The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-27
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Saw Dan r. Anthony, ST., Run
Away With Ballot Box.
B. M. Goodman Of Valley Falls
Describes Incident.
HEARD JAMES LANE
And Was Near When Latter
Killed Himself.
Other Items of Interest About
North Side Affairs.


avenue. The former came to Leaven-
worth from New York state in 1866 He
was in that city when the late Dan r.
| Anthony attempted to run away with
| the ballot box when he thought that he
was to be defeated in his race for sec
! ond term as mayor of Leavenworth
| against Colonel Mcdowell and saw the
| incident. He was also nearly an eye
witness of the suicide of James Lane,
| an early day free state politician.
| In speaking of the Anthony incident
| Mr.. Goodman said:
st think it was in April of 1868, when
| the city election was being held in
| Leavenworth. Anthony was running
| against a Major Mcdowell of the
| mayor of Leavenworth. At the time l
| was just a young fellow. I happened
| to be near the old city market where
| the voting was going on. I think this
was the Third ward of the city then.
In the forenoon Mr.. Anthony, the faith
err Of the Dan Anthony with whom Tom
| McNeal is waging a newspaper war,
realized that he was going to be de-
feated. For some reason or other. the
| candidate ran into the market and be-
fore the election judges knew what he
| was about, seized the ballot box and
ran across the street toward the court
house with it. Then the crowd yelled
| Knock him down. A colored hack
| the ballot box was regained. Anthony
ran into the court room, which was in
an upper story. The crowd followed by
detectives kept the mob back with
knives.
Later Anthony was arrested bu.
soon was released. That same evening
Anthony and another political rival, a
Mr.. Jennison, I think, each made
speech on the steps of bank. An
thony wasn't on speaking terms with
1t -, he or jIiSf q above
and called, All those who are on my
side come over here.
Another speech 1 heard was made
by James Lane when I was boy. He
saw some ladies present him with a
| silk flag on that occasion
Several years later, I was on my
way to Leavenworth. I was near the
| old government farm. At the gate l
saw a buggy and man bending over
! ,he body of another man. The first was
| brother-in-law of Lane. who had just
shot himself through the head. We
| lifted the remains into the carriage and
drove to the fort. The politicians
| brother-in-law. whose name I forget,
said that he and Lane had been on their
way to the government farm When
| they stopped to open the gate Lane
went behind the buggy. Then he heard
a shot and rushing around the vehicle,
saw the politician fall to, the ground.
He was dead. 1t was thought that dis
appointment over some political am
bition caused him to commit suicide"
Community Comment.
When Edward Everett Hale wrote
that great drama A Man Without q
Country. he never dreamed of its being
placed before the public in moving
pictures. Yet that has been done and
this is one of the subjects at our own
Bijou tonight. Extra music. Painter
family quartette Monday night.
While a North side man was talking
to his wife over the telephone today,
another woman of his acquaintance
called him over the other telephone.
While answering the second call he left
| the receiver of the first phone down
and his wife heard the conversation
| between her husband and the other
woman. The latter tried to make q
date, but hubby turned her down.
Since that his standing with his family
| has been greatly strengthened
The cooperative church bazaar sale
begins at the Cash Mercantile Co. Nor
day and lasts two weeks Every
church on the North side and vicinity
has been invited to participate in this
sale, and each church has one day and
will receive a percentage of the total
sales for that days sales besides hav-
ing booths of their own for the sale of
fancy goods and things good to eat
Special bargains will featured for this
sale and you will find several ladies of
your church in attendance all day. On
Monday the ladies of the Central Ave-
nue. church will be in charge.
At the Churches.
Church of the Good Shepherd CEpisco-
paD, corner East Laurent and Quincy
streets. First Sunday in Advent SER
vices will be as follows: Morning pray
er and sermon at IL a. Evening
prayer and sermon at 7:30 o'clock. The
annual parish meeting will be held at
the Parish house on Monday evening
at 8 o'clock
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. John w. Waldron. pastor. Sun
day school $50 a. m. Preaching ser
vice II a. m. Subject, 1.-THE Power of
Christian Influence" Junior league
worth leagues 6:15 p. m. Topic, ABB
stinence and Strength" R. D. Neis-
wanger will lead the Epworth league
Song service 1880 p. m Special music
by choir. Sermon at p. IN. Subject,
Memory" Prayer meeting Thursday
evening 7:So o'clock.
At the North Side Baptist church the
pastor. Rev. w. I. Cole. will take for
Heroes The services will be of spe-
cial interest to young men,
There will be a special service in
| Central Avenue Christian church
Sunday at 1880 D M L. L. Goodrich
with the leading preachers in the
east, and who has also spent many
years establishing churches in the
early settlements of the west. will
speak on Frontier "reminiscences"
North Topeka Congregational
church, Rev. o. NJ. Mitchell. pastor,
corner Laurent and Jackson streets
Sunday morning service IL o'clock
Subject 1.-THE Source of Power" You
are invited to our service.
Notes and Personals.
Edison machines and records. Pratt
| Bros. want your money.
Walter Fischer returned today from
| Atchison, where he spent Thanksgiving.
| Mrs. l. c. Goodrich of Greenfield, o.,
/ the wife of Rev. L. C. Goodrich, form