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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
GENERAL MASONIC RELIEF
BOARD

Under and by virtue Of the authority
OF the Hon. Motley H. Flint, NJ. w.
Grand Master Of Free and Accepted
Masons In and for the State Of Cali
fornia, General Masonic Relief Board
has been organized and perfected for
the purpose of caring for and aiding
all members of the craft requiring sue
cor and help of any kind, and who are
at present in the City and County of
San Francisco, irrespective of the To-
cation Of their lodges.
The general Offices Of the board are
in King Solomon's Temple, 1745 Fill
more St, between Post and Sutter,
which will be open daily.
1t is particularly desired that all
members of the craft attend and regis
ter their names and addresses, wheth-
er they desire relief or not, and that
as many as can viii volunteer to as
sist by accepting positions on sub
committees for the relief work to be
accomplished.
The locations Of sub-stationr in diff
ferent parts of the city, where food
and clothing are to be distributed. will
be advertised tomorrow.
April "a, 1906.
Official Command No. /.
w. FRANK PIERCE, President.
HARRY J. lASk, Secretary.
Residence 2317 Scott st.
Approved:
MOTLEY H. FLINT, Grand Master.
Attest:
GEO JOHNSON, Grand Secretary
Residence 25o4 Washington ST. 1t
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Butter, Eggs,
Cheese.

Notice tn Producers and Handlers Of
Dairy Products: Members of San Fran
cisco Wholesale Dairy Produce Exchange
to receive and distribute goods at Spear
and Harrison streets. San Francisco.
Dodge. Sweeney & Co.. Hilmer-Harris
Company; Roussel & Davidson: Suhman,
vile; Scheer. Morehouse & Grande,
Norton, Teller & Roden; Martin.
Dangers & Camm: Fred B. Haight & Co.;
Mnrshal ta Reimers; Sherry & Co.; The
Portuguese Commission Company; Won
Room Sorsbach e Co; F. B. Voorhies &
sons; Norris Bros. & Co.: Witzel & Ba-
ker; I,airymen's Union Of California.
All mail. telegrams, etc. should be ad-
dressed as above
Shippers may send goods as formerly.
Names of other wholesale produce deal
ers In San Francisco will be announced
as soon as listed
w D. McARTHUR, Secretary
April 25 1906
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Goldfish.
UNION FISH CD.

Formerly "a California ST., San Fran
cisco, now located 327 Eleventh ST.,
Oakland, Cal. We have large stock
Of Goldfish on hand at our plant. at
West Belvedere and solicit your or
. 'ders. Delivery can be made on wharf
in San Francisco.
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AMERICAN-HAWAiIAN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.

Notice to Consignees.
The S. S. American, from New York,
is now discharging cargo at Pier %
(Greenwich-street wharf No. ID, San
quested to call at the companys office
Francisco. Consignees are hereby re-
at Pier %, Greenwich-street wharf No.
I San Francisco, and obtain delivery
orders. If immediate delivery is not
taken goods will be placed in storage
at owners risk and expense.
WILLIAMS, DlMOND & CO.,
General Agents.
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FOR RENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Third floor new volkmnn building.
Jackson street, near Sansome. Ground
floor occupied by Station B Postoffice
SeeSnu q sn aooT d }1sJ Fenfed Dy EeiiesgaG nln
on premises from 10 to IL and / to 4,
Thursday, or to F. G.. HARPER &
CO., Custom House Brokers, at branch
office, 1862 Broadway, Oakland.
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PACIFIC LIGHTING COMPANY,

Temporary Office 1864 Four
teenth Street, Oakland. Cal.
Stockholders list has been
saved, but addresses not avail
able. The usual dividend will be
paid May 9Th by checks. on the
Bankers, Trust Company of Oak
land, which will at sight CASH the
checks.
Stockholders will please prompt
= ~ notify the secretary where they
wish their dividend checks mailed.
G. %. G.MILLER, President.
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WEST, ELLIOTT q GORDON,

Ofhces-Hayes and Octavia sts-, San
Francisco. s4s Linden ST. Oakland
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HARBoR VIEW SANAToRIUM,
Formerly Harbor View Salt Baths.
There is no epidemic of contagious
diseases in San Francisco and none
feared.
This ideal spot chosen by authori-
ties for measles, scarlet fever and
diphtheria and mild eruptive fevers.
No other infectious diseases admitted.
Separate pavilions. Every comfort
and protection. Under U. s. A. con-
troll.
Medical corps and nurses Of Lane
Hospital in attendance.
n. r. OLIVER, M. D.,
Superintendent.
Kenneth A. J. Mckenzie, M. D.,
26-2t Medical Director.
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TO EQUITABLE POLICY HOLDERS!
General California offices of Equit-
able Life Assurance Society will,
until further notice, be located at
243o JACKSON ST., San Francisco.
Am pleased to inform you that all
policy renewals and other impor-
tant files were saved.
A. M. SHIELDS, Manager.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All persons having horses which do
not belong TO them are hereby ordered
to deliver them at once TO 22O Nalen-
cia st: for identification. where proper
srrarg gernents can be made for the
use Of them.
Stablemen having lost horses report
the sanae at above address. BY order
*FREDERIcK FUNSTON,
Brigadier General Z. 5. A.
E. Z. SCHMITZ Mayor.
JOHN A HASKELL,
Brigadier General, y. G. c.
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For Offices, Stores, Factory SitsA
Business Locations, Furnished and
Unfurnished Houses to Let and Lease
go to the
LAYMANcE REAL ESTATE CO.
46o4e2, Eighth Street,
Oakland, Cal.
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THE UNITED RAILROADS
OF SAN FRANCISCO

Have established headquarters at the
Turk and Fillmore streets carhouse and
al business is being transacted by this
company from that point.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29
TAft's Common Sense.

When General Corbin, with
questionable taste, complained
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29

in addressing the West Point
graduates OF the low pay they
would receive in the army, Secre-
tary Taft promptly countered
by speaking of low salaries as a
method OF developing character
which you ought not to lose. I"
And he added:
| am pretty sure that your
salaries for the next five years,
low as they are, are pay that the
average professional man would
be delighted to be assured OF in
the first five years of his work.
The truth is that your pay is not
munifcient, but you can live on
it, and it has the great merit OF
relieving you from that intense
anxiety that troubles 50 many
members OF the learned PROBES
sions-that Of keeping the wolf
from the door
We are apt in this age Of wealth
to attach too much Importance
to money. We ought to have
more people who when they have
amassed a competence would
stop and devote themselves to
public affairs.
With 50 many public officials
combining and showing it about
the country these days, it is Of
great public value to have in
high place a man who talks com
mon sense.-New York World.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29
Call for Republican County
Convention.

At meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Owyhee County Repub-
lican Central Committee, held at Silver
City, Idaho, June 10th, 1906, it was or
dered that Republican County Con
vention be held al Silver City, Idaho,
on Saturday. the 2lst day of July, 1906,
for the purpose of electing delegates TO
attend the Republican State Conven-
ton to be held at Pocatello, Idaho, on
Wednesday, August LIST, 1906, at eleven
O'clock A. NJ; that primaries be held
in the several pre- cincts of said County
on Monday, July 10th, 1906, for the
purpose of electing delegates to said
County Convention, as follows: at Sill
yer City, DeLamar, Dewey, Murphy
and Brnueau precincts from ? 2. NJ,
to p NJ, and all other precincts from
3 P. NJ, to 6 P. NJ: that the various
precincts of said County are entitled to
delegate representation in said County
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29
ltion as 10 lows:

The Owyhee County Republican Cen
trail Committee is hereby called to meet
at Silver City, Idaho, on Saturday the
2lst day of July, 1906, at o'clock P. NJ,
for the purpose of transacting such
business as may properly be brought
before it.
M. l.. PARRY, Chairman.
Silver City, Idaho, June 16, 1906.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29

For hauling the boilers from the
Cumberland Mill and delivering
same on board cars at Murphy.
Weight about $4,000 lbs. each.
Rights reserved toreject any and
all bids. Forfurther information
address J. S. NORTON, Columbia
Mine, Sumpter, Ore. 81
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29

Among the many interesting
features at the Fourteenth Ma
tional Irrigation congress, which
meets at Boise, Idaho, Septem-
Der 3 to s, 1906, is the extensive
exhibit OF grains, grasses, fruits
and sugar beets that will be
held. Every state and territory
where agriculture is carried on
by means OF irrigation will COM
pete for the numerous prizes and
medals offered for state, county
and individual exhibits. Idaho
carried off the honors at the Chi
cago, st. Louis and Portland
expositions, and the Ogden Irri-
cation congress, and the irrigat-
ed sections of the west have serv-
ed notice that every effort will be
made to divide the prizes at the
Boise exhibit.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29
That Third Term TAX.


A movement may soon be UNI
der way to induce Theodore
Roosevelt to accept the nominal
tion for the third term as presi-
dent. Pressure may be brought
because OF the prospective use of
the name of Bryan on the demo-
cratic ticket. The demand may
be made that the president make
the race in opposition to Bryan
putting Roosevelt forward as the
strongest candidate on the re-
publican ticket.
A third term is not desirable; it
is a dangerous precedent; and
Roosevelt knows and recognizes
this fact. He has declared him
self out OF the race. Itwas a pa
triotic, unselhsh declaration; and
there is a strong chance that he
will stand by it in spite OF the
clamor OF admiring partisans.
He has had all the honors any
man needs; and f1attering as
would be theproposed renomina-
ton it is hattery which carries
with it danger to the republic.
There has been no recent adj
ministration like Roosevelt's.
His war against the mighty cor
porations and the trusts has
opened the eyes of the people to
the danger ofsuch organizations.
They see now how these trusts
handle business, what a menace
they are to the safety of the COM
mon people, and they want pro-
lection from them.
The administration of Roose-
Welt has been educational. 1t
has been an object lesson of the
power Of the big stick. 1t has
demonstrated what can be done
by an executive working in the
interests OF the common people.
Roosevelt has sounded knell
for officials who are mere figure
heads, Hereafter a man Of ac-
ton is wanted to hold the high
est position in the gift OF the
people. Roosevelt has opened
the eyes Of the people and they
will want no more limitations of
chief executives.
The republican party cast
7624,4S9 votes for president in
1904. Can even the enthusiasts
persuade Theodore Roosevelt
that not one OF the other 1924
4SS is qualified to head the ticket
in 19OS?-Spokane Chronicle.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-29
For Sale.

At sacrifice, the Dixon Reese store
building at Dewey, Idaho. Inquire of
Fritz Schleifer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

world was imminent and she calmly
added that she was prepared to meet
her God. Windows were broken out Of
the church by the frantic congregation
in their efforts to get out of the build
ing, but fortunately no one was serf-
ously injured in the panic.
After this old church building was
sold, it was used for a time as a variety
theater and was then torn down to be
replaced by the old odd Fellows tenn
pie
First Church In Topeka.
It seems that the Congregational
church was the first church organized
In Topeka. Its organization was per
fected in October, 1855, in the cabin
of James Cowles, which stood or To-
peSa avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets, and was built of poles, the sides
and the roof of which were covered
with bark 1t was so low that per-
son could not stand erect except in the
middle of the room. This shack was
used as a meeting place for the church
for some time. then a move was made
to a hall in a stone building put up on
East Sixth street by NJ. K. Smith. In
1857 fund was started to build
church and the first one was erected
during the years 1859 to 1861 on the
corner of Seventh and Harrison streets,
and this church was used until 1880
when the present church was erected.
The Church of the Assumption on
West Eighth avenue stands near the
site of the first Roman Catholic church
built in Topeka. The first church Of
this denomination WIS built IN 1852
on the northwest corner of Jackson
street and Eighth avenue and was used
until 1882 when the present church
was built. The old church was then
rebuilt for parish school purposes. The
/ bell used on this school was in the
/ tower Of the old church.
The Protestant Episcopal church
was organized in 1850 although ser
/ vices OF this creed had been. held in the
city since 1857. Work on the first
/ edifice for this church was begun in
1861 at the southwest corner of
! Seventh and Jackson streets and it was
not until 1863 that the building was
! completed and temporarily furnished
/ and services held there. This church
was used until the erection or the pres
! ent Grace cathedral. After 1t had
+ been abandoned It was used for a num-
Der Of years as a carpet cleaning estab-
/ lishment and WAS then torn down to
make way for the Real Estate building.
Baptfsts organized their first church
4 IN Topeka in 1857 and held their first
meetings in the second story of a mer-
4 camille house at No. 191 Kansas ave
nue. and there the society worshipped
till the date OF the erection of their
ediflce at the northeast corner of
Jackson and Ninth streets This was
curing the years 1870 and 1871 and
] 1hls structure was used by the congre-
sauon until the new church was
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prevails in this city concerning the
scarcity of original church buildings.
But 1t is more unusual perhaps that
during the march Of the so odd years
within which time may be written the
history Of the churches of Topeka, the
location of their edifces have been
changed from place to place with the
exception of the First CONGREGATIONAL
and Baptist churches. Generally among
religious sects the world over there is
the sentiment that a church has ona
foundation. And the original site Of
church is Its permanent one. This SEN
timent prevails in the older populated
sections Of this country to 2 great de-
gree. There one will find the various
churches standing on their original
sites, even If these sites be in the very
heart Of the business districts of the
cities. Many of these churches are in
their original forms and are used in
connection with new and larger church
edihces as Sunday schools and chaDels
Around these old churches cluster asso-
Citations and sentiments dear to the
heart OF their congregations, who
would sooner see their new church edf-
fees demolished than to lose their old
ones.
But here in Topeka things seemed to
have developed differently and as sta
ted the old stone building to the rear OF
100 East Eighth avenue IS the only one
OF the first church edif1ces in the CITY
which is now standing, and since It
was given up as a place Of worship by
the Presbyterians 1t has successfully
been music hall, dancing academy.
a gymnasium for the z NJ C. A. and
now the chug- chug-chug of the motor
car echoes in its rafters which once re-
sounded with the music of the organ
and the voices of a people lifted In
songs Of praise and THANKSGIVING.
An OLD Church Clock.
In many Of the church edihces II. the
city there are relics, remembrances as
Il were of the first church structures.
There are not many Of these relics and
among the notable ones is the clock IN
the tower Of the First Methodist
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church. This clock cost 500 and was
in the steeple of the original Methodist
church IN Topeka which was built dur
ing the years 1860 to 1867 The bell
which was in this tower was also re-
moved to the new church but was
cracked in being placed IN position and
was recast when 500 additional pounds
of brass were put into 1t. This bell was
presented to the church by John Pals
ley, Of Pitusburg, Pa, who was a friend
of John D. Knox, who was pastor Of
the church at the time It's first struc-
ture was completed. This building was
the most pretentious church edifice Of
the times in the city. It stood on the
west side of Quincy street on a site
where the old Odd Fellows temple now
stands, just below the corner of Sixth
avenue. In 1855 the town company Of
Topeka donated The six lots on Quincy
street to the Methodists who organized
THE Quincy Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church" But the congregation
was unable to build on these lots for
some time because they were occupied
by stone fortifications for the defense
of the people against the Border Ruff
fans" Finally the work Of building
the church was started in 1866 and en-
tirely completed seven years later. The
property was disposed of u years later
in 1879 when the congregation began
the erection of its new church at the
corner Of Harrison street and Sixth aV-
enuc.
There was a memorable occasion in
the old church building. On the day
in 1866 when the most severe earth
quake shock. that has ever visited this
vicinity occurred, Pastor Knox was
holding funeral services over the re-
mains Of one of the prominent citizens
of those times. The church was
crowded when the quake came and
there was a panic among the congre-
cation. So great was the rocking of
the church that everyone thought it
would come down. Many women
tainted. One woman rose in her place
and announced that the end of the
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plant is none other than the original
home of the present thrifty Washburn
college.
When this school was built in 1865
and opened in January 1866, it was
known as Lincoln college, and en-
braced only an academic course.
To get at the real inception of this
school and the present Washburn col
lege, one must go back to 1858 to the
annual meeting of the Congregational
church association held at Man
haitian At this meeting it was de-
cided to locate a christian college at
Topeka, but funds were scarce in
Kansas in those days, and the rails
ing of the money for the purpose was
one of the biggest problems that con-
fronted that body in many years.
The association voted to locate the
college at Topeka If land and a build
ing were donated. It was decided
that the 160-acre piece of land owned
BY one George Davis, in fact the land
where Washburn college now stands,
was just what was needed. Davis
could not be induced to SELL An eff
fort was then made to secure land in
what is no wknown as Potwin. This
was also unsuccessful.
The following spring, or in 1853,
gold was discovered near Pixies Peak,
and George Davis was taken with the
gold fever. He then offered to sell his
100 for cash in hand Col John
Richie was at the head of the local
Topeka committee in charge of the ef-
forts to locate the college in Topeka
ana he went to H D. Rice to discuss
the manner in which to secure the
land. Neither Of the men had suffi-
selves Mr.. Richie agreed to mort
gage e. quarter section he already
| owned in order to get money to bus
the land for the site for the college
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Lawrence
The trustees secured plans and spe-
cifications for a two story building
32x54 feet, and advertised for sealed
bids to build the same, naming day
to meet and open the bids and award
the contract.
A surprise awaited the trustees. On
the day they met to open the bids, they
found that not a single bid had been
submitted. Inquiry among the con-
tractors and builders developed the
fact that as they put it, the trustees
Ibid not have money to pay for the
building. except a subscription book. ;"
and that it took money to put up
buildings
Carefully examining the plans and
specifications H D. Rice concluded he
could put up the building for the esti-
mated cost, $1,000 and made pro-
position to do so. 1t was accepted,
and he, together with his sons, started
to work.
United states soldiers were stationed
in Topeka at the time, and some of
the soldiers were employed in the
work. However, it was largely done by
the personal efforts Of Mr.. Rice and his
sons. The building WAS of stone with
inside work and roof OF shingles Of
pine. Mr.. Rice hauled the lumber
from Atchison and Leavenworth. In
the fall the Kansas Pacific railroad was
completed to Lawrence and the finish
ing lumber was secured in that man
ner.
The building was completed on time
and to the satisfaction of the trustees,
to whom 1t was delivered with all bills
paid and receipted.
The first school was then held in
Lincoln college in January, 1855. Rev.
Samuel D. Bowker was the principal
of the school but his falling health
caused him to later resign.
H. @. Butterneld Of Mains was
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Mr.. Rice went to New York city to
hire the money, as they referred to
it in those days.
Through the interest manifested in
his project by eastern people he was
able to borrow one thousand dollars
Mass, and later an additional thou
sand in New York city.
The draft was brought back to To-
peka and there wasn't enough money
in the town to cash it.
Meanwhile an effort was made by
Lawrence to secure the location CT tbs
college at that place, and while Mr..
to buy the land it was decided to locate
the college at Lawrence provided that
place gave the required amount in land
and buildings Lawrence was unable
to make good, and at the next meeting
of the association the college question
came up again. And this time it was
located at Topeka and Topeka lived Up
the needed land. Colonel Richie en-
listed in the army and nothing more
was done in this connection till after
the war. or in 1865.
It was then found that it would be
necessary to incorporate in order to
carry out the plans for the erection of
the college and for carrying on the
business Of the college, so In accord
ance with this necessity, on Feb. s,
1865, the incorporation was made and
a charter taken cut with the follow
ing as incorporators: Peter McVicar,
J. w. Fox H. D. Rice. w. E. BoWker,
A. G. Bodwell. The trustees elected
were: Peter McVicar, S. D. Storrs, J..
d. Legate, Ira D. Smith, Richard Cord
lev. Harrison Hannahs, John Richie,
H. D. Rice, W. z. Bowker. J. W. Fox,
H. w. Farnsworth, and w. W. H.
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AN OLDLANDMARK
Jackson Street School and Its
Early History.
Built in 1865 as Home for
Lincoln College.
HAD A HARD TIME.
With Difficulty Money for Build
ing Was Raised.
Afterward Became the Present
Washburn College.

y GNDREDS of school children
play IN and out Of the doors
and about the grounds OF
the school house at the cor
ner of Tenth avenue and
Iac1rsora street during the
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few and far between. Houses remain
vacant but a short time.
The indications are that this condi-
ton of affairs Will prevail for the next
few years.
A county official who during the
ened to let loose Of all his Topeka
holdings and move to California now
declares that he wouldn't sell a single
property and he is adding more to his
holdings as fast as he finds what he
considers a good buy He declares
that with natural gas, the proposed
new shops, and the many other things
which are tending to improve the CITY.
the greatest era of prosperity the city
has ever known will come during the
ten years next to follow.