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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-29
.r-ruliar Fact and superstl11on.

In Painswick churchyard between
Stroud and Gloucester), in Gloucester
shire, England. there are n%inety-nine
view trees. Although the hundredth
has been planted many times, it is a
peculiar fact that it always dies. a
local superstition says that when the
hundredth tree lives after 1t has been
PLANTED the world will come to m end"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-29
Kimbal1ton-E!khorn

Jens Garrison had Nj. N. Esbeck &
Go. put them up fine new grinder
last week.
Oluf and Peter Hansen of Hamlin,
were home Sunday to eat turkey with
their parents.
There were services Monday in the
Kimballton church that all the con
gregation attended.
Martin Mitten and family went to
Redline, Sunday, and spent Christ
mas with her folks.
Geo. Faaberg took two or three
days the first of the week to visit
among relatives and friends.
The stores in Elkhorn and Kim
ballton were all closed Monday, n
joying the Christmas holidays.
Harry Steffiersen left last Thursday
for Indianapolis, to remain with his
mother who went there last fall.
Erick f. Hansen and family of
Elkhorn, spent Sunday visiting with
her mother, north of town, last Sun
day.
Rasmus Nissen was busy the frat
of the week, moving cattle he had
purchased to his fathers farm, south
of town.
Peter Nielsen came home from
Friend, Nebr., last Friday and his
friends are anxiously enquiring if he
came alone.
C. w. Boysen and family were at
M. N. Esbecks in Kimballton Christ
mas eve and celebrated their annual
Christmas tree.
Mrs. Thos. Olsen got back to Elk
horn last week from Denmark report
ing a nice time, out a rough voyage
back on the ocean.
Mary Madsen who has been work
ing in Atlantic this fall, came home
Saturday to Elkhorn and will remain
at home this winter. +.
Word comes back from Ole Olsen,
that he is foreman of the WOODEN
mills in Minnesota, where he went,
and is getting on nicely.
Miss Dogmar Olsen and Miss Nettie
Andersen left last week for Cedar
Falls, where the former will visitand
the latter will remain.
The Christmas tree for the Sunday
school in Elkhorn was held Wednes-
day and the children enjoyed the gifts
received on that occasion.
Andreas Johansen got home last
week from Omaha where he had been
with a car of cattle, that he had fat
tened in his yards this fall.
Hans M%ortensen, the new milk
hauler on the Kimballton creamery
route. fitted himself out with a wagon
at M. N, Esbeck & Co.'S Monday.
Miss Laura Hansen of Elkhofn,
went out to Friend, Nebr., last week
to visit her sister, Mrs. Jens johnson.
She expects to remain until spring.
Walter James and Miss Mary Billie
came from Tyler, Mimi, the last of
last week aud expects to remain dur
ing the winter visiting relatives and
friends.
There was a Christmas tree and
entertainment at the Bothania church
north of Kimballton, Monday, and
another Il OH Friday for the young
people.
Several of the young people from
Kimballton and Elkhorn went over to
Jacksonville Monday night to be pres
ent at q dance given by the Modern
Brotherhood lodge.
Nc. Christensen and wife OF over
east of Kimballtop, were in Ute last
week at the marriage of her brother,
Charlie Bremseu, andremained over
Christmas visiting them.
Amanda Nielsen and Emma Hansen,
two of Elkhorn's popular young Ia
dies, who work in Atlantic, were
home e Sunday spending the day
with home folks and friends.
Chris Petersen who has been car
pentering in Omaha the past two
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-29

When Napoleon III. wis at the re-
NTH of his power there was a terrible
outbreak of cholera in France. Every
day the Empress Eugene visited the
hospitals to do what she could by su-
perintendence and example to forward
the noble work of allaying the suffer-
ings of the stricken. One morning a
parish priest rushed into the ward
where the empress was ministering to
a dying man.
"Oh, your majesty" said the priest,
"two hours ago my curate was break
fasting with me-, and now he is dead..'
The empress smiled calmly. ''That is
WELL" said she.
"Well!" echoed the priest.
Eyes, it is well. When once cholera
becomes as violent as this is it ceases.'
The empress was right. From that
day the plague abated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-29
Why He Wnited.

On a certain occasion Henry Ward
Beecher's church was crowded to the
doors. But Beecher unexpectedly had
been called out of town. and in his
place in the pulpit there sat Il beard
less, black clad youth-a youth who is
today one Of the most powerful preach
ers in America. But this youth. fresh
from college, was unknown then, and
the great congregation had come to
hear Beecher and not him. Conse-
quently as soon as he arose and All
nounced that he was to preach i'll
Beecher's place the people began to
drift out. First IL went, then two.
then a half dozen, and the young man
stood watching this dispersal from
the pulpit. 1t was n trying moment,
and yet there sat on his youthful face
a smile singularly composed. Out the
people tiptoed, and he waited, saying
nothing, for almost five minutes. Then
he said, as if in explanation Of his
silence, "We will not begin this pub
lie worship until the chaff blows Off"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
Emporia normal Changes.

Emporia, Kan, June 1.-THE normal
school regents are in session this week.
Some changes have been made in the
faculty. Earl NJ. Carney, head of the
physical training department, has re-
signed and will study medicine. P. b.
Samson, a Y. NJ. c. A. physical trainer
of Springfield, Mass, was chosen as
Mr. Carney's successor. Miss Lillian
Dudley, head of the modern language
department of the Emporia college, was
elected to the modern language chair of
the Normal school faculty. She will
succeed Edward Elias, " no resigned.
Bert w. Haggerty of Lyndon, one of
this years graduates. was chosen as
office assistant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
THAT ELKS' PARADE.
1t VIII BE Held on Kansas Avenue
Monday Afternoon.

The most alluring, captivating, mys-
tifytng, respondent. erve-destroytng,
thrill-making thingama1tg which ever
struck the city Of Topeka Will hit the
old town on next Monday afternoon,
at which time the Emporia and Topeka
Elks make their last public appearance
before their great baseball game to be
played at $3.50 o'clock that afternoon
The antlered herds have taRSn their
nerve in their teeth and are going out
to parade on Kansas avenue. Anybody
who knows what Elks are, knows that
their public parades are usually pubhe
eharades. Prizes are being hung up
now for the man, woman or child who
can furnish a solvent for some of the
creations which will be dragged over
Kansas avenue The parade is to be
kept within a certain limit. City En-
gineer McCabe has outlined the terri
tory which it can traverse. Only so
much can be used as the city feels II
can again repair this year without
bankruptcy, for the parade will be so
hot that the asphalt will melt and run
in streams into the sewers After a long
consultation this morning between
Mayor Bergundtnal, Street Commits
sioner snyder and city Engineer Nc
Cabe it was decided to permit the Elks
to use the right side of the street from
their hall on Jackson street, up sixth
avenue and south on Kansas avenue
to Tenth street. where a company OF
regular soldiers from Fort Riley aug
mented by the Modoe club. viii see that
they break up and get out to the bail
grounds as quickly as possible. 1t ism
hard to say how the Modoes viii stop
them. One man suggests that they will
start singing-but that is not the case
oh no!
The details Of that parade are lack
ing. And it is a good thing. A sheet
of asbestos paper was obtained and
they We're duly written upon it and
sent to one of the linotype operators.
He started to put it on the machine,
but the lead melted so rapidly that 1t
the rest of the compositors. But
second attempt Yas made, and it was
successful. The First Regiment band
of Empofia will lead the procession.
Next in order comes the Emporia
team, and then the Emporia herd-all
of them, Then in solitary splendor
will march the umpire. All about
him will hover Alfalfa Stahl and his
faithful detectives" His jumps will
be swathed in cotton on Sunday
night and soaked in witch hazel. That
may help some. Then will come the
Topeka ball team and the Topeka
herd. Last will come the ladies of
the marching antle@ed gentlemen in
autom obiles- This outline simply
mentions,a few of the high spots. The
linotype machine bueked on the rest
For the last three days the Topeka
El6s have been busy fixing up their
Puck and Judge, and there are some
beauties lined UP. 1t Will be the best
circus which this town has ever fast
ened its optics upon, and it can all be
seen for the simple risk of ones life
for the public are warned that the
parade will be dangerously funny,
and will be tough on weak hearts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
CAUGHT A SHOPLlFTER.
She Hid Her Plumber in a Baby
Buggy.

A woman named Estes. who lives in
block 1000 Seward avenue, Was shop
ping in North Topeka this morning
with her daughter-in-law and grand
children. While at the W. c. Steele
shoe store at $50 Kansas avenue, she
managed to hide about herself and in
the baby buggy three pair of shoes.
Mr.. Steele saw her take the shoes
and followed the people to the South
side where they entered the Topeka
Cash store. He then informed an Off
Ger of his loss and together they follow
ed them to the Model Supply and the
grocery of Heron & Middaugh, where
the woman bought one box OF berries
and stole another.
The officer and Mr.. Steele then de-
manded the stolen shoes which the wo-
man denied knowledge of or having
but finally produced one pair from out
Of her umbrella and when threatened
with being taken to the police station
and searched, found the other pairs in
the baby buggy and also a shirt which
the Model Supply people recognized as
their property Some collars We're also
in the buggy but were not the proper
~ of Mr.. Steele or the Model people,
but may belong to the Topeka Cash.
Mr.. Steele made the woman pay for
one pair of shoes which she kept but
the others he took with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
NO RIGHT TO STOP.
Attorney General Urges Western Kan
sas People to Be Careful.

A telegram was received at the
governors Office this morning from
Sheriff John Brady of Hamilton
county apprising the governor of the
coming Of the depOrted Colorado
miners into Kansas. The telegram
was sent from Syracuse last night, but
was not delivered until this morning.
The dispatch was as follows:
What shall do concerning follow
ing dispatch from Sheriff Bell:
=" Especial train with 140 deported
miners from Cripple Creek arrive at
Coolidge at 1880 p. m. Unload
there"
H. W. Brent, executive clerk in
charge of the governors Office during
the latter's absence in st. Louis, re-
ferred the matter to the attorney gen
erals office for advice. Acting on the
advice of that department Mr.. Brent
wired Sheriff Brady that the "attor-
ney general advises no aggressiveness
on your part" He also asked Brady
to keep the governors Office informed
as to Developments
It is the opinion of the lawyers in
the attorney generals Office that Kan
sas has no legal right to stop the de-
poftatlen OF miners into this state.
About the only thing the Kansas Off
Gals can do is to use their persuasive
powers to keep the train officials from
dumping the men on Kansas soil.
common sense would indicate that
It is very poor thing to dump 40
destitute men on a small community
to be fed" said Assistant Attorney
General Pestana- I understand that
these men have no money, but they
would have to be fed just the same,
and that would be no easy matter in
a sparsely settled region like that in
western Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
BLAMES 1T ON PAVING.
City Faces a Deficit of ST., 900 in July
Obligations

There is a deficit of about $4,000 in
the funds in the city treasury for meet
ing the payment of principal and IN
terest on city bonds which come due
in July.
In round numbers, the city must pay
off $4,000 of paving bonds on July ],
and has only $4,000 in paving bond
fund.
It must pay off $4,000 of sewer bonds.
and there is only $4,000 in the sewer
There is also $4,000 interest due on
city bonds of all kinds, and only $4,000
with which to make the payment.
To pay off the aggregate dehclt OF
S12 900, it will be necessary for the city
to call for the aid of the banks for a
short time. Some time in July some
more money will come in from the
county from taxes, but it viii not be
available in time to make the July L
payments.
It is not common for a deficit to oc-
eur in the paving and sewer bond funds
Usually the money coming in is suHl-
eient to take up these bonds as rapidly
as they mature. But this year the pay
ments of taxes have not been quite so
prompt as usual, There is a larger
proportion of the tax which is de-
linquent taxes. The money probably
will nearly all come in sooner or later,
but that does not help the city in the
present crisis.
Mayor Bergundthal said today: This
is the natural result of doing too much
paving. The deficit has come little
sooner than I expected, but knew II
was coming. This is why have tried
to check this paving rush. We had
better nay off our deficits before we get
any more paving contracts on hand"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Irwin Of San
Francisco are here visiting Mr. and Mrs.
f. Irwin of 1854 Fillmore street Harry
Irwin is a son of F. Irwin Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Irwin will leave Thursday for a
visit to the st. Louis exposition.
There will be a meeting of the ways
and means committee of the city council
Monday evening.
The First Lutheran church will dis
miss it's Sunday evening services 70 alloW
the congregation and pastor TO attend the
farewell services at the First NJ =
church given DR.. Mcfarland
Mrs. Lila Carlin Moore, a national lee
turer of the w. c. It. u. will speak at
the First Baptist church tabernacle sun
day evening.
Prof Lowther of New. York. champion
cue and finger shot, will give a billiard
exhibition at the T. A A. this evening
Emporia Gazette: Parties from Cot
tonwood Falls, Usage City, Olivet and
Council Grove will go 70 Topeka with
the Emporia Elks next Monday 70 see
the ball game between Topeka and, En- En-
poria Elks The Council Grove and OIL
vet crowds will join the main party at
Usage City
Stein, who has until recently been the
toll operator at the Independent tele-
phone Office, has gone to Topeka; where
She will work as an assistant bookkeeper
in the Independent telephone Office tHere-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
UNION PACIFIC WINS.
Supreme Court Decides in Favor of
Road in Wyandotte Controversy.

The Union Pacific wins its long con-
treversy with the county commission
ers of Wyandotte county over the as
sessment of some of its real estate in
Kansas City, Kan. 1t has been as
sessed by both the state board of
railroad assessors and by the local as
SCISSORS, but as the former was the
lowest the railroad company offered to
pay taxes on the state boards assess
ment. The county refused to receive
such payment and the company en-
Joined the county to keep the property
from being sold for taxes. This is the
suit decided today by the supreme
court. The question all hinged on
whether or not the property involved
was used in the daily operation Of
trains. If so it is assessable b. the
state board, but otherwise 1T can be
assessed locally. The court thought
the agreed statement of facts indi-
Gated that the property is in daily use
and decided that the state boards as
sessment should stand 1t makes a
difference of about $4,000 year IN
the Union Paeifcs taxes in Wyan-
dotte county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
FOR DIR. j. T. MCFARLAND.
VIII Preach His Farewell Sermon
Services in His Honor.

DR.. ]. T. Mcfarland will leave To-
peka the coming week for New York
to enter upon his new duties as seere-
tary of the Sunday School Union of the
Methodist church, to which he has just
been elected by the general conference
at Los Angeles. He viii be the execu-
tive officer of the Sunday school depart
ment of the church, overseeing and ed
iting all of the literature used in Meth
odist Sunday schools among other du-
ties.
DR. Mcfarland has been pastor of
the First NJ. E. church of Topeka for
the past five years, and he holds a
warm place in the hearts of his peo-
pie. The services at the First Metho-
dist church Sunday will be of the ma
ture of a farewell service for him.
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon will make a
brief address on behalf of the Minis
terial union of Topeka, and a pum ber
of laymen of the church will make
FIVE minute talks, one representing the
church membership, another the Ep-
worth League, another the Sunday
school, and appetizer representing the
State Temperance union. DR.. McFar-
land will also be called on for an ad-
dress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
HENDERSON KNEW P1ATr.
Topeka Man Wen Acquainted With
the Millionaire.

William Henderson, of this city, who
used to be in the banking business in
New York city, has known John Plat,
the notorious millionaire, for the past
so years. Platt has recently been I'M
der the public gaze through his con-
neetion with the negress Hannah Elias,
who held him up for 100000
When I first knew Platt," says Mr.
HENDERSON, he was a poor man. He
and his brother got a. little money to-
gether and started in manufacturing
harvest machinery. They coined money
from the start. AS fast as Platt would
get five or ten thousand dollars ahead,
he would invest it in real estate near
the city limits. He bought extensively
on the Bloomington road. One tract
there of 40 acres for which he paid 81
900 an acre, I call especially to mind,
because not long ago, one lot of 25 foot
frontage in this tract was sold for S7S,-
000 In this way he accumulated a
great fortune. The money which the
negro woman got out of him is not a
very serious blow to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
CLARK GETS A NEW TRIAL.
Farmer Who Hit Man With Pitchfork
Gets Another Chance.

Sam Clark, who was convicted of
murder in the second degree in Wash
ington county for killing owen Masten
in April of last year. gets a new trial
by the grace of the supreme court He
was sentenced to q years in the pent-
Tertiary.
Clark and his brother Tom were
threshing one day with Masten, who
was a neighbor. and Masten and Tom
Clark had some words over some oats
The testimony was conflicting as 70
what happened, but the Clarks struck
Masten over the head with pitchforks,
and as a result he died the next day.
The jury thought that Sam car K
struck the hardest and therefore caused
Mastens death. He claimed he acted
in self defense. and his attorneys asked
the court to define manslaughter to the
jury as we'll as murder. This the court
failed to do and for that reason Clark
gets new trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
BRADBURY AGAIN LOSES.
Another Decision In the Series of
Never Ending Law Suits.

Another Bradbury case was
decided by the supreme court today
It was reversed and Mrs. Fidella Bur-
nell was given damages against Will
liam Bradbury, formerly representa-
tive from Clay county in the legisla-
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnell were old peo-
pie with whom Bradbury had a quar-
rel about a twenty-acre hay field. TIL e
district court says Bradbury was en-
titled to it, but the Burne1ls persisted
in pasturing a hundred head of cattle
on it. One day Bradbury tried to
drive the cattle off. but the Burnells
interfered. He was on a horse and
he struck the Burnells with a whip.
Out of this has grown two criminal
cases against Bradbury for assault
and several suits
In the suit decided today Mrs Bur
nell sued Bradbury for damages. The
jury awarded her 81 and costs. but on
the strength of eight findings of fact
the Judge ordered judgment rendered
for the defendant. The supreme court
today reverses that order and instructs
that judgment shall be entered for
Mrs. BurneH for nominal damages
and costs. These amount to several
hundred dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

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lFirst published in the Topeka State
nal June II, 1900
PROPOSALS

Separate proposals addressed to Frank
B. Denman VIII be received at the To-
peka State hospital, Topeka, Kan. until
go p m, July II, 1904, for the furnishing
OF all labor and materials nee
essary TO install hot water
heating plant in the small annex
building at the Topeka State hospital.
also for the erection and completion of a
school building at the Kansas school for
the deaf Olathe, Kan
Copies of plans and specifications for all
Of the above work may be seen on file a
the office of John F. Stanton. state arch
tteet, at Topeka
Plans for the heating will also be or
nle in the office of the superintendent a ,
the Topeka State hospital and for the
perintendent of the school at OIathe
Ali bids must be accompanied by eerti-
ned checks for per cent Of the amount
bid Said check made payable to H J.
Allen, president, and the aforesaid checks
shall be forfeited to the state in case the
successful bidders fail for five days to
enter into contract and furnish the
CURED bonds as prescribed by law after
contracts have been awarded
The attention of bidders is called TO
chapter ia, session laws Of 1891, with
which they must comply. This is COM
monty known as the eight hour law.
ed covers and marked in accord with in
structions to bidders as set forth in the
different specifications
The right is reserved by the board to
reject any or all bids
THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES.
HENRY J. ALLEN. President.
FRANK B. DENMAN. Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
COMING HOME.
Governor Bailey Thinks Colorado
May Have Made Mistake.

St Louis, June 11.-Governor Bal
ley, after stating that he had received
no official notice of the action toward
the deported men taken by Kansas
officials, said:
Il believe Sheriff Brady made a
mistake in turning the miners out of
the state unless they had committed
some unlawful act. Doubtless he be-
heved he had good reason for doing
what he did"
Governor Bailey stated to the Asso-
ciated Press that he will return home
to Kansas tonight, leaving here at 9
O'Clock. He said that while he does
not fear any serious trouble he has
decided TO return to his home state
during the present phase of the Colo
RADIO miners trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
TO HAVE A CHAPTER HOUSE.
Washburn Fraternity Adopts Univer-
sity Methods and Secures Home.

The members of the Delta Phi Fra
tePnity of Washburn college, wishing
to keep abreast of fraternity Gust toms,
have made arrangements for a chapter
house next year. The boys nave enter
ed into contract with Mr.. AdeI of
1882 Bowles avenue, which gives them
the use of his residence for a chapter
house. They have retained eight large
sleeping rooms and the three parlors.
The house with the improvements
which Will be made this summer, will
make it an ideal Frat house and is
conveniently located near the college.
The members of the Delta. Phi are
George Anderson, ST. Marys; Frank
MohleF, Topeka; Otis Bakenstoce, To-
peka; Philip Coldren, Oberlin; Herman
Carkhuff, Abilene Charles STEELE, Tulsa,
t; James Mcclure, Topeka; Sum
ner Pressy, Canon City, Colo; John
Van De Mark, Clyde; ITnri Zumwalt,
Topeka; Elmer HILL Tacoma, Wash. +;
Chauncy Brown, Topeka.