The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-25
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The Topeka Commercial club quar-
tiers are closed today.
Social dance Christmas afternoon and
night at Kellam hall.-Adv.
Several Christmas sleighing parties
were in evidence in the city today.
|; w. L. Porter. city commissioner of
parks, is recovering after a week in bed
with grip.
The Junior Atlantean club furnished
the Christmas tree for the celebration
Christmas eve at the Orphans home.
Mrs. E. K. Glunt and daughter Grace
returned today from Harveyville, Kan.
The Glunts live at 7O9 Madison street
Have you taken your setter" yet?
Every person is due for at least one
fall while the walks are icy and most
folks get more.
All Is quiet in local railway circles
today. Of1cials and other employees
Of the Santa Fee and Rock Island are
at home celebrating.
The office of the central committee
of the Kansas Belgian Relief Fund will
be closed until Monday. 1t is hoped to
finish the work next week.
The illness of William Core, city dog
officer, was probably of some help to
Santa Claus in visiting homes where
unlicensed dogs are owned.
The addition to the high school build
ing is rapidly nearing completion. The
use of the west wing for the second
semester of school Is now assured.
The chances are that the soccer foot
ball game that Tom Powell proposed to
arrange for New Years day Will not be
played because of the snow and severe
cold
While the amount of street paving
to be done next year has not been fl
nalIy checked up. it will be approx
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this year.
the Topeka Commercial club in 1915 will
be in order at the annual meeting
which will be held the second Friday
evening in January.
The police were on duty today the
same as every other day in the year.
While other tired citizens rest on
Christmas day, the protectors Of the
peace have to be at work.
James Smith, alias Babe Smith, ar
rested last night by Officers Holman
and Jones, was presented with a $25
fine by Judge Huron this morning on
the charge of drunkenness.
w. c. Agard, owner of the Agard
planning mill Of this city, presented
each of his employees with a Christ
mas basket containing turkey. fruit and
other articles, this morning.
! 1t is possible that never before have
the poor Of the city been SO we'll cared
for as this Christmas. Churches and
organizations are united in the work of
keeping Santa from forgetting.
Complaint is made Of the street car
service Christmas eve. The cars were
going in punches on several lines. Per-
sons on the West Fourth street line
especially. had to shiver in the cold
while waiting for cars.
Mrs. P. ]. Clevenger and Mrs. Robert
Fullerton will be at home Saturday af-
ternoon and evening at the residence
of the former, 1903 West Tenth avenue
Their friends are asked to meet Mrs
H. I. Green of Urbana, ILL.,, and
Mrs. r. c. Clevenger of Williamsburg
| There was not a parole asked for OF
granted at the city Jail today. All
Of the prisoners either seemed content
to remain behind the bars, or did not
make known their wishes. The pris-
oners did not work on the rock pile to-
day and were given a chicken dinner
The city fire department was called
to ia West Eighth street this morn
ing at o'clock. A vacant room at that
number was being temporarily used by
The Lords, florists. for storing plants
Two oil stoves had been left burning in
the room. One became over-heated
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