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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
RAID POKER GAME.
Police Gather in Devotees of the Game
on West Fifth Street.

Chief of Police Frank Stahl, aided by
Detective Ross and Plain Clothes Man
Whalen, made another spectacular raid
on a poker game on Thursday night.
The chief has had suspicious for some
time that a little game" was being car
ried on quietly at 116 West Fifth street
in the second story. So last night he
climbed on the roof of Art Masseys
blacksmith shop and gazed down
through the skylight. Chips were
passing in the night So the old man
ordered his men to follow him. They
went down on the pavement again and
up the stairs, Ire IN the lead. He push
ed open the door. when some one got
him by the shoulder and threw him
back and closed the door in his face.
The officers could hear the players
packing up their chips.
Ross suspected that they would try to
escape through the skylight So the
chief climbed back on the roof. Just
then he saw three men crouching down
behind the chimney. He pulled his gun
and fired. The men gave themselves
w
Meantime Joe Ross captured four
more IN the room, having succeeded in
breaking down the door a second time.
At the station the men gave their
names as follows: S. Perkins. Ernest
Johnson, D. H. Bishoff, J. S. Smith.
Mike Ring, o. B. Davis and G. W. New
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
BEATS THE CINDER BEETLE.
Jap Fly Company Organized to Fight
the Hessians.

AS the Hessian flies are very bad in
the wheat this spring the progressive
farmers of Bloom township have or
ganized the Jap Fly company and have
imported a large stock Of Jap flies
which they have turned loose in the
fields of Bloom to drive the Hessian
fly out of the Russian wheat and there
ought to be something doing soon,
says the Clay Center Dispatch. The
company has a few extra full grown
ones which may be obtained at a rea-
sonable figure by anyone giving a good
and sufficient bond guaranteeing the
company against any damage the little
cusses might do, as they won't stand
for any monkey work or red tape
business. 1t is their nature to scrap
and if they should get away they
might tackle old John d.
1t is their nature to go after big fry.
They are perfectly harmless If let
alone, but if monkeyed with they Will
just simply skin the first thing in
sight and will not leave enough hair
on it to make a collarette for katy
answer for the safety of the Standard
Oil company.
If a few of these little Japs should
get started in Kansas there would not
be enough of the Standard storage
tanks left in the state to, make a tin
whistle for a common school youth.
The company has a few of the large
ones on hand with black backs, are
scrappers from Cork" which they
will sell at 30 cents per Dozen Get
your order in soon as they hatch very
slowly and we are not able to fill more
than seven orders per week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim
ban Printing Co., 912 N. Kansas avenue.l
Bats and balls at Pratt Bros
Ellis Kemper was in town today from
Granville.
E. P. Shirley of Granville was in
town today.
NJ s. Evans returned yesterday from
a trip to Versailles, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Bratney and family will
move from 1131 Van Buren, street to
Kansas City.
The East Indianola Sunday school
give a social this evening at the Shorey
A. o. U. w. hall.
J. L. Jackson and family moved yes
terday from 1136 Kansas avenue TO 127
East Laurent street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Roglitz of the lower
Silver Lake road are the parents of a
daughter, born Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Anderson have
moved from rooms over the Citizens
bank to 1918 Van Buren, street.
The s. V. c. girls enjoyed spread
last evening at the home of Miss Kittie
May Dolman, 1872 West Gordon street.
Special sale of Laces and Embroid-
cries. The New York Mer- CO., dis
tributers of bargains, ITO E. Sixth ST.
Mr.. Ed Thomas went to Valencia to-
day to join Mrs. Thomas and little son
who have been visiting there for some
time.
Washburn birls who went to Baldwin
today for the Baker Washburn con-
test.
Mrs. NJ. Conklin Of Peru, Kansas, is
in town having been called here by the
serious illness of her father, DR.. J. c.
Taylor
D. D. Easter who was formerly in the
Photographic business has returned to
North Topeka and will again have his
gallery here.
Owing to a death in the family of
the chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee there will be no social at Blue
Corps hall this evening.
Rev. j. Barrett came home yesterday
from Ottawa where he went to attend
the meeting of the board of trustees of
the Ottawa university.
Mrs H. Kenney and daughter, Mrs.
Margaret Monteith, and family viii
move the first of the week from III
Kious street to 1924 Jackson street.
Mr. Joseph Hopkins was in town to-
day from Rossville to meet his son, Mr.
Fred Hopkins, who arrived today from
Oklahoma with the remains of his WIFE
Spring Millinery Opening Saturday
afternoon and evening. Music from 2
to O'Clock p m. by Halls orchestra
Mrs c. o. Smith, with the New York
Mercantile Co., 10 East Sixth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24

If you want your little ones strong,
healthy and robust, give them HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea this month. A tonic
for the whole family. The children's
friend. 80 cents. Tea or Tablets. GatIin
Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24

Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague.
Most everybody afflicted in one way or
another Only one safe, never failing cure
-Doan's Ointment. At any drug store, 50
cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
MR. THoRNBURG MOVES ON.
Leaves Service of Rock Island for
Creamery.

Grant Thornburg, division freight
agent at this point for the Rock
Island has rendered his resignation to
take effect on the first of April. Mr.
Thornburg will assume the position of
traffic manager for the Beatrice
Creamery company, the new creamery
trust formed some two months since
with headquarters in Lincoln, Neb.
and Des Moines Ia. The Continental
Creamery company is one of the COM
panies which was merged into this
combination of creamery interest the
largest in the west.
Mr.. Thornburg will have full
charge of their traffic department and
will maintain his headquarters in Lin
coin, Neb- He receives a largely in
creased salary.
The successor to Mr.. Thornburg has
not yet been named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
TOO MUCH MUSIC.
Chicago Musicians Take Measures TO
Reduce the Output.

Chicago, March 24.-An overpro-
duction of music is believed BIZ the
Chicago Federation of Musicians to be
threatening Chicago. Consequently
the union purposes to relieve the situa-
ton by establishing a Limitation of
output"
Let each union musician agree to
furnish so much music and no more
said an official Of the federation. On
this basis the scheme is now being
formulated.
President T. F. Kennedy of the Mu-
sicians' union has prepared a list of all
theaterS and concert and dance halls
in the city, together with the seating
capacity and size of each. The next
step will be to establish a minimum
sized orchestra or band which win be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24

allowed to play in the various places.
By this method of restriction, it is
hoped, the musical output of each man
will be checked.
It will be possible under such a plan
to furnish only a modicum of grand
opera or ragtime to an audience OF
500 persons. For 1000 persons the
amount will be doubled, and the ratio
will be maintained indefinitely.
Officials of the federation explained
that it was a defensive move.
Managers have been reducing the
size Of orchestras and bands until we
have been forced to seek protection
they said. Three or four players
were expected to make themselves
heard in a hall seating 1000 or 5000
persons. The musicians always re-
ceived the blame if they did not sue
ceed.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
FIRED CAR OF MATCHES
Still They Were Not Permitted to
Burn Up.

A carload of matches was on the
verge of burning up Thursday afternoon
at p. m. The car was being unloaded
at a lower Kansas avenue commission
house when they were accidentally set
on fire.
The matches were boxed up in cases
and about one-third of the car had been
unloaded and stored upon the first floor
of the building, when the floor gave way
permitting them to fall to the base
ment one of the boxes filed with
matches caught on fire through the frie-
ton to which the matches were sub
jected in the fall
Only the energetic work of the fire
department kept the flames from COM
municating to the remainder of ship
ment. The loss was small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
Senator XYarner1s Successor.

Washington, March 24.-It was an
nounced at the conclusion of the cab
met meeting today that President
Roosevelt has appointed A S. Van
Valkenberg United States district at
torney for the western district of Mis-
souri, The appointment was made on
the recommendation of Senator-elect
Warner in succession to himself as
district attorney. Mr.. Van Valkenberg
was Mr.. Warmers assistant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24

handles himself mighty nicely and has
the swing and go of a real ball player.
this morning for workout. He made
his men walk all the way to the park.
That is the system which he has been
using all spring, because it works up
the wind of the players. He is TAX
ing advantage of every pretty day
right now to timber UP his team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24

The T. a. A. team defeated the AII-Stars
three straight games last night and are
now leading the league by a good margin
The score last night was as follows.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
IS EIGHTY SEVEN.
Bot Not Has Been-Hoofed it seven
Miles for Hunters License.

There are sundry persons here
about who consider themselves
thoroughbred Nimrods. Not one
of them, however, is in class with
Reube1 Cant of Philomath. who is
81 years of age, and who journey
ed afoot from Philomath to Corva1-
lis Monday to take out hunters
license. The distance is seven
miles, and the thermometer that
day rose to o5, which two facts,
coupled with that o.her statement
that Mr.. Cant is, to be exact. 81
years and three months old, and al
so that he did the stunt to get a
hunters license. makes the per
Torrance one which the ordinary
Nimrod may we'll contemplate with
astonishment. Where for instance,
will Burnett, Rennie, Callahan,
Huston, Kiger, Wilson and Bryson
be when each is aged 81 years and
three months? True enough, the
temperature at that place where
they may then be wayfarers might
be e5 degrees or even more, but
not one of the bunch will be hoof-
ing it seven miles to get a hunter S
license. As Nimrod, Mr.. Cant is
in class strictly by himself, and all
the other sportsmen about town
should doff their hats to him.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
AFTER FIFTY YEARS.
They Were Re-wedded on Their Gold
en- Anniversary-A Social
Celebration.

Sunday. August 9Th, at their
home near Bellefountain, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rees celebrated their
golden wedding.
They were married in Jasper
county Iowa in 1855, and in 1868,
answering the call of the West,
came by prairie schooner to Ore
gon, where they settled in Unicn
county. After a stay of six years
in Union county they moved to
their present home where they have
resided for 36 years.
Seven children were born to them
six of whom are living, one being
buried at the cemetery near Belle
fountain. There are also ter
grandchildren and four greatgrand'
children.
Many presents were given, CHIEF
among which was gold watch and
chain presented to the bride by the
groom. The bride was attireo
much in the fashion of olden time
her hair being dressed the same a:
when. blushing young bride, she
went to the altar.
Mrs. Lee Henkle of this city is {
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rees.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
WOMAN AND MAN,
Which the Most Consistent-Th Sit
uation From one View Point.

Man? Why, of course, he is in
consistent. bunch, in fact of in
consistencies. But what of her, -
amiable, lovely woman! At the
Woman's Christian Convention,
she made the neatest, sweetest little
speech about the sinfulness of tale
bearing and gossip and, at the af-
ternoon tea the next day she dis
pensed to the company more gossip
about the neighbors than did all
the rest of the assembly put togeth-
er.
She belonged to society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals,
but she made the poor dressmaker
work day and night to get her ball
dress ready on time. and then for
got to pay the dressmaker for week
and weeks.
She belonged to the society for
the a1nelioration of humankind, but
she was keen on hunting bargains
that were made possible by the toll
and sufferings of her sisters in moi
some sweat shops.
She reprimanded small boy who
threw a stone at cat, yet she drove
pair of horses with docked tails.
She wrote beautiful article for
the local paper advocating organiz-
ution of Audubon societies among
boys and girls, then donned a hat
containing three stuffed birds and
gaily went to an editors sanctum to
submit the article.
| She was chairman of the commit
tee On social science at the club,
and gave the servant girl a cheer
less garret with broken and marred
furniture.
She was prominent in her church
kensington and read paper de-
ploring the fact that the poor do
not attend church more, and while
reading it she wore silks and satins
enough to defray the living expen-
ses of the average workingman' S
family for six months.
Something about the inconsist-
ency of the men might be added to
this, but space is too limited to make
even a start on this subject.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
TOTAL FAILURE THERE.
Crops in Arkansas Season so wet
Farmers Couldn't Work their
Land.

A private letter to Captain George
A. Robinson from B. F. Butcher, a
nephew, tells of unfortunate crop
conditions in Arkansas. 1t says:
eve have made a complete fail
ure in almost everything this year,
in Our part of the country. There
will not be over one-6fth of the us
ual cotton crop. Fifty to seventy
FIVE per. cent of the land is lying
out. and rs per cent of what has
been planted the crop could not be
worked. I have not ploughed
three days on my farm in six weeks.
It rained much in April, nearly all
of May and has rained so incessant-
ly since that the working of the
land was impossible. I can count
five farms south of me lying on the
prairie on Garland's Creek that
made last year about IT'S bales of
cotton that will not make five this
year. Farmers are very despond-
ent, and it is needless to say that
merchants are correspondingly
blue. Perhaps enough will be pro-
duced for the people to live on. but
there will be nothing to pay debts
with. 1t is hard to see what the
just what the result will be. 1t
rained so incessantly through the
spring and summer that some did
not, by actual count get to work
but four days. 1t stopped raining
the last week in May. and after
three weeks began again and has
continued until four days ago.
Nothing like it has ever happened
here in the memory of our oldest
people. The waters have been
higher and more washouts on the
railroads than ever before. Every
thing is very high and money so
scarce that it can scarcely be had
at all"
Oregon's shortened crop is dis
appointment to Oregonians, but it
is abundant compared to the con-
ditions described above.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
WITH WASHINGTON.
At Seatt1e-0, A. c. Football Teams
Thanksgiving Game This
Co1eon

o. A. c. will play the Thanks
giving game Of football this year
at Seattle, and with the University
of Washington team. Thanksglv
ing day falls on the goth of No
vember. 1t was the turn Of the
Washington men to coneto Corval-
lis, as o. A. G. went to Seattle last
year; but the Washington men Off
cred him so large figure to come
to Seattle, that Manager
Fred stimson felt compelled
to accept. The Seattle trip and
the California trip, including as
they do, a journey through more
than two-thirds of the Coast, will
give members of the team lot of
sightseeing and in part repay them
for the trouble of training.
Very few dates in the. schedule
have yet been closed and but little
is as yet known as to what the final
program of games will be. A con-
tract was signed Saturday for a
game at Corvallis October 9TH. with
Chemawa. An application has
been received from Pullman for a
game at Corvallis. Manager Slim
son is endeavoring to arrange the
financial end of the proposition SO
the Washingtonians can be pro.
grammed. They played in Cor
wallis two years ago, and wsre de-
feated by a score Of FIVE to naught.
That is the only occasion on which
| the two teams have met.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
COMES THIS WEEK.
Engineer Miller to Make More Sur
veys of Rock Creek Pipe Line.

A letter to the Water Board re-
lates that Engineer Miller left
Athena yesterday for Seattle. and
that he will reach Corvallis the lat
ter part of the current week. A
re-survey of the route for the pipe
line, particularly that portion near
est the proposed intake on Rock
Creek, will probably be undertaken
at once. It is hoped that by going
further up the creek, the pipe line
may yet be gotten over the ridge
into the Woods Creek water shed,
with resultant shortening of the
line and lower estimated cost of
the undertaking. 1t is the hope of
the engineer and the belief Of the
board that a good working margin
may yet be obtained between the
estimated cost of the work and the
limit Of expenditure authorized, SC
that the final operations may be un.
dertaken with perfect safety. AS
soon as it becomes apparent that
there is such a margin, operations
will be pushed to the uttermost.
The regular meeting of the water
board occurred Monday night.
The report of the special committee,
consisting of F. L. Miller, S. L.
Kline and J. R. Smith, which made
the contract for the services of En-
gineer Miller, was read and adopt
ed. The report of the election for
authorizing bonds was made by
Clerk Kline.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09

The S. P. is selling round trip
tickets between Corvallis and Port
land for S. good going Saturdays
or Sundays and returning Sunday
or Monday following, either on
East or West side, but good only
on afternoon train from Albany to
Portland on Saturdays if East side
is taken. Passengers to pay local
fare between Corvallis and Albany.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
All new wall paper at Blackledge's.
One Dollar Saved Represents Ter
Dollars Earned.

The average man does not save to exceed
ten per cent. of his earnings. He must spend
nine dollars in living expenses for every
dollar saved. That being the case he can
not be too careful about unnecessary ex-
penses Very often few cents properly in
vested, like buying seeds for his garden, will
save several dollars outlay later on. 1t is
the same in buying Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It costs
but few cents, and bottle oft in the house
often saves doctors bill of several dollars.
For sale by Graham & Workman.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
Leder Bros.

Have an up-to-date steam
Threshing Machine with self-feeder
and blower, and are prepared to
thresh all kinds of grain, at custo-
mary prices. They have been in
business for seventeen years and
guarantee good work. Your pat
ronage is solicited.
Write or call on them at Corva1-
lis; or phone to them at r. M.
Wade & Co.'S store in Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09

81 stuck to my engine, although every
joint ached and every nerve was racked
with pain.'' writes c. w. Bellamy, a 10.
connective fireman, of Burlington, Iowa.
81 was weak and pale, without any appe-
tite and all run down. AS I was about
to give up, got bottle of Electric Bit
tiers, and after taking it, I felt as well as
ever did in my 1ife.' Weak, sick1y,
run down people always gain new life,
Them. Satisfaction guaranteed by Allen
& Wood-eard. Price SO cents.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
Good forK Stomach Trouble and
p1 Constipation.

"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets have done me great deal of good,"
says G. Towns, of Rat Portage, Ontario,
Canada. "Being mild physic the after
effects are not unpleasant, and I can recon-
mend them to all who suffer from stomach
disorder" For sale by Graham & Workman.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09
Buy 1t Now. .

Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is
certain to be needed sooner or later and when
that time comes you will need it badly-you
will need it quickly. Buy it now. 1t may
save life. For sale by Graham & WORKMAN.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09

Notice is hereby given tina the coun-
ty superintendent of Benton comfy will
hold the regular examination of appli-
cants for state and county papers at Cor
Wallis, Oregon, as follows:
For State Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, Aug. 9, at
O'Clock a. m. and continuing until
Saturday, Aug IL at o'clock p. m.
Wednesday, --Penmanship, history,
spelling. algebra, reading, school law.
Thursday Written arithmetic. theory
of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping, ply
sizes, civil government.
Friday--Physiology, geography, mem
tai arithmetic, composition, physical
geography.
Saturday--Botany, plane geometry.
general history, English literature, psy-
chology,
For County Papers,
Commencing Wednesday August 9, at
9 O'Clock a. m. and continuing until FRI
day Aug IL at o'clock p. NJ.
First, Second and Third Glade Cert.
Wednesday--Penman history, or
biography, reading.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching. grammar, physiology.
Friday--Geographv, mental arithmetic
school law, civil government.
Primary Certificates.
Wednesday --Penmanship, orthography
arithmetic, reading.
Thursday--Art of questioning, theory
of teaching. physiology.
Notice is further given to all appli-
cants for county papers, persons not
known to the county board of examiners
will be required to furnish testimonials
of good moral character before certificate
will be issued.
Notice is further given that the author
| ity on which answers in theory of teach
ing will be held is Whites Art of Tea
ching.
Dated this 2oth day of July 1905, at Cor
wallis; Oregon.
GEO. w. DENMAN,
| School Supt. Benton Co. Ore.