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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
HARRISON A CANDIDATE.
County Commissioner Asks to Be
Reelected.

Frank H Harrison. who lives in Au-
burn township, has announced himself
as a candidate for denomination as
commissioner from the Third district
of Shawnee county.
Mr.. Harrison, who is now serving his
first term as commissioner has made
good record. With the other commits
sioners he found an unusual amount of
extra work to do on account of the
flood. Mr.. Harrison came to Shawnee
county rs years ago and has ever since
engaged in farming. He is known as
one of the most successful farmers in
the Wakarusa valley. His district con-
stitutes all the country south of the
Kansas river, in Shawnee county, and
the Fifth and Sixth wards in the city.
Mr.. Harrison has urged that during
the coming year that part of the Bur-
lingame road, the East Sixth avenue
road and the country road running
through Oakland be macadamized. This
the board will probably decide to do.
Mr. Harrison's first county office was
that of commissioner. Before that he
served four years as trustee of Auburn
township.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
RELEASE BY TECHNICALITY
Warden's Books Reveal Prisoners
Lost in jail.

Jersey City, N J., Jan. 6-Aftcr
spending six months in the county Jail
because of his inability to pay a fine
of SIS on his conviction for assault,
Charles Gehde of West Hoboken was
released yesterday in custody of the
probation officer.
Gehde was literally lost in jail He
had no means to pay his fine and no
friends to obtain his release through
habeas corpus proceedings, so he
might have spent the remainder of his
life in Jail if Warden Sullivan, in fix
ing uD his books for the year, had not
discovered the case and called the at
tention of the prosecutors office to it..
AS the term Of court in which Gehda
mad been sentenced had expired the
court was powerless to change the pen
atty imposed, and finally decided to
Technically break the law by releasing
the prisoner in the custody of the pro-
baton officer to pay the fine and costs.
Recently DIT" William Johnson a
colored man, was released in the same
manner from the Hudson county Jail,
where he had been a prisoner for near
" a year because of his inability TO
pay fine Of SO and costs in his plea
OF non vult to a charge of practicing
medicine without a license.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
A ROW IN COURT.
Came Near Being a Fight at the
Davitt Mine Inquiry.

Helena. Mont, Jan. 6.-During the
progress of the inquiry into the cause
of the fatal explosion in the Michael
Davitt mine at Butte, sensational tes-
timony was offered, and Attorney
Evans, representing the Amalgamated
Copper company, and County Attorney
Breen would have engaged in a per-
sonal encounter had not the coroner
stepped between. A miner whose name
is Allen testified that ten boxes of
dynamite were used in the mine, and
that the blasts were SO frequent and
awful in force that the miners were
unable to work in the shaft.
Prosecutor Breen in his examination
Of Alex Mcdonald, asked him if he was
not in the employ of the Pennsylvania
company while working on Johnstown
territory and whether he had not sug-
gested to a miner named Harris that
he would come tc the inquest and teS-
tify that powder had been carried from
Rarius to raise" on the night of the
explosion. 1
Mcdonald denied this. and Harris,
who followed him on the stand, said
he had never heard of such an offer.
Thomas knight testified on the stand
that Supt Mitchell of the Amalga-
mated was "a liar" and this started
the personal quarrel between the at
torneys-
statement from a witness later that the
two quarreling factions of men in the
Pennsylvania workings near the scene
of the explosions December II were
working on the same slopes and leasors
trying to extract the same ore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06

Allan Mills for several days, is with
Miss Helen Wilson for the remainder
of the week
this afternoon for the Phi Psi annual
this evening and to spend the rest of
the week.
Mrs. S. E. Weaver arrived today from
Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit her sister, Mrs.
a trip to California They leave next
week and will be gone for several
months.
Miss Helen Goddard has returned
from a visit to Harrington.
Mrs. Will Sells and Mr. Russell Selis,
of Maple Hill, are in town. The latter
leaves today for Shattuck Military
school, Faribault, MINI.
Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Rosser and their
daughter Doris have returned from
visit to Usage City.
Mr.. R. T. Updegraff. of Maple HILL
Mrs. Nathaniel Barnes, of Kansas
City, who was the guest of Miss Nellie
today.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. L. Thompson are
in Chicago.
from visit to her family in Erie.
Miss Ethel Hays of Kansas City is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. w. H. Kemper,
622 Polk street.
Mr.. Edward Wilder returned from
New York city Tuesday
Supper at Grace cathedral parlors
Thursday, Jan. Z, from to p. m.
Miss Grace Feeley of Baker univer-
sity, Baldwin, spent Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Bayha.
Mrs. George Owens has returned from
Reading, where she spent the holidays.
The Happy Hooligans met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Mark Miller, 1907
Garfield avenue, Tuesday evening. The
next meeting will be with Mrs Graham,
pric
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
MARsHALL's CASE UP.
Question of Allowing Clerk Hire to
Register of Deeds.

The question of allowing the register OF
deeds in Shawnee county clerk hire from
the excess fees of the office to the limit
Sioners.
J. B. Marshall register of deeds. has
submitted his report for 1908 The cash
earnings of the office for the year
amounted to Sc, 1885, The register Of
deeds is entitled to s. 900 regular salary
and he is allowed to divide, under the
old law, the fees in excess of that amount
with the county. Mr.. Marshall therefore
receives S4.61Ss5 The half of the excess
fees for the county, under the old law,
would be 81, $50, but acting under the new
special law applying to Shawnee and
from the excess fees for the county s55. 25
as postag e and $492 for clerk hire. The
question is whether the clerk hire should
be taken from the half of the excess
fees allowed the county or from the half
allowed the register of deeds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
NORTH TOPEKA.
fIeave items Cor this column with the
Kimbau Printing company. s12 North
Kansas avenue1

fLeave items Cor this column with the
Kimbau Printing company. s12 North
Kansas avenue1
New roller skates at Lukens'.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Spillman were in
yesterday from Silver Lake.
Carl Sedan left yesterday for Penn
sylvania to look after business mat
tiers.
A new floor is being laid on the wagon
road of the addition at the north end of
the bridge.
Miss Blanche Reynolds. who is at
Christ hospital, is resting comfortably
and doing we'll
Mrs. Straut of 1907 Polk street was
taken to Christ hospital in the Shella-
barger ambulance for treatment.
Council No. l F. A. A, will give a
masquerade ball at their hall this even
ing. Prizes will be given to the most
original costumes. Prices as usual.
Miss Nina Hilton arrived Monday
from Duncan, Arizona, where she has
been for the past eight months and is
with her sister, Mrs. T. B. Reynolds
The funeral of Miss Maud Miller will
be held Thursday afternoon at half
past two from, the Baptist church. The
intermert will be in Rochester ceme-
terry.
The L o. R. NJ will have a public
passing up of chiefs tomorrow evening
in their hall to be followed by an oyster
supper. Music will be furnished by
Withers' orchestra.
The WoTnans Missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church will
meet at the home of Miss Jessie Prid-
dy, 110S Quincy street, Friday after
noon at half past two.
The members of Shawnee council No.
8 K. and L. of s., are requested to meet
at their hall, S22 N. Kan. ave, Thurs
day, Jan. Z, at l o'clock sharp, to at
tend the funeral of Sister Maude Miller.
E. E. MILLER, Prest.
NETTIE KULL- Cor. Sec.
The Ladies' Bible class met yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Je-
rome Colvin, 1923 Van Buren, street,
and spent a, profitable afternoon dis
cussing the character of Abraham.
Those present were Mrs. T. J. Pearson,
Mrs Smith, Mrs. VIM Boast, Mrs.
Harris Mrs @. B. Camp, Mrs Todd,
Mrs. Frank Berry. Miss Jessie Priddy
and Miss Rachel Armstrong.
Star lodge No. 331, A o. U. W., in
stalled their newly elected officers last
evening. In the absence of the deputy
grand master, w. c. Steele conducted
the installation. Those installed were:
Wallace; foreman. Jesse Robinson;
overseeer, George Stratemeyer; record
err F. r. ConWeIl; receiver, NJ. J. Stay
baugh: guide, Lee Carr; inside watch
w J. WanderIey; outside watch, w. w
Gaines w c. Steele, who was elected
fnancier. was installed, D. E. McAIiller
going through the work for him.
The first meeting of the New Year
of the w. T. X club was held yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. H
Davis, 901 Western avenue south, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Csae
for a Time.

It's easy to understand how ordinary
people get fooled by coffee when doc
tors themselves sometimes forget the
facts.
A physician speaks of his own ex-
perience:
I had used coffee for years and real
ly did not exactly believe it was injur-
ing me although I had palpitation of
the heart every day.
Finally one day a severe and al
most fatal attack of heart trouble
frightened me and 1 gave up both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead and
since that time I have had absolutely
no heart palpitation except on one or
two occasions when I tried a small
quantity of coffee which caused severe
irritation and proved to me 1 must let
it alone.
When we began using Postum it
seemed weak-that was because we did
not make it according to directions
but now we put a little bit of butter
IN the pot when boiling and allow the
Postum to boil full 10 minutes which
gives it the proper rich flavor and the
deep brown color.
I have advised a great many of my
friends and patients to leave off coffee
ana drink Postum, in fact I daily give
this advice" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Many thousands of physicians use
Postum in place of tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe it to
patients. There's a reason"
A remarkable little book 1.-THE Road
to Wellyille" can be found in each pkg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
HATBANDS AND BADNESS.
Or. Gilbert Suggests Changes in Con-
struction of Male HeadRear.

York, Pa, Jan. 6.-Dr. John NJ. Gill
bert of this place has attracted a great
deal of attention through an article in
the Medical Journal in which he at
tributes the loss of hair to tight hat
bands and the impervious material
from which the headgear of many civil
lied persons is constructed"
THE tight hatband'' says the doctor,
by cutting off the free circulation of
blood to the scalp leads to atrophy of
the hair bulbs. which is possibly con-
tributed to, on the other hand. by the
lack of ventilation. owing to the afore-
said impervious material, which keeps
ton, in a. constant state of moisture and
sogginess, thereby engendering a condi-
ton hardly favorable to an exuberant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
RAMSEY MUST WAIT.
First Bill of Truancy Officer Is Held
Up.

The first bill of ]. A. Ramsey, coun-
ty truancy officer, is before County
Auditor WEIGH for consideration.
Mr.. Ramsey put in a bill for SIS for
nine days work at 81 a day in notify
ing the assessors in various school dis
tricts to notify him of the children not
in school. Under the law the county
truancy officer is to receive 81 a day or
each day actually employed. There is
some question whether it is part of his
duty to send out the letters or whether
the county superintendent should do
that part of the work and the truancy
officer be paid only for the days in the
field when he is looking after children
reported not in school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
NANCY sHIyE REWARDED.
Girl Switch Tender Receives Present
for Faithful Work.


York, Pa, Jan. -year-old
Nancy May Shive, the daughter of Mr..
and MIS-. J. B. Shive, who keep the
Violet Hill dollhouse on the Baltimore
pike, is pursuing a calling entirely new
to the new woman.
Miss Shive is the only girl switch
tender in the United States.
Near the dollhouse, which is kept by
Nancy's father, one of the lines of the
York County Traction company passes.
Immediately in front of the house a
spur of the line runs westward to the
grounds of the Country club, a half
mile distant. 1t is at the beginning of
this spur that Nancy has been throw
ing the switch for the passing cars ever
since the lines were opened, two years
ago.
The promptness and cheerfulness
made her a favorite among the motor
men and conductors, and they famil-
iarly hail her as Nancy" while she
calls them by their Christian names.
Nancy's services as a switch tender
for the traction company were at first
voluntary. One day the superintend-
ent saw the girl performing the work,
and a few days later he sent her a
switch bar, which she now uses. He
also recommended the company to
place her on the pay roll, which was
done. Yesterday the employees sent a
large oblong box to Nancy's home.
Her name was written upon the box,
and when she opened it she found a
costly set of furs.
Nesting among the soft, warm furs
was this note, signed by a number of
the operatives of the suburban lines:
1--WE, the undersigned employees on
the suburban lines of the York County
Traction company do hereby tender
you this token as a mark of apprecia-
ton for the valuable services which
hay 10
sincerely extend to you our best wishes
for a hapyp New Year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
EMPTIED IN75 SECONDS.
School House Quickly Vacated by
$50 Children.

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. Cit took ex-
actly one minute and 10 SECONDS AFTER
an alarm of fire had been given today
to march $50 school children out of the
Union school. The school, a three
story structure, was partly destroyed
by fire about three years ago. Since
that time a fire drill has been part of
the regular exercises. A fire was dis
covered in the basement this morning.
The fire drill was instantly called, and
to the sounds of music the hundreds OF
children were marched out OF the
building in perfect order. The entire
loss was nominal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06

was unusually interesting. The papers
for the afternoon were good and were
Edward VI, His Life and Reign" Mrs.
r. S. Plummer; 1.-The Puritan" Mrs. G.
Matthews; ARTS and Sciences Of This
PERIOD" Mrs. A. NJ. Petro. and an
original paper by Mrs. Mary E. Smith.
Two visitors. both former members
Mrs. W. NJ Costley of Peoria, Ill, ana
Mrs. " B. Kistler, were present. The
next meeting will be January 10 at the
home of Mrs. R. B. McMaster, SIS Jack
son street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus A. Low spent
Monday and Tuesday in Trenton, Mo.
Mrs. L S. LaucE has returned from
a visit to her son. DIR. J. W. Lauck, in
Oldsburg-
Mrs. Howard Hills has returned
from Pittsburg. Pa, where she has been
with her daughter, Miss Mabel Hills,
since early in the fall
Miss Florence Miller, of Usage City,
is the guest of Miss Villa Rodgers
Miss Lutte Briggs. of Atchison, who
has been the guest of Mrs. Charles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
'PANNING THE DEBRIS.
Placer Mine Methods Applied to
Ashes in the Iroqu0is.

Z Chicago, Jan. 6.-Methods of the Cali
forTlia placer miner are being used by
the Chicago police in recovering valu-
ables lost in theAIroquois theater dis
aster. Three big wagon loads of dirt
and ashes were taken from the the
alter floor today and conveyed under po-
lice guard to the basement of a store
nearby. A placer mining outfit, irf-
Guiding sleeves and gold pans, was
erected and City Custodian Gregier
started a search for vaIuables among
the rubbish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
A Special Car fo- Mine Delegates.

Pittsburg. Kan, Jan. 6.-The Kansas
delegates to the National Mine Work
ers' convention in indianapolis this
month will travel in a special car.
President Richardson of district IA has
issued a request that all delegates from
this district report at headquarters
here January Is. The car will be dec
grated with bunting, banners and huge
yellow SunfloWerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
Killed by Compressed Air.

New York, Jan. 6.-Martin V. Dolan.
formerly an Albany contractor Who
had just accepted a position as inspec-
tor OF masonry in the construction of
the Manhattan bridge across the East
river. met death in the compressed air
lay the foundations on the river he'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
philinnina Bond Iasue.

Manila, Jan 6.-Congress will shortly
be asked to pass on an act authorizing
the Philippine commission to secure the
name of some individual acting in pc
half of the government of the Islands,
under which to issue it's bonds for the
sum of 81, 237, 900, recently authorized
for the payment of the purchase price
OF the friar lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
New Kansas Postmasters.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The senate in
executive session. confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Postmasters: In
dian Territory-Robert B. Ross, Table
Quah- Kansas-Harvey ]. Penney.
hays; w. S. Baxter, Baxter Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
Kansas Rural Carriers

Washington, Jan. 6-These rural car
riers have been appointed for Kansas
routes: Ellsworth, regular. Lowell, w
Gill; substitute, Charles A. GILL; EN-
poria. regular, Henry Good; substitute,
Henry G. Good Emporia, regular.
Evan ]. Lanstaff; substitute, William
Hail. Galva, regular, William q.
Toland; substitute, Ira Z. Seyextsen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
spotter Furz Fined $40.

Dick Furze, ex-city spotter. charged
with stealing an overcoat from the
Sixth Avenue hotel, plead guilty in the
city court and was fined $40 and costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06
Just Received.
A BIG SHIPMENT
OF FRESH CAKES

Try a few Iced Ginger Fruit,
Coco Pineapple, Chocolate
Nut Dessert or Sultanas, and
don't forget to cone to the
store. We have something
to show you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06

Judge and Mrs. Lee Monroe will en-
terrain informally at progressive Finch
followed bv a chatting dish supper at
their home, 500 Harrison street, tonight
in compliment to Mrs. James H. Reed
er of Hays City, who is spending the
week with Mrs. Dewitt c. Nellis ana
Mrs. Phil c. Chamberlain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06

Mrs. J. c. Mohler is hostess to the
Wednesday Afternoon Whist club to-
da-.
Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Shakeshaft will
entertain a small company informally
this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-06

Mrs. William Macferran was the host
ess of a small company informally this
of st. Louis, limiting her invitations to
Mrs. Whitton's most particular friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-29
HANDBOOK OF LACES.
information for Buyers and Purchasers by
Mr. Goldenberg.

In Lace: Its Origin and History" (3rentanos,
New-York), Samuel /. Godenberg. the author. has
not attempted to present volume for the lace
connoisseur but rather, handbook for the OF
the busy whose interest in lace is primarily,
a commercial and very practical affair Yet
nance and history VIII creep in. AS Mr.. Golden
berg remarks: Lace is, in fact. indebly asso-
ciated with the chalets perched high mountain
tops with little cottages in the valleys OF the
Apennines and Pyrenees. with sequestered converts
in provincial France, with the raiment OF men and
women whose names loom large in the history of
thu world. and the futile we'll the successful
efforts of inventors relieve tired eyes and weary
myers that. no matter how attempts to treat
the subject il must be colored now and again with
the hues of many peoples Of many periods
To Barbara the wife Of CHRISTOPHER I-ttman.
lord Of the castle Of ST AnnaburE Belgium. the in
,,eutiou of pillow or bobon lace is generally
asr~ibeq That wa IN li6i. From the castle. where
el4 taught the pcasantTy as in a school II soon
tte district finding that the making of lace was
more profitable than their former employment of
embrodering veils according 10 the Italian practice.
gdouted the Uttnlan method. Barbara tttman
dled in 1915. That she was the true inventor Of
his kind Of lace is recorded on her tomb
M C;oidci berg has given in his book a clear,
simple description of each Of the famous classic
Iaces and the method Of its manufacture. supple
rnented bv excellent half tones of the laces He
docs not despise the machine laces, which he says
are Immensely more important Tor commercial pur-
99Ucbesse point de Venise, Valenciennes. Irish
crochet and torchon tnterspersed with pictures
~ the real. A glossary Of The characteristics OF
the different types OF lace contains in condensed
handler of laoss. nat to the average wearer OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-29
IN MEMORY OF MRS. sKIDMoRE.
Speakers at Ladies' Christian Union Pay
Many Tributes to Her Work.

The weekly meeting of the Ladies' Christian
Union. which was held yesterday morning. was given
over to memorial service for Mrs. William b.
Skidmore. its late president. The meeting was held
in the usual place. the chapel of the Collegiate
Church. Ftfth-ave. and Forty-eighth-st. and
presided over by Mrs Robert Harris.
Mrs Skdmore who died September : 1904
for forty-sx consecutive years connected with
the work Of the Christian Union. beginning in 1854
when she of the sEners of the cOnstitu-
ton. For thirty years she corresponding ser
rotary Of the Womans Foreign Missionary Society
and also took an active interest IN the Home Mis-
sionary Society and the Five Points Mission
THE women who went out the foreign field
carried her name and her love with them" said
Mrs. Cornell ono of the at the meeting who
paid tribute TO Mrs. Skidmore's memory, land they
matter by what board they were sent out. Every
of these letters she herself opened and read,
and always sent personal reply-to give the close
personal touch. All the world-in China. in
Japan. in Corea-she is mOUrned At a little mis-
sonary station by the Yangtse River a memorial
service held by the Chinese girls soon as the
news of Mrs. SlIidmore's death reached them. They
sang the hymns that she had loved. and the girls
resumed tnat they wanted their lives to he like
hers. In Madras. too. a special service of prayer
was held in honor of her memory, and one hum
ored girls came forward and consecrated them
selves, and old chief knelt at the altar there.
In! In the mountains beyond Bombay memorial SER
Among the many friends of Mrs. skidmore who
were present at the meeting yesterday Mrs.
intimately. Mrs. Bottome spoke eloquently OF her
life OF devotion and UnSeldshness.
Upon life I never live
Upon death never die.
Upon that life upon death,
I stake my whole eternity.
That was Mrs skidmore." said Mrs Bottome
Mrs Stephen Smith also paid a tribute of love