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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23

ner time on Tuesday But the end was
not yet. After the shades of eventide
| had fallen heavily, Mr.. Merriwell and
| his spouse called to adjust things.
| Mrs. Mary Herman and son John were
| ON hand to assist in the adjustment.
| 1t seems that Merriwell had accused
| Johnnie of entering the room some time
| in the grim past, with burglarlouS in
tentions. Johnnie decided not to
stand for" this. and made a few in
quirieS of the Merriwell family and the
story was continued in police court this
morning. Merriwen and wife appeared
against Mrs. Mary Herman, her hus-
band Mike and son Jonathan. Merri-
well told a touching" story about how
Johnnie had knocked him down and
then Mike played football with him,
kicking a goal or two, while Mrs. K
kept Mrs M. well under the hypnotic in
fuence of a six shooter. Where did the
old man kick your" inquired Attorney
Joe Reed for the defense. In the
stummuck." replied the victim. You
say he stood behind you and kicked you
in the 'front.' "Yessir, he did" Mrs
nature. but the Herman family were
confident that no one but John did any
fighting with Merriwell. but the court
saw fit to fine Mike $500 for assault.
oh did not kick i'm, yerranner, eff Oh
had, he'd fought soyclone struck i'm
sure" added Herman. pater, as a part
ing shot During the examination of
Mrs. Burnett erriweH Attorney Reed
asked her If she had not been arrested
for perjury in the Collins case. Yes, I
was answered the witness. land was
acquitted, too! Everybody knows me in
this town" The counsel thought of the
truth of this statement and forbore to
seek for further historic facts. After the
case was finally settled, the court turn
against the family, but Attorney Reed
showed I'D the motive of the COM
plant SO strongly, and the evidence was
SO thin. that the entire charge was
II IT1Io
and cost of the scrap" case was the
entire price paid by the family. who re-
turned to the peaceful, pleasant home on
Jefferson street
Again this morning the court called
for the Ora Morris assault case. but it
was discovered that it stood exactly as
it did yesterday. The victim, Mr.. Nor
ris, was present, SO was the father of
Miss Bertha Chase, but the complaining
witness, Miss Chase herself, was once
more absent. This made Prosecuting
Attorney Urmy warm. (the court room
was very warm at the time) and he
loudly and boisterously declared that
Miss Chase should appear before that
case was tried. or he would hold her
father responsible. RumOr, however,
says that Miss Chase will not appear,
under any circumstances. as she is no
longer Miss Chase, having wed Mr..
Clark Wil1mon. the victim of her faith
er's dislike, and Mr.. Morris vicious as
sault os& it seems that Mr.. Urmy Is
doomed to disappointment. and that the
complaining witness will not return
soon to the f1reside of her irate parent
at the corner of Third and Jefferson
streets.
Tobias Tobias, who disturbed his wife,
withdrew his plea of not guilty, and
paid a SO fine without further COM
menf-
Word was brought to the station Us
morning, that Frank Raynor was SICK
in bed and therefore unable to attend
his trial, which was postponed one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
Cleveland Attends a Funeral.

New York, Oct. 23.-Ex-Presfdent Gro
yer Cleveland attended the funeral in
this city of Frederick H. Benedict, son
of E. c. Benedict, who was killed last
Saturday by his automobile. Brief SER
vice was held after which the body was
taken to Greenwich, Conn. and placed
in a receiving vault at the CEN etery
there. Only relatives and friends of the
Benedict family were present. Mr.
Cleveland was warm friend of young
Benedict. The younger man had ac-
companied his father and the ex-presi-
dent on a number of their shooting
trips and also on several yachting ex-
petitions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23


ings on for which the locality is fam
Gus. Mrs Mary Herman occupies the
place, and assisted by her daughters.
runs a boarding house. Not long ago
Mrs. Herman discovered that she had
undesirable tenant in the person OF
one Mrs. May Burnett-Merriwell. OF
Collins case fame. who with her nus
band, Frank MerriwelI, held a second
floor back room. which was reached by
means of an outside stairway. The
tenant refused to pay a dollar and SIX
bits rental and the management or the
house attached certain personal property
of said Mrs Mary MerriweIl nee Burnett,
who came back like a boomerang by
swearing to a complaint charging the
entire Herman family with dealing in
the seductive valley tan and tarantula
juice. Again the house came to the
front by chopping down the long out
side stairway during the absence of Mrs
B. Merriwell, thus cutting her off from
the room wherein reposed her belong
ings. Messrs. McE1roy and Lucas of the
force" called to see about the liquor
business, and found the star roomer
gazing wistfu1ly at the wrecked stair
way, but not being able to replace the
stairs, removed her property during the
search, and advised her to take her hus-
band and other belongings and seek new
quarters This was shortly after din
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
Smallpox at Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Oct. 23.-Smallpox has re-
appeared in Fort Scott. For the first
time in two years the health authorities
finally stamped 1t out about a month
ago and they were congratulatfng
themselves upon the prospect of having
permanently eradicated the disease
from the town, when today Health Of
ficer Baker learned of the existence of
six cases In a single house on the east
side 1t is in the family of Edward
Ioskard a colored man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
week in hopes that the genial booze dis
penser would come around.

George Perry, small m ulatto boy,
who was captured by officer Mcdonald
of the North side for jumping q train,
was given some good advice by the
court, and turned loose The father of
the boy is very wroth at Mcdonald for
his action in collecting the boy, and
says that the dark policeman has q
spite at him which he INDUCES by dis
turbing his family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETS.
No More Changes Made in Sanitary
Force.

The board of health held its regular
weekly $40 rake-off Tuesday night. The
reports of sanitary officers were read,
and the meeting adjourned. DIR. Judd
says:
1--WE did not make any more changes
in the sanitary force. We did not re-
inState any more men. The force Is
large enough. No business of special
Importance was transacted at the meet
I'M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
New Kind of Torpedo.

San Francisco, Oct ga model of a
torpedo designed for use in warfare has
been given a trial In the bay by the in
ventor, John T. Perkins, late of New
Zealand. The trial was apparently sat
isfactory. The torpedo is intended for
use as a submarine boat as well as a
conveyor of deadly explosive material.
The inventor claims that it can be
steered in any direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
French Lick Hotel Afire.

French Lick, Ind, Oct 2S-F'ire broke
out in the bath department of the
French Lick Springs hotel this morning
and for a time it looked like the entire
building containing about 300 guests
would be destroyed. All escaped in the
midst of great excitement. The fire was
put under control by the hotel fire de-
partment and two hours after the fire
broke out, the guests were back in their
rooms Loss about So 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
A cuban Sugar Company.

New York, Oct 23.-Articles of incor-
poration of the Cuban Sugar Refining
company have been filed in the county
clerks office, Jersey City. The company
was organized with a capital stock of
$500, 900 to raise and export sugar. The
incorporators are Horace S.Gould, Evan
T. Dudley. John 1. Billings, Tracy 8.
Buckingham and Kenneth K. McLaren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
Kansas City and Return $2.67 Wis
the Santa Fe.

Account of Horse show and Live Stock
exhibition; tickets on sale Oct. 18th to
26th inclusive; good until Oct. 18th. Six
trains day each way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
Mathewson to Chicago.

| Chicago, Oct. 23.-Christy Matthew
| son, the slab wonder of 1901, is going to
| play baseball in Chicago next year He
| will wear a white stocking uniform and
| pitch for Charley Comiskey's white
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23

Morrison's are the busiest people In
the city, fixing up their new store at
631 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23

Morrison's are the busiest people in
the city, fixing up their new store at
631 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
schumann Piano,

For sale. a new Schumann piano, a.
$40 Clay street. Call mornings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23

NoTE.-You cannot, if you
value good health. afford to
use cheap, 1ow-grade, alum
baking powders. They are
apt to spoil the food they do
endangcr the health All
physicians will tell you that
alum In food is deleterious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23

Morrison's are the busiest people in
the city, fixing up their new store at
63l Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
True
Economy

The difference in
cost between an alum
baking powder and
til E hig h e $ t-'class
cream of tartar bak-
ing powder would not
amount for a family's
supply to one dollar
a year.
DR.. Prices is the
standard cream of tar
tar baking powder. 1t
makes the food de-
licious and healthful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
|. POLICE JOTTINCS.
Merry Time at the pheasant
Home" Hotel.
Things Were Decidedly I'm
pleasant For Time.
SMALL FINES LEVIED.
Herman Family Pays Six DOL
lars to the City.
Stairway Destroyed and Lively
Fight Ensues.
SMALL FINES LEVIED.

LEASANT Home"
is the pleasant
sounding name of
a rambling old
structure situated
at the junction of
Fourth and Jeffer-
son streets, own
ed by Charles Hol-
. liday, but extreme
ly unpleasant are
- fE-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-12-05

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International Live Stock Assocla-
lion.

On December Ist, I'd and 3dfrom
Kansas and Nebraska, and Deem
Der 1st and I'd from Oklahoma and
Indian Territories, the Great Rock
Island Route will sell excursion tick
cts to Chicago at rate of one fare
plus 81. 90 for round trip, with final
return limit leaving Chicago Deem
Der s, 1901. These reduced rates
give splendid opportunity for a
cheap trip to Chicago to attend this
great Exposition which in interest
and in the number and excellence of
exhibits will surpass any of its kind
ever held. For full information
consult nearest Rock Island ticket
agent, or address,
E. w. THOMPSON,
A. c.. P. A. Topeka, Kansas.
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Subscription, SI.oo per year.
DECEMBER 5, 1901.
,saseeaaSea94se9HseaEs ss=sSsa
J Our Correspondents.
SOUTH SIDE ITEMS.

We are glad to see Dutch come
back and not so easily scared as
thought we were not large enuf
to scare anyone.
Miss Maggie Martin was visit
ing at home a few days this week
A cattle buyer stopped over
night at Mr.. Barragree's one
night last week.
Mr.. Robert went to Meade one
day last week.
Hannah and Gertie Barragree
spent Thanksgiving with their
sister Mrs. Senger.
Bob King went east to visit at
home. He will return in few
weeks.
Maggie Smith, in company with
Katie Martin visited home folks
Thanksgiving.
Jennie and Nellie Barragree
visited at home over Sunday.
There was vacation in school
last week as the teacher went
home to spend thanksgiving.
Lawrence Shoemaker was
home on visit this week.
Otto Pietz and Joe Martin
went to Englewood last week.
Kate Martin and Maggie Smith
called at Senger's one evening
last week.
II. F. banks went to the XI
ranch Sunday.
Chas. McOonico visited at Mar
tins Sunday.
LITTLE ONE.
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Old HOME BARBER SHOP.
JACK ROBERTS, Prop.
One door north E. w. Williams store.
MEADE, KANSAS.
EDUCATIONAL.

Program for Teachers Association
for Saturday, Dec. IA, 1901, begin
ming at 1880 P. m.
Devotional Exercises-Rev. Rob-
inson.
Song by Association.
Reading of Minutes.
Recitation-Marjorie Bodle.
Paper, by Mr.. Gore-"Order in
Schoolroom."
Duett- Misses Jennie and Ada
Kessler.
Recitation-Anna Busing.
Class Recitation-Sada Jenkins.
Instrumental music.
Recitation-BertC Crane.
Roll-Call-Quotations from Ten
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For $1,000

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ground.
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Three-ouarfers OF Century.
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DeCow will sell you an 8-foot
wind mill, fitted for a wooden tower
and loaded into your wagon for S24,
which is superior to the Aermoter in
every way. A 6-foot mill for $40.
All other mills in proportion.
GEORGE DECow,
Meade, Kansas.
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Cattle w anfed.

The undersigned desire to buy
some good native one and two-year
old steers, paying gets per pound
for them, delivered at the XI ranch.
If you have any for sale address
US at Byers, P. o. Meade County,
Kansas.
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St. Louis, Mo.

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ticular. 1t contains all the local, state and
telegraphic news of the day, and while Re
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ForSaie.
LITTLE ONE.

Ranch consisting of seven quar-
tiers of decided land and all improve
ments, unincumbered. Will sell
fer part cash and balance on time.
Located 9 miles northeast of Meade.
POWELL SEALocK,
Fowler, Kansas.
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Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of CouIl.
ty Commissioners of Meade County, Kansas will
at their regular meeting January 9th receive
sealed bids for one years lease of Poor Farm.
Year begins April LIST, 1902.
Frank wEHRLE, County Clerk.
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For Sale.

One organ, side saddle, heat
ing stoves, I cook stove, I lister, l
road cart, and few good horses.
Will sell or lease residence property.
R. w. ORR,
Meade, Kansas.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN
ISTRATOR.

Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day Of
November 1901 the undersigned was by the Pro
bate Court of Meade County, Kansas, duly APP
pointed and qualified the administrator Of
the estate of Walter W. Wells, late of Meade
County, Kansas, deceased.
All parties interested in said estate will take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
G. NJ. WELLS, Administrator
Of the estate of Walter w. Wells, deceased.
First published Nov. Is, 1901.
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Red Cross Mills.

ROBERT & WEAVER.
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WE HAVE THE ''NONPARIEL" AND "SU-
PREME" SHIRTS, SECOND TO NONE IN STYLE,
WORKMANSHIP OR FINISH, AND ALL UNION
MADE GOODS. FLEECE-LINED UNDERWEAR,
AND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN THE
WAY OF FURNISHING GOODS HATS, CAPS,
GLOVES, ETC. FOR THE FALL AND WINTER