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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-28
JOHNSON REACHES ENGLAND.
The Big Negro Immediately Issues &
Challenge to Tommy Burns.


Challenge to Tommy Burns.
London, April 28.-Jack johnson,
the colored heavyweight pugilist ac-
companied by his manager, Fftzpat-
rick, arrived here from New York
last evening. They Immediately visit
ed the National Sporting club and the
sporting newspapers and issued a
challenge to Tommy Burns the heavy
weight champion, to fight any where
for any purse acceptable to Burns.
johnson went, further than this and
offered to bet Burns $4,000 that he
will stop him in twenty rounds. In
addition he will concede to Burns
two-thfrds of any purse that is put
up for the contest.
johnson appears anxious to meet
Burns but there has been SO much
crossf1ring that 1t seems doubtful II
the two men can come together in
England. There is possibility, how
ever, that a club that has been or
ganized in May may raise money to
induce Burns to go into the ring
with the eolored heavyweight.
Burns also visited the National
clubs in the evening but did not meet
Johnson. Burns forestalled the latter
by depositing $1,000 with sporting
newspaper for meeting with the
negro.
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Republican Editors to Meet.

Wichita, Kan, April 2S.-Gerald
Volk of this city. secretary of the
Southwest Kansas Republican Editor
ial association, has issued the call for
the eighteenth annual meeting of the
association, to be held in Hutchinson,
May IS and 10. President PARCEL of
Greensburg and Secretary Volk are
preparing program. Addresses will
be made by United States senators,
congressman and others
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Gotch and Lundin Matched.

Kansas City, April 2S.-Hjalmar
Lundin, the giant Swede who gave
Frank Gotch such a good run for his
money in mixed match here two
months ago, was matched yesterday by
W. D. Scoville Of the Missouri Athletic
club to meet the champion in a handi-
cap mixup. To win, the champion
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Baker 6. Ottawa !

Baldwin, Kan. April 2S.-Baker
university won its eighth consecutive
victory Monday by defeating Ottawa
university in a loose game by the
score Of to 1. The cold wind was
responsible for the many errors.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Ottawa -. oo1oooo0-1 { Z
Baker ............1 30OO006 II 4
Batteries-Higgins and Price; Ma
son and Sutton
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ORDER Is POSTPONED.
Katy Not Required to Purchase New
Equipment.

Austin. Tex, April 2S.-The order
of the state railroad commission re-
curing the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad company to purchase
ass new locomotives and 5000 freight
cars during the three years of 1908.
1909 and 1910, has been indefinitely
postponed by that body. The rail-
road company claims that it now has
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son opens. Cooley is
good hard work and 'h he 4
taking little of it himself. Cooley
has not taught any of his signals &c
the men and is to work out this de.
partment of the game before the CD.
ening of the season. AS result of the
Work Ws5r which is , now being done the To-
much improved in form from what
they were Sunday. This Is especially
true Of the batting department where
signals ought to figure strongly in the
run getting.
Crumrine who was sent from Topeka
to Enid was in Topeka last night, hav-
ing been turned loose by Captain Hurl-
burt of that aggregation. Cobb, HurI-
burt and Farrell will compose the Enid
outfeld. Crumrine is not very opti-
mistic over the chances for the Rail-
readers winning the pennant but says
they have a good pitching staff Par
son Frantz, the old American Associ-
alton star. is the chief twirler in the
bunch. Ashley and SeIby last season
with Leavenworth and Geist who was
not fast enough for Oklahoma City last
season compose the staff.
Johnny Fillman of the Joplin team
has closed deal with Webb City for
the purchase of Mig Shaner. the strong
Tripletts. Shaner will help Joplin q
great deal as Fillman has been shy
on pitching material for some time.
Newton upon whom he was depending
as the leader OF the bunch deserted
when he was refused little advance
money. Ffllman is also trying hard to
get Thomson, the little southpaw who
worked for Bartlesville against Tope-
ka Saturday and succeeded in shutting
out the locals to O.
Gnadinger, the left fielder who was
released from Louisville along with
Davis, is much sought after by Man
ager FfIlman of Joplin. Gnadinger was
made a handsome offer by Fillman but
turned it down and accepted a place
with the Portsmouth, Va. team ii, the
Virginia State league.
Nick Kahl a brother to Topeka's sec
ond baseman, has been made manager
of the Lima team in the Ohio State
league. He took charge of the bunch
a little over week ago and his first
official act was to release IT players
He has his bunch whipped into shape
now, however, and is resting easily at
the top of the percentage column. And
by the way this name Kahl is bother
ing the fans a great deal Bobby says
it should be pronounced call" but
that he never heard anything but
"cale.'' So the reader can have his
choice.
Peck Harrington, who was loaned by
Joplin to Enid, has been recalled and
will work with the Miners this season.
Sheldon, FTllrnan and Harrington will
compose the Miners outfield.
Eddie McDill, who tried out with
Enid, has been released. McDfu in
the old Missouri Valley days was re-
garded as a good third baseman but
in the improvement. of the Western
Association class McDi1l fell behind
the procession and IL about all in. The
fact that he will not play this season
is not causing any regret among other
players, as he was about as mean a
man as ever played ball according to
the estimation Of him by other play
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago 6, St. Louis 5.

st. Louis, April 28.-Chicago won
the third game of the series from st.
Louis, to 5. st. Louis jumped on
owen in the ninth inning and drove
him from the box, scoring three runs.
Scora nv innings. R-H. E.
Chicago ..,........ OIL 10000 3-6 10
ST. Louis .-...........O1 U 70 - ~
Batteries-Owen, Smith and Sulli-
van; Howell and Spencer.
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onaga, is; Centralia, 2.

Onaga, Kan, April 28.-The Onaga
Red Sox defeated the Centralia
Browns in the second game of the p.
c. league In a walkaway game by a
score of IS to q. BatterieS-Onaga,
Green and Hunter; Centralia. Robley.
without and Adamson.
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an ample supply of equipment to ham
die its traffic, and that it could not
bear the financial burden Of buying
the locomotives and cars ordered by
the commission.
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Fire Destroys Barn and Contents

Burlington, Kan, April 2S.-F'fre
of unknown origin destroyed the
large barn belonging to NJ. NJ. Kiger,
southeast of town, Monday, together
with all of its contents, including four
young mules and the family driving
horse, buggies, Implements, grain,
hay, etc. There was no insurance on
barn or contents.
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Lennon Buys Back Pitcher Farris.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 2S.-Presi-
dent Lennon Of the st. Paul American
Association Baseball club announces
that he has secured Pitcher Frank
Farris from the St. Louis American
League club for $1,000 more than he
sold him to that club for last year.
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Cleveland 8, Detroit 4.

Cleveland, April 28.-C1eve1and de-
feated Detroit, 8 to 1, Chech outpitch-
ing Malloy. Hill, who substituted for
Turner. made three errors and pre-
vented Cleveland shutting out Detroit.
Turner has thrown his arm out and
may be out of the game for some time.
Score nv innings. RH.E E.
Cleveland .........-.o0 10o10 -
Batteries-Chech and N. Clark;
Malloy and Schmidt.
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DELAHANTY LEADS,
Best Batter That Has INDUCED in Five
or More Games.

or More Games.
Detroit, April 2S.-The batters are
at work making hits for the season of
1908, with DeIahanty of the Washing
ton team ahead by a good lead. He
has cracked out dozen hits in seven
games, with Mcconnell of Boston and
Schaefer Of the Tigers close up. These
pigskin for 400 or more. They will
not, Of course, keep up that pace.
There will be many shifts in a week
or so.
The records for the past week show
those who have played in five or more
games. Many pitchers who have
played in one or two games have the
above players beaten to a FRAGILE, but
in justice to those who play regularly
every day the pitchers are omitted, or
until they play the required number Of
games to get into the tables.
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St. Louis 8. Cincinnati 2.

Cincinnati, April 28.-Errors by
Cincinnati and the hard hitting OF the
visitors gave St. Louis an easy victory.
Misjudged flies by Barry and Murray
were responsible for the runs scored
by Cincinnati.
Score by innings: In;
ST. Louis .........000 400 4-9 IA 3
Batteries-Ewing Spade and Schiei;
Reehe and Host 6tter.
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E1nporia 2, WfnfieId 4.

Emporia. Kan. April 28.-Emporia
college defeated the Southwestern col
lege by q score OF to 1 in an ex-
tremely Interesting game.
Score by innings: RHE
Southwestern ........1 100000 s
Emporia -. ...-.....0 o 100000 5
BatterieS-Woodell and Walling-
ford; McCarty and Galley. Umpire
-Wi1hite.
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Pn1IaUeIp1ua o, brOOfAIyH o.
Brooklyn, April 2S.-Brooklyn, after
winning three straight from New York
succumbed Monday to Philadelphia.
the visitors winning, to 5. Both sides
fielded loosely but Philadelphia ex-
cel1ed in hitting.
Score by innings: X =; r;
PhiIadelphfa o400002 0-6 u
BROOKLYN .......0 1 o 00o 20S
Batteries-McQuil1in and : Doom;
Bell Mcintyre, Bergen and Ritter
Pittsburg- Chicago game postponed,
on account Of cold weather.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.
Pueblo 6, Des Moines 2

Pueblo, April 2S.-Jackson out
pitched Clarke and Pueblo took the
opening game by a score Of to 2.
Score by innings: Ri E.
Des Moines .........110OO 0O0o-2 8
Pueblo ..........02 1905 10 8
Batteries+Clarke and Yeager; Jack
soa and Smith.
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salfna ~. McPherson O.

Sa1fna, Kan. April 2S.-McPherson
university was defeated in a baseball
game here Monday afternoon, 1 to O..
Dierdorff made q feature catch Of a
foul fly with one hand and Bristow
made a home run.
Score by innings: R.HE.
Wesleyan -. ......................n IT 1
Mcpherson $4,000. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8
Batteries-Coyner and Mack; DER
dorff and Withers.
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wATERsPOUT AT THURMAN.
browns Many Steers But One Rescued
From IS Foot Tree Fork.

Cottonwood Falls. April 28.-On
Thurman creek. about 4 miles south
east from hatfield Green, one night
recently came severe ana sudden
| waterspout. On the Brandley ranch
! it washed out about half mile OF
stone fence and a mile of wire fence.
drowning 22 head of steers and 40
head Of fine hogs One steer was
lodged in the forks of a tree "a feet
high, alive, and was afterwards res
cued by block and tackle and is doing
well.
Henry Basten lost IL head OF hogs
and Charles Rudolph lost about rs
hogs. The steers were worth nth about about
Fork so high that it backed up the
Cottonwood river quite bit and
washed out a steel bridge at Thurman.
Peabody Debaters Best.
Peabody, Kan, April 2s.-In the
inter-high school contest at Marion.
Peabody carried off first honors. Paul
Baker winning first place in grafton
and Miss vernice Brown. together with
Lawrence Kelly Of the Marion high
school, winning the debate against the
Joint team Of Florence and Burns.
Hillsboro and Florence alone took part
in the defamation contest. and Hills
ooro "on- r.svr
I. o. o. F.. Celebrate at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, Kan, April 2S.-
Four thousand Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs of southern Kansas and north
ern Oklahoma celebrated the eighty
ninth anniversary OF Odd Fellowship
in this city Monday. w. L. Brown OF
Kingman. past grand master. and Prof.
w. Clyde Pyle, Udall. were speakers
Of the day. Wichita, Anthony and
Winfield stats put on degree work in
the Odd Fellows new hall last night.
Death OF Mrs. G. e. Webb.
Atchison. Kan, April 2s.-Mrs. G.
E. Webb died suddenly at her home in
Nortonville. She was II years old and
settled near Nortonville in 1860.
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New York 1, Boston 0.

New York, April 2S.-Chesbro's
clever box work was mainly responsible
for the victory which New York won
from Boston. to 0. The winning run
was made in the sixth inning on a
single by Niles and Keeler's timely hit
+ Score by innings: X n: +,
New York .....O00 010o"-1 4
Batteries-Winter and Criger; Ches-
bro and Kleinow.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Indianapolis-Indi 8; st.
Paul, 1.
At uisyille-Louisville 2; Mime
apolis. /.
At Columbus-Columbu g.; Kansas
City, 4.
At Toledo-Tolsdo. 4: Milwau-
kee. II.
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1. O. o. F. Celebrate at Arkansas City.
Death OF Mrs. g. e. Webb.

Death OF MIS-. @. E. Webb.
Atchison, Kan, April 28.-Mrs. G..
E. Webb died suddenly at her home in
Nortonville. She was II years old and
settled near Nortonville in 1860.
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Lincoln 8. Omaha S.

Lincoln 6, Omaha S.
Lincoln, April 2S.-Lincoln and
Omaha played a close game. The wind
was cold and strong and errors were
frequent. Omaha used three pitchers
and Hollenbeck's wildness probably
cost them the game.
Score by innings: X. n. E.
lincoln ..........211 0001016 8
Omaha ......-..0O1 0100 25
Ba'teries-Bonno.J Jones and Sullf-
van; Ragan, Hollenbeck. Hall and
Gonding.
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Denver 10, Sioux City 2

OenVer IOs SIOUX CITY =.
Denver, April 2s.-Sioux City lost
its opening game here, being unable
to hit Olmstead's pitching.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Denver ..O 140O01 40 16 /
Sioux City .......... o 0 200 GO
Batteries-Olmstead and Zalusky;
Williams and Shea.
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PhiIadelphia ?, Washington 1.

Philadelphia 2, washington L.
Philadelphia, April 28.-Fast Held
ing by both teams kept the score down
in Mondays game, which was won by
Philadelphia, 2 to l..
Score by innings: Hi T.
Washington ..........O o 00OO00El
PHILADELPHIA ...011 % 00os-2
Batteries-Hughes, Smith, Street
and Warner; Vicery and Smith.
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Western
.hSSO-
!: :. Citation
Gossip

The local bunch is
being worked out twice
a day until the sea-
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Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 5.

BdtterIeS-EWluS, SUd'
Beebe and HoStetter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-10

the same. Instead of welcoming voters
from the other faction to their own
ranks, they have put them ia the posi-
tion that they cannot unite with the in
surgents without stultifying themselves
and their actions in the past. Tn short,
every man. who has ever acted with the
stalwarts car now only join the ranks of
the progressists as captive or a de-
serter, withsshe brand of sinner upon
him.
With political policy thstrrepudiates
any sort of union with the rest of the
Republican party. and brooks no leader
ship except that of broken down politi-
cal hacks, ,tthat openly advises voting the
Democratic ticket while declaring fol
Roosevelt land Taft and Republican
principles-we can but wonder how OF
when they~expect success IN the future
unless it be through a Democratic vic.
tory with "a supreme judgeship as the
sole evidence of progress made.
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A couple of years ago this paper re.
marked that. from information received
from reliable persons acquainted with
the facts, that Hon. HI. T. Melgeson, OF
Milton, while man of considerable
ability, was decidedly unpopular in his
own home town of Milton aad vicinity.
The Milton Globe answered us with
considerable asperity and told us in very
plain Englishrthat we were uaisinformed
and that Mr. IL. was the most popular
man in town. Last week Mr.. Helgeson,
who is candidate for congress, was
beaten in struggle to get elected as a
delegate from his town to the county
convention. Now in most cases when a
mag aspires to so.h;gh position as that
of congressman, his fellow citizens will
foreso any local praajudice agaiast the
person, in the desire to have the town
honored by one Of its citizens teking
such position. Ruti seems that Mil
ton folks don't care to have Mr.. 81. as
their representative even in congress,
for some reason. Anyway, it was rather
q poor ssnd-of for an asplrant to the
house of representatives.
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THE GRAND FORKS VICTORY.

While 'snany of the civic elections
throughout the state on Monday were
more or less of an interesting character,
yet few Of much political Significance, as
most were influenced by local issues;
but Grand Forks city Was an exception,
for therethe fight was almost purely
political.
The Herald more than AMY other in
fuence has made the issue political and
the result has been disastrous to that
paper and it's Democratic candidate,
Mr.. Duis, as he was defeated by 159
votes.
The victory of the stalwarts is the
more notable because of the opposition
being the combined vote of both the
Democratic and insurgentwoters.
1t is quite probable thatif Mayor Duis
had run ON bipartisan ticket that he
would have won out again, as it was
conceded on all sides that he made q
fairly good mayor. But the Republican
voters have about concluded that elect
ing Democrats to Office simply out of
spite, isn'tH good proposition to continue
indefinitely.
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Hall and Sophie Shepherd, both of
Winnipeg. They have gone to house,
keeping in Winnipeg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Morrison of
Crystal are in mourning for their IT,
year-old daughter, who died recently.
Only six months ago another daughter,
10 years of age, was taken away, thus
making their atfiiction more keenly felt.
Geo. Hills of Bathgate has gone to
Seattle to accompany his mother back
to Bathgate. Mrs. Hills has been in
poor health for some time and it is
hoped the change to her old home and
old acquaintances may be of benefit.
John T. Cockburn and his mother
were over from Drayton Tuesday. While
here Mrs. Cockburn disposed of her
farm just south of the city to Sutterlin
& Thexton. The farm contains lN acres
and brought IS, ,lO4, or s42.5O per acre.
This is the first piece of land sold near
town lately and shows that prices are
advancing rather than falling off.-St.
Thomas Times.
Fire destroyed the house and contents
of A. L. Harvey, at Crown Center, six
miles northeast of Walhalla. A high
wind was blowing and the family were
sitting in the house when Mr.. Harvey
thought. he smelled smoke. He went
out of doors and saw the flames break
ing through the roof. He returned and
had only time to get the family safely
out. There was only 500 insurance,
while the house was a large new one,
ano was worth $1,000.
County Commissioner VIM. Bigwood
was apprised of the death of his mother
last Thursday in a peculiar and abrupt
way. On February 26th he wrote her at
his old home, Chippenham, Wiltshire,
Eng and on Thursday he received back
his letter with word deceased written
across the corner. Mr.. Bigwoed had re-
eivea nosintelligence of his mothers
illness and the return of the letter was a
great shock to dim. His mother was 7s
years of age and was we'll in January
when last she wrote him. On Tuesday
of this week Mr.. Bigwood received word
from "a firm of :barristers that his mother
died January 25th, and that he was on.
titled to sixty pounds sterling as his
share of her estate. The letter con
tanned no word as to the cause of .heu
de h.-St. Thomas Times.
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County Assessors Meet.

The meeting of the county assessors
with the county board on Monday was
very largely attended. The following is
list of those present:
Akra, John g. Olson; Advance, John
Mclean; Bathgate. A. j. Goodall ST.;
Beaulieu, K. Magnusson; Carlisle, Robt.
Menzies; Cavalier, VIM. Crombie; Crys-
tai, Finley Mcneil; Drayton, Geo. B.
Brown; Elora, D. H. Wallace; Gardar,
Jonas Hail; Hamilton, Alex McLauch-
lin; Toilette, Fred Shannon; LeMoure,
Paul Williams; Lincoln, j. T. Teasdaie;
Lodema, M. N. Ault; Midland, Chas.
Mugford; Neche, w. T. Reno; Park, T.
Anderson; Pembina, John F. Miller; st.
Joseph, Thos. Lang; st. Thomas, A.
Wynne; Thingvalla, Johannes Johans-
son; Walhalla, G. o. Harvey; Canton
village, G. Greenwood; Cavalier City,
Cyrus Bechtel; Crystal City, A. d. Mar
BILE; Drayton City, T. F. Newans; Neche
village, Jas. Baker; Pembina City, F. G.
Myrick; Walhalla village, ]. ". Harvey.
Bathgate and Hamilton villages and
st. Thomas city were unrepresented.
While there was considerable discus.
sion of many subjects pertaining to the
work of assessment, yet the net result Of
the deliberations was that rs the law
now stands it was inexpedient to make
amy radical changes in the basis oi
assessment and that this years assess.
ment be made on the same proportional
basis as that of last year. Commissioner
Myrick and Auditor Felson.gave reports
of the meeting of the stats.auditors anc
county commissioners, whose delibera
tdons had resulted in the same genera
conclusions. The sullett, Of s'full valu
a ton" was shown to be limpracticablt
and injudicious at the ipresent tim,
owing to the fact that 1fe state take.
are levied in mills, under the law, ane
tat most of the county officials sala
Eies are based oe assessed valuation al
heretofore made, and 'of course an in
,,sereased valuation mould,result in greatl.
increasing both the statellevies and tn
fsalaries.