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Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01

Sucl 1OlkS 1Or q dollar 8 week 10r l'Q
beIsWearin,, mad az 'em half the time.
.IE1n glad liiV where 4 don other
other folks and other f.ollks don bothera
me. I keep my chickens and hens and
roosters to home in a pen where they
hav plenty of air and room and Civ
'em little run at sundown every night.
But I'll be tormented if I would keep
a lot of hens livin' rite in town and let
'em run scat all over my naybor's pre-
misses to scratch up their gardens and
eat off their truck. It's dirt mean. [
tell you it wouldn't be bad law to
hav all loose chickens considered wild
game so that it would be strictly law
full to appropriate, restrain, decapitate,
sieze, and souperate every Individual
of the Gallus domesticus species roam
in on your premises same as folks
shoot and appropriate wild ducks and
prairie chickens. If such ordinance
was in force up town it wouldn't be
long before folks would find that it was
more profitable to keep their own hens
on their own premises. There was
one stingy chap up to Austin that was
lettin' his hens run on his naybors so as
to save feedin' 'em that discovered that
his naybor was enjoyin' about a dozen
eggs a. day from the aforesaid hens
layin' in his haymow and this discovery
worked q wonder in havin' the fowl
shut up properly and not run to bother.
If you want to hav good naybors, keep
your chickens to home all the time. +
1 see that Jim Hill is goin' rite along
and hayin' constructed those NAM
moth vessels for carryin' the grain and
other products Of the great northwest
to China and apan and the Philippines.
| He amt askin' no subsidy from govern
ment and amt gettin' any. He looks
lpon the whole project like business 81 $
man and he sees money in the ships
and SO: he's buildin' 'em. I've alWus
kicked on this shippin' subsidy to line q
the pockets Of millionaires. / know %
that there is a. reverse side when you !
talk about developin' the infant S ship
buildin' industry and buildin' up home ION
1carryin' trade but notis that countries u III 3
that hay paid biggest ship subsl dies :
don't seem to be any better Z OF d...l - 2
Eshippin' business Norway that tlhtaBl /. .lla has ;
developed her shippin more s. than any
other nation in proportio TO her e I'M II 81
portance neYergo KILN IN bountles Y 11,
d. subsidies. If don't '1 sremember, : ~ a:'
France and Italy haY been most liberal e al,
III subsidies for ships and they've got got
the least to- show in the way OF q 2
genuine hustl mere q y hants
marine. The British house of COM t'lll:-
mons has been inv stigatin this sub 'llls,-S
jsct same as. armer Ben and g comes to
tAe clear conclu on that idies paid paid.
bg foreign goyernmen nts, nota ably Ger. 's
many, hay not, placed British shippiin11AS . u
at any disad dYantag i'm Iill will " i
make his ships win out without 1lI,' t
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01
\ = pp portun'ity
IS STILL BEFORE YOU TO SECURE
100 Acres Of Good Farm
in8 Land Absolutely Free
. In Stark and. Morton Counties, on the FAMOUS
Il WEST MISSOURI SLOPE of North Dakata....

WEST nfiSSoiJP1 OPP of Noth natafa Of
/ $18;
320
buy these 81 lands are
naturally selecting the
y to Coal Richest KNOWN for
cattle $1074928 horses $2500e0
l %4~'" "9oA
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BEN's COLUMN. u IN

WneQ rOgueS 1all OUT Cn0n OutSlQeT6s
get peek at inside facts of deviltry.5
/ motifs that the big shippin' trust is
havin', a howl ola time in the courts
litigatin, about financial things and
are fingin' charges Of fraud and In.
,solxencY att each others like brick kbeta
III 8 boWery riot. IT'S the same Old
game evidently Of promotin' 4 thing
that cost a cent and capitalizin' it for a
dollar and sellin' the inflated, watered
ballooned, skyrocketed, expanded stock
to suckers and gumps who bite like a
pickerel on a minnie. In the case at
present before the court it looks like
appurtenances, herdeitaments and
actual assets and plants of about three
millions dollars worth was capitalized
for thirty or forty millions and this
stock was foisted on the public but
investors didn't bite fast enough and
the project didn't earn big returns on
forty millions basis and so it looks like
it had gone busted as the boy said
about his circus balloon when it collaps-
ed. This whole promotin' and inAatin'
scheme is a device Of unholy schemers
to defraud the public by skinnin' 'em
in sellin' 'em fictitious values. The
promoters get immense bonus for
workin' off the stuff and then quit and
let it down on the innocent investors.
If I had the money squandered by fools
in one big city for wild cat schemes l
could buy a yacht and build me a pal
ace. I asseverate and repeat that any
body that will buy minin' stock capi.
talized at two million dollars and based
on a claim that cost two thousand has
lmy~eontempt but not my commisera.
tion, h, 5#A -5 4 ...< 1, :3< p, ;...x III @.s.E
This is the time of year when wife
! and me drive down often to the old
farm and feast on Natur's loyeliness
and beauty and glory. I tell you I'll
take the affirmative every time in lyce
umin' a debate on whether Natur il
more attractiv than Art. Things just
hump themselves in Southern Mime
! sofa when they start to CROWN. 1. Put
tin in potatoes the middle Of April anG
diggin' out big fellers the middle Of
June is like hayin' your shoes tapped
Il while YOU wait. 1t beats all accelera
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01


VAST buyers are
4 Call for uthern information
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01
E. Il. SMITH LAND AND LOAN CO.
+. AUSTIN

fortnight, it's just like havin' your plate
and coffee cup washed up after each
meal, your appetite is whetted the next
meal. The rain and the dew washes
off the feed and it grows up new and
sweet and the cattle think they're in
Eden. = -. =" '~-: r. *>'#
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
EPILEPTlCS MOVED.
Taken from Topeka and Osa-
Watomie to Parsons.

Fifty epileptic patients were removed
today from the state hospital for the in
sane at Topeka to a new asylum for
epileptics at Parsons, Kan. A special
car attached to the Santa Fe in charge
of DR.. T. c. Biddle, superintendent of
the Topeka asylum, and half dozen
attendants took the patients to Kansas
City from which point the trip is made
to Parsons over the Katy. On the way
down from Kansas City a car load of
so more epileptics froNl Osawatornie IN
charge of superintendent L. L. Uhls
was attached to the train. All the cpl
leptic patients in the state are to be
cared for in the future at the New Par
sons asylum.
A very few yet remain at Topeka and
at Osawatomie as the buildings on the
new asylum site are not completed and
there is not room for more than have
today been taken from Topeka and Osa-
WatOmie.
The departure from Topeka was made
very early this morning and the trans
fer of the epileptics from their quarters
at the asylum to the train at the Santa
Fe station was made without difficulty.
A special car of the street railway was
sent out to the asylum at o'clock 1t
was loaded and sent directly to the San
ia Fe station where a coach was walt
ing on the tracks for the accommoda-
ton of the insane patients.
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.PRATHER WAS BRUTAL.
Former Topeka Teacher Editor
Involved in Divorce Suit.

The following is from a Kansas City
morning paper:
Mrs. Laura E. Prather sat in the wit
ness chair in Judge Gibson's court room
yesterday afternoon and told her pa
thetic story of abuse and neglect by
Charles Edgar Prather. from whom she
is seeking divorce. Mrs. Prather is
small woman, with refined features, and
she showed that her experience IS that
of many other women who have tOlera-
ted abuse and indignities because OF the
love for the man to whom she was uni
ted and for the sake of her children.
The case IS contesteaLsone. Prather
was in the court room. A large req
flower was in his coat lapel button hole.
and the remainder of his dress indicated
prosperity.
Mrs. Prather said she and Prather
We're married in Independence in 1888
and that they went to Topeka to live
She was a compoSitor, and from the
very beginning OF her married life she
was compelled TO work while her nus
band taught school in various places in
Kansas. Her testimony showed that she
did the most for the support of the two,
as Prather didn't work in the summer
He studied oratory. They started a lit
tie newspaper at Meriden, KAN
what did you do in carving on the
paper?" she was asked
Il swept out the place, set the type,
linked the forms, prepared the ink,
arranged the makeup solicited the
ads hustled news items and every
thing else in getting out the paper"
what was there left for your hus-
ban-S to do?'
s'Oh. he wrote the editorials. attend
ed the socials. weddings and protracted
meetings"
you did not go to these places?"
mo. The paper had to come out,
and if l didn't do that work it wouldn' t
have been done. Finally, after two
years of this drudgery, my husband s
name was connected with that of wo-
man in the town. in such omen and no
torious scandal that when he left town
] insisted upon accompanying him.
Even in my presence, to my humiliation
and shame they. my husband and this
woman smirlled and ogled each other
[ left him, but a reconciliation was
brought about We sold the paper He
kept all the money. We came to Kan
sas City, where l obtained work as
compositor and copy holder at various
places. This money went into COM
mon purse to purchase home"
Mrs Prather told with reluctance the
names used by Prather toward her in
the presence of her two children. IL anu
years old boy and girl She also
told of brutal treatment by her mother
| in-law, who. she said. not only cut her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
BEGINS WORKON TERMINAL
Construction of Orient's Outer Belt y
to Be Rushed.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 19.-Active
work of building the Outer Belt and
Electric railroad, the terminal enter
prise of the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient Railway company, will begin
this week. The work will be pushed
and it is expected that the system will
be in operation within eighteen months
by which time the main line tracks of
the Orient will be built between Kansas
City and Wichita, Kan The orient IS
now in active operation from Wichita
south through part of the state of
Texas.
The new terminals will cost about 2
million dollars. This will include two
bridges, one across the Kaw river and
the Missouri river structure The right
of way has been purchased. A passen-
ger depot will be built in Kansas City.
Kan, which will be used by several
lines. including the Orient. the Missouri
Pacific, and the Chicago Great Western
systems.
The new terminal tracks. to be
known as the "Outer Belt" will cross
the Kaw river two miles above Kansas
City and enter the city limits of KAN
sas City. Kan, near the intersection of
Eighteenth street and Minnesota ave
nue., at the west limits of the city
Running in a northea sterly direction
the tracks will cross Thirteenth street
not far from Oakland avenue. Then the
tracks will turn to the east and fol-
lowing the draw occupied by the Kan
sas City Northwestern railroad to the
intersection of Freeman avenue and
First street; thence Neasterly, crossing
the Missouri river near the Maple Leaf
elevator connecting in Clay county
with the wabash and Burlington rail-
roads, besides securing an entrance to
the Orient freight yards.
BY continuing this line to the Hanni-
bal bridge ore entrance to the present
union depot is secured. BY use of the
proposed Bates bridge. entrance may
be made to the proposed passenger
depot in the North end. The South side
depot, if one is built there, Will be
reached by the Kansas City Belt rail-
way tracks.
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close of which many hundreds of per-
sons left the building. Dowie again re-
monStrated with those who were 1eav-
ing and asked them to do him the cour-
tesy of remaining until the end of the
meeting.
The subject of the service was RE
pentance," and DR.. DoWie's text was
from Scriptural passages having ref
erence to the teaching and the prom
1sed coming of Elijah.
In these three passages" said the
preacher, I'VE have the great and
mighty records of the appearances of
Elijah and the promise that he shall
come again. Where is the common
honesty of modern theologians in not
admitting this fact2 What theologian
is worth his salt who has denied the
fact that Elijah must come again2 I
say to the Protestant theologians of
New York: Dig up your commentaries
and annotationS on the Gospel, look
everywhere you can and you will find
that all the authorities agree that Elijah
must come again before Christ comes
again.
mo matter whether I am Elijah or
not. Elijah must come again. He has
come once as a mighty destroyer. when
he called down the fire of Mount Car
mel. He came again as John the Bap-
fist and once more must he come, ac-
cording to the promise of God before
the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
Elijah triumphed once. God grant he
may triumph againi"
= Amen, amen" came from all over
the house.
The general overseer asked every one
who wished to repent and wished to
be saved to rise and many responded.
The meeting closed with a hymn, a ben
edictien and the shouts of Peace be
unto you" and peace unto you be null
tiDlied -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
MAY BUILD A BLOCK.
Children's Home Society Plans a
$4,000 Structure.

a proposition to build $4,000 bust
ness block is now before the Kansas
Childrens Home Finding society and it
IS the intention to complete arrange
ments for securing it within the next
IL months. Assurances of large sub
scriptions for paying for the building
have been received from charitably dis
posed persons although no organized eff
fort has yet been made to solicit sup
port for the project The promises al
ready volunteered are for several thou
sand dollars. It is believed that half the
money for the building can be raised in
Topeka.
1t is the plan of the organization to
erect a three story business block on
Kansas avenue on the best location that
can be secured. The rents from such a
property would make a steady and Sub
stantial income for carrying on the
work of the organization which is now
solely dependent upon charitable contri-
buttons. From it not less than 81, 900 n
year would be realized, which is the
amount of the state appropriation given
in former years but cut off by the last
legislature. During the past two OF
three months the official paper of the
Home Finding society has been agitat-
ing the idea among its patrons. Last
spring the state convention of the soci-
ETY. endorsed the proposition. A recent
issue of the House Finder says:
Following out the instruction of the
convention the board has decided to
build a block on Kansas avenue, 25 feet
front and full depth, with three story
and basement. modern and up to date
in every particular, and to cost, when
completed, including lot, about $50 900.
1t is conservatively estimated that such
a building will bring in net income Of
fully $1,000 a year. This. at the present
rate. will enable the society to rescue
about 40 children "a year, more than it
could otherwise do. Not only so, but
such building will be splendid ad-
vertisenlent for the society and will in
spire confidence in its permanency and
win more generous support from the
public.
1T has been proposed that the neces-
sary funds to put up such a building
be raised by dividing the $4,000, esti-
mated cost, into 300 shares of 800 each,
but each subscriber being privileged to
take as many shares as he sees fit.
These subscriptions being payable as
follows: One-fourth due and payable
when notified that the full $4,000 has
been pledged one-fourth within three
months from that date, one-fourth
within six months and one-fourth with
in nine months"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
SUED FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Trial of j. E. Holloway VS. The Santa
Fa on at Emporia.

Emporia, Kas., Oct. 1e-The trial of
James F. Holloway VS.. the A. Z. &
S. F. railroad for $4,000 personal dam
ages began Saturday. Mr. Holloway's
home is in Kansas City, and he is here
attending the trial. The accident that
caused the suit occurred at Strong City
over a year ago and as a result Mr.
Holloway lost his left arm. He at
tempted to catch a passenger train out
of Strong City and was thrown and
dragged under the train. Besides
losing his arm he was dragged and
badly bruised His case is that a
freight train crossed between the depot
and the passenger train. making it i'm
possible for him to reach the passenger
train till after it had started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
A CHECK ON ALEXIEFF.
Effect of the Czar'sAppointment
of a Special Commissioner.

London, Oct 19.-The Japanese lega-
ton here attaches no Importance to the
reports of the landing of japanese
troops at Ping Yang, Korea, or to the
alleged concentration of japanese forces
in the neighborhood of Hakodate, Japan.
The legation says there is every reason
to believe that the situation has not
changed materially since last weeks Of
fetal reassuring telegram from Toxic
and the opinion was expressed that the
cars appointment of a special commits
sion to consider affairs in the far east
would tend to limit the powers of Gen.
Alexieff, the viceroy of the far east
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little girl with whip but when she
(Mfs. Prather) demonstrated, she chok-
ed her and knocked her head against a
door, In this action she said that
Prather- upheld his mother ana cursed
and abused her 1.-THE wife) and made
her leave the place where they were
both employed.
The Prataer referred to taught school
for several years in Shawnee county.
While living in Topeka he published
book entitled Winning Orations," be-
ing compilation of the orations which
were given first and second places in the
interstate oratorical contests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
The Prince George Is Badly Damagde

F'errol Spain, Oct. 19.-The Britlsn
battleship Prince George, which was
lowed here yesterday after having been
in collision with the British battleship.
Hannibal, during the naval maneuvers
O ffCape Finistrre was found to be 50
extensively damaged by the Hannibafs
ram that she has been beached for tenn
porary repairs preparatory to being
towed back to England, where she will
be placed in dry dock. The Prince
George took in immense quantities of
water necessitating incessant pumping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
Saloon Rates to Stand.

Hamburg, Oct 19-The managers of
the Hamburg-American and North
German Lloyd steamship companies. at
a meeting held here today, decided 10
adhere to the present agreement be-
tween the two companies regarding sa-
loon rates.
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Washburn Faculty Concert.

Mrs. Parkhurst will sing two brilliant
selections Mr. K1ingenberg viii play
two piano groups. Mrs GrimsIey will
be heard in a number of ballads, Miss
Clark in violin number and Mrs
Stocller in a piano number at the facul-
tv concert at Washburn college tomor-
row evening. The public is invited. All
seats free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
He Won Worlds Championship.

Denver, Colo, Oct. 19.-By dressing
a ]. 2O0-Dound steer in minutes and 4S
seconds. John Baer, employed in a local
packing plant. has reduced the worlds
record by 20 seconds and incidentally
won the worlds championship. The
feat was ACCOMPLISHED at a contest held
at Broadway park in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
Emporia Eievens to Plav.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 19.-The mana
gers of the State Normal and Emporia
college football teams have decided 10
play a game today Quarterback Smell
appeared in uniform for practice Satur-
day for the first time since the Kansas
university game. The Normal will play
without Meel<s. center; Hensley, tackle;
and Seal, guard. Seal is a new man,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
Pat Malloy Hurt.

Joliet, ILL.,, Oct ia Joliet, Elgin &
Eastern train running between Joliet
and Aurora went into the ditch near
PIainfieId today. The coaches were
turned upside down. Several passengers
were injured, but the only person fatal
ly hurt is Patrick Malloy, a brakeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
Hunter Nominated for Congress.

Middlesboro. KY, Oct. 19.-The Re
publican district convention, called to
nominate successor to the late Con-
gresham Boreing, divided about mid
night on Saturday, when the Edwards
faction declared an adjournment to
meet at London today. The Hunter fac
ton remained in session and after mid
night nominated DR.. Godfrey Hunter,
who received 246 votes to-64 for Ramsey.
Ramsey addressed the convention ac-
ul1iescine in the choice.
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Sues for Non-DeIiverv.

Wellington, Kan, Oct. 19.-Kramer
Bros, the owner of one of the largest
mill and elevators in the west have been
sued by the Hunter Bros. Milling COM
pany of ST Louis for $500 for failure
to deliver products which they claim
they ordered of Kramer Bros. but failed
to receive.
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planning Mills Burned.

New York. Oct. 19.-F1re early today IN
the Green Point section of. Brooklyn de-
stroyed several large planning mills. lum-
Der yards and carriage shops and caused a
loss ESTIMATED at more than 100000 Vogel
and Kelges suffered the heaviest loss.
much valuable machinery in their plant
having been DESTROYED.
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and the Kansas game was his first
Probably Hensley, the man who fought
with the Kansas university tackle, Al
len, during the game, viii be out of the
game for the rest of the season with a
lame hip. The college will have to play
at a disadvantage also, as two of its
best men, Simpson, 209, tackle, and c.
Emery, end, will go to Fort Riley IN
less the militia captain permits them 10
stay for the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
Cotton Mills Resume.

FAN River, Mass, Oct. 19.-After three
months of idleness operations were re-
sumed at the Stafford cotton mills to-
dav. The company operates three mills
and employs nearly 1000 hands.
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When you think of COAL think of
LEHIGH VALLEY ANTHRACITE. 1t
is true that it costs more than other
Goals but think of the satisfaction
there is in using it. We have all sizes
at all times
THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO,
Phones I'll, 1913, IA Sth and kas. ave.
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Kansas City and Return $2.7o via
Santa Fe

Account Horse show and Livestock
show Tickets on sale Oct II TO "A in
elusive. Final limit returning Oct. 26.