The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17

a couple standing behind large tree
in their parking. They thought moth
ing of it at first, but when the couple
moved on when the light was turned
on the porch and came back behind
the tree when it was off again they
began to be suspicious that they were
about to be robbed. Consequently,
the man of the house was sent for his
gun and the people watching the
house were kept in view for something
like an hour. Finally the couple put
out all the lights in the house to see
what effect that would have upon
their patrollers. Immediately, they
came upon the porch and when they
were asked in fear and trembling by
the man of the house what they
| wanted there, they answered. rs this
where the Methodist minister ives?"
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The Home Missionary society of the
First Methodist church will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock at
Woodlawn avenue.
The Ladies' Aid of the Lowman Hill
Memorial church will meet Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. w. c. Sum-
| mers. 1161 Brooks avenue. Assisting
| T. j. Ream. Mrs. Mart Sutherin and
Mrs. M. D. Metzger.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT:
The following article is an editorial
| from the Lawrence Journal-World:
| A young girl who has been keeping
company with man forty-three years
months,'' writes to the advice to
Girls column in the Topeka State
journal asking whether she should
| marry him or an army officer. The
adviser sagely advised that she not
marry anyone at present. taking the
| stand no doubt that it would be better
to wait and see il the man was going
to remain wealthy.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Watson and
Miss Altha Watson will return in their
car about the first of October from
Topinabee. Wis, where they have
spent the summer at their cottage.
Frederick Watson has returned and is
a guest of his aunt, Mrs. M. 7. Kelsey.
| Mrs J. P. WahIe and Miss Dorothy
WahIe LEFT today for Dallas, Tex, to
visit Lieut.. Chester Wahle for a few
days.
/ Miss Katherine Sawyer has returned
| to her home in Kansas City after q
! Visit TOY MISS LOFTS TSOSSeT
Miss Helen Lucas left today for New
| York to attend Wells college.
| Mrs. T. w. Harrison and Miss Mary
Harrison returned yesterday from
Berkeley, Cal, where they have spent
| the past year.
Miss Katherine Gentry has returned
| from her summer vacation trip.
| Mr.. Douglas Bowman has left for
the Wilbur Wright field at Dayton, O.,
| after visit to his parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. c. S. Bowman.
| Miss Edna Peppmeyer has gone to
Wamego where she will attend school
| this winter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Amos have re-
| turned from a motor trip to Chicago
| Miss Helen Brigham will have a
room at the home of Miss Marie Wit
wer this winter
| Miss Helen Curry motored to Law
renee Sunday for short visit to Mrs
| Clarence s. Hall.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Myers returned last
night from Colorado. She and Mrs
George Myers and her daughter, Miss
| Helen Myers, have spent several weeks
| at the Mt. Princeton hotel, near Buena
Vista, Colo.
Mrs. c. o. Knowles will be with hel
| daughter, Mrs. George Thatcher, and
children in New Jersey this winter
They will remain in the east while Mrs
| Thatcher's husband is overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. P. w. Allen have re.
| turned from motor trip to New York
They toured the state of New Yorl
| in their car.
4 Mr.. Hale Hamilton arrived yester
4 day to visit his mother. Mrs. J. D. NJ
Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton accom-
| panied her son to Kansas City toda,
on his return to New York City.
Miss Ann Montgomery who is visit
ing DR.. and Mrs ]. D. Freeman, will
leave soon for overseas service as 9
| Red Cross nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hobson an(
their daughter. Muriel. returned Sun.
day from Lake Sunapee, N. H, where
Mrs. Hobson and Muriel have spen
the summer and Mr.. Hobson the las
two weeks.
| Mr.. and Mrs c. o. Ansel and Mr.
Ansel's sister. Mrs. E. E. McMurph,
of Hoyt, Kan, returned this morninf
| from six weeks trip to Washington
state and the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Laura Jones of West Seventh
street has received word of the SAT,
arrival overseas of her son, Corp
Theodore S. Jones. recently from
Camp Colt. Gettysburg. Pa
Mr.. and Mrs Paul NJ Montgomer,
nave motored to Wichita to see ;
nephew of Mrs. Montgomery, who ha.
come back from overseas as an in
structor.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Southwick will
return next week from Long Beach
Cal. where they have spent the sum.
mer. Mrs. Southwick, who has beer
quite i'll, is improved.
Mrs Charles Brooks Thomas ha,
| taken the house at 1011 King stree
and will move into 1t very soon.
Mrs Chester Woodward rs return
ed to W ainston. D. c., after a few
= in Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis H Kerr. O.
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