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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-28
KANSAS NEWS.
Solomon Valley Wheat is in
Fine Condition.
Acreage Around Glasco Fully as
Large as 1901.
YEARS PAST RECORD.
Shipped Out $4,000 Bushels
of 60 Pound Wheat.
The Town Needs a FIGURING Mill
Badly Just Now.

Glasco, Feb 2S.-The wheat in the
vicinity of Glasco, in the Solomon val
ley, is reported to be in fair condition.
This town prides itself in having ship
ped in 1901 in round figures 100000
bushels, that tested from so to "a pounds
to the bushel. The superiority of the
wheat raised in the vicinity of Glasco
was shown when p. E. Butler. one of
the Solomon valley pioneer farmers re-
ceived a Worlds fair medal for the
best wheat shown. The acreage this
year is fully as large as a year ago.
Glasco needs a Touring mill to get rid
of her surplus wheat. Near the town is
a first-class mill site, good as any the
Solomon river affords, and surrounded
on either side with an immense stretch
of the finest wheat land one will see
anywhere, and sufficient in itself to sup
port mill throughout the year.
The wheat shipped out of Glasco in
1901 was nearly 500 carloads. The bust
ness interests of the town want a mill
and stand ready to help any one who
will come here and put up Touring
mill.
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BOOMING THEIR TOWN.
Business Men of Glasco Issue Pamph-
let of STATISTICS.

Glasco. Feb. 2s.-The business men
of Glasco have issued a small pamphlet,
giving facts and figures in the value of
business the town did in 1901, and are
scattering them broadcast all over the
country. Among the most important
items mentioned are: Wheat shipped
out, 100000 bushels; stock shipped, $780,
600; other farm products, s1S.500; esti-
mated freight paid, $4,000; butter and
eggs shipped. sSs, 1000; poultry $4,000;
retail trade in general merchandise,
$3.50, 900; hardware and implements, $780,
500; bank clearings, $4,000; postoffice
money orders, 81 900; stamps sold, ST.
600; real estate transfers, $125,000; new
buildings, $4,000; the Chicago Lumber
company handled 80 carloads of lumber,
and M. Bulson shipped IS cars of dress
ed paving stone, besides large number
of car loads of other building stone. The
town has bank with a capital of $12,-
600, and 100000 on deposit, two eleva-
tors with a combined capacity of $4,000
bushels, five churches, and public park.
1t is desirable place for a steam or
water Touring mill.
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SPORTING NEWS.
McGOvern and FitzsimmOns to
Aid Each Other.
VIII Train Together For Their
Coming Battles.
ARE GREAT FRIENDS.
Pugilist Sharkey Gets Into New
York Court.
Sailor is Charged With Running
DisOrderly House.

New York, Feb. 2S-Bob Fitzsimmons
will be assisted in his training for, his
fight with Champion Jim Jeffries by
Terry McGovern- The x-featherweight
champion declares he has made up his
mind to help 'LanIy Bob get into
shape for the contest, and will also show
him few new tricks in side-stepping
and blocking.
McGovern is a great admirer of Fitz
and says he will do everything in his
power to assist the latter in getting into
the best possible condition for his en-
counter with the big ex-boiler maker.
A fight that will doubtless end the re
ordinations that have bored the fol-
lowers of fiStiana for so long has been
arranged between Frank Erne, holder
of the lightweight championship, and
Joe Cans, the skillful colored boxer Of
Baltimore.
The clever rivals have agreed to meet
before the International A. c. of Fit
Erie Monday, May ., for a purse of So
600, with the privilege of so per cent OF
the gross receipts, the money to be split
rs per cent to the winner and 25 per
cent to the loser The men will fight at
1S5 pounds, weigh in at O'Clock in the
afternoon
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HARVARD MEN TOO STRONG.
Tying and Hall Prove Expensive Lux
uries in Crimson Gymnasium.

Cambridge. Mass, Feb. 2S-If Harvard
keeps producing strong men she VIII
soon have no apparatus left in her gymna-
Eium. Tying, the sophomore Samson, and
Hall, the young giant who broke his jaw
q short time ago. have both been testing
Versity within the last few days. breaking
machines as well records and jaws
Tying has been a .smaSher" ever since
he began training for the strength test.
From the very start he, has broken all
the, worn out, antiquated apparatus he
versity. against its will, to put in new and
stronger machines.
Recently Tying thought he would test his
grip He picked up the little gripping ma
chine, which has delicately adjusted
needle, and with a sharp contra ction Of
the muscles he sent the Indicator to the
top notch. The squeeze went and in
another second Tying was standing with a
broken machine in his hand The limit of
the machine is 10.
Few athletes have been able to make
this test. Shirley Ellis, the old crimson
fuliback. being one of the few who have
sent the needle as far as it can 60
On the same day that he broke the grip
machine Tying also broke handle the
biggest inOmotor that DR.. Sargent has
made.
Another inconvenience which the gym
nasium has had to endure is the substi-
tuition of an iron for a wooden bar in the
lifting machine TyngS strength was too
much for the old bar and after he and
had smashed a few wooden handles the
gymnasium decided that an iron would
have to be put in.
HallS most expensive feat has been the
smashing of the new grip machine which
was put in after the one broken by Tying.
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WHITE MUST REST.
EmpOria Editor at Los Angeles
For Long Vacation.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 2S.-William
Allen White, the Kansas writer and
editor of the Emporia Gazette, has
arrived in Los Angeles. He and Mrs
White are guests of Samuel T. Glover,
the proprietor of the Express. Mr.
White is here for his health and expects
to remain for a year. His malady,
White says, is in the back part Of his
head and is acute-so acute, in fact,
that doctors have advised more than
sustaining from work He has been d.
rected to go to Catalina island, IS miles
off shore in the Pacific ocean, where
telephones and wires cannot be reached
and where one steamer a day lands.
His physicians think an opportunity
may thus be had for slow recovery. Mr..
White takes a philosophical view of the
situation and has determined to let his
book plans and other literary work. for
the present, take a back seat
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OLD SOLDIERS SELECT
Recommend Postmaster at Win
field by G.. A. r.. Vote.

The old soldiers down at Winfield are
taking President Roosevelt at his word
in issuing the order that old soldiers
shall be given preference in appoint
ments and retentions in office, other
things being equal. This order, it will
be remembered, was made the day
after Governor Stanley called on the
president.
In accordance with this announce
ment the c. A. R. post at Winfield con-
cluded that one of its number might as
well have the Winfield postoftice. A
plan was formulated to endorse some
one for the position, and due notice was
given to all members of the post that
an election to choose a candidate would
be held last Monday evening.
The election brought out large
crowd of members. 1t was agreed that
the three having the highest number
of votes should be recommended to the
president and that he should be al
lowed to take his choice. The three
recommended were Rev. George I.
Smith, Capt T. B. Meyer and Colonel
Maus.
If this plan should be followed gen
orally it might make all sorts of
trouble. There are a great many post
offices in Kansas not filled by old sol
diers, and if the G.. A. r. posts should
demand them on the strength of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's order, it would be
likely to make some of them mad If no
attention were paid to the recommends
ton, while on the other hand it would
make the present postmaster mad if he
should be turned down for reappolnt-
ment just because an old soldier wants
his place The old soldier may make
himself felt in politics yet.
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Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, Feb 2S-Favorites
Oakland. The track was still very
heavy and the sport of an ordinary
character. Starter Hoffman was again
in bad form, several well played horses
getting away poorly. In the 2-year-old
event Hudson was off flying while High
Chancellor and Dotterel were away bad
ly. High Chancellor stood a long drive
and got up in time to beat Hudson by
almost a length Wolhurt was tangled
up at the start in the mile and fifty
yards race, but succeeded in winning
from LodeStar and Constable. Music
and Ruiz, owners of Malaise, claimed
Constable from. Louis Ezel for 1925.
Foul play showed sudden Improvement
in the fifth race and won from Larry
Wilt and VaSSallo. The latter was
favorite, but got away poorly.
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SANTA FE INCLUDED.
Suit to Be Instituted For Viola
ton of Sherman Law.

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 2S.-The Ex-
press says: Corporations in California
whose combined capital is close to the
billion dollar mark, and who are alleged
to be operating in restraint of trade,
contrary to the terms of the Sherman
antitrust law, are to be proceeded
against by the government. Rumors to
this effect that have been in local cir
confirmed. Joseph H. Call, federal at
torney, who has prosecuted the suits
involving the Southern Pacific, Atlantic
& Pacific land grants, has been in
structed by Attorney General. Knox,
acting by orders of President Roose-
welt, to institute the proposed new liti-
cation. The new suits are to be filed
in the United States circuit court in
San Francisco.
Corporations to be affected in the pro-
posed litigation will include, it is said,
the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe sys-
TENS and the Western Union Telegraph
company.
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A COON IN THE HOUSE.
Little Animal Enjoys Himself While
Owner Is Away.

[F'rom the Ell Dorado Republican,
A coon, took possession of Mr.. and
were visiting in Oklahoma. The coon
used the cellar of the house for his play
ground and dining room, eating ten
glasses of jelly, some fruit and other
things. Climbing up the wall between
the plastering and weather boarding he
used a small clothes room upstairs for
sleeping apartments and reception
room After the folks returned they
would hear the slamming of the closet
door upstairs and the coon walking
around on the ceiling. Finally Mr..
Riley went on an investigating tour and
found Mr.. Coon in their upstairs bed
room, the door to the coon's apartments
having been closed and fastened on him.
With the assistance of Mrs. Riley and
a boiler his coonship was captured and
is now on exhibition at their home The
coon had paper scattered all over the
house and had eaten everything in the
line of food.
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Plans of Young corbett.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 2S.-Young Cor
bett who has signed articles to fight
Terry McGovern on or before October
Is, announced here last night that he
would meet Kid Lavigne, Kid Broad.
Benny Yanger or Jack Roberts before
his match with McGovern. Week after
next Corbett will be in Chicago and in
tends to do a little gymnasium work
during his stay in that city. He has
not decided where he will train for his
bout with McGovern. Corbett was in a
very happy mood He is greatly pleased
over the conditions of his match with
McGovern. He said: 81 am going to
start in at once to take the best care
of myself Since my fight with Terry
at Hartford I have done no training
whatever, and / have taken ON consider
able weight Just say for me that I will
be as fit as a fiddle when we meet the
next time, and I am more confident
than ever of bringing home the decision
and the big end of the purse
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MGovERN's BREEZY VERSION.
Tells of His Late Fight With Corbett
at louisville.

New York, Feb. 2S.-Terry McGovern
today, in talking about his fight with
Sullivan, said:
well, I'm satisfied now I've beaten
Sullivan at last. For three years tried
to get him in the ring. He lodged me
every time. Now we've met and fought
out battle that has been 'doped out
by the fighting push thousands of times,
and / won it But what makes me feel
good is the idea not only that won the
battle, but that 1 gave Mr.. David Sullt-
van a beating that he'll remember Tor
many a long day. I was laying for him
I wanted to cut him up and beat him
up until he looked like he had gone
through a thraShing machine, and did
it. wish you had seen him when Fitz-
simmons stopped the fight 1t was Ir-
ishman against Irishman and 1 was
there with the goods when it came to a
show down.
q IN knock your block off, you -
- Sullivan Kissed in my ear when we
first clinched. I'll send you and your
four-fiuShing manager back to the Bow
cry broke was the next thing he hand
ed me You a fighter, Ell? You're -
bum,' was another jab he gave me.
He was trying to get me mad. because
he knew it would rattle me. But was
too fly for him. Instead of going up IN
the air 1 kidded him right back
.. You're an A. p. A, Dave I said as
I landed one on his jaw
" Break away, you dirty Orangeman,
whispered in his ear as I struck my
left half a foot in his wind.
d" You and Spike are a pair of takers,
was my next attempt, and passed over
a right upper cut that rocked him clean
off his heels. That's the way l went
clear up to the last few rounds. Then
Dave commenced to tire pretty badly,
and he spent all his time fighting He
didn't have wind left to talk don't
want any one to think, however, that 1
had an easy time of it, nor that Sullivan
didn't give me the toughest kind of a
fight. When we first started I was a
bit too anxious, and went at him with
both arms swinging, meaning to put
him out Just as quick as 1 could. He
proved a tough proposition for the first
five rounds-tough as hickory. In the
third and fifth rounds he gave me an
awful tough time. Then Harris advised
came in. I followed this advice, and in
no time 1 had him coming just as
wanted him, and it was only a question
of how long he could last and how
badly I could cut him up. From the
tenth round on 1 slaughtered him. He
was all out when L finally dropped him
in the fifteenth. If he says Fitzsim-
mons gave him raw DEAL don't you
stand for it. If l had handed him just
one more punch he'd have been out cold.
When Fitzsimmons took him to his cor
ner, forgot all about my grudge and
went over and offered him my hand
"'Wel1, Dave I said, I guess I'm the
best Irishman,' and he stopped arguing
with Fitz long enough to take my hand
and smile. So Sullivan and are quits
now, and I hope that Wen be friends.
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KEENE HAS FAST COLT.
Eastern thurman Possesses Young
ster Which May Rival Domino.

New York, Feb 2S.-In the brown colt
by st. Gatien-Minuet, James r. Keene
has 2-year- that promises to repeat
the victories of his great horse Domino.
He cost. Mr. Keene $1,000 last year at
j. B. Haggins' yearling sale.
Mr.. Keene has entered this colt ex-
tensively in all the great stakes in
America and England. Should he fulfill
his early speed and stamina he will be
shipped to England in the fall. He
carries in his veins the best and most
potent blood of England, France and
America st. Gatien was a high class
horsein England and has proved a sue
cess IN the stud. Minuet is by Rayon
dor, a French stallion, out of Reel
Dance, by War Dance, an American
sire.
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Charged with swindling.

Great Bend, Feb 2S.-E. r. HORNE.
claiming to represent the Gold Bond
Investment company, was arrested in a
little town near the Colorado line and
brought here for preliminary hearing
and, unable to give bond, was lodged
in Jail. HORNE, it is claimed, has been
working the people here and surround
ing country to take stock in the above
investment company and in addition to
this he has had them give notes instead
of money for stock. 1t was found upon
presenting some of the notes for pay
ment that something was wrong, and
among them was one signed by a city
school teacher which was forged by him
and, it is charged, sold.
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NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. M. c. A.

The Business course Is free to all
members of the Association.
The studies are: Bookkeeping, Eie-
mentary and Advanced, Arithmetic.
Elementary and Business. Practical
Grammar and Letter. Writing, Spelling
and Punctuation.
Professors E. H. Roudepush and c. b.
Van Horn have been engaged as teach
ers for this year, and are thoroughly
equipped by long experience as teachers
in Business colleges to help men to the
very best advantage.
Each student will receive personal at
tention and those who complete the
course will be awarded the Internatico-
al certificate.
For further information call at the
Association Office on East Eighth street.
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SECOND MRS. NATION.
Buys Whisky at Winfield Joint to
Get Court Evidence.

Winfield, Kas., Feb. 2S-Mrs Myra
McHenry, of Howard, who has gained
considerable notoriety as editor of the
Howard Searchlight, a temperance
paper. has been in Cowley county the
last week, investigating the joint bust
ness. Thursday she made complaint
and caused the arrest of an Arkansas
City jointist on evidence procured by
herself. She and an Arkansas City
woman went into joint and purchased
a half pint of whisky from a barkeeper
by the name of Smith. Smith discov-
cred his error too late, and had to sat
isfy himself by chasing her out into the
street.
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BUYS A BIG FARM.
1 800 Acres ofSedgwick County Land
Gees For $4,000.

Wichita, Feb. 28.-William Lucas, of
Ottawa, Ia, has bought 1000 acres of
land near Clearwater, Kas., for about
$4,000 through the agency of the o. q.
Smith Realty company. F. L. lTilling-
hast was the owner of S72 acres of the
land which was sold, and for that tract
he received $32, 700. The rest of the land
was owned by five or six parties, who
each owned but one or two quarters.
Though the ten quarters bought are
not all in one tract, they are close to-
gether, and are in the rich bottoms of
the Minnesota river. The greater por-
ton of the land is planted in wheat,
and the yield last year averaged 27
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Lucas will come to this county
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ANoTHER ZOE M,eovERN.
He May Meet Abe Attel in louisville
on Derby Night.

Cincinnati, Feb. 2S-1Terry McGovern
may be seen in Louisville in a 2O-round
contest on Derby night. Abe Attel. of
Denver, is named as his probable OPP
ponent- Bob Gray, of the Southern
Athletic club, had a talk with Manager
Sam Harris last night and asked the
latter If he would not consider an Of
fer to put McGovern against Attel on
the date named.
Mr.. Harris has not yet decided
whether or not he win take the offer,
but promised Mr.. Gray that he would
give it due consideration and let him
know positively upon his arrival in New
York.
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KID MCCOY SMOOTH.
Wants Con Riley to Go in Business
With Him in London.

Findlay, Ohio, Feb. 2S.-Con Riley
formerly trainer of Kid Mccoy, and for
the past two years professor of a box
ing academy and athletic club in this
city, today received a letter from Kid
Mccoy from London, England, asking
him to come at once and assist him in
opening a big physical culture school
ish capital. Riley will probably accept,
and will take with him Biz Mackey,
the clever little bantam fighter, whom
he picked up here and developed into
one of the star performers of the year.
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Walcott-Stift Bout.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Joe Walcott and Billy
Stiff have been matched for a go before
the Chicago Athletic association on March
IS. The date for the match was set today.
1t was further agreed between the match
maker and the principals that should Stiff
by chance land one of his swings and send
the Barbados wonder down for the count,
the north side boy will be matched with
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, who returned
to this country from England yesterday.
If Walcott wins from Stift,as it is thought
probable by many of the fight fans, he
will be matched soon after with Frank
ChildS The latter match will be given TO
the club offering the best inducements.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Feb. 28.-These pensions
have been granted to Kansans: Origi-
crease: John Wooden, Goodrich, 80;
Joshua Grift WaKeeney, So; George
Walker, Quindaro, IS; James Fitch.
Minneapolis, SO; John Jacoby, Abilene.
Burk, I4eavenworth, SO: Mexican war,
John Brooks, Fort Scott, $12. Widows:
Kate Getter. Yoder. So: Annie Malone,
Hewins, IS; Emily Mcconnell, Ellsworth
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ELoPED WITH YOUNG GIRL.
The Offense For Which a aHard Case
in Kansas Gets Five Years.

Emporia, Feb. 2s.-Arthur Langsford
was sentenced Thursday by District
Judge Madden to five years in the state
penitentiary for larceny. Langsford
stole a horse and buggy last fall and
then eloped with a 14-year-oId girl, Mag
gle Marshall. The girl was acquitted
in the district court here a week ago OF
completely in the stealing. Langsford
pealed guilty. Langsford is "a years
old. He has served a term in the reform
school, spent Is months in an Oklahoma
jail for selling whisky to Indians and
was sent to the state penitentiary for
five years for burglary in Wichita.
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JAW BROKEN IN PRIZE FIGHT.
William Chester Held For Kicking
"Pedlar, Palmer When Down.

London, Feb. 2s.-At the Thames po-
lice court today William Chester, a pug
Hist, was remanded on charge of do
ing "grievOus bodily harm" to 'Pedlar'
Palmer, another pugilist. 1t is alleged
that Chester tripped Palmer, and when
he was down kicked him and fractured
his jaw. When he was accused of this
he is said to have replied: "All right,
it was a pity it wasn't his neck
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Milwaukee, Feb. 2S.-Lou Houseman,
manager of Jack Root, who is in the city ~
says he will not permit Root to meet Joe
Walcott the Black Demon in any kind
of a bout. Walcott issued a challenge
this morning to Root, but Houseman says
he will ignore it, as he is after bigger
game for Root. Houseman would like to
match Root against Fitzsimmons, in case
Ieffries should win over Bob, for the light
heavyweight championship.
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lance without feeling tired. People are
surprised at my vigorous appearance
and activity, which believe is the re-
suit of my using Paine's Celery Com
pound. 1t is a great help to me, and I
hope every old person win use it and be
saved sickness and suffering"
Give the nerves a chance to recover.
and the entire body will regain its
health and strength. Paine's Celery
Compound is natures food for the
nerves.
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of maintaining disorderly house at
No. IA East Fourteenth street. He was
held for a hearing on Friday in $1,000
bail, which he furnished. Inspector
Cross, with a squad of police, descended
upon Sharkey'S place last Saturday
night and arrested 10 women, who were
found in the resort. The inspector had
warrant for Sharkey, but was told
that he was out of town Former As
sistant District Attorney Henry w.
Unger appeared in court today for Shar-
key and pleaded not guilty.
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wooden Purchases Nellie jaw.

Lexington, Ky, Feb. 2S.-George r.
Wooden, of Boston has purchased from
w. L. Spears the 3-year-eld roam trot-
ting mare Nellie Jay, by Jayhawker,
Country Jay; also a black colt by Red
Chute, dam Paranola, and a bay FLY
by Betterton, dam Milady. The prices
were private