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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

BOY WANTED-The Herald wants
a good earnest boy, about 16 years
old, who can board at home. to learn
the printers trade IN this office. A
good place is waiting for a good boy.
Apply at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-15
WHERE IS THE SPIRIT?
High School Having Trouble to Raise
Funds to Support Athletics.

OF the $500 necessary for carrying
on of the high school athletic course,
5000 of the amount is vet to be raised.
Members of the board attribute the
difficulty to a lack of school spirit
and interest in the progress of the
school.
There are 100 students at the high
school These students with their
friends, relatives and admirers, the
board think, should be good for at
least 1000 or 1900 season tickets But
it is not thus. The student body has
bought very sparingly and the bust
ness firms have not given the plan the
encouragement the board expected
There are about twenty numbers
on the program this year, making
an average cost of five cents a num-
ber. These include the football
games, basket ball, track meets, de-
bates and perhaps base ball. The
high school has an excellent aSSort-
ment of athletic timber This week
they humbIed the Academy team at
Washburn by 10 to 0 count. The
school has three full teams from
which to select material and are on
the top notch with high school teams
of the state.
Last year the high school won two
medals at Lawrence and lost the high
honors in the state tournament by a
narrow margin. The good showing of
the team this year is helping to re-
vive interest among some of the stu
dents, but more ginger is needed from
outside sources if the team pays a
dividend
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The fact that the contest on the re-
port went no further was due to the
committee making every possible con-
cession. The action prevented Topeka
being the scene of the most violent out
break in the history of the churches of
Christ. For 30 minutes the delegates
wrangled and argued. J. B. Briney, of
Kentucky, led the opposition to every
advanced proposition that might possi-
bly, come from the report.
The contest was the final struggle of
an afternoon Of dissension among the
delegates. The first clash had come
when the convention for 1911 was given
to Portland, Oregon. 1t broke out at
intervals in various committee reports.
When Chairman Allan B. Philputt step
ped forward to read the committee re-
port on Unification the time was ripe
for an eruption.
The committee had foreseen just this
trouble. Every precaution had been
taken to prevent break at the Topeka
convention. Love feasts of the two fac
tionS, mass gatherings, joint commit
tee sessions everything that would
tend to show harmony had been thrown
into the gathering since the first out
break Tuesday. Chairman Philputt had
read the first page of the amended re-
port. Out in the audience men and
women were shaking their heads in ap-
proval and disapproval. The leaders
were preparing to spring their best
move and swing the sentiment of the
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-15
KID FISHER KILLED.
The PugiIist Dies After Ten Round
Fight.

Enid. Okla, Oct. ia prize fight
er known as Kid Fisher was killed in
the tenth round of a fight at Mono,
Oklahoma, near here last night
Fisher died at O'Clock this morning
of broken neck. The Tighter who
dealt the blow was Frank Hall of
Lahoma. The fight was held at Memo,
fifteen miles west of Enid.
The eleventh round of the fight
opened with Fisher exhausted but his
manager urged him not to throw up
the sponge. Hall struck his opponent
apparently at will, delivering a left to
the stomach and a right to the jaw
with strange regularity. Finally Fish
er staggered and as he fell Hall plant
ed a right on his neck Fisher COL
lapsed and never regained conscious
ness.
Immediately after the fighters
death the coroner's jury met and re-
turned a verdict that Fisher had met
death from the effect of blows de-
livered by Hall. Hall has disappeared
but it is believed he will be arrested
before night. The fight was witnessed
by four hundred persons, many of
them women and children.
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KETCHEL is SHOT.
Pugilist Fatally Wounded at a
Missouri Farm.
AssaiIant Escapes After Putting
Bullet Through Fighter.
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL.
Dogs Used in Effort to Capture
Assailant.
Fighter Has Had Eventful Ca
reer in Ring.
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL.

Springfield, Oct. 15.-Stanley Ketchel.
niddleweight champion pugilist, the
victor in many fistic battles, was shot
and perhaps fatally wounded on a
ranch five miles out of Conway, Mo-,
where he was recuperating, at $50
O'Clock this morning by Walter A.
Hurtz, a Quarrelsome ranch hand.
Early this afternoon Ketchel was I'M
conscious and was believed to be in a
dangerous condition.
The bullet entered Ketcheps right
lung and SO far no effort has been
made, because of the patients low con-
dition. to probe for it.
Three surgeons brought in from
Springfield, Mo-, are attending the
wounded man.
Hurtz escaped to the woods and is
being chased by men and bloodhounds.
The shooting took place while
Ketchel was eating breakfast at $50.
There were no witnesses and as
Ketchel almost Immediately lapsed into
Inconsistencies the exact events lead
ing to the shooting could not be learn
ed. The man who did the shooting was
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removal over the rough roads to Con-
way.
The train from Springfield carried
detectives and three bloodhounds TO
employed on the ranch had started
the chase but not before Hurtz had
gained a good start on them.
Ketchel recently bought tract OF
land near the Dickerson ranch and
the double purpose of his visit was to
see his property and to recuperate.
Ketchels Career in Ring.
Stanley Ketchers rise in the pugi-
listic world was rapid. He was born
in Grand Rapids twenty-three years
ago. About four years ago he began
fighting minor bouts in Montana,
found himself to be good" and went
to San Francisco, where about
three years ago he put himself before
the public by whipping Joe Thomas,
This startled San Francisco fans and
they began to push the newcomer.
About nine months after the ngnt
Papke, the "Illinois Thunderbolt." !"
thereby clinching the title to the mid
dleweight championship.
Later Papke whipped him by a mar
row margin but in a return match
Ketchel again downed the Illinois
fighter and left his. title clear.
little over a year ago ketchei as
pired to a bout with Jack johnson.
Fans said he was going out of his
class and had their doubts. Anyway
the negro easily knocked their cham
pion out in the twelfth round and
Ketchel was not heard of for While.
After the efries fight at
Reno last summer Ketchel went East.
His admirers said he was growing
reckless and would never fight again.
However, about a month ago he broke
away from his manager, William Miz-
ner, in New York and went to SPRING
field to recuperate on open air and
country exercise. Since that time he
has been visiting at the Dickerson
ranch near Conway.
AssaiIant Gets Away.
Springfield, Oct. 15.-The bullet
passed through Ketchels lung. The
man who shot him escaped. Blood
hounds have been sent for to track the
assailant.
Little Hope for Ketchel.
Kansas City, Oct. 15.-Physicians
attending Stanley Ketchel, at Conway
have but little hope for the fighters $
recovery, according to a telephone
message received here at 2 o'clock.
They say an immediate operation is
necessary to save his life and an at
tempt will be made late this after
noon to remove him to a Springfield
hospital.
Ketchel became semi-conscious
early this afternoon and recognized
those about his bedside but was un-
able to talk.
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ship. They are provided with provi-
sions sufficient to last a month. The
only means of cooking is a small oil
stove, but this, Mr.. Wellman says, will
do all they require When the air
ship had sailed about four hundred
the fog. 1t was estimated that the
two engines, which were working per-
fectly, were pushing the balloon
through the air at the rate of 26 miles
an hour. With Europe 5000 miles
away, it can readily be calculated how
long it will take to reach the other
side of the Atlantic ocean.
At 10 a. m. the fog partially lifted
but the America was out of sight from
the beach and board walk. The wire
less aboard the balloon then probably
was not yet working as no word had
been picked up at wireless stations
here.
The Crew.
The crew aboard the America when
she left the ground included Walter
Wel1man; Melvin Vaniman, chief en-
gineer; F. Murry Simons, navigator
of the expedition; j. K. Irwin, wire
less operator, and Albert Louis Loud
and John Aubert, assistant engineers.
The America is a larger craft than
the one in which Wellman started for
the North pole. The airship gas bag
is shaped like a cigar and is 228 feet
long. Its width is about So feet and
is said to be capable of lifting twelve
tons.
The passenger car is 1856 feet long,
the floor of which is a fiat tank, in
which the gasoline is stored. The
America carries three gasoline en-
gines-one is a donkey and the other
two are for motive power. They are
in the center and are of about eighty
horsepower.
27 feet long, to be used if the balloon
is wrecked.
Strung beneath the car is a 330-foot
equilibriator, which takes the place of
a drag rope used on balloons. The
equilibriator consists of a long steel
cable, to which are attached thirty
small steel tanks, each carrying rs
pounds of gasoline and 40 wooden
blocks. The blocks are about 20 inches
long. The equilibriator makes it un-
necessary to carry ballast. 1t is in
tended that the balloon shall sail
along at height of about 200 feet.
If it settles close to the water the
wood blocks and the tanks would float
and relieve it of some of its weight.
As the gasoline is required, the steel
cable will be pulled up into the car
OF the balloon and tank emptied.
Carries 5000 Pounds Gasoline.
5000 pounds of gasoline.
The America is as thoroughly
equipped with seXtants, compaSses and
other instruments for locating posi-
tions as are the big ocean liners.
The captain of the yacht Olive, when
it returned to the inlet, said when
he had the last glimpse of the air
ship her engines were not working.
A member of the crew shouted that
the balloon would be kept in the air
and every effort would be made to
keep the engines in good shape for
trip across the ocean.
The captain did not know whether
the engines had not yet been started,
or whether there was difficulty in
making them run.
After the airship rose and went out
of sight it developed that one mem
Der of the crew had been left behind.
He is Jean Jacon, the French motor
expert. 1t is not known whether he
was at the hangar when the balloon
was brought out. Jacon is said to
have had some differences with Mr..
Wellman over wages.
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Walter A. Hurtz, a farm hand recently
employed by Mr.. Dickerson, and about
whom little is known. Hurtz and
Ketchel exchanged words last night.
Hurtz retired in an ugly mood but
nothing especial was thought of the
matter. This morning Ketchel was
seated at the breakfast table alone
when Hurtz entered the ranch house
and pointing his rifle at the fighter
demanded;
Throw up your hands," Ketchel
was taken by surprise, but apparently
remained cool. Instead of complying,
he arose. His back was half turned
toward his assailant when Hurtz, but
a few feet away, fired.
The bullet struck Ketchel below the
right shoulder blade and. as it devel-
oped later, ranging upward, entered
the right lung.
Ketchel fell to the floor A moment
later Charles Bailey, superintendent
of the farm, rushed in from anQt1ar
part of the building. Hurtz was just
disappearing through the doorway.
HE shot me-" said the PROSTATE
fighter, as he feebly pointed in the
direction taken by Hurtz. After re-
lating the brief details of the affair,
as given, Ketchel lapsed into uncon-
sciousness. Bailey occupied himself
in aiding the wounded man, but when
he realized the seriousness, Hurtz was
out OF SlSnl' SpeeulnS LOT neaVy TIM
Der along the Usage river bottoms.
1t was IS minutes before medical
aid reached Ketchel Then a physi-
clan arrived from Conway five miles
away. Little could be done for
Ketchel, who had in the meantime
been removed to an upstairs room.
Three surgeons started for Conway
from Springfield over a special train
as soon as it could be made up AT
-12 o'clock Ketchel had not regained
consciousness and it was believed his
condition was too low to permit his
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board.

the America in case the trip to Eu-
rope is attempted.
The work of getting the America
out of the hangar began at O'Clock
sixty policemen and f1remen assisted
Mr.. WeIlman and his crew in the task.
The removal was accomplished with
less trouble than had been anticipated
and within an hour the balloon was
ready for a start.
Colonel Potter's small motor yacht
towed the airship the few hundred
feet necessary to reach the waters
edge. There are six men on the air.
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PLAN IS REJECTED
Committee Turns Down Phfls
putt Resolutions Entirely.
Action Follows Striking Out of
Important Features.
REPORT GOES OVER.
Three More Appointed on the
Present Committee.
When the Portland Convention
Meets Battle Will Renew.
GOES OVER.
ToNIGHTs PROGRAM.

Sacred concert, by members of Ma
donal Association of Church NIusi-
clans.
7:SO-DevotionaI and praise service,
Charles S. Medbury of Iowa.
S:0O-'SThe Church and Religious
Education" r. p. Shepherd of Mis-
souri,.
S:3O-s'Men's Work in the Bible
SchooP' (illustrated), Herbert Mon
inger of Ohio.
The national convention of Christian
churches late Friday afternoon refus-
ed to accept even the slightest part of
the Philputt report and voted to re-
tain the committee, by the addition of
three new members, and carry the de-
liberation over until the 1911 conven-
ton. With the original report revised
by striking out practically all of the
more important features, it still was
too strong for the convention. and no
part of it would be accepted by the
gathering.
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Heat Reaches High Point.

Hotter yet today-S2 degrees at 2
o'clock and going up. No rain has been
sighted by the weather observer, al
though some is falling in Arizona, New
Mexico and other desert states and on
the gulf coast and the Great Lakes. No
weather disturbance will reach Topeka
though a great storm is raging along
the gulf coast. The forecast for to-
night and Sunday is generally fair and
warm The wind is blowing eight miles
an hour from the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-15
BASEBALL
Games for the Championship of the
World Begin Monday.

The first baseball game in the big
series for the championship of the
world between the Philadelphia Amer
leans and the Chicago Nationals will
be played Monday afternoon in Phila-
delphia. The State Journal will give
every play in its regular city edition
Monday evening this game will also be
bulIetined by innings on the Journal
score board.
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PROGRESS OF THE TRIP.
A Number of Wireless Messages Re
ceived From the America.

ceived From the America.
Atlantic City. Oct 15.-At 11:o5 the
first wireless dispatch from the Amer
lea was received here Headed north
east 1t said, "All well on board ma
chinery working fine. Goodby. J. r.
win"
Wireless Operator Miller just before
noon had again spoken to the America
through vessel between the airship
and the shore, While the message was
not entirely plain it's purport was that
Wellman and his crew had decided to
make the daring attempt to reach Eur
oDe.
We are headed due northeast but
have taken no observations and will
not know our exact location until
noon.'' - read.
The America wireless apparatus has
a radius of about 100 miles.
At 1890 p. m. a message sent by Op-
orator Irwin on the America was pick
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E1iea q MIG in e Secnrds
Honrlv temperatures:

st. Louis, Oct. Oct 15.-A. Leblanc
in Bleriot monoplane made mile
over a measured course at the Kinloch
aviation field in SO seconds, a new
worlds record
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WELLMAN is OFF.
Starts Across the Atlantic in
His Balloon America.
Goes Up at sos and Quickly
Disappears From View.
DENSE FOG PREVAILS.
Parting Cheer Given by Crowd
of Faithful Friends.
Six Men Aboard and Provisions
for a Month.
DENSE FOG PREVAILS.

Atlantic City, Oct. 15.-The long de-
ferred attempt of Walter WeIlman,
journalist, aeronaut and explorer, to
cross the Atlantic in dirigib1e airship
was begun this morning at an early
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Sunday.
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Suddenly Philputt un1oaded a type
written page. Turning to President
Ainslee, he said:
Mr.. President, as chairman of this
committee, will not attempt to read
the remainder of this report. The con-
vention already has printed copies. We
have decided to ask the adoption of this
first page report, together with this
short resolution. I believe it is impos-
sible to decide this question here az
this time. I ask that the committee,
with three additional members be re-
tanned for another year. There is too
much feeling here to attempt to do
anything at this time"
PhiIputt Reads Resolution.
Chairman Philputt then read the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That this report as
amended be presented to the conven-
tion by the chairman of this committee,
and that he express to the convention
that it is the judgment of this commit
tee that a general delegate convention
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be obliged "Iet themselves out for the
first time I'll seSS"n. Walter Camp IF
Yale will be a spectator. The probable line
IL lnn tear is
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Minneapolis, Oct. 15.-The most import
ant football game on the Minnesota sched-
ule so far this season will be PLAYED TIL
afternoon on Northrop field with the Uni
VerSity of Nebraska
It is exposed the Minnesota players nj
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Continued on Page six0
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Ccnntinned on Page six.)
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Providence, R. L, Oct. 15.-Providence
enjoyed its first big football game in
years when Brown and University of
Pennsylvania opposed each other today
on Andrews field for their seventeenth
annual contest, although the first since
1899. The score in their last game was
to 6. The weather today was ideal
for football, except for clouds during
the forenoon.
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Denver, Oct. 15.-The Marquette uni
versity football team will clash with
the University Of Denver on university
field here today.
The Milwaukee team outweighS the
Denver aggregation but the locals are
counting on their fast ends to equalize
Marquette's superiority in the center
of the line. Among the officials are Joe
Curtis, the famous Michigan tackle and
Tow Cotton, of Nebraska.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-24
PRISONER HANGS HIMSELF
Young Man Takes His Life After
Shooting Woman Companion

Cleveland. O., Sept. 2i-An hour
after he had been arrested and CON
fined in the county fail for shooting
a young woman whose identity is un-
known. p. w. Yates who is believed
to be from Detroit, Mich, committed
suicide by hanging himself in the
washroom Of the Jail THURSDAY.
The shooting which caused Yates
arrest took place in the grill room Of
road house at Rocky River just
west of this city early yesterday fol
owing a day and night spent in rid
ing about the city in an automobile
and In visits 10 wine rooms Aquar-
rel resulted in the man drawing a
gun and firing at the girl She was
hurried to a hospital and is in ser
ious condition.
Walters overpowered Yates, who
was arrested by the marshal If
Rocky river and brought 10 jail here.
He was nlaced in a compartment next
to the Mushroom while provision was
made for his commitment When
iail attaches went TO get him they
found him hanging dead
Yates had considerable money In
his pockets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-24

Il can see them yet" continued
he. all gathered about the window
behind which I set 10 work; an old
fashioned crowd. with old fashioned
farmers hats YOU don't see so often
now. all staring. staring, Well, I felt
CONTINUED on seventh pago)
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WAS NURSE OF KING GEORGE
Mrs. Ann Roberts of PouItney Sum-
moned to Native Land

AS a reward for the care she law
ished upon him in his infancy King
George V has summoned to her nat
i've land Mrs. Ann Roberts of Poult-
ney, once his nurse, to spend her last
days in comfort. The king has
bought for her home in the village
of Bethesda, North Wales and thither
she will soon 60 Mrs. Roberts has
lived in Poultney the past three years
coming there to visit her brother,
Thomas Edmunds for 40 years res
ident of the town.
Mrs. Roberts was born In Bethesda
and when a girl went to London to
seek service" She was red-cheek-
ed maiden who soon married a young
tradesman They set mp housekeep-
ing a short distance from Bucking-
ham palace and she attracted the no
tice of Queen Alexandra's attendants
and took up her duties in the palace
the day following the birth of King
George. Her own child, few weeks
old. was given into the care Of nurse
and was taken i'll and died, although
the young mother was kent In ignor-
ance until several days later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-24
NOVEL MASSAcE CREAM
Perfect skin Food That Removes
Wrinkles and Clears Complexion

The most delicate skin will quickly
respond to the soothing and tonic eff
fects of Hokara and when this pure
skin food is used, pimples are soon
thing Of the past.
AS a massage cream or after shaw
ing 1t is unequalled. removing all IT.
ritations and making the skin soft
and velyety.
Apply a little to the hands or face
after washing and surprise yourself
with the dead skin that comes of.
Hokara Is the only massage cream
that is an antiseptic and pimples, &C.
zema and all skin blemishes soon dis
appear when II is used.
Although far superior 20 the ordin-
airy massage creams and sold on a
guarantee of best you ever used OF
money back" yet the price Is a trifle
only 25o for liberal jar; larger size
soc
Sold on guarantee by w. l.. Gokay
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BUY ONE OF OUR
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Other Makes of Cothng-Suts $1,000 to $40 so. Top
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Suits and Top Goats $500 to $500. Young Mems Sus
and Top Goats from SO 90 to $500
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-24
SDauIdnq Sweater Coats $500, $780, $50 10 50 90

Boys Sweater Goats 50c 7sc, $1.0O, $50 Mems
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Fall w ooens for Custom Made Clothing $1,000 TO $4S co.
Good soc Caps for 10c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-24

New Fall Hats, all styles Knox Hats $500 10 $500
The Best MEMS SHOES at SO. S O and 81 90
Worth $3.50 and $500