The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-26

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rho brI1g bring blue sky or clouds above;
Ihe only universal spring is that which
douglas B. sladen.
Special sale Of mattresses. See
Gresser & Caton's tdv
One Topeka family had a venison
Christmas dinner and they are not
| proud either.
The teachers are arriving. They will
attend the State Teachers association
which opens next week.
The Polar bear rugs in Zanditon's
| show windows have been an interesting
holiday attraction in Topeka
The Elks entertained several hun
dred children on Christmas day. Ev-
cry one was remembered with a
present.
The postoff1ce will be open from $50
to 11:30 Sunday for those who have re-
ceived notices that Christmas packages
await them.
John Waters played at being Santa
Claus Friday and several hundred
children would like to make the ap-
pointment permanent.
The annual meeting of the State
Horticultural societysiwill be held at
the state house threas days commenc-
ing on the 29th OF December.
Two or three pet squirrels owned by
residents living near the state house
are using the capfto gren with its set
q.
l.. w. Bloom, of the state Journal
force, was called to Baldwin Christ
mas day by a telegram announcing
the serious illness of his mother
The annual memorial service of Lin
coin post will be held at Lincoln post
hall Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. The
post and circle and friends are invited.
One of the most pleasing features of
the Christmas cantata at the First
Presbyterian church was a duet by
Mrs. K. A. Shumaker and Mr.. w. r.
Carey.
The ever present sdandelfons are. in
bloom in a number of places in the
city indicating thes openness of the
winter and the prevailing tempera-
lures.
Justice H. F. Mason, of the supreme
court and wife are spending Christ
mas week with Mrs. Mason's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Wilkerson at Gar
den City.
Manager w. P Hemphill of the In
dependent Telephone company gave
turkey dinner to the employees of that
system Christmas day at the central
building on Jackson street.
Pat Francis, who is known around
the Rock Island passenger station as
local engineer Of maintenance" was
presented with a turkey last night. the
gift of the depot employees.
One of the Washburn college girls
who saw THE Man of the Hour last
night, judging from the display made,
must have borrowed about all of the
available diamond rings owned by resi-
dents of Holbrook hall
The school exhibit prepared for the
teachers association twill be open to
Topeka people Tuesday. The work of
the grade schools may be seen at Har-
riSon school and that of the manual
training school in the basement of the
old high school building.
DR.. Eva Harding, who has neither
"chick nor child" will deliver an ad--
dress at the meeting of the State Hor-
subject, 1.-THE Ideal Home.'' and she
is competent to discuss the subject.
too.
J. G. Crane. a former Topeka trav-
cling man is spending the holidays
here. Mr.. Crane has been promoted
to the position of general sales agent
of the Calumet Baking Powder Co.
with headquarters at Fort Worth and
men.
Jack johnson, the negro pugilist
who knocked out Tommy Burns at
Sydney, Australia, last night is not the
fighter of the same name who won
fame in Topeka year or so ago as
ball player and pugilist though the
Topeka man was his sparring partner
for some time.
The Elks' lodge has purchased one of
the newest and most up to date picture
nldCnln6S anu uOndJ0Qa Ino 1TON1-
dent association. It is the purpose of
this organization to give free moving
picture shows three or four evenings
out of the week as soon as the details
can be arranged
The police have half dozen of the
beggars who were soliciting on the
streets the first of the week locked up
in the city jail. The aggregation did a
mighty successful business Christmas
day and celebrated their good fortune
that evening with feast, with high
and low wines on the side-in other
words a big drunk.
An unusual and commendable feat
ure of the Christmas celebration of
the First Christian church which was
held Christmas night instead of
Christmas eve in the banquet room of
the church, was an offering to the
poor made by the pupils of the Sun
day school who marched through the
banquet room, class by class, to music
and laid their donations on shelves