The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23
NORTH SIDE news
Thieves Break Into Store ut
0Oa North Kansas Avenue.
North Topeka POstoffice Doing
Big Business.

Thieves broke into the secondhand
store at 9C2 North Kansas avenue
Monday night and left without mo-
testing a single article The store Is
owned by Charles Small Who the
miscreants were is not known. They
broke the glass in the front door with
q rock; reached through the OPEN
ing, turned the latch and walked in.
Small thinks they were after an en-
graved. pearl handled revolver which
he kept in his window. Before clos
ing up last night he hid the gun. Ac-
cording to Small. several attempts
have been. made recently by small COLI
ored boys to buy the gum but he re-
fused to sell 1t. Other articles In the
store were not disturbed and no dam
age was done with the exception OF
the broken glass In the front door.
The police have found no trace of the
window smashers.
Big Business at Postonfce.
The clerks and officials at the
North Topeka postoffice report
rushing business. For the previous
few days the mailing of Christmas
packages has been exceptionally
heavy. According to Mr.. Robinson,
clerk in charge, this will continue un-
The postoffice will be open from
a. m. to 10 a. m. Christmas day.
There will be one delivery OF mail In
the city. The rural carriers will make
their deliveries the same as usual
This Is the only holiday of the year on
routes.
Stores viii Close.
Most of the stores in North To-
peka will close Christmas day. the
banks will be closed all day. Some
of the clothing and grocery stores Will
be open in the morning and will close
in the afternoon.
Birthday Party for Harold Rude.
A party was given Monday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Rude, the occasion being the birthday
of their son, Harold. The house was
decorated suggestive of the season.
The evening was spent playing games.
Refreshments were served at the
close Of the evening. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Snyder, MT.
and Mrs. Norman Whitney, Miss Al
via Veneer, Miss Elsie Cochran. Miss
Elma Bills, Miss Pearl Klinefelter.
Miss Ruth Slower, Miss Bertha Tiff
fanny, Miss Edna Retter, Miss Lola
Cochran, Miss Jennie johnson, Miss
Faith Hannaker, Miss Olive Rude,
Ralph Burton, Verne Cochran. Floyd
Tiffany, Charles McHenry. Charles
wiseman and Harold Rude.
Optimism.
The Shawnee Chief has located the
champion optimist of North Topeka.
Robert Davis il quoted as saying: Il
have enough to go to the poor farm
on. Paddy Belts will haul me out
there for nothing. 1 have a quarter
to buy tobacco for the first week and
tWenty-four cents to buy stamps to
write to my friends to furnish me
with tobacco for the rest OF the win
ter"
Correction.
It was announced in this column Of
the State Journal. Mondays issue.
different churches would be held
Christmas night. Some OF these pro-
grams will be given Christmas eve.
The Presbyterians will give their pro-
gram Christmas eve.
Personal Mention.
The recent heavy snow storms in Colo
Union Pacific no end of trouble. Trains
Nos. 102. ITO and 104 were all late yester-
s t1sn' will be
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Willis have an
nounced the engagement of their daugh-
Cooper. The wedding viii il take place De-
cember q at the home Of the bride
M v. Casebier has returned to his home
In North Topeka. after q business trip to
Fred Beeler of Emmett was North
Topeka business visitor Monday.
% d. Crofut, local ticket agent for the
Union Pacific is confined to his home on
account Of illness.
Mrs. Margaret Smith and Mrs. George
Sanders have left for Minneapolis, Mimi,
where they will remain for some time.
Christmas services were given last night
At the North Congregational church.
Joseph SprOat has returned to his home
IN West IndianOla, after q short business
trip to North Topeka.
Fred Ogee has returned from q business
trip to Manhattan.
G. T. Shirley and wife of Newman have
returned to their home, after a short busi-
ness trip to North Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Ward Of Elmont
nave returned home. after a business trip
to North Topeka-
Clarence Wendell of Elmont was a
North side business visitor Monday
Edna Ward OF Perry is spending a short
time IN North Topeka on business.
). M. ktrkwood has returned to his
nome in Elmont. after a short business
trlp to North Topeka.
w. X. Hudson has returned to his home
IN Mersden, after short business trip to
lie North side. ~
Carving SETS silver teaspoons, cook
and heating stoves at half prices.
Foucht's Hardware.-Adv.
A. M. PetrC. druggist-Adv
Scramble on in Time,
New York. Dec. 23.-Forty fisher
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