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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

Wall paper from 2 cents double
roll up at Krueger's.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

A full and complete line of hard
ware at j. D. Goods.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

John Stanley spent Saturday and
Sunday in st. Paul.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

Hugh Spur went to Herman last
week on business.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

Fl. R. Spur made business trip
to Benson Monday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

George Stinson and Fred Hill went
to New Paynesville last Sunday night
to fill the position of battery for that
town in game with Annandale. The
latter town had five imported players
from the st. Paul Packers, yet our
battery was too much for them. They
could not find the ball nor solve Hills
curves, and the score stood s to 10 in
favor of New Paynesville. Fred Hill
struck out fifteen men and only gave
them three hits, while they never stole
base off of George.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07
McAyeal the Matchmaker.

H. B. Lund, practical matchmaker
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07

LOUIS THoELE, Clerk.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07
Commodious Quarters.

The firm of Grace & Murphy, one
of the leading law, loan and collec-
ton agencies of this city, is about to
make some extensive office improve
ments, and will have one of the most
commodious set of Office rooms to be
found in the city. They have leased
the entire second floor over Larson's
store, and will have the partitions
changed and the rooms conveniently
connected. The front suite of two
rooms will be occupied by Mr.. Grace
in conducting his law business, and
Mr.. Murphy will manage the real es-
tate, loan and collection business in
the back suite, while the center Office
will be the home of the typewriter.
This enterprising firm have been
forced to make this addition on &C
count of the rapid increase in their
business of late. They expect to
commence work on the rearrange-
ment some time next week.
J. H. Devlnne, who is now occupy
ing the back rooms, will remove TO
quarters over the Citizens bank.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07
Wheat Gle to-day,

Wheat Gle to-day.
McAyeal the Matchmaker.
II. B. Lund, practical matchmaker
See those elegant ladies' shirt waist
sets at III. B. Lund's
Wall paper from z cents double
roll up at Krueger's.
Hugh Spur went to Herman last
week on business.
Fl. r. Spur made business trip
to Benson Monday.
John Stanley spent Saturday and
Sunday in st. Paul.
A full and complete line of hard
ware at j. D. Goods.
Hammocks cheaper than ever at
Hulburd & Johnson's.
E. L. Healy went to Marshall yes
terday on business.
F. j. Mclaughlin of Donnelly is in
town to-day on business.
Mrs. Thompson is visiting her son,
Thos. Thompson of Benson.
G. r. Link OF Marshall is visiting
with L. V. Barnes of this place.
Just unloaded a carload of nails at
E. j. Jones' Hardware store.
Wall Paper very cheap and very
nice at Hulburd Il johnson,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
WRECKED BY GOPHERS.
a Forty Thousand Dollar oklahoma
Enterprise is No More.

Perry, o. T., July 16.-Gophers have
destroyed a $4,000 canal at Oklahoma
City. The recent filling up of the ca
nal where it passes through the south
ern part of town is the end OF what
promised in 1890 to be the most re-
munerative enterprise in Oklahoma
Public spirited capitalists believed that
the waters of the rapidly flowing North
Canadian river could be used to oper-
ate all the mills that could be placed on
it's banks at Oklahoma City Engin-
eers were employed to make a survey,
and it was said that canal five miles
long could be made to carry the water
that ran a distance of 20 miles by the
sinuous course of the river. The fall
was nearly 80 feet-enough, it was be-
lieved, to develop 1000 horse power.
structing the canal. 1t was diked part
of the way and the river was crossed
twice. The canal was 25 feet wide
and four feet deep. Its completion
was an occasion of importance in Okla
homa City Four inches of water
electric light plant and a large Touring
mill were run as if by magic. An un-
suspected enemy, small in size, but
prodigious in industry, soon overWhelm-
ed the enterprise. The banks of the
canal were porous, sandy soil GopherS
attacked the dixie. A hole no larger
than mans wrist, burrowed by these
animals, widened into a crevasse in
half an hour and the water easily
swept away the sandy dikes. The re-
pairs were constant and costly. The
promoters grew discouraged. The fin
ancial panic swept over the country
and the canal was a wreck, it's flood
gophers. Farmers are now plowing up
the right of way.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
GREEN CORN AND DIVORCE.
Pottawatomies are Holding Their
Green Corn Dance and Inciden-
tally Exchanging Wives.

The 800 Pottawatomie Indians on the
reservation north of this city are just
now in the midst of their greatest an
nual festivaEthe green corn dance
Every year this ancient custom is OBJ
served, and committees representing
many of the tribes in the Indian Ter
ritory attend to receive the degrees of
the sacred order which is akin to Ma
sonry. To be initiated into the rights
of the ''MedaWin" is a great distinc-
ton, and only Indian braves are al
lowed to solve the mystery. The In
dian socio1ogists assert that the grips of
the order are similar to those Sof Ma
Sonry.
The Pottawatomie dancing gI$und is
laid out like a circus ring, with open
ings at the east and west, and during
the past week the red men have passed
the afternoons and evenings in a dance
that has prostrated many. The wo-
men do not dance, but the bucks try to
excel in outwinding each other. Stalks
of green corn are scattered over the
dancing ground and held in the hands
of the squaws. A half dozen big chiefs
furnish music for the dancers by beat
ing of gongs and tOm-tomS Indian
bucks who wish to break the bonds of
matrinony which bind them to uncon-
genial squaws may do so by simply ap-
pearing at the green corn dance and
shutting off the divorce" dance, when
they are freed from the one of their
choice and may seek other wives.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
WALKED SEVEN MILES
In His Sleep, Through a Rain-Feat
of s. s. Linn.

Uhrichsville. July 16--S. S. Linn, station
agent at Philadelphia Roads, east of here,
last night performed a remarkable SOM
nambulistic feat.
He boarded the 1870 car at New Phila-
delphia for this place, and almost immed-
lately went to sleep. When the street car
conductor shook him at his destination he
did not awaken but alighted from the car,
and having the fixed idea that he was
in New Philadelphia, and knowing that
it was important for him to be at home
early in the morning, he started in the
direction of New Philadelphia, believing
he was going to Uhrichsville. At 1 o'clock
this morning he presented himself at the
power house, seven miles north of here.
Rain had been pouring down in torrents,
but still he slept, and it was not until
men at the power house had worked with
him some time that he came to under
stand what he had done. At 8 O'Clock he
started to return on foot for Uhrichsville
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
WAR ON CHEAP SALOONS.
Claim edThey Are Running the Health
of the People With ViIIainous
Compounds.

New York, July 16.-The cheap drink
saloons, those places adorned with big
blue signs setting forth that mixed
drinks of any kind may be had within
for five cents, are threatened. There
are many of them along the Bowery
and in the extreme eastern section of
the city and, according to Lawyer Thos.
G. Fenne1 of the Liquor Dealers as
sociation, they are controlled by a syn
dicate.
1--WE are going to break them up"
said the attorney today. "The syndi-
cate which controls them is planting
and is actually poisoning the people"
The initial step against the dead
houses" was taken last Saturday when
Lawyer Fenneu obtained from Justice
Truax in the supreme court an order
directing Louis H. Kopelman of %
Montgomery street and Special Deputy
Excise Commissioner Hillard to show
cause why the saloon license obtained
by Kopelman should not be revoked.
He runs dead house" at ga Elev-
enth avenue. He has the blue signs,
one of which reads: "A fine milk punch
for five cents" Another one announce
es that whisky sour costs but a nick
ell Under the new Raines law it is
contended that kOpelman has no right
to a saloon license because he did not
obtain the consent of two-thirdS of the
owners of houses used exclusively as
dwellings within 200 feet of the saloon
locality.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
NEW TOPEKA DIRECTORY.
Col Sam Radges is Contemplating
the Compilation of One.
Sam Radges may compile another c

Sam Radges may compile another di-
rectOfy for Topeka within year. He
has been urged to get up a new one on
account of the many changes which
have been made in population and
change of residence of the people since
the issuance of the 1896 directory.
There is no one in Topeka who can get
up quite so excellent directory as
Sam RadgeS.
Speaking of the publishing of new
directory, Mr.. Radges said: There
have not been as many changes lately
as we had during boom times. For
that reason a directory is not needed
so much, but it is probable that will
get up one within the coming year. I
have directories from many other cities
and none of them compare with the
one in Topeka. The reason is that
there is no profit made out of the To-
peka directory. The last one cost me
5,O0O The sales did not aggregate
enough to- even pay all expenses. The
pictures of citizens in that were of the
best. Then the best of paper was
used. But you know, don't get them
up to try TO make money. don't de-
pend on it for living. In some of the
cities where they aim to make money
out of the directories they have a novel
way of publishing the books. Those
who compile the names are put on two
weeks trial without pay, so that they
will become proficient. Then whole
lot of composit0rs are hired and trained
for two days without pay. When the
work of setting up the directory and
printing and binding it commences all
the workmen are locked up in the place
and kept at work till it is finished. They
eat and sleep and work there.
There are two gangs and they work
eight hours each and sleep eight hours.
They don't let them out, for some of
them might get full and then new
men would have to be hired and train
ed. There are a whole lot of things
about getting up directory that one
who don't know would be surprised
at. The way of abbreviation is an i'm
portant thing. When 1 get out di-
rectory I take the work to a first class
printing establishment and do not rush
it through. In that way 1 get the best
results, but there is no money in it.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
Reasons Why Cham berlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea RENE
DIV is the Best

1. Because it affords almost instant
relief in case of pain in the stomach,
collie and cholera mOrbuS.
2. Because it is the only remedy that
never fails in the most severe cases of
dysentery and diarrhoea.
g. Becau use it is the only remedy that
will cure chronic diarrhoea.
f. Because it is the only remedy that
will prevent bilious collie.
s. Because it is the only remedy that
will cure epidemical dySentery.
g. Because it is the only remedy that
can always be depended upon in cases
of cholera infantum.
T. Because it is the most prompt and
most reliable medicine in use for bowel
complaints.
g. Because it produces no bad results.
9. Because it is pleasant and safe to
take.
TO- Because it has saved the lives of
more people than any other medicine in
the world.
The 25 and soc sizes for sale by all
druggists
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
GOTHAM'S DIRECTORY OUT.
Is Nearly 200 Pages Smaller Than
Last Year and Omits Working
mems Names.

New York, July 16.-The city directory
for 1S97-98 made its appearance today. 1t
is the 111th volume. 1t has 1,439 pages of
names, as against 1,602 pages last year.
There are few working mems names in
the book.
The book contains the names of about
Is per cent of the population of the city
of New York, the same per centage as
was contained in the directory twenty
years ago, when the population of New
York city was under 100000. The man
ager says that no class was particularly
Disseminated against in the omissions
this yaar, but that it was necessary to
draw the line somewhere.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
A BIG CAT MYSTERY.
Stacks of Dead Felines Cause a Stir in
Central Police Circles in New York

New York. July 16.-Sixty-seven dead
cats found within the radius of two
blocks within three days-this is the
mystery that the police of the West
Forty-seventh street station are trying
to solve today. 1t was last Friday
morning that Policeman Casey found a
pile of 20 dead cats at Ninth avenue
and Fifty-sixth street.
On Saturday morning Policeman
Wood at ifty-eighth street and Ninth
avenue found a similar pile of dead
felines, but there are "a of them in this
bunch. A pile of % cats was found
yesterday morning in front of 344 West
F'ifty-seventh street. All of the ami
mails that have been found have died
from arsenical poisoning. but what puz-
zles the police most is, who did the kill
ing?
The residents believe that the ami
mails are the victims of some inveterate
cat hater in the neighborhood. In each
case the cats had been dead but a
short while-probably a few hours. De-
tectives are now at work on the cat
mystery. One theory in connection
with the case is that the animals were
killed in the feline tenderloin in Cen
trail Park
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
QUEEN LII AS A SINGER.
Guests at the Albem arIe Hotel Heard
Her Voice in Her Own Compost
tiona YaSterdav

New York, July 16.-Through the cor
ridors of the fourth floor of the Albe-
made hotel yesterday afternoon there
drffted sweet. outlandish melody Wis
itors paused to listen to the half bar
baric sounds, wondering in what tongue
the unseen musician was singing. If it
occurred to them to glance at the hotel
register they ceased to wonder, for
there was inscribed: H. M Queen Lii
iuokalani, of Hawaii.
Her Majesty" as she is still respect
fully designated by her travelling COM
panions, arrived from Washington on
Saturday and will stay in New York
about a week. She spent quiet SUM-
day debating correspondence and prac-
tisfng her Hawaiian songs. The ex-
queen is the composer of more than one
hundred ballads and chants in which
she has conveyed the weird effects Of
the native music by means of the con-
territorial Italian method. She accom-
panies herself on an instrument re-
sembling a either, and despite her so
years her contralto voice has all the
strength and freshness of young wo-
mans.
Tonight ex-Queen Liliuokalani will
occupy box at Madison Square Gar
den, to witness the first production of
the opera Captain Cook" of which the
scene is laid in the Sandwich Islands.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
RARE SPANISH WORKS.
Coils p. Huntington Presents Valua-
BILE Historical Manuscripts to the
University of California.

San Francisco, July 16.-Collis P.
Huntington has presented library of
literary treasures to the University OF
California 1t consists of priceless
Spanish manuscripts and public docu-
ments, and of books, pamphlets. and
writings relating to the history of Cal
ifornia since it's control has been in
American hands. In the collection are
1000 books and pamphlets and 1000
manuscripts, most of them in Spanish.
These documents present a complete
outline of California history from the
earliest mission settlements. One of
the most valuable of the manuscripts
is the diary of Panre Pedro Font, who
travelled from Sonora, Mexico, to Mon
terey in 1775-'76. The writing is the or
igina1 carried by him in the expedi-
ton.
The pamphlets of later days recount
hundreds of wellnigh forgotten Incl
dents in the days of California.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
BICYCLIsTS AT FIRES.
Chief of the Washington Fire Depart
ment Complains of the Nuisance.

washington, July 16.-Chief Paris
of the Washington fire department has
complained to the District commission
ers against the bicycle nuisances at
fires.
Whenever an alarm of fire is sound
ed on the city. bells" says Chief Par
ris, ''the streets are Immediately filled
with men, women, and children on BIZ
cycles hurrying to the scene of the
fire. They impede the progress of the
engines and interfere with the work of
the firemen by standing as close as pos
sible to the confagration. If there is
not a remedy provided in some other
manner, it may become necessary to
stop the fire bells being sounded, so
that the alarms may not be made pub
the fire bells altogether"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
HIGHER PRICE FOB MEAT.
New York Retail Dealers Charge an
Extra Two Cents a Pound.

New YorIc,July 16.-The poor in many
sections of the city are complaining bit
terly against an advance that has been
made in the price of meat. The ad-
vance amounts to two cents a pound.
What has occasioned the retailers to
raise their prices is not apparent, for a
the Fulton and Washington markets
the large wholesale dealers say that
there has been no change made in their
prices.
While many of the wholesale dealers
have maintained their scale of prices
there are others who, it is said, have
advanced their prices to meet the raise
by the beef trust of one and one-haf
to two cents per 100 pounds, made some
time ago. This has in instances neces-
STATED the retailers making an ad-
vance. The hot weather is also a rea-
son given by the retailers, as they are
under a larger expense for ice.
The Santa Fe Route is selling excur-
sion tickets to Nashville, Tenn, and
return, account the exposition.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
Evarxbodx saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of G. G. G. to-day; 10, %, 80 cents. Sold and
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
New BANK in Sumner Cour ty.

The Valley State bank of Belle Plain,
Sumner county, was chartered today
with a capital stock of $1,000. This
bank takes the place of the defunct
Belle Plain bank of which ]. w. For
ney brother of Senator Forney, was
and stockhoider of the new bank, but
the name of Senat tor Forney, who was
a director and stockhOlder of the old
bank, does not appear either as a di-
rector or stockholder of the new insti-
fIlfiOn-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16

The treatment for worms must be
prompt and safe. Whites Cream Verrni-
fuge can be trusted to restore your
child to health. 1t is a tonic as well
as a worm destroyer Every bottle
guaranteed to bring worms 25c. Geo.
w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and
Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and
Topeka. avenues.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16

Last summer one of our grand-chil-
dren was sick with severe bowel trou-
b1e," says Mrs. E. G. Gregory, of Fred
erickstown, Mo. "Our doctors reme-
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., 1897-07-16

They don't make much fuss about
it," We are speaking of De Wits lit
tie Early Risers, the famous little pills
stomach and liver troubles. They never
grippe G. w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
yer coin to be alike legal tender for all
debts, public and private
"(Signed) PATTERSON,
Z "a L L 1ERoO4N,
"Of Colorado,
ECh iFnan -

"(Signed) PATTERSON,
"Of Colorado,
chairman
The committee also announced that
minority report would be submitted.
Papers on irriga ton were read by
F. H. Newell, photographer of the Uni
ted States geogra phica1 survey; L. II.
Taylor of Nevada; w. H Moore, St.
Louis; c. M. Heintz of California and
c. L. Stevenson of Salt Lake.
The congress then adjourned until
s o'clock
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
$50. 90 Salt Lake and Return.

Tickets on sale July II and Is, limit
ed to thirty days. Apply to agent
Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16

Dead Stuck for bugs. Used by us
Govt.A liquid insect powder. Won't stain.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16

$4,000 worth OF high grade Jewelry
must be closed out. 532 Kansas avenue.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-28

New Orleans, September 24.-Secre-
tory Testers statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton, covering En-
ropean ports, affoat for Europe and
stocks at ports and interior towns in
the United States shows a total of
1885 33 bales, against 1,113,68 last
week n 1885 1854 last year. OF this
1,G52,533 against 912,6 8 last week and
1,577, 1854 last year were Americana; in
crease over last week 119, 845; decrease
compared with last year 61S,521.
Secretary Testers weekly cotton
statement shows a. decrease in the
movement into sight for the week of
Is, 900 bales under the week ending
September oath last year. The amount
brought into sight is 313, 651, against
331, 704 last year; total crop moved into
sight for the twenty-four days of the
season 74S,473, against 1855 last year
receipts at all United States ports
since September LIST, 531 ,613 bales,
against 662,391 last year; overland to
northern mills and Canada 1852,
against 81, 168 last year; interior stocks
in excess of those at close of the COM
mercial year 126, GAL, against 149, SIG last
year; southern mill takings 77,O57,
against 1857 a year, 81, $50 year be-
fore last and 1859 same time in 1894;
foreign export since September LIST
were 1892, against 247,65S last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-28
An Exciting Bicycle Race

New York, September 25.-Cycle racing
in his vicinity was wound up for the
season his evening at Beach
with a rafting International match race
between Jimmy Michael, the Welsh
champion, and Lucien Lesna, the Swiss
rider, who holds the French middle dis
lance record. The attendance was IA, 900.
The wind, which had been blowing pretty
strongly during the afternoon, died out
before the race.
The little Welshman had the advantage
of having the best pace making machines
and decidedly the best pace-makers When
the contestants lined up the little Welsh
man looked like a pigmy in comparison
with his Swiss opponent. AT the crack of
the pistol Michael jumped off in the lead,
right behind his quint, which, after the
first lap, retired in favor of a quad. From
the start to the finish the race was a
procession, as Michale led all the way. At
the end of the first mile he was 12c yards
ahead, and he steadily increased his lead
throughout the race. Lesna lost his pace
makers frequently, while Michael had no
trouble in following his. Although it was
a foregone conclusion early in the race
that Michael would, bar accidents, surely
win, Lesna stuck manfully to his task.
GERS was made, was Michael more than
SIX inches behind his PAGERS. When ten
miles was covered Michael was a lap and
one-half to the good and on the second
lap Of the twelfth mile he Tapped Lesna
for the second time. At the end of the
hour Michael had covered 81 miles and
lao yards, which Is ahead of the worlds
one hour competitive record Of 30 miles
American record, 30 miles, q 3-32 yards.
held by himself. The thirty-third and
last mile was traversed as quickly as
the preceding ones, and Michael few
across the tape, a winner by almost five
laps. in the excellent time of 81 minutes.
II 45 seconds.