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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
NEIL DEFEATS FORBES.
Had All the Best of the Fight at San
Francisco.

San Francisco, Aug. 1A.-Frankie Neil
of San Francisco won the bantam
weight championship of the world last
night when he landed left swing in the
pit of Harry Forbes stomach in the
second round of scheduled 20 rounds
fight Forbes, by virtue of holding the
championship, was 2 to 1 favorite In
the betting but Neil in spite of that fact
had many local supporters.
In the first round of the fight no ef-
fective blows were landed. Forbes who
appeared to be in splendid condition was
much the shower boxer of the two but
he could not land effectively.
When they came up for the second
round Neil dashed out with his left and
landed a terrible punch on Forbes stom-
ach The eastern champion doubled up
like a jack knife and fell over back
wards. He lay in the corner of the ring
gasping for breath but managed to get
up before ten counts were counted.
Neil went at his man like young tiger
and rained a shower of blows on the
almost defenceless Forbes. Another
and Referee Graney counted him out.
Neil evidently did not hear the end of
the count for, as Forbes struggled to
his feet, he landed another left on the
Jaw and sent his man under the ropes.
There was vigorous cry of foul from
the Forbes people but as their man had
already been counted out 1t was of no
avail.
Considerable interest was manifested
in this contest as the men had met be-
fore when Neil claimed foul which was
not allowed by the referee and the de-
cision was given to Forbes.
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EARLY CLOSING HOUR.
Sterling Clerks Now Get Away From
Stores at O'clock,

The Sterling clerks are pleased. They
have at last succeeded in getting the
merchants to close the stores at $50 p.
m. and allow them their evenings off.
The new system went into effect Mon
day.
At $50 the blinds began to come down
and a few minutes later WATSON clerks
lined up on the sidewalk in front of the
big store and let out a war whoop that
reached from one end Of Broadway to
the other. Wirshing's force followed
suit, and Sherlock's people, who had al
most forgotten about it. hurriedly fin
ished sweeping and joined their voices
to the happy shout. The clerks of the
two or three stores that refused to
countenance the system looked a little
glum. After supper the emancipated
workmen were on the streets, their faces
wreathed in smiles.
A few old geezers who had been in
the habit of spending two or three
hours every evening loafing around
stores to rest from their perambulations
on the streets, and possibly had the
tired clerks pulling down piles of dry
goods for them to inspect to pass the
time-these people were a little disap-
pointed to find the stores closed. But
the majority of our people who have a
feeling of humanity for their fellow
beings, took very kindly to the innova-
ton, and congratulated the clerks and
proprietors on their good sense in ak
ing little Notwithstanding Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14
rennis at southampton.

Southampton, L. l., Aug. 1.-THE ten
mis- players reached the final rounds IN
both the singles and doubles Thursday
in the tournament on the courts OF the
Meadow club. William A. Larned and
H. L. Dougherty, respectively the Amer
lean and English champions, attained
the finals in the singles. Larned had
an easy time in getting through, win
ming GA, GA. over his younger brother,
E. P. Larned, in the semi-flnals, While
Doherty defeated w. ]. Clothler, VINO
played a sharp game, 81, 6-3.
The Doherty brothers won the semi
finals of the doubles only after mar
rowing match against Campbell ana
Mahoney, SO, 3-6, 6-1.
w. A. Larned and Beals C. wright
also won their place after three exciting
sets against Leonard and Clothier, ST.
as, 6-3.
In the mixed doubles, first round,
Miss Barnes and George Howard De
feated Miss Camp and T. r. Pell by de-
fault. Miss Hiss and R. F. Doherty de
feated Miss ]. Meyr and F. Derharn, OIL
81 Miss Jones and F. Huntington de-
feated Miss Street and S. " R. ken-
nedy. Ga. 6-1. Miss Fannie HoWland
and E. P. Larned defeated Miss wafer
and n. H. Whitman. 3-6, S-6, 6-4- MRS;
Hoadiey and H. S. Mahony oe1eateo
Miss Van Rensseler and c. Grlswolo'
SO 6-1.
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KANSAS NEWS.
A Romantic Story Comes Up
From Erie.
Widows Hired Man Falls in
Love With Her.
WOMAN WORTH $4,000
She Requests the Man Servant
to Whip Her Son.
Which He Does. in Latest APP
proved Style.
NeighbOrs Complain and the
Case Is in Court.

Chanute, Aug. 1.-THE Blade says:
The neighborhood a short distance
northeast of Erie is Just now in the
throes Of acute excitement over an af-
fair wherein the hired man of the Wild
ow Cravens and the latter's 10-year- old
son are the central figures. 1t is alleged
that the widows man servant was
guilty the other day of numerically
beating the youth, and as a consequence
he has been arrested and will be tried
on the charge before an Erie justice of
the peace.
The name of the man who is accused
Of cruelty hogging the boy is Jacob
F'lalyloff, and although it sounds Rus
sian, he declares he is a pure American.
Strange as 1t may seem, the neighbors
Of the Cravenses and not the mother of
the boy are asking that the law lay it's
ehastising hand upon the offending
Flalyloff. The latter does not deny that
he whipped the Cravens boy, but he
says he did so at the instance of the
youngsters mother, and the latter cor
roborates what he says and will be his
main witness in the trial.
Mrs. Cravens asserts that her how has
become incorrigible and that it was nee
essary for her TO invoke the aid of her
hired mans strong arm the other day
when she started to correct the youth
1nr says nGE SOH kDOCkeQ MS sister
down with a bucket and threatened to
treat her likewise, and that she, being
physically unable to cope with her off
spring, requested her man servant to
take him in hand and administer to him
a sound whipping. She says Flalyloff,
like an obedient servant, obeyed her,
and merely tanned the youths jacket
after the good old Biblical fashion.
What has incensed the neighbors to
such high pitch against Flalyloff for
his action in whipping the boy is the
fact, as they allege, that the Widow
Cravens and her hired man are true low
ers, and the latter, having conceived a
strong hatred for his prospective step
son. and relying on the affection of MS
sweetheart to hold him blameless, has
been in the habit of persistently NAL
treating the boy.
Mrs. Cravens is the widow of the late
Jack Cravens and is a comely woman
of about AZ years. Along last spring a
young man about % years of age. ath-
letic and good looking, though in some
what shabby attire, applied al her home
Tor position as farm hand. This young
man was F1alyloff. Mrs. Cravens needed
hand lust then and she gave him a
Job. He proved himself industrious. in
telligent and faithful, but he dared to
raise a lovers eyes to his EMPLOYERS
face. AS the servants love for his mis-
tress grew the imaginary gulf between
them on account of their respective sta
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NOW A NATIONAL BANK.
Logan's Former State Institution In
creases Capital

Logan, Kas., Aug. 1.-THE new First
National bank at Logan, nationalized
this week. The first $40 bill signed and
issued in Logan was purchased by AL
Dougherty, one of the towns most sub
stantial business men. who will hold it
as a choice souvenier
The work on the new building to be
occupied by the First National will be
completed late in the fall. 1t will cost
about $4,000, and be one of the most
complete bank buildings in northwest
Kansas. So short of help has the con-
tractor been for workmen that H. P.
Andrews, assistant file clerk in the
house of representatives and AL Dough-
erty, of the general store of Dougherty
Bros. worked for days on the founda-
ton walls carrying the bod.
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spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide.

Spalding's Official Football Guide for lsoS
has been published earlier TINS year tha y
usual owing to the great interest SHOWN an
over the country in the newly revised rules
which are printed exclusively in the Guloe.
AS in former years The Guide mas peen
edited by Walter Camp. and surpasses az
previous editions in the attract1VeneSs OF
its contents Among the chapter meanings
are: Investigation of Accidents IN COL
leee Foot Ball. from Investigations mace
nv Prof Edwin G. Dexter of the Unlver,
sity of Illinois; 1.-The Game Of FOOT Ban,
foot Ball for the Spectator, All amer amer.
lea Team and Review of Season or l90S',
Ian American Teams from 1899 TO 1SVz,
Some Representative Teams of the sea-
son and Their Work" Some 1mportant
Games Since the Introduction Of Rugby
Middle West by F. H. Yost, coach, Of t, the
University Of Michigan; Foot Ban West
of the Mississippi River" by Jonn West
over captain of the University OF Nepfas-
lxa team: Foot Ball in the Southwest py
n w Ianigan of the St 1ouls star
Southern Foot Ball" by J. L; de S Rn1l IS;
Canada" by Frank 2. Woodworth; sec
ratary-treasurer of the Ontario Rugby
Foot Ball union. There are nearly one
hundred full pages of pictures OF Leading
teams embracing almost 5000 players anu
the records are more numerous IMAM ever;
Standings Official Foot Ball GUIDE VIII
be sent to any address in the United STATES
or Canada upon receipt of ten cents by the
nuhlishers the American Sports PuDilsn-
Ing company, 1918 Park Place, New YORK
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SUCCESSFUL PHONE CO.
Solomon Valley Plant Is Spreading
Out

Beloit, Aug. 1.-THE Solomon Valley
Telephone company, which succeeded
w. w. Dilworth the originator and pro-
pr1etor of the Beloit Telephone exchange,
also own exchanges at Beloit, Cawksr
City and Glasco, besides toll lines reach
ing Beloit and Downs to Glasco and
Scottsville. 1t is about as complete a
Beloit enterprise as can be. 1t has a
capital stock of $4,000. Its officers are:
President, w. w. Dilworth: secretary,
A T. Rodgers; treasurer, d. F. NJ.
Daily. The stockholders are, besides the
three officers, l.. Noel, banker of Glasco,
| and R. w. Dockstader. an extensive
grain and stock shipper of Cawker City.
The officers are prominent citizens and
. business men of Beloit. The telephone
plant was inaugurated here in 1898 by
w. w. Dilworth, with 65 phones. using
the automatic system. Now there are in
use in Beloit and adjoining homes $780,
and increasing almost daily. Later the
system was changed to manuel or the
hello" plan, which is very satisfactory.
The Solomon Valley Telephone company
have just installed It's phones in the
homes of the Mitchell county farmers,
and the company are still at work, and
so far as known not a kick has been
made. Besides, the farmers in the vicin-
ity of Cawker City and Glasco are
adopting the same. 1t is the purpose of
this company to extend their system to
every home in Mitchell county. and be-
fore cold weather sets in many more
farmers homes will have them.
The Solomon Valley Telephone com
pany are also largely interested in the
Union Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, with headquarters in Abilene.
This company has a capital stock of
$50, 900. Surveying parties are now look
ing up route east of Abilene. and the
surveyors will reach Topeka the last of
the week or the first of next Material
for the construction of this line is now
being purchased, and it is claimed as
/ fine metallic copper circuit will be used
as is manufactured.
1 All of Beloit and Mitchell county is
proud of her telephone system, and are
sanguine that the officers, who have
ample capital will maintain the splend-
! id system of toll and exchange telephone
they are now giving their patrons. 1t
is their purpose to completely cover this
| section of the state.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Coach Woodruff Discusses ILL.,
nOis Eleven.
Declares Only Three Light
weights Will Play.
HE PLANS A FALL TRIP
Will Send Football Candidates
on Training Jaunt.
Now Rounding Up the Students
Expected at School.

Urbana. ILL.,, Aug. 14-George Wood
ruff, coach of the University of Illinois
football team. has left here for Chicago
and other points He will return in a
week or so and make further plans for
the northern trip of the Illinois football
squad to Spring Lake September 1.
Woodruff is declared to have said that
there would be only three light men make
the team. This means that there will be
"a lively fight among the lighter fellows
for places. Woodruff may find. however,
as former coaches have done, that his
heavy men do not shape up to expecta-
tons. The new coach seems to be
sanguine. however, that he will have
material to build the heaviest team Hi
nois ever had.
Claude Rothgeb, captain of the eleven,
has also departed. He consulted with
some likely men who only needed per-
sonai talk to secure their attendance at
the university. Rothgeb went to Galva
and Princeton. He may also stop at
Rochelle and interview a prospective
aspirant for gridiron glory.
Caldwell of Hoopeston, who weighs
about 235 pounds and is not unwieldy,
was visitor here last week. He will
enter the university and try for center.
Erickson. who quit here last year after
ne had nearly made the team, VIII PROB
ably return. Yeager, the former Wis
consin man, has assured the local ath-
letic authorities that he can be counted
on.
There has been some doubt as to
whether Pitts, the crack end and half
back, would return, but this was set
tied by the player himself when he came
here last Friday. Pitts will return, but
he cannot go up north with the squad.
George Bronson of Urbana is on the list,
but it is not likely that he will take the
northern junket either. He is undecld-
ed about returning to the university.
but it is thought that he will be found
ready for the fray at the proper time
Woodruff and Rothgeb made up
list of players to be taken north. the
list is subject to change and a more
definite one will likely be made out next
week The first list is:
Varsity men-Rothgeb, Fairweather,
Null, Parker, Huntoon, Pitts. Capen,
Bronson, Diener, Wilson. hasten, Rump,
Harmon. Bethel. Applegate, Wiley,
Larsh, Batter, Marley, Kline. Williams
Montjoy, Mcknight, F. Johnson, Bundy
and Murphy.
man. address .unknown; Day, Gibson
city; A. Johnson. Bloomington; Steele
Groves. Paris: Hasgwood9 Blandins-
Vile: Stark, Central City. Iowa, and Z.
Smith Flora.
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BETS ARE GROWING.
Committee Making Arrangements for
Test of Product

T. F. Leidigh has brought to the
Bee Office a sample of the sugar beets
raised by him this year in the test
which is being conducted under the
auspices of the Farmers institute. Mr..
Leidigh had planted about a tenth of an
acre, and while he did not secure a per-
feet stand he will secure enough beets
to make a good test of their quality.
The specimen brought in by Mr..
Leidigh is rather larger than the aver
age sugar beet. 1t is considered i'm
portant that the sugar beet have a per-
feet shape as we'll as an average size.
Those who are making the tests are de-
sired by the committee to select not so
much the largest beets as those which
have the most symmetrical shape.
1t is said that such parts of the beet
as grow above ground do not have a
high percentage of sugar. No beets
should be selected for the test therefore,
unless they have grown wholly under
ground.-Hutchinson Bee.
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HAS A BIG WHEAT CROP.
Mitchell County Has $4,000 in
Round Numbers

Beloit. Kas, Aug. 14-Mitchell coun-
ty in round figures had 900 acres in
wheat this year. Some threshing has
been completed, the lowest running 10
bushels and the highest % bushels an
acre. Careful grain experts place the
average at Is to Is bushels an acre.
Late rains it is said have damaged the
wheat crop about Is per cent. and it
is claimed there will be but little. if
any, No. wheat in the county. Yet
Mitchell county will produce more
wheat this year than ever before. the
aggregate being placed at two million
bushels the lowest and upwards. The
same grain experts predict that the
wheat acreage for 1904 will be reduced
one-third This is on account of the
81 900 acres planted to corn. and the
frst-class prospects at this time of the
crop maturing. the late rains having
practically made the crop.
1t is a year for great rejoicing by the
farmers of Mitchell county, as it has
been several years since they have
raised crops of both wheat and corn,
as is now almost assured.
The acreage in alfalfa is over ID, 900
acres, and increasing every year. The
crop is all good
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Baseball at Cottonwood Falls.

Cottonwood Falls. Kas.. Aug. 1.-THE
Normal ball team defeated the Twin
city team Thursday afternoon in an
exciting game by the score of to o.
THE features of the game We're the
nitching of both men and the two-base
hit of Bigbee of Emporia with two
men on bases. Blacksheere of the Twin
CITY team allowed but two hits ana
struck out fourteen men. Welland Tor
the Normals also pitched a star game,
allowing but three hits. The fielding
of the Normals was superior to the
home team, which won the game. Bat
teries-Normal. Wieland and Curtis;
Twin City, Blacksheere and Shaft
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AT DETROIT

Detroit and Boston broke even in a dcu-
BILE header. The first game was a pitchers
battle and Dineen had the better of it.
In the second game Detroit made eight IS
a starter. Gibson being wild and giving
way to Winters, whose control was no bet
ter. Attendance, 4.470.
First game-Score by innings: R.H.E.
Detroit 80. .........0 0 000010-1 4 6
Boston $500. -.-.......O 0 001002-3 l
Batteries-Mullin and MCGUIRE; Dineen
and Criger.
Detroit 80. .......S 90 0 10 9 0
Boston ...... .........1 0 o 5000 o. 8
Batteries-Kitson and Buelow; Gibson,
Winters, Criger and ]. Stahl.
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Record at Fort Erie.

Buffalo. Aug. 14.-Coruscate estab-
lished a new Canadian record by run
ming mile in 1881. She won by eight
lengths from Allopath and Bank Street.
Track fast. Summary:
First race furlongs. Tom Kingsley,
80 to 1, won; Circus Girl, 10 to 1, second
John. 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:271z.
Second races furIongs. Volition, 6
to l, won; Diamontina, to l, second;
Exiculu, is to /, third. Time, 1902.
Third race-1 mile. Coruscate, to 5,
won; Allopath, to 1, second; Bank
Street, 5 to L, third. Time. 1:3S1z.
Fourth race-7 furlongs- Jigger, to
1, won; Hot. 4 to 1. second; Binehelio.
Is to 1, third. Time, 1:2712.
Fifth races furlongs. Basuto, to
s. won; Louise Collier, to 1, second;
Dynasty, to /, third Time, 1:14.
Sixth race-1 3-16 miles, Outsider, 6
to 1, won; Lady of The West. even, sec
ond; Lombre. to 1. third Time, 2:o1%.
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Racing at St. Louis.

St. Louis. Aug. 1.-THE Kinloch
Breeders association opened a fifteen
days meeting at Kinloch park The fea-
ture, a free handicap for 3-year-olds and
upward. at a mile and sixteenth,
was won by Jordan, who was coupled
in the betting with Lady Strathmore at
to 5. Taby Tosa was second, and Eva
G. third. A field of eight horses got
away to a good start, with Jordan in
front, but soon gave way to Joe Lesser,
who set the pace into the stretch, where
Jordan came on, winning by three
lengths. Lord Nevilles entry will not
be accepted in the future for his show
ing in the third race The horse came
to the post cold and duh and was beaten
off. The weather was bad and the track
SIOppV
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Racing at New York.

City Grand Circuit trots the weather
was fine and the track fast. The $1,000
Mount Vernon stake went to Billy Buck,
the favorite, in two straight heats. In
the second heat the favorite won by
only neck from Tiverton, with Frances
B. at the latter's wheel. In the 2:0S
pace, Nervola won the first heat by
head from Joe Pointer, the favorite- In
the second heat, when the starters said
go" the recall bell also rang. Hudson
pulled up a. little and then went on an
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National to Use American Grounds.

Philadelphia, Aug. 14--President Pot
ter of the National league announced
that no further games will be played on
the clubs grounds until such time as
necessary changes and repairs nave
heen made 1t was also stated that the
National league schedule will be resum-
ed next Wednesday on the grounds or
local American league club.
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Minneapolis 2; Ellsworth /.

Minneapolis, Kan, Aug. 14.-In one OF
the finest games ever played in central
Kansas, Minneapolis defeated Ellsworth
here. It was a pitchers battle between
Attridge and Slater. and the Mlnneapo-
lis man had a little the better of 1t.
Sharp. fast fielding marked every inning.
MINNEAPOLIS finally winning in the tenth
on consecutive hits by Short, Schopp
and Ramsey. Score by innings:
RH.E.
MINNEAPOLIS 100000 ID 6 1
Ellsworth 40 o 81
Batteries-Attridge and Ramsey; Sla-
ter and Siegel.
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tons in life gradually closed up. and
the neighbors declare the widow met
him half way in his advances and that
they are now engaged to be married.
Mrs Cravens is reported to be worth
fully $4,000. while her lover is penni-
less.
The result of Flalyloff's trial will pro-
badly have no influence on the course
of the romance. which is said to be rap
idly drifting to a happy elimination.
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At SPRINGFIELD.

In fast contest Springfield won from
Fort Scott by a score of to /. The visit
ors put Holiday in the box, 1t was his
first appearance here and he pitched a
good game, but the champions punched
four hits on him in the sixth and brought
in three earned runs.
Score by innings: R.H. z.
Springfield $500 20 0 0 0 O 0 - 1
Fort Scott ..........O 600 0OI 2
Batteries-Horton and Schmidt; Holiday
and Cheek
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AT COLORADO SPRINGS.

Nichols was not hard to find, while on
the other hand Newmeyer was a puzzle.
Kansas City almost tied the score in the
sixth when the local infield made three err
rors, resulting in three runs for the visit
ors.
Score by innings: RH.E
Kansas City mo 00003000-3 3 0
Colorado Springs 10 0O1 80 s
Batteries-Nichols and Messitt; New
meyer and Doran.
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AT SEDALIA.

Sedalia won from Joplin through Low
ellis wildness, he allowing six passes to
first, and the errors of the visitors. Roy
Evans, Sedalia's National league pitcher,
was hit safely five times in the first in
ming, but thereafter only five scattering
hits were obtained off of him. The feature
of the game was two home runs by Rohm.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Sedalia ..... .........1 001 -
Joplin ... ..........3 00O020 -5 10 6
Batteries-Evans and Schrant; Lowell
and Stoner.
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M,oARRRN SIGNS coBURN.
Jockey to Ride for Fastener for the
Balance of Season.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug 14.-Jockey Coburn
has signed a contract to ride for Senator
P H. McCarren for the next two and
half months at salary of 81 500. Senator
McCarren arrived this morning and, after
an interview with Frank Brown and the
jockey, the papers were signed. BY the
pounds. While he has grown quite heavy.
the western rider says he will have no
trouble in keeping down to the required
weight. He expects to make his appear
ance in the saddle within a week.
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Racing at Saratoga.

Saratoga, Aug. 14.-Six horses faced
the starter in the Amsterdam stakes at
a mile. Highlander was left at the post.
Virgin Soil won by a length from Elsie
L. Tam. o. Shanter was third.