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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
NEW SENATE BILLS.

No. 559.-By Senator Harrison: An
act providing for the safety or persons
employed in and around salt mines In
the state of Kansas.
No. 56O.-By Senator Baker: An
act regulating the shipping or bringing
hogs into the state of Kansas, from
southern Missouri. Arkansas, Indian
Territory, or other southern points
during the months of July, August and
September, and providing penalties
for the violation of said regulation.
No 561.-By Senator Carver: An
act to prevent delays in transporting
live stock by common carriers.
No SIS. By Senator Carver-An act
to amend section 81 of chapter 92 of the
general statutes of Kansas, 1901. being
general section 61Z7 of the general stat
utes of Kansas 1901, and repeating an
acts and parts OF acts in conflict with
No. SIC. BY Senator Stillings-An act
relating to the compensation or Sher-
ifs in counties having not less than
AZ. 900 nor more than $4,000 population.
No 577. By Senator Smith-An act
concerning lunatics, insane persons, i'd
lots imbeciles. distracted persons, fee
ble-minded persons, drug habitues and
habitual drunkards, and repeating ar
ticle 1 of chapter 90 of the general stat
utes of Kansas of 1901, and chapters
292 and 500 of the session laws of 1905.
No. SIS BY Senator Smfth-An act
authorizing and empowering the board
of county commissioners of Pawnee
county. Kan, to pay, IN their dlScre-
ton, to the sheriff of said county an
additional salary.
No. SO BY Senator Samaritan
act to amerd section $3.50 of the code of
civil procedure.
No. $50. BY Senator stannard-An
act to amend section 1, chapter 227,
laws of 1887, entitled IAN act giving
owners of bulls, stations and jacks a
lien on certain stock therein named,
approved March 5, 1887, and repeating
said section.
No. 581. BY Senator Stillings-An act
to amend section ia, session laws of
1905. being entitled AN act to amend
section 16 of chapter 123 of the ses-
sion laws of 1908, and to repeal said
No, $50 BY Senator Hodges-An act
regulating the hours of telegraph or
train dispa tchers, and providing for
the enforcement of the same.
No $50 BY Senator Martin-An act
to authorize the erection and mainten-
ance of waterworks plants in the state
No. 5s4 BY Senator Porter of Craw-
Jordan act relating to the time OF
holding the annual meeting for the cleo
ton of school officers in cities OF the
third class having a population OF LOU
or more. and authorizing such school
ofFiceTs to make contracts for the en-
ployment of teachers, and repeating all
acts in conflict herewith
No. 5s5. BY Senator Chapnan-An act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
DRAW FOR PLACES.
swendson Wins First Place on the
City Ticket.

q. A. Swendson, candidate for the
Republican nomination of mayor, VIII
occupy first place on the ticket Will
lam Green occupies second place anu
G. K. Holiday third.
The drawing for the positions which
the names of the various candidates
the office of w. c. Ralston, assistant
city attorney. who IS secretary OF the
Republican city central committee
The names of all the candidates Tor
the offices on which contests existed
were placed in a hat and C. h TITUS.
commissioner of elections, drew them
out singly. The first name to be drawn
out in each instance was declared 10
be the one to occupy the first place for
the office for which the man in ques-
ton is running.
All of the candidates names We're
therefore not entered for where con-
tests did not exist it was manltestly
unnecessary to draw for position.
of the three men who are out for the
Republican nomination for mayor, . A
Swendson was the only one present.
The drawing resulted in the following
For mayor: s. A. Swendson; second
place, William Green; third place, Z.
For city attorney: F. C. Dreaming; sec
o1d FOR Dla fy cnsT1es solomon e. Watkins
For city clerk: j. H. sCuires: second
For judge city Court: Ernest R. Simon;
second place, ]. r. McNary. .
For clerk of city court: E. L. y Neil;
second place. Ed. L. Good.
For marshal of city court: Bob Miller;
second place. ]. I. Wintrode.
Councilman First ward: f. R. Hayes;
second place, w. NJ. Van Ness.
Councilman Third ward: F. z. NfppS;
second place, H. q. Howard
Councilman Fourth ward; c. w. Horn;
second place, c. B. HyDes
Councilman Sixth ward: d. F. Stanley;
second place, t. F. Euwer; third place, J.
+. McClatchey.
Board of Education. Second ward: Geo.
H. Smith; second place. W. II. wilson
Board of Education, Fifth ward: w. j.
Arnold; second place. Josiah Jordan
First place on the ticket gives a certain
amount of tangible advantage to candl-
date for office. AS the first name appear
ing under the office named ii occupies the
most prominent position to an uninstruct-
ed voter who has no choice the result will
be that he will place his cross opposite the
first name.
F G. Dreaming. candidate for city attor-
ney, drew first place last year as well as
this year. ''Welll. 1 guess that looks like
that part of it at least is lucky, said
Dreaming.
G. H Titus comW;ssioner of elections.
announced that his office would not close
Friday for Washington's birthday, but
would remain ooen in order to take care
of the registration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
CONTESTS AND Y. NJ. c. A.
Chas. Darlington Wins the Spring
board High Jump.

The group contests at the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. gymnasium on Wednesday
evenings continue to be popular and
interesting. Mr.. Chas. Darlington
won the springboard high jump last
night at the height of feet 1 II
inches. NJ Morehouse was second and
E. Garnett, third.
In the group contests the Trojans
took the 20 yard hurdle race. associa-
ton track ball and the voHey ball
game from the one-time champions
the Olymphians. The Sioux captured
the two running races from the SUN
flowers but were unable to win from
them in basket ball. The teams now
stand: Trojans, ESQ: Olymphians.
217; Sunfiowers, 1926: and Sioux 90.
Curtis Smith still holds first place in
the individual competition with %
points, H. w. Otta. second and Chas
Darlington boosted himself into third
place last evening. Next Wednesday
evening the high school students will
play the senior A leaders class a game
of volley ball at 1880 o'clock The in
dividual competition will be the rope
climb and the teams will contest the
three standing broad jumps relay pur-
suit and volley and basket ball games
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

authorizing and empowering the board
| of county commissioners of Barton
county, Kan. to construct and main
tain bridges across the Arkansas river
and to provide money for the payment
for the same.
No. $50. BY Senator Chapman-An act
providing for the sale of coal lands be-
longing to the state and providing for
the disposition of the proceeds.
No. 587. By Senator Brewer-An act
concerning registration of voters. and
amending section one of chapter 1O3 of
the session laws of 1905.
No. 58S. BY Senator Blaker-An act
to prohibit discrimination in restraint
of trade or callings, by persons, cor
lions. and providing penalties therefor
No. 589. By Senator Porter (of Mont
gomery)-An act authorizing all po-
litical parties in this state that make
nominations for state officers to noni-
nate a person as the choice of such pc
litical party for the office of United
States senator.
No. $50. By Senator Porter of Mont
gomery-An act requiring all persons
making assessments for taxation in
this state to assess all taxable property
according to its actual value, and pro-
hibiting assessments being levied on
value of property and prohibiting the
divisions or lessening of such cash value
and providing penalties for the viola
ton of the provisions of this act.
No 591. By Senator Porter of Mont
gomery-An act relating to crimes and
punishments.
No 592. By Senator Porter of Mont
gomery-An act entitled, All act pro-
viding for the completion, transcript
ton, copying. preservation and per-
petuation of the muster-in and muster
out rolls of the nineteen Kansas regi-
ments of volunteers, and the twenty
four regiments of Kansas state militia
that served during the civil war of
1878 and the border and Indian wars
LOT I'D Ii,
priation therefor.
No. 500. BY Senator Benson-An act
for the protection of prairie chickens III
Butler county, Kan.
No. 594. By Senator Porter of Craw-
Jordan act prohibiting a mutual burial
association, and providing penalties for
the formation and maintenance of the
same and repeating all acts and parts
of acts in conflict herewith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
LOCAL MENTION.

G. Hothan, of 1885 Lincoln street. was
quarantined today for diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs D. p Hillhouse of 237
North Chandler street are the parents
of a girl. born yesterday.
The Topeka High School basketball
team will play the Kansas City Central
High School at the rink tomorrow af-
terroon at 2:30. They played very
close game at Kansas City in Conven-
ton hall a few weeks ago and the To-
peka boys lost. Topeka has fast
team this year and the boys hope to
win the state championship. They de-
feated Lawrence last Friday night at
the auditorium.
Drs. Freeman and Train of the San
ia F'e hospital leave this evening for the
big marshes in Stafford county for a
few days duck shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
Mrs. WaIIace Wins

A jury in the district court yesterday
found for the defendant in the case of G.
A. Magaw. administrator for the Isenhart
estate against Mrs. Mary A. Wallace. in
which the administration sought to for
close a mortgage on the Wallace home.
During the last illness of Mr.. Isenhart he
was cared for by Mrs. Wallace and her
daughter and in consideration of this gave
them the mortgage which he held against
never released on the records
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
Dotson Bound Over.

Wesley Dotson, who is accused by
the Santa Fe of robbing that road of
about $50 worth of brass last week
had his preliminary hearing this
morning before Judge McCabe of the
city court and was bound over for his
appearance at the April term of the
district court and his bond fixed at
$500. Dotson has been mixed up in
the pilfering of brass from the rail-
roads for years so they claim and now
they intend to send him to the peni-
Tertiary if possible as the amount stol-
en- makes his act felony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
BOOEKEEPER is HELD.
He Is Charged With the Murder of
His Employer.

Knoxville. Tenn, Feb. 21.-As a
sequel to the supposed accidental kill
ing of Chalmers Vestal at his resi-
dence at Baxter, Putnam county, on
Sunday, w. S. Bryant Vestals book
keeper. was arrested here last night
while on board a train in the company
with Mrs. Vestal the widow.
He is charged with the murder.
Mrs. Vestal wanted to- remain here
with Bryant, but he persuaded her to
return home. Bryant was committed
to Jail without bail until Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
MERCURY TAKES A DROP.
Gets Down to Eighteen Degrees This
Morning.

The mercury took a slight drop this
morning after the snow had fallen and
the atmosph ere was cooled off several
degrees. There was a light snow yes
terday afternoon and evening which
Melted .03 Of an inch of precipitation.
The same conditions will prevail to-
morrow with a little more of a rise
in the thermometer during the day.
The wind today is ten miles an hour
from the north west.
The following are today's tempera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
TEXAS GETS PIERCE.
Governor Folk Honors kequisition for
the Oil Magnate.

Jefferson City. Mo. Feb. Glover
nor Folk this afternoon honored the re-
QUESTION of Governor Campbell of Tex
as. for H. Clay pierce, chairman of the
board of the Waters Pierce Oil COM
pany who is wanted in Traves county.
Texas, on a charge of making false af-
fidaYit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

serts that which is not true.

serts that which is not true.
1 will leave it to the people to judge
whether Mr. Cation is moved by purely
patriotic motives or a desire to more
completely fasten his system on the
state and various counties and ultimate
ly make for himself several thousands
of dollars cut of the transaction.
Respectfully,
MARK TULLEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

A session of the senate was held last
night and a good many of the measures
on the general order calendar were ad-
Vanced 20 a third reading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
FOUR DUELS ON HAND.
General Kuropatlxin Has a Busy Time
Ahead of Him.

Berlin. Feb. 21.-General Kuropatkin
has four duels on his hands because of
the attacks made in his recently pub
lished book on the Russo-Japanese war.
Generals Kaulbars, Grippenburg, Rem
nenkamp and Bildering, it is stated,
have each challenged Kuropatkin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Robert Eres, Mexican who has
been confined to Stormont hospital for
some time. died yesterday afternoon
and was buried this morning in Mt.
Calvary Catholic cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

One of the fair young stenographers
of the senate was dancing around with
joy because. as she said, Il will not
have to work on Friday because it is
Lincoln's birthday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

On motion of Robert Stone of Shaw
nee, his bill placing the care of the
state house grounds In the care of the
state horticultural society was stricken
from the calendar this morning. Mr.
Stone was informed that the horticul-
tural society didn't want the job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

Speaker Pro Tenn Cunningham had
a hard time this morning to make the
house keep order. He said: II want to
enforce all your house rules, but to do
I must have the moral support of
the house. 1t is like the prohibitory IL
QuOr law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

w. Y. Morgan this morning tried to
have the maximum rate bill on oil adj
vanced to third reading. The vote was
40 for and % against, and the motion
sion of rules, which requires a two
thirds vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
PRICES KOFLOMIXED ON HOSIERY
AND UNDERWEAR.

AND UNDERWEAR
12c women's and chiidrens black hose &c
15c women's fine fast black Hose, now 3
PAIR 1OE AOC
25c women's extra nice Hose, now lac
SOC ladies' fine Underwear, now. SOC
25c and 35c ladies' Underwear 19c
25c and 35c ladies Hose now 49,. 19c
25c Misses Vests to go at. loo
SOC Mems heavy feeced Underwear now
IOf 0Sc
Mems fancy socks.
1Oc Mems Bandana Handkerchiefs. SC
Sc Mems good weight socks, now :. &c
Toe Mems white Handkerchiefs, now SC
15c Mems white Handkerchiefs, now &c
BLANKETS! BLANKETS!
95c kind, large size, now. ......... .69c
SI.5o KIND now. voc
$500 KIND now. ST. 8
A big line of Wool Sample Blankets at
less than actual cost.
WHITE BED SPREADS.
$3.50 Spreads, extra nice, now CSC
500 Spreads extra fine and size. 1.39
$3.50 Spreads, cut corners, fringed. .$1.69
So 90 Spreads, plain III size, now. $1.98
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

! $500 worth of Table Linens bought at
6Oc on the dollar, from Denny Lane & Co.,
New York IS largest importers of linens.
We are going to sell them as we bought
them.
35c Table Linen now . 25c
Toe heavy bleached Mercerized now, per
yard -. 4oc
Soc 7O-in. bleached linen Damask, now,
per yard oSc
| $1.25- 72-in. fine bleached all linen, now,
5000 worth of foreign and domestic
Dress Goods consisting of new weaves and
colorings ,all to go at Mill Cost.
Unheard of low prices will prevail in our
Dress Goods section.
SOC Plain and fancy. ........... 19c
75c Plain and Figured Mohair. ACC
75c All Wool Henriettas Acc
800 Heavy Extra wide (for skirts) 49c
l2c satlns In colors Z5c
75c Silk in colors 25c
Prices Slashed On Eiderdown.
Soc All Wool Eiderdown for children's
cloaks and Kimonas, light blue, pink,
red and white. During this sale per
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12

Now York.--Are the courts OF tho
country turning into schools for kip
napcrs?
There is this newest case. for OK.
ample. of Mrs Maude G.. Glare, OF M
20 Nest Eighty.fourth street Mother
hunger proved too much for her---shG
Kidnapped her little hoy. though he was
IN the custody of another. 10y order OF
the court.
When the learned Judge hands down
his decision in the case or Smilh vs.
Smith does il mean that at once the
divorced father or the divorced mott
or of the little children must turn Kid
naper? Nobody consults the children
oil course.
The wise verdict has been rendered
Mrs Smith Is free to resume her maid
on name of Miss Jones and gets the
custody OF the two little Smiths. boy
and girl. There is alimony. u decree
permitting Miss Jones Ia marry again
aud formal permission for the father
to sec his children once In sh often
And the very first time he does see
them he steals them away--hc In q
kidnaner In the eye of the law
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12

the three boys back in this country
now aud she can take them where she
plcasos, says a writer in the Sunday
World Mothcrlove proved too much
for the courts and for Mr. Hanna,
whom she had divorced and who has
married twice since.
Both father.lovo aud motherlove flg.
ured in the disappearance of little
Freddie Krlegcr. OF Chicago. llo was
kidnapped twice. once by his father and
once by his mother, after two courts
had made formal orders in the case.
The boy was the son of Klora and
Bert Kriegcr. Ills father got the FIRST
divorce. and though his mother was
supposed to sec her son at stated in
tcrvals the father took him away TO
Germany, where he placed the lad,
who was then ~. with friends in Ham
burg to be educated
Mrs. Kricgcr married again and be-
came Mrs Mcdonald Then. with
plenty of money Mt her command, she
resolved to hunt for the boy to the end
OF the earth. despite all the orders OF
the American cOurls giving him into
her former husbands custody. The
trail led TO Hanover, and there detec.
tives in her employ kidnapped the boy
for a second time.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12

clared, as she was taken TO a coll, mo
matter what you do with me. He's
safe now--far away in the south. No
body shall have him but me-
And Mrs. Cadex went free and she
kept her boy, too. thanks TO the auto.
mobile
The three Ward children have been
kidnapped twice by their father and
two of them rekidnaped by their moth
er--quito family record!
John T.. Ward and his wife have
been separated for nine years, The
three little girls, Marion, Vera and
Cecilia. lived with their mother at No
G73 East One Hundred and Seventy
fourth street. One night Mr.. Ward
went there, demanded to sec his child
rem, and Mrs. Ward let him. There
was II heated argument, and the up.
shot of it. was that the father took the
three little daughters away from their
mother and placed them mt once in the
convent Of the Holy Cross.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12
ONE OF THE vlCTlHlS.
Old Maids Interest in the Tale Did
Not Last Long.

BY and by the train came along to
where Il cyclone had passed two days
before. uprooting trees and leveling
fences and sweeping houses off the
face OF the earth, and a young man
who had passed through the tragedy
got aboard. or course, we were all
anxious to hear all about it, hut a
woman 40 years old, who was evident
ly an old maid was more anxious than
any of the rest She got the young
man down beside her and began:
Now, You must tell me just how it
occurred, and what you thought and
did. Where were you when the cyclone
came?"
I'm farmhouse, ma'am.'
Asleep"
NO, ma am. was sitting up, court
ing girl"
Hum Sitting UP at midnight, ch?"
Yes m. Sally was sitting on my lap,
and | had my arm around her waist
when we heard a great roaring and"
II don't care to hear any more, sir.'
announced the old maid as she stiffly
drew herself up and hitched along.
Don't you want to hear how the
house VENT"
mo, sir"
And how Sally was blown right off
my knees, leaving me there with no.
body to hoId?'
mo, sir!
There came an awful roaring and
one Of her shoes was found a mile
away Observation-Disclosures"
And then we dragged him off to the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12
Stole Children from Convent.

After three days search Mrs. Ward
found the girls. Several times she
tried TO get at them but failed. For
days she haunted the neighborhood
of the convent until the long vigil
made her desperate.
She saw two of her little ones
Vera and Cecilia, playing in the yard.
In she ran and the next moment the
two were in her arms. Marion wasn't
there and the distracted mother was
afraid to wait. SO off she ran with
the two, hatless and coatless.
At once the sisters notified Mr.,
Ward, but he couldn't find them
they were not at their mothers home.
The husband got warrant, but he
couldn't find the children-and the
mother has them still.
The records tell of countless other
cases--of how Mrs James Cook kid
mapped her boy in carriage from right
in front of his fathers hotel in ia
maica; how Anton Head Richards
grandson of Eugene l.. Richards, pro.
fessor of mathematics at Yale, was
kidnapped in Chicago by three men
whom Mrs. Richards declared were
cmissarios of his father; how Mrs
Montague Rolls, of Detroit, paid SO,
900 to get her hey back after his ia
Their had kidnapped him-there, are
many more cases.
Love causes more kidnapping than
money. And the lesson is learned il
the divorce court first
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12
Riuer Life al Manila

Manila's distinctive feature among
the cities of the planet is the river life
To he encountered on the Pasig. the
sluggish stream which flows through
the metropolis OF the American In
dies" In this respect Manila is only
Pearl river floats n city of unknown
population running into the tens OF
thousands. says IA writer In Leslie's
Weekly. Over $4,000 Filipinos live on
The Pasig. and very few of them ever
come ashore whole generations live
and die un the sluggish waters of the
river
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12

The making of the velvet medallion
is thing which woman should I'M
derstand If she is going to do her own
dressmaking. The medallion is shaped
like an oval or circle, and is worked
in colored silks, and is used as skirt
trimming. Half dozen are placed
around the skirt at regular intervals
and connected with bands OF velvet.
No dressier trimming can be found
for the suit of broadcloth.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12
Mrs Hanna's Victory.

Then there was the famous case of
the llannas, Mrs, Dan r. Hanna, wife
ut the son OF the late Senator Mark
Hanna. was forbidden by the courts
OF ohio to take the children ont of
their jurisdiction, For an answer she
promptly took the three boys straight
Ia New York, hid herself in the lloi,
land house, escaped from little host
OF deputy sheriIfs and process servers,
and calmly sailed for Europe. despite
all the DEGREES OF the court.
She had learned her lesson. Mother.
love rose above the mandates of the
law. And she has won. too. She has
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-12
OF in the Automobile.

At the ring OF The ben the little Eel
lows fell in line 10 march To the re-
fectory Tor supper When the moment
came Mrs. Cadiex jumped from the car
while the chauffeur kept his hand ON
the wheel. She seized the child and
before his astonished playmates could
raise an alarm she had him in her auto
and WAS on in a.cloud of dust
She was followed To New York and
arrested at her home. No. l2S West
Thirty.nlnth street, But the hoy was
not to be found.
I'm going to keep him" she de