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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
sPRTUALIsT SEES BOY.
Declares Reno County Youth Is Held
in SaIina.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 6.-County
Attorney E. T. Foote has instituted
an investigation to determine how much
truth there may be in the finding of
a spiritualistic medium, Mrs. Briller, of
Sterling, that Ralph Cochren, a Reno
county boy who has been missing for
a year, was drugged and kidnapped.
The parents of the boy, Mr. ana Mrs
Charles Cochren, who live on farm
west of Hutchinson, consulted the spir-
itualistic medium. She declared the
boy had been kidnapped and drugged,
and that he was now working in a
machine shop at Salina, held there by
a malign influence which prevented his
communicating with his parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
sMALLPox HITS GARNETr.
Western Part of Anderson County
Scene of Epidemic.

Garrett, Kan, Dec. 6.-An epidemic
of smallpox has broken out in the west
ern part of Anderson county. The dis
ease is appearing in its worst form.
The entire neighborhood has been ex-
posed. DR.. ]. B. Jones, county health
officer has taken the situation in hand
and is ordering guarantees established
and using every precaution to prevent
the spread of the disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
LENIIRB LEADS TIGER TEAM.
Halfback Elected Captain for Season
of 1917

Columbia, Mo, Dec 6-Clarence
Plate Lemire of AIartinsville, No, was
elected 1912 captain of the football
team of the University of Missouri
game this season. He has played a
season each with the Maryville State
Normal school eleven and the Stan
berry Normal school team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
BUCK WEAVER JUMPS BOND.
Veteran Ball Player Wanted to Marry
Unfortunate Girl.

Larned, Kan, Dec. ct is report
ed here that Buck Weaver, former
baseball star and Western league UNI
pire, has jumped his bond and left the
country. Weaver's bond was signed
by his attorney. He was charged with
the ruin of his adopted daughter He
made every effort to marry the girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06

discomfort with party organs and about
25 business men and farmers have
subscribed for stock for a new indie
pendent paper which they purpose to
establish.
They say the two existing papers do
not reflect the political sentiment of
Johnson county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
JOHN King on WAY EAST.
Former Cub Catcher Holds Conference
With Garry Hermann.

Chicago, Dec. 6--Johnny King,
formerly catcher for the Chicago Ma
%ionaI league club and now with the
Boston team in the same league, was
in Chicago long enough to say that
he was on his way east to try and pur-
chase an interest at least in the Bos-
ton National stock left by the late
VIM Hepburn Russell King came
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
TOMMY DIXON Will FIGHT.
Kansas City slugger TO Meet Johnny
Kilbane I'm New Years Bout.

Kansas City. Dec. 6.-Tommy Dixon
Will meet Johnny Kilbane in a ten
round bout at 122 pounds ring side in
Cleveland. Ohio. the night OF January
I, 1912, according to the announce
ment OF Jimmy Hurst. Dixon's mana
ger.
Dixon will leave this city today for
New Orleans where he Will meet Jack
White of Chicago December IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
BELL SAVES WALTER CoFFEY.
Several Times Gibbons Had Him
Ready for Finish.

New York. Dec. 6.-Mike Gibbons
of St Paul, q welterweight had the
better of Walter Coffey, the California
middleweight, in every round of their
10-round bout at the Paramount Ath-
letic club. Several times Gibbons ap-
peared to have Coffey on the verge
of a knockout, and each time the bell
interviewed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
CoNCORDIA WANTS ROCK ISLAND
Rumor of CORTLAND CutOR in North
eru Part of Kansas

Round houses for the housing of big
engines are being built at CORTLAND and
coal chutes of large capacity are being
put in at Clyde by the Rock Island. This
means that the often talked of Clyde
CORTLAND cutoff is to be built in the
spring. One heavy shipper from the
CORTLAND neighborhood claims to have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
Illinois Central Strike on.

Chicago. Dec. 6.-Iliinois Central or
ficiais today announced that the strike OF
shopmen was thing OF the past. and
there were about 1900 workmen on the
pay roll compared with 1880 before the
strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
Federal Binding for state Fairs.

Chicago, Dec. 6-Members OF tho
American Association OF Fairs, in con
vention here. adopted a resolution urging
congress to appropriate 10000 for tho
erection OF a government building upon
each state fair ground in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
OIATHE GETS NEW PAPER.
Old Ones Do Not Reflect Sentiment,
New Owners Saw.

New owners Say.
Olathe, Kan, Dec. 6.=Olathe is to
have another newspaper. Already there
are two old established weeklies pub
lished in Olathe and both have a gen.
eraI circulation throughout johnson
county But there has been growing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
OIathe Adopts New Plan.

OIathe, Kan, Dec. 6.-Olathe adopt
ed the commission form of government
today by vote of about to 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
Feels Ten Years Younger.

to Chicago from Cincinnati, where he
IS said to have gone to discuss base
ball matters with Garry Herman, in
particular the managerial outlook for
the Cincinnati team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
Nervous Prostration.

Mrs Martha Avery, % Graham ST.,
Leominster, Mass, writes:
-Four years ago had nervous pros
%ration- I employed several doctors.
==-==~= One would say I had
~ ~ - 80 catarrh of the stomach
$4,000 and bowels, another
nervousness and another enlargem ent
of the liver. My stomach was in a bad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
Suffered Forty-fve Years.

Mr.. J. r. Prince R. r. 1, Tuckahoe,
\. Y, writes: 81 am not very well
satisfied with the picture that I am
sending you, but when the reader looks
at this picture if he could only realize
that the original suffered for forty-five
years, the best of his life, until your
kind advice and prescription cured
him. he would know from whence
these wrinkles came. Next month 1
shall be sixty-six- wears old,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28
A DESERTED VERMONT VILLAGE.

Goldsmith's "The Deserted Village" il
as nothing compared with the village
on the eastern border of Vermont, where
copper was once mined and where there
was formerly a hustle OF industrial en-
ergy that was good to look upon. Cop
pertield, in the heyday of its copper
glory, was thriving community, with
church stores, village hall, and con-
siderable cluster OF cottages; and the
town Of Nershire, which contained ii,
was proud OF the industry of its part.
But copper mining declined, dwindled
to almost nothing and then flickered
out entirely, leaving the village moth
ing but a group Of staring buildings. In
time these became defaeed BY the van
daps hand, windows knocked out and
castings splintered and also warped by
the wearing Of the elements The vii
lage became a spectre, so hideous that
people tarried not but hurried through,
disturbed by the gloom which peryaded
the surroundings.
And now come the finishing touches
to add to the picture Of a real deserted
village in the heart Of thriving section
Of Vermont--the removal of the build.
mgs. The Copperiield correspondent of
the Randolph Herald thus chronicles the
work OF wiping cut the deserted vii.
lage:-
II N. Dodge is taking away his third
house
II. b. Palmer is hauling his house to
Thetford Hills.
The paymaster's safe was shipped
away on the 10th inst
frank Flanders has moved the last
of the long red sheds.
John Harding has removed one Of his
buildings to West Fairlee.
Mrs Moir and family have moved
into one end of the Asbury house.
II. B. Richardson has taken down his
two houses and hauled the same to Thet.
ford Center
&C. A. Clough, Dan Hurley and George
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Clogston have finished hauling their
houses away.
"A 2. Adams is taking down his sixth
building for other parties. lie is a
hustler III this line.
All the store fixtures in the companys
store building have been sold to George
Harvey Of Thetford Center.
Over 30 buildings have already been
taken down, making quite Il change in
the appearance OF our village.
Lyman Barlow has finished taking
down the large house for f. H. Burr
This is pretty good for one who is Is
years old
"The entire furnace building has been
sold to J. Russ and r. A. Southworth.
who will soon put a crew to work dis
mantling it,
But, lest people outside the state gain
the impression that this is typical OF the
state, let us hasten to remark that the
case is extraordinary and not indicative
Of general decline; rather that il is like
boom town in western mining region
which has seen its rush of business and
then shrunk TO nothing with the working
out Of the mineral resources However,
in this Vermont case there is still
copper in the mines, ready TO be taken
out later when capital cares to invest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28
SHIPPING GRANITE BY WATER.

The granite quarry owners and man.
ufacturers at Quincy, Mass, are bestir-
ring themselves over what they consider
their poor shipping facilities, and J. l.,
Miller and ]. S. Swingle have presented
their complaints in the columns of the
Quincy Ledger, declaring that Quincy
has splendid opportunities for shipping
granite to Boston, New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other places
by water route, only that the city lacks
municipal dock for such transporta-
ton. Mr.. Swingle writes a few sentences
as follows;
"Many of our competitive granite pro-
ducing centers north of us, Ia Vermont
and New Hampshire, for instance have
no outlet such as we have and are obliged
tG depend upon the railroads entirely,
while we with all our natural advantages
sit idly by and allow old conditions to
continue Ii the people Of Barre, VT,
had such possible outlet at their doors,
how long do you think they would neg.
lect IL? There would have been enough
public enterprise there 70 have taken
advantage of every feature. Were we to
wake UP and utilize these water outlets,
&C could make the freight question one
# cents, rather than dollars"
If Quincy were to utilize its water
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

In reading current events in New York
City, one is struck by the comparatively
short tenure Of office in the great posi-
tions Of commerce, finance and trans.
portation. Ii man hangs ON to his
job ten years, be is rather unusual or
perhaps it should be stated that if his
capacities for the exacting service de-
manded remain more than ten years, he
is a remarkable man. Shifting, con-
stantly shifting, is the order Of the
period in the great metropolis,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Mayor Gaynor's presidential stock,
which was suddenly inflated when he
became the victim of would.be assas-
sins bullet, seems to be subsiding when
exposed to the merciless examination OF
public opinion; not that Gaynor is neces-
sarily showing himself weak executive
for New York, but that he is not show
ing the mauy-sided nature which pres
ident ought to have. The Democratic
candidates can be counted one less.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28


Willard S. Isham, the well-known in
yentor, formerly of Burlington, is still
at his twelve year fight for the recog-
milton of the outside explosive shell
which he perfected, or rather for the
establishment of his claim that his shell
is the only real effective one for naval
purposes at the present time Through
tests conducted by the navy depart
ment he was successful in demonstrating
the value Of his shell by the destruction
Of the Puritan, but he is now fighting
to show, if possible, the inadequacy Of
armor piercing shells and is now work
ing for further tests by the depart
ment of the armor piercing shells. Ac-
eording to Mr.. Isham's idea, the mil
lions being spent for piercing
shells and heavy armor are useless. His
contention is that the fighting range.
which now is much greater than it used
to be an account OF danger from tor
pedoes, has of necessity to be of so
great distance that armor piercing shells
are not effective. At one time Mr. Tsham
had patents on his she'll in fifteen diff
ferent countries but the cost was so
great he did not feel like renewing all
of them when their time expired He
is, however, fully protected in this
country and in a few other countries.
According to Mr.. Isham's idea the use
of his she'll win reSglutionize naval war
fare
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

After faithfully handling Ss0,000,000
for Brooklyn bank during his service,
a cashier is rewarded with set OF reso.
buttons from the directors. Possibly the
directors realized they could not make
money recompense without Gripping
their resources.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

transportation opportunities as much as
the Maine granite centers do, it would
probably find the system greatly to its
advantage. Barre, for this one reason,
has wished a great many times that its
two mountains OF granite were located
within easy approach to a water front.
Quincy apparently has not been taking
full advantage OF its chances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

&C. J. f." writing to the Burlington
News, says that Clarence ]. Ferguson
was poorly treated in Mr.. Shumway's
hotel at Putney and that Putney is in a
bad way morally and religiously. Guess
who wrote the letter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Representative Plumley, in speaking
Of the extra appropriation he succeeded
in getting to make possible the con-
struction Of the Barre post office Of
granite, said that he was uncertain
whether to convey the impression that
he won a hard fight in getting the extra
appropriation, thereby taking the glory
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

We are waiting characteristic state.
ment by Speaker Cannon on the YER
million county, Illinois, yotebuyiug allie
cations. We shall expect it to be red
hot, as the name Of the county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Fresh preserved ginger at the Barre
Candy Kitchen.
We will sell you our regular Sl0J
outing nightdresses for only Zoe at Per.
rvs on Saturday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Senator Dillingham; this week intro
dueed bin to bring within the opera
tion of the immigration laws foreign
seamen entering the United States. 1t
is reported by the department Of COM
merce and labor that last year 1000
seamen deserted their ships after arrival
in the United States thus escaping the
inspection of the immigration officials
The bill contemplates patching up the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

"Sacrilegious" was the worst stumbling
block in an old-fashioned spelling-down
match at Montpelier last night, and it is
strange that Montpelier should show 50
little familiarity with it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

loop hole in the law so that aliens can
not come here for purposes OF entering
the United States under the guise of
seamen without the regular examine
ton Of all immigrants.
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There is no foundation to the rumor
that Capt, T. A. Chase of Bradford is
to retire from the postmastership in
that town His term Of Office of his
present appointment is good until 1914
and reports have it he is about the live
lest man Of his age on the map. Rep
resentatiye Plumley has not a postoffice
contest on his list at the present time.
His most recent appointments being Hon.
Kittredge Haskins in Brattleboro and
John f. Sullivan, the well-known gran
lite man, at Hardwicla The former
succeeds Col Taylor, deceased, and the
latter Frank Taylor, who declined to be
a candidate for reappointment
C. A. w.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28
JingIes and Jests
Progress in Millinery.

Progress in Millinery
What's the use Of having hair
When ii won't show?
If ones ears be pink and fair,
No one viii know,
Hats grow bigger all the while
Soon, [ suppose,
Eyes will 90 quite out of style,
Likewise nose.
Mouths win be eclipsed this year,
So fashions say
Chins are next TO disappear
They're quite outre.
So, indeed, we soon may find,
With woe and dread,
That our precious womankind
Has lost her head. Judge.
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Fifty-eent deeced vests and pants fc
Sc at Perry's on Saturday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

for himself, or to have it 90 out that
all he had to say was that Barre was
the greatest granite centre in the world
and naturally should have the federal
building constructed OF the material for
which the section is famous He has
consented to the publication of the facts
in the case and given Barre the glory
for having such an undisputed reputa
ton as a granite center to acquire the
extra appropriation without strug
gle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Mr.. MARITIME didn't spend a dollar to
be elected senator from New Jersey.
However Ills elector spent great many
words.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

That rending, ripping, tearing noise
from Montpelier's direction to-day WAS
the wrenehmg away Of the legislature
from "a a day JOB.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

Word comes from Westerly that they
are rather expecting real tusslc in the
granite industry this spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28

M. j. Hapgood of Peru considered the
legislature in safe enough condition 50
that he could 20 home last night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28
5,626

We trust that this new silver and
lead mine at Newfane is not counter
felt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-28
CHOICE OF GRANITE
FOR BARRE BUILDING
Representative Plumley Comments On
the Result of Discussion as to the
Most Fitting Material--0ther
Notes of Vermont Interest.

the Result of Discussion as to the
Most Fitting Material--other
Notes Of Vermont Interest.
Washington, D. G., Jan. 2s.--Thomas
Garfield, graduate of the university
of Vermont, who now owns one of the
finest cattle ranches in Minnesota, was
in the city last week on business. Mr.,
Garfield, upon graduating from college,
went out West to work on the ranch
then owned by his father and has been
residing at Lake Park in that state
ever since. This year he was superin-
tendent Of tine cattle exhibit at the
mammoth Minnesota state fair.
--:o:-----
The 10Y ride" which several young
Tech" students in this city took in
Representative Fosters automobile one
evening short time ago resulting in
the smashing of the machine, has also
resulted in general stir-up of affairs
affecting the schools. One saloon keeper
has been arrested on the charge of sell
ing liquor TO minors and an effort IS
being made for the better enforcement
of the district laws on this subject
generally. Mr.. Foster, according to ac-
counts, was inclined toward leniency to
the young men responsible for the dam
age to his machine if their parents would
make good the damage but the episode
has resulted in the expulsion Of one
boy and the suspension Of several 9TH
ers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-20
PLANS FOR BAND STAND.
Finest Structure of Its Kind in
Iowa or the West.

G. L. Farmhouse, the Iowa Music
Publisher, for years director OF the
Iowa Brigade Band of Oskaloosa and
who was formerly at the head of the
famous Boat Club Band at Burlington,
has secured from The architects
Wetherell & Gage, of Des MOines,
plans for permanent band and speak
ers stand to be erected at the center
of the public park. The plans show
a reinforced concrete and metal struc-
ture OF pleasing and substantial de-
sign, the like of which is not TO be
found elsewhere in the land. The
completed work will be an ornament
of which every citizen will be proud.
Mr.. Farmhouse. who has spent
months of study and investigation on
the subject, has secured, at his own
expense, photographs OF stands from
the largest cities, and has made his
plans with care and deliberatiOn.
When ne was fully informed on the
idea he went TO Mr.. F. +. WetheTell,
a former Oskaloosa boy, told him
what he wanted and the result is 20
be seen in the plans.
No better example OF band stand
architecture is to be found anywhere
in the United States. Resting upon
a substantial concrete footing, a tOun-
dation of cement of pam design rises
TO a height six feet above the level
Of the pavement surrounding it. Any
suggestion OF severity or Dlainness
in foundation lines is relieved by fOar
circular openings or windows that
give light and ventilation 10 the base
ment room. A seat of cement also
surrounds the base of the stand, as
sisting in refutlng any impression of
plainness. Above the foundation in
the form of an octagOn is the super
structure, twenty-fOur feet between
parallel sides and rising four
teen feet above foundation to cornice
or roof level. The stand is thus 20
feet above the sidewalk. A graceful
dome, twelve feet in elevation forms
the roof and a flag staff carries the
extreme elevation of the structure to
forty-fiye feet. The cornice projects
something over four feet on each side,
making the extreme diameter of the
roof something over thirty-tWo feet
between two sides.
Enclosing the sides of the stand Is
two foot closed balustrade made OF
beautiful tile pieces and also project
ing distance of three and a half feet
beyond the foundation line in a
graceful curve are little platforms
from which speaker may address a
gathering from any side. These stands
cause an opening Of about five feet In
the ballustrade. which is continued
about the outer edge OF the stand
as a special grille, which harmonizea
with the tile finish OF the closed bal
lustrade. Entrance to the stand is