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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
TELEPHONE NO. so.
Official Paper Of County and City

Dumont Smith announces
that he has retired from poll.
tics. So much accomplished
by the indictment, at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08
No HOPE FOR COLEMAN
Man Shot by Burglar Can Not Re
cover-No Arrests.

The condition OF ". A. Coleman. the
travelingslman who was she election
night i'm his 9oom at the Eells hotel
does rot improve and there is slight
hope entertained of his recovery. DR..
Keith said this morning: Mr.. Cole
mans condition has not changed a
great deal since the ball was removed
from his back out he is steadily grow
ing weaker and is bleeding inwardly-
There is of course a chance that his
system will withstand the shock and
that he may recovery but the hanee
are so small as to be hardly worth en-
tertaining. He is conscious, as he q
been most of the time since he was
brought to the hospital but is unable
to say anything which will throw light
on the shooting or to advance a theory
other than that of robbery
Two separate clews are being worked
on by the officers and it is possible that
an arrest may be made at an early hour
as they are reasonably certain as to
who the person is who fired h shot
AT first it was thought that there might
be something back of the assault other
than robbery and while one Of the clews
points in that direction the n which
is most generally accepted by the OIL
GERS is to the effect that he made :
Hash of his money and was followed
to the hotel and Swallowed until he re-
tired to his room.
It is supposed tina the murderous
thief then went to the rear OF the
building and assembled to the roof of the
adjoining building and crept up to the
window and waited until the snoring of
his victim assured him that he was
sleeping and that he then cautiously
raised the window and entered.
A chair had been left in front of the
window and it Is supposed that he
stumbled over it md the noise awaken
ed the sleeper who jumped from his bed
and grabbed a chair and struck at the
intruder and missed him. The direction
taken by the bullet which entered in
front of the shoulder blade indicates
that the victim was in a STOPPING pos
ture when shot.
AS 0 as the shot was fired and the
victim fell the robber must have left
the room by way of the window
through which he entered as according
to the statement made by Mr.. Coleman
after being taken to the hospital he had
trouble in getting the door leading to
the hall open after he mad been shot.
Once on the roof it was a small mat
ter for the burglar to reach the ground
either by the stairway which made the
root accessible in the first place. or
through several buildings which have
windows opening on to the roof between
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. both Chief Dono-
ivan and Sheriff uea are giving their
personal attention to the case they re-
fuse to reveal the clues which they hope
will lead to an arrest some time within
the next day or 50.
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NORTH TOPEKA.
Leave items for this column with
Klmball Printing Co., go North
Kansas avenue.

\. w. Lucas of Silver Lake was a
North side visitor today.
Mr.. Cook. the newly elected trustee
of Menoken township, was a North
side visitor today.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Willard is very i'll at the family home
On North Harrison street.
Mr.. Bert Park is making
ments to move his family to Kansas
City. where they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bueehner are
expected home today from Chanute,
where they have been since the first Of
the week
John Schwartz is building a commod-
lous five room house Oh the northeast
corner of Monroe and Kistler streets.
This place viii cost about 81 90.
Don't fuss with the gas compan
about high priced gas. but buy Foucht's
gas stoves and get him to connect, do
your gas fitting and you will save
money.
J. D. Stevens has been removed to his
home 923 Tyler street from DR.. Kieth's
hospital lie is improving as rapidly as
could be expected under the circum-
stances.
Mrs. y. a. Faus of Kansas city is
spending a short time in Topeka the
guest Of Mrs. II. W. Daub, formerly
Of North Topeka but now of 1919
strong
NJ. NJ. Shirley was in town today from
Granville. This is Mr.. Shirley's first
trip to Topeka since he was mixed up
in a runaway about two weeks ago
while on the way to town.
Mrs. r. S. Fiederling who has been
the guest since last Friday of her son
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fiederling of Seward avenue returned
to her home in Elmont today.
Rev. and Mrs. +. H Bentley enter
tanned the young people Of the Central
avenue Christian church last evening at
their home 1922 Topeka venue. A most
enjoyable time vas had by all.
Mrs. A. NJ. Coleman after spending a
week here visiting her daughter Mrs.
VIM. Coast of 9O9 Jackson street, went
to MenOken today to visit. her sons
Messrs. w. N. and S. T. Coleman.
The north side railroad stations are
having a car famine and are unable 10
furnish the various industries cars for
shipping purposes. The mills are fun
of hour and the proprietors are patient
" waiting for cars to make shipments
TO their customers
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Kansas avenue NJ. E.
church viii meet Friday afternoon at
half past two o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. Calvin Holman, 1908 Kansas ave-
nue.. Mrs. McEntire. the branch treas
urer. viii address the meeting. A full
attendance is desired.
Mrs. Swineley and father. Mr.. Ross,
who recently bought the J. F. Buck
place at 1926 Jackson street and
moved into their new home, nave de-
cided to spend the winter at the home
of Mr.. Ross daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Tracy 112s Harrison street south, and
moved there Monday.
The marriage OF Miss Margaret
Mary C0ughlin. daughter Of Mrs. Mary.
CoughIin of Rossville, to Mr.. Charles
Henry Green was solemnized Wednes-
day morning. November 18th at nine
o'clock i'm st. Stanislaus church, Ross
Vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Green came to
Topeka this morning and VIII be at
home to their friends after Novem-
Der 25th.
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HIRE AN EXPERT.
City Gets Competent Man to Report
on Light Plant.

The municipal lighting question is
being handled in the proper spirit by
the city council.
To determine what should be done
with the plant which IS now worn
the city has employed an expert cleo
trical consulting engineer to investi-
gate the condition of the present plant
and report back to the council his
findings.
The report is to embody plans and
suggestions for improvements and the
probable cost of the same.
A formal visit was made to the
plant this morning by Mayor w. H.
Davis, S. T.. Howe. councilman and
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee. James McCabe. city engineer.
and w. G. Brill, the electrical engineer
engaged.
Mr.. Brill comes well recommended.
is a graduate from Cornell in both
mechanical and electrical engineering
courses.
You may rest assured that my re-
port on the plant will be u-nprejudiced
and not Influenced except by the
facts" said Mr.. Brill to Mayor Davis.
Il have visited the plant but I have
not anything to say" said Mr.. Brill.
One of the anticipated results OF
the hiring of an expert is that the city
will be able to acquire knowledge of
the exact cost to remOdel the present
plant and bring it up to the required
A6E cLC4AJ O0JGC-AOAA q AAAEC& ~ AAtl
proposal of holding a special election
to vote bonds until the exact mount
necessary was ascertained.
The present capacity Of the plant is
about S43 lamps, while the required
is close to 500. The engine represents
the only salvage at the plant OF con-
siderable consequence. The engine IS
in good condition and can be used for
a great many years yet, IL is not of
the most improved type nor modern,
but this does not interfere with its eff
fciency. The dynamos are not ade-
quate and the boiler capacity is open
to the same criticism; the boilers.
moreover. are not in very good condi-
ton.
The present value OF the plant is
said not to be over $4,000. The lines
are III good condition and the raise in
copper makes them worth more today
than the purchase prices years ago. so
that the depreciation has not extended
over the entire plant. The plant has
given good service and has in the
main been satisfactory. The results
for the years Which it has been in SER
vice were undoubtedly more satlsrae-
tory than corporation service would
have been had the contract been given
to a corporation.
With rebuilding of the plant.Tthe in
tention of the council is to take 1t
away from cOuncfiinanic domination
and give 1t oyer TO the management OF
the board. of waterworks trustees The
board refused to accept the manage
ment of the plant under its condition
but stated they would accept if the
plant was put on its feet in good run
ming condition. Members of the city
council have stated several times that
council dominance of the plant had IN
terfered with its effectiveness and was
responsible for not more successful
results.
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Ncu YorI- -


Wall Street, New York, Nov. S.-The
volume of business in stocks was small s
at the opening and the resulting move
ment-Of prices was narrow ara undeeid-
ed The Hartman and HID stocks and
a rev others We're higher There were
800 shares OF Northern Pacific sold at
22 and 81 compared with 29oN last
night. Baltimore and Ohio, Missouri Pa
CHIC and st. Louis and San Francisco
tons.
The list was moving upward soon after
the opening despite the heayiness OF :
Northern Pacific. The buying was large
IN st. Paul. Union Pacific and Reading
put they did not attract much attention
IN other o~ortions of the list. The inn
pFoVement in the general market brought
some support to Northern Pacific and it
wiped cut its loss OF a point and recov-
cred TO the best. Pullman gained >, Great
Northern preferred IL and st. Paul
Union Pacific, Northwestern. Reading
Colorado and Southern first preferred de-
clined 1Ss.
The demand for stocks was SO little that
prices fell from neglect, Northern Pacific
got down again to 1Lc below yesterday'E
close. Chicago and Alton more than lost
yesterday gain, the price yielding 81. 3
The market after IL o'clock became
nearly tagnant at a level Of prices
slightly under the highest. The trading
presented no special feature. =
Bonds were steady.
Active stocks we're neglected. the only
change OF consequence occurring in Read
ing, which sold OF a point from the high
est.
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moderate buying OF the May option by
commission houses. Trading was quiet
December opened unchanged to Sc lower
at 42s6421zc and sold at 421sG42ssc.
The close was weak with December
down Sc at 421sc-
very heavy. The December option I'M
changed at 341ze and forSsome time re
manned at that figure
PROVISIONS-The provisions was firm
chiefly because of a good market for live
hogs. The demand was scattered and OF
ferings were light. January pork was
12tkc higher at Sl4.10. Lard was up &C at
$S471k. Ribs were 212c higher at $50
CORN-No. 2, 421zc: No 3 @e-
OATS-No. >. 33z 63315c, No 3, SAQ55c
RYEzCash, 64065c.
BARLEY-Cash. 40d52c-
FLAX, clover and timothy. nothing do
ing.
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TELL OF THEIR WORK.
Report of Railroad Board Gives Rec
ord of Cases.

In the first half Of the biennial re-
port OF the Kansas state board OF rail-
road commissioners, there is included a
short transcript Of ali the cases which
have been heard by the board, thu
complete report on the freight rate IN
vestigation called for by the Stone res
o~lution. and the full text of the railroad
laws enacted by the last session OF the
legislature.
The other half Of the report will in
elude all the reports of the different
railroad companies, summarized into d
number Of elaborate tabulations.
The report shows that the board has
heard 121 cases during the preceding
two years. in addition to 10 car service
cases. which are not transcribed owing
to their similarity.
There have been 20 hearings invoIv-
ing freight rates. IL applications for
new depots. 16 for station agents. .
for improved passeager service, 6 for
additional train service, 5 for improved
freight service. 8 for additional side
tracks, ? for ~stockyards, , for express
offices.
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MORE FIRES THIS YEAR.
Marshal WiImarth Car Not Explain
the Reason.

The number of fires for this year is
considerably more than last year.
In 1906 up to November Z there
were a total of IA alarms turned into
the Topeka fire department according
to the records at the headquarters sta
ton, last year for the same period
there were 112. As
The Increase has been a topic of re-
mark Of late among the freman but
there is no direct cause to which the
Increase can be attributable. The fires
are due to all causes and no special
reason can be picked out and cited.
November has started out with a
rush and eleven alarms have already
been recorded, at his rate November
will be the heaviest month of the year,
and on ecOrd
We have had a number of incen-
diary fires all in n bunch here of late
but the total number is not any more
than in previous years. They just
seemed to get punched up all within a
few days of each other" said G.. o.
WIlmarth. fire marshal.
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YoAKUM SUCCEEDS REID.
Island Board of Directors Elects
Officers in New York Today.

New York. Nov. S.-The first meet
ing of b board of the directors of the
Rock Island company since the annual
meeting of the stockholders was held
today. B. F. Yoakum was elected
chairman of the board, Robert Mather
was reelected president: George T.
Boggs was elected vice president. sec
rotary and treasurer in succession to
Daniel G.. Reid in the latter two offices
and J. J. Quinlan was elected vice
president and assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer.
Mr.. Yoakum succeeds Daniel G.
Reid as chairman Of the board.
The following were elected members
of the finance committee: ". H.
Moore. chairman; Robert Mather, D.
G. Reid, J. H Moore n B.. F.
Yoakum.
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SUE A CONTRACTOR.
S. Dolnlan & Son Ask for sf1,27O From
II. 4. Ely.

S. Dolman & Son have filed a suit
in the district court asking $l1,270 dam
ages from the Bankers Surety. company
of Cleveland, Ohio. who were on the
bond of r. A. Ely who recently
brought suit against the Dolmans in
the district court Of Cowley county for
money claimed to be due him from
them for contract work.
Dolman & Son have a contract with
the Santa Fe railroad for grading in
the southern portion of h state and
sub let a portion of It to r. A. Ely.
The work was delayed according to the
story of the subcontractor because bis
work train was laid out at different
times on account of the schedules Of
the regular trains. For this reason he
asked damages from the Dolmans and
sued, though the suit was thrown out
of court in CowIey county according 20
the story OF Mr.. Dolman.
Mr.. Dolman claims his firm has been
damaged to the amount Of $11,210, the
sum asked for in his petition, on &C
count of the suit filed by Ely and tho
garnisheeing Of money due them from
the santa Fe railroad. The Surety
acted as bendsman for Ely
and for this reason they are being
=11ed
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REsdovE ONE or DEvLIN Suns.
Application Made to Take It Into the
State Courts.

Attorneys for Mrs. C. j. Devlin are
attempting TO have the suit which was
brought by the trustees against Mrs.
.Devlin to set aside certain deeds in
.VoIXing $4,000 worth Of Illinois prop
.erty on the claim that they were IL
legally decided to Mrs. Devlin by the
late G. j. Devlin taken u of the Unit
ed States district court II brought in
either a state court or the United
States circuit court. The action for a
transfer is based on the claim that the
United States district court has not
proper jurisdiction.
In the view of the attempts to have
all of the cases litigated in one court
it is looked upon with some disfavor
by the trustees. Judge Pollock has
taken the case under advisement and is
ION.
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5 IIuI dIILg HiV00.
Eiphfh District.
Harold the slow.

sam Small, the reconverted evan
Relist. said in Atlanta the other day:
II believe in religion in the Old-fash-
toned kind. New-fangled creeds and
bizarre faiths repel me. There is safe
tv in the old rut after all.
Thus, [ know a cemetery where all
remain intact. But one, a bizarre in
~scriptior. has been tempered with and
made ridiculous.
saThe tomb has on it at the top:
Helen Vance, Wife OF Harold Vance,
1874. await you Then. beneath. is
carved. Harold Vance. 1889. Here
AT the base of the inscription some
one has written:
He took his time. Los Angeles
Times.
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HeId for Numbering AIother-ln-Lau

london. Nov. S.-harI Stau, aIias
Hau. described as a lawyer of Wash
ington was arraigned at the Bow
street police court today for extradi-
ton to Germany on the charge of
numbering his mother-in-law at Bad
en-Baden. The prisoner declared that
the eharge was due to a misunder-
standing and asked the magistrate to
send him to Germany Immediately for
trial. He was remanded pending the
arrival Of evidence. status wife and
child were with him at thefHotel Ce-
ell here when he was arrested. The
police found a loaded revolver and
$1,400 on the person of the prisoner.
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lie Will Be Succeeded by James
r. Garfield Of Ohio.
II. K. SMITH V UP.
TO Take GarfeId's Place as
Commissioner Of Corporations.
Attorney General Moody APP
pointed to Supreme Bench.

Washington. Nov. S.-The secretary
OF the interior, Ethan Allen Hitchcock
VIII retire from President Roosevelts
cabinet March 4 and James r. Garfield
OF Ohio, at present commissioner Of cor
p~erations. viii succeed him. Herbert
n Smith. now assistant commission
er OF corporations. will be appointed to
MT Garfeld's place. These changes and
mat Of the retirement Of Commissioner
Elchards of the general land office
eAarch 3 were announced in a statement
rom the White House. The statement
SAYS regarding Mr.. Hitchcock:
Lhe secretary of the interior, Mr..
hitchcock, has informed the president
tAaL ne would he unable to stay after
Ntdlcn 3. Mr.. Hitchcock has for some
At4Ine felt that the very exhausting work
ue ga been engaged in for over eight
Years. al the interior department was
weaving on him so as to make it inn
possible for hin much- longer to- re-
main At the presidents earnest re-
SAsst' ne consented to accept a reap
Y9AntnenC March 4, 1908. at the time OF
the presidents Inauguration. But he
theu stated that he could not say how
long ne could stay and he feels now he
must insist on being relieved after
march f. The president urged him to
accept the post Of ambassador to
France, but Mr.. Hitchcock feels that he
Is entitled to absolute rest and vas
oolge to refuse the offer"
Mr.. Smith has filled the position of
assistant COMMISSIONS of corporations
since August Is, 1903. He was appoint
ed from Connecticut.
Ihe president has announced the ap-
pointment of Attorney General Will
IAN Henry Moody of Massachusetts,. as
justice of the supreme court of the Uni
TED states to succeed Justice Henry
HiNngs Brown, who retired some time
ago. Mr.. Moody has filed the office
q attorney general since July L, 1904.
PREVIOUS to that time he had served for
more than two years as secretary of the
navy He had also represented his
state in the Fifty-fourth. Fffty-ffth,
~tl1ty-sfXth and Fifty-seventh congress-
IS. 1t is generally expected that Mr..
Moody VIII retire from the department
or Justice the latter part Of December.
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washington. Nov. s.@The depart
ment of Justice has issued Instructions
to s. j. lehman. special counsel, to
begin proceeding against the person or
persons believed to be Implicated IN
the recent embezzlement of S6l,2OV
from the subtreasury at st. Louis. It
is not thought that the names of any
one supposed to be guilty Of the theft
has been mentioned in the instruc-
tinns to M
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Knnsas Citx Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo. Nov. s-WHEAT-
Close: &c lower; December. e55sc: May.
11ec. Cash: No. > hard. 6Idssc; No. 3,
65led6Sc; No. > red. 6sh0Ioc; No :. e5dSc.
CORN-Unehanged to 19c lower; Deceln-
Der, 3T3+c: Nav. 3Shc; July 39c. Cash:
No. . mixed, 491z041c; No. 3, 40a40%e; No.
. white. 42kc-
OATS-Encbanged; No. . white, 331zc;
No. 2 mixed .321z032%c.
RYE-Steady; 51M60c.
HAY-ActiFe. choice timothy, $3.50
400: choice prairie. $1.75G12.00.
BUTTER-Firm; creamery, &c; pack
ing. 1sc.
EGGS-Steady; 241kc.
Receipts-Wheat. IS cars.
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- rrnnscnntinentaI Zinc.

san Francisco. Cal, Nov. SIT was
announced at the offices Of the Ameri-
go Havaifan steamship to-
dav mai the steamer Arizona. sailing
next month, would be the first vessel
to the new Itinerary be
tween this port and Salina Cruz. This
ne1v freight service contempiates tns
norf ia the 3sthmus of Tehauntepec-.
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kansas City 1--we stock.

Kansas City, Mo. Nov. SEATTLE
Receipts 1000. Including 500 southerns.
Market steady. Native steers, SS.@9b59;
southern steers. 81. $4,000; southern COWS,
$2o0d3.25; native cows and heifers. 5000
4.75; stockers and feeders, &-6e0A50; bulls.
s.. 15Q3.75; calves. western
steers, S3.4ed5-25: western cows. S2.350S-59.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market strong.
Bulk OF sales, $5.17@06.221a heavy. s6-150
s.25 packers $5t15d5.25; pigs and light
S5.7566. 2215. e0sh" rec
SHEEP-Reeeipts 5000. Market steady
Muttons. s4.51d5.75, lambs, $6.Oo09-75;
range wethers. s4.25d6.W; fed ewes, A0q
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STANDARD RAISES WAGES.
Advance Il Due to RepnbHcan Sue
cess At the Polls.

Franklin. Pa. Nov. s.-The STAN
dard Oil company has a
voluntary increase in wages Of en-
ployes in the Ga1ena signal oil and
Eclipse ~redneries, located here. The
percentage Of increase was not stated.
About SOC men Will be benefited.
General Charles Miller. who made
the announcement on behalf Of the
Galena signal oil company said that
the election of the Republican ticket
in Pennsylvania had inspired the
management with the belief that still
greater prosperity was coming. and
they desired their employees to share
in If
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In the Fourth district, ]. NJ. Miller
won by 2.409. after a hard fight with
J. W. Moore.
W. A. Calderhead beat Hugh Alex
ander in the Fifth by 2.65S plurality.
e H. Madison won easily in the
SEA nth by 1000 plurality.
Charles Scott is said to have $500 in
the Second. in spite Of the fact that
Hoch lost the district.
Victor Murdoch piled up S,453 in the
Eighth.
The following returns on
sional Dluralities have been received
at Republican state headquarters:
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Kew York. Nov Site engase-
ment Of Miss Pauline Morton. daugh-
ter Of former secretary of the navy,
Paul Morton. to J. Hopkins smith, jr-
is announced.
M. smith is a son OF J.. Hopkins
smith and a Harvard man class of
1902. He is well known as q yachts
Mr.. Smith met Miss Morton at the
White House while MI. Morton was In
tbs cabinet.
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A Year Of Blood.

The year 1903 viii long be remembered
in the home Of F. \. Jacket. of Alliance.
Ky, as 4 year Of blood: which flowed so
copiously from Mr.. Jackets lungs that
death seemed very near. He writes:
Severe bleeding from the lungs and a
frightful cough had brought me AZ
deaths door. when I began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
with the astonishing result that after
taking four bottles I was completely re-
stored and as time has proven
entity cured Guaranteed FOR Sore
Lungs. Coughs and Colds. at Arnold Drug
Go. o-ug stuIe. rL--a 0c and 2M IRA
bottle free.