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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

it was only four or five soldiers were
killed, though the Indian loss amounted
to nearly fifty.
A charge was made upon the log
fort, and Lee, who was dashing officer
and a wonderful favorite with his men,
was the first one to scale the breast
work The arrows were WhiZzing all
about him, and one struck him in the
breast, infiicting a very ugly wound.
As he fell the confusion was so great
about him that the arrow was pulled
out of his flesh and thrown to the
ground among other arrows. whole and
broken, so that no one could tell after
ward whether the head had remained
in the wound or had been drawn out
with the stick. It was impossible,
therefore, to say how seriously he had
been hurt, and he was carried at once
to the rear, where a litter was imprO-
vised of saplings and boughs. He was
laid upon this, which was swung be
tween two horses and thus he was
carried back to the wagon train. a dis
tance of more than $50 miles through
a rough country. Probing showed that
the head of the arrow had fortunately
been drawn out and in due time good
nursing put the lieutenant on his feet
again.
This is an incident in Lees career
which is apparently known to very few.
1t is of interest, also. that the old Sec
ond Cavalry had for its Colonel Albert
Sidney Johnston and for its Lieutenant
Colonel Robt. E. Lee, and that Hardee,
of tactics fame, and Geo H. Thomas
were two of its majors. The captain OF
the company in which FitZhugh Lee
was first lieutenant was Kirby Smith.
LOeff1eF served with credit in the Union
army during the Civil war, was given
his White House detail by President
Grant and was appointed by President
Mckinley. as military stOrekeeper" in
the regular army, with the rank of
captain.
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UP SNAKE RIVER VALLEY
a Western Company Proposes to Run
a Railroad.

Portland. Ore, Dec. 7.-Supplemented
articles of Incorporation of the Snake
filed in the office of the county clerk
yesterday by L. B. Cox, w. Aver and
W. H. Kennedy.
According to these articles the COM
pany proposes to run steamboats,. Oper-
ate telegraph and construct and Oper-
ate various lines of railroad. The arti-
cles cover fifteen branches in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. Supplemental
articles of the Clearwater Valley Rail-
road company intends to build and Op-
crate ten different branch lines along
One of the branches proposed is from
a junction of the Clearwater and Snake
rivers to a point on the boundary lines
between Idaho and Montana near LOlO
Pass with a branch leaving the line at
a suitable point in the valley of Clear
water river or south fork thereof, and
extending through Camas Prairie to the
town of Mount Idaho, thence to Buffalo
Hump mining district.
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SHE KEPT PET HENS.


TFrom the New York Journal
Two hens that were pets of Eliza Gala
CHER caused her arrest. They We're in her
rooms on the third floor of No. 32S East
Twenty-secind street. The neighbors
complained to the board of health. They
said the hens cackled. If they had not
Cackled Eliza Gallagher would have been
deSOlate. She is old. little Wrinkled and
attached to ideas that are not cOmfOrma-
BILE TO her environment.
one of the hens is a Brahma, the other
IS a Shanghai They are white, graceful
and dainty These might serve poets in
tnelr cornparisons- They said ahably of
I1erau the goddess. that she had the ma
5eSty of a goose. Eliza Gallagher'S hens
have more than majesty They have grace.
But the ueighbors had prejudiCes.
1t is in section 70 of the sanitary code,
apparently that one may. not have a barn
yard in a fat. Eliza. Gallagher did not
days when anglers made a long journey
Of a deS in the park. She lives alone with
her hens.
Their names are Snowbird and PearIy
Dew She said in the YorkVille court:
I did't know that L hadn't the right
to have them in my rooms They are my
keep monkeys and other club snakes. and
If every one may keep dogs, why shOuldn
j Keep mems that never can be SO wicked
as other pets are2'
The magistrate said the code was wiser
than individual opinion.
Il hope YOU will not impose it as Shy
lock would she said I knew Superin-
tendent of Elections McCuIagh when he
was captain I knew Lieutenant Cover
nor woodruff Edward c. Ward, a law
Yer whose address IS on Broad way. near
Cedar street. and I were schOOlmates-''
Eliza Gallagher was placed under 800
bail. Her trial is to be in a higher court.
She was astOnished and grieVed. She
said. Ny two hens and I are good
friends They are as Intelligent as other
fowls They haven't all the knowledge
that is in the world. but they have all
that thEV need
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Corn Paintings by a Farmer r.

EFrOm the Chicago RecOrd.1
Commissioner Peck has written a letter
to Alfred Montgomery the farmer pain
ter of Bloomington, notifying him that
his picture, Down on the Farm will be
shown at the Paris exposition next year.
In painting this picture, Mr.. Montgo-
merry has accepted the challenge of James
Wmtcomb Kuey, VINO IN his pallau;
When the frost is the pumpkin and
the folders in the shock, says that the
farm presents a picture that no painter
has the cOlorIn' TO mock Mr. Montgo-
Hoosier poet to this challenge and he an
nounced that he would accept it.
The picture has been completed and was
shown Mr. Peck in Chicago last week.
1t is feet long and feet wide and rep
resents a farm at the time of the year
suggested bw the ballad. A panel of rail
fence is made TO do service for a frame
as if it had dropped and had caught there.
Montgomery lives on little place on
lessons save from nature He has painted
hundreds of farm scenes. 1t IS claimed
that so realistic are some of the ears OF
corn seen in the picture that they have
at different times attracted the nibble of
morse and the peck OF hen The artist
most to appreciate his work was blind.
In painting the grains on the ears. he had
critic went over the canvas with his fng-
ers. feeling almost every grain. Mr.. Mont
gomery himself saws that in this making
the grains stand out, he has been accused
of cutting off the ends of real grains and
charge he dismtsses with a disdainful
laugh.
The artist exhibits, hundreds Of letters
from well known Chicagoaus who have
purchased his corn pictures. He delivered
one TO eX-ComptroIler Ilckels the other
day He has been referred to as the
James WhitcOmb Riley in art
The farmer artis- is exceedingly odd in his
habits. Some time ago he appeared in the
Auditorium hotel in farm sarb with
basket of huge red, white and yellow
ears of corn. He checked the basket and
invited the manager out in the hall to see
one OF his corn pictures.
Montgomery uses up astonishing
amoutn of energy. He viii walk down
amount of energy. He will walk down
MALTA and pictures to fill n cart. One day,
it is said he arrived at the railroad depot
in Lake Geneva with his load just as the
train was pulling out. He wanted the
conductor to wait. but the latter wOuldnt
whereupOn the artist began loading the
front ends of the cars as they passed him
jumping on the last car himself.
The farmer artist says he will take
his family and go to Paris with his pic
lures. 1t is said that he has made money
from the sale OF the wonderful products
of his brush He says he is building a
villa in some eastern state and after the
exposition he will settle there for the re-
mainder of his life.
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Ordinance No. 2IO7.

AN ORDINANCE providing for issuing
internal improvement bonds of the city
of Topeka, Kansas, to pay the cost Of
constructing a. sewer in Sewer District
No 13, in said city, and providing for
the outlet of discharging sewer there
for and repeating Ordinance No. 2096,
approved October Il, 1883.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section / That the contract for the
construction Of a sewer in sewer district
No. 13 in the city of Topeka. as described
and defined in Ordinance No. 2013, APP
proved April II, 1899 having been let and
the proceedings for the condemnation for
a right of way for the outlet or dis
charging sewer therefore having been
had: and the amount for which each lot,
piece and parcel of land IS liable for said
Improvement having bee nascertained,
and the owners of the lots. pieces and
parcels Of land having been notified as
required by law to pay the same, and the
time for paying the same therefor having
expired. and the amount for which bonds
are to be issued having been ascertained
to be S43.54S-73-
Internal Improvement bonds of the citv
of Topeka, Kansas. in the sum Of s43 54S. g
are hereby authorized to be issued to pay
said amount due for the aforesaid inn
provement, to be paid in installments as
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IN PULLMAN,S NAV.
Little Left of the Wagner Company
After the Mercer. Jan. l.

New York, Dec. when the merger
of the Pullman and Wagner palace car
companies becomes formally effective
on January 1 the offices of the Wagner
company in this city Will be transferred
to the Pullman company. 1t was said
that the Pullman company would have
offices in the east and that some of the
accountants, clerks and other employees
of the Wagner company would be re-
tained. DR.. W. Seward Webb. of course,
retires as president of the Wagner COM
pany, which no longer exists after the
merger and James d Taylor Tetires as
secretary and treasurer A number of
influential men of the Wagner company
have been taken into the Pullman COM
pany as directors. The details of oper-
atiOn however. are not entirely settled
as yet The New York Central has
taken over the dining car service and it
is now being operated under the super
vision of George H Daniels. the general
passenger agent. While all the books,
accounts and other Office details are
transferred to the Pullman company
certain old Wagner employees will have
to be kept. 1t was said yesterday that
J. c. Yeager, manager of the Wagner
company. viii be retained as an east
ern superintendent.
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LEGAL


hereinafter provided by the lots. pieces
and parcels Of land liable therefor as pro-
Sec. 2, The mayor Of the city Of To-
peka shall execute forty-four internal
improvement bonds of said city Of To
forty-three of said bonds in the sum OF
81 600 each and one bond in the sum OF
S548-13. payable To hearer and to bear
date of July l. 1899. and bear interest
from July l. 1899. at the rate of 4Is per
the first day of January and July Of
at the fiscal agency Of the state OF kan
Sas in the city of New ork. Said bonds
SHAH have coupons thereto attached for
and the mayor shall cause said bonds 10
of the city attached and shall negotiate
and sell the same at not less than par
in the city treasury for the purpose afore-
said and said bonds shall become due and
On July l. 1900 three bonds of $1,000
each and one bond of $54S.75.
On july /. 1902. I'VE five bonds bonds Of A.655 each
On July l. 1903, four bonds Of Sl-o99 each
on July l. 1906. five bonds of 81 900 each.
On July !. 1907. four bonds of $1,000 each.
on July l. 1903 four bonds OF 81 000 each
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be numbered
be known as Series 1Sqg. 10. 4 and SHAH
bond register of the city Of Topeka and
shan also he registered by the auditor OF
the state of Kansas; and the mayor and
council of the city of Topeka shall an
nually make provision for the payment OF
the principal and interest as the same be-
comes due by levying a special assess
ment of taxes upon all the property liable
therefor as provided by law with interest
at the rate Of Az per cent per anuum-
Sec. 4. Ordinance No. 2096. entitled An
Ordinance providing for issuing internal
Improvement bonds of the city of Topeka.
a sewer in sewer district No. I5 in said
city and providing for the outlet and dis
charging sewer therefor approved Oc-
tober A. 1899 is hereby repealed.
Sec 3. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
Hcation in the official city paper
Passed the Council December 4. 1899.
Approved December 4. 1899
c. j. DREW. Mayor. f
Attest: J. II. SQUIEES
ISeal1 City Clerk
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Brave Men FAN.

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, pOisons in
the blood. backache, nervousness, head
ache and tired, Hstless rundown feeling.
But there's no need to feel like that. J.
W. Gardner of Idaville. Ind. says: .'EIec-
trio Bitters are just the thing for man
when he don't care whether he lives or
dies. 1t gave me new strength and good
appetite. L can now eat anything and
have a new lease on life" Only 50 cents
at WaggOner's drug store, 731 Kansas ave.
Every bottle guaranteed.
Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it.
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Ordinance No. 2IIO.

An No. 96PIM4MG 9d5 66aFovad 6ePeber 66ePbnK f. 1881
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
titled An Ordinance providing, for issu-
ing internal improvement bonds of the
city of Topeka, Kansas, to pay the cost
of special improvements herein named
approved October II, 1899, is hereby re-
Pealed.
Sec, 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
hcation in the official city paper.
Passed the Council December 4, 1899.
Approved December 5. 1899.
G. J. DREW, Mayor.
Attest: J. H. SQUIRES,
[SeaL1 City Clerk.
LFirst Published in the Topeka State
Journal December Z, 1891
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Ordinance No. 21O9.

AN ORDINANCE to authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to issue warrants TO
John Ritehie for sidewalks constructed
in 1899.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section / That the mayor and city
clerk of the city of Topeka be and are
hereby authorized and directed to exc
cute and issue to John Richie warrants
of the city Of Topeka in the sum of seven
Hundred Ten Dollars and Eighty-six
cents (S710.S6) for the construction of side
walks by said John Richie under his
contract therefor. dated May 1, 1899, the
warrants to be payable according to the
terms of said contract.
Sec. .. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
hcation in the official city paper.
Passed the Council December 4, 1899.
Approved December ., 1893
c. J. DREW, Mayor.
Attest: j. II. SQUIRFS.
LSeaIl City Clerk.
[Birst Published in the Topeka State
Lon II lncarrl her I
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located the first habitation of white
men in the state of Kansas, and here it
was that irrigation was first practiced
in the state.
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MTscFLLANEous.

STANDARD SYSTEM OF DRESS CUT
ting with Victor measurements. 1924 Ty-
Ter st. Mrs. ArnOtt.
R-T-P-A-N-S. 10 for cents at druggists
They Danish pain and prolorg life. One
gives relief. No matter what's the matter
will do you good.
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Paid Daar For His Leg.

B. p. Blanton Of Thackerville. Texas.
In two years paid over $4,000 to doctors
TO cure Running sore on his leg. Then
they wanted TO cut it off. but he cured it
with one box of BIckIen'N Arnica Salve.
guarantees cure for Piles p cents a box.
Sold by Waggoner. druggist 73I Kansas
avenue.
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1t is a wonder the women want TO 90
to heaven: every man there is sur
rounded by women hundred deep now,
and more women coming
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DeWitt's Little Early Risers purify the
blood, clean the liver. inVigorate the svs-
tenn Famous little pills for consultation
and liver troubles. At all drug stores.
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LEGAL

First Published in the Topeka State
Journal December Z, 1891
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FOR RENr-RooMa

FOR RENT-RooMa.
FOR RENT-One unfurnished room with
closet, IA Jackson street.
FOR RENT-suite of furnished rooms for
ern; 5l7 and 5l9 Van Buren.
FOR RENT-Four nice unfurnished rooms
water IN Kitchen, S2z Jefferson.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms with board
on Quinton Height car line. 1913 Clay st.
FOR RENT-Three furnished front house
keeping rooms, modern, 713 Topeka ave.
FOR sALE-MIsCELLANEoUa
FOR sAI.EzAImost A1,-.4l neew HIeoward guitar.
less than half price s2l Fillmore St
FOR sALE-Freslh cow. s45. gl5 Monroe.
FOR sALE-standard bred mare. $40 E.
10th street.
FOR SALE -Rooming business. nicely
qTpbsssfa close Sc, N laeodne SlO4 per
FOR sALE-HaIf Jersey family COW, fresh
soon. 421 Quincy street
reason Tor selling owner mas other nus-
mess. Fixtures 500; will invoice goods.
Address Burt care Journal
FOR sALE-one good National cash reg
price. d
2. B. Guild, GA Kansas avenue
FOR SALE-One elegant Mason & Ham
I'm organ, good as new at $50 and cheap-
er organs at SIS to $25. E. B. Guild. Ga
Kansas avenue.
FOR sALE-One gentle driving mare.
quick gait and one good surrey at 5l5
topeka avenue
FOR sALE-Two show cases. 515 Kan. av.
FOR. sALE-Fine well ripened cane.
prairie and clover hay delivered any
part of city. Fred Miller, 1247 Wayne ave.
FOR SALE CHEAP-An kinds of house
hold goods. 716 Topeka avenue.
FOR SALE-Large COW. fresh, 5 gallons
a day. 1710 Madison street
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE-Best home in city for the
money; payments. Address NJ, care
Journal.
NOTICE-The real estate of Vim. Martin
is hereby offered for sale for the highest
price offered; bids will be received by me
c9I ciGdns s pTB9Per BPcember 2 is99 e Rach % BID
be accompanied by a certified check for
purchase may see description of lands at
office of receiver of First National bank
at EmpOria, Kansas, or of the undersign-
- O. = - e-'- R 7. BATTEY. Trustee.
FOR SALE
Z acre poultry farm, 2 miles out; good
room frame house, chicken houses,
barn. well and spring; a splendid little
place al great bargain.
IMMIGRATION & REALTY CO.,
121 East Fifth Street.
FOR SALE-A RARE BARGAIN.
Splendid farm seven miles southeast of
Topeka, 100 acre; all fine, smooth upland:
100 acres in cultivation; so acres in hay
and pasture; never failing spring Of
clear water in pasture; fine we'll at house,
all fenced and cross fenced with good
posts and wire. Alfalfa hog field finely
fenced, fine grove of shade and fruit
trees around the house; extra good five
room house, in good condition, with cell
lar, barn. sheds, granary, cribs and pens.
800 insurance on buildings. Good roads
to this farm and in a good neighbOrhOOd.
All good land and will not wash. The wat
er on this fine farm is of great value.
This is a rare opportunity to get a choice
81 500 cash. subject to a 81, 500 mortgage,
running at per cent. See
T. E. BOWMAN & CO..
Columbian Building.
FOR SALE
Is acre farm, AZ miles out, lovely
modern house of 5 rooms, large barn. all
new improvements; best little farm in
Shawnee county, near city. SellOn in
StaumentS.
IMMIGRATION & REALTY CO,
121 East Fifth Street.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-Near cor. 6th and Jackson sts..
last night ladies' pocketbook containing
about 81 in change. receipt and loOsers'
cards. Return to room 4, Col Kansas ave.
and receive reward.
LOST-Bay horse, white face left fore
and hind foot white, left Rock Island
stock yards Monday night; report TO po-
lice station.
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Fitzhugh Lees Arrow Wound.

IFTOm the Boston Evening Transcript.
1t has often been noticed that when
ever General F'itzhugh Lee visits the
White House he stops to have a chat
with Captain LOeffier. who stands guard
a t the presidents private Office and the
cabinet room This is generally at
tributed to Lees pleasant way of treat
ing every one, but it has another ORR
gin.
Before the Civil war Lee was lieu
tenant in the old Second cavalry, after
wards reOrganized as the Fifth LOef-
fer was a trooper in this regiment and
later a On-cOmmissiOned officer. His
company was one of the two which
were engaged in a sharp fight with the
Kiowa and Comanche Indians in the
CimmarOn country in Texas in 1859. The
Indians had taken refuge in a narrow
canon which could be entered only
from one end. and there had thrown up
a fortifcation of logs, from behind
which they poured hot fire into the
troops. The character of the canon
was such that the horses of the caval-
~ We're useless and they We're left out
side, the men advancing on foot. Only
a few of the Indians had firearms, the
rest using bows and arrows. Had the
Indians been as well armed as they
have been in later wars, the loss of the
whites would have been very large; as
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FOR RENT-One unfurnished room with
closet. IA Jackson street.
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First Published in the Topeka State
Journal December Z, 1891
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wv RAaV -
And MISCELLANEOUS ADS.
wANrED-HELP
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WANTED Work by a boy 20 Address
lO2 East 1th St, up stairs.
WANTED-A position by a young lady
salary no Object iil Address NJ n, care
Journal.
WANTED-Positfon as working house
keeper in small family or for WidOWer.
404 Railroad street. Call or address.
wANTED-Good honest work by a young
man z years old; have q good educa-
ton. Address H W, 12OS Quincy street
WANTED-To do house painting for new
or old lumber Nc, III w. 10th street
CASH. for acceptable IDEAS. state If pat.
enJed. The Patent Record. Baltimore. Md.
WANTED-MALE HELP.
WANTED-A few first class SOLICITORS
men accustomed to meeting business
Chesterfield hotel.
WANTED-7 bridge carpenters. American
Emp. Co, cor 9Th and Kansas ave.
WANTED-A good all around dentist on
salary. Box 406, Abilene, Kansas
WANTED-Barber, good workman. Write
to R J. Pelzer, Newkirk, o. T.
WANTED HELP.
WANTED-White girl for general kitchen
work at 2o4 West 9Th street.
WANTED-Girl for general housework.
12O1 Clay street.
WANTED-GirI not afraid of chickenpox;
good wages. 1401 Lincoln street.
" WANTED-White girl for general house
work at 4l2 Monroe street
WANTED-Dining room girl at 522 East
First street, Huffman house.
WANTED-A good woman to do general
housework at Sol buchanan st. Mrs. z.
Bennett
WANTED AGENTS.
free-Freight paid. cred
it given, for selling the finest set of in
StructiVe. entertaining Christmas books.
graded for children Of all ages at the
lowest prices ever known: so cent book
containing beautiful illustrated poem of
25 cents; $3.50 book 50 cents: 81 80 book Is
cents; liberal commission to agents. Fer
Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED Statesmen.
NJ. MANSON. IA Kan. Ave. buys gentle
mems clothing, shoes, hats, etc Pays
s. to IS suit DroO ue a card
WANTED-M1sCE
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WANTED-By the 18th two rooms fur
nished for light housekeeping; must be
moderate in price; address SHOPS" care
Journal.
WANTED-7 or room house. modern,
east OF avenue and south of 5th st. Must
be a bargain, want to buy of owner. Ad-
dress J. B., care Journal.
WANTED-HOrses to winter. best of stab
ling and care H. W. McAfee. GIG Kan
avenue.
to trade or repair: Big
line Golden Rule. 514 Kansas avenue
FOR RENT
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FOR RENT-5 room house, 1910 Lincoln.
See Elder, Gil Kansas avenue.
FOR RENT-Ten roomed, strictly mod
ern house, close in Apply to T z. Bow
man & Co.
FOR RENT-8Iodern room house. s25.
1925 Van Buren, Call 100 Topeka avenue.
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FOR SALE
Is acre farm, AZ miles out, a lovely
modern house of 5 rooms, large barn, all
new improvement best little farm in
Shawnee county, so near city SellOn in
staIlments.
IMMIGRATION & REALTY CO.,
121 East Fifth Street.
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Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it.
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FLoRIsTR

IRIS. J. r. HAGUE. Florist successor 70
r J. Groves. 81 Kansas ave. 'PhOns s12.
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FOR SALE
acre poultry farm, miles out; good
barn. well and spring; a splendid little
place at great bargain.
IMMIGRATION & REALTY CO,
121 East Fifth Street.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS

L. A. RYDER NJ =.
OFFICE and residence corner Gordon 81
and Central ave. North Topeka 'Phona
"a. Uses the Brinkerhoff system Of rectal
treatment, a successful and painless
treatment for piles. hstula. fishurs. u
ceration. etc
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FOR RENT-Suite of furnished rooms for
gentlemen or light housekeeping, mod
ern; 5l4 and 5l9 Van Buren.