The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-17


pany to keep the lights burning until I
midnight and make commotiont IN
the halls, coming and going; she never
has men hanging around to pesmlrch |
the reputation OF chdste mouse, she
never asks for the kitchen TO press d
party gown; in fact she stays homo
from parties because cabs standlng IN
front of the house at night give II suCii
a, rakish atmosphere; she never COOKS
messes in the chafing dish nor makes
a cup of tea in her room; and she is
usually away over Sunday and LOT
month out of the year paying rent puI
making no trouble nor expense
In every apartment house there seems
to be some occupant or occupants VINO
do not give satisfaction to the others
How many people are there In the
family on the first f1oor?" asked
new conner of one of the older renters
at an apartment house. Three" re-
piled the latter: husband. wife ana
monograph" A photograph or piano
Is usually the cause of the dissat1sfac-
ton although not always. A man VINO
lived on the second floor objected 10
the flute which the man on the hrst
floor was always playing. He c1rcu-
lated petition among the other peo-
pie in the house and one day ne started
downstairs to present II 70 the nu ..I
player but met the latter half way.
was just coming down to see you:
said the on-the-second-hoor
have a petition here signed by most
Of the people in the mouse a ASK s 20"
replied the hute-player. Fhat,s Co
incidence. Because l was just gong
UP to see you with a petition signed Dy
all the people in the house asking you
to dispose of your baby" -Boaru-
ing house people are frightful cranks
and usually have grievance or some
sort: they knock because the bacnelors
on the first floor come In late ana make
noise in the halls; because the sec
alrnS
goes all over the house and because
the young women on the third floor
are always dancing People Win sooo
consciences and nerves are not ois-
turbed by such things and NOBODY
should lay the blame for i'll health ana
a bad disposition on their neighbors
"A grouchy old bachelor was
knocking the other day because the
SO "bIamed cheerful in the morning
always whistling and laughing and
singing as he dressed" He thought
there ought to be a law against DEM
onstrations of that sort in the morning
to disturb people who are troubled
with the bust-head and acute melan-
cholia.
The Duplicate Whist club met this
afternoon with Mrs. w. n. West.
Everybody looked at his neighbor
with a foxy smile, at one point OF
speech made by a Great Man IN To-
peka not long ago. But the point at
which they smiled was not the one the
orator had intended making.
Mrs. Frank Petro and Mrs. Nelson
Petro gave dinner last night at tne
Petro home, 1107 Polk street. for the
members of the Eureka Luncheon
club and their husbands. The rooms
we're decorated with pink and white
carnations, and the guests were seated
at quartette tables. The company IN
cIuded Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Petro. Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Petro, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Bower, Mr.. and Mrs. Trautman
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes, Mr.. ana
Mrs. ]. M. Brunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j: r.
Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Wolf. Mr..
w. c. Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. A. I.
Lucas, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Snattinger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. G: Neiswander.
Miss Myrtle Vawter. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Vawter, 41S East
Fifteenth street, and Mr.. Charles
Milliager Kansas City. Mo, were
married at the home of the brides
parents at 5 o'clock last evening. The
Rev. c. A. Finch, pastor Of the First
Christian church, performed the cere-
mony. Only relatives and few
friends were in attendance upon the
the ceremony. The out
guests: Miss Jennie Vawter, Omaha.
Neb.; Miss Minnie Warnica and Mr.:
Maxwell Milliager, Junction City, and
Mrs. Milliager left last night for Kan
sas City, where after February they
will be at home at 4735 Campbell
street.
Miss Lulu Fordyce entertained the
following friends informally at her
home on Taylor street last night: Mrs.
Anna Glib, Miss Eta Lacey, Miss
Emily Reising, Miss Caroline Vesper,
Miss Bessie Bates, Miss May Petro,
Miss Edna Simpson. Miss House, Miss
Clara Shirk. Miss May Watson, Miss
pearl Craig. Miss Nell wetherholt.
Miss Nedelia Griffitt and Miss
Theresa Mulhall.
Following the Nebra ska-Washbur
basketball game last night some of the
Washburn girls who attended the
game had a spread at the home of
| Miss Daisy Monroe. The company
included: Miss Monroe. Miss Marion
Thompson, Miss Helen Estey, Miss
Bess Renwick. Miss Mabel Renwick,
Miss LaVere Langdon, Miss Madeline
Whitney, Miss Katherine Kellam,
Miss isabel Heath, Miss Marguerite
Mills, Miss Grace Koontz and Miss
| Clara Daniels.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Helen Lindsay, who will be
! graduated from the High school with
| the class of January '08, will enter the
University of Kansas at Lawrence for
| the spring term.
Miss Lucille Pollock is in Lawrence
| for the Phi Delta Theta dance to-
night.
| Miss Helen Scofield of Atchison is
the guest of Mrs. L. A. Ryder and
will stay until Monday.
| Mrs. league and Mrs. Briggs, guests
of Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Rosseau A.
| Burch, left today for California.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stanford are
| visiting their daughter Mrs. j.
| Graham Campbell in Wichita.
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