The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-01
MentchIon About
L eopIe and Other Things

Taken all in all October 50 fur amt
been sich \ bad kind of a month, al
though We might of got along comfort
able with leetle mite less rain.
There 10 frost now most every night,
but We persoom this amt q patch to
how cold II viii be next winter.
Miss Sally Hosleins, our talented
pote writer, who in the past has suck
seeded In getting some of her peeces
publish in the co. seat papers 4 thus
achieved fame, As you might say, has
promised US that she will write \ pome
ON "Spring-Bewtewful Spring." for
the Bu9le some time next spetng
Watch out for same.
1t l. reported that Miss Molly Un-
derwood 10 engaged to Sam Miller who
has been keeping company With her for
the past II yrs- A person would mach
erk think that after keepin company
II yrs- Sam & Molly would know each
other wen enuff to take . ehanst on
becoming engaged
Perm Rankin of Bingville TUX a trip
to the co. seat last Tuesday On bizness
& pleasure. Being ~ Perm went on
foot he said there wassent much pleas
hure in the trip, as II had rained the
night before and the roads was ankel
deep in mud. Jim Hitchcock overtuk
Perm at Teck Hill and give him lift
for z miles or more. Perm said he
wisht to goodness Jim had give him
lift the huh distance.
Lime Peterson purchased . now eiay
pipe down to Hen Weathersbys store
tother day for cts, and it's about
time he done 90, being ~ his old clay
pipe has been In his mouth now going
on four yss.. and was 90 tarnashlon
strong 1t made folks sick to their STUN
miclss to even smell it. How Lime ever
smoked 1t IL q mystery. unless he has
strong constitooshion-
Miss Emily DewberTy NIT . very
Handsome pr. of mitts which she has
been working at on and off for the
past 2 months and they are now fin
ished. Them as knows says that these
mitts is for Xmas gift to Ham Sny-
der, who is Emilys best Teller, and
that Ham don't know nothink about
what he's going to get from Emily
Xmas. We hope nobuddy viii tell Ham
! about this.
Hez Underwood, who . turrible near
sighted. went out huntin with his old
muzzle loader shot gun for a hour OF
two last Saturday afternoon, and in
the pastchure jest back of his orchard
he seen 4 rabbit and TUX aim and pulled
the trigger, killing the rabbit dead, but
on examination it proved to be Hezzes
old yaller cat instid of rabbit. Hez
was awful disguised, being - the cal
was turrible good mouser.
Hi Cranky, who has been talking IT
summer about painting his house, but
somehow or other has never managed
to git to Il, has desided that its toe
late in the season now, and will put j,
off until spring. This b the fifth fall
Ii has put off the job.
; Cy Hoskins desires 40 to 4 nouncs
that he will sell his old COW "Spot" u
4 reasonable figHer. Spot 10 q goot
milk COW. and Cy says she Il a small
eater for her size Good reason Civ,
for selling, which is that Spot has beer
, dry now going on nine months, and G.
10 out of pashients with her STANDING
in the COW stable and eating her heae
loft. Other good reasons give for sell
ing if desired.
u Little Tommy Barker was TUX sud
: dint with pains IN his stummick on
night last wk- and Doc. Livermore hat
to be sent for. Doc asked Tommy i
: he had ct ennythink before going. T.
bed, and Tommy said all he ct wa
. haff hot mince pie and some saw
sidges and cold cabbage Doc says b
; can't imagine what made Tommys poo
little stummick AXE him %. Tommy
lbetter II this writing.