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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

Hiram r. Dillon. member board of d.
member If the board Of directors.
Mr. Dillon left Iowa thirty odd years
ago., to use his own words, to make
his way and means in Kansas He is
tons and particularly the Merchants
National bank.
More Reasons for Success.
Strict confidence relative to the de-
positors' accounts and business trans
actions is one of the notices of the
management of the Merchants Nation
al bank
When a person opens an account
with the bank, makes a deposit and
trusts the transaction of the business
to the institution. not one scintilIa OF
information concerning that account
can be obtained from the banks Off
Gals. The checks made and Daid. the
manipulation of the account or the
amount of it is nobody's business but
that confidence
Every clerk and Official is anxious to
grant every favor to the patrons that
the laws of the state or nation will
permit. Courtesy pleases the public.
Every precaution is taken insurance
carried and all devices maintained to
protect the funds of the bank. To
add to this security and prepare for a
still larger business, the new home has
been fitted up. Depositcrs want Sc
curity.
Seven OF the soundest business
men OF the city and state. advise TO-
gether about the policies of the hank
No get rich quick schemes are fos-
tered or tolerated in the Merchants'
methods. IA o. i''
Conservatism commands confidence
Win the patrons of bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

affairs has made his wise council and
advice one of the principal factors in
establishing the bank in the confidence
of the community.
Not many people care from what
state Mr.. Thompson came, just SO he
came. He is the Pennsylvania variety
of sobriety, sagacity and sound sense.
He transplanted these virtues to Kan
sas in 1869 and engaged in the mer-
camille business at various places in
Kansas. Thirty-one years ago he or
ganized the w. A. l.. Thompson Hard
ware Co.. and in 1884 the present
company was Incorporated. This man
at the head of an institution like the
Merchants National bank adds conf
dence and strength to the concern.
On Board Since Bank Started.
Robert Pierce, of the Chicago Lum-
Der Co., went into the Merchants Ma
tionaI bank on the ground floor when
that institution was organized and he
has remained on that particular solid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

this little sketch is for their enlight-
eminent. For twenty years he was
employed by the Central National
bank, being assistant cashier for
twelve years.
New Years day. 1904. he was elect
ed cashier of the Merchants National
bank. Since that date. from daylight
until dark and six davs in the week.
except Saturday afternoon, he is ex-
erting his energies for the Merchants
and their patrons.
He Is Realizing His Ambition.
Back behind another grating, not
half so formidable as it appears, is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

Photo by Wehe.
Robert Pierce, member of the board
of directors.
position ever since. He las had to do
with the shaping of the policies of the
big bank through it's entire history.
Mr.. Pierce came to Kansas nearly
thirty years ago with money and ma
terial for home building and has en-
gagged consistently and persistently in
this business as well as in the build
fhg of a strong banking house until he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

is recognized as one of the most thor
ough business men of the state.
Youngest Man ON Board.
Mr.. Horace L. Hall, one of the MEM
bers of the board of directors. be-
came ''Hoosier'' forty-eight years
ago by right of discovery and twenty
four years later, a "Jayhawker' by
adoption. an advisor of the Merchants
National bank in 1909. because Il his
special business fitness for such a
place.
Mr.. Hall was born in Logansport
Ind He came to Topeka in 1887 and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

E. A. Thrill, assistant cashier, Mer-
chants National Bank.
came to Kansas and since 1900 Tir-
rilI has been with the Merchants Ma
tional. It is Thrill who turns over
the little -trips of paper, scrutinizes
the scrawl on the blank side of the
check as well as on the embeuished
one and then counts and pushes the
money to the anxious waiting one.
His long experience with banks and
people make his services valuable to
his bank and to the depositors there.
Thrill is safe and sure.
f. NJ. Bonebrake. Cashier.
Yes, the man with the hard work
hump to his shoulders is the cashier,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04
erchants National Bank Will Move to New
Quarters Next Monday.
Commodious Banking Room Fitted Especially
For the Growing Banking Institution

enters the bank is Edward A. Thrill.
He is not the whole thing by any
means but he is the first thing all
right. He left Manchester, N. H, in
1888 and came WEST to find himself
right in the middle of things. He has
had his fingers on money other peo-
pies money, mind you, ever since he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

r. NJ. Bonebrake, cashier Merchants
National Bank.
f. M. Bonebrake. His entire life has
been spent in Topeka and the greater
portion of his business career has
been associated with good citizens, the
Goddess of Liberty and greenbacks. F.
M. Bonebrake is known by all Topeka
residents except the newcomers and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

land to Kansas in 1879 Following
several years of faithful service for the
railroad which he helped to build he
was elected secretary and treasurer of
that company.
That was January 8, 1906 Three
days later he was elected director of
the Merchants National bank. Mr..
Copeland is one of the best known
men in the Central West. There is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

e. L. Copeland, member Of board of
directors.
no necessity to tell who and what he
is. People know him. His connec-
ton with any company or institution
adds strength and confidence.
Director for Eight Years.
H. P. Dillon, the attorney, has been
interested in the Merchants National
bank for eight years past, serving as
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
Redhot Cannon Balls.

There is no doubt whatever about
the Confederates firing redhot shot
into Fort Sumter for the purpose Of
setting any inllammable material there
on fire The Confederates so state
themselves. and the officers in Fort
Sumter would not have made the state
ment had il been other than true. The
fire in the barracks gradually swept
around toward the magazine, barrels
filled with powder were rolled out I'M
der fire. and the already hot door was
closed All the blankets of the soldiers
and everything else that could serve
the purpose had already been wet and
laid over the loaded shells, which were
placed near the guns. 1t was decided
to throw the uncovered powder over
board This was done. but the tide
was low. 80 the powder barrels rested
on the riprapping in front of the en-
brasure where they were cast out. Tue
Confederates promptly turned their
guns upon this pile of powder. causing
an explosion which blew the gun at
the einbrasure out of position. There
was still possibility that enough pow
der had sifted through the cartridge
bags which had been carried about the
day before to lead the fire into the
powder chamber. Realizing this dan
ger. Anderson called his men about
him on the parade and directed that o
shot be fred from the fort at the enc
my every five minutes, adding Incl
dentally that there was some danger
of the magazine exploding. Some OF
the men dug a trench in front of the
door of the magazine and kept it filled
with water during the rest of the bat
tie. OF course this thrilling moment
of open powder barrels lying around
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
The Closing Scene.

After all that followed in the wake
of that first gun OF Sumter. the shot
heard round the world" II Is scarcely
possible to realize the feelings of the
Confederates and Anderson's men
when finally the flag of Sumter was
hauled down by the order of the high
est United States authority on the
spot. Major Anderson. Ii had been
arranged to salute the flag before
hauling it down with 100 guns. the
usual dag salute. but the fire in the
barracks was still raging. Fire and
sparks were all around the cannon.
and il was not easy TO lind safe place
for the deposit of the cartridges. AS
II was, flames of fire had entered the
muzzle OF one of the guns. When the
cartridge was rammed in II exploded
prematurely. killing one soldier and
wounding five of his comrades. In
view OF this danger, the salute stopped
with fifty guns Then Old Glory came
down, the first time the flag had been
struck before an American foe. the
first time It had been humbled In the
dust by men reared under its folds.
II must be said that the spectacle
caused not only its gallant defenders,
but Its equally gallant enemies, to shed
honest tears.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Breckenridge Circuit Co=rt, Kentucky.
!. T. Lucas ct, al, Plaintiff.
Against
John w. Lucas ct, al, defendant.
Equity, No.
BY virtue of Judgment and OrGer of
Sale of breckenridge Circuit Court,
rendered at February Term thereof,
lo11, in the above cause, for the sale OF
the hereinafter described real estate and
all costs herein, shall proceed to offer
for sale at the Courthouse door In
liardinsburg, to the hig dest bidder, at
Public Auction, on Monday, the oth,
day of May, l9ll, at one O'Clock Z. Nj
or thereabout (being Circuit Court day.
upon a credit of six months, the follow
ing described property, to-wit: cer-
tain tract of land lying and being in the
County OF Breckenridge State OF Ken
lucky, on the Wa tiers of Calemese Creek
and Bounded as follows: Beginning at
white oak in Isaac Piles line; thence
with his line S. 10 w 81 poles to two
white oaks in Piles line; thence w
about so poles to two post oak saplings
near a sink hole; thence w. 80 poles
to hickory; Themes n. 30 w. 81 poles
to a stone and walnut bush; thence N.
10 Z "a poles to 3 post oaks; thence ,.
80 Z. 100 poles to the beginning con
tanning so acres more or less. Same
conveyed to Ben Lucas, by Duncan
Neff and Susan Neff, his wife, by deed
dated March 18th, 1905, recorded in
deed book So page, 269 thereof in the
County Clerks office of Breckenridge
County.
Also another tract or boundary OF
] land in Breckenridge county. KY, on
the waters of Calemese Creek being the
aforesaid Elinor Blanfords interest OF a
tract of land belonging to Benedict
Lucas, deceased, said Land bounded as
follow: Beginning at the original N.
w. Corner of the said survey at black
oak, hickory, dogwood and persimmon;
thence with the original line S 80 f. 81
poles to two sassafras' between two red
oaks and post oaks. corner to III acres;
thence with line thereof S. 40 poles to
two gums and small sugar tree on a
hill side; thence n. 80 w. los poles to
two dogwoods in the original west line
or said survey; thence with said line N.
lilo E. 10 poles to the beginning contain
ing by survey % acres, which was sup
posed and believed to be her interest in
said tract of land Said land conveyed
to Benedict Lucas by Elnor Blanford by
deed dated March 20, 1884, and record
ed in deed book SO at page 1872 in
Breckenridge County Court Clerk S
Office.
The purchaser, with approved surety
or securities, must execute bond, bear
ing legal interest from the day of sale
until paid, and having the force anC
effect of Judgment. Lein retained tC
secure payment of purchase money
Bidders will be prepared to comply
promptly with these terms.
Lee Walls, Commissioner,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26

BROADER GENERAL JAMES CHESTNUT, JR.,
@. s. A., WHO CARRIED SEVERAL FLAGS
OF TRUCE TO FORT SUMTER
nous Star of the West. The curiosity
of the men was changed to determi-
nation to get ready for battle. The
roll call was beaten. Sumter batteries
were manned almost before the men
OF the hidden battery had fired a Sec
ond shot. The Star of the West came
abreast of Fort Moultrie. The third
shot was fired at the steamer. At
that the Star of the West put about
and started to sea, again receiving
still further fire from the hidden bat
/ terry as it passed That was the last
OF the Star of the West in the much
talked of re-enforcements to the gar
rison pent up in Sumter.
Ii was while the excitement over
the danger to the magazines from red
hot shells fired by the Confederates
April ID was at its height that Colo
mel Wigfall. exhibited States senator
from Texas, came into the fort. AS
cannoneer approached the embrasure
to load his gun he discovered man
looking in from the outside. There
was short but lively alteration be-
tween the stranger and the cannoneer,
the former pleading that he be taken in
lest he should be killed by his own
shot and shell He handed the can
noneer his sword. to which was at
tached a white handkerchief. Once
inside he asked to be taken before
Major Anderson To him he said,
"For Gods sake. major. let this thing
stop! There has been enough blood
shed already" Anderson replied Sc
riously. There must have been times
later when the ludicrOus side OF this
episode caused him to smile. Said he
"There has been none on my side. and
besides, your batteries are still firing
on me-"
Wigfall answered. I'm soon stop
that" Reaching for the handkerchief
on his sword. he said to the cannon
eer, "Wave it out there!' The cannon
eer handed the sword to its owner.
saving In substance. "Wave 1t your
self" The colonel proposed to wave
il out of the embrasure. but Ander-
son told him that would be useless. II
would better be done on the parapet
Ii ended in Anderson sending the flag
to the parapet to be waved at the re-
quest OF Colonel Wigfall This was
about the middle OF the afternoon on
the 18th. and when the flag appeared
the firing on both sides gradually ceas
ed. This was in reality the end OF the
whole matter. but II was so informal
that the tension of the nerves of the
officers and men in Fort Sumter was
by no means relieved The dag had
not been struck There had been nc
orders to cease firing.
Beauresard's Dispatch Bearer
There were several missions sent on
by Beauregard TO Major Anderson be
fore and after the lowering of the flag
In all of them one man was conspic
uous That was Captain James Ches
nut. afterward Confederate general
Captain Chestnut was one Of three
aids who went 10 the fort under 1
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
BIG FAMILY PARTY.
Peppermint Millionaire Invites All the
Shoudys to a Reunion.

Any one related to Fundy II. Shoudy
Of Benton Harbor, Mich, the pepper
mint millionaire, by ''consanguinity or
by affinity" Is eligible to participate in
q monster reunion of the Shoudys. The
reunion, he announces, will begin Sept.
20. He does not intimate when it will
end.
Shoudy has not elucldated the phrase
''by consanguinity or by affinity"
which has so puzzled his friends.
There is much speculation as to wheth-
er Shoudy intends the reunion as an
iconoclastic demonstration against the
prevailing social laws or whether he
slipped a cog in his vocabulary when
he was inditing his announcement of
the event
Some persons take as enlightenment
his supplementary remark that he ex-
poets several thousand Shoudys TO at
tend this affair. He declares II will be
the worlds biggest family reunion, and
this despite the fact that Shoudy Is
not a common name.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
INTERESTING INCIDENTS
AT OLD FORT SUMTER

white flag on April ii to demand sur
render. The demand was refused.
About | o'clock on the morning of the
10Th Captain Chestnut again. appeared
at Sumter and remained there until
past 3 o'clock. awaiting Major An
derson's reply. He had orders In his
pocket to the commander OF the bat
teries on James island to open fire In
case Anderson remained firm In his
purpose to hold the fort. On leaving
he placed in Anderson's hand written
notice that the hostile guns would open
in one hour These trips were made
In an open rowboat. which was pulled
to Fort johnson and reached there at
O'clock
From Fort Johnson Captain Ches-
nut started by boat to report to Beaure-
gard. in Charleston. He was rowed
out into the harbor between Forts
Johnson and Sumter and there lay to
until the signal shot was seen to burst
over the target.
After delivering his report to Beaure-
gard the captain was again sent in his
open. boat down the harbor. now alive
with shells from Sumter and all its adj
versaries. including Fort Moultrie. The
boat reached Morris island In safety,
passing under the guns which were fir
ing vigorously. Captain Chesnut's In
structions were to learn the condition
of the southern batteries exposed to
Sumter's shots and also that of Sum-
ter. His boat ran out In the harbor
toward Sumter. and he saw that the
buildings in the fort were on fire.
About that time the firing from Sumter
ceased. but the flag was still waving
Captain Chestnut determined to make
one more demand for the evacuation
! and was preparing to go out in the
! boat when the United States flag sud
denly disappeared from the historic
walls. Word was brought from All
| derson that he would evacuate, and
the captain fastened to the city with
the news.
The next mission of Captain Ches-
nut was one of mercy. The quarters
in Fort Sumter had been set on fire
by hot shot from Moultrie. and the
condition of its magazine was not
known to those outside. 1t was sup
posed that there must be some wound
ed needing care. A fire engine and
its company were loaded on board "A
steamer. and with surgeon and his
staff of assistants the relief party bur
ried to the burning fort On nearing
the wharf the steamer was warned
away by an officer in the fort, who
stated that II was i'm danger Of blow
ing up at any moment from the mines
placed beneath the wall at that point
as q means of defense.
Captain Chestnut entered the fort
through an embrasure and offered the
services of his firemen and surgeons
to Major Anderson. Only one man
had been wounded. and the fire had
burned itself out. The lower maya
zine was under the burning ruins, but
was deemed safe. The upper one had
been emptied by casting the powder
barrels into the sea
Fighting on Their Own Hook.
Major Anderson gave orders that
only the easement guns of Sumter
should be used in reply to the enemy
These were the guns fred through
embrasures in the wall answering tC
the ports of q battleship. The bar
bette guns on the parapet were the
only shell guns In the fort So the
answering fire was Of solid sho
against shell. Seeing the disadvan
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
Nv Captain GEORGE L. KILMHR.

BY Captain GEORGE l.. KILr1ER.
copyright by American Press Associa-
ton. i91l.l
1T was q moment OF interest to the
little band in Fort Sumter when
u at reveile on the 9th of January.
1861. the news reached them that
large steamer flying the United
States flag was off the bar of the har.
Dor. two or three miles distant. Ev.
cry one was afraid the garrison was
TO be taken away. The men talked 1t
over at breakfast. but even while they
were talking the vessel was rapidly
steaming up the channel. Then every
man climbed to the ramparts. but
there was no excitement. Suddenly a
blue puff of smoke from hidden bat
terry q little more than a mile from
Sumter showed plainly that the Con-
federates in Charleston had their opin.
ion of the strange steamer. the ia
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
THRILLING SCENES
At FORT SUMTER
Hero Who Saved the Powder
Magazines Hauling Down
the American Flag.
By Captain GEORGE L. KILNER.

copyright by American Press Associa-
ton, 1911
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26

80 n nfFss front %ef ir frG$ SG'S %s
watered lays well good young orchard good
timber on rural route school house few yards
fro n house; improvements; good four room
dwelling with kitchen on back porch; two
good barns; barn and tenent house and els
tern back In the field; meat and hen house
wood shed; will sell on easy payments; plenty
OF small fruit Further particulars address
Jno. ID. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26

GENERAL LOUIS T. wIGFALL, o. 8. A., WHO
ENTERED FORT SUMTER WITH A WHITE
HANDKERCHIEF STUCK ON HIS SWORD.
tage. one of the gunners, named Car
mody. stole away to the ramparts and
coolly fired every barbette gun In po-
sition on the Moultrie side. Carmody
was unable to run the guns back sim
gle handed for loading and could not
alone fight the whole Confederacy
with suitable weapons.
In another part of the fort there
was ten inch columbiad in barbette.
which also came under Andersons
prohibition. II was loaded and train
ed. and two sergeants. watching their
chances. stole into the gorge and fred
IL. The shot barely missed smashing
the famous Confederate iron battery.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26

GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY, WHO FIRED
FROM FORT SUMTER THE FIRST SHOT AT
THE CoNFEDERATEs IN THE CIVIL WAR
had TO have its hero. He was Private
Hart. soldier who had distinguished
himself many times that day. Through
his activity the flames were kept from
spreading IN dangerous quarters. and
to him was given the credit of saving
the powder magazines
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
JnO. ID. Babbage.

ing; log dwelling, rooms and side roomi
good stable 3 tobacco barns; 3 tenant houses.
Plenty of good timber for farm purposesl
good land to clear. Price 3. 900 y cash.
EOR SALE-A farm containing $50 acres and
i all under fence. A nice cottage CT 1--we
1877 rooms, two cisterns, "A walled cellar with
a store room over IL, two good stock barnst
one tenant house; about 90 apple ana peach
trees. also pears. ounces and aprlcots; most
all kinds OF small fruits, including a nice
vinyard OF choicest grapes; 200 acres cleared
balance in woods. l20 acres In grass, several
groves OF black locust sufficient for posts e
wire the whole farm in. IL lies near Ekron
on L. III. & ST. l.. X. X. price Is $1,000 or
long and easy payments.
COR SALE-A splendid stand for "A druggist
i and physician In good town surrounded
by good, prosperous farmers. This Is Just
the place for some young physician 20 step
into good practice and good drug business,
An old established physician wants 20 retire
Is the reason for selling. For further partic'
ulars address JNo, ID. BABBAGE, Glover
port. XIV.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
$3.50

COCO 81 acres, 80 miles north OF Hard
p>CO insburg. near the Brandenburg
road. Well watered, plenty of timber for
stable Good rich land, fine for BJrley to-
bacco. Terms easy, Foe further informa-
tiOT write j no. ID. Babbage, Cloyerport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26

Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until used Doans Ointment. 1t cured
me permanently. Hon. John X. Gar
rett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26
$1,000

ss So aers' 2ss rO@ q
railroad all fresh land; 100 acres in cultiva-
tiOn; so acres i'm grass; will produce the best
corn, wheat and tobacco In neighborhood (;
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26


ton. 1911
Wv yHEN the first gun was fred
AH| at Fort Sumter on the morn.
w ing of April IL, 1861, many
of the men In the fort stood
on the parapets or about The parade
and watched the course of the mortar
shell. which arose slowly in the air
until its momentum was exhausted.
then dropped toward the target. 9th
er shells were fired. and these were
watched In turn. Though they were
known to be the signals of fight that
was about to open. the end of which
no man could foresee, the usual roll
call of the soldiers took place on the
open parade ground just the same.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-26

'f' Stops Signal Where Do-NoT
Trains las and 46 free reclining between Louisville and ST.
Pullman Local Louisville Evansville
between Louisville and ST. Louis.
Coepor discharge passengers
east of Cloverpor
will stations of cOverOr discharge
of Cloverport