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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
OBJECTS TO rRUANoY Law.
La Harpe Citizen Wants His Boy to
Work in Smelter.

La Harpe, Kas.. Nov. IA citizen
of this town is determined to try con-
illusions with the truancy law. The
man is the father of nine children.
Seven of the children are at home and
all, with the execution of the boy over
whom the trouble arises. are in school.
The old man claims that the burden
of supporting so large a family is very
heavy and that he needs the hello OF
his Oldest son. The bow is just 10
years old. The law provides that chill
dren must go to school until they are
16 The boy was. until a short time
ago, employed in one OF the smelters
and earning $3.50 a day. When the
truancy officer came around and in
formed the boy and his father that
the boy must go to school, there was
something doing. The father protests
that he needs the $160 a day the boy
earns and will not put him in school,
The father claims that he will fight
the case to finish, and it NAV get
into court. as the truancy officer is
determined the law shall be enforced
in this as in all other cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
Blue Rapids VIII Shortly Re
store It's Water Power.
Town and Milling Interests Are
in Hearty Accord.
HIGH WATER DAMAGE.
A Big Steam FIGURING Mill Is
Being Erected.
will Have a Daily Capacity of
200 Barrels-NeW Elevator.

Blue Rapids, Kan. Nov. work is
rapidly progressing on the Blue Rapids
mill and elevator company's improve
ments, and Notwithstanding the tenn
porary loss of the water power. the new
steam Touring mill will be in readiness
for trade on or before the first of the
new year.
The new industry was chartered for
$4,000 1t will be operated by Peter
and Andrew Anderson, ]. L. Barnes
and Earl McAtee. It will have daily
capacity of 200 barrels and the elevator
IN connection with the mill will have a
capacity of $4,000 bushels. The new i'm
provements are being built on the Mis-
souri, Pacific right of way, and will be
operated by steam instead Of water
power.
There is every reason to believe the
Blue Rapids magnificent water power,
which suffered great loss by the con-
tinued high waters this summer, will
be fully restored in the next three
months on a larger scale than ever be-
fore. The milling Industries here have
the utmost confidence in Blue Rapids
and her business citizens are not in the
least scared as to the future of the
town.
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A Washington Paper Endorses His
Sentiments

The Washington Times has recently
printed three articles on the position Of
Dean Penny of the Washburn art depart
ment. One of the editorials is as follows:
THE professor of music at Washburn
college, Topeka, has made the statement,
startling but true, that rs of the so-called
Gospel hymns are immoral-not the words,
but the music. There are among these, ne
says six Waitzes tw4 tTosTeps an oq s ib-
kind is not suitable for religious gather
ings. g
lover in the country. The Moody and
Sankey denominations have done more to
debauch the musical taste of the children
of this land than vaudeville ditties rag
time; because the latter songs do not
reach the ears of the young, as rule. and
in Sunday school If there is anything
religious in singing badly constructed
verse on religious topics to ps,t1me, II
would take an uncommonly good casuisc
to explain it.
..The alleged hymns in the Moody and
Sankey collection gained their P Pop a
try, at the time Of their introduction,
thousands of young people with undevci-
oped musical tastes who We're simply
starving for cheerful music The prejT-
diceS of their parents did not allow them
to dance or to sing love songs, but did
consent to their singing hymns around
the piano-or the cabinet organ-of even
ings. Moreover, neither they nor their
parents knew enough dance music to rec
Rock of Ages'-this was actually done in
one hymn book It is pathetic to think
irish songs which have come down for
centuries among the peasants of the old
world, being discarded. first for lugubri-
Throw out the life linotype. If some
body with influence among the cnurcnes
crime against music, II Is TO De hoped
the good work Will go on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
ARE BUILDING AN ELEVATOR
Farmers Shipping Association, OF
CentralIa. at Work.

Centralia. Kas., Nov. THE Farm
ers Shipping association of Centralia,
chartered with capital stock of $4,-
600, and held by Sc members. represent
ing wealthy farmers and business men
of Nemaha county and Centralia, is
already at work building an elevator.
1t will have a capacity of 10000 bush
els. E. L. Horth is president: T. M.
Durland, treasurer; c. P. Knight. sec
rotary. Mr.. Horth is believed to be
the only grain dealer on the Central
Branch of the Missouri Pacific who
has been able to hol6 out and continue
to do business in competition with the
grain monopoly which is claimed to be
monopOlizing the grain trade along
this branch of road. The farmers
around Centralia appreciate his efforts
in this direction and they have organ
lied for the purpose of building a COM
modious elevator, which they expect
Mr. Horth to operate for them. He
has been in the grain business for
more than twenty years in CentraIia
and other points
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An Atchison Tragedy.

Belle. the Kisser, is still at work in
Northwest Atchison. Last evening, at
7:30, little Willie Cravens, who is only
is years old, was attacked by Belle.
the IIisser. and today the doctors don't
know whether he will live or not.
Willie's mother says a pitiful thing
about the case is that the child went
down town to buy a Christmas pres
ent. He is a good boy, and always
buys his relatives Christmas presents;
just some trif1e. which they appreciate
as much as more expensive gift,
knowing that Willie takes so much
pleasure in giving from his small
means The mother says she is certain
the attack occurred not later than 730.
The police have not been able to pos
itively Identify the girl, but they
strongly suspect a good looking girl
about II years old who lately moved
into town from the country. Willie is
so horror-stricken that he says he can
not identify his Standardization
Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
LOCAL MENTION.

U. S. Marshal w. H. Mackey was y
Wichita TO-DAY.
The U. S. circuit court and special
term of the u. S. district court viii
open in Topeka on November %.
Frank Merrick. who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. b.
Merr-ick, returns Sunday to Pueblo.
Old Mexico, where he is engaged in
railroad work.
Sheriff Henry Shadd of Sedgwick
having come here with a boy whom he
placed in the reform school. He re-
turned home today.
The announcement for the Midwintei
exposition is out. 1t consists of a
three-page folder enclosed in an en-
velope. Paper and envelope are light
blue. printed in brown and black.
The Limekiln football team played a
hot game this morning with the West
Enders, and defeated them by a score
of 20 TO 5. The losing team, the West
Enders. averaged five pounds heavier
than the Linn ekilns-so the captain of
the I-imekilns says.
Daniel Hamer. assistant in the U. S.
district attorneys office, and DR.. c. B.
COSS went to Menoken Friday for
ducks but failed to secure any. Hamer
says that the ducks, like most people,
do not spend any more time at Men
oxen than is positively necessary.
The only Round Oak stove is sold by
Forbes, GIG Kansas avenue
Riverside Base Burners at D. H.
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MIR. BRADBURY LOSES.
Ex-Representative from Clay County
Wins Only One of His Appeals.

William S. Bradbury, who represented
Clay county in the legislature of 1899, was
a party in four suits decided today by the
supreme court Three of them were af-
firmed and one reversed. Two were Grim
inal actions and two civil. Bradbury lost
both criminal and won one of the civil
suits. Representative Bradbury had trou-
BILE with Fidela Burnell and her husband,
both old people, over "a acres of land. Dur
ing a quarrel Bradbury assaulted the Bur-
nells with a whip. He was arrested and
found guilty of assault on each of the
Burnells and fined $25 in each case. Mrs.
Burnell brought a civil suit against
Bradbury for specific performance of con-
tract. Bradbury in return brought an &C
ton in forcible entry and detainer against
the BurnellS. This suit he won in both
the district and supreme courts. He also
won the suit for performance of contract
in the lower court, but the supreme court
reversed the decision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
Corn and Oats Are Provisions.

The supreme court today officially de-
cided that the word provisions in
cludes corn, oats and bran. The ques-
tract wherein the term provisions or
goods occurs. One party to t he con-
tract contended that corn, oats and
bran did not come within this term.
arguing that corn, oats and bran are
feed for horses and provisions" are
food for mankind only. The supreme
court says this is wrong and it goes
away back to DR.. Johnson's dictionary
and quotes the following ancient defini-
ton of oats: "a grain, which in Eng
land is generally given to horses, but in
Scotland sunnorts the people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
CURTIS FOR SLONECKER
That Is What He Says in Letter
to A. X. Rogers.

Assistant Postmaster A K. Rogers to-
day received a telegram from Congress
man Charles Curtis denying the report
that he is a dark horse or any other sort
of a candidate for United States district
Judge to succeed w. c. Hook. In Kan
sas political circles Curtis has recently
been mentioned as the solution for the
federal judgeship muddle. Curtis as
serts that he is for ]. G. Slonecker. His
dispatch says:
please have Topeka papers say l am
not a candidate for judge. l favor j. G'
Slonecker for judge. ..---,,,,,,
Mr. Rogers said this afternoon:
II clipped out and forwarded to Mar.
Curtis the newspaper stories advancing
Curtis as q dark horse candidate several
days ago. This telegram is the reply:
guess that ought to make Mr. Curtis
position on the judgeship proposition ap-
parent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
LOOKS LIKE HARVARD.
Score at End of First Half,
Crimson II, Pennsylvania 5.

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Nov. z;
Harvard won toss and chose west goal
with the wind at their backs. School
kopf scored a touchdown for Harvard
after eight minutes play. c.. Marshall
missed the goal Score: Harvard 5,
Pennsylvania 0.
Smith scored touchdown for Penn
sylvania. Reynolds missed goal. Score:
Pennsylvania 5, Harvard 5.
End of first half-Harvard II, Penn
sylvania s.
SECOND HALF.
Piekarskie makes a touchdown for
Penn. Gordon ounted out from diff
cult angle Metzger heeled the kick i'm
mediately in front of the goal. Bennett
missed goal. Score, Harvard IL, Penna
IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
Library Association omcsrn.

Association of Librarians adjourned
today after a two days session. 1t has
been successful session. The follow.
ing officers were elected for next year:
President, Miss Carrie NJ. Watson,
Lawrence; secretary, Miss Zu Adams
Topeka; treasurer, Miss Syrena Nc
Kee, Leavenworth; vice presidents, ].
L. King, state librarian, Topeka Miss
Elva E. Clarke, Emporia; Mrs. Judd
Greeman, Kansas City. An additional
member Of the executive committee is
Miss Gertrude Barnes, of Manhattan.
The next meeting will be held in st.
Louis during the Worlds fair, when the
American Librarians association is in
session.
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CHURCH NOTES.

First United Presbyterian church, SER
vices in knights and Ladies of Security
hall, corner Seventh and Kansas ave-
nue.. Rev. ]. A. Renwick, pastor.
subject, "A Part of Gods Ways" Sab
bath school, 10 a. M; Junior Endeavor,
4 p. M; Senior Endeavor, 645 p. M;
Bible training lesson, 1880 p. m. After
noon and evening services will be held
in the parsonage, 812 Tyler street.
C. A Finch, pastor of the First Chris
tan church of this city, will preach at
noon at Ais. Sunday school at the reg
ular hour, 3:15 p. m. All interested in
the work are cordially invited to be
present at both services.
Second United Presbyterian church,
Fillmore and Huntoon streets. Preach
ing by the pastor, Rev. John P. White,
at IL a. m. and 7:30 D. m. Subject in
the morning, 1.-The Glory of Christ"
Evening subject, Voices from Calvary"
Sabbath school at 10 a. m: Y. P. c. U.
at 6;15 p. m: Junior at p. m.
There will be preaching by the pastor
| both morning and evening at the Sec
ond wesleyan Methodist church. corner
of Fifth and Leland street Sabbath
school at 10 a. m; Young Peoples meet
| ing at Z .. M.
ST John A. M. E. church. corner of
Seventh and Topeka avenue: F. G.
bath services: Class leaders rally
day. II o'clock a. M. sermon: theme,
Gods Elect" Holy communion serv-
ices and rally; solo. Mrs. John n.
concert: participants, Editor ]. H.
Childers, ]. Ward Allen, ESQ.,, Miss
Lena Thompson. Mrs. Gertrude Owens,
Miss Halle Walton, Miss Minta Beck,
and the Blind Boone company. 9
O'Clock p. M, Sabbath school. $50
o'clock p. m, Young Peoples society.
All welcome.
Mission of Redeeming Love. on Kan
sas avenue a few doors south of
m. Sunday. 1t is expected that E.
Pearson, of the Friends meeting at
Lawrence, will preach. j. A. Staples
in charge.
DR.. p ". Crannell will addl ess the
mems meeting of the Y. NJ C. A, on
East Eighth street, next Sunday at
p. m, on the subject. The Light of
sing. All men are cordially invited.
First Methodist Episcopal church;
J. T. Mcfarland. D. D., pastor. sun
day school. 9:45 a. m. Public worship
with sermon by Rev. L. H. Murlin
D. D.. president of Baker university
at IL a. m. Jefferson street Sunday
school, 2:45 p. m. Junior League,
p. m. Senior Epworth League, GLE
p. m. Preaching by the pastor. 7:SG
Against the unrighteous Man" Pulpit
editorial preceding the sermon on 1.-THE
Divorce Record in Shawnee County,
Meeting of the official board on Mon
day evening.
additional Church Notices on Page g.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
SALE OF HEREFoRDs.
Marshall County Association Active
at Blue Rapids.

Blue Rapids, Nov. THE second an
nual sale of the Marshall county Here
ford association will take place at Blue
Rapids, November 10 and IL There
will be 100 head of cattle in the sale.
representing about thirty breeders of
thoroughbred stock in Marshall county.
The stock to be sold has been selected
from over 1000 head, and in much bet
ter shape than they were a year ago.
The association has about forty mem
bers Word has been received from
many thoroughbred stock men that
they will be present at this annual sale.
The thoroughbred stockmen of Mar
shall will not take a back seat for any
county in the state in the matter of
breeding thoroughbred stock.
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Kansas Rural Carriers

Washington, Nov. 7.-These rural
carriers have been appointed for Kan
sas: Agenda, regular, Charles H.
Usher: substitute, John w. Hender-
son. Beverly. regular, Charles c.
SperTy; substitute Julia NJ Sperry.
Hiawatha, regular, William Wyer;
substitute. Elmer Wyer. Mayetta.
regular, Milton D. Jones; substitute,
Charles Maxwell. Norton, regular.
John w. Antrim; substitute. John E.
Antrim. Palmer. regular, Edward B.
Soren; substitute, Oscar G. Austin.
Tonganoxie, regulars, Felix E. Letter,
Elmer E Armitage; substitutes,
Charles Hundley, Lulu NJ. Armitage.
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HAD $500 IN HIS POCKET.
Unexpected Wealth of a Man Whu
Stole Ride.

The other night near Ludlow some
fellow fell off the top of a passenger
train sustaining some severe bruises
He was found by a train following,
picked up and taken to Barstow. Super
visor J. H. West happened to arrive
about that time and the injured man
was arranged for at the county hospital
at San Bernardino. In the meantime
some of the fellows companions showed
on the scene and they scraped enough
money together and took the man to
Los Angeles. AS near as can be learn
ed the man who was beating the rail-
road company out of their fare had
over $500 in his pocket-Needles Eve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
GLEED AT WHITE HOUSE.
President Sent for Him to Talk Over
Judgeship.

Washington, D. C., Nov. 7.-There was
quite a delegation of Kansas people at
the White House this morning. Charles
S. GIeed was there. The president ask
ed him to come over from New York
1t is presumed that he wants to confer
with him about the judgeShip. Senator
Long introduced Alexander G. Cochrane
of ST. Louis. Congressman Scott called.
Senator Burton arrived today, and Bow
ersock and Miller are expected tomorrow.
w. P. Hackney also arrived today, it is
supposed in the interest of Judge Pol
lock. Mr.. Loomis is also here.
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MEET AT WHITE HOUSE
Senators Talk Over Affairs
With the President.

Washington, Nov. IA conference to
review the work to be done at the extra
session of congress and legislation dur
ing the regular session was held at the
White House today between President
Roosevelt and Senators Allison, Aid
rich, Cuilom, Platt, Hale of Maine and
Spooner of Wisconsin. The conference
lasted over an hour but it was stated
by the senators on leaving the White
House that the exact form of legisla-
ton to put Cuban reciprocity into eff
feet had not been decided upon.
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Saw a Reasonable Dount

Jefferson City. Mo-, Nov. Fore
man Roos CT the Farris jury said to-
day: THE four men who voted for
acquittal were Peter Lauf, Ben Pring-
er, James Clark, and BENJAMIN Lock-
EFT. Every one of the four agreed that
he thought Farris guilty. but he felt
that under the instructions the testi-
mony was not sufficiently strong to
permit his conscience to vote that
way: they felt there was a reasonable
doubt OF the guilt"
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SHE Is AN EMBALMER.
MarysviIIe Young Lady Gets Q Di-
plona in Nehraaka

Marysville, Nov. miss Emma Lange.
daughter of E. LANCE, the furniture deal
graduated by her host of friends for the
diploma given her by the Nebraska state
board of health as an embalmer she hav-
ing passed a rigid examination before tina
state.
The law in Nebraska is different from
the one in Kansas, as in the former the
board grants a diploma to practice in any
state, while the Kansas law only admits
practice in this state. 1t is said Miss
LANCE is the only Kansas lady who naa
ever taken the examination in Nebraska
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
Hoods I0rS0p0riLL,
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
az had salt rheum on my hands SO that I
could not work. Itook Hoods Sarsapar:lla
and it drove out the humor. continued
its use till the sores disappeared" Mas.
Ira o. BRowr, Runford Falls, Me.
Hoods SarsaparIIIa promises 70
cure and keeps the PROMISE
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To Investigate Charges.

Jefferson City, Mo, Nov Judge
HAZEL of the Cole county circuit court
today appointed Frank NJ. Brown spe-
cial prosecuting attorney to investi-
gate the charges made by the Rev. C.
S. Brooks against Prosecuting Attor-
ney r. p. Stone. whom he charged in
a sermon some time ago with corruD-
ton. The charges are drunkenness.
gambling, and failing to close the sa-
looms On Sunday
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BRAIN MUST STOP 1T.
His Patent Paint Doesn't Fill the
Bill.

J. NJ Brain, the man who got the con-
tract for painting the iron work of the
Melan bridge with a patent paint, after a
hard fight between Councilman Swendson
and Griley, was this morning ordered by
the city engineer to stop work on painting
the bridge. 1t was found that the paint is
it does not dry, but remains sticky and
soft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
ONE IN ATCHlSON.
w. T. T. Donald to Be Candi-
date for Congress.

Word comes from Atchison that follow
ing the entrance of Judge R. f. Buckles
ty, w. T. F. Donald of Atchison will
shortly do the same thing in Atchison
county, where A. ]. White is already
candidate. Mr.. Donald is said to be a
Curtis supporter and this is taken to
mean that Mr. Curtis has given up hone
that Donald will try to do it for him.
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DEMOCRATS CAUCUS.
Mcclellan Is Given an Ovation
by His Colleague.

Washington, Nov. TAT the caucus
of the Democratic members OF the house
today, John S. Williams of Mississippi
was unanimously chosen as the candi-
date for speaker of the house. Geo. b.
Mcclellan, recently elected mayor OF
New York, received an ovation from his
Democratic colleagues as he entered the
caucus.
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Killing at Ness City.

Ness City, Kan, Nov. Henry Klee
shot and instantly killed Thomas Kra-
mer. The shooting occurred at the
home of John Casey. Kramer attacked
Casey. and Klee interfered by shooting.
Kramer confessed at the coroner's in
quest. He was arrested and pleaded
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Eight Dead at Virginia City.

Butte. Mont. Nov. IA special
from Virginia City, Mont, says: The
list Of dead as a result of the fire in
the Kearsarge mine near here yester-
day numbers eight. All of the bodies
have been recovered. including that Of
Supt. r. B. Turner. and four of them
viii be taken to Butte for intern1ent
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the Clyde City schools who took spe-
cial examination last summer, passed
and was promoted to an extra class,
Funeral from the home Sunday after
noon, November s.
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peath OF q Rrieht Clvde Rov.

Clyde, Kan, Nov. Harold H
Knapp, 10 years old. and oldest son of
Postmaster S. H. Knapp of Clyde, died
at 4:20 p. m, November 6. He was
dangerously kicked over eight weeks
ago by Mr.. Knapp's colt; skull was
fractured and two pieces size of quar-
Ger taken out. Hs was one of three in
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The death of Miss Viola NJ. Kurtz oc-
CURED at her parents home near Quin-
ton Heights Friday at IL O'clock .. m
THE funeral service will be conducted
from the First United Brethren church.,
Twelfth and Quincy. Sunday afternoon
at p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
I'LL Hunz0rS

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
not take care of without help, there is
such an accumulation of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
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Settlement in Sight.

lions between Russia and Japan have
so far advanced that the Associated
Press is officially informed that the
announcement of a settlement may be
expected soon.
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today. No cause of the fire has been
been found Operations will be re-
sumed as soon as repairs to the slaft
and mine buildings have been mad.
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Riverside Base Burners at D. H.
Forbes. SIG Kansas avenue.
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Riverside Base Burners at D. H.
Forbes, SIG Kansas avenue.
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The only Round Oak stove is sold by
Forbes, GIG Kansas avenue.