The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-22
BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.

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The suit of Ellen Foster against the
Knights and Ladies of Protection, a
reeso insurance orde-, fer S9e, has been
az oeaied t. the district court from the
city court. She claims the money as the
unpaid part of the policy held by her
father who died in February.
We wish to call your attention to the
fact that we carry the celebrated Hill
home grown canned tomatoes. These
tomatoes are grown and canned in To-
peka, and each can is guaranteed. War
ner's new grocery, 1901 Kansas avenue.
Ind. Phone S61-3.
Lee Garvin, the St. Joe Western
League catcher with whom the Topeka
baseball management has been dicker-
ing, has signed up with Little Rock.
Next?
The suit of Sheriff Lucas against the
Shawnee county board of commission
ers for $3.50 fees refused by the auditor
was fled in the district court Wednes-
day afternoon. The suit will be tried
on an agreed statement of facts. The
fees are claimed in serving papers from
the city court.
In a. recent write up of Jimmy Britt,
who got a decision over Battling Mel
son, at San Francisco Tuesday night,
a sporting paper says: Like many
other popular fighters Britt discovered
his ability after a year of bag bunch
ing and boxing, which he took up to
ward of what was supposed to be con-
sumption" While all boys may not
develop into fighters they can develop
their strength, so get the boy bag,
or a set of gloves for Christmas. H.
B. Howard has the gloves from $1.25 to
81, and the bags from 1.50 to IS, at his
store. 505 Kansas avenue.
Orlando Grumbine must answer to a
truancy charge, not that he played
truant. but that his ten year old boy
did.
In making out your order for your
Christmas dinner, keep in mind all the
good things we carry at our new gro
Gerry. We make a speciality of high
grade groceries, in the fancy line, and
also everything in the meat and poultry
line. Warmers grocery, 1901 Kansas
avenue. Ind. phone S61-3.
Martha Horton filed suit in the dis
trict court Wednesday afternoon for
divorce from Clad Horton. She charges
nonsupport.
Deputy United States Marshal Nc
Grath. who is being treated for trouble
with his spine at the Army and Navy
hospital at Hot Springs, is reported
much improved. A blood clot formed at
the base of his spine following a bad
fall in Topeka about six months ago.
1t makes no difference how much
money you will spend on your Christ
mas rdinner, nor in what elaborate style
you may get 1T up, there will be no real
enjoyment in 1t unless you have YES
per's Mothers bread on the table. It's
funny what an air of relish comes from
bread why not have the best.
Mrs. D. O. Coe left Tuesday for Ster-
ling, Ill, in response to a telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of her
mother. Mrs. Goes brother, L. w.
Parks, of Bellingham, Wash. who was
visiting here, accompanied her. A tele-
gram received Wednesday noon said
mother died shortly after the arrival of
Mrs. Coe.
OF course Topeka. has no coal mines
fn ah foni I,r1% 2
has something that no other city in the
state has, and that is a bakery that
knows how to bake good bread. We mean
the Vesper bakery, lib East Sixth
bread.
May Eckworth, the woman in the
city Jail who gave Sheriff Lucas such a
tussle Thanksgiving day when he tried
plant this morning to Jailer Lawson.
She says she is being starved. She
wants the commissioners to give her the
six cents that it takes to feed a prison.
er and let her invest it in something
she can eat. She asked Jailer Lawson
to allow her to phone Cor to phone for
her) for a friend to bring her a dinner
but he refused.
Dean Kaye will go to Boston on Jan
uary to raise money for the new Epis-
copal cathedral to be built in Topeka.
He now has over $4,000 subscribed.
The cost of the proposed structure will
amount to $S5,000.
There is nothing more palatable for
breakfast these winter mornings, than
good home made sausage, and if you
want the very best made in the city
you can get it at Warmers grocery, who
have fresh every day the celebrated
Griffith sausage. In addition to all
fresh meats they carry a full line of
oysters, fish, game, poultry, etc. Tele-
phone your order to us. The Warner
grocery, 1101 Kansas ave. Ind. phone
S61-3.
Martha Frisbie has asked the district
court to divorce her from Charles FRS |
bic. She charges cruelty.
Work of the laboring class seems to
be at a slump. The free employment
agency maintained by the city at the
City hall has more applications than
places and laborers seeking for posi- i
ton are daily applying without sue
cess. The street railway and the sewer
work has taken care of quite a num-
Der but the former will soon be COM |
pleted and the extra men turned off. |
The severe wather of winter has not
portunities for the man who does odd
jobs and the outlook for any better |
ment does not present any encourage |
ment for month to come.
Although Mothers bread is given
a great deal of attention at the Vesper
11S East Sixth street. they
have also given their attention to their
pastry department, and have an assort- /
ment of all kinds of cakes and cookies |
for the Christmas dinner, that can be /
found in no other bakery in town.
They also have a large assortment of |
fruit cakes in all sizes.
John, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. |
John Hartley of West Thirteenth |
street, is recovering from a severe at
tack of pneumonia
J. r. Koontz, general freight agent |
of the Santa F'e. is in Chicago today.
There are just two more shopping
days, and always the last few days are |
tireSome ones for the present hunter |
Why not Just make it a box of cut |
flowers from Rodman's.
A o. Brown, commercial agent of |