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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
KANSAS NEWS.
Blue Rapids Appears to Be En-
joying Boom.
Many New Residences In Course
of Construction.
THEY ARE UP-TO-DATE.
Business Changes Are Numerous
in That City.
New Bank Will Be in Operation
by January /.
THEY ARE UP-TO-DATE.

Blue Rapids, Nov. S.-No less than
fifteen new residences have been built
here in the last few months, at a cost
of $500 to $4,000 each. More than
two dozen houses are already in sight
for next year. Many of the rev
houses are modern. showing that our
people have great confidence in the
future prosperity of the town. The
| damage wrought by the high waters
of 1903 in a great measure has been
overcome, and today Blue Rapids pre-
sents more genuine, healthy prosper
ity than in the last dozen years. In
one month there were no less than
four business changes, and it is said
each one of them has resulted in good
for the town. A. L. Sweetland, who
has been in continuous business for
thirty-two years, has retired. trading
his stock for Kansas farm lands.
On or before the first of next year the
Citizens State bank, with a capital of
$4,000, will be doing business. c. S. Cum
mings is president and c. E. Cummings
cashier These gentlemen come from
Centralia They are putting up a stone
bank building Blue Rapids has grown 9TSn
State bank, one of the oldest in Marshall
county, has deposits aggregating oyer
established as early as 1871. F. o. Way
nant is president and w. j. Burr, cashier.
been reorganized and it is reaching out
for several enterprises.
One of the eye-sores Blue Rapids has
experienced for years was the litigation
over town property, which has been in
several hands, and lastly owned by the
Blue Rapids company. During all these
years the property has been tied up and
useless in the development of the place.
This litigation has been in the courts. in
Guiding the supreme court. Justice won at
last and the property has been sold to
actual residents. The sale of lots brought
good prices.
The three gypsum mills are in opera
ton, besides the Touring mill from the
water power to the Missouri Pacific road,
and putting in steam has proved good
Investment
There has never been time when it
was safe to invest in Blue Rapids
the present time. A laundry will pay from
the start The gypsum industry has only
commenced; the activity in building is
rapidly increasing; business is doubling
with all her merchants, and the old timers
say that there is more life in the town
than they ever before have witnessed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08

turned back to 65 you might try gam
bolin' fur a few days, but you've got
too fur past the age"
"And all the widders are certain to
turn me DOWN.
UNLESS they want to adopt a grand
father. It's hard, old man, and it hurts
to acknowledge it, but you've got to
hunt out a soft chimney corner job fur
the rest of your life and give up SIGH
things as love, romance and matri-
mony."
'I'lI be burned if I do" he yells. and
fur the next five minits he held his face
under the water.
1t was no use, however. He choked
and gasped and struggled and sat up,
and then I invited him ashore and gen
thy pulled the cork from a bottle of my
Alleviator.
What stuff is it?' he asks.
"It cheers without inebriation. After
two doses you will be satisfied to be
an old man and go to your grave
gracefully. While it will alleviate a
hundred different sorts of pain. it's put
up more especially fur cases like yours.
Imbibe slowly and let it dissolve in the
throat as it goes down.
He stood there and imbibed half a
bottle, a holy calm stealth over his
face all the time. and bineby he hand
ed me the bottle with a heavenly smile
attached and sunk down under null
berry tree and slumbered as peacefully
as an infant. I had cured him of love
and romance and restored him to the
world to be somebody's grandpa. In
my next article / will call attention
more directly to the virtues of my
Alleviator, and ask you to kindly
vertisers. Copyright, 1904, by T. c.
McClure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
GOSSIP FOR GOLFERS.
New Champions in Amateur and Pro.
feSsional Glasses.


A Chicago authority says of the golf
season just closed:
That golfers are expansionists is
fully demonstrated by the results of
the leading events of the season just
closed, and the time does not seem to
be distant when a genuine worlds
championship will be played Amer
lean golfers competed in both the
mems and women's British champion
ships, the British woman champion
competed in the U. S. c.. A. champion
ship, and British and American play
ers took part in the German champion
ship.
The outcome of the leading tourna-
ments was gratifying, as in nearly
every instance new champions appear
ed and the monotony of individual
successes or of the division of the
spOils amongst a small coterie of ex-
pertS was broken.
First, and most noteworthy, was the
winning of the British amateur cham
pionship by Walter j. Travis of the
Garden City Golf club of New York.
a performance which electrified the
golfing world. Then Jack White
snatched the British open champion
ship away from Vardon, Braid, Taylor
and Herd. and Miss Charlotte bod an
neXed the women's championship
from such favoriteS as Miss Adair and
Miss Hezlett.
AS far as this country is concerned,
the results indicate that the young ma
of sport as quickly as other youngsters
have done in other branches of ath-
letics. and there seems every reason
to believe that within a few years this
country will be able to send a team to
England that will be able to compete
with the leading teams there.
Next to the work of Travis in win
ming the British championship and his
success in a number of eastern events
comes the wonderfully fine record
made by H. Chandler Egan. Undoubt-
eddy the most brilliant of the younger
school of players, the Exmoor repre-
sentative won both the national and
western amateur events, was runner
up in the Olympic tournament, and
also in the intercollegiate champion
ship. In addition he won the Lake
wood open tournament early in the
year and later the Onwestsia open
tournament This is a record fully
equal to any ever made by w. J.
Travis.
In the professional ranks the work
of Willie Anderson, the Apawamis ex-
pert, stands pre-eminent, as he scored
his third success in the national cham
pionship and his second in the western
open. These two events are the only
ones in which the leading profession
ais meet. and they are not sufficient
to permit of grading the leaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
OLD WESTERN LEAGUE DAYS.
Billy Hart Tells About the Old Lin
coin Team.

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: The
return of Lincoln to the Western
league to put on the shoes worn by the
St. Joes brings to Billy Harris mind
some rare old times in that Nebraska
town.
''I was with Lincoln twice. said
the Judge" at the Fan club yester-
day, land we had quite a team the
latter part of that earlier season.
Coming up from sixth place with a
rush we were on the heels of Topeka at
the finish and so close to the Kansans.
who claimed Bug Holiday then, that
IL the season had lasted a week longer
we would have nipped the flag. We
had a great old team in the stretch.
There were Park Swartzel. Atkinson
and Cyclone Miller, besides myself,
as pitchers"
II brought Miller out at Provi-
dence," was the information vouch-
safed by Frank Bancroft.
Behind the bat" continued Hart,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
WOMEN FIGHT DUEL.
One Is Dead and the Other Is Under
Arrest.

Evanston, wyo, Nov. s-Mrs. Leon De-
mars shot. shot in a duel by her neigh
erai times the women had come to blows
and each had warned the other the next
encounter would be with guns. Mrs. De
mars went to Mrs. Richards ranch near
Fort Bridger, and, upon being ordered
away. displayed a big revolver. Mrs.
Richards had been carrying a weapon in
expectation of meeting Mrs. Demars. Mrs.
Richards says Mrs. DemarS fired first, but
there were no witnesses. At the second
shot although Mrs. DemarS fell with a.
bullet in her breast, she kept on firing,
emptying her revolver. Mrs Richards
fired six shots. Both were wives of ranch
ers. They are 80 years old. Mrs. Rich
ards was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
SPEAKER MOBBED.
Decorations Around the Stand Are
Set on Fire.

New York Nov. S-Negroes in West One
Hundred and Thirty-fourth street attack
ed a truck, from which James r. Spur
geon, former minister to Liberia, was
harangguing the crowd in support of a
Democratic congressional nominee. The
crown, incensed by some remark of the
ex-diplomat. pelted him with various mis-
siles and finally set fire to the bunting
with which the truck was decorated.
Flames shot up all around the speaker
and those on the truck with him and they
beat hasty retreat. Police reserves had
TO be called out and sticks were freely
used before the negrores were persuaded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
Fight for a Million.

San Francisco, Cal. Nov. Sat the
opening session of the Dolber will contest
the trial of which has just commenced
mere. Adolph Schander, counsel for the
contestant, said he proposed to show that
Miss Bertha NJ Dolber was of unsound
mind when she made the will bequeath-
ing over 100000 to Miss Eta NJ War
rem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
Hen to Be Released.

Washington, Nov. SIN the case
of Albert Heff, of Holton, Kan. under
sentence of selling liquor to an In
dian, the United States supreme court
Yesterday granted leave to file a pc
tition for a writ of habeas corpus and
issued an order for Hen'S release on
bail of $1,000. The court fixed the
hearing for the case for the 2Sth in
slant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08

at biteth like a sarpint and stingeth
like an adder"
''She does, if you spill huff on at
once,'' 1 replies, thinin' of blue vitrioi.
1T breaketh the heart of the wife
and wrecketh happy homes all over the
land
Not a doubt about it, says I agin,
supposin' he meant the Chicago beef
trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
Bulletins ON ST. Paul Trains.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Tonight the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad com
pany will display bulletins on national
and state elections in the buffet library
cars in a number of its limited trains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
An old Kansan Dead.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. S.-Stephen
A. Dwight, wealthy real estate own
er, died suddenly yesterday at his
home of heart disease, aged 81 years.
He had in the past 20 years been in
the banking business at independence
and Columbus, Kan, and Leadville,
Col.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08

guard, was practically in Westover's
class. With Ringer and MISSIONER,
Booth thinks his team would hold
strong edge over Haskell and gossip
ton of the coach to play them in the
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
To Cure a cold i'm One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. Your druggist will refund
money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to
cure you in to IA days. soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
SOZODONT
TOOTH POWDER

and its complement, SOZODONT Liquid.
The Powder is slightly abrasive, is abso-
lutely free from grit and acid, and is just
the thing for those who have an inclination
for the niceties of everyday life.
sFoRMs: LIQUID. POWDER. PASTE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08

$3.50 to ST. Louis and Return.
Via Rock Island System. Tickets on
sale daily. except Friday and Saturday,
good days in st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
TARTAR IS a TARTAR

Soft. spongy, sensitive gums result from
tartar accumulation. 1t should be removed
at once by your dentist and thereafter pre-
vented by the use of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08

name Of the company, California Fig Sys
ed the front of every package OF the g
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
PIKE COUNTY.

Revival at Indian Creek church
resulted in % conversions.
j. II. Crossman at Eolia lost
his right eye in blasting rock.
The Socialists have nominated a
partial county ticket. James w.
Bannister is the candidate for Rep
resentatiye, and John w. Angle
candidate for County Attorney.
The Pike Co. News tells this re-
markable incident, that some par
ties were visiting at James Doyles,
near Ashley last Sunday, and
their horse was taken sick and it
was thought had died. The sup
posed dead horse was dragged out
of the barn lot and over some
plowed ground, but afterwards it
recovered and went back home of
its own accord.
Jacob Oyler while at work on a
scatfoldine on the Walker place
near Turpin stepped on the end of
loose plank and fell seven feet,
striking his stomach on a beam
which dislOdged a heavy window
frame which fell striking him a
blow on the back of the neck. He
died from his injuries in a few
hours.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

light, but there are quite a mum
Der of last fall pigs held over to
feed this fall. Cattle are a drag;
several loads from here were ship
ped to market and sent back.
Year by year the farmers here
are learning the value of their
barn yard manure, but CONNER
cial fertilizers are almost un-
known. / was raised in east cen
trail Illinois, on farm in rich
agricultural community, and out
side Of little drilling with wheat,
| have never seen a pound of arti-
fetal fertilizer. But the farmers
are thinking and reading, and
have faith that in time they will lift
themselves out of the rut and keep
abreast of the times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

company. The motorman and
conductor of the car we're dis
missed from the service Of the
company Mr., McPheeters was
brought home and buried at Con-
cord.
Vest WilkersOn and Willard
Shryock visited the Worlds Fair.
When the tired sightseers retired
the first night they put their pants
and money under their pillows.
While they snOred nocturnal
marauder carried away $40 from
each boys pocket. The young
men enjoyed the fair but they
don't like thieves.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
BOONE COUNTY.

Mrs. NJ. T. Cook sold Emmett
Fenton a calf for 500.
Ode Tucker, a negro about 16
years old, was killed near Ash
land by a vicious mule, when he
was thrown, and, becoming entan-
gled in the harness, was kicked to
death.
AT Columbia VIM. Hill, a white
boy, and a negro named johnson
quarreled over a worthless yellow
dog and the negro shot Hill in the
leg.
L. s. Palmer of Columbia has
the lockjaw as the result of a
wound inflicted in his foot by a
rusty nail.
The Centralia Fair Association
has advertised the fair grounds and
all paraphernalia for sale at public
auction. The proceeds will be
used in buying new site and
erecting new buildings for fair
to be held next year, the present
site to be sold for town lots. The
recent fair was financial success,
all premiums being paid and a
surplus in the treasury.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
MONROE COUNTY .

w. w. Crabtree, near Florida,
died after an operation for appen-
dicitis.
The Appeal says that a battle
royal was taught to the death by
two stations at Weldon Ragsdale's
barn in Washington township re-
Gently. In one compartment was
the famous old Legrand, formerly
owned by Fonrose Keith. Some
distance away was a big draft stall =
lion. The latter, tho haltered
made a game fight but was finally
killed by his ponderOus assailant.
McNeir, the Ash liquor dealer,
who skipped the country when i'll
dicted by the grand jury, was ar
rested in Randolph county and
brought back to the Paris Jail.
The Wabash railroad suffered a
$50, 900 loss in the wreck one
night last week at Paris. One
fast train ran into the rear of an
other that was taking water at the
tank. The collision was on a long
bridge half a mile out of town
and five cars of merchandise were
burned. Fire consumed two spans
of the bridge and burned a l0como.
tive and toppled it off over thirty
feet to the ground below. Fifty
yards of track was also destroyed.
The local fire department was call
ed out, but refused to fight the
fire. y large tank of gasoline was
in the train. The ear containing
the tank wasshauled out of the
flames by the wrecking train. Nc
lives were. lost.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

" oh, no. He is married,
slowly replied the milliner, blush
ing. You know / have a sweet
heart in Cleveland, | am going
to marry him
Mrs. James paused. She knew
Miss Burks and with it had a
knowledge of the attentions DR..
Watson paid her.
l am afraid that story will
not hold water, finally said Mrs.
James. l am afraid the doctor
will not let you get married to
your sweetheart
Miss Burks' face turned Grim
son. She was clearly embarrassed
and failed to find words to express
her emotion. Finally she said:
Well, you have been a good
friend to me, and / will take you
into my confidence.
1t was then that Miss Burks is
said to have told the story of the
alleged plans of DR.. Watson to
elOpe with her.
This testimony is considered
of the most vital Importance by
the detectives, and Mrs. James
will be subpoenaed at the trial.
Thru her testimony the prosecu.
ton hopes to establish the rela.
tiOns between DR.. Watson and
Miss Burks, and endeavOr to prove
that Mrs. Watson's removal was
the result of them"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Ed. w. P. Matheny of South
G arolina is in Mexico and has
pl aced his daughter, Miss EllaMay,
in our public school. Bro. Math-
eny will take editorial charge of
the Regular Baptist published here,
which is the church organ of that
denomination in the United States
and Canada. He will do no regu-
lar preaching, but will travel in
the interest of the paper.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
The Moberly Democrat said Ias

The Moberly Democrat said last
weeks George Robertson, one
Of the very best lawyers in
Missouri, is trying a case in the
circuit court to-day against the Q.
s. A. railway company. His cli-
ent is Fannie Cahill, who is suing
the company for damages for the
killing of her husband. The de-
fendant is represented by w. IL.
Scarritt and the case is being
closely contested" The Mes
SAGE adds that A. C.Whitson Of
Mexico was also assistant 70
Mr.. Robertson in the above case
Messrs. Robertson aud Whitson
came away as winners in the case,
too, a verdict for $4,000 for their
client.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

The MOberly Democrat prints
this item: p. Ii. Cullen, one Of
Mexico's best attorneys, is in the
city to-day attending to some i'm
portant cases in the circuit court.
MIR. Cullen was attorney in the Jester
case few years ago and generally
has one side or the other in all lit
igation in his own county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
LITTLEsY.
Goo late for last issue.)

Misses Grace Joiner and Sara
Grist returned for their homes in
Wisconsin last week after visiting
Miss JOiner's sister, Mrs. d. L.
Rodgers.
PenrOse Weidler and wife of st.
Paul are visiting the family of his
brother, A. B. Weidler.
Rev. Chinn preached at Rock
Hill Sunday morning and after
noon. One accession to the church
by letter at each service.
Miss Adah Fairchild and broth
er were sight seeing at the Fair
last week.
Mrs. Rocker and children of
Madison visited Mrs. j. r. Shook
over Sunday.
Miss Mary Telkemper of near
AuXvasse is visiting relatives in
the neighbOrhoOd.
Mr. and Mrs. John Yohe have
returned to their home in Pennsyl-
vania after a pleasant visit to- Mrs.
YOhe's sisters and other relatives
here 1t was their first visit west
and they were very favorably inn
pressed with the country.
Hedge Dale school opened Mon
day with thirty scholars. Miss Ger
trude Dunkin teacher.
Rev. Sitton is the new pastor at
Littleby.
The Weidler families visited
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Sipple in Lad
donia Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
RAILS COUNTY.

The Republican central commit
tee hasSeyen negro members.
James o. Maddox, charged with
the murder of Dick Moss, died
last week in Jail.
Charles Y. Weaver sold a mule
colt to G. Il. Brice of Elk Lick for
800.
Mrs. Annie Waters, near New
London, will celebrate her Goth
birthday this fall. She is hale and
hearty and meyer took a dose of
medicine in her life.
A Hannibal man says that the
corn stalks have grown so high on
his old farm in Rails that the
squirrels have left the timber and
gone to the cornfelds, the stalks
being taller and thicker than the
timber.
VIM. Rich, near New London,
was driving corn harvester and
two dogs ran ont of the corn and
scared his team so that it ran
away, dragging the machine over
him. The muscles and ligaments
of one arm were torn loose and he
was otherwise seriously bruised.
Freeman Davis in the st. Louis
Rural World has the following:
Quite number of Rails coun-
ty's inhabitants are walking
around with their hands on their
hips trying in vain to regain the
perpendicular position which ma
ture intended them to assume. An
enterprising pickle company is re-
sponsible for this affair. They
established a picking station at
our town and canvassed the cOun-
ty far and wide making contracts
for cucumbers. AS result nearly
every farmer has from one to three
acres of pickle cucumbers planted
out and picking them is now the
main business of the day. Instead
of the customary "Howdy," the
usual salutation between farmers
is, How are your picklesi"
have planted something less than
an acre; we pick them every other
day. The last two pickings made
II bushels, They sell for 45 cents
per bushel for small aud Is cents
for large.
King Corn and Jack Frost are
running a close race. All corr
planted in reasonable time bid,
fair to make sound corn. Some
of the later corn, unless the sea
son is unusually favorable, will b,
killed by frost. Wheat was yer,
poori oats medium; hay good;
pastures fairly so.
The spring crop Of pigs wa
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Burlington officials, with Henry
Miller of st. Louis general super
in tendent, came to Mexico last
week and in a special car made an
ins pection of the new cutoff rail
+ oad from here to Old Monroe.
They expressed complete satisfac-
ton with the road and announced
that passenger traffic will be insti-
tuted over the new line Oct. 2.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

A Kansas farmer came to the
pastor of his congregation the
other day and asked that his name
be taken off the church book.
What is the trouble, Brother
Jonesi" asked the surprised pas
tor. Il supposed you were a
faithful follower of the Lamb.
That's what sorter supposed
myself, but there amt no use
talkin', a man can't serve the
Lord and milk four cows ia ily
time. After the first heavy frost
IN try this church business again.
but just now / either have to sell
the cows, give up the church o.
be a burned hyp0erite, p
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
CALLAwAY COUNTY.

Joe Coons bought a herd of SO
mules at Fort Scott, Kansas, and
will feed them on his farm this
winter.
Hon. David A. DeArmond will
speak in Fulton Oct. 3, stock
sales day.
Rev. A. Mueller is the new pas
tor of the German Evangelical
church at Fulton.
The eorouer's jury in st. Louis
gave a verdict that the MePheet-
ers accident aud death was thru
the earelessness Of the street cal