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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-17

mount team will resume practice the
same day.
Eastman & Lakin are taking an ex-
cursion to Cove, Sheridan and Logan
counties Tuesday, December 10. Round
trip SO.
THE Last VIII and Testament" a
musical comedy, viii be given by the
girls at Bethany Tuesday evening. Adj
mission 25c. Everybody invited.
In the gymnasium at Bethany Tues
day evening, 1.-The Last viii and Tes-
lament a musical comedy. Admission
% cents.
Cyrus Anderson, secretary of the state
board of railroad commissioners, has
gone out to Rawlins county to look at
ter business matters.
The Third street line of the street rail-
way is being extended from Clay street
to Buchanan street, where a turnout
will be constructed.
The use of natural Gas has begun to
strike into the sales of the local coal
dealers, who are feeling the slackness
of the demand.
The Western association will open
up its baseball season again next year
on April %. The first game in To-
peka will be about ten days later.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Savage gave a
chahng dish supper Friday evening for
Miss Maude Grimes, Miss Anna Rude,
Mr.. Harry Donaldson and Mr.. Dana
Davis.
J. T. Loveweu. secretary of the kan
sas Academy of Science, will go to
Manhattan Monday to conduct some
chemical experiments in the. laborator-
les of the State Agricultural college.
Natural gas seems to be proving pop
ular in Topeka, judging from the way
the pavements are being torn up right
and left to make connections with the
homes of new customers.
Activity in building has ceased The
winter months always bring a check to
such operations and the architects state
there is nothing doing now and won't
be until spring.
The federal officials are talking of
having an estimate made to see If the
federal building cannot be heated
with natural gas cheaper than with
coal.
John L. Sullivan and his troup of
sixteen people will be at the Audi
torium on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and for a Wednes-
day afternoon matinee.
The bricklayers and masons on the
new Y. NJ c. A building, at the cor
ner of Ninth and Quincy streets. ex-
pect to have their part of the work
done by the firstIof the year If the good
weather holds out. The roof viii be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-17
BARTOR al RRD.
Now the Banner Wheat County OF
Kansas.

Since Secretary COburn of the state
board of agriculture has compiled the
years agricultural statistics and issued
his annual settlement of yields and
values for Kansas. it is interesting to
note some of its more prominent fea-
lures.
It shows that the banner wheat
county Of the year IS Barton, producing
1893. SSS bushels, worth to its farm
ers S2,9lOs527, or an equivalent of
1892 for every individual, big or little,
old or young, in the county. This is for
wheat alone, and when the value of the
other crops, and live stock on hand are
counted in, 1t VIII be seen that the
Barton county inhabitants are more or
less intimate with the genuine, name
bloWn-in- the-bottle prosperity. The
big six counties IN wheat production
this year are Barton, Reno, Sumner,
Mcpherson, PaWnee and Stafford, and
their names are familiar to the public
in years gone by. Some few years ago,
however, about as regularly as the
passing of each twelve months it would
be found that Sumner was the premier
county in wheat, but this year Barton
carries off the honor, as it did in 1908.
While the subject of this years
wheat is up, it is interesting to note
that the preliminary estimate Of the
output by the correspondents of the
state board last August was that the
yield for the state would aggregate
something over IS million bushels.
This was their judgment then, and the
threshers' returns place the actual
production at something over n mil
lion bushels. It is this conservatism,
such as is afforded by the example
cited, that causes the public to have
faith in tn csc Kansas reports, as the
secretary is always cOunseling his
eighteen hundred reporters to be under
rather than over the mark. and as a
result they rarely, if ever, oVershoOt.
In other words it is always the COburn
policy to be in position to deliver more
goods, If necessary, than his bill of
lading calls for. And as usual his firm
has the goods this year, with few
shoulders and hams on the side.
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on the structure by the middle of Feb
ruary A slight delay is being eX-
perienced on account of the failure of
some of the ironwork to be here on
time.
The next Commercial club meeting
will take place on the night of Janu-
airy II. At that time a new board of
directors will be elected. A feast"
viii be spread.
Secretary Anderson of the CONNER
cial club spent all day Saturday with
force of clerks sending out the ad-
dress concerning the Kansas exposi-
ton for 1911.
J. S. Dean. United States attorney,
Will finish the hearing in the Kaw
river injunction suits on Monday.
These were brought to clear the river
of distractions. Testimony is being
taken before a special master
Miss Nellie Lincoln, who coached the
class for the senior high school play
wishes it understood that the cast was
by no means the same as that which
gave the high school play last year.
That was given by the senior class
which has since graduated.
Several vacancies which exist in the
police force viii probably be filed by
the first of the year. At present the
force is short but Mayor Davis has re-
fused to make any appointments in
order to hold down the expenses of tho
Now is the time to buy holly The
merchants haven't agreed on price,
and it can be purchased at TO- Is or %
cents a pourd, depending on where you
buy it. And by the way. did you ever
buy pound of holly? You need a hay
rack to carry it home.
John W. Newell has issued a hand
some engraved announcement of his new
law office in the Columbian building
Mr.. Newell is a Washburn graduate, an
achieved distinction while in college by
entering and winning one Oratorica1 con-
test each year he was in school.
John Q. Royce, state bank commits
sioner, has completed his statement for
the Kansas banks and is now waiting
for the report of the comptroller Of the
currency on the national banks so that
the two reports may be given out in con-
junction.
Rising to a question of privilege it
might be pertinent to suggest that the
moon rises late in the evening and the
pitchy darkness which prevails be-
tween o'clock and that time might
be punctured by turning on the street
lights.
The federal officials at the federal
building have put in the most strenu-
Gus two weeks of their lives since Col
oneI A. r. Green has started a federal
grand jury at work on the land fraud
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asses. And the poor clerks and stem

cases. And the poor clerks and stem
graphers-!
A man who was in hurry last night
between 8 and 10 o'clock couldn't pro-
pei through the crowd on Kansas ave-
nue. with even the slightest degree of
speed. He had to take the middle Of
the street. Christmas shoppers were
out en- nasse.
The report Of the secretary Of in
terror issued this week shows that
there are $4,000 acres of open govern
ment land still in Kansas. A few more
federal grand juries and there will be
twice that number vacant IN year
from now.
The electric LIGHTS which are to be
placed on the Melan arch bridge will no
be erected for several weeks to come be
cause of the failure of the Jordan Flee
tricalConstruction company to secure the
material The contract was let some
time ago and there is considerable criti-
cism because of the delay.
D. L. Francis will leave Topeka
soon to go to Portland, Ore, to take
charge of a lumber camp for his
brother. He was a resident of Topeka
ployed with the Boston shoe store and
the August Clothing company during
that time.
The dry goods and clothing men are
the only ones who are objecting to the
pleasant weather. 1t is running the
have postponed buying winter coats so
long that they viii figure that they can
pull through the rest of the winter, and
the result will be a lot Of unfashiona bic
garments to place on the market next
season.
A little baseball note from the
Wichita Eagle: "It was reported that
Kimmel had traded Murray for Abbott
who played on the first sack, to say
nothing Of his several other stunts,
for Topeka last season. Manager
Kimmel denies this. He said that he
! has not traded for Abbott, and as a
matter of fact Abbott's name was not
mentioned in connection with the Muir
ray transaction"
Though Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf.
United States pension agent, has been
at his Office daily since his collision
with Missouri Pacific mogul engine
at the Kansas City union depot, and
though he was able to inspect a COM
pany of the K. n. G. at Manhattan
yesterday, he still carries his arm
about in a sling and complains of con-
siderable pain. The injured arm is
black with bruises.
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Defendant Became a Millionaire
in Steel Business.
One Hundred and Fifty Letters
Filed as Evideuee.

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec 16-Following close
on the heels Of the W. Ellis Corey fam
lily trouble comes another sensation in
the United States Steel corporation. This
time it is Gibson D. Packer, one of An
drew Carnegie's young business asso-
ciates, who, like many others, became
millionaire, when the Carnegie Steel
company was taken over by the steel
trust. He has been sued by Mrs Mary
L Vetter, a handsome young widow OF
this city, for 100000 damages for al
legged breach ofpromise to marry. Every
effort was made to keep the Netter-
Packer sensation a secret. But the suit
Of Mrs. Vetter is now OVershadowed IN
sensational details by the scandals that
have previously emanated from steel
circles. Mr. Packer, who was formerly
arst counsel Of the Carnegie Steel COM
many. and who is reported to have made
a fortune of 81, 000, 600 when the Carnegie
company was taken by the U. 5. Steel
CORPORATION, is in New York, where ne
went to attend the annual dinner given
by MI Carnegie to his former young
business partners.
Msr Vetter is at the Hotel Lincoln
Pittsburg, suffering from nervous pros
tration and although too nervous TO
sneak at length about her suit, declares
she viii fight the case to a hnlsh IN
the courts. There are about $50 letters
written by Mr.. Packer to Mrs. Vetter
that figure in the case. 1t ls alleged
the promise CT marriage was made while
MIR. Packer and Mrs. Voter were on one
Of their trips east about two years ago
and that Mr.. Packer last February re-
fused to fulfill the contract. Mr.. Packer
denies everything regarding the promise
Of marriage in his answer to Mrs. Vet
ter's suit
Although Mrs. Vetter fled her suit
against Mr.. Packer nearly three months
$40. the case has been kept from the
public. The records in the notary's Of
fee show that the summons in the case
was Issued on September %, last, and
that the summons was served on AttOr-
ney Thomas Marshall, who is counsel
for Mr. Packer, on October 2. A state
ment of claim was filed by the plain
tlf on November 16, and an affidavit Of
defense was filed by Mr.. Packer on De-
cember !.
In the papers filed by Mrs. vetter the
story OF the alleged promise of marriage
and its subsequent breaking is briefly
told. Mrs. Vetter's husband was Will
lam Vetter, a relation of one OF the most
prominent Pittsburg families. Mr. Vet
ter died about ten years Ego, leaving his
widow and a sen about two years. old at
that time. Mrs. Vetter became &C
quainted with Mr.. Packer about eight
years ago and it is alleged that he had
been paying attentions to her from that
time until last February.
The defense, it is alleged, has also
made It known that it will assail the
character Of Mrs. Vetter when the case
comes to trial
Allegations of a sensational and crave
nature have been made, and If any ef-
fort is made at establishing them in
court, the trial will be replete with SEN
gatiOns
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SHOT AT DINNER.
Quarrel in Hotel Dining Room Ends
in a Tragedy.

Dallas. Tex, Dec. 16-F. G. Giee of the
Berry Electrical company of Shreve-
port, La, was killed today at noon in the
Serwich hotel. just as he took his seat
for dinner, by being shot three times in
the back. DR.. H. Bush and son Madden
Bush are under arrest, the latter charged
with the killing.
Gice entered the room for dinner when
DR.. Bush who was intoxicated spoke
uneivilly to him. and he replied. telling
the doctor he was drunk and to go ahead
with his dinner Dr. Bush then struck
Gice, and the two clinched. DR.. Bush
called to his son, who is 10 years of age,
to shoot. Young Bush fred four shots,
three of which took effect in the back of
Gice, killing him instantly.
DR.. Bush and his son reside at Sligo,
La, and had gone to Shreveport to at
tend to some business. C4ce Has-the- sen
for partner of the Gice-Berry Electrical
company. The killing in the hotel created
the widest exsitement and the doors
were nailed up for more than an hour af-
terWar6
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ORGANISE ARRESTED.
On Complaint Of His Wife, Who
Charges Desertion.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16.-Prower Symons,
organist at Trinity cathedral, who has
become a society favOrite since his ar
rival in Omaha few months ago, was
arrested this afternoon charged with
wife desertion- The complaint was filed
by Mrs Mary Symons, who arrived in
Omaha Friday from Cleveland O., ac-
companied by her four-year-old son. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Symons' statement her
husband disappeared suddenly and with
out apparent cause from Cleveland. and
with foul play.
After the arrest this afternoon, which
caused quite a sensation in musical and
social circles Mrs. Symons said:
AT present it is impossible for me to
say anything about the case. but it is the
most peculiar one that has ever been
brought into court. 1t was imperative
that I come to Omaha at this time to
protect the interests of myself and my
IOur-year-old boy"
1t Is understood that Mr.. Symans was
engaged to be married to an Omaha girl
and the wedding was to have been one of
the swell events Of the spring. Symons
had posed in Omaha as a single man and
had stated voluntarily when engaged as
organist that he was not married.
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WOMEN HOLD A BANQUET.
Beulah Chapter Installs Omcers and
Enjoys an Evening.

Beulah Chapter No. "a Order of the
Eastern Star held it's annual meeting,
banquet and installation at Masonic hall
last evening. The toasts after the ban
quet were responded to by Judge w. A.
Homer Bowman was the POSTMASTER
The following officers were Installed for
the ensuing year: Mrs. Fannie Frizel,
worthy matrOn; DR.. S Jay Crumbine,
worthy patron; Mrs. Mabelle Lane, as
sociate matron; Mrs. Emma H. Coney,
treasurer; Mrs. Ellen Humphreys, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Katherine Davis, conduc-
tress; Mrs. Harriet Larsh, associate con-
ductress; Mrs. Carrie Worley, chaplain;
Elizabeth Gregory, Adah; Mrs. Laura
Graham, Ruth; Mrs. Gertrude Slater,
Esther; Miss Minnie DOering, Martha;
abeth Kirkpatrick, warder; Robert Ed
wards, sentinel.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Tasker and chill
dren are in Fredonia.
The Christmas shoppers will be given
a run for their money next week.
John L. Sullivan win arrive in To-
peka this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Never mind, children, just one more
week until Christmas.
Mrs. Julia WikidaI Wells of Canton,
Ohio, is in the city visiting for over
the holidays.
The old school Baptist will meet at
Lincoln post hall at II o'clock a. m.
today. A. D. Jones is the pastor
James McKanna, 5011k Chandler
street, is very low with paralysis.
There is little hope of his recovery.
Roy Tapley, formerly a Topeka
newspaper writer, is the new editorial
writer Of the Lawrence World.
Mrs. w. Donnelly Of 1000 East Sixth
street left for Salina last evening to
spend Christmas with her children.
The state board of health will hold itE
annual meeting in Topeka on next
Thursday.
c. H. Luling, superintendent of in-
surance, returned to his home in Wicn-
tia Saturday:
Governor Hoch and all his family ex-
pect to spend Christmas at the COVER
nor's mansion in Topeka.
How many husbands who have been
hard at work all week put in a part
of today fixing their gas-lights?
The girls from Bethany college will
form the choir at the services of
Grace cathedral this morning.
Fort Scott has dropped out of the
Missouri Valley league in baseball and
has Joined the Kansas State league.
Mrs. J. Taylor and Mrs. A. Mooney Of
511 Tyler street entertained about forty
lady Naccabees at five o'clock luncheon
Thursday afternoon.
The ladies of the Lotus club will meet
with Mrs. A. Mooney. 81 Tyler street,
wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Guy Morse
gives a reading.
The Washburn football team begfna
PRACTICE Monday for the game to be
played on Christmas day with Fair
mount college at wichita The Fair
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Luke Coney, father of P II Coney,
died at $3.50 a. m. yesterday, the 18th in
looman, County Roscommon, Ireland,
June 10, 1871 He emigrated to America
and settled in Boston. Mass, in 1899
moved from there to White River juno
ton, Vt, where he married Honor Hen
~. From there he moved to Wayne
county, New York, in 1851, and resided
there until 1888. when his son, P H. Co
ney, brought him to Topeka, Kansas,
He had three children. Patrick H.
Hugh and Daniel. He leaves but one
surviving. Patrick Il.
The funeral viii be held Assumption
cathedral Monday morning, December Is,
at o'clock a. m. and his remains will
be inferred in the Catholic cemetery. he
being a devout member Of the Roman
Catholic church.
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SOUNDS a WARMING.
Attorney General Coleman Orders an
Atchison Joint Suppressed.

Attorney General Coleman has adopted
a new plan for suppressing the joints
without the appointment of an assistant
attorney general. So far as known It is
the first time the plan has been tried.
Mr.. Coleman received word that there
ing place at a saloon on the Kansas side
of the line near Iatan, Mo. The resort
is known as Jacks Place, the saloon is
located in the brush, near the river, and
is said to be the toughest sort Of a road
house.
Mr. Coleman warned County Attorney
Challis of Atchison county that the re-
sort must be suppressed. It is supposed
that if further complaints are received,
an assistant attorney general may be ap-
pointed for Atchlson county.
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Prosnectire Ianrera.

There will be a good sized class OF
prospective lawyers examined at the next
meeting of the state examining board.
The applications SO far fled with the
clerk of the supreme court are as fol-
lows: Granville S. fIoss, Cherryvale; H.
o. Caster, Oberlin; +. F. Creole, Stevens
Point: +. z Harper. IseavenwortfS r..
r. Bane. Scott City: Edward G. Troch-
lech. Enterprise; H McCaslin Barnes;
D. H. EIleman, Columbus; Z. NJ. Max
we'll Mankato; ". +. Jones, hutchinson
George S. Badders. Topeka; T. W Per-
kins Pittsburg; Thos. L. Liliard, Bur-
Mngton; George 7. Beatty, Sa4ina-
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METERS WILL COST MORE.
City Receives Notice Of Raise From
the Factory.

Advance notice Of a proposed raise IN
the price of water meters was received
Saturday by superintendent Jesse Shaw
from the manufacturers of meters. The
reason for the raise, which is to 90 into
effect on January /, is the jump In the
price of copper which is reported to have
gone up so per cent. The increase in the
price of the meters will run about one
dollar apiece. Meters now costing IS will
be priced at So. The city is pretty well
stocked up at present and additional or
ders will be sent in before the first of
the year, so that it is not expected that
the raise will be felt by the consumers OF
the city water, enough being on hand to
supply the present demand.
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and others who so literally contribut-
ed provisions and money that the
orphan children might have happy
ana plentiful Thanksgiving. There are
at the home three boys from 10 to 2
years old and two little baby BOYS
Of few months, that we wis.,.
to find good homes for. Is there nos
some lonely home that would be glad
to be frightened by the presence OF
a little child? It is very necessary
that we hear from Blanch Bailey
whose little boy is in the care Of that
institution. SECRETA RY
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TRIP 10 EUROPE.
school of Summer Travel Organizing
Under Prof. Penny.

From Naples to London-alI sum
mer European trip, for $500. A
Christmas present worth while. Send
for particulars OF the Kansas College
of Music summer school IN Europe,
study of the country, the civilization,
the cathedrals, the art galleries, and
the music.
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DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
Those Who VIII Control Destinies of
Commercial Club.

The following board of directors for
the Topeka Commercial club for next
year was on Saturday afternoon nomi-
mated and viii be voted on at a general
meeting of the club on January e: c.
K. Holiday, J. r. Mulvane, F. w Free
man, ". W. Manspeaker, ". C. Stephen
son, Q. z. Foote, E. B. H. Remley, Os-
car Bischon, NJ. c. Holman.
This board after election will meet and
elect the officers of the club for next
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TWO MEN ROB BANK.
Secure $4,000 and Escape in a Livery
Rig.

Abbottsford, Wis, Dec. 16.-The- Colby
State bank at Colby. Wis. was robbed
Of $500 this afternoon Shortly after
o'clock, Andrews left the bank in
charge of r. Johnston. his assistant.
Johnston says two men stepped in, Gov
cred him with a pistol and demanded
5000 The robbers secured $4,000 and
departed north in a rig secured at a
livery stable.
posse is searching the surrounding
country.
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paid by the federal court, and these were
paid by the receiver during his incun-
bency, but these debts are some that had
not been ordered paid by the court. They
are largely for the extension of the road
and the money was borrowed from local
people. They amount to between 5000
and s. 900.
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SHOOK THE CITY.
Powder Magazine Blows Up Near
Vancouver b. O.

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 16.-Some Is or
20 workmen are believed to have been
injured or killed by the blowing I'D Of
the powder magazine of the Warsarge
and Center mines. Ex-Chief OF Police
J. D. Ingram is missing and thought to
have been blown to pieces. The expIo-
sion was so terrific that windows were
broken all over the city ana MANY
houses in the vicinity of the mines were
demolished
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lola Kan, Dec. 16.-Checks have been
received in lola from President Mitchell
q the lola electric road, paying OF all
debts that were owing by the company
IN lola when the road went into the
hands Of the receiver II months age A
Eeoa many Of the debts were ordered
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

DER MONEY TALKS.
I'fe Iosd my roll
Yes.-efery cendt
I'd safed fer coal
IND grub und rent.
I'fe losd my voice,
Und chust pecaus
I made a nois
Like Santa Clawss.
LI,~- Zrr~.-
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Frorn OrnI1ans. Honle.

The Topeka Orphans Home associa-
ton wishes in this way to sincerely
thank the school children of Topeka