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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
Citizens of. Devon and Union
town Make Protest.
Object to the Adjustment OF
the Telegraph Offices.
TO HOLD MASS MEETING
Will Make an Appeal to Attor'
ney-General.
No Longer Have Any Way OF
Knowing Trains Arrival.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. 13.-The Tri-
bune says:
The Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany has abolished the telegraph office
at Devon, nine miles northwest on the
K. & D. and the people of that town
will hold an indignation meeting Sat
urday afternoon at Q o'clock to protest
against the company's actions They
will invite the people Of Uniontown
and vicinity, who have also lost their
telegraph office, and been made only
whistlipg station for all trains but
meeting and assist in plans to get the
matter before the attorney general at
Topeka
Last week when dt was rumored in
Devon that Agent Seniors salary was
to be cut from $50 to $50 per month
and that the telegraph instruments
were to be taken out, a committee OF
Devon men came in and consulted j.
/. Sheppard with q view to en1oining
the company from disseminating the
telegraph office. The committee was
discouraged in this method Of proceed
ure on the ground that it would be in
effective, but Mr.. Sheppard was re-
tadned to represent the town in case
the telegraph office was discontinued.
This morning. another committee was
meeting for Saturday afternoon. 1t is
announced that Mr.. Sheppard will at
tend this meeting and outline plan
to carry the matter to Topeka with a
view to compelling the company to
maintain a telegraph office at Devon
and also at Uniontown.
The Devon committee stated to a
reporter that moro than zoo cars OF
produce and stock are shipped from
that station every year, and that tins
station receipts are more than $60t
every month, the year round. This
volume of business, they insist, emit
ties them to a telegraph office. They
are advertising the meeting for Satur-
day and expect to have more people
there than can get into, any hall III
| the town. 1t is expected that Union
| town will be over en- nasse on this &C.
| casion- -
| Mr.. Senior, the Devon agent, win. II
| Is said, remain ON his Job at 81 pei
day. for couple of months. The agent
at Uniontown resigned the day his
wages were cut to $1.10 day.
It seems, from reports over the state
| that the Missouri Pacific company has
adopted a systematic plan of discon-
tinuing telegraph Offices at certain
| points in each county.
The Devon peoplessay they can never
| tell when the trafa is on time, mol
how late 1t Is without a telegraph Of
| a train is to take their lunch and some
times their beds to the station and gel
| the train when 1t comes. Their pres
| ent idea is to have the attorney general
proceed against the road In some way
or another
The abolishing of the telegraph Of
fees is in line with the company's re-
| trenchment policy IN Kansas, but some
of the Devon folk express the belief
that there is some politics in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
TO RELEASE 70.
Major League Asks for Waivers
on Many "Phenoms." see
They Sink a Fortune in Buying
Promising Players.
WILL HOLD THREE.
Morgan, Blankenship and Neal
Ball Are Retained.
johnson Says Owners Won't Get
Back Quarter of Cash.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-C1ub owners of the
major leagues have asked for waivers
on more than seventy of the "phenons''
Tor whom they paid out mint of mon
ey last fall when they purchased or
drafted the recruits from minor league
clubs. President Johnson of the Amer
lean league said today that out of that
total seventy-odd waivers asked for
shoppers for only three players had
been sent in.
Thus is frittered away a barrel of
coin by the magnates.sas it is estimat-
ed that 70 per cent of the cash paid for
the youngsters is dead loss, sas the
youngsters will return to minor league
jobs at far less purchase price than
was paid for them.
The three players on whom claims
were not waived are Infielder Morgan
and Catcher Blankenship of Detroit
and Neal Ball, the ShortStop secured by
the highlanders from Montgomery at a
cost Of $500. Cleveland refused 20
waive on Morgan and Blankensfip and
some National league club held up the
release Of Ball.
The case of Shortstop Ball is interest
ing to Chicago fans, as he is the player
Comiskey tried to buy and thought he
had bought last summer. His offer of
$4,000 for the player was wired ahead
of the New York offer, but on account
of the telegraph strike the message was
g. long time in transit and Griffith got
the man. The National league club
which wants the former Southern
league player can take him on payment
of the stipulated price, which is $500.
That means a net loss of 81, 900 to the
New York club, plus the salary paid
him last fall while he was being tried
out
President Johnson wishes there were
some way to persuade the club owners
20 go slower in the drafting and pur-
chasing business. Altogether too many
men are being picked up in the major
league drag nets said Mr.. Johnson
''It is a laudable enterprise to strength
en- a ball team in every way possible
but there is no use taking every half
developed player into company too fast
for him. 1t makes the yOungster dis
satisfied when he returns to the minors
OF course, he wants a big league sal
airy just the same, and If he don't get
1t his ball playing isn't as good, be-
cause he is disgruntled.''
The order has gone out for the
American League magnates to fore
gather at New York February rs fol-
the spring schedule meeting. The Ma
tional League meeting also will be held
that day instead of February 25, as
President Pulham originally designated
The commission will meet in New York
two days before the leagues meet.
Pitcher Moxey Manuel, secured from
the New Orleans club by Comiskey
sent in his signed contract. Manue
was with the Washington club at one
time and Is rated as a pretty fail
finger. He beat the sox in an exhibi.
ton game in New Orleans last winter
If he never does another noteworthy
trick
Connie Mack Secures a Wonder.
No TAA :
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DIFFICULTY
Is Being Experienced in Waiting
ON the Large Crowds.
Many Persons Come From Sur
rounding Towns to See
Cooper.
Great Interest Is Being Created
Throughout Kansas.
INTERESTING FEATURES
Are Noticed Every Day at the
Young Mans Headquarters.

Mr.. Cooper's remarkable prepara-
tons. which are now being sold in such
enormous quantities in this city and
throughout the state of Kansas, con-
tinue to be a topic of great interest.
Inc sale has now grown SO large at
Stansheid's drug store. 632 Kansas
avenue, where the nature of these
remedies Is being explained. that diff
on the immense number of people who
pour in from every part of the city and
state.
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture of what the medicines are accom-
pllshing is the removal Of all forms of
stomach trouble. nervousness, rheu-
matism. etc. All day long individuals
come in to express their thanks for the
benefits they have received from the
use Of his remedies.
Among those who called Wednesday
was lady who made the following
statement of her experiences:
my chief trouble was with my
stomach. and my digestion had been
very much impaired. I also felt tired
all the time. and the least exertfon
II felt depressed any my mind SEEM
ed little dull. If I stood for any
length Of time would have a dull
pain in my back. I had dizzy spells
and for the last few years my sight
blurred. I was troubled with short
ness OF breath and bloating Of the
stomach after eating. I have taken
all kinds of medicine, but nothing
helped me, and I had about given up
hope.
when there began to be SO much
talk OF the Cooper remedies I t0,1 my
husband I would go down buy
some, and If they did not hc ne
would never take any more mt Aicine
have used only about bottle of the
New Discovery, and can say positively
that a feel entirely relieved of M
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PACKEY AND WEIGH MATCHED.
Mcfarland Is to Fight the English
man at Milwaukee, February 81

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Failing to re-
ceive word from the Pacific coast
that an opponent had been found for
Packey Mcfarland, Harry Gilmore.
Jr., McF'arland's manager, held con-
ference with Tom Andrews of the
Badger Athletic club of Milwaukee
yesterday and agreed to match Nc
Farland with Freddie WEIGH, the
English lightweight. Two days ago
this match was thought out of the
question for some time at least, but
after a long parley with Andrews and
WEIGH, Gilmore finally accepted
terms.
The men will meet before the
Cream City club in a ten-round con-
test February 81. The weight was
fixed at 1913 pounds at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
INDIANS HEARTY EATERS.
Government Wards at Haskell Have a
Big Daily Bill of Fare.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 13.0The In
is the bill of fare for one day: = >" -
Six hundred loaves of bread. 3
Twelve hundred buns for one meal
One hundred seventy pounds of
roast beef.
One hundred pounds Of fruit.
Eight bushels of potatoes
Eighty gallons of beans favored
with twenty-five pounds of bacon.
Thirty-two pounds of butter for each
meal.
One hundred and sixty-seven pies.
One hundred gallons Of coffee.
A ginger cake is made each day out
of the following ingredients: Eighty
five pounds Of flour, ten pounds of
lard, ten pounds Of sugar, two and
one-half pounds of soda, twenty quarts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
DEATH FROM POISONED CAND
Package Sent to an ArmOurdaIe Girl
of Which Her Sister Eats.

Package Sent to an ArmourdaIe Girl
of Which Her Sister Eats.
Armourdale, Kan, Feb. ID
Sweets to Ella Miller. From girls of
the S. & 81
That was the label on box of
to the Oldest daughter of Charles Mil
Ter, 634 Cheyenne avenue, Armour
dale, Wednesday Afternoon. The post
marks We're blurred and the stamp Of
the postoffice where the box had been
mailed had evidently been turned
around purposely, as 1t was brought
into contact with the wrapper The
police believe the sender told the pos
tai clerk that the candy was intended
for valentine. What it really con-
tanned was poisoned bonbons, and as O
result OF eating two of them, Ruth
Miller, the youngest daughter of
Charles and Malinda Miller, died in
agony less than ten minutes after the
box was received at the home. All
five Of the children were affected by
the poison in the candy, which is sup
posed to have been strychnine, but
none except the little girl suffered
more than temporary distress, which
an application of home remedies was
able to relieve.
Ella, IA years old, to whom the
candy was sent. has worked in the
canning department Of the Schwarzs-
child & Sulzberger packing house up
to month ago, when she was with
drawn by her parents SO that she
might attend school. She said last
night that as far as she knows she has
no enemies among the girls at the
packing house She never has a
sweetheart and her parents seldom al
low her to go far from the home un-
less accompanied by some relative or
friend. They considered her too young
to keep company with young men and
also that she has never indicated any
or an col
/ This statement was borne out by the
little girl last night.
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ARE AFTER THE TREE SCALE.

Se1gwict County Orchards Are to
Have a Thorough Inspection.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 13.-Sedgwfck
county orchards are to have a thor
ough inspection this spring for the pur-
pose Of locating the places where the
San Jose scale has found q foothold,
with the ultimate purpose of stamping
1t out.
Two representatives Of the state
horticultural commission are in the
city for this purpose, and in connection
with local fruit growers, have made
some Investigations. These gentle
men are Prof T. j. Headles. state
entomologist, and Prof. A. L. Peck, as
sfstant both from the Kansas State
Agricultural college at Manhattan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
A FISH BROKE HIS NOSE.
Peculiar Accident to an Allen County
Game Warden.

county Is nursing an injured nose to-
day and he believes that probably the
bone of the nose has been broken. He
has not been in fight with anyone
attempting to violate the game laws.
but a fish handed him a slight package
because he didn't care to come out of
the water. The warden was using a,
trammel net and in attempting to haul
a 50-pound buffalo fish from the net
he became overbalanced In the boat
and the fish, throwing itself around to
escape capture, struck his nose. The
member is disco1ored and the bone may
be broken.-Iola Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
THIEVES TAKE 100 CHICKENS.
Loot the Hen House OF Farmer Near
COffeyville

Coffeyville. Kan, Feb. 13.-Chicken
thieves stole $50 white Leghorns and
barred Plymouth Rocks from w. c.
Shafer, 2 " miles southeast Of Coffey-
Vile, Tuesday night. At 1880 Mr..
Shafer heard the dogs barking and
upon investigation found the window
of the chicken house open and the
said chickens gone. He thinks there
were two or three men in the Job. A
wagon had been left q half mile dis
tant and the chickens CARED to 1t.
The wagon was then driven south. Nc
trace of the thieves has been found.
He offers $25 reward for the apprehen-
sion OF any one Of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 13.-Private infor-
nation has been received here from
Athens, Ga, that Ty Cobb has applied
to the University of Georgia for a po-
sition as coach of the baseball team.
This has given the management it's first
touch of anxiety, as it looks as if Cobb
were more determined in his hold-out
than he has been given credit for.
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HOW ABOUT THIS ATHLETE?
Haughton to Coach Harvard but Re-
fuses Paw for Services.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 413.--Percy
D. Haughton, of Brookline. has been
appointed head coach Of the Harvard
football team at meeting of the
Harvard Athletic Association. Mr..
Haughton accepted the appointment,
but will not accept any remuneration
for this services.
Haughton played full-back on the
Harvard varsity football team in
1897, was right tackle on the Harvard
team of 1898 and played on the Har-
ward baseball team for four years, in
his senior year as captain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
THIS HAPPENEDIN KANSAS.
An Ellsworth Mob Shoots Negro ant
Whips Him Out of Town.

An Ellsworth Mob Shoots Negro and
Whips Him Out of Town.
Ellsworth, Kan, Feb. ia mob
of seventy-five men administered a Sc
we're whipping to George Washington,
a negro better known as "Cutthroat
George" here Tuesday night. He was
confined in the county jail for disorder
1y conduct. The object of the mob was
to make him leave.
The lock on the door Of the Jail was
broken and Washington taken out with
a rope around his neck. The negro
thinking he was to be hung, pleaded for
his life and was finally released on a
promise that he would leave town. AS
he ran from the mob he was shot in the
back, the bullet lodging under the left
shoulder His injuries were dressed at
Wilson Wednesday.
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Fox to Coach Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 13.-The uni
versity athletic board has authorized
the employment of Captain Fox of
the Lincoln baseball club to be coach
for the university baseball squad.
Captain Cox, who is at his home In
Minneapolis, will report to the uni
versity March 10.
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ternoon, dying Tuesday night Steven
son was walking on the Santa Fe tracks,
about two miles east of town. A freight
train came along and he stepped off to
let it pass. After the engine had passed
him he stepped on stone, which rolled
throwing him of his balance and
against the train. The train threw him
with such force that he was. uncon-
scious. -. =.
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Towa,s Baseball Schedule.

Iowa City, Ia, Feb. 1S.-Iowa univer-
sity's baseball schedule for the coming
season Is given out as follows:
April 13-18-Rock Island Three T.
team at Iowa City. .~
May 6-Nebraska at Iowa City. -.
May 8 and 9-Minnesota at Minneap-
Oils.
May 14-Minnesota at Iowa City.
May 10-Cornell at Iowa City.
May 23-Cornel1 at Mount Vernon.
May 30-Grinnell at Iowa City.
May % and 26-Missouri at Column
bia.
Tura 6-Gyinuau at Gri0paI1
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Neirbborhood Favorite

Mrs. E. d. Charles of Harbor, Maine
speaking of Electric Bitters, says: ut is
a neighborhood favorite here with u.s. It
deserves to be favorite everywhere 1t
gives quick relief in dyspepsia, liver COM
plant. kidney arrangement, malnutrition
nervousness. weakness and general debil-
ity Its action the blood as q thorough
purifier makes it especially useful as a
spring medicine This grand Alternative
tonic is sold under guarantee by all drug
gists. SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
Eyerhardt Back in the Ring.

New Orleans, Feb. 13.-After several
years absence from the ring Jack Ev-
erhardt, formerly a well known fighter,
in the middleweight division, came back
last night and won the decision over
Jack Graham of Kansas City in ten
round contest at the Southern Athletic
club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
: HAVE ENGLISH PHEAsANTs.
State Game Warden Sends Three Pair.
to an Ottawa Man.

10 an OtCaWH NAH.
B. H. Stannard has received from
the state game warden three pairs of
English ringed pheasants for propaga-
ton. The birds are about the size of
the common prairie chicken, the hen
resembling the hen of that variety.
The cocks are more brilliant as to
plumage. A characteristic Is a long
tail. The birds are said to be very pro-
life; q: hen will lay from so to so
dozen eggs in a season. Breeders say
that the eggs can easily be Matched
under the barnyard fowl and that the
bantam especially will mother" the
brood acceptably.-Ottawa Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13

Dean academy, at Providence, has
been signed by Connie Mack, of the
Philadelphia Americans, and next
month will leave school Tor a months
try-out with the team in the South
Barnicle is but 10 years old and last
year did some phenomenal pitching
against the Yale and Harvard teams.
Mack saw him in one of these games
and tried to sign him then.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
The Last Train

morning is the Union Pacific No. 100
at S:15 a. m, arriving in Kansas CITY
at 1918 a. m. The afternoon train
returning Is the earliest train into To-
peka at e:15 D. m.
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Toledo Secures Wakefield.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 13.-The Cleve-
land American league baseball club
mana ement announces the sale of
Howard Wakefield, catcher. to Toledo
of the American association. Wake
field formerly was with Washington,
going to that city from the Cleveland
team and being recalled.
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NOT vANCn's WRITING.

posedly Left by His Wife.
Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 1S.-The state
rested its case Wednesday in the trial
of Ephraim vancil, who is accused Of
the murder of his wife. One of the
strongest points scored for the defense
was the proving by handwriting ex-
pert that vancil did not write the note
sunnosed to have been left by Mrs. VAN
eli. The first witnesses for the defense
were put on the stand late Wednesday.
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FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
i. r. MorrelI Sues the CofeyviIle Chief
of Police for $1O,29O.

Coffeyville, Kan, Feb. 13.-Suit for
$40. 29O has been filed against John
KIoehr, chief of police, by J. F. Nor
reII. a labor leader of southern Kan
sas' Morrell was recently held as a
prisoner here while an officer came
from Meridian, Miss, and took him
there to be tried for embezzlement In
connection with a labor day celeora-
ton. He was acquitted of the charge
and now sues the chief Of police for
false Imprisonment.
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HAMILTON COUNTY REJoICEs.
A Good Soaking Rain Puts the Soil in
Condition for Crops.

Syracuse. Kan, Feb. brain began
Monday night, and steady fall con-
tinued all of Tuesday. About one and
a half inches of water has fallen. The
ground was already in excellent condi-
ton from the SHOWS that have melted.
This rain will insure plenty of mois-
ture to bring up spring wheat, barley
and oats. Flowing for these crops Is
now in progress. A larger acreage
than usual will be put out
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Salina 81. Wichita 20.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 13.-In a basketball
game last night Wesleyan University
defeated Friends university of Wich-
ita by score of "a to 20. The Wes-
leyans were much the heaviest team
and outclassed the visitors.
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A Shooting at Garden City.

Garden City, Kan, Feb. ia jap
anese named Oki shot E. T. Ona. leader
of the Japanese in the county. twice
last night Because Of come disagree
ment he had with the other japanese
Oki called Ona to the door, and a1ter
telling him to close the door ne turned
a revolver on him and began firing.
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THE 1000 FINE CASE CLOSED.
Baseball Commission Refuses to Give
Brush Another Chance

New York, Feb. 13.-When the
New York National league club re-
Gently paid the 1000 fine imposed by
the national commission because of
the forfeiture of several games by
McGraw's men to the Philadelphia
Americans last spring at New Orleans
John T. Brush expressed desire to
have the case reopened.
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Bransfield to Quit the Quakers.

Worchester, Mass, Feb. 13.-Wil-
liam ("Kitty') Bransfield of this city
yesterday said that he had received
his contract from the Phila delphia
Nationals, but that he would not sign
1t. 1t offers the veteran first base
man the same salary as last year. He
says he has no fault to find with the
Philadelphia team, but is tired of big
leagues and purposes to manage a
minor league team from the bench.
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SALOONS STILL RUNNING.
Masked Men Hold Up Bartender a
I,eayenworth and Secure $500.

Leavenworth, Feb. 13.-The saloon OF
Chas. Walkenwitz was held up and rob-
bed at midnight by two masked men.
They secured $500 from the bartender
whom they compelled at the point OF
revolvers to give them the contents OF
the safe The robbers then backed out
through the rear door and escaped
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lE0E
Conquer That
Cough


Don't go around with a
mortgage on. your chest.
Every day that you let it
ain. the tighter its
grip becomes. The cough
becomes more violent
and exhausting: the del
icate bronchial passages
get inhamed under the
continual hacking: the
lun Cs become lacerated
under the constantly re-
curing paroxysms.
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Kingman, Kan, Feb. 13.-Joe Yeo-
man, Earl Fry and Jim Harris VIII be
given a s'tryout" by the Hutchinson
Western Association club the coming
season. j. c. Bentley took the matter
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Auto Race for $1,000 a Side.

New York, Feb. 13.-Walter Chris
tie has accepted the challenge of E.
R. Hollander to a race for $1,000 a.
side, at 100 miles, on the beach at
Ormond, Fla, in March. He sent to
Robert Lee Morrell, chairman of the
contest committee of the Automobile
club of America, a check for $500 to
cover the forfeit posted by Mr. Hol-
lander.
Christie, who names the "13O" d.
rect-driver car of his own manufac-
ture to meet Hollander's $50" Fiat
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of molasses. twenty quarts of water.
one pound of ginger, one-half pound
of salt