The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para.
graphs for Your Consideration.

A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.
The Topeka Scottish society will
meet at Judge John Guthrie's office at
8 o'clock Tuesday night.
The happiest people in town yester-
day were those whose coal house was
filled by Gillette & Nicholson.
The school board will not meet to-
night on account of this being lone"
of the Christmas days.
Now that the rush is over, look
after your own comfort by having the
coal bin filled by Gillette & Nicholson.
The group photographs of the presi-
dents of the Kansas State Teachers
association which formed a portion of
the interesting Kansas educational ex-
hibit at the Worlds fair, will be
placed in the rooms of the Kansas
State Historical society. With the
exception of two faces the group is
complete for the forty years which
have elapsed since the first date of
deavor which was necessary to secure
the set was expended by John Mac
Donald and the search took him over
the entire confines of the United
way south to Texas. 1t is probably
not generally known that Justice
David G.. Brewer, now of the United
States supreme court, was once the
such is nevertheless the faact. The
occasion was way back in 1868 when
the organization was in its swaddling
clothes. Brewers picture forms the
central figure in the group.
Beginning at o'clock on Wednesday,
January IL, the Kansas state board of
agriculture will hold it's thirty-fourth
annual session Secretary F. D. Coburn
has prepared one of the best programs
in the long history OF this board. The
breeders xUiI oil
at O'Clock on Wednesday, January II,
but the members will meet informally
on Wednesday evening to partake of
the annual breeders banquet A num-
Der of others will be held during the
week. The Kansas State Poultry as
ISOLATION will hold it's annual show in
the Auditorium during the entire week.
Col. J. w. F. Hughes, the secretary, will
furnish information to interested par
ties. The Kansas State Veterinary Med
ical association, the Kansas SWINE
breeders association, the Kansas Red
Polled Cattle club. and the Kansas Bee
keepers association will each have their
annual meetings during the week. The
railroads have given a rate Of one fare
plus fifty cents. No receipt or cert1fi-
Gates are required. Tickets will be on
sale at all railroad stations in Kansas
and from Kansas City and st. Joseph,
Mo-, from January to IA inclusive,
and they will be good for the return
passage until and including Monday,
January 16.
There are no sick boys today, as all
of them passed by the turkey and other
things, and went for the bread. and,
say, what a pile of Vesper's Mothers"
bread was eaten yesterday.
Harold Keifer is home from the In
dian Territory for the holidays.
A Topeka man, who is said to be the
best dressed in town, says he gives more
attention to his linen than to any other
part of his dress, and that all of his
linen is laundried at the Commonwealth
Hand Laundry.
Did you escape indigestion after all
the turkey and mince pie?
Did Santa Claus fail to bring you
just what you wanted for Christmas :?
Now, really, didn't you enjoy the
Mothers bread at your Christmas
dinner better than the turkey?
All over the city of Topeka on Sun
day special services were held in the
churches commemorative of Christmas
day. The conjunction of the great
holiday and Sabbath gave opportunity
for especial celebration at all the
houses of worship.
Here is a solution to the old fashion
ed boy who used to stuff himself so
full of turkey on Christmas day that
he was sick for a week. He has
grown so used to Mothers bread at
and filled up on bread, and such good
bread as Moth er's'' bread could hurt
no one.
Mrs. A. L. Van Antwerp returned to
the City of Mexico today. Mrs Van
Antwerp will remain for short time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Y.
Devendorf at 1241 Fillmore street
Miss Laura and Miss Elizabeth Maggie,
of Wisconsin, are here to spend the holt
days with Miss Elizabeth Nagle's aunt
in Potwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Holland of Okla
homa City, Miss Laura Hairsine of
Springfield, Mo. and Mr.. and Mrs c.
E.Offen and family are spending Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Hairsine
Chas. n. Rix, of Hot Springs, Ark,
is spending Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Hankla at Fifth Avenue no.
tel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Wettling gave a
Christmas dinner at their home in Oak
land. Those present were Mr.. Godfrey
Wettling. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rake and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Confir, Mr..
Catherine, Mr.. Scion Kiefer, Misses Yer
ME, Annie and Ocie Rake.
Mrs. G. E. Smith and daughter, Alice
May of Denver Mr.. and Mrs o. w KEEL
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. BarteIl and
son Leslie Thomas of Kansas City, are
spending Christmas with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Deisher of this CITY
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Mays.
Miss Anna Canaan, of the Standard
Shorthand school, is this week taking
the first vacation she has had in II
years.
Mr.. Joe Manner, of ST. Joseph, is the
guest of Miss Ada Simmons.
Holiday Rates via Missouri Pacific