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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
BOWKER COMING.
English Bantamweight Wants
to Box Abe Attell.
Is the Fast Little Fighter Who
Defeated Neil.
HARD MAN TO TACKLE
Has Whipped Everything He
Has Tried Save DriscOll.
Is Now Going After the Feather
weight HOnOrs.
HARD MAN TO TACKLE

Cincinnati Feb. 27.-The Enquirer
says: American sporting men will in
deed be pleased to know that Jem
Bowker, the only man in England to-
day who has won a championship
from an American, is coming across
the big pond to challenge Abe Attell
for the feath erweight championship.
Bowker won the bantamweight cham
pionship from frankie Neil of San
Francisco, at the National Sporting
club, London, on October II. 1904. R.
"A. MathiesOn sends the following in
teresting letter to the sporting editor
of the Enquirer on Bowker's contem-
plated visit:
:. London, Feb. 10. 1907 met Joe
Bowker, worlds bantamweight cham
pion, at the National Sporting club
last night. Eager for work, Bowker
said that he must get another fight on.
The little EnSlishman can no longer
scale the bantamweight and do him
self justice, and is prepared to box
anybody breathing up to 120 pounds.
matches in New York last year, is the
only lad in England at the present
moment who could give Bowker a
hard run, but the Birmingham lad
would probably want Bowker to box
at ZIG pounds. Provided a suitable
fnducement is offered Bowker is will
ing to box Abe Attell in America. OF
course, Bowker will look for substan
tial travelling and training expenses
and a guarantee, win or lose. Since
his advent to the ring Bowker has
whipped everything he has come
whom he conceded seven pounds in
weight, and lost byT a small margin.
This was Bowker'S last fight, and he
was ffoolfshly led INTO it. ~
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FEAR HE Is INSANE.
A Jury. viii Determine the Mental
Condition of, Colonel Rphrbaugh.

5fOttawa, = -4San.,- Feb. q Proceed
ingssinJ plsobase 7cougti here have started
to- Determine the mental condition of
Colonel S. B.sRohrbaugh.- Application
for the appointment of a guardian is
made by Colonel Rohrbaugh's asso-
ciate member of the board or trustees
of the First Methodist Episcopai
church. Colonel Rohrbaugh is a pion-
eer lumber merchant of the town, the
builder and owner of the Rohrbaugh
opera house. He recently gave the
First Methodist Episcopal church S2O,-
600 for new building. 1t is believed
that he had made liberal requests to
Baker university and other Methodist
institutions in his will. =.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
STRUCK BY n 1000 POUND STONE
Kansas Convict Crushed by a Loosen
ing Portion of Marble. Sd .

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 27.-F'red
Cox. a Cherokee Indian, inmate at the
United States penitentiary, was in
ternaIly injured BY Being struck by a
piece of Arkansas marble, q Weighing
1000 POUNDS. TheT ha5areds mani was att
tended by Dr. Yohe,1 the prison physi-
clan, who could not state what Cox S
condition was as he was still suffer-
ing from the shock. Cox was taken
to the prison hospital. nj 20
Cox and a large number of other
convicts were working on the east
cell wing additions, when the accident
occurred Cox was working upon a
timber scaffold, and was preparing the
rock to be placed. The scaffold broke,
and he was thrown downward six feet.
striking the ground. The breaking of
the scaffoId loosened the heavy stone
and it fell, striking Cox on the hips.
The stone was quickly removed from
his body by the other convicts who
then carried him into the physicians
room. where he was examined and
then sent to the hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
FIFTH CLAY CENTER BANK.
A Strong Directorate for this New
Financial Institution.


Clay Center, Kan, Feb ga meet
ing of the stockholders of the Farmers
State bank of Clay Center, of which
Mayor Geo. W.-Hanna was the moving
spirit and promoter, was held in the
court house Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. S. E. Reynolds was elected presi-
dent, James "A. Hanna vice president
and Geo. w. Hanna cashier.
There arei seventy-three stockholders
in this new bank which represents
farmers, merchants, retired ladies and
male capitalists.
directors: DR.. S. E. Reynolds, W. G.
Meals, James A Hanna, A. A. Shaw,
D. T. Osenbaugh, Fred Branger. E. E.
Hopes, H A. Blanc, John Hanna, VIM.
Ruhter, A. L. Hemphill, John Kamp-
haus, Frank Shiltz, NJ. z. Householder,
Lewis Marsh, retired.
The bank will open up on or before
May 1 and@those who SCORED at the idea
of a fifth bank in Clay Center are Won
dering why Mr.. Hanna did not let some
more of his friends in on the deal.
The names of several ladies appear on
the list of stockholders but they do not
want their names to be known, as a
proposition of marriage to some would
be inevitable.
This is who DR.. Reynolds is: DR.. Sam
E. Reynolds, who was elected president
of the new Farmers State bank, has
for years been a successful practitioner
in Clay Center, and has served with
credit to himself and his constituents,
both in city and county positions. DR..
Reynolds was one of the incorporators
of the Union State bank, which has
grown to be one of Clay Center'S strong
financial institutions and he has since
the organization served on the board of
directors and from his experience there
will add much strength to the, institu-
Of xxyhf he head
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INVESTIGATING THE WATER.
A Geological Survey to Be Made of the
3 Republican River.

/ Clay Center. Kan, Feb. 27.-Horatio
N. Parker of the geological survey
was in town today comforting with
T. G. Ryan, city clerk, and Ed L. Bell,
city engineer, regarding the water
works and sewerage Eof Clay Center.
Mr.. Parker is working under "a CO.
operative agreement between the state
of Kansas and the federal government
to Investigate the natural waters of the
state. This investigation will take
about two years and at the end or
that time the results will be published
and will be available to the different
municipalities and manufacturing in
dustries of the state.
The headquarters on the Republican
river is located at Junction City and it
is believed that the water sent from
that point to Kansas university will
be a fair criterion of the waters in
the different streams and rivers of the
state, of which there are twenty-one.
The sanitary conditions in all towns
over one thousand inha bitants are in
vestigated which includes water and
sewerage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
GREAT AUTO RECoRD.
A Remarkable Drive Made ON Cali
fornia Track.

San Diego, Feb. 27.-All worlds
records for automobiles on a two mile
circular track were broken here by a
Ford touring car at John H. Gays
fine track at Lakeside. near this city.
The car used was a big cylinder, so
horse power machine and was driven
around the track by Charles L. Kes-
sler, head of a local automobile sup
ply company. Besides .Kessler' three
others were in the car.
The time was, of course unofficial.
According to a watch held by ERNEST
Priest, one of the party in the car. the
first dash around the track was made
in one minute and thirty seconds. The
second round was made in one min
ute and forty seconds and the third in
one minute and twenty seconds.
All of these figures are new records
for any kind of a car on a two mile
circular track. and each one is better
than was ever made before by gaso-
line machine, according to the testi-
mony of experts here.
Kessler is astonished at the result
attained and is wondering how he did
it, but he is willing to make the run
again to prove what his car can do.
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A RANIBLER's LONG RUN.
Thousand Mile Nonstop Test Ends
Without Shutting Down Motor.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-The 10aO-mile nonstop
auto run of the 1904 Rambler car, owned
by Van Evra Martin of Milwaukee, was
concluded Monday afternoon in Milwau-
kee at 2:35 o'clock. The motor ran with
out stopping for IS hours and 10 minutes,
and the amount of actual ID work was
81 hours. ~ no
Mr.. Martins machine had travelled 1900
miles before the nonstop test was begun
Since Mayor Becker cranked the machine
at Milwaukee last Thursday morning the
car has been going over Illinois and Wis
consin roads, which were found TO De IN
anything but suitable condition.
Arthur Gardner, the old bicycle cham
pion, ran the machine the last rev hours
of the test
When Mr.. Martin started on the trip
few thought his old machine would stand
the test but the skeptics were convinced
when the 1000 miles were finished. It is
regarded as a high tribute to the lasting
Qualities OF American motors
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SAVING THE MACHINERY.
The Jewell County Coal Mines Are
Finally Abandoned.

Jewell City, Kan, Feb. 27.-For the
Hutchinson-Whe wedding there
were rs invitations, aggregating $50
guests invited, and not simply, rs per-
sons as was first reported. &
The Jewell coal mine is now really
dead and the work of saving as much
machinery as possible is being at
tempted.
Mr.. Rus Jordan, of Browns Creek
township, has. lost his mind. Just prior
to the loss of his mind he had made a
trade of his Browns Creek so acre
farm for piece of western land
owned by David Meeker. This land
deal is said to have upset his mind.
Miss Zoa Loucke, of Browns Creek
aged II years, has caused the arrest
of Charles Lowell of the Same town
ship and age for a statutory offense.
The case will be heard in the APP
preaching term of the district, court.
This same girl was enticed away from
home three or four years ago.
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SMITH COUNTY VETERANS.
Are Asking That Henry Stone Be
Made Senior Vice Commander,

Smith Center, Feb. 27.-Smith couri-
ty is one of the few in the north part
of the state that always holds a cour-
ty reunion. The county is full of old
civil war comrades. They want a
place in the department. At the next
department encampment to be. held IN
Topeka, in May the old eomra fes
from that county who are delegates to
the encampment will present the
name of Henry Stoney or Smith Gem
ter, for senior vice commander. Com
rade Stone served in the Twelfth IL
linois cavalry, and his record is first
class. He is one of the earliest settlers
in Smith county, and an enthusiastic
G. A. r. comrade asr 9- e 800
1t has been many years since the
old Sixth district has had a place, m
the department and the old soldiers of
them. will consider it a high honor If
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
The Season VIII Open April 11-Sev.
ereI Conflicting Dates.


New York, Feb. 27.-The directors of
the National League Of baseball clubs
met and adopted the recommendations
of the joint rules committee, which is
made UP of representatives of both
the American and National leagues,
and ratified the playing schedule for
the approaching season.
The arrangement of playing dates
shows the following dates as conflict
ing with the schedule of the AmeFi-
can league already announced:
At Observation-Disclosures 4. --
At New York-August 81, %; Sep
TENDER 1, 2, 3.
At Chicago-May 5: June 2, o. "a. 30,
September L, s, IA, Is.
At st. .Louis-April %; May 26; Sep
TENDER s, Is; October 5, 6.
The season will open April IL with
Brooklyn at Boston, Philadelphia at
New York, Pittsburg at Cincinnati
and st. Louis at Chicago. Each team
will play 154 games, the season clos.
ing October in the east and October
G In the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
GAS FOR HUTCHINSON.
Will illuminate on ''Fourth of July
Order.'' First

ly that Hutchinson will see it's first
natural gas illumination tonight. A
standpipe, six inches in diameter, will
be erected on the high pressure line
there and the gas turned on and light
ed. The pipe will be so go feet high
in the air. and if the full pressure is
on the blaze should reach 40 or so feet
higher than the end of the pipe. 1t
will be a great illumination and 1t can
be seen from nearly all parts of town.
1t is quite probable that people will
be burning gas in Hutchinson stoves
Ind ranges before the latter end of this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
Mimic MaxinlS.


Rust Kills rest. .
Persistency is a jewel
A difficulty is q friend
Sharp men seldom cut ice long
A stingy man giveth himself away.
A long courtship makes a short sui
tor.
A wayward boy is father to the way
side man.
He is a wise motorist who wears
good walking shoes.
Slow freights should not attempt ex-
press schedules.
Poverty of thought is worse than pow
erty of pocket-The Bohemian.
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the department encampment will. rec
ognize them by giving the district
senior vice commander.
FORMERLY STREET EXPORTER.
Inc Rev. w. III. Jones of lola Has Been
Suspended by Elder Ransom.


lola, Kan, Feb. '27-Rev. w. H. Jones,
been Suspended by Presiding Elder J. R.
Ransom and is no longer connected in
any way with the church. Rev. Jones
was stationed at Bassett chapel on pro-
baton only, having never had regular
pastorate before in the A. M. E. church.
The Rev. Mr.. Zones did not get off
very we'll in lola. A short time after
he was sent here, or about three months
ago, he threatened to shoot colored
man who had reproved him for conduct
urbecoming minister. A warrant was
issued for Rev. Jones charging him with
assault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to kill. Marshal Frederickson ar
rested Jones at the close OF the services
one Sunday morning. The pastor first
refused to go but, upon later reflection
decided otherwise Members of the
church then persuaded the complaining
witness to drop the charges against
Rev. Jones If the. latter would apologize
for his conduct, which he did. How
ever, since that time some ugly run1ors
OF immortality concerning Rev Jones
have been af1oat. He was conducting
series of evange1istic meetings at the
church this week.
AS he was here merely on probation
no formal church trial was had, the
presiding elder arbitrarily suspending
him. Rev. Jones went to work at the
cement plant today9 He is said to have
been street sxhorter in Topeka and
other Kansas towns before coming here.
His family lives in T'ttsburg. Rev.
Boyd of HUMBOLDT is to have temporary
charge of Bell chapel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
TO PUSH STRANG LINE.
The Interurban Railway to Build
From, Tenexa to ROSedale.

uansas CITY Feb. Cit is stated by
~ nS .fr1e officers of the Missouri and
Kansas Interurban Eaiway better 6st kR f ns
as ,r1 party in the field and that
the right-of-way is now being secured for
the construction Of a branch line from
wnee to Rosedale. It is expected that
the extension VIII be in operation some
LIZ Tbe '.Strang Line extends from the end
of the Roanoke street car line to olathe
h1iie 80 ric motor cars These generate
ffheir own power and thus obviate the
need of trolley and power house construc-
tiCI. li.sE-
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PEACE. AT THE GRAVE.
A Quarrel That Resulted in a Death
Is FORGOTTEN.

Rosedale, Kan, Feb. give will be
friends hereafter. May God help US"
Two men shook hands beside the coffin
of Mrs. Kate Richardson in Rosedale yes
terday and, with tears in their eyes, agreed
to try to forget their past differences.
They were J.; Oscar Richardson and his
Richardson was stabbed to death by her
husband who intended to stab her SON.
The reconciliation was brought about by
the Rev. Frank Johnston, pastor of the
Southwest Tabernacle Congregational
church, of which Mrs. Richardson was a
member.
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PARENT WANTS TO BE MAGNATE
Boston American Shortstop Has New
Aspirations e E-sc1=I

the brilliant little shortstop of the Collins
team, is thinking seriously of becoming a
magnate. Last night Manager. Hugh Nc
Rreens went to Sanford to get Parent to
sign a 1907 contract, but with the mana
gerial bug" buzzin' in Parents head Nc
Breen is liable to find Parent a tough Gus
toner to d. business with. -
Parent is thinking of buying the Bidde-
ford franchise Riddeforf L; " % insIGn-
league and the promoters are trying lard
to get Parent to put some money and time
into the new organization.
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o'BRIEN GROWS BETTER.
Big Fighter Says He Was Winning
Easily When Fouled.

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-"Although was
struck a foul blow in my fight with the
Turk, Abdul Malgan, am not seriously
hurt, and will be all right in few days.
Was winning easily when the foul took
place"
Such was the message received in Phil
adelphia from Jack O'Brien, who under
took to stop three men in less than six
rounds each at Los Angeles on Friday
night. The Philadelpha's opponents were
Abdul Malgan, Jim Tremble and George
Brown. O'Brien selected the Turk first,
as being the easiest game. The foreigner
took an awful grueling, but could not
have lasted the fifth round.
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ARE RAISING COTTON.
One Farmer Near Arkansas City Has
Crop of a Bale to an Acre.

Arkansas City, Kan, Feb. 27.-Two
wagon loads. of cotton, about half of
the entire crop raised in Cowley coun-
ty this year, passed through Arkansas
City enroute to the gin at Perry, o. T.
The cotton was raised by ]. c. Clifford,
three miles north of Winfield, as an
experiment. He put out six acres and
raised about half crop, the yield be-
ing estimated at one bale to the acre.
He will put out much greater acreage
next year.
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Lillian Russelrs Horses Coming.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. Z7-Eight thor
oughbreds, all 2-year-olds. which are to
carry the colors of Mr.. Clinton Q1ilIian
RusseiD On eastern tracks, are due within
the next few days at San Francisco, ac-
cording to James Murray, who has been
informed that the consignment left Mel
bourne, Australia, Jan. %, on the ship
Togo. All are sons or daughters of Car
bonner. a noted Australian horse that was
unbeaten on the turf during his day. The
horses will be shipped to Los Angeles to
rest at Lucky" Baldwin's ranch before
being shipped east for the training sea-
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tional league last December. The New
York club is paying $4,000 in cash and
must give up Catcher Fitzgerald and
Outfelder Burke. But Grady, since he
Joined the St. Louis Cardinals, has
shown such a big improvement, par
tfcularly in batting, that McGraw
started out to corral the player last
summer, but not until yesterday was
the deal consumma ted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
NJ Eooled Win Dynamite.

DnnWorth. aged IL years. was seriously
injured Tuesday afternoon by the explo.
fo1ind near a railroad track He set fire
to the fuse at once and held i the eartrldg,s
His flesh is badly 1acerated and he lost
two fingers and the thumb from his left
h1
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Iola,s Postonice Site.

lola, Kan, Feb. 2.-The Gaylord
property at the corner of West and
Walnut streets, consisting of 100 feet,
facing on Walnut street, has been &C
cepted by the government as the site
for the lola federal building. 1t is IN
derstood that the $1,000 which is saved
in the purchase of the site means that
just that much more money will be put
in the building itself.
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A BIG WICHITA DEAL.
Gas Company Buys Out Electric
Lights Interests for 5000. 600

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 27.-The United Gas
company of this, city has completed long
standing negotiations for the purchase Of
the Wichita Gas, Electric Light and Pow
er company. The consideration was $500
OO1 The United company recently begun
furnishing natural gas to consumers in
this city The purchase gives this com
pany a monopoly on the light business of
this city.
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MACK "Wedds OUT Players.

New York, Feb. 27.-Manager Mack of
the PHILADELPHIA Americans has begun the
weedineout process. He has released
Catcher Carisch to the Newark club of
Sabre to Savannah. Mack has nearly 40
players in line and at least half of them
will be turned over to minor league
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KID HERMAN IS MARRIED.
The Popular Chicago Fighter Says He
VIII Quit the Ring.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Herman I-andfeld.
known to the prize ring as kid Her
man. is married to Miss Matilda Graft, 4
pretty West Side girl. Landfield announc-
ed after the ceremony that he would re-
business He owns a cigar store in Dear
horn ST
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high river bluffssat Oak Mills, and the
snake, probably thinking that spring
had arrived, yentured forth from its
winter quarters in the rocky cavern
only to find the spring in the trap.
Mr.. King also caught a gray squirrel
in trap the same night.-Atchison
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CAUGHT = Rattiesnake.

r. NJ. King, of Oak Mills, caught a
rattlesnake in a steel trap one night
week. Mr.. King set the trap for a
fox in a small cavern in one of the
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KiIIed by an Explosion.

pi+tsburp Kan. Feb. N-An explosion
occurred in mine No: 16 of the C. c. Cock
erin Coal and Mining company Tuesday
affernoon and C. E. Phillips, one of the
shotfirers, was killed. The explosion was
caused by a windy shot fired on the
side where Phillips was working.
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Hackenschmidt end Beem.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb Gas a fur
ther inducement to get George Hacken-
schmidt the Russian lion to come to
this country, the Kansas City club will
offer 5000 purse for him to meet Fred
Beell, previous to the Gotch $4,000 match.
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Her Ribs We're Broken.

Mrs. A. Boggs who lives in Walnut
township a few miles east and south
of town, was struck by runaway
horse Monday forenoon and several OF
her ribs were broken. She also re-
ceived severe bruises and possibly IN
ternal njuries-Winhe1d Courier.
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Atchison. Kan, Feb. 27.-Roy Loman ex-
poets to leave for San Antonio the first of
next week. where he has signed to play
hall next season. Mrs. Lonran, will Join
her husband later in the season.
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BasISetbam mt Manhattan.

Manhattan, Kan, Feb. 27.-The
Western Dental basketball five won
from the State Agricultural team by
score of "a to Is here last night.
The game was the toughest ever seen
on the home floor
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Tichborne Heir Ts Dead

New York, Feb: T.-In the morgue of
the Kings county hospital lies the body of
an old man, who called himself Roger
Charles Tichborne, and claimed to be Sir
Roger Tichborne. the lost heir" of the
Tichborne estate in England. He died
Monday of apoplexy.
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Hasleu Indians Defeated.

Kansas City, Feb. 27.-The Haskell In.
dams were defeated by the Kansas City
Athletic club in a fast basket ball game In
the X. c. a. G. gymnasium last night By
a score of A to ..
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Don't Be Fat.
My New Obesity Reducer Quickly
Changes Your Weight To Normal,
Requires No Starvation Process
and Is Absolutely. Safe
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My new Obesity Reducer, taken at neal
time, compels perfect assimilation of the
food and sends the food. nutfirnent where
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Hand Torn with a Saw.

Wakarusa. Feb. N.-John Bayless a
farmer living south of Auburn, met with
a painful accident here Tuesday after
noon while working buzz saw. As
he reached after the wood near the saw
he turned to address Baxter and struck