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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

Deputy Sheriff George Charles is in
charge of the Jail.
Application has been made by the pub
fishers of the Helpful Hen" to have
her admitted to the mails. The request
seems entirely proper.
The man who won the automobile
recently ratified, after trying unsuc-
cessfuuy for a week to operate the
machine finally traded it for a buggy.
Boxes of many apartments, each
filed with different varieties of flower
or garden seeds are being prominently
displayed by the seed and grocery
men.
The first start of baseball practice at
Washburn college will be taken this
afternoon. A call has been issued to
the candidates to present themselves
today.
B. F. Panley. of the Independent
Telephone company, attended meet
ing of the independent telephone men
of the eastern division of the state at
valley Fails Tuesday.
Secretary Lerrigo of the 7. NJ. c. A.
is in Chicago this week, and while
there will make arrangements for the
employment of physical culture in
structor for the association.
An encounter between two society
boys at the corner of Seventh street
over q sweetheart affair caused much
bad language to be spilled, and a little
blood to flow Tuesday afternoon.
Rev and Mrs. A. Frank Houser, who
was formerly pastor of the North TOpe-
ka Baptist church, but who have recent
ly resided at louisiana Mo, are visiting
with friends in Topeka for few days.
A new apology is being offered for
the holes in the Kansas avenue pave
ment. They are now being accused of
being the places where Topeka people
have been falling. of the water wagon.
books of a scientific nature printed
several hundred years ago. Several of
them are in Latin, the language used
then almost exclusively for scientific
works.
Today is Ash Wednesday and the
beginning of Lent which lasts until
Good Friday. April 10. Lent. when
the trite old adage, Meier TO be forgot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
VINCENT GRAHAM SUED.
Former Miss McVicar Wants Divorce
From Her Husband.

Marian NJ. Morris, who was known
before her marriage as Mona McVfcar,
the daughter of former President Peter
McVicar of Washburn college, brought
suit on Tuesday afternoon in the dis
trict court for G. divorce from her hus-
band, William Henry Morris. The lat
ter was at one time a singer of note,
and was known by the stage name OF
Vincent Graham.
Drunkenness is the main charge
upon which the plea for a separation
is based. Mrs. Morris states in her
petition that her husband has been
guilty Of gross neglect and because
OF idleness and dissoluteness he failed
and neglected and does now fail and
neglect to provide for the support OF
the plaintiff
The plaintiff claims that Mr.. Morris,
at the time she married him. was a
vocal teacher without property except
his wearing apparel" and that since
then he has not gathered any more
worldly goods than when she first
knew him.
Five times Mrs. Morris claims that
she sent her husband to a sanitarium
to be cured Of his habituaI drunken
ness. and paid all the expenses. On
Willow Park, Danvers, Ill, sanitarium
Again on September "a, 1903, again
on March Il, 1904, August %, 1905,
and the last time on November II,
1905. About that time Mrs. Morris
mother, Mrs. Peter McVicar, died.
Since that time Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
have been separated.
Mrs Morris is quite a wealthy wo-
mar. Her parents are both dead Mrs.
Morris with her brother, Dana Nc
Vicar, we're heirs 10 big estate. She
was married to MIR. Morris in June
1900. In the petition for the divorce
fled by Dana McVicar, her brother, as
attorney, 1t is stated that Mrs Morris
is EeEehciary in the building lots PA
and PAS Kansas avenue and the build
ing on lot 105 East Sixth avenue, and
III farm property in Shawnee county
The plaintiff asks for all the property
Mr. Morris comes from a prominent
English family. He has a very fine
baritone voice, and had been known
or the stage as Vincent Graham. For
a number of years he was a vocal
teacher in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

played double one time or another and
all of these men and their friends are
anxious for election day so that they
can get even with Biddle.'
FL Dorado. Kan, Feb. 2s.-The Re
publicans Of Butler county met here
Tuesday and selected delegates to the
congressional convention at Wichita.
The convention indorsed President
Roosevelt, Governor Bcch, Senator
Long, J. NJ Miller and Victor Murdoch
The resolutions Instruct The delegates
for Victor Murdoch Tor congress and
express regret at the departure of J. II.
Miller from this district, caused by the
forming Of the new Eighth district. A
convention to select delegates to the
state convention was called for April q
to meet in FL Dorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
LOVING CUP FOR MATHER.
His Guests on Recent Mexican Trip
show Their Appreciation.

Chicago. Feb. 2S-In appreciation
Of the Inequalities rendered members
of the Merchants club on their recent
trip to Mexico, Robert Mather, presi-
dent of the Rock Island railroad, was
given a banquet at the Midday club
last night. After an address by
Charles H. Wacker Mr.. Mather was
presented with q hand-wrought gold
and silver loving cup.
Twenty-one members of the Mer-
chants club, guests of Mr.. Mather, re-
turned to Chicago yesterday from
Mexico. What they saw in that eoun-
try and the good times they had in
seeing it would require volumes to
tell.
The trip began February Z. They
visited every city in the country of
any prominence and were given many
receptions and fetes by Mexican Off
cials. They also acquired what one
of them termed a ''hot line Of greaser
f7Words are simply inadequate to ex-
press the time we had" said Alfred L.
Baker, chairman of the Merchants
club committee in charge of the ar
rangements "Our initiation into Mex
lean mysteries was begun at GUIANA
iuanto. There we learned how they
rolled and smoked those delicious
southern cigarettes and how to take
an afternoon siesta.
Then we went to the City or Mex
leo, where we were granted an audi
ence with President Diaz. We were
royalty entertained at the home of the
vice president, and at the home of
Senator Comacho. We visited the pal
ace of Cortez at Cuernavaca, and Sc
cured q fine view of Mount Popo-
catepetl.
cat Tampico w. E. Glow mysteri-
ously disappeared one morning, and
when he returned he had a tarpon
seven feet long. He said he caught It.
Although We never said anything there
was room for suspicion.
Mexico is a country offering great
possibilities. There are many great
mines, but the general industries are
undeveIoped. The greatest cloud that
hangs over the republic is the owner
ship of most of the land by a few In
dividuals. With all OF its drawbacks
Mexico IS the coming country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
Croeuses are in boom.


This was Judge Guthrie's last day
as postmaster.
Today ends the twenty-eight day
month for another year.
A law and order meeting is sched-
uled for Auburn for next Friday even
ing.
Receiver James It. Bradley of the
First National is still in Washington,
ID. c..
Ladies admitted free at steinberg's
dancing academy tomorrow evening
Gents 25 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roehrig. of 707
Jefferson street. are the parents of a
son. born last night
The arrival of a baby boy is reported
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
Norris 416 Liberty street.
With robins. crocuses, marble play
ing, etc, all breaking loose at once, it
is certain that spring is here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maunsell are the
parents Of a baby girl which recently
arrived a their home, 1853 Clay street
r.. B. Allison a travelling man Hv-
Ing a. 1906 Jackson. is able to be about
again after ain illness of several weeEs.
Voters are taking more interest in
the matter of registration. The regis
tration books close ten days before the
election.
Mrs. William Curry was granted a
building permit for the erection of
dwelling costing $500 on lot 149 JEFF
fersOu street
The city council considers it the
proper thing to permit a chicken show
In the Auditorium, but a college show,
oh mercy, no.
Carl Lawson, county jailer. is again
confined to his home with rheumatism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
GRANT FAMILY DINNER.
The General Declared They Should
stand Together for Right.

New York, Feb. 2s.-At the dinner
of the Grant family of America, held
last night at the Hotel st. Denis, Cen
eral Frederick Dent Grant declared
that the family should stand together
for what was right in government. He
said that the family was sufficiently
numerous and of sufficient standing to
have great weight, and that its infiu-
ence should be on the side of right
The dinner was the 305th anniver-
sary Of the birth of Priscilla Grant, the
wife Of Matthew Grant, who founded
the Grant family in this country Sixty
members of the metropolitan branch
Of the family were present Charles C.
fainter, vice president of the Grant as
ISOLATION, was the POSTMASTER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
CIVIC I.eague to Nominate.

Kansas City. Kan. Feb. 2S.-The
Civic league will put out an independ-
ent city ticket here. The ticket will
be composed probably of councilmen
nominees from the Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth wards. It Is not
likely that there viii be a candidate
from the Sixth ward.
A hundred members OF the Civic
league met last night. After consider
able discussion ward committees were
appointed to investigate the Demo-
cratic and Republican nominees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
QUARREL OVER CORPSE
Thomas Detman Kills His Brother-in-
Law and Himself.

New York, Feb. 28.-Thomas Dettman
today shot and killed his brother-in-
Thomas Fennen, during a quarrel over
the death of F'ennen's young wife, Dett-
mans sister, whose body at the time Of
the shooting lay awaiting burial in the
adjoining room in the same house. Dett-
man then put a bullet into his own
head dying instantly.
The tragedy occurred in Fennen's
home in the F'latbush section Of Brook
Ign. Dettman had come to attend the
funeral and quarreled with his brother
in-law over a surgical operation which
had resulted in MIS-. Fennen's death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
10 Farmers' Tnstitute.

Spring Hill, Kan, Feb. 2s.-The first
farmers institute ever held here was
held Tuesday under the direction OF the
Kansas Agricultural college. Addresses
were made on Corn Breeding" Dairy
ing and Good Roads" An organiza-
ton was erected. The next meeting
wiz be held IN September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
STEALS LEAD CABLES.
junction City Boy May Be Sent to
Washington Reformatory.

Junction City, Kan, Feb. 2s.=A
thirteen-year-o boy by the nams of
Rhcades confessed here today to the
stealing Of lead cables at the target
ranges and selling the material. The
offense was committed on the govern
ment reservation The boy confessed
to other offenses of a similar nature.
It is a federal juvenile case which. If
taken into the federal court, viii neces-
sitslte the boys being removed to the
government refoFmatory at Washing
fnn ID. G
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
Thenter Burns ID santIaeo

Valparaiso Chile. Feb. 2S.-On
Monday evening a fire started in the
ST. Martin vaudeville theater in San
tiago, when the hall was half crowd
ed A few moments later the whole
building was in flames. Four persons
are dead and three are missing. Five
were injured, but many were half
asphYxiated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
Dainty Foods
Demand 1t

TN EVERY Receipt that calls for cream
/ of tartar, soda, or baking powder, use
the Royal Baking Powder. Better results
will be obtained because Of the absolute
purity and great leavening strength of the
Royal. It will make the food Lighter,
sweeter, of finer favor, more digesdble and
wholesome. It is always reliable and uni
form in It's work.
Alum and phosphate baking powders
some of them sold at the same price and
some of them cheaPer-will make neither
dainty nor wholesome food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
Last of tlle IleIands.

New York, Feb. 28.-Charles E. Le-
land. the last of seven brothers, all OF
whom were well known in the hotel
business throughout the country, Is
dead In Broadalbin, n. Y, aged SO
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 2s.-John D.
Spreelkles is seriously I'll at his home IN
this city suffering from an attack Of Ia.
grippe. He is said to be IN no immediate
danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

But forty DAYS we can afford to cease
from dinner dance and reyel;
These days are Tent" unto the Lord, if
the rest we give unto the devil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

TONTGHT. AT THE THEATERs.
Novelty Ferry in Fairyland.
Crau-fOrd-Na Vaudeville
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

The Leavenworth Post, which is
fighting W. 7. Biddle for member Of the
congressional cOrmittee In that DIS
trict and Is working for Stewart Nc
Kee a relative of one of the owners Of
the paper, says: I'VE asked a prom
inent politician today what he thought
BiddIe's chances were for election He
said: 'Biddle will be beaten more than
four to one. never saw such glee
among the politicians. There is hardly
man IL the city and county who has
been in politics whom Bidd1e has not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
OLD CLOTHES MAN" TONIGHT.
Laughable Melodrama of the Ghetto
at the Frazer.

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Have You Dyspepsia. Indigestion2

If today you suffer from impaired
digestion, sluggish liver or impure
blood, and you were told of prepar-
alton which would cure you at a
small cost, would you try the remedy? /?
There is a medicine-Green's August
Flower Go to your druggists and
buy a test bottl for 25 cents, or the
regular size for rs cents. II you ha =
used all other dyspepsia remedies
without satisfaction, or IL you have
never used any preparation for these
distressing affections; If you have
hea ache, biliousness, loss OF appe'
tite, slee, 'es ness, nervousness,
any disorder of the stomach or liver.
cure yourself quickly by using the in
fallible August Flower. 1t is not an
alcoholic timulant, but quite harm
less for general use. Get a copy Of
Green's prize alma ac. Tallman Z
Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
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GENERAL NEWS


Al Davidson and his landlady, Mrs.
Frieda Weigel, quarreled at st. Louis.
Davidson shot and killed Mrs. Wei
gel and then himself.
Harrison Parkman, the man who
first brought alfalfa from South
America and planted it in the United
States, died at Emporia. Kas., Decem-
Der 25. aged IS years.
over 1000 Oklahoma teachers are
IN convention at Shawnee, holding a
weeks session. The first day they lis
tened to an address by David starr
Jordan. president of Leland Stanford
university.
State Senator Butt of Arkansas,
goes up for two years for betraying
the trust of the people. He was con-
victed of giving another senator 500
to vote for the state capitol bill. Sew
eral other senators are on trial on
similar charges.
Striking coal miners and guards
over the West Kentucky company's
mines at Sturgis, KY, fought. c. j.
Dougherty. mine guard, and Billy
Mallory and Will Gray, miners, were
killed. Four others We're wounded,
of whom L. ]. Moore, a guard, and
Sam Barneby, a miner, will die.
August Schwartz. aged 13 years
and August Pallassou, aged IA years
have been committing a series OF
burglaries in and about San Fran
cisco without being suspected until
a stolen rifle accidentally went off ir
the Schwartz boys hands. killing him
instantly. The Pallassou boy con-
fessed.
\ large quantity Of very valuable
goods were found on the battleshir
Ohio when it arrived at New York
from the far east The entire quantity
was seized by the customs official!
and held for duties. The inquiry be
ing made duplicates all the Officers
of the Ohio and nearly all the seamer
with attempting to smuggle.
Master Electrician George Hans
com. of the Mare Island navy yard
with five assistants. has gone to Ilwa
co. Wash. to establish a wireless tel
egraph plant at North Head. Thi!
will be completed in a month, wher
another station will be fitted out a
Cape Blanco, 200 miles south of II
waco, completing the chain of wireless!
stations on the Pacific coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
BeeCharn'S
Pills
Sold Eyerywherp Tn b0Yaa 10C and DC
4 SIMPLE QUESTION.
Pendleton People Are Requested TO
Honestly Answer This.

Is not the word of a representative
citizen of Pendleton more convinc-
ing than the doubtful utterances of
people living everywhere else in the
union? Read this:
W. A. Rose, living on Cottonwood
street PendletOn, Ore, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills were first brought to my
notice some four years ago when l
was living in Peoria, Ill. At that time
/ was suffering severely from an at
tack Of kidney complaint and could
scarcely do a days work. To stoop
or rise after STOPPING hurt so acutely
that l could hardly keep from crying
cut. When a man has suffered with
a back which felt half the time as
though it was broken, which would
not stand the slightest pressure, when
he could not sit down, stand or lie
with any comfort, and still has to go
about his daily work he naturally be-
comes anxious about his condition.
procured Doan's Kidney Pills, used
them, and they cured me. About a
year ago / came to Washington, and
shortly afterwards noticed symptoms
Of my old trouble. / procured Doan's
Kidney Pills at the Pendleton Drug
company's store and three boxes COM
pletely banished the trouble, leaving
no signs that l had ever had a touch
Of kidney trouble in my life. Doan's
Kidney Pills do all that is claimed for
them. You are welcome 10 refer to
me at any time and l will gladly give
all particulars in a personal interview
to any one calling upon me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
states.
Remember the name--Doan's-and
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
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NORTHWEST NEWS.


Occur d'Alene is confronted with
the necessity of greatly enlarging the
school facilities. All the school
rooms are badly .overcrowded.
The thirteenth annual convention
of the Washington. Beekeepers' asso-
citation will meet at Pullman on jan
uary TO, Anson S. White, the presi-
dent, presiding.
Ed Hallock, for many years chief
of police of Astoria, and born and
raised in Portland, died of pneumo-
mia at Astoria on December 26. after
a brief illness. He was about 81 years
old, and was past exalted ruler of the
Astoria Elks' lodge.
Elliott and Dillon Heater have
bought of A. ]. Cleaver $40 acres of
land four miles northeast of Fletch-
er, Adams county, Wash, for Sl4,-
800. 1t is unimproved land. and the
price paid is the largest ever paid in
the state, it is said, for open and raw
land.
The committee of the lewiston
Charleston Promotion club, announces
that Tom Richardson, manager of
the Portland Commercial club. will
come to Lewiston in a few days to
give the club pointers how to increase
the population of the two cities to
100000 by 1915.
Charges of fraud in the recent cleo
tiOn at Yakima are freely made and
great bitterness has been developed
by the situation. c. B Richards is
contesting for a position on the city
council and has mandamused w. L.
Gwin, a judge of election, to compel
him TO turn over the records of the
election.
Seattle Christian Scientists have in.
vestigated the case of John GudeT
logger, whose leg was crushed and
who, so his physicians said. had beer
treated by Christian Scientists unit
it was too late to save the limb, ant
vigorously deny that any Christian
Scientist was near him. Affidavit.
corroborating this were secured.
q The Columbia Southern irrigation
settlers, with headquarters at Bend
Crook county. have decided to carr!
the trouble existing between the com
pany and the settlers before the in
terror department. The engineer
who made the recent examination anC
/ survey of water supply report tina
there is a sufficient flow of water il
| the Tumalo river, if stored during thu
winter months, to irrigate $4,000
|
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
A Western Wonder.

There's a Hill at Bowie, Texas, that's
twice as big as last year. This wonder
is W. L, Hill, who from a weight OF
30 pounds has grown to over $50. He
says; 81 suffered with a terrible
cough, and doctors gave me up to die
OF Consumption. I was reduced to
90 pounds, when I began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. Now, after
taking IL bottles, l have more than
doubled in weight and am completely
cured" Only sure Cough and Cold
cure. Guaranteed by Tallman & Co.
druggists. SOC and s1,OO. Trial bottla
free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
Special Edition Appreciated

The East Oregonian Of Pendleton,
Issued a special number last week
that was in every way worthy Of that
paper, and that is saying a good deal,
for the E. o. is surely one Of the very
best papers in Oregon. That is a fact
generally known, fact that has been
patent to all for many years. This
special number will not only rebound
to~the credit of PendletOn and the E.
o., but It will be a mighty factor in
the upbuilding Of the entire state, for
that paper is broad enough to cover
the whole field. We wish the E. O..
a merry Christmas and a happy New
Year, and hope 1t and its proprietors
may continue to flourish and pros
per.-The Dalles Optimist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
Glassware at Cost

ware, which we are selling at whole
sale cost. See our display window.
The water set which we are offering
for SIS will cost you at ieast $3.50
elsewhere. Our berry dish set is a
big bargain. Just the thing for a
Christmas present. At Clark's gro-
Gerry store, just south of the East
Oregonian building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-28
Refrigerator Car Service.

Effective at once the o. r. & N.
company will inaugurate a weekly
refrigerator car service from Port
land. The refrigerator cars will leave
Portland every Tuesday and will han
die perishable stuff for all points
east Of Cmatilla. A similar servive
will be operated on the Washington
division.