The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-09
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
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Topeka council No. 534 K. of c.
held their annual election Thursday
evening, December s. The following
officers were elected: j. j. Lannon,
grand knight; Hugh Lawlor, deputy
grand knight; E. L. Walsh, chancellor;
T. ]. Coughlin. financial secretary;
Joseph E. Triton, recorder: L. M.
IDelahoyde, treasurer; T. T. Kelly, adj
vocate; A. E. Strader. lecturer; John
Curry, warden; Rev. F. NJ. Hayden,
chaplain; t. L. McManus. inner guard !;
Edward Meehan, outer guard; p j.
Monaghan, J. J. Kinney and ]. D. KEEL
| ley, board of trustees.
With every purchase made at their
checks. which are redeemable with
valuable presents. Why not investi-
gate it, you can secure your Christ
mas presents there at no cost to your
self.
Punch Wheeler the most original as
well as the most famous advance agent
in the business, was in Topeka Thurs
day. He had a number of new jokes
which he perpetrated on his friends
If Fraser Bros. are not doing one
thing for the public they are another
They have just organized a premium
department which will interest most
every customer. and the premiums
they have secured are of the best
quality, and each purchase at their
store at their regular cut prices en-
titles you to a ticket in proportion to
your purchase, and these tickets are
valuable for premiums.
Mrs. Carrie Nation arrived in To-
peka today. She will speak at the
Baptist tabernacle, Tenth avenue and
Jackson street, tomorrow evening.
With the coming of Christmas peo-
pie generally stint tn emselves so that
they can purchase presents for their
friends. There will be no need of this
in the future as the premium depart
ment recently installed at Fraser Bros.
C. .. D. store contains presents good
enough 70 RAINY one. and the beauty is
that there is no cost to you.
General J. W. F. Hughes has not
yet announced whether he will resign
his seat in the council if he is ap-
pointed adjutant general.
John E. Lord was drawn on the
federal jury. but he hasn't been in a
always challenged.
Ever since we have tried Taylor's
Perfection -four" said a man today,
our family seem to eat nothing but
bread"
1t was reported that Chester Wood
ward had found his automobile at
Cleveland. Ohio. but it is still at large
Buy the boy something in the sport
ing goods line for his Christmas pres
ent from Howard.
Albert T. Reid has undertaken the
Illustration of a story for McClure's
magazine.
We are prepared to do all kinds of
florist.
A street car off the track Thursday
afternoon drew a crowd of 200 people
VINO will say that Topeka is not met
ropolitan?
Tomorrow-Saturday- be the last
day OF the great stove sale at whole
sale prices of the Coughlin Hardware
Co., so II you have not seen the great
bargains they are offering you should
do so tomorrow.
is why they are willing to pay twice as
much for theatrical attractions as 9th
er towns pay
A Topeka woman who was contem-
plating the purchase of a new stove,
was advised by friend to change her
flour. She did; a sack of Taylor's
Perfection" flour was ordered and
since she thinks the old stove will stav.
one man is guarding a half dozen
cases of scarlet fever in the OIlinton
Heights neighborhood to prevent vio-
lation of the quarantine regula tions.
Give her that palm she's been teas
ing for. for Christmas. Rodman has a
nice assortment.
Councilman Holiday, who attended
several theaters in New York last week
says that people there approve and APP
plaud things that wouldn't provoke a
ripple in Topeka.
Any one can wear good clothes if he
occasionally lets Chivers take a crack
at them.
Farmers say that there is a scarcity
of water for stock in the country
When a firm says they are selling to
the retail trade at wholesale prices,
they are sometimes mistrusted, but
that is exactly what the Coughlin
Hardware Co. has been doing for the
past week; selling any stove or range
in the house at wholesale prices. Sat-