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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
JUST BAD, THAT'S ALL.
Irene Putnam Acquitted OF Luring
Kate HolIenbeck Away.

After the evidence was all in last
evening at o'clock in the state case
against Irene Putnam, charged with
being "procurer," MAJOR A. M. Har-
yey, for the defense, filed a motion to
dismiss on the grounds that the EVIL
dence was not sufficient to convict the
defendant. The court sustained the
motion, the jury was called in from
Q short recess and discharged, and
the defendant was discharged at once
In this case, Irene Putnam,
young woman about 10 years Of age,
was charged with influencing Katie
Hollenbeck, a girl less than 16 years
Of age, to leave home and go to Kan
sas City for immoral purposes. The
Putnam woman was bound over from
the court Of Topeka to stand trial.
but the evidence against her seemed
to be rather meager. The Ho1lenbeck
girl, pretty little child of Is, was
the principal witness intro duced by
the prosecution, and she proved an
excellent witness for the defense.
According to her testimony, her
parents, poor people living in Quinton
Heights, took her out Of school at the
age of ID, and put her to work in a
laundry. After working at this job
several months, she became ac-
1uainted with several men, and be-
gan to enjoy a life which she thought
was easier than laundry work. One
man named Vernon Bell, who left
town before this trial came up, and
there met Irene Putnam in company
with another man, named George Mill
Ter. The men knew eacn other, and
Introduced the women who formed a
strong friendship. and these girls
formulated a plan to leave Topeka.
The younger girl ran away to Kansas
City and there lived with Bell for a
week before she was captured by
Kansas City detective named Brown
and brought back to topeka. Again
she escaped, and this time was, upon
her return to Topeka by Sheriff
Wilkerson, kept in Jail until the pro-
bate court could pass upon her case
and send her to the Beloit Industrial
School for Girls. She was brought
from this institution by a matron to
testify in this case. Irene Putnam
part in the affair was discovered
through a letter which she wrote to
the Hollenbeck girl. This letter was
taken out of the postoff1ce and opened
by Katie's mother, and the arrest of
Irene Putnam followed.
The chief witness, the Hollenbeck
girl, cleared Irene Putnam by her
testimony to the effect that she had
been going wrong for some time
before she met the defendant, and
that her escape from Topeka was not
due to the Putnam woman's influence
The little girl. as she appeared in
court, dressed in the Industrial school
uniform. did not appear to be more
than IL years of age.
The prosecution, conducted by As
sistant County Attorneys Atchison and
Jamison, mourned the absence Of
Vernon Bell, the 30-year-o1d man who
led the child away from home.
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the author of "The Crox1ey Master"
has familiarized himself with the
fascinating records of the old English
prize ring. 1.-THE Atheneum." one or
the leading English literary reviews, IN
writing of this book which has al
ready appeared in England, says. Sir
Arthur exhibits in these prolegomehnla a
a pleasant garrulity and charitable
spirit which should be acceptable to
the company for which he destines the
volume. His judgments are interest
ing. his enthusiasm is infectious, and
his obiter dicta are amusingly discur-
sive."
Mr.. John Reed Scott, widely known
to the world of fiction as the author
of "Beatrix of Clare and 1.-THE Col
onel of the Red Huzzars." is now in
Columbia, South Carolina, where he
is at work upon a sequel to his first
success, "The Colonel of the Red
Huzzars." Mr.. Scott is both author
and ANTIQUARIAN, and possesses many
rare and beautiful antiques, among
which may be mentioned his desk,
French walnut drop-escritOire OF the
period of 1880. Mr.. Scott was born
and has lived many years at Gettys-
burg. Pa. and perhaps this early en-
vironment accounts in part for the
dash and movement, sharp and unex-
pected c1imaxes, sword-play and dan
ger which so strikingly distinguish
his work from that of the other ro-
mantle nove1ists of the day. His new
novel returns to tValeria. and
though standing entirely by itself, is.
in effect, a sequel to the very popular
Colonel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
1T is WORLD WIDE.
Inertia in the Securities Market
During the Week.

New York, Feb. 29.-Securities
markets were inert this week all over
the world Accumulation of reserves
in banking centers have not yet slim
ulated any important demand for in
vestment of capital and opportunity is
not yet offered for projected new is
sues, relied on to carry forward pro-
jects of improvements. Declining
railroad earnings and the plans for
curtailment of expenditures to meet
it have been subject of attentive con-
sideration. The question of wage re-
auctions has been especially promi-
nent and the prospect of political
prominence for the subject has been
a matter of apprehension from the
financial standpoint. Placing of or
ders by the railroads for steel rails
was the main factor in an improve
ment in the steel trade Extensive
sales of copper at the decline in prices
were said to have improved conditions
in that industry.
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Am I a drewling baby or a man.
Mrs. Bowser2 Strange noises be hang
ed. Get a move on you if you want
to get away this forenoon. hope
there's nothing serious with your
mother, and at the same time I expect
to enjoy myself tiptop. I'll have what
I want to eat and how I want it, and
I'll take solid comfort sitting here with
the cat O. evenings. You needn't hurry
back Even if you find your mother
splitting wood when you get up there
you can stay for g. fortnight, at least. -
Mrs. Bowser caught the train, and
when it had moved off Mr.. Bowser went
to his office and did not see home again
until o'clock in the evening. He reach
ed home to miss the lights and to find
the house as dark as the inside of q
tar barrel. He stumbled against two
chairs and fell over a third and found
the matches and lighted the gas. Just
as he did SO there was a long-drawn
shrek that made his hair curl. It came
from the family cat. He had been shut
up all day and was almost on the verge
of prostration. He had run through a
window into the back yard, and the
further adventures of Mr.. Bowser are
given in diary invented by himself
as follows:
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Expected to sleep like a log. but

Expected to sleep like log. but
didn't. Heard cats. Heard tramps.
Heard burglars. Smslled smoke.
SmelFed flames. In and out of bed
how many seconds before Mrs. Bow
ser might be expected to return, and
| was appalled, at the number.
Expected to have steak, fried
potatoes, rolls and coffee for break
fast. but found the blamed old range
fire out again and gobbled down
some breakfast food. No one to kiss
no one to say goodbye to. Saw the
cat before I left, but she turned her
back on me.
Home again at night. Found that
the furnace had burned up the seven
teen tons of coal heaved into it this
morning and gone out. Range ditto
Had some dishwater coffee and old
bread for dinner and decided to go to
one Of my clubs and get tight.
"Got to figuring how many years
months weeks, days, hours, minutes
and seconds Mrs. Bowser had been
gone and stayed home. Tried to read
Tried to sing. Tried to crate. No
good. Tramp called and I gave him
the marble heart.
went to bed to fall asleep at
once, but heard burglars and awoke
Heard files. Heard saws. Saw ghosts.
Sweat like a horse Mrs. BowSers
mother shall hear from me for this.
Got up feeling as sli1npsy as rag.
Furnace fire out Range fire out.
Went to a restaurant and got
owner what I thought of it and him.
About the only thing hot about the
meal was our words.
mo one to ask me to hurry home
al nd hint at good dinner. Long day,
most of it spent in figuring when I
could expect Mrs. Bowser back what
selfish wretches mothers-in-law are!
Broke UP my happy home because she
| had a cold in the head or a crick in
| her back!
.-The man that wrote that husbands
and wives ought to be separated
three or four times year Is an ass.
and I'd like to punch MS head
Another poor meal at restaurant.
"Another Homecoming to a cold
a nd dismal house. Got the OLD 1ur-
mace going after an hours hard work,
and then sat and thought. Mrs. BOW
ser is a mighty good woman can
understand how I allowed her to trot
off I'D there without knowing that
her mother was dangerously ILL., I've
no spirit to go to club. l just seem
to sit here in the cleaning and think
sad ug'hts-thfnk that something
may happen to prevent Mrs Bowser
from returning to me. Great heav-
ensi
went to bed Same old files and
saws and ghosts and burglars. Just let
me get my hands on the man that
wrote that married people ought to
break up their homes three or four
times a yeart
Same breakfast. Same long, lone
some day. Perkins advised me to go
and sit in three cemeteries until had
cured myself. Have good mind to
60 up and see Mrs. Bowser- Have a
good mind to telegraph her that the
| house has burned down. the cat gone
dead and that am threatened with APP
| pendicitis.
Same cold, dark, dismal, internal
| old house. Got home just in time to
run three tramps out of the yard.
| for a feast. Started fire in the range
with Ia barrels of kindlings, ten bags
| of charcoal and two tons of hard coal,
| but the lobster was broiled to a cinder
and I had to turn to some breakfast
| food year old.
Tried to read funny book during
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the evening and get up a laugh No
laughs. No grins. Not even Z smile.
On the contrary. I felt shivers crawling
UP my back. By the seven one-horned
COWS, but I'd like to see Mrs Bowser
get away from this house again.
Noises! Why I counted II million off
ferent sortsl
Put the last Of 40 tons OF coal into
the furnace to keep the frost out of the
house, and went out to brea kRast- No
change. Same man-same waiter
same row. I have evidently made him
understand that Mrs. Bowser Il away,
and that am a buzz-saw and cant bo
fooled with.
Perkins suggests that I hire some
one to prevent me from COMMITTING
suicide. Says he would never have
known me If he had met me at a priEs
fight.
Home at the usual hour to that
scene of desc. Hold oni The house
Is lighted up as OF old. On the steps
waiting for me are Mrs. Bowser and
the cat Her coming is a surprise A
regular dinner awaits me- and the fires
are all right.
"Um. Uml Back, Ell? What did you
come SO soon for? Have I been lone
some? Not the smallest bit. Howe
got along? Bully. Slept like top
every night, lived on the fat OF the
land, and was hoping you'd stay all
er!"-(Copyrigh 1908, by r. C.
McClure.)
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CALLED HER AN GOLD HEN"
Jury Decide He Must Pay 1901 fol-
the Privilege.

st. Louis, Feb. ga woman who
has been called an "o1d hen" and an
"old cat by a man has been damag-
ed to the extent of 1901, according to
a jury in the circuit court here, and a
Judgment for that sum was entered
against Albert 9. Block, commission
man, In favor Of Miss Anna g. Ke-
rome, bookkeeper for another COM
mission firm.
Miss Kerone had filed suit for $780,
900. charging SANDER. In court yes
terday, Block admitted he used the
terms, but said he meant no disre-
spect to Miss Kerone. The jury gave
Miss Kerone 81 actual damages and
$500 punitive damages on account OF
anguish of mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29

Reached home to find that the fur
mace fire was out and the house as cold
as ice.
ALSO, discovered that the range fire
was out. Had to fuss for an hour.
Had my mind set OH a regular feast
for dinner, but 1t petered out to bread
and milk Lonesome old kitchen. Lone
some old dining room. Lonesome old
house. I'll tell Mrs. Bowsers mother
what I think of her next time I see
her.
.'Sat and read for two hours. Tried
to think I was an old batch. Filled
up the furnace and range and went
to bed Have just figured out how
many minutes since Mrs. Bowser took
the train, and how many minutes it
may be before she returns. Hang an
old woman who'll eat three or four
raw turnfps and get dose of colo
and then send kilograms and break
I'D routines.
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BowsER KEEPS HOUSE

AS the Bowsers were at breakfa st the
olner morning telegraph boy came
Win message from Mrs. Bowser's
inolner that she was i'll and wanted her
BILE. 90 po'Si-
How unfortunate!' exclaimed Mrs,
BoWser, after they had both read the
message. feel that 1 must go, and
YET COOK is gone and you won't like to
go to either a hotel or boarding
mouse while am absent If YOU could
only Keep house for yourself a few
Who said I couldn't?" asked Mr..
Bowser
But it will be such trouble, and you
Wall be alone in the house o'nights.''
fou VIII possibly be gone week or
ten days?"
Yes.
Well, you trot right along and never
mind me. In the first place, can cook
any blamed thing on the face of this
earth, and in the next I'm no baby
about staying alone in the house. 1 was
reading in paper today that hus-
pands and wives ought to temporarily
separate at least three times a year to
keep out of the monotonous routine. ]
go every morning and come every night,
It's kiss when 1 go and a kiss when
l return. Same man-same woman
same house-same yaller-eyed old cat.
we d1ne-We read-we go to bed. It's
a deadly grind, Mrs. Bowser and am
glad we have a chance to break 1t up.
If you'll pack I'll get you off this fore
noon"
along all right?"
las slick as grease"
And if you hear strange noises at
night?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Pure candies at Prices drug store
The Topeka Sunday closing case was
this afternoon appealed to the supreme
court by Hazen & Cav, attorneys for
the theaters. In the regular course of
business this case will come on for
hearing in about six or eight months.
A decision may be secured by next
Christmas.
w. s. Goss. Sixth and Topeka ave,
sells Red Cross butter.
A requisition was honored by Cover
nor Hoch today from Governor Deneen
of Illinois for the return to that state
of William Gibbs, who is wanted there
for burglary. Gibbs is about to finish
term in the Kansas penitentiary.
Gibbs was convicted by burglary in IL
linois, and sent to prison. He was pa
rolled, and skipped his parole. Now he
will have to finish serving his term in
Illinois.
Prof. Bischoff, the clairvoyant, has
closed his engagement in Topeka and
will leave Immediately for the south
for an extended vacation.
Dr.. s. Temple, Osteopath, 735 Kan
sas ave. Ind. 1912. Res. STA. Bell 1856.
The following birth reports were
made to the city sanitary department:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner, boy: Mr..
and Mrs H Harper, Fourth and Lake
streets, boy.
The Froebel club will give a literary
and musical programme followed by
refreshments at the rooms of DR.. Eva
Harding at TO Kansas avenue on
Monday night. March 2, the proceeds
going to the East side play grounds.
John Bumgartner, the merchant
tailor has received full line of new
spring and summer suiting. Call on
him for your Easter suit. 500 Kansas
avenue.
Topeka Mandolin club-music for
social AFFAIRS to s pieces. Ind 2469
Red. Prices reasonable.
The Killing Molding Machine COM
pany of Iowa has commenced suit in
the United States circuit court against
the Kansas City Railway Foundry COM
pany of Kansas City, Kan, for 81. 9s1.75,
which it is claimed has been due since
June of last year for machinery fur
nished but unpaid for.
Judge John c. Pollock left today for
Kansas City, Kan, but will return on
Wednesday Of next week
The supreme court allowed a stay I'M
der s., 600 bond today to Charles W.
Bowman, former county treasurer of
Phillips county, who was convicted in
the lower court of forgery in the third
degree. The application for the stay
was presented to the supreme court
| judges this morning by General l. w.
Colby of Nebraska. Bowman is charged
with forging and cashing a county or
| der for $4,000.
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STATE IS ENJOINED.
Missouri Is Restrained From Ousting
Life Companies.

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 29.-Judge
Sloverin, the circuit here today issued
a temporary injunction restraining the
Missouri state officials from ousting
from this state the Prudential Life In
surance company of New Jersey, the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
and the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety of New York for violating the
law passed by the last legislature pro-
hibiting any company that pays it's Of
ficials salary of $500 or over from
doing business in the state. The law
goes into effect tomorrow morning.
The insurance companies are given till
March Is, to take the case to the Mis-
souri, supreme court for decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
PRICE OF Tw1NE REDrTcEn
State Will Sell It's Product at Seven
and a Half and Eight Cents.

The price of penitentiary binding
Irvine has been reduced for the coming
season to 71s cents a pound in lots of
5000 pounds or more, and cents in lots
of less than 5000 pounds. This re-
duction is due to the lower prices at
which sisal has been obtained this year.
Warden Haskell of the penitentiary is
sending out 10000 circular letters to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
A PASTOR TO PRISON.
The Rev. r. NJ. @. Rice of Columbus
Punished for Deserving His Wife.

Columbus, Kan, Feb 29.-Rev. T. NJ
c. Rice, pastor of the Baptist church
here. was convicted on statutory
charge today and sentenced to an in
definite term in the penitentiary. Mrs.
Rice charged that he sent her and their
children away and during Their absencs
lived with another woman. Before en-
tering the ministry, Rice practiced law
Later he did evangelistic work in
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guilty to the charge Of murder when
arraigned in the criminal court today.
Judge Greedy Whitford set his trial for
Monday, March 8. Peter Bessie was
dismissed as interpreter in the case be-
cause of the charge that he is a men,
Der of an anarchistic organizatton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
Fowler Bin Is Renorted.

Washington, Feb. 29.-The Fowler
financial bill agreed upon yesterday in
committee was today reported to the
house. Ten days are allowed the
minority in which to file their report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29

The funeral of Mrs. A r. Barker who
died at her home, 1914 Quincy street,
the first Of the week from pneumonia
at the age of "a years, will be held from
the First Baptist church Sunday after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock. The remains have
been held pending the arrival Of a
daughter who resides in California
John Miller, So years of age, died at
his home, POI Madison street. yesterday.
and the remains were sent to Emporia
today for interment.
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farmers of the state giving informa-
ton as to how Irvine should be ordered
and announcing the prices to be
charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29

Building Permits $o7, 100000.
San Francisco, Feb. 2g.-Since the
great fire of 1906, building permits to
the amount of S97,000,000 have been
issued in San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
Twelve Big Guns for Manila.

New York, Feb. 29.-Twleve six inch
guns intended for the fortif1cations at
Manila were shipped from New York
on the British steamer Inveresk for
Manila yesterday. The guns are a por-
ton of the armament planned a year
ago which is being shipped to the Phil
ippines as fast as it is ready.
Alto Pleads Not Guilty,
Denver, Feb. 29-Guisseppe Alto.
slayer of Father Leo, pleaded not
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The body of Mrs. Rosa Campbell, a
former resident of Topeka. who died in
Kansas City Thursday, will arrive in
Topeka Sunday at 1 o'clock and the
funeral will follow an hour later at the
First African Baptist church. Inter
ment in the Topeka cemetery.
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Doctor-How did this happen, Madame?
wife (of injured MANTLE didn't jump
quick enouEh.-Chicago Tribune.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Florence Peyton, the two-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E E. Peyton
of GIT Madison street, North Topeka,
died Thursday night Of pneumonia.
The funeral will be held Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the family resi-
dence. Interment in the Prairie Home
cemetery.
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MRS. ANNIE NJ. TRAP. stamping and
typography goods. ia Kansas ave-, up
stairs.
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John Rogers. city engineer. stated
that he thought that the bids for the
new paving for 1908 could be let by
the first meeting in April, On Tues
day the time is up for those who have
remonstrances to file against 1908
paving. After that they lose their
rights
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-14

and disagreeable tangle on the reser-
walton and that he has succeeded ad-
mlrably is shown by the Endorsement
OF his fearless and honest policy by
the secretary of the interior and the
commissioner of Indian affairs.
The 64O-acre rule is to be enforced
in making leases and nobody is to be
exempt from the rule. The renters
of Indian lands must live on their
land and every other rule Of the In
dian department is to be subject to
careful observance.
The people of Pendleton and of
Umatilla county are glad that pro-
gress is being made on the reserva-
ton and that the large holdings are
to be cut up and, more renters given
a chance.
Major McFatridge is to be congrat-
ulated on the success of his fearless
policy and it is sincerely hoped that
the reservation friction in Pendleton
is at an end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-14
THE WORK OF OSWALD WEST.

That Governor Chamberlain made
no mistake in the appointment Of os-
valid West as member Of the Ore
gon railroad commission has been
shown repeatedly by Mr.. Vests work
az a commissioner.
Without wishing to be officious,
Mr.. West Is a vigorous official and his
reports are gained from knowledge
secured at first hand. He learns how
cattle shipments are treated by riding
in the disguise Of a cowman on cattle
trains and he learns the condition Of
railroad tracks by walking over and
personally inspecting every mile Of
the tracks.
The oregon Daily Journal says Of
his work:
Oswald West, railroad commission
er, is journeying on foot over the
Corvallis & Eastern railroad, between
Corvallis and YaquIna inspecting the
track and bridges on that line.
When he shall have finished the
tramp Of 10 odd miles, he will have
personally examined every tie, every
rail in the track, and every timber
and every bolt in the bridges.
An intelligent and valuable report
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-14
FOR THE DOLEFUL ONES.

The world is full of doleful crea-
lures who move about demanding our
sympathy. I have nothing to offer
them but doses of logic, and stern
commands to move on or fall back.
Catholics in distress about Infalli-
bility; Protestants devoting them
selves to the dismal task of pairing
down the dimensions of this miracle,
and reducing the credibility of that
one-as if any appreciable relief from
the burden of faith could thereby be
obtained; sentimental skeptics who
after laboring to demolish what they
call the chimera Of superstition, fall
to weeping as they remember they
have now no lies to teach their chill
dren; democrats who are frightened
at the rough voice of the people and
aristocrats flirting with democracy
Logic, if 1t cannot cure. ought at
least to silence these gentry-Augus-
tine Birrell.