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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
dixie TO Be BUILT.
Commissioners Decide to Push South
Side Improvement.

Plan making for the dyke which is
to protect property in the city between
the Rock IslaSd and the Santa Fe
bridges from damage by high water
in the Kansas river has been resum-
ed by County Engineer V. r. Park
hurst at the direction of the board of
county commissioners. suit brought
by the city to avoid the payment of
special taxes levied against the city
corporation, ITSELF has been decided
unfavorably and no further hindrances
to the work are now foreseen 1t is
hope to begin the river wallis con-
struction during the present year.
In accordance with estimates pre-
pared when the project was first rec
commended the expense of the work
will be about $4,000. 1t has been
agreed that from the Stnat Fe shops.
which are situated on high ground. to
the east side of the Kansas avenue
bridge concrete will be the material
employed. Above the Kansas avenue
bridge it has been proposed to use an
earth embankmeHt, properly faced
with stone, continuing the embank-
ment above the Rock Island bridge to
the vicinity of the state hospital
grounds.
In thirty days Engineer Parkhurst
is expected to be provided with addi-
tional proposals embodying various
types of protective walls. He is in
structed to make the wall a foot high
er than the high water mark of 1903.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
DREW A BIG CROWD.
Holy Rollers Tent Was Visited by
1000 People.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 1s.-Rev. F. A.
Fisher, who is conducting strange
Pentecostal revival services in Home
stead Park, two miles out from the
great steel making suburb, applied to
the police today for protection. 1t has
been the habit for week or more for
hundreds of Fishers converts to wor-
ship nearly all night, but their devotion
was suddenly interrupted last night.
when nearly 1000 persons tried to push
into the tent to see some 300 worship
pers prostrating themselves on beds Of
straw, jumping about and rolling
around in strange fashion. q
The police, fearing a riot among the
crowd, put out the electric lights about
midnight. Even then they had diff
ficulty in dispensing the tl1rong. A
large squad of officers will be present
at future services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
THIS COLT is EXPENSIVE.
After Three Years Struggle in Courts
Mrs. Anderson Wins Possession.

Three years of litigation over hum
dred-dollar horse-it was a colt when
the action had its beginning-has just
been concluded in the Shawnee county
district court with judgment in favor
of Lizzie Anderson, granting her either
the possession of the animal or the
sum of $50 as its value, and an addi-
tional amount of $50 for its use during
the time the suit has been in progress
Charles Haslett, J. M. Amis and Perry
Davis are the defendants.
Just what the suit was all about at
first has been forgotten by nearly
everybody. In October, 1907, Mrs. An
derson brought an action for the re-
plevin of a colt in the possession of
Haslett and the others From an I'M
favorable decision in the court of To-
peka, Mrs. Anderson appealed but an
error in the approval of the appeal
bond precipitated a fight against the
appeal The bond was fixed up and the
second request for a trial on appeal
was fought through the supreme court,
Mrs Anderson finally winning there.
The suit then came back on its merits
to the district court, where it has just
been heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
MUCH MONEY LOST.
Court EnjOins Collection of Taxes in
Oklahoma on Railroads.

Guthrie, Ok, July 1s.-District Judge
Houston today decided the railroad tax
cases. involving levies for 1909, which
were contested on the grounds of al
legged Irregularities by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, ST: Louis & San
francisco. Missouri. Kansas & Texas
and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
roads. Injunctions were granted pre-
venting the collection of the taxes in
cases where boards failed to make es-
inmates properly or when levies were
made before valuations were certified
by the state auditor because Of a delay
by the state board. Many thousands
of dollars will be lost to the "A coun-
ties involved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
AGAIN FLAYs STUBS.
Republican Seaton Attacks Plan for
Convicts' Families.

Former Representative John Seaton
of Atchison, has written another open
letter to Governor Stubs, as follows:
Sir:-Your humanitarian plan of pro-
v;d1ng for the wives and families OF
convicts in the state penitentiary is the
most audacious and senseless argument
by any man occupying the dignifled
office of governor. My information is
CLEANED from reports Of papers that are
extOling your excellency- You are re-
claiming against the law and the state
consigning the lawbreaker to prison un-
less the wives and families are in some
manner by law. assurd that appropri-
ations will follow for their mainten-
9nce. You in effect would reverse the
conditions of life; you would offer
premium to the evil doer by inform
ing him that though he may be made
to suffer the indiginty of a felon his
daring exploit against the law will in
sure a state pension to his widow
Now, remember, the honest wage earn
ers and taxpayers are not in this deal
further than to furnish the cash by
legislative appropriations for the
maintenance of these prison institu-
lions, and your wCu1d-be outside pen
sioners-no matter how hard times
might deter the law-abiding, honest
outside free men from maintaining
their families Your self adulation in
governor than you had ever expected.
as 1 hear reported by persons that have
listened to you, reminds me of the
nursery rhyme:
Little Jack Horner.
Sat in a corner.
Eating a Christmas pie,
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said, What good boy am l. >
REPUBLICAN JOHN SEATON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
WHAT Is A BUSHEL?
Inspector Hamilton Gives Weights
Fixed by Law.

c. B. Hamilton, city inspector of
weights and measures, says the state
ment published Saturday concerning
the weight of a bushel of fruit or po-
tatoes was open to misconstruction. He
did not intend to say that 48 pounds
constitute a bushel of potatoes as it
is we'll known that so pounds make a
bushel of potatoes. Forty eight pounds
constitute a bushel of peaches or fruit.
Mr.. Hamilton gives the following
weights and measures as fixed by the
Kansas law:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18

plant, five firemen were painfully burn
ed about the face and hands, when part
of the roof fell upon them. A few
hours before, the A. G. Breitweisers
company's lumber yards on the south
side furnished a spectacular blaze
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
and boisterous and had been ordered

and boisterous and had been ordered
off the car by the conductor
While he was climbing off he col
lided with Speiger and when the lat
ter resented the mans carelessness,
Buckner drew a knife and cut him on
the arm. Speiger gave his name to
the conductor, saying his address was
726 Kansas avenue. Today he could
not be found there. Buckner is being
held for trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
VICTIM CAN NOT BE FOUND.
Paul Speiger, Slashed by Negro, Has
Disappeared.

In order to use his testimony in the
prosecution of George Buckner, who
Is alleged to have slashed him with a
knife Sunday afternoon, on a Vine
wood car, the police are very anxious
to have Paul Speiger come to the
headquarters, but their efforts to find
him have thus far been unsuccessful.
Buckner. who is a negro, was drunk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
irrigation Delegates Named.

A delegation to represent Shawnee
county at the eighteenth annual Ma
fionaI Irrigation congress. which meets
at Pueblo September 90 to 26, was
named by the board of county commits
sioners last week. Those who have
thus been named are w. A. Coultis
John z. Frost, o. E. Walker, w. A
Forbes and c. A. Klein.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18

Pittsburg. Pa, July 1S.-F'iremen had
a busy morning with two $4,000 fires.
In one which nearly destroyed the
Pittsburg Manufacturing company's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18

Everybody reads the state Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

its slow swaying and returned again to its
earlier poise, straight trained upon wee Elise.
Milan Mittu's soul sickened and died within
him; but his wise little heart needed no prompt
ing. AS the snake reared its ugly head his
broad wings beat downward with swift rushing
strokes; but the chain was heavy, and, unac-
customed to its added weight Milan Mittu
swerved from his straight course. Even as he
did so the snakes flattened head shot forward
the poison fangs aimed at the frightened baby
But the gray parrots altered course had swept
him into the danger zone; the venomous fangs
struck full in his soft little feathered breast
With one last effort, he whirled before the
snake could recover its poise, and the sharp
beak closed in the vulnerable spot Milan Mittu
knew we'll
The snake dashed out for a seconds space
then it's writings ceased almost before the
Colonel dealt the death blow.
MRS. ATCHISON gathered the weeping
A'A child to her, and, with tears in her own
eyes, bent over the valiant little gray fluff of
feathers. AT last she too understood-though
still not all. The grief that had been Milan
Mittu's these last days. the full beauty of his
knowing sacrifice, were not for man-folk COM
prehension. She saw only that he had saved
wee Elise-at what cost! She did not dream
that her own misunderstanding had compassed
this ending But to her it seemed as if human
soul was passing from them.
Dear Milan Mittu" she whispered. See,
Elise Milan Mittu wants his head scratched"
The tight set beak relaxed its grip and the
helpless little body rolled over at the baby S
feet. Milan Mittu's gold-bright eyes opened
spasmodically as the child fingers stroked his
soft feathers; for one brief instant they rested
upon wee Elise. Then the black lids dropped,
the wise little heart ceased to beat. Milan
Mittu had slipped away into the unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
Milan Mittu
Continued from page 10

vered fgurine Wise in the lore of the forest,
he knew the spot just back of that diamond
shaped lozenge where if once his sharp beak
met it would mean instant paralysis for the
fanged one But, hampered by that unaccus-
toned weight of steel chain, Milan Mittu dared
not trust to the accuracy of his flight. If he
missed But soon he knew those deadly
fangs would strike, 1evying their toll. Only it
must not be at wee Elise not though Milan
Mttu gave his own life to avert it!
Vague memories came to him from the days
when he nestled among the branches of the tall
trees of his own South African forests, with
head hunters crouching cautiously through i'll
weird uncanny chants with the constantly re-
current diapason of the snake charmer's call.
The shrill notes echoed in Milan Mittu's brain
from the dim past when his own heart had
chilled with the sound and he had crouched
fearsomely in his high perched nest and with
the memory illumination came to him. That
vibrant diapason had held some mysterious fas
cinaton for such as this cooled evil thing he had
set himself to foil, and it had been the jungle
hunters best protection against attack.
THE Colonel and his wife sprang from their
seats in alarm as Milan Mittu shrieked forth
the raucous cadences. They and fell
weirdly now in prolonged monotone, then
sweeping up into an anguished wall as of some
tortured soul heeting in agony.
Mrs. AtchiSon darted toward the open win
dow, as Elise burst into frightened sobblng
The movement broke the charm the South
African parrot was weaving round the deadly
snake king. The fiat diamonded head ceased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
thing to Compare With It.

small machines the market for home 70
electric motor
the
chimes costing 81 600 81 600 has the size hose
after pail dirt from houses that
ordinary beating
They would not believe 1t possible
cleaned with Little Giant
the 4
OF original places
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Rev. Koenlg Leaves Princeton.

Rev. W. b. Koenig, who for five
years was pastor of the Princeton
German Methodist church, departed
on Monday for Chippewa Falls,
Wis, to which place he has been
assigned by the conference. It is
with feeling of deep regret that his
congregation and the people of Prince
ton generally see Rev. Koenig leave
here, and he would much rather stay
among those whom he has grown to
love, but the decision of the confer
ence must be complied with. During
his residence here Rev. Koenig has
made many friends. He has worked
hard in his field of endeavor and has
accomplished much good. The best
wishes of the people of Princeton 90
with Rev. Koenig to his new pastor
ate. His two daughters will remain
here a while. Rev. Wolfe OF. Iowa
will succeed Rev. Koenig.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27

Governor Eberhart Passes Through Town.
Governor Eberhart spoke at
Isanti, Braham and Cambridge yes
terday and stopped over in Princeton
this morning for short time while
on his way to Glendorado. The gov
ernor met and chatted with a number
of the citizens and created very
favorable impression. With. him in
the automobile which brought him to
Princeton were Messrs. Stoneburg
and Hanson. Here he was met by
Geo. E. Hanscom, the Foley banker;
Harold Knutson. editor of the Foley
Independent, and Mr.. Falk, in another
automobile and conveyed to Glen
dorado. At Glendorado he and a
party of "a are to partake of breakfast
at the home of Rev. Mr.. Langseth,
and afterwards he will talk at the
school house. He will also speak at
Foley and Gilmanton in the afternoon
and at Sauk Rapids in the evening.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Arrant Demagoguery,

The United States steel corporation
would today have had to pay it's just
share of the tax burden through a
tonnage tax but for the veto of a
democratic Senator Moses
E. Clapp at Willmar October 10.
1t was left for the principal speaker
in theEberhart campaign force to raise
from the grave where it was laid two
years ago the corpse of the tonnage
tax issue, and to seek to put life into
its veins with the breath of sectional
prejudice. Admirers of the junior
senator from Minnesota should hang
their heads in shame for this piece of
arrant demagoguery. Senator Clapp
knows, if he knows anything about
the tonnage tax, that it never in
volved question of the amount of
taxes to be paid by the iron interests,
and that it was simply question of
the method of imposing taxes. The
tonnage tax would ruin section of
the state for the profit of the rest of
the state.-Duluth Herald.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Beaten to a Mummy.

Until pretty late in the eighteenth
century mummies entered into a great
variety of drugs, balms and other
medicaments. AS the genuine mummy
was then expensive, recipes were Civ
en- by many ancient writer's for con-
verting human flesh into mummy.
Usually only certain portions Of the
body were used, and these were beat
en-, dried, macerated and spiced out Of
all likeness to their natural condition,
hence ''beaten to mummy" Numer-
GUS illusions are made to the prac-
tice in ancient literature, and in an
old play, Bird In a Cage" are the
directions, "Make mummy Of my flesh
and sell me to the apothecaries.'
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27

would have patrons in the north
eastern part of Baldwin town, that
part of Spencer Brook north of the
Rum and quite q number of people in
the south end of Wyanett. If the resi-
dents of the localities mentioned are
anxious to obtain telephone facilities
they should bestir themselves. There
is no doubt but what an extension
such as proposed would be built if the
company was assured of patronage
sufficient to justify the expense. There
is no section within Is miles of
Princeton that stands more in need of
telephone facilities.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
AT NoRTHwEsTERN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Garand, wife of DIR. Garand
of Dayton, was operated upon for an
abdominal abscess on Friday She
is doing nicely.
Chas. Erickson of Dalbo, who was
operated upon for perforation of the
stomach and whose condition was
complicated by an attack of
pnuemonia, is improving.
Mrs. zwickey of Mora, who under
went an operation for appendicitis
two weeks ago, returned to her home
yesterday.
5 Carl Edison of Orrock and his
mother-in-law, Mrs. M. Define, are at
the hospital for medical treatment.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
The Live and Paramount Question.

The question of good roads is a live
one.. Good roads are coming and
coming fast. The plans for good
roads are numerous and diverse. In
railroad building there is a system;
in highway building there is entire
lack of it, and yet the highway is the
most important factor in advanced
civilization. To secure the same re-
suits on the highways as are attained
on the railways there must be, one
head to the system. There must be a
line of salaried section men in
constant employ all along the line of
the system. Eliminate the districts
and concentrate the road-tax into
actual, tangible results. Rush City
Post. ~ ~,
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Crippen Found Guilty of Murder,

OrApPeh ounO Guilty OF MURDER.
It took a London jury but 20
minutes to decide ss,Fwhether DR..
Crippen was guilty or innocent of the
murder of his wife-the verdict was
guilty. The death sentence was i'm
mediately passed by Lord Atherstone
who declared that the prisoner had
been convicted on evidence that left
no doubt in any reasonable mind that
he cruelty poisoned his wife and
mutilated her body. Turning to the
prisoner, Lord Atherstone then said,
impressively: 81 advise you to enter
tain no hope of escaping the gallows.
| implore you to make your peace
with God.' Asked whether he had
ANYTHING to say, Crippen replied, 81
still protest my innocence" Novem-
ber s is the date set for his execu-
tion. -
Ethel Glare Leneve, charged with
being an accessory after the fact in
the murder of Belle Elmore Crippen,
was brought up for trial on Tuesday
and, after a Geliberation of but three
minutes, the jury acquitted her.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Should Get Next the Straw Stack,

Miles and miles of roads, arteries
OF trade for Princeton, in the towns of
Wyanett and Baldwin have been
nicely strawed and greatly improved,
but there seems to be a dearth of
straw in Princeton town, as far as the
roads are concerned. Again We wish
to call attention to the stack of straw
that is going to waste in the field
about one mile due west of the rail-
road depot and the sandy stretch of
road alongside that field is fairly cry
ing for a coating of that straw. The
road overseer in that part of the town
of Princeton should get busy and get
next to that straw stack.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Ferreu Wins First Fall.

In the action of VIII. Ferrell
Co., q corporation, against the Grea
Northern Railway company for dam
ages sustained through alleged .negli
.gence Of the defendant company il
not furnishing cars at the time needed
last winter, Judge Taylor has over.
ruled the demurrer entered to the com
plant. At the hearing E. L. McMil
Ian and George G. Stiles represented
W. 81. Ferrell & Co. and J. ,. Sulli.
van the railroad company.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Commends Our Suggestion.

The North Star Signal is the name
of neat looking little paper issued
by the North Star College at Warren.
MINI. Rev. G. Wahlund, formerly
of Isanti county, is associated with
the management of the college in
question. The October Is issue of the
Signal warmly commends the PROPOSE
tion advanced by the publisher of the
Union for the relief of the fire.
sufferers in the extreme northern part
of the state.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Dick Walker Injured Out West

Dick Walkers many friends in
Princeton and Spencer Brook will be
grieved to learn that he had one of
his limbs badly crushed in mill out
in Washington whero he had been
working. His brother, Charley, is
with him. Dick will be laid up for
some time but it is to be hoped that
the injuries inflicted will not perma-
nently disa BILE him.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Fail Torn in sherburne County.

The fall term of district court in and
for Sherburne county convenes at Elk
River on Monday, November IA. No
grand jury will be summoned. The
following are the petit jurors from the
neighboring towns: A. J. Dahl, Paul
Paulson and W. !. Guild, Santiago;
Ole Thompson, Blue Hill: W. R.
Lowell, Livonia; Gunder Olson,
Orrock; Fred Murphy and George
Townsend, Baldwin.
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
Ira q. Stanley Appolnted Recorder.

Ira q. Stanley Appointed Recorder.
i, At special meeting of the village
council on Friday evening Ira G..
Stanley was appointed recorder to
succeed A. N. Lenertz, resigned.
The council granted the Princeton
Cooperative creamery permission to
erect a warehouse, 20 by 36 feet, of
either brick or: concrete, with steel
roof. It will be a one-story struc-
t1lro
The Princeton union., 1910-10-27
where a Telephone Line /. Need

The Northwestern Telephone cor.
pany contemplates building some ex.
tensions in Isanti county according to
the Cambridge North Star. It seems
to US that there is room for paying
extension through the country between
Green lake and the Rum river along
the most direct route between Prince.
ton and Cambridge. Such line