The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
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Skating today. Ladies free.
The State Journal wishes its readers
Aappy New Year.
Today is the day that people find 1t
nard to write it 1909.
Write it right: write it January FIRST
4SOS. and start the new year right.
The State Journal is issued at noon to-
nav to permit the hard working employees
/ 10 entov half holiday.
The cigar stores this noon Reported :; =
decrease in the sales of cigars Ihls Is
mot unusual for New Years day
The trial of the state cases will be COM M
Sudge. A w. Dana of the district court
The Santa Fe offices are closed today on
account of the opening OF me ! neT sos +be
while the shops have shut down LOT the
remainder of the week
Arthur ]. Carruth. State Journal report
Harrington and is incidentally taking an
other degree In Masonry
The records of the police department m
the year lust closed. or $40 more than
were made during the previous year
Several new clothing stores have star REQ
Of them is operated by a man VINO pea,
the euphonous name, Solomon FlnkeIsteIii.
Leap year came to an official enc AT
midnight last night and for four long
years the bashful SWANS Will be cohipelnS;u
to do the proposing. if they expect TO win
"a wife.
Mrs. Gale Fowler of Atchison is visiting
her husband who is confined at the iSie9
Fe hospital on account of injuries recelVta
while switching in the Santa Fe yards III
Atehison.
John Marshall who has served for two
years as attorney for the State Temper
ance Union has resigned and will prepare
himself for the duties of assistant attor-
ney general.
The next number on the pipe organ
course will be given tonight at the audl5
forum. Shungapavi. the magician, ah l
Youna. the Japanese iuggler, furnish the
entertainment.
The Y. NJ. C. A minstrel show which was
recently produced in GemmeH hall will be
ed will changes tonight. J.
famous takeoff on the council VIII Iurhlsh
the feature of the show.
Ideas as to the wav of ushering in the
new wear differ gang Of young tousl l
tried to celebrate by breaking the WINDOW
lights out Of the transfer stauoh at an
early hour this mornina.
Despite the record breaking number of
arrests made by the police department
Iduring the year lust closed the tines col
1ected were several hundred dollars less
than during the previous twelve mohths-
Having done his duty as the .Mystero |
iOus Stranger to the satisfaction OF the
members of the Saturday Night cup ana
their friends. Senator Charles Curtis re- /
turned to Washington today
The ParkdaIe postoffice has been novedj
to the r. 3. Kelly drug store, 200 East
Sixth avenue. and Mr.. Kelly is offlcial y,
designated as the clerk in charge IN
the place of L. B. Pechner who resigned
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Keel of Oskaloosa,
Iowa. are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. ]. E. Glendenins of 40 Green street;
Isas,,I Ag f +be SaiSIand Metbodst church
Sunday morning.
Sheriff John WiIkerson and a number of
assistants will make a trip to the penlten-
tiary at I1eavenworth within the next Few
days with three former residents OF Shaw<
nee county who will commence a term OF
service for the state.
zone of Topeka's most disappointed citi-
zens today is the newspaper man, who had
a chance to attend swell New Year
party and who didn't know that he was
to climb in the automobile and
go until late this morning
w Oft 1na
winter exposition which will be held in
Topeka commencing January IS has re-
turned from Chicago where he has been
tons for Topeka's premier midwinter
event. .-E
Now that the name of the Mysterious
Stranger who entertained the Saturday
bers to the number of 100 has been re-
vealed there are plenty of 81 told you So
candidates to be found though not one
gueSSer in ten named Senator Curtis.
A young lady who works in a Kansas
avenue office, and who is out of sympathy
with the stereotyped Happy New Year
greeted the boss this morning with an alb
brevated salutation. n. N. W She was
not to be outdone by the boss however
who came back with IS T. " reply.
The whistles of the various factories and
shops in the city united in sounding the
approach of the New Year, just at mid
night and the blending of the different
tones. made it almost impossible for those
who wished to sleep the old year out and
pose.
Sam Friedberg. the well known jeweler
who furnished the loving. cup presented to
the MYSTERIOUS Stranger" has made a
place any credence in dreams. Sans
recent experience in looking for a pot of
buried gold is said to be responsible for !
The resolution.
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