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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
HOW THE FIRE CAME.
Many People Fled to the River for
Safety From Flames.

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 3.-Ten cot
tages, two coal offices, the Western
Canadian grocery and the Coal COM
pany's new warehouse are all that re-
mains of Fernie. Within Is minutes
of the time the fire broke into the city,
the place was a mass of swirling
flames. A special from Fernie says
AS early as o'clock Saturday after
noon the Fort Steel brewery. the first
large building to eaten nre, was
burned. Houses in the Immediate
neighborhood soon caught and though
the people turned out to fight the nre
Immediately, the flames spread rapidly
and the whole place was soon on nre.
Old Town, where most of the miners
resided, soon burned and then the
business portion caught fire. The
large residential portion came last
after the fine mills of the Elk River
Lumber company had been destroyed.
The West Fernie bridges across Elk
river could not be saved. Several
people lost their lives in trying to
escape over the burning bridge.
The fire spread with such rapidity
merous people fed to the river panxs
and sought refuge by wading in the
water; others ran to the Canadian
Pacific tracks where special trains
were waiting to convey the people to
Michel, but this trip could not be made
because the bridge it was learned be-
tween Hosmer and Michel had burned
out.
During the night the coal company-s
office was used as a distributing point
for food. Saturday night was a
frightful one of excitement and many
fCo,tfp,ad On pace U-;cL4
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tee. He said that the document which
Long had read was the treasurer's re-
port.
"Of course that shows that I paid
$4,000 to the Republican campaign
fund, because as secretary I turned al
the money received over to the treas
urer. Get my books as secretary and
you will find out exactly where that
money came from. Uncle Cy Leland
can tell you good deal. more about
that than I can because he was chair
man of the committee at that time
The 5000 which I received from the
secretary was disbursed. and my rec
ords as secretary will show how"
Bristow was in error about Leland
being chairman In the year cited by
Long. ]. M. Simpson was chair
man that year; Leland was chair
man two years before. This fact was
called to the attention. of the audi
ence by Senator Long, who cited 1t as
an example of how unreliable Mr..
Br;stow was in his statements.
my opponent spoke with great
earnestness and enthusiasm about my
friend william Allen White" said
Bristow. HE said that White tried
to raise $4,000 for my campaign fund
If White did try, I'm sorry to say he
didn't succeed. I don't claim to be
any better than the ordinary man.
but all 1 have spent in this campaign
except SO came out of my own
pocket Five dollars was sent to me
by a man who didn't sign his name,
and IS came from q Topeka man who
wants to see me elected senator.
haven't spent as much, all told as
Senator Longs manager says he has
spent for postage"
The Long postage account was
$500.
Bristow,s rebuttal speech was the
most effective part of his address. and
he was repeatedly interrupted with
applause and cheers. -s
Longs Rebuttal Speech.
Senator Longs voice was a some
what tired and husky when he arose
to make his closing speech, and the
audience, that Is the Bristow con-
tingent, was in a distinctly hostile
state of mind. Quite a number of
people got up and left The applause
was not very strong.
Senator Long frankly stated that he
would not pledge himself to support
all of Roosvelt's policies. and neither
would he now pledge himself to sup
port all Of Taft's policies.
mo, Bristow will do that" shouted
James A. Troutman, who occupied a
seat near the center of the crowd.
Long criticised Bristow severely for
not stating his position on the Re-
publican platform. Long closed his
speech by a eulogy Of the Republican
platform, Taft and Roosevelt, but
even this appeal failed to get much
response. s-+
Bristow asked Long to give him
half a minute at the close of the de-
bate to state his position on the Re-
publican platform, but Long declined
to do so. ...-.-
At the close of the debate, each
candidate held a. reception" at his
own corner Of the speakers stand.
The Bristow reception amounted to
an ovation. He was surrounded by
hundreds Of cheering, excited par
tisans, who shook hands with him and
kept demonstration going for fifteen
minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
AUTO TIRE BLEW UP.
Driver and Several Of His Family
Narrowly Escape Death.

Jefferson. Ia, Aug. sc. w. Tay-
lor, druggist, was almost killed in
an automobile accident with several
members of his family and his sis
ter, Mrs. Tyler. of Chicago. While
crossing bridge over a pond a tire
blew up just as the steering wheel
plunged into a deep hole. The ma
chine toppled into the water and
turned turtle pinning Mr.. Taylor, his
sister, and FIVE children underneath
the machine. Mrs. Tyler escaped.
Taylor and two children were
pressed deep into the mud and they
were unconscious when rescued.
Fortunately help was near and three
men raised the machine and dragged
out the prisoners. All the Taylors
finally were resuscitated and will re-
cover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03

Knabenshue win Try to Fly from
Denver to Omaha.

Denver, s'Colo., Aug. s--Roy
Knabenshue, the -areonaut. of Toledo,
O., who Will exhibit his new pas
senger carrying airship at the Colo
RADIO interstate fair and exposition
the second week in September. will
attempt to lower the worlds record
for a dirigible airship before return
ing to Toledo.
He will start from Denver Satur-
day morning September IL, for
Omaha, 53S miles from Denver. The
world record now Is 100 miles but
with the climatic conditions west of
the Missouri river particularly in
Colorado, 1t Is believed that
Knabenshue will make at least 800
miles and possibly will be successful
in covering the entire distance to
Omaha. Arrangements are being
made for automobiles to follow the
airship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
FORGOT TO DRAW JURY
County Clerk Zimmerman Overlooked
the Date.

The jury for the September term of
district court has not been drawn, ow-
ing to an oversight on the part Of the
county clerk Mr.. Zimmerman, who
is actively engaged in politics. forgot
the statute which requires the jury to
be drawn 80 days prior to the first day
of each term of court. He thought of
it yesterday, (Sunday) but that was
too late, as q jury cannot be drawn on
Sunday. This necessitates an order by
the court to draw a special jury. Some
of the legal authorities insist that he
must draw a special jury for each
case.
The first day of the September term
is the first Tuesday" which happens
to be September 1. To come inside of
the law in this case, 1t was necessary
for the county clerk to draw the jury
on. Saturday, August 1, because the
last day of the 80 days came on Sum-
day, legal holiday.
The same accident occurred during
the regime of A. Newman as county
clerk, and all cases were tried during
the term ION agreement" the attor-
neys on both sides agreeing not to
raise the point in supreme court.
hence the legality of the jury in such
cases has never been tested in the
Shawnee county district court.
In the September term, juries will
be required in 48 state cases. 35 city
appeal cases. and 130 civil cases.
Mr.. Zimmerman, county clerk, says:
1.-The failure to draw the September
jury was simply an oversight on my
part, and will not work any hardship.
The court is authorized by statute to
draw a jury in cases of this kind. 1t
is claimed that the court will have to
draw a separate jury in each case, but
1 do not think so.'
John Schenck, county attorney,
says that Mr.. Zimmerman's oversight
has done no particular damage, and
that Judge Dana can order a Jury
drawn as a special jury"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
TT Is HOT. ONCE MORE.
Mercury Mounts to "a Degrees This
Afternoon.

The break which occurred in the
backbone of the hot weather Friday
seems to have been of little impor-
tance at any rate the mercury reach
ed - at z o'clock this afternoon,
establishing another high mark for the
season, with indications pointing to .
record breaking day as far as the heat
is concerned.
Sunday was the hottest day of the
season so far, the mercury reaching
95 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The
forecast indicates another fair and hot
day for tomorrow though an eight
mile an hour wind which has blown
since the middle Of the forenoon has
helped some in making the tempera-
lures of the day bearable. The fol-
lowing table tells Of the heat today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
KILLING NEAR CHERRYvALr
Farmer Benhar Shoots Tobe Sawyer.
Alleging He Ruined His Daughter.

Cherryvale. Kan, Aug. 3.-Henry
Benhar. a farmer, shot and killed Tobe
Sawyer at the latter's home f1ve miles
south of Cherryvale. Benhar gave him
self I'D to the marshal of Cherryvale
and was locked in Jail He will plead
the "unwritten law" claiming that
Sawyer wronged his 17-year-old daugh-
ted who worked for two weeks in the
Sawyer home as a domestic. Both men
and married and have families. Benhad
is 40 years old and Sawyer was IS. Both
families are highly respected in the
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
CIoudburst in Nevada.

Reno, New. Aug. "a telephone mes
sage from Verdi. New. says a destruc-
terday afternoon In which one life was
lost at least. and scores Of live stock.
cabins and great quantities Of logs
swept away. A cloudburst occurring in
Spanish Canon, near Steamboat
Springs. in the afternoon caught sew
eral people In the rush of water, but
after battling desperately they dnally
saved themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-03
RAILROAD MAN RESIGNS.
ii. Ketchum, Rock Island General
OR Inspector, Refries.

II. Ketchum, who for the past
twenty-one years has been connected
with the Rock Island road, has just re-
tired from the position of general car
inspector. and will engage in the real
estate business In Topeka. Mr..
Ketchum has lust moved here from
chicago and now lives at 1015 North
Jackson street.
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fotorman Killed by Highwaymen

Tacoma, WASH. Aug. 2--Frank L.
Brown a motorman, was murdered
early today by one Of four highway
men. at the end of the P street car
line and Conductor G. r. Windsor.
was robbed by the quarrette of high
waymen. who took his watch and SIS
in money. Brown was shot as he
stepped from a seat in the car to the
yestibule to start his car towards the
CITY
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To Ride 30 Miles.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Ofiicers Of Fort
Sheridan above the rank of captain
left the army post this morning for
one of the strenuous tests ordered by
President Roosevelt. The programme
calls for a 80 mile ride, which 1t is
expected will be completed by
Wednesday afternoon.
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Chicago. Aug. 3.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues
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Continued on Page Eight,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-20
Commissioners Sale of Land

BY virtue of the power vested in me
under an order of sale in Special Pro-
coed ng in the Superior Court of Robeson
county, entitled w. r. Jones, Admins
traitor of Emma A. Jones, deceast d.
against Ida 81. Jones. ct ais, will Oh.
Monday the and day of March, 1908, sell
at public auction, for cash, to the high
est bidder, at the court house door in
Lu'nberton, the following described
lands, to-wit:
In Burnt SwanIp township, Robson
county, N. G., near Buie's Station OH the
A. {. l.. Railroad, adjoining the lands OF
Paisley Mcmillan aud others.
| Beginning at a stake in Richland
swamp, McMillan's corner in McArthur's
| line. and runs alcArthur's line Nort1
I "a East, rs chains to its corner; thence a.
the next line, North IS est, 90 chains
to its corner; thence as its next line
North 81 East, cl1aiIl and so links t.
the public road at the run OF the Powe
branch; thence as the branch, South !,
WGst, ; chains and So links to a Stakc
thence South West, II chains and s.
links; thence South p East, S chains ant
20 links to stake III the branch; theme
South 81 East, ii chains and IS links t
the dividing line; thence as it South 4
Wet, 22 chains to the beginning, con
tanning so 2-Io acres, and being . rt c
Lot No 2, in the division of the lands G
Mrs. Emma A. Jones, deceased.
Terms of sale, cash
Time Of sale, March 2nd 1908,
Place of sale, Lumberton, N. c.
This 5oth day of Januarv, 1903.
{. B SKIPPER,
100 4thus Commissioner.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-20
Com missioner S Sale.

By virtue of the authority contained in
An order the Super or Court OF Robe on
county il a Special Proceeding therein
pending wiierei d. W. Mclean and 9th
ers are plaintiffs a III James A. Leitch and
9th rs are defendants, will sell by pub
lie auctio. for cash in front of VIII. re the
court house is being built in the town of
Lumberton, Robson county, N. c., on
the first Monday i'll March, 1908, the fol
loving described lands, to-wit:
In Alfordsville township, Robson
county. North Carolina, beginning at a
stake i'll the middle of Watering Hole
swamp, the 4th corner of lot No !, and
runs with the line of that lot East 90
chains to stake by two pines in the third
inc of lot No /; then with that line North
East, 7.25 chains to a stake by two
pines in John McIteau's line; then with
| MS line North 50 West, 10 chains to 4
stake by pine and lightwo d stump;
then North "a Fast, 1850 chains; then
North 80 West, S rs chains; then West
| IS chains to the middle of Watering Hole
swamp; then down the same to the be-
| ginning, containing 100 ceres, being the
| lands belonging to the estate of Nancy
| NCCallum, de easfd
Th st'.it, Of re ruary, 1908.
4. E.ASI',
! Ct.in'hIseS. er.
r r, A. Mcneil, N Leaii & Ri *, Il. F
Mci.c II tto'neys. .'-'-lti yrs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-20
Commissioners Sale

By virtue Of authority vested i'll NE u
er a Judgment aud decree OF this Supsr;-
Court of Robson county entered be-
lore the Clerk i'll a Special P, oceediig &
pending before the Clerk, entltled Am
& Ray anil others VS. George A Ray and
others, l will on Monday, the 2nd day
of March. 1875, st II o'clock, noon, at
the court house door of Robson county,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the following de
scribed tract OF land, to-wit:
In Burnt Swamp township, beginning
at tie beginning corner of the angus
Ray 100 acre snvey, white oak now {
stake, and rrns as the line of said survey
North 70 West, 1866 chains to stake a
or nea, vine TIL. Neiil Ray house st Cd
thence North 20 East, 3I.63 chains acros:
Burnt Swamp to a stake little above
| Alex McNeiu's corner, If an Is acre ST.
vey; thence to and with this line Soutl
70 East u IS chains to a stake in his iin'
| 10 chains from his corner: thence aloni
the lower line of the 100 acre survey
South 20 We, 3I.65 chains to the begif:
ming, containing 90 aCrFs, more or less.
The said sale is made for partition.
Dated this January 18th, 1908. -
| R. c. LAWRENCE, T.
! Commissioner.
Mcintyre. Lawrence & Pr2ctor, AttoT
neys for Plaintiffs. 1870 4thurs
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-20

IN connection with the intense In
{.ceat manifested by the public at
large in the theory OF l.. I. Cooper
L. 10 the human stomach being the
source of nearly all Ill health, the
statements of MIR. w. d. Spaulding,
Of Hallowell, Me-, one of the oldest
and best-known druggists in that state,
and of Mrs. Frederick Harvey, a well
known nurse living in the same place,
will be interesting to thousands OF
persons who are today suffering from
ailments directly traceable to the
stomach. The fact that these state
nents are made voluntarily, un3er
oath, removes all element of doubt.
The statements follow:
"rIALLowEIL, MAINE, July 20, 1907.
ITO THE COOPER MEDICINE Co.,
Dayton, Ohio.
"GeatIemcn-The policy at Spauld
ing's drug store is to gain the per
feet confidence of the public by never
recommending any medicine or treat
ment until its virtues have been fully
established. The Cooper Remedies
were to us an unknown quality, We
were very skeptical of their mediclna
value. and it was not until several O.
our customers had received such bene
fetal results from their use that vi
could no longer doubt their value tina
we consented to take the agency 10
the Cooper Remedies in this territory
heartily endorsing the same.
Herewith we give the testimonial
of a lady whose case came under on
personal observation from her bein
q regular customer, and she says
"'Gentlemen of the Cooper Medicin
Co., Dayton Ohio: 1t is with pleasuT
! recommend your New Discover
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-20
Commissioners Sale of Land,

BY virtue Of the Eower vested in me III.
der an order Of sale i'll Special Pr eeed-
ing in the Superior Court of Robson
county, Ell tiled Mrs Betsy Willi,sns, ct
ais, heirs at law OF X. d. Williams. de-
ceased, ex plrte, will or Monday, lie
end day of March, 1898, sell at publi
auctio for cash, to the highest bi,lder,
at the court hous- door, in Lumberton,
the following described lands, to-wit:
In White House township, Robson
county, N. C, adjoining the lands of r..
Bullock, II. i. Ward, J. NJ. Shooter and
others.
On the west side of hshpole swamp,
beginning at the mouth OF mercer
branch just below the road, and running
up the run of tie said branch to the he's
OF the Stage road; hence with the said
road to Mary Williams line; thence along
her line to Vim. p Bullock's corner
thence down his line to tie back line al
AshPole swamp; thence the various cours
es OF that line to the beginning, contain
ing 20 acres, more or less, cling the SAM.
lands convey ell by Eli Bullock to ROLAND
u, Williams, and on which lie forusrl,
lived.
Terms OF sale c.sh
Time OF sale, Marcu SnA, 1898,
Place Of sale. LsAbert1u, X &.
This goth day Of JanIa,y. % s
I. b SKIPPER,
l-3o-4hurs Commissioner
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HEARTILY, ENDORSE
COOPER REMEDIES
Dealer and Patient at Hallowe1l, Maine. Make
Statements Under Oath

medicine. of which I have taken the
contents of three bottles, and can to-
day eat anything without inconVen-
Ience to myself. For number OF years
I had suffered intensely with sewers
headaches, sour stomach, indigestion,
pains in my side, and complications
which made it exceedingly hard for
ma to accomplish even my household
work. Physicians had given me doz-
ems of prescriptions, which failed to
accomplish a cure or even relief. Your
New discovery medicine advertisements
attracted my attention, and purchas-
ed a bottle of the medicine, which l
took according to directions and eeiore
IL was half gone, felt very mucn bet-
ter; when had taken the contents
| of two bottles I gained courage to eat
many things which for years na0
| denied myself, and found they caused
] me no i'll effects. Today, after having
used three bottles Of the New DiscoV-
1 cry, 1 can eat anything and feel ina
i / am a well woman once hlote' anu
! therefore would advise anyone 10 taAs
II Cooper's New Discovery, Tor 1eel
sure it will cure them. mrs. Frec
erick Harvey, Hallowell, Me. -,
4 I'VE endorse the above testimonial
under oath, as being correct.
Il wv. D. SPAULDING.
Testimony before me under oath tnl
: 22nd day OF July. 1907. a
/ geo. A. Stafford,
fsrArN Notary Public.
r The Cooper remedies have proVel
? eminently satisfactory wherever IL
= troduced, We will be pleased to e1
Ell plain their nature to anyone Wish1n
e to know about them. We are agents
y Mclean Rozier Co
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-20

The great American feet of
sixteen battlcships, under the
command of Rear Admiral
Evans, passed Valpa' also, Chill,
Friday afternoon and continued
On it's voyage northward for
CaIlae, Peru, the next sto ppine.
place. All Valparaiso and
thousands of people from every
city In Chill witnessed the pass
ing of the fleet. President
Mont and the other high of
hcials of the Republic came out
from shore to greet the battle
ships and almost the entire
Chilean navy exchanged salute.
with them as they swung
around Curalla Point and int
Valparaiso in single file head
ed by the Chilean cruiser Cha
bauco and five Chilean torpe1,
boat destroyers.
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(SEAI.l
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate trans
fers have been made:
A. W. Mclean ct NIX to i, NJ.
Blackburn and B D Brown, lane
in Lum berton, 500; D. B. Nc
NeilI ct al to E D. Mcneil, land
in Lumberton, Sl75; A, ". Nc
Lean ct al to Moody BnrneE ct
TX, land in Lun berton. $50; A
W. Mclean ct al to Moody Bur
ney ct ux, lands in Eumoerton,
$500; 4. W. Mclean ct al to ]
II Hoyle, lands in Lumberton,
$3.50; A. W. Mclean ct al TO c.
N. Fuller, lands in Lun berton,
$40; A. W. Mclean ct al to C..
VI. Fuller, lands in Lum berton.
1855; A. W. Mclean ct at to ]. c.
and d. II. Fuller, lands in Lnm
berton, 500; E. L. Odum ct TX to
f. L. Crnmpler, lands in Back
Swamp, 5000; n. L McLauriu to
Alma Lumber Co, lands in Al
louisville, 500; I. T. Brown to
Mrs. Annie Maud Brown lands
in Red Springs, $4,000; James
Tyner ct ux to John F. McNair,
lads in Lum Der Bridge, $1,000
Alex TyAer ct ux to James Tyner,
lands in Lum Der Bridge, LOCO
A. E. White ct al to e. VI. Hoyle
lands ia Lum berten, S2lO; NJ. A
! Buie ct TX to Scotland COUNTY
Savings Bank, lands ia Rec
Springs, 81 800; J. L. Townsend
ct TX to Holden Rowland, land il
Thompson, $75; A. E White e
al to r. E, Senteli, lands ia Lum
bertoB, $245; A. E. White ct al t,
r. E. Sentelle, lands in Lum Der
ton $3.50; James G. Howell, ct a
to W. Q. Powell, landsin HOwells
Vile, So, 100; Ben McRae ct al t.
Flora Mcmillan, SOL Shaw etu:
to U M. Edwards, lands in Park
ton, 81, 260; Henry M. John ct u
to D. e.. McNair. Lands i'm T,nrr
Der Bridge, 81, 30O;D. G. Lawso
ct al to Marshal Shepherd, land
in Sterlings, $500; Henry /
Chavis ct ok to J. F. Stedmar
lands in Burat Swamp, $50; !
D. ellis, lands in Parkton, 500
W. N. Mcqueen to Mnrph Nj
MILAN, lands in Parkt0n, sec;
NJ Fleming Ramsour ct al to B
Townsend, lands in Thompson
$500.
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Fhe King and the Blind Beagar.

<ka% SAASB 0AH~ EAG 0EAkE0 DC8S az
DHhee advertiser.
No one has a mere rooted OF
j=ction to publicity than King
Edward, yet no European sover-
eign has been more subjected to
the fierce light that beats upon
throne" His majesty has
often been known to good humor-
eddy complain that his slightest
action is chronicled SO infinitely
and such importance given to it
that he occasionally hesitates as
to whether he will carry his
walking stick in his right hand
or his left, for fear it should have
some unforeseen affect on the
destinies Of Europe. On one oc-
casion as he was walking down
Pail Mail alter dark the King
met with a, blind beggar, who
wished to cross the street, but
could not do so without the
friendly aid ola passerby. Think.
ing himself safely under the
cover of darkness. his majesty
piloted the blind man safely
across, apparently without at
tracing observation. A few days
afterward, however, he received
anony mously a handsome silver
inkstand, with an Inscription
stating that it was token of adj
: miratiOn from one who had seer
; the King perform the kindly &C
, ton.