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The Marshall republican., 1909-01-08

j. +. Dewitt and fami moved
to wellington last week, where
he has a position as section boss
He ordered the Republican be
fore leaving.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-08

otto Tagtmeyer was here from
Grand Pass Tuesday and left us a
check for renewal. He said his
father Aug. Tagtmeyer and Thoe
Taylor weat to st. Louis Mon
day with cattle.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-08

L.. E. Benedict Tuesday sod 1eC
cres OF land southeast of tow.
e.onging to VIM. Mitchell, to l.
:. Rasse for about $1,000. I'll,
arm Is occupied by Mr.. Mitche
son, E. A., who has decided tt
ut farming.
The Marshall republican., 1909-01-08

John Noble was here from near
Miami Tue5day and cai.e1 in to
renew. He sad Mr.. and Mrs
VIII Fowlers little daughter,
Frances was very Ill OF rneumon-
ia. He also said w. S. Barnes
house north of Harmony church
rI.ca Sunday AMI all it's con,
tents lost. Mr.. Barnes and fam
lily were away visiting at the
time and saved only what they
had on. A defective flue Is sup
Ioced to have caused the fire.
We regret the misfortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
CONFESSED LONG AGO.
Van VIissingen Tells How He Robbed
Peter to Pay Paul.

Chicago, April 2.-Peter Van Vlissingen,
whose confession last winter to the
forgery of mortgages to the extent of
$1,001,000 caused a great sensation IN chi
cagO where he had been known for ~
years as a leading real estate man, ex-
ploded bomb shell in the bankruptcy
court here today when he stated that his
confession a few months ago was ante
dated by four years by a confession made
privately to men who held 100000 or his
spurious paper. -
Van Vlissingen was brought back to Chi
cago from prison today to testify before
Referee in Bankruptcy Frank L. Wean'
who is attempting to locate the valid as
sets of the prisoner. Van VliSsingen de-
clared that in 1904 he was compelled TO
confess to Maurice Rosenfeld at that time
a director of the now defunct Chicago
National bank, and Bernard Rosenberg, q
real estate dealer, that the mortgages held
by them and valued at $40O,OO0 mad Deen
forged.
They discovered some irregularities in
the paper in that year said the witness
l admitted the forgeries and said: i VIII
go before the states Attorney, tell MN
| just what 1 have related to you gentle
men, about these wholesale forgeries.
plead guilty and go to prison ike a man,
We want our money they sad, al, ! can an
ers as 1 have duped you men
We had another conference soon after,
them from $1,000 to 5000 a week. Alto
gether ultimately 1 paid them approx
| mately $3.50,
What became of the forged papers held
| by these gentlemen and that you cancel
led2" was asked.
Il locked them in my safe.
did you resell them?'
Yes; not all of them though"
Did they promise not to expose you!
| They came TO my ofrice regularly for
the installment but said nothing more
about my going before the states attor-
ney We want our money they said;
and 1 was getting it as fast as could
raise it.
I'VE don't want to know how you got
ence, held in December, 1904.''
Maurice Resented is a well known cap
engaged in the real estate business in Chi
cago since 1887.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
TAFT CAN HAVE MONEY
Tawney Promises Him Funds for His
Summer Trip.

Washington, April 27.-Representa-
tive Tawney, chairman of the house
committee on appropriations, talked
with the president today about the
latters plans for an extensive tour
through the west late this summer,
and at the conclusion of the interview
said he would place a bill before the
house appropriating $4,000 for the
presidents travelling expenses during
the coming fiscal year.
Mr.. Tawney said a false impression
had gone abroad that he was opposed
to such a measure, He said he did
not know until today definitely that
President Taft desired to go west in
the summer. and to take a run up to
Alaska-one portion of the United
states upon which Mr.. Taft had not
yet set foot. No president of the
United States has ever visited Alaska
in fact. and Mr.. Taft is anxious to
learn at first hand just what cendi-
tions are in that far northern terri
tory.
Mr. Tawney said today he had no
doubt the measure he proposed would
pass the house without question. If
unanimous consent could not be Sc
cured, however, the bill might be call
ed under a special rule. Already in
the senate propositions to set aside
$4,000 for the presidents travelling
expenses are pending and no trouble
is expected in getting the appropria-
ton through that body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
FLOORS ARE SINKING.
Clerks Frightened But Apparently
Without Cause.

A good deal of anxiety is being oc-
casioned in the Santa F'e offices today
by the report that the west middle
wall of the big building has sunk
eight inches in the past two or three
days. According to the officials of the
road, who were interviewed this morn
ing there is no truth in the report.
The engineering department says
there is in many instances a sag in
the door and window frames, which is
plainly visible. This will be rectified
within a few days, by the construc-
ton of brick supports in many places
which have hitherto been used as
windows. There has been no general
sinking, however, as not a single
crack has been discovered in the ce-
ment floor of the basement which in
evitably would result from the slight
est sag in the walls. There has been
no little alarm over the matter, how
ever, and the Santa Fe offices were
closed for a day four or five years ago,
while braces were put on another wall
in tie building which had sunk a few
inches.
Large wooden braces to help SUP
port the wall while the repairs are
going on, and to allay any possible
danger, have been placed or the first
and second floors of the building. The
general office building was built about
thirty years ago, and is generally con-
sidered a decidedly safe building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
Death Fight I'm Zoo.


Death ended one of the fiercest
fights between animals in years at the
Bronx Park Geological Gardens Sun
day. Two llainas engaged in battle
which lasted almost a half hour be-
fore the keepers were able to venture
close enough to interfere.
The beautiful day brought thou
sands of sight-seers to the Zoo. The
walks surrounding the llama corral
were packed with people watching the
herd eat their Sunday dinner. Sission
and Morey. two OF the herd, between
whom there has been a long-standing
quarrel, came to blows when the food
was distributed, and before keepers
could be summoned the came1s were
in mortal battle.
Persons watching the fight thought
the llamas were playing until cries of
rage from Morey told that he was
wounded. Sisslon had struck him in
the neck with her sharp hoof and the
| flesh was torn. A moment later the
com batants were stretched out on the
ground kicking and biting.
All the cunning known to expert
animal keepers was employed by
Keepers Snyder, Quinn and McElroy
when they surrounded the llamas. Each
carried long, sharp stick as a weap-
| on in case the rage of the animals
| should be turned on one of them. But
| the precaution was needless, SO abb
sorbed were Sissloa and Morey in
fighting each other. Finally the keep
ers separated the llamas. with their
sticks as prodding irons they jumped
/ in between the camels.
They were too late Morey was dv-
ing from the wounds inflicted by Sis
sion, and before remedies could be
applied dropped dead.-New York
1 Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27

the first medical officer of the public
schools appointed in this country.
In 1894 so physicians were selected
by the board of health to inspect the
public schools of Boston. In 1895 nine
such inspectors were appointed in
Chicago. In 1897. the board of health
at New York appointed 134 medical
inspectors for the public schools, with
a chief. at a salary of $4,000 a year.
In 1898 the bureau of health in
Philadelphia passed resolution di-
recting that each of the fifteen assis-
tant medical inspectors shall visit one
public school in his district each day,
inspectin it accordin to the methods
employed in Boston,. New York and
Chicago. Since 1894 medical inspection
of schools has been largely adopted
throughout the United States, and in
some states has developed from mere
inspection for detecting contagious dis
eases to systems calling for the most
thorough physical examinations. Only
general state laws providing for or
allowing medical inspections of schools
have been passed. says the Medical
Record. There is. so far as can be as
certained, some form OF medical in
spection of schools in vogue at present
in 20 cities in the United States out
side of Massachusetts,, but the United
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
LOCAL MENTION.

Chas. Bennett, registered optic,an
73O Kansas avenue.
Webb McNall of Gaylord. ex-Sena-
tor Lamb of Yates Center and M. G.
Light of Winfield, members of the A.
y. III commission to look after the
ORDERS state loans, are in the CITY to-
DAY They report the order in pros
porous condition and the volume Of IFS
loan business on the increase.
The advantage of using the In
dependent Long Distance toll lines is
that you talk to your party at his
place OF business or at his residence.
The tin cigar box is lastly surplant-
ing the wooden one. Chas Eagle has
adopted their use for boxes of rs Rose
Tint cigars. 1t is an attractive look
ing package and sells for s1.0o.
The pupils of Mrs. Florence Fox
Thatcher will give recital at the
First Christian church tonight.
A cellar full of tires at Padgett's Tire
House. lis E. 18th. Topeka. Kan.
Developing and finishing for anna
tours, The Art Loft, sol jackson.
DR.. c. E. Hulett. Osteopath. s13 Kan.
ave. Ind. Phone 31S. Lldy in office.
Telephone Howard, sos Ind, and
get that Lawn Mower sharpened
The men who want to be well dress
ed go to John Baumgartner, the tailor,
for their spring suits. sos Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
One Of tie
Essentials

Of the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness ana
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain.
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products Of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only. and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
SHOW ELKS GOOD Time.
Commercial Club Makes Appropria-
ton for State Convention.

The board of directors of the CONNER
cial club met at noon today in the pri-
vate dining room of the Topeka Com
merciaI club At this meeting a sum
not to exceed 5000 was appropriated for the
use of the entertainment committee in
providing badges for distribution at the
state convention of the Elks which will
be held here May IL and IL. This prom
Uses to be one of the biggest convention
events which the city will experience
this season, and every effort will be
made to give the visiting Elks a royal
welcome. The Elks are all known as
| live men, and they will doubtless bring
Into the city several thousand dollars.
| The directors also authorized the pub
LEGATION of a booklet by the Capper
Publishing company. which will be a
J souvenir showing all the churches of
residences. The Capper company agrees
| to furnish the club with 1000 copies for
| free distribution.
Tonight in the Commercial club rooms
| the Vermont club will have a meeting
thermometer, is in charge of the ar
| arrangements. The club rooms seem to
| be coming very prominent for special
Occasions and banquets-
The proposition to secure the remain
ing rooms on the fifth floor of the Com
merce building as a lodge room for
the U. c. T. is still being considered
but it is reported that there is but a
bare chance for the Commercial trav-
elers to engage the rooms. The rooms
are hardly adapted to lodge purposes.
T. A. Borman, of the Continental
Creamery company, who is also chair
man of the manufacturing committee
| of the Commercial club. addressed the
| students of the Topeka high school this
morning on the different factories To-
Gated in the city. This is the result
of an educational campaign recently
| started by the Commercial club by
which it is hoped to interest the stud
ents of the city and the public as well
| in the number of manufacturing in
dustries in the city, and the nature OF
each. Mr.. Borman talked largely on
the Continental Creamery company and
the work which his plant is doing.
| Other addresses of a similar nature
will be provided later on by John Pur-
cell, who will talk about the Santa Fe
shops, and representatives from the
Wolff Packing House and other large
/ industries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
TO ENLARGE THEIR STORE
Warren NJ. Crosby Company Gets
Building Occupied by Famous.

The Warren NJ. Crosby Company,
615-7 Kansas avenue, has obtained
lease on the store room and building
next door south of their present quar-
tiers, now occupied by the Famous
Clothing Company, and in the near
future this building will be used by the
Crosby company. The lease viii expire
at the end of fifteen years. The lease
on the building occupied by the Crosby
people at this time has been renewed
for fifteen years.
w. W. Whitney, treasurer of the
Crosby company, refused to give any
plans to a State Journal reporter this
afternoon He said that the company
leased the building in case it would be
needed in the future but nothing
definite had been decided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
A. Il. LUCAS AS GUARDIAN.
Ex-Sherif Will Have Charge of John
Schmidt's Affairs.

Probate Judge Schoch intends to
appoint ex-Sheriff A T. Lucas, or the
real estate firm of Lucas & Lager
strom, as guardian for John Schmidt,
who was recently adjudged an habit
ual drunkard.
Schmidt has about $2,5oG in sight,
consisting of 81, 400 in the bank and
bills due on accounts with the Kan
sas Packing House company, in which
Schmidt was formerly a partner. Re-
Gently Schmidt has invested" some
money in mining stock for which he
has nothing to show except a sublime
faith in the promoter who sold him
the stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
So,riseThroat
Cold inChest
Or m

Rub the throat and chest with
Omega Oil: then bind around the
throat and lay on the chest pieces Of
flannel soaked in the Oil. The Oil
goes in through the pores and reduces
the inflammation that causes the
trouble. Three sizes :10c.. &c.. &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
Change of Scene Good for His Nerves

ST suppose" says the city friend to
the visitor from the hills of Kentucky.
that it is a good deal different here
than it is where you live"
Yes, indeed. suh,' courteously re-
spends the visitor.
THE Changing of the gongs, the rat
tie of the wheels, the thousand and
one noises of the street, with the at
tendant necessity of stepping lively to
avoid an accident must make the city
seem very strenuous place to one
from as quiet a spot as you
.Bless you, subj" interrupts the
gentleman from Kentucky, I'm get
tin a glorious rest. This winteh I've
been visited ten times by night ridehs.
been accidentally mixed up in To-
dollhouse riots, and ALL the time have
had to cay on nah feud with the sew
enteen Jilkuses-an' yo' can see huw
much good the change of aih, scence,
and occupation must do my nuhvous
system."-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
A Grim Toy.

A citizen of Paris. pensioner.
boasts that he has witnessed thirty
seven executions, and now that he is
getting old, being unable to follow NJ.
de Paris, the idea of the guillotine
has so obsessed him that he has had
made model on a small scale, which
he has used for cutting cigar ends.
Recently he had friends TO lunch, and
after the repast the model was pro-
duced. For some reason the knife
refused to act The host feeling that
his reputation was at stake, set about
to discern the cause Examining the
machine very closely. his nose got into
the lunette Probably the machine
was shaken. At all events the blade
gentleman's nose. His first care was
to visit the surgeon, and after the in
jury had been attended to he went
home, broke up and burned "la
veuve."-Dundee Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
STEEL TRUST DIVIDEND.
Earnings Show Considerable Gain
Over Same Quarter Last Year.

New York, April Irregular quar-
terly dividends of q per cent on the
preferred stock and one-half of one
per cent on the common stock were
declared today by the directors Of the
United States Steel corporation.
These declarations are unchanged
from the previous quarter.
The net earnings for the quarter
were S19. 185,069 as compared with
S16.166,260 for the corresponding
quarter of 1908, an increase of $3.-
I018,8o9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of LOREN c. Dwyer, aged
II years, who was killed by being
struck by a moving train at Olathe
Sunday. will be held from the home of
his uncle, w. A. Travis of Shorey, at
2:30 Wednesday afternoon. Interment
will b in Rochester cemetery.
Mrs. Nancy Carr, SO years of age,
died at her home, 1890 Grand avenue,
Monday The funeral will be held
Wednesday at 2 o'clock from Lanes
chapel. The Benevolent and Taber-
nacle lodges will conduct the funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
DEAD IN HAREM.
Report That Abdul Hamid's Body Is
Found on the Floor.

London, April IA dispatch re-
ceived from Constantinople by a news
agency says rumors are current in the
Turkish capital that Abdul Hamid is
dead. The troops who are said to
have taken him from the palace last
night found him unconscious on the
moor in an inner room of She harem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
Doctors in the schools.

In the United States, Boston seems
to be entitled to the credit of estab-
fishing the first regular system of medi-
cal inspection OF schools. This was
done in 1894; but two years before
this the sanitary inspector of New
York had appointed a medical in
spector of schools, who was probably
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27

States is still behind Germany. and,
for that matter a number of foreign
countries, in this important move
ment.-New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
PUBLIC Sales.

Thursday, January 21.-StOck, Farm
ing Implements, etc. of W. S.
Garrison, administrator of Mrs. H.
J. Garrison deceased at her late
residence near Cheswold, at 10
O'Clock a. m. B. V. Weldon, auc-
tioneer.
Saturday, Jan. 29.-Household goods,
ETC., belonging to the estate of
Mrs. Mary A. Stevens at Clayton
by Abel Sevil, administrator. Sale
will begin at p. m. J. D. Wright
auctioneer. See adv.
Tuesday, January 26,-Stock and
farming implementsof F. T. John
son on the John c. Blizzard farm
on the road leading from Masseys
Church to Records Mill, % miles
north of Smyrna.
Wednesday, Feb. 8 Lot of stock be-
longing to Thomas FARRELL on'The
Rothwell Landing Farm, T" 2 miles
from Smyrna at 10 a. m. W. H. Col
Inns, auctioneer. See adv.
Wednesday, Feb. 1O.-Stock and
farming implements of George w
Turner on the "Millard F. Reed
Farm" one-half mile from Flemings
Landing at 10 o'clock a. m. w.
ID. Goldsborough, auctioneer. See
adv.
Thursday, Feb. 11.-Stock anc
farming implements and household
goods of Isaac Truax deceased, or
his farm A miles from Smyrna OF
road leading from State Road tc
Spruance's Neck.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
SlOO Reward. 500.

The reader of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity Catarrh being a constitutional disease
requires cOnititutiOnal treatment Hairs Ca.
tarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucuOus surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength by
bnilding up:the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The prOpri tors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that il fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address: f. J. CHENEY d Co., Toledo %.
Sold bv all Druggists. IS.
Take Halls Family Pills ior constipation.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doing

Hon. and Mrs. Walter o. Hoffecker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. Cummins Speakman and
Miss Bertha Smithers were among
the Smyrnians present at the reception
given by Governor and Mrs. Preston
Lea at the State House Monday even
ing in honor of Governor Simeon S,
Pennewill. The affair was one of
the most brilliant social events in
the history of the State Capital.
Six hundred invitations were issued
nearly all of whom were present.
A fine collation. and splendid music
marked the social evening. The
reception lasted from s to 10.
Miss Agnes Cummins has taken up
qarters at the Ebbitt House, Wash
ington, D. C. for the winter.
Mrs. Gilbert S. Jones of Whining
ton, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wes
ley Jones.
Miss Lilliaun Speakman is attending
a house party at Dover and was pre-
sent at the Inaugural Ball at the
Hotel Richardson last evening. The
affair was a brilliant social event.
Mr.. Joseph Smithers, who has been
very i'll with an attack of rheumatism
is convalescing and his many friends
hope to soon see him out.
Mrs. Thomas j. Johnson of Phila-
delphia, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Amanda Spruance.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
TUCKER SELLS HIS DOVER STORI

Dispos3s of Business Which He Re-
Gently Purchased to Outten g. Boyer
An important business change was
made at Dover Saturday when Elmer
Outten, of West Dover, one of Kent
County's best known business men,
and S. H. Boyer clothing man bought
the business of John w. Tucker on
Lockerman street. Both Mr.. Outten
and Mr.. Boyer have had wide ex-
perience in business in Delaware town
and have made study of the desire
of the Delaware people. Mr.. Outten
was in business for some years in
Lewes. Mr.. Tucker has decided to
give his attention to his Smyrna stores
The business now purchased by the
young Delaware men was established
in Dover by A. A. Friedman in the
Collision block. Mr.. Friedman is
now living at Dover in retirement.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
REVIVAL AT ASBURY CHURCH
Still Continuing With Unabated Inter-
est-Next SUNDAY Topics.

est-Next SUNDAY Topics.
The revival services being held in
Asbury Church continue with una
interest. In spite of the stormy
weather the meetings have gone right
on. The presence of the Holy Spirit
has been so manifest that all could
see it. The pastor very earnestly
desires that all attend who possibly
can do So No Christian can afford
to miss the blessed influence of these
services, and the same is true of the
unconverted. The services will con-
tinue indefinitely. All the services
on the Sabbath will be of a revival
character. In the morning the subjct
be will be, "What Kind of a Christian
am II" Come and see your spiritual
portrait. In the evening the message
will be: "a remedy that is Free and
that Never Fails Come an hear
about it. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20

Turner & Shober who will close out
business in Smyrna and open store
at Ridgley, Md, are offering some
exceptional bargains in the Ere
moval Sale" now going on. All
goods are going at cost and below
See advertisement.