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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
Lyon County Farmers Complain
of Scarcity of Water.
Creeks and Ponds Dry and
Wells Extremely Low.
EMPORIA IN TROUBLE.
Can Stand the DrOuth For q
Month Longer.
Supply in the NeoshO Is Getting
Distressingly Small.

Emporia, Kas., Jan. This section of
the country hasn't been SO dry in years
as at present. Farmers are worried
about water for their stock, as many
creeks in the county haven't been run
ming for months and a majority of the
wells are practically dry. Engineer
Bacon at the waterworks pumping sta
ton says there is enough water behind
the dam to last the town one month.
The water is now So inches below the
level of the ten-foot dam.
The farmers who are holding cattle
are troubled, especially if they are up
land" farmers. On Sunny Slope the big
six-acre pond has been as dry as a bone
for three months, and the supply in the
wells is very low. Dan Doty, who lives
south of town, drives his sock two miles
for water every day. Evan Colts, who
lives between here and Coal creek, says
the farmers will have to find water or
get rid of their stock. Many in that
district have large ponds that are al
but exhausted. d. S. Gilmore, of Allen.
was down Saturday, and says every =
thing is prosperous up there, but the
farmers are turning gray about what
their stock will drink if rain or snow
does not come soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
SPORTING NEWS.
Another Turkish Wrestler Com
ing to America.
Yousouf's Nephew is a Giant
Weighing $50 Pounds.
SAID TO BE A WONDER.
McGovern and Sullivan to Fight
in Louisville.
VIII Meet For Their Bout on
February %.

New York, Jan. despite the fact
that Nehmet Nachad of Turkey. who
lost to John Fleming the other night,
has been a failure in this country as a
wrestler, two more Turks will soon in
wade America. The men are known as
Zeppig and Yousouf II. Both will be
under the management of Antonio
Demetre, who first discovered Yousouf.
Yourouf IL, Demetre says, is a nephew
of the Turk of that name who was lost
in La Bourgogne disaster several
years ago. Yousouf is "a years old,
weighs 23o pounds. and is 6 feet inches
in his stocking feet. Zeppig is Yousouf's
wrestling partner, and a powerfully
built man. Zeppig is clever, but Deme-
tire thinks YouSouf is the better wrest-
Ter of the two. Demetre declares that
Nouralah, the big Turk, who is now in
his native land, cannot throw Yousouf,
and that the two wrestled for two hours
and neither gained a fall. Den etre eX-
pecSt his man to reach the United
States before March. The Turks forte
is catch-aS-catch-can style.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
wALoorr-cHILDs BOUT.
The "Black Demon" to Meet Colofed
HeavYWeight Champion.

Kansas City, Jan. THE Star says:
H. G. Dickins of the Empire Athletic
club of Louisville, KY, was in Chicago
Sunday and practically arranged a
match between ChildS, colored heavy
weight champion of the world, and Joe
Walcott of Boston. The contest will
come off at Louisville the first or Sec
ond week in February.
Summerfield & Essig. representing
Frank Childs, accepted the terms Offer
ed by the Empire Athletic club, and
William A. Pierce, who looks after Wal
colts interests. wired to Manager
Dickens that the terms were Satisfac-
tory to him, and articles will be signed
and forfeits posted within day or
two.
Another object of Dickin's trip to
Chicago was to secure Billy Stiff to
meet Marvin Hart. the southern light
heavyweight champion, on Monday,
January 20 The men are to box for 50
per cent of the gross receipts, with a
guarantee, winner to receive 60 per
cent and the loser 40 per cent of the
80 per cent gross.
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Vanderbilt in the South.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. For the first
time the racing colors of w. K. Van
derbilt will be seen in the south when
his fourteen horses entered today start
at the Montgomery park spring meet
ing. The horses which he entered to-
day are now under T. c.. McDaniei's
charge at Lexington, KY, and will ar
rive here February 1. Owing to the
are not closed, the names of the entries
are not announced, but the fourteen are
mostly 2-year-olds by Ornament, Re
quital the Futurity winner; Halma, the
Kentucky Derby winner; Candlemas.
Sir Dixon and Badge. Some of the
Ornament get are from Charity, Maid
of Kent, Alarming, Maggie Gray and
happy Sally II
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Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. THE
books were hit hard at Oakland, Is
favorites and well played horses x.cre
successful. The feature of the card was
the Oakland handicap at a mile and
fifty yards. It resulted in nose vic
tory for Homestead, who got in in time
to beat out La Goleta- The winner was
the best, as he was giving away much
weight to his field. Dangerous Maid led
all the way in the six furlong race, and
beat Ordnung a neck. Lapidus, played
from 5 to IL to 5, was never headed in
the fifth race, and won from Bathos, a
20 to 1 chance. Ell Mido galloped home
in front of Sylvan Lass and Afghan in
the last race. The officers are still in
vestigating the doping or poisoning of
The Oliver Friday night, but have made
no discoveries as to how it was done
One of the veterinary surgeons stated
that he believed the colt was given
choral hydrate. The Oliver has re-
covered
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JEFFR1Es ON THE ROAD.
Attaches Himself to the Ranks of
Travelling Show.

New York, Jan. 7.-Jeffries late last
night signed a contract whereby he at
taches himself to the ranks of a travelling
organization. The champion has promised
his services to a burlesque organization.
the kind in which pink tights, living pic
lures and couchee dances predominate-
In some quarters life with a burleSque
company is said to be particularly ener-
waiting, but Jeffries is not fearful.
Ed +. Rush Is the manager who has Sc
cured the champions services. He made a
contract whereby the heavyweight be-
comes a member of the City Club Bur-
leSquers. His first appearance with the
company will be at FAN River, Mass In
cities where the statutes permit Jeffries
will meet aspiring local pugilists, agreeing
to perform all sorts OF rude tricks upon
their anatomies. In other places the
champion will give exhibitions with Jack
Jeffries, his brother The contract will re-
main n force so long as JeffrieS con-
tinueS to draw money into the box Of
fice. although it will not be permitted to
interfere with his more important work
of debating with Messrs. Sharkey, Fitz-
simmons and others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
GYPSUM IN BARBER COUNTY
Millions in the Hills and Plaster Beds
of That Section.

Wichita, jan THE Eagle says:
1.-The hills of Barber county and the
land plaster beds of southern Kansas
will be worth millions some day.
The above is the substance of a state
ment made by Thomas Best, of Vir-
ginia, formerly of Medicine Lodge, to an
Eagle reporter last night. Mr.. Best is
the scientific Englishman who came 10
Medicine Lodge some ten years ago and
spent great deal of money-some sixty
or seventy thousand dollars demon
strating that sugar could not be made
profitably in Kansas under ordinary
conditions. A fine gentleman this
Thomas Best is and one who probably
better understands the manufacture of
sugar from sorghum cane than any man
in the country, with few exceptions But
it is not of sugar that Mr.. Best talked
altogether, or mainly, to a reporter for
the Eagle last night. The theme of his
conversation was gypsum. He spent
great deal of money at Medicine Lodge
converting gypsum into land plaster, the
technical name of the finished product
that is, after the gypsum is ground. He
proved the utility of land plaster as a
commercial product for the fertilization
of land, but was unable to solve the
freight rate question, except by going
to the eastern seaboard, where rates are
cheap, in competition with tide water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
LIFE SAVED BY SwAMP-ROOT
The Great Kidney, Liver and
Bladder Remedy.
SAMPLE BOTTLE SENT FREE BY MAIL.


Swamp-ROot, discovered by the emil
nent kidney and bladder specialist.
promptly cures kidney, liver. bladder
and uric acid troubles
Some Of the early symptoms of weak
kidneys are pain or dull ache in the
back, rheumatism, dizziness, headache,
nervousness, catarrh of the bladder
gravel or calcuh. bloating, sallow COM
plexion, puffy or dark circles under the
eyes. suppression of urine, or compelled
to pass water often day and night.
The mild and extraordinary effect of
DR.. KiImer's Swamp Root. is soon re-
allied 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most Distress
ing cases If you need medicine you
should have the best
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything, but If you have kidney,
liver, bladder or uric acid trouble you
will find it just the remedy you need
Sold by druggists in fifty-cent and
Dne-dOllar sizes You may have a
sample bottle of DR.. Kilmer'S Swamp
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II, including many of the thousands of
letters received from sufferers cured,
both send free by mail Write DR..
KilIner & Co, Binghamton, N Y, and
please mention that you read this gen
orous offer in the Topeka State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
Spaldine in Gotham.

New York, Jan. IA. @. Spalding
returned to the metropolis Monday. He
found here replies to the letter written
by him at Aiken, S. c., from the
Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Chicago, Phila-
delphia and Boston clubs. New York,
st. Louis and Cincinnati did not re-
spond- What the nature of the replies
received were Mr.. Spalding refused to
say at present. He intimated, however,
that the letters would be made public
in a very few days. The letter received
from Boston is considered most i'm
portant. Up to the present time the
Boston magnates have taken sides with
Freedman in the baseball tangle and
the reply to Mr.. Spalding's letter will
be watched with more than ordinary
interest.
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BLOCKADED.
Some IN Every Household IN To-
reka, Bot They Are
Growing Less.

The back aches because the kidneys
are blockaded.
Help the kidneys with their work.
The back will ache no more.
Lots of proof that Doan's Kidney Pills
do this.
It's the best proof. for it comes from
Topeka
Mrs. A. Sans, of SIC Van Buren, street,
says: For two Or three years 1 had
attacks of heavy, bearing-down aching
through my loins. and when I stopped
it was difficult to straighten. [ could
not sleep nights; there was burning
heat across my loins; the kidney secre-
tons were highly colored, and my limbs
were swe1led and bloated 1 took treat
ment from doctors and tried numerous
remedies, but received little benefit IN
til / procured Doan'S Kidney Pills at
Rowley & Shows drug store. began
to improve from the first, and in short
time was cured of all symptoms of the
trouble. My health is better now than
it has been for two years"
For sale by all dealers Price, Zoe.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States
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BRITT WILL FIGHT IN EAST.
lightweight Champion to Represent
the Olympic Club.

San Francisco, Jan. flames Britt, the
amateur champion lightweight boxer, will
compete in the east this spring. This
was decided yesterday by the officials of
the Olympic Athletic club
For some time past the professional pro-
moters have been making overtureS to the
hard-hitting amateur to enter the ranks
of the paid boxers. He has withstOod
all their Establishments, as he did not care
to cross the line dividing the classes.
He has shown such marked ability that
the members of the Olympic club are anx-
ious to see him pitted against the best
men in the country. There has been a
quiet movement on foot for some time to
send him to the next tournament of the
Amateur Athletic union This eliminated
yesterday in the decision of the club Off
calls to send him as the representative of
the winged 90"
Britt Is considered the greatest light
weight developed on the coast He is
thoroughly game, is an awkward man for
an opponent to hit and has a punch in
either hand which will stop any boxer
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He quit THE CHURCH.
The Rev. Mr.. Winston Was Too Far
Advanced For His Congregation.

Hiawatha, Kas., jan THE Rev.
Robert j. Winston, pastor of the Chris
tian church of this city, has rendered his
resignation on account of criticism be-
cause he said in sermon that doubt
less when I'VE reached the other shore
we probably would find there many who
had never been baptized, many who had
never belonged to any church. This
belief was too far advanced for a half
dozen members and rather than have
even one against him the pastor re-
signed
In his ministry he has added 75 mem
bers TO the church and raised $500 for
improvements to buildings. The church
has had thirteen pastors in the eleven
years and the retiring pastors. record is
the best of'any. Before coming here Mr..
Winston was successful merchant He
will return to mercantile work.
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OMAHA BALL WAR.
Whitfield and Hickey Fail to Adjust
-- Matters There.

Omaha, Jan. presidents Whitfield
and Hickey, of the Western league and
the American league, respectively, have
failed in an effort to adjust their con-
fiicting interests. Omaha will be repre-
sented in both leagues and a bitter con
test is unavoidable. Hickey offered
Manager Rourke, of the Western league
club, $4,000 in an effort to secure a clear
field. Rourke took the offer under ad-
visement until last night, and has now
asked an extension until Wednesday
This concession Hickey has refused and
the offer has been withdrawn. The
money will now be devoted to the i'm
provement of grounds, at Twentieth and
Paul streets, and no further communi-
cation will pass between the rival
clubs.
President Hickey had little to say eX-
cept that work was progressing and that
ne had no wish to antagonize any
body. He said work on the new grounds
would begin just as soon as possible.
- He also stated that he would remain
in this city until all the details of the
Omaha club of the American association
had been worked out.
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TO FIGHT IN LOUISVILLE.
McGovern and Sullivan Will Meet on
February g.

New York, Jan. THE 20 round bout
between Terry McGovern and Dave sui
Ivan will take place before the South
ern Athletic club of Louisville, KY, on
the afternoon of February %. On be-
half Of the club Tim Hearst met the
men with their managers, Sam Harris
and Tom Sharkey, Monday afternoon,
and they came to a satisfactory agree
ment-
The conditions of the match are Is
rounds at 1875 pounds, weigh in at 10
o'clock, February %. The purse offered
and agreed upon is so per cent. of the
gross receipts, to be divided as follows:
IS per cent. to winner and 80 per cent
to the loser. 1t was also stipulated that
if Bob" Fitzsimmons should not go to
Louisville to referee the contest, Tim
Hearst is to act as referee.
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Election Law Complications.

Atchison, Jan. 1.-THE complications
arising from the passage of the biennial
election law are up in this county. The
two years for which S. S. King, county
clerk; A. J. Wilson, register of deeds,
and Charles Linely, county treasurer
were elected expire on next Monday.
These officers are Republicans and the
county commissioners who have the
appointing of those officers are Demo-
cratic. Arthur Leach, a member of the
board, says that he is in favor of APP
pointing successors to Messrs. Lineley,
King and Wilson at the present session
of the board. The officers whom he
would GUST take the stand that the in
tervening year, between terms, which
tension of their terms and will refuse
to Vacate their offices.
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TOOK cARBoLIo ACID.
A Coffeyville Young Woman Dies
For Love,

Coffeyville. Kas., Jan. Miss Matte
Anderson, the 19-year-old daughter of
NJ N. Anderson. of this city, took car
bolic acid with suicidal intent and died
last night. Miss Anderson's death is the
result of an unhappy love affair. Her
parents objected to her going with the
young man Of her choice because they
did not consider him suitable. Miss
Anderson left a note saying: Il will
bid you all adieu this evening. 1 have
stood it as long as 1 possibly can, and
will take this and put a stop to all this
foolishness. I hope this will be warn
ing for girls from this on. Tell every
body ] did this for the one I love-
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Piles Cured without the Knife.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. No Cure No Pay. All druggists
authorized to refund money where Pazo
Ointment fails to cure any case of piles.
ordinary cases in six days; the worst
cases in fourteen days. One application
gives ease and rest. Relieves itching in
stantly. This is a new discovery and is
the only pile remedy sold on a positive
guarantee, cure no pay. Price SOC. If
your druggist don't keep it in stock send
US soc in stamps for it. Paris Med. Co.
st. Louis, also mft'rs. celebrated cold
cure. Laxative Bromo-Quine Tablets.
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Minor Army Matters.

Leavenworth, Jan. Rev. J. z.
Gates, of Olathe, reported to the army
board of examiners for commissions
this morning for appointment as chap
lain. He is undergoing the same exami-
nation as that required for officers of
the line.
H. H. Seeker, formerly a lieutenant
in company c, Twentieth Kansas vol
unteers, has been granted a 20 days
extension for preparation.
DIR. Miege F. Thomas. of this city,
received his appointment as physician
of the federal prison The appoint
ment was made upon the recommends
ton of Congressman Curtis.
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New Rural Routes

Washington, Jan. Rural free de-
livery service will be established on
February 1 as follows in Kansas: Over
brook, Usage county, with one carrier;
length of route, 24ta miles; population
served, 500; carrier, Edward N. Weller.
Postoffices at Appanoose, Douglas couu-
discontinued. Yates Center, Woodson
county, with two carriers; length of
routes, 4515 miles; population served, l.
200; carriers, J. F. Vanwye and Charles
Harris. Postoffices at Colorna and Fin
ney to be discontinued and postofice at
Burt to be supplied by rural carrier.
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FARMERS FEEDING WHEAT.
MilIers Can Hardly Get Enough Grain
to Run Their Mills.

Wellington, Jan. THE Mail says:
George H. Hunter remarked the other
day in the postoffice that he could
hardly buy enough wheat to keep his
mill going, and there was no use trying
to buy for shipping to market The
same condition exists all over Kansas
One day this week only seven cars of
wheat were received at Kansas City
from the entire state of Kansas. Near
ly all the wheat billed to that point is
now coming from Nebraska.
Perry Riner spoke up while Mr.. Hun
ter was talking about the farmers hold
ing their wheat for feed and said hat
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From the Short Grass Country.

Garden City, Jan. THE new high
school building under construction by
L. d. Eversole will be ready for use
February 1. The building would be a
credit to any town in the state.
The removal of the Santa Fe coal
chute from Lakin will be made this
month. 1T will be located west of the
depot.
C. p Marshall, for % years a Santa
Fe foreman, has resumed work after
two months in Illinois. Next after
Jonas Stafford of Dodge City in con-
tinuous service is Mr.. Marshall who
has four sons in the railway service.
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Pretty Big PAY Roll .

roll which the Lanyons smelter will
have at Neodesha. the Sun says that
isn't SO terribly big, and then it goes
on to state that during November, 1901
the Standard Oil company paid out at
their Neodesha offices for labor, rentals
and freight $14,200, $4,000 of this being
for labor. and during the same month
the payroll of the Frisco system at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07
PRAISE FOR FITz.
Sharkey Describes Difference Between
Blows of Pugilists.

New York, Jan. It'd rather have JEFF
hit me with an than take a punch
from old Fitz,'' said Sharkey today.
Say, it was a funny thing when 1
fought him the last time landed on
the old fellow and put him down so hard
I thought he'd stay for a week. But he
came back just, the same. He got on
his feet and wobbled around like a
drunken man Why, say, he staggered
and looked so groggy I hated to hit him.
I was standing around taking things easy,
expecting to see him drop because he
was so far gone. See? Then, just as I
was sizing up. the house out of the tail
of me eye and figuring on the gate, /
saw Fitz start a hook Next thing
knew I was lying on my back Listening
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A Change of Librarians.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. Miss Nina
Lane, who has for the last two years
been librarian of the public library of
this city, rendered her resignation to
the board of education of that city last
night 1t is to take effect February Is
The board appointed Mrs. Sara Judd
Greennan, widow of the late c. NJ.
Greenman, to succeed Miss Lane. Miss
Lane, the retiring librarian, is a daugh-
ted of ". J. Lane. editor of the Wyan-
dotte Herald.
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HILDRETH GETS A LICENSE.
Eastern Jockey Club Reinstates the
Widely Known Owner and Trainer.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. lit is announced
here that Sam HiIdreth, the well known
western owner and trainer. has received
a New Years gift from the jockey club
stewards in the shape of q license to race
on the New York tracks next summer.
Hildreth is now in New York and
letter to his. trainer here tells the news.
Hildreth will race in the west until after
the running of the American Derby.
which he thinks the crack colt McChes-
ney, now in his stable, will win.
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speer Stems with Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Wis, Jan 7.-Catcher
George Speer has signed contract to
play with the Milwaukee American as
sociation team the coming season.
in the Eastern league, but as the Amer
lean association is not a party to the
National agreement he considers that
he was safe in signing with Milwaukee.
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For Reciprocal Association.

Kansas City, Kas., Jan. THE Mer-
camille club of Kansas City, Kas-, in
structed its board of directors to APP
point a delegate to Governor Staniey's
Kansas Reciprocal association which is
to meet in Topeka January % and IS.
The club also appointed committee to
look up the cause of the poor service
in Kansas City, Kas., by the express
companies and the telegraph COM
panies and delays in delivery of freight
here
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Sloan Has q lob.

New York, Jan. 7.-According to in
formation which has reached the Even
ing World, Tod Sloan will don the
Freshman colors this season and ride
the horses of the Cincinnatian. The
report is that Sloan will make applica-
ton to the English Jockey club for re
insta tement and that it will be granted
on the condition that Sloan shall not
accept any mounts in England. Then
the Jockey club in this country viii
license the rider. 1t is said that the
Fleishmans have brought about this re-
SlIlt.