The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-20

summer had his eyes open, and that
he is a truthful and reliable person.
The story says: This years fad for
going without stockings is responsible
for the prevalence of sharks. in the
opinion of West Virginia man who
thinks he knows all about the mon
sters of the sea- He says it is a scien-
tific fact that shark will not attack
person wearing clothes. A shark
will touch nothing dark, and he thinks
If the girls would not go in bathing
in the modish costumes, the sharks
would soon disappear. This man in
tends to call his theory to the atten-
ton of the federal authorities"
The Topeka man, whose observa-
tions have been quoted before, was
told that his reports are indicated.
Il have been thinking myself" he
said, that this new style was Civ
ing undue encouragement 20 the
in all charity. don't think they ought
to be blamed so very much
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Bowman and
their family left this afternoon for
on the Great Lakes. and later will go
to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, to remain
the rest of the summer.
Mrs. A. K. Rodgers and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wheldon Morris, are in
Estes Park, Col, for summer vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lillard and their
family will leave the last Of the week
for Estes Park, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jordan will
leave this week for motor trip to the
north. They will stop in Lincolny
Neb, and will go from there to the
lakes, and will take boat trip east
Mr.. Frederic H. Collier, of St
Louis, Mo-, is in Topeka to attend the
funeral of his mother. He was for
twelve years city editor of the State
Journal, and is now an editorial writer
on the st. Louis Globe Democrat. He
was accompanied to Topeka by Mr..
E. w. Tatman-
Mrs. Ed Grote will return Friday
night from a three months trip east.
She visited relatives in Iowa. Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Mrs Herbert Lininger, of Kansas
City, is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Larimer, and will be a
guest at the wedding of Miss Emma
Bolmar and Mr.. B. F. Flenniken, jr
Mrs. J. T. Botkin left this morning
for Colorado Springs and Manitou.
Colorado, to remain the rest of the
summer.
Mrs Carl Brown, of Silverton, Ore
gon, is spending some time with Mrs.
A. o. Wellman. She came to Topeka
called by the death of her father, the
late A. o. Wellman. Mrs. Brown,
before her marriage, was Miss Daisy
Wellman.
Dr. NJ c. Porter has returned from
business trip to Manhattan.
Miss Maurren McKirnan, who is a
student in the State university, and
remained in Lawrence for the first
summer session, will spend the re-
mainder of the summer with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. ].
Evans.
Miss Lucille Field will attend the
second session of the University sum-
mer school at Lawrence.
Miss Mary Blodgett, of St Paul,
Mimi. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter c.. Brown.
Miss Florence Fair and Miss Elsie
Saville will leave the first of next
week for vacation trip to Estes Park
Colorado.
Miss Grace Greenwood and Miss
Dorothy Wales, of Kansas City, are
visiting Mrs. George w. Greenwood.
MRS. Sflas Rain left today for Mani
tou, Colorado, to spend the rest of the
summer.
Mr.. John r. Mulvane and his sis
Ier, Mrs; Mary Dent, and Miss Nellie
Brewer have left to spend the rest of
the summer in Ludingten, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Burns will
leave Sunday for Long Beach, Calf,
and will visit friends in Salt Lake civ
on their way to the coast
Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Mulvane have
gone to Colorado Springs and Denver
Miss Anita Weiskirch left Wednes-
day afternoon for northern Wisconsin,
where she will attend family re-
union.
Miss Helen McClelland of Maple Hill
is visiting Mrs. Tod Mathews Miss
Ann Foster of Chicago will arrive soon
to visit Mrs. Matthews
Mrs. Emmett Gregg gave a party
at her home, 719 West Tenth avenue,
for her little niece, Marjorie Louise
Gregg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
C. II. Gregg. The party was in cele-
bration of Marjorie's fourth birthday
anniversary. The other guests were:
Alice Weigand, Margaret Carr, lone
Ritts, Helen Kepcon, Edith Wilson,
Marjorie Hoover. Alice Gotta, Marian
Gotta, Martin Baker, Burdell Baker
Lowell Baker. Francis Baker, and
John Robert Downes.
Miss Bess Jones, who has been
spending the past three months in
New York. has returned home.
Miss Gladys Benjamin of Kansas
City, Mo-, is spending week with
Miss Ruth Anderson.
The H NJ. S. of Euclid Avenue
church will have an all-day meeting
Friday with Mrs. o. H. Frank, Tween
tieth and McVicar streets
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Howard of Kan
SaS City are spending a few DAYS will,