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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
roo HOT FOR ST0CKWELL.
Man Who Elopsd With Rose Ceipelt
Abandors Cir.

Minneapolis. Dec 17.-After following
her sister from MINNEAPOLIS to Milwau-
kee then to Beloit and finally to Rock
ford. III, Miss Mary CeiDelt succeeded
in overtaking Miss Rose Cefpelt in time
to prevent her from marryi.Izs- Charles
Stockwell with whom she eloDed from
this city two weeks ago. The sisters
had stormy scene in the waiting sta
tion OF the city railway and finally
StockweI seeing that things were get
tins t0o warm FOR him. lett- The gill
had no choice then but TO return to her
hO--e.
After reaching Milwaukee. Miss Gel
pelr wrote to her sisters that she had
been married. Her story was doubted
on account of the stringent narri q
laws cf N-scorsin and her sister VINO
resides in MINNEAPOLIS. decided that sh ,
woul1 follow the sri and prevent. If
possible, her marriage to . man who al
ready had enc VIC. She arrived in tn a
nick OF t:ue.
Charles StockweH the man in the case
came to his CITY reCentiv from BILLINGS
Mont. where he was employed as a
clerk in : retail store He went east
and returned later with woman whom
he introduced as his wife. Shortly af-
forwards the woman disappeared, it be =
ing said tEat he was unable to SUPPORT
her. StOck'veN tl,en cane to Minnea -
oils. He has wealthy relatives living
near Billings. Mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
The Golden State Limited

Leaves Topeka every evening at 500.
arriving Chicago 1890 a. m, New York
1:30 second afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mrs. Arthur Capper was the hostess
yesterday afternoon OF the Duplicate
Whist club. Mrs. Schuyler Nichols
Mrs. Frank Crane and Mrs. Harmon
substituted for Mrs. Harry Ashby, Mrs
Arthur Linsafelt and Mrs. Z. Z. Pounds
The next meeting viii be with Mrs
Harold T. Chase
The Rev Robert AIize of Salina and
his sister. Miss Caroline Mize of Atchi-
son, will be guests at Bethany c@lege
the last Of the week.
Miss Helen Treu Of Vera spent yes
terday with Miss Helen GODDARD.
Mrs. J. w. Bates and family of Fort
Smith. Ark, are expected the last of the
week to visit Dr.. and MIS-. w. +. Ne
Vey.
Mrs. D. A. Poorman of Des Aloines is
visiting her niece. Miss Katherine Lind
say
card party last evening in compliment
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson. who
leave today tor their home in Ration. n.
NJ, after visit of two weeks il Topeka
and Salina-
Mrs. Howard PEARS returned to Law
renee yesterday after a few days visit
with Mrs Herbert Armstrong.
Miss Laura N TillsOn is EXPECTED
from Chicago tonight to spend several
months with her sisters. the Misses Till
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17

We're duly invited. but said they guesse1
they'd better be getting home Mr..
Smith would have urged them to re-
main but his wife murmured hysteri-
cally in his ear: Let EN- go if our com
pany don't suit them"
After they had departed Mrs Smith
lay down on a sofa and closed her eyes.
The family. While outwardly deferential.
YVES disappointed. Last year she had
gone to bed. and they had brought the
young Browns over and had played
games. Now. with mother on the sofa.
they had to be so careful about not
making any noise that it was no use
at all to ask anybody over.
They lighted the Christmas tree and the
candles fickered prettiIy- Mrs. Smith had
spared no pains to make it lovely The
Christ-child looked down at them from
The t0pmost branch. Peace and good
wiz smiled the Child. but Mrs. Smith
was keeping her eyes shut. because flick
eriEe lights are 50 bad fer headache.
BY and by the candles went out The
young Smiths went on to bed.
Say, Dick" said the smallest Smith
to the next-to-the-smallest Smith. I like
Fourth o. July better than Christmas,
don't your
Brother John ard his wife, in their
small homo. sat at their ease
"AIy." said John. she's a good wom-
an. but she is wearing"
1T was a great dinner" assented his
happy go-lucky wife. But we'd have
had a better time home. Let's try not to
go next year.
NO. we've got to go" asserted John.
Put if shr only wasn't SO Ike Martha in
the Bible you know troubled and anxious
about many things. l wonder why w0In-
en- don't take the Lords word for it
that it wasn't the better part Martha
chose
And as he knocked our his pipe he
shook his head over another good day
gone wrong through a wOrld-old pecu-
liarity of won1en.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
GIRLS WON OVER BY CANDY
They Were Telephone Operators Out
on Strike

Indianapolis Dec 17=When Distric-
Manager Morris of the Independent
Telephone company visited Washington
this morning he was met by one of the
girl operators IL the exchange at that
place with d demand Tor an increase in
wages.
All right. miss" said Morris. If you
don't think you are getting enough you
can quit.
The operator called TO the other girls
in the exchange and they all put on
tr-ir RATS and jackets and walked out
lowing the town without a telephone
service
Morris asked for q conference. and two
ho-r1 later. when he met the girls r the
sNci--nEe. he had provided several boxes
Of cara meis and chocolates, which he
passed around.
He promised TO take the matter of
wages up later and the girls returned
to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
SONG RECITAL

Senator Hearst told a pathetic story OF
his overland trip to California IN the laws
long before the war. He said ne and his
companions suffered many hardships. lack
ed food and frequently were in distress
from lack Of water
one day when Mr.. Hearst was feeling
that he would die unless he had a drink
ne with his party. passed along a Iran
rear a ranch house A young red haired
boy ran up to them with tin pail Of
water He handed il to Mr. Hearst The
water was so cold and FRESH said Mr..
Hearst. in telling the story, and I never
had draught that did me so much good
and for which ] was so grateful Many
and many time have I thought Of that
red haired boy and wished 1 could see
him in order to tell him how grateful
was and reward him I'd give him $1,000
If I could see him now the senator
added, earnestly
col echnfree arose and bowed Sen
ator'' he said you have a chance 10
realize your dream and 70 show your
gratitude 1 was that red haired boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17

Mrs. Ralph Valentine entertained at {
thimble party this afternoon III comDli
ment to Mrs Chas Mitchell of Morenci
Ariz. The invited guests We're: Mrs
Chas. Mitchell, Mrs. Otis HUngate. Mrs.
Geo. Harrison. Mrs. J. p Kaye. Mrs
Barbour WALKER Mrs David Norton
Mrs. Dorr Norton. Mrs. Albert Patten.
Mrs. Albert T Reid. Mrs. Harry VII
Hams. Mrs. Frank Scott Davis. Mrs.
Valentine Miss Lillian Valentine, Miss
Agnes Damon, Miss Mary Hobart, Miss
Mary Wilton. Miss Hambleton. Miss
Louise Smith, Miss Grace Buckmaster
Miss Lee Redden, Miss Jones Of Bloom
ington, Miss Ruth Collins. Miss Weisa
Miss Grace Weiss. Miss Lottie Park
hurst. Miss Lahin, Miss Helen ThomA
SON. Miss Kate Clough, Akiss MabSI
Knowles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17

The Elks club is planning to give 4
large dance the evening of December 30
The club rooms and Steinbergs hall on
the floor below viii be used for the en-
tertainment which viii be among the
most important of the holiday season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
Jerome Threatens Editors.

New York. Dec. 17.-District Attorney
Jerome in an interview spoke of tie
stand taken b. the newspapers on his
recent actions against alleged gamblers.
He said ne did not object to persona:
criticism. but added: When they ques-
ton my honesty and jeopardize the
case. J VIII take action and proceed i'm
mediately against the managing editors,
and ii NECESSARY make arrests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17

A sleighing party Tuesday night in
Guided Miss Louise Kellam, Miss Quin-
ton. Miss Fay Quinton Miss Lulu
Ewart, Miss Elizabeth Meade Miss
Jessie Payne. Miss Elvia AIillssaugl,
Miss Emile King. Miss Kate Fleishrnan.
Miss Herbst Hiss Sue Herbst. Miss
Gala Cutten Miss Harriet Jones. Miss
Pauline Peal1e, Mr.. Harry Parks. Nh
Lathrop Resseguie. Mr. Harley Refs
man. Nj. Day Karr. Mr. Theo. Snat-
finger. Mr.. Allen Lauck Mr. Dick Alder
Mr. Frank Curtis. Mr. Donald Mulvane
Mr.. VIII Wikidal. and Mr. George
Snyder The evening ended with a sup
per at d downtown cafe.
Mrs Ira o. Howe entertained the
Felicity Whist club Tuesday afternoon
The club meets in a fortnight with Mira
Dell Small. at the Union Pacific hotel
Mrs. Frank Klingaman, VINO played fer
Mrs ". F. Sterne, was the only substi-
tute Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
German Ships Ashore.

Copenhagen. Dec. 1.-THE Cseruha-,
turret ship Wittelsback is ashore near
Kcsver- The German warships Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse and Prinz Heinrich
have gone to her assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17
Made False Entries.

Berlin, Dec. 17-The Darmstardter
bank has been defrauded of S175O 0c
owing to false entries in the books OF
the part of a bookkeeper. Nessler, who
had charge Of the deposits. Nessler has
been missing since Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-17

Mrs John B. Bartholomew gave an
interesting illustrated lecture on British
art Of the Victorian period at the Firss
Methodist church last night
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11
MORE PROCTOR LOGIC.

Certain of the Proctor press are
seeking to bolster up the doings at
the Essex caucus by asserting that
sixty-nine more votes were cast at the
Montpelier caucus than were check
ed on the voting list ergo, there was
no irregularity at Essex. Proctor
logic. The facts of the voting at the
Montpelier caucus are these. A chal.
lenge committee made up of support
ers of each candidate was created.
These men were selected for their
familiarity with the politics of the
citizens of Montpelier. A checking
committee was also constituted to Sc
cure right and strict impartiality in
the voting. The city committee was
constituted a board before which the
case of voters challenged should be
heard. A written list was made of
all persons appearing who had become
voters since the last check list was
made up, which check list was used
at the caucus. A list was kept of
challenged voters whose right to vote
was affirmatively decided Hiram A.
Huse was chairman of the caucus and
received the ballot of every voter who
ran the gauntlet of the challenge and
other boards All the arrangements
were to secure regularity and right
eousness in the voting, by voters who
were entitled to vote in a Republican
caucus. The result was that there
was one less ballot in the box than
the aggregate of the names checked
on the printed list, those on the writ
ten list of names who had become
voters, and those on the list of names
who had been passed by the challenge
board And yet this idle talk of the
Herald and News, of 50 more votes in
in the ballot box than were checked,
is truth undefiled in comparison with
the regulation yarn of the enemy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11
FOREIGN.

Havana, June 1.-THE House of
Representatives today voted to give
Gen. Maxine Gomez pension of
Sc, 900 a year. The Senate confirmed
the vote of the House, fixing the sal
airy of members of Congress at SO, 600
annually. President Palma's nomina.
ton of Senior Quesada as Cuban Min
lister to Washington is causing consid-
cradle difficulty in the Senate, which
has already held two sessions in Sc
cret ON the nomination without COM
ing to a dec ision. The arguments
used by Senior Sanguily in opposition,
it is said, are of personal nature.
Rome June 5.-The Taft commits
sion this morning drove to the Vati.
can and was received in special audi
ence by the Pope. Governor Taft, in
presenting President Roosevelt's let
ter made brief address, congratulate.
ing the Pontiff on his jubilee and ex-
pressing the hope that his presence in
Rome would prove profitable both to
the church and the Philippines. He
ended by presenting the Pope with a
case of books from President Roose-
welt with which the Pontiff was de-
lighted. He thanked Governor Taft
for the President and hoped the con-
ference would be mutually satisfac.
tory A friendly conversation of a
half hour followed.
London, June 5. - An earthquake
shock occurred last night at Camborne
in Cornwall
Amsterdam, June 5.-The health of
former President Kruger is breaking
down. His condition is critical
London, June 5.-Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain had an audience with
the King at Buckingham Palace last
evening. There is reason to believe that
he is displeased with the terms, which
he considers the King forced on him.
He has received the popular ovations
for his craftsmanship with scarcely a
smile. He has said to friends as a
criticism of the easiness of the terms
and the relation of the coronation to
the settlement that it had been want.
ed to sell the empire for circus.
His irreconcilable imperialist allies
say that large sums of money passed
through indirect channels to certain
Beers before peace was signed.
London, June 6.-The Gutman col.
lection of silver objects of art, pur-
chased by j. Pierpont Morgan in Ber-
lin, is undoubtedly one of the finest
collections in Europe. 1t comprises
about sixty pieces, including antique
cups, hunting goblets, etc, of the
Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries.
A dealer recently valued the collec.
ton at $3.50, 600, which is believed to
be the purchase price. Mr.. Morgan
will loan the collection to the Count
ess of Strafford in behalf of the Or
mond street Hospital Bazaar, where
it will be exhibited publicly for the
first time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11
RUBBING THEIR SHINS.

The chief occupation of the Proctor
editors nowadays is rubbing their bat
ttered shins and bowling miserably
over their bruises.
Every prospect is not so pleasing to
them today as it was few weeks ago
when they were heralding the land
slide" which did not slide, or when
later, as substitute for the default
ing Landslide" they injected the
temperance issue into the canvass.
That issue set out on it's course about
as gaily and with rather greater vo-
ciferation than did the landslide.
But the liquor issue proved to be a
boomerang of beastly force. After a
few gyrations in the air, making APP
parently toward Mccullough, the in
fernal thing suddenly changed its
course, flew back and gave the hurler
resounding slap III the face.
The contemporary at Bill Viallboro
appears this week with bloody nose
and the features of a victim of the
pugilist's ring. 1t is so Mortified at
the statement that five United States
licenses appear against Proctor on the
records of the internal revenue col
| lector that it wakes denunciatory. 1t
| is "as gross an untruth, as wicked
libel and SANDER, as ever was utter
ed. =" "The record shows no such
| thing it AYERS, las the Journal al
leges +" "It requires vivid imagina-
ton, walls the II. &. n. to ICON
meet Mr.. Proctor with the liquor bust
ness. " 0 no. 1t requires the law oil
the State of Vermont to connect Mr.,
Proctor with the liquor business and
the lawvof Vermont makes the posses
sion of a United States license prima
facie evidence of violation of the pro
hibitory law. 1t is as good law il
| Mr.. Proctor's case as in that of any
other person, of high or low estate
charged with violation of the liquor
code The Herald and News simply
digged pit for Mccullough wheI
that inquiry was sent out to the can
didates, and this man himself, lik'
the other wicked minded fellow, "diC
fall in the pit he digged for another. ;
And there he lies-as he has lied il
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11
TO THE VOTERS OF WASHING
TON COUNTY.

Two years ago Woodbury. came to
the convention at Montpelier bringing
with them a candidate for Senator for
Washington county in the person of
r. f. brennan, and asking the Conven.
ton to nominate him for the office of
SENATOR in that Convention Mr..
brennan received the votes of 30 of
the delegates, of said Convention,
which was handsome compliment to
Mr.. brennan. The people of Wood
bury believe that they have the right
to ask the convention on June % next
to nominate to the office of Senator
Mr.. brennan, for that Woodbury. has
had no county Office for the past sixty
years with the exception of the office
of county judge, which was held by
Judge Putnam some thirty-five years
ago, and for the reason that Mr. Dren-
nan is a conscientious and honorable
man, full of kindness and good deeds,
eminently qualified for the Office and
is the choice of every person in Wood.
bury for that position.
We hope and trust that the dele
gates of the county in convention as.
sembled will vote for Mr.. brennan
and thus secure his nomination.
Very truly yours.
Chas. H. Dana,
H. E. Weber,
A. N. Ainsworth.
A. NJ. Benjamin,
H. E. Durham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11

had formerly asked, and to whose
Judgment he had previously deferred.
1t is hardly necessary to argue this
proposition. Mr.. Proctor apparently
ignored the men Of whom he had pre-
viously sought counsel and to whom
he had announced his determination
of whose wisdom he is today prob
ably entertaining high idea-not to
enter the canvass in this year Had
he again taken counsel of his former
advisers, who in large sense repre-
sented the people, he would probably
have been rescued from mistake of
monumental dimensions
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11

600? The tax rate in Proctor is said
to be 81. 60. No outsider knows from
the records, because the town or viii
lage report does not mention the rate
and the municipal records are not
open to the profane public eye. The
poll tax payers apparently pay So 30.
each on the municipal expenses, and
a part of this pays the interest on
these water and sewer bonds. A
heavy tax for the laborer, who also
pays, and has deducted from his
monthly wages, a goodly water rent.
Now if the multi millions of real
and personal property in Proctor were
appraised for taxation as the law di-
reefs, or with the same approximation
towards legal requirement as prevails
i'll the other towns or cities of the
State, the property grand list of the
Boro' would not be paltry sum of
less than $40, 200, and the municipal
tax rate would be correspondingly
smaller-would be merely nominal /;
the poll tax the laborer has to pay
would be mere trifle and, further,
the money Proctor would pay into the
State treasury on the 10 cent State tax,
and the cent State school and State
highway taxes would be vastly great
er; the taxes the other towns pay
would be lightened if the Proctor
grand list were what every fact and
circumstance respecting the real and
personal taxable wealth of Proctor in
dicates that list ought to be.
Why do not the Proctor apologists
and defenders, the Ebenezer Canutes,
the Rutland News, the Barton Mont
tors, the st. Johnsbury papers, ct
cetera, which are publishing columns
of stereotyped explanations that dc
not explain-why do they not all bend
their mighty powers to the task OF
calculating these material things
Do they fear to touch them?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11
PROCTOR IN PROCTOR
With Apologies to Maud.

Fletcher D. cast glance up and down,
His face shot out darkened frown
Things weren't coming just his way,
The people aroused refused to sway.
The promised landslide didn't slide,
So Morse was started on ride
He rode the county, he rode the State,
He rode on trains both early aud late.
He sought high license delegates to fix,
But they smiled and said, "Nixey, nix
niX!'
The papers, too, woke up with thud,
Brains got busy with blossom and bud
They said queer things of Proctor town,
OF the car who wore marble crown
They told of the workman and his wage
"A dark and dreary, gloomy page.
OF men who worked from sun to sun.
Quite for pleasure and the fun.
A dollar fifteen was the minimum
A dollar nineteen was the maximum.
This they trade at store corporation,
Goldfish, molasses, onions-the ration.
It's now up to pa, said Fletcher ID
It's up 20 him swiftly to turn the sea.
The tide is running fierce and high,
I'm all alone was the feeble cry.
So pa got into his fighting gear,
But people laughed a laugh SO queer,
That Proctor's banner came down to dust
The balloon exploded with "bust
And there was mourning in Proctor town
The Proctor son had fallen down.
Montpelier is over the mountain far away
And Proctor is in Proctor, there to stay.
Burlington Clipper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11

The wisdom of Senator Platt of
Connecticut in delaying action on the
Cuban reciprocity bill is being evil
denced daily. The fact that the Re
publican conventions of four import
ant States have Endorsed the recon-
mendations of the President on this
question has served to materially
strengthen the position of the advo-
Gates of reciprocity. Illinois, Indi-
ana and Ohio and Kansas have all de-
clared themselves in favor of the bill
and their action will doubtless serve
to deplete the forces in the House
which so successfully crippled the
measure and it is anticipated that
their action will have considerable
effect on the Senate. Senator Platt
and other supporters of the measure
are now speaking confidently of the
result but it is not likely that bill
will be reported from the Senate com
mittee until there have been pledged
sufficient votes to secure its passage
in the upper chamber.