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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM THE TABLE,
TOPEKA. KAN.
The fright Road" To and From ana
Between
CHICAGO OMAHA
ST. LOUIS DENVEk
MEMPHIS COLORADO HE18
PEORIA FORT WORTH
ST JOSEPH ST PAUL
KANSAS CITY MIMI APOLTa
Ana Everywhere Beyond.
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LEGAL.

(Ffrst published in Topeka State Journal
October II, 1862
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MACHINE SHOPS


LAWN mowers ground factory process, 75c-
Free delivery. Tel. 500 Golden Rule.
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= @'-r'-rs-'s-,~
TOPEKA FREE DISPENsARY. south
east corner 18th and Tyler stE.. from
to 2 p. m. except Sundays. Conducted ~
regular practicing physicians Tor the
benefit o. persons without means WhG
need medical attention and treatment E2a
tents are assured Of careful and consid-
crate treatment Medicine furnished Ia
most cases.
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.
STRAYED-One bay horse with brand or
shoulder. Finder VIII please return tC
1903 Polk st. and receive reward. Ind
phone 1897. H. J. Graft.
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REC AIMING, repairing. upholseering. Ind
phone 145-4 Chairs called for. ;. W
" hitter. 1929 Tyler e.
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u. S. CYCLE CO., us z. sth st. National
& Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies. repairs.
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UNION PACIFIC

40 Unlimited ...... ,.s....s...sss. 70 -
40 I0e-K. c. local passsngeE. SIS a.
Re ies-AtlanCic ExpreaS ss...s.s.. $50 %
- 1o9-K- C.-Salina Ex.-.......s... Is On
~ WESTBOUND.
sRSo 107-K. C.-Saiina ESx....s....s.,11s0 20 am
No 1os-Denver-Pac. Coast Imt3ed12s g On
sDaily except Sunday All 0thsTs Gal1ys
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ELECTIVE May Il. 1906. ALI. TRA4sga
DAILY.
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CIDER MILLS.

WANTED-Every one to order their cider
from Washburn's cider works, delivered
fresh Mon, Wed. Fri. and Sat at zoo per
gallon Ind tel, eos
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nIoYcI.Es So ltRPAERENa.

TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLE
Co Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundriss, n
cycles and tandems for rents repairing d
all kinds.
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UNDERTAKRgta.

GEO. b. PALMER. funeral director q ems
balmers estab. 1871, first class services, rea-
sonabIe prices. GIL Jackson. Both phones 14a-
L NJ PEEWELL. funeral director and
emba1mer. First class service. reasons
bic prices. 81 Quincy st. Both phones 1e&s
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oARPr CIRANTNa.
MANUFACTURERS

z. G.. KINLEY,
Manufacturer and dealer il all kinds Of
vehicles. See US about that delivery
wagon rs ". 5th St
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
N0THIING DRY
ABOUT A00SIER

DR.. Madison SWadener, who lee
lures on Gun and Philosophy in
Golf NJ. E. church Tuesday even
ing, comes to Clarksburg very high
" recommended for his rare ability
to both entertain and instruct. There
is nothing dry about this Hoosier
lecturer we are assured The COM
mittee wants to give him an rous-
ing reception by a large audience, as
this is DR.. Swadener's first tour in
this state and his enthusiastic re-
captions elsewhere are such that he
will naturally look for large
audience here. To reach this result
the price of admission has been re-
duced to rs cents.
The following quotations give an
idea of his ability:
eoThe fourth number of the NJ. b.
lecture course was given last night
by DR.. Madison Swadener, of the
First NJ. E. church of Richmond.
Ind. 1t was mirthful from start to
finish. but o, so much fore than that
he got away down in our hearts and
into the deeper things of life, we
would laugh one minute, but We
would cry the next, and the next
moment would laugh through our
tears. In short, it was rich, deep
pathetic, mirthful, wholesome and
instructive for correct living. -
Amboy Independent.
CDR. swadener is a gifted orator.
He mingles wirth with Pathos, un-
til the hearts of his auditors are
stirred with emotion. He paints
what has been, what is and what
ought to be with the beautiful colorS
of his own matches cloquence I'M
til the aspirations of his hearers are
enlarged and ennobled- No one
can afford to miss this address n
Converse Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
LONVDES BANK
STATEMENT

The financial statement, of the
Lowndes Savings Bank & Trust Co.
is published in this issue of the Tele-
gram. 1t shows assets of nearly a
million dollars and the deposits
reach more than three-quarter of a
million dollars, as NAV be seen by
reading the statement, to which at
tention is here called. The institu-
ton is among the best in the city,
The manner of its conduct is most
modern and able The officers are
courteous. attentive and experienced
and serve the banks extensive pat
ronage in manner that makes and
keeps friends. Like the other banks
of the city it is constantly increas-
ing its usefulness and enjoys llD-
eraI share of the public patronage.
The statement is one showing the
banks prosperity and is testimon-
ial of the splendid business condi-
tons prevailing in business circles
here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
REEq
BOOSTS CITY

Hon. Stuart F. Reed, ex-state
senator, ex-postmaster, expect
laureate and ex-president of the
State Editorial Association, says the
Wheeling Sunday News, was hand
some, gracious and distinguished
visitor to Wheeling yesterday for
few hours. Time was when Mr..
Reed Illuminated Wheeling fire.
quently, but during the past two OF,
three wears there has been a painful
scarcity of his visits to the metropo
lis of the state. On account Of
health, somewhat impaired by over
work, Mr.. Reed has not been so ac-
tive in affairs political and Journal
istic as of yore, but he is still an en-
thusiastic Clarksburg boomer.
ESClarksburgshas had the best year
in her history this year" he said to
a News man. esMore business is be
ing done in the town than ever be-
fore. More new people are coming
in. and more new houses are being
built; our glass houss have a month
lv paw roll of nearly $50, 900 and our
tin plate mill almost as much.
while mines right insight of Clarks-
burg paid out last year over mil
lion and a half dollars We have
one bank. which was started less than
a wear ago, and now has over So, OoO,-
600 resources. I don't think there
is any town in the state to compare
with Clarksburg and we Will soon
he pushing Wheeling.
Mr.. Reed left for home last even
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
CHILD DIES
FROM BURNS

Mary Katherine Post, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Post, died Sunday, Nov. -, of in
juries received by being burned The
funeral will take place from the resi-
dence Tuesday, Nov. 81. Interment
will be made at the I. 90. F. ceme-
terry at West Milford.
The child was burned Saturday
morning early by reaching up to a
small table and upsetting vessel OF
hot lard, which one Of the children
had placed there. The lard scalded
the little ones face and breast and
the injuries were of such serious
nature that they proved fatal.
Much sympathy is expressed Tor
the bereft parents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
BIG BONUS
GWEN RAU

W. F. Rau, of Parkersburg, has
leased his farm ZIG acres on Pursey
creew to the Angora Oil Co., on
which they Will commence a well at
once. The location is eight humid
red feet from No. of the Melrosc
Oil Co., which came in on last We'd
ncsday at $50 barrels natural The
Angora Oil Co. paid a bonus OF slN
lbo1sand dollars cash and carries
Mr.. Rau one-eighth interest for
eec in the first three wells besides
his royalty. There have been sly
locations made in the last twenty
four hours within five hundred tc
one thousand feet of Mr.. Rau.s farm
Excitement is running wild IN tina
locality The Angora Oil Co. l.
composed of w. G. Agnew, OF SIS
tersville. and d. Dewar, Walter Rau
and H. j. Connolly, of Petersburg
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NOT GUILTY
WAS HAWKING

Henry Hawkins, arrested Satur-
dav charged with criminal assault
on Villa Fitzgerald, was acquitted
Monday afternoon in Justice s. W;
Gordon's court. The little girl
swore that he committed that crime
hut her testimony was such as to
show that he could not have done
80. Her playmate, another htti'
rirI. stated that she was there in the
kitchen but heard no outery from
the adjoining room where Hawkins
md the Fitzgerald girl were. Haw-
kins swore that he was not guilty
md that there had been trouble<ahe--
tween the two families. The case
was dismissed on motion OF the
prosecuting attorney.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
CHURCH FAIR
TO De HELD

The church committee and ladies
of the congregation of the Catholic
church held meeting Sunday night
in Centennial hall for the purpose
of making arrangements for holding
church fair, by which to raise
funds for the proposed boys school,
which the Catholics viii erect here
next spring.
The fair will be held the nights
of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day,, December 10, 20 and 81, in
Centennial hall. All fancy and
other articles will be on sale, and
supper and refreshments will be
served. The ladies will go to spec
ial pains to make the fair one well
worth attending and every one will
be pleased. Every evening the far
will open at 5 o'clock in the after
noon and continue until IL O'Clock
at night.
The school building will likely be-
gin building early in February and
be rushed to all possible speedy COM
potion. The cause is a very com
mendable one and it is hoped the
church fair will prove a decided sue
cess. and none doubt that it will thus
prove.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
TOURNAMENT
At LOST CREEK

A tournament was held at Los
Creek Friday afternoon, attended b,
quite a number of people and very
Interesting and entertaining tim
was had.
The knights participating were
Arden Garrison, Ona Griffith, Chas
Taylor, Damon Romine, Berkele'
Sheets. Warferd Wagner, Lee VIII
iams and Carson Wilcox.
For speed Charles Taylor, On
Griffith and Damon Romine were tn
winners. and for grace Arden Gar
rison, Charles Taylor and Lee vii
iiams were pronounced the best.
Carson Wilcox was the winnlni
knight and he crowned as queer
Miss Genevieve Horror. Berkele,
Sheets crowned Miss Fora Taylor a
first maid and Ona Griffith confer
red the honors of second maid upol
Miss Fruda Ladwig.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
MALT SELLERS
WERE ARRESTED

States Deputy Marshal =,
ID. Hupp and Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector Henry E. Reeder
brought four italians here from Nor
gantown late Saturday evening and
took them before United States
Commissioner Thomas S. Spates.
The prisoners were Emelio Gar
barino and Loreti, John and Sulli-
van Mascioi, all charged with sell
ing malt without paving the govern
mcnt tax. They conduct fruit stores
at Morgantown and run soft drink
fountains.
Some time ago Mr.. Reeder went
to Morgantown and discovered tllat
Intoxicating drinks were being sold
at these fountains without licenso-
He notified them all to quit it OF p1vz
the tax. The drug stores complied
with his request, but the ItalIqlas
disregarded it and their arrest s 1t-
urday was the result.
The arrest of the Itllians created
quite a sensation there. peciallX in
the Italian colony, and gre r
crowd collected at the depot as -"
deputy marshal brought his prisoners
handcuffed to the train, but no
demonstration was made against
him.
Before the commissioner here try
all gave bond Of 5000 except Sulli-
van Mascioli, who appears not to
lave been violating the law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
.B0LB STRTNGER
DUPES WIDOW

The police authorities have beer
requested to look out for a stranger
whose actions are mysterious anf
who is missing so far as those who
want him here are concerned.
The fellows name appears not to
have been given, when he came here
last Friday and stopped at the homo
of Mrs. r. A. Exline. He stated
that he had come from ParIersburg
To paiunt at the brewery. He en-
Gagged boarding at Mrs. EXline's, ate
his supper and stayed there all night
He cot breakfast there also Satur-
day morning at O'Clock and start,
cd to work, it appeared, but instead
he seems to have disappeared, as he
did not return and it was ascertaineG
That n pocket book with 81 in it and
= South Penn oil check made TO
Mrs Fxline had been stolen. The
check was not Endorsed by her and
She requests that all banks and bust
ness men be on the lookout Tor u
so as to catch the scoundrel as 1t u
n poor widow woman he stole inc
money and check from.
The fellow is five feet eight lncheS
tall. has dark hair and eyes and wore r
dark blue clothes. Tt is the Deilel
of the officers he has skipped the
CITY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
MAN SHOT
At TWO TIMES

Weston. w. Va, Nov. 2o-Some
DAYS ago Hitter Stewart, travelling
salesman for the Weston Grocery
Company, and w. H. ThomPkins
had some words over an Indictment
found against Tompkins, who is in
the saloon business, upon Stewards
testimony before the grand jury
kbe1t 4 O'Clock Sunday afternoon
they met on Main street and began
to quarrel. Mr. Tomplfns, it is al
Ieged. struck Stewart who pulled his
gun and fred twice, missing Temp
kins both times.
Bvstanders disarmed Stewart and
separated the men. TomPkins had
no weapons of any kind and the only
thing that saved his life was Stew
arts bad craftsmanship Tomp-
llins formerly resided in Wheeling
Both men were arrested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
I 0RGERY
CHA GED
BY SHELDON

Litigation between G. NJ. Hender-
son and Frank Sheldon and his wife.
Jennie Sheldon, will result in two
arrests. Several days ago Hender-
son sold horse to Mrs. Sheldon.
and the latter, Henderson claims,
entered into a contract with him to
pay him SIS for the horse by Jan.
L, and not to charge for its board.
Henderson was notified that board
would be charged for the horse, and
he sued for the $75. Monday Shell
don claimed Mrs. Sheldon's name
had been forged to the contract and
made affidavit to it. The case was
continued Geek upon his applies
ton, and he then went before Jus
tice NJ. S. Riley and swore out a
warrant against Henderson charging
him with forging Mrs. Sheldon's
name to the contract.
Following this Henderson stated
that he would obtain warrant
against Sheldon for obtaining the
horse under false pretense, it being
represented to him by Sheldon that
his wife owned livery stable, when
in fact, Henderson claims she doe
not.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
COL0RED MAN !
FALLS TO DEATH

Jackson Smithers, Jr., colored
formerly of this city, fell 25 feet A.
the steel mills at Bcllaire, Ohio, at
& O'Clock Sunday evening and was
instantly killed.
The remains will be brought here
by his brother, Samuel Smithers, of
Wellsville, o.. for burial. He was
a son of jackson Smithers, the well
known cx-slave, and has family
here of wife and five children. He
was AZ years of age,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
Woman Figures III the Case--sAttends
the Funeral and Faints Five Times
Relative Threatens to Kill Her.
Says She is Wife of New York Pat
ent Medicine Man---Tells a Romant-
IL Story May be a Bigamist.

Highly sensational are the dis
closures of the circumstances lead
ing up to the death of Al Stout, OF
Grassland, last week, by swallowing
morphine as he reached his home
ter a stay of three days in the city.
was strongly suspected; and, in
Known ut the time, there was a
woman in the case, but Just why he
was prompted to commit the rasb
deed, fit we're a case of suicide, has
not yet been clearly established and
may never be as his voice is forever
silent and the woman will not likely
tell.
The woman in the case is Ella
Goger, of Cogers, Braxton county
ogether Stout and she stopped at
various places and several days prior
to the tragedy that ended Stout's
life. Part of the time they were at
a boarding house on West Pike stree
and later at a hotel in Glen Elk.
The woman's association with the
ease was not very widely public, un-
til she attended the funeral, when
SOFT is stated, she tainted five
Times, and a near relative of the deaC
man was with difficulty restrained
from shooting her dead The in
cidents created profound sensa-.
ton, and from it has arisen much
talk, so much so that the woman If
the case is bitterly condemned fo'
her acts.
The Coger woman is a native OF
this state and quite we'll known here
She has a sister residing here. She
claims to be from New York state
and registered as the wife of a prom
inent patent medicine manufacturer
OF that state
Tt is related that she tells an in
feresting and romantic story in con-
nection with her association witt
Stout. 1t is said she states that she
and the manufacturer of patent
medicine were childless and that sh'
desired son, and with the paten'
medicine mans consent, her assocla-
ton with Stout followed.
Soon after Stout's death she NOV.
ed from one hotel to another an'
was ordered to leave that Monday
She Is said to be addicted to the us"
IF cocaine and other narcotics, an6
possibly induced Stout to use some
S9f It loy which his life was cut short
She was accused of RECEIVING
$500 from Stout, but, it is stated
she says she got only her furs and
five dollars from him.
The revelations of how he was let
10 his death are so sensational lhaI
tho story is an astounding one and
almost beyond reasonable belief
Whether she can be prosecuted re
mains to be seen, and when it comes
fn mentioning the law, it is claimed
IS never divorced from her frs.
ashland, and, if her story be true OF
er marriage to the patent medicine
man, she is bigamist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
.COL0RED MAN
FIGHTS OFFICER

Considerable excitement was caus7
ed Saturday night by a physical
clash between Policeman n. NJ
WHITE and Charles Cross, colored,
on Third street. Whyte had Cross
under arrest on the charge of drunk
enness. The street was crowded
md in stepping from the pavement
to the open street, the officer trlpPe5d
and fell. His prisoner grabbed the
officers mace and began to his INN
but bystander jerked it away from
him. In the scuf1ie Gross was struck
on the head and bled Profusely,
other officers. arrived on the scene
and aided Whyte in landing ms
prisoner behind the bars, and med
zeal attention was given to the lat
ter's injury. During the struggle
several hundred people gathered, and
sill Others. were attracted by the
Ioud protests of the prisoner.
Sunday night Edward Streets
colorcd, got into a difficulty at 8
restaurant, and received an ugly IN
Jury on his face. He was also lock-
ID mp.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
Football saturd y

The Clarksburg and Grafton hig
school eievens will play an interest
in ggame of football SATURDAY.. ! ~
Cation team has been imProYl .l
considerably of late, and as 1ht
Clartsburg team will be very ilsn'
for this game, the captain desire
oevrv man in the following iInc.s1t.
to Get in all the practice possible
his week: shinn, c; Johnson, =
windsor Y rig; Coughlin, rti Kyle, !
Showalter, re; WeldenhameF II,
smith, OBJ; Webb, rh; MoreL ~
Peck fb.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
BIG FOOT RACE

The Clarksburg Colored Athletic
club is arranging to give a field day
in the near future, and in order to
have the best men compete they viii
have preliminary contests to decide
who shall participate in the big
events. This afternoon at the old
fair grounds the two champion one
third mile runners will race for bet
of fifty cents apiece. They will run
under the names of Indian Tom
and "South Carolina" Dick. In
dian Tom always races in full war
paint and feathers, and has been
known to pick up rabbit on the
prairies when going at full speed.
!SSouth Carolina" Dick is game,
even though the betting favors the
Parkersburg Indian somewhat. AS
the event takes place on the fair
ground track, the race will be run
according to the National Trotting
association rules.
T4ater-South Carolina Dick beat
Indian Tom, who allowed him ten
yards handicap. The Indian was
badly trained while South Carolina
Dick had rubber heeled shoes on.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
BOLD BURGLARY
AT 'GLyNG'

John L. McClung, commonly
known as Nibsy, was visited by a
burglar Saturday night. He came
to the city from his home at North
view Saturday evening, transacte'
considerable business and arrive
home at late hour. Next morn
inn he discovered that some one haS
nried a rear door open, entered M
rooms and stolen his silk hat, solr
headed chain and gold watch. Tho
burglar appears to have been yer
ouiet about it, as none OF the9nem
bcrs of the family were aroused fron
slumber. There is no clue
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
YOUNG MAN
KILLED by CARS

AIran Sprout, aged 30 years, fell
off handcar at LumberPort sun
dav morning at Z 80 o'clock and wa,
run over. His head and side wc7 :
badly crushed and he died two hours
later. lie was son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Sprout, both deceased;
and was reared by his grandfather.
Henry Sprout. The funeral and
burial we're held Monday afternoon
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
INSPECTOR HOLMES
VISITS POST 0FEIGF

Col. ]. g. Holmes, inspector OF
tinted states public buildings, was
:, tbe city Monday on official bust
n NJ He inspected the improve
u nNo at the post office building and
talked in an enthusiastic manner o.
them, being very much pleased with
+lem, and especially the interior ar
,,, and the change in the
.,vtesmcnts around the building. Col.
Holmes is returning from trip
through Kentucky, Pennsylvania
and Ohio.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
SECRETARY TAFT
IN KANSAS CITY
Bv Associated Press.

Bv Associated Press. -
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 2o-sec-
rotary Taft arrived here this morn morn
inc from st. Louis and was escer t9,
from FRO the depot to the rooms of the
Ganmercial club by detachment OF
The Ninth United States cavalry and
a battalion of Missouri Natio MAJ
Guards. A reception at the Gl@ ~
rooms was held. Secretary ! al
speaks tonight on the Philippines
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-20
RAGE HORSES ARE
IMPORTED TO W. VA.

pr. Truman Gore purchased at
The I9ianaPolis horse sale what Is
prol, II the finest brood mare ever
iieoli 70 this section. The mare
~, stSF tFsr Wilkes dams sire,
Wilkes and is with .foal to Di~
rectum Kelley. One of her toals
has sold for $4,000. A syndicate Of
BuclShannon turfmen bought at the
same sale six head of race horses:
one a trotter who has a record OF
2 20.