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The Newark journal., 1903-02-13
L { z ' Z 7 7 7

The matter of feed is of tremendous importance to the farmer. Wrong feeding is loss. Right feeding is profit.
 The up-to-date farmer knows what to feed his COWS to get the most milk, his pigs to get the most pork, his hens to get the most eggs. Science.
 But how about the children2 } Are they fed according to science, a bone food ii bones are soft and undeveloped, a flesh and muscle food if they are thin and weak and a blood food if there is anemia7
 Scott's Emulsion is a mixed food; the Cod Liver Oil in it makes flesh, blood and muscle, the Lime and Soda make bone and brain. It is the standard scientific food for delicate children.
The Newark journal., 1903-02-13

We notice that, without an ex- ception, save the Democrat and Gazette, every state paper has commended theaction of Governor Davis in vetoing the infamous bill passed by the legislature appeop- riating money to pay for news papers and stamps for members of the legislature. There was never a greater outrage perpetrated on the people of the state than this infamous newspaper and stamp bill, and, to make the matter more gIaring, the bill was passed over the governors veto. At the next election tue voters of Arkansas should retire every man who voted for this infamous steal into total and permanent political oblivion,
The Newark journal., 1903-02-13
LOOK OUT For Co!ds-La Grippe ]

Protect yourself, and don't trust to Providence. Considering the harm done, neglect before and after taking a cold is a physical crime. You may prevent cold, or, if too late, you can insure yourself against the "after eff ects." for there is the greatest danger, by using Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic. Few die from Colds, or La Grippe. or Ca tarrh. They die of the after effects, These diseases all weaken, and to 8 weakened body come fioeking host of Diseases that fasten ph weak lungs, lssart. stomach, kidneys, and other weak parts that we seldom think of.
 The easiest and best thing to do is to fortify the system so that you will not catch cold, but if too late to do that, then you must sec that no lasting in" ;urv is done. Medical authorities all agree that iron is the fighting elementof the blood enabling the system not only to ward of disease, but to fight it after up.uxss. it has obtained foot
The Newark journal., 1903-02-13

If bill introduced in the Kan sas legislature becomes 8 law the old bachelors and old maids of that state will be compelled to con tribute substantially to the reye- nues of the Sunhower state. One Senator Campbell has introduced a bill that provides for a tax on unmarried men over 30 years old and on unmarried women over 9. Bachelors will be required to pay $50 the first year after tue passage of the bill and old maids S, and the amount is to be doubled for each succeeding year that they re main single. The proceeds of the tax are to be used to pay rewards to fathers of more than six child ren. It seems from this that all the fools are net in the Arkansas
 egis stature, after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01

ored to state the law applicable to the
situation. 1 wish to add, however. that
in determining the advisabiity OF this
purchase your board should not over
look the fact that this land has never
been taxed in Kansas; that the Missouri
courts have exercised jurisdiction over
it in quite number of suits, and that
the judge of the district court OF LeaV-
enworth county has held that the Land
is in Missouri. and that his court had
no Jurisdiction over it. Possibly may
be mistaken as to the last statement.
and you should not accept 1t as true
without verification."
Acting upon this report. the directors
of the penitentiary entered into CON
tract for the purchase of the island,
subject to the approval of the next leg
islature The next legislature was
the one which met last winter, and II
approved the contract, and made the
necessary appropriation
Stillings got his money in person, put
it appears that Whitley has transferred
his interests to John H. Atwood ana J.
Rodenhaus. Atwood is the well known
Leavenworth attorney who acted LOT
him in the negotiations. He is said TO
have received a one-sixth interest in the
island for his services.
Everything seems to indicate that the
island is in the state of Missouri, ex-
cept the location of the island some
years ago negro killed a Dutchman on
the island. The negro was tried In the
Missouri state courts, and is now serv-
ing a life sentence in the Missouri peni-
tertiary. On the other hand, the lslahd
has never been taxed in Missouri; nor
has it been taxed in Kansas. 1t has
been suggested that the negro in the
Missouri pen could test the jurisdiction
of the Missouri courts if he would bring
habeas corpus proceedings for his re-
lease. But he has not done So
Clad Hamilton. who investigated the
legal status of the island, says:
Il do not know anything about the
stability of the island, or the danger of
it's being washed away. That was a
point which I was not investigating
Neither was it decided in the report
whether the island is in Missouri or
Kansas. There is nothing to prevent
the state of Kansas owning land in Mis-
souri, so far as I can see, except that 1t
is outside Of the jurisdiction of our
courts and laws. I never heard of any
political deal in connection with the pur-
chase of the island"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
Many Charges Develop Concern
ing Staiger Island Deal.
Claimed That State Paid Exor-
bitant Price.
LAND is WORTHLESS
Is Another of the Charges Now
Made.
Vint Stillings Evidently Made a
Good Thing.

Vint Stillings, notorious in connection
with the Leavenworth 'Klondike," has
drawn from the state the sum of $3.50
to pay for his share in the Staiger is
land deal John H. Atwood and J.
Rodenhaus have drawn s4,260 as their
share. and the island. supposed to con-
tain upwards of 500 acres of land. is
now owned by the state of Kansas.
The full purchase price was S12.7S0
There are all manner of charges
made in connection with this Staiger
Cor Stiger) island transaction. The
latest is that the state has paid $12, $50
for a pile of silica and debris which is
likely to be washed away at any time.
and is now held intact only by Tempo
rary piling and dykes at the upper
end. 1t is claimed that Kansas
slough" which is the old channel of the
Missouri river. is again filling up with
swift water: that it is no longer a
bayou. blocked with sandbars, but
swift running stream a quarter of a
mile wide. If Staiger's island is caught
between two swift currents. with the
full force of the Missouri beating
against it's upper end, there is strong
possibility that Kansas will find its is
land rapidly vanishing down stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
NORTH TOPEKA.
leave items for this column with the
Kimball Printing Company. 912 North
Kansas Avenue.

[Leave items for this column with the
Kimball Printing Company. 912 North
Kansas Avenue.l
Boy wanted. c. F. Adams.
Harry Sampey and family are NOV
ing today to the James place. on West
Laurent street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berry and family
have returned to their home at 1412
Harrison street.
Temporary office of North Topeka
Dental parlors in Central National bank
building, Seventh and Kansas avenue.
The hole on East Gordon street near
Monroe is slowly being filled up. Many
loads of dirt have been taken there this
week
Mrs. Miller. mother of S. c. Miller.
who has been quite i'll at her present
home at Fifth and Clay, was somewhat
better today.
Gran Layton and brother, Willie Col
vim, left yesterday for Kaw City, Okla.
where they will enjoy ranch life for
some time
Mr. Kelly and family. who since the
flood have been living at 1901 West
street, will return next week to their
home on Polk street.
Rev ]. A Stavely, of the Kansas
Avenue NJ. E. church, returned yeSter-
day from the country. where he has
been spending the past week.
Miss Florence Chase, of Madison.
Wis. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. William
Green, of Quincy street south and Miss
Heloise Green of Harrison street.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry ]. Nichols have
returned to the north side and will be
at home for the present with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. McAfee at 1905 Quincy street.
Miss Berta Shields and Josie Dickin-
son. accompanied by Miss Edna Staples.
whose guests they have been for the
past week. will return to their homes in
Meriden this evening.
Mrs c. D. Myers and daughter, Anna.
will return next week from Newton,
where they have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert French Mrs. French ana
little son will accompany them and be
the guests of the Myers family.
North Topeka Baptist church, corner
Laurent and Harrison streets, w 3.
Hutchinson, d. D., pastor. Sunday
school al $50 a. n. At IL a. m. Rev. ].
NJ Whitehead will preach. B. Y. P. U.
at p. m. No evening service
The Sabbath services of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church will be held in the
north room of the Quincy school build
ing. Sunday school at $3.50 a. m, follow
ed by preaching by the pastor. Rev. J.
S. Glendenning, at II a. m There will
be no evening service. The midweek
meeting will be held in the same place
on Thursday evening at o'clock.
Part of the stone partition wall of the
]. Thomas building at S2s Kansas ave-
nue., formerly occupied by the Sheetz
grocery, fell yesterday afternoon. This
is one of the walls condemned by CHER
Wilmarth, and the workmen had just
completed the rebuilding of the wall a
few minutes before it went down. TIVE
different theories were given as to the
reason of it's collapse-one that the wall
had not been torn down near enough
to the foundation, and the other that
not enough lime was used in making
the mortar. Which ever theory is cor
rect, the result is the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
Pleasant Surprise Party.

Last evening a large number of the
members of Topeka Relief Corps No.
"a, Topeka Post No. II and friends gave
very pleasant surprise party to Mrs.
Fannie Seymour. president of the corps,
at her beautiful home in Sea brook and
day anniversary. BY prearrang cement
between the corp and Mr.. Geo. Seymour.
some of the ladies spent the afternoon
with Mrs Seymour, while in the even
ing the crowd came in buggies. car
riages and a jolly crowd Of youngsters,
ranging in age from ten to sixty-ff five,
came in a horseless wagon. as the pro-
pelling power was the much abused
mule. Light refreshments were served
and general good time was had. The
following were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Seymour, Mr.. and Mrs. w K Brad
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Penwell, Mr..
M. Hahn, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Ladd, Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Beden. Mr. and Mrs.
NJ c. Mccormick. Mr.. and Mrs L.
Gaudy, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Shered, MIR.
and Mrs. F. H. Traver, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Simmons. Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs ] K. Wheeler,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Crumrine. Mrs. May
Lewis, Mrs. Alice Adds, Mrs NJ Am
brose. Mrs. S. ]. Penny, Mrs NJ. Zook.
Mrs Blake Mrs N. A Pliley. Mrs. A.
P. Shreve, Mrs. n. NJ. Shook. Mrs. Jen-
Arabelie Morrison. Mrs. E. ]. Clark.
Miss E. I. Demuth, Miss Pearle
Dumenil. Miss Elsie Schroyer, Miss
Fannie Schroyer, Miss Portia Penwell,
Mr.. ]. NJ. Dumenil. Mr.. John Schroyer.
Mr.. A. l.. Duff, Master Bliss Nc
Cormick, Master Johnnie Schroyer and
Master Earl Schroyer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
MUST WAIT FOR MONEY.
PAYERS Will Soon Have Their Work
Completed.

City Engineer McCabe prepared esti-
mates for the payment of PAYERS on To-
peka streets for work to be finished by
Monday night. Owing to today's rain
the work will not be completed before
Wednesday or later and the contractors
will have to wait for their money. The
estimates are:
]. H. Maxwell, grading Madison street
between Second and Third streets,
20; H. K. Winans. cross plates on
Madison street between Second ana
Third streets. $3.50; Kepley & Webster.
curbing Huntoon avenue. $500; Ramsey
& Ramsey, for curling and paving Tyler
street between Second and Third street.
81, 3O9.75; John Ritchie, rolling Madison
street between Second and Third streets,
s39.40; w. NJ. Gilmore, catchbasins on
Western avenue. S16S52; Wall & Hanley,
paving Madison street between Second
and Third streets. 81, 1872 OF; John Richie
paving Topeka avenue between Douthitt
place and Huntington avenue, $2,643.75:
H. K. Winans, clatchbasin for Tyler
street. $780, j. H Maxwell, grading
Harrison street. between Huntoon street
and Huntington avenue, 81, 1897 81; Ram
sey & Ramsey, curbing Topeka avenue
between Topeka avenue and Douthitt
place. $405
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
WILSON IMPROVING.
Sumner County Attorneys Mind Is
Growing Clearer.

Wellington, Kas., Aug. 1.-The condi-
ton of eX-County Attorney Wilson is
improved both mentally and physically
today He is able to take nourishment,
and his mind is clearing UP. He re-
Allies now that he is at home. Visitors
are still forbidden from his room, as
his condition demands rest and quiet.
He is still very nervous, and only at
times does his mind wander.
A letter has been received by his rel
atives from his sister in Pennsylvania.
saying he appeared at her home in
Clarksburg the morning of the 26th,
in a half demented condition. He
talked only of home. and finally start
ed away from the house, saying ne
was going to walk back to Belle PLANE
He was restrained and put on the train
next day, and directions given the con-
ductor to get him home as early as pos
sible He was in charge of trainmeD
until he left the Texas train at Null
vane, and finished his journey on foot
While in Clarksburg Wilson's sister
could get no information from him as
to how he reached that place or when
he left home. She did not know that
he was missing from home. His condi-
ton in Clarksburg is described as IL
was when he reached Belle Plaine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
NEW GRAIN GRADES.
They Are Fixed by the State Inspec-
ton Bureau.

The state grain inspection commis>
sion, appointed recently by Governor
Bailey to establish grades for Kansas
grain, held its meeting Friday at the
office of J. w. Radford. state grain in
spector, Kansas City, Kas.
The members of the commission are
s. E. Cole of Harper, F. NJ. Baker of
Leavenworth, and H. Parker OF Nc
The old rules for inspection were re-
adopted. with the following amend
ments:
No. l hard wheat shall be required to
weigh 62 pounds to the bushel, instead
of 81 pounds
Badly stack-burned wheat is added
to the rejected class.
No. 1 red wheat shall be required to
weigh 60 pounds to the bushel, instead
of 81 pounds. Same addition made to
rejected" class as in No. 1 hard.
A new grade of corn is established.
to class between No. 4 and mo grade"
Kaffir corn, instead of being graded
as No. 1, 2. and 4. mixed. shall be
graded No. 1, 2. 3 and 4 white, and. No.
l, 2, and red, color to show Is.
No. 1 oats shall be required to test 80
pounds to the bushel. no weight test
having previously been established for
oaks.
No. oats shall be required to test
% pounds to the bushel.
Before fixing upon the changes made
the members of the commission dis
Radford and his corps of inspectors.
Samples of the different kinds of grain
handled this year by the department
at Kansas City, Kas., were provided for
the inspection of the commission. After
the meeting was ended the members of
the commission left for their homes
F. W. Frasius, editor of the Southwest
ern Grain Journal, of Topeka, attended
the meeting.
AS a result of the meeting yesterday
an attempt will be made to induce the
railroads centering in Kansas City to
provide hold tracks, on which cars of
grain can be placed for inspection
AT present cars of grain are scat
tered all over the yards" said Mr.. Rad
ford yesterday afternoon. eve fire.
quently receive as many as 200 carloads
of grain at Kansas City, Kas. in a day
The cars will be scattered all the way
along the railroad tracks from Toad-a-
Loup to Turner. a distance of about
six miles. They may be on the track
for days before our inspectors find
them. Meanwhile the demurrage
charges are running and the shippers
complain Tracks should be provided
for the grain cars where they could
be easily found and thus the quick
handling of the grain coming here
could be facilitated"
Mr. Radford said that the refusal of
certain railroads to handle grain at
Kansas City was diverting much grain
from this market and meant losses to
many men engaged in the various
branches of grain business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01

POLICE JOTTINCS.
Officers Hunt Prize Fight in
Vain.
They Went Where 1t Was Not
Held.
FOUGHT AS SCHEDULED
Sports Had No Trouble to Find
the Place.
Mad Dog Reported to Be at
Large.
FOUGHT AS SCHEDULED

Last night two deputy sheriffs and
few policemen thought they would like
to see good fistic mill. They had been
informed that Joe Curry and Charley
Colwell, local colored celebrities, were
going to beat on each other little bit
during the evening, and they wanted to
see the mix, and incidentally arrest the
fighters for breaking a state law. But
those who engineered the little game had
forgotten to invite the officers. or even
tell them where the scrap was to take
place. That is why a bunch of officers
in the patrol wagon searched the fair
grounds and jungles adjacent while Joe
Curry was chasing Mr.. Colwen around
circle laid out in a Seabrook pasture 1t
was quite fight so say the local sports,
and it was real mean Of them not to in
vite the officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
JEFFERSON SPEAKS UP.
Wants to Help Build the Granville
Bridge

The county commissioners of Jefferson
county have notified the commissioners
of Shawnee county that they will bear
half the expense of rebuilding or re-
pairing the Kansas river bridge at
Granville, which was washed out by
the flood.
The Granville bridge was built out
of the old spans of the bridge which was
across the Kaw river on Kansas avenue
before the Melan bridge was built.
When the bridge was put across the
river at Granville Shawnee county bore
fOur-fifthS of the expense. When the
question of rebuilding was agitated the
Shawnee commissioners decided that
Jefferson county ought to bear half the
expense and decided not to built the
bridge until the Jefferson commission
ers agreed to the proposition. 1t is
thought that the old spans are so badly
wrecked that they will be useless A
new bridge will cost from $4,000 to
$4,000
At the special session of the legisla-
ture the commissioners of Shawnee
county were authorized to assess a spe-
cial levy not to exceed 3 mills yearly to
create fund to pay for the rebuilding
of the Sardou. Valencia, Silver Lake and
brick plant bridges, but no provision
was made for the rebuilding of the
Granville bridge The money for that
bridge will come out of the general fund
and mill levy will be made for it. It
is likely that the Granville bridge will
be the first to be rebuilt as the COM
missioners consider that the most i'm
portant of the Kansas river bridges.
The commissioners are anxiously
awaiting the day.-August Z, for the
opening Of bids 1.-THE recovery of the
wrecked bridges. These bids will be
upon the Sardou, Valencia, Silver Lake
and brick plant bridges. The commits
sioners fear that the cost of recovering
the bridge spans will be more than they
are worth. The Wabaunsee county
commissioners employed men and ma
chiuerv to recover the bridge there and
after the work had been carried on for
some days it was abandoned as the ex-
pense was likely to exceed the value of
the bridge spans to be recovered
After the bridges are recovered. if
they are, bids for the replacing of the
spans will be called for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Governor Bailey Will Speak at Atchi
son Sunday.

son Sunday.
On Sunday next, a professional band
of fifty-five men will play two free
concerts at Forest park. Thousands OF
worthy people will put on their best
clothes and attend. There will be
pretty children playing about. and
many strangers will come to Atchison
to visit friends l-at
Nothing more forcibly suggests good
thoughts than really good music. ana
will be really good: as good as can be
heard anywhere. Schubert's famous
'Serenade" is one of the numbers: The
grand selection from "MehStofele WIZ
be rendered, musical story which de-
scribes the necessity of virtue and the
horror of vice; there will be a selection
from "Stabat Mater" hosdnna;
there will be the sextette from Lucia,
The good old song. Ben Bolt, VIII
be played, together with '.Old Kentucky
Home In snort every sermon IN
music will be heard on Sunday.
Governor Bailey will deliver an ad-
dress on Good Citizenship" He will
refer to the great country in which we
live; to the good men who are assist
ing in continuing its great history, and
to the good men who labored for ma.
tlonal glory in the past; he Will talk OF
the Importance of industry, sobriety.
fairness, politeness, honesty, modesty,
the good husband, the good father, the
good citizen.
Think of the man who is so depraved
that he is willing to walk through such
a crowd, on such an occasion, in q
drunken. boisterous condition. Think
of the depravity of the man willing to
advertise his weakness on such an oc-
casioa;
We do not believe there are any such
men in Atchison county. Governor
Bailey will talk to a people who be-
lieve in good citizenship, and who prac-
tice it in every material sense.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
DYKE THE RIVER.
Farmers Have a Plan to Repai
Rraaka

The farmers in Shawnee county are
agitating the plan of having Congress
man Charles Curtis present a bill at
the next session of congress for the
dyking of the breaks in banks of the
Kansas river.
In order to get the bill presented sur
veys of the river must be made. If
this is left for the United States sur
yeyors the work will not be done for
two or three years. The farmers will
request the county commissioners to
have County Surveyor Rogers make the
surveys and furnish Commissioner Cur
tbs with the necessary maps and infor
nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
Carried Off All the camels.

Algiers, Algeria, Aug. IA body of
about 500 Moors. of the Beraber tribe.
recently attacked a French force or
fifty native sharpshooters who were
guarding $50 camels at Sidi FL Jady. A
brisk fight followed. The Berabers lost
heavily, but they killed ten of the
sharpshooters and two French COR
porals and carried off all the camels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
DISTRICT COURT FEES.
Clerk Turns Over $5o7 for the Past
Quarter

The fees collected in the Shawnee
county district court for quarter ending
August 1, and which will be turned into
the county treasury, amount to $50709.
OF this amount 1924 represented fines
paid. Some years ago the fees to be
amount to as much as 81 500 a quarter.
In those days the county attorney was
paid fees and it was to his interest to
see that fines and costs were paid. The
record of fees for the last quarter is the
largest for several quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
SWEPT DOWN STREAM.
Pipes Weighing Tons and Ma
chinery Washed Away.

New York, Aug. Three hundred
Dominican sisters and priests from New
York, Brooklyn and other parts of the
country, have been driven by flood from
the retreat and sanitarium ut st. JOS
eph's, 20 miles north of Port Jarvis. y.
Y. A cloudburst wrecked two heavy
dams furnishing the buildings of the re-
treat with power and electric light
Pipes weighing tons and machinery
were swept down stream and lost. one
side of the valley was swept clean but
the buildings remained intact and no
lives were lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
At Low Water MARI

New York, Aug. Papers filed for
new corporations with capital of ST.
600. 900 each or more in July represented
the unusually small total of S106. zoe, 900.
or the low water mark of the current
year. For the seven months of 1908,
the total is 81, Psi, 601. 600, compared with
81. 734, 900, 900 last year in the like period.
and 81, III. zoe, coo in 1901.