The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-30

I've wondered what you'd really like
The best on Christmas day
I've wandered up and down the pike
And fritted time away
I've looked at this, I've looked at that,
And wondered what 'twould be,
Then underneath my Sunday hat
This thought occurred to me:
If you want anything at all
You'll know just what to do,
If you but have the wherewithal,
SO here's from me to you
Dancing this afternoon and evening
at KeIlam ha1L-Adv.
All hotels and first class cafes re-
ported that they had a big day ahead.
Many reservations for noon and eve
ming dinners have been made
L. L. Kfene, sheriff, brought Harry
B. Smith, alleged burglar, back to To-
peka from Kansas City, Wednesday
evening. Frost is charged with robbing
the residence of Mrs. A. A. Hurd of
$500 worth of jewelry during the state
fair.
Construction work on a large new
turntabIe at the Union Pacific yards
is under way. The base for the table
will be of concrete, a large amount of
which will be required. The soil in
which the basin is being dug is very
sandy and light
Fred BisseIl, confessed murderer of
9-year-old Edna Dinsmore, has backed
up on his confession and demands
trial. He told Robert Carver, assistant
county attorney, and L. L. Kiene, sher-
| iff, at Lansing Wednesday. that he is
not guilty of the murder and that he
would never plead guilty.
| Nine-tenths of the taxpayers of
Shawnee county have not yet paid the
| first half of the 1915 taxes, altho
twenty-seven days have passed since
| the county treasurer's office was
opened for taxpaying purposes There
are twenty-five days left for the nine
tenths to get in with their taxes They
have until the eve of December 21.
| N. T. Holt of 404 Clay street has
complained to the police that someone
stole a bicycle belonging to his son.
Cord Smith of 125 North Kansas ave
nue. complained about the loss of an
overcoat. H. J. Watkins, a travelling
man, complained that someone stole
his grip from his automobile between
Emporia and Topeka.
R. g. Robinson, day ticket clerk at
the Santa Fe station, showed his last
pasteboard thru the wicket Thursday.
and Friday he entered the treasury
department of the road at an advance
in salary. Ralph W. Diffenderfer,
night ticket clerk, takes his place and
an employe from the general offices
takes the night trick
Captain Marshall Hite of the To-
peka Battery A of the K. n. G.. is in
Topeka for Thanksgiving, en- route for
| Fort Leavenworth, where he will en-
| ter the officers training school. He
will take the examinations for a lieu
tenancy in the regular army in Janu-
ary During his leave of absence the
| battery will be commanded by Lieut..
| W. P. MacLean.
Bob Frost, who lives at 705 Locust
street, didn't have a turkey for to-
days dinner and was out early today
| looking for chicken. At the Rock
Island station. police officers say he
saw a crate of twenty-six chickens on
truck and he backed a wagon up
and loaded the crate into it. Then
! he drove away. The American ex-
press agent missed the chickens inn
mediately and started out after Frost
| He trailed him to 705 Locust, then
| called the police. In the meantime
somebody warned Frost and he hauled
the chickens back to the station and
unloaded them on the platform. He
was arrested by the police and is book
ed for investigation.
A bridal party getting it's picture
taken was the only Thanksgiving
morning excitement on Kansas ave-
nue.. Pete Ingenthron and Pauline
ISchWalie were the victims They
were married at the German Catholic
church early in the morning and then
with a best man and best girl drove
/ up Kansas avenue TO a picture gallery.
The two girls in their white dresses.
their arms filled with flowers and the
two young men in their new clothes
caused numberless grins on the faces
CT those watching them hurry from
the cab 90 the picture gallery From
Kansas avenue they drove to their
/ home at 1912 Madison street where
one of those cele GRATED Russian we'd
dings will be in progress all day