The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

has resumed the even tenor of his
way.
Mrs. Thomas Horsfeld again celebra-
ter the holidays by decorating a large
Christmas tree at her home on Van
Buren, street. for the special interest
and delight of a few children of To-
peka.
A close reading of the columns of
the daily papers for the past twenty
mothers have presented their house
holds with brand new baby boys or
girls for Christmas presents.
Drivers of express and grocery
wagons worked in many instances
long after midnight last night in an
effort to get their christmas Cheer
packages delivered in time to meet
the approval of their customers.
Postmaster A. K. Rodgers says that
the business at the poStoffice is greater
than ever but the employees have been
able to handle everything without de-
lay. There were but seven extra men
employed in the office during this rush
season.
Again the state house is well nigh
deserted by those who draw salaries
from the state and all save a few
clerks and few officials who reside in
Topeka have returned to their homes
in the various parts of the state for
Christmas.
and Mrs. Butler, 33 years of age Wis
tied Kansas City Thursday and dur
ing the course of their Christmas
shopping purchased marriage license
of the probate judge of Jackson coun-
ty. Missouri
been fined by Judge Urmy during the
week, indicates that the heavy fines as
sessed the previous week have caused
the low speed lever to be worked over
time recently on a number of speeding
autoists' machines.
Basketball practice at Washburn
will commence Immediately after the
holiday recess. Hugh Hope will be
captain of this years team. Manager
Millice is arranging a hard schedule
of games and is planning to open the
season in Topeka January II.
John Macdonald. who but recently
returned from a visit to a section of
1.-The old world" known as Scotland,
will deliver an address before the Sat
urday Night club on the subject, "A
Saturday Nighter Abroad" at the
meeting of the club tomorrow even
ing.
Senator Chester I. Long in letter
to a friend says that he Will probably
come to Topeka on New Years eve for
the purpose of attending the "Mys-
FERROUS Stranger" banquet to the Sat
urday Night club. Senator Charles
Curtis and Congressman d. r. An
thony will also attend the event.
The court house has been closed all
day for two very good reasons: In
the first place none of the officials or
clerks care to work on Christmas day.
and in the second the old boilers are
out of repair and workmen are trying
to patch them up so that they will
furnish sufficient heat for the build
ing until next spring.
Automobiles complain that they are
receiving no protection for the money
fNT- af
Our speed is limited by an unjust city
ordinance" said one of the machine
owners, we are watched constantly by
the police and the pavements are strewn
with broken bottles which cause all
kinds of tire trouble
A Topeka store has a system of re-
warding its employees each Christmas
which is highly satisfactory An en-
ploye who has been with the firm for
one year receives IS as a Christmas
present. if he has been in the employ
of the firm for two years he receives
SO. the sum being increased So for ev-
cry year that the clerk has been with
the firm
One of the workmen of the Edison
company, ]. F. GeiSert. fell from the
electric sign on the European hotel last
evening and badly sprained his hip and
both arms. He was changing some of
the wiring on the sign and lost his
grip. falling to the sidewalk below. He
made a lunge at the awning during his
downward flight but failed to get a good
hold His bruises are not serious.
The annual Christmas fire happened
at an empty story and a half frame
dwelling just outside of the city limits
at the east end of Kistler street in
North Topeka. The house was owned
by E Hanford who resides in Silver
Lake The fire department succeeded
in stretching a hose to the scene of
the scene of the conf1agration and when
the last spark had died away a loss of
$500 was hanging over the half ruined
building. The origin of the fire is I'M
known but is supposed to have been
caused by hayward tramps or mischiev-
Gus boys. The fire started on the first
floor and was near enough to anything
to harbor sparks or cinders.