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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

P. Davis, w. L. Warmer, r. s. Plum
mer and L. A. Ryder, examining ply
sicians.
Mr. and Mrs C. E. Jordan who have
been at Excelsior Springs for two
months are expected home in a week
or ten days. Since going to the
Springs Mr.. Jordan has been quite i'll
with fever. He is much improved but
is still quite weak.
The Bible class of the Church of the
Good Shepherd met last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Kimball
and reorganized for the winter. Canon
Burke is the teacher and the class viii
meet every Thursday evening. The
next meeting will be at the same place.
C. L. Dolrnan who has the contract
for grading for the Union Pacific dou-
Bile track at Bonner Springs returned
there today after a visit to his family.
Mr.. Dolman reports that there are six
gas wells in that vicinity and that each
yield from 1 to 8 million cubic feet of
gas.
The fire department was called out
this morning about half past six to the
George Graves home, 225 West Gordon
street, where a chimney was burning
out Some one evidently turned in the
alarm before it was known what was
the trouble and the department called
out unnecessarily. There was no dam
age.
Wampumoe Tribe No. SO L o. r. NJ.
elected their officers last evening as
follows: j. S. Reedy, sachem; c. E.
Karr, senior sycamore; E. o. Reedy,
junior sycamore; d. B. Krause,
prophet c.. Kaiser, chief of records;
A. F. Grear, keeper of wampum; Will
Bartlett. trustee A public raising of
chiefs will take place the first meeting
night in January.
Mrs. Mary Fultz.age sixtyeight years,
died yesterday at the county poor farm.
The funeral was held this morning at
half past ten from the farm and was
| in charge Of the Epworth League Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co.. 912 North Kansas ave
Ir1ependent phone 746-J
SWEET ORANGES! 40c peck at
Withers'.
c. o. Shaffer of Silver Lake was in
town today.
E. c. Arnold made a business trip to
Kansas City today.
Prompt delivery from our store now;
an extra rig to do it. See! Withers.
Miss Edith Gabriel returned today
from a short visit to relatives at Dem
nison, Kansas.
Rev. Frank Houser left yesterday
morning for Chicago to remain until
the first of the week.
Mrs. F. ]. Baldwin of Burlington,
Kansas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. B..
C. Dibble, of 1924 Quincy street.
Miss Ida Havens entertained last
evening, her guests being a number of
her fellow clerks at Crosby Brothers.
STRAYED-Rat-colo female fer
of same, to Withers' store, will be re-
warded.
Do you want eggs? Then get the ma
terial that hens make eggs out of, like
blood meal, beef meal, crushed bone,
and all kinds of grit. Forbes Bros.
have it
Mrs E. Keplinger accompanied her
father, John Harte, home from Usage
county and will visit her parents and
her sister. Mrs. c. F. Bridge, for a
short time.
The NJ. w. A. camp 1913 elected the
following officers at their meeting last
evening: w. S. Eastman, V. c.; Elmer
Peyton, w. c.; H. c. Green, banker;
w. L. Warmer, clerk; C. E. Rumble,
escort; John Harries, watchman; F.
r. Conwell. sentry; NJ. Galloway and
Charles G. Marlatt. managers; Drs. Q.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Henry Schroeder and Wife Are seri-
Ously Injured.

Henry Schroeder, who owns the mar
BILE works establishment at 231 Jeffer-
son street, and his wife were badly in
jured in a runaway which occurred on
the Melan arch bridge on Thursday
evening about :: 80 o'clock. Mrs. Schroe-
der's arm was broken. Mr. Schroeder
sustained severe injuries to his scalp
and some body bruises. The accident
was caused by a number of teams be-
coming frightened at the same time
while crossing the bridge.
A farm team, headed toward the
north, started to run. Schroeder's
horses then became unmanageable and
overturned his buggy, throwing both
the occupants to the pavement. Mrs.
Schroeder was made unconscious by
the fall and did not recover foran hour
F. r. Converts ambulance was called
and took Mr.. and Mrs. Schroeder to
their home at 228 Jefferson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
TEST SOLDIERS HOME VOTE.
Frank j. Ryan Tells of Contests FILED
There.

Frank ]. Ryan, clerk of the district
court of Leavenworth, Kan, is in the
city visiting his sister, Mrs. 1. N.
Town of 4O7 Tyler street. Mr.. Ryan
has Just been reelected to his third
term as clerk and enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the first clerk ever elect
ed three times in succession to that
Office in Leavenworth county.
There is a whole lot to say about
politics at any time, as politics is al
ways interesting especially to a poll
tician,'' said he. 'Leavenworth coun-
ty generally rolls up a good Republi-
can majority at every election and in
spite of the fact that it is generally
understood that there are some fac
tional quarrels over there. Just now
we all are interested in Governor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
LIQUOR PERMIT GRANTED.
John Nj. Brunt Gets One After Pro-
test Is Withdrawn

In the probate court Thursday after
noon Judge Hayden granted a drug
gist's permit to sell liquor to John NJ.
Brunt.
Secretary Dexter, of the State Tenn
perance union, and w. H. Cowles, at
torney for the union, were present. The
representatives of the temperance union
claimed that the signers to the petition
were not property owners but after
some discussion and ruling by the court
the objection was waived. Judge Hay
den then granted the permit. Brunt is
in charge of the Empire drug store at
Sixth avenue and Jackson street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

Hoch's administration and what the
next legislature is going to do. The
Soldiers home vote defeated almost
the entire Democratic ticket this fall,
but a contest has resulted as two can
didates, Krimeyer for register of deeds.
and Wendorff for county attorney,
have filed protests against soldiers
voting at the home who have families
residing in Leavenworth. Both con-
testants claim that the votes should
not be counted. OF course the contest
will be watched with great interest.
Personally am not interested as they
have filed no contest against me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
ALL REELECTED.
w. C. t. U. Officers Are Chosen for
Another Year.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-The National
Women's Christian Temperance union
today reelected the general officers for
another year. The officers are Mrs. Lii
liam NJ. N. Stevens, Portland, Me, pres
ident; Mrs. Anna Gordon, Evanston,
Ind, vice president at large; Mrs. Su-
sauna NJ. D. Fry, Evanston, cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. Clara Hoffman,
st. Louis, recording secretary; Mrs.
Frances E. Beauchamp, Lexington, KY,
assistant recording secretary; Mrs.
Helen Morton Barker, Evanston, treas
urer. The next convention will be held
in Los Angeles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

Over 100 pairs of Ladies' Dress and Street
Shoes, $500, 1925 and $3.50 grades, fine Wei
Kid, Velour and box calf feathers, Butcher and
lace styles, heavy and light soles-dozens of diff
ferent kinds on sale for 81 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
WHEAT IS HURT.
Drouth Has Done Great Damage to
Crop in Ohio.

Columbus, o., Dec. 2.-Reports from
all over the state show that the young
wheat is badly damaged by the drouth.
With winter at hand the farmers and
grain dealers say the outlook is the
most discouraging for years. In Lick
ing county farmers are compelled to
drive stock miles to streams of running
water, as hundreds of wells have gone
dry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

the Kansas Avenue M E. church, Rev.
Stavely officiating. Mrs. Fultz former
ly lived on Jefferson street but at the
time of the big flood she lost every
thing and since then has been at the
county poor farm. The Epworth League
took a great interest in her and did
much to make the last year of her life
rom HE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02
BACK From Panama.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 2.-The
United States transport Summer en-
tered the river today bearing Con-
gresham Hepburn and members of
his congressional party which went to
the isthmus of Panama to make
survey of the conditions there. The
visitors will be entertained at a public
reception tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

about crime that he has no personal
knowledge of, it is his duty to get busy
r1ght away and prosecute somebody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-02

Schotten's Spices Win Grand Prize.
St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 2.-Schotten's
Spices were awarded Grand Prize
6highest award) at the st. Louis
Worlds fair.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
FALLS VILLAGE

Robert A. Beers of New Haven was the guest of Miss Lucy Randall Friday and Saturday.
 Mr. Wolcott, who has been teaming here for D. B. Tiffany, has moved his teams to Brookfield, where he will draw wood for the Lime company.
 Something over $26 was realized from the V. I. A. supper last Wednesday eve ming.
 Walter Peters, who lived here a few years ago and is now an engineer in Florida, is Spending a few days with friends here.
 Miss E. Rudge of Sheffield was the guest of Miss E. Cahill over Sunday.
 Miss Gladys Stone of Salisbury is vis- iting at W. R. Hubbell's.
 The Hotchkiss trustees held their monthly meeting here Monday.
 Mrs. Laura Emmons of Brooklyn is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. c. Crandall.
 Chauncey Morris and wife of Torring- ton spent few days the first of the week with Mrs. Morris mother, Mrs. Jacobi.
 Mrs. M Green, Mrs. Joseph Missell and two daughters of Hartford are visit ing at M. L. Blodgett's.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
Playing Cards.

The invention of playing cards has been attributed to the Chinese, Hin doos, Arabians and Romans, but cards as now used were invented by Jacques Gringonneur, painter, in Paris Tn the fourteenth century. They were sup amusement of Charles VI of France, who was deranged. The French had particular names for the twelve court cards. The four kings were David, Alexander, Caesar and Charles; the four queens, Angine, Esther, Judith and Pallas; the four knaves, or knights, Ogier the Dane, Lancelot, La Hire and Hector de Garland. Cards seem orig inallS, however, to have been taken to England direct from Spain, having probably been introduced into that country by the Moors; the clubs in Spanish cards not being trefoils, as with us, but cudgels-that is, bastos- the spades, or swords, espadas. They were at first stamped from wood blocks in outline, and filled in by hand, but after the invention of engraving the best artists engraved them on copper and strsck them off at once. Colum- pines were spades; rabbits, clubs; pinks, diamonds, and roses, hearts. Hu- man figures opposed to those of flowers and animals were the ancestors of court cards
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
so UTH CANAAN

DU ight Brinton killed large rattle snake, with eight rattles, near the Car roll Miles place on his retr I'll from his under mountain farm.
 Mrs. Brennan, who has lived ill the family of Welles Yale for a number of years, had serious fall on Saturday while going down steps into the wood house. She was severely bruised, though no bones were broken, and suffers from the shock, being quite advanced in years. Her son, John, of Millerton, N. Y. visit ed her on Sunday.
 Sunday evidently had the largest at tendance of any day of the camp meet ing, judging from the many passing vehicles.
 Charles Church of Waterbury was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Pendleton.
 Mrs Wm. Marsh of Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of Wallace Willard of Hunts vile, is visiting relatives in town and called on friends in this place.
 Picnics are quite the order of the day. The Lee P. Dean family with friends spent Tuesday near the Canaan Noun tain lake, while on Saturday the neigh bors and friends of Levi Ganser gave him |" bee " to enable him to finish his having on that day. A nrmber of ladies were present and furnished a picnic dinner, which was greatly enjoy ed by all.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
A Mans Life.

The Patterson (N. Y.) News takes the following pessimistic view of life, but we think such doleful view is the ex- ception instead of the rule:
 A mans life may be divided into fou- parts. As he starts. his stomach is full Of pains, blackberry balsam and par egoric, and he winds up the first period by stealing green apples and going fish ing on Sunday. The second term, commencing at 15, rapidly passes into the Smart Aleck fever, and he learns to wear standing collars. smoke cigar cites and call his father the "old man " and go with the g.~ls. At 21 he has bankrupted his father, and blown in every cent of his own. He finds a woman, fool enough to marry him who takes in washings until she is called away. The last period, he lives around with the children, tells the big things he did when he was boy, and finally goes under, making amomentary a bubble on the sea of humanity, and then is forgotten.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
kE T

Miss Grace Stone has been spending a short time at Charles Wolcott's, Falls Village.
 Mrs. J. Vorce of New Haven was the guest of the Misses Stuart on "Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Mrs. Vorce is the widow of tfe late Rev. J. Howe Vorce, who was pastor of Bent Congre- gational Church about 20 years ago. = Efeair EEifaiirt crates, containing 400 pigeons, were received at the Housatonic squab- cry Saturday, shipped here from Eng land.
 Fred Welch of Bridgeport. also Miss Rose Ross of New York are guests at J. F. Gibbs.
 Miss Dorothy Cornwall of Bridgeport is with Miss Annie Gibbs.
 James Morrison lost valuable horse last Saturday. It was sick only a few hours. MT. Morrison is night watchman at the power. house of the electrical plant at Bulls Bridge and drives the distance of five miles each way from his home daily.
 Rev. C.. Curtiss D. D., preached at Congregational church Sunday i'll ab- sence of the pastor, Rev. H. K. Job, and also conducted the missionary meeting of the Endeavor society Sunday evening.
 The death of Mrs. Albert Roberts oc- cured at her home in Flanders (Kent) on Thursday, August 20. She was at tending to her domestic duties as usual, when suddenly stricken with paralysis. Medical aid was immediately summoned but she did not recover consciousness and passed away at 5 o'clock. Many friends sympathize with the husband and son to whom this bereavement has come so suddenly. The funeral was at tended at her late residence Saturday afternoon, August 27. Rev. Dr. Crrtiss conducted the service.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
Subscription Account.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1904
NORFOLK

The Misses Dana, who have occupied Miss Louise Rolands house this sum- mer, returned to their home in Morris town, N. s., Tuesday.
 The young son of George Cook is dangerously i'll with cholera lnfantum.
 Three Litchfeld musicians, Miss Ruby Street, Miss Myra Hall and Nelson s. Smith, gave a concert in the Eldridge Gymnasium, Tuesday evening.
 Monday while playing on the bridge near his fathers shop, the three-years- old son of John Blow pitched headlong into the river and struck on a large rock. Aside from deep cut on the head, he escaped serious injury.
 The collection which was taken up at the Church of Christ last Sunday for the benefit of the Litchfield County hospital. amounted to over $40O.
 The Misses Eldridge gave tea at their home near the Village Green Saturday afternoon. Habenstein of Hartford ca- tered and Austin s band of Winsted fur nished the music for the occasion.
 The Norfolk ball nine defeated the New Hartford club Saturday by the score of g to 6. Long hits and frequent scraps were the features of the game,
 Cyrus Kendall has returned to Schen- ectady, N r., after a two weeks visit with his parents here.
 Hon. and Mrs. H. H. Bridgman gave . large dinner party to number of their friends Tuesday.
 Prof. Fierpont of Yale is visiting his sister, Mrs. Levi Snow.
 Mrs. Froudfit and family, who have spent the season at Mrs. T. II. Boards ley's, left for their home in Washington, D. O., today.
 Mrs. L. J. Curtiss has gone to the St. Louis fair.
 Daniel Henderson, who is employed at the Norfolk Inn, was painfully stabbed Saturday night by Charlie Wong, the local Chinese laundl yman. The two were fooling with one another in the laundry when the Chinaman suddenly became angered, snatched upa knife and plunged it into Hendersen,s leg below u6fle fDe 9ll 6fl1.h Henderson will be laid up a number of days, but refuses to enter a complaint against the celestial. Dr. Ha- mant was called and took three stitches to close the wound.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
LIM E ROCK

MT. and Mrs. G. H. Mitchell, with their little son "Mac," who have been spending a portion of the summer at Bide-a-wee," the residence of N. A. McNeil, have gone to Sachem's Head for a short sojourn. They were accompanied by Miss Katharine McNeil.
 Miss Jessie Maleese, who has been wis iting at the home of MT. and Mrs H. V. Eggleston for number of weeks, has returned to the city.
 Mrs. s. P. Ensign and family have re- turned from their Fine Grove cottage, where they stopped during the past week, and Miss Agnes Beyea of Chicago, who has been visiting them during the time, has returned to her home.
 Sherley Patterson is a guest of Mat thew Patterson. :" Sherley'' is student at Wesleyan College.
 The missionary sery ice of the Sunday school was held on Sunday afternoon. The scholars are giving their offerings at this service toward building church at Valley Forge, Pa., the famous camp ground of the Revolution.
 Rev. R. H. Gesner will hold service in Masonic Hall, West Cornwall, Sunday afternoon at 4.30.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter H. Gilbert are visiting at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. O. W. Barnum.
 Guests at the fFenton Inn y during the past week have been the Misses Anna Belmore and Anna Mcbride, MT. and Mrs. J. H. Calhoun of Troy, N. Y, and Master George Owen, the boy singer of Bridgeport. Master Owen will favor the guests of Sharon Inn with a number of selections on Friday evening of this week.
 Surveyors have been at work during the week laying out a state road through our main street, and all are looking for ward with pleasure to the time when we will have less dust.
 Mrs. R. H. Gesner, who has been at Saratoga for the past three weeks, is very much improved in health and is expected home the latter part of the week. |. George Barrett, the leading soprano singer of our boy choir, who has been Ispead pending ing lis vacation with his grand parents in Chatham, has returned home, and all give him glad welcome.
 Our new schoolhouse is about con- | pleted and new seats and other equip ment will be placed during the week. | w. w. Norton, our committee, who has had the work in charge, is entitled to much credit for bringing about such good results. We understand a very handsome flag has been purchased for the school and that it will soon float from flagstaff nearly 30 feet in height, which has been presented to the school by Mar tin McCarty. "Long may it wave" w. w. Norton and family, who have been spending few weeks vacation at | Block Island, returned home Tuesday
 Mrs. B. Patterson is visiting her aunt | Fannie Hurlbr'.t, ill Hartford.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
WEST CORNWALL

Mrs. Anthony Miller and granddaugh- ter, Mary, have been visiting at the home of Joseph Mallinson in New Haven for ten days past.
 F. A. Yutzler left Wednesday for week of recreation with his mother at Derby, visiting various places of interest in southern Connecticut.
 The camp meeting at Pine Grove, de- spite the usual dullness, drew its usual quota from this place during the week past.
 James A. Cochrane and wife are spend ing a weeks outing at Woodmont.
 Dwight Rogers spoke at the chapel on Sunday evening last on Y. M. c. A. work for young boys.
 We have taken quite step ill the line of village improvement during the past week. The selectmen have finally, under the pressure of public talk, fixed the side abutments of the bridge ready for the iron railings, which will be a de- cided improvement when finished. David l.. Smith has been adding a fine cement walk to his premises. We still need the weeds and bushes cut i'll some of the outlying streets, and we suggest | that this be done Then Selectman C.. w. Shepherd has planned to gravel South Riverside avenue and thus rid the community of a mud hole that has existed for ten years past near the house | of John Porter. The school district a year ago voted to ask the town to erect flag pole and purchase a flag. This has not been done as yet, but will be soon, as the statutes provide a fine of ten dollars for failure to erect and pro vide when asked
 Mrs. R. N Cochrane and Mrs. Dell | Oviatt and son, Martin, were at the home of Mrs. J. W. Ives during the latter part of last week. | w. D. Bosler was in Torrington and | Winsted on legal matters on Thursday and Friday of last week.
 MT. and Mrs. R. F. Smith and daugh- ter, Lillian, are at Woodmont for a two weeks vacation. Brother Smith ex- poets to spend some of his milling dividends and listen to the surge of the wild waves as the bulls push up the wheat market.
 Mrs. Joseph Robinson has returned | from visit in Norwich accompanied by an aunt who will visit at her home here.
 MT. and Mrs. F. B. Wood, MT. and Mrs. George R. Smith, Chas. Mem mott, Roy Patten, Minnie Cochrane and some others are camping at Tyler Pond, | Goshen.
 Theo. Sturges is hay ing the house on the rocks painted, which is a much needed improvement.
 Ella Fully and Elsie Mason have re- turned from two weeks sojourn at the home of Ella's sister ill Norfolk. -.
 Miss Louise Treischman of Lakeyille | is visiting girl friends in this village.
Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01
Dixie the National Air.


 We are quoting Lincoln good deal at present, because we have been re- reading parts of his life and works, and much that he said and did has tempting relevance to the argumen's which we are busily spinning out to- day. "I see you have a band" said Lincoln to the Washington crowd which was celebrating Lees surrender. ."I propose now closing up by re- questing you to play a certain air or tune. have always thought Dixie , one of the best tunes I ever heard. have heard that our adversaries over the way have attempted to appro- priate it as national air. I insisted yesterday that we had fairly captured it. I presented the question to the Attorney General, and he gave his opinion that it is orr lawful prize" " Dixie ," was far and away the most popular tune at the Democratic National Convention this summer. Hail Col umbia !" and "The Star Spangled Ban her aud not compare with 1t in ability to raise enthusiasm. The crowd, North erners as well as Southerners, cheered whenever the band struck up with Dixie" This stirring tune, so rich in memories and so enivening in itself, is yoked to words of such peculiar inslpidity that, for a right-minded person to sing them, is to blush. A movement has been started to change the words, and of course, the movement has come to nothing, not so much on account of old association as because there is no sub stitute presented. Let somebody offer to the public just the right words, and the favorite Southern tune might well become the national air.