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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
KANSAS NEWS.
Farmers Institute of Garden
City Want a Factory.
Encourage Otto Kuehne's Pro-
posed Pickle Works.
WILL GUARANTEE $500
Proprietor Will Contract For
10000 Bushels ofCucumbers
Yearly, For Five Years,at 35cts
Per BuShel.

Garden City. Feb 1.-THE Ninth an
nual session of the Finney county Far
mer's Institute closed here Saturday
with a three days session The session
was well attended and interesting pa
pers were read
". H. FAINT read an excellent paper
on When to Cut, How to Cure and
How to Stack Alfalfa"
J. c. Smith read a paper on the Guilt
walton of small fruits.
The editor of the Irrigation Age gave
an address on the settlement of western
lands.
Otto Kuehne. of the pickle works of
Topeka. gave an outline of the business
they hoped to conduct here To begin
with. he wanted 40 900 bushels of Gu
Cumbers for pickles, and was ready TO
contract for that amount for the next
five years, at IS cents per buShel or 20
cents per numbered. He also wanted
1900 bushels of small white onions at
$1.25 per bushel, and would take cauIi-
flower and cabbage. He, however,
wanted Garden City to furnish him
with ten tanks for sailing purposes,
which he estimated would cost $500 A
committee OF five, consisting of A s
Parson. J. c. Allen, Johnson GarlOch,
E Dawson and W. P. COWhick. to ar
range for contracts with Mr.. Kuehne,
to solicit subscriptions on the $500 need
ed and to obtain from farmers and gar
deners the number of acres they would
guarantee to grow.
George E Knox read a paper on the
care and growing of hogs
Miss o. ParsOn delivered prepared
article on the culture of flowers.
H. P. Gumaer presented the cattle in
dustry of southwest Kansas in an ex-
tenpore talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
GOING TO JERUSALEM.
| Religious Colony From Smith County
| to Have Additions

Lebanon. Feb. 15.-The Jerusalem few
er has broken out in the neighborhood
again.
About a year ago three families not
far from Lebanon took up with the idea
and Joined the Jerusalem colony
Last spring these families went from
here to Jerusalem. and Uncle John
Dickson took advantage of the excur-
sion to go along on the excursion and
see the world round about Jerusalem
Uncle John saw il. and 1t did not take
him long to discover that the absolute
power to think and act all lay with the
Jacobs of the institution, as soon as
they left American soil
Mr. Dickson, being alone, without
family, defied the authority of Mr.. ia
cob. to hold him captive. walked out of
prison and made his way back, last Ju-
" The other three families are still
there, and have induced another rela-
tive in this city to sell off his property
and embark with his young wife and
two children to the bosom of jacob
Relatives of the young people here
are nearly distracted over it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
SCHOOL FOR ODD FELLOWS
Three Days Session to be Held at
Newton March 2, 3 and 4

Newton. Feb. IA L Voorhees, of
Topeka. grand instructor of the odd
Fellows orders of the state, has been
in town arranging for q school of in
struction to be held here March ,. 3 and
T. VIM. Glenn OF Tribune, grand mas
ter. viii be in attendance and assist in
the work
Mrs Blanche NJ. Dryden of Spring
Hill, president of the Rebekah assembly
of Kansas. will also be present and
conduct the work of the Rebekah de-
gree.
This work will be the regular Seventh
district school of instruction and repre-
sentatives of all the lodges in this cor
ent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
h. A. DUNN's CAREER
Beginning at the Foot His Expert
ence Has Been a Varied One.

H. A. Dunn who will leave in a few
days to take the position of auditor of
the Georgia Central is a young man but
he has probably had a more varied ex-
perience in raiIroading than any other
man in the west
He commenced at the bottom notch
and has worked in every department
connected with railroading save one
that of civil engineer
Mr. Dunn had his first experience in
railroading in the mechanical depart
ment which he worked at as a day la
bOrer. His next position was as brake
man on freight train. From that
place to a passenger run was but step
and it did not take the young brakeman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
ABILENE PosToFFIcE RENT.
Agent Suddenly Appears to Collect q
Forgotten Bill

Abilene, Feb 15-About four Years
ago the merchants on Cedar and Broa d
way signed a paper argeeing to paw a
certain sum each year to the insurance
company as rent for the pOstOffice room
in order to prevent a removal of the Of
flee to the east end of town. By this
method our poor government got its
rent free.
The company collected of the sub
scribers for the first year and nothing
more was heard of it until yesterday
when an agent appeared on the scene
ana demanded pay for three years. 1t
Is needless to say that there was some
kicking Some are paying and some are
not.
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charges made against the present city
adulinistra ton by the Beacon tonight
are true. Wichita stands in urgent need
of LexOW committee
The bonded debt of the city runs up
close to 81 900 600. and 5000 OF this
amount is now in the form of refund
ing bonds
The Beacon claims that large part
of these alleged ''refunding bonds" is a
reissue of special assessment bonds.
which have been paid by the taxpayers
and the money diverted to the payment
of the running expenses of the city gov
ernmcnt instead of being applied to the
payment of the bonds, as provided by
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
NEWS FROM coNcoRDIA.
Items of Interest to Railway Men
Along the Upper Tier.

Concordia, Feb 15--The shipments of
live stock over the Missouri Pacific
for years. Bunches of cattle are feed
ing at every town and in the last 48
hours. IS carloads have been shipped
over the road. There is a scarcity of
grain cars now. The Missouri Pacific
was short of cars from 500 to 800 on this
system some time ago, but inside of the
next two days they expect enough to
I'LL all demands. 1t looks like one i'm
mense corn crib from one end of the
Central Branch to the other, filed to
overlooking with corn
c W Boster, freight and mail carrier
for the Central Branch and Santa F'e
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IMPROVEMENTS AT HANOVER
Prospects for New Depot andRound
Houses are Good.

Hanover, Feb 15.-GeneraI Manager
Robinson. Superintendent Morey and
Master Mechanic HiucSiey of the
Grand Island road came up from St.
Joseph Saturday night in their private
car, the Nemeha, to inspect their round
house, depot and other property here.
with a view of making some radical
improvements during the present year,
and we are informed that work will be-
gin as soon as spring opens. Hanover
has been sadly in need of a new depot
and round house and now that business
has revived we hope this need Will be
supplied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
Santa Fe and the SAT- Rates

Kansas City, Feb. 15.-The Santa Fe
announces that it will continue in effect
the old rates on salt from Hutchinson,
Kas, to the Missouri river of % cents
to Kansas City and cents to Omaha
The recent agreement provided for
rate of II 2-3 cents to Kansas City and
IS cents to Omaha. The Missouri Pac-
ific refused to be bound by the agree
ment and named a rate of % cents
to Kansas City and 10 cents to Omaha
The Santa F'e goes cents under the
Missouri Pacific rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
THE SHOT FIRED.
A Greek Cruiser Opens the Gre
tan War
By Firing on Turkish Trans
port.
TURKS TURNED BACK.
The Vessel Was Attempting to
Leave Port.
The Fleet of the Powers May
Occupy Crete.

Canea, Island of Crete, Feb. 15.-There
is not much change in the situation here
this morning. The foreign consuls. theic
STATS and the archives of the consulates
remain aboard the foreign warships. The
Christian governor of Crete, Gerovitc Pa
sha is on board of Russian man of war
and the consul of Greece is on board a
Greek war ship.
The skirmishing around the town be-
tween the Mussulnans and the Chris
tians continues necessarily with little
advantage on either side.
Every precaution has been taken to
protect the Europeans of all nations
who remain ashore The Mussuluans
of Halfa and the Christians of that vi
cinity are also skirmishing-
The opinion prevails here that the
foreign fleets will probably occupy Ca
nea, RelinO and HerakIion today OF to-
morrow. The armirals have been in
constant communica ton with the shore
and messages of Importance are known
to have been exchanged between them
and their home governments All the
foreign fleets have been reinforced and
more WarShipS are expected here and at
other towns Of the islands today The
Greek fleet has also been reinforced and
Greek troops are expected to reach here
today
According to general report, the for
elSn war SnlpS VIII not permit them to
land The Mussulmans are now prac-
tically confined to Canea, ReIin1o and
HerakliOn-
Some of the Greek vessels are off the
island of Milo The Greek warships
have not been engaged The only in
cident of note in this connection was
the stopping Of an armed Turkish
Heraklion Saturday by Greek
transport, which attempted to leave
cruiser, which fired two shots as a
warning for it to return 1t is under
stood that the foreign admirals have
received instructions to prevent any
open conflict between the Greeks and
the Turks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
SMITH WILL STAY.
Soldiers Home Governor Will Proba-
bly, Not be Molested

Washington, d. G.. Feb 15.-The sub
committee which has charge of the in
vestigation of the soldiers home at
Leavenworth has nearly completed its
report.
It is predicted here now that Govern
or Smith will not be removed, no matter
what the tenor of the report may be-
So much testimony favorable to the
governor was taken during the last sit
ting al Leavenworth that it is thought
the report may even be favorable to
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
Query of the Times,

The lover was enthusiasts.
''She has poetry in her eyes, he ex-
claimed
''Yes?'' returned the cynic tanta1izingly.
''She has roses in her cheeks persisted
the lover.
''Yes?'' returned the cynic again
''She has music in her voice, - asserted
the lover defantly.
And what in the bank?' Queried the
cynic.-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

"Ah, mer' said the tragedian as he read
the scathing criticism of the performance,
in which he was reminded that his ply
sique admirably adapted him for driving
truck, Il suppose the poor fellow acted &C
cording TO his lights.
But the critics lights had nothing to do
with his acerbity. It was his hver.-Cin-
cinnRti Enquirer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
Santa Fe Well for Kinslev

Kinsley. Feb. 15.-The Santa Fe is
preparing to bore another deep we'll at
Kinsley. The water found in the first
well is of such superior quality for en-
gines that the company have under
taken the expense of another The
supply is sufficient for all the engines
that take water here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
POET SCOUTS CYCLE GET.
Captain Jack Crawford Sends a Sow.
enir to a Sterling Friend

Lyons. Feb. 15-Capt Jack Crawford
made many friends while in this city
and did not fail to send them re-
membrance.
Several received souvenirs lately, but
the finest is the one received a few days
ago by J. J. Phelan of Sterling. Mr..
PheIan and Capt Jack were old time
friends, and the captain sent him a me
mento in the shape of a Colun bian
standard bicycle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
FROM KANSAS TOWNS.
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

YATES CENTER-E- E Miller. a local
musical dealer. was arrested here Satur-
day on q charge of enbezzlement. He
waived a preliminary hearing and. in de-
fault OF bail. was taken to the lola jail by
Sheriff Hunt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
GEORGESON MAY GET IT.
The Professor is Being Urged for AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture.

Washington, Feb 15--While the pre-
vailing ODoinion is that J. H Brigham
of Ohio. will be selected as assistant
secretary Of agriculture some Of the
Kansas members o. the house have
hopes that c C Georgeson OF their
state will be appointed
While the office is filed by the pre-
sident it is the custom TO consult the
secretary as to his preferenence be-
fore making the nOmina ton. and Prof
esssor Georgeson has been strongly ur-
eed as one peculiarly fitted for that
place
I.ost-A dear little child who made
home happy by its smiles And TO think
it might have been saved had the par
ents only kept in the house One Minute
Cough Cure the infaIHble remedy for
Group. G. w Stansfield. go Kan Ave
We do mendfDg and sew On buttons
free of charge Peerless Steam Laundry.
Bradshaw handmade harness. 80 K-A-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
AIR SHIP AT VALLEY FALLS
Light as Large as a New Moon Seer
High in the Air Going West

Valley Falls, Feb. 15.-Thursday night
about 10 o'clock members of Mr.. Hay
wards family and Prof J. NJ Nation
saw a strange light moving about in
the sky, over the western portion of
town. and they believe it was an air
ship.
The light was about as large as new
moon and moved in different directions
and finally disappeared in the western
horizon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

She-Do you believe there are marriages
in heaven?
He-NOt if it's really heaven--Town
Topics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
He Was Taking It.

"Wen, nurse, is the patient taking that
tablespoonful Of brandy once in two hours
that 1 ordered him this morning?"
Rather, doctor. He's 20 ahead -
Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
Greeks Land Troops.

London. Feb. IA dispatch received
from Athens today says that the
Greek troops consisting of q regiment
of infantry and a battery of artillery
which lett Saturday last on board three
steamers for the Island of Crete have
arrived there and have been landed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

Professor-You disturbed my lecture
yesterday by loud talking.
Student-ImPossible.
But heard you
''Then I must have talked in my sleep. -
-Fliegende BIatter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

kINSLEY-Ohio city continues to be a
harvest for the register of deeds. The
town site was recently transferred to
Henry Ellison. a banker of Cleveland. O..
and the deed has been recorded. The
registers fee for recording is a trif1e over
$500 The Cleveland man is kicking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

WICHITA-The name of F'inlay Ross,
city treasurer. was sprung today by his
friends candidate for mayor of Wich-
tia at the coming election Business men
We're out with petitions asking the use Of
his name in a nOn-partisan ticket Mr.
Ross is a Republican merchant
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Alice Samee.

"Ee deals in mining stocks, doesn't hea''
Yes, or green goods, or something like
that. Chicago Journal
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WICHITA NEEDS REFORM.

Beacon Says Proceeds of Refundin
Bonds Have Been Misappropriated
Wichita, Feb. 15.-If the sensational
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

Shirts collars and cuffs iaundered
to look like new by Peerless Steam
Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth- st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

BURRTON-The home of Joshua Par
ker. about six miles south of town. was
entirely destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents. a short time after noon Monday.
The loss viii amount to at least 81 500
which is partially covered by an insur-
ance of $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

---@--~cc@--S----c-~S--
> spoons 60c per set. warranted ; years
Drop - a postal and We viii call for
work Morris. 1927 Kan Ave
FOR RENT-The old Keith garden. one
Il of the best around town Large as
paragus beds all ready for use Cab At
greenhouses or at 40 East 18th ST VIZ
son Keith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

TOR SALE-Cash grocery and meat
Il market. paying business can give SAT-
isfactory reason for selling Ad- W e l.
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

EMPORIA-Last Monday the store Of
J. NJ. Knox was broken into. On Thurs
day the burglar was located in Lawrence
On Friday he was brought here Satur-
day ne was tried. convicted, sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary and two
hours afterward was on the road to Lans-
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

Word comes from all quarters that
the neatest and most satisfactory dye
for coloring the beard a brown or black
is Buckingham Dye for the Whiskers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

ENWORTH-Sunday morning a
few moments before clock a fire broke
out in Wilkey & Bush's pork packing eS-
ia adjustment on Seventh and kickapoo
streets The fire was well under way be-
fore it was discovered The packing
house was entirely destroyed The loss
will be heavy. although there was some
insurance on the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
moo LATTE no CLASSIFY.

Bradshaw handmade harness. 80 K-A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15

INDEPENDENTLY searching all
day Friday and the greater part of Satur-
day. the missing body of Joel Mack who
is supposed to have been murdered near
NoWata. l. T. was found in a deep canon,
about a mile from where the team was
found The body had laid there several
days. and was almost completely covered
with underbrush. if somebody had
carefully concealed it. 1t was partly de-
composed. and whether there were any
marks of violence on the body or not
could not be ascertained- A message from
that vicinity states that a large posse is
nlIrslIir of the sIIDnOsed Inurdsrers.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-21

Supt. Mcdowell was in town lac,
night but went west again this morn
IND. The recent heavy rains are giving
him considerable WORK looking atteI
Hashouts on the bitches.
The Amitv company have had theii
office room enlarged and nicely stained
Rook'keeper Berdoe now has plenty oi
room to elevate his pedal extremitiet
without interfering with his pipe.
j, Homer Miller and family, of Trib-
| uoe. Kansas. took dinner with the
CHIEFrAiS family Yesterday. They
we're on their way to Florence, Colora-
do. where they expect to make theii
future home. Homer had all kinds oI
Inscriptions and mottoes on his wagon
and on his mind WHICH did not refecl
much credit on western Kansas.
Young men don't swear. The Grape
Belt thinks there is no occasion for i,
out side printing Office, where it is
useful when the paper is behind time
II also comes in handy in proof-read
ing, and is Indispensable when the inl
works badly and the press begins &c
buck. II is sometime brought into use
when the foreman is mad, and it hal
been known to entirely remove ths,
tired feeling of the editor when look.
over the paper after it is printed
Outside printing Office it 10 . foolisl
| habit. M
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-21
WANTED.

Butter and eggs at the Holly
Butcher Shop.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-21

John G. Stream. living ten miles
north Of Lamar, has the very hest pros.
pets for large fruit crop. He is cul-
tivating all the varieties of fruits
adapted to this climate, and as result
OF few yesrs attention to this busines 8
he now has apple. peach, plum. apricot,
cherry and mulberry trees bearing pr
fusely. He also has smaller fruits such
Is currants, gooseberries, strawberries,
grapes, ETC., in abundance A few
minutes spent in looking over his
grounds will convinoe the most skeptic.
al that this country II psrfsctly adapt
ed to fruit growing.
Jock Wilson's team ran away We'd
uesdsy While coming from Coolidse.
They became frightened n some object
BY the roadside and started 90 sudden
that tho wagon coupitaR broke aud In
his edcrts to STOP tlbsm Mr.. Wilson
broke fine. The ,eo1A then took the
two front wheels and ran for several
minutes and finally h53nsins up against
= telegraph pole. M. fiockwsIl and
and baby wsfe 10 the nsgoh 1t the time
and when the team stsFtsd she pIuehsd
the bsdy ont on the konod snd then
Jumped out. NeitAe e'Nsse hnrt. One
Of the horsss ~as &sppisd up some.
~l5ats
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-21
GRANADA, COLORADO.
$780,.

WIN pay for "SThe Farrlg,
and Field"
And the
GHIEFTAIN 5aoEEs 5Ha ooEEs
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-21
Tho ses, Remedy FOR Rheum a.,.m

Tho Best Remedy For Rheum atIsm,
From the fairhaven IN. VI Register.
Mr.. James Rowland OF this village,
states that for twanty.f,e years ms
wife has been sufferer from rheums-
tism. Afew nights ago she was in such
pain that she WAS nearly crasv. She
sent Mr.. Rowland for the doctor, but
he had read Of Chsmberlain's Pair
Balm and instead Of going for physi.
clan he went to the store and secured Z
bottle II. His wife did not approve
of Mr. Rowland's purchase at first. bu,
nevertheless applied the Balm thor
ouehly and in an hours time Wal
able to 30 to sleep. Ehe now spplies Il
Whenever she feels ap ache or . pair
and inds that It always gives relief
He says thst no medicine which shs
had used ever did her ~ much GOOD
The IS and - Ocsat sisss for sals BY G.
T.. MeHhefs1n