The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-10

next morning thye parked their cars
in front of their homes. Some heart
less thief came along and stole three
new castings off one car and the tail
light, the cap off the radiator and the
spark plugs off the other mans car.
We drove to Granville last night
and watched them cut wheat on a big
250-acre patch. That is one thing
you New Workers cannot see on so
big scale as we can. We were on
Jess Wizards farm-you remember
him, the big ex-champion? We sure
ly do things up right out here in Kan
sas. There was that big husky chap
working in the hot sun. He had on
a pair of perfectly creased and pressed
trousers, his shoes looked as tho they
had just come from the shine parIor
and he wore a purple and green
striped silk shirt. not the 1886 kind.
either. And some of you back there
think we are primitive savages cut
here. Well, 1 must stop now. Best
wishes. FRANCES.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who is not worrying a bit about The
cost of sugar She is putting up fruit,
jams, jellies, buffers, marmalades and
cOnserves all for winters use and ,he
bought the sugar in that long forgot
ten time when it was IL cents a pound
Then there's another woman in our
town who read the line on The State
Journal bulletin board Friday saying
that the sugar growers were holding
their crop-and she didn't wait TO
read the rest, but hurried to the near
est grocery and left an order for sew
eral items including two pounds of
sugar. She went a few blocks down
the street ordered several more things
and included another two pounds Of
sugar. This was repeated until she
had orderen ten pounds. She went
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work. But deliveries it seem are
made somewhat at the same time.
There were three delivery wagons
drawn up at the side of the house.
She saw three boys jumping out, each
with little sack and two pounds of
sugar. Around the corner came the
fourth wagon and there on the back
steps sat a little sack of sugar. You'll
have to have more parkin' space"
suggested one. Are you starting a
monopoly" asked another, and the
third one. advised, "Better order diff
ferent days" And what could I
say?" she afterwards begged. And
what could she?
Announcement has been made of
the marriage on June ~ at 8 o'clock
of Miss Katie A. Ellinger and Mr..
Samuel William Nye. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the
Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Kulp.
Inc DrldS is connected with the
! Euca Alba Drug company and until a
year ago was employed at the postof-
flee. Mr.. and Mrs. Nye will be at home
after August 5 at 426 Harrison street.
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| Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Roland Perkins has returned to
her home in Oklahoma City, Okla.
from a visit here to her cousin, Mrs.
W. N. West. and Doctor West
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Birch and
daughter, Miss Vreda Birch, have
moved into their new home at SIS To-
| peka boulevard.
Mrs. F. L. Lindemuth and daughter,
Miss Grace Lindemuth, left today for
a three weeks visit in Chicago and on
the Great Lakes.
| Miss Mildred Clary, who has spent
several weeks in Los Angeles, will re-
/ turn home this evening.
Miss Mary Cunningham will leave
next week to visit DR.. and Mrs A. D.
| Cornia at st. Paul. MINI. Doctor and
| Mrs. Cornia and Miss Cunningham will
leave later to spend the remainder of
/ the summer in Wisconsin.
Miss katherine Reilly will leave
Sunday for Maryville. Mo. and will
spend a vacation. there and in the
/ Ozarks.
! Mr.. Sam Alexander will leave next
week for Avery, Wis, to spend the