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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
FAMILY CREMATED.
Woman and Two Children Perish In
Flames of Their Home.

New York, Dec 22-Mrs. Alice
Linen McWithey and her children.
Helen, 6 years of age. and Elizabet 4
years of age, were burned to death IN
fire that destroyed their home at
Pompton Lakes. n. J., early this morn
ing.
Neighbors aroused by the cries of
Mrs. McWithey found the whole lower
part Of the house in flames.
Mrs. McWithey had found the escape
of herself and children cut off and she
stood at a window appealing for help.
Before a ladder could be procured she
fell, overcome by the flames. A por-
ton Of Mrs. McWithey's BODY and a
fragment of the body of one Of the
children were found in the cellar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

Some Of the state officers got together
Friday afternoon and talked over plans
for the Inauguration Of state officers.
Tie inauguration this year will take
place on January IA. and will probably
be held in the Auditorium. If that build
ing can be secured. Otherwise the cere-
monies will be held IN Representative
hall. There viii probably be no inaug-
ural ball. as Governor Hoch is opposed
20 such things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
AN APPEAL FOR CARS.
One That Would Touch Heart of Any
One But a Railroad Official.

Strange appeals for cars drift into
the general offices Of various railways.
A freight official of one of the Kansas
railroads has received a "Plaintive
plaint'' from one of the shippers on
the line he represents. that probably
is the most novel request ever received
by this official. The letter follows:
Dear Sir-We beseech thee, repre-
sentative of the ruling potentate of the
commercial world, to bend thine head,
and to open thine ear, to our humble
pleading,-Give US cars at Talmage.
I'VE realize that we are bit thine
humble servant. and that our daily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
sale of a Fort Scott Hotel.

Fort Scott, Kan. Dec. 22.=C. c.
Nelson has closed the sale of the Good
lander hotel for Mrs. Elizabeth c.
Gocdlander, and at the expiration of
the lease held by the present mana ger.
J. F. Dillon, the new owner Mr.. Theo-
dore B. Baker of Emporia. will assume
the management and control of the
house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
Prohibitionist short of Vote

Concord, N. H. Dec 22.=Eighty
votes are lacking to place the prohibi-
ton party upon the regular ballot at
the next state election as a result OF
the conclusion of the inspection Of ball
lots in the recent gubernatorial contest
Rev. Fdmon Tetley. the prohibition
candidate, gained III votes as a result
of the inspection, but this was not
quite enough to give the party the
necessary three per cent of the vote
cast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
BURNED TO DEATH.
Oil stove Tips Over Setting Household
Goods Afire.

st. Joseph. Mo, Dec. 22-J. S. Gil
Hand and an unknown man were burn
ed to death in a car in the Rock Island
yards here this morning Gilliiand
was moving from Northboro, Ia, to
NARROW, /. T.
An oil stove in the car was tipped
over and set the household goods on
fire roasting the men alive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

cipal of the Mankato city schools. and
was formerly principal of the Gaylord
schools He was Populist four years
ago, and when running on that ticket
four years ago for the office of county
superintendent of Smith county, was de-
feated. Since then he turned Republi-
can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

trial at the next term of the district
court of Finney county. Habeas corpus
proceedings made it necessary for Mr..
Scott to give bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

Garden City, Kan, Dec. 22.@Put-
nam Scott, charged with the murder
of George A. Deal, has been held for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

State Observation-Disclosures E. T. Fair
child has announced the appointment Of
F. " Simmonds. of Mankato. to the Of
fee Of statistical clerk in his office. to
succeed Laura A. Payne The office pays
$1,000 year Mr. Simmonds is the prin-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01
THE FIELD
Irrigation and Development.

There has been much timely discus
sion of the irrigation problem and the
justice of appropriating public funds
to develop sections of the country,
bringing the products from such i'm
proved land into competition with
products grown by farmers who con-
tributed to the cost of such improve
ment 1t has been frequently asserted
that there would be as much justice in
appropriating public money to drain
the water-soaked lands of New Eng
land to make them productive as in
appropriating public money to add
water to arid land for the same pur-
pose. There can be no doubt of the
fairness of such comparison did the
former land exist in such extensive
tracts as to allow the improvement to
be made upon an extensive scale and
thereby enable the government to
make expensive OUTLAWS which individ
uals could not afford to make, but to-
ward the cost of which they would
contribute in the form of annual as
sessments This we understand to be
the policy of the government, the own
er of lands irrigated at public eX-
pense being required to pay for the
service.
The irrigation service already estab-
lished by the government includes
eleven important projects in several
states and territories, one in Nevada
being so far completed that water is
being delivered to $4,000 acres of what
was formerly a barren desert. Land
in the vicinity of the irrigation plants
that can receive the water service is
in active demand and settlements are
being made with marvellous rapidity.
An instance of this is cited in Idaho,
where one year ago person camped
over night in the midst of the sage
brush thirty miles from the nearest
house. This was upon a tract of 1907
900 acres included in one of the irri
cation projects, and now, although the
project is not yet completed, and not
a drop of water has been delivered,
there have sprung up where he had
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01

camped alone a year ago over 1400
well-built homes, housing as many
families and supporting three thriving
towns. 1t is estimated that the irriga-
tion projects now under way upon
sections of land tributary to st. Paul
will add 100000 to the population in
few years and thereby increase the
production of crops and add to the
market for manufactured goods. The
results in other sections will be similar
and are considered important in the
development of the country as a whole.
1t is only upon this basis that these
expenditures can be justified. Any
legitimate means of promoting agricul-
ture should meet with general approx.
al, for whatever promotes agriculture
promotes all other industries, but no
section of the country should be spec
tally favored in the distribution of
such assistance. So long as similar
conditions are accorded similar aid in
development at government expense,
or under government patronage, the
farmers should not object simply upon
the basis of bringing products into
competition with their own, for, while
asking for the development of agri.
culture upon the broad basis of public
welfare, they cannot we'll object to the
competition that such development
may cause. 1t is against special favo
to localities or persons in the matter
of development to which farmers
should object, for similar conditions
should be accorded similar recogni-
ton, whether in the hills of New Eng
land or upon the prairies or the desert
lands of the west. The principle un-
DERIVING all such governmental action
should be broad and patriotic.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01
Another Irrigation Company.

Recently there was formed at Daven-
port a corporation to be known as the
Davenport Land and Irrigation Com
pany, and composed of the following
persons: J. B. Pershall, j. J. Inkster,
John Level, H. H. Granger, r. L. Dal-
ton, G. X. Birge, Oscar Leipman, Ben
jamin Hurley, F. w. Anderson and l.
j. Minnick. This company is reported
as now placing an irrigation plant in
the Columbia River about two miles
below the mouth of the Spokane river
from which it is figuring on irrigating
500 acres of fruit land. 1t has built a
pier triangular in shape with the
point up stream, at the lower corner
installing a waterwheel, from which It
expects to develop ninety-two horse
power This will be used in forcing
water upon the land from immense
pumps.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01
Why Potatoes Degenerate.

A late bulletin issued by German
agricultural college goes into lengthy
discussion of the degeneration of po-
tato varieties and says the cause is
possibly due to continued propagation
by means of the tubers, to unfavor-
able local conditions, and to poor Sc
lection of seed tubers. The literature
on this subject, as we'll as experiments
along this line are reviewed. The
author concludes that in all probability
the age of a potato variety is not a
factor in it's degeneration, but that un-
suitable environment, especially
poorly adapted soil and insufficient
care in the selection of seed tubers,
are strong factors in reducing the
vigOr of a variety.
Reviewing the experiments made by
different stations the author says the
degeneration of varieties can be con-
sidered as largely due to cultural and
local conditions, while the superiority
of new varieties over older sorts is
regarded as indicating a greater adapt
ability to the particular region. Phys
biological degeneration of a variety is
not believed to result from the aseXual
method of propagation through SER
les of years.
The fact that certain old varieties
in particular localities retain their
productiveness, in the opinion of the
author would seem to contradict such
conclusion 1t is stated that study
of the principal factors of growth, es-
pecially climatic conditions in each
locality, would throw much needed
light upon this subject.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01
Sweet Peas and Bees.

The California Cultivator calls at
tention to an interesting point in ma
tural science that is being discussed
with regard to sweet peas. 1t is said
that stocks of some varieties have
shown an unusually large proportion
of "rogues" this season, which is at
tributed to the prevalence of humble
bee, which in visiting the flowers pulls
down the keel by it's weight and ex-
poses the pistil, thus effecting cross
fertilizating. Growers with a turn
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01

for natural science may be glad to
have their attention turned to an in
teresting subject for investigation;
others may perhaps welcome a good
excuse in case they are troubled with
complaints as to mixed stocks.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01

Over 100000 sheep were marketed
at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St.
Louis and st. Joseph last year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-01

Lambs are much more proftably fed
than yearlings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
d. d. Conway For Congress.
Tenth District.

July 10TH Conway Grand
democratic candidate in this district At
that time the PILOT said in part:
e prominent democrats have been quietly
cated for time with the Congressional nomination this
The old notion that the within the geographical limits
district their allegiance political party
right wrong aacy If there time
collars would be discarded the u and comforting
independence voter right
respect people The past year
affairs the Investigations the departments Wash
ngton the scandals which specifically political their
character being of the perpua the admin
aton the republican party these and other of omission
shaken the confidence of the people the republican
professions pledges and promises.
guided solely all people
matter the democratic looked to- right existing
the matter of selecting candidate the Tenth
thought consideration
careful survey been the qualifications every
candidate considered the reached
Conway Rapids county, taking everything
product the Wisconsin university young capable pop
home generally throughout district
all the of leader and is well informed the
the campaign honest thoroughly reliable
equipped to make worthy able successful
mate him"
D. D. Conway nominated He is eminenty the
district will
make mistake in working for and casting votes for
D. D. CONWAY FOR CONGRESS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
Voters, How is This ?

W. d. Connors town in Marathon County, Ieassessment
shows large difference W. j. Kregel who appointed to
take another of the town of Statod (Which is
practically owned by W. d. Connor candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin and Chairman of the Republican
Central Commtee) has the work completed
Mr. Krege has found personal property to the value of
$191 91 or $97 ,260 more than the old assessment
In real estate Mr. Kregel found $727,895 1868 10
than the first assessment
Total 1st assessment $459,646.
Total special assessment $92OOl6.
Mr.. Krege found 100000 more lumber and 100000
logs belonging the W. d. Common Lumber Co. than
reported.
Voters will it pay to vote for W. d. Connor and the men
he has put up the republican ticket?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30

No one will gainsay that John Spoon
er is an able orator He has made for
himself national reputation. But those
who hear him next wednesday evening
at the opera house, should compare his
speech with that of John Aylward's s.
The latter did not resort to bitter, per-
sonal denunciation of any one. He did
not insinuate that republicans were
traitors to their county because they
voted as they have, nor did he talk like
a fourth-rate, pettifoggyiug lawyer as
did Spooner when here two years ago,
and in which way said Spooner has
always acquitted himself when in this
city, and the Pilot will be very much
surprised if Mr.. Spooner does not spend
his time next Thursday evening in vilely
denouncing his opponents rather thanin
giving his listeners good, clean speech
We hope he viii do the latter aud there
by raise himself in the estimation of the
people of Marathon county.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
When Friends Are Needed.

The late Thomas Coldwell, inventor
of the lawn mower, was noted in New
burg for his charity. A citizen of
Newburg once stole some money. He
was bitterly attacked in consequence.
But Mr. Coldwell stood by him and
to a certain man who was maligning
him he said one day: you, / see
are a fair-weather friend, George
Well, you are not singular there.
Most friends are like you. There was
a man who said to a convict: Always
do right and your friends will stand
by YOU
Yes the convict answered bitter
ly, but the time a man needs friends
to stand by him is when he does
wrong"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
Catching Whales in St. Lawrence.

The st. Lawrence river whale fish
ing industry is now running full blast
in the vicinity of Seven Islands. 1t
seems that the company engaged in
this work is now taking on an aver
age whale every day. There are so
many of these animals in the gulf
that those engaged in the industry are
able to select one out Of the many
which are seen disporting themselves
in the water. They are quickly dis
patched by a lance which is fired
into them out of a gun on board the
fishing steamer, and to the lance is
affixed a bomb which eyplodes inside
the whale after entering it's body.
Some are so feet long and weigh as
much as 120 tons. One whale will
often yield so or so barrels of oil,
and a large quantity of whalebone,
which is worth $500 ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
Korean Omen of Good Fortune.

The Koreans are greatly exercised
over the appearance of a bamboo tree
through the cracks of the floor last
occupied by the late Gen. Min Yong
Whan. Since the suicide of the gen
eral in November last the room has
been kept closed, and when the room
was opened two days ago the bamboo
had already attained the height of
more than four feet
The Koreans find a parallel in this
phenomenon in an event that occurred
in Songdo 500 years ago, when a
patriot defending the emperor was
done to death on stone bridge just
outside the city Several months
after his death bamboo sprouted up
between the stones on the very spot
where the patriot had breathed his
last.-South China Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
NO CHANCE FOR ILLUSIONS,
Maiden Knew Her Limitations and
Her Capabilities.

There was no false pride about Lu.
cinda Madden and she had no illu-
sions at the age of 46 when she &C.
cepted Hiram Gregg's offer of mar.
riage. She was a Manufactured and
sharp-tongued person, and she knew
it.
Also, however, she knew her capa-
bilities as cook and housekeeper, and
she was well aware that Hiram
Gregg's slow wits and shiftless ways
had made him anything but a favorite
with the feminine portion of the village
She found things to like in Hiram, by
looking hard for them, but she pro.
posed to keep him well in hand. -
We'll, Lucindy," said Hiram, one
evening, two or three days before
the wedding, here we are, going to
be married, after ALL both of us.
guess Lucindy, I'm about your nrst
offer, amt I?'
"You are" said Lucinda, firmly
"and I'm your last offer, Hiram, and
going to be if my health holds out, sc
We won't make any more talk over
that. Youths Companion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30

THERE will have to be a shake-up in
the management of express companies
under the new law. As it is now. the
officials of railroads are officials of eX-
press companies and vice versa, which
would indicate a conspiracy in restraint
of trade, especially as there is no COM
petition between express companies at
joint points. What the people are bound
to have before they get done legislating
about corporations, is competition, or
where competition is not possible, such
just rates as the situation demands. If
the new law is found not sufficient to
insure that, the law will be further
amended by Congress. Congress here
after viii be in the hands of the people
instead of being, as heretofore, a cor
poration annex
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
Strange Story of a Mexican Church.

An interesting story is brought from
Celaya by an American lady, who
vouches for the truth of it, which
might furnish food for thought and in
vestigation to the skeptical, who can
not accept as gospel all stories relat-
ing to the supernatural
According to the story told by this
lady there appears every night exact
ly at the hour of IL on the grounds of
the parochial church of Celaya, which
is in the heart of the city, the form of
a man dressed in priestly garb, who
walks back and forth between the
gate and the door of the chapel read.
ing a strange book and murmuring
strange sounds.
The gaze of this nocturnal peram-
bulator is fixed steadfastly upon the
book, in which, to all intents and pur-
poses, he is intensely absorbed, and
pays not the slightest attention to
things mundane. 1t is said that rain
or shine a midnight visit is never
missed, and this has been kept up for
months. According to the story no
one dare approach the premises, and
the peon class, the members of which
are intensely superstitious, will not
venture within a block of what they
consider the haunted church.-MeXi-
can Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
"sEEING" EUROPE IN A WEEK.
Mayor McCIeIlan's Story Not Great
Deal Exaggerated.

Mayor Mcclellan, of New York,
taxed at a dinner party about the way
that some Americans rush through
their sightseeing during their summer
abroad.
Il have been told" he said, that
an American once drove in hanson
up to the British museum, leaped out,
kicked aside the pigeons that were
feeding in the court, and said to the
uniformed official at the door:
Have you still got the Elgin mar
bles?'
Eyes, sir OF course, sir
"'Cood. And the Assyrian winged
bulls?
They are sill IRE, sir
What about those 5000 year old
human remains on the second floor
they're not sold yet, are they?
No, indeed, sir. Won't you step
in and see them?'
No, thanks. I'll just take them as
per catalogue. You see, I've got
Westminster, st. Paups, the houses
of parliament and the South Kensing-
ton to do this morning, and | must get
a train for Oxford in time to run
over the colleges before starting for
Stratford for the night So long,
sir"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
Metals of Early Ace.

Excavations at the ancient city of
Gezer, mentioned in early sacred his
tory, carried on by members of the
Palestine exploration fund for the
past three years, have developed nu-
merous finds" Eight cities have
been discovered, superimposed upon
each other, on the site of the old de-
Tense to the western road to Jerusa-
lem The culture, history, religion
and customs of the inhabitants from
as far back as 500 Z. G. have been
revealed by architecture, jugs, weap-
ons and masonry. DR.. f. w. G.. Mas
terman, member of the excavating
party, writes as follows: THE ear
liest inhabitants lived in caves and
made all their weapons and instru-
ments of flint. In the middle period
bronze is the only metal known, while
at a time roughly synchronous with
the coming of Israel, iron appears and
gradually replaces bronze"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30

D. D. Conway was born and raised
on farm at Rudolph, Wood County,
Wisconsin, in the Tenth Congress
sional district. He is now .38 years
of age. Between the ages of ~
and 20, he attended school in the
spring and fall and in the winter
drove team on logging sleigh. He
attended the Oshkosh normal school
and for three years taught school.
He was Clerk of the Circuit COurt
of Wood county, from Jan. LIST, 1891
to Jan. LIST, 1895, the last two years
of that time, he hired a deputy and
attended the Law School of the
University of Wisconsin, and gradu-
ated therefrom in June, 1895. Since
then he has practiced law at Grand
Rapids. He has been District
Attorney of Wood county for two
years and has held the Office of city
attorney and supervisor several
times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
Golfers Please MOLE.

The best golf story of the season
comes from Blackburn, Mass. A Mr..
Malam Brothers, the Blackburn JUS
tees clerk, had driven from the fifth
hole, when a big seagull swooped
down on the ball as it lit, and carried
it of in its bill, with six other gulls
furiously contesting for possession.
Regarding the ball as lost, Mr.. Bro
theirs dropped another and played it,,
but on following up was astonished to
find that the original ball had been
dropped well on the green. The ques-
ton Immediately arose, was he enti-
tied to play it where it lay?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
State.

For Governor-JOHN A. AWKWARD.
For Lieut. Gov.-MICHAEL F. BLENSKI.
For Secretary of State-CL ARENCE J. NOEL.
For State Treasurer-ANDREW JENSEN.
For Attorney General-MARTIN l.. LUCK.
For Com. of Ins.-HENRY j. NEUENS.
Congressional.
Mem. of Cong, 10th Diss-D. D. CONWAY.
Legislative.
State Senator, 25th Dist.-WM. W. ALBERS.
Mem. Assembly LIST Dist-NICH. SCHMIDT.
Mem. Assembly, I'd Dist.-OTTO MUENCHOW
County.
County Clerk-WILLIAM WATERHOUSE.
County Treasurer-ERNST RINGLE.
Sheriff-FRANK O'CONNOR.
Coroner-DOUGLAS L. SAUERHERING
Clerk of CONTEMPORARIES w. CERANSKI
District Attomey-FRANK P. REGNER.
Register of Deeds-EDWARD C. KRETLOW.
Surveyor-WILLIAM H. GOWEN.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
OUR NEXT SENATOR.

Tire of Wausau Marathon
November Senator should that William
" Abes of this CITY, candidate for that position All
acquainted with Mr. Abrrs full well that he will
most faithful and panstakng of the Mr. Abs will
be found advocating of right
his
necessary
Marathon should it that Mr.
enough the election November to him the
His honesty integrity and love for fair strong
If represented
Abes will certainly be next State Senator.