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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
BASIS OF THANKSGIVING.
As Set Forth by President Roosevelt
in His Proclamation.

Washington, Oct 2S.-President
Roosevelt, in his Thanksgiving procla-
nation, said:
"Once again the season of the year
has come when in accordance with
the custom of our forefathers for gen.
erations past the president appoints a
day as the especial occasion for all
our people to give praise and thanks
giving to God.
During the past year we have been
free from famine, from pestilence.
from war; we are at peace with all the
rest of mankind. Our natural re-
sources are at least as great as those
of any other nation. We believe that
in ability to develop and take ad-
vantage of these resources the average
man of this nation stands at least as
high as the average man of any other.
Nowhere else in the world is there
such an opportunity for a free people
to develop to the fullest extent all its
powers of body. Of mind. and Of that
which stands above both body and
mind-character
Much has been given us from on
high, and much will rightly be ex-
pected of us in return. Into our care
the ten talents have been entrusted,
and we are to be pardoned neither if
we squander and waste them, not yet
if we hide them in a napkin, for they
must be fruitful in our hands. Ever
throughout the ages, at all times and
among all peoples. prosperity has been
fraught with danger, and 1t behooves
us to beseech the Giver of All Things
that we do not fall into love of ease
and of luxury; that we may not lose
our sense of moral responsibility;
that we may not forget our duty to
God and to our neighbor.
"a great democracy like ours,
democracy based upon the principles
of orderly liberty, can be perpetuated
only if in the heart of the ordinary
citizen there dwells a keen sense of
righteousness and justice. We should
earnestly pray that this spirit of
righteousness and justice may grow
ever greater in the hearts of all of Us,
and that our souls may be inclined
ever more both toward the virtues that
tell for gentleness and tenderness, for
loving kindness and forbearance one
with another. and toward those no
less necessary virtues that make for
manliness and rugged hardihood-for
without these qualities neither nation
nor individual can rise to the level of
greatness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
DROPS 50, 900 IN FAKE FIGHT.
Kansas Man Takes His Tale OF Woe to
Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-This story con-
Germs alleged fight promoters with
moustaches and prominent scarfpins
DR.. c. c. Nelson of Phillipsburg. Kan,
dropped into the office of Captain
O'Brien of the detective bureau today.
He told the chief of detectives that he
wanted aid in tracing four well-dressed
ICON men" whom he suspected of being
in Chicago He declared that they had
swindIed him out of $4,000 in Denver,
Colo. Their method of frenzied finance
was to unfix a fixed" prize fight.
On october 10. according to DR.. Nell
son, he met the squad in the Metropole
hotel in Denver They told him they
were promoting a fight between two
well known lightweights and would
.'let him in" on the result in return for
an investment of $4,000 in wagers and
expenses. He agreed to this and short
" after the fight was pulled on in an
old cold storage warehouse. But in
stead of the right man winning out in
the seventh round. as had been ar
ranged. the other contestant put it all
over him." When the final gong rang
DR.. Nelson found himself shy his
$4,000. The four promoters skipped
forthwith and simultaneously the pugf-
discrimination substitutes for the pro-
fessionals promised-vanished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
WRONG MAN IN PRISON.
Charles Chatworth Says He. Not Wal
ter Hansen, Stole Horse.

A letter was received at the governor 8
office from Charles Chatworth, formerly
of Atchison, to the effect that Walter
Hansen, who is now in the state reform
atory, is not guilty of stealing a horse.
This is the crime for which he was SEN
fenced.
Hansen was sent to the reformatory on
September 16 on a charge of having
stolen a horse from his grandfather on
June %. Chatworth writes the governor
that Hansen did not steal the horse, but
that he stole it himself. He adds that he
stole the horse by mistake. He had in
tended to steal a horse belonging to
Sarah wilkins to liquidate a debt of S1575,
which he says Mrs. wilkins owed him. In
stead of stealing the wilkins horse he
stole the Hansen one by mistake. He de-
clares that the theft of the horse was
most wrongfully laid at the door of
young Hansen.
Chatworth does rot seem to have any
intention of giving the authorities a
chance to punish him for the crime, as he
calmly informs the governor that he is
on his way to Mexico, with pal, named
Dick Ferguson.
Governor Hoch will likely have this
matter investigated when he returns to
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
AN EDITOR TRIES SUICIDE.
Cyrus n. Walls. Formerly From Lakin
Cuts Arteries in Wrist.

Lakin. Oct. 2S.-The Investigator
prints the Glowing:
Cyrus n. Walls, the recent editor of
Charleston, ILL.,, last Thursday by cut
ting the arteries in his wrist with a
knife. He approached a gentleman
who was whiting a small pine stick
and asked him if his knife was sharp.
Upon being informed that it was he
requested the loan of same for mo-
nent, and without a word pulled the
blade across his right wrist. The knife
was taken from him and he was told to
go to police headquarters. Some Of
those who witnessed the incident fol-
lowed and saw him procure a knife
from another man, but they were in
time to keep him from cutting himself
the second time.
He told them of the death of his wife
ana ms financial losses, and wanted to
END II all. He was sent to friends at
NATION, ILL.,, who will care for him in
the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
KILLED BY A BLOW.
Mrs. Bucixmaster Threw Beer Glass at
Husband-Hit Addie Kyle.

AS the result of blow on the head.
received during a drunken row in a
house of i'll repute, Mrs. Addie Kyle
died this morning at o'clock. The
arrest Of Frank Buckmaster and May
Buckmaster, his wife, followed. Both
are charged with manslaughter. but
there is no case against Buckmaster.
His wife admits throwing the beer
sass which struck the Kyle woman.
George Fry, a steam filter, whose
- u-e is in Meriden. was an eye wit
..a-= 20 the disturbance last evening,
.- s5ca resulted in the death of Mrs.
-.i--sz7--. RE came to Topeka from Well
.-5,4u where he works as a steam fit
--. - spend Sunday with Mrs. Kyle.
.sa2m he had known for a long time.
,a.t taEeJher they went TO Frank
5Srcl,.u aster's place. at 127 North
p. olson street. to get some beer.
fEa.-e they were there, Buckmaster
ana his wife became intoxicated. and
threw a heavy beer glass at her hus-
hand who lodged, and the glass
struck Mrs. Kyle in the temple. The
incident partially sobered Buckmas
ter and his wife, and they hurried out
to find a doctor. The injury was in
fiicted late in the afternoon, about
O'Clock, and was not thought to be
serious at the time. DR.. H. H. Keith
was finally found by telephone, and
arrived at the house about an hour
walk around. and the physician did
not fully realize how badly she was
hurt. Mrs. Buckmaster expressed
great sorrow over the occurrence, and
admitted striking the blow through
accident and bad aim. Mrs. Kyle
grew so much worse that she could
not be removed from the house, and
was unconscious several hours be-
fore she died this morning.
Mrs. Kyle, although she met her
death in a place of bad reputation,
was Woodworking woman who sup
ported herself and two children, girl
of ten and boy of seven, by taking in
washing. She lived at III North
Madison, a few doors south of the
Buckmaster place. She has two small
children aged 10 and I years. She
had been separated from her husband,
VIM. Kyle, for some time.
The Buckmaster place had a very
bad reputation, and had been raided
several times by the police. Mrs.
Buckmaster has been known to the
police for years as big Onion" a dis
tortion of her name before marriage
May Bergunier.
County Attorney Schenck and
Sheriff Wilkerson took the statements
of the Buckmasters and George Fry.
the only other eye witness, and will
hold May Buckmaster on a charge of
nanslaughter. Buckmaster and Fry
may be arrested on charge of some
sort to hold them for the preliminary
hearing. The coroner's inquest over
the remains Of Mrs. Kyle will be held
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
SHE SLEPT WITH THE DOG.
A Child Is Cast Out by Her Own
Mother.

New York, Oct 2S-The case of Mrs.
Annie Mohr of Corona, L. l., charged
with compelling her G-year-old daughter
to sleep in the basement with a monsrel
house dog and with otherwise ill-treating
the child is attracting attention. Her
family is in comfortable circumstances
and there are two children, both of whom
are well kept and well clothed. Martha,
the abused child, is the second child OF
the three in the family. Both the elder
and younger sisters. who were in court
when the mother was arraigned, looked
happy and smiling.
Peter Mohr, the father, in testifying,
said his wife took a strange and unac-
count able dislike to Martha and all ef-
forts to overcome it were unava1llng.
The family gave the child out for adop,
ton but its foster mother soon died and
they were compelled to take Martha back
home again.
No amount of persuasion could induce
Mrs Mohr to accept the little one as her
own and since then the child has simply
lived like On outcast. When she appeared
in court her boG- was covered with
bruises the marks of repeated beaungs-
while she cowered-!n fear every time an
unexpected move was made. In noticeable
contrast to her sisters Martha's clothing
was coarse and ragged.
The case is still pending in court. but
meantime . childrens society is caring
for Martha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
Big FOOTBALL GAME.
Tickets for Washburn-K X. T. Contest on
Sale Tomorrow.

The big football game on the Wash
| burn schedule will take place next Sat
urday when the Blue eleven will meet
the Jayhawkers from Kansas univer-
sity on the Washburn gridiron. The
| interest in this game this season is
| more intense than ever before in the
history of the two schools and If the
weather is at all favorable a record
breaking crowd is expected to attend
the game.
The dope for Washburn this year
looks more favorable than it ever has
before preceding this annual contest
between the two elevens. Washburn s
team is playing much better football
than ever before and so far this season
they have not had to exert themselves
in order TO win their games. The only
team which the teams have both play
ed against is the st. Marys team. Kan
saS university beat st. Mary's by a
score of L to 2, while Washburn turn
ed the trick "a to 6. St. Mary's earned.
the score on K. Z. while the touchdown
scored on Washburn was the direct
result of a tumble. Washburn played
nothing but old style football against
team with ease. while K. L. had to use
several of their new formations against
the Catholics.
The entire Washburn squad were
taken to the K. U.-Aggie game at
Lawrence Saturday and the K. U. team
were sufficiently scared by the Aggie
bunch to use some of their best plays.
AS a result WaShburn may have a bet
ter knowledge of the Kansas style of
play than Kansas will have on the
Washburn plays. Wash burn, however,
was strongly impressed with K. Us
strength, but all feel they have a good
chance to win this year.
The Washburn team will hold secret
practice all this week except on Tues
day and Wednesday afternoons be-
tween 4 and o'clock. On these two
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practice on the field and the students
Of the college will be in the grand
stand and practice songs and yells
while the team goes through a portion
thusiastic meetings and are expected
to get the col1egians on edge for the
yelling during the game.
Seats for the game will go on sale
sporting goods store of Robert Fuller
ton, 72S Kansas avenue. In order to
prevent ticket speculation. no NOR .
than ten tickets will be sold to the
same person. All holders of seasol,
passes who wish to see the game must
exchange them for seat tickets. Season
passes will not be honored unless they
are exchanged at Fullerton's.
Washburn team is in compare tiveIy
good shape although many of the men
are on the hospital list. Robb, who
was injured in the st. Mary's game
Will in all probability not be able to
play ne 10 sun Oul VI pIdCllCe anu mas
not had a suit on since the game last
Wednesday. Haughey was also badly
bruised and will hardly be able to play.
Unless Haughey gets into the game
the ends will suffer, as Robb is not ex-
pected to play at all. White is out of
the game with bruised back and he
is hardly expected to be able to go into
the backf1eld. Realm and Maxwell
both linemen, have bad shoulders and
are not expected to be able to plav. al
though they may be able to get into
the game in extreme cases of necessity
The rest of the team is in good shape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
Trust Company Pays Depositors.

New York, Oct. 2S.-The Trust Com
pany of America resumed payment tc
depositors as usual at 10 o'clock today
There were fifty depositors in line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
WAGES ADVANCED.
Western Union Rewards Operators
Who Were Faithful.

New York. Oct. 2s.-Employes of the
Western Union company who have
been loyal throughout the strike have
been notified that the new wage sche-
schedule the wages are advanced in
accordance with the individual merit
and ability of the telegraphers and the
class they are in. F'irst-class operators
received an advance from $3.50 to 81
week and the overtime scale is adj
vanced in proportion.
Superintendent Brooks said that the
reports received showed that II more
strikers had returned to work In the
eastern district, in the southern dis
trict and IS in the western district.
There were seven more applications for
work which had not been passed on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Washington. Oct. 2s.-Following a
custom inauguarated by the late Sec
rotary Alger the war department will
again this year TRANSPORT free Christ
mas boxes for officers and soldiers on
the foreign stations. Boxes for the
troops in the Philippines may be con-
signed to the superintendent of the
army transport service in San Fran
cisco and those for Cuba NAV be sent
10 the depot quartermaster at New
port News, Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
Columbia Garden Pavilion Burns.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 2S.-The i'm
mense pavilion at Columbia Gardens.
Butte's chief pleasure grounds, the
property of ex-senator Clark, burned
to the ground this morning. The
building contained large dancing
floor, cafe and several valuable col
lections. Loss between $4,000 and
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Arthur C. Aiston's powerful south
ern play, "At the Old Cross Roads
will be presented at the Grand to
night. This is the seventh and fare
well tour of the play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

at 10 O'Clock.
This is the fourth killing of recent
date in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
IZ3II..l:S3s'
AT THE THEATERS.

Before and After" which was at
the Grand Saturday night, failed to
come up to the expectations. This
play was written by Leo Ditrichstein
and he plays the leading role himself.
In the first place there is nothing
strikingly original about the play and
it seems to be of the same tenor as
scores of others of the same class
There are some clever points in the
play, but on the whole it is full of i'm
possible situations which are only
ironed out by the administration of a
dose of a mysterious Sunny Jim"
connection. The acting in the play
does not come up to very high STAN
dard. There are no real dramatic
scenes in the play which call for good
acting. Ditrichstein himself is sup
posed to play the leading part but all
seemed to have about as much to say
as Ditrichstein and no one especially
starred. There were a few, however,
who at times showed some flashes of
dramatic form, but they were few.
"Just Out of College, the latest
creation of George AIDE was played
at the Grand last night. The play
does not come up to the other efforts
of AIDE which are dramatized as it is
much lighter comedy. Perhaps it
does not seem as strong as it un-
THE College Widow" County Chair
man" and other of his efforts. 1t is
a good play, however, and satisfied
the theatef goers last night Kenneth
Davenport, as Edward Worthington
Swinger, occupied the center of the
stage and played the flippant college
graduate with grace and ease. George
c. Denton, as Septimus Pickering, the
prospective father-in-law of Swinger
is an iraScible old man who is always
in favor with the audience. Although
the plot is not a deeply laid one, 1t
is fairly well played and everything
seems to be of a distinctly AIDE flavor
which means that it is pretty good
show.
One OF the funniest characters
which has been seen on the local
vaudeville stage in long time is that
depicted at the Olympic theater this
week by the members of the Burns
of Ignatius O'Hara in the comedy
sketch What happened to OHara.
Another number on the bill which
seemed to please the crowd was the
act presented by the Three De Greau.s
n, whom Rosacita De Greau, an at
e-active little girl of eight years, Is
easily the star.
Arthur c. Aiston's powerful south
ern play "At the Old Cross Roads"
will be presented at the Grand to-
night. This is the seventh and fare
well tour of the play.
James K. Jackets activity as an
actor-manager with each succeeding
year steadily gains. This season he
has under his direction more things
theatrical than at any other time
since he first came into managerial
prominence seven years ago. One of
the most notable productions that he
will make is of THE House of
Thousand Candles, dramatized by
George Middleton from Meredith
Nicholson's popular novel Of that
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
7. MARION CRAWFORD.

Prof. T. Marion Crawford, a
graduate of Scio School of Ora
tory, Scio, Ohio, will present
Peaceful Valley" and other selec-
tions at the Christian Church next
Monday night, January 9TH. Prof.
Crawford is a reader of exception
al ability, clever in dialect and
character sketches and never fails
to please his audiences. He has
tiattering press notices and recon-
mendations from men on the ros-
trum throughout the United States.
Among them is one from DIR.
Byron w. King who has lectured
several times in this city and whose
judgment on entertainments can
not be doubted.
The entertainment will be given
under the aupices of the Christian
Endeavor and a nominal admission
fee will be charged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
AND OYSTER SUPPER.

The Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica of Sharon will have Public In
stallation and an Oyster Supper at
their hall on Saturday night, Janu-
ary 5th. Doors will be open to
the general public and a cordial
invitation is extended. This is an
event that no one in reach of it
can afford to miss.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

About thirty of the members oi
the Knights of Pythias lodge ol
this city went to Kiowa Friday
pight to assist the Grand Chan
cellor to institute a lodge In that
city. The Kiowa lodge starts bus
mess with twenty eight members.
Seven were initiated Friday night.
The floor work was put on in the
three ranks by the Medicine Lodge
team, but they were handicapped
by reason of the fact that two of
the strongest men on the team were
not present, and the incapacity of
the lodge room for SO large a crowd.
After the work was over, several
knights from Anthony arrived.
They intended doing some of the
floor work and those in attendance
regretted very much that they ar
rived 100 late, for they have the
reputation of doing excellent work.
Kiowa is fine field for Pythianism
and the boys should have lodge
of 100 strong in the course of a
year. Walter L. Owen, formerly
of this city, is Chancellor Com
mander of the new lodge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Report Of Sharon school for the month
ending Dec. IL: No Of days taught
lo; number enrolled: Room { boys II,
girls "a. total Al; Room 2, boys IL,
girls "a. total Al. Average attendance:
Room |. boys IS. girls II. total SO:
Room 2. boys IS. girls q. total 81.
Names Of those neither taroy nor absent:
Room |, Sarah Atwen. Roy DoIlard,
Floyd Drury. Waller Ellis, Lennie Nc
Cune. IRA Roderick, Emma. Vera and
Pauline Smith, Clara 1incher. Room 2.
Agnes AtweI. Ella and Edna Drury.
Blondell F an. Jane Jones. Esther Thorp,
Charley Jones. Charley Manley. and
Ernest Tncher.-T Teachers.LIoyd Davis,
Waya DAVIS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
N. II. A. OFFICERS.

The Modern Woodmen of this
CT y elected the following officers
at their meeting last Wednesday
night,
V. c., U. c. Herr.
w. A., F. r. Hayes.
Banker, J S. Runyan.
Clerk, Chas. Painter.
Escort, Eugene Youmans.
Watchman, Park Moomau.
Sentry, w. R. Forsyth
Physician, DR.. J. w. VanDewalk-
er.
Managers, WI Stout, Vim. Pal
ulers W. Z. Forsyth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Isabel Items.
From the Herald.

Steve Bruner was around Wednesday
seeing friends before starting for his new
home IN Oklahoma. Steve is one Of
those wholesouied fellows we don't like
to see get away. but as he probably will
do well In new fields his friends all wish
him luck.
w. D. Miller caught a big eleven
pound possum in his hen house Wednes-
day morning early. He caught Mr..
Possum alive and he was brought to
town and killed by Jas. Neathery who
has the hide. OTIS White took the car
cass home but we have as yet heard
nothing Of big possum dinner at his
house.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

@. Wash Shaw was a little too
late IN getting to the depot Friday
night to take in the K. P. doin's S
at kiowa. He was about half
way between his house and the
station when the train pulled out.
Wash was hopping mad to lose
Sat on the supper and he is still
"grouchv' about it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
HOME TALENT SATURDAY NIGHT

The Medicine Lodge Dramatic
Club will present ga True Ken
tuckian" at the opera house Sat-
urday night, January 5th. This is
a strong comedy drama telling a
beautiful, interesting story of life
in Kentucky, by a cast of the best
talent, and will be the event Of the
season.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Sheriff Haun and T. H. Trice
bought the elevators here and at
P1xley which ]. B. Gano has been
overseeing the past few years. The
deal was closed last Wednesday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Mrs. Emma Johnson Adams de-
parted on Tuesday of last week to
visit with friends and relatives in
Missouri.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

List your Land or town property,
it you want to sell, with Jas. Dobbs
during the next three weeks. See
HIM If you want to buy. Office
Kansas avenue east
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Mrs. Gibson and the smaller
children went to Cherokee, Ok,
last Wednesday to visit with W. F.
Gibson and family They are ex-
pected home today or tomorrow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Ed Adams and brother, Paul Ad-
ans, of Lakin, Kansas, who arriv.
ed the first of last week, visited
with Jas. Hellings at Goats last
Wednesday and Thursday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

H. H. Case is at the seat of war
in Topeka this week helping to
grease up the Long-Curtis machine
preparatory for the sound of the
legislative gavel next week.