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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
Pain In the
Head

is a danger signal, warning
YOU that the brain nerves are
eXhausted-irritated, and are
undergoing an unnatural strain.
frequent and prolonged at
tacl1s Of pain weaken the gen
erative power of the nerve
cells of the brain, and lead to
loss Of memory, melancholy,
sPasms, epilepsy, and frequent
ly insanity.
When the brain nerves are
weakened they are unable to
supply sufficient nerve force
to the nerves that control the
lungs, heart, stomach and
other organs. and these organs
are thus robbed of energy, and
unable to meet the demands
upon them,and they get sick.
Stop the head pains with DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills, and the
influence upon your general
health viii be greater than you
can realize.
want to tell you how thankful I
aU fer Dr. Miles Artf-Pain Pills.
from child I have been subject to
.cE headache. and never found any
-sslng relief until received a sample
- ~ Miles Anu-Paiu Pills while In
geneva SIX years aEo- BY taking one
. Usually throws on my pain. so
~1-4 so about my home duties
MRS ALMA GATES
r z. D.. 10. 4. Geneva, OHIO.
o.. Niles Anti Pain pills are sold BY
yllr druggist, who Wil guarantee that
~ Ttfst package viii BENEFIT. 80 it
ss.s ne viii return your money.
-osess p cents. Never sold In bulk.
Miles Medical Co, Ellzharts Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
Spy Out the Land.

Round trip Homeseekers' tickets on
sale every Tuesday to and Including
october, to Minnesota, North Dakota
and Canadian points. one fare plus
So. Tickets on sale to points in Mon
tana. Idaho, Washington. oregon and
British Columbia, first and third
Tuesdays in May and June, via North
ern Pacific railway. Regarding rates
and train service, write to D. B Gard
ner. Dist. Pass Agt-, 210 Commercial
Bldg, st. Louis, No. For maps and
further Information regarding land,
write to c. W Mott. General Emmi-
Eration Agent. ST PanI. MINI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
GREAT MEDICAL TRIUMPH.
Marvellous Success of New Austrian
Drug Amazes Medical Profession.

New York. May 17=since its in
PRODUCTION into America, the wonderful
success of ascaLco. the new specific for
asthma. catarrh and hay fever. has
ast0nished the medical profession
more than any discovery in medicine
since the famous DE- Jenner intro
duced vaccine IS a preventive Of small
pox.
Thousands of chronic cases Of
asthma and catarrh have yielded TO
ascatco and permanent cures resulted.
Patients taking ascatc0 six weeks in
advance OF annual recurrence Of hay
fever and rose fever viii escape these
diseases.
The Austrian dispansary, now per-
manently located at their new address
g West 18th Street New York City
BY special commission. distributes
ascatco free to all sufferers who write
To them for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
BODY LIES IN STATE
Last Survivor Of the War of 1912 Is
Paid Marked HonOrs.

New York. May 1.-THE body of
Hiram Cronke who lived to be
the last survivor of the war
If 1872 was brought here to-
day from BooDville, N Y. and will be
laid away in Cyprus Hill cemetery with
full military honors The funeral viii
be held tomorrow and in the meantime
the body viii lie in state in the city
hall.
Accompanying the body were Mr.
Cronk's three surviving sons and one
daughter. They We're Philauder Cronk.
81 years old. William y. John SIS and
the daughter, Mrs. Sarah Rawiey. Il
years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
After the Nash Brothers.

Chief Of Police J. r AIcNutt OF
Springfield, No, was in Topeka Tues
nor Hoch for Dave and Cash Nash, who
are wanted in Springfield for assault
with intent to kill on ". T Curtis, a
policeman who was trying to put the
two young men into the lookup. The
Nash boys are under arrest in Kansas
City, Kan. The crime with which they
are charged was committed about
year ago, and they have been hiding
ont ever since
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

officer heard the story. and took the
stranger to the station, where he was
sweater Tor several hours. before he
confessed that he was both Raymond
and Watson, and also the Taylor men
toned in several papers found on his
person He tried to explain this by
saying that his wife, from whom he
was separated. was trying to take his
child away from him. and he was
changing his name at frequent intervals
to throw her OF the track The child. a
hoy Of seven. was with him. and sat
On his knee while the detectives asked
questions. The officers have decided
that Raymond may be crooked, but that
he had committed no offense here. so
he was released, and after making at
fdavit at the pOstoffice to the effect
that he was both Raymond and Watson.
he secured the package ard went his
way rejoicing. The parcel contained a
pearl and opal ring. which he said he
Won in a poker game at Emporia. The
moral is that one name is q plenty for
one man. especially when he comes in
contact with the postal authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
Building Permits.

Building permits aggregating $500
we're issued Tuesday L. A. Gillett viii
erect two business buildings on lots 81
63-65 Quincy street, costing in the entire
81 600 The first building VIII be two
stories high. of stone and . by rs feet,
the second building viii be one story
high . by e feet. J. l. Gillian viii
erect two cottages on lots 237-339 8Iadf-
son street costing each $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
IsENHARF Will CONTEST.
On Trial in the District Court
Today.

The Isenhart will case is on trial be-
fore the jury in the district court
The contest is over the viii of the
late Judge S. 3. Isenhart who died
april q. 1904. Shortly before his death
he made a new viii leaving all his pro
perty to his sister, Mrs. Florence Doug
lass, of Fargo. North Dakota, who was
with him during his last illness Two
brothers, D. ". Isenhart and R n.
Isenhart and a sister, Mrs Day Of
Ohio. want to break the viii on the
ground that Judge Isenhart was not in
his right mind when the viii was made
and that he was unduIy Influenced by
about 8, 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
HARLAN AND BRYAN.
Attend Preliminary Meeting Of Pres
byterian General Assembly.

Winona Lake, Ind. May 17-Meetings
were held today preliminary to the
opening Of the general assembly Of the
Presbyterian church which will hold its
first session tomorrow. IN the audience
were Justice Harlan Of the United
States supreme court and William J.
Bryan. Justice Harlan is here to urge
the construction of a Presbyterian ca
thedral at Washington. Mr. Bryan is
here to attend the meeting of presidents
OF Presbyterian colleges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
FIRST LIVE STOCK SALE.
Il Was Voted Success by the Pro-
motors.

The first shawnee Breeders asso-
citation cattle sale at the fair grounds
yesterday attracted many buyers.
4 bull put up for sale by Porter S.
Cook brought the top price of 5000.
NJ WaItmire & Son, of Carbonate,
bought the animal. One of NJ A
Lows pure-bred Scotch animals
brought $3.50. and went to E l.
Evans, Of Colby. j. F. Alsey, OF Ness
county, bought five animals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Ss.S Miss Mcneil has been very anx-
ious to attend. college and she worked
to secure a scholarship. Although
she was compelled TO be absent from
school quite a little during the term
she kept up with the work and won
the coveted scholarship, in any de-
nominationa1 college in Kansas, by Sc
curing the highest mark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Paris, Nay flowing to pro-
traeted attack of grippe Ambassador
Mccormick. on the advice of his physf-
elan, has gone to Dieppe for a short
rest and recuperation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Miss Josephine Mcneil, of the Avon
dale school. carried of the honors this
year at the examination of the pupils
Of the district schools of Shawnee
county. She secured an average grade
of 92.5. Roy Hotze. of the RichIand
school, was second with a grade of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

The Kansas river is falling. The read
ing of the government gauge this morn
ing was 10.T feet. The reading yester-
day morning was 11.5 feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

a real old time raid vas made by
the police yesterday afternoon. About
o'clock a squad of officers dropped
in at the joint 420 East Fourth street.
and when they passed on, the place
looked like a recent view OF Marquette,
Kan They took everything but the
peep hole in the door and the paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Where are you sick2 Headache. foul-
tongue, no appetite. lack energy. pain in
yeur stomach, constipation HOLSTER s
Rocky Mountain Tea VIII make you vel
and keep you well s. cents Tea or Tab
lets. Gatin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Parsons. Kan, May 20 to % Go
via Rock Island system. Fare $500
for the round trip See A. II. Fuller
for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
be Flnds Two Detee-i-tives.

they could not allow themselves to be
pinched by an ordinary cop Maze
had different ideas about it. and
showed them that they were mistaken.
Judge Urny viewed the bold sleuths
ana then the guns. and fined them s.
eaca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
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L. q. MOI ES

People sending items to this department
OF the State Journal viii confer a favor
by giving the full first name or Two
initials, with al proper names items
must be ACCOMPANIED by the name and
address Of the writer or they can not
be pubIished.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Switzer viii
entertain their neighborhood card club
Friday OF next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Mr. and Mrs. George Eagle entertain
ed the Bohenians last night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Knowles were extra guests
Mr. and Mrs A ". Lacey viii enter
tain the club next Tuesday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Officer Jake Maze arrested a pair of
buns last evening, despite their as
sertious that they were detectives.
They wore cheap tin stars and cheaper
tin reviewers, and announced that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

CRY, Mrs c. T. Mcclellan, Mrs. D. N.
Burdge, Mrs A s Andrews, Mrs. A A.
Rodgers. Mrs. z. ". Poindexter and
Mrs Eliza beth Thomas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

The Duplicate Whist club met yes
terady with Mrs. W n West for the
last game Of the season. The annual
business meeting viii be held a week
from Friday at the home Of Mrs. Har-
old T. Chase. Yesterdays substitutes
were AIRS. L S. Ferry, playing for Mrs
H. P. Dillon and Mrs. D. J. Small for
Mrs. Arthur Capper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Parsons. kan. May 90 to q. Go
via Rock Island system. Fare $3.50
for the round trip. See A. II. Fuller
for particulars
Columbia Council No. so K. & l. OF
5. will give an entertainment on Fri
dav evening at Security hall. All
members requested to be present
C. z. STRAUSS, Pres.
HI MOORE. See.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

on me van, and two wagon loads Of
beer, booze bars and glasses were
hauled down and stored in the base
ment Of the Jail H. L Boren and
VIII Briggs were arrested as keepers
of the dive. The 420 joint has been
under the ban for some time. because
OF new rules about joints. and the dis
turbances occurring there almost
nightly The night before a general
knock-down-and- 1rag-Out occurred in
the place, and blood and hot words
were shed. The place was raided twice
last Sunday, but the charge then was
exposing goods for sale on sunday
and nothing was confsca ted. The
keepers failed to take the hint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Mrs Charles F Thomas gave lunch
con yesterday for Mrs. beth-Thom-
as OF Oxford. Indiana, who is visiting
her. The other guests present were
Mrs ". H Liningers Mrs ". II Greg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

The police have located several fine
lap robes which they believe to have
been stolen. but no description of
them has been turned in. ANY one
who is shy q riding quilt would better
confer with the officers on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

Miss Reita Updegraf viii give a very
small and informal afternoon bridge
Thursday for Miss Priscilla Merrill OF
Oakland, Cal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

The police have been notified that
several attempts have been made by
burglars TO enter the house Of J. H.
Coe, 204 Monroe street. Three at
tempts have been made on the house
within the past week. but the police
were not notified until yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

J. r. McE1roy. a sergeant under
Chief StahI who was retained as a pa
trolman, was discharged yesterday.
His place has not been filed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17

leave items for this column vita kim
ball Printing Co. go y. Kansas avenue-l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Death Of Mrs. Poole.

Mrs. Agnes Poole. widow of the late
w w. Poole. OF PoolesviIle. this coun-
". ard one of its most prominent citi-
zens, lied on Tuesday at a sanitarium at
Sykesviile, Md. aged flfty-six years
She had been in poor health for sew
eral years, and had been an inmate at
TIE Sykesvilie institution Z long while.
Clinton Tucker and Miss Susie Maude
Pugh. young Washingtonians. visited
Rockville on Monday and were married:
by the Rev. w f. Locke. The age of
the groom was given as twenty-two
years. and that of the bride was eight
cen They were unaccompanied and re-
turned to Washington Immediately after
the ceremony.
Mildred Allnutt the youngest daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt,
of Jacksonville. this county, died on
Thursday night of last week. after an
illness of several days of typhoid-preu-
monia. Her remains were Inferred in
Monocacy Cemetery Beallsville, on Sat
urday afternoon. The floral offerings
were p:i:nerous and handsome.
The Register of Lehigh University,
South Bethlehem, Pa, just issued. shows
the atte ndance of three students from
this county-R X Waters. of German
town; A N Van Week. of Linden, and
w. II. Henderson. Of Rockville,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Christianity in Japan.

T. Fushida. of Japan. student Of the
Louisville Theological Seminary. occu-
pied the pulpit at the Baptist Church
her. last Sunday morning. He talked
of his conversion to Christianity and of
the progress the Christian religion Is
making in Japan. In the evening he de-
livered an address before the Epworth
League at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, q large gathering hearing
him
Arthur G. E,lgin. of Poolesville. son of
Charles F. Elgin, and Miss Diana Evens
Carpenter. a daughter of the late DR..
John E. Carpenter, of Washington. were
married last week at the home of the
brides mother. in Washington. Only the
immediate families of the bride and
groom attended the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Elgin have been visiting in Pooles-
vile. and will go this week to New
York, where they will reside. Mr. Elgin
has been engaged in business there for
some time.
Howe TotJen, of Boyds, owner of VIM
derbourne kennel, has returned from the
bench show of the Duquesne Club, of
Pittsburz. Pa. bringing with him iris
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Sickness Did Not Count.

Lewis Mayer. a prisoner at the Tenth
precinct, wishing, perhaps, to take adj
vantage of the nice weather, feigned
sickness, and was taken to Freedman s
Hospital where his duplicity was dis
covered by the doctor in charge He
was returned to the station at once
John O'Neil, an old soldier, living at
rs Whitney avenue. while in the COM
pany of William Botham, living at the
same place, was taken very sick and
fell in the street at the corner of Sher-
man and Whitney avenues. He was re-
moved to the Barnes Hospital, located
in the Soldiers Home grounds. in the
Tenth precinct wagon.
While blasting rock at Sligo Park,
Md, James bucket. living on Randall
avenue, was struck in the back by a
flying piece of stone and partially stun
ned. He was taken TO Freedman's Hos
pital. where 1t was found TO be only a
slight injury. Later on he was taken
10 his home by his son, William bucket
Harry Mason. eighteen years old. liv-
ing at 11l5 Reeves street, was kicked In
the face by mule. Although stunned
for a time, luckily no bones were found
broken by the physician at Freedman's
Hospital.
The water stopcock boxes in the pave
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Laying the Foundations.

Contractor Hough has men excavating
preparatory to laying foundations for
the buildings to be erected at Ninth and
Savannah streets. The buildings are to
be two-stories high and basement, the
first story stone, the other frame.
Too much cannot be said as to the con-
dition of the roads and sidewalks In this
vicinity The driveways for the most
part, being typical country roads, are
holes, which prove q great inconven-
fence to pedestrians and no little dan
ger to those driving. At the present
time there are no less than a score of
complaints registered with the police
who can do more than report these to
the authorities. where they stop AS
suredly this evil, of poor streets can
and should be remedied and that
promptly. Of course, the recent in
clement weather has been blamed for
the poor state in which the roads are
but were they macadamized or at least
graded in some instances, this evil
would not occur. or at any rate with less
frequency and in less degree.
Little Charles McKenney of 322t
Esightwood avenue. v1o has had scarlet
fever, is convaiescinE rapidly.
Katherine Kelley, the little daughter
| of X Kelley. living at 5215 Brightwood
| avenue, will in a few days be able to be
out She has been confined with diph-
| iberia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Change Of the Police.

On the police station force, there
have been several changes. officer Shep-
herd. who took Sergeant Vernstein's
place during the latter's recent confine-
ment to his home with illness, has been
transferred to the Tenleytown station
as Sergeant Vernstein has sufficiently
recovered TO resume his duties
Patrol Driver McC'auly. formerly of
No. l station. has exchanged places
with Charles Anderson. the former pa
troll driver at this station
Private c. R. Brown is on leave visi--
ing his home in Massachusetts, Mount
ed Officer D. J. Garbey is also on
George Davis, of Twining City. re-
ports los tor stolen, large mlstiff
dog, with collar and tag, No 1921 I
The roads in the vicinity of Anacostia
are in an almost impossible condition.
owing to the recent rains and the grad
ual thawing of the ground Mr. Howe,
foreman for Knox & Co, is rendering
great assistance to farmers on Walker
road by aiding them with several span
of horses in pulling their wagons out of
the mud. Many of the wagons have
been obliged to remain there since last
fall. The road foreman, Mr. Collins, IS
row actively engaged il repairing the
reads
The Rev. George C. Groves, rector of
st. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal
Church al Barnaby in Prince George $
county. Nd, delivered the first of a
series Of lectures accompanied by stere-
opticon views at the Emmanuel Episco-
pal Church Friday evening. March 10.
His subject was the Life OF Our Sa-
viour." These lectures viii be given in
| the parish hail of the church every Fri
! day during Lent.
The Lenten sermon a the evening SER
vice in ST Teresa's Church last Sunday
night was delivered by the Rev. Father
/ Sullivan OF Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Mo ran-Roberts Wedding.

Howard Moran, of Hyattsville, treas
urer OF III u Home Savings Bank, in
Washingtr a, and Miss Emily Parthenia
Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Will
liam a. 0Jberts, OF washington, were
married I the presence of a few rela-
lives Of Il r. contracting narties. at noon
Wednesda : last. at Trinity Church, by
the rcctoli the Rev Richard P. VIII
liams Afaer short tour Mr.. ard Mrs
Moran Wi l. make their home temporar-
lily in w: ishington.
The ann nal election of the officers of
the P~csb !tcrian Church was held We'd
nesday Nening, the Rev. S. Ward
Fighter citing as moderator. The fol-
lowing is the full list; Elders Harry
w. shep aerd, X P Whsle. George S.
Britt. + D. Baukhages. and William
s. Holto.1; trustees. X. ]. Whsle, Will
liam P -rJagruder. j. w. Ginder, Harry
W. Shep serd, w r. Brooks. Charles H
Long, " llliam S. Holton. and George S.
Britt; cl ,rk, George S. Britt: treasurer.
William s. Holton. Officers of Sunday
school: X. J. Whsle. superintendent.
George s. Britt, assistant superintend-
ent; +. E. Davis, secretary; W. "A.
Richard ron librarian; J. c. Wilfong
treasurer; Misses Lucille Brooks and
Jennie Webster. orgarists; Mrs. S. Ward
Fighter superintendent primary depart
ment; PISS Blanche K. Whsle assist
ant; NJ rs. Thomas Rathbone, superin-
tendert home department. The finances
of the slurch are In healthy condition.
The having of the ground leaves the
streets of Hyattsville In a very bad con
dition. Under The terms of his contract
! Henry a. Miller, of Wilmington, Del.
| who Il I'D the sewers, had TO resurface
! the st aeets. Owing to the lateness OF
the sea Bon when the sewers were com
pleted The town council directed that
| the I eSurfacing be postponed until
! April, The hard winter kept the streets
! ir a air condition for travel. but now
| that I he frost is out the roadways
| show the effect OF the sewer eXcava-
tons. The situation has started a mild
| aEitat' Dn in favor of another output OF
| bonds. the proceeds TO be used in the
| impro Fement of the streets
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19

under the charge of DR.. l. S. Stone She
was a woman of many beautiful traits
Of character and died in full Christian
resignation. The Rev. w. III. D. Har-
per, presiding elder of Baltimore dis
trict, conducted services at the par
sonage at 4:30 clock Friday afternoon.
and that evening the remains were sent
to Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs
for interment. Besides Dr. Cackley.
she leaves a brother J. V. Caciey, in
Greenbriar county, and two sisters, Miss
Sadie Cacl1ley, Hyattsville. and Mrs.
". NJ. Hunt, Barboursville, w. Va.
The assessment of property In this
county has been completed, and the
total is sl1, $40, which is an increase
of SS7,5S7 over that of last year. The as
scs smAnt Of Hyattsville district amounts
| to 81, 6SG.1 an increase of s1336ss over
that of last year, and which is nearly
$500, 0G0 greater than that of Laurel, the
district with the next highest valuation
The growth In values In HyattsV1lle
district has been as steady as IT IS
marked, and there has never been what
could be called a boom in real estate
The district of the least valuation is
! Surratt's, and that shows a decrease
from the assessment of 1904 of $3.50