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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
REMEMBER A PIONEER.
Abilene Will Place Granite Boulder
as His Monument.

Abilene, Kan, Dec. "a huge red
granite bowlder, weighing more than
two tons, will be placed over the grave
of Thomas Smith, the first marshal of
Abilene and the peacekeeper of its
widest cowboy days 1t is fitted for the
place. It Rough sides will have no
dressing, the inscription to be cut into
the natural rock.
Thomas Smith was the first man to
bring order to the chaos of early cow
boy days. He killed several men be-
fore he did it, but he conquered the I'M
ruIy characters of the trail and made
the town safe for its citizens. He was
killed while trying to arrest two muir
derers. wild Bill" Hickok was his
successor.
by the old-timers of cattle days, who
are glad to place this reminder of the
man they all admired in the city GENE
tery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Feet
Badly Swollen, Could
Scarcely Walk.
Smoked to Excess
Heart Affected.
DIR. MileS'Hearf Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.

II send you my testimonial hoping it will
influence someone to use your remedies for
the relief and cure of the diseases for which
they are recommended. l am constantly
recommending them in this lOcality-often
indirectly to strangers. The worst case of
nervous pTOstration l ever saw or rather
heard of was that Of young man, stranger
who sent me word thanking me for the in
formation and stating that to his certain
knowledge, DIR. Miles Nervine and Heart
Cure had saved his life. AS to my own case
was afflicted with heart trouble and nerv-
BUSINESS due TO the excessive use of tobacco
which had used from boyhood. A man
whom your medicine had cured of tobacco
heart met me on the street in Bakersfield one
day when my feet were so badly swollen
could scarcely walk and l was suffering con-
stantly from smotherlng spells, choking SEN
salion, pain and oppression around the heart.
He told me to use DR.. Miles Heart Cure and
Nervine- / bought three bottles Of each and
when they were gone the aggravating
symptoms had disappeared, but to make a
sure thing Of it bought two more bottles
Of Nervine and am today perfectly we'll
have used the DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills and
consider all of DR.. Miles medicines the very
best of household remedies and wish that
every sufferer might learn of their Value.
III. DUTY, Custodian High School Bldg,
Bakersfield, Cal.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr.. Niles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
BASKETBALL AT LAWRENCE.
Topeka Men Will Try for Places on
the Team.

Lawrence. Kas.. Dec s.-The first
regular basket ball practice of the
Kansas university for the season of
1903 was held here in the gymnasium
Several of last years players and most
of this years football men We're in the
work. Harry B. Allen, the big tackle,
was elected captain. He played on the
Kansas basket ball team last year.
Hicks, Pooler, Nicholson, Chappelle,
GrigEs, Fleishmann and Ackermah are
some of the football men who We're
out and will try for the basket ball
team. Freshman played four years on
the Topeka high school team. Griggs
also played there. There is much in
terest in basket ball and the prospects
are good for a fast set of basket ball
men this year. The schedule has not
yet been completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
DEATH OF LUTHER sEvERx.
The Passing Away of Pioneer Kan
san at EmporIa.

Emporia, Kan, Dec 3-Luther Sc
very died here at his home after
lingering sickness. He was n years old.
Mr.. Severy came to Esmporia. in 1870
from Sturgis, Mich. He owned a 5000
acre farm in Usage and Lyon counties,
$500 acres in Greenwood, Near Eureka;
also several small farms and city prop
erty. In 1873 he was elected a director
OF the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, an office which he held for
many years. He built the Howard
branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe extending from Emporia to Howard,
Elk county. The town of Severy,
Greenwood county, was named after
him
Mr.. Severy, in the early days, was the
promoter of many institutions in this
and other counties. In 1880 he organ
lied the Usage County bank at Usage
City, was one of the owners of the EN-
pOria Whitley opera house in 1881, and
a heavy stockholders in the Coolidge.
now the Whitley, hotel He also was a
director Of the Emporia First National
bank Mr.. Severy was one of the Kan
sas cattle men who met with great
losses during the early nineties because
of the low price of cattle, and in this
way lost most Of his property. He was
q Mason. a--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Sale of g Peter the Great

New York. Dec. 3-Peter the Great
one of the most promising trotting stall
lions in this country, was sold at the
horse sale now in progress at Madison
Square Garden for $1,000 to Peter Dur
yea, of Lexington. Ky. The price for
which Mr.. Duryea secured the great
stallion was considered a. bargain Just
before the sale prominent horsemen fig
ured that Peter the Great would bring
Duryea, who has come all the way from
Lexington, KY, with the object of buy
ing the stallion, said he had come pre-
pared to go much above $1,000 il neces-
Sary.
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Think It Was Frank aa1d.n.

Pfttsburg, Kan, Dec. 3.-Further deyel-
opments in the case of the unknown man
killed by the cars on the Frisco, point AL
most conclusively that his name was
Frank Hayden, a stranded actor Tho,
name styles" was found tatooed on one
arm, but the name Frank Hayden was
tatooed on the other arm. which waz
found this morning. An envelope found
in the pocket of a remnant of his coat mad
the same name written upon it and adj
dressed 10 Pittsburg, but the contents of
the envelope were gone Tile postmark
was Omaha, Neb- A man who called
himself Frank Hayden had been around
Scammon two or three days prior to the
finding of the mangled body along the
railroad track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
rhorouehbreda Sold at Lexington.

Lexington, KY, Dec. 3.-The best
sales at the Fasig-Tipton sales were:
Whitney's Observation-Disclosures br. s.,
II, by Alert, dam Capability, 81, 100, to
Henry Martin, Versailles, KY.
Thespian, b. m, 5, Imp. Meddler-Peg
Wellington, $2,025, to E. Corrigan, Lex
ington, Ky.
Passan, b. M, 8, Hamburg-Pasterell
50 00O to John E. Madden, Lexington,
Ky.
Eighty-eight horses brought $26,200
an average of 1927 per head.
Among the consignments were brood
mares and stations from w. G. Whit
ney and yearlings from Milton Young
and S. c. Lyme.
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versity school of law who wins the prize
in this contest
G.. F. Grattan, Mcpherson county bar,
Tine Resp possibilities of the Lawyer in
the Legislature"
George A. Vandeveer, Reno county bar,
t'Is the Seventh Subdivision of Section Is
of the Statute of Limitations Constitu-
tional?''
R. E. Morris, Wyandotte county bar,
The Control of Public Utilities
H. E. Ganse,l Coffey county bar, THE
Laws of Responsibility for Lawlessness. =
W. E. Higgins, State university, Re
gard for Law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Stole Wheat from the Elevator.

County Attorney Carver was in Port
land yesterday investigating a reported
theft of wheat from the Portland eleva-
tor which is owned by Arkansas City
parties and operated by Frank Krebbs.
Some time Sunday night parties broke
into the elevator and stole twenty-five
or thirty bushels of wheat, hauling it
off in wagons The thieves were track
ed some three or four miles the next
morning by their wagon. but the track
was lost. A watch is being kept in the
hope of catching the thieves when they
attempt to dispose of the wheat-Wel-
lington Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
CUMMINs TO CONE.
Will Be Chief Speaker at Kansas Bar
Meeting.

Gov A B. Cummins of Iowa, who has
become a national figure through his bril-
liant victories in Iowa politics, and his
advocacy of what was known as the
Iowa idea" of tariff revision, will be the
cnleI speaker at the annual meeting OF
the Kansas State Bar association.
1t is the custom of the association each
year to bring in some prominent attorney
of national reputation to make the an
nua1 address before the association, and
Gov. Cummins has been secured this
year to give this address. What his SUD
ject will be is not yet known.
The annual meeting of the association
will be held January q and q, and will
close with a banquet at the Throop hotel
en- the night of January %. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
of Iowa
Address by the student of the State uni
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Cornell Wants Coach Warner.

Ithaca, N. Y. Dec. "a conference
of football coaches to determine on the
football policy for next year has been
called for December 15 and all the old
stars are expected to return. It will
be a large session and in view of the
disastrous season is likely to be an in
Cornell undergraduates and alumni in
favor of the return of Glen S. Warner
has assumed great proportions and the
undergraduates and players are prac-
tically unanimous for him. Warmers
contract with the Indians expires this
wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Racing at Oakland.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-An excellent
card drew a large crowd to Oakland
track and some fine sport was witness
ed. The mile handicap was one OF
the main attractions Beau Ormonde,
the favorite, led for a time, but at the
half mile pole began to drop back. Eos
sill assumed command and after shak-
ing off Claude won easily from Divinas
who got UP in time to beat Claude
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
M'eovERN IS MATCHED.
He Will Meet Young Mowatt in
Bout at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Terry McGovern and
Tom Mowatt will fight in the near fu-
ture. They are matched for a battle
to come off in Chicago. Paddy Carroll,
who directs the fortunes of the stock
yarder, received a telegram from Nc
Govern while in New Orleans, and the
match has been clinched. 1t will pro-
baby be billed within two weeks, as
both boys are in splendid condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Fort Erie Hangs Up a Purse.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. SACK Herman,
matchmaker for the International Ath-
letic club of Fort Erie, announced last
night that he would hang up purse of
$4,000 for a twenty-round go between
Tommy Ryan and Philadelphia" Jack
O'Brien. Herman has been angling for
this match for long time, as he thinks
it is the best drawing card in sight
Herman says that he has secured
Ryan's consent to battle in Canada, but
he is doubHul about securing O'Brien,
as the latter does not fancy the long
route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Horses Sell We'll.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. S.-M. H
Reardon has returned from New York,
where he negotiated the sale of his per-
formers, Colonel Wallace and Alice
Brooks. Colonel Wallace has a mark
of 2:1912 and a trial of 2:10A. Alice
Brooks is a green FLY, with a trial of
2:111a. The price brought for the pair
was $4,000. G. D. Sherman was the
purchaser. He will race the two on the
Grand circuit next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Fire I'D Oaawatomia.

Osawatomie. Kas., Dec. Sire be-
gan early Wednesday in the Missouri
Pacific supply house here. The fire
was under control when the fire de-
partment arrived. Part of the records
in this Office We're destroyed by water.
It is believed the fire was caused by a
lighted torch left in the supply room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03

the track at the fair grounds in fair
condition. The improvements made
since last winter are responsible for
this. Four favorites won, Morning Star,
Rainland, Big Bend and Bob Hilliard.
Patriee's action at the post in the sixth
race indicated that drugs had been adj
n,inistered to the filly. Her entry was
ordered refused until the stewards
could investigate her condition Wealth
er clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
BIG POSTAL RzoRIPTs.
Wichita officer Thinks an $500 Day
Is Pretty Good.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. s.-The Eagle
says:
Never before in the history of the
Wichita postoffice has the postal de-
partment made such a good showing as
on last Friday, when more than $500
worth of business was DONE The re-
ceipts for each day during the month
increasing, but the receipts Friday
broke all previous records. At $500 for
one day, more business was done in the
postal department of the Wichita office
than was ever done at any similar Office
in the state of Kansas.
Seven. hundred dollar days are ordf-
nary occurrences" said Assistant Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Bezenah's Next Match.

St. Louis, Dec. 3.-Gus Bezenah, the
clever Cincinnati bantam weight, and
Cooney Kelly, the midget fighter from
Streator, ILL.,, have been matched to
battle ten rounds at the Columbian
Athletic club next Sunday. The match
will be fought at lis pounds, consider
ably above KelIys usual figure. Kelly
is a very Clever boxer. Bezenah, at the
weights, is considered the handler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03

San Francisco, Dec. S.-''Young Cor
bett,'' in talking yesterday, let drop
the remark that he would be in train
ing for two months, but declined to ex-
plain why. 1t is construed to mean
that Corbett has made a secret match
with some one to fight after his battle
with Hanlon. Three is a rumor that it
is Jimmy Britt, but Britt's hands are
in such shape he could not get ready
for some time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03

from a $4,000 deficit to a $4,000 surplus.
The gross receipts of the Michigan
game alone We're $780, 00 A banquet
and entertainment Will be rendered the
football players next Saturday night
at the Masonic temple and a large
gathering is anticipated. The proposed
trip to the Pacific coast has been prac-
tically abandoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
The Fireman Abandoned His Train.

Salina, Kas., Dec. Because his
engineer had abused him for not being
able to keeI. steam. J. c. Schumacher,
of Hoisington, a fireman on a Missouri
Pacific freight train, abandoned his
engine in the yards here and refused
to continue his run. The train was de-
layed several hours and finally the en-
CINE and caboose We're taken to Gyp-
sum by the conductor acting as engi-
neer. The regular engineer shoveled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Deer III Gaaru County.

For the past week farmers and hunters
west of the city have seen tracks of q
wild deer and several of the people have
got shots at him at long range Sunday
a number of men from this city while
hunting up the river saw the deer cross
the river near the Hollis farm and they
Immediately gave chase. The deer was
last seen IN that vicinity. A number of
City Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
A Nltro-Glvcerine Explosion.

Oscar Bond, shooter for the Western
Torpedo company, was brought in this
morning from Longton, where he narrow
~ escaped a horrible death. As it is he is
suffering with a badly lacerated hand, a
face full Of sand and bits of tin and may
lose the sight of his right eye.
Mr.. Bond was shooting a well yesterday
evening at o'clock when nitro-glycer-
inc cartridge, called a 'squib," went off
in his hand. He had the shot in the well
and had just stood the squib up by stick
ing the sharp end in a bed of cinders u
fasten the fuse, when it exploded. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Gonhers, Receints Good.

learned from Manager Barnard, of the
Minnesota football management, that
the season has cen a profitable one
financially, and that the treasury Of
the Athletic association has advanced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
Racing at Bennings.

Washington, Dec. 3-W. r. Midge-
ly's Tribes Hill, carrying top weight,
made all the pace and won the Ben
nings course. Castalian proved the best
sprinter OF the 3-year-olds, taking the
lead at the start, and was never in
danger. Track fast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
RACE FOR TOWN LOTS.
Amusing Affair in Connection With
an lola Land Sale.

lola. Kan. Dec. s-The Register says:
One of the premiums offered by the
auction of town lots in sunnyside addition
to lola yesterday was $40 to the best foot
racer. The conditions were, however, that
the contestants must be over 40 years old
and must have been residents OF the
county at least 20 years. Four men were
on hand who met the requirements.
Frank Jackson of Neosho Valley; Tom
Fitzpatrick of Elm township and ]. a.
MonfOrt, who lives a few miles east of
lola, were three of them. The name of
the fourth the Register did not learn
The four men lined up, preparing for
the race by stripping off their coats and
vests, although snow. was falling, at the
time Fitzpatrick peeled to his underShirt-
The race was for 100 yards. Frank Jack
son won it handily, with Fitzpatrick sec
ond. Years ago the two as young men
raced many times, Fitzpatrick having a
reputation sprinter, and he always
won. He was surprised at the outcome,
but Jackson laughingly told him that it
was the first race for money jackson
had been bidding unsuccessfully at the
sale all day and at the close he was sold
two lots for his prize and had some mon
ey left.
And so a pair of 40-year-old legs won
him two nice town lots. Jackson, by the
way, is one of the Registers county cor
respondents, and chasing items all these
years has kept his legs nin1ble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
To Cure a Cold in One Dav.

Take Laxative Bromo QuInine tablets All
druggists refund money if it fails TO cura
E ". Groves signature on each box sc. |
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That Orphan's Home Road.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 3.-The last leg
islature made an appropriation of $4,000
for the improvement of the road from
Atchison to the Soldiers Orphans home
north of town. The appropriation i'm
posed certain conditions upon the city,
and a dispute, which has been going ON
for months, arose over the location of
the road. The state board of charities
wanted one road, and the city of Atch-
ison another. The controversy has at
last been settled satisfactorily, and the
board will advertise for bids and let the
contract as soon as the city gives the
required aid, which it stands ready
t0 IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03

were two ounces of the explosive in the
cartridge and it seems incredible that he
escaped with his life.-Neodesha Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03

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Everything in the package. Simply add hot
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NIIc!KHRA1E. 4; J: ;:: :,
INeka9skCh caso& SkaasRR Tn s H.

Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars on all
Trains. Trans-Continentai Tourist Cars leave
Chicago Trt-W eekiw Tuesdays and Saturday
at ESQ p. on Wednesdays at 1895 ..
Chicago to Boston without change. Modern DIM
Tag Cars serving meals individual club plan,
ranging IN price from 900 TO 81 90; also services
Ia carte. Direct line to Fort Wayne, Eind1ay,
Cleveland, Er1s. Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse.
Binghanton, Scranton, New York City, Boston
and all points Bast. Rates always the lowest.
Colorod porters in uniform in attendance on ali
Coach Passengers. II you conteuap plate = trip
East, call On any convenient Ticket Agent, OF
address JOHN Z. CALLAHAN. aensI Agent.
lis Adams st., Chicago, M
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Racing at New Orleans

New Orleans, Dec. 3.-After the heavy
rains, racegoers were surprised to find
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The Bachelor
sells for SC now; you used to pay ten
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y the student Of the State uni
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-05

The creditors of Edward A. Starkey.
bankrupt, will meet June ID at 10 a. m.
to act upon the final report of the trus
tee of the estate.
\. V Mays agency has sold for
Judge t. l.. Waterman his house on
Western avenue to John l.. Pike Of
Wilmington, who will take possession
at once.
The Sunshine Bulletin for June. the
official magazine of the International
Sunshine society contains an excel
lent cut of Mrs Harriet Brasor Pratt
on the front cover page Mrs. Pratt
is an active member Of the society
Jenner II. Chamberlain arrived
from Indianapolis Yesterday with a
carload Of % handsome horses which
came by express They will be sold
by auction at Stockwelrs stables to-
morrow.
Erattleboro ought to have cele-
'ration this year in recognition of the
l5oth a. uiVrrsuIy of the granting OF a
charter for the town The first settle
ment was made at Fort Dummcr in
l12l, but the charter for the town was
not granted until 1853.
WantastiQuet lodge of odd Fellows
will observe next Sunday as Memorial
day i'm accordance with a proclama-
tion issued by the grand master All
members are requested to meet in Odd
Fellows hall AT $50 O'Clock. when ap-
prOpriate exercises will he held The
Rebokahs will join i'm the Observance.
The Morningsidc Cemetery associa-
tiun held its annual meeting Monday
night in the Office Of DR.. c. $. Clark.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, DR.. S. L. Lawton: vice president.
HOyt H. Wheeler; secretary. Miss Su-
san T. Clark; treasurer. Dr. G. S.
Clark directors, F. w. Childs. DR..
c. S. Clark and Or. \. !. Miller.
The annual meeting of Brattleboro
Branch No. |, International Sunshine
society. was held Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Levi K Fuller.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Mrs. +. $ Bowen; secretary.
Mrs. c. f. r. Jenne, treasurer, Mrs.
Albert Rockwell After the business
meeting refreshments were served.
Miss Mary Shea was appointed a com
mittee to investigate the subject of
circulating libraries for the rural dis
tricts.