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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
A Ariduinter SnaI1e Sforv.

The middle of January, with the
mercury below zero, is a strange time
for a colony of snakes to ecome ac-
tive and enter a mans house, but that
is what happened last Friday night at
the home of L. E. Bigbee, who lives
on the bic Vass farm in Center town
ship.
The residence on the farm is a
stone house and has been built a num-
Der of years. AS a result it has a
good many ~crevices in the walls
which, from developments have be-
come a favoriate resort for a large
number of snakes, large and small,
and of many varieties.
Last Friday night, it will be re-
called, was an extremely cold one and
the Bigbee family had some hot fires
going in their house. The cold out
side or the warmth inside seems to
have awakened the snakes in the walls
from their lethargy and long after
midnight, when the family were all in
bed, they were awakened by the
reptiles crawling yer them, the Shiny
visitors having found their way inside
the house.
Mr.. Bigbee lost little time in getting
out and beginning the slaughter of the
snakes and when the job was COM
pleted he had killed thirty-fve. Among
them were garter snakes, bull snakes.
r~attlers and spreading adders and
there was a nasty mess of it when he
had dnished.-Concordia Blade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
HAs new PRIZE IpEA.
Milwaukee Will Distribute Money
Differently to BowIers.

Milwaukee. Jan. 24.-Authority has
been granted to the local tournament
company to SO distribute the prize
money in the national bowling ham
ptonships that the entrance fees for
each event will be hung up for that
event. For instance. the individual
entries bring in more money thai the
hve-men teams, and heretofore it has
been the custom to distribute all prize
money equally between the three
events. This year it will be different.
and if the prize money amounts to
$4,000 it will be divided something
II this: individuals. $500; two
men teams, $4,000; fve-men teams,
$4,000. This plan of distribution is
considered much fairer.
The material for the fourteen new
alleys to be built for the tourney is
expected to arrive today and work will
begin in the exposition building Janu-
airy 20. The tournament company
comes int possession of the building
February 1, and this Will give eigh-
teen days to get it ready for the meet.
1t has been used for entertainment
purposes all winter and is in perfect
condition, so hat about all that is
necessary aside from putting in the
alleys, is to look after the decorations.
lighting and heating facilities are
perfect, and at no. previous tourna-
ment has the same effort been made
for the comfort Of the visiting bowlers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
LONGEST on RECORD.
Recent French Billiard Match Lasted
% Hours.


At 1870 o'clock on the night of october
II a 2-hour billiard match. during which
play was kept up continuously, came 10
The game was conducted in the base
ment of the Brasserie Mele, formerly the
famous restaurant Mafson Doree. The
M. Cohen and Janssuad, and the player
who made the highest score by l0:4O was
10 receive a prize Of 500.
The match took place by gasight and
the strain on the mems eyes was very
movements were langufd and slow, but
an hour before the time was up NJ. Cohen
made a break of 80 Including some very
dlfticult shots, shis achievement being
greeted with hearty applause.
The table was a French one, without
pockets. The large and interested crowd.
watched the proceedings with keen inter
est. The scores were remarkably even
throughout, seldom more than 100 points
dividing the players.
Two masseurs and two doctors were in
attendance all the time, but neither was
called upon to render assistance. The COM
petitors We're not allowed to leave the
room during the "a hours for more than
one minute at a time, and the only nour-
ishment they took during the match was
extract of meat. kola and sugared water.
The last stages of the match were con-
ciuded amid intense excitement When
the hnai quarter of an hour was announc-
cd only IS points. separated the contest
ants, and although M. Janssaud was very
pale and NJ. Cohen very red, they kept
gamely on, making breaks Of six and
seven, and some times a good deal more
Their legs We're giving way. and as soon
as either of them finished his turn he
promptly took a seat until it was neces-
sary for him to play again.
When the marker announced only one
minute to go" the score stood; Janssaud
S.225, Cohen S,196. Then Janssuad, the last
man to play, made a final break of u,
raising his score to 1888 and beating his
opponent by the narrow margin of a.
points.
There was much cheering and the band
played the "Marseillaise.' The pedome-
ters carried by the competitors showed
that the winner had travelled II miles.
while his rival covered only 10 miles
7 >rHnr Mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
THE HARDEST HITTER.
JeHries Says ChoynsId Hurt Him Most
in Battle.

Denver, jan 24.-Jim Jeffries and
his nag Billy Delaney, were
caught in a conversational mood the
other night and some of their talk was
interesting. When Delaney was asked
who was the hardest hitter he knew,
Billy said:
II think jeff and Fitz were. That
pair could hit just as lard as they
But for a fighter to lick an
ordinary man, or knock out a sucker,
Mike Cleary was the best man 1 ever
knew. He could swing on a sucke and
put him away faster and quicker than
any nan hat ever lived Peter Maher
was another fighter on that order.
Now I'm going to tell you some
thing that will surprise you" said JEFF
fries. 'If I left it to the public to
guess which fighter hurt me most in
all the battles I have fought I don't
hin one out of a hundred would
guess the man. I know that Fitzsim-
mons and Sharkey and probably Cor
bett would come in for the most
guesses, but I'm going to let the cat
out of the bag and tell you that Joe
Choynskf hit me harder and hurt me
more than ever I was hurt before or
since.
Il was a new beginner at the
time and my! how Choynskf could hit
in those days. I have often wondered
since why Joe didn't break his hands
when slamming those big fellows. He
vas just short of weight to make a
good heavy weight and too heavy for
a middle weight"
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sEEKs EAR1Y MEETINGS.
Hermann Wants Matters Settled Be-
fore March 1.

Cincinnati, Jan. eff Garry Herr
mann's advice is followed, the Nation
al and American leagues will hold
their schedule meetings in New York
on the same date, and not later than
the middle of February.
The first part of this proposition
vas determined upon some time ago,
when it was practically agreed that
the two big leagues should meet at
same time and place to adopt their
schedules, which will already have
been framed by Presidents PulIiam
and Johnson. No date las been set
for the meetings, and it was the in
tention to call them for the asst week
in February or h first in March. Mr..
Hermann, however, thinks that the
big league magnates should get to-
gether earlier, and he has commune
Gated his views or this subject to the
two presidents. He says:
Z recommend that the national
board, which has power to act for the
National association. be invited to
meet in New ork at the same time as
the leagues"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
Women to Aid BAN Fund.

Dubuque, Ia. Jan. ga feature Of
the fair to be held here the second
the Dubuque Three 1 league team
improve the ball park and maintain
the Dubuque Three I league team to
fore part of the season will be the
rafting of a $500 automobile. There
viii be twenty-five deliberately deco
rated booths. which will be presided
e by young society m
The improvements on the ball park
will represent an expenditure of about
$4,000 and the work will be COM
menced in March.
"Hunkey' Hines has been re-en-
gagged to manage the team. There
will be a number of changes in the
team. The players have been ordered
to report for practice in April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
PLAINVILLE D
Second Annual Sale Of the Association
Fixed for Feb. 23.

Piainville. Kan. Jan. 24-The date of
the second annual sale of the Plainville
Breeders association has been fixed for
February %. The first sale of this assO-
citation proved successful 1t is the pur-
pose of the officers to make this a larger
one So far 20 head of registered Short
norm cattle Will be sold. The prominent
ralsers and breeders OF Shorthorn cattle
in tins vicinity are J. S. Lester. William
Mellott, A. W Hall. r.. L. Ordway. Ar
thur Cooper, Tucker and Gaunt, c. G.
Cochran & Sons. II. F. Shaw and c.. c..
SiasOn. who have fine herds. that of MI.
Shaw numbering II. Col. James w.
Sparks of Marshall. No, and J. W Ira
Wis and E. A. Kreamer Will be the auc-
tiOneers.
b officers Of the association are VIM.
Mellott. president; A. W. Hall, vice pres
ident; s. r. Tucker, secretary and treas
urer; n. F.. Shaw. manager.
In the sale viii be the fine herd bull
Strawberry Baron 14S. 49S, the property Of
N F. Shaw. He is a handsome animal.
and weighs 2.Z0 pounds. His age will be
FIVE years the date of the sale. He was
bred by the well known Hornsby Bros. of
Eminence. Ky.
The officers of the association look upon
the forthcoming sale with interest. The
me stock will be here and UNUSUAL in
terest is being taken to make it a big
success
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
GOOD FOR PLAINVIILE.
Fine Prospects for Wheat and
Big Corn acreage.


PlainviIle, Jan. 24-The farmers OF
Paradise Flats, which Plainville is the
capital, are enthusiastic over their
wheat prospects. The late snow which
covered the entire Flats to a depth of
six inches or more was of great enc
1t lay on the ground for more than ten
days, gradually melting and soaking
the ground. No such beneficial snow
Flats for years. The acreage of wheat
on the Flats is about up to the average
of the biggest years, and the prospects
are better for a harvest at this time
than for several years. A big acreage
in corn win be planted.
Plainville continues to go ahead As
the capital of Paradise Flats h place
has had a remarkable growth the
town and country supports one OF the
largest milling plants in north central
Kansas, working day and night to sup
ply the demand Recently a new paper
has been started, giving the town two
well printed journals It only has one
railroad, and a second one VIII reach
out to Plainville in the near future. II
has mammo implement houses, that
of C. G.. Cochran having sold more
binders in the several years he been
doing business to reach as far as the
mountains on the west and east to the
Missouri river. 1t has a national bank,
solid as any, with deposits amounting
to $197. 76O. 93. AS r~eorganized the new
officers of the bank are: c. G.
president; N f. Shaw, wee president;
F. c. Cochran. cashier It has a good
system of schools and several churches
It has a good class OF solid business
men: also one of the largest butter,
eggs and poultry establishments in this
section of the state.
Plainville mas a n~ever-failing system
of waterworks. That is, wind mills ana
good wells are numbered in the hun
dreds on the townsite. 1t is good to see
so many never-failing wells n wind
mills in operation. BY this means
many homes in the place have elegant
lawns.
Farm lands around P~lainville a few
years ago could be bought reasonable,
and cheap at the time; today they are
cheap at the advanced prices. Paradise
Flats are all right. the fellow who CAV
it this name deserves a lasting mopu-
ment, and to the one who suggested
that P~lainvilIe is the =c9pftal=ef Para
disc Flats deserve -simifar emclunent-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

Cleveland, Jan. 24.-Treasurer
Stanley Robison of the Cardinals gave
out this interview concerning Pitcher
Taylor: *It will be a hard blow to US
if Taylor is proved a dishonest player.
He did good work for US last e
and we were looking for even better
work in 1905. Taylor has always cen
considered an honest player by US,
and we nave eve known anything to
the contrary. We hope for the best,
which is that Jack will prove his in
nocence and be with US again in the
spring. But all we can do is to hope.
We have nothing to do with his squab-
BILE with Jim Hart"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
CoIbv Has a shooting.

Colby, Kan., Jan. 24.-Henry Kersen-
brock, a German farmer, was shot and
killed late Monday in this place by Au-
gust Roupetz, a Bohemian farmer of
the same neighborhood. Three shots
were fred from a revolver. The last
shot struck Kersenbrock in the
neck. severing the spinal column The
occurred on Main street and
was the result of a neighborhood feud.
RoTnetz was brought to town by the
sheriff charged with attacking a Miss
smith Kersenbrock sided with the
smith family and q quarrel between
him and Roupetz followed in which the
shooting occurred. Roupetz was placed
in Jail. Kersenbrock caves a wife n
large family of small children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
CONCORDIA,s CLEVER DOG.
Watches h Time Cards and Makes
the Trains.

sfNubbin" is the name of a small
half pug. half bulldog that divides his
favors between the New Colson and
the Barons house. so far as a place of
habitat goes. and spends his time
mostly in making the various trains
that come and go in his busy metro
polls "Nubbin" is not only good
natured. but very intelligent and
knows the time of the trains as well
as the hack and baggage men and
never fails to meet them, rain or
shine day or night.
1t keeps him rather busy in the
morning but about $3.50 henSFiII trot to
the Central Branch and after the east
bound train arrives he Will go to the
Union Pacific and thence back to he
Santa Fes seeing each train as it comes
and goes About 1880 he makes the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
40 LIGHT al Q
Producers OF That District Not Oppos-
ing the Standard Company.

PaoIa, Kan, JAM 24@Ihe epe-
rators in this district say they viii
take no part in the fight on the Stand
ard Oil company. They feel that the
company has treated them fairly. One
of the leading oil men here said:
1.-The Standard people are going to
US all right here. Oil is bound to be
low until the pipeline is completed to
Whiting, Ind, where the largest re-
fnery in the world is. This pipeline
is now constructed east of the Missis-
sippi river, connecting with the line
here and in a few months will reach
Whiting. The Whiting refinery was
built in the west when the production
was in the east and consumption
largely in the west. Now, things are
changed; the production is in the west
is far above consumption."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

having the estate protected. There are
other heirs, in the persons of two nieces,
one residing in Indianapolis and the
other at Louisville, Ky. These ladies
received small portions of the estate
also.
Mrs. Raty's brother was, according to
the report of an Indianapolis paper,
killed By a Va2daIia train in the SUI
burbs of the city. His death came
without warning M as far as can be
ascertafned, there is no codicil to the
viii that provides for the Parsons wo-
man.
foreman of a gang of Katy PAINTERS.
The family is highly respected in this
city and the fortune that is to come
will be handed with ~frugality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

Burlington and Santa Fe again and
his trotting is done until the evening
trains arrive, when he is "JOhnny-on-
the-spot-v
When the Contra ranch changed
time. after the close Of the Worlds
fair. he was 1t a loss for several days
to for the afternoon passen-
ger east on that road, but he finally
caught on to the change and cut out
his trips to the station
.Nubbin~ is a sort OF a partnership
dog in which Charlie Banks, Colson's
celored porter. has a three dollar in
terest. The remainder is p public's.
-Concordia Blade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
FOUND WIFE IN ENIPoRIA.
She Had Eloped From Winfield With
YOunger Man.

Emporia, Jan. 24.-The police arrested
Mrs. Mike Mitchell and Mel Nicholson
here. The woman's husband arrived
from Winfield Monday and took his wife
and $3.50 of his money back home.
Mitchell is a section foreman at Win
field and is about so years old. His wife
and Nicholson are both about 80 and are
said to have eloped nearly two weeks
C. Nicholson was released. as Mitch
el refused TO prosecute when the money
was returned. Nicholson is a race track
manager and had been employed at
Winfield. Mrs. Mitchell says that she
will get a divorce from her husband and
come back to Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
TALKED "GOoD ROADS"
Three Meetings Were Held in En-
poria Yesterday.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 24.-A good
roads convention was held here by
Colonel w. H. Moore, president of the
National Good Roads association. and
party. who are travelling the length of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
in a special good roads train. Three
sessions were held. The morning and
afternoon sessions in the opera house
ly farmers from all parts Of the coun-
ty. President Wilkinson. of the State
Normal. let the Albert Taylor hall De
used at night because of the large
number attending. C. A Stannard
made the welcoming speech. Presi-
dent Moore responded and 1ectured on
the National food Road Move
ment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

New Orleans. Jar. 24.-Formaster's
sharp reversal of form was the feature
of the days racing. The colt. not en-
tirely overlooked in the betting, made
a show of his field. Bradley Bill was
so full of going that he could not quit
after he a gone the mile, but kept
on three miles further. All six fav-
orites were defeated. two of them,
Flying Charcoal and Mountebank, be-
ing left at the post. Moorish Damse1
fell in the first race, breaking her
shoulder. and was DESTROYED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

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Jockey Given a Small Price.

San FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.-Walter
Jennings has taken a hand in the
trouble over Jockey Willie Knapp,
and has secured the services of the
little fellow from Wilkerson. Wilker-
son has a contract with Knapp, sign
ed by both the boy and his father,
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PhiIIies Gel Cou,.tnev

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. hang
ing fire for two weeks the long delayed
deal by which the PhilIies are to secure
the services of Third Baseman Courtney
was finally consummated. The PhiIIies
representative has been in New York sew
eral days, d final settlement with Brook
lyn being necessary before the local man
agement could feel perfectly safe as re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
sABETHA's LITTLE QUARREL.
Clash Among Society Leaders Over G
Juvenile Party by One set"

.Sabetha, Kan, Jan. 24.-Society cir
cles in this town are rent in factions
and a town row. is threatened There
is one class known as the Washing
ton avenue set" which is composed of
about twelve families who are prob-
ably the "eIite'' of theatOwn. Recent
ly this .'set' gave what was called a.
Juvenile party" Each guest was
dressed as a child. Men wore knee
trousers and waists. and the women
wore short dresses and aprons One
woman represented a child Of the.
early nineteenth century, attending.
the party il abbreviated clothing. This
was looked upon with adherence by
some persons not on the list Of guests
and talk of an uncomplinIentary ma
ture began. To make matters worse,
revival meetings have been in prog
ress the last two weeks and the fight
has been carried into church circles.
letters are being written to the
local by part1Sans or the
OpDOSiing factions
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San Francisco, Jan. 24.-SoI Lichten-
stein, the favorite, was nearly bumped
off his feet in the opening race at En-
eryville by, Instrument. the winner
which opened I'D at 6 to 1, but the
judges refused to allow the claim of
foul. Salable made a runaway race in
the last event, taking the lead from the
start and maintaining it.