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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
members and friends OF the Feds,ati q
at Woodman's Hall.
EVENING SESSION.


Song, Improve the Golden Moments;
Roll Call; Solo. Mrs. Watrous, Dsven-
port; How to instill more Race pride
Into our Children, Mrs. II ). Graves
Des Moinss; Recitation Gertrude Hall,
Rock Island; Mother and CAld, Mrs.
I, r. Robinette Ottumws; Piano Solo,
Blansh Woods; Lecture Mrs. L. N.
Davis, Chicago. National Organizer on
Relation of the State Federation to the
National Association; Music; lnsrodue.
tion of new officers. The Silver Leaf
Autumn Club, Toussant l.. Overture
and Equal Standard entertained the
members and friends of the Federation
st reception at the residence OF Mrs.
Ruth Richardson.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Mrs. s. Joe Brown left yesterday
afternoon for few days visit With
relative and friends at Buxton and
Mushakinock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSION VIA
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 4 ST.
PAUL RAILWAY.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month until June IS, the @. NJ. s.
St. p. Ry. will sell tickets at one fare
plus two dollars for the round trip TO
many points north, south, and west.
Call q 40 Walnut street for full infor-
nation. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
EDITORIALS.
CYCLONE IN IOWA KILLS
MANY PEOPLE.
The Town Of Buxton, Iowa, Inhabited
by 0olored People was Swept by
Storn Monday Night

by colored People was Swept BY
Stern Monday Night.
Tuesday evening our city was
visited by a cyclone, striking the
south part of Des Moines, killing
two, man, Mr.. Russell A. Knouf
aud his 8 month old baby, injur-
ing his wife and several other
persons IN that section; blowing
down houses and unroofing build
ings.
In Glenwood two persons were
killed and the school for feeble
minded was unroofed.
In Buxton Monday night a
heavy rain, accompanied by a
cyclone, tore through the beauti-
full mining camp, killing Georgia
Blakely and Herbert Rhodes out
right, and seriously injuring
Melletus Rhodes, Molly Rhodes,
John Blakey, Eliza Blakely,
Amply and Minnie Blakely, Sc
ward, Lucy, George and Addison
Rhodes, Buddie Reasby, Mary
Walker and several others whose
names we cannot ascertain. The
rain done great damage to other
properties.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

William Hardin who has been EN-.
ployed for over . year BY the e. 4 q.
w. Ry., has been transferred TO one Of
the offisials' private car.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

II; H. .. Brown Will do tho catering
for the banquet given BY North Dss
Aolnes High School Alumni class TO
the Same class Of West High, June S. Z
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

When in Sioux City, Iowa stop at
Mrs. Fannie Washington's Boarding
and Rooming House. SIS Jackson
street
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

A number Of young people went to
Colfax Wednesday evening to attend
an entertainment given by the K. Of r.
OF that city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Miss Nettie Singer has been sick for
the past week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Look for our collector he is simply
rained in this week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. James Woods enter
tanned a few friends at dinner last
Sunday,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Rev. Samuel Bates of Evans is in our
city and will remain over Sunday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Rufus Hoshins has accepted posi-
tion % porter for Q. 4 9. R'y. He
runs from here to Oelwein.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

+. A. London Of Buxton was in the
city last week on business.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Tomorrow being Decoration day
most al the stores will close at noon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
Asked and Answered.

what is a prodigy" asked the
boarding house landlcdy, as she look
ed up from letter she was perusing.
"a prodigy" answered the wise guy
at the southeast corner of the table.
'is something rare. For example,
rare steak would be a prodigy in this
hash dispensary."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Mrs. Paul Owens was visitsng in st.
j Josepe, No., this week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Gus Stewart has gone to Waterloo
where he has secured work
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
Spirit LAKE VIA CHICAGO, MIL
WAUKEE & ST. PAUL ny.

Effective June 7th the c. M g. St. p.
Ry. will establish double daily train
service between Des Moines and Spirit
Lake. Trains will leave Union Station
at $40 a. N. and $40 p. m running
through 20 Spirit Lake without trant :
fer. Standard coaches and standard
dinning car service on all trains. Ex-
cursion tickets on sale daily. Ticket
office 40 Walnut street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Mrs. Vetta Stepp Haywood of Bux-
ton who has been visiting relatives in
Lake Park, returned home Wednesday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

The gardens OF some of the people in
Lake Park are entirely under water.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
CITY NEWS. |

(N.B. II you have relatives or friends visit,
ING IL the city or going to make visit, please
W. a ~; We soAniS al your losal news--lEd. I
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Rev. j. w. Malone, P. E., left Tues
day morning for Buxton.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Rev. Griffith was seen on the streets
this week and seems much improved.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
Cause and Effect.

"You seem to be In weak and ner.
vous physical condition. said the
medical examiner Of the insurance
company
mo wonder. replied the victim.
''Your solicitors have made my life :
burden during the past nix months" I"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

H. McCraven and family spent the
day with parents OF Mrs. McCraven in
Lake Park last Sunday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
Rain. R.in! Oh rain.

Tomorrow is decoration day, don't
forget to remember your departed
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27

railway clerks) drop into incomes OF
$1,000 and over. On the other hand,
they have a fair chance 1000 to one or
thereabouts. of eventually getting the
recognized comforta BILE income 300 a
odds in the battle of life
Should you be a grocer, you have Il
1000 to 1 chance of success over thu
1000 pounds year. for there are near
" 100000 more of you struggling for
one. There is a pretty steady average
trade among that 200. 600, though for
ures, for this is a trade that hits the
small man" very hard and it comes
second on the list of dangerous trades
dangerous to the pocket OF these
wins from seven to ten amount to
over 1000 pounds a year each: but Sir
Thomas Upton is the only one whe,
has passed the $4,000 pounds a year
limit of late years=one does not count
the cooperative companies. Of course
The average, taking the big town gro
Ger and the little village grocer. and
leaving out the great Combines comes
to 200 pounds per annum for each man
that runs a grocer's business
Ambitious people should leave the
butchers trade alone, for although it
gives one of the best chances for a
comfortable income-up to 500 pounds a
year-the real successes are few and
every small butcher has 10000 to ;
against him if he hopes to reach or
pass the 1000 pounds per annum.-Tit-
Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
THE CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
What the Odds Are Against Earning
a Good Living.

Assuming that you work for your
living and taking all trades and pro-
LESSONS together. the odds against
your earning 1000 pounds a year are
1274 to one, according to a statistician
who has published in Answers the re
suit of a recent investigation. That
income is the standard of ordinary sue
cess. But special success is generally
fixed at an income of $4,000 pounds, and
if you hope to strike OUT to that ex-
tent you will have to conquer odds of
1750, 900 to one.
There are about $4,000, 900 people in
Great Britain who earn money and Of
these 1099S make 1000 pounds a year.
There are only sixteen, by the latest
returns, who make more than so goo
pounds out of their own business ana
professions.
If you are a businessmen a bank
clerk, you are one among about 300 600
an enormous class. OF these 60 are
promoted to partnerships or positions
of trust worth 1 900 pounds year. or
succeed to that extent. by some means
or other every year, taking a ten
years average. You have in this bust
ness a 5000 to-one chance.
Among these successes about half a
clerk per annum Cor five in ten years.
reaches a position worth $4,000 pounds
q year to him. This is pretty good,
considering that salaries in this bust
ness run between 25 pounds and 500
pounds q year-the average being $50
pounds per annum. Bank clerks OF
whom there are % 600, have longer odds
against them and have only one
chance in ZOO apiece of getting even
1 900 pounds a year
Counting the officials, their ordinary
incomes average 8 pounds 10 shiilings
per week. but only about three bank
clerks in each year. among all the
banks in the kingdom are raised TO
partnerships or managerships worth
more than $1,000 a year Railway
clerks, a much bigger body, numbering
&c. co., have still bigger odds against
them-about 1920 to one. and on an av-
craze i've railway clerks Cor forrner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
WHEN EDISON GOT MAD.
Anger Was the Cause of His Most
Successful Invention.

Thomas a. Edison is of the opinion
that 1t was anger that first turned him
toward the greatest and most success
tul, financially speaking, of his inven-
lions, the incandescent light
That was, Of course. in the early days.
and Edison was then quite the inventor
that one reads of-poor. enthusiastic.
never sleeping. He lived in a small
house, innocent of anything approach
ing laborato tory; scientific apparatus
were in every room. and all the money
went for experiments. Then one day,
came the crisis in the guise of the col
lector for the gas company. He had
been to the house often, but Edison
hardly needing his calls had waved
him away, saying. Don't bother me
On this last call, the collectors in
structions were peremptory. He must
turn off the gas.
But man." protested Mr.. Edison, Il
can't stop this experiment tonight. I'll
pay the bill. of course. I didn't know
about it. I must finish this work with
no interruption.
THAT night, as sat helpless in the
darkness, says the great inventor, I
swore a deep, solemn and far-rea ching
oath that I would make an electrical
light that would put all the gas com
panies in the world out of business. I
haven't done quite that, but I did the
best I could. Brooklyn Eagle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27

Delavoye and F-rits are clowns that are
funny They jumped through brick
house wherever they saw fiji and finished
by falling down the chimney
There was plenty going on all the time
One feature was the barrel jumping of the
Raschette brothers. Other acts were the
Roman rings, the flying trapeze the
aerial gymnasts, the Chinese wire walkers
the one and two horse jockey acts. the
four horse riding acts, the Roman posing
the half dozen racing features and others
The Sells & Downs circus is good. The
acts are all clean and interesting and the
performance does not lag
In addition to all this there is a good
sized menagerie and the animals seem
perfectly at home in their new cages
The Sells & Downs shows will hereafter
belong in the first class, with three rings
and all the other accessories of a big cir
Gus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
GRANTS BIR1HDAY
Celebrated for the 18th Sue
cessive Time at GaIena.

Galena, Ill. April 27@The eleventh
successive celebration of Grants birth
day in Galena proved to be one of the
most successful. The historic city was
decorated in honor of the great hero.
and the beautiful weather brought
many visitors. The noon train on the
Illinois Central from Chicago brought
the special guests of the day from that
city who Joined in commemorative. The
chief features of the programme was
an address at Turner hall by w. E.
Gaereley Of Omaha, whose delineation
of the character and achievements of
General Grant was enthusiastically
received. From the same platform on
previous anniversaries Presidents Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt and Charles
Emory Smith had spoken.
The visitors after the conclusion of
the exercises viewed Nast's great paint
ing hung in the public library and the
statue of Grant given to the city by
H. H. Kohlsaat of Chicago and dedi-
Gated by Chauncey NJ. Depew. The mil
itary band and Company NJ. Illinois
National Guard, acted as escort of the
speaker to the hall. Rev John Van
Deevere, late of Coe college, Cedar
Rapids acted as chaplain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27

The entire circus was new. Each one
of the eight big tents is brand new The
canvas is as white as the day it was
woven. The seats are new and freshly
painted. but the paint won't come Off.
The horses have been oat fed and are
sleek as any stable of thoroughbreds.
The grand entree was brilliant The
half dozen traps, barOuches, landaus.
with their drivers and coachmen made
a splendid showing The uniforms of
the bandsmen were as new and scarlet
as a regiment of the kings own.
In the west ring eight men on eight
coal black horses went through a fancy
drill. In the east ring eight women.
clad in white silk knicl1erbockers. coats
and hats. rode on eight white horses.
The costumes Of the men were green
with silver trimmings Both the cos
TUNES Of the men and women riders
were particularly effective and Dictur.
esQue Mrs. William Sells su2erintend-
ed the making of the costumes. Mrs
Sells is reUuted as being mistress OF
the art Of costume making. and the COS
tunes worn in this act proves the as
sert.on.
Before the parade around the interior
of the tent was over every seat was
taken. In fact the tiers of seats were
crowded and hundreds of people were
forced to stand. Mr.. Sells hurried men
to bring hay, which was spread on the
ground in the open places and soon hum
dreds of people, unable to secure seats,
were sitting on piles Of hay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
BRYAN's EDUCATED NOSE.
Amusing Story Told of the Man Who
IL a Teetotaler.

William Jennings Bryan is teeto-
taller He would no more think of tax
ing a drink of Intoxicating liquor than
he would of deserving the silver coinage
hobby The nearest he ever came TO
letting any stimulants pass his lips was
during his recent visit to this city. He
stopped at the home of a friend up
town, who always breaks his fast on
grape fruit, sprinkled with brandy. The
servant, good natured Irish girl, was
not aware of Mr.. Bryan's aversion to
liquor, and as he was the honored guest
of the household, she gave him "A good
hooker" on his grape fruit. Bryan
scented the brandy and pushed the fruit
to one side. Next day at breakfast he
did the some thing with an orange
warmed up in a similar way The host
ess then discovered the trouble, and she
informed the servant of Mr.. Bryan's
aversion 10 liquor.
Didn't he ever take drink" asked
the servant in amazenent.
No: he does not even know the taste
of it, replied the mistress.
Is that So" said the surprised ser
want; and then she added Well then.
he has a fine sense of smell for man
that never took a drop. New York
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
THE MARTELLs IN ONE OF THEIR
ACTS.

The acts. which make up the pro-
gramme of the Sells & Downs circus,
are good. one of the star features is
the act of the Martel family of bicycle
riders. The family consists of Father
and Mother" Marten and the two little
Martells. The star of the stars is the
youngest MarteH, a wee mite of a girl
seven years old perhaps She rides a
little bit Of an old style ordinary BIZ
cycle. The big wheel of her machine is
not over rs inches in diameter The
way she sped away around the stage
brought forth applause before she had
done a trick. What the Martell family
cannot do on bicycles cannot be done on
terra firma They rode wagon wheels
by standing on the hubs. Then the
father and the son got inside a wagon
wheel and rolled about the stage. The
Martell family would be d mighty big
fea ture in any circus.
The Garcinnetti family of acrobats are
IN America for the first time. There
are eight of them and they did high and
lofty tumbling better than most of the
acrobatic families. A noticeable feature
of their act was that they made no mis-
takes If one of the smaller members
Of the family was to turn a double
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
Big Tent Packed at the Topeka
Opening.
PEOPLE WERE PLEASED
Many Of the Acts New and All
Well Done.
Bicycle Act One of the Best
Ever Seen Here.

If the big tent of the Sells & Downs
circus is filed every show day this sea
son as it was in Topeka Saturday af-
ternoon and night. the proprietors will
have a couple of hundred thousand dol
lars to divide at the end of the season.
1t was the first day Of the season but
those who expected the circus perform
ance to be as good, barring of course
Few small bitches. as later in the sea
son were not disappointed. To be sure
one or two horses were a little green
and the camel unlike David Harums
horse refused to stand without hitch
ing while the tumblers turned single
and double somersaults over him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
THAT VI. P. EXTENSION.
D. 0. McCray Talks About the South
ern Terminus.

D. o. McCray has just returned from
a trip into the Arkansas zinc district,
in which he has interests, and he is firm
In the belief that the new Missouri Pa
cific train service from Topeka south
means great things for Topeka event.
ually- He thinks that the Missouri Pa
cific is working on a plan for a through
route from Denver to New Orleans and
that Topeka will be on that route.
As was intimated in the letter of
Colonel J. H. Richards, as published in
the State Journal Friday, the Mis-
souri, Pacific is pushing through connec-
tons which will give it a direct line to
New Orleans said Mr. McCray today.
This connection south will be made
when the White River line is completed.
Further than that continued Mr.. Nc
Cray, 4 am convinced that the Missouri
Pacific intends to extend the K. N. &
D. north from Topeka until it taps the
Central Branch and that the Central
Branch will be pushed through from
Lenora to Denver
THE White River Valley line. which
the Missouri Pacific is being built
through northern Arkansas, will extend
from Carthage, Mo. to. Batesville or
Cushman, Ark, where it vii tap a
branch of the Iron Mountain, giving it
a direct route both TO Memphis and
also through Little Rock south into
Louisiana, where the Iron Mountain
connects with the Cotton Relt running
into st. Louis. The White River line IS
202 miles long and goes through the
heart of the Ozarks. 1t will cost $53, 600
a mile to build it, and there are six tun-
nels on the line A single one of these
tunnels is mile long. It VIII require
two years to complete the line. When
that line is done it will require the fill
ing of only a small gap between Pitts
burg, Kan, and Carthage, Mo. to com
plete the connection from Topeka
through to New Orleans.
In the meantime the Missouri Pa
cifc will extend the Central Branch
from Lenora west over the prairies to
Denver. It has been considering this
move for many years. and this time
think it is coming. The indications all
point that way. Then by extending the
K N & D. northwest from Topeka 4
few miles to tap the Central Branch.
the Missouri Pacific would have through
connections from Denver to New Or
leans. I talked with some Missouri Pa :
cidc officials in St. Louis two weeks
ago. ard am led to believe that this
is the plan Of the road.
incidentally Tc-eka win get a new
Missouri Pacific depot in the meantime.
I understand that Russell Harding, vice
president Of the road. is to be here some
time soon and make the arrangeme ants
for the new building"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
WET PROJECTILE
Causes Burning of Five Men
With Molten Metal.

Lancaster. Pa, April 27.-By an ex-
plosion of molten metal five men were
horribly burned. two of them probably
fatally, at Vesta furnace. Marietta
early today. The men We're engaged az
the cupola preparatory to q, cast when
the accident occurred and were showered
with molten metal Fellow workmen
ran to their assistance and tore the
burning clothing from their bodies. The
seriously injured:
David Appley, burned from head to
foot; will probably die.
Thomas T. Kisselring, burned on back
and face: win lose eyesight. recovery
doubtful.
The accident was caused by a wet
projectile being shot into the cupola.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27
LYNCH A BOY.
Mob Hangs Young Negro and
Drives Out the Others.

Thebes, H., April 27.-An unknown negro
II years old was lynched by a mob of an
cry farmers near the village of Santa Fe
Sunday afternoon for attacking the 10
year-old daughter of Farmer Branson Da-
Wis and this was followed by general
onslaught upon d colony of negroes living
in tents, who were engaged in bridge con
structicn work. The tents were burned
and many negroes were shot but so far as
known none was killed Hundreds Of shots
were exchanged, but no whites were hurt.
Branson Davis lives one-haf mile east
Of Santa Fe. small village near here.
While his lo-year-old daughter was in the
barn yard the negro accosted her. She
ran, but he seized her and her screa ms
Drought her mother TO the rescue. The
negro fed. Officers were notified and We're
soon III pursuit News of the assault
speedily spread among the neighbOring
farmers and resulted in an angry mob
starting in search of the assailant- The
negro was meanwhile captured by officers
and was being brought to Santa F'e when
the mob OF farmers was met.
A struggle resulted, during which the
farmers secured the negro. He confessed
10 the crime, but begged for mercy. With
out a word the mob started with the prs
structed across the Mississippi river, where
he was hanged to IN oak tree without Ger
emony or delay. After the body had dam
gled in the air few minutes it was rid
died with bullets.
The officers endeavored to disperse fhe
A rush was made for colony of several
hundred negroes employed on bridge con-
struetion work and living in tents near
the bridge The negroes saw the mob COM
ing and opened fire
A fusillade followed and the whites fred
with effect Many of the negroes were
shot down. None of the mob was injured
and it is not known how seriously the ne
gToes were wounded. The mob pressed
forward. notwithstanding the steady fire
until the negroes turned and fed toward a
nearby wood, taking their wounded with
them. The mob then fell upon the tents
AZ burned them After a
general work of destruction the mob ais
persed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-27

over the Nickel Plate Road and be con-
WINGED of its superior train service. Sol
id through daily express trains between
Chicago, TT. Wayne FindIay, Fostoria,
Erie, Buffelo, New York city and Bos-
ton. American Club meals, ranging in
price from 35c to S1.OO. served in Nickel
Plate dining cars. also service a Ia
carte. Rates always the lowest. Nc
excess fare charged on any train on the
Nickel Plate road Chicago depot: Har-
rison st. and Fifth ave. City Ticket
Offices. III Adams st. and Auditorium
Annex. John Y. Callahan. general agent
11s Adams ST., room 29S. Chicago