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in this section of the country was play
ed by our boys and Haskell.
In the first inning Haskell scored one
and Bethany scored one and then until
the last half of the eleventh inning
neither side could get anything to their
credit but goose EGGS" In the last half
of the eleventh, the Bethany boys scored
one, making the score 2 to in favor Of
Bethany The Haskell boys played an
errorless game and the Bethany boys
played on one error.
Victor Holm. a boy of 10 years, did
most of the pitching for our boys and
although this being his first year in
baseball, he was considered the best col
lege pitcher in the state.
Members of the Bethany team were:
Pitchers, V. Holm, E. Peery: catcher. D.
Funk; first base, Vim. Miller; second
base. Karl Swenson; short stop, S. Oh
son; third base, D. Peterson; left field,
A. Olson; center field, T. l. Hoffman;
right field, A. Peterson: sub-catcher, A.
Issacson; infield sub, E. Bengston;
scorer, Karl Miller; Bonnie Owens,
COACH K. J. Swenson, manager; T. L.
Hoffman, captain
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Winfeld Chantannna Oman

Winfield, Kas.. June 16.-The seven
tenth annual session of the Winfield
Chautauqua assembly begins this even
ing and viii last ten days Each day.
except two, has been named. Wednes-
day. June II. is Hobson day Then
comes Wellington day. governors and
Oklahoma day, commercial mems dav.
recognition day. Wichita day, Arkan-
sas day and children's day Captain
Richmond p Hobson, viii speak on
The United States as a World Power
Other speakers are Edward p Elliott,
Boston, Mrs Bertha Kunz Baker.
New York; Governors Bailey and Fer
gusOn, Governor La Toilette. Wiscon-
sin; Professor J. R. Woodland, Roches-
ter Byron W King. Pittsburg: Frank
Dixon: George L. Robinson; Henry J.
Allen; Nat NJ. Brigham and others.
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venge came to Lindsborg on the goth Of
May and were again defeated by a score
of to 1. The soldiers had a good man
in the box and the Bethany boys could
not do much until they commenced to
play the hit and run game" which put
the soldiers pitcher up in the air"
That night the boys left for a three
days trip south and on May p played
the Cooper Memorial boys at Sterling.
The game was very nice one as the
score shows: Cooper l. Bethany 2.
Bethany should really be credited with
a shut out" game and the Cooper boys
got their score by the ball rolling under
the fence.
on May %. the game was called off
with Friends university q Wichita on
account of rain.
May %, the boys played Paramount 8
team which had two or three profession
al players on it and still only lost the
game by score of 1 to in an unfinish-
ed game. L. Franz, who commenced
playing ball at the same tinerDale Gear
did at wellington and Winfield, was in
the box for Paramount and in the last
half of the seventh made a home run.
Taking Franz out of the game they
would have been easily beaten by the
Bethany boys.
May o. the Haskell Indians came to
Lindsborg to play two games. The
game on the q was beautiful game
and ended by d score of 5 to in favor
of Bethany, On the 18th, the date for
the other game it was raining. on ac-
count of the floods the Indians could not
go home and on the 3rd of June the best
and prettiest game that has been seen
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HUTCHINSON JUBILEE.
Musical Event opens Today With
Promise of Success.


Hutchinson. Kas.. June 16.-The elev-
enth annual musical jubilee opened
here today The number of contests
arranged is greater than in any pre-
ceding event of the kind, the number Of
entries far in advance of those of pre-
vfous wears the soloists more dis
tinguished than any that have ever be
fore appeared here, and the prizes OF
fered IN the various events the largest
Altogether. the jubilee in spite of the
discOura ging postponement made neccs-
sary by the flood two weeks ago, prom
ises to be by far the biggest and best
that has ever been given. The town IS
full of visitors, the advance sale OF
tickets has been large, and the bust
ness end Of the enterprise is already
assured of success.
The opening number of the first pro-
gramme win be the high school chor us
contest. for which prize of $3.50 is or
fered. The local high school and the
Mcpherson high school are the only
contestants. Two stated selections VIII
be given and one that is chosen by the
competing chorus. The second contest
is for flutes. with a prize of $50. The
morning programme viii close with q
piano recital by Prof. KrOeger, of st.
Louis In the afternoon, the interstate
vocal contest with prize of 800, Will
occur In this the singers make their
own selections. The number of entries
this year is large. with several states
represented. Miss Margaret NOrthrup,
of Kansas City. is to be one of the
singers. The mixed chorus contest.
with the prize of $500 which was to
has been postponed. owing to the ina
bility of many of the singers to reach
here in season. The evening concert
viii be given by the Salina chorus.
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THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, successfully used by Mother
Gray, for years a nurse in the Chill
dren's Home in New York, Cure Fever
ishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disor-
ders, move and regulate the Bowels
and destroy Worms. They are so pleas
ant to the taste and harmless as milk.
Children like them. Over 10, 900 testi-
monials of cures. They ne0er fail.
Sold by all druggists, 25. -ASk today.
Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, n. 7.
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KANSAS NEWS.
An Ottawa Woman Walked
Track Before Daylight.
Left Train to Catch Man Who
Stole Her Jewels.
SHE CAUGHT THE THIEF
Nan Passing Down the Aisle
Seized YaIuables.
Was En- Route Across Missouri
to st. Louis.

Ottawa, Kas.. June 16.-Word has
reached here from St Louis of a heroic
act OF a former teacher in the univer-
sity The story says.
when Miss Fannie Norris of Web
ster Groves saw a sneak thief jump
from the Missouri Pacific fast mail
at Pleasant Hill Mo, at $3.50 in the
morning taking her money and jewels
valued at $3.50 she told Conductor
Richards she wanted to get off to catch
the thief
Eight hours later she resumed her
journey. having recovered all OF her
property except one check for $50. on
which she had stopped payment In
the meantime she saw the thief who
had been Guiding the officers for
months bound over to the grand jury
on a plea of guilty and had given her
deposition against him for further evil
dence.
Miss Norris is the head of the
French and German department of OF
tawa University. Kansas. and had an
engagement to teach during the sum
mer months at the Colorado Chautau-
qua al Boulder, Colo She did not
wait for through sleeping car service
10 be resumed, but left ottawa last
Monday. the earliest that the flood per-
mitted for Webster Groves
"She changed cars after midnight and
laid her handbag on the sect beside her
iu the car
~At Pleasant Hn wen dressed
young man got on the train and walk
ed through several times As the train
was gaining some speed. he passed Miss
Norris seat and leaning over her,
era bbed the handbag in which she had
her ready money, some checks, jewelry
and gold watch and chain.
Miss Norris says she did not realize
what had happened until a young man
across the aisle called to her that the
man had stolen her bag. and they both
called to Conductor Richards.
Richards pulled the bell cord as the
thief went out OF the door Of the car,
and then. with other men, gave chase,
but the thief had too much start and
was soon out of view
When the men gave up the chase
Miss Norris announced her intention of
going back to the town they had just
left and catching the thief.
she was advised not to go and told
that it would be no use, but Mr., Rich
ards told her that he would see that she
was furnished with transportation to
ST. Louis. and she started.
Miss Norris did not have more than
half a mile to walk. and she did not
stop to think of the unusual hour
When she reached the depot. she in
Quired what town it was and the prob
ability of getting an officer
THE agent of the Missouri Pacific
called Sheriff Bailey and a constable
with a description of the thief the
officers started out. and in less than an
hour came to the depot with a man
whom Miss Norris recognized at
glance
After hearing his repeated denials
that he was the man wanted. Sheriff
Bailey took the culprit from the room
where Miss Norris was and she later
learned that he was threatened with
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THE CONFESSION OF A WIFE.
:" Would Have Been in My Grave Long Ago Had 1t
Not Been for
DANES CELERY COMPOUND"

This is the closing sentence of a
thankful and grateful letter of testi-
mony written by Mrs. P. Hoffman. of
Kylertown, Pa. A complication of liver
trouble kidney disease and stomach
neuralgia resisted the best treatment Of
an able and experienced family physi-
clan. When all seemed dark and gloomy,
a kind Providence directed an anxious
husband to have his wife make use Of
the medicine that saves even at the elev-
enth hour. Paine's Celery Compound
gloriously triumphed, it removed waste
and poisonous matters from the blood,
toned every organ and nourished the
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Racing at Chicago.

Chicago, June 16.-J. L. Slaughter
Badger Girl, an added started. backed
from 20 to 1 down to Is to 1 at post
time, won the Petite stakes at Harlem.
Off last. she gradually wore down her
field, and at the end ran over every
thing, finishing three lengths ahead of
Determination, with Memories third.
Handsome Florry, the favorite. was
never a contender, and finished next to
last. The stake was worth s., 300 to the
winner. Hargis, in the fifth race, was
the only favorite that won.
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Father
And Son Suffered
Chronic Headache.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For Thirty Years.
DR.. Miles Nervine Has
Cured Ne.

There is nothing SO good in cases Of
chronic headache as DIR. Miles Nervine. It
restores the disordered nerves to their nor
NAL condition and banishes headache forever.
MY trouble was headache, chronic so as
% be almcst continual 1 had been in this
condition ever since ! could remember and
J arl now tOrtv-sevcn years old. NY father
Vas a great sufferer from the same conn amt
ana my son has shown sigRs of similar affec-
uQn- When the attacks would appear. my
stomach would often become Affected and I
would grow dizzy and faint and often had
% quit my work and lie down. I am sta
tdnary engineer and found it hard to hold a
place with such a heavy handicap. About
SIX years ago / began taking Or. Miles Re
stcrativc Ncrvine and since that time I have
used IN all. fourteen bottles. The number Of
bottles taken was not really required as
think the cure was completely effected after
taking the second bottle. Having scarcely
seen the time in thirty years I was free from
headache, l could not believe the perma-
nent cure to be made 90 soon, SO I continued
its use until ] was thoroughly convinced. Six
persons 10 whom I have recommended the
remedy have experienced equally gratifying
results, the only difference between their
ease and kline lying in the severity of the
trouble cured-"-EDGAR w. WILSON, Alcott.
Colorado.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
Re Or. Niles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Or. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind
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IRON QUEEN OF THE TURF.
Title Claimed for Found" a Mare
With Remarkable Record.

Lexington, Ky, June 1.-THE IRON horses
OF the turf are often mentioned and Ear-
mum, Logan and Bitten are frequently
cited as instances of a remarkable charac-
ter in this class, but mention is rarely
made of mares that also figure as notably
as Eorses and geldings in the roll Of great
turf campaigners. OF performers now
racing Found which won the rich club
members handicap at St Louis last Sat
urday certainly deserves the name of the
iron queen of the turf From statistics
compiled here the present season is
Found s seventh on the turf She raced
first as a 2-year-oId in 1887 and every year
since she has been a very creditable win
ner. Among her stake victories previous
to Saturday are the Hawthorne selling as
a 3-year-old in 1888, the Press as 4-year-
old in 1900. and the Final stakes as G.
Year-old In 1902
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Read It in His Newspaner.

George Schaub, a well known German
citizens OF New Lebanon, o.. is a constant
reader Of the Dayton NolkszeitunR. He
knows that this paper aims to advertise
only the best in its columns and when he
saw Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised
therein for lame back. he did not hesita e
in buying a bottle for his wife, who for &
pains in her back and could get no relief
He SAYS: After using the Pain Balm co.
a few days my wife said to me: I FEEL 81
though born anew, and before using The
entire contents Of the bottle the unbeara~
BILE pains had entirely vanished ana 80
could again take up her household duties =
He is very thankful and hopes that an
suffering likewise viii hear Of her wonder
full recovery. This valuable Hniment Is for
sale by all druggists.
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Winield Rnna Out Railroad.

Winfield, Kas. June 16.-In order to
beat rival road, the Frisco built 200
yard Of siding on a public street in
this city last Friday night without
permission of the council or consent of
the adjacent property owners. The
property owners did not raise a fuss
about it. but quietly marshalled about
twenty-five men after midnight Sunday
night. pushed the cars down the track
unscrewed the fishplates that unite the
two ends Of the rails, and with a steam
thTesher engine hauled the track up the
streets in sections. The mayor, antici-
pating trouble, ordered the railroad not
to relay the track without permission
from the city
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Cincinnati defeated St Louis. though St
Louis made a game bid in the ninth IN
ming. when Ewing went up in the ar en-
tirely. After two bases halls Backett
went out on a fly to Seymour. Dunleavy
singled to left filling the bases. Then
Ewing gave pass to Williams, forcing
in a run Smoot singled 10 left. SCORING
two more. but Brain Was not equal to the
occasion and went out. Attendance. 200
Score by innings: Ri z
Cincinnati ....-. 80 0 - 10 ?
St Louis ..-..........-0 o Q 0 0 o 0 3-3 2 :
Batteries-Ewing and Bergen Rhoades
and J. O'Neil-
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weakened system Mrs. Hoffman saws:
For about four years I suffered from
liver and kidney troubles and neuralgia
of the stomach. My doctor could do
nothing for me. Ny husband read about
Paine's Celery Compound and bought
some for me. After using one-half bot
two bottles and can now do my own
homework. Paine's Celery Compound
is the best medicine in the world. and
recommend it to all sufferers. Had It
not been for Paine's Celery Compound,
I would have been in my grave long
ago."
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WHERE IS THE BRIDEGROOM P
A Wedding in Atchison Had to Be
Postponed.

Atchison June 16-When the guests
invited to the marriage Of William
Sturts and Miss Minnie Couvrey as
sembled at the German Lutheran church
a. o'clock Monday afternoon they We're
informed that the bridegroom had dis
appeared and the no wedding would
take place. Sturts left Atchison early
leaving no word behind. He made all
arrangements for the wedding before he
left Sturts is 20 years of age and the
bride is 10.
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mile in 1:4o1l and as 4-year-old ran Il
mile and an eighth in the sensational time
of 1929 She was bred in Missouri st
the Greenwood stud, owned by the late J.
D. Lucas. Her sire, Buckmaster, a son Of
imp. Buckden, dam Meta H. by Harry of
the West, is own brother to Kimball
which colt started favorite for the Ken
lucky Derby in 1880 Found dam. Pick
Up is a daughter of imp. Mr.. Pickwick
and comes from the family to which traces
the famous Ma gnolia-
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July 4. Fitz says he is aching for a fight
with some one
Young Corbett has been matcaed to fight
Hugh Murphy of this city before the Tam
many Athletic club of Boston for ten
rounds on June 25- According to the con-
ditions they are TO meet at catch weights.
Before the same club on July 4, Willie
Fitzgerald who has just returned from mis-
battle with Cans on the coast, will meet
Danny Duane
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Salina June 16.-Norbert Schanz, 70
years old, a German musician Of Los
Angeles. Cal. died on an eastbound Mis-
souri, Pacific train a few miles south
west of this place Monday. He was
with his wife and was going to their old
home at Milwaukee. The high altitude
crossing the mountains is believed to
have been the cause of his death.
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Racing at New York.

New York. June 16.-The heavy rains
of the last two days converted the track
into a sea of mud and nothing but the
pronounced mud horses were in demand
at Gravesend In only one race did the
talent and a favorite. which was
Afrikaner.
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The Lindsborg Ball Team Do
ing Good Work.
Have Won Majority Of Games
Played This Year.
SOME NOTED CONTESTS.
Eleven Inning Game With Has
keII, Score , to 1.
Also Defeated the X. Z. Team
in 13 to 5 Game.

Lindsborg. kan, June 16.-The Beth
any baseball club has made a great rec
ord this year. Following is a brief
summary of their work kindly furnished
by Captain Hoffman:
The team was organized and COM
menced practice about the second week
in March, the first game being played
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Plank pitched the champions to victory
over St. Louis. Only one Of the visitor :
triples resulted in a run and hat was due
to dropped ball thrown by Davis. At
tendance, 1866
Score by innings: R-H. E
Louis ~ . y vV|O -
Philadelphia 49,. 20 0 -
Batteries-Donahue and Kahoe; Plank
and Powers.
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WESTERN LEAGUE srANDIN
AMERIcAN AssoolATIoN.


One Kansas City pitcher driven to the
bench during the opening inning and Coons
hit hard in the closing innings tells why
Columbus scored runs enough to win by
score of to 3.
Score by innings: R.H E.
Columbus ...... ......2 0 > SIS u 3
Kansas City ......... o 0 0 0 0 3 0 O-3 9 ?
Observation-Disclosures and Fox Coons.
Souders and Maloney.
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robbing depots and trains in that part
of Missouri for some time.
He said he did not suppose she
would leave the train or he would not
have come back to town.
Miss Norris is visiting her mother,
Mrs p. A. Fadler, at Shady Side, near
Webster Groves. while preparing for
her summer work. She formerly lived
in st Louis
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Killed bv a Policy PLAYER.

New York. June 15-Charles McFar-
land. Of the anti-policy society. was
shot and killed today on the general
sessions floor of the criminal courts
building by William Spencer a negro
who was to have been placed on trial
policy law A detective who witnessed
the shooting knocked the revolver from
Spencer's hand and placed him under
arrest
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Harvest Ras Begun.

Wellington. Kas.. June 16.-Wheat
harvest has begun ia this county and
a great deal of May wheat has been
cut. BY the latter part of the week the
binders will be in the hard wheat also,
especially in the south part of the coun-
ty. The weather has been very favor
able for the past week for the ripening
of the wheat and the promise is for an
excantionallY good Weld.
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salarv Limit ID 1000.

Washington, June 16.-N1anager Loft
US of the Washington club says thar
the project of consolidating the Ma
tiOnaI and American leagues into -
club circuit is not even under consid-
Grafton with the American league mag
mates, and that he puts no faith in the
story whatever. He favors and believes,
however, that both leagues viii put a
81 600 limit to the salaries for next sea-
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Racing at Detroit.

Detroit Mich, June 16-Mrs Frank
Foster, a consistent winner at Bennings,
beat Corrigan's Sardine. the favorite, in
the free handicap at Crosse Point Sar-
dine ran disappointing race in the
be second.
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S<SiAS
lI1I Id
Y35alslH4
AT PITTsBURG

For the third time IN vain Levers put
out an opposing team. Not a Chicago play
er reached second base. Menefee also
pitched a good game. Attendance. 6.4eO-
Score by innings: R.H.E-
Chicago 49,. ........0 0 0 0 D 0 90 I
Batteries-Leever and Phelps; Menefee
and King.
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k.itz Wants Another Battle.

New York. June I6.-Bob Fitzsimmons
has decided to engage in one more fight.
The man he viii meet will be the victor Ct
the twenty round bout between George
Gardner and Jack Root. which takes place
before The International Athletic club Of
Fort Erie, Canada, on the afternoon OF
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At KANSAS CITY

Denver's errors gave Kansas City many
runs. The Kansas City players played a
good steady game Attendance, 300.
Score by innings: R-H.E
Kansas City % IL "A l
Denver ..---- -..-.---2 0 . @ O. IL 5
Batteries-Cable and Ulrich Barber. Bos-
Ter, Schlei and Latimer.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.
At ST. JOE

Colorado Springs was shut out princi-
pally by Glade's work in the box.
Score by innings: R.H- E.
Colorado Springs 100000 10000 : 0
St. Joseph ............o 0 / , . l ~ Il Q
Batteries-Jones and Doran; Glade an0
Mcconnell.
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The Midgets won the first game of the
Sedalia's by their superior batting. 1t
was a clean, fast contest without strik-
ing features.
Score: R.H. E
Springfield ..1 1902 0 "A 2
Sedalia .......O 0 o. ? / O-S /
Batteries-Brown and Schmidt; Gates
and Schrant.
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At MILWAUKEE,.

Mlwaukee won over Des Molnes BY
scoring seven runs in the first inning, a
lead which was not overcome. Attendance.
go.
Score by innings: RHE
Milwaukee ......71O1oOoo Il 0
Des Moines .--......O10 oil 30 0-S IT 1
Batteries Swormstead. Mcpherson and
Lucia; Cushman and Fohl
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NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Patten proved better than Mullin in the
box and Washington won a close game
from Detroit
Score by innings; R.H.E.
Detroit 49,. ....-.....0 0 0 90 90 o. 5
Batteries-Patten and Dill; Mullin and
Mcclure
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New York, June 16.-The yearlings
from the famous Rancho Del Paso
farm, the property of J. B. Haggir,
were sold in the Fasig-Tipton sale pad~
dock at Sheepshead bay Monday. Sid
ney Paget paid the top price. 81. 900. for
the son Of INN. Cottage Girl
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Toledo was able to hit the ball when hits
were needed and won the game. Both
teams played poor ball. Attendance, 800
Score by innings: R-H.E
Toledo -. .e......0O14Oao2o- 6
Milwaukee ---.----.-..2 0 0 0 0-e 10 S
Batteries-German and Butler; Meredith
and SDeer.