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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

larger amount All of the creditors
ere requested to appear in court on
Thursday
One of the children of Mr.. and Mrs
j. w F. Hughes, who has been dan
gerously sick, is now recovering
c Petrik has appealed his dog case
10 the district court He charged C u.
Curry with maliciously killing his dog
and asked $50 compensation In the
city court Petrik lost the case
Probate Judge Hayden has been look
! ing for a new rooming place where he
can get a suite of two rooms so as to
have one room for a study If you
know the judge you Will see the joke.
Miss Nellie Lincoln left today for a
concert trip under the auspices OF the
Santa Fe r K. Y n C A in com
pany with the Rev. Mr. File Of Chi
cago, who viii give a lecture on Ma
ture and Nature Studies"
One of the agents of the beer com
bine say that the -hoiIar which
Frank Bates has uladS VIII finish his
career in Topeka That is probably
true unless police affairs are straight
ened up
The person who borrowed the big
iron roller from the Y. NJ c. A ten
I mis- courts at Ninth and Polk streets
at the close Of the season last fall, IS
asked to return II at once, for 1t IS
necessary to put the courts into shape
Immediately
l. ". Jackson CeoIored). who has
: the power" has returned to Topeka
/ and SAYS God has commanded him to
I preach without money and without
I price, and he intends to do so as soon
I as arrangements can be made
The usual crop Of grass seed is being
4 planted in the bare spots of the cour1
/ house lawn IF the Kansas congress-
Z men would send the county commits
sioners free blue grass seed instead Of
[ turnlp seed il would be a real help to
the county.
The only evidence on the streets
/ Tuesday that there was a Populisls
state convention IN town was that Sec
! rotary John Curran wore a black srsIT
hat and a fun black suit and white
tie as II ne was in full mourning
The work of fixing up the courts Of
! the Topeka Tennis association viii be-
I gin within few days The club mas
( the prospect of a large addition TO its
membership this year. and the game
Of tennis is likely to regain some OF its
+ lost popularity
A building permit has been issued
to Maude NJ Bishop for the erection
4 O. $500 residence at 1890 College
avenue. one block north of WashbuT
campus The structure IS to be three
stories high Miss Bishop is a teacher
+ in Quincy school,
The winters course Of lectures at
4 the Topeka homeopathic School OF
( Medicine has now been completed and
the season Viii be closed by supper
at the rooms Of Dr. Eva Harding 20
Kansas avenue. on Friday evening
Music viii be provided
Ed Green is fixing up good aggrs-
CATION 10 play Gus AIberts' Missouri
I Valley leaguers at Atchison Sunday.
4 The Globe states that Jimmy Little
4 and TOTE Huffman. who We're both
I with Manning at Kansas City at one
time. are in the batting line
Walter Damrosch and his Parsifal
I company and orchestra coming from
] Des Aolnes 10 Topeka is a long jump
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

in low minor key. Her voice broke
pathetically-
sing They destroyed my voice when
they locked me up in jail in Kansas
and tried to drive me insane They
put me in a cell with cigarette smok-
ers on one side and raving maniac
on the other I was obliged to keep
the window open in order to breathe
They gave me an old pallet upon
which prisoners had slept for years
and no pillow, no blanket and they
wouldn't even put a screen IN front OF
the door. slept on the concrete
floor I was a strong woman when
vent there I am a strong woman
upon me by my privauons which de
stroyed my voice can never sing
again. though I pray for the power
We'll. MT. Dresser. / am wasting
your precious time. but 1 have en-
joyed my Visit so much that 1 must
have a little bundle Of your songs to
take away with me- Ny niece viii
play them to me and shall often
think of my pleasant visit to a great
song writer.
Vow boys she continued to her
auditors you must ali vote the FRO
hfbftion ticket The two parties are
controlled by the rum sellers and the
politicians II won't make any DIFF
ference which is in They care moth
ing for the people Just take OF your
coats and work for prohibition
How did you come 10 be smasnef,
Mrs. NatIong-' inquired Mr.. Dresser
cit was a direct revelation from
Cod answered Carrie, after long
I prayer. and obeyed-"
While Mr. Dresser was making up
the little bundle" % songs for MIS-
Nation she took occasion 10 declaira
against a popular musical fad Of the
day. coon songs
7 haven't any use for the coon
songs" she said 4 don't mean sweet
old melodies like Down on the SuEFil-
nee River OF 'Nassa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground. but these songs which women
sing nowadays. the buck Niger sonsA
as they call them. 1 certainly dislike
10 hear a white woman sing DUCK
niger song
4 coIored gentleman who heard this
last remark was not at all 1rnpresss1
with its logic or good judgment
only folks who don't have no bring
( ing IN ever made such remarks, ne
Z said i never heard anybody but g
4 norant people make them
When Mrs Nation went away she
carried an arrrfuI Of the popular SONGS
Il ~ Paul Dresser. and she told him TN {
Of all the great army Of her boys
4 there was none TO compare with hirn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
MRS. NATION AND DRESSER
Interesting Interview Between joint
Smasher and Song Writer.

Interesting Interview Between Joint
Smasher and Song Writer.
1t was a meeting Of two famous
characters. says the New York News
Dear old Carrie Nation. with her
long. black rain coat, cotton umbrella,
little bonnet and big spectacIes. called
on Paul Dresser. the famous song
writer. jovial. rotund. happy. fun Of
human kindness and far from being
the ferocious. indomitable antagonist
Of the Demon Rum that his caller
would like him TO be
4 like your songs. 8Ir. Dresser said
Carrie I like them because they are
sentimental am very sentimental
myself You didn't know that. did
you?"
mo. I didn't" replied Paul. but
am glad you like them I am glad to
know you are sentimental 1 hardly
thought IL of you
'Oh. yes. I'm sentimental. I want to
{ hear one of your young men sing .On
the Banks Of the Wabash 4"
All Carrie had to do was to ask
The Banks of the Wabash cheered
her nightly. She wanted more
The smasher listened while Voice Of
the Hudson Where Are the Friends
of Other Days2+ Your Mother Wants
I You Home. Boy and The Kangaroo. 80
a new song shortly 70 be given in the
8 Wizard Of On were sung to her. The
I
were dim when the songs We're I'm
4 ished.
God certainly has been good to you.
young man." she said to the singer Il
don't know when I have heard a
sweeter voice than yours
The young man. blushed in spite Of
gray hairs, which seemed to indicate
age less susceptible to compliments
Take away that ash tray and those
nasty smelling cigar butts,' suddenly
exclaimed Carrie, in tone OF com
/ mand.
She pointed as she spoke to a HttIe
/ ash tray on the side Of the piano No
/ body thought for a moment Of disobey-
I ing her The Objectionable tray was
/ removed from the room and then Cat-
| RE said she could breathe esaE again.
DO you know she said tobacco
Z Just makes me sick You mustn't Use
I iii. Which one Of You boys smokes
4 Each tried to avoid the question NO
f body spoke. SO Carrie continued
Yes sIr. Dresser, I am fond OF mus
ic. Of sweet sentimental songs" she
went on renfniscentIy- You might
not think it from listening to my Old
( woman's voice, but I used 10 sing my
self years ago. I had a good voice
Z too"
I am sure you had" said M Dress
er emphatically- I think you can still
sing II you only VII
DO you think so2-' asked Carrie.
smiling
I estimate % a voice Won't you try &c
/ sing something FOR us2"
There's two songs written for me
4 Carrie Nations Consecrared Hatchet'
Z and Carrie Nation and Her Ak Bat
I don't believe I can sing either Of
Try said the genial Paul Dresser
Carrie tried and failed Then she
tried again and got through one line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

but not so long as Mile Zelie DeLus-
sans jump from Minneapolis. MINI.
to Topeka The difference is that the
ParsifaI company does not lose a night
of playing while Mile DeLussan had
to give an entire day and a night to
travel to make the apolis-Topaka
jump.
DR. Lawrence Chamberlain. super
intendent of Christ hospital. left yes
terday for Florida to recuperate from
a severe attack of grip which he suf-
fered several weeks ago. He viii be
away from the city for more than
month
The way candidates for the city
council Of Chicago get elected might
have been used TO advantage in the
recent city campaign A Chicago dis
patch says; Peter Reinbe-g. who
provided the % churches in his ward
with all their Easter decorations free
and sent to every woman in the ward
either a bunch Of roses or an Easter
lily, was elected alderman by vote
Of two to one over his opponents There
were three candidates. The Republi-
can candidate sent roses all over the
ward the day before election. but it
was too late The Prohibition candi-
dates friends howled because Rein
berg is a brewer but the pastors of
the churches said he was a good man
al that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
FORGERY At lola.
Merchants Cash $3.50 Worth of spuri-
GUS Checks.

lola, Kas.. April 13.-Through whole
sale forgery the stores Of lola are out
nearly $3.50. The checks which they
cashed purported to be signed by
Han3ey & Richie. but in reality the
nine on which money was received
we're written and signed by either one
or two persons. The writing looks as
though possibly two persons had
hand in the forgeries. but the officers
are inclined to the belief that but one
hand wrote them and several had q
hand in cashinE them The checks
range IL amount from $3.50 10
$3.50 They amount in total TO
s73430.
The checks were cashed at various
stores around town that were in the
Ia bit Of cashing checks for the work
men, The stores where these checks
were cashed have no idea who cashed
them They didn't know the parties
except IN one or two instances where
they think they know the men and
can identify them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
GRIFFITHS INDICTED.
Charge Is the Theft Of a $4,000 Regis
tered Package

The federal grand jury returned six
indictments last night 10 Judge Pol
lock, the principal one Of which was
against Ed Grifiths on the charge of
stealing a package containing 5000
from the pOstonice at Great Bend. The
Journal
A brief recital Of the facts as given
in the testimony. shows that Griniths.
whose father is postmaster at Great
money from the postOffice and went to
Nevada Mo. He was infatuated with
a woman at that place and was ar
rested while dividing the money with.
her BE confessed when captured but
neither he or the officials viii divulge
the name Of the woman 1t is said
that there is still another man mixed
up in the affair. but the United States
attorneys refused TO make anything
public about him It is possible. how
ever. that the grand jury may return
an Indictment against him this term
Three years ago there was d similar
mail robbery. A package containing
$4,000 was sent from Kansas City to
Great Bend and stolen or lost on the
way. The officers belisve that the
present arrest may lead 10 the appre-
hension OF the person who took the
first package
Frank Van Horn now in the Shaw
nee county jail was indicted on the
charge of counterfeiting- It is charged
that he tried TO make quarters He
admitted hammering lead into slugs TO
use on slot machines
W b Lockett Of Leavenworth was
also indicted on a charge Of counter
feiting. He attempted 10 make dol
lars A report was current that ne
was a regular member OF q gang y ME
operated around Leavelworth and St
To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

PHILADELPHIA Press
Albert T. Reid is confined 10 his
home with an attack of grip.
The Shiloh Baptist choir will give a
eree concert at the Central Congrega-
uona church this evening
Chief OF Police McCollum saws h.
will not try 10 give s.. coo bond If the
city council requires IL OF him
It rather looks as though the dry
goods business was being overworked
IN Topeka Two failures within ten
days.
Lon Townsend was sick the day the
exposure OF the beer combine was
printed. The story braced him so that
he came down town the next day
Sheridan Ploughe. Of Hutchinson.
was in the city yesterday 10 attend the
funeral Of his uncle. NJ. NJ. Preble.
who was buried yesterday afternoon
What Ed Howe published in the
Atchison Globe about the visit Of tse
Weber and Fields company to Atchison
IS still being copied in the New York
papers
The annual exhibits Of sassafras bark
and sulphur is being made in the drug
store windows and colored women ara
already digging green's Spring has
certainly arrived.
The orchestras and bands in the east
are all playing Parsifal selections. Gre
atore's band has made a hit with The
Procession OF the Knights OF the Hole
Grail from ParisifaI
1t seems that high railroad fares AM
the striking photographers are not the
only worries of William Sells He has
a smallpox case among the circus
hands as side issue.
Dog Catcher n. E. Younkin is max
ING his tours Of the city nowadays
with his little red wagon Every dog
which does not have its collar on is
taken TO the city pound
The street car line 10 Washburn col
Clay street TO Westminster church
Tuesday People had TO walk the en-
tire distance of six blocks.
Judge Pollock yesterday afternoon
nouned G. p. Boluar. special master
H. the Keith tract foreclosure suit to
submit to the court on Thursday his
bids for the property The figure set
by the court is $4,000. Mr. Bolmar
stated that he had several bids for Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
OLD CASES NOLLIED.
Grfnstead and Coney Libel Suits Dis
posed OF M Last.

Two old cases. which excited much at
tention three years 60 when they We're
started. We're nollied in the United states
court Tuesday afternoon. They Were the
famous suits for libel by Cyrus Leland
against Patrick C0ney and Pool Grin
stead
Tho defendants carried on considerable
correspondence with each other On one
which Captain Couey wrote to tfrlTlstead
he scrubbed on the back Of the envelope
Mail robbers there Is nothing IN this
letter OF value TO the Boss. 50 do not open
or steal it On the back Of the letter
written BY Griustead TO ColeE were these
words Mall robbers are requested not
70 send this TO Cy, as the old man has
enough trouble on his hands 10 explain
the possession Of stolen letters
These exuressio1s were considered IL
he1ous They were written during the
time that Grinsread was in 1al Al Troy.
into which place he had been put for an
attack in his paper against Leland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

New York, April 1s-Hefdelbach.
Ickleheimer & Co. have engaged $500
GOO gold for shipment TO Europe tomOr-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
FOR THE INTERURBAN LINE
Contract Let for the Grade Out OF
Hutchinson.

Hutchinson. Kas.. April 1.-THE
contract. for. grading the roadway for
the Arkansas Valley Transit com
pany's line has been let 70 n T. Reed
Of Hutchinson. and the actual work
Of throwing dirt viii be commenced
in about two weeks This task - not
a formidable one compared with
that Of grading for standard railways
a the country through which this
line viii pass is nearly level
Mr. Burns is in Chicago and with
in the past few days has closed con
tracts for the ties for the entire line.
both city and interurban- They VII
come mostly from Michigan. though
mart viii be Arkansas material Part
Of the ties secured are Michigan oak
and are rather expensive II requires
$50 ties to the mile one every "a
inches. and oak ties cost 81 each
The poles are also purchased They
are Of Michigan cedar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
NUGENT LOSES.
Election Board Says He Was Not
Legally Nominated

The state election board has decid-
% that the nomination Of O. J. MI
gent Of Eiawatha for state senator
nom the Brown-Doniphan district
was not legal 1t recommended that
the two factions agree on another date
fer the convention
The Donfphan county contingent
hoping for such a decision has been
adiourniug from time 70 time and the
date now set for the next session OF
the senatorial convention f. April 20
It is not likely that any more tricks
Vii be attempted-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
WILL MEET FRIDAY.
Final Arrangements for Semi
NAL TO Be Made

FINAL arrangements viii be made
on FRIDAY night for the Kansas Semi
Centennial celebration which begins
IN Topeka with Memorial day and
lasrz q week But six more weeks. re-
main until the event. and therefore
ff 81 necessary to start matters right
away
The principal work 70 De done Fri
dew night in regard TO the illumf-
nations It is planned TO outline the
state house dome with electric lights
OF IS candIepower, and TO string arc
lamps between poles around the en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

There Is q through sleeper running
s.re~v day from Kansas City over the
Frisco System a4 H. So-la1sfn ElaliNay
ztablished line
Tany new and attractive features IN
r-frrfda tours this winter.
pun Information win be given On aD-
uIzGaEion To
Wa. FLAnGNELLT, T. P A.
Board OF Trade building.
Kansas City la.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

Frs III w Evans. CharWater, kan.
writes. MY husband lay sick for three
months The doctors said ne had quick
cor Sumption We procured a bottle q
Baflard7E Horehound Syrup and i cured
him That was years ago and since
then we have always kept q bottle IN the
house We can not do without IL For
coughs ard colds & has no equal >. sc
ana 100 Sold BY RowIey & snow and
" s. Miller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
Hunger Hints to Tickle
the Tickle Appetite.
Statistics Worth Thinking About;
Facts Worth Knowing;
Expressions Worth
Remembering.

The turnpike road to peoples hearts,
I find.
Lies through their mouths, or L mis-
take mankfnd.-Peter Pindar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

tire state house square Extensive
plans for the lighting OF Kansas ave
nue. are also contemplated
At the meeting Friday night all OF
the subcommittee are expected to
make a report on their work up to
date Everyone who is interested i'm
the proper observance Of the semi
Centennial OF Kansas is invited to be
rt~aSaur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
APPETIzING
PARAGRAPHS.

PARAGRAPHS.
Hunger Hints to Tickle
the Tickle Appetite.
Statistics Worth Thinking About;
Facts Worth Knowing;
Expressions Worth
Remembering.
The turnpike road to peoples hearts
lies through their mouths. or mis-
take rllalllzsnd.-Peter Pindar
DAY after day Uneeda Biscuit
Last year the National Biscuit com
panv used two million and nifty thou-
sand barrels Of -four PACED emu 70
end, these barrels would reaeh from Ie
New York 10 Chicago. distance OF
nine hundred miles, and then, Tor
good measure, stretch seventy miles
beyond B.
euit,.
What everybody IS eating must be
good.
It requires seven thousand barrels
Of -four a day TO supply the demand
Tor biscuit. crackers and waters made
BY the National Biscuit company
Nearly three hundred million pack
ages Of Uneeda Biscuit have been en-
5Oyed and the demand grows apaee-
Cneeda Biscuit.
Lest you forget we say it yet
Cneeda Biscuit
The woman who buys crackers in
a paper bag still uses a flint TO light
the FIRE. Both belong to the same
period
"Uneeda Biscuit said the jester to
the king. "Gadzooks." Quoth the king,
'its no Jest to make a man hungry"
Little drops Of water.
Little gusts of dust.
Make common soda crackers
Mighty hard to trust.
When your appetite plays truant-
Uneeda Biscuit.
To bake the biscuit. crackers and
waters of the National Biscuit com
coal.
Quality and purity are two words
that explain the success of the prod
ucts Of the National Biscuit company.
The National Biscuit company has
built I'd its enormous business en-
tirely upon merit-the best goods
baked IN the best manner.
When Johnny
Comes marching home again
With crackers in a bag
Send Johnny
A-marching back again
And write uDon the tag
Uneeda Biscuit
The National Biscuit company has
increased the buying power Of a
nickel
Cneeda Biscuit pursue their jour
ney all the way from the oven to the
home in an alright package un-
touched by human hand exceDt AT
one point by a pretty girl inspector.
and then only as a matter Of precau-
ton.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-06-11
GOLD REEF.
Steps Have Been Taken to In
corporate the District.

corporate the District.
A meeting of claim owners at Gold
Reef was held on the lst inst at DR..
White VOLTS camp under the presi-
of that gentleman when it was
resolved that the Gold Reef Mining
district of Esmeralda county should
be formed and a committee was ap-
pointed to fix the boundary lines of
the district. A resolution was then
passed to form the "Claim Owners
Protective Association" to protect
claim owners from jumpers where
necessary, without committing any
unlawful act. Those present were
Quincy Gordan, H. H. Tolman, How
ard Burr, 7. Ahern, NJ. Pico, j. S.
Coleman, Walter D. O'Brien, T. j.
Curley, G. S. Phenix, p. G. Kretz,
John K~imjacich, VIM. Marshall, M.
Howard, Chas. T. Grimes and DR..
White Wolf. The meeting then adj
journed.
w. D. O'3rien has surveyed and
plated a townsite and also surveyed
a new road to the camp from Tono-
pah shortening the distance consider.
ABLY.