The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28

Zena. III. Mrs F. III. McClintock of
New York Her son is David Oldham,
who is with the United states army IN
the Philippine Islands
News Notes and Personals.
Mrs Eliza beth Roberts of Pleasure
Vile XIV. who has been visiting at the
home of A. D. Green at 1SOl JACK
son street. has returned nome put eX-
poets to- arrange TO move 70 IoPeha'
visited at the home of w s. Willis
Yesterday. He was on his way for an
extended visit m the east
Mrs. C. 0. Burger OF S33 Kansas
avenue has left for Fort W ORTIZ TEX
where she will join her husband He
has taken a position at the head of
the claim department of the Colorado
& Santa Fe railroad
The series of revival meetings Which
are being held at the North Side Bap-
fist church viii be continued The
last meeting will be held Sunday even
ing. when special eyangelistic efforts
will be made.
The D. D. girls were entertained
last evening by Miss Nell Purdum at
her home. 322 West Gordon street
The evening was spent by, playing
games and music selections. At late
hour a three-course luncheon was
served. Those present were Miss
ClaribeI Williamson. Miss Sophia Stein,
Miss Gertrude Miller. Miss Hester
TowIes, Miss Dora Kerle. Miss Ger
trude Kerle, Misses Winona, Lottie and
Allie Griffin and Miss Nell Purdum-
Mrs. NJ E. Wallace and daughter,
Miss Beulah Hughes. will leave about
February 10 for two weeks visit with
relatives in Tucumcari, N. M
Do not forget that Adams & Nickels
will repair pumps and do plumbing
work in first class shape
a building for the block signal MAIN
tainer is being erected by the Union
Pacific just west of the Pacific express
office. The batteries of the system
which have hitherto been charged at
Kansas City and have been shipped to
where needed will be charged here
when the building is completed. The
man who will have charge of the work
will have the territory between Law
renee and Wamego.
Word has been received from Della
Skinner who is teaching school at
Kayce Wyo., that she likes the country
She says that there has been very cold
weather with much snow, but enjoys
the climate. kayce is several miles
from a railroad in northwest Wyonlng
H A Rice and family of 1415 Jackson
street will move to a farm In Usage
county in the near future
Mrs E. c. Baugher of Kansas City
returned home yesterday after a vlsi!
with her sister. Mrs. J. c. Snediker, OF
1929 Quincy street.
Community Comment.
There is this for marrying a grass
widow: She ought not to expect much
from a man.
A Topeka girl was so anxious that
her diamond engagement ring be
noticed that she purposely cut her ring
finger and tied it up with white rag
A 3-year-old girl who saw baked ap-
pies on the table for the first time
called them rotten apples"
AS a matter Of fact history is her
story.
A man really appreciates AN invita-
ton to a wedding if he is not compelled
to attend.
1t seems sometimes that all of the
really pleasing people were engaged
4 Topeka boy who hadn't the nerve
local theater, but knew a secret that
the girl wished to Know, said to the
Fair One: IF you will take me to the
theater tonight I'll tell you an about
it, She agreed Such is feminine Curl
osity.
From the Topeka State Journal,
January %. 1920. (Perhaps.)
A voice preserved on graphaphone
records at 3124 Jackson street for
twenty years, told John L. Smith, sec
rotary of the Topeka Airship Co., this
morning how the departed speaker
imagined he had invented a telescope
powerful enough to bring Mars with
in a short distance of the earth. In
the reproduced story also was related
how the inventor thought he had seen
a beautiful girl on the planet, had es-
tablished telepathic communication
and had fallen in love with her. This
infatuation, the records related, had
decided the man to commit suicide
He told how he believed that after
death his spirit would pass to Mars
where it would be united with that
of the fair Marian for all eternity
Developments showed that the rec
ord maker was an E. H. Ransom,
Yale professor of astronomy, who had
gone insane. He died in the state
asylum here some ten years ago.
After his death his relatives moved
to Topeka. They occupied the house
where the graphaphone and records
were found. and then moved away,
leaving these and other possessions
of the professor there.
The discovery was as weird as the
I story reproduced by the machines
fMr- Smith, who lives at 1922 Jackson
man told him he would find a Won
derful secret in the garnet of an
empty house near his home.
Mr. Smith is by no means a man
who would be easily influenced by
such suggestion, but for some reas-
on, which he can not explain, he was
impelled to act upon the DEAN
prompting
The only vacant house near was at
1874 n. Jackson Here Mr.. Smith
secretly went as soon as he was awake
and dressed Entering the building
through a broken window he repair
ed to the garnet. There in a corner
/ he found large dry goods box. The
lid was partly eff, revealing an old
MISUNDERSTANDING machine, and a
! quantity of old style Edison records.