The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs


.'nFr. Shocks latest farce
Causes hearty laughter,
Though the epigrams are sparse
That's the morning after
SIN the scene where Mary tries
Blowing out the taper, go
Miss DeWiggs was surprise!
That's the evening paper
..Horseplay, just a trine coarse.
Optimism treacly,
How inferior to the Norse!
This is in a weekly
seTn the flood of plays and books,
More or less mephitlc,
Comes a farce by Mr. Snooks-
That's the monthly critic.
Adrian Ross in Dramatic News
The Bethany kindergarten will be
closed during January and February.
Every sidewalk has been skating
park for two days, but it is all over
now
The people who own sleighs now feel
that they have had the interest on their
investment
Harry Adams, formerly a lawyer in
Toneka but now of Burlington, is in
Topeka on business.
Fifteen thousand tickets will be put
on advance sale for the Kansas Mid
winter exposition next Monday.
T. E. Dewey supreme court reporter.
has purchased the Willard Han resi-
Service on the West Eighth avenue
car line has been suspended until the
track can be gotten into shape for use
Cooper Jackson, a Topeka newspaper
man, is going to the City of Mexico to
become city editor of the Mexican
Herald.
Services are being. held every even
ing at the Seventh Day Adventist
church at the corner of Fifth and
Western avenue.
The new Independent telephone direc-
tory will be printed tomorrow. At last
account the lists included the names OF
1900 subscribers.
Prof. Coppedge of the high school
teaching force was married during the
holidays. Yesterday one of his classes
showered him with rice.
J. NJ. Padgett. of Topeka, president
of the Automobile club. is at the head
of a movement for an automobile ex-
cursiOn to the worlds fair
The Womans Missionary society of
the Central Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. T. w. Harrison at J
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
Dr. P J. Lerrigo, formerly of To-
peka, and wife, who are missionaries IN
the Philippine Islands, are the parents
of a son born on December 29.
Mrs. Ro, enia NJ. st. Johns, depart
ment president of the w. R. c. was in
Topeka yesterday She will visit the
William w. Rob1yer has filed suit in
the district court asking for a divorce
from Grace Roblyer. They were mar
ried in 1897 and lived together for seven
weeks.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
ongregational church will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Mrs. w. o. Nevill, corner Fourth and
Tyler streets.
This weeks number OF the Scientific
American, published in New York City,
contains an article regarding Harry E.
Gavitt's now famous patented Stock
Exchange card game
A celebration in honor of the twenty
first anniversary of the organization of
Sunfower camp 536 will be held tonight.
a supper will be served after a pro-
gramme of speaking.
The newspapers outside of topeka
are Doking fun at the Authors club.
They may be inspired by jealousy, and
strangely enough VIM. Allen White is
leading the onslaught.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the First United Presbyterian church
will meet with Mrs. J. D. Pattison at
1926 West street at 2:30 o'clock Thurs
day, instead of on Wednesday.
George A. Clark, state printer, is now
living in the home he recently pur-
chased at Ninth and Fillmore street. It
was formerly owned by D r. Hite Mr.
Clark will remodel it in the spring.
Dan Jones. who died in North Topeka
yesterday, was a deputy sheriff of this
county under Sheriff Wilkerson. Jones
was good officer and during his term
had a number of encounters with bad
men which generally came out credit
ably to him.
c. c. Cryder, a brakeman, who lost
his arm by being run over by a Rock
Island train, has sued the Rock Island
for $4,000 damages in the district court.
Cryder was climbing down a ladder on
a freight car when the ladder gave way
and he was thrown under the cars.