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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

Tho doctor, John Norton. held the
tines listlessly as he drove down the
country road. The Smith baby was
teething-he might have to lance her
gums. Tommy Peterson. who had
personally Investigated the mystery OF
the forbidden fruit In the form OF
green apples. was ON the road to re-
covery and new mischief. Even the
Judge no longer needed the ministra-
lions Of doctor so much as those OF
= Nurse. There were NO critical cases
to scatter his thoughts that swarmed
about the anxiety Of his own home.
His little mother was breaking
down. 1t was all his fault. accused
his morbid thoughts
Norton's forehead puckered In .
calculating twist. Although the
drought had made money tight"
among his farming clientele he could
manage to borrow = hundred or two
to send her to the shore" for the
complete rest and change that would
alone be her salvation-but there was
his mothers indomitable will to be
eeckoned with! Her alert knowledge
of his affairs prevented kindly decep-
ton and he knew that NO power on
earth could persuade her to spend .
borrowed penny on herself.
The pucker deepened-he was
searching for hidden possibilities
among his uncollected. uncollectible
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06
Plane for ssdrooms.

Instead Of a double bed take two
single bedsteads. remove the upper
part Of the footboard, put the two
ends together in one corner Of the
room, make bed on each. Then you
have the center and the sides Of the
room for other things.
It Il also nice for . larger room that
IL to be occupied by two individuals
or elderly people. for they can each
have their own bed and can often
wait on and bs company for each 9th
er many times when otherwise they
would have to be alone.
And It II good way to IN the
little girls or boys room, 20 that
when they have chums come to So
them and stay over night they will
have . nice spare bed for them IN
their own room. ..i
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

sliding door in the rear. This simple
plan OF ventilation avoids any direct
drafts upon the animals and proves
very efiicient.
With these improvements the cost
in building the A-shaped house 10
somewhat increased. All the boards
except those used for the floor should
be dressed on one side.
The following lumber is necessary
to construct this portable house: Nine
pieces 1x12 In. 16 feet long. and II
o. G. battens 16 feet long for roof; s
pieces KIP In. IA feet long. for ends:
/ piece 2x4 in. 10 feet long. for ridge;
2 pieces 2x8 in. 10 feet long, for
plates; Z pieces 2x4 in. 16 feet long.
for rafters and braces in frame; 3
pieces 2x6 in. feet long, for stringers
and pieces 1x12 IN. 16 feet long.
rough, for flooring.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

A rear door. Identical in size with
the front door. is held in place by
cleats nailed across 1t on the inside
and by buttons fastened on the out
side. This door is not opened regu-
larly. but provides ventilation In sum
mer and aids in handling sows at far
rowing time. Above the rear door Is
a small sliding door. ska inches. to
admit light and air.
Another important feature Of this
house is the ventilator. which 10 =
small cap covering hole at the top
and the center Of the roof. The hole
is made by saving OF opposite ends
of two roof boards and covering 1t
with \ cap 30 arranged ~ to leave
openings three inches by IL inches on
each side OF the roof. This ID sum
Client ventilation for two or three anil
mails when all the DOOR are shut, and
If more ventilation is desired It can
easily be secured by opening the small
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

hills. Then. even I'm that worried mo
nent the doctor smiled. He had re-
membered Joe Riley's $500.
As the months had piled themselves
up into years after Joe's operation,
this promised bonanza had been the
pet dream-castle built by the doctor
and his mother In their twilight talks;
the family joke of the saner breakfast
hour. And yet only last week when
the doctor had preached the subject
to Joe anew there had seemed q
definite purpose in the latter's eye as
he begged Norton to wait until the
FIRST Of the coming month. The first
Of September-why. that was to-day!
OF course nothing would come of it,
but his despair cIutched at even a
straw Of hope. and ficking Molly B.
with his whip he fastened toward the
toll-gate. passing under its lifted
white arm into Centerville, one OF the
little squat. one-story towns dotting
Cloverdale county. over which the
doctors practice sprawled.
Old farmer White, his legs in faded
blue overalls twisted about a key of
nails, was ornamenting the platform
in front Of Watson's as the Doctors
buggy drew up.
Hello. Pete!"
Hello yourself. Doc!"
The doctor leaned out of the buggy,
pseping in through the open door to
. laughing group Of men lolling over
. counter.
Say. Pete" he called. TASK Joe
Riley to come out here . moment. will
you! I want to speak to him"
"Sure!" was the ready answer. but
instead Of entering the store he sham.
bled down the steps and approached
the buggy, giving low chuckle with
the same stunning quality as his walk.
Heard the news about him, Doc ?"
Pete pulled the question out slowly
with rising rings Of smoke from the
pipe.
Norton shook his head.
Had windfall. Brother dead in
Californy. Left Joe $1,000. Amt
that what you call luck!" The
chuckle shumed through his speech,
penetrating 1t with dashes. ut
weren't paid in till to-day. but Joe
knew 1t was a-coming week or more
ago. He's celebrating now by treat
ing the boys to drinks. l." He
stopped. suddenly conscious Of the
Doctors absent-minded gase.
The doctor nat silent. . shining
light in his eyes. He was not . pray.
ing man. but there had been crises In
his professional life whom his heart
uplifted to the Supreme Mystery in
words Of praise unspoken BY his shy
lips. And now he felt that > power
outside himself. above. beyond him.
self. had laid q divine gift in the out
stretched hand Of his necessity.
Riley had known Of his legacy At
thsir last meeting-that had been the
nsaning then Of the definite purpose
In his eye when he had asked the doc
tsr to wait
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

The latest novelty in hatpins % the
natural rosebud or halfgrown Aowsr
which. by some wonderful process. u
transformed in all its perfect beauty
Of form and color into N impsrishabls
substance. Nesting IN Tie fur ,os
foliage Of . smart hat, thsy sAA, tAs
nswest touch Of elsgaace
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

Have Plenty Of littsr.-If hens are
confined to the poultry house on cold
days see TO It that they do not have
to stand ON the bare floor. Use straw,
corn stalks. corn husks. or other dry
material for . door covering. Hens
with cold fs.t will not lay vsry many
sgxs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06
DESIGN FOR VISITING DRsss.
IN Russst- erown vsivstssn and Fine
Face Cloth.

Here 10 . very elegant combination
u russst-brown velveteen and nne face
cloth. The plain trained skirt IL of
~slysteen. 10 are the tight-ntting un-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

They Cell Dsst.-whsn raising tur.
keys for market medium sized ones
WIN b found better than extra large
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

of manger to rear Of stall. The main
door can be made in two doors and
six feet wide, which will admit Of a
stone boat or sled being taken in to
clean out the stable. There will be
space enough to drive in horse and
turn around.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

The ground plan shown above is for
a stable 44x70 feet. The arrangement
gives three box stalls In each end,
which can. IL desired. be arranged into
stalls. The two cross feed passages
are six feet wide. Stalls for COWS six
feet wide and six feet long from front
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

Provide Plenty sf Watsr.-Although
turkeys will eat snow. they should
not be permitted to do 10. but should
be given plenty Of fresh clean water.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

lsr-sleeves. The overskirt and pima
fore bodice Of the cloth are trimmed
with Greek key pattern, worked with
eold and brown narrow braid: velvet
covered buttons form further trim
ming. NJ
The yoke IL Of piece lace.
Hat In velvet Of the color Of the
skirt. lined with soft, pink satin. and
trimmed with . rosette Of satin and
long brown 1sather.
Materials required: For the dress.
nine yards velveteen. four yards
cloth 4s inches wide. several dozen
yards of narrow braid, three dozen
buttons, one-half yard piece lace.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06
A Curtain Front Laying House


framework covered with snabss
ventilation obtained
sunlight Wirs
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

this
butoned nearly the
three
trimming
A Simple IN
being taken outside sleeve The deep
finely tucked silk. II D.
Cloth practical Jacket cloth
The slightly below and
trimmed
silk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

Items for the East Topeka colmun may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1751.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
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The Republican city central COM
mittee will meet at the city court room
in the court house tonight.
The Topeka team returned last
night from Kansas City with one of
Monte Cross scalps. The Kansas
City team will be here tomorrow.
Perhaps you may not have heard
about it but the next city election will
take place next Tuesday. A whole
set of city officials are to be elected
or reelected as the case may be from
mayor down.
appreciation accorded the play last
night it is in order to congratulate
Topeka and WaShburn for harboring
such a dramatic club and so good a
coach as Miss Lincoln.
The working efficiency of Topeka s
new slogan-'Topeka Kan; Topeka
VIII is receiving it's first real test
today in the Commercial clubs cam
paign for a thousand members. And
it is pretty stiff test for the first
try out.
Members of the Topeka Commercial
club are wearing big placards in the
bands of their hats bearing the in
hoping to enthuse the Topeka spirit
delinquents into joining the club and
getting a tin horn.
The Ben Greet players who were
seen at the Grand this afternoon, to-
gether with the Russian symphony
orchestra will leave early this evening
for Colorado Springs. This is the rea-
son the show was booked for only one
performance-this1 afternoons mat
inee.
The remarkable adaptibility of the
policeman to the adjustment of any
trouble whatsoever has been duly
exemplified in the restoration of a
family unity by the intercessions with
Thaddius Manuel to once more accept
his wife following from Winfield into
his home of four children.
Isaac Silberstein, field secretary of
the National Jewish Hospital for Con-
sumptives, is in Topeka enlisting aid
in the cause which he represents. Mr..
Silberstein says that seventy-fve per
cent of the cases of tuberculosis
treated at his hospital last year were
cured while in the remaining cases
the disease was arrested.
Because no peculiar whistles of
swiftly incoming trains over the
Southwestern railway were heard in
Topeka yesterday and today it is quite
likely that the company will lose the
$4,000 bonds voted it by the people,
and other things included. There is a
suspicion that the great Topeka
Southwestern was a sort of "Crazy
Snake" affair furnishing lots of dope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

pany. He has been '.best man" at the
high school and judging from his &C
tions last night he promises to regain
the reputation. David Ferguson as
the barker and manager of the circus
is another imam of the hour" He
has always made good with the clup
and he sustains his past record. Miss
Yetta Conklin, Hulda Chaplin and
Rebecca Welty are all new with. the
w. d. C. They have shown talent In
other college functions and they gave
signs of future popularity along dra-
matte lines last night. All three girls
are very popular co-eds at the coll
lege. Roy George as the doctor did
not have a very weighty part but he
managed the play last night and the
woes and duties of an amateur should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
Notes and Personals.

Be sure to see Mrs. Burgers large as
sortment of Easter hats, at S33 North
Kansas avenue. up stairs. Only nine
more shopping days remain before Eas-
| ter.
Mrs. S. S. Myers has gone to ST. JOS
| eph where she is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Fred Henker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Davidson are visit
| ing relatives in Salina.
| NJ. c. Hancock is in Kansas City on
business.
The proceeds of the box social given
| Tuesday evening at the Lyman school
! house were S13. 20. The highest priced box
sold for $1S5. 1t was furnished by Miss
Hazel Palmer and bought by Charles
Birmhaumer. Clarence Stewart was the
auctioneer
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis of Chase.
are visiting friends in North Topeka
George Horsley, of Thompsonville,
spent yesterday in North Topeka
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. DeWolf are visit
ing friends in Kansas City.
Daniel Hanifan. one of the dixie con-
tractors. has moved his outfit to Shan
non, five miles west of Atchison, where
he has a contract with the Missouri
Pacific for what is known as better
ment work. This consists of track
raising. grading. etc.
Mrs. ]. w. Rigdon has returned from
Foraker, Okla. where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Leafs
M. - f1dHCOCk returned yesterday
evening from Kansas City, where he
spent the day on business.
Geo. c. Moses of Junction City is in
North Topeka on business.
DR.. Warner has been appointed as
guardian of Maggie McDevett the i'm
beetle daughter of the late Michael
McDevett. 1t has not been decided to
what institution the girl will be taken.
Miss Troutie Hendricks of Meriden is
the guest of Miss Mollie Sipes at S22
Jackson street.
Lawrence Juneau, who has been try
ing the tent cure for tuberculosis on
his place just north of the Central ave-
nue. road, made a short visit in Okla
homa City from where he returned
Thursday. He seems to be worse for
his trip. He had been feeling so well
that he thought the trip would do him
good c. L. Juneau, his father. re-
turned the tent to the donators, the
Provident association, after his son
left.
tacky party was given for Mr.. and
Mrs. George Palmer at their home at
1918 jackson street yesterday evening.
A most enjoyable time is reported.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
George Saunders, Mrs. H. H. Saunders.
Mrs. Fred Hurst. Mr. and Mrs. F.
Graft, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Bair. Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

Layer Cakes - all
kinds. chocolate. pine
apple, orange, cherry,
cocoanut and walnut
not just cakes-made
with real butter and
made to a queens taste
M sizea 4Oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

Whipped Cream PuHS
more crisp and deli
cious than ordinary
ones besides being fill
ed with plenty of gen.
uine rich, pure whip
ped cream, o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
ALL FOR ONE DOLLAR.
Repeated a Chanter From the Bible
From Last to First.

Chicago, April 2.-'Learn a whole
chapter from the Bible so that you
can say it backward and I'll give you
a dollar. mother said Edward Field
of Austin recently when he learned
that a ladies' aid society had ar
ranged an experience social to for
ward its missionary work
Done said his mother, Mrs. Maria
Field. I'll begin at once and last
night at the social she was the heroine
of the hour, as she reeled off verse
after verse backward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

"Lone Star" state, and says he would
not want to stay over twenty-four
hours in the place. However, he
states that for a town of 5000, Anna
rillo was very busy place. In speak
ing of his impressions of his visit, Mr..
Scarlet said:
you would have to blow up The
ground with dynamite before you
could raise anything on it. 1t is so
tightly packed that an ordinary
modern pillow makes no impression on
it. 1t is very sandy and when the
wind blows-oh, my,
Another thing that impressed me
was the large number of cattle that
had died during the winter. In some
places 1 saw stacks of cattle as high
as a room.
''The country is a great place for
cattle and horses, but 1 saw only one
mule while I was there. Topeka,
Kansas, is good enough for me-"
We are going to offer the econom-
zeal buyers rare opportunity to buy
their Easter hat. Saturday morning
we have on sale three hundred pat
tern hats for ladies, misses and chill
dren. The latest designs and lowest
prices. You can not afford to over
look this opportunity to save money.
THE NEW ERA.
She was we'll dressed and very digni-
He0 as she came into a North Topeka
store the other day. Her mother ac-
companied her and the two started on
an inspection tour of everything in the
place. Finally they told the long suf-
fering clerk that they wanted to look
at some shoes.
You get your shoes first, mama"
said the girl, while 1 look at these
dress patterns" The arrangement was
carried out. Finally the mother was
fitted with footwear. The daughter was
very particular about the kind of shoes
over the entire stock before she con-
sented to allow the clerk to try a pair
on her little tootsies. When she was
finally ready for the operation she sat
down on the bench and with an air
of great resignation, stretched out her
foot on the stool. Then as the clerk
started to unlace the shoe she was
wearing, she blushed, and quickly Slip
ping her foot on the floor. she arose to
her feet.
Pardon me-" she said, 81 have de-
cided that 1 do not care to try any
shoes today, but you have nice line
and l viii be in again.
With motion to her surprised moth
er, the girl started to leave. then with
a half embarrassed and apologize smile
she said over her shoulder to the as
tonished clerk:
II have, we'll. 1 am not ready, that
is, / am not exactly prepared to try
on shoes today, but thank you for your
trouble
Then she whispered to her mother
The clerks heard the latter say to her
daughter as the women left the store
THE next time before you come to
try on shoes, you see to it that there
are no holes in your stockings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
''The Show Girl. Well Received
at Grand Last Night.
WERE MANY STARS. .
Amateur Performers Show Pro
fessi0nal Style.
A Good Crowd Witnessed Wash.
burn Actors.

1t was the opinion of all who wit
messed THE Show Grip by the Wash
burn Dramatic club at the Grand last
night that it was by far the best play
ever presented by this popular club.
The play itself was better. the direct
ting was polished and the players en-
tered into it with a spirit and vim that
made the real value of the young blood
felt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

L. H. Sipes, Mrs NJ. E. Connolly, Mrs
NJ. Waldman, Mr.. AL Shocks and Mr.
R. Skinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
ON THE NORTH SIDE
Water Gauge Will Be Erected
Near Melan Bridge.
Placed on the New Concrete Re-
tanning Wall.
FINISHING TOUCHES.
They Are Being Placed OH the
Dixie Wall Today.
Arthur Scarlet Doesn't Like
Lone Star State.
FINISHING TOUCHES.

A water gauge, with figures and let
ters plain enough to be read from any
part of Melan bridge. if not from a
further distance. Will be added as one
of the features of the reinforced
cement retaining wall which has been
completed just west of Melan bridge.
1t will be in the form of an extension
of the cement covering of the slope of
the dixie above the wall. 1t will be a
cement slab two feet wide and will be
long enough to reach the top of the
dixie. The top of the retaining wall
proper is twelve feet from the river
bed, and the cement slope is about the
same height. This leaves about the
same distance of dixie earth uncovered
and the Stub of cement which will
form the gauge will be easily seen
for considerable distance.
The cement which covers the dixie
slope is being laid in alternate slabs
of six and three feet in width. The
six feet slabs were laid first. The
spaces of three feet between them will
now be filled. This arrangement was
made so as to allow a seam for ex-
pansion in frosty weather. If the
cement had been laid in one solid
piece, it is said that expansion would
have caused the material to crack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
Watch For

Our display ad of Arkansas Pass in this
paper Wharton & Abbott. No. 1 Null
vane building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02

Arthur Scarlet of the Central Sash
& Door company, who has just return
ed from a business trip to Amarillo,
in the Panhandle country of Texas. is
anything but complimentary in his
remarks about that portion of the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-12
The Witherina Wind.

The name Of harmattan mas been
given q periodical wind which blows
from the interior of Africa toward the
Atlantic during the three months Of
December. January and February. 1t
sets in with a fog or dry haze, which
sometimes conceals the sun for whole
weeks together. Every plant every
bit Of grass and leaf in its course is
withered Is though it had been scared
by heat from a furnace. Often within
an hour after it begins to blow green
grass is dry enough to burn like paper.
Even the hardened natives lose all of
the skin on exposed parts during the
prevalence of this whitening wind.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-12

H. Fletcher, j. Z. Peart, Richards
Trust company, Iowa and Dakota Land
company, Fred ID. Henderson, as treas
urer of Moody county, E. A. Horribly
as auditor of Moody county, Job Rob-
inson and S. w. and l.. w. Ballard,
co-partners as Ballard & Son. of
Moody county.
The land involved in the suit was
entered as an Indian homestead at the
United States land Office in Sioux
Falls on October z, 1878. by Henry
Taylor a full-blood Santee Sioux In
dian, Taylor made final proof on the
land in 1884 and occupied the tract
until April %, Of the present year,
when it is alleged in the complaint
in the case himself and family were
forcibly removed from the tract by
Louis Hemmer, one of the defendants
in the action. On August %, 1908,
there was filed in the Office Of the
register of deeds of Moody county an
assignment to William H. Fletcher of
a contract by which Taylor and his
wife agreed to convey the land to j
E. Peart.
About November 21, 1908, Taylor
and his wife refused to convey the
land to Fletcher. The latter then in.
stituted an action in the United States
court at Sioux Falls, and in Decemb.
err of last year Judge Garland issued
an order appointing a trustee OF ex.
ecutor with authority to deed the land
to Fletcher in accordance with the
agreement entered into by Taylor and
his wife, upon payment of the agreed
price Of $4,000. On the ground that
an error was made in the patent is
sued to Taylor by the government in
1884, a new patent was issued to
Taylor by the government this year.
The purpose of the suit instituted
by United States Attorney Wagner
is to have the contract, deeds and
other instruments cancelled SO that
the land can revert back to Taylor
and his wife, the United States gov
eminent contending that under the
trust deed or patent issued to Taylor
by the government the land cannot
be alienated by him and is not subject
to taxation, pending the termination
of the twenty-five year trust period
provided in the government deed or
patent.