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The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-07-27

Dated July 1911
GILBERT DONALDSON,
Administrator Of the estate of Annie F.
Van Wagner, deceased
S. E. BLAINE, residing at Boise. Idaho,
Attorney for Administrator. l0to14.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
veteran Fire Chief Will Have go Days
to Recuperate.

In appreciation of his faithful serv-
ice in the past and his long activity at
the head of the Topeka fire depart
ment, the board of city commissioners
this morning gave to G. O. Wilmarth,
without request, a leave Ct absence of
so days on full pay.
The city commissioners are anxious
that Chief Wilmarth take this vaca-
ton after he has recovered from his
operation of a few days ago The
leave of absence does not take effect
until the chief is able to enjoy it.
The motion was made before the
board this morning by E. B. Stotts,
commissioner. The mavor and other
commissioners pushed the motion
heartily and were free In their ex-
pressions of regard for the chief and
for his welfare.
For years and years Chief Will
marth has headed the Topeka fire de-
partment he has had but one or two
vacations" said Commissioner Stotts.
He has made the Topeka fire de-
partment one of the best in the coun-
try and he deserves anything that the
city can give to him. We want him
to take this so days leave of absence
after he has fully recovered from his
operation. We want him to have so
days of enjoyment and recuperation."
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
WANTED TO DIE.
Girl, Whose Sweetheart Failed to
Write, Tried to XIII Self.

The failure of q man in the state of
washington to write his daily letter to
his sweetheart in Topeka or the tardi-
ness OF Uncle Sans mail came near
resulting IN tragic end for the young
woman.
Miss Lena Woods is a pretty girl
Who IS bookkeeper for the Singer sew
ing machine Office in Topeka, at 624
Kansas avenue. This summer she Wis
lted relatives in Seattle and there she
met a young man. When she came
nome she brought with her the sweet
memories of her Abelard and he show
eu a disposition to keep alive the fame
of love he had kindIed in the heart of
the young woman by writing to her
every day.
But last Saturday there was no let
ter waiting at the postofHce. The dis
appointment was too much for Miss
Wooos she stopped at StanShcld' s
drug store and bought two ounces of
chlorofo-m. Then she went to her
work as II the sun still shone on her
love affair. She dsC not mention her
disappointment to any one in the Of
f1ce but waited until every one left and
she was the only person there. Then
she retired to a little wash room at
the back of the store, closed the door
and made ready to end her existence.
She lay down on the floor with her
feet against the door of the room. Then
she saturated a handkerchief with the
chloroform and Sprinkled the rest on
the floor near her head. She placed the
handkerchief over her face and was
soon unconscious.
The man in charge of the store re-
turned sooner than he had expected.
He could not find Miss Woods and I'm
ally went to the room at the rear of
the store. He tried to open the door
but felt a weight behind it Finally he
forced it open and there he found the
unconscious form the love sick book
keeper. DR.. H. H. Keith and DR.. Mer-
rill Mills were summoned and after a
half hours work succeeded in reviving
the young woman. Had she been dis
covered half an hour later she would
have been dead
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
SOCIALISTS ARRESTED.
Charge Is Violating the Sunday Labor
Law.

Speaking today of the arrest of the
Socialists on the charge of conducting
picture show on Sunday, County AT
torney Simon declared that the charges
we're made against the men on the
ground that they were violating the
Sunday labor laws of the state and not
for the reason that they sold Soclallsl
pamphlets at the door for cents he
declared further that he had discussed
the matter with Attorney General
Dawson and that the latter's OPINION
regarding Sunday lectures illustrated
with lantern slides did not cover the
operations of the Socialists at the pic
tr~e show given in Topeka Sunday
Two warrants were issued by the
county attorney. one for Frank curry
the well known local Socialist, and Tor
a o. Vognitz, who operated the ma
chine They were released on a S5O0
bond signed by J. H Sailor Inc pre- e.
liminary hearing was set for AuSusl oo
at o'clock. The Socialists Will ilght
the case through the courts ana make
it a test case. They expect to Win as
they claim that Simon has acteu pS-
yond his authority in this matter
The show was advertised in advance
by circulars. 1t opened at 2 O'Clock IN
the afternoon and continued untll IN
molested. S. M. Stalard, Soclalst can
didate for governor last fail, delivered
the lecture. Between times reefs OF
moving pictures We're thrown on the
screen. No admission was CHARGED Dut
patrons were required to buy SOCIALIST
pamphlets for cents each as they en-
tered the theater.
Simon takes the ground that If the
show had been permitted to run un-
molested all the other moving picture
shows in town would at once open for
business. Simon argues further IN sup
port of his action that the law pro-
hibits all labor on Sunday except
household necessity and for charlty-
This argument would place the OLD plue
laws in force again with undimlnlshed
rigor and sternness. To be conslstent
along this line of argument the sale OF
newspapers, drugs and soda fountain
drinks should be stopped at once
Attorney General Dawson recenty
handed down an opinion for Cherokee
county in which he declared that
the evening meeting of the So
cialists held on Sunday with pictures
attached were not a violation of the
law. The pictures were shown in the
Crystal theater.
Simon holds that the very fact that
pictures We're exhibited, whether a
charge of admission was. made or nof,
constitutes a violation of the law
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
SWAT THE FLY SERMON.
Rev. Robert Gordon breaches One on
Sunday.

The Rev. Robt. Gordon preached a
five minute 'SWat-the-fIy'' sermon
Sunday morning.
Swat the fly has become a ma
tional slogan" he said. "A flyless
city campaign is now on in Washing
ton. Prizes are offered children who
kill the greatest numbers. A lad of
has destroyed over $4,000 flies
There is good reason for this upris-
ing. The innocent looking house flV
carries typhoid fever, diarrhoea. dys-
entery tuberculosis, and other dread
ful diseases. One fly may carry g.
$50, 900 bacteria. DR.. L. O. Howard.
chief entomolgist of the United States
government. has recently written a
book in which he says this dangerous
insect should be called the typhoid fly.
Swat the fly.
Many evils looked upon as small
are really great. Wood boring in
sects destroy more timber yearly
than all forest fires. The mosquito
has killed thousands for every one
injured by snake bite. In the Song
of Songs (2:15) you have read Take
us the foxes, the little foxes that
spoil our vineyards. for our vinewards
are in blossom" That has been para
phrased; Take US the faults, the little
faults that spoil our characters, for
the characters of our little ones are
in blossom"
For instance extravaganza is con-
sidered minor fault but it has sent
men to the penitentiary. the poor
house, and untimely graves. Extrava-
gance in the wardrobe, the dining
room, the parlr; at weddings. at
funerals is national curse. It begins
with pennies wasted that ought to
have been put in the bank No one
spends more than a few cents at a
time for chewing gum but $4,000, 900
were spent in our country last wear
for that unsightly habit. The waste
in money is nothing compared to the
destruction 70 habits of thrift and
economy. 1 have little hope for a
miser; I have less for a spendthrift. 3"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
ASSAULTED AUTOISTS.
Walter BayIess Is Given Nine Months
in Jail

Walter Bayless, charged with as
sault and battery upon the persons of
Ben Akers and w. P. Hemphill,
pleaded guilty this morning to the
charge and was sentenced to nine
months in the county jail. His COM
panions, Wilson and White. who were
arrested on the same charge, were
found to have taken no part in the
assault and were released. Bayless
gave no reason or excuse for his act
except to say that he must have been
drunk.
Some days ago while Ben Akers
was riding out the Seabrook road in
an auto with some companions, he
was assaulted by Bayless with club
and suffered a severe blow in the pit
OF the stomach as he slowed his ma
chine down to cross a culvert- few
minutes afterwards, on the same eve
ming, w. P. Hemphill was attacked in
the same way by Bayless- The in
jured autoists made complaint to the
sheriff's office and the identity OF
the men on the SeabroOk road that
night was discovered. Bayless plead
ed guilty to making both attacks
alone
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
KILLS LION WITH KNIFE.
Farmer Uses Pocket Weapon After
Child Is Killed.

Brownsville. Tex, Aug. 21.-News
reached here Sunday that Juan Mo-
rales, a Spanish farmer living seven
miles out of town, with a jack knife
as his only weapion killed a mountain
lion which had killed one of his chill
dren in their home, bound up his arm,
which the lion had lacerated and
crushed in the fight. and walked into
town, where surgeons say he must
sacrifice his arm.
Morales three-year-old boy think
ing the lion was dog. had called it
into the house and started to pet it
when the animal attacked the chill
dren. Their screams brought the
father from his fields, but the baby
which had attempted to pet the beast
had been killed before Morales ar
rived.
The lion instantly left it's prey and
in its first leap caught Morales right
arm in its jaws and crushed it. He
worked his left arm free, however,
and succeeded in stabbing the beast to
DEATH after a desperate battle.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
BEACHEY WENT HIGHER.
Addition of ga Feet Made to His AIti-
tude Record.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Oficials of the
international aviation met today an
nounced that revised reading of the
Paragraph attached to the Curtiss BIZ
plane when Lincoln Beachey yesterday
broke the worlds altitude record for
aeroplanes shows he reached a height
of 1852 feet instead of 11,57S, the
unofficial reading given out last even
ing. The previous world altitude rec
ord was held by Captain Felix, direc-
tor of the French army school of
aviation, who August 5 of this year
reached a height of 11,150 feet at
FtampS. France.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
CLARK GOT HIS CLOTHES.
Sees Negro Making Away With Them
and Gives Chase.

Elon S Clark all but had no clothes
to wear on his trip to Colorado yes
terday. Saturday evening he went
to pressing esta blishment and got
suit of clothes and an overcoat val
ued at S180, and then dropped in at
nearby store for minute
For just a second he did not have
his eye on his auto, but in that Sec
ond a negro had grabbed the bundle
of garm ents and was just starting to
make off with them. when Mr. Clark
shouted; stop thief" and gave
chase. In his excitement to make
his escape. the thief stumbled over
the car tracks and plunged into the
gutter on the opposite side of the
street In. falling the bundle was
dropped, but the culprit managed to
right himself before anyone had a
chance to grab him.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
POSTPONED HEARING.
City Commissioners Undecided About
Edison Side Track Proposition.

The city railway franchise to build
freight track to the Edison plant was
postponed after two-hour hearing be-
fore the board of city commissioner;
this morning.
z. T. Hazen, speaking for the prop
erty owners along the proposed line
said the street railway had no right to
build track for their private use. He
said the board of commissioners had no
right to give the street railway fran
chise of this kind.
Tom Doran. for the street railway
and Edison people, argued from his
standpoint
City Attorney Ralston. in an opinion
to the city commissioners before he left
for his vacation, said the city had no
right to give the franchise
The commissioners did not decide on
the matter today They postponed tho
hearing until next Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
THREE SHORT ONES.
President Taft Sends More Messages
to Congress.

Washington, Aug. 21.-President
Taft sent three short messages to con-
gress today, one urging a further ap--
preparation to complete the work Of
raising the wreck of the battleship
Maine, a second asking congress to
determine whether the wrecks of the
Spanish. vessels sunk by the American
navy shall be given away and third
transmitting reports of engineers of
SURVEYS on the great lakes.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
HOW TO NAME DELEGATES.
That Is Question Now Agitating the
Politicians.

The question of how Kansas shall
choose her delegates to the next ma
tional Republican convention is be-
ginning to be discussed among the
politicians Bills providing for the Sc
lection of these delegates by primary
election were presented to the last
legislature, but did not reach a vote
for final passage
III an argument ove- the question
today Earl Akers. the Stafford editor
and executive clerk to the governor,
declared that he was in favor of pri-
mary for the selection of those dele
gates He favored primary. he said,
in the Second district for the nomina-
ton of a candidate for congress. Il
can not see," said Mr.. Akers ''how any
progressive in the party can take any
other stand and be consistent
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
Rrubaker Is E.ined s50.

r. ]. Brubaker was fined $50 and
costs in the police court Saturday
afternoon for maintaining a disorderly
house at 500. 500 and SOC Kansas ave
nue.. The costs will amount to as much
as the fine. The case was hard fought
occupying three afternoons. More than
two score witnesses were examined.
The trial was the result of raid on
the place two weeks ago by thirteen Of
the police. Brubaker was arrested and
with him Chester A Brink. his might
clerk" Nine others found in the place
when the raid was made, were booked
on the charge of being found in a dis T.
orderly place.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
RECEIVER FOR A FLEET.
Brazil ForecIoses a Mortgage on Fifty
Ocean Vessels.

Rio Janeiro. Aug. 21.-The Bank OF
Brazil has foreclosed its mortgage on
the Lloyd BraziIeiro brazilian Steam
ship company. This acticn, it is stat
ed today was made necessary by the
depreciation in the shares of the
steamship company, which has obliga-
tions totaling $6,OOO,OOO gold. Bel
fort Vicera, a naval officer, has been
appointed temporary receiver for the
shipping firm.
The Lloyd Brazileiro owns some
fifty vessels and operates lines be-
tween New York and Brazilian ports.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
strang Line Is Enioined.

The state utilities commission,
through its attorney. John Marshall,
secured an injunction from Judge J. o.
Rankin of the johnson county district
court to restrain the Strang electric
line from changing its schedule of cars
from Kansas City to Olathe. The COM
pany had sought to eliminate several
stations by having cars pass them
without stopping The injunction
prayed for by the commission requires
the Strang company to stop all cars at
all stations on the line between Kan
sas City and Olathe.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
wagner Rejoins pirates.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 21.-Honus
Wagner, whose ankle was injured in
game at Brooklyn last Wednesday,
will resume his place at shortstop
when the Pittsburg Nationals return
home next week. His physician last
night removed the adhesive plaster
bound about the ankle after it was
hurt and found no Inflammation or
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

Washington, Z. e. Aug. 2L-The
long expected shakeup IN the diplO
matte circles has come at last with
President Taft's nominations to the
senate.
John G. A. Leishmar of Pittsburg,
ambassador to Germany; Thomas ].
O'Brien of Grand Rapids, Mich, am
bassador to Italy; Charles Page
Bryan of Chicago. ambassador to
Japan; Larz Anderson of Ohio, minis
ter to Belgium; John Ridgely Carter of
Baltimore, minister to he Argentine
Republic; John D. jackson of New
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

The banks having state money on
deposit have paid interest into the
state treasury for the past year in the
sum of $3O,496.39. The state keeps
most of its money in the various banks
over the state making the best bids for
the funds and the treasurer draws this
money from month to months as he
needs it. The interest item in funds
so kept is a tidy sum for the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

can owned horses won first honors in
three events and captured second prize
in another race here today. Frank J.
Gould's Jarretiere won tine prix de
Meautry of $1,000, distance five fur
longs, and the same owners. Justinien
II. finished second in the Prix de Blon-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
Cost s5 Each TO whip Farmer.

Walter Pennery. a farmer. between
drinks of booze in a house on East
Fourth street Sunday night, stated to
Bill Maze, a truckman and r. E.
Slicklider, a teamster that he could
lick any man in the bottoms. Later
III an alley between Kansas avenue
and Jackson street. his friends showed
him that he couldn't. and Mr.. Maze
and Mr.. Slicklider We're fined So in
police court this morning because of
their enonstrating their statement.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

The Prix du Montcanisy of $4,000, dis
tance ten furlongs, was won by Eugene
Fischeroff's s Catagnette. Rainoiere. own
ed by w. K. Vanderbilt, won the Prix
de la Torques of $1,000 at six furlongs.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

The Duluth, Mimi, Herald prints
story about how Judge E. R. Simon
of Topeka caught a 29-pound muska-
longe fish in the big lakes while on
his vacation last week and only
landed the fish after an hours hard
struggle. Attorney J. W. Clark of
this city accompanied Judge Simon
on his northern trip.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
SANTA FE WRECK.
Two Engines ..sideswipe'' at Great
Bend-F'ew People Bruised.

Great Bend, Kan, Aug. 21.-Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe passenger
train No. 567. a local from western
Kansas, ran into Scott City branch
train here today, slightly injuring sew
eral passengers. The engines of both
trains were demolished.
At the headquarters of the Santa Fe
iii Topeka today officials report that
two engines ~sideswiped'' in the yards
at Great Bend. They say that three
people were bruised slightly but no
serious injuries resulted. Traffic was
DELAYED but short time.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
LOCAL MENTION.

If you contemplate canning pears,
now is the time to buy, as o. A An
derson of the a. A. Co. says they are
at the lowest price at present. He says
there are an abundance of Colorado
Bartletts and Flemish Beauty pears on
the market at present, but the whole
sale houses are asking soc more per
crate at present and they will go
higher. If you are going to do any
canning you better buy now.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

George NJ. Wildin died Saturday ST
ternoon at his home, 1924 Lime street.
He was born in Mansfield, Sandusky
county Ohio, april 49, 1892. He moved
to Illinois IL 1874 and in 1870 he moved
to Usage county where ne lived until
1904 Mr. Wildin moved to T opeka
from Usage county and has lived here
ever since. On October %, 1856, he
was married 10 Adeline Englet and to
this union were born seven children,
one dyirg in infancy. He leaves an
aged wife end six children
Frank E. Phelps. sc years old. died
Sunday morning at his home, 712 Madi-
son street, of tuberculosis. The fun
eral announcement will be made later.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

The clerks in the postoffice are kept
busy handling the postcard, an in
sert'' invitation to the Kansas Semi
Centennial and homecoming events by
the people of Topeka. Altogether
500 of these invitations have been
printed and there are not many left.
This would indicate that there will be
an immense crowd here for the gala
week.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
District Clerk at Abilene Quits.

Abilene, Kan, Aug 21.=W J.
Rowe, clerk of the district court of
Dickinson county, resigned from Office
today. No one has been appointed in
his place.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

We thank our friends and neighbors
for the floral offerings and kindness
shown us during the illness and death
of our beloved wife and mother.
Mr.. T. J. FISH AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

]. M. Miller. the assistant adjutant
general of G. A. r. having started last
evening to Rochester, n. Y, to attend
the national encampment G.. A. r..
headquarters will be closed at the
state house for about ten days.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Geo. W. Harris. Sr.. died at his home
at 12i1 Kansas avenue. at 12:45 today,
age Il years. of heart failure. Funeral
services will be held at the residence
at 1890 Tuesday morning. The body
will be taken to Junction City for in
terment.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
State Received Nearly Million
Dollars in Year.
These All Go Into the State
Golfers.
INSURANCE IN LEAD
That Department Collected
Nearly 800 The usand.
Penitentiary Comes Second in
the List.

The state of Kansas received nearly
a million dollars in fees during the last
fiscal year ending June 30 from the
various institutions and departments.
The state auditor has just finished a
compilation of these fees and an rounces
a total from all sources of $s74,031. Ac-
cording to the law passed by the last
legislature. these fees must go back
into the state funds The insurance
department leads in fees collected with
s2gS SIS The penitentiary is next with
s16O,O42. The bank commissioner has
collected S33.571, the fish and game
warden. s31,O7S, end the Topeka hospi
tai s44. .SSl. The following is the list of
all fees collected and the institution or
department making the collections:
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
Taft signs Statehood Bill.

Washington, Aug 21-President
Taft signed the joint resolution for the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona
into the Union at sos .. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
The WEATHER RECORD.
morning:

Observations of the United States
weather bureau for the 81 hours end
ing at o'clock this morning:
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

One Topeka man who went to
church Sunday night in an auto, had
three blowouts before he could get
away from the near vicinity of the
place of worship.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

Some important subjects will be dis
dealers at the Commercial club Wee
nesday noon. The land men at that
time may decide to enter a float in
the pageant in connection with the
Semi Centennial celebration. The
proposal of the city commissioners to
tax each realty firm fifty dollars a
year will be up for consideration.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21

In the absence of Mayor Billiard the
next two weeks. Commissioner Miller
will be mayor of Topeka-mayor pro
tenn. The commissioners conferred
this honor upon Mr.. Miller today.
Hereafter it is Mayor Mi1ler''-don't
make a mistake.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-21
wILNrARTH GIVEN A LEAVE.

T. B. JENNINGS,
Section Director
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-30
TYPHOID FEVER WARNING

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