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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
T. M. JAMES FOR MAYOR
A Citizens Ticket Named by the
Anti-Republicans
The Chief Demand is City Own
ership of the WaterWOrks.
Three Hundred Persons at Hamilton
Hall, Name the Ticket and Adopt
the Platform.

While the rain was beating a heavy
tattoo on the tin roof overhead, and the
lightning was vieing with EdisOn's lat
est at intervals in Illuminating the hall,
D. c. Tillotson stepped to the front of
the stage at Hamilton hall last night
and announced the following names as
the nominees on the Citizens ticket for
the city offices:
For mayor, T. NJ. James.
FoTrcity clerk, Ernest Mueller
For city treasurer, w. K. Ward.
For city attorney, J. J. Schenck.
For justices of the peace, c. K Holli-
day, Jr-, @. 3. Payne and W. c. Sly.
For constables, Samuel Carr, Charles
Brown and Thomas Wilburn.
For cOuncilmen, Second ward, David
Williams; First. Third and Fourth
wards, the Republican nominees; Fifth
ward, a colored man to be named later
on.
For members of the school board:
Second ward, NJ c. Long, short term;
Mrs. George FIintham, long term;
Third ward, J. NJ Mitchell; Fourth
ward, Mrs D. L Furbeck: Fifth ward.
The call for a meeting to nominate a
C1tlzens' ticket, to be placed in the
field against the ticket headed by
Mayor Charles Fellows, brought 300
people to Hamilton hall last night. OF
this number 16 We're women. The meet
ing was called to order by Col. Fred
0iOS6s ana u. <. 11llOtSOn CHOSEN as
chairman and Frank Whitaker as sec
rotary.
When MI. Tillotson reached the stage,
after having been chosen as chairman,
he lost but little time in saying some
thing, not altogether complimentary,
about the present city administra ton.
I'VE are here for the purpose of nOmi-
mating ticket for the people of TOpe-
ka, said he We do not believe in
ring government of the city affairs
from generation to generation. and are
not here to perpetuate the policy that
public office is a private snap. We
have known an official of this city to
compromise a law suit and own a farm
in some mysterious manner within 80
days after he was elected, and we know
that a woman can't go into the office
of this official without having to pub
lish an affidavit of her character after
changed We want some one in office
who will have something else besides
the welfare of the corpora tons of this
city at heart. / am not here to say
that If We succeed in electing the ticket
that We nominate tonight, we will bring
about the wave Of prosperity, for you
know that is here now, but we will
bring about a reform in our city gov
eminent"
At the conclusion of Mr. Tillotson's
speech, the appointment of nominat-
ing committee and a committee on res
olutions was moved The two commit
tees were appointed as follows:
Nominating committee: First ward,
]. H. Stevens; Second ward, DIR. Ham
nton; Third ward, ]. M. Hart; Fourth
ward, Lee Jones; Fifth ward, Wilson
Keith.
Committee on resolutions: Fred Close,
L. T. Yount, w. H. Oliver, w c. Sly
Byron Wingett and Charles K. Holli-
day.
The latter committee was out but
few minutes. when the following de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
Mineral W alter.

The finest in the west. Come and try IT.
J. w. PHILLIPS. 612 ". Eighth Ave.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Broken edge collars made smooth BY
Peerless Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Homeseekers' excursions via Santa
Fe Route. April and 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Dandruff is due TO an enfeeb1ed state
of the skin. Halls Hair Remover
quickens the nutritive functions of the
skin, healing and preventing the foFma-
ton of dandruff-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
A Call.

All women who are interested in the
coming municipal election are invited
to meet on Saturday, d. M, at the
Commercial club rooms, 627 Kansas ave
BY order of Topeka z. S. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

California Limited leaves Topeka
Thursdays and Sundays, 11:33 a. m,
via Santa Fe Route. 81 hours to Cali
fornia Vestibu1ed Pullman sleepers,
buffet smoker and dining car through
California Express, with Pullman pal
ace and tourist sleepers leaves daily at
rs D. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Come to pancake social by D. of H.
No. 152, Saturday night, Kansas ave.
and Gordon Literary and musical en-
tertainnent. Admission 10c-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West 9Th.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10

thusiasm for wealth to the rich local..
ties almost within the arctic circle will
find themselves poorly equipped to cope
with the chilliness Of & below-zero
temperature. How many may succumb
to the hardships they must necessarily
undergo in their leap after gold! And
this applies to any route that may be
selected by the adventurous spirits who
are rushing in quest of fortune. There
is said to be great difference between
the climate of the coast and that of the
interior of this land of gold. In winter
there is extreme cold. while in the
short summer the heat is intense. One
OF the prospectors, writing recently
from Dawson City, has told the world
that the dreaded mosquito finds home
there, and that he is "our worst
enemy"
The landing place by the Yukon river
route is st. Michael's, about 60 miles
from the mouth of the Yukon. From
this point, before the gold fields are
reached. it is necessary to pillow the
waters of this great river for distance
of 1890 miles, leaving behind the terri
tory OF the United States as the des-
tination is neared. To reach Dawson
City, states recent writer, zone must
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10
A TALE OF BAD LUCK.
Gen. CerrO G>8rdO Williams Expert
ence in Pike Fishing.

Gen. CerrO G>8rdo Williams Expert
ence in Pike Fishing.
Several of us were at Kanawha Falls
enjoying the black bass fishing, which
at that time was very good. In the
party, or rather he came after we had
arrived, was old Cerro Gordo Williams,
OF Kentucky. There was an angler to
please the shade of old Izaak Walton
himself. The general was not one of
the kind who makes an occasional trip
in the summer time. He was at it
at all seasons of the year, had been to
Maine, Canada, Florida and the lakes
in the northwest, to say nothing of
his experience in ocean fishing. One
day at the falls his luck had been bad,
and after fishing over at the old mill
for three or four hours without even
bite, he came to the hotel and joined
the group on the porch. After a little
bantering, he said:
well, I never get disappointed when
the fish won't bite. 1t is unphilosoph-
ical and unsportsmanlike. I was in
Kentucky one spring, or rather one
summer, >as it was in June, and word
came to me that there was some fine
pike fishing in the Killikinnick, a stream
that enters the Ohio about 100 miles
above Cincinnati. Now there is no bet
ter fishing than pike fishing, They're
game and big, and that stream was
at one time filled with this noble fish.
Three or four of US packed up and
drove over on Sunday, and fixed every
thing ready for full weeks sport. On
Monday we tried one or two of the
pools, but without bit of luck. We
didn't complain. On Tuesday we took
another shy after going down the
stream five or six miles. But a few
little, measly perch was the net result
Of that days work. Then we went up
stream few miles, far enough to tire
us out pretty thoroughly, when we got
home that night, without a single thing
to show except lot of sunburned faces,
for the weather was growing hotter
and hotter, and our accommodations
were none of the best. We thought we
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
PASTURES NEED CARE.
The Future of Hay Farming in
TTnifna Sf0tns

The Future of Hay Farming in the
- United States.
The desire to cultivate as much land
as possible in order to get the most pos
sible from it has led to general neglect
of meadow and pasture lands. Only
when it is found that the soil had lost
so much fertility that it would not pay
for cultivating was it seeded down or
left to grow up with such heritage, both
weeds and grass, as nature provided
The result is that most of the land now
in grass is by that very fact discredited
as being presumably fit for nothing
else. Yet there is in all grass land a
constant tendency to increase in fer
tility. 1t is so even when the lsad is
left to grow up with the weeds and
bushes. These shelter the surface, hold
the leaves that fall on the land from
being blown away. The decomposition
OF these leaves gradually builds up the
soil, and to this must be added the ex-
crement from animals fed on the herb
age which the soil is still able to grow.
Usually when the improvement of
grass land is determined upon the soil
to be turned under and rot is regarded
as an important part of the soil assets.
Improving the land as meadow and
pasture by manuring it and still leav-
ing it unplowed is hardly ever thought
OF. Yet as in most cases the grass land
is, even with manure. not quite rich
enough for profitable cropping, the ex-
pertinent is worth trying of applying
to 1t such manure as can be had and see
what the increased grass or hay prod
uct will be worth. This is done success
fully in England. Why may it not in the
older parts of this country? The de-
mand for hay is generally good in all
eastern cities. Will it pay to fertilize
grass lands so as to make the growing
of hay profitable? If it will not pay to
maintain fertility in grass land, the log
zeal sequence is that all hay or grass
taken from it helps to reduce fertility
so that the soil will be worth nothing
for the production of any kind of crop
It is likely that in the future, as in
the past, most of the hay crop in this
country will be produced in the years
when the rotation between cultivated
crops and grass requires that the lane
be seeded. Our climate is not moist like
that of England. Hence it cannot keer
good sod SO many years without plow
ing and reseeding. This also is so much
the best for cultivated land that there
need be no fear that the profits of cul
tivated crops will so lessen the amount
Of land in grass that there will not be
hay enough to feed with grain anG
coarser fodder, nor that it will fail tc
be supplied at reasonable prices-Cul
tivator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10
COB COAL FOR HOGS.
1t Keeps Their Digestive Apparatus
i'm a Healthy Condition..

AZ a 4ACdaAIAy
There are many farmers who fail to
make success of making coal from
corncobs, and therefore the following
explicit directions are given: Save the
cobs and store them in dry place, to
be burned when time permits. Aside
from the good care we give our pigs,
we attribute much of their general
health to the condiment prescribed
herewith, which seems to keep their Oh
gestive apparatus in healthy condi-
ton.
One who raises from 100 to $50 pigs
should aim to save at least 200 bushels
of corncobs for charcoal. Make pit
AZ to $ feet deep, IL to IS inches in
diameter at bottom, AZ to feet on top.
Have sheet iron. cover made large
enough to cover the pit and project
six inches over the edge. Start fire
in the bottom with shavings and add by
degrees bushel OF cobs, and let them
get well aglow. Then add three to four
bushels more, and when well on fire
add more, and so on, until the pit is
rounding full. If they burn faster on
one side than the other side lift the side
that is burning least with a pole. If
you have an old iron rod long enough
lay it over the center of the hole so as
to keep the sheet iron from sagging.
When all the cobs are we'll aglow, even
blazing freely, cover the hole with sheet
iron and seal the edges with earth, air
tight, and leave it until the next morn
ing, when the charcoal can be taken
out. and if the job is well done there
will be from nine to twelve bushels
Farm, Stock and Home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10
YUKON GOLD FIELDS.
Events Which Led Up to the Pres.
ent Boom. = Il:
The Route to Klondyke-Hardship a
to Be EncountercGl~-Surpr
Figures as to Distances
Cost Of Living.

The excitement caused by the dis
coveries of gold in large quantities along
the Klondyke river and the waters trib-
utary to it, near the Alaskan boundary,
has aroused spirit of wealth-hunting
which will not be allayed for many a
day. Determination to become pos
sessed of the riches of the cold and
dreary Yukon basin has impelled thou
sands to go forth, in many instances
with very imperfect preparation, to Sc
cure the yellow metal, which, it is
known, this region so largely conceals.
The gold fever has taken such a hold
along the Pacific coast that breathless
haste to reach this new land of promise
has dominated all considera tons of pru-
dence and even of safety. The tales
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10

traverse icy plains, climb steep, snow
clad mountains. and invade treacherous
rivers''
In the shorter route, by way of
Juneau, on the southeastern part of the
Alaskan territory, difficulties are also
encountered. When the Pacific inlets
and straits have been left behind and
the vessel enters the harbor of Juneau
diversified method of travel lies before
the gold hunter. It takes 90 DAYS 10
reach here from Seattle. Then Dyea,
at the extremity of the Lynn canal, is
made. This town reached, the great
passes of the Chilkoot. Chilkat, and
Moore, with their frequent snowstorms,
next invite the weary traveller to con-
tinue his journey. This is not path of
roses he is about to tread.
To save themselves when caught in
the terrible storms which overtake
wanderers in these passes above the
Lynn canal, men have been known to
crawl under some overhanging rock
and remain there without food until
the danger was past. The storms some
times last for several days. From
Juneau to Dyea is 100 miles. Crossing
the. Alaskan line one goes to Lake Lin
derman, 80 miles. on foot. Then across
the lake for about five miles. after
which an overland journey to the head
waiers of Lake Bennett, % miles long;
on SCOT again to the Cariboo river; four
mics to Tagish lake, from whence 81
miles may be travelled on boat. Con-
tinuing through mountainous coun-
try, Mud lake is reached; thence to
White Horse rapids, and on to Lake La
Barge, where 81 miles of navigable wa
ter is found. After further journey
of 200 miles along the Lewis river the
the Yukon is reached at Fort Sellirk.
From Juneau to Dawson is dis
tence of $50 miles. The following ad-
vice has been offered to parties intend
ing to take this route to the gold
creeks: mo one should venture with
out eight months provisions, and these
should be bought at Juneau. He should
have 400 pounds of flour, 100 pounds
of beans. 100 pounds of bacon. 100
pounds of sugar, 10 pounds of tea, 80
pounds of coffee. $50 pounds of mixed
fruit, besides salt, pepper. and cooking
utensils. All these can be bought for
the sum of 500. To convey them to the
head waters of Lake Linderman would
cost SIS per hundred" A month of
perilous travel is ahead of the prospec-
tor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10

had been misinformcd, but we stayed
on only to find that Thursdays and
Fridays experiences were to be but a
repetition of those we had had during
the other days.
"'Pretty tough luck, boys said to
them on Saturday morning, but we'll
try the thing once more, and if we have
no luck to-day we will go home to-mor-
row and say nothing
"Saturday morning we went to one of
the best holes in the creek. We were
there bright and early, and we fished,
and fished and fshed. I don't believe
there was pike within 100000 miles
of the creek, judging by our luck.
Along toward midday there ambled
down to the hole one of the typical
eastern Notwithstanding, gaunt, sal
low and shiftless. He mosied down
through the sand bar without a word
until he had taken in the situation.
"'How dye he said.
"'Any pike in this blasted creek?' I
inquired.
81 dunno. Thar's some here sum-
times an a'gin there amt. Do you uns
mind if I take one Nv these bait?' asked
he, as he pointed at lot of dead sinners
rotting in the sun.
"'No. Help YOURSELF said.
'Then he unlimbered his tackle. He
had a hickory sapling with an old trot
line wound around and around, and
pom my word, he had hook on the
end that country blacksmith had
made for him out of piece of old
scrap steel. 1t was about three or four
inches long and proportionately thick.
On this he stuck an old sinner that
must. have smelt, as it had been in
the sun long enough. Then he made
his cast. and the old pole and line
whirled through the air with swish
But he didn't sit down, for he didn't
have to. It's the Gospel truth that in
less than ten minutes that old native
pulled out the finest pike I ever saw
in my life and shambled over the sand
bar with the fish over his back and
then through the willows. 5g &.
Well, I'll be hanged!'. was abou,
all our crowd could say. Let's GO
home And we did. From that time
I never kicked at my luck Detroit
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WASTE IN FODDER PREVENTED.

as hay or grain. A log pen has been
made, as illustrated, that serves the
purpose admirably. The logs rest upon
foundation Of stone or wood, the
lower log being one foot from the
ground, and three logs on each side, the
extreme height of fence being not less
than AZ feet. On the leeward side of
the stack pen permanent and durable
manger can be easily made from small
poles. This may extend the entire
length of the pen, and be built up On one
or more sides. The straw is thrown
into it directly from the stack, and, if
ration of hay or straw be fed at noon.
it will prove equally as valuable, the
only objection being that it is located
out Of doors. 1t is far more economical
than to throw the food upon the
ground or in the nearest fence corner.
Farm and Home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10

higher up than Fort Cudahy, near Fort
Reliance, and it is, therefore, within
Canadian territory for the whole of it's
course. r., ~-.5.
The Dominion government has an
nounced that it will publish summary
of some further reports which have
been received at the interior depart
ment from Mr.. Ogilvie. In these re-
ports Mr.. Ogilvie speaks at length of the
great difficulties and dangers which
have to be encountered by explorers in
that land. The lack of a mail service
seems to be felt almost as great an in
convenience as the want OF a claims
registration bureau, with a court tor
the collection of debts.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10
LANDING AT THE KLONDYKE DIGGINGS
(Fron a Photography

told by miners returned from the Klon-
dyke fittingly rival the stories of Cali
fornia's golden period.
AS far back as 1860 deposit of gold
was found in the basin of the Yukon by
prospector named George Holt. He
also reported the finding of coarse
specimens along the Hootalinqua river.
But it was the discovery of gold near
Sitka in 1878, followed by the finds in
the vicinity of Juneau in 1880, that drew
attention to the possibilities of the
ly-acquired territory of Alaska as
a gold-producing country. The great
abundance of gold was first made known
by Joseph Juneau, who prospected in
the region around the city bearing his
name. In 1885 mining prospectors be-
gan to scatter themselves along the
Rivers Pelly and Hootalinqua, and in
the year following much mention was
made Of the Stewart river as field for
the enterprising gold hunter. Rich
strikes were made in 1892 BY prospec-
tors along Miller creek, a tributary of
Sixty Mile creek. The progress made in
finding gold along the Alaskan and
British Column bian rivers. although CIV
ing high promise of future discoveries
OF gold, was not followed by anything
which created widespread adventure
Gus spirit among people who were OUT
side the mining region.
The Klondyke and it's aptly named
golden tributaries, the Bonanza and the
Eldorado, have again turned the heads
of Americans and Canadians. starting
them in pursuit of the metal which has
+heen described as Upright and yellow,
hard and cold. heavy to get. and light
to hold"
The reports from this locality Of
riches would indicate that the gold
diggers have co1nported themselves in
such an unexampied manner in times
OF great excitement as to somewhat
revolutionize the traditions of gold
mine prospecting. Systematically and
orderly did they go about their work,
and when the harvest was reached each
one appears to have rested content with
the measure of his luck.
Encouraged by their tales of success,
thousands of others are crowding the
outgoing steamers in the hope that SIM
liar good fortune may be awaiting
them. So dazzling appears the prospect
that distance and hardship s are insutfi-
>ciently measured, and the long wintry
alaskan day which will have dawned
upon the fortune seekers before they
reach their intended destination has, it
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10
) Worm. Among the Is, Bees.

When worms are found in COLONY of
bees it is q pretty good sign that the
colony is q weak one, for strong col
.ony will kill the worms and keep the
hive 'e free from fro them. It is easy to dis
pose OF the worms if they get start
IN the hive Take the frame out of
the hive and whenever you see the gal
lery OF 50 q worm get after it with a sharp
pit q wire or q thin, sharp stick, and
dig It out and dispatch it. The Italians
are hesbest about keeping worms out
Of their hives, and if the colony is one
that that IS worth saving it will soon free
itself Z from the presence Of its enemy.
Farmers Voics. -