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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
BLUE GOES ON RAMPAGE.
Depot at HoImesviIIe Stands in Four
Feet of Water.

Manhattan, Kan, July 25.-A cloud
burst as disastrous as any that visited
Kansas during the flood years of 1908
and 1906 hit Beatrice and vicinity and
raised a flood in the headwaters of the
Blue river worse than the great flood
of 1903. According to the government
volunteer observer at Beatrice, eight
inches of water fell during the night,
the river rose at the rate of three feet
an hour and by daybreak West
Beatrice and the railwa.-- yards were
under water Many families had diff
ficulty in esca ping from their homes
and women and children were rescued
from the tops of box cars.
During the day the river reached q
stage of ~ feet. Water flowed
through the station at II N'mesville and
that operators desk, which has so
often figured in flood dispatches, stood
in four feet of water.
It was reported at the Union Pacific
station here that fifteen miles of Blue
Valley track near Holmesville were
under water, bridge rad been
washed out and several hundred feet
/ of track had been washed clear off the
embankment. The Blue Valley pas
senger train was unable to leave
Beatrice and the nortl,bound motor
car from Manhattan was not able to
go beyond Marysville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
WILL BE GREAT FAIR.
Representative of Manufacturing Con-
Germ Pleased With Prospect.

A. L. A. Splitter, of Kansas City, Mo-,
one of the managers Of the John Deere
Plow Co. in this territory, has gone
home after visiting G. S. Ewing, local
representative of the company, at the
latter's home, 414 West Thirteenth
street. While in the city Mr.. Splitter
was shown over the state fair grounds
by the secretary and Mr.. Ewing. and
VIII go home thoroughly enthused over
the Importance of monster display by
MS company at Topeka. I'VE were
hard to convince that Topeka was a
good advertising point when Mr.. Cook
came down to Kansas City to interest
US IN the last years fair, and l expect
we left the impression with him that
we considered the Kansas state fair at
Topeka good deal of a joke. But We
consented to make a display, and 1
want to say to you that last years dis
play at Topeka was worth more to US
than all the western fairs. We did
business as result of our exhibit, and
that is what we are after. Topeka had
not done this for US for many year.
I was never more thoroughly sur
prised than when I looked over the
grounds during this visit. 1t is certain
ly transformation from every point
of view. Permanencyyi is Supplanting the
old wooden buildings and improve
ments. Some system is coming out of
the present plans where chaotic and
spasmodic location of buildings was the
rule before. I am nightly pleased
with the location given us for this
years display, and I want to say to
you that 1 shall make it plain to our
district manager that here is the place
to spread ourselves. From the program
outline in your premium list and
from what Mr.. Cook has briefly told u.s.
I am confident that Topeka, the logical
center fo- a state fair, will this year
show the people the fallacy of allow
ing to go elsewhere.
You can safely say that the John
Deere PloW company will be here with
the largest and best display that We
ever put up in the state"
The foregoing is a straw that shows
the direction of the attention of big
advertisers and manufacturers this
year. They are now being convinced,
not by talkfest and verbal pleadings,
but by actual work being done, that
the state fair at Topeka is a reality,
make it all the title implies-a real
Kansas state fair. The stability of the
Deere PIow company and their expert
ence in the expenditure of advertising
appropriations judiciously will rot be
lost on the many other notable manu-
featuring establishments that are look
ing for the best places to show goods,
and the places where they are likely
to have the largest number of people
to show them to. The machinery ex-
hibits this year will be one of the big
features of the fair, and the latest III
everything that interests the farmer,
as well as the layman, will be hunting
space at the big state fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
MURDER HEARING STARTS.
Pearl sturm ON Trial for killing j. i'll.
Hix, His Partner.

Lyons, Kan, July 25.-The prelimi
nary examination of Pearl Sturm,
charged with the murder of Junius H.
Hix, has begun in the justice court
here The body of Hix was found in
the sand a few weeks ago. The first
witness was Clyde Stur1n, a brother of
the defendant. He testified to the so
cial and business relations of the three,
Hix Pearl Sturm and himself; how
they had worked together last August
on threshing machine near HOising-
ton They had failed to get their
money and Xix and Clyde transferred
their accounts to Pearl, who brought
suit. They came to Lyons to consult
an attorney and then went to Great
Bend.
Clyde claimed he drove on home that
day, October 5, and that Pearl and HiX
returned to Great Bend and that he
never saw Xix after. He understood
from conversations of his father and
his brother, Pearl, that Hix had re-
turned from Great Bend with his
brother and had gone on to Sterling
to get his trunk and that nix was ex-
pected at the Sturm home. But he
never came. Pearl went to Great Bend
in December to get the money COM
ing from his lawsuit and garnishment.
few days after Pearl paid him his
share, Clyde says, telling him he had
seen Xix at Great Bend and paid him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
.ELOPE IN AUTOS.
Kansans Bitten by Love Bug
Make Sensational Escape.
Hired Man" Captures Heart OF
Girl Visiting Employer.
WRONG ONE is CAUGHT
Police Warned tOSeek OneArmed
Victim Cause CommOtion.
Woman and Children Ride Away
With Rich Farmer.
WRONG ONE is CAUGHT

Hutchinson, Kan, July 25.-The
third automobile elopement within 10
days in this section, and the fourth
in little over a month, occurred near
Mound Ridge. According to the story
ltelephoned the authorities here, Fred
Ulery, a farm hand who has been
working near that town, eloped with
Miss Bertha Lockert, whose home is
said to be in Abilene.
She was spending the summer with
an uncle at Mound Ridge. and ulery'
who has been working on farm
there has been rather attentive to
her. Last evening he borrowed his
employers touring car to take the girl
home from church.
About midnight he called up the
house and told the folks the automo-
bile would be returned today, and an
nouncing that he and Miss Lockert
were married.
Where Were They Married?
No further information was given.
nor did he say where the marriage oc-
CURED.
During the past ten days two other
elopements in automobiles have oc-
Cured On Wednesday night of last
week. a married man who is said to
be highly connected and has fam
lily in Ness county, eloped from Turon
with not only the wife of Miami
township farmer, but took the family
along.
They left the woman's home two
miles north of Turon, while the hus-
band was absent, taking her three
small children with them. They drove
first in the touring car to Zenith,
from where the three children were
sent to the home of the woman's sis
ter near Sylvia, and they then drove
on to Stafford
The woman was seen later in Hutch
- xrroo
clipping couple went. The man in the
case is said to be a wealthy farmer of
near Ness City.
Another automobile elopement, of an
entirely different character. occurred in
the same part of the county week Or
two previous, young couple of near
Langdon clipping in an automobile, go
ing to Kingman and being wed there
Thev had to use this method becauS7
of parental objection to the match
Dad Caught Them.
Still another automobile elopement
occurred a week age Saturday night
when w H Laird who has been work
! ing for the Santa Fe railroad at Rozel-
and Miss Letta Tracey, daughter of the
postmaster at Rozel, drove off in an au-
tomobile This elopement. however,
didn't turn out just as planned.
w. H. Tracey, father of the girl, took
hot chase in a motor car after the elop-
ing couple, and finally overlook their.
at Kinsley Laird was arrested and IS
now in jail at Larned. The girl. who is
only Is years old, was taken back home.
Laird is one-armed man, and the
officers along the line We're requested
to search the trains and arrest him.
At Great Bend the officers found a
man with one arm, and although he in
dignantly persisted he was innocent oil
any wrong doing he was yanIzed off the
train and put in the calaboose.
It turned out that he was not the
right man, and he was released, highly
indignant because of his being taken
into custody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
WAITS ON WHITES BOOK.
Colorado Insurgency Must Not Inter-
fere With Novel.

Denver, July 25.-In the minds of
most persons there is no more con-
nection between the writing Of a novel
and a political meeting than between
cabbage and kings. But William AL
len White of Emporia, Kan, has sue
ceeded in uniting the two diverse sub
jects in an unusual manner. He was
to have been the chief speaker at a
meeting of the insurgent Republicans
of Colorado scheduled for July % at
MontrOse.
The promoters of the gathering had
not figured on that something called
genius. Neither had Williams Allen
White when he promised to crate. 1t
took hold of the fair-haired Kansan
at Estes Park Col, without warning.
and at this time he finds himself in
the middle of a novel,
I'VE can't have the meeting with
out White said the insurgents.
Il can write only when 1 can write,
and can't write at any other time.
1 have to be inspired says White.
And I can't drop the book until it's
finished
For that reason the gathering has
been postponed until August %, By
which time it is expected that Mr..
White will have put his story on pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
KANsAN WRITES BENDER BOOK.
John Sayres Says Kate Lives in South
ern California.

San Antonio, Texas, July 25.-John
B. Sayres, who was a resident of
southern Kansas for more than forty
years, is in this city and says he is
writing 4 story of the famous Bender
family who some years ago operated
a kind of country hotel where many
people were murdered and their bodies
buried under the house and other
buildings. Sayres is emphatic in say
ing that the members of the Bender
family were not killed by the officers
as has been understood, but-that they
escaped and that the girl who always
played an important part in the vari-
GUS murders is now residing in south
ern California.
He refuses to state where she re-
sides and gives as his reason for this
that if he should do so she would at
once be apprehended and thus spoil
the sale of the forthcoming story about
one of the most infamous families that
ever played a part in the frontier life
of Kansas.
Sayres appears to have all the de-
tails of the Blenders and their opera
lions and says also that he knows
where they came from before locating
in the '.Sunf1ower'' state and that he
has kept a close tab on them since
their crimes came to light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
ARE BUYING LEGAL sEINEs.
Farmers File Bonds to Use the DycIle
Nets.

Major A NJ Harvey's perfectly legal
seine is attracting attention in the
county and soon no modern, well regu-
lated farm in the county viii be with
out a copy of Professor Dyche's legal
fish net. The second application for a
legal seine was made today when
Frank Pasta and J. R. Reed, both we'll
to do farmers of Soldier township,
came to town with properly signed
bonds and afIidavits that each of the
applicants was worth in excess Of
$1,000 and wanted the privilege to
search the streams with a three inch
mesh net.
From over the county is coming the
information that other ruralists are
being lured from their savings by no
tees of Major Harvey's festive sport.
AS yet Major Harvey has made but one
official pillage of the streams. That
invasion was not in itself a complete
success. but the possibilities and pleas
ures of such sport has ranked in the
minds of the staid and peacea BILE
farmers. Now each community feels
an ingrowing need of this modern
method of fishing and the neighbors
are signing bonds for the purchase of
a perfectly legal seine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
WHEAT ARKEDUP
Short Crops Reported From
France and England.
Large Area in Russia and India
Also Affected.
AN ADVANCE IN CORN
Follows Shortage Of Sellers and
Lack of Moisture.
Both React Later and Close at a
Loss.

Chicago, July 25.-WHEAT-With a less
favorable crop outlook in Europe and
with stocks there decreasing, wheat
prices today took an upward turn. Both
France and England reported yields much
less than had been hoped for. The causes
Tor the deficiency were extreme heat and
drought, which continued also to affect
large areas in Russia. Besides, anxiety
was expressed regarding the prospects
throughout India. Opening figures here
were the same as last night to nc up.
September started at 8S3zc to $3.50, a gain
OF &c to 1zc, reacting later to 8SssG88I5c.
A material decline resulted as not
enough buying developed to sustain the
market. The close was steady at 87ssc for
September, net loss of 1@c.
CORN-Corn advanced on account of
sellers being scarce. On the bull side
assertions were common that there was
still a shortage of moisture which would
be felt before the end of the season. Sep
TENDER opened unchanged to Nc higher,
at 63ssc to $3.50 and rose to 63A d63Sc.
After touching 64c for September the
market fell purchasers being too few to
carry the advance along. The close, how
ever, was firm though sc net lower for
September, at 62azc.
OATS-Hedging sales prevented oats
from participating in the firnness of 9TH
er grain. September started 1sc lower to
lac advance, at 4012c to 409zc and kept
steady at 403sc.
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
became strong with hogs. First sales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25

and the men decided TO swim the
stream. McCarty was ahead and when
about midstream went down. He came
up and Carbaugh asked him If he
could make it to the SHIRE. He shook
ms mead and went down again. Car
oaugh then attempted to get him out.
out was carried down stream and says
that he was seized by cramps and as
his muscles hardened he said he knew
ne was up against it. He struggled
anc called for help. but he sank down
and luckily when he reached bottom
the water was only to his chin or he
would have drowned.
MI McCarty came herr only a week
ago from the southern part of the
state to visit his mother. Mrs. S. E.
Williams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
SENATE GETS INFORMATION
But Reciprocity Books Appear Only
After Measure Passes.

Washington, July 25.-The senate has
received the first of three volumes on
reciprocity which were ordered last
week. Senator Shive1y of Indiana
raised the question of delay, and, join
ing him. Senator Borah of Idaho ex-
pressed regret that the information had
not been received in time to be of use
in connection with the Canadian bill.
Does the senator mean to intimate
that the finance committee had any
motive in its delay?'' asked Mr.. Shively.
Mr.. Borah replied that whatever the
motive the effect had been to withhold
light on the subject
On behalf of the committee Senator
Smoot assured the senate that the de-
lay had been unintentional. He prom
ised that the remaining two volumes of
the series ordered would be forthcom-
| ing within few days.
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New York stoclS Market.

Wall St, New York, July 25.-STOCKS-
The reduction of freight rates ordered by
the interstate commerce commission
caused a sharp depression in stocks at
the opening of the market today. Rail-
road issues were sold heavily and lost
from 1 to points in the first few min
utes. Union Pacific declined IA and
Northern Pacific 1ss, Reading and Atchi-
son H. and Southern Pacific, Great North
ern preferred 1as- Some of the industrials
weakened at the same time General
Electric declined IA and International
Harvester l.
Opening losses were extended in some
cases during the early trading but the
market soon grew stronger Reading,
Union PACIFIC and Atchison recovered d
point and at the end of the first hour
losses We're reduced to small amounts.
On the early downward movement Amer
lean Smelling, New York Central and
Sloss-Sheffield Steel lost a point; Consoli-
dated Gas 1ss and Western Maryland ?.
Stocks held steady at around the best
prices of the day during the afternoon.
American Beet Sugar and st. Louis and
San Francisco second preferred gained a
point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
TEDDY Will NOT TALK.
Has Made All Speeches That Will Do
Good. He Says.

Springfield, H.. July 25.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt says he
viii not make any speeches this sum-
mer.
Of the state board of agriculture yes
terday, declining to be the guest of
Illinois at the state fair. Col. Roosevelt
said.
If 1 were accepting any invitations
but it is out of the question for me to
make any speech of any kind this sum
mer.
Il have made just as many speeches
as feel it is possible or desirable for
me to have made, just as many as 1
think VIII do any good. And now, my
dear sir. I simply cannot make any
others at present. I am very sorry.
All can do is to wish you we'll"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, July 25.-BUTTER-Mark
firm; creameries 20d25c; diaries, 18d22c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 1878
cases at mark, cases included, 515Q5Ac;
firsts, 15c; prime firsts, 16c.
CHEESE-AIarket steady. Daisies, 800
131zc; Twins, 121z @121zc; Young Americas,
1874 01315c; Long Horns lac.
POTATOES Market steady. Choice to
fancy, $1.4561.50. Receipts, So cars.
POULTRY-Live, steady; turkeys, 12c;
fowls, 12c; springs, 141zc.
VEAL-Market steady. so to so lb. WITS.
ID. WITS, lie.
Prices held within small fraction of
their best during the noon hour on a re-
ductfon of operations The coalers were
the most conspicuous features. General
Electric was up IA with declines of 1 and
points, respectively on Rock Island pre-
ferred and May department stores.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, July 25.-WHEAT-Cash !:
Market unchanged to &c lower. No. 2
hard, $4,000; No. g. S3@Ssc; No. red,
S252c; No 8, S1G62c.
CORN-Market 1d11zc lower. No. 2
mixed, 63@6312c; No. 3, 63c; No white,
6319c; No. 3, CSC.
OATS-Market 1a01c lower. No. white,
39Q391zc; No. 2 mixed, 38Q39c.
RYE-90092c
HAY-Market steady to 25c higher.
Choice timothy, $19.OOd20.00; choice prairie,
SIG. 50@17.50.
seconds, zoe; packing stock, 1715c.
EGGS-Extras, 19c; firsts, 15c; seconds,
Sc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 90 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT september, $3.50
$3.50 sellers; December, S7GS71sc bid.
CORN-September, 62ssc; December,
$3.50 bid; May, 627kc bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
BIG CROWD PRAISES MARTIN.
C. w. Trickett Declines to Address
Friends of Sheriff.

Columbus, Kan, July 25.-A mass
meeting of several hundred persons
was held here to express sympathy for
Ralph Martin and regret at the action
Of the supreme court in suspending
him as sheriff of Cherokee county. Res
olutions were adopted expressing con-
ddence in Martins integrity. The
meeting was strictly nonpartisan. c.
". Trickett, who is here trying to find
a suitable person to be appointed to
the Office while Martin is suspended,
was waited on by a committee and in
vited to address the meeting He de-
clined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
PARALYzED; FALLS TO DEATH.
John Kaiser Fatally Injured While
Building Garage.

Wakefield. Kan. July 25.-D. H.
Faulkner and John Kaiser were build
ing an automobile garage when sud
denly Mr.. Kaiser was stricken by par
alysis and fell from a ladder on which
he was standing. He fell backward and
a distance of about seven feet and
alighted on the back of his neck. He
was taken home where it was found
he was paralyzed from the neck down.
Everything was done to relieve his suf-
ferings, but he died. Mr.. Kaiser was
/ conscious to the last and told those
about him all the details of the acct
1 dent
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Chicago, July 25.-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated at 1000 Market steady. Beeves.
s515d7.15; Texas steers, $4-5o9S.10; western
steers. 81. 08d5.90; stockers and feeders,
$300d5.40; COWS and heifers, $2.50d5 80;
calves, $5.50d8-00
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market strong to &c higher. Light, $500
$50; mixed, Sc. S5G6.s71A heavy. s6-15a6 s25z
rough, $6.15Q6. 50; good to choice heavy.
Sc. 35Gs. S212; pigs, $5.25Q6.45; bulk Of sales,
s6.55a6.so.
SHEEP Receipts estimated at 49,
Market slow for sheep, strong for lambs.
Native, $2509440; western, $2.7564 45
year1ings, $4.00Q5.40; lambs, native, So. 75d
100; western, $4-50Q7.45
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT Receipts, 81, 900 bushels: ship
ments, ia 600 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, $4,000 bushels; ship
ments, $50, 600 bushels
Car lot receipts: Wheat ], OIL cars with
S96 Of contract grade; corn 1876 cars. with
81 of contract grade; oats 354 cars
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapoIis and Duluth today were .36S cars.
compared with 1, 147 cars last week and
$40 cars the corresponding day a wear
ago
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Kansas City, July 25.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900 including 1000 southerns
Market steady. Native steers, $4.7597. 90;
southern steers, $4.25Q5.S5; southern cows
heifers, $2.7566.75; stockers and feeders.
s3-o0Q5-25; bulls, $3.O0@5-25; calves, $1,000
700; western steers, $4.60Q615; western
COWS. 81. 10000.
Receipts 13, 900. Market sc high
er. Bulk of sales, $64006.6o; heavy, Sc. 550
6.65; packers and butchers, 1905 IS:
lights $6.30G6.60.
SHEEP-Reecipts 5000. Market steady.
ATuttons, So. T5u4-40; lambs, s.. 7507.25; fed
wethers and yearlings, $3.50d5 80: fed
western ewes, $2.50d4.00.
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INC cool Resorts of WISCONSIN.

The famous lake region of Wiscon-
sin, Northern Michigan and Minnesota.
is within easy reach. You can leave
Chicago via the Chicago & North
Western Ry., in through Pullman
sleeping cars any evening and take
brea kfast the following morning in
midst of the great north woods. There
are over twelve hundred splendid
lakes, innumerable streams, good
boarding houses, camps and hotels.
First class fishing and other outdoor
sports. Descriptive booklets, maps
and other information from J. ]. Liv-
ingston, T. A. C. & n. w. Ry. SO Main
St, Kansas City, No.