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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-16

.ALLSyVoMEN' s! SUITS q III u P-TO.DATE
&, cut and finish are 4 marked just half
I price: specimens in the show case. PEN
BERTONI PRICE g. &C l S5}
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REPAIRING q AND; PACKING OF
a household goods done properly at o.
small cost Send postal LEGG & MO-
RAN, 52214 East Main. 5i Il 5S,s slst
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WHENILooK1NG ARoUNnBFoRBFUR-31
5niture 33don't overlook US. ~ STRAND
s ER'S 200 W. Broad Street. II f$ u
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you FIND A COMPLETE 4 MARKET
B everything the best and always fresh;
I'll canned a goods, delicacles, 55S ETC.. at
r BRAUER'S 3 East Broad Street.
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VVANTEDMale

ACcOUNTANT--AN ACCOUNTANTS OF
wide experience, with present employ
ment. is DESTROYS OF securing i a position;
#ing edmond; satisfactory rea sons g ven
for contemplated change references Of
4 the highest order furnished s Address3
"ACCOUNTAN1,,,,,.' ~ care this Off ce. Il Il
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SAVE 5MoNEY-YOU CAN SAVE 81 PER
week and get 10 per cent. interest; safe
N Bl2 Fry sno IS SoN apss
y BANKING CO.. 800 East Main. IN e. 4
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TWELFTH ST., n. :, 4o3--MR RS. .EANESSS,g
h f1rst-class rooms and board s. also table
4! boa I'd /; transient boarding 81 per day
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s 3. CARY sHVAnlT,ESD;.
a private family; large we'll nisheut
b rooms !; terms reasonable; s p. Cary. ",
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MEETINGS..

8sIi q h OFFICERS AND. MEMBERS,
Ny RICHMOND RANDOLPH LODGE.
t/>vN8 NO. 10, A. +. & a. NJ, please at;
tend the stated communica ton Of your
lodge THIS CTuesday) EVENING, 5Masons
Hall, Nineteenth and Franklin, al s
o'clock Members ofGother lodges invited
to meet with us. q "a $
S. BY order Of the Wprshipful Master.
". T.. GOODE, Secretary
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FRANKLIN, "; e. I, All 15-MIss PlTzER;;
choice rooms, single and en- suite UT pr pr
te4 bath.
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CARRIAGES AND WAGONS.

FOR $sALE-HOTEL@s Stops Y FREE OF
s glass Apply {P'ONyHATAN HOTEL. 4i5
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LENNON. 1905 EAST MARSHALL
Handsome rooms with or ithoutS poa "a.
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THE SAME OLD PLAC ulTs
secured and pressed 7oc.; pressed soc. r.
Z L.. GILL; Steam Dye Works. 32o North
Il Fifth Street. City phone 1861 MEX 81 lti
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THELP-MALESAND FEMALE.
SOLICITORS & statesmen

WANTED Statesmen FOR MIDDLE
{ and Southern States to take a line of
mems fine Goodyear Shoes for. Southern
factory. SHOES, care This Office.
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WANTED, 81 DUNG GENTLEMAN De-
sires private dancing essonss q az ddress y
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e 5I7ll37 7 lllIsll7 9 u
BOARDING.

5BoARDERs WANTED} Il Of COOL,
comfortably furnished rooms ct 5lbS ~ =.
a Eighth Street. i5i q Ssi.sl
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ADJUSTMENTS
FOR SALE.
Bankrupt Sale.

THE ENTIRE STOCK OF 70 OSEPH
8COHN'S SONS, Bankrupt, Of Lynchburg,t
will be offered fol. sale as q Whole BY
The stock consists Of over $4,000 Of
Mems, Boys and Ch1ldrens Clothing.
4 furnishing Goods and Hats ,so includes
"a handsome line Of piece goods @
& ees until BAUGUST5 o0th,i Inclusive, but
right Is reserved to reject any and all bids.
THE stock is now open to inspection and
any,informatdon will be fur1Eishe by the
undersigned. !, ]. y :, y !. Z, HI 4 s{ AZ
T. j. O'BRIEN Trustees.
III sti ]. r. GILLIAN, 54{
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ANNUAL MEETING
81 CRAIG CITY IMPROVEMENT CO. q
Office of Secretary, August II, 1904.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Annual Meeting Of Stockholders OF
for the election Of directors, the con-
81 sideration Of the reports Of directors and
officers Of the. Company ana the trans
4 action of such other business as may
4 lawfully come before the meeting will
! be held at the office Of the Company.
Newcastle. Craig county. Va. on
II THURSDAY, the LIST day IF September.
1904, al O clock p. NJ. 5s 4
35t{l n. w, BOWIE. Secretary.
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DOES THAT AFR ODE OR FURNACE
need cleanlng7 Have It done nog a and ID
n have 1t done rig 1T. r I.C II N 2 ND
8 Ninth. {ts S3 hi ~ ,5-.i4 n VI ~
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EVERYTHING IN FURNITURE AND
4 house furnishings. lowest prices. and q
you u wish oisTRANDER's, 200 West
Broad Street. | ~ N
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HELP w AN'rED I, w; Male.

EARN $50 no 500 IN MONTHLY CORRE-
4 spending for neWspap ers 4 So l6aSG llimn
B for work. in spare time; #no. canyassing:
4 send 81 for particulars. N RTHERN3
Ii PRESS sSYNDICATl,5 Lockport N. Y
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FOR SALE,

I STILL. HAVE ON HAND a GGOODlLoT
sMason's Jars, Il Soar Starch, Fixtures,
q etc, BwhichifI will sell at low prices, as
s8I pect to close on August got h. CFiAS.
Y KIN g, AS N. = Sixth Street.
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WE ARE GIVING BIG DISCO UNTs ON
q all summer f,irniture-R rigerators. CO.
Carts, Porch Chairs. etc. OSTRAND-l
K Err s, 900 w. Broad Street. 8.
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ORGANIZERS 5FRATERNAL r.
a ance {brder, four years old, good start
managers for Alaban1a ,,s Virginia and
West Virginia; an except onal w good
Opening for tho right ma NJ Adj ress the
NATIONAL F'RATERNAL9t UNION
Murray kY.Ea
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WANTED, FAMILIES LEAVING #TIB
can be supplied by us while away wilt
s$fneats and everything else contained IL.
a market, BRAUER' 81, 3 East Broad
Street f 5! III A III Il FSgg M
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WANTED, BILL CLERK FOR TWO
weeks; young lady or man. ApplyS
& In own handwriting. Address BILL
MCLERK,B Box 341.
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WANTED, "a RELIABLE WHITE MAN
to drive llthia water wa gon; reference
required. Address Box 8. city. 81 sit5isS Al
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pal for country school II salary $40 Ito $50
per month; term y to- 5 mont his; also
& teacher for thematic s ana science IN
& High School; term 8 ito. 2 mont this; salary
q S353 to S40Eper montls: those witt !, normal
&tlmonials, ETC., Lock Box 4, 7 hampton.
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WANTED, RI DOM iEEss AND a PRIVATE =; 7
+ bat permanent; answer q ck53:3-A o.
4 dress d. w, care this office, I'll
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Ely sCREkfls.

GET ESTIMATES ON FLY SCREENS
# and Awnings. IS III 3. NORYIGLLt ~
iS Sixth Street. Phone 4So. NH
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ELECTRIC FANS, NEW Al ND SEC
ed in the best nnanner: give us q trial
u and we guarantee to please: ELEC-
3 TRIO NOVELTY & APPLIANCE&CO..
& 610 East M ains Street.
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TO 4RENT--MYtf III ONE AT BON AIR;
furnished or tunfurnished large lot; fine
water; terms very moderate e. Address
G"T RI Bon Air, Va III \, II s VI Il 3s
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& AGENTS WANTED.

$50 PER WEEK SURE SELLING OUR
new patents; free samples guaranteed
at once BRAHAM CO., 24lS, Cinoin-
natl. O. a$,S 5li 55t
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NOTICE II ,is5ssst CONTRACTORS, AND
"a Builders-WeEare now in a posi- ton to
IL; furnish B from 200 to 300 yards OF sand
X spers5 day att the foot Of Seventeenth
Il Street; special Inducements to large cash
II buyers. sRICHMOND}COOPE Co.
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WANTED. EPREsBYTERIAel,;jS DUNG
Il man, to teach German and M "a thematlcs$
y In a small college at $50Sand Il board for
x nine months; one who can direct athle-{
sitics preferred: send as testimonials9Gand
photograph If possible. THE SOUTH
NJ ERN TEACHERS &AGENCY,& BarnWell,G
81 s. c.
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SEWING MACHINES.

SEE OUR LATEST IMPROVED DROP.
d head Sewing Machine, s18; cleaning ana y
fer a!i ma ch hHss NEW HoMB oF-S
4 FICE, Ninth5Band Broad Streets.
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LADIES SPECIALS.

cyy WI 1T, 4BIs Y THE SOC. WHITE
N Negligee9 Shirts that are simply gems
for he money. @PEMBERTON,f5 PRICE PRICE,.
e. COZ llla ..s8
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sECOND.HAND SEWING NfACH1N
of many makes, guaranteed O. k.i from
Y IS to SD. $ N EWg HOME OFFICE. Ni n1f
and Broad !.
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LOsT-TH Rec 4 MONTHS, OLD SPAN
lemon and white Reward
y If returned 1O7 EAST FRANKLIN ~
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u NJ l,..ii5
NOTICE.

:9s OF SNegligee Shirts, Manhattan rs and
+ others Of good quality, 81 to 50 shirts for.
81 50 to 75c. IL YOU can get your size you
will get, a. bargain. MUSCOE 5H.$G Gait
9l NETT Eighth and Main Streets.
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FOR sRENT-Two 8C! Mn &c II N5G
B rooms, convenient to bath, Mt 4l4 East
Grace Street, possession Octo ber ST
Address NJ. this office. st,j. N X Il n 5E q is9l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-16

5CLEARfNG OUT SALE OF STRAW
/, Hats. all styles, at half price; all must
ssa3 COEaH.8 GARNETT, Eighth and Main
s Stree Is. & s.t f38 WA
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WANTED, GENTLEMEN IT.. OCCUPY
two8i furnished rooms a t W. NJ Elshth
8 Street board convenient $G
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;LUNCH PARLOR5.

CHE R}FiIELD3LUNCH ROOM
5E Twelfth and Main Streets: regu larl din.
ner 25c.: hot lunch 15c. the best IN the
city; give us a. trial
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PIANOS 3 AND ORGANS.

ESTEYS ORGANS HLEADaTHE WORLD
a. Sold only by ESTE YSORGANsAGENcY,
729 e. Main. b; /. s$ n @Si ~
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ADS and YOU Will NOT HAVE CHANGE TO COMPLAIN OF BUSINESS BEING QUIET
WANTED.

WANTED, PuAC HAsE RS FOR CAH3.i
barrels and barrels at 81 per gallon for
4 limited "a time ofll ". TAYLOR
K BOYLE, i 40 b. Cary Street. W wholesale
X IA gen A. ~ a e. 4
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ExPERTFgWAT Il fREPAlRE RS. q

500 FOR s. ANY a AMER1CAN MAIN,
spring. guaranteed a one year; we. Y flx
anything In the watch line nt short
notice. HCIAAF'E s. 428 y E.ast Brond. ssf
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WANTED e AZ TEACHER TO TEACH
private school e teach usual English
branches Latin, Music and Arithmetic
&, especially "A pply 3l4 G. T., EDWARDS,
Whitley Va. Il. n as2i ~ s4 81 81
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s10 N. GRAC MED, 3@s GENTLE
& men occupants for third story 1.-TWO
large and one small room connecting);
convenience Of bath y: telephone, etc.;
vacant October 1st Inspe elton by ap-
n pointment. IA M tl
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ROOMS FOR RENT.

WANTED, 8 10 RENT @ ONE .y Ro oA,5
witt, board J Groom and board free) to al
middle aged lady. who will be willing
XXI herself genera Nv useful for a familyRot$
two; q reference required Address
8 sIIOUSEsyVORK,sca care this office.
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4 T-55T- UPHoLsTERINo.

LEVY, THE UPHOLSTERER. MAKES
mattresses, cushions and slip covers to
q orders 544 Brook Avenue. Phone 1895.
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.SROOMS#VVA.NTED.

,,1,yy q n Is r u THREE ROOMS
n for5lIght housekeeping by man and wife;
4 rooms must be inSnicel locallty.3sA ADDRESS
E f. M B ...R care this office. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-16

FINE LoT OF RICHMOND FINISH
rs Rubber and Steel Tire Runabouts to- be5
sold cheap. Call and see them. u B. s; c..
Il BRISTOT,15 South p fifteenth Street. 81
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PERSONALS.

SAVED TIME MEANS SAVED MO NEY;
money byY bringing your watch to my
store for repair; all work guaranteed
JOHN q SCHf1ER, 6 N. Ninth V Street.
4 near Main. !5s :. az q s. sasi ifEBs
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1HELP WANTED-Fe rnale.

ooK-WANTED. "a COOK NEAR TIL Z
I city. Apply Tuesday orni1lg, between
II and II 2. 572O East Fra ltl ln.SS IA %
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HONE FOL RS@TyNENTY.N NINE, AND
youS.n need not drop a line to promptly
secure the Belfast Linen-F Irish Shifting
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NO. THREE S5IUNDRED AND NINE
l where 1.-THE goods are fine; just now
lis the chance of getting whatayou need
III Il t $tS small fNs fl cures. PENrBEHlON,3
SPRICE &&sCO.sls g ~
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/ FLATS FOR Rem T.

SECOND STORY FLAT FOR RENT
Pleasant and convenient location; pos,
session at once, Apply at premises, S22o
& South Third Street. III sss
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Observation-Disclosures

WANTED, AZ GOOD cOOK;tMUS HAVE
lireference;s sos N orth n With Street. III I
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AND FOUND. (


AT c. O. DIE PIP !,
Five and Ten Cent Store or u Miller q
6 Rhoads's, a fraternity PIN with Il ma m.
II viii leave at No 2o6 N. Thirty-second
q Street and receive re ward.
----------.-
S1,OsT--PACKAC;E ID or T. RON1lssoRY}
notes, deed and other apers; Of no use
eScept to owner on Broad South F'ourth
or Third streets, vest erday morning:
] Finder please return to this Office ana
a get reward. Il 8gss tsS4gs
s1,Osr-pA1R OF # EYEGLASSES ON
Main street. eur Fifth, Monday fter r
noon. Suitable reward Tor return to
r.. ID. BECKHAN1, IS iN. e Ninth Street,
DIES WATCH AND CHAIN
at Reservoirs on Wednesday last; inside
cap engraved, David n to y Ida. '' A. re-
< ward Of IS VIII be pa I'd for its return to
CtIAS. X EPPLER, 5l2 %. Broad Street.
sTRAYED OR STOLEN FROM, M Q. 2416
Tvs Cary Street, one White French poodle
female PUPPY; answers TO name. of
Z PEARL, Reward for Information or re.
turn Of same to above address.
i 8 s T-sETrER (B1TotI) PUPPY;
brown head. slightly licked on body; six
months old lIeewnr I'd II !. returned. .td
d THOS.8 BOILING, $40 Yves +. Franklin
Street. 3 n III A. ssi8 itt35 a 3aj5 4
LOST-THREE Nj NTHs, OLD SPAN
lemon and white Reward
If returned 107 Last Franklin a sg 55s
S LIH,T5 u $XtIARJ,EE.D -. M = II t ( iSf
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HOW ABOUT8THATBFUR OR Las
s3trobe r.? N ow Is the time to have them
guaranteed. 38R1CHMoND5FFL PLUMBING.
5f & MANTEL8 co. gssE
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PRINTING.

COUNTRY ORDERS SOLICITED. TAY.
5sss LOR e TAYLOR tPRINTIEG,SO Coz NO. =
Governor Street. Richmond. Va.
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FOR RENT-REsIDENcE NJ O. 25o2 + =.
a Grace Street seven rooms good Icondi-
Il ton; bat Ii and l.atrobe stove; possession
September 1st, 1904. Il "A pplyS to JAMES
Il M GRANV, 1442 T. Main Street. iaS
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! REAL ESTATE or Rent

FOR RENT OR SALE 0o-ACRE FARM;
cleared land, 8 original growth timber,
natural meadow; brick dwelling: health
I full location; pure water Address Mrs
S3BLANDINA SNYDER liz Mort M orrisl
4 Street Richmond, Va. M III
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LARGE, COMPLETE STOCK 5OFSFIRsT-
class Bugg ies Surveys, Phaetons. Run
on a bouts and Traps att the right prices.
n Call and see them SAFETY&BUGGY9
CO., 1900 +. Main Street m "A Il m
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WE ARE NOW LOCATED IN d DUR
5 new yard. Fl corner OF Linden and Cary
st Streets, where we are onertng Coal and
sSs Wood at lowest price, TYLER f &
RYAN. Z Phone 1919 Ak Ss$
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SUMMER sAUsAGE-TrE CELE-
6 brated Imported 4 Gomprecht Bologna.
q Ring and gFrankfurter& Sausage; finest
Y ever made ;Rtry them. at BRAUER'S. 3
Il East Broad. 81 sssfSI sli{s & 3 ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-16

MIR nj AIN THE CIIANCERY
" COURT OF THE CITY OF RICH
MOND.
Sarah II, chaftiln......,. Plaintiff.
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WA MED TEA CHIEF, sI1LOCUTION
\ and plano. at $40 and bonrd; teacher
y piano, violin and, III Il s$sp possible, other
strlnged Instruments att FAC for nine
months; teachers who & combine music
{ with common school. THE Isl UTI1ERNf
TF1ACHERSsAGEN " Bnrrwell, s. c.
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RELIABLE TRANSFERS.

TARMER,s EXPRESS AND TRANS
/ fer-P Parcels delivered, furniture moved !;
V..FARMER,9 Mana ger. Il Phone 29S9. 4OS
South Pine Street. Richmond, var
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EDaTEACFIER5 DESIRES "A
position in family. a. dress Flat
A ROCK, Thinking, Va. S3 Is l.@5 Fl q
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40. The court doth rtjudge. order
and decree that this cause be referred to
4 one of the Commissioners of this court,
eth instructions to examine and state the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-17
THE FAIR AND IT'S SUCCESS.

| Years ago state fairs were given in
Topeka when the grounds and build
ings were filled with exhibits and the
crowds numbered. into thirty and forty
thousands. Then the now almost for
gotten hard times" came along with
bad luck in the way of fires which al
most devastated the fair grounds of
buildings and grand stands, and the
old time fair became a thing Of the
past.
Three years ago Topeka men formed
an exposition association for the pur-
pose of rebuilding the fair. This week
the third annual fair given by this as
ISOLATION has been held Each sue
ceeding fair has eclipsed the previous
one and the gain of this year over
last years fair has been even greater
than many of those interested even
hoped for.
This years fair, in point of attend
ance and exhibits, has almost equaled
the old time fairs. With better racing
than was ever given in the state, with
the Banda Rosa and the horse shows
at night. and despite the fact that
the drawing card, Dan Patch was I'M
able to race against his record, the
special features of the fair have
eclipsed anything given even in the
halycon days of the old state fair.
To make a success of any large I'M
dertaking means that there must be
one man on whose shoulders rests the
responsibility of success or failure. In
this instance the outcome of the fair
has depended upon the work of one
man and that he has been entirely sue
cessful has been proven to all who
have visited the grounds. 1t has not
been weeks work nor a months toll
but 1t has been close attention. care
full planning for almost a year, in fact
since the fair of 1903, and then the
carrying out of every detail under the
direction of ''the man behind the
desk"
To Secretary Charles H. Samson, of
the fair association. who has planned
it all, even to the selling of the privi- |
lege to the peanut man. who has borne
the burden of the work and the re-
sponsibility. belongs the credit of hold |
ing one of the best fairs ever given in |
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-17

In it he placed a small engine, and
equipped the vessel to be propelled
by a wheel.
When the flood was reaching its
height the boat was launched. Back
and forth it went across the river,
Grafstrom constantly in charge, until
not less than 200 human beings had
been rescued from place. of danger
in the North Topeka district and
landed safely on the Oakland shore.
AS night was coming down, Graf
strom took on a load of deputy sher-
ifs and started with them across the
in the flooded districts. The boat cap
sized on sunken debris, and Grafstrom,
of all the crew, was lost. The big,
strong-limbed, cool-headed man was
no doubt exhausted by his tireless
work, and was unable to make his
best fight for life against the black
sweeping water which carried him
down. For many hours Grafstrom had
braved death, only to be lost on his
work was practically all done.
Grafstrom's deeds will live in the
memory of the people of Topeka for
many years, but so far no effort has
been made here to commemorate the
death of this hero in a manner which
will be permanent. 1t would be easy
to raise a fund to build some suitable
All that is needed is a
move on the part of Grafstrom's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-17
A GRAFsTRoM NIENroRIAI,.

The discovery of the supposed re-
mains of Edward Grafstrom buried
in a sandbar in the Kansas river calls
to mind the fact that the heroic self
sacrifice of this noble-hearted citizen
has never been rewarded by any suit
able memorial.
Edward Grafstrom gave his life to
save others during the days of the
1903 flood. When the Kansas river
poured over its banks and went whirl-
ing down through North Topeka in a
foaming torrent. Grafstrom, the skill
full mechanic, put to use knowledge of
boat building obtained from the sea-
faring people of Scandinavia With a
gang of Santa Fe shopmen who un-
derstood their business Grafstrom
worked day and night on a boat
capable of carrying a score Of people.