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CASE NO. noa4

First published IN The Topeka state
Journal January s. 19o6l
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
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I WILL not be responsible for any bills
made by my wife, Electa s. Edwards,
after this date. 1906 Harry r. Ed
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sHERIFFs SALE.

Thirst published in The Topeka Stzta
Journal January 1s G9sl
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RAILROAD zzBzE TABLES

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TOPEKA. KAN,
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CERAMIC SUPPLIES.

A FULL. line Fry's coiors. oils mediums
etc Hasburg's and Fry 29man. gold
ana japanese designs. books and E1zntR,
at 1923 Clay st. Bell tel 4ss-A IND tel 7as.
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE SHAWNEE COUNTY REPUBL1-
MARCH 10. 1906
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Sometimes. said Uncle Jerry PEBBLES,
s'vrhen T see these stories about grating
In high place I begin to think, by gum,
that there amt any such thing as honor.
even among thieves Chicago Tribune.
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first Preeinct-Commencin at intersee-
lion Of I3outhitt st. and Union ave thence
-oslf1a on Union ave. to I'D st. thence
-.essf on I'D st. TO EurIingame ave. thence
north on BuTalnsalne ave 70 center OF
tiea Of lot $40 on Burlingame ave
fhence north 10 Dist ST, thence west on sfst
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wANrEn-sTTuA41oNs.

vVARTTIsD-A position as stenographeT
good reference L. r. care Journal
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JNDBs8xTA SGEEER-
H. n PENKvELLl, Guflera1 director and
embaITner. FIRST class service, reasona-
bic prices. 81 Quincy St Both tells. 192.
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WANTErs-AGENTs.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AN ESTABLISHED local jobbing house
will engage a few statesmen at good
wages who can take some increased cap
itaI stock. H. H. Journal
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Commissioner OF Elections
s A. SWENDSON, Chairman Board oe
Supervisors Of Elections.
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For Sheriff.

JONATHAN D. NORTON IS A CANDA-
cate for sheriff of Shawnee county SUI
3ect TO the Republican primaries
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l. Fl. Titus, commissioner of cleo
ions Of the City of Topeka, Saayyness
county, Kansas, do hereby, in contorflllllsss
WIN section of an act of the leglsltslulS
Sa la An act to provide for allo - -
, - uidte the registration OF Volsels' - -
- uidte elections and to provide lot -, ~
as9ppol ntnent of a commissioners OF elee
S Ssns IA cities of the first class, approves
A1afcn 2 1889. do proclaim and decla1lS
tiletl al the ward boundaries, as fl'zeo W
ne ne CITY council and the division OF ss5 ST.
metoS INTO precincts, as made py stIS
1 BOARD OF election supervisors, are as Aoi-
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WOMAN AND HER WORK.

Of m young women ufo are training
O
several occupations al must
in emrorar, bridge
world 5
osorkv
Naturally they
not afford TO be TOO particular and the
wish that could 50
humble be
Until learn it, shall able
their lessons well
oeaau who recommended
a nighbor H must confess but
discovered i+ lie careful
work unnott5 He
make living
the kind Of work a has
Of host OF others
he camp h, employees cook Il
fabulous and makug
cults Whenever he visits
pleed the rest OF the food being better
The cooks speciality be OF
did
H-r prizes her
distinct carefully in color
OF
the original darning
frslass college found ffl
She realized learning steaosrapfy
determination 10
which she had been thoroughly that she
twice o too
Careless prevailing low wages The number
so large @ The occasra! specialist alone
uHs on ue prosperity
nor sena
'ilao watch 70 complain the car
'7"s'"'' BETTY BRApEEN.
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he viii deliver at various points. mostly
-u New England. beginning at Yale.
where be- viii ten the BOYS all about
C'iher-stones OF the Modern Drama"
The ClaEsman" is getting the cold
shoulder 3I down The lire. Tie mayor
oi Wilmington. Del. has served notice
that il can't be presented there - =
row night and the mayor al Hai 2
IS out with "a similar proclamation. Ha--
rlsburS has large CoiGred population.
and there's an election scheduled for next
week. IL looks as lf Thomas Dixon. ir..
might have to content himself with
something less Than the million he is said
10 have counted ON getting out of the
piece.
Playing lIe game OF theatrical manage
meut ou "a ] per cent tucket-shop basis
may d. fau for the spectators. but IT'S
tough ou the artists Think nf tho
plight of tho company Of players taken out
'on tour by "a couple OF slmly-finaneesl
spectators last week, and lett stranded
in hoboken after one performance. with
ont money enough 90 pay feFryagc and
car fare back to Forty-second street
They might nave borne up eheerfuIIy
under the disaster ii 70 had overtaken
them iu Cohoes or Mauch Chunk. But no
be- marooucd in IFoboken. with the glare
from the Great White Way visible in the
heavens was crushing
With FIVE braad-ncw productions open
ing up .u New York this week It isn't
easy 60 understand the report that an
acute play famine is upon us. There
are symptoms or famine Of winners.
but thc other kind seem to be in generous
supply
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ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

~ strange bIrbar.c beauty is said 20
distinguish Miss Mercedes Leigh who Will
De seen in the tue role OF Oscar Wilde's
"Salome" az its forthcoming production
az the Astor Theatcr jn New York. She
created the part iu London. BESIDES her
startling type of beauty. AIiss Leigh
comes with a.. added recommendation OF
being "a great flvorite with King Edward.
before whom She has appeared ina half
dozen rules.
The startling rumor drifts in from
Broadway that Cissy Lotus has doubled
in size and weight during her absence
iu Enzlaud Al,ybs the story was started
by some spitcful rival who Is trying to
edge Cissy over into the Lillian Russell
class
The Philadelphia critics had many
agreeable things 10 say about Young
Henry Il. Irving'S performance in Stephen
Phillips "Pdolo and Francesca" p" in that
city Monday night They discovered in
him many of the physical peculiarities Of
his distinguished father. as we'll 5s dra-
matte ability of a high order.
The verdict OF the Chicago critics on
Richard Manstields production of Ibsen's
Peer Gynt" isn't 40 hand yet. but it is
clear Richards admirers arc going 20 get
their moneys worth in scenery ana spec
tacular effects in his new venture any
way Reliable reports coming East say
that carload after carload of the most
sumptu0us stage sets fourteen in all.
We're revealed To the dazzled ewes Of the
Chicago audience that Witnessed the pro-
duction. Then there were rollicking folk
dances. a fairy spectacle. and other di-
refreshments, including the fine GUtig
music rendered 10y a big orchestra. But
above all this brilliant and hoydenish con-
fusion. 10 doubt the figure OF the star
rose grand, gloomy. and peculiar like q
sun-kissed summit back grounding q
Swiss village festival
Henry Arthur Jones tie English play
wright. has arrived IN New York chocl
fun ot energy and lectures. The latter
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ROsSETTrs PARENTAGE.
statement that His Father Was a
butcher II Questioned.
LdIfoF Na.Li1gf0n Hcrali

/
Who is your authority for stating, on
the seventh page OF Mondays Herald. that
Dante Gabriel Rossctti WAS "the son Of "a
butcher My Life of the Rossettls." by
Elizabeth Luther Gerry. SAYS the father
+ of the Rossettis before being exiIed from
Italy as too fervent patriot, occupied 'the
post of curator Of ancient bronzes and
marbles On the Museum OF Naples After
/ larrlving I'm England. the older Rosetti
married Frances Mary Layinia Polidori.
I Of family famous for their booklsb
tastes and aptitude ip iauguages.
I The wife of Gabriel Rossetu. while de-
/ lighting in the genius OF her husband. and
/ their four wonderful children did say
once. I wish there were a little less in
sellect in the family, 50 as 20 allow Tor a
/ little more common sense"
Miss Z. L. Cory says the father OF
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti. from 1881 until
ls44 occupied the Italian Drofessorship in
/ Kings College, London" / don't see
where the butehering comes IN.
Meantime he wrote poetry and enter
tanned an degrees OF Italian patriots At
his house. though, says Mrs Cory, no
food for the physical man. save a cup or
two OF tea or Of coffee with a slice Of
bread and butter either stimulated or in
terfered with Intellectual feasts."
Lord Carlisle probably thought himself
very fortunate in having as a "Chum
the great poet and painter Of the English
Pre- Raphaelites. and he doubtless realized
that Il there was any condescension il was
not on the part 'of the head Of the house
Of Howard"
] never knew an Italian to be q butcher
They take up equally laborious but less
lucrative h8ndicrafis. Even the great
fighter, Garibald!. in the straits oi exile in
New York preferred soap boiling
NJ $ WTTTINGTON.
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FAvORS WOMEN SUFFRAGE
Israel Zangwin Declares IL Would
Better Conditions

Israel ZangwilI Declares IL Would
Better Conditions.
London. oct 30.-Israel ZangwiH has
come to the front as Engiauds foremost
champion of suffrage Tor women. The
continued imprisonment OF the eleven
women who created a disturbance re-
Gently in the House of Commons is keep
ing the excitement alive The situation is
becoming really serious, and many states
men OF the Hrst class are expressing ser
ious umeasiness concerning the outcome.
think womens opinions would be
much like mems is Zangwills opinion.
except on factory legislation and mat
tiers directly concerning them. on these
subjects they would bring us new and
valuable suggestions.
Too much is made Of the effect the
ballot would have ON women daily life
After all. they would simply have the
right to vote, perhaps once in four years.
That could not be much Of disturbing
factor
The two greatest periods iu English
history were at times when a woman
Teigned-the times of Elizabeth and VIC
toria. If a woman can be a Queen why
should she not have a VOte2'
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Herald Want Al.

viii be received al McNulty's newss tand
Iith and r sts. NV, and promptly for-
wIrded 10 the main Office.
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Each Gets Eixc DoIInr..

Leaving five dollars eacE TO her grand
son. Frank ". Hines. and her grand
daughters Hena MAY and Martha Hines
and all the rest of her estate % her son.
Lewis \ Hines and daughter. Viola Y
Mason. share and share alike. ard ap-
pointing her son. Lewis A Hines. execu-
tor. the viii OF Florine Augusta Brewer
dated May , Ie6. was fled for probate
yesterday. If is also provided that TN the
viii that il the Sl.C00 advanced to heI son
Lewis is rot repaid at her death the
amount is to be deducted from his share
OF the estate.
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PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA.
Large Audience Hears ScheeI and
Gadski at the BeIasco Theater.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Fritz
Scheei. conductor assisted by AIr-e
Johanna Gadski. soprano was received
by large house Yesterday afternoon NJ
the Belasco TheateT. II vas the first Of
the i've concerts to De given in this city
by that organization. Persons prominent
socially ana musically filled the house.
AIRS. Roosevelt and several ladies of Tho
Cabinet occupying one of the large stage
boxes
The orchestra from Philadelphia comes
TO Washington with some new faces. and
enough OF the familiar ones TO make one
feel an instant interest in the players and
the music
The orchestra played Wagners Vorsp.cl.
'MeistersingeT." rs one man. their close
attention 20 score and leader whose per-
sonality peryades the players. making "a
splendid unit which moved through the
intricate mazcs of the Tshaikowsky SYM
phony No 3. on "a. with an accuracy
and poetic feeling which has rot been
heard i'm this city before. The difficulties
in syucopatcd time in the second move
ment 'Andaute -antibile con alcuna
licenz3, were overcome with an ease
which showed the most careful and pains
taking drill on the part OF Air SchecL
The interesting dialogue between the va
rious instruments in this same movement
was delieh, for the hearer.
The opportunities IN Washington for
hearing the great singers OF the world are
so infTcducnt that their coming IS looked
forward TO and enjoyed with the Recncst
Interest. Mime. Gadski's voice has lost
none OF its charm her graceful encore &c
Won Webors tWie Nahte Tlir der Schluu-
meT'' receiving u sincere ovation. Tie
singer showed 90 best advantage 81
Gretchen am Spiln-ad Schubert. il
which the movement of the spinning wheel
is initiated IN the accomplnii5ent Nine
Gadsl's third song was Wagncrs we'll
known 'TraUme" and for encore she de-
lighted her listeners with The Years Of
Spring" Beach viich she sang twice.
Mr.. Scheefs men added another triumph
IN the accomrauiments. which were sub
cued enough to not ovcTshadOw the sing
er and yet prominent enough for an
adequate support,
The afternoon OF music to De marked
with a red letter closed with ''ril Eulcn-
spiegel and His Merry Franks" Strauss.
in which this fellow. with the difficult
name. is paced through q bewllderlng
whiTl Of musical variations.
Washington will look forward with
greater interest to the socoad concert. or
December ~.
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WILL BE PAID NOVEMBER 6.
Teachers VIII Lose slGo in Intero.,
on Salaries.

The District school teachers will prob.
ably receive their October pay Tuesday.
November 6. according TO a statement of
Disbursing Officer c. c. Rogers. AT The
District building. Yesterday The DELAY
Is explained by the fact that the pay rolls
were delivered to Auditor John r. Gar
risOn ten days later than usual and We're
not received from that official until ,esta,.-
day morning.
Ia accordance with the recent decision
Of Comptroller TraceweH That thc ,eacH-
crs appointed after the first Of SeptenboT
should not receive q full months salary
the pay roll for October win be reduced
about S3.000
As the total salary list OF the teachers
amount 10 about SI35.000. the delay of Tho
board Of education in preparing the pav
rolls means, at the legal rate OF interest.
=, loss Of Sl60 TO the teachers There are
LOO teachers, clerks and janitors affected
bv the delay.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-31
HAS NEW THEATER PLANS.

Gayety viii BE ThFee-stOry Fire
proof Structure.
The plans for the erection OF the new
Gayety Theater. at 500 Ninth street. are
under consideration by Building Inspector
Ashford. The plans call for the erection
Of a three-sto-y ire-proof brick structure
with galvanized iron front, and a seating
capacity OF 1.300 The stage viii be sixty
four feet wide and tEirty-Cour feet deep.
one hundred thousand dollars is the esti-
mated cost.
w. II. McElfauick is the architect and
the George Fuller Company is named as
builders
The Washington herald., 1906-10-31

HOusekeePers in Need OF Maid
should avail themselves Of The Herald's
want ad column. One advertiser received
twenty answers from an al and secured
~ good girl the first day The ctarge Is
only 1 cent q word. Phone Main 3}eI
The Washington herald., 1906-10-31
CRAZE IN COOKERY.

Washington epieures are just now salts
flying their palate-al senses with East Iu-
dian cooking. There is a perfect craze for
green peppers. doctored tomatoes, viW-
fed rice. and the flesh OF fowl curried to
a rich chrome. Like answer TO prayer.
directly the fad was inaugurated there
! appeared in Washington a real East In
dian, and he brought with him such rec
ipes and such 4 genius for cooking that
the aesthetic bon vivantes Of society
particularly the men-are fiocklng to the
particular hostelry where his talents are
put TO the fire test.
Diners at this resort were not satisfied
TO eat his dishesi they wanted to see the
culinary rites performed. Incidentally.
they may have entertained ideas Of steal
ing some Of the secrets of his trade and
reproducing them over at the Alabi Club
in chafing dishes. So they clamored to
| behold the East Indian, and now at :
o'clock every evening this master Of
| wicked Cookery''-loOking like a bronze
statute from his neck up. and a marble
one from his neck doWn-in immaculate
white linen, persues the witcheries of his
art at side table, where the occupants
Of one particular dining-room may wit
ness the preparation of their specially
ordered dishes.
Not many blocks away from the White
| House lives a woman whose informal
! sunday evening suppers are enormously
popular on account Of her catering to this
latest culinary craze. She serves u dish
that has wondrous fascination for those
who delight in ritualstic cooking She
obtained the recipe from Mrs. James
Brown Potter-the frst-who. in turn. got
it from real rajah. The story s.inter-
osting
II transpired that upon one Of Mrs.
Potter's tours this East Indian nabob
fell a victim 10 the actress charms and
invited her 20 dine at his imperial bunga-
low. Mrs. Potter accepted. on the coadi-
tion that native dishes should bc served.
There was one entree that Mrs. Fotter
especially affected. So rare and delicious
did Il appear that she resolved to learn
the secret OF its composition Accord
ingiy. she summoned forth her rarest
Establishments and addressed the host IN
some such manner: Good prince ] faiu
would solve the mystery Of the dish that
hath 50 fired my imagination and my de-
sire. ! pray thee give me the secret Of
lis making. that my inner-wOman may
be aJ peace"
1t is possible that Mrs Potter did not
employ this exact language. but such
was the burden of her request to which
the rajah calamity made reply:
%. woman fair 10 see. the eutreg IS
yours; the secret of its composition is
yours: the slave that did il cook is
yours
Nothing could nave been more generous
than this bestowal Of the raiah's
Though she did not ask for much. eti-
quette forbade that she should accept the
little without the whole, so Mrs. Potter
departed from India, accompanied by her
cook OF more than oriental splendor"
All this is preliminary TO the actual
preparation of the eutTec.
Make "a blazing tomato curry of minced
chickens iivers and rice. blanket 60 the
depth of one inch with freshly grated
cocOanut and smother with biting Chut-
ney.
Doesn't il sound diaboliCaL
The Washington herald., 1906-10-31

There scarcely any occasion Of formal en for which this exquisite
in
at the opera gala night The chiffon velvet
a known
s
he maker
@ ewee1 the ma
g models IloNgdh col
boued de
boadba O avyI
s. puffy andfn
the meta makes
exceedingly full
slightly andpo on the hem
cable
stole eIlhoraly trimmed o
"a whit fet
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Col. E. L. Russell appointed.

Mobile Ala, Oct 39-Col Z. l.. Rus
sell, vice president and general counsel
of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. was
to-day appointed vice president Of tho
Southern Railway Company in Mssis-
sippi with headquarters at Mobile.
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THIRD SON ANAUTHOR
Striking Literary Influence
in Miss BraddOn's Family.
GERALD MAxwELL's NOVELS

Is Known 30 Americans as Play
wright ard ActOr-Adapted German
Farce, "a Night OH7-"A Miracle
WORKER" His First Sustained Eff
fort-MOther Writes So Books.
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ISA!Y YOUR AD ~ THE HERALD
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-04
CREsCO, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA FRIDAY 1906

The marriage OF Walter N. Warner
to Miss Leora West occurred on Easter
Sunday, April 18th, at three O'Clock
In the Episcopal church atRed Wing,
MINI. The groom is the son of Ben r.
Warner, the Snowman, and has hest
OF friends here who will extend hear
ty congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs
Warner in company with the groom 8
parents arrived Friday to remain for
the summer.-McGregor News.
s. Fl. Hall and wife drove to Cresco
this morning...".Mrs. F. M. Stevens
accompanied her sister Miss May IT.
vine home to Cresco Thursday. Prof.
f. A. Welch has been elected Super
intendent Of the Humbolt, Iowa,
High school, for this next year,.
Mrs. Guess returned to her home at
Viola, Wis, after spending few days
with her sister, Mrs. G.. 81. Wetter.
-. Miss Winifred Webster came up
from Cresco FRIDAY and spent few
days at the Fred Hill home, the guest
OF Miss Eloise.....The drug stock pur-
chased by f. A. Schneider this spring
was packed and shipped to Tagus, N.
D., last Friday. Chas. A. Kahout who
has been in the employe of Horton
Burns Drug Co., for the past two
years will go there and have charge of
the feline Springs Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-04
Death Of Joseph clink.

Joseph Clink was born in Kenross,
Scotland, October Is, 1922, and passed
away at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Beveridge, in Cresco, April %, 1906.
He was married to Jeanie Stewart in
1885. They came to America in 1859,
settling in Rock county, Wisconsin.
In 1870 the family came to Iowa, locat-
ing near Kendallville, which has since
been their home.
Twelve children were born to this
union, four Of whom died in childhood.
Those living are: David K, of Chicago;
Mrs. w. M. Warburton of Milford; Mrs.
j. H. Wrrburton of Riceville; Mrs. Mar
garet Beveridge of Cresco; Mrs. Nettie
Kendall, John S., William A., all Of
Kendallville, and Catherine G. of
Ripple, MINI.
Rev. Gammons conducted the funeral
services at the home of his daughter in
Cresco, on Monday afternoon, April 80.
The remains were taken to Kendallville
for interment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-04
Weather.c Bulletin.
For Week Ending April 80, 1906.


Des Moines, Iowa.
The week ending Monday morning,
April 80, brought FIVE days of fair
weather, with temperature above nor
NAL, which were followed by two cool
and cloudy days and we'll distributed
showers. The rainfall was timely and
very beneficial to pastures, meadows,
wheat, oats, barley and garden truck,
and it also served a good purpose in
preventing baking and encrusting the
previously saturated soil.
Reports indicate that good progress
has been made in preparation of soil
for planting corn, and it is probable
that much more than the usual area is
now ready for the planter as compared
with previous years at this date. If
conditions are favorable large part
of the corn acreage will be planted the
first decade in May. termination of
small grain has been quite satisf actory
and the fields generally show good
stand. Early varieties of fruits show
abundant bloom. The pastures are
mostly in condition to afford forage to
the herds. Though the season is a
little late the general outlook is
encouraging.