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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-01
w HANDY TOOLS.

A fodder shocker, as It is popuIarIv
known, is easily constructed by using a
piece of one and onc-half by one and one
hall inch stuff ten feet long. Make legs
and fasten to one end at an angle SO that
1t will stand firm. About three feet from
the end to which the legs are attached
bore a hole through the long strip. using
an inch bit. Make a hickory pin three
feet long to fit easily into this hole. Wher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
JUST HAD TO DANCE.
High School Students Mar Dignity o
Their Reception.

The sub-seniors Of the Topeka high
school gave a reception to the members
of the faculty and to the senior class at
Steinberg's hall last night. The only
incident that marred the dignity, al
though it detracted nothing from the
interest of the occasion, resulted from
the irresistible temptation presented by
the combination of a waxed floor and
a two-step by the orchestra. The re-
ception proceeded s wimmingly until
about 10 o'clock.
It was then that a particularly al
Turing tune was struck up by the or
chestra and couple whirled out into
the open floor. Several other couples
followed and danced for several min
utes. In the meantime pressure was
being brought to bear on the class
president, Harry Cowgirl and he An
ally stopped the orchestra. When the
music was resumed the dancing began
again and the orchestra had to be again
suppressed. After repeating this per-
Torrance several time the orchestra
waded into an intermezzo. That of
course stopped the dancing.
The young women who presided at
the punch bowls were: Misses Clara
Freshman, Guenn GODDARD, Lora Neil,
Nadine Lytle, Isabel Heath, Helen
Sharitt, Eva Bailey and Grace Vrea-
land.
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Z: y L. jan 15.-The specimen of an
aInpitlous business man. The horoscope
preqlcts success in your land venture
~. 2; q. June 1s.-Impetuous. self-re-
liant and showing mental gifts. Your
polarity shows success in literary mr.
suits.
F. I. H. Feb. 24-Artistic. nrac,se
and original Your horoscope shows
talent for music. August will erect
many changes.
W. E. B., Nov. 4.-IndividuaBtv and
mental force shown in every line The
chart predicts success in mining inter-
ests by November of this wear.
s. D. NJ, April 1s.-An ingenious speci-
men Of juvenile precocity The chart
preolcts d successful career in the flu
ture.
D. E. H, Jan 11-Irritable. combativs
and cross. The polarity of your sign
predicts success for you this wear in
political aspirations
M. L. A, Feb. 24.-An innate restless
ness SHOWN in all the lines The horo-
scope SHOWS bright changes by April.
mathematical mind The chart nre1icts
success in mining ventures during this
month. ILLS
J. D: G., March 16.-Apt to deal with
e ext s PRINCIPLES to the neglect OF
change of locality by May.
E. G. N, Jan. 2S-The emotional and
sensitive temperament The chart
shows talent for dramatic art.
S. S. v. Nov. 14-Shows aptitude in
the acquisition of know1edge and a
receptive mentality. Change of resi-
dence marked in your chart by Aug
| ust.
w. G. H, March s-Dignity and nre-
cision with a degree of tyranny. The
horoscope predicts financial favor in
July. AZ
S. c. c.. March 31-A venerable spec
linen of old world script showing true
sense Of the beautiful in the lines. The
chart predicts a journey abroad by the
end of this year.
Ma K, April 12-Cold, unfeeling. ex-
acting and practical. The polarity of
your sign predicts financial success in
April.
U. S. G. G., Sept 3-The intense tenn
tiin1petuous, forceful and fiery.
! SYour question is answered in the af-
! firmative).
T. c. Novig, Holton, Kan.-Active.
aspiring, energetic and subject to ex-
tremes. The polarity of your signs
| predicts an upheaval of all present con
ditions by June.
]. S. NJ, July gan elegant script
but rather pretentious. No financial
success until August. (Your other
question is answered in a negative).
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MEETING is CALLED.
j. N. Dolly Issues Statement
for Boss Busters.

Representative J. N. Dolly of Wa
baunsee county, who was secretary of
the recent midnight boss busters meet
ing at the Throop hotel, is sending let
tiers over the state trying to work up
an interest in the boss busters con-
vention which is to be held next We'd
nesday evening. Some of these letters
are finding their way back to Morton
Albaugh, chairman of the state COM
nittee.
A peculiar feature of the letter is
that it calls q meeting of "all those
who are opposed to the present manner
of conducting the state government,
under which most Democrats and Pop
seats on the conference. The letter IS
dated at Topeka, January 7, and reads
as follows:
MY Dear Sfr-There will be an adj
journed meeting of all those who are
opposed to the present manner of con-
Quoting the state government of the
state of Kansas in this city at 1880 p. m.
Wednesday, January IL, 1904.
THE purpose and aim of this organ1-
cation is to secure the nomination OF
E. w. H0ch for governor at the W1ch-
tia convention, March next. I am
prepared to give you absolute assur-
anca that Mr.. Hoch will accept this
nomination il rendered him by the Re-
publican state convention
eff Mr.. Hoch is elected governor, he
will be the governor in fact, and will
not delegate his power or sublet his
authority to private citizens such as
has been done by the present governor.
by the interference of Governor Bal
ley with the legislative functions of the
government in the organization of the
house of representatives. the people OF
the state are required to pay 100000 in
taxes more than at any other period IL
the history of the state.
This same house organization dis
graced the state by the numerous and
useless employees for the purpose of pay
ing political debts-231 employees in the
house to wait upon 125 MISUNDERSTOOD
is the record of the legislature. Be
sides, numerous forgeries and fictitious
names have been placed on the pay roll
IF Mr.. Hoch is nominated for governor
he is pledged to the establishment O1
civil government in this state.
1T is earnestly desired that you attend
this meeting and bring as many others as
it is convenient to come I am, very
truly yours,
"(Signed.) J. N. DOLLY, Secretary"
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THEIR FORCES CLASH.
Burton and Curtis Managers in
Shawnee in Conflict.

The Shawnee county Republican CEN
trail committee, in response to the call
Of the chairman, H. NJ. Philips, met this
afternoon at the old court house to set
the date for the Republican county pri-
naries-
That the action of the committee will
be to combine the primaries for county
offices and the primary for the selection
of the delegates to the county conven-
ton was about settled in advance Of
the meeting.
The combining of the primaries will
force an early county primary, which is
desired by the majority of the candi-
dates Who have announced themselves
in the contest for Republican nominal
lions. The state convention at Wich-
tia viii be held March 9, and in order
for The county convention to assemble
and choose a county delegation to the
state convention the primary can not
be held later than Saturday, March 5,
which will allow the county convention
to meet Monday, March Z. AS that
would be rather short notice the date
for the primary will probably be set
at least few days earlier.
The majority of the candidates favor
holding the combined primaries about
Saturday, February 27. The candidates
for an early primary, and Arthur Nc
Cabe and A. W. Dana, candidates for
nomination of district judge, are not
opposed to an early date, but J. B..
judgeship, has been working, with the
assistance Of his friends, during the
past few days to have the primaries
held at a much later date than in Feb
ruary or March. He favors some date
in Nay.
That an early primary should be held
was decided at meeting of a number
of the candidates and Republican poll
ticians who met with Chairman Philips
Thursday night to arrange the pro-
gramme for the county central commit
tee meeting
The contest which began in the Third
ward caucus. where an effort was made
by Chairman Philips to have J. G.
Sloneeker named to fill a vacancy on
the county committee, is likely to be
carried to the meeting of the county
committee. Slonecker is one of I4ari-
decided effort is being made by the
prohibitiouists to get him on the conf
mittae.
D. w. Mulvane will be drawn into
the contest as Slonecker's friends hope
to get him place on the county COM
mittee in the place of Matt Weight
man. member of the committee from
the Third ward, who is not in the city.
H. NJ. Philips held a proxy from
Weightman, given some months ago,
which he hoped to turn over to Sion
ecker. A quiet but determined fight
was made to keep S1onecker off the
committee and later proxy, under a
recent date, from weightman is held
by d. w. Mulvane, who also lives in
the Third ward.
The county committee will pass a
resolution allowing Congressman Cur
| tbs to name the delegates to the First
congressional district convention at
convention being held to select the
| delagation
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JOKE ON WHITE.
Mike Dryer Wanted to Know About
His Book Making.

Stewart Edward White. the author
of "Conjuror's House" and THE Blaz-
ed Trail" comes from Grand Rapids.
and has. of course, many friends there
who wish him we'll and follow his sue
cess with satisfaction. Mike Dwyer is
one of those good friends" of Mr.
Whites. and he wishes him well. toe.
but he hasn't been following Mr..
Whites line of work very closely. Mike
is a professional wrestler, and was at
one time Mr.. Whites instructor in
athletics. Mike had been elsewhere
for number of years, practicing his
profession" but a month or SO ago
dropped into Grand Rapids to see the
old town and the old folks. He met
Gilbert White, the artist, Stewards
brother, on the street, and immediate
ly inquired after Stewart.
whats Stewart doing now?" asked
Mike.
ssoh, he's making books" said Gill
bert.
''That's fine,'' returned the gentla-
man of the sporting world, hes gettin
on, amt he? Maxim books is he? Or
what circuit?''
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Place l. Suppressed.

The disreputable den on Railroad
street in North Topeka, known as the
Old Man Christian place, has been eff
fectually broken up by the police
whose last raid upon 1t Thursday night
resulted in the arrest of several colored
and white men and women Of bad re-
pute. The place was kept by an aged
negro, crippled with rheumatism. On
Friday the police went to the Christian
place, accompanied by Poor Commits
sioner A. c. Hale and took charge of
Christian and his little granddaughter
a girl of 9 years. AS Christian offered
no opposition he was placed in charge
of Mr.. Hale and taken to the county
poor farm north of town, while the lit
tie girl was placed in care of Police
Matron Thorpe. Today she was taken
before Probate Judge Hayden. After
an examination into the case Judge
Hayden issued a commitment order
ing the girl to the Beloit Reform
school. She was then placed in the
care of a married sister named Mrs.
Williams, and will be left in her care
at the discretion of the court.
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RADIUM FOR MEDICINE.
It's Possibilities Discussed in Q Med
ical Journal.

New York. Jan. 9.-In the forthcom-
ing edition of the New York Medical
Journal DIR. S. B. Tracy discusses the
therapeutical possibilities of radium,
advancing the belief that it may be
ultimately used internally as a medi-
cine. He says:
1.-The property possessed by radium of
imparting its activity to various fluids,
as shown in experiments, seems to offer
reasonable ground for hope that, in
this way, it may be Independently adj
ministered internally and the fight
against bacterial disease be waged di-
rectly in the tissues affected. through
the agency of the blood and lymph cir
culations and the various internal Sc
cretions. It is true that such retention
Of properties in the radium fluid is only
temporary, but the process of manu-
facture is SO simple that when radium
is available in greater quantity than
at pT esent there viii be no difficulty
in any suitable case in keeping up the
supply of freshly prepared and active
solution
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ton and other conditions which If neg
lected or unski1fully treated find a fatal
terrAinstion in consumption.
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asse-
citation. Proprietors, Buffalo, n. Y, If
they cannot skew the original signature
of the individnai volunteering the testi-
rnesaial below, and alse OF the writers of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness-
via the spring of 1900 was taken with
benssrrkage Of The lungs, ard became very
weak and sAert ef breath, Isst eesh and had no
appssate, writes Lr. e. L. keoiaett. Of Xerzes.
1ezn. al was p<fsraded to try DR. P3erce'
seemed to do me sut ifttle good. Thought I
vvsufd seon be wietim ct that dreaded disease.
consu1z ptioa, He'd slEest given up in despair
when KY friends persuaded me 70 give your
Golden Medical Discovery q fair tEi&i corr
rHenced its use. weigh 80 pounds now. asad
when commenced only weighed 40 pounds
If suv oue doubts this statement viii be
piessed to answer any inquiry
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" Nothing is Hjust as good. "
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
eiogged system from impurities
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GEN. YOUNG RETIRES.
He Is Succeeded by Gen. Adna
II. Chaffee.

Washington, Jan. 9-After having serv-
ed at the head of the army as chief of
staff with the rank of lieutenant general
for a little less than five months, Lieu
tenant General Young relinquished his
duties today to his successor in office,
General A r. Chaffee, who has been act
ing as his chief assistant for several
weeks past.
The change is due to the fact that
General Young became Ga years old today
and under the law was relegated to the
retired list.
General George L. Gillespie, who has
been since May, 1901, chief of engineers,
succeeds General Chaffee as assistant
chief of staff with the rank of major gen
eraI. This is the first time that an en-
gfneer officer has been in the line of
supreme command of the army in 90
years, General McConb being the last
officer in that branch of the service to
occupy such a position.
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Mrs. McHenry Abuses the Mayor.

McHenry was passing some startling
hand bills today. At first glance the
words "Mena gerie-Animals' made
person think she was advertising a
circus. Closer inspection showed it to
be a Iaupoon on Mayor Johnson and
Marshal Coats This is the second cir
cuIar she has passed in three days.
The first was in tolerable rhyme, and
was directed against the mayor. Her
verse starts in with a promise of agree
able Jingle but jumps a hard bump in
almost every line. The officers are
looking for a means OF stopping this
annoyance They propose to prosecute
for libel, whoever printed this last cir
cular.
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McNe ell Wins Freedom.

Alexander Mcneil, of Mitchell coun-
ty. is released by the supreme court
on a writ of habeas corpus from serving
a sentence of three months in Jail for
assault and battery. The Justice who
sentenced him gave him thvee months
in Jail and a fine of one dollar and
costs. He paid the fine and then asked
for writ of habeas corpus. The court
holds that he is entitled to be released
because the law provides only for a fine
or imprisonment for assault and bat
terry, and not for a fine and imprison-
menr. After Mcneil paid his fine it
holds that he could not be held to
serve the Imprisonment part of his sem
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SECRET IS OUT.
r. e. Young, Author of " Sally of Mis-
souri.'' Is q Woman.

R. E. Young, whose name appears on
the title page of that brisk western
story, sally of Missouri" is Rose E.
Young who has chosen to use noncom-
initial initials because they conceal the
sex of the owner. Miss Young was at
one time manager of a medical maya
zine and took up her masculine APP
pearing name because she found that
business men dealt more readily with
men than with women. For my part, .
she says, Il felt more ready and more
satisfied when my letters began to
read Dear Sir Once in a while, how
ever, the arrangement produced anus
ing combinations, especially when
some lady subscriber would persist in
lavender scented correspondence until
I had to beat a hasty retreat or ex-
plain myself. Once in a while an irate
delinquent subscriber would handle mt.
in a truly masculine way. as one did
who wrote to me as follows: Dear Sir:
Yours at hand, and I want to assure
you that to my notion it shows a
primordial dawn of intelligence almost
human in significance My publishers
seem to think that write like a man
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WOULD LIVE IT DOWN.
George AIDE Not Proud OF His Repu-
tation for " Slang"

george A0e N OF. ErOud OF Els 6epu-
tation for I" Slang"
George AIDE is seeking to live down
his reputation as a writer of slang, and
brings out his new book, I'm Babel" to
prove that he can write pure English.
It is also rtImored that he is at work
upon a novel dealing with the political
history of the country. The story of
Mr.. AIDES rise in his own particular
field is interesting. He began on the
Chicago Morning News, where he used
up his spare time by writing sketches
of humorous scenes that struck his
fancy. This brought him boost of
five dollars a week in his salary on his
third day Of service and attracted the
attention of the managing editor. At
the time of the worlds fair Mr. AIDE
was assigned to do a regular column Of
little stories of human nature, as seen
on the grounds. which after the fair
was called "Stories of the Street and
Town" One dull day he wrote an ac-
count of a church social which he had
heard from tough youngster and gave
the hero the name "Artie." This was
his first venture in slang, and it met
with roaring success. After that the
"Artie Stories became a regular fea-
ture in the Sunday paper and were
finally made into a book. When a little
later Mr.. AIDE conceived the idea of
running modern slang into the mold of
the ancient fable he put himself on the
high road to his success.
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Install Officers.

Cheops council No 2, Ancient Order
of Pyramids installed officers Friday
night at the lodge rooms in Security
building The officers for the ensuing
year are: Noble prophet, Charles
Miller; priest, r. P. March; priestess,
Miss Grace Musich; messenger, Miss
Ollie Garfield; herald, Mrs. Sadie Jones;
assistant herald, Mrs. Carrie Buzzell;
guardian and sentinel, Mrs. Minnie
earns; financial scribe. J. P. Farms
worth recording scribe. Mrs. Helen B.
Farnsworth; trustees, DIR. Mary Stuart,
Mrs. Naomi Elliott, ]. H. Squires;
pianist, Mrs. Carol Harmon. After the
installation light refreshments were
served under the directions of Mrs.
Julia Manley and Mrs. Harry Ten.
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Kansas City WINS.

The supreme court holds for the city
of Kansas City, Kas., in the suit
brought against it for the possession OF
the old levee, brought by N. McAlpine
and others, the heirs of the members
of the original town company of Wyan-
dotte. This Ievee was about a mile
long and from 700 to 900 feet wide It
is now very valuable. It was set aside
for public landing by the town COM
pany, but it is now used by railroads
and factories. The heirs asked for it
because it is not used for the purpose
for which it was originally given the
city, but the court holds against them.
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War News Affects Stocks.

New York, Jan. 9-The war scare
and the weak statement of earnings
of the United States Steel corporation
for the December quarter have had an
important influence upon the stock
market of the week and have helped
to prevent the expected January de-
mand for securities with seasona BILE
easing Of the money market. Some
sentiment has grown up during the
course of the week that the unfavora BILE
conditions in the iron and steel trade
have been adequately discounted in the
stock market The war scare also
seems to have reached it's climax.
There was active speculation in a
group of minor railroad stocks on I'M
confirmed rumors of a combination.
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Webb-Branner Decision.

One of the numerous Webb-Branner-
Hazen cases was reversed by the SUI
preme court today, but only for the de-
PENDANTS, who are Mrs. Webb and Mrs.
Nichols in this case, to show that the
property under dispute was properly
advertised for sale by the sheriff. Other
wise the sheriff's sale will be set aside.
Mr.. Webb says that this is the ruling
desired by his side, and that the cor
rection can be made. This is the case
instituted in Jackson county by w. R.
Hazen against Mrs. Webb and Mrs.
Nichols.
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Reception to Judee Poilock

Winfield, Kan, Jan. "A general re-
ception was held in the Brettun par
lors here in honor of Judge Pollock. The
judge was assisted by Mrs. Pollock and
daughter, Miss Lucille. A continual
stream of Winfield friends passed
through the room, shaking hands and
welcoming Judge Pollock and family.
Judge Pollock has been a resident of
this city about fifteen years, and since
his coming has been identified with all
the best interests of the community.
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WEIGH OUT OF 1T.
Won't Be a Candidate for County
Attorney

Charles D. Welch today announced
that he would not be a candidate, for
the Republican nomination of county
attorney.
Mr.. Welch, at present county auditor,
had been a receptive candidate for the
nomination for several months. Since
it was announced that Clad Hamilton
would not be a candidate for the NOM
ination Mr.. WEIGH has been urged by
many to make the race. His with
drawal leaves County Attorney Hun
gate without opposition, though it is
understood that F. H. Foster will be
a candidate.
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Dowie viii Locate in Texas.

San Antonio, Jan. 9-John Alexander
Dowie and party returned today from
the trip of inspection along the Texas
coast Dr. Dowie anneknced that J1e
would locate a new Zion City and farm
in Texas. DR.. Dowie has not abandon
ed his Australian trip. but will sail
from San Francisco on January %.
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cast out Dy the
h ea1thy system.
It Is the narrow
chested whose in
heritance is weak
ness who fail =
prey to consump-
ton because they
are too weak of
lung tc resist aud
throw off disease.
Doctor Pierce's
Gold en- Medical
Discovery n a K c s
W : ak iun & s
strong. It cure 8
obstinate deep
seated coug b s,
bleeding lungs,
weakness. EN- acia-
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Gen. Gordon Near Death.

Miami, Fla, JAN s-General Cor
DON s condition today is not improved.
1t is believed that the general is grad
ually sinking and that the next "a
hours will see the end.
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Narrow Chests.

inherited is utterly discredited by modern
medical science. The germs of con-
sumption must be received from with
out. These germs are every where.
They are constantly being received and
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which is rather incongruous when you
consider that can't sleep until
make sure about burglars in the most
approved feminine way and that I
write best when munching chocolates