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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
Second E1ectrOcution at Hutch
insOn Within a Month.
Thomas GleadalI Killed While
UnscreWing Light Globe.
VOLTAGE WAS LOW.
Doctors Were Called But Could
Not Revive Heart Action.
The Family Had But Recently
Moved to Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kan, July "a sec
ond death by electrocution within a
month occurred when Thomas G.
Gleadall the l. year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur G. Gleadall, was
killed as the result of attempting to
unscrew an electric light bulb from
its socket before he had turned off the
current A ground was formed
through the body of the young man
and although the shock which he re-
ceiVed is said to have been only about
102 volts, death came to him almost
instantly.
Without Turning OF Current.
Gleadau with sevcraI others of his
acquaintance had been playing GRO
quet in the yard of Mrs. A. G. Devier.
The croquet ground is illuminated
overhead by electric lights. 1t had
been the custom every night after
the players had left the ground to re-
move the bulbs in order to keep them
from being destroyed or stolen. At
one side of the house there is an
electric switch which controls the
current. Without stopping TO shut
off the electricity, however Gleadal
and another young man started to
take out the bulbs.
GleadaIl must have placed his hand
in contact with the inside of the
socket for he was thrown from his
feet and rendered unconscious before
his companion had realized what had
happened.
Dead When Doctors Came.
Doctors were called Immediately
but although they arrived soon after
the accident, they could do nothing
to save the young mans life.
When the accident happened A. G.
GleadalI, the father of the boy, was
in Arlington. On being informed of
his sons death he returned to Hutch
inson in an automobile.
The Gleadau family moved here
from Arlington about a year ago and
the elder G1eadau has since been a
partner of w. o. Jones in the trans
fer business.
Besides Thomas, the family con-
sisted of two other children, a daueh-
ter and a son. Both of the GleadaII
boys attended the high school here
last year and would have been juniors
next year.
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CALEB POWERS AT OTTAWA.
Leader of Great Political Feud &
Chautauqua Attraction.

Ottawa, Kan, July 2s.-Caleb
Powers, of Kentucky. noted as a lead
er in one of the greatest political
feuds that ever existed in the United
States, will be the attraction at the
assem- bly,. His pardon came recently
only after the most vigorous efforts
had been made in his behalf through
out the whole country, and after he
had served eight years in the peniten-
tiary.
During the trial Powers was firm
in his denial of the charge, and
great deal of money was used in his
defense. In recent years facts have
come out tending to prove his inno-
cence and to lay the crime at the .Ioor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
DIXIE SAVED THREE CROPS.
Allen County Farmer Thinks Well of
His Structure.

Ottawa, Kan, July 29.-"In the
last four years my dixie has saved me
three crops and has made me from
$1,000 to $4,000 each year. says Abe
L. Townsend of Allen county. Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Townsend says:
Il am a trucker, 9 miles northwest
Of lola. My crop this year consists of
40 acres of potatoes, corn, wheat, al
other vegetables too numerous to
mention.
My dixie is over mile long, av-
erages 4 feet in height and cost me
$1,170. In the highest place it is 9
feet high, 81 feet wide at the base,
and feet wide at the top. This one
section is 40 yards long. Another
section is feet high, IS feet wide at
the base and feet wide at the top.
Still another section is feet high,
? feet wide at the base and feet at
the top.
THE entire dixie is sowed with wild
white clover and blue grass, the seed
mixed half and half by weight
II took the dirt from the side of
the dixie opposite the river, leaving
a Is foot strip between the dixie and
the river in order to prevent seep-
age. The base of the dixie was pIow-
ed, and the dirt moved with slip
scrapers.
Inside the dixie and feet from
the base I have a row of peach and
apple trees 80 feet apart. and between
the trees are two hills of blackberries.
This year I lost 81 out of 80 acres
of corn. planted in land rented from
a neighbor, and which was undiked.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
Rock Island Conducting Motor
Car Experiments.
Six Different Types Are Now
Being Tested.
ON SHORT LINES
The McKeen Car Tapered to
Lessen Wind Resistance.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Chicago. Ill. July 29-The Rock
Island system is preparing to under
take extensive experiro~-+- with tbs
operation of passenger motor cars tc
demonstrate their capabilities for dit
ferent kinds of service.
An order has just been placed for q
65-foot gasoline car of the McKeen
type, which has been extensively use
for ~anch line service by the Union
Pacific, and tests will also be made
with a gasoline-eIectric car, built by
the General Electric company, which
has been tested with unusually favor
able results on several roads in the
east. When these cars arrive the Rocl,
Island will have six types of motor cars
in service.
Two Cans steam motor cars have
been used in the southwest for more
than a year, and two smaller gasoline
cars, the Fairbanks-M Morse and the
Slower. have recently been tried on
short lines. The McKeen car, built en-
trey of steel with a pointed end to re-
duce wind resistance, was developed by
w. r. McKeen, former superintendent
of motive power for the Union PACING
This road has used about 200 of them
during the last three years and there
are now twenty-five railroads which
operate them or have placed orders.
This car may be tried for local ser
vice on the branch line between Peoria
and Chillicothe, Ill. The General Elec-
trio car is operated by both gasoline
and electricity, the gasoline engines be
ing used to run the electric motors.
If practical experience bears out the
claims made for the cars they Will
doubtless supplant the locomotive and
train in various sections within a few
years, either on branch lines or be-
tween stations on the main line where
interurban competition is encountered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
WILL LIFT THE MORTGAGE.
Friends of Murdered John Stewart tt
Aid Widow.

Wichita, Kan, July 2s.-Employes,
officers, commission men and others
at the Wichita stock yards, DoId pack
ing plant and Cudahy packing plant
will 'lift" the mortgage off the home
of John Stewart, who was killed at the
Do1d plant Friday by John Robinson.
There is a $3.50 mortgage on the
Stewart cottage on Jewett avenue. The
Stewards depended largely on the
labor of the head of the family and
on the home.
The stock yards people have raised
$115. 70. The Cudahy employees have
raised $22. The Do1d employees have
raised SAT. A part of the money sub
csribed at the DoId. plant was spent
for flowers for the funeral. Another
subscription Will be taken at the DoId
plant to apply on the mortgage.
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of any of those connected with the
tests. When the train was equipped,
the machinist in charge tested every
thing and it went perfectly. When
the train was lined up the following
morning for the purpose of making a
test in the presence of a large num-
Der of railroad men, government ex-
perts and Westinghouse men, not
single piece of the machinery would
work.
An investigation showed that fine
shavings from a pIaner were in every
value of the train. From seven valves
a portion of the valve had been re-
moved. and in five others the valve
was destroyed by something being
driven into them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
09 interest TO Women.

7 To such women as are not seriously out
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
HAS A MAN no HANG,
For That Reason Governor HadIey
Cancelled Chautauoua Date.

Salina, Fan, July 29.-The attraction
at the Salina Chautauqua on Friday ev-
enfng of this week will be Governor H
S. Hadley of Missouri and large crowd
is expected Governor Hadley expect
ed to be here Wednesday, but at the
ast moment he telephoned that it would
be impossible for him to leave Jeffer-
son City at this time because of the
fact that he had a man to hang.
Can't you get your man to consent
to postponerncnt of that event?" ask
ed Professor King the secretary of the
ChautauQua association, over the tele-
phone. I've already reprfeved him
once" replied the governor, land I
do not like to do it again.
Because of the governors position in
the matter it became necessary to make
change II the program.
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sANDHILL FRIENDS FELL OUT.
Doctors Picked Handful of Shot From
One of Them

Doctors Picked Handful OF Shot From
One of Them.
KinsIey, kan, July 29.-Gus Ham
was in town to have a few No. 6 shot
extracted from his system. DR.. Stol-
tenberg took out seven and left two
that did not respond readily to the
probe Gus explained tht he had been
shot by Bob Terry.
Wednesday Terry was in and asked
Acting County Attorney G. E. Wilson
to begin an action to put Ham under
bond to keep the peace. He was ad-
vised to go home, behave himself and
quit quarreIing. Gus was also ad-
monished to keep the peace
Terry and Ham are living on ad-
joining claims in the sandhi11s and
have been fast friends until recently
Ham came to the conclusion that it
was Up to him to punish Terry who is
about twice the formers age and a
muc1. larger man, but greatly lacking
in sand, as was subsequently demon
strated. Gus had met. Terry several
times and offered to whip him, but
was deferred each time by the ever
present gun.
Tuesday he met Terry in the road
as the latter was driving toward the
blacksmith shop and started to climb
into the 1atter's wagon, regardless of
the fact that he was facing shotgun.
But he was fighting mad and grabbed
the muzzle of the gun and thrust it
aside as 1t was discharged. The noise
started the team and as they Jumped
Terry was thrown down in the wagon
and Ham onto the ground. Gus
but the runaway team bore Terry
swiftly to safety but not before he had
taken one or two shots at his an
tagonist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
ERECTING $4,000 GALLON TANK
Union Pacific Putting in Big Water
Tower at Frankfort.

Frankfort, Kan, July 29.-T. C.
Heft with a crew of twelve men ar
rived here from western Nebraska and
they hauled their machinery out to the
site and began erecting the $4,000 gal
lon steel tank near the Union Pacific
depot.
The top of the tank will be thirty
eight feet above the top of the ground.
deep and has a strong cement wall
is nearly full of water and it has
an inexhaustible supply. It will take
about ten days to complete the tank.
All the material is on the ground
ready to be Assem- bIed. When they
have finished here they will go to Lii
lis and put up a tank. Windmills will
be used to drive the pumps.
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HARMED MAN GETS A MEDAL.
e. w. Arnold Receives Token for High
Score at state Shoot.

Larned, Kan, July 29.-Elias Ar
mold, who won the state championship
in the amateur class at the state
shoot in ttis city last April by break
ing fifty straight clay pigeons, has re-
ceived a beautiful gold medal for his
work. The medal is of solid gold and
the front bears a chased monogram
of the letters sc. W. A" in relief.
Above the monogram is the word
championship. while below is the
word kansas On the reverse side
the words, ''Won by E. w. Arnold,
Fifty Straight, 4-I6-'O9. Larned, kan
sas," are engraved. The medal was
made under the direction of Ed
O'Brien of Florence, who selected the
design. The cost Of the medal was
about $50.
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OLD VETS WILL HOLD REUNION.
Plan Excellent Program for September
at Winfield.

Winfield, Kan, July 29.-The old
soldiers held an enthusiastic meeting
at the Office of P. H. Albright & Co.
and perfected arrangements for a
grand reunion at Island park during
the third week in September. from the
9th to the 18th. Invitations were
extended to the following persons to
be present and deliver addresses:
Senator Charles Curtis, Senator J.
L. Bristow, Congressman P. P. Camp
Governor W. r. Stubbs, A W. Smith,
Senator Fred Dumont Smith, Joseph
Waters, Attorney General Jackson, ].
K. Cubbison, Commander Rickell, G.
P. H. Albright and A. NJ. Jackson.
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at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 17511
Mrs Geo Gateclif and infant
daughter, Martha Gene. who have
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Martin
Shoquist, Of 22S Oakland avenue, re-
turned home last evening.
Mrs A Allison of Winfield ave-
nue. entertained Mrs. M Shoquist and
sister, Mrs. C. GatecIif at dinner
yesterday.
Mrs Z. E. Wilson and daughters.
Thelma and Nina. were the guests
Sunday of her sister. Mrs. G. NJ. Con-
noway.
Miss Grace connoway is visiting
friends in Eudora, kan. this week
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Connoway spent
sunday the guest of his brother and
family on Kellam avenue.
Mrs Mabel Dick of Hutchinson,
Kan. is here spending a few days
visiting relatives while on the way to
Kansas City where she will spend the
remainder Of the summer.
Miss Louise Richardson of SaIina,
Kan, is here spending a few days
with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cline and son,
Robert, are spending a few days in
Tecumseh the guests of relatives.
Miss Vera Thackston of Jewell
City, cousin of Miss Carver. visited
Mrs. ]. c. Lingo Tuesday afternoon
Rev. and Mrs. Whittlesey and son,
Edward, were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Nc
Farland on East Seward avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Miller and
daughter. Alice, are spending this
week with friends in Burlingame.
Mr.. Harry Larson has returned to
MS home in Dennison, Tex. after
spending a months vacation with
relatives here.
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CARRIES A KANSAS CANE.
Ottawa Admirer Presents Senator
Gore With Unique Stick.

Ottawa, Kan, July 29.-It is quite
likely that Senator Thomas p. Gore
of Oklahoma, will not soon forget OF
tawa, and at least one citizen of OF
tawa- Just after his address at the
assembly E. Lemaster presented SEN
ator Gore with a fine cane made of
postage stamps, having a horn head,
silver and bearing Mr..
Lemaster'S name and the date on
which the cane was made, some six
or eight months ago.
Before he got aboard the train to
leave Ottawa. Senator Gore had his
old cane shipped to his home in Ok
lahoma, and proudly carried the new
one.
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FALSE PRETENsE CHARGED.
l.. A. Macy Held on Advice From
de- Kansas City, Kan.

Wichita, Kan, July 29.-L. D.
Macy was arrested by the police here
under the charge of obtaining money
under false pretence. Complaint had
been made by Chief of Police Cook OF
Kansas City, Kan. Macy is alleged
to have solicited orders from physI-
clans for books, accepted their mon
ey and failed to deliver the goods. He
came to Wichita from Topeka.
When arrested he said he was try
ing to make arrangements for re-
turning the money that he had ac-
cepted, and that he would have sue
ceeded if he had not been arrested.
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MISSING WICHITA MAN FOUND.
George johnson, Deranged, Wandered
About Wellington.

Wichita. Kan, July 29.-George
Johnson, who has been missing from
his home in this city since last Satur-
day, and whose relatives have offered
his whereabouts, was located in Wei
lington, where he had been found
wandering about the streets. The Of
ficers there have been holding him in
the hope they would learn something
concerning him.
It was apparent that he was de-
ranged and his story that he was from
Vanda1ia, ILL.,, was not believed. He
was brought home and turned over
to his relatives.
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DIR. MURL1N TO BE HoNoRED.
Preparations Being Made for Recep-
ton at Berlin.

Berlin, July 29.-The Rev. DR.. L. H.
Murlin. president of Baker university,
Baldwin, Kan, will receive a hearty
welcome when he arrives to become
pastor of the American church. A So
ciety recently formed in the church to
further the social life of the congre-
cation is making arrangements to give
a suitable reception on his arrival.
The church is in a prosperous con-
dition and has become an important
force in the activities of the American
colony in the German capital. Much
of it's growth was made under the
direction of DR.. John R. Crosser of
Chicago, the retiring pastor.
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ROUNDING UP THE GREEKS.
Officers Believe They Have Violated
Immigration Laws.

Manhattan, Kan, July 29.-Two
government officers from the United
States bureau of immigration brought
eleven prisoners here and placed
them in the county jail this afternoon
to be held for several days while the
officers rounded up more prisoners,
all of whom are Greeks who have
been working on the Union Pacific
railroad.
1t is thought the Greeks have been
induced by some labor bureau to vio-
late the immigration laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
VETERAN EMPLoYE PENsIoNED
Dad Rabcr of Newton Remembered
by the Santa F'e.

Newton, Kan. July 29.-"Dad"
Raber a coach cleaner in the employ
of the Santa -Fe at this point, has
received word from the secretary of
the pension board that his applica-
ton for a pension has been favor
ably acted upon. He will, therefore,
sever his connection with the com
pany next Saturday night and con-
tinue to draw his pension check each
month thereafter as long as he lives
He Will receive the minimum allow
ance, $40 a month
Mr. Raber has been in the employ
of the Santa Fe almost eighteen
years
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FARMERS WIFE SOLD BAD Eggs
Wellington Judge Assessed Fine OF
SIS and Costs.

Wellington, Kan, July 29.-The
first conviction for violation of the
pure food laws in this county was
obtained here when the wife Of a
farmer near town was fined S. and
costs in Justice Staffler's court on a
charge of offering unsound eggs for
sale TO local grocer.
Deputy Inspector Harry E. Bell
happened to be in the store at the
time and discovering that a number
of the eggs were spoiled, swore out
a complaint against the woman, who
denies knowing there were any I'M
sound ones in the lot.
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BOYER ADMITS HE SPOTTED.
Standard Oil EmpIoye Followed Wag-
Ons of Rival Concerns.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 29.-In the
states custer proceedings directed
against the Prairie Oil and Gas COM
pany, which is being held in Kansas
City, Kan, w. T. Boyer, 40 years an
employee of the Standard Oil COM
pany, testifying, said part of his du-
ties was to follow tank wagons he
longing to rival concerns, learn
where they made their deliveries and
what prices they charged.
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vANDALs WE'RE AT WORK
Prevented Test of New Air Brake at
La Junta.

La Junta, Colo. July 29.-The st
Clair air brake people. who have
been making test for the Santa Fe
here, have temporarily abandoned the
test of their air brake, and to-
morrow will pack their paraphernaIfa
and return home, where a new set Of
valves for the equipment of a sixtv-
car train will be made for a renewal
of the test.
That there was foul play. there is
not the slightest doubt in the minds
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BRAKEMAN KILLED IN WRECK
Missouri Pacific Train Went Into
Ditch Near Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, July ga. c. Cuff
brakeman, was almost instantly killed
in a wreck on the Missouri Pacific
twenty miles east of this city.
A freight train was derailed and
the engine and four cars went in the
ditch. Cuff was thrown under the
cars. His home was in Yates Center
The wreck was caused by the spread
ing of the rails.
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KANsAN DEAD IN UTAH.
Walter Scott Lived in Beloit When
the State Was Young.

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 90
Walter Scott, past grand master of
the Masonic lodge of Utah, died here
Wednesday, aged A years. Before
coming to Utah Mr.. Scott lived in
Kansas.
He was prominent at Beloit. Kan.
in the early days. and held several
appointive offices there.
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of parties who had grudges from an
old family feud to wipe out
Since his pardon Powers has not
been slow to go over his case in pub
lie, and is firm in declaring his inno-
cence It is this story that he will
probably review.
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Salina, Kan. July 29.-The Nc
Manus ranch in Ellsworth county,
consisting of 1900 acres. was sold to
William Haffenstein of Manhattan.
The consideration is said to have
been $4,000. This is one of the
largest sales of land made in this
part of the state in the last several
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Katv Depot at Chetopa Robbed.

Chetopa, Kan, July 29.-The Katy
depot at this place was entered while
the night man was out on the plat
form attending to some duties and
the cash drawer with all it's contents
taken. No clue has as yet been dis
covered. but the local authorities
think they will be able to locate the
thief in short time.
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AN OLD ARMY NURSE DEAD.
Margaret Stauffer Passed Away al
Her Home in Merriam.

Kansas City, July 29-Miss Mar
garet Stauffer, who was a nurse in
the federal hospital in Memphis dur
ing the civil war and who was asso-
ciated with a number of famous army
nurses died at her home in Merriam,
Kan, Wednesday.
She was SO years old and leaves a
brother in Illinois and a sister and
brother in Kansas.