The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
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"AND THE RAINS CAME,

AMI 11E Mains S<14AL<.
The day is dark and cold and middling
It rains; and the wind is energetic-very.
And we. dive for the cellar when the
While my wife and the wind con1oin to
And It seems damp. dark and dreary.
Be stil, sad wife, and cease your whin-
In the New Jerusalem is the sun stin
(dy fate is the common fate of all
Even in Kansas some rams must fall
Tho now we don't need it-really.l
J. STEWART.
The Colonial dame" Midwinter post
ers are now conspicuous in the store
windows.
The independent telephone can rem
der you just the service you need.
Order it now.
The Rev. T. S. Young will preach at
the First Baptist church Sunday, both
morning and evening.
II. F. Martindale of Madison is in
Topeka. He is a son of the late Vim.
Martindale of Emporia.
The first express elevator to be in
stalled in Topeka was put in running
order in the new Mills building today.
Topeka sells fruit and vegetables
cheaper than any city of it's size in the
United States asserts Samuel E. LUX.
F. NJ. Harrington has sold his half
section of land at Vidette, IL miles
southwest of Topeka, to- NJ. M. Modlin
for $4,000
Palestine Exploration is the subject
of an illustrated lecture which will be
given in Grace cathedral by DR.. Frank
K. Sanders.
The Y. NJ. C. A. and high school
Giants will play practice game of
| hoe IoI Of
this evening.
The deer for Gage park were loaded
last night at the Samson farm. IL miles
south of Topeka, and were delivered At
Gage park today.
E. Walter has sold the property at
the southwest corner of Sixth and
Fillmore streets, consisting OF three
houses, for $4,000.
DR.. S. S. Estey will deliver the "class
sermon before the seniors of the high
school at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning, January %. 7
1t will be three weeks before the big
window pane for the new Mills build
ing, which was found to be broken
when unpacked, can be replaced
The Baraca class of the First Chris
tan church is holding banquet next
Monday evening for the girl friends of
the members of the class. Pretentious
| invitations have been issued.
/ The city officials have decided to al
low the city trimmer $5 a month for
the use of his horse and cart in his
work fixing arc lights in the city For
merly he was allowed nothing.
| Several practice games of basketball
I are being played in the gym" of the
I central 7. NJ. c. A. this week. This
morning the fives of the high school
tsubfreshmen and the juniors clashed-
| Invitations are being sent out from
| Topeka to 1000 real estate men OF
| Kansas asking them to be present fol
| the banquet of land dealers which will
be held in this city Tuesday evening
| January 10.
| 1.-The New Criminology'' is the sub
ject upon which Warden J. K Coddine
Eof the state peuitentiary will speak
Sunday afternoon at the mems thea
ter meeting under the auspices of the
Laymen's council.
This evening the boys banquet whicf
has been planned at the Provident as,
/ ISOLATION for a long time will take
place. Plates will be provided for 12t
persons. DR.. T. L. Loveland will be
one of the speakers.
Lost-The ice cream that the To
peka Pure Milk company gave its EN-
| ployees for Christmas The en-
ployees are very anxious that it SHOULD
be found, but SO far the search for
has been of no avail.
| A rehearsal of the Y. NJ. G. A. min
strel troupe will be held this evening
w B. Collinson, the director, havin.
| returned from visit in Texas will
| his parents. The annual minstrel SHOW
| will be held January 2-3.
The Christian Endeavor~ of the FRS
Congregational church will hold
meeting this evening at the home o
/ Mr.. and Mrs Davis R. Evans, 101
| Western avenue. The executive com
mittee will meet at 1880 o'clock.
All of the farmers who have com
to Topeka since the rain Tuesday an,
the results and claim that it will meal
thousands of dollars to the wheat an
! to the soil. The drouth has lasted al
fall.
!, C. NJ. Harger, the head of the Kansa
\ university school of Journalism, has ac
! cepted the invitation to give the ad
dress before the outgoing class of tn
high. school at the Auditorium Jan
uary 81. He will speak on 1.-The Kan
san of Tomorrow"
January 2'has been set as the dat
for the dedication of the r. NJ. Gem
nell memorial window which is nov
being installed in Gemmell hall. J. ~
Meade, z. l.. Copeland and Davl
Bowie, president of the Y. NJ. c. A
will be the speakers of the occasion.
The busy. women shoppers of TIL
city are still talking about the actio
of the Topeka Railway company i
establishing uniformed men. on tn
busy corners Christmas week to hel
them on and off the cars. This is