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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

The stage dancer who walked on
her toes down the 45 flights of stairs
in the Metropolitan Life building prob
ably would resent beng asked to climb
two flights to a dressing room fiat,
footed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Somebody has discovered a substi-
tute for radium, but it is almost as ex-
pensive as the real thing, hence a ma
jority of the radium users will no
doubt refuse to listen when they are
offered something equally good"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
Hatpin Stab is Serious

Lima, O.-Prof. John L. Cotner Of
the local high school faculty is con-
fined to his home threatened with
lockjaw, as the result of an accidental
stab in his left temple, made by a hat
pin in the hands of choir girl at
Grace church.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Mushrooms are cheaper in New
York than they have ever been at any
other time in the history of the trade,
the fact being due to rapid deveE
opment in recent years of mushroom
farming by suburbanites. 1t seems,
therefore, that not all the suburban
farmers have been devoting their en-
tire attention to the raising of squads.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
President ParIin Leaves.

Wausau.-C. Parlin, principal OF
the Wausau High school for fifteen
years, and president of the Wisconsin
Teachers association, resigned as
principal, to accept business position
at Boston. He expects to assume ms
new duties shortly after the close OF
the public schools. His family Will
move to Boston in the fall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

The feet of American women, say
the shoe manufacturers, are growing
wore a No. shoe 10 years ago now
wears a No. 5, or better still No. 6.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
rAie police Force Topheaxx.

Warwick, r. IA situation cons1o-
cred wholly unique exists IN THIS
town where a board of three police
commissioners has been appointed by
Governor Pothier to govern a police
force whose total number is two men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Some iconoclastic professor has dis
covered that the Sphinx was built to
preserve the countenance of an old
Egyptian king and not merely to give
a splendid model in impassivity to re-
dictionary senators engaged in stand
ing pat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
.Il s. Dam $500 Goo.

Yuma, Ariz.-Three hundred tnou-
sand dollars damage already mas
been done to the dam recently COM
pleted by the United States govern
ment at Bee River, on the Colorado
river nv the rise OF the stream.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
Five Hurt in Train Crash.

Lafayette, Ind.-Train No. "a, the
fast mail train on the Big Four run
ming between Chicago and Cincinnati,
was wrecked three miles east of here,
and five persons were injured. A
yard freight engine running at a
speed of So miles an hour collided
with the passenger train.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Waists are to button down the
front this summer" says q fashion
note. This being so, husbands ought
to be able to grab off little vacation
this summer. also.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

A Washington judge has ruled that
street pianos and organs are vehicles
and must carry rear lights after dark.
And this, too, although they play
nothing but light music.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

A woman arrested in New York as
a shoplifter explained that her house
was being painted and that the fumes
Of the paint had gone to her head,
making her irresponsible for her &C.
tons. Yet some pessimists declare
that the present practical age is lack
ing in imaginative power.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

The case of the American million
atre who served twenty days in Bel
gium as vagrant is the ripest illus
tration of they cannot put you in Jail
for this"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

There was a time when baseball
had to divide the limelight with race
track gambling and prizefighting The
owners of baseball teams made less
money then.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
Breeders Attend Convention.

Milwaukee, Holstein-Freis-
ian Breeders of Wisconsin will leave
on June to attend the national
convention of Holstein breeders III
Syracuse, NJ Y, beginning on Juns
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
Reloit Plans City Hall.

Beloit Backed by prominent
business men, a resolution was
introduced in the common counch
looking to the purchase of siIe
for a new city hall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Roast dikdik, fried koodoo and CIR
affe steaks are to be served at a ban
quet in New York. That shows how
great is the suffering OF New Workers
because of the lobster famine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
sned EinancIer a suicide.

New York.-Col. Henry o. Seixas, a
well-known financier and director in
many prominent industrial corpora
tons, committed suicide In Central
park by shooting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
Fire Chief Kills Himself.

New Orleans.-Thomas O'Connor,
chief of the New Orleans fire depart
ment, committed suicide b. shooting
himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Minneapolis, May %, 1911.
Wheat-No. I, hard, 1903 u; No
1, northern, 1.O3; No. 2, northern,
1.O1. Corn-No. 8, yellow, SIC.
Oats-No. 3, white, 32Ac. Rye
No 2, 10Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
Fall to Disbar Attorney General.

GTE " 0ESUdI N6HGFaTs
Pierre, 8. D.-The supreme court
dismissed the disbarment proceedings
against Attorney General Johnson on
the ground that the testimony did
not sustain the charges.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26
M A r K is
Milwaukee, May % 1911

Milwaukee, May %, 1911
Observation-Disclosures, PIC.
prints, 22c; firsts, 1S@19c; sec.
ger, new, 12@12Ac; brick, new
10h; Swiss, l4@14hc
Cheese American, full cream
Twins, II &c; daisies, new, 12013c.
Young Americas, 141ac; longhorns
13c: low grades, 1O@11c; limbur.
ger, new, 12@121ac; brick. lie;
Swiss, 140141ac.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh. as
to quality. 13c; recandled, extras.
16@161ac; seconds, II @13c
Live Poultry-Fow1s, Is u C; roost-
ers, 1Oc; springers, 13ac. Turkeys
fat, 15c.
Wisconsin or Michigan,
on track, SO % SAC.
Wheat-No. 1, northern, 1860
1.O6; No. Q, northern, 1.02K@
1.O4; No. 1, durum, 94@95c; No
2, durum, 92@93c.
Corn-No. 8, yellow, 54%c.
Oats-No- 3, white, 3S @ S5c;
standard. 34Ac.
$50; heifers, $500 500; cows, $50
$500; stockers and feeders, 5000
$50; calves, 600 6.75.
Hogs-Good. heavy butchers, COS,
@62O; fair to best, light $3.50
$50; pigs, 5.5O@6.10.
Sheep-Lambs, 5.5O@6.10; ewes,
3.75@4.25.
Chicago, May %, 1911.
Cattle-Beeves, 5.O0@6.50; stock
ers and feeders, 1000 5.45; cows
and heifers, 2.4O@5.65; calves, $50
@675.
Hogs-Light, 5.S5@6.O0; heavy.
5.S0@6.20; rough, $500 sos; pigs
5.S5@6.35.
sheep-Native, 3.OO@4.6O; year
lings, 4.40@ $40; lambs, native, AIS
@6.10
MinnaanOliS Nav % 1911
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Chicago, May %, 1914.
Cattle-Beeves, 5.o0@6.50; stock
ers and feeders, 1000 5.45; cows
and heifers, 2.4O@ sos; calves, $50
m675
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Sheep-Native, 3.O0@4.60; year
lings, 4.40@5.4O; lambs, native, AIS
m610
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-05-26

Hogs-Light, 500; heavy,
5.SO@6.20; rough, 5.80@5.95; pigs
5.S506.35.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
TAFT FOUR MORE YEARS
CaIderhead Gives the Movement
Boost in Nebraska.

Lincoln. Neb.. Dec "a mass meeting
OF representative Nebraska Republicans
was held here last evening to set in mo
ton a movement looking TO the selection
of delegates to the national convention
pledged to the denomination or President
Taft. The declarations of the spea kers
and the resolutions adopted were euio-
CYSTIC Of the president and Taft his own
successor was the slogan throughout
the meeting
The organizati Of a Nebraska raft
league was effected ana a committee was
appointed empowered TO confer with
committees of each congressional district
in the selection of two delegates from
each district. the combined committees in
turn to meet at Lincoln and recommend
-FOUR delegates at-large to the national
convention
Former Congressman CaIderhead. st
Kansas made the principal speech and
declared the Taft movement once in
augurated. would spread. because Il had
the force of reason and merit behind it,
The resolutions warmly commend the
administration Of President Taft and call
for his denomination. primarily because
the benevolent Christian people of civil
lied nations everywhere have been look
ing years for great leader in the ad-
vocacy Of world peace, and have found
himf in our president.
The president is extolied for what is de-
clared his broad conception OF the prac-
teal construction of the Monroe d7ctrtue
and his advocacy Of reciprocal relations
between the United States and nefghbors
Of the American continent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

points but after we got there we de-
cided that the favorable tract OF
ground there was not large enough for
a large city and not favorable to sew
erS and so we moved on up the river
We crossed the Shunganunga near
where the starch factory now is on q
bridge that had been built by the Pap
pans 1t was a beautiful Indian sum
naer day and as we crossed the creek
we were especially struck with the
beauty OF the country before Us.
Robinson stopped and went down
to examine the river bank TO see If
there was a favorable landing for boats
for at shat time II was supposed that
the Kansas river was navigabIe- We
then continued On west about on a line
with Fifth street and turned al West
ern avenue and went to Pappan's ferry
to cross the river We called to Pap
pan, as he and his boat were on the
other side, and he called back that he
could not cross the river because a
sand bar had formed in front OF his
boat We then went south on the New
Mexico road to about where Sixth ave-
nue. and Clay street now is. where the
New Mexico road and the California
road crossed and there we stopped and
Colonel Holiday made q little talk and
voiced the following prediction: Here
where we stand two great highways
cross. one going 10 New Mexico and
the other to California, and I predict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
TRACTION MAGNATE DIES
Hugh MCGOWAN Began Life as Pillow
Boy on a Farm.

Indianapolis. Dec Cough j. Nc
Gowan. traction magnate, died last
night from pneumonia His rise was
considered remarkable. he having be-
gun life as piow boy on Missouri
farm. His first employment in In
dianapoIis was as a driver of a horse
car.
When he died he was president of
the Indianapolis Traction and Termi-
nal company. director in the Indian
apolis & Eastern Traction company
and The Indi ma Union Traction com
pany- heavily interested in the Kansas
City Gas company and. with financiers
Of the east, interested in the control of
street and interurban railways in the
west and middle west
brother. James MCGOWAN, resides
in kansas CITY. No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
Fine Police in Porto Rico.

Porto Rico has probably the most
efficient police corps OF any island in
the West Indies said J. R Baiz. presi-
dent of the insular police commission
and former member of Governor Win
throp's staff. at the Shoreham
There are no municipal policemen in
Porto Rico" continued Mr. Baiz. "Au
are employed by the fnSular govern
ment and all are Porto Ricans There
is but one American member of the
force. and ne is the captain. George K
Shantan, former chief of police OF Pan
ANA Under CAPTAIN Sha1raD the no
creased in efficiency and discipline IN
til now not even Broadway's finest has
anything OF it
The effect OF this has been a mark
ed decrease in criminality in the island
Captain Shantan informed me a short
time ago that there were fewer arrests
in Porto Rico than had ever been
known In proportion to the uODuls ton
Porto Rico has z much smaller num-
Der of criminals than the states. We
have no deSperadOes. and there is rare
" a killing The number Of mendi-
cants has been greatly decreased At
the time of the American occupation
naupers were numerous They gathered
in all public places especially the ho-
tells. and begged aims Now they have
disappeared This IS good evidence Of
the prosperity CT Porto Rico
The people down there are hoping
that there may be a change in the
form OF government, SO that they VIII
have an elective senate. This feeling
is almost universal among the voters Of
both parties
Porto Rico will have an excellent
sugar crop. but those interested in su-
gar. and this means the whole island,
feel that the United States owes il to
the island TO maintain the present duty
on sugar. Trade between the states
and Porto Rico has increased at an
enormous rate, until nov the islanders
buy more than $50, 00o. coo worth of
goods from this country. The ship
nents from Porto Rico also have great
IN increased. but the balance re-
mains with the states Washington
Post
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that at this spot there viii be the juno
ton of TWO great railway systems. 60
ing in the same directions Colonel
Holiday lived long enough to see his
prediction realized, though We laughed
at him then
We decided to go on west and con
un1le our Investigations and we went
on up the river and crossed al Smiths
ferry which was about where the sugar
mill stands We stopped with an IN
dian named la FIambeau near what is
now Silver Lake and got some bread
and milk and feed for our horses We
continued our way up through what IS
now ROSsville but came to no town till
we reached St Marys- There vas a
place called UniontOwn at a ford OF the
river south of Rossville where the Cal
dams were paid by the government but
there was no sign of town Wneft
ROssville now stands. We remained IN
St Marys over night and the next day
went on TO the junction of Rock Creek
and the NermiiliOn where LOUISVILLE Is
now situated We staid there all night
with a family named Wilson We went
over that country thoroughly ana over
10 where the town Of Wabaunsee Is
and decided that It would be a good
place for q town.
We went on west over sandy ridges 70
the Big Blue to where kentucklan
named Dyer had house The govern
rueut had a bridge there and the place
z-ss called Marietta We examined ire
and remained over Sunday an S.inaae
night with Dyer and on Monday started
back to Lawrence II order TO get there
in time to vote I do not remember
whether the election was held on Tues
aav or Wednesday but 1 know that we
did get back to vote but it did Is little
good because the Missourians oEtvote1
Before we returned we decided that
city should be built on the site OF Topeka
and on December the party came back
and staked out the town was not with
me men when the second trip was made
10 Law out the town because I had TO 60
TO St Louis to look after some fruit trees
that had been shipped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
DRY NEW YEARS
Sunday Law Interferes With Usual
Festivities in New York.

New York. Dec. 20.-Excise officials
declare that New York will have a
dry New Years celebration this time.
It has been the custom in the last two
or three years for hotel and restaurant
men TO apply for special all night IL
cense to take in New Years eve. This
year the 31st Of December come on
Sunday and the state law provides that
no licenses may be issued for the per-
iOd between midnight Saturday and
midnight Sunday The mayor has acc
cordingly directed that all applications
are 70 be denied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

I'm the stump Of a huge yellow fr
tree at Black Rock. in the central part
Of pix county. Oregon" said Hugh J.
Benton. Of Sheridan. ore. at the Ra-
leigh. ''perhaps the most unique post
office in the United states is located.
r. J. Holman is the postmaster Of this
hole in the log In addition TO supply
ing his community with stamps and
letters Mr. Holman likewise operates
the central exchange Of the telephone
company The stump or the tree. over
which Postmaster General Hitchcock
has supervision. is some Is feet in di-
ameter and the government appropri-
ates each year a sufficient amount for
its maintenance when arranging his
quarters in the old trunk Postmas ter
Holman encountered an obstructinE
tentacIe. which BY little planning and
saving he converted into a serviceabie
desk
In place Of the greenery that for
merly dropped from the branches OF
the forest monarch may now be seen
one that is TO be taken by an outg1-
ing train. The telephone wires con-
Meeting the homes and business places
OF the citizens Of Black Rock and VIE
entity likewise lead 10 the tree. and
Postn1a ster Holman IS perhaps one Of
the busiest little officials IN the service
Of Uncle sam
Mr.. Holman has held his job Tor
some time. although there have been
others who are Jealous OF the rnnufa-
ton which he has enjoyed in being the
only man in the country who has found
IL profitable to Increase the revenues
OF the government from trunk u a
tree and at the same time work the
hello wires without any Interruption
to business Postmaster Holman f.
contemplating a trip to Washington 70
visit the postmaster general and when
he reaches here he viii no doubt have
some rather interesting tales to recount
about his office in the hole IN the tree
Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

1854, died last evening at St Francis
hospital and VIII be buried in Roches-
tar cemetery. where he already has
had his monument erected and in
Saribed. with the exception OF the date
~ his death James Hickey. who was
eue of the original townSite company,
is still living.
Mr. Armstrong has lived in the hos
rital where he died most Of the past
Two years Death was caused by his
advanced years. He was born IN
county Oxford. Canada. opposite the
state OF New York June S. 1924 Most
OF his boyhoOd was spent on the United
states side and he came 10 LaWr
Kan. in November. 1854 He staked
claim near the present Lake View and,
returning to Lawrence Joined party
A. hich was starting I'D the haw. led
Fny the later governor DR. Charles
Robinson. to select q site for q town
He was in Kansas city on business
when the townsite company was or
gsnized-
He was active in making Kansas a
free state and established an under
ground railroad north from Topeka
He was with both lane and Brown in
their border warfare He never mar
RED. remaining true 70 Eunice Scales.
2 young woman he met shortly after
coming TO Topeka but who died OF
smallpox before their wedding was ar
ranged
tai Rebekah lodge No 21e. L O. O. F.
and this lodge. with the G. A r. viii
have charge OF his funeral. He is sur
Vived by sister. Mrs Hattie Bartell
Vho lives in Los Angeles.
Story OF Selecting Topeka
Mr. Armstrong enjoyed reciting his
experiences in the early history Of the
safe and particularly IN connection
Nth the founding Of Topeka where he
spent the greater part OF his life In
t-IIing OF this he said at one time TO
the State Journal
ON November 3 1881. party OF
men including Col. c. Il Holiday.
Cnaries Robinson and myself left Law
r=nce TO select q site for a new town
We had seen in the Parkville No.
LIminarv a write up of the territorv
ions the Kansas river by some one
who had gone Up TO Junction City in
q boat He spoke particularly OF Te-
cumseh IS an excellent site for a town
md that was one of our objective
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
MEDICS ARE INDIGNANT.
Mass Meeting of 1000 Doctors De-
nounce Lloyd George

London, Dec. 20.-A mass meeting
Of , 00O doctors from all parts of the
United Kingdom at meeting held in
Queen hall today struck against Chan
ceIlor of the Fxchequer Lloyd George
f-7sr,ra nee scheme sir Victor Horsley,
member of the council of the British
Medical association. which the doc
tors charge with sacrificing their in
teres+s 70 the Establishments of Lloyd
George. was roundly Kissed He was
denounced as a traitor when he tried TO
defend the action of the council of
the British Medical association in
promising Mr. Lloyd George that the
doctors of the United Kingdom would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
NINE. LANGEvlN IS FREE
Her Petition for Separation From Her
Husband Is Granted.

Paris. Dec. 20.-The petition for a
separation from her husband present.
ed in the divorce court here by Nine.
Laneevin was granted today
Nine. Langevin asked ia separation
from her husband. a professor Of gen
eral and experimental physics in the
college Of France on account of his
alleged relations with Nine Curie. the
famous scientist. The suit caused
great sensation throughout France
and was the occasion for several duels
between partisans of the persons prin-
cipally concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
SENTENCE OLSEN FRIDAY
Judge King VIII Pass Sentence on
Newfarmer's slayer.

Council Grove. Kan. Dec. 60
Judge r. L. King will sentence y. r.
Olsen. Friday. Dec. %. Olsen was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree. for killing his hired hand.
Walter Newfarmer. upon August g.
Olsen used a razor upon his victim.
finishing with corn knife. The
head OF Newfarmer was cut from the
body.
Olsen is out on bail and is visiting
his mother at Cherryvale. Kan. The
bail of $4,000 was granted by the
supreme court. Dec e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20

Everybody reads the stAse Journal
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concluded with the appeal that in jus
tice to the great mass of plain people
the senate and all in authority ought to
conclude the treaties IF there is any
doubt on the constitutional question he
thought it ought to be resolved in favor
OF our stepping forward as a nation
with the power, the wealth the fortune
and the opportunity that God has given
US TO help along the movement Of Chris
tan progress toward permanent peace
The president made no mention Of
the Russo-American relations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
Cotton Ginning Report.

washington. Dec 2e.-The census
bureaus cotton ginning report show
ing the amount of cotton ginned prior
10 December 3 Is as follows. United
States, 13.759.65e bales. round bales,
s3.296. sea island. 90. 436-
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ward the success Of

do their share toward the success of
his measure
The meeting passed a resolution to
boycott vigorously Mr.. Lloyd Georges
scheme and not to treat the poor I'M
der its provisions until the demands
of the medical profession were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
PIONEER IS DEAD.
AJOhn Armstrong Who Helped
Choose Site for Topeka.
Last Of Party Which Drove Up
From Lawrence.
WAS FREE STATE MAN
IdentifiedWith the Early Border
Troubles.
His Narrative of How TOWnsite
Was Chosen.
WAS FREE STATE MAN

John Armstrong. 81 years old, and
the last survivor of the band OF pio-
neers which selected the location for
city where q townsite com pany a fort
night later founded Topeka December