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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
THE LUMBER TRUST.

CoHeyVIIIe people are very much In
terested in the prosecution begun
against the lumber trust by the gov
eminent during the past few years un-
til now it has reached a point where it
prohibits the building of a home by
the average citizen. Many more houses
would have been built here this year
than were erected but for the awful
price charged for lumber. The local
dealers claim they are selling lumber
at the same margin of profit as hereto
fore, and their statements are doubt
less true. The lumber supply is doubt
less smaller and the demand larger,
but not in proportion to the enormous
advance in price. There is no doubt
whatever but that several big lumber
firms of the middle west have entered
into combination to control prices
and advance them far beyond the line
OF ordinary values set by supply
and demand.-Coffeyvil Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Und vile dey are investigating CHM
my McCabe, i'd would be veil to inwesti-
gate some way uf gedding der Money
Back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Nowdayss. ven We see a headline vlch
reads. KILLED Several" We take i'd fer
granted dot i'd means der Wreck Is
landt und read no deeper into der har-
rowing details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19


Were you ever in the dissecting room
of medical college?
No? Suppose you visit one.
Never mind this stencil that strikes
you almost like a blow as you open the
door. 1t may make you faint, but ex-
ert your will power and enter.
How chilly it is in herei The cement
floor seems so damp and cold! The
chill strikes to ones very bones, and
you shudder. And, oh, this horrible.
horrible stencil
What are these high benches ar
ranged at regular intervals about the
big room? And what are these OBJ
jects under the white cloths spread
over them? Over in the farther cor
ner a group of medical students is
working around one of these objects.
see
Ugh!
Why do you start back and cover
your face with your hands, as you
gasp for breath? What is that hor-
rible Thing, you ask? That Thing
that makes your eyes almost start from
their sockets? That nameless. shape
less mass, its eyes sunken. its lips
drawn, its hair dank with preserving
fluids, and that horrible greenish pal
lor?
1t once was a woman.
Do not shrink back. 1t is only a
mass of lifeless clay. 1t cannot hurt
you.
Yet once that face was fair and full
of beauty. Once those sightless eyes
gave forth lights and shadows from
their depths; eloquent eyes and tender;
at times timid, again flashing loves
messages; playful sometimes, some
times scornful. once that form, full
of grace and robed in costly garments,
glided through the may waltz, pulsat-
ing with pleasure, that bosom heaving
with emotion, those now discolored
shoulders cleaning in their whiteness.
Those arms, stiff and ugly, once round
ed and beautiful oft have clasped some
loved one in a warm embrace; while
those cold, drawn lips, once full and
red. responded to passionate kisses.
Once there was Life and Energy, Joy
and Passion. Intelligence. Love. Hate.
in that now cold form.
But how came it here?
One night, while a great city lay
asleep, a policeman saw a. woman,
poorly clad, hurrying toward the cold.
dark river. He gave her only a pass |
ing thought until few moments later
he heard the sound of a splash-and |
4 cry on the night air. He rushed to |
the rivers edge, but could see moth !
ing in. the darkness. He resumed his {
beat, but the pinched, haggard face of |
The woman haunted him.
The next day they found her body |
floating down the stream, and twas
I. Ct l.
TO claim it, and in the course of time
It, among others. was turned over to
his medical school to teach humanity /
something of the structure of. these
bodies of ours. The tenant that once
lived in the house of clay no longer
had use for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
KANSAS COMAEUT
EXPENSIVE TUITION.

We are told that there is one school
district in this county in which there
are out nVe people of school age. 1t
costs the people Of the district to edu-
| cate these five pupils in 'readin', 'rit-
IN and 'rithmetic about ten dollars
per pupil per month-nine dollars for
teachers wages and about one dollar
Tor incidental expenses. It Will not
take any great. amount OF rithmetic
learning to determine that $40 a
month is pretty high tuition for COM
mon school education. And yet we
learn that the pupils of the district are
so situated-remote from any other
school, as to make it physically impos-
slDle for them to get to school save at
great expense on the part of the par
ents.
This district, we learn. is not the
only one in the county in which the
expense of tuition per capita, is beyond
what 1T ought to be owing to light at
tendance-so few pupils to educate. 1t
is problem the county school dis
tricts will have to dispose Of in some
way and that very shortly. 1t is
problem not confined to Ottawa coun-
ty or even the state of Kansas. Ohio
and the older states, generally, are
confronted with the same problem.
The writer learned something of the
conditions existing in Ohio on re-
cent visit to that state. We met a very
pretty school mistress-they are US
ually pretty, who told us her school
consisted OF only nine pupils. On ex-
pressing some surprise at the small
number OF pupils in an old settled
country like that she said she had
neighbor teacher in a near by district
who only had five pupils. We feared
that in the district where there were
few years ago from forty to fifty pu-
pills, and yet there are the same num-
Der OF families in the neighborhood
and perhaps more than there were
years ago.
Country people, like their cousins in
town are not imbued with the Roose-
welt idea, or the admonitions of the
Bible about multiplying the earth's
population, as much as they used to
be, and the public school system will
have to be rearranged to suit present
school districts |
than ore.-Minneapolis Mes
senge-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Der Reading railroadt may as veil 60
way beck und siddown, uf i'd candt
kill more den fife victims ad Won
svipe. Der Wreck Island can beat dot
efery day in der week mitoudt halluf
trying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Uf der Democrats vass more numer
BUSINESS in der lechislacher, deir re
foosilmendt uf passes would be NOR
scareful to der railroads..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

A larche per cendt uf der unhappi-
tandts uf dis globe hat a lot to be tank
full for, an und chief among desc iss
dot dey ISIS nod cartoonsmsths. Ina
chine, uf you can, der innocendt mug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
A SATURDAY SERMON.
IA VISION or SIN.

For her house inclineth unto death.
and her paths unto the dead. None
that go unto her return again, neither
take they hold of the paths of life
Proverbs 2:1S-19.
Whose is simple, let him turn in
hither. But he knoweth not
guests are in the depths of he1l.-Pro-
verbs 9:16 and Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
SLIDEi

Der me1oncholic dayss hat came
Ven Won und all may go fort
To slide ubon der human frame,
Der eye, der ear, und so fort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Do not shrink back. Look again on
those cold, drawn features.
What tales those dumb lips might tell
If they could but speak-tales of JOY
and sorrow, of pleasure and anger and
and misery; tales Of caresses, of suf-
fering, of innocent childhood, of hap
py maidenhood, of mans love and per-
f1dy, of anguish and despairi What
scenes those staring, sightless eyes
have looked upon-loving friends, gay
throngs, a beautiful home, lovers eyes,
orgies, debauchery, sin!
Once this Thing, this cold, c1ammy
mass of clay was the form of an in
nocent babe in the arms of a loving
mother. 1t became the affectionate
daughter of proud parents. Do you
wish to hear the story-the tale of
wrecked and ruined life and a lost
soul?
The father was the erich man. of
the little town, and the daughter was
petted and pampered With the APP
proach of womanhood she was adj
mired for her great beauty. She was
the society leader of the town young
folks In their dances and parties, and
none was more gay than she. -.
One night a serpent came into her
life. Like Mother Eve, she fell a vic
tim to his wiles and yielded to temp
tation. Terrified by her fall, she left
a note confessing her sin and fled to
the great city. She begged the serpent
to right her wrong, but he put her off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
MAKING HIM USEFUL.
MEANS OF RETREAT.

The big men who are wanted as wit
nesses by the Interstate commerce COM
mission and who are to be served with
a writ of ne exeat to keep them from
skipping away to Europe might try the
fire escape.-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Fearful to go back to the home
where she had brought such great
grief. she plunged deeper into sin. Her
beauty attracted many admirers, and
she was clothed in the richest of silks
and dwelt in sumptuous apartments.
But sin began to leave it's sign upon
her. Depravity marked her for its
own. She lured men to their ruin and
sent them down to the depths of hell.
1t even gave her joy for men to quar-
rel over her; and once. inflamed with
liquor, one sutton took another's life
before her eyes.
Yet she was not wholly bad. Once
when passing Salvation Army street
meeting the simple plea of a bonneted
lassie appealed to her sleeping con-
science, but she stifled it and rushed
back to her sin Again as she was
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
THE BAR SINISTER.

They were lounglng in the smoker.
q like a bunch of trav'lers will.
And discussing current topics, just
the weary time to KILL
They doped the race for Prcsiden,
and named the candidates.
And even figured which OF them
would carry certain states.
They then took up the weather, and
discussed its cv'ry phase;
The South and size of every crop that
this year she would raise.
Then they got TO personalities. and
each was asked to tell
His name, his place of residence,
what goods he had to sell.
Till finally the story of the life OF
each was done.
And they knew the name and resi-
dence and business OF each one.
Excepting of middle-aged and col
oncl-looking gent,
Who smoked and viewed the land
scape with Indifferent intent
"Come tell us. stranger" Quoth the
gang. who are you, what's your
name,
Your line of occupation-your liveli-
hood-your gamer
He paused pair of moments. and his
mind began to roam
And he seemed some reminiscent,
like n man who thinks of home.
my name is William. Bill for short,
come take little nip
A joyous look came DER each face, Il
smile curled every lip,
but honestly. companions-I'm no,
talking through my hat
AS to residence and business, don
know where I'm at.
| was born in old Kentucky, midst
the mountains and the stills;
But for many years I've lived down
here in Georgia's old clay hills.
| have raised some cotton In my
time, and peaches here of late,
And figured that I'd die down here
in this old red-clay state
But I've sold out all my holdings, and
am headed for Kentuck.
And I'll rise again some day. no
doubt, with just little luck
But | simply couldn't stand it-therc
was nothing left for me
When the Legislature cut out every
drink but catnip tea"
Nashville American,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
optlmist and Pesslmlst.

This country's great. said Uncle Sam.
Its factories run night and day;
Prosperity is not a sham.
The working man gets decent pay.
We've money in the banks; our mines
Are yielding metals right along;
There are so many healthful signs.
I'm sure that nothing can be wrong.
"Wc're all right now,
know but. still;
Bad times will come"
Says James ], liill.
Says Uncle Sam: "Our crops are good
And increased is our foreign trade
We've markets now for all our wood
No man is being underpaid.
Our boats are plying back and forth
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
WOMEN'S WOES
Newport News Women are Finding
Relief at Last.

Relief at Last.
1t does seem that women have more
than q fair share of the aches and
pains that afflict humanity: they must
keep up" must attend to duties in
spite of constantly aching backs, or
headaches, dizzy spells. bearing down
pains; they must stoop over, when
TO stoop means torture. They must
walk and bend and work with rack
ing pains and many aches from kid
ncy ills. Kidneys cause more suf-
fering than any other organ of the
body. Keep the kidneys well and
health Is easily maintained. Read of
a remedy for kidneys only that helps
and cures the kidneys and Is endorsed
by people you know.
Mrs. NJ. e. Scott. formerly resid-
ing at 3619 La Fayctte Ave, Newport
News. Va, says: when went to
Aliens drug store for Doans Kidney
pills a dull aching In the small of my
back and through the loins was very
pronounced 1t was only an attack
similar to predecessors which had an.
noyed mo for some months. When
stopped sharp twinges caught me
across the loins and If contracted
even slight cold 1t was sure to
settle in the small of my back and
iaggravation of the complaint followed.
Morning after morning have been SO
| lame and sore that was poorly pre-
pared to commence the coming days
dusties. thought If Doan's Kidney
Pills could be depended upon they
might tide me over the last attack
and ! was not disappointed Mr..
Scott Is just as positive about the
| benefits received from their use as H.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FostcrNIilburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
State.
] Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
Fine Wool Dress Goods at 75e Yard

With merchandise we have to sell;
And east and west. and south and north
All things today are doing we'll"
you're right. you're right,
But wait until
The panic comes"
Says James j. Hill.
Our automobile trade is great,
Our stoves are sold throughout the
world"
Says Uncle Sam, "and may state
Our flag is everywhere unfurled.
We owe no debt we cannot pay,
And happy are our people now;
Contented are we all today
And peace is writ on every brow"
~sFkss
You're right, we're happy
Now. but still;
fear the worst"
Says James J. Hill.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06

Teddy bears as Wall Street panic
makers have lost all their terror
Philadelphia Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-18
PIPERSVILLE.
ing.

Pipersville Jan. l6. Especial to the
Leauer)-Mrs. Jay Perry entertained
a number OF friends last Sunday eve
ming, the occasion being her birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Henning spent
Sunday at G. Burdick's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Perry and
daughter Grace, spent last Tuesday
afternoon at 7. Perry's in Farming
ton.
Herman Kerberg and son William,
are visiting at Milwaukee and James
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Adverse and
daughters were visitors at Rome
Tuesday.
Miss Lilly Goetch very pleasantly
entertained number of her friends
last Saturday evening, it being her
birthday anniversary.
The report has been rec eived here,
that Charles Perry of Omro formerly
of this place, is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kehoe of Watertown,
spent last Sunday at the home Of Fl.
Humphrey.
H. Ohm & Co., are kept very busy
saving wood with the gasoline engine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-18
baavlDE TO BUILD
$4,000 ED|F|cE
SUCH THE DECISION OF ST.
JOHNS CONGREGATION.
Building Committee Meets To-
morrow Evening to Perfect
Plans Architect Lindsay Drew
Plans Over d Year AgO-TO
Have Seating Capacity 1000
GFrOm Tuesdays Daily.I

At a meeting of the congregation
of st. Johns Lutheran church on
Sunday, it was definitely decided to
carry out the plan to erect new
church edifce at a cost of about $780,
900, plans for which were drawn about
a year ago by Architect F. A. Lind
say. This will be one of several
notable improvements that are
promised Watertown for the present
year, another the writer having in
mind is the new M. E. church, which
is to be erected of concrete blocks at
a cost of S1U, 900 or S12, 900.
1t is the plan of the ST. Johns
church people to begin building opera
tions just as soon as possible. A
meeting of the building committee
will be held tomorrow evening to per-
feet plans for the preliminary work,
and arrange for the commencement
of operations in calling for bids.
The new building will be erected
ON North Sixth street. According TO
the plans as drawn by M. Lindsay,
the church auditorium is to be 58x76
feet, with seating capacity of 700,
while gallery is provided for with
seating capacity of 800, making
total seating capacity OF LOCO.
Judging from the plans, the new
church will be an imposing structure.
1t is to be erected of red pressed
brick, with slate roof. The inter-
ior finishing will be handsome and is
to be of oak. The fixtures will be
in keeping with the other appoint
ments and when completed the St.
John congregation will have house
of worship of which they can feel proud
and the city ano .her ornament.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-18
ALEXANDER WORKED
KEN0SHA FOLKS TOO
HIS POCKETS FAIRLY BULGED
WHEN SEARCHED.
Large Assortment of Property
Found BY Sheriff-SOld Food
That Proved WOrthleSS-PreS-
entS He Agreed to Give Never
Arrived--Evidently Bad Man.
(From Fridays Daily.)

The Milwaukee Free Press in speak
ing of the arrest of A. P. Alexander
here Wednesday, had the following to
say yesterday morning:
Charged with larceny, A. P. Alex
ander, 80 years of age, a travelling
coffee salesman, was arrested at
Watertown last night by Undersheritf
Gustav Kissinger 1t is alleged that
Alexander gave Mrs. Mary Guam,
proprietor of the Home restaurant, All
Milwaukee street, worthless draft
of $12 on the Hartlg Brewing COM
pany, Watertown, and received change
of &c. so.
Alexander carried large array of
property in his pockets. When Sheriff
William Kne!l searched him, this is
what he found:
Paper fasteners, bullets in baby's
mitten a revolver, three knives, eight
pocketbooks, two sample case of tea
and coffee, paper cutter, scissors,
silver plated ash tray, patrolman 8
whistle, check perforator, toothache
powders, compounder's bowl, match
case, can opener, twenty keys, two
small screw drivers, three candles,
a rabbits foot, baby ribbons by the
yard, time tables, and other small
articles too numerous to mention.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-18
INJURIES WORSE
THAN ANTICIPATED
WIN. REICHERT STILL REMAINS
AT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Gentleman Who Met With Acct
cent on Milwaukee Road Track
Last Mo Onddy EVening-BringS
UP Discussion of Better PrOteC-
ton to Public.

1t seems that the injuries received
by William Reichert last Monday
evening, the result of having his
wagon hit by an east-bound freight
train on the Milwaukee road, are
more serious than at first supposed.
The details of the injury that befell
Mr.. Reichert have been published in
The Leader. 1t will be remembered
that while on his way to his home in
the town of Watertown, the accident
happened while crossing the c., M.
& st. P. Ry. tracks at the Coffee
road crossing. The engine struck the
throwing the occupant to the ground
with such force that he (Relchert)
received an ugly wound in the back
OF his head, about three inches long,
also bruises to his back and chest.
Shortly after the accident, the IN
jured man was taken to the Emer-
gency hospital, 1T being the intention
to remove him to his home on (Tues-
day. the following day. 1t appears
that Mr.. Reichert's injuries are more
serious than was at first supposed
In fact the gentleman has been con-
fined to the hospital on FIRST street
ever since, his wife being at his side
caring for him a greater portion of
the time.
The occurrence Of Monday evening
has been the means of awakening pub
lie interest IN the matter of the dan
gerous "death trap crossings of the
railway companies in this city ard if
one can judge from the comments
heard, Watertown people are deter
mined that action be taken comrell-
ing the railway companies to safe
guard against similar or worse oc-
currences by installing suitable gates
at these dangerous spots and manning
the same as should be done.
The matter has been under discus
sion before the city council for sew
eral months. AS much as three
months ago the committee on streets
and bridges was instructed to make
an investigation and report it's find
ings. The tardy step was taken at
the meeting of tuesday evening of
offering a report, the committee offer
ing it's recommendations in the way
of making demands upon the c., M.
& St. P. railway company. If the
council members are sensitive as to
the demands of the public, the mem
bers will take action at the earliest
possible moment and in a manner in
which there will be no misunderstand-
ing,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-18
County Court Held.
(From Thursdays Daily.l

Following are the proceedings Of
Watertown term of the county court
held at the city hall yesterday, Judge
Rogers presiding:
In the estate of Sophia Krakow,
judgment of no claims was entered.
In the estate of Charles FroeIich,
judgment was given for the convey
ance of certain real estate, pursuant
to land contract made by deceased in
his lifetime.
In the William F. Quentmeyer
estate, the residue was assigned in
accordance with the will of the
deceased.
In the estate of Harry Gorney,
deceased, letters of administration
were issued to Frank J. Wesselowksi,
and the time for creditors to file
CLAIMS was limited to July 10Th, 1907
In the Vincent LANCER estate judg-
ment was given, assigning the residue
to an infant daughter of deceased,
subject to the rights of the widow.
The hearing in the Irene Griswold
estate, was adjourned one week
Letters of administration were
ISSUED in the John b. Richards estate
to Charles A. Skinner, and creditors
limited to July 10th, 1907, IN present.
ing claims.
The following matters not on the
calendar were disposed of:
In the estate of John Druoght, a
petition was filed for appointment Of
an administrator de bonis non; and
an order granted discharging certain
Iegacies of record.
The final accounts were filed in the
estates of Frederick Specht of Mary
Gorney, and Joseph Brandenburg, the
hearings being set for February 2Oth.
A certificate of descent was given
in the lands of Wilhelm Schmidt.
Judgment was entered assigning
residue in the estate of Patrick
Keefee.
The annual trustees account was
filed IN the John w. Cole estate.