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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

Wilson and Neiswanger have pur-
chased block of five lots on College
avenue from a. c. Axtell, a Texan,
and also three lots on Boswell avenue
from r. Swartz of Arizona. Thes
gentlemen purchased their properties
several years ago as a matter of in
Vestment and have realized a hand
some profit on them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

An important purchase of the past
week was the one made by Senator
Arson Cook of Beloit. Not so much
because of the amount involved, but
because Senator Cook will move his
family to Topeka He paid $500 for
the new modern residence at 511 Lin
.oln street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20
Painted His House with Opium.

Silas Morgan, living on Whidbee Is
land, Washington, found several dozen
cans containing a substance resem-
bling paint, and believing a case of
red paint had washed ashore. painted
his house with the material. On taking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

a sample to town he was told that
the sticky fluid was pure opium, and
each can was worth about $500. As
he had used or spilled nearly 80 cans
of the opium, he had wasted more
than S9,OO0.-Greenville News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

Real estate and building news will
be received for publication in this
column not later than 6 O'Clock
Thursday evening of each week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

E. Reid has practically completed
the foundations for an eight-room
modern residence which will be better
than the average Topeka house in
style and finish. The lower floor will
be finished in oak. This dwelling is
going up between Huntoon and Thir-
teenth on College avenue. The house
being built by J. w. Crane on Null
vane street near Huntoon is an eight
loom dwelling. 1t is now ready for
the finishing of the interior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

Mrs. Annie NJ. Green has purchased
rine lots on Garfield avenue in the
Flmhurst addition. During the past
FIVE years Mrs. Green has built TWEEN
ty dwellings in the shops district, but
her building operations will now be
confined to Elmhurst and the south
western portion of the city. She will
put up modern houses which will sell
TOR about $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
tFRoM NEW YORK WORLD. JUNE IT, CO
WAS DOWN AND OUT after
FOUR YEARS. STRUGGLE
E. A. Castle Gave Up Business Because Dys-
pepsia Was Too Much Fer Him.

l., T, Cooper's preparation, which is at
present enjoying a tremendous sale in
New York, was strongly endorsed by f.
A. Castle, of 500 West seventeenth street,
Tuesday.
Cooper, who claims that most ill-health
is caused by stomac trouble, is meeting
the public and explaining his medicine
at present in New York. Mr.. Castle
called at the Cooper headquarters about
3 o'clock and said:
This New Discovery is all and more
than Cooper claims. I say this after a
remarkable experience with this prepare
ton. 1 had heard Of Cooper's success in
Boston, and therefore when I began to
hear OF hfm in New York I came to see
him some time ago. I had little faith I'm
any medicine. but after four years of
constant suffering, during which time 1
consulted the very best specialists, WAS
operated upon twice and received no ben
eft whatever. I made up my mind to try
this treatment.
81 started taking Cooper's New Dis
covery seven weeks ago. At that time 1
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
MOVE FOR OMAHA UNIVERSITY
Pastors Of kOuntEe Place Churches
VIII discuss Methods of
Promoting 1t.

The pastors of all Protestant churches
in and near Kountze place and others
interested in the project will meet this
evening in the lecture room of the Ply
mouth Congregational church, twentieth
and Spencer streets. for the purpose of
discussing the proposed University OF
Omaha. Reports will be received at this
meeting and the best method of inter-
esting eastern capital will be discussed,
DR.. II. H. Maynard, financial secre-
tary, spoke at Lowe Avenue Presbyterian
church yesterday, prefacing his sermon
with some remarks about the plans for
the University of Omaha He said the
general plan for the present was to raise
$500, 600 as a starter, 5000, 900 in Omaha
and vicinity and $500, 900 abroad.
"You give us the 5000, 900 and We guar
antee you we will get the $500, o00," he
said. I'm twenty-five years of this ex-
p~ericnce / have never found in all this
land a place offering such advantages for
a school of this sort as Omaha offers,
and II the people do not embrace this
opportunity and make the most OF the
advantages they will be losing the
chance of a lifetime"
DIR. Maynard said this university idea
was not a new one. 1t had its incipiency
in the mind of DIR. Kerr, formerly presi-
dent of Bellevue college, years ago and
is only now being worked out. He spoke
with great hope in the plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

James W. Orr. general attorney for the
Missouri Pacific OF Atchison, is a guest at
the Paxton.
C. A. Cairns, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Northwestern, was in Omaha
a short dime Sunday. .
d. r. FELTON, N l-dppy, Tex; +. Nelson
of Harrington and J. W. Butt of Nebraska
City are at the Merchants.
Il. II. Namus, C. L. Horton OF Stanton,
II. s. Virgins and, w. A. Wagner Of Lin
coin are at the Her Grand.
Roy r. Allen OF Fremont, p. johnson
OF Arlington and A. r. McCrimmins OF
Montrose, Colo, are at the schlitz.
r. Pearson of Alliance, ]. p. Merritt of
Tekamah. j.. j. Eimers of South Sioux City
and w, McEVer Of Columbus are at the
Hotel Loyal.
w. s. Justice and son of Meadow Grove,
o. H.. Conrad and daughters of Broken
Bow, w. J. Moss OF Fairbury and w. @.
Hughes OF Auburn are at the Murray.
F.. NJ. Sullivan of Butte. Mont. Field
Sherman of San Francisco, Mrs. H. J.
Scully OF Denver, Mr.. and Mrs. p. d. Mil
Ter OF O'Neill and r. p. Reed OF Weeping
Water are at the Henshaw.
j. w.. Hardy, J. r. Ensign of Denver. ].
". Pearson of Ponca. r.. VI. Young of Cal
laway. Nelson j. Bell OF Waterloo. r. L,
Cummins of Plattsmouth and w. NJ De
Hart of Norfolk are at the Willard.
Kenneth O. Loane OF Seattle. Mrs. Alex
ander Cunningham of Casper, Mr.. and Mrs.
George z. Evans, Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald.
Miss Fitzgerald OF Lincoln. Clay Clement
OF Paris, Tex, and Gladys Wynne of Lon
don, England. are az the Rome.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
TAFT ON TARIFF COMMISSION
simply Body 20 Collect Information
ON Cost of Production at Home
and Abroad.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. B.-President-
elect Taft has written a second letter in
reference to the creation Of a permanent
tariff commission to the committee on ar
rangements of the National Tariff COM
mission convention, which meets here Feb
ruary 16 to IS. His first letter endorsed
the proposed convention and its object. The
second letter follows:
You have asked me to come to your meet
ing, but 1t will be impossible for me to
come. My last letter to you, which has
been published, has evidently given rise to
some misconstruction, and l. have written
the following TO Mr.. Payne, chairman OF the
ways and means committee of the house,
which 1 hope makes a little clearer what l
meant in my letter to you:
My Dear Mr.. Payne: l have your letter.
A tariff commission would be harmful or
useful as its functions were prescribed in
the bill. My own ideas have been that
there ought to be a permanent commission
of tariff experts to keep themselves advised
by all means possible of the cost of pro-
ducing the articles named in the schedules,
in foreign countries and in this country. /
think what we lack Is evidence and some
such means might well be used for the pur-
pose OF securing It. j should be the last
10 advocate a commission with any power
to fix rates-if that were constitutional, as
IL would not be-or with any function other
than that of furnishing the evidence to con-
gress upon which from time TO time 1t
might act"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

was in such poor health that I had given
up business. began to improve after the
first week. slowly at first. and later very
rapidly. For the past three weeks l have
had no sign Of stomach trouble. | can
eat anything with nc bad effects whatso-
ever. have a fine appetite and nm
gaining flesh. l am cheerful. fun of
energy and am no longer nervous. My
bowels are in perfect condition for the
first time in years. I am now back at
my business again and feel as though |
had been made over.
when l realize that a few weeke ago
I was a miserable, nervous d%yspeptic,
barely subsisting on liquid food and feel
ing tired, gloomy and depressed at all
times, my relief and thankfulness is be-
yond expression, and I consider myself in
duty bound to make this statement.
Cocper's New Discovery has made a
wonderful record in New York and other
cities. 1t is now on sale at leading drug
gists everywhere. We will furnish full
information about this remarkable prep
aration upon request. The Cooper Medi-
cine Co, Dayton, Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
READY TO RESUME BUSINESS
Paris and New York Houses ON
to Help Firms at
ReRNiO.

REGGIE, Jan. "a number OF firms en-
gagged in the manufacture of the essence of
oranges, lemons and other fruits have re-
opened their concerns, and efforts are be-
ing made to put business in general on a
footing again. The extraction OF essences
is one Of the chief industries of Reggio, and
a, number OF perfume houses in Paris and
New York rave cabled here promising their
support.
Earthquake shocks continue at regular
intervals, but in most cases are not severe.
Lumber is being transported to the various
Calabrian villages as quickly as possible
for the construction of temporary houses.
The steamer Volta landed a large quantity
at Bagnara today. A number Of the viii
lagos have been completely wiped out,
however, and in many of these cases the
survivors were few. There were 1000 per-
sons killed at sibari out of a population OF
5000.
MEssINA. Jan. 24.-General Mazzs. com
man~der-in-chief OF the earthquake zone,
t~elegraphed to the premier today saying
1900 bodies have been taken from the ruins
OF Messina and that the estimated number
OF those still under the wreckage is 5000,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
mo, INDEED, NOT DR.. M'BRIDE"
Another Than He Charged with
PrOselyting-Maybe FellmRn
Does Not Know.

Brother Fellman says it is not likely
the Ministerial union will take action
on the charges of PROSECUTING 1 propose
to bring against one Of the fellow
preachers" observed the minister, who
says he is going TO submit such charges
against a certain brother at the next
meeting of the union. well, I don't
know what the union will do, but l do
know tina several members of that
union are just as anxious as I am for
some action that will effectually stop
the practice of one pastor coaxing mem
bers of other churches into his own
and 1 am more than half inclined to
believe that the union will take action.
notu outstanding what the president OF
the union is quoted as saying,
II See that the paper which quotes
Brother Fellman also asks the ques-
ton, entirely on his own responsibility,
IL the pastor under criticism is DR..
Mcbride. No. indeed, it is not DR.. Nc
Bride I have never i.eard or known
that DR.. Mcbride ever r~esorted to such
methods. l am certain he never did
An Active salesmanAA Bee Want Ad.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
BRYAN ISSUES A STATEMENT
Admits InspIri1E Resolution Con
cerninR U~niversity.

Admits Inspiring RESOLUTION Con-
corning University.
LINCOLN, Jan. 25.-W. J. Bryan in a
statement tonight, explained his attitude
toward and connection with a Joint reso-
luton introduced last week in the Ne
braska legislature providing for a school OF
citizenship in the University of Nebraska.
The resolution was introduced by Senator
Miller OF Lancaster county, and Mr.. Bryan
says he inspired lie introduction, but adds
that he has no pecuniary interest in the
matter, and that whatever lectures he may
deliver will be without compensation. Mr..
Bryan said, in part:
During the last few years increasing at
tention has been given all over the coun-
try to the study OF government, sociology
and citizenship. Nebraska has kept abreast
of the times, but our state should take the
lead and focus attention upon the studies
that especially prepare the students for the
proper discharge of the duties OF citizen
ship. We ought to be able TO attract stu
dents from other countries. and how can
we better help the orient and the repub-
lies to the south OF us than by educating
the more ambitious of their young men,
and sending them back to apply American
ideas and ideals in the working out of the
problems that confront their people?'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
An Active salesmanAA Bee Want A
Corn show at Bcresford.

SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Jan 5.-(Special.)
The interest of the farmers of the ex-
treme southeastern portion OF the state is
conferred at present in the annual corn
show and farmers institute, which will
be held at Beresford on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday OF this week. The affair
Will be the big event of the year in this
part of the state and it is expected the
attendance will be greater than at any
former corn contest and farmers institute
ever held in that region. John Sundberg
OF Whiting, president of the Iowa Corr
Growers association, who scored the corr
at the National Corn show in Omaha and
the state corn show at Sioux Falls, will
be present and score the exhibits of corn
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

NenrnakA news NOtens
TECUMSEH-willism Carr & Sons Of
recumse have been awarded the contract
for about $500 worth of grading on the
tracks of the Otoe County Speed associa-
ton at Nebraska City.
COLUMBUS-DurinE the last week there
has been Just an even dozen transfers OF
real estat filed in the county clerks office.
The largest amount OF money; or its equiv;
the total was t27,6S2.
COLUMBUS-The Columbus Commercial
National bank has just held its annual
T. II. Oehlrich as president, Jonss WEIGH,
vice president; Daniel Schram. cashier; AL
bert Becker and Frank Rorer.
TECUMSEH-A meeting OF the creditors
OF David F. Grim, recently, In the grocery
business in Tecumseh, will be held with
the county Judge SATURDAY; It Is thought
store rsopened and the stock sold.
TECUMsEH-Prof. c.. c. Danforth Of Te-
cumseh, who for several months has been
doing special work in Chicago university,
has accepted the position as teacher In
mathematics and physics in the Illinois
Normal college, and will begin his new
work on June l.
had installation of newly elected officers
at its hall, conducted by Mrs. Mrs. Melita
the order. Nfter the work was oven re.
freshments were served by the members
of the local lodge.
TABLE ROOKIE. 8. Wood received last
IWNNhA I " aAN OA9 AOAdEI RAAGd6
ant hen from Chicago. He already has
three roosters, and expects TO raise quite a
number OF these game birds the coming
season. Yards are being fitted up at the
residence OF DIR. G. c. Covert.
TABLE ~ROCK-Chris Shawhan killed a
wolf Thursday night which had evidently
been chased some distance by dogs, and
when IT ran into his yard IL was so weary
that he was able TO run up to Il and strike
II on the head with a club. 1t was a large
gray wolf of a kind not often seen in this
vicinity.
! CRETE-The members Of the Sacred
Heart church at Crete had their annual
parish meeting last Sunday and reelected
the trustees of last year by reclamation.
They also decided TO install a heating plant
of steam or hot water in their parochial
school. a fine brick building of three
stories and basement.
TECUMSEH-The people OF Cook, this
county. and the other towns along the
| Crete-Auburn branch OF the Missouri Pa
with the train service they are receiving
A mixed train each way each day is said
TO constitute the service, and this train is
frequently very late or in an accident of
some kind, II Is said.
TECUMSEH-A new Catholic church will
be erected at Crab Orchard, this county.
IT 10 said the board will let the contract
some time in February. The building will
be OF good size and of brick. Rev. Thomas
Barden, rector OF st. Andrews Catholic
church OF Tecumseh. may be credited with
the movement that Is going to make the
new church possible. The gentleman will
lend assistance as a member OF the building
committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

He deposed that the testator was OF sound
mind and that he clearly knew he was
making his will.
Mrs. Carrie A. Dennis, the s~tenographer
who made the will and the copy, testified
to the identity OF the copy. Mrs. Dennis,
who was a willing witness for the propo-
nents, is a comely young woman, whose
presence illuminated the somber court
room, while she was on the stand. She
wore a picture hat of red, trimmed with
a red bird of brilliant plumsge. a gray
tailor-made gown and a blue four-in-hsnd
scarf, completing her costume. The vivid
color Of the hat was In contrast with the
black gowns Of the other women in the
court room, who are In mourning.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
GENEWEVE STARTS ROMANCE
New "Lady" Boarder Introduces A. 4.
II. hoy to the sheet Music
Girl.

81 was wandering around in a big dry
goods store early Monday morning when I
was attracted by a young woman in the
music department who was hammering out
rag time by the yard to a crowd OF SPELL
bound spectators" said Miss Genevieve,
the new boarder. She was at the same
time working wonders with a mouth full
of gum, automatically keeping time to her
playing.
Gee. amt she just great?" vouchsafed
small youth at my elbow. He was really
not addressing me, but I was killing time
and here was a bright A. D.. I. boy who
looked talkative.
"A friend OF yours?' 1 inquired.
"A broad grin overspread his counten-
ence.
mop, but gee, 1 wish I knowed her.
Say, maybe she's on your calling list,
and you'll tip me off to an introduce. or
whatch you call It,
"'Well, no. 1 replied, 4 am not ac-
duainted with the lady, but maybe I can
help you out
80 when our pianist ran down. l asked
her il it wasn't a Bit ratiguing, playing
as much as she did.
mo she answered, goodnaturedly, It
gets sort of mechanical-like after a while
L mentally dlIlIuleu lulS Is In6 truth,
"'You do not know me- i went on. but
/ have bought music Of you now and then
and rave often listened to your concerts.
There Is another ardent admirer OF yours
who is not as bold as l am. May I in
troduce him?'
Sure she answered. Oh, you mean
that kid as my eyes glanced towards the
blushing A. D. 4. Say, he's hanging
around here all the time, so / suppose ]
might as well say he's not a friend OF
mine. anyway
That was all the introduction there
was, the youth needing no further ad-
vances on her part. In a moment they
were chatting like old college chums, and
/ was left out In the cold.
Having done my duty, and not beins
needed any longer, I moved on to the book
department, wandering what sort Of a
romance / had started"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

ATKINSON, Neb., Jan. S.-(special.)-
Last Friday evening the boys of the At
kinson High school defeated representatives
Of the O'Neill High school in a debate upon
the compulsory arbitration question as ap-
piled to railroads. This was one OF the de-
bates of the High school Debating league
OF the state. Atkinson upheld the affirma-
tive side of the question. The debate was
one Of the most holly contested ever held
in Atkinson and the decision was in doubt
until the very last. Atkinson won out on
the quality of it's rebuttal, which was far
superior 10 that OF o'Neill. The champion
ship of the northern district will be settled
In the near future betwee Atkinson and
Valentine. Prof, NJ. NJ. Fogg Of the state
university acted as one OF the judges and
spoke highly of the work of both teams.
The other judges were e. H. Whelsn Of
o'Neil and Ellsworth Mack OF Atkinson.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
COLUMBUS HOTEL WRECKED
Gas ExplodeS in the Basement Of the
Thurston.
MAN AND WIFE SERIOUSLY HURT
Party Of TRAVELLING Men in Dining
Room Escape with Minor In
Juries--Fire Breaks out In
WreckREe.
MAN AND WIFE SERIOUSLY HURT

COLUMBUS. Neb.. Jan. 25.-An explo-
sion OF gas in the basement of the Thurs
ton hotel this evening badly wrecked the
building and seriously injured ]. i.
Hunter. the cook. and Mrs. Hunter, his
assistant. the woman so badly she may
not recover. James O'Brien, a workman,
who was in the basement, was blown out
Of the room. but not seriously hurt. Fiji
teen travelling men in the dining room
escaped with minor injuries. Windows of
a store building across the street we're
shattered. The rear part Of the hotel is
torn to pieces. Fire which broke out In
the wreckage was extinguished after a
hard f1sht.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
chanRInE the EIkhorn Rirer.

ARLINGTON, Neb., Jan 3.-(special.)-
The plan to change the Elkhorn river by
Strengthening it has caused much interest
here. A number OF those living along this
river announce that they will try to have
the river turned into Rawhide creek at a
point near the Maynan bridge. four miles
northwest OF this place. This would let the
water flow through the lowest part OF the
valley and IL would be a short cut to the
Platte. The ground is higher along the
Elkhorn than 1t is back from the river. II
is thought that this plan will be recon-
mended by the government surveyors,
should the government undertake the work.
II is claimed by those familiar with ditch
ing that IL would cost less to follow the
Rawhide. and would be better, as this
creek flows through low land and the banks
would not wash as the soil is mostly
gumbo.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
NOTHING DONE ON TRAINING
Summer Base HALL Also Passed over
by Conference

DIES MONIES. Jan. 25-(Special Tele-
~grsm)-The meeting of the Missouri Val
ley conference here today decided to hold
stadium. II discussed summer base ball
for five hours. and then left the settlement
OF the question TO a committee composed OF
Waldo of Washington university. former
arbitor of the Chicago conference; Lans-
don of Kansas and Boyer OF Ames. The
training table proposition was not reached
during the day. but the meeting adjourned
Ames and Iowa have patched up their
differences. and will meet in base ball i'm
the spring and foot ball next fall. They
meet In basket bali this winter. IL Is not
known when Boyer OF Ames and Smith OF
Iowa met, but the decision was reached be-
fore representatives of the schools came to
Des Moines. Neither team admits wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

Employees Take NO Chances with
Democratic Ak.

NORFOLK, Neb,, Jan. ~5.-(special Tele.
gram. )-Resignations at the Norfolk insane
asylum hospital are coming thick and fast.
Following DIR. Dishong's resignation, Miss
Sinclair, superintendent of nurses. today
forwarded her resignation to Governor
Shallenberger. Through her resignation the
training school for nurses here loses its
affiliation with Clarkson, Methodist and
Mercy hospitals, Omaha. Mrs. w. G. Baker,
matron, announced her intention to resign.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
Hunt.r Acciaent.llr shet.

BEATRICE, Neb.. Jan. &.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram.)-Harry Lehigh of this city was
wounded in the breast today while out hunt
ing. The gun was accidentally discharged
as he was in the act Of picking up a rAb-
bit. Bad luck seems to b following young
Lehigh, as he has broken both his legs dur
ing the last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

ARLINGTON, Nsb, Jan B~.-(SpecialC
The Northwestern depot here was broken
into some time Saturday night, but moth
ing IL missing except some bottled beer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
LincoIA Office Omaha Bee
SIS Little Building
Auto Phsns 74l7, Bell A.2598
G. N. Porter, Manager.
Nebraska News Notes.

n took six bottles from one and four
from the other.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26
singer

IN the abdominal region is prevented by
the use of ID. Kings New Life Pills, the
painless purifiers. 95c. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.