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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
KILLED BY A FIST BLOW.
Drunken Brawl Ends in Death of
Leavenworth Carpenter.

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Leavenworth, Kan, May 1s-J. C.
Young, private Thirteenth infantry. is
under arrest in the city jail waiting
investigation of the death of w. J.
Rowland, whom it is charged he killed
by blow of his fist. while interfering
in behalf of a friend.
Rowland had been drinking heavily
and got into an argument with a party
of soldiers collected in a pool hall. 1t
is said that Rowland struck a soldier
named Dinney.
The argument had become general
and a partner of Dinney's, Private J..
C. Young, resented the blow inflicted
on his pal" struck Rowland a hard
blow on the chin. Rowland fell back
ward, striking the back of his head on
an iron settee- Rowland was picked
up unconscious and laid on the settee.
Young and Dinney left the place, be-
lieving no serious injury had been in
f1icted. At first none of the men took
a serious view of the accident, but
Rowland failed to revive after, every
effort was made.
At 10 o'clock, two hours after the
accident, DR.. C. D. Lloyd fas called.
He arrived twenty minutes before
Rowland died.
HowIand'S skull was not fractured,
but an autopsy indicated that blood
vessel had been broken by the con-
cussion and large clot formed at the
base of the brain, causing slow, pain
less death.
Physicians explain that the intoxi-
Gated condition of the victim enlarged
and weakened the blood vessels of the
brain. thus enhancing the probability
of death from the blow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
RAILROAD NEWS.
RumOrS That Katy Will Extend
Kansas Mileage.
Road May Build Into Central
Part of State.
TOUCH GRAIN CENTERS
Hutchinson Is Expecting to- Get
Branch Line.
Other Items of Interest In
Railway Circles.

Parsons, Kan, May 19.-"Is the Katy
road, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
to extend it's Kansas lines?"
This is the question which is being
asked by the Hutchinson and Wichita
papers, and they claim to have dope
sheet that reads that way. They are
confident that it would be a great
thing for the Katy to extend its line
north from Guthrie. Ok, or Usage
Junction or from Coffeyville, up the
Arkansas valley, tapping the rich Kan
sas wheat belt that centers in Reno
county: Whether there is any truth
in the dope, no one seems to know,
and no line has been laid to tap the
fount of information in st. Louis Inc
Hutchinson News under a scare hedu'
I'm discussing the question says:
Recently there have been rumors
to the effect that the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas, which has lines from
Kansas to the Gulf, would get into the
big grain country in Kansas. rms
would mean coming to Hutchinson ana
other points in the Arkansas valley:
"The Katy now reaches from ot'
Louis. Hannibal and Kansas CITY 10
Houston. Galveston and San Antonio
Tt is controlled by neither Hill nor
Hartman, the Goulds and Moores, VINO
own the Rock Island stock. largely,
are not interested in the Katy, and
the Santa Fe people are out OF that
road. It has financial connections with
interests that control the Chicago q
Alton and the Glover Leaf and Chesa-
peake & Ohio. Edwin Hawley, VINO
recently sold the Colorado & southern
to ]. ]. Hill, has secured control OF the
Katy, and there is talk that this con
troll may have been secured for j. j.
Hill, who owns the Burlington:
1.-THE talk is that the line might ex-
tend from Coffeyville to Wichita ana
Hutchinson, tapping the wheat belt OF
Kansas. AS things now stand
a great deal of the wheat for ex-
port in the Kansas field goes by way
the Santa Fe and Rock Island lines
to the Gulf. The Katy has a GOOD
line, with the exception that 1t does
not reach the big milling and elevator
points in Kansas. With this sort OF
q connection the road would get
great deal more grain freights, and
that means business in the future for
any north and south railway.
1.-THE Katy has its general offices IN
Kansas, at Parsons, and it is Kan
sas road to a large extent. The build
ing of a line would mean a great deal
for the future of Hutchinson, for it
would center the grain business of an
other big system in this city"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
WANT RESTRAINING ORDER.
Western Roads Would Enjoin Com
Mission From Reducing Glass Rates.

Chicago. May ia petition has
been filed in the United States circuit
court here by seven western railroads
asking an order restraining the inter-
state commerce commission from en-
forcing it's order reducing class rates
on merchandise shipped from this city
and st. Louis to Denver.
The order of the commission will be-
come effective June 1. The railroads
seeking relief from this are the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, the Chi
cago Rock Island & Pacific, the Chi
cago & Northwestern, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe, the Missouri Pacific
and the Wabash.
The railroads claim the new rates
will give Chicago shippers an advant-
age in rates over Missouri river ship
pers and also an advantage to ST.
Louis shippers.
The railroads maintain that the
middle west has grown up as a result
of the existing rates and that the
commission now seeks to change the
system with a result tending to give
advantage to the east. 1t is charged
that the lower rates will destroy the
Missouri river territory as a rate bas-
ing point, overturning the basis upon
which the commerce and business OF
that territory have been conducted
since the building of the railroads. The
new rates, it is said, will prove so revo-
lutionary as to disturb all commercial
conditions of the middle west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
BIG KANSAS BARN DEDICATED.
Fifty Percheron Horses Watch 1000
Persons Dance.

Ell Dorado. Kan, May 1s.-Eight
miles west of this city, in the little
town of Towanda, stands the largest
barn ever constructed in Kansas It
was built by the Robinsons, the fam
Gus Percheron horse breeders. This
mammoth two story structure, heated
with steam, lighted with electricity and
supplied by It's own water plants, has
just been dedicated with a dance, in
which nearly 1000 people from nearby
towns and cities participated.
The 5000 feet of new floor space was
used by the great dancing throng, that
made merry from 9 until 1890. Preced-
ing the big dance a dinner was served
to many Of the friends of Mr. and
wanda. More than 1000 cones of ice
cream were served to the visitors dur
ing the evening. and barrels of real
lemonade were conveniently scattered
about the great structure. Boxes of
ginger snaps. cakes and other edibles
were furnished in profusion.
The guests included prominent people
from Wichita, Newton, Ell Dorado, Au-
gusta and Florence, besides hundreds
of farmers and their wives and sons
and daughters of Butler county. The
guests began arriving at noon, and at
o'clock, when Miss Olive Clifford and
Mr.. T. A. Kramer, of Ell Dorado, start
ed the grand march In its winding way,
fully 1000 people were participating or
lookers-on.
Music for the dancers was furnished
by an orchestra, and the Towanda
band, and when these struck up the
melodies for those who participated IN
the grand march, the Percheron family,
whose home is this magnificent struct-
ure, looked out from their fifty differ
ent stalls in calm-eyed dignity, while
seemingly enjoying the entire per-
Torrance, but with the suggestion that
they were loaning their home for this
night only; and their heads were not
turned by the many compliments
passed in their hearing-on their
beauty as well as their palatial resi-
dence.
The second story. brilliantly lighted,
was decorated in stock farm colors,
and yards of bunting and flags were
hung from rafters and all available
places
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
WILL REMAIN
LONGER
For the Benefit of Those Who
Were Not Able to Consult
Him Last Week DR.. Rea Will
Remain Longer.
NO NEW CASES
Taken Until Thursday, May 20,
at the Throop Hotel.

1t is said by DR.. Rea's friends that
ne can diagnose a disease of any pa
kient In few moments. that being the
case he is not likely to doctor the
wrong ailment: he Will not take an in
durable disease and lead the patient to
believe that he can cure them when
there is really no hope for them. DR..
Rea's business is large and he has
plenty to do, even at times more than
he can do, without taking incurabIe
diseases and deceiving his patients
DR.. Rea recently came from the
Northwestern states and has establish
ed a branch office in Kansas Citv and
is making monthly visits to the LEADING
towns in Kansas, including Topeka. and
IS meeting with remarkable success
DIR. Rea owns and operates one of the
largest individual Laboratories In +be
Northwest, located in MINNEAPOLIS.
MINI.
Below are published a few of his
many recent cures:
Jos. w. Offenbacher, Oskaloosa. Kan
cured of ulcer of stomach.
Gust. Pickert. Westmoreland. Kan.
cured os kidney and bladder trouble
Ninth street, K. c., No, cured of ulcer
OF stomach and liver trouble
May Wilson of Excelsior Springs
Mo, cured of heart and stomach trou-
BILE.
]. L. Chrum. Everton. Mo. cured If
chronic nasal and constitutional ca
tarrh.
Hannah Largent, Violet, Mo-. cured
of female weakness and granulated
sore eyes.
]. NJ Lamreth, Sleeper. Mo, cured of
heart palpitation and gastritis
NJ. S. Thomas, Arcoia, Mo-. cured Of
Bright's disease.
Mrs. McMarlin, Alexandria, Mo-. cured
OF liberated sore leg and eczema.
Mrs. Edna Proctor Field, a prominent
society woman of Peoria. ILL.,, cured of
a most aggravated form of nervousness
and oatarrh when all other kinds of
treatment had failed Tier.
N. w. Okey. liver. Mo-, cured of
cystisis and constipation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Bilious People
Try 1t Free

Do not ignore the ''little disorders
of the system. The liver, for example,
Is a particularly needful little organ,
bat must be active to be of any use
When 1t Is active 1t creates gastric
juices that help to make digestion per-
feet. and then you are we'll When 1t
is not active 1t becomes what is known
as torpid" and promptly produces
biliousness.
There 5 no better cure for billiousness
or any of the symptoms of liver trouble
than DIR. CaldwelIs Syrup Pepsin, the
wonderful laxative tonic of which so much
praise is heard. 1t is pleasant to take
(unlike pills and powders and such
bowels without gripping, tonlrg the stom-
ach and arousinE the liver to activity,
thus scientifically curing such conditions
as billiousness. torpid liver. foul breath,
ache. constipation. loss of appetite. in
digestion. stomach nervousness, etc. al
of which are due to a slow liver.
Mack Clark. OF Darlington. KY, suffered
for five years from biliousness and cured
ain. Noah B. Hatfield OF Zalma. No.
found it the best medicine in the world
for his bilfousness.
You can buy 50-cent or 81 bottle of
any druggist, for they all sell it. You can
fails to cure you the money Will be re-
funded. This remedy Is guaranteed. How
ever. II you would rather try it without
expense before buying. send your name to
be sent to your home. Use it and If you
find the remedy helps you. buy a regular
bottle of your druggist. We will rest on
the ven1ict of what this sample does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
SHE KILLED HER Ex-HUsBAND.
Mrs Arlie NJ Heaton on Trial for Her
Liberty at lola.

lola, Kan, May 19.-The trial of
Mrs. Arlie NJ. Heaton, charged with
the murder of her husband. Clinton M.
Heaton, began Tuesday morning in
the district court.
Mrs. Heaton had received a divorce
from her husband, but, because he
had failed to respond with alimony as
the court decreed, she had asked to
have the divorce set aside. The case
was to have come up in court here
July 6, 1908. On the night of July
5, she entered the restaurant and saw
Heaton with another woman, to
whom, it was said, he was engaged.
Heaton ordered her from the room
and when she refused to go he step
ped to the telephone to call the po-
lice. Mrs. Heaton then shot him in
the back of the head. The officers at
police headquarters heard the shot
and ran to the restaurant Mrs. Hea-
ton had gone and afterward denied
that she fired the shot There were
two witnesses to it. 1t is expected that
jury will be secured today and that
the trial will last the balance of the
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
BISHOP LILLIs TO ST. MARYs.
Will Consecrate Marble Altar in Col
Iege Thursday.

Kansas City, Kan, May 19.-Bishop
Thomas F. Lillis will go to st. Marys,
Kan, Thursday morning to consecrate
the new marble altar in st. Marys
college. He will confirm the children
of the parish at St. Marys that day.
Friday he will confirm the children of
the parish at Frush, a German settle
ment near Wamego. He will return
to st. Marys Sunday to dedicate the
new $4,000 stone chapel erected at
the college by the men who have been
graduated from the college. The oc-
CASTOR will bring together hundreds of
members of the alumni for the annual
meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Were Digging a Well When the Acct
dent Occurred.

Cimarron, Kan, May 19.-Eugene
Davis and Nelson Thompson, two
prominent farmers of Gray county, are
reported killed while digging a well
near the formers place, about eight
miles north of here, Tuesday evening
about O'Clock. c. M. Thompson,
father of the latter, was also seriously
injured and was nearly dead when
the three were found by neighbor,
W. B. Hampe.
Details are meager, but the suppose
ton is that a cavern occurred, bury
ing the two young men and that C.
NJ. Thompson went to the rescue and
was also injured. Perhaps the latter
is the only one who could give the
exact details and he was too badly
hurt to tell anything at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
DIR S. 5. ESIEY AZ SAUNA.
Topeka Minister VIII Address Ma
sonic Bodies Thursday. -

Salina, Kan, May 19.-Thursday,
May 20. is the 40th day after Easter
and the Masonic bodies of this city
will celebrate it by special ascension
day ceremonies.
The Rev. s. S. Estey, formerly of
Salina, and now pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Topeka, will
preach the sermon appropriate to the
occasion.
1t is especially announced by the
Masons that the public is invited,
and the public includes women as
well as men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
SALINE RIVER our OF BANKS.
Lowlands Flooded and Union Pacific
Tracks SUBMERGED

Lincoln Center, Kan, May 19.-The
Saline valley, from Lucas to Salina,
was visited by heavy rainstorm late
Tuesday afternoon. At Lincoln the
fall of water was four and half
inches, while south of the river there
was about twice as much. Bullfoot and
Elkhorn creeks were never known to
be higher. The river is out of its banks
at several places between here and Sa-
lima, and at some points it is over the
Union Pacific tracks
The barn of Mike Kilcoyne was de-
stroyed by lightning, and Ernest Marsh
lost all Of his outbuildings, forty head
of hogs and much other property
Many other farmers sustained some
loss Many of the smaller bridges are
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

the rates which the interstate COM
merce commission ordered the rail-
roads to put in from st. Paul and Chi
cago to Spokane and will be an average
reduction under the present rates. of
about Is per cent. The railroads de-
cided to do this instead of fighting the
order of the commission in the courts.
This decision came as a result of a
visit of ]. c. Stubs, traffic director of
the Hartman lines, to the commission
in Washington last week. Conferences
are being held in Chicago at which the
new tariffs are being prepared"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
SHIELD NOT BULLET PROOF.
National Guard Soldier Wounded
During Target Practice.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 19.-Although
apparently secure behind the walls OF
an ironclad shed, built for the purpose
of protecting soldiers at the target
range of the National Guard. Robert
Jones. a private in company E, Second
regiment, was struck in the right leg
lust below the knee by a fragment OF
a steel jacketed bullet.
A moment after the shot had been
fred. Jones felt a slight pain in the
limb and, placing his hand to the spot,
discovered that he was bleeding. With
the assistance of his comrades, he man
aged to walk to the end or the Soutn
Main street car line and was finally ia
ken to his home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
A CHANGE IN PRIESTS.
Father Kelly Succeeds Father Ward
at Leavenworth.

Father Kelly SUCCEEDS Father Ward
at Leayenworth.
Leavenworth, Kan, May 19.-The
Rt. Rev. Thomas F.. Lillis, bishop of
the Leavenworth diocese of the Ro-
man Catholic church, has announced
the following appointments:
The Rev. Father b. S. Kelly, priest
of ST. Peters church in Kansas City,
Kan, to be rector of the cathedral
at Leavenworth.
The Rev. Alexander Jennings,
priest of st. Thomas church in
Armourdale, to be priest of st.
Peters church, Kansas City, Kan
The Rev. Bernard NOLAN to be
priest of ST. Thomas church in
Armourdale and secretary to the
bishop.
Father Ward will be the successor
to the Rev Father Kuhls of st.
Marys, Kansas City, who has retired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
GOV. p. p. ELDER IMPROVING.
Down Town for First Time Since He
Was Stricken in October.

Ottawa, Kan, May 19.-Governor
P. P. Elder drove down town Monday
for the first time since he suffered a
stroke of apoplexy last October. He
has made considerable Improvement
during the past month or six weeks,
and is now able to walk and has con-
siderable use of his right arm which
was helpless for five or six months
He looks surprisingly we'll, considering
his long confinement and hopes
through the aid of the open air to
recuperate more rapidly in the future
than in the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
wRIGHTs MAY COME TO KANSAS.
Government VIII Ask for Aeroplane
Demonstration.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 19.-Next
month a series of experiments will be
conducted at Fort Leavenworth- with
aeroplanes and balloons. A dirigible
and a captive balloon will be here in
a few days and will be used during
the experiments.
There is a rumor, entirely rumor,
however. that Orville Wright, who is
going to make a contract with the
government for aeroplanes, may be
ordered to come here to demonstrate
before the staff college officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Denver Kansas Club Celebrated.

Las Vegas, n. NJ, May 19-The
Kansas club of Dener, Col, had a
great time Saturday night according
to press accounts sent out from the
city of mountains and plains. The
club which numbers over 200 strong
celebrated with the true old Kansas
spirit. Beautiful women and Kansas
chavaliers ruled the night. Refresh
ments, music andd ancing were the
ruling features of the program,
while nearly every town on the map
of Kansas was represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Settle Chanute High school Strike

Chanute. Kan, May 19.-The Cha
mute school board has settled the
high school strike which has been in
progress for the past week by advis-
ing the pupils that they will be allow
ed to return and that all examinations
will be waived If they apologize to the
board for their action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
WILL BURN THEIR DEAD.
Wichita Residents May Subscribe
$4,000 for q Cremaforr

Wichita, Kan, May 19.-It is
probable that crematory will be
built in this city for the incineration
of bodies of people who prefer Gre
nation to burial. The proposition is
for three hundred people to take
stock and make it a sort of co-opera-
tive association. Those taking stock
are to be given certificates emitting
them to cremation. A large number
have subscribed under this plan. The
crematory as planned will cost about
SIS, 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Some Corn Must Be Replanted.

Lawrence, May 19.-As the result of
the recent flood along the Wakarusa
some of the corn will have to be re-
planted. The flood destroyed much of
the wheat and practically all the DO
tatoes on the lower land, and as soon
as the land is dry enough, it will be
p1owed again and planted to corn.
The farmers who were driven from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
HENRY BERRY A SUICIDE.
Found Hanging by His Neck From a
Hedge Fence.

Arkansas City, Kan. May 10
Henry Berry, a man probably 60 or 65
years of age and who was a stranger
here, was found dead Monday morn
ing. When found he was hanging to
a hedge fence with a rope around his
neck, just east of the Santa Fe ma
terial yards on East Fifth avenue.
When discovered the body was still
warm and was not stiff. indicating
that the man had not been hanging
there for any great length of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
BRAKEMAN GETS DAMAGES.
Kansas City Southern Must Pay $35,
600 to Injured EmpIoye.

Nevada, Mo-, May ia circuit court
judgment for thirty-fve thousand dol
lars secured by James Pangle against
the Kansas City Southern was upheld
by the state supreme court. This is
the largest personal damage suit ever
affirmed by the supreme court.
Pangle was a brakeman and was in
jured by the railroad. After receiving
judgment in the lower court he died
but his widow will receive the damages
awarded him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Rain Fell at Newton for Six Hours.

Newton, Kan, May 19.-Rain com
menced falling here at 10 o'clock
Monday night and continued inces-
sanity for six hours. 1t was practical
~ unaccompanied by wind and was
Just a steady easy downpour, which
soaked into the ground. Considerable
thunder and lightning accompanied
the rain, one house being struck by
lightning and burned to the ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Farmer Lost 81 900 in p Pitch Game

Las Vegas, N. M. May 1s.-John
Hendrickson, a farmer residing in
the vicinity of Watrous has brought
suit in the district court against Bart
Rhodes to recover $1,000, which it is
claimed was lost at pitch in his
saloon, the latter part of April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
SOFT DRINK MAN A SUICIDE.
Joseph Often Could Not Leave Hard
Drinks Alone

lola, Kan, May 19.-Unable to quit
drinking. Joseph Often late Tuesday
afternoon committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head. Mr.. OF
ten was a wel1-to-do soft drink man
ufacturer, and only recently sold his
business, expecting to spend a few
years in travelling. Formerly he con-
Quoted restaurants in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
AFTER EDWARD p. WESTON.

Nearing Topeka.
Leavenworth. Kan, May 19.-Sergeant
John Walsh, Second United States cav
airy retired, walkin~ in the wake of
Edward Payson Weston on his trans
continental hike" left here for To-
peka Tuesday night at 9 o'clock. He
is now about 300 miles behind Weston
whom he expects to overtake en- route
Walsh left Boston on April s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

their homes as the result of the high
water. are moving back today. Tho
best contented farmers in the district
of the high water are those who have
built bikes or live on the upIands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

II there Is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand. or IL you want
any medical advice. write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. SOC Caldwell bldg,
Monticello H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
NEW FREIGHT TARIFF.
Transcontinental Lines to Reduce
Western Traffic Rates.

Chicago, May 19.-The Chicago Rec
ord-HeraId says: "a new freight rate
schedule from all the territory east of
the Missouri river to all the western
cities not on the Pacific coast will go
into effect on the transcontinental lines
July 1.