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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-10

but az a rule French wrastlcrs do
more fighting than wrestling. Caxeau
was too tough FOR Raoul dc Rouen
and he certainly must be rough.
Munro Commended.
There II one foreign wrestler who
Is anxious to meet Gotch for the title
who should be commended. His name
N Alec Munro. the champion ~ Great
Britain. Tom Cannon. as American
champion Of years ago. went 20 Eng
land five years ago ~ locate wrest-
ling claimant 10 dcfcnt aotch. nc saya
that he has found the man In Munro.
However. Cannon writes that Munro
Isn't coming 10 America TO 20 through
the exhibition field. Cannon writ
ing from London. has the following TO
say:
II have under my management
Alec Munro, undefeatad aud the
champion of Great Britain. Munro II
enSious 10 meet Gotch for the worlds
title. but he Isn't contemplating a trip
to America unless guaranteed a match
with the champion. To show that we
mean business ! have posted $1,000
with the London sporting News 20
guarantee that viii make wager OF
$4,000 on Munro In event Gotch ae-
copts this challenge. Munro will not
leave England unless Gotch puts up
some money. My man IL not a four
flnsheF and here IN England he al
ways has been considered greater
wrestler than Hackenschmidt. We In
tend 10 leave this forfeit up for twcn- |
~ days and then. II Gotch doaan't
cover Il We will gracefully take itI
down and allow r,;ch 90 do az he
phrases. Munro will wrestle co cn |
iiiher In America or England"
Munro weighs 2i0 pounds. and &C.
cording 60 all reports. he has never
been defeated when Gotoh was In /
England three years ago he was chAl-
IenGed BY the English champion for
A match. but at that time the cham
plon didn't have the time required 20
rain for man OF Munro's ability.
iotch politely invited Munro 10 come
10 America. but the British champion
'afused 20 make the trip unless Gotch
would sign up then and there for the
match.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-04
GOT HIS MONEY BACK.
Now Fred Lapllam Wonders Who Re-
turned Old Coins.

Herington, Kan, April A coin
with a history unequaled is now in
possession of Mr.. Fred Lapham it hav-
ing been sent to him by a friend at
Newton.
Thirty-five years ago in Upton, O.,
Mr.. Lapham had his name cut on a
rare piece of French coin, which he
carried for several years as a pocket
piece. Somewhere and somehow the
coin was lost and though he hunted
diligently among his relics it was new
er found. Last Saturday Mr.. Lapham
received letter post marked New
ton, Kan, in which was enclosed a
coin stuck into a piece of thick post
card. The letter contained no writing
of any sort and Mr.. Lapham was some
what at loss to what it meant After
showing the coin to several of his
friends, it was finally discovered that
on it appeared the name of Fred Lap
ham, Upton, o. Like vision the in
cident came back to him that IS years
ago he had the name cut in the coin
and carried 1t as a pocket piece for
some time. The name of the party
finding the coin and the number of
hands through which it has passed in
the meantime may never be known
but the added pages of history makes
it inestimable as a souvenir.
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CRIED WHEN PAROLED.
On His Request, Boy Will Remain in
Reformatory a Year

Hutchinson, Kan, April Anxious
to remain longer at the institution to
complete a course in BertilIon work
which he is studying, Avis Dyer, an
inmate of the state reformatory, has
rejected an offer of freedom and will
voluntarily remain an inmate for near
ly a year longer. Since the first of
the year Dyer has been assistant to
James Dalton, the Bertillon expert.
He is studying that profession. and in
six or nine months he will be COM
petent to hold a position as Bertillon
expert himself.
Monday he was notified that he
would be paroled and could leave the
institution this week. With tears in
his eyes, he sought Supt. NJ. H. Am
rine and begged that he be permitted
to remain until he perfects the course
he is studying. The permission was
granted.
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RECOMMENDS A WIFE.
Missouri Woman Says Relative Would
Be Good Mother.

Bonner Springs, Kan, April A.
Delbert Hall, a widower of this city,
has a proposal of marriage from a wo-
man in Randolph, Mo. Halls eldest
daughter, who has been mother to the
four younger children and housekeep-
er in the Hall home since the death of
Mrs. Hall, ran away and married the
other day. The newspapers printed the
fact and mentioned that Hall could not
care for the four children, the oldest
of whom is 10, and work at his trade
of painter, too. So he took them to
Kansas City and turned them over to
the care of Judge Sims of the juvenile
court, who sent them to the Home.
Today Judge Sims got a letter from
Mrs. z. Miller at Randolph, recon-
mending a relation of hers as a wo-
man capable of rearing the children
and keeping house for Mr.. Hall in the
capacity of wife and mother.
Judge Sims sent the letter to Hall
and will care for the children as they
are now situated in the Home until
the Bonner Springs painter says Eyes"
or mo-
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FARMER IMPORTS BIRDS.
John Fritzel Now Hears Cheering
Notes of FatherIand Songsters.

John Fritzel Now Hears Cheering
Notes of FatherIand Songsters.
Lawrence, Kan, April 4.-When
John F'ritzel. Douglas county farm
er, came to America in 1878, the thing
he most missed in his new home was
the singing of the birds. In his old
home at Bad Nauheim the song birds
kept up a constant musicale. But
there were few feathered singers in
Douglas county, and Fritzel resolved
that the first time he went back to the
old home he would bring back with
him some of the songsters that were
so numerous there.
Last November Mr.. and Mrs. F'ritzel
made the trip back to Germany, and
when it came time for the return home
Mr.. F'ritzel remembered his vow and
had tewenty little songsters Gagged for
transportation to the United States.
Mr.. Fritzel has constructed a cage,
16x24 feet, and provided an abundance
of foliage and water for them. At one
side is a small house fitted with roosts,
and in cold weather the birds can
spend the day indoors, warmed by a
gas stove.
The owner has strung two layers of
heavy wire netting around the sides
of the cage, with an intervening space
of six inches, thus giving the birds alb
solute protection against their arch
enemies, the cats of the neighborhood,
and other night prowling foes. None
of the birds is native to America. Most
of them are canaries, bloodfinches and
SkylarkS.
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KANSAS WET AGAIN.
Drop in Temperature General After
Sand and Wind Storm.

Wichita, Kan, April 4.-Rainy
weather, which the government wealth
er bureau says will continue this aft
ernoon, prevails over southern Kan
sas and a part of central and northern
Oklahoma. Rain fell in light showers
as far south as Altus, Ok. Sedgwick
county has received less than an inch
of water. The rain extends west in
Kansas to Kiowa. The rain followed
a wind and sand storm that visited
central Kansas yesterday.
Hutchinson, Kan, April 4-Nearly
an inch of rain fell here last night. 1t
was accompanied by a bad electrical
and wind storm. The rain west of here
is light, although it extended as far
southwest as Dalhart, Tex. East of
here two inches of rain is reported.
The heavy rain washed out a half mile
of track of the Missouri Pacific be-
tween Mount Hope and Haven. The
track was washed off the embankment.
Passengers are being transferred
around the waShout.
Colby, Kan, April 4.-One-fourth
inch rain fell here Monday and it is
still raining.
Dodge City, Kan. April A gen
eral rain visited this section last night
extending to the state line in Colorado.
1t turned to snow later.
Salina, Kan, April 4.-There was a
drop in the temperature from sc Sun
day afternoon to 38 Monday. There
has been no rain, but there are indi-
cations of rain or snow. Fruit is yet
safe and the trees are in bloom.
Eureka, Kan, April 4.-This vicin-
fly was visited Monday with one of
the heaviest rainfalls that has fallen
for months and one of the worst cleo
trical storms in years, which did much
damage to stock barns and other prop
erty.
Jennings, April At has been
raining in Decatur county all night.
Most of the wheat is in good condition.
Hutchinson, Kan, April 4.-Seven
inches of water fell last night at Cas-
Teton, and five inches at Haven, both
this county. The heavy rain brought
the Minnesota river and other streams
out of their banks. The river bridge
south of Castleton was washed out and
a number of the township bridges
weer carried out. Several miles of
railway track were washed out.
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LEFT BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Hobo Camp Broken Up Early by FL
dorado Marshal.

Eldorado, Kan. April 4-Fully
equipped with dishes, hammered from
tin cans and made from pieces of
crockery ware and bearing every SEM
blance to an established and organized
camp, u 'hobo's retreat has been dis
covered almost within the city limits of
Eldorado. 1t is on Walnut river, near
the Missouri Pacific tracks. north of
town
Then the marshal decided to investi-
gate. He made for the camp and saw
dozen or more tramps cooking break
fast. All but two ran at his approach.
These two, burly Irishmen, waited for
him.
Here. what are you doing?" queried
the marshal.
why, just eating breakfast the re-
ply came. 1--WE just got into town this
morning."
They were promptly hustled down
the track and outside the city by the
marshal
Two other hobo camps are known
to be i'll Butler county. One is at
Whitewater and residents there say it
has been running each summer for
several years. The Missouri Pacific
agent here was formerly stationed
there
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81 Suffered Years
With MY Back"

Backache resulting from weak
kidneys, bad cold or other cause,
usually renders the sufferer unfit
for work and often results In per-
manent disability.
81 suffered for years with my
back, or kidney trouble, and have
tried a number of remedies from
different physicians. More than a
year ago, one of our local druggists
induced me TO try
Dr.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
and after using them some three
months found decided improve
ment in my kidneys, and l am glad
to say that hope soon to be fully
restored to health" ]. P. ALLEN,
Ex-Judge City Court, Glasgow, KY.
AS long as pain is present in any
part of the body rest is impossible
and the system becoming weakened
is exposed to any form of disease to
which the sufferer may be inclined.
Dr.. Miles, Anti-Pain Pills
by steadying the irritated nerve
centers, make refreshing sleep pos
sible, thereby enabling the body to
recover lost strength. As aremedy
for pain of any description DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills are unsur-
passed.
Sold by all druggists under a guar
antee assuring the return of the price
of the first box If no benefit results.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart. Ind.
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THEIRS NOT A HOME.
Court Holds Brother and Sisters Resi-
dence Is Not a Homestead.

ottawa, Kan, April 4.-That the pres
ence Of a brother and sister does not
constitute a home, and the place where
they live is not homestead was the
decision which Judge c. A. Smart
handed down at the opening of the
April term of district court.
The decision was in the case of G.
Il. Merriman against E. L. Green. 1t
was a suit on a debt. Several months
ago Merriman sued Green, and receiV-
ed a judgment for 500 in the Justices
court. The home Of Mr.. Green and his
sister, here was offered for sale to pay
the bill. Green claimed in court that
Green and his sister constituted a home
and the house was their Homestead
and could not be sold for debt.
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MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Vital DeBacker and His Wife Cele-
brate Golden Wedding.

st. Marys, Kan, April 4.-Mr. and
Mrs. Vital DeBacker of this CITY cole
brated the anniversary of their golden
wedding Monday. They are ovar 7s
years of age and came to this coun+r,,
from Belgium in 1884. They have
lived in this vicinity the greater nor
ton of their life in this country.
Bishop Theophile Meerschaert If
Oklahoma City. accompanied by Rev
Gustave Depreitere are here on this
occasion, the right reverend bishon
being great friend of the DeRa cl er
family and an old country acouaint-
ance OF theirs, and the Very Rev. GINS
tave Depreitere of Enid, Okla. is a.
relative of the DeBackers. The de-
scendants of the old couple are vsrv
DR.. Augustus DeBacker of ST Mars
being their SON, and Mrs. willis Mil
Ter, wife of the editor Of the st. Marvs
Star, being daughter.
A dinner was given in commemora-
ton of the occasion and the ReIeian
ton.
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GAVE HER AN OFFICE.
Woman Tied Man for Place as Mayor
of City.

HunneweII, KAN, April Airs.
Ella Wilson is now mayor, or mayor
ess, of this city.
At the city election held Monday she
and o. M Akers were tied for the Of
fee At first it was suggested that the
two candidates draw lots for the Of
flee. But that did not appeal to the
male voters. They said if Mrs. Wilson
could race a man to tie she ought to
have the office. Therefore, the judges
declared her elected.
After that Mrs. Wilson gave an oys-
ter supper and the whole town jollif1ed
over her victory.
There were women candidates for
the city council and a woman ran for
police judge. too, but all of them were
defeated The women conferred their
efforts on the election of Mrs. Wilson
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IT'S AN ALFALFA CENTER.
Herndon, in the Beaver Valley, Scene
of Much Trade.

Herndon, Kan, April 4.-The Beaver
valley is one of the biggest alfalfa
growing sections in the state so far
as regards Decatur and Rawlins coun-
ties. Herndon, Rawlins county, is one
of the markets for the product. The
firm of Allen & Co, comprising S. c.
Allen and D. o. Chessmore. have han
died since October, 1910, more than 400
tons of alfalfa hay for which they paid
$12 a ton. Besides they bought six car
loads of alfalfa seed for which they paid
SO a bushel. The firm believe the sings
point to growing a large crop of seed
this year and of a good quality. The
alfalfa industry has given Herndon a
big advertisement all over the country.
Land that will grow alfalfa in the
Beaver valley is worth something, nor
is it for sale unless the woners can get
their price.
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ceeded in making 104 converts. At an
other meeting in Marvin, Phillips coun-
ty, another small town, the Misses Gray
closed their meeting with over 100 con-
verts. From Oberlin these evangelists
Will visit some towns in Nebraska.
They have been in the service for about
three years. and their work has so far
been highly successful. The Methodist
church, the largest in Oberlin, is crowd
ed every meeting. A large choir is
one of the features of the revival.
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SOLD HIS SEED WHEAT.
One Crop shortage in Kansas Explain
ed by Farmer.

Lindsborg. Kan, April 4.-Henry
Kohn and Fred Franska are under ar
rest on a very peculiar charge. These
men were employed by a farmer by
the name of Schrag to sow wheat last
fall. He purchased more than $500
worth of seed and turned it over to
Kohn and Franska to be drilled into
his wheat land. The plant never grew
and an investigation developed the fact
that empty drills were run over the
ground. The men, it is charged, sold
the seed and disappeared. Later both
were arrested.
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o. e. HUNGATE AT LAKIN.
Topekan Assisting in Prosecution a
Carter Murder Trial

Lakin, Kan. April 4.-The adjourned
term of the district court for the trial
of G. w. Clark. for the killing of Ezra
Carter. is in session. A jury of IL men
was accepted at the close of the days
session and the taking of evidence will
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he is entitled to step a notch higher
on the political ladder. and will sup
port him for state senator in the Thir-
ty-ntnth district now held by Frey
robertson. The friends of Senator
Robertson are anxious for him to get
into the gubernatorial race in 1912.
ne Is miller in the town of Hern-
don, and Malone & WenzeI are pro-
prietors Of the Beaver Valley Roller
mills.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE.
HaVensvilIe Farmer Loses Second
Barn by Fire-Loss So. 500.

Havensville, Kan, April 4.-Fire de-
stroyed the large farm barn of Owen
Harris just east of the city Monday. in
which were a valuable span of mules,
head of horses, head of cattle, 500
bushels of corn, harness, buggies and
other contents to the value of $500
covered by insurance, on building only
of $500. Some six years ago Mr.. Harris
had his barn destroyed, which was
struck by lightning during a severe
electrical storm. and stood upon the
same site. He declares he will never
chance a third one upon the old site.
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TO SCHOOL IN AUTOS.
students at Hays Normal Lose No
Time on the Way.

Time on the Way.
Hays, Kan, April 4.-The spring term
of the Western State Normal school
has opened here with a large attend
ance. The closing Of country schools
has brought a large number of teach
ers in to take advantage of opportun1-
ties for improvement. 1t is believed
that the new certificate law will bring
many students into the normal schools
and the normal training courses in high
schools. On Saturday of last week and
today lines of motor cars were run to
Stockton by way of Plainville and to
Tsarned by way of Rush Center and La
Crosse. These cars brought in students
who come from points west on the lines
of the Santa Fe. the Missouri Pacific
and the Lincoln branch OF the Union
PACIFIC.
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HILL CITY WINS DEBATE.
Tie of January Talked Of and Young
Women Are VictorS.

Hill City, Kan, April Am a Sc
ries of two debates between the high
schools of this city and Logan for the
championship of the Sixth district,
Hill City won five out of the six points
Hill City'S team was made up of six
young women and the Logan team of
five men and one woman. This last
contest was held to decide the former
contest, held in January, which was
declared a tie by the state university
committee. The speakers for Hill City
were Edith Hockersmith, Avis Clayton,
Mabel Wheeler, Corinne McGill, Gladys
and Grace Greenwood. The Logan
speakers were Alma Templeton, VIII
Becker, Abram and JudSon Troup, Leo
Yeo and Mack MeMauley.
The judges were Professors Shively,
Mathews and Spangler at Hill City and
Professors Hall, Haney and McDougal.
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WHEALEY's BODY HOME.
Woman Claiming to BE Common law
Wife Is I'm Jail.

Wellington, Kan, April 4.-Artbur e,
Whealey arrived last evening with the
body of his father, the late w q
Whealey, from Nogales. Ariz.. where
the latter is supposed to have met btS
death by poison administered by a
wife. The woman is in fail chargad
with the murder. A chemical ana1vsis
of the stomach showed poison in si,fIi9
Gent quantity to kill three men, Whaa-
ley was wealthy farmer of this vicini-
ty 6S years of age
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TO WED YOUNG WOMAN.
Bride of a Buffalo Bill Is so Years
His Junior.

Wichita, Kan, April 4.-William
C'Buffelo Bilr') Matthewson, one of
the wealtihest citizens OF Wichita, will
wed Miss Olive Johnson. private sec
rotary to Judge c. V. Ferguson, April
he, according to announcement made
by Mr. Matthewson today. The groom
to-be is so years old, while Miss John
son is 80 and very comely.
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on the soft ground, which was thor
oughly soaked by a heavy rain. he
threw an old pair of pants down to
stand on and forgot to take them away
with him, and when he went into the
pumping station to get warm this aft
ernoon he was wearing a coat that
matched the trousers found under the
window and the marshal was notified
and took him in. He was a stranger
in town
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DRAWS HIS PAY TWICE.
Tanners and County Pay BOY for
Killing GOphers.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 4.-There
is a war to the death between the far
mer boys and the gophers, but the
death is all on one side. During the
past month 400 gopher scalps were
brought in for bounty by the farmer
boys the county paying out $40 in
bounties.
Irwin Massey who lives northwest of
the city brought in forty-three scalps
and drew the bounty
II killed them all this week." he
said The neighbors pay me nickel
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KILLED AT CHURCH DOOR.

Peter Knaal< of FilIsboro Died After
Falling Down Steps.
Hillsboro, Kan, April 4--Peter
Knaak. who lived two miles south of
this city, was accidentally killed Sun
day when he fell headlong down the
steps Of the church here. He cele-
brated his eighty-sixth birthday a few
DAYS ago.
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GREENsBURG VOTES BONDS.
Municipal Euectric Light Plant Propo-
SitiOn Carries.

Greensburg, Kan, April A heavy
vote was polled at the city election here
Monday A w. Hershborg, candidate
for mayor on a law and order ticket,
was elected by 40 majority. The S15,-
GOO bond proposition for municipal cleo
trio light plant carried by an over
whelming amjority.
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GIRLS HOLD REVIVAL.
Sisters Win Many Converts in Smaller
Kansas Towns.

Oberlin, Kan, April A big religi-
GUS revival is in progress here The
meeting is in charge of sisters, Lena
and Pearl Gray, the foremr 10 years
of age. and the latter IS years. The
Misses Gray are Kansas products, hav-
ing been born in Graham county, and
are now living in Morland. They re-
Gently closed a revival meeting at Cedar
Bluffs, Decatur county, a twon with
a population Of less than 200, and sue
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Tampa, Kan, April 4-Fire which
started Monday morning in the rae
taurant owned by Edward HossIer
burned block of the central mari ~
the town. postoffice, telephone offica
and barber shop. oiiice
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each for all kill and I get a nickel
more from the county so that 1 earned
$4.30 trapping them this week.
One of the Wagner boys east of the
city sold 119 of the gopher scalps dur
ing the month.
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HE WORE THE COAT.
Thief Identified by Pants He Used to
Hide Footprints.

Pratt kan, April Awhile George
Hart and his wife were at church Sun
day their house was broken into and
SIG in money and some notes stolen.
The thief entered through a window
and that he might not leave any trace
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QUARREL COST THEM $1,000.
Farmers Fell Out Over $2.26 and Law.
yerS Profited.

Belleville, Kan, April 4.-That go
ing to law is often a. costly game is
evidenced in a cose Just decided here.
Frank Rost and Frank Konovalski,
neighbors, made a shipment of hogs
to Kansas City last fall. A contro-
versy arose over shrinkage of the
stock when it reached that place. Rost
asserted that Konovalski owed him
$2.26, but the later refused to pay,
contending that both, having consent
ed to the shipment, should stand a
share of of the shrinkage in proper
ton to the number of hogs shipped by
each. The case was tried in the jus
tice court and was later appealed to
the district court. The costs, includ-
fees amounted to nearly $1,000.
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Hungate is assisting County ATTORNEY
Hetzer and E. r. Thorpe in the prose-
cution.