davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
LOCAL MENTION.

F. w. Wilson, an attorney of Dunkirk,
Ok, is stopping in town.
Miss Eva Bezant. of Leavenworth, is
in the city visiting friends.
Dr. L. H. Waters. of Kansas City, is
in the city at the Throop.
Miss Eva Smith returned today from
New York. where she has been on a
visit.
Mrs. r T. Halbert. of Kansas City.
arrived today to visit friends for few
days.
CONGRESSMAN Curtis left Monday for
Washington to attend the special session
of congress.
The official proclamation has not been
issued but Halloween will be celebrated
Saturday night.
The r. w. club will meet at the homs
of Mrs. z. d. Mattingly, east of ceme-
terry, Wednesday afternoon.
Councilman Weber is at Chanute at
tending meeting of the directors OF an
oil company in which he is interested
City Clerk Squires is at work rear
ranging some of the old records ana
archives of the city which are stored at
the city hall.
County Clerk Newman went to Rich
land today on secret mission. II Wa
rumOred about the court mouse thal ne
had begun his campaign for re-eiectloii'
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will hold special business meeIlng III
regard to new church plans on WeoneS-
day afternoon. October Is, at O'Clock
at the tabernacle. A large attendance
is desired.
The Atchison Globe says: AN Atchi-
son girl who went to Topeka yesterday
on visit carried four jugs with her
Don't laugh; they contained only water
She prefers the Atchlson gerhless 10
riskirlg the Topeka kind"
Frank Kelley of the City Railway
co,ananv said today: These people
who are kicking because we decided to
mn o,,r bridge on the east side of the
Melan bridge had better look out, or we
might change, and build on the west
side instead That would be very en-
barrassing for them. because they would
have nothing to kick about"
Some of the conductors of the street
car company seem to care nothing about
the accommodation of passenger Sat
rIrdav two men started for the Santa Fe
denot on a car bound for North Topeka.
They were given transfers and were told
nv the conductor Of the car tnaI they
should transfer at Fourth street and
Kansas avenue. The two men waited
there 90 minutes and then found that
the Santa Fe cars were going down
Fifth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
WRECK AT TROY.
Rock Island Passenger Train
Suffers Serious Disaster.
Fourteen Passengers in List of
Injured.
R0admaster Sullivan Was Also
Hurt.

Eastbound passenger train No. IS col
nded head on with local freight No. 81
at Troy this morning at o'clock, in
Juring J. D. Sullivan. Rock Island road
master at Horton. Engineer Gates OIL
No. 81 train. and fourteen passengers
whose names have not been learned.
The mail car of the passenger train
was derailed. and the engine of No. 81
was hurled off the track and turned
over on its side. No. &c engine stayed
on its wheels, but was considerably
smashed to Dieces.
The wreck is said to be due to the
carelessness of the engineer of the
freight He was trying to get into the
switch and failed to get his train out
Of the way in time. He had also ne
elected to put out danger flags.
Roadmaster Sullivan was riding on
the engine of No. &c when the accident
happened. AS the engine came around
curve the men on it saw that a col
hsion was inevitable and all Jumped
Sullivan sprained his arm in jumping.
The enginemen on the freight engine
also saw what was coming and jumped.
Engineer Gates sustained a severe cut
on the head.
The extent of the injuries to the pas
sengers is not known, but it is sup
posed that they were most of minor
nature. All of the injured passengers
were cared for on the train, and were
taken on through to ST. Joseph. The
wreck was cleared from the tracks in
about five hours, and traffic was re-
suned.
The passenger train passed through To-
peka at $40 this morning, and there
were a number of Topeka people on
board. Whether any of them sustained
injuries is not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
FOUND BY HER MOTHER
Body of a Murdered Girl In I'm
foreground Alley.

Allentown. Pa, Oct 27.-Mabel H. Bech-
tel, aged p years. was murdered last night
and her body placed in an underground al
ley adjoining her home, where it was found
today by her mother. Her skull was
crushed but there were no marks OF vlo-
lence on the body. Miss Bechtel went driv-
ing yesterday morning with David Wisen-
berg and this was the last time she was
seen alive.
Mrs. Bechtel, mother of the murdered
girl, was aroused shortly after l O'Clock
this morning by the barking of dogs. Upon
looking out of her bedroom window she
saw two men carry an object from a
carriage and place it in the underground
alley near the Bechtel home She made no
ing she found her daughters shoes, hat
and coat in the dining room. Later the
body of Miss Bechtel was found in the
alley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
JAYHAWKER Jors.

Hoxie wants more houses to rent.
Garden City's only automobile already
has three attachments for debt.
Reports of the separate school
troubles at Chanute are highly colored.
Late reports from Doniphan county
indicate that your Uncle Cyrus is still
on deck
Cresceus only dropped a quarter at
Wichita. AND yet it was considered a
sporty affair
Ottawa is posing as a winter resort
simply because a greenhouse lemon tree
is bearing fruit.
Dodge City is still in the short grass
country. A large wildcat was killed
near town this week.
Goodland bases it's claim to being a
good cattle country because of 10 cars
being shipped out on Sunday.
A. Topeka man protests against his
wife telling him to ''arise and start a
fire" He says it's incendiary speech.
The I-iawatha 400" are shocked be-
cause the bride of a month starts the
fires and allows hubby to sleep until
breakfast.
MI. Newman and Mrs. Gay of L.ebo
were recently united in marriage And
now the paragraphers will be saying
that Newman got gay.
St.Francis' husbands going home these
days find their dinners late. The new
I phone system over which the good
wives visit is responsible.
Almost miracle is cited in the case
7 of Russian near Hill City. His feet
We're cut off by a mower, but the doctor
bound them en- and they have grown
/ together almost as good as of yore.
A Ford county citizen has unearthed
! the petrified body of an Indian chief
several of his squaws and little pap
pooses. He thinks that country was
once attached to Utah for Judicial pur-
poses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch takes the
following optimistic view of the bust
ness situation:
The trust companies and banks that
have failed during the past few days
have been broken by attempting to
finance hot air adventures.
This fact should be kept in mind.
Financial institutions which have re-
stricted their opera lions within legiti-
mate business enterprise are not affect
ed and the business community need
have no fear of trouble.
All the conditions are sound. Crops
are good and promising. Railroad IA
cilities are overtaSed and the few re-
auctions of outout reported are in re-
Spouse to perfectly normal movements
which signify health rather than dis
eased condition.
The difficulties into which so many
shady enterprises have fallen are con-
spicuous. but there is no reason why
they should have the slightest effect
on business. The conserva tive senti-
ment of the business world is so strong
and conditions are so sound that the
bursting of bubbles viii do no harm
Rather will these collapses rid the
financial community of an element
which. while not dangerous. is vet i'm
pudent and vexatious.
There cannot be hard times under
present conditions unless the public in
Vttes it by needless fears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Twenty-six derailments. twenty four
collisions and one locomotive boiler ex-
plosion make up the list of September
accidents on the (steam) railroads of this
country, as given in the Railroad Ga
zette. In seven of these accidents TWEEN
ty-one persons lost their lives and fifty
five were hurt. The number of passen-
gers killed in September was not above
the average" One derailment was
caused by COW. In one of the Septem-
Der collisions a runaway powder car,
running wild on the main track. banged
into a freight train and exploded; two
trainmen killed, two hurt. The electric
railroads had twenty-one accidents III
September. killing seventeen persons anc
damaging 145.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
ROOSEVELT IS rs.
The President Receives Many
Congratulations.

Washington, Oct. Z7.-President Roose-
welt today celebrated the fortyfifth an
niversary of his birth. Many beautiful
and touching reminders of the event
came to him from every part of the
country. Hundreds of kilograms and
letters of congratulation were received
at the White house during the day.
When the members of the cabinet as
sembled for the usual semi-weekly meet
ing they joined in extending cordial con-
CALCULATIONS to the president Among
the floral offerings was a huge basket
of chrysanthemums from the govern
ment gardens 1t contained specimens
as large as the crown of a derby hat
and of splendid coloring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
CHRIST HOSPITAL TRACT.
It Will Be Taken in the City by
Agreement.

It VIII Be Taken in the City by
Agreement.
A contract has been drawn up to be
signed by the city officials and the
managers of Christ hospital relative to
the addition to the city limits of the
stands. The hospital offers to give to
the city enough land to make a street
on the north, west and south of the p
acre tract. and will also give half the
Width OF street to be OOened on the
east side of the tract
In consideration of this, the city must
agree never to condemn land for streets
crossing this tract. and not to build
sidewalks on the north and south sides
of the tract for five years. nor on the
west side for ten years
"A resolution will be introduced at the
next meeting of the council providing
for the ratification of such contract.
1t VIII also provide for the creation of
benefit district to buy the land neces-
sary to open West street, on the east
side of the hospital tract, to its full
Width. the hospital donating one-half
of the street.
City Attorney Spencer holds that such
contract will not be legally binding
upon subsequent city councils. but J.
q. Sionecker, the attorney for Christ
hospital, thinks that the moral oblixa-
ton will be sufficient to make suLse-
quent councils respect the terms OF the
document. With such an understand
ing IL Is likely that the resolution will
be passed, and the contract signed. II
VIII give the hospital the undivided
control OF the two blocks upon which
the buildings now stand. and will en-
able that institution. at some future
.ime. TO convert its property into a de-
llghtful park, for the benefit of the nos
pital patients
The proposed contract is in part as
follows:
And 1t further agrees to dedicate to
the pubic use for street purposes the
south haf of Eighth avenue west along
the north side of said tract of land, the
north half of Tenth avenue west along
the south side of said tract of land, and
the east half of Garfield street along
the west side of said tract of land not
exceeding the customary width of said
avenue and street
In consideration of said consent and
the granting of said portion of said
street and avenues, it is agreed on the
part of the city that the city shall not
at any time attempt to lay out across OF
upon said tract of land belonging to the
hospital any streets. avenues or alleys
without the consent of the hospital
and that a benefit district shall be Gre
ated as soon as practicable for the open
ing of West street between Eighth and
Tenth avenue, of a width uniform with
| that part of the street north of Eighth
avenue, and shall cause said street to
be graded; and that the city will not
cause to be laid any sidewalk on the
north or south sides of said tract be-
| longing to the hospital within five years
from this date and then not more than
one side in one year, and shall not cause
side of said tract within 10 years from
this date'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
DOG NEARLY KILLED HER.
Heroic Young Woman Saved Little
Nephew From the Brute.

Rosemont, Pa, Oct. 27.-Miss Maxwell
proved herself heroine in the estina-
ton of the people of THAN, when she
went to the rescue of a nephew attack
ed and badly bitten by Gardener Hou-
ser's bulldog.
The young woman saw the dog pounc-
ing upon her brothers son and biting
him, and her intervention led the fero-
cious brute to attack her. He bit and
tore her badly. so that she was in con-
Vulsions for more than "a hours. A
Philadelphia specialist was called to
dress and cauterize the wounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
King Edward shows Sympathy.

London. Oct. 27.-Once again King
Edward has shown his sympathy with
victims of appendicitis. This time the
sufferer was James Keir Hardie. M f..
cessful operation yesterday. The king
today sent letter to Sir Thomas Rar-
low. the physician to the kings house
ssald. saying he had a fellow feeling
for I'll who have to go through an op-
Grafton for appendicitis, asking Sir
Thomas to report the condition of Mr..
Hardie. and sending the latter an ex-
preston of sympathy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
BANTAMS IN PIGEONS NEST
@Dovey" Was Sadly Fooled by Sly
Little "Biddy."

Marietta, Pa, Oct 27.-Walter A.
Harner, aged IA years, a pupil in the
Marietta high school. has the worst
fooled hen pigeon in Lancaster county
After she had begun laying little
bantam hen sneaked up to her nest two
days in succession. laid eggs there
while ''Dovey'' was away and said
nothing So, with her other brood.
"Dovey" finally Matched two bantam
chickens that had no more notion of
sticking to the roof or of flying than a
cow Walter is himself bringing up
the bantamS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
Parks in Ugly Mood.

New York, Oct 27-The trial of
Samuel Parks, the walking delegate, on
a charge of extorting $500 from Louis
Schnit in connection with the Tiffany
studios, was resumed today with the
examination of talesmen. Parks SEEM
ed to be in a particularly ugly MOOD to-
day and cursed the newspaper man sit
ting near him. who was looking closely
at him. When recess was taken, ten
Jurors had been selected, and the de-
Tense had exhausted it's last peremptory
challenge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Charles Kratz. the st. Louis boodler,
has been caught in Mexico. 1T is prob
able that he will serve a long term in
prison.-Rochester Union and Adver-
tiser.
On what does the Rochester editor
base his optimistic conclusion? Surely
not on precedent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Indianapolis Journal: A local news
paper commits the error of declaring
that Folk is busy sending Missouri
boodlers to the penitentiary" Mr.. Folk
has shown most commendable energy
and courage in getting some eighteen or
twenty boodlers indicted and convicted,
but not one has yet arrived at the pen
ifanfiarv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Those persons who have retired from
the postal service for the services good,
since Gen. BEistow began his investi-
cation, ought to form an organiza ton
and hold reunions. Doubtless much
mutual entertainment could be derived
from an interchange of experience
around camp fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

If Mcclellan should win of course it
will be a Democratic victory but if
Low should be successful it will be a
Tammany defeat. These are the views
which the Democratic papers can be
exDecfed 10 take
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

After a thorough search for the causes
of the recent slump in Wall street and
the check which many enterprises have
sustained, the consensus of opinion ap-
pears to be that the situation is direct
ly traceable to the spots on the sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Seattle Times: The Sugar Trust will
probably instruct its congressman to
vote against reciprocity with Cuba.
As the trust had more members in the
last congress than the Cubans had, re-
ciprocity was defeated-and it is well
to bear in mind that no new Cuban
members have been elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Omaha Bee: Business conditions
throughout the west are pronounced by
all competent observers to be thorough
ly healthy and unaffected to any extent
by shakiness in eastern money centers.
The backbone of the country is all right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
monument tor Krnnp.

Berlin. Oct. 27.-Emperor William
has decided to erect bronze monument
to the late Herr Krupp, the gunmalzer.
before the Imperial Yacht club at Kiel.
The monument will be over life size.
The emperor gave the commission YES
terday for execution to Prof. E.aver-
kamp. The emperor himself will
make the drawings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
Gambling in options No Defenss.

Fargo, N. D.. Oct 27-Judge Pollock
Pollerd of the district court, in deciding
a case today, held that gambling IN OPP
tions is no defense. Upon orders rronI
John A Klovstad the Miller Grain COM
pany purchased options in wheat for
certain amounts Wheat went down and
KIovstad refused to pay. Upon Deing
sued Klovstad claimed it was gam
bling debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
Has No official Knowledge.

New York. Oct. 27.-President Van
Colt of New York said today in regard
to the announcement that New YORK.
postoffice was to be investigated by or
der of Postmaster General Payne: "Of-
ficialIy I know nothing about the in
vestigation as yet. If had official no.
tice it would be unbecoming in me To
sneak of the subject at this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

A record of SIS arrests in SO hours in
this city indicates that the community
has grown suddenly alrmingly wicked
or else that the police have not been
doing their whole duty in the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

It has been demonstrated that let
ter will travel around the world in 81
days. This record is likely to be low
cred greatly when a fast steamer ser
vice is put on the Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

The Van Dyke company opened a
three nights engagement at the Craw-
ford last night in Across the Desert" Il
melodrama written by Wayne Campbell
of Wamego. The house was crowded
and the audience was well pleased with
the production and specialties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Carnegie has started for home and g
boom in the library business can be ex-
pected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

The man who is reported to have lost
his stomach and gained in weight prob
ably had little to lose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

Dowie and Mrs. Nation were in New
York but a few days until the betting
odds turned in favor of Low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
Judge Estee Is Dying.

Honolulu, Oct 27-U. S. District
Judge NJ NJ. Estee is dying as the re-
suit of an operation performed two
days ago for kidney trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganizatiOn for exclusive afternoon publiea
ton in Topeka
The news is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur
pose, busy throughout the entire day A
complete copy of the night report is also
received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-22
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.

April 15-Elks annual benefit ball, at
Steyer's opera house.
April 17-Haldor Hanson Benefit
Concert.
May AL. Wilson in "The Prince of
Tatters. ("
May board of Supervisors meet.
May 7-8-County Sunday School Con-
vention at II sper.
May 11-District court convenes.
May 24-Memorial Sunday, sermo n
by Rev. DR.. Willett.
May 3O-Decoration Day, address by
Supt E. l.. Coffeen.
June 2-3-4-June Race Meet, DEBORAH.
June 18-24-Fittieth Anniversary Jubi-
lee Norwegian Evan. Lutheran Sy-
nod of America.
l.. @. base ball schedule:
April 27th-S. U. |. at DEBORAH.
May 5th-Nebraska at DEBORAH.
May Sth-Carleton at DEBORAH.
May 12th--S. u. /. at Iowa City.
May t3th-U. /. U. at Fayette.
May 1S'h-St. Olaf at DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-22
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Winnesheik County,
Iowa.
May Term. 1908. Original Notice.
Fred Rassman, Plaintiff, VS..
Oliver p Chandler, RS. oliver p. Chandler
and her heirs at law, Geo. >. Johnson, L.. =.
Miller, Bertha Miller, Charles +. Miller. Alice
Miller and the unknown claimants of the N.
r. quarter and lot one of the y. +. quarter OF
the N. w quarter of section six ~, township
ninety-eisht 1881 NJ range ten (lO) West OF
To the defendants in the above entitled
cause and to the unknown claimants OF the
northeast quarter and lot one of the north
east quarter of northwest quarter, section
six (6), township ninety-eight (9S) north,
range ten Q0) west of the 5th T. Nj,
You and each of you are hereby notified
that there is now on file in the office OF the
clerk of the District Court of Winnesheik
County. Iowa. a petition of Fred Rassman,
plaintiff, claiming that he Is the absolute
owner in fee simple of the northeast gu irter
and lot one of the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter OF section t6), township
ninety-elght (9S north, range ten QO) west OF
the 5th p. NJ, and that you make some claim
| adverse TO his estate therein.
That on May "A, 1856, Oliver +. Chandler
| owned the north halt OF said northeast
| land to DE Witt G.. Town, but his wife. II he
| had a wife. did not join therein, and that she
claims a life estate in an undivided one-third
| thereof; that defendant George :. johnson
held a mortgage given him by Charles Miller
| on the south one-half of said northeast quar-
| Ter oil section six t6) on March IL, 1877, which
| has never been released of record; that l.. >.
Miller and Charles +. Miller are heirs at law
OF Charles Miller, deceased, who at one time
| owned said lot one; that said Charles Miller
| permitted same to be sold for taxes and tax
deeds issued thereon to plaintiffs grantors
| and under same piaintih and his grantors
| have been In open notorious and adverse DOS
session thereof for more than ten years last
| past. Plaintiff asks that the mortgage to
| George $. johnson DO cameo ed OF record. that
| his title to the whole of said property be es-
| In blished and quieted in him against the adj.
verse claims of defendants aud for general
| equitable relief, and unless you appear there
| To and defend on or before noon OF the second
dav of the May term 1908, of said court, APP
pointed to commence vt the Court House In
said County on the llth day of May, 1908, de-
| fault will be entered against you and de
| cree rendered thereon in accordance with the
| prayer of lid petition.
c. G. UPTON, Attorney for Plaintiff.
| The foregoing notice Is hereby approved
and the same ordered published In the De-
corah Pubic Opinion for six successive
weeks
| 1915 A. N. HOBSON,
Judge of the 18th Judicial District Of Iowa