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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
[SAN1AFE NOTES

| Fireman Frank Flynn, of Argentina
| spent Sunday in Topeka on a business
tri2.
c. E. Heasley, a fireman of Argentine
has returned home after short stay
in Topeka.
The religious work committee of the
Y. M c. A. will hold a regular meet
| ing in the association parior Tuesday
evening.
The livewire brotherhood of the Y
M. c. A. will meet this evening.
Floyd Mills. of the store house 20
unable to be at work on account OF an
injured eye.
Byron Uric, of the freight house, ex-
poets his mother and sister of Kansas
CITY TO come here the latter part of the
week Tor few days visit with him.
Kew. j. w. Johnston will speak to
the men in the coach shop Tuesday
Jake Starkle will go to Kansas ritv
Tuesday to remain.
There has not been much goods shin
ped from the storehouse this last week
on account of inventory
Paul Waidelich was LAYING orr fro,,,
work Saturday afternoon.
Inc wedding of Mr.. Maurice FeinbIatt
OF Paynes Office and Miss Alice Hitler
o. New York. took place Sunday after
loon at O'Clock at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ingham. About 20 guests
were present. Mr.. and Mrs Feinblatt
Hill. " man
Mr.. F. E. Prout spent the day SUNDAY
IN Lyndon. In the afternoon he adj
dressed a mems mass meeting upon
the subject Of Living Right" and in
the evening at a union meeting of All
the churches of the city held in the
opera house, Ipon the subject. svrba
Worldwide Work of the Young Menu
Christian association"
General Manager Hurley went east
yesterday On No. 6.
Major Hood returned to his home in
Emporia today after a visit here with
relatives. W
c. w Kouns, general manager of the
western lines, is spending a few davs
in Topeka.
l.. STANDBY, train master. spent SIM
day here on business.
r. D. johnson. former chief CLERK
IL the passenger Office. has resigned and
gone to Cincinnati. o.. where he will
engage in business for himself
C. T. Mcclellan. of Emporia. spent
Sunday here.
c. A. Fellows. contractor of los
Angeles, Cal, is making a short stay
here on a business trip.
The thirteenth International confer-
|ence, railroad department of Youne
Mems Christian Association of Nortb
America, will be held in the railroad
association building OF St Louis. Nav
21-3o.
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Items for the Oakland notes may be left
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 175l]
Mr. and Mrs c. R. Cole spent the
day Sunday the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
j. c. Lingo.
Misses Kittie Atkinson and Pearl
Adams, Mr.. Dugan and Mr.. ChaS. Dan
iels all of Leavenworth county, are
coming here to attend the Sunday
school convention and be the guests of
Mrs. M. B. Peckenpaugh and Mrs.
Ralph Hummell.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. DIR.
Ensign, at her home on Forest avenue.
The band boys and the ladies of the
Christian church will give a concert
| and social this evening in Hardten's
| hall The band will furnish the pro-
gramme and the ladies will serve re-
freshments.
Mrs. Hattie Reeves of Bellview spent
| Sunday the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
| White on Kellam avenue.
| Miss Dora Reeves is spending a few
| days in Ozawkie, Kan, visiting friends
and relatives.
The Junior societies of all the Chris
| tan churches of the city will hold a
regular quarterly meeting at the Oak
land Christian church next Sunday
| afternoon.
| The Painter quartette, assisted by
Miss Georgia Lambert, will give a con-
cert Tuesday evening. May 4, at the
| Presbyterian church. The following is
| the programme which will be given:
Piano solo-'Sunshower CAPRICE.
| AtnertOil
Miss Georgia Lambert.
QuartetteL,.When the Moon Plays
Peekaboo".:.. -. -. Williams
Painter Quartette.
Solo, Baritone-"Tlle Storm of Life
49,. .......... ........... Van Alstyne
| Miss Ruby Painter.
| Quartette-"Annie Laurie ........
| Painter Quartette.
Solo - ContraltO Daisies Won't
| Tell --- owen
Miss Fausteena Painter
/ Piano solo-"Fascination Waltz"
| WachS
| Miss Georgia Lambert.
! Trio-Medley ......... ...
The Misses Painter
| Solo, Baritone. 1.-The Rosary. ..Nevin
| Mr.. Loran Painter
Duet and chorus-"A Hreat to
| Let .-..-.-.-.-.. ...-....--.. Howard
Piona solos-"Capital City March,
| "Lamberta Waltz ...... Lambert
| Miss Georgia Lambert
| Trio-"The Three Wise Old Women
| The Misses Painter.
Piano solo-''Willaway'' $3.50. Newland
Miss Georgia Lambert.
| Solo. soprano-'When Love Wakes
| Up From Sleep" Bischoff
| Miss Princess Painter.
| so Long, Mary Observation-Disclosures. Conan
! Painter Quartette.
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T. v. CODINGTON DEAD.
Old Citizen of Topeka Passes Away
Suddenly.

Thomas Vincent Codington died at
his residence. 1903 West Sixteenth
street, on Sunday. He was 76 years
old and was born in Warren county
Ohio. He came to Topeka over 40
years ago. He was for many years a
prominent citizen and was active in
politics. He was a Knight Templar
and a veteran of the civil war. He
was a contractor in the early days of
Topeka and erected many of the Kan
sas avenue business houses as well as
many depots along the line of the
Santa Fe. A widow and four children
survive. C. w. Codington, Mrs. J. g
Warner, Mrs Frank Mills and Mrs. D.
w. Bowen of Kansas City. The flu
neral will be held at the residence,
1903 West Sixteenth street, under the
auspices of the Masons at 10 o'clock
Tuesday. The services at the grave
will be in charge of the G. A. r.
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Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 17511
w. s. Hunter. physician and surgeon.
office and res. 1119 Eas- 9Th. Ind 1858
Mr.. Louis Brokaw of Los Angles
Cal, arrived here Friday to make an
extended visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Brokaw of 234 Klein
street
Ernest johnson has purchased a
new wheel.
The people of the city are not Of
fering their homes for the care of as
many delegates as are coming to at
tend the Sunday school convention.
All those who will take delegates can
telephone or call on Mr.. George
Layne, 40S Leland street, Independent
phone 2114 red. Mr.. Layne is chair
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Many Ties From Tie Treating
Plant Go to Onag0.
Will Be Used I'm Construction
Work of 7. e. N.
LINE TO BE EXTENDED
Construction Work Will Begin
Next Week.
To Connect Kansas City With
Coast Via Cheyenne.

Beginning with next week 100 900 ties
are to be shipped from the tie treating
plant west of the city to Onaga to be
used in the extension of the Topeka
Northwestern branch of the Union Pa
cific between Onaga and Frankfort The
work on the construction of the extern
sion will begin next week. 1t is said
that it will be finished by fall. This is
according to the most reliable infor-
nation
1t will be remembered that the line
will be part of a system to connect
Kansas City with San Francisco by di-
rect way of Cheyenne. The idea is to
extend the line which has been built
from Topeka to Onaga from the latter
town to Frankfort, thence from there
to Marysville where the road will con-
meet with the Union Pacific. and thus
make connections with Omaha and
Cheyenne.
The ties will be shipped from Topeka
and other tie storage places on the
Kansas division. The grading outfits
will be sent down from Omaha. 1t is
understood that Macarthur Bros. have
the contract for the work
AS will be recalled the plan is to
have through train from Kansas City
to the cost. The line was built as far
as Onaga over three years ago. The
work was then stopped until two years
ago last August when it was renewed.
1t was again suspended at the time of
the panic a year ago last fall.
Homer Wolford, whose legs was bro
ken by his being run over by an au-
tomobile yesterday afternoon, is report
ed to have rested fairly well last night
and is doing as good as possible under
the circumstances.
The injured boy is the son of S. NJ
Wolford of East Indianola. Mr.. George
Seymours big touring car collided with
him as he and companion were rid
ing wheels. According to Mr.. Seymour
and those who saw the accident the boy
was crossing back and forth on the
road ahead of, the machine and fell in
front of the car Mr.. Seymour says he
did not have time to stop the auto
Both front and rear wheels of the ma
chine one one side passed over him
breaking one leg and dislocating the
ankle and knee of the other. He was
taken to Keith's hospital in the auto.
Notes and Personals.
]. NJ. Burt, of East Indianola, is con-
| fined to his home with illness.
Miss Bessie Sheetz visited friends on
the East side Sunday.
NJ. Wray and family of Menoken Wis
| tied in East Indianola Sunday.
The meeting at the chapel car which
! is stationed in East Indianola was well
attended Sunday night
Mrs. A. B. Bradley, of Valley Falls
will return home tonight after visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Myers, at 1905 Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Beuchner, formerly
of 1915 Western avenue, have moved to
Kansas City.
| Mrs VIM. Boast, of 900 Jackson street
| is visiting relatives in Kansas City.
Down goes prices on cream separators
Sharpless Jersey No. 4. capacity, SOC
gallons S45. See FOucht'S hardware
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that the officials were too excited to
turn in a fire alarm, that the presence
of gas made the fire impregnable, that
the carelessness of officials caused
further loss of property and life
there are hundreds of things to be
mentioned in discussing causes of a
fire-but it is always the custom to
heap the whole blame upon the Shout
ders of the fire marshal who is in the
very building risking his own life for
the sake of those who have been care
less and negligent
There Is no law in this state or in
other states that will allow a fire mar
shall to go to a property owner and
say: Here, cut out this room, cut
out that one, rearrange your building"
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LOCAL MENTION.

A cellar full of tires at Padgett's Tire
House, lis E. eth. Topeka. Kan
Developing and finishing for anna
tours, The Art Loft, sol Jackson
Telephone Howard. 500 Ind. and
get that Lawn Mower sharpened
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"Information- VIII Not Give Score

The Independent Telephone compan,
requests its subscribers not to ask I'm
formation for the baseball score. TIL.
score will be given over the State Jour.
naIs special baseball phone, Ind SIS
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Baseball Phone.

The State Journal has a special
baseball telephone. Tor all baseball
Information. sores. etc, call In
dependent phone No. SIS.
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We can save you money on that lum.
b. wHELAN & CO.. III E. 4th.
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Telephone Howard. 5es>Ind. and get
that Lawn Mower sl1arpened.
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Plenty of Independent telephone
service at your place OF business u
what will expand your trade.
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Items for the Oakland notes may be left
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 175l1
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-23

Two weeks ago Maud came up for SEN
tence, but her story was such that Judge
Horner said he would wait until he had
made further inquiry Becoming salts
fed that the girl deserved punishment he
sent her to the county jail for three
months.
John Knick was called forward toplead
on charge of stealing horse radish from
neighbor. He said he was not guilty.
Asked If he had lawyer he replied In
the negative and said he was too poor to
employ one, as it took all he could get to
keep wife and five children. After a
little talk with the court John thought
perhaps he might get money enough to
secure legal help.
Barney Duffy pleaded guilty to stealing
an overcoat valued at $50. Barney had
the old plea offered by nearly all the Of
tenders who take nerve tonic. He had
taken too much liquor to make him re-
sponsible, but enough to keep the cold
out, so he put the overcoat on. not for the
purpose of stealing it, but just to get
little comfort. He differed from others
about the value. Instead of its being
worth $50, he did not think it would be
bargain at % cents. He was SO drunk he
did not know what became of the gar
ment, but thought some other fellow,
feeling the cold as he did, had borrowed
it. He acknowledged that he had been
given warning previously by the court
as to what would happen If he did not
stop drinking. and Judge Horner said he
would give him a chance to board at
temperance hotel for while in order that
he might keep sober and warm. Barney
was sent to the county jail for three
menths.
George Walker, the colored man who
was in court two weeks since, charged
with shooting a man at Bordentown on
election night, and who was remanded to
give the authorities chance to look into
his record, was again brought to the bar.
He was told that it had been discovered
that he had been guilty of several bad
doings in Camden county, such as steal
ing different articles and cutting man.
George admitted the latter insinuation,
but denied the others and Indignantly
dared any one to prove that he had served
a term in the staJe prison. He thought
that the Camden authorities might have
got him mixed up with another man.
Judge Horner said he was willing to
make further investigation. If it was
found that George had been misrepresent-
ed he would not be severely dealt with,
but If he had been telling what was not
true, he would certainly get all that was
his due.
Atwood Tallman pleaded guilty to
charge of stealing hog from Howard
Borden, of New Hanover. By request OF
the Prosecutor sentence was deferred I'M
til other charges against this man could
be investigated.
Prosecutor Atkinson was unable to be
In court owing to the fact that he had
taken his son to specialist in Philadel-
phia for surgical operation. The coun-
tvs interests were looked after by Rich
ard B. Eckmsn.
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q "a. 3 IN @ R Z a.
ss.,.tbs >,The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature at &>HAzzl
Suit Over a Note.

Two letters written in Lithuanian pro-
Justice Smith, at Burlington, on Thurs
day, proved a stumbling-block to the
court aud attorneys alike and until a
literal translation and Interpretation of the
foreign documents can be produced, the
decision in an interesting case will be held
up.
The suit arose over the alleged de-
struction of note which George Cas-
paratis, the plaintiff, says he held against
Casper Casparatis, the defendant. The
two men are cousins, and according to
George, who lives in Pennsylvania, Cas-
per several months ago borrowed forty
dollars from him, for which he gave him
his note.
When the alleged note became due
and Casper seemed in no hurry to pay
the amount, the plaintiff put the account
in the hands of John Rue, for collection.
When he presented the note at the home
of Casper on the Rancecas road, Rue says
woman who gave her name as Lizzie
Casparatis and said she was the wife of
Casper, grabbed the note from his hands
and before he could interfere, tore the
note up and destroyed it.
The defendant. on the other hand,
claims that no such note ever existed;
that instead of a note against him, Casper
says that George really owes him money;
that his wife is in Philadelphia hospital,
and was at the time that Rue says he
presented the note to her at their home on
the Rancocas road. If such note ever
was presented for collection, it was
fraudulent, he says, and must have been
destroyed by some woman other than his
wife.
To prove the existence of the debt,
letters said to have passed between the
two contestants were brought forth.
When the Justice saw the contents and
the language in which they were written,
he decided to hold the case over until an
Interpretation is made. William Slaught-
er, of Mount Holly, for the defendant,
and Ernest Watts, of Burlington. for the
plaintiff, were the attorneys in the case.
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MASTERS SALE OF
Real Estate

In pursuance of q decree of the Court Of
Chancery of this State, bearing date February
18th, A. ID. 1909, in a cause therein pending
wherein Joseph g. Patterson, Jr., and wife
are complainants and John ID. Patterson and
wife and others are defendants, the subscriber.
one of the Special Masters of said Court, will
expose for sale at public vendue, on
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Railroad Hearing.

The hearing on the question of the
dangerous character of the railroad CROSS
ing at Smithville took place before the
Railroad Commission, at Trenton, on
Tuesday. v. Claude Palmer appeared
for the township committee, who had
made the complaint, and ex Judge
Joseph H. Gaskill represented the rail
road company.
Frank Earl, Of Pemberton, gave testi
mony about the crossing and showed
maps he had made of the different points
in question.
Joseph G. Kingdom testified that the
crossing was, in his estimation, dangerous.
and presented photographs which were
taken in his presence, giving views Of
the track from different points. On the
north side of the track it is impossible to
get good view east or west at distance
of 80 feet from the track. On the east
the station, freight station, with freight
cars frequently on the track, coming in
line with clump of trees, obscures the
view. On the west the large warehouse
of the Smith Machine Company cuts off
the view. From the same point getting
within "a feet Of the track 1t is not pos
sible to see anything on the east, the
station coming right in the way of the
camera and on the west the track may
/ be seen but a few feet. From the south
side 10 feet back there is no chance to
see the track, the first view being when
the eye can travel in either direction at a
point 46 feet from the centre of the track.
Daniel Evan told of frequently cross
ing the track and being nearly caught by
train on one occasion.
For the railroad company John Jones.
the station agent, was called, and said he
had given instructions to his assistant to
flag all trains that were not scheduled to
stop at the station. Mr.. Jones' duties
were such, however, that he could not
always see that the assistant did as he
was told to do.
The assistant, a young man of about IL
years of age, said he tagged trains that
were not scheduled to stop. He said he
usually caught the word from Birming
lham or from the signal station on the
west, when trains had left the stations
and that guided him in his movements il
tagging. Up to a short time ago he die
not have flag but used a handkerchief
He was asked if he remembered the day
that s. Budd Norcross had narrow
escape at the crossing and the witness
said he did He told that he went to thu
end of the station platform when the trail
came in sight and looked north and south
Mr.. Norcross was not in sight then. A
clear view of the road could be had to /
curve about an eighth of mile away
When Mr.. Norcross came down he wa
going at rapid rate of speed. In repll
to question by one of the Commission
how many trains the assistant Is faggins
at this time of the year he said "none,
explaining afterwards that all trains wer'
scheduled to stop at the station. d.
detailed his duties and said he helped al
} around and did whatever was assigned t.
him.
Harry Kunzi, a clerk In the railroad
office at Camden. presented timetables tt
show the number Of trains which passed
the station during the winter and summer
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He thought the speed of trains at that
point was about forty miles an hour.
Another witness told of being on duty
from the 31st of January to the sixth Of
February and of the record he kept of the
number of persons and teams which cross
ed the track during that period.
Robert P. Snowden, civil engineer in
charge of the division of the railroad
including Smithville, exhibited map and
photographs, which did not differ mater
tally from those shown by the other side.
s. Budd Norcross was then called by
the compliments and he told his story of
the occurrence when he was nearly caught
at the crossing. He said when he was
nearing the railroad he slowed his ma
chine and got ready to put on his brake
In case train came along. When he
reached the point exhibited in one of the
photographs 46 feet from the track he
saw train almost at the crossing. Fear
| ing his brake might not hold he turned
his automobile quickly and as the train
went by with a rush the machine was
within ten inches of the milk platform,
the latter being very close to the track.
Mr.. Norcross did not see any flagman.
After the train had passed Mr. Norcross
went to the agent and complained because
flagman was not out. He said the agent
used very vigorous language which he
preferred not to repeat.
As the witness would not tell what was
said, the agent was recalled and said that
Mr.. Norcross came up in an excited man
ner and said he would see that flagman
was put on duty. To this the agent said
81 wish you would, as one is badly needed
here"
This concluded the evidence. On the
part of the railroad Judge Gaskill said he
would recommend to the company that
the freight station be removed and the
tracks placed so that there would be q
clearer view on the east from the north
side. On the west not much can be done
while the warehouse remains. On the
south side beyond clearing away a little
brush the Judge did not think much was
needed, as man who could not stop his
team with view either way within 46
feet of the track must be careless driver.
He also said he would see that the man
whose duty it is to flag trains would give
stricter attention to his business.
For the township Mr.. Palmer did not
offer any argument simply insisting that
fiagman should be placed at the cross
ing. The Commission has not yet an
nounced its decision.