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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18

on the clock, after the travelling bags
were ready, the hostess said sweetly
Must you go?"
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Mulvane had
guests to dinner Thursday night at
Merrill Springs. Covers were placed
for Judge and Mrs. William r. Smith.
Major and Mrs. Alvarado M. Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith,
Mr.. H. A. Auerbach, and Mr.. Speed
Hughes.
Miss Grace Dana entertained her
sewing club at thimbles Friday after
noon. Miss Alena Philbin and Miss
Ruth Rooster were guests Of the club,
and the members present were: Miss
Mildred Agard. Miss Helen Reinbach.
Miss Roxie Vancil, Miss Marie Vancil,
Miss Emile Seery, Miss Katherine
Mcfarland, Miss Bertha Clay. Miss
Dorothy Miller, Miss Mary Ewers, and
Miss Dana.
Miss Marguerite Scott entertained
the following guests at thimbles Fri
day afternoon: Mrs. Philip Lingen-
fielder. Miss Lillian Martin. Miss Leah
Bailey. Miss Melva Gregg, Miss Gladys
Kemper, Miss Alta Lux. Miss Fern
eryn Stanley, and Miss Emily Hardy.
. . .
A called meeting Of the Woman's
Commercial club will be held Monday
night in the Commercial club rooms.
The object Of the meeting will be the
discussion Of plans for providing
rooming house for working girls on
meagre salaries who do not have homes
in Topeka. A report to the club, by
Miss Eva Corning, policewoman. shows
that there are a good many young girls
employed in restaurants and in other
nj nh 1HAv vrnu11 M
can not obtain proper lodging at a price
they are able to pay. Miss Corning has
found good many cases where this 10
true. At one time she was obliged to
take young woman to her own home
because there was no place in the city.
outside OF the Jail. for her to go with
the amount she was able to pay.
Some OF the women Of the club hope
to rent a house large enough to serve
the purpose and to ask assistance in it's
furnishing. They hope after q while
| that the institution may become entire
~. or at least, almost self-supporting.
All the members Of the club are ur-
gently requested to attend the meeting.
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Master Teddy Whitmer asked seven
little friends to help him celebrate hiD
/ seventh birthday Friday afternoon.
I. They were Dorothy Jordan, Mary An
derson. Helen Finch, Alice Mcintyre.
Dick Strawn, Bill Scrinopskie and Joe
Switxer.
= . .
Mr.. 0. N. Meade. Of 1900 Buchanan
street. announces the engagement OF
his daughter, Blanche, to Mr.. Charles
V. Kettering; the wedding to take place
august 1 at the home OF the brides
i father
Miss Meade graduated from Campbell
College, Holton, Kan, in 1903. The fol-
lowing year she attended Ottefbain
University. Of Westerville. Ohio. study
Ing music. She also spent q year In
Washburn College studying piano and
pipe organ. and she IL q member Of the
Alpha Mu Musical society.
Il Mr. Kettering. after finishing the high
school course and graduating ~ vale
dictorian Of his class. attended Kansas
University, lawrence. The past four
i years he has had a position "a the Of
noes Of the Santa Fe. He. too. d M
terested In music. NJ = student ana
now a. = teacher. He . director 81 IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18

Mr.. Bowser doubted It, but hooking
over the back fence he made out Mira.
Bowser standing at one OF the rear
windows. She had referred to
bounce" and ''joggfe," and he felt that
he was being tested He drew long
breath. uttered a silent prayer and
chirped for the horse to strike into q
lope. The horse obeyed. Had the
rider caught the motion 1t would have
been plain sailing, but he didn't catch
It. There were a hah dozen hobs,
three or four clutches at his name,
and Mr.. Bowser rolled sideways out
of the saddle and fell in q heap on
the pile Of ashes. It was q good boy
and a sympathetic boy who brought
the horse around. He helped Mr..
Bowser up. insisted that it was an
accident that might have happened
to tho best Of riders on. earth, and in
various ways encouraged him to try
again. The fallen rider kicked at the
ash heap and struck at the fence and
was for giving it mp. but the boy
soothed him and made him understand
to mount again.
II intend to. Of course" replied Mr..
BowseF in defiant tones az he noticed
Mrs Bowser still at the window. IT
don't claim to be much Of rider, but
TIL set the hang Of It IN a minute. I
think the horse stubbed his toe the
other time. Look through that knot
hole in the fence, win you, and tell
me what you see In my back yard %
DO kitchen girl 10 sittin' on de
ground and laughin' herself to DEATH .
reported the lad after look.
she u, eh? Sent out by my wife
to spy on me. Well, let her gigxle.
I'll stick on this time II have to
have my legs tied under the saddle"
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18
B0WSER'S AILMENTS.
They Arc An TO Be Cured BY Horse.
hack Riding.

Mrs Bowser stood looking out through
the window the other evening AZ Mr..
Bowser came from the office. There
was q strange man with him, and they
We're In earnest conversation. He had
half-guilty look on his face az he
opened the door. and he seemed to
want to be questioned. but the mystery
was left unsolved until after dinner.
Then she quietly asked:
We'll. what have you been buying
this timer
Nothing at ALL" he replied
Then you've got some scheme on
foot?"
'-There's no scheme about it.. have
simply decided to do what any sensible
man ought to do. When q man finds
that he IL the victim of . dozen ALL
ments. he ought to 60 at It and cure
''Of course. But what are your all
ments? Now and then you have .
headache. or you get a corn on your
toe. but your general health II excel
lent. 1t was only the other day that
you were Boosting how rugged you
were.''
MY dear woman" he said as he
that am Lo hand to complain. If
was dying. I should say nothing about
1t till the last moment. I may have
boasted Of my health, but IL II a hus-
bands place to alarm his wife? You
now force me to tell you that have a
dozen ailments at the present moment.
any Of which may prove fatal. but at
that am going to make q heroic eff
fort to i've on. II you hadn't driven
me into q corner. should have kept
my secret"
'T see.s she quietly observed as the
family cat came downstairs and cooked
her eye at Mr.. Bowser. rs 1t q spring
tonic m. What 20
'T have been recommended to Try
horseback riding. and this evening I
make my nrst experiment"
And you imagine You win joggle the
complaints away? think I SEQ ECU
bouncing around In the saddle end tie
sJoE1le! Bounce!' he shouted as he
turned on her with gesture which
scared the cat out Of the room. You'd
be sarcastic II I lay dead in the house!
A nice wife you are to encourage .
dying husband: Why should 5ossle or
You shouldn't she answered.
However. II you are going to take
your first ride this evening hope
you'll stick to the alley. ana that the
horse IL q gentle one. I haven't the
slightest objection to your scheme In
deed. hope It will do you lots OF
good
She spoke 30 kindly that Mr.. Bowser
recovered his good nature. and twenty
minutes later he was with the boy
holding q horse In the alley. II was q
soft. moonlight evening, and the uD-
just the place for gaIlop.
rs thi8 q gentle horse? asked Mr..
Bowser, ~ he was already to get into
the saddle
.He's like q lamb. SIR" replied the
boy Excuse me, but You are trying
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18
(Continued.)

choir Of the First United Brethren con-
gregation, and has recently returned
from New York. where he consulted
Professor Oscar Saenger relative to fur
Their study in voice;
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. H. A. Auerbach and her
daughter, Ruth. have gone to Long
Island to spend the rest OF the sum-
ner at the seaside.
Mr.. Ed Kellam, who has been spend
ing the past few months in q trip
through the orient, is now in Homo
lulu, Hawaiian islands. He expects to
sail for the United States within the
week.
cisco, Cal, visiting her daughter, MIRA
Alice Prescott Brown.
Mr.. Kenneth Lewis returned Friday
from a trip to the Pacific coast. He
stopped in Los Angeles, San Diego,
San Francisco and in Salt Lake City.
Miss Una Lytle expects to go to
Philadelphia in the early fall to visit
will be accompanied by Miss Hazel
Nelson.
Miss Fern Fitzpatrick Of sanna il
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Kirk
patrick. In August she will go to
Green Mountain Fails. Colo, accom-
panying a party Of girls who will spend
about three weeks In the mountains.
Those who will make up the party
are Miss Ruth Grandon, Miss Helen
Fair. Miss Marian McGaw and Miss
Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. Willard Price Wear will 20 to
Kansas City to spend Sunday
Mr.. and Mr.. John Byron Price, Jr.,
announce the birth of q son. July 1s.
Mrs. Price was formerly Miss May
Rsned Thev havA named the he frv I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18

after the horse had walked MP and
down for five minutes confidence was
restored. Then the boy said:
This horse is one of the. easiest
lopers in the hull stats, and II was,
you I'd push him up a bit. When
he starts to lope. you'll think you
are in q rocking Cheer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18

calls tell them that I cannot be intsr.
rupted. Good night. sir-eoo6 ni9ht.~
And he went up to bed.-(Copy-
right. 1914. by the Mcclure Newspoper
Syndicate.1 = =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

staircase sofits 70 b hnishsd In hard
plaster. with square angle at ceiling
and wall.
Electro plated hardware. brass faoe
locks. McCabs hangers. Electric wiz
ing of knob and button type. Good
grade OF suitable plumbing. STANDARD
fixtures" galvanized iron riveted boiler.
two outside sill cocks.
Five dry battery bells. Speaking
tube from second story hall to kitchen.
It IL intended to place gas, electric
and water meters in cellar alongside OF
entry door. 1t Ia expected that the
owner will have iinoleum floor COW
ering laid on hoors Of all bathrooms
Just before fixtures are set. and at the
Same time have walls OF kitchen ana
bathrooms hung with "Sanitas" Or some
similar waterproof fabric.
Finished ceiling heights to approx
mate, In the clear:
Cellar, feet.
First story. . feet . inches
Second story, . feet . inoheA
xAlg1 stesy. Seee incAaA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

Tho cellar II under the kitchen wing
Of the house and II lighted by areas
and lower grading at the back Of tho
house.
The upstairs hail IL compact and
abundantly lighted. The bedrooms open
directly into ono Of tho bathrooms. An
attic lighted by gables at tho back OF the
house gives the space necessary for
storage.
Walls are built Of 2xt inch studs ~
inches on centres. braced by diagonal
sheathins * inch thick and covered
with a waterproof building paper. Upon
this are galvanized crimp Turing strips
and expanded metal Hath (2< gauge)
Three coats Of stucco are applied to the
latter.
All outside trim 10 worked from clear,
good, thoroughly seasoned white pine.
Tin work on balconies 10 laid over dry
felt In sheets Of 14x20 inches. locked and
soldered and turned up at the sides I
inches.
All metal outside work IL painted two
oests sf mineral paint on both sides.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
SIMPLE COLONIAL HOME.
william r. staab Shows . Most
Pleasing Dwelling.

Tho design calls for a simple Colonial
house with q view to quality OF con-
struct!on and Of less than 10000 cubic
feet. Tho plans indicate a rooiny and
comfortable house with all the various
details practical TO the needs of the
larger number Of home builders. In addl-
ton to the plans tho cellar provides
for Q laundry. coal and wood bins, cold
and preserving closets and toilet. The
laundry consists OF three earthen wash
trays and q sink. The attic has three
rooms and bathroom, with ample store
room and closet space.
Tho frst floor has large living room,
dining room. sun parlor, centre hall.
kitchen and pantry. Tho vestibule, coat
closet and toilet in rear Of hall are all
required in houses OF to-day. Tho rear
stairs leading from pantry and storm
porch aAJoining kitchen with space for
rsfragsrator will be found convenient.
Tho brick hreplaces are In both living
room and sun parior. The pantry door
Il In the centre OF dining room, but
The second story has three chambers.
two bathrooms and . sewing. sitting
or library room With an outdoor sleep
ing porch. In place Of two bathtubs
the recess shower costs less and will
b found Of the greatest convenience
Large ample closets with linen and
broom closets are greatly desired. also
the connections a. found between cham
bsrs.
Base receptaclss for vacuum cleaner
are located In the stair hall at each
floor. The sleeping porch floor Is to
be covered with canvas. All outside
metal work to be copper.
Tho foundation walls are constructed
OF 10 inch gravel concrete with the
outer surface of walls covered with
two coats Of hot pitch. The frame and
timber Of tho house IL OF spruce and
hemlock constructed with sill, ties, plate
and posts and sheathed outside, Floor
beams are 2 inches by 10 inches. attic
floor beams 2 inches by 8 inches. Out
side Of house Is covered with wide white
pine clapboards: roof Is shingled.
The heating apparatus IL a hot water
or q vacuum steam heating system
Automatic hot water heater in cellar
and hot water storage tank connected
with heating boiler. Kitchen range TO
be gas range.
First and second floors are double
finished with y inch by 2ls inch oak
strips. Vestibule. toilet and bathrooms
have tile floor and base.
Intcr!o. woodwork Is OF colonial de-
sign throughout. Principal rooms and
chambers including hall and stairs ara
finished In white enamel; doors ara
birch stained mahogany. Stair treads.
handra!ls and newell cap are Of birch
stained mahogany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
COLUMBIA BOYS DESIGN.

Plans . Asuss with Many Attrso-
tive Qualities.
The fundamental element Of this de-
sign u the homo esmosphera The out
side 70 white stucco applied to metal
laths on . frame construction.
The roof. which u the important fsa-
turs Of this style, Is Of white cedar
shingles laid ~ inches to the weather
with ends cut In waving lines. The
caves and ridges are softsnsd BY bend
Ing the shingles.
The half timber work shown On the
porch u stained dark brown. The out
side trim Of the windows b dark brown
end the easements are white. Shutters
are dull srssnish gray.
LArgs chimnsys are the At symbols q
Asmss u ~ VA ~ 80 vAasA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

stories. Single North Carolina pine floor
on third story. Concrete floor through
out cellar. All fireplaces and hearths
Of rough brick.
Door and window trim throughout Of
birch Hx4k. moulded edge with Y
inch moulded back band. All trim Of
birch and to include base board and
picture hook mould. In the living and
dining rooms q inch crown mould to
be placed at angle Of wall and ceiling.
Main staircase. open string. simple
moulded hsndrail. 1hxE inch straight
vertical balusters. AKA boxed and moulded
cap newels. Sliding doors like case
ment French sash to be glazed. all
other doors horizontal panels set In
rails, without mouldings.
Three simple snantels to cost, say
o3S each. II II assumed that 30 per
cent. Of the birch trim Ia to be stained
ana vanished two coats. balance painted
49, sooata
10111 aeaeeA SERIES complsts.
49, anishe1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

AIRY one having passed winter IN
q country house in this locality where
the cellar did not extend under the en-
tire house viii at once agree that an
entire cellar - one Of the first essen
t.als OF an AL the year house"
Thls l. type OF plan VITA the wide
centre hall has been used thousand OF
times and with a. many variations as
can be seen In the >old Colonial Nor
ton House at Goshen. Conn. And be-
cause " It's endless possibilities IN
variations or later additions and ex-
tensions II seemed q type well adapted
TO meet the requirements Of the aver
age suburban house holder whose prop
erty was confined to 100 foot plot.
Whether tho exterior suggest our
own Colonial, the early French farm
house, the English half timber. the Swiss
chalet, the spanish mission or other dis
uact.y recognizable style of arcnitec-
tre is mere dctau Of taste or suita-
bl!;y.
J. - assumed that the house faces
west and that in 4 couple OF years the
owner viii accecde to the designers wish
70 place sun parlor or pergola and
TELLS arDOr III the south end as an
auxiliary TO the dining room.
The common fault of the small house
u that the average dining room Is only
ABOUT II feet square and doesn't extend
automatically with the extension table:
ms fault has been overcome In this
pan The chimney, for one fireplace
oAy, is In this case a luxury, as the
cost OF II would pay for a toilet of the
main moor, readily accomplished by re-
pacing the back stairs, and would still
leave handy balance to be utilized for
sash to enclose the front porch.
But l wouldn't live in a house that
Old not have a fireplace In tho dining
rOom."
That dining room chimney might be
considered drawing account In that
US omission would permit certain
changes 10 be made IN the roof lines
70 a. to extend over the second story
merged into square pillars. The upper
porch might then be enclosed with
screens and supplied with bamboo roll
.Ms awnings, thus obtaining outside
Aeeplng possibilities for those who deem
hem essential
y proposed 10 place the first floor
: 'e'el about feet above grade, exca-
,aunS feet d inches to bottom Of
'ootings, using earth removed to grade
w ABOUT house, say. feet high.
Exterior: Concrete cellar walls and
'ootings, also cellar entrance and
window areas. Spruce and hem
pck frame Stucco finish on outside
eamneys. Stucco finish on "trussed"
uietai lath ON main walls and porch
soih,s' Painted galvanized iron lead
es Stock pattern moulded hanging
" boxed wood tin lined cutters. Painted
lsphe outside trim throughout. Painted
!eiow pine porch floors, steps and bulk
hsads' Cypress shingles ON main roof
ana dormers complete.
rented canvas decks on front and
rear porch roofs. Ornamental lattice
panels on front. Of u inch stock: lat
,ce under rear and kitchen porch \
men stock. Patent lock joint columns
halustrades OF 1hxT inch stock.
OSo boxed newels on front porch
roo. All porches to be supported on
iocusts posts.
,. Double thick glass throughout. Set
N lead In the front door panel. tran
- oval side Lights and In upper sash
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

The softened caves are built after spe-
c!al details.
Out swinging easement windows are
used. but few double hung windows
are in the bedrooms.
Interior finish Is OF cypress. Doors
are pine veneered. Piasterlng Is hard
smooth finisn TVS coats). The fireplace
in tho living room is laid up with tapes
try bricks. Plumbing is OF modern de-
sign. Furnace heat is provided for.
ESTIMATE or COST
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

Offer of $500 in Prizes
Brings Out Wealth Of
Hidden Talent -.Origi.
nality Keynote of Most
Designs Workmanship
Shown in Drawings
Equal to That of Lead
ing Architects. Hlouses
to Cost Not More
Than $500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

First Group of Designs by
Rising Young Archi-
tects Printed Here
Two by Men in Well
Known Architects Of.
fees and One by
Columbia Student---
Description of All Year
House by Richard T.
Swezey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

vOOSRT WALSH
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-23
Lon countY PIants Potatoes

Reports from iron County Indicate
that about double tbs acreage is being
planted 10y the agriculturists Of that
section this season Potatoes are a
favoritc crop and the cry Of more po.
tatoss which Is being raised will be
met with double supply from Iron
County.
In this connection It is noted that
farmers are realizing more than ever
the neos,sity OF buying good seed po-
tatoes and County Agriculturist Hoop
ingarner has interested himself in this
respect with the results that farmers
are bpying about twice the amount Of
seed potatoes ~ previously and all are
securing only the best quality.
In anticipation Of bumper potatoe
crop the Iron County Potatoe Grower $
Association is contemplating tho crec-
tion bf warehouse at Iron River and
another at Crystal Falls.-Michigan
Investor
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-23
Grand Encampment l. o. o. r.

AT the meeting of the Grand En-
campment /. o. q. +. held at the Soc
Tuesday and Wednesday, Thomas
Conlin Of this city, who has been at
the head Of the organization in the
state during the past year, relinquish-
ed his Office to Richard Lindsay. city
clerk of Detroit and was chosen 70
represent the organization in the SOW
ereign body of the order Tor the next
two years. The meeting this year win
be held in Atlantic City, N. j.
The officers selected for the coming
year are Ia
Grand Patriarch, Richard Lindsay,
Detroit
Grand High Priest Elmer Rosen-
berry, Muskegon.
Grand Senior Warden, g. Henry
Horn, Detroit
Grand Junior Warden, Judge f. W..
Mayne, Charlevoix.
Grand Scribe. John b. Penheld,
Vicksburg.
Grand Treasurer, Andrew Harshaw.
Detroit.
Grand Marshal. DIR. II. r. Rose,
Detroit.
Grand Inside Sentinel Edward
Hoyt Battle Creek
Grand Outside Sentinel George A.
Blair. Sault Ste Marie.
The next session of the grand body
will he held in Detroit in May 1915.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-23
Found His Tracks

Since the III scovery OF the body OF
John Wulf in the Bristol pit. his
tracks along the old road nave been
discovered and II is known 20 GER
tainty just how he travelled that fatal
night.
The big cave last spring took down
a short piece of the old road after
Mr.. Wulf nad left here for Hot
Springs A temporary fence had been
erected by the Bristol people immcd.
lately after the cave and was block
ing the roan at the time
The deceased must have climbed
over this fence. thinking that the
road ahead OF him was intact as it
was when he left. The night was
pitch dark 80 that he was unable to
see anything ahead Of him.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-23
Mike Tredeau injured

Tne following report from Norway
will be of interest to the many friends
Of Mike Tredeau, formerly Of this city,
and who is well known among railroad
circles -
Mike Tredeau, Of Waucedan, is at
Aragon hospital receiving treatment
for burns received Sunday. Mr..
Tredeau has been in charge of the
North Westerns water tank and was
scalded 10y steam while working on
the steam line. He is one OF the best
known Of railroad men on the Menomi-
nee range having been in the harness
for 30 years. 30 of which were safely
passed with mary a scratch but in
the last five years fate has been unkind
TO Mike as he has figured in three
accidents which have left distressing
effects.