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m ft , TOPEKA BAIL' BtAtm JOURNAL SUNDAY MOBHIa. I'd i 1 1 I i UuU I Missouri Valley League Tries to Keep Him. Claim That He Still Belongs to Pittsburg. LT. TO NATIONAL BOARD Will Decide Whether Tope k a (ets Fast Youngster. Hay Result in Disappointment in Western Association. Shiveley's children the Western association and the Missouri Valley league are at outs. Topeka and Pittsburg will be central in the inter esting scrap which is to be pulled off. J : i.'. - I '.' i;w ,;,! 7 , ' ."i ' i Johnny Welter, Wlio Must Be He tnrned to Pittsburg- The whole matter came about in an order which Cooley and Crow received on Saturday night from J. H. Farrell, secretary of the Association of Minor Baseball leagues, to keep their hands off Missouri Valley league players un less they are drafted, bought or re ceived in trade. Specifically the case applies to Johnny Welter, the fast third baseman of the Pirates last summer, siened up by Cooley for the White .Sox for this year. The contract drawn up between, the local management and Welter was sent to Karrell for recogni tion and recording as is done with all contracts. Farrell refuses to counte iian the contract because Pittsburg still c'uims Welter. Cooley thought that the Missouri Valley league had none up the "Hume" as most, other baseball men in this territory have also thought, and for that reason he be lieved himself justified in simply sign ing up any of that league he cared to have. But Farrell comes back now v. ith a statement that the national board has determined the Missouri Valley to still be an intact league. His letter follows: "Richard Cooley, Topeka: "Dear Sir Replying to your favor regarding the Welter contract and the standing of the Missouri Valley league, 1 .would say that the. National board, at its meeting in Chicago last week, grant ed protection to the Pittsburg club with the right of reservation of its players unimpaired, as the Pittsburg club had only paid its protection fees, and the muddle over territorial rights in that section mixed matters up some. Therefore Welter's reservation must be confirmed to the Pittsburg. Ivan., club. J. H. FAR KELT,. The matter looks very peculiar. Four clubs of a league must have pro tection paid. in order to give that league recognition in the eyes of the national board. It is understood that last summer but three of the Mis souri Valley towns had put up the necessary guarantee of good faith, but now at the last moment when it ap pears that some of the players of the league are wanted, Pittsburg rushes in and pays its protection and gives the league standing. This is the view which Herman Crow, one of the own ers of the Topeka franchise, takes of the s'tuation. "We are not going to give up with out a scrap I can tell you." said Crow last night. "I believe that we are en titled to Welter. Baldwin simply has protected himself at the last minute ami the board now fixes tilings for him. This board will have to go over the matter again." There are probably a dozen players which the Western association teams have signed up for this year from last summer's Missouri Valley teams. All of these will now have to be sent back in case their last summer's owners make the demand for them. As soon as the board's ukase is sent out all over the Shiveley league the affected The Mysterious Han That Reveals the Future Read This Sworn statement Made by - F.-.CF. H. W. WEST "5 - Now Located at 212 East 9th St. I do hereby solemnly agree and guaran tee to make no charge if I f;iil to tfll what you called tor.. I promise to tel! ou whether husoand. wife or sweethen-t is true or false. I wit! tell you who and when you will marry: in fact. I will ten every hope. Tear or ambition of vour life giving truthful advice on all matters of business, lawsuits, separations, divorces speculations, telling you what business or profession you are best adapted for what tq.do and where im go to brr -r VOii success, r reunite the separated, re, tore lost affections, cause happy marriage wf f'H1, !uck', r'slolr lt enerBit,s. Jure bad habits and drunkenness. Special Readings 50c This Week by presenting this ad. Parlors. 212 Kast Ninth St. Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m., Sunday in e'uded. All are invited no matter what your color or creed may be. r - n ' M f I I -1 ' I " 1 --T owners will set up a howl. Then it can be seen just where the order hits. It is the intention of Crow and Cooley to have the board go over the matter once more and their proposition will, without much doubt, be seconded. In case thev lose out ultimately they will have to' pay $200 for Welter if they draft him. This is the price for class 1 players. An interesting and very apropos point can be found in the minor league classification just issued by Secretary Farrell. He does not mention the Mis souri Valley league. Whether the con firmation of its existence came too late to have it printed in the list is not known, but the matter is worthy of attention. The classification for 1906 is as fol lows: Class "A." American association. Kastern league. Pacific Coast league. Western league. Southern league. Chiss "B." Connecticut league. New Kngland league. Three-Kye league. Central league. Northwestern league. New York State league. Cls "C." Western association. Hudson River league. South Atlantic league. Texas league. South Texas league. Ohio and Pennsylvania league. Cl.tss '!.' Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee league. Interstate league. Kansas State league. North Texas league. Virginia league. Wisconsin league. Cotton States league. Southwest Washington league. Iowa State league. Northern League. Copper Country Soo league. Cooley After Boles'. Waler Boles, the crack young To peka baseball player, who has set the Texas league on fire for the past two years with his pitching and work at shortstop, will join the White Sox for 1906 to play the middle position in the left wing in case he can get his release from MoAlecr. who drafted him into the St. Louis Browns. Boles had a conference last night with Cooley. The two agreed on sal ary and Boles left him w-ith this state ment: "If 1 don't have to go to St. Louis. I"ll play with you this summer. 1 would rather stay here anyway." "I guess T can fix it up all right for you." said Cooley. "I know McAleer real well and unless he absolutely needs you. why I think I can arrange it so that you won't have to appear there at all. It won't hurt you to play in minor company another year." Boles would in reality be a better shortstop that Billy White. He is an able pitcher and could be sent into the box at any time. He is a star in fielder. Cooley would use him at short, now in reality, the only unfilled place on the team, especially since Welter must be returned to Pittsburg. Boles lives at 1305 Fuclid avenue, with his parentn and is attending Washburn law school this winter. President Shiveley, however, is en deavoring to still get White for To peka. He said last night: "I am trying to persuade Hayoon to sell the boy to Cooley and Crow and perhaps it can still be arranged." GIFTS FOR MISS ALICE. President's Duusliter to llcecive Many Valuable Wedding Presents. Washington, Jan. 20. Society, having learned what Alice Roosevelt's wed ding gown is to be now is engrossed over the gift problem. It is certain that the daughter of the president lit eially will be rained, upon with gold and silver on her bridal day. The pariv which accompanied the secretary of war to the Philippines will make a joint gift of a piece of gold plate appropriate ly engiaved. This is not intended to interfere with any individual presents which those persons may wish to make. Connellcv for Huron for Pi'il.ate.Iiiloo win. r-j. vouneney, me well Known local writer and author, has endorsed the candidacy of Judge George A. Huron for probate judge. He says in a letter: Topeka, Kan., Jan. IS. Ceo. A. Huron, Ksq., Topeka. Kan. bear Sir: I received your circular letter of the 17th inst. announcing that you are a candidate for the office of probate judge. It gives me great pleasure to inform you that I shall vote for you at the Republican pri mary. My father was a soldier and fought for the union from 1S62 to 1865. You say that your army service is not referred for the purpose of hav ing it considered before the matter of qualifications. I know enough of you to know that your qualifications are first class. And I know more of your army record than you might suppose. I have heard my brother-in-law. Major John W. Williams, late of Beatrice, Nebraska, tell often what a magnifi cent soldier you were, tell of your bravery in battle, of your unselfish de votion to the comfort and welfare of distressed and wounded comrades, of your solicitation for the burial of the dead heroes left on every battle field which the great army in which you served fought over. You will be sorry to hear that Major Williams died less than two weeks ago at his home in Okmulgee, I. T., and was buried in Beatrice. The law of our state says where qualifications are equal the old soldier is to be preferred. It will be admitted that your qualifications are equal: and the voters should give you the same preference that the law" contemplates in appointive positions, for this gen eration can never repay what our country owes the union soldier who faithfully did his duty from '6f to '6S. It will take other generations to do them justice, no mttter how much we may do. The union soldier fought not alone for America: his triumph guar anteed liberty for mankind. The world never before saw such soldiers as Americans have been from the revolu tion down to this day. In other coun tries and ages disbanded armies have been the menace of their countries. Not so with the American soldier. He was a citizen who left his tools on the bench, his plow in the furrow, his goods on the shelves, bis wife and children to the care of God. and went forth to give his life if need be that he and his generation and his race might enjoy the rights, the freedom, the lib erty theirs by nature. When he had accomplished what he purposed he re turned as he had gone out a good citizen who toiled at his trade or pro fession to render great and grand the country he had saved. 1 appreciate the great service and the tremendous sacrifice, of the union soldier, and every good citizen should appreciate them. In e. few years there will not be left alive a single member of that glorious army. Every time I have an opportunity to render one of them a service I shall do it with a-!adnes and joy. i sincerely nope you will be suc- ccsstut m your effort to get this office. wiiuiAM E. CONXELLET hit btJiiliitj bilub Club Organized in Topeka to Encourage Sparring. It Is Called "The Kansas Athletic Club." FIRST MEETING FRIDAY ISoxiug Matches to Be Preceded by Wrestling. Kerns and Johnson Are to Spar Ten Hounds. Kopkie versus Faeger, two out of three. wrestling. Williams versus Sullivan, lightweight event, 6 rounds. James versus Hennesey, lightweight event, 6 rounds. Kerns .versus Johnson, heavyweight event, 10 rounds boxing, boxing, boxing. With this programme, containing the major athletic event of the season and one of the best of the city's his tory, the Kansas State Athletic asso ciation makes its debut on next Friday night, January 26. at Metropolitan hall. The Kerns-Johnson go is the "piece de resistance" on the bill. Both are trained exponents of the art of the canvas floored arena. Either of them may yet be a top-liner in the business. Kerns is a Topeka boy. Two years ago Jack Johnson in he went to Philadelphia to learn the real fine points of the game after he had wiped out every one that came his way throughout this territory. Fif teen big contests did he figure in, and he lost but four, and three went to draws. And then he proceeded to lambast two of the men who originally defeated him. Just before he left Philadelphia he put mural decora tions all over the face and body of Tom Lennahan and knocked him out. Lennahan dosed out this medicine to Kerns, when the latter first lit in the quiet and dignified Quaker metropolis. Here is the list of his engagements there: Jack Williams, K by 3 rounds; Joe Butler, K, 1 round: Ed Denfass, D, 6 rounds: Charles Jennings, K by, 4 rounds; Tommy Cleary, K, 2 rounds: Ed Gross, K, 3 rounds; Pat Brower, K, 2 rounds; Back Bill, Ex. 4 rounds; Joe Hagan, K by, 4 rounds; Joe Hagan, D. 6 rounds; Jack Bonner, D, 10 rounds: Ed Gross, K, 1 round; Jim Jeffords, D, 6 rounds; Tom Lennahan. K, 3 rounds: Jack Butler, Ex.. 6 rounds; Morris Harris, Ex., 6 rounds. Johnson is a Chicago product. He is big, fast and shifty. His great feature as a fighter is his ability to stand pun ishment. In Chicago especially he had at least 20 battles with young fellows just breaking into prominence, and some with men who had substantial reputations. The weights and measurements of the two boys are as follows: KERNS- JOHNSON. 30 weight l'& 6 feet 1 inch height 6 feet 2 inch 44 chest to Hi biceps 13 14 forearm It 79 reach M 34... waist 3ij The stylo of righting of the two boys is much alike in most points, yet radic ally diffeent in some others. Both are ally different in some others. Both are son has gained considerable notice among sporting writers for his side stepping and dodging. Kerns offsets this by similar mention for his step-in-and-hit-and-step-out tactics of which Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia is a past master. Johnson is a great in tighter. Kerns has patterned some side body blows after the great Jef fries. They consist of a feint to the face, but when really pulled off and delivered are crashing smashes into the wind or neck. Bob is long on this game and it has accomplished much for him. Kerns is probably a better ring general than Johnson. That much is conceded by most of the tight followers who know the two boys. But Johnson has something to off-set this. The colored lad can take punishment. He is hard as nails, artd almost any amount of lambasting. almost any amount of smothering mass of blows can be deluged upon him before he can be worn down. Both of the men possess great hitting powers. But the most important and salient quality which both possess can be summed up in this phrase: "They are dead game and will stay." A tiootl Preliminary. But little behind the Kerns-Johnson go in point of prominence on the pro gramme is the mill between Teddy Williams and Jimmy Sullivan. Wti lims is known to the Topeka sport ing fraternity. The fast little colored boy has practically "cleaned up" everything that has met him in the roped arena in this neck of the woods. I W i IN f '( m 0 Quick, possessed of the fine bitting powers, he ranks today as probably the best lightweight in Topeka. But he has a man against him who will make him work. Jimmy Sullivan of Butte, Mont. Both weigh in at 138 t y V.. 4 ! J i y ' , Bob Kerns aud His Crouuli. pounds and they will go six rounds. Sullivan is new to this territory but he will not be after Friday night. The other boxing preliminary will be between Jesse James and Klondike Spider Kennessey. The contest ought l-'igliting Attitude. to be good. Kope and Faeger will open the programme with a wrestling match, two falls out of three. The entertainment will be given in Metropolitan hall. 404 Kansas avenue, and will begin at 8 o'clock. Only mem bers will be admitted. No one can get in unless he is a regularly accredited member of the Kansas State Athletic association. James Chapclie is presi dent; Hany layman, vice president, and Herman Crow, secretary, of ths organization. Membership tickets can be obtained frona them upon applica tion. A WOXDEUiTIi GROWTH. A Topeka l-'inn Doubles Its Business During the Tast Year. The Fair, an old and well established Topeka mercantile house has not been an extensive advertiser until during the past year, when tbe space they have used in the State Journal has been more than quadrupled and their business doubled. In an interview with Mr. Ricken backer of the Fair Mercantile company, 618 Kansas avenue, Mr. Rickenbacker said: "Since my becoming a member of the Fair Mercantile company, not quite a year ago, I started an aggressive campaign of advertising, sticking strict ly to the truth in all our advertising and the result has been that the people have crowded our store from time to time anxious to take advantage of the bargains we advertised. We have been careful in the selection of our clerks, always anxious that they should be courteous and accommodating to our customers. Our business during the past year was almost double that of the previous one, and our sales so far this January have increased over 100 per cent over January, 1905. We have real ranged the stock so as to utilize ev ery available foot of floor space and yet we are crowded. Wre occupy two floors and an extra basement, also a room in the rear of our store room. At the rate our business is increasing we will be forced to have more room before very long. We intend to do more advertising than ever this year and we are fully convinced that truthful adver tising pays. "We are members of the 75.000 club ana are for Topeka and its progress first, last and all the time." Family Washing Woolen Soft Like New Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing Good Work Quick y Topeka Laundry Co. ! Pilonss Is3. 2nd and Q-jincy 4 Cole and Henry Take Big Fielding Averages. Shiveley Sends Out the Record for 1905. OLSON BEST AT SHORT. Ghering Pitched 53 Games Last Year. Most Topeka Players Show Up Poorly. Fielding Averages of Topeka Place Player-Position. in list. Cole, fielder 1 Players Ave. .978 .970 .'139 .935 .929 .892 .949 .94S .936 Murray, fielder 8 Hiser, fielder is Persch, helder Crum, fielder BaKotte. fielder 21 24 Howey, pitcher 12 Carter, pitcher 13 Blackburn, pitcher IS Forrester, pitcher 21.1 .933 .921 .916 .S75 .909 .89 .870 .SHT, .947 .972 .93; .982 .951 Aieiveivey, pitcher Hughes, pitcher Alderman, mtcher 2fl Andrews, third base S Brown, third base 13 Quigtey. short stop 11 Regan, short stop 17 j-umii. secona Dase Abbott, first base Blackburn, first base Henry, catcher Stewart, catcher 13 J!) . 11 The fielding averages issued last night by D. M. Shiveley, president of the Western association, give Topeka a signal distinction, in that two of the White Sox for 1905 won first places in the list of players of their kind. The honor men were Cole and Henry. The little Topeka left fielder participat ed in 138 games, made 119 putouts, five assists and 13 errors, giving him a rec ord of 978. Zoellers of Springfield pushed him close, getting a mark of 975. Murray showed up well, getting eighth place with an average of .970. Jack Henry captured the batting honors of the league with a mark of .982. Participating in 123 games he made 700 putouts, 140 assists and 25 errors. His great abil.ty in capturing fouls made a remarkable prop under his record. Sebeaugh of Springfield was his closest competitor, though nine points away. Armstrong, "Old Army," came fourth. Abbott had to content himself with the tniiteenth- place among the first basemen with a mark of .972. Twenty three errors are marked against him. Big Noisy Bill Rapps of Leavenworth was the honor man. Four hundred and ninety-three putouts. 24 assists and 11 errors gave him a record of .989. Two points away was Milton of Wichita. Technically Rapps gets the credit, but Dick Rohn ought really be preferred. Though fifth in tbe list he shows up with 132 games to hi3 credit, while Rapps has but 43. Rohn has the re markable record of 1.26' putouts to his credit. At second base Bert Dunn showed up strong, being fourth in the list with a mark of .947. Technically Ogee is first, but Dunn participated in almost twice as many games as he. Olson may be accepted as the leader of the shortstops. Tn the list he stands third, having played in 71 games and having a mark of .932. White of Se dalia, participating in 133 games, is ninth in the list, with a mark of .911. The honor is probably between the two boys. They are easily the best in the league. Andrews of Topeka stands eighth in the list of third basemen. Hefling. though sixth in the list, played 134 games, and has a mark of 920, and may be marked down as the leader. Dick Brown of Topeka was thirteenth with a mark of 889. Pitcheis' fielding averages are very peculiar things. Some twirlers take chances, others run from anything com ing their wa . Hutter of Sedalia leads. He played in 14 games without an error, with five putouts and 21 assists. This gives him a clear bill of health, or a mark of 1000. Ghering of Wichita pitch ed 53 games, a remarkable number, al most half of the Windy City schedule. He stands seventeenth ir. the list, with a mark of .940. The honors are all his. The averages follow Catchers' Averages. Player Byrne Henry Seabaugh Armstrong. . . O' I jea ry Seigle Cheek Queisser Vatiderhill. . . Bavless Stewart Raerwalcl. . . . Brown Ulrich Citv. Springfield Topeka Springfield ...Leavenworth .. Wichita Oklahoma City. Sedalia Guthrie Joplin Joplin Top.-Jop Joplin Guthrie Leavenworth .. A ve. . V .973 .970 .9.18 .97 .94 .9H2 .953 .951 .938 .937 .930 Firvt Baseman Averages. Player Rapps Milton Grav ririch Rohn Holland Porter Baerwald Halla Shumeyer Shimonck Barry Abbott Millsap Groom Armstrong. . . Regley Parker Blackburn Wilis Olmstead Root City. . .. Leaven worth .. . . Wichita .. Joplin . . , Leavenworth . . ...Sedalia ...Wichita . . Springfield ...Joplin ...Oklahoma City. . . Ok. C.-Leav .. Joplin . . . Guthrie . . . Topeka .. Oklahoma City. .. Spring-held .. Leavenworth .. .. Springfield ...Oklahoma City. ...Ok. C.-Top ...Springfield . .. Springfield .. Oklahoma City. Ave. . .989 . .987 . .985 . .980 . .978 . .978 . .978 . .978 . .971 975 . .974 . .972 . .972 . -9tiS . .9t!7 . .9) . .959 . .948 . .938 . .937 . .9:v, . .931 Second Basemen Averages. Player Ogee Nagle Wisser Bert Dunn 1 ,ee Bankhead. Genius Kahl Green Downs Olson Bvrne Luettke City. Oklahoma City Ave. -9J2 . .9-o . .95i . .947 . .94 . .934 . .92i . .917 . . .r.5 . .S'W 9'3 '. ".901 . .899 . .89? . .879 . .856 . .703 Joo.-Guth. . Joplin Topeka. . Sedalia Ok. C.-Wich.... . Oklahoma City. Leavenworth .. Wichita . Guthrie .Joplin . Springfield . Leavenworth .. Gregory .Sedalia .. Cave Springfield .... Marvott! '. Spg. Wichita. . Buckles Springfield .... Third Basemen Averages. Player Risley Genins x. Allen Henderson. Schumeyer. Hetling Cope Andrews Lvons McDill Hickey Frick P.rown Shimonek.. City. Oklahoma City Ave. . .97 Oklalioma City.. Wichita .951 .915 .922 .9-'0 .915 .919 .9i .9i3 .903 .S9i .8S9 .870 .867 .852 .Guthrie .Ok. C.-Leav.... , Springfield .Spg.-Wich .Topeka . leav.-Top . Sedalia .Guthrie .Ok. C.-Wich. .. . Topeka .Joplin Pendry . Jopim Collins Guthrie .829 .793 Shortstops Player Porter Averages. City. Spring-field Guth.-Leav. ... Joplin Springfield Wichita Leavenworth . Oklahoma City Leavenworth . Sedalia Guthrie Spg.-Wich Leavenworth . Jop.-Wieh Ok. C.-Wich. . Springfield Topeka Topeka Spring-field Springfield .... Ave .. .95-0 Q. Queisser Olson Kling Ferris Corbin Risley St. John White Jones Hood Armstrong Fillman McLear McWriglvt Quigiey Reagan Olmstead Byrne .93 a 931 .919 .918 .916 .913 .911 .901 .S9t! .893 .892 .882 .875 .870 .833 .859 .803 Outfielders' Averages. Player Price Galloway Cole Zoellers Bevis Harrington M Her Murray Sooggins Rollings ! Rapps Grindle W'ooley Dalrymple Hurlburt Hunt , Graves Hiser Abbott Welday.. Persch.... Bay less Pettigrew Crum , Davis .' Weisner Sullinger Bashore Bauer Wilson Baerwald. Armstrong Nickell Nagle Ellis Ketch um Lazotte Milton Byrne Gray Green Knarr Bluejacket Smith Olmstead Citv. Wichita Oklahoma City. Topeka Springfield Wichita Leavenworth . Wichita Wich.-Top Oklahoma City Sedalia Leavenworth . . Sedalia -leaven worth . Guthrie .Oklahoma City Springfield Guthrie Top.-Spg Topeka Joplin Top. -Sedalia .. Joplin .Guthrie Top. -Ok. C. ,. Sedalia .Springfield .... .Joplin -Joplin Sedalia Oklahoma City .Joplin Leavenworth . . Leav.-Sed Jop. -Guthrie . . Springfield Lea v.-Jop Topeka .Wichita Springfield -Leav.-Jop Wichita . Sedalia .Sedalia Joplin Springfield Ave. . 1000 . 1000 . .978 . .975 . .974 . .973 . .970 . .970 . .969 . .968 . .902 . .958 . .956 . .953 . .949 . .940 . .940 . .939 . .938 . .936 . .935 . .932 . .932 . .929 . .929 . .929 . .920 , .919 . .918 . .913 . .9 i9 . .902 . .901 . .900 . .887 .88 .883 .863 .835 .833 .8110 HER JEWELS FOUND. Mrs. Spiesburger's Watch and Pearls Discovered in West Hotel. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 20. Part of the costly jewelry supposed to have been stolen from the late Mrs. Samuel Spiesburger, of Chicago, while she lay unconscious in the hall of the burning West hotel, has been found. This afternoon Mrs. Charles H. Wrood, proprietor of the hotel, looking throug'h the fallen plaster and other debris on the seventh floor, brought to light a valuable rope of pearls and diamonds and a handsome watch, also bearing some rare gems. They were identified as the property of Mrs. Spiesburger. AFTER THAT MILLION. Delegates Gathering for Meeting of National Guard Association. Washington. Jan. 20 Delegates from every state in the union are arriving to participate Monday in the annual meeting in the Interstate National Guard association. The meetings will continue three days. The association will discuss measures now in congress for the betterment of the militia, par ticularly the Dick bill, providing for the appropriation of $1,000,000 with which to equip the militia and build ritie ranges. KILLED IN SNOW SLIDE. Avalanche Swept Through Town Carrying Death to Eight. Salt Lake City. Utah. Jan. 20. Eight men were killed in a snow slide today at Alia, I'tah. No details of the accident can be obtained at present, as the slide swent through the town, breaking all connections with the outside world. The number of deaths may be even more. A party on snow shoes left for Alta canyon today. The snow about Alta is from ten to twelve feet deep and traffic between the place and the outside world has been cut off for some time. It is expected that the party which has gone up the canyon will return tomorrow. A snow slide at a mining camp in the American Fork canyon killed Nathan Tyng this morning. The man was on the road going to the mine. He was the su perintendent of the property. HA11VEY QVITS THE RACK. One of County Attorney Candidates Withdraws From the Contest. W. W. Harvey, the attorney, who has been a candidate for county attorney, de cided Saturday evening that he would withdraw from the race. Mr. Harvey stat ed that he was unable to make an ex tended campaign and for that reason felt that he would be handicapped. Three candidates are. still left in the race: Frank Foster, Ross B. Gilluly and J. R. McNary. The following statement is the one made by Mr. Harvey: I have intended for some months to be a candidate for county attorney, but busi ness matters kept me from making any extended campaign. Since paying my en trance fee I have been talking with a great number of my friends and find tiiat many of them have already pledged themselves to Captain J. R. McNary, a man thoroughly familiar with the details of the office, having been assistant coun ty attorney for several years. For this reason I think best to retire from the race, thanking my friends for the interest thev have shown in my behalf. W. W. HARVEY, Topeka, Kan.. Jan. 20, 1906. HE BLEW HIS FINGERS OFF. Horton Roy Caused & Dynamite Cap to Kxplotle. llorton. Kan.. Jan. 20. Oliver Osborne, the ID-year-old son of John Osborne, was badly Injured by the explosion of a dyna mite cap here. The cap exploded w-hile he was rubbing it between ids tiands. The explosion lacerated the fingers of both hands badly. He was brought up town to Dr. Reynold's office and placed under chloroform and an examination made. Tt was found necessary to amputate the thumb and forefinger of the left hand above the first joint. The thumb and forefinger of the right hand were badly lacerated, but it was not thought neces sary to amputate them. His face was badly cut by pieces of the cap. His right eye was injured some, but the sight is not destroyed. Blizzard in Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 20. A blizzard is raging from Swift Current to Kenora and from the Canadian boundary to ; Battleford, piling the sr.ow several feet high in places. The street railway ser vice is impeded and railroads are de layed in entering her1. At least one death occurred, that of a laborer, em ployed on the Brooks' farm at Portage, LaPrairie Bennett GutVirie .. Munroe Guthrie .. wt-tiU. jS. U IJ Li i, J. 3 Direction Western Circuit J. J. Dawson, Local Mngr. ; i I WEEK JAN. 28" I 7--BIG ACTS T S TODAY" I 2:30 and 3:45 7:30 and 9:15 J 1 3 Performances Daily i 3 p. m.. 7:45, 9:15 I H Monday, Amature Night. I Friday, Pie Eating Contest. SOUVENIR MATINEE S Monday and Thursdays, 3 p. m. 0C-ALL SEATS0c For Parties s Funerals, Catching Trams use STAMEY'S ""foSil" HACKS LIGHTED Phones 2S8 Cutters and Bob Sleds. First Class Livery of All Kinds. 517-9 West Tenth Street The American COLLECTION mm I No fee charged unless collection is m a d e. We make collections in all parts of the United States. ANTHONY WILSON ATTORNEY. 413 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas. NORTHTOPEKA. Ieave items for this column with Kim ball Printing Co , 912 X. Kansas ave. Miss Ruth Klinefelter is iii at her home in Shorey. Have you used Plro & Woodford s spruce and pine cougii drops? Mrs. Brown of Thompson v ill e was in town yesterday visiting friends. Mrs. J. W, Hart wii! o to Notawaka Monday to organize a ID. of H. lodsre. Gay Smith, wiio has been iii at his home on Madison street, is again able to be out. Ed Rees came in from Grantville yes terday and bought a new Staver bug-gy. William Turrel of the Pleasant Hill neighborhood was in town Saturday and purchased a new Staver buggy. Mrs. Fred Doane of 1114 Qnincy street will entertain the members of the No. 94 V. R. C. next Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. William Gilman of 1315 Quiney street was the guest Saturday of Mrs. J. A. Campbell of 516 Iincoln street south. Mrs. Walter Shafer and children of Menoken township are visiting Mrs. Sha rer's mother, Mrs. Dearborn, of Manhat tan. W. B. Dart, hack driver at the boys' industrial school, ba s resigned his posi tion and left yesterday for his home in Haddam, Kan. At the Second Presbyterian church thus evening the pastor. Rev. J. S. Glenden ning. will preach on "The Significance of the Cross." Boyce Forbes, a member of the senior class of the Topeka high school, who wi'I be graduated at the end of,the midwinter term, will then enter Washburn college. The services today at the Church of the Good Shepherd will be morning prayer and litany at 31 o'clock. No evening ser vice. Mr. Thomas Dyke, lay reader, in charge. Miss Kate Campdoras of Rochester i expected home Tuesday from Kansnt City, where she has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Clarence Scott, since before Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Scott and f.im?!y, who have ben living in the old Hoizle property, corner of Central acvenue and Morse streets, moved yesterday to their farm north of Soldier creek on the Cen tral avenue road. Mrs. George N. Clark and Mrs. Tj. K. Ijockhart, who have been spending th past week in Topeka visiting Sirs. Clrk'! parents and the family of George Clark west of Shorey. will leave Monday for their home in Wealoca, I. T. Mr. Oliver, who lives on the Ross pla e on the Rochester road, has traded the old Kldridge farm to Mr. Higgins of Shorty for his ISO acre farm fn Oklahoma. Mr. Oliver will' still make his home here. a.s he has rented his Oklahoma farm. Among the visitors to the north sid yesterday were A . E, Dickinson of new r Meriden, a candidate for representative from this district ; R. R. Kissinger of Hovt, J. W. Cochran of Menoken. J. Hun ley of Silver Lake and G. F. Ward of Menoken. Frank Berry will move his family nxt week f rom Shady Nook farm to a fa rr-t he has rented two miles north of thl place. Shady Nook was recently sold by Mr. A. J. Berry to a man from Iowa, who is expected to arrive shortly and make this place his home. The consolidated services at the Con gregational church, that is. the union of the church and Sunday school, winch was inaugurated two weeks ago. ha proved very successful. The services commence promptly at hi:30 and contlnu until 12:15. The services this morning w:H be at this hour. Evening services at 7:3 Chas. Rowett Audit Co. Expert Accountants CHAS. ROWETT. C. P. A., Pres. EX-STATE ACCOUNTANT (State of Kansas) Accountancy Work Solicited. AT'DITS Periodical and otherwise. EXAMINATIONS For investor, courts, partnerships and banks. SYS TKMS Installed. 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