The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23

Miss Gertrude CIevenger and MISS
Josephine Lynch will give an informal
afternoon Friday for Miss Ieta tic
whose marriage to Mr. James. Jones OF "a
l. Mr.. Jones will give dinner LOT tne
bridal party the night before the "eu-
ding
If YOU have learned that asking qucs-
lions is usually unnecessary ana oIteh
embarrassing you have learned some
thing.
While DR.. Crumhine Is bringing ABOUT
a rnuch-needed reform in the improved
sanitation Of hair-rats, he should IN
vestigate an even Sraver menace, TINS
NANCY powder rag
The west Side Forestry club wiz
meet with Mrs. Thomas C. Blddle at
the state hospital Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. G.. A. Huron will read paper on
Bulbs.
Extract from a kin letter from Back
Home: II am sending you coy soI
the Advocate with DR.. WlLouLhoy
obituary. The old Mcintosh house
where the Canes lived has been n D. ell
away and John Hidden who Will prlhs
his family here from their farm on
Brush creek is building nice new
house there-aIl modern and two bath-
rooms The little white church mas
also been sold to a farmer who is MAX
ing it over into a fine two story mouse
There is new house on the lot near
Mrs Fields on Jackson street Ihey
have taken the cuDola off the scho1i
house and piped another stream from
the artesian we'll to the east part or
town. You will hardly know Blngvllie
when you come back. Ellen JeS-
sup is very poorly and we have not
oF hpr
not sad about Jimmy behring's death
1t has been very dry and hot /
here but the Methodists gave lawn
social at Spauldings the other night .
and that brought a. thunder storm and
Nick Miller's new barn was struck by /
lightning and burned. They f.
have taken Mrs. Heating to the SAM !
tarium again. Fanny Osborn Is
working in the telephone office. Folks
expected she would be married to the
second Follaasbee boy this fall but nov
some people say they don't think he
will ever marry her. Her sister Nellie
Is going to Normal school this fall IL
she expects 10 make much of teacher L.
she will have 70 quit using SO much face
powder Mrs. Holmes just came
in to say that old Aunt Martha isn't
expected to live until morning. She
has been falling very rapidly since
Uncle Hiram's death. 1 hava
been having less trouble than usual
with the garden this summer since the
SIeFenSeS DullI their new chicken renee ,
and wish you could see my golden glow
and sunf1owers. I am going out now t.
pick some pansies to send over tot
Granma Gleason who is bed riden
E gain. The doctor says he doesn't ,
think she can ever get up
Miss Opal Heivly gave an afternoon !
party in honor of her friend, Miss Tes-
sit Chaffee. who is visiting her from =
Marshall. Mo. The following girls at
tended: Miss Aleta McCluney, Miss
Neva King, Miss Malestia Disney Miss G
Florence Hawkins, Miss Emma Tom ;
inson, Miss Roxy Vancil Miss Marie Z
Vancil. Miss Ruby Watson, Miss Helen
Knox
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Paul Hudson, of the City of !
Mexico. and her children will be in
Topeka soon to spend a few days \
With her mother, Mrs. Nathan Price, II
IN their way, to Poughkeepsie, n. Y, IL
where Mrs Hudson will place her
,hildren in school and spend the win I
he near them. Her elder daughter, 1 I
Pauline, will enter a college prepara-t Z
DRY boarding school in Poughkeepsie,
he second girl attending as a day
pupil and the son, Donald, will be a {
boarding pupil at a military school. T
They will spend the vacations with
Mr.. Hudson in Mexico. f
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Gafford ands 1
Mss Edna Gafford who have been , h
travelling in the northwest and en- the
Pacific coast, their itinerary includ- I
ng the Yellowstone, Seattle. Port v
and. San Francisco, Los Angeles and F