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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
GOLDEN WEBBING JUNE II.
MT. and Mrs. Kennedy Will Then
Have Been Married so Years.

CEDAR Bluffs, Kan, June 4-GoIden
weddings are scarce in Decatur county.
one viii occur here, June II, at which
ume Mr.. and Mrs. William Kennedy
VIII nave been married 90 years. Mr..
kennedy is now "a years old, and his
wife Is u years. They are enjoying the
best of health. They were married in
Cincinnati June II, 1860. They are de-
voted members Of the Methodist church.
NINE children have been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Kennedy, six boys and three
girls. All of them are living. AT the
goloen wedding they expect to have all
their children present Mr.. Kennedy
was born in Philadelphia, February 9
1886 He is an old-time printer and
worked in newspaper offices in Philadel-
phla and Cincinnati in his early youth
one OF the sons. Harry S. Kennedy
mas lived in Decatur county for the
past 70 years, and is president of the
First State bank of Cedar Bluffs. He
mas seen his town grow up from a few
stragghng sod houses at first to a
tnrlfty business, stock and grain center
he has also served as county commits
sfoner OF Decatur county. His friends
are bringing him forward for the leg
1sIature from his county. He is a strong
advocate of the bank guaranty law. and
ne hopes to see legislature elected in
it's favor. 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
LIVE LITTLE TOWN
HerndOn, Rawlins County, Is a
Prosperous Business Point.
Located in Midst Of Wheat, Stock
and Alfalfa Center.
HAS GOOD FLOUR MILL
Ground Sixty Carloads of Wheat
During Past Year.
Town Has a Progressive Bust
ness Man for Mayor.
SUNDAY.

Herndon, Kan. June Away back
in the sos about all there was OF
Herndon was a postoffice and stove,
and I. N. George was the merchant.
The building remains, and some claim
that 1t is the original house, only that
1t has a new roof and a photographer
occupies 1t instead of being a store
The town has grown since those pio-
neer times from a few sod houses in
1880 to one of the most thrifty CEN
tiers for doing business on the line of
the Beaver valley branch of the B. 6,
NJ road. The town now has more
than 800 population and then some. It
is a Rawlins county town and is stu
ated in a wheat, stock and alfalfa cen
ter in the county. 1t has never had a
big overgrowth of buildings, although
two or more disastrous fires burned
several buildings.
There IS a Renaissance connected
with Herndon that is always pleasant
to think Of It is said the first quar-
ter section of land ever decided in
Rawlins county and signed by Presi-
dent Grant in March. 1877. was the
quarter section on which a portion of
Herndon is located. The other part Of
1t is owned by several people.
1t is said there is about 10 per cent
more wheat acreage tributary to Hern-
don than in 1909. Most of it is good
and even better than for several years.
James Malone. who is at the head
Of the Beaver Valley roller mills, came
here when a boy. having located in
money farming, and he is making
money in his Touring mill The capac-
ity of the mill is rs barrels daily. The
past two years the plant has been too
small to supply the trade and 1t is his
purpose to increase it to double it
present capacity at an early day.
Being successful on the farm and in
the milling industry, Mr. Malone was
sent to the legislature from Rawlins
county the last sessions. Although
Democrat, his record during the ses-
sion was first class and his friends
throughout the county say they are
going to send him back again. He
answered every roll call. He attended
strictly to his duty as a member and
always stood for right as he saw it and
voted against the wrong. Such man
as James Malone IS a credit wherever
he is placed and an honor to any town
he lives.
Herndon shipped out about 200 car
loads of wheat of the last crop, besides
not less than 60 carloads was used in
the manufacture of -four by the Beaver
Valley roller mills. The wheat raised
III Ills NlClHLly AhOol4E ING 1N0O OI-
key variety. Mr.. Malone says it is
famous for its productiveness, besides
II always tops the Kansas City mar
ket. While in the legislature he cham
pioned the reed wheat appropriation
measure He labored increasingly for
its passage, but the bill was finally
killed.
The alfalfa acreage is increasing
rapidly in the Beaver valley, and Mr..
Malone is of the opinion that it can
be successfully grown on the upland.
An so acre tract of alfalfa land ad-
joining Herndon recently sold for 1925
an acre.
gradual, steady but no boom. 1t has
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a live newspaper, the Nonpareil, and
the editor and publisher is A. j. Rob
erts, who gathers the news and prints
it for it's readers.
Herndon has a progressive mayor.
He is a business man as well, SELL
ing hardware and implements. ]. R.
Kirchner is mayor, business man and
W. Kirchner, is sheriff of Rawlins
county and farmer as well. The
brothers came to the county in 1880.
They have been successful. The
former owns three quarter sections.
He has IT'S acres of wheat, besides
raises alfalfa, and has ten acres set
apart for a grove of thrifty cotton
wood, box elder and ash. His brother,
the mayor, has 200 acres. The sheriff
in office if the law governing the office
would allow it.
G. H. Cox has been in Rawlins coun-
ty for 81 years. His 100 acres Of
growing wheat never looked more
promising. He has worked indus
triously, saved his earnings, and to-
day own 24O acres. He has been post
master of Herndon since 1897.
James O'Brien, manager of the Fos-
ter lumber yard, is busy as he can
be. There Is a lot of building going on
in town and country. He don't get
time to attend baseball game or
run a foot race. He insists on attend
ing to business first, and this has TAX
en- up about all his time for the last
six years.
The town and country supports
several business houses, two hotels,
b~nk, Touring mill, hardware, imple-
ments, furniture, elevators, stock
buyers, and most all business enter
prises found in progressive towns.
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Po1TERToN CASE CoNT1NrYEn
Trial VIII Not Come Up Again g1u
June is.

Arkansas City, Kan. June AFTER
the second day of the preliminary
nearing Of w: L. Potterton On the
cn is or administering arsenic to his
wire and causing her death. the case
was continued for further hearing nm
III June Is on account of certain VIII
nesses not being able to be on hand
ana because Of county court being in
session next week. Al
Fridays hearing brought ont ,,ar,,
little valuable testimony. The VIII.
nesses were an undertaken, a druggist.
tne county probate Judge, COUNTY At
torney F1em1ng. DR.. H. L. Snyder who
CONQUERED the autopsy on the BODY Of
Mrs. Potterton last January ana g.
eraI nelghbors Of the Pottertons and
Mrs. Allen. his alleged foster mother
now deceased So far the evidence has
not neen OF damaging character to
Potterton, but the prosecuting attor-
ney promises sensational developments
when the case is again resumed
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HERINGToN BOOSTER DAYS.
Days Inaugurated by Merchants Be-
coming Valuable.

Herington, Kan, June 4.-The Boos-
ter Days Inauguration by the Herring
ton merchants and business men are
proving to be valuable to the mer-
chants from business standpoint as
the town is filled with farmers every
saturday who are looking for bar
gains that the merchants are offering
through the columns of the local news
papers every week. Which is an ar
gument strongly in favor of advertise
ments IN home papers Before the in
augurat1on Of the booster day idea
the merchants were not bidding for
country trade with the same degree of
earnestness that now prompts their ac-
ton. 1t has done more than bid for
business with the above result 1t is
advetised as a town with real live
merchants who believe in doing things.
They look at advertisement not at
what 1t costs, but what it is worth.
And it is these methods that has Civ
en- Herington a place among the live
town of central Kansas. And when
you hear it spoken of by a stranger
who has never been here before it Is
always In the following manner, "Oh,
yes, have heard Of Harrington
through the newspapers"
The future of Harrington is very flat
tering with the Rock Island shops al
ready here and a splendid outlook for
the Missouri Pacific shops to be To-
Gated here within a few months. A
new $4,000 hotel, an overall factory,
the prospect for 10000 in 1912 is
quite possible.
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NO TRACE OF NICKEL.
Two Wichita Grain Spectators Are
Still Unaccounted For.


wichita, Kan. June 4.-The autbor,-
1les and relatives of the two grain
spectators who disappeared from the
city last Saturday have been unable 4o
men. e-o hiiSSlhs
Henry J. Nickel, secretary Of the
S e,oa Of Trade Clearing House asso-
cation, disappeared, leaving a shortasa
IN his accounts Of about s1i 900 r r.
r renini4 4ggd: a wealthy farmer and
peen seen by any of his RELATIVES ~ ~.
neard from since he came to wichita
az a Week ago It is said he lost heavily.
as old Nickel, when the wheat MARIA
week. &C uays last
Inc family insists that Mr.. Pennine-
t Ion losses were trivial Compared to
nls wealth and that he is in the east
on business. He owns val11abie Iand
IN sumner county. The board of trade
Gearing mouse officers are making no
eIIort TO find Nickel. He was bonded
Tor $40, 900. An officer from the bond
ing company will come to Wichita 70
ascertain NickeTs exact 'shortaea an6
TO institute a search for him.
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DATES FUR STATE TROOPS.
Those Who VIII Participate in Ma
neuvers at Fort Riley.

Junction City, Kan, June 4.-The
dates set for the different state troops
who Will participate in the maneuvers
at Fort Riley the coming summer are
as follows:
August Is to 26, Kansas and Ne
oraska. Kansas will have about 1900
men this year and Nebraska 1900.
September 1 to Is, Missouri with
1900 men and Oklahoma with 700.
This with the large number of regu-
lar troops that will be in camp at that
time will make one of the biggest af-
fairs of the kind ever held
me kansas troops are making special
EFFORT to be in fighting trim for this
big event and will no doubt be in the
game all the time. During the last
maneuvers they were highly compli-
mented by the commanding officer in
charge and show the efficient training
they are receiving at the hands of
their officers who are making every
effort to make their company the best.
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SIXTH DISTRICT CENSUS.
Supervisor Newell Thinks Work Will
Be Completed by July 1.

Norton, Kan, June 4.-One of the
busy places here just now is in the Of
flee of the supervisor of census of the
Sixth district. The supervisor is ]. c.
Newell, and he already has his work
well under way, and in fact he can be-
gin to see the end of the work He be-
gan work October 1, last. the first
clerk was appointed in November, and
Increased to one more in March. He
thinks that by July 1 the work will
ular clerks are F. L. Michler and Miss
Mildred C. Newell, who have been well
Versed in their work. Besides he has a
special agent, H. o. Dougless, of OBJ
erlin.
During the period of enumeration it
cost the government about $1,000 a day.
The enumerators commenced work
April 10 and completed their labors
March Is. During the progress of
enumeration the supervisor received
daily reports Of the work the enumera-
tors did each day, besides attended to
the work of forwarding supplies. His
work is to check over every schedule
audit the account and endorse the
voucher of each enumerator.
The supervisor had under his juris-
dictton 235 enumerators. No deaths
occurred and only two had to give up
their work on account of sickness. OF
this army of enumerators, 25 were wo-
men, and they came from IA counties
out Of the % in the district, Thomas
county had the largest number of wo-
men enumerators and is credited with
four; Rocks and Osborne had three
each; Smith, Norton, Ellis and Mitchell
each had two and the other seven coun-
ties had one each. Mr.. Newell is salts
fed with the work of the women enum-
orators, even if they don't cut much
figure in a political election
Norton county has won out in the
appointment of two supervisors. In 1890
w. E. Case, of this city was appoint
ed census supervisor, and again in 1910,
when ]. c. Newell was handed the hon
or, his application having been endors-
ed by both Senator Curtis and Con-
gresham Reeder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
DECISION FAR REACHING
Bank Commissioner DolIey Finds Bank
Guarantee Action Is Sweeping.

Speaking today of the full text of the
FEDERAL court Of appeals decision rem
oered at st. Paul few days ago In the
| guaranty case, and which has iust
been received here, Bank Comrnissi0ner
DolIey declared that the decision re-
Verslng Judge Pollock was much more
J sweeping even than he had exnected
from earlier reports
nave Just gone carefully over the
Iull text of the decision" he said. land
md that it is more than a mere re-
Nersal OF the Pollock decision, it is a
repuke. The St Paul judges not oniy
upheld the guaranty law and ITS con
stltut1onality, but they went further 10
oenne the rights of state to control ito
own institutions through its legislature
l nave he!d all along during the storm
les hours in the life of the guaranty law
that its strongest test of constitutional
1ty lay in the fact that it only sought
10 control state institutions by means
OF legislative action.
The st. Paul judges held further
IN answer TO the charge of the nation
al bank attorneys that the guaranty
law was class legislation that if that
contention was sound then all state
legislation designed to improve bank
ing methods and to maintain local in
stltut1ons on a sound basis Is likewise
void. These few words of decision. to
my mind, form it's most important
part and go to make the strongest an
SWer poSSlDle 10 the claims and all
legations and false philosophy offered
by the enemies of the guaranty law
and the square deal during the past
year.
The guaranty law was designed for
protection of depositors, not bankers.
1t was conceived in the interest of the
majority. 1 am in favor of that law
and have tried to do all 1 could to
make 1t effective in my official ca
pacity as bank commissioner because L
am here for the purpose of protecting
the depositors first and the banker at
forwards.
after reading the decision am con-
WINGED that it ends the fight on bank
guaranty in Kansas. 1t is a body blow
to the opposition. It is a great victory
Cor Attorney General Jackson and Alex
Mitchell and Judge G. H. Buchanan
who have. contended all along that the
Pollock decision was unfair and unjust
and could not be sustained in a higher
court. This whole controversy has now
narrowed down to question of whether
the state has the right to protect bank
depositors or not. The Kansas guaranty
law is a pioneer and must suffer all
the hardships of pioneer, but some
day there will not even be any argument
over the question of bank guaranty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
sHARPs CREEK IN TURMOIL.
Citizens of Mcpherson County Becom
ing Alarmed About Wolves.

The latest coyote yarn comes from
Mcpherson and is as follows:
South Sharps Creek territory is in a
turmoil, wolves having become so
brave that children are afraid to go
over fields alone
While one of c. E. Blackman's boys
was ploW1ng corn, animals attacked
his dog and tore him to pieces. The
young fellow was in danger himself,
as there were three animals, but he
warded them off with a wrench till he
came near the house.
The wolves became rather bold at
the nome of George Goodwin, where
they helped themselves to some seven
small pigs
The scare is somewhat over at the
present time, as a litter has been dug
up and destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
WERE HUNTING GOosEBERRrEs.
Boys Spied a Big Fish in Pond and
Captured 1t.

Ten year old Frank Neil Wallace
came into the Tribune office the other
day to ask that we tell about a fish he
had caught in a creek at the edge of
the coal chutes in the east part of
town. He says that in company with
another boy they were hunting for
gooseberries and noted a big fish that
had got into the draw and was in
shallow water. By grabbing it through
the gills they got it out. 1t was a
carp and measured over two feet in
length and weighed seven pounds.
Asked how they handled it, said he
had his father haul it home in his
dray and it made a good dinner for
two families.-Seneca Tribune.
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WILL COME UP JULY 8.
Decision in Belle Springs Butter Case
VIII Then Be Heard.

Salina, Kan. June 4.-Charles
Shukers, assistant attorney general of
Kansas, is here to represent the state
in the litigation between Haskins &
Ramsey and the city of Salina over
paving contracts.
81 finished yesterday" said Mr..
Shukers today, "the work Of writing
the brief for the state in the appeal
Of the Belle Springs butter case. We
are confident that the supreme court
will reverse the judgment of the lower
court in this case, wherein the cream
cry company was acquitted, on a tech
nicality. The case will be argued be-
fore the court July 6. having been adj
vanced to that date"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
HERINGroN FIGHTS FAKES.
Business Men Form Association for
Advertising Protection.

Harrington, Kan, June 4.-The bust
ness men Of Harrington have formed
what they term a Business Mems as
sociation. Abilene, Junction City, Sa-
lima, Topeka and many other Kansas
town have like organizations.
G. K. Smith was elected president
B. L. Thompson, vice president, and
+. D. Carman, treasurer. commit
tee on membership was also appointed
which consisted of B. L. Thompson,
c. n. Tufts and s. P. Childs. It is the
purpose to enlist every business and
professional man in Harrington. The
purpose of the association is to do
away with Objectionable advertising
schemes of all kinds and the army of
solicitors for cash contributions. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
INSTRUCTION CAMP OPENED.
VIII Include Cavalry and Artillery
Tactics of Practical Nature.

Junction City, Kan, June 4.-The
camp of instruction for officers of the
organized militia was opened at Fort
Riley yesterday. officers have been ar
irving at the camp since Saturday of
last week and about one hundred were
president on the opening day.
The camp of instruction will last
thirty days, this time being divided
into three periods of ten days each,
as not all the officers are able to leave
their vocations for more than ten
days. Thus, the entire program ar
ranged for their instruction will be
repeated every ten days. The instruc-
ton includes cavalry and artillery tao
tics of a practical nature, although
lectures will also be given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
What Ruined Adam.

A young English suffragette tells tba
following incident that recently happen-
ed at a meeting in the Scotch Highlands
Speeches had been made to a large crowd.
Questions had been replied to. amid an
plause. 1mbecile young men making re-
marks about minding babies and mend
there was temporary lull before the nut
ting of resolution, a great bucolic
Scotch voice from the back of the crowd
~ the result of prolonged elimination:
VIVA made a mes of Adam ?''-Harper' 5
Monthly.
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LONGEST TRIP IN 67 YEARS.
Matilda Dean Is Visiting Her Son in
Kansas City, Kan

Kansas City, Kan, June Airs.
Matilda Dean, 70 years old, came from
her home in Kenton county. Ken
lucky, yesterday to visit her son, Hen
~ E. Dean, commissioner of parks
and public improvements in Kansas
City, Kan. Mrs. Dean has lived all
OF her life in Kenton and Campbell
counties IN Kentucky and this is the
first long journey she has taken since
she was taken on a trip to ireland by
her father when she was three years
old,
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BRYAN AT JUNCTION CITY.
He VIII Be Leading Attraction at
Chautauqua July 90.

Junction City. Kan. June 4.-The
program for the Chautauoua that will
be held in this city is out and the
committee in charge received it Fri
day. The Redpath company has given
the committee a pleasant surprise in
the talent they will send. and on Fri
day, July 20, both Senator Robert
Taylor and William J. Bryan will be
on the program.
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INJURED BY MOTORCYCLE.
Woman Mail Carrier Dangerously
Hurt Going Down Hill.

Oberlin, Kan, June Mrs. How
ard Vale, who carries the mail on the
rural route with a motorcycle. was
injured here when her
motorcycle dashed down a long, steep
hill and ran off a bridge at the bot
tom. One of her hips was dislocated
and she was badly bruised She has
5een using the motorcycle for a long
time in the rural work.
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DIED AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Harriet Pierce Came to junction
City in 1865.

Junction City. Kan. June AIRS.
Harriet L. Pierce. wife. of Captain A.
c. Pierce, died here last evening. after
a prolonged illness. Mrs. Pierce was
one of the early settlers, coming to
Junction City in 1865 with her hus-
band, who was associated with ex-
Senator Plumb. She was prominent in
civic and club life and was well known
in central Kansas,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
OLD COUNCIL STANDS.
Abilene City Fathers Restrained From
Counting Commission Vote

Abilene. Kan, June 4.-Judge King
decided that an injunction suit brought
against the city council to restrain it
from canvassing votes for commits
sioners could not include the test of
validity of the commission election
vote in its present form. An appeal
will be taken to the supreme court and
the matter will not be settled for sew
eral months. In the meantime the old
council is acting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
ARKANSAS CITY H. S. CLASS.
Twenty-sixth Commencement Took
Place Thursday Night.

Arkansas City, Kan, June 4.-The
twenty-sixth annual commencement
exercises of the Arkansas City high
school took place in the opera house
here Thursday night. DR.. Raymond A.
Schwegler gave the lecture to the class.
Following Is the class roll: Lyle w.
Wise, Ruth A Lesh, Mary P. Bossi,
Earl McMillen, Mary Rowan, Hazel A.
Gleason, John R. Moffett, Roxilla M
McClunty, Guy L. E. Croyd, Ralph
Swartz, Johnnie Hanell, Robert ]. Pres
colt and Margharitta Scott.