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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
CoNvIcrs PARDoNED.
Governor Leedy Restores Number
of Criminals to Cit!zenship

Gov. Leedy has issued citizenship pa
pers to the following couvicts who will
be released from the state penitentiary
within the next 80 days:
Robert MaIoney, Sedgwick county, 10
years for criminal ASA uIt; James Pat
ten, Rice years, burglary; Silas Nor
risor, Cherokee, Z years. criminal as
sault: John Allen Jefferson. 5 years,
burglary; Arthur Mihram. COffey, and
William Counors, Johnson. 1 year each
for grand larceny: F. J. Newport, VII
SON. l year and Burris Fisher of Allen,
FIVE years, assault to commit man
slaughter; Charles E and Harry ShuII
of Geary. q. years for grand larceny;
Seth Dade OF Norton. l year for grand
larceny; w J. WiIcott, Crawford,
years for false pretenses; Chas- Brown
of era wfoEd. years for grand larceny;
Joe Ray of Sedgwick and James Davis
of Ffnney. , years for grand larceny
All have served their full terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
BAD WORK AT EMPoR1A.
Foundation of the Normal Settles En-
dangering Its Safety.

State Architect T. H. Lescher says an
expenditure of 800 will be necessary to
repair the damage at the state normal
school at Emporia, occasioned by the
settling of the foundation under the
west wing of the main building
Although Mr.. Lescher does not dis
cuss the proposition it is clearly an
other case in which contractors have
taken advantage of the state in the
construction of buildings The founda-
ton is erum bling permitting the entire
wall to settle and placing the building
in great danger, were the difficulty not
promptly overcome
Mr.LeScher will put iron rods through
the walls and make other necessary
repairs for the safety of the building.
Work will be commenced soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
FALLING OFF IN RECEIPTS.
katy" Officials Investigating the
Cause

Parsons. July 9--The head officials of
the NJ K & T railroad are just now
making an investigation as to the cause
of dull traffic on their hines
The Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Rock
Island and other lines ares reported to
be doing a good July business, but the
Katy seems to be falling behind its
former record
The investigation. it is thought, will
result in some radical changes in the
policy of the management. Many per
sons attribute the falling off of traffic TO
the adoption OF the gate system and in
support of this opinion they say the
United Commercial Travellers are doing
all they can to- direct traffic away from
the katy
Others claim that the policy of the
company has not been liberal enough
toward patrons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
TRAmPs WERE CUTE
Worked Ellinwood Farmers for Meals
and Drinks

E-1Ifnwood. June 9.-The tramps have
been making life a burden for the
people of E,IIinwood for the past two
weeks
About two weeks ago the tramps
came in large numbers. saying they
were hunting work in the harvest field
When the people heard of their lauda-
bic intentions they offered no objections
to their staying in the town and cheer
fully trotted to the back door five or
six times per day in answer to the
knocks Of the tFampS and of course
supplied them with handouts The
trar7DS had been with the EIinwood
people four or five days when the farm
ers BEGAN coming in hunting for har-
vest hands. The trampS would then
met the farmers early in the day and
with a smile Of gratitude would agree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
ALL JOINED THE LODGE
Wonderful Success of a Lodge Or
ganized at Irving.

Blue Rapids. July 9.-BIue Rapids has
a record breaker in the person of Tay-
colony brought out from New York,
about 80 years ago, to start a cemetery
with
AS an organizer of secret societies, he
has no equal. Last week he finished up
Irving. He had initiated into the lodge
of the K and L of S. every eligible per
son in that town except one woman,
who a last gave up through sheer in
ability to say no any longer.
M. HolbrOOk has wonderful success
eYeryWhare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Robbing Den.ists of Gold.

SaIfna July 9.-Dr. Schnee a dentist
here, has been robbed twice within the
past week of all the gold in his office,
Amounting to 800 and another dentist,
DR.. Sawyer, has been rnnbed once a
travelling man today said Salina was
the fourth town he had struck within
a few days that had been worked in
this manner, and it is thought a gang
of professional dentist thieves are
working the -Uate. Nothing but valua-
Die gold filings are taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Suidida at Great Bend

Great Bend. July 9.-An invalid for
the past seventeen years, John McCaf-
ferry son of James McCaffery. a pros
porous farmer of Clarence township,
yesterday ended his life by shot
through the heart with a revolver. The
young man had been respondent for the
past month and while his mother was
preparing dinner the son went into his
bedroom and took his life. In a state
ment left he says that on account of
sickness he was of no use on earth
and sought relief in death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
BRANCH PICKLE FACTORY.
Otto Kuehne viii Probably Put IL
Plant at Atchison.

Atchison, July 9.-Peter Bastgen had
a conversation with Otto Kuehne, the
big pickle man in Topeka the other
day, and says that Kuehne is DESTROYS
of esta bIishing a branch factory in
Atchison- According to Mr. Bastgen,
the proprietor of the big concern is ia
vorabIy impressed with Atchison and
thinks it would be a much better Ioca-
All Mr. Kuehne asks of the citizens of
Atchison is a shed and tanks to get the
business started here, and he proposes
to employ only Atchison men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Gave Her Property to the Church.

ELL aged "a years, died yesterday. She
was the first widow in Jewell county
Her husband died during the war. She
also gave her sons to the Union cause,
the youngest. DR.. L B. Powell of Stock
ton. was but Is. She bequea thed her
property to the NJ z. church of this
Mace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

to work for very low wages some of
them accepting as low as 81 per day.
This great bargain would naturally
eIate the farmers. and as a result the
farmer and his soon to be emp1Oye
would seek a summers drink shop. and
one drink would naturally be followed
by another until finally the farmer
would get ready to go home This is
the point where the tramp would get
in his work by doing the vanishing act
and the farmer would be again hunting
harvest hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
SNAKE ON THE ROOF.
Clark County Clipper Editor Saw It

The Clark County Clipper says: The
workmen have been putting tar on the
upper deck of the court house. SO How
ard McKown went up one day and re-
turned with a snake story He said
there was a snake on the upper deck
that had become stuck in the tar and
died
We could hardly understand how a
snake could get there, consequently we
advised q change of beverage, but we
then went up, and, sure enough. the
snake is there. and we went up when
we were straight, too. But we do not
see how it got there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Russian Thistle Appears.

Logan. July 9.-Only a few years ago
the people of Logan expended several
hundred dollars in externinating the
Russian thistle. which threa tened TO
take the country The pest is again
making great headwav- In several
places within the city limits can be seen
patches. which should be destroyed
without delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
CAUGHT As OWLS.
Little Pests Living in Prairie Dog
Holes Destroy Chickens

Pratt, July 9.-L. W. Ludlum reports
that he has lost $50 young chickens
within the past three weeks and recent
Iy discovered that they were taken by
owls from a prairie dog town The boy
set a steel trap on Monday morning of
last week and by Wednesday night
with diligence he had captured forty
five owls. claiming to have captured
two in one trap at the same time, at
one sitting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Pratt County Institute Opens.

Pratt. July 9-The forteenth an
nuaI session of the Pratt county nor
NAL institute opened on Tuesday of this
week in charge of Mrs. NJ NJ Carson
of Wellington, assisted by Prof. Grant
Van Hoose of the Pratt city schools,
County Superintendent R. F. Crick,
and Laura L Love The enrolment
up TO date is 1O7- This promises to be
one of the most successful institutes
ever held in the county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

MEDICINE LODGE-Ten days more
of dry weather will burn up most of
the corn in Barber county In some
parts it is suffering badly now, and in
a few instances fields are grea Gy dam
aged. The local rains which fell in
places on Saturday night and Sunday
were Of very little benefit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
For a Bridge at Leconpton-

Lawrence. July S.-The county COM
missioners of Jefferson county have ap
propriated 5000 for a bridge across the
Kaw at LecOmpton authorized by the
last legislature, and the Douglas coun-
ty board is expected to make a similar
appropriation in Noyem Der, which will
be followed by work on the bridge at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
AT BALANCING ROCK.
A Coach Overturns IN the Garden of
the Gods With Fatal Results

Colorado Springs. July Sired w
Everson of Abingdon Mass, who was
thrown from a coach while going
through the Garden of the Gods about
four miles west OF this place last Fri
day, is dead A heavily laden coach
was passing the famous balancing
Rock in the Garden when the vehicle
overturned and a dozen passengers
were injured
EversOn received internal injuries He
was conveyed TO Manitou where death
ensued last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Kansas CAPITAL in Ohio.

of the Consolidated Barb Wire company
has established a plant at Cincinnati
and sent men and machines there from
here fer the manufacture of the Henley
woven wire fence, of which A Henley
CT this city is the patentee- The plant
will supply Ohio Indiana. Kentucky,
Tennessee and the southeast trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Ellinwood Advocate Changes Hands

EIIinwood. July 9-W. D. Wilkinson
announces in the last issue of the Ell
Inwood Advocate that he has leased the
paper to NJ NJ Osborn, a young printer
from Fl Scott. who will take charge
this week Mr.. Wilkinson expects TO
enter the state university for a two
years law course
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

Last summer one of our grand-chiI-
dren was sick with a severe bowel trOu-
bic" says Mrs E G. Gregory. of Fred
eTickstown. Mo Our Doctors rene
dies had failed. then we tried Chamber
lain's Collie. Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy, which gave very speedy re-
lief" For sale by all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Crasshonners in Barton

Great Bend, July 9-Farmers in the
western part of Barton county. espe-
cfaIIy about PaWuee Rock are COM
planning of grasshoppers. which have
appeared in large numbers in the last
ten days It is said that considerable
corn damage has been done. several
whole fields having been ruined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
LEvEE ON THE NEosHo.
County Building an Embankment to
Save the Crops

Erie, July 9.-The farmers of Neosho
county living along the NeOsho river
have lost heavily the last ten years by
the overflow of the river Crops that
promised an abundant yield have been
utterly ruined by the floods until many
farmers in the bottom lands have be-
come almost pennilesS.
Various schemes to protect the farms
have proven a failure and now the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
NEWTON-There Isl a tramp ]

NEW ION-I mere Is a tramp pIdSut
raging here. The visitors hang aroung
the railroad yards and there seems to
run them out One tramp giving the
name of Joe NcCarter, who has been
working for Farmer Black, a few miles
south of here, last night ran away with
a fine team and wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

LEAVENWO Henry RO-
denbUrg shipped the first car load of
this years crop of apples yesterday to
Minneapolis. The apple season has now
commenced and from now on the apple
shippers will be kept busy The re-
ports say that the crop is very good
one and this means a great amount of
ready money for the farmers in this
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Newton Flour for England

Newton. July 9.-B. Warkentin, the
big Newton miller. has an order for
20 900 bags of flour to be shipped TO
England. part to London and part to
Hull shipment to be made this month
and next The -four will be from wheat
grown in this county this year. There
Will be II carloads in the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

commissioners of that county are build
ing Ievee along the river skirting that
county for the protection OF the farms
The levee is being constructed at the
expense of the county, the farmers pay
ing the same back in taxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

PEABODY[TWO deaths nave result
ed flere/wfthin the last "a hours from
ffphtheria, the IL year old daughter of
F E Butler. and Miss Mary Osborn,
botn of whom were sick only a few
days Several other cases are reported,
but physicians think they Will be able
to keep it from spreading
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
DROP 5OsFRoM THE ROSTER
Milwaukee Board of Education Dis
charges Half Hundred Teach

N-a4 SCo AalL q 9Uu4IE4 4GhCu-
ers at Once
Milwaukee,. July s--The board of school
directors last night dropped fifty teach
ers from the force of the Milwaukee
schools These include some of the oldest
and most experienced teachers on the
force
The board dropped some Of them with
out even giving them a hearing. The eff
feet of the action is that the teachers of
the city are demoraIized. as they claim
all feeling of security in their positions
is gone The board in the interest of
economy also refused to give to the high
school teachers the advance in salaries
which is usually given them for added
experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

That dark brown taste and hor-id
breath You have - the morning is caus-
ed by an inactivA liver. Some nIedi-
cfneS relieve for a %yhiIe. others for
few days but Herb4He cures. Geo w
StansfeId. 632 Kan Ave, and MiIIer'S
Pharmacy Cor. 9Th and Topeka ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
White Prairie DOG

Downs, July 81 D. Leroy while at
Logan captured q white prairie dog
which he will give to August Jaedker
at Hanover, who has quite geological
collection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

kins, charged with criminal assault, who
escaped from the jail in Ottawa county
July 3 The reward was offered upon
the suggestion of the county officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

You may hunt the world over and
you will not find another medicine equal
10 Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints
II IS pleasant safe and reliable For
sale by all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

ScaIds Burns, Old Sores. TuHoTs.
Piles all are relieved Al once, and IN
time effectuaIIy cured by the use Of that
perfect ointment. Beggs' German SaIys
Ask your druggist for sample. All
druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

DODGE CITY-Norton and Kells.
whose -four mill at Garden City was
burned have leased and will operate
the Dodge City roller mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
Reward for an ESCAPED Prisoner

Gov. Leedy has issued a procIama ton
offering reward of 800 for the app-e-
hension and conviction of John a. Hos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

PRATT-A new kind of gold bug is
reported to be destroying the cabbage
fields over on the river northwest OF
the city It is a fiat bug about the size
of a potato bug and has bright gold
snots over its body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

ssThey don't make much fuss about
it" We are speaking of De Wits lit
tie Early Risers, the famous little pills
for constipation biliOusness and al
stomach and liver troubles. They never
gripe. G. W StansfeId, 632 Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

Car of extra white pine shingles just
received at W L MiIIer's Lumber yard
Also. full stock of red cedar shingles
on hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

SHARON CPRINTo-INe eAOuuS
from Wallace county continues, and
at the present rate IL Will hustle the
assessors to find one thousand people in
the county the first of next March
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

GARDEN CITY-The Society of
Friends. or Quakers. have bought the
old South Side Exchange hotel building
and located it just southeast of the
court house square for a meeting house
The church membership numbers about
10 here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

BLUE RAPIDS-The Salvation Army
is holding its annual reunion for the
Fifth district here Their big tent is
crowded every night and a daily parade
delights the small boys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

CALENDARS KiIliou and Ed Mar
tin charged with the killing of Claude
T11ttIa and John Johnson. in a dispute
over a swing at this place June %, had
their preliminary trial today. The
testimony was very damaging for the
prisoners and they were held for muir
der in the first degree without bail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

Agnes TiIICtson of a strange disease.
closely resem bling land scurvy. IS ex-
citing much interest here The Child
was ) years old and was sick onlV ren
5evs The conditions which usually
produce land scurvy were not present
in the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09

Beeeham's Pills viii dispel the '75I0.==
New-York tribune., 1897-06-28
MISS NQJIESTON ABDUCTED.

GOING HOME FROM COLLEGE, At DIE WEST,
< g. SHE DISAPPEARS IN NASHVILLE.
Columbia. 6 e.. June p (SpcciaD.-Thc abduction
OF Miss McQuestOn. Of Arkansas. IN Nashville
while returning to her homo from the female col
lege at Due West. s. G.. has aroused interest here
The Young woman is described as pretty. and IS
about eighteen years Of age. few days before
the closing OF the college term Miss McQueston
was directed 20 meet her father Al Nashville
hotel on certain day. She left the college after
commencement. arriving safely In Nashville.
Going the designated hotel Mss McQuicstOn
asceriaincd that her father was not there. After
waiting awhile she thought there might De mis-
take In the OF the house. she called at
several hotels in vain search for her father
On returning 10 where she had registered the
young woman now considerably worried. met
by a stranger who said that her father stay
Ing IN another part OF the city, and he had come
20 take her to him. They went ont together.
Late that night Mr. McQuieston arrived. expect
ing find his daughter. and was shocked when
told the circumstances by the hotel people. He had
not been in the city. Secretly but with diligence. q
search has been made. but nothing has been heard
O.
New-York tribune., 1897-06-28
LEHMANN COMING BACK
HE STILL HAS FAITH IN HIS STROKE AND WILL
COACH HARVARD NEXT YEAR.

Cambridge Mass. June 27.-R. c. Lehman. who
coached the Harvard crew for the Dig race at
Poughkeepsie. will coach again year He has
been invited by Captain Goodrich 70 do so and has
accepted the invitation. Mr. Lehman will sail for
England next Thursday from NewYork. He Will
attend the Henley regatta July H. and In the fall
viii return 10 America % try his fortune with the
crew once more. lie has good faith in the crew
still.
When Mr.. Lehmann asked about an interview
IN which ne was quoted saying that the Harvard
gave mp The stroke he 'ad taught them IN the
race on Friday. ne declared that he had been mis-
quoted. The Gefeaf Of ihe rev ne explained by
other things He thought the change OF climate
had a good deal to do with IT, IN his opinion the
remained TOO long in Poughkeepsie 10 do its
best work He took to himself the entire response
bIity. lie SIN thinks his stroke is winning one.
and is confident that Harvard master il and
bring victory TO herself. Anyhow he proposes TO
Try again. He says.
II believe The American specimen of manhood is
capable as the English TO row that stroke, and
whenever have seen crew In good condition
that stroke it has never failed 20 win
Mr.. Lehman in his remarks about Yale's crew
said: u consider that Langford, Yale's stroke.
Iowed ideal He rowed what T
consider to be the true stroke any other man.
and showed by his spurts in the last mile that the
stroke had not affected his remarkable powers OF
cudurauCe'