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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
SHE GETS A DIVORCE.
Scrubwoman, Daughter-in-Law of
Millionaire Pease, Freed.

Chicago-When Mrs. Anna Pease
picked up her pail of suds and started
to scrub down the stairs of the Grim
inaI court building last night she was
son of Millionaire Jim Pease, politi-
elan and Republican boss of the
Twenty-fifth ward
Judge w. H. McSurley of the SUI
perior court granted her a divorce
yesterday on the grounds of desertion
and nonsupport, allowing her SIS a
month alimony for the support of her
son, James Pease, jr.
Anna Beverly was the belle of the
ward on the North side where she liv-
William Pease in 1893. For ten years
they lived together, Pease leading a
wild life and the woman getting along
the best she could with her young son
to care for.
Then Pease finally left her alone to
shift for herself. and his father,
James Pease, took pity on the woman
and on her son, who had been named
after him, and secured her a Job
as scrubwoman in the criminal court
building, with a wage of $45 a month
Since 1893 Mrs. Pease has been
supporting herself and son, aided by
the few pennies he earned by selling
papers. James Pease, jr, is but -
years of age. but much older in his
experience with adversely.
The boy has always longed for an
education, but want and hunger have
combined to make his schooling that
of a street arab.
Has Liveried Servants
James Pease, the millionaire. and
former sheriff of Cook county, lives in
mansion in Dover street, where
there are uveried servants and scrub
women who work for a pittance.
His pull" as boss of his ward en-
abled him to secure Mrs. Pease her
position with a pail and brush in the
criminal court building. For this she
is thankful to him.
1T was hard to get along with the
child on $45 a month";" said she. but
with the extra sis alimony coming in
regularly we will get along first rate,
and Jimmy will not have to be kept
out of school any longer. don't
know what has been the matter with
my husband that he has not looked
out for his son better Perhaps there
was another woman-I don't know"
William ~Pease is in the secret SER
vice department of the Union .Trac-
ton company. He did not appear in
court yesterday.yivy. llc-, .I--s~ ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15

know that it's stronger than beer, and
that every Deacon in the country turns
his back on it. Did you? Not at ALI
lou were one of the first to drink, and
they say -~-r guzzled it down like so
much buttermilk. 1t wasn't ten min
utes afterwards when you were utter
ing war whoops and saying you could
lick any man in this town. When you
came home that night 1 thought there
was something wrong with you. Your
eyes looked funny and your tongue
seemed too thick. but 1 didn't ask any
questions. 1 thought your brother out
in Indiana might be dead, and that you
had got a letter and was feeling bad.
Samuel, tell me that you didn't drink
as much as two quarts of that old
cider. Tell me you didn't whoop and
want to fight. 1 don't want to die
thinking you have turned pirate in
your old age"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
FUNERAL OF A PIONEER.
Mrs. A. B. Whiting, Who Came to KAN
sas I'm 1853. Laid to Rest.

The funeral. of. Mrs. A b. whiting
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
Whiting residence on Fillmore sire =
The funeral discourse was given by the
Rev. Francis Hayes of the First Com
gregational church.
Mrs. Writings maiden name was
katherine Amelia Whitney. She was
born at Waterbury, VT, August III,
1888. and was educated at Fairfax and
Barre Academies. She afterwards be-
came a successful teacher, and on No
vember Is 1858, married A. b. Whit
ing In August, 1859, Mr.. and
Mrs. Whiting came to Kansas. Though
frail and delicate girl, Mrs Whiting
took UP the burdens of frontier life
with courage. Her life was a busy one.
While her children were growing I'D
around her, her home was a center OF
social and religious life in the COM
munity. At the time of the Price raid,
when the rebel General Price was about
to invade Kansas with an army. every
Tense of the state. In that crisis. with
a babe only "a hours old. Mrs. Whiting
uncomplainingly said goodby TO her
husband as he rode away with the eOl-
similar incidents of frontier hardship
occurred during Mrs. Writings life In
the young cQRmonwealth OF Kansas.
1t was 30 VARS ago this month that
the Whiting family moved to Topeka
Mrs. Writings health was poor at that
time, and during all her residence IN
Topeka she has not been In the best
of health. She was q sufferer from
heart trouble. Last Sunday, she had an
attack of this malady of more than
usual severity. When this had appax-
entity passed away, and the pain had
ceased, she said to her husband. who
was at her bedside, Lie down by me
and 1 will go to sleep" He had scarce~
ly done so, when, without pain or
struggle, she died.
Mrs. Whiting was a member Of the
Baptist church at Waterbury. Vt. She
joined the Congregational church At
Milford when she came TO Kansas -
her husband was Of thaf denomination.
When the family came to Topeka they
Joined the First Congressional church,
and later removed their membershtp 70
Central Congregational church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15

Pawnee Bill became the guardian of
the little fellow soon after. The show
man was visiting the Rosebud reserva-
ton in South Dakota when he learned
the story of little Teddy Bears hard
lot. The squaw who had the boy in
charge was glad to be relieved of him,
and he became a member of the Paw
nee Bill household. He has firmly es-
tablished himself in the affections Of
the childless custodian and his wife.
Little Teddy Bear spends the summer
season with the big amusement insti-
tuition, wandering from city to city. His
winters are passed in Pawnee, Ok,
which his guardian founded. He is
mastering the English language under
the tuition of Mrs. Gordon w. Lille,
wife of the Snowman.
The transition of the boy into an
effete type of modern civilization is
watched with curious interest by the
Indian warriors of the Pawnee Bill or
ganization, who do not approve Of the
proceeding, and who lure him to their
wigwams for remonstrance whenever
opportunity presents itself. His faith
remains staunch, however in his white
guardian. Pawnee Bill has planned
college course for little Teddy Bear,
and a subsequent business career in
one of the many commercial enterprises
in which he is Interested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15

HIT HIM ON HEAD.
VIM. Zimmerman Appeals to
Majesty of the Law.
John Dye Uses Fists With Tell
Effect.
THEN HE GOT A GUN.
Former SalOOnkeeper Thought
1t Time to Call Halt.
The Trouble Came About over
Farm.

A warrant was issued wednesday
by Judge Simon of the city court
charging John Dye, farmer hVlne
about seven miles southeast OF the
city, with assault and battery Dye
will be taken into custody some time
today.
William zimmerman filed the in
formation with the county attorney
office on which the warrant was Is
sued. Zimmerman is well known TO
the Topekans whose memory runs
back some thirty years He was look
ed upon at that time-the pre-prohl-
bition days@as one of the most proml-
nent saloon keepers in the city, ms
place on East Sixth street, just on
Kansas avenue, being one OF the most
pretentious in the city. He has also
been given credit of having Deen one
of the arch-conSpirators to that rath-
er ludicrous trick which resulted in
shaving all the hair from the tail of
the horse owned by the late r. B.
WEIGH. on the event of Mr.. Welch's
election as county attorney on a pro-
hfbition ticket.
zimmerman has been a saloon
keeper in Kansas City, Mo. for many
years but is we'll provided with real
estate in Shawnee county and among
his holdings is a large farm near the
one on which Mr.. Dye lives. Zim-
norman has been in the habit of try
ing to run this farm with a certain
amount of absent treatment, coming
to ii only when it was necessary to
tend to the planting and reaping of
crops. He has kept some stock on the
farm and for a time Dye had been
caring for them on a salary. Dye was
relieved of this duty some time ago.
According TO the story told by Zim-
norman. and on which the warrant
was issued against Dye, he had been
around his farm for a few days look
ing after things when he happened to
meet Dye in the road. He says that
Dye demanded 500 from him as be-
ing due on a debt There was some
argument about this which resulted
in Dye punching Zimmerman in the
head, and Zimmerman had sufficient
marks on his head to show that the
blows had some effect This was on
Monday of this week. Zimmerman
told that on the next day as he was
passing along the road Dye ran out
toward him with a gun in his hand,
but that the gun was taken away by
Dyes wife before he had a chance to
do any damage with 1t, If he had
really intended to do any. After this
outbreak of Dyes, Zimmerman
thought 1T was time for him to call on
the law so he went to the court house
yesterday and swore out the warrant
for. Dyes arrest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
MONUMENT FOR A ROOSTER.
An Illinois Men VIII Erect One for
Feathered King.

Bloomington, In-A monument is
planned for a rooster belonging to o. L.
McCord of Vermillion county, which has
just died al the age of IL years.
1t was claimed to be the champion of
champions, having won first prize at
eight successive state fairs. and also az
the Pan-American exposition.
The fowl was valued at high figure
and was considered to be one of the fin
est blooded chickens in the country.
OF beautiful form and fine color, this
rooster was one of the sights of this
section of the country, and chicken fan
ciers from all over the United States
came here to see him.
He had been taught many tricks by
his proud owner and would follow him
around like a dog. 1t was not an un-
usual sight to see Mr.. McCord walking
along the street with the big rooster
gravely stalking along behind him.
His intelligence was remarkable; he
seemed to understand many words, and
respond to many simple orders. For
instance, his owner would tell him to
sing. and the bird would crow until told
to stop, when he would become as silent
as the grave.
While Mr.. McCord always endeavorcd
to discourage the birds tendency to
fight on the slightest p-ovocaticn, he adj
mits that there was one occasion when
he rejoiced in the ROSTERS ability to
put up a good battle.
This occasion was when the bird whip
ped pointer owned by a neighbor. The
dog had made a dash Al some chickens
in the yard when 'Old Bill'-that was
the name of the rooster-apeared on the
scene and attacked the intruder.
The battle that followed was hot
one, with honors about even, until the
rooster jumped on the dogs head and
began pecking at the animals eyes.
This was more than the dog could stand,
and with howl he gave up the night
and fed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
THEY JUST COULDN'T GET ALONG
So Fishers VIII Divide Their Property
and Quit.

In the petition of Gladys E. Fisher
for divorce from her husband, E. H.
Fisher, which was filed with the clerk
set up that because his Cruelty" of
divers forms toward her, it is impossi-
BILE for them to live together any
longer. They have agreed to divide
up their property consisting of their
home at No. 400 Logan street and its
furnishings in an amicable way that is
agreeable to both. 1t has also been
agreed between them that Mr. Fisher
is to see their son, Ralph E., two
years old, at all reasonable times, but
she demands the custody of the son as
well as an absolute divorce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
AT the Air Dome.

The great military war drama, THE
Heart of Virginia" will be presented by
Dubinsky Bros Wallack Theater com
pany at the Air Dome tonight The
piece comes highly endorsed as one of
the strongest dramas produced in
years. 1t is brimful of those touches of
laughter and tears are close together
and there is not a dull moment in the
four great acts of this stupendous sue
cess. The piece is companion piece
to David Belasco's The Heart of
Maryland" the play that made Mrs
Leslie Carter famous. This is the fea-
ture bill of the week. An entire change
of specialties will be made tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
LIGHTNING KILLS HIM.
Sergeant Major and Two Privates
Struck at ST. Joe Camp.
ASSOCIATED Press-Leased Wire:l

ST. Joseph, Mo, Aug. 15.-During a
violent thunderstorm while at brig
ade headquarters arranging for the
review of the Missouri National Guard
by Governor Folk this morning, Ser
geant Major Miller of Battery A, ST.
Louis was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. Privates Thomas and
Ulrich were severely shocked.
A storage plant of the National
Packing company in south ST. Joseph
was struck by lightning and partially
destroyed by fire. Loss 100000. In
gured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
State Institution Heads to Confer.

The state board of control has issued
a letter to the superintendent of the
state charitable Institutions that quarter
ly conferences will be held hereafter in
Topeka to be composed of the medical
staffs and superintendent of the six
state institutions. The dates for the
first conference will be Thursday and
Friday, February 13 and IA, 1908, and
the second conference May IA and Is,
1908
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
Crops Poor In Oklahoma.

Reports have been received here
from people having friends who are
farming in Oklahoma and the Indian
Territorv that the crop. particularly in
the Territory. is almost entirely ruin
ed on account of the dry weather. One
man from Broken Arrow, /. T, reports
that. in his locality the late corn is a
complete failure and that he hopes to
get enough from his early corn to feed
his horses. He further stated that
there had been no rain in his section
OF the country since the 27th of June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
ROSENBERG LET OFF Easily.
Man Caught Pilfering Dentists Ofices
Given Thirty Days in Jail.

Gus Rosenberg, who claims that he is,
Kansas City jeweler, but who was ar
rested here some weeks ago for the al
legged pilfering of gold and other valu-
ables from dental parlors. was fined 81
and costs and sentenced to thirty days
in Jail by Judge Simon in the city court
today, on his plea of guilty to a charge
of petit larceny. This charge of petit
larceny was made in an amended com
plant against Rosenberg which was
filed by the county attorney. ..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
FOR VIOLATING FISH LAWS.
Two COwley County Fishermen Are
Given Severe Fines

Winheld.-Richard Rowe and c.
Isenagle were tried before a jury in
Justice Earhart's court Tuesday after
noon. and found guilty of violating the
fish and game laws. They were fined
$25 each. assessed SO each for game
warden's fee. and the Justices and
sherih's fees made the total amount
for both S1O7.65. They paid up with
out further objection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15

H. S. Hines. city attorney of Arkan-
sas City, is in Topeka today on law bus
mess, and called on Attorney General
Jackson Mr.. Hines is making a hard
fight on the saloons in Arkansas City.
and has succeeded in closing most OF
them. He is now making a fight on the
drug stores, and is having a lot of trcu-
BILE with them.
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LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
He Is Feature of the Pawnee Bill
Wild West Show.

Little Teddy Bear. five years old. is
Historic Wild West and Great Far East
snow, which will visit this city for two
performances on Monday, August rs.
me youngster is a full blooded Sioux
1nulan, whose mother died a few hours
after he opened his wondering aves and
who became an orphan a year later
vicious horse trampled- his father to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15
Bailey Blue Has 30 Wlfe.

Bailey Blue filed suit with the clerk
Of the district court today asking for an
absolute divorce from his wife Frances
V. Blue. According to the petition the
couple were married at Monmouth,
Warren county. Illinois, in January.
1895. Mr.. Blue asserts that his wife
deserted him in September of the same
year and has refused to live with since
that time. He has been a resident of
Shawnee county for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-15

that she wished all people had as hap<
py home as she had.-(CopyrightS
1907, by M. M. Cunningham.)
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29
GETS CHANGE OF VENUE
Uncle Dick Mccoy Charged with As
sault With Intent TO XIII
to BE Heard Here.

Uncle Dick" Mccoy who as an
nounced exclusively in the Sentinel
yesterday. was arrested on a charge
of making murderous assault on town
marshal. Mr.. Pillsbury, has secured
a change of venue, from Justice Mug
ent's court at Fruita and his trial
will be held before some other just
ice of the peace.
1t seems that at dance in Fruita
on Friday night George Nolan a
young man left the dance and on
reached the street proceeded to
shoot to pieces some lanterns that
were placed on ditch in a street
to warn passers by of the danger.
Marshal Pillsbury interfered and in
some manner Mccoy who was passins
by got mixed up in the affair. Mccoy
it is said claims that Pillsbury at
tackled him without cause and in re-
taliation it reported that he struck
Pllsbury a number of times with a
revolver. The affair created much
excitement. Pillsbury is a man OF
powerful build Mccoy is over sixty
years of age with snowy hair and
beard but still a most rugged phys
ique. He has resided in the valley
for many years.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29
SHE VISITED THE SALOONS
Brave Little Salvation Army Lassie
Sings and Prays in n
Bar Room.

On last Saturday evening a Saliva
tion Army lassie, a member of the To-
cal barracks. quietly stole into a bar
room of one of the local saloons and
before the many men who were ga
thered at the bar and in groups in
tho room We're aware of the presence
of this little follower of the Cross she
had knelt on the bar room floor and
was Offering prayer for the Salvation
of all within the sound of her voice.
Her prayer finished the lassie sweet
ly sang several beautiful sacred
hymns whose melodies and impress
i've words of supplication and praise
seemed somewhat out of place in that
brilliantly lighted saloon.
Everything became quiet and tho
men. with one accord had ceased to
ralk and laugh and with deep respect
and sincere courtesy they gave the
closest attention to the lassie. 1nat
she made an impression upon those
gathered around the bar who with un-
covered heads listened to her songs
OF praise to her Lord, there can be
no doubt.
Just before she departed a cUllec-
tion was taken up by the men for
the lassie and 1t is said that a sum
exceeding fifty dollars was raised in
that bar room within period of two
or three minutes.
The influence of the girl fingered
long after she had departed.
1t was an unusual, a most inn
pressive scene of which this young
girl formed the center as she dared to
venture into place where prayer
and sacred song are seldom heard.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29

Senator Patterson's dailies should
not rebuke the Post for embracing
Senator simon's wad. The Post's
chief pirate once plead guilty of en-
bracery-just once-flrst offense-
Durango Democrat.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29
HE RoAsTs THEM PROPER.

like to see a true woman. ! want
you to remember this, that Col AL
mighty worked out the same standard
for men and women alike. Say, you
men, how would you like to see your
wife go down the street with a chew
of Battle Axe in her mouth, and spit
ting about every four PAGES, or with
a corncob pipe in her mouth and go to
a livery stable and sit with her feet
cooked up on the stove and cuss
and spit and settle all the great ques-
tions of the day, and then go down to
some booze joint and fill her hide
with liquor? l want to tell you they
have Just as much right as you have
to do it. The world says a white life
for a woman and black life for the
man. Come. and get little sense
now and line up before the bar of
truth and decency.
But there are girls and women
who will go to the communion table
and weep and pray. and then in 24
hours they will be is some ball room
with some spider legged, bullet head
ed dude squeezing the life. physically
and spiritually out of them.-Rev.
Billy Sunday.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29
PATHETIC IN THE EXTREME.

While preparing her trousseau in
happy anticipation of her marriage
10 Harry Blunt of Pueblo which was
set for last Sunday a week ago Miss
Luna Armitage was stricken very ill
at her home in Denver and after suf-
fering intensely for several days she
died at St. Joseph's hospital in Den
yer on last Friday night.
When death came to claim its vic
tim in the little room at the hospital
the beautiful girls hand was held
tightly in that of her broken hearted
fiancee. She lost consciousness af-
ter being removed 10 the hospital
and her lover was the only person
she recognized before she died. Miss
Armitage had enjoyed good health
up to her last illness. She suffered
a sudden and terrible attack of in
fiamatory rheumatism and this caus-
ed her death. Mr.. Blunt is the Pu-
eblo city salesman for the Concord
Mercantile company. He had a cot
tage home in Pueblo all fitted up for
his bride to be and practically every
detail of the wedding had been ar
ranged
The young man took charge of the
body and instead of returning to Pu-
eblo a happy bridegroom with a
helpmate to share the little cottage,
with him he returned with a corpse
and bridal flowers We're turned to
funeral wreaths. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon. The inter
ment was in the Blunt family lot in
the Pueblo cemetery.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29
DOES MUCH GOOD.

According to an eminent medical
journal fall of snow has purifying
effect upon the air equal to, If not
greater than. that produced by Il
storm of rain.
Tradition has it" our contempor-
AIRY remarks. that after n fall of
snow men feel stronger owing to the
exhilerating effects of the snow
swept air. Science. at all events.
cannot quarrel with this conclusion.
inasmuch as 1t Is easily demonstrated
that the air is purer and sweeter after
n fall of snow. Apart from the re-
moval OF impurities by snow. there is
some reason for believing that the
vital qualities of air are Intensity
ed by some obscure action of the
snow on the oxygen in the air. form
ing perhaps ozone or even oNygenated
water, as peroxide of hydrogen is
sometimes called"
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29

What a pathetic picture of disting-
uished unselfishness Mr.. Guggenheim
will make when he enthusiastically
jumps in with Teddy to Investigate
the Smelter trust.-Rifle Telegram.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29
WE'RE MARRIED LAST NIGHT

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. f. c. Mol
lyneaux and Miss Norma Strother were
united in marriage by Rev. C. w. G.
Lyon of st. Matthews church. Mr..
MollyneauX and his bride left last
night for Denver where they will
make their home. The bride is an at
tractive young lady and is a member
of well known family. The groom
has for many years been the leading
man with that well known repertoire
organization, the Kempton Komedy
Kompany. He is an actor of far
more than ordinary ability. The cou-
pie has many friends in this city to
wish them happiness. Mr.. Molly
neaux Will rejoin his company on
February list.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-29

Speaking of the election of Simon
Guggenheim, the Rifle Revellle IRE
publican) says: I'VE are too good a
Republican to stand for system that
sends Colorado hellward. ."-Breck-
enridge Bulletin.