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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
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'TwouId Spoil This Story to Tell It in
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To use an eighteenth century phrase. this
is an Ger true tale" Having happened in
a small Virginia town IN the winter of 1902
il is a story very much OF the present Up
to a short time ago Mrs. John Z Harmon
of Melfa Station, Va, had no personal
knowledge Of the rare curative properties
sOf CharnberIaints Cough Remedy. Last
January she SAYS my baby took a
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would have pneumonia, but one of my
neighbors told ne how this remedy had
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to my baby at once and II soon cured her.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for placing
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not recommend It too highly or say too
much in its favor | hope all who read
this viii try it and be convinced as 1
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

Unhealthy responsible sickness and
they do mostan need
Kidney
health will
onvnce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
BLOWN TO BITS.
Santa Fe Workman at Abo Canyon
Net Horrible Fate.

The first accident accompanying the
building of the Santa Fe cutoff occurred
in Abo canyon last Friday. A man named
Smith, aged about 50 years. employed by
B. Lantry Sons as powder carrier at
done, was blown to pieces by the acct
dental explosion of a large quantity of
blasting powder. Just how it happened is
not positively known, and probably never
viii be known The person near by at the
time said that the first he knew of the
explosion was that he was knocked off
his feet and on looking around at the
cause saw a great cloud of smoke and dust
and fragments of a mans body flying in
the air. The weather had been very cold
in the canyon and everything was frozen
hard II is thought that Smith was en-
deavoring to thaw out some powder at a
small fire which was located about where
the accident occurred The fra gments Of
the body were gathered in a sack by
brother wOrkmen and buried near the
scene Of the acknowledgements Jour
uaI-Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

diseases. poor digestion, when obliged to
pass your water frequently night and
day, smarting or irritation in passing
brick-dust or sediment in the urine.
headache, backaehe, lame back dizzi-
ness, sleeDlessness. nervousness. heart
disturbance due to bad kidney trouble
skin eruptions from bad blood, neuralgia,
rheumatism, diabetes. bloating, irrita-
bility. WORKOUT feeling. lack of ambi-
ton, loss of flesh, sallow complexion, or
Bright's disease.
If your water, when allowed to remain
undisturbed in d glass or bottle for
twenty-four hours. forms a sediment or
settling or has cloudy appearance. it IS
evidence that your kidneys and bladder
need immediate attention.
Swamp Root is the great discovery Of
Or. Kilmer the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist. Hospitals use it with
wonderful success in both Slight and
severe cases. Doctors recommend it to
their patients and use it in their own
families because they recognize IN
Swamp Root the greatest and most
successful remedy.
Swamp Root is pleasant to take and
is for sale the world over at druggists
in bottles of two sizes and two prices
fifty cents and one dollar Remember
the name, SWamp-Root, DR.. KilTner s
Swamp-ROot. and the address. Bing-
hamton, N Y, on every bottle.
the slightest symptoms of kidney or
of it in your family history. send at
. N Y. who viii gladly send you by
, a sample bottle of Swamp-Root and a
upon thousands of testimonial letters
In writing. be sure to say that you read
y State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

seems to be the determination of the
men that they viii not work unless Ma
chinist McMullen is reinstated- Things
were at a standstill in the round house
this afternoon. and not the sound of a
hammer disturbed the stiffness. The
strike comes at an unfortunate time for
the company as there are quite num-
Der of engines in the house awaiting re-
pairs and it is to be hoped that the matt
ter viii be amicably adjusted so that
traffic vii not be interfered with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
santa la Fngineer Crushed.

Ardmore. l. T., March 5.-Hans Mel
son. engineer on a Santa Fe wrecker
derrick, was Killed in the yards here
Tuesday afternoon. The derrick, which
was turned to one side of a car. become
overbalanced. and the car was turned
over upon Nelson crushing him and
scalding him. His home was at Gaines
Vile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

A. Baldwin. Willard. Neb., were elected
delegates to the national convention D. C
OILS. Oakley, Kas.s D. Cashmere. Denver;
o. NJ Swope, Bufords Wyo-: J. B. Wilson
Latham XVyo.. j. B. Colby Evanston,
we. J. A Bodman Omaha; T. V.
Cranthnan. Julesburg, Colo, were elected
as the general grievance committee which
will meet in Chyenne, March Il, and elect
OFFICERS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

Junction City. Kas., March 5-The bien-
NAL election of representatives to the ma
tional convention in St Louis May 4. and
Of local chairman OF the Order of Rail
way photographers, Union Pacific system,
division No. 8. closed Saturday, February
y and the committee that counted the
ballots finished it's work here last even
ing D. G. Leach. Junction City kas.
r. Woodward Ellis. Kas.; D. Cashmere.
Denver. J. p. Colby, Evanston, Wyo-; F.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
mR. eAUNr REruRNs.
Has Been Inspecting Santa Fe Coast
Line Telegraph System.

c. H Gaunt, superintendent Of tele-
graphs for the Santa Fe, has returned
from a months trip on the Santa Fe
coast lines. where he has been inspect
ing the telegraph lines and equipment.
He brought back with him George B.
Allen, of Los Angeles, who is now at
work in the general offices on some
electrical engineering matters. Mr.
Allen may be given a permanent posi-
ton with the Santa F'e electrical de-
partment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
DAUoHEY GETS A JOB.
Former Rock Island Man Goes to
Lackawanna.

w E. Dauchey. who recently resign
ed the position of chief engineer of the
Rock Island, it is announced, Will be-
come chief engineer of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western, succeeding
W. K Mcfarland. Mr.. Mcfarland re-
Gently resigned and it is announced
that he viii engage in private business
as contractor.
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Curse
DRINK
White Ribbon Remedy
No taste, no cdor. Can be gwen in Glass
OF " alter, Yea or Ccffe5 without
PATENTS KnoNledge.

White Ribbon Remedy Will cure OF de-
stroy the diseased appetite for alcoholic
stimulants whether the patient is a con-
firmed inebriate, a tippler social drinker
or drunkarG- Impossible for anyone to
have IN appetite fo1 a1conolic liquors al
ter using " hlte Fiibboz Remedy. En-
eorsed by members of W - T u
Mrs. Moore press SUPERINTENDENT of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
Venture California. writes I have
tested White Ribbon Remedy on
very obstinate drunkards and the
cures have been many In many cases
the remedy was given secretly. cheer
fully recommend and indorse White Rib
bon Remedy. Members OF our union ara
delighted to find an economical treat
.nent 20 aid us in our temperance work -
Druggists or by mail. 81. Trial packa q
free By writing Mrs. A. n Townsend, tfor
years secretary Of a woman Christian
Temperance UniOnl 218 fremont Street.
Boston, Mass. Sold in Topeka by n Weight
man. Druggist. S33 Kansas ave.
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convince anyone.

The mild and immediate effect of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney
and bladder remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
right, and the best proof of this is
trial
Il East 10th St. New York City.
Dear Sir: Oct. 18th, 1902.
I had been suffering severely from kid
ney trouble All symptoms were on hand /,
my former strength and power had left
me; I could hardly drag myself along.
Even my mental capacity was giving out,
and often l wished to die. 1t was then
I saw advertisement Of yours in a
New York paper, but would not have paid
any attention to it had 1t not promised a
sworn guarantee with every bottle of your
medicine, asserting that your Swamp-Rcot
is purely vegetable, and does not contain
and four months old and with a good
conscience can recommend Swamp-Root
to all sufferers from kidney troubles -Four
mebers of my family have been using
Swamp Root for four different kidney dis
eases. with the same good results
With many thanks to you, 1 remain,
Very truly yours,
ROBERT BERNER-
You may have a sample bottle of this
famous kidney remedy, SwamD-ROol,
sent free by mail, postpaid. by which
YOU may test its virtues for such dis
orders as kidney, BLADDER and uric acid
SPECIAL NOTICE IF you hav
bladder trouble. or if there is a trace
once to DR.. Kilmer & Co, Binghamto
mail, Immediately, without cost to 80
book containing many of the thousand
received from men and women cured
this. generous offer in the Topeka Dai
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

April is one of the best months in the
year to visit California. Wait for the
Colonist rates to California points via
the Santa F'e. April to June Il. 1903.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The postoffice
at French Creek, Allannakee county,
has been discontinued, mail to Dorches-
ter.
John NJ. Varenkamp. has been COM
missioned as postmaster, at Sully.
Additional rural free delivery serv-
ice will be established on February 2
at Ossian, Winneshiek county; two car
,.iers, length of routes, 4SR miles. pop
,,lation served 900; postoff1ce at Frank
lin to be supplied by rural carrier.
Miss Sadie N. Morgan, of Esther
willie, Iowa, has been appointed as stem
ographer and typewriter in the land Of
flee at Seattle, Wash.
C. G. Rukland has been appointed
a substitute clerk in the postoftice at
Dubuque; John Boyer and Albert H.
PARK, substitute letter carriers at DAY.
export.
Pensions have been issued to Iowans
as follows: Originals: James /. Nc
Campbell, Fontanelle, Sc.
Increase, reissue, etc. George NJ
Street Valley Junction, IS.
Widows, minors and dependent rel
atives: Phebe e. Las, Maquoketa,
SIP; Mary A. shockney, Clinton, IS;
Sarah j. Gordon, Indianola, $12; Mar
garet j. Crawford. Wayne, IS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
COUSINS IN WASHINGTON.
Fifth District Congressman Has Lost
Much Flesh.


Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Jan. 2.-Congressman
Cousins. of the Fifth Iowa district. who
has been i'll in Chicago hospital for
nearly two months, is in WASHINGTON
Il returned to Washington Thursday.
said Mr.. Cousins, "but this is my first
appearance at the capitol. l have lost
some thirty pounds since last undergo
ing the ordeal of the surgeons knife,
but am feeling quite well, nevertheless.
After looking after few pending mat
ters at the capital I will return home,
but expect to come back to Washington
about Feb. l, to remain until the close
of the session"
Two additional rural free delivery
will be established on Feb. at
Ossian, Winneshiek county, Iowa; area
covered, thirty-six square miles; popu-
lation. 900.
John Boyer and Albert II. Park have
been appointed substitute letter carri-
ers at Davenport, Iowa, and c. G. Rush
land has been appointed substitute
clerk in the postoffice ut Dubuque, Iowa.
Miss Sada. r. Morgan, of Estherville.
Iowa. has been appointed stenographer
and typewriter in the Seattle land
office
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
FOUND DEAD IN SEAT.
Wealthy Iowa Farmer Dies on BurIing
ton PASSENGER Train,

ton Passenger IRAN.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs. Jan. 12-Thomas
Miller, wealthy farmer of Persia.
Iowa. was found dead on the Burlington
train from Kansas City that arrived, in
the city about 6 O'clock yesterday
morning. Miller was thought by the
members of the train crewto be asleep
and when they attempted to awaken
him made the discovery that he was
dead.
Miller was one of party of five
farmers from Harrison and Shelby
counties that had been investigating
Missouri land. The party left Kansas
City Saturday evening and consisted
besides Miller of George and Albert
Roundy and Thomas Weatherbill of
Panama, and Leonard Small, of Ports
mouth. Miller had secured an option
upon piece of land at point'south of
Kansas City which he expected to pur-
chase soon. He is so years of age.
AS soon as 1t was discovered that
the body was dead it was removed to
Cutters undertaking parlors and the
relatives at Persia notified. The re-
mains will be taken to that place this
morning. Miller has two sons and one
daughter residing at Persia. He had
recently been divorced from his wife,
No Inquest was held, as 1T is thought
that Miller died from heart disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
a. g Rankin at Toledo

Special to IlMeS-nepupiASe
Toledo. Jan. IA large an entnusl-
/. etc audience assembled at the opera
house Friday evening to greet the wall l
known and popular temperance orator
A. C. Rankin, who spoke on the SUP
ject: How to Enforce the pronipllors
and Mulct Law in Iowa." The lecturer
Mold the close attention of his hearers
for an hour and half in his review
Of the temperance question in general
and his proposition Of new and SEEM
ing highly practical method OF enforc-
ing our present laws regulating the
liquor traffic.
At the conclusion OF his lecture
local estate Marshal Club" of sixty-one
members was organized with the fol-
lowing officers, who constitute the ex-
ecutive committee: President, w. H.
wilmington. Vice President. G. NJ. Fee,
Secretary. Rev. M. r. Drury, Treas
urer. DR.. c. NJ. Lathrop, Press Corre-
spondent, DR.. G. w. Bruner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
MANY UNFRAMED TEACHERS.
6arrett's Report Shows Large Per
Centage Had No Experience.

Nenta9e mad NO Experience.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 12.-Some Interest,"
ing facts are shown by the advance
sheets of the report of Superintendent
Barrett of the department of public
instruction. Abstracts of the reports
of county superintendent show that
1900 persons are licensed to teach by
the county superintendent in 1902,
There being about that number requir-
ed to conduct the schools of Iowa. OF
these $50 males and 1926 females had
mo previous experience in teaching, a
total OF 3,705. There We're 500 males,
and 3.641 females. total of 4.143, that
had less than years experience From
this it is evident that the entire 1900
licensed to teach, nearly 5000. or ex-
actly 7,S4S, had less than years ex-
perience.
The reports from the county superin-
tendents show quite a number of APP
plicants for certificates were rejected,
the total in the state being 457 males
and 3.S6S females. However, there is
a wide discrepancy in the counties in
this respect, some of them rejecting
but three or four in the course of a
year.
Altogether the figures on the exami-
nation of teachers and licensing of
teachers seems to indicate that in
some of the counties the practice is
followed of issuing enough certificates
to insure filling all the schools with
teachers, rega rdless Of qualifications.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
FARMING
In THE SOUTH

The passenger department Of the nli-
nois Central Railroad Company Is issu.
ing monthly circulars concerning fruit
growing, vegetable gardening, stock
raising, dairying, ETC., in the states OF
Kentucky, West Tennessee, Mississippi.
and Louisiana. Every farmer, or home-
and 8, and others as they are published
from month to month. j. f. Merry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
ANOTHER DEs MONIES CRIME.
Death Of Frank Mcfarland From Poi.
son Administered by Unknown Per-


Des Moines, Jan. 12.-Frank McFar-
land died yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock after having suffered for fifty
five hours from the effects of COM
bined and deadly drug. Three physi-
clans agree that this poison was a
mixture of morphine and strychnine.
The young mans relatives believe that
he was drugged and robbed.
1t developed yesterday that In the
watch pocket of the young mans clo-
thing was found ticket marked:
No goods delivered without presenting
this check" 1t has been surinised that
the check was one given by g jeweler
left his watch to be repaired.
Miss Hannah S. Stephan, who was
Netherlands fiancee, confirms this
theory by her statement yesterday to
the family that when Mcfarland left
her Thursday night he did not look at
his watch. as usual, but asked her wllat
time it was. and she went to another
room and looked at her own clock to
inform him.
This matter is deemed of Importance
in the investigation, for the reason that
the young mans, pockets were destitute
of every particle of property when he
was taken, unconscious, to the home of
his father at 727 Third street Friday
morning at o'clock. 1t was known that
he owned watch and 1t has been re-
garded as very remarkable that not
only was this missing but not cent
was in his pockets.
The discovery of the ticket indicating
that the watch had been left at a jewel
ers shop for repairs, tends to clear up
this feature of the mysterious tragedy;
but it does not explain the absence of
every cent of money which the youth
ought to have had.
1t is true that he was not parsimon-
ious and that he freely spent the s13
week that he earned as a stereotyper
at the Western Newspaper Union,
where he had worked for fifteen years.
But it was not regarded by his relatives
as possible that he spent his last nickel
in riding on the street car from Miss
Stephens home down town the night
that the drug from which he died was
given him.,
In short the family believes that he
was drugged and robbed. They be-
lieve that on reaching the city at about
ii o'clock Thursday night he was en-
ticed into dive or wine room, by
friend or by a stranger, and there the
deadly dose was administered to him.
No Post Morten.
1t was decided by the family not to
have a post norton examination of the
stomach. This was in part due to the
fact that the physicians who We're in
stated that such an exami-
nation would be fruitless in revealing
definite information on account Of the
long time which elapsed between the
administration of the drug and the
young mans death.
The physicians however, are agreed
as to the cause of the death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12

was oval. The other mas over the Sec
ond rib. His recollection is that he
probed both wounds: but is not sure.
Did not get either ball. Sundblad was
in such a state of collapse that he
thought it best to sustain the system
for the present and leave the handling
OF the wound till afterward. Death re-
suited from the gunshot wounds Della
uhnt was followed by DR.. j. II. Law
renee coroner at the time of the crime
and by Mike Conklin. Their testimony
was much the same as on the first trial.
w. j. Adams.
w. j. Adams, a farmer, two miles
from Albert City, was one of those who
drove a team in pursuit of the robbers
after they left Albert City. They were
overhauled about five miles south and
east of Albert City. When the negro
was thrown from the horse which he
had captured, Brooks got off the horse
that he was on and came back to the
negro. The horse got away. The fu-
gitives then turned into a cornfield on
the south side of the road, firing back as
they went Adams drove up the east
side of the cornfiaid over plowed
ground. He was snort distance be-
hind the others. AS the defendants were
coming in, someone in the posse, Adams
did not know who. fired. When they
came in, at Adams suggestion, their
hands We're tied behind them and they
We're put into the wagons and taken
back to Albert City.
Walter Radcliffe.
Walter Radcliffe was with the party
Nt.,I,
were about twelve or fourteen in the
posse. AS the defendants retreated into
the cornfield they kept on firing. Final
~, when they were twenty to forty rods
from the posse, they raised white flag
on cornstalk and announced that they
We're ready to surrender. They were
then ordered to raise their hands up and
come out. AS they raised their hands
the white man had a revolver in each
hand. and the negro had revolver in |
his right hand and white flag in his
left. They We're directed to throw down
their revolvers and they threw them
over their shoulders backward. When
they We're about half way out the ne
gro's hands dropped to a level with his
head and Radcliffe. rejecting what a
short distance it was from there to the |
mans pockets, fired and called to them
10 keep their hands up. The hands went
up again in a hurry.
The grand jury made It's final report
On Saturday. The county attorney, busy
with the Phillips and Brooks case,
could not help them much. Two young
men named Siglir. from Marathon,
we're indicted for burglary, holding up
!, livery barn at tina. place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
A BOY REvlvALIsT.
coIored Lad 6 Years Old Who is a
Wonder.

Special to ItIneS-RepupucaE.
Burlington, Jan. 12-The colorsd
population of Burlington and not a few
of the white portion are intensely in
terested over 6-year- wonder
called Lonnie Lawrence Lennis, who
is conducting revival services In Bur-
lineton. The boy holds forth at the
A. M. ID. church on Central avenue and
is greeted by crowded houses every
night. He is said to have had no school,
ing. vet he repeats chapter after chap
tar Of the Bible accurately and delivers
lang and earnest and certainly inter-
astinp discourses, on Pible texts. Many
conversions have been the result OF MS
meetings so far,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
Attempt to Ship Prairie Chick
ems from Sutherland Re-
suits in Heavy Fine
GEO. PHINNEY PAID IN sess.e5
Had Forty.two Prairie Chickens Ready
for the Chicago Market-Robbers
Break JeweIry Store Window at
Council Bluffs and Make off With
$500 Worth of Goods.
'ecial to Times-Republican,

Special to Times-Rcpublican.
Sutherland. Jan. 12.-Coal is not the
only expensive article we have here
for yesterday George Phinney paid
$6S3.s5 for trying to ship forty-two
prairie chickens along with some hides
and rabbits to Chicago, but was caught
at 1t by our game warden.
Art 1nis had narrow escape by fall
ing from windmill, bruising him bad
ly but not breaking any bones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
EASTERN STARS ORGANIZE.
Officers of Radcliffe Order Installed, and
Future Outlook Bright.

Future Outlook Bright.
Special to Times Republican,.
Radcliffe, Jan. 12.-The Radcliffe Or
der of the Eastern Star was organized
at this place Friday, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Mrs. Allen Ward, Of
Eldora. associate grand conductress;
The officers installed We're as follows:
Mrs. Lizzie De Marsha, worthy matron;
r. r. De Marsha, worthy patron; f. L..
Howe, secretary; Mrs. Livingood,
treasurer; Mrs. W. r. Williams, con-
ductress; Mrs. Horton, associate con-
ductress Mrs, Wilson. Adah; Mrs. A.
b. Ballard, Ruth; Mrs. Winterfield, Es-
Their; Mrs. Wigton, Martha; Mrs. r. L..
Howe, Electa; Mrs. n. kahrs, warder
The trustees appointed were w. r..
Williams, r. b. Ballard and Mrs. Livin-
good.
The, chapter has twenty-five charter
members and bright future is pre-
dicted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12

engaged in active work. He is sur
vived by his wife and seven children.
The funeral was conducted from the.
house this afternoon by DR.. A. NJ. Bill .
ingsley.
f. Davenport died very suddenly, not
being ill over an hour. He was in his
usual health until about noon he COM
planned of pain in his heart and in
an hour was dead.
Mr.. Davenport was one of the pion-
eer residents OF Iowa, coming here in
an early day