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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
LOST EIGHT YEARS
Family of w. I'll. Uhles Finally
Locates Missing Miner.
Frontenac Man Turns Up Down
at Globe, Arizona.
HEHADMONEY COMING
The Mother Died and Left
Small Amount of Insurance.
Identified by a Photograph and
the History He Gave.

Pittsburg. Sept 6.-w. H. Uhles, a
well known miner. who at one time
lived in this district. and was employed
in the mines at Frontenac. has been
located at Giobe. Arizona. after antab-
sence of eight years. during which time
his relatives did not know where he
was nor could they ever locate him,
notwithstanding every effort was made
to do so. When he left home there
the way he did. He was located
through the efforts of attorneys who
wanted to settle up an estate left him
by his mother when she died.
About two years ago the mother.
Mrs. Nancy Uhles. died and left 81, 500
in life insurance. At first the insurance
company demanded that w. H. Uhles
be found before they would pay the
amount of the policy, as he was one of
the children of Mrs. Uhles, and came
in for his share Of the money equally
with the others. None of the family
knew where he was as he failed to
write home after he left. Finally after
the matter had been talked over by the
insurance people and the other mem
bers of the family it was taken into the
courts and an agreement reached
whereby the policy was paid into the
court for the heirs and a division was
made of the money and the snare OF
w. H. Uhles was left in escrow with
the district clerk for him when he
should show up. The family believed
that he was dead by reason of the fact
that they never heard from him. the
money belonging to him was left In
the hands of the district clerk and the
attorneys employed in the case began
the work of hunting him up so the
matter could be closed. The search
was started about a year ago and not
until recently was he located and he
was then found in Globe. Arizona, or
at least the information was received
from a party who said he was William
Henry Uhles. but that he always signed
his name w H. Uhles. The matter OF
Identification was the next important
step to be taken. At first it was sug-
gested by the insurance people and the
family that he come to Pittsburg and
make himself known. but as the
amount involved would not pay him to
make the trip this idea was aban-
doned and the attorneys in the case
suggested that he furnish a good
photograph of himself taken as near
the time as possible when he left Pitts
burg so that the members of the Fam
f1v could identify him as he looked
then and be sure of 1t. The photograph
was furnished promptly and when II
was received here it was at once 1oenti-
fed as w. H Uhles. In addition ne
gave a full history of his family ana
every member in it which could hardly
have been done by anyone except q
member of the family. and upon TINS
the money was sent to him and was
duly receipted for. The amount re-
cefved by him for his share was $2O5-
He said that he was doing nicely
where he was located and that he was
making money and could not return at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
SEARCHING FOR A MURDERER.
Omcers and Farmers Looking for the
Slayer of Mrs. Martin.


Slayer of Mrs. Martin.
Seneca, Kan. Sept. 6.-The slayer of
Mrs. Jacob Martin, wife of a farmer
| near Beatrice, Neb., who was killed
Tuesday, was captured on an eastbound
| st. Joseph & Grand Island passenger
train at Seneca Wednesday, but escaped.
The slayer went from Beatrice to Marys-
Vile after committing the crime and
boarded the ST. Joseph & Grand Island
eastbound train. His identity became
known and word was sent to Sheriff
William Dennis at Seneca. Sheriff
Dennis and several deputies boarded the
train when it arrived at Seneca and ar
| rested the fugitive.
After the prisoner had left the train
with his captors he made dash for
| liberty. The sheriff and his deputies
opened fire on the fugitive and pursued
him to a cornfield where they lost track
| of him. Sheriff Dennis and his men
sent for bloodhoundS to assist in track
ing him. All of the night the search
| was kept up. Word was sent to all the
neighborirg towns. and officers were
| out watching.
When the st. Joseph & Grand Island
passenger train passed through Seneca
at o'clock Thursday morning eastbound
q man answering the description of the
slayer boarded it to steal ride. A mes
sage was sent ahead to Sabetha TWEEN
ty miles further on, and when the train
| arrived at Sabetha at o'clock a crowd
SuTrOunOcQ the tram. Inc fugitive was
not on the train. The train was search
ed at Hiawatha and st. Joseph also.
Many officers in Nemaha county are on
the watch for the fugitive, and it is be-
lieved that he will be captured.
The murder was a particularly brutal
one. Mrs. Miller wife of a farmer, was
murdered while her husband was away
from the house. A butcher knife was
the weapon used. The murderer secured
several hundred dollars which was con-
cealed about the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
oLATHE EDUCATOR DEAD.
B. s. Mcfarland Dies at the Home of
His Daughter in Kentucky.

Olathe, Kan, Sept. "a telegram re-
ceived by l. o. Pickering, of this city,
this afternoon, says that Professor B. s.
Mcfarland died Thursday at the home
of his daughter in Millersburg. KY,
where he went on a visit ten days ago.
Professor Mcfarland had been a resi-
dent of this city since 1866. He was
county superintendent of schools several
years and for nearly twenty years su-
perintendent of the school in this city.
For the last five years he had charge
of the preparatory department in the
Agricultural college at Manhattan, Kan,
where he expected to return in a few
days and resume his place at an in
creased salary
Professor Mcfarland was about IS
years old and leaves, besides his widow.
two daughters Mrs. Jeanette Farr. of
MilIersburg. KY, and Mrs. Fred S. Pick
ering, Of Oklahoma.
His body will arrive Saturday morn
ing and will be buried in Olathe ceme-
terry.
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months ago and bought the old Blu
chanan place north of town. They
told me 1 bought a poor farm at a very
high price, said he yesterday, but as
I kept it only six months and sold it
for $1,000 more than I paid, in the mean
while taking off $500 in crops, 1 have
no kick coming
A T. Witwer has purchased the Jim
Jones farm south of town, no build
ings, 55 acres, for SIS an acre This
gives Mr.. Witwer 115 acres of the rich
est alfalfa land in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
THAT INCUBATOR BABY.
Adopted Mother Will Not Rest Until
She Secures the Child.

Sedan, Kan, Sept. 6.-The case of
Mrs Stella Barclay and Thomas S. Nc
Anany, the Kansas city detective
charged with attempting to kidnap the
3-year-oId daughter of Mrs. Charlotte
Bleakley, will not come up until next
week. as the case has been placed at
the foot of the docket. McAnany ana
Mrs. Barcley have been released on
81, 900 bond each.
Mrs. Barclay is here still. She says
that the time she had the child as the
adopted mother, she became greatly at
tached to it and that she will never rest
until the child is returned to her. The
mother of the baby is in Elgin, where
she is i'll from the results of the at
tempted kidnapping. She is firm in her
desire to prosecute Mrs. Barclay ana
the detective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
A MARION PAPER SOLD.
j. w. Moore. Cattleman and Politician,
Purchases the Headlight

Marion, Kan, Sept. 6.-J. w. Moore,
the well known cattleman and polite
ian, who made the race for congress
against ]. NJ. Miller in the Fourth dis
trict, has bought the Headlight of this
city.
The Headlight enjoyed the unique
position of being the only Democratic
newspaper in Marion county and the
future policy of the paper will be look
ed forward to with interest. Mr. Moore
has never renowned Republicanism.
He is strong advocate of tariff re-
forms, the Square Deal" and also the
direct primary.
Henry Buschlein, the former propri-
etor of the Headlight is in California
for his health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
Crushed by the Cars.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. edwin McIn-
tyre a car repairer for the Chicago,
Rock Island &, Pacific Railway company,
was fatally crushed between two cars
on a siding here Thursday. He was
found by a switching crew soon AFTER
wards, but was unable to make state
ment. No one witnessed the accident:
McIntyre mas been with the Rock Island
over II years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06

oats which averaged a trifie more thai
rs bushels to the acre. This is be
Iieved to be the largest oat yield l.
Kansas He received $31.20 an acre foi
the grain. The cost of planting, har
vesting threshing and hauling the oat
will not exceed SO an acre. This leave
Mr. Hart a net profit of 1920 an acr,
on land which is worth 500 an acre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
A LIVELY RABBIT CHASE.
A Dog and a Jack Create Excitement
on junction City Streets.

Last evening about $50 there was
no end of excitement on Washington
street, when jack rabbit chased by "a
dog. made a run through the street
The rabbit came from the south and
when he got to Sixth street took down
the car line track until he came to
Eighth street. when he turned west.
The people along the street encour-
aged the chase. and it was a good race.
Several years ago while dogs were
chasing a jack rabbit on the reserva-
tion the rabbit and dogs came down
Washington street and gave a good ex-
hibition of speed.-Junction City
Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
Injured by Dynamite.

Emporia, Kan. Sept. "a member
of the gang of linemen working at
Reading for the Postal Telegraph com
pany. suffered a fracture of the right
leg by the explosion of stick of dyna-
mite. He was brought to ST. Mary s
hospital on train No. 113 at 1 O'Clock,
and as he was taken Immediately TO
the operating room his name could not
be learned. The man does not live in
Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06

dress the reunion crowds on September
IS. Senator Long will be here on
September 10 and speak in the after
noon Congressman Victor Murdoch
of the Eighth district. and Congress-
man Ed Madison of the Seventh dis
trict will both be here during the re-
union, but they have not been assigned
dates vet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
LAND VALUES INCREASE.
Real Estate in and Around Abilene
Bringing Good Prices

Abilene, Kan, Sept. 6.-Prices on Alb
iIine real estate are advancing rapidly.
G. w. Parker bought the lot at the
corner of Walnut and Third four years
ago for $500. He moved the house to
tory and has rented it for $12 to SIS
a month He then moved the barn
away. Now he has sold the bare lot to
J. G. Landes for $1,700.
W. w. English came here eight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
Wichita Bui,dinp Falls In.

Wichita. Kan, Sept 6.-With a crash
occupied by the Wichita Manufacturing
company, fell in about $50 o'clock. A
portion of the top floor fell, and knocking
the first floor into the basement, pulled
the back wall into the ruins. A force of
% men were at work in the building at
the time, but all escaped injury with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
VAGRANT FINED 500.
A Leavenworth Judge Gives John
ROMleY a Severe. Sentence

"A Srs CHwOHh OuuSe Gives John
Rowley Severe Sentence.
Leavenworth, Sept. 6.-Jchn Rowley
was fined 800 in police court for vag-
rancy. This means that he will have to
serve 200 days in Jail. Rowley was ar
rested sometime ago for stealing a
watch, but got off without being prose-
cuted- Since that time it is charged
that he has been living off his wife who
is in delicate health. 1t is also alleged
that Rowley threatened to kill his wife
He was found in a box car Monday
night by officers, Mrs Rowley having
asked the officers to locate him. Judge
Taylor hasn't a speck of love for a man
Of this kind
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Wichita Police Make Three Raids and
Find Plenty of LIQUOR.

Wichita, Kan, Sept 6-Three alleged
jointists were arrested yesterday. They
were George Murphy, John Herrig and
w. H. Wake. All the men are charged
with selling Intoxicating liquors contrary
to law and maintaining a nuisance. They
all pleaded not guilty and Tom Arnold
SIGNED their bond to insure their appear
ance for trial IN police court.
In Murphys place the officers found 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06

, exception of = blacksmith. who was at
work on the first floor. The man was
pulled from the debris DR.. Bowers was
called to dress the mans wounds. Exam
nation showed that he was not injured
internally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06

this time for the reason that he could
not be spared from his work, but he
Will probably show up later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06

pint bottles of whisky and a barrel of
beer. They also found beer in Wakes
place.
In police court Ed Cottren was found
unity of maintaining a nuisance in the
orth End of the city, and was fined 500
nd given 80 days in Jail. He appealed the
use to the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06

Arkansas City. Sept. Sword has
been received from c. L. Davidson of
Wichita, who has a large boom for
governor. that he will be here to adj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-06
Strength comes from

Strength comes from
good food and sickness
of any sort Ofte n
means a lack of the
right sort, or failure
to properly digest it.
Grape-Nuts. the de-
Iicious scientific food,
can be digested by ba-
bies, as we'll as adults
and works faithfully
for them all.
"There'S a reason"
Read 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE, in pkgs.
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oats zS bushels Per Acra

Hiawatha, Kan, Sept. 6.-Harvev w.
Hart has threshed 12-acre field of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
TO HAVE NEW
RURAL ROUTE
Postoffice Inspector Will Recon-
mend the Seventh Route.

w. Ell. Ormsby, postof1ice inspector,
was here last week to look over the
application for rural route from the
Grand Rapids postoffice recently ap-
piled for. In company with Post
master Fontaine they drove up along
the Wisconsin river to Biron, and
from there on up the river to Meehan
station. From there they retraced
their way over the Portage road back
to this city, a distance of 22s miles.
Mr.. Fontaine convinced Mr.. Ormsby
that this would make an excellent
route with sufficient patronage at the
present time to warrant it's installa-
tion.
Mr.. Ormsby informs us that he will
report infavor of the establishment
of the route, and this insures another
route from the Grand Rapids post
office. We hope the residents and
farmers along this route will i'm
mediately provide themselves with
regulation mail boxes, and establish
them on posts in front of their resi-
dence properties. This means that
all residents of the city of Grand
Rapids, who are outside of the free
delivery limits, can have their mail
delivered every day, by rural carrier,
by providing themselves with boxes.
Particulars and details will be given
to any one interested by inquiring at
the post ,ffice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
STEVENS POINT POST
MASTERS SUDDEN DEATH

From the Stevens Point Gazette,
we learn of the sudden death of Henry
Curran, postmaster of Stevens Point.
From it we take the following por-
tion, giving the particulars of his
death:
When people came down town this
morning they were startled to hear
the announcement, "Henry Curran is
dead 1t came as a great surprise
to all, like a thunderbolt from clear
sky, as no one knew that Mr.. Curran
was in the least indisposed, and in
fact he had been about each day and
sat up reading until nearly IL O'Clock
last night, when he retired, but dur
ing the evening while his brother,
John d. Curran. sat with him, he
made the remark that he had a sore
ness about his chest, pronouncing it a
sort of rheumatic difficulty. At $50
O'Clock this morning Mr.. Curran spoke
to his wife, a factory whistle blowing
at the time, saying ut is now half
past five" These were his last words
and at about 6 o'clock Mrs. Curran
noticed that her husband was breath
ing peculiarly and looking at him
noticed that his face was discolored.
She tried to arouse him and failing to
do so, called his brother. DR.. Won
Neupert, Jr., was summoned and
although he responded at once, be-
fore his arrival our genial postmaster
had passed away, death being attri-
buted to heart failure, and came at
6:O5 o'clock Mr.. Curran had used
tobacco practically all his life, but OF
late years with moderation, having
been warned that if he did not dis.
continue, it would affect his heart
His sudden death, as said before, is a
schock to the entire community anG
lis loss is indeed great one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOUNG MECHANICS

Young mechanics and shop workers
with limited means now have a moSG
remarkable opportunity for both
theoretical and practical instruction
at small cost. The University of Wis
consin offers instruction by mail in
practical courses and then opens it's
great shops in Madison to artisans
during the six weeks beginning
June oath. At that time, the
same instructors will not only give
their students further instruction by
lecture and textbook, but will put
them at solid work few hours each
day, under supervision, at forges,
lathes, planers, milling and drilling
machines, shapers-at wise and bench,
with hammer, chisel, and file. There
will also be practical work in the
steam and gas laboratory and the
electrical department. This combi-
nation opportunity to get the theory
of mechanics with the chance to prove
the theory and to get manual skill,
under the best conditions, will give
hundreds of ambitious workers in
Wisconsin a splendid opportunity.
Full information will be cheerfully
given upon application to the Uni
versity Extension Department, at
Madison, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
NEW CEMENT SIDE WALKS
PittsviIie and Grand Rapids
Will be Scene of Great i'm
prOVements.

Fred Bossert, of the firm of Bossert
Bros. 81 Co., was a PittSyille visitor
recently, where he closed contracts for
the laying of 10000 feet of cement
sidewalks on the main street. He ex-
poets to begin this work in a short
time, and will have the same COM
pleted in about a month from the
time he starts.
La this city he will also lay a great
many feet Of cement walks. In fact.
we are informed that there will be
more cement sidewalks laid this sum
mer than there was last summer.
This is encouraging news, as cement
walks, not only add to the appearance
of the streets, but they also add to the
convenience of the public. The city also
appears much cleaner as result of
these walks, and it is to be hoped that
the good work will continue until
there is not beard walk left in the
city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
GYMNASIUM EXHIBITION
Work of the Boys and Girls is
Deserving of Hiqh Praise.

1t was an enthusiastic and inter-
ested crowd of people that gathered
at the Lincoln High School gymnasium
Friday evening, to witness an exhibit
tion of the work in the ''gymn," by
the high school students. The gallery
or running track,-was crowded to
the limit, and the walls on either side
of the gymnasium were lined with
people, and it was easily to be seen
that all enjoyed the exhibition very
much.
The features of the exhibition that
won the most praise were the wand,
hoop, and sun-bonnet drills by the
girls. These drills were not only
pleasing to the eye, but afforded that
pleasure which always comes from
rythm. In the step work the girls
were grace itself, and the particularly
noticeable result of thorough training,
was the excellent time they kept.
Then too, the dress in the hoop and
wand drills were very pleasing to the
eye, the former being in blue costume
(rather gymnasium SUITS and the
latter in all red.
1t would be unjust to give the girls
all the credit, however, for the work
of the boys on the bars, the rings,
and the trapeze, as well as the Swedish
horse, was exceptionally fine, when
the time that is given to this work is
considered. With short training,
these boys have developed remarkable
ability in their physical work, and
the control of the body and the grace
that results, are apparent in their
every move. The gymnasium is to
the physical body, what the school
work is to the mind, and the two
sided development is bound to tell in
the growing generation. 1t is to be
hoped, that some day, there will be
gymnasium work in all the school
buildings in the city.
Surely every one who was present
Friday, and witnessed the work of
both boys and girls, were well pleased
with what they were privileged to
see. Many words of commentator
were heard also, for the persistant
and thorough work of those who had
the training of the students in charge.
The fantastic dress and make up of
the corps of clowns was amusing, and
their funny antics sometimes caused
a good laugh.