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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
Secretary Wilson to Visit owosso..

Hon. James Wilson, secretary Of
Agriculture, will leave Washington the
last of this mQhth 10 spend several days
in Michigan Inspecting several of the
beet sugar plants !, 'Owosso.ison the list.
Secretary Wilson expresses the hope
that &e many farmers as possible will
make it convenient to meet him as ne
will talk to them on the various phases
of the industry from a commercial
standpoint. 1t is expected.that quite
party of prominent men will accom-
pany him on the trip, among the num-
ber being Senator Alger.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
Hiram johnson Honore d. ;.

A Washington dispatch states. that
Ex-State Representative Hiram johnson
of Shiawassee county has been desig-
mated as a member of the staff OF the
commander in chief of the Union Vet
eran's legion with rank of colonel. Mr..
Johnson has for several years been an
officer of the weather bureau.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
Took Girl Away.

Mrs. Matte Mullins, of Chicago, a
well-known Spiritualist test medium, on
Monday morning arrived in this city,
took fourteen year old Hazel Wallace
out of school and left later for Chicago
with the child.
A warrant has been issued on com
plant of Mrs. Anna Wallace, the girls
step-mother, for kidnapping, and
Sheriff Gerow will arrest Mrs. Mullins
in Chicago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
To Increase Salary Rural Carriers.

Representative FordneY has introduc-
ed bill to increase the salary of rural
mail carriers to 500 for the first year
and to $500 per year thereafter. Sena-
tor Burrows has bill making the salary
5000. 1t is generally conceded that the
salary will be increased, the probability
being that the amount may be fixed at
$3.50. The carriers are certainly enti-
tied to more than they are now receiy-
ing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
Will Honor Benton Iianchett.

The members of the Saginaw county
bar have arranged to give a banquet in
honor of Hon. Benton Hanchett, who is
recognized as one of the leading attor-
neys of the country. The occasion will
be one of almost national Importance,
as many Of tho prominent jurists
of the country will be invited.
The event is to occur in January on the
45th anniversary of his admission to the
bar.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
Primary School Money.

The semi-annual apportionment OF
primary school money just made gives
Shiawassee county $22, 1880, being
So. so for each of its 1851 children OF
the school age. The total amount di-
vided among the several counties Of the
state for the year equals two-thirds OF
the amount assessed this year for state
taxes
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13
Substantial Remembrance.

Mr.. M. VanVliet, representing the
employees at the Sugar Co. plant, called
on Mrs. e. H Combs last eve~ing and
presented her with purse OF S125 con-
tributed by the men. Her husband
died as result of fall at the factory
last month.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-13

Little Colds" neglected-thousands
of lives sacrificed every year. DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures little
colds-cures big colds too, down to the
very verge of consumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
A "JOKER" YELLS FIRE.
Causes Serious Mixup in Six
Day Cycle Race.

New York, Dec 7.-Serious results
were narrowly averted in a panic at
the six-day bicycle race in Madison
Square Garden today, when Grim
audience lit payer under a sleeping
mans chair and shouted Fire. Sew
eral hundred persons on that side of
the garden rushed in panic from their
seats, and breaking through the guard
rail fell and slid down the steep sides
of the wooden track, a number of the
flying riders having close escapes from
collision. Referee Reeves Immediately
ordered the riders to diSmount. ana
succeeded in stopping them before the
leaders reached the struggling mass on
the track. In the galleries the cry of
fire caused great excitement, but after
several minutes order was restored
and the race resumed.
The whirlwind pace set at the outset
of the race was slackened after the
withdrawal early today and Kramer and
Fem, who went into the pace the first
1873 miles and at 11:10 the leaders who
had finished 225 miles two laps were
nearly mile behind the record. A
number of falls took place during the
day, the most serious accident being
that iE which Bowler, Simar and Nc
Inconsistencies and being unable to
continue. His team mate, Morgan, con-
tinued the race for several hours alone,
but could find no partner and the team
was WllnOTdWH. All the Otner teams at
10 o'clock were well punched, except
Hedspeth and Dove, the colored riders,
who had been lapsed repeatedly.
The score at 10 a. m. follows: Simar
and Gougoltz. Rettich and Beaugendre.
Breton and Contente. Butler and. Lee
ander, Krehs and Peterson, Jacobson
and Newkirk, john and Menus Bedall,
Root and Dorian, 5Bardgett and Do1vin,
Keegan and Turville Fisher and Bow
Ter and Walthour and Munroe, 225 miles
2 laps, Krebs and Barclay. 225 miles 1
lap; Samson and Vanderstuyft, 225
miles; Hedspeth and Dove, 224 miles 4
laps. Record, 226 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

at the hotel referred to it as a Booker
washington dinner"
Dan Cain, formerly assistant general
manager of the Santa Fe here, was in
headquarters are now at La Junta.
where he is general superintendent OF
the western grand division
The aggregate value of the November
building permits was $41,562 The
largest permit was for the George w.
street. The next largest was for the
1900 city railway shop.
The Topeka railway company is paw
ing the intersection of Tenth avenue
place of cobble stones. People who
drive will appreciate the change.
The Salvation Army has issued its
request to the Topeka public for con-
tributions for its Christmas dinner by
which a thousand people may be fed on
Christmas day. Toys and garments to
be given away at the Christmas eve
exercises are also asked for.
c. w Merriam has purchased a herd
of Shorthorns of George w. Cook, of
Dover. with which he will stock his
farm, Alysdale, southwest of town. Mr..
Merriam already has a number of fine
cattle, and the recent purchase viii
establish him as an important breeder.
The damage to the residence of ]. w.
Gleed by fire Friday afternoon was not
as heavy as it was feared. Chief Will
marth estimates it at $500. Only a por-
ton of the roof was burned off, and by
8 o'clock in the afternoon the carpen-
tiers had completed the construction of
a temporary roof over the burned Dor
ton. The fire was caused by electric
wires.
Topeka lodge No. 311 Of the F,rater1,sl
Brotherhood at its meeting Friday
evening elected the following officers
for the next six months: President.
W. A. Myers; treasures. P. II. Forbes:
sergeant, F. A Koester; mistress al
arms, Mary Nortoff; physician. DIR. n
A. Berry; lodge deputy, Al. Furnan.
inside doorkeeper, Mary MCGEE: rnu-
stefan, Ida Graham; finance cofnrniftee
Robt- K. Graham and J. W. F. Hurhes,
trustees, Robt- Mcpherson and DR.. n
a Rooster; escorts. Matilda Koester
and Mr.. Hawkes..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
THEIR FOOTBALL BANQUET
Washburn Team Is Given an Ovation
and Dinner.

An Iowa travelling man who hap
pened to be at the ThrOOD hotel Satur-
day night looked in on the Washburn
football banquet which was in progress
and declared that hef never saw so
many handsome girls together in one
place in his life. And travelling men
are usually good judges of such things.
Nothing was said about the boys, but
the suDDosition is that they are con-
siderably better than the average: at
least the samples who played on the
Football team demonstrated this to be
the case.
Washburn never did anything up any
browner than it did the football ban
quet. Everything was the fineSt-girls,
boys, flowers, speeches, and feed -
The guests numbered 81, and included
matte club and the members of the
football squad. The only abSentees
were Coach Kennedy, who was unable
to come because of sickness in his fam
who has gone to the Philippines to
teach school. and Lakin. Cunningham,
and Millice. three prominent members
OF the team. who were unable to come
Lakln went to Kansas City Saturday.
cunningham has to work in the post
office at night, and the only excuse that
anybody could find for Millice was that
he had date with his sweetheart
President Norman Plass acted as
POSTMASTER. Perhaps the best speech
OF the evening was made by Walter
Caldwell, the colored man who has
done star work throughout the season
and is one of the most popular mem
bers of the team. Caldwell spoke on
The Washburn-M Medic Football Ali
ance," and showed that he is as skill
IuI IN punting out jokes as he is in
kicking field goals.
Others who made speeches were Cap
tam john Dadisman on Football" E.
Halle on THE Deestrick Slxule," Miss
Edna Morrow on RIOTERS Miss
Emma Detwiler on Boys" Miss Mabel
Renwick on Make Up and Realities. j"
frank Leach on THE Team and Prof.
., B. Towne on college Spirit
Some Topeka newspaper men who hap
pened to be present were also dragged
like lambs to the slaughter.
The decorations on the long T-shaped
table consisted of punches of huge
white chrysanthemums and wide bands
of Washburn blue ribbons. At each
plate was a little leather football, laced
up with blue ribbons. The menu was
as follows:
Caviar Canape. Oyster Soup, olives.
Celery, Broiled Mountain Trout, Potato
Chips, Fillet of Beef. Mushroom Sauce,
Asparagus Tips, Lobster Salad, Fried
Spring Chicken, Ice Cream, Fancy
Cake, Coffee.
The following is a list of the guests:
President and Mrs. Norman Plass,
Misses Renwick, Westenhaver, Florence
Tucker, Lyle, Jones, Loomis, Ander-
son, Morton, Kellam, Morrow, Fisk,
Detwiler, Mcclellan, Stoffer, Neyhart,
Tucker, Elsie Detwiler, Hazleton Gar
Vey, Cheney, Higgins; Messrs. Phillips
Halle, Van de Mark, Tice, Bacinstoce,
Caldwell, HILL Sutton, Cron, Allen,
Mehl, Anderson, Delay, Kearcher,
Steele, Stewart, Maxwell, Brown, Col
dren, Platt, Schnacke, Carruthers,
Landes, House, Gregg, Towne, Bush,
J. Pulliam, Snattinger. T. Pulliam,
Lovewel, Leach, Amick, Dadisman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
ENGINEER is KILLED.
Fatal Wreck on Rock Island
Saturday.

At IL o'clock Saturday Rock Island
engine was derailed at a point near
Noliand, Kas., and Engineer Ed Cor
man who was in charge of the engine
was scalded to death and Conductor
N. ]. Manix was also scalded. The
wreck was due by a broken axle which
caused the engine to turn completely
over. The engine went into one ditch
and the tank into the other.
AS soon as word was received at the
headquarters of the road a relief train
was sent to the wreck and Conductor
Manix who was also in the cab at the
time of the accident, was brought to
the Stormont hospital in Topeka. He
was badly seaIded but will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

This brings up the old question OF
whether a curbstone broker deals in
curbstones.
Sunday was a beautiful day. and
many people took advantage of it for
walking or driving.
Tom VanArden, my old friend" and
James Whitcomb Riley will be at the
Auditorium tonight.
Judge Pollock of the United States
district court visited his judges cham
bers in the federal building Saturday.
Free concert by "Hartz German
Canaries' every day at Keene &
Know1ton's drug store, 803 Kansas ave.
Herman Crow and L. Biscoe returned
Sunday from three days hunt in the
Mcpherson basin. They killed 49 ducks.
A meeting of the Foster Humane so
ciety will be held at the Office of DR..
H. w. Roby at o'clock this afternoon.
The Shawnee County Medical society
meeting, which was set for this evening
has been postponed one week on account
of the Riley lecture
A lot Of very large and handsome
trees at Eighth and Harrison are being
sacrificed to make room for the Manual
Training High school.
DR.. ]. T. Mcfarland will begin a Sc
ries of sermons next Sunday evening
which he will call photographs from
the Book of Proverbs"
Judge Hazen, Judge Hayden, Sheriff
Lucas and Juryman Rice went hunting
Saturday. John Coyne was the only
legal light left in the court house.
Rev. Alfred Fowler. pastor of Grand
View Park Presbyterian church, of
Kansas City, and author of new book.
Our Angel Friends is in Topeka.
Number 123, one of the three new
cars bought by the Topeka Railway
company and received last week, was
put on the tracks Saturday for the
first time.
Luther Nellis is troubled with failing
memory. The ways and means commit
tee met Friday night. Nellis not only
forgot about the meeting. but forgot
that he was a member of the commit tee
Because Caldwell, the star negro half
back of the Washburn football team
attended the banquet given to the team
at the Throop last night. the bell boys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

minded. As you know, am not pol
1tician, and usually take little interest
| in politics, but-this Ed Hoch business
has become so silly that it has dis
gusted me, and 1 will welcome his de-
feat as I welcomed the defeat of Bryan.
The campaign in favor of this Me.
Hoch is the poorest ever made in the
state; 1t is making enemies instead
different, and am now opposed to Mr..
Hoch."
Here is a reminder of the past: The
Associated Press today brings the fol-
lowing dispatch:
Wichita, Kan, Dec. 7.-Dr. Thomas
E. Will, president of the American
Socialist college of Wichita, and for
merly a member of the faculty of the
Kansas State Agricultural college, has
been elected OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
Socialist party of Kansas
Thomas E. Will was president of the
Kansas State Agricultural college dur
ing Populist days Afterwards Walter
Vrooman took him to Trenton, Mo.
When Vroomans enterprises collapsed,
Will went to Wichita.
A Hoch club of 100 members is an
nounced from Beloit. No names are
given.
The appointment of Col. Sidney G.
| Cooke, of Harrington, as governor of the
Leavenworth soldiers home makes a
| NdCduCy On the DOdTQ Ol managers u
soldiers homes. AS the Leavenworth
| home is one of the most important in
the union. it is believed that a Kansas
man Will be selected for the place. The
tary affairs virtually name the board.
1t is composed of twelve mem berS. The
president. the secretary of war and the
chief Justice of the supreme court are
three ex-oficio members of the board:
The other nine are elected for terms of
six years. Congressman Calderhead,
Col. W. w. Smith. private secretary to
Senator Burton, B. T. Sheffield of
Atchison and Major William Warner
| OF Kansas City are suggested as can
didates to succeed Colonel Cooke.
There is no compensation in the job
except travelling expenses.
During the judgeship fight some of
| Governor Bailey's enemies circulated a
report that he had said that there is
no harm i'll a social game of poker"
1t was about the time that the COVER
nor was in ST. Louis and he paid lit
| tie attention to it, but some of those
opposed to the governor suggested the
matter to ministers over the state as
| the subject for a sermon, and it is said
| that there have been some preached on
| the subject. When this was told Gov
| eCnor Bailey he said:
I'm as plain words as I could speak,
I declared that even a social game of
poker was wrong. Yet am quoted as
saying that a social game was all right
and Immediately they began to abuse
me. I wonder if their conscience will
hurt them when they find out that they
have been lambasting me for some
| thing never said. The preachers may
retract butb I don't look for the poll
ticians to do so. They don't want to
be fair.
There is one inconsistent thing
about the affair that is amusing. Some
of the politicians who are peddling the
story and denouncing me for the inter
view are the most habitua1 poker play
ers in Topeka, so I am informed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

If you want photographs for Xmas
come now and avoid the rush.
SNYDER. 722 Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
LINCOLN Post omcera-

Lincoln Post, No. 1, G. A. R., mas
Garrard, post commander; John San
derson, senior vice commander; Geo.
A. Huron. junior vice commander; J.
W. kempton, officer of the day; H. K.
Goodrich, officer of the guard Elias
Schul, quartermaster and historian;
DR.. S. G. Stewart, surgeon: 7. W. sid
well, chaplain. Trustees: w w. Dem
nison, NJ. F. McKirahan, F. NJ. KIM
ball, J. NJ. Miller John Peterson. Dele
gates: J. K. Hudson, Walter Well
house, II. E. Wentworth, A K. Rod
gers, T. H. Lesher. Alternates: J. H
Todd, ]. W. Kempton, Geo. A. Huron
c. H Titus. W. H. Barnes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

I'm not what you would call a '1adies
man."
Though, on the other hand, I'm not SO
1 never have been classed an ..also ram
When start in the running I can go
Like a chrome pup in front of a tin can;
And now Pm setting Maggie quite a
She's pretty swift herself-we'd make a
guess a tie is what will end the race
But what 1 meant to say when l began
Most any kind of doll not stuffed with
Sets little willie's think piece in a whirl.
I love 'em all-that is no line of CUFF,
But-Ive not had experience enough
It's sad, but have got myself to blame;
I'VE had my opportunities to burn,
But mostly when / didn't know the game
And f1unked for fear 1 wouldn't call the
Too youngi Too young. It was a measly
TO 'i miss the rosy chances that did
With Gladys, Myrtle, Gertie. Liz and
But tf'l What could be expected of a kid?
Now 1 am next to any downy dame
Dead on, but. after all, have no show.
know enough, but where / fan dowa
Is that know that they know that I
If makes a difference. But why feel blue?
1 guess that I'll make little Maggie do.
Chicago News.
The city railway received two more
new cars Sunday.
Holly for the Christmas season is
coming on the market
This is County Attorney Hungate's
busy week in court with two murder
trials
B. F. Flenniken. deputy U. S. mar
shall, went to Lawrence Saturday on
business
A dance will be given on Thursday
evening by Live Oak Grove. No Is,
Woodman Circle
The members of the Topeka high
school football team viii have a group
photograph taken.
There is some possibility that the
Fort Scott paving stone combine viii
raise the price of curbing Cor next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
WHY "MRS. WIGGS" COMES.
Topeka Secured Her Because She
Kept Out OF Chicago.

How did Topeka come to get Mrs
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch so early
after its Production"
This is a question which even the
managers of the New Crawford theater
have been unable to answer An ex-
PLANTATION was furnished today by Will
r. Antisdel, business manager of Leib-
Ter & Cos. organization and it is the
first answer to the question of why a
play which has made such an enormous
success should be seen in small cities
within three months of its first produc-
ton instead of running in the large
cities.
Topeka owes it's good luck to the
fact that George c. Tyler, the head of
LiebIer & Co., decided at the last min
ute not to take a two weeks engage
ment in Chicago" said Mr.. Antisdel.
He wanted six weeks there, but two
was impossible to diSplace other attract
lions already booked. Mr.. Tyler ar
gued and justly so, that to go into
Chicago for only two weeks with a new
piece which had made such a success
would hurt its prestige. People would
say it was withdrawn after so short
run because it did not make good. In
order to get a week in Denver Mr.. Ty
Ter had to put in Des Moines, Omaha,
Lincoln, st. Joseph and Topeka between
the st. Indianapolis week and
Denver and these will be the only
smaller cities of the west to see the
play yet awhile.
After Denver Mrs. Wigs jumps
back to Indianapolis and Louisville for
return engagements Christmas week
and then plays the big eastern cities.
Louisville, you know, is where the
Cabbage Patch made famous by Mrs.
Alice Hogan Rice is and that is where
the play had its premiere. We closed
there to a $1,000 Saturday matinee. Do
you wonder that we're going back?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
Home for Hutchinson EIks.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 7.-Hutchin
son lodge No. 453, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks, have concluded
the arrangements which will give this
organization a piece of valuable prop
erty. They have purchased the lots at
the southeast corner of Walnut street
and Second avenue, known as the old
Harsha property, and will build a club
house at this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

Ten cent Bachelor is now sold for SC
by all first class cigar dealers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to a
happy. vigorous old age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-12
rhe rrust celeatInI.

edward Charles Pickering, who, since
1877. has been director Of the astronomical
observatory OF Harvard university whose
work has attracted the attention Of all
astronomers all over the world, is plan-
ming q star gazers trust, says Boston
speclaLl
What's conin' to the country that's
what we want to know;
The trusts have got us on the run from
Tiff 70 Tally Hol
They're comm;
They're comm;
Like regiments a-drummin;
They've got the world an now they've
set the very stars to humminl
They've formed the trusts celestial an
took IN an the stars;
They're fenein' in the moon an al the
big canals Ia Marsl
They're comm;
They're comm;
Like regiments a-drummin;
They've tackled space, and now they We
got the consultations hummin'
They've got old Taurus by the horns, an
soon you'll hear him below;
They'll have the Great Bear dancin' Ike
a fine an frisky fellowl
For they're comm;
They're comm.
Like forty bands a-drummin';
They've won the race and coiiared space
an set the stars to hummin'l
IF l.. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-12

II was fortunate that the house Of cor
rection test case was placed among the
first on the supreme Court calendar. With
the number Of cases Of second offence Of
INVESTIGATION that are coming in there is an
imperative demand to know what disposal
to make Of the persons who are unfoftun-
ate enough to come into the clutches Of
the law for Ilntoxcation the second time.
it is evident that during the early work
Ing Of the new law il it il rigidly en-
forced, as the Times expects it will be,
there viii be many more convictions for a
second offence Of intoxication. What to
do with the convicted parties in the pres
emit state Of uncertainty is matter that is
troubling the city judges and justices Of
the peace throughout the state There Is
no precedent to follow except it be the pre-
cedent established under the old prohibi-
tory law. The house Of correction was
the ultimate goal for all such convicted
people under the old law, and it would
seem that the same order Of commitment
would continue under the new law even IL
the law does not specifically state where
persons convicted Of a second offence Of
intoxication shall be imprisoned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-12
2,624

copies. the largest paid circulation Of any
daily paper in this section.