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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
CornhusI1ers Do Not Figure the *. U.
Eleven as Strong Opponents.


Lincoln. Neb. Nov. 10.-King Coles
Cornhuskers have taken up the task
of preparation for next Saturdays
conflict with the Kansas Jayhawkers
in Lincoln. The fierce opposition fur
nished by Ames at Omaha last Satur-
day forced the Cornhuskers to the
limit of their energies, and nearly ev-
cry performer on Coles squad emerg-
ed from the contest nursing bumps
and bruises that may give the Jay
hawkers a far better chance for the
honors than the average Nebraska
booster has been disposed to admit.
The victory over the Aggies has given
Nebraska a long lead in the contest
for championship laurels for the Mis-
souri, valley section, but Kansas still
stands in the way with an unbroken
roll of victories over minor teams, and
until they are humbled the pupils of
Cole cannot read their title clear.
The Jayhawkers' best chance for
victory next Saturday is founded upon
the present poor trim of Coach Coles
proteges. 1t is the belief in the Ne
braska camp that Cole has heavier,
shiftier more powerful and more ex-
perfeneed@ squad than Kennedy, the
Kansas coach. With the Nebraskans
in prime condition the Jayhawkers
should be defeated by a decisive score.
The quality of football played next
Saturday by Nebraska, therefore, de-
ponds almost entirely upon the ability
battered warriors back into fair ply
steal trim. If Cole succeeds. Kansas
should be sent home defeated. If he
fails the Jayhawkers may spring a
surprise and incidentally put them
selves in line for the valley champion
ship.
Coach Cole, however. is not totally
lacking in solace. His sensational
quarterback, Pip" Cooke. whose
lightning dash for fifty yards brought
victory for the Cornhuskers over
Ames, is again rounding into form
and should be fit next Saturday to
play the game of his gridiron career.
Cookies feat at Omaha was the most
spectacular event of the season. He
had only quit a two-weeks' confine-
ment in a Lincoln hospital during
which time an infected foot had Sc
riously threatened blood poison, but
in four minutes of action he, was able
to avert the disaster of a tie score
and turn it into a glorious victory
Cooke is expected to pilot the Corn
huskers in next SATURDAYS conflict
with the Jayhawkers. and his rare
feetness of foot and dexterity in open
field lodging is counted upon heavily
by Nebraska supporters to bring an
other victory to the Nebraska eleven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
OFFERED $4,000 FOR A RACER.
HI. c. Hersey Wanted to Buy Minor
Heir But Without Avail.

Chicago, Nov. 1O.-Harry c. Hersey,
superintendent of the Savage stock
farm near Minneapolis, Mimi, where
Dan Patch, Directum, and other stall
lions are owned, came to Chicago last
Friday to try and buy the PAGER Minor
Heir, 1:593@.
Hersey went to the Dean farm at
Palatine, where Minor Heir is being
wintered, inspected the horse, found
him sound as a dollar and in the best
of health, and then offered $4,000 for
the son of Heir at Law just as he
stood.
Although it was a record price for
pacing stallion of his age and limited
turf experience, it was declined with
thanks, as the owner of the PAGER. P.
c. Isaacs of Stoyestown, Pa, had been
approached during the season by others
desirous of buying the PAGER and had
told Dean not to sell.
While Hersey did not say for what
purpose the horse was wanted, the sup
position is that he was after an exhi-
bition PAGER to take the place of Dan
Patch, now II years old, and for use
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
LESS WHEAT THAN USUAL.
Farmers in CowIey and Summer Plant
ed Less This Fail Than Usual.

Wichita, Kan, Nov.-10-Reports from
the big wheat growing counties south
of Sedgwfck are to the effect that the
wheat acreage viii be greatly reduced
this fall. The reason for, this decrease
is twofold. First, the poor yield of the
past two years; and. second, the trou-
BILE with the green bugs.
The land owners in the three wheat
counties of Harper. Sumner and Cow
ley state that it has been next to i'm
possible to induce renting farmers to
sow wheat this fall. Those renting
farms say they have made no money
with wheat in the past two years and
would rather move than SOW wheat for
another failure.
1t is said by those in close touch
with the wheat growing counties named
that the acreage will not be greater
than one-half of what it was last fall.
Next spring the former wheat land will
be planted in corn.
The wheat that was planted this fall
is reported to be in the finest sort Of
condition. The heavy rains of October
gave the grain an excellent start and
the farmers who did plant wheat are
looking forward to heavy yields next
spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
A BASKETBALL CIRCUIT.
High School League Is Formed for
Southeastern Kansas.

Fort Scott, Kan, Nov. 1o-The Or
ganization of a high school basketball
league for southeastern Kansas has
now been completed, and six cities in
Guiding Fort Scott, Parsons, Chanute,
Coffeyville, Cherryvale and Cherokee
form the league.
The schedule as arranged for the
season is that each of the six teams
shall participate in ten games, five OF
which are to be played at home, the
remaining five to be played over the
circuit, one at each city. 1t includes
both a boys and girls team, and
doubleheader games will be played at
each game.
According to the schedule the opening
game for the local team will be with
Parsons in this city November 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10

been pending before the city council for
over a year. and was at last rejected by
them at a recent meeting.
Sturms was arrested nearly two years
ago for selling liquor; He entered into
an agreement with the city council to
make a cash payment of 500 and to for
ever quit the liquor business, if they
would grant him his liberty. The city
received the two hundred dollars, but did
not pay the costs which were pending.
Clerk of the Court John Million filed
suit and received a judgment for his
fees and ex-Sheriff Roodhouse also re-
ceived a settlement. Mr.. Hahn had
bought the fees of number of witnesses,
but his bill was turned down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
HERE'S A NEW BALL.
NFcAIeer's Latest Pitching PhenOm
Calls 1t ssDobre"

St Louis, Nov. 10.-Mike Pro-
preski is the name of Jimmy McAleer's
new pitching phenom. Fortunately for
the baseball public, Mike got a good
steer that he had a bum name for a
baseball player and he had it ampu-
tated. AS a member of the Wilkes
Barre team of the New York State
league, Mike was known as plain Jim
Swift. Some one dubbed him Swift
because of his great speed. Should
he make good in the American league
he will continue to be known as Swift.
Propreslxi has a great chance to make
good simply because he was a coal
miner before he started to play ball
for a living. He is a Polander, but
is a. right nice looking chap and ap-
pears to be every inch a Yankee. Just
glance over a few other miner pitchers
who have been successful and you will
realize why Swift looks so good
Brown of Chicago and Covaleski of
Fa!la delphia.
Swift is also said to be the discov-
sEer of a new ball that is supposed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Racing Machine to Supplant
Horse at Belmont.
Large Track to Be Converted
Into a MOtOrdOme.
FOR "a HOUR RACING.
Drivers Like 1t Because It's
Two Miles Around.
Means That New Speed Records
Are Possible.
FOR "a HOUR RACING.

New York. Nov. 10.-The blight
which has fallen upon horse racing as
a result of the passing of the anti
race track betting law is expected to
work a Transformation in the charac-
ter and use of the largest and most
modern of the tracks in the Metro
poiitan district, Belmont Park, which
according to current reports in auto
mobile circles. is to be devoted in flu
ture to automobiling. racing and con-
verted into motordrome.
The success of the "A hour races
conducted at the Brighton Beach
race track by the Motor Racing asso-
citation this fall is said to have opened
the eyes of August Belmont and
others interested in the famous race
track to the possibilities for revenue
still left open to it.
Whether or not horse racing is to
be banished entirely from Belmont
Park has not as yet been decided 1t
is argued by supporters of the new
plan that lovers of the sport may be-
come reconciled to racing their
horses and supporting horse racing at
a deficit, if this deficit can be over
come by the turning over of the race
tracks to automobile racing during the
intervals between meetings.
The fact that the Belmont Park
track is two miles around is cited as
offering an irresistible argument in its
FAVOR WITH duIOH1OD1l0 OEIFeAS anu
promoters of automobile racing. In
the 24-tour races held at Brighton
Beach the racing drivers had to make
four turns to every mile. At Bel
mont Park they would only have to
slow down for the turns four times
in every two miles. This would I'M
doubtedly result in new speed records
being established and in q consider
able augmentation of the excitement
of these races from the point of view
of the spectator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
HAS MADE ATCHIsoN DRY.
Out of Revenge Mayor King Closes All
of the Saloons.

Gut Oh Revenge Mayor A1ng closes All
of the Saloons.
Atchison, Kan, Nov. 10.-There are
no saloons in Atchison today. Acting
under the the orders of Mayor S. S.
King the saloon proprietors have I'M
animously closed shop. The mayor
says he will not permit saloons to OPP
crate in this city in the remaining part
of his administration, which ends next
spring. Hereafter the police depart
ment will do all in it's power to prevent
"blind tigers
The situation is a novel one for Atch-
ison, which city has not been without
saloons for many years. The mayor
suddenly took on a great respect for
the law after he had been defeated in
his race for the office of county treas
urer in the recent election. He says
the liberal element" to which he ca
tered throughout his term as mayor,
defeated him at the polls. He has
forced prohibition upon the city for re-
Venge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Mercantile {

are made in the largest factory in the
United States devoted exclusively to one
brand of high-grade cigars.
They are sold by all hrst-class deal
ers who want to give their customers
full Oalue.
They are smoked by thousands of
business men who recognize quality
and who want full UaEue. Mercantiles
cost the consumer no more than the
deal cigars.
If your dealer does not carry Mercanti
r. r.. Rice Mercantile Ci6ar {
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Conyicts to lansing.

Independence, Kan, Nov. 10.-Henry
Behner and William Lipsey, CONVICTED OF
the murder of Bob Sawyer, one Sunday
morning last summer, were taken to the
penitentiary Monday. Both are in for NE:
Behrier accused Sawyer of attacking his
daughter Behner's wife and children
were here to bid him goodbye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10

ana ana death f9ilowed instantly Inc snpot-
who is a policeman. Temporary insan-
-ity is thought to have been the cause.
-Four. years ago Worster was sandbag-
ged while working in New York and since
then he has been deranged at times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
EIIinuood Newspaper Change.

EIIinwood Kan. Nov. 10-The last IS
sue of the Leader closed j. w. Cooke
connection with that paper. 1t has paSsen
Movers as editor. Mr.. Myers is a prac-
ticed newspaper man and fsweH acqualnt-
ed with the local situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
FORT SCOTT is SUED.
Man Who Bought Witness Fees Objects
to Being Turned Down.

Fort Scott. Nov 10.-An echo of the
Butch sturms bootlegging, case, the one
about two years ago by the payment of
$500. was heard when ex-C t N
Judge Smiths court for $27 for witness
fees in the case. A bill for the fees have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
COLLEGE Pitcher for Detroit.

Helena, Ark, Nov. 10.-The local
State League club has accepted terms
from Detroit for Deacon" Rogers,
giant college pitcher, who led every
body in this circuit last season with
all but a few games won.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Iinuor to the Gutter.

Independence, Kan, Nov. None hun
bred cases and eight barrels of beer, with
considerable whisky. were taken from the
basement of the court house here and the
LIQUOR ernptie6 into the gutter. Inc
vicinity of the court house smelled like a
saloon all day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Elsie Wins Ten Mile Run.

New York, Nov. 10.-The ten mile
national championship run of the A A.
U at Celtic Park, L. L. was won by
John T. Elsie of the New York Athletic
club in 1915 1-5. w. Bailey was sec
ond and G. Bonhag third. James ].
Lee of the Boston Athletic club came in
fourth, and collapsed after crossing the
finish line. There were 80 starters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
PiIes Cured in 6 TO 14 DAYS

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case of itching, blind, bleeding or protruding |
piles in to Il days ormoney refunded. soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Football at Abilene.

Abilene. Kan, Nov 10.-The Dickinson
county high school defeated the Abilene
high school in football here Monday after
noon. to 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
HAVE SAN JOSE SCALE.
Investigations Show Fruit Trees of
Sedgwick County Are Suffering.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 10.-The San
Jose scale has attacked the fruit trees
of Wichita and vicinity. According to
the Investigations made early last
spring in this county trees in this sec
ton of the state are infected with the
scale to such an extent that the state
chronological commission had ordered
that a temporary quarantine be declar-
ed.
Secretary of the Kansas entomologi-
cal commission of. Lawrence will be in
the city today to meet with commit
tees from the horticultural society of
Sedgwick county, from the commercial
club and the chamber of commerce.
Emporia Man a Suicide.
Emporia, Kan, Nov 10.-Arthur Wors-
ter. 80 years old shot himself here late
Monday The hlIllaf entered the brain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
NEBRASKA HOPES TO WIN.

as a sire on the Dan Patch FLIES own
ed by the Savage farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10


ana Gowns In quality Made choice Havana Tobacco
ezgneen years ago Sold business uUny with no ere
m dealers or coupon bait for business man appre
cigar that sells alone - : A "Pt-e
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23

fishing and hunting about the ponds
north of the city.
The swimming lake had overlooked
and the water filled a basin formed
by mining operations half a mile
away. The overflow had allowed many
| fish to escape irons the lake and many
OF them had been imprisoned in the
basin. The boys were draining the
basin and taking the fish back to the
lake. The work of removing the fish
had nearly been completed, when the
Davis boy saw something move under
large rock. He promptly grabbed at
it, thinking it a fish, shouting as he
did so: I'll bet this is big one."
He jerked it up and to his sorrow
beheld a big rattlesnake squirming
in his grasp. He attempted to re-
lease it, but the snake was too quick,
coiling about his arm and raising its
head to strike.
Francis Evans was standing beside
the little pond, leaning on repeating
rifle which is his companion on such
expeditions.
Young Evans heard the horror-strick-
en- shrek of his companion as the an
| gered rattler swung back to sink it's
| fangs. There was no time for thought.
In an instant the snake would strike,
charging the blood of the boy with it's
deadly poison. Like flash the rife
| rose, and bullet crashed through the
rattler's head and it fell, slowly I'M
winding from Davis arm
Evans then shot the snake six times.
Davis threw his arms around his
chum and cried from nervous excite
ment. According to Davis the snake
had four rattles and a button.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
The Heroic Little Woman Had Fooled
the Intended Jumpers.

night she found three men had Just
ing them she learned that they in
tended to locate the Casey claims on
the following day.
That same night Mrs. Casey went
up into the hills again. After tramping
about for several hours she came upon
some damaged monuments and the
torn and faded location notices placed
there by her husband. Although
nearly exhausted when she found
them, she worked through the remain
ing part of the night, erecting new
monuments. At the break of day she
saw the three men climbing the noun
tain, but this heroic little woman knew
that that she had placed every monu-
ment and posted every notice correct
~, and so had foiled the intended
jumpers. This they soon discovered to
their great chagrin. Then, woman-like,
Mrs. Casey fell down in a dead faint
from sheer exhaustion. But be it said
to the credit of the three would-be
jumpers, they restored the woman to
consciousness, and then left her
asleep at the foot of a huge ledge of
rocks, in full possession of her claims.
without a word of dispute.
Recovering, Mrs. Casey made her
way hack to Goldfield, and was unan-
iinonsly voted the chief heroine of the
big gold camp. Soon after she received
about $4,000 from a syndicate in New
York, from the company which had
5o1Ged the claims. Mrs Casey is now
living in Goldfield. experimenting the
working of other claims which she
owns. These, she declares, will make
her independently rich.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23

no one had been in the room where
the cloth was waved. No one had
thrown a marble. The hired men were
at work and the boys were out
II said nothing, but on Friday we
discovered beams moving about the
house in a most astonishing fashion.
They were the same sort of beans as
the ones We raised ard had been laid
out on the attic floor to dry. OF
course, beans will sometimes dry in
the pods, and on hot day will split
open and bounce around, but l never
saw any beans that could come down
the attic stairs, move around the room.
cut square corners and fall on the
fioor. There was bean in the north
east room that came out of the north
wall sailed across the room. cut
around the sewing machine and after
making several corners fell on the
floor. Naturally we began to get nerv-
GUS when marbles that the bows had
not touched for months began to
move about the house. They would
come in at a door, move across the
room and stop. We made certain that
it was not the work of the boys be.
cause these things happened when the
boys were out of the house.
For example, several old rusty KEYS
that had been lost for years came
bounding down the stairs from the at.
tic into the rooms upstairs and were
picked up. l made sure no one was
In the attic. l have heard some of
our visitors account for the thing bv
electricity. We have a telephone. and
the wire runs half around the house
and in at the dining room window. But
i have never heard that a telephone
wire would do this thing"
One peculiar thing about the phe-
nomena is the queer action of Tige.
the watch dog, when anything han
pens. He capers about the yard, show
ing no supernatural fear or agitation
but every indication of Joy. The old
house has many rats and squirrels live
in the roof, but even they could not
do some of the things that have han
pened. There are swallows in the
chimney, but they never come into
the attic. Altogether it is a most re-
variable daylight mystery.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
His Trip Abroad.

The average American business
man does not care very much for 2
trip to Europe. If he will consent &
take a few minutes away from bud
ness he usually prefers to get into
the woods, where he can knock around
in old clothes, have few hardships
plenty of exercise and a great deal o,
freedom"
Thus spake Zarathustra to the New
York Times. Continuing:
My brother, who is president of a
large New York corporation, let his
wife prevail on him to take a brief
trip to Europe this summer. 1 re
ceived a letter from him, written or
the steamer going over, and he said:
81 shall mail this at Plymouth
wherewe touch, so you can hear from
Is -omptly. From there we shaIl
go on to Hamburg. l do not like this
life. Too little activity From Ham
burg we shall go through the Aims.
then to Paris, then back to London.
and then, thank God, turn our faces
homeward'
"An this before he had even land u: y
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
RICH MAN is PREY FOR ANTS.
Falls III in Road, and Hundreds Pass,
ignoring His Appeal.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Burton r. Jarvis,
a wealthy contractor of Terre Haute,
Ind, died at the county hospital the
other day as the result CT lying help
less under a tree near the Cawston
ostrich farm, surrounded by houses
and with people passing frequently,
for nearly three days, while red ants
fed upon his body.
Jarvis was afflicted with tubercu-
losis. which had caused him to come
to California. He had room al
the Cragburn hotel, leaving there to
visit the ostrich farm. When he came
to the spot where he was found he
tainted and remained there for two
days. Because of the exposure, pneu
monia attacked his weak lungs, and
though all that could be done for him
when he was taken to the hospital
was done, he could not survive He
told of trying TO attract passers by,
who evidently thought him drunk, as
they paid no attention. Boys bought
him food with money he gave them,
and finally told a .woman who lived
near by about him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
SUICIDE WRITES DEATH STORY.
Describes Effect of Gas as He Grad
ually Loses Consciousness.

Observation-Disclosures over the
death of his wife less than a month
ago, Arthur d. Adams, a bookbinder
in the government bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, formerly of Salt
Lake City, took his own life. While
gradually losing consciousness he at
tempted to describe the effects of the
poisonous fumes Of Illuminating gas.
Closing all the windows of his room,
Adams turned on the three gas jets.
His landlady detected the odor of es-
Gaping gas. When the door of Adams
room was burst open he was found ly.
ing on his bed grasping a pencil and
the following unfinished note scrubbed
on pad:
Il am sinking lower and lower from
the effects of asphyxiation. My head
is bursting! The room is dancing be
fore my eyes. Good God, what a sen.
sation! 1 am being lifted! The
light! My God, the light! Her-I am
going-good- by-I-."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
GIANT FISH SEXES CALF.
Drags II Into Deep Water by the Tail
and browns II.

Worthington, S. D.-Henry Hanson
farmer, reports the loss of calf car.
ried off by a giant pike.
The farmer heard a noise among his
cattle one night and rushed out to
ward the trouble, which he found was
near the canal. He found several
calves standing belly deep in water
and noticed one little calf making a
desperate effort to pull it's tail free
from something.
The farmer, with his bare legs, was
afraid of barbed wire, but he wadeS
cautiously toward the calf, and jus.
as he caught it monster pike dashed
the water all over him, and for a mo
ment he was blinded Wiping the wa
ter from his eyes, he found the cali
was being dragged toward deem
water. Hanson made a desperate eff
fort to reach the animal before it was
dragged into the canal, but he failed
and the calf struggled until 1t finally
drowned.