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The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
st. Adams.

st. Adams grange has had contest,
Mrs. Eva Turner and Fred Lucas were
captains. Fred and his contestants had
to furnish supper. They were equal to
the emergency and had bountiful re-
past. A class of ten was given the third
and fourth degrees and four the first and
second degrees.
The st. Adams tax collector is on his
rounds, finds hard times. He says he
must have it collected by the 1st of
March, to meet his contract with the
town.
Mr.. George Appleby, wife and little
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
Emblem Centre.

George W. Moulton wears smile this
week.
The circle meets with Mrs. Carol l..
Caswell the 28th. A cordial invitation
is extended to all whether members or
not.
Frank Donley has q crew cutting pine
and Harry Hilton is hauling 1t to the
saw mill at North Arson.
Sidney Dunbar drives new horse.
The farmers are packing ice. W.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
Before
Retiring....

take Ayers Pills, and you will
sleep better and wake in better
condition for the days work.
Ayers Cathartic Pills have no
equal as a pleasant and effect
ual remedy for constipation,
biliousness, sick headache, and
all liver troubles. They are
sugar-coated, and so perfectly
prepared, that they cure with
out the annoyances experienced
in the use of so many of the
pills on the market. Ask your
druggist for Ayers Cathartic
Pills. When other pills won't
help you, Ayers is
THE PILL THAT WILL.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
-PATRONlZE-
B|xBY' & BUCK.

woods, the A st of the week, with cut
foot.
Mr.. Joseph Bean was quite sick, Sat
urd.y, but is now better.
Mrs. B. NJ. Berry is on the gain.
Miss Jennie Goodrich IL in very poor
health.
Mrs. Emma Riley has been suffering
with tonsiltis, the past week
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
Starks.

Charles A. Chapman, who died at
West Mills, industry, Monday, Jan. 3,
was born in this town. His father died
in April, 1871, when Charles was six
months old. There were then his
mother, two brothers and two sisters.
All have passed on to higher life except
the Oldest brother, l.. M. Chapman of
West Mills, at whose home Charlie was
tenderly cared for in his last days of
sickness and death When he was
about 5 years old his mother married
Deacon Sanders of west New Portland,
and the family went there to live aud
while living there his two sisters died.
Then Mr.. sanders sold out and moved
to Pennington Falls and while living at
that place his brother and step father
died and Charlie and his mother re.
moved to Madison. After few years
his mothers failing health compelled
her to break up house keeping and she
passed her last days with her son at
that could be done for her comfort and
she was tenderly born to her last resting
place. Charles remained at Madison
for time, then went to Ware, Mass, to
work. Last Sept. he found his health
began to fail, but he did not give up
work until three weeks ago when he
returned to his brothers at West Mills.
Charlie had many friends and will be
greatly missed, especially by his only
brother, all that is left of the family.
The funeral at the home of his brother
Wednesday forenooa MAS largely at
tended, Notwithstanding the heavy snow
storm. Hon. r. W. Patterson took
charge of the details of the funeral and
Rev. Mr. Moulton conducted the services
ina most able and impressive manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Chapman wish to
express their heartfelt thanks to their
many friends and neighbors for their
kindness during the sickness and death
Of their brother, also to the choir for
music at the funeral.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13

j. N u. Stewart, special examiner u
pensions. Of Augusta, vas ia fowa, last
week, on business.
Frank vittam wss 0at IT the weeds,
Sunday.
r. J. Riley vas st homo from lbs
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
Don't Delay Longer

A collector OF the town OF skowhegan am
called upon to raise money at once to meet
town expenses. This Is imperative and
would canton all who have unpaid taxes that
they must cali and settle At once n they would
save coat. n. X. WHITE, Collector.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13

The appraisers of the property of
Weston & Emery which was delayed by
reason of the illness of s. s. Gould of
North Arson, began Tuesday, Col. A. G
Blunt of Skowhegan, being appointed to
take Mr.. Gould's place.
w. L. Remick has been elected treas
urer of the village corporation and has
taken the custody of the books.
The grist mill formerly owned by the
firm of Weston & Emery, but mortgaged
TO Levi Weston of Skowhegan, has been
opened for business by him. He has
taken into partnership Hamlin Perkins
who formerly run the mill for the firm.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13

The saw mill will start Wednesday.
Harrison Salley was calling on friends
in this vicinity, last week.
The crossing on the ice is good.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13

For lame back or side try Or. Edwin's
quick relief plaster. l5c, two for 25c. at
the Corner Druggist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
MADE HIS MOTHER ILL.
A Young Man Under Age is Taken
Out of the Army.

Claude Miller, a young man IL years
of age who came to Topeka as a mem
Der of the volunteer company recruited
at Columbus, has been sent to his home
in Salt Lake City at the expense OF the
state. Governor Leedy received a tel
egran from his father stating that the
boys mother was dangerously i'll as a
result of the knowledge that her son
had volunteered for the army, and that
if he wanted to see her alive he would
have to leave the company and return
home.
Young Miller was visiting relatives at
Galena, Kas., and when Governor Leedy
called for volunteers he made up his
mind to be a soldier. He went to Co
Iumbus on the day the recruiting officer
was there and succeeded in being &C
cepted, and came to Topeka with the
company. AS soon as the uncle learned
that the boy had volunteered, he tele-
graphed his father and his mothers
illness and his fathers telegram to
Governor Leedy resulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
HAS BEEN IN CUBA.
Captain Christie of Leroy Has Been
Cuban FilibuSter.

Captain c. NJ. Christie of the Leroy
company is another Kansas man who
knows something about Cuba and Gu
ban warfare. Myself and eight 9TH
ers left Cripple Creek in July '95 with
the intention of landing a filibustering
expedition on the island of Cuba. We
went to Galveston, but we could not
secure passage from there so we went
to Tampa where we bought fishing
schooner, loaded it with arms and sup
plies and started for Cuba We land
ed at Puerto Principe and Immediately
Joined the insurgents. We were under
the command of Gen. Gomez. On the
23d of December the fiercest battle ever
fought on Cuban soil took place. Gen.
Campos was in command of the Span
ish forces who were defeated and driv
en- from Havana. The Cubans lost 700
men killed in the battle and the Span
iards lost many more. That was the
cause of Campos recall and the send
ing of Weyler to take charge of the
Spanish forces on the island. On jan
uary % I was captured and thrown into
Mcrro castle. I managed to commune
cate with the United States consul and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
TROOPS FROM BELoIT.
Lincoln, Mitchell and Rocks Counties
Send Company-The Fare
well Reception

Beloit, May 7.-Assistant Adjutant
General H. NJ. Boyd succeeded in rails
ing a company of volunteers from
Mitchell, Lincoln and Rocks counties
He was accompanied to Beloit by DR..
England, who is to be the surgeon of
the Third regiment, and I. N. Hardy,
Major Boyd clerk; DR.. J. D. Sherrick
of Lincoln, official local examining sur
geon, and DR.. d. S. O'Brien of BeIoit,
assisted in the examination of the VOL
unteerS.
The following is the roster of the
company:
Mitchell county-W. P. Henry, L. c.
Housed, Ed Pierson, E. C. Tilton, Daniel
Watson, ]. L. Bridges, w. c. Bonni-
field, W. I. Watson, Ira Allen, w A.
Roberts, H. S. Berkepile, J. o. Elder,
J. S. McCausland, Harry Templeton, w.
B. Crouch, A. D. Minkler, Albert How
ard, A. o. Bridges, ]. K. Hicks, Daniel
Watson, E. H. Finley, Marion Cooper,
Fred Dykeman, J. NJ Shook, w D.
Snodgrass, z. R. Ballou, E. E. Rider,
VIM. Treaster, Fred Bridges, J. E. Por-
ter, Arthur J. gladden., Frank B. Nc
MILAN, James G. Kinslow, John P
Brady, Theo. P. Cribs, Ralph W. Buck
les, Homer Newell, Townsen Shelton
Lincoln county-A- w. Griffa, R. N
Moorehead, Herman Murphy, A E.
Mckay, R. r. Foster, o. S. Britigan,
Geo. D. Abel, R. S. Shaver, H. w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07

of the Emporia city schools. has de-
clined to accept the principalship of the
Topeka high school.
Gus Carlson, one of the men shot by
John Thomas at Fowler's ranch at Ma
pie Hill Wednesday night, is at Christ
hospital in this city.
B. P. Elliott, captain of the Coffey-
vile company, is chief of the fire de-
partment at Coffeyville and also editor
of the Coffeyville Journal.
T. c. Coffman and wife were in the
city today on their way to Lecompton:
Professor Coffman has been principal
of the Phillipsburg schools.
Captain Mccormick, of the Seventh
United States cavalry. who is away
from his regiment on leave of absence,
is visiting Major J. K. Hudson.
Miss Daisy Davidson will study dra-
matte art this summer under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Lewis Morrison, the actor.
She will leave June 1 for the east.
Every window along the line of
march on Kansas avenue next Tuesday
should be supplied with flowers to be
thrown when the boys in blue go by.
At North Congregational church, DR..
A S. Palmer will preach at II a. m,
instrumental and sacred concert will be
given-solos( Duets and choruses viii
be rendered.
Mrs Maggie Schreifer, who applied
for a divorce Thursday, has gone back
to live with her husband. She now says
that he did not beat her and drive her
out of the house.
Very good flags which can be display
ed without damage in fair weather, can
be made of muslin. They will not stand
rain, however. A number of these could
be made up for Tuesday.
Washburn and Ottawa universities are
scheduled for a game of baseball IN
Topeka next Saturday. The WaShburn
team makes a tour of Kansas and Ne
braSka next week.
Peter Lerrigo, a brother of Secretary
Lerrigo of the Y. NJ. G. A, who former
" lived in this city. graduated from the
Homeopathic Medical college in New
York city this week.
A spick and span brand new and hand
some United States flag was run up on
the staff at the State Journal building
this morning at o'clock in honor of
the news from Commodore Dewey of
his great victory.
The young men living east of the city
have formed a volunteer cavalry COM
pany. and have elected Mr.. H. L. Rob
inson captain. They will drill through
the summer and hope for a second call
for volunteers.
Roland Evans, the young man en-
ployed in Hayden's jewelry store, eX-
ploded a rifle cartridge while soldering
it on a stick pin one day this week
The bullet tore a hole through his coat
sleeve and grazed his arm. 1t imbed-
ded itself in the wall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Flying Across Country at 81
Miles Per Hour.
Rock Island Makes a Wonder
full Long Distance Record.
CHICAGO TO DENVER
General Average on the Entire
Trip 90 Miles Hourly.
Time Between the Two Cities
Was Twenty -four Hours.

Denver, May 7.-Twenty-four hours
and two minutes is the record made by
the new Rocky Mountain limited"
which was sent out of Chicago Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3O by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad. This
train pulled into the station here Fri
day at 1872, Denver time. This time is
considered unprecedented.
Railroad officials claim that no such
record was ever made before by a reg
ular train between Chicago and Den
yer. And it was accomplished under
serious drawbacks. Nearly two hours
were lost in Morris and Green River,
Ill, on account of hot boxes and an ac-
cident to the rear driving wheel and
this time had to be made up between
Davenport and Denver. Marvellous
time was made in the running across
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. The
general average time made on the en-
tire trip was 523 miles per hour. The
fastest running time was "a miles per
hour, made in eastern Iowa. The rail-
road officials and newspaper men ac-
companying the train left last night for
Colorado Springs, where a days enter
tainment has been provided by the
Rock Island road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07

Probably no other woman ever suffered
just as Mrs. Adams did, the wife of Rev.
A. r. Adams, pastor of the Christian
church at Blandinsvilie, III. Physicians
were baff1ed by her ai1ment, and for years
Ghe was compelled to live life of torture.
To-day she Is we'll and the story of her
suffering and recovery will touch respon-
ave cord IN the heart of every woman.
About six years ago." said Mrs. Adams,
my health began to fail. The first trouble
noticed was with my stomach; food did
not agree with me, and my appetite failed
until could scarcely cat.
II would begin to b1oat before was
through with meal, and the food felt Like
q stone IN my stomach.
"After eating would have pains IN my
stomach with snothered feeling which
would finally extend into my throat and
chest accompanied by a choking sensation.
al began TO b1oat all over and my hands
and feet commencedswellinsu until thought
had dropsy.
ain short time had pain and soreness
I'm my left side which extended across my
back accompanied by dizziness, and then
followed severe paro1ysms of pain extend
ing from the lower part of my stomach into
the region of my heart.
During these spells a hard ridge as large
as my arm would appear In the left side of
my stomach and around the left side.
Il had feeling of heaviness IN my head
and at times could scarcely hold it up OF
keep my eyes open, yet when night came
! could not sleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
FROM NEWTON.

Harvey Cline, one of the Oldest and best
known brakemen on the middle division,
died at his home in this city at o'clock
Thursday morning of brain fever. He
was taken sick at Spearville on train 30
about a month ago. He was brought to
his home in this city and gradually grew
worse until the end came Thursday morn
ing. He leaves a wife and five children.
Mr.. Jesse C. Kirkhuff, wiper in the New
ton roundhouSe, and Miss Matte Knight
were married at the home of the mother
of the bride Wednesday evening, May f..
They will go to Housekeeping on East
Broadway.
Fred Dick. a locomotive firemen at En-
poria, and Chas. H. Pendleton, car repairer
at this point, who enlisted in the United
States army, have passed the necessary
examination and have been accepted
Mr. Amos P. Goodhue, formerly foreman
at Denver has been transferred to Strong
City in the same capacity. Mr.. Knic<er-
booker; formerly foreman at Strong City,
has taken a position in the Topeka shops.
Engines 233 and 1852 have been trans
ferred from the Western to the middle di-
vision.
Jos. w. Pritchard has taken position
machinist apprentice at Emporia, in
the place of John Perry, transferred to
Topeka shops.
Trains from the south have been badly
delayed the past five days on account of
higb water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07

Droegemeier, Benston Tilton, w. F.
Whitley, Joseph Trefethan, o. H. Tire
fethan, Elmer Case, F. NJ. Clifton, Ell
mer Reed, o. K. Price, A. NJ. Geering,
Geo. Jones, Fred McElheny, Ted Har-
ris, Charles Hoffman, Alvin Wilson, Ar
thur Bell, James King, VIM. Cannon,
T. A. Hazen, E. G. Behrhorst.
Rocks county,. H. Bradford, r. S.
Flint, L. H. Colburn, Frank Ballard,
Bud Nevins.
Osborne county-L. w. Brooks, ]. c.
Akens.
cloud county-Cecil Martin, William
E. Martin.
Dickinson county,. R. Hogan, F. s.
Ewing.
Saline county-H. B. Collins.
A banquet was rendered the company
the night before they left for Topeka by
the citizens of Beloit at the Brunswick
hotel.
S. H. Dodge, mayor of the city, pre-
sided, and appropriate remarks Were
made by Judge A. H. Ellis, A. q.
Mead, Rev. L. o. Housed, Levi Cooper,
Rev. J. c. Brainerd, M. M. Row1ey and
Capt. F. Charlesworth.
Capt. Firth Charleworth of Beloit, who
served throughout our war with credit
and distinction. He was also appointed
by President Harrison and served two
years as consul to Madeira.
The company were taken to Camp
Leedy, Topeka, over the Union Pac1f1c
road. They were followed to the depot,
the procession headed by Manifold
Military band, a drum corps, over zoo
old soldiers, flags flying and almost the
entire population of BelOlt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
SAYS KEEP EN-.
London Spectators Advice to
the United States.

London, May THE Spectator in an
article today urges America to keep the
Philippine islands, to raise colored army
of 10000 men, and with this effective Sc
poy army of occupation hold the Philip
pines, Hawaii and Porto Rico, paying the
army of occupation out of the local reve-
nues."
Continuing the Spectator says: with
such a garrison these islands would be as
safe as a drawing room and as full of
business as Broadway or the Strand
Referring to the outcome of the war,
the Spectator remarks:
The Americans will emerge from the
war with new ideas and large ambitions
They will have defeated a second class
European state and will feel acutely that,
as matters stand, they would have been
defeated by a first class one. They could
not have fought France, to say nothing Of
Great Britain, without suffering grave de-
featS at sea and enormous losses on land.
That is not the position which suits the
American temper and Washington will set
itself to construct a first class iron fleet.
That once built the desire for position
in the world equal to their position among
nations will compel them to abandon the
idea of intervention and change the
Monroe doctrine into a direct and effect
i've protectorate of the two Americas
I'VE hope the Americans will keep the
Philippines, and that they can keep them
there is no doubt whatever. Europe to
put the truth in its MOST brutal form. can
not attack them without our permission"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Frank Folsom, who has been en-
ployed in the Emporia yards for several
years, has been promoted to yardmas-
ter at Purcell, Ok.
Conductor James Common has been
transferred by the Santa Fe from EN-
poria to Hutchinson. He will take
charge of a local train running be-
tween Hutchinson and Dodge City
The tie preserving works at Las We
gas shut down for a couple of days,
owing to needed repairs of its machine
ry.
Harry w. Snyder has resigned his
position in the railway shops at Ration
and moved his family to Chanute, Kan,
on account of i'll health of Mrs Sny-
der.
The regular and extra list of fire
men number something over so, on the
Las Vegas division.
The Central Branch hauled SO cars
of stock to Atchison Wednesday night.
and had it not been for the freight
wreck near Corning, the stock receipts
would probably have exceeded the re-
ceipts on any single night in the his
tory of the road.
The change of time on the Rock Is
land next Sunday will give Atchison
another Rock Island train, and St Joe
connection with the Edgerton accom-
mediation. The distance to St Joe is
greater than to Atchison, and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07

81 also suffered intensely from female
trouble.
81 doctored with ten different physicians,
bot was not benefited. No two of the doc
tors diagnosed my case the same.
zone day my husband noticed an article
regarding DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People In the newspaper, and induced me
to try the pills.
ii began taking them, BOT experienced
no relief Until had used the sixth box. /
continued taking them and after Using
eleven boxes was greatly benefited.
81 was also troubled with nervous pros
tration and numbness of my right hand and
arm. My hand hurt so at times, tineIns
and burning, that could hardly endure
the pain, bot that has all passed away.
now know what it means to eat good
meal without suffering afterwards, and en-
joy good nights rest.
al am again able to 90 my work, and
have done more this summer than IN all the
last four years put together.
81 feel safe IN saying that it Is a11 due to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and consider 1t my duty to let people know
what these pills have done for me, as 1t
may be the means of relief for others who
are suffering"
Diseases strange to physicians symp-
toms that defied diagnosis, have succumbed
to the potent influence of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Druggists
everywhere consider them to be one Of the
most valuable remedial agents known to
science.
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would be a good thing and he was se1z-
ed. A blanket was brought and a doz-
en- men took hold of the blanket hold
ing it a foot or so from the ground. The
colored boy was tossed into the center
of the blanket and was bounced or
"blanketed." Up in the. air he was
thrown a distance of 9 or 10 feet and
caught as he came down and up again
he would go.He would touch the blank
ct but for an instant before he went
tossed enough to satisfy the soldiers he
was allowed to go and he needed no
second instruction for he got out of the
camp as fast as he could. That was
what started the "blanketing' and since
then it has been the popular amuse-
ment Every colored boy whether large
or small who is seen around the camp
is tossed. Several small girls and two
old women were in the camp peddling
vegeta bleS and cakes The women and
the little girls were poorly clad and
they needed the money from the sales
they could make. In going through the
camp they were getting the worst of it
from small colored boys who were also
selling eatables and who would run
ahead of the women and girls and
make their sales before the women
reached the tents The soldiers seemed
to resent this. At one time a crowd of
a dozen colored girls came noisily into
the camp. Several hundred soldiers
formed in solid phalanx behind them
and marched them out of camp
in front of the advancing line.
At first it was only small boys who
were blanketed but now any colored
man who appears within the lines is
seized upon and bounced. One tall
muscular negro was caught by nearly
five hundred men. He resisted their
onslaught and fought like wild man
a number of fist blows were showered
upon him, which he vigorously respond
ed to, but the crowd were too many for
him and he was thrown into the blank
ct and bounced. The man was very
angry when he was permitted to es-
cape. A few minutes afterward anoth-
er young black man was caught and
bounced in the same way. 1t soon be-
came noised about what the soldiers
were doing and every colored man who
had entered the camp speedily got out
of it. If the so-called sport" goes on,
it is hard to tell what will come of it.
When a colored boy or young man
makes his way into camp the cry of
blanket, blanket is started as soon
as he is seen and unless he manages to
run the picket lines he is caught and
bounced. The play is rough, but there
seems no way to stop it.