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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-31
CONTEST AT Y. M. c. A.
Second of the Series Takes Place Last
Evening.

The second of the series of Wednesday
evening contests was held at the Central
Young Mems Christian association gym
nasium last night. The interest in these
contests is growing weekly, both from
the standpoint of the participants and the
gallery.
The first event was volley ball game
between the Business Men and Senior A.
classes, in which the Business Men SO ut
terly routed the younger fellows that
when the smoke had cleared away it was
found they had u scalps to the Senior AS
one
Following this interclass competition
was the running high jump. There were
nine contestants. two of whom succeeded
in breaking last years record for the de-
partment. The event finally went to w
II. Thayer, who cleared the stick at IT.
q in. =
The group contests were next and the
events We're potato race, lap relay and
basket ball games. To have 2 relay races
going at once, one the track and one
on the floor, was a new experience to the
audience and next to four ring circus
Is about the hardest thing to watch i'm
aginable. Needless to say 1t was ex-
tremely interesting. Teams 1 and 3 won
then to prove 1T, won the basket ball
each.
The standing of the teams is as follows:
I59. 249. 80 al
: Next Wednesday evening beginning at
7:9o the Senior A. and Students represen-
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Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Board of Control at their office in
the city of Topeka until o'clock p. m.
Saturday, Nov. 80, 1907, for the furnishing
the erection and construction of a new
minded youth at Winfield, Kansas.
All of the foregoing to be executed in
strict accord with the plans. details and
specifications prepared for the same by
Copies of the plans and Specifications
can be seen file at the office of the
Board of Control, Topeka, Kansas, at the
office of the superintendent of the instf-
tuition, and at the office of the state arch
itect, at the capitol building, Topeka.
the Board of Control and shall be ac-
companied by a certified check on some
responsible bank for per cent of the
amount bid, payable to the Board of Con-
troll, and the same shall be forfeited to
the state in case the successful bidder
fails for five days to enter into contract
and furnish the required bonds, as pre-
scribed by law, after the awarding of the
contract
All bids or proposals shall be sealed and
directed to the secretary of the Board of
Control, Topeka, Kansas, and Endorsed
Proposals for custodial building"
All contracts shall be awarded by the
Board of Control to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder. but the Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids, or to re-
deemed for the best interest of the state.
Attention of bidders Is called to the
"eight-hour laws" with which they must
comply.
State Charitable Institutions.
E. B. SCHERMERHORN, Chairman.
F. w: KNAPP, Secretary.
Oct 90 1907
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left her reading the verses over
and drying her tears. and the fact that
the sun shines again for her made me
ligtht-hearted as 1 continued my way.
This Is world in which each in
dividual should strive to do some lit
tie good. If he hasn't the money to
buy houses and lots for deserving
widows he can at least write a few
verses of poetry for grieving mothers.
Farmer Joe Taylor had never cot
toned to my poetry. Nothing had hap
pened to him calling for any, and on
several occasions he had spoken sar-
castically Of verses written for others.
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| w. G. Boone will lead the blacksmith
SHOP Bible class tomorrow noon.
| Rev. E. S. Paddock will address the
meeting In the old planning mill tomor.
| Engine No 11O3 was taken out or
trial trip this morning and will be as
| signed to service in a few DAYS
Engineer John Helvie of Argentine
Is working temporarily in passenger
service between Kansas City and New
ton.
Engineer A. verIin is laying off to-
day on runs Nos. 107 and 1OS and En-
gineer Dan Shannon is running in his
place.
General Superintendent F. C. Fox of
the eastern grand division returned
Chanute.
H. Sweet will have charge of the
meeting in the water service depart
ment tomorrow noon and will lead the
Bible class.
Engineer c. H. Tennyson is running
on runs Nos. 115 and 116 between Kan
sas City and Newton in the place of
Engineer Richie who is laying Off
According to present arrangements
the new eating house at Emporia will
be in operation November 5. This is
five days before the new time card be-
comes effective.
Clyde Bates has been transferred from
switch engine service to a position as
fireman on runs Nos. 1 and between
Topeka and Newton. He misplaces
Fireman Chris Gilman.
The California Limited was delayed
two hours this morning. No. 1 was run
in two sections of account of the num-
Der of coaches the second section being
late, while No. this afternoon was an
hour late.
Train No. was split in two sections
last night on account of the new rul-
ing as to the number of coaches to be
and Engineer Gallagher were in charge
of the second section.
B. F. Manager, superintendent of the
system, has moved his Office
temporarily from Newton to Emporia
where he will remain until the new
eating house at the latter place has
been put into operation,
Fireman Chris Heckroot of Chanute,
who was well known to several of the
local railroad men, died at his home in
Tuesday of heart failure. Mr..
Heckroot had been married but II days
at the time of his death.
Engine No. 1901 was brought into the
Topeka shops from Newton for repairs
E. A. Golden, formerly stenogra pher to
superintendent F. J. Easley at Newton
Fee and will go to Little Rock to again
to be in the employ of Mr.. Easley.
Engine No. 81 which pulls Nos. 107
and 10S between Topeka and st. Joseph |
broke down yesterday which delayed i
No. 107 last night. Engineer Nauge- |
bauer took his engine from 119 and |
pulled the train into Topeka while En- |
gineer VeFlin was compelled to wait |
and bring in No. 119.
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HONEST ABE. .. S. NJ.
The Rural Letter Carrier Can't Let Go
of Poetry.

ABE" says the postmaster to ms
before I started out on my route the
other morning, why don't you let &C
of it?''
DO you mean singing hymns as
ride through the country"
mo. mean writing poetry for the
farmers"
I've tried to let go. but can't"
''The other carriers are jealous
I'm sorry
And the postmaster general
doesn't seem to like it.
II don't want to break the rules,
but the people on my route will have
poetry or bust the delivery. They nave
become one and inseparable.
We'll, do as little of it as you can.
We don't want any one at Wash1ng-
ton to think you are trying TO crowd
him out of his place. AS for the other
carriers, if they were not born poets
It is not your fault. but don't push
things far enough to get up strike
among them
The above remarks of the post
master injured my feelings, and I
solemnly determined not to write an
other line of poetry for any one An
hour later I had changed my mind.
On driving up to Farmer Sempstead's
gate there stood his wife, wiping away
her tears on her checked apron, and
when I asked the cause of her grief
she queried:
ABE, are you friend of this
family?''
'To the death"
land do you know what's hap
pened since you were along here?"
Nothing bad, L hope"
"Our little Sammy's dea.di"
you don't say!"
"And you must come in while I
tell you more about it, and then you
must write me some verses. I've got
to have 'em or break my heart I've
been standing out here more than two
hours waiting for YOU"
I couldn't resist the appeal. I went
in and sat down at the kitchen table,
and, after a few minutes talk, 1
turned to and wrote as follows:
Just two years old, our Sammy was,
Scarce high as fathers knee;
His laughter rang from morn till
His days were full of glee
One midnight. as the house was still, |
There came a wild alarm;
And death he stood there with smile |
And stretched forth his arm.
The weight of darling Sammy's ma
Is near three hundred pounds;
And when she sleeps she rolls
And can't be kept to bounds.
That night, as Sammy cuddled UP.
All full of confidence;
Three hundred pounds rolled over him
And crushed him into whence.
His bulky ma can ne'er forgive
Herself for what she did;
And never will she cease to weep
TIL higher up she's bid.
The good woman laid her head
down on the table and sobbed as I
read the above to her, and it was
three minutes before she could control
her voice to say:
''Abe. if anything more beautiful
than that was ever written 1 don't
know when and by whom. Mebbe I
don't weigh quite three hundred
pounds, but I'm not going to find
fault. It's a treasure of a poem. 1t
goes right to the heart, and if the
postmas ter general gets jealous of you
and tries to bounce you out we will
all turn in and make it hot for him"
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After taking a vacation of short
time 1 will again take charge of
the Topeka Employment Office,
now located at 522 Kansas avenue.
NY new place of business will be
at 500 Kansas avenue. where 1 will
be pleased to meet patrons ana
friends.
R. ]. KEARNEY,
PHONES: IND. 1872. BELL 1850.
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FREE DIsPENsARY.

KANSAS AVE FREE DISPENSARY.
209 Kansas ave. Conducted by regular
practicing physicians and surgeons. Med
lcal service free. Medicine free in some
answered night or day. Ind phone $50
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WANTED-Position by young lady to as
sist with homework. A. B.. Journal
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EoR SALES; W. cor. Huntoon and west
Southeast q ga corner Lane and 18th sts..
Northwest corner Lincoln and 18th sts..
IL Lane ST., at end of 18th ST.. s lots, ST.
| West Ct. at end of 18th ST., lots. 81
Southwest corner Lincoln and Piercy
sts;: 8 lots, room house, So, 100.
piaaest front lots on Lincoln, between
10y ana 18th stS., $3.50 each, large snaoe
eiecfr;oe ty water. gas, sewer, paved ST.
from Topeka. near ia stati on GOOD alfalfa
ana. 500 an acre. worth S65.
f-o Wslt improved farm G60 acres II miles
i1OI Topeka near station, good alfalfa
iand. $40 I,er acre; worth $50. ~
one OF the best farms in Kansas $50
road. all alfalfa land, 500 per acre
:. w. Harrison. 100 West Sixth Avenue
FOR sALE-very cheap from owner thor
oughly modern new house close in, paper
co. polished floor, cfstern. Phone 1873.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
Wig nign class modern homes, cottages and
small residences. for sale, rent and trade.
ID. r. MOORE,
Room Upstairs COS Kansas Ave.
Ind Phone III
E sHAFFER & co.
112 East Sixth ST., Topeka. Kan.
We sell and exchange all kinds of real
ments in farms and city property. We
have 100000 to loan per cent on farm
property and per cent on city property.
FOR SALE-Modern room house re-
Gently built, corner Division and Ches-
ter St, Oakland. viii be sold cheap. Nom
resident owner says must sell. See Cole
& Anderson, Oakland, at once if you
want this snap
FOR SALE-MISCELLAN
10 lbs. fine graduated sugar $780,
WHITTELSEY MER. co.
FOR SALE-Horse. new carriage and
harness, cheap Ind. phone 1852.
FOR SALE-Cane and kaffir hay in field
or delivered; pure Brahma chickens, a
Spitz pup. Ind. phone 1887. r. d. No. g.
A. p. WOolverton.
FOR SALE-500 business cards for SI@;
500 envelopes 81. IS; 500 letter heads 81. so.
See them: first class printing at proper
tomato rates. Trapv, 7H Kansas ave.
FOR SALE-Cane hay delivered IS per
ton; cane with heads cut off, $3.50. Ind.
phone eS95.
LEGAL.
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FLAMING MILLS.

THE TOPEKA PLANNING MILL will do
coed work and get it out on time. frames
interior finish and general job work, also
contractors. 2z1 Kansas ave. Ind. phone
l97.
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CHINA PAINTING

CHINA painting, firing orders taken.
Mrs. E. d. Small, corner Gordon ana
Central ave. North Topeka
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SOPRANO vocalist wants engagement for
concert work and song recital, high brade
artist Add A. J.. Furman, 81 Kan. ave-
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wANTED-FE,1ALE HELP.
FOR sALE-REA1 ESTATE.


FOR $3.50 FOR
IN THEE
w.
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IN VIEW OF MY REMOVAL TO KAN
SAS CITY. WISH TO DISPOSE OF MY
TOPEKA HOME PROPERTY, LOTS 241-
1913 ;TH AVENUE WEST. BEING 2
HOUSES, A STABLE AND 8 LOTS.
WOULD PREFER TO TRADE IT Fur
PROPERTY IN WYANDoTrE CO..
KANSAS
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WANTED-An energetic man for the seq
son of 1908 to sell our superior line OF
calendars and advertising novelties. SAM
pies and cases furnished. EXCLUSIVE terri terri
The Swayze Adv. Co. Canton, IA.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST AND FOUND.
FOUND-Gold watch. Owner call at 100
E. 9th, prove ownership, pay for this
add, the watch is yours.
LOST-Small white curly dog. Return to
143 Lane for reward. Phone 1858.
LOST-A lady's gold watch on car be-
tween U. P. depot and 9Th ST., or at 9Th
and Kansas ave. Reward for return to
1910 Madison ST.
FOR EXCHANGE.
TO EXCHANGE
A 5000 stock of goods: would prefer
country town property or restaurant or
small hotel in small town or vacant land
Hazelrigg. Removed from
log E. 9Th to 40 Kansas ave.
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PAVING.

CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK a
PAVING CO., pa e. 9Th ST. Mfgrs OF
pudding, paving and sidewalk brick
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Position by young lady to as
sist with homework and go 20 school
c. D., care Journal.
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THESE PRICES FOR TODAY ONLY.
YOUR CHECK IS GOOD


"0-ce
pay tax
15e $780, Owner
proper rtransfe
For partcu call
H. C.
q BLDG
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LEGAL.
NOTICE TO RTDDERS


Published in The Topeka State Journal
Oct. 81, 1901
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tative basket ball teams will meet. The
individual competition will be the one
basket ball.
The teams are filling up rapidly and Z
new men registered last night. There are
STILL however room for a few more the
number being limited to 20.
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BICYCLES AND REPAIRING.

U. s. CYCLE CO., 11s E. Eighth. Nationa
& Iver-Johnson bicycle. Supplies, repairs
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TIMERS.


JOHN SEYBOLD. tin roofing, guttering
spouting. Estimate on furnace jobs cheer
fully given. ia z. Sth. Ind 5S1
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N0S1IICE-My application for a permit to
sen ~ lntoxicat ting liquors according to law
AT zzz kansas ave, in the Second ward Of
me me city of Topeka, is now on file in the
ounce OF the probate Judge OF Shawnee
county: Kansas. The hearing of the same
O'Clock a. M. 1907 @. e. Smith, Phi. q.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
IDA C. BARNES, M. D.

Onice 72e Kansas ave. Residence Thfr-
teenth and Clay Office hours; a. m to
II a. m. and p. m. to 8 d. m. Both
phones Is residence and Ind. 1916 office
DR.: H. H. KEITH, surgeon and diseases
or women, with private hospital Ofrice
531 Kansas ave-
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WANTED
A BOY WITH WHEEL TO DELIVER
PACKAGES. GOOD WAGES.
APPLY AT ONCE.
THE PALACE CLOTHING co.
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WANTED-MALE HELE

TED-Experienced arm walters al
Cremerie restaurant.
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~ WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-Ady APP
pHcation for permit to sell iTtoxicati5a
liquors according to law at 201 w 6til
az ave; IN the 9Th ward OF the city of Tope-
nd ka, Is now on file in the office of the pro-
pate Judge of Shawnee county, Kan. Ths
NNfsaIHlg Ior the same is set for Saturday.
NOV 90 1907, at O'Clock a m.
!. NJ. BRUNT.
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PAWN SHOPS.
TO WHOM 1T May CONCERN

70 WHOM IT MAY CoNCERN-Mv an
tn PiiESiation Tor a permit to sell intoxicat-
sas nSuors according to law, at 4O4 Kan
Tons dixea In the End ward of the city OF
nrdta q, Is now on file in the office Of the
MS, Inc hearing for the same is set for
Nionoay' Nov. %. 1907, at o'clock a. M
ID. r. OSBORN
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BOY wanted, one with a backbone and
bright smile, no matter if he's never
earned penny; 10 to IA years old. Good
nav and a chance to learn craftsmanship.
Steady work and short hours. Need not
Interfere with school duties. Louis r.
Smith 627 Van Buren, ST., Topeka, Kan
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-20
FOR
A S 7 R TX {
WESTERN UNION GETTING MAT
TItESSES AND COTS
READY.
(By United Press

New York. July Indications
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company IS determined To- force the
issue i'm the present controversy with
Is employees became evident today.
when. without warning. Samuel jolly
an ardent member Of the Telegraph
rs Union, was peremptorlIy dis
charged
u is probably that the union will
serve an ultimatum on the telegraph
company tomorrow demanding the
reinstatement Of Jolly within q
hours. IN that case the issue be-
tween the company and its employees
will reach crisis, and a break in
their relations is likely at any min
ute
Mute witnesses Of the fact that ex-
tensive preparations are being made
for every emergency we're seen this
evening when 100 mattresses and so
wooden and wire cots we're delivered
at the Western Union Building I'm
Broadway
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-20
SOCIETY WOMEN
ARE GAMBLERS
SCENES OF SPLENDOR MARK
OPENING OF BRIDGE At
FASHIONABLE NEW
PORT.
lBy unlted Prean.l

Newport CR. LJ July 20. with
much cclat the Woman's Bridge club
which Rev. Walter Lowrie called in
his pulpit "Canneld by the Sea. %
was opened this afternoon with Il
reception and general play. with
about twenty tables.
The villa of James Gordon .nnctt
ON Bellevue avenue. which the cIub
has rented for the summer ibis year
seemed perfect floral fairyland.
and 1t is estimated that FOR plants.
buds and blossoms. more than two
houand dollars was expended.
Mrs. oliver II J.. Belmont was
among the hrsn TO arrive at the club.
She has managed IT'S Affairs almost
since IT was cstablihed She was
closely followed by Mrs May Brady
Han, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs Mrs.
Stuyyesant Fish. Mrs. r. Livingston
Ludlow. Miss Anna Sands. Mrs
James f. Gerard. Mrs. Moses Taylor
Campbell Miss Evelyn Burden. Miss
Lota Robinson Mrs Philip A. Clark,
formerly Miss Grcta Pomeroy. Mrs
George y Dcforcst. Miss Maude wet
more. Mrs peter ID Martin. Mrs.
Na'thanie schcnck Collins. Mrs. VIII
liam B. Leeds and Mrs Elish Dwyer.
Jr
AZ The twenty tables Goo action
Monte Carlo clearly was rfvaled BY
The splendid picture presented. The
assembly was in tho white and gold
salon andethe party sat in gilt
chairs around tables The stakes
for the afternoon were high and lu
most cases they were just what oacn
Guarfette at each table chose TO
make them
Ir is planned 10 buy tbe villa for
permanent clubhouse
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-20
JAP CABINET
IS TOTTER|NG
BiiBTRI CHARGES THREATEN
DEATH TO MINISTRY
COUNT DUMAS AGITATION IS
SERIOUS MENACE.
ISLAND EMPIRE POLITICS ARE
IN TURMOIL.
lBN United Pressl

Toxic Japan) July 2O.-That ,hc
present Japanese Cabinet is on very
shaky ground everybody in close
touch with political affairs seems O
beiiecc. IT had pretty hard time
pulling through the last session of
the Diet without meeting signal de-
feat.
The government managed 10 get
most OF its important measures
measures through the lower house.
but its victory in the matter OF the
gun abolition bill was tainted by
open charges OF corruption OF mem
bers by direct payment of money.
Since those disclosures IL has
been generally felt that the Minis
try's life must be short, and to this
feeling may be attributed the recent
play for advantage made by Count
Okhuma and his party.
Nobody believes that Count OItu-
ma, even in the event OF a change
precipitated by his agitation. would
be called upon to form a Cabinet
His dav is passed. at least so far as
oniceholding is concerned He may
ami probably will. continue to make
good deal OF trouble for any man
or set of men TO whom the rains Of
government may be intrusted, for he
Is a sort of a Bryanesque trouble
maker. but with this difference--thc
weakness of parties here gives the
individual agitator far better oppor
tunity than is possessed by the
recognized leader Of q hopeless min
ority I'm America.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-20
GEORGIA AF Ten
CORPORATIONS
HOKE SMITH SENDS SPECIAL
MESSAGE ABOUT THEIR
TAXES.
(By United Press. }

Atlanta. July 1S.-Gov. Hoke
Smith. i'm special message to the
Legislature today. asks an enactment
to fix the value of corporate property
within the state as a basis fortaxa-
ton.
Attention is called by the Cover
nor TO the fact that when the vaIua
tion returned by taxpayer is not
acceptable to the Comptroller. a plan
OF arbitration is provided. but the
arbitrators are not sworn and have
not the power to administer the
oath. Central of Georgia and the
southern Railway. he says have
made returns on the valuation of
their tangible properly within the
State, the former at less than one
half the amount which the company
officials declared on oath in iu-
dicial hearing was its value. and the
latter at one-third such amount.
The Southern Railway. he declares
Is resisting valuation OF $4,000
600 on its property in Georgia. when
an officer swore that the property is
worth not less than $4S.15O.OOO.
The Southern returned hhe property
for taxation at $14,SS4,923 i'm 1907.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-20
AMERICAN GIFT
STATUE VIEWED
(By United Press. }

Paris, July 2O.-Mr. Paul w. Bart
lett, who has been engaged for the
last two years, upon an equestrian
statue Of Gen. Lafayette. invited
President Fallieres. the American
Ambassador. Henry White and other
distinguished personages. to view
what Is thus far the greatest work
of his life
The statue is the gift OF the
American government and school
children, to France. The President
was greatly interested and after a
minute examination of the statute.
said 81 am greatly pleased You are
going To give France something very
beautiful"
The monument is four and half
meters high, four meters long. and
represents Lafayette as young
man. II Will be cast I'm bronze and
placed In position I'm October.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-20
FLAGMAN MURDERED
AT DEVON
(By United Press.)

l>e remains of John Clowers a
we'll Known and popular nagman on
the Pocahontas Division was brought
to the city last night ON No. 16 and
taken TO Crocketrs Undertaking par
lors TO lie prepared for funeral
II is generally supposed that Glow
ers was murdered and placn on the
track as all of his valuables were
missing. and the cuts on the back
of his head We're clean cuts. while
they would have been torn and rag
ged had train made them.
Word was received here this morn
ing That man had sold n watch
like the one Clowers wore and from
the description given is well known
here. he being a member of several
orders. among them the Odd Fellows
and B. l.. r. His remains were TAX
en- TO Willtowton this morning on
No. is. accompanied by "A committee
from the p. r. r.