The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-22

mea dow to the swimming hole in the
creek where for an hour he had to
h old slippery feminine heavyweights
| while they tribe to swim, hoat and
dive. They had dinner in a hot, stuffy
dining room and when that was over
sat around a weed-groWn dooryard
until the chiggers, heat and flies drove
| them back to the creek again where
the arduous duties of the swimming
teacher were resumed. They kept him
! in the water until he was chilled
| through, when he returned to the
house, changed clothes again and went
out to the harnyard to dig fish bait.
Two hours on the creek bank fighting
flies and mosquitoes resulted in no
dads, so the fishing was abandoned and
they started for the pond to shoot
frogs. When they returned from this
excursion it was dark and although
some of the party wanted to go to the
swimming hole again the Topeka man,
having changed his clothes four times
already, stoutly refused and succeeded
in blocking that game Supper was a
repetition of dinner as to heat ana
STIFFNESS only more so, as the dining
room had the additional attraction of
a lighted kerosene lamp. After sup
per they spent the evening alternating
between the house which was at fur
mace heat and the yard which, while
cool enough, was alive with mos
quitoes. AS for bed for which the
Topeka man was very strong after the
small bed rooms under the low roof
positively prescribed sleep. so there
was nothing to do but endure the So
ciety of the crowd. which had now
listen to their barber shop minors and
ane-two-three jokes. Along about 1
o clock. worn to exhaustion. they
crawled away to hot beds in breath
asleep some time about two but at five
the morning jamboree began in the
barnyard, chicken yard and pig lot and
shortly after everybody had to get up
to catch an early train back to town.
A picnic at Tecumseh Saturday was
attended by Misses Mary Pickett, Lu-
cile Critics, Laura Metzger, Beatrice
Margaret Foy. Maude Curry. Nellie
Scott, Amy Ferguson, Stella Clark,
Marguerite Neugabaur, Mabel Miller,
Laura Rudolph, Ethel Spurlock, ]. L.
penter. o. L. Coleman. Everett Miller.
Tom Powell, Warren Sowders, Maurice
Griffith. Clifford Deppe. Harry Mel
linger Robert Wilson, Charles Davis,
Robert Farrily, Joe Costello and
Frank Hamilton.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. F. c. Gay and Miss Josephine
Gay will leave August 1 for Indian
Garden and Walloon Lake, Mich.
Mr.. Wallace Thompson of the City
of Mexico arrived today to visit his
father, DR.. A. H. Thompson. He has
been i'll and will remain in Topeka
until he recuperates.
Mrs. John E. Moon left today for
Pocono Pines. Pa, to spend the sum-
mer with her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Yates Hill of Philadelphia. She will
return the first of October. Mr.. Moon
leaves tomorrow for Boulder, Colo
RADIO, to spend ten days
Mrs ". b. KiStler and Mrs. J.. M. /
Padgett returned this morning from
the City of Mexico.
Misses Daisy and Lora Neil went to |
the Neil farm near Wakarusa today to |
spend the rest of the summer.
Mr.. Charles Guibor will take a party |
to Denver in his automobile starting |
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. McClintock and |
Mr.. and Mrs. H A. Auerbach went to /
Paxico in their machines yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Martin and Mr.. !
and Mrs c. E. Morton spent yesterday |
at Maple Hill.
Leavenworth Times: Miss Ann
Ryan will leave shortly for an ex- |
tensive trip. She will join a party of |
friends in Philadelphia for an auto |
mobile tour in Maine.
Kansas City Sunday Journal: Mr.. |
and Mrs. Frank z. Cope and daugh- !
ter, Marie. Of Topeka, are spending |
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Bush. PTS Charlotte street.
Wichita Beacon: Mrs. W. w. Strick- |
land of Topeka is spending the week |
with friends in the city.
Mr.. Arthur Beard and Mr.. George |
of Rossville spent Sun
day at ST. Marys
Mr.. d. P. Paxton is in New York to
spend a few weeks
Mrs. Veronica Miller England of st. |
Marys was in town this morning.
Leavenworth Times: Mrs ]. c. Frey |
OF Chicago is the guest of her parents, |
Mr.. and Mrs. David Atchison
Chanute Sun: r. N. Allen arrived |
nome last night from his trip to Homo
lulu. Miss Ora Allen who ACCOMPANIED |
him, stopped OF in Topeka to VISIT Miss
Anna Hochs the governors daughter,