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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31
Had the Ghogt Arrested.

Connected With a serious charge on
which an engineer named Noques is
shortly to be tried at the Paris assize
court is an extraordinary suicide story.
After living for some time on bad
terms with his wife and two daughters
Noques left Paris for Renhes, and two
days later his wife wrote to him as fol-
lows:
Monster, if within twenty-four hours
you have not committed suicide, I will
have you arrested. My daughter has told
me ALL
Noques replied that he would commit
suicide and asked for the portraits OF
his wife and daughters, so that they
could be buried with him, and for 9s for
funeral expenses. The money was taken
by brOther-in-law named Legris, who
had Instructions to send a telegram as
soon as the suicide was accomplished.
After discussing the matter with Lee
girls. Noques decided to shoot himself
and bought a revolver for sc Cd, Which
Legris paid out Of the 9S. Legris was
also induced to send to Nine. Noques the
following telegram:
All has passed off well. Funeral
takes place tomorrow.
The engineer suggested a last luncheon
together, and at this meal the two men
drank wine freely and paid the bill out
Of the IS. Deciding that the most fitting
place for the death was by his mothers
there, accompanied by Legris, the latter
renaTking: BE quick about it, I must
get back to Paris tonight.
On reaching his mothers grave, how
ever, Noques remembered that he had
an uncle, q priest, living in the neigh
borhood. and coming to the conclusion
that his suicide would implicate his rela-
tive in a scandal, he decided to return to
Paris and end his life in a cemetery
there.
r ae--i. &----o4.s --ssA t-=-- o~5 thew
had a second last dinner together, and
spent the remainder Of the money.
Finally the two men left each other IN
a muddled condition, and during the
night Noques found his way home,
greatly to the alarm of his wife and
daughters, who thought he was ghost.
On being Convinced that he was really
alive, they sent for the police and had
him arrested. R5o1ues denies the charge
brought against hiru.-London Mall.
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NANTEn-sIrlIATroNs

Fowler and Mr.. Ross and bring them
over to the Office ana we would thrash
the matter all over and try to arrive
at a settlement. After concessions on
AfT- Sel4s-T9art sas-to@Elao should pay
the 1895 taxes Mr.. Sells agreed TO pay
$f00 toward tire payment OF the same
and finally. agreed to split the amount.
But MI. Ross said that he would not
agree to offer any more than he had
last offered, that is $16,500 for the hotel
and furniture. But to show he was a
good fellow he offered to buy Mr.. Sells
and. myself a IS hat, and acted very
square in all his dealings Mr.. Sells
then said he would take the offer and
asked me to Immediately draw a deed.
I said to him that we had had a deed
lying OF my desk written out for the
past three weeks thinking every day
this deal would come to a close. We
Immediately took the deed and went to
his home where his wife signed 1t, as
he did, and he instructed me to pay
the Me. Ram mortgage with accrued m
tcrest and the Merriam commission
mortgage, and to pay the Hagan note
of s. 1.e3 He said We'll; you go
ahead and settle this, as you know more
about it than I do, and place the money
to my credit in IT, Merchants National
bank He never once used Hagan,s
name except as to the payment of his
note Mr.. Bagan called me up during
the delay on account of Mr.. Ross nav
ing some trouble in cashing $S5VV
along in closing up the deal. tols' -
the circumstances and he said to hurry
the thing along as fast as possible. 30
I tried to assist Mr.. Ross all 1 could
In arranging his money matters. he
finally arranged with the bank for the
necessary means to complete the deal
All parties interested suggested
that we go into the Merchants Ma
tionaI bank and have Mr.. Freeman
adjust matters for all concerned,
which I think he did in an able and
satisfactory manner. After the Mer-
Ram Mortgage company ana Mr.
Hagan had been settled with Mr..
Freeman said to me that Mr.. Sells
owed the bank S2,700 which he had
promised he would pay out Of the
proceeds of the sale of the Chesterfield
hotel as soon as it was closed. HaV-
ing known Mr.. Freeman for 3 good
many years I had no reason to doubt
him and he took this amount out and
turned over to me $1,038.91, out of
which I took my commission and paid
Sells $3.50 check. which he claims was
protested (but which was not} and
which caused him such embarTass-
ment, as he claims, with his new assoc
ciates in business in Denver. I paid
this check to save the protest fees and
the embarrassment it would have
caused him had not cashed it. These
are the facts in this matter. and I
will leave it to the judgment of the
reading public, as we'll as to any court
or jury as to whether I was entitled
to my commission that I had justly
earned. I think his attack on me was
one of the most outrageous occur
ness man in Topeka The law If Wig
orously applied is not severe enough
for the deed Sells committed.
'sW. c. STEPHENSON
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BURLINGroN GIRL.s LUcK.
Miss Elizabeth Wade Receives Christ
mas Present Of 81. 122.33.

Burlington, Kan. Dec. 90.-ATiss
Elizabeth Wade, daughter of Court
Stenoerapher Ed n. Wade, has had a
piece OF good luck Mr.. Wade as her
guardian has received a draft for ST.
122.33 for her Some eleven years
ago Elizabeth was willed $1,000 by a
relative who died in New York. but
there were complications and beyond
the notice that $1,000 had been be-
uueathed to her, she heard nothing
further from it although an effort
was made TO collect it.
Some time ago Mr.. Wade put the
matter in the hands of an attorney and
the result is the receipt of S1.12z.35
after paying the attorney oue-third Of
the total. the money having been
drawing interest all the TINA.
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c. c. KIRK.
113 West Sixth. Ind. Tel 1925.

7-room cottage, pantry. city water,
sewer connected. close in. $1,000.
Near Washburn college. cottage,
rooms, cistern, WELL barn, shade. $1,000
5-Toom cottage pantry, closets, sewer,
well, Kan. ave. installment plan. $500.
Lawrence st. near 18th st, cottage.
rooms, well and barn, 1 block to paved
street. $3.50.
Tyler st. room house, city cistern
water, sewer paid. Sell $1,000.
Polk st. near 18th, Groom house. city
payments. 81, 400.
Groom house. Van Buren, St, bath, cell
lar well, cistern, barn. $500.
Groom modern house Taylor st. near
10th, make terms. $1,000
3-room new cottage Buchanan st. s., 600.
8-roOm house, Madison st. 81, 300
And many others. Before you buy G.
Farms Shawnee CO.. 50 acres nice
smooth land in wheat. only miles of
Topeka. s55 per acre if sold soon.
140-acre farm, smooth upland, % acres
cultivated. balance grass, small house,
good barn 32x40, wind mill, everlasting
water, only miles out. S65 per acre.
40-acre farm 10 miles s. W, 4-ro0m cot
tage barn, 6 head horses, all kinds fruit,
water everlasting. Price, s., zoo
68-acre farm mi S. w, % acres plow
land, IS acres timothy and clover. 10
acres alfalfa, acres orchard, balance
prairie grass, small fruit, S-roOm house,
stable, plenty water. Price cut to $500.
1o-acre. fruit and, chicken farm close to
15-aere tract, 8-room house, barn, els
tern. 2 good wells. lots of fruit. 1 block Of
car line. Price, $500.
VACANT LOTS.
I have lots on Kan. ave south from
$500 800 and $500 per lot; nice high lots
Western ave $500 for the bunch.
Lots in college neighborhood from $125
Lots and properties in all parts OF the
Farms in all parts Of Kansas.
FOR sALE-Cheap. new room cottage,
2 lots, good neighborhood, immediate
possession. H. P. Miller, owner, SOS KAN
sas ave
| IF YOU want to sell your city OF. country
property. list it at once for quick sale.
Ed L. KERNS & CO.,
Topeka, Kan.
FOR SALE:
Wheat farms in Cove county. Come
plus 81. pays all expenses We do the
resi- EASTMAN & LAKIN,
rs ". Sixth st. Topeka Kan.
HoMEsEEKERs
Any one going west to look at land, call
on Ed L. Kerns, as he lives there and can
sen to you right Won't rob you, as he
sells on small commission Call and ar
range to 60 Tuesday. Jan 2
ED. L. KERNS & Co.
Topeka, Kan
FOE. sAI,E-11k lots. room house. Tyler
St Price 1900; $500 cash and $50 month";
I " Marion Sheldon. rs Kansas ave-
CERAMIC SUPPLIES.
A FULL line Hryss colors. oils. mediums.
ETC.. Hasburg's ana Fry 5 S0manY gold
and TawarasA designs. books. and rLints,
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not remain long. The poorer H.
Sc, 49, laf rover the streets. in the
streets of this town there was barely
room for two people to walk abreast.
We saw here also a native school All
of the children were foul and many of
them had great seabs covering their
heads In January and February the
weather is quite cold here, and as the
houses are limsy. and the people
lightly dressed, consumption is a great
scourge. Nearly ali the children
saw had bad colds, and showed it in
disgusting way Most of the people
are barefooted, except that they wear
sandals.
In the yard of the native hotel we
found a travelling fakir, and he gave
an exhibition for our benefit. His
wife with baby on her back, furnish
ed music by beating a tom-tom
The japanese are not very musical,
but in one little village I saw a young
man lying on the floor pFacticing on a
brass alto horn; somewhere in that
vicinity there is an amateur brass
band. Our lunch at the native hotel
was a primitive affair, served by Jap
anese girls. We had fried fish, raw
fish fried beefsteak, bakers bread, a
rice pudding, etc We sat on chairs
at the table, as the place is patronized
almost entirely by tourists from Amer
lea. While we ate. our rieksha men
collected at the door as notice that we
should give them money for dinner,
which we did.
Then, after smoking bad cigars OBJ
tanned at the native hotel, we started
up the mountain road for Nagasaki.
Frequently we met very old men COM
ing down the road. When you meet d
very old man. stranger, ever remark
how he tries to look all right2
I believe I have said before that
queer things in the Japanese cities are
the English signs: the spelling is so
bad. One saw in Kyoto read: Whole
seller and reteller: all kinds Of en-
broider" Another read: "PhOtoes;
supply place
At Kyoto. Mattel was always pulled
ahead IN our procession; in case an
accident happened, the Japanese
wanted it TO happen to a mere woman.
In some of the narrow streets of
Kyoto are electric car lines, and you
have no idea how funny they look. The
streets are so crooked, and just wide
enough to permit a small car to pass
I always pronounced Kyoto' "Cy-o-
te." the same as our wild dog of the
plains, and Judge Tracy said [ had
corrupted his English: that he came to
pronounce it the same way
In KyotO, if I wanted milk or cream
for dinner a 1880 in the evening, I
was compelled to order it in the morn
ing, at the hotel office.
The street sprinklers in japanese
cities are pulled by men, as are most
Of the drays. 2. w. H.
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first published in The Topeka state
Journal Dec. q, 1861
At a meeting Of the city council held
December % 1906. the following resolution
was presented and ad0rts6:
RESOLVED That the mayor and council
Of the city Of Topeka deem IL necessary
Tor the best interests of said city that
Thirteenth street between the west line
Of Van Buren, street and the east Zine
or FILLMORE street be eurbed with Fort
Scott blue sandstone and paved thirty
(59l feet wide with Shawnee county W.T.
rIf1ea brick, on sand foundation.
..F. Il. NIPPS."
I, J. a. Sduires. city clerk OF the city OF
Topeka, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy of
office.
1seal) gH soUIREs. city CLERK.
TO WHOM III MAY CoNCERN-Be Il
known that my application is now on
nle in the office of the probate court OF
shawnee county Kansas, asking tor 8
permit TO sell Intoxicating liquors ac-
eording to law. at J22 and 124 o. Fourth
street, in the Second ward Of the city Of
Topeka. Shawnee county. state OF KANE
sas Hearing is set for the 18th day OF
January. 1905. at 8 o'clock a. m.
RI A. FUNCHESSs
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THE PROBABLE NEXT PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
NJ Loubet president tina in
stances VIII be permit the generally
senate will be chosen chief the few
politics
He wealthy with popular
10y with the old families he also
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I HERBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
candidate for the office OF Es.sg4stef s.
Dee6s subject TO the Rep 1alitsaal PHI
mary JOHN = as@ss 49,.
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W. as41D Situation by an experienced
Office man, permanent position desired
aged g; have had years experience as
auditor ard accountant. Best OF REFER
enees. Auditor, care Journal.
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cERA1fTC suPPITEs.

A FULL line Tryfs sco1ors. oils. mediums
ETC.. Hasburgs and Fry s 80man gold
and Japanese designs books aad rLints,
ct 1923 Clay St Beil tel 1855. md. tel. 1885,
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SAMUEL. G. zIMAaHRAEA9 IS A CAN
didate for county clerk, subject TO the
Republican primaries.
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ZOE sALE-REAr. EsrATr:.

FOR SALE-Two properties on east side,
netting Is per cent. John L. Howard,
30 E. 5th street.
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WILL VANORsDOL HEREBY AeS+
nounces himself a candidate f1F county
clerk subject to the Republican pH1-
maries. i
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OFFICIAL .A1rNoUNc EsgTs.


OFFICIAL -ArTNouNc EAEE5sTs.
SAMUEL G. ZIMMERMAN IS A CAN
didate for county CLERK, s12e5ect 70 ing
Republican primaries
I HERBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
candidate for the office OF tef 81
Dee6s subject TO the Rep 1aAiesA.a a}fA-
mary 5Oia1E = - e -
WILL vANORsDoI. HEREBY Aey-i
nounees himself a candidate tlF county
clerk, subject to the Republican pHa-
naaries.
W. r. WEBER ANNOUNCES 14IS CAN
ddacy for county treasurer, subject 60
the Republican primary
RICHARD L. THOMAS IS A CANDI-
date for clerk of the district court SUP
jeet to the Republican primary.
[ ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE
for the office of county treasurer SUD
ject to the Republican priInaT5 es
GEORGE STANLEY MEBLlSOfE
J. HODGINS HEREBY An
nounces his candidacy for register oL
deeds subject to the Republican, primary
GEORGE A. HURON IS A CANDID lA.'4.l
for probate. judge, subject TO tue IS
publican primary.
RICHARD r. HAYDEN HEREBY An
nounces his candidacy Tor probaEeI
Judge. subject to the Republican PR
maries
FRANK H. FOSTER IS a CANDIDATE
Tor county attorney, subject to the re
publican primary.
@. W. BELTS WILL BIZ A rSI9II0AaIs
Tor Sheriff, subject TO Glse republican
& primary Of Shawnee couaty,
:. T. CAMPBELL IS A CANDIDATE
lor the probate 5udgesh1ps SUBJECT 10
the Republican prip9 aries.
JOHN NJ. WIT4KERSON WILL BE
candidate fol' sheriff, subject to the Re
publican primary of Shawnee county.
JONATHAN D. NORTON IS A CANDI-
cate for sheriff Of Shawnee county, SUD
3ect to the Republican primaries.
CARL LAWSON. ON e OF THE MOST
experienced officers IN Topeka an
nt'Gnees his candidacy for sheriff. sub
3eet 10 the Republican primary.
TED-SITUATTONS
WANTED-By a young man attending
school, 4 place to work for board, good
references. Address J. H. S, Topeka
Business college.
- --------------
ANYONE awe. work that college stu.
dents lan 40 rEas coming year. PLEASE
write Seth l. Coz. fresident NashDuru
oivge =. Az. G. Il. station Il. city.
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NANrEp-srruATToNs.

WHEN you want to hire man or boy
nall 1p = M G. A md. tel s5s or Bell
tsi. so red. we have list OF men ana
gcnMdenEIaz references concerning them
X. n G. A. Employment bureau 357 h
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ErNnEfsT AKmlka


L. n. PENW ELL. funeral director and
enlbaloeF. First class Services reassna-
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cApPrNrERs AND BUILDERS
o~o-~---~~~~~-~1~cs~~-
!. c. WILSON, contractor and builder--
Job work promptly done. 100 e sta 81
Ind. tel l24A
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MISCELLANEOUS


PICTURES FRAMED-Cheap; now ia tbs
time; come and see US.
CLARK s, Co.,
114lA w. slh st. Ind. phons s55s.
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS
@-~-@S-~-~~1@-~---~l~
THE J. G. DARLING CO. Tsa Kan. ave.
Rubber stamps, brass and aluEninurn trade
checks. Prices low. Catalog free Tel. Al
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sADLIER J. HODGINS HEREBY An
nounces his candidacy for register Of
deeds subject to the Republican, primary
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GEORGE A. HURON IS A CANDID A,ssl1
for probate judge, subject TO EA@ 9ss-
publican primary.
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FOR sALE-Fine Jersey COW, giving "a
pounds milk per day. One mile south
fair grounds, on Topeka ave. c. ]. Kin
kead.
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gWwELNTza-
JAMES r. HAYDEN, Jawa@sR and OPT
clan. Complste stuek ct Watches ola-
E2onds, ailverware. etc. Eyes examined
ard vpeezscles properly Gtts4
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fF'lrst published in The Topeka state
Journal Dec. q 1851
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CAPITAL CITY H1TRIkIEU 7EStGK .
PAVING. CO., rs ". Sth St MfGrl IS
building. paving and sidewalk br1cA
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RICHARD +. HAYDEN 3EaEREBY An
nounces his candidacy tor probate
judge. subject to the Republican DIa-
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At a meeting Of the city council held
December p 1906. the following resolution
was presented and ad0rteS
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FOR RENT-Corner. store room 1856 kan
sas ave. Both phones is.
The leader., 1905-07-19
TRIBUTE TO SECRETARY FISHER.
President Clark. Of Cotton AssOcia-
ton, Announces His Successor.

At a joint meeting Of the execu-
tive committee of the Mississippi
Cotton Association and the State
officials the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, an all-wise Provi-
dence has seen best to remove
from the busy scenes of life and
from the walks of men our friend
and brother, NJ. A. Fisher, secre-
tary of the Mississippi division of
the Southern Cotton Association,
and
Whereas, it is the sense of this
committee that in the death of M.
A. Fisher the association and the
State of Mississippi has lost a
most useful citizen and co-laborer
in the interest Of the farmers and
planters of the State, therefore,
Be it resolved, That in the
death of Secretary Fisher the Cot
ton Association has suffered an
irreparabIe loss, the State true
and upright citizen, his family a
devoted husband and affectionate
father, and the community in
which he lived man who will be
sadly missed.
Mere words can do but little to
assuage the grief of the family of
the deceased, but this committee
will assure them of their own
heart aches at what can be classed
only as a great calamity to the
righteous cause in which Mr..
Fisher had enlisted and in which
he made such a valiant and sue
cessful fight.
As secretary of the Cotton As
sociation he had proven himself a
man of many noble parts, and as
of signal ability as an accountant,
organizer and statistician, and it
is the honest and candid opinion
of this committee that his equals
in such an important clerical ca
pacity are few, while his supe-
riors can not be found. These
resolutions shall be spread on the
minutes of the association as a
slight testimonial to the worth
and ability of the late secretary,
NJ. A. Fisher, copy sent to his
bereaved family, and others fur
nished to the press of the State
with request to publish, thus as
sisting the organization in perpet-
uating the memory of an honest
mantle noblest work of God.
JAS. K. VARDAMAN,
JOS. w. POWER,
DIR. E. A. ROWAN,
r. M. McGEHEE,
w. D. CARMICHAEL.
The leader., 1905-07-19

President Walter Clark has is
sued the following address to the
secretaries of county associations
regarding Mr.. Fisher and his sue
cessor:
1t is my sad duty to announce to
you, officially, the death of our
efficient secretary. M. A. Fisher.
In his death the organization has
suffered great loss. The execu-
tive committee has today elected
as his successor DR.. Will H
Woods, of Woodville, Miss. 1t
will, however, be several days be-
fore DR.. Woods can take formal
charge of the office, and, in the
meantime, the office will be in
charge of the financial agent, P.
K. Whitney.
Our work thus far has been
very satisfactory. At the execu-
tive committee meeting today we
have decided to push the work Of
organization with renewed energy
and activity. Let's do not play
at organization. If we intend to
organize, let us do so in busi-
ness way and along business lines.
Organization means everything to
us at this time and at all times.
We must have cohesive and ac-
tive body of workers if we mean
to accomplish the great ends and
of the association.
We earnestly solicit your aid
and cooperation.
Very truly yours.
WALTER CLARK,
Pres. Miss. Div. S. @. A.
The leader., 1905-07-19

Ed. A. Fitzgerald, Of Natchez,
has bought an interest in the
Vicksburg Herald. He was for
merly, postal agent on the Little
] railroad.
The leader., 1905-07-19
An AIIegOry on Standard Oil.

Can you imagine the march Of
new emotions through the heath
ems breast2 Fear would give
way to wonder, and wonder be
followed by shame and indigna-
ton. The heathen would not be
angry with me, hut with them
selves and with the dull, senseless,
forceless, foolish idol that had
terrorized them. The reason of
their religion was fear. ! would
have removed it by demonstrate
ing. through a long course of un-
punished insult towards the idol,
that there was nothing TO fear.
Some bright morning a leading
parishoner would be found kick
ing and cutting the idol. In a
week the entire congregation
would shower it with blow and
scoff and ieer. That idoI-worship
would have been destroyed and
the moral ground cleared and lev
eled for the upbuilding of a bet
ter faith.
There; if in rereading the
above you will substitute Stand
ard Oil' for idol you may gain
some glimpse of what I'm pres
emily about. shall continue to
kick and cuff the idol until the
last worshiper is off bis knees and
on his feet. / shall kick and cuf
the idol until the last heathen. re-
deemed from his bondage, is also
kicking and cutting It. When
this happy condition is complete
and every vestige Of idol worship
has disappeared when the Stand
ard Oil has ceased from troubling
and the weary are at lest ! shall
preach my new gospel of interest
and industry, Of capital and labor,
and teach rich and poor, high and
low, those who lend, and those
who borrow, how to lead q high
er and better commercial life. :