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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. c. w. Snyder and family expect
to go to Petoskey, Wis, soon, for an
outing.
Mrs. L. w. Turner arrived from
Quincy, Ill, Friday to visit her son, Mr..
Avery Turner.
Miss Vera Low is going to sing at the
First Methodist church Sunday morn
ing and in the evening Mr.. Waldemar
Won Dahlen will sing.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Gully and son
Earl are expected home Tuesday from
their trip east.
Mr.. c. S. Frame, Mr.. Charles N. Dan
iels and Mr.. Albert H. Brown of the
sheet music department of one OF the
large Kansas City music stores, are
the guests of Mr.. W. F Roehr. MI
Daniels is the composer of the cele-
brated MarjOry song.
Professor Frank S. Ditto of Green
castle, Ind, and Dr. Florence Weir
Hays Of Terre Haute, Ind, were married
at the home of the brides uncle, IN
Greencastle, last week, Prof. Ditto IS
a former graduate of Washburn and IS
we'll known in Topeka.
The young ladies who are spending
week at the Coultis farm are going to
entertain a number of their Topeka
friends at a dancing party this even
ing.
Mrs. c. w. Edwards of st. Paul.
Mimi, formerly of Topeka. is visiting
Mrs. S. e. Sheldon at the Copeland.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Miller, the regent of the
D. A. r., returned the first of the week
daughter.
Mr.. J. D. Mcfarland will leave this
evening for Colorado to join Mrs. Nc
Farland
Miss Ada Moss of St. Marys is spend
ing the day in Topeka.
Miss Maggie Mitchell and sister, Mrs.
A. B. BIerrick, of Galveston, Texas, who
spent the Fourth and several days in
Topeka with their sister, Mrs. CltHord
Smith, of 719 Madison street, and have
been visiting for few days in st
Joseph, Mo-, will return to Topeka the
first of next week. Mrs. Merrick will go
to Denver for the summer and Miss
Mitchell will visit in Topeka until the
latter part of the month when she will
return to her duties as stenOgrapher in
the general freight office of the G. Q. &
s. T. railway at Galveston. Mr.. and
Mrs Merrick and MISS Mitchell are
former Topeka people, Mr.. Merrick
having been with the stationery de-
partment in the Santa F'e general Of
fees. Mr.. Merrick nOw-h holds the posi-
ton of cashier of the Gulf road
The entertainment which is to be
given next Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. It. w. Harrison
by the d. A. r. for the benefit of the
hospital fund will be entirely a patri-
otto affair. The grounds viii be dec
GRATED with flags and bunting and in
the house they are going to have an
Art Loan exhibition; a short program
will be given Young ladies in patriotic
costumes will serve refreshments on
the lawn and there viii be a platform
erected for dancing.
Charles Z. Lagerstrom and Ed. c..
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MRS. PORTER WRITES.
Wife of McKinley's Secretary Engag
ed in Red Cross Work at
SANTIAGO

Washington, July 16-John Addison
Porter, secretary to the president, has
received a long and interesting letter
from his wife who is at Santiago en-
gagged in Red Cross work.
Mrs Porter gives a vivid picture of
the conditions prevailing at SibOney and
other points near Santiago. She says
that if it had not been for the Red
Cross hundreds of refugees, chiefly wo-
men and children, would have died
from starvation. With the large store
of supplies the society was enabled to
do good work among the afflicted of all
classes and nations. Mrs. Porter says
that the act of Spaniards in firing into
Red Cross ambulances containing sick
and wounded was the most dastardly
known in the history of warfare.
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MacLennan left today for Gunnison
county, Colorado, on q two weeks hunt
ing and fishing trip.
Mrs. Myrtle Davies left Thursday for
Mrs. W. NJ. Evarts, formerly of To-
peka.
Miss Kate WeIch is expected home next
week from a several weeks visit in
Emporia.
Mr. and Mrs Frank L. Wolff have
Col.
Mrs. J. P. Butterfly is going to New
York next week to remain a month.
Miss Augusta Flintom of Lawrence is
visiting Topeka friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles KiteheIl. who
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Wear will leave for their home in Chi
cagO, Sunday.
Miss Hortense Reed of Baldwin is
visiting her cousins, Misses Laura and
Grace Mcclure.
Mr. w. w. Gillespie and family and
Mr.. VIII Mills and family are camping
for a few days on Mill Creek near
Maple HILL
The Pleasant Hour club met Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frank Barlow on Lincoln street. The
club is going to continue meeting all
summer and once a month the gentle
men will be entertained.
Mrs. J. A. Redmond of Larned spent
Friday with her aunt, Mrs. e. E. Lewis,
on her way to Lawrence
Mrs. J. G. Smith and daughter Maud
are going to leave next week for Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver to spend
couple of months.
Miss Cora Huff of Garrett, who has
been the guest of Miss Gertrude Willett
for the past week has gone to Kansas
City to spend a week after which she
is going to Chicago to spend the sum-
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PORTO RICO'S CLIMATE.
Is Admirably Adapted For Summer
Campaign.

Campaign.
New York, July ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Santiago de Cuba,
via Port Antonio Jamaica, says:
The various problems connected with
the capture and taking possession of
Santiago are rapidly being brought to
solution,
The evacuation of the city by the
Spanish troops, who are now prisoners
of war to be shipped back to Spain, will
greatly simplify the situation 1t is
thought that the CubanS under Cen
eral CalixtO Garcia, who have done
good work in the campaign, can be in
trusted with the general administra-
ton of affairs in the surrendered ter
ritOry.
They would, of course. at least for
the present, act under the direction of i
United States military governor who
would hold Santiago city with a garri-
son of United States troops. These
could be stationed on the hills above
the city, where the weather is tOlerable
even in midsummer and where there
is no danger of fever. These hills are
the highest in Cuba. rising to an eleVa-
ton of from three to eight thousand
rect, While an elevation of 1 900 feet
gives assured freedom from fever. Two
or three regiments. it is believed. would
be ample for garrison purposes, and
thus at least u, 600 seasoned men would
De al once released for serVice>in Porto
Rico.
Gen Miles is anxious to remove the
troops from Cuba as soon as possible,
even if they have to be kept on the
transport ships for a time before NOV
ing against Porto Rico and is therefore
eagerly awaiting the determination of
the further campaign by the Washing
ton government. There seems to be no
doubt as to what he and the soldiers
would like to do. The universal feeling
is that Porto Rico should be the next
objective point, and that there should
be no delay in going thither. so as to
have actual possession of it before ne
gOuatiOns for peace begin.
It is recalled that the climate of Porto
Rico is far more favorable than that of
any part of Cuba for a summer cam
paign.
Travel and transportation bids fair to
be renewed here with a rush soon
permission is given. Hosts of refugees
want to return to Santiago from Jamaica
and elsewhere. and d considerable flOSk of
ships and boats of all kinds is in waiting
TO get into Santiago harbOr with supplies,
which are sOrely needed. Some of the
supplies will be welcomed by the Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors, whose cheerful
adoption of campaign rations has not de-
food
The harbOr of Santiago will be cleared
OF mines as speedily as possible and then
utilized as a naval station and harbOr of
refuge 1t is admirably fitted to be a safe
resort for American shipping in the hurri-
cane season, which is now upon US,
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sNAP SHOTs Az HONE NEWS

the city.
Mrs. H. A Cone has returned after a
visit in Lawrence
The Y. NJ c. A summer Bible camp
opens at Wakarusa today.
Dave Leahy says that he wants to go
back to Ireland to die.
Attorney General Boyle will soon take
a vacation to recuperate.
Deputy United States Marshal Prescott
went to LeaVenWorth today.
Chairman Riddle of the POpulist state
central committee is in Chattanooga
Miss Maude Herren of G. A R. depart
ment headquarters is an expert pianist.
Manager Kid Fear of the Topeka base
pan team would better give his white bull
The Merrie Bel Opera company will
%R o6d5 53e tAh 1Tt season in this city on
A portrait of w. H. Davis. first presi-
dent of the Commercial club has been
presented, to the club.
John Philip Sousa and his famous band
have been booked for an engagement in
this city the coming season.
J. S; Langston of Topeka. formerly em>
ployed in the Santa Fe offices. is with
Roosevelts rough riders.
Webb McMail says that he does not feel
ance company is after him.
Robert Anderson and Leon Thorpe of
the Mills-Adams company will make a
here Monday.
A letter. has been received at the gov
ernor's office from D. F. Jones of Kansas
City, who wants to raise company OF
yellow fever immunes.
The. frescoing in the state house dome is
completed, and as soon as the marble
walks are completed the scaffolding will
be taken out.
Mr.. George Stone, who was painfully in
Jured some time ago by cOlliding with
buggy while riding his bicycle, has en-
tirely recovered.
Rev. D. d. Boyle will preach three times
tomorrow at the pavilion, corner of Fourth
and Chandler. At 4 Oclock he will speak
to men on Some of the Gates to Hell"
Mr.. f. S. Rlennis has resigned as man
ager of the Union Pacific Tea company in
this city to accept position with the
Great American Tea company al Indian
apolis.
Mr.. Charles L. Seagraves, travelling pas
Senger agent of the Santa Fe, has return
ed from Washington, where he accompa-
MED the Kansas delegation to the National
Teachers meeting.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will give a lawn party at the home of
ex-MayOr Harrison on Western avenue
next Tuesday evening for the benefit of
the Kansas soldiers.
The ConcOrdia quartette from the Ger
man Baptist theological seminary al
Rochester N. Y, will conduct services
Sunday morning and night and Monday
night at the German Baptist church, cor
ner of Madison and Third streets.
Bird, the handsome dog that enlisted
with it's master, Clarence Mcdowell. in
company A of the Twentieth regiment,
has been missing from Camp Merritt for
over a week and the regiment is nearly
broken up over the loss of the pet.
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Tours in the Rocky mountains.

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, offers
to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts and to the
ns-eOntinental traveller the grandest
scenery Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains
all through tickets available via either
The direct line to Cripple Greek. the
greatest gold camp on earth Double
daily train service with through Pull
man sleepers and tourists cars between
Denver and San Francisco. The best
line to Utah. Idaho, Montana, Oregon
and Washington via the ogden Gate
way" Write S. K HooperEG p &
T. A, Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
descriptive pamphlets.
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TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS.
Commission to Allot the Uncompah.
gre Lands.

Washington, July 16.-The president
today made the following appoint
ments:
To be commissioners to a1lot lands
to the Uncompahgre lands in Utah
Erastus R. Harper of Akron, O.; Ross
GUfffn of Kansas City, No; Howell P.
MytOn of E1khart, Ind.
To be register of the land Office at
Davis Lake, N. oh. z. Baird, of
Devils Lake, N. D.
To be receiver of public moneys at
Devils Lake. N. Die. E. Baird of
Devils Lake, N. D.
To be commissioner of Rock Creek
Park. District of Columbia-Richard
Wrightman, of District of Columbia.
To be captains of infantry-Wilds P.
Richardson. VIM. F. BIauvelt, VIM. H.
Affair, Lorenzo p. Dawson, Wilson Y.
Stamper, Charles H. Barth,. Everard
Hatch, Albert B. Scott. Robert H. An
deFson, Geo. w. McIver, Andrew S.
Rowan, Harris I. Roberts. Walter H.
Chatfield, John Stafford. John COtter,
Daniel F. AngIum, Frederick T. Wan,
Thomas w. Griffith, Edward Lloyd,
Francis ]. Herman, Charles E. w Ken
nedy, Rowland G. Hill, Marion B. SAT-
fold, Joseph B. Bachelor, Jr., Henry c.
Hodges, Jr., James T. Kerr, Robert L.
HirSt VIM N Hughes.
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TO THE PRESIDE.
New Troops Removed From Camp
Merritt-Kansas Still Neglected.

San Francisco, July 16.-The steamer
Pennsylvania, the First Montana and
the recruits Of the First California regi-
ment viii probably sail on Monday.
Colonel Frost with two battalfons of
South Dakota volunteers, expects to
get away on Tuesday on the Rio de
JaneirO- Lieutenant Colonel Slower will
follow some days later with the remain
ing Dakota battalion sailing on the St.
Paul.
The New York troops, which the
JohnsOn-Locke company has contra cted
to land in Honolulu between now and
August II, will probably go on the
steamers Centennial, Humboldt and
TillamOok. The Centennial will go on
the dry dock today. The Red Cross So
ciety, it is said, will inspect her with
the view of using her as a hospital ship
at Manila.
The first troop of Utah volunteer cav
airy has been ordered to move from
Camp Merritt and take its station at
the Preside.
Private Zeb Stafford, Company c,
First Tennessee volunteers, has died of
typhoid fever.
Private Bartlett of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment, who died of spinal
meningitis on Wednesday, was buried
in the National cemetery at the Presi-
do.
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WILL BE CUT OFF.
BlancO Will Be Deprived of All
Means of Communication.

Washington. July 16.-Captain Gen
eraI Blanco at Havana will be deprived
of all means of communication with-his
government at Madrid except through
a strict censorship when the American
army formally takes possession of San
tiago.
There can be no doubt on this ques-
ton as General Shafter will direct, i'm
mediately on taking charge of the city,
that American operators be placed in
the telegraph office there. The signal
officers will maintain a censorship of
everything that is offered for trans
mission from Havana over the cable
leading to Hayti or to Jamaica, and
nothing will be permitted to be sent
which is in any way inimical to the in
terests of this government.
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Several Picnics.

Pfcnics seem to be very much in favor
just at present and there have been
several this week.
Wednesday afternoon and evening the
following young people spent at the
Reform school: Miss Cora Huff of Gar
nett Miss Agnes Granger. Miss Emily
Allen, Miss Nellie Allen, Miss Gertrude
Willett, Mr.. Howard Huey, Mr.. Chas-
Hodge, Mr.. Clarence Nelly, Mr.. Otis
Allen and Mr.. DeIbert Stryker.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Miss Lena Sheldon entertained a num-
Der of her friends very pleasantly at
Garfield park. Those present were:
Mrs. A. T. Anderson of st. Louis, Miss
Helen Butterfly, Miss Nellie NevilI Miss
Alma Menard, Miss Alice Vanderpool.
Miss Bertha HollingswOrth, Miss Pearl
Sample, DR.. HogeboOm, Mr.. Alfred
Bryson, Mr.. John Green, Mr. Al Wick,
Mr.. Ed Durein, Mr.. Will Martin, Mr..
Harry Martin, Mr.. Will Gunther and
Mr.. Emmett Rigby.
FRIDAY.
The following young people took their
suppers over to Garfield park and re-
manned or the concert in the evening:
Miss Clyde Hornaday, Miss Maud KIM
ball, Miss May Downing, Miss Eliza
beth Lee, Mr.. Harry Small, Mr.. Roy
Bradford Mr.. Clyde Lawrence and Mr..
Al Wick
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ASSIGNMENTS CHANGED.
Sixth California May Take Place of
New Workers for Honolulu.

San Francisco, July 16.-Brigadier
General H. G. Otis has decided not to
depend on the steamer st. Paul for
transport. I can't afford to wait for
her. said he. 1.-The Rio de JaneirO and
Pennsylvania will be ready first. They
are fitting up as fast as possible. I
shall not wait for the st. Paul. She
can join US at Honolulu. The Penn
sylvania will probably be my flagship"
1t is the general belief in military
circles that the Sixth California regi-
ment will be assigned to garrison duty
in Honolulu, instead of the First New
York which will form part of the next
expedition to the Philippines. This ar
rangement, it is said, has been made at
the request of, Colonel Barber, of New
York, who wants his men to expert
ence service in the field.
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Second Presbyterian church will preach
tomorrow afternoon in the West In
dianOla school house.
Fred Alexander of Holton, who has
been attending the agricultural college
at Manhattan, was the guest yesterday
of his aunt, Mrs. w. c. Steele.
Mr.. Curry of 1407 Jackson street has
as fine tobacco plants in his garden as
ever grew on a southern plantation. He
has over two hundred of these plants
in very fiourishing condition
The funeral of Miss Nellie Hennes-
sey who died Thursday Of consumption
at. her home on Kansas avenue, was
held this morning at o'clock from the
Church of the Assumption
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The subscription dance which was
given at Vinewood Friday evening IN
der the management of Mr.. Tom King
and Mr.. Dean Low was a success in
every particular. The weather was per-
feet, the roads were good, the floor was
in excellent condition and every one
had a delightful time.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rob-
inson. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon futile, Mr.
and Mrs. c. S. Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kitchell of Chicago, Mrs. KrauthOn OF
Vancouver Barracks, Mrs. James Lei
son, Miss Elizabeth Wheeler of SPRING
field, ILL.,, Miss Augusta FlintOm of Law
renee, Miss Ada Smith of Kansas City
Miss Eva Brown of Lawrence, Miss
Eta LivermOre of Olathe, Miss Ger
trude BOughton of Lawrence, Miss
Mary Thompson, Miss Glenna Cross,
Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Gertrude
DeVereuX, Miss Susie Gay, Miss Edna
McCIintock, Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss
IVah Davis, Miss Edna Crane, Miss
Mary Moon, Miss Lillian Whitelock,
Miss Suza Jewell, Miss Pearlade Pres
colt, Miss Vera. Low, Miss Lillian Tefft,
Miss Marcia Spivey. Miss Gertrude
Willett, Miss Martha Bradshaw, Miss
Ruth McClintock, Miss Winifred Wag-
ner, Miss Myrtle Mitchell, Miss Mabel
Baker Miss Grace FOulkS, Miss Mabel
Quigley, Miss Mabel Martin, Miss RO-
berta WATSON, Miss Sue Sharitt, Mr..
John Waters, Mr.. I. w. DOOltttle, Mr..
Pierre Allaire, Mr. Fey Howell, Mr..
George ESterley, Mr.. Terrence EWart,
Mr.. Mart Wikidal, Mr.. VIII Wikidal,
Mr. Webb Wilder, Mr.. Lon Davis, Mr..
Win Alexander, Mr.. Julius Wedding,
Mr.. Joe Morgan, Mr.. Walter Gust, Mr.,
Clarence Young, Mr.. Burton Nudge, Mr..
Frank Crane, Mr.. Frank Davis, Mr..
Frank Sheldon, Mr.. GaIen Nichols, Mr..
Fred McGiffin, Mr.. Lou Graham. Mr.
oscar Woolverton, Mr.. Robert Ruggles,
Mr.. Everett Dallas, Mr.. G. w. Ried,
Mr.. Harry Howe Mr.. Edward Dennis,
Mr. Tom Frost, Mr.. Jake MohIer. Mr.
Austin Brady, Mr.. H. H. Huey, Mr..
Louie Smith, Mr.. Charles Barnes, Mr..
Lawrence Chamberlain, Mr.. Jack
White Mr. w. w. Webb, Mr.. Jake
Falls. Mr.. Fred Ginett, Mr.. Dean Low
and Mr. Tom King.
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For a New Great Waterway.

Plattsburg, n. Y, July 16.-Govern-
ment engineers and surveyors have ar
rived at Champlain, Clinton county,
for the preliminary survey of the pro-
posed great ship waterway between the
lakes and the Hudson via the st. Law
renee river and Lake Champlain.
Appropriations for this survey have
been made by Congress and it is
thought that the report of the engi-
neers will be favorable to this route.
over either the Erie or Oswego canal
routes, there being only five locks and
a comparatively short canal mileage
renee and Champlain and the Hudson.
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SUES COLLINS ESTATE.
An Eastern Capitalist Has Claim
of S6O293.

Suit was filed in the district court to-
day by J. Emory Bair, an eastern capt.
talist, against D. w. Nellis as admin
istrator of the estate of the late J. S.
Collins, to recover $500. SO. This amount
was collected in rents for Bair by Col
Inns, and Bair states in his petition that
Collins failed to turn it over, placing it
in bank to the account of J. S. Collins,
agent.
Bair further states that Collins min
gled the money with money of his own,
and used a portion of it to augment his
own personal estate. However, at the
time of his death, there was $627.77 to
the account of j. S. Collins, agent, ,"
and Bair now sues to recover 1902. SO of
this amount.
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Robbed the Crave.

A startling incident, of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject, is
narrated by him as follows: II was in
a most dreadful condition. Ny skin was
almost yellow, eyes Sunken, tongue coat
ed pain continually in back and sides
no appetite-gradually growing weaker
day by day. Three physicians had given
me up. Fortunately a friend advertised
trying Electric Bitters,' and to my great
joy and surprise the first bottle made a
decided Improvement. 1 continued their
use for three weeks and am now a well
man know they saved my life and
one should fail to try them Only so cents
per bottle at Swift & Holidays drug
store.
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MUST BEGIN OVER.
A Convict Who Will Be Transferred
From One Penitentiary to Another.

A requisition was issued to-day from
the governors office for the return of
Frank Weakley, who is serving a term
in the Nebraska. penitentiary. His SEN
tence will expire on July p, and an Off
, Ger of the Kansas state penitentiary
will be there to receive him.
WeaR1ey was sent to the Kansas pen
itentiary from Rice county in 1892 for
one year for burglary A short time
before his time expired he escaped. He
went to Nebraska, and when the Kan
sas authorities heard from him again
he was serving time in Nebraska He
will have to begin over on his sentence
in the Kansas penitentiary.
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Commission Named.

Washington, July 16.-The president
has appointed the following commits
sioners to meet a similar commission on
the part of Great Britain and Canada,
for the purpose of adjusting the relations
between the United States and Canada:
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of In
diana; Senator George Gray of Della
ware; Representative Nelson Ding1ey
of Maine; John A. Kassoh of Iowa and
John w. Foster Of the District of. Col
umbia.
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MAINE OFFICER DEAD.
AS the Result of the Shock to
His Nerves.

Baltimore, July 16.-Lieut. John J.
the Maine when she was destroyed in
Havana harbor, died here to-day. The
death was the result of the shock to
his nervous system sustained on the
fatal night of the explosion
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Ladies Please Take NotioA

Ladies who will serve as members of
the executive committee of one hundred
and assist in promoting the floral fea-
ture of the Fail Festival are requested
to leave their names with the secretary
of the Commercial club, 627 Kansas ave
nue., prior to Tuesday evening, July 10.
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Swimming Record Broken.

San Francisco, July 16.-H A Wide
mann has reduced the worlds 25-yard
swimming record from 144-5 seconds
tc u 40 seconds, and H. +. Brewer has
cut the time down for an amateur mile
from 26:461A to 26:19 20 Brewer COW
cred Is laps in his long swim.
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The Orphans home has found good
homes for fourteen children within the
last three months. Among them were
five infants Mrs Howell Jones has
made three trips through the state in
vestigating homes where children have
been placed. She found them all happy
and cOntented with one exception, a
little girl who was sent to the western
part of the state Mrs. Jones did not
like the treatment the child was re-
ceiving, and brought her back with
her.