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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
A STRIP ROMANCE.
a Shawnee County Girl Secures Claim
in a New Way.

a Shawnee County Girl Secures q Claim
in New Way.
A romance of the strip has just ended
by the marriage of Albert Jones and
Clara L. George at Arkansas City. Kan.
When the strip was opener to settlement
Mr.. Jones and Miss George were among
hose who made the race for claims, and
by chance they both settled on the same
quarter section. They were entirely un-
known to each other, and as both claimed
the same piece of land, no good feelings
existed between them. Mr. Jones fled
a contest and soon after Miss George filed
a similar contest. They both built
houses on the claim and after several IN
successful attempts at compromise, Oc-
tober % was fixed by the Perry land
Office for hearing the evidence in the
contest A few days before this date
Mr.. Jones was taken seriously i'll with
typhoid fever, and Miss George was
notified that the case would have to
be postponed. The next morning she
went over to Jones' cabin and volun-
teered her services as nurse. For more
than three months her patient was i'll,
and during all this time Miss George
was by his side ministering to his wants.
After a long period Jones was able to sit
up. Miss George then, thinking her
duty was ended, informed him that she
must return home. but he begged her to
stay until he was able to travel and he
would leave and let her have the claim.
She objected, saying that they would d.
vide the claim. But she consented to
stay a week longer. and before the week
was up they decided to settle the contest
by matrimony. They accordingly went
to Arkansas City and were married. Mr..
Jones is an industrious young man and
is from near Bloomfield, Ia, while his
wife is an accomplished young lady,
having taught school for number OF
years in this county, where she lived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
HORSE THIEVES NOT so BAD.
All the ssTaIent" Has Gone Into the Train
Robbing Business.

All the talent" Has Gone Into the Train
Robbing Business.
Senator McTaggart's bill entitled, "An
act for the suppression of crime," was
rejected by the senate committee of the
whole, yesterday afternoon. The bill
seeks to give officers of the anti-horse
thief association authority to appoint
officers with power to arrest persons
charged with the offense Of stealing do
nestle animals.
Senator Leedy thought the bill was
unreasonable He said, "Horse stealing
is almost an extinct profession. Those
who engaged in it are now engaged in
train robbery. Horses are SO cheap now
the offense is only petty larceny at worst"
Senator King reminded the senators
that it was dangerous to give young
men of no discretion the power vested
in ull-fedged deputy sheriffs.
A motion to strike out the enacting
clause was carried by vote of 10 to IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
HUNG IN EFFIGY.

Strikers Express Indignation at Trolley
Presidents in a ForcibIe Manner.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 29-Presidents Nor
ton and Lewis were hung in effgy last
night from the trolley wires of the Union
Avenue line at the crossing of Hamburg
and Flushing avenues From the high
tenements on either side dead cats and
dogs. old clothing and boots and shoes
were thrown across the wires. It kept a
gang of linemen busy clearing the wires
Notwithstanding the vigilance of the
police, battered looking dummy, with
a label on its breast reading "Old Woman
Norton" was hung on the wire and
shortly afterwards a dummy labelled
Lewis" kept it company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
OUR NEW POLICE FORCE.
John NJ. WfIkerson Made Chief of Police
and John Gardiner Captain.

The police commissioners held meet
ing last night and elected the principal
officers of the police force. They made
L. s. Ferry, police judge; ex- Sheriff John
M. Wilkerson, chief of police; John W.
Gardiner, captain; Timothy Donovan,
sergeant; W. D. Dlsbrow, day jailer; Al
bert Hopkins. night jailer.
The rest of the officers on the force
will be named before Thursday. The
new force will take charge February 1.
The police judge receives salary of
$500 per year. Mr.. Ferry, who received
the appointment, is young lawyer, the
partner of Thomas F. Doran. He has
done considerable work in the city and
county Republican parties and is mem
Der of the county central committee.
Mr.. Bonebrake, the president of the
board, says it will be their policy to ap-
point active young men, and it was in
accordance with this plan that Mr. Ferry
was appointed.
John NJ. Wilkerson will receive SAL
airy of 81, 200 per year as chief of police.
He was sheriff of the county four years
and was known as one of the most eff
Gent officers the county ever had. 1t
was rumored that he had made a condi-
ton that he was to be given the right to
name the patrolmen if he was appointed,
but this is not true and the other men,
bers of the force will be named in the
regular way, although Mr.. Wilkerson's
preferences will be largely consulted
John w. Gardiner, who was a candi-
date for chief, was given the second
place and will receive 81 900 per year.
| He made an enviable record as chief OF
| police for several years.
w. d. Disbrow and Al Hopkins will
receive $50 per month as jailers. Mr.
| Disbrow has had an extended experience
having been county jailer for 16 years
with record of having never lost pris
oner.
The selection made by the police board
promises to secure the best results in this
department ever secured in Topeka
John NJ. Wilkinson and John Gardiner
have the confidence of the people of THU
city, and with a conscientious, high
minded police board, such as the JOUR
NAL believes this one to be. we may look
! forward to an administration of police
affairs that no citizen need be ashamed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
GOT IN A BIG TANGLE.
The House Tries to Tell Kansas
Members of Congress
THAT THE PEOPLE WANT SENATORS

ne Re Elected by Themselves Instead
OF the Legislature, and the Members
Get So mixed Up in Parliamentary
Methods THAT They Drop the w hole
affair.
The first real parliamentary tangle
which has yet occurred in the house,
took place yesterday when the house
and Speaker Pro TEN Cubbison, who
was in the chair, got SO completely twist
ed and wound about in their understand
ings, that the only way out was TO
lay the whole matter on the tabie'
The cause of the middle was the
resolution asking the members OF con-
gress in Kansas to work for constltu-
tional convention to elect the president py
direct vote of the people, and limit MS
term to six years and one term Inc
senate made some amendments, chang
ing six to four beng one of them.
The other amendments were concurreo
in. but this one was overlooked by the
CLERK. When he discovered it the house
didn't know how to get at the matter
again. Mr. McKinnie moved that all the
amendments be concurred IN. Mt. TUCK
er, of Douglas, Immediately moved that
they be nonconcurred IN.
Mr.. Cubbison didn't think the latter
motion was in order. He suggested
that the proper method was TO reconsId-
er, and to mix matters up a little more,
some one made the motion. All this time
the speaker was receiving suggestions
from all the clerks along The desk IN
front of him, and Mr.. Benedict of VII
son, also stepped up and whls-
pered to him that the senate amend
ments had to be everyone con-
4 - or in. that is thew
had to be considered together, and not
separately. Mr. Cubbison seemed to
think this was a fine thing, too good
thing to keep. so he stated it to the
house and said, 81 will ask the gentle
man from Wilson if I am not correct"
Mr.. Benedict, who hadn't got back to his
seat yet, said, "Most certainly you are"
This brought Colonel Warner to his
feet with an objection to the ruling.
Several others objected and the speaker
and house itself became so confused that
it is probable every man in the house
would have made motion if Dir. Lam
bert of Lyon had not moved to lay ''the
whole business on the table"
Just to increase the noise and be-
wilderment Mr. Cannon of Ringman.
who always says she is just plain
farmer and wants to understand what
he is voting on" said that
wasn't a proper motion. 1t wasn't
proper to say 1.-THE whole business" The
chair stated the question in technical
language. which ''just plain ordinary
farmer" could understand, the motion
prevailed and the house thus numbered
the table with another load of ignorance.
The house was so tickled at having to
straighten the business out that all the
memb ers laughed heartily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
House Notes.

If some of the members of the house
should happen to get caught studying
some book of parliamentary practice
they would have no reason to be ashamed
of it.
Speaker Lobdell is ably and gratuit-
ously assisted in the reference of bills by
Assistant Reading Clerk Lou Sears.
Speaker Pro TEN Cubbison sat down
on Mr.. Glenn's pyint of order yesterday
and didn't seem to feel it at all
The Gardenhire bill granting the
right to build dam across the Kaw in
Shawnee county passed the house yes
terdav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
Can't Block Country Lanes.


Senator Parker has bill which passed
the senate committee of the whole late
yesterday.
Mr.. Parker was not present, but the
bill went through on its merits in his abb
sence. The bill makes it unlawful for
any train crew to obstruct any crossing
for more than five minutes. This refers
either to city streets or country lanes
where occurs the old familiar sign. 'slook
out for the cars" Any engineer or other
person who violates or helps to violate
this law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and fined in any sum not exceeding 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
sl4.O22 80 s1l,s72 So s, O49 81

This saving of $2,049.37 was secured
largely by the superintendent and other
employees doing the mechanical work
which had before been done by men es-
pecially employed for the service.
The above statement does not include
the cost of rebuilding the part of the
building destroyed by fire. The cost
was $1.529.17, but there was insurance
amounting to $793 81 collected so that
the city expended $735.26 more than it
received in rebuilding the part injured
by fire.
Much of the saving in the city's ex-
penses is due to the energy and good
work of the councilmen in cooperating
with the mayor to keep the city's fiuan-
ces in good shape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
SENATOR o'BRYAN's JOKE.
The Official County Rainmaker-vho
Shan't Charge by the Fee System.

The official County administrative
shan't Charge by the Fee System.
Senator Ed O'Bryan of Wichita, has in
reduced by request a bill which may
result in adding to the list of county Off
GERS in Kansas that of official county
fainmaker. 1t gives the county commits
sioners authority to engage the services
of some one skilled in the Melbounrian
art to bring showers at SO much per
shower.
The bill provides:
SECTION l. The board of county COM
missioners of any county in Kansas is
hereby empowered to levy a tax of not
more than one mill in any one year
on all the assessed taxable prop
erty in the county for the purpose
of and to be used solely in employing
such persons or company as the commits
sioners shall deem competent. to cause
and produce rainfall; Provided, that no
such board shall make such tax levy,
unless 3 petition for the same is first
presented, signed by not less than one
hundred taxpayers of the county.
1t is fortunate that this officer is to get
salary instead of fees. He will have
no chance to send in bill of 'construc-
tive fees'' in which is charged for,
To:
Is bolts of chain lightning.
9 pieces of sheet lightning.
41.144 bushels of hail.
90 acres of nimbus clouds,
cumulo-stratus clouda
1 Pallio- cirrus cloud.
cases of thunder and 45 degrees of
humidity.
Q. what treat! Maple syrup and
waffies cooked with DR.. Prices Baking
Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
MRS. Peck Is Better,

A. A. Hurd has returned from Chicago.
He says that Mrs. Geo R Peck's health
is much better and the indications are
that she will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. J. Gun
derman, of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract: 81 have
no hesitation in recommending DR.. Kings
New Discovery, as the results were al
most marvellous in the case of my wife.
While I was pastor of the Baptist church
at Rives Janction, she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and il
seemed as if she would not survive them
A friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottle 10 cents at ]. K Jones' Drug store
Regular size SOC and $1.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29

TO PREVENT PRESENT CRUEL TIES
Albert Bigelow Payne's Bill In Interest
of the Insane.
Senator billiard engineered through
the senate committee of the whole two
bills which he had introduced at the re-
quest of Albert Bigelow Payne, the Fort
Scott poet and philanthropist. If there
is any subject which Mr. Payne is more
interested in than poetry, it is the subject
of proper care for the unfortunates of
sociaty, the pauper and the lunatic His
two bills are on this subject
Senator billiard in calling up the bills,
said: when Kansas may have returned
to barren desert the children of this and
other commonwealth will be singing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
Fonr Big Aucceasea.

Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed
for them, the following four remedies
have reached a phenomenal sale. DR..
Kings New Discovery, for consum ption.
Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaran-
teed-Electric Bitters, the great remedy
for Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Buck
lens Arnica Salve. the best in the world.
and DR.. Kings New Life Pills, which
are perfect pill, All these remedies
are guaranteed to do just what is claimed
for them and the dealer whose name is
attached herewith will be glad to tell
you more of them. Sold at ]. Z. Jones'
Drug Store.
See the Old Homestead at Biiou to-
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
MORE MONEY SAVED.
The City Electric Light Plant Cost
$4,000 Less
FOR OPERATION THAN II DID BEFORE


Since Mayor Harrison Has Been the
Chief Executive ef the City.
1t has been shown in the JOURNAL that
Mayor Harrison, by shrewd financial
management has brought the city
through the past year of depression
without a deficit His enemies who
charge that this was accomplished by
depriving laboring men of employment,
should remember that all the money
available was spent and if more had been
expended. the city would have had to
run in debt
1t has been shown that about $40. 900
has been saved the taxpayers in the street
and engineers departments It was in
these branches of the city government
that the greatest savings were made, but
there were substantial savings in other
departments. 1t has cost the city about
$4,000 a year to operate the city cleo
trio light plant. Mayor Harrison's adj
ministration whitfield this down to less
than $4,000. Following are the COM
paratiVe expenditures:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29

What victory in modern competition
can compare with the triumph won by
DR.. Prices Baking Powder at the Chi
cago and California Midwinter Fairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29

The resolution was adopted. however,
and the great wave of reform was given
push toward the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29

Go to the B1ou and see the play
Joshua Whitcomh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-29
A silk RRndkerchief

See the Old Homestead at Biiou to-
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