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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

the flats at the time. He met Mr..
Billings in the spring Of 1857. He was
also acquainted with the late Mr.. J. L
Shellabarger when the Shawnee mill
was built and remarked that Shella-
barger had the first steam power flour
mill in this section of the country, to
his knowledge.
In 1864 he went overland to lCalifor-
MIA with the mule team freighters-
The company that he happened to be
with sold the wagons at Salt Lake
City to the Mormons, and Travelled on
through the mountains on mule back
to San Francisco. He remarked: I
have been asked again and again why
it was that there were SO many tracks
side by side in many parts of the trail
1t was simply because the Indians
bothered US a good deal and in order
to prevent them from bouncing down
on the rear of the train, which some
times was very long, we punched up
and travelled eight abreast. In this
way we were all together and were
ready for them.
Mr. Coffman is a man well along in
years but still vigorous. He says that
he is a pioneer always has been, and
is proud of it.
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NORTH TOPEKA NEWS

j. E. Guild of Silver Lake was in towa
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hoyt were in
town today from Perry.
c. c. Mccarthy of Nortonville was
calling on F. P. Gilmore today.
Miss Margaret Westwood returned to
her home in Scranton today after a visit
to relatives here.
The Mystic Circle meets at the homo
of Mrs. Studer, sos East Eighth street
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Sub
ject, Sunshine"
There will be a special choir practice
at the Church of the Good Shepherd
Thursday evening followed by a meet
ing of the vestry.
Mrs. VIM. Boast and daughter Hazel
of 909 Jackson street left today for Kan
sas City where they will spend the sum-
mer with Mr. Boast and son. Guy.
John d. Morse came in from Howard
last evening for short visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Morse. Mr.. J.
D. Morse has the contract at Howard
for the building of a $4,000 court house.
Attention, 299 A. o. U. w. A full at
tendance at the meeting Thursday
evening is requested. Business of i'm
portance to be attended to besides the
eating. c. Snodgrass, NJ. w; J. Kline
filter, Rec.
Mrs. Charles Cook was given a kitch-
en- shower last night at her home in
North Topeka by the following friends.
members of her Sunday school class:
Miss Mabel Luck. Miss Vera Bridge,
Miss Blanche Jones, Miss Ethel Grant.
Miss Helen Haines, Miss Hazel Haines,
Miss Bessie Smith and Mrs. John Ba-
con.
The Morse Contracting company have
been given the contract to build an ex-
tension to the Wichita postoffice to cost
$50, 900. This addition is to be completed
in Is months. 1t will be % feet by 80
feet and IA feet by 112 feet and one story
high. The material will be brick and
stone REINFORCED and ireproof.
Mr.. and Mrs Moody P1ummer have
sold their farm and stock five miles
north in the Indian Creek neighborhood
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least TOPEKA NOES
/ 9,nuat.11A 81 A d. I'D

Mr.. c. Irish of 7O4 Lawrence street
is unable to be at work on account of
Illness.
Mrs. J. S. Davis of 229 Chandler
street, who has been quite sick for the
past week. is improving.
Mrs. Edward Reese and children of
21O Branner street went to Abilene,
Kan. to visit with relatives for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Harry shaffer of 1913 East
Seventh street had her face badly
burned in a gas explosion yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Mary Charles and daughter
Daisy of Chicago spent the day yes
terday with Mrs. John Petit of 6S1
Lime street.
Mrs. McKernan. who has been visit
ing Mrs. J. r. Stitt of 232 Chandler
street for the last few days, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. T. ]. Knoettgen of 1914 Law
renee street has gone to Bolton, Mo.
where she is under treatment in one OF
the hospitals there.
Mr. F. E. Webb and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Clarke will leave to-
morrow for Williamstown. Kan, for
8 permanent residence
Miss Iva Swearihgen of 1921 East
Sixth street entertained last evening
Miss Edna Lawrence. Miss Lottie Horn
and Miss Hazel Jolley.
Mr. Henry Dannenheaur of Seventh
and Monroe streets is in the Santa Fe
hospital undergoing a treatment for
infiammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Richard Wilson of 325 Kline
street will leave tomorrow for Norton
willie, Kan. to attend the First district
convention of the Christian church.
Mrs. Morris of 1882 Lawrence
street and Mrs Clealand of 1049 Law
renee street visited their mother, Mrs
Nichols, near Tecumseh, yesterday
Mrs. Maude Gilyeat and daughter
Marjorie have returned from indie
pendence, Kan, where they have spent
the past week the guests of relatives
The remains of Mrs. Mary Smurr,
who died at the home of her daugh-
ter Mrs. J. Covert. on Hancock street
yesterday morning, will be taken to
McLouth. Kan. for burial tomorrow.
Mrs. Burt entertained the Ladies'
Aid society of the Parkdale NJ. E.
church at her home. 1880 Lawrence
street this afternoon. Ice cream and
cake were served for light refresh
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OVER SANTA FE TRAIL.
NJ. w. Coffman of Salina Tells Why
Freighters Travelled Eight Abreast.

Mr.. NJ. w. Coffman, from Salina
who is stopping at the Fifth Avenue
hotel for few days, is one of the
pioneers of the state. He came to this
part of the country in the year 1856
The first that he ever saw of ToDeka
was when as a boy of II he made his
first trip from Kansas City, Mo. to
Santa Fe, N. NJ, over the far famed
Santa Fe trail There were only a very
few houses, or rather cabins in this
vicinity at the time. and he says that
only occasionally did train of over
land freighters camp on the trail south
of here. The first man Mr.. Coffman
met in Topeka was John Billings. who
in partnership with his brother, was
keeping a small general store down on
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and will leave shortly for Massachusetts
to visit relatives From there they will
go to Mr. Moody's old home in Maine
where they expect to make their home
in the future This will be Mr. Moodys
first visit to his native state since ne
left there forty years ago.
THE q. r G. girls and the B. c. A. c.
boys gave a farewell party last evening
on George German of 627 Kansas, ave
nue.. who leaves shortly for Indiana. The
time was spent playing games Those
present were Juanita Putnam Molhe
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Mrs. B. B. (the newest of new hos
tesses fluttered and anxious, awaits ar
rivals)-I do hope it will all go of well.
Dear Lady Lacksiller has managed every
thing so beautifully. A duchess and three
countesses coming Now, Joseph. once
more and for the last time let me entreat
you to talk a little is possible, and pray,
pray take care of your H
Mr. B. Bright you are, NJ ria. Il II take
care; 1 shan't say much more than wv
d'ye-dO?'-Punch
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will go to housekeeping in Kansas City
where they will be at home to their
friends The out of town guests present
at the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ehrhart and two children or
Kansas City. Mr.. Ehrhart is brother
of the bride.
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Sipes, Grace Myers, Florence Hamilton,
Blanche Shirley, Grace Forbes, Marshall
Kennedy, Ivan Dibble, Melan Mulligan,
Lester Stevick, Earl Kemper, Fred
Fred Dana, Elmer Forbes, Edmund
Hanlon. Mrs German was assisted in
entertaining the young people by Miss
Stevick.
EHRHART-BROW
The marriage of Miss Frances Ehr-
hart daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Ehrhart. to Mr.. Ed Brown of Ohio was
solemnized this morning at eight o'clock
in ST. Joseph's German Catholic church
by Rev. Father Henry. The attendants
were Miss Minnie Ehrhart, sister of the
bride, as bridesmaid, and Mr.. Walter
Stadel of Hoyt. best man. The bride
wore a girlish gown of white batiste
trimmed with val lace and insertion.
Her veil of net was fastened to her
coiffure with a wreath of orange bios
SONS in crown effect. She carried bou-
quet of roses. The bridesmaid was also
gowned in white At the conclusion of
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Ehrhart en-
tertained the wedding party and the
immediate relations al a wedding break
fast at their home north of town. Mr..
and Mrs Brown will leave Thursday
afternoon for Ohio for an extended visit
to Mr.. Browns relatives They expect
to be away until September when they
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( Mrs. ]. G. Huey is on the sick list
again.
Miss Ida Moore is much better to-
day.
Rev Wark and wife of the Walnut
Grove church visited Rev. Whittlesey
and wife last evening.
Mr.. Horace Peake is giving his
property a general fixing up. Mr..
George Rake is doing the work.
The ladies of the Oakland Christian
church announce the postponement of
the social which they were to hold on
June 2 to June IL
Mr.. Showers lost eleven nice chick
ems last night by ravenous dog.
This is worse than having your pota-
toes eaten by potato bugs.
c. NJ. Stockham. who left Oakland
last week for Japan, sailed Monday
from Vancouver. B. c. He goes as
inspector of timber for the Santa F,e
and will inspect and oversee the load
ing of five ship loads.
Oakland will furnish her share of
tourists for the summer. Among those
who will be away all or part of the
summer are Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. KEEL
sey and son Scott, who will go to the
northern lakes. Misses Ella and Mar
garet Stockham will go to Pittsburg,
Pa. the last of June. Miss Carrie
Taylor expects to leave soon for Colo
RADIO. Mrs. Mamie Miller will also
leave for Colorado about the first OF
July Mrs. Anna Greenwood and chill
dren contemplate a visit to the
jamestown exposition and PAlladei-
phia Mrs. Tell and children will
spend two months in New Mexico with
Mrs. TeeFs mother S. B. Lucas ex-
poets to spend his vacation at some
chautauqua and Mrs. Lucas will visit
a sister in western Kansas Miss
Mabel Raemerman and Addison are
planning trip to California.
See here.' cried the irate man. II pro-
pose to sue you. Look at my head! You
wait a minute interrupted the maker
of Fakeley's Balsam; we advertise mere
" that cure partial badness and
not
''WeIl. I was only partially bald when
I started using your stuff; now 1 haven't
We'll, then you're cured of your par
tial badness, aren't youg'-Catholic
Standard.
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Boston Leather
: Easy Rocker
S11.OO

These chairs have been sold anywhere in
the United States for less than $25 It is the greatest
special have offered to the people of this
munty. It is fully upholstered in the celebrated Bos
ton leather 1t is very large and roomy and it is the
comfortable rocker the market. 1t is different
from the everyday ordinary kind of rocker that you
usually find in Furniture stores. 1t has distinct style
of its own built different, looks different and is diff
ferent From every standpoint is superior to the old
fashioned kind.
we do not make cent profit this chair whole
aim being to gain friends for the store that's
white all over' You will appreciate this great bar
gain the moment you it.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
Jesse Pitts Married.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Pitts, after a
brief bat pleasant visit TO Mrs. T. W.
Pitts in this city, have gone to Tampa
which will be their future home.
Mr.. Pitts, who has been serving 10
the hospital department Of the United
States Army in the Philippines, re-
Gently returned to the United States
and was married on We inesday OF the
past week to Miss Gussie koehing, IN
81. Louis. He is we'll known here, be-
ing q former Gainesville boy, and hi;
numerous friends kept him busy re-
eeiving congratulate
Mr.. Pltts will engage in business IL
Tampa With his father, Thos. W. Pitts
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
How 10 Remain Young.

To continue young in health and
strength, do a. Mrs. y. F. Rowan, Me-
Donough, Gs.. did. She Gays: Three
bottles OF Electric Bitters cured me oil
chronic liver and stomach trouble
complicated with .uch an unhealthy
condition OF The blood that my skin
turned red az flannel ! an now prac'
,raIly 20 years younger than before
took Electric BiIters. / can now dc
all my work with ease and assist in my
husband. store" Guaranteed at al
drug stores. Price soc.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
THE NEWS FROM ARCHER.
Delightful Entertainment. Which Was
Well Attended.

Delightful Entertainment, Which Was
Well Attended.
Archer. March e.-Born % Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Harrod, Saturday, line
girl. Mother and baby doing well.
Mrs. 5. s.ot,on from KoSomo. Ind,
has arrived to spend the winter aud
visi. friends here.
Miss Mary Chenowith Left Monday
for her home in indianapolis, lad al
ter yi.i, 70 Miss Leila BaukniRht.
Joel Tucker OF Live Oak 10 here vis-
iting HE wife for 4 few days.
An entertainment was given ct the
hsll Monday night which was very
much enjoyed by large crowd.
/ A fairy driIl by eleven lovely little
girls wss beautifully done. The eos
tunes were white, covered with silver
stars adding very much 10 their
beauty. ltwasS hsrd sud long drill,
but the little folks went through IL
without q mistake, which speaks we'll
for them and Miss Leila Bauknight.
! Nho trained them. Several tsbleaus
by thu little fairies vas q pretty fea'
tIre.
Miss Anne Tuten was crowned queen
I uf the fairies.
Mrs Perkins delighted the audience
with two lovely vocal solos
Mise Grace Hughes played two very
pretty instrumental solos, and Miss
Lola Tuien aud Mis. Hughes gave US
beautiful duet.
Little MIS- Louise DePass sang two
very sweet solos. Her pieces are al.
ways enjoyed.
sam Fleming played a solo, which
added much to the program.
Miss Mary Chenowi;h. a friend OF
Mise Bausnight from Indiana, Gang
very sweet solo.
Altogether il was a delightful musi.
cal treat, and We hope they will give
us another Of i,s kind soon. IL was
given Tor the dement, OF tue Mhhse sno
q neat sum was realized.
DR.. AMI Mrs. Wsddell enjoyed q few
DAYS o. Cedar Key this week.
Mrs Oshnrne. from Newark, \. j.,
10 visiting Mics Leila Bsuknight
Mrs. Marsh aud two children ot
Johnston, s. G, was visiting relatives
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Jackson have
sold their residence to n. Maddox.
They will \, once commence TO build
them another.
Col. TrtE7ant, a prominent attorney
OF Memphis, Tenn, il here on visit
10 his daughter. Mrs. NJ. n. DePass.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
ADDITIONAL RURAL ROUTES.
New Routes VIII be Established With
IN the Next Few DAYS.

When the frat rur delivery routes
from Gainssville were established
there were some who favored them,
and Others who did not believe that
they would prove OF any advantage.
But three routes have now been IN
succes-'ul operation for the pact year,
and so satisfactory have they been
tina, there has been no objection on
IN. mart Of those who were disposed TO
object. and now We are 10 have lead
ing from Gainesville within the next
T. " weeks tw1 additional routes. wnich
il evidence thai the system is a sue
cps. IN THE section.
The rural route 10 especially advan'
tageous TO the trucker, as II enables
those residing a distance from the city
TO secure daily quotations without be-
ing compelled 20 Grive 10 the postotiice
for information, 20 Say nothing OF their
los. ~ time on the fsrm. In al, II 's
a eoyd thing, because IL costs no more
and in many instances is q great saw
ing to those who receive mail daily rs
a matter OF necessity 10 their 6us''
ness.
Postmaster Lynch has assured the
publ, that one, and possibly two new
routes will be established within a
short time. They will be known Is
routes No. 5 6ni 8, and will cover I'M.
portant territory.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
Dangers Of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time II neglected 10
lisbe to cause pneumonia which 10 60
often fatal, and even when the patient
has rec Iv-red the lungs are weakened
making them peculiarly susceptible TO
the development 81 consumption.
Foley's Honey and Tar will stop the
cough, heal sud strengthen the lungs
and prevent pneumonia. Lsgrippe
coughs yield quickly TO the wonderful
curative qualities OF Foley's Honey
fpd Tar. There ~ nothing else Just
az good" J. W. McCollum 4 Co.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
GOES TO HIS HOME.
oyerseer Thigpin. Being Greatly I'm.
proyed. Enabled to Travel to Waldo

Oyerseer Thigpin, Being Greatly I'M
proved, Enabled to Travel to Waldo
Having greatly improved from the
edec,s OF the runaway few weeks
AGO. which resulted in the loss OF q
foot. Road Overseer c. L. Thigpl",
ubo has been at the odd FelloWs
Sanitarium, was enabled to leave the
hospital Wednesday, and went to his
home in Waldo. He wss assisted 10
the station and on the train by friends
and va. in the best OF spirits. While
he - vet unable to make any progress
alone, he feel. greatly encouraged
and will be in q position 10 resume ms
duties within the next few weeks
Mr.. Thigpin requests The Sun to en'
pres. his deep appreciation and thanks
TO the good people of Gainesville FOL
their sympathy and attention during
his trouble, especially 10 the msiron
~ the Home and The nurses who at
tended him, and TO Commissioner y
G. Pedrick, J. r. Emerson and l. l.
RoplWare. all OF whom have been ex'
ceptionaliy kind to hun.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
ENGINEERS SCORE THE
ATLANTIC COAST Line
,...,view in Savannah News Laid
Rlame to Them for Delays.
~,sv REPuDlATE CHARGES

,..,.,. That II the Engines We're Not
warn Out and the Track Mas IN Good
c.,d;,;on There Would be No Troy.
.,.-u.ve No Desire TO shirk.
rA,,o, Son: We have read an inc
- IN The savannah Morning
s..o,F.b. 27,h relative TO the enRi-
-. heine IN a mea,ure rrspor-'h'"
-, the contested eordit'cn OF trsiii E
,hs Coa.t Line, and IL reply well
go, that Mr.. Walters gives only one
"A, Of the question. Hr WAS inform
~, the ruund.hou'e foreman that
y. .ix engineers WOO had reported
49,. we're not really sick. hut hsd ju,t
- ,sportsd 10 set 10 60 20 The FHiT'
Coo ne dou't know who these m'o
.s,, and W. don't know who the
,o,nd.bouse foreman was, but We c'n
,.,ely say that on. roads where the
,opipment and track il kept ~ to a
,,.ndsrd Of safety, and when ttntil; -
,s handled that 81 engineer can get
are, HE division in ANYTHING like
,,s,opable length of time, there l.
s,,I. or no trouble OF this kind Eng
,ss,, do not a. role lay of aud lose
zine unless there is come cause for IT,
Nm, when the engines are in a wretch.
sdly dilapidated condition, so thst the
,robsbilities are that he will have to
anu his fire and be- towed back 10 the
sbop.. or that he will have to double"
Al, hills on account Of too heavy a
train. with steam blowing ont OF every
,oin, 40 that he cannot see where he 10
going, q very poor headlight. u any at
ali. fnes leaking aud bad coal, no
steam and an inexperienced fireman {;
then add 10 this q srsck that IL knoWn
10 be unsafe, where you can stop any
where anu pull spikes up with the
hand, over seventy five per cent OF
the ties rotten and no section meh at
work. no work trains Out-in fact
nothing 10 encourage us, but every.
thing 10 d scoursge aud dishear,en Us,
together with being kept bit on the
run anywhere from fourteen to thirty
six hours, now is it To be wondered at
tbs, men are sick? Truly il is enough
TO sicksn any set Of men.
In conclusion, IL Mr.. Walters will
pot his road and equipment in a fair
condition. and will make an EFFORT 10
fx things so the men can live, they Will
DO their part, and the Coast Line wall
have plenty OF engineers to hand e
their business, AT d men will not lind Il
necessary TO report sick in order to eei
% for day or two. Il is the deplor-
sble condition things have been al.
lowed to get into, and lot the desire
20 attend county or state iairs, that
has caused the men TO lay of. Neither
will you find many engineers who will
resort to falsehood in order 10 be re-
heved for any cause
The principal cause for engines be-
ing in such poor condition Is the in
sofhcient amount OF appropriation fol
running expenses OF the different
shops. ENGINEERS.
High Springs, March 8.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
Polits.

Robecchl asked friend 10 dinner
and then returned home furious.
What is the matterT said his wife.
do not speak to me! II is shame!
I always thought a politeness produced
one in return, so l asked Dobelli to
lunch"
And has he refusedT"
Refused. I should think not he
has accepted. "-Caricnturista.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
clsssiaea,lnn Committee Meet,

Mobile, Ala, March 6.-The
southern classification committee
composed OF all southern railroads /,
net here In annual session Tuesday
q The Csvthon hotel with about 30
n>mbsrs present. The commission
~ b In session until Friday for
Ne purpose Of hearing complaints
sSsanr tns present classification Of
rsAss.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
For Marshal.

respectfully announce my csndi-
oscy for reelection as City Marshal,
promising to faithfully discharge the
duties Of the office IN the future as /
nave endeavoret TO do in the past. l
solicit the votes Of all good citizens.
Respectfully,
CHAs. PISKosoS.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
Wand Inntey. Mankind.

II the resolution not 10 lie were az
,trong rs the determination not To be
called n liar. the worlds veracity
would he greatly enlarged.-st Louis
Post.Dlspatch.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07
For Marshal.

I respectfully announce my cand''
da.v for the Office OF City Marshal at
the election on April eth, 1907: IL
sIsc,ed shall perform the duties oil
The office without fear or favor.
'N' ' BESJANIS 7. Arrow.
Gainesville, Fla. Jan. IA. 1907.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-07

God rights the man that keeps o.
lence.-From the Persian.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-15
NO OTHER VERDICT POSSIBLE

TO other verdict than guilty possible in the of
nj Schmz Perhaps, in the history of criminal Jurisprudence
there has been conclusion absolutely driven home
and cnched The that the defense hoped for
that pervere possibly juror might
disagreement msra Ruors that something of that
expected had gained but they proved goundless
any doubt the minds of the
jurors There could doubt on the evidence
The result notable triumph for the prosecution. Francis
J. Heney, William Burns District Attorney Langdon, Hiram
w Johnson Rudolph Sprecke have work
for San Francisco They have ndated the good of the
city 1t be said of San Francisco, it said with
truth of Philadelphia that its citizens corrupt
tented The memorable of justice reaches the guilty
and shall be suffered
The Call has entertained any doubt the
have attached small the cheap cnicism
whose creed that rich goes jail California
That doctrine is in way be eectuay shattered by of
these prosecutions.
To believe that other conclusion possible would be
TO lose faith in human nature to destroy all credit
democratic institutions and popular In the verdict
commonwealth is vndcaed justified and egenerated San
cisco has birth of honesty public affairs and the noble
words of Lincoln takes fresh that of
people, by the people and for the people shall perish
the earth"