The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-12

| degree of master Mason will be con-
ferred in full standard dramatic form
at the temple on jackson street.
| Neatly printed copies of THE Call
| of Kansas a beautiful little poem
from the pen of Esther M. Clark, of
| Lawrence, are being distributed with
| the compliments of the season by the
Shawnee Fire Insurance company.
Rev. D. ]. Nordling. pastor of the
First Swedish Luthern church, corner
| of Fourth and Tyler streets, has re-
| signed the pastorate for the purpose
| of accepting a call from a church of
| the same denomination in Franklin
county. La
| There is a possibility that Ed Howe,
who lectures at the Auditorium this
evening, will be- called upon to ex-
plain how he can afford to travel
about the country in a special car. No
other lecturer pretends to afford such
a luxury. -cr
Aaron Jetmore. who served two
terms as county attorney Of Shawnee
county but who has resided in New
York city for number of years, Is
spending a few days at the home Of
, his father who has been seriously i'll
for several weeks.
In number of cigar stores about
the city large signs are displayed in
conspicuous places notifying the GUS
toners that the place will be closed
Sunday and finishing with mild sug-
gestion that a supply of cigars for
| Sunday be purchased Saturday even
ing. II .pa esr
H. v, scholes, for the past year
preacher-editor rofs the Wabaunsee
County Tribune, is holding revival
meeting at Prairie Home church,
north of Menokefl. The meeting is but
! one week old and there have been 16
| additions to the membership of the
church. r.. --+-
According. to the contracts let yes
terday by the board of control the
inmates of the state institutions will
use Topeka made products next year,
at least as far as kraut, pickles and
vinegar are concerned, the contract
having been awarded to Otto Keuhne
& Company. ia
One nuisance which a good many
people would like to see eliminated is
the sweeping in front of business houses
just before o'clock in the morning
when people are going to work. The
sweepers invariably raise big cloud of
dust and do not even stop to let a
passer-by escape the dust.
Now that is the place 1 have been
waiting for said an "ex-tank'' refer
ring to the statement made by the
board of health that they may appoint
an inspector for Kansas drug stores.
II should imagine that it would com
pare favOrably with the JOB of faster
in a wholesale whiskey house.
Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley, of incu-
bator fame has received a letter from
the management of the Lyric theater,
Lawrence, enclosing a check for $25
one days proceeds which are to be
used in her fight to keep possession
of her child Mrs. Bleakley has been
living at 1924 College avenue for the
past month.
The iron kettles supported by
tripod which are distributed about the
city every year just before the hoH-
days by the Salvation army, have
made their appearance and there Is no
penalty attached to the dropping of
small change into the receptacle. This
collection is to be usde to defray the
expense of a Christmas dinner for the
poor of the city.
A communication from John Sebas-
tan, passenger traffic manager of the
Rock Island, to the local Rock Island
officials announces that the Golden State
Limited will be resumed Sunday and
that the first train will run through To-
peka next Monday. A strictly observa-,
ton car on the rear end and a tourist
car with smoking compartment is one
of the strong features of this train.