The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
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Marshall's band will play at the rink
tonight.
The State Journal wishes all its read
ers merry Christmas.
The Y NJ c. a. is planning to start
an association chess tournament.
Nearly all the stores on Kansas
avenue were closed all day today.
DR. Eva Harding has gone to Atch-
ison 70 visit her sister, DR.. Fannie
Howe.
Governor Hoch and family went to
Kansas City yesterday TO buy Christ
mas presents
Harry S. Andersen. a Topeka boy,
Is candidate for a page in the house
OF Representatives
There Is to be a meeting Of the local
Curtis workers at the Curtis headquar-
ters Wednesday evening.
From the smile on everybodys face
It Is evident that Santa Claus did the
generous thing this year
Ed. G. Bayzer and w. D. Hawkins,
OF this city are down at RingWOod, ok.
working in a mill there.
One Of the reporters on this paper is
likely to lose his job He let his paper
get scoopeo on his own wedding.
Albert Frommer. of bhis city is Wis
lting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Frommer at their home in Atchison.
Go shopping tomorrow and you can
pick up bargains that will make The
usual bargain day sale fade dead away.
John T. Pringle. former speaker of the
lower house and a prominent politician
OF Usage county, was in the city yester-
day.
Three days since anyone has annouar-
ed his intention Of starting a new vaude-
vile theater in Topeka. Why this
delay2
Al the Novelty theater last night the
crowds We're so large that the theater
had to close the doors to keep the
crowds away
Marry Christmas" is one Of the ia
Ncrite slogans of the hour Sixteen
marriage licenses We're issued by Pro-
bate Judge Hayden Monday.
After reading wedding notice today.
a sy mpathetic office force decided THAI
a well known Topeka family had found
a lemon on its Christmas tree
AS soon as the day broke the sun
began to shine and from the stand
point of the weather Christmas day in
these parts was glorious one.
D. H Morgan, prominent in local
Democratic politics and formerly a
member OF the police force. has remov-
ed 10 Arkansas on a fruit farm.
~ Charles Clark. former Washburn
c9iEeesei student but who is row 81 sue
eessIu business man in New York city
IS visiting his parents in Topeka
Inc largest turkey IN Topeka today is
me one which is on tap at the home OF
Mr. J. H Prather of 323 Polk street
The bird weighs forty-two pounds
The state house is closed today and
nearly All the state officers are out OF
the city having gone to their homes to
spend Christmas with their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Tarrel and fam
siy of Holton arrived i'll Topeka today
to spend Christmas with the family of
a L Williams. Mrs. JarrelTs father.
~4tnt tumphTias, inmate of the
city prison. yesterday afternoon made
good his escape in order that he might
spend Christmas with newly married
wife.
All the state house offices were shut
TO-DAY except a few places where
clerks were at work attending to a lit
tie extra business on their own ac-
count.
DR.. Troxell and wife. Prof. and Mrs
Grouse, and Prof Harold Foght. ali Of
Midland, are among the early arrivals
for the meeting of the state teachers
associa ton
E. s. Knight Of Goodland, for sew
eral years an employe in the secretary
of states Office. is visiting some old
friends of his in this city during the
holiday season
The trolley wires on the new street
railway at Twelfth and Clay were nut
in place yesterday and the West Tenth
street car can now turn around without
going as far as Huntoon.
The weather today is exceedingly fine
for this time Of year. Early this morn
ing the sun came out and scattered the
clouds away so that by noon there was
no cloud IN the sky.
Mrs. c. Baldwin and son Harold of
Cottonwood Falls are in. Topeka for
days visit with Miss Mata Bradley.
They Will spend the rest of the week
with relatives at HOlton-
This is the day when you tried some
of the loving remem brances on your
friends andf found that they didn't tif
Tomorrow IS the day when you bring
them back to set your size.
Six days vet to the first of the year
and the time to swear Off again. If
cigars that you got for Christmas be-
fore that time and start even.
From the best reports obtainable
there were few lemons handed
around with the Christmas presents
this year Everybody got Just what he
wanted. or at least he said he did.
Judging from the amount Of Christ
mas candy sold yesterday by the diff
ferent confectioners In the city there
Will be an unusually large number OF
small children on the sick list for a
few days
A newly married Topeka man this
morning when pressed by his friends to
tell what he received for Christmas re-
Piled. II noticed that received several
books which my wife has always want
ed to read
There are probably several heads of
families who are glad this morning tns-
Christmas comes but once a year after
having spent the greater par~ CT a
months wages for Christmas presents
and a big family dinner.
About hundred persons attended
last meningitis services at Grace Ca
rhedraI which were conducted by
Bishop AIillspaugh. A special musical
program had been arranged but there
was no choir on hand to sing it,
An item from wichita says that a
chess and ch ecker tournament is to be
held there The Wichita people saw