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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

One of the worst fires in the history
of Sioux Falls Friday occurred in the
two story building of the Anthony
Candy company, destroying the entire
stock, practically ruining the building
and seriously damaging the Phillips
block, adjoining. The latter block is
owned by Ex-senator Pettigrew. The
flames started in the basement Of the
Anthony Candy company building,
extended TO the floors and walls, and
only by the hardest kind of work for
several hours was the fire department.
able to control the flames. The stock
of the Anthony Candy company was
valued at $50 900 and the damage 70
this and two buildings and contents
will reach about $4,000. The entire
loss is nearly all covered by insurance.
Government Excursions.
Headed by G.. G.. Dennis, of Dead
wood, general passenger agent, and
President Hamilton, of Bell Fourche
Valley Water Users association, a dele
CATION Of residents from Bell Fourche
valley left over the North Western FRI
day for points in Colorado. The excur-
sion is given by the government that
the residents of the valley may get al
insight into the great work being
accomplished in Colorado by irrigation.
Experiments will be made for the bene-
fit of the guests. The land in and
around Belle Fourche valley, which was
necessary to complete the 10000 acres
demanded by the government, has
nearly all been signed mp, and bids for
the big ditch will be advertised for
Immediately after Feb, 1, 1905.
Ten Thousand Dollar Gift.
Recently Attorney General Philo
Hall received a package containing
$40, 000in gold bonds issued by the State
of Georgia. With the package was a
letter from r. NJ. Smyth, of New York
city, say: "Please present the enclosed
bonds to the South Dakota Agricultural
college with my compliments" These
bonds were issued in 1870 by the State
of Georgia and bear Z per cent interest,
which has been accommodating since the
date Of issue, making in all a neat sum
for the college when the same is col
lected. While it is understood that the
present does not come entirely through
philanthropic motives, yet 1t 10 none
the less appreciated. and the gift will
no doubt prove Of considerable value.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

Senator Kittredge left South Dakota
on Wednesday last, for u three, weeks
trip to Panama. He went by way of
New York, where he will join the other
members of the party. The object Of
the trip is that the committee become
acquainted with the manner in which
the governments money is being spent,
and the progress of the work on the
ditch, that they may report to congress
when it convenes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
Just Pierre's Way.

Right along with the election news
comes the report that Peerless Pierre
has seat 1925 to the Children's Home
at Sioux Falls. What other town in
the state, while graphing in a life and
death struggle for self preservation,
would have taken time to notice a
charity, however worthy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
First Governor Still Living.

There are possibly few people within
the state who are acquainted with the
fact that the first territorial governor
of the Dakotas is still alive and a resi-
dent OF Springfield, Illinois. Ex-Gov-
VIM. Jayne, or as he is known by
the citizens of Springfield, DIR. jayne,
is now a man in his seventy-ninth year,
but still robust in his physical character
and actively engaged IN business pur-
suits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
South Dakota Boy Wins at Oxford.

A London telegram says: At the
Oxford freshmen sports last week, TN.
Young, of South Dakota, a Rhodes
scholarship student, won the long jump
with 40 feet s inches, also the hurdle
race.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
Into the New Abiding.

The city council of Mitchell held a
meeting Wednesday evening and tran
sacted routine business, passing the
usual number of bills. The city hall
committee was notified to arrange for
the removal of the Offices TO tue city
hall building at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
DR.. LYNCH TO SPEAK.
Will Deliver an Address at Represen-
fative Hall Tonight.

The annual convention of the Kan
sas Equal Suffrage association is in
session in Topeka at the hall of the
house of representatives in the state
house today, with a little less than
thirty delegates in attendance.
The session began this afternoon.
The principal address will be given
tonight at the house of representatives
by DR.. Frank n. Lynch, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Wichita.
His subject is, woman of the Twen-
tieth Century"
Tomorrow forenoon the time will be
occupied by an executive session of
the delegates, but an open meeting
will be held in the afternoon. Mrs.
May Belleville Brown, of Salina, will
address the meeting on the subject of
woman and the Law" Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter will also make an
address at the afternoon session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
STARVED TO DEATH.
Had Money, But Was Too Feeble to
Make Wants known.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 9.-Although
he had more than $50 in his pocket,
George w. Vasey, an aged man.
rived at the Union depot unconscious
from starvation and died on a cot in
the depot at o'clock yesterday after
noon. He was "A years old. Passen-
gers on the train with him did not
know taht he was suffering from what
of food, and the old man evidently was
too weak to make known his wants.
He was taken from the Santa Fe
train No. from Chicago at 10 o'clock.
Detective Bradley summoned DR..
Pickard from 1912 Union avenue, who
ordered that nourishment be given to
him at once. This was done and the
aged traveller became conscious again
and told those around him that he was
on his way to his home in San Diego,
Cal, where he had owned a fruit
farm for eighteen years
Vasey had been to Islington, near
London, he said, in search of riches,
which he believed had been left him.
He was there three weeks but could
not prove his claim and was downcast
over his disappointment.
He purchased a ticket by way of
New York and Chicago and the long
journey was too much for him, weak
ened as he was by his extreme age. He
did not know when he lost conscious
ness, but remembered wanting some
thing to eat and being unable to tell
any one of his hunger. He gradually
grew weaker until he forgot every
thing and the next he knew was when
he awoke on the cot in the depot and
was being fed beef tea by nurse
The old man was very thankful for
his kind treatment at the depot, and
talked quite cheerfully for a short
while about going home to San Diego
He lapsed into a state of unconscious
ness again, however, in the afternoon
and quietly passed away.
a deputy coroner ordered the body
70 lxar tn I III l.
ing establishment. Relatives in San
Diego will be notified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
LET CONTRACT JAN. |.
". Nj. C. A. VIII Do So If They Can
Raise $4,000 More.

IF we can raise $4,000 between now
and January 1, we will let the contract
at the latter date for the new Y. M. c.
A. building to be erected at Ninth and
Quincy streets, and begin building at
the earliest possible date in the spring"
This was the statement made by ]. B.
Larimer this morning, who is one of
the most active members of the Y. NJ.
c. A. building committee.
I'VE have just s35. 900 pledged up to
today" continued Mr.. Larimer. THAT
much is ready. Three subscriptions of
$4,000 each have been promised us. They
are also obtainable. We want to have
$4,000 on hand before we begin opera
tions- Therefore if we can raise $4,000
between now and January 1. we can let
the contract and begin building right
after the beginning of the new year.
There is an advantage to let the
contract at that time, because we can
get a price of ten per cent less than we
can later on in the spring That is
worth considering and everybody VINO
is planning to help us should give now
If it is possible
Altogether, the promoters of the new
home for the Y. NJ. c. A. want SIS. 000
a sum $4,000 less than that amount
will be sufficient to begin building
ground and put it into shape, and
provide the contractor with a guaran-
tee.
The members of the building commit
tee are confident now that they will
succeed in getting the new home. More
than half the necessary amount of
money is in sight and obtainable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
FLOOD OF TELEGRAMS.
Pours in on President Roosevelt From
All Over the Country.

Washington. Nov. q President
Roosevelt was overwhelmed with con-
gratulations today. They were pre-
scented by many people in person and
were received by mail and by telegraph
from every state and from almost every
city in the country. Thousands of tele-
grams already have been received and
they are coming yet in an undiminish-
ed flood. 1t will practically be impos-
sible for the president and Secretary
Loeb to acknowledge each message in
accordance with the usual custom at
the White House, but President Roose-
welt desires it to be understood that he
appreciates it to the fullest and would
be glad if it were possible for him per-
sonally to greet and thank every one
of them. The president was in exub-
Grant spirits today. Although he did
not retire until a late hour last night
he rose early and had a happy early
morning chat with the members of his
family and his house guests. He reach
ed the executive office early and not
till then did he read the morning pa
pers. After glancing over them, he
read a few of the thousands of tele-
grams of congratulation which had
been received and examined bulletins
of the latest returns from the election.
He was advised that the Republicans
had carried Maryland, a message from
Senator McCOmaS announcing the re-
suit was beyond question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co. e12 North Kansas ave
Independent phone 746.J
Mrs Otto Kuehne and Miss Minnie
Kuehne have returned from a visit to rel
ativeS at St Louis.
F. E. Ringer, who is working on the
came home yesterday to vote
Mr. and Mrs. Ed White, whose marriage
was solemnized last month in Kansas
City, are now spending some time in To-
peka-
H. C. Bowen, who has, been threatened
with pneumonia, was able yesterday 70
drive from his home, 1913 quincy street,
to the polls and vote.
The building committee of the Presby-
terian ehu d VIII meet nil oica to seect
windows for their new church building
G E. Jordan who has been quits quite ill i'll
Springs, is now convalescent and able to
sit up.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Killian and little
son, Willard Clark, will leave next week
for months stay in California. They
will visit in San Francisco and later in
San Jose.
T. J. Roosa who has been ill for several
months, was taken this morning from his
home at 1882 Central avenue, to Stormont
hospital for treatment Mr. Rosa is an
old soldier.
Misses Ethel and Bessie Carson, who
have been visiting relatives in Central1a,
Ill, and friends in St. Louis for the past
month, arrived in Kansas City this morn
ing, where they will spend the day. They
Will return 10 1OpGhd biiS
The mid-week services of the Presbyter-
ian church will be held Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. A. j. Arnold, 927 Jack
son street. At that time the arrangements
will be made to organize a Bible class of
which Rev. J. S. Glendenning will be the
teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. A B. Schenck and family
moved today from lips Central avenue to
the old NJ. M. Hale homestead at Az Park
street. Mr.. Frank Allgood and family.
who have been living on Central avenue,
near Soldier creek, will move into the
Schenck cottage.
A derby hat, in rather good condition,
size ~, was found the other morning in
the front yard of the C. A. Herring home
at 1614 Monroe street. 1t was supposed to
have been left there by some midnight
visitor who was obliged to make a hur-
ried exit The owner can have the same
by calling and proving property
AT. the meeting yesterday afternoon of
the Duplicate Whist club at the home of
Mrs. Jerome Colvin, 1117 Van Buren,
street, Mrs. G. c. Bowman and Miss jean
nette Wolcott made high scores, SO points.
Miss Myrtle Seymour played for Mrs. Ed
gar Etter. The next meeting will be on
Tuesday afternoon and Miss Dollie Curtis
will be the hostess
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
ELECTION STOPPED WEDDING.
Two Missouri Couples Were Greatly
Disappointed.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. s.-Two
Greene county couples who journeyed
to Kansas City yesterday to get mar
ried evidently did not believe that
even an election could disturb their
peace and quiet-but it did.
The four young people presented
themselves at the county recorders
office early in the afternoon. They
had had some difficulty in finding
their way into the court house, but
were undaunted by the bolted doors.
They finally got in.
Want to get married." inquired
the only man in the building.
yep from the two prospectives
"WelI. you can't do it. you know"
said the clerk.
"And why not?'' piped up a blush
ing bride-to-be. The two young men
were "al in
because we Democrats are having
an election up in this neck of the
woods and we always lock up the
records and the money drawer on
election days." was the decisive and
parting advice.
Back to Greene county for U.S."
sighed the two men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
BURIED WITH HER DOLL.
Desire of Little Blind Girl Will Be
Granted.

Kansas City, Nov. 9-Aware that the
! angel of death was near, Jessie Ray
field, a little blind girl, called for her
mother. who with tear dimmed eyes
sat near by as her baby's life ebbed
away.
Mamma, when 1 am gone,'' said the
child, as she CROPPED in the dark to
touch once more the mother whose
loving care she knew so well, Il want
you to bury my dollie with me. When
l get to heaven then can see her, and
o, mamma, next to you I love her so-''
Unable longer to control her grief the
mother threw herself at the bedside
and with her arms about her darling
neck, promised between sobs to do as
the little one wished.
Once more before Death had robbed
her of all consciousness, the child's
lips moved and she talked again of her
doll and her love for il.
L love my dollfe, mamma, and
though l hate to leave you, / am glad
to die, because 1 can see what my dol
lie looks like. She loves me, too, /
know, for ever since she was brought
to me she has been my playmate"
Tiptoeing softly, that the child might
not be disturbed. her mother arose and
brought the doll to the bed. The tiny
arms closed closely about the doll aud
words of childish endearment broke the
raised the face of the doll and a mo-
ment later she had passed away, with
her own cold lips pressed to those of
her dolIie.
When the undertaken had bAen call
ed, the dying request of the child was
explained to him and after the body
had been clothed all in white and
placed in the casket, the doll, dressed
in the same color. was once more laid
on her breast, with the little arms en-
circling it. And those who came to
gaze on the features of the dead girl
saw beside her face that of the mani
mate playmate of her years of illness
The little girl lived with her mother
at 1918 Paseo, and about three years
ago was stricken with brain fever 1t
was this that made her blind, and IL
was from the aff1iction that she died
yesterday. The family formerly lived
in Muscotah, Kan, and it is there the
child's body was taken last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
STATEHOOD BY NEXT ELECTION
Indian Territory Man Expects to Vote
for President Then.

Kansas City, Nov. 9-"This is the
first time since I reached my majority
that I have failed to vote at a presi-
Dental election said William Busby,
of South McAlester, I. T., one of the
well known Territory Republicans, at
the Midland hotel yesterday. TT
wouldn't do me any good to stay at
home. If it would should certainly
be there today Our time will come,
though. and don't think there is any
doubt that we shall be able to vote
for the next president that is elected.
Our friends over in Oklahoma are
not any better off than we are when it
comes to voting for president, but they
do have a chance to vote for a dele
gate in congress. A very hard fight is
being made on Delegate Mcguire, but
l think that he is going to pull through.
1t is certainly to the interest of the
territories that he should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
THE CANADIAN ELECTION.
Liberal Victory, Meaning a TranscOn-
tinentaI Railroad.

Kansas City. Nov 8. - Il haven't
any part, of course. in your election
that is going on here" said E. NJ.
Dempsey, of Saskatchewan, Canada,
who was at the Hotel Savoy yester-
day, but we have just gotten through
with one in which there was more in
terest taken than in any election
which has been held for years. The
Liberals won- and by good ma ority.
The principal issue in that cleo
ton was the Grand Trunk Pacific rail-
road. You know both parties are
agreed on the necessity of building a
tranScOntinentaI line, from the Allan
tic to the Pacific The Conservatives
desire that the government shall build
and operate the entire line. The plan
of the Liberals is that the government
shall build the eastern end of the line
as far west as Winnipeg and lease it
to the Grand Trunk Pacific for a term
of years, the rental to be applied on
the cost of building the road. Then
the Grand Trunk Pacific is to build
the rest of the line on to the coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
Alaska Central railroad.

| The country being opened by the
building of the Alaska Central railroad
| is one of the richest and most fertile
sections of the world. The district is
on the same parallel with northern Eu-
rope, and has a greater abundance of
resources than Denmark Norway,
! Sweden and northern Scotland, that
| support a population of more than A.
900, 900 people.
| The Northwestern Commercial COM
pany has made contracts for carrying
! 10000 tons of freight from Seattle to
| Nome during 1904. For this purpose
the vessels of the Northwestern Steam
ship company have been chartered. The
| fleet consists of the Victoria, Olympia
and Tacoma These vessels will make
five round trips each during the season.
The company has expended 500, 600 in
overhauling the vessels. The Olympia
and Tacoma will each carry 480 pas
sengers and the Victoria 700 on a trip.
1t is estimated that 1000 first-clasS
passengers will leave Seattle for Nome
| in the next few weeks. The steamers
| Casca and Monarch will be operated on
| the Yukon between White Horse and
Fairbanks. Both boats belong to an
! independent line and will compete with
| the British Yukon Navigation COM
pany. The fare, at present an
nounc ed, is $40 to DAWSON on the boats
and $50 on the up-river run. Because
| of an anticipated rate war no tickets
are sold in Seattle for White Horse
direct.
A party of capitalists from New York
and Washington has gone to Valdez
to survey another new railroad route
to the interior. The company is rep
resented by Alfred B. lies, we'll
known Alaskan promoter.
In addition to the new railroads I'M
der way, plans are being made for good
roads. Alaska has a. public road law,
and in a few weeks overseers will be
appointed for the numerous districts.
Every resident of a district is liable for
road tax amounting to So each a, year
or work two days on the public high
way. But, beside the work and funds
expended through the road law, many
private trails have been established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
STOCKS MOVE UP.
London Market Affected by United
States Election News

London, Nov. 9.-Stock brokers
gathered in the streets at an early
hour this morning to take advantage
of the election news from the United
States and prices for most stocks were
quickly put up about one dollar a
share all around
Despite a heavy rain several hun
dred brokers stood in the uncovered
courts adjoining CapeI court before
the exchange opened. dealing in Amer
lean securities. A strong upward ten
dency was soon noticeable and cable
dispatches poured in from New York
houses which had instructed their
agents here that they would transact
business throughout the night.
During the dealings in the street the
common stock of the United States
Steel corporation touched ~, Union
Pacific 116 q and Southern Pacific
65A. Atchison stocks also were
stronger all around. Prices were about
one point above Mondays closing.
When the stock exchange was open
ed rush for the doors was made by
the brokers such as has been rarely
seen in recent years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
BEFORE RETURNS CAME IN.
Democrats Wired Taggart That Vic.
tory Was Assured.

Indianapolis, Nov. democratic
National Chairman Taggart yesterday
afternoon received the following mes
sages from August Belmont;
Reports from New York show Dem
ocratic victory beyond question Hope
Indiana will do well.
A telegram from H. S. Cummins
national committeeman from Con-
necticut, said:
Democratic vote early and eager.
Democrats working enthusiastically
]. G. GurIey, national committee
man of New Jersey, telegraphed:
New Jersey absolutely safe. indie
pendence with us. Democrats never
worked better.
w. 2. Sheehan telegraphed:
New York absolutely safe.
John McGraw, national committee
man of West Virginia, telegraphed:
West Virginia surely in Democratic
column.
senator Clark, of Butte, Mont,
wired:
Montana reliably Democratic. How
is Indiana?
]. G.. Mullins, national committee
man of Colorado, teIegraphed from
Denver:
Be no Roosevelt or Peabody left in
Colorado tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
NEGROES WITH HARVARD.
The Crimson May Have One at Each
End in the Yale Game.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. cit is quite
possible that the Harvard varsity football
eleven, when it lines UP against Yale on
November 10 will have two negro boys.
one playing on each end. This announce
ment seems somewhat in contradiction of
the reports circulated recently that none
but society men can make the eleven, but
it is true just the same. The two men,
Jones and Matthews, are old Exeter men
and both are we'll known for their ability.
Jones, during his prep" school days,
played at tackle, where he was consid-
cred by many to be fully the equal of
Hogan, Yale's present captain. who was
then captain of Exeter. He was also one
of Exeter's famous long distance runners.
When he came to Harvard, however, the
big fellow was promptly shifted to end,
made him much more valuable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
ENCKEs COMET RETURNS.
U. S. Naval Observatory Telescope Has
Picked 1t Up.

Washington, Nov. s.-Encke's comet
was seen at the United States naval
observatory Sunday night and again
last night with the 12-inch equatorial
telescope. Its radiance, however, is so
feeble that as yet the comet is barely
visible in the telescope as a patch of
light and several days, perhaps, will
elapse before accurate observations can
be made of it's position, which, how
ever, follows quite clearly the path pre-
dicted for the return of the comet.
Its distance from the earth and the
sun is rapidly diminishing, while the
apparent motion among the stars is SO
rapid as to be very perceptible in the
field of the telescope during an hour
time