The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-15
SNAP SHOTS.
AT HOME NEWS.

The Iris is a good place to go.-Adv
The Kaw river was nearly covered
with ice this morning for the first
| time this year.
| Lots of Christmas shopping in the
next few days. Employees Of the
Santa Fe were paid today.
Central Park school was dismissed
Monday after q partial session owing
to inability to heat the building.
J. A. Stewart, general passenger
agent of the Rock Island. has been in
Chicago for several days on business.
| These mornings of shifting winds
how gritty do the frisky ashes taste
as you empty them in the back yard
pile!
| A two weeks revival series at Red
den chapel conducted by the Rev. J. H.
Fazel resulted in the addition of seven
members.
Scores of Topeka youngsters are en-
gaging in the dangerous practice of
| swinging on behind automobiles on
| skates and sleds.
The sleeping porch fans. for the
most part, have ducked back into the
| house. Likewise the men who still
wear 'em short.
The plumbers claim they make
nothing on their pipe freezing repairs.
Neither do we, neither do we, comes
the pee-purs reply.
On account of the Messiah the WASH
burn history Of art class which usual
| ly meets every Wednesday night will
hold it's weekly meeting this evening.
AS reaklt of President Ripley's plea,
few presents will be given at the Santa
Fe offices this Christmas. ''WhoOp-e-
Ia said an office boy today, lit shore
| suits me-
According to an authentic report
| F~0~ rIr hot 6rrSr
picnics in that famous playground are
not so popular today as they were four
months ago.
| Mary Turner, a colored girl and not
the one in the Juvenile court limelight,
was arrested last night by Special Of
ficer Livingston and is charged with
street walking.
| Don't pity the poor cold horse who
goes crunching down the snowy street
in the early darkness of morning
pity the deliveryman who has to
crank his frozen motor.
The street department will do moth
! ing to spoil sleighing. The "snow
brigade" after making an effor. to
remove snow from the streets Satur-
day. has been called off.
j. P. Whitmore. manager of the w.
W. Kimball Co., Topeka store. at 822
! Kansas avenue, announces that the
store will keep open evenings until
! \
This is the time Of the year when
blacksmiths and horseshoers are do
ing a rushing business. The slippery
pavements are compelling drivers to
have their horses shod with heavier
shoes.
Application has been filed with the
Kansas public utilities commission for
hike" in telephone rates at Par
sons. Kan A monthly raise of fifty
cents on practically all classes of tele-
phones is asked.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
Give Hartman and wife, 1901 Redden
avenue, December IL. boy; Arthur +
| Godfrey and wife, rural route No. Z,
| December IL, girl
Again the heating plant at the city
| detention hospital is being overhaufed
and put in shape. The heating plant
at the city detention hospital is usual
ly being overhauled and put in shape.
There are no patients there now
The last rehearsal for the CONNER
cial club minstrel show will be held
Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. There
will be rehearsal In the evening as
the members of the company" expect
to attend The Messiah at the Audi
forum.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by the probate court to Robert Smith
and Goldie Bond, Columbus, Kan. to
Lelon Voolfolk. and Ethel b. Dean.
both of Topeka, and to Albert r. Ms
bet and Louise B. Huckstead, both OF
Topeka.
c. F. Foley and John Kinkel. MEM
bers Of the Kansas public utilities
commission, will leave tomorrow for
Ottawa. Kan. where they will attempt
to thresh out the Ottawa telephone
troubles. They will hold hearing on
an application for a new company to
buy out the two present companies
and install new service.
This is the season of the December
tax paying rush and the spectacle OF
as many persons in line waiting turns
at the counter of the county treasury
may be observed daily at the court
house. Work continues throughout
the noon hour and the entire staff OF
the office is busy from o'clock until
the evening closing hour.
A Topeka young woman with plenty
to spend and with a railway pass. re-
turned today from a two days shopping
tour in Kansas City. She brought back
with her only one pedagogical is a
result of an -'errand" for her husband.
Nothing to it, she explained. II can
60 right up and down Kansas avenue
and make better and more economical
purchases
Alleging cruelty on his part prior to
the time at which he was adjudged
Insane and committed tc the state