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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07

A 50 600 damage suit against the Santa
Fe railway company, has been removed
from the court of common pleas Of
Wyandotte county to the United States
circuit court. The suit is brought by
Vene Hester the widow of a Santa Fe
engineer who was killed three years ago
near the union depot in Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07

Nichols $500 Shoe,
The best shoe on earth.
Nichols is the shoe man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
"HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOL 10

The Westfleld Gnd.) News prints the
following in regard to an old resident
of that place: Frank McAvoy, for
many years in the employ of the L.,
N. A & c. Ry. here, says: I have used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy for ten years or longer
am never without it in my family.
consider it the best remedy Of the kind
manufactured. 1 take pleasure in rec
omrnending it 1t is q, specific for
all bowel disorders For sale by drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07

Beecham's Pilis win dispel the blues. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07

TERRY STAFFORD does frst-cIass BIZ
4 cycle repairing at los E. 5th St.
VT1ov9 The best known remedy for
Wiz vi women. Ladies in attendance,
4 III L. Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian
Building. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
BICYCLES.

TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 9Th St
Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

0--~~~-~~~-~-~-~-~--~~-
W ANTED-An idea. Who can think of
W some simple thing to patent? Protect
your ideas; they may bring you wealth.
Write John Wedderburn & Co, Dept F.,
q, Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. c..
for their 81, 500 prize offer and new list Of
l. 600 inventions wanted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
FUEL AND FEED.

T FAVE your orders for COAL Flour,
= Feed and Seeds with Van Slyck. 5c9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07

Doing business under the Arm name of
A. J. Arnold & Son.
Topeka. Kansas. April 10, 1897
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30

Such comfort as could be got out of the
consciousness of good deed we'll done
was quite overshadowed by very nat
.ural fear that he had thoroughly and
consistently done the thing which of
all others would be most likely to
ieopartlize his chances with Elsie Dun
Gun. He did not regret It, but he was
angry with himself because he found
it impossible to take an enlightened
view of the matter.
"I'm an asst" he soliloquizcd at one
stage in the short journey; ''an unmiti-
gated donkey Of the pack trains, ut that!
don't deserve to have a ghost of a
show after this he had already gone
the length Of assuming that Elsie and
Thorndyke would Immediately fall in
loye with each other. "And to think
that ! Yves diotlc enough to plan the
whole thing myself"
Thus at the end of the first three miles.
Ry the time the Queen Anne gables of
the Hotel Johannesburg came in sight
around the shoulder of Johns noun
tain, he had argued himself into more
philosophical frame Of mind.
"After all, perhaps it's q godsend.
Elsie has seen nothing Of the world, and
how else could be sure that was ever
anything more to her than the first man
she ever met? It's better to find it out
now than later-much better in every
way"
At which sensible reasoning the nat
ural man within him arose once moro
and Knocked him.
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30

thelaat few days in sesrsh Of something.
Il know now" he YsR idpn on; Il was sure
I'd seen him before, He was in the gar
den with your fathef 9he morning when
I came downstairs:saRdt he ran away:
when he saw me. Whks hep E, j
- Il can't tell you; it's his secret and my
fathers. shouldn't have brought you
here when 1 might Have known you'd
ask questions. Wiki peu forgive me and
promise you won't sse,sanything about
:, That at is very fsm ssa ask for
giveness and exact T. promise all in one
breath; but I'll oytqffFfds55k it this time
and promise to be as dumb as an oyster.
Only I wish you would tell me about
him; you've aroused,m my curiosity until
i shan't be able to sleep tonight"
Elsie shook her head doubtfully. 81
mustn't tell anybody; should never
forgive myself if any harm came TO him
through me-"
=, "But I don't understand. I hope you
don't think that I'd hurt any friend Of
yours. On the con trary, I'd be glad to
help him, If he needs help"
"Oh, he does; he needs friends so
much! He's poor, lonely old man,
and he's afraid of everybody; can't
even make him understand that Mr..
'Protheroe wouldn't hurt him."
Whoever first pointed the sarcasm
which has resulted in turning a proverb
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30
TX i.
CROSS-EXAMINATION.


As result of Elsie's promise to tell
her father, James Duncan tapped at the
door of his guests room that night just
as Thorndyke had begun letter to his
mother.
"Come in," said Philip, pushing aside
his writing materials.
Duncan entered, and, after beating
cautiously about among Indifferent
topics for few moments. came warily
= to the object of his visit.
"Elsie's been tellin' me ye're bit of
a lawyer, Mr.. Thorndyke," he said, by
= way Of beginning.
"Yes, I have read law in the schools"
''Noo, that's varra singular" re-
marked Duncan, tlaoughtfully, much as
if Philip had asserted that he was a
high caste Brahmin--"verrn singular;
but then, it may be no SO inopportunc.
after a.. Would ye min te1iin' me, moo,
what for We cam. to study the ]aw?"'
Chiefly because my father wished it.
1t was his profession
low, aye" said Duncan, rubbing his
chin and relapsii,g into silence which
seemed to Indicate that he had come to
the end of his Introductory resources.
Philip thought to help him along by
asking if there were need for legal adj
vice in the affairs Of the family.
INA, ma, it's no just that; but there's,
as one may say, q frien' o the family
wha wouldna be the waur for a wee bit
O. that same. I'm thinllin' Els,c's been
.claverin' ABBOTT it when ye was over
=. yon." .eos ..-.- .-......
"She told me about the troubles OF
your old friend Kilgrow, and offered
to help him if could. Was that what
you meant"'
cave" said Duncan, and, rs he showed
no disposition to be more explicit.
Philip continued:
''If I'm to act as attorney for your
friend, it is needful that should know
2 all the facts. Arc you prepared to give
. them?"
Duncan was evidently making con-
scientious effort toward franllness, but
with such meager results that Thorn
dyke was finally compelled to exact the
desired information piecemeal, rs from
All unwilling witness. After getting the
outline of Elsie's story verified. he pro-
ceeded to particulars.
'How long had Kilgrow owned the
land when he took Gates as a tenants"
I'm no vera clear upo' that point,
but it's matter G. 20 year or more. as
ken myself"
'sWas his title clear?"
II think there's ma doubt ABBOTT that"
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30

5o9.
Chris "A. Gallagher, counselor at law,
4O1-403 Guaranty Loan Building.
John J. McHale and Ace p. Abel, law
yers.@5ls-62O Bank OF Comemrce Build.
iLE.
MCGOWAN & Mahoney, fire insurance.
real estate, loaus. 125 Central avenue.
Telephone 1891.
John M. Gleason, undertaken and fun
eral director, 255 First avenue south.
]. f.. Mccarthy, well contractor. Esti-
mates furnished on application. 200 Cen-
.tral avenue.
B. Five IL cent aid on - MN ina md sfnar
@ ~ acceenf al sIx N d tls
a T. q! q ! sa9| le ,s
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30
Something New In Car Building.

The long talked ofneW limited trains on
''The North Western s5tg 8 :;
& o. Ry.. to r,,r between Minneapolis, ST
Paul and Chicago, are now Ia service.
{ The press as well as tthe-peop,eswho have
inspected these trains admit that they rep
resent the acme OF the Gar builders art.
Tine engine. IS after tina ffAandaas so9spattern.
and from end 10 end tie train IS vesti-
:buled with broad plate glass vestibules
which completely close the platforms and
AID greatly to the beauty as well assto the
comfort OF the ss.s V'-ss 4
4 80 yo,i are gong East. why not psfranIze
tho ssner s ..1N 1silIit &
sal 81 q q T! !! !!lskl
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30

VIII.
THE HERMIT OF THE POCKET.

THE HERMIT OF THE POCKET.
"Wait minute and I'lI help you"
said Philip, bursting bis way through i
tanglc of briers toward Elsie, who stood
at the foot st miniature cliff, the last
in the series guarding. the summit.
For answaT she sprang lightly to q
projecting ledge. balanced herself and
darted upe the Face Of the rock without
appearing TO. to1seh.it. There vas q.
great rhodndendron at the top ard her
laughing face was framed against the
Of GLOWING seoalor 81 she
called down 10 him as..s.s &
~; shnn otls = !
4 n
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30

on this train and no extra fares are charged
FOR the superior accommodations.
Tickets, sleeping car reservations and
full information on application to your
nome agent, or address I. w. Truesdale,
general passenger agent, st. Paul, who will
be pleased to forward you pamphlet, CIV
s:ng full description of these new trains;
there is Hetaing equal to taem in car, con-
struction not even the wonderful trains
on exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30
FOR GOOD OR Ill :.

FOS tOOD CH 4Al. - :
In offering to fight the battle for the
old mountaineer. Thorndyks had reck-
oned without his host in one very inn.
portant particular. When he awoke
from troubled sleep on the morning
following the talk with Duncan he was
too i'll to get up, and he was stillin bed
when the farmer came to call him to
breakfast ..... {.
II feel as If I'd been brayed in mor-
tar" he said. In reply to Duncau's IN.
quiries. II suppose it was the long
tramp yesterday; I ought to have had
more sense than to try it,"
INA. ma, them" said Duncan. sooth-
ingly; cts mair the fault O. the BARN;
she Wilma be considerin' that ye're
over pawky to be scram'lin' sax OF
aught miles on the mountain"
please don't blame her; she couldn't
know how good-for-nothing am. I
didn't believe 1t myself. But I'm glad
you came up; wanted to see you about
this Kilgrow business. It mustn't bo
allowed to drag, you know; the old man
ISN'T safe from one day to another while
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30
Business Personals,

b sAeagher 81 ind dealers, 5l4 Tenth
avenue North. .Teiephone. ISL.
ID but der and epnrs aetoE
The Irish standard., 1897-01-30

had for stage setting thp nayl ciifyso3
Allacoochee. rising aud spreadinf I'M
another. food until the waves Of build
ings surged up the valley and over the
mountain to tumble in q cascade 81
bricks and mortar into the quiet depths,
of the Devils Pocket. /,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

A An opportunity will be
given TO spend an af.
SUNDAY ternoon there by the
excursion via ID. G.. r
IN ~ w. Cd. l.. & NJ II.
X. on May 30. It's a
SAGINAW pleasant town. Train
will leave Bedding al
500 a. IN. arriving at Saginaw at noon.
Returning leave at $50 p. IN. Round
trip rate $50
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison OF Worthington,
Ind, Sun writes: s.You have a
valuable prescription in Electric Bit
tiers, and can cheerfully recommend
1t for constipation and sick headache
and as a general system tonic it has nc
equal. Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2625 Cot.
tage Grove Ave-, Chicago, was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food
had back ache which never left hel
and felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties OF Electric Bitters restored hel
health and renewed her strength
Price 80 cents and $l.00. Get bottle
at Fisk Bangs Drug Store. q
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
GRAND LODGE ID. OF H.


most profitable session in the history
OF our order. We hope ere you depart
from Bedding that the bond of brother
ly love will have grown stronger and
our charity greater. In that we may
exemplfy by our lives the many vir-
tues OF the Degree OF Honor. Once
again bid you welcome.
Kate b. Joslyn OF Ypsilanti respond
ed in behalf OF the Grand Lodge and
thanked the citizens of Belding for the
hearty welcome and kind words OF en-
couragement expressed She thought
no mistake had been made in selecting
Bedding as the place for holding the
session and the meeting and hospitality
accorded would be one long to be re-
membered.
Mrs. Kate Ferguson sang fine solo
and the ladies' quartette rendered
'"Tis but the Sparrow's Song" Lit
tie Florence Cowdin sang won't you
come TO my tea party" and she was fol-
lowed by w. Jay Gould with instru-
mental music on guitar and mouth
organ. Short speeches were made by
Mrs. Denny of Grand Rapids, Mrs. O.
f. Webster, of Bedding, j. f. G.. Hol.
lings of Grand Rapids and +. A. Wash
burn. The program was "a pleasing one.
At its close the distinguished visitors
were given tickets to ice cream and
cake served in the Bedding block by
the Ladies' Social Circle of the Con.
gregational church.
This morning on invitation they
were taken through the Richardson
Silk mill and also the Bedding Bros.
Six mill and were accorded every at
tention by the superintendent and Off
cials of these institutions; new and
pleasing experience to nearly all as
but very few had ever seen such a
novel sight. At the Richardson mill
every delegate received a fine souvenir
IA spool of silk and silk watch guard,
and also at the Bedding Bros. bunch
of waste silk. They were intensely in
terested in what they saw and learned,
and prize the souvenirs very highly.
The election of officers will occur
this afternoon and shortly thereafter
the gavel will sound for closing the
first Grand Lodge ever held in this
pit
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
Board of Review.

The Board of Review for the several
wards of the city of Bedding will meet
at the council rooms on Monday, May
18th, and Tuesday, May 18th, A. ID.
1897, at O'Clock in the forenoon OF
each day for the purpose Of reviewing
the several assessment rolls of said city,
at which time any person or persons
desiring SO to do may examine his or
her assessment on said rolls and may
show cause why the valuation should
be changed.
Dated at Belding this II day of May,
a. D., 1897.
&C. EDDY, CITY Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
BuckIen,s Arnica saIve

The best salve In the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itiyely cures piles, or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price p
cents per box. For sale by Holmes
Connell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

forget, when running down
lcter Of somebody else that
several little black spots in
that will not bear washing
|Dap OF exposure. Saturn.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

bple blossom; beautiful, fra
|ple blossom has been desig-
|chigan's flower by the state
fe and the signature of Gov,
| o the bill making IL such.
b IL last week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
SAGINAW
SUNDAY EXCURSION
-

The Detroit, Grand Rapids & Yves
tern Cd. l.. 81 NJ X. II. will run a spe-
cial train excursion on above date,
leaving Belding at 500 a. m. and leav-
ing Saginaw at $50 p. IN. Round trip
rate $3.50. Bicycles and baby cabs
carried free.
GEO. DEHAVEN, G. Il. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

sh paper money is worth only
at its face calls for in gold, at
Mr.. Weyler has decreed that
st take it at par; but just the
Doesn't go. A centen $3.50 in
ll buy $ll.30 OF the govern
per now; and at one time the
pld at about $l3 per centen.
poets are that Spanish paper
i'll become almost valueless,
continues.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
DON'T MISS THE
DETROIT EXCURSION
SUNDAY MAY %.

VIA ID. G.. II. & w. r. X.
It's not often you get chance to go
to Detroit and spend delightful Sun.
day afternoon with friends, or seeing
the many attractions of that favored
city. at little expense. Special train
on above date will leave Bedding at
7:05 "A. m. via. d. G. II. & w. r. r. ID.
l.. ~ NJ Six hours In Detroit for
81 80 round trip.
GEO. DEHAvEN, G.. =. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

They are dandies, " SAID Thos. Bow
ers, of the Crockett, Texas, Enterprise,
while writing about DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills
for sick headache and disorders of the
stomach and liver. w. |. Benedict &
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

Don't neglect a cough because the
weather is pleasant; before the next
storm rolls around it may develope into
IA serious difficulty beyond repair. One
Minute Cough Cure is easy to take and
will do what its name implies. w. |.
Benedict 81 Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
DRBSSMAKING!

Mrs. Eva Blystone has just returned
from Grand Rapids where she looked
up all the Latest Styles in Dressmak-
ing and can guarantee satisfaction.
Also agency for the famous ncCabe
Corsets and Corset Waists recon-
mended by DR.. Beardsley.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

/, M. A. Reed, cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment Is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. NJ. A. REED, Cashier
Commentaries; T.. X. SPENCER,
BRINTON +. HALL
CHARLES EDDY.
Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day OF May, 1897.
CONVERSE c. EDDY,
Notary Public
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20

We have the largest line Of baby
bonnets in the city at Mrs. Jackson's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
BURIED IN THE ROAD.
a Lonely Grave Which the Travelling
Public Respect.

The Independence Reporter gives the
following history of lonely little
grave near the southern Kansas line:
When Oklahoma was first opened up
to settlement in 1889 a family of movers
from somewhere in the east passed
through this county in the usual prairie
schooner bound for the new country,
where they fondly hoped that better
fortune awaited them. A little child
of the party was taken i'll and while in
their night camp, about nine miles be-
low Caney. died.
The family was poor and unable to
have medical attendance or even a cof-
fin. The little one was wrapped in a
blanket and the father dug the grave
squaTaly in the middle of the road,
where he rightly thought it would be
safer than on the prairie that might
soon be upturned by the plow. A rude
headboard was put up and the sorrow
ing parents went on their way.
Passing travel respected the little
mound in the middle of the highway
and passed by it on either side. Two
years later the parents, having failed
TO realize their hopes in Oklahoma,
wendell their weary way back to their
home in the state that they had left.
Once more they camped at the same
spot. enGeared to them by sad but pre-
cious memories, and this time the father
built q rail pen to enclose the grave,
which still stands to excite the remark
and curiosity of all passers by.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
ON THE PLAINS.
Snow Storm Sweeps Down With
Awful Force.
The Present Blizzard the Worst
i'm Years
IN WESTERN KANSAS.
Snow Piled Four Feet Deep in
Larned Streets.
Passengers and Freight Trains
Tied Up ON Branch Lines.

Larned, Jan. 4.-Undoubtedly the worst
snow storm in three years burst forth in
all its fury at 5 o'clock yesterday morn
ing in this section of Kansas, and only
abated at noon today. Snow in many
places is drifted to the height of six TO
eight feet and overland travel is an i'm
possibility
Snow in the streets of Larned is drifted
to depths ranging from one to four feet
Traffic the Larned and Jetmore
branch of the Santa Fe road is at a
standstiil and no trains have been run on
that line since Friday evening.
Santa Fe train No. 5 which passed here
al $3.50 last night had been stuck in the
snow between Wright and Dodge City
since II o'clock last night and will not be
released until some time this afternoon
Trains and 4 are tied up at Dodge City
and trains l and 3 are at Kinsley. Sew
eral freight trains are tied up at other
points.
Generally speaking the people We're
fully prepared for the blizzard and it viii
work no particular hardship on them or
live stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
IDLE CONYICTS MISERABLE
Prison Labor is No Longer Permitted
in New York

New York, Jan. 4.-Convicts in the
states prisons and penitentiaries are
Idle and miserable, because they may
not work. Their New Years gift was
the enforcement of a law which forbids
convict labor that shall enter into COM
petition with the labor of honest men,
Time passes slowly with the conVicts,
those having long terms to serve LOOK
to the future with horror. The war
dens are in Il quandary. They have no
way of keeping persons in their charge
from fretting, and they claim that in
creased sickness and a higher death
rate will follow.
The general impression among labor
men has been thar the convicts can
only work in the production of articles
for their own use or the use of inmates
of other state institutions.
Just what a convict may do under
the new law will not be known until
the courts have passed on the matter.
All the industries at Sing Sing were
shut down Thursday night and the ma
chinery is now idle.
At the Kings county penitentiary the
convicts are amusing themselves dig
ging sand all day. The men may be
used in improving the roads or other
improvements of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
TO CHANGE DISTRICTS.
Leavenworth Attorneys Advocate a
Change in First and Second.

Leavenworth, Jan. 4.-There is a
movement on foot by the younger mem
bers of the Leavenworth county bar to
have the approaching session of the
Kansas legislature change the present
First and Second judicial districts of
the state. AS at present constituted
the First district is composed of Leav-
enworth, Jefferson and Jackson coun-
ties, while the second district is com
posed of Atchison county alone As
the result of the three counties being
in the district the docket of the Leav-
enworth county court is much behind
there being at present. nearly 300 civil
cases pending.
At the present term of the court the
time was consumed almost entirely by
criminal cases, resulting in MANY ne
cessary continuances of civil suits, as
the judge was required to be in other
counties. It is proposed to set ne
cessary relief by forming Leavenwortt
and jefferson counties into the First
judicial district and placing Atchison
and Jackson counties in the Second
district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
J. R. BURToN's MINE.
He Hires a Ran Who Had Killed Five
Men to Defend Tt.

J. r. Burton has returned from New
Mexico, where he and W. H. Mackey of
junction City are interested in mine
which promises well. He says the dis
patch regarding his matters there is
almost entirely untrue, it having only
the basis that there is a dispute as to
the ownership of the mine.
Mr. Burton found that his opponents
had man engaged as guard who had
killed two men. He Immediately en-
gagged a man who had killed five men
and backed him up with lot of cow
boys They took possession and the
two-man killer subsided, leaving Bur
toms party in charge of the mine There
was no fighting, and later on Mr. Bur
ton rode 25 miles across the plains to
the depot alone with the two-nan killer
who had been engaged to fight him.
Mr. Burton says the man who does not
have a winchester handy down in New
Mexico cannot move in good society.