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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
HAVANA DOCKS ATTIRE.
Shipping in the Harbor Narrowly
Escapes Destruction.

Havana, March 30-A fire that broke
out on the Havana docks shortly after
noon Monday and made such Roadway,
spread rapidly, and driven onward
by a heavy southerly gale threatened
to sweep the entire water front Of the
city.
Several schooners. lighters and
launches were ablaze and drifting
down the wind. their uncontrolled pro-
gress endangering the steamers and
other craft anchored in the harbor.
The flames started on the wharves Of
the Havana Central railway located on
the upper side of the harbor.
The fire was put under control at AS
o'clock. The loss will be heavy. but
the fire was less serious than was at first
expected. The German steamer He'll
goland, which was lying at the wharf.
was badly damaged. Her crew escaped
with the exception of three men who
were reported to have been suffocated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Turn Him over to Missouri.

Harry Schafer, who was brought back
from Wichita on charge of robbing
two girls employed at the Brunswick
hotel, will not be compelled to answer
to that charge if the Shawnee county
officials have their way. He will, how
ever. be turned over to the Missouri
authorities as he is wanted in Kansas
City for numerous forgeries and petty
crimes. The county attorneys force
has notified the Missouri authorities
that they will surrender the prisoner If
the costs, amounting to about $40 are
paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
ANOTHER ELECTRIC PROJECT.
Hooker & Davis Line Will Enter To-
peka From Southeast


peka From Southeast.
Lawrence, Kan, March 30.-Law-
renee, which is the center of all the
electric line excitement in this part of
the country, is now the destination OF
the surveying party of the Hooker &
Davis interurban system. The engi-
neers are now just this side of Hesper,
twelve miles east of here, and are
headed for this city as quickly as they
can reach here. This system is being
put in by Hooker & Davis of Kansas
City, and which now has the road in
operation as far as Shawnee. which is
twelve miles this side of Kansas City.
Contracts have been let for several
more miles of road and 1t is now an
assured thing that the road is doing
business.
Lawrence is on the routing map Of
this system and if the right of way is
secured this town will become an i'm
portant point.
This interurban system is one of the
most practical ones that has been adj
vanced in this part of the country for
it is on a working basis. Naturally
the men back of it want to come to
Lawrence, as it is a central point. One
of the men interested will probably
come to Lawrence shortly and see
what the city will do for him. The
road will approach Lawrence straight
southeast from Kansas City and will
proceed to Topeka by the Wakarusa
and Deer creek route on this side of
the river.
1t is asserted that the road will not
interfere in any way with any of the
other roads now being promoted here
but puts Lawrence more Independent
than ever of the Dayton promoters.
1t means that Lawrence Is generally
recognized as being central point
and an assured electric line town. 1t
means that Lawrence will certainly
get an interurban system from some
ry-ba tI,o will he clad to
hear of this new phase taken by the
electric line situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
BONNER SPRINGS IN TROUBLE.
Can Not Issue Sewer Bonds Because
of New Limit

The first returns from some of the
laws passed by the last legislature
nave already begun to come in and
they spell trouble for the little town
of Bonner Springs. The legislature
paid considerable attention to the law
as regards bond issues of cities and
school districts, amending them so as
to conform to the new tax law and re-
ntrtcting the amount of the issues gen.
orally.
Bonner Springs is a city of the third
class and had some time ago voted
bonds in the sum of $4,000 to build a
sewer. The work is completed and the
banks of that town carried the CITY
warrants issued in payment for the
work. Today the city officials came to
Topeka to issue the bonds and found a
stumbling block in the way in the
shape of the act of the last legislature
which provides that cities of the third
class shall restrict their bond issues
to one per cent of their taxable prop
erty. Exceptions were made in this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

with sharp cricks and stitches of pain
when you stoop. turn, or try to lift, it
is sure that your kidneys are out of
order. and need prompt attention, for
sick kidneys cannot right themselves
without help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for the kidneys. They relieve conges-
ton quickly, cleanse the kidneys and
the blood, set the f1ltering system in
perfect operation.
Fifty thousand persons publicly rec
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's
case right at home:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
BALLAST PTTTSBURG LINE.
New Improvements on Santa Fe
Branch to Start at Once.


Chanute, Kan, March 3O.-Railroad
construction is to be actively renewed
On the Southern Kansas division of
the Santa Fe system at once. The
contract for regarding and improving
the branch line between Chanute and
Pittsburg has been let to Ransom &
Cook, who also have the contract for
the work which is being done on the
branch line between Cherryvale and
Coffeyville.
1t is expected that the ballasting of
the Pittsburg branch will begin April
1. which is Thursday of next week.
sharp will move a gang of seventy
men to Garnett tomorrow to place the
quarries and crushers in operation
there. 1t is the intention to turn out
1000 cubic yards of crushed stone a
day when work begins in earnest,
which will be within few days.
Ballasting on the Coffeyville-Cherry-
vale branch has already begun. The
stone there is being taken from the
quarrieS at Moline.
There has been little construction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
DROVE LAST SPIKE.
Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound
Track COmDleted

Missoula, Mont, March 30.-Mark-
ing the completion of the line of steel
connecting Chicago and Seattle, the
last spike in the new transcontinental
railroad. the Chicago. Milwaukee and
Puget sound was driven at o'clock
Monday evening one and three-quar-
ter miles east of Missoula. The few
unfinished bridges on the line will be
completed in three weeks and within
sixty days it is expected the road will
be turned over to the operating de-
partment and through train service es-
tablished. The total length of the
road is 2,436 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

consisted of Shaksperian plays. of
which she has played IA, together with
MARY Stuart" of Schiller, Camille"
and "Arienne Lecouvreur.'
Madame Modjeska belongs to sew
eral Catholic charity societies and to
a number of women's organizations.
She is a patron of the International
Women's council and an adopted
daughter of the Golden West. In pri-
vate life she is the wife of Count
Pozenta Chalanowska, whom she mar
ried in 1868.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
DOWNS WANTS NEW TRAIN.
Will Try for Additional Service From
Stockton to COncOrdia.

Downs, Kan, March 30.-An effort
is being made by the citizens of this
city to get the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road company to put another train on
between Stockton and Concordla, and
it is said that the trainmaster and the
superintendent of the division are
favorably considering the proposition.
1t is now proposed that the train shall
run from StocktonHto Concordia each
morning and back in the evening. If
it is Installed it will be purely a local
train to handle local business, cream,
eggs and butter as we'll as passengers.
This will make three passenger trains
each way between Concordia and
Downs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

have already been made. Cardinal
Gibbons, Graham Bell, Thomas A.
Edison are among those whom she
expects to paint during her two
months sojourn here in America.
The princess created sensation on
the Hamburg-American liner Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria with her large en-
tourage. The gorgeous uniforms of
her attendants created aim ost as much
attention as had been caused by her
"menagerie" on former voyage,
when it was laughingly said that she
turned the Deutschland into a Noah's
ark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
HARTMAN is BETTER.
Says He Is Not Likely to Retire for
Long Time.


Long Time.
Ogden, Otah, March Sony gen.
era1 health during the present trip
through the southwest and on the
coast has improved wonderfully and
I am feeling better physically than for
a long time" said E. H. Hartman. Il
have been largely free from exacting
cares and have met with kindly and
cordial reception everywhere we have
stopped am not in the invalid class
in any sense of the term and now feel
equal to anything that may arise in
connection with our railroad interests.
In such condition 1 am not likely to
retire from active railroad service for
a long time to come"
Mr.. Hartman went to Salt Lake
this morning and returned late this
afternoon enroute for the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
COMES TO PAINT TAFT
European Princess Will Also Make
Number of Other Portraits.

New York. March 30-Princess
Wilma Looff-Parlaghy has arrived in
this country to paint portraits of 25
of the brainiest Americans. These will
include. first and foremost, the picture
of President Taft. arrangements for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Myra McCrum Is Dead.

Fort Scott, Kan, March 30.-Myra
D. McCrum, aged Sugars, civil war
novelist and story writer, known un-
der the pen name of Daisy Howard,
died here Monday. at the home of her
son, Benjamin McCrEm For years
she was a contributor to New York
magazines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
A Friend of the Farmers.

John G. Capers, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, just returned from Eu-
rope and has recommended that con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Near Death In Big Pond.

1t was thrilling experience to Mrs. Ida
Soper to face death. For years severe
lung trouble gave me intense suffering
she writes, "and several times nearly
caused my death. All remedies failed and
doctors said I was incurable. Then DR..
Kings New Discovery brought quick re-
lief and cure so permanent that / have
not been troubled in twelve years" Mrs.
Soper lives in Big Pond. Pa. 1t works
wonders in Coughs and Colds Sore Lungs,
Hemorrhages. .LaGrippe. Asthma. Group,
Whooping Cough and all Bronchial affec-
lions. Soc and s1-0O. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Campbell Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

work done on this division for more
than a year, the work on the new
shops here even being suspended for
time last spring because of the
financial crisis.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-12

campaign that will occupy the next
ten days are amde up as follows.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
Company A--Geo. II. Carter, cap
tain; z. X. Myers, II. NJ. Won Holt,
l.. T. Peck, A. n. Campbell
Company B--Richard II Trent,
captain; J. d. McInerny, M. p. Rob-
inson, Norman watkins, Fred l..
Waldron.
Company C-J. p. Cooke, captain;
John Fleming, W. A. Bowen, ). M.
Dowsett, c. II. Anterior.
Company Deco. f. Davies. cap
tain; Alex. Lindsay, Jr., II. F. Wich-
man, W. +. Dillingham;, Abram Lew
is. Jr.
Company Frank c. Anterior,
captain; w. A. Love, w. r. Castle,
John Waterhouse, Doremus Scudder.
YOUNG MEMS BUSINESS COMMIT
TEE.
+. Il. Steere, general chairman.
Division 1 - George II. Angus,
leader; Cushman Carter. Chas. X.
Frazier, s. A. Walker, w. w. Thay-
err, @. +. Bush.
Division "A. l.. Castle. leader;
w. @. Hall, ID. J. Styne, +. o. Hall,
Albert Along, w. A. Bryan.
Division 3-Chas. s. Crane, leader;
o. L. Sorenson, Ed Deckum, w. T.
Pope, Roscoe Perkins, Will J. Cooper
Division frederick ID. Lowrey,
leader; II. b. Mariner. w. II. Soper
Henry Easton. II. G. Dillingham;
Kenneth Brown.
Division WIN. r. Schmidt, lead.
err; II. Glade, J. +. Child, II. w. Rey.
nolds, C. o. Hotel, p. l.. Horne.
Division Geo s. Waterhouse
leader; G. II. Tracy, A. ID. Cooper
Mark johnson, Arthur Mcintosh, Ed
Benner.
YOUNGER MEMBERS COMMIT
TEE.
DR.. E. II. Hand, general chairman
Hustlers-C. J. Hum, captain.
Rustlers-J. c. Anderson, captain
Mr.. Hum and Mr.. Anderson, who
are lining up two teams Of twenty
men, all younger men, to canvass
among the younger men of the city
will meet for dinner Of their own
tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A. at 9
o'clock, and they propose to show the
older men how to hustle.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-12
START WORK FOR
Sl5O.OOO Y.M.C.A.
Ten Days Campaign Opens
With Big Dinner At
The Young

he 1t resolved that the citizens OF
Honolulu here assembled, represent
ing all lines of industrial. CONNER
cial and professional activity In our
city, heartily approve of the steps
taken by the board of directors of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, and that we unitedly proceed at
once to Systematically canvass for
funds for new building, conditions
ing ultimate success upon our secur-
ing at least one hundred thousand
dollars in subscriptions by Friday
night, October 90, 1909, and that
we, individually and collectively,
pledge our hearty support, both OF
time and means, to the accomplish
ing of the undertaking.
This resolution introduced by Fred
Waldron, following speech by the
secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A.. was the
signal for the formal launching OF
the ten days campaign to raise
100000 for the new Y. NJ. c. A.
building which one of the speakers
saiu Wou'u ne reao! ior 'he house'
WARMING year hehce'
over TWO hundred business men VI
ne Guy assembled Ut dinner las. eve
n,hs III 'he '''auha paV'iioh oi .he
Alexander Young Hotel, to further
ne .an'pa'sh ior 'he H. NJ y. a.
Ia, Hat ,1. traa
Du''uihs. IL was uu'ch treat.
Ihey were all invited ana al paio
'or Tue "ianer' anu al s'ao 10 W
there. AI'er nearing speeches U!
,res'oent ireh. OF the M. y. A.
george H. carter governor frear
'uuse Doie' 1uuse "oourun anu eee'
'e'ars super 'hey al Joihea III 'he
Slogan rioiio'uiu oni'eu WIN sun
u's cheers anu 'huhoerS Vi applause
neh 'ne! paSseu 'ne reso,u'ioh.
H''er 'na' 'he he"us VI Tue VAR
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

Representative John A. Dady, republi-
 can candidate, CT Lebbeus E. Smith,
 democratic candidate, for alderman at
 .arge.
 The candidates for aldermen on both
 tickets are unopposed and certain or
 election, as are the candidates for all
 other places on the ticket, excepting
 for city treasurer and city collector.
 these offices being conceded to the re- publicans now holding the offices and
 named for reelection. r Sunday the indications were that the real contest would. be between Bady and SIniih for alderman at large. The man elected to this office holds the balance of power in the council; there fore the fight for control of the body
 certers there
 The republicans were confident Of winning Sunday, claiming the party Is more united than at any city cleo ton in recent years.
 The democrats are none the less con- | fiGent Alderman at Large Smith is as | strong a candidate as the democratic rarty has in it's ranks and his support | CTS look for him to be reelected. There will be a lively hustle to get out the vote this morning. the plans having
 been perfected Saturday. The polls are to be opened in Ham, | mond hall at 6.30 a. m. and will close | at 3.30 p. m., two hours earlier than fin | ureyIOfS years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

and made an exceptionally fine appear ance.
 Mayor Daniel P. Dunn and the police committee of the board of aldermen Messrs. Holmes, Smith and Gelinas- inspected the men and their quarters. It was one of the best and most thor ough inspections that the department has been subjected to.
 Mayor Dunn made few informal remarks. complimenting the officers and men for their fine appearance and the appearance of the quarters, and praised them for the fine showing that the men detailed for special duty in MiddletowE recently made. He spoke of the police fund and said that he hoped to see it grow as it deserves.
 Alderman A. l.. Gelinas praised the officers and men for their efficiency and the alpLarance that they made. He alluded to the police fund, told of its purposes and laid particular stress on the importance that 1t had with reference to the later days. He men toned a number of good methods by which it might be increased. and con- cluded by commenting the entire force for their courtesy and gcntlemanly bearing at all times.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
To settIe the Dixon Estate.
CLAIMED COMPENSATION.
Appeal in Case of 5owne Brothers Vs
 Mary Murphy.

The case of Bowne Brothers of East ford vs. Mary Murphy of Woodstock was appealed to the superior court or Windham county on Saturday. Ihe case was tried on Sept; "A, before yer. non T. Wetherall, a justice Of the peace. at East Woodstock, the verdict being in favor of the defendant, rep resented by Attorney M. H. Geissier, Attorney Huber D. Card representing the plaintiff
 The suit is a civil one, brought to re- cover for services rendered py tne plaintiff, but claimed to have been palo for by return services and not by mon ey. The defendant claims to have rem dered services and settled the claim or the plaintiff as agreed.
 Written Examinations for Teachers
 Training Glass.
 Judge Edgar M. Warner will preside at a written examination for the mem bers of the teachers training class in the Congregational church on Tuesoay evening. Dec. 14th.
 The class has completed series or ten weekly meetings for instructloh under Rev. J. W, Rae and the teachers attending have secured much valuable information about teaching in Sunday school.
 ElI<s' Lodge of Sorrow Officers Of the lOdge preSlueu dl ehc annual memorial service of the Elks' held in their rooms in the Bugbee building Sunday afternoon. The i'm nressive rftualistic memorial service was carried out in the presence Of a large number of members assembled to pay a tribute to their departed brothers.
 Saturday was quarterly pension day l and many of the veterans were Tn town. going through the formula oi turning their claims into money. The Womans Missionary society oi the Congregational church is to meet at the home of Mrs. c. D. Sharpe to- morrow (Tuesday) afternoon. Work oi | the Eastern Connecticut Branch will be | the subject.
 Daniel Gahan of North Grosvenor- | dale has a lively five in the up-the- river town and is making up sched- ule of basketball games with teams IT eastern Connecticut.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Bap- tist church. is to meet with Mrs. Am | Prentice of Elm street Wednesday af i ternoon.
 Putnam aerie of Eagles received can. | didates for admission at an initiation and social session held Sunday after | noon. . Rev. William Newton, evangelist preached morning and evening at th' Baptist church on Sunday, his sermon
 being among the best he has delivere'
 here.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
EMERALDs WON.
Scored 20 to independents Zero in Sat
 urdsy's Game.

The Emeralds and Independent crack football teams put up a corking good game Sunday afternoon on the New Bridge oval before a gallery of over 500 spectators, the fine weather and the attraction serving to draw the fans so far a distance away.
 The Emeralds with few changes in the lineup, were made up of the Nut meg team. Notwithstanding this the Independents were boomed favorites before the game. owing to having a heavier line. The Emeralds proved the strongest team as a whole and won out by a score of 20 to 0.
 In the first half Shepaum was push ed over the line after ten minutes of play on a series of line plunges. No goal was kicked. Before the half was finished Moriarty ran 30 yards for a touchdown and Uncles kicked a goal, making the score II to O.
 Tn the second half Shepaum was pushed over for a touchdown. Mack kicked d goal and during the last five minutes of play Lloyd Moriarty from the 20 yard line kicked field goal, the final score being 20 to o.
 The lineup:
 Emeralds-L. Moriarty fb, Shepaum lhb, Uncles rhb, Manly c, Donohue qb, Mack rg, Kowalski lg, Higgins Tt, Smith It. Mccarthy re, Hewlett le.
 ndents-,Lindubeke fb, King lhb, Dungan rhb, w. Moriartyt c, Sul- liyan db. Fahey rg, Morrison lg, Dana hey Tt, McQuillian It, Morriott re. Cur ran 1t.
 Time of playing, two 25-minute halves.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
SHoDDY MILL TO START UP.
New Power Plant Makes ElIiott's In-
 dependent of Low Water Supply.

Dexter Elliott's shoddy mill at Clarksville, a few miles east of Put nam, will resume operations this (Monday) morning after having been closed for about month because of a has depended.
 In the meantime a new power plant has been installed at a cost of about $2,000, and the mill will henceforth be operated by steam when the water supply gives out The new power plant includes boiler house, boiler and en- bine of eighty horse power. This is the same amount of power as Is gen. erated by the water privilege when the latter is available. The water supply is drawn from three ponds, one of which, the Bowdish, has been com pletely dry for weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
JEWETT CITY
Passing of Favorite Camping Ground
 of Gypsy Bands-Baptist Christmas
 Committees Chosen.

When the new iron highway bridge is placed in position at the lower pond crossing at Tadpole. there will be sew eral hundred yards of the old road closed to public travel. With this closing will come the passing of one of the most famous gypsy camping grounds in this end of Connecticut. Nearly every summer or early fall for more than thirty years, and indeed some say fifty years would not cover the time, band of gypsies has camp ed in the bend of the road just north of the dam at the foot of the big pond. They were not different people each time, but the same families. Twenty years ago there came fami- ly regularly year after year. The head of this family was well known in the village, being a great horse trader. His visits here were awaited by local horsemen for the purpose of swapping. Shrewd, indeed. must be the man who could work off any in- ferior animal on this gypsy trader. yet 1t was nothing unusual for him to leave a few spavined or ringboned pa- triarchs with the local traders. The women of the band came through the streets and sold baskets or told for tunes. Many a Jewett City man, with gray hair now. boys then, recalls with pleasure his first glimpse of the wonderful attractions of life in a gypsy camp, and a lesson in the gen. tie art of basket making. During the gypsy visits the small boy kept closely within doors, for it was ru- mored that once boy had been stolen by a wandering band, and never re- turned.
 Baptist Christmas Committees.
 At the Baptist Sunday school the Christmas committee was appointed Sunday as follows:
 Tree committee. Ernest Benjamin, Carl Benjamin, Charles F. Gardner. Decorating committee-Mrs. H. F. 1 Cheney and the Sunday school class f of which she is in charge. Purchasing committee-Miss Ida Foster, Miss | Lillie Jones, Miss May Potter. Mrs | Charles D. Babcock, Mrs. Charles F. l Gardner.
 | About the Borough.
 Dr. R. R. Agnew had as his guest | Sunday his brother. George A. Ag-
 new of New Haven.
 Mir. and Mrs. James B. Palmer are | in New Haven this week to attend the annual midwinter meeting of the state
 board of agriculture.
 Sunday was an ideal day in the
 borough. The thermometer was al
 the SO mark nearly all day. There
 was a large attendance at all tho | churches, and hundreds improved tho
 opportunity to enjoy a walk in tho 1 woods and fields.
 MT. and Mrs. Ransel Frost and sor
 of New London were guests of MT and R. L. Frost on Soule street.