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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
MCPHERSON NOTES

Items and Personals Among the EN-
pioyos of the Santa Fe at That Point.
From the State Journals Nickerson Reporter
Engineer A P. Quiuby. running on the
Great Bend branch ia laying off and En-
gineer s. P. Jacks is Working in his
place.
Fireman c. D. Herrick 1s laying off
and visiting friends and relatives in
Newton for few days.
Fireman ]. K. Ramsey has returned
from Newton, where he has been firing
extra for the past two months.
Fireman Walter J Scherer has gone
to Newton to do extra firing out of that
point.
head Car Man A. q. Lindemuth has
been called to Topeka by the serious ILL
ness of his wife.
Fireman "Windy" Reynolds is the
proud papa of IL pound boy, born Sat-
urday.
Fireman Charles LHeureux is laying
off and Fireman L. c. Woodbury. is doing
duty on the 438.
Machinist VIM. R. Mason is quite sick
with fever.
Bolermaker John T. Shirley has gone
to Florence for a few days to assist in
some boiler work on engine 1877.
Fireman Joseph UIsh of Emporia has
gone to Topeka to fire engine $50.
Car Repairer j. G. Templeton has
been sick for the past week and has been
laying off in consequence.
Engineer II. c. Forester is laying off
on account of being sick. Engineer VIM.
Schopper is running the 638 in his
place,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
OFFICIALS AND employees.
Personal Notes About Them of Interest
Railroad People.

Personal Notes About Them of Interest
to Railroad People.
W. ]. Black, assistant passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, left yesterday afternoon
for Ell Paso, Texas.
H. P. Taylor, chief clerk in the fuel
department of the Santa Fe, has been
called to St. Louis by the serious illness
OF his mother.
o. II. Salzgarver has been appointed
agent for the Rock Island at Croton
Junction, Iowa, vice E D. Reiter re-
leased.
Santa Fe Conductor Blue of Fit. Madi-
son, Iowa, running on the Chicago divi-
sion of the road, visited in Topeka yes
terday.
Don. A. Sweet, who was recently ap-
pointed agent for Receiver Smith of the
Atlantic & Pacific railway, held the posi-
ton of assistant traffic manager of the
Santa Fe when Mr. Smith was. general
manager.
Harvey Middleton, who recently re-
signed his position as general manager
of the Pullman car works, was for sew
eral years superintendent of machinery
of the Santa Fe road with headquarters
in this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
NO MYSTIC BROTHERHOOD
3 One Lonely rIember Present at the
Last rIeeting
OF THE LODGE IN THIS CITY.

Hoenxcheidt's Plans Fade Into Thin
Air, So Far as the Capital City is
Concerned
The Mystic Brotherhood, the resubmis-
sion organization that Mr.. Hoenscheidt
Of Wichita is responsible for, has proved
Fat failure in Topeka, and the officers
who held out such promises of power
ful political organization are sad.
There never was much support for the
organization in Topeka. By assiduous
work Police Commissioner Charles *.
Holiday succeeded in getting a list of
about thirty members, which included
such illustrious names as ex-Police Cap
ua:n Pete Gish and ex-Chief of Police
Hank Lindsey
and Police Commissioner G. K. Holli-
day was made head officer, but still it
did not prosper, and people did not fall
over themselves in their desire to be-
come members,
There was no sympathy from the Ger
mans in the city. They plainly said they
regarded the new organization as useless
and that it was a scheme of .bIr. Hoen
scheidt,Or some one else, to make money
They said they had their own Organiza-
tions which were quite enough for them.
For two or three nights the little band
met and Police Commissioner Holiday
made eloquent speeches and Pete Gish
talked about what ought to be done and
s what farce prohibition is and some of
the others talked, but no new mem bers
came. Then some of the members con-
cluded that the organization was not 60
ing to be the overwhelming thing
promised and so they stayed at home
and denied that they knew any thing
about the Mystic brotherhood.
1t was not long until the little band
had dwindled down to three. but the talk
was just as fiery as ever. The chairman
held up valiantly, but even he saw the
handwriting on the wall and that the or
ganization was doomed, and so &hen the
regular time for the last meeting came
last week, he too stayed at home and just
one member was present He could not
very well hold a meeting alone, and so
he stood up in the middle of the hall and
declared the Mystic Brotherhood dis
banded until further orders.
Wichita and return by the Santa Fe
Route, one fare for the round trip.
Tickets sold February 10 to 10, good 10
return including February "a. No
change of cars BY the Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
AMONG THE RAILROAD MEN
Expected Changes on the Southern
Divisions of the Santa Fe
FORMALLY PUT INTO EFFECT.
miscellaneous Notes Along the Kan.
sas Lines and Personal E4eEns

miscellaneous Notes Along the Kan.
sas Lines and Personal Items.
Arrangements have been completed by
General Superintendent 81. .. Nudge of
the Santa Fe in reference to the contem-
plated changes in the southern and
Southern Kansas divisions of the road,
and circulars will be issued at once, Civ
ing official notice of the changes, which
are to take effect February 10.
On that date the line from Winfield.
Kan, TO Panhandle, Tex, including the
Medicine Lodge branch, will be made a
part of the Southern division and placed
under the charge of Superintendent
Hartman. The office of trainmaster at
Wellington Will be abolisheds and all
trains handled by Trainmaster Hawks at
Arkansas City. The southern division
will then include over 1000 miles of rail-
way.
The Howard branch, running from
Emporia to Moline, a distance of 50
miles, at present a part .of the Eastern
division, will be made a part of the
Southern Kansas division, under the
charge of Superintendent Barnes. This
will reduce the work of the dispatchers
in this city.
By the now arrangement Trainm aster
Winters of Wellington, chief dispatch
er. and three train dispatchers at that
point will be thrown out of employment.
They will probably be provided with po-
sitions, however, Trainmaster Winters
taking the position of chief dispatcher
and the dispatchers similar positions at
some other point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
DISTRICT COURT MATTERS.
Small Items of the DOings in tho DistrIc
Court.

Small Items of the Doings in the District
Court.
Accused Grave Robber II. E. Lowe
testified before the grand jury yesterday,
j. c. Cromwell was also heard.
Elizabeth B. Burnes has begun suit
against s A. Paramore in the district
court on promissory note or $500
The damage suit of Philip Pickett
against Chief of Police Wilkersou and
other officers, for false arrest, has been
set for Thursday, February 30, in the
district court.
The First National bank of Sedan,
Kansas, and the Kansas National of To-
peka. have begun action in the district
court against F. B. Bonebrake, for the
payment of $2,500. The banks have
judgments against the Arkansas City In
vestment company for $13, $50, and Bone
brake is a stock holder.
Twenty cases have been set for this
week in the district court.
!. s. Curtis, deputy clerk of the court,
is hobbling about with an attack OF
rheumatism.
County Attorney Stafford is receiving
many com pliments on the mastery way
in which he conducted the Gaines trial.
1t was certainly one of the best efforts of
his life.
When Hardin E. Gaines was taken to
the county Jail Saturday night, after be-
ing convicted of manslaug hter in the
third degree, he had $40.35 on his per-
son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
SHOPS AND KoUNDHoUsE.

Items and Personals Among the EN-
pIoyes of the Mechanical Department..
Switch Engineer John Muir is laying
off on account of illness IN his family.
Santa Fee Firemen Robert Rollo and
Arthur Hobart have returned to work
after a few days illness.
Fireman Edgar Powell of the Santa
Fe has reported for duty after an ILL
ness of weeks duration
Santa Fe Fireman James Devlin, who
has been i'll at the Ottawa hospital for
the past six weeks. has returned to To-
peka much improved, but as yet unable
to go on duty.
Ten wheel Brooks engines I'll and TIC,
owned by the Santa Fe but in service
on the Atlantic & Pacific road, have ar
rived in this city from Albuquerque, and
will be thoroughly overhauled in the
Santa Fe shops in this city.
On February 10 the Office of night
foreman of the Santa Fe roundhouse in
this city W i'll be abolished, and August
Cronenberg, who has held that position
for several years, will be transferred to
a similar position in the roundhOuse at
Argentine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

"Hey. there; stop shooting craps there"
Tor words to that effec') shouted Baiiif
John Coyne in the district court room
this morning. His outbreak was followed
by complete silence, but just before it
the rattle of the bones as they were
rolled on the benches in the rear of the
room was plainly heard. There was
also the snap of the fingers and the loud
expulsion of breath as the gamesters i'm
plored big Joe" or phoebe" to "come."
The crowd which infests the old court
house is becoming more and more OF
nuisance every day. Admission to the
new court house ought to be by ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
The Anna Stach Case Comes Before the
District Court.
THE FIGHT OYER $t5O,OOOIESURAECE

Takes On a New Phase Matters In the
County Departments.
A most sensational case was up for a
few moments in the district court this
morning. 1t was the. damage suit of
against Banker John Q. Myers, of
HoltoD, and others. Chief of Police
Wnkerson of Topeka and ex-SherIf
Naylor of Holton, are among the de-
PENDANTS.
Judge Hazen sustained a demurrer to
the petition and a new petition will have
to be prepared. He decided that the
petition does not state sufficient facts to
constitute cause of action against John
Q. Myers as administrator OF Paul SWEET
Itch, deceased.
There are three of the cases, all alike,
and one will be tried at the present term
of the district court They are each for
$4,000 damages. One was brought by
Mrs. Anna Stach and the others by two
relatives of hers.
mer, was shot and killed in front of the
home of his sister, Mrs. Stach, near line
between Shawnee and Jackson counties.
Mrs. Stach was arrested for the killing
of her brother, brought to Topeka, bound
over to the district court, and the news
papers puOIlSneO long accounts or the
apparently inhumaa murder and the
cold bloodedness of the sister
Within a year before he died Paul
Swetlich had insured his life
to the amount of $4,000
The insurance companies refused
to pay because they claimed that SWEET
Itch had committed suicide.
When Mrs. Stach was arrested and
bound over to the district court on the
charge of murder, however, about $780,
900 of the insurance was paid 10 SWEET
lich's estate.
When Mrs Stach's trial approached the
county attorney of Jackson county nollied
the case because he had no evidence
against her.
The startling claim now made by Mrs.
Stach is that Swetlich killed himself for
the benefit of the persons who
were paying the premiums on the
insurance and that she was ar
rested for his murder only because
the insurance companies would refuse TO
pay over the money unless some one was
held for the crime until the insurance
money was paid. Mrs. Stach says that
the idea of her brother paying the pre-
MUM on $4,000 insurance was pre-
posterous because he had $1,000 mort
gage on his 100 acre farm and had no
other source of income
The trial of this case when it comes up
this term promises in every way to be
one of the most remarkable ones before
the district court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

What is known in the stores as Gin
Simultaneous tapioca" will take the place
of the ordinary kind and may be used
without soaking.
Patent leather shoes and boots are
best cleaned with little sweet oil on a
soft rag after wiping off any dust.
A soft cloth wet in alcohol is excel
lent for wiping off French plate glass
and mirrors.
A redhot iron will soften old putty SO
that it can be easily removed.
Use salt and water to clean willow
furniture, applying it with brush and
rubbing dry.
For a dinner sweetmeat large, fresh
dates are now used. Cut them open on
one side and remove the pit and put q
blanched almond in its place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
OVER THE LINES.
Notes and Personals from the Different
Deparments of Railroad Work.

Notes and Personals from the Different
Departments of Railroad Work.
Engineer Sam Hamricks has resigned
his position with the Iron Mountain road
and will take his old run out of Atchison
on the Central Branch
Engineer Charles Tunnicliff, running
on the Central Branch. is visiting his
mother in St. Louis who is seriously ILL.,
bingham has been made an import
ant weather signal station by the Central
Branch. Weather reports are received
every two hours, day and night
F. w. Quincy, formerly manager of
the Harvey eating house at Florence, has
taken charge of the Arcade at Newton
". II. Cheatam, of the Arcade, will
take charge of the eating house at
Ration, New Mexico.
). B. Lynch, for the past seven years
station agent for the Union Pacific at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
AT ARKANSAS CITY.

Personals and Items Among the Railroad
Employees at That Poi1t-
From the State Journals Special Reporter.
Santa Fe Engineer B. Watkins, who
has been visiting relatives at Florence,
Kansas, the past week has returned home
Santa Fe Fireman E r. Fleisher has
taken thirty day lay off and is visiting
friends and relatives at Topeka.
W. S. Davis, general foreman at Pur-
cell, was in the city Sunday calling on
his friends.
returned from Norman, Ok. where he
has been visiting his family.
Geo. B. Ducan of the Union Casualty
and Surety Co., has been in the city the
past week insuring the railroad boys.
Brakeman Bert Webb of the Santa Fe
returned yesterday from a visit to Gin
cinnati. Ohio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
INGALLS, BOoMs M'KINLEY.
The Kansas Statesman PRED rs the
Ohio Mans Nomination.

BUFFALO, Feb II. = John J. ingalls,
former United States Senator from Kan
sas, arrived here en- route to New York.
When asked what he thought would be
the effect of Mr. Harrison's withdrawal
from the presidential race, he said that
the ex- Presidents letter greatly simpli-
fies the work of the St. LOUIS convention,
and strengthens Mr.. McKinley's chances
decidedly.
"Do you think Mr.. Mckinley will be
nominated?"
"From what have observed, McKin-
Iey's nomin alton seems assured. In the
south the sentiment for the great pro-
tectionist is overwhelming. They all
want him nominated down there. Reed
will control New England, Platt New
York, Mckinley has much strength in
the south, and Quay will control Penn
sylvania. l believe, from my own obser-
walton, that Mckinley will be nominated.
He has the west and the south
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
SOCIETY'S NEW PETS.
ARgora Cats Are Very Popular for Milady's
BoudOir just Now.

ApSo-a Cats Are Very Popular for Milady's
BoudOir just Now.
A new fad being an absolute neces-
sity in New York life, and the difficulty
being to find enough new ones to ''fill
the bilI,'' cats have now come in to have
their day. Not the old-fashioned,
striped, Ishmael-lille back fence tigers,
with every mans hand against them,
or the quiet, purring, gray creatures of
the hearth of our youth. The fashion
able ones are the Angora cats, and the
finer and the higher the price, of course,
the better milady likes them.
The fanciers have sold more than ever
before this season, and prices have va
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
A DELAY SECURED.
Judge Hazsn Retires From the Hearing o
the Model supply store Case.

Judge Hazsu Retires From the Hearing of
the Model Supply Store Case.
Judge Hazen was about to issue an or
der for the Model Supply stock to be
sold at auction, when w. II. Davis, the
Bank of Topeka and others of the cred =
itors asked for the appointment of A. H.
Vance as judge pro TEN in the case be-
cause Judge Hszeu is a brother of w. r
Hazen, who holds a mortgage against
the stock and who is one of the attorneys
in the case. The request was granted
and Mr.. Vance will hereafter control the
stock. This delays the selling of it. AL
though the change was asked because of
Judge Hazen's prejudice all of his de-
cisions in the case SO far have been
against his brother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

B. Henry has decided lot All. Ais and
415 on Washburn avenue, in Washburn
Place addition, to the Bennington Com
pany Savings bank in satisfaction of a
debt of $3.50.
Twelve hundred dollars has been paid
by Nina B Emerson on the mortgage
held against her by John l. McCormicK.
The following mortgages have been
filed: w. K. Sears to J. :. Walker, 500;
A. A Rodgers to Vincent Savings In
White to J. A. Bidweil, $50; E. c. Her
man to Patrick Brothers, $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
Rock Island Changes.

W E Dean, book-keeper in the audi
tors Office of the Santa Fe, has resigned
his position and will remove to New
York city. s. A. Swenson, who held
the position of stenographer to Chief
Clerk II. A Dunn. has succeeded Mr..
Dean. and E. +. Culbertson has take
the position of assistant book-keeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
COURT HOUSE DEDICATION.
Arrangements for the PrOgramme-MRr
shall's Hand May Not Play.

shalps Hand May Not Play.
It is not likely that Marshalrs band
will play at the court house reception
when it is given. 1t does not often play
without being paid and the county Off
GERS do not care to pay anything for it.
No music has yet been secured.
The former judges of the district court
and ex-Judges w. &. Webb, of the su-
perior court, and J. B. Johnson of the
Shawnee countp circuit court, may take
part on the programme in addition to
General Cald Wells address. Such pro-
iect is bein. talked of. They will give
reminisce nses of the courts. The three ex.
judges CT the district are John T. Nor
ion. John Martin and John Guthrie, in
order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
BROWN INSANE,
Sent to the Insane Asylum for Failing
Mind.

OF late Thomas Brown has been in a
perpetual state of melancholy, brooding
over his imaginary wrongs at times and
al others resenting them in flashes of
anger So pronounced have his weak
nesses become that he was taken to the
probate court to be examined for his
sanity.
Brown is an unmarried man 30
wears old who lives with his father at
233 Klein street. His brother is a Santa
Fe employee, but Brown himself has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
Murnl,v is Reinstateh.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 1.-The racing
board at a Sc 8 on held late last night de-
cided to reinstate Charles NJ. Murphy,
who has been under sentence of life sus-
pension for alleged crookedness in
throwing a race in St Louis last sum-
mer. Titus and Cabanne, his associates
in the matter were not reinstated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
Sweeping Reductions.

A notice was received at the Central
Branch shops at Atchison, KaI., yester-
day ordering sweeping reductions in the
working forces. The working hours at
the shops were recently reduced to eight
hours a day and five days a week. and
the order to decrease the force was a
great aurDriae
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

The usual motion for a new trial has
been filed by the lawyers who defended
ex-Poiiceman Gaines in his trial for
murder. 1t contains the same reasons
tb eY all do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

Wichita and return by the Santa Fe
Route, one fare for the round trip.
Tickets sold February is to 10, good TO
return including February "a No
change of cars by the Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

Wichita aud return by the Santa Fe
Route, one fare for the round trip
Tickels sold February 10 to 10, good
to return including February "a. No
change of cars by the Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

Newton ]. Reser, aged 30, of North
Topeka, and Miss Maude kidwell, aged
IS. of Rossville, have been licensed to
marry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
Mrs. James HARLAN Dead.

Mrs. James HARLAN, wife of ex Con-
stable James Harlan died at her home in
Kansas City at o'clock last evening
The remains were brought to Topeka TO-
day for burial Mrs Harlan was the
daugh liter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Golden
of Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan have
been residing in Kansas City about six
months where Mr.. Harlan is clerking in
a store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
Instruments FiIed.

been a wanderer. He was declared in
sane and will be taken to the asylum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11
MUNYON'S
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

Lindsborg, Mcpherson county. has re-
signed his position to accept the Office of
postmaster at that point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-11

We can keep you clean-Peerless
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-17
Clocks and Watches

20 different styles of Clocks from--67c to 81 "a
About half their value and warranted first class.