The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
THEY LIKE HIS BOOK
Major Harvey Flooded With Letters
Complimentary To His Liter
airy Effort.

If Major Harvey's book, Tales and
Trails of Wakarusa." doesn't in itself
cut a little notch for him on the well
hacked literary tree, the majors
friends are going to WELD the axe
themselves and see that the name OF
Bluff near Berryton, receives notes
graphical thunder
Every day this well known Topeka
lawyer. and landlord of Harvey 5
Buff near Berryton, receives notes
of appreciation from friend and foe
Here are a few of the quotations:
Col. A R. Greene, for a long time
identified with public service in Kan
sas and being one of the real old
timers still full Of vigor and capacity,
writes from Hood River, Ore, as fol-
lows:
7 read your delightful little book.
Tales and Trails of Wakarusa,' at one
sitting. 1 lived in that part OF the
country for several years; was the
first postmaster and storekeeper at
Richland-built the first house on the
TOWNSHIP, in fact-and knew of all the
people you name OF nearly all and
was we'll acquainted with many of
them I congratulate you on produc-
ing a honey little bool- that gets so
close to the experiences of country
people in their daily lives as to apply
to any and all rural communities in
pioneer times, there end elsewhere"
Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney. says:
Il have with much interest and a
great deal of pleasure read your Tales
and Trails OF Waka rusa-' John
Mcdonald had been a very valua BILE
friend to me for many years He had
helped me in more ways than you
know about. for all of which 1 was al
ways duly thankful to- him. There
fore, your story about him was read
and re-read- You touched a tender
spot with me"
Eugene s Quinton, a prominent law
yer of Topeka and something of a
critic of books. writes:
II have read your a1ecdotal reveries
of the WakaruSa- By il you have ac-
compIished the very difficult literary
task of making commonplace things
interesting l believe il was done by a
naive simplicity. free from show and
osteutation. or pretense of importa nee
quite a secret Of success that is more
natural than cultivated"
Imri Zumwalu says;
Il have Just finished reading a copy
of your book, Tales and Trails of
Wakarusa-' I enjoyed every line of it.
1t is good stuff and I am glad you
printed il"
o. o. Osborn. a prominent lawyer
of Stockton, Kan:
L received yesterday. thru the
courtesy OF our IT1eflu. ~
Hawkes.. a copy of your book Tales
and Trails of Wakarusa- l sat up
last night and read il from cover to
cover In it are many fitting tributes
to those men and women. who in the
community you write about. have by
their lives and work. made their
neigh horhooda good places TO live in,
and their memories sacred
Judge Mason writes.
Mrs Mason and myself have read,
with very great interest and enjoy
ment your WakaErsa book I think
YOUR sketches. aside from being enter
tanning, are mighty well worth pre-
serving for their historical value.
They show the spirit of the time and
place with which they deal better than
any more formal narrative
Judge Schoet[ says
II have read Tales and Trails of
WakaruSa-' and want to compliment
YOU on YOUR success as a story writer.
I hope you will try il again I read
your book with much interest. and