The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-23
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| money
| on your living expenses.
| skating every day at 10 a, M, 2 p,
q. ana 1880 D. M. at Music hall, Sc
Quincy street.
Yesterday was the shortest day Of the
year according to the calendar. It wax
| also one Of the most dtsagreeable.
DR.. r. G. Hutchinson has been
elected instructor in the department OF
obstetrics in the Kansas Medical COL
! lege.
The Modoos are now engaged in an
| enterprise which II successful will bring
Madame Johanna Gadski to the Audi
| torium some time in March.
| Yesterday, which was a comparative
! ~ warm day, found plenty Of gas in
| the mains and the cittzens of the city
were enabled to keep quite comfortable.
A supply of Christmas trees with
burdened, indicates a bargain sale a;
the last minute where prices will be no
| object,
| Members OF the Kansas Grain Deaf
ers' association will meet in Topeka
| January II and 10. Grain men from all
| over the state win be here for this
| event.
Thomas Kelley, of Denver, who is in
| terested in Kenwood addition will
spend the holidays in Topeka the guest
or mis- brother-in-law, e. s. Quinton and
| family.
Arrangements are being made by
| the Nom ers of the Topeka branch Of
the salvation army to feed between
500 and 1000 Of the poor of the city
Christmas day.
A dozen or more conventions will
meet In Topeka within the next three
| weeks which in a measure justifies the
claim that Topeka Is the convention
city of the state.
Though it may seem strange in the
face of the experiences of the past
week. the gas pressure Sunday was
sufficient to meet all demands made
for heating and lighting.
AS far as the school boys and
school girls are concerned the holiday
season will last until January when
school will be again called following
the mid-winter vacation.
There is no need to go south for the
have the price. Strawberries are on
the market in Topeka, and can be had
for 40 cents short quart
The Sunday closing lid seems to be
better fit than the one placed on the
joint situation a few months ago. for
so far there has been no indication of
the possibility of it's tipping.
Judging from the amount of base
bali talk heard about town a stranger
would be led to believe that the sea-
son In this section of the country would
open about the first of the year.
Dreaming grand jury will meet Feb
ruary 3rd, which allows plenty of time
for those fearing investigation to To-
cate in more friendly climate.
Take your troubles to General J. w.
F. Hughes now. He is temporarily
Mayor William Green, who has gone
east to be absent for several days.
The Sunday closing ordinance has
brought most smokers to a realization
Of the fact that it takes double as many
cigars to last them over Sunday as
they supposed Ethat they consumed
daily.
Frof. D. F. Mcfarland of Kansas uni
versity was In Topeka yesterday secur-
ing samples of natural gas which he
took to the university laboratory where
they will be analysed for foreign ele-
ments. Jc
Four of the eight new street cars
purchased by the street railway COM
pany have arrived. The cars cost
$1,000 apiece and several of them will
be placed in service on the North To-
peka lines. 3Ds
Those who have not already complet-
ed their Christmas shopping will find 1t
pretty hard shedding tomorrow. Tomor-
row will be the last day and the crowds
on the street will be the largest yet in
all probability.
The basketball team of the Univer-
sity of Kansas will make trip as far
south as Texas during the Christmas
holidays. On Christmas day they will
meet the team representing the Uni
versity of Illinois at Fort Worth. Tex.
Dick Cooley has stored his household
goods and with his wife has signed a
contract to finish the season in vaude-
where the popular ball player and Mrs
Cooley will be seen the latter part of
the season.
Business should pick up among the
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Teachers association will meet here
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week, which will be responsible for
bringing five or six hundred attractive
looking school ma'ams into the city.
Half a dozen deaths caused by
hours indicates the possibility of a |
harvest of deaths If cold wave
should swoop down on the city while |
the gas pressure Is in the condition |
which it is admitted to be at the pres
ent time. = @N
dispatch from Springfield. Mo, |
states that Eddie Goes, the ball player |
who assaulted Umpire Guthrie on the |
local diamond last summer, will leave |
that town. where he is spending the |
winter, in a few days and will come to |
Topeka, where he will stand trial for |
his assault.
At several of the churches in Topeka |
yesterday Christmas exercises were /
held, taking the place of the regular |
services, They were all more or less |
in some churches the ser
vices being very attractive. The |
churches were all tastefully decorated |
for the services.
One restaurant in Topeka at 119 Kan
sas avenue, was open all day yesterday
and what is more sold cigars. The man
Is Seventh Day Adventist and for this
reason the police did not modest him.
It is expected that the Seven Day Ad-
vent business in Topeka will henceforth
assume large proportions.
Sarah Doe, sister of John Doe was
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