The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

to be among the cleverest performers
that have ever come to this country.
Their act is high class and their COM
edy is extremely amusing.
Insurance companies paid for a new
carpet in the office of the Commercial
club to replace the carpet burned as
result of one of the business men
throwing a match into the waste
basket.
A number of boys who are taking
work in the manual training depart
ment of the high school are making
artistic pieces of furniture in spare
hours to present to friends as Christ
mas presents.
Indications are that the minstrel
show under the direction of w. B. Col
linson which will be given at the Cen
trail Y. M. c. A. DeesaEaber 80 and 81
will be a more humorous production
than any of the former association
shows of the kind.
Four teams and seven men are at
work in Lakewood park. At present
the force is working on a lake which
will cover five or six acres of ground,
but which will not be completed until
later date. A lake one acre in extent,
however, will soon be a reality.
The jury that has been working in
the district court during the Deem
Der term played Santa Claus Friday
and presented Judge Dana with a mis-
bered Clerk Bower with gold signet
ring and Bailiff Anderson with a gold
en- oak rocking chair.
There was a large representation of
the members of the Shawnee Alfalfa
club present this afternoon at the Com
merc1al club to hear an address by
Dean Ed H. Webster, of the State Ag
ricultural college, who is considered one
of the best authorities on the subject
| of alfalfa in the country.
The billboards about town have
never looked better than they do this
holiday season, due to the clean, red.
| white and green posters of the Red
| Cross Christmas SEAL which are seen
everywhere. The seal was designed by
Howard Pyle, one of the best known
artists of the country. so that its ar
tistic value need not be questioned:
and as for utility, it is one of the best
! philanthropic agents ever known.
Ben Akers' automobile has been re-
turned to him by the manufacturers
to whom it was sent to be rebuilt. The
! car was stolen by joy riders one night
| last September and was found the next
morning in badly damaged condition
in a ditch near ST. Francis hospital
| The repairs, costing over $500, We're
| made by an automobile insurance
| company in which Mr. Akers carried
q policy. No clue has ever been dis
covered as to who stole the car.
I
/ have q children's entertainment at
i 315 Kansas avenue" said Captain
Lewis c. Bennett of the Salvation
Army. I'VE intend to give away toys.
fruits and candies, and a Christmas
j tree will be one of the features of the
entertainment. Several of the stores
have promised to make donations of
toys. We expect to bring as much
Christmas cheer as possible, by pro-
viding 200 baskets to the needy at
Christmas time"
One of the best known aerial acts
before the public today, is that of the
-Four Flying Banvards." which is ac-
knowledged to be the king-pin of all
acts of this nature. The ''Banvards''
are originators and they have devised
so many new ideas in their style of
work, that their entire performance
contains nothing that is done by any
one else This feature and the ease and
grace with which they accomplish ev-
erything they attempt. makes their act
unique. The "Banvards' will be seen
at the Ndidwinter exposition.
This was q great day for the mer-
chants. Farmers were in the city by
the thousands to do their Christmas
shopping. and great many people
came by train to take advantage OF
the offer of the Topeka Rebate asso-
citation. The heaviest business Of the
season was done today, but as next
to purchase Christmas gifts, and as al
most everyone has at least the "odd:
and ends left to do in the way OF
shopping, the merchants arc counting
on reaping a rich harvest.
Many compliments about our Sun.
day evening dinners at the ThrooI
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