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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
JACK o'BRIEN CHANGES NAME.
Will Box Negro as Al Goodale of
Chicago.

Calumet. Mich, Dec. S.-Philadel-
phia Jack O'Brien, whose "off the
STAGE name is Joseph F. Hagan. il
the Gal Goodale of Chicago" who is
training in Calumet for battle with
Walter Whitehead, colored. of Duluth.
to take place at Hancock Saturday
night
The discovery was made yesterday
by a newspaper reporter who Won
dered why the two men trained in
different towns and why Whitehead
was not allowed to see "Goodale
O'Brien is in good condition. White
head is training at Hancock.
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Put Your Faith In Mrs. Mile,

MY word that my home treatment
should unfaiiingly relieve you of female
diseases Or piles doesn't necessarily
mean ANYTHING But when my word
and medicine is backed up by over a
million ladies, that's evidence you cannot
village in the land that does not cen
tain someN Door sufferer that was
cured. didn't force them to use INV
medicine. They took 1t of their own free
VIII and 1T cured them. You can put YOUR
faith in that sort of remedy every time
Just cut out the coupon, send it TODAY and
prove what this marvellous treatment will
do for you. ~
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How to Cure Any Case of Piles

I want to tell you fatty and plainly
that any woman, or man either, for that
piles, may place their faith absolutely in
my treatment. They won't be disappoint-
ed. It's intended for piles as well as the
diseases peculiar to women 1t heals dis
eased membrane surfaces, no matter where
located. and verify believe that this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08

remedy has cured more bad cases of piles
of all kinds than all the so-called ''pile
cures and doctors in the country. A cure
with my remedy is speedy. It's safe and
it's lasting. The intense torture, the
burning, smarting and itching stop at
once and you feel better right from the
start. Send for my free treatment at
once and see for yourself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08

Il am personally acquainted with Mrs.
Cora b. Miller. most cheerfully and
voluntarily testify that myself and fam
lily have been greatly benefited by the
use of Mrs Miller's home remedies and
heartily recommend them to the general
puolic. Rev. p. g. Roscamp. D. D.,
Presbyterian Minister
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
Kermit After Antelope.

Nairobi. British East Africa, Dec. s.
Kermit Roosevelt arrived here to-
day. He is going to Mombasa on a
hunt for antelope. He has just Sc
cured two bongo. Colonel Roosevelt
has not arrived here from Moro, but
is expected soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
Send No Money, Just Your Name and
Address, IF You Are Sufferer From
Any Women's Disease or Piles

In the past few years Mrs. Miller has
given s1250O0.0o in sending medicine to
afflicted women.
Several years ago Mrs. Miller learned
of a. mild and simple preparation that
cured herself and several friends of fe-
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Crocker,s cir sf.5oo. GOO.

gift toCo1umbia university for use inthe
investigation of cancer of which he
died in this city on Sunday last will
amount to s1.56O.O60 according to the
terms Of his will. This sum will be
realized by the sale of his city home
and country estate as provided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08

Of. women from all parts of the world,
who have not yet used her remedy, she
has decided to give away $0,o00.00 more to
those who are suffering and unable to find
relief
Mrs. Miller's wonderful remedy is espe-
cially prepared for the speedy and per-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08

Gold filed eyeglasses or spectacles
$780, Chas. Bennett, Optician, 100 Kan
sas avenue.
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Free Treatment Coupon

This Coupon is good for full sized
regular 5o-cent package of Mrs
fill in your name and ADDRESS on dot
ted lines below and mail at once to
Mrs Cora E. Miller. 746S Miller Bldg.
kokcmo, Ind. and you will receive
the remedy in plain package at once.
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[0AkLAND GOSSIP |
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Items rot the OAKLAND 1otss may be lett
al the Iowa Grocery or telephone 70 Ina
phone 1751.l
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At Actual Cost

Rogers Bros Best 1S47 Knives.
Forks and Spoons, Chas. Bennett,
optician, $50 Kansas avenue
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Teens for The EAST Topeka column mAy
% teiepnoned to Ind. phone l76L1
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29

days, has resulted in Washout of
between 200 and 800 feet Of the
Northern Pacific's main line.
Passenger train No. 4 is tied up
on this side of the washout, and also
a freight train. Beaver creek. in
which there were but three inches
Of water before the cloudburst, be-
came raging stream seven feet in
depth in few minutes. ard team
of horses was nearly drowned while
endeavoring to cross at that point.
Wrecking crews have been sent out
from Helena.
Traffic will be delayed, it is said,
for 8 or 10 hours. The surrounding
country has been flooded. but no
estimate is given Of the damage
done.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
Drowned At Billings

Jas. West of this city made the sad
trip to Billings the fore part of this.
week to bring back the body of his
daughter, Miss Tressie West, who
was drowned in the Yellowstone near
Billings on Sunday. The funeral of
the young lady occurred today in this
city and was largely attended.
As indicated by the dispatches,
Miss West was with a boating party
at a picnic given by the Sons of Her
mann. Alderman John S. Staffek had
taken party Of seven young girls for
a trip on the Yellowstone. One of
them reached over the side of the boat,
when the latter careened and shipped
some water. This frightened the girl
and she leaped into the water, capsiz-
ing the heavily loaded boat. Alderman
Staffek lost his life, as we'll SIS Miss
West and two others of the girl occu-
pants. Of the boat, although heroic at
tempts at rescue were made.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
FOUR DROWNED
AT BILLINGS
Miss West Of Glendive among Those Who Lost
Their Lives In Turbid Yellowstone.

Billings, July 25.-Four lives were
lost this afternoon by the eapsizing of
boat filled with Sons of Hermann
.picnickers on the Yellowstone river,
about quarter of mile above the
dam of the Montana Water Power
company, two miles south of this city
Among the drowned is John S.
Staffek, alderman from the third
ward, and one of the most prominent
of Billings citizens and a pioneer
we'll known throughout Montana. Mr..
Staffek was dragged down to his
death by three young girls who seized
him when the boat overturned, and
with him perished. They are Pressie
West, aged Is, Minnie Waggoner,
aged II, and child of six years
whose name at this time is not known.
In craft capable of safely bearing
three persons, seven picnickers, all
young girls, under the guidance of Mr..
Staffek got into the boat for ride
and when about 10 feet from the bank,
the 16-year-old daughter of J. C.
Bland leaned over the side of the
boat, causing the overloaded craft to
ship some water. This frightened the
| girl and, with a scream Of terror, she
leaped from her seat into the water,
capsizing the boat and throwing all
into the swirling stream which quick
| lly bore them into midstream.
The Bland girl managed to cling tx
the overturned boat and was rescued
while her young sister was pulled
from the water by Joseph Fuller, 9
lpicknicker, who sprang into the river
after her.
The daughter of Lewis Lehseldt
had gone down for the third time
wien W. J. Scott racing along the
bank with long pole, managed te
raise her body to the surface Of the
water and work it ashore, the chile
being revived after several hours OF
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
President Witnesses Flight
Of Wright In His Aeroplane

Washington, July 26.-Orville
Wright made two and a half mile
fight under adverse conditions with
his aeroplane at Fort Myer this after
noon.
/ The occasion was made notable by
the presence of President Taft and a
brilliant assemblage Of Washington
oficia life and bore i'm air more So
cial than aeronautic.
Everybody had expected Wright to
make the first Of his official so, called
endurance tests of an hour in the
air with passenger. The last time he
attempted this feat, only ten months
ago. it cost the life Of Lieutenant
Selfridge of the signal corps.
A stiff wind caused the postpone
ment Of the expected trial and all
that Wright attempted was brief
flight without passenger.
The spectators cheered loudly as
the white machine rose slowly in the
air, and again as it sweryed and the
top tilted at an angle Of nearly As de-
grees at the north end of the field.
Three times the machine was taken
around the field, the planes seemingly
assuming d more generous angle at
each turn, and with a sharp swerve
uas brought into the wind and care
fully landed.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29

heroic work.
The bodies of the West and Wagon
er girls were recovered, but up to
late this evening all efforts to recover
the remains of Staffek and the six
year-old child had been futile. The
The body of the latter was seen to go
over the water company's dam late
this afternoon and, as the current of
the Yellowstone is very swift, it is
probable that it and the body of Staffek
have been carried a considerable dis
tance down stream.
Mr.. Staffek was serving his second
term as alderman. He formerly was
sheriff of Yellowstone county and was
a cigarmaker by trade. He was de-
feated for the republican nomination
for sheriff last fall.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
PRESIDENT TAFT
AT STATE FAIR

Ii the plans now made do not 60
wrong, among the visitors at the state
fair this year will be William Fl. Taft,
president of the United States. Presi-
dent Taft will visit the fair either on
the second or third day after his visit
to Butte. This news came TO Helena
today in telegram from Senator Car
ter to T. A. MARROW, which reads:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1909.
IT. a. MarIow, Helena, Montana.
1.-The president will arrive in Butte
shortly before o'clock on the morn
ing of September %, allowing five
hours in Butte. / have requested that
he permit us to run hrs ear from Butte
to Garrison via Helena SO that he can
reach the state fair grounds about 3
O'Clock p. m. It would be we'll If
state fair authorities, state officials,
commercial club and prominent citizens
generally would unite in urging the
president to accept the invitation by
communications directed to him; on
my arrival there will be prepared to
give information as to character and
extent of ceremonies and in meantime
will make all needful arrangements
for transfer of car from Butte to Gar
rison.
Thomas III. Carter. =
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
ST. 0laf's Band Coming


Under the efficient leadership of
F. Melius Christensen the band of
fifty instruments has been made in
to an organization capable of extra
ordinary musical shadings and inter-
probation. The playing was sympa-
thetic and inspiring, and the audi
ence was captured by storm. Almost
all the delicate orchestral effects
were present in the bands inlerpre-
tation of Wagner's tone picture
from Lohengrin of ELSA Entering
the Cathedral. = St. Paul Pioneer.
Press. At the Glendive Opera
House, Monday. Aug. 9.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
<0P REVISION
DOWNWARD
,.,,tor Dixon Replies to Petition from Billings
Printers Asking Free Print Paper.

so interested in the price Of paper,
and | assure you that, from what I
have ascertained here from the very
thorough investigation made of the
situation. the American printers, in
the end would be worse off with the
small duty of 81 per ton fixed in the
senate bill, entirely wiped out, as
It'll would undoubtedly have put out of
commission. several American mills
within the next two or three years
and. in the end, transferred a large
part of our paper industry to north
ern Canada, when we would have
been completely at the mercy Of a
combination Of Canadian mills.
'"The Montana senators were con-
fronting this situation at Washing
ton during the last four months. We
were asking for IS per cent duty
on wool Is per cent duty on horses,
cattle, wheat and barley, a Is per
cent duty on hides, SO per cent
duty on raw sugar, which | con-
scientiously believe will result with
IN 10 years in Montana valleys being
filled with sugar mills; and on the
west side Of the state asking for the
highest duty in the whole list-that
on lead amounting to about IS per
cent. AS a matter of equity and fair
ness, American paper mills were en-
titled to the slight tariff which the
senate placed on paper.
| ''The senators from the Rocky
mountain states and the Pacific
coast representing raw material
constituencies. would have simply
been wiped off the face Of the earth
had we not played the tariff game as
we have tried to do it. The truth is,
the whole country is up in arms for
free raw material and the west
would be the one that would suffer
first.
Senator Gallinger Of New Hamp-
shire made an argument on the pa
per duty land / think Senator Gal
| linger is an honest NAM. a copy of
which I am sending you under sep
arate cover, and want you to read,
and then ask yourself, in good faith.
whether or not the demands Of the
newspaper men for free paper was
a fair and equitable one in view Of
the fact that the United States tar
/ if averages about 40 per cent duties
and in face of this. that one single
industry should be singled out for
the special favors supposedly i'm
piled in putting their own special
raw material on the free list.
1T looks now as if the conferees
would report this coming Saturday
or Monday and then, after about
one weeks debate in the house and
senate we will be ready to adjourn.
with personal regards, | an
yours very truly,
JOS. M. DIXON" /"
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
LIGHTNING STRIKES
HOUSE FOUR TIMES

American Forks, Utah, July 25.-
Within five minutes last night, four
bolts of lightning struck the residence
of John H. Singleton, killing his wife,
Mary L. Singleton, % years old. ren-s
dering himself and his son unconscious
and knocking down his brother and a
neighbor, who came to their assistance.
While Singleton and J. E. Farrell,
his neighbor, are still in a serious
condition, it is believed that they will
recover. Dell Singleton, the brother,
and the 4-year-old boy, were severely
shocked but are out Of danger today.
Singleton's son was sitting on the
front porch when the first bolt struck
the house. He gave scream and
Singleton rushed out, finding him ly-
ing on the porch unconscious. He car
ried the boy into the house and placed
him in q tub Of water to resuscitate
| him. While he was bathing the boy,
the second bolt struck the house and
Singleton was hurled across the room.
The boy received the second shot when
| his father did, and was again prostra-
ted.
| When the second bolt struck the
house was enveloped in blue flame
which attracted the attention of the
neighbors. Mrs. Singleton, who was
in the front room rushed to the kitch-
en-, where she found her husband un-
conscious on the floor and her son in
the tub.
/ She rushed to the front door to call
for help. When she opened the front
door the third bolt struck her, killing
her instantly. She was thrown back
into the room. Her clothing was torn
from her body and her flesh was hurrnee
Iabout the face, neck and chest.
Singleton recovered sufficiently u
stagger to the front room. He saw
his wife lying on the floor and ran ou
into the street to call for help. H'
met his brother Dell and Farrell a
the front gate. Everything was II
darkness and Dell Singleton carried
lantern. Before they reached the fron'
norch the fourth bolt struck the house
/ Dell Singleton was ahead. He wa
knocked down and the lantern nurie'
several feet and demolished. farrei
who was following close behind him
was knocked unconscious on the sloe
walk. John Fl. Singleton escaped tn
fourth bols With slight shock am
rushed t. the neighbors for help.
Several persons came and Mrs. sln
gleton was carried out Of the house :
! neighbor ). The boy was also E
moved and Farrell was assisted 20 u
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
Land Titles Quieted By
Settling OF Old Suit
Over Black Placer

Butte, July 26.-By al agreement
between the parties interested, liti-
cation involving several blocks of
land in South Butte, over which
there have been contests in the
courts extending over a period of
more than 80 years, has been settled
in the district court. A stipulation
containing the signatures of all the
parties who had any claim upon por-
tions of the old Black placer was
filed in Judge MeClernan's court
yesterday and after testimony given
by George Fl. Casey as to the sign
ing Of the stipulation, the judge
signed the final decree in the mat
ter.
The ground involved in the litiga-
ton is 606 feet in length by 800 feet
in width, extending from Mercury
street on the north to Porphyry,
and from Wyoming street on the
west to an alley near Main street.
The ground contains some wood
yards and has been put to other
such uses, having never been built
up very extensively, probably on ac-
count, in great measure, OF the
fact that the titles to the various
lots were uncertain.
The Black placer claim was loca t.
ed about 40 years ago, and much
gold was washed out of the ground
before the miners knew or cared
anything about quartz lodes or any
|other kind of mining than the placer
diggings. With some lode locations
in 1878 the trouble began. Among
the early claimants to the ground
were Patrick A. Largey, James Lar
kin and Robert G. Ingersoll. One of
the quartz lode locations was named
Bob Ingersoll. after the famous ora
tor and lecturer.
In 1893 the parties holding inte-
rests in the ground in controversy
entered into contract agreement
as to their respective shares in the
ground, and in 1903 a partition suit
was instituted against Lulu F. Lar
gey, as administrators of the estate
Of P. A. Largey, deceased. against
the Home Investment and Realty
company and others. The stipula-
ton defining the interests OF the
various parties upon which the de-
cree was granted yesterday was
signed by representatives Of the fol
lowing defendants: Home Invest
ment and Realty company, Montana
Central Mineral company, Black
Placer Mining company, Lee Man
tie, Charles S. Warren and wife,
George Fl. Casey, F. Augustus Helm.
ze, as administrator of the estate OF
James Larkin, deceased; Cobban
Casey Day company. W. B. Thomp.
|son and wife, T. C. Berendes and
wife, W. D. Thornton, Charles Mat
tlson, W. S. Cobban and wife, and
n
Mary Warren Murphy.
In the final proceedings in court
yesterday an amended complaint
was filed in which the Largey es
tate, corporation. was substituted
las plaintiff for Lulu F. Largey az
administrative. Robert Mcbride
represented the Largey estate ane
3C. f. brennan appeared for L. Au
gustus Heinze, as administrator Of
the estate of James Larkln
| deceased.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
Slide at Clancey

Clancy, July ga cloudburst oc
Cured about two miles west Of here
about 3 o'clock this afternoon, wash
ing out the overhead bridge which
crosses over the Great Northern
tracks and causing bad slide of
gravel. No other damage is reported
near here.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29
More Land For Homesteading

Two hundred and seventy thousand
acres of land in New Mexico and 49,
O80 acres of land in Montana have
been designated as coming under the
320-acre homestead law by Secretary
Of the Interior Ballinger. These lands
are semi arid, and, while very fertile
if properly cultivated, must be farm
ed according to dry farming methods.
The government idea in giving
these large farms to settlers is to make
possible biennial farming. The dry
farmer can cultivate 100 acres one
year. while he is carefully storing
away moisture in the other quarter
section. This kind Of farming IS We
successful where the rainfall is from
eight to sixteen inches per an aum.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-29

home. He was still unconscious this
morning. Singleton became prostra-
ted over the death of his wife and a
physician was called to attend him.
The house was shaken to it's founda-
tion by the bolts of lightning, Several
windows were smashed by the jar.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-03-26
Somewhat lrreNerent.

A Washington educator Is telling a
good story about n young medical
friend of his who Is interested in in
sanity symptoms and Is sort of ANA.
teur alienist. The other day the
student got chance 10 visit one of
the wards in the Asylum for the In
sane, and having heard that there was
4 man confined there who labored un-
Ter the hallucination that he was God,
the student asked that he be allowed
to see this patient first, IS he ap-
peared the most promising for inves-
tigation. He was taken to the ward
where the lunatic was confined and
the following conversation ensued:
Student-Are you the Deity?
Lunatic-From the everlasting unto
everlasting | am he.
Student-Well, I've been looking for
you for long time. have a ques.
tion TO ask you. How do YOU reconcile
the doctrines of predestination and
free will?
The lunatic drew himself up to his
full height and giving the medico a
scornful glance, replied MY dear sir,
! never talk shop"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-03-26
Diplomats Are Welcomed.

From the social viewpoint the ma.
tional capital is to be congratulated
on the recent acquisition to the diplo'
matte corps. Two bachelor ministers
the former Swedish and Danish, have
been replaced by ENJOYS who have
charming families. In the case of the
German ambassador, though Washing
ton will not forget the Won Sternbergs.
the new representative of the kaiser
has, besides an affable and socially
inclined wife, charming young
daughter. Count Won Bernstorff and
his family are at present domiciled In
the Shoreham, awaiting the arrival OF
their household treasures from Eu.
rope The German embassy, which was
entirely dismantled after the death
of Baron Won Sternberg. is now in a
state of renovation and will be newly
painted and adorned from basement to
turret.