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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
NO HOMES TOSELL
DelphOs Is Practically Without
Real Estate Agents.
Is One of the Most Inviting
Towns in the Solomon Valley.
GROWING EVERY DAY.
Two Good Banks Whose Vaults
Are Filled With Currency.
Boasts of More Widows Than
Any City in That Section.

Delphos, Kan, Nov. SIT would be
difficult to find a town whose people
are more contented than they are in
Delphos. A number of her young peo-
pie are attending school in Washburn
college, sLindsborg, the university at
Iawrencs and the Agricultural college
in Manhattan Another one is Harry
Keller, a former graduate of the mu-
steal department in Lindsb org, is now
in Berlin. Germany. where he is taking
a four years course of general music
in a leading musical institute. He was
born and raised in De1phos.
The population of Delphos is close to
700. There are upwards of 25 retired
farmers among her people, besides
there is a boast that the town has more
live, active widows than any town of
the same population in the Solomon
valley. This boast claims quite 35, and
all owning comfortable homes, many
of them having farm to fall back to,
and carry bank deposits. Besides,
there are more than a dozen of her
people who are 80 years old and over.
Delphos has a mayor all her people
are proud of. He is Jealous and I'M
firing in the enforcement of law, and
he is terror to jointists and gamblers.
His name is Archibold Barnes, a timer
by trade. He is ex-president of the
National Timers association, and in
the days of Populism he was the nomi-
nee of that party for the legislature in
Ottawa county.
DelphoS was named after a town of
the same name in Ohio. The first
growth dates from September, 1870.
Since then two cyclones partially wiped
out the place in -1S79. Two destructive
fires have also visited the town. And
after all these calamities Delphos has
grown slowly and prettier. Today the
town has two Touring mills, each with
$50 barrels daily capacity, and four
elevators. 1t claims more permanent
brick and cement walks than any town
in the state the same size. 1t has a
school her people are justly proud of,
a fine roomy modern building and six
teachers, as follows: Principal. Joseph
Knott, assisted by Margaret johnson.
Bessie Bourne, Bessie Cook. Title Nor
timer and Alice Ballou. 1t also has
three churches.
Delphos has two banks, the State
bank of Delphos. with over $3.50, 900 in
deposits, and the First National with
about $4,000. So far as the present
financial furry is concerned, the people
of Delphos and vicinity have the
utmost confidence in the safety of her
banks.
The town has splendid opera
house, Harry s. Bourne owner and
manager. He refuses all fake shows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
COLON A PLAGUE SPOT.
Purity Congress Delegate Gives the
Place = Bad Reputation.

Battle Creek, Mich, Nov. 5.-That
girls are being stolen from American
homes and sent to Panama for i'm
moral purposes was the statement
made at the national purity congress
here by Rose Johnson, a missionary
who has spent several years in Colon,
where she established a boarding
nome for American boys. Miss John
son told of a 12-year-old girl she had
attempted to rescue in Colon who told
her she had been enticed from One
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street New
York, by a strange woman Miss
Johnson said she was attacked in her
efforts to get the girl out of a den, and
later received word that the girl had
been beaten to death.
Miss johnson has also done rescue
work in Alexandria, and she stated
she rescued one girl who had been
shipped as a white slave from Toronto
to Chicago, then to New York then to
Paris and then to Egypt. She said
that drinking and gambling conditions
appeared to her worse in Colon than
at Port Said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
GOES TO STEEL TRUST.
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Conn
pany Property Changes Hands.

New York, Nov 5.-The United
tSates Steel corporation has secured a
controlling interest in the Tennessee
Coal, Iron & Railroad company. The
deal is traceable to the conferences
held at the home ]. Pierpont Moragn
Saturday. 1t is understood the price
paid is little above SIS a share. The
h oldings of pool controlling some
20 per cent of the stock of the Tennes-
see Coal, Iron & Railroad company
were transferred in the sale.
This sale can not fail to do much TO
relieve the present financial stringency,
as large amounts of the stock of tho
Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad COM
pany are now held as collateral for
loans by the local banks. The taking
up of these loans by the new owners of
lions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
KILLED BY BURGLARS.
Los Angeles Man Meets Death While
Visiting in Chicago

Chicago, Nov. 5.-James w. Ala
way, wealthy commission merchant
OF Los Angeles, was killed by burg
lars early today at the home of his
orother, Edward Allaway, at AIS
South Waller avenue. The burglars
escaped from the house without hav-
ing been seen by any of the family.
me murder took place while de-
tecuVes from nearby police station
were searching the neighborhood for
man viii attempted to burglarize
TWO other houses only a few blocks
distant from the Allaway home. The
murdered man had been here only
since Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
A Stove so Years Old.

Leavenworth, Nov. 81. ]. Hart
nett, general agent for the Union Pa
cific, who among other things is fond
of the literary, the historic and the an
tique, takes a special pride in the old
stove which heats his office. The VEN
cradle specimen of prehistoric hard
ware bears the legend, 1.-THE Kansas
Pacific cast in bold letters on its
base, and is known to be at least fifty
years old. It was in service in the
early days of the Kansas Pacific which
ran from Leavenworth and Wyan-
dotte now Kansas City, to Denver. the
days of the long-horned cattle and the
untamed desperate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Ansel s. WysOng Invents an
Auto for Tilling the Soil.
Is Practically Like a Road Ma
chine and Helpful.
WORK OF 4 HORSES
The GasOlineMOtOr Easily Drags
His Two Gang PlOws.
HauIs a "Train" of Wagons
With Wheat to Market.

Meade, Kan, Nov. 5.-The gasoline
propelled automobile helps the farmer
till the soil. OF course, it is not just
like the car that traverses the buule-
ward, but it is propelled by a motor and
its mechanical devices are the same as
those used in the runabout and the
racer
1t remained for a Kansas man to in
vent this machine that saves labor,
both for the farmer and his beasts.
Working quietly on his farm near this
place, the center of the wonderful ar
tesian valley and one of the most
thriving towns along the Rock Island
Frisco system, Ansel S. Wysong
evolved the idea of a motor to do the
work of his horses. AS he sat upon
his gang pillow and turned the virgin
sod of his new acres he thought up the
machine that, he says, is destined to
emancipate the farmer from many of
the ills with which he heretofore has
had to struggle.
His four horses had hard work drag
ging the two gang plows along. and he
decided that the application of a gas
oline motor would give him three times
as much power. or more. AS a result.
he set about the task of inventing
something to do the heavy pulling
The new autotractor has many points
of great merit. In reality it is a COM
bination of the traction engine and
gasoline motor. But it is much lighter
than the old engine, which had to carry
huge timbers as protection for country
bridges. The car now in use weighs
only 400 pounds, and is of 30-horse
power. 1t may be run with gasoline,
alcohol or kerosene 1t has two speeds.
the low one for use in the field and the
higher one for the road. 1t moves
across Meade county sod, the toughest
to be found, pulling gang plows that
turn six burrows at time, and it IS
done so easily that effort is not notice
able.
When the time comes to haul the
wheat crop to market train of wagons
is hitched behind the autotractor and
hauled down the road at the rate OF
six miles an hour. When doing none of
the movable class of work the machine
may be Staked down and be made to
run any machine on the farm. Its list
has been made to include everything
from the churn to the steam pump. And
right here is where the housewife Is re-
Iieved of much of her drudgery by the
application of the new invention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
SALIVA SENDS DELEGATES.
Will Be Represented~at the Inland
WaterwaYcC Convention at Wichita.

Will Be Represented the Inland
Waterway Convention at Wichita. T.
Salina, Kan, Nov. 5.-For the pur-
pose of discussing the subject of water
way appropriations to the end that
members of congress may be asked to
avoid favoring appropriation for wa
terways when actual regular transpor-
tation of freight on such waterways is
not practicable to the end that the in
terror sections of the country shall not
be injuriously Disseminated against by
railroad rates based upon the water
competition, and for the further pur-
pose of securing amendments to the
interstate commerce law to alleviate
present unjust freight rates conditions
produced and fostered by these false
theories a meeting of the inland COM
,nunities has been called to be held in
Wichita, Saturday, November 10.
Mayor Hills has been asked to name
three delegates besides himself to this
convention and the Commercial club
has been asked to send the same num-
Der Of delegates to the convention. The
men appointed by Mayor Hills are SEN
ator F. H. Quincy, J. l.. Bristow and T.
D. Fitzpatrick. Those appointed by Mr..
Eberhardt are C. B. Kirkland, w. w.
Watson and H. D. Lee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
sAPP AND WHrTLow FUSS.
Father of Dead Girl Bitter towards
the Accused Merchant.

lola Nov. 5.-The interesting story
comes from Moran that ]. N. Sapp
and Sam whitlow met by accident in
the postoff1ce Mr.. Sapp is said to
have approached Whitlow and said:
eff you want to kill some one now
kill me-
Tba town marshal "calmed" Mr..
Sam and Whitlow calmly accom-
panied his brother away.
Prior to this, it is said, Sapp met
whitlow on the street and said:
HYou killed one of us, but you can't
kill me-"
There is a further tale to the effect
that Mr.. Sapp roundly abused some
stranger under the Misrepresentation
that he was addressing Wh1tloW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
SOCIAL SCHEDULE.
Programme of Receptions and Dinners
at the White House.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The pro-
gramme for receptions and dinners at
the White House for the season of
1907-08 was announced today. All the
functions except the New Years re-
ception are to be held on Thursday as
follows:
Cabinet dinner, December 10; New
Years reception, January 1; diplomatic
reception. January g. diplomatic din
ner. January 16; juicial reception,
January, %; supreme court inner.
January 80; congressional reception,
February 6; army and navy reception,
February 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
MAsONS IN REUNION.
Scottish Rite Body Opens a Three
DAYS Session at Salina.

Salina, Kan, Nov. 5.-The annual fail
reunion of the several bodies of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Free Masonry will open in Salina TO-DAY.
Last year James D. Richardson of
washington, D. c., sovereign /rand
commander, and Frederick Weber OF
washington, secretary general, were
present at the reunion, but this year
the only high officer who Will be here
will be Thomas w. Harrison OF Topeka,
sovereign grand Inspector general OF
the state OF Kansas.
The reunion will last for three days
and during this period the degrees
from fourth to the thirty-second IN
elusive will be conferred on the cand1-
dates. Thus far there are forty candt-
dates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

New York. Nov. 5.-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, and the recognized leader
or labor unions in America, has an
nounced he will retire when his term
expires on April l. Mitchell is idol
lied by labor in the central states. His
OFFICIAL leadership in the great strike
fof 19OO-1902 in the coal region won
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Pamphlet Brings s1.75O.

London, Nov. 5.-The remarka BILE
value set on early books concerning
America by collectors was instanced at
the sale today at Sothebys of Lord
Sheffield's library. A small thirteen
leaf pamphlet entitled "a Brief De-
scription of New York" published in
1870, was sold for the sensational
amount of $1,75O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
FIERY METEOR SEEN.
Falling Lava Sets Fire to a Haystack
Near Bennington

Bennington, Kan. Nov. 5.-Sunoay
evening between the hours of eight
and nine O'Clock, a meteor of great
size was seen here sweeping athwart
the sky in a northeasterly direction
leaving a fiery stream of meteorites
in IT'S wake, some of which falling to
the earth set fire to a hay stack In a
field a mile south of town. The glow
of the transitory visitor was SO great
that a newspaper could have easily
been read by it, while rushing, roar
ing sound was plainly audible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

for him the Endorsement not only of
his own people, but of the entire
world. His retirement is severe
blow. He urges the condition of his
health as his reason for quitting. Four
operations have been necessary in the
last two weeks.
All labor union discussion now
turns to the question of Mitchells
successor. 1t is understood that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
ARockefeller to Be Present.

Leavenworth, Nov. 5.-The annual
convention of the Leavenworth County
Sunday School association will be held
at Kickapoo on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, November IL and 13. Addresses
will be made by number of prominent
ministers, and there will be a largo at
tendance from the churches in Leaven-
worth. Among those who will be pres
ent will be w. H. Rockefeller, cousin Of
John D. Rockefeller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

Mitchells choice is w. B. Wilson, Sc
cretary and treasurer of the organiza-
ton. Wilson was elected to congress
last November and will take his seat
at the coming session. Thomas L.
Lewis, vice president of the organiza-
ton, has been a candidate every year
for the presidency, but his .policies
differ from Mitchell's and his success
sion is questionable The anthracite
men will probably nominate T. D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Minor Washington Ite1ns.

Washington, Nov. 5.-Frederick
Feldin is appointed postmaster at
Greenwich, Kan. vice H Harr, re-
signed.
New rural delivery routes have been
established to commence January
out of Colby, Kan, to serve 102 fam
lilies; out of Sleeper. Mo-, to serve
ninety families.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Abilene Public Library.

Abilsne, Kan, Nov. 5.-The work
on the new public library is being
puGhed as fast as possible and II is ex-
pected that the foundation will be
ready by the latter part of this month.
1t is now planned to have the corner
stone laying on Thanksgiving day with
a programme of special exercises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
To Prison Rather Than Tell.

New York, Nov. 5.-Rather than re-
veal the identity of the politician who
induced him to falsely register in two
election districts, Joseph HeaIey, to-
day accepted a sentence of not less
than four years and six months and
not more than four years and eleven
months in prison. This is the maxi
MUM penalty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Gen. Boil Back AT work.

eral j. Franklin Bell. chief of staff of
the army, resumed his duties at the
war department today after a months
stay at health resort He appears
to be in excellent physical condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Catarrh of the Bladder.

mother Mrs Dicks, says that he is
gaining over a pound in weight every
twenty days. Undoubtedly little Will
liam is the champion wee baby of
Kansas. The usual weight of new
born babe is about eight pounds. This
enc weighed but one pound, just an
eighth as large as he should have
been.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

Nichols Of Scranton, who also was
elected to congress last fall. Nicholl
says, however, that he is. not a candi-
date. Mitchell was first elected pres
ident in 1898 and has been elected
each year since that time. 1t is said
that he was anxious to retire year
ago, but he did not want Lewis to sue
ceed him, and as Lewis appeared the
strongest candidate he Immediately
decided to stay in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Hanged witbo,,t TRIAL

Cameron, Tex. Nov. 5.-FoIIowine
his indictment by the grand Jury on a
charge of attempted criminal assault,
Alex Johnson, negro. was taken
from the Jail here BY mob of 400
men and hanged to tree in the court
house yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
a Death From Footbau.

Cleveland. o., Nov. 5.-Richard S.
Evans left half back of the Wooster,
Ohio. university football team. who
was injured in game between Woos-
ter and Western Reserve here on Oc-
tober 5th. died Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Not ..shaving' Certificates.

Atchison, Nov. 5.-In Atchison, as
near as can be learned, none of the
clearing house certificates have been
shaved; that is nobody has asked
discount to cash them. In St Joe
1T is claimed that foreign railroad Ia
borers paid 10 per cent Saturday to
haVa them caShed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

BUSINESS, sometimes the heart acts bad
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bition. may be loss of flesh, sallow
complexion.
Prevalency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the
alarming increase and remarkable
prevalency of kidney disease. While
kidney disorders are the most COM
mon diseases that prevail, they are al
most the last recognized by patient
and physicians, who content them
selves with doctoring the effects, while
the original disease undermines the
system.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
sixteen Ounce Baby Growing.

Wichita, Nov. 5.-Master William
Bonner, who was ushered into the
world December IL. 1906, weighing
but sixteen ounces, now tips the scale
beam at sixteen pounds. and his foster
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
/. M. PENWELL
Undertaken and Embalmer.
si1 Quincy Street
Both Phones 1872

berculosis. Mr.. Larson was one of the
old residents of the section of the
country as he located near Tescott
Immediately after coming to this
country from Denmark in 1872. The
funeral was held at Tescott yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
Death of chris Larsop.

salina, Nov 5.-Chris Larson of
Tescoft. a prominent cattleman and
extensive farmer died at his home
one-half mile south of Tescott of tu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-05

London, Nov. 5.=London royalty is
all agog over the coming installation.
of Sir John Bell, lord mayor-elect. Sir
John will take his oath of office No
vember 8, succeeding Sir William Ire
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recipient : Sufficient qulnti5
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