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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
The Agent Who Talked.

The west bound train was scheduled
to arrive at 10 O'Clock and depart two
minutes later. I saw the short, fat man
make note of it on the time table and
heard him inquire of three different
men on the platform. Nevertheless it
suddenly struck him that things might
be all wrong, and he walked up to the
ticket window and asked:
''Is that 10 o'clock train on time?'
eyes, sir, replied the agent.
'tGets here at 10, does it?''
cit does''
SIT is due in 40 minutes, then?''
SIN just 40 minutes, sir. Anything
more?''
"Uml Stops here two minutes, does
it?''
Always stops two minutes, sir
81 see. Do you think it will be late
in getting into Chicago?''
mot unless some accident happens.
feel safe in assuring you that you will
reach Chicago on time. Is there any
thing else, sir?''
''N-o, 1 guess not. didn't expect to
go down on this train, you know
81 know you didn't. You expected to
go down on the evening train, or by the
morning train tomorrow, but you
changed your mind. You have a legal
and moral right to change. Is your fam
lily in usual good health, sir?"
'My fanily?"
eyes: how are times down your way
this summer? Owing to the wet wealth
er, I suppose there has been more or less
sickness around. I'd like to get out once
in awhile to picnic, but 1 can't get
away. Ever been in Chicago before?''
yves, replied the fat man as he
gazed at the other in establishment.
''Hustling town, isn't it? I'd be glad
to drop down four or five times a year,
but business keeps me right here. Going
to stay long?"
''Two days"
''Well, take care of yourself. Say, a
chap was telling me one of the funniest
stories yesterday ever heard. Take a
walk with me down the platform, and
I'll tell it to you. like a good story
any day in the year, and you wait a
minute and''-
But the fat man wouldn't wait He
made sort of a jump away from the
ticket Office, and coming out to us on
the platform he wiped the perspiration
from his brow and exclaimed:
Gentlemen. I'll bet to 1 that that
train never gifts along here, or, if it
does, it will be smashed into splinters
before we reach Chicago! That ticket
man talks too much and is too blamed
nice! Prepare for an awful calamity, in
which most everybody will be killed p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

There had been rivalry and enmity
for six long weeks between the summer
girl with the seven oxidized silver
bracelets on her left arm and the sum-
mer girl whose small feet had elected
so much attention and admiration. Ev-
erybody said that the girl with the
small feet bad made two conquests to
one, and some of 'em felt sorry for the
girl with the seven bracelets, but the
latter WASH saying word She knew
that her time would come sooner or
later, and she tangled her bracelets,
stuck up her nose and waited One day
the summer girl with the small feet left
her pocket diary on chair on the We
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
PRES. WEIGH RETIR ES.
Reorganization of the school Board Takes
Place Last Night.

Reorganization Of the school Board Takes
Place Last Night.
r. B. Welch retired from the head of
the Topeka public schools last night after
a period of service covering more than
nine years. He has been president of the
board of education during all but one
year of that time, but last night he ceas-
ed to be member of the board q
Last spring Mr.. Welch declined re-
nomination to the board from his ward,
the Fourth. Accordingly DR.. L. NJ.
Powell was elected to succeed him and
last night one of the best known Kansas
educators retired to private life. Mr..
Welch's services have been as valuable
as lengthy and he has contributed large
ly towards the excellence of the public
schools of Topeka.
In retiring Mr.. Welch said only few
words. He said his relations
with the board had been
very pleasant, and he thanked
the memb for the treatment he had
received from them. In reply, Mr..
Priddy of the First ward, read an ad-
dress reviewing the history of the To-
peka board of education which was or
dered spread upon the minutes.
An election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the choice of the oldes
remaining member in point of service,
Jesse Shaw of the Second ward. NIr.
Priddy was made vice president The
personnel of the board as it now stands
is: First ward, S. c. Miller and j. w.
Priddy; Second ward, Jesse Shaw and w.
H Wilson; Third ward, j. B. Thomas and
William MacFarren; Fourth ward, j. II.
Squires and L. N. Powell; Fifth ward, T.
A. Beck and J. III. Westertield
School Board Notes.
A proposition to supply the schools
with fifth reader published at Topeka
instead of Harper's fifth reader, was de-
ferred.
A proposition to paint Sumner school
was defeated by a vote of 8 to /. MIR.
Beck was the l. The building except
the walls was destroyed by fire last fall
and the walls are badly smoked. 1t
would cost $500 to repaint the building.
Cyrus Corning used to send his chill
dren to Lincoln school last term. In
May he moved just outside the city linn
its and he was presented with bill at
the close of the term for the tuition gen.
orally charged nOa-residents of the city.
The bill is for few dollars only but he
| contests its payment Action on the
| matter was deferred.
q Misses Cora Hopkins, Gertrude Will
tits, Winnie Vanderpool and Miss Kell-
ogg were elected to vacancies on the list
of teachers.
salt was voted to spend 1880 for a new
standard dictionary in three volumes,
for use at the high school reference ia
BILE.
Action in the matter of disseminating
the insurance policies in force against
school property. by creating an insurance
fund, was postponed until the next meet
ing.
The board adjourned for one week, to
talk about insurance and other matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
WILL RECIPROCATE.
Convict Turner Will Como to Topeka a
Defend Dom.

Convict Turner viii Como to Topeka and
Defend Dom.
r. B. Turner, better known in Topeka
as Teal, the bogus check man. is now
trusty at the state penitentiary, and car
ries the penitentiary mail between that
institution and Lansing.
Sheriff D. n. Burdge saw Turner Sat
urday. when he visited the penitentiarY,
and Turner informed him that as soon as
his time was out, which would be in Sep
TENDER. he expected TO come to Topeka
and practice law.
w. E. Dom, who is now in the county
Jail, was Turner's attorney for a while.
Turner says, as long as his money lasted
He told Sheriff Burdge to tell Dom that
when he gets out he will come to Topeka
and return the courtesy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
"CALL THEM HOME"

Rev. j. u. BOtlxin Makes a Sensational
Statement About Preachers.
At Newton few evenings ago Rev. J.
D. Botkin, in speaking on the subject,
the problem of the Unemployed" said:
II hope the Lord will take the preach
ers of the present day home to heaven
and raise up another lot that has some
sense"
He discussed the cause of and the rem
edy for the unemployed the latter being
the issuance of treasury notes by the
government to be paid to the people for
the building of roads and other public
improvements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
SHAWNEE TAX LEVY.
It Has Been Fixed for the Present Year l
the Commissioners.

the Commissioners.
The tax levy for Shawnee county for
the present year has been fixed by the
county commissioners, and with the por-
ton of state taxes to be raised by Shaw
nee county amounts to II and $40 mills.
The levy for state taxes is and 80
mills and for county purposes 7 and 60
mills, divided as follows:
STATE TAxEs-General revenue, 50
mills; interest fund, OF mill; work on
state house. 025 mill; current university
fund, 0. % MILL
COUNTY TAxEs-For Shawnee county
general revenue. 400 mills; for support of
the poor, LOO mill; for interest and sinking
fund on A, T. & S. F. bonds O8O mill;
for interest and sinking fund on K, N.
& D. bonds, $50 mill; for interest and
sinking fund on c., K. & N. bonds, ire
funding), 0.40 mill; for Shawnee county
funding, 0.60 mill; for Shawnee county
court house, O50 mill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
NEW SANTA FE TINE.
Only One Topeka Train Affscted-Change
East of the River.

c. F. Ressigule. superintendent of
the Chicago division, C. B. Strohm. as
sstant, and F. T. Dolan, trainmaster, and
J. l. Barnes. superintendent of the
Southern Kansas division of the Santa
Fe are in the city in conference with
Superintendent Mcclellan and Trainmas-
ter Tice regarding a new time card that
will go into effect on the Santa Fe Sun
day.
The changes of importance that will
be made will all be east of the Missouri
river making the Santa Fe time on all
trains except No. 3, fifteen hours No.
3's time will be fifteen hours and half.
The only Topeka train affected will
be No. west bound, which will arrive
at Topeka at lilo a. N. and leave at 11:15
a. m. instead of arriving at II a N. and
leaving at HOS a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

eyes, said the humorous writer as
he glanced at the balloon environment
Of his sisters arm, eyes, there should
be room in woman's sleeve for at least
one more joke. Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
Another Eaitor Onnaaea me-.

Certainly, the Farmer is opposed to the
change. The Topeka JOURNAL gives it
out that move is on foot to change the
name of the reorganized Atchison, To-
peka s. Santa Fe railway to "Chicago,
Kansas s. California" That paper calls
upon Kansas newspapers to antagonize
such action-Osborne County Farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
Two conscientious.

mamie is such a conscientious little
goose, - said one summer girl to another.
'How's that?''
She thinks she must go to the
trouble Of breaking one engagement
before contracting another. - - Pitts
burg Chronicle-Telegraph
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
WHO GOES TO HUTCHINSON?
Question of the Selection of COnvicts 70
the RefOrmatOry.

=
the RefOrmatOry.
The members of the Hutchinson re-
formatory board have not yet elected a
superintendent for that institution, al
though they expect to be ready for bust
ness by the middle of the month.
The members of the board went over
to Leavenworth today to see about the
transfer of prisoners from the peniten-
tlary to their institution.
The reformatory directors want to pick
out the prisoners for their institution but
the law says the penitentiary directors
shall do the picking. 1t is altogether
likely that the penitentiary officials VIII
pick out prisoners who need more re-
forming than would be chosen by the
Hutchinson officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
IRRIGATION IN RICE co.
Apple Trees Breaking Down and the Pond
Full of TTish Besides.

Full of Fish Besides.
j. W. Long of Rice county has an irri-
ration farm in the Cow creek valley, six
miles from Lyons, that is interestin ely
described in the Lyons Republican.
AS a situation for his pond, Mr. Long
selected little knoll, the top of which
made the chief part of the embankment.
The water supply is from a single we'll,
sunk to about fifty feet-more than half
the distance is water. and the supply
seems to be inexhaustible.
The wind mill pump lifts &c gallons
per stroke. The size of the pond is LOOK
140 feet and three and four feet of water
are maintained permanently in it to al
low the fish plenty of sporting room.
The pond is stocked with carp which
regularly furnish an important part of
the Sunday dinner for the families inter
ested. besides giving the boys any guam
tity of fun in SEEMING. The land now ar
ranged for irrigation is about twelve
acres.
All kinds of garden produce are raised
in immense quantities.
Mr.. Long considers the irrigation of
the orchard one of the features of the
enterprise. The trees have universally
a heavy, rich foliage, and it will be
necessary to hand pick about half the
fruit at once to keep the trees from
breaking down from being overloaded.
The heavy winds recently have shaken
off scarcely any of the irrigated fruit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

The charter of the Miners Improvement
company of Frontenac, Crawford coun-
tv, has been filed with the secretary of
state. The capital stock is placed at
$500, and the purpose of the organiza-
ton is said to be to furnish athletic,
musical and other improvements to the
miners The directors are Joe Phillips,
Henry Lemler, Jacob Wingback, John
StahI and John Wingback.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

In baking powders il is safer to use the
Royal only, an article that many years
experience has proved most efficient
and which has been officially demon
strated pure and wholesome. x
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
SHERIFF'S NEW OFFICE

Dave Burdgs is Fixing Things in the New
Court House.
The court house architect arranged the
offices of all the county officials in the
new court house except for the sheriff
Sheriff Dave Burdge is now at the re-
quest of the county commissioners pre-
pairing plans for the interior furnishing
of his office. He proposes to have a
brass railing or two 80 that he can have
his desk to himself and a corner fenced
of for a consultation room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
A Child,s Definition.

A child in trying to describe the bow
spirit of yacht spoke of it as the part
that sticks out like sore finger. -
Buffalo Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
Ronton and Retnrn.

By the Santa Fe route and all lines
east of Chicago or St Louis, one fare for
the round trip See Rowley Bros.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

Special pains taken in doing mp lad
els waists Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

The Royal Baking powder avoids de-
com position of the -four as caused by
yeast rising, thereby saving large per-
centage of its most nutritive elements,
making the -four go one-fourth furtherj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
LETTER FROM j. KANSAS MORGAN
Gives Reasons Why He Should Re APP
pointed at O1athe.

OIVeA reasons why he SnouIQ he APP
pointed at Olathe.
Editor J. Kansas Morgan, of the Neo-
desha Register, who is a candidate for
the position of superintendent of the
state deaf and dumb institution at Olathe,
has written a letter to this paper in
which he says he does not base his appli-
cation for the position on a political
pull
He says, moreover, that he is familiar
with that class of work having taught
school for several years and is perfectly
familiar with the mute language.
Mr.. Morgan says he will be satisfied if
the state board of charities gives the
place to Dr. Gillette. who is an expert in
that work, but thinks if it goes to Kan
sas man it ought to go to Kansas Nor
gan.
Mr.. Morgan says he does not lay any
claim to influence with the railroad vote,
and has not since his Railroad Register
failed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
WICHITA BOARD GOES.
There Was Hitch in the Ar
rangements
FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

And the Wichita Police Board Has
Been Removed by the Governor
other state House News.
Before starting for Ohio last evening
Governor Morrill, removed the Wichita
police board which had refused to either
obey orders or resign and appointed a
new board.
Attorney General Dawes tried to ap-
point Colonel W. P. Campbell assistant
attorney general for Sedgwick county
but there was a hitch some place along
the line and although the position was
offered to Colonel Campbell his appoint
ment was not officially announced.
The members of the new police board
are David Smyth. s. D. Lieurance, Re-
publicans aud L. Keck, Democratic mem
Der. The members of the old board who
were removed were G. N. Jones, A. c.
Husey and G. L. Pratt.
S. ID. Lieurance one of the members of
the new board was endorsed by the tenn
perance committee which visited Gov
ern Morrill, ten days ago but the stand
ing of the other two members in relation
to prohibition is not known except that
they have agreed to enforce the law.
The new commissioners will now have
an opportunity to see what they can
do while Governor Morrill, ia away and
there is little danger of their being re-
moved for at least three weeks.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-03
Delavnro ,stuto uo,pI,oI.

Owing to the Delaware Division train
being late reHrly an hour II was ID o'clocL
when DR.. Black called to order the meet
ina OF the Trustees Of the Deis ware State
Hospital for the Ins ane at Farnhurst.
iDrs. Cooper. Hopkins. Stewart and Wapls
were tho members who were delayed OF
the train.
a A letter was received from State 1reo
i surer Charles u. Adkins stating that th
sum OF t220l. 70 was oil that was loft oi
the 1899 appropriate tion, and cautioned ths
Board not to overdraw Its account. as he
would not honor the ordcrs.
Dr. Black felt sure that the Trusteer
would get along on the balance. Tht
quarterly bills do not come due until Jan
uary 1893. During the past year part OF
the money was used to pay the short
comings OF 1894.
DR.. Hancker suggested to the Board tn
desirabllity Of turning the amusement
nall and the large room on the seoonu
storyinto a dormitory as the Institution
was over crowded.
He was instructed to purchase tifty bedr
10 pe USED Ia the apartments named aut
Was asked to buy the beds at whatever
place he could get them most reasonable
The population OF the hospital was 70.
ported as bslng 247 Two deaths ooourret,
during the month aud four patients wert
discharged.
After Contractor Barley had placed hi
bid ut t32. .999. he discovered that two
Items had been left out by him. He the,
asked to withdraw his bid and substituted
one for s34 500. N.-.s.s
A Lively discussion arose over the bid
lt was claimed that he had no right T.
amend his bid. Tho board did not con
elder hls bid.
The other contractors who bid on tn
work were Edgar Zlelan and Thomas
Samworth.
The monthly payroll for slsl5so wa
Qrdnrad mid
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-03

SHERIFFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Venditioni Exponas to me di-
rected. will be exposed to public sale at
the Court House, on Market street be-
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county and State of Delaware,
ON FRIDAY,
THE 10Th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1895.
at 2 o'clock d. m,
the following described real estate. viz:
All their interest in all that certain farm
or tract Of land situate in Christiana
hundred, New Castle county and State of
delaware, bounded and described as fol-
lows to wit:
Beginning at an old white oak tree. n
corner for land of Hicklin Gould and
Thomas Kent; thence by the latter and
ceased, north 16 degrees west 123 perches
to stone and thence by the said Bush
land north 63h degrees east 50 perches to
stone thence dividing this from other
lands that belonged to Emma Pierson
south "a degrees east II perehes TO a
stone on the north side of a public road.
and thence south 1914 degrees east 2s 6-10
thence by lands of Caleb Bullock south
~ degrees west q 4,lO perches to a stone;
thence by Twaddell's land north So de-
grees west, AZ perches to stone in the
meadow; thence by the same land south
~ degrees west 81 perches TO stone In the
line of Hicklin Gould's land aforesaid:
thence by his line north S1la degrees west
~ perches to the place of beginning, con-
taining SO acres of land more or less, with
stone dwelling-house, frame stables and
other buildings thereon, the improve-
ments are two.storied dwelling house,
corn crib and other out-buildings.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property of Lizzie ]. Wright and Joseph
P. Wright, and to be sold by
PAUL GILLIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington. Delaware.
October 2. 1896.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-03
tn. Walker Gas. ss,,,es.

There will be no further legal distur
bance over tho will Of tho iate Jonfi Il.
Walker. The caveat filed by Isaao T.
Walker against the granting Of letter.
upon the applications OF Catherine Walker
the widow. was dismissed this morninR
and the hoirs through their respective at
torney's agreed to the granting of letters
OF administration to the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company.
Mrs. Walkers petition read thus:
Whereas my late husband. John T. Walk
or. died intestate. whereby tho right to thu
administration OF the estats OF the sale
deceased did devolve upon me. Catherine
Walker. widow and reliot df the said do
ceased. now know that for divers Good
causes and considerations to me
the said Catherine Walker, / hav,
released and hereby doreiease all M
right and title TO the administratioi
of the said estate and 1 hereby requcst
the full letters of administration may
granted to the Security and Safe Deposi;
Company"
AnOthar paper Of eatlsfao lion OF the 8 I'll,
ment is signed by lsaac L. Walker. Mar,
Z. Ward and Andrew J. jackson. IN
basis OF settlement has not been glvel
out.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-03
DEATHS.
DBATh3-
pRADLEY-On October L 1904 John Brad

DRADLEY-On October / 1895. John Brad
ley, aged 81 years.
Reintives and friends arc invited to attend
his funera. from the residence Of his son.
l0ss Wsst bifth street on Friday morning.
at o'clock, High mas. at 81 Pnul's church
Interment at Cathedral cemetery.
FohD-on the LIST inst. Francis p Ford,
Funeralfrom the residence OF his parents
corner Seco1d and scott atreefs. on Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. High Mass at st.
Pauls Church. lnterment at 81. Jose ph's
Cemetery.
SlNEX-On September 8oth. William ii.
Sinex aged ~ yesrs.
Friends and relatives are respectfully In
vited TO attend the funeral Fri lay morning.
October 4th. at eleven o'cluot from ais late
residence No. $40 East Liberty street. VIII
inington, Delaware.
A precious one from us IL gone,
voice we loved IL SILL
place 10 vacant N our home,
which never oan be fiIed. ES.
WoRTH.-on October srd. 1906. Harry
Kenny Wcrth. aged 80 years.
Relatives 0nd friends are invited TO attend
the funeral servicrs vt the residence OF his
mother, iO3 East Third street on Sunday af-
ternoon mt goolock. Interment at River
Wow Cemetery.
WALLs-nn October lst. 1906. Nathaniel
Walls. aged d5 years,
helatives and friends of the family are re-
specttu ~ invited 10 attend the funeral from
his late residence. No. 5G6 Wall ut street.
Friday afternoon ut o'clock. Interment at
Riverview Cemetery.
JEFFERSON October srd, 1905 Phoebe v.
Jeifer.s. In tho 61th year OF her age.
Relnt yes and friends are lnyitcd1io attend
tne tunerh from tho residence OF her bus-
band. l0t Tatnali street. Monday, the 9Th
Inst. at o'clock n. IN. Intorment at VIII
mingtcn Cemetery.