The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
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Postmaster Fuller Advises on
Mailing Christmas Presents.
Last Minute Packages VIII Not
Arrive on Time.
MORROW CONDUCTS SERVICE
Quincy School Principal Lee
lures at Presbyterian Church.
Large Onion Business Handled
by Produce Dealer.
MORROW CONDUCTS SERVICE

DO your Christmas mailing early"
| is the slogan A. M Fuller, Superln-
tendent of the North Topeka branch
| postoffice wishes every one woulo
adopt christmas comes on Monday,
| December IS" says Mr.. Fuller. In
order to insure their arrival on time.
packages to distant points should pc
mailed a week earlier, on MONDAY
December 49, If the sender cares TO,
| it is permissible to indorse on the
back, Don't open until Christmas II
| a parcel post package goes TO large
| city and arrives even three or -FOUR
days ahead of time. 1t is likely 10 pc
| held on account of the 1nabli1ty OF the
carriers to handle it. The local rush
is greatest on Christmas day. Last
wear this branch handled $1,000
| worth of Christmas mail 1t oegan
coming about December 20 but 1t
should have started about Decem-
| Der 49,
school Head Conducts Service.
| The evening service in the Second
| PRESBYTERIAN church sunday was IN
charge of Clay Morrow. principal of
the Quincy school. He lectured on
some slides of ancient Rome sent out
by the extension division of Kansas
university. Preceding the lecture, q
| chorus and a quartet from the Nlntn
| grade sang several selections under ths
leadership of l. F. Reynolds. instruc-
|
made of a bazaar to be held Wednes-
day afternoon. beginning at o'clock.
| in the basement of the church. A
chicken dinner will be served between
5 o'clock and o'clock. A musical
| and literary program VIII follow.
Starts Auto Hospital.
| William Kopseker has started new
| garage-in reality a sort of Ford nos
pital-in the 600 block on North Kan
sas avenue. He already has three pa
tients. They're sure to get well. for
! he's doctored everything from sick go
| carts to dropping aeroplanes.
onions is one of the strongest crops
1 dealt in by E. r. Hayes. produce deal
err One grower alone supplied him
| with five carloads in 1915. Almost as
4 many onions as sweet potatoes are
been cut down because of the high
4 price called for.
A club there was so regular
u 1T met once in September 90.
4 Its resolutions noised afar-
But has it now member!
I n other words, more plain. ask we.
in interest of society, Where can the
i Civic club now bef
A. Nixon and Osborne Small shot
more than 60 rabbits near Hoyt in one
afternoon recently. every bush had
it's bunny.
Tory were married this morning in the
parsonage of the First Methodist
| church by the Rev. Edmond James
Kulp They leave this afternoon Tor
. Des Moines, Ia, where the groom Is
working for an automobile establish
ment.
Anity lodge No 231. Knights of
Pythias. will confer first rank upon
five candidates this evening at their
meeting in their hall at 800 North
l Kansas avenue.
The revival services which closed
Sunday were some of the most sue
= cessful in the history of the North
E Topeka Baptist church. Fred Berry
will continue preaching in the First
: Baptist church every evening except
Saturday from to o'clock.
A bazaar will be held Saturday aft
= ernoon by the women of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church in Barrett
hall A chicken dinner and musica
y entertainment will be furnished In the
: evening.
A decrease of cents in the price OF
: 'butter, effective today. was declared
e by Miss Iona Carver, clerk in the Of
flee of the Topeka Creamery company
> Every Monday for some weeks past
has seen the announcement OF RAISE
of 1 to cents.
&: The Embroidery club will meet from
). to o'clock Tuesday afternoon III
$ the home of Mrs. T. M. Forbes, 1901
North Monroe street.
E. E. Peyton was telling of q triI
Hast August to Texarkana, Arkansas
Turtles were thick in the Red river
as far as one could see. 1 bet there
were 10000 heads sticking out above
the water where I could see them al
| whistle they'd appear. In that re-
spect they were just like the Arkansas
Deople. Everybody was always dowr
to meet the train. Going over to the
railroad, 1 ran across some Arkansas
live stock. / would have given IS fol
a camera. There were goats and run
down hogs and several typical old
fashioned Arkansas cows I just said
Boot and they scattered in all direc
I tons"
I Enforcement of the law and court
cons efficiency. The biggest whiskey
l'..puH' of the city in months Cutting
down of bootlegging. Strange these
little things should conduce to make
people think :he past months shift O.
3 day police is one of the best in a Ions
a tiTne'
The Pestiferous Philosopher -
meaning of course. the State>Journal'
+ SCOOP who prowls around the office
I of the Topeka Cream company
: CHANGED in recently when c. A. Mark
er's pet bull pup and pussy kitty were
A having a confab. On first notice, the,
appeared to be acting very rude to on'
# another. to say the least Pussy wa
: splitting in violation of all the rules o
q public health and Pup had an alto
o gether ungentlemanly crouch Wheth
3 err Pups disregard of table etiquet o.
a | Puss's ticklish long whiskers hat
II caused all the trouble. no rank out
= slider has any right to judge. TIL
q quarrel surely wasn't serious. 1t wa
! of the long-distance variety. with no
n even a scratch sustained. But it lef
n it's wound where it always ioes-il
the heart. Pussy disappeared the fol
: lowing day. Pup SORROWS sulIenIy be
= side the base-burner The office fore
r goes about its work stolidly, heart
j. lessly oblivious and satisfied.
Il James Dillon of Kiro is in on bust
a ness TO-DAY.