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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
INDIVIDUAL GENEROsIT Y.
How Success of Public Conventio ns
Must Depend on it in Topeka.

Must Depend on it in Topeka.
Topeka sadly needs an auditorium.
This is in evidence every day to peo-
pie who are looking after public func-
tions
Just now it is the national meeting
of the creamery and butter-maxer in
terests which comes here in February.
If we had a suitable public han or
building, the problem would solve it
self. Now we not only have to work to
get a big thing here, but we have to
plan and scheme in all sorts of ways to
take care of it when we get it.
Hamilton hall is the best we have,
and that is only half big enough for
the creamery convention It was only
half large enough for the food show.
and by the way, the people of Topeka
are indebted in a wonderfully large
measure for the great success of the
food show to the enterprising imple-
ment firm of Warner & Potter. They
gave up the lower part of the Hamilton
building used as their carriage empOr-
ium and made the food show possible
Mr.. J. S. Warner went to all sorts of
trouble and expense to accommodate
the food show. He was out of pocket
and out of business awhile. The only
reward people of this sort of hberality
have, is the kindly feeling and appre-
citation extended by the public, and it
ought always to be shown these gener-
Gus citizens.
The success of the creamerycOnven-
ton is dependent upon the courtesy
Warner, and it may be that this very
firm must again be appealed to ia order
to permit the city to carry out its obli-
cations to the creamery interests.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
CRITICALLY ILL.
Mrs. Bailington Booth is Suffer-
ing From OverwOrk.

New York, Dec 20.-Mrs. Ballington
Booth is lying critically i'll in the Pres
5yterian hospital. AT her home in Mont
clair. N. J.. all information is refused.
except the bare fact of her illness. Her
husband, Ballington Booth, however, ad-
mits that her condition is serious. and
says he is terribly anxious about her. Her
condition is due to OVerwOrk and strain
upon her nervous system.
At the hospital it said that her
condition is due to an enlarged artery
near the heart.
Special prayers will be offered for her
recovery at all meetings of the Volunteers
throughout the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
WIFE NEEDS THE MONEY
Which the Police Judge Required OF
Her Husband, as q Fine.

please sir, can't I have a little of
the money my husband put up here
Saturday night when he was drunk
asked a little woman as Judge Atchison
was about to leave police court today.
Il know he don't do right" she said.
but I am not able to work and 1 am
afraid my five small children viii
starve. John sent me up here this
morning to see if I couldn't get a little
of the money"
1t was Mrs. John Sperry, wife of a well
known hOrseman. He was arrested
Saturday night for being drunk. AS it
was the second time within three weeks
a So deposit was required. The un-
fortunate woman was sent away with
out the money, although the officers
We're inclined to help her if possible.
Judge Atchison said: Mrs. Sperry, if
your husband will come up here and
give himself up you can have the mon
ey, but he will have to stay inside
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
To fha Pnhlic.

I have purchased the Trumbull art
stock and will continue the administra-
tors sale prices. 1t viii be well to bear
this in mind while you are out buying
your Christmas presents This is an
opportunity to purchase art goods at
way below usual prices.
JAMES D. SULLIVAN.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

Mr. c. w. ButtIes, of Columbus, Ohio,
a professional pigeon judge. His decis-
ion have been entirely satisfactory
and the management is highly pleased
with his work. He goes this week to
the Kansas City pigeon show to act as
pigeons exhibited in this city:
Pouters, fantails. carriers, jacobins,
trumpeters, owls, turbitS, swallows, in
side and flying tumblers, blondinettes,
satinettes, Dragons barbs. runts, mag
pies. priests, archangels. nuns, ,starlings,
morecaps, homers and ,firebanI1s.
The most famous homer pigeon in the
United States is the blue homer hen
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

berger, B. NJ Brooks, ]. F. Lucas,
Clifford Moffett, Frank Meers, Adam
Roger, L. L. Dietrich, William Bigley-
Mr.. NJ. F. Hankla of this city who
probably has the finest parlor tumblers
in the country, exhibited his pigeons at
the show but did not contest for prizes,
giving way to courtesy to the younger
exhibitors. His birds are of the finest
variety and had he contested he would
have been in the race for first awards.
The judging in the show was done by
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

if they wouldn't be arrested I didn't
give them any answer. My boy Win
is hurt badly. Edwin's wound is not
serious. Neither of the boys ever saw
Todd before. He had his friends there
and he wanted to fight My boys
drank their beer and were going to leave
when Todd stabbed Edwin and then
when Will took his part the VOLTS beat
him up. John WhitmOre, the barber,
told me that he locked the door when
the trouble began. It is a tough hole.
Ny boys did not start the fight and
they tried to get away from it when
Todd started it. I am considering the
question of prosecution
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
DEATH At BULL RING.
An American and Three Mexi.
can Spectators Killed at
a Bull Fight.

San Antonio, Dec. 2O.-A letter was
received here today from ]. T. Dim
mitt, stating that his son, Lawrence
Dimmitt, a mining engineer of Rosario,
Mex. was fatally gored by a bull while
attending bull fight at Guadalajara.
The maddened bull leaped over the
wall separating the amphitheater from
the ring, trampling underfOot the pan
ic-strieken spectators.
1t caught Dimmitt and ran one of its
horns through his chest.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

T-33Zs0 owned by F o. Hommel, of
Chicago. This bird is valued at $500. 1t
has a record of flying from Las Vegas,
New Mexico, t. Chicago, a distance OF
04O miles. Mr. r. C. Gees. of Kansas
City, will release a homer pigeon from
the pigeon show tomorrow morning at
Z 80 o'colck It will bear a message
containing the awards it received, and
will fly to Mr. Gees home in Kansas
City. The finest specimens of all Vari-
cites of pigeons are seen at this show.
About 200 of the prize birds will be ta
ken to Kansas City this week to COM
pete in the pigeon show there.
The show at 625 and 627 Kansas ave-
nue. is deserving of a. liberal patronage.
It is not run as money making
scheme but is diStinctiVely a fancy
stock show 1t will close with tomorrow
evening. At various times exhibitions
are given with parlor tumblers. The
show is open all day and each evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
SCORE OF THE BIG HUNT.
Nearly Five Thousand Jack Rabbits
Besides Other Gam.

Lamar Col. Dec. 20.-The official score
of the big rabbit hunt has been an
nounced.
The large rack on which the game was
displayed made wonderful sight to IL
visitors who had not seen the displays OF
previous hunts. and was viewed with
much curiosity by the tourists on the Cali
ifornia trains.
When the last teams were in there were
4.576 rabbits, III wild geese, 1 wolf and
bald eagle.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
The Burlington's New Observation
Vestihnlad Trains

A very handsome set of wide obser-
walton vestibuled trains are just out of
the Burlington'S shops. They are avail
able for all classes of travel, and are
the only trains of their kind to St.
Louis from the Missouri River. These
are the Denver, Missouri River and St
Louis limited trains. Every car has a
wide observation Vestibule. The trains
are lighted throughout with Pintsch
gas and equipped also with standard
and compartment sleeperS.
These trains are duplicate of the
new Eli to Chicago.
This achievement reflects the high
est credit upon the Burlington man
agement in Missouri, which is the first
to Introduce into the service, from the
west to St. Louis, these solid, complete.
wide-vestibuled trains for all classes Of
travel
descriptive folder.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
st. Joseph, Mo.
L. w. WAKELEY
General Passenger Agent,
st. Louis Mo.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
Warmer bv Tom orrow.

Weather Observer Jennings says that
the temperature will be slightly cooler
tonight and proba bly, warmer by tomor-
row evening. The air viii probably be
clear. The minimum temperature this
morning was p degrees. This afternoon
at 2:30 o clock it was 30 degrees. Yester-
day afternoon and evening half an inch
OF frozen snow resembling sleet fen.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
PRESIDENT HARPER SICK.
Contracted the Grip While in New
York

Chicago, Dec. 2O.-President William
r. Harper of the University of Chi
cago is confined to his bed with an at
tack of the grip. He contracted a Sc
we're cold when in New York a few
days ago, and on his return was forced
to take to his bed. He has been grow
ing worse but his physicians hope he
will pull through without serious deveI-
opments.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
ZOLA is HOOTED
At the Funeral of AIphonse Daudet in
Par.s, Today

Paris. Dec 2O.-The funeral of Alphonse
Daudet, who died suddenly Thursday,
took place today and was largely attend
ed. Emile ZoIa.who attended the funeral,
was hooted owing to his support OF the
efforts made by the friends of Alfred
Dreyfus to bring about a reOpening of his
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

6. T. Mattingly of 1711 Lincoln street
is dangerously i'll with pneumonia. His
chances for recovery is very small. He
is q real estate agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
Suicide at St. Joe To-day.

st. Joseph, Mo, Dec. 2O.-Iack Nc
Cune, q amber who killed William NJ.
Albin on the morning of august 6. COM
mitted suicide in the county jail this
morning by taking morphine.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

FOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-sto
ranch for business or other property in
Topeka or eastern Kansas, 760 acres in
southern central Nebraska, all fenced. $50
acres pasture. balance level run
ming water, cattle and horse pasture
separate; hog lots, Windmill. water piped
to tank good house and barn, new cribs
with number thousand bushels corn, one
quarter separated from the balance, with
small buildings. well, cribs, etc; cows can
90 with it If desired. Reasons, other busl-
ness prevents giving it the necessary at
tention. Address box 40, Topeka, Kan.
FOR SALE-Large horse, cheap. 114S
Morris
FOR SALE-Pure cider vinegar, by gal
lon or barrel T. A Brigham, 6O9 KAN
ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

The requirements OF a medicine is to
tighten the burden of pain and cure.
This brings US to the question of a rem
edy and Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint-
ment is the only remedy for blind,
bleeding or protruding Piles that is en-
dorsed by physicians. Cures the most
obstinate cases. soc. Geo. W. Stans-
field, 632 Kansas avenue, and MIller's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Popeka
avenues.
We do nending and sew on buttons
free of charge Peerless SteamL Laundry
The Cremerie, 726 Kansas avenue.
SCOTT & SCOTT.
Group and Whooping cough are cured
by the use of Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
Selling Out.

The entire stock until everything is
disposed of, Dry Goods, Cloaks. Blank
cts, in fact everything as we will go out
of business. The place is known as the
Golden Rod at ABB Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

over Il, 900 druggists recommend Pro
fessor Fields worm powders.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

Hand painted China, Water Color
sketches, embroidery and an ideal
dinner on exhibition at the Y. w. c. A.
rooms. go Kansas avenue. from 3 tC
10 D. m. today. Ladies and gentlemen
are invited.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

Shirts collars and cuffs laundered
to look like new ly Peerless Steam
Laundry. 1E2 ase5 ia West Sth St
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor. 713
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

TOPEKA & FIT. SCOTT ACCOM-, No. 2s5
ToPEKA eiSs < F'r sGoTT Accom-. No. ss6
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20

There is no finer, fresher. richer OF
more varied line of suitings than that
kept h- Qlof Ekbers, T13 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
TIN Shops


T. n BAIRD, hot air furnaces. galvan-
= sized and tin EeQdnE. 216 W. 9Th. Tel 3s2
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
BOOKKEEPING.
BICYCLES.

STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS
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THE J. C. DARLING CO. .734 KAN AVE,
Topeka Send for catalogue and prices.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-20
PRopucE WANTED.

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NOTICEEAnyone wishing to contract
crop of 1895 can do SO al S. H Downs,
304 Kansas ave
BIRD CANNING co.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

necessary good eatin. Bob is now
CROWN gray In streaks and patches,
whilst Miss Callie has shielded her front
teeth, but the lallagaggin goes on abous
the same MS usual
"Every year for 20 years before Like
went on across old man Berry Ringstaif
had went ON IA drunk indurih the Christ
mas. got turned out of the church at
Bark Log on Saturday before the third
Sunday in January and returned to the
field indurin the big protracted meet
in in August. You ear tell Luke
that Berry never has missed IA Christ
mas yet, and | was over at Bark Log
one day last week when he come floel.in
back to the amen corner and got his
name on the church books onest more.
"Consequentially upon the long dry
drought the creeks have run down low
and the fish are now btin tremendous
free and reckless. But maybe you
would better not tell Luke anything
in regards to that. He mought get
homesick and want to return back into
this land of sin and sufferin.
"Don't forget about Dunk Strickland,
Travis, and his three new babies-strip-
let's as they call 'em. Tell Luke they are
now comm three in burr at Dunk's
house. / went over in the hill country
last Sunday evenin to see the sight.
Tell Luke found Misses Strickland and
the striplets gettin along as well as
you could expect under the cireum-
ference of the surroundin calamity, but
have some serious doubts if Dunk ever
will recover"
81 will tell Luke what you say when
see him." says old man Travis, and
before midnight he had went on across
to see what wonders he would see.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

81 have been thinkin, Lige, as how
you mought maybe love to send some
word to your kinnery and friends
who have gone on before" says old man
Travis, us he motloned Lige to a chair
by the bed, "and from all the prognos-
ties of the ease | reckon we amt got
much time for fumblin and foolin about
it. | have no earthly doubts but what
Luke Wesley will be the first man
meet up with, and in the next place he
will want to hear from you and the
folks"
Il am monstrous sorry to see you
go, Travis" says Lige-and could see
the salt water backin up in his eyes
but if you must / reckon you must.
| amt got no partielar word to send to
anybody eXceptin Luke Wesley. Give
my double-breasted and most pous
regards to Luke. Tell him whilst aint
to say in no breakneck hurry to play
quits with this country, would be the
proudest in the world to see him and
strike hands with him oncst more
Tell him that / am still in the bulliest
of health and hope this will find him en-
joyin the same rich blessin. l am too
internal poor to give up the fight, and
raley aint got the time to take sick
and go to bed. | can still git tired and
hungry, and then eat and sleep like
a yearlin boy, and there aint no tellin
for certain when it will come my time
to go and meet him face to face.
And. Travis, | reckon Luke would
love to know somethin positive about
the crops back here in the old settle
ment, and you can tell him they are
most hellatious sorry Tell him we
haven't had runnin rain at our house
since the first of May, and the dry
drouth is still on. We wont make more
than half crop of corn, and cotton
amt much better. l went around by
Luke's old place the other day, and the
crops about there looked more like
ruination than anything | have saw
since 1866. If he aint heard it from
somebody else you can tell him that
Bud Newton has got his old place rent
ed this year and viii do mighty well if
he makes the rent. On them rich ham
mock lands down in the forks of the
creek, where Luke use to make his bale
to the acre, Buds cotton is big sorry
this year-no weed to start with and
no seasons sufficient to make it put on
the fruit.
Nov as for me, you can tell Luke
l amt farmin any this year. I put in
last spring to farm little, but when |
found out it was all vanity and vexation
l took out and quit. Here of late have
been knockin around considerable
huntin and fishin off and on, and visitin
the poor. Everybody in this country is
visitin the poor this summer-that is,
providin they do any visitin at ALL"
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
Tor the Sake of Peace.

"You will recollect, Travis, that three
things come to pass in this country
which pestered Luke clean down TO his
dyin day." Lige Runnels went on to say.
"He courted the Widder Bledsoe and
she kicked him to marry herself off with
Doc Lambert. He swapped his big iron
gray mule to Handy Stribblin for a
mule that showed up with the glanders
and died inside of week after he made
the trade And one even over nt the
Cross Roads he lost his nerve and laid
down three queens, whilst John An
drew Milligan ralled in the pot with Il
pair of trays. You never saw man
that was more quicker and ready to for
give and forget the past than Luke
Wesley, but them three things stuck in
his craw and troubled him powerful as
long as he remained over here and tar
ried around in the flesh.
$50 for the sake of pluperfect peace,
Travis-in orderment to give rest unto
the weary-you can tell Luke that all
things come out right in the washin if
a man can only wait and see. Doc Lam
bert come home most feloniously drunk
one night along in the Christmas last
winter, and from that he didn't do a
blasted thing but sail in and give the
wilder a genteel thrashin jest on gem
eral principles. Consequentially the
widder she took out papers of compell-
ment and sent her dearly beloved hus-
band to Jail on the grounds of cruelty to
animals, or words to that extent. After
that they made a clean bust of it, and
took out quit claim deeds for general
divorcement. 1t is now the Widder
Bledsoe oncst more. She holds to her
farm down in the Flat Woods, whilst
Doc Lambert is a lonely wanderer on
he face of the earth. As to that horse
trade, YOU can tell him the big iron gray
run away last summer and throwed
Handy outen his wagon and broke three
of his ribs. Handy was then laid up for
repairs three weeks and in the main
time the horse went stone blind, fell III
that big gully down back of the lot,
broke his own neck and died sad and
orful death.
"And now in regards to John Andrew
Milligan and the bluff game he played
tell Luke that in remembrance of old
times and old friendship have already
paid that score my own individually
self. Me and John Andrew took in the
state fair together last fall, and by
some hook or mere crook | picked the
winner every clatter-in pursuance OF
which John Andrew went in flush ano
come out busted, whilst loaned him
money enough to return back home on
Since then John Andrew has swore of
and now says he wouldn't bet two bits
that his name is Milligan.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
Sending the News.

You understand, of course, l never
could 90 with old man Travis in the
new doctrines which him and Luke
Wesley and Lige Runnels had worked
ND and helt forth, but have heard him
talk along them lines for hours on top
of hours.
Luke Wesley he went on across three
years ago. and now old man Travis has
zone TO see for certain about that mar
vplsome pleasant country which he
talked about so much. BY this time
him and old man Luke have no doubts
found out what is what and which is
which. Old man Lige is still talkin and
bclievin and guessin, but they know
somethin by now. l ruthereXpect them
two old men know more to-day in re-
CARDS to things on the other side than
an the people in the round created
world put together,
But anyhow Lige Runnels was there
when Travis Waters come to die. The
doctor had given up the case, the wom-
On folks had went out TO cry, and J
didn't have nothin else todo but to look
and listen at them two old men in the
nartin hour.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
An Around the settlement.

FINALLY at last, Travis, in my own
ramblin way l will put you in mind Of
some general settlement news which
will be welcome to Luke. You know he
never was no great hand for miXin and
meddlin with other people, but yet no
mortal man was ever more anxious like
ard greedy for the news than him.
"Hs use TO worry Luke to see the
way Bob Linton and Miss Callie Mayo
had been courtin and carryin on for
years and years and years, but didn't
take and marry. Understand Luke
didn't make out like it was any Of his
business ia particular, but he didn't
think < was right for them to fool the
long-suTerin public forerer You can
tell him they are still taIin on as CON
slant and fe7ent as ever, but wiz 70
prospects of a weddin match and the
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

Silver gilt spoons with flower han.
dies enamelcd In natural. cclors make 4
pretty show.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
AN OPEN - EP
TO MOTHERS.

WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORTA y Ann
PITCHERS CASTORIA.. AS OUR TRADE MARX
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
Fine American Marbles.

Some of the strongest marbles in
the world come from the town OF
Lee in Massachusetts,. They bear a
weight of 1s.4OO pounds TO the
cubic inch. The strongest Ameri-
can limestone comes from Kings
ton, n. Y, showing capacity to stand
a pressure of 1900 pounds to the cubic
inch. Tuckahoe marble bears 12,950
pounds to the cubic inch, while the red
granite of the Bay of Fundy reaches its
limit at 11,s12. Rhode Island granite
crushes at 1880 pounds TO the cubic
inch, and that of Virginia will bear
21,50O pounds, and that from the quar-
ries of Maryland 1880 pounds. The
New England GRANTEES vary from those
standards. The trap rocks of New Jer.
sey and the dolomites of Staten Island
are rated the strongest stones in the
United States. their crushing resist
ance being $4,000 pounds to the cubic
inch