The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29

yesterday to resume his work with
Christian States, the plumber.
| Joseph Bros. have secured the con-
| tract for furnishing the buttons to be
| used at the state fair this year.
| Miss Susie DeFriese. bookkeeper at
| the J. H FOUGHT hardware store, has
| Joined party of friends who are camp
| ing out near Silver Lake.
| Misses Clara and Grace PIummer will
return this week from Lake City and
| spending portion of the summer visit
| ing relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnston and
daughter Thelma and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Raymond Diffenderfer and little son
were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs
| Charles Killian at their home, Breezy
Nook.
| Miss Lucinda Hodges has received
word of the death of her brother, Will
Hodges, which occurred Saturday at
Butte, Mont. The body will be brought
here for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Marsh, of Kill
mer and Mr.. Rollin Nichols will leave
tomorrow for Colorado where they will
spend some time visiting Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and other points of in
| terest.
Mrs Charles Washburn and children
who have been visiting relatives in To-
peka for the past three weeks have
gone to Oklahoma where they will be
Is
turning to their home in Richmond. Cal
A swimming party at Cages pond
Saturday evening included Miss Helen
Haynes, Miss Permelia Curtis, Miss
Sadie Baird, Miss Hazel Haynes, Miss
Mabel Skinner, Mr.. Harold Forbes, Mr..
Bob Thomas, Mr.. Ed James, Mr.. James
McAfee, Mr.. JAG. CambeH and Mr.. Don
Jameson.
Miss Capitola Schultz entertained in
formally at dinner Saturday evening at
- 10 f1ov Hr S1f h
guest, Miss Smith of WelIsville, Kansas.
Covers were laid for Miss Smith, Miss
Pauline Gregg of Kansas. City, Miss
Adele Robinson. Miss Sadie Heberer,
Miss Miller and Miss Schultz.
Rev. and Mrs John Tracy who have
been visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Tracy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Sheetz will leave Thursday for
their home in She1byville, Ill. Msis
REYNOLDS who has been the guest of the
Tracy family for the past year will ac-
company them as far as st. Louis en-
route TO her home in Indiana
The ten year old son of E. E. Palmer,
who lives on North Central avenue,
had his arm badly injured Yesterday:
The boy was up in a tree after fruit
when he fell to the ground In his fall
his right arm was caught by branch
| of the tree and the flesh just above the
elbow torn off down to the bone other
wise the boy was not injured.
A
MANY blocks to witness, may be seen
about sunset any of these evening in
the neighborhood of the new Quincy
school building. At this hour literally
hundreds, if not thousands of American
chimney swifts, commonly called Chin
ney swallows give daily exhlbltion,
j well worth seeing Last evening many
persons living in the neighborhood We're
attracted by this exhibition OF bird life.
The air was for a great distance around
the chimney top filed with their circling
flight, giving an appearance more like
swarm of bees than flock of birds
80 therine in one long apparent stream
a busy twittering crowd they drop
down into the great chimney for their
nights rest In many places they may
| he seen in smaller numbers but here
there are literally swarms of them. For
| weeks past the chimney has been their
home. Here they built their nests and
raised their young which are now test
ing their strength preparatory to their
southern migration. This bird is smaller
than the common swallow, but resem-
bling 1t in many respects. The birds