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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
TALKS OF CENTRAL HOTEL FIRE.
Andrew Greener Tells How He Lost
His Moustache and Eyebrows.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 2S.-An-
drew Greener, the local agent for a
Kansas City packing house, had a
narrow escape from death in the Cen
trail hotel fire at Topeka early Satur-
day morning.
II am more frightened now than
was during the fire. said Greener yes
terday, while talking to Leavenworth
friends. at was a horrible experience
and it is impossible to describe ones
feelings at such a time. I was
awakened by the noise and thick
smoke in the place and quickly Jump
I; into my trousers and grabbed my
satchel. I ran out into the hall and
found the flames coming up the stair
way. There seemed no exit except the
stairs A woman was running up and
down the hallway screaming and she
ran to me crying, How can we get
out I Gained her the best I could
and told her to follow me. Instead
she grabbed me and hung on like
grim death. We made a rush for it
and managed to get through the
flames and out through a broken win
dow into the street. The woman's
arm was severely cut by broken glass
while I got a few burns. A few mo-
ments after we got out, the entire
front OF the building crashed in. 1t
fairly makes my blood run cold when
I Think what a narrow escape 1 had"
Mr.. Greener's eyebrows, hair and
moustache suffered severely in the fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

be practically rebuilt and made per-
fectly sanitary.
The places visited were those of
Henry Steinkirkner, w. A. Fleener
and T. P. Ragsdale. At the first men
toned place everything was found to
be in a pretty good condition and
there We're, no serious objections to
enter against it, but the doctor stated
that the other two places were among
the most filthy ones he had ever seen
and he was mot long in giving the
owners to understand just what would
have to be done.
Neither FIeener nor Ragsdale will
be allowed to do any more killing I'M
til their places have been remodeled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
SENTENCED FOR DISCRETION.
Severe Penalty Melted Out to Private
Franklin A. Gaines.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 2S.-Pri-
vate Franklin A. Gaines, Eighth COM
pany. coast artillery corps, who de-
serted from that company while sta
toned at Fort Preble, Maine, Septem-
Der %, 1908, and remained absent
until he was apprehended at Kansas
City, Mo-, February %, 1909, was tried
by general court martial at the Post,
and found guilty of desertion. He
was sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States, FORGETTING all pay and allow
ances due him and to be confined at
hard labor for is months. The United
States military prison Is designated as
the place of confinement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
FOURTH CARRIER FOR ABILENE.
Increase in Service Made Another
Mail Man Necessary

Abilene, Kan, April 2S.-Post-
master Waring has received notice
that an additional city carrier has
been given Abilene and that work
will commence May 1st This will
give help enough to make four daily
deliveries in business district and two
in the residence districts. The car
rier system will be extended to take
In the blocks two blocks east of
Campbell street from Third to
Seventh, also two blocks farther west
on Second and Third streets.
Edward Lloyd who is first on. the
waiting list will be the new carrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

There are host of petty ailments
which are the direct result of the
weather.
This is more true of the excessive
heat of summer and the intense cold
of winter, but is partly true of all
seasons of the year.
Whether it be a cold or a cough,
catarrh of the head or bowel COM
plant whether. the liver be affected
or the kidneys, the cause is very
liable to be the same.
The weather slightly deranges the
mucous membranes of the organs and
the result is some functional disease.
Peruna hes become standby in
thousands of homes for minor all
mentS of this sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
RAILROAD AUTO HIT DOG.
As Result Several Officials Are
Injured.

Bonnie Terre, Mo-, April 2s.-Herne
Hoblitzel1e was killed and two other
men were badly injured when a rail-
road automobile struck a dog on the
tracks of the Mississippi River &
Bonne Terre railway, a mile south of
Piattln, this afternoon. The automo-
bile was overturned and the occupants
buried under the machine r. r. S.
Parsons, superintendent of the ST.
Joseph Lead company and second vice
president of the railroad, and H. M.
Faquier, trafnmaster, were the injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
DIED IN A TEXAS HOTEL FIRE.
John B. Grass. a Former Resident OF
Parsons. Burned to Death.

Parsons, Kan, April 28.-John B.
service, was the victim of a fire at the
Hamilton hotel in Denison. Texas. The
body was brought to this city and
placed in the undertaking rooms
where the funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. Grass was 80 years of age. sin
gle, and the son of John D. Grass, for
merly of this city, and was raised IN
Persons. He was one of several rail-
road men sleeping in the Hamilton at
the time of the fire and the only ore
to lose his life or suffer injury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
MAYOR OF SUNBuRY
Says Pe-ru-na Is a Good
Medicine.

Hon. G. G. Brooks, Mayor of Sunbury,
Ohio, also Attorney for Farmers Bank
and Sunbury Building and Loan Co.,
writes:
sI have the utmost confidence in the
virtue of Peruna. It is a great
have used it and have known many
of my friends who have obtained bene-
fetal results from its use. I cannot
praise Peruna too highly"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
OLDEST LUMBER YARD IN STATE.
Sold by Son of Man Who Founded 1t
FOrty-One Years Ago.

Lawrence, Kan, April 2s.-Lute
Lewis has sold his lumber yard at
1045 Massachusetts street to c. E.
Friend of Soldier, Kan, who will
move here and take active charge of
the yards. The deal was a big one.
as the Lewis yards are the oldest and
largest in the county.
They cover the entire south third of
the 1000 block on Massachusetts,
street, with a smaller holding on New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
STORY A GOOD ONE IF TRUE.
Thief Returns Papers Because Owner
Claimed to Be Good Fellow.

Ih1ef returns PapeTS because OWHcr
Claimed to Be Good Fellow.
Ottawa, Kan. April 28.-A. P. Ell
der's forethought saved him some
valuable papers at Kansas City when
a pickpocket took his purse and ex-
tracted $40. Some time ago Mr.. Elder
put a card with these words in the
purse, 81 am a good fellow. Keep
the money and return the papers"
Mr. Elder went to Kansas City to
see his wife who is Ill at a sanftarium
529 Highland avenue. He transferred
to a crowded car at Eighth street.
When he sought his purse for bill
at the sanitarium he found the papers
it had contained, but the pocketbook
and $50 in bills were gone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
HIS INJURIES PROVED FATAL.
E. w. Morris an Old Settler Dies at
His Home in wellington.

Wellington, Kan. April 2s.-E. w.
Morris. who was injured while at
tempting to get out of his buggy at
the Fourth National bank in Wichita
a week ago, died at his home in that
city, never having gained complete
consciousness since the accident. He
was 6S years old and has lived in
Wichita nine years going there from
Wellington. where he had lived for
about thirty-five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
OFFICERS CAPTURE BAD NEGRO
Supposed to Be Man Who Shot
Neodesha Chief of Police

Coffeyville. Kan. April 2s.-A col
whose name is alleged to be Dalton
was arrested by Patrolmen Hale
Fletcher and Bill Donley, at the Katy
depot and later in the day he was
identified by the officers of Neodesha
as the man who shot the chief of
police in the leg in that city last May.
He was taken back to Neodesha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

Hampshire street. The Lewis Lum-
Der Co., was founded in Lawrence in
the year 1868, by Mr.. A. Lewis,
father of L. N. Lewis, the present
manager and owner. 1t has been in
active operation under the same man
agement for forty-one years, and
ranks by several years the oldest yards
in the state while in Lawrence and
Douglas county it is one of the old
landmarks of the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
NO WONDER THAT HE SUFFERED
AutoDsy Discloees Bullet Embedded
Near Old Soldiers Heart

Nedf OIu SUiuIef fedFt
Concordia, Kan. April 2S.-A post
mortem examination upon the body
of w. L. Hubbard, who died at Con-
cordia, at the age of II years. dis
closed queer thing. While serving
in the Union army in 1853 Mr.. Hub
bard was wounded by a bullet which
entered his body on the left side near
the spine. The ball was never re-
moved until the post mortem held As
years afterward, and 1t was then
found encapsulated near the heart,
and had it proceeded a half-inch fur
Their must have caused death. Mr..
Hubbard had suffered much from the
bullet during it's close com panionship
to his heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
TO VALUE SALIVA UTILITIES.
Kiersted of Kansas City and Shaw of
Topeka Named Appraisers.

Salina. Kan. April 2S.-The Salina
Waterworks company has named
act as its appraiser in the appraise-
ment of the company's property in this
city. The city has chosen Jesse Shaw
of Topeka. Both men have accepted
The city intends to buy both the
waterworks and the electric light
plants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Monday Afternoon, May 3
Monday Evening, May 3
Tuesday Afternoon, May 4
Tuesday Evening, May A
Four Great
Entertainments
C1 Or Course Tickets
PAeAo for the four en-
tertainments, including re-
served seats for the even
ing above great attractions.

Ing dDOVC kECal dtIE dCIlOIlSs
That is for the first 1900 tickets
sold. After the first 1900 course
tickets are sold with their reserved
seats. the remaining tickets will be
on sale at the following prices:
Monday afternoon, Harry
Barnhart, of New York city,
tenor, in song recital and lee
ture .25c
Monday evening chorus of
700 voices seventh and eighth
grade Topeka school children
who for months have been I'M
der the training of Miss Hazel
rigg, instructor Of music, pre-
senting popular numbers from
The Laurel Wreath accom-
paniment by pianists and pipe
organ also the famous con-
tralto, Esther May Plumb,
and the noted violinist. Rich
ard Czerwonky soc
Tuesday afternoon, the great
Minneapolis Symphony Or
chestra of so pieces This or
chestra is maintained by the
City of Minneapolis which
guarantees $4,000 above and
beyond receipts from festival
tours before the Minneapolis
summer season of music be-
gins These people are the fin
est performers In this country
and Europe and Is one of the
foremost musical organizations
in the world under the re-
markable conductor. Emil
Oberhoffer .............. 800
Tuesday Evening, the great
Minneapolis Symphony Or
chestra assisted by its five
so1oists, will form part one of
the program, part being the
Washburn chorus of 10 voices
under the dictatorship of
Prof. Penny and Mr.. Klingen-
berg, pianist, singing the can
tata 1.-THE Rose Maiden" ac-
cornpanied by the full orchestra 75c
Total ....... $500
The entire net proceeds of this
entertainment go to apply on the
great pipe organ which this COM
mittee has undertaken TO pay for
and turn over free to the city. clear
of all incumbrance. There will be
no free tickets; the advertising Is
donated by the Topeka newspapers.
Special invitations are extended
to all lovers of music throughout
the state. This Is planned as the
first of a great series of musical
festivals to be given in Topeka an
nually. Special inducements for
all visitors will be made by the To-
peka merchants.
This grand musical festival is
given under the auspices of the fol-
lowing named gentlemen who have
guaranteed $4,000 expense neces-
sary to put on the productions.
w. w. Mills. F.. r. MACEDONIAN.
Crane e. Co. J. w. Robinson.
w. r. Roenr. r. NJ. Bonebrake.
A. Fassler Geo. w. Parkhurst
W. H Davis. Mrs. J. W. Going.
Crosby Bros. Mrs. G. G. Foster.
Elon g. Clark. Joab Mulvane.
John z. Frost. Scott Hopkins.
Horace L Hall. Charles Wolf.
Thomas Page. Lizzie G .Norton.
J. r. Mulvane. H. A. Auerbach
. David L. Lakin. Manager
L pror fha Committee OF Twenfv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Old Resident of Western Kansas Dead

of the old residents of southwest KAN
sas anL sor many wars enc o. the re-
spected and useful citizens of this
town, Richard Farguson, was sudden
ly stricken with paralysis Tuesday
afternoon and in less than five hours
was dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Wealthy Kansas Bachelor Is Dead.

Wellington, Kan, April Is
Michael Harmon. "a years old, a resi-
dent of this county for 33 years, and
one of two rich bachelor brothers, died
Tuesday night on his farm near here
He was born in Tipperary, Ireland
and came to this country when a boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
PLAN WORK FOR NJ. e. CHURCH
District superintendent to Hold a
Meeting i'm Wichita in May.

Wichita Kan. April 2S.-Bishop
William A. Quayle of the Methodist
Episcopal church. has called a confer
ence of the district superintendent Of
the Methodist churches of Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, to be held at
the First church MAY IL and Is, to
map out the work of the church in
the three states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Great State Sunday
School Convention
i'm Topeka, May 5, 6 and 7

The 44th annual Kansas State Sunday School Con-
venton will be held at the Auditorium in Topeka,
May SO and Z, Immediately following the grand mu-
steal festival of May and f. See the announcement
elsewhere in the State Journal of this unique attrac
ton. Nothing just like it every presented in Topeka.
Every progressive Sunday School superintendent,
teacher and worker should be present during the
three days of this convention. It will be convention
of the greatest interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
FARMER SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
Young Son Was the Only Witness to
the Tragedy.

Marysville, Kan, April 2S.-Thomas
Harms a farmer living six miles
southeast of Home City. it is charged,
shot his wife in a quarrel Tuesday
afternoon. She is unconscious. Their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
ENROLMENT AT X. S. A. c. e,4oO.
A Decrease Was Feared But an In
crease of 30 Is Shown.

crease of 80 Is Shown.
Manhattan, Kan. April 2S.-The en-
rollment at K. S. A. c for the spring
term which it was feared would fall
considerably below the average. is
about thirty more than for any pre-
vious spring term. The enrolment
for the year will be about 2,400.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

er may market his crop without the
necessity of hauling it to town, al
though the road out that way is ex-
cellent. The grading of that road is
nearly completed, all the bridges but
one are of concrete. and, later, the
road will be macadamized. and the
farmers along the way plan to plant
shade trees on either side, making 1T
one of the finest drives in the state.
From a hill back of the house,
wonderful view of beautiful country is
visible. Looking toward Atchison, one
can see good part of the town, and
beyond. away UP the river, one can see
the lights of st. Joe in the evening.
TT is at its best early on a June
morning" said Mr.. Waggener. But it
is good now, or any time.
Can a town farmer make farming
pay? Mr.. Waggener estimates that his
farm of $40 acres. as it stands today,
cost him about s65 per acre. Consider
ing increase in value of land, his farm
ing operations have paid him 10 per
cent on the investment
What is this land worth? The owner
talks about $500 an acre. but he could
probably sell it for s15G an acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Grand May
Festival
of Music
Nothing just like this ever
presented in Topeka.

The Minneapolis Famous
Symphony Orchestra.
Chorus of Seven Hundred
Topeka Voices.
Grand Musical Recital in
Song and Lecture by the Fa-
nous New York Tenor, Harry
Barnhart.
Washburn Chorus of Seven
ty Voices.
PIPE ORGAN NUMBERS
Richard Czerwonhy, the
Zoted Violinist.
Esther May Plumb, the
New York Contralto.
Carlo Fischer, Cellist.
Miss Plumb surpassed in ability
and grace of execution any one
who has before visited our city,
Toronto, Canada. Globe.
Garnett Hedge was delightfully."-
pleasing in the singing of his nun
bers. His tone production is almost
perfect.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Miss Ormsby's singing Requiem"
is of exquisite and haunting beau
ty.-Philip Hale, Boston Herald.
Arthur Middleton has a voice
second to none in Chicago.-Fine
Arts Journal, Chicago.
The grandest, most varied
and unique Festival of Music
ever presented to a Kansas
audience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Mr.. Marion LaWrance

of Chicago, General Secretary of the International
Sunday School association will be in attendance dur
ing all the sessions of the convention, and will be on
the program for several addresses Scarcely any eff
fort will be too great to make in order to hear the
worlds greatest Sunday school authority Many 9th
er Sunday School experts will be the program
of Mr. Grant Cofax TlIllar of New York CITY assist
ed by the great convention chorus There will be fire.
quent numbers by Prof. Roehr of Topeka on the
great pipe organ, the largest between Chicago and
Salt Lake City.
May your plans to visit the Capital City of Kansas
the first of May No city in the West is more attrac
tive. Entertainment will be furnished by Topeka resi-
dents at the low cost of 81 per day. only so cents for
a room and breakfast. Tell your friends. Join the
$500 other Sunday School workers in Topeka May 5.
In Kansas All Roads Lead to Topeka.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-27
increased Demand for Horses.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Country orders
are increased and the offerings of in
dustrial and heavy draft chunks move
freer at unchanged prices. Values are
firmer, but not quotably higher I'M
der increased competition from all
sources. A favorable feature Of the
market is the enlarged orders for
farm chunks, executed by dealers for
the spring trade, the movement being
principally toward the northwest,
where large agricultural development
is in prospect Bulk Of farm chunks
clear at s130@160, with a few extra
choice mares going at SITS and up
ward. Big drafters are nominally
steady at $175@215 with AN occasional
Offering good enough to clear at 1928
@25O and upward. Margins on draft
horses are very small, as country cost
is very close to wholesale selling
prices and enough sell below first cost
to eliminate the profit on others tbet
were exceptionally we'll bought in the
country. Prices are not equitably adj
justed to protect shippers and losses
in the market thus far the current
year about balance profits. Receipts
two days total 1904 against 1,115 for
the like period last week, and LIZA for
the same dates a year ago. General
trade is more active at the following
unchanged prices:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-27
New York Prosecutor Asks
Government to be Permitted
to Push Libel Suit
SAYS LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED
Criminal Libel Prosecution Suggested
in Case of New York World and
Panama charses-If Robinson Would
Aid, Rigid Statutes Could be Sue
cessfuIIy Enforced.

New York, Jan. 27.-The possibility
of the government having to stand
aside While the state and county OF
New York proceed against the pub
fishers of the New York World for all
legged Libel in connection with the Pan
anna canal purchase, was made appar-
ent when District Attorney Jerome
took the matter up in a letter to I'm
Med states District Attorney Henry L.
Stmson
Provided Douglas Robinson, broth
er-in-law of the president, is willing to
appear as a complaining witness, MI.
Jerome is ready, the letter states, to
begin action at once in the state courts.
1t would be useless for him to do
so, however, he explains, ff his inquiry
is not given precedence over that be-
gun before the federal grand jury. as
acquittal or conviction in one court
would act as sufficient defense in the
other.
Publication Plainly a Crime.
II have given the matter published
in the Now York World of Oct. ., 1908,
careful consideration" the letter says,
and am of opinion that it is plainly
a libel upon Charles p. Taft and Doug
las Robinson. assuming, of course, that
1t is untrue as to the syndicate men
toned therein and their, alleged con-
nection Herewith. Undef the law of
this state its publication is a, crime.
and as it was published in the county
of New York, it is my duty under Ger
tain circumstances to prosecute those
responsible for the publication.
The publication has a much wider
general Importance than is found in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-27
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