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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
FAUST LOSES CASE.
Jury Finds for Santa Fe Railroad in
Damage Suit.

The jury in the Faust case for dam
ages against the Santa F-e brought in
verdict this afternoon in favor of the
railroad company. In 1908 a trunk fell
off a truck at the Valley Falls station
and hit A F. Faust in the head. He
died a year and a half after the accident
and his family claimed that his death
was due to the accident. The case was
tried once before and a judgment for
81 500 was secured but this was set aside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
e21 Harrison ST. Ind. Phone 22s
j. T. BARLEY
Undertaken and EmbaImer.
91s Kansas Avenue. Both Phones ss7
Ind. Phone 2zs

state of Texas asked that the court
increase the bond of $4,000 under
which Pierce was released from Gus
tody when he surrendered on May S,
but Judge Adams stated that the bond
would remain at that amount until
o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Pierce had
little to say as he left the court room
with his attorney. He spoke to several
of his friends who crowded forward to
shake his hand but made no comment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

George Grizzel died at his home near
Seabrook yesterday at the age of 49,
The funeral will be held at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning, and the fnterment
will be in the cemetery at that place.
Mrs. E. Duke. mother of Mrs. r. T.
Wells of the Novelty theater. died last
night at 10 o'clock at her home in Leav-
enworth Mrs. Wells has been at tR8
bedside of her mother for several cayA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
HIS STAGE BURNED UP.
Also SIS, 900 i'm Money According to
Drivers Story.

Los Angeles. Cal. May ia story
has cached here of the accidental burn
ing of a stage in Death Valley near Ash
Meadows on Sunday in which $4,000 in
bank bills and $13.O00 in registered mail
were consumed The stage is supposed
to have caught fire from a cigar which
the driver. Ed Love. was smoking. Love
reached Green Water Sunday night and
related the story. The money was con-
signed to the Green Water bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
ONE PRosIRATIoN FROM HEAT.
New York.s Onicial Temperature Is So
Degrees.

New York. May 15.-The govern
raent thermometer at the weather bu-
reau yesterday registered 50 degrees
and the first case of heat prostration
for the year was reported The vic
tim was a iaborer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15

portion of Tennyson's Blow Bugle Blow
by Mrs. F. L. Hayes. She was called
upon on short notice to render the
bugle song. It was the famous echo at
Killarney that brought Tennyson's cele-
brated verses into the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
Mechanics Liens Filed.

rnechanic's lien was filed with the
clerk of the district court today by the
Chicago Lumber company on the property
Of lester Jordan on Jefferson street for
the purpose of satisfying a bill for mater
iaIs furnished amounting to S44-33-
Another lien was nled by Conkiin ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15

GustaVson on the property of August
Palm on Lane street to satisfy a bill of
~ so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15

10y the StFlpJ 10 -. AEC
Box Matches. about 1000. ........5 SC
1sc Bulk Roasted Coffee. Id. 49,. lie
Pink Salmon. can. 1Oc
Smoked Shoulders. lb- II &c
Red Alaska salmon. 2 cans. Csc
No. Tomatoes. can Toe
10 lb. Bag Table Salt. Zoe
3 ID. Choice Meaty Prunes. Csc
Red Kidney Beans. 3 lbs. ..... csc
Kansas Oil, per gal. Toe
High Grade Hams, ID Ice
Compound Lard, ID. -.-......... Toe
Fancy Rib Roasts, Id. .121zc
Egg-O-See, per pkg. &c
Cooked Corned Beef. (our own make)
h. zoe
soc Gunpowder Tea, Id. Csc
CSC Value Banquet Coffee. 1 ID. pkg.
zoe; s pkgs-- .-..-.-....-.- -$1.0O
% 10 Sugar. ..$1.OO
(Best Granulated with a $500
order, Sugar included.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
FRASER BROS
C.. O. STORE
Southeast cor. 9th and Jackson SIS.
Both Phones go.

Below we quote you few
prices:
Small strips of Breakfast Bacon
(by the strip Id. 14c
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
LONG STAPLE COTTON,

Mr.. Harry c. Shackleford left the
city this morning for Sumter. where
he will engage in the cotton buying
trade this fall and winter. Mr.. Shack
leford has been connected with Inman
& Co. cotton concern for the last five
years and has thoroughly learned ev-
cry branch OF the business
Mr.. Shackleford will make his
headquarters at Sumter and travel
over the nearby counties. buying up
the long staple cotton. This will be
great convenience to the farmers
who have never been able to get n
perfectly satisfactory market for their
product before. Some of the farm
ers In Sumter County have formerly
sent their long staple crops To Boston
To be marketed and this Is necessarily
less convenient than having buyer
on the spot. News and Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
Poor Farm Chapel.

Services will be held for the first
time in the chapel recently erected
at the County Poor Farm, on Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. j. w.
Daniel will preach the sermon. The
chapel was erected by the county au-
thorties for the use OF the inamtes of
the Aims House, and services will be
held every Sabbath. The services will
be undenominational and the several
ministers of the city will take turns
In preaching.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

With cotton selling around thirteen
cents great many OF last years debts
should be liquidated before October
18th.
The new Presbyterian Church Is at
last completed and II Is expected that
services will De held In the handsome
new edihce on next sunday.
Work on the sewerage system will
begin Monday morning next. and 1t ~
hoped that Engineer Lyon VIII make
the dirt fly to somu purpose.
Pitcher sam Richardson left last
Friday TOR Columbia To- join Ran
seeks All Star South Atlantic team,
which will play a series Of exhibition
games In this State. North Carolina
and Virginia.
Catcher c. l.. stephens. of'the SUM
ter pennant winners. has decided to
spend the winter In the city and will
be found at McKagen's Pool Room.
No. West Liberty street, In which
ne Is interested He will he glad to
have his friends drop in To see him
frequently.
While large safe. weighing 5000
pounds. was being carried up stairs to
Mr.. L. ID. jennings office. by means Of
a block an tackle Tuesday after
noon. the rope broke when the safe
was almost ~ the top OF the stairway
and II slid e. che bottom. It. fell with
such force that the wheels were brok-
en- and II turned completely over
when u hit the sidewalk. a negro
who was at the bottom OF the stair
way narrowly escaped being crushed
to death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

Very satisfactory progress is being
made on the new school building.
work was begun on the same day that
the contract was awarded The time
has been spent since in laying most
substantial foundation Of concrete and
I'm getting together the requisite mate
rial. Much of the material Is now on
the ground and from now on rapid
progress will be manifest. II Is ex-
pected that the building will be ready
for use by, the first of January. 1908.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
School Suits.

School opens Monday morning and
your boy will need a serviceable school
suit. If you have not already provid-
ed him with a new outfit for this sea-
The ID. j. Chandler Clothing Company
have anticipated your eve y want and
you can take your boy there and OBJ
tain @. complete outfit at reasonable
outlay. They have suits at various
prices and anything they sell you will
be the best to be had at the price, and
from the very lar.a stock you and
your boy can be suited
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

Last spring an effort was made to
organize a lyceum course of lectures
for the winter season. What was done
about IT.?
Attention Is invited to the adver-
tisement Of Schwartz Bros. Their
buyers have just returned from the
Northern markets and the goods are
now being placed on display.
A runaway horse created a furry
on Liberty Street Monday afternoon.
The horse, which was hitched to a
yellow wheel buggy. started some
where on East Liberty Street and
dashed across Main and down West
Liberty. 1t was stopped on West
Liberty before any damage was done
the buggy.
The city license tax on dogs has not
appreciably reduced the number of
dogs running at large. Every man
who> has paid the tax is authorized to
let his canine run on the streets and
Ii seems that those who have not paid
the tax are doing likewise. Instead Of
license tax there should be a penalty
for permitting dogs to run at large.
The street is no place for a dog.
whether 1t be decorated with a brass
license tag or not.
The streets were crowded Saturday
with cotton-laden wagons and with
people. The large receipts OF cotton
last week approXimating 1000 bales
and the relatively high prices COM
pared with the ruling prices in recent
years have worked together to relieve
the financial stringency that has been
noticeable for several weeks and the
TALL business opened with a rush. 1t IL
the time that the greater part OF the
cotton money goes toward the settle
ment OF debts contracted in the early
part OF the year. but there Is a good
deal left In the hands Of the sellers
and this goes into the channels Of
trade. Everybody was busy today.
and everybody seemed to feel good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
COURT HOUSE DEDICATION,
County Board of Commissioners
Adopts Resolution Providing for
Appropriate Ceremony.

At a meeting of the County Board
of Commissioners, held September Sd,
a resolution was adopted looking to
the dedication of the new Court
House The Sumter Par Association.
the County Legislative delegation and
Hon. r.. 1. Manning will have charge
or the arrangements for the dedica-
ton at the request Of the County
Eoard. The date of the dedication
Will be fixed and the programme will
be arranged by these gentlemen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
MARRIED.

Mr.. j. r. Wells and Miss Puline
L.. Jennings were married at 10
O'Clock Sunday morning, September
sth. at the residence of Mr.. Dargan
Jones, Rev. c. C. Brown performing
the ceremony.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
Local Cotton Market.

Receipts today. estimated at $50.
bales. Middling 1865 to 1890. The
market declined on the opening this
morning but recovered later in the
day, consequently the price paid huct-
uated between the highest and lowest.
Total receipts to date, 1875.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

Mr.. James ID. Evans, one of the
best known citizens of the Spring Hill
neighborhood died at 7.so Monday
night at the Mood-Osteen Infirmary
OF apoplexy. after only a few hours
illness.
Mr.. Evans came to town Monday
morning as he was accustomed to do
quite frequently and spent the morn
ing attending to business. Soon after
midday he had an attack Of acute in
digestion and became so i'll that he
went to the Infrmary for treatment.
The attack appeared to yield prompt
ly to treatment and in a short time
he was very much better though not
able to return home on the afternoon
train as he had expected to do. About
2 o'clock he was stricken with apo
plexy and died within a half hour.
The body was taken to Spring Hill
Tuesday morning and the funeral SER
vices were held at Pisgah Church at
o'clock that afternoon.
Mr.. Evans. who was fifty-two years
old. Is survived by his wife and sew.
eral sons and daughters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

Nj. T. 8. Doar went to Charleston
yesterday.
Miss Carrie Burton is visiting Mrs.
n. J. Carr.
Mra ]. ID. Oliver 10 spending a few
days at Cameron.
Rev J. p. Marion, Jr., has return
cd from Richburg.
Mr.. r. N. Bradley, Of Braun, spent
Monday In the city.
Mr.. W. T. Grant, Of Mayssville speat
Thursday In town.
Col. ]. ]. Dareas, OF Stateburg,
spent Tuesday In town.
Mr.. Blake Steadman, of Camden,
Vas in the city Friday.
Mr.. J. A. Scarborough. of Lanes,
was In the city Friday.
Mr.. w. l.. McDowell,' Of Camden,
vas In the city yesterday.
Mr.. p. O. Shaw, Of Alcolu, Was in
'ths city Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. q. Rowland have
tarned from Henderson, N. O.
Mr.. Henry Suares. Of New York, is
spending some time In the city.
Miss Jessie Ottolingui, of Charles.
con, 10 visiting Mrs. II, J. Hardy.
DIR. O. p. Osteen and family have
returned from Waynesville. N. q.
Miss Ruby Durant, of Bishopville,
u Waiting at Mr.. Walter Durant's.
NJ. and Mrs. Crawford Sanders, of
Haeood. were In ths city on Monday.
Mrs. O. w. Kingman has gone to
Calhoun Falls 70 visit Mrs.. Marie
Baker
Ma Virgins, Of Brunswick, Ca,
= Waiting her sister, Mrs. A. ID.
Hardy.
Mr.. r. o. Purdy went to Baltimore
fev days ago and will return home
On Friday.
Mr.. and Mra J. N. Brown aud fam
tiy, Who have been away for several
months. have returned home.
Ais Mabls Lee Welsh, of Orange
burg. spent Friday In the city as the
guest OF Miss Louise DuRant.
Mrs Eb Wells and children return.
cd Monday from Slick Rock, N. c.,
where shey spent the summer.
Mrs. J. NJ. Witsell and Miss Fannie
Duvall. Who have been visiting Mrs
n q. Ostssn, have returned to Che
raw.
Nr. Hasel Dick. Jr., is as home
from the United 8 ates Naval Aosd-
sny at Annapolis 20 spend his
furloagh.
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. witherspoon
arrived ia tho city yesterday,
after having spent their honeymoon
In Virginia
MRS. Eugene Hogan aud Mrs. Bes.
Yie Giilom, Of Denmark, and Mrs. g.
Is. Hogan are visiting friends and
relatives at Greeleyville for several
dsts.
Mrs. Z. b. Philips and little Mas
ter Charles breckenridge, of Atlanta,
Ga, Who have been visiting ber sis
Ter, Mrs. A. T.. vinson, Jr., have re-
turned home.
Messrs. Willie Jones, Charles Eman.
Gel, Hubert Green, John Stuckey,
James Graham, Eli Parker, James
Bradford end Alfred Grier left yes
terday for Clemson College.
X. o. Purdy. Esq. who. In January
last. resigned his position as Judge OF
the Sd circuit to take effect on Sept.
LIST, announces today that he, will re-
sumo the practice OF law In this city
on the 18th instant He returns to
the active practice OF his profession
while still I'm the prime OF his life
and wish the valuable experience
gained by six years on the bench. and
should soon build up practice as ex-
tensive as that he gave up when hc
was elected TO the judgeship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

The magistrates office is now locat-
ed In the basement of the new Court
House, opposite the boiler room.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
DEATH.

The four months old child of Mr..
Rembert Britton, of this city, died at
2 o'clck on the 4th instant after brief
illness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
Dance at Providence.

There will be a dance at Providence
Springs Pavilion on Thursday night,
Sept. 18th. by the Dalzell German Club.
9-11-1t@
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

schwartz Bros...-Curtain Rises.
The ID. j. Chandler Clothing Co..
Boys School Clothes.
Estate OF Samuel J. Newman-No-
tice to Debtors and Creditors,
X. o. Purdy-Law Card.
O'Donnell q Co.-Special Mating
Sale.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

Mr.. l.. Frank Thompson died at
the home Of his parents in Charleston.
s. c.. on Thursday, Sept. 5th. after @
brief illness. aged "a years. The de-
ceased was n resident Of this city for
part of the year '05, and Is pleas
antly remembered by all who formed
his acquaintance. He was an expert
linotype operator and was employed
his death. When in Sumter he was
connected with the Freeman Publish
ing Company.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

ship on the Atlantic coast. spending the sum
mer in northern harbors and the winter in
southern places. The larger ships, the Burn
side and the Liscumb are engaged in the same
duty, the former in Alaskan waters and the lat
ter IL the Philippines. They have done excellent
work in laying cables and keeping them in re-
pair and enough of this work exists TO keep
them fairly well occupied. This is especially So
in the case Of the Cyrus w. Field which is Of
material assistance in installing the fire control
apparatus Of the artillery districts along the
Atlantic seaboard. on these signal corps yes
selS there is q ships crew made up of civilians
in addition 10 the cable crew Of experts. Then
there is on board well a detachment Of signal
corps men, all under the general charge of an
officer Of the signal corps.
The quartermaster's department has on its
list, finally. thrty-four steam launches, which
used for runabout purposes.
The army transport service personnel is a
distinct branch, which is made up Of masters,
mates and subordinates who have q working
uniform Of blue with insignia specially adapted
10 indicate their branch. In the smaller vessels
the enlisted attached to the artillery dis
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

OF fishing clothes. as rich, Iuxu-i US and varie
aIs the wedding trousseau OF a bride If tn
angler IS particularly rich, ne may also inves
in q steam yacht motor boats, saIlboats. skifc
and one or more hoUsebO4ts. perhaps Of tn
oceangoing motor type.
An instance IS former Senator William ]
Ia Roche. OF this city. hardware dealer. Fo
his fishing he has had constructed two big 80
horsepower oceangoing houseboats one for win
ter and spring fishing IL the Gu,f Of Mexico an
Florida rivers, and the other for summer an
Cling on Great South Bay. Senator La Roch
personally leads rather simp. life making
little personal display, but the equipment an
furnishings Of his houseboa;s are il every Wa
luxurious.
Coming down to the average New Yor
angler. what does il cos, him for a little goo
fishing? II he goes 10 B1rnegat Bay on Satur
day night and returns on Monday morning, fish
ing on Sunday only, his fare TO ForkeJ Rive
and return is s. A. his hotel bill 81, his catboa
81 and his bait 81. total Of SIS A. Should h
remain and continue fishing, his expenses vii
be above s. 30 day. Should he 60 to Grea
South Bay. his catboat VIII be IS a day and a
Beach Haven st day. Hotel bills on Grea
South Bay, which gets food from New Yorl
also average higher than on Barnegat Bay
Many city residents. however. enjoy chea
fishing Their tackle costs from 81 80 to s.
They go out the ocean an Iro
steamer. or to Jamaica Bay, Concy Islam
wharves. Staten Island. Bath Beach, Sea Gate
etc. for small fares. rent boat for 81 a day o
sit on a fishing wharf for - cents. Many angl
from the city wharves at no cost at all but thei
catch is generally limited to tomcod.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
COST OF ANGLING.
1t -1H Depends on U'hcthcr On
" ants to DO 1t in Lu3urY or Not.

Ihe wealthy angler who wants the best q
everything has special six-foot, cblong cast
or trunk, for his fishing rods. which being tn
best, cost about $50 each. He has heavy sur
casting rcd, lighter bay casting rod and 50
Of fly rods for fresh water fishing His reels, q
winch he must have various types. cost So eac
and upward. For his fishing tackle there is
special trunk, in which the best Irish line
lines hooks and flies Of all descriptions, sinker.
swiYels squids spoons, spinncrs. floats. arti
hcial bait, etc. Such fishermen generally carr
duplicate tackle and several duuli, ates Of pol
tips, and such things as may La most likely t
break The total cost OF a wea,thy angler
tackle outfit ranges from $50 to $1,000.
The next item, Of even more Importance 10 thI
kind OF angler than his tackle. is his wardrot
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

trlcts man them, there are civilian employees
who are engaged in the work
The nearly four hundred vessels which come
under the chief of engineers of the army pre-
sent variety of types which is interesting.
They include all form of floating craft, from
little naphtha launches, the smallest valued at
$50 up TO huge 3,200-ton hydraulic dredges,
which cost nearly half a million each There are
two such dredges-the Atlantic and Manhat-
tan-employed in New York Harbor. Another
similar type is the suction dredgc employed in
the Delaware Harbor. Among the classes Of
ships Of the navy" Of the corps of engineers
are tugs steam drill scows, centrifugal pump
dredges stern wheel snags and dredging boats
used for extracting snags from rivers. clam
shell dredges, grapple dredges, steam holsters
steam bucket dredges, dipper dredgcs, stern
wheel steamers, used mostly on the Mississippi
River, where boats of heavy draft cannot g;
survey steamers, and great assortment Of
steam, gasolene and naphtha launches. In the
engineering work in New York Harbor and the
East River and Long Island Sound there are
used three hydraulic dredges, eight tugs,
steam launch. a steam drill scow, naphtha
launch, a hydraulic dredge and a gasolere
launch
These drcdges are located III the different en-
gneering districts, wherever river and harbor
are periodically detailed in charge Of the i'm
portant projects of maintaining navigable water
ways There is no permanent personnel in the
sense that there is uniform and graded officer.
as in the case Of the army transport service.
The people who are attached to these craft are
civilian employees. Many Of them are experts N
the different classes OF work, such as dredging,
drilling, pulling Of snags and so on Nearly all ot
these vessels have names even 10 the smallest.
Occasionally some Of them are designated ty
q numeral, but the more pretenuous bear the
names Of officers. while others possess such des-
ignations as the Cerberus, Mercur, Argonauta,
Quchita and Scuppernong-
A comparatively new fleet Cf vessels is being
rapidly added to the army's navy. 1t consists Of
the torpedo and mine laying vessels which are
part OF the seaCoast artillery service. There
are four mine laying vessels, known by
the names Of various generals. as the General.
Knox the General Henry Hunt, etc, all OF
which are for use on the Atlantic coast and
new vessel to be constructed for similar work
on the Pacific coast, for which the last Con
gress appropriated $4,000 In addition there
are many smaller vessels several Of which are
loaned to the artillery sery!c" ~ the quart,r-
masters department. These vessels are used 10
driu the officers and men in the art OF mining
harbors and are fitted with special apparatus
for that work
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
TOMMY CHANGED MS spOT.

Teacher-Can the leopard change his spots
Now, Tommy. answer mei
Tommy-Yes, sir: he can.
Teacher Nonsense! How can he?
Tommy-Well. sir. when he's tired of sittin
in one spot he can change to another. can't n
sir?-Winnipeg Telegram.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
WHIPPED SICK GIRL;
MURDER CHARGED
Mrs. Van Simon Arrested and
Held for the Grand
Tury.

WINCHESTER, VA, January ia
message received here to-day from
Mooretield, Hardy county, w. Va, states
that Deputy Sheriff d. Chipley has gone
to Peru. that county, and arrested Mrs.
Van Simon. the woman has been charged
viii having whipped Dorothy Weese
while the latter was Ill of typhoid fever,
1t being alleged that the beatings hasten-
ed the girls death,
Mrs. Van Simon upon being taken to
NIoorefield by Deputy Sheriff Chipley,
was g1venra hearing before a magistrates,
who held herfor the action of the grand
jury at the April term of court She was
sent to Jail on account of not being able
to give the $500 bond,
Quite a number of witnesses We're
examined. a young man, named Fink.
who was also accused with murder Mrs.
Van Simon testified that she only
whipped the girl with small stick,
which she displayed before the justice.
and said the sick girl was laughing when
she did it., Other witnesses testified that
there We're marks all over her body
caused by the Whipping