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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

NORTH TWEMN WSl

E. S. Lightfoot of Granville was in
town today.
Earl Thomas was confined to his home
today by illness.
The Western Wooden Mill has received
a car of wool from Garden City, Kan
sas.
Little Miss Ruth Crittenden was the
guest last night of Miss Gladys Pratt
of S33 Jackson street.
Miss Mabel Fink has returned from
Coffeyville where she has been the guest
for the past week of Miss Kate Hall.
Councilman and Mrs. c. E. Jordan
went to Kansas City yesterday where
they were called by the illness of rela-
tiveS.
All members of Amity 231. K. of p,
are requested to meet with Topeka
lodge 3s Saturday. July 20. Important
business.-C. P. Antrim, c. c.
Mr.. J. M Bair was the guest today
of his son, H. H. Bair. Mr.. Bair is en-
route to his home in Chicago from Los
Angeles where he has been visiting.
Lawrence Juneau has gone to Arizona
for the benefit of his health. If there Is
an improvement in his condition he will
later send for his family to join him
there.
Miss Lura Holman will return today
from Manitou where she has been for
the past four weeks. She stopped en-
route home for a visit of two days to
friends at Newton
j. C. Burnett, division freight agent,
and b. F. Akers, city solicitor of the
Santa Fe, were on the North side yes
terday on business with Messrs. Bolman
and McAfee of the Western WOODEN Mill
Miss Ella Allen, bookkeeper at the
Morns & Myers grocery store, has en-
tered DR.. Keith's hospital where she will
undergo a surgical operation. Mrs. A
c. Gurtler is in charge of Miss Aliens
work for the present.
Mrs Danfcrd Jenkins and little
daughters Maudina and F'1orette, of
Enid, Okla, are the guests of Mrs. Will
Hofer of 2S5 Oakland avenue, Oakland.
Mrs. Jenkins was formerly Miss Abby
Detwiler of North Topeka.
The new officers for the East Indian
ola school were elected at a meeting
held yesterday. There were four can
didates for each position and 81 votes
were cast Mr. w. Robinson was elected
trustee and Mr.. w. A. Forbes treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
Saturday, July 90.
FARMERS INSTITUTE DAY.

OA4s
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional hour.
900 a. m.-Bible lecture. DIR. w. M.
Patten, Between the Testaments."
800 a. Observation-Disclosures combina-
ton.
1000 a. m.-Prof J. H. Miller, SUI
perintendent of Farmers institute, K.
S. A c., 1.-The Relation of Improved
Agriculture to Permanent Prosperity"
auditorium.
Domestic science-diss Margaret
Haggart. Breads. Cakes, Pies" Coun-
ell tent.
200 p. m-Prof. ]. r. Willard. K.
S. a. c., why Legislate for Pure
Food
800 p. m.-Spillman Riggs. "Mu-
steal Fits and Misfits-
400 p. m.-United, mission study
Mrs. John P. White. Medical Mis-
sions."
500 D. nc. L. S. c. council hour.
Y w C. A conference In charge of
Mrs. Norman Plass, president of the
7:so D. -Retz-Nehrbas combina-
ton
Children's Opera in three acts. Cast
OF $50 persons.
on account of the Retz-Nehrbas
combination not being able to reach
here until noon. they will be used
somewhere on the afternoon pro-
gramme.
Mrs. Norman Plass was obliged to
leave the city and her place will be
taken by Miss Lillian Scott, head of the
normal department of Baker univer-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

bees, Gilbert Burger, Herbert Wilson,
Edwin Bennett and Merrill Rutter;
butterflies, Margaret Montieth. Helen
Burger, Grace Schultz. Glada Desen-
berger and Daisy Densenberger; good
night children Esther Riss Vera
Maze, Mildred Hobson and Maude Bar
nett; stars, Edith McCorkill, Mary
Doane, Emma Kiss and Beulah Bar
nett; firefies, Ralph Lyons, Lonny
Shore. Johnnie Moore. Dean Van Ness,
Morse Parks, Arthur Sipes and Harry
Knoll; sandmen, Ross Frisbie, Willie
Harries, Arnie Wilsey, Terry Morris,
Otis Cummings. Addison Roderman
and Albert Stone; dudes, Bernard
Graves. Amos Hypes. Harvey Jetmore,
George Beal. holland Gregory and
Francis Brown; flower girls. Hazel
Emma Lease, Kathrine Hobson,
Louise Suit. Clara Withers. Ruth Hob
son, Beulah Parks. Eva McCorkill,
Edna Gennett, Vera Maze, Ruby Wise,
Mildred Hobson and Freda Smith;
season fairies. Freda Smith. Florence
Harries, Grace Forbes. Florence Leper,
Ruth Sands. Myra Ward, Helen Big
ham. Bessie Schenck. Flora Shore.
Willis, Mabel Suit. Dorcas Holcomb,
Dorothy Durham. Pearl Winburn,
Myrtle Kroft, Mabel Kroft. Hazel
Davis. Marie Olmstead. Henrietta Kiss.
guerite Shear and Olive Day; owl
chorus. Helen Bean. Margaret Bair,
Dorothy Bair. Ruth Crittenden, Ruth
Tandy, Madeline Jetmore Lucille
Scha effer and Lois Chamberlain.
Workmen have commenced to make
the grade for the street railway double
track from Gordon street to Morse
street.
1t Is understood that Rollin Nichols
has resigned as president and director
of the Western Wooden mill and a
meeting Will be held at the Office to-
day TO fir the vacancy.
The marriage of John Harries. old
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Harries
of 912 West Gordon street. to Miss
Anna Olson of Hays City, which took
place the last of May has been made
public. The marriage was solemnized
near Shelby. Iowa. where both of the
young people were visiting at that
time but for some reason Of their own
they wished to keep the matter
secret until Christmas. The young
man returned to his home in Topeka
while his bride remained with relatives
in Iowa. Recently the secret became
known and when questioned by his
relatives and frineds young Harries adj
United that he was married He left
Wednesday for Shelby where he and
his bride will spend the summer on
farm The young people have been
acquainted for over two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
A SMALL SECRET
Couldn't Understand the Taste of His
Customers.

Two men were discussing the var
ious food products now being supplied
in such variety and abundance.
One. a grocer, said, II frequently try
a package or so of any certain article
before Offering it to my trade. and in
that way sometimes form different
idea than my customers have
For instance, 1 thought 1 would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for 1t.
At breakfast 1 didn't like it and sup
per proved the same, SO 1 naturally
concluded that my taste was different
from that of the customers who
bought 1T right along.
day or two after, waited on
lady who was buying a 25c package
and told herI couldn't understand
how one could fancy the taste of
Postum.
"I know just what is the matter,
she said, you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minutes, and
ten minues OF that time 1t simmered,
and perhaps FIVE minutes 1t boiled,
now II you will have it left to boil full
fifteen minutes after it commences to
boil, you will find a delicious Java-like
beverage, rich in food value of glut-
ten and phcsphates, so choice that you
will never abandon IL. particularly
when you see the great gain in
health Well. 1 took another trial
and sure enough 1 Joined the Postum
army for good, and life seems worth
living since 1 have gotten rid of my
old time stomach and kidney trou-
bIes."
Postum is no sort of medicine. but
pure liquid food. and this. together
with relief from coffee worked the
change. There's a Reason
Read 1.-THE Road to Weliville'" IN
nk1a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
POISON IN HER BEER.

San Francisco, Cal, July ia special
from Sacramento to the Bulletin says:
Governor Gillette this morning issued
papers of requisition for Fred and Fay
Magill, now confined in the county jail
at San Diego and wanted in Clinton, ILL.,.
on the charge of poisoning the former
wife of Magill. The papers charge that
the woman was poisoned with strych-
nine which was placed in glass of beer
by the defendants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
Hortman,s Body Recovered.

Great Bend. kan. July 19.-H. A.
C. Hartman, a well known farmer
was drowned late yesterday while at
tempting to cross Cow creek, (which
was badly swollen. His body was re-
covered this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
PAXTON'S STORE

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

Motor boats are now running or
Soldier creek which adds one more
a amusement for those camping at the
park. The children especially hal
this new attraction with delight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

There is a glorious opportunity for
some public benefactor of high mental
calibre to make his name immortal by
inventing some scheme of barring flies
and bugs from Garfield park for few
days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
DR.. EDWARDS REPORT
Home Journal and Other Magazines
Interested in "Sootins Syrup"Case.
From TueSdoy,s no ;yx,

DIR. j. NJ Edwards, the city health of.
ficer, today answered the letter from
Managing Editor Alexander of The La.
dies Home Journal, asking for informa-
ton concerning the death of the little
Veigel girl from morphine reported to
have been contained in Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup. DR.. Edwards has re-
ceived a report from the laboratory of
the state board of health at st. Paul on
a qualitative test of the remaining con-
tents of the bottle, and the report shows
that there was morphine in the medi-
cine. A quantitive test was not made.
MIR. Alexander wrote to Coroner Ken
nedy, saying that he had noticed the ac.
count of the death published in The
Daily Free Press, and asked for his re-
port of the case. DR.. Edwards. to
whom the letter was turned over, sends
report of the case, attributing the
death to morphine poisoning, the second
airy cause being measles. The child had
recovered from the measles and was
doing finely, when one morning at eight
o'clock it became fretful and Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup was administered,
and the doses repeated until it died at
two or three o'clock in the afternoon.
and about half of the bottle had been
used. Mr.. Alexander expects to publish
an article on the matter in the Ladies'
Home Journal in the spring.
DIR. Edwards states that he has re.
ceived requests from about two dozen
magazines for reports of the case and
that ne has furnished reports to the
leading ones applying.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
GOOD MAN GONE
William w. Thomas Of Judson Passes
Away Saturday Night.
From ox,,c naiIy


William w. Thomas, an old and high
ly respected resident of Judson, died at
his home Saturday night of pneumonia.
He was born at Anglesea, Wales, and
was about sixty-five years of age. He
left Wales about the year 1850, and To-
Gated at Wheeling, w. Va, later moving
to Ohio, and then about 1861 to Judson
and living there ever since. He held a
number of township offices, and was a
man of integrity and substantial worth
He was an active member of the Jerusa.
lem c. NJ. church.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
who was a daughter of the late Rev.
r. G. Jones of Ottawa, and by two sons,
Richard, who lives in Judson on the old
homestead, and John, who is carpenter
at Lake Crystal. He is also survived
by two brothers, Richard and John, the
latter living in the east, and by one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Evans of South Dakota.
Funeral services will be held at one
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Jerusalem
church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
Back OfRailrOad Valuation
Scheme.
WHAT HE COULD ACCOMPLISH
He Has Received One Hundred Dol.
lars From Governor John A. John.
sons Contingent Fund.

st. Paul, Jan. 29-The Minnesota
Shippers association and Eric Olson are
said to be back of the resolution intro
duced in the state senate last Friday
calling for a valuation of railroad prop
critics in the state and general investf-
cation of the subject by special senate
committee.
The story goes that the Minnesota
Shippers association, practically "out OF
court" by the disbarment of James
A. Manahan, attorney for the associa-
ton, from practice before the commits
sion, desires to get in more railroad H.
vestigation work and hopes to do so
through an investigation held by SEN
ate committee before which Mr.. Mana.
han can appear.
Erie Olson has also worked toward
getting a legislative investigation OF
railroads started with the end in view,
it is said, of being himself employed to
make valuation of railroad properties
within the state inside of the three
months time which the legislature viii
be in session. Olson, who has spent
many months in looking up evidence
against the railroads, investigation hav-
ing become a hobby with him, has only
received 500 for all his time and that
came out of the contingent fund of
Governor johnson.
The Sunderberg resolution in the sen.
ate calls for the employment of an in
vestigating committee clerk who is an
expert on the subject of railroads. 1t
is reported that Erie is slated as the
"expert" in event of the resolution pass
ing.
1t is also understood that when the
senate convenes tomorrow, the railroad
and warehouse commissioners will not
attempt to have any long report in re-
Spouse to the Putnam resolution, telling
what they have secured in the way of
information relative to railroad opera
tions in Minnesota, valuations of rail-
road property, etc. The commissioners,
however, will personally be present and
ready to answer questions which mem
bers Of the senate ask.
Among the things which they will
explain, in all probability, will be the
fact that d. G.. Morgan, with a force
of four or five assistants, for more than
year past has been engaged daily in
preparing valuation of railroad prop
erty in Minnesota, but that because of
the tremendous detail the report will
not be furnished inside of another year.
1t is this enormous job which Olson, it
is said, is ready to undertake to begin
and finish before the present legislative
session ends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
DISCUSS AMERICAN NAVY
Blue Earth and Lake Crystal Debat-
ed on This Subject Last Fight.
From SATURDAYS Daily

Resolved, That the policy of substan-
TALLY enlarging the American navy is
preferable to the policy of maintaining
it at its present strength and efficiency
This was the subject of debate last
evening at the Lake Crystal high school,
the contestants being the Blue Earth and
Lake Crystal high school. The affirma-
tive of the subject was well handled by
Blue Earth, and the negative side by
Lake Crystal. ID. A. Reed of Lake Crys-
tai presided. The judges were: Judge
William F. Hughes, Mankato; Professor
Edwards of the Worthington high
school, and Professor Pickett, superin-
tendent of the Waseca school. Both
teams are especially good debaters and
handled their subject with ease. The
judges voted unanimously in favor of the
Lake Crystal team. The attendance
was large and the debates are creating
unusual interest this winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
FIVE FOOT FALL
North Mankato Water Power Is Up to
an Expert.

from TUESDAY Ddlly
A fall of five feet can be secured for
water power in North Mankato accord
ing to figures prepared by Engineer
Haynes, who has completed his survey
of route for viaduct from a point
opposite Sibley park to Mud lake, and
thence down the outlet of that to the
river. From the place of beginning to
Mud lake there is fall of one and a
third feet, and the lake is nearly four
feet above the river where it's out
let enters the latter. By draining the
lake and lowering the outlet, the five
foot fall can be secured.
Mr.. Haynes has forwarded his min
utes and profiles to an expert engineer
on water power, who will report back
his views on the likelihood of getting
much power. The projectors of the en-.
terprise will do nothing until this report
has been received.
In order to get greater fall, Mr..
Haynes states that it will be necessary
to construct dam across the Mime
sofa river at the park, getting an addi-
tional fall of ten to twelve feet in this
way. A five foot fall would not give
sufficient, power to pay for the expenses.
The street railway promoters are get
ting interested in the matter and keep
ing close watch upon the develop
ments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
CONDUCTED A BLIND PIG
saItaon Woman Who Got Herself Into
Serious Trouble.


Mrs. Hilda Axlund, a Balaton milliner
and dressmaker, who was arrested last
November charged with conducting a
blind pig in the village of Balaton,
was convicted in the district court at
Marshall last week and sentenced to
serve a term of six months in the coun-
ty Jail. She is now the only woman
in southern Minnesota serving a Jail
sentence for having illegally sold liquor.
Her partner in the business, Len Row.
land young man, member of most
excellent family at Balaton, will serve
forty-five days as Mrs. Axlund's COM
panion behind the Lyon county bars.
A year ago the village of Balaton
elected temperance council and the
saloons were forced out of business. Mrs.
Axlund was at that time conducting a
millinery and Rowland was giving his
time to loafng and smoking cigarettes.
As the hot days of the summer ad-
vanced DRINKS became an every day oc-
currence in Balaton and the city fathers
became alarmed over prospects. Secret
service men were engaged upon the case
and soon located the source at Mrs. Ak
lund's millinery store. She had added a
temperance" parlor to her establish
ment with young Rowland in charge.
The police raided the place and found
a large supply of booze, which was con-
fiscated. Warrants were sworn out
charging the proprietors with illegal sale
of liquor At the time the raid was
made the place was full of customers
but they made good their escape through
rear door and several windows and
thus avoided the blue coats. Since the
raid Balaton is said to have been prac.
tically dry.
Before locating in Balaton the woman
operated at Tracy where she gave the
authorities more or less trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
MAYNARD THREW EIGHT MEN
Wrestler Made Good at Winnebaso In
Less Than Thirteen Minutes.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Billie Maynard, alias Young Hacken-
schmidt, and known in these parts as
Burt Shores, the wrestler, threw eight
men at Winnebago last night in less
than thirteen minutes. He handled the
bunch as easily as if they were dunn
mics. The exact time was twelve and
one-half minutes The victims were
Claude Cramer, John. Cramer, Robert
Cramer, Tom Richmond, Joe Mcdonald,
Jack Paul, Frank Perkins and one Rees-
ner. John Latin of Blue Earth acted
as referee, and John McGuiggan as
timekeeper.
The contests took place in the opera
house which was packed for the event.
The receipts were $l75.
Richmond, one of Maynard's oppo-
nents, weighs $50 pounds. This moun-
tain of flesh was toppled over in TWEEN
ty-five seconds.
The event of the evening was preced-
ed by preliminary bouts in which local
talent participated.
Bill Nettleton, the Snowman, and
Maynard are matched to wrestle for a
side bet of $50 and the gate receipts
at Winnebago on Thursday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST
Trophy Cup Given by Class Of 1905
Won BY Zetamathians.
From MONDAYS Daily

The trophy cup given by the class
of 1905 in the high school for an annual
essay contest was presented this morn
ing for the second time to the Zetamath-
ian society. The essays of this contest
were written Dee. 8 last and have just
now been returned from the judges.
The general subject assigned two
months before the contest was "For-
estry." The theme given out by the
principal to the contestants was For
estry i'm the United States" The con
testants wrote independent of notes and
handed in papers marked only with a
number This number each student re-
ceived by drawing from list. He
then enclosed his name and society in an
envelope marked with the given number.
This he filed with the principal. Hence
not only the judges but the principal
and superintendent as well were unac-
quainted with the identity of the writer
until the papers were read. The three
judges read the papers independently
and turned in to the superintendent a
card each with percentages attached to
the numbers on the papers. No marks
were placed on the papers. With an
explanation of this arrangement it is
interesting to note the remarkable
equality of the two societies. In all ten
papers were turned in from each society
but only the three highest from each
society are counted by the terms of the
contest. An average of these highest
three determines the result.
The representatives of the Zetama-
THAN society were Margaret Cooper,
Lillian Hughes, Frank Morse with marks,
averages of the marks given by the
three judges, of s61a, sc and sc.
The representatives of the Philoma-
thians were Will Warburton, Elsie Bar
ton and Daisy Pew, with marks respec-
lively sc l3, sc l-3 and say.
1t may be fair to say that while in
accordance with the precedent established
last year no reports are given out be-
low the three highest in each society,
that the papers were all ranked within
very close area. Many of those not
reported being only slightly below those
counted.
Those who read the papers were DR..
b
and Posey.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD
Frank A. WiIdes' Death Occurs a
Riverside, Cal.

From Mondays Daily.
Word has been received in the city of
the death of Frank A. Wildes ST., which
occurred at Riverside, CAL, Thursday
morning, of general debility. He was
sixty-four years of age. His wife died
some years ago, but he is survived by
several sons and daughters, Frank A.
Wildes Jr,, of st. Paul, who is state
Inspector of mines, Miss Jennie Wildes
of Hibbing, Miss May Wildes, who was
living with her iather in California,
Mrs. Hattie. j. Poehler of Minneapolis,
George Wildes of Howell, Mich, Miss
Lydia Wildes and Samuel Wildes of Cal.
ifornia.
Mr.. Wildes formerly lived at Lake
Washington, but moved to California
about a dozen years ago. He was a
brother of Mark Wildes of Lake Wash.
ington, and was very highly respected
by all; and his death will cause much
sorrow.
The remains will arrive at Kasota
Wednesday evening and the funeral will
be held in st. Peter Thursday after
noon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
MAJOR WYLIF, IF YOU PLEASE
WeIl-known Travelling Man on the
Governors Staff.

From Tuesdays Daily.
w. R. Wylie, that debonair and erst-
while travelling salesman for the John
Leslie Paper company, Minneapolis, is
now major on Governor John A. John
sons staff. The appointment came to
Mr.. Wylie unsolicited. But at that it was
due him, as no other man in the state
was more interested in Mr. Johnson's
election last fall and two years ago
than Wylie, and he preached Johnsonism
everywhere, in season and out of season,
and it is said that every night Mr.
Wylie offered up prayer in Johnson's
behalf.
Mr.. Wylie wears his honors with that
grace and ease and that modesty which
becomes military man. He will look
Just too sweet for anything" in a
uniform, and his many friends can al.
ready see what a heart flutter he will
create among the fair sex whenever he
dons his stripes and yards of gold and
appears on dress parade. He will ride a
bold charger with the dignity of Nc
Clellan and issue his commands to the
rank and file with the vigor of Grant.
The Free Press congratulates Mr.. Wylie
on his appointment and congratulates
the governor on his thoughtfulness in
picking out one of the best and hand
soonest travelling men for his staff.
In connection with his other duties.
Mr.. Wylie is secretary of the John Les.
lie Paper company.