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For Sale.
A full-blooded Jersey Bull calf,
one week old. Apply to
R. w. MoBERLY,
wky-1t Wofthiugt ton, Mimi.
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Notice.

Notice.
A steer jumped into my pasture
last week. Owner prove property
and take same away after paying
charges. GEo. DoBNER.
Two miles NV. of Worthington, on
Adrian road.
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The society which . La Crosse
man is organizing, whose mem
bers are to give awsy all their
money over 800. 600, will be just
Is likely as other organizations 70.
come to grief on account Of the
non-psyment Of dues. 45s
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STATE OF MINNESOTA. il.
I Attorney General 9 Office,

st. Paul July 8, 1900. q
Hon. Albert Berg, Secretary Of State !. $Ss
Pursuant to chapter 157 Of the General
Laws OF 1887, herewith file In your
oface synopsis Of Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Minnesota as
proposed by chapter 81 Of the General
Laws of 1899. am very respectfully.
w. B. DOUGLASS. :
Attorney General
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The Cash. :.
Grocery and;
Feed Store.

All kinds oi
Groceries, Fruits
etc., kept in Their
in their season
All grades o1
Worthington :aoul
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OF the much boasted Bryan
Commercial Travellers. Association
500 by Demo mocratic count, more q
less, just thirty marched in che
Bryan parade The remainder
were doub btless On the road Or II
the shade, from which they vii
never emerge. indianapolis
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'"WHO
.SAID''
Red a g
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Lake View Sold.

Lake View Sold.
Monday, E. G.. Allen of Gowrie,
Ia., purchased the Lake View House
and will take possession in the near
future. Mr.. Allen is an old hotel
man and viii! put the house in up in
good shap, and conduct a hosiery
that will become popular. p:
For Rent.
For good rooms in good location
Soft and hard water in connection
Apply 80 MRS. JOHN CARLSON.
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Presbyterian Church Service
Services at l0:45 q. M, and 7:3O p.
%. Subject Of morning sermon,
Seeking First the Kingdom Of God;
What IS it and what is its Tesultss''
Evening topic; The Parable Of The
8 Lost Sheep" " 81.
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|Mer chant Tailor
Fine hand made
work q specially.
Lady Tailor.
1Ove- A. Ander::
|eon's 9th House
10th St. -. !: !:
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Fall Millinery. III Z
A complete. and
up to date stock
of millinery is now
opensfor.,publicin:
spe ctiion at the
Maxwell Millinery
Store. 4
Trimmed hats
and !; !; nobby street
hatsa specially.
!.
Richie Maxwell.
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| W. W+Loyeless
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Finest groceries
and fresh fruits
obtaina.ble il
season. #; ! !;
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CLOTHING
in great
for :. men, boys and
children. ;
Please j remem-
lber our store will
he headquarters
for Clothing this
Iseason. Ne mean
business Call ear
ly. ):
81. PETER LEWIS.
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Business Directory

Restaurant.
SHIRT s. O|rsey.
Open day and
hight.
Everything up
to date and clean,
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stretched in front and they drop The
men spring to their places on the APP
paratus- The officer in command Of each
company takes his place beside the
driver. The next stroke of the gong
shows the figure two in the second
column. The drivers give their reins a
jerk and release the springs that are
holding the hooks at the ends of the
arms on the harness hanger The hooks
turn on a hinge, the harness slips off
and falls in place over the horses and
the hangers swing up to the ceiling out
of the way The next stroke of the
gong sends the number in the second
column of the indicator to three. There
is a pause and the second round of the
alarm commences. The figures on the
indicator do not change. The full num-
Der is .43." The drivers grasp the ring
on the end of a rope above their heads,
give a strong, quick jerk and the Scotch
folding doors in front of each apparatus
fold quickly back ssFOrty-three' re-
and out of the doors they go and turn
west on Seventh street. Not another
word is spoken. Every man knows that
box 43 is at the corner of Thirteenth and
Lane streets and the drivers have a GER
tain route to travel to each box. When
they leave the station the chemical en-
CINE is in the lead as its place is on the
west side of the station. The hose
wagon follows and the chief in his buggy
comes out of the door on the west side
and follows the heavier apparatus.
At each of the four stations the same
scene has been enacted. Box 40 calls the
hose company from station No. 4, the
hose company ard chemical engine from
station No 2, headquarters, the ladder
truck from station No. 3. These four
companies together with the chief are on
their way to the fire as soon as the
alarm is in. The horses of hose and
chemical companies No. 1 and hose COM
pany No. 2 are hitched and ready TO re-
spond to a second or general alarm. II
no other alarm is received in 20 minutes
the horses are unhitched.
No. 4 hose company turns south on
Clay street, the companies from station
No. 2 go west on Seventh, the ladder
truck swings up Fourth street. The
man on the seat beside each driver is
pounding the gong as a signal for every
one to clear the way. The driver and
the officer on the seat are Watching care
fully ahead to see that the road is clear.
The companies from station No. 2 turn
south on Topeka avenue to Tenth, west
on Tenth to Lane street and south on
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STORY OF OUR FIRE FIGHTERS

partment worked upon with its new APP
paratus was May q, 1870 when the To
peka House Two story frame hoisi
which stood near the northeast corner or
Fifth street and Kansas avenue where
the postoffice now stands was burned
The early department records state
that onnfbuseS and wagons had to be
removed from the shed before the steam
fire engine could be gotten out. Kind
ling and coal for the engine had to be
brought from neighbOring coal houses.
The Organizat ton was somewhat crude
and undisciplined, and the records ex-
plain that the number of Would-be sup
erintendents at the fire fully equalled
The number of members of the depart
ment at work. 1t was found also that
the only fire cistern was but partly full
of water.
FIRST FIRE STATION.
The first fire station was established
in July, 1870 in a small one story stone
building formerly used as a blacksmith
shop, which stood on the west side of
nue.. In 1872 the organization of the de-
partment was somewhat changed, and
placed upon a better footing. In 1878 a
stone and brick one story building was
erected on Quincy street, north of where
the Odd Fellow building now stands,
and this building was leased by the city
for the use of the fire department until
1878. removal was then made from
the old blacksmith shop. When settled
in the new building, citizens contributed
literally towards furnishing the rooms,
and although the sleeping room was up
on the same floor with the apparatus
and horses, and such an arrangement
would not today be considered al ali
consistent, yet at that time everything
possible was done to make the quarters
comfortable and pleasant, and it was in
every way a great improvement over the
conveniences given to the department
prior to that time. This building is still
standing. The department remained
here until it removed to its new quar-
tiers on Seventh street in 1878. In 1874
a second fire station was established,
and located north of the river, in a one
story building on the east side Of Kan
sas avenue, near Laurent street. In 1888
the present two story brick station on
Kansas avenue, near Gordon street, was
erected, and the company then removed
to the new building.
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January 1st, 1876, the first steps were
taken towards the establishment of a
paid department, and the volunteer or
ganization was gradually transformed
and the foundation laid for the paid and
disciplined department Of today.
In September, 1878, the city completed
the new department headquarters on
Seventh street, and the companies sta
toned on Quincy street between Fifth
street and Sixth avenue, removed to
their new quarters. The department
has occupied this building twenty-five
years. When these quarters We're COM
pleted in 1878 they We're very great
improvement.
In November, 1873 the tower alarm
bell was purchased and placed in posi-
ton at the new headquarters station on
Seventh street. The weight of the bell
is about 800 pounds, and cost 1877. This
bell has sounded two thousand and
fifty-five alarms for fire.
SUB FIRE STATIONS.
In 1882 a one-story stone building was
erected by the city on Jefferson street,
between Third and Fourth streets, to be
used as a third fire station, and a com
pany of cOlOred men was added to the
department and placed on duty here
In 1886 this station was enlarged to q
two-story building, and otherwise great
~ improved.
In 1882 the CameweIl Fire Alarm Tele-
graph system was put in, with ten
street alarm boxes and about miles of
fire alarm wires This important branch
OF the IRE service mas been gradually
added to and improved until there are
now IS fire alarm boxes about thirty
TWO miles Of telegraph lines, a four cir
cult repeater, together with all the nee
essary instruments for testing the var
ious circuits and entire system, at any
time of day or night
The WateTWorks having been con-
structed and placed in service in 1882,
steam fire engines We're dispensed with
by the fire department and were no
longer used-except in case of emer-
gency. In 1887 a fourth fire station was
established on Clay street, near Eighth
avenue and a company placed in SERVED
A small one and a. half story building
was used for station purposes, until 1888.
story building was erected by the city
upon the premises and il now used by
Hose Co. No. 4.
On the night of January 26. 1892, As
sistant Chief Benjamin McCarter was
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Men Who Are on Guard While
People Sleep.
One Of the Most Efficient De-
partments ON Earth.
HOW 1T WAS MADE so.
Outgrowth of the Old Volunteer
System.
Started 80 Years Ago With
Chief Wilmarth at Head.
BEAR SCARS OF BATTLE
Nearly Every Member Has Often
Been Injured
Hun to a Fire Described From
Start to Return.
Started 30 Years Ago With
Chief Wilmarth at Head.
BEAR SCARS OF BATTLE
Hun to a Fire Described From
Start to Return.

The Topeka fire department was in
stalled yesterday in the new quarters at
Seventh and Quincy streets Topeka
now has a fire service in equipment and
efficiency that is as perfect as any in
the west
The new headquarters was built, after
plans made by Chief Wilmarth, in the
most modern manner and every feature
possible for quick service has been adopted
The most improved folding doors, har-
ness hangers, horse bitches, alarm bells
and appliances of every nature have
been used. The comfort Of the men has
been looked after. The sleeping room is
large and airy with windows on three
sides. The sitting room is pleasant, the
bath room contains both shower and tub
baths, and large roomy lockers. The
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When the wagon stops near the fire
the hoseman has his rubber coat on and
IS ready to break the hose connection at
the proper place and attach a nozzle,
or play pipe, and the signal is given for
water. The hydrant man is ready and
turns on the water and joins the man
at the end of the hose. Within less than
a minute after the hydrant has been
reached stream of water is playing on
the fire.
The water is not much more than
turned on before the companies from
headquarters arrive and If a second line
of hose is needed the line is laid in
the same way and two streams are
quickly on the fire. The chief dons his
white coat and helmet and at once in
vestigates the fire to see if it be serious
and he directs the men in their work.
The line from the chemical is used to
keep the fire from spreading to sheds
and houses.
ARRIVAL OF THE LADDER TRUCK
Away in the distance can be heard
the steady clatter of hoofs and the ring
ing of a gong. The ladder truck is COM
ing When it pulls up to the fire lad
ders are quickly brought. One Is placed
against the roof and another leads to the
hay NOV door. The hay NOW door is
opened and men with one Of the lines of
hose make the way up the ladder and
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circuits. The alarm goes direct to the
repeater at headquarters, a wonder
full piece of machinery that instantly
repeats the alarm over the four circuits,
each station receiving it at the same
time.
At the department headquarters
in the new building the alarm would
sound on the bell on the Indicator and
at the same time in the first column of
the register would appear the figure one.
At that instant horses are freed. Their
halter straps are attached at one end to
the stall, then passed through the halter
and the ring at the other end Of the
strap is caught on an iron pin in q
socket. The pin is fastened at the top
to a wire and the wire is connected with
the system of levers overhead. A large
weight held up by a magnet is released
when the alarm comes in and falls, pull
ing the levers, which raise the pins and
the horses are instantly freed and run
from their stalls to their places under
the harness. The swinging harness is
supported by three armed hanger at
tached to a weight The harness is held
by three hooks. one at each of the three
ends of the hanger. The lines are caught
in q spring on the hanger, which keeps
the hooks in position to hold the har-
ness. The collars hang open. The
horse thrusts his head under the collar
and is ready to be hitched. The two
horses on the hose wagon and the two
on the chemical and the chiefs horse
have all taken their places at the same
time by THIS time the Dell mas sounded
the second time and the number in the
first opening on the indicator has gone
up to two.
If the frenen are up stairs the instant
the alarm sounds they spring for the
sliding poles which run from the first
floor through holes in the second floor
The men clutch the poles with their
legs, fold their arms around them and
slide in a second to the floor below.
The bell has sounded the third stroke
and the figure in the first column is
three A man is in front of each horse
He grasps the collar and brings the ends
together and they snap tight. The
drivers are in their seats watching the
indicator. The bell has sounded the
fourth time and the number in the first
column is four. There is a longer space
than between the other strokes and the
fifth ring shows one to be the figure in
the second column.
OFF FOR THE FIRE.
The men in front Of the horses push
the springs that hold the ropes that are
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into the loft where they can direct their
stream of water to better advantage.
And if necessary another line goes up
the ladder to the roof and men with
axes tear the shingles away SO that a
stream may be turned directly on the
fire.
The force Of the streams of water
against the barn makes Tumbling roar
and as the stream strikes the shingles
they fly in every direction. The fire is
under control. The men are dripping
wet. They pour the water on the hay
and embers to drown out the last spark
The men from the ladder truck come
with pitchforks. The hay must be han
died over and soaked tc be certain that
all the fire is out Then after the hay
is thoroughly soaked the chief gives the
order for the companies to return to
their quarters and he fincs out who
owns the barn, the value. insurance and
cause of fire.
The firemen then have to break their
lines of hose at every connection, let
the water out, recouple it and place it
back in the wagon. IT is no small job.
Then when an is over the companies
start back for the stations on a walk.
The chief goes to the alarm box, takes
out the key returns it to its place, goes
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Chemical engine No 10. s. Perkins.
Captain; Geo. II. Gurtler. driver.
Hose company No. III. w. Gilman
conklin. hoseman; W. +. Carey. hoseman;
c. A Johnson nightwateh boy.
City Hall building. seventh and Quincy
Chemical engine No. 2-E. e Babcock.
driver.
captain; Jos. NJ Hanlon. lieutenant; Glen
r. Perkins. driver; Geo. n. Goodrich.
hoseman: Jacob Haskell. hoseman; J. X.
McCarter, night watchman,
STATION NO. 3.
Jefferson street, near Fourth.
Hose company No. 3-John h Rhoader
captain; George sneed. driver: clifton
Meaux, hoseman; Kirk Pinkston. hose
Hook and ladder company No. Louis
Knott, lieutenant; l. W. Davis. driver:
Washington, ladder man: L. II. slaughter.
ladder man; r l.. Brown, night watch
STATION NO. T.
- Clay street, near Eighth avenue.
hose cqmpany, ~; 9Its. =. hopinsoni
qriver; Carl Sawin. hoseman; Arthur
Howard; nighTtwaate.hsr ~ Peyi r7-r-rr,s
A II. Kinne c. A clearinghouse. Huston
iFssIiRHNENs RELIEF. ASSOCIATION
OF TOPEKA.
G. o. WIlmarth. president; Z. =. Bah
cock, vice president; Frank Conklin. Soc
Board of directors-O- s. Perkins. fire
station No. ], Glen X. Perkins. ere sta
ton No. 2: John n. Rhoades. fire station
No. 3: Joseph Waidelich, FIRE station No. 4:
together with the president. vice president
and secretary OF the association.
The city treasurer Is made by law the
treasurer Of the funds Of the association.
The Firemen's Relief association Is COM
posed OF the Officers and members Of the
fire department only. Accident Insurance
Is carried upon all members. and I'm case
an officer or member Is killed IN the dis
charge of duty, Sl.O00 is paid to the widow
or those dependent upon such member.
and 500 additional for funeral expenses.
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"One day last winter a lady came 20 my
drug store and asked for "a brand Of cough
medicine that / did not have ia stock"
says Mr.. G. r. Grandin. the popular drug
gtst Of Ontario, N. Y. "She was disap-
pointed and wanted to know what cough
preparation i could recommend. i said
g her that I could freely recommel I'd
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. and fnnt
she could take a bottle Of the remed- and
after giving Il q fair trial II she DID not
find it worth the money 20 bring back
the bottle and 7 would refund the price
paid. In the course OF day or two the
lady came back in company with friend
in need of cough medicine and advised
her to buy a. bottle Of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy 4 consider that a very
good recommended ton for the remedy" IL
Is FOR sale BY all druggists.
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battery room is large and arranged so
that every cell can be easily gotten at.
The offices are spacious and we'll ar
ranged On the first floor there is room
for additional apparatus. The stalls for
the horses are arranged upon the most
improved methods. In the basement is
2 room for the drying of hose.
All this is much different than 30 years
ago when the department was started
The growth has been gradual. Two
members of The department have wit
messed the many changes They are
Chlef George 0. Wllmarth and Assistant
Chief E. f. Babcock. They are the only
ones who were members of the first de-
partment in Topeka who are still in the
service.
Since the establishment Of the paid
system the fire department has re-
spoaded to alarms for 1,216 fires with
in the city.
Chief Wilmarth, Assistant Chief Bah
cock, the captain of every company and
nearly all of the old members Of the
present department have been more or
less injured in the discharge of their du-
Ties AT serious fire IN the Jewell
building on Kansas avenue, just north
81 GFaNford's Opera House. the chief
was hurt by falling through the roof
and TO the lower story. His ribs have
been broken a number of times. At the
IRE IN the Davies lumber yard building
ne was seriously burned Assistant
Chief Babcock has had his collar bone
broken, and has been otherwise injured
and men. "A We're injured at various
times during the year. Each year from
seven to ten men are injured, more or
less severely.
History of the Department.
The first fire in Topeka was the burn
ing OF the only house upon the town
site, which occurred in the spring of
1855, This was a log cabin, with thatch-
co Foof and a cotton cloth door, and was
occupied by the founders of Topeka dur
ing the winter of 1873. From that time
until April 1859. no further fires worthy
OF note occurred.
On the night OF April 3, 1859. the two
story building occupied as the postof1ce
and located on East Sixth avenue be-
tween Kansas avenue and Quincy street
burned to the ground On November 8
OF the same year the t'Ritchie block
burned. This was a three story stone
and brick building standing on the
southeast corner of Kansas avenue and
sixth avenue, occupied in part by Crane
& Byron's book bindery.
FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Up TO this time the city had no fire
apparatus and no fire department But
the TWO fires We're the incentive which
caused the citizens to take action
towards the purchase OF something in
the way OF apparatus for lighting fires
a steam fire engine, two hand-hose
carts, together with a. lot of hose were
purchased, and delivered to the city in
FEBRUARY, 1870. A volunteer fire depart
ment was was organized. One fire els
tern was dug at the intersection of Fifth
street and Kansas avenue, and this one
cistern was the only means of obtaining
water except in case of a fire near the
river The fire apparatus was at this
Time housed in a shed adjoining a livery
stable on Jackson street.
The first FIRE that the volunteer de-
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Lane to the box. The hose company
from NO. turns on Tenth and al the
fire is neared see smoke rising from a
barn The hydrant man on the rear
step slips on his rubber coat, changes his
cap for a leather helmet, buckles his
belt containing a hydrant wrench and
coupling wrench around him, gathers
two or three folds of hose in his arms
and as the wagon passes the nearest
hydrant to the fire he jumps off. coils
the end of the hose around the hydrant
beofre the hose pulls taut and on goes
the wagon, the hose spinning out in a
white streak behind. The alarm has been
received at the waterworl1s and fire pres
sure turned on the mains.
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sending in the alarm would secure the
key. from one of the corner houses, run
to the box, open the door with the key
and pull down the little brass hook and
let go The instant that is done the
entire fire department is active. The
fire alarm system is divided into four
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for the first time, when an alarm comes
in, and be able to see everything that
happens. In u seconds nine men from
headquarters would have taken their
places. hitched five horses and been out
and away to the fire before any person
who had never before seen them respond
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to a fire would have known what was
going on.
The story of what happens from the
time a box is pulled until the firemen
are working on the fire is a long story
that is enacted in a short time. For a
box 43 would be ..pulled., The person
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injured by a hose reel upsetting while
on the way to fire, from which injuries
he died the following morning.
1t should be stated by way of explain
alton, that politics has not tainted the
Topeka fire department
WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS.
No person could be in a fire station