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Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

A large glass, measuring SOx9O has
been put in El Palacio store, on
Bridge street. 1t required six men to
handle it. A broken pane was also
replaced with new one in front of
Appel Bros, Orlando Smith and
James MAR doing neat jobs in both
instances.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

A government fisheries car is sched-
uled to pass through this city on No.
on August 25th. Several parties here
have orders, and are expected to meet
this car.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

John Thornhill, who has been in
disposed for several days, being con-
fined to his home on the Mora road,
is about again, although he is not yet
as spry. as usual.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

There will be special meeting of
Chapman Lodge No. 2 A. F. & A. M.
Tuesday. August "a. to which breth-
rem and visiting Masons are cordially
invited to attend. BY order of W. M.
CHAS. H. SPORLEDER, Sec.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23
WEATHER REPORT
August 2s. 1903.

August 2s. 1909
Temperature-Maximum, s2; mini
mum. 81: range, IL; mean. S6.5.
Precipitation-1.47 Of an inch.
Humidity-6 a. M, So; IL noon. SO;
6 D. m. So; mean. 65.
Forecast-Local showers tonight or
Tuesday.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

The infant son of Nicor Martinez,
being one oftwin boys, and aged nine
months, died last evening at the fam
lily home on the West side.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

John Pugh has. bought the steam
plow formerly owned by C. L. Com
stock, and started plowing with it on
the mesa today.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Sixth street. beng forced to leave bJ
the amount of water in the house
this being caused by the heavy down
pour of last Saturday.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Anyone with cash to buy a choice
piece of farm land. half irrigated,
can get real bargain by addressing
Box 5SS, Las Vegas.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23
All Aboard for t4arvey'sl

Carriage goes out Saturday mern.
ing returns following Friday. Leays
orders at Murphey's or H. o. Brown
Trading Cos.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Three Sisters of Loretto drove up
to Mora today, after having been in
this city for several days, also visit
ing Santa Fe.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Fred Linderman has secured a po
stiion as manager of the Peoples sec
ond hand store on Railroad avenue.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Land Lookersl Better look at those
irrigated tracts for sale by Harris
Real Estate Co., Lincoln avenue.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Finch's Golden Wedding Rye, aged
In the wood. Direct from distillery 70
you. At the Lobby, Of course. 6-117
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Bewarei Beware! BE there by
1890 tomorrow night if you want to
see the big snow storm at Roseuthal
hall
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

There will be subscription dance
given by l. o. B. B. lodge at Rosen-
thai hall on the evening of the 25th
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

The best draft beer in the city. At
The Lobby. of course.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

The Rociada Resort will be closed
after Wednesday, August 25th, 1909.
L. G. Swigg.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Straight Guggenheim rye serve(
over the bar at the Antlers.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Furnished rooms, pleasantly situat-
ed. 712 and 716 Fifth street Board
optional Excellent table.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Pocahontas lodge will give a dance
in F. B. hall Monday night. Admis-
sion 25c.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23
LOCAL NEWS

Twenty additional suits have been
filed against the 1908 road tax delin-
quents.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Pabst's draught beer on tap only 1t
Opera bar.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Try a dram of Old Taylor bourbon
the Opera bar. Served from bar
rels on the bar.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Get the best at Nolette's barbe
shop.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Order your cream from T. T
Turner.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

w. H. Vigus and family were NOV
ing today from the Pochell house Oh
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Optic want ads bring results. Try
one.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

For Rent-Flat, 11OB Douglas. Geo
H. Hunker.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-08-23

Everybody reads The Optic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbett
was q revelation to the prize fighters.
From the earliest days of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the jaw,
the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown in to worry and
weary the fighter, but II a scientific man
had told one of the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the region Of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DIR. Pierce is bringing
ho1Ae to the public a parallel fact; that
thd somaSS is the most vulnerable organ
out of <he prize ring as well as in It. We
protect bur. hSaGs, throats. feet and lungs,
but heSAsanSHb\we are utterly indiffer.
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You protect yQYrselfin your most Yulner-
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pure blood and other diseases Of the or
gans of digestion and nutrition.
The uGolden Medical Discovery has
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage it
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh it
Is well to cleanse the passages with DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using
the Discovery as constitutional rem
edy. Why the rGolden Medical Discov-
cry" cures catarrhal diseases, as of the
stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain to you # you will
read booklet of extracts from the writ
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dorsing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. 1t is mailed
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Buffalo, N Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering into DIR. Pierce's
medicines from which it will be seen that
they contain not drop of alcohol, pure,
triple-refned glycerine being used instead.
DR.. Pierce's great thousand-page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
will be sent free, paper-bound, for 81 one
cent stamps, or clOth-bound for 81 stampa.
Address Dr.. Pierce as above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
ACROSS ENTIRE STATE.
Missouri Pacific May Run New Train
From Horace to x. C..

Salina, Kan. May 22.-The dope"
at the Missouri Pacific depot now has
it that a new local service by the Mis-
souri, Pacific will wend its way
around the Salina loop.
This train is to run from Horace,
out in Greeley county, and near Tri-
bune, to Kansas City.
Whether or not the train will be
put on isn't certain, but it is certain
that the Missouri Pacific is consider
ing the matter and is outlining time
table to that effect. If, when the time
table is completed, it looks practical,
the train will be started.
One thing seems certain and that is
that the Missouri Pacific is going to
inaugurate another passenger train.
Several arrangements are being con-
sidered but the Horace-Kansas City
train looks best just now.
The question of extending the plug
to Salina is also receiving attention.
Wichita is hammering away for this
extension and if Salina would Coop
crate in this request we would prob
ably get out the old-time plug again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
KANSAS WOMAN HIS UNDoNG.
He Must Serve Five Years In Penften-
tiary for Swindling.

Kansas City, Kan, May 22.-Charles
E. Nord, the woman charmer, who
was recently convicted in the criminal
court for obtaining money by false
pretenses, was sentenced to the penf-
Tertiary for five years by Judge Lat
shaw of the criminal court. The
prisoner wept when the judge passed
sentence upon him.
Nord was convicted a few days ago
by jury in the criminal court for de-
frauding Mrs. Carrie Hamilton, a
widow. formerly of Frankfort, Kan,
out of $500, a millinery store and her
home. The jury gave him five years,
which is the maximum punishment for
such an offense-
When the Judge asked him if he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Charles Smith, Topeka Carpen-
ter, Has Railway Invention.
Secures Patent on New Derrick
for Use in Wrecks.
ELIMINATES j JACKS
New Utensil Also Has Many 9th
ELIMINATES JACKS
A0ther Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Charles Smith, a Topeka carpenter
who lives at 331 Klein street, has Sc
cured patent on a new derrick, Whlch
is designed primarily to assist IN the
clearing of railroad wrecks. Mr. Smith
has lived in Topeka a quarter of cen
fury and had spent all of his time
working at his trade. He has seVeral
little inventions patented which ne
used in his trade.
One of the principal objects of this
invention of Mt Smith is to provide
novel form of derrick which Is SO
mounted on a turntable or reVolVaole
platform as to permit adjustment OF the
derrick standard and boom 10 d pOSl-
ton at both sides and IN front OF Leal
of the car or other support, and Whlcn
NAV be used without the employment
of the usal bracing jacks that are COM
monty employed for the purpose OF pre-
venting overturning in car derrlcks.
A still further object of the Invention
Is to provide a device of this class in
which all of the working parts, lnc!ud-
ing the boiler, hosting engines, wind
ing drums and derrick are mounted on
q single receivable platform, the various
parts being so disposed that the weight
Of the boiler and engines will erect
ually counter-balance any ordinary
load which may be imposed on the der
rick.
The derrick can De mounted On e"S
suitable support such as railroad car
float or other structure.
A number of railway men nave be-
come interested in Mr.. Smiths inven-
ton and have given the derrick some
what of a trial and all pronounce 1t a
success. 1t is much more simple IN
construction than the ordinary derrick
used in railway service and is general
ly believed to be more serviceable-
Mr. Smith has made no arrangements
as yet for the manufacture OF TINS IN
venfion. but it is likely that some steps
will be taken to manufacture the der
rick on a large scale providing the de-
mand for them proves great enough.
An effort will also likely be made by
Mr. Smith to interest some or the
large railway manufacturing plants to
buy this invention and supply the
Nroduct to railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
SENATOR PORTER AN OFFICIAL
Election Takes Place on CherryyaIe.
Oklahoma & Texas

independence, Kan, May 22.-The
directors of the Cherryvale, Oklaho-
ma & Texas Railway met here and
organized the Continental Construc-
ton Co., with paid up capital of
100000. A charter has been secur-
ed under the laws of Oklahoma
Mr.. Porter said the first work would
be done in Oklahoma southwest of
Caney or southeast, it had not vet
been determined which. Later the
road will be chartered under the Kan
sas laws and the work this side of
the line will be done after a Kansas
charter is secured
The organization of the construc-
ton company was from among the
directors and stockholders of the rail-
way and is what is known as wheel
within wheel" Following are the
officers of the Continental Construc-
ton Co.:
President. H. Brewster, indie
pendence, Kan.
First Vice President-George Mast
ers, Perry, Okla.
Second Vice President-Arthur F.
Martin, London, Eng.
ecretary-Senator s. M Porter,
Caney. Kan.
Treasurer. E. Wade, Perry,
Okla
General Manager-Frank Brewster,
independence, Kan.
Engineers. J. Dalton, Lawrence,
Kan,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
STATE NORMAL COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises VIII Last for Six Days Com
mencing May IS.


Emporia, Kan, May 22.-The forty
fifth annual commencement of the
Kansas State Normal college at this
place will be held during the six days
commencing at Sis Friday, May %,
when the prize contest in debate and
defamation will be held. The fol-
lowing morning at the same hour the
entertainment department of elocu-
ton and oratory with student cast
will produce THE House Of Rtmmon.'
The baccalaureate address will be
delivered Sunday morning at II
O'Clock by DIR. William P. Merrill, pas
tor of the Sixth Presbyterian church
OF Chicago. The annual concert and
graduating exercises of the musical
department will be held at Sis Mon
day, followed by the junior-senior
banquet.
Monday morning the alumni BUSH
ness meeting will be held followed by
an open air meeting in the afternoon
and a musical program. The presi-
dents reception to the alumni will be
held at o'clock followed in the even
ing by the senior class play.
The commencement exercises will
close Wednesday, June 2, with an adj
dress in the Albert Taylor hall by DR..
w. c. Bagley, school Of education,
University of Illinois, in the morning,
a class reception just before the noon
hour and an alumni dinner and recep-
ton to the class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
NEW BUILDING FOR BEACON.
Wichita Newspaper Owner VIII Erect
a Ten-StOry Structure

Wichita, Kan, May 22-The Beac-
on announces the completion of its
plan for building In Wichita. a ten
story f1reproof building. The Beacon
purchased for $4,000 a building site
in the heart of the city and is Of
fering it to Wichita capital to build
thereon ten-story fireproof build
ing. After a canvass of only five days
over $4,000 has already been
pledged to the enterprise. The SPLEEN
did interest shown guarantees the
fact that the building will be erected
by Wichita capital and without one
dollar Of borrowed money.
The prospectus of the building
shows it to be a very profitable in
vestment and applications for offices
in the building are already sufficient
in number to guarantee the complete
occupancy Of the structure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
ATTEMPTED TO BI1ACKMAL.
Three GreenIeaf Boys in Trouble With
the Government.

Junction City. Kan, May 22.-F. c.
Hammond, postoffice inspector, and
U.-E. Need. deputy United States
marshal, brought three boys. Harry
Walker, George Rogers and Clyde
Carrier, here from Green1eaf and ar
raigned them before John Brown,
United States commissioner. on charge
of sending b1ackmailing letters through
the mails.
The boys, none of them are more
than sixteen or seventeen years OF
age, were bound over to the federal
grand jury which will be convened at
the next term of the United States
district court at Leavenworth. The
bond of the Walker and Rogers boys
was fixed at $500 each and that of
the Carrier boy at $500. From state
ments made by the officers it appears
that the boys saw a man and woman
at Greeuleaf in a compromising posi-
ton and wrote Matchmaking letters to
the man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
TURoN AN UP TO DATE TOWN.
Commercial Club of rs Members Spent
$1,000 for Furniture.

Turon. Kan. May 22.-Turon does
not claim to be metropolis or any,
thing of that kind but does claim that
it is one of the most wideawake and
up to date towns of its size in the
world. There is no exception to this
statement, nor do any ground rules
bar any town Of like size in the world
from entering the contest.
One of the evidences of the life and
wideawakeness of the people of the
town and surrounding country is the
fact that it has a Commercial club
with a membership of 10. Thirty-hve
the members boast that they are
farmers and are able to substantiate
their claims by exhibits of their hold
ings in this county.
The Commercial club is not a one
horse-affair by any means. but one
that every member of the body Is
proud of and such a one as many
cities of several times the population
of Turon do not possess. Everything
about it is as modern and up to date
as it can be made and the furniture
alone, which is of mission style, cost
over a thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
"a BIRD IN THE HAND" ETC.
Farmer Schmidt Sells This Years
Wheat Crop for ST a Bushel.

Junction City, Kan, May 22.-The
Tyler Milling company has made a
contract with w. G. Schmidt, one of
Geary county's farmers, to buy all of
the wheat he raises this year on his
65 acres of wheat land. Mr. Schmidt
was at the mill and stated he would
consider a proposition to sell from the
threshing machine, and he was offer
ed 81 per bushel. After thinking the
matter over he decided to sell and the
contract was made.
The wheat was bought on a sliding
scale, and SHOULD test So pounds for
the dollar price. A number of farm
ers are talking of selling their wheat
for that price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22

list of the sixty-five merchants In the
club, and these, he is told. will not
take an ad, but that he may work
on others not on the list. The sixty
five are immune, but the ones not
in the club are worried by the
solicitor. After the solicitor has fin
ished working the outside he goes
to the club and obtains a certain
percentage promised by the club, af-
ter all other merchants have been
seen. i.
1t usually costs from Use to 81 for
those in the association, this being
taken from a general fund, while the
merchant on the outside is stuck for
from SIS to SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
Graduation at Eskridge.

school commencement Thursday night
crowded the opera house to its capaci-
ty. A class of eleven were presented
diplomas by H. Hersherger in connec-
ton with an elaborate musical and
literary program. Prof. Langdrum
and corps of teachers have had charge
here for two years.
A Democratic weekly, owned by a
stock company and edited by Norman
Rapelle will begin publication here in
two weeks. The town is we'll advertised
by two good banks and thinks it needs
two papers.
Mrs. w. c. Swartz of Topeka is
spending a week with Mrs. NJ. F.
Lawlor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
FOLLOWING SANTA FE PLAN.
Northern Pacific VIII Develop Dry
Farming in Northwest.

Chicago. May 22.-After several
years of study by it's engineers, the
Northern Pacific railroad has become
so confident of the absolute success of
dry farming that it will build a
fifty mile extension from Glendive,
Mont, north along the Yellowstone
river. This branch, work on which
will begin in a few days, will open up
a large territory where, although the
precipitation is only from IL to 10
inches annually, a number of settlers
are doing very we'll by the use of the
dry farming methods. The North
ern Pacific owns $50, 1000 acres of land
in this district, which will be placed on
the market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Mrs. STANCE Head of Ladies' Auxiliary
to Switchmen.

Peoria, Ill, May 22.-The ladies'
auxiliary of the Switchmen's Union of
North America yesterday elected the
following officers: Mrs. Barbara
STANCE, Duluth, Mimi, reelected
president: Mrs. Mary Stewart of
Cleveland, first vice president; Mrs
Henrietta Clark, Kansas City, second
vice president; Mrs. Bayes. Salt Lake,
>third vice president; Sarah T. jack
son. secretary-treasurer.
The delegates at the convention of
the switchmens union are still work.
ing on the revision of the constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
ROOSEVELT SET BAD EXAMPLE
Says Bishop Quayle II He Hunted on
Sunday.

lola, Kan, May 22.-That ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt should be criticised if
he went hunting on Sunday was the
statement of Bishop W. A. Quayle
here at a meeting of the Home mis-
sion and church extension society of
the south Kansas conference. The
bishop said he did not credit the story
that the former chief of the nation
had violated the sanctity of the Sab
bath but said if the report were true,
he should be censored for taking such
things from Christian nation into a
heather one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
TO MAKE QUICKER TIME.
st. Louis Colorado Limited Train to
Shorten Denver Schedule.

st. Louis. May 22.-Announcement
has been made at the Wabash general
offices that effective next Sunday,
May %, the St. Louis-Colorado limit
ed, over the Wabash and Union Pa
cific, will be quickened two hours
from St. Louis to Denver, leaving st.
Louis at 2:30 p. m, as at present. and
reaching Denver at 1870 p. m, instead
of $685. In addition to the through
equipment carried in this train for
Colorado and California, effective at
once. a through standard sleeper will
be carried from st. Louis to Portland,
reaching Portland at p. m. the third
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MCPHERSON.
New Structure VIII Be Two Stories
High and Cost $4,000.

Nickerson. Kan, May 22.-At
school board at Nickerson an addi-
tional high school building was decid-
ed upon. For some time the PROPOSE
ton of putting up a new structure has
been before the board but no definite
plans were proposed.
The building which is to cost $12,-
600 will be designed for two stories
and a basement. Only one story will
be built at present but the second will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
HEAToN KILLING AN ACCIDENT
Defense Claims Shot Was Fired by
His Woman Friend.

lola, Kan, May 22.-Mrs. Arlie NJ.
Heaton, who is on trial in district
court charged with the murder Of her
former husband in his restaurant on
the night of July 5, 1908 claims that
she did not fire the shot that caused
his death. This statement was made
to the jury when her attorney, F. j.
Oyler opened her case for the intro
duction of testimony. The attorney
gave it as his opinion that Mrs. Ella
Gill, to whom Heaton was engaged to
be married killed Heaton in an at
tempt to kill Mrs. Heaton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
Kansans Invest in Timber Land.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, May 22.-Two
lumber companies have filed incor-
poration papers with Territorial Secre-
tary Nathan Jaffa, the incorporators
being almost the same parties in each
case. One was that of the Houston
Hart Lumber company of Clovis, Cur
ry county, with E. R. Hart territorial
agent The capitalization is 500, 900
divided into 1000 shares. The incor-
porators and directors are: A. c..
Houston of Wichita, Kan, president;
K. B. Houston and E. B.>Houston of
Wichita, Kan; E. R. Hart of Clovis,
secretary and treasurer. The other
is the Montgomery Lumber company
of Artesia, Eddy county, with SIS, 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
Body Shipped to Kansas for Burial.

Las Vegas, N. M, May 22.-The re-
mains of the late Santa Fe engineer,
L. NJ. Beydler, who died in the hos
pital in Albuquerque, this territory, as
the result of injuries received on the
cutoff at Becker station, Friday, May
IA, were shipped from the Duke city
to the old home of deceased in New
ton, Kan, for burial.
They were accompanied by the
grief stricken wife, who arrived in
Albuquerque from Lawrence, Kan,
where she had been visiting relatives
at the time the accident happened.
The remains were escorted to the
train by the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers and the Odd Fellows,
Mr.. Beydler having been a member of
both organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22

who read a paper on the subject of
railroad ties before the Railway Store
keepers association here.
The following officers were elected:
President, D. A. Williams, Baltimore;
Baltimore & Ohio; first vice president,
j. H. Waterman, Lincoln, Neb., Bur-
lington; second vice president, W. F.
Jones, New York. New York Central;
secretary-treasurer. J. P. Murphy,
Cleveland, New York Central.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
RIVER BRETHREN ADJOURN.
Meeting Closed by Election OF Off
GERS for Ensuing Year.

Abilene, Kan, May 22.-At the In
ternationaI conference of the River
Brethren which just closed, M. H. OBJ
erholtzer, Shippensburg, Pa, was
elected moderator; George Detuiler
Harrisburg, Pa, secretary, and w. w.
Hoise, Toronto, Canada, clerk. The
conference voted to extend city mis-
sions, took action to increase the sal
aries of ministers and to enlarge its
Sunday school field. Ten thousand
dollars was voted to establish a Chi
cago mission.