The Topeka state journal. [volume], May 08, 1901, LAST EDITION, Page 2, Image 2

About The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980

Image provided by: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS

                
TOPEKA STATE JOUmSTAr., WEDNESDAY EVENIISTG. MAT 8, 1901.
Some time ago there was a notable
automobile procession in the city of Buf
falo, N. Y. It was notable for its size, and
also for the fact that it was entirely com
posed of automobile wagons (like that
in the cut above), built to distribute
the advertising literature of the World's
Dispensary Medical Association, propri
etors and manufacturers of Dr. Pierce's
medicines. In many a town and village
Dr. Pierce's automobile has been the
pioneer horseless vehicle. These wagons,
eeut to every important section ot the
country, are doing more than merely
advertise Dr. Pierce's Remedies they
are pioneers of progress, heralds of the
automobile age.
And this is in keeping with the record
trade by Dr. Pierce and his famous pre
parations, which have always kept in
the front on their merits. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is still the
leading medicine for disorders and dis
eases of the stomach and digestive and
nutritive systems, for the purifying of
the blood and healing of weak lungs.
Women place Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription in the front of all put-up
medicines specially designed for women's
use. The wide benefits this medicine
has brought to women have been well
summed up in the words " makes weak
women strong and sick women well."
The reputation of Dr. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets as a safe and effective laxa
tive for family use is international.
It may be asserted without fear of con
tradiction that no other firm or company
engaged in the vending of put-up medi
cines can rank with the World's Dispen
sary Medical Association, either in the
opinion of the medical profession or of
the intelligent public. The Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, which is
connected with the "World's Dispen
sary," is alone sufficient to prove this
supremacy. Here is a great modern
hospital, always filled with patients,
where every day successful operations
are performed on men and women whose
diseases demand the aid of surgery. No
hospital in Buffalo is better equipped,
with respect to its modern appliances, or
the surgical ability of its staff. Dr. R. V.
Tierce, the cb,ief consulting physician of
this great institution, has associated with
himself nearly a score of physicians,
each man being a picked man, chosen
for his ability in the treatment and cure
of some special form of disease.
The offer that Dr. Pierce makes to
inen and women suffering with chronic
diseases of a free consultation by letter,
is really without a parallel. It places
without cost or charge the entire re
sources of a great medical institute at
the service of the sick. Such an offer 13
not for one moment to be confounded
with those offers of " free medical advice"
which are made by people who are not
physicians, cannot and do not practice
medicine, and are only saved from pro
secution by artfully wording their adver
tisements so that they give the impres
sion that they are physicians without
making the claim to be licensed.
Those who write to Dr. Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
N. Y., may do so with the assurance that
they will receive not only the advice of
a competent physician, but the advice
of a physician whose wide experience
in the treatment and cure of disease, and
whose sympathy with human suffering
leads him to take a deep, personal inter
est in all those who seek his help and
that of his associate staff of specialists.
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser (in paper
covers), containing 1008 large pages, is
sent free on receipt of 21 one -cent
stamps, or 31 cents for the cloth-bound
volume, to pay expense of mailing only.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Tii3 "Oktelsnia Opportunity"
Is the title of a new publication
last Issued by the Passenger
Department of the
GREAT
tfil
noon ISLAND
aOUTE
4t ifeals exclusively with
KIOWA. COMA.VCHE AND
APACM8 RESERVATION
soon to be opened for settlement. The con
tests of the book Is made up of facts regard
Inf Laws, Climate. Resources and Mow to
Opinio Homes. The -ROCK ISLAND" IS
Trig. ONLY LINE) running Into or near this
reservation.
This booklet Is for frea distribution.
B. W. THOMPSON, A. Q. P. A.,
Topeka, Kas.
SMOKE
KLAUER'S GOLD BUQ.
5CEI3T CIGAR.
luy tie:: Gur.u.ric
... MjrOTACTtTHI'D BY ...
CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO.
,PTXT THE MME.
ft
SP0RTKHJ I1E17S.
Banastar Wins the Toboggan
Handicap at Morris Park.
Carried 130 Pounds and Beat
King Pepper Out.
AN EXCITING FINISH.
Washburn Defeats Winfield
Team 10 to S.
Sharkey Loses to Mexican Pete
on a Foul.
New Tork, May 8. Banastar, winner
of the Metropolitan handicap on Satur
day, won the Toboggan handicap at
Morris park Tuesday afternoon. Ha took
up 130 pounds and won cleverly by two
lengths from King Pepper.
The Toboggan was the feature of the
card, and Beven good sprinters faced the
starter to o six furlongs down the
Eclipse course. With "Voter scratched,
Banastar was made a hot favorite, be
ing played from 8 to 5 to even money.
Unmasked was second choice at 3 to 1.
They were sent off on the first break to
a good start and Lady of the Valley and
Unmasked were the first to show. Ban
astar broke well, but Odom let his set
tle Into his stride, and he ran In fourth
place for half a mile. Then Odom shook
him up and he moved up to Unmasked
and King Pepper, who were fighting for
the lead. He caught them at the last
furlong pole and for a sixteenth the
three ran head and head; then Banastar
gradually drew away and won.
King Pepper, ridden out, beat Un
masked half a length for the place.
The Larchraont, at seven furlongs,
was the other fixture. Smile, the favor
ite, won easily after Paul Clifford had
made the running to the stretch. Tur
ner rode the winner. It was his first
mount of the season in the east. Spen
cer had the mount on Tom Kenny, the
first since his suspension last fall for his
careless ride on Commando in the Mat
ron stakes. , ; ,
SHARKEY FIGHTS FOTJJL.
Strikes Mexican Pete 'When the Lat
ter Is Down.
Denver. Colo., May 8. A! special to
the Republican frooi Cripple Creek
says:
Mexican Pete Everett was given a de
cision over Tom Sharkey on a foul in
the second round of what was to have
been a twenty round go before the
Olympic Athletic club last night. The
first round was a give, and take affair,
Everett making as good showing as the
sailor. In the second, a few seconds
after the round was called, the two
men came together in a mix-up. Pete
received a body blow which sent him
to his knws. While he was down Shar
key struck him on the head, and the
referee gave the fight to Everett.
After the decision Sharkey offered to
fight Everett at once for $1,000 a side,
and Everett accepted the challenge, but
friends of both men interfered.
Washburn 10; Winfield 6.
Winfield, Kas., May 8. Washburn col
lege, of Topeka. defeated the S. W. K.
college team Tuesday afternoon. Both
sides played excellent ball and the score
stood 5 to 2 at the beginning of the
eighth, when S. W. K. went to pieces,
letting the visitors run in eight scores.
Anderson, of Washburn, made a phe
nomenal catch in the outfield. Durham,
of S. W. K., knocked a home run. Score
was: Washburn, runs, ten; hits, seven;
errors, one. S. W. K., runs. six. hits,
ten; errors, five. Batteries Washburn,
Smith and Mehl; S. ,W. K., Durham and
Jacobs. Struck out by Durham, 16; by
Smith, 4. Durham pitched a brilliant
game, but lacked support. t
K. TJ. Tennis Tournament Over.
Lawrence, Kas., May 8. Wilder and
Sharrard carried off the honors in the
K. U. tennis tournament held at the
Adams street courts to choose a team
for the Kansas-Nebraska tournament to
be held Friday and Saturday at Lin
coln. They beat Bliss and Bradford In
a close match of three sets by a score
of 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. The day was cold and
unfavorable for good tennis, but the
style of play was extremely good in
spite of the weather, and the match be
tween Wilder-Sharrard and Bliss-Bradford
teams was one of the swiftest that
ever has been seen on local courts.
Racing at Oakland.
San Francisco, May 8. The racing at
Oakland was marked by close finishes
and the success of long priced iiorses.
Valencienne, a 30 to 1, beat Good Hope
a neck. Foul Play finished third in this
race, but was disqualified for fouling
Good Hope. Formatus won by a neck
and Merops scored a head victory. For
the improvement of Merops and Frank
Bell, the judges decided that Bergen
could not ride any longer at the track.
He had the mounts on both horses the
last time they started. Moon Bright,
who bled in a race yesterday, died to
day. Weather fine; track fast.
Races at Churchill Downs.
Louisville, Ky May 8. John Peters
was withdrawn by the Schorrs from the
Wenonah stakes at Churchill downs,
leaving Eddie Busch alone to carry
their colors. He was made an even
money favorite, and lots of money was
put upon .his chances. There was the
hottest sort of a tip out on Coldstream,
a colt belonging to F. D. "Van Meter.
It was his first time out. but he was
heavily played. The rest of the public's
money was about evenly divided among
the other candidates. They were a frac
tious lot at the post, and it took Starter
Brown twenty minutes to get them off
in line. Coldstream ran his race at the
post, running clear to the turn in al
most every break. They were finally
sent away to a fair start, with Hans
Wagner in front. At the turn Cold
stream overtook him, and the pair
raced together until well into the
stretch, where Coldstream drew away.
The Van Meter colt seemed to have the
race won. but Eddie Busch came from
behind with a rush, caught Murphy on
Coldstream napping and beat him a half
length. Jack Ratlin, an outsider, got
third money. . . , ,
Two Pitchers Are Released.
Chicago, May 8. Pitchers Bert Cun
nigham and John Glendon were given
the customary ten days' notice of re
lease yesterday by Manager Lof tua.
Cunningham, who is axi old-timer, Join
ed the team after the consolidation of
Louisville with Pittsburg. He has pitch
ed one game this season, which he lost.
Glendon is a local boy who formerly
twirled for semi-professional teams. He
was not tried out in a National League
game, but the accession of Waddeil ren -
dered necessary the release of two men
to conform to the league limit of 16 man.
Mai Eason's creditable game against
Pittsburg earned him a place on the
team. , i ! ,
Nouroulah Defeats Jenkins.
New York, May 8. Nouroulah, the big
Turkish wrestle? made short work of
Tom Jenkins of Cleveland, the cham
pion wrestler of America, at Madison
Square Garden last night. He downed
Jenkins twice in a catch as catch can
match, the first time in four minutes
35 seconds, and the second time In five
minutes two seconds. The match was
decided on the best two out of three falls
and Jenkins, while showing a remarka
ble amount of cleverness, was unable to
compete against the enormous weight
of his big opponent. There were 4,000
people in the Garden. Jenkins weighed
185 and Nouroulah 346 pounds.
Andy Welch Buys Oakley.
Cincinnati, May 8. A. J. Welch and
O. A. Jones today completed negotia
tions for the purchase of the Oakley race
track, near Cincinnati, and its trotting
meeting will be held under their man
agement. Messrs. Welch and Jones are
owners of the well known Charter Oak
course at Hartford, Conn. (
Stallion Ob So Sold.
I-.aCrosse.Wis., May 8. D. J. Cameron,
a prominent horseman, has sold his trot
ting stallion Oh So, with a record of 2:25
to Charles Chapman, of Chicago, the
consideration being $12,000. Oh So is
the sire of So So, who held the world's
record for 2 and 3 year olds at 2:16.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AT PHILADELPHIA. ,
Attendance, 3.836.
Score bv innings: R.H.E.
Baltimore 1110 14 13 214 15 3
Philadelphia 4 1011201 010 11 3
Batteries Schmidt, Howell and Robin
son; Milligan, Piatt and Powers.
AT WASHINGTON.
Attendance, 1,545.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Washington 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4 2
Boston 0 0120100 37 11 0
Batteries Carrack and Clark; Kellum
and Criger. i
AT MILWAUKEE.
A heavy downpour of rain stopped the
game in the seventh inning, but the game
was resumed after 20 minutes. Milwau
kee was simply outclassed. Attendance,
I, 800.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Milwaukee 1 1000000 02 6 5
Detroit 0 4001 301 09 10 3
Batteries Sparks and Leahy; Flske and
McAllister.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
. Per
Won. Lost. cent.
Detroit 10 3 .769
Chicago 8 4 .687
Baltimore 6 4 .6O0
Washington 5 5 .&3
Boston 5 5 .50
Philadelphia ,.. - 4 6 .4"0
Cleveland 4 8 .333
Milwaukee 3 10 .231
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT CINCINNATI. .
Attendance, 1,800.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Cincinnati 1 000010010 14 9 2
St. Louis 1 200000000 03 10 3
Batteries McFadden and Kahoe; Pow
ell and Ryan.
AT NEW YORK.
Attendance, 4,200.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
New York 1 0012010 5 10 3
Philadelphia 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04 10 3
Batteries Taylor and Bowerman; Dug
gleby and McFarland.
AT CHICAGO.
Attendance, 600. '
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 2
Pittsburg 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 18 16 2
Batteries Taylor and Kling; Chesbro
and O'Connor.
AT BOSTON.
Attendance. 2.000.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7 4
Brooklyn 3 0100000 0 i 7 4
Batteries Willis, Lawaon and Kltt
redge; Donovan and McGuire.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Per
Won. Lost. cent.
Cincinnati .... u 8 4 .637
Brooklyn 7 5 .5S3
Pittsburg 7 5 .&Js3
Boston 5 5 .500
New York 5 5 .50
St. Louis 6 7 . 462
Philadelphia 6 8 .41'9
Chicago & 10 .333
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
Attendance, 1,000.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Omaha 1 0000001 13 6 2
Colorado Springs ....2 0004110 8 12 3
Batteries Coons and Glade ;Whiteridge
and Arthur.
AT KANSAS CITY.
The cold weather cut the attendance
down to 60 and prevented fast playing.
Both pitchers were hit hard.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Kansas City 1 0025010 9 15 4
St. Paul 1 0040001 06 12 4
Batteries Wolfe and Beville;McGill and
Wilson. -
AT DENVER.
Score by Innings: R.H.E.
Denver 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 03 7 2
Des Moines 0 0002020 0 1 7 3
Batteries Meridth and James Sullivan;
Glade and Conwell.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Per
Won. Lost. cent.
Kansas City 4 1 .800
Omaha 3 2 .600
Des Moines 3 2 .600
St. Joseph 2 2 .600
Minneapolis 2 2 .60)
Denver 2 3 .400
Colorado Springs 2 3 .400
St. Paul .1 4 .200
PLATT TO BACK DEMOCRAT.
Senator Is Willing to Go Far to Defeat
Tammany.
New York, May 8. There has been
some quiet taalk among leaders of the
anti-Tammany Democrats of H. H.
Vreeland, the Metropolitan Street rail
way man, as a candidate for mayor next
fall. The Piatt men are said to have
taken kindly to it. Mr. Vreeland'a
friends took no stock in the talk of him
for mayor. They said the chances were
he had never heard of it and would
laugh at it. He is a Democrat.
Up to date John D. Crimmins Is the
most prominently mentioned candidate
for mayor. Mr. Crimmins has received
many pledges of support from Republi
cans, democrats and independents. He
is theonly Democratic possibility whohas
been indorsed by Senator Piatt.
Senator Piatt is devoting much atten
tion to the situation. In the last few
days he has talked over the outlook
with his lieutenants and has told them
that they must throw no obstacle in the
way of a complete union of all the in
dependent forces with the Republicans.
"If no alliance is formed," said he,
"the blame must not be laid on us. Let
it be the fault of the others. Our at
titude is that we want to join hands
with every organization that ia in the
field to down Tammany. We want to
show a very liberal spirit, even to the ex
tent of accepting a Democrat as our can
didate if necessary.
Hutchinson and Return $4.65 Via the
Santa Fe Route.
Account annual meeting of Commer
cial Travelers. Tickets on sale May 9 to
II, Inclusive. Good returning- May 13.
KANSAS M
Another Leavenworth Giri Is
Brutally Assaulted.
Unknown Assailant Strikes Miss
Bonnie Down.
THROWS HER IN WELL.
Cold Water Revives and Young
Lady Crawls Out.
Found Unconscious and Dies
Last Evening.
Describes the Yillain and 0 Ul
cers Are After Him
Leavenworth, Kas., May 8. The town
of Lansing and the surrounding coun
try is in a state of intense excitement
over an assault committed upon Miss
Ethel Bonnie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Bonnie, residents of that town.
The assault was committed by an un
known white man, who accomplished
his purpose after striking the girl on
the head with some blunt instrument,
rendering her unconscious.
Tuesday morning Miss Bonnie left
home for the bluffs along the Missouri
river to gather mushroams. While
stooping down she was suddenly seized
from behind, but managed to break
away from her assailant and started to
run. He overtook her and struck her
on the .head, felling her to the ground.
Believing the girl to be dead the tramp
dragged her body to a well nearby and
threw her in. The well contained twelve
feet of water, and Miss Bonnie sank to
the bottom, but rose again. The cold
shook had the effect of reviving her to
such an extent that she realized her
peril and made an effort to climb out
She finaly reached the top, but was still
in a dazed condition and remained sit
ting on the edge of the well.
Not arriving home for dinner, her
parents became alarmed and began
searching for her, and after some time
she was found, still sitting on the edge
of the well. She was then In a critical
condition, but was conveyed home, and
managed to tell the story of the assault.
The girl told her father during a mo
ment of consciousness that in attempt
ing to get out of the well she fell back
twice. When found she was in a semi
conscious condition. , i
Miss Bonnie described her assailant
as a man of medium height, rather
stout, wearing a full beard and dark
clothes. A man answering this descrip
tion was seen by section hands on the
Kansas City Northwestern railroad
about 5:30 o'clock In the evening, going
toward Wallula. Wallula is five miles
south of Lansing. Sheriff Everhardy,
who was notified, wired to the authori
ties at Wallula to look out for the man.
Word soon spread throughout the
country, and citizens began gathering
and started out to look for the assailant.
Word was also sent to the city and the
sheriff and several deputies started for
the scene. Feeling is so Intense that
should the man be caught he will be
probably lynched. At a late hour last
evening Miss Bonnie died as the result
of her injuries. Her father, G. W.
Bonnie, is an old enploye of the Kan
sas state penitentiary, and has the sym
pathy of all the prison officials.
JOINTISTS RESENTFUL.
Kansas City, Kan., Lawyer Assaulted
and Badly Beaten.
Kansas City, Kan., May 8. Lawrence J.
Mason, a young attorney, was visited in
his office by a man who said he wished to
employ a lawyer to bring an action
against the Metropolitan Street Railway
company for damages. The visitor said
his sister was hurt by a car and he in
vited the lawyer to go to his home to in
quire into the facts. Mr. Mason consent
ed to the agreement, and the two men
started out. When they reached an alley
the man stopped and said:
"This is what I wanted you for." With
that he struck Mr. Mason a heavy blow
on the nose, knocking him down. Two
other men then ran up and joined in the
assault, beating and kicking the lawyer,
When Mr. Mason appeared at police
headquarters his nose was broken and
blood was flowing from many bruises. Mr.
Mason is associated in several injunction
suits against liquor sellers now pending
in the courts in Kansas City. Kan. This
is the second assault of the kind here. Dr.
J. C. Mclaughlin was called from his
home at night by a man who said his wife
was sick. When he reached the sidewalk
the man accused him of being connected
with the prosecution of jointkeepers, and,
though the doctor denied it, he was felled
by a heavy blow in the face.
A COMPLICATED CASE.
Missing Sign Boards Cause Suit For
$10,065.50 at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, May 8. Some time ago
J. S. Younkin put out several sign boards
on the roads leading to this city. They
were valued at $8 per sign. He had one
placed ne.r the Arkansas river bridge on
West Chestnut avenue, and it disap
peared. Younkin went before Judge Krea
mer and swore out a warrant charging G.
W. Baccastow with stealing the sign.
Baccastow was arrested and had a hear
ing before a Jury in Judge Kreamer's
court. The jury returned a verdict of
acquittal and the defendant was dis
charged. Now Baccastow seeks to retaliate and
filed a suit for damages in the district
court. In his petition he alleges malicious
prosecution and asks that Younkin be
forced to pay him damages to the amount
of $10,05.50.
MRS. NATION WEAIHT.
Pounces Upon the Turnkey and
Beats Him Severely.
Wichita, Kas., May 8. In an attempt
to secure her freedom, Carrie Nation last
night had an encounter with the turnkey
of the Sedgwick county jail, and, as a
result, she has been placed in solitary
confinement and ia under constant
guard.
At about dusk the old lady began to
beat a tatoo on the floor of her cell
with the cot upon which she was sup
posed to sleep. This constant noise
bothered the other prisoners and they
requested the turnkey to keep her quiet.
Mice. Cockroaches. Water
Bus. Croton Bugs, and all
other Vermin ...by uits
Sfstrns' Etesfris
H&t ssd Piash Ptsb
or sent airrot prwpi-
Stearns Electric Paste Co..
CHICAGO. ILLS.
uuli
, A . to Yon
w
ft
"They
said the
"They
baked," said the baker, "but perhaps they were
delayed in delivery." :
It used to be a long journey from the baker to you. To-day
the distance is bridged by the In-er-seal Patent Package. These
packages are sealed at the door of the oven, and are proof against
dampness, dust and germs. The flavor and crispness of the biscuit
come to you perfectly preserved whether you live next door to the
bakery or a thousand miles away.
v
When you order Soda, Graham, Long Branch, Milk
and Oatmeal Biscuit, Vanilla Wafers, Ginger Snaps
and Saratoga Flakes, insist on getting those Which
come in the In-er-seal Patent Package. Don't take
a substitute. Look for the In-er-seal trade mark
design at the end of the box.
vm NATIONAL BISCUIT
"Dick" Dods, the turnkey, opened her
cell in order to speak to her, and im
mediately she pounced upon him and
began to beat him unmercifully, ail the
time making an effort to get to the big
doors leading to the residence portion of
the bastile. At the same time she called
loudly to be set free. Two of the other
prisoners heard the calls of the turn
key for assistance, and the three finally
succeeded in forcing Mrs. Nation back
into her cell.
It has been learned upon good author
ity that the local W. C. T. U. people are
quietly making efforts to have Mrs. Na
tion declared insane.
The other women who had been in
carcerated with Mrs. Nation wearied of
their stay In jail, and today readily ac
cepted bail when it was tendered. The
charges against Mrs Nation and her col
leagues were to have been assigned to
day for hearing, but the attorney for the
defense, asked that the assignment of
cases be postponed. Judge Ray, for the
defense, stated that he had been retain
ed by the three women associated with
Mrs. Nation, but remarked that he did
not know what the latter had in mind.
Judge Dale said he had received letters
from the women in jail, in which it was
stated that Mrs. Nation would plead her
own case and would also represent Mrs.
Evans and Mrs. Wilhoit.
"Mrs. Nation has not been admitted to
the bar," said Judge Dale, "and is not
qualified to defend the other women.
They should have an attorney." He also
said that if Mrs. Nation defended herself
he would grant the other women a sepa
rate trials. The cases have not been as
signed. SALINA WANTS SALOONS.
Commercial Club Will Ask Council to
License the Joints.
Salina, May 8. The Sallna Commer
cial club, at a meeting last night, decid
ed on plana for securing several new
institutions for Salina, including a
wholesale hardware house and a whole
sale drug house. The club also took up
the matter of the city's present finances
and the present liquor traffic termed
"boot-legging." The two questions were
discussed at length, and it was decided
that it be expressed to the city council
at it3 next regular meeting that the
sentiment of the commercial club is for
high license. Six saloons, with a rnonth
ly fine of $100 each, were favored.
The present system of bootlegging it
was held cannot be stopped, and the
traffic as it is at present leads to dives
and dens. Open saloons seem to be the
only remedy, and the proposition meets
with the approval of the citizens and
business men in general. Since the sa
loons closed here Salina has been de
prived of $70 a month in fines, and li
quor has been sold just the same. A
temperance mayor was elected at the
recent city election, and it is not known
what action the council will take in the
matter.
H'PHEHSON GRADUATES.
A Class of Seven Will Pass TJp on
May 9.
McPherson, Kan.. May 8. The McPher
son high school will hold its graduating
exercises in the opera house May 9. when
a class of seven will be graduated. This
has been a very successful year in the
schools of this city and great advance
ment has been made in all departments.
Harmony has prevailed among the teach
ers and pupils, and under the leadership
of Prof. T. S. Jonnson rapid strides of
advancement have been made.
The juniors dramatized the "Old Fash
ioned Girl" and presented it to an ap
preciative audience at the opera house
Monday night.
AN ECCENTRIC MAN.
Old Miller,of DeKalb,Refuses to Have
Decaying Mill Torn Sown.
Atchison, May 8. The Globe says:
Philip Gerner, father of Mrs. Melvin
Brown, of Branchton, who was reported
to have died at his home at DeKalb re
cently as a result of a fail from a. tree,
is still alive, and will probably recover.
Mr. Gerner, who is 81 years of age, is a
very eccentric man. He has lived at De
Kalb for over 50 years. In early days,
Mr. Gerner built a mill near DeKalb,
and put in machinery which at that
time was the wonder of that section.
Men went there from far and wide to
see the Gerner mill. It was ru.i by a
water wheel, and it made DeKalb a
lively town. With the advent of steam
and modern improved milling machine
ry, the Gerner mill lost its prestige. The
old miller finally shut down his mill, but
would not suffer to have the machinery
sold, or the mill disturbed in any way.
He had made a competence by its faith-
"These biscuit are stale," said the husband.
"I bought that bag of biscuit day before
yesterday," said his wife.
"I only had them a week," said the grocer.
didn't stay around here over
jobber.
were shipped the day they
COMPANY
V
ful services, and had formed an affec
tion for the rude apparatus, most of
which he made himself, and it still
stands just as it was the day he closed
the doors. The great roof has partly
fallen in, and one part of the building
has been damaged by lightning. The
walls have begun to crumble, and it is
a picturesque ruin. Mr. Gerner owns
considerable real estate at DeKalb, but
cannot be induced to sell it. His wife is
dead, but most of his sons and daugh
ters live near DeKalb. He insists on
living alone in an old house near the
Rock Island depot
ELEVEN HORSES BURNED.
Earn of John Padgett Destroyed by
Fire at Bpearville.
Spearville, Kas.. May 8. The barn of
John Padgett was burned yesterday.
Loss, $3,000; uninsured. Eleven horses
belonging to Mr. Padgett and S. T.
Pine were burned, together with three
wagons, implements, harness, etc. The
fire was incendiary.
Died of Heart Disease.
Larned, Kan., May 8. Fred Beau
camp, a Pawnee county farmer, who
lives eight miles northeast of town, was
found dead in his barnyard Tuesday
by neighbors. It was at first supposed
he had been murdered, and the coronor
was summoned to view the body. The
investigation disclosed the fact that he
had died of heart disease, while milking
one of his cows.
Drew a Gun Through a Fence.
Burlington, Kan., May 8. John Scott,
a farmer, living near Ottumwa, this
county, accidently shot himself in the
stomach with a 32-caliber rifle. He was
crawling through a fence when the rifle
caught on his trousers. It Is not thought
he will live. He was out killing crows.
Scott is married and has five children.
Ex-Senator Stocks 111.
Blue Rapids. Kan., May 8. Ex-Senator
Fred A. Stocks is lying very ill with a
complicated case of lung fever at his res
idence here. Eminent physicians from
Topeka and others points are in consulta
tion with the family physician. I3r. R. S.
Fillmore, but little hope is given for his
recovery. Mr. Stocks was taken ill while
in Kansas City about two weeks ago.
Teachers' Salaries Cut
McPherson, Kas., May 8. At the
meeting of the board of education of
this city last night the salary of every
teacher was reduced from what has
been paid heretofore. Prof. Johnson's
salary was cut from $1,000 to $900. all
other teachers were reduced $5 a month.
All the old teachers except four were
re-employed. The board was obliged to
reduce the salaries on account of the
levy this year being $1,400 short of meet
ing all obligations. ,
Kinsley's New Bank.
Kinsley, Kas., May 8. The First Na
tional bank of Kinsley, operated by
Beeler Bros., with a capital of $25,000,
has been commissioned to do business,
beginning June 1. This gives the town
two banks.
For Female Complaints
and diseases arising from an Impure state
of the blood Lichty's Celery Nerve Com
pound is an invaluable specific. Sold by
Geo. W. Stansneld, 632 Kansas ave. ; Mar
shall Bros., 115 Kansas ave.
Summer Tours via Santa Fe Route.
If you are planning a trip this summer
send for illustrated books and folders
giving information, hotel rates, points
of interest, etc., of the Northern Lake
Resorts, The Buffalo Exposition, The
St. Iwrence River and Colorado. See
or address T. L. King, Agent, A. T. &
S. F. R. R.. TojXika.
ten days,
3$
.J
o ILlanger
Of contracting
Sickness,
if you us9
UF6 liislc
That's the kind fur
nished by the
TopokaWator Co.
Telephone 122.
625 Qoincy Street.
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE
GREAT TRAINS.
"Tie Burllajtoa-Nortliora Paclfio
Express," Kansas City, St. Joseph or
Denver to Puget Sound, Portland,
Montana, Washington, entire North
west. Daily .through train of coaches,
chair cars, tourist and standard sleep
ers and dining cars.
No. 15 morning train, Kansas City.
St. Joseph . to Nebraska, Denver and
Pacific Coast, via Scenic Colorado.
Weekly California excursions personally
conducted.
. No. 23 latest night train. Kansas
City, St. Joseph to Denver; night train
for Nebraska. Omaha, St. Paul.
No. 21 -noon train, Kansas City,
St. Joseph to Omaha, St. Paul; through
sleepers.
No. 58 famous Chicago Ei!; dining
and buffet library cars, chair cars,
sleepers.' 3
No. 16 St. Louis Fast Night Ex
press. No. 42 fast jnornlng train east.
Write for - descriptive matter, rates
and information. -
R. H.CROZIER, L. W. WAKE LEY,
X, P. A 2 Main St, . Gen'l Patsnnssr Airt
Kamhab Cixx. Mo. St. Louu, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
Geaaral Manager. St. Josira. Mo.
J. II. ZOTIGXXT.
Seventh and Quiacy.
Undertaking
at Low Prices. ,
Call for ambulances.
Hacks furnished for :.
were i
h
-
it i
ILf
parties.
Fhont 2.