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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
SKETCHES ABOUT TOWN.
BIZ F. B.

This Is said to be funny. At least it is
being told as funny, though tha man it is
told on doesn't see it that way.
He is a young Topeka lawyer and
with his young partner has an ONCE
down town. It is nicely furnished. The
firm has not been in existence long
enough yet to have pawned the furn--
ture.
One cold night recently he spent a
good deal of time sitting up with some
clients who were trying to win their fees
back. 1t was so very late by the time
the rest of the crowd was broke that he
did not think it advisable to go to his
lodging house
He was too frugal to go to hotel SO
he thought he would just spend the rest
of the night in the Office There was a
lounge aud pair of blankets there ard
the baseburner that would keep him
from freezing.
So he went to his office and having
taken off his outer clothing pulled the
blankets owes him and prepared to go to
sleep.
But it suddenly struck him that he
must have a drink of water and he went
into the hall to get It.
This was all right until he went to go
back. When he had shut the door the
latch was sprung.
And that wasn't all, his key was in his
trousers pocket on the inside. And be-
sides, it was cold.
Underwear is q good thing with the
proper aids but when it is alone and IN
helped on cold Eight it is a very poor
thing to fight the chill blasts of winter
with.
And so he stood out there and shivered
and wondered what he would do and
said mean things about the luck.
But that sort of thing couldn't last al
ways. His teeth were likely to alarm the
neighborhood at any time He would
just go down stairs and wake up
friend in drug store around the corner.
And SO he went on the run and that &C.
counts for ghost stories from that part OF
town.
But the drug store man wouldn't wake
up and the lawyer had to chase back
through the atmosphere in his bare feet
and do more wondering.
He must get into that room now. There
was no help for it, so he stood up on the
door mob on one toe and tried the tran
som. 1t was locked inside. He discover
ed it just before he fell off the knob to
the floor in a heap.
He was getting desperate, SO down
stairs he ran again and after search on
the street found a rock which he took
back and hurled through the tfansom.
There was a crash inside also and he
knew he had wrecked a book case. Up
on the knob he climbed again and sue
ceeded in getting the transem open just
as he dropped off the second time.
He had to rest minute before climb
ing up again and it is a good thing his
Sunday school teacher wasn't there. She
would have been greatly shocked.
But he managed to get up and about
half way through the transom before he
stuck. He was badly frightened, but the
situation was only temporary and he man
aged finally to get his feet on the inside
and his head on the outside.
1t was in getting down that be kicked
out the $40 pane of glass in the door and
cut his toe.
He triumphed in the end. though, for
he got in and though he did not finish
the night there he managed to get his
clothes SO he could go to hotel.
And now he wears his latch key
around his neck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

You can get genuine Lehigh anthra-
cite coal as cheap as lower grades are
quoted by other dealers by placing your
orders with US.
The SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

You can get genuine Lehigh anthra-
cite coal as cheap as lower grades are
quoted by other dealers by placing your
orders with US.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 1t2
aAd 11A w. 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
p. T. FOLEY WANTS HIS MONEY.

p. Il FOLEY WANTS HIS MONEY.
10 Printed "Rush" Job of Labette
County Election Tickets but Has Re-
csived No Pay.
County Attorney A. B. Switzer and
County Clerk J. F. Thompson of Labette
county were in Topeka last evening with
P. 7. Foley, Parsons printer. consult
ing the attorney general about the pay
ment of the bill for printing the tickets
used at last falls election in Labeue
county.
1t seems that the county printer or one
OF the officials made a mistake which
was not discovered until the day before
election, and Foley was the only printer
in the county who could print the tickets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

When it comes &c good coal, full welg-.
and prompt delivery, you can count US r..
The Topeka Coal Co. Either phone. zS2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

This is the case of a colored man who
rented dwelling place of another col
ored man for $500 a month. The colored
man who did the renting had a horse
which he was wont to turn in on the lot
adjacent to the house. He kept up this
pernicious practice for about a month
and one day the old gentleman who
owned the house objected.
"Don' 70 tex dot boss in thar" he COM
handed, but the other man said he in
tended 10 and he did. As a retaliatory
measure the owner of the house had him
arrested.
OF course the defendant was too poor
to ploy attorney and the city attor-
ney of well, we won't say Topeka) in
whose police court the case was tried,
saw before him a magnificent chance to
distinguish himself.
There were several witnesses for the
city and they all swore that the de-
PENDANT had turned his horse into the lot
every day for a month past, or during
the entire time he had lived there.
When the defendant came on the
stand he did not deny it but commended
that he had 4 right to as he had rented
the house.
''But did you rent the ground with the
house?" demanded the city attorney,
"Wusn' nnthin' said bout the groun',"
replied the defendant.
''Ah, ha; thought not" said the attor-
ney, You see, your honor, that the de-
PENDANT himself admits that he did not
rent the ground and consequently had no
right to have his horse there"
"But 1 s'pose." said the defendant
chat de garden spot went with the
house"
Suppose? You had no right to sup
pose any thing of the sort You rented
the house only; isn't that so?"
''Well, but you see"
''Stop You VIII observe your honor
that the prisoner makes no claim of hav-
ing rented the ground.
'Did you ever have garden on that
grounds
mo, sir; just moved on there month
ago and didn't"
you see, your honor, that the prisoner
says he had never used the ground as
garden spot and hence had not claimed
possession of il?"
"But had a pile o. wood on de
groun,,"
slow much was there in the pileP"
about half cord"
SHOW do you know there was half
cord there?"
"'Cause I measured it"
"You could swear to that?"
"Yes, sah."
"When did you measure it?"
"'Bout a week ago."
and haven't you used any of it
since?"
Eyes, sab; some"
''Then there isn't half a cord there
now?"
No, sab; not quite now"
"Omhum. you lied about it them"
mo, sab"
didn't you just tell this court that you
could swear there was half cord of wood
theref"
81 said they WIS about half a cord"
About half cordl It is very plain,
your honor, that this defendant is either
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

HE SOUTHWESTERN fuel co.
Tel 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

lying or doesn't know what he is talking
about"
If the defendant could change his color
at all he would have been alternately
white and red, with embarrassment and
anger by now. but he simply said:
81 know there amt much less than half
cord there"
Now be careful" said the attorney.
"Remember you are on the witness stand,
and perjury is a serious offense, Are YOU
quite sure there wasn't cord and half
there?"
ayes. sah." Decidedly.
"Please tell the court how you know
81 know they wasn't any other cord
there"
slow do you know it? Did you see
it?"
mo, sab; specs if 1 had seen it it
would bon there"
Then you didn't measure it to see
whether it was there or not?"
mo, sab. You 500"
Hold on there. Your honor, I sub
NIT that this witness manifestly is dis
honest and perjurer. He has repeat
edly contradicted himself on this witness
stand, as your honor has seen. He ad-
mits that he had the horse there and that
he refused to keep him off the ground
He admits that he did not rent the
STOOnQ WAoA ne E0uL6Q Inc mousse. he
admits that he has never taken posses
sion of the garden spot by using it as a
garden spot. He even boldly and de-
liberately concocted a story about some
wood being on the land and afterwards
admitted in the presence of the honor
able court that he did not know any
thing about the wood nor how much
there was of il, though he said at first
positively that there was half a cord.
Pinned down to the truth by an honest,
shrewd and conscientious city attorney,
he admitted that he had not measured
the wood, though he at first swore plainly
that he did. submit that unblushing
villains like this should not be allowed
their liberty. They are a menace to
good government and to society as we'll
DIS dangerous to the preservation of life
and property. l request that your honor
find the defendant guilty and give him a
sentence to the limit of the law"
ut is very plain to me-, said the judge
"that this is most aggravated case and
that the oHense is a very serious one. 1t
seems to me, prisoner, that you are a
fellow with conscience in your soul
and no truth nor honor in your heart.
You seem entirely blind to honesty aud
decency and feel it is my duty to socie-
ty to lock such Williams as you in a safe
place.
"However, the evidence shows me that
this is hardly a criminal case as it now
stands. 1t should be tried as a civil case
and on those grounds now dismiss it"
And that was all that saved the poor
fellows neck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Tel. 1913.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-23

rather tough appearing men en-
tered Rosalia and registered at the
hotel as John Callahan and George
Davis. Their hotel bill and vari-
Gus purchases were paid for in
small change, mostly nickles and
dimes, of which about $50 worth
were taken from the postoffice safe
here. Later Callahan purchased
rs money order at the Rosalia office,
paying for it in nickles and dimes,
but giving in the application diff
ferent name from the one under
which he was registered at the
hotel. These circumstances caused
the Rosalia authorities to telephone
to this city enquiring if parties of
the description of the suspects had
been seen in Pullman previous to
the robbery. 1t was found that
they had been here Sunday and
Monday, and orders were sent to
hold them. When searched, cer-
tain compromising articles found
upon them strengthened the belief
that the proper men were arrested.
They had considerable money on
them, including 148 nickles, with
much other small change, bill, u
revolver, skeleton key, bicycle Ian
tern converted into a dark lantern,
card of safe combinations, etc,
but no stamps were found, they
doubtless having cached the away.
P. O. Inspector Gordon went to
Rosalia, and had the men taken to
Spokane. Yesterday the inspector
with Postmaster Ford and Harry
Miller went to Spokane, the latter
being taken along to identify the
parties. On seeing the men he
recognized them as the ones who
had been in Pullman Sunday and
Monday, they having eaten at his
restaurant Monday evening for the
last time having given him watch
for the meals.
Callahan and Davis would an
swer no questions, refusing even to
say what their true names were,
but circumstances were so much
against them that they were placed
under $1,000 bonds and locked up
in the Spokane county Jail awaiting
preliminary trial before the U. S.
commissioner next Wednesday.
Inspector Gordon is quite positive
he has the right men.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-23
The POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
BURGLARS oPEaT CEEE POST
oETIGE SAFE
SAs1I AND STAMPS VALUED
AT $3.50 sroLEn1-

Burglars made fairly rlch hau
in the Pullman postoffice Monda,
night, opening the safe withou
much difficulty and taking ava,
money and stamps to the value o
about $3.50.
The entrance to the office wa
easily effected through one of tn
rear windows, and the safe wa
doubtless opened on the combina
ton, about the only damage don'
to it being the knocking off of tn
knob. The burglars had first Wis
tied the Anderson and Wallis
blacksmith and wagon shop, which
they entered by breaking the pad
lock with which the door was fast
ened, where they outftted them
selves with a couple of braces, {
sledge hammer and a chisel, which
they doubtless expected to use il
breaking their way into the post
office safe. Just how they did fore
the safe, however, can only be con
jectured, as no drilling was done
no powder used, and the safe loci
undamaged except for the breaking
off of the knob. The reasonabl
conclusion is, therefore, that the,
manipulated the combination, a
when Postmaster Ford first saw tn
safe in the morning the door wa
open, the bolts being shot as thoug
the safe was locked. Why the kno
was broken off can not be OWNED
From the safe was taken cash
from the uaious postoffice funds, a
follows: Money order fund, $61 28
postal fund, S107.20; key deposi
fund, $92.50; miscellaneous, $3.50
total of $263.58. Stamps to The
value of %375.65 were also taken
and 1913 Knights of Pythlas funds
and SO postmaster's personal fund
grand total Of $661.23. Besides
this, a number of registered letter:
were taken, but the amount alb
stracted from them is not known
although it was not great. The
burglars took the papers, stamps
ETC., to the sidewalk near the Con
gregational church, where the pei
was sorted over, and that for which
they had no use left behind. Among
that discarded was found S114,2e
worth of stamps of odd denomina-
tions, including the 4, 5, 8 and 1C
cent, the special delivery, postage
due and newspaper stamps. The
amount recovered reduced the totaI
loss to S547.
SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
There was no clue left by the
robbers by which suspicion could
fasten upou anyone, and for time
it looked as though they were GER
tain to escape, but Thursday two
men were arrested at Rosalia who
it is hoped and believed are the
guilty parties.
There is a standing reward o1
$500 offered by the postohice de-
partment for the apprehension Of
parties who break into Uncle Sans
postoffices, and this of course was
the cause Of a sharp lookout being
kept all along the line for suspic-
ious characters. Thursday two
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-23
THE NEWS OF The CITY.
TWO OF TIKI CITY Gov1TGIL-
MIN REGIa1T.
REEEREE REPORTS ON sAID
LER E1voRGE CASE.

Geo. w. Reed handed in his
resignation as councilman at the
meeting of the city dads Tuesday
evening. His verbal resignation of
a meeting before was not accepted,
but as he was determined to cast off
his official toga his last resignation
was accepted, and T. w. Busbey re-
ceived the unanimous vote of the
council as his successor. Council
man Munroe's place was also de-
clared vacant on account Of his non
attendance, and the names Of J. NJ.
Palmerton and J. r. Ruply were
placed in nomination for the posi-
ton. The former received the votes
of Councilmen Wallis and Hun
gate, Henry and Chambers voting
for Ruply. Palmerton was elected
by the vote of Acting Mayor Craw-
ford About the only other busi-
ness of Importance transacted was
the allowing of another batch of
bills, amounting to several hundred
dollars, on the water fund. In the
absence OLA. B. Baker, NJ. d. Henry
was clerk of the meeting.
The Buhmann brothers, Jack
and Fred, were found guilty of as
sault and battery by the superior
court Thursday. The assault was
committed during an alteration
with ]. R. Johnson, in this city,
some time ago. The court has de-
ferred sentence till next Wednesday.
E. I. Tannatt, a son of General
Iannatt, one of the regents of the
agricultural college, has lately
moved to Pullman with his family.
lie is a practical civil and mechan-
zeal engineer, and has applied to
the city for the position Of city en-
glneer.
Referee Pattison has decided
the Saddler divorce case in favor of
Mr. Saddler, giving him the custody
OF the two eldest children, and re-
iuSlng Mrs. Saddler's application
!of allmony. His findings are all
IN favor of Mr.. Saddler, the defend
ant.
&C. U. Faulkner, late of Pull
man. was with the winning uniform
tank; IN the competitive drill, at
one VI = Knights of Pythias grand lodge
at Seattle.
-S. A. Madge has become bus
lHesS n9 manager of the OIympian, at
"iymPla, and Walter Ruble is man
'Sef OF the Colfax Peoples Advocate.
~ sheriff Lathrum was here
.h thursday night on the postofice
ROBBERY case.
70 ~1esSe Ferney, late of the Col
terday. 10 - "i'iii'" yes
trin ~ L. Guesnier made a business
"'p TO the county seat Wednesday.
d., "a B. Baker returned Thurs
' from the Sound country.
Almdi. mH. H. spaulding was up from
"'n0ta yesterday.
river 'as, as v O'Dell was up from the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-23

Mrs. S. B. Letson left Tuesday
for Cassleton, n. OAK, where she
will join her husband.
Judge E. X. Hanna and Mr..
and Mrs. L. T. Bragg drove over
from Colfax Wednesday,
A party of young men left
Wednesday for Rock Lake on q
fishing and camping trip.
W. H. Lacy has been acting
marshal during the absence of Mr..
Baymiller in Walla Walla on bus
mess trip.
Mrs. R. Newlin and daughter,
Edith, of Lewiston, are visiting
Mrs. Newlin's sister, Mrs. M. Zen
der, in this city.
The base ball game, at Moscow,
between the L. of |. and the w. A.
c., was again postponed last Satur-
day on account of rain.
j. r. Ruply will visit Dayton
friends during the next week, hav-
ing driven to that town yesterday.
AS soon as he is free from his attack
of rheumatism he will reopen the
Palace meat market.
Howard Blackman, of Walla
Walla, president of the mercantile
firm of Blackman Bros. & Co., this
city, accompanied by his family
and Mrs. w. P. Mexican, have been
visiting with C. H. Buell. and fam
ily this week.
Union memorial services will
be held tomorrow at IL o'clock at
the Congregational church, the ser
mon being preached by Rev. Pope,
The usual service will be held in
the evening at eight; lecture by
President Bryan.
Mrs. DR.. knight and daughter,
Miss Gracia, Of Detroit, Mich, are
visiting DR.. and Mrs. White. Mrs.
Knight will leave next week for
Butte, Mont, from where she will
proceed to her home, but Miss
Knight will visit with Mrs. White
during the summer.
Geo. W. Eastman was carried
back, in recollection, this week, to
the home and scenes of his child
hood by the receipt of a letter from
an old Illinois schoolmate whom be
had neither seen or heard of for
forty years. The lady, for lady it
was, now lives in Oregon and had
heard that the friend of her youth
was living in Pullman and so sought
to renew old acquaintance. The
lady is a widow, and who can fore
tell the romance that may follow?
j. NJ. Palmerton showed US
this week copy ofthe semi-month-
ly Sacramento, Cal, News Letter,
printed during the height of the
gold fever in 1851. The paper is
an interesting relic Of the early
coast days, it's two pages being
about 8x1O inches in size. 1t rec
ords the finding of a fifteen pound
nugget as being the largest since
the previous issue of the paper.
The paper is completely filled with
news concerning murders, robber-
les, lynchings and other crimes,
but it also states that there is de-
cided improvement in the place as
rarards criminalitv. etc. there be-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-23

Strawberries are on the mar
ket.
Jas, A. Clifton left Tuesday,
with his family, for Missouri.
Geo. Ingraham is visiting
friends in the city. He is now en-
ployed as brakeman on the Wash
ington Central railroad.
Friday, May 29th, is college
field day, and the Pullman boys
will go to Moscow and try conclus-
ions with the U. of [. boys.
Rev. R. w. Farquhar and wife
went to Colfax Friday to attend the
Christian Endeavor convention.
He gives an address Sunday even
ing on the subject Tact mad Con-
tact in the Work Of Soul Winning"
Pulmonary consumption, in its
early stages, may be checked by
the use of Ayers Cherry Pectorol.
1t stops the distressing cough,
soothes irritation of the throat and
lungs, and induces much-needed
repose. Hundreds have testified to
the remarkable virtues of this prep
aratiOn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17

"Scnd the woman out" said the doc.
tor.
The cobbler sank into chair, his big
body limp as baby's.
But, doctor--my tradc--rll starvew
"well, II you would rather die"
"iou shan't die! You shan't starve!
Ill help you'll" broke In the wife. throw
ing her arms about her husband and
drawing his head down on her breast.
Poor papa" she whispered, stroking
his hair with her knotted, freckled
hands. It'll be all right"
An hour later they sat together in the
old horse car. His arm was in u sling.
and club-shaped bandage took the
place of his right hand. 1t was re.
dolent Of iodOrform. and the people
moved away from them; It made
Nichol himself n little sick. He was
very white under his grlzzlcd beard,
but his lips were firm. She still sobbed,
and her face was blotched and swollen
from her tears. Now and then big
Nichol pnttcd her shoulder. ''Therc.
there, wife," he repeated, automatical.
~, ut don't hurt now"
The trees outside the cobbler's shop
were shaking their yellow leaves on the
pavement. Here and there among them
fiuttcred a yellow moth. This was the
meaning of the catcrpillnrs. From the
open door came the familiar tap, tap
Of the hammer. and even across tho
street one could smell the odor Of
leather.
But Nichol Helm was not there, his
work wcdgcd between his knees and
his thin needle stubblng nccaslngly
In ana out. In his place woman bent
over the broad shoe solcs. Tho sun.
shine flooded the little room. fusing her
faded hair to bronze, and showing
through her flying hands. A room was
open behind tine shop, and one could
SEQ big Nichol standing by the stove.
the baby tucked under his MANNED
arm. Hc was stirring something In a
kettle. ana his face was anxious.
II bet she's got them pegs In slant
In" he muttcrcd to himself. "IIOw
you gcttin' on. wife?" he called aloud.
"All right. Dinner rcady?' she an.
swcred, chccrfully; but she thought. II
wonder II he's snltcd that stew as bad
rs he done ycstcrday"-Munsey's.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
Tho Horrible "Jiggcrs" OF Africa.

The Horrible "Jiggers" OF Africa.
Tho village Of Mayilo Is surrounded
by n bona Of stakes, clayed four feet
up; the three gates arc firmly closed at
night. Tho natives do not venture out
side Mt night for any purpose, and this
gives the village very pretty aspect.
Tho place Ii horribly infested with
the burrowing flca, "the jigger," the
pest Of men, women md children. who
are n mass of hOrrld sores. Through
lack of washing, ana removing the Jig.
ger when hc first enters, big sores are
found all over the feet. felt very
sorry for the children, who were oil
more or less lame, and many stamping
about on their heels, unable to put foot
to ground, owing to swollen toes. The
moaning OF women mt night, and tho
believing Of youngsters. were most
distressing to hear. tried to impress
on them that constant washing and
attention to their feet and occasional
flooding Of the low. clnycy ground In
hut and street would cure the evil; but
It was too much like hard work to be
adopted. The flooding could be done
without the slightest injury to prop.
erty. as the streets arc quite level, and
the clay fioOrings Of grass brick are
raised about foot above the ground;
but no precautions are taken, and even
the babies are permitted to squat on
the bare ground as though the jigger
did not eXist.-Century.