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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
EaIina Seems to Be Unable to
Close the Joints.
One Place Is Raided Three
Times In "a Hours.
CARRY A SMALL STOCK
Saloons Open as Soon After Be-
ing Pulled as Possible.
Owners Say as Long as They Can
Get ssBOOzO" They Will Sell.

Saltna Kan Feb 16.-There is a
feeling OF unrest among the jointkeep-
ers in this city just at this time, but
they are determined to bluff the Off
CITY is running full blast, and it seems
to do very little good to raid the places
and take possession of the stock. The
jointists have adopted the scheme of
carrying q very small amount OF gooos
at time, and if the place is raided the
joint keeper loses very little, not more
than two cases of beer and gallon or
two of whisky.
Some of the jointkeepers are sick
and some Of them are in Jail. but tn cir
places continue to run at full speed.
The jointkeepers declare that they
will run as long as they can get the
goods to do business with, If they are
arrested every fifteen minutes, and
their actions indicate that they have
determined TO do so.
The officers are doing every thing
they can to stop. the business and
they declare that the path of the joint
keepers will not be strewn with roses
from this on if they persist in their
efforts to sell booze"
The Joints have been running all
week, but the keepers have been busy
looking out of the windows to keep
tab on the police force Notwith-
standing this fact, the officers made
four raids yesterday raiding one of
the Joints twice, making three times
hours. 1t was Joe Kube's place over
Holtzmefster's place at the corner of
Ash street and Santa Fe avenue. Beer
and whisky and the usual imple-
ments found in a Joint were secured
and are now in the basement of the
city hall.
The raids were made by Marshal
Thoms and Officers Price and Tullig
During the afternoon they went to
the brick building near the Missouri
Pacific. depot, where they found a
Joint in full swing. who does this
stuff belong top asked Marshal
Thogns of the man In charge of the
''b1ind tiger
ST don't know" said the man. 'it
don't belong to me-
ssAil right" said the officer. 1--WE
will take, charge of it, and as the
minions OF the law were gathering it
together to cart 1t away, the words,
s'This is our cleaning out day." came
from the blind tiger"
The next place visited was the
frame building lust north of the brick
building. and the joint in that place
was raided- A small quantity of
liquors was secured at both places.
The joints were running again as soon
as another supply of wet goods could
be secured from the storage house.
The officers are making raids as fast
as they can work. and are, as deter
mined that the joints shall close as
the jointists are that the joints will
not be closed.
A Wichita Fisherman Drowned.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 16.-While fish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
HAS OCEANS OF GAS.
Arkansas City Field Producing Tween
ty-Tuo Millions Capacity.

The field developed by the Arkansas
Valley Gas company near Arkansas
City, has wells of total producing ca
pacity of twenty-five millions of cubic
feet, according to Inspector ]. w. Con-
nor, who returned from there Thurs
day afternoon. OF this capacity the
consumption of the city is only two
millions a day at present leaving an
ample safe margin for the mainten-
ance of the pressure to keep out water
On this consumption the company real
ICES about five hundred dollars a day
and pays Arkansas City a royalty of
two cents thousand. or forty dollars
a day. This makes $1,000 a month of
good, clean money that goes to help
the city pay its running expenses, and
is scarcely felt by any one who pays it.
Winfield Courier
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cole Win STAY in Topeka.

In the last issue OF the Sporting
News, a rumor is published of an i'm
pending trade whereby Cole, Topeka's
little left-felder, will go to Joplin. In
the story in Sporting News, Cole is
quoted as saying that if he could not
play with Topeka, he would quit the
game and return to his old trade of a
shoemaker. Cole denies any such
statement and has authorized the State
Journal to say that he would not quit
the game If he should be transferred
to Joplin, and that he would as soon
play there as in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
GOOD PROFITS IN LAND.
Sale in the Solomon Valley of 16G
Acres Proves Satisfactory.

Glasco, Kan, Feb. 16.-Six years
ago James Kissinger of Downs bought
800 acres OF land within two miles of
Glaseo, paying 1850 for the same.
He sold $50 acres this week for $13,-
900. This is the largest real estate
transaction that has occurred here
within the last year, and which shows
that the Solomon valley land is being
appreciated, as the party who bought
this has been all over the state trying
to locate something that would suit
him as well, but he says this valley is
far ahead of anything else in the state
for him.
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HEAVIEST MAIL IN YEARS.
st. Valentine Day at New York Post
Office Next to Christmas.

New York. Feb. 16.-The heaviest
mail that the Dostoff1ce has handled
for years outside of the Christmas
brought to the letter carriers.
For some years past the old prac-
tice of sending expensive valentines
through the mail has been abandoned,
but this year it came back in vol
ume never before eoualled.
To the great demand for illustrated
nostaI cards Postmaster Wilcox
ascribed most of the heavy mail The
cards passed through the postofhce by
the million
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Rasketban at lola.

lola, Kan, Feb. 1.-two interesting
games of basketball took place here
last night in the gymnasium of the Y.
NJ. G. A. A. girls team from the Cha
nute's high school entered against a
girls team of the local high school.
resulting in a victory for the visitors
by a score of Is to 6. The Chanute Y.
M. G. A. team and a like team from
lola then. played a fast game, which
was won by the lola aggregation-43 to
%. The Chanute team was the heavier
and only the excellent teamwork Of
the home boys saved the day.
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is in better demand and stocks of soft
coal in the west are smaller, the cold
weather having tended to reduce sup
plies. Coke is firm. Copper is higher,
the prevailing quotation for Lake be-
ing 25.12 u to 25.35H a pound, with
fairly prompt shipments commanding
even higher figures.
Some urgent buying of merino wool
by mills whose foreign purchases have
not arrived is noted at Boston. Little
buying is reported in the west.
Trade in shoes and leather is mod
crate. Retail business is. and has been
good. and rubbers have sold, we'll but
retailers, wholesalers and jobbers are
reported to have good sized stocks on
hand. Sole leather is quiet, but closely
sold up. Upper leather is fairly active,
and good export demand is noted.
Bank clearings in the United States
for the week ending with February
IA Ca holiday period) aggregate So
701, 213, 498. 1877 per cent under last
week, and 2 per cent below the same
week last year. Excluding New York
city the total is $1,5G5, 159,363, 9 per
cent below last week, but s per cent
over last year.
Canadian. clearings aggregate $685.
939,891. decrease of 1876 per cent
from this week year ago.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending February
Ia number 204 against 19S last week,
2OS In the like week of 1906, 243 in
1905. 2s1 in 1904 and 1SS in 1908.
Canadian failures for the week
number nineteen, as against eighteen
last week and twenty-eight in this
week a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
HAVE PURCHASED A SITE.
Milling Company Organizes at ArIxan-
SaS CITY to Build

SIS City 10 Bu1ld.
Arkansas City, Feb. 16.-The Farm
ers' Milling company has bought six
lots in block los. This site is just east
of the canal and south of West Fifth
avenue.
1t will be a corporation with a capt.
tai stock of $4,000. 1t is planned to
build mill two stories high with a
basement, where a general corn mill
ing business will be done. Gas power
will be used and all kinds of feed will
be turned out.
The members of the company expect
to be well along in the building opera
tons by the middle of next month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
DROWNED N THE SMOKY.
John Cunningham Loses His Life
Crossing on a F'oOtlog.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 16.-John Cum
ningham, trustee of Greeley township,
and a nephew of Bishop Cunningham,
of Concordia, was drowned on his farm
at night while attempting to cross the
Smoky Hill on a footing. Cunningham
was alone when the accident happened
His brothers, fearing something had
happened to him, went in search and
found Johns hat on the ice and hole
in the ice near the footing.
They secured help and later found
the body lodged in a drift under the
ice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Nelson VIII Leave EnrIand.

New York, Feb. 16.-Word comes
from London to the effect that Billy
nolan and Battling Nelson have signI-
fed an intention to leave England
within the next three weeks. In the
meantime Nolan has been endeavorinRr
to make a sale of the Nelson and Toe
Cans fight pictures. He is known to
have offered the films to an amusement
concern for $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
BLEW OFF HIS HEAD.
a Despondent Clear Water Man Uses
Double Barreled Gun.

Clear Water, Kan. Feb. 16.-De-
spondent over the death of brother.
John Hammers, a well known bust
ness man of this town, shot himself
about Z o'clock last evening. He used
a double barreled shotgun, both bar
rels Of which were exploded at the
same time The muzzle of the gun had
been placed in his mouth and the top
of his head was blown off by the
charge.
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HE ESCAPED FROM THE NURSE.
Patient En- Route to the Hospital Suf-
fers From Exnosure

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 16.-Dr. James
Romine. of Kansas City, is in a local
hotel, where his condition is said to be
serious. He was on his way to SAM
tarium in Higgins, Tex, in company
with his nurse. Yesterday he escaped
from the nurse and was gone several
hours. His physician says that the ex-
posture and exertion were too much
for him and may result even more
seriously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
ABILENE's PIPE ORGAN.
The $4,000 Instrument in the Nj. e.
Church Ready for Sunday.

The $4,000 two-manua1 organ which
is being installed in the NJ E. church
by J. c. Effer & Co. of Chicago will
be finished in time to be used next
Sunday. The 16x19 foot front is al
most up. The organ has four speak
ing and five mechanical stops, two on
and off pistons to connect the two
manuals, four combination treadles,
one balance swell and one wind indi-
Gator. The bellows is operated by a
water motor, which was put in this
morning.-Abilene Reflector.
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CURTIS TO SPEAK.
The Senator Will Be at Concordfa on
Decoration Day.

DecOfdIIOn Day.
Concordia. Kan, Feb. lev T.
Sherman Post No. 112. G.. A. R.. is
particularly fortunate this year in Sc
curing orators for Memorial Sunday
and for Decoration day DIR. F. S. Blay-
ney of Abilene. pastor Of the Presby-
terrain church and one of the most
gifted and eloquent men in the state,
will preach the Memorial Sunday SER
mon on May 26, and Chas. Curtis,
United States senator, has accepted the
invitation to deliver the address on
Decoration day, May 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
QUEER CASE OF MIR. JOHNSON.
Salina Man Has a Mania for Interior
ing With Trains

Salina. Kan, Feb. 1e.-Charles ].
Johnson, so years of age. was ad-
judged insane here yesterday in the
probate court. He had a peculiar
mania, taking delight in defying the
trains that went through his home
town, Falun. in this county. He would
get on the track when he saw a train
coming and stand there, compelling
the engineer to stop. 1Es
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
McPHERsoN's NEW CLOCK.
Bell Will Weigh 1000 Pounds and Can
Be Heard Miles.

Mcpherson. Feb. 16.-The city clock
committee has signed a contract with
a clock company for a clock to placed
in the court house tower.
The cost, not counting considerable
carpenter work, which will have to be
done in the tower, will be twelve hun
dred and ninety-five dollars.
Each of the four dials of the clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
SOME OF sHIvELY's OFFERS
Wants a Good Schedule and Bets To-
peIxa Will Stay.

In case Topeka remains in the West
ern association, DIR. d. M. Shively. the
president of the asso citation, will offer
a $50 prize to schedule makers for the
best schedule to be made for the West
ern association. Reducing the mile
age is the main point to be looked af-
ter in competing for this prize. doc"
is also willing to bet 500 at 2 to 1 that
Topeka will remain in the Western
association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Rising From the Grave.

prominent manufactures, VIM
Fertwell, of Lucama, N. c., relates a most
remarkable experience. He says: AFTER
taking less than three bottles of Electric
grave My trouble is Brights disease. in
the Diabetes stage. I fully believe Eiec-
trio Bitters will cure me permanently, for
it has already stopped the liver and blad-
der complications which have troubled me
for years" Guaranteed at Arnold Drug
Co. druggists. Price only SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Arson in the Game Again.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-"Cap." An
son, the grand old man of baseball. is
going to be back in the game the COM
ing season. He may not be seen at his
old post on first base, and he may not
go to the plate to knock the ball past
but ne viii figure as the owner and
manager of semiprofessionaI team
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WILL QUIT WASTING GAS.
Chanute Council Decides to Adopt the
Meter System.

Chanute, Kan, Feb. 16.-The city
council at its last session adopted the
meter system in order to preserve its
gas supply. The old system of leav-
ing fires and lights burning all night
will be done away with. The price per
thousand feet was not mentioned.
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ing in the Arkansas river Charles Hurst
of this city, fell from his boat and was
drowned. His body was found several
hours later.
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SATURDAY

ards for ride on Bobbie Kean. Wal
ter Adams and I. J. Walker, who were
denied licenses, are western lads.
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xUaterNorks for F,rontenac.

Frontenac, Feb. lev. G. Swan
wick of Joplin has been awarded the
contract for the construction of the
water works system. The contract
mice was s17.9OO and work is to be
started within fifteen days after the
contract is signed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
led Following am Operation,

Concordia, Kan. Feb. 16.-Leonard
Nelson, the leading merchant and grair
dealer of Kackley, died in the hospita
here following an operation for abscess
of the lungs.
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AN ENIPoRIA CELEBRATION.
Appropriate Exercises ct State Nor
mal's Forty-second Anniversary.

maPs Forty-second Anniversary.
Emporia, Kan, Feb. 16.-The- cele-
bration of the forty-second anniver-
sary of the Kansas State Normal
school is being held here. The exer-
cises began Friday, followed by an
afternoon session, a banquet at 5
o'clock and programme at night The
special feature was the celebration of
the period from 1865 to 1870, of the
presidency of George L. Kellogg, the
schools first president. Judge kellogg
lives in Emporia, ard addressed the
meeting in the morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Death of william E,Ixstrand.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 16.-William Elk
strand. a native of Sweden, died here
Friday under an operation for appen-
dicitis. He was married a few months
ago to Salina woman He came to
Salina from Topeka about a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Bank Clearincs.

New York. Feb. 16.-The following table
clearings by the principal cities for the
week ended February IA. with percentage
of Increase and decrease as compared with
the corresponding week last wear:
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cr,,,Iv one ssRroYno Ouinine,,

THAT Is LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine.
Similarly named remedies sometimes de-
cefve The first and original Cold Tablet
IS WHITE PACKAGE with black and
red lettering and bears the signature of
E. w. GROVE. &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Piles Cured in 8 to ID DAYS

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case of itching. blind. bleeding or pro
truding piles in TO Il days or money re-
funded. Soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16

A Wichita Fisherman Drowned.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 16.-While fish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
HIS TOWER FOR SALE.
TesIa's Plan for Talking TO Mars In
terrupted by Sheriff.

New York, June 13.-Because Niko-
la Tesla, propounder of a theory of
communications with Mars has failed
to satisfy judgment of $1,1O8.2O. the
mysterious tower at Wardencliffe. L.
l., has been advertised for sale by
Sheriff Wells of Suffolk county. Mr..
Tesla has expended a fortune upon his
electrical experimental works in War
dencliffe, whose purpose he has kept
to himself. Only his closest friends
were permitted to get within seeing
distance of his wonder tower as the
huge structure of steel and cement was
called and no one appears to know ex-
actly what it was intended for. That
it WAS to be used to demonstrate his
theory of communicating with the
Martians is popularity believed.
The judgment is held by DR.. James
Warden. The security is the two hum
dred acres owned by Telsa upon which
the ground a distance of $50 feet and
is $50 feet in height, according to
Tesla's statements to his friends. The
tower has a great mushroom top from
flashes of electricity at night some
years ago. Mr.. Tesla when seen at
the Waldorf-Astoria last night, said
the case was an old one, the judgment
growing out of an option he had taken
on the land. He said the matter would
be settled.
One Tower Went for Taxes.
Colorado Springs, Colo, June 13.-
Nikola Tesla about ten years ago erect
ed a laboratory and tower on Mob hill
near this city for experiments in the
trans mission of power without wires.
The plant was valued at $50, 900. Short
ly after he left this city the caretaker
of the plant, a man named Duffner,
sued Tesla for about $1,000 salary. Sub
sequently the assessor office levied upon
the property for taxes with the result
that the building and machinery was
sold under the judgment obtained by
Duffner and the taxes were paid out of
the proceeds of the sale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
AMERICA STILL WINNING
Captures Another Championship at
London Horse Show.

London, June 13.-America captur-
ed another championship at the inter-
national horse show today, Auditor B.,
A B. MacLay's chestnut gelding, win
ming the cup presented by Sir Lees
Kowles for the best light harness
horse for which there was the keen
est competition.
Walter Winans' Barney F., was
awarded second prize in tandems ex-
ceeding Is hands and not exceeding
1872.
C. w. Watson of Baltimore took first
prize with Lord Baltimore and My
Maryland and Mrs. A. Beck of Canada
second prize with Lord and Lady Nor
folk and Alfred G.. Vanderbilt third
prize with Columbia and High Boy in
the tandem class for horses exceeding
1872.
c. w. watson was awarded third
prize with Tennessee and Lordsdale,
while Mr.. Vanderbilt was held in re-
serve with Primrose and Rustling
Silk
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THIRD IN A WEEK.
Another CIoudburst Visits Central and
Eastern Kentucky.

Lexington, KY, July 13.-The third
cloudburst within a week passed over
central and eastern Kentucky during
the night and this morning doing great
damage to crops, farmlands and low
lands along the rivers. In Clark, Mont
gomery, Bourbon, Bath. Fleming, Scott
Nicholas Lee. Wolfe Rowan, Carter,
Boyd and other counties, corn, tobacco
and wheat land was washed by the
land sliding and opening assures several
inches deep in. the ground. In many
sections, crops are practically ruined.
The Kentucky, Big Sandy. Red, Cum
berland and Licking rivers are rising
rapidly Several towns along the Lick
ing river are threatened with inunda-
tion. All the rivers in the mountains
are filled with logs, thousands of which
viii be lost. Two valuable brood mares
were killed in Franklin county by light
ming One was Queen Louise, owned
by George w. J. Bissell of Pittsburg.
Trains for eastern Kentucky are run
ming slowly, fearing washouts.
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KIETh'S PERMIT.
Information Filed That Druggist Has
Been Selling Liquor Illegally.

Information has been filed with the
city police officers and the county au-
thoriti-s by Mrs. Etta C. Thompson
and others which will result in pro-
ceedings being started in a day or so
i'll the probate court for the revoca-
ton of the druggists permit TO sell
liquor according to the terms of the
prohibitory law which is now held by
Frank Keith, who has a drug store at
No. 404 Kansas avenue, 1t is possible
that more serious proceedings will be
brought against Keith and he may be
prosecuted in the usual way. for viola
tions of the prohibitory law.
Mrs. Thompson lives at No. 315 Tay-
lor street and the information she has
furnished to the peace officers is that
Keith has been selling her husband.
Oscar c. Thompson, liquor in defiance
of the law and has sold it to him in
such quantities and with such fire.
quency that he has often become in
toxicated.
Since the '1id" in Topeka has been
battened and spiked down by ]. ].
Schenck, the county attorney, and J..
M WiIkerson, the sheriff. and the
liquor business of the druggists in the
city has accordingly picked up, Mr.
Keith has done by far the largest
business in the dispensing of liquor of
any other druggist in the city, ac-
cording to his own reports to the pro-
bate court He reported more than
two thousand sales for the month of
Nav and for the previous month his
reported sales went over the fourteen
mark.
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PARTIALLY GUILTY.
Cases Against Two Army Omcers
Came. to an End.

Denver, Colo, June 13.-Announce-
ment is made at the headquarters OF
the department of the Colorado, u. s.
A.. that Captain Edmund s. Wright, of
the First cavalry who was court mar
tailed at Ft. Logan, May "a, was found
guilty of conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline. He was
acquitted on the charge of "disobed-
ience of orders.
The conduct prejudical to good or
der and military discipline" of which
he was found guilty consisted of fall
ure to answer official communications
and failure to make required property
returns to the war department. the
findings of the court martial have clear
ed Captain Wright completely of any
reflection upon his moral character and
he has returned to Ell Paso, Tex
where he was stationed at the time of
his arrest.
Lieutenant George c. Mullen Of the
Twenty-first infantry, who was tried
recently at Ft. Logan on the charge of
Conduct unbecoming an officer and
a gentlsman. disobedience of orders
and absence from parade, was ac-
ouitted of the first two charges, but
was found guilty of "absence from
parade and of conduct prejudicial to
good order and military discipline"