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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
ARRANGE HOME BAKERY SALE.

Yesterday afternoon at her home SO
Williams street, Mrs. G. B. Tinkham
very pleasantly entertained the MEM
bers OF the Ladies' Aid Society of the
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
CONSUL INVESTIGATES KILLING.
Mexican Representative Asks for Copy
of Evidence Taken.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 23.-County Cor
oner M. NJ. McCollister has received a
letter from ]. V. Duval, Mexican con-
sui at Kansas City, asking that a copy
of the verdict returned in the inquest
over G.. Segobia, a Mexican laborer,
shot while in his bunk by local police
officers in a raid on a bunk car here, be
sent him. A transcript of all evidence
taken during the inquest has also been
requested
Much dissatisfaction was felt here,
especially among the Mexicans, at the
open verdict returned by the coroner s
jury. The evidence in the investigation
seemed to show that three police o.
ficers did all the shooting done and it
was expected that one or more of theta
would be named in the verdict.
M L. Tardeen, a Mexican interpreter.
formerly employed by the local police
force. is reported to have gone to Kan
sas City to ask that the Mexican con-
sui inquire into the matter here.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
KISSES BRIDE TOO MUCH.
Kansan Called Down by Judge Who
bushes Through Ceremony.

Kansas City, Aug 23.-Wi1iam w.
Shannon will be known about the court
house in future as the kissing groom.
While he and Minnie 1. Stockey, both
of Ottawa, Kan, were being married
by Justice "Cass' Welch in the county
recorders office he kissed his bride five
times After every question the justice
asked Mr.. Shannon insisted on kissing
the bride before the question was an
swered.
''If you don't cut out the kissing I
won't go any further with this cere-
mony," Justice Welch told the groom.
you not only violate the anti-kissing
rules of this office, but interrupt a
most solemn ceremony"
"Guess I can wait 80 seconds if you
finish up in that time" Mr. Shannon
told the Justice. He kept his promise
Mr.. Shannon is 80 years old anG until
the ceremony was a bachelor. The
bride is 40 years old.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
WHO SHOT SLEEPING MAN.
Police Declare They Fired just to
Scare Gamblers,

Wichita. Kan, Aug. 23.-Who shot
Gregoria SegObia, the Mexican who wss
fatally wounded early Friday morning
in a Missouri Pacific bunk car? Was
he shot by members of the police force
or by Mexicans who We're in the ear at
the time the shooting occurred?
An inquest, at the request of the
county authorities, was being held to
determine the causes leading to the
death of the Mexican. The Mexicans
think that the man was shot by the
police The policemen claim that they
shot while breaking up the gambling
that is said to have been going on but
not at anyone.
The little evidence adduced at the
coroner's inquest indicated that card
playing was going on in the car before
the policemen arrived.
Dr. o. G. Hutchinson. county physi-
clan, said that the man came to his
death by wound caused by a revolver
bullet which struck the Mexican in the
head and ranged downward DR.
Hutchinson found the bullet.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
RAILWAY NOTES.

President Bush of the Missouri Pa
cific. who took charge of the property
Nav l. has covered every mile OF lne
system. embracing 1900 miles, IN
series of inspection trips during Ile
heated term, and has seen every ter
rninal ward, bridge, shop and round
house and every station at dlVlslon
noints along the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain lines west and south 10 ac-
complisn this he Travelled over zl'OOO
miles Of track altogether.
All records for track laying IN one
dav in Texas have been broken, accord
ine, to reports received in Houston by a
oane- Of Santa. Fe workmen who are
building the extension from Lometa n
Mccullough county. In one day 4z,VOO
feet were laid, breaking the reco[u'
which was 10SO0 feet, made week be-
fore by the same gang. The rails useo
are so pounds steel and 80 men are en-
ployed on the work
Figures prepared from the preiimi-
nary reports of railroads operating
las. 600 miles of road out of a total OF
! 24OOOO miles in the United states, IN
dicate an increase of 16,30O,OOO IN the
| gross returns for the year ended June
| go. 1911, over those in the preceding
| fiscal period, but decrease OF $23,5oo, :
600 in the net returns. The aggregate
gross earnings of the systems covered
in the figures were about 1890, 0OO OOO
out of a total of about 81, 900, 600, 600.
A fast mail train on the New York
Central road, few days ago, drawins
seven all steel mail cars and two Pull
lmans. ran three miles in one minute
and 81 seconds The first mile was
made in 3S seconds, the second in q
and the third in S6, the fastest time
ever made in the world on a steam
railroad.
The green flags or markers, one n
each side of the rear end of the las
| oOarl1 on a train. have seer
their day on the Southern Pacific Inc
other Hartman roads, and will IL
longer be used. The lamps that arr
being used as markers in place of tn'
green flags suffice during the day a.
b lwell as at night.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
DRIVES WIFE FRoM HOME.
Wealthy Farmer Threatens to Throw
Her Into Creek.

Ieavenworth, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Mrs.
Appolina Schmania- whose husband,
Ignatius Schmania. is farmer. has
begun divorce proceedings in the dis
trict court. She alleges that Schmanla
drove her and two children, Stanislaus,
20 years. and Agnes. 16 years, from
home recently and that they are afraid
to return.
1vhis break in the Schmania family
is the end of thirty years of married
life. They were married in 1881 IN
Germany. They have eight children
Mrs. Schmania says her husband
threatened to throw her over the Black
Bridge. across Salt creek, a year ago,
and that he struck her on the head
with his fist at another time. Then ne
drove her and the two children away,
She says. They went to a neighbor's
house, according to the wife, and they
fear to go back for their personal
property. They are wealthy.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
GA1N IN AUGUsr EARNINGs.
4 Small Increase But Enough TO Main
tain Business.

4 Small Increase But Enough TO Ma1n-
tain Business.
Railroad gross earnings continue to
be maintained in about the same vol
uue as a year ago, the total for all
roads reporting to date for the hrst
week in August aggregating S1,I51, 64S,
an increase of Cloths per cent as COM
pared with the earnings of the same
roads for the corresponding period last
year. The most satisfactory exhibit IS
made by the roads in the south, al
most all the leading systems IN that
section reporting more or less gam,
among them being the Chesapeake q
Ohio. Seaboard Air Line, Central OF
Georgia, Louisville & Nashville Mopile
& Ohio and the Southern.
In the west and southwest the losses
exceeded the gains, the smaller earn
ings reported by the international
Great Northern and St. Louis South
western, Colorado & Southern and MIS-
souri, Pacific being only partly onset
nv the increased returns of the Denver
&, Rio Grande. Minneapolis & St PAU,
Missouri, Kansas & Texas and leHas
e Pacific. Where losses occur, now
ever. they are not. as a rule, especiailS
pronounced, and in practically every IN
stance show marked expansion as com
pared with two years ago. In other
sections of the country similar lrregu-
Iarity prevails, some roads reporting
small losses, while others in adJacehk
] territory show moderate gains
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
ABOLISH CHIEF SPECIAL AGENT.
Missouri Pacific Carries Out Intended
Policy.

st. Louis, Aug. 2S.-In pursuance OF
the policy of the Missouri Pacific man
agement to operate the property on a
divisional in lieu of Departmental
basis the office of chief special agent
has been abolished. The members OF
the special agents staff will in fu-
ture report to the respective DIVISION
s1Iperintendents and will receive thelr
instructions from the division superin-
tendents. There are about 20 special
agents who are affected by the change
and will be assigned to the staff OF the
division superintendents.
Chief Special Agent Eames, VINO mas
beer. connected with the Gould lines IN
that capacity for upward of five years
and is regarded throughout the WeSl
and southwest as a very high grace
speciaI agent, will retire from the Go9ld
service at the close of tho month he
is now considering an offer from anoth-
er company. Mr.. Eanes has had marx
ed success in running down train rop-
bers and bringing them to justice; IKE
wise in surfing arrest and conviction IN IN
case Of freight car thefts In the yaros'
The special agents of his stan com com
menced to report to the division super
intendents August 10.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
FINDS CASH IN OTHER SOCK.
ForgetfuI Kansan Causes Worry for
Officers, Then Remembers.

Kansas City, Aug. &c. J. Miller
who said he was from Topeka, suffered
a lapse of memory at the Union depot
which not only caused anxiety to NM
self but trouble to d depot detective.
Miller concealed on his person $l2o
in bills of various denominations he
had hidden it, he thought. in his right
sock When he went to the ticket
window to buy a ticket home, he at
tempted to extract the money from us
supposed hiding place. but to his sur
prise no money was there.
without wasting precious minutes,
Miller sought Detective Cooper. VINO
after asking Miller numerous questions
reached the conclusion that the man
had made a mistake.
Are you sure you had the money in
your sock?' he inquired.
@'I am positive" replied Miller
(which one did you say it was <
asked the detective.
s'Thfs one" and Miller placed MS
hand upon his left ankle.
'Wel. you told me it was the right
sock" said Cooper.
MilIer's face suddenly frightened
sBy George." he exclaimed, "I forgot
that I changed it's hiding placei
The money was found in the left
sock.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
CRUMBINE STARTS DISCUSSION.
Drug Store Drinks Condemned al
Meeting of Pure Food Experts.

Duluth, Aug. pa TRADE against
the sale of drug store drinks was the
feature of the early part of the ses-
sion of the National Association OF
Pnre Food commissioners. DR.. S. j.
Cruunbine, of Kansas, started things
along this line He admitted that the
Kansas department had been unable to
find cocaine in a certain suspected
product which has a habit forming
Com1nissioner Bailey, of Oregon, also
reported a similar failure on the part
of his department
The commissioner of Oklahoma, D. E.
Barr, then threw some light on the
e1Ihiect. He said there are SO substi
tnted drinks sold by druggists in his
state as the real article. all of which
did contain cocaine with the exception
of three.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
FARMER LOSES $4,000 IN HOGS.
Cholera Epidemic in Southwestern
Kansas Is Being Checked.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 23.-The cpl
demic of hog cholera which has been
sweeping central Kansas this summer
and which has caused heavy loses
among Reno county hog men is now
pretty well under control and will soon
be stamped out.
There have been heavy losses from
hog cholera in Reno county" said DR..
William Symns. But it is bang
checked now"
The epidemic has not been confined
to Reno county. Marion, Mcpherson,
Kingman and Pawnee counties have
been hit hard. and the disease seems
to be general throughout central Kan
sas.
one of the heaviest individual losers
is H. l. Brooks of Pawnee county,
whose fine Poland China herd of thor
oughbreds, worth So, 600, has been prac-
tically annihlated by disease within a
month
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
KANSAS GIANT JOINS NAVY.
Huge Form of James C. NHddlehurst
DarlSens RecI1uiting Office Door.

Huge tOrTn OF James y. NAIutAChuASo
Darkens Recruiting Office Door.
Kansas City. Aug. 23.-James Cam
eron Middlehurst is name Wnlcn
monograms beautifully and on q oel-
cate calling card suggests a monocle
and an effete British title. ChleI Gun
ner's Mate Henderson at the naval re-
cruiting station pronounced II with q
degree of awe and Lieutenant Wander
beck arose and waited for a mlnelng
step to be heard in the corridor Then
the windows ratified and the door SUD
denly darkened under complete
eclipse while the lieutenant s lower
jaw dropped. James Cameron Mldoie-
hurst stood before him the most prom
ising white mans hope tnat hao ever
entered that Office.
rs this Mr.. Middlehurst? ?? the neu-
tenant stamm cred.
1T is, and 1 want to join the navy
replied the giant.
The physical examination proved
that Middlehurst was truly the larses'
and best developed man who has ap-
piled to the local recruiting once ioT
admission to the navy in recent years
He is 6 feet 1 inch in helght ano
weighs PA pounds. A NO 70 collai
chokes his neck and shirt or tne
same size pinches his chest and cofos
his arms The tests showed almos
perfect proportions
NIiddlehurst said he is z6 years OF
and had been a machinist for the Sell
ers Motor Car company of utchlnsoh
Kan. He is unmarried and long mas
entertained q desire to be sailor
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
NORTHWESTERN INTO SHERMAN.
Report That Grading Will Begin IN
kansas County This Month.

sharon Springs, Kan, Aug 23-J. q.
Dvatt, who has recently returned from
Chicago is in receipt or leIter IIolh -tl,
western railroad to the effect that work
will he commenced on the grade IN
sherman county, August ..
So far as practicable, employment
NAV be given to the residents OF the
SyeTses, in constructing the grade as
there PROBABLY never was a time when
eTnpioyment Of men and teams were
more greatly needed.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
TRAMP FINDS HIDDEN MONEY.
Painters Savings Found by Secont
story Visitor.

Enterprise, KAN, Aug 81, \.
Scbooneuaker was relieved of $40 in
money. Mr.. Schoonemaker had gone to
q. H. Peterson's home to do some deco
rating, leaving his son John at nome;
At 10 O'Clock his son came to nm ana
told him he had heard some one walk
ing in the upstairs rooms. l1r-
Schoonemaker thought little of the IN
cident at the time. When he went 70
dinner he went to his room and after
a diligent search failed to find MS
money. A tramp which had been IN
that vicinity early in the morning Is
the supposed thief.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
THOUSANDS OF EGGS BOILED.
Fire at Wichita Packing House Pro
vides Food for Laborers.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 2S--There is no
danger that hunger will bother the
workmen who are clearing away the
debris of the Swift & Company fire
which occurred last Thursday night
Every time one of these men feels a
gnawing ache within his stomach he
reaches into the ashes and pulls out
a hard boiled egg. Each workman
carries a small shaker of salt in his
pocket for just such emergencies. And
fone egg doesn't satisfy the hunger
two or three or half q. dozen may be
had with a little more scratching in
the ashes. Nearly five hundred cases
or 10000 eggs were consumed, boil
ed, roasted or otherwise damaged by
the fire,
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
KANSAS WOMAN FIEND's VICTIM
Central Kansas People Knew Mrs
KarIin. Who Was Murdered.

Hays. Kan. Aug. 2s:-News, has
been received here of the murder oI
Ms Tacoh Karlin. who is well known
here but who lived at the time of her
death at Springer. N NJ Mrs. Karlin
was killed by a Mexican youth who
asked for and was given something to
eat. Then he crushed her skull with
and shot her four times. When
arrested the youth had watch and
other property which he had taken
from the Karlin home He confessed
to the robbery, murder and criminal
attack. Attorneys have refused TO rep
resent him.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

No what old first commenced,
whether from from the liberation OF war
pmple MOLE if apparent the fact
heal shows that bad blood responsible for the place
While the circulation remains impure the and tissues ote flesh
constantly being fed with unhealthy matter and the
hbeS thus from knitting together and healing Purify
e blood and the place MUST ha its having been removed
S. old of
blood purifiers the every impur and
enrceS the blood that nourshS the tender sensitive heh and
knitting together Of all hbrouS and thus heals the place
advice free.
sale at drug stores THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
CHURCHES DOING GOOD WORK.
Russell sends out Many Missionaric
and Home Workers.

Russell, Kan, Aug. 23.-The churches
of this city and county are congratu-
Iating themselves on the good wolN
done in the past several years IN the
way of contribution to the ministry OF
+le various church deuonina tions. This
county has given the following young
people to the work: Edwin Potter, Bap-
tist: Fred B. Waimer. reared q Meth
odist but was ordained a United Bretn-
ren minister; Edwin j. Laird and }. L.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
MOTOR CAR EXPERIMENTS.
missouri Pacific VIII Try Out Plan il
Kansas.

Mcpherson, Kan. Aug. 23.-Whether
motor car service on the missouri "a
Ia between Wichita and Mcpherson,
or FlDorado and Mcpherson will be
Installed will be determined by the out
come of experiments that road will make
soon with motor cars on the Roper
nexter. run and the ones to be in
stalled out of Hardtner.
Speaking of motor car service be-
tween FlDorado and Mcpherson, J. w.
aSearney. publicity manager for Presi-
dent w. w. Bush of the Missouri Pa
Il viii state that the question of
motor car service is now being investi-
gated. but no definite conclusion has
been reached as yet.
The cars will be running soon to
Dexter and close observation is being
made of their feasibility by the Mis-
souri, Pacific officials
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
HEAT VICTIM LOSES MIND.
Charles Wilkerson Waited for God to
Come from Wichita.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. 23.-Charles
Wilkerson, who was overcome by neat
last summer, climbed a tree, after TAX
ing off his clothes, and refused to re-
turn to terra firma. He has been ar
rested and is to be be taken before
Probate Judge Russell for a hearing to
determine his sanity.
a call TO the police told of the pecu-
liar actions of a man and Officer Will
sew spied him in the top of a high tree,
with three men beneath, trying to get
him to come down.
ssT know what you want If come
5ovCr, vou will have officers arrest me, -
repied WiIkerson. Finally further
questioning brought out this state
ment:
s'The Lord is over at Wichita and 1
am waiting for him to send me an air
shin . and Wfikerson turned his head
toward Wichita. The men left and
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

officer Willsey hid in some bushes
After a little Wilkerson climbed down
and the officer grabbed him.
Wilkerson has a divorce petltloh
pending in district court 1t was re-
Gently shown that she was immoral
and that the money. she received sup
ported him during his illness and built
them q home
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

ern Illinois and Illinois Central will
bid. At present the Alton carries prac-
tically all Of the st. LsOuis-ChIcago mail
The Contract will require the road get
ting the award to operate the trains on
a. six-hour schedule, which is two hours
faster than the present schedule. A
train will leave each terminal at p,
M. and arrive in the other city at :
a
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
ORIENT MECHANICS WALK OUT.
paw Checks Failed to Arrive at Speci-
fed Time.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 23.-Faiure TO
receive their pay checks at a specified
time caused 1877 mechanics IN the IAN ran
80 sl1llS CSitT- Mexico & Orient railroad
ebons in this city to walk out. The
Tailroad officials say the difficulty will
he adjusted at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
ST. LOUIS TO CHICAGO MAIL.
Postonice Department Puts on Six
Hour Trains Soon.

st. Louis, Aug. 23.-The postofice de-
partment will put on two new fast
mail trains, one each way daily, be-
tween St. Louis and Chicago. The new
service will be established about Oc-
fober J. The Business Mems League,
which has been making an effort for n
long time to procure this service, yes
terday received information from Wash
sngton that the postoffce department
had approved IT.
The road which win get the contract
will be determined by competitive bids.
The Wabash. Alton, Chicago and East
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

Gruver and Mrs. Emily Sterhs Nirra-
ford, Methodist Episcopal; Vernon
Bowe, 7. n. c. A. secretary in Brazil;
Mrs. Ethel Yoxall Mohler is the wife
and helper of a Y NJ. c. A. secretary at
Hong Kong, China.
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To Sell Grazing Land

Congressman Mondell has intro
duced a bill authorizing the sale
of tracts not larger than a section,
of un~reserved, non irrigable, nom
timbered, non-mineral lands chief
" valuable for grazing. Settlers
who desire a small tract of purely
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, 1911-12-14
Good Looking Copper Rock

Geo. l.. Nelson, who is one of
the owners of the Big Ten group
of claims over southwest of Ram
bier, was in last week to attend to
some mining business. He brot
in some excellent looking copper
rock taken from the "Woodchuck,"
a claim owned by 81 o Granberg,
purchased of Gus Anderson. Al
a depth of 80 feet the ore assayed
$500 in copper. It is nov down
l65 feet and not only is the vein
matter heavily mineralized with
white iron and copper, but both
walls carry milling rock.
Mr.. Nelson returned to Encamp'
ment and will cross over the Divi.
de and assist in the development
work on the Itmay property, own
cd by Rawlins men.