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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-05-22
NOT IN CAMPAIGN.

81 am off till OCTOBER" continu-
ed the Senator. 81 am to be con-
sidered entirely eliminated from
the campaign. | don't want to be
interviewed on politics.
"Why did | come to Boston to
take a Mediterranean bound ship?
That's easy, If had mind to tell
it. 1t was not because l am dead
broke and have to take slow ship.
Not bit of it. Mrs. Tillman and
myself agreed that the longer the
voyage, the better and more enjoy
able it will be.
eyes, | have cancelled all my
summer engagements on this side.
Not plea for political preference
or anything else will L give for a
number of months. They tell me
that | must rest, and that's what l
am planning to do every minute
while abroad.
about the only good can see
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-05-22
UNCLE SANS AIRSHIPS

aeroplane, it can deal death and
destruction to an opposing army
or fleet and that an actual invasion
of a country could be successfully
carried out by their aid.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-05-22

q, TIAat, sad Gen. Allen, Us not
avery likely contingency. 1t is
to be assumed that equal progress
will be made by all frst-class ma
tions. If a fleet of dlrigible bal
looms or aeroplanes were launched
against the shores of England, it's
home fleet anAits dock yards, the
enemy would fave to reckon first
with an English defense by means
of balloons or aeroplanes and the
opposing airships would meet each
other, certainly not on the English
coast"
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SNAPSHOTS
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THE FINAL FLOURISH.

THE FINAL FLOURISH
He's out for the final flourish where the
politics fellers roam.
But the votin will soon be done With an
Wen get the old man home.
An the children will climb an kiss him,
,-, and Wen all be feeiin proud
Ihat he's done with the politics fellers-
the hooray hollerin crowd.
Out fer the final flourish-win we know
Dim when he comes
After the storm of ballots-the roll of the
- campaign drums?
Oh- we II serve him veal for his eatin' and
the best o the honeycomb
Wnen the dead returns to life again
when the projickin son gets home
Frank L. Stanton.
Skating tonight Ladies free
e NJ. Hickman will build $1,000
residence on his lot at 1913 Brooks
avenue: No
The K. U. students at the Wasbburn-
Drake football game Saturday shouted
Ior the Iowa team. Strange, isn't it?
Saturday night was undoubtedly the
Iamest Halloween night ever known in
dt ?. The Policesee5 ha1 aneeasyl time
The Swedish Lutheran church hos
secured permit to build a parsona aisra
al 5l4 West Fourth street 70
A remonstrance is being circulated
against the proposed change of tbe
name of South Lincoln street to Bur
hngame avenue Jul
contrary TO the usual rule but little
damage is reported to have been done
70 property in Topeka Halloween night
by thoughtless youngsters.
A political rally will be held at
Peterson's hall, 1925 South Kansas
avenue, this evening and another at
Lukehs opera house in North Topeka
The Bell Telephone company will
give. election returns to its subscrib-
ers without charge the evening Of
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FIRE AT THAYER.
Destroys Several Buildings But the
Loss Was Comparatively Light.

Thayer, Kan, Nov. Fire was
discovered in Giles tailor shop here,
directly across from the Santa Fe sta
ton Saturday. Mrs. Giles, who was
alone in their apartment rooms. first
discovered the flames and gave the
alarm. The citizens rallied to the
scene of the fire and fought the flames
with all their might but to no avail.
The losses will aggregate several
thousand with some insurance. The
Foley hotel, Perrnoud & Clay's cloth
ing store, E n. Dunlap's. produce
store, Giles tailor shop and a rooming
house in the upper story of the build
ing occupied by the tailor shop were
destroyed. The rooming house furni-
ture and the stock and furniture of the
tailor shop were almost total losses as
the flames started in this building,
some think above and some below.
The buildings were all old rookeries.
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which was made into a trefoiI design
In front. The sash was fringed on
the ends and knotted at the left side
OF the front, and the small yoke was
of tucked chiffon. The collar and
sleeve ruffles were of ecru lace.
Miss Bertha Dinsmore, guest of Mrs.
L. L. Kiene and Miss Louise McNeal,
will return to her home in Troy to-
| morrow.
Captain and Mrs. w. S. Albright and
their daughters are in Leavenworth to
stay until after election.
Mr.. Ray Ufford, a Delta Phi at
Washburn, went to his home in Wa
Keeney Sunday to stay until election
! day.
Mrs L. A. King has returned from
Colorado where she attended the w. C.
T. U. convention. Mrs. King has re-
Gently come to Topeka from Plainville
| to spend the winter and is at home at
| 513 Tyler street.
Mr. Wilbur Galloway was in Leav-
enworth for the Assembly dance Fri
day night.
Leavenworth Times: Mrs. McGahey
and Miss Charline Morgan of Topeka
are guests of Mrs. L. B. Wheat.
Mr.. Joe Denney of Washburn col
| pendence to vote. He will return to
school Wednesday.
Lawrence Journal: Miss Lucille
Galbraith who has been here visiting
the family of S. w. Atkinson, has gone
| to Topeka for a visit. Miss Mary
! Lehman has returned home from a
weeks visit with relatives in Topeka
| Mrs. D. f. Bingler has return ed
| from a few days visit with her
daughter, Miss Ola, in Topeka. Miss
Ola accompanied her home to spend
| Sunday.
| Mr.. William P. Snyder, a student at
Washburn, has gone home to Dover
| to vote. --
| DR.. and Mrs Willis Coston and DR..
and. Mrs. c. B. Reed returned today
| from Fort Scott, where they attended
! a house party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Reeve.
Miss Ceora Lanham has returned
| from Lawrence where she had the
| opening entertainment of the Haskell
| lecture course.
Mrs. F. M. Lanham and her guests,
Mrs. H K. Winchester of bingham
and Mrs N H. Hart of Fulton, Mo-,
are in Holton for the day
Mr.. and Mrs z. B. Johnson of
| Cottonwood Falls were guests of Mr..
| o. NJ. Crawford Saturday night for
| the Ben Hur reception. Mrs. johnson
went to Lawrence Sunday and Mr..
| johnson returned home.
Lincoln circle, Ladies of the Grand
| Army and Lincoln post entertained
| their friends with a Halloween party
| at their hall Saturday night. The hall
was attractive in autumn decorations
and an army of ghosts made merry
| the evening with the usual Halloween
| sports Mrs. B. B. Smyth gave a
descriptive piano selection and sang
1.-The Halloween Frolic." Miss Eva
Corning sang 1.-THE Owl and the Pussy
Cat" and gave a reading, THE Play
time of Bachelor Bill"
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STILL HAS THE $4,000.
Clerk Dick Thomas Can't Get Rid of
This Money.

The sensational decision in district
court today, was the decision of Judge
Dana in the case of Barnes against
Barnes.
On October 3, the sons of the late S.
Barnes were suing the widow, their
stepmother, for the insurance money
due as the result of their fathers
death. While the case was pending,
the two companies involved. to avoid
personal contact with the case, had
paid their premiums to r. L. Thomas,
clerk of the district court, with instruc-
tions to hold the same until a decision
of court was given. The two COM
panies in which. the late Mr.. Barnes
was insured, one for $4,000 and the 9TH
er for $4,000, made no objection to pay
ing the premiums and although they
were made defendants in the suit, did
not apear by attorney, merely wishing
to pay the premiums to the stepmother.
widow of Barnes. Attorney Robert
Stone for the other heirs, asked the
court to withhold decision in the case
until the following Monday, as the YER
dict was rendered on Saturday, knock
ing out two of the three days above ed
for the appeal or notice of appeal. On
Monday, Stone again appeared and
asked for a further extension of time.
There was no clear understanding be-
tween the court and the attorney, and
the result was that the case presum-
ABLY went Dy QeIauil Inc attorneys
for the widow demanded the $4,000
from Mr.. Thomas, clerk of the court,
and he almost gave it up before 1t &C.
Cured to him to ask the court for in
structions. He found that the case was
still in contention, and held out. To-
day, in regular motion docket, Attor-
ney Stone asked that the judgment for
Mrs. Barnes be set aside. The attor-
neys for both sides argued heatedly
Attorney q. T. Hazen asserting that
the case was closed, and the verde;
passed by default. After two hours OF
heated argument, the court announced
that, instead of setting aside the judg
ment. the jud gment would be extended
to date from October 81. giving
the attorneys for the heirs a chance to
appeal In the meantime, Judge Dana
soundly scored the attorneys in the
case for getting mixed to such an ex-
tent that they had failed to note the
day of decision. The $1,000, therefore,
still remains in the hands of Clerk of
the District Court r. L. Thomas.
The disturbance closed today with an
exception to the rules of the court,
taken by Judge Hazen. Therefore the
case is still far from appeal
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pressiye picture. The invitations in
Giuoed We're: Miss Mary Mowers, Miss
Lora norton, Miss Ruth Thomas,
MISS Dorothy Nichols. Miss Mary CAL
Klns, MISS Lucille Gilmore, Miss Ruth
thompson, Miss Ruth Larimer, Miss
Ahce hughes, Miss Frances Sim, Miss
Joanna Gleed. Miss Gertrude Gray,
MISS ruby Hoatson, Miss Olive Knox,
MISS Magdeline Mccoy, Miss Alberta
kasea, Miss Opal Hively, Miss Mary
hughes, Miss Mary Thomas. Miss Hes
Ter Barber, Miss Ariel Nichols, Miss
Huth Raster, Miss Cynthia Monroe,
MISS Maude McVey, Miss Pauline
McVey, Miss Dorothy Hadley, Stewart
ripley, Thomas Dewey. Fred Worley.
Dean Lininger. Louis Hoatson. Ches-
ter Thomas, Vernon West. William
Whiteomb, Robert Whitcomb. Rich
ard Whitcomb, Chester Carter, Greg
cry Prout, William Doran. Arthur
Poole. Guy Brier. James Brier, Hor-
ace Gardner Kenneth Roudebush.
Herbert Tucker, Schuyler Wehe, Joe
kasea. Armin Weiskirch, Harry Ben
nett, Otto Reinisch and Theodore
Smith.
X
A very smart blouse of cloth in a
dark shade of brown is shown in the
accompanying sketch. The yoke and
collar are of ecru lace Three broad
tucks over the shoulders give the re-
quired fullness, while the cut-out
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c2OCHTY

Mr. and Mrs. S. r. Remington will
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary tomorrow and will receive
their friends at their house. 1884 West
street, in honor of the occasion. from
three to nine o'clock. No formal in
vitations have been issued but all their
friends are asked to call, and especially
the members of the old Musical Union.
X X
A Topeka man bought one of those
be-feathered green Alpine. hats that
look just like a picture in the Fliegende
Batter in Europe last summer but he
hasn't had the courage to wear it in
Topeka, Kansas, yet. A number OF
the conservative green hats are seen
here however, and really don't look at
all extrem~ in spite of the advertising
they have received. The green Alpine
hat, originally intended for mountain
wear, has been pretty generally adopt
ed for business wear in the big towns.
x X
Miss Allabelle Troutman gave a tea
this afternoon for Miss Nellie Baker OF
Lathrop. Missouri, who arrived in To-
peka Friday and will be here a num-
Der of weeks the guest of Miss Trout
man, Mrs. Warren NJ. Crosby and Mrs
William F. Bowen, and Mrs Eugene
Huntington Ware of Kansas City,
guest of Mrs. Chester Woodward.
In honor of a number of visiting
members of the sorority the Sigma
Delta Psi girls of Washburn gave an
informal afternoon at the home of
Miss Grace Koontz today The visiting
girls are Miss Bertha Dinsmore of
Troy, Miss Charlotte Lyle of Glen
Elder, Miss Edith Thompson of Mime
apolis, Miss Frances Brown of An
thony. The invitations were limited to
the sorority
X
Mrs John BRADLEY will entertain the
Fillmore street whist club Thursday
afternoon.
X
In the accompanying illustration is
shown a charming model for a. dress
hat, the original being in shades of
crushed raspberry. The trimming
consisted of a garland of silk apples,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02

To the voters, End, 3rd
and 4th Wards: This is to
remind you that I am still
running for Commission
er on the Democrat ticket
to succeed Mr.. Sterne.
/ have an old-fashioned
notion that it takes more
than a good clerk and more
than a hustling vote getter
to make a good County
Commissioner, and [ think
my business experience
qualities me for the office.
While [ want to be up to
date in matters pertaining
to the duties of the office,
/ have no notion of turn
ing the world over. / did
my share of reforming"
years ago, and the best
thing [ did was to reform
myself
You have probably de-
cided how you will vote to-
morrow, but. if you have
n't,do it now. | respectful
ly ask your support.
George Wagner
512 Lincoln st.
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HOW GRANT LEARNED TO SMOKE
The Story of His Be~innin Is Told by
His Son.

Detroit. Nov. 2.-Maior General Fred d.
Grant. who is presiding at the court mar
tial now in session at Fort Wayne, In the
western suburbs of this city, said to some
friends here that the cigar that initiated
his father. the late President U. s. Grant,
into the tobacco smoking habit really fig
ured quite strongly in the winning of the
battle of Fort Donaldson. Speaking Of
this incident General Grant said:
my father was in conference with Ad-
miral Foote on the latter's flagship and
had Just accepted a cigar from the ad-
miral when word came to him that the
left flank of his forces was being re-
pulsed. Hurrying ashore and galloping
on a fleet horse to the battlefield, he sue
ceeded in rallying his force SO completely
that chaos was turned into victory. Gen
eral Buckner had to comply with my
fathers demand for an unconditional sur
"The newspapers took up the fact that
father had rushed from the warship TO
the battlefield without taking ADMIRAL
Foote'S cigar from his mouth. The dis
patches from the front told how father
had come onto the battlefield cool and
collected and peacefully smoking long
black cigar.
'Peopie who read the story began send
ing congratulations and presents of cigars:
Tens of thousands of cigars came and my
father smoked many Of them. 1t made
a confirmed smoker of him. But he did
ined he did Sometimes one cigar that he
would frequently relfRht would last MN
from breakfast to luncheon. It was the
fact that he almost constantly held a
cigar between his fingers that made peo-
pie describe MIN. great smoker.
General Grant said that his father Lrieu
to acquire the smoking habit at west
Point lust because the rules forpa9e
smoking His attempts at smoking Wnne
he was a cadet, however made him very
sick and when he left West Point ne
practically gave them up. During the
Mexican war General Grant said his fath.
er took liking to the Mexican cigars ana
found that they agreed with MIN, out
when he returned to the north he again
dropped the habit of smoking to resume IL
after the Fort Donaldson incident.
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with green leaves. and the curved
novelty aigrettes were of the rasp-
berry color. The crown of the hat
was a sort of draped Tam O'Shan-
ter and the brin came down snugly
oyer the hair.
~ X -.s.
The new officers of the Kansas Equal
Suffrage association elected Saturday
are Mrs. A. H. Horton. president; Mrs.
L. D. Monroe and Mrs Margaret Hill
McCarter, vice presidents: Mrs. j. D.
Mcfarland, secretary; Miss Helen N.
Eacker of Lawrence, treasurer. Mrs. r.
E. Rice of Lawrence Mrs. Lottie A.
Case and Mrs. William Essick of Kan
apolis, auditors. The association will
ask at the hands of the coming state
legislature a concurrent resolution to
strike out the word male from our con-
stitution, thereby giving the women of
Kansas full citizenship.
y X
Mrs. Fred Cole was the hostess of
the D. D. Whist club today.
X x
The Duplicate Whist club will
meet tomorrow yGth Mrs. George M
Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Lederman gave
a Halloween party for their niece Miss
Anita Weiskirch Saturday night at her
home in Potwin Place. The house
was in especially attractive Halloween
decorations and was lighted by jack
o-lanterns in the spooky glow of
which the company of little girls and
boys in ghost costumes made an i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02

The Majestic. starting with today's
matinee, have the Bottomly Troupe.
one of the greatest casting acts in vaude-
vile, Florence Modenia & Co., sketch
Bargain Mad This is the best nov
city act that has ever played Topeka.
Fred Morton, harmonica player and
card manipulation; Irene Bulger. char
acter changes; Miss Bessie Greenwood,
vocalist. complete the bill. Miss Green
wood reaches the highest note of any
singer in the world. Mr.. Karl Hummel
and the Majestiscope round out the
programme. This will make one of the
best bills the Majestic theater has
played this season.
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Mrs. John B. Bartholomew will go to
New York the first of the year to con-
duct classes in art criticism and his
tory.
Mrs Wells of Los Angeles, Cal, has
been visiting Mrs. A. A. Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crawford will leave
tomorrow for trip to New Orleans.
Miss Jessie Stultz of Spokane. Wash,
guest of Miss Bette Love, will go to
St. Joseph the last of the week to visit
Mrs. Ralph Van Houten.
Mrs. H. o. Carney and Mrs. G. F.
Spencer will go to Leavenworth to at
tend the meeting of the First district
federation of women's clubs which be-
gins November 10.
Mr.. Harry Rigby will return from a
southern business trip Saturday.
Mr.. Will Stewart has returned to To-
peka after an extended absence in
Canada.
Judge and Mrs. De White c. Nellis
left Saturday for Los Angeles to spend
the winter Miss Anna Marie Nellis
is the guest this week of Mrs. L. H.
Mum and will visit in Kansas City and
Leavenworth before she leaves for CAL
ifornia.
Mr.. w. W. Wikidal has gone to Chi
cago to join Mrs. Wikidal who has been
there for three weeks. They will visit
Captain and Mrs. Fred Ryan at Fort
Sheridan and Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Reisman in Chicago and Captain Henry
KING III LOUIS, returning III d 1Oll-
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Wolcott, who were
at the Lenox. have taken an apartment
at the Virginia.
Mrs. w. w. Strickland and Mrs. P.
L. Conrad went to Kansas City today
to see David Warfield in the Music
Mrs. Rosa Hubbard has returned
from visits in Kansas City and En-
poria.
Mr.. Adrian Sherman. who spent the
weekend in town. returned to Kansas
City this afternoon.
MIR. Commissioner and Mrs. Thomas
Ryan of Muskogee. Ok. are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs James L. King. Mr.. Ryan
will return in few days out MIS-
Ryan will be here a fortnight.
Mr. Everett H. Dallas of Houston,
Texas, came to Topeka Saturday for a
short visit to Mrs. Dallas at the home
If her mother. Mrs. J. c. Wilson.
Major E. ]. Dallas has returned from
Excelsior Springs and is at the Topeka
club until after election when he will
return to Washington, D. C.
/ Miss Anna Pauline Moore, of Holton
who has been the guest OF Miss Dolly
| Curtis for a few days, returned home
! today.
Mr.. John Robb, captain of the Wash
burn football team, has gone to his
| home in Illinois to stay until after cleo
tior. He left Saturday and Will return
| Wednesday.
The Bell Telephone company will
give election returns to its subscrib-
ers without charge the evening OF
election. If you are Interested call
the operators and ask for Election
Returns
Miss Edna Gafford and Miss Grace
Hornaday students at the state uni
versity were in Topeka Friday TO see
Ben Hur, guests of the former pa
Gafford went To Lawrence with them
| saturday morning to stay over Sun
day.
Miss Katherine Putnam of Fair
! Oaks, Cal. who is visiting Topeka
| friends. is spending this week with
| Mrs Charles F. Spencer
1 Mrs. Charming ]. Brown OF Blue
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Rapids. who was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. j. Willis Gleed, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Minnie d. Horner and Miss
Helen Warfield, guests of the E. H.
Crosby family, returned to st. Louis
Saturday.
The sketch shows an effective, but
simple frock of mauve crepe de chine.
trimmed with buttons and folds of
satin to match. The satin was used
in the form of a small covered cord.
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The Novelty Theater.s Bill.

The management of the Novelty the
alter promises treat to the patrons of
that playhouse this week in the bill of
high class vaudeville offered. Principal
among the acts is the famous Hawaiian
quintet, which has won great popular
ity In all the large cities where this
company of singers has appeared. Clay
ton and Drew are declared to be lead
ers among the players of travesty in
vaudeville and Herbert's troupe of
trained dogs Is big drawing card on
any bill. Markee Brothers contribute
an amusing musical comedy skit, and
P. B. Hamlin will sing illustrated songs,
while the viascope will show an entire
" new series of moving pictures. The
results of the general election will be
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Seventy Horses Crematcd.

Ct PAUL Nov. Fire that de-
stroyed the Shea livery stable today
is believed to have cost the life OF one one
man. Seventy horses were destroyeu
and Olaf johnson, one OF the en-
Moves Is missing. Loss $5O,OOO.
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announced between the acts Tuesday
evening, at the Novelty.
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Mrs ]. NJ. .Brunt will entertain
her five hundred club Wednesday af-
ternoon.
%1% X
A surprise party was given Mrs.
]. H. Pendleton, PAP Lincoln street,
Friday night in celebration of her
birthday Those present were Mr..
and Mrs Ticknor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark. Mr.. and Mrs Rose. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kerns. Mr.. and Mrs. Leu Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hornsby, Mrs. Scott,
Mrs. Wooster. Mrs. Hanna, Miss Odessa
Scott, Bertha Hornsby, Mr.. Bennett
Hornsby, John and Ruth Hornsby,
Jimmie Kerns I4eona Smith. Lloyd
Smith, Dolly Smith. Ollie Smith, Ed
ma Smith, Ruth Clark. Mamie. Ray
and Eugene Clark, Ralph Scott
~
Mrs. E. A. Myers gave family din
ner Sunday evening at her home.
1927 Monroe street. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Maggie. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. r. Maggie, Mr.. and Mrs. G. P.
Fiederling. Miss Frances Ffederling,
Miss Ethel Maggie, Mr. Ray Myers, Mr..
Ed Myers