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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
ONE ON SHERIFF LUCAS
B. johnson. Marked as a suicide.
Comes TO Life.

Instead of sleeping peacefully and
securely in a grave, B. F. Johnson,
who is wanted in this county to an
sWer charges of forgery, and who was
pronounced dead on Monday last, after
he had cut his throat from ear to ear,
is in the land of the living and unless
something unforeseen develops he will
recover and have to stand trial on the
criminal charges against him. Word
to this effect was received by Sheriff
Lucas yesterday afternoon
Johnson beat the Copeland hotel out
of a board bill and passed some worth
less checks on Mr.. Chappelle, the pro-
prietor, and also on Crosby Brothers.
He got out of the city before the police
got on his trail and it was generally
thought he had made good his escape.
But Sheriff Lucas kept on a still hunt
for him and finally located him in the
jail at Beloit, where he was serving a
term for a petty Offense. His term OF
Imprisonment there was up on Mon
day last and Sheriff Lucas went there
to get him. While Lucas was waiting
for the fellow to pack up his traps he
slashed his throat from ear to ear with
a razor. Physicians were SUNNI oned-
They said there was no chance for
johnson to recover and pronounced
him dead just before Mr.. Lucas left
Beloit for Topeka.
When the coroner of Mitchell coun-
tv went to the Jail later in the day to
take charge of the body he was sur
prised, as may we'll be supposed. to find
that life was not extinct in It Inc
physicians were called again and after
some strenuous work brought the man
back to consciousness, seWed up MS
lacerated throat and started him on
the road to recovery
Sheriff Lucas received his first word
of the rather miraculous recovery OF
Johnson yesterday afternoon in a let
ter which came to him from Sheriff
wallace of Mitchell county, which
read as follows:
Il presume by this time you have
heard that johnson is not dead yet and
the doctors think he will get wen all
right if nothing unforeseen happens.
Well If he does, I think they can cut
a mans head Off and sew it on and he
will get we'll.
Sheriff Lucas said that when he left
the iau to catch the train the doctor
had not only said that Johnson was
dead but said that his -windplpe ano
one Of the jugular veins had been sew
cred entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON.
sentence Passed on Woman Who
Swallowed Diamond.

omaha. July Mrs. Mae Hayes,
convicted of the theft from a local
iewelry firm of $500 diamond, which
She is alleged to have swallowed, has
been sentenced to five years in the pen
itentiary by Judge Sutton in the dis
trict court. Mrs Hayes was looking at
unset gems in the jewelry store and
when the clerks back was turned she
put large stone in her mouth, Two
detectives who had been shadowing her
at once arrested her. and she claims It
was her fright that made her swallow
the diamond. The gem has never been
recovered although Mrs. Hayes offered
to submit to a surgical operation ifpros-
eeution was dropped. This the state
would not agree to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The House Passed 4.5O1 Bills During
the Session.

Washington. July ga detailed
statement of the work of the house
of representatives during the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-ninth congress just
closed, as given out by Winthrop C.
Jones, tally clerk, shows that there
were 4,501 bills passed by the house
and 362 left undisposed of.
The bills is inclusive of bills.
simple. joint and concurrent resolu-
lions. The total number Of laws en-
acted by this congress is given off,
ciaIly as 1889. while the Fifty-eighth
congress. in both its first and second
sessions, enacted a total OF 2. 100 laws.
These are exclusive Of public and pri-
vate resolutions. of which there were
81 enacted at the session just closed
and 80 in the two sessions Of the pre-
ceding congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
wooDMEN OF WORLD COMING
They VIII Be Here in Force from
Kansas City Tomorrow.

An excursion viii be run to Topeka
tomorrow from Kansas City over the
Rock Island to accommodate the
members of Phoenix camp No. 1875 of
the Woodmen of the World and the
aides auxiliary, known as the Wood
men Circle. It is expected that a
thousand Woodmen and their families
will come on this excursion.
Several companies of the uniform
rank will accompany the visitors and
will give an exhibition at Vinewood
park at u o'clock. The members of
the local camps viii meet the visitors
at the depot and escort them to Vine
wood. where all the festivities will be
held. The excursionists viii leave
Topeka at $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
DEPEW is FEEBLE.
Pictured as Nervous Wreck and Heart
Broken.

New York. July THE Evening
Globe says: Hidden in among the hills
of Westchester county, not far from
Briar Cliff manor. In a pleasant coun-
try home, dedicated to restfulness and
calm, G. M. Depew lies stricken, the
canker of grief eating out his mind, his
heart broken his nerves utterly shat
tered In the feeble old man summing
himself lazily on the veranda of this
house of lotus eaters, few would recog-
nize the imposing figure whose eloquent
counsel. both in convention hall and
committee room. more than once made
or unmade legislators and politicians
and gave shape and directions to plat
forms and national politics. The doc
tors who diagnosed his case set It down
as one of nervous prostra ton, an all
embracing term, which covers ills too
complex for pathological classification.
They bundled off the sick man and left
him there in care of trained nurses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
BE LEFT EalpIoxE $1,000.
Leavenworth County Citizen Remem-
bers an Old Friend.

Leavenworth, July THE viii of
the late Charles s. Foster OF Easton
township, filed for probate yesterday.
gives to Samuel Watson, a farmer of
Easton township. the sum of SO 900.
Watson used to work for Foster and
the money was willed him by the aged
man on the strength of the friendship
that existed between them. They were
in no way related.
Mr.. Foster concluded his will as
follows.
II wish to be buried under the pines
north of the well according to the rites
of the German Lutheran church. and
that the grave be marked by a marble
slab upon a foundation of rock about
one foot high, said slab to be 3 y by Z
feet in size. with my name and date
of my birth and death cut thereon,
and no other inscription"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
JUsTTFIEs TAX FERRETs.
Dickinson County Judge Says There
Are Too Many Dodgers

Abilene. Kas., July fudge Moore
has sustained the county commits
siouers in hiring tax ferrets on q COM
mission of % per cent of taxes col
lected to seek unreported assessments
NJ. w Moir & Co. have been work
ing on the county assessment for over
a year and the total of taxes paid I'M
der their efforts has been S5,551.67.
For 1904-'05 there was added to the
tax roll 1854, 522; for 1905. S71,8e0.
An injunction was sought by the
attorney general in the district court
against the payment of a commission,
alleging that the contract was illegal
The court finds that the contract
has been performed at an expense Of
$4,000; that at the time of making the
contract many thousand dollars of tax
able property had been wrongfully
omitted and "an urgent public neces-
sity existed for the employment Of
some competent person or persons to
make df1fgent search and careful ex-
animation" to discover same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
AID FROM yOINTTsTs.
Trickett's Latest Plan to Close Wyan-
dOtte County Saloons.

Kansas City. Kan. July Tn his
antijoint crusade c. w Tricket, the
YVyandotte county assistant attorney
general, appears to ind some new
method OF attack every day. His new
est plan IS one in which some Of the
jointists may want to cooperate. Mr.
Trickett has announced his intention
to trace the mysterious payments that
joint keepers made in Kansas City for
protection and prosecute the collec-
tor. He said he would ask I. b. KIM
brelI. prosecuting attorney Of Jackson
county, to help him.
'I have told the jointists who paid
$50 and 800 to secure protection,
said Mr. TTickett. chat 1 would prom
Use them immunity and secure their
money for them If they would make
afidavits of the payments made.
These men paid $4,000 in all. They
were told they could run wide open
and need not fear arrest. Their places
are now closed and the men who used
the prohibition law as d club to ex-
tort money are law breakers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
RenubIlcan Editors Meet.

Emporia, kas.. July THE Re-
publican editors of this congressional
district meet here today to organize
a district association. About thirty
editors have promised to come. There
are fifty Republican papers in the dis
trict The temporary organization IS
offcered by O. W. Little. of Alma
president. and Austin Terrence. OF
Reading. secretary. Congressman J.
NJ. Miller probably will be in town.
The meeting will be held at the Nit
Way. According to Secretary Tor
renee, nearly every Republican editor
in the Fourth district has promised
to come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
FAVOR DEEP WATERWAY |
Directors Of Chicago Commercial As
ISOLATION Act on Canal Question.

Chicago, July THE directors Of
the Chicago Commercial association
have approved the proposed deep wa
terwav to the Mississippi and the gulf
and decided that the drainage canal
ought TO be turned over to the govern
ment If it viii complete the work to
St Louis.
Z. S Conway. chairman Of the deep
waterway committee. made q general
report to the meeting. The report re-
cites facts and conditions as ascer-
tanned in q personal investigation Gov
ering three months and holds that
when the advantages to be secured to
commerce by the alI-water route are
fully understood there Will be pop
ular demand for It's construction
The report declares the project to
be perfectly feasible. The directors
accepted the report and voted to con-
tinue the committee in its work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
FoRTY-FIvE YEARS IN KANSAS.
Uncle Jimmy Phillips Celebrates His
Delivery From Slavery.

Uncle Jimmy Phillips the mineral
water king, is celebrating the forty
fifth anniversary of his arrival in Kan
sas. 1t was 45 years ago on July that
James Phillips, a lusty IS year old negro
slave boy, the property Of Col. NJ c.
Fuel of Henry county. No, left for
Kansas taking one of his master 5
horses as part payment for his services
He stayed awhile in Fort Scott and then
drifted to Topeka where he has since
lived and where he may be seen any
day dispensing Phillips Best"
when / got to Trading Post said
Phillips today. Il just got down off my
horse and kissed the ground and thank
ed the Lord that I was on free soil. I
promised then to take up the cross and
serve Him and have kept my word. I
have lived in Topeka a long time and
have never been in Jail. I guess
have done pretty Well"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

The Air Dome Stock company is a
success. The place is filled every even
ing ard the audience seems to enjoy the
plays presented. "A Regular Yankee
was the bill last night and THE Blue
and the Gray" Is the bin for tonight
Miss Buchanan who heads the company
IS winning favors.
The last automobile license was
taken out by DR.. J. c. McC1intock.
The license number is "A.
Dramatic Mirror: William Wads-
worth Is spending the summer on his
farm at Pigeon Cove. Massachusetts.
He has been engaged for Blanch
Walsh's company next season.
X X
Mrs. NJ. F. Patten of Deepwater,
Missouri, writes to Mayor Davis and
wants to know of the whereabouts of
her son. H. c. Patten.
X *
Dr. P A Jordan of San Jose. CALI
fornia, is visiting his brother, Council
man c. E. Jordan Of the First ward,
on his way to Chicago. DR.. Jordan
was one Of the physicians called to
suecor the injured right after the san
Francisco earthquake.
\
The formal announcement of the
acceptance of their bid for the $780,
600 issue of Improvement bonds was
wired We'll, Roth & Co. of Cincinnati.
The $4,000 issue of refunding bonds
for which no bid was received will be
readvertised for sale later.
x
DR.. A c. Dillon of Osborne. pur-
chased a new fifteen horse power auto
mobile of the Franklin type from a
dealer in this city last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
summons FOR JOHN D.
Ohio Court VIII Try to Catch Head of
the Standard.

Findlay, O., July Judge Banker, Of
the probate court, has issued a sum-
mons for John D. Rockefeller in con-
nection with the suit recently filed here
against the Standard Oil company and
Mr.. Rockefeller in which it is alleged
that the Valentine antitrust law has
been violated by the Standard Oil and
its subsidiary companies. The summons
has been turned over to Sheriff Groves
who states that he will make service
upon Mr.. Rockefeller as soon as the lat
ter returns from Europe. Sheriff Groves
has gone to Cleveland to serve sum-
mons upon the Standard Oil company
through one of its officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
COSSACkS BLOWN UP.
They We're Raiding an Alleged Bomb
Factory in Poland.

Berlin, July IA dispatch to the
sian Silesia, states that Is cossacks
surrounded lime kiln at Ndiechow, in
the province of Kfelce, Russian Pc
land, on information that it was being
used for the manufacture of bombs
AS the cossacks were forcing their
way in a terrific explosion blew the
kiln to pieces. Eight cossacks were
killed and five were wounded. It is
not established whether the explosion
was caused by the bomb makers inside
or whether the kiln was exploded
from a distance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
nonation to salina Tnlverslty.

Salina, Kas, July THE board Of
directors of the Kansas Wesleyan uni
versity has received a donation of land
in western Kansas estimated to be
worth 81 900. The donor. who is said
to be a citizen of Salina, made the do
nation with the understanding that
his name be not made public. The
land is near Russell Springs and is IN
the wheat belt The directors Of the
college are attempting to raise $4,000
that they may receive a like sum from
Andrew Carnegie for a science hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
Gen. Grants Nurse Dead.

washington, July 7.-Harrison Ter
rill. who became known throughout
the country during the last years of
General Grant as his faithful attend
ant and nurse in New York, and Mount
Gregory, Is dead in this city. While
on duty in the war department he fell
and fractured his skull. He was car
ried to the emergency hospital where
ne died without regaining conscious
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

Washington. July These national
banks have been authorized to begin
business: The First National of Nor
catur Kan, with $4,000 capital; Frank
2. Sayles president jay Dougherty
cashier. The First National of Maud.
Ok, with S25, coo capital; P. II. Cooper
president. z. H Bond cashier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

Conspiracy to defraud the government
while Mrs. Mckinley was postmistress.
Her successor in the office was named
recently and since that time inspectors
have been investigating the past record
of the office Disclosures were made
that charge the former postmistress
with employing clerks at a rate lower
than the government authorized and re-
tanning the difference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

London. July 7.-Jabez Wofn swan
from lover to Ramsgate today. cover
ing the IS miles in six hours and IS min
utes. breaking the record for the same
course. made by the late Captain Webb
in 1875, who covered It IN eight hours
and a half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

a newly discovered region. rich in sill
Yer and other metals. is conveniently
reached by the Grand Trunk Railway
System.
A well prepared booklet descriptive
of the section VIII be mailed on appli-
cation to Geo. w. tYaux.s A. G. p & +.
At. Grand Trunk Railway System, 1876
Adams St. CHICAGO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

Chicago, July Thirty huge Pa
cidc type locomotives have just been
delivered to the Burlington road for
service between this city and Denver.
The machines outweigh by $1,000
pounds the heaviest passenger engines
The BURLINGTON road has ever had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

New York July THE produc-
tion Of George BERNARD shaw's NAV.
Mrs Warren's Profession" in this
city during the last theatrical season
was not a violation of the penal code,
according 10 decision handed down
by the justices OF the court Of special
sessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
Graft in KingAsIler Postomce.

Guthrie. okla. July Mrs. Emily
MCKINLEY. Lizzie Mckinley. her daugf-
ter and J. " Mckinley, her son. were
arrested at Kinghsher, Okla. today on
federal warrants charging them with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

Milwaukee. Wis. July 7.-PresIdent
O Brien has fined Manager Jimmy Burke
Of the Kansas City club 500 and sus-
pended him until the fine is paid for for
feiting a game to the brewers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07
Denver. Colorado Springs. Pueblo and
Return $3.50. Santa Fe.

Ticl its on sale daily. good returning
as late as October 31st, liberal stopover
privilege allowed Fast Colorado Flyer
I'M Topeka 1875 p. m. arrives Colo
rado early next morning. Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses. T. L
King. c. ?. & 7. A.. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-07

Chicago and Return $50 .0O-St. louis
and Return S12.70-Santa Fe.
Tickets on sale daily from June
Final limit returning October 81.
T. L. KING. Agent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-27
Base Ball:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
standing o. III. Team.
q b d
The Last of the Season.

p VI
About twelve hundred people went
to the river park Sunday afternoon to
see the last game of the season, the
Oskaloosa Quakers and the MARSHALL
town Brownies being the contestants.
The excursion from Marshalltown
brought several hundred strangers to
the city and the Marshalltown contin-
gent contained many good rooters.
The game started well. Coates was
on the slab for the Quakers and Slap
nicka for the visitors. Coates had all
the best of the game while the real
game lasted, and then he let up and
let Marshalltown lam the ball as they
pleased. Even then they famed be-
fore him. Slapnicka, who was elected
captain for the day, left the box in
the last of the seventh and put in
Spencer. Marshalltown errored time
after time and steals were made by
Quaker runners with every inning,
Marshalltown basemen failing to hold
the ball.
The Quakers were changed about in
position to some extent. Mattick,who
went to st. Louis last evening, was
replaced by Rusty" Owens in left.
Fred Steele was on second, Patterson
in right and Moody behind the bat.
The game was spirited for the first
two innings, the locals leading by a
score in the first. In their part of
the third they secured three more, all
earned on bunch Of hits and the
Quakers were sure of the game. One
in the fourth and one in the fifth
frightened Marshalltown's prospects.
But when the Quakers made five in
the sixth, with two two-base hits, err
rors and poor play, the crowd grew
tired and left the grounds for the
train. The Quakers got one more in
the seventh and made Marshalltown a
present of two two-base nits in the
eighth, netting an earned run.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-27
Held Train For Editor.

Deep River Record: The Northwest.
ern railway helped US out amazingly
last Saturday. We were in Oskaloosa
and the Iowa Central was fifteen min
utes late, which knocked the Wright
connection into a cooked hat. But
there were four passengers for that
train, one of whom was going to &C.
dar Rapids, and a request was made
to hold the Northwestern flyer for a
few minutes. The Central people
promised to get their train out by IL
o'clock, but it was 1911 when it left,
and hopes of getting north were slim.
But to our surprise and qualification
the Northwestern train was waiting
little impatient, perhaps, but wait
ing, and had been for twenty minutes.
We logged along north at a merry
pace, and reached Deep RIVER only
four minutes late.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-27
epDYvILLE.
(By John h. sipes.l

Mrs. P. P. Davis and daughter, Miss
Chloe, of Kansas Cityare visiting her
father, w. p, Brodrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller returned
Thursday from two weeks visit at
their former home at Columbus,
Kansas.
Mrs. c. L. Myrick of Des Moines
came down Wednesday for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Norman,
and other relatives.
Rev. Kight left for Salem Thursday
and his family followed on Friday to
make their home. Rev. Potter and
family, of Ainsworth, have been NOV
ing into the parsonage.
]. B. Jones of Ottumwa has sold
his eight acre farm near Coalfeld to
Mike Berto of Lost Creek. The con-
sideration was $3.50 and the deal
was made by Beamer Bros.
The New York Bloomer Girls played
ball here Thursday afternoon against
lOCdl "NS
quite large. The score was to IA IN
favor of the Bloomer Girls.
On Friday Carl Powell purchased
| w. F. Jager's small place in the north
suburbs of town. This place has for
some time been occupied by ]. s. Old
ham, VIII will soon vacate the same.
Walter Lafferty, who had been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Lafferty, returned to Kansas City on
Thursday night. He will go from
there to Washington state in about
ten days to accept position.
The funeral of ]. r. Davidson, Sr.,
was held from the Congregational
church Thursday afternoon. The ser
vices were in charge Of Rev. Hemp
stead, and burial was made in High
land cemetery. Mr.. Davidson died
| Tuesday night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-27
FOUND GUILTY OF PEONAGE
COURT IMPOSES PRISON TERMS
AND FINES.
Charles M. Smith to Serve Three
Years and Six Months and Pay
$4,000 and Costs.

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Sept. 22.-The
jury in the Smith case Friday re-
turned a verdict of guilty against
Charles NJ. Smith and Charles NJ.
Smith, Jr., and the five tenants Of
their farms on the eleventh count in
the peonage case.
The eleventh count of the A indict-
ments refers to John Reed, the negro
who was with Roosevelt in Cuba and
escaped from the shack on the Smith
farm by saving his way through the
floor at night. He was the strongest
negro witness for the government.
Judge Krum filed a motion for q
new trial.
Judge Pollock overruled the motions
for a new trial and in arrest of judg.
ment and then pronounced sentences
as follows: Charles NJ. Smith, three
years and six months in the peniten-
tiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and
a fine of $4,000 and costs; Charles NJ.
Smith, Jr., two years in the peniten-
tiary and a fine of $4,000 and costs.
Ben Stone and Ben Fields, each one
year and six months and 800 fine; W.
Lee Rogers and William Woods, each
two years and six months and 800
fine; Floyd Woods, two years and six
months and 500 fine.
Under instructions from the court,
James Smith and Rex Smith were &C.
quilted.