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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-26
Local and Personal.
The new rink will open Saturday.

The new rink Will open Saturday.
J. f. Crumley has returned from New
York.
Mrs. F. P. Baxter is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Jim Beckner has returned from
trip east.
Jas. A. Summers is spending few
days at Mooresburg.
Mr., and Mrs. A. s. Sabin have re-
turned from Jamestown.
If you want any concrete work done
call on Geo. r. Brown. If.
e, J. Vaught has returned from a
business trip to New York.
Mrs. Jno. Landreth is quite i'll ct
her home on Buffalo street.
Miss Mary Agnes Berry is attending
Peabody Normal at Nashville.
Miss Carrie Summers has gone to
Chatham, Va, to enter school.
Mrs. Robt Fulton has returned from
visit to relatives in Fayetteville
Imperial Flavoring Extracts
in johnson City-used everywhere.
Mrs. N. N. .Warlic was among the
visitors from Jonesboro Wednesday.
Mrs. W. B. johnson and son are Wis
iting relatives in Williamson county.
VIM. and Mrs. Russell have returned
from weeks visit to relatives at
Greeneville.
Mrs. j. Z. Parsons has returned to
Chattanooga after an extended visit to
relatives here.
Mrs. John II. Bowman, Mrs. M. G.
Kirkland and children, were over from
Jonesboro Friday.
II. d. Gump has sold his residence
on Watanga avenue to Q. B. Mer-
cereaux for $1,000.
@. W. Hodge is up from Memphis to
spend his vacation with his family and
see his many friends.
Captain G. F. Crush is still q very
sick man at the home OF Mrs. @. W.
Sharitz on Walnut street.
Mrs. Sallie Thomas who has been
visiting in Virginia all summer is ex-
pected home in few days.
Miss Eleanora Whisman, OF Ben.
hams, Va, is visiting her brothers,
W. Il. and ]. Il. Whisman.
S. B. White has just received a lot
of ALUMINIUM WARE in Cooking
Utensils. See it and try it.
Miss Fra Matson will be at Sweet
briar Institute, Va, this year. She left
last week for that institution.
Mrs. John Fl. Bowman was over
from Jonesboro Thursday to visit the
openings at the various stores.
E G. Reeves new residence on Buff
falo street is progressing rapidly and
will soon be ready for occupancy.
Misses broke and Harr, of Arcadia,
Sullivan county, are guests OF Mrs.
W. /. Whisman on Locust street.
The city council has declared the
Southern's tank at this place nuisance
and ordered its removal in sixty
days.
J. Z. Brading and Geo. T. Wo6ord
have purchased the cid lobe livery
stable lot from Mrs. Meadows for
$4,000.
Mrs. Jas. Miller, after visiting her
sister, Mrs. G.. L. Clay, on Buffalo
street, has returned to her home in
Virginia.
Nat Hyder, the old reliable. has pur
chased the barber shop in the O'Boyle
block, on the square, and is giving pa
irons and friends his customary atten.
ton.
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Fright Store on the Right Street"
Building Operations EnjOined.

The Southern Railway has enjoined
H. W. Pardue from erecting his new
building near West Main street, claim
ing 1t is on its right-of-way as granted
by a legislative act in 1S4S. giving the
road 100 feet on either side of its main
line where no right-of-way had been
been decided otherwise. A motion to
dissolve the injunction will be argued
before Chancellor Haynes in this city
next week.
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Praise Service Sunday.

Sunday evening at z o'clock o praise
service will be held at the First Pres.
byterian church. West Main street.
The choir QUARTET. composed of Miss
Hickman. Mrs. Biddle. Mr.. Slaughter
and Mr.. Taylor, will render special
music. A cordial invitation extended
TO ell to be present.
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Robert Tranum Married.

Robert Tranum and Miss Lula Mank
went up TO Bristol Wednesday and
were united in marriage, few friends
accompanying them. Mr.. Tranum is q
member of the firm of Tranum Bros,
clothiers. They will return to John.
son City this week.
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Stockholders Take Notice.

OH o of East Tennessee IL Western
North Carolina Railroad Company.
johnson City, Tenn,
Sept. 18th, 1907.
The Board of Directors of the East
Tennessee & Western North Carolina
Railroad Company have this day de-
cln al dividend of three aud one
hat, (3a) per cent upon the capital
stock of the company, said dividend
TO III credited to the stockholders as
theS stand registered at the closing of
the books 3 o'clock p. IN, ON Wednes-
da, the 18th instant and payable
Oc her LIST, 1907.
ihs transfer books will remain
closed until September 25th.
JOHN S. WISE,
'9.11 Treasurer.
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in splendid condition. The floor space
covers $4,000 square feet and is proper
ly constructed of the best material. II
requires one hundred and eighty-seven
lights to illuminate the building.
instruction will be given those who
desire to learn to skate. Perfect order
will be preserved, the proprietor re.
serving the right to refuse admission
TO oil Objectionable parties and those
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-26

not willing TO abide by the rules and
regulations of the rink.
The rink will be open every morning,
afternoon and night, except Monday
night, and for the first two weeks ladies
will be allowed to skate free in the
mornings. No extra charge for check
ing coats and hats. Come out and en- :
JOY yourself. Admission, 15c; with use
Of skates, 25e.
j. Il. REYNOLDS, Manager.
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Convention Of Doctors.

The seventeenth annual convention
OF the East Tennessee Medical Society
is now in session at Knoxville. Doc
tors Broyles. Cox and Matthews OF this
city are on committees and will read
papers.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear, There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
inhamed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to it's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarlh, which
is nothing but an intlamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Ack Hale on Trial.

The trial of Ack Hale for the murder
OF Lille Davis is in progress at BIount.
vile. A large number OF witnesses are
in attendance and the trial will proba-
bly, consume the week.
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Saw Mill Men
TAKE NOTICE

The undersigned sells all sizes OF Circular
Mills, from to 100 h, p, and all sizes Portable
Boilers, Engines, Upright Boilers and Engines,
from l to 50 h, p, Portable Boilers and
Engines mounted on wheels or skidS, Station
airy Boilers and Engines of all sizes, from 10 to
100 h. p. Sells all sizes Circular and Band
Saws, all furnished on short notice. He sells
the Gordon Hollow Blast Crates and their
make OF Trimmers and Edgers, the best and
cheapest on the market,
d. r. BAKER, P. o. Box l08.
johnson City, Tenn,
Pulleys, Betting, Skating, Hangers, Sprock-
ct Wheels and Chain Conveyors, for III pur.
poses. Pipe and Fittings, Packing, Brass
Goods Gasoline Engines, etc. l2ll-f
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-26

The Hippodrome Skating Rink will
open lor business on Saturday, Sep
tember 2Sth. Mr.. John II. Reynolds,
champion skater, will give an exhibit
ton of fast and fancy skating. There
will also be an Irish potato race on
roller skates and other attractive fea-
lures, including good music.
This mammoth place of amusement,
situated on West Main street, is now
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-26
Going Up Higher.

The Bee Hive is fixing to 20 higher
up. A third floor will be added OF
once and the entire building heated by
slaam.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-26

WANTED few frst.cl table
hoArders. Have some nicely furnish
ed rooms Desirable location and con-
venient to business part of the city.
MRS. L. W. SHARITZ.
III Walnut street.
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Statesmen WANTED to look after our
interest in Washington and adjacent
counties. Salary or commission. Ad-
dr4ss The Victor Oil Company,
l9O9.1t Cleveland, Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-26

TABLE BOARDERS WANTED-A
few table boarders will be taken at a
reasonable rate Apply to Mrs. Fan
ME Orumley, King street.
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To the Public.

The old Star House at Erwin, Tenn,
has been thoroughly refurnished from
garrett to cellar.
Free sample room and the best fare
tn market affords. The public is cor
dmIly invited to call.
1879 LEE AMMoNs, Propr.
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THE - COMET
WANTED
sSSSSSsSsSSSsSSSsSSSSSS

HELP WANTED -. Men and Boys
Boys must be over IA years old, Apply
ts American Cigar Box Lumber Com
pany. l2ll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
FIGHTS TWO CENT LAW.
President of the Pennsylvania APP
pears as Witness.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 11.-Presi-
dent McCrea of the Pennsylvania rail-
way, was the principal witness today
in the equity proceedings Instituted by
that company against the city and
county of Philadelphia. to restrain
enforcement of the two cent railroad
fare bill, passed by the last legislature.
The law goes into effect, October l.,
and provides a penalty of $1,000 for
each violation. Other railways have
begun similar actions and today's pro-
ceedinGs were regarded as a test case.
Counsel for the railway urged that
the reduced rate is unreasonable and
would not return a fair profit
City Solicitor Gendell said that the
county was made a defendant because
the penalty for violation of the law is
payable here. He thought the pro-
ceedings should have been brought
against the state. Nevertheless he
would guard the city's interests. The
railway company presented a sum-
mary of earnings and expenses on in
terstate passenger business for the
first three months of this year. 1t
showed the average rate per passen
ger per mile was 1907 cents. The
earnings for the three months. were
$3,O70.933 and the. expenses $2,921.-
SO7. If the two cent law had been in
force during these three months the
earnings would have been but So
S57O33
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Weak on General
Selling Orders.
Better Wheather in Northwest
Is Responsible.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Quoted Steady to
Shade Lower.
Hogs Firm-Bulk of Sales 1878
to $3.50.

Chicago, July n.-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened weak on general
selling, which was based largely on re-
ports of better weather in the northwest
Prices We're also lower on the Minneapolis
curb. September wheat opened 5z62zc
lower. at 95Q95Ac, sold at 951zc and then
declined to $3.50. Minneapolis, Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of of 3Sl
cars.
The market was weak all day and prices
declined more than &c. The low point for
September was 9SAc. The close was weak
and near the low point of the day, with
Septembec off 29sc, at $3.50.
CORN-The corn market was easy be-
and in sympathy with the'break in wheat.
September corn opened a shade to 1sdAc
lower, at 54s4 d55c, sold up to 55@551sc, and
then declined to 54z@54Ac.
Prices were weak in sympathy with
wheat The low point for September was
SC. The close was weak with September
off 5s@Ac, at 5414c.
OATS-The oats market was weak and
trading, was active. September oats open
ed A@3sc to 3s@12c lower, at 397s04Oc, sold
up to 40asc. and declined to 401sc.
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
vas very quiet and prices were steady.
SIG. 2271. Ribs were down a shade. at
$S.621z. Lard was shade lower at IS 95
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 911z693c; No.
red. 901aQ92c; No. hard, 9115d9215c; No.
hard, -9012@92c; No. 1 northern, $101G1 02;
No. 8 spring, 9619Sc.
CORN-Nos. 2 and 8, 54A@541kc.
OATS-No. 2, 44c.
RYE-Cash: S31k6S5c.
BARLEY-Cash: 54G66c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
OLD SETTLER LEAVES.
Editor of First Kansas Paper Starts
Home After Visiting Relatives.

DIR. G. w. Brown of Rockford, Ill,
left yesterday for Lawrence, where he
will visit friends. He has been in the
city for the last few days visiting his
niece, Mrs. NJ. L. Field, who lives at
621 Lane street. DR.. Brown was the
editor of the Herald of Freedom, the
first paper that was printed on Kan
sas soil He came to Kansas in Aug
ust 1854, and located at Lawrence.
He was very prominent figure in all
the early history of Kansas and was
an active participant in all the events
that surround the making of Kansas
a free state. On one occasion he was
captured by pro-slavites and impris-
oned in the bull pen at Lecompton.
Dr. Brown was taken i'll while he
was here and for few hours it was
thought that he was pretty sick. How
ever it proved that he had only over
done a little and after resting awhile
he felt we'll enough to go on and visit
the grounds of his early activity. DR..
Brown is the author of several books
on the history of early Kansas, all of
which are at present in the State His
torical library.
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IN old RECORDS.
District Court Files of Salina
Show Interesting Facts.
In ~ Years There Have Been
1862 Civil Cases Filed.
FEW CRIMINAL CASES.
First of These Was a Charge of
Shooting Down Cattle.
The Covers Of the Papers Faded
and Yellow With Age.

Salina, Kan, July lin forty-two
years there has been fled in the dis
trict court, Saline county, 1852 civil
cases. In forty-one years there has
been filed at the same place ST. GRIM
inal cases. This is an average of about
Il criminal cases a year and 1873 civil
cases. OF course. during the past few
years, the average has been larger and
in the early days, smaller than the
Civil case No. 1 was filed at the dis
trict court July Z, 1865, or AZ years
ago last Sunday. This was the case
of j. r. Allan VS.. Hamilton & Tyler, a
suit for $165 which the plaintiff claim
ed was due him. of course, there
were no typewriters at that early day
and the petition is written out and
queer writing it is. At that time, Sher-
iff L. F. Parsons served the papers
while r. d. Mobley was district clerk
and C. C. Low deputy. Attached to this
petition is an old SO cent surety bond,
in the shape of a revenue stamp
which may be valuable now.
Criminal case No. 1 was not filed
accused a man named c. V. Carr of
shooting up cattle, etc, in this case.
The same court house officials were at
the court house when this was filed
as when the civil case was filed.
The covers of these petitions are
faded to some extent. hey are really
curiosities al this date and show that
many words were spelled differently
then than now.
All these cases-and most of them
are at the court house-make a large
collection. There is no room in the
vault for these and much interesting
and probably valuable matter would
be destroyed were the court house to
burn down before the new one is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
VIOLATE THE POSTAL LAWS.
Twenty Cases at observation-disclosures
One Woman So

Leavenworth. Kan. July 11.-Post-
master Fred Willard has received or
ders from the postoffice department
20 collect fines of $40 each from two
Leavenworth persons who have vio-
lated the United States postal regula-
lions by mailing parcels containing
letters, representing them to be second
and third class matter. Should these
people refuse to pay their fines they
will be indicted and brought into the
federal courts. 1t is but the leniency
of the department which permits so
light a punishment Es
There have been twenty such viola
lions of the postal law in the past
three months in Leaxenworth, many
of the fnfractions are by people mail
ing tobacco tags and similar articles.
enclosing a letter or order for pre-
miumS.
Recently a fine was imposed, on one
of the most prominent women of the
town. She mailed a long letter of
several finely written pages enclosed
IN a newspaper. hSe explained that 1t
was an easy way to save money, yet
had to pay SO in her effort to save
one cent postage.
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Postoffice ReceiDts HEAVY.

The Atchison postoffice's receipts
last month were $167 heavier than the
same month a year ago. The local Of
flee is doing as much business now as
it did during the months of January
and February, which are called the
busy months in the postoffices of the
country. Usually during the hot
weather people do not write many let
tiers, but this summer the Atchison
carriers are carrying big loads. Sew
eral of the new carriers quit because
of the heavy "toting' during last
MULTIPLICATION Globe
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NEGRO yyomen Fan Ont

After cOnS1derabIe WrangIlng, COW
ering a period of three of four months,
who lives at No. 14O5 Quincy street
swore to complaint in the county at
torney's office today charging Mrs.
Mary Norman, also a negro, with the
larceny of a gold watch worth $22.
The theft of this watch occurred on
February 10. and Mrs. Richardson
claims that the Norman woman went
into her house and stole it. Mrs. Nor
man claims that the watch was given
to her by Mrs. Richardson's husband.
warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Nor
man was issued by Judge Simon of
the city court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
A SUCCESSOR TO HOIsINGToN
The Election VIII Be Held at Fort
Riley ON Friday Night.

Junction City, Kan, July 1.-THE
skirmish shooting in the Kansas Ma
tional Guard competition for the COM
pany trophy was the programme at the
national range at Fort Riley Wednes-
day The best score made during the
Gay was by Lieutenant Clark, of Otta-
wa, who scored 46 out of so.
The matter of the greatest interest
at the camp is the election of officers
that will be held at the Kansas Nation
al guard camp Friday night, when the
successors of Colonel P. M. Hoisington
and Lieutenant Colonel Campbell. both
of the Second regiment, will be elected.
General Drew, commanding the Kansas
National Guard, will come here from
Topeka to be in charge of the election.
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, July 11.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day, $500 head. Market steady to a shade
lower. Beeves, 81 75@7.3O; cows, 81. 75@5 80;
heifers, 81. 6oa5.7 20; calves. s. OQ75o; good
UNI. $4.75q5.75; stockers and feeders, $3.50
Q525.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
@6 10; heavy, S.. 2Od5 921k; rough, s.. 20d5: &C;
pigs, $5.40a6.00; good to choice heavy, $3.50
@59212; bulk of sales, IS. 70@600
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1900 head.
Market weak to a shade lower. Native,
S. O0a6 60; lambs, $5.5Od7.50; western, $3.50
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New York Stocks.

Wall St., New York, July 11.-STOCKS-
The opening dealings in stocks were
very dull and the tone irregular, Fluc-
tuations were narrow and mixed Cana
dian Pacific and Pullman advanced about
point and st. Paul, Great Northern
preferred and Smelling large fractions
The depression shown at the opening
was gradually overcome. but the market
displayed the feverishness. The advances
were partly lost before the end of the
hour Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio
and st Louis and Western preferred were
marked up point. St. Paul. Great
Northern preferred IA points, Canadian
Pacific 1ss points, Rock Island preferred
W. points and New York Air Brake az
points, Atchison preferred and American
Tobacco preferred yielded IA points,
southern Railway preferred 2 points and
St Louis and San Francisco first prefer
red 215 points.
Small offerings came steadily upon the
market and dragged prices downwards
Some of the most prominent stocks sold
lower than at any time yesterday. Pacific
Mail declined points, L. and N IL
Reading Ia and Union Pacific, Erie first
preferred. Amalgamated Copper, Ameri-
can Smelling, Sugar and United States
Express 1 point.
Bonds were irregular.
Reading receded to 1001z before suffi-
cient support developed to check its de-
cline. Several other stocks also got a
trifle lower than at midway, but the en-
tire list stiffened sharply afterwards
American Tobacco preferred fell 2H
points, Northwestern gained a point
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I1ansns Citv Prodnce Market.

Kansas City. July 11.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today. A9 cars. Market 15G1c
higher. July. Ss7sc; Sept, SEC; Dec, sec.
Cash: No. hard: s6@s5c: No; char 3 bard, SIG
CORN-Higher July, 1850; Sept. 491zc;
Dec. 1910. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 511zG52c;
No. 8 mixed, 51G51zc; No white, 521sc;
No white, SEC.
OATS-Unchanged No white, $40
46c; No. 2 mixed, 45N4611c.
RYE-Steady. 76G7Sc.
HAYASteady Choice timothy, SIS. 5OG
1900; choice prairie. $9.5o@10-o0.
BUTTER-Steady. Creamery. 231zc pack
EGGgsteady to firm. Extras, 1870.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo. July u--CATTLE-.
Receipts today, 5000 head, including 1,50O
Native steers. 81. 75@6. go; southern steers,
So. 1895 90; southern cows. s.. 25@350; native
feeders, So. 25d5.0O; bulls, s.. 75d4.75; calves,
s4.00G6.75;. western fed steers, $425a6.50;
western fed cows. 81. 75Q4.50.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk, IS. 75M5S5; heavy, $5.70Q
5.77i2; packers, $5.75Q5.S5; pigs, and light,
s.. S00I5.90.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, $.7516.O 90; lambs,
$7.G007.75: range wethers, $4.50G590; fed
ewes, S4.00d5. IS.
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A TOWN ROW ENDED.
Long Standing F'eud Ends With Ga
lena AnneXing Empire City.

lena Annexing Empire City.
Galena, Kan, July 11.-At a joint ses-
sion of the two councils, Empire City
has been annexed as the Fifth ward of
Galena.
In 1877, when Empire City was the
larger of the two towns, a movement
for consolidation would have led to a
riot In that year a log stockade was
built on the dividing line, the hatred
CITY refused to let the citizens
through. With the burning of the
stockade several of the more conserva-
tive citizens were threatened with
lynching.
In recent years several attempts were
made to have the city placed under the
government of Galena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
McPHERsON's NEW CLOCK.
Timepiece Weighs Over Two Tons for
Court House Tower.

Mcpherson, Kan. July 11.-Mc-
Pherson's new town clock, the largest
timepiece in this part of the country
has arrived and is being taken to the
court house.
The massive bell weighing a thousand
and eighty pounds was received over
the Rock Island and the weights came
over the Missouri Pacific several days
ago. The main clock machinery and
diaIs, weighing twenty-four hundred
and fifty pounds came in last evening
over the Santa Fe. In all the time
piece will weigh considerably over two
tons.
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BIG SALE OF STAMPS.
Gain of IL Per Cent in Hutchinson's
POStOffice Receinfs.

Hutchinson, Kan. July 1.-THE in
crease in the receipts at the Hutchin-
son postoffice shows that something
is going on. The sale of stamps and
stamped matter has grown in the last
year at leaps and bounds.
During the year ending June 80,
1906, the receipts were $40, 94S.54.
receipts were $4S,15663, a gain of
$7,2O8.09. This is an increase of 17.5
per cent, great showing in business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
A Wife Beater Whfpned.

Fort Scott, Kan, July lin police
court Frank Wilkerson was tried on
the charge of assault and battery for
whipping his wife. He was found
eu!lty and fined $40. A stop will be
nut to the practice some men have of
whipping their wives. and they will
have a heavy fine assessed against
them if convicted twice on the charge.