The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-21
BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.

H. B. Howard reported to the coun-
ty attorney this morning that Copper,
the young man who had grated on w.
NJ. Forbes and others, had wori ed him
for a SIS shotgun by getting credit on
the strength of the contract he had
with Forbes to buy a residence.
There is no other plant that is half
SO well appreciated as a nice fern, and
there is hardly a lady that does not
want one. This would be a nice arti-
Gle for a Christmas present, and the
cost would be small. Rodman. the
florist, has a fine assortment for seIec-
tons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Whitaker of
No. 113 Monroe street are the parents
of girl baby. born Tuesday.
The finishing touches are being put
on the holiday shopping today. Then
the statesmen will take the center of
the stage.
In your purchases of flowers don't
overlook your sick friends. There is
nothing that sick person will appre-
ciate quite so much as blooming
plant a vase of cut flowers. Our
Rodman, the florist.
J. B. Belts of Topeka was in Law
renee on business Tuesday.
City Attorney Spencer received a
telegram from Mr.. Street, president of
the city waterWorks, stating that a
representative of the company would
arrive here Friday, December %, for
the purpose of witnessing the sigma
lures to the waterworks bonds and
countersigning them in behalf of the
company. There is some question,
however, whether Mr.. Spencer will be
able to complete his report upon the
title of the property by that time.
There is an impression prevailing
that cut flowers will be scarce for the
Christmas trade, especially the Amer
lean Beauties, which some unknowing
one has placed at from SIS to $24 per
dozen. The writer of this made a spe-
cial trip to the James Hayes green
houses yesterday to determine for GER
tain the prices that would be made on
these flowers. Mr.. Hayes said there
was nothing in the report that Amer
lean Beauties would sell at the prices
quoted heretofore, but that instead
they would be as cheap if not little
cheaper than they were last year. I'VE
have between three and four hundred
American Beauties which We will cut
within the next two and three days."
said Mr.. Hayes, land these we are go
ing to sell at our store at from 50 to
SIS per Dozen" These beauties were
grown and cultivated here and are the
finest specimens ever before shown,
and the prices are much lower than
in any other surrounding city.
M. w. Harrison was granted a de-
cree of divorce in the district court sep
arating him from Lille Harrison whom
he charged with receiving attentions
from other men.
Professor Gleason is at Wichita and
will give a horse tanning exhibition
there during next week.
Thirty years of constant practice to
perfect one article would satisfy most
men that the article was perfect, but
that does not seem to be the case with |
H. VeSper, who makes the celebrated |
Mothers" Bread. After all these years |
Mr.. Vesper is still at it trying to make
his bread a little better than it was the |
day before. This celebrated bread has |
three distinct features all it's own. It's |
the very best bread that is possible to |
make, contains sixteen ounces to each
loaf, and is distinguished from all others |
by it's sign of identity, the Red Tag
1t will take AZ pages in the bond reg
works issue of $500, 900 worth of bonds. |
Each bond of 81, 900 together with it's |
coupon of 500 for the 20 years is regis |
tered and noted in the book and it |
means considerable work on the part |
of the city treaSurer'S clerical force.
There is nothing that emphasizes the
Christmas time SO much, as the decora- !
ton of the home with cut flowers, and |
few flowers make such beautiful decora- |
ton as the Carnat ton, especially if they |
are freshly cut. James Hayes, the flor |
list, will cut three thousand at his green |
houses this week for the Christmas
trade, including nine varieties of which !
the celebrated Lawson, Enchantress, |
and Prosperity are in the lead. There |
is no flower that has such beauty, frag- I
rance, and long life as has the Carna-
ton, and those cut by Mr.. Hayes, being
from his own plants, will remain fresh
more than week, and the prices that
he will sell them at will disprove the |
claim that they are out of the reach of
the average person.
Mrs. D. o. Coe and her brother, L. w.
Parkes of Bellingham, Washington,
went to Sterling, ILL.,, yesterday to be |
with their mother, Mrs. Parkes who is
ILL.,
A ton of coal is a big Christmas pres
ent but there is no other article that
will be more appreciated. You may |
spend twice the cost of a ton of coal
on a Christmas present and not receive
half the thanks you would from the
coal. Let us deliver a few tons for you.
Gillette & Nicholson
Prof George w. Jackson is drilling
colored band at Quindaro for CHRIST
mas entertainment.
The weather men are looking for
severe storm to come, so you had bet
ter prepare yourself for it by filling the
coal bin. Let US give you our prices on
it, Gillette & Nicholson.
Howard K. Perry of Topeka and
Dorothy B. Hazen were married by
Rev w. NJ. Cleveland last night at the
Third Presbyterian parsonage. Ihey
will live at Horton.
Above ali other small flowers the
Violet is the most fragrant, and last
ing, as we'll as the most popular, its
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