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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Miss Fahne Bradley, now
Mrs. Harrison, surprised her
parents by dropping in on them
yesterday, accompanied by her
husband. They were married
in Italy, although they became
acquainted in st Louis where
Miss Bradley formerly lived.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10
Sheep Cars In The Ditch.

Boone, Ia, Sept. G::---Several
cars of a fast double deck sheep
train on the Northwestern were
derailed just west of the city
limits at 10 o'clock this MORN
ing. Two cars were thrown in
the ditch and about seventy
five sheep killed. No. 3 west
bound passerg : was tagged
in the nick of "a ne or it would
have pulled r;ght into the
wreckage. ] /; thought the
accident was caused by the
dropping of a draw bar. Trains
from Boone to Ogden were
sent around over the Kate
Shelly bridge until this after
noon, when the track was clear
ed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Kenney
and daughter Gladys, left last
night for Wisconsin. and ILL.,
nois, for an extended visits
with relatives and friends,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

F. W Myers wont down TO
Sa''h On ha 'his m ming
whare h. intends purchasing
five hu drea sheep 10 put in his
feed lot this winter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Miss Ethel N. .bAerea'l OF
Hot Springs. s y. who has
been visiting Dr.. ard Ms D.
V."". left this y, ,'.'ii'sg 10
Kansas City.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

G. r. Stout left with = party
of men for Denver Monday af-
srernnnn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

E. A. Brown, of Marquette,
Michigan, son of P. w. Brown,
arrived in the Valley this after
noon for a visit with his uncle,
]. d. Brown and family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Miss Lucy Fi,zsimmons re-
turaed to her home in Omaha
this morning after an extended
visit with relatives and friends
in the Valley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

E. F. James received a car
load Of tho famous Cooper wag-
ons today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

j. H. Schwalm was an Omaha
passenger this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Lon Richardson returned to.
day from New Market, at which
place his brother John is suffer-
ing from a gunshot wound,
self-inflicted. Lon states that
the doctors are now of the opin-
ion that his brother will recov-
er, although shot through the
body, the ball entering one side
and going through.
Miss Jennie Larson went to
York, Nebraska this morning
for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Ike Evans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

The TIL rmometer registered
% in the shade this afternoon
at three o'clock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

NJ s. +. L. Axtell and Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Axtell and ,iangh-
ter Francis of Omaha came up
Sunday and accompanied the
w. H. Fensler family to the C.
7. O'Neil farm home. II. P.
Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
LEWIS and children were also
guests at the O'Neill home the
same day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10
Frank 54hncr returned Sum
|dav night from Colorado where
he had been visiting; and 10, k
inss after business interests.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kah-
Ter returned last night from
DIS Moines where they had
been visiting.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10
Chautauqua Directors EIect-

Chautauqua Directors Elect-
Monday evening was the
regular meeting of the stock
holders of the chautauqua as
ISOLATION. The only matter of
Importance to come before the
meeting, was the election of
directors for next year, which
were selected as follows: C. H.
Deur, w. H. Fensler, w. M.
Carlisle, r. D. McEvoy, H. C.
Heckert, Ed D. Bradley and j.
E. Jones.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

c. F. Greeley and son Frank
are in South Dakota looking
after land business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Arthur O'Connor left Mon
day evening for Notre Dame,
Indiana where he will re-enter
college for the coming season.
He will spend a few days in
Chicago with friends enroute.
Mrs. San johnson and Mrs.
Jason Yutsler of Mondamin
spent Monday night in the VAL
ley with Phrone Butler and left
Tuesday morning for Bonesteel
South Dakota, where they will
visit friends and relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Miss Anna Smith will begin
work in Miss Nina Smiths
millinery store on Monday next.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Grove Brown, Frank Fensler
and Mr.. Hansen of Persia re-
turned Monday from an extend
ed trip through Nebraska, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Missouri on
a land seeking expedition.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Wallace Morton oil Ho!dredge
Neb is in the Valley the guest
of his sister, Mrs. f. H. Dolce.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

NJ. +: Harrington, of ON ill,
Nebraska is in the Valley today
on professional business,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Kits of
Norfolk, Neb. were in the VAL
ley yesterday visiting friends.
They will visit at Modale and
Magnolia fora few days ard
also attend the Sioux City Fair
the latter part Of the week
We acknowledge a pleasant
call from Mr. Kills.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Bslden Post, G. A. r. are in
vited to attend the memorial
exercises to be given Friday
evening By the women of the
w. R G
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Pratt re.
turned this afternoon from a
trip to Kansas City in their
machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

with her. and they will remain over.
Easter.
Lawrence World: Mrs. EFF. Lewis
has gone to Topeka for few days
Miss Mildred Metzger, who has been
teaching near Topeka during the past
year, has gone to Lawrence to be the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Charles I.
Corp.
The Easter plants and flowers at Mrs.
Lords Flower Rooms are of every de-
scription, meeting the wants of all for
an Easter greeting at moderate prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Conrad and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Strickland will go to Washing
ton, d. c., April %, to attend the meet
ing of the Auditors association, and
afterwards will go to New York and
Boston. They will be gone about three
weeks.
Miss Hazel Jones has returned from
visit in Robinson.
Mrs. ARA Clark and her son, Or
vile, have returned from a visit to her
parents in Rockford, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Scott have return
ed from a visit to Miss Mildred Scott
in st. Louis.
Mrs. E. E. Forter, who was here to
attend the meeting of the Kansas Wo.
today to spend a week with her sons at
the Beta house.
You ought to see Mrs. Lords beauti-
full display of choice and rare plants,
and everyone is welcome
Mrs. w. J. Ehrsam and Miss Julia
Ehrsam of Enterprise are here for a
visit to Mrs. Ehrsam's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David A. Mulvane. They will
go to Kansas City to spend Thursday
and will be accompanied by Miss Ger
trude Mulvane.
The Priscilla club will meet with Mrs.
Buck at the home of her father Mr..
Scott Crosby, in Oakland, Friday after
noon.
Goss, SIG Harrison street, tomorrow
night.
You will find the most beautiful flow
ers and plants for your Easter greeting
at Mrs. Lords.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

was presented with many pretty gifts
however, and the afternoon was a
thoroughly delightful one.
X \ X
The presents sent by a certain out
OF town man who is invited to every
thing in Topeka and spends lots of
time here have been the sensation of
most of the fashionable local weddings
for the past few years. Brides and
grooms who knew the donor well
enough to send him invitations were
regarded with envy by other BIS and
G.'s for the lavish one always sent
something handsome and as he was
supposed to be a confirmed bachelor
there was no. dread of future oblfga-
lions to spoil the enjoyment of his gift.
But now the wretch has done gone and
made arrangements to get married
himself and people to whom he gave
a cut glass VoZ as big as a tub are
wondering how they are ever going to
have the nerve to send him one of the
duplicate olive forks received at their
wedding.
The juniors of the Washburn school
of medicine gave a dance at Hudson's
last night There were present Miss
LaVere Langdon, Miss Charlotte Lyle.
Miss Marguerite Mills. Miss Madeline
Whitney, Miss Ra Hotchkiss, Miss
Elizabeth Mckee, Miss Bessie Rem
McNeal, Miss Rosa Mitchell, Miss
Helen Cockerell, Mr.. John Robb, Mr..
James Stewart, Mr.. Ray Ufford, Mr..
McKibben, Mr.. Irving Platt, Mr.. Geo.
White, Mr.. Arthur Weisgerber, Mr..
George Brethour, Mr. Herbert Clark,
Mr.. E. V. Ekstrom, Mr.. Clarence Aten,
Mr.. Clarence Dolman, Mr.. Hugh Hope,
Mr.. Karl Bowman and Mr.. Osborn
Larimer.
y \
~
Ideal card club today. Mrs. Earl Sey-
mour and Mrs. Bert SeweI were sub
stitutes. Mrs. Hopkins will entertain
a small company informally tonight.
The marriage of Miss May Richie
and Mr.. Alvin Keitel took place We'd
nesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Richie, 1104 Quincy street, the Rev.
DR.. S. S. Estey officiating. Preceding
the ceremony Miss Olive Logan sang
Hawley's Because T Love You Dear,
the Mendelssohn wedding march to
which the bride and groom entered the
drawing room where the ceremony
was performed. There were no at
gown of white batiste trimmed with
baby Irish lace and carried bouquet
of pink roses. Forty guests attended
the ceremony and the reception which
followed. Mr.. and Mrs. Keitel are TAX
ing a short wedding trip and will be
at home in Topeka where Mr.. Keitel
is employed as decorator at Crosby
Brothers.
=
Mrs Charles Marshall entertained
the Merry-Go-Round Whist club at
Mills tea room today, followed by
cards at her home.
X x
The NJ NJ c1,1h caua faclxv marty
last evening at the home of Miss Bes-
sic Rhodes. Those present were:
Miss Anna Cramer, Miss Adeline Will
mot Miss Marie Cunningham, Miss
Daisy Mitchell, Miss Stella Eastman,
Miss Beaulai Botham, Miss Elsie Mil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16
FACTORY FOR TOPEKA.
Company Organized With This End
in View.

The state charter board on We'd
nesday afternoon granted a charter
to the Farmers Independent Manu-
featuring and Mercantile association
of Topeka, a concern with 100000
capital, of which the directors are
Guilford Dudley, H. T. Dudley, f. A.
Harmon, Armin Fassler and Charles
w. Constantine of Springfield. Ohio.
The business of the new corpora
ton, according to the charter papers,
is manufacturing mechanical. chemi-
cal or mercantile agricultural imple-
ments, and produce business, either
separately or combined This pretty
effectually concealS the business of
the company, but it is understood that
the concern has obtained some val
liable patents to certain agricultural
machinery, and will erect a factory
in Topeka for the purpose of build
ing these machines and putting them
on the market.
The Farmers Union Publishing
company, with a capital stock Of 500
divided into 100 shares of 81 each,
was incorporated. This company will
publish the new farmers union paper
which has been established in Tope-
ka. The directors of this company
are E. H. Hewins, Topeka; J.. Z.
man, Great Bend; E. S. Newlin, En-
poria; M. McAuliffe, Salina; F. L.
Burt, JetmOre.
The board granted a charter to the
Kansas and Mexico Mining company,
Smith Center concern. The COM
pany has $4,000 capital, and it's
headquarters are at Smith Center. Its
mine is located in Old Mexico. The
directors are D. B. Dyer, H. H. Det-
wiler, Henry Williams, J. w. Har-
wood, C. w. Hobbs and NJ. E. Wells,
all of Smith Center; Geo. c. Hack
staff Of Chihuahua, Mex; John Mollf-
son Of Denver and Jos. Brenneman of
Topeka.
Following is a list OF charters
granted:
yosemite Land and Implement Co.,
Mcpherson. $4,000; Farmers INDIE
pendent Manufacturing and Mercan-
tile association, Topeka. 100000;
$4,000; Union Grain and Commits
sion Co., Wichita, $4,000; Hutchin-
son Amusement Park association,
Hutchinson, 100000; Farmers Mu-
tual Telephone Co., Elk City, $1,000;
Poison Mercantile Co., Garfield, Kan.
Storage Co.. Seneca, $4,000; Ex-
change State bank Uncrease), Doug
las $4,000; Landon Oil and Gas Co.,
independence, 100000; State Bank of
A. Poulett Uncrease). White Cloud.
$1O,O00; Minneapolis Ice and Fuel
Co., Minneapolis. $4,000; Northwest
ern Mutual Telephone Co., Garden
City, $4,000; Home Lumber Co..
Lincoln, $4,000; Eastern Torpedo
company. BartIesville, $4,000; Far
mers' State bank, Speed. $4,000;
Farmers Union Publishing company,
Topeka, $4,000; Kansas Mexico Min
ing Co.. Smith Center, $4,000; Far
mers' Elevator company, Potter, $10,-
900: State Bank of Edmond, On
creased, Edmond, $4,000; Fidelity
Oil and Gas Co. (Increase) Chanute,
s1oo 900: Laderer-White Clothing Co.
Uncrease), Mcpherson.
No capital: Tabor Mennonite Brue-
dern Gemeinde, Hamilton; Radical
United Brethren church, Aurora;
Glasco Christian church, Glasco; East
Slope Cemetery association, Spring
vale. Asberry Dutch Reform church,
Palco; Presbyterian church. Calvert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16
MISS sCHEERER AT HIGH SCHOOL
Gives a Delightful Reading of Bernard
ShaW'S Play.

Miss Maud Scheerer, a graduate OF
the Topeka high school and a former
teacher. in the grade schools but now
of Chicago, delighted an audience OF
some 500 persons with reading OF
Bernard Shaw's little playlet, captain
school auditorium last night.
Miss Scheerer's presence was due to
the efforts Of the local teachers asso-
citation and the federation of women's
clubs Miss Scheerer more than ful-
f1Iad the expectations Of her friends,
MANY of whom she counted among the
audience She cleverly Interpreted the
characters in the playlet and at times
her Characterization included as many
as ten different personages. all OF
which was delightfully."- rendered with
careful shading and expression.
Mrs. Edwin O'Neil contributed a
vocal number, singing Victor Kemp's
marathon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

ed her high school sorority, the B.
A. T. S., Wednesday afternoon at her
home on West Tenth avenue. The
guests were: Miss Margaret Swan,
Miss Bertha Kitchell, Miss Frances
Lawlor. Miss Katharine Lux, Miss
Annetta Gordon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

Infants, 2 to s.
Ankle Strap-in Tan, Dull.
Red, and Patent Colt
For. ........ ST 90 to 81 rs
Two-Eyel et-Patent Leather
and Vici Kid ..65c to ST 90
Hand turn Butchers - Vici
Kid or Patent. Use to $1.15
Childrens-
Ankle Strap-in Tan or Pat
ent. to 81 so
Button or Lace-Pat. Colt
For ..........S1 to ST so
Bluchers-Tans and Choca-
late Wei. 81 to $500
Misses, IL to 2
80 styles in Patents, Tans
and Wei Kid-in Butcher or
Button. .....S1.3 to So. so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

Mrs. Charles Brooks Thomas will give
luncheon at the Country club Mon
day in compliment to her sister, Miss
Elvira Millspaugh and Mr.. Chauncey
and Mrs. Millspaugh and their family,
the bridal party and out of town
guests.
Compliment a diamond or a white
dog and the owner will tell you that
they're pretty when they're clean but
they're awfully dirty now.
K X
The wives of the members of the
Elks club are planning a big bazaar
to be held in the new club house at
the corner of Seventh and Jackson
streets as soon it is completed and
before the Elks take formal possession.
The bazaar will last a week. ending
with dance and will be one of the
most important society events of the
Easter season.
When you meet a woman who has
just moved into another house be pre-
pared to hear that you never saw Any
thing like the Dirt she found in That
House in All your life.
Topeka man is preparing a new
lecture entitled Getting Into Society
Without Society Get Into You.
X X
The evening meeting of the Ladies'
Music club which was to have been
held next Wednesday has been in
definitely postponed on account of the
Max Bendix concert.
Greatness is quality generally
supposed to belong exclusively to boys
but a Topeka girl is called, in the fam
lily circle, the town glutton. Her peo-
pie complain that no matter how much
there is to eat or how thoroughly sat
iSfied her hunger may be she is still
greedy. If the cook gets up regular
spread for dinner and everybody rises
from the table surfeited the greedy
girl will say. Lets have something
good for breakfast" At Christ
mas time when the house was full of
every imaginable thing to eat and they
had all stuffed to bursting point the
greedy girl too full to take another
bite but with her greedy imagination
still working, remembered something
in the larder that had not yet been
brought out and announced to the
dyspeptic family circle, II know where
there is something awfully good to eat
If we ever get hungry
y X X
Miss Florence Snattinger entertain
ed her high school sorority, the B.
A. T. s.. Wednesday afternoon at her
home on West Tenth avenue. The
guests were: Miss Margaret Swan
Miss Bertha Kitchell, Miss Frances
Lawlor, Miss Katharine Lux, Miss
Annetta Gordon.
X
Lawrence World wednesday,: A
notable event took place today and one
in which Lawrence people are all very
much interested and that is the cele-
bration of the ninetieth birthday today
of Mrs. Margaret Usher. There is nc
| one woman in Lawrence who is better
known, respected or loved than Mrs
Usher and every year her friends gath
er around her to celebrate her good ole
age. This afternoon a number of hel
| friends were received by Mrs. Usher
! assisted by several of her intimate
| friends. These informal receptions
| are annual affairs and are always de.
| lfghtful for the hostess enjoys then
more than any of her guests. The
number of those received today wa.
necessarily limited. however, by the
fact that Mrs. Usher was not so abls
! to receive a large crowd. Mrs. Usher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

Little Gents
Wei Kid OR Dull Leather
Butchers. $3.50 to $500
Youths
20 styles in DULL Leather,
Patent Colt, or Wei Kid
For. ........$2.OO to $500
Russia Calf, Butchers
For. ........$3.OO to $3.50
Patent Colt, Butcher or But
ton, stylish shapes
For. ........$3.OO to $3.50
Boys
Dull Calf, Butchers
For. ......$2.5O, So, $3.50
Vici Kid, Butchers :. $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16

"This Is particularly true Of the styles IN
vogue this season. Women wonder Why their
clothes never seem to look right and lay
tho blame ON the dressmaker, while it's tho
corset, not the seamstfess, that's at fault, II
everybody only knew how easy it really 10 to
secure perfect corsets, there would be . whole
lot more well-dressed women in this world.
tits just matter of insisting upon being
served with Kabo corsets. There Is Kabo
style for every figure and every eject any
woman or dressmaker could wish. And they
are all as near corset perfection a. you will ever
see a corset In this world. just let me tell you
that 1t doesn't matter what sort Of figure you
have-short, long, stout or thin-there 10 . Kabo
style for you, and it's the best that money can
buy. Kabo corsets are not only correct In style,
but In quality, workmanship, materials and trim.
mings they are the best the market affords.
Every Kabo corset has the absolutely non-rust-
able loop lacing. This 10 the greatest improve
ment known to modern corset making and IL
found In Kabo corsets only. There are no brass
eyelets In the Kabo. You can pay SIS for pair
Of corsets. but you won't get any better corset,
any more STYLE or more wear than you win from
Kabo. which sells for LOO to o. o. according to
style, etc. You save money In buying the Kabo.
See that the next corset you buy Is Kabo. You
will not be disappointed"
The new Kabo style book Is now ready. II
shows styles for every figure and win be sent
FREQ upon request. Address Kabo Corset Co.,
Dept IT., Chicago. This book win heip you nj
the most out Of your clothes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16
To-. Angeles, Canfornia.

Every day at 1850 noon Pullman
tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for
Los Angeles. Cal. without change via
the Union Pacific r. R. This car
stays in Salt Lake City through one
daylight hours of one day. giving the
tourist an opportunity to visit the
many points Of interest in the city BY
the great inland sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16
A Spur to Regularity

Membership In q Building =
and Loan Association Is a spur
to regularity in the saving OF
money.
Our. Glass A shares cannot
be excelled as q medium for
investing your savings system
atically each month. and rate
OF interest earned.
Call or send for Prospectus.
The Capitol Bnilding & Loan Assn.
534 Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16
A Woman's Corset
Makes Her Figure

Prominent Dressmaker Tells How Any Woman
Can Select The Correct Corset For Her
Figure and Save Money.
'sThe chief difference between well-dressed
woman and the average dowdy female you meet
on the streets lies not In the costume but the
corsets the two women wear" said well-known
dressmaker. "Every dressmaker knows that the
corset, not the clothes, makes the figure.