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The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
Members of the House Who Have
Attracted Attention.
Judge Benson Recognized as
Strong Man of the House.
THAT MAN p. c. YOUNG.
Doesn't Really Wear a Halo
When i'm Action.
~Bill" Hackney, the Man Visitors
Want to See.

If it was not for the fact that every
session OF the legislature produces a few
unique characters, whose distinct in
dividuality makes them stand out above
the ordinary legislative level, the bien-
NAL sessions of the state lawmakers
would be monotonous indeed.
There are a few men in the present
house who can't be overlooked. They
are different. Their names go into the
newspapers often, because they do
things in which people are interested
They possess the gift of originality, and
the house takes pride in them. There
is something interesting on hand when
any of them start up the fireworks.
One of the most interesting of these
strong personalities is A. w. Benson
of Franklin, a nina who was really
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
sENATE's BUSY DAY.
Passed Three Supply Bills and Took
Up the Fourth.

Washington, March 2-During
Wednesday the senate considered and
passed three supply bills. aggregating
an appropriation of over 1857, 100000,
and at night took up the fourth bill,
carrying over $67,O0o.OOO. The ses-
sion began ait IL a. m, and after a
recess lasting from to 8 o'clock.
continued well into the night.
The appropriation measures passed
during the day session were the post
Office bill, carrying $181,526.643; the
pension bill. carrying $13S,00O.000.
and the river and harbor bill, carry
ing an immediate appropriation and
continuing contracts of $3S.350.S99
Many of the items in the bills We're
discussed at length, but the principal
debate was based on the provision in
creasing the appropriation for pneu-
matte tubes in the postoffice bill.
The senate also agreed to confer
ence reports on the military acadernv
and agricultural department appro-
priation bills. In connection with the
agricultural bill Mr.. Bacon sharply
criticised subordinate officials in the
agricultural department for opposition
to the provision for bi-monthly cotton
crop reports.
During consideration of the confer
ence report on the military academy
OF the names of General HawIey and
General Osterhaus to the retired list
of the army.
The Philippines import tariff hill
was passed and also several bills of
minor Importance. At the nigF-t sas-
sion the sundry civil appropriafioD
bill was considered.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
X. U. IS WAKING UP.
Has Outdoor Baseball Practice
Pitching STAFF Weak.

| Lawrence, Kan, March 2.-The first
outdoor baseball practice of the season
\ was held at the University of Kansas
Wednesday afternoon Twenty-Five men
were on the field, all of them eXper-
I fenced players. The season has not ad-
yanced enough to bring out the mass
of mediocre men who practice only for
club or fraternity teams.
The pitching force is the only weak
! place on the Jayhawker team. The can
4 didates are Harry Relihan, Huffman n
and Lang. Relihan is doing fairly well
and should develop into q good man.
Lang comes from Berkeley, California,
where he had quite a reputation as a
twirler. AmeS, who was the mainStay
I of the Jayhawker box men two years
ago, is in school, but has not shown up
for duty His studies are in poor ar
rangement to permit his getting out
for afternoon practice.
Captain Roger viii catch. For first
base Ben Young. a Kansas City. Kan,
most formidable opponent is Michael
son. the football center Wilson will
hold his old place at second. At third
base, johnson, who played that position
last year. and Hetherington who played
second base on the BleeS Military
academy team last year. will be rival
candidates Dean, Gillette, Glare Bailey
and Van Cleve, a Kansas CITY, Kan,
product, are, working for shortstop. The
field will be picked from these nen-ex-
Captain Sexton, Woodford, Brown and
Neiff
Captain Royer said today:
We have on the field the very best
material in school. The one weak spot
is our pitching force. The outfield will
be the best we have had for a long time
and our infield will be fast-very fast
We were short on pitchers last year,
but we won more than one game be
cause our fielding was fast We have
almost a whole team of veterans, and
they should play together in fine shape"
Baseball has received especial atten-
tiOn at the University of Kansas since
the institution of class, club and fra
ternity games. The fraternity games
are veFy closely contested, pennant
being given to the winning team each
year. A cup is given to the team win
ming a pennant three years in success
sion
Manager Plank has completed all ar
rangements for the Kansas end of the
Kansas Missouri track meet to be held
in Kansas City March II. A special
train will probably leave Lawrence the
morning of the 18th, with between 300
and 400 students. A rate of 81 will be
made for the round trip. Although only
IT'S went to this meet last year, it is ex-
pected that a good representation will
be in Convention hall to yell for Kan
sas.
Preparations for the second annual
interscholastic meet to be held here
April 2S are rapidly maturing. Invita-
tions and rules will be sent out next
week.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
;. L. HOBART GOES TO OTTAWA
He VIII Take Charge of the journal
at That Place.

c. L. Hobart has purchased a con-
trolling interest in the Ottawa Journal
and will in the future edit and manage
that paper. He has been for several
years connected with the Topeka Mail
and Breeze. and has done good work
for that paper.
The Ottawa Journal is a weekly
paper and was formerly owned by r.
H Snow, the first Populist state
printer. 1t was a paper of wide in
fiuence during the early PopuIiSt days,
but afterwards declined. During re-
cent years it has been owned by a
stock company and has been run as
an Independent paper. Mr.. Hobart
will probably continue it along the
same line, and his friends in Kansas
newspaper circles expect to see him
make a success of il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart left Topeka
today for Ottawa and will make their
home there.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Jewell City, kan, March 2.-The funer-
al of Mr.. Charles Wallace, son of B. f.
Wallace, occurred at the fathers resi-
dence, east of town. Appendicitis in the
operation could not even be considered.
He was still young man and leaves a
wife and two young children. He and his
wife had gone to lis tsthers to care for
the parents during an illness, and he was
stricken with the disease while there,
dying on the place where he was born. The
funeral attendance was very large and the
service was conducted by Presiding Elder
Taggart of Concordia
The Northwest Kansas NJ. E. conference
meets at Smith Center April s. The Rev.
+. N Willis of this place is the efficient
secretary and plans are already under
way.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

business very extensively, and did not
have any use for Vests board
Col. West is well liked because his
speeches are short and sweet He does
not waste words. as one might expect
a going going man to do. He almost
invariably says something funny and
says it in a decidedly original way.
Scripture is his long suit, and he hands
out a selection in almost every speech,
with no extra charge. West seems to
take the legislature pretty seriously.
J. w. Adams of Sedgwick and w. A.
s. Bird of Shawnee have been having
a mighty close race this session to see
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
DOUBTFUL RUMORS.
And Still Scores of Topeka PeopIe
Accept Them as Facts.

Accept Them as Facts
The published statement of some
stranger, residing in a far-away place,
may be true enough; but it is generally
accepted as a doubtful rumor. How
can it be convincing? The testimony
which follows is convincing proof be-
cause it comes from a resident of To-
pel1a.
J. r. Black. of No. 1905 Sixth street.
painter and paper hanger, says: Dur
ing the three years that L suffered from
kidney complaint the grumbling, ach-
ing cain across the small of my back
greatly inconvenienced me when reach
ing and straining, as it is necessary to
do in paper hanging. I also had a very
distressing and annoying weakness of
the kidneys, particularly noticeab BILE at
night when it greatly broke nv rest
and 1 arose as tired in the morning as
when 1 went to bed. When I saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised I got a
box at Rowley & Shows drug store
corner of Sixth street and Kansas ave
nue.. They gave me the greatest salts
faction and in short time the pain in
my back disappeared"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
FOSTER -Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. sole
agents for the United States
Remember the name = Doan's and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02


have. I know the lawyers of the
house. and I know that Judge Benson is
head and shoulders above all of u.s.
Judge Benson is not a Stubbs man,
nor Leland man. He is just a man,
and he speaks his own mind. For many
years he has served as judge in his
district. He is not the kind of a man
to push himself forward, and that is
probably the reason he is not on the
supreme bench at the present time. But
in spite of the fact that Judge Benson'S
snowy hair and beard proclaim his ad-
vancing age, he is likely to be put for
ward as a candidate for the supreme
court at the next opportunity. The
most unusual thing about it is that
undiscovered by the people of Kansas
for so many years
People who heard Judge Benson's
speech against the state oil refinery bill
pronounce it one of the greatest speech
es ever made in the Kansas legislature.
1T was the only speech we were afraid
Of" said one of the staunch supporters
of the bill.
The people of Franklin county nom
mated Judge Benson when he was not
looking, and then almost. had to-. bind
and gag him to keep him from absolute
ly declining to accept He served in the
state senate a number of years ago, but
most of his latter life has been spent on
the district bench 1t is saying no
state that he is probably the strongest
all-around man in the present house of
representatives. But he is not a poll
tician.
What would the house be without
w. P. Hackney, of Winfield, Cowley
county? He is the star attraction.
10 iC ha I1n
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
Special Homeseel1ers' Rates via
Santa Re.

March and 21 special homeseekers'
tickets viii be sold to Galveston. TT.
worth. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio
and other Texas points at the extremely
low rate of $500 for the round trip.
Points in Pecos Valley and return $40
ri Paso and return $26.50 Rate of one
fare plus $500 to points in Oklahoma
Indian Territory, Arizona, New Mexico,
Arkansas and Texas. tickets limited to
2i DAYS from date of sale and stop
overs allowed on the going trip within
Is days.
For full information. literature, etc.,
address T.. L. King, c. P. and T. A..
Topeka. Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
johnson Holds Up TAYLOR Case.

Cincinnati, March 2-Chairman Herr
mann of the national baseball commits
sion received a letter from President
Ban Johnson of the American league.
but the decision in the Taylor case is
still in the hands of the head OF the
American league It would seem that
Mr.. Johnson is holding up the decision
in the case because there is something
in it that does not quite strike him as
being in line with his and Mr. Comis-
keys declaration before evidence was
submitted. AS Mr. Johnson has gone
south, no finding probably viii be made
until his return, which win be in about
two weeks.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

lawyer, and could think up some
amendment to the code whenever
other material for bills was shy.
Mr.. Adams of Sedgwick is one of
the able members of the Wichita bar.
He practices law so much that he
the speaker as your honor" Mr.
Adams has made many able speeches
before the house His latest effort
was when he led the fight against the
anti-discrimination bill on behalf of
the Wichita wholesalers.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
Quits Baseball for .sWiId Vest

Herington, Kan, March &c. A.
Corr. soldier baseball player and ex-
pert Roman standing rider has left
here for New York where he will join
the Buffalo Bill Wild West which sails
for Paris. France, the 18th. Corr was
for a time on the list of catehers for
Topeka last summer, being taken from
Herington where he was among the
fast backstops of Nit Wilhite's Central
Kansas league He was a fancy rider
and expert horseman with the Cody
show several years ago but abandoned
Riley His enlistment expired last sum-
nner and he now goes back to his first
love
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Colonel John NJ. Fuller of Honey Grove.
Tex. nearly met his Waterloo from liver
and kidney trouble In a recent letter he
says: 4 was nearly dead of these. COM
plants. and. although I tried my family
doctor he did me no good; so 1 got oec
bottle of YOUR great Electric Bitters, which
cured me I consider them the best med
Won the knowledge to make them Sold
and guaranteed to cure dyspepsia, bilious
ness and kidney disease, by Arnold Drug
Co s21 North Kansas avenue at SOC a
bottle.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
Gen. Booth Starts for Jerusalem.

London, March 2.-General Booth,
of the Salvation army started today on
his first visit to Jerusalem, where he
viii hold an open air meeting on
Mount Calvary. Thence the general
will go to Australia and New Zealand
on a farewell visit. Hundreds of Sal
vationists gathered at Victoria rail-
road station and bid the general an
enthusiastic good bye.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
SUES ARMOUR.
Metropolitan Water Co. of X. G.
Claims $4,000.

Trenton, NJ j., March 2.-The Metropol-
itan Water company of Kansas City, Kan
sas, today began suit in the United States
circuit court against the Armour Packing
circuit court against the Armour Packing
to recover money alleged to be due for
water furnished the Armour company for
which it is claimed the Metropolitan Wa
ter company under a city ordinance of
Kansas City is entitled to charge 30 cents
a million gallons.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
Hart to NIeet Johnson.

San Francisco, March 2-Marvin Hart
and Jack Johnson will be the principals
in the next big fight on the coast. Alex
Greggains has secured the permit from
the supervisors for the next battle. and
it will be staged before the San Fran
cisco club. That will preclude a possi-
bility of Britt meeting the winner of
the Corbett-Nelson fight very soon-
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Atchison, March 2.-The Globe
says: Eggs continue to pour in from
the Central Branch country Yester-
day morning $40 cases of eggs come
II on the night passenger train and
SlS cases were brought in this morn
ing In the two days. therefore. "a
$50 dozen eggs have been shipped in
over the Central Branch road.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Tie IS the man the
visitors have read
about. and come to
see. They wait pa
tiently for him to
talk, and if by
chance they are
present when "Old
Bill" g e t s well
warmed up, they
see something and
h e a r something
[ h a t is W ort h
W h l e. Hackney
has a hatred for
fraIr6 and rna ~,
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Wnlcn WOulQ IN
troduce the most
bills. The race is
over, and Adams
h a S won b V a
scratch. He intro
iduced 40 bills and
three resolutions;
Bird introduced 40
bills a n d only one
resolution. 1t was
a thrilling ia c e,
and a close finish.
L h e contestants
went in on even
fAr,7S- 90 oh x4-o q a
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

to be elected to the
legislature He did
his best to get the
state to put the
auctioneers in the
same class with
the doctors, a n d
other learned pro-
fessions. He want
ed a state board of
examination a n d
registration for
auctioneers created
but the present leg
islature h a S n o t
a
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
cnachmnn Robhed OF 5000.

New York, March 2-PatrielS Colwell. a
der Of Phiitnont, a prominent knitting
mill man, has been assaulted and robbed
Of 81 son. the savings of a lifetime. Col
well was found unconscious in the barn
under the feet of his employers horses;
He revived to say two men had Knocked
him down with a brick. He will recover.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

enough for him,
and he will cut out
his speech by the
yard, by the hour,
or by the job, to
suit the customer.
Young says he
does not like the
newspapers; bu t
I n e newspapers
like him because
he is frank enough
to say so. You
newspaper chaps, :"
says Young, Tied
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

AAA A4 AC0 Ill ~ 49,
house, and who has
leaped into prom
inence through his
magnificent lie g a l
attainments, sound
judgment and high
character.
Il had heard of
Judge Benson be-
fore / came here, p"
said one of the
leading lawyers of
the house, but 1
did not expect to
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Philadelphia. Pa, March 2.-After de-
lay of more than month, due to ice in
the Delaware river and bay, the school
ship Saratoga today started on a cruise to
the West Indies. Captain Holman is in
Command
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

good-natured. and the man who fights
him likes him.
p. G. Young of Wilson is another of
the unique figures in the house. He is
a fluent speaker: any subject is good
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
Rider Haggard Arrives.

New York, March 2.-Rider Hag-
gard, the author, who comes here as a
special commissioner to inquire into
the conditions and character OF the
agricultural and industrial land settle
ments organized in America by the
Salvation Army, arrived today on the
steamer Teutonic. The trustees OF
the estate of Cecil Rhodes are paying
the expense of the inquiry to be made
by Mr.. Haggard, under the auspices
of the British colonial Office, with the
view of applying the scheme to South
Africa
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02

Your family will need a spring tonic.
Why not give them HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea? Nothing equals II as
bracing, life giving remedy. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. Gatlin Drug Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13
Frank M. Leet Dead.

In the death of Mr.. Frank nj. Leet,
the millionaire banker of Audubon
our county has sustained a severe loss
OF shrewd business man and financier
and his wife and children, good
husband and kind father.
Mr.. Leet came to Audubon County
about eighteen years ago and boarded
at the home of George Gray at Gray,
when few years thereafter MIR. VIM
Leet, Franks father, started the Com
mercial Bank in Audubon with Mr..
VIM. Negley as cashier and Frank
was placed in training of that excel
lent man for the ardious duties of
managing the large amount of money
that was to come into his hands at
the death OF his venerable father. 1t
will be remembered that VIM. Negley
was accidentally killed
Mr. Leet then solicited anu engaged
the assistance of Mr.. Ollie Coon then
of the firm of B. F. Howald and this
association formed those long years
ago has continued to this day.
Through the panicky times of 1893
the drought of 1894 and the boom of
1903, Mr.. Leet loaned out his money
with lavish hand, which act relaxed
the financial strain upon hundreds of
of our citizens. This good kind man
has gone to his reward there to
await the judgment day when
all nations tongues and creeds shall
respond to him that doeth all things
we'll. May that kind providence mete
out this departed friend ian inheri-
lance not made with hands eternal in
the heavensn
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13
Greeley and Gray.

Sometime ago the Journal offered as
reward, for the nearest guess to the
real meaning of a certain sentence
written by our Greeley correspondent.
The sentence read Feed Brother
Gray a whisp of hay" Our Greeley
correspondent not Knowing Brother
Gray, and deeming it fair that he
should put his own construction to
the many answers received we sub.
mitted to him last week the letters
sent to this office. After carefully
perusing them he marked the letter
written by Mr.. Judson Young as the
nearest to his estimation of the ability
of Brother Gray to represent the Au.
dubon County Journal at Gray. Mr..
Young's letter reads:
"DEAR SIR:-In answer to the first
line of the Greeley news would say
that Mr.. Greeley compares Mr.. Gray
to Jack ass or he would not have
needed hay. JUDsON Young.
To this answer Brother Greeley at.
tached his mark of approval so in ac-
cordance with our offer we place Mr..
IOung's name Oh our books as u paid
subscriber for two years to this paper
In less than five minutes after Broth
er Greeley had made plain to us his
meaning of that sentence as answered
in Mr.. Ioung's letter young lady, a
prominent school teacher of our
county, stepped into our office while
we were yet in conversation with
Brother Greeley discussing themes
in correspondence etc and it was our
happy lot to be able to introduce
those young people who had never
met before, in the following manner.
Brother Greeley, allow me to intro.
duce you to Brother Gray
Confusion Oh little lots OF fun
to us while watching the fireworks ex-
ploding.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13
A Great Sporting News Journal.


The illustrated special sporting
section of The Sunday Chicago
Record Herald thoroughly deserves
the attention of everyone interested
in sporting news. 1t is always
beautifully illustrated and embraces
four full pages, covering with the
thoroughness that satisfies to the
utmost the whole realm of sports.
Baseball news, racing news, bowl
ing news, cycling news, pugilistic
news, golf news, yachting news-all
the sporting new is given with the
greatest degree of fullness and in
terest. The sporting page of the
daily issue is also exceptionally
POPULAR self.evident fact to those
who have noted the general vogue
of the Chicago Record-Herald
among sporting men.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13
Excursion.

70 the Sunny San Luis Valley
where there is constant sunshine and
cool invigorating nights in summer
and mild weather through the winter.
Where the farmer works in shirt
sleeves during January and sleeps
under blankets in July. No unplea-
SAINT extremes of weather. Where
you can buy land and pay for it with
the first years crop. Failures are I'M
known.
Next Excursion, May ,.
See George E. Kellogg for rates
and literature. 4131w
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13

BIG BARGAINS NURSERY STOCK.
&C. Donaldson and his assistants
are delivering large quantities of
stock to the farmers these days. Come
every body before stock is broken at
Taggart nursery or ten cent feed
barn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13

ing will be strictly in keeping with
the original drama and will prove an
interesting feature of the entertain
ment. The proceeds will be given to
the High School Athletic Club for the
purchase OF necessary equipment and
Audubon people should encourage the
young folks in their efforts to place
our schools in its proper place in the
way of physical training in which we
have 80 long been behind the times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-13
The Audubon Amateurs.

The pupils of the Audubon High
School will place before the public on
Friday evening April II, 1905, at Court
House;a clever parody on the time
nonored Shakspearean play, The Mer
chant of Venice. The new version is
entitled: The Merchant Of Venice
Up-to. Date. Tho different characters
will be taken by we'll known members
of the High School; and the costum-