the de-
mand for cold, wintry weather and he
decided to be liberal and not do things
by halves
The educational classes of the Y. NJ.
c. A. which have been closed on ac-
count of the holidays, will reopen again
next week Tuesday.
Geo. w. Martin, secretary of the state
historical society, is attending the meet
ing of the American historical society
in Chicago this week.
The papers down at lola. Fort
Scott and Pittsburg are talking about
forming a little baseball league with
Parsons, Chanute and Coffeyville.
The employees of the National hotel
were given a Christmas tree and pres
ents by Manager Charles l. Wood on
Sunday. A special dinner was served.
Following it's usual custom, the Y.
NJ c. A Will entertain the young men
at its rooms next Monday. A pro-
gramme will be prepared for both af-
ternoon and evening.
The young son of John Barrett, train
dispatcher of the Rock Island, is quite
sick with diphtheria at the family home
on Kansas avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets.
People who were forced to journey
down town early this morning made the
trip on foot The street cars were tied
up except on the avenue and it tested
the lung capacity of each individual to
fight the snow drifts and the northwest
erly winds.
This is a notice received at the State
Journal office: bible study; Millennial
Dawn. Pilgrim George Draper will
preach at Lincoln post dining hall, We'd
nesday at 1880 p. m. We court investi-
cation and challenge comparison. Come
and hear. No collection" 49,
Local officials of the Topeka rail-
way company are in receipt of cir
cular announcing the appointment of
T. P. Bailey to the position of vice
president and general manager of the
L. E. Myers Steam and Street Railway
company, with headquarters at Chi
cago. For the past twenty years Mr..
Bailey has had charge of the railway
department of the General Electric
company at Chicago.
w. w. Gillespie is at work making
up the scheme of decoration in the
Auditorium for the MidWinter fair
cream, together with the green afford
ed by Alabama smilaX, will predomi-
nate in the colors to be used. The
plans for the electric decorations Will
be made under the supervision of
Albert NJ. Patten. commissioner of
illumination.