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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-02-07

The state convention to elect delegates
70 the national republican, convention
will be held at Huron, March ooth, and
The convention 10 nominate state officers
will be held at Aberdeen, July 10Th.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-02-07

Wood Bros. ars selling their best
creamery cans for s. 90.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-02-07


GEO MITCHELL.
Attest: Chairman.
n FoRsBERG.
County Auditor.
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eeneral sooiaI Notea.

Mrs r. K. Jamison will accompany
her sister, Miss Margaret Taulbys to
her home in St. Louis next week.
Miss Lena Pitts viii go to Blooming
ton. H., to spend the summer.
The Bachelors club viii yive a party
tomorrow evening.
Miss Maud G. Stacey is the guest OF
her aunt, Mrs. A H. Merrill
Miss Allie Walker, who has been
quite i'll. is better.
Mrs NJ s. Thomas and daughter.
Miss Genevieve, of Leavenworth, are
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. ]. c. Nc
CHntock.
Mr.. Ed Allen of Kansas city, brother
Of DR.. Charles Allen of Topeka, recent
" had published in the Western Wo-
man, a Kansas City magazine, a story
entitled THE Bells of PCitiers'' Mr.
Allen has many friends in@TOpeka.
The Atchison Globe says that Miss
Constance ingalls, viii shortly start on
an extensive 1ecturing tour.
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HEARD AND OVERHEARD.
Facts and Fancies Jotted Down in the
Daily Notebook.

The very prettiest visiting girl ever
in Topeka is here now. N. Bat least
half a dozen young ladies are expected
to make their best bow to the owner
of the notebook.
Captain John Seaton says: II wore
my first dress suit at my daughter
Nellie's wedding, and they say l did
real We'll"
The Leavenworth papers may be ex-
cused for referring to the Thomas
Johnson" wedding, since Mr.. Thomas
is a LeavenWOrth man, but it would be
as well for them to know that john
sOn-ThOmas is not only better taste,
but the correct thing.
Don't run after it, wait for the next
one; it may be a better one than
yours, said a man on the avenue yes
terday to another who was chasing his
hat which the wind had blown off.
1t is said that a bride who was mar
ried not long ago felt that her friends
did not care for her because they did
not deluge her with rice, decorate her
with white ribbon and do a lot of other
silly things.
A Topeka man is talking of starting
a night school for the benefit of people
Topeka man who writes off hand"
dramatic and musical criticisms spells
encore 'enchore." and a local poet
spells present .'preasant.''
A man who wants to be considered
facetiOus, says Topeka is putting
on lots of dog and trying to fly high
with her bench and bird shows
Washburn college is quite a match
maker says a Topeka woman
First Cynic-A woman may be ever
so clever, but her love letters sound
quite as foolish as those OF her more
stupid sister.
Second Cynic-Nonsense A really
clever woman does not write love let
tiers.
When women write novels about men
they make them say: BY Jove."
There are no men-in America at least
who say by Jove" only few very
young masculine Willies who perhaps
read novels written by the BY Jove"
women
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the city marshal at Junction City by
riding on the sidewalk. The marshal
knocked him from his wheel and ar
rested him. He was fined SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Skinner have
been married since November 1884.
Mrs. Skinner has filed her petition for
divorce and the custody of the one
child. She charges abandonment
Harry Stafford has made an applica-
ton to Chairman Williams of the board
Of county commissioners for the po-
sition as elevator boy at the court
house when he ceases to be county at
torney.
E7nderson. the diamond man, was
taken before Justice Furry this morn
ing for his preliminary examination
but the case was postponed till
o'clock on next Thursday, the 23rd, at
the request Of the defense.
The officers have not vet succeeded
in getting a picture Of r. e. anderson,
diamond thief. The last trial made
few days ago the button was pressed
at the wrong time and the camera took
a photograph of Constable Fred Stone
street.
It has been decided to uproot all the
cottonwood trees in the state house
grounds. The big one at the south cor
ner of the building ought to be spared
J. L. Bristow, private secretary to
Governor Morrill,, is at his home in Of
tawa today
The secretary of the State Temper
ance union has written to Francis Muir
ply, the great temperance evangelist,
requesting him to spend two weeks in
Kansas during May. The plan is to
have him make addresses only in the
larger towns.
Frank Thompson, very light color
ed man, who works about the Copeland
hotel had an alteration with an old
colored man named Fisher yesterday
and it is charged struck him. Fisher
has had him arrested for assault and
his trial will come off in police court
this afternoon.
1t would seem to be a good lesson If
Judge Foster would pack off to jail
these. people who set in motion the en-
tire expensive machinery Of the United
States courts because somebody has
written them postal card they don't
like. What fools they must be. Be
sides, it costs the taxpayers money.
Two Topeka people. T. F. Doran and
A W. Dana, will deliver addresses at
the banquet of the Academy of Ian
guage and Literature at Lawrence to-
morrow evening. Mr.. Dana will dis
cuss the mournful topic Graveyard
Literature" and Mr.. Doran viii say
some bright things about THE Law
yer in Literature"
Many people have a notion that work
on an afternoon paper begins at /
o'clock in the afternoon or therea bouts.
for they bring in haIf-column articles
at that time ITO go in the paper Work
actually begins at 1880 in the morning.
and a newspaper has no use for peo-
pie who get out of bed at 8, breakfast
at 10, get their article written at II and
saunter in at u to have it published
that evening. There was once a wo-
man in Topeka who brought in a two
column article at 3:25 p. M, because
she heard the paper went to press at
$3.50.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Rora-
baugh, Wednesday noon, a daughter.
Miss Anna Payne has gone to Ateh-
ison to be present at the teachers con
venti0n.
Miss Grace Griffin returned to her
home in Atchison today after a visit to
Mrs. T.. A Ryder.
Pure Pennsylvania buckwheat hour
and Canadian maple syrup at b. H.
Heuer's 1902 North Kansas avenue, gro
Gerry and meat market.
Items and advertisements for the
Journal should be left at the drug
store Of A. .. Kane & Co. ss2 N. kan
sas avenue.
Go to DIS. Lyon & Reynolds for best
set of teeth on rubber or celIulofd base,
SIS. 22k gold crowns, IS. 882 North kan
sas avenue, Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Downey, corner
of Monroe and Norris streets. are the
parents Of a boy
Miss Blanche Shepard has returned
from a very pleasant visit with friends
and relatives in Ottawa and Princeton.
Mrs. Flora Seig and sister Miss May
Tamblyn. left yesterday afternoon for
Ration, n. NJ, for a months visit to
their sister, AIRS. ". L. Lonergan.
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SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs.


Inc Sn1rC waist IS with US again.
Evening promenading has arrived.
A new front is being put in the Pos
tai Telegraph room on Kansas avenue.
The American Volunteers takes up
its collections in the United States
flag.
A photograph of Emerson viii be
secured about the time the new dam is
built.
People slept with their windows open
last night. 1t was a regulation hot
night.
The Salvation Army now has a re-
lgious song built on THE Cat Came
Back"
Mrs. Atherton. wife of the state treas
urer. who has been very i'll, is now re-
covering rapidly.
1t did not take Captain Henry. Booth
long to become acclimated to the state
house atmosphere.
Yesterday was Arbor day. Did you
know it2 In Topeka we celebrate it
by chopping down trees.
The new supreme court rooms in the
state house win be directly above those
of the governor. in the south wing.
Street Commissioner Ramsey has
purchased a road grader for use on the
streets. The price paid was s225
From the number of bond men hover
ing about the county commissioners
room selling the bonds should be easy.
VIII Brown, a young colored boy,
was arrested last night for jumping on
a Rock Island train while it was in
motion. He viii be tried this after
noon.
In drawing the jury in the Maud
Crowther case in the federal court yes
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Charged With EmbezzIingF unds
of Eft. Riley POst0ftice
When She was Postmistress There
Some Time Ago-she was Only 20
Years Of Age at the Time.

The United States district court did
not reach the case Of Maud Crowther.
who is charged with a shortage Of
sd. 400 ID the Fort Riley postofice until
late yesterday afternoon.
Miss Crowther was postmistress Of
the Fort Riley postohice until Febru-
airy of 1895 when the shortage was
discovered and she was dismissed.
Miss Crowther is now q years Of age
and was reared at Junction City where
her father was a grocer. She has al
ways been a favorite there and a large
number of Junction City people are here
to hear the case.
J. ". Humphrey. son Of Judge Hum
phrey, Of Junction City is Miss Grow
Tiers attorney.
AT the beginning of the trial ne NOV
ed 70 quash the proceedings on the
ground that the Information was not
complete. Judge Foster took it under
Rdvisement and went on with the case.
Miss Crowther was accompanied at
&he trial by her father and mother.
Mr. Crowther, a white haired, wen
dressed gentleman of perhaps so, sat
gust behind Mr.. Humphrey. Just be-
hind Mr.. Crowther sat the accused,
dressed in black, with a black sailor
AAeA- eA4A 84e@GkA XIII gloves. Ro441 WAS
calm and listened earnestly.
She is an attractive young woman
and has a face in which a dishonest line
would be hard TO find.
They'll never succeed in convicting
That girl, said a disinterested attor-
ney yesterday. she looks too honest"
Mrs Crowther sat apart and back
from the defending party though still
in the enclosure She is perhaps So
years of age and plainly dressed in
black.
The first witness called was John E.
Sullivan. the postofice inspector who
reported the shortage in Miss Crow
&her's cash account.
w. G. Perry, United States district at
aorney, examined him He asked.
TELL how you happened to visit the
postofice at Fort Riley and when il
was?.
II received notice in February.
1885, that my services were wanted
at Fort Riley and i arrived there on
February 27th.
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Ayes. asked her why she didn't
deposit them and she said she was
tired Of the office and wanted to get
rid of it,
Mr., Humphrey here cross-examined
for the defense.
Q-What did Miss Crowther do or
say when you told her who you were
on the day YOU arrived at her Office
Al told her I had come to examine
her books and she said she wasn't
ready to have them examined
Didn't she say she was glad to see
you and didn't she shake hands with
you?
Al believe she did.
Odd she seem to be frightened or
have anything to conceal?
Odd her books show what money
was due the government
A-No. sir
Q-What was wrong with her books2
A-Her money orders received
book was not written up to date.
Odd she then write 1t up?
Ayes. sir.
Q-when she had written it up
wasn't it all right?
Q-How about the money orders
paid" book?
Alt had not been written UP for
considerab Bile time.
Odd she write that up. too. then2
Ayes, sir.
Q-And was it too correct?
Ayes. sir.
Q-You found no evidence Of manipu-
- j.,
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HYPN0TISM UP AGAIN.
The Famous Case From Sumner
County, Kansas,
Which Resulted in Anderson
Gray Going to Prison.
Brought Back to Public Interest by
the Presence Of J. p. Beekman
Here to Secure a Pardon
for Gray.

The famous case from Sumner coun-
ty, in which ''hypnotism'' is said to
have played 50 prominent a part; which
gave Judge J. V. Beekman Of Arkan-
sas City a worldwide fame, and the
details of which are stin fresh in the
public mind. has again come before
the public.
Judge Beekman is before the state
board OF pardons today asking for a
pardon for Anderson Gray, convicted
in 1894 for the murder of Thomas Pat
ton at Gray's farm near Conway
Springs, Sumner county, May s. 1894.
Tom Mcdonald was accused of the
murder. and his wife was also mixed
up in the case Both made statements
to the public being confined in differ
ent cells, apart from one another.
Mcdonald wished to clear his wife
of any completely in the murder as she
was wholly innocent and in his state
ment said that he was Influenced or
"hypnotized" by Gray in his killing of
Patton. Both Gray and Mcdonald
were tried separately. Gray being tried
first and convicted Of murder in the
first degree His attorneys were Judge
w e. Stanley of Wichita, and Law
renee and Swain of Wellington.
When the trial of Mcdonald came off
Judge Beekman was his attorney.
Beekman made his famous plea OF
hypnotism, making powerful argu-
ment along this line and touching the
court, the jury. the prosecution and
all the court room at the time. The
result was that Mcdonald was ac-
quilted. and his skirts cleared OF all
participancy in the crime as far as
guilt was concerned.
This was a surprise even to Judge
Beekman, who did not think he would
be as successful as he was in the case.
He obtained great fame on account OF
the case and the hypnotic feature at
tracted attention even ia Europe.
1t now turns out that Gray was con
victed mainly through the efforts of
men prejudiced against him on account
of real or fancfed injuries wrought
them by Gray in business. The case
went to the supreme court; the decis-
ion Of the lower court was affirmed; a
stay was taken and a hearing for a
new trial refused by the supreme court.
Then Gray was sent to the Deniten-
tiary for life He has been a good pris-
oner, and Mcdonald. the latter's wife.
and many others unite in asking for
his pardon. The grounds on which 1t
IS asked are principally the manner In
which he was convicted, and the exist
ing prejudice at the time of the trial.
If the pardon is obtained, there wiz
be no further punishment OF any one
for the murder of Patton, as under the
constitution, when man has once
been in jeopardy and has been set free
by a jury or court, he cannot be IuTth-
err punished so Mcdonald cannot be
held again for the murder and there Is
no one else who can.
There is some misunderstanding as
to the part of Judge Beekman in the
two cases. Some people think it strange
that he should appear to have been on
both sides of the case, as it might
he is having defended
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TO IMPROVE AT BELOIT.
State Board of Public Works Likely to
Put in a Light Plant.

The state board of public works is
in session today. Captain John Sea-
ton of AtchisOn and Sol Miller of Troy
are present, but Mike Heery of Topeka
is not with the board.
The principal thing which the doard is
considering is the question Of putting
in a separate electric light and water
plant at the Orphans home at AtchisOn.
There are such plants at the Beloit In
dustrial school and the board thinks it
advisable to have them at Atchison.
The intention was formerly to secure
a contract with the city to furnish wat
er and electric light but there is come
difficulty in doing this and it win not
be attempted further
Architect Holland has returned from
Beloit and says that a portion of the
roof of the industrial school was blown
off by the high winds which have pre-
vailed there for several days. The
board viii attend to this matter also.
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There are many good reasons why
you should use One Minute Cough Cure
There are no reasons why you should
not. II IN need OF nelp. me only harm
less remedy that produces immediate
results. Geo. W. Stansdeld, 632 kan
sas ave.
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Yoiet-Mcclnre.

Miss Lena voigt and Mr. Joseph E.
Mcclure were married yesterday at
the home of the brides, parents, SIT
Chandler street, by Elder F. F. Man
chester Many handsome presents
were received from the friends OF the
couple. Mr. and Mrs. Mcclure viii be
at home at 421 Grant street.
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General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Of Interest About Topeka People and
Visitors in Town.

The handsome suburban home OF
Judge and Mrs J. b. Johnson, parents
of the bride. was beautifully and taste
fully decorated for the occasion, and
the affair which has been for
some months the subject of pleasing
anticipation in society circles, is to-
day a pleasant comment of the same
element.
The reception room and parlors, Al
ways beautiful and artistic, with their
elegant birds eye maple woodwork
and rich tasteful furnishings and brio
a-brac were last evening given fin
ishing touch of floral adOrnment, which
produced the most appropriate gala
day effect for the wedding A profus-
ion of palms and Easter lilies We're
used. and the bridal party stood in
front of an immense mirror in the east
parlor, beneath a canopy of Easter
lilies from which depended on each
side a drapery Of smilax and aspara-
gus.
As vVatson's full orchestra played the
wedding march from LOhengrin, at
O'Clock, the bridal party descended the
stairs The attendants were Miss
AIadge johnson, sister of the bride, and
DR.. Meige Thomas of Fort Leaven-
worth. cousin of the groom.
During the ceremony, which was the
marriage service of the Catholic
church, the orchestra played the Ave
Maria" from "Cavaheria Rusticana.
The brides brunette beauty was well
set off by the ivory white Of her rlch
satin wedding gown. The skirt had a
court train, ripple sides and falls in
box pleat in front, with q race 4 ISlAiA-5
all around the bottom.
The bodice of this tasteful costume
49, 49, 7,o-,,7la7, f,lIl effect in front. with
Hf.7 - ,7-,r1,s,e 1ec extending
2 A-lA r -, r, i, ,7v.a v,s(7
from the top, ana slashed AZ tue manu-
over a garniture of lace ana cnlIIon-
rT,l,a,.a ID an exquisite real lace collar
-.-S---.---,+7,7 ~ Marie Ant0inette
~ 10 ~ - e,,es-- sseb an
ruchlHg ~ cAlA4L9ll- q
rangement of chiffon finishes the pod
ice al the waist in the back
The BOUQUET was a cluster Of lilies OF
40 1-aIIav over all the long bridal
veil Of tuIe fell N nlIay ZOOS nioii de lie
hair, where ~ vas q - ~ q -.
mond sunburst. MT Thomas Weddlng
gift to his bride, to the hem OF her
e-or7-r
s9 5,l,a bridesmaid was also more than
usually attrae54Ve ln ner Par mos 9ggi
4H5 Ce1st AAAlS - -L5+s +effa+a
s ghe a s5ir fb oF bodice Of yellow ana White
prosaae sglIl a+ia i e5se5 ggi+b Val
enciennes lace trimmed pleating ofmus-
lin The skirt and sleeves We're tuck
ed White gloves and slippers and
white br0caded sash completed the
costume and Miss Johnson carried an
immense cluster of WootOn roses.
relatives Of the contracting parties
We're present az me +4
AT nan pas e Z LeA'l 2 - So q ~
beauty ana culture pegaH " cal alu
oIIef eohsia uis1 LIONS ~ lN9 happy
coupe ,-. 80 1r~- ,~
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Why wear out with coughing at night
when aver Cherry Pectora1 viii re-
heVe you.
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All the talk in the world win not con-
vince you so quickly as one trial Of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve for sca1ds.
burns. bruises. skin affections and piles
Geo. w. Stansdeld, 632 Kansas ave.
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Bremner's Butter Wafers-The ideal
wafer for late lunches
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DR. Hands Collie Cure Exactly as Rep
resented.

Eureka, Kan, Oct. e. '95-T have
given DR.. Hands Collie Cure a trial
and find it to be exactly what you rep
resent it to be. I have tried most eve
rything for my baby and without much
effect until received a sample Of DR.
Hands Collie Cure, which gives the
very best satisfaction. Mrs. f NJ Hin
DIT. Hands Remedies for Children sold
by druggists for % cents.
To Escort Ii Hung Chang.
Constantnople. April 16.-The steam
er conveying Ii Hung Chang to Russia
on his way to attend the ceremonies of
the czar's coronation at Moscow, win be
escorted through the Mediterranean by
a Russian Warship.
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Bremner's Saratoga Flakes-L.ight
crisp, delicious and wholesome.
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TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Cuimine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails TO cure. 26c~
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Rad quite good Chart for the study of
Physiology. The Mensuration Bloc =
were placed in the school by the efforts
OF the teacher AMI pupils
The largest school in the county Is
tse IIingwo'l school, with 40 enroll
ment of 100. The largest country
school in the county is the Thomas
school. in CIR nj district. with an en-
rollmeut OF So. The teacher OF the
school told rue he had an averaye OF 81
present for two months The schools
OF Grant district have the best attend
ance of any district In the county
The Guthrie school. OF Grant district.
made an average daily attendance of 30
out of 35 enrolled. The teachers Of
Grant district are making their Dis
trict Institute a success. l would like
for the teachers in other districts To
remember that OF course. as long as
seven out of eight try TO defeat any
thing. they can do so. IL is n good
thing that the teachers of Grant dis
trict are all teaching at home. for in
this way that spirit of progressiveness
is indicated in the one district.
am sorry that no other district has
not made IL n success, and / am still
more sorry that many OF the other dis
tricts have not tried to make it sue
cess.
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For services rendered S. b. Elkins
during the last campaign lex. Con
gresham Atkinson, of Wheeling,
was promised the Rcpu blcan nom
nation for Governor this year, and
until recently was regarded as the
only candidate. Indications the
past week are that the slate is
broken and Atkinson duped. w.
NJ. o. Dawson, CT Kingwood ;
James III. Brown, of Kanawha
John A. Hutchinson, of Purkers.
burg. and Senator Stuart +. Reed
of Clarksburg. are now avowed can
didates in opposition to Atkinson,
Dawson claiming Elkins' support,
Reed being supported by Golf.