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The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
RUSS DIVORCE CASE.
Mrs. Russ Files a Cross Bill Also De-
manding Divorce

Judge Hazen will decide next Monday
whether Walter L. Russ, ex-secretary of
the Associated Charities and ex-manager
of the Waits home, is entitled to a di-
vorce whether his wife is the wronged
person.
Russ applied for a divorce on the
ground of abandonment. His wife is in
which she asks for divorce and ali
mony on the ground of cruelty.
The case heard yesterday after
noon before Judge Hazen. Mrs. Russ
was not in the court room, but she was
represented by Dobbs & Stoker, while
Mrs. Lucia o. Case represented Mr.. Russ.
Dispositions were read from Mrs. Russ.
She said that when their child was only
a few days old Mr.. Russ used to shake
the infant and otherwise abuse it. She
would try to stop him and was slapped
for her pains. She said that on several
occasions Mr.. Russ struck her in the
face. She also said that she did not re-
ceive sufficient food and clothing.
Mrs. Russ sister, Mrs. R. w. Client,
testified that Mrs. Russ was supplied
with second hand clothing by her hus-
band taken from the headquarters of the
Associated Charities, of which he was
secretary.
letter was also introduced in evidence
written by Mr. Russ after his wife left,
in which he asked friend to send him a
woman not less than 20 nor more than 80
years old to keep house for him. He
said he intended to get divorce from
his wife and the deal might lead to mar
riage.
Neighbors who lived near the Russ
family testified that they never heard
any loud talk between Mr.. and Mrs. Russ
and never saw him abuse her.
Mr. R1lSS is now fhe DrODrietOr of a lit
tie grocery store in Redruondville in
North Topeka. He served a term in the
penitentiary and lectured on prison re-
form before he settled down in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23

tember 25. at p. M, in the parlors of
the Physical Culture school.
Mrs. George w. Hunt of 430 Tyler
street has gone to st. Joe for a few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. S. Senour of 1341 Dill
lon street, entertained a number. of
their friends at tea, Tuesday evening,
in honor of the pastor and his wife,
Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ. Reynolds.
Miss Jay of Emporia has issued invi-
tations for the marriage of her niece,
Gertrude Jay, to Mr.. Wor1ey Truitt,
Wednesday evening. october 6, at the
First Presbyterian church in Emporia-
After the ceremony big reception will
be given at the home of Miss Jay, on
West Twelfth avenue. Mr.. and Mrs.
Truitt will be at home to their friends
after October 20th, at 1927 Rural street,
in Emporia. Both young people have
many friends in Topeka who wish them
every happiness.
Miss Keener's Millinery opening Fri
day afternoon and Saturday. 721 Kan.
ave.
Mrs. Linn Smith, of Atlanta, Ga, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Parker, at I'LL Harrison street. She
will remain six weeks.
D. w. Lair, of Marshalltown, Iowa,
is visiting his brother, Edward Lair, at
720 Madison street.
Pattern hats on exhibition Friday
and Saturday at Mrs. Elders GIL Kan
Mrs. c. H. Hackbusch returned to her
home in Leavenworth yesterday after
a visit with Mrs. w. H. Roehr.
Mrs. J. M. Miner and son Claude are
spending a few days in Atchison.
Mrs. George F. Sharitt entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Grey Thomas, Miss
Virginia Thomas, Mrs. Craig Hunter
and Mr.. Seth Chase at o'clock dinner
Monday evening.
Grand opening Fall Hats and Bonnets
Thursday evening, September %, from
7:30 to 10. Levi Millinery Co., 632 Kan.
ave.
Misses Hilma and Anna johnson
entertained about twenty of their
friends last evening at their home at
All East Ninth street. The lawn and
porches were brightly lighted with Jap
anese lanterns. Games and music
made the evening pass quickly. Re
freShmentS were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Seelig and son Lee
of Kansas City will spend next week
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. Diment.
Grand opening Fall Hats and Bonnets
Thursday evening, September %, from
7:30 to 10. Levi Millinery Co., 632 Kan.
ave.
The boarders at the Blower house
are greatly pleased to learn authenti-
cally that the rumors of a change of
management of the house are without
foundation, and that no change will be
made.
Pattern hats on exhibition Friday and
Saturday at Mrs. Elders, GIL Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
The Federation of Labor Sees No Rea-
son for the Chicago Labor
Convention.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The council of
the American Federation of Labor has
issued an address, which in part, says:
"A call has gone forth to the trade
unions and public for a labor conVen-
ton in Chicago next Monday. The
ostensible objects are to take measures
in aid of the miners strike and to offset
the sweeping powers of the courts in
granting injunctions in defiance of pop
ular rights during labor disputes.
These objects are very commend
able and worthy the active practical
support of every trade unioniSt and
every lover of his fellow man.
But conditions have somewhat
changed since that convention was
agreed upon. This week, fully $4,000
miners have gone to work on terms
fixed jointly by the miners and Operat-
orS. 1t is the greatest victory gained
by trades unions in years. 1t was won
against the combined power of wealth,
judicial uSurpationS and inhuman ty-
ranny.
The American Federation of Labor,
believing only in practical methods has
decided to continue it's support with
organizers and money until complete
victory for the miners is won. To this
their full and unmeaSured aid to this
end it calls on it's unions and on the
public to not hault in their full and un-
measured aid to this wirthy movement.
Many families still need support
and money will be required until the
miners are more fully at work and
able to help themselves. Let the trade
til this struggle is crowned with COM
plete success.
We can see no need for the labor
union meeting in Chicago next month.
We advise our unions not to be repre-
sented there. The money it will cost
to send delegates had better go to help
the suffering miners and their families.
1t is not by conventions, irresponsible
talk inflammatOry declarations and rev.
Olutionary buncombe, that the cause of
labor can be advanced. Violent ap-
pealS to the passions of the multitude
can serve no good purpose. 1t is only
by systematic organization of the work
hearts and united funds and a frater-
nifty of purpose which knows no bounds
OF creed. color, nationality or politics
that will upiift the masses.
Trades unions are not the promoters
of social disorder, or the upholders of
riot and revolution Our course is
along the lines of peace and orderly de-
velopment. We are law abiding citi-
zens and if the law or it's administration
at times is against us, we are conf
dent that an enlightened public opinion
will ultimately correct the wrong.
Hence. we here make appeal to all fair
minded moulders of public thought to
our public men, to the clergy and to the
press, to make a decided stand hence
forth with US against the unfair and
unconstitutional use of judicial injunc-
tionS, which are wholly SubVersiVe of
personal liberty.
We further urge the citizens of our
entire country to rise unitedly at the
polls in every state and elect men to
make forever impossible these new
forms of judicial tyranny and political
plancy which now prevail in the ser
vice Of corporate wealth."
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
Ladies' Music Club.

The Ladies' Music club spent a very
lghtful day yesterday at the home
doras northwest of town. Before din
ner the following programme was Civ
en-:
1. Willy .Nocturne op. 1O2
Miss Grace Campdoras.
2. Paper ..........Our Famous Singers
Miss Edna Parkhurst.
Mrs. Dietrich.
with violin obligato). ..........
Mrs. Miller.
5. Neven .Barchetta
Mrs Ryder
6. Paper ...... Musical New York
Miss Martin.
Mrs. Hardt.
s. Dudley Buck ........Se Selection
Mrs. Parkhurst-
9. Mason ....... Romance Etude
Miss Irene Campdoras.
10. G. w. MarstOn. .ImprOmptu Caprice
Mrs. Barber.
II. Bishop Quartette-(The Bloom is
Mrs. Parkhurst, Mrs. Miller Mrs. Mar
tin and Mrs. Ferry.
Miss Martin
The entire programme was excellent
the papers being especially instructive.
long tables were arranged under the
trees. The menu was:
Cold Tongue. Pressed Chicken
Bread and Butter.
Jelly.
Chicken Salad. Stuffed Tomatoes.
Potato Chips. Deviled Eggs.
Pickles. Olives, Celery.
Ice Cream. Cake.
Salted Almonds.
Coffee. Chocolate.
After dinner various games were
played. The members of the club pres
ent were Mrs. Russell Barber. Miss
Grace CampdoraS, Miss Irene Camp
doraS, Mrs. w. S. Charles, Miss Ruth
Collins, Mrs. F. E. Dietrich, Mrs. L. S.
Ferry, Mrs. ]. w. Hardt, Mrs. F. P.
MacLennan, Miss Mabel Martin, Mrs.
w. I. Miller, Mrs. c. c. Nicholson, Mrs
G. w. Parkhurst, Miss Ellen Park
hurst Miss Edna Parkhurst, Mrs. L.
A. Ryder, and Miss Catherine Smith.
The guests of the club We're Mrs.
Worthington, Miss Bessie Reeder Miss
frankie Nelson of Kansas City and lit
tie Misses Esther Barber, Helen
Charles, Mary MacLennan and Master
Charles Ryder.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.
Vaudeville Next Week at the Gran d
Other Theatrical Enter tainments

At the Grand Opera house on the
first four nights of next week Girard' s
Vaudeville company will compete with
the COrbett-FitzSimmO VeriScope pic
lures at the Crawford theater for the
consideration of as many of Topeka S
visitors as desire indoor entertainment.
first class vaudeville organization, and
while in ST. Louis few weeks ago the
papers of that city spoke very highly of
the work of it's members
Al G. Fields Colored minstrels come
to the Grand in this city on Saturday
evening of Festival week. AL G.. Field
has had a colored minstrel troupe on
the road for several years, and the
company has never neglected to visit
Topeka each season. The organization
is said to be materially strengthened
and improved generally this year.
woodman & Stater's Fun Makers
opened a four nights engagement at
the Grand Opera house last night be-
fore a good audience. My Wife's
Maid" preceded by a curtain raiser
"A Poor Old Player was presented,
and the work of the entire company
may be said to be better than the aver
age popular price company. Enter
tanning specialties are introduced
throughout the performance. Tonight
"Hortense,' a society drama, is the bill
The prices are ITO, 20 and 80 cents.
At Library hall tomorrow night a
very cl0N0F VIII Do given
for the benefit of the Floral fund, un-
der the direction of Miss Georgia
Brown of Lawrence. The comedy
Chance will be presented by a cast
made up of young society people of
this city, and after the presentation the
floor will be cleared of chairs and dane
ing enjoyed. The comedy is an orig
inal arrangement of the two farces
Heads or Tails and "A Box of Mon
keys by Miss Brown, and will be thor
oughly enjoyable. The sale of tick
cts will open at Library hall office to-
morrow morning at O'Clock and the
admission price will be so cents. The
entire proceeds. less expenses, Will go to
the Floral fund.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
CAN PLAY MINOR PARTS.
Court Decides Leading" Theatrical
Man Can so Act Without Injury.

San Francisco, Sept. 29.-According
to an opinion rendered by Justice Car
rol. "a leading man. on the stage does
not injure his professional reputation
by playing minor parts.
Decision was in a suit brought by
Francis Carlyle, a well known actor
against Frederick Belasco, manager of
the AlcaZar theater, to recover his sal
ary of $100 per week on the ground of
breach of contract. Carlyle was dis
charged for refusing to play a compar-
atively unimportant part in Turk
Meets Greek" but the court ruled
against him. The Daniel Frawley and
his leading man, Frank Worthing, were
among the Witnesses
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Patton and Miss
George Patton of Kansas City will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Wool
verton next week at their home, 1113
Van Buren street.
Miss Frances Moon returned yester-
day from Hiawatha.
Miss Mabel Bywaters of Paris Texas,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Lager
strom, on her way home from spending
the summer in Lexington. Mo.
Grand opening Fall Hats and Bonnets
Thursday evening, September %, from
7:30 to 10. Levi Millinery Co.. 632 Kan
ave.
The Western Sorosis will hold their
first meeting this fall, Saturday, Sep
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
MUCH POWDER BURNED
On the Occasion of the Presidents
Visit to Massachusetts,.

Adams. Mass, Sept. 23-when the
presidential train reached the station
mere the presidents private car was
shifted short distance below the plat
form and near the entrance to the Spac-
aous grounds of the Plunkett estate. AS
the car came to a stop, a salute of 21
guns was fired from an eTninence in the
rear of Mr.. Plunkett's residence by a
pany. on the piazza of the mansion,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23

Comfortable Reclining Chsir Cars
Are carried between Topeka and Pueb-
10, Colorado Springs and Denver, on
the Colorado express leaying over the
Santa Fe at 1905 p. daily.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23

taken again. In fact, the fusion crowd
did not make a prophecy which events
have not falsified..''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

(AIl communications to this department
must give the full name and address Of
the writer. Anonymous personals and
descriptions of social affairs will not be
publiShed.l
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

stump roots, an island garden all to
themselves. They grew luxuriantly,
and the underbrush cleared away from
the shores and other islands there
abouts gradually drifted in to them,
and so increased the size Of the mass;
then, as the wood of the brush and of
the stumps decayed, the mass became
Water-logged, and the whole gradually
sang beneath the surface.
But how comes it to rise again. as
1t does each succeeding year? This is
the point that has puzzled wiser heads
than mine, but [ have theory for 1t,
which seems to answer all the re-
quirements. AS the flora ripen during
the hot months of summer, for the
island is a thick mass of vegetation,
the stems enlarge, become buoyant.
and, as the season advances toward
September, undergo the first stages of
decay; that is, the atoms become filled
with the gases attendant upon fuller
ripeness and commencing decay; this
large mass of gas-enclosing vegeta-
ton oVercomeS the natural weight Of
the mass, the specific gravity being
only little heavier than the water,
and so the whole mass gradually rises
above the waters surface; it stays
in this condition above the surface
till the heavy frosts of the fall occur
when, the plants having been de-
stroyed, and decay measurably COM
pleted, the whole mass being heavier
than the water again, it gradually
sinks to the bottom Of the lake, which
is about thirty feet deep at this point,
to arise again the following year, when
spring and summer have brought the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

is another peculiar thing to me. as physi-
clan. My family have summered on the
lakes borders for some nine years, and there
is yet to come to my knowledge a case OF
malaria, arising within the neighborhood Of
the lake, in all that time. This l attribute
to the fact that the large amount Of iron
present in all the water whereabouts, lake
water well that from our wells, seems
to prevent the development of the microbe
or bacteria that gives us the form of zymotlc
disease that the profession have denomtnated
malaria This absence of malaria Is also
testified to by the local physician there who
So, altogether Orion lake. with its annual
sinking and rising island its rich and
abundant Waterford and its absence OF ma
laria from its borders, has many points OF
scientific interest connected with its history.
Oakland county, Michigan, is a county
noted for it's many beautiful lakes: several
hundred being reported as within its boun-
daries. Among these is Orion lake. Origin
ally what constitutes the main body of
water was three lakes lying close to each
other. The embankment of the Bay City
railroad running across one end of these
lakes raised the surface of the water till the
intervening land was overfowed, and now
one very irregular. but picturesque body of
1t Is quite full OF islands of various sizes,
one being about forty acres in extent. on
which a large club house stands, used by
the summer visitors to this health giving
spot. The lake is some 800 feet higher than
Detroit, though lying only forty miles to the
northwest of the city.
But of all its attractions none can COM
pare for interest with the mysterious sinking
island &C. Henri Leonard"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

it has been up out of the water again
as seen in the accompanying illustra-
ton.
The island approximates an acre
in extent: it is, of course, very wet
for the first week or so after rising
from the lakes depth, but as the sea-
son wears along, it becomes dryer, and,
as before stated, can be used for picnic
purposes [ would be afraid Of its sta
bility under a large load; though / have
been told by one of the old residents,
that one season the people tried to hold
it down by pouring on its sunken sun
face fourteen wagon loads of large
stones, rowing them over the lakes
surface to the place where the Island
was known to lie submerged; but, like
Banquos ghost, the island would not
down; it makes it's entree into air every
year just the same.
THE photograph shows it's locality
and the islands elongated shape. The
photograph was taken in October of
this present year, the time when the
mysterious island is most prominent.
In the center of the island half dozen
or more large stumps are growing,
clump of three being in the center Of
the mass. l think these stumpS are in
a great measure responsible for the
phenomena attending it's annual sink
ing and rising. That is, / am Of the
opinion that collection of these origin
ally formed the nucleus for the growth
of his strange freak among the islands
of our fresh water lakes.
THE fora of the lake is something
marvellous in its richness and variety.
These stumps have drffted out to the
center of this portion of the lake, and
taken with them some Of the strands
of the long snake-like plants that
grow there to a length of nearly ten
feet, with the lily, fronds MOSES and
various others Of the aquatic plants.
These floating growths have formed
there, with the earth attached to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

left the city The most interesting of
these have been during the past four
years, cruising in the counts yacht,
part of the time among the South Sea
islands, from where stories of encOunt-
ers with cannibals and pirates have
made their way to friends in civilized
lands.
I'VE have had no particularly excit-
ing experiences" said the countess to-
day, speaking of their travels. The
last four years of the time we have
been cruising we had much pleasant
weather, we were caught in no hurri-
canes, we had no accidents and we
found the people very pleasant
And were there no cannibals?" was
asked.
"Oh, yes, there were cannibals,' said
the countess, but we always found
them very agreeable people to meet.
They seemed to be rather in awe Of
white uniforms, and when we went out
we had a party of armed men with us.
The people were very much interested
in our yacht, in the guns, and to know
why we had come.
Most of the people on the coast of
the Solomons speak a peculiar Eng
lish, not exactly like pigeon English
What come for?' they asked Come
to look we told them, but they never
could understand it. When the yacht
came to anchor near one of the Islands
the natives would come out In great
numbers in their canoes.
Sometimes the chief of the island
would come on board and leave his son
for q hostage, and we could go ashore
and he would entertain us. The chiefs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF
Observation-Disclosures Court First Judicial
District.
In the matter of the assignment of James
Nelson insolvent.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
the provisions OF chapter one hundred and
forty-eight n48) of the general laws of Min
nesota passed in the year 1881. and the sew
eral acts amendatory thereof, and on the
twentieth day of November, 1897. James Nell
son. Of Saltwater Minnesota duly made an
assignment for the benefit OF his creditors 10
the undersigned of all his property not by
law exempt from execution. That I have ac-
cepted the trust created by said assignment
and entered upon the discharge Of the duties
of such Assignee. That on the twenty sew
enth day of November, 1897, an order was
duly made in the above entitled proceedings
by the Honorable District Court OF Washing
ton County Minnesota, directing that all
creditors Of said Insolvent James Nelson file
as provided by law. their respective claims
against said InsolYent. duly verified. with
the undersigned Assignee. at saltwater. Min
nesota on or before the twenty fourth day
of December, 1887. or be barred from par
ticipating in the distribution OF the assets
Of said InsolYent.
Dated November y. 1897
LOUIS l.. MANWARING
Assignee OF James Nelson
Saltwater, Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

of those who profess to have solved
the riddles of most natural phenomena.
The island Is situated far from the
beaten track of town life, and SO has
escaped the publicity that so remark
able a freak would have attracted had
the busy brains of scientific men been
concentrated upon its peculiar manner
of thrusting it's body out of the water
and becoming a bold landmark in the
neighborhood, and again sinking shyly
out of sight and hiding it's modest head
somewhere in the recesses of the lake.
1t has come to pass at last, however,
that a scientific man has pitched his
tent, or rather his cottage, on the
borders of Lake Orion, in the vicinity
of the mysterious island. and through
this circumstance the valuable scien-
tific puzzle is at last made public to
whet the curiosity Of clever men and
perhaps result in a solution of the mys-
terry and the wrestling from Dame Ma
ture of another of her closely guarded
secrets.
The scientist to whom the world is
indebted for making public the exist
ence of the sinking island Is G. Henri
Leonard, A M, NJ. D., a we'll known
author of Detroit Mr.. Leonard has
watched the strange antics Of the isl
and with growing interest, and has,
besides making systematic notes Of its
habits, formed a theory regarding the
causes of the appearance and disap-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

pearance Of so interesting a landmark
The result of his studies ne gives to
the readers of this newspaper as fol-
lows:
THE cottagers have named a strange
spot in this vicinity the floating is
land but this is something of a mis-
homer, as ii Is really sinking and
rising island. During several months
of the year it lies submerged in about
twenty feet or more of water; then for
the balance of the year it is out of
water, and picnics can be held upon
IT, II so desired. It is used as hunt
ing place, when out of the water. by
some Of the boys of the summer resi-
dent families, water fowl being shot
from ;ts surface. Members of my fam
fly have rowed over the spot when the
island has chosen to sink out of sight
and have endeavOreG to reach its sub
merged surface with 4 seVenfoot oar.
but could not do SO. Two months later
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29
FROM THE BIBLOMANIAC.

AS long as I've my library 1 know 1 will not
starve,
For example. think what fine slice of Bacon
| cen carve:
Or else I'll try nice Lamb chop, or If that
= won't do me
And I prefer chicken. I've Cooper, too,
you see.
also have a Field wherein the choicest
things do grow,
And if I want my diet sweet 1 have some
Game also:
And should my stock of food that's fresh by
any mshap fail.
1 suppose I'd have to fall back then on some
thing that is Stael.
But, then, who will prepare my meals? Just
let me take a look:
Ha, hal I have it! All my food I'll make
Rose Terry Cooke:
And since l cannot serve myself at table
why. you see.
I'm glad I'll always have a Butler there to
wait
New Orleans Times Democrat.