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The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Benefit Entertainment at Audi
torium Exceeded Expectations.
Great Crowd Turned Out to
Swell California Relief Fund.
AN UNUSUAL PROGRAM
Singing of Mrs. Blanche Lyons
Was a Treat.
Every Number on the Bill
Heartily Applauded.
AN UNUSUAL PROGRAM

An unqualified success from every
particular standpoint was the benefit
entertainment at the Auditorium last
evening. More than two thousand
persons were present, and the fund
being raised by the citizens of the
town as Topeka's contribution for the
succoF of the stricken ones of San
Francisco and other devastated places
in California will be swelled by an
other thousand dollars as the result
of it.
AS for the entertainment itself, it
was ALL if not a trifie more. than
it promised to be. and was without
doubt the finest of its kind ever pre-
serted in this city. Too much credit
cannot be given the committee having
the affair in charge. Plans for the
entertainment were inaugurated only
on Friday of last week by Mr. A. H.
Hagen manager of the Novelty the
ater and these plans were seconded
heartily by the members of the Com
rrercsaI club and a committee was
annointed to see that they we're de-
vtloped. With Sunday intervening
this left but four days for the perfec-
ton of the details of the entertain
ment and the sale of the tickets for
7
made By personal canvass. and the
members of the committee worked
like beavers for the successful issue
which was obtained. But the COM
mittee had lots of help. For as soon
as the announcement of the enter
tafnment was made all the public
spirited persons in town put their
shoulders to the wheel for they saw
in This entertainment an opportunity
TO make it an expression of sympathy
from the whole people Of Topeka,
and a tender of aid in small indi-
viduaI way, but with large collective
results, for the stricken ones Of Cali
fornia.
rs to Mr.. Hagen of the Novelty. and
Crawford & Kane of the Crawford
opera house, especial credit must be
given They closed their places Of
amusement last night and gave free
the services of the performers
at their theaters, and these perform
ers with the assistance of other pro-
/ fessiona1s who happened to be IN
town and who were equally generous
t in rendering their services, were re-
sponsible for the presentation of a bill
of vaudeville acts which has never
been equalled at any one performance
given in this town. But the profess
sional vaudeville artists were not the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
HAPPY AS DOVES.
A Widow of 45 Years EIOpes
With Farmer Boy of Is.
Couple From WiIsonton Are
Bound to Be Married.
HIS PARENTS OPPOSE.
i" Bride-to- Be- Has Married
Children and Money.
Groom Has Never "GOne With
Any Other Girl
HIS PARENTS OPPOSE.

Parsons, Kan, April 25.-Mrs. Hat
tie Littlejohn of WiIsonton, aged IS
years, and Charley Rushton of the
same place. aged IS, were eloping
through here last night on their way
to some county seat where they could
be united in holy bonds of matrimony
Owing to the fact that the boys par
ents were opposed to the marriage of
their son. this course was necessary in
order to give Mrs. Littlejohn her hus-
band
To a few friends the woman in the
case cOnfded the facts in the case
some days ago, but insisted that moth
ing should be said until the elopement
had occurred. As Mrs. LittIejohn has
the experience of one marriage to help
her out and has several married chill
dren to whom she may apply for ad-
vice, she ought to be able to restrain
her husband in the way she would like
10 have him go. Then the fact that the
boy has never gone with any other girl
viii be guarantee that he will be
docile and easily broken to harness. In
every way the marriage should be an
ideal one, and will be an object lesson
to the people who hold that marriage
is failure.
Mrs Littlejohn is said to own con-
siderable property. Her husband is
young farmer living near Wilsonton
and has been keeping company with
her for some time.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25

played in Topeka. They were at the
Novelty last week and stayed over to
take part in the benefit. The India
rubber qualities Of little Albert Powell,
who is only 8 years old. made a good
many people in the audience gasp. His
back bends, splits and other twists and
turns are marvellous pieces of work
for any contortionist to perform, let
alone a mere child.
MarshalTs band opened the entertain
ment with a series Of pieces which
showed off the good qualities of the
organiza ton and the rendition of Sc
lections from 1.-The Bohemian Girl
was especially fine. Two numbers by
the Amphion quartette were applauded
to the echo. Prof. Samuel Rosenberg,
pianist at the Novelty, looked after the
accompaniments for nearly all the
numbers on the programme, and his
playing was most acceptable. not only
to the performance but to the audience.
There was not single hitch in carry
ing out the programme and considering
its length it was presented in an IN
usually short time, the audience being
dismissed In a happy frame Of mind
by 1890 o'clock Affairs on the stage
were handled by the stage hands from
the Crawford and the Novelty, who
volunteered their services. Taken all
in all the entertainment was unusually
excellent in all of its detafls-in fact
the best of its kind ever given here ana
the monetary results obtained were Dee
vond expectations.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
HANpLEp aaUoa GRAIN.
Heavy Business Done by the Kansas
Cit. Southern.

Heavy Business Done by the Kansas
City Southern.
During the past season the Kansas City
Southern has handled 2000,00 bushels OF
export grain through Port Arthur, Tex.
to European points, together with large
quantities of 1um Der, cotton, cottonseed
products and misc enaneous cargo in con-
nectIon with the Port Arthur Transact
lantic line OF steamers. It's coastWise trade
has also increased to such large proper
pany has recently completed large exten-
sions to its Wharves to take care of the
trade, and the year ending June 80, 1906,
will show a large increase over all previ-
GUS years in the volume of business
through Port Arthur.
Anticipating a heavy export movement
the company has, during the last year,
made extensive purchases of additional
power and equipment and new shops ca
pable of making heavy repairs to equip
nent- It is also reballasting and relaging
also recognized the Importance or first
class export service and has organized a
foreign freight department to develop and
handle such business exclusively.
The company owns, maintains and 0per-
ates a ship canal with a minimum depth
Of . feet at mean low tide. which con-
meets its terminals at Port Arthur with
deep water at Sabine Pass. seven miles
distant. affording easy access to oceon go
ing vessels and q land locked harbor per-
fectly secure during the most severe
of the Galveston disaster. Their steamers
are thus able to load direct from cars,
warehouses and wharves, without lighter
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
DAY no CIEAN a.
May 3 VIII Be Holiday for Leaven-
worth to Get Busy.

Leavenworth. April 25.=The Mer-
chants association has arranged with
Mayor Everhardy for the proclama-
ton of May 3. a public holiday on
which occasion every citizen of Leaven-
worth of both low and high degree is
expected to devote more or less of the
hours Of daylight to cleaning up the
premises owned by him and making
them presentable. Owners of vacant
lots will be expected to give them the
same attention as If occupied and if
possible to arrange with the poor of the
city for the cultivation of such tracts
as are not of service in other ways
Many of the vacant plats in the city
could well be turned over to those who
desire to utilize the ground for garden
spots and the annual winter donations
TO the poor would be diminished by
lack of necessity.
Arrangements viii be made with the
city to have one hundred wagons in
readiness to remove the debris which
every resident is expected to have in a
heap in an an accessible place ready for
loading on MAY s.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
MORE Woe Presidents.
Changes in Executive Management OF
Vanderbilt Lines

Chicago. April 25.=FoIlowing the
transfer. Of W. c. Brown from Chicago
to New York as first or senior vice
president of the New York Central
lines, the management of these roads
have decided to create two new vice
presidencies, one in charge of operation
of the New York Central lines east of
Buffalo. with headquarters in New
York; the other in charge Of operation
of all the New York Central l5nes west
Of Buffalo. with headquarters ins Chi
cago. It is understood that this recon-
mendation VIII be made to the New
York Central lines board at the meet
ing on May Is.
Although It is understood that the
new vice presidents have been selected.
there will be no announcement until
the selection is approved by the New
York Central lines board. It is stated
that C. z. Schaff. now general man
ager OF the Big -Four at Cincinnati. is
slated for the position Of vice president
IN charge OF operation west of Buffalo.
He is expected to come to Chicago
about June and to occupy ". c.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Praft county Being Converted.

Pratt, Kan, April 25--Rev- Lee T.
Fischer of Alva was called to the pas
torate of the First Baptist church at
this place and recently held revival
meeting at which zoe people were con-
verted.
Three thousand people gathered at
the home of Del Travis. near Saratoga
Sunday to witness the baptismal SER
vice to seventy-nine of the converts,
by Rev. Mr.. Fischer which was ac-
complished in one hour and ten min
utes.
The Baptist church here has erected
a fine $4,000 church and their men,
bership has increased one hundred and
fifty per cent in the last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
MISSOURI PACIFIC RUMoRs.
Agent Hale of lola May Be a Division
Superintendenf

lola. Kan, April 25.=Rumor in Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad circles has 1t that
G. P. Hale, present agent of the COM
pany at lola, will be promoted shortly
to the position of division superintend-
ent of this division of the Pacific sys-
TEN. According to the story Mr. Hale
is booked to take the place of A H.
Webb. present perintendent, who is
slated for the position now held by AS
sistant General superintendent De-
Bernardo. Mr.. DeBernardi will in his
turn, be promoted to the position of
general superintendent of the entire
system.
Exactly how much truth there is in
this could not be learned today, as Mr.
Hale could not be seen. It is known,
however, that A. h. Webb is to be
given Mr.. DeBernardi's position, as this
much has been announced by the com
pany. Mr.. Hale has always stood high
in the official circles of the company
and is now considered by railroad men
as one of the best agents the company
ever had.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Deaths in Kansas.

Paola, Kas. April 25.-NIrs. Julia
Haughey, about 10 years old. died at
her home here of paralysis
At Junction City-John Briggs a
resident of this county since 1855, died
near here.
At Winheld-NIrs. L. A. MilIspaugh
wife Of the postmaster, died after an
illness of a year
At Christian P. Claim,
aged Sc years. died at his home south
OF Leonard from cancer Of the stom-
aeh. Mr.. Claim was born in Germany
and has lived in Riley county since
1860. He is a son of Christian Claim.
who was a wagon maker IN 1919.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
BRECKENRIDGE JONES BUSY.
VIII Take Party OF Capitalists Through
Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla. April 25.-A party of
st. Louis capitalists, believed to be in
terested in building new railroad in
Oklahoma. will reach Guthrie next
Friday and remain the following day.
The party is headed by Breckenridge
Jones, president of the Mississippi VAL
ley Trust company. which financed
and built the present line of the Frisco
railroad running from Arkansas City
to Vernon, Texas, and the Denver, Enid
& Gulf, lately purchased by the Santa
Fe. With him will be Joseph Ramsey,
jr. ex-president of the Wabash; Muir
ray Carleton, Major George H. Cod
dard. William F. Nolker. Saunders Nor
vile. DR.. Robert J. O'ReiIly, R. H.
Stockton, ]. E. Smith. Julius Lesser and
David R. Francis.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
WHERE Will TEACHERS MEET?
The n. E. A. Convention Was to Have
Reen Held in san Francisco.

Emporia. Kas.. April 25.-The Ma
tional Educational association was to
have been held at San Francisco, be
ginning July 7. but since the disaster
in that city holding the convention
there is out of the question.
At the suggestion of Nicholas Ware
Butler, one of the trustees of the asso-
citation, there is a strong sentiment in
the executive committee to omit the
meeting this year, and allow the pres=
ent officers to hold over for another
year. J. N. Wilkinson. of Emporia,
treasurer of the association, and
member OF the executive committee.
is strongly opposed to this plan. He
is using his influence to have the con-
vention held at Los Angeles. He was
advised by Arthur Chamberlain. the
California manager Of the National
Educational association. that Los An
geles was never IN better condition to
entertain large convention than now,
and that the greatest favor the Ma
tional Educational association could
do San Francisco would be to hold
the convention at Les Angeles
meeting of the executive commit
tee is now being arranged, at which
the matter will be settled. Invitations
have also been extended by Baltimore,
Columbus, Denver, Salt Lake city
and Portland
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Independence Has q Record-

Few people realize It, vet It is a fact
contributed almost $1,000 for different
purposes within the last thirty days.
The hospital site cost $500. The San
Francisco relief has passed 1900 and
this morning Treasurer Suffer of the
library committee announced that the
subscription had been completed for
the purchase of the Stitch lot at the
corner of Sixth and Maple streets for
the library site and that nearly all had
been paid into his hands. This recoru
IS hard to at.=Independence Re
porter
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
TICKET sCALPER PARDoNED.
c. J. AIIardt. Convicted of Forgery,
Makes Good His Boast.

Chicago. April 25-Notice was received
in Chicago yesterday of the pardon of G..
J. Allardf who has been serving an inde-
terminate sentence at Joliet for forgery in
connection with his ticket brokerage bus
mess A1lar5t was sentenced in Chicago
three years ago, and the maximum he
could have served would have been five
years. A condition annexed to his pardon
the city of Chicago during his term of pa
role which will be two years. When
convicted AlIardtt boasted that he would
not serve a penitentiary term.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Baker Students Granted a Holiday.

Baldwin. Kan. April 25.-President
Murlin granted a holiday at chapel
Tuesday in celebration of Bakers vic
tory ever Kansas university in debate
Saturday Saturday morning about 300
students took holiday, which they
claimed was due them. in spite of
threats of expulsion. The matter was
ignored by the faculty, however, and
the customary holiday was given.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
MULE RAISING PAYS.
Dexter, in Cowiey County, Is a Great
shipping Point.


s E. Pershall. the mule buyer. has
shipped a total Of 5s6 mules from
Cowley county since last December. The
total number for the year is ]. 1882. The
shipments were all made from Arkansas
City, Winfield, Dexter. and two loads
from oxford. The highest price paid
was for load of 27 head purchased
from Lahar & Mcdowell. of Arkansas
city. on February 10, which averaged
1852. % a head.
Mr.. Pershall makes Dexter one of his
shipping points for the reason that here
is where the good mules are found.
The average price for all mules shin
ped during the past twelve months is
large sum of 1922. $50. paid to the farm
ers Of Cowley county for mules=Dex-
ter DIspateh.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25

paols In. April 25-A tramp is
supposed to have caused the fire which
destroyed the large barn on the Aid
niger farm. two miles south Of here
The contents. consisting of nine horses.
farming implements. harness and a
large amount of grain, were destroyed
There was 81 .Oe0 insurance on the barn.
hut nothing on the contents, which
were owned by a man named Lacy, a
renter
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25


Il am nearing forty-four years of
age, was born and raised in Rochester,
n Y, and have been unlucky enough to
for a living.
s'About fifteen years ago COM
Hlenced to be afIiIfg, and called a physi-
ci.n.
HE pronounced my trouble a spe-
cies of dyspepsia, and asked me, after
he had treated me about six months, to
get a leave of absence from the estab-
lishment by which I was employed (all
told about twenty-five years. and go
into the country, where I would get a
change of life and fresh air.
I did SO, and got temporary relief. I
went back to work and was again
taken with very distressing pains in
my stomach. / seldom had passage
of the bowels without force.
81 consulted another physician, with
no better results. My disease kept
growing on me, until I had exhausted
the ability of sixteen of ROchester's
best physicians. Can tell their names
if necessary.
1.-The last physician recommended
me to give up my work and go South,
after he had practiced on me for one
year.
ton with the X-Ray, with no results.
They could not even determine what
my ailments were.
ct do not, and never have taken any
stock in patent medicines, but your
testimonials in the Rochester papers
were worthy of consideration.
81 told my wife / was going to try a
bottle Of the Peruna. The next time
went to the city Z purchased a bottle,
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
saiina Man Tries suicide.

Salina. Kan. April 25.-Frank z. Moore
giving his address on the hotel register as
Washington, D. c., attempted suicide at
the kanapols hotel by severing the artery
OF his left wrist. The attempt was all but
successful. as Moore was unconscious be-
fore medical aid reached him. He may yet
ole It Is believed Moore is insane. He
mas been at the hotel for several days,
out no one knows anything about him, and
there IS nothing on his person to denote
where he came from
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
NEW OKLAHOMA LINE.
one Is Projected From Davis to
Turner Falls.

Guthrie. Okla. April 25.-A terri
torial charter has been issued to the
Davis & Turner Falls Railroad COM
pany with headquarters in Oklahoma
city, with $4,000 capital stock. It's
purpose is to build a standard line of
road from Davis to Turner Falls, a
distance of ten miles. at an estimated
cost of 100000. The incorporators
are r. H wilkins, A. L. Welsh, J. W.
Grant Robert Glowing and W. l.
Demeryx of Oklahoma City and John
Watts of Newton, Kan.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25

by month has developed that the death
is lower now by twenty-five per cent
than the year preceding Mayor Dres-
bach has launched a regime of civic
cleanliness and the clean alleys and the
trash cans are all in the same line. The
entire town should cooperate and re-
duce the death rate even lower.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
T.ron C.onntv Land seIls Ven.

Anerfcus. Kan, April 25-If the trans
f. of farming property is any indica-
ton of the prosperity of community
this part of Kansas certainly shows up
well. Among the more important trans
fers are a quarter section just east OF
Gated on the Neosho, for $13. ZOO; q, farm
of 3o4 acres on Allen creek for 5000;
eight acres for SO, ,500 and a large farm
O,s 61Ieu creek for $50 per acre.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
kansas Rural Carriers.

Washington, April 25.=Kansas
rural route carriers appointed. Kan
sas-Esbon, route I, Victor e. Yapp
carrier, John r. yenosdel substitute:
jamestown. route 2, Granville S. Miller
carrier, Howard Harnett substitute;
Jennings route 2. Paul r. Brooks car
rier. Alfred l. Chenoweth substitute
Waldo. route l, Henry Gfllett carrier,
Maude 3. Gfllett. substitute.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
OLD FRISCO ENGINEER DEAD.
At s3 Years S. E. Green Ran on the
Fast Mail

Monett, Mo, April 25.@The body of
S. E. Green, engineer of the Frisco
fast mail train between here and Vim
ita. arrived here last night from the
company's hospital where he died Sat
urday night. Mr.. Green probably was
the oldest active engineer in the west
and by far the oldest on the Frisco
system. He was born in Watertown,
N. Y, SO years ago and began work
ing as a fireman at / 3 years. At 18 he
was promoted to engineer. Up to IS
years ago he worked on the eastern
roads, and since that time he has been
employed by the Frisco. During his
long service as an engineer he never
had wreck or suffered any serious in
jury. He ran an engine of the fast
mail train out of here up until a few
weeks ago. when he was taken Ill.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25

Browns offices in La Sale station It
is also said that A. H. Smith, now gem
eral manager OF the New York Central,
will be made vice president in charge
of operation east of Buffalo Mr.. Smith
is a Lake Shore product and Mr.. Schaff
has made q. reputation operating the
Big Four.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Two Thousand Peach Trees.

Charles Oreig of Twin creek has =
Kansas might well be proud. It con
tains about two thousand nice. thrjftv
trees all OF which are in full bloom ana
from the present indications Mr.. C.reir
will have no end Of peaches.-Osborne
County News
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
JEWELL PROVES GEN ERoUs.
sends Two Carloads of Flour to San
Francisco.

Jewell City. Kan. April 25.-Jewell
City sends two carloads of flour to the
California sufferers, shipping direct
from Mankato. All the flour was
ground by the Blankenship mill of this
place from Jewell county wheat. Pret-
ty good for a little town of 600 popu-
lation.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Tola's Death Rate Decreasing

lola. April 25.-At the request of
Mayor Dresbach. the CITY underta iye1.s
made reports recently as to the com
parative death rate in lola since The ad-
dition Of paved streets. sewer and We
eArworks The figures were not carried
very far back. but it was shown con
clusively that the death rate has been
lowered considerably in the city. Tha
comparison of the last two years. month
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
N. T. KNOWLES DIED MONDAY.
was Superintendent of Rock Island
Bridge Department.

Colorado Springs. April 25.-M z.
Knowles. aged 58 years, superintendent
Of the building and bridges department
of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
died Monday morning at o'clock at
415 East Pixies Peak avenue, OF con
gestion of the lungs Mr.. KNOWLES was
st work all dav Saturday in his Offices
in the Cheyenne building. and was not
taken sick until late that night. He
was one of the best known railroad
builders in Colorado. The body Will
be taken to Michigan for interment-
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
win Of ex-sherln Cunning.

Kansas City. Kan, April 25.-The will of
Alexander Cunning. late sheriff Of Vyan-
dotte county. has been fled IN the probate
court Mr. Cunning left all his property
TO his widow. He is said to have been
worth about $4,000
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
ORIENT OFFICERS CHOSEN.
H. A. Lloyd Elected President of
wichita Mountain Branch.

I,awton. Okla, April 25--The in
corporators of the Wichita Mountain
& orient Railway company met yes
terday and elected H. A. Lloyd presi-
dent. Wilfred NJ. Smith vice president,
e w MoIl treasurer and j. Elmer
Thomas secretary. H. A. Lloyd left
for Kansas City to turn over the pa
pers to President Stilwell Of the
Orient railroad. The charter calls for
400 miles of main line, to run through
the counties of Comanche, Caddo,
Kiowa. Greer, Roger Mills ana Day.