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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19

- oBBIE' sed teeeher. what do yoa
y know about Fairies & Fairy Talesl
wish you wud rite me few, she
sed' making them as much up TO DAFT as
pOsSlDeL So this L uhnf 1 hnrn 80.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
An Apology.

l9Os-who's that awful old trump over
there!
l909-That, sir. is my mother.
190S-Er-ah-oh. yes-um. Weil-ahem
you just ought to see mine Harvard
Lampoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Lesser Evil.

The Professor-I want you children to 90
to my lecture tonight
Robert-Couldn't you whip US instead.
just this once, papa ?-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Councilman Blakely of the commit
tee who was among those VINO work
ed Tuesday stated Wednesday morn
ing that the committee felt very much
encouraged over the showing made in
the afternoon He said that the small
merchants came across handsomely
considering their means, and without
any urging at all, and many of them
encouraged the committee in their
work by speaking in hopeful terms of
praise of the work and the great ben
efits a big state fair would be sure to
bring to Topeka.
"The fund is we'll over $1,000 now"
he said, "as 1 understand that nearly
s100 was added Tuesday night to the
subscription received that day. We
should finish up the work by Thursday
night The concert tickets are selling
like hot cakes. I have sold ten al
ready and expect to sell ten more to-
day. The concert will be well worth
the money without considering the
good of the cause these tickets stand
for The committee will meet again
Thursday"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
NATL GAS co. REPORTS
Owns Nearly Two Million Dollars
Worth of Kansas Property.

The Kansas Natural Gas company,
which supplies all the northern part
of Kansas with natural gas, today re-
ported to the state tax commission a
detailed list Of it's property in Kansas,
and placed a value of $1,s46,S66 on
it's lines and pumping stations.
The Kansas City Pipe Line COM
pany, which is supposed to be owned
by the same people, reported the val
ne of it's property to be $1,057. AIS.
In 1907 The Kansas City Pipe Line
company was assessed on $355,000.
The Kansas Natural Gas company was
not assessed in 1907, but it's property
is supposed to be that of the Kaw
Gas company which was assessed
at $733,00O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
(. M. PENWELL
Undertaken and Enlb0lmecs'
,6li Quincy Stres1
Beth Phones 101

in consideration the grading. rolling,
paving and curbing
This is entirely different from the
proceedings followed by the city coun-
Gil in former years. Prior to this year
the contracts for grading, rolling, paw
ing and curbing have been let sepa-
rately. The city engineer thinks it
would be more satisfactory to hold
one contractor responsible for all the
various details of a paving contract
than to bring several different men up
to the chalk line.
The contractors are being fur
nished with form by the city en-
gineer's office on which they will
make their summary Of the items
entering into the contract. The coun-
ell committee of tellers VIII take these
forms as submitted by the bidders
and award the contracts on the basis
of the lowest total sum represented.
This cuts out lot of the tedious
work for the committee Each year
it has meant several hours of arduous
figuring for the council before it
could finally decide as to whom to
award the paving contracts. The re-
suit of this will probably be that the
main paving contractors will sublet
the lesser portions Of the contract
such as rolling, grading and the fur
nisf1ing of catch basins to other con-
tractors who make a specially of that
kind of work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Mothers
Attention /!

j II you only knew what a relief our
shindergarten department is to you.
you wouldn't hesitate for one moment
In sending your little ones to us.
The kindergarten class begins at 8
O'Clock in the morning and closes at
noon. We have our carriage call at
your door for the little ones and bring
them back.
The next two months will be almost
all outdoor work except when the in
clement weather will not permit,
which is naturally conducive to the
physical development of the child
The children are taken on trips into
the fields and woods to pick wild flow
ers and study nature under the care
of competent teachers. which is not
only instructing but healthful recrea-
ton to the little ones. Make arrange
ments this week so your little ones can
get the full benefit of the closing two
months of this term at special rates.
Only children, ages to years, who
are too young to attend the graded
school are admitted to the kinder
Karten department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Minor washington Items.

Washington, April 1.-The CONNER
cial National bank of Kansas City,
Kan, is approved as reserve agent for
the First National bank of Junction
City, Kan.
Dewitt Howard of Topeka, K. e.
Kermette of Concordia, H. A. Hobart
of Walnut, Kan; Fred H. Woolley of
Medill, Stuart F. Frazie of Buckner, J.
H. Sivills of Bloomfield, Mo-. are all
appointed railway mail clerks.
The postoffice department has accept
ed the proposal of Julius Rumpil and
Bartholomew j. Bless to lease the
present quarters of the Weston, Mo
postoffice, for ten years from July l.
including complete equipment, heat
light, safe. water, etc. The proposal of
John A. Cragun to lease new quarters
for the Kingman, Kan, postoffice on
the east side Of Main street between
Avenues A, and B. for ten years from
July /, was also accepted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
SMALLPOX IN KANSAS. .
The Report for March Show Great
Many Cases.

The state Of the Kansas smallpox
epidemic for the month of February
is given in the March report of the
state board Of health issued today.
This report shows the following coun-
ties with over 10 new cases Of the dis
case in February.
Allen, %: Cherokee, "a; Coffey. 20;
Graham, rs; Marshall. 35; Neosho, 16
Usage, 10; Republic, 81; Saline, SO;
Scott, Is; Sheridan. To-; Sumner, 20;
Wabaunsee. A; Washington. FL; city
of Atchison, 81; city Of Kansas City,
81; city of Wichita, %.
The total numbes of cases in the
state was 629, but the remarkable
feature was that there was not a sin
gle death from the disease. In
February, 1907, there were 168 cases
in the state.
It was in February, 1907 that an
epidemic of measles was raging and
for that month last year S53 cases
Of measles were reported. This year
385 cases of measles were reported for
the month.
Scarlet fever shows a material in
crease over 1907, the total for the
month of February being 100, while
for February, 1907 the total was 113.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
DOG CATCHER STARTS.
Taxless CANNES Are in Grave Danger
Now.

Nearly 5000 was taken in yesterday for
dog tax. 1T breaks all records said NJ.
NJ. Hale. city treasurer. Last night our
biggest day. which was the last day of the
month. amounted to s4O0 1t has been a
hard day
II feel as if the only noise 1 can make
is to bark like a dog said c. B. Burge,
books for the day. I'VE haven't tried to
do much. else but attend to this dog tax
business
The total amount taken in by the city
treasurer since the first of the year totals
close to $2.400. The dog officer. William
Core. viii now start to pick up the stray
dogs that have not had their tax paid
The owners will either have to pay up or
surrender their dogs to the cruel mercies
of the dog pound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
NO SHODDY BRIDGES.
Only Steel and Concrete to Be Used
Hereafter.

Bridges to be constructed by Topeka
hereafter will be of steel and concrete con-
struction instead of the steel bridges with
c tine usual WOODEN rIoors he ooncre.e
to the cost as have found out by watch
ing the contracts that have been let," said
oon,r nosels: ctny ehsiueeI: ne CoHcrSee
wood floors have to be repaired frequent
ly. It is good deal more economical to
use the concrete. A new bridge will have
to be built by the city on Lincoln street
across the Shunganunga and I will specf-
fy this new construction"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Frank r. Smith Begins His Ac-
tfon in New York.
He Is Asking for q Million
Dollars.
PART SISTERS MONEY
She Was the Late Mrs. Charles
L. Fair.
Lost Her Life i'm Automobile
Accident in France.

New York. April Frank P. Smith
of Topeka, a brother of the late Mrs.
Charles L. Fair, has brought suit to
recover from Mrs. William K. Vender-
bilt, Jr., and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, a
share of Mrs. Fairs estate. Smith
claims a seventh of the estate, or
about l million dollars. He says that
evidence exists which will establish his
claim and result in other suits being
brought by heirs, who accepted set
Element in waiver of their claims. Dan
iel F. Cohalan of No. 2 Rector street,
has filed an answer on behalf Of Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Oelrichs. He de-
clined to discuss the case. It is un-
derStood that the answer contains a
challenge of the authenticity of Smith s
relationship to Mrs. Fair, as well as a
general denial of the allegations made
in the complaint.
After the death of Mrs Fair and her
husband in motor car accident in
France in August, 1902, the formers
relatives sued to recover their share
in the estate. There were six of these
heirs, the late Mrs "A. Nelson, mother of
Mrs. Fair; William Smith of Caldwell,
N. j.; Mrs. Joshua Leonard of Cald-
WE'LL Mrs. BonneH of New Market, N.
j.; Charles j. Smith of Boulder, Co.,
and the children of Mrs. Charles LET
/
in her will bequest of $10,0 900 to Frank
P. Smith, whose residence is I'M
known
Frank Smith formerly was a chef at
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e hos
pital in Topeka. Smiths name appear
ed frequently in newspaper dispatches
in the months after the accident His
knowledge of the relationship which he
now says existed came through read
ing a dispatch in a newspaper day
or two ago of the death of Mrs. Hannah
E. Nelson, mother Of Mrs. Fair. Smith
says he recognized the name at once
as that of his mother. Smith left New
Jersey in 1877, and has been in Kansas
and Missouri ever since. He has not
correspondent with his family for years,
and had lost all track of his relatives.
The fact that the marriage OF his sis
ter to Mr.. Fair was kept secret for
three years, he believes. was sufficient
to keep it from his knowledge.
In a newspaper interview a few days
after the accident in France Laura
Smith Leonard, sister of Mrs. Fair,
told of the early life of the Smith fam
lily. when we children were young"
Mrs. Leonard said, Frank, the Oldest
Of the sons, went away; no one Kne"
where"
Mr.. Smith left Topeka about year
ago. his household goods being shipped
to Kansas City. 1t is known that ne
received several thousand dollars from
his mothers estate but he refused to
take the $4,000 left to him in his Sis
ter's will because it contained con-
dition that he would make no further
claim against her estate.
Smith is decidedly eccentric and is
given to telling all sorts of stories
about his fabulous wealth which was
of course in his mind only. He sued
the city for damages for injuries re-
ceived from running into an obstruc-
ton in the street in his automobile
but recovered only a small sum-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Katy shops Reopen.

souri,, Kansas & Texas railway shons
here which closed recently, reopened
today with a force of 500 men. The
local Missouri Pacific shops which
closed February 20, throwing about
400 men out OF employment, are still
closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Engineers All Struck.

Quincy, Mass. April 1.-The 1913 en-
gineers employed at the granite quar-
ries in this city refused to report for
work today. The quarrymen have
been on strike since March 1, and
through the strike of the engineers to-
day, Operations at the various quarries
throughout the city were practically
at a standstill. The engineers and the
manufacturers failed to agree on a
new wage scale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Legislators Ask More salary.

st. Petersburg. April Fifty mem
bers of the duma today introduced a
bill for the increase of their salaries
by the extension through the recesses
of their present seasonal compensation
of SIS a day. They complain that the
sum that they now receive is made
quate to the ST. Petersburg scale OF
living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Jockey Radtl<e Gets Russian Job.
ST. Petersburg, April I'M. Laza-
ref, who last year won the Russian
derby has engaged Herman Radtke,
the American Jockey. to ride his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
WILL NOMINATE BRYAN.
I. J. Dunn of Omaha Has Been Chosen
for That Honor.

Omaha, Neb., April 1.-Ignatius J.
Dunn has been selected by the Ne
braska delegation to the national
Democratic convention at Denver to
nominate William Jennings Bryan for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

president Of the United States. Mr..
Dunn is one of the four delegates at
large from Nebraska. He is city at
torney of Omaha and has been identi-
fed with Democratic politics in his
home state for IL years. He is an
orator and an attorney of high stand
ing In Omaha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
GIVEN A SURPRISE
State Fair Soliciting Committee
Is Startled.
Find a Firm That Gives More
Than Requested.
CUTTING 1T DOWN.
Committee Raises Five Hun.
dred Dollars More.
Marshall's Concert Thursday
Evening Depended Upon.

A member of the state fair soliciting
committee is responsible for the fol-
lowing: while down on East Second
street Tuesday afternoon on our work
we entered the meat shop kept by
Schmidt Bros. and asked them for a
donation for the fair. The elder brother
asked US what we thought would be
size and we told him that $25 would
be about right. Why he said, any
public spirited citizen ought to give
that much. And any business man,
no matter how small his business,
ought to give at least $50 for a cause
that will help the entire city like this
state fair is sure to do. We will give
$780, He said this in the most matter
of fact and earnest way. There was
not bit of four-fush about it. His
words helped us not a little In the rest
of the afternoons work..
This committeeman also made an
other important point in the work of
this fair fund when he said: When
we go before the legislature next year
and ask for an appropriation for a
state fair to be held at Topeka we
want to be able to show a list OF the
names of our prominent and influential
business men here who have given Hb-
orally of their time and money IN sup
port of this fair. It will help our cause
not a little with the legislature If we
can show that the prominent men OF
this city are behind the fair in earnest.
In fact. it will be necessary to snow
this. A prominent name and liberal
donation will not only help at this time
but will help still more when we come
to ask the state for support for the
fair Every one should get in line right
now and place their names on Topeka S
roll of honor"
The soliciting committee for the
state fair fund did a good days work
Tuesday, raising about $500 during the
afternoon from the smaller merchants
Of the city. These men doing business
in a modest way responded nDerally
with their subscriptions, even more SO
in proportion to their means and the
volume of their business than many OF
the big merchandise firms of the city.
Encouraged by their success of Tues
day the members of the committee now
hope to raise the necessary $4,000 by
Thursday night of this week Instead
of Friday night as planned. They will
try to raise 81, 900 by Thursday even
ing and depend on the Marshalps band
concert that night for the remaining
81 900 to complete the fund.
A fine concert at a popular price ana
for a patriotic cause should net at
least $1,000 in a city the size OF To-
peka. Town pride demands that this
concert be the success financially that
IT is sure to be in musical way.
The following are the SUBSCRIBERS
Tuesday afternoon to the roll OF honor:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-12
Gets Out of Bed to Testify,
and Constable Lowden
Is Relieved.
Especial to THE TIMES. )

East Chicago, Ind, Dec. IL. = Mary
Garletz yesterday decided not TO en-
barrass Contable Jim Lowden any fur
Their by refusing to obey the service of
bench warrants. She appeared meekly
before Judge W. A. Reiland and testi-
fed In the case of Katie Spudic against
Mary Malgot, in which the latter was
charged with writing vile and ma
licious letter and signing the PLAINTIFF
name thereto. Miss Garletz was unable
to throw any light on the authorship
of the letter and Judge Reiland was
compelled to dismiss the case against
the defendant. with a verdict of mot
guilty"
Miss Garletz did not explain her rea-
sons for insisting on an evasion of the
first bench warrant week ago, when
she astonished Constable Lowden by
disrobing and crawling into bed. Al
that time she dared him to show his
mettle by carrying her into court with
out sufficient clothing The feat was
evidently performed to gain additional
delays in the case, Miss Garletz de-
claring yesterday that she knew abso-
lutely nothing about the relations Of
either woman with their husbands
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-12
PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter-Receipts, 3,157 tubs; cream
cry. extra, soc; price to retail dealers,
sic; prints. 32c; extra firsts, 27@27 II c;
firsts. 25c; seconds, 22c; dairies, extras,
;25c; firsts, 23c; seconds, 21c; ladies, No.
1, 201kc; packing stock, Gle.
Eggs-Receipts, 1880 cases; miscel-
1aneous lots, cases returned, 27h
30hc; cases included, 28Q31c; ordi-
nary frsts, 29c; lrsts, must be 40 per
cent fresh, 32c; prime f1rsts. must be
As per cent fresh, .32c; prime firsts,
must be SO per cent fresh, 33e; extra,
specially packed for city trade and
must be 70 per cent fresh, sec; No. ]
dirties, 2475c; checks, 1Sc; refrigerator
firsts, 26c
Potatoes-Receipts. IS cars; choice to
fancy, 70@73c; fair to good, 65Q68c-
Sweet potatoes-1llinois, $2.00 a 1925
Veal-Quotations for veals in good
order were as follows: SO to 60 lbs
80 to 100 lbs, 9@91kc; fancy, 10c.
Dressed beef-Ribs, No. L. 19c; No.
loins, 19c; No. round, Sc; No. chuck
Sc; No. plate. &C.
Live poultry-Turkeys, per Id, 13c
chickens, fowls, lie; springs. lie; roos-
ters. &c; geese, s5.00@7.0o; ducks, &c.
Beans-Pea beans, hand picked
choice, Sap; fair to good, $2.00@2.10
common, $3.50 q 1.95. red kidney, $2.10 @
us; lower grades. depending on oval s
ity, $1,000. lbs; brown Swedish. $2,25 g
fornia, per 100 lbs, s4.95.
Berries-Cranberrie per brl, $3.50 q
90; boxes, S3.00Q3.50; strawberries
California. Is Q25c per pit; Floridas, a
California green fruit-Grapes, 75c q
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-12
MARY ODEYS THE COURT DOGS CAUSE LAW SUIT
Twenty eight Garyites De
linquent in Paying Tax
on Fido.

Twenty-eight warrants have been is
sued by Trustee William Kunert for
the prosecution in Gary of individuals
who failed to secure a dig license this
year. Some time ago the legal notice
was given that if the owners of the
CANNES did not secure the proper IL
cense that the owners would be prose-
cuted.
This action is so unusual that the
owners did not fear that they would be
prosecuted. Mr.. Kunert recently how
ever, decided to bring the delinquent
ones to time, and many warrants were
issued for the entire township. In
Gary alone there were twenty Eight
warrants for the arrest of persons on
this charge.
AS soon as several warrants were is
sued many of the dog owners made a
scramble to settle the matter up and
avoid prosecution. 1t is thought that
many will attempt to settle the cases
out of court to avoid If possible. court
costs. There were but few persons who
were well known upon whom the war
rants were served.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
HAMMOND.

HAMMOND.
Lots As and AZ, E. w. SohTs fourth
addition, Jacob ]. Waskom to
Charles Roth Observation-Disclosures So, 300
Lots 20 and 81, block 5, Brikhoffs
addition, George Birkhoff Jr. to
Jacob Schroeder .-.... 475
E u lot 4, block 4, Wilcox & Cod
frey's addition, William Platt to
George Smith OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -
E " lot 4, block 4, Wilcox & God
freys addition, George Smith to
Carl vermette .............. 1000
Lot As. part 81 and So. Cottage
Grove addition, Fred H. Hester
man to Peter w. Meyn 49,. 1850
Lot Is, block 3, Birkhoff's addi-
ton, William S. Chick to ChaS.
H. Schumacher .............. LOO
= Y lot IS and w u lot 10,
block 8. resubdivision Helberg's
Oak Ridge addition Peter w.
Meyn to Fred Hesterman Jr... 1900
Lots 8 and 9, McHies addition,
! Omer c. Trout to Hammond
Realty Co. ......... ........-.. $50
TOLLESTON
Lots 10 and 90 block 5. C. T. l. &
l. Co.'s third addition, Clear I'll
tile Land Co. to Paul Kuzmite 1000
Lot 81, block IS, c. T. L. & l. Co.'S
Oak Park addition, EVA c.
] Bryan to Pauline Zeimer . 275
EAST CHICAGO
Lot 81, block 81, subdivision SW
Il 29-37-9, East Chicago Co to
| Peter Cieresewski . $50
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-12
WEATHER FORECAST.

Weather map-Extreme northwest,
20 to 80; Regina trace. Northwest, 20
to 80; Moorhead, 06; Huron, trace. West
"a to SO; 500 City, OF; Peoria, OF. Ohio
valley, "a to 80.
Illinois and Indiana-Fair except
showers or snow extreme north tonight
Warmer tonight. Sunday partly cloudy,
cooler north.
Missouri-Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer south and east tonight, cooler
north Sunday.
Michigan-Snow flurries tonight and
Sunday; warmer tonight
Wisconsin-Snow fiurries tonight.
Minneso ta--Fair tonight and Sunday;
colder west tonight and Sunday.
lowa-FaiE tonight and Sunday; cold
er Sunday.
Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas-Fair to-
night and Sunday; colder tonight. war
mer Sunday.
Montana-Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; rain or snow west.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-12
LICENSE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO the citizens
OF Hammond North Township. Lake
County. indiana: That the undersigned
is a male inhabitant more than twenty
one f2o years OF age, a resident Of
said Town and Township and not in
the habit of becoming Intoxicated that
he has been continuous resident OF
said Township for more than ninety
(9o) days last past: that he will apply
to the Board OF County Commissioners
of Lake County State OF Indiana at
their regular January Term. 1908. for q
license to sell intoxicating liquors in
less quantities than a quart at time
and permit the same TO be drunk on the
premises where sold; that ne VIII also
ask permission to SELL tobacco, soft
drinks and lunch in connection there
with: and that the premises where he
desires to sell said intoxicating liquors
is described as follows. to-wit
The ground floor front room OF the
one-story frame building, situated on
lot 81. block Z, Morris addition 70 Ham
rnond Lake County, Indiana. Building
faces on Field avenue has front and
rear entrances, living rooms in rear;
bar room Is 24x40 feet.
Signed JOSEPH SOBODY