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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-21
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

DR.. Lottie Findley, of Hill City, is
the only woman physician in the Sixth
district the possessor of an X-ray ma
chine. There are few doctors who have
them in the district.
George p. Griffith of the Hays city
Republican, is in St. Louis holding
down a job on the exposition grounds.
During his absence his paper will be
under the control Of the devil" and
Mrs. Griffith. In the right h1nd cor
ner of last weeks Republican this item
appears: These are days to try the
soul of the clearly housewife. One
woman declares that last Friday alone
undermined all her chances for
heaven" The writer of Sixth District
Notes was a Hays City visitor the
same day, and can vouch for the
veracity of the statement about the
day. It was the worst ever exper-
fenced in Hays City The lady doubt
less told the truth.
It is said there isn't a mouse or a
long-taiIed rat on the tOwnsite of
Grainheld, Cove county. The reason
is that George Dryer the proprietor of
the Occidental hotel, has for years kept
no less than twenty-five cats around
the house. And strange as it may
seem, they keep their place and are
not allowed in the building.
The three reporters of the BelOit
newspapers make every train in and
out of that town. A personal item sell
dom misses their columns. One Of them
has discovered that there are more
wedding parties aboard the trains
since the first of the year, and then
asks the query, what will the harvest
be2
A. J. Rice, the wheat king of Graham
county, is the first one to experiment
with Bronze grass in that county IT
is claimed buffalo grass is almost
worthless for pasture as the country
gets older. Mr.. Rice has faith in the
Bronze grass, and claims it is ready for
pasturage at least six weeks in ad-
vance of any wild grasses, besides ii
lasts a month or more longer in the
fall. He believes the Brcme grass is
fair to do for the short grass country
what clover is doing for eastern Kan
sas.
Some one who doubtless knows what
he is talking about, says, speaking
about how the old topers in MOrland
Graham county. get their booze:
Boxes are still taken from the depot
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$500 worth Of oil a day, SO oil men
say. Tt is regarded as a half million
dollar proposition. The lease is in
litigation. c. B. Shaffer is drilling
right along. He claims that the first
lessee lost its rights by non-payment
of rental. The first lessee is the Kan
sas City and Chautauqua Oil and Gas
Company. 1t claims it has not lost
its rights. 1t had, so it claims. until
April p last to begin drilling A
short time ago it announced that it
would begin drilling. Shaffer and his
employees declared they would prevent
the crowd from coming on to the land
at all. At midnight one night the
Kansas City-Chautauqua concern sent
a rig in there. 1t took twenty one
teams and as many men to move the
machinery. Shaffers men saw they
were outnumbered and raised no dis
turbance. The other outfit began the
erection of the rig at 8 O'Clock in the
morning and at o'clock that even
ing began drilling This broke the
worlds record for fast work in putting
up a rig. Both concerns are now drill
ing night and day bringing in wells on
the Lee. One or the other will get
the whole bunch when litigation ends,
if the lawyers don't get it before.
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SPORTING NEWS.
The Kansas Team Won the
Shoot at Kansas City.
Captured Interstate Trophy,
the Schneider Cup.
BILLY HER HIGH MAN
Shooter Has Best Az
erage of Three Days.
The Jayhawkers Now Perma-
nent Owner of the Cup.

Kansas City. April 21.-ShOoters in
the Interstate tournament at SchmeIz-
er mark were unable to make very
creditable scores on account of the
weather. The wind blew in gusts. the
air was damp and chilly and the dark
background of clouds added to the
difficulties of the shooters.
The morning was devoted to sweep
stake target events=twelve of them.
In these Fred Gilbert and Billy Cros-
by divided first honOrs. out of the
hundred blackbirds shot at, each
broke 81. Billy Heer was second with
80 and Tom Norton finished third with
IS.
The feature OF the afternoon was
the Interstate target team race. Five
teams competed in this-Kansas, Kan
sas City. st. Joseph. Nebraska and
Iowa. It was the final shoot-off for
the Schneider trophy and the team
from the Jayhawl1er state was the
victor. The trophy had been shot for
three times and on each occasion the
Kansas team had made the best score.
AS the result of their victory yesterday
the JayhaWkers become the perman-
ent owners of the cup. The race yes
terday was at fifty targets to a man
and the Kansans succeeded in break
ing 203 out of the possible 400. st.
joseph was second with a total of
POI, Kansas City. third with a total of
200. Nebraska fourth with total of
199 and Iowa fifth with a total of ISL
A feature of the team race was the
competition for the Combs trophy,
awarded to the contestant making the
highest individual score. It was won
by Dixon. Three memo Brien. Dix
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Is an OLD Timer

Speaking of old timers, Ferdinand
Reuthinger, of East Atchison, comes
mighty near being the oldest citizen.
He came here in 1850 on the steam
boat Ell Paso landing in East Atchi-
son. He has lived in this vicinity
continuously since that time. Since
Mr.. Reuthinger has lived in East
Atchison, he has been washed out four
times by the Missouri river. He was
washed out in 1870. 1877, 1885 and in
1884. He has lost $4,000 in houses
and land during the fifty-four years
he has lived on the Missouri side of
the river. Mr.. Reuthinger has always
been in comfortable circumstances
financially, and twice he has made
visits to his old home in Germany.
When he came to America it took
forty-four days to make the trip. The
last time he went back in the sos, the
ship made the trip in eight days, and
the greyhounds cross the ocean much
quicker now.-Atchison Globe.
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HIedics FIect at Wichita

Wichita, Kas-. April A-After the. an
nual election of officers and the select
ing of delegates to the state society
which Will meet in Wichita next fall, the
South Kansas District Medical society
closed a two days session last evening.
The officers elected follow: President. w.
H Graves, Goddard; first vice president,
J. D. Clark, Wichita; second vice presi-
dent r. S. Harry, Mound Ridge; secre-
tary, G. X PIrves, Wichita; treasurer
j. G. Brown, Wichita Delegates TO state
society: D. W. Basham. Wichita; @. x.
Purves, Wichita: o. J. Furst. Peabody;
H. G. Welch, Hutchinson; DR.. Emory,
winfield: H. d. Hill. Augusta J. NJ
Latta, AIillerton: ]. E Oldham, wichita:
]. 7. Axtel, Newton, c. E. Bowers, Wich-
tia; f. A. Hertzler. HaIstead: DR.. Martin,
wellington; Dr. Palmer, Florence; L. T.
Smith, Newton. r. S. HAIRY, Mound
Ridge. DR.. Palmer, of Florence. was adj
mitted to membership in the OrganlzatiOn.
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on and McGee-tied with 46 and a
shoOt-off at twenty-five targets was
necessary. Dixon missed but three.
ateurs, a fifty target race for the
Schneider individual amateur trophy,
was won by Russell Kline of Spirit
Lake, Ia. Mr.. Kline smashed forty
eight targets.
BY making a total of 80 in the 100
targets yesterday, w. H. Heer. of Con-
cordia, Kas., finished with the high
est average of the experts for the
three days. Mr.. Heer now has a
grand total of 473. while w. r. Cros-
by is next, with All, and Fred Gilbert,
third, with 469. Chauncey NJ. Powers,
of Decatur, Ill, leads the amateurs for
the three days, having an average of
466. Ed O'Brien. of Florence, kas., is
next, with 469. and Russell Klein
comes third. with 449.
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which are the vilest stuff ever ship
ped to any town. 1t is a well known
fact that most of the so-called liquor
is fermented whisky. which is made in
very near being a saloon dive
Mrs. George Griffith, of Hays City,
who is running the Republican during
the soiourn of her husband in st.
Louis, will not see the young ladies
Of her town imposed on by the Wa
Keeney World fellow. She writes in
her paper as follows: THE cheerful
and optimistic disposition the Wa
keeney World man complains Of in
our Hays girls was demonstrated to a
purpose Friday evening when the
blaze in the SchWaller lumber yard
threatened the south part Of town. A
girl, wooden skirt, a cool head, saved
the town. Three cheers and a tiger
for the Ellis county girls The brav-
est and prettiest in the state
There are indications that the
newspaper business in the Sixth dis
trict is going to be strewn with roses
this year. The Mankato Monitor has
added a new press; the addresses
have purchased new hats and dresses
ton whether their husbands go along
or stay away; H. 5. Givler, OF the
WaKeeney World, is building a house;
the POpulist organ in Osborne has
Joined the boss busters organization;
the Populist editor in Hill City will
accept the fusion nomination for
state senator IN the 3Stn district
there is talk of starting a paper in
Natoma, Osborne county; the two
Colby editors are after their respec-
tive party nominations for the Iegis-
lature in Thomas county: the editor
of the Hill City Republican has money
to loan on Graham county real es-
state; the editor of the CaWker City
Ledger wants to be Register of Deeds
of Mitchell county; the Beloit Gazette
is free to all Mitchell county people
who marry in 1904; the Phillipsburg
Dispatch is furnishing free tickets to
the St Louis exposition to a number
of Phillips county people; several pa
pers are giving away pianos; few are
quarreling over county printing mat
terSi POpuliSt papers are dying and
Democratic organs taking their place,
and so it goes. Take it all round. the
Sixth district papers are in clover.
1t is said Ex-Postmaster Jack
Downing, of Hays City Will again en-
gage in newspaper work. He is an
old-time Drinter-editor, and his large
army of friends living in Ellis county
are free to say that he published the
best paper the county ever had.
Fred J. Close Populist politician,
having failed on the get-rich-quick
schemes. such as finding gold IN Ellis
Trego counties, or oil in Missouri. has
locate in Kansas City, No, where
ne is engaged in some real estate
transactions, and will move his fam
lily from Hays City to that place.
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WHERE IS HIS PAY?
Referee Graney Did Not Get What
Was Coming to Him.

Was Coming to Him.
San Francisco. April elf you get
real close to Eddie Graney you will
hear him humming that popular little
ditty, Il Wonder Why and if you
press him hard for an answer he viii
tell you he is wondering why he has
not been paid for refereeing the Britt
COrbett fight, which drew $50, 900 gate.
1t was generally believed that Graney
got his dough when the scrappers were
paid off, but for some unaccountabIe
reason he was overlooked like a white
chip in a poker party.
According to arrangements, Britt
and COrbett were the ones to whom
Graney was to look for his money. In
the articles of agreement, which both
the fighters signed, it is stipulated that
they shall defray the expenses of ref
cree. There was so much rag chewing
over the decision that Graney made no
haste to collect what was due him, and
fancied that the fighters would come
forward voluntarily and reward him
with what he was honestly entitled to.
1t would certainly be tough if Ora
ney did not get a dollar. Here was
the toughest work of his career, and
when he gave the championship to
Britt Eddie lost admirers who hap
Dened to back Corbett heavily and
thought the decision unjust.
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WeIIington Iears From Farmers.


Wellington. Kan, April 21--For the
past month or more farmers in the
vicinity of Wellington have been Sc
curing signatures to a petition asking
the business men of the city to unite
in an effort to close the licensed
Joints" and gambling houses of the
town. Today their ultimatum was de-
livered through. the local papers in the
form Of a. series of resolutions, declar-
ing that if these places were not closed
by May 1, they would cease doing any
trading in the town. The resolutions
are said to have received over 500 sig
natures, principally of heads of fam
lilies. Nothing is likely to be done
about the matter until the farmers
demonstrate they are in earnest.
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Jimmie Britt Goes East.

San Francisco, April 21.-Jimmie Britt
has left for the east to accept a pO-
sition on the stage as monolog1le ar
fist. He viii be accompanied by his
brother Willie and the two will al
vance hand in hand upon New York
James Edward has his little piece AL
fixed UP and it is called a good one
He begins it by saying that he Will
fight Young COrbett again and that the
defeated champion will get first chance
and then he tells some stories of his
early days when he terrorized the south
of Market district AS farewell
bracer for his venture a large number
of his friends toasted James Edwat j
last night at a banquet
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Many readers Of this paper have been
greatly annoyed the last month or so with
an unusual number of rats and mice, or
both. Traps have been of no avail in
Kidding them Of these pests. We are glad
to tell them that science has discovered a
means of driving rats and mice from the
house to die. ] his is Stearns' Electric Rat
and Roach Paste. It's sale has been re-
marlrable, and it never fails. If you cannot
get tine Paste Of your dealer, write direct to
the Stearns' Electric Paste Co., Tribune
Building, Chicago. Ill. and it will be sent
20 you express prepaid on receipt of price.
It IS easy to use. and rids the house of rats.
mice, cockroaches, etc. Small size, 25c:
Hotel size, eight times the quantity, $1.OO. 30
Sold by RowIey & Snow.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Fairmount Is, Washburn ?.

Wichita, Kan, April 21.-Due to
many errors made by Washburn and
their inability to hit Smith, who pitch
ed for Fairmont, the latter team won
the baseball game Wednesday by a
score of 10 to 2 Coldren who pitched
for Washburn, was hit for 16 safe
drives, while the visitors got but five,
made mostly by Griggs and Mehl.
Smith struck out 10 men. Score by
innings: R.H. z.
Washburn .. L 1 90 0 o. 10
Batteries-Fairmoun Smith and
Brown; Washburn: Coldren and Mehl.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AT CHICAGO.

With the thermometer still hugging the
freezing point, Chicago defeated Detroit.
Altrock was in good form, holding the
visitors down to four scattered singles and
would have shut them out but for two
wild throws at critical times. O'Leary
and Tannihiu carried of the fielding hon
ors. Attendance, $50.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Chicago ................1 2 O 0 0 0 ~ 10 4
Detroit ................0 0 0 0 2 o 0 0-3
Batteries-Altrock and Sullivan Kill
Ian and Buelow.
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KID NfccoY,s LArEsT ACT.
The Bif Artist Has INDUCED in a
Matrimonial Venture.

Matrimonial Venture.
New York, April 21-It would appear
that Kid Mccoy has entered upon an
other matrimonial venture from the
following:
Il met that eminent actor and biff ar
fist. Mr.Kid MrCoy, rambling up in the
jungles and glades of One Hundred
and Seventeen street this morning.
Mr.. Mccoy was accompanied by a ire
mendously pretty blonde girl, whom he
proudly presented as Mrs. Mccoy, and
the happy pair had just been inspect
ing a piece of property which is to be
Mrs. McCoy's wedding gift from her
enthralled husband. The young people
will shortly enter into possession of a
commodious home on One Hundred
and Seventy first street. where they
will not only set up their own personal
lares and penates, but where Mr.. Nc
Coy will establish an auxiliary to his
Forty second street physical culture
shop"
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Mccoy and O'Brien Fight May 7.

New York, April 21.-A limited round
boxing bout between kid Mccoy and
/ philadelphia Jack" O'Brien has been
arranged. The men will meet in a six
round contest before one of the clubs
in Philadelphia on the night of July Z.
Mccoy will train in this city, while
O'Brien will do his work for the bout
nh
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Manhattan. Kan, April 21.-The
death of George J. Frank. Jr-, occurred
at his home here Wednesday. He and
his family had been living here for
the past twenty years, coming direct
from Dresden, Gerna any. He was a
prominent merchant tailor. The
funeral will be held at 3 O'Clock Fri
dav afternoon.
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Best Cough Medicine for ChIdreu.

When you buy a cough medicine for
small children you want one in which you
can place implicit confidence. Yofy
want one that not only relieves
but cures. You want one that Is
Internationally harmless. You want
one that is pleasant to take. Cham
Eerlaius Cough Remedy meets an Of
these conditions There is nothing so c-ot4d
for the coughs and colds incident to cHiI.5-
hood 1t is also certain preventive and
cure for Group and there is no danger
whatever from whooping cough when il
is given It has been used in MANY emf
denies of that disease with perfect s1ic-
cess. For sale by all druggists.
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Hart Outpoints RuhIin.

Philadelphia, April 2l-Marvin Hart had
the better of a six-round fight with Gus
Rubin at the National Athletic club.
Hart was effective in every round. In
the fourth round Hart sent Rubin down
for the count, and al the end of the round
he had him groggy and almost out. The
minutes rest did Rubin good, and he
managed to stay to the end. Neither
man WAS nnnished seriouslY.
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Date for charlie Neary.

Milwaukee, April 21-It is probable
that Charlie Neary will meet one of the
lhree-Tommy Mowatt, Benny Yanger
or Aurelio Herrera-at Butte Mont
on June IS before the Shamrock Ath-
letic club, union labor day. This is the
date selected and the club has offered
good terms. Neary has accepted for
any one of those named.
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10 succeed Bishop .FinIz.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 21.-There
was a secret meeting of the Leaven-
worth diocese at which the names or
will be submitted to Rome for the Sc
lection of a. successor to the late
Bishop L. NJ. Fink. Memorial services
for the dead bishop were held in the
cathedral and Father Kinsella made
the memorial address. It is expected
that the new bishop will be named
within thirty DAYS.
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indianapolis 6. Kansas 8.
Louisville 9, Milwaukee 1.
Minneapolis 5. Toledo 4.
St. Paul Z, Columbus l.
AMERICAN LEAGuE STANDING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT CINCINNATI

Although Pittsburg outbatted Cincinnati
and also played better game in the field,
they did not reap the benefit of their
efforts. The locals were able to bunch
their hits and were assisted materially
by the wild throws of Leach and Wag-
ner. Attendance, 1000.
Score by innings: RHE.
Cincinnati ............0 2 o oil OIL IS 10 4
Pittsburg .............O 2 O01O IA y 2
Batteries-Walker and PETIT; Miller
and Phelps.
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a WeIIincton Wedding.

Wellington. Kan, April 21.-NIr. H.
A. Keuncke a prominent young drug
gist of this city, and Miss Anna
GIagann We're married last evening at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs August Glagann, by Rev.
Charles F. Schultz, pastor of the Luth-
ora !, church
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Wheat Looks Wen.

NJ. r. Mclean and W. f. Skies drove
from Peck to MuIvane and from
there to Bell PLANE, Yesterday after
noon. laying out route for a tele-
phone line from Peck to Mulvane.
They both declared last night that they
never saw such a sight as the wheat
presents. Not one poor piece of wheat
did they see and all of it appears to
be in the finest Washing
= Z
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FACTRoY FOR STAFFORD.
Steam Disc PIows Will Be Turned
Out Rapidly.

Stafford, Kan, April 21-MiIton &
Garvin have put in a factory here for
the making of steam disc plows. The
plows are in a frame which is attached
to any traction engine and are under
control of the operator by means or
steam cylinder set in the frame. A
swath fourteen feet wide is turned by
the plows in passing over the ground.
and from twenty to thirty acres of
blowing is done in a. day.
The company has enough orders to
keep their force busy for six months
to come.
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AIcGovern Would Fight White.

Buffalo, n. Y. April 21-Terry Nc
Govern, the ex-champion featherweight
who is playing here this week has ac-
cepted the challenge issued by Eugene
Stratton on behalf of Jabez White, to
meet the Englishman in contest a
$50 pounds. Stratton, who is a broth
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salina. kan, April PIP. F. Lfndth.
president of the Bank of Marquette.
one of the early settlers of this valley.
is dead
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WILL SAVE THE wHEAT.
Rain Around Pratt Did Much Good to
Growing Grain.

Pratt, Kan, April 21.-The droutn
that has prevailed in this county for
six months was broken Tuesday night
by a u inch rain. The wheat is in a
general good condition and will be
saved. The sandy land reports the
only loss by wind, but that is very
small Very little corn is planted and
garden is very slow.
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Sacramento, Cal, April H.-Governor
Pardee has issued a warrant for tho
requisition of Joe Cooley, a colored man,
who is wanted for murder in. Kansas
Cooley was recently captured in San
jose, where he Is now held.
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4BooDLERs' GO FREE.
Indictments Returned by Grand Jury
Found Faulty.

FOunu tauIty.
Kansas City, No, April 21.-The in
dictments returned by the recent
grand jury at Kansas City, Kansas,
against all nine persons charged with
boodling, were quashed by Judge
Moore. in the Wyandotte county dis
trict court on the ground that they
were improperly signed by Attorney
General Coleman. A motion to quash
was brought today by the attorneys
for Charles Bowles. a member of the
school board charged with soliciting
brides from teachers. It was granted
and all the cases were thrown out of
court.
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New Bank for Window.

Window, Kas., April 21-Huffman &
White of Little River, are arranging
to establish. a state bank here soon- 1t
will be in charge of Mr.. White.
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er-in-law Of Charley Mitchell, recently
came to this country and issued the
def to McGovern in behalf of White.
AIcGovern wired Sam Harris, his man
ager to accept the challenge.
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Salina. Kas., April 21.-Elmer Pultgren
and George Stockwe1l, machinists en-
pIoyed in the Sa1ina foundry. were burned
Wednesday afternoon by the explosion Of
a tank Of asphaltum. The men were in
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a wareroom and struck a match to find a
leak in the tank. An explosion followed
Both men suffered severe burns about
the face and shoulders, but it is not be-
Heved that the injuries are dangerous. A
fire followed the explosion and a portion
of the contents of the building were
burned