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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
LOCAL MENTION.

The temperature today at 3 o'clock
was SO.
r. J. Colburn arrived in Topeka to-
! day from New Orleans. He viii be the
| local manager for the Swift Packing
company.
Tickets for the John Marshall benefit
concert at Garfield park Friday night
are on sale at Roehr's and Guild a
music stores, at 10 cents.
w. P. Welsh hack driver at Atchi-
son, died at a private asylum Sunday
night His son, 3. H. Welsh, Of To-
peka, went to Atchison today to at
tend the funeral.
The new electric line between juno
ton City and Fort Riley has been COM
pleted- One of the large contracts for
work on that line was awarded E +.
Overton of Topeka, who has been at
Junction City experimenting the work.
His contracts aggregated S11,415.
e NJ Duncan. travelling passenger
agent of the Rock Island has returned
from FL Reno, where he has been at
tending to business for the road there
He brought with him several pictures
taken during various stages of the
drawing Of lands there.
+. L. Vandegrift received a postal
card today addressed to Annie B. Van
degrift, notifying her that she drew
claim No. 4,214 in the FL Reno district.
Mr.. Vandegrift says he does not know
whom the card Is Intended for and
would like to have the proper person
claim the land.
The proposed injunction to stop the
building of the VineWoOd park dummy
line tracks on Ninth street. between
Monroe and Quincy has been held up,
pending some move on the part of the
company. Things viii likely rest in
statu quo till after the council meeting
Wednesday night, at which time the
question is to be considered.
G. A Streeter, Of Junction City. has
been made president of the Photog-
raphers' Association Of Kansas to I'll
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of c. J. Snyder. Of Topeka. Mr.. Street
er is planning a trolley ride from juno
ton City to Fort Riley as one of the
features of the entertainment Of the
members of the association when they
meet there, September II. IS and 10.
Mayor Hughes, City Engineer Ne
Cabe, and +. 3. Demarest, Of Kansas
City, the Barber Asphalt pavement
representative. spent the entire morn
ing today riding about town IN a swell
ments The pavement representative
was given to understand just what the
city expects in the matter Of prave-
ment repairs
The council committee on water
works will recommend to the council
tomorrow night that the Topeka Water
company be required to place FIVE fire
plugs at intervals Of two blocks on the
Washburn college extension of mains.
and three plugs at the same intervals
on the Morris street extension. The
question is now what the company will
do. It wants the city to pay rent on
MIGRANTS. and the franchise says that
the city is not obliged to do 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
TESTING Hay SCALES.
Food Inspector Farnsworth is MAX
ing the Bounds.

City Food Inspector Farnsworth is
getting ready. for winter. He is now
making the annual summer round of
the hay scales of the city, testing them
for accuracy, and expects to soon have
them all in good order preparatory to
the beginning of the season when coal
win be the staple article of purchase
Mr.. Farnsworth looks over the scale
and sees that 1t is all in, good working
order; and that it does not need clean
ing. If he thinks it necessary. he
brings his standard weights, and tests
the correctness OF the scale very care
fully.
He says that SO far in his rounds he
has found the scales working all right,
except in one case, where he IS having
certain changes made to insure greater
accurac CIV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
MEMENTOES OF THEIR SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Baird Receive
Packages From Philippines

Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Baird, the parents
Of Corporal Basil T. Baird who was
received today from the United States
officers at Manila five packages con-
tanning some of the personal effects of
their dead SON
The five packages came by registered
mail. They contained among other
things Basil Baird's corporals stripes,
a lot of photographs and letters, his
sharpshooter's badge. a small Filipino
flag, and d collection of foreign coins,
supposed to be worth about 500.
Basil Bairds body is to be sent to
this country as soon as the government
can arrange the preliminaries neces-
sarv to the shipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
TWO ARE ARRESTED.
Florence Peterson Charged With TAX
ing $33 Worth of Goods.

Hod Newcomb and Florence ".
Peterson were served with a warrant
from the city court charging them with
being implicated in the disappearance
of $50 worth of household goods be-
longing to T H Bowers
Bowers claimed that Miss Peterson
took household goods belonging to him
at AS Kansas avenue to 935 Kansas
avenue. A search warrant was issued
and the goods were found at 9S5- When
the goods were found Miss Peterson
cried, and Mr.. Bowers relented and
did not have the goods taken by the
officers The only connection NeWcornb
has with the case is that he hauled
the goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
THREE DAYS BARBECUE.
That is What Grocers and Butchers
Nav Have.

The members of the grocers' and
butchers associations will meet tonight
at the Commercial club rooms to per-
feet plans for a monster demonstration
and barbecue at an early datey-
Three loca tons have been under con-
sideration for the big entertainment:
Martins Hill, the fair grounds and
Garfield park.
One of the suggestions to be present
ed tonight for discussion VIII be the
project to have the barbecue and feast
to last two or three days and supple
ment it with race meet features in the
afternoon and horse show features at
the fair grounds in the evening.
BY arranging an entertainment OF
this magnitude it is argued, would be
an fnducement for people to come here
on excursions from all the cities and
towns within a radius of 100 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
nmay during The Summer may haze
tie paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate Of thirty
rents a month address changed as
often as desired TIhfze ont of t0egH
he State journal a01T be to jon like q
daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
THAT ICE COMPANY.
Meeting to Complete Organization
Will Be Held Thursday.

A meeting has been called for Thurs
day evening at the Knights and La
dies of Security hall at Seventh and
fecting the organization OF the Mutual
Ice company.
All the stockholders and others inter
ested in the project should attend The
meeting viii be called at s o'clock
This Is the company through which it
is proposed to furnish ice at from 10
to 20 cents per hundred hounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
Case Against Missouri Pacific.

Complaint has been fled with the
railroad commissioners by the Farmers
Cooperative Grain association that the
Missouri Pacific discriminates against
them at Harlan. They have been denied
an elevator. There are two elevators at
Harlan The farmers complain that
they are monopolies and that they want
to erect their own elevator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
MORRISON no PLAY BALL.
Favorite Brother of Jessie Will Tour
Kansas With a Nine.

FL Dorado. Kas., Aug. 13-Hayward
Morrison. the favorite brother Of Jes-
sic Morrison. who is serving a sentence
in the penitentiary for cutting Mrs.
DIN Castles throat with razor, is a
great lover Of athletic sports He left
here with a baseball team picked from
the best players in southern Kansas for
a tour of the state The first game will
be PLAYED at Ellsworth today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
CLARK DENIES 1T.
Did Not Talk Bailey to Chester
Long.

Secretary of State George A. Clark
returned this morning from Colorado
He says he left there yesterday in mid
afternoon and was deprived of the
pleasure of attending the Kansans pic
mic in the North park
Some dispatches from there tell OF
the political gossip that was floating
around and represent Clark as holding
Chester Longs ear and filing it with
Bailey boom for governor
& haven't seen Chester Long since
CIV and I parted from him at Gypsum
at the conclusion of our fishing trip, :"
Clark says. And SO 1 have not been
talking anything of the kind to him. p"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
Appropriate Names For Pan Am.
Trains

Pan-American Express, the Exposi-
ton Express and the Chautauqua Lake
Express take excursionists to Chautau-
qua and Buffalo on low fare tickets.
Find out about fares and through car
comforts by applying to J. NJ. Ches-
brough, A. G. p. Agt., ST. Louis, Mo-
or T. P. Foley, T. P. A, Kansas City,
Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs Mary Mcclure
who committed suicide Monday morn
ing Will be held at the Church of the
Assumption Wednesday morning at 9
o'clock The burial viii be held at To-
peka cemetery. No word has been re
ceived from her husband who lives near
Meriden- The funeral arrangements are
being attended to by friends here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
con PART HOUSE.
ThereforsW. E Ehler is Hauled Before
the Court

A warrant was issued in the city
court this morning for w. E. Ehler who
is charged with starting to carry away
a house.
1t is not charged that he was going
to take a house bodily but II. A Bishop
complains that Ehler took $3.50 worth
Of a house. Among other things he
neY stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

St Louis has successfully passed one
more obstacle which had been placed IN
the way of her Worlds fair and Is now
ready for the next. The injunction ask
ca for to prevent the use of Forest park
for the exposition site has been denied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

''Bobs' gets a half million dollars for
keeping out of the way of the Beers in
South Africa, while SchIey gets a court
Of inquiry for ending the war with
Spain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

What makes the west love Teddy so2
the eastern people cry Why Teddy
loves the west you know. the cowboys
make reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

Whenever Joe Chamberlain under
takes to cut down the Irish representa-
ton in parliament as he is said to be
planning to do then there viii be a roar
which win be heard around the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

The advance in the price of milk
which was attributed to the drouth is
Htin in need Of some explanation. The
water rates were not raised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

Iawton is reported to have so saloons
about as many as Topeka has and the
town is only a week old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

1t IS reported that cure for st. vitus'
dance has been discovered but the
hoochee-couchee is still unchecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
An Excellent Combination

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects OF the well known remedy,
syrup OF EIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them IN the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
IS the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectua1ly,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make It the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, By a method
known to the CALIFoRNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
Forsale By all Druggists. Price SOC per bottla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
a world wide Reputation.

ChamberIain's Collie Cholera and Diar~
rhoea Remedy has a world-wide reputa~
ffon for It's cures. It never fails and Is
pleasant and safe to take For sale by
all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

Senator Scott of West Virginia has
Joined the supporters of Hanna for the
presidency. When the colonel himself
takes the field there viii be a big rush
to get into the band wagon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13
SEVEN ARRESTS.
Part of Plumber Taken From
Katy Train Recovered.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 1s.-The
United States marsha1s have arrested
seven men in Caney bottoms, charged
with robbery of the NJ. K & T. train
One Of the men arrested is a Missouri
Kansas & Texas section hand and the
others are young men of the neighbor-
hood Part of the plumber has been re-
covered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

Sheriff Kiff, of Atchison, brought
Herman Beenkin to Topeka today for
confinement at the insane asylum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-13

G. r. Afennlnger, NJ. d, Office 727 KAN
sas ave Tel. 10; residence 1851 Topeka
ave. Tel. 3d. Office hours 2 to p m
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26
Acme Book Store, ~
nm~---t75 Walnut St.-Dering Building.
Fl. L. SwISFIER, Proprietor.

800 pieces embroidery from cents
to 35 cents per yard at Posten's Cash
Store.
WE are selling our straw hats at
very low figures. See them. Hirsch-
mans.
MoRGANToWNERs have relatives in
the flood stricken district in the Elk
horn region.
A LIVELY thunder storm visited
this section last night. The light
ming was very sharp and few people
were able to sleep through the excite
ment. So far as reported no damage
was done by the storm.
IT is to be hoped shat cooler coun-
ssels will prevail in the southern end
t1f the state and that the miners will
settle their differences without a
resort to arms and bloedshed. They
will take the most certain way to de-
feat their ends if they try this on.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26
sHenT 1ug fsiEsD~.
Personal Mention or Prominent People
Where they are aud How they are.


Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Cobun left
to-day for weeks visit In kingwoud
and Masontown.
A. Felty and Preston Cromwell
two prominent feed men of Fairmout
came in tins morning.
Miss Title Bernhardt has return
ed to her home at Uniontown after
visit to the Misses Wood. She
had intended staying longer but was
called home by the illness of her
sister.
Charles Herd has gone to Clar1s-
burg To make arrangements 10 take
his merry so round to that place.
The machine viii be here for the rest
Of the week. Every evening there is
a large crowd in attendance aud they
have lots OF fun
Will Whitman accompanied by
his mother has returned from Cor
nell University where he graduated
last week. They took several short
side trips on the way back having
gone over into Canada for short
stay The Pan american was also
taken in on the ~ IN trip.
a. J. Wilkinson must have meant
Morgantawn when be said Grafton.
The town Of Grafton has accomplish
ed great deal by chnging TO the
hill side and not falling into the river
but even this feat has been beaten by
the progress made by Morgantown in
other directions.
Mr.. and Mrs David Chadwick
and son George went to Pittsburg
this morning to have the latter
eyes examined by specialist.
George has suffered more or less for
sometime from these members and
it is hoped he may be permanently
cured.
Clyde Barbe has gone to Buffalo
where he will spend a week or so Wis.
iting the American exposition.
He left on Tuesday afternoon. Mon.
ongalia has been sending several del.
egates up there and before the sum
mer is over the list will be long one.
The exhibits are now getting into
prime condition and they are wei
worth the trip.
Mr. Ben Oppenheimer of Hirsch.
mans store received telegram this
morning announcing the death o.
his mother at their home in Phila
delphia Mr. Oppenheimer left this
afternoon for that city He was
there few days ago to see her and
when he left the family thought she
was better. His friends here sym.
pathize with him in his bereave-
ment.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26
DO Won Cat?


EXCURSION rates will obtain on The
B. 4 Q. to all points east Of the Ohio
river On the third, fourth and fifth ef
July. There viii he much running
around about thai time as we will be
doing nothing here and the glass fac
tories will be shut down.
WASHINGTON has invited our peo-
pie over there for the Fourth and
many of them will no doubt take in
the celebration.
THE people who were prophesying a
cold wet summer have missed the
mark several degrees. The weather
is getting remarkably warm. For
two or three days the mercury has
been trying TO climb out of the tube.
1t was ninety three yesterday after
noon.
HIRseHMANs advertise special
reduction sale of all ladies wash
skirts.
Gabe Holland wishes to call the at
tentioD Of the public TO the fact that
he is in his new shop and is ready to
receive them. Hair cuts for fifteen
cents and shaves for ten can't be
beaten ia the town. There are two
first class BARRIERS in this shop.
Work may not start on locks four
teen and fifteen until next summer.
1t will require some time for the con-
tractor To get ready and when he does
get through with all the preliminaries
he will have but little time left in
which to work this fall. Under the
circumstances he is not expected to
do very much this season.
THE time for drilling of Company
L has been changed from seven fifteen
to seven thirty. The drills take
place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
WHEELING may be sorry after she
has got it4 There seems to be no
place where the encampment of Ma
tional Guard can be held When
the representative of the board OF
trade appeared before the Parkers
burg officers meeting he stated that
there was plenty of ground in tact
that there were several sites large
enough. It had not been discovered
that none Of the sites selected are
big enough to accommodate the en-
campment.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26

~ AFTER thinking about it over night
What do you conclude about that two
thousand dollars which is needed for
the big factory?
L. d. Arnett who has been engag-
ed as teacher in the Normal
School at Shepherdstown was in
town on Tuesday. He was on his
way TO Chicago where he will attend
the University this summer He
lives near townsville this county and
is very bright young man.
THE sidewalk at the Jaco corner
on Wiley and High streets has been
fixed. This corner for a long time
was rough and uneven. 1t is now all
right There are several other places
in the sidewalks which should be fixed
up. The owners should be given a
chance to attend to it and failing this
the council should direct it to be done
at the expense of the owner.
THERE shouldn't be two streets by
the same name in two different
wards and the council has done the
proper thing in looking after the
matter with the view of having it
corrected.
THE Graphophone is getting to be
local favorite. There are several
of them in use in Morgantown. The
Acme reports that they have sold a
great many records and other sup
plies.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26
The WhiteSt White

That has ever been made in
white lead is Carriers White
Lead. 1t stands out among
other white leads. They may
look fairly white by them
selves-but: Notice the diff
ference. That is because
ssCarter's" is thoroughly cor
roded, being made by new
process, which, while using
the same materials is just as
much better than the old
Dutch process as the type
writer is superior to a quill
pen. If you want the best,
/, buy Carriers. For sale by
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26

INVITATIONS have been received III
town to attend the picnic which
to be given by the Bell telephone
employees on next Saturday evening.
1t will be held at Kennywood Park
in Pittsburg and is the annual affair
which IN past years has proven to
be such a success. Several of the
operators from here expect to attend
the picnic.
ALEX LAWSON who was at work on
the lock on the west side had his
hand crushed between two stones.
The injury is very painful one and
will keep Mr.. Lawson from using
the hand for some time. He was
lifting stone when another one
rolled on it catching his hand be
tween them.
CHERRIES are coming in. The
crop is rather large and the fruit of
very fine quality this year.
PUTTING your neighbours name to
note without his knowledge or con-
sent is very foolish as well as dam
ger0us business. A man with level
head will not do it.
ED W. Mcneil Special Agt. tor
Etna Life Insurance Co. for W. Va,
promptly paid off the policy on the
life of.W. N, Stewart, of this county,
to Jas. S. Thorn, administrator on
the 24th inst.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-26
For cut glass and fine china war

For cut glass and fine china ware
go to Posten's Cash Store.
THERE will be demonstration of
Fl. J Heinz Co.'S pure food products
ia the store OF j. A. Weaver Peasants
street for one week beginning July
lst. Call and sample goods. Also
full line of groceries.
TRY Luzone0g, the great dandruff
cure ana nair tonic at Smiths, Browns
aud Hollands barber shops.
If you want the best sewing ma
chine buy the Standard Rotary Shut
tie at Posten's Cash Store.
GnSoR's restaurant improves
steadily and is doing a lucrative
business already Mr.. Gainor In
tends to make it first class in all
departments.
THE public will find its favorite
news paper THE DAILY New DoMIN-
ION at the Acme and Dawson's.
CLEANING, dying, pressing, re-
pairing In the best manner. Geo.
w Weibel, the dyer, Of Front street
will make your old clothes look as
good as new. Don't throw them
away but get him to make them
over for you.
SOME new patterns in this week in
mems Neligee shirts, at Hirschmans.
Lee cream of all kinds at the Pleas
ant corner. Private rooms for ladies
of small parties.
If you intend to pay cash for your
goods go to Posten's Cash Store.
THE pure food exhibit by the H.
J. Heinz Co. at Weaver's store for
week beginning July LIST will be of
interest to all who care for their
health.
ADAM BOWER has secured the SER
vices of two more BARRIERS in his shop
on High street The patrons Of this
shop are rapidly increasing on account
of the courteous treatment they re-
ceive and the acceptable manner in
which they are served. Mr. Bowers
place has been recognized as the lead
ing shop in town for years and it re-
tains that place without dispute.
No SAW edges on collars Numbered
at Miller's New Method Laundry. A
card or phone 139 will bring wagon.
SEE our large assortment of trunks
suit cases, satchels etc. before you
purchase. We save you money.
If you wish odd pieces in china at
moderate prices get them at the Cash
Mercantile Co.