The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
OAKLAND GOSSIP.

OAKLAND. GOSSIP.
| Fred Wilson will return to work
Monday after being off two weeks on
| account of an injured foot.
| Miss Grace Boutwell, of Lawrence
came today to spend the week end
here the guest of Mr.. and Mrs H. H.
Kelly.
Mrs. G. H. Anderson has returned
| from ten days visit in Kansas City,
where she was called by the illness Of
her sister, Mrs. Jacobson, who is
| much improved.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
! U. will be held next Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Julia Ray
on Forest avenue. Mrs. VIM. Van
charge. The subject will be. Scientific
| Temperance"
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Weatherholt OF
| North Topeka, and Miss Grace Wade
of Mayetta, Kan, spent the day Fri
| day the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Eastman of 1873 Oakland avenue.
Mrs. Effie Archer of Tevis, Kan.
came today to remain over Sunday,
| the guest of Mrs. L. A. Dawdy of 27O
| Michigan avenue and Mrs. H. H. Har-
rison of Lane street.
Howard Anderson is unable to be at
work on account of an injured ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer White left to-
day for their home in Pueblo. Colo,
Mrs. White has made an extended visit
| here the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Eastman of 1873 Oakland
| avenue, and was formerly Miss Helen
Eastman of Oakland. Mr.. White has
only been here short time, and came
to accompany his wife home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Anderson have
| returned to their home in East To-
peka, after spending week in Oak
land, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Anderson on Forest avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stone and grand
child of Jewell City, Kan, are here
visiting Mr.. and Mrs John Thack-
| ston of Forest avenue.
Mrs. Ray Mickie is sewing for a few
| days at the C. r. Cole home on Oak
| land avenue.
Revival meetings are now in prog
ress at the Christian church, Rev. H.
v. Schales, pastor is in charge. Good
music every evening. Every one is
| invited.
Harry Ward and Miss Flo Long of
Kirwin, Kan, are here spending sew
eral days, the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
Ensign on Forest avenue.
Mr.. Criswell of Amarillo, Tex, has
come to Oakland to spend the holt
| days with his family on Forest avenue.
One often hears, (when they hap
pen to be one of the Unfortunate class)
| of remedies used by others, to either
| build up or reduce your weight, but
since the news of an organization,
known as the PerambulatorS' club,
| which has recently been organized in
a Nebraska town, we claim it to be
| the best ever recommended. The fol-
lowing is q clipping from the Platts-
mouth, Neb., paper:
A new fraternity, to be known as
the Perambulator's club, or some
| other euphoneous cOgnomen just as
4 appropriate, was organized in PlattS-
mouth recently and put on its initia-
1 I4-
| ing between the time that the morn
| ing star arose and sun up. The club
| is gotten up on the theory that what
| one loses another gains, and is COM
| posed of fat members who wish to
reduce their flesh and lean members,
| who wish to increase theirs.
The treatment used to accomplish
this feat is the same for both the fat
and the lean members, and is simple
and easy to take, for any one who has
the nerve, and consists in springing
from your downy couch at 5 a. m
make whatever preliminary prepare
ton you choose for the chase. and ap-
pear promptly at a. m. at the corner
of Third and Main streets and from
that point circle the horn" making
the entire distance on foot. The fat
members taking the lead followed uI
by the leans who wish to pick up the
weight dropped by their f1eshy broth
ers. The charter members of the or.
lganiZatfOn on the fat side are Ed Brat
ner, R. M. Schlaes and Perry Thack-
son. The Trims are Chas. Clark. Clay
Rosencrans and Jean Brady, who
made the round Monday morning be-
fore daylight in just an hour and ter
minutes. The next morning they made
the trip in little less time and thi:
Wednesday, morning having beer
Joined by c. c. Wescott, T. B. Bates
and several others, they made the trif
in just 80 minutes. The forfeit fol
the first member who gets cold fee
and backs out is $500. The treatment
is working wonders, Perry Thackson
who weighed in on the first mornins
at 800 pounds, has reduced his weigh
several pounds, while Clayt Rosen
Grams, one of the featherweights, ha.
picked up about three pounds per day
All of the other participants are doing
equally as we'll Mr.. Clark having tt
have his waist band increased mater
tally. The movement is growing, ant
Manager Bratner is now besieged OF
every side by applications to join the
new club.
The Mr.. Thackston referred to, il
a barber of Plattsmouth and is a sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno Thackston O
Forest avenue, and in reality. weighs
about 230 pounds. and news of
more recent date of the new organi
cation tells US, that when the muir
| curry dropped to IL degrees above, Mr.
Thackston was absent when the rol
was called. He gave for his excuse
1.-The thirty minute clip of the da,
before. had reduced his avoirdupois 81
) extensively that he had to lay off tina
morning and rest up. But declared
i later that he would be ready for tn,
: chase soon again, regardless of tenn
Iperature or physical condition.