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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
TWO BAD FIRES.
Render 500 Homeless and Cause
Property Loss OF $500, 900.

Property Loss OF 100000.
New Orleans, La, June 10.-Over 500
persons are homeless one death has
been reported and a property loss of
over $500. 900 have been the results of
two fires which destroyed several
blocks of stores and residences in diff
ferent parts of New Orleans last night
and today. In the former severe wind
storm swept the flames over almost two
blocks before the firemen coO:l COM
mence their work and in the latter.
which occurred in an outlying section
of the city today, the absence Of water
plugs rendered the fire fighting appar-
atus useless.
The first fire destroyed score or
more of residences and several stores
in the neighborhood of Berlin and Mag
aZine streets.
John Jung, who owned one of the fur
niture stores destroyed, went back to
his stable in an effort to save his
horses. A gust of wind swept the
flames over the barn. Jung's body was
found today.
The second fire at Delachaise street
and Louisiana avenue destroyed 20 cot
tages occupied principally by negroes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
1T STARTS A FIRE.
A Freak Windstorm Sweeps Over New
Orleans.

New Orleans. June 10.-A freak wind
storm was responsible for fire destroy
ing about city block of buildings in
uptown residence sections at Magazine,
Berlin and Milan streets. Simultan-
eousIy with the outbreak of the fire a
high wind struck the city. 1t blew the
fire within a few minutes nearly all
over the block of it's origin and swept
it across Magazine street into another
block.
Several small stores were destroyed
along with residences and the loss is
estimated at between 100000 and $780,
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
OUT OF THE FLOOD
Waters of the Kaw Are Rapidly
Receding.
North Topeka Will Soon be
High and Dry.
PEOPLE MOVING BACK.
Returning to Their Homes
Rapidly as Possible.
False Reports Of Rise Brighten
a Few.
STORES REOPENING.
STORES REOPENING.
BY Night North Side Will Have
Natural Appearance.
Only Light Showers Reported
in Vicinity of WamegO.

junction City. June 1O.-The Smoky
Hill river fell an inch and one-half
during the night and has fallen three
inches during the day. The Republi-
can river has fallen ten feet during
the past twenty-four hours and is now
within its banks and falling rapidly.
The Kansas river is still falling at
the rate of an inch an hour. The wat
er is disappearing from the streets in
North Topeka and by this evening
there will be little left. Reports from
Manhattan are that the Kaw is falling
there more rapidly than in Topeka.
The registered fall there during the
night was four feet in both the Kan
sas and Blue. People have been
frightened by unfounded rumors of a
big rise today. These false reports
have tendency to keep the citizens
of North Topeka in a state of terror
and may keep many away from their
homes though a large number are al
ready returning. 1t is unjust and
cruel to circulate these stories for
there can be no considerable rise in
the river under present conditions.
The flood conditions are greatly i'm
proved and will continue to grow bet
ter. Topeka's water supply though
menaced has not been impaired and
the people on the South side have
suffered little Inconvenience as a re-
suit of the flood.
The Government River Readings.
According to estimates carefully
made from the readings of the govern
men river gauge the Kaw river
measured:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10

The mark reached at 10 o'clock this
morning, 26 feet, Indicate a fall of
2.2 feet since the high water mark was
reached at o'clock Tuesday morning.
According to the government reading
of the river gauge at 8 o'clock this
morning the Kaw river had fallen .wo
feet from the high water mark 282 and
is falling at the rate of an inch an hour
with the probability of more rapid
fall later in the day. While rains have
been reported in the valley of the Kaw
and its tributaries during the past "a
hours it is not likely that this condi-
tion will affect the present high water
conditions.
By the time that the rains which have
fallen in the Kaw valley during the
past "a hours reach this point the wa
ters will have .tceded to such a point
that the adj Al water will hardly be
noticed ur aims continue to fall
in the valleys Vest of Topeka. The pre-
cipitation west of Topeka this morning
seems to have been showers covering
only small area of Kaw river water
shed and by the time that this water
reaches this point the river will be
amply able to care for it without again
flooding.
From 9 o'clock last night until 8
o'clock this morning the river fell u
inches at Topeka or at the rate of a
little more than an inch an hour: a
foot in eleven hours At this rate Of
fall the government weather depart
ment estimates that the water will
have ceased flowing across Kansas av-
enue at Crane street and will have re-
ceded from Kansas avenue in North
Topeka as far north as the fire sta
ton
This fall will drain the water from
many of the higher points in the resi-
dence portion of North Topeka and the
labor of undoing the work of the flood
will commence at once. From 3 O'Clock
this morning until s o'clock the fall
amounted to four inches, a fraction less
than an inch an hour. This indicates
that the emptying of the Kaw is being
retarded by the high water of the Mis-
souri, river. condition which was pre-
dicted by the government weather bu-
reau in this city yesterday.
Business Men Reopen Stores
The North Topeka flood sufferers
are the gamest and most sensible peo-
pie to be found anywhere in the coun-
try. 1t is in time of stress and storm
and when misfortunes are thick and
heavy that the stuff men and women
are made of begins to tell
Tuesday noon three feet of wafer
swept through all the streets of the
business section of North Topeka. At
O'Clock this morning merchants on
the avenue and Laurent and Gordon
streets, where the current was the
swiftest, had opened their doors and
were doing business at the old stands
The Morns & Myers grocery store was
selling goods at O'Clock and also the
Cline & Son hardware store. This
achievement is the climax of energy
and faith. A. j. Berry, at 9O5 on the
avenue. was doing business at $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
Wichita Banks ConsoIidate,

Wichita, Kan, June 10.-FoliowIng
the announcement OF a consolidation
of two national banks here, two other
institutions, state banks, have con-
solidated, the Merchants State bank
and the wichita State bank The
merged institution will be known as
the Merchants State bank. A new
bank, strictly a savings institution. will
be opened here about July /. Wichita
men only are interested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
and Roosevelt principals. but as q
damper on too much Roosevelt"

Friends of the convention system of
government declare that the voters of
the state are very apathetfc, and that
without the caucuses and conventions
to stir things up. the voters will not
get interested in the primaries, and
will fail to go and vote.
II 1t is true that the farmers of the
state are too much interested in floods
and hogs and cattle and corn to vote
at the primary, the chances for a
Stubbs and Bristow victory are very
much diminished. But the Stubbs and
Bristow people say that there will be
plenty of interest when the time comes.
They expect that as the various coun-
ty campaigns begin to warm up. and
the candidates for county nomination
get into the field. the necessary efforts
will be made to get the voters to the
polls.
There are hundreds Of people in ev-
cry county who might not go to the
polls for the purpose 70 voting for eth
er Of the candidates for senator or eth
er of the candidates for governor. who
will be dragged out by the fight for
sheriff, or the fight for some other
county office.
AS the campaign draws to a close.
the fight between Stubs and Leland
promises to redouble in vigor. Both of
these candidates are we'll supplied with
personal financial resources, and they
will not hesitate at expense when 1t
comes to the finish. Both sides are
doing lots of work now, but within a
few weeks, look out for large increases
in the number of clerks and stenog-
raphers at the rival headquarters
Hundreds of thousands of documents
and letters will be sent out from each
camp. The greatest act of friendship
any partisan of either candidate can
perform is to send in to headquarters
list Of a few hundred people in his
locality to whom campaign literature
can be mailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
ISLANDERS Topeka.
Arthur Brisbane Says There Is More
Drunkenness Here Than in Paris.

Milwaukee, June 1O.-In an address
before large public meeting in this
city, held in connection with the con-
vention of the United States Brewers
association Arthur Brisbane of New
York declared yesterday afternoon
that he has seen more drunkenness in
Topeka, Kan, in one day than in Par
is in a year.
Reference to the above is made on
today's editorial page of this paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
The Weather.
Weather Indications.

Chicago, June 1o.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Probably showers tonight and
Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10

The principal trouble In the present
food has been laid at the door of the
Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific.
whose bridges spanning the Kaw, acted
as dams that caused the water to
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Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
 OF INTEREST TO MESA
Wide Awake Girls and Boys Will
 Struggle For the Prizes.

Much interest is already being man. ifested here in the announcement in yesterday mornings Republican, that six scholarships. besides two trips. and several premiums would be offered to contestants during the coming months
 There will unquestionably be par ticipants in the contest from this place as it will be remembered that two years ago. a young lady of this place secured one of the scholarships which was at that time offered by The Re- publican. This is a most splendid op- portunlty for some wide awake boy or girl to secure a musical or business course in prominent institutions in the Capital City. and this should be taken advantage of immediately. as the one who gets out and works with persist ent efforts will be the one who will carry off the honors of the contest.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
NARROWLY ESCAPES SERIOUS
 INJURY.

On Thursday evening while Mrs. B. Noble and Mrs. Hiram Davis and young child. were returning home from a drive in the country. they had a narrow escape from being seriously injured from their horse being fright ened at harrow. to which Cecil Rog- CTS had a team of horses attached.
 The animal took fright just as the ladies made the turn from Cuber to Main street, tipping the buggy to one side Mrs. Noble, who was driving. held on to the reins and was dragged several feet. In the meantime, MT. Rogers had brought his horse to a halt and came to the assistance of the ladies, who. however were not injured aside from being badly shaken up and frightened by the accident.
 At first it was thought that the lit tie child was hurt, as the mother fell with it in her arms, the child striking the ground first It was covered with mud and as soon as this was washed off at a ditch nearby, it was found that the little one was safe and sound.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
SUNDAY SERVICES.

NJ E. CHURCH, SOUTH-S. M. Cheek. pastor. Sunday school at 10 am. Preaching by pastor at II am. and 1880 pm. League at 6:45 pm. Miss Schmidt will be in charge of the music. A welcome to all.
 CHRISTIAN CHI U R c H - Bible school 10 a.m., Preaching II am. Subject, Seeking After Power" Christian Endeavor at 6:3O pm. Leader, Miss Jean Quinn. Preaching 1880 pm. Subject, Mission of John the Baptist" After the evening ser vice Bro. Salyer will go to Phoenix and take the night train for Pres colt. He will be gone nearly two weeks holding a meeting at McCabe a mining camp eighteen miles from Prescott. There will be regular ser vices at the tabernacle. however next Sunday. the 4th of October. Definite announcement will be made later
 BAPTIST CHURCH-Preachin by L. J. Trumbull at II am. Sunday school at 10 a.m., R. A. Windes sup erintendent. Young Peoples meeting at pm. All are welcome.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
HOME MISSIONARY DAY
 OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Services on Sunday in the Wards Ad-
 jacent to Mesa.

Sunday last was Home Missionary day in the Church of the Latter Day Saints. and the following persons ad- dressed congregations in the different wards: In Mesa, H. B. Morris and B. Jones had charge of the meeting and in Alma, T. E. Pomeroy, Gov. E. Phelps and W. Arid Macdonald pre- sided. at Papago, James Miller and Jos. L. Standage; Pine, James s. Paterson. Burt Randall and Alfred Fuller. In Lehi, the regular monthly conference was held, as well as the Home Mission ary day being fittingly observed and Isaac Dana and F. T. Pomeroy of the Stake presidency presided over the services.
 At the meeting of the NJ. I. A. Society held in the Mesa opera house in the evening. splendid program was de- livered and was as follows:
 Duet. The Misses Nellie LeSueur and
 Mabel Pomeroy.
 Short Address. By Stake President
 Isaac Dana.
 Solo. By Miss Deborah Allen.
 After the rendering of the program. the young ladies went to the Relief Hall where the regular class work was taken up. The young mems society remained in the Opera house and was addressed by M. A. Stewart and F. T. Pomeroy. It is the intention of this society to organize for the winter, dur ing the present week.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
SERVICES AT METHODIST CHURCH TOMORROW.

There will be special services at the sabbath school tomorrow morning at the Methodist Episcopal church here, the primary class graduating and being promoted to the junior department, which will be attended with appro- priate graduating exercises. At the regular preaching hour. Rev. Crouch will read his tri-annual report, tomor- row being the last day of the confer ence year. after which the pastor will give a short sermon. and receive mem bers into the church, and administer the last sacrament.
 The members of the EpwOrth League will meet together at ' o'clock, being one-half hour earlier than the usual hour At 8 o'clock Rev MT. Crouch will deliver a stereOpticOn lec- ture on Pythianism.
 The Knights of Pythias have been invited to attend The lecture will be preceded by sacred songs. The pastor of the Baptist church has agreed that his congregation meet with that of the Methodist church for these services in the evening
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
GODS BLESSING.

Cwritten for The Republican,
 had fashioned In six slow stages out of Eldest
 Night The labors of Creation. It was good. He divided the waters from the land. And to each He gave some special
 gift To satisfy some special need of man. The valleys He blessed with a fertile
 soil To sustain the races millions yet un-
 born And in the mountains. vast crucibles
 of Nature, He stored the metals for the artisan. Yet other lands he covered with the
 forests. To answer other needs of man-and,
 too. That the four footed tribe might
 have range wherein To thrive and multiply and have
 their being. And then the Omnipotent One took
 heed Of one compelling need now over
 looked,- Since by His decree man must earn
 his bread By his brow's damp sweat; and so
 must perforce Pay the penalty of decrepitude and
 death There should be one land (by way of
 compensation Whereto the sick and feeble of man.
 kind Might come and drink the waters
 that restored The failing energies and healed all
 fleshly ills; Where the ozoned air would brighten
 the spirit Jaded in the keen struggle for exist
 ence And renew the life granted by the
 Maker. And SO did a benign. just Providence Temper the primal curse with some need of mercy And this land was Arizona.
 EDWARD N. BUCK. Phoenix. Ariz, Sept 25. 1908.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
PRIMARIES TODAY.

Both republican and democratic primaries will be held today for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention. The republican primaries will be held in Curry hall and seven delegates will be elected. The election officials will be: J. B. Mullen. inspector; I. V. Stewart and Samuel Brown, judges; J. B. McNeil and Chas. P. Mullen, clerks.
 The democratic primaries will be held in the same place and the off cials will be: A. Nelson, inspector; i; l.. E. Redden and s. S. Warner. judges; c. w. Miller and z. M. Friz- zell, clerks. The democrats are en- titled to elect seven delegates today.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26

Company D under command of Cap
 tain J. B. Nelson, and Lieutenant ID. Dudley Jones and Guy Jones, departed
 on the early train yesterday morning for Phoenix, where they went into camp at the fair grounds, upon the space allotted to the Mesa contingent. They were joined at the grounds by the advance guard which proceeded
 the boys, and prepared the camp site. Tomorrow morning nine more mem bers of the company will go to the Cap ital City. and join those already there.
 After remaining in camp until the first of October, a detachment will be sent to the southwestern encampment of the National Guard to be held at Atascadaro, Calf, where they will be joined by the National Guard of New Mexico and California, together with large portion of the United States reg ulars now stationed in the southwest.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26

place and Miss Willie Carpenter in Los Angeles on the Fist. MT. and Mrs. Evans will be at home in Tempe after October 1st.
 L. L. Harmon is home again from the northern part of the territory.
 Frank Empey is taking his vaca- tion and is serving the government with company c.
 H. B. Sanders of Phoenix. who has been assisting in the National Bank, returns home today.
 Dudley Windes is taking a special course in the Lamson Business col lege.
 Miss Neoma Land of Flagstaff is the guest this week of Mrs. A. B. Tomlinson.
 MT. and Mrs. J. F. Hailger have issued invitations to their pearl we'd ding which occurs on the 2nd of October.
 The Tempe House is having a fresh coat of paint.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB
 FULLY ORGANIZED
Caucus Held For the Selection ot Nominees For Primary Election To- day.

The first meeting since the organiza- ton of the Mesa Republican club, was held on Thursday evening last, in the town hall here. There was large number present and an enthusiastic and spirited meeting resulted. Alter some preliminary work, Chairman Geo. $. Irwin appointed the following citi- zens as members of the executive com mittee, which will act in conjunction with the chairman upon any matters which may require their considerations: From Mesa, J. G. Spangler. A A. Jones. N. A. Brundage and pr. E. w. Wilbur: from Alma, E. D. Lewis and Dave Hibbert.
 After the appointment of the execu- tive committee, it was the decision of those present to also select a booster committee to go to Lehi, and assist in the forming of a republican club among the residents of that ward. pr. F.. W. Wilbur. J. c. Spangler. Dan Hib bert and Donald Mcqueen were chosen to act on this committee. At the out set of the formation of the Republican club, it was decided to also form a similar organization in Lehi, as 1t was considered that there was sufficient number of republicans in that ward to have a club of its own.
 On Thursday evening last, 1t was suggested that a collection be taken up to defray the current expenses Of the club. which will be kept up in this manner. The next meeting will be held Thursday. October 1.
 ols aVf nf fhiG meet ing. a republican caucus was called for the purpose of selecting nominees for the primary election which will be held today Twelve candidates were chosen from which number six will be selected and voted for at the primary election today as delegates to go to the county convention in Phoenix. Those chosen were: J. G. Spangler. George S. IT, win. Dr. F. w. Wilbur, Dr. R. F. Pal mer, H. S. Phelps. w NJ. Newell. D. T. Mcqueen, A. A. Jones, Alfred Schaef- fer. F. w. Cerney. C. A. Baldwin and P. A. Williams.
 The primaries will be held today in the town hall, where the polling will take place from a. m. to p. m., and the following will be the election board Republican, Ben Noble, in- spector: Dan Hilbert and P. A. Will Hams. judges; G. NJ. Fryer and Clar- ence Baldwin. clerks.
 In Ama-Ed Lewis. inspector; J. l. Coffin and Lafayette. judges; Lewis Cuber and George Allison, clerks.
 In Lehi-Polling place the school house. with R. w. Simkins, inspector: H. Simkins and Thomas Byers, Milo Shill and Thomas Steele, clerks.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF THE APPRO- PRIATORS' CANAL COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the reg ular annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Appropriators' Canal com pany will be held at Melczer Hall on October 5th, 1908, at the hour of 1:3O o'clock P. NJ. for the election of a board of five directors to serve for the ensuing year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before the meet ing.
 By order of the Board of Directors,
 JOHN P. ORME.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
TRI.wEEkLY MOVING PICTURES.

Beginning with Tuesday evening. September 29th, the Ralph A. Chase Moving Picture company will com- mence giving tri-weekly exhibitions of the moving pictures at the Mesa opera house. the evenings on which these will be shown being Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday. This afternoon at 2:30 Mir. Chase will give a matinee, and this evening there will be two shows, one starting at 7:15 and the other at S:30.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
PARTY ON HORSEBACK TO
 ROOSEVELT.

Mrs. Henry Davis accompanied by Mrs. Pemberton. left early yesterday morning for the mountains near Roosevelt, where Mrs. Davis husband and H. s. Peterson are engaged in the annual roundup of their range cattle. The ladies will enjoy the excitement and novelty which attends the round- ing up and branding of the herds on the ranges.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
BACK FROM BULLDOG PROP
 ERTlES.

MT. Shattuck of the firm of Shat uck and Nimmo, and who has been on an inspection trip to the Bulldog properties in the Goldfield Mining dis trict, returned home Thursday evening.
 While at the mines, MT. Shattuck in spected the working of the pumps which have recently been installed there, for the purpose of taking the water out of the shaft. A preliminary test was made during his stay there. the two pumps jointly throwing a stream of water of approximately fif- ty inches which amount lowered the water two and one-half feet in the shaft within eight hours time. This work will be continued until the shaft is pumped dry. at which time the sink ing of this will be resumed.
 co. D IN CAMP IN CAPITAL CITY.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-26
RESTAURANT CLOSED.
Not Permanently, However, But For
 Improvements and Repairs.

The new Popular restaurant in the Kingsbury block near the old Mill avenue station, has been closed for few days on account of some re- pairs and improvements that are be- ing made to the building and the fixtures. The restaurant will be opened again Tuesday and will then be better able to accommodate it's increasing patronage.
 Regular 12Iz and 15c ginghams in all colors for 1Oc per yard. Lukin Cash store.