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, 1906-12-26
CAUGHT IN
THE Goes
STEAM SHOVEL ENGINEER LOSES
RIGHT FOOT IN WHEEL IN
STORAGE COAL YARDS.
Had Been Relieved From Duty Here
and Ordered to Report at O'Fal-
Ions, Nebraska, but Delayed Going
Until Tonight-Has Wife and Fam
lily Living at Cheyenne.

Henry Headlund Of Cheyenne, who
came here on the 4th Of the present
month % run the steam shovel used
in loading storage coal at the shops
here. caught his right foot in the cogs
of the shovel at 1896 this afternoon,
and it was so badly crushed at the
ankle that the limb will have to be am
putated. Drs. Stevens and Miller are
now working with the unfortunate mar
at the office of District Foreman Sui
livan, they reaching the spot a few
minutes after the accident. Mr.. Head
1und had a few bruises about the face,
sustained as he fell, but they are con-
sidered of little Importance by the
surgeons.
Preparing to Go Away.
Headlund was relieved at noon to-
day, Chief Clerk Harry Langheldt
spending some time in getting his rec.
ord in shape for forwarding to OFal
Ions, Neb., on the new line east OF
Cheyenne, where he was to have beer
assigned to duty. The man was to
have gone east ON train No. 4, but was
delayed, intending to take the night
train. He was not at work at the
shovel at the time Of the accident, but
was probably showing the new engi'
neer some of the things that needed
his attention about the p~onderous ma
chine when the accident occurred.
Headlund lives at Cheyenne, where he
has a wife and family. About thirteen
years ago he was a resident OF TINS
city. The amputation had not been
completed when The Republican went
to press.
, 1906-12-26

Why not get all the news when 1t
is news by reading The Republican?
, 1906-12-26

Havana, Dec. Ex-Governor Magoon
is investigating the report that the
Japanese are planning an instruction
in February against United States rule
in Cuba, the Philippines and Hawaii.
This information was given to the
United States government by Pardinas,
the government official.
Watched but Not Molested.
tographs and measurements of the for
tifications of Havana. The officers have
been shadowing the five Japanese for
three weeks. Governor Magoon or
dered the police to watch them, but
o not modest them.
, 1906-12-26
ERNEST 6 cRANMER OFFICE
STRUCTURE SUFFERS Sc
WE'RE LOSS FROM ElEc-
TRIO LIGHT WIRE.

Scores of Tenants Suffer Loss In the
Burning of the Upper Floors, Loss
to Building Alone Being Placed at
Fifty Thousand Dollars-One of
the Owners Is the Father of Prom
inent Laramie Citizen.
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lad COD Somethinr.

81 was up in northern Vermont
about the first of May" said the Bos-
ton insurance agent, and one day ]
had a farmer drive me across the
country between two towns. In our
conversation he told me that he had
forty acres of land, but owing to its
sterility he could hardly make living.
In a joking way, and supposing he
would take it as a joke. I said:
" Why don't you plant the whole
thing to gondolas2'
a Yes. I might he unused but 7
think I have got a better thing-some-
thing that will pay big after two or
three years.
And what is that
- There was Teller up here from
Cane Cod the other day and he told
me that It was just the place to grow
Holsters, and he's going to send me UP
half a dozen to begin with next fall
Did he give you any statistics
about them ?
= Figures. you mean? All he said
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ON C0BURN'S TRAIL.
Vow People Arc After Information
About Propagating sunflowers.

Three or four weeks ago an item
appeared-probably it was intended
as a joke=in some of the newspapers
that Secretary Coburn of the board Of
agriculture was much Interested in
promoting the cultivation OF Russian
sunffowers for their seed. and that
he contemplated issuing a bulletin
upon the subject. This was news 20
Mr.. Coburn. but it has brought to him
considerable correspondence and nu-
nerous inquiries from different states
asking for information on the subject.
One of the letters received is of in
terest, as it reveals that Mr. ]. NJ.
Wolff, of Burlingame, Kas-, is now
growing about twenty acres of these
suntlowers, with very good pros
pect for fair crop
MI. Wolff writes that he has hau
some previous experience IN raising
these sunf1owers. and is still expert
menting with various methods of cui-
tivation to determine which is best.
Two years ago he gathered from
three-fourths of an acre forty-five
bushels of seed, and that, too, in q
season somewhat unfavorable for its
best maturing.
Mr.. Wolff says the seeds are unsur-
passed for putting live stock and fowls
IN condition for exhibition purposes,
and are used as ingredients of certain
fancy prices. He expects to continue
his experiments, not only in the Guilt
walton of sunfiowers for seed, but in
feeding the ground seeds in connec-
ton with alfalfa and corn to calves,
poultry and other live stock
While Secretary Coburn has not
given any particular attention to the
development of the sunhower industry.
he sees no good reason why-as Kan
sas is seemingly the natural habitat TO
the sunfiower and some of the varie-
ties yield enormously in seeds very
rich in oil-their cultivation might not
become an important and profitable
Undertaking.
He expects to watch the matter
very closely hereafter with a view to
their possible development, improve
ment and utilization. He thinks the
state experiment stations at both Man
haitian and Hays might do we'll to Wig
orously prosecute Investigations with
all the different varieties of sunfiowers
which are large producers Of seeds,
with view of discovering if they do
not afford material for adding new
industries and new wealth TO Kansas.
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The late Bret Harte was q very lev
able man to those who really knew him.
Yet, sometimes, he could be very bit
ter. Once, when he YVES consul at Gas
gov, he attended 3 big city dinner. The
Scotsman who sat next to him had q
reputation for nearness. And he hadn's
Deen very well lately.
The Scotsman said: Can you recon-
mend a good physician"
Il can II you want him to attend %
yourself said Bret Harte.
''Yes?"
.Deathl''
why death?''
Because he viii only cost you one
visit"-M A
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NEARLY LOST HIS LIFE.
F'ormaldehyie Fumes overcome sani-
tary Ohicer HIM.


Inhaling the heavy, suffocating
fumes of formaldehyde, used for disin-
feeting purposes, Ha1lock Hill, SAM
evening. and his life Tor awhile was
despaired of, though he is considered
out of danger today.
Hill was in the offices of the sani-
tary department at the city hall last
evening. He had reported at the
office after leaving the crematory
plant, where he is in charge for the
city, and remained until $3.50. He was
not feeling particularly well. and
catching the fumes of Iormaldehyde
which escaped from a disinfecting
machine became violently i'll. Bert
Hill. a son, was fortunately in the
offices at the time and was able to
summon immediate aid. An ambu-
lance was called and DR.. Storrs sum
moned. The man was removed to his
home at 1928 Tyler street. He was very
sick throughout the evening" and only
late this morning recovered sufficient
~ to be relieved of constant pain.
J. D. Pattison. sanitary sergeant
had left the Office previous to Hilf's
sudden attack of illness and knew
nothing Of what happened until this
morning.
II don't see what Hill could be do
ing with the formaldehyde," said he.
He had no use for it, and I can't ac-
count for fumes from the disinfecting
machine. I think that his attack was
more largely due to what he had
eaten rather than to the fumes from
formaldehyde
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
FOR A REAL BAND STAND
Work on Structure in City Park Be-
gun Today.

Work commenced today upon the
erection of a band stand in City park.
The contract was let to Metz and An
derson for $3.50, who started to fulfill
their contract at once.
The band stand will be substantially
erected and will be situated some dis
lance back from Kansas avenue on
which the park fronts. Cement blocks
will be employed for a foundation and
FIR and cypress will be the materials
used in the structure itself. The
dimensions will be 20 by "a feet, ample
enough to seat Marshau's band with
it's fifty members. The roof will be
fancy and painted in four different
colors. The stand viii be almost a
duplicate of the one In Garfield park
Arrangements are being made to com
plete the construction Of the building a
week from wednesday night, at which
time it is expected that Marshail's will
give a concert.
Those who promoted the erection Of
the new band stand in the city park
have requested the street railway com
pany to light the park for Wednesday
evenings concert.
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from the army on account OF dlsaDll-
ties contracted in the service
In 1854 he raised another company
that assisted in the defense of the state
of Indiana against the confederate in
x,asion under General Morgan. He was
also appointed captain Of this company
BY Governor Morton.
In 1865 he was nominated by the Re-
publicans Of Cass county for the legis-
lature but was beaten.
In 1866 Judge Guthrie settled in the
city Of Topeka, and ever afterwards
made it his home. He was a large
hearted and public-spiFited man. He
soon became familiar with the in
terests and affairs of the state. and OF
the city and the county of his resi-
to promoting all public enterprises
looking to the growth and develop
nent Of the state, and Of the city Of
Topeka in particular. He held many
offices and positions of trust and honor
i'm the state during his lifetime, and
was faithful and loyal to every in
terest committed to his care.
He represented Shawnee county in
the legislature for several terms.
He was district judge for this judi
cial district from January 1888, un-
til January, 1898.
He served as postmaster in the city
He served four years as chairman
of the Republican state central COM
mittee
He was twice elected as a presiden-
tiaI elector on the Republican ticket.
and was on one occasion selected as
messenger to convey the electoral vote
of the state to washington
IN 1876 he came within one vote
of being nominated as the Republican
candidate for governor of the state.
He served three years as professor
Of medical Jurisprudence IN the KAN
sas Medical college.
He also served on the commission
appointed to select a site for the pres
emf federal building in Topeka
He was actively associated with the
promoters of the Santa Fe railroad
in the construction of its road from
ToDeha to Kansas City and from To-
neka southwest to Oklahoma, and in
recognition of his services in the lat
ter enterprise the city Of Guthrie, in
Oklahoma, was named for him.
Judge Guthrie was for many years
an active and influential member of
the Masonic order. and in 1877 was
grand master Of the order IN the state
Of Kansas.
testimony to the consoling fact that
during his long residence Of forty
years in this community, Judge Guth-
RE was a prominent and useful fac
tor in its political, professional and
civic life. and we respectfully tender
to the sorrowing and grief-stricken
family of our departed brother assur-
ance of our sympathy and coincidence
with them in the loss of a loving and
faithful husband. and a kind, affec-
tionate and indulgent father.
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HE HAD THE CASH.
John Heilman's Name Not Accepted
so He Puts Up Money.

The case of the state against Felix
Dodson. the youth who attempted to
penetrate the vitals of Robert Cuth-
birth with a dirk on account Of n fan
cied insult was called In. the city court
this morning and the young man placed
under $7G0 bonds for his appearance at
the next term of the district court
John Hoffman volunteered to go on
his bond but John didn't look like $40
in Clerk of the Court O'Neil and the
proposition was declined with thanks
John was not much disturbed by the
finding of Mr. O'Neii and asked to be
excused for q few moments when he
came back with $500 in cold cash much
to the establishment of the court and all
concerned save the Wouldbe bondsman.
The bond was afterwards accepted
when it had been strengthened by the
signatures of several other members Of
the Heitman family and the $500 in cash
was returned.
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KANSAS FLAG DAY.
UnfurIing of stars and Stripes to Be
Celebrated.

During a half hour on the afternoon
OF September 8 appropriate exercises
will be held in each of the public
schools of the state in commemoration
Of the one hundredth anniversary of
the first unfurling of the flag Of the
United States in the state of Kansas.
AS q matter of fact the anniversary of
this occasion falls on Setember %,
ton of the event will be held in the
schools throughout the state on Sep
TENDER %.
This celebration in the schools has
been brought about through the efforts
Of Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland. president of
the Women's Kansas Day club and the
State Historical society, and the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, who
have determined to participate in the
celebration by the people of Republic
City. in Republic county, of the one
nundredth anniversary of the visit
Of Zebulon Montgomery Pike to the vii
lage of Pawnee Republic, September %
1906.
Four days will be devoted to this eel
ebration. September 26 will be Women's
day; September q, Grand Army day;
September %, Historical day. and Sep
TENDER g. Pixies day.
1t was on this latter day one hundred
years ago that Pike, while making his
famous exploration which resulted in
the first knowledge of Pixies Peak
found a village of PaWnee Indians with
the Spanish flag above them, notwith-
standing the transfer of the country by
the Louisiana purchase, and he caused
them to take it down and raise the flag
of the United States in its place. This
was the first unfurling Of the stars and
stripes in Kansas.
At the suggestion of Mrs Mcfarland,
the historical society took up the mat
ter of having this occasion conmemor-
ated in the schools with I. L. Dayhoff
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, and he has given it his enthusiasts
tic support. A pamphlet telling Of
Pixies unfurling Of the flag over the
Pawnee' village and also the details of
the celebration which have been planned
by the people of Republic City, has been
prepared by the historical society and
Mr. Dayhof will send copies of this to
the county and district superintendent
of the schools so that they can get
ideas for their exercises which will be
instructive to the school children Of the
state.
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new PAVING BONDS.
City Council VIII Issue Over a Hun
dred Thousand Dollars Worth.

The city council at a specially called
meeting of the council for Friday
evening will authorize the issue of
$111.262.15 in Improvement bonds to
pay for the paving operations of this
year. This includes not only all of the
brick paving which is included in the
paving sch edule of 1905, but also the
repaving of Kansas avenue
The total cost of these improvements
Will be $124,302.76, but the property
owners have paid assessemnts in full
for paving amounting to $13,O40.61,
thus reducing the necessary bond issue
to that amount.
The cost of the paving is divided ap-
prOximately as follows: $1,000 for
the brick paving and $4,000 for the
repaving of Kansas avenue
The payments of the assessm ents in
full was as follows: $9s582.69 for
Kansas avenue and S,457.92 for the
brick paving
The bonds viii bear interest at 5
per cent and have been purch ased by
Well, Roth & Co. of Cincinnati.
The special meeting was called with
the intention of getting the money for
paying off the contractors as soon as
possible. The process of disposing of
bonds and the payment of the money
for them is circuitous and takes con-
siderable time. The contractors are
usually well along with their paving
work before the money for the bonds
is in the hands of the city to pay the
first engineers estimates to the con-
tractors This means that the con-
tractors have to carry their pay roll
along by personally raising the neces-
sary money. Nexatious delays were
experienced this year by the city IN
its bond issue and it looked dubious
for the contractors prospects indi-
Gated that they would have to carry
their pay roll along for from three to
FIVE months before the city would have
the money available from the sale of
t tile i i0nT9veTn ssiT bonds to pay the
monthly estimates.
BY not waiting until August 6. the
next regular meeting of the council.
to authorize the bond issue, the city
gains ten days and expedftes matters
just to that extent
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CORONADO'S PLATE.
Believed That One Found at Newton
Belonged to Explorers Party.

While digging a month ago in
bank of sand near Sand Greek in the
vicinity of Newton, Kan, laborer un-
earthed a most remarkable pewter
plate at a depth of ten feet. and the
accompanying illustration is from a
photograph of the plate This photo
graph was sent to the state historical
society BY Mrs. B. Warkenton, of New
ton with q request that the officers OF
the society decipher il possible the
origin of the plate from the insignia
and decorations on II.
George Martin. secretary of the So
ciety, has gone through the books of
heraldry in the state library and can
find no designs of crowns of Kingdoms
of the present or past ages which cor
respond in any way to the crown IN
the center of the plate nor anything
found which would give significance 10
the chain of Maltese crosses on the
rim of the plate.
Mrs Warkenton wrote that the man
who found the plate would not let II
out of his possession or else she would
have sent it along for inspection. she
had a photograph taken of It. she
saws it is In a most excellent state OF
preservation and that the work on it IS
of a high order.
If the figures under the crown in
dictate the year in which the plate was
made it is over eight hundred years
old. A theory has been advanced that
perhaps this plate is a relic of the ex-
petition the Spanish explorer Coro-
nado made through that part of the
country some centuries ago Ihfs ex-
petition was made about 1870, so the
plate was then over four hundred
years old II the numbers on 1t mean
that it was made in the year HOS. Per
haps some student of antiques will be
able to tell something of the history Of
the plate.
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FTLIP1Nos FOR HAWAII.
Sugar Planters Are Arranging to I'M
port Ilaborers.

Manila. July 24=The Philippine
commission has adopted a resolution
favoring the scheme of the Hawaiian
Planters association 10 transport Fill
pino laborers and their families to Ha-
waii to work in the sugar plantations.
Albert F. Judd, representing the
planters. arrived in the Philippines
two months ago and after making an
Investigation OF the labor conditions
presented to the commission a state
ment of the conditions and needs of
Hawaii
The commission has authorized an
agreement with the planters associa-
ton permitting vessels to pick up Ia
borers at various ports on condition
that they be given good treatment. be
permitted to return to the Philippines
at the expiration OF the terms of con
tract. and that transportation be pro-
vided. Laborers DESTROYS of going to
Hawaii are advised to accept the offer
of the association. Mr.. Judd wants to
secure zoo laborers with their fam
lilies.
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BUTLER SUES ROCK ISLAND.
Claims He Broke His Ankle Because Of
Company's Negligence.

James Butler in his petition filed with
the district clerk this morning has ask
ed that department Of justice for its aid
in securing the payment Of $4,000 from
the Rock Island railroad wnicn ne
claims is due for injuries received on
account Of the negligence Of the com
pany- = oro,..,,
he was at Norton, Kansas, and desired
to leave that city for Topeka and that
he went to the depot to secure the re
ouired transportation and found the
ticket office closed and was compelled
to board the train and pay for his ride.
But this is only one of the incidents
connected with the case He also claims
that the coaches were not stopped at
the depot platform and that he was
compelled to wade through the dark
ness for some distance and that as ne
nassed the water tank of the company
he slipped upon ice which had formed me-
from the drippings Of the tank and fell
frecfurine his ankle in such a manner
that he was unable to follow his call call,
ing as a lecturer for six months, and
vas compelled to lose his salary as well
as TO undergo great mental anguish
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INHUMAN MONSTER.
Term Applied by Judge to Man Ar
raigned Before Him.

New York. July 24.=Charged with
removing the body of his daughter
from a coffin and attempting to throw
it out of a window, Charles Anderson
was called an 'inhuman monster" by
Magistrate Moss in police court yester-
day.
my only regret" said the magis-
trate. as that there is no adequate
punishment for the crime. Civilization
has never dreamed of such an outrage
against decency, and the statutes pro-
vide no penalty in keeping with the
malignity and horror of your act
Witnesses said Anderson went to the
home of his wife, on Park avenue on
Sunday, when the funeral was being
arranged. drove his wife and other
rnourners out of the place. then de-
Hberately tried to throw the body Of
his daughter out of a window. He was
sent to the workhouse on default OF
$500 bail.
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HOPE TO GET BREsNAHAN.
Cincinnati Fans Knitting Pair of Red
Sock to Fit the BackstOp.

New York. July 24--Garry Herr
nann's Cincinnati folks are knitting a
pailr of red socks for Roger Bresnahan,
the New York backstop. The deal which
landed Cy Seymour with the Giants
again isn't ended. The reported passing
of $4,000 to President Hermann for
the National leagues champion bats
man is said to have long term reserva-
ton, which may result in Bresnahan's
entrance in Redland as field leader
and possible successor to Ned Hanion
The Bresnahan type is Herrmann's
baseball ideal. A few months ago the
Cincinnati club owner told John r.
Brush that he considered Bresnahan
worth $4,000 to any club. land I'll give
it for him any time concluded Herr
mann.
The Hermann declaration on BFesna-
han was made in a New York hotel
and was heard by several. One of these
repeated it yesterday The Seymour
deal brought strong recoIections OF the
incident. and has given backbone to the
belief that there IS something beside a
straight sale in the move which made
Seymour a Giant.
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MORTON IN THE FRONT.
Town Lots More Valuable Than in
Other Kansas Counties.

According to the returns made by the
county assessors to the state board of
equalization town lots are more valuable
in Morton than in any other county in
the state with one exception. This coun-
ty is in the southwestern corner of the
state and it has only % town lots. These
are reported at an average value Of $685.
and the total value is sS 800.
The auditor Of state thought there had
been a mistake in fixing this value and
he returned the blank, but the county
clerk informed him that there had been
no mistake. In Stanton county, east of
Morton, there are % town lots and their
total value is S175, or an average value of
s. rs each. In Stevens. the county east Of
Morton, there are 1945 town lots, and
their average value is $1.6o Grant, the
county north and east Of Morton. has 800
town lots valued at an average OF 81
cents each