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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-20
Notes and Personal Mention.

.J,,dse and Mrs r. F. Thomas of Min
neapolis Mimi, are the guests of Chief
wood Place. for the week.
Mr. John Freshman, who is a student
at the University of Kansas. was brought
IN from Lawrence very i'll Saturday with
appendicitis and was taken 10 Chrlst nos
nitsI WhereNan operation was performed
Sunday night. His condition today IS Ia
yorable and indicates prompet recov-
Mrs. P. w. Goebel and Miss Goebel Of
T.o1Iisb41rer spent Saturday with Represen-
tafive Czoebel in s Topeka. He returned
home with them Saturday night to spend
Senator George Hayden. went to his
home at WetmOre to spend Sunday.
Mr. Sam HaZelbart of Kansas City is
here to spend the week with his father,
Mr. Isewis Hazelbart-
Mrs NJ L. Merrill who was the guest OF
Mrs. John R. Mulvane, returned home
q Miss lis sc Gertrude Risley and Miss Grace
F2islev of Lawrence spent Sunday with
Mrs. w. r. Stubbs in Highland Park.
Mrs E. E Wardin, MISS Ethel Hadley
for Los Angeles. Cal, to spend the re-
Mrs J. C. Harmon has returned from
business trip to Neodesha
turned to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Overmyer, after a visit in McLouth.
Mr. Harry Bone and Mr.. d. r. Hite are
in Ashland. -
The Primrose CLUB IS meeting Win MIS-
Harry Bowen today.
Mr. and Mrs E. S. Bates left yesterday
for New York Chicago and Pennsylvania,
to be gone about three weeks.
Sunday school will give an entertainment
at the church Wednesday evening, assist
ed nv the ladies of the Monday and Tues
day Bible study classes. The girls OF the
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lin Ottawa in 1866. He hauled his
hardware from Kansas City and Law
renee overland in big wagons TO MS
store. This hardware merchant pros
pered and then went into the banking
business some thirty years ago and
not long ago resigned the presidency
4 of the First National bank OF Ottawa
as he had served his time ana nao
earned a. rest from his labors- MI
Smith has been representative from
Franklin county and has been mayor
of the town and councilman ana ls
now senator. He is one OF the OLDEST
and most respected and honorable cltl-
zens of Ottawa
Senator. Young and Secretary Coburn
met in the senate chamber a rev GAYS
ago and Senator Smith recalled the early
days in Franklin county and DESCRIBED me
school house Wnere roster SoouLn eaosie
in the winters two score years ago
Senator Smith raised a company in Ogle
county, Illinois, under authority OF the OLD
war governor of Illinois, Governor Yates
At that time Senator Smith was county
treasurer of Ogle county and the farmers
brought their sons to him and asked that
they be allowed to follow him. Smith was
made lieutenant and then captain ana ne
marched with his regiment. the Ninety
second Illinois infantry, with sherman,
from Atlanta to the sea He was wound
ed in Skirmish at SWeetWater, Ala
The senate was discussing Senator
crime punishable by a fine of S25 The
senate was opposed to such a fine and
WlSneQ 10 red1ce II TO % senator 6SllS
thought the judges would not impose all
of the fine.
II know a judge who would fine a boy
of mine 500 for Jumping a street car if he
got a chance" said Senator Dolley.
Il don't know what kind of boys the
senator from Wabaunsee has" remarked
Senator Griffin, If to intimate that per-
haps the boys ought to be fined.
Il Will say for the benefit of the senator
that my boys are all girls, said Senator
DOlley.
One of the best known men in Kansas
is A. J. Hoisington, assistant secretary of
the senate Mr.. Hoisington was editor of
made that one of the most prominent ma
pers in the state He was appointed reg
lister of the land office at Garden City in
1888. Mr.. Hoisington went to Barton
county in 1874 and was Dostmaste of
Great Bend in 1876 He began his newspa-
per career on the Iowa State Register.
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new DATE'FIXED.
WaterworIzs May Be Transferred on
April t.

The waterworks plant will probably
pass over into the formal possession of
the city of Topeka upon the first of April
next. This appears to be the wisest step
under the circumstances, as it brings with
it the end of the first quarter of the year.
1t makes the matter of a transfer more
simple from bookkeeping standpoint as
collection of water rental is made every
quarter in advance, and if the city should
take possession within the next few weeks
it would take some careful accounting to
discover what in truth was coming to the
city and what to the water company.
On account of this factor and in order to
give the attorneys in the matter as much
time possible to straighten out the le-
gal tangle in which the title is involved,
the transfer will not be made until the
first of April next. 1t is not thought that
there will be any hitch in securing a
clearing-up of the title by that time. and,
according to the present outlook every
thing should be lovely
There is only one thing in connection
with the transfer which is to be regretted
and that is that the present adn1inistra-
ton may not chance to have the honor of
ia king over the plant since the term of
office of a majority of the city OFFICIALS
expires with the 31st of March and re-
turns from the elections may mean some
new faces IN the regime which rules the
city's affairs.
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on every carload of grain shipped to
them and pocketing the value of that
100 pounds. They call the discount an
allowance for shrinkage' but as the
deduction of 100 pounds is made from
the net weight. it is nothing but a
plain, old fashioned steal, so the grain
shippers say
There has been no fight on the bill.
and it is now in shape to go to the gov
ernor for his signature.
Another bunch of petitions asking the
legislature to make an appropriation to
pay the Price raid claims was intro
duced in the house today.
The state printer bill, which has been
passed by the legislature in two sec
lions, one providing for the erection of
a state print shop and the other Great
ing a state board to decide what shall
be printed, is practically the same thing
which was introduced in the house by
Robert Stone of Shawnee county Mr..
Stone had the erection of the plant and
the appointment of the board all pro-
vided for in one bill but the powers de-
cided that it would be better to split
the thing up into two parts. In doing
So the wording of the Stone bill was
copied almost entire, but the credit for
the authorship was given to others.
There is some sentiment in the house
in favor of the senate resolution for a
constitutional convention, but it does
not seem to be strong enough to give
the resolution much show, even If it
gets past the senate.
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two classes which will give the program
are Esther Rodgers, Caro- Gage, Marquee
rite Parkinson, Allison Shaver, Louise
Worthington, Marjory Glasgow, Helen
Estey, Eva sRees, Grace Grote. Margaret
Russell, Margaret Brown, Aenid Stricken,
Katie Bacon, Annabel Garvey, Helen Sha-
yer, Jean Rodgers, Marjorie Rodgers,
Clyde Bonebrake, Mary MacLennan. Hell
en- Stephenson, Mary Alexander, Verna
Worley, Nellie Babcock, Lucille Organ.
Mrs. Ella W. Brown, who was in town
last week, has returned to Powhattan.
where she is in charge of a church.
Mrs. S. Stanton left today to visit her
daughters in Van Buren,. Ark, en- route
for Hot Springs, where she will spend the
remainder of the winter.
The Taxa Hasha embroidery club will
meet with Mrs. James Nelson, S29 Tyler
street, Tuesday afternoon.
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BULL WAS VICTOR.
Caught Matador on His Horns and
Nearly Killed Him.

Chicago, Feb. ga dispatch to the Tri-
bune from FL Paso, Tex, says:
Rafael Arana. known as Joarana Chico.
has met with injuries in the bull ring that
will retire him for life. He sustained a
broken leg, his spine was fractured and
his side was gored.
The fight was under the management OF
Felix Robert a French matador, who
himself dispatched two of the six bulls
killed. It was the fifth bull that caused
the excitement Chico went at the bull
in the midst of cheers that fairly shook
the amphitheater. He had been heraIded
as one Of SPANS most noted matadors.
Scarcely had he made the death plunge
''side-stepped." quickly charged and
caught him on its horns Rushing about
the ring, believing and paving with rage,
the animal first tossed him to the right
and then to the left. and finally crushed
him against the walls. A panic ensued.
only the gendarmerie avoiding a rush that
might have injured many persons.
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hopes that a congressional bolt of
Tightening will strike it. He has never
been accused of aspiring to seat in
congress.
Senator Smith and F. D. Coburn
went to Ottawa county Immediately
after the Civil war and about the
same time Mr.. COburn went to work
as a farm hand, then bought his own
farm, worked. prospered and studied
and was called to the secretaryship of
the state board of agriculture Mr.
Smith started the first hardware store
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father to son as might be supposed.
This constituent is about Is years old
and he goes to school but the senator
pays great heed and gives much at
fention to the correspondence, a part
Anthony. Kan. Jan. q.
Senator T. A. Noftzger, Topeka, Kan.
Dear Sir:-The position which you
took on the fremen's bill is entirely
wrong. You should flop to the other
side and be in with the men who are
in the right You are mistaken about
the firemen of your district not being
for it; they are for it and you should
vote yes when the time comes. i don t
want TO butt in but I think you should
be sure Of your ground before you vote.
~ LEE NOFTzGER.
Senate Chamber. Topeka, Kansas. jan
mr.. Lee Noftzger, Anthony, Kansas.
My Dear Sir:-I have your letter of
the oath and I thank you for writing
me because I am always glad to hear
from my constituents My position on
the 6remen's bin was that it was not
proper to take any part of the hremen
fund and give it to the state association
officers. I was perfectly willing to al
low the local fire departments to con-
tribute a certain per cent of the funds
which they receive from the state to
promote a state tournament They
will find. before the next session of the
legislature, that this money will be de-
1ivered to the officers of the state as
sociation and that they win use this
money largely to promote their own IN
Serests. Yours very truly.
T. A NOFTZGER.
Senator T. A Noftzger, Topeka, Kan
Dear Sir hope you are getting
along all right and that you are being
perfectly honest. We are tending to
your business all right. enclose
LEE NOFTzGER
Senate Chamber. Topeka. Kansas. Feb
TunTV
Mr.. Lee Noftzger, Anthony. Kansas.
Dear Sir:-I have yours OF the Both.
I am getting along all right and trying
to be perfectly honest. Yours truly,
T A NOFTZGER.
The fremen's bill was a measure to
set aside a certain percentage Of the
state tax, paid by fire insurance COM
panies doing business in the state to
be prorated among the fire depart
ments of the state to be used as re-
lief fund to be used by the officers Of
the state association to be used in CIV
ing prizes at the hremen's tournaments.
This Senator Noftzger, whose record
is watched by this youthful cOnstitu-
ent, is now known as "Grammarian
Tom," since a resolution to that effect
was adopted by the senate Saturday
S'Tom'' Noftzger, as he is usually call
ed by constituents and cOntemp orarieS
alike, watches the bill in the senate so
closely that no grammatical errors are
supposed to pass his notice
Senator Noftzger is the wit of the
senate and his Jokes, Witticisns and
sarcasm often do much to defeat or
pass a measure. Senator NOftzger
represents Harper, Barber, Clark.
Mead, Kiowa, ComancTe, Ford and
Gray counties as the Thirty-seventh
senatorial district Senator Noftzger
is serving his second term as senator
and in winning the first term he re-
ceived a bare majority of % votes in
his district which had before been
inc I'd =
umns He is a native of Indiana and
a graduate of the University of Mich
igan.
If it can be discovered there is some
one characteristic about each member
of the senate which marks him as
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different from all
the other mem
berS. Senator H.
J. Smith, from OF
tawa, the senator
from Franklin, to
distinguish h i m
from the other
member of the
Smith family in
the senate, differs
from the senate
majority from the
fact that he has
not put up his
lir6 fA0in o. rod In
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The members of Topeka lodge NO. II
A. F. & A. NJ. are hereby notified to
meet at the lodge room. Wednesday,
February %, at 1 o'clock p. m. for the
purpose of attending the funeral of our
brother, James Z. Scott Visiting
brethren are fraternally invited to meet
with US.
JOHN NJ CLEVELAND, s. w,
Acting Worshipful Master.
CARL w. NELLIS. Secretary.
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been appointed forestry commissioner
by Governor Hoch, to succeed r. A.
Wright. Several bills to abolish the
office of forestry commissioners are now
before the legislature, and Mr. Baubien
may have but a short time to serve in
that capacity. He will personally con-
duct the Dodge city station, and win be
allowed one assistant to run the Ogallah
station
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One Member Who Has Watch
full Constituent.
Senator NOftzger Called Down
for DereIictiOn.
URGED TO BE HONEST.
His I6- Year-Old Son Is the In
terested Person.
Senator Smith an Old NeighbOr
of CObHrn.

There is one senator. one in partieu-
lar. who has a constituent watching
his every move, keeping tab Of his po-
sition on all questions of legislation
and who is criticising his acts in a
very free manner
The senator who is SO carefully
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wa ECnEQ ii OEIdAOL
Thos. AFRO MOTIF
ger, of Anthony,
Harper county and
the constituent is
Lee Noftzger, also
OF Anthony. Har-
per county.
A sample of this
correspondence be-
tween the senator
and the constituent
does hOS take on
the form of the
correspondence of
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The Woman's Auxiliary of Grace ca
thedral will give a tea at the Bishops
House Friday afternoon at o'clock.
A musical programme will be given
with paper on Alaska illustrated by
Alaskan curios. All the ladies of Grace
cathedral congregation are cordially in
vited.
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MUST BE CLEARED
House Decides on a Calendar Re-
vision.
A Stock Yards Bill rs Passed
Today.

After holding night sessions, Satur-
day sessions and Monday sessions in a.
tremendous effort to keep up with the
rush of bills. the house of representa-
tives has about concluded to resort to
the system of daily calendar revision
for the purpose of Sitting out the I'M
important bills. and allowing them to
drift to the rear of the procession and
die of neglect.
At the 1903 session Of the legis-
lature, there were 992 bills introduced
in the house. At this time there have
been 923 bills introduced in the house,
and there is still another week before
the end OF the session. Efforts to Sc
cure the passage of a resolution by
given date have failed The house
passed resolution a long time ago
hiking February 10 as the limit for the
introduction of bills. The resolution
went to the senate for concurrence,
and there it was thrown into q COM
mittee, and is now set for considera-
ton on February Is, just three days
before the end Of the session Tt will
probably strike the average observer
as rather peculiar that the senate
should consider on February rs a
resolution to shut off on bills ten DAYS
before that date. That is the senate's
idea of a good joke on the house
This morning the house committee
on rules reported the following reso-
luton.
Resolved. That the speaker is
hereby authorized and directed to ap-
point a committee of three for re-
vision of the calendar, whose duty it
shall be from day to day to revise the
calendar, and whose report and re-
vision thereof shall be conclusive IN
less overruled by a majority vote of
the house.
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Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Miss Lillian
bearing. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
G. bearing of Durant, I. T, and Mr.
John J. Johnston, of Tahlequah, L T.,
son of Chief Justice and Mrs. w. A.
Johnston of Topeka The wedding will
take place March at the home of the
brides parents, and they will be at
home after March 10 at Tahlequah.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Poindexter will
give a card party this evening at their
house on Eighth avenue west for which
they have asked Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
E. Dewey, DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Reed, DR..
and Mrs. D. E. Essterley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene S. Quinton, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Smyser. Mr.. and Mrs. A Q. Well
man, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Montgomery,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Rodgers, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Robyi Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Snow, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren M. Crosby, Mr.. and
Mrs. g. A Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs w. H.
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Monroe, Mr..
and Mrs. W. N Gregory. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Lininger, DIR. and Mrs. A. 5. An
drews.
Mrs. w. c. Evans has asked guests
for George Washington birthday
luncheon at The Parsonage, 500 Topeka
avenue, Wednesday at 1 o'clock in COM
pliment to the Misses Hoch.
Mrs. w. A Morton is entertaining the
Monday Whist club this afternoon at
her house on Tenth avenue west. Mrs.
Hanmatt, Mrs. John Clark Harmon,
Mrs. John Bradley and Mrs. Daniel ].
Small are substituting for absent MEM
bers-
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ]. Coughlin, Miss Findlay. Miss
Maud Findlay and Miss Amanda Find
lay will go to Leavenworth tomorrow to
attend the wedding of Miss Margaret
Jennings and Mr. John Kelly of To-
peka which will be solemnized with
solemn high mass at the Cathedral
Wednesday morning at half after
O'Clock The Rev. Father Jennings,
brother of the bride, will perform the
ceremony and the mass will be by the
Rev. Father Kelly of Kansas City, Kan
sas, a brother of the groom, deacon, the
Rev Father Ward, dean of the Gained
raj. sub-deacon, and the full cathedral
choir, assisted by Mr.. Harry Kelly.
brother of the groom, who will sing
the offertory. Miss Margaret O'keefs
of Leavenworth will be the maid Of
honor and Mr. Joseph Kelly Of Kansas
City. Missouri. will support his brother
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SPECIAL.
City of Mexico and Return S45 Via
Santa Ee.

A great opportunity to see Old Mex
leo. Tickets on sale March A. s. and
z. Tickets limited 80 days from date
of sale. Stopovers in either direction
For full information and literature adj
dress T L. KING.
q p & 7 rnnaIra 4.
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BOWLING CONGRESS.
Century No. 1 Team of Chicago Still
Leads in Five Men Glass.

Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 20--In the politi-
cal Situation in connection with the
American Bowling. congress- the secre-
taryship is. the main bone OF contentlo ION;
claims his election, while Abe Langtry of
Milwaukee is equally confident.
Century No. i team of Chicago still
leads in the five men class with a score
of LIS. In the first five-men squad today
Hawkeye of Des Moines scored 2,5SS-
Saturday night in the American Bowling
tournament Century No. team of Chi
cago rolled up a score of 2.77S, capturing
first place so far in the series This puts
the preceding leaders down peg There
are still large number of hve-men teams
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A wonderful tonic for the sick and
afflicted. Get strength. health and hap
piness by using HOLSTERS Rocky Noun :
tain Tea this month. A bracing family
medicine 80 cents, Tea or Tablets. Cat
lin Drug Co.
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a. L. BRADY,
ROBERT STONE.
&C. B. KIRKLAND.
IS. H. BRANDON,
"R. H. MCBRIDE.
81 s SIMMONS

J. S. SIMMONS.
1t was decided by the house to take
up the consideration Of this resolution
Tuesday morning At that time it is
probable that the committee of three to
steer the remainder of the session will
be authorized.
journal is an important and authorita-
tive body. 1t can sidetrack anything
which does net suit its fancy, and IS
practically tribunal 10 decide which
bills shall be passed this session
The following new bills were intro
duced at this mornings session of the
house:
92O. By Mr. Curran-To vacate part
of streets and alleys in the town of Pro-
lection, state of Kansas
921- by Mr.. Stone-To amend section
of chapter 81 of the session laws of
1872 relating to county auditors and re-
pealing said original section.
922. By Mr.. Stone. Requiring and
directing the clerk of the district court
of Shawnee county to pay to the state
treasurer certain fees and moneys here
matter designated and repeating section
of chapter Is of the session laws of
923. BY Mr.. Simmons-To amend sec
tions 1898. 1884, compiled laws of 1901,
being sections 1 and of chapter 355 of
the session laws of 1901
Passed Stock Yards Bill.
By a vote of ~ to the house this
joint stock yards bill. Those who
voted against the bill were Bergman
Leland, Morgan and Ossweiler.
What little opposition to the bill
there was was due to a fear that the
state of Missouri would not carry out
its part of the bargain and pass the
same bill. Several members of the
house expressed the opinion that if
Missouri did not come up to the
scratch, the Kansas legislature should
repeal the law. This would leave
things in lovely shape for the stock
yards people. They could do exactly
as they pleased for the next two years,
without any laws to interfere
The senate has not passed the stock
yards bill, though the same measure
passed by the house is now pending
before it.
Mr.. Potts bill requiring railroads to
furnish sanitary conveniences and
suitable chairs in cabooses on freight
trains was passed by a vote of 6S to
O. This bill viii make a lot of bother
for the railroads, as they will have to
put practically all Of their
have them fixed up to comply with the
law The law gives the railroads until
November 1905, to comply with the
law.
Hits the Commission Men.
Senator Bakers bill to prohibit
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as best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly will
come to Topeka Immediately after their
wedding and will live at the Throop for
a few months until they take house.
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His the Commission NTen.

Senator Bakers bill to prohibit
arbitrary discounts on weights vas
passed by the house this morning. The
bill is intended to stop the practice
which the Kansas City commission
men have Of knocking on 100 pounds
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People sending items to this department
of the State Journal will confer favor
by giving the full first name or two
Initials, with all proper names. Items
must be accompanied 5y the name ana
address OF tho writer or they can nob
be published.l