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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
A BASEBALL MOB.
Crowd at the Chicago-New York
Game Was Fierce.
Umpire Struck by a Foul Tip
Over the Heart.
FANS THOUGHT A ROW.
Surged on the Field and Hand
to Hand Fight Ensued.
At Least 1000 People See
Giants Third Defeat.

Chicago, Sept. 25@The ball game
Sunday. between the Cubs and the
New York Giants was of small inter-
est compared to the Inaneuverings of
throng of $4,000 fans. Chicago de-.
feated New York by the score of 10 to
5. An unfortunate accident happened
in the second .inning, which was the
direct cause of the crowd getting be-
yond control and sweeping across the
field and stopping play for many min
utes.
Joe Tinker was at bat and a foul tip
from his bat. struck Umpire Emslie
over the heart The blow staggered
Bob but hetkept his feet. The next
stand, but Ernshe toppled over as
though shot, the pain from the blow
he received .prostrating him. The
crowd thought at first a player had at
tackled him.
1t took fifteen minutes to revive the
umpire and that delay put the throng
in an impatient mood and a light
break in the densely packed ranks in
front of the first base seats, by q few
fans who wanted a better view of the
field, caused. the crowd, thirty deep in
places, to waVer and the ranks broke
like a house of cards being swept
away. Before the police could take in
the situation the mob had taken pos
session of the field and then began
hand to hand fight between the detail
of police. all the park attendants,
President Hart, Secretary Murphy and
Sergeant Callahan against the mass of
frantics struggling tar points of van
tage around the players benches and
base lines.
Policemen used their clubs freely,
many spectator being struck in the
efforts of the police to force the mob
back. g.
Some refused to bulge from their
hard earned vantage places and it
took more than moral suasion to whip
them into line and pitched battle took
place on every hand between the at
PENDANTS and those trying to get a
glimpse of the battle to be resumed
between Bob Wicker and Iron Man"
McGinnity.
The game was easily won by the
Cubs. One inning, the fifth, did the
business. nine runs scoring on two
passes two steals. and a wild pitch,
passed ball. three singles and three
doubles. McGinnjty retired in favor of
Ames after seven runs had been made
off him. Wicker was an enigma to the
visitors except in two innings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
NOT A FULL CORN CROP.
But the Town of Vesper Doing Busi-
ness Despite Shortage.

Vesper, Sept. 25.-This Lincoln county
town is forging ahead, and not a thing
in the way to check its growth. The
dry weather this summer at time
when the corn needed moisture sure
enough, had a tendency 10 cut the crop
short, but they are going to raise good
crop of it.
And the town, too, has grown despite
the partial loss of her corn crop. There
are three elevators with combined ca
pacity OF not less than 10000 bushels,
and all of them doing business all day
long, and some days late into the night.
Early in August last, the Vesper
was opened for business, with the fol-
lowing officers: President. W. B. Mid
dIekauff; cashier, A. f. Morgenson- On
the first day the deposits run up to over
So 500, and have been gaining every day.
The substantial farmers and business
men appreciate the bank.
Most OF the farmers living tributary
to ,VesDer own telephones. The rural
telephone out OF this place is a big
thing, showing that they can afford
this luxury. over $50 of them are al
ready in use.
Vesper is the home of the sheriff of
Lincoln county, S. D. Brumbaugh, who
not only is a fearless official. but is
buying grain on the side. being the
manager of one of the elevators OF yes
per. ss-..zss.....
Vesper is located in the valley Of the
Saline, a country rich in agriculture,
and every farmer has comfortable
home The town took business squirt
a year ago, and is located far enough
from the county seat to make an en-
yious trade rival. 1t is situated on the
SaIina and Oakley branch Of the Union
Pacific, and the grain and stock ship
r11ents have been enormous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
fyrOn Waterman Drinks Beer
for Evidence.
PatrOnizes ArmonrdaIe Joints
in a Hearty Manner.
FROM ONE TO ANOTHER
Declared the Water Was Too
Muddy to Swallow.
En Some Of the Joints lie Only
Took "POnies. !"

Kansas City, kan, Sept. 25.-Myron
A. Waterman, reformer WHO'S obtaining
evidence to be used in crusade TO
close the Joints" went Summing
among the ''5oints'' in Armourdale and
incidentally drank several glasses of
beer.
"The city water is so muddy can't
drink it, 50 was forced to drink beer
while in the Sixth ward said Mr.. Wa
terInan.
One Joint keeper recognized Water
man while he was standing at the bar
in Kansas avenue Joint drinking a
glass OF beer. The jointkeeper sent for
q photographer to take the reformer's
picture drinking beer. but Waterman
had gone when the photographer arr
rived.
II was going to send the picture to
Carrie Nation" said the 5eintkeeper.
Visiting the Joints and drinking
beer at the bar is Waterinan's method
Of collecting evidence. However, Wa
tern1an can order ponies" in some of
the Joints" and not absorb a large
quantity OF beer in getting evidence
against them all.
Many years ago near Fidelity in
Nenaha county there was celebration
of the Fourth Of July at which two or
three barrels of beer disappeared. The
county attorney collected q considerable
number Of citizens and took them to
Seneca to appear against some defend
ants who had owned the barrels and
were charged with selling liquor. One
old German testified that he could not
tell whether it was beer or not, but 1t
did not affect him in the least. The
prosecuting attorney asked how many
glasses of beer he would have to drink
to Seel the effect.
Il tipk about sixty. maybe seventy"
was the answer, and the witness refused
te guess what the barrel contained as
he had not taken that many drinks. On
that basis Waterman's one glass in q
place is likely not to prove very Vaiua-
bic as evidence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
NEBRASKA THE WINNER.
Scored a Decisive Victory Over the
Grand Island Eleven.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 25.-Nebraska I'M
iversity inaugurated the football season
here by scoring decisive victory over
Grand Island college. Five touchdowns
and as many goals were reeled off by
the Cornhuskers, while Nebraska's goal
was meyer once endangered.
All of Nebraska's so points were
scored in the first half, the substitutes
who were sent in for the final round
fumbling away their chances to score
The infection of several pelanties also
cost the Cornhuskers- heavily in the final
half. Coach Booth was sick in bed with
cFills and fever and unable to witness
the game, but the showing of his pupils
in the opening half was highly satisfae-
tory to the Nebraska rooters. Using
their tackles, backs or ends to lug the
ball, Booths men charged down the
field virtually as they willed, Grand Is
land not once being able to hold their
heavier opponents for downs. Denslow
and Weller each broke loose for runs of
as yards for touchdowns, and several
long sprints were pulled off by Wilson.
johnson Taylor, the husky colored
guard, also plunged through the Grand
island line for consistent gains, giving
assurance that the Cornhuskers. in their
future games, should not lack a variety
of attack.
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OCCUPATION FOR NEGROES.
Big Industrial Company With Suffi-
cient Capital Formed.

Chanute, Kan, Sept. 25.-An indus
trial company with a capital of one
million dollars with a purpose of pro-
viding occupation for negroes has been
decided on at a big mass meeting here,
following an emancipation celebration.
The celebration was attended by rep
resentatfves of the negro race from all
over southeastern Kansas The Rev.
j. ". Gordon of lola, and the Rev. p.
w. Skinner of CoffeyVilIe made the
principal speeches, urging cooperation
on the part of the negroes to re-estab-
lish themselves in the trades from
which they have been falling behind.
Charles d. Glen of Chanute also made
an address. One of the speakers said:
1.-THE money is the key to the situa-
ton. There are ten million negroes in
the United States and if one-tenth of
them can be made to see these things
as they are the work will be accom-
pliShed in a short time. Let the rep
reSentative negroes of each state in the
union, especially in the south. meet
tee. The object of this committee is
to cooperate with other committees in
raising money to start enterprises of
various kinds that will give all the
members OF our race employment at
remunerative wages and produce COM
medities for which there is. always a
demand. There should be a general
organization and then a SEPARATE or
subsidiary organization for each state
The money raised in each state would
be spent in that state. The company
is to be incorporated and all the shares
sold directly to the people. Thus
every negro subscribing would partici-
pate in the profits if there should be
airy and in any event would help pro-
vide for his children and for the chill
dren OF other negroes employment of
which they are now sadly in need
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
CEpAR BLUFFs Grows.
Little Town in Decatur County Has
Steady Boom.


Cedar Bluffs, Kan, Sept 25.-In the
last year this town has more than dou-
bIed in population and business 1t IS a
Decatur county town. and is situated on
the Beaver valley branch of the Is. q
NJ. road. The Lincoln Land company,
doing Office business in Nebraska, APP
pear to own considerable property mere,
and it is said they have more than d0u-
bled their town lot prices IN the last
three months, which it claimed to be a
great drawback.
Cedar Bluffs has two elevators. two
implement houses, one of which carries
hardware, two general stores, a drug
store, lumber yard, and since the mid
die of August the First State bank COM
menced operations on $4,000 capital, and
at the end OF the third week the depos-
its reached over SIS, 600. The officers OF
the bank are: l.. j. Peck, president,
Harry S. Kennedy, first vice president,
Otis L. Benton. second vice president,
r. A. Green, cashier. E
A petition for an election to vote
bonds for a $500 school house is being
circulated.
600 church, and are now erecting a neat
parsonage.
The residence of H. S. Kennedy is
nearing completion, at a cost OF over
So 600. AS late as 1897 this man Kenne-
dy was a hustler. At that time he was
the postmaster, landlord and harness
maker, and doing business in two rooms
Now he has one of the best residences
in Decatur county, is banker and
member of the board of county COM
rnissioners. Nor is this all: Last winter
he fed out over 10000. bushels or corn
and 500 tons of alfalfa hay to his cat
tie and hogs. He has made money feed
ing cattle and hogs, and will engage in
it this winter.
This year beats the record in the best
all round crops this section has ever
known, said Harry S. Kennedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25

stantial gain in batting the past week.
ana their work at the bat is attracting
me attention of the Baseball world.
Anere are still Il men in the 800 list,
and of this number the majority have
hitsover the .300 mark the entire season.
Both Bresnahan and Browne of the
Giants have dropped out of the select
circle this week, but their places have
been taken by Ganley of Pittsburg and
smoot of the Cardinals. The Giants
have slumped a tribe in batting of late,
but are still the leading club. with
Pittsburg second. New York also leads
in runs scored, while the Cubs. have the
most stolen bases and sacrifice hits to
their credit Maloney still has the base
running hcnors, but Wagner has been
doing the most offering lately, and is
rapidly overtaking the Cub outfielder.
In club fielding Chicago is first and
Pittsburg a close second. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
saturdax Footban Games.

AT Observation-Disclosures university
II, North Division High school 0.
At Coiumbus-Ohio State university
6, Otterbein 6.
At Minneapolis-M universe
ty 35, Central High school 0.
At Marinette, Wis.-Wisconsin uni
versity Is. Military company 0.
At Elgin, Ill.-DeKalb High school 5.
Elgin High school 0.
At Tiffin-Heidelberg university A,
Defiance college 0.
At Bloomington, Ind.-Indiana uni
versity 5, Alumni 0.
At Lafayette, Ind.-Purdue SO, Wen
dell Phillips High school o.
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The Coming Country.

The opportunity for the man of fit-
tie means is probably better today in
the prairie states of the southwest
than ever before in the history of the
claims or ef taking up lands under
government laws is gone and will NOT
return again. It is a different kind Of
opening which lies before the settler
ness. Its best opportunity is shown
in the great southwest where the
Transformation is going on and where
the conditions of soil and climate is
temperate winds. To the man who is
not satisfied with his condition, the
southwest has an inviting future.
Along the lines of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway there are vast
areas of unimproved lands awaiting
willing hands to make them Yield the
oountiful crops of which the land Is
capable. There Is a need of stores.
factories and new business OF every
Iescriptfon. It is the finest kind of
an opportunity In the finest section of
the United States. The southwest n
uriexcelled for the variety ana fer
tiliIy of its soiIs-for its climate. ITS
people are progressive and up-to-dafe.
It's religious and educational facilities
are as good as can be found elsewhere.
The NJ. K. & T. railway has no
lands for sale, but is interested In
building up this productive country
It Is believed that the southwest has
brighter prospects and offers better
opportunities than any other section.
Seeing is believing For that reason
tile southwest courts investigation of
the conditions as they exist. Anyone
DESTROYS of learning more of the
southwest will do well to address
George Morton, general passenger
and ticket agent. Missouri, Kansas &
ze=as railway. box GIL. st. Louis, No.
Read Journal wants for bargains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
GREAT WEEKS ATTENDANCE.
The Hutchinson Fair Successful In
Every WAY.


Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 25.-The
Hutchinson fair closed here Saturday.
Since Monday fully $4,000 people have
passed the gates. On the strength OF
this showing an appropriation will be
asked of the next legislature The ex-
hibits this year in all departments
were more extensive and better than
at any previous fair In the live stock
section prize winners. at the Worlds
Fair, the american Royal and numer-
Gus state fairs We're shown and it is the
opinion of competent critics, repre-
sentatiVes of stock journals and others
whose experience has been extensive.
that the fair just close was splendid
one.
In the draft horse class. J. w. & J.
c. Robson of Towanda, Kan, took
the most prizes with their imported
Percherons. Every animal in the
Robson stud secured q prize Other
big exhibitors who got a good share of
premiums were Henry Avery & Sons
of Wakefield. Kan. Among the sue
cessfui cattle exhibitors were T. K.
Stodder of Burton, c.. S. Childs of
NeVfns, Edward Green of Denver, with
Shorthorns; Steel Bros of lRichland
with Herefords, Parish & Miller Of
Cariock, ILL.,. and J. B. Withers of Mis-
souri, City, with Angus, S. G. Croft &
Sons of Bluff City and Gabrieison
Bros. of Hutchinson with Galloways.
IN the nog department All tne prln-
cipal breeds were represented. Among
the Berkshires. W. r. Holt of Falls
City, Neb., had a splendid exhibit.
Another exhibitor in this class who
helped to make the show a success
and Jared well in the awarding of
prizes, was c. W. Henry of Fort
Logan, Col. The chief Poland China
exhibitor was A. G. Grant of Augusta,
Kan, whose famous Walnut Valley
herd is well known. A feature of his
exhibit was the heaviest hog on exhi-
bition. weighing more than 500
pounds.
F. D. Humbert of Nashua, Ia. was
the chief exhibitor of Chester Whites.
and had a fine herd. Blodgett Broth
ers of Beatrice, Neb., also exhibited
Chester Whites. The Duroc Jerseys
were represented by Blodgett Bros. of
Beatrice, Neb.; B. W. Harmed of Bea-
man, Kan. and w. R. Crow of Hutch
inson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
WESTERN LEAGUE PENNANT.
Des Nfoines Won With Ease--A Hard |
Fight for Second.

Omaha, Sept. 25.-The Western League
baseball season closed Sunday with two
games each at Omaha, Sioux City and
Des Moines. The championship went to
the Des Moines club, which has had a
safe lead for two months. The pri1ci-
pal interest for six weeks has been in
the race for second place, in which
Omaha, Denver and Sioux City have
been the competitors. Denver won sec
ond place, Omaha finished third and
Sioux City fourth, all of them well
above the 800 mark in the percentage
column. while Pueblo and st. Joseph
slumped badly.
St. Joseph finished at the bottom, a
hundred points below Pueblo. At least
two of the clubs have made poor finan-
cisI showings, and an extensive change
in the baseball map of the Western
League is anticipated for next year. A
meeting of the club owners will be held
in a short time to settle its affairs and
discuss the makeup of next years
league.
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Read Journal Wants Tor bargains.
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C.incinnati SIS. Brootlvn a..

Z Cincinnati Sept. 25-Cincinnati tried out
five new men in Sundays doubleheader
and all gave good accounts of themselves.
home runs. Barry scoring head of him
on each occasion. Johns and Doescher, left
the second game The fsincinnati man Civ ".
ing the better performance. Attendance
10000. sst
Score by innings R-H. E
Cincinnati -. - .2024 OOO0%-S II 2
Brooklyn ...... ......0 0 0 90 30 Ia 8 8
Vowinkle and Street: Eason and Berger.
Umpires-O'Day and tombstone.
Second game-Score by innings: RHE
Cincinnati 49,. ......1a01 312OO IS 9 8
Brooklyn $500. -. .00400O 0217 9 6
Johns and Schlei: Doescher and Ritter.
Umpires-Johnstone and ODay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
THOUGHT HE was A PHONE.
0Nser Action OF an Escaped Osawatos
ME Asylum Patient.

Paola, Kan, Sept. 25.-An insane
patient at the OsaWatonie asylum, who
is crazy on the subject of electricity,
escaped a week ago and for six days
Was at large. A general notice was sent
out and Friday he was seen by party
OF Missouri Pacific section men. They
reported their find and guards were dis
patched to bring the man to town. He
was lying at the foot OF a telephone pole
and when the guards approached him
he began buSzing.
Better not touch mel Better not
touch mel" he yelled, '4or you'll get
shocked" r. .s
Despite the warning, the guards rush
ed him, and he was unable to offer any
resistance because OF the broom and
telephone wire WITH which he had wrap
ped himself from head to foot. He had
ends of wire in his nose mouth and cars
and extensions to small buckets, tin
cans and iron instruments which he had
placed around him at right angles to
each other. A coal pick maui was
driven in the ground some distance
from him and a wire was stretched
from II to one OF his feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
WAS EASY FOR K. o.
Team from Liberty No Match for
IiaWrencs Eleven.

Lawrence, Kas., Sept. 25.-In the
first game of the season for the Uni
versity of Kansas football team the
Jayhawkers defeated William Jewell
college of Liberty, Mo-, on McCook
field Saturday afternoon by the score
of 81 to 0. The Baptists quarter had
only two chances to call signals. In
the first half Kansas fumbIed and
the visitors got the ball on their Sec
ond play. but lost Immediately on a
tumble. This was repeated in the
second half.
The Jayhawkers were never forced
to punt and only twice took more
than two downs to make the required
five yards. The heat was oppressive
and the Baptists were in poor condi-
ton, so only 3 minute halves were
played William Jewell kicked off,
Kansas fumbled in mid-ffeld. The
fuu1bled. Kansas took the ball 55
yards in three minutes. Myers went
around the end for 20 yards, Donald
and Drummer made successive gains,
and Donald carried the ball over
Pooler missed goal. William Jewell
kicked off to Pooler, who returned it
IS yards. Myers took the ball so
yards. Pooler and Rouse each made
through 10 yards for a touchdown.
Pooler kicked goal.
William Jewell kicked off to Pooler,
who returned the ball 40 yards.
Drummer, Rouse, Myers, Miller, Dom
aid and Pooler helped take the ball
to a touchdown. Pooler kicked goal.
The half ended, Kansas II, William
Jewell o.
The second half was another pro-
cession. A safety, three touchdowns
and three goals kicked finished the
scoring. The game was called while
there was still three minutes to play,
so that the visitors could catch a
train.
The game showed conclusively that
Coach Kennedy and Captain Pooler
intend to put winning team on the
field this year. Material is plentiful.
Hart worked well at quarter and
Pooler guarded right end in an i'm
pressive way. Reed, the Kansas City,
Kas., boy, was as good as a ton of
rock at center. Donald and Brunne r
at tackles lasted the whole game, al
though they were worked hard.
Rouse is a good running mate for
Pooler. Burt, Heintzman and Pin
gree, all new men, did excellent work
at the guards. In Myers, Miller, Nc
Eaughton, Waring and Brawley, Ken
nedy has a bunch of backs who can
be depended upon. ss
The visitors had little chance to
show the stuff that was in them.
Their line men oftentimes became
brilliant in their playing, especially
Baker, Martin and Johnson.
The game with Paramount college
at Wichita, September 20, has been
cancelled because the Wichita men rer
fused to play under Chicago con-
ference rules. Manager Lansdon is
trying TO get St MaryS or Central COL
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JUST THINK OF TT.
Topeka to Have Natural Gas in Ten
DAYS From Today.

Kansas City, Sept. 25.-Topeka and
Lawrence will have natural gas in ten
days, according to J. c. Mcdowell, gen.
eral manager Of the Kansas Natural
Gas company, who was at the Balti-
more yesterday. Work has been in
progress on these extensions for some
time. The two plants win be ready by
the time the laying of the pipe is finish
ed. The work is progressing favorably
on the extension from Lawrence to
Leavenworth and from that town to st.
Joseph. Pipe is being distributed along
the line.
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Dispute Over a Shit case.

Paola, Kan, Sept. 25.-Fred Durland
Of this city. who was arrested in Osa-
wetomie on the charge Of stealing
suit case from travelling salesman for
a harvester company was brought to
Paola and had his preliminary hearing.
He was bound over in the sum of $500.
The suit case, with most of the con-
tents, was found in Durlands room at
a boarding house in Osawatomie. He
claims that he secured the property
from a person who pawned it to him
for So
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neath al Aeed xvichita Man.

Wichita. Kan, Sept. 25.-W. Hem
derson, SO years old, died Saturday
afternoon at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. F. C. Grinstead. He was a ma
tive of Kentucky. where he lived until
i've years ago. He was veteran of
the civil war, having served with
honor in the Kentucky militia and
gained the rank of captain. His death
was due to old age.
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An Accidental SHOOTING.

Junction City. Kan, Sept 25.-Aibert
Taylor, a young farmer living near this
city, accidentally shot himself Saturday
at camp on his farm where number
Of young men from this city were
spending a few days. A rifle he was
handling was discharged and the ball
penetrated his abdomen, puncturing the
intestines in twelve places. He is in
very critical condition and there is little
hope Of his recovering. He is one of
the wealthiest farmers in this part of
the state,