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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-19
COURIER REALTY co.

STRAYED-from my farm June p.
one bay pony, 3 years old. branded
on the left hip with a square and B
inside Of same one bay mare 3
years old, branded on lett shoulder,
with an L and B combined. Any
one taking them up and will let me
know will receive pay for their
trouble.
B. T. CoEDRA, Martin, Tenn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-19

Most men are hoplessly bad, OF
else they are avfully lied about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
CUPID IN A PHoNOGRAPH.
Suitor Heard Woman's Musical Voice
and Wedding Followed.

New York, Jan. 5.-Patrick J.
Richie, of No. 323 Grand street, Jersey
City, bought a photograph record.
and thereby won a charming bride.
She was Catherine Margaret Sheridan,
of No. 162 York street. Jersey City.
They were married yesterday.
This particular photograph record
that hid Cupid unawares sang in de-
liciously tender soprano quavers:
Will You Love Me in December as
You Do in May?"
Richie almost wore out the wax and
his monograph in the joy of listening.
He confided to the music dealer that
he was actually in love with nothing
more tangible than a soprano voice.
why, she lives just around the cor
ner, cried the music dealer. TShe
came in here one day to buy phono-
graph. and I asked her to sing that
song. Glad it suits you. How would
you like to meet her and hear her
sing it?" -.
Richie, OF course. would be over
Joyed. He met her, and she sang the
song and several others, and after that
the machine voice was the second love
and the live voice the first Richie
sued for her hand. Yesterday Justice
Frank p. Leblanc, the marrying squire
performed the ceremony at the brides
home. The most priceless gift to the
bride was from her husband and con-
sisted of the photograph record
through which Cupid had flashed the
first message.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
is GOING SOME.
Five Miles in Two Minutes an
Expected Ormond Feature.
Arthur Duray viii Drive Auto
at Terrific Pace.
SKATER ALL RECORDS
The Frenchman's Work Always
of Highest Order.
Drove Grant Machine Across
Country los Niles Hourly.
SUNDAY.

New York. JAN 5.-Added interest
will be taken in the annual meet on
the Ormend-Daytona beach, starting
January IL, when it becomes generally
known that the Arthur Duray. the
great French driver. win be present
with his immense 13O-1SO horsepower
car, which won the Ardennes circuit
race and finished third in the Wander
Hbilt cup race
.This car is now en- ro77te on board
fhe steamship Bretagne, having been
driven over the road from Lfneville to
Paris and then to Havre. a distance of
600 miles. The car will be seen at the
New York show at the De Dietrich
by express
1t will be remembered that at the
time of the Vanderbilt cup race Duray
claimed to have more speed than, the
road would stand. and in the race it
self could not let the car out on &C
On. the tide-rolled beach the huge
car VIII be sent its limit At no time
since its construction has its full speed
been determined, and what it may do
Five miles in two minutes may be
made, and the, 400 miles in the hour
IS not SO improbable.
This very car holds the worlds rec
circuit of 400 miles, August last. was
made at an average of 81 "a miles an
hour
AT amy, rate, the great cars already
aisted for the meet ana OF known speed
OF better than two miles minute will
have a contest for every inch of the
distance when they meet the De Diet
rich -r.
least 1--WE, and probably seven, cars, all
of speed of better than two miles a
minute, will meet in competition. Last
year but two cars on the beach were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
HAS TWO CHAMPION EMBLEMs.
George Sutton NsaH Holds Both Cue
-fiey 1cTfk ? drop1IieS:a 1870 .,lt-f

Chicago. III, Jan. George SUIT
ton, the big biiifardist, has received
from the BrunsW1 ck-Balke-Ca liahder
company the emblem ana title, of 1s.1
balk7line. championship honors, rAlin-
pushed recently in New York by Will
l Hel ,HoRRe, EAt s nsw henoE gives the
ship Of the Worth for one-shnt-in and
for two7shots-ip<s
e. Hoppe is going abroad to, play for
money and in aefaultings in the ISL
challenge match with Sutton, he sim
ply followed thesadviee of his father
AZ sone-night match for the cham pion-
ship that he captured from 6Vignaux
in Paris is toeezheFt contest for
Hoppe in America. He offers to meet
Sutton or any other billiard player In
tho world for 1871 honors in a three
night match forr$10, 1000. @15 -
Wei, it is nice to get an 'emblem,
even by default,' said Sutton today !;
but after winning the 1872 champion
ship in play. | would have liked to
compete for the 1871. There would be
more satisfaction in winning the title
than in getting 1t by default. I sup
pose Hoppe has his reasons for his
actions"
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Bradstreet's

Quiet prevails in distributive trade
but industrial lines were never soactive
at this season. Post holiday and wealth
er conditions affect both wholesale and
retail trade the latter line noting
slackness in demand for heavy wear
ing apparel.
While the car shortage trouble is still
very acute the country oyer there are
reports from a few sections, especially
the northwest and parts of the Pacific
coast. that grain and lumber are NOV
ing more freely.
1t is noted now, as last year at this
time, that mild weather, while draw
back to some lines Of trade, allows OF
building being carried on in 4 usually
closed season.
New orders for steel rails are of good.
ly proportions and it is reported two
western roads have placed contracts
for upward of 10000 tons for delivery
in 1906. Two independent Pennsylvania
rail producers announce that they will
not book orders calling for delivery af-
ter August for less than $50 ton, an
increase of 50, and the highest price
quoted for standard rails since 1900, but
the leading producer shows no DISPOSE
ton to advance its price. Building OPP
erations have fallen off, but the rail-
road continues to place goodly con-
tracts for structural shapes. Domestic
copper is firm and considerable prem
ium prevails for spot supplies. But
late dQV1CoS lnQlCdle WSdkIlSSS lOT war
rants and refined copper in the oversee
market. Grain prices have shown lit
tie movement.
The aggregate strength of all kinds
of leather and hides is in real sharp
contrast with the reports of conserya-
tive buying of shoes of manufacturers.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending January number
1875, against 161 last week. 220 in the
like week of 1906, 27S in 1905, 262 in 1904
and 1886 in 1903. Canadian failures for
the week number 16, as against IS last
week and 80 in 1906.
Wheat including flour, exports in the
United States and Canada for the week
ending January 3. aggregated 4,255, 270
bushels, against 2,494,8S2 last week. s.
S3s GAL this week last year. 1.411s 947 in
1905 and 4,S1S,471 in 10J2. For the past
81 weeks of the fiscal year the exports
were 81, 923, 5o4 bushels. against IS. 020. 020
in 1905-O6 a year ago: sc. 175,274 In 1904
O5, and 151, 009, TIA in 10000. Corn ex-
ports for the week are 1,974.59 bushels
against 1660.008 last week. 6,265,333 a
year. ago and 3.1S6, 532 in 1905. For the
fiscal year to date the exports are 25,-
OBS bushels against 43.218,2S1 in 1906
o6 and Is. 6S6, 500 in 1904-05.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
GAS EXPLOSION NEAR CHANUTE.
Farm House a Half Mile Away Bonn
-barded, by Stones.

Chanute, Kan, Jan. 5.-The "cross-
overt in the Kansas Natural. Gas com
panys s. main, one mile north of the
Petrolia pumping station and six miles
north of rChanute, blew out Friday
tearing "a hole in the ground and scat
tering the mass of cement and timber
which had been. heaped up to brace
it, like $50 much chaff. The "cross-
OVER is at the point where the main
lines diverge, one going to Kansas
City the other to Lawrence. The gas
was being pushed through the line at
a pressure of $50 pounds.
Gate valves were blown out. two
'ty's'' went with them, and fittings
weighing 800 pounds were tossed over
into the wrecked masonry. Stones
were torn out of the ground and hur1-
ed half mile, where they bombarded
the roof of a farm house.
The company had discounted the
accident by laying pipes which convey
the gas around dthe "cross-over." and
into the mains. The "by-pipes' were
opened, and in a short time the pres
sure in the Kansas City line was
brought up to 100 pounds. The pres
sure. in the Kansas City line did not
fall below forty pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
LOVE LETTERS IN BANK SAFE.
Mysterious Woman Now Figures in
Waynesburg Financial Crash.

Waynesburg, Pa, Jan. 5.-Mysteri-
Gus letters from more mysterious
woman are now figuring in the case of
the crippled Farmers and DroverS'
National bank of this place, and Cash
Ter Rinehart of the bank has defied
the United States authorities to pry
into what he says is his private busi-
ness.
1t came out today that there was in
the bank a small steel safe to which
Cashier Rinehart alone has the key.
He refuses to open the box unless he
be allowed to take from it some let
ters which he says are of a private
nature, and he has admitted they are
from = woman.
Rinehart has become so obstinate
over the matter that Receiver Cum
ningham wired Washington, and this
morning Judge Oldham of the depart
ment of Justice arrived to take charge
of the mysterious box. He and Rine-
hart had a. long conference, but the
box was not opened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
TO WINTER AT LITTLE ROCK.
Salviderc, the Champion 2-Year-Old,
Is in Arkansas.

st. Louis. Jan. 5.-Salvidere, the
champion 2-year-old of the American
turf last season, is being wintered at
Little Rock, Ark. because John E.
Madden, the colts half owner, has al
ways great success with horses he win
tered at Little Rock. Hamburg, the
greatest thoroughbred Madden ever
owner, was broken and trained at
Little Rock, and his phenomenally
successful 2-year-old racing career adj
vertised Little Rock as a wintering
ground for race horses from one end
of the country to the other.
Barney Schneider. took his yearlings
there a few years. later. but he had
bad luck in the Arkansas town, losing
his champion lily -Geheimness down
there. Catarrhal fever killed this
mare. .-s-o.,.. ls-.
Lack Of good stabling is the only
drawback to the Little Rock track.
Madden had a special barn fixed up
for Salvdere. Thomas Hitchcock, who
owns a half interest in Salvidere, win
tiers his horses in North Carolina Sal
videre is a son of Belyidere. His name
would indicate that he was a SON Of
Saltwater, but such is not the case.
His sire, Belvidere,3 was a great horse
in his day, racing in the colors of
James Galway Of Preakness stable
fame. cot
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Atchison Charges Determinations.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The city council
of Atchison, Kan, has filed a complaint
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against the Missouri Pacific
and other western railroads, alleging
that the defendants operate, free OF
charge elevators in Kansas City, Mo.
Leavenworth and Coneyville, Kan. but
refuse to do so in Atchison. The board
of trade of Kansas City. Mo-, complains
that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
and other lines running into Kansas
City charge 50 a car Tor the reconsign-
ment of grain shipped out IN the city.
The board requests that the commits
sion prohibit the levying of such. a
charge or that the charge, If levied at
all. be made just and reasonable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
SEASON TO OPEN APRIL II.
Schedule Has Been Made Out by Ma
tiOnal League.

Chicago, Ill, JAN 5.-Draft of the
National baseball league schedule for
the season of 1907 which is now in
the hands of President Ban Johnson
of the American league, shows that
the season will open April II, and that
the Cubs will begin play in fve-game
series in St: Louis with the Cardinals.
The close of the season is scheduled
for October 6, on the local grounds,
the St Louis club being the opposing
team.
The Cubs are to have sixteen Sun
days at home according to the present
draft of the schedule, and thirteen
Saturdays. The local men are billed
for st. Louis on Labor dav in a double
header and will play in Pittsburg, the
Fourth of July. The present schedule
may not be, but the opening and clos
ing dates given are likely to be correct,
1t is said. The fact that the National
league committee has chosen April II
as an opening date shows that; the re-
quest of Ban johnson for later open
ing this year Will not be considered.
'"The dates given are substantially
correct" said President Murphy, when
asked concerning the schedule that
has been drawn up. "The schedule
has not been adopted. 1t is to come
up for consideration at the February
meeting, OF the league in New York.
do not know anything about the length
of the series for the worlds champion-
ship. We are satisfied to have 1t re-
main at seven games. or It acan be
made fifteen games if the national
committee. sees fiti,@ he added .s..o.---
The draft Of the schedule was sent
20 President 3Joflnsoff of Och e american
league by President sMurphys Of the
Cubs a few DAYS ago. The commit
tee of the National league on schedule
consists of G. H. Ebbetts of. Brooklyn,
Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburg, and the
local club president. The American
league has not named a COMMITTEES as
yet, although the meeting Of he 9joint
schedule committee is slated for next
Monday in Cincinnati.
The schedule sent to President
Johnson by President Murphy has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

capable of that speed, and for this
reason motor enthusiasts believe that
the meet of 1907 will go down in his
tory as the greatest annfhilator of old
Father Time ever, known.
OF DurSly as a driver America knows
naught but good, for his work in the
Vanderbilt cup race has always been
of the highest order. 1t has just been
learned that Duray made the run of
500 miles to Havre without a stop, and
attained a speed of 105 miles an hour
for twelve miles on the road east of
Lansing. Walter c. Allen, president
of the De Dietrich company, has been
asked to drive the car at Ormond, but
will defer to Duray, within whose
grasp lies the 100-IniIe record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
OUT OF sPECUIAToRs, HANDS
Few Football Tickets in the Yale Con-
tests Were "Cornered.''

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 5.-Ever-
ard Thompson, who had charge of the
distribution of Yale football tickets
this year for both the harvard and
Princeton games, has announced that
of the $1,000 tickets for the Harvard
game allotted to Yale graduates and
undergraduates less than 20 were
found in the hands of spectators One
New York Spectator was relieved of
seven tickets at 81 per. for which he
claimed he had paid $50. He told the
association officials that he had had
enough of football speculation and
that he was glad to get out of town.
Nearly all the SPECTATORS this year
We're from Boston and New York, and
were professionals and of so bad a
type that several of the deputy sheriffs
engaged retired from the field after
having looked the situation over. The
association had nearly a score of men
employed in the work of checking
speculation. Two arrests were made
and about 80 tickets were taken.
The office distributed more than a.
600 tickets to Yale people. Graduates
and undergraduates took 5000 tickets
for the Princeton game, which was an
advance of several hundred on any
year of the past in which Yale has
played at Princeton. For the Harvard
game in New Haven graduates and un-
dergraduateS took about 81 900 tickets
and Harvard the remaining 1100O.,
This was the highest mark for Har-t
ward attendance at a New Haven
game. .Y9. .sl 2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
BRIGHT OPENING.
The New Year Full OF Promise
in Business World.
No Excessive Stocks Have Been
Carried Over.
EXPORTS FALL OFF.
The Reason Is Found in the
Continued Car Shortage.
Many Contracts Placed for Large
Tonnage of Steel.

New York, Jan. 5.-R. G. Dun & Co. S
Review of Trade says:
The New Year opens bright with
promise of business, no excessive stocks
being carried over, and results of in
ventories fully equal to sanguine an
ticipation. It is noticeable in dispatch
es from the west that there was less
than the customary lull in business
during the holidays, while bargain
sales are rapidly disposing of the mod
crate supplies remaining on hand. There
is much complaint of car shortage from
Northwestern flour mills, and export
trade is also restricted because grain
and other merchandise fail to reach the
seaboard promptly. To this delay may
be attributed part of the decrease of
$1,740.665 in exports from this port for
movement a year ago. while imports
exceeded the Very heavy total for the
previous year by s1,5S1, $50.
Many contracts for a large tonnage
of steel appeared during the past week,
notably structural material for San
Francisco. Railway requirements show
no abatement, few contracts being con-
sidered, however, except for delivery in
the last half of the year. ss
shipments. of bales. of sheeting have
been sent to China, the first export
business from that quarter for long
time, and more orders could have been
secured by the making of offers.
Wheat was depressed by accumulated
stocks at the Northwest and weather
conditions 5Iufavorable for winter
wheat in this country, while the Ar
gentine harvest is progressing rapidly.
Shipments to Europe thus far this sea-
son from. all surplus nations have not
reached the dimensions promised by
large crops, and, the smaller yield in
Russia. is q sustaining factor in the
markets for distant options. But do
nestle trading lacks vigor spectators
In the west taking little aggressive &C.
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
Ferns May Quit the Ring.

Scammon, Jan. Sits Melody or
Nothing" remarked RUDE Ferns. the
welterweight of this city today, when
asked who would be his next opponent
in the ring.
81 signed articles and left them with
my manager before left Rochester
" Y, last week. My manager has
money ready for the forfeit at any
time Melody will sign the articles.
Unless I get a bout with some of the
big ones and especially Melody in the
near future I will retire from the
ring" afe'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
Kelly wof,ld FIGHT o,Brien.

Chicago, III. Jan 5.-Hugo Kelly.
who lays claim to the nniddleweight
title, first through what he calls his
victory over O'Brien, secondly, be-
cause Tommy Ryan. the recognized
champion, gave him his title. is after
the Phi1idelDhian for a second battle.
Ferretti declares that Kelly can beat
OaBrien and that he will wager any
part of $5.0OO-on the result Of the bat
tie. Huge is hard at work preparing
for an emergency call from some of
the western mining towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
Haul Coal Forty Miles.

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 5.-A special to
the State Capital from Jet, Okla, saws
that the people of that village are in
desperate straits as result of the long
obtainable and even the price on corn
cobs is prohibitive. There has never
been a time in the history of that
town that a scarcity in fuel has been
so pronounced. A few farmefs are
hauling coal from Enid. a distance OF
forty miles. The last car of coal that
reached Jet, several weeks ago, lasted
exactly for 55 minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
Three Favorites First at Frisco.

vorites won at Emeryville Laura F.
M. was the best in the second, with
NJ. A. Powell an easy second An
drew Mack was much the best in the
mile purse event and he simply gal
Hoped home, Early Hours, at SO to I,
taking the place from Rotrou. Hand
Maiden opened favorite in the third,
but a heavy play on Mrs. Matthews
sent her to, the post first choice. Hand
Maiden won easily from Cheers. Titus
and Joe Goss divided betting honors
in the first. In a hard drive Titus
beat out Black Sam, 25 to 1 chance.
with Goss third. Miss May Bowdfsh
took the fifth. The last race went to
Clamor at is to 1.
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flag. The big twirler looked good all
season, but he seldom pitched a game
without having one or two bad innings.
Griffith would have the strongest team
in the country if his pitching staff
could hold it's own with Chicago, PHIL
adelphia, Cleveland and Detroit. The
Highlanders had the weakest pitching
staff of pitchers of any team in the
American league last season.. Griff's
chances of landing the pennant next
year are not bright if Chesbro must be
his main reliance in the box.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
PRICES UP IN THE SOUTH.
Hotels Raise Rates 25 Per Cent Be
cause of Pure Food Law.

New Orleans, La, Jan, 5.-Rates ar
hotels throughout the south have been
increased on an average of Is per
cent on account of the passage Of the
national pure food law preventing the
importation of many foreign canned
goods, which, it is alleged, are artifl-
cially colored. Colonel A. r. Blake
ly, proprietor of the st. Charles hotel.
says prices upon all sorts of canned
goods from fish to vegetables have
gone up from 81 to $40 hundred in
carload lots because of the pure food
law. Colonel Blakely said he had
been compelled to raise his rates SO
cents a day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
Two JocIleys Suspended.

Los Angeles, Jan. 5.=Jockeys Ross
and Mcdaniel were given suspensions
by the Ascot judges for dangerous
rough riding. SRoss is an old offender
and MCDANIEL retaliated. In the fifth
race Ross crowded in at the three
eighths, forcing 'tPuddin" to drop
back and go around. Coming into
the stretch Mcdaniel saw his chance
and, nearly putt Ross over the fence.
Ross was given fifteen days and NC
Daniel six to think it over. Four IA
vorites and two. second choices divid-
ed the card.
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HEARsTs NEWsBoYs FINED.
Charge Is Crying Extra" Which Does
Not Print News Claimed.
Milwaukee. wis.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 5.-Judge
Neelen of the district court establish
ed a precedent in Milwaukee when he
fined two newsboys each s and costs
for CRYING out extra" which did
not contain the news heralded by
them The boys said they were acting
under instructions.
The, papers they sold were Hearst's
Chicago publication. Judge Neelen
said he hoped that similar movements
of justice will occur in other cities.
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FOR A WRESTLING MATCH.
A Kansas City Club Would Have
Hackenschnfdt and Gotch,

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 5.-W. D.
Scoville, manager of the Missouri Ath-
letic club, of this city, has announced
that the club had offered a purse of
$4,000 for catch-as-catch can
wrestling match between George
Hackenschmidt and Frank Gotch for
the championship of the world, the
contest to take place in Kansas City
in April, 1907.
The money is to be deposited thirty
days before the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
THOMAS signs Jockey schiIling.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 5.-Jockey
Schilling, a prominent light weight
who gained distinction last season by
riding in the east, has been secured
by r. L. Thomas of Paris, KY; to do
the riding for the stable this year the
contract having been closed. The
Thomas horses are in winter quarters
Hot Springs
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apolis baseball club, is to manage the
Des Moines club Of the Western league
for the season of 1907 at a salary of
$4,000 a year. This is according to an
agreement made by Mr.. Kelly and the
Cantillons, owners of the Minneapolis
and Des Moines clubs. The baseball
fight of the American association is
thus ended.