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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-11
KANSAS NEWS.
CoWley County Farmers Fear q
Texas Fever Plague.
Disease Spread by Cattle from
Santa Fe Freight Car.
OVER ONE TOWNSHIP.
Steers Scattered Through Many
Pastures OF Ranchmen.
The Loss OF a Cow Is Reported
from That Territory.

Arkansas City. Kas-, July 1.-THE
Traveller says: Fred Denote has lost
a valuable milch COW from Texas
fever. He lives in Bolton township,
and is in the district that was over
run by the Texas cattle let out of the
Santa Fe stock yards on May 25. The
COW was only sick about "a hours
when she died Mr.. Denote came
into town and went to DR.. Jones, the
veterinary, to whom he described the
symptoms. The case is Enthusiastically
one of the fever.
1t will be remembered that on the
night of May IS a car of Texas cattle
that were left in the yards for feed
and rest were let out, and before they
were at last returned to the yards ran
over a large part of Bolton township
State Cattle Inspector Jack McFall
went at once to the district where the
Texas cattle were known to have been
and put all the roads and pastures I'M
police of this action were put up by
Sheriff Day, and SO far as is known
there has been no violation of the
orders.
Denote has a pasture some dis
lance from his house where he kept
his mich COWS. He had been in the
habit of driving them from the house
10 the pasture and back again, but
since the Texas cattle were in that
country he quit that and was milk
ing them in the pasture. So far this
~ the only case of the disease that has
been found.
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CATTLE THIEVES CAUGHT.
Were Loading the Stock When A. H.
L. Members Appeared.

Fredonia, Kan, July 11.-Art Cur
ry of near New Albany was arrested
on the charge of stealing or being in
the gang of cattle thieves who drove
off % head of w. w. DUNN ans cattle
last Friday.
The cattle were taken from Dun
hams pasture in Elk county Friday
and driven to Curry's ranch about
four miles distant and held until Sat
urday, when they were driven to
Severy, 2 miles from the ranch.
Curry ordered a car there Friday
and then dropped from the scene.
Charles Allen, now under sentence to
the penitentiary for stealing mules,
took charge of the cattle and with
Curry's hired man named Ruble were
loading the cattle when the Anti
Horse Thief association interfered-
Ruble and Allen were both arrested
and placed in the calaboose but broke
out during the night. The officers
have failed as yet to get a clue as to
their whereabo bouts.
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Kansas Rural Routes.

Washington, July 1.-THE following
rural free delivery routes in Kansas
will be tablished August 15:a Larned
Pawnee county-Length of route, 29k
miles; area covered. SO square miles;
population served, 40S; number ofhouses
on route, 102.
Norcatur. Decatur county-Length
OF route, 291A miles; area covered. IS
square miles; population served, AS;
number of houses on route, 112.
Woodston, Rocks county-Length of
route. 175z miles AREA covered, p square
miles; population served, $50; number
Of houses on route, 1876
The postmaster general has appointed
carriers and substitute carriers at the
following offices to commence service
on August 1, on which free delivery ser
vice will be inaugurated: Girard-Wil-
liam E Murray. Charles E. MacDon-
aid, carriers: c. Ulery. substitute.
The postoffice at Iandage, Stafford
county, is discontinued; mail to Hud-
son.
Edward E Heston is appointed post
master at Edison. Sherman county, vice
p. K. Jensen, resigned.
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ing and let the contract for the new
park. Both Saturday and Sunday con-
ferences were held with the contractors
but all the details could not be agreed
upon. Tonight the contract will be let
to the lowest bidder and work will be
planned to have the park in readiness
by July "a, at which time the first Sun
day game of the season, and the first
for several years, will be played. Leav-
enworth will oppose the Saints.
The Topeka Saints would better sign
Pitcher Robinson of this city or at least
give him a trial In the box for a pick
ed up nine of Topeka which went to
Atchison Sunday and defeated Earl
Green's semi-p professionals by a score of
to 1, he struck out ten men and al
lowed but hits. This Atchison team
is the same one which defeated Gus
Alberts' first edition of the Saints be-
and is composed of some very good
players. Robinson pitched a no hit
game for the Y. NJ. c. A. against Ross
vile two weeks ago. He has not lost q
game this year.
A dispatch from Kansas City tells that
the wrinkles are ironed out of Pitts
President D. NJ. Shively of the Missouri
Valley league returned yesterday from
Thursday engaged in STRENGTHENING out
the affairs of the club at that place. AS
Pittsburg team will not be transferred to
Nevada. The Pittsburg club said
President Shively lis at present on as
firm a financial footing as any other
club in the, league The. attendance
down there has been light all season
and a certain amount of announcement
had crept into the ranks of the players.
A stock company was organized there
to carry the team through the season.
New players will be purchased and there
is a strong probability that interest
among the fans at Pittsburg will not be
lacking from now on. 1 understand that
the Nevada people want the club. If that
is the case, something may be done about
it next season. The developments of the
latter part of the present season will de-
eide many things. The league is doing
nicely and the attendance at all of the
cities is up to expectations" The recent
rains have interfered to no small extent
with the Valley league schedule, and
nearly every team has a number of post
poned games. These will be played OF
in Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders.
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Attention. Farmers.

Why remain in the north and stay
indoors six months in the year con-
Stunning what you raise during the
other six months?
Go south where you can work out
doors every month in the year, and
where you are producing something
the year round. If you are a stock
raiser you know your stock are now
"eating their heads OFF" and, besides.
have to be protected from the rigors
of winter by expensive shelter.
Economical stock feeding requires
the combination of both flesh forming
and fat forming foods in certain pro-
portions. Alabama and Florida pro-
duce in abundance the velvet bean
and cassava, the first a flesh producer
and the latter a fat producer, and
they are the cheapest and best fatten-
ing materials known to the world.
More money can be made and with
less labor, in general farming, fruit
and berry growing and truck garden
ing along our road in the south than
in any other section of the union.
If you are interested and desire
further information on the subject,
address G. A. Park, General Immigra-
ton and Industrial Agent, Louisville
& Nashville r. R. Co., Louisville, KY
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KANSAS FAIRS IN 1904.

Following is list OF fairs to be held
in Kansas in 1904, their dates, locations
and secretaries, as reported to the state
board of agriculture and compiled by
Allen County Agricultural Society,"
7. Tredway, secretary, La Harpe; Sept
Barton County Fair Association-w. P.
FEEDER, secretary, Great Bend; Sept. 1915.
Hiawath 5s1,. Fair Association Drown
tina; Sept. 6-s. -4-@ " .
Butler County Fair Association-H. NJ.
Hewins PARK and Fair Association
GChautau9ga coTunty)ssW. N N, ZION Jones, sec
Gay County Fair Ass Asso Soif tion-E. E.
H3ooRes; secretary, Glay Genter; Sept %
ation.aS. d. Weaver, secretary, Burling-
snow cSwley Sonqtg AgFicgltu W and Stock
tary, Winfield; Aug: 80 to Sept: 2.
Burden; Sept. 7-9. e''N'-- ~0N' 'eo-e y
Crawford County Agricultural Fair As
ciation-Frank Mckay, secretary Pitts
Elk County Agricultural Fair Associa-
tom. F. Deal. secretary, Grenola; Sept.
Finney County Agricultural society-A.
II. Warner, secretary, Garden City; Aug
Ford County Agricultural Association
J. H. Churchill, secretary, Dodge City:
franklin County Agricultural Society,"
Carey NJ. Porter. secretary, Ottawa; Sept.
Greenwood County Fair Association-C.
H; Weiser, secretary, Eureka; Sept 1916.
John g. Nicholson, secretary, Newton;
chanical ,Associa tion--George A. Patter-
son, secretary. Oskaloosa; Sept. So
Jewell County Agricultural Association
III enry. r. Honey, secretary, Mankato;
Jefferson County Poultry and Pet Stock
Associa tion--NortonvilIe Kan; Dec. 1923;
G. H, Rhodes, judge; E. w. kaufman.
Marshall County Fair Association-E.
Miller, secretary, Marysville; Sept 1916
Miami County Agricultural and Me
Mitchell county Agricultural Assicia-
tion-P G. ChubPic; secretary ret Beloit.
F. Armine. secretary. Council Grove.
Nemaha County Fair Assecfation-w
H. Fitzwater' secretary Seneca Aug. 81
: Neosho County Fair uAssoclation-H
: Chanute Fair and Improvement Associ-
alton (Neosho county)-A: E. Timpane,
Ness county Agricultural Associa ton
I. B. Pemper, secretary, Ness City; Sept.
Norton County Agricultural Association
L. V: Graham, secretary. Norton; Aug.
Usage County Fair Association-E. t.
Price, secretary, Burlingame; Sept 6-12
Central Kansas Fair Association (Reno
n inson Sept. is2 lns'ef secretary Huteia
Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live
Stock Association-W. T. Brown, secre-
Riley County Agricultural Association
R. T. Worboys, secretary, Riley; Aug. 81
to Sept 2.
Rocks County Fair Associatfon-Olmer
Adams. secretary, Stockton; Sept. 21-23
Southern Kansas Fair and Carnival
Association (Sedgwick county)-H. L. Re
sing, secretary, Wichita; Sept rs to Oct
l.
Kansas State Exposition Company
Shawnee county)-C. H. Sampson, seere-
tary, Topeka; Sept. 12-17.
Smith Fair County Association-E s.
Rice, secretary, Smith Center; Aug. 1926.
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AN Ex-LIEUTENANr RELEASED.
p. b. McLane Was Confined in the
Fort Leavenworth Guardhouse.

Fort Leavenwortn, Kan, July IA
dispatch received here from the war
department orders the release of P. B.
McLane. formerly "a lieutenant in the
regular army. He IS serving a sentence
in the guardhouse.i
McLane was convicted OF embezzle-
ment while serving in the Philippines
and was brought here about seven
months ago to serve a years sentence
In the federal penitentiary. Soon after
his confinement a movement was start
ed to release him on writ of habeas
corpus on the ground that no prisoner
could be kept in the United States peni-
tertiary unless his sentence was for
more than year. To head this off, Nc
Lane was transferred to the guard
house.
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Lon billions Fast Mile.

Cleveland, July 11.-Alth ough c. K.
G. Billings was unable to be present
at Saturdays matinee of the Gentle
mems Driving club. his champion
trotting mare, Lou Dillon, the queen
of the trotting turf, broke the record
of the season. covering the mile in
2:04A, half a second faster than her
performance a week ago. This is the
track record of the season.
Three thousand enthusiastic follow
ers of the light harness sport saw. the
performance. The weather conditions
were unfavorabIe for fast time. A
rainstorm was approaching, with con-
siderable wind, when Queen Lou
started on the record breaking feat
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CAwKER CITY CHAUrAUoUA.
Lincoln Park an Ideal Resort for q
Summer School.

oulIlIueE 0C0OOl.
Cawker- City, Kan, July 11-Few per-
sons who have not attended the Lincoln
Park assemblies have any idea of the
magnitude of that up-to-date summer
school, Of the magnificent grove of oaks,
or the splendid programme given each
summer.
This year the assembly opens July II
already prepared for the picturesque
white canvas homes, and on the open
ing day one hundred tents will be occu-
pied. 1t is estimated that another hum
bred will be taken during the meeting.
Among the lecturers are Rev. Sam L.
Jones, L. B. -Wickershan, DR.. George
WaYerly Briggs, Rev. Father Vaughn
and Fred High Other well known and
talented speakers are Hon. E. w. Hoch,
Hon. w. A. Reeder, Hon. w. S. CAL
Fisk and Rev. w. o. Allen
Moving pictures. elocutionists, two
military bands and the Chicago Glee
club will add greatly to the interest of
music. literature, Bible study. elocu-
ton. sociology, C. L. S. c.. w. c. T. u,
K. S. s. S. F., K. Z. S. A, under able
mana cement will be leading features of
the meeting. and the athletic depart
ment in charge of DR. and Mrs. Chas.
Grey Miller will provide splendidly for
the recreation and entertainment of the
children.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany has just built new depot at the
park, and return trip tickets will be
sold for one fare plus 90 cents from all
points north of and including Abilene,
Topeka and Salina, and west of Kansas
City and St. Joseph.
The president. H. H Welty of Downs,
and Secretary z. L. Huckell of Cawker
City. have made every provision for
the comfort and entertainment of the
immense crowd expected
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you can spend, but how nttle,'' inter-
rupted the mayor, briskly. From many
men a remark like this would have
savored of brusQueness and would
have given offense. But the mayor
accompanied it with his smile, and
the man. to whom it was addressed
Joined in the general laughter. This
little episode is mentioned because it
is characteristic. Besides his youth
fulness of spirit and the nervous en-
ergy that gives the atmosphere around
him a sort of tingle. the mayor has
"a way with him. that causes the
great majority of those who meet him
personally to be inclined to help rath-
Ell, than retard him in his daily work
and on his journey through the laby-
rinth of politics.. Herbert WEIGH,
in Success.
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AN UNUSUAL FEAT.
Western Girl Ran Down Young Ante
lopes and Captured Them.

A South Dakota girl, Miss Lucille
Wilson, who is at present "roughing
it, on her brothers cattle ranch, near
Hampshire, Wyo,, according to letters
received by relatives living south of
Sioux Falls, has distinguished herself
by running down and capturing two
young antelopes-
Miss Wilson is a good rider and was
returning from long ride to the
ranch when she espied a herd of
the dips" in the prairie. Miss Will
son succeeded in riding quite close to
them before they became aware of
her presence.
The animals took fight Immediately
upon catching sight of Miss Wilson
and her horse.
She noticed two little fawns in
flight beside their mother. and she in
Stantly urged her horse forward and
gave chase. The baby antelope, not
withstanding their mallness, were
remarkably fleet of foot, but the horse
the swiftest in that part of Wyoming,
and after an exciting pursuit of nearly
four miles, one of the fawns was over
taken.
Miss Wilson jumped from her horse,
grabbed the little fellow and tied it's
from the saddle, then mounted and
continued her pursuit of the other
one, which she also succeeded in cap
turing.
When she appeared at the ranch
carrying young antelope under each
arm, the ranch hands were greatly
surprised, as they had frequently
failed in their attempts to capture
young antelope.
In a remarkably short time the two
captiVes became very tame, and now
ranch like two dogs.-New York
World.
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Mayor Mcclellan in His once.

1t is as if a band had struck up a
quick march in the city hall when
the mayor comes swinging along the
corridor in the morning. The attend
ants and clerks take on new alert
ness and animation. He mods to them
briskly as he pushes through the
swinging door to the inner office. His
bell rings sharply, and at once the
mill begins to grind. The first callers,
who have been waiting for him. are
shown in and bowed out in quick sue
cession, and even those who have
been unsuccessful in their errandS are
usually smiling when they pass out.
because they are still under the spell
of the mayors magnetism. He has
gripped the hand of each man heart
lily, and has made it plain to him that
he would like to serve him if he
could.
During these calls he is hastily
scanning letters that have been cuIled
from the regular batch of about 800
that have come in the first mail. At
IL o'clock he receives the reporters
from the afternoon papers, calling
most of them by their. first names.
There are then jokes and laughter in
the inner office. An easy spirit of
good fellowship prevails, yet the news
paper men know we'll that they can
not obtain from the mayor informal
ton that he is unwilling to give or
statements that he is unwilling to
make. He parties their most covert
thrusts with smile that is pleasant,
but very full of discernment.
In the afternoon there are more
callers and more letters, and, very
often, a board or committee meeting
The gentlemen of the committees have
been accustomed, in the past, to drone
along for two or three hours at
meeting. The pace is a good deal
swifter now. The mayor keeps them
on the move every minute, and yet
maintains a spirit of good humor with
smiles and incisfve 70 comments The
other day, for instance, when an Off
cial was asked how much money was
needed for a certain purpose, he said
he could spend an amount which he
mentioned. sh7A
'sWe don't want to know how much
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SIGNS NEW SECOND BAsEMAN.
Brooklyn Club Secures Owens From
an IndeDendent Club.

Brooklyn, July 1.-THE Brooklyn
club has taken its first step in its
plan to reorganize the team by pur-
chasing the release of Fred Owens, q.
second baseman, who is playing indie
pendent ball with the Lancaster club
of Pennsylvania
Owens was recommended by Jimmy
Sheckard, who made a tour of the
Pennsylvania Independent clubs
week or so ago, and selected him
the star second baSeman outside of
the regular leagues. Owens played
with Springfield. Mass. two years
ago, and made a good record, batting
.285 for "a games, and fielding SAB
at second base, accepting 213 chances
with only 3 errors. He stole eight
bases and made six sacrifice hits.
Sheekard opened negotiations for
the purchase of four other players
while on his recent trip, and these are
expected to be secured within a few
weeks.
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TRIED TO KILL ALL.
August Geber's Revenge for Being
Discharged From His Position.

San Francisco, July 11.-Because
he was discharged from a position
that Melted him $3.50 per week. Au-
gust Geber, alias Shell. tried to ex-
terminate the family of his former
employer, George Hartmann. Geber
was discharged for insulting Charles
Hartmann, a son of the employer.
Geber, who lived with the family, went
upstairs and returning with a revolt
yer, fired at Hartmann. The old man
fed and his son George slammed a
door in Geber's face. Geber fired
twice through the door, one bullet en-
tering Georges arm. George stag
gered back and Geber rushed through,
knocked aged Mrs. Hartmann down.
with a blow in the face. He ran to
the front yard where he met young
Charles Hartmann. whom he shot
through the throat, causing almost
instant death Geber then ran into
the street, hourishing his revolver. He
was captured by the police after a
desperate fight.
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Killed Himself With a Razor

Fort Scott. Kas-, July 11.-Joe Sc
matter. who has been an employee of
the Missouri Pacific shops in this city
for the past fifteen years, committed
suicide here, almost severing his head
from his body with a razor. For the
past three weeks he has been manag-
ing the affairs of local society, and
he imagined that he was suspected
Of misplacing nearly a hundred dol
lars of the society's funds.
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upon move the team to Ell Reno. The
cause is. 1t is alleged that Franz re-
fuses to allow his team to play Sunday
ball. Ms Sunday ball, so the president
of the league maintains, is necessary
for the various teams to pay salaries
and as the loss of one team on that day
would throw the schedule off, it was
necessary to take such a measure. Ell
Reno has desired to get into the league
for some time but the opportunity has
never before presented itself.
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SON REGRETS 1T.
Young Davis Thought His Father Was
Weaned From Politics.

New York, July 11.-John T. Davis,
the only son of former Senator Henry
G. Davis, Democratic nominee for the
vice presidency, is visiting in this city.
His fathers nomination at st. Louis
came, he said as a great surprise.
.'At the same time I rather regret it
personally" he added. I'VE thought
when we dissuaded father from accept
ing the nomination for the governor
ship of West Virginia that he would
remain out of politics altogether. He is
an active man, and looks much young
er than his 81 years might Indicate.
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Humboldt, Kan. July 11-Hugh Elan
agan. demented man, was taken in
charge at the farm of Wade Adams
f1ve miles southeast of Humboldt. Sat
urday. He was wandering in a field. He
had in his pockets many papers and
receipts from different lodges of plumb
ers- The last card was issued by local
union No S of Kansas City, and was
dated June Is 1904.
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Atchison,s Coal Celebration.

Atchison coal will be on market in
small quantities within thirty days.
TWenty-seven tons of coal will be
taken out of the shaft this week: this
amount is produced in a space the
size of the shaft: nine by eighteen
feet. This coal will be burned under
the boilers at the shaft. except that a
big wagon load of it will be sold at
auction on the streets. and the pro-
ceeds used in the coal celebration.
The load will be ratified: chances"
will be sold at one dollar each.
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ed with gasoline. One of them picked it
up and threw it over a pile of paper
and setting the measure down by the
gasoline and coal oil tank another boy
touched a match to the paper. The
flames Immediately flashed to the tanks,
one of which exploded. setting fire to all
the rear buildings. The chemical engine
and fire company arrived and put out
the fires
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Chased out Alleged Harvesters.

Great Bend, Kan. July 11.-This city
Is destitute of harvest hands. The de-
nciency is appreciated rather than
deprecated All the farmers have their
crews. but there has been about $50
toughs and gamblers here pretending
to look for work. The police forced the
crowd to leave town Saturday.
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Was a 2s1k Pound Baby.

If this item is true it is remarkable:
According to reports a baby weighing
% u pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Woods. northwest of Potter,
the other night. Mrs Woods is an
adopted daughter of Aunt Sarah Viii
kins. and is large woman Mr..
woods is a small man. A larger baby
nrobably never was born in the United
tates.-Nortonville News.
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Potato Vine Six Feet Long.

J. ]. Cox left an Irish potato vine
at this office Tuesday that measured
six feet in height and ecliDses any
thing we have ever seen in that line.
1t grew in the yard of John Eddleman
and we doubt not was planted in the
light of the moon. The best authorf-
ties on such subjects inform us that
thev go mostly to vine if planted dur
ing that period.-Wamego Times.