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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
HOMEMADE LAWS.
Unique Method Adopted to Control
Saloons in AndaIe


Wichita, Dec. 1.-THE little town of
a population of about 300, has no regu-
has promulgated a unique series of
homemade laws for the government of
the three joint keepers who are doing
business there. The population of An
dale is made up largely of German
Catholics, who are not very radical pro-
hibitiOnists, but, as the code of laws in
dicates, they do not propose to have the
joints open while mass is being celebra-
ted Following are the laws
All joints or saloons must be govern
ed by these rules:
1. All joints or saloons must keep off
the main streets and must be kept de-
cent.
3 They must not sell liquor to habit
ual drunkards nor to minors unless ac-
companied by their parents.
3. All joints or saloons must close at
10 o'clock at night except on Sunday.
f. No joints must be kept open dur
ing mass from o'clock a. m. to 10 a. m.
and must close during evening mass.
5. No joint or saloon can sell liquor
to habitual 6runkards when their wives
object to the same, nor to minors.
6. Any jointist or saloon keeper vio-
lating any of these rules will be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the prohibi-
tory liquor law.
Z. When any Of the joints or saloons
violate these rules it shall be the duty
of the signers hereto to swear out a
warrant for the county attorney and
help to prosecute them to conviction.
These laws are closely followed and in
consequence there is but little trouble.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11

neighborhood guilds and colleges and
social settlements carry to the very
humblest quarters of the city some lit
tie share in the great world of refine
ment and knowledge.
Now and then some incident Of New
York life shows how far from accomp-
lishment is all the work which earnest
and devoted people are doing for the
betterment of the mental qualities of
the masses. Sunday the headless and
mutilated body of the victim of the last
sensational murder lay in state" at
an East Side undertaker's shop. In
place of the missing head a photograph
of the murdered man was placed in
the "casket" above the body, which
was clad in "a. full dress suit" For
hours a line of men, women and chill
dren filed through the shop gazing on
the nauseating sight. A more deprav-
ing spectacle could not have been Of
fered to morbid sightseers. 1t was a
Sunday school of crime conducted open
ly in a city where innocent Sunday. rec
reatiOns of many kinds are rigidly pro
hibited by law.
Every great city, Of course, harbors
it's colony of the vicious and the NOR
bid, and there is no reason to believe
that New York has more of them than
other cities, but so long as such Incl
dents as the funeral of Guldensuppe
can occur there is need for the exertion
of every civilizing influence which can
be arrayed to combat barbarism.'
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
COURT HAD CANDY,
And Somebody Played a Fiery
Joke ON the Court.

There was trouble in the Kepley-
Cook contest court last evening just be-
fore adjournment. Those who were as
sisting with the count were tired and
hungry, and a collection was taken up
and a messenger sent up town for some
candy.
BY some means or another a large
proportion of the sweets contained
cayenne pepper When the messenger
returned with the candy and placed it
on the table directly in front of Judge
Dana, there was a wild scramble, gin
which judges, tellers, attorneys and
spectators Joined. Everyone succeeded
in securing some.
Oscar Swayze was the first man to
discover that the candy had been fix
ed" He cOughed several times and
then hid his face in his hands and
family called for water.
Judge Dolman was the next victim.
poured out a glass and gulped it down
only to find that he had added fuel to
the flame.
BY this time forcible expressions
We're heard all round table.
Otis Hungate got up and marched up
and down the room, trying to find
cool draught.
Captain J. G.. Waters gave his head
a shake and said that he had gone
never found anything like it.
If every inch of my alimentary ca
nal was on fire, it couldn't be any
worse" said Judge Dana.
1t took the court about half an hour
to recover it's dignity and get back to
work. There viii be no more collections
taken up to buy candy during the ses-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
EVA EAST FOUND.
The Missing Milan Girl Discovered at
Conway Springs.

Wellington, Dec. 11-Eva B. East,
the 16 years old daughter who ran
away from her parents home Novem-
Der Il, at Milan, has been found.
She was discovered yesterday by
Sheriff F1askett at the home of Lee
Harris at Conway Springs.
The girl does not talk much of the
affair. She says Wilkinson, whom she
ran away with, drove her to Conway
Springs and left her at the railroad no
tel. He gave her SIS and the next
morning she found Mrs. Harris
through the latterts daughter. Mrs
Grace Jones, with whom the girl was
slightly acquainted.
Mrs. Harris is the wife of a fireman
on the D. VI. & A, running between
Conway Springs and Sedan.
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FOOT MYsTERY UNsOLvEp.
Princeton, Ia, Relatives Claim the
Body Found Near Mexico.

Mexico. Mo, Dec. lin an under
taking establishment in this city lie
the remains of man mangled beyond
recognition.
The right foot is missing, and it, no
doubt, is in Chicago, 325 miles from the
body, where it was found on top of
the front trucks of a Pullman sleeping
car.
Today word came from his relatives
at Princeton, Ia, saying if the body
was that of Samuel II. Mayne, to send
it to Iowa, which will be done. The
story of the finding of the foot sent out
from Chicago said that there was
five inch spike found driven in the
great toe, and it was likely that the
man had been murdered and nailed to
the track somewhere between Chicago
and Kansas City.
1t may never be known just how the
man came to his death, but the indica-
tions point to murder. There was evil
dence that the body had struck the cat
tleguard on the west side of the Hope
well crossing, knocking a board loose,
as the train sped by.
There were two holes in the skin cut
from under the shoulder by the car
wheels. In the dead mans pockets
$3.50 was found.
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TO ENTER CHICAGO.
Pittsburg & Gulf Will Build
East From Quincy.

Quincy, Ill, Dec. 11.-President A. E.
Stillweu of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf road was in the city two days
ago and announced his road would
build an eastern extension from Quin-
cy. His company wants to get a line
to Chicago, and it developed today that
the line from Quincy east will be to
Peoria, where close traffic arrange
ments will be made with some road
running into Chicago.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
assumed control a week ago of the
Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern.
which runs from Omaha to Quincy. and
a connecting link is being built to Kan
sas City which will be completed this
month. The line will then be complete
from Quincy to the Gulf and it is said
that the work of building the road east
from here viii be commenced early in
the spring
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they now reside, and have a family of
ten children.
Williams passed himself off in Iowa
as single man, and married Sarah
Jones. They came to Kansas and set
tied on farm in Usage county. They
had four children. Later Williams left
wife No. 2 on the farm and went to
work for the Santa F'e He made Atch-
iSon headquarters. Without Obtainig
a divorce from either of his two former
wives, he married Anna West, of Atch-
ison. While living with wife No
Williams mOrtgaged his farm to the
Warren mortgage company for $500.
After marrying the third time he want
ed some more money and he got the
same mortgage company to raise the
mortgage to $500. He and his third
wife signed it. They then moved to
Omaha.
The mortgage company brought suit
recently to foreclose on the $500 mort
gage, and Mrs. Williams No 2. who still
runs the farm, declared ana showed that
she had never signed any but the $500
mortgage An investigation followed,
and Williams was located in Omaha
with wife No. 3. In order to prevent
prosecution for obtaining money under
false pretenses from the mortgage
company, he made an affidavit concern
ing his matrimonial experiences, which
cleared up the matter in the forecloS-
ure case.
When the case came up for trial, the
court rendered judgment for the mort
neither. Mrs. Williams No. 2 or No
was the legal wife of Williams, and that
his only legal wife was the one who had
married the South Dakota man and
had ten children by him. Williams and
wife No. still reside at Omaha. Mrs.
Williams No. 2 is thrown out of the
house and home. She threatens to have
the very much married man arrested.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
KANSAS PHARMAUIsrs.
State Board Issues Licenses to Mix
Drugs to a Number Of Persons.

Drugs to q N urn Der OF Persons
Manhattan, Dec. 1.-THE state board
of pharmacy consisting of John T.
Moore, president, Lawrence; W. c.
Johnston, secretary, Manhattan; w. E
Sheriff, treasurer, Ellsworth; w. w
Naylor, Holton, and Charles Lawrence,
Wichita, held it's examination in Man
hattans central school building here,
with the result that the following per
sons were registered as pharmacists; J.
c. Barton, Hollis; Agnes NJ. Chadwick,
Attica; E. S. Charter, Hope; William
Frye, Marysville; James A Grant. Weir
City; w. w. Geiger, Everest; Miss Olive
H. Green, Whiting; John Keith Higgie,
Girard S. NJ. Hunter, Hope; NJ. Ingra-
ham, NeOshO Falls; J. E Kininger,
Olathe; James r. Laughridge, Norton
vile; G. r. Miller, Junction City; H.
Stanley Mustard, Garnett; 0. r. Searls,
Solomon; H. w. Tobias, Wilson; J. E.
Robert and I. Woods of Abilene.
The following persons were register
ed as assistants: r. r. Baldwin, Fort
Scott; A. L. Campbell, SavOnberg; w.
P Knote, Douglas; Miles Myers, Kan
sas City, and J. A. Winkler, Caney.
There We're three others registered
without examination on diplomas, be-
ing graduates from institutions of rec
ognized merit. They We're w. 0. Cook,
Emporia; James Mason Lear, Parsons,
and Martin S McCreight, OskaloOsa.
The next meeting for examination
will be held at Chanute, Kan, March 9,
1RQS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
eo,d Leaf for Freedom's statue.

Washington, Dec. 11-Crawford's CO.
Iossal statue of Freedom, which sur
mounts the dome of the capitol, is sadly
in need of a new covering, and it is pro-
posed to make golden statue by the
lavish use of gold leaf. An appropria-
ton of IS, 600 has been asked from con-
gress for this purpose, and authority
will be given for the employment Of d
competent person to do the gliding af-
ter the necessary staging is in position
at a dizzy height from the ground.
J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O., was
for thirty years needlessly tortured by
physicians for the cure of eczema. He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch HaZeI Salve the famous healing
saIve for piles and skin diseases. G. W.
Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
The up-to-date Lunch and Short Or
der Restaurant, Tie Cremerie. 7z6 Kan
sas avenue. SCOTT & SCOTT.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
RAp rHRRE WIVES.
Foreclosure of a Mortgage Reveals
the Strange Life OF J. ]. Williams.

Emporia, Dec. 11-John J. Williams,
formerly of Usage county, was sued by
the Warren Mortgage company of this
place to foreclose a mortgage on his
place. The suit brought forth some
startling facts. The history of Will
liamS follows:
In 1868 Williams married Eliza Jane
Case, at Wilkesbarre, Pa They had
two children. In 1874 Williams came
west and located at Oskaloosa, Ia. He
did not bring his family. His wife wait
ed a reasonable length of time, and not
hearing from him decided that he was
dead. She married a man named Totem
and they moved to South Dakota where
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11

Fannie Bobbitt. of winfield: cores
ponding secretary. Mrs. B. b. Baird, of
Eureka; recording secretary, Mrs Hen
rietta Turner, of Paola; treasurer, Mrs.
A bbie Welch, of Cedaryale.
The convention closed last night with
an address by Mrs. Helen Campbell. of
the state agricultural college at Man
haitian. Mrs Campbell was greeted
with a large audience, and her remarks
were frequently interrupted by ap-
plause. The convention was an en-
thusiastic and harmonious one. Ar
rangements are being perfected by
State Organizer Laura A. Gregg to or
ganize a club here.
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a BUSY Newsnaner woman

Cawker City, Dec. 11.-Grace L. Sny-
der of this city, secretary of the North
Central Kansas Editorial association,
editor of the Cawker City news de-
partment in the Beloit Gazette. and
president of the Sixth District Kansas
Woman's Republican league, has issued
instructions to the effect that any wo-
man residing in the limits of her dis
trict desiring to organize a branch of
the league, shall address her for partic-
ularS.
AS secretary Mrs. Snyder has met
with great success, Notwithstanding her
husband is a Democrat and she a full
f1edged Republican.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Auxl1iary Post, 6. A. R, Election.

Carbondale, December 1:--Colonel
J. Hayes w. r. G., auxiliary to
Col. J. Hayes Post No. 81 G. A. r., of
Carbondale. held its first annual cleo
ton yesterday with the following re-
suit: President, Mrs. Annie Duffy;
senior vice, Mrs. Eliza beth Jones; jun
ior vice, Mrs. Ruby Harmon; chaplain,
Mrs. Margert Luman; treasurer, Mrs.
Alice Erskine; guard, Mrs. Betsy Nc
Daniels; assistant guard, Mrs. Amanda
King; conductor, Mrs. Orlinda Wolff;
assistant conductor, Mrs. Cecilia Tuck
er; secretary, Mrs. Allie Sullivan. The
and has a membership of 20.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Cause of Deare seng:tivenegs.

Fort Scott, Dec. 11.-Dr. H. H Deal
the young man who committed suicide
in Clay Center because of Sensitiveness
regarding his marriage, was married in
this city under mysterious circumStan-
ces in 1892. He was here attending a
meeting of the State Dental associa-
ton, and by arrangement was met by
Mrs. Mariva Neff, of Memphis, and the
ceremony was secretly performed by
the probate judge. He was % and she
80. She was of a prominent southern
family, and very pretty. The wedding
was never announced.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
COMPANY FOR KLoND1KE
Concordia Men organ;ze 60 Exp.ore
the Gold Fields.

Concordia, Dec. 1.-THE North Kan
sas KIOndike company has been or
ganized here for the purpose of send
ing a representative to the gold fields.
w Coffey, VIM. O'Reilly, T. A. Saw
hill, E. c. Wood, w. c. Whit, George
Layton, G.. NJ. Culver and E. P. Davis.
The company is organized with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, divided into shares
of one dollar each. A limited number
of shares will be sold so that the profits
will be as large as possible if a stake
is made. ..-i! III =.
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Marriaze of an Agad couple.

independence, Dec. IA. ]. EIager-
man, aged SO, and Mrs. Elizabeth Noon
ey, aged II, were quietly married last
night. The old couple had intended to
get married last month, but their rela-
tives found it out ana prevented it. Mr..
Hagerman left on a visit Immediately,
but returned last night and they We're
secretly married. Both are old resi-
dents of this citY.
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NEW YORK BARBAR1ANs.

Kansas people have a faint recoIIec-
ton that something derogatory to the
intellect and morals Of the people Of
this state was said by the New York
press last fall. Under the heading rs
New York Quite Civilized?" the World
says editOrially:
New York, year by year, offers more
and more freely opportunities for self
education and culture to her citizens
Museums, libraries, reading rooms. lee
lures are open to the poorest, while
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Pensions for Ransans

Waslhin ngton, Dec. I.-PensiOns have
been granted as follows:
Origfnal-John B. Logan, Marysville,
S.
Additional-George w Grabe. Cha
mute, $12; William S. Miller Wilson, So.
Reissue-John P. Shaw, National Mil
itary Home, Leavenworth, $S.
ncrease-Thomas E. Dittemore, Eu-
reka, $8 to $12; William H. Haynes. Lo-
gan, s8 to SIS; James w. Evans, Mound
Valley, S12 to $14.
Mexican war widow-Polly Ann Nc
Cracken, Perry, S..
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Bemis and Cobnrn Talk.

Newton, Dec. 1.-THE Harvey County
Farmers institute closed it's annual
session last evening. Professor z. W.
Bemis, of the state agricultural college.
spoke on Some Needs of the Farmer .
He advocated the cooperative system
and income tax F. D. Coburn, secre-
tary state board of agriculture. spoke
on Pork, Dressed and Undressed.''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
4 READY ANSWER.

Mrs. J K Cochran, the wife Of the
editor of the Pratt Republican, has a
class in the Pres byterian Sunday school
in that city and instructed her pupils
a Sunday or two ago to finish her SEN
tence to show that they understood her
The idol had eyes" she said, but it
couldn't - ''See!' cried the children.
1T had ears but it could not -
Hear" with one accord. 1T had
nose but it could not - Wipe it!"
shouted the children.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11

A fool is sometimes assisted to office
by wise people
Some women are of no use to any
body except when there is sickness in
the house.
Old people do not mourn over the
sins they committed in youth as much
as they mourn over the dollars they
wasted.
Why is it that when a woman is
brave, she is referred to as a pluclxy
little" woman? Are big women never
courageous?
The angels must grow very envious
when they see a pretty girl attired in
both her Sunday clothes and her Sun
day disposition.
There never was a boy so super
stitious that he was afraid to accept a
good knife for a present, because such
a present cuts friendship.
Don't expect enthusiasm from your
friends if you give sensible presents:
it is impossible to rave over flannel
shirts, the same as over cut glass.
Why is it that a man always says
that he was up two hours later at
night than he really was? Keeping
late hours is nothing to be proud of.
When we die, We hope to go to
heaven where there is no water COM
man are connected with water pipes.
For a perfect representation of agon-
lied facial expression, look at a woman
who is going late to party, when she
is on the reception committee.
If you have any business dealings
with rheumatic people in this damp
weather, be patient with them, and
thank heaven You don't live in the
same house.
A peculiar complaint was made to
reporter today: Seven years ago a
very prominent man was mixed up in
a scandal, but it was kept out of the
papers, and the gOssfps have just heard
about it. But the story is so old now
that the gossips cannot do anything
with it.
Some days the people have a mania
for giving good advice The first u
people we met today insisted on advis-
ing US about important matters. Our
greatest regret is that we are not able
to pay for the advice given US Advice
is very valua ble, but unfortunately we
are unable to hand everyone a ten
dollar bill who favOrs US in this way.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
FOREIGN POLICEMEN.
Investigation Shows That so of Chi
cago's Finest Are Not Citizens.

Chicago, Dec. 11-Chicago policemen are
now undergoing a civil service examina-
ton the entire department having been
put under control of the commission. OF
the 410 so far to apply for examination
blanks. so have been unable to satisfy the
examiner that they are American citi-
All of the 80 are foreign born. but can
not show naturalization papers As the
rules of the department require that po
licemen shall be citizens of the United
States, the men will be dropped.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Heavy Fort Scott Woman.

Fort Scott, Dec. 1.-THE heaviest Ia
dy in Kansas is Miss Glare of this city.
She is 36 years old and weighs 412
pounds. She lives with her niece, Mrs.
Frank Allen, during the winter, and
travels with one or another of the big
circuses during the show season. She
is originally of Indianapolis and has
Travelled in 27 of the states. She was
last with Sells Bros.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Child Burned to Death.

Pittsburg Dec. 11.-Y esterday Mrs.
Sam Hobson, wife Of a farmer living
two miles south of this city, placed her
1-year-old child in a baby buggy near
the stove and gave it a newspaper to
play with while she went out to hang
up clothes. The newspaper caught
fire from the stove and burned the
child so severely that it will die.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Cove City to Have a Phone Line.

Grainfield, Dec. 11-There is pros
poets of the early construction of a tel
ephone exchange between Grainfeld
and Cove City, county seat of Cove
county, which has no railroad, and is
situated II miles south of here, the
nearest railroad point Col S. S. Rey-
no1ds and other monied men of Grain
field are talking the matter up.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
W. $. stambaugh to Leave Kansas

Abilene, Dec. 11.-W. S. Stambaugh
one of the leading attorneys of central
Kansas for over 20 years, returned to
day from Fargo, n. D. where he has
arranged to move in two weeks. He
will enter a law firm of that city. He
has been well known in Republican pol
tics of this district and of the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
In the feId of expIoration ana adven

In the field of exploration and adVen-
ture The Youths Companion commands
the service of the foremost discoverers.
A special feature in 1898 will consist Of
three articles on natural history and
adventure, by three celebrated explOr-
ers, Admiral A. H. Markham. Gen. A
w. Greeley, and Lieut.. r. E. Peary
Admiral Markham, when a young man.
shipped as one of the crew of a Green
land whaler to prepare himself for sub
sequent Polar expeditions. The voyage,
which he describes, was rich in advent
ure with seals, Walruses, whales and
bears Twenty whales were caught
and one of them was such a monster
that when he was cut up his oil and
whalebone yielded a profit Of SIS, ,000
General Greeley, who has made spec
1al study of the polar bear, fully de-
scribes the habits and characteristics
of what he calls the strongest. largest
and most interesting of the bear fam
lily. Lieutenant Feary takes for his
subject the ''Saviksue," the curious ae-
rolites which falling from the sky, pro
vide knives and spears for a little fam
lily of aborigines literally ice-imprisoned
in the gloomy depth beyond the Arctic
circle.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
EQUAL sUFFRAG1srs.
Mrs. Kate Addison Elected President
of the State Association.

Yates Center, Dec. .11.-Yesterday was
the closing day of the suffragist state
convention here, and most of the time
was taken up in routine work and the
election of the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs Kate
Addison, of Eureka; vice president, Airs.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
G. a. R Ponnliat Post.

Newton, Dec. 1.-THE name of the
new G. A. r. post organized last Sat
urday, the PopuIist post, is Newton
post. It's number has not yet been
determined. A meeting viii be held
this week Saturday, when permanent
officers will be chosen. Those selected
last SATURDAY. were only tenpOraTv
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
oak1eu,a Wbeat Market-

Oakley, Dec. 1.-THE Oakley roller
grist mill. the farthest west on the
Union Pacific hoad, and none nearer
than Hayes City on the east, is now
and has been for several months man
ufacturing three car loads Of flour
week
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative Bronno Quinine Tablets
Ali druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L.
B. @. on each tablet.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Roval Arcanurn Officers

The annual election of officers of the
Royal Arcanum Wednesday evening,
resulted as follows: Regent, c. w. Ry-
us; vice regent, A. c. McKittrick; ora
tor, J. d. Norton; secretary, J. E. Du-
breuil; collector, G. B. Tyler; treasurer,
E. Gaylord; chaplain, w. II. Stewart; ;
guide, A. LARSEN; warden, H. NJ. Had
ley; sentry. z. H. Shumway; past re
gent, b. T. Lewis; trustees, W. r. Fred
erick, r. s. Morrison, J. H. Evans.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11

The richest of KIondike finds is Beggs
Little Giant Pills. They cure not only
constipation, sick headaches and bill
nousness, but relieves all kinds of dis
order. Take no substitutes. At drug
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Dec. 11.-For Kansas: Gen
orally fair and warmer today and
Sunday; southerly winds