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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
Dozens Of the latest patterns of
Cut Glass for June Weddings.

does not make very suspicious day for
the opening of the series with Joplin
which takes place at the local park this
afternoon.
The largest crowd of the season was
out to Vinewood Park last night For
the first time this season on a week day
night it was necessary to run traiiers
on the cars.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial club will be held Friday ev-
ening and as it is expected that this
will be the last meeting until fall, as
large an attendance as possible is de-
sired.
Miss Alice Mcfarland, formerly an
assistant in the physics department at
Washburn has received the appointment
of an instructor in the Oklahoma City
high school.
Friday and Saturday has been set
apart this week by Judge Dana for the
hearing of divorces and he will listen to
the stories of eighteen mismated cou-
pies on these two days.
Topeka is yet in the first division, but
that is all that can be said for the
White Sox, as they are trailing along
in the last place on account of the game
which they lost yesterday.
The White Sox returned from Jop-
lin this morning over the Santa Fe
The Joplin team accompanied them
home and will remain here until Sat
the locals.
The first hay crop of the season has
been cut at Vinewood park and receiv-
ed the full benefit of the rain last
night as it stood in the shock ready to
be moved away in the big red barn
which stands on the east part of the
property.
The warm summer like weather of
yesterday and last night brought out
the largest week day crowd which has
attended Vinewood park this season
and Calvert in his high wire act proved
as popular as ever.
Professor Emanuel Lasker, champion
chess player of the world, will play
at the Y. M. C. A. building Thursday
with state and local celebrities. He will
also deliver a brief lecture.
The corn around the vicinity of To-
peak which on an ordinary year is due
to be laid by in about three weeks is
inclement weather of the spring being
responsible for the tardy growth.
Today's ball game, tomorrow's game
and all games during the remainder
CT the season played on week Gays, VII.
be called at 4 o'clock instead of 1880
as in the past. All Sunday games viii
be called at o'clock in the future.
George McNewcomb, the six and one
half foot drum major of the Garden
City band, is in the city today but not
in uniform. though it is possible that
he will be in a day or so as the po-
lice force is badly in need of men at
the present time.
One Topeka man says he understands
now why the street car company
changed the color of its street cars from
green to tan. Tan is the most fashion
able color this summer and the street
car company was simply anticipating
the advent of the new color.
j. A. Ramsey has somewhere, some
place heard that it is the early bird that
gets the worm and evidently believes
that there is something in 1t. for he
has announced his candidacy for coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
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The alfalfa in the Bethany grounds is
being harvested.
The ways and means committee of
the council will meet Thursday even
ing.
There seems to be an epidemic OF
acute indigestion among the proml-
nent personageS of the town.
Miss Maude Hampton who is grad
uate nurse from Stormont hospital is
visiting her parents in Emporia.
The annual picnic of the Topeka
Fruit Jobbers' association will be held
at Mcfarland. Saturday, June %.
Friday will be the last day. for the
performance of Calvert, the high wire
acrobat at Vinewood Park this week.
Boating at Vinewood Park must be a
favorite pastime as last night at one
time 1t was impossible to secure a boat.
Governor Hochs hay crop has been
harvested. 1t has been grown in the
back yard and parking at the Governors
house.
All of the Vinewood cars have tri-
angular blue streamers on their trolley
poles with 'Vinewood' in white letters
on them.
DR.. ]. c. McClintock is confined TO
his home with a slight attack OF 1ndi-
gestion from which he has been sui
fering since Monday morning.
The harvest hand rates go into ef-
feet Saturday for the first time this
season and a large number OF men
will move westward about that time.
The 1900 rural free delivery carriers
who are paid through the Topeka post
office received 500, 416 in wages during
the past month.
The carpets at the federal building
have all been given a thorough cleaning.
In addition the district court room is
being refrescoed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Kansas Authors club will be held this
evening at the home of Mrs George p.
Morehouse, 216 West Eighth avenue
As a reminder of the heavy storm
shower, with the sun trying hard to
shine. just before s o'clock this morn
ing.
With the heavy rains last night today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

mast or spar 65 feet high. from which
small cars intended to represent air
ships.
When the shaft was given a rotary
motion the cars swung out. The speed
of the shaft regulates the height of
running at full speed, are about 20 feet
above ground.
The accident happened as the ma
chinery was slowing down from
flight and the cars We're at the time
only ten feet from the ground. The
spar snapped off at the base with
sound that was heard all ever the park,
and the superstructure settled down 20
earth. Only five passengers were rid
ing at the time and these were all
slightly injured. Three persons occupy
ing seats in the immediate vicinity
were caught under the falling debris,
receiving SLIGHT hurts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

a cavorting of the bicycle two hurried
exclamatfons of Ouch! and a general
mixture of boys and bicycle on the
pavement Very seldom it is that a
safety wheel bucks, but this one did
it in a manner that reminded one of
the palmy days of the old high wheel.
The boys were not hurt except in their
pride and after looking around to see
that few people were watching, dis
appeared around the state house.
]. ]. Schenck, the county attorney,
can find no statute under which to
bring criminal proceedings against
Policemen Keller and Hutton for tying
the can to the dogs tail. He has had
sufficient evidence placed in his hands
to convict the men of this charge, but
it seems that the Cruelty to animals
statute does not include dogs within
its scope. so Mr.. Schenck can not act
in the premises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
Murderer Dies in JAN.

bloomington. Ill. June 12.-Thomas
Baldwin, slayer of four persons, died
in Jail here today from nervous collapse,
aged So. February % at Arrowsmith he
shot Mrs. Sim Eiseman and daughter
Cora and Thomas Kennedy and wife.
He had been charged with criminal as
sault on the Eiseman girl and when let
out on bail he killed the girl and those
who were witnesses against him. He
became a nervous wreck Immediately
after his arrest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
stonemasons win Strike.

Junction City. Kan, June 1.-THE
stone masons, who were employed on
construction work at FIT Riley and on
the public library Junction City, who
went on a strike last Friday for so cents
an hour instead of As cents which they
were receiving have gone to work again,
after getting a settlement from the
contractor who met the strikers de-
nandS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
BIG SWING FALLS.
Eight Hurt in an Accident at p Kan
sas City Park

Kansas City. June 12.-The fall of the
monster circular swing at Electric park
last night. about IL o'clock. injured
eight persons and created a panic in
the crowd of pleasure seekers Thu
accident occurred when The cars at
tached to the swing were not crowded
with passengers. The breaking of the
steel shaft upon which the entire SUPER
structure was supported was the direct
cause of the drop
The swing was a huge umbrella
shaped affair, consisting of a tail steel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
AGAIN Tornado SweDt.

Duquon, Ill. June 12.-The second
June tornado swept over this city and
the surrounding community last night
and while it was comparatively of brief
duration the damage inflicted will be
almost as heavy as that of Fridays
str
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
Furniture Men Plead Guilty..

Portland, June 12.-Proprietors of
twenty furniture houses appeared be-
fore Judge Wolverton in the federal
court and entered pleas of guilty to the
Indictment returned by the recent fed
eral grand jury charging them with
conspiracy to monopolize trade fine
of s25 was imposed on each of the de-
PENDANTS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

No coffee. of equal quality can be
sold in this town for the same price,
whether it be sold out of bag or bin,
or under some romantic trademark.
You may tell them you know and that
Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee
dealers in the world, will stand for it.
New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
NTarries His Secretary.

Chicago, June 12.-Will ]. Davis, man
ager of the Illinois theater. and Miss
Ellen O'Hagan. his private secretary,
were married at Elkhart. Indiana. today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

Scott county today sent up to the
supreme court the case of Marker &
Kilburn VS.. l.. NJ. Tough. 1t is a suit
to collect $500 commission on a big
land deal which the plaintiffs claim to
have arranged for Tough. The lower
court gave judgment for the full
amount Judge c. E. Lobdell then set
the verdict aside and granted new
trial on the ground that the contract
alleged was nonenforceable- The
plaintiffs appealed from this ruling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

Te1f Them You Knowy
You may tell your friends
on our 'ssay-so," that when
they boy a package Of the
genuine Ar btsck1es' Ariosa
Coffee they get the best Of the
coffee trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

The case of Mary Cotton VS.. George
w Earl and others was appealed from
Riley county. The opposing attorneys
agreed upon most of the facts in the
case. which involved the title and
rentals to certain land, and the de-
cision of the court was in favor of
Earl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

Everybody reads The State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

A case INVOLVING only $IZ5 was ap-
pealed from Finney county today. 1t
was that of John Mangan against the
Finney County Farmers Irrigation
company Mangan claimed that he
had been shut off from getting water
from the irrigation ditch, and that he
had sustained damage amounting to
$125. The jury found for the defend
ant company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

The case of w. o. Beardwell against
the Union Pacific was appealed from
Graham county by the Union Pacific.
BeardwelI shipped 232 hogs in August,
1905, from Morland and Hill City to
Kansas City. The hogs lay in the hot
sun at Salina for eight hours. and
three died of heat. Beardwell claimed
that there was serious shrinkage in
the remaining hogs, and sued for $3.50.
He got a judgment for $249-5O, and
the railroad company appeals. IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

ARBUCKLE BROS, New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

with the heavy rains last night today
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
Wilcox-Hill.

Miss Pearl Wilcox, teacher in the
Park school, of Occur d'Alene, 'daho,
"a S4s gsI4Fsrsay Hi.. 9 business -,
Springfield, WASH. were unired il.
marriage at the Victoria hotel in Spo-
kane, Monday evening, March 25. Both
young people have been intimate friends
since their early childhood, the romance
of childhood ending in their marriage
Monday evening. Mrs. Hill returned
to Occur d'Alene and will finish the
present term of school, after which
she will join her husband at Springfield.
The bride is the daughter of Byron
Wilcox, of Pine Run, and the groom is
son of j. j. Hill, of this place. Mr..
and Mrs. Hill have the best wishes of a
host of friends for their future happi-
ness.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
ROMANCE OF CHILDHOOD
Mrs. Layina Buell. and John c. Cragg
Engaged, Drifted Apart and Welded
After Forty Years.

A quiet wedding occurred at the
home of George Buell. Monday evening,
April Sth at o'clock, when Mrs. La
vina C. Buell., of Vienna, and Mr.. John
E. Cragg, of Clifford, were united in
marriage by Rev. A. c. Fuller.
The marriage was the elimination of
a bit of romance. Forty years ago the
two were lovers and engaged to be
married. They drifted apart and Mrs.
Buell. married Mr.. Cragg's partner.
Two years later Mr.. Cragg also mar
ried. After many years and the death
of Mrs. Buell's husband and Mr..
Cragg's wife, the two surviving ones
met again and Cupid stirred up the long
smouldering embers of the former love,
and they were married.
A few intimate friends of the family
were present at the wedding. After
the ceremony supper was served and a
most enjoyable evening spent.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
PROFESSOR" IN JAIL
Abernethy. Mentolosist and PAinist
"Does" Clio in More Ways Thsn
one. A Good Entertainer.

Professor Abernethy, M. D., III.
D." practicing physician, mentolo
gist, and chirographist. ex-war CORES.
pondent for James Gordon Bennett ir
the South-African war, self confessed
ex-professor of Harvard, and intimate
friend of Rudyard Kipling and William
Randolph Hearst, blew into town last
Thursday morning on the early morn
ing train. The professor began to dis
play his talents immediately upon his
arrival, and after spending the estire
day in telling different people how to
run their business and giving public
demonstrations in boozology, he sfro-
ceded in the evening to deliver gee
ture on the subject "What is our pa
tive position in this world to higher
or supernatural power, or, how dave
delineate the human character by the
means of facial lines and palmistry?"
A large crowd listened to the Learned
exponent of mento-chirography, and
when the ex-Harvard professor began
to sing, local talent furnished a mando-
lin accompaniment. Later the palmist
repaired to the Hotel Mcintyre where
between sleeps he faded" the people
with his flow of language, and discussed
his various experiences with the nota-
BILE personages of the>day. ~.
The next morning he arose early and
being somewhat bewildered by his
'hang lover" he made mistake and
took the wrong overcoat. The early
morning train took him to Birch Run
where he sold the mistake" for two
dollars before he had become sober
enough to discover it. VIM. A. Rich
ards complained, Deputy Sheriff F.. l..
Powers made quick trip to Birch
Run, Justice j. L. Curry held hur-
ried session of the village court, and
Sunday afternoon a Messenger repre-
sentative called on the noted sciettis
at the county Jail. The prisoner, whose
right" name is Alfred C. Way, made
the brief explanation; well, you see !
was drunk" He is being given 80 days
in which to sober up.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
BENJAMIN F. TINNEY.

Benjamin F. Tinney, formerly of this
place and we'll known in this vicinity,
died at Philadelphia, Friday. He was
thirty-one years old. Mr.. Tinney held
a government position in the navy yard
there and had been in the government
employ since 1893.
Deceased was born in Clio in 1875.
When about IA years of age he went
to Flint and shortly before the Spanish
American war joined the Flint Union
Blues. He went to Cuba at the out
break of the war, later joining the army
of the Philippines and serving there.
Afterwards he served in the standing
army, at Fort Dupont, subsequently
holding the commission of gun COM
mander of the artillery and serving on
the government police. At the time of
his death he was commissioned at the
Philadelphia navy yard.
Though but young man, Mr.. Tin
ney's promotions came in quick success
sion and if he had lived he would have
undoubtedly risen to high rank in mil
itary life.
He was half-brother of S. s. Tin
ney and a cousin of Miss Ethelind
White, of Clio.
The remains were cremated and in
TERED at Philadelphia.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
WITHOUT A NIGHT WATCH
Clio Goes to Sleep Monday Night With
out Sentry for the Fret Time
in Many Years.

For the first time in many years tn
business section of Clio is without
night watch and the people Of the vii
lage without marshal:
President N. w. Mann failed to ap-
point village marshall at the council
meeting Monday night, after declaring
the Office vacant. 1t is not known what
action will be taken yet in regard to
the Office.
Two candidates presented their Pc
titions for appointment, ex-Marshall P.
G. Define, and Lewis d. Mann, and the
petitions were received and placed on
file. That nc action was taken provid-
ing for a village sentry was surprise
to many but as yet no successor to Mr..
Define has been appointed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
KILLED AT FLINT
Roy Fenner, II Year Old Mt. Morris
Boy, Jumps Moving Freight and IA
is Fatally Injured.

With his leg crushed and mangled by
freight train, Roy Fenner, Mt.
Morris boy, died in awful agony at
Flint, Sunday. He was II years old.
Roy with his brother, Claude, planned
to spend the day with their mother in
Mt. Morris and about 8o'clock attempt
ed to board train which was moving
at the rate of about IL miles an hour.
Claude succeeded in catching the
freight but his less fortunate brother
missed and fell. Claude came back, and
found the injured boy lying beside the
track, bleeding profusely from horri-
BILE wound on the upper part of his left
leg. The flesh and muscles had been
torn away and the bone broken so that
it protruded.
'Oh, God" the boy moaned several
times. Get me out of this, will your"
he said to those who came to his assis-
ance.
He was carried to the home of Ver-
non s. Main, not far from the scene of
the accident. Four surgeons were
called to attend him. The fact that the
boys heart action was very weak is
said to have been responsible for his
failure to rally after the operation
which was found necessary. He was
conscious up to the time chloroform
was administered. He lived about Is
minutes after the amputation, his death
occurring about / 80. His mother, sum-
moned by telephone, reached his bed
side about minutes before his death.
The dying boy did not recognize her.
Roy and his brother Claude, Ia years
old, had been employed at the plant
of the Imperial Wheel company. board
ing with their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Albro.
Roy was the son of Mrs. Mary Fen
ner, of Mt. Morris. Her husband died
about FIVE years ago. Besides Claude,
who had been working in Flint about
four weeks, there is one other son in
the family, and three daughters, rang
ing from to IL years. Roy was the
oldest of the children. He is spoken of
az Industrious and of good habits, con-,
tributing to the support of an almost
destitute family by the savings from
his wages. The mothers grief was
pit;t,,. A. she went hv the death bed Of
her. son, and the brother, Claude, was
almost overcome by the shock, being
in a serious condition for some time
after the accident.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
MRS. JOHN zEITER.

After suffering about eight weeks
with pneumonia, Mrs. John Zeiter died
at her home in Thetford, Monday, aged
rs years, 10 months and 20 days.
Mrs. Zeiter was. well known in this
';sss.st v.cs1sy -. sEosgs advanced N Yea years 5
everyone regrets that she was taken
away. The funeral will be held today
from the Thetford M. E. church. Rev.
j. F. limerick will officiate and inter-
ment will be made in the Thetford
cemetery.
Deceased, who was formerly Miss
Betsey Elizabeth Nixon, was born in
Candon, N. Y, July 6, 1881. At the
age of fourteen years she moved with
her parents to Chardon, o., where she
was married to R. H. Linsey when 10
years of age. Two years later the
couple moved to Michigan, settling on
farm in Thetford township. Two
children were born to them. Mr.. Lin
sey died and in 1856 the deceased was
married to John Zeiter Mr.. and Mrs.
Zeiter have lived on the farm in Thet-
ford for the past SO years. Eight chill
dren were born to them, one of whom
died in early infancy. The ones who
survive with the husband are Orlando,
of Arbela; Charles H., of Coleman;
Andrew, Cornelius A., John H., Horace
Zeiter and Mrs. Hubert Kessler, all of
Thetford. Mrs. Zeiter is also survived
by two sons by her first marriage,
Robert A. Linsey, of Thetford, and
Fred L. Linsey, of Vassar. Thomas
Nixon, of Pine Creek, is brother and
Mrs. Boutwell,, of Thetford, and Mrs.
H. p. Bond, of Chardon, o., are sis
ters.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
TO BUILD A CULVERT
Council Voted to Repair the Defective
Waterway Leading From diff
Property.

Street Commissioner H. d. Griswold
will build new culvert at the juncture
of Mill street and the Pere Marquette
railroad. This was the order of the
council at session of that body Mon
day night. However, a committee
consisting of M. c. Doyle, DR.. A. Good
fellow and Charles E. Rockwell will in
terview Mr. Oliff with view to secur-
ing satisfactory adjustment of the
difficulty.
The question of replacing the defec-
tive culvert involved great deal of
discussion and it was finally decided
that conciliatory steps should be taken.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
MRS. M. M. SCHLoSSER.

A sufferer from cancer for some time
past, Mrs. M. M. Schlosser died at her
home in Thetford township Friday even
ing. Mrs. Schlosser was born in Erie
county, N. Y, and has been resident
of Michigan since 1854, since which
time she had resided on the farm on
which she died. There are three sons,
c. S. Schlosser and j. H. Schlosser, of
Flint, and H. S. Schlosser, of Thetford
township. Mrs. John Hart, of Rich
field, and Mrs. Oscar Green, of Good
rich, are sisters, and William Schrader,
of Cincinnati. o., a brother of the de-
ceased.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence. in Thetford township, Monday
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. j. F.
limerick, Of Clio, officiating.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
A Good Shipping Point.

Clio is going to be first class ship
ping point for stock this spring. w.
r. Hopkins is buying up stock and will
ship out of here every Wednesday.
Mr.. Hopkins shipped out heavy
load of stock yesterday forenoon and
was out on the road again in the after
noon buying for the shipment next
Wednesday.
Ten thousand dozen Of eggs were
shipped out of Clio last week, 5000
dozen being shipped by John E. Bar
nard and 1000 dozen by S. s. Tinney
at the Grange Emporium. Mr.. Tinney
bought 1410 dogen of eggs last Satur-
day, for which he paid out $2l1.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11

viarles M. Elliott will be superin-
lex, Il Of s4gsnf, bare p.sxi i-.xsar-Ee
has decided to accept the reappoint-
ment recently preferred him by the
school board and will remain here for
his fourth consecutive year.
Miss Hafer, principal, has not yet
decided definitely, but it is expected
she too will remain here another year.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
Not a Patch.

The ladies stopped little boy whose
legs were briar-scratched,
And laughed to see the novel way his
little pants were patched.
why did they patch with white?" they
asked. Why not with blue or red?"
The small boy scowled and touched the
spot.
THAT amt no PATCH" he said.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11

Mrs. Gustav Miller died at her home
here yesterday morning, after years
illness with consumption. Mrs. Miller
is survived by her husband, and three
small children are left motherless.
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-11
Look at the Date.

Look at the expiration date on the
address of your paper. That shows the
date to which you are paid. If we have
made mistake let us know, if we have
it correct send us the money on that
date.