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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-30
Girl, IL, Seeks Divorce From IS
Year Old Husband.
Says Stepmother Suggested Mar
ringe When She Was z.
CEREMONY AT NIGHT.
Child Bride Cries Objection But
Is Not Needed.
Wants to Be Free to Play With
Other Children.

Kansas City, June 30.-Married to
man 65 years old, Mrs. Pearl Miller
Harris, 2 years old, stepmother to ten
children, five of whom are older than
herself, has appealed to the free legal
aid bureau to obtain divorce for her.
Although the bureau does not usually
enter the divorce courts, it has inter
ested itself in the child-wtfe's case
and a conference this afternoon will
determine the action to be taken.
The marriage was against her Will,
the girl says. and was forced by her
parents. 1t took place February L,
in the kitchen of the Miller home at
Smithville, Mo, about fourteen miles
from Kansas City. A justice of the
I peace performed the ceremony. Al
though she says that she objected to
disregarded her protests.
Il was attending a country school
up to the time of my marriage, said
the girl, speaking in the manner of a
woman twice her age. Il was in the
sixth grade-you know we have eight
grades in our town-and I was look
ing forward to the time when I would
graduate and go to high school. My
occasional visit to Kansas City with
my parents, and 1 often thought that
some day would go out, way off, and
see how the other people lived.
Husband Told Her Stories.
John Harris, a farmer who lived
near US, was frequent visitor at our
house. [ regarded him as a sort of
uncle and he used to take me on his
knee and tell me the best fairy stories
I ever heard. was surprised when
one day, my stepmother-my own
mother died when [ was Z years old
/ suggested that I marry him. I hardly
! knew what that meant, but knew that
4 only groWnup folks ever got married,
/ and so I told my stepnaother I didn't
want to. But it was arranged by my
/ father and stepmother, and one night
last February, John Harris came to our
/ hous all dressed up. After while a
/ justice of the peace came and we all
/ went in the kitchen. That was the
/ first that knew that we were to be
married. I cried, but no one seemed
! to notice me.
when the justice said, rs there any
one here that has objections to this
marriage?' I said I have But no one
noticed me- Several times during the
I ceremony I tried to run out of the
! kitchen, but they wouldn't let me. At
ter the ceremony Mr.. Harris took me
/ to his house. I lived there two months
| doing all the homework and taking
/ care Of his children. Some Of then
were older than l."
do you want a divorce?'' she was
asked.
Il want anything that will free me,
she said. Il want to be a child again
and play and go to school. I feel like
/ an old, old woman now It seems sc
! queer. Just like a story out of fairy
/ land, where the old witch touches th6
young girl with her wand and turns
| her into an old woman"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-30
NEW IMMIGRATION RULE NOW.
After Today Applicants for Citizenship
VIII Get Severe Test.

New York. June 3O.-New rules based
on the naturalization law of June 20,
1906, which have been promulgated by
the department of commerce and la
Dor. 20 into effect today. They require
applicants for citizenship to produce
certificates of landing in this country
before final papers shall be issued.
These certificates, which must be fur
nished only by aliens, who have arrived
here since 1906, require them to give
the date, place and manner of their ar
rival in the United States. To the
declarations of intentions Of such petit
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Kansas City, June 30.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900. including 800 southerns. Mar
ket strong. Native steers, $5-25Q65 SO;
southern steers, SAO0q550; southern cows
and heifers $260Q4.50; native cows and
heifers, s2.40d6.30; stockers and feeders.
So. 75G5-40; bulls. S30Oa4.75. calves, $4,000
6.75; western steers, $450d6.25; western
COWS, 50. 1904 To-.
HOGS-Receipts 1000. Market 10c high
er. Bulk of sales, s6-40q6 so; heavy, $6.404
6-45; packers and butchers, S.. 1885, 21z
lights, s6.40q6.59.
SHEEP-Receipts $500 Market strong.
Muttons, s3.00Q3. 80; lambs, S5.75g700: fed
wethers ard yearltngs, S.. 1904. 70; fed
western ewes, $250Q325.
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ed. 611kG61szc; No. 8. 61AQs1&c; No. 2
white 61Q6215c; No. 8, SIC
OATS-Market 1c higher. No. white,
4611947c; No. mixed, 43G44c-
RYE-75QS0c.
HAY-Market unchanged to SOC higher.
Choice timothy, $lS0OG19.00; choice prairie,
$16.00Q16.50
BUTTER Creamery. &c; firsts and sec
onds. lie; packing stock, 16c.
EGGs-Extras. 177kc; ffrsts, 1Eszc: sec
onds, SC.
WHEAT-Receipts, 12s cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, Sac bid; Sep
TENDER, Sac bid.
CoRN-July. soc sellers; September. 6o1kc
bid.
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Chicago, June 80.-BUTTER- Market
steady. Creameries, 19@2Sc; diaries, 17Q
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, 1857
cases at mark, cases included, uQ111zc;
firsts, 1311c; prime firsts, 141Ac.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies. 12Q
1214c; Twins, 12c; Young Americas, 12119
12s4c; Long Horns, 12sz13c.
OTATOES-Market firm. Choice to
fancy, old, $1.10Q1.20; new, $4.65Q4.75.
POULTRY-Live. weak; turkeys. 12c;
hens, 111sc; springs, 18c.
VEAL-Market steady. 50 to so ID. WITS,
8G9c; so to IS ID. WITS, 9lzq101zc; IS to ITO
Ii WITS. lie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-30

Madison, Wis, June 30.-The regents of
the University Of Wisconsin have voted
to re-engage Coach Vail of the State uni
versity crew for another year as recogni-
ton of the manner in which he fought for
a place at Poughkeepsie this week
One notable action of the coach was his
ordering the star oarsman out of the crew
at a time when his services seemed in
valuable, because of a violation of the
training rules against smoking
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New York Produce Market.

New York, June so.-BUTTER-Market
steady Factory, current make No. l,
1816c; No 2, 18c.
CHEESEZMarzet firm. State whole
milk, old colored fancy, 13Q34c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
ditto firsts, 15016c; state Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery gathered white. 209
23c.
POULTRY-Alive, dull; western spring
| chickens CSC; fowls, 1411Q15c; turkeys, lie.
Dressed, quiet; western broilers, 1Sd25c;
fowls. PFC; turkeys, 12Q15c.
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Chicago, June 30-CATTI.EAReceipt
estimated at 1000. Market strong. Beeves.
81 65Q6. 70; Texas steers, $450Q6.00; western
steers, $470G5.75; stockers and feeders,
So 25d5.45: cows and heifers, S2-25Q5. U.s.
calves, S5-75GSe0.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at is. 600.
Market 10c higher. Light, $6-2006-65: mix
ed. s6.z59665; heavy, $6-15Q66z7z; rough,
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THE STORE OF
DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE
TONERS must be attached their petition.
for naturalization.
-Four Regiments to Leave Texas

Washington. June s0.-After a talk with
Secretary of War Stimson and Major Gen
eral Wood. chief Of staff of the army
President Taft today authorized the with
drawal Of four regiments from the maneu-
yer division now at San Antonio Texas
The regiments will be Withdrawn in the
next thirty days. Several regiments win
be left in Texas perhaps all summer.
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Topeka Markets.
FURNISHED

Furnished by the Chas. Woln Packing
= Co, yards close at noon Saturday. we
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
Weighing less than 170 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished.
as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once, until fur
Their uotice.1
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Notice.

Members of Naomi Rebekah Lodge
No. s. are requested to meet at the
house, No. 1886 Polk street, $50 o'clock
Saturday morning to attend the funeral
of Sister Maude W. Kirkpatrick
CARRIE D. FRISBIE. Noble Grand
JENNIE BURLINGAME. Secretary.
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New York, June 30.-NfONEY-Money on
call steady, 2ssG21h per cent; ruling rate.
215 per cent: closing bid 21z per cent; Of
fered at 21a per cent Time loans. dull;
60 days, 212 per cent; 80 days. 27z92A per
cent; six months, 81 d31k per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper to
~ per cent
Sterling exchange easy with actual bus
ines in bankers bills at $484.25 for so day
bills and at s4s6.10 for demand. Com
mercial bills 81. s3az-
SILvER-Bar silver, 52szc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
BONDS Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds irregular.
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and rnnee Marker.

New York Sugar and C'oTee Market.
New York, June 30-SUGAR-Raw,
firm; Muscovado, SO test, 3.48; centrifgu1a,
90 test, 1898; molasses sugar, SO test, 1928
Refined, steady.
COFFEE@Spot, firm.
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HOGS.
"---T--

Topeka. kan. June so.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. .s5.95@6.1o
light ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6.0066 10
Cant use thin hogs or those unuer l7O
pounds) e,,,,,r,-,,
Prime corn fed. S. 015 65
Good to choice corn fed...-........ 1905 80
Grass corn fed, short feed ......... 4l5755
Common to fair killers. 3.656D4 Is
Yearnnss COWS. 4-S0aS-4o
Prime OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 00614 50
Good to choice 3.35Q4-00
81 = HELPERS. Ss'-VV
Prime .-..-.---.--.-.----.---. S. .15Q5.50
Fair to good. ..-.-..--....-..-.-....- 3.75J4 rs
1 Cattle must be good. Cannot use S thin
Nv IF YOU win favor us with your inquiries
advising number Of head, quality age
and length Of time on feed, we will make
1 ll,T an offer or arrange for our BUYERS
Market price paid for dry lot cattle.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co., Topeka, Kan.l
CHICAGO EGGS-13c.
y v EGGS-15Q151zc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 2oo; N.
FURNISHED +, irish By sam1 F. Lux. Wholesale
= Fruit and PRODUCED
ANANAS-Mediurn sized punches, per
b1nch. s2O002.25; large punches, per
bunch $25093-5O; per d. &C.
TACKBERRIES-Pe crate, SITS.
GAI.A FRUITS-Peaches, per crate.
81 6: Apricots, per crate. $500; C1yman
Piums, per crate, $500
GAPD0IJ CHERRIES-Per crate, So q
lTP AIT, I,EMONS-Per box, Sc. 50dI. 90.
MISSION BELL LEMONS-Per box,
s0 V4s1TENCIA ORANGES box. $3.50
. iIoiIMEs-Per hundred. $2.25.
CAL. CANTALOUPES-Sta As
nor ry-afa
a melons to crate, per crate, $3.50.
RASPBERRIES-Pe crate, $500.
WATERMELONS-Pe pound, 1jzc.
PTNFAPPLES-Per box, $3.50
HONEY-Per rack. $325.
NEW BEETS-Per doz punches, s5c.
FIELD A l4G1TsCPer re % 5a1s g eoc-
EGYPTIAN ONIONS-Per bushel So So
NATIVE ONIONS-Per bu., $1.75.
NEW POTATOES-Per bushel, 1925.
OH POTATOES-Per busheI, si60
TOMATOES-Per 4 basket crate, S1OO.
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n ,irAIIOW-5d4c.


Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma
Fright medium. 15lII3c; dark medium. "A
arc: light fine, 14d11c. heavy fine I1a1oc
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas
Light medium, 15glscs light fine. l4G11c:
heavy fine, 12910c-
deductions on bury wool from 90 70 En
ner pound Short, earthly. or defecffv@
stock proportionately lower. Augora mo-
hair. IL months, 14612c; common. burrv
and detective at half price.
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WHEAT-No 2. 75Q80c.
CORN-53c.
-35Q40c.
KAFFIR CORN-Per cwt.. s1oa.
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s6dog6.25; good to choice heavy. $3.50
e-Ss2ols' pigs. $5.s0Q6.4o; bulk of sales, Sc 400
sHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1890.
"a MARKET steady. Native, $2.50d4. 40; western,
Sz4oQ4-4S; lambs, native, $4.50@7.55; west
ern, $4.50G7.50.
DA1l4Y MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
" HEA A T.--.Receipts. %, 200 bushels; ship
cORN--.Receipts. 2S5. 600 bushels; ship
ments, 6S6, 900 bushels
Car lot receipts: Wheat 10 cars with
OF contract grade; corn pa cars, with rs
OF contract grade; oats IS cars.
Iotal receipts of wheat at Chicago Min
neapons and Duluth today were ia cars
compared with III cars last week and 30
cars the corresponding day q year ago.
Kansas City Live stock sales.
tine following sales we're made this
morning at the Stock Yards. kansas
Clty, and reported over long distance
Ielephone direct to the State Journal by
Gay Robinson & Co, live stock commits
son merchants, with offices at all mar
Kansas City, June sO.-cArTLE-Re-
celpts 200 head. Market steady.
Receipts 1000 head. Market Bc
20 20 lVc higher Bulk of sales, 1896. 45; top,
.sHlEEP-Receipts $500 head. Market
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Topeka Hide Market.


fluctuations furnished by James c. Smith
Hide Co.. 10S East Third st.l
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FURNISHED by ]. 3. Billiard, corner Ka..-
sas ave. and Curtis ST.
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Galveston, Tex, June 3o.-COTTON-
Market steady, 15c.
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ments meant the inception of further
indictments against steel makers, re-
piled that information on that point
would have 10 come from the depart
ment Of justice at Washington.
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4opekay Kan, June co.
GREEN CURED HL2Es-Narives. q.
Side brands, over 40 flat. No. /, Zoe; side
brands under 40 flat, No. ], &c; Bulls and
Stags, flat. NO. /, Size; Bulls, side brandt
al fiat No. /, &c; Green sailed glue
nat. 61zc; Green salt cured deasons. each.
50a35c ;Skunks, each 25Q15c; Green frozen
hides are No. 2. Green uncured hides IJl
less than same grade cured. Green hair
cured 81 less than cured. Horse hides green
No / S3o0Gg350; G. 8. Hog Skins i5l120c
Horse hides, No. >. S2-00G2 so. Green nouv
81 90; dry, according to wool. per Ib., ca
yOW-5d4c.
REFSW AX-15425c-
Dry HIDES = Dry flint butchers
heavy, Ire; dry flint, fallen heavy. 1sc.
drv flint, light under Is lbs ICE. drv
flint culls. 10c; dry salt. heavy IL Ibs
and I'D, 13c; dry salt, light under Is ibs
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Chicago Grain Market
Chicago. June 80.
Open High Low Close Close
Yea
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IOpChd5 IAtn.s une 80.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. 80. s5.95@6.1o
HEAVY .-.-..-.-.---.-.--....----. $685. OF
LIGHT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 6.O0Q6.10
Cant use thin hogs or those unuer ITO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30
BLOODY TRIP MADE
BY TYBEE SPECIAL
Three Killed and Several In,
iured Returning to Savannah

Macon. Ga, Aug. 29-Three men,
two of whom were white, Were killed
and two or three others injured ON
the Tybee special of the Central of
Georgia in and near Savannah Satur-
day night.
The news has just reached here, Ie-
lay being caused by the storm.
At Dover, Ga, the train was rocked
and several others were painfully
bruised by flying missiles.
All of the deaths We're directly re-
sponsible to drinking.
The first killing occurred just as the
Tybee special backed into the station.
An unknown white man, who carried d
ticket stamped Tennille, reeled in front
of the cars and was crushed to death.
He had no money, only half-flled
whisky flask. There was nothing by
which he could be identified. His body
was badly mutilated and it is feared
that his identity would never he
known.
The second killing was that of D. T.
Pounds, of Wrightsville, who was shot
while resisting an officer.
Shortly after the train left Sayan-
nah a white man, who escaped identitt-
cation walked through one of the
colored coaches. A negro who was
drunk cursed him. The white man
drew knife and, after stabbing the
negro several times in the breast and
about the body, cut his throat from ear
to ear He was taken off the train at
the next station bleeding to death.
At Dover the train was rocked by
unknown parties and several persons
were injured by flying missiles
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30
LONG HOURS IN STORES
TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY
Early Closing Comes to End
Tomorrow

With tomorrow the six o'clock clos
ing season comes to an end, and with
Friday night Americas business hous-
es will resume the former schedule
of long hours for the fall and winter.
The early closing period extended
longer this summer than heretofore
beginning April 18th and ending with
August, thus affording merchants and
clerks time for recreation in the late
afternoons. But the busy fall time IS
at hand now, and the lights will burn
in business houses until a later hour
now and throughout the holiday Pc
riod.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30
TALKING LEAGUE BALL
FOR NEXT SEASON

Brunswick, Ga, August 26.-The old
Georgia State League, which was in
existence for only short time a few
years ago, will be organized again
next season, if plans of several people
in Brunswick and in other cities which
will compose the new league material
ize
Communications will be sent out
from this city shortly to eight or ten
South Georgia cities to see just what
the fans of these cities think about
the organization of the league and
later a meeting will be held, proba-
bly, in Brunswick, at which the league
will be organized.
Among the cities mentioned for a
berth in the league are Brunswick,
Waycross, Valdosta, Thomasville,
Fitzgerald, Americas, Cordele, Dub
lin and possibly Albany which, it is
thought, will not be in the South At
lantic league next season. From
among the cities mentioned it is be-
lieyed that a good six or eight-cIub
league could be easily organized.
1t is pointed out by those interested
in the formation of the league that
conditions at present are much differ
ent from those which existed five
years ago when the old state league
was organized. Every one of the cit
| les mentioned has grown in pOpuia-
| ton, and further baseball has -four
ished in all of the cities and the fans
are now ready for professional ball.
The principal cause of the failure
of the old league was the fact that
more than half Of the cities We're over
the salary limit, which will bankrupt
any small league and many of the
larger ones. With the salary limit at
$500, strictly adhered to, it is believed
that the league would not only be a
success, but that it would be a money
making proposition for those interest
ed in the various clubs.
AS stated, the matter will be fully
gone into as soon as the present base
ball season is over and it is probable
that a meeting will be held in this
city in October. Representatives
from all of the cities named will be
present and some definite steps VIII
be taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30
THE FIELDS ARE White;
LOSS MAY Be HEAVY
Should Storm Prevail Here
at This Time

With ten thousand bales of cotton open
in the fields of Sumter county today,
farmers are naturally disturbed at the
prospect of an equinoctial gale as indi-
Gated yesterday. Such a disaster, I'M
der these conditions, would result N
loss incaIculabIe to the planters here
and throughout southwestern Geor-
gia.
Seldom before in August has there
been 50 much cotton open in the fields
as now, the quantity, like the receipts
at the warehouses here, breaking all
August records.
Fearful on Monday of possible storm
and rain every effort was put forth
this week to get the cotton picRed
out. Extra inducements were offered
idle negroes here in Americas to 90
to the fields, and several hundred We're
thus carried there.
But the supply Of labor does not
nearly meet the demand.
On every farm here the fields are
like snowbands; in fact, fully half the
entire crop remaining in the fields is
open and ready to be picked and a
storm that would blow the loose locks
upon the ground would bring disaster
indeed Ten thousand bales open, It
is said, is a very conservative est
mate.
The equinoctial period is at hand, ii
seems, and the consequences here may
be most serious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30
DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT
FROM AMBUSH BY negro
Wounded Man Expected to Die
at Any Time

Fort Gaines, Ga, Aug. 29.-An I'M
known black desperate this afternoon
shot and mortally wounded Deputy
Sheriff G.. L. Fain while the officer was
trying to arrest the negro and his wife
The negro couple We're in a batteau
in the Chattahoochee river.
The negro is yet at large, but a
possee from Blakely and Fort Gaines
is now in search of him.
The officials assailant was about
half a mile down the Chattahoochee
river when last seen by parties here
at 6:35 o'clock.
Deputy Fain was shot in the head
and there is no chance for his reciv-
cry. His death is momentarily eX-
pected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30
Cider TANKS WILL CARE
OF BUMPER APPLE CROP
Illinois Farmers Work IDgCn-
iOuS Device

Peoria, H., Aug. 29.-Farmers OF
Peoria County are preparing to convert
their water cisterns into cider tanks
to care for the bumper apple crop.
Apples are covering the ground,
there is no demand or sale. Dis
manteled cider mills of many years
are being put in shape for the rush,
and farmers are planning to care for
the product and for future vinegar
making.
1t is said the apple crop in this ter
ritory is the best in twenty years, and
that the old-time method of storing
cider will be resorted to.
Cider is more valuable than water
in this rain belt" said an orchardist
to-day and We will use the cisterns.'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-30

Inc man with business acumen new
er regards himself as a genius Of e.
nance,