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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
GOT DEAD MANS BELONGINGS.
Now the Coffeyville Police Are Look
ing for an ImDoSter.

Cofeyville, Kan, Sept. 1.-The po-
lice have taken up the work of locat-
ing Jack Hoffman. who. after claim
ing that he was a brother of Harry
Hoffman, the baIloonist killed Sun
day, secured the deal mans belong
ings and made awav with them.
1t IS claimed that the self-styled
brother was an imposter. Just after
the accident a strange man made his
way into the crowd gathered around
the body, claiming that he was a
brother. To the wife he told pftiful
tale of how Harry was a black
sheep, who had run away from home
in St. Louis.
The tale would have carried had
not the father of the dead man, a
farmer living near Cherryvale whom
the imposter has pictured as Having
met an honorable death as a lieu
tenant in the navy" appeared on the
scene.
The stranger disappeared. taking
with him $51 and the dead mans
watch and pocketknife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
COLONEL WILLIAM MUTT DEAD.
Was Once a State Senator and Helped
Make Kansas a Free State.

Natick Mass, Sept. 1.-Co1onel Will
liam Mutt, formerly state senator and
trial Justice, died here after an illness
OF several months. He retired from
active law practice last December.
Colonel Mutt came from Revolutionary
August 5, 1886.
As a shoemaker he was associated
with Henry Wilson, Afterwards vice
president of the United States He
became interested in the struggle to
keep Kansas a free state in 1857,
"squatting'' at Lawrence, Kan, being
very active in the strenuous scenes
when everybody carried a pistol and a
knife in his belt
He was one of the organizers of the
Republican party and came home
from Kansas to live in Natick until
the war broke out. He served
throughout the war. retiring brevet
colonel at the close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
STOLEN GOODS WE'RE BURIED.
Merchandise Taken From Missouri
Pacific Cars Unearthed.

Cofeyville, Kan, Sept IA sequel
10 the wholesale robberies of Mis-
souri, Pacific cars a few weeks ago,
which resulted in the arrest of Frank
and Watt Folk, Gregg House, Lee and
Mark Reynolds, was brought to light
when the police unearthed a lot of
plumber that had been buried in a
chicken yard at the Folk house
The Folk house and property on
Eleventh street was recently sold. The
new proprietor placed a number of
workmen about the yard, giving it a
general overhauling. They were re-
moving the debris and few feet of
surface earth from the chicken yard.
when one of the laborers struck a
can Investigation proved it to be
can of molasseS. This urged them
to greater duties. and the spades
brought to light a bucket of chewing
tobacco, six cans of molasses and a
suit of clothes
The police were notified and the
property turned over to them. It was
at once concluded that the plumber
was the remnants of the wholesale
theft at the Missouri Pacific yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

rear of an outbuiIding on the prop
erty, COL North Walnut avenue.
The murder, probably the result of
criminal attack. is thought TO have
been committed Saturday night when
Mrs Luke was seen for the last time
by her husband before leaving for
uptown. Decomposition had set in,
which also adds to the supposition
that the murder was committed sew
eraI days ago.
The weapon used was a large bolt
used in long timbers. about fifteen
inches long and one inch in thick
a half across The bolt was found
about six feet from the body and was
covered with the dried blood and hair
of the victim.
The body lay with the head to the
east and the feet to the west, within
fifty feet of he walk on Sixth street
It was partly hid from the sight of
anyone passing along the street by
the grass and a pile of boards
Neighbor Woman Found Body
Part of the clothing had been
noticed by several parties since Sun
day morning. but no attention was
paid to that as it would only be
natural for anyone residing at the
place to have dumped old clothing
behind the outbuilding.
The discovery of the body was
made by Mrs. c. NJ Vest who with
her husband resides in the house on
the lot where the body was found
Mrs Vest had gone to the rear of the
noticed a pile of clothing back of the
closet. Rising on her tip-toes she
saw the hand of woman
Not waiting to investigate further
Staley. and notified her husband and
Mr. StaIey Of her discovery. Both
rushed to the place
The chief of police was notified After
making a thorough examination Of the
body and surrounding ground, he Or
dered the body taken to the Pittsburg
undertaking parlors-
Several of the neighbor women view
ed the remains and were almost posi-
tive that it was Mrs. Luke Mr. Luke,
who has been shipping clerk at the
Hull & Dillon packing plant for the
past ten years, was notified of the sup
position that the dead woman was his
wife. He arrived at the undertaking
parlors in few minutes and the truth
was soon broken to him
Thought She Was in Joplin.
Il am almost sure that it is Nellie
were his words after the description Of
the woman was given him
You will find. the word Nellie
tatooed on the left arm just below the
wrist, and also two little initials If
they are there. 1t is my wife"
An examination Of the arm was made
and the word Nellie in blue letters,
was found, as well as the initials Mr.
Luke was almost Frustrated as he re-
lated the circumstances surrounding
the last time he saw his wife
1.-The last time I saw her was about
z o'clock Saturday night, when 1 left
home 20 come uptown We had eaten
supper AMI told my wife that 1 would
go uptown She said that she would
come uptown later and that she might
go to Joplin and on over to Monet to
visit with her father. I did not want
her to go. but I left for uptown with
out any further words
It returned home late Saturday night
and she was not there. Then I sup
posed she had gone on to Joplin, as she
said she would and thought no more
of it. She often went to Joplin and to
Monet, and would be away for over
night or several days"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
GREAT WESTERN MEETS.
New Organization Planning to Move
Quarters to Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The directors of
the new Chicago Great Western rail-
road held a meeting here and ap-
proved several financial transactions
necessary to get the new company
started. It is likely that some official
announcement will soon be made re-
garding the reorganization of the
Great Western and the removal of its
offices to Chicago The corporation is
now an Illinois corporation with
headquarters in Chicago. Temporary
offices will be secured by President
FELTON, until one of the new office
buildings now in process of erection
shall have been completed
1t is understood that there is to be a
large number of changes in the official
roster of the company, the changes
covering both the passenger and the
freight departments, and to extend to
the operation and maintenance of the
road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Edwin Green Is Fatally Injured by Re-
VoIver Shot.

CoffeyvflIe, Kan, Sept 1.-Elwin
Green, 19-year-old boy. lies at the
point of death at the Good Samaritan
hospital. the victim of an accidental
shooting, which occurred near the
Yoke Brick company's plant, north
west of the city.
Very little can be learned of the
shooting. other than the gun was in
Green's hands and the accident was
due to his own care1essness. He is ex-
pected to die at any time and has ex-
onerated all others from having any
thing to do with it.
There were four witnesses to the
accident They consisted of Lawrence
Giles and Bessie and Eva Harkins and
another boy whose name could not be
learned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

stone of compressed brick as an outer
dress. put this one building Will 60
back 80 years. The old-fashioned ADOBE
house structure, with its sod bricks and
muddy appearance. will be the plan FOL
lowed in the construction of this new
building
The work on the building. which will
Perpetuate the primitive life of the
southwestern pioneer TO future genera
tons has already started and is now
we'll under way. Charles A. Fellows,
former Topekan. and one of the best
mayors the city has ever had. holds
the contract for the work It Will cost
the Santa Fe 100000
The building is 116 feet square There
will be 16 sleeping rooms within, also
a dining room and lunch counter. Inc
front Of the building Will be plastered
with cement while the back will be the
typical adobe type with mud The in
terror will be painted, probably in the
{ Id mission style, aud the windows viii
be of the same stain as the old Jesuit
monasteries which the Spaniards in
stituted in this part of the world four
centuries ago
The construction of such a building
is unique in the extreme The adobe
house has been avoided rather than
featured. In the first place the adobe
was nothing more than a temporary
institution The Indians Of course lived
in adobes. but when the white man
came. the Indian dwelling house was
ADOPTED through EOrce OF ClrcuIuSIdI-
ces as a mere temporary makeshift
Now the white man in the settled parts
of the great southwest has his own
frame or stone dwelling. while the re-
mote sheep herders and Indians resi-
dences alone cling to the edObes- The
adobe is passing and in another gener-
alton it will live only in memory. In
two generations the adobe will have
PASSED into history But the newer
generations will have an idea of the Gus
toms of the western pioneers, through
this structure which will stand as a
permanent monument to the early his
tory of this great section.
Lamy is an ideal location for build
ing of this character 1t is the third
largest town in New Mexico and is the
coming metropolis of the western part
of the territory In the center OF large
sheep raising area, it Is an important
trade center, and is well supplied with
natural features On this account II is
an important stop for tourists. II is also
a railroad town and is filed from one
end of the year to the other with
travelling population and tourists in
large numbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
WICHITA PROPERTY IN TANGLE.
Valuable Corner in Business District
Suffered by Resurvey.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. In making
measurements for the eight story
Schweiter building to be located at
the corner of Douglas avenue and
Main street, the county surveyor dis
covered that the block on Douglas
between Market and Main streets
has a surplus frontage OF almost five
feet.
The Schweiter corner is said to be
one foot short while the surplus and
the shortage Of that corner IS said to
be taken up by buildings As this
land is valued at $4,000 a front foot
it is likely there will be some diff
f1culty in Strengthening the matter
out.
The case has been put in the
hands of attorneys.
The surplus comes from a resurvey
in 1880, which was authorized by an
act of the legislature, and the build
fngs in the block were located pre-
vious to that time.
All of the buildings have been ex-
actly as they are for more than fifteen
years, which ordinarily gives title to
Kansas real estate under the law of
adverse possession The Schweiter
corner is said to be the most val
liable piece Of land in the state.
Until the question Of title is set
tied the proposed eight-story building
will not be constructed.
Stop at the New National hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
TYPHOID LURKs IN THE MILK.
Epidemic in Kansas City, Kansas,
Charged to the Cows.

Kansas City. Kan, Sept, What
is the cause of SO many deaths in the
city from typhoid fever2 Is it the
milk? There are many who believe
it is and samples of milk delivered in
different parts of the city by various
milkmen have been sent to chemists
for analyzation. The board of health,
under the direction of Dr. J. A Full
ton, secretary, has had several sam
pies gathered. They will all be ana
lyzed and if it is found that they are
full of disease germs the milk men
responsible will be arrested.
During July there were four deaths
from typhoid fever, and as the warm
weather increased the deaths became
more numerous So far for August
there have been ten deaths. In many
localities in the city there are twelve
and fifteen cases of typhoid fever, all
within three or four blocks of each
other. In other words, all on the
same mflkman's route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF BY CARS.
Harry Klein of Chanute Seriously In
jured in Oklahoma.

Chanute, Kan, Sept. Harry
Klein, a brakeman for the Santa Fe
railroad, was badly hurt yesterday
while working on freight train.
Both legs were cut off. and the in
juries are of a very serious nature.
The injured man is "a years old He
had been working about two weeks,
being one of the twenty or more men
that the railroad company has put on
its extra board here this summer be-
cause of increased business
Up to the time that he began rail-
reading Klein was employed in the
Hoshaw pharmacy. He managed the
baseball team this season, and has a
host of friends who hope that his in
juries will not prove fatal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
CRACKED SAFE AND GOT $500.
Fire Followed Explosion Doing $500
Damage to Store.

Pittsburg, Kan, Sept burglars
gained an entrance to the store of
Clemens & Son at Mulberry, twelve
miles north of here, cracked the safe,
and carried away about $500 in
money.
The explosion incident to the blow
ing of the safe set the store on fire
and before the citizens could rally
and fight the fire, there being no fire
department, the building and stock
of goods had been damaged about
$500.
The Kanantz hardware store at
Arcadia. eighteen miles north was
also burglarfzed and $25 worth of
cutlery taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
NEW HELLO PLANT FOR LUCAS.
Company Capitalized at $12,OOO As
sumed Charge Today.

Lucas, Kan, Sept IA number of
Lucas merchants and farmers held a
meeting at the Farmers State bank
and organized a telephone company to
be called the Lucas Telephone COM
pany, with a capital of $4,000, for
the purpose of buying and improving
the present telephone system
The officers elected were: F. A
Vopat, president; c. NJ. Launsbury,
treasurer; J. H. Moore, secretary, and
A. G. T. Cooper, B. G. Scriven, George
Toliver, c. NJ. Launsbury and F. W.
Barr as directors.
The new company has made appli-
cation for charter and expect to take
charge of the business September L.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
GIRL IDENTIFIES AssAuANTs.
Foreigners Now Under Arrest ImpIi-
cate a Third Man.

Pittsburg. Kan, Sept. lit appears
that the three masked men who drag
ged 1S-year-old Lena Barney of Chi
copee from the arms of her sweet
heart. and brutality assaulted her, then
shot her, breaking her back and Ieav-
ing her a helpless paraIytic for life.
are: Joe Chirapisi, now in Girard
and Antoine Manthi, a fugitive.
Lena Barney. the young victim of
the brutal attack, was confronted with
two men who were arrested. at the
Samaritan sanitarium-
Although lying helpless with
broken back, and in great misery. she
is conscious and was able to recognize
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
MOVE TO CHICAGO.
President FELTON, Makes Announcement
for Great Western.

Chicago, Sept. 1--OffciaI notice was
given today by President s. NJ. FELTON,
that the headquarters of the Great
Western would be removed from st.
Paul to Chicago. Notice was also given
of the appointment of Jos ". Blahon,
formerly vice president of the Alton, 10
the position Of vice president of the
Great Western in charge of traffic.
Other appointments announced W re:
General counsel John Barton Payne:
auditor, J. W. Newleau; tflrea surer, R
Q. Barnard; secretary. G. F. Phileo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
HAVE BEEN MARRIED so YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mickey Claim
Western Kansas Record

Cawker City, Kan, Sept. 1-Mr.
and Mrs Martin Mickey of this county
were married so years on August 25,
and on that occasion their children
and pastor gave them a surprise party.
This couple has been married longer
than any other couple in this part of
the state.
They were married in 1919, and i'm
mediateIy came west, locating in Ohio.
Afterwards they lived in Iowa for a
while and then came to Mitchell coun-
ty, and have lived here for the past
thirty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

proximateIy 100000. The orders
consist of all kinds of freight cars, To-
comotives and passenger equipment,
and are among the largest given by
any western railroad system in several
years. A large portion of the equip
ment and power will be in the nature
of additional facilities and will not be
to replace old and wornout equipment
In addition to the freight equipment,
which will cost approximately $780,
600, the Rock Island lines have order
ed 135 locomotives, which will cost
about $1.6s0.O0O, and 10 passenger
cLrs, which will cost about $4,000, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
PICKPoCKETs AT WICHITA.
Worked on Crowded Depot Platform
While Rain Fell.

Wichita, Kan. Sept Just before
train No. 116 left Wichita many peo-
pie who were waiting at the depot
were robbed of money by two pick
the crowd at the depot was thick,
making it easy for the robbers to do
their work
Amounts of $50, s14 and $ss are
known to have been taken from differ
ent people. The thieves made their
escape through the crowd and their
capture as far as is known has not
been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
FIRST ACCIDENT AT LAWRENCE.
Rail Spread and Street Car Sought
the Street CURLING.

Lawrence. Kan, Sept. THE first
accident since the installation of the
street car system occurred when the
rails spread on South Massachusetts
street, causing one of the big green
university extension line cars to leave
the tracks and shoot across the street
to the curbing.
The paving was torn up and the
front end of the car damned badly
The motorman was badly injured and
two women passengers on the car
tainted.
Bert Ober's big red auto was being
driven down the street at a lively rate
and could not avoid a collision The
auto crashed into the big car and is
wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
CONDUCTOR GUY MCCOY KILLED
Was Injured While in Charge of
Southern Pacific Train.

Abilene, Kan, Sept Guy Mccoy,
formerly of this city. but who has
been in California for several months.
died in a hospital in Sacramento, Cal
Death was due to an accident while
working in the train service of the
Southern Pacific railway. Details OF
the accident have not been fully given
in the dispatches received by relatives
here. The first dispatch stated that
he had been injured by train, that
one leg had been an1putated and that
he was resting easily A later dispatch
announced his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
MRS. HATHAWAY IS RELEASED.
Arrest Followed Mysterious Death of
Her Husband.

Wellington, Kan, Sept Mrs.
Susan Hathaway, charged in a
coroner's warrant with poisoning her
husband, was released from the jail
here by an order of County Attorney
Herrick The attorney holds that,
as Mrs Hathaway admitted giving
her husband strychnine under orders
of a physician there is no case against
her, as her intent was not criminal
Hathaway died last Thursday after
being treated for typhoid fever. An
order for a disfnterment of his body
has been cancelled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

This statement was made today by
James ]. Hill, chairman of the board
of directors of the Great Northern.
I'VE have all the connections in the
Mississippi valley we need. The Bur
Hngton takes care of all the traffic that
is not routed via other lines he
added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
LEE TO TOUR NEW ENGLAND.
Expects to Make the trip in His New
Automobile

Salina. Kan. Sept. HI D. Lee
expects to leave Salina some time this
week for a tour of the eastern states
in his new automobile which is now
completed and awaiting him at the
factory in New York. He will be away
from Salina indefinitely
Mr. Lee has chosen this trip instead
of a trip to Europe which he had in
tended to take but can not on account
of his health He has given Up visit
ing Europe this year and will tour the
eastern states, principally the New
England states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
Santa Re Is Erecting Primitive
American Adobe Building.
New Harvey Eating House LIS
Located at Lamy, n. N.
1T WILL COST $4,000.
Charles A. Fellows, Former Te-
pekan, Doing the Work.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

The wheels Of progress will be turned
back ore generation by the Santa Fe
railway when on January l. 1910, new
Harvey House will be opened for the
patrons of tie Santa Fe at Lamy, N NJ
Modern architecture and building as
pires to large edifces Of steel, and iron
framework with massive cement blocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
HARTMAN IN ARIZONA.
Many Feeders for Southern Pacific
Line Being Built.

Douglas. Ariz-, Sept. IA party Of
engineers are in the field making a
survey for a line of the Southern Pa
cific, which is to run between Douglas
and NacO. This line will parallel the
Ell Paso & Southwestern It is also
reported that the Southern Pacific will
parallel the Ell Paso & Southwestern
into Bisoee- The two roads are max
ing a hard fight for territory in
Arizona
the proposition of the Cananea Con-
solidation Copper company to build
from Cananea, Mexico, to Douglas.
The former company claims an exclu-
sive concession to build the line be-
tween the two towns, and it has filed
a formal protest with the Mexican
government against the prospective
invasion of its territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
Mystery Surrounds the Murder
of a Coffeyvills Woman.
Body Of Mrs. Nellie Luke Found
With Head Beaten to Pulp.
BOLT USED AS WEAPON
Body Lies in Alley for Days Be-
fore 1t Is Found.
Husband Supposed That She
Was Visiting i'm Missouri.

Pittsburg. Kan. Sept $50 far
the police have been unable to find
clue which will lead to the ar
rest Of the murderer of Mrs. Nellie
May Luke of this city. With her
head crushed in five different places
and her face disfigured by repeated
blows, her body was found in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
Hiawatha Hotel Changes Hands.

Hiawatha, Kan, Sept. Fritz
SchilIing has purchased the CONNER
cial hotel and all furniture and fix
lures at the price of $500 and leased
the same to George e Carey for
year. The change will date from
September 1. Mr.. Carey will con-
tinue the restaurant at least for the
present, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hu1en will
go east, probably to Chicago
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time as a servant in the Canaga home
and left but a few days ago. The de-
fendant was placed under $1,000 bond
for the hearing which will be held
september IA at 1 o'clock The bond
was given and the defendant dis
charged until the time for his hearing.
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ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
With Criminal Operation.

GoodIand, kan, Sept. Sheriff
Reed has arrested 7. B. Canaga of
Kanorado, in this county, on a war
rant issued from the justice court of
operation. It is charged in the COM
plant that the crime was committed
in the month of August, 1909, upon
Bertha Stacy.
Miss stacy was employed for some
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the two men,. whom she identified as
two of her assailants-
The two prisoners stated later that
the third man who was with them
when they were arrested, and who is
believed to be the third of the guilty
trio, wa. Antoine Manthi. He escaped.