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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-05
FAST FIGHT AT BOSTON.
Joe Jeanette and Sam Langford Go
Twelve Lively Rounds.

Boston. Mass, March 5.-Before the big
gest crowd that ever saw q fight in Bos-
ton, Joe Jeanette of New York and Sam
Langfofd of Cambridge pounded each
other around the ring to a twelve round
draw before the Armory Athletic club
here. Nearly 5000 persons saw the fight
and there was general agreement that a
draw was what both were entitled to.
Although Langford weighed % pounds
less than Jeanette he knocked him down
in the first 80 seconds of fighting and then
drove him all around the ring. landing as
he pleased and getting in some vicious
blows for the first five rounds After that
Langford tired and let I'D on his fast
work.
The sixth. seventh and eighth rounds
were about even, with the men sparring.
Langford started in again in the ninth
and warmed things up also in the tenth.
In the eleventh Jeanette started in with
a bull rush. Langford was tired, and the
big New Yorker was as fresh as when he
entered the ring. He pounded Langford
all over the ring, scoring body blows that
counted and driving Langford to the
ropes.
At the beginning Of the twelfth a right
Jolt to the jaw made Langford gToggY
and for the rest Of the bout he staggered
around the ring holding on and clinching.
Jeanette tried desperately to put him out,
but he stalled successfully and was on his
feet when the bell rang. When Jack Shee-
ham,. referee, awarded the draw every-
body cheered.
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increasing the height Of the river N
the headgates Of the Garden CITY
ditch, the South Side ditch ana the
Great Eastern ditch.
AS it is now planned one of these
will be placed across the river at Hart
Eastern and the South Side canals and
this Will insure an even larger supply
of water for these canals than has been
possible up to this time
The other plan for constructing a
dam Is near Deerfield just at the head
gate of the Garden City ditch. If IL
the plan to build this in order to give
better service to the patrons Of the
Garden City ditch.
The sugar company has already be-
gun the plans for number of inter-
campaign improvements.
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HAD TO SEND THEM TO LANSING.
Punishment at Reform School Was
Too Light for These Three.

Leavenworth, March 5.-Because the
punishment Of the state reformatory
was too light, Joe McDaniels, Bruce
Woods and Frank Conklin, who were
serving terms at Hutchinson. were
transferred to the state penitentiary at
Lansing.
Officers ]. E. Murry and J. H. Wright
arrived with the three men last night.
Woods was serving from eleven to tflir-
ty for assault with intent to KILL Nc
Daniels was doing two years for grand
larceny and ConkIin also being sent up
for the same offense. was doing five
years.
At the refornatory McDanie1s made
three unsuccessful attempts to cut the
throat Of an inmate by the name of
Wilcox. On the last attempt he landed
his victim in the hospital for six weeks.
Woods was first sent to the state pen
itentiary, and at the time of his arrival
was so young that he was transferred
to Hutchinson. However. he was at
Lansing long enough to get somewhat
criminalized and was considered a bad
associate for young boys and was re-
turned to the penitentiary.
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USED A THORNY HEDGE.
Allen County School Teacher Gives
Young Girls Awful Punishment.

lola, Kan, March 5.-Reports from
the Pleasant Valley school district in
dictate that there will be no criminal
prosecution over the recent trouble
between the teacher and the students
of that school. The two little girls
who were so badly injured with the
hedge club in Miss Talley's hands are
some better today.
According to information brought
this trouble all started over a poem
written about the teacher and her
''feller." 1t seems that the teacher
is to be married next spring and the
children wrote about this.
The evidence brought out at the
investigation showed that Miss Tai
ley had secured five stout hedge sticks
and given each of the pupils 1875
la-shes. When the extent of the
DIS of the children was shown at
the investigation, the large number of
the school who attended the meeting
were shocked. Three days after the
whipping the wounds and bruises
were very marked on all the pupils.
The upper arm of one of the chill
dren was still black and blue after
three days of care and treatment by
the mother of the child. The wounds
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on some Of the children are yet so
painful that the children can not
stand the weight of a hand on them
Miss Tal1ey resigned as a result of
the investigation. It Is known that
had she not done SO she would have
been removed on the grounds of hav-
ing cruelty punished the children. It
is claimed that Miss Talley was near
ly exhausted the day following the
punishment, the exertion having been
too much for her
Miss Talley admitted with no apol-
ogies that she had given each of the
pupils 125 1ashes. She said she
thought the punishment was due
them for the offense committed,
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ON A LONG TRAMP
Roy L. Brooks VIII EndeavOr to
Beat WestOn's Record.
Leaves Newark for Chicago at
Fifty Miles a Day Gait.
MEANS A 90 DAY TRIP.
This Would Eclipse WestOn's
Time by About 16S Hours.
The Old Pedestrian Has" Footed"
Many Thousand Miles.
MEANS A 20 DAY TRIP.

New York, March 5--In an effort to
beat the walking record Of Edward p.
Weston. Roy L. Brooks left Newark
Wednesday on tramp to Chicago.
Long distance walking is not new
venture for this pedestrian. He has
travelled thousands of miles on foot, he
said, and has visited every state in the
Union.
Brooks left the Market street depot
of the Pennsylvania railroad in New
ark at 6 a. M, following the rail route
He intends to travel 80 miles each day,
whether 1t takes him IL or "a hours.
At this rate Brooks would reach Chi
cago in % days, which would beat Wes-
tons record by almost seven days The
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The Kansas State Agricultural
College to Aid.
Sending Able Instructors to
Western Kansas.
FORESTRY LECTURES.
DR.. Kupfer Of Washington Will
Start in Cove County.
Will Be at Cawker City, Solo,
mon, Miltonvale and HOxie.

Manhattan, Kan. March 5.-For-
Ostry is not now a question discussed
only by experts and horticulturists
lie matter. Statesmen and agricul-
turists are seeing that 1t is Of great
economic consequence to all the ma
ton. Now that men are asking
what and how to plant, the state
and federal governments must be
prepared to answer. The Kansas
Agricultural college has often sent
Professors Dickens and Eastman out
on educational trips to the farmers
institutes and now the farmers in
stitute department of the college has
engaged Mr.. C. A. Kupfer of the for
estry division, depa rtment of agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c., for several
weeks to talk to farmers Institutes
IN western Kansas. The circuit ar
ranged for Mr.. Kupfer will start next
Monday at Cove. then Hoxie, Waldo
and Barnard, then two school house
meetings in the center of Mitchell
county, then Cawker City, Wayne,
Nationwide, Longford. Talmage and
Solomon. These are all interior COM
munities, all small places but in fine
farming districts and doubtless the
farmers will be much interested in
tree planting. The superintendent OF
farmers institutes will accompany
Mr.. Kupfer on this circuit.
The college has recently issued a
very practical pamphlet on Tree
Culture sending it to all the rural
teachers of the state and to all MEM
bers of farmers institutes. 1t will
be sent free to any one on application
to the superintend OF farmers in
stitutes. K. S. A. c., Manhattan, Kan.
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MISTAH JOHNSON IN DOUBT.
Still He Would Fight Burns Before
National Sporting Club

New York, March Sam Fitzpat-
rick, manager of Jack Johnson. the
heavyweight fighter. says he will not
put up by an English syndicate unless
the contest takes place before the Ma
tional Sporting club of London.
IF Burns can get an offer from that
reliable organization for contest with
johnson we are ready to accept the
terms, whatever they may be-" said
Fitzpatrick last night
II do not take any stock in the re-
cent offer Of the English syndicate
which had g. Mr.. Kelly as it's spokes-
man. If the National Sporting club
bids for the fight we are willing to let
the $4,000 now in the hands of Will
liam Hicks, the sporting editor of the
New York Evening Journal, go as a
side bet. We put this money up for
Burns to cover if he were In good
faith when he expressed his willing
ness to meet Johnson
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veteran started from Portland, Maine.
"I feel confident that I cean beat
Weston's record" said Brooks before
starting, "else wouldn't undertake the
Tourney. The going will be harder for
me than it was for Weston as the roads
will be covered with snow the greater
part of the way"
The course laid out by Brooks for his
journey, showing the cities he expects
to reach from day to day. is as fol-
lows: ss0nas 5tss
Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Read
ing, Harrisburg, Lewiston, Altoona
Derry, Greensburg, Pittsburg, Roches-
ter, Alliance, Canton, Mansfield, Col
11ubus. Bucyrus, Van Vert, Fort
wayne, Plymouth, South Bend, Michf-
gan City. Chicago.
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GIRLS IN THE "KLONDIKE."
Leavenworth Police Arrest -Four Run
Always Under II Years.

Always Under II Years.
Leavenworth, March 5.-The Times
says:
An alarm was te1ephoned to the
sheriff's office yesterday afternoon from
the K1ondike that four girls were rails
ing a disturbance there by firing off a
revolver. Deputy Sheriff Tom Larldn
and Juvenile OFFICER Graham investiga-
ed and found the girls talking to some
boy friends in front OF the Klondike
schoolhouse.
When searched at the court house
officers found a ''bull-dog'' 2S-calfbre
revolver On one of them. The girls gave
their names as Gallagher, Rose, Moss
hacker and Lower. Three of them are
10 years old and one is A.
The girls were locked up at the Jail
and probably will have a hearing this
morning. 1t was learned that the quar-
tette had run away from their homes
several days ago. One of the girls said
they staid Monday night some place on
South Fourth street. Three of the girls
were taken up by the police several
nights ago and turned over to their
mothers the next morning.
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WHEATON JURY SECURED.
Valuable Evidence for the State in
Murder Case Is Barred.

Iolas Kan, March 5.-A jury in the
case of c. H. Wheaton, charged with
manslaughter in the first degree for
causing the death of Miss Maud Reilly.
his stenographer, was secured late
wednesday afternoon. after three spec
ial venires had been exhausted. The
first witness was not permitted to tell
what the girl said to him while he was
in attendance as her physician, and this
fact was distinct blow to the states
case, as the evidence is wholly circum-
stantial The state has 65 witnesses.
The officers sent to get the Kansas
City doctors who are suspected were
unable to bring them out of Missouri.
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BANK TO HAVE A NEW HOME.
The Peoples State at Garden City to
Erect q New Building.

Garden City, March 5.-A special
meeting Of the directors Of the Peoples
State bank was held here for the pur-
pose of increasing the number of d.
rectors and the election of a vice presi-
dent. The new directors are E. G.
Ffnnup, B. +. Stocks and f. J. Pyle.
Judge Stocks was elected to the vice
presidency.
A deal was consummated with G. H.
Way, whereby he sold the lot just north
of the postoffice and purchased the in
terest of the bank in the block where
the institution is now located. It was
decided that the bank would begin the
erection of a new and up to date bank
building on this property Immediately.
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What Do They Cure?

The above question is often asked con-
corning Dr.. Pierce's two leading medi.
cines, sGolden Medical Discovery" and
"Favorite Prescription"
The answer is that "Golden Medical
Discovery " is most potent Alternative or
bloOd-purifer, and tonic or fnvfgoratof
and acts especially favorably In a cura-
tive way upon all the mucous lining sur
faces. as. of the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes. stomach. bowels and
bladdeEcuring q large per cent. OF catar-
rhal Gales whether the disease affects the
nasal passages, the tnxoat, larynx, bron-
sSo omss sssa dysbbs apade2
uterus or other pelvic organs-s Even Ia
the CHRONIC nlceratiYe stages OF these
atectiQns. Il Is often successful In effect.
TIE EFaYorlta PrescriptiQn is advised
RecUIlar. weak1esses. usT4ng1lhtfts ANA
Is powerful yet gently acting invigorat'
ing tonic and nervine. For weak worn.
out, over-worked women-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, afaeorius
Prescription will be found most enecb!ve
In building up the strength, reguiatlng
the womany functions, a sHPou Yiso pals
condition of the whole system.
A book of particulars wraps eacn Dotti9
giving the formul@ of both medicines ana
quoting what scores OF emlnenS meo,
by physicians of all the schools OF practice
as guides in prescribing. say OF eae ai IN
gredient entering into these meolciuSs.
The words Of praise bestowed on the
several ingredients entering into Roc.os
Pierce's medicines by such writers should
have more weight than any ampune y.
such men are Writing for the guidance Of
their medical brethren and know Whereoi
they speak.
Both medicines are non-alconolc, non non
forming drugs, being composed OF glycerlc
extracts of the roots of native, American
medicinal forest plants. They are Dotn
sold by dealers in medicine. You can =
these medicines of known composition.
any secret nostrum.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated.
easy to take as candy, regulate anu ~
vigorate stomach, liver and DoWeis'
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ROBBERS WE'RE AMATEURS.
Awkward Attempt to Open a Pied
mont Bank Vault Fails.

Eureka, Kan. March 5.-Robbers
made futile attempt to dynamite the
vault in the State bank at Piedmont.
eighteen miles southwest of here.
wednesday. The attempt at robbery
was evidently the work Of amateurs as
the charge was PLACID in such a position
as to drive the heavy steel doors Of the
vault inward, thus barring entrance.
Finding that they had failed in their
purpose, the robbers rif1ed the money
TILL IN the office of a small amount of
cash. stole a team from a barn and
drove several miles east, where they
released the team. Here all trace Of
the robbers was lost.
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PAYS $4,000 FOR A FARM.
a Nebraska Man Puts Up the Cash
for 400 Acres in Allen County.

lola. Kan. March 5.-Charles
Hammond, who has been a resident
of Omaha, Neb., for years is coming
to Kansas and will start a ranch in
this county. The firm of BedwelI and
Ray has closed a deal with Mr. Ham
mond whereby he pays to w. O.
Haigler, of LaHarpe $4,000 in cash
for 400 acre tract of land in the
northwest part of the county. The
property is four miles directly north
of LaHarpe and is one of the best
improved properties in the county.
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MCPHERSON HAS A FIRE.
Gasoline Cams Contents Explode and
Several Were injured.

MCPHERSON, Kan, March 5.-Ffre was
discovered in the principal business block
of Mcpherson about o'clock Tuesday
a a1, stor artng IN room } Gxer EnsPe ros
grocery. The entire upper stories were
burned and the contents of the rooms de-
ware stock were removed Almost entirely.
The damage to the stocks and buildings
will be nearly $25, 600. Several persons were
badly burned and injured by the explosion
of five-gallon can Of gasoline in the
hallway of the second story, the force of
the explosion throwing them downstairs.
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SMALLPOX BAD AT ERIE.
Citizens Visit a Sick Patient and
Catch the Disease

Catch the Disease.
lola, Kan, March 5.-The Record
says: A letter to an lola citizen says
that the smallpox at Erie is 50 bad
that the entire town is in danger OF
injection. A man came to town and
was taken i'll. A doctor was called
and he treated him for several days
but didn't discover that the man had
smallpox. Another doctor was called
in consultation and discovered that
the case was one of the worst vfr-
ulent forms of smallpox The man
died within few hours. But in the
meantime scores of people had come
to see him and many others have
been taken down. The people of the
town are in a panic over the affair.
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Wallace Takes Reduced Pay.

st. Louis, March 5.-After a confer
ence with President r. l.. Hedges OF
the st. Louis American league baseball
team, Bobby" Wallace, signed a con-
tract to play with the team for the
coming season as shortstop. 1t Is said
Wallace was holding out for the salary
of $4,000 he has received for the last
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FOR BETTER IRRIGATION.
New Dams VIII Be Built Near Garden
City This Spring.

Garden City, Kan. March 5.-Two
new propositions which will look to the
furnishing of a large supply of irriga-
tion waters for two of the large canals
which water this district have been de-
termined upon and will be constructed
this spring. The plan in question is
tbe construction of two immense dams
In tr1e Arkansas river for the purpose of
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SHE HAD HEART TROUBLE.
Salina Woman Wants Divorce Because
Husbands Cruelty Endangers Life.

Sa1ina, Kan. March 5.-Mrs Mary
Jane Williams, wife of Millard Fillmore
Williams, q wealthy farmer of this
county, has applied for divorce, stat
ing in the petition that she has heart
disease and that her husbands extreme
cruelty has endangered her life. The
family is one of the Oldest in central
Kansas and the couple have been mar
ried more than 81 years. A division of
the property Is asked for.
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AN UNLUoKY BEER DELIVERY
Salina Man, Avoiding Arrest. Com
PEELED to Throw Away Goods.

Salina, Kan, March 5.-Unloadfne q.
wagon Of beer while the horses were
running away was a scene enactad
here Tuesday night, the driver making
an effort to escape arrest and to de.
stroy all evidence against him for vio-
lating the prohibitory law. The beer
mad been secured at a depot for de-
livery and the wagon was heavily
loaded when discovered by the police.
The bottles were mostly broken and
the street Tor a distance of five blocIxs
was soaked with beer.
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Garrett,s slayer Out on Bond.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 5.-Wayne
Barzle was released yesterday under
SIC. 900 bond after preliminary hearing
at Las Cruces before Justice Manuel
Lopez. on the charge of numbering Pat
Garrett. His bondsmen are cattiemen
of the territory and merchants at Las
Cruces The hearing lasted about an
hour and only one witness was exam
ined. Carl Adamson, the only eye wilt
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AN HoNoRED CITIZEN DEAD.
Il. d. Worcester of Hill City Passe
Away Aged II Years

Hill City, March SIN the death of
Leverett D. Worcester, Hill City and
Graham county loses one of her most
honored citizens and pioneer settlers
He was n years OF age at the time of
his death. He came to Graham county
from Decatur county in 1878 At the
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Western League Opening Late.
Des Moines, March SIT is quite proba-
BILE that the date of the opening of the
season in the Western league will be
changed, as a number of the clubs can
not possibly get into shape to start the
season by April H. the present date. 1t
will probably be moved to the neighbor-
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HAL CHASE is READY.
The Great Ball Player Says He Is
Anxious to Get to Work.

New York, March 5.-Hal Chase OF
the Hgh1anders has left San Jose. Cal,
and will arrive here on Friday morn
ing.
Chase writes that he Is anxious to
get to work; also that he is in good
shape and will ''lend a hand toward
landing that pennant for Griffith and
New York"
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BRITT SIGNS WITH PAoKY.
Jimmy and Mcfarland to Go Twenty
four Rounds March 81

San Francisco. March "a dispatch
from Los Angeles says that Jimmy Britt
has signed for a Mround contest with
Packy Mcfarland of Chicago, to take
place in this city on the night of March
81. The weight will be 1873 pounds at 3
o. clock
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Racing at New orleans.

New Orleans March Sin winning the
fourth race at mile at the fair grounds
Hyperion II, at to 5, won the fastest
mile Of the winter on the local track. He
ran the distance in 1:39 2-6. Ketchemike.
at 21a to l, gaIoped home an easy winner
in the fifth race with Risk second and Ar
row Swift third.
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Hoppe Runs AWAY From DeMarest

Chicago, March 5-wiIlie Hoppe of New
York last night made 400 points and Cal
vim De Marest of Chicago 2SS in the third
block of the handicap series. Hoppe play
ed the ISL game and De Marest the 142
style. Score of three nights: Hoppe. L.
200: De Marest, S57.
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three seasons, but the contract signed
today stipulated a reduced amount
me amount was not made known.
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hood of April Is, as this satisfies most Of
the teams. Lincoln and Des Moines are
the clubs most anxious for a change.
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minneapolis Gets Badger Star.

MinneapOI1S Gets BauS6r St<aT'
Madison. Wis, March 5.-Whftmore,
Wisoonsin's universitys crack player, who
piayed first base in the state league last
season, has been sold to Minneapolis.
Madison getting $500 or two other players
for him.
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ness to the killing, told his story, de-
claring that Brazle shot In self de-
tense.