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Cleveland 6-2. Washington OF.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Cleveland scor-
ed double victory over Washington
yesterday. Berger outpitching Witherup,
winning the first to 0. while Falllen-
berg was better than Smith at critical
points in the second and won to 1.
First game-Score: R.H.E
Washington 30 0 @ 0 0 0 0 90 Z 4
Cleveland .......3 . 0 3 1 0 Go II 2
Batteries-Witherup and Street; Ber-
ger and Clarke. Two base hit-StoVaL
Struck out-Witherup 6. Bergery IL.
Umpires-Kerin and Evans.
Second game-Score: R.HE.
Washington 30 Q 0 0 o. I ;
Cleveland .......0 0 0 0 O1 0 IL Q 1
Batteries-Smith and Street; Falken-
berg and Bemis. Two base hits-Un-
gIaUb, Street, Dononue. Three base hits
-DeIehanty, Perring. Bases on balls
-Falkenberg 2. Struck out--Smith 5,
Falkenberg 4. Umpires-Kerin and Ev
ans.
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Boston, Aug. 4.-Playing before the
largest crowd that ever saw an Ameri-
can league baseball game in this city
Boston pulled Detroit's percentage
down still lower in the pennant race by
winning two exciting games yesterday,
the first to 1, and the second. s to Z.
The paid admissions amounted to 29,7S1,
and thousands were refused admission.
The first game was a pitchers battle
between Wood and Killian, the locals
winning in the seventh inning on poor
work by Killifer, following a two base
hit Free hitting marked the second
contest. Another double header will
be played today
Detroit .........i % 10000 2
Boston ..........o 0 0 l 0 50 4
Batteries-Killian and Schmidt: Wood
and Carrigan. Two base hits-Cobb ..
Crawford, Lord, Wagner. Carrigan z
Bases on balls-On Wood 2, off Killian
3. Struck out-By Wood Z, by killian
8. Umpires-Connolly and Egan.
Second game-Score: R-H.E
Detroit ..........0 0 4 1 OF II ,
Boston .........O l 0 1 2-S 13 3
Batteries-Willett. Speer and Stanage;
Collins, Karger and Carrigan. Two base
hits-Speaker, Stahl 8. Bush ,, Ross
man. Mcintyre, Killifer. Willett 2, Lord,
Gardner. Crawford, Niles. Bases on
baIls-On Collins 1, off Karger 1, off
Willett 1. Struck out-By Collins 4, by
Karger 1. Umpires-Connolly and Ea-
gan.
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BeIoit has released Wells. the out
fielder, and has signed Culver to take
his place. Earlv in the season Culver
tried out with Beloit as a pitcher but
failed to make good.
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The Junction City papers have been
roasting Quigley for his subterfuge.
but QUigley gets back at them for say
ing lat he doesn't care what they say
However the things that some papers
say hurt Quigley.
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The new pitcher whom Pa Rourke
secured from Washington is Rochelle,
q right handler. He hasn't done much
work for Washington, and his ability
is unknown in this part of the world
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and Brockett. who succeeded him. was
poorly supported.
First game-Score: R.HE.
st. Louis ~ o 1oOO0o-4 10 2
New York. o 1 o 3 0 o 0 o O Is 2
MISREPRESENTATION, Bailey and Ste
phens; Hughes, Swami and Kleinow
Two base hits-Hartzen. Griggs, Engle
Laporte. Three base hits-Ferris.
Struck out-WaddeIl 4. Hughes j. Bases
on balls-Waddell 2. Bailey I, Hughes
l. Quinn 1. Umpires-Perrine and
Sheridan.
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
st. Louis. . 1 0 2 0 o. IL o
New York.......1 0 % 0 0 O-3 II 3
Observation-Disclosures and Criger; Lake
and Brockett and KIeinow, Sweeney.
Home run-Ferris. Struck out-Lake 8,
Dineen 3. Brockett 1. Bases on balls
Lake 1, Dineen 2. Brockett 2. Umpires
-Perrine and Sheridan.
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Bill Rourke is also trying to get
new outfieIder in the person of
Davidson of Indianapolis, who is I'M
derstood to be for sale at the proper
figures.
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Lyons, Kan, Aug. An the loosest
played game of the series, the Lyons
won three straight with yesterdays
game. Both pitchers were hit freely
Kneaves making two three base hits
bringing in two ahead each time. Man
da got three of the scores and played
errorless third sack.
Score. RHE
Great BEND O2O o04 0 0 O. IS 1
Tvons - 0OO2 O 2 ? 10 II
MISREPRESENTATION and Jokerst; HasS-
Ter. Sizemore and Brammel Umpire
Graham.
McPherson Kan Aug. 4-There was
no game yesterday between ana NC
Pherson. on account of rain.
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Heine Schmidt. who was turned loose
by Hutchinson, was grabbed up by Be-
lott but didn't last very long. Now he
is with Abilene.
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New York I. Cincinnati s.

Cincinnati, o, Aug. 4-FIVe bases on
balls and a, hit in the fourth inning
tied the score in the ninth on two er-
rors and successive hits in the tenth
gave the visitors the winning run.
Score: 2 Il. Z.
Cincinnati -. 1 > 0 0 O. 10 ,
New York 20 10 3 0 OIL 0 1 II II 3
Batteries-Spade, Campbell and Nc
Lean: Mathewson and Myers.
Two base hits-O'Hara. Devlin, Sey-
mour. Three base hit-Bescher. Bases
on balIs-Of Spade 0, off Campbell 1, Off
Mathewson g. Struck out-By Spade ,,
by Campbell 5, by Mathewson 8. UNI
pires-RigIer and tombstone.
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Day. Clay Center's second baseman,
was given trial in the box the other
day after Johnson had been Knocked
out and showed SO we'll that Gramley
will give him chance to start a game
before long.
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Pat Folbre has Joined the San Al
tonic club OF the Texas League ar
is playing ball every dav. When I
isn't pitching he is in the outfiel
Folbre bats third and is hitting tt
ball hard. He isn't winning as we
as he did last year, but he couldn
be expected to and have to play I'll
OutfieId too.
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The Minneapolis team has disap-
pointed the dopists. The team needs
and unless strengthened
soon will not get of the second
division
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CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE.
SaIina ~, Abilene As.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 4.-Salina strength
ened its hold on the rag yesterday by
taking both ends of a. double header
from Abilene. The scores We're II to /
and to 6. The last game was a joke.
First game-Score: RH.E.
Salina :. e. - 0 O1 90 0 ii
Abilene q. B 0 0 90 l 0 O. 10 8
Batteries-Lion. Baird and Swift;
Thompson Schmidt and Ergott. I'M
pire-Sigler.
Second game-Score: RHE
SaIina =. :. .....0O1 3 OIL 6 2
Abilene =. =. II o 0 5 O--6 10 I
Batteries-Baird. Kempt and Abbott;
Schmidt and Ergott. Umpire-Sigler.
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National League.
American League.

the game by Umpire Clarke. VALID
ron finished the game at third and
McCafferty went to the outfield;
Tbomas was out of the game and
Jack Forester played first. Johnny
%ite ono of them a double by Stovall
scored three runs and led to his re-
tfrement. Farthing succeeded MN
but two walks. a wild pitch followed
bv WeIch's single scored Two more
in tbe sixth. Mason scored two runs
in tI1e fourth inning on Mason'S two
sacker. The batting of Green was
the feature of the game.
The score:
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Iowa Tennis Tournament Aug. 23-2s.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 4.-The Iowa
state tennis tournament will be held
on the courts of the Hyperion club,
Des Moines, from the 23d to the 28th
of August, inclusive. The entrance
fee is 81 for the singles and SO for
trance can be registered with Mr..
LATE Young, jr., care of The Des
Moines Capitals; Mr.. Charles Lynde,
Successful Farming, or Mr.. e. W.
Hamilton, Good Block, DeS Moines
The drawing for the tournament
will be held Saturday, August 81,
preceding the tournament.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Pittsburg 9, Brooklyn 4.

Pittsburg Aug. 4-Pittsburg easily
won from Brooklyn yesterday, 8 to l..
Pastorius was wild. Camnitz was eff
fective at all times.
~-ore: RH.E;
Pittsburg =. 30 0 1 50 II
Brooklyn =. 30 u
Batteries - Camnitz, Gibson and
simon: Pastorius. Scanlon and Bergen.
Two base hits-Gibson, Burch- Home
Bases on balls-OH
Pastorius TO- Struck out-By Camnltz
. Umpire-ODay.
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KANSAS STATE LEAGUE GAMES.
Hutchinson 10, wellington 5.

Wellington. Kan. Aug. 4.-Hutchin-
son defeated wellington in a slow game
here yesterday. making it three
straight The Dukes lost through in
ability to bunch their hits.
Score: RH.E
wellington =. 100000 o o. 10 .
Hutchinson - 2 2 0 do IL s
Batteries-Giffin, Gowen and Pinker
ton; Stanley and Miller. Umpire-For-
ney.
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NJ NInines al Omaha 6.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 4.-The Des
MONIES team won its sixth straight
victory over the Omahogs here yes
terday afternoon. Houenbeck pltcnee3a
for the Rourkes and until the fifth
inning did not allow a hit. After that
he was fruit for the local hitters:
Conding's wild pegs scored several
runs for Des Moines. Dryers bat,
ting and the fielding of Bader and
FISHER were the features of the game.
The score:
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PnehIo 5. Denver 2.

Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 4.-With the
bases filled and the score ? to 1 in
favor of Denver, Lew Walters won
Yesterdays game for Pueblo in the
third inning by hitting a home run.
The remainder of the game was
featureIess. Rick Adams relieved
WATSON but the game had already
been lost.
The score:
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SIOUX CITY.
SCORE BY INNING

SCORE By INN 14NN1RS.
Lincoln ..............9 9 299 @
Sioux City............0 3 o %
Summary: Two base hlts-FoH'
StovaII smith. Double plays-Fox to
Thomas to Forester, Andreas to
Smith to Hunter. Sacrifice hits
Fox. Edmondson. Struck out-By
Farthing, 5; by Alderman, 2. Bases
on balls-Off Farthing, /; off Alder
man. 4. Hit by pitched ball-Farth-
ing, ?. Wild pitch-Farthing. Passed
baiI-Mason. Left on bases-Lincoln.
IL; Sioux City 5. Hits off Jones,
in two innings. Time of game-2:OO.
Umpire Clark.
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New York 5-3. st. Louis Al.

st. Louis broke even in a double head
er yesterday. the first game which was
a victory for the locals. lasting eleven
innings. In the second contest, which
the visitors won, Lake was ineffective
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Santa Fc 8, Garden City 3.

Garden City, Kan. Aug. 4.-The Santa
Fe baseball club met the Garden City
club on the latter's grounds and were
again victorious by a score of to 3.
This was Santa FEES second game with
Garden City this year, winning both of
them. Score:
sarta Fe...o1OO 221O-S
Garden City. 0 O.
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Junction Citv 3. ElIsMorth /.

Ellsworth, Kan, Aug. 4-By bunch
ing their hits and being assisted by two
errors in the sixth inning, Junktown
won yesterdays game from Ellsworth
Score: R.H.E.
Junction City 100000 3OO0-S /
Ellsworth =. IL 0 0 0 0 @ 0-1 3
Batteries-Gill, Jepson and Coe:
Parm. Sommers and SeigIe. Umpire
Hamlin.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION CANES

Indianapolis 2, Kansas City I.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 4.-Kansas
City was shut out yesterday although
Essick held the Browns hitless for five
innings and the Blues got to Glaze for
eight safe hits in the first six sessions.
Glaze was effective in pinches while
Essick permitted the bingleS to come in
clusters of two in the last three rouids
An error on a difficult chance at first
gave the Browns their first run and
Glazes triple followed by Hayden's sin
gle brought in tie second run in the
eighth.
Score: RHE
Indianapolis ....OoooO1O OLE 1
Kansas City 30 0 0 0 o 0 90 8 2
Batteries-Glazo and Howley; Essick
and Sullivan.
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r HE.
Clay Center 4, Minneapolis 3.

Clay Center, kan, Aug. 4.-CIay Cen
ter won yesterdays game by superior
batting, Minneapolis not getting a hit
until the ninth inning. Trailkill was
put out of the grounds by Umpire
Brummage for back talk of disagree
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BeIoit III. Manhattan 2

Beloit, Kan, Aug, 4-Manhattan
played poorly yesterday and BeIoit
won, II to 3.
Score: RHE
BeIoit :. =. ....1OO2 28OSO- oil Is /
Manhattan =. L 0 0 , 0 o 0 % 4
Batteries-Kretzer and Mead; Bryant
and Sullivan.
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Lincoln. Neb., Aug with a
patched up team in the field. Lincoln
put up a game but losing fight for
yesterdays game which went to the
Leaders by a score of to . Catcher
Mason worked the game with a split
hand. Hogriever was banished from
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Manager of al
-
~ Billy Delaney retired pugfstc
i'm
in
SOS
the
will
a the
o the
he
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SCORE BY INNINGS:

Pueblo ...............3 0 0 Q IS
Summary: Stolen bases-Spencer,
.; Mite, ?; Pritchett, 1; Mag. s.
Three base hits-CIark, Weigart
Home run-Walters. Sacrifice hits
Walters. Clark, Spencer. Struck out
By Swift, 9; by Adams. 5. Double
plays-Weigart to Mite, Mite to
Walters to Clark. Wild pitches
Swift. Hit by pitcher-Adams. 1.
Time of game-1:45. Umpire-MuI-
len. Attendance-75O
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Chicago z, Boston 4.

Chicago. Aug 4.-Chicago defeated
Boston to in a featureless game yes
terday.
Score: RHE
Chicago e.. e. ...0O4O3O oo*-7 0
Boston ..e---....0 0 1 0 0 0 0 o. 2
Batteries-Kroir and Archer; White,
More and Graham.
Two base hits-Shreckard, Thomas.
Three base hit-Sweeney. Home run
Steinfeldt. Bases on balls-Off Kroh 5,
off White 2, off More 2 Struck out
By Kroh 4. by More l. Umpires-KIem
and Kane,
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able nature.

able nature.
Score: RHE
Minneapolis 80 10000 oo3-S o
Clay Center 20 0 0 o 0 . 81 4
Batteries-Harlan and Harris; Stokes
berry and Allingham.
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Toledo >. Milwaukee 2.

Toledo O., Aug. 4.-Toledo Won the
last of the series from Milwaukee by a
score of . to .. 1t was a fast snappy
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@Tterns batted for Anderson in sixth in
WICHITA.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

oNOIt14 d I A-N-'I-' -
Topeka -.........'--.-..'.''''9 = .
Summary: Stolen bases-Hughes,
FenIon Two base hits-Weaver,
Cole Home runs-Kunkle- Struck
out-By Aitchison. 3; Thomson, 4
Bases on baIls-Off Aitchison, 4;
TThonnason. 4. Wild pitches-Aitch
ison. Time of game-1:20. Umpire
-Shaner and Wright. Attendance
T5O.
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western Association Results.

Guthrie Z, Bartlesville ..
Sapulpa Z, Springfield 8.
Muskogee- 4. Enid 3.
Pittsburg Z, Ell Reno 4.
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. q q NATURES
PERFECT TONIC

more than an ordinary tonic is required
health
bv
the blood thus supplying certain
composed
this
portion Of the body THE SPECIFIC Co.. ATLANTA CA
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Topeka at Pueblo
Wichita at Denver.
Sioux City at Des Moines.
Omaha at Lincoln.
The fans in general will be glad
to see Rurnum back in the box. While
Burnum's appearances in the box
during the time he was in good
standing, were quite few and far be
tween, he was generally in rare form
and pitched some classy balls. HIS
slow curve ball is by far the richest
thing ever seen here Here's hoping
the big southpaw makes good.
DoWnie leaves a lot of friends
among the fans in Topeka, on ac-
count of his hard playing. Cooley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

The Prudential State bank. corner
Seventh and Kansas avenue.
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Bates. Bases on balls-Of Sparks 2. off
Beebe ?. Struck out-By Beebe 4 by
Sparks 3, by Foxen 1. Umpire-Emslie
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OMAHA.

SCORE BY INNINGS:
6 69S ho'n .oss.:....o . 5 %
Summary: Three base hits
Dwyer, 8; Dalton. Bases on balls
Clarke 1; Hollenbeck, 5. Passed balls
-Gonding Struck Out-HoIlenbeck
4. Hits-Off Hollenbeck, in Is
innings. Double Overwhelmingly to
Gonding to Kane; Shipke. Left on
bases-Des Moines, 5; Omaha Z.
Time of game 90. Umpire-GIen-
alvin Attendance-250
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St. Louis 5. Philadelphia 4.

St Louis. Aug. 4.-Hard hitting in the
second and fifth innings gave St. Louis
yesterdays game with Philadelphia. .
to 1.
Score: r. H F.
Philadelphia 90. 100000 o. 7 ?
St Louis 80 0 3 0 0 IS 8 1
Batteries-Sparks, Foxen, Doom and
McDonough; Beebe and Phelps.
Two base hits-Konetchy, Grant,
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CoIuEli,-s z. St. Paul 1.

Columbus, Aug 4-Link's fifth vic
tory of the year off St. Paul caused the
Columbus club o crowd the losing team
out of the first division. Chech lasted
three innings, during which he hit three
batsmen and one runner The four were
scored with timely hits. Columbus work.
ed the squeeze" twice and ran bases
freely.
Score: R.H.E
Columbus .....11 2O12O OF 3
st. Paul ........O 0 0 0 0 Ii 2
Batteries-Cheek. Steele and Corisch;
Linke and James.
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Minneapolis 5, Louisville B.

Louisville, Aug. minneapolis won
the final game of the series from Louis
vile yesterday in the ninth inning main
Iy through Selby's wildness and Quin-
lans error. HogG was replaced by
Selby in the sixth inning and pitched
good ball in all save the final session.
Olson's fielding ana CraVath's batting
were the features. An unusually large
week day crowd witnessed the game.
The score:
Minneapolis ..........oo 100000 d
Louisville ..........,.0 0 0 O-3
Stole base-Cravath. Double plays
Sullivan to PETIT: Olson to Quinlan to
PETIT; Downs to CULLEN to Gill. Struck
out-By Hogg 2, by Wilson 8, by Selby
son 1. off Selby g. Hits-Off Wilson, z
in innings; off Young. 1 in 1 inning;
off Hogg in innings; off Selby, s
in innings. Umpires-Conahan and
Owens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

Denver is going to try an amateur
catcher sometime this week. He is
Emory Hinson. who has been CATCH
ing for the Denver Ironworkers all
season. He is said to be an unusually
fast youngster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

Doherty is not with the junction city
team on the present trip. having been
left at home, as he was in poor condi-
ton. The addition Of Starr makes the
pitching forces strong enough without
him.
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Des Moines Register and Leader:
McManus calls Pendry the spot.
The little fellow is generally just in
the right place. Dwyer, Bader, Mat
tick and several others have hit hard
ones right at him that surely would
have gone for singles but for the
fact that he was standing just in
the right place for the ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

Al Strong after all won't leave the
Salina team but will be retained. He
was threatened with typhoid fever. but
the attack has been averted and he viii
be in the game again soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

Campbell, Junction City's manager,
still leads the Junks in batting with
the high average of 1858. Dugan is also
hitting over 800 while several others
are well up in the lists.
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Des Moines' present standing in the
race is due largely to the work of
Miller and Lange the two star twir-
lers. These men are called into ac-
ton nearly every day. If that fails
to hold out seven more weeks, where
will Des MOines finish?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

Jimmy Flynn the popular Pueblo
fireman, who fought John O'Brien in
Denver last week and Mexican Pete
Everett, another heavyweight, may
give a benefit fight in Pueblo for the
baseball team, within few days. The
boosters of the club are now work
ing on the plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04

If Jack Holland could only have
been prevailed upon to observe the
funeral of Harry G. Pulliam, Tope
ka would have been one shy in the
lost column.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-07

A recent ruling OF the supreme
court in the test case of the city of
Clarksdale VS.. Chris. Marco, involv-
ing the sale of bottled coca cola, will
be of interest throughout the state
in that it practically settles the liza
bility of the retailer of the bottle
drinks for privilege taxes to cities,
towns or villages. Chris. Marco, of
this city was convicted of the charge
of having retailed coca cola and was
fined 5000 under an ordinance i'm
posing a privilege tax of $3.50 on
each retail dealer within the city
limits. The contention of the de-
Tense was that inasmuch as the
proof showed the defendant sold
coca cola only in bottles, the ordi-
nance under which he was convicted
was without authority of law and
that no city, town or village had
legal authority to levy privilege tax
on coca cola dealer selling in bot
ties only for more than $1.2o.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-07
Tells of Reed Murder.

Mrs. Robert F. Reed, aged 60
years, who was murderouSly attack
ed by burglar, when her husband
received injuries from which he
died. regained consciousness and
made a statement somewhat differ
eRt from the one she made first. &
lad retired for the night, leaving my
husband in the, adjoining room read
ing. l was awakened by noise in
the room and saw man, who / first
thought to be my. husband, leaning
aver a trunk with a lighted lamp in
his hand. Is that you, father, | in
CURED. The. man answered YES but
] knew it was not Mr.. Reed S voice
and | screamed and threw the bed
clothes and my arms over my head
The man struck me with some heavy
instrument and ran out or the side
door of the house, which was not
locked. | just mana ged to stagger
10 the same door, and fell out into
the yard, crying for help" Mrs
Reeds right arm is fractured at the
elbow, the bones of her left hand
broken and the back of her right
hand is cut She received a severe
blow on the head and it is feared she
viii not recover.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-07
Number of Educable Children.

The actual number of educab
children in the State. according to
which basis the distribution will
be made next month, as ascertained
BY definite enumeration data on file
In the Department of Education,
I'll, 749, an increase of 1854 over
the total by the last previous emu
neratfon in 1906. superintendent
Powers has ascertained the basis
per capita to be $1,755 compared
with $1,S84 in 1906 which gives a
Soss per capita of 13 cents and in
actual money values on the 1908
enumeration of $92,553.3l which
is the amount of appropriation that
would be necessary to equalize the
present with the 1906 basis. While
szle number of black educable chill
dren and teachers is numerically
greater than the whites, the differ
9nce in the distribution to the two
races will not be relatively great,
owing to the fact that the rating
Of salaries is according to grade, and
most of the white teachers are of
the first grade class, while the re-
verse is true of the colored.