The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

Harry L. Wright has sold his inter-
est in the Shawnee Chief to P. N. Har-
mon and J. NJ. Best. Both Best and
Harmon have been connected with the
Chief in former years and are well
known in North Topeka. where they
have many friends who wish them sue
cess. Mr.. Wright, in the short time
he has been connected with this publ
cation, has brought it to the front as
county paper. He has been a booster
for Shawnee county and North Topeka
and has made a host of friends in the
county and on the North Side. The
Meriden Ledger has also been taken
over by Harmon and Best.
The North Topeka Civic club will
hold it's regular meeting Tuesday
evening at the community house.
When a North Side business man
was asked to buy tickets for the chau-
tauqua to be held in August at Gar
field park, he asked what form of en-
tertainment would be given. 1t was
explained that the program would be
varied to suit all tastes, and as
special inducement the ticket seller
mentioned that Judge Lands would
lecture. "Umm,' said the man, SEEM
ingly not impressed. We'll. I'll take
a ticket and give it to my wife. 1
don't care for lectures, get enough of
that sort of entertainment at home"
Fishing bait is unusually scarce
this season, according to Charles Stew
art, vice-president of the Kaw Valley
National bank, who has just returned
from a fishing trip to Mill creek.
Where heretofore a quart of minnows
were caught in the trap in a short
time. only few were trapped in the
same length of time this season, Ste
wart said. A. ". Lindell, cashier of
the bank, had similar story to tell,
only his concerned fish worms. When
Lindell went fishing one day recently
at Daylesford, he dug bait for two
eighteen worms, But" he added tri-
umphantly, 81 caught forty-three
fish" He explained that he carefully
carved each worm, batting with only
portion. His audience not being as
gullible as the fish, would not swallow
NIT that he had dug additional worms
to the number of twenty-four.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Root of Kansas
City are the guests of Mr.. Roots
father, Frank A. Root, of S29 Quincy
street.
Harold E. Garrett, 1908 Logan
street, who left the first of the week
on a motorcycle trip to Durango, Colo.
has reached Beloit, according to word
received from him yesterday. At this
point he was held up by bad roads,
the first encountered. but hopes to
reach Durango by Sunday if travel
improves.
Mrs. Perry Ward of Tulsa, Okla,
who has been visiting Mr.. Wards par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Ward of
Shorey, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Davies, Ais South Buchanan, has
returned to her home.
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W., No. 20, will be discontinued until
September.
D. H. Wallace, Quincy playground
supervisor, is spending the weekend
with relatives in Rock Creek.
J. H. Skinner has returned from
Chicago, where he attendend the
American Nursey association conyen-
ton.
Clifford Pardee of s3s Quincy street.
employed at the Topeka mills, suf-
fered a broken leg yesterday morning
when the heavy cable used while load
striking his left leg and breaking it
below the knee. He was taken to
Stormont hospital, where he is resting
as we'll as can be expected.
The girls quartet of Ottawa univer-
sity which will give a concert Monday
evening at the North Topeka Baptist
church, under the auspices of the w.
w. G. girls, will have charge of the
services Sunday morning at the First
Baptist church. The programs given
by this organization are above the
average of amateur entertainments
and show careful preparation as well
as talent. In their trips to the diff
ferent towns where the entertain
ments are put on, the girls are chap
eroned by their leader and teacher,
Miss Edna Umstot. Other members
of the organization are Miss Margaret
Good, first soprano; Miss Dorothy
Foster, second soprano; Miss Winston
Easley, alto; Miss Ruth Ayrault, con-
tralto; Miss Gladys King, accompanist.
S. r. Dexter, undertaken Lady as
sistant, S23 Kansas ave.-Adv.