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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAIr--FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 1, 1909 COULDN'T FIGHT.; V ... Police . Interfered With the . Hart-Schreck . Bout., . $5 MNVEST SILK MIXED - - - - WITH EVERY Pre4i UNION MADE SUIT or OVERCOAT J to NO MORE (cm HO LESS UNION MADE Just to keep our large organization of skilled cutters and tailors busy. WORLD'S LARGEST TAILORS 532 Kansas Avenue HARRY MILLER, Manager. ; DIVORCEAT 82. George Fackler of Iola Quickly Tires of Married Life. Four Mouths in "Double Har ness" Proves Sufficient. ! GIVES GOOD REASONS. i Says His Wife Drore Him From His Warm Room. i She Also Objected to His Sleep ing in His Socks. Iola, Kan., Jan. 1. After less than (Four months experience, Geo. Fackler, dSed 82, has decided that married life ia mot nearly so pleasant as single blessed ness and longs to be restored to his old place in Dacneioraom. , He has brought suit In district court asking' that the ties which bind him and Nancy Fackler, who is some 20 years ihis Junior, be severed. He lives on a farm In Carlyle township. Last Sep tember, when the foliage was growing eere and yellow, Kackler. noting his ad vancing years and the increasing weak ness incidental thereto, decided that he needed someone to care for him and keep him company In his old age. About this time he became more or less asso ciated with the defendant, and, 60 he declares, she represented that she was -without a home and was desirous of making some arrangements for home and support, and further Informed Aim thet she would be glad to become his companion. This was agreeable to him and arrangements for their marriage were made. An ante-nuptial agreement was entered Into, it Is alleged, by which she was to waive all rights in his pro perty and was to have nothing to say as to what he should buy or sell. With this understanding Mr. Fackler says they married on September 9 last and went to live on his place at Carlyle. (Things went well, the petitioner de clares, until after the wife returned from a visit to Iola, when he says she was dissatisfied with the conditions that Kormerly suited her. He says there was mo reason for this as he behaved him eelf properly, bought furniture and equipment for the house although he lhad no ready money at the time, but iwas compelled to buy on credit. However, he says she continued to ike dissatisfied and irritable. Because of his age Mr. Fackler says he has dif ficulty in keeping his feet warm, and meeds a warm room. Sometimes he has to sleep with his socks on. This did Economies in Shoes A special sale will be held for one week starting tomorrow, Sat urday, by Ellet Shoe Co., 615 Kan sas Ave., offering a great variety of dependable, seasonable Boots, Shoes and Slippers for Men, Wo men and Children. Come as early as convenient to avoid the crowds and be perfectly fitted. This is a good opportunity to supply your entire family with shoes for the winter. Misses' and Child's il.25 7Kn Teddy Bear Slippers. . ... ... Boys' 2.00 Satin Calf 1 Att Shoes Misses $2.00 School f Al . Shoes . Ijadies' $2.00 Fur Trimmed Slip pers, red. black, green 1 AK and brown colors. ... ... i. . Ladies J4 and $5 2 95 Shoes. ........ . ..r. .-. - .w . Ladles' 3.60 O 45 Ladies' $3.00 1 QC Shoes Ladies $2.50 and $2 f Att Shoes Ladies' $1.50 Felt 1 IE Shoes s, Men's $4.00 and $5.00 O Shoes - . ... . . . . ... Men's $8.60 and $4 O Qfl Shoes . ... ... . . . . V Men's $3.00 1 QC Shoes . .... Men's $1.50 House Slippers black and tan 1 1 H colors.............. Men's $2.60 House Slippers, black. tan and wine "1 QC colors. ........... ........ JOHN L ELLET HENRY C- SHOE CO. 515 Kansas Avenue. i m " - not please his wife and she scolded him, he says. Once, he declares, she drove him from the warm room where he was accustomed to sleeping, with the result that he caught cold and was 111. He says she continued to scold him, until several weeks ago when she came to Iola, bringing all of her personal ef fects with her and has since resided here. He therefore asks for a divorce and for decree preventing her from secur ing possession of any of the property he had at the time of their marriage. A SMOOTH RASCAL, INDEED. - Stranger AVho Swindled Iola Widow Has Defrauded Otliers. ' Iola. Jan. 1. Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson re turned to Iola, bringing with her as a reminder of the man who won her heart and $1,435 of her money, a handsome salmon colored leather grip, grip. The grip contained: A tooth brush, a razor stroD. a raazor hone, a night shirt, a handkerchief marked with three sets of Initials, a traveling: cup. a box of vas eline, a box of blue ointment, but not a scraD of paper to tell who had owned the grip. , Mrs. Jackson's last experience with the man proved costly. She loaned him $3S0 with which to purchase tickets for himself, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Jackson's daugh ter and son to their future home in California. Mrs. Jackson never saw him after that. That Mattison is part of an organized gang of men who prey on widows with money is almost certain. Soon after the publication in the Kansas City papers of Mrs. Jackson's exnerience a woman called her on the telephone and told her a sim ilar storv. Her description of the man left no doubt but that he was the same one although he gave a. different name. Another thine: is that Mrs. Jackson first became acauainted with Mattison through a peddler who came through Iola. He was talking to Mrs. Jackson and after finding out that she was a -ridow he sug gested to her that she ought to corre soond with a friend of his. John Mattison. of St. Louis. He was rich, handsome and was looking for a wife, the man knew. From this Mrs. Jackson wrote him a let ter and their correspondence soon ripened into love on her part. Mattison made five visits to Iola. ' He never went up town but once. Once he stopped at the Penn sylvania hotel. He came In on the 12:55 o'clock train and left either on the 7 o'clock Missouri Pacific or on the night Santa Fe train. Me never remained over night In the town. He wrote her letters from Kentucky. New York. Michigan and other states and seemed to travel extensively. WBOXGITIliT ARRESTED. Iola Man Sues County Officials for $5,000 Damages. Iola, Jan. 1. Claiming that his client was arrested and placed in jail without a warrant and without prob able cause, and that he was greatly disgraced and humiliated by being thrown in with the inmates of the jail who made him a subject of "Kangaroo court." W. D. Cope, attorney for J. E. Beach,-has brought suit in district court against Sheriff C. O. Bollinger and Under Sheriff A. L. Boatright, for $5,015 damages. Beach says that he was arrested by the under sheriff on September 22nd. 1908, and held in the Allen county jail unlawfully for 17 hours. He claims that his arrest was made without a warrant and without probable cause or due process of any kind. At the time of his incarceration there were several prisoners in the. jail, some of them convicted of serious crimes. These surroundings greatly humiliated and disgraced him. he declares. More over he says the prisoners tried him in "Kangaroo court," causing him much mental distress. Beach was suspected of stealing junk when taken into custody. L VXD VALUES INCREASE. Ford County Property Goes at $30 Per Acre, at $15 Three Years Ago. Dodge City, Jan. 1. Three years ago, when C. H. McFarling bought a- half section of land ' north of the Soule col lege for $15 per acre, some thought that he was paying a good price. This same land was sold a few days ago for $30 per acre, so that this tract has in creased in value over $1,000 per year since It was bought by Mr. McFarling. Some of Dr. McCarty's land was sold this week and it is understood that the price was $72 per acre. Of this land 120 acres was located in the alfalfa belt between here and the Soldiers' home, about 30 acres was upland north, toward the state forestry station. There are a lot of real estate deals on at present. Ford county land has been selling from $20 to $100 per acre, according to location. THEVJfIN G OUT JACK RABBITS. Scalp Bounty in Ford County Causes Farmers to Get Busy. Since the county has been paying a bounty of two cents per head for kill ing rabbits, it has brought to light stronger than . ever before that the jack rabbit crop is one which has had no failure. Last Saturday 917 scalps were brought to the county clerk's office here by a few people who had been trying to thin out the rabbits in their locality. Peter Heineman alone brought 250. Last Wednesday George Craue, who lives near Wright brought 3 71. Harry Haskell brought 2 53 Tuesday morning of this week. Many are killed that no bounty is collected on. Dodge City Republican. TO ENLARGE WATER WORKS. Hays City WUI Invest $1 7,000 More in Fire Protection. Hays City, Jan. 1. The contract for the enlargement of the waterworks system of our city has been awarded by the council. The new pump house will be near the present one, the source of water coming from eight points in a distant circle, piped to the center. There will be two pumps, one of 20,000 gallon an hour, the other 40,000 gallon an hour and they can be worked separately or together if needed. The contract was awarded to Frank A. Hurlburt & Co., of Kansas City at $17,200, who furnish everything and do all the work. TO HAVE A $35,000 HOME. 3. O. Davidson of Wichita to Build a Unique Residence. ' Wichita, Jan. 1. Plans have been drawn for a California mission-style residence to cost $35,000, which is to be built this spring by J. O. Davidson, president of the United Gas company ad the Wichita Union Stock Yards. The residence is to be designed af ter a famous one in Los Angeles, Cal. It will be the only one in the state. Besides being an innovation in resi dence architecture for the middle west, Mr. Davidson's home will be one of the finest in the city. Cement material will be used en tirely in the superstructure of the residence. According to the plans, which have been drawn by a Califor nia architect, whose sole occupation is providing plans and specifications for mission residences, the home will have three stories and a large base-ment THEY COME FROM MISSOURI. S. B. Downing and Son Invest $ 1 1,000 in Meade County Land. Fowler, Jan. 1. S. B. Downing and son, from Centralla, Mo., showed their faith in Meade county real estate a few days ago by investing $44,800 in land out a few miles west of Fowler. There are six quarter sections in the tract purchased, and it is what is known as the old Porterfield farm and part of the old Cox ranch. This land is located in the heart of the valley where alfalfa grows luxuriantly and artesian wells are found in abundance. Mr. Downing is a rich farmer at Centralia- and is an extensive land owner, having property in . various parts of the United States. Mr. Down ing. Junior, will come out about the first cf March and begin improving the land. The eider Downing Is get ting too old for active work and he is going to build another house on the land and fix it up for a good renter. He expects to fence' the whole thing hog tight and improve it as fine or finer than anything in the valley." HAS A SISTER IX SICILY. Wichita Man Fears Relative Was in Earthquake. Wichita, Jan. 1. W. A. Boswor'th, has a sister who is traveling In Italy and whom he fears was In Sicily at the time of the earthquake there. He Is awaiting news from there with a great deal of concern. Mrs. Henderson is his sister, and with her husband they are traveling through Europe. Their home is in Salem, Mass. In a letter received here recently, they stated that they expected . to leave east France December 13. and to be in Corsica, Italy, the 18th. They further said they expected to spend Christmas in SiciJy and to be In Talomina. This is but thirty miles north of Messina, where such terrible loss of life occurred. SENDS MODEL TO NEW YORK. Wichita Boy Has Miniature Airship That Will Fly. Wichita. Jan. 1. Alex Plott, the Wichita boy who has modeled an air ship that he believes will solve the problem of air navigation, is to send his model to New York to be placed In the hands of experts. Plott has been working for two years in efforts to construct an airship that would fly. Last summer he succeeded in thoroughly demonstrating to him self that the machine would fly, at tempting his experiments in his mother's yard on Lafayette avenue. The new model has recently been completed. A Wellington Wedding. Wellington. Jan. 1. William A. Renn, a real estate dealer of Houston, Tex., and Miss Delia Knowles, a teacher in the city schools, were married here at the residence of the bride's brother, O. C. Knowles, by Rev. L. T. Faulders, pastor of the Christian church. They will make their home at Houston. Chief Said No . Contest of That Nature for Lexington. THE MONEY REFUNDED Six Hundred Tickets Sold Kentucky Fans. to Citizens' League Took a Hand in Preserving Order. May Not Prosecute Myrtle Reed. Abilene. Kan.. Jan. 1. Indications are that Mrs. Myrtle Reed of Kansas City will not be prosecuted on the charge of murdering Thomas Glenn at Herington. Her hearing was post poned again. Glenn's father has not yet guaranteed expense of autopsy, and unless he . does the county will not pay it. Only One "Bromo Quinine" That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for the signature of E. W. Grove. Used the world over to cure a cold in one day, 23c. Family Washing "Rough Dry" So lb. "Special Flat" 4c lb. "Wet Wash" 2o lb. Strictly Fine WorR See our New List for Full Parr ticulars. Shirts, Collars and Cuffs THAT PLEASE. Cleaning, - Dyeing, Pressing. . Topeka Laundry Co.- Phone 153. Second and Qniney. . 1 Lexington, Ky., Jan. J. The Hart Schreck fight was declared off to night after Night . Chief of Police Jenkins had refused to permit the contest to take place In Sulllvans hall. Six hundred tickets had been sold and about $4,000 will be returned to the holders today. Arrangements had been mad-e to. have the fight ; at the opera house when W. E. Baron of the Citizens' league, started proceedings to stop it. Manager Scott of the opera house on advice of his attorney, refused to per mit the contest in his house. Efforts were then made to secure two big skating rinks, the tobacco warehouse and several other halls, but to no pur pose, until Sullivans hall was finally secured and the ring was erected at 11:30 o'clock. The : chief of police then announced he would not permit the bout. NO BASEBALL WAR. ! George Tebeau Thinks Peace Is Now Assured. Chicago, Jan. 1. George Tebeau, who supplies much of the powder for the fighting done by the American Associ ation, made the statement on leaving for Kansas City that the "scrap" that his league and its ally, the Eastern League was having with the rest of the minor leagues would in all probability be amicably settled at Cincinanti next Monday. Moreover, Tebeau says the two big minors will get many, if not all, of the concessions they have been asking for. That the belligerents will make their withdrawal from the National Associa tion of minor leagues formal is the posi tive statement by Tebeau. That in it self would likely be a discordant note, but he explains it by. saying that the American Association and the Eastern League, will be taken in as a fourth party to the national agreement. There is the rub. If the fourth party busi ness pans out all will be well. The American Association people seem to have grounds for believing it will. Next week will tell. . ... ' . i ..a ONLY A . FINE FOR CIIASE. When Outlaw First Baseman Settles Tliat Incident WU1 Be Closed. ' ' New' York. -Jan. l.f-Preeident -Farrell of the New York Americans will attend the meeting of the National baseball commission at Cincinnati next Monday. He says the commission will look into the case of First Baseman Hal- Chase and may render a verdict.' It Is be lieved in baseball circles that.. Chase will be fined for jumping his contract last fall to join the California outlaws and that as soon as' the fine is paid the incident will be closed. Farrell expected to hear some word yesterday', from Ban Johnson relative to the Chase matter, but the mails brought no tidings. That Chase will play - with the Americans again next year is now a foregone conclusion and the fans are .breathing easier as a re sult. While no official announcement has been made, it is thought that with Chase In line Moriarity. will be turned over to the Detrolts. JEANNETTE TO ENGLAND. . Hopes to Get Match With Champion Johnson at London. New York. Jan. 1. Joe Jeannette. the colored heavyweight of this city, sailed on the Adriatic for England and France. He practically is matched to meet Sam McVey. the California negro, at Paris the latter part of January, and if he defeats McVev will try to get a match with Jack Johnson, to be decided at the National Sporting club of London some time In February. Jeannette believes Johnson will be in England at -that time, and negotia tions with the National Sporting club for a match with the new champion already are under way. Jeannette thinks he can defeat Johnson. They have met in the ring in seven bouts. Four cf these af fairs were six round draws, while it was even up between them in another battle at ten rounds. Jeannette's manager also will take Willie Lewis to France for sev eral important contests. African Atliletes Coming. New York. Jan. 1. James E. Sullivan, president of the Amateur Athletic union, has received a letter from J. T. Wallace of Durban. Natal, saying he will bring to the United States next year a team of South African athletes to compete in the national championships and in meets at New York. Boston, and Chicago, and in Canada. Among those who probably will come with the team are R. G. Walker, the sprinter who did the 100 yards in 9 2-5 sec onds. breaKing an previous reuurus, ana Hefferon. who finished second in the Marathon race at the Olympic games in London last summer. Wants to Sell Hermis. Lexington. Ky.. Jan. 1. Eugene Leigh, by cablegram, asked H. M. Ziegler if he would send Hermis to stud In France for two years for ?6,000 with the privilege of keeping him at the end of that time for $15,000. Ziegler answered he will not lease Hermis but will sell outright and asked for a proposition. Jeffries Refuses to Fight. Melbourne, Jan. 1. James J. Jeffries has refused an..offer made by John Wren of a purse of $50,000 for a fight with Jack Johnson for the world's heavyweight pugilistic cham pionship win, lose or draw. Jeffries says he will fight no more. . Death of Benjamin Sweet. . Salina. " Kan., Jan. 1. Benjamin Sweet, 73 .years old, the first postmas ter in Ellaworth county, died at his home in Ellsworth. He went to Ells worth county In '68 and settled on a claim which is now known as "Ben's Ranch," and it was on this place that the first postoffice in the county was established. Lyndon 30, Burlingame 15. Lyndon. Jan. 1. A hard fought basketball 'game was played here be tween the athletic clubs of Burlingame and Lyndon - The Lyndon club won by a score of SO to 15. Crura starred for Burlingame arid McCrory for Lyn don. Poison in the Sardines. ... j - ' Salina, Kan., Jan. 1. H. G. Martin and two others of his family who ate T'is Seldom the Opportunity Presents Itself to Buy Desirable Coats, Suits, Skirts, Furs, Gowns and Evening Wraps AT 20 t Hk try T tl o ay irer L,eiM. the Marked Price ff No inflated values, no undersirable carried over Garments Every Garment a Real Bargain Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Refunded A Deposit Will Hold . Any Garment Selected for 30 Days 707 Kansas Ave, Topeka 1118 Main St., Kansas City Railroad Fare , Paid, all or in Part, to OuV of-Town v " Purchasers ; Today 2:45 Ton ght 8:15 KATHfW ATI Ei25cto SI Kht25c,os.BoiQSTERilaN THE NIGHT OF THE PLAY MONDAY Seats Saturday Wkt P. CULLEN PRESENTS The Burgomaster With Harry Hermsen-Ruth White Prlca-Kloor SI 60. $1: Bal. 75c, 60c: . Gallery 26c Wednesday Night, Jan. 6 The Toy maker's Dream With a Biz Beauty Chorus PRICES: -15c, 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c SEATS MONDAY Thoreday Night, Jan. 7, 1909 Miss Bessie Stuart Bacon The Real Salome Oscar Wilde's Version Prices 25c to $1.C3 MAJESTIC JS0 if;- TO Cuba FS 3. i'A- and & Brfcvir95& - feiv $S is an easy, pleasant trip via the Frisco Lines. . leaves Kansas City daily at 6.15 p. m. V'rs mi Matinee . To- Today Night 2:45 8:15 BOSTON IDEAL OPERA COMPANY IN Chimes of Normandy Next Week FDA DIAV0L0 in .1 7 :ufej;i riff! I .t' CI ilal v- 1Vt with Electric-Lighted Drawing-Room Sleeping Car . Through to Jacksonville Observation Cafe Car with Fred Harvey Meals' For complete schedule and booklets, write - ' J. A. STEWART, Au't General Pattenfe, Agent, Js KANSAS CITY. MO. Novelty Theater H1QH-CUASS VAUDEVILLE Matinee 2:30. Evening 7:45. 9:15 BEST SHOW IN TOWN ALL MATINEES 10c Children Under 12 Admitted for 5c Saturday Matinees NIGHT f Lower Floor 20c t Balcony PRICES 10c sardines suffered from ptomaine pois oning, and. for several hours were in a critical condition. Martin's s.a. Earl, is still confined to the house, but Is out of danger. The other two are out, but not able to work. ' Slump In Zinc Slarket, . Galena, Kan., Jan. 1. The week's zinc ore market in; the Kansas-Missouri mining, district, opened Thursday at $40 and,. 140.50, a: slump of'Jl and St. 50 under last week's prices is repre sented, due largely to recent heavy purchases by smelting companies. The demand "fotvlead ore is firm,., but la?t week's high price of J50 per ton is unchanged. ""Kr Leave yffTwmm'S"vW Topeka -lfe- Jnllln.f si 4:30 A.M. I 4Jw!i2My 1 5:00 A.M. JiirapYinMl 8:00 A.M. I JSSfe 1:25P.M. 7;25 P.M. 7:55 P3I. DOUBLE TRACK NO STOPS FAST TIME Depot First and Kansas Avenue. Phone 334. Returning L. Kansas City 7:55 A.M. :45 A.M. 10:40 A.M. 11:20 A.M. :10 P.M. 10:00 P.M. 11:15 P.M. "Some Call It .Evolution and Others Call It God" Each in His Own Tongue and the poems." a new volume of 70 poems by Professor William Herbert Carruth of the I"niversity of Kansas, Just published. The title poem has been declared the best short poem of the past ' twenty years. Bound handsomely in blue and gold. Price, S1.00 at book dealers or sent post paid by John P. Sha. Lawrence, Kan. AUDITORIUM Tonight8:15P.M. SHUNG0PAVI The Magician YOUNA The Japanese Juggler Assisted by Mme. Youna, the beautiful American - Japanese ADMISSION 25 CENTS Reserved Seats at Etansfteld's Six Hundred Million tof the people's savings are invest- J ed in Building and Loan Asaocla- Z tions. WHY? J Because: T 9 It Is the safest and most profit- Z able method " offered for saving X - money. - I Its funds are invested in such a manner as to bring the 1 unrest a profits with the greatest degree of 4 security. T .stari- a saving account with the New Tear. The Capitol Building & Loan Ass'n. . - 534 Kansas Avenue . L. M Pcnwcll tksdiirtaker and Emti! tit c ' ' i Everybody Reads the State Journal 1