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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Counc
of the city of Topeka:

Section /. That the mayor and city clerk
of the city of Topeka, Kansas, be and are
hereby instructed. authorized and direct
ed to prepare. sign, seal with the seal of
the city of Topeka, execute and issue and
register in the office of the city clerk, ten
installment bonds. with interest coupons
attached as provided by law, bearing in
terest at the rate of six per cent per
annum, payable Semi-annually. both prin-
cipal and interest payable at the fiscal
agency of the state of Kansas in the city
of New York. and the said mayor and
city clerk are hereby authorized to do and
perform every act and thing necessary to
be done to perfect the issuance of the
bonds herein mentioned. Said bonds shall
be dated December 1St, 1897, and shall be
of the denomination of two hundred
eighty-four dollars and six cents (S2S4. .05l
each: to be designated S Internal Improve
1nent Bonds Series 2, and shall be num-
bered from one to ten, both numbers in
elusive; one-tenth of the amount of this
series of bonds to mature and be due and
payable annually. the first one to become
due December 1st. 1898, and each year
thereafter until all shall have been paid.
Said bonds to be sold at not less than
par and accrued interest.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take ef
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the official paper of the
city of Topeka.
Passed the council December 6th, 1897.
Approved December 18th. 1897.
(SeaD c. A. FELLOWS, Mayor.
Attest; S. S. McF'ADDEN, City Clerk
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08

(7irst published in the Topeka State
Journal, December Sth, 1870
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08

(First published in the Topeka State
journal, December Sth, 1a97.)
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
ORDINANCE NO. 1,94s.

An ordinance authorizing the mayor and
city clerk of the city of Topeka to issue
certain installInent bonds, fixing the date
of issuance. amounts. rate of interest,
when and where payable, to pay for the
construction OF drain in drain district
No. 3.
Whereas, The mayor and councilmen of
the city of Topeka. state of Kansas. have
ordered, the law directs them to cP
certain Improvements to be made within
said city, viz: The construction of a
Topeka as provided by ordinance No. 1919
approved July 23rd. 1891; and;
Whereas, The cost limit of the contract
price for the making of said improve
ments are follows, viz: For all of the
labor and material for the construction
of the drain aforesaid, two thousand nine
hundred ninety-five dollars and forty
cents (S2, ,995. .40), of which amount there
has been paid one hundred fifty-four dol
lars and eighty cents ($154-S0), leaving the
amount to be paid in bonds two thousand
eight hundred forty dollars and sixty
cents ($2. $40 -60), and now for the purpose
of providing means to pay for such i'm
prOVementS,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
PROPOSALS.

STONE WANTED-The board of county
commissioners WILL on December 14th.
1897, receive bids for rock for riprapping
the piers of the new bridge. For par
ticulars see county clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
A Double Wedding.

Mitehell-ki dder. Thompson-Swain.
A double wedding is an unusual event
in our community. In this instance,
surely, the occasion was as pleasant as
it was unusual. On Thursday forenoon
last, Dec. Is, the two daughters of Shep-
herd II. Swain were united in marriage
at his home at Malbons Mills, by Rev.
c. Y. Hanson. The older, Mrs jean
nette M. Kidder, was united in marriage
to William II. Mitchell of Brunswick,
who is student in the Bowdoin Medi-
cal school. The younger, Gertrude +.
Swain, became the wife of Merton A.
Thompson of Waterville, who is in
the Mail office. Both wore white, and
in both marriages the ceremony with
the ring was used. Mrs Mitchell is a
native of our town, is a graduate of
Kent's Hill, class of t96, and will be
missed in the circles IN which she has
moved. Mrs. Thompson also is well
known in town, and will be pleasantly
remembered by all who knew her. The
happy couples left for their homes in
Brunswick and Waterville, on the after
noon train, and they will be followed by
the best wishes of all their friends.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
Albert Leighton

This worthy and vel known resident
passed 70 bis reward very suddenly On
Friday last, Dec. l.. He lad been n
failing health for SOME year=. bat vas
about the house on the day before his
death. He retired as usual "a Thurs
day night. and "a tie morning ga aat.
for God Lad taken him
Mr. Leighton @as born On IT, south
side. and was the son Of Joel and Betsey
Gabree) Leighton. lie vas happily mar
RED to Miss EHniee Folsom. In l.3a lie
"ent to California ia. Cape Horn.
He returned after short residence IN
that state, and went subsequently 10
Australia He visited California a
second time, and then came east to
spend the remainder Of his life among
tie scenes and friends Of his youth.
While in California he united with a
Presbyterian church. After his return.
be united with the First Baptist church
in this town, and became a constituent
member Of the Bethany church in 1ss7.
He was man Of pure lie, sincere, ge-
NAL and pleasant, and Won many friends
He died Il the faith which he had so
long progressed
lie leaves a widow and two children.
harles 4 , tie florist, and Mrs Carrie,
vile OF Or. J. d. Ames of Sorridgewock
A brother, Augustus Y, who is serious
y i'll, and three sisters, Mrs. J T. Hus-
sey, Miss Ellen Leighton II >ko8hegan,
and Mrs. Emily Francis Of Fitcbbarg,
Mass. also survive him.
The funeral took place On sunday af-
ternoon, at the residence IF MIS- Vii
liam Parker. and was largely attended
The services were conducted by lis pas
tor. Rev. { Y. Hanson. vino was assist
ed by Rev b. T. Turner Il Norridge-
woek. Tie burial toak place on the
south SIDE.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

Waterville Mail; 1t is reported that
there has been considerable DIGGING of
deer in that section of the State adjacent
to the boundary line between Somerset
and kennebee counties. This is mat
ter requiring the prompt attention of the
State game commissioners. If the dog
ging is done in Somerset, it is of course
contrary to the general law of the State
if a deer is shot ahead of dog in Ken
pebee county, the law is doubly broken,
for there is close time on deer in this
county for term of five years. 1t is
too bad that some of the scamps that are
engaged in this business could noC be
caught and made examples of for the
sake of the large number of sportsmen
who are willing to deny themselves to
some extent in order that the supply of
game may not be unreasonably or reck-
lessly diminished.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

r. G. Dun's agercy reports business
booming and the volume for this time of
year surprisingly large. The payments
through banks is 81 per cent larger
than in 1892 the year of greatest pros
perity heretofore. The production of
iron wooden and hoots and shoes eclipse
all past record and failures were the
smallest for two weeks past of any cor
responding two weeks in five years.
The output for pig iron for November
was the largest ever known. Atlantic
shipments of wheat, including flour, for
two weeks was nearly s million bushels,
and the receipts from the interior Il
million bushels. Cotton mandatory
is in difficulty because of excessive pro-
duetion of last year and transfer of orders
to Southern mills because of labor con-
ditions being much more favorable there.
Failures for the week were 800 against
3s7 for the corresponding week last
wear.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
Rev. 8. F. Pears0n's Lecture.

| A good sized audience greeted Rev. ).
+. Pearson Of Portland, to listen to his
temperance lecture In the Methodist
church, Monday evening. The large
audience room WAS well filled and the
closest attention was given 10 bis ear
nest, timely address from beginning to
close.
Rev. II. w. kimball presided and Rev.
a. \. Diary offered prayer In intre-
ducing the speaker Mr.. kimban said
that Mr. Pearson has delivered this ad.
dress in many cities not only IN this
country but in England, Scotland, Ire
land and Wales, that it had received Of
several temperance alloinees in foreign
countries awards as the best address
upon the subject. lie also alluded to his
26 years gospel temperance mission
work and his long arduous and effective
service in the city of Portland.
| Mr.. Pearson began bis remarks by
stating the issue was the most important
for this country since Lees surrender at
Appomattocks and for the individual
there was never one Of greater moment.
As a beverage alcohol has no place, as a
medicine it should be on the druggists
shelf with stryehnine, arsenic, and other
deadly poisons.
He quoted Prof. Nc Gonagle of Dublin,
az high authority against the theory
that the appetite for alcoholic drinks
was hereditary. Appetite comes by eul-
tiVation which may begin very early,
With a series of charts he exhibited
the effects of alcoholic drinks upon the
human stomach and upon the life
Cider wine, ale and beer, stmulants, con-
tanning perhaps not more than 6 per cent
alcohol, were the beverages first used
which soon gave place TO stronger and
the strongest drinks in the inevitable
course of inebriety.
Stimnlants weaken the physical strue-
ture, the oftener and greater the stmu-
liant used the greater the weakness re-
sulting. No man can continue the use
of intoXicants even Of so low grade as
6 per cent alcohol without serious injury
physical mental and moral. If there is
a damnabe thing in this world it is
alcohol As beverage. II il not enough
to take the man from the cups; the CUPS
should be aiken from the man He was
not he said, weak enough to believe that
if the sale Was stopped drinking would
be stopped absolutely. Men would
{ manufacture it themselves in some way
for their own use, but the closing up of
: the run shops would be long step
toward sobrety. Total abstinence and
strict enforcement Of law are the great
remedies.
A man, he said, might have the
"horrorso several times aud recover but
could never have the genuine "dilerium
tremenso but once; they are fatal, the
last stage of drunkenness.
The speaker related his experience il
acquiring the liquor habit when young
man, his fall and his reformation
twenty-six years ago aud alluded to his
labors in the cause during this long
period of 26 years.
| He is powerful speaker and earnest
enthusiastic worker who has the cause al
heart and knows by experience whereof
/ he speaks. He believes in the signing ot
the pledge of total abstinence aud upol
/ invitation about one hundred came for
:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
Goodspeede-Emery.

Tie Ninchendon. Mass. Courier Of
Dec. .. contains the following marriage
notice. The bride has many friends in
skowhegan. where she passed her school
days.
The wedding Of Mr.. Luther g. Good
speed Of this town. and Mss Mary F.
Emery, toak place at tie home Of Nj.
and Mrs. 4 q. Emery. parents Of the
bride, III Boston or " Wednesday. Dec l.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
4 J. Culp Of WiucheEdon.
Il WAS quiet home wedding owing %
the recent aeeease Of The greom's moth
81 None but the immediate relatives
Of the contracting parties were present.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

The 18th annual meeting of the Maine
Pedagogical society will be held at the
State house, Augusta, Representatives
hall, Wednesday afternoon, Thursday
and Friday forenoon, Dec %, 30 and 81.
The officers are President, IL. h.
White, Bangor; vice president, S. [.
Graves, Augusta; seeretary-treasurer,
A. B. Irving, Roekland. Mr. A. A. Bad
ger, superintendent of schools of this
town, is on the program for a ) minutes
speech, upon the topic "What edueation-
al question interests me at present. .
Hotel rates are Sl.50 per day, with re-
duced rates on the railroad
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

Thos. A. Edison, Jr is likely to be-
come rival of his father in the realm of
invention. He declares that he has in
process the development of apparatus
that will enable him with the aid of thu
y rays to photograph thought. How
ever sanguine this enthusiast may be and
however long he may work in this line
he can never accomplish it. 1t will
answer to talk about but can never be
done
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
Little BO-Peep-o
A Successful Production of this 0peretta
Given Thursday Evening

A Successful Production of this operetta
Given Thursday Evening.
Little Bo-Peep' was presented at
Coburn hall, last Thursday evening, to
quite large audience, by the young
people of the Uhiyersalist society.
The operetta was carefully given and
showed the result of long and painstak-
ing rehearsas. The music was tuneful
and we'll sung, the chorus was large and
well drilled, and the costumes very
pretty.
The following was the cast of charac-
ters Little Bo.Beep, Lena Frost; Net
ticote, Edith Frost; Lady Lea, Florence
Nyman; Mistress Mary, Eldena Young;
Gill, Florence Knight; Cookie Shell,
Donna Tozier; Silver Bell, Florence
Higgins; Boy Blue, Charles Heselton,
Tafiy, Oscar Mayhem; First Peasant
Lad, Carlos Folsome.
During the action of the piece two
marches were introduced. In the march
of The Little Patriots the goddess of
liberty was represented by Miss Rachel
Savage, and the march of The Milk
maids was led by Misses Helen Tozier
and Addie Lawrence Both were very
well executed. Between the acts two
songs were rendered by little Leslie
Clarke in most charming manner.
Mrs. J. r. Frost WAS an able accompa-
mist.
At noon chicken pie dinner was
served and during the afternoon fancy
articles were on sale in booths in the
rear of the hall.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

Chief Constructor Htchborn has just
issued summary of the vessels in the
United States navy as follows: First
class battleships, q armored craisers, = !;
armored double-turreted monitors, 13;
protected cruisers, -; unprotected
cruisers, 3; gunboats, 10; composite gum
boats, 6; special GLASS; }; steel torpedo
boats, %; wooden torpedo boats, /; iron
cruising vessels, ); wooden cruising YES
sells, s; tugs, IA; wooden steam vessels
unfit for use, s; wooden sailing vessels
unfit for service, G. Total l40.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

The college debate upon the question
of the annexation of the Hawaiian is-
lands took place, Friday evening, at the
Baptist church, Wateryille, before a
large audience Of the friends of the col
lege and the students The question
was "Resolved, that the Senate of the
United States Should Ratify the Ba-
waiian Annexation Treaty. The argu.
ments were pretty evenly matched but
the Judges, DIR. A. 7. Dunn, Rev. j. w
Barker and Mr.. f. I. Wyman, decided
in favor of the negative. Fred F.
Lawrence, Skowhegan boy, was one of
the disputants on the winning side.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
TRY GRAIA.O! TRY GRAIN.O

Ask your Grocer to day to show you pack
age OF GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
drink it without injury as well as the adult.
All who try it, like It, GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress. Il the
price OF coffee. 25c. and 25 cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

Senator Chandler comes out in a long
letter deprecating Secretary Cages at
tempt to press upon Congress his finan-
cial bill stating in his emphatic way that
ii the secretary and his single gold stan
ord associates will cease their demands
Impossible financial legislation, Con
q IS will pass the necessary appropria-
tid4 bills, probably take care of Hawaii
and Ma, and there will be no serious
diff8 Zee in the Republican party and
man ydifficulties be averted. Otherwise,
Republicans will be derided and disaster
overcome the party in congressional
elections In 1898. Senator Chandler has
unwarranted forebedings but, inasmueh,
as there is little, if any, prospect of any
desirable financial legislation passing
the senate as now made up, the course
advised by Mr.. Chandler would seem to
be the practical one. There is no real
use in treating the country to a long,
tresome wrangle over any measure that
cannot be passed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

We, the undersigned, agree to refund
the money on fifty-cent bottle of
Greenes Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure
your cough or cold We also guarantee
a twenty-five cent bottle to prove salts
factory or no pay. 6 mo 40
II. w. CUSHING, BIXBY Il BUCK.
W. II. FULLER, c. W. FOLSOM.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
What He Did Saw.

Governor Powers was recently quoted
as SAVING in regard 10 prohibitions
~ n,io" e''as a,,e,e maS INV
under a license system would sfiu IN
sist that Maine can better serve the inter
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

The pelagc sealing bill passed by the
Senate not only forbids the taking of
fur seals in the Pacific ocean by Ameri-
can citizens, but there is also a proxir
sion absolutely forbidding the importax
ton of any skins whatever from seals
taken in those waters, whether manu-
featured or not, on penalty of eonfisca-
ton and destruction. The only effect
the former provision could have upon
the Canadians would be a moral one
the setting of a good example with the
hope that it would be followed-but the
latter is severe blow to the British fur
seal interests as it depriyes them of their
best market, the United States.
Since last month new lodges of Good
Templars have been organized in Maine,
viz: One each in BROOKLYN, Seal Har-
Dor, Ellsworth, Clinton, Whitefield,
York Beach, Auburn and Waldohoro.
35 %. twenty-five. 25-25.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23

Is 25. Twenty-Five.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-29
THE PLANS COMPLETED
For the Improvements on the Metho
dist Church.

Architect Elmer +. Jacobs has COM
pleted the plans for the improvements
to be made on the Methodist Episco.
pal church. When completed this
will be one OF the handsomest and
most imposing churches in
the State. A new front is
to be put in. This will be
built flush with the side walk thus
adding ten feet to the floor space OF
the church. The front is to be built
Of native stone and flanked by two
beautiful towers. One of these is to
be ninety feet and the one on the low
Ter side will be sixty-flve feet high.
The plans show that the front will be
by all odds the finest thing In town
and Il will be a source of pride to
every citizen.
The second floor is to be remodeled
to some extent and the seating capaci-
ty will be increased more than one
hundred and fifty. The choir will
be placed on the right side of the
pulpit, which will be moved back to
the wall
Downstairs the Sunday School room
will remain as it Is while the infant
class room will be nearly doubled. On
the right side OF the entrance the
library will be placed. All modern
improvements and conveniences will
be added to the church.
The estimated cost OF the work is
between SIX and seven thousand dol
lara Kids Will be- recoivad Nv 1nno
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-29

Waynesburg Badly Beaten.

When the baseball team returned
from Waynesburg after the first
game with that college and claimed
that they had been robbed there
were some who thought the claim an
unfounded one. But after last Sat
urdays contest it can readily be seen
that despite the very poor exhibit
ton put up by our boys that Waynes-
burg isn't in our class. Without the
services of Purman who is the most
accomplished and brazen faced thief
who ever umpired ball game they
are utterly helpless, That they made
any scores at all was due to rank
errors made by the home players.
Purman who is as cowardly as he
is dishonest did not venture to show
his face here Had he come there
would undoubtedly have been
trouble. The game was an uninterest-
ing one and resulted in a victory for
the University by score of 81 to s.
A very large crowd few of who paid
their admission saw the game and
rooted enthusiastically to show their
feelings for some of the Waynesburg
PLAYERS.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-29
Deer Park on the Crest OF the Alleghe-

To those contemplating a trip To
the mountains in search of health OF
pleasure, Deer Park, on the crest OF
the Allegheny Mountains, 5000 feet
above sea level, offers such varied at
fractions as a delightful atmosphere
during both day and night, pure wa
ter, smooth, winding roads through
the mountains and valleys, Cricket
grounds, Ball grounds, Golf links,
Tennis courts, and the most pictu-
rescue scenery in the Allegheny range
The hotel is equipped with all adj
juncts conducive to the entertain
ment, pleasure and comfort of guests.
There are also a number OF furnish
ed cottages with facilities for house
keeping.
The houses and grounds are sup
piled with absolutely pure water
piped from the celebrated Boiling
SPRING" and are lighted with cleo
tricity. Deer Park is on the main
line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, and has the advantage of its
splendid Vestibuled Limited Express
trains between the East and West.
Season excursion tickets, good for re-
turn passage until October 81, will be
placed on sale at greatly reduced rates
at all principle ticket offices through
out the country.
The season at Deer Park commences
June 81, 1897.
For full information as to rates,
rooms, ETC., address d. G. Jones,
Manager Camden Station, Baltimore,
Md. At