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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

catherine McGivern, 101 years of
age, probably the oldest resident of
shawnee county, died at the ST Fran
els hospital last night of old age. She
has been resident of Topeka for the
last 70 years and for many years has
made her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Owen McKernan of sos East
Sixth street. Mrs. McGivern was
born in County Down, Ireland No
vember 20. 1910 and came from that
place to Topeka 25 years ago. Her
husband Barney McGivern, died 20
years ago from the effects of q sun
stroke and since that time she has
been living with her daughter in To-
peka. Up until two months ago she
retained all of her faculties and could
remember happenings of 80 years ago.
as though it had been but a few years.
In February she fell on the porch of
her daughters home and it is thought
that the injuries from the fall hasten
ed the time of her death.
Mrs. McGivern is survived by the
daughter. Mrs. Owen McKernan. with
whom she lived, fifteen grandchildren,
twenty great and sew
eral decentralization. The
grandchildren are: Maggie Knoblock
of Quarry, Colo. Rose Davis of Wich-
tia, J. H. McGivern of Topeka, Jas
McGivern of Salt Lake ga Utah, Joe
McGivern, E J. McKernan. P. ]. Nc
Herman, Miss Katherine McKernan,
John o. McKernan, Miss Luck Nc
Herman, Miss Florence McKernan and
Miss Irene McKernan of Topeka and
Jas. McKernan of Parsons, Kan.
Owing to the serious illness of Mrs.
Owen McKernan. the body lay in state
at Penwells undertaking parlQrs this
afternoon.
The body will be taken from the
Penwell undertaking parlors at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning to the
Church of the Assumption, where fu-
neral services will be held at 9 o'clock.
Interment will be in the Mount Cal
vary cemetery.
The pall-bearers will be the grand
children of Mrs. McGivern.
The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Smith,
who died at her home, 1161 Lane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19


were in Manhattan yesterday on bust
ness for the J. Thomas Lumber COM
pany.
The next dance at Virewood will be
Friday night, instead of Thursday
William Murphy, colored. who was
shot recently by Harry Archer, his
son-in-law, is still in Cnrist's hospital
His condition is critical No formal
Archer, who is in. the county jail.
Jebe Revely. charged with grand
larceny. was today held for trial in
the district court. He waived pre-
liminary hearing in the court of To-
peka. Revely recently stole valu-
able bicycle belonging to a Topeka
man.
Warrants were issued today for the
arrest of Walter Holtwick and "Dick"
Paddy in connection with the recent
trouble at the German-American club.
The club officials are charged with
maintaining a nuisance and HoltYNick
and Paddy were made parties to the
action.
sadie o. Lawless has fled suit in the
district court asking for a divorce
from c. T. Lawless. to whom she was
married more than three years ago.
She alleges cruelty and neglect. The
plaintiff asks the court for clear title
to property on Paramora street, which
she owned at the time she married
Lawless.
Complaint was issued today against
the Otto Kuehne Preserving panyA
charging authorizations and mislabeling
of catsup sold by the company. Six
counts are charged in the complaint.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Orley E. Replogle, aged p
years, of Meriden, Kan, and Myrtle
Arehart, aged "a years. Of David City.
| Neb. They were married by Probate
Judge Schoch.
The Union Presbyterian missionary
meeting will be held at Vinewood on
Friday of this week, beginning at 10
| O'Clock.
William Butler, depot master at the
Santa Fe station, is booked at the po-
lice station for trial On the 22nd under
the charge of keeping a vicious dog \
neiehbor, H. B. Lowe, signed the COM
plant against the dog which IS said to
have titten a number of persnns
G. E. Martin and Ollie Martin. mis-
wife, were arrested by police officers
early this morning and charged With
vagrancy.
Alberto King a negro woman. IS in
| charge of the police because of a war
rant which Johanna Adams, another
negro. swore to last evening charging
her neighbor with disturbing the peare.
The two women quarreled over n pair
of lace curtains. Judge Arnold VIII
have to hear it over again.
A charter was granted today by the
state charter board to the Baden-V ilrn
Milling company of Winfield, capital
| lied at 500 Geo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

William Murphy, colored. who was
shot recently by Harry Archer. his
law. is still in Cnrist's hospital
His condition is critical No formal
complaint has yet been issued against
Archer. who is in the county jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

The funeral of Mrs Jennie Smith,
who died at her home, 1161 Lane
street, yesterday will be held at the
Church of the Assumption Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. The body Will
lie in state at the home Thursday af-
ter o'clock. Burial will be made in
the Mount Calvary cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

The next dance at Virewood will be
Friday night. instead of Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

No Better Place on Earth in Which to Rear Family 4
Topeka IN BRIEF
Population, So 900.
No saloons
Area, square miles.
Commission, business, form of government.
6 hospitals, annual revenue 81, 600. 900.
public parks, including ZOO
Telephones, 5000.
65 miles of paving.
$50 miles brick and cement walks.
ITO miles Of sewerage system.
G5 miles of water MAINS city owns plant.
s banks, capital and surplus 81, 300, OOO
6 Touring mills, daily capacity $500 barrels.
Number of buildings constructed 1910, 455
AZ miles electric street railway, miles sur
burban
Y churches, 3 Y. NJ C. A. buildings, / Y. w.
C. A.
4 lines of steam railways.
65 passenger trains daily.
Wholesale and jobbing houses, 20.
376 manufacturing plants.
26 public schools, 219 teachers, G, ZOO pupils
Washburn college and Bethany college, /, 300
students.
business colleges.
About 700 automobiles.
Assessed valuation, Topeka $780, 900. 900.
Employees Sante Fe general offices, ], 200.
Employees Santa Fe shops, largest railway
repair shops in the world, 8, 500
Employees Rock Island offices, 800
Topeka has largest creamery in the world
Manufactures 5000, 900 pounds of butter
and ships SO, 900, 900 eggs annually
Topeka has greatest pipe organ between Chi
cago and Salt Lake City, in the Audi
forum which seats 4, 500 people.
Topeka has the largest pension bureau in the
United States. 1O5, 900 pensioners on lists. /
$18, 900, 900 distributed annually.
Natural gas, Is cents per 1, 900 feet.
$50 miles natural gas mains
/, 100 gas arc lights.
Municipal lighting plant
Cheap natural gas and electric power.
Electric Light, Heat & Power Plant furnishes
current for operation of the Topeka Street
Railway and 1000 horsepower in motors
and all commercial lighting in city heat
for business houses, low priced economical
power for factories
Topeka has So 900, 900 state capitol building
and many other state institutions.
State hospital for the insane; cost one million
dollars.
State printing and heating plant; cost one
hundred and six thousand dollars
State reform school for boys
Memorial building (now building); cost two
hundred thousand dollars.
Topeka has live commercial club of $50 mem
bers.
Topeka Kan, Topeka Will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19
LOCAL MENTION.

Paul Huycke and w S. Bergundthal
were in Manhattan yesterday on bust
ness for the J. Thomas Lumber COM
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

Jebe Revely. charged with grand
larceny. was today held for trial in
the district court. He waived pre-
liminary hearing in the court of To-
peka Revely recently stole a valu-
able bicycle belonging to a Topeka
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

A charter was granted today by the
state charter board to the Baden-Vilry
Milling company of Winfield, capital
lied at 500 eco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

Alberto King. a negro woman. IS in
rant which Johanna Adams. another
negro. swore to last evening charging
her neighbor with disturbing the peare.
The two women quarreled over pair
of lace curtains. Judge Arnold VIII
have to hear it over again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

C. E. Martin and Ollie Martin. mis-
wife, were arrested by police officers
early this morning and charged with
vagrancy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

Warrants were issued today for the
arrest of Walter Holtwick and Dick"
Paddy in connection with the recent
trouble at the German-American club.
The club officials are charged with
maintaining a nuisance and HoltNNick
and Paddy were made parties to the
action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19
Prettiest Inland City in America

No Better Place on Earth in Which to Rear Family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

The Union Presbyterian missionary
meeting will be held at Vinewood on
Friday of this week, beginning at 10
O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

William Butler, depot master at the
Santa Fe station, is booked at the po-
lice station for trial On the 22nd under
the charge of keeping vicious dog a
neiehbor. H. B. Lowe, signed the COM
plant against the dog which IS said to
have Kitten a number of person.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19

A marriage license was issued to-
day to Orley E. ReplogIe. aged %
years. of Meriden. Kan, and Myrtle
Arehart. aged "a years. Of David City,
Neb. They were married by Probate
Judge Schoch.
The oasis., 1911-07-08

Weed. It is related that Graves was bending over washing his hands and face in g. wash basin, when Weed came to the door of his tent, but few feet away, level led rifle and fired, the shot pass ing through the shoulder, penetrat- ing the lung and reaching the heart. Death was instantaneous.
 Captain Furlong, in command of the squadron, instituted an investigation immediately, with the result that the murderer was brought into town at once and delivered to the civil authorities. Justice Chatham summoned a coroner's jury and held an inquest which found a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death by gunshot wound inflicted by the man Weed. The murderer was held for the grand jury upon the verdict.
 Thursday morning the remains of the murdered man were sent to his home at Paris, Illinois, in charge of his brother, Harry Graves, who is trooper in the same troop. The young man who has come to an end so untimely was liked we'll by his comrades, and the sad end ing of his young life is deplored sincerely by both officers and men
The oasis., 1911-07-08
Getting Into Action.

In Sonora great activity is de- veloping with regard to the coming elections, and political clubs are forming all over the state. (Sim- liar activity is noted in other states).
 The latest club to be launched upon the stormy sea of politics is named "El Club Democratico Aqui- les Serdan," in honor of one of the heroes of the recent revolution who fell in the battle at Casas Grandes. The ticket presented by this Club is as follows:
 For President of the Republic: Citizen Francisco |. Madero
 For Vice President: Doctor F. Vasquez Gomez.
 For Governor of Sonora: Jose Ma. Maytorena.
 For Vice Governor; Ygnacio Bo- nillas.
 For Deputy in the State Congress: Colonel Juan A. Cabral.
 For Alternate Deputy Colonel Juan Antonio Garcia
 For Presidente of the Municipal ity of Nogales: Lie. Fernando de la Toba.
 For First Trustee Tiburcio G.. Ruiz.
 For Second Trustee: Jose Lozano.
 For Third Trustee: Gilberto Soto.
 For Fourth Trustee: Aurelio Mendez de Leon.
 For First Alternate: Fernando Encinas.
 For Second Alternate Trustee: Antonio Varela.
 The election will be held on the twenty-seventh day of August for the state and municipal offices the presidential elections are to be in October.
The oasis., 1911-07-08
AN IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE
'7 Sonora Which Will Supply Water for
 Irrigation and Power.

MT. H. A. Smith, the we'll known and operator, is completing plans for construction of great reservoir, near Noria, on the line of the Sonora railway, about eighty-fve miles south of Nogales, which will supply water for irrigation of 12,000 to 15,000 acres of fine lands on the great mesa traversed by the Sonora railway between Santa Ana and Pesqueira stations, and will supply power for the mines and smelters in the vicinity of Noria, including those of the Sonora Cop per Company, the Calumet & Sonora Copper Company, the Llano Consolidated Copper Com pany, the Cobriza Copper Com pany, and others, and will furnish water for the towns of Noria and Llano, and the camps named.
 In deep box cafion a few miles from Noria Mir. Smith has located an ideal reservoir site where at a very small expense there can be impounded a vast volume of water for the purposes mentioned. At the lower end of the canon, where the dam will be constructed, the width between the walls at the bottom is but twelve or fifteen feet, and at the top, where the walls tower 150 feet above it widens to 100 feet. The canon extends back from the dansite about three miles before spreading out to any considerable extent, and there 1t opens into a basin which is the center of a great watershed, all the water from which will be caught and impounded by the dam below. The dam to be constructed will be at least 100 feet in height.
 From the damsite to the line of the Sonora railway the water will have a fall of seventy to ninety feet, sufficient to generate great deal of electric power when conducted through pipes by gravity. With the power available there will arise doubtless at Llano and Noria valuable manufacturing industries -aouring mills, etc. The fall as- 8ured will develop 800 horsepower and upward. Electricity for light ing will be supplied as well as for power. After the water has passed the turbines that will drive the generators it will be taken by canals and ditches to the fertile lands along the mesa which can be done at primary cost of $5 to $7 per acre.
 Engineers are making the neces- sary surveys and estimates and 1t Is the plan of Mir. Smith and his associates to begin construction at the earliest time possible.
 SOLDIER MURDERED.
The oasis., 1911-07-08
4 SOLDIER MURDERED.
ahocking Tragedy at the Camp of the
 sixth Cavalry Monday Morning.

bout 5;35 o'clock Monday morn m the camp of the Second Squa- ar a of the Sixth Cavalry, station ed | Nogales, was thrown into a S'' e excitement by the apparently Co blooded murder of one of the SC iers in Troop H, perpetrated
 D comrade in the same command E 3rS. Graves is the name of the VI2Am of the tragedy, and the ni4e of the murderer is Roy A.
The oasis., 1911-07-08
Yaquis Making Trouble.

Grave news comes from the Yaqui delta. The impatient Ya- quis are reported taking the crops off from the lands they claim and driving away the horses and cattle. A gentleman who came up from that region yesterday morning so informed THE OASIS.
The oasis., 1911-07-08
BOND ELECTION ORDERED.
Will Provide For Both Water and Sew CT Systems for the Town of
 Rogales.

The mass meeting held recently to consider the water problem as presented in Nogales, resulted as stated by THE OASIS a week ago in appointment of a committee to cir culate for signatures a petition to the Town Board to call a bond election to supply funds for install lation of municipal water system the petition to be prepared, circu- lated and presented to the council at its regular meeting Monday evening of the present week.
 In accordance with the commis- sion conferred upon them the members of the committe took hold with energy, and at the meeting of the board Monday evening pre- sented strong petition bearing 120 signatures of taxpayers. The petition was filed, and provision was made for special session of the board on Wednesday evening, to take such action as might seem advisable.
 Beside the members of the board there were present quite umber of citizens-interested in the all ab- sorbing question, and they were in- vited 10 participate in the discus sion, which became quite general and was protractcd to considerable length.
 It was agreed that the proper project would combine provision for a sewer system as we'll as a water system. There appeared a division of sentiment upon that, but not very strongly marked. However it was thought there might be opposition to the sewer proposition sufficient to defeat both water and sewerage should the two be coupled together in an election. So it was considered best that in submitting the pro- position to the qualified electors the two should be segregated so that each voter can support both, or accept one and reject the other, if he be of that mind, when he goes to cast his ballot.
 It was stated that approx innate estimates had been made by com petent engineers with regard to the probable cost of installation of 8 water system, and the town has tor should have) the plans, specifca- tions and estimates for a sewer system, made two or three years ago when that proposition was up and defeated. The estimate cost of of good pumping plant and water system was said to be $5S,- GOO, with 109o additional for emer- gencies. But it was concluded that $100,000 would be amply sufficient for that purpose. The former estimate for sewer system was stated at $6O,0O0. So 1t was agreed that there shall be called an election to determine whether the town of Nogales shall issue bonds in the sum of $100,000 to provide municipal water system and $60,000 for a sewer system the two propositions to be submit ted separately, and the election to be held on the tenth day of August
The oasis., 1911-07-08
THE DEATH PENALTY.
Paid by Domingo Franco Yesterday at
 the Territorial Penitentiary.

tClC pllOllC LIC6odSC HUH OdpldlI Rynning, superintendent of the Territorial Penitentiary at Flor ence, that in accordance with the sentence of the District Court at the April term, Domingo Franco was hanged at eleven o'clock yes- terday morning.
 In this case justice has been swift as we'll as sure, as 1t is hardly four months since commission of the crime for which Franco has been executed. At Harshaw, on the morning of March 18th, Franco shot to death Francisco Amado, who lived at Patagonia. Franco resided at Patagonia, also, and was at Harshaw on the night of the 18th. As appeared in the testimony both attended a dance that was given the evening of the 18th. In the course of the night Franco had some altercation with Amado. Be- fore leaving the town for Pata- gonia the next morning he sought Amado, in store, and shot him down, the man dying some hours later in his home at Patagonia, where he was taken immediately after the shooting. The murderer was arrested, brought to Nogales and lodged in the county jail. On the tenth of April the case was presented to the grand jury which returned an indictment on the fol- lowing day charging the accused with murder. On April 18th, just one month after commission of the crime he was tried and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree" fix ing the death penalty. On the twenty-frst of April judgment was pronounced and the doomed man was sentenced to be hung on the seventh day of July.
 No appeal was taken to the Su- preme Court, but a petition to the governor for communication of the sentence to life imprisonment was circulated, but whether it was presented to the chief executive has not been learned.
 At this time the death sentence upon Franco and the life imprison- ment imposed upon Islas and Sal date, two other murderers tried and convicted at the April term of court, have had a very salutary effect upon the criminally inclined in Santa Cruz county. It is now three months since the April term of court commenced, and but one criminal case has come up to the district court from any part of the county, while the one that has arisen was from an army camp, and the accused is not a resident of Arizona. Usually there are six to ten awaiting the next grand jury within three months after a term of court has ended. Had the death penalty been imposed upon Islas and Saldate it would have put a fright into the criminal element in Santa Cruz county that would have lasted a long time. There were too many who were too ready to pull gun or a knife upon slight provocation. With the fate of Franco before them all such will ] be a bit more careful; and had Is.
The oasis., 1911-07-08

las and Saldate gone with him it would have been a deterrent from crime through many months, and a great saving to the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28

FOR SALE
coSN: AVE: RESIDENCE; MODERN: II
heat; electric and gag s,s d Light,
beautiful home we'll planned and per
fectly constructed.
the money in Washington: a Groom dwelling
offered at price less than is gotten for many
Groom properties: hot-water heat; covered
front and back porches; lot 12O feet deep;
Note the low price for Groom sstory house;
The location is very desirable and west Of
18th st.
ton in the very heart Of Washington's society
center; IL rooms, 3 baths; rooms on first
door; wide frontage sac ooo
Mew By
opportunity to secure choice nome.
VERMONT AVE: A REMARKABLY GOOD
on deep lot. with fine 2-story brick stable;
house superby constructed. with large rooms
and all convenience 49,
We are certain there are buyers In the mar
ket for such a property as this. 1t is easily
worth $4,000.
A $4,000 VALUE IN THIS: 10 ROOMS.
most OF them large: tiled baths; exceptional
Price, $3.50.
he Is Of the
to cars, etc.
A $1,000 VALUE ON THE HEIGHTS: A
handsome residence OF IL rooms and baths
on one Of the choicest thoroughfares; hot-water
heats rooms on first floor no basement
kitchen; bedrooms J. lot sto l'e feet deep.
This is something that should sell on sight.
EASILY WORTH A THOUSAND MORE.
So $50 Is price.
Handsome 3-story bay-window residence Of
pressed brick and brownstone: 10 fine rooms.
tiled bath: hot-water heat: remarkably con-
recommendation; trimmed out in hardwood and
is beautifully planned; location choice one in
the northwest west OF 18th st. Ask about it.
SIDE YARD. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS: A
very desirable house of IL rooms and baths,
most beautifully located, just OF Conn. ave-;
hot-water heat; electric and gas light; porches:
~ 1 Reduced to $12,5oo
months ago. Originally listed for $4,000.
structed.
10TH ST. CORNER RESIDENCE. IA
room house. with lot ITO feet deep to wide
alley.
Costly Improvements going up all about
easily worth SIG. 900, the original figure, and
will be worth more.
IN FASHIONABLE NORTHWEST. JUST
OF New Hampshire ave.. near Dupont Circle;
attractive through street; IL rooms; wide; hot
water heat; fine condition.
Price $1,000.
This Is a big reduction from original price
and is very cheap for charming q home As
this.
MOORE & HILL HNC). 1888 ST. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28

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STORES.
$40 18th NV. 1000 It.
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1919 l., store rm. so. 90
EOS 1th sw. Stor. Arb. 30
OFFICE ROOMS.
Oxford bldg. 90