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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Put a Cartridge in Stove.

MarysviIle, Kan-,- Dec. IA shot
gun cartridge put into a stove with
sweepings brought painful wounds to
Mrs. Daisy Kinlen, school teacher,
of Home City, 1t exploded almost i'm
mediately upon striking the flames.
and before Mrs. Kinlen had turned
from the stove or even replaced the
lid, she had received much of the shot
in her hands and face. Mrs. Kinlen is
compelled to give up her school for
the present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
CouIon and ConIey win Fight.

New orleans, Dec. 12.-Johnny
Coulen. claimant of the bantamweight
championship of the world. has signed
articles for fight with frankie Con-
lev before the West Side Athletic club
here on SUNDAY. January s. Conley is
expected. to sign in Chicago tomorrow.
The articles call for 20 round bout
both men to weigh in 81 hours before
the fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

light plant of their own and will build
a small power house where light Will
be generated and from which light
will be carried into their homes. Sew
eral farmers living in the vicinity or
Muscotah now have small dynamos on
each of their farms, providing electric
light for their houses, barns and dairy
buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Captain Frank ARNOLD I1.

Lamar, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Captain
Frank Dewitt Arnold, Sc years old,
the only survivor of the Union forces
in the Baxter Springs battle in the
Civil war, has been confined to his
apartments in the Pickwick hotel for
the last three weeks. At times his
condition has been serious. He sufffrs
from stomach trouble.
SaIina slayer Found Guilty
Salina, Kan, Dec. 12.-GIen Adams,
who has been on trial in the Graham
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

county district court for the murder
OF Joseph Anderson, was found guilty
of murder in first degree at Hill City
Adams went to Anderson's farm at
night and shot him. A letter written
to friend after the crime. in which
he confessed his guilt, served to in
huence the jurors in their decision.
lie will be sentenced to prison for life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
AsDhvxiated in Bath Tub.

Atchison, Kan. Dec. 12.-Mrs. Ed
ward Gravelle, a Missouri Pacific
stenographer. is lying near death at
her home as a result of being over
come by gas while in a bath tub with
the cold water turned on. She re-
manned in the tub over an hour before
she was discovered. When revived
from the effects of asphyxiation severe
chills followed and her recovery is
doubtful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
wichita Shoemaker Slain.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. I'll. Cohen,
an aged Russian shoemaker. was
found dead in his shop at 31O1 North
Min street with his body bearing IN
mistakable evidence that he had been
murdered. A heavy rasp file with
which he had been beaten to death
was found in the room. Robbery is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
NJ G. A. Defeated sophomores.

The Giants of the Y. NJ c. A. defeated
tha7 Sophomores of Washburn in a basket
hail game at the Y. NJ c.. A. Saturday b,
a score of II to 81
The lineup was:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Washburn Sophs.
no Cure a cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bron1o Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money if it falls to cure
E. w. Groves signature is on each box.25c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
KILLS a HUTCHINSON OFFICER.
Unidentified Man shoots Thomas Fow.
Ter. Deputy Sheriff.


Ter. Deputy Sheriff.
Hutchinson, Kan, Dec 12.-Thomas
Fowler, deputy sheriff, was shot and
killed here last night by an unidenti-
fled man, whom he had arrested on
suspicion of being burglar.
The man escaped and there are 800
men in Hutchinson who VOW vengeance
should the slayer be caught.
His assassin after firing four shots.
one of which took effect, escaped.
few nights ago a burglars kit was dis
Chalmers hotel. Believing that if the
kit were left there the burglars would
return for it, the police had officers
watching. Fowler, who volunteered TIC
aid the police, was watching the place.
Some mystery surrounds the shoot
ing. It is believed that one of the
burglars returned for the kit and that
Fowler arrested him. He proceeded a
little over a block toward the police
station when another man is said to
have stepped out of an alley and fired
the fatal shot. The shooting occurred
shortly before O'clock.
A woman notified police headquar-
tiers and within ten minutes after the
shooting two policemen reached Fow-
Ter, the latter being in his death ago
MES, and died without speaking. The
bullet that caused his death entered
his back below the right shoulder blade
Baby Into Boiling Water.
Winfield, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE two
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cowans partially fell into a tub OF
boiling water Saturday which his
mother had placed on the floor and
was badly scalded about the arms
shoulders and face. Grating will be
r16oRSG9r hof0Ta ha recOVerS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

thought to be the motive and it is
thought that about 500 and two
watches were taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Farmers Planning Light Plants.
Atchison, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE farm
ers Of one neighborhood north of this
city have decided to have an electric
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
James kaizer Stricken Down
Wednesday Morning
And His Condition Regarded
As Most Dangerous
His Entire Body Appears To
Be Paralyzed

James Kaizer, a farmer residing on
the Pleasant Valley road, about three
miles southwest of this city, was the
victim of a stroke of paralysis while
at work near his home on Wednesday
morning. At about eight o'clock in
the morning, Mrs. Kaizer made
known her desire to visit at the Will
liam Carey home, short distance
away and accompanied by her hus-
band, walked along the road until the
adjoining farm was reached. Here,
Mr.. Kaizer has some stock, which he
had been feeding each morning and
stopped to perform his customary
work Mrs. Kaizer continued her
journey to the Carey home giving no
thought as to her husbands welfare
as he appeared to be in perfect
health and had fed the stock every
morning for a long time.
No one passed along the road after
that time until about eleven o'clock
SlCulClJ hCdl
there, discovered Mr.. Kaizer lying in
the middle of the road about half way
between the field, where the stock
was kept, and his home. Mr.. Miller
made hasty examination and discov-
cred that the unconscious man was
not dead, although breathing feebly.
He was taken to his home, where ev-
erything possible was done to revive
him. Mrs. Kaizer was sought but
was not found for about an hour and
she stated that her husband was not
subject to attacks of that kind and
evidently had not been warned of it's
approach. DR.. G.. X. Conard of Mt.
Vernon was called as soon as possible
and after an examination, he decid.
ed that Mr.. Kaizer must have been
unconscious for about two hours be-
fore found lying in the middle of the
road. Restoratives were administer
ed but to no avail. the stricken man
still remaining in an unconscious con.
dition, the greater part of his body
appearing to be paralyzed to such an
extent that it would be almost i'm
possible for him to move even though
he RECEIVERS consciousness. On Thurs
day afternoon he had not rallied any
and he is in a very serious con-
dition.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
OLDEST
Livery Horse In Mt. Vernon
Dies On Tuesday

"Sorrel Bill" perhaps the Oldest
livery horse in Mt. Vernon, died at
the barn of Col. Hunt on Tuesday ev.
ening. last.
Billy was bought by the late Col.
John p. Dettra about twenty years
ago and put into his livery barn; he
was then only four years old. Col.
Dettra used him for his own private
driving, and for women and children.
When the livery stock OF Col. Det.
ira passed to l.. G. Hunt G. Co., Billy
was in the purchase, and on account
OF his safety and reliability was kept
by them for the Use of old people
and women and children.
For more than twenty years he has
been familiar figure on the streets
of Mt. Vernon and for more than that
length of time his home has been in
livery barn. Last summer Col Hunt
found him back In livery stable and
believing he had served the public
long enough bought him and put him
in his private barn giving him large
box stall, and under his personal care
Billy had grown fat. Col. Hunt told
number of parties who wanted to
buy him that unless he could find a
home on some good farm where he
could end his days in comfort he
would keep him.
The offer of party to haul him to
his burial place with chain around
his neck was refused by his owner
and he was loaded on the wagon of
D. w. Metcalf and given his last ride.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
TRAFFIC
Tied Up On Street Railway By
Broken Axle On A Car

An accident occurred to one of the
street cars on the local electric line
Wednesday night at about eleven
o'clock. The car in charge of Mot
orman Webb and Conductor Taylor
was the last one west and was return
ing to Hiawatha park after the last
run. The B. & o. tracks had just
been crossed, and the jar caused by
running over the crossing was suffic-
lent to break the rear axle squarely
in the middle, causing the rear end
of the car to drop to the pavement.
No passengers were on the car at the
time of the accident and neither of
the employees was injured. The traf-
fic west of the railroad on the electric
line was tied up for several hours on
Thursday morning before the dsabl-
ed car was removed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09

Millions loved him and revere his
memory. Mark Twain was the Christ
mas spirit personified He was sort
of literary Santa Claus to all mankind.
Do you know why SD many people
loved him? 1t was because he was
kind and gentle and tender and loving.
But-Mark Twain was kicker?
oh. yes--yes. indeed, he was! lie
admitted it himself. He kicked against
oil kinds of injustice. Whenever q
brand of injustice. old or new, dared
to show itself Mari, Twain kicked it
hard. HE WAS NOT KIND OR GEN.
TIE OR TENDER TO INJUSTICE.
Late in his life, after having done
his best to kill off the street car hog
and cure the i'll tempered ticket agent
and eliminate other unnecessary evils,
he became interested in the Early
Christmas Shopping Movement.
He had been in the crush at the
stores just before Christmas, and he
had seen how the sliopgirls were over.
worked. how they and the men clerks,
too, were rushed TO death in the last
few days before Dec. "a and even up
to nearly midnight on that day. So
Mark Twain became an earnest advo-
cate of the Early Christmas Shopping
Movement
1t was case of ingrowing kindness
of heart that made Mark Twain urge
all people to do their Christmas shop
ping early-to begin month or so in
advance of Christmas and thus make
the lot of the shopgirls easier.
This Christmas for the first time the
SHOWS will be sifted over the grave of
Mark Twain. If you loved him and
If you revere his memory remember
that his big heart was touched by the
overworked condition Of the clerks at
Christmas buying time and that he
asked all Of you to DO YOUR SHOP.
PING EARLY THIS YEAR.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
As Prizes At The Coming
Shows In This City
"GOOd Roads" Meeting To Be
Held In January
A Financial Report On Last
Years Picnic

The regular meeting Of the Citi-
zens' Association was held in the
city council chamber Wednesday ev-
enlng with a fair representation of
the members present. President Penn
was in the chair and the minutes OF
the last session were read by Secre-
tary McCrackin and were approved.
MIR. w. p. Bogardus offered mo-
tion that the January meeting of the
association be devoted entirely to the
consideration of good roads and that
work with the Good Roads committee
In arranging the details Tor the meet
ing. MIR. Bogardus also suggested
that light lunch be served and that
the place of meeting be arranged
by the committee in charge. The mo.
ton prevailed and on the special
committee, President Penn appoint
ed the following: Messrs. w. p. Bo-
gardus, e. e. Snireman, j. c. Tinkey
and c. S. May.
Mr.. Patrick Purcell offered a
lengthy financial report, showing the
receipts and disbursements of the an
nual picinc held at Lake Hiawatha
park last summer. The report show
ed balance of $25 and the same has
been deposited in one of the local
banks to be used for the next annual
picnic. The report of Mr.. Purcell
was accepted and placed on file.
President Penn stated he had re-
ceived a communication from the
Knox County Poultry Association
asking the association to donate a
silver cup as one of the prizes for the
coming poultry show to be held in
Mt. Vernon. Upon motion the mat.
ter was referred to a special COM
mittee to confer with the members of
the poultry association to determine
on what basis the prize should be CIV
en-, also that the cup to be purchased
to not exceed $1,000. On this special
committee the chair appointed Mes
Sis. Carl Lorey, Harry Smoots and
Edward Mccormick.
A COMMUNICATION was also received
from the Knox County Corn Growers
association asking the Citizens asso-
citation to donate silver cup as a
premium at the corn show. A mo-
tion was offered that a special com
mittee he appointed to confer with
the officials of the corn show and that
the cup to be purchased not exceed
ing SIS in cost. On this special COM
mittee, President Penn appointed
Messrs. S. M. Woolson, Fred j. Law
ler and Howard Splitter.
Some time was taken up in dis
cussing a proposition for new in
dustry and the association adjourned
to meet the first Wednesday night In
January.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
IMPORTANT
Railroad Hearing To Be Held
In New Orleans

New Orleans, La, Dec. 8-What Is
hoped will be final hearing in the So
called tap line question was begun be-
fore representative of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in this city to-
day. The decision that will result from
the hearing will, it is expected, fix the
status of the hundreds of tap lines, or
short railroads connecting with inter-
state common carriers, in all parts of
the country.
The important problem of what con-
stitutes rebate and what constitutes
a common carrier is involved in the
question Of the relations of the tap
lines to the regularly recognized COM
mon carriers, and as a consequence
the final decision in the controversy
is awaited with keen interest by both
railroads and shippers.
The tap roads operate within a
state, but participate in the interstate
traffic with the large roads. The trunk
lines and regular railways generally
have had divisions of freight rates in
force with these small enterprises.
The interstate Commerce Commission
condemned the division arrangement
on the ground that the tap roads were
not interstate common carriers but
merely commercial enterprises, allow
ance to which enabled the mainten-
ance of rebates. Many of the big roads
cancelled these divisions, but on petit
ton these cancellations were ordered
to be investigated to determine wheth-
er the tap lines are common carriers.
The special case now up for hearing
involving the whole matter of tap line
allowances and divisions, is that of the
Star Grain and Lumber Company
against the Atchison, Topeka and San
ia Fe and other railroads.
According to estimate there are
nearly eight hundred of the so-called
tap lines in the United States. A
majority of them are lumber lines
which tap the regular common car
riers in Louisiana, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi, Texas and other parts of the
South. In addition to these there are
many industrial tap lines in the Cen
trail Freight Associations territory.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
4. +. + i. i. 4 4 i. + !. \. i. + i
!. NORTH LIBERTY j.

+ I. !. !. i. !. f. Il i. .i- i. j. + Il
j. M. Lewis, our genial merchant,
has sold his stock of goods to A. r.
Beal and Stanley Lahmon, who will
conduct the business in the same
room. Mr.. Lewis has purchased liv-
cry barn in Frederlcktown to which
place he and his family will move
next week. AS Mr.. Lewis and wife
are excellent people 1t is with regret
that the community sees them leave.
Jacob Burger has gone to his faith
er's farm east of town to take charge
of it as his brother, William, is unable
to on account of poor health.
Ohio Dunmire has bought L. s.
Burger property. consisting of house
and barn and two acres of land, for
LOO.
]. M. Lewis has sold his residence
to l.. s. Burger for 5000 Mr.. Burger
expects to take possession Dec. IA.
Mrs. Mitch. Dickson of Mansfield
visited at Alvah Wharton's few days
last week.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
WANT TO PUT TEXAS
IN DRY coLuMN N

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. S--Foes of
the liquor traffic throughout Texas raj
lied here today to perfect an organiza-
ton to conduct the coming campaign
for statewide prohibition. 1t is pur-
posed to organize every county in the
fight for the adoption of the constitu'
tional amendment which is to be sub.
mittted to the voters by the legisla-
ture the coming year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
KNIGHTS reMPLARs CELEBRATE

New York, Dec. S-Many prominent
members of the Knights Templar
throughout the country, including
nearly all of the officers of the Grand
Encampment of the United States, are
in New York to take part in the cen
tennial celebration of Columbian Com
mandery, Mol, of this city. The
celebration was begun today and will
continue until next Tuesday. A dinner
at the Hotel Astor and historical meet
ings in the Masonic Temple will be
features of the program.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
scHAEFFER ELECTED

Mr.. J. A. Schaeffer has been re-
elected representative to the 1. o. O..
F. Grand Lodge for district No. 33
by a substantial majority
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
COURT HOUSE NOTES

Zeisloft Estate
S. e. Zeisloft of Mt. Vernon has
been appointed guardian of Mary H.
zeisloft, giving bond in the sum of
$500, with Frank o. Levering and Sar-
ah G. Fleming as sureties.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-09
Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licences
Olin L. Beal, laborer, and Verna
e. Bechtol, both of Berlin township.
Rev. Albert Thomas.
Carl Wilhelm Schultz, tool dresser,
Baden, Pa, and Fern Lucille Reams.
The Rev. David A. Morris.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27
DIVORCE WAS EASY
In ANCIENT EGYPT

London, Eng, Oct. 27--Divorce is not
an invention of the present nor OF the
mast century; it was established before
I.ondon was dreamed Of and when the
tower OF St. Paurs was not even in the
embryo.
Prof. Flinders Petrie, an Egyptolo-
eist who has been making study OF
ancient tombs of the Egyptians and
the tribes that frequented that country
saws in old Assouan it was very SIM
ME thing for a man or woman to get
q divorce.
When a husband or a wife wanted
divorce all he or she had to do In
+bat dav was to proclaim it before the
conversation and it was by the very
proclamation granted
There was no need of going TO a
Reno nor Sioux Falls to unite the knot,
nor was there, any pay for a lawyer.
If man married a second wife, al
ter securing a divorce, it was required
of him that he pay 200 shekels, or
two and one-half times the amount Oh
the marriage dowry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27
PECOS IRRIGATION
PROJECT IS
FINISHED
Water of the PecoS River Is
Turned Upon $4,000
Acres of Land.

Tecos, Texas, Oct. 27.-WOrd has been
received in Pecos from commissioner
F. A. Hornbeck, of the Orient railway,
in Kansas City, that the great imperial
irrigation project in the Pecos valley,
commenced IS months ago under his
management, has been finished, and
water from the PecoS river turned into
%, 900 acres of rich land.
Two years ago this land was a por-
ton of a 100000 acre pasture. Com
missioner Hornbeck persuaded capital
isis allied with the Orient railroad to
buy $4,000 acres of the choicest land
and install a gravity flow irrigation
system from the Pecos river A nat
ural reservoir site was enlarged into
a basin two miles square and seventeen
feet deep, and a great dam thrown up
and sixty miles of canals for distribut
ton of the water. This work cost
$500, 900, but the land coming under the
irrigation system, formerly worth
about IS per acre as grazing LANDS,
now sells readily for SIS an acre.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27
Portland, Oregon. Shows That
It Pays To Advertise
Busy Willamette
(By G. A. Martin

some tremendous regrade work Tn
der terrific hydraulic pressure hills 100
feet high and more are being complete
ly washed away, sluiced down into the
marshes and used to fill in the low
ground on the waters edge, where it
brings enough as warehouse sites to
pay the cost of cutting down the hills
and more. Then, instead of terrific
grades, the city is made level.
Wood for the Winter.
Winter is approaching and house
holders are preparing by laying in their
wood supply. They buy in four-foot
lengths and have it piled in front at
the curbing-even at the finest resi-
dences great piles of wood are seen
and the man with the travelling circular
saw comes around. cuts it up and
stores 1t in the cellar or woodshed.
The circular saw is mounted on wa
gon with a small engine to furnish the
power and the owner drives his nova
bic sawmin from place to place as
needed and cuts up the winters wood.
1t is convenient and appears to be
strictly a Portland institution
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27
So Recipe Cures
Weak WomenEFree
Offer of Free Help to.Women Comes
From Noted Woman Doctor.

DR.. Bertha C. Day, a remarkably clever
and successful specialist in diseases Of
women, seems to have hit upon the ideal
method of quickly and positively curing,
in the privacy of their own homes, those
who suffer the torturing, dragging, nag
ging pains in the head, back groins. abdo-
men, pelvis and thighs, the bearing down
feeling, hot flashes and WEAKNESS that
are sure indications of Female Weakness
Being a woman, wife and mother, and
above all an exceptionally able doctor, she
can understand the sufferingS and trials
OF women as no man could. During her
extended practice DR.. Day has originated
a large number of prescriptions containing
only pure harmless and effective drugs,
which she has successfully used in the
treatment Of leucorrhoea, or whitish dis
charges. nervousness, liberation, Misplace
rnent or falling of the womb, profuse,
scanty or painful periods, uterine or ova-
rian troubles change of life and the other
diseases and weaknesses so common TO
women.
Dr. Day will be very glad to send free
of all cost the recipe best fitted to the
ciIre of any worn out tired, respondent
woman who writes In confidence telling In
her own words how she suffers.
All sick women should take advantage
If this generous offer by writing and de-
4 rcribing their cases to Dr. Bertha c. Day,
63S Day Bldg Fort Wayne. Ind, VIVA
pm send the proper recipe free IN PLAIN
ealed, prepaid wrapper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27
FOUR TAKE EXAMINATION
FOR FOREST RANGER WORK

Silver City, n. NJ, Oct. PA civil
service examination for forest rangers
is being held in the assembly room Of
the courthouse. The examination is be-
ing taken by a party Of four, which is
an unusually small number. Following
the written examination, field tests,
saddling, riding, packing, claiming,
compass work and Identification of
leaves and pine fir cones will be made.
Thomas W. Holson, administrator
of the estate of Gehhardt George, who
died some years ago in this county,
leaving no heirs, has closed the admin
istration of the estate and, under terri
torial laws, the sum Of s5S6.18 has
escheated to the school fund of the ter
ritory.