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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
OPENS IT'S DOORS.
The Commercial Club Reduces its
Initiation Fee to So.


The Topeka Commercial club will be
given a boom in the way of member
ship. The initiation fee was last even
ing reduced to So and the monthly dues
will be $3.50 per month Heretofore
the initiation fee has been S12 and the
monthly dues 81. It was found that
there were lots of live business men
who would really be beneficial to the
club who objected to joining on ac-
count of the expenses. Now the fee
and dues are within the reach of all
and the members will try to interest
every business man in the city in join
ing.
Mr. A. A GODDARD made the motion
at the club meeting last evening which
reduced the fee and Mr.. E. H. Crosby
added the amendment reducing the
dues. Both were passed unanimously.
The following firms were nominated
for membership and elected: Frank
Holiday, to represent the First Ma
tiOnal bank; Jas. S. Sproat, Kemper &
Paxtons, Matt Weightman, 7. E. Crock
EFT, Frank Willard, representing the
Merchants National bank, and John
R. MuIvane, representing the Bank of
Topeka.
Mr.. E. H. Crosby suggested that it
would be we'll for the club to elect the
Topeka newspapers as honorary mem
bers of the Commercial club. Mr.. S.
7. Howe made the motion to this eff
feet and the secretary was instructed
to notify the State Journal and Capital
of the action.
A Kansas City man who wrote to the
club on postal card and signed him
self r. L. Wilson, asked the club to
help him in establishing a plant to
manufacture his own inventions. The
matter was referred to a committee.
letter addressed to the club by J.
E. Nissley stated that the National
Creamery Butter Makers association
would meet in Kansas this year. and
that he, as secretary. would like to have
it meet in Topeka. Wichita is bidding
for it. The club decided to invite the
association and added to the entertain
ment committee A. w. Dana, c. P. Ad-
ans and r. S. Brigham. The con-
vention, it is said will be attended by
between 1880 and 5000 butter makers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
MIR. SHELDON'S NEW BOOK.
Another Religious Story From the
Congregational NJ mist er's Pen.

Rev. Charles M. Sheldon's latest ser
mon story, I'm His Steps, has been
published in book form. For the first
time a cheap edition is printed, all his
other books being in expensive bind
ing.
The book is more ultra religious than
any that has yet appeared from the
facile pen of Rev. Mr.. Sheldon 1t
tells the story of an association of men
who made a resolution to be guided by
the question, What would Jesus do
if he were in my placer" In the asso-
citation is an editor who gives up issu-
ing a Sunday edition and publishing
advertisements of tobacco and liquor
establishments because he is satisfied
that Jesus would do the same. He also
refuses to publish an account of a big
prize fight and loses no end of sub
scribers. But in the end everything
turns out all right and all make sue
ceSseS.
The story is interesting and will hold
the attention of the reader to the close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Larimer of Potwin
Place are the parents of a daughter, born
this morning.
Mrs. Anna McColum has commenced
divorce proceedings aginst her husband,
Edward MeColum. She says they were
married in April. 1895 and in June. 1895 she
received a severe beating at the hands of
her husband. She also says that he fail
life
Mrs Ellen P. Ruth, wife of Henry
Ruth. died of heart disease at her home.
night. Mrs. Ruth was advanced in age
and had lived in Topeka for number of
years. The funeral will be held from the
family residence at o'clock Friday aft
ernoOn.
Mrs. T. L. Donnelon of Harrington. wife
of Engineer DOnnelon of the Rock Is
land, was operated on for mastoid abscess
at the Santa Fe hospital yesterday after
noon. considerable amount of dead
bone was removed from the side of the
skull in the, operation. Mrs Donnelon is
still seriously i'll, but it is believed that
she will fully recover.
A. R. Lingafelt. superintendent of tele-
graph of the Rock Island, had one of his
entering it yesterday afternoon The
outer coat of the eye was pierced, and al
injured. Mr.. Lingafelt will be compelled
to give up his work for some time
c. H: Reed, the old man who defrauded
several Topeka boarding houses and was
yesterday held for trial in the district
court will be tried for his sanity He is
now in a cell in the county all. Reed
spends his time muttering and talking in
a rambling manner. He keeps saying
over and over; Il never was in Jail be-
fore and don't know what they have
me here for now Reed boarded at sew
eral different places and gave bogus
checks to pay his bill
The funeral of c. J. Rosen was held
from his late residence, BOG Topeka ave-
nue., at O. clock this afternoon. and the
fnterment was in Topeka cemetery. Lodge
No 3. A. o. u W. of which the de-
ceased was a member had charge of the
services at both the house and the Gene
terry. The a. O. L. W. lodge sent beau
by relatives and friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
ARREST BREWERY AGENTS
Fred Helms and Lemp's Representa-
tives Arrested Here.


tiVes Arrested Here.
The police this morning arrested John
O'Brien, Topeka agent for the Ferd
Helm Brewing company of Kansas
City, and L. Hoffman, Topeka agent for
the Lemps Brewing company of St.
Louis, on warrants charging them with
selling intoxicati ting liquors. The Ferd
a basement on Kansas avenue between
joints which the company sent to To-
in the cold storage room. Hoffman act
ed as agent for the Lemp's Brewing
company of St. Louis and stored the
beer in an ice house on Tyler street in
North Topeka. These wholesale beer
houses are said to have done a thriving
business.
Covered wagons known as t'the Black
Maria" delivered the kegs from the
store house to any part of the city. II
has been necessary only to telephone,
one OF hese agents, and in half an
hours time a key of beer would be de-
livered to any part of the city, cold as
ice. A large amount of key beer is
kept in the cold storage rooms of the
MoeSer ice plant and a covered wagon
is also run from that establishment
There has been no attempt on the part
of these brewery agents to conceal their
business. It is stated by one who is in
touch with the police department that
all the places where beer is WhOlesaled,
will be pulled. No beer was seized to-
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
NO IRRIGATION.
The Burlington Railroads
Model Farm
Located at Bird City, Trying
the Campbell System.
SEMI ARID REGION
To Be Given the Benefit of a
New Deal.
Plan Has Proved Successful in
North Dakota.

Bird City, June 17-One of u model
farms started by the Burlington sys-
TEN as an experiment, has been located
al this point.
II IS based on the Campbell system
of agriculture that includes no hint of
irrigation, yet which the promoters are
sure will prove Tie salvation of the
semi-arid region.
Especially where the supply of arti-
fetal water is limited, it is believed that
there is far better work to be done than
by irrigation. H. W. Campbell of Sioux
City, Ia, the originator of the system,
is personally looking after the promo
ton of the plans.
The manager is under contract to
continue the plan for at least three sea-
sons cOusecuuVeIy. This is for the pur-
pose of having the farmers see that
there is nothing mysterious or depend
ent on luck in the process. 1t is claimed
that the second crop is better than the
first, and the third is best of all.
The process is, first, thoroughly to
pulveriZe the top three or four inches
with a disk harrow; then to pillow
about eight inches deep, turning this
finely pulverized soil to the bottom;
then to follow with what is known as
a 'subsurface packer" a tool that
resembles somewhat the rear portion of
a Havana press drill except that the
wheels are wedged faced instead of fiat.
This tool packs firmly the lower STRAIT
UNI of the furrow slice, leaving the top
three inches loose.
This work is done Immediately after
the pillow and is followed with a fine
smoothing drag. 1t should be done in
the fail soon after the crop is re-
moved in order to get the best results.
However, this station is spring fitted
because the question of establishing it
was not settled early enough to begin
last fall.
In case of fall preparation the first
work in the spring is to harrow the
surface and loosen the top two inches,
early to check evaporation. This
holds the moisture, but it is too early
to seed. The soil must be gotten into
fine shape and the grain planted or
sOwn when the season is advanced far
enough for quick termination and
growth. The corn is planted with the
ordinary check rover and all small
grain, wheat oats, etc, is drilled in
rows 20 inches apart using only about
one-quarter of the seed that is COM
monty sown. Then all crops are hand
led alike, cultivated as often as once
a week not over two inches deep. This
shallow cultivation forms soil mulch
ard dry.
The cultivating- and firmfng of the
root bed increases the moisture near
the seed and causes a prolific growth
of roots. The soil mulch prevents the
loss of water by evaporation, thus hold
ing steadily ample moisture at the
roots.
The fact is being proved this year in
North Dakota where there are farms
that have been worked along this line
by the orders of the Northern Pacific
for three years, and the results are all
that were claimed for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17

The Santa Fe Route is selling excur-
sion tickets to Nashville, Tenn, and
return, account the exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17

1t is a three-spotted insect having three
black spots at the base OF the thorax.
- It has never been so widely spread in
this section as is reported this year, but
in eastern states it has done considera-
bic damage in the past. The pest is
well known to entOmOlOgiStS and is al
ways present to some extent. It lays
its eggs on the stalk of the potato plant
soon after it is up and the young push
their way in and eat the interior of the
stalk, following it from bottom to top,
causing it to wither and die. The lar
vac remain in the stalks during the
summer, and while their ravages cannot
be hindered in the growing crop-it be-
ing one of the best protected of de-
structive bugs-the next years crop can
be killed by carefully gathering all the
dead vines a the end of the season and
burning them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
SENATE'S BUSY DAY.
Thirteen Pages of the Tariff Bill Were
Disposed OF

Washington, June 1.-THE senate
made rapid work on the tariff bill yes
terday. Thirteen pages We're disposed
of, carrying the senate through the
agricultural schedule and up to sched-
ule H, relating to spirits, wines, exc.
During the day the paragraphs on dairy
products farm products, fish, fruits
and nuts, meat products and nisceI-
laneous agricultural products were act
ed on. The finance committee pro-
posed many changes, in the main ad-
vancing rates somewhat over those
heretofore reported. The committee
was sustained on every vote, although
a contest was made on almost every
paragraph.
The paragraph proposing a tax on tea
went over. The senate met at IL a. m.
and will continue to do so until the bill
is disposed Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
ADOPTS A NAME.
Debs' Organization is Called the So
cal Democracy of America.

Chicago June 17.-Eugene V. Debs'
new project involving in its details the
death of the American Railway union
and the formation of a cooperative
colonization undertaking, was put I'M
der way at Uhlich's hall today, when
the preamble to the constitution for the
proposed organization which is to sue
coed the A. r. U. was laid before the
deleg ties.
Tie meeting which was a special ses-
sion was we'll attended, many women
being among the delegates.
The name proposed by Mr.. Debs is
1.-THE Social Democracy of America, -
and this name was incorporated in the
preamble. Mr.. Debs laid down the
reasons for the title and the para
graphs of the preamble and was sec
onded by an apparent majority of the
delegates. The project will be taken
up, piece by piece, after the constitu-
ton of the new organization is settled
unOn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
CONFERENCES
To be Held on Santa Fe Celebration
This Week.

The conference between Mr.. c. W.
Kouns, the Santa Fe member of the
Committee of Fifteen, and the dele
gates from the different departments
of the Santa Fe general offices, viii
be held at the Santa Fe offices immedi-
ateIy after closing time tomorrow
evening. By that time the employees
of the different departments will have
sufficiently talked the matter over to
give Mr.. Kouns an idea of what can
be done. The employees of the shops
will have their plans formulated by
Saturday, and they will then be sub
mitted to Mr.. Kouns.
Mr.. John Player, superintendent Of
machinery, today notified the employees
of the mechanical department at the
different division points over the state
that they would be at liberty to take
whatever part they desired in the Santa
F'e celebration, and that the company
would give them all the assistance nee
essary to carry out their plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
LYON COUNTY FIGURES.
More Corn and Alfalfa Than III 1890
LESS Wheat and Oats.

Emporia. June 1.-THE assessors re-
ports are in.
The county has lost in population 127.
Agnes City 21O. Ivy 81. Center So En-
poria City loses 413 The total popula-
ton is "A, 124
The value of farm lands has increas-
ed 1912, 1868 in the past six years. There
are p, $50 more acres of corn than in
1890 and 5, 100 more acres of alfalfa, g.
200 more swine are eating Lyon county
corn and alfalfa and the value of ami
mas slaughtered and sold during the
past year is $3.50, 427 greater than in
1890
Lyon county farmers are not planting
as much wheat and oats as they did.
Sheep show the only decrease in live
stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
CATCHER LAKE QUITs.
Grows Tired of Travelling With tn g
Tail Enders

Kansas City, June 17.-Fred Lake.
the Blues hard working catcher and
one of the mainstays of thu team, left
the outfit at indianapolis without even
bidding his comrades good-by. He has
gone to his home in Boston. it ais said.
Manager Manning wires that Lake left
without announcing his intention, and
that he could not understand the &C
ton. Lake has been suspended. It is
stated that Lake had been irregular in
his habits since leaving Kansas City
and had been ordered to the bench.
Whether it was this or that Lake was
tired of travelling with the tailenders is
not KNOWN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17

WELLINGTON-G T. Pitts, a
member of the executive committee of
the Fourth of July celebration, went
to Kansas City last night to confer with
Judge L. Order today for the purpose
of securing him to deliver a Fourth
Of July Grafton here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
BOARD AT LEAvENwoRrH.
National Managers of the Soldiers
Home Come West

Leavenworth, June 1.-THE national
board of managers of the soldiers
homes arrived at the western branch
yesterday afternoon. The following
members are here: General W. B.
Franklin, president; General NJ. c. Nc
Mahon. secretary; General Charles F.
Andrews of Ohio. General Thomas J.
Henderson of Illinois and General J.
Marshall Brown of Maine. J. NJ. Ber-
mingham. general treasurer, and G. B.
Patrick, secretary to General Franklin,
are also in the party. With these came
Senator Jacob A. Cantor of New York.
NJ. Bridges of New York and Charles
W. Iser. nephew of General Franklin
The ladies of the party are Mrs. Hen
derson and Mrs. Duley, wife and
daughter of General Henderson, and
Mrs. Anderson They leave tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
Teachers Social.

There will be a social at the high
school building this evening given by
the county institute members for the
purpose of entertainment and allowing
the members to become acquainted
Miss TOwnsley of Washburn and Mrs
Mccoy of RossviIle, will assist with the
musical programme. Recita tions, etc.
will follow. All who care to go will be
welcomed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
FOUND AFTER "a YEARS.

Recovery of Pistol Lost on a South
ern Battlefield
The Coffeyvi1le Independent relates
the following incident:
''At a hotel here this week two gen
tlemen from the territory met and in
the course of conversation one of them
mention ed that during the war he had
lost a fine silver mounted pistol which
a sweetheart had presented to him
when he enlisted. The other gentleman
remembered that he had found such a
one during the war, and it was now at
his home. An Independent reporter
met one of the gentlemen Wednesday
and he stated that he had recovered his
pistol after a lapse of nearly thirty-four
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
FAcULrY SUSTAINED.
Rule Barring College Secret Societies
Approved by Winfield Trustees.

Winfield. June 17.-At tOday's session
of the board of trustees of the South
west Kansas college the action of the
faculty in suspending students for per
sisting in retaining their membership
in the Sigma MI society, was sustained
and the rule heretofore established bar
ring such societies, was approved.
Members of the board were appealed
to at the time of the trouble in the col
Iege by some of the students, but this
is the first meeting the board has held
since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17

Get Strength, Vigor, Clear Complexion
and Good Digestion, Not by Pat
eut Medicines, But in Ma
lures Own Way.

eut Medicines, But in Ma
lures Own Way.
Any honest physician will tell you that
there is but one way to get increased
flesh; all the patent medicines and cod
liver oils to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Nature has but one way to increase
flesh, strength and vigor of mind and
body, and that is through the stomach by
wholesome food well digested. There is
no reason or common sense in any other
method whatever.
People are thin, run down, nervous,
pale and shaI1y in their nerves. simply be-
cause their stomachs are weak.
They may not think they have dispep-
STA, but the fact remains that they do not
eat enough food or what they eat is not
quickly and properly digested as it should
be.
DR.. Harlandson says the reason is be-
cause the stomach lacks certain digestive
acids and peptones, and deficient secre-
ton of gastric juice.
Natures remedy in such cases is to
supply what the weak stomach lacks.
There are several good preparations
which will do this. but none so readily as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which are
designed especially for all stomach trou.
bles, and which cure all digestive weak
ness on the common sense plan of fur
nishing principles which the stomach
lacks.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest
tonic known and will cure any for of
appetite and increase vigor, added flesh,
pure blood, and strength of nerve and
muscle is the perfect natural result.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safes
ttonic known and will cure any form of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach. May be found at druggists at
so cents for full sized package or direct
by mail from STUART Co., Marshall, Mich.
Little book on stomach diseases mailed
free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
Pushing Newton Waterworks i.

Newton, June 17.-One Of the wells at
the water works plant is down 1O3 feet
and is just about ready to test. Con
tractor c. M Seckner is still in the east
but will be back next week some time
to supervise the work. Engineer Hinck-
lev of Topeka is now here and has re-
iected one car of the Strong City stone
ordered because it was not the blue
stone agreed upon, but of soft nature
and unfit for use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
Correspondent Henrv 2. Scott DEAD.

Holland, Mich. June 17.-Word was
received here this morning that Henry
Scott, president of Hope college, died
last night at Colorado Springs, Colo.
He was 43 years old. He was a cores
pendent for the New York World and
other eastern papers and spent some
years in Washington, D. c., as CORES
pendent for western papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
Relief in SIX Hours

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure -
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by Geo. w. Stansfeld. 622 Kansas
Ave. and Sim Drug Co. 6O7 Kansas
Ave, druggists, Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
Formulation of Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, Kan, June 17.-City As
SCISSOR Harry Darlington has filed his
report with County Clerk Daniels show
ing the census of 1897. According to AS
SCISSOR Darlington's figures, this city has
a population of LISP. This shows a
slight increase duri. g the past year. The
census of 1896 gave the city only 40,87O,
showing a gain of 2S2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
M'KINLEY WANTS A SLAYER
Woodford Agrees to Go to Madrid at
Once and Stay There

WASHINGTON, June lit is formally
announced that Stewart L Wood
ford's selection as minister to
Spain was influenced by the fact that
he gree to go to his post Immediately
upon COnfirma ton, something very
much desired by the president and also
to remain there throughout the present
administration, an arrangement not
subscribed to by some other possible
appointees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
o. F. BERRY TO SPEAK

At the Republican League Meeting
Tonight at Hamilton Hall
State Senator o. F. Berry of Car
thage, Ill, who delivers the annual ad-
dress to the Republican league visitors
at Hamilton hall tonight, arrived at
noon and is being entertained by a
committee composed of Senators Fred
Stocks and G. H. Lamb.
The general public, and the ladies es-
pecially, are invited to attend the meet
ing tonight. Senator Berry will be the
principal speaker. MarshaIrS band
will play
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
A eeHEAYEN'' IN IOWA.
schweinfurth Planning an Establish
ment Near Sioux Rapids.

Sioux City, Ia, June 1Z-Reports
from Sioux Rapids, this state announce
that Messiah" Schweinfurth is plan
ming for the establishment of a "hea-
ven" in the northern part of Buena
Vista county.
He has been spending some days in
the locality conferrirg with land own
eTs relative to the purchase of a suita-
bic tract of land. He is at present con-
templatirg the location of colony on
a four-section tract north of Sioux
Re ids
Contrary to the usual conditions. res
idents in the vicinity are favorin.z his
pan ana oHering inducements to him
to make his home among them.
Beatrice Chautauqua Special
Via the Rock Island Route. Sunday
June goth. 150 for the round trip.
The magic healer of all Coughs, Colds
ana consumption is Beggs Cherry
Cough Syrup. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-17
REFoRMAroRY CHANGES.
List of Appointments Made by Board
of Managers for Hutchinson.

AA1sI OF a pOIH LH4SA Ls N aus Uy 4SOEl4 q
of Managers for Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, June 1.-THE board of
managers of the reformatory have
handed down the following list of ap-
pOintmentS:
Mr.. Hubbard of Wabaunsee county,
principal of the school.
A. Bartlett of lola, assistant teacher.
VIM. Noll of Usage, guard
A. A. Dunmire of HugOtOn, stOrekeep-
er.
J. w. Bebb of Wellington, turnkey.
VIM Armstrong of Barton, superin-
tendent of farm. ReappOinted.)
John Hartman of Hutchinson, guard.
ReappOinted)
Walter Warren of Marshall county,
guard.
John Brown, guard.