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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
SEVEN NEW BRIDGES.
To Be Erected in Wabaunsee County
of Reinforced Concrete.

Manhattan, Kan, April 20.-High-
way Engineer Gearhart of the Agricul-
tura1 college extension department has
just completed the plans and specif1ca-
tions for seven bridges for Wabaunsee
county. Five Of these are of rein
forced concrete and range from twenty
to thirty-five tooESspans. e zsS
Besides these Mr.. GeGrhart has pre-
pared the plans and specifications for
one eighty-foot steel bridge with
concrete floor, also for steel bridge
over the Kaw. which will consist of
two 2OO-foot spans and two 19o-foot
spans, three concrete piers and two
stone abutmerits. Mr.. Gearhart goes
to Alma Monday to attend to the let
ting of these contracts
A. NJ. Breese, commandant at Fort
Dodge, was at the Agricultural college
t. comforting with Mr. Gearhart
concerning the roaa to be built be-
tween the fort and the city. The gov
eminent has appropriated $4,000 as
partial payment on this road, and the
county will pay the additional cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
EVERYONE NEEDS
SIS.
IN THE Spring

This short talk which will be of interest and help
selecting blood purifier that will be of the
est value you Spring
That this trying of ali the health ac
well known ALL the when constitutions
required stand the and unless properly cared for the
foundation disorders disease later The
majority of coming realize the
preventing disease Health valued possession and
preservation is matter which vitality every
Most those who ordinarily strong and robust
feel the necessity of and blood purifier this Some
have particular ament debated
The Winter life with its decreased of outdoor exercise and
the fact that the cold weather has the of the skin
prevented the usual of refuse from
being carried of the These impurities entering
aion have weakened tnned blood
therefore lacking the noushng properties sustain
preserve systemic health when active Spring life begins
The general bodily weakness feeling appe-
e digestion, show how
become Frequently skin diseases pmpes eruponS bo
out on the sn and this evidence of the Pury of the circulation
s. S is the medicine needed
only which rely supply system with
effects and the thoroughly purify
s. s. s. at this time from spell
will certainly for the of the long,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
Wells Said to Be Almost Ex-
hausted at lola.
Cement Output Now Being Man
ufactured with Oil.
PRICES WILL GO UP.
Increase of Oil Over Gas Fully
100 Per Cent.
Expert Gas Men Say Kansas
Field Nearly Run Out.

Kansas City. Mo-, April 20.-Stories
of the rapidly waning Kansas gas fields
are being brought to Kansas City.
1t is said that from one-third to one
half of the cement output of Kansas is
now being manufactured with fuel oil
instead of with gas, as formerly, and
that the plants are being equipped COM
pletely with Oil burners as rapidly as
can be. In lola, in the heart of the
Kansas gas field, one of the plants is
using oil almost exclusively for the
burning of cement. AT one of the Cha
mute plants all except one of the ce-
ment kilns are being operated in that
manner.
The change in the process of manu-
facture has been going on several
months. 1t is expected that in less than
a year every cement plant in Kansas
will be on an oil burning basis, or at
notice.
Prepare for Oil Burning Basis.
The failure of Kansas gas has forced
the cement plants to take this action.
The gas leases which were originally
obtained by the plants installed n
Expert gas men say the Kansas field is
now practically exhausted, and that
this fuel which is being used now con-
sists of "strippings' of the original
field.
Will Increase Cost of Cement.
Cement men speak hopefully of being
able to bring gas from Oklahoma, but
gas procured in that way Will be at a
greatly increased cost, if it is obtained
at all, and that prospect is not hinder
ing their efforts to get the plants on an
oil burning basis at the earliest posi-
BILE moment.
The cement men are inclined to lay
the blame for the increasing prices OF
cement to an increase in the cost of
caused by the change
from gas to oil as a fuel. They say the
increase in the cost of manufacture IF
Oil over gas is fully 100 per cent and
cement man be expected to take addi-
tional jumps in the near future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
ZULU WARRIOR DEAD.
Was Once Prince of a Tribe ON the
Zambesi River.

Chicago. April 20.-Char1es Stvens.
former prince of a tribe of Zulu war
riors living along the Zambesf river,
South Africa, died yesterday at the
county hospital.
In his last moments he pictured his
early boyhood. He was IS years old
His real name probably never will be
known.
He was brought to the United States
over Is wears ago by Charles Stevens Of
Joliet an amateur explorer. While
travelling along the Zambesi river Mr.
Stevens boat overturned. He was
rescued by powerful Zulu warrior.
Mr.. stevens brought his rescuer to the
United States with him.
In some way they separated and the
Zulu adopted the name of Stevens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
OLD FOOTBALL WILL STAY.
Missouri Valley Conference Adopts
Some Notifications, However.

Kansas City, April 2O.-At the foot
ball conference of the Missouri Valley
colleges at the Coates house it was
unanimously voted to retain the inter-
collegiate games in this district, to be
played under the new rules that will
be adopted by national rules commit
tee, April %, until December L, 1910.
The conference then created a COM
mittee, to be appointed, one from
each school, by the president of the
colleges. This committeeman is not
to be a coach or physical director in
his school.
By a unanimous vote the confer
ence adopted the following reforms:
To abolish the training table. After
December 1, 1910, no athletic coach
Will be allowed except those who are
on the regular teaching staff and en-
plOyed by the governing board of in
situations for full academic year.
Freshmen shall be limited to COM
peting in athletic events in own school.
No student may take part in more
than two intercollegiate teams in any
one school year after September /,
1910.
Except in so far as it may affect
existing contracts all inter- collegiate
football games on Thanksgiving day
are abolished. After December l,
1910, no intercollegiate football
games except on college grounds.
The president of each institution
will appoint a member of joint con-
ference committee which is to revise
the football rules and report to thecon-
ference after Dec. 1. Missouri and
Kansas will play one more Thanksgiv-
ing day game and that next Novem-
Der. The new regulations eliminate
Kansas City as a battle ground for
these teams and the contest will have
to be at either Columbia or Lawrence.
The Saturday before Thanksgiving
will take place of Thanksgiving day
for other institutions this year and for
all the schools in the conference there
after.
Drake and Ames now have five
year contract for Thanksgiving games
but both schools have agreed upon a
release after two more games.
The Missouri Valley conference was
made a permanent organization and
elected Chancellor Strong of Kansas,
president, and Dean Isadore Loeb of
Missouri, secretary. All of the schools
were represented except Iowa State
college, Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa Ames, Drake and Washington
universities constitute this conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
BOUND IN HUMAN SKIN.
George w. Wfnans Is Owner of Book
Printed 34S Years Ago.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 2O.-Bound
in human skin, tanned into leather.
possibly the skin of some martyr of
religion, Is volume of Greek and
Latin essays, owned now by DR.. George
w. Winans, which is probably the old
est book owned in the state.
This volume, in remarkably good
condition, was printed S43 years ago,
IDENTIFY one Christopher Plantini.
Dr. Winans came into possession of
the volume years ago, and preserves it
as a yalua Bile relic. It is difficult for
a Iayman to make out much about the
volume for il is printed in an antique
font of Greek and Latin which even
good scholars find it difficult now to
read.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20

Music hall whereby he will appear for
three minutes twice day. The catcher
will love no lines. he will merely bow
and say, perhaps. that he is glad 10
he back in Chicago.
My real reason for signing the con-
tract" said king. lis that 1 want to
get back in baseball. I could not at
ford to take my fine out of my BUSH
ness here, and the theater work will be
an easy way to get the necessary mon
ey. But, there will be no talking in
my part 1 same near rejecting the
proposition because they wanted me to
a1rca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
CATTLE TO GEARY COUNTY.
Thirty Cars Have Arrived and Will Be
Put on Pasture.

junction City, Kan, April 20.-At
White City over 80 cars of southern
cattle were unloaded and at once TAX
en- to the country. Most of the cattle
will be pastured on Geary county pas
lures for the next four months. The
cattle came from the panhandle of
Texas and were in fair shape. A
number of the car loads came from
Old Mexico, and they were in poor
shape.
It is said that the Texas men are
paying close to SIS per head for first
class pasture and are Offering to make
contracts for next year at SIS per head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
WILL GET CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
The Necessary Amount Has Been
RAISED for $4,000 Building.

Atchison, Kan, April 20.-President
Troxel of Midland college announced
yesterday that he had received word
from Andrew Carnegie to go ahead
with the new Carnegie library building
for the college. Mr.. Carnegie, several
years ago, promised the college $4,000
for the erection of a library building
when Midland should have raised
similar sum for it's endowment. The
latest news from Carnegie comes in re-
Spouse to information that the college
has its fund in hand, and work on the
building will Legin at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20

Will Earn His Fine by Appearing ON
Vaudeville Stage.

Kansas City, April 20.-John G. Killing,
the baseball catcher. will walk across
the stage at a music hall in Chicago
twice a day for one week beginning
Monday next in order that he may,
earn the 500 fine imposed upon him
by the National baseball commission.
In addition Killing will report to Man
ager Chance OF the Chicago National
baseball club Sunday morning and will
play out the season for the 81, $50
offered him. King last night signed a
contract with a representative az the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
JUDGE MASON TAKES OATH.
Is Now District Judge of T1lirtieth
judicial District.

Salina, Kan, April BOB. A. Ma
son, who was recently appointed
Judge of the Thirtieth judicial district
of Kansas, including the counties of
Saline, ottawa, Ellsworth and Lin
coin, will be sworn in today by the
clerk of the Saline county district
court. August Anderson. He will go
to Ellsworth county April &c. Mr..
Mason will try his first case here on
May S. This will be the case of Has
kins e. Ramsey VS.. city of Salina.
B. w. Waltmsan will be retained as
district court stenographer under
Judge Mason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
NEW POSITION FOB wAGGENER
Reported That He Will Head New Job
of General solicitor.

Atchison, Kan, April 20.--It was re-
ported a. few weeks ago that B. p.
Waggener, general attorney for the
Missouri Pacific for Kansas and Ne
braska, would be promoted to new
position to be created; that of general
SOLICITOR for Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO and Oklahoma. If this appoint
ment is made, and there are reasons
for believing that it will be, it will
mean a REORGANIZATION of the Atchison
law office of the company. B. p Wag-
gener has been with the Missouri Pa
cif1c for thirtv-five years, and J. w.
Orr has been with it twenty-four years.
Mr.. Waggener is now in st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
AUTO CLUB AT KINsLEY.
One Has Been Organized and Promises
to Re a Live Wire.

Kinsley, Kan, April 2O.-Kinsley
Automobiles have organized an auto
mobile club which promises to be q
live wire in advancing the interests of
automobile users in this section and
do its share in promoting the good
roads movement which has received
such an impetus through the new
Santa Fe trail agitation. Colonel F. D.
West is president ana J. M. Watson
secretary of the new club.
The main line trail through Edwards
county is now completed and after a
few finishing touches to be put on in
the next few days will be in shape to
receive the endurance run machines on
Saturday with the best piece or road
between Hutchinson and Pueblo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
ASSAULTED THE REFEREE.
Kid Ferns Manager Objected to
GriggS' Decision.

Kid Ferns Manager Objected to
Griggs' Decision.
Oklahoma City, April 20.-Harry
Brewer. of Kanse.s City. won the de-
cision over Kid Ferns. of Oklahoma
City at the close of a Is round battle
here last night. Tommy Elks, manager
and chief adviser of Ferns, jumped into
the ring as Referee Gragg was holding
Brewers hand in the air and knocked
him across the ring. the crowd rushed
into the ropes and officers finally sep
arated The men. ESllzs was arrested and
placed in the county jail. The crowd
was all with the referee and his decis-
ion as Brewer outgene-alled his OPP
ponent throughout. This counted three
to one
Brewer meets Clarence English at
Kansas City April 25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
TO SHOW IN OKLAHOMA.

The Big Parker Aggregation Consists
of Thirty-Two Cars.
Abilene, Kan, April 2O.-The big
Parker show owned by Con T. Ken
nedy has gone to Oklahoma City where
a weeks stand will be made. The train
consisted of thirty-two cars and about
three hundred and fifty people.
This is the largest aggregation that
G. w. Parker has ever taken from the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
TO PLAY BALL MAY ..
SaIina Team viii Play Practice Games
at Home

SaIina, Kan. April 20.-Players who
have been signed by Salina have been
notified to report here any time be-
tween April 20 and May /. according TO
President Meyer. Several players are ex-
pected to show up Wednesday. Instead
of playing most of the exhibition games
away from home Mr.. Meyer has ar
ranged to play all of the practice games
at SaIina. The first game will be played
May 2. Several of the Central Kansas
league and the Kansas State league
teams want few games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
AT BOSTON.

AT BOSTON.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Washington .........0 o I / 90 0 2 o. 6 0
Boston ................0 5000 0 SIS 8 3
Batteries-Washington johnson and
Street; Boston, Wood and Carirgan. UNI
Professionally and Dineen.
AT CHICAGO.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Cleveland I'D o 5000 0oo11-2 5 o
Chicago .........0 o o 0 90 o 00O1 G-1 /
Notwithstanding. Berger and Bemis;
Chicago, Smith and Payne. Umpires-
O'Loughlin and Perrine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
SEED CORN no HUNGARY.
Carload From NeTnaI1a County on Way
to Budapest.

Seneca. kan, April 20.--Kansas
corn has world wide reputation. A
carload from Nema1a county is on its
way to Budapest, Hungary. Nemaha,
county is the best corn growing section
of the middle west and raises some Of
the best specimens. The farmers In
that section have taken ND corn cul-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
SAYS KANSAS is LUCKY.
Division Freight Agent of Santa FG
Talks About Crops.

Hutchinson. Kan, April 20.--C. A.
Walker, division freight agent of the
Santa Fe, has received advices regard
ing the growing wheat which show
that west of a line drawn through
Partridge and Sterling the wheat is go
ing to be even better than last year.
East of that line the wheat has been
damaged, in some sections not aver
aging over 80 per cent of a crop.
But Kansas is lucky added Mr..
Walker. Although the wheat is two
thirds gone through lot of the coun-
try here, it IL still early enough for
the land to be put into corn, SO that
there need be no great loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20

ture and attend corn exhibits in differ
ent cities over the country.
The carload of corn was raised by
Joel Strahm ce Bern. 1t will go first to
John Safar, at Omaha, who was one
of the corn experts at the National
Corn show, and by him will be sent to
Gozza Koppley at Budapest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
CARNEGIE LIBRARY AT LYNDON.
The Money Has Been Subscribed and
a Site Selected.

Lyndon, Kan, April 2O.-At meet
ing of the representative citizens of
Lyndon the amount of money sub
scribed for a Carnegie library site was
da+ermfned. It was decided by I'M
anirnous vote that the quarter block
Immediately north of the Baptist
church should be purchased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
HAS A DOUBLE MOTHER.
Child Born to Half of Successor to
Siamese Twins.

New York, April 2O.-A dispatch
from Prague says that the twin sisters
Black, who are known as the success
sors of the famous Siamese twins, re-
Gently entered a hospital there, where
Wosa. one of the sisters. yesterday be-
came the mother of fine boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
BARNARD TO CELEBRATE.
Citizens Preparing to Have a Bi
Fourth of july Blowout,

Fourth of July Blowout.
Barnard, Kan, April 2O.-Barnard
will celebrate the Fourth of July under
the auspices of the Barnard band A
committee composed of J. w. Johnson
w. H. Gibbs and Charles Bridenstine
was appointed at the last meeting
which committee will have charge of
arrangements The council also gave
the band permission to erect a band
stand at the junction of Main street
and Ballard avenue. Henry Rice, AL
bert HAM and Will Parrish were ap-
pointed a committee to solicit funds for
material. They raised about $50 and
the stand will be built soon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20

Mason and stock cars were used for
the event. The racers started at 8
o'clock and for the entire distance of
over 129 miles the cars were not out
of sight of each other. The Mason
car won by less than two minutes
The average speed was 81 miles per
hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
g g g
- - D.
GUARANTEED
PURELY VEGETABLE

ds of that tired feeling improves appetite and e
on and contributes strengthening and building
of the entire S. recognized everywhere as the
greatest of all blood purifiers and this combined unequaed
tonic make medicine needed by every the Spring
S. S. S. is for sale all drug stores
e=--es SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
WILLIE MCKAY HAS GONE.
Former Pardner of Eudora Bank Rob-
Der Leaves Lawrence.

Lawrence. Kan, April 2O.-Willie
Mckay has gone. Probably nevermore
Will Earl Bullock's companion, and
as many say, his victim, be seen in
Lawrence.
A week ago Friday the boy told the
people at the jail that he was going
to Perry and from that day he has
never been seen here. The boy was a
ward of the Juvenile court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
WAS WITHOUT GAS.

4 UT Oh AICAlIsOn ShIVeFeu leSteruay
Caused by Broken Main.
Atchison. Kan., April 20.-The south
part of Atchison was without natural
gas yesterday, owing to a break in the
gas main caused by blast made by
men digging trench for a telephone
company's conduits. With the wealth
err cold, there was some discomfort as
well as Inconvenience in the affected
district. Some of the families prepared
their meals on camp fires. The wealth
er here has n oderated considerably
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
TO VISIT IN OLD COUNTRY.
Party Start for Sweden,
April 20.

Mcpherson, Kan, April 20.-A par
ty of Mcpherson county people will
leave for Sweden the 9th of this
month to spend the summer in the
Fatherland. Those in the party are
]. B. Christafson and wife, Nels Holm
berg, Mrs. Chas. Nelson, Andrew
Hagstrom and Albert Gustafson. They
expect to leave on the steamer 'tAdria-
tic being one of the finest on the
White Star Line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
A FATAL SHOOTING Ar WICHITA
Charles Chenoweth Instantly Killed by
w. C, Clark.

Wichita. kan, April 2o-Charles
Chenoweth, a tank mar at Cudahy's
packing house in this city was shot and
instantly killed about 4 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon by w. c. Clark, a
butcher at DoId's packing plant. The
shooting occurred in a rooming house
over the old Mentholstum factory on
East Douglas avenue.
It appears that Chenoweth and his
wife have not lived together for some
time and that Chenoweth had threat
ened to kill her at various times.
Chenoweth is said to have become
insanely Jealous of Clark and when he
learned in some way that the latter
was at the rooming rouse he secured
an officer to go with him to the house
to drive Clark away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
HAS ovERDRAwN $1,000.
Kansas City, Kan, Commission VIII
Cut on 60 Arc Lights.

Kansas City, kan, April 20.-The
street lighting fund in Kansas City,
Kan. is overdrawn $10,700. The COM
. bo1ishing sixty arc lights in districts
that are lighted by gas. This reduc-
ton will be a saving of $4,000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
Western Association,

BartlesvilIe Il, Joplin 4.
Ell Reno IS, Guthrie /.
Muskogee 6, Tulsa 2.
Sapu1pa 4, Enid O..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Double Umpire System to BE
Used i'm Western.
President O'Neil is Now in st.
Joseph.
COOLEYSOX ON EDGE.
New Uniforms Were Tried ON
This Morning.
Sioux City Team Also Ready
for Fray.
COOLEYSOX ON EDGE

st. Joseph. Mo-. April 20.-President
Norris L. O'Neil, of the Western league,
arrived in ST. Joseph today to hold a
conference with his umpires relative to
the season which will open Friday of
this week. The double umpire system
will be tried for the first time in the
league this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
ACTRESS HOME ON VISIT.
Miss Irene Duclzett in Russell to Set
Her Mother.

Her Mother.
Russell, Ken, April 20.-Miss Irene
Duckett, the actress has completed
her season in New York and Pennsyl-
vania and will come here for a visit
with her mother. Mrs. Ben F. Wood.
She has not decided how long she will
stay as her managers have several
companies and are anxious to have her
take an assignment with another one
as quickly as she feels sufficiently rest
ed to go to work again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
ASHTON HAS A MAD DOG.
Bit a Number of Other Dogs. Horses
and Cattle.

Arkansas City, KAN, April 20.-In
the vicinity OF Ashton. a small town in
Sumner county. a mad dog which ran
amuck several days ago. bit a number
of other dogs.~h horses and cattle. Yes-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20

Wa1y people nave put OF Using
a tonic until the system became
so weakened it could not resist
disease, and have paid for the
neglect with a spell of fever,
malaria, or some other trouble.
S. S. S. is Natures ideal tonic
and blood purifier, made en-
tirely of the pure extracts of
healing, Strengthening, health
giving roots and herbs. Ittones
up the stomach and digestion,