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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-16
SALINE CoUNTY's SMALLPOX.
Twenty-three Gases in Past Month
But None Proved Fatal.

Salina, Kan. March 16.-Dr. o. D.
Walker, county health officer has just
completed his report to the state
board of health for the month ending
February 20. The smallpox report is
the item of greatest interest to the
people of Saline county, as the report
shows that 33 cases Of the disease were
reported to the county board of health
in February.
Twenty-three homes are reported to
have been infected. These were
promptly quarantined and fumigated
as soon as the cases were cured. No
deaths occurred as the result of the
infection in this county.
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SALOONS ARE ALL OPEN.
Leavenworth Admits the Charge. But
Says 1t Won't Last.

Leavenworth Admits the Charge. But
Says 1t Won't Last.
Leavenworth, Kan, March 16-The
article from Mexico, Mo, telling of a
committee from Audrain county which
visited here and found open saloons is
true. Saloons are run in buildings in
every place mentioned in the Audrain
county committees report. These sa-
looms or Joints" are running without
paying a dollar of revenue to the city
in any form whatever, and they have
been run ever since the suits were in
stituted to GUST Peter Everhardy, the
present mayor.
Since the special election February IL.
when the people voted to abolish the
present form of ward councilmen and
turn the city government over to a
commission, the Jointkeepers have been
permitted to do as they pleased, but
the joints were open before that. The
present city officials go out of office
the first week in April, and they are
letting everything run wild. Joint
keepers have invaded the second best
business block in the city, and 1t is
only by the strongest protests to the
city and county officials that gambling
dens are kept out Of the same block.
A special election will be held April Z
to select Ave commissioners, all buSi-
ness men, who are running without OPP
position, who will try the new plan of
government. These men promise to give
Leavenworth a better government,
morally and financially.
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IN THE FEDERAL PRISON.
Forty-Six Aliens of All Mathematics
at IeayenWOfth.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 16.-In-
spector Eager of the department OF
commerce and labor spent a couple
of hours at the United States peniten-
tiary He makes an inspection tour
of the different penitentiaries every
four years to ascertain the number
of foreign born and unnatural1zed
prisoners confined in the different
penitentiaries of the middle west.
Examinations of the three peniten-
tiaries in Leavenworth county began
yesterday. In the United States pris-
on there were forty-six found to be
of foreign birth and unnaturalized
citizens of the United States. Most
of these are English coming from
Canada although Russia, Hungary,
Portland, Japan, China, Sweden, Italy
and Ireland were we'll represented.
Many of these are thought to have
become public charges within a short
time after their landing, for crimes
that were found to be various forms
of aggravated violence.
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TO IMPROVE ABILENE.
The City Council Decides to Pave
Most Of the Business Streets.

Abilene, Kan, March 16.-Abilene
took a great step forward the past
week, when the city council passed
resolutions to pave most of the bust
ness part of the city. on. Broadway,
North Second street and North Third
street. The council was unanimous
and Messrs. Coulson, Keel. Schriner,
Van Ostrand, Smith and Adam Hees
deserve great credit for their public
spirited attitude, which is supported
by nine-tenths of the city or more and
the majority of the property owners in
the district to be paved. A few of the
wealthy citizens objected but 1t Is un-
derstood now that they agree and
that they will work in harmony with
the rest of the town to push it along.
Several property transfers will be con-
cluded as soon as the paving is under
way. John Prendergast started the
movement which was theoretically
pushed by E. c. Little and President
Anderson of the Central Kansas Bust
ness college, who was recently elected
president of the Commercial club.
There were a few lively roundups at
the council meetings. and Little drew
petitions which were signed by prac-
tically all the business men in the city.
The paving will greatly improve the
town and give impetus to the efforts
of all our public spirited citizens, and
employment to many.
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L. M. PENWELI
Undertaken and Embaimee
6il Quincy Street
Rokh Pbones lol

early in the home stretch he poked his
nose in front. then moved up nearly a
length in the lead and held his position
to the finish, running apparently with
something still in reserve. The time
was ISL 40 which was 20 of a sec
ond under the track record. In the
betting Meelick opened at 4 to 1, and
backed down to to 1 at post time.
Angelus and Pinkola, the only other
horses in the race, were never danger
Gus, although Angelus. which finished
third, gave a game exhibition of stick
ing close to the leaders. Much money
was lost on Pinkola, on which there
was a plunge at Is to 5.
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THE DEATH OF A. NJ. KING.
Plainvil1e and Rocks County Loses q
Respected Citizen.

Plainville, Kan, March 16.-In the
death of A. M. King Plainville loses
one of her best citizens. Rocks county
one of her pioneers and the Sixth dis
trict one of her most active politicians.
Mr.. King also had state acQuaint-
ance, having been in Topeka many
times attending political and editorial
conventions. For many years he
edited and printed the Gazette. and
for two terms was postmaster of his
town. Less than two weeks ago a
representative of the State Journal
visited PlainviIle, and talked with him
over the telephone. It was through
Mr.. King your correspondent first
visited Plainville, more than a quarter
Of a century ago, and when he was on
the board of commissioners of Rocks
county. Since moving from the farm
to town he has been closely identified
with the progress and building up of
Plainville.
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here a week from today. The COM
plete list of Topeka players, all of
whom will be here Friday, is as fol-
lows:
Pitchers Jones. Arnold. Craig.
Jarrett, Pollard, Furey, Jewett, Mer-
shon, Hagerman.
Catchers Brennan, Bortley,
Boles.
First base-Cooley, (manager.)
Second baseball, Golens.
Third base-Runke1.
Shortstop-Ragan.
Outfielders - Landreth, Wooley,
Cuthbert, Holycross, Crumrine.
Some Of the teams in the Western
Association have been working out dur
Ing the past week with portion of the
players on hand. All of them will be
working hard by the latter part of the
week with most of the men reported
for work The following is complete
list of all the practice squads of the
different teams in the association:
Hutchinson.
Catchers-Seigle, Armstrong, Lewis,
Cowan. Scott.
Pitchers-Atchison, Wescott, McIn-
mes, Cravens, Barber, Sizemore, Arms
dorf, Holmes, Baumhart, Green. Pope
Reed, Hargett. Bakule, Stoffer, Hol-
comb.
First base-Zink.
Second base-Casey.
Third base-Andrews (manager)
Shortstop-O'Leary, Fleming, Ross,
Neuman, Johnson.
Other inf1elders-Mote, Harris, and
Frye.
Outfelders- Persch, Lew
is, johnson, Kuntz, Stofer, Yoeman.
Wichita.
Pitchers-Speer, Dick, Hendrix, Ward
Isbel1, Clark, King, Drouthard.
Catchers -Stringer. Duncan.
First base-Holland (manager.)
Second base-Hawk.
Third baSe-Hetling.
Shortstop-Annis.
Outflelders-Wilson, Pencil, Mich
oils, Carmack, Patterson.
Enid
Pitchers-Gilbert, Ashley, Selby, Hol-
ingsworth.
Catchers-F1sher. Quiesser.
1nfie1derS-Shaumeye Vaughn, Tur-
ner, Texas Jones.
Outf1elders-Price, Harrington, Cobb,
Hurlburt.
Springfield
Catchers-Vanderhil1 Tonneman.
Pitchers-Kaufman, Woods, George,
Mayberry, O'Brien, Westmoreland,
Deck.
First base-Welter.
Second base-Rfsley (manager).
Third base-Anderson.
Shortstop-Smith, Wiley.
Outf1eld-Cole, Murray. Merritt
Joplin.
Catchers-Noyes, Harmon, Hawkins.
Pitchers-Moore, WEIGH, Morris, Mad
dox. F'rickie, Beckenbaugh, Lynch,
StinSon.
First base-Reed, Hicks.
Second base-Wanner.
Third base-O'Malley.
Shortstop-Olson.
Outfielders-F1llman (manageP), Rob-
erts, Jacobson, Sheldon
Webb City.
Catcher-Cheek.
Pitchers-Milton (manager), Burns,
Shaner, Roach.
First base-Wright.
Second base-Pokorney.
Third base-Markley.
Observation-Disclosures, Kane.
OutfieIders-Lofton, Collins, Pease-
Oklahoma City.
Catchers-McConne1 (manager), Goes.
Pitchers-Bandy, Hoffer, Bemis,
Page, McClintock.
First base-Rapps, Henderson.
Second base-Love.
Third base: -.
Shortstop-White.
OutfielderS-RappS, Emery, ScoggfnS,
Goes.
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CHAPULTEPEC LOST OUT.
The Big $4,000 Derby at New Orleans
Goes to Meelick.

New Orleans, March 16.-Meelick.
Just arrived here from the Pacific
coast and almost despised in the bet
ting, won the classic $4,000 Crescent
City derby and at the same time broke
the track record at the distance. u
miles. A big and brilliant audience
pinned its hopes to Chapultepec, the
to 8 to favorite, and went into costa
ctes during the early part of the race
as the favorite, under a boiling sum-
rushed into the lead and with a length
TO snare appeared to be running the
big horse from the coast off his feet
At the end of the back stretch Meelick
lust perceptfbly began to close the gap.
Despite cries of warning to the favor-
tie, Meelick continued TO gain untll
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Offer for Wagner and Cobb.

Washington. March 16.-President
A. w. Lawson Of the Union Baseball
league was in conference with Presi-
dent Hart of the local Union league
club, and as result Mr.. Lawson stated
that Mr.. Hart has wired Tyrus Cobb
Of the American league an offer Of tn e
largest salary ever paid to a ball player
to play with the Washington Union
league club.
Lawson stated that President
Schlichter Of the Philadelphia Union
league club has made Hans Wagner of
the National league an offer Of $40, 900
to play with the Philadelphia Union
league club this season.
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WEST KANSAS FAIR CIRCUIT.
A Number of Towns Organize for q
September Meeting.

Leoti, Kan, March 16.-At a meet
ing held at Ness City Saturday after
noon, the western Kansas fair circuit
was organized. The towns of Ness
City, Dighton, Utica and Leoti were
represented by delegates and the cir
cult includes these towns with the ad-
dition of Scott City. It was an en-
thusiastic meeting and the purses will
be made attractive enough to encour-
age good horses to enter. The first
meeting will be held at Leoti on We'd
nesday Thursday and Friday of the
first week in September, the second
week at Scott City. the third at Digh-
ton, the fourth at Utica, and finish the
elected at the meeting were: j. F.
Spangler of Ness City, president; Her
man Gi1lett Of Dighton, treasu and
c. K. Gerard of Leoti, secretary.
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RAN MILES TO SAVE HIS BEER.
Sa1ina Offender Gives Police a Long
Chase Before Capture.

Salina, Kan, March 1.-two po-
lice officers found a man named Hunt
with three cases of beer in his wagon
To save the liquor Hunt ran his team
four miles into the country north of
town pursued by the officers and was
finally overtaken. The liquor was de-
stroyed, except one case, which was
saved for evidence. Hunt was
brought back to town and when the
city limits were passed he was arrest
ed for fast driving and in police court
was fined $40 and costs.
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Enid Dubbed "the Railroaders..

Enid, March 16.-The Enid base
ball club of the Western association
has been named the "Railroaders.
The work of building the necessary
buildings for the ball park is we'll ad-
vanced and in few days the grounds
will be enclosed. Practice games will
begin as soon as the team can be
gathered together, and Enid will put
up good fight for the pennant
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was the favorite at 10 to Z. The men
fought at 1913 pounds. The preliminary
tight between Jimmy Carroll and
Monte Attell at 115 pounds went fl
teen rounds to draw. Billy Roche
was the referee in both events.
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THIS woMAN's HENS PAY.
Mrs. Sullivan of Dickinson County
Sells 100 Dozen Eggs Weekly,

Mrs. Frank Sullivan living north
west of town marketed 104 dozen
eggs last week. She has been selling
about 100 dozens a week for some
time. She gets about 15 dozen a day
from her White Leghorns. About 375
chickens of all ages and sizes are on
the place-Abilene Reflector.
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Frisco s, Chicago o.

San Francisco, March 16.-Ten
thousand people saw the local base
ball team administer a coat of white
wash to the Chicago Americans Sun
day afternoon. The local team out
PLAYED the champions in every de-
partment of the game. The game was
called at the end of the eighth inn
ing to enable the Chicago club to
catch the New Orleans train.
score. RHE
Cticapo 8 8
San Francisco .......-.-...............-S
Observation-Disclosures, Smith and Sui
Ivan; o. Jones, Suter, Henly and Ber-
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- q eMLST THE GERMS
OF sCRoFUIA :
One of the

Interchangeable Of that like beg
tendency
Swollen glands brittle bones ewes hin
sky bodies running and uce
succeed in holding in during
spell
lose its vitality from other the
and out the scroulous deposits
disease
all impurities and posons and supplying this with
adapted systems which have been pooI
by
advice desired sentfre write. = ~N
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. ATLANTA. CA
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Stole $500 Worth of Shoes

Pittsburg, Kan, March 16.-The
general merchandise store of w. 70.
Schneider of this city was entered and
robbed early Saturday and the rob-
bers got away with over $500 worth
of shoes, which practically took the
entire stock the store contained. The
robbers used a wagon to haul the
goods away.
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WE'RE OVER THE DEAD LINE.
Hack Drivers Violate the Law at the
Katy Depot, Emporia.

Emporia, March 16.-Ten hack
drivers were arrested here on the
charge of getting over the dead line
at the Katy station to solicit fares
The arrests were made by Officer
Armstead, who saw the offense COM
mitted. The men were brought be-
fore Police Judge Parker Saturday
Their conviction will mean about $50
in fines.
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No Ehioin Susnicions Places

Wichita, March 16.-Chief of Po
lice Emery has made application to
the probate court for a permanent in
junction against the occupants and
owners of six separate pieces of prop
erty mere where saloons were former
~ conducted under previous admins
trations, and which are now OCCUPIED
by tenants who have been arrested on
more than one occasion On bootleg
ging charges
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Baker university who won first prize
in the contest at Mcpherson, because
his Grafton was 1900 words in length.
exceeding the limit by 800 words, and
for alleged plagiarism. John M. AL
corn of the Wesleyan university, Sa-
lima, who won second place, will rep
resent the Kansas colleges in the in
terstate contest to be held in May.
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A Missing Girl Iocated.

Wichita, Kan, March 16-Ffndine
country life distasteful and wishing to
become a nurse, Nellie Kerr. the ~
year-old daughter of John Kerr, a
wealthy farmer near Wellington, ran
away from home last week in com.
pany with another girl and came to
this city. She was found here by
Officer Wright and turned over to her
parents The girl was caring for a
sick woman in a rooming house here.
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Conductor Hunt to RuiId

Walter Hunt, a Rock Island con-
ductor. has commenced work on a
modern seven-room house, to be built
on lots north of Louis Arensberg's
home. The work will be done nv his
brother, Fred Hunt, and the cost is
to be s2,500.-Goodland Republic.
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A High Billiard Run.

Chicago, March 16.-Calvfn Demar-
est of Chicago broke the worlds rec
ord, amateur, for the high run in the
opening game of the national amateur
billiard tournament at the Chicago
Athletic association making 16S in
MS lfth inning. Demarest won the
game, defeating Clarence Jackson of
Chicago. 400 to 165. Demarest's
average was 81 1-19 and Jack
sons 3-1S
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The Papke-Keny Bout.

Chicago, March 16.-Bi11y Papke is
to fight Hugo Kelly tonight in Mil
waukee. It is to be fought at 1853
pounds. The hfppodrome. where the
fight is to come off, is large and the
people who made beer famous will
pack it to the doors. The Papke
punch Is favorite nthe betting. When
this pair fought before Kelly's sleep
producer had the edge.
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OPTIMISTIC CLARK GRIFFITH.

The Manager of the Highlanders Talks
Of Pennant This Season.
New York, March 14.-Clark Grit
fifth, the popular manager of the High
landers, is very optimistic over the
chances for the pennant this year. The
pitching staff has been troubling the
fans somewhat, but Griffith thinks that
Happy Jack" CHESHIRE will come back
with vengeance. Glade. who was Sc
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Wichita Players Arrive.

Wichita, Kan, March 16.-Hetling
and Nichols arrived Sunday, making
ten of the Wichita players already re-
ported. The others are Nichols, Cor
mack Henderick, Patterson, Packard
and Ward Isbell. Speer and Dick, re-
leased from the Chicago Americans,
are expected to arrive today to be in
readiness for the opening game with
Washington's second team next Sat
urday. Frank Isbell is to play al
second in place of Kelley, who jump
"a To the California State league Hol-
land will manage the team. The only
out-of-town exhibition games will be
nlayed with Kansas City, April 6, z. 8,
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THE DAILY COBB BULLETIN.
The Hon. Tyrus Now Says He Has Not
Signed Up With Detroit

Augusta. Ca, March 16.-Tyrus
Cobb, who led the American league in
batting last year and who was report
ed to have signed with the Detroit club
for 1908, today denied that any agree
ment had been reached. He declared
positively today there is no change in
the situation and that he is still hold
ing out for three years contract at
$1,000
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Orator Smith i'm Disgrace

Salina, Kan, March 16.-The exc
cutive committee of the Kansas Inter-
Collegiate Prohibition Oratorical as
ISOLATION displaced Harvey Smith of
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A Car of Goats to Ohio

John Randall will ship a carload of
Angora goats to an Ohio man this
week The car vii hold about r5O
head and bring Mr.. Randall s7soW
Colby Tribune
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Topeka Fans Can Size Up the
Talent on March %.
Jack Henry Organizes a Fast
Team to Play C00ley's Men.
HURLBURT TO ENID.
The Big Outfielder Given His
Release From the Locals.
White SOX Notified to Show Up
for Practice Friday.

The baseball season as far as To-
peka Is concerned will be opened
next Sunday at the local park. An
interesting game has been booked for
this date, at which time Topeka fan
dom will have the first opportunity
of sizing up the talent which Manager
Cooley has secured from which to
make his selection of pilltossers with
which to chase the Shively rag Jack
Henry has organized team which
will play the 1908 White Sox. 1t will
be team made~up of local stars
and near stars Of otner teams and
who formerly played In Topeka. 1t
son of seeing Topeka's baseball idols
before they depart for faster COM
pany.
The lineup of the team which will
play against Cooley's hopefuls next
Sunday will read something like
this: Catcher, Henry; first base. Abb
bott; second base, Downs; Third base,
Dick Brown; shortstop, Prather; Out
fielders, Hurlburt and Davis. The
vacancy in the outfield and in the
box will be filled by a couple of men
from the White Sox squad.
This game ought to excite great
deal of interest among the local
fans. All the men will be we'll
known to the fans and for many it
will be their only appearance in To-
peka this season. Henry leaves the
latter part of the week or early next
week for Sioux City, "a, where he
will play during the coming season.
Abbott will leave about the same time
for Evansville in the Central league.
Downs leaves for Hot Springs where
he will report to the Detroit team
March %. He is a real major Lacquer
and his presence should draw large
crowd of admirers. He might revive
pleasant memories in the minds of
the local fans by putting the Spald-
ing somewhere in the old corn field
north of the ball park. Prather, who
Will play short, is brother-in-law of
Abbott and has signed up with the
lola team in the o. K. league for the
coming season. Dick Brown is a
veteran and played on the Topeka
team for two years. He has not yet
fully decided to play ball the coming
season.
Cooley has given Speck Hurlburt
his release. The big outfielder has
been on the local reserve list since
last fall, but he is not needed on the
local team. Speck has signed a con-
tract with Manager Kimmel at Enid
and will play the outfield a part
Of it for the new Western assO ciation
team during the coming season. Davis
will go to Louisville next Monday for
his tryout with the Colonies.
Friday is the day the local players
have been notified to report here for
practice. This will make great in
crease in the number of ball players
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Wagner Quits the Game.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 16.-Hans
Wagner, one of the worlds greatest
baseball players, will not be in the
game this season In a letter to Bar
ney Dreyfus of the Pfttsburg club
with which team he has played since
1897, the shortstop says the game has
become too strenuous for him.
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cured from st. Louis, will be a star,
and Hogg, Orth and Newton are in
fine shape for pennant baseball. Jake
Stahl will be a tower of strength
wherever he plays. Harry Niles will
work in the outfield in fine shape
The Highlanders have made a great
uphill fight to gain popularity in the
metropolis, and have been steadily
gaining because of Giant failures Of
the last two years.
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San Francisco, March lb.-Cy-
clone. Johnny Thompson of Illinois,
knocked out Johnny Murphy OF TINS
nitv in the eighth round of what was
to have been a twenty-round glove
contest at Coffroth,s Mission street
arena Saturday afternoon Thompson
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Economies I'm
ST II()E,S
It's This Way:

We bought a Bankrupt
stock of shoes amounting
to $4,000 at so cents on
the dollar. The stock con-
sists Of all kinds and sizes.
We have arranged the
Shoes and Oxfords on ia
bles and racks in the cen
ter of our store, and put
quick selling prices on
them which fully shares
the advantages of our
purchase with you.
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To Cure a Cold II, One Day.
Take LAXAT1VEBROMo tablets
Druggists refund money IL # fails to cure
e. w. GROVES signature on each box. Mn