The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25
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All public offices, state, county and
city. in Topeka, were closed today.
The postoffice was open this morning
and there was the regular delivery Of
mail.
The Lowman Fill school first and
second grades made scrapbooks to
give to poor children.
Santa Claus visited North Topeka
this morning via auto and distributed
number of gifts among the kiddies.
w. b. Montgomery Of Kansas City
is spending a few days in Topeka Wis
iting his brother-in-law. K y. Whit
ted.
The Provident association received
box of apples from q Mr.. Franklin
at Richmond for distribution among
the poor.
You are invited to see the unique dis
play of Neponset wall board in the J.
Thomas Lumber Co.'S window, 213 West
Sixth.-Adv. !.
The police in North Topeka report
no disturbances of any kind among
those who usually celebrate the holiday
by getting drunk.
Farmers living In the northern part
of Shawnee county report the roads In
bad condition owing to the recent
rains and SHOWS.
Work on the crawling of the Grant
vile road is still delayed owing to
the bad condition Of the roads and the
unsettled weather.
A Christmas tree will be enjoyed
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock by
about one hundred and fifty persons
at the Redden mission.
The workmen who are building the
new Union Pacific depot in North To-
peka were given a two days vacation
beginning Wednesday.
Business was practically suspended
in Topeka today A few stores were
oper for short time this morning for
venience of late shoppers.
Little or no trouble is now being
experienced with the North Topeka
white way. When it was first INSTALL
ed the fuses which connected the lower
rows of lights burnt out q number OF
times.
The federal building was closed to-
day while the officials were enjoying
their Christmas celebrations. L. s.
Harvey, assi.tant district attorney, 10
at his home in Kansas City, but the
other officials are in Topeka
The mail has been so heavy the last
few days that it has been impossible
for the carrier in the Melrose addition
to make more than one delivery a
day. OF course the law prohibits him
to work more than eight hours in al
day.
The Omega class sof the Sunday
school of the Methodist church Of
Havensville sent a dozen daintily
! dressed dolls to the Topeka Provident
association. The Warren NJ. Crosby
company furnished a dozen undressed
dolls. The secretary OF the association
and her assistant wera on duty at the
Provident building until noon today.
Two Shawnee county farmers. Joe
Shimmah and Captain Curley, celebrat-
ed Christmas eve and at l o'clock this
morning landed in jail. charged with
being drunk and diso9derly. The two
mer spent the day in Jail. Judge Huron
deciding not to hold court this morning.
arrested and no sassl7l clis4stnlas eve
disturbances were srepoeted TO the po-
lice.
William Macferran gave the Provi-
dent association one hundred boxes Of
candy for Christmas distribution. The
Baptist church provided forty hand
kerchiefs and q dozen dolls came from
the same church. One Of the Sunday
school classes of the Westminster
church filled seven stockings with
toys to give to poor children. One
class Of little girls made q quilt to
give away.
A yuletfde Christmas operetta was
given Christmas eve at the Boys In
dustrial school. 1.-THE Capture of
Santa Claus was the title of the play
which was adjudged a great success.
The boys had trained for the enter
tainment for weeks and their parts
were well played. Attractive printed
programs we're given out to those who
attended the operetta-- The characters
children. the Christmas doll. Teddy
bears. jumping jacks, A B C's, bells.
soldiers. brownie police and socks
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