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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
Wife HAS LEFT HIM.
So E1gie Bratten Sues His Wife For
Divorce.

The old joke about the mother-in-
law came into q cold unfortunate
reality last evening when there was
filed in the district court a petition
for divorce by Elgie Bratten a clerk
in the Santa Fe offices who claims
that on account of family interfer-
ence his wife has deserted him and
warned him to stay away from her.
The story is brief but makes up for
its long series of events. The young
couple have only been married since
September Il, 1908. At the time Of
their marriage he joined his father
in-law, Mr. John Sterrit, 1899 Clay
street and they built a residence be-
tween them Then at the request of
his wife they moved into the same
house with the parents of the girl.
Trouble started at once and gradually
grew into a separation until two weeks
ago when the young wife left a note
on the table telling the young man
to leave her at once as she did not
love him.
Then the young wife gave birth to
a child and during an argument be-
tween the husband and the mother
in-law to see whether a doctor was
needed or not the gulf between the
two widened. Mr.. Bratten insisted
that they should call a doctor and Mrs
Sterrit argued to the contrary. At
last a doctor was called.
Then the young man moved to a
room a few blocks away and once
more they made up their trouble and
decided to live happily by themselves.
But the family interfered. according
to the document. and they separa ted.
Bratten made one last final effort
when he took possession of a little
cottage at the corner of Eighth and
Clay streets and furnished it new.
They lived there but a few days and
then the petition was filed.
It is expected that the divorce will
be granted-despite the fact that the
young husband Is still in love with his
wife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

Tenney was traded to New York
before the opening of the 1908 season.
He is considered the most valuable in
side player in the National league to-
day and has been a great help to Nc
Graw in carrying through his plans.
Fred Tenney is probably the only
ball player in the country who has
played in two leagues in one day.
When the young colIegian Joined the
Boston National league club Frank
Selee loaned him to Tom Burns. man
ager of the Springfield club in the New
England league, where Tenney began to
break up the organization by losing
perfectly good $1.25 balls.
On Decoration day morning, 1896.
Tenney played with Springfield and
made q home run and two singles.
About noon Burns received a telegram
from Selee, ordering him to send Ten
ney to Boston Immediately. Fred
reached Boston in time to play for the
Beaneaters that afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
EYES FLASHED FIRE.
Mrs Gertrude NIcCOurt Makes Indig-
nant Protest to Board of Health.

Mrs. Gertrude McCourt. hostess of
the Union Hotel at Mcpherson, is
lively and attractive lady, and While
she has never headed any suffragette
movement vet she has reputation in
her section of the state for standing
up for her rights and appurtenanceS
so far as mere lords of creation are
concerned
Her hotel has come under the ban
of the state board of health regu-
lations as regards fire escapes and
apparatus and a reckless fire marshal
of her town, with peculiar views OF
his own. is responsible for this state
of affairs. Mrs. McCourt did not re-
sort to tears de feninenne when the
fire chief refused to put his O. K on
her hosiery: Instead she came to
Topeka and appealed direct to the
state board of health DR.. Crum pine
was on his vacation. but Chief Clerk
Deacon was here The hostess of the
Union house only spent ten minutes
in convincing Deacon that she had
been imposed on and the clerk prom
ised her a special hearing before the
board accepted the fire marshaPs
edict-
The state board of health. under
the law, has authority over the gov
ernor and supreme court in many
matters and during the last few
wears have fought and won battles
with the biggest business concerns in
the west over the enforcement OF the
law regarding pure food and drugs
The board have a fine record of over
coming all obstacles and are now en-
gagged in a death grapple with the
white plague. But the board had bet
ter go slow from now on and fight
from behind intrenchments. Never
before have they met such a re-
doubtabIe anita gonist as Mrs. McCourt.
If the board have never lost a battle,
neither has Mrs Mac.
when Greek meets Greek
The fur is sure to fly
Deacon is in retreat; DR.. Crumbine
has been sent for. and the worst is
yet to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
SAW DAUGHTER DROWN.
Chanute Pastor Was Teaching Sunday
School Glass to Swim.

Chanute, Kan. Aug. 2S.-Miss BeuIah
Kitchen, the 14-year-old daughter of the
Rev. G. W. Kitchen. pastor of the
Christian church of this city, was
drowned in the Neosho river north of
Chanute while being taught to swim
by her father. The body was found
about O'Clock last evening.
The Rev. Mr.. Kitchen had taken his
Sunday school class. Of which his
daughter was member, on a picnic
and was teaching some of the girls how
to swim when a current dragged Miss
Kitchen into deep water. The drown
ing girl caught her fathers foot as he
went to her rescue and almost pulled
him to death with her. When he final
" freed himself she had gone under for
the last time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs Nancy Painter
will be held Sunday afternoon. Short
services will be held at the residence,
626 Jefferson street, at L o'clock. fol-
lowed by services at Bethel church at
O'Clock Mrs. Painter was an old
resident, coming to Kansas in 1876. She
leaves eight children. Rev. ]. H. Paint
er of WeIlston Ok, George W. Painter
of Saltwater. ok, Mrs. Anna Moore of
Cole Camp, Mo-, Mrs. Isabel Macarthur Of
1918 Topeka avenue. Mrs. ]. L Camp
bell of 626 Jefferson street, and Mrs.
G. A Lambert of 10 Liberty street.
For the past IS years Mrs. Painter has
made her home with her daughter, Mrs
J. L. Campbell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
AN EQUINE SUICIDE.
Could Not Endure Pains of Collie and
Jumped Into River.

Chicago, Aug. ga horse apparently
committed suicide by drowning at Elgin
because he could not endure the pain
caused by collie
The horse was seen to walk down
to the Fox river bank. He stepped into
the stream and, Wading as far out as
possible, began swimming toward the
middle.
Half way out the horse turned about,
but soon struck out again for mid
stream. Gaining the heavy current,
he ceased all efforts and went down
without a struggle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
Ohio Chorus Wins.

Seattle, Aug. 2S.-The Ohio male
chorus, an organization composed of
fifty singers from all parts of Ohio,
won the $500 prize in the opening
competition of the Alaska Pa
cific exposition musical festival. There
were four contestants, the others being
chorUseS from Vancouver, B. c., Ia
coma and Seattle. The festival will
be continued. the contest for the
$1,000 prize offered for mixed choruses
taking place tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

quartz and the cement brim is
covered with the same material. The
former is about eight feet high. Three
water jets come from the top. 1t is
said that the rock used in the foun-
tain cost $500.
l. @. Blodgett, J a. Blodgett and D.
G. Saunders of Kansas City, Mo, ate
lunch on the North side this morning.
They were on their way home from
Denver in an auto. They report that
in eastern Colorado they forded four
sand rivers and found rough roads
also lots of dust in Kansas. They say
they followed the Glidden route part
way going and coming and that the
best road for autoists at present is >
follow the Glidden route as far as Oak
ley. go north to Colby. thence along the
Rock Island to Linan and from Lii
mon to Denver along the Union Pa
cific.
Community Comment.
There are a few cases where
relatives are on good terms with one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
NORTH SIDE news
And Still the Good Work Goes
On.
Great Activity in Real Estate
Is Reported.
VISITORS REMARKS.
Speak About Improvements ON
North Side.
VISITORS REMARKS.
Compliment Courage and Per-
sistency of First Ward.

Real estate men of the North side re-
port a great activity in their line this
week While the deals have not been
given out yet it is understood that sew
eraI families from the South side Will
move over within the next few days.
Many Of the newcomers work in the
Santa Fe shops and wish to own homes
at fair prices within a reasonable dis
tance OF their work All of the vacant
houses are fast filling up.
This is due, in large measure, per-
haps, to the efforts property owners
have made to improve their places. On
all streets houses are being painted, the
weeds cut down, and the lawns are be-
ing put into good shape. This was
noticed by two Wamego people who
visited friends on the North side yes
terday while on their way home from
Kansas City.
1T is remarkable how the North side
has recovered from the flood of 1903
said one of the visitors to a friend I
was here just after the high water and
provement were hopeless
However, the attractive looking resi-
dences and the well kept lawns are a
credit to any city and a monument to
the courage and the persistency of the
North side people.
IF the people let the good work con-
tinue this section of Topeka will be
one Of the most desirable resident parts
Of the city. And, too, other people be-
sides myself who have visited on the
North side have expressed these same
sentiments to my own personal know
edge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
TENNEY A REAL VETERArN
But Is StiH Playing Good Inside Ball
for ssMuggsy'' 3IcGraw.

New York, Aug. 2S--Fred Tenney,
playing first base for New York Ma
tionals is one of the real veterans now
PLAYING baseball He is the last mem
Der of that famous old Boston infield.
composed of himself at first. Bobby
Lowe at second, Herman Long at
shortstop, with Jimmy Collins at
third. now playing in the major
leagues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

be the official enrolment day. The old
er pupils in the grades viii enroll next
week and the week following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
Old Newspapers Sc BundIe.

For the next few days the State
Journal will sell old exchanges for five
cents a bundle. regular price 10 cents
bundle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is such a Harl
GWendoIen-I wouldn't mind that, IL he
could lie Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

The fountain in the Union Pacific
railroad park has been converted
into one of the rustic type. The cen
ter piece is composed of Colorado
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

another. SO perhaps the world is
growing better after ALL" is the
observation of a Madison street man.
said Kansas avenue man today:
If afrships were the only means of
travel I would stay at home"
A prominent member of the Z. P.,s
Amity lodge, No. al. said this morn
ing: There has been lack of in
terest in lodge work lately. One
thing the weather is too warm to
create proper enthusiasm in the
initiation ceremonies. as the lodge
goat is affected by the weather. How
ever we have put him out on pasture
and by next month he will be as
risky and active as ever"
After all wouldn't It have been
handler for the Hutchinson man who
was forced to keep his trousers UP
with safety pins on account of their
being cut with glass in an ex-
plosion. to have used bachelor but
tons. ?''
Another thing that is hard to de-
eide" said a Gordon street boarder,
'-ts whether or not buttered toast is
better than pan cakes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

WANTED-Ten men
Monday morning to buy
Iver-Johnson, Reading
Standard, or Standard
Bicycles. }. c. Harding,
S33 K ans as Avenue.
Phones 1885.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
AT the Churches Tomorrow.

Rev James W. Reynolds of Kansas
City. will preach at the Central Ave
nue. Christion church in the morning
and evening. Rev. David H Lyons
the regulr pastor, is expected to be
with his congregation a week from
Sunday.
Rev. G. E Barnaby will speak at
the North Side Baptist church at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
EXAMPLES

CHiLD7S NURSE WANTED-BY REFTSED
family residing on the south side Of the city:
well educated About 30 years of age. Ref
ere1ces- Address L D s. iris crsce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

GR1DU1TE NURSE WISHES POSITION IN
good home as chIld's companion High class
refereaces, educated and lover OF children. Ad-
dress D n -, this Office
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
GASOLINE MOTOR
SERVICE
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY TO
COMPETE WITH THE ELECTRIC
TIE.

The Great Northern railroad, which
is double-tracking to Everett, and has
nearly completed laying the double
rails to Mukilteo, will put on gaso-
line motors for hourly suburban SER
vice between Seattle and Everett.
This service is to start when the Sc
attle-Everett electric interurban is
completed and begins through opera
tions, which it expects to do by March
1st.
According to railroad men, the best
time the new interurban can make is
about one and one-half hours. Dou-
ble-tracked, the Great Northern, US
ing gasoline motors. can put on an
hourly suburban service between the
two cities, making the trip in one
hour.
The present round trip rate be-
tween Seattle and Everett on the
Great Northern is $3.50, and if the
new interurban cuts that figure for
the round trip it is expected that the
Great Northern will meet the cut.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
EMP PHAS|ZES NEED
Of GRADING
APPLE GRADERS NEED TO BE
TRAINED UP AT PRESENT
MORE THAN DO APPLE PACK
ERS-NEW GRADING RULES.

I'VE need to train apple graders
rather than apple packers" said w.
n. Irish of the Horticultural union
to the Yakima Republic Apple
grading is one of the most important
features of the apple business, and
it was concerning this that the fruit
growers at the Spokane apple show
adopted new rules, whereby apples
will be graded into two grades in
stead of three as formerly.
The most of our apples go to the
select grocers' trade" said Manager
Paddock, land the people that final
ly buy the apples in the east prob
ably do not notice the pack at all. If
the apples are wrapped they look
well anyway when the box is opened
up. And then if they get uniformly
good apples they are satisfied. But
if it is a good pack, while of course
they know it looks nice, as soon as
they take out few apples, the pack
is spoiled, and then if they pick out
inferior apples, they kick.
New Rules Are Good.
Il think the new grading rules will
encourage rather than discourage the
growers to grade their apples The old
system was too complex. The STAN
dard for extra fancy apples was 80
per cent of color. or practically per-
feet. This was so high the growers
could not come up to it,
% Extra fancy under the new rules
will mean a slightly lower grade of
apples than the old fancy grade. But
by having only two grades instead OF
three, the farmers can do their own
grading and they can do it more
cheaply. Then the new rules regard
ing color will let about a third more
apples into the higher grade than
would have been choice under the OIL
ruling. And these apples should not
be graded choice either. because
they are worth just as much for eat
ing as a higher-colored apple The
growers can afford to get five or ter
cents box less and sell this many
more apples in the higher grade"
Better for Growers.
The buyers like the closest grading
of apples possible. The new rules
will probably give the growers little
the better of it. A benefit to the
buyer. however, will accrue, y the
same grading rules can be adopted in
all parts of the northwest, as at pres
ent the names of grades in one dis.
trict do not mean at all what the,
do in another.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
SERMON
ON RELIGION
DIR. WATERMAN AGAIN DISCUS
SED THE FUNDAMENTALS AS
UNDERSTOOD BY THE CONGRE-
GATIONALISTS.

At the vesper services in Elks'
hall yesterday afternoon DR.. Water
man gave a fourth sermon on the
fundamental of true religion as un-
derstood and taught by the Congre-
gationalists.
The subject was an answer to the
oft-repeated question arising in the
public mind by reason of the many
and confusing theories advanced to-
day
In answer to the query what is
religion. he quoted the masters def
milton set forth in Matthew 22:37
to 40.
In answer to the lawyer who ask
ed Him to state the greatest COM
mandment in the law of God, he re-
piled: Thou shall love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart and soul
and mind and next to this Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." "
"On these two hangest the whole law
and the prophets.
Here then we have the vital and
fundamental element in religion as
taught by the great teacher and ex-
FOUNDER.
1t is love, love of God first and
supremely and love to man TO the
full measure of self-love.
This before and above all else. Ii
this love is gained and practiced all
is gained. If it is missed, all of re-
ligious belief and ceremony avails
nothing more than pass time.
Loving mankind with greatheart-
edness and leaving out love to God
primarily and supremely is simply
humanitarianism and secondary.
Creeds, feasts. fasts, holy days,
formal worship are valuable only
when born of such love and made to
cultivate, intensity and propagate it.
If a man loves God he will love
his fellows; only such have been and
still are the great leaders and ben
efactors of mankind. We are asked,
What is love?" No words can
formulate or comprehend. We know
it when we receive it and others
know it when we bestow it.
We may venture to say it means
justice toward God and man, and
following this is affection. No affec-
tion without first justice; no justice
without first love.
There is then no obligation that
bears any consideration, proportion
ately with that of loving God and
serving him.
Set of the Sails.
"One ship drives east and another
With the selfsame winds that blow.
'Tis the set of the sails
And not of the gales
Which tell us the way to go
Like the winds of the seas are the
ways of fate
AS we voyage along through life.
'Tis the set of the soul
That decides the goal,
And not the calm or strife
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
G.N. TRACKWALKER
KILLED
JOHN SWEENEY, TRACKWALKER
FOR GREAT NORTHERN, KILL
ED AT ROCK ISLAND YESTER-
DAY BY NO. 1 PASSENGER.

John Sweeney, trackwalker for
the Great Northern, was killed by
the Great Northern passenger train
No. 1 at Rock Island yesterday at
1:05. The remains of the man were
picked up and brought in by the
passenger train and taken to the
Wenatchee Undertaking parlors,
where they are being held for infor-
nation from the east. The details
Of the accident are very meagre but
without any warning whatever the
man stepped on the track just ahead
of the engine and before the train
could be stopped the man was killed.
Apparently Sweeney was about 81
years of age He has been employed
for some time by the Great North
ern
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
OVER FIVE INCHES
Of RAINFALL
" EATHER OBSERVER GEO. A.
PITCHER REPORTS THAT
HAS BEEN HEAVIER.

There are a large number of old
timers in this vicinity who have been
sadly mistaken about this being the
wettest fall ever experienced in the
Wenatchee valley, among them being
Oscar Redfield, E. T. Balch and 9TH
ers These men have gone on rec
ord as saying that this has been the
wettest fall ever experienced in the
Wenatchee valley. George A. Pitch
er. weather observer, takes a fall out
of these men by a report for the past
three months, September. October
and November. The records show
that for this period the precipitation
was $50 inches. His record from
1889 for this period shows several
years with a greater precipitation.
The record shows:
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
BOTH HOUSES
CONVENED
TODAY
MET AT NOON AND ADJOURNED
UNTIL TOMORROW ON AC-
COUNT OF THE DEATH OF
THREE MEMBERS.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Both houses
OF of congress convened promptly at
noon with a full attendance. Crowd
ed galleries representing the official
and social life of Washington wit
messed the commencement of the reg
ular session of the Sixty-first congress
today
On the FLOORS of both houses re-
newals of friendships among sena-
torsland representatives took the
place of interchange on partisan or
political matters. The announcement
of the recent deaths of Senator John
son of North Dakota and of Repre-
sentatives Lassiter of Virginia and De
Almond of Missouri was followed by
the adjournment of both houses un-
til tomorrow.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
Chicago as Theatrical Center.

Chicago. Dec. 6.-Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. Charles Frohman, William
Gillette and a number of other not
ables of the theatrical world are in
the city to witness the first produc-
tion of Conan Doyle's play. THE
Fires of Fate" at the Illinois theatre
tonight. The event is regarded as
one of unusual Importance, as it
marks the Inauguration of Mr.. Froh-
mans plans to make Chicago a thea
trical producing center entirely in
dependent of New York and London.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06

r. H. Thompson, city engineet OF
Seattle, was in the city on state busi-
ness Saturday and at the invitation
of the mayor he made talk at the
Commercial club rooms during the
evening to the members of the coun-
ell and a few of the business men
of the city on The Modern City AMI
It's Requirements His talk en-
braced the matters of the street
grades, width of streets, parking
strips and sidewalks and matters of
reference to the sewerage of the
city. He compared conditions as
they are in the United States with
those he found in Europe on two or
three of his trips there, which were
taken with the special idea of MAX
ing a study of these subjects. His
idea on residence streets is that 25
feet is the extreme limit for the
width of the roadway, and that side
Walks SuOulu Uc UullI ClOSe TO the
property line-say two feet away.
and that side parking strips be left
between the sidewalk and the curb
line.
He strongly favors vitrified brick
as paving material for permanent
roads of the business streets. He
thinks that in the residence districts
asphalt macadam will give good SER
vice for a great many years. He
does not favor the sheet asphalt
pavement in towns of this size. He
urges the necessity for immediate
construction of complete sewer
system and suggests that it will be
only very few years until the city
will be required to scientifically
treat the sewerage matter ana not
discharge 1t into the river.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-06
Attended Meeting of Engineers.

The Pacific Northwest Society OF
Engineers met Saturday evening at
the Chamber of Commerce building
in Seattle. Marvin Chase was present
at the meeting. r. H. Ober, assist
ant city engineer of Seattle, the man
who did the engineering work on the
Columbia river bridge at this city.
read a paper on THE Sub-Structure
of the Columbia River Bridge of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railroad Company"