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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22
First published in The Topeka State
Journal Saturday, June si9, 1909.
State of Kansas,
Fecr1ffye Dams emf

Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION OF REWARD.
l. w. r. Stubs. Governor of the State
OF Kansas, do hereby offer reward of
Three Hundred Dollars for the capture of
samuel I. Bitter, a convicted murderer.
who broke jail in Hutchinson. Kansas, on
or about the sixteenth day Of June, 1899.
Said reward will be paid upon his delivery
10 the sheriff of Kiowa county, Kansas.
within ninety days.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereto subscribed my name
and caused ct be AFFIXED the
lSealJ Great Seal of the State Of
Kansas. Done at Topeka,
June. 1909.
w. r. sTUBBs. Governor.
BY the Governor.
c. e. DENTON,
J. T. BoTKIN,
Assistant Secretary of state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22
LEGAL.



|
THIRTY DAY NOTICE OF APPLICA-
TON OF BUSINESS COLLEGES FOR
a PERMIT TO CANVASS IN THE
STATE OF KANSAS,
Topeka, Kan. May s, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing business colleges Cor commercial de-
partments of other schools) have MAIDS
appllcatlon to me for permit to canvass
IN the State of Kansas for the purpose
OF selling tuition in advance and contract
ing or securing notes for tuition from stu
dents before their registration at the bus
mess colleges (for commercial depart
ments) herein named:
Kansas Commercial Business College
Kansas City, Kansas.
Nebra ska.
Garden City Business College and Garden
City School of Telegraphy. Garden City.
Topeka Business College. Topeka, KAN
sas.
If satisfactory proof is furnished that
any OF the above named colleges or COM
lnercialt departments are incompetent to
FURNISH such a course of instruction as
they advertise or that the moral surround
lngs of the institution are not good, or
mat the premises are kept in an un-
neaithy condition, or that the agents OF
SAID institutions use Misrepresentation or
fraudulent methods in securing contracts.
notes, or cash from prospective students,
IN such case a permit will not be granted
to such business colleges Cor commercial
Departmental
E. T. FAIRCHILD.
state Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22
First published in The Topeka State
journal June %, 1901
PROPOSALS.
Office of the City

PROPOSALS.
Office of the City Clerk,
Topeka, Kansas, June 10, 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received al the
office of the City Clerk, Topeka, Kansas,
until o'clock p. M, Friday, June g.. 1869.
for the construction of a sewer in District
No. 80, Topeka, Kansas.
The following are the approximate guam
titles: 2,1S0 feet of 10 inch pipe, 3,65S feet
of Il inch pipe, 1.4s3 feet of Is inch pipe
and twenty-sfx manhoies.
A copy of specifications can be had on
application to the City Engineer, and plans
and profiles are on file IN the office OF
the City Engineer, Topeka. Kansas. A
certified check for $4,000 must accompany
each bid. The Mayor and Council reserve
the right to reject any and an BIDS
ISeall - C.B B. BpRGE,
City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

There was an Owl grub at the
home of Miss Leona Curtis Monday
evening.
Mrs. F. A. Robinson of New York
city and Mrs. F. c. Lewis of Sioux
Falls, S. D., will be the guests OF nom
or at a picnic supper tonight at Vine
wood. The guests will include Mrs.
Lewis. Mrs. Robinson. Mrs Bert
WheIan. Mrs. n. G. Edlebute, Miss
Venice Whitney, Miss Margaret Gill
filIan, Miss Carolyn Roser, MISS
<athrvn Cuthbert and Miss Lola Nc
Afee. Mrs. G. E. Woolverton enter
tanned at dinner last night for Mrs.
1 a11-is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

When a popular young matren
leaves town and business. grows slack
for her girl -chums, doesn't it occur to
the latter that they have been goats?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

IT want to announce" said an East
side girl who went to the coast for the
summer, that people who couldn't
cross the avenue to visit me when /
was at home, need not cross the bay
to visit me when L am at the sea-
shore"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

Mrs. Laura Lux will give Dime
at the Country club Saturday for he
sister. Miss Bertha Lux and Mr.. Eos
ter Rickenbacher, who will be mar
ried, July 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

The neighbors who are keeping tab
on the case say that certain Topeka
man has called on a certain Topeka
girl every night for two weeks. What
would life be without the nefghbors?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

FOR SALE-One-half section miles from
the Union Pacific road; also, $50 acres.
miles from the county seat. Good alfalfa
lands on both farms, and good water as
can be found. For prices and full
City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22

Some of the men have organized
Not In Our Set club for the purposes
of protection against the Pink Tea
trust. The members will ask what
girls they please to the dances and If
Our Set frosts them Our Set will be
blacklisted by the Not In Our Set
clI1b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03

flat country plain with no shrubbery or
other landmarks, and a stranger might
search for weeks without finding them.
In early days they were OF great inn
portance to the cowmen because there =
no other water for thirty miles or more
but they had great difficulty i'm finding
them: hence they We're called Lost
Springs.
There i plenty of water under the sur
face, however, and any farmer can get
an abundant supply both for his house
hold, his stock and for garden irrigation
by boring from 60 to 80 feet MANY pra-
dent farmers insure their prosperity hv
combining irrigation and dry farming IL
does not cost murh TO bore a well Dilt uu
a windmill and build a reservoir sufficient
IT. irrigate five or six acres, and they are
thus absolutely sure of crop. This com
binatiOn is recommended 10 all farmers
IN this part of the country by the highest
agricultural authorities. and Secretary
Wilson at Washington has not only aa-
vocated il. but has established an ey-
perimenfai farm near Cheyenne i'm which
a practical demonStra lion Of the useful
ness and security of the system is con
stantly before the eyes OF all whom IL
may concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03

by former Secretary Garfield to lease
mining privileges on royalty basis of
from ) to 10 cents ton instead
of permitting miners to buy outright. as
they have been allowed to do in the
past.
TIE leasing plan has been adopted by
the state of Wyoming in dsposins of
coal lands belonging to the school fund,
and has worked in a satisfactory man
her. The operators are willing 10 give
the government royalty of . cents
a ton on the output If they arc allowed
to have sufficient area to produce a
volume of coal that will justify such
a payment. The difficulty heretofore has
been that the government would not sci.
an operator or company sufficient
area of coal lands to justify investment
in a plant large enough to work it.
Hence the coal people were compelled TO
acquire additional lands by the best
means available. and those means were
not always honest. Within the last few
weeks one of the coal companies has re-
stored to the public domain several
thousand acres frauduiently obtained by
employing dummies" to locate upon it
and then buying them out at a nominal
price.
a few miles north of Lost Spring station,
on the Northwestern railroad. which prom
ises to be important addition TO the
wealth Of the state. and a branch line Is
now being built to bring down the coal.
There are several burning mines in this
section. outcrOps of coal which were set
on fire generations ago. nobody knows
when or how. and have been slowly burn
ing ever since. There is very little flame.
but column of smoke is always rising
from them like the plume of volcano,
and the fire is gradually eating its way
along the vein. These fires were burning
when white people first appeared in this
country. Some of them were known as
far back as 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03

of supplies for the War Department and
the roads from that place TO the Missouri
river became great thorough1ares. Inc
ouartermasters department in 1888 MAD
800 wagons. 10000 oxen ana 4,MH' EN-
ployes engaged in hauling supplies. 1t
was the central station for the overland
stages which left Atchison and Sacra-
mento every day. They were Concord
coaches drawn by Kentucky mules and
made the tourney from the Missouri river
to Salt Lake i'm ten days. From Salt Lake
the famous Ben Holiday ran line to
Sacramento, the government paying each
of the lines 100000 a year for carrying
the mail.
Famous Pony Express.
Holiday afterward bought out both lines
and conducted the longest and the best
stage transportation system ever known.
He also managed the famous pony eN-
press which carried the mails across the
continent on horseback for million dol
lars wear. There were 100 stations; at
each station large barn with accommo-
dations for from thirty to fifty horses
and repair shops at intervals of 200 miles.
Eighty men were employed as riders in
the pony express selected from trap
pers and scouts for their endurance and
bravery. The horses were cross between
the Morgan breed of Vermont and the In
dian pony, and they made an average of
fifteen miles an hour from St Joe. Mo-.
to Sacramento itCy once a week. The
charge for letters was s. for each half
ounce.
During the Indian troubles from 1865 to
1869 Fort Laramie was the center OF
operations. The Sioux, Cheyennes and
Arapahoes under Red Cloud committed
terrible depredations and were guilty of
atrocious massacres; but Spotted Tail
usually advocated peace and was friend
of the whites 4 great peace conference.
attended by 1o,WO Indians, was held at
Fort Laramie in 1869. but ii was failure.
and Red Cloud. Young Man-Afraid-of-Hi
Horses and other chiefs made use of 1t TO
arouse their warriors TO resistance and at
tack by reciting the wrongs of the red
men,
Fort Laramie was abandoned AS a
source of supply several years ago and is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT.
Lieut.. F. w. Ball Sentenced to Dis
missal Prom the Army.

The President has approved the sentence
of dismissal in the case of First Lieut.
Frank W. Ball. 18th Infantry Lieut..
Ball was recently tried twice by court
martial in the Philippine Islands. tirs,. on
charges Involving drunkenness on duty
and being drunk and dsorderly in public.
and second. of being drunk and disorderly
while in arrest. He was convicted of
the charges on botn trials and sentenced
TO be dismissed on such convictions by
each court
Lieut.. Ball was born in Ohio and was
commissioned second lieutenant i'm the
army October I. 1892. from corporal. nth
Infantry. He enlisted in Company A of
that regiment in January, 1897 He was
promoted to be first lieutenant in MAY.
1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
FAMILY IN PERIL.
I-,rents and Children Have Narrow
Escape From Burning Dwelling.
~ The Star.

special Correspondence az the star.
NOl-N Mt RAINIER. Md, August :, 1909
John W. Carter. his wife and six chill
.iren narrowly escaped death at :; o'clock
this morning. when the house in which
they were living was totally destroyed
10y fire.
Mr. Carter was awakened by the crack
ling of the flames and aroused his wife
and children barely in time to prevent
their snffocation. He had time only to
hurry his family through the window to
the ground before the place was COM
plctely enveloped by the flames. The
family saved nothing but their nightcloth-
ing they Wore.
Although the local fire bells were runs
.and neighbors responded 10 the alarm, the
work OF the flames was complete.
The property was owned by Moses Ed
lavitch of HyattsNille, and was covered
by small insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
Have Romantic History.

THE Lost Strings have quite roman
tic history. They belong TO Mr. Card.
one of the early settlers whom | inter
viewed about his success dry farmer
yesterday. They are three in number,
large, deep pools of cool pure water i'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
ow a very quiet. but always an interest

now very quiet. but always an interest
ing place
There are many other interesting places
along the trail. but nowadays people are
much more interested in sheep and coal,
irrigation plants and dry farming than
in Indian traditions and tales OF military
proWeSs.
At Jireh, a station on the Northwestern
railroad about twenty-five miles west of
the wyoming line. religious colony was
established in September. 1908. by Rev.
Mr.. Coffin. minister of the Christian or
CamDbellite denomination. Mr.. Coffin is
from Dayton, Ohio, and most of his col
ony is from Indiana. When they first
came they took no homesteads of 16O
acres each and a desert claim of similar
area. Then when the Mondell act was
passed by Congress last spring extending
the desert land homestead to 800 acres
they relincuished their desert claims and
filed on the same land under the new
law.
The colony consists of about seventy
five families of substantial farmers and
every one OF them has money in the
bank. They are building unusually good
houses and have brought the most eX-
pensive kind Of implements and farming
machinery. They have built churcn
and a school house and have already
raised s3O.O00 for a college for sectarian
education. Unfortunately the colony can
not be enlarged because all the land in
its vicinity is now occupied by home
steaderS and the nearest vacant territory
is ten and twelve miles distant.
The larger number of the Christian col
ony did not get here in time to put in a
crop last year. but several Of them plant
ed from forty TO one hundred acres of
winter wheat after the most approved
methods of dry farming and their fields
promise a luxuriaDt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03

IL pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
The Wyoming Coal Belt.

The coal belt of Wyoming, a vast field
300 miles east and west and 400 miles
north and south. ranging in quality from
poor Ignite to the highest-grade of
bitunlinous. begins about fifteen miles
northwest of Jirah but very little new
land has been purchased because the In
terror Department is waiting for Con-
gress to take action upon a bill proposed
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
Teachers Institute Next Week.

Having been officially notified by
the County Superintendent of the
time and place of holding the nsji-
tutC it becomes the duty Of every
teacher in the county TO attend It's
SESSIONS. 1t is known that by many
OF tne teachers a reluctance is felt
and shown about attending ius flutes.
This arises partly ON account of the
poor material often put forward as
conductors, There can be no excuse
OF tais sort offered now. Profs, By
inslJn and Kennison, of the Kentucky
Normal College viii instruct the in
sd lite this year
Tie word Instruct is used adyls-
eddy. There will be no long winded,
aleep-provoking dissertations on the
Whyness of the Whiehness or the
Psychological Correlation of The
Psychologist MomeAt with the Aberra-
I'm of the Inilnitessinial The day OF
such nonsense is, or should be- pass
ed, All instruction will be along
practical, useful lines and supreme
eiSort will be used to make the SEES
sionsi worthy of the cause OF educa-
tio,i.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
RESULTS that remain.
Are Appreciated by Louisa People.

Thousands who suffer from back
ache and kidney complaint have tried
one remedy after another. finding
only temporary benefit. This is dis
couraging, but there is one special
kidney medicine that cures perma-
nentIy and there is plenty of proof
right here in Louisa.
here is the testimony of one who
used Doans Kidney Pills years ago,
and now states that the cure was
lasting.
Mrs. Margaret Holley, Of Louisa,
KY, says: Il believe that am fully
prepared to back up my statement
when | say that Doan's Kidney Pills
are all they are claimed to be As
| am getting well along in years, ]
never expect TO be entirely free from
kidney trouble, |, however, say that
Doan's Kidney Pills have given me
great relief from backache and other
Kidney disorders My neighbors have
also taken this remedy with the
same great success. am only too
licased to recommend Deans Kidney
Pills to other sufferers in Louisa"
Mrs. HolIey gave the above testi-
Ionjal in January, 1908, and con-
fiymed it on June q, 1909, saying:
Since | recommended Doan's Kidney
Pins last year, have had no serious
return of kidney trouble Any slight
disorder caused by my kidneys has
quickly given way to Doan's Kidney
PiiIs.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
Potomac.

The bean stringing at G. w. Steph-
sons was attended by a large crowd
Monday night.
I Mrs. ]. l.. Bowling has been very
sick for a few days.
H. L. Queen made a business trip
to Bear Creek Tuesday.
J. w. Bowling passed UP Whites
Greek Tuesday en- route to Grayson
to purchase some cattle.
c. f. Rous and o. O. Wright, Of
this place, are attending the teachers
institute at Catlettsburg this week.
p!entis Stewart, of Rove Creek,
visited friends at this place Sunday.
DR.. Lon Prichard, of BOltsfork, was
or whites Greek Monday.
Nate Bryant spent Monday night
with the Queen girls.
! Carl Queen has been sick for few
days.
Dr. ]. B. Williams, of Catlettsburg.
was on Silver Run Saturday to see
Ia patient, Mrs Jack Arthur
Mr.. and Mrs. &. w. ROus attended
church at Durbin Sunday.
George Queen made a trip to Rove
creek Sunday.
Robert Nichols, Of this place, spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
Oh Newcomb.
Few. Peters will preach his last
sermon at Whites Creek for this
ear on next Sunday
Harve Childers purchased a cane
mill yesterday and will begin max
Ing mOlasses soon. Dew Drops.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
Lookout.

Miss Harriet Branhnm, Of Skect-
sact, Va. is visiting Mrs, Harriet
Ratciiff this week.
Mrs. Lottie Milan has returned to
her home after a two weeks visit
with relatives at Richardson.
Mrs. J. II. Ratcliff, OF Regina, was
the guest of Mrs. ]. II, Ratcliff at
this place Sunday
Henderson Coleman, & w. Cole
Inan and Albert Mullins were iq Pike
vile this week.
torn, to Mr., and Mrs John Black
burn, on the 18th inst, a fine girl
DR.. p. c. Lear has been on the sick
list for the past few days
Misses Eunice Wells and Mona Ven
ters were the guests of Miss Liza
Coleman Saturday and SUNDAY.
Heath visited the home Of James
Adkins on the 18th inst, and took
away his darling little son, Oval.
He was taken Ill with Group sun
day night. The little one is not lost,
but gone before.
Miss Florida Wright, of Pikoville,
was visiting Miss Nora Coleman, of
Regina, Sunday.
Mrs. J. b. Kerr, of Regina, was
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs J. II.
Vemters. Of Willard, Saturday and
Sunday. Blue Eyes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
Republican Nominees.

The Republicans held two conven-
lions in Ashland on Saturday last,
one Legislative, the other Senatorial
NJ. s. Burns, of Louisa, was chair
man The Senatorial convention was
held first, nominating Giles Wright,
lumber man of Ashland. Following
this the Representative convention
was called to order On motion the
convention, according to an Ashland
paper, dispersed" with all formali-
ties and nominated John ". Steph-
ems, residence not given.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
FaIIsburg and FuIIsTs.

A young man who was born and
lived in Kentucky until he was a
young man, went to Colorado Springs,
Col, and after he had been there a
few years, he wrote to his relatives
here stating that If the farmers in
kentucky would cultivate and get
their land well set in alfalfa the
lard would be worth $50 an acre.
Mrs. ]. A. Collinsworth, who went
to Cleveland, O., to see her sister
who was sick, has returned.
They have the road from Falls
burg to Fullers worked so that 1t is
in very good order They had the
. road machine on it.
" T. Kane made a business trip
to Webbville. 49,. ......
Mrs. Roberts, whose home is in
Madison county, Ohio, was visitor
at Mr.. Copley's last week at Potter.
A colored man preached at Doc
Jorlans last Saturday night. They
say lie makes good vocal music and
will be at the school house on Hew-
lett Branch next Sunday to sing at
the Sunday School. 49,.
Hernia Waller, the school teacher
on Hewlett Branch. does splendid for
one Of her age She keeps good or
der in her school and the children
all like her. ..... ....-
The new depot at Fullers station
is ready for freight and passengers.
John Moore has got back TO Falls
burg. He was preaching for the
aeoole on Little Hurricane for near
two weeks.
there will be plenty of corn sor-
Chur2, sweet potatoes and tobacco
this season.
rho widow Kelley, who lives near
W. I. Kane, has been very sick for
several days. Three or four nights
Est week the neighbors had TO be
with her. She is a good deal better
now. Her daughter Mary had ser
ious time.
Alex Simpson was here today.
Tillie Skeens, who was staying with
Mrs. Ekers, was visiting her sister
Sunday.
}. L. Moore and wife were visiting
Mr.: Collinsworth Sunday,
Quite number of folks attended
cEu CHI at Mayo Chapel Sunday.
there Will be annual conference at
MAYO Chapel in September
L. +. S.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
MeadS Branch.

Charley Miller had the misfortune
of breaking his right arm while at
school ....
,!ohn Wallace is hauling crossties
TO the river this week
Rev. George Fraley passed up our
creek Wednesday.
Mary Lizzie Johnson visited Mile
Childers Wednesday.
Airs. Malissa Kise is visiting home
folks this week.
Garfield Vanhoose returned from
Columbus Tuesday where he has been
at work.
L. B. Spencer visited Chas. Chill
ders Saturday.
Liss Kise and Blaine Mead return
ed Saturday from Blaine.
w, NJ Reynolds visited the school
at Little Blaine Friday
Forest Johnson passed here en-
ronte to R. b. Spencer's.
Henry Hinkle visited B. F. Miller
"Wednesday.
Billie Chapman, of Charley, passed
he'e Tuesday
Church at Spencer Chapel was at.
tended by large crowd Sunday
There will be church at this place
the fourth Saturday and Sunday il
this month.
Mrs. Martha Wallace is improving
very slowly.
Miss Della Reynolds, Minnie ant
-Jettie Childers were guests of Mis-:
Mamie Travis Sunday.
There was church at Shannon
Rfanch Sunday by the Revs. Johr
sil'er Jess Thompson and George
FrsIey ,..
There will be protracted meet
sng at this place by Rev. Ratcliff
Df Clifford.
Andy Cheap visited Charley Ira,
Wis Sunday,
Nard Gypson visited John Reynold:
&lnday.
Ezra Hinkle visited w, NJ. Rey,
I H,oids SUNDAY.
Willie Miller visited Thomas Fra,
1es Sunday. Brave Washington
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-20
Death Of Robert Barton.

Robert Barton, whose illness was
noted in this paper some time ugo
died at bis home Ia Cauotlsburp on
Wednesday last, aged g years Iir
was born in Virginia and married a
daughter of the late Frank Preston
OF raintsYille lie lefr a widow and
five children Mr. Barton vas on,
of the foremost busiucs, n.ru OF Cat
A;tsburg, ranking high as man
and citizen His death Is much ..-
greeted by all who knew Nina