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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
DIES A MILLIONAIRE.
Richest Memphis Negro Was Born in
Slavery.

Memphis, Tenn. Aug. S1.-From
slavery to a millionaire is the brief life
story Of Robert r. Church. colored,
who died at his home today. He was
born "a years ago in Holly Springs
Miss.
Churchs wealth is estimated by
Memphis bankers to exceed 81 100000
He owned valuable business property
and over $50 residences in the city ana
several hundred acres of land near the
city limits.
Church began life on a cotton plan
tation. When old enough to work ne
was sold to the owner of a Mississippi
river steamboat. His boyhood life was
spent as a cabin boy on a boat that
piled in and out of the harbor of Mem
phis.
After the civil war ended, Church
left the river and secured position
with a wholesale merchant. From that
he worked into the saloon business
Then he began to buy real estate
Church was the only negro of promi-
nence that ever subscribed to fund
to entertain the confederate veterans
at their annual reunions. He did this
when the first reunion was held in
Memphis about Is years ago, giving ST.
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Evening Entertainment at State
Fair Will Be Immense.
Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild
West Made Hit in Iowa.
PIONEER DAYS A FEATURE
This Will Be Spectacular PAINS
Fireworks Production.
Topeka Day at Fair Is Monday,
September 8.

at is the biggest thing 1 have ever
scent" This was the statement of Sam
uel E Lux, of the state fair board OF
managers, who has returned from the
Iowa State fair. He was speaking OF
the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebra-
ton that will be seen each evening on
the fair grounds while the big expo
sition is in progress the week of Sep
TENDER o.
The celebra ton brings together the
best and most daring out of door sports
of the region of the cowboy and Indian.
In this show the Indians and cowboys
compete for supremacy in the enact
1nent of exciting feats-
Many wild west shows have been or
ganized, but according to the advance
dope as contained in the Des Moines
papers none please as does the Chey-
enne Frontier Days celebration. 1t Is
said to include the best living wild west
performers of the time.
Some of the Features.
Here are few Of the features the
show includes:
Champion men and lady rough riders
Champion men and lady relay riders
of the world.
Champion trick and fancy ropers.
Rucl1ing buffaloes, steers and cows.
Bucking and trick burroS-
Champion steer and bulldog men
catching steers and throwing without
rome.
Fifty head of the greatest bucking
horses left in the world today, includ-
ing 'tOld Steamboat Teddy Roose-
=elt'' and "Aeroplane.'
Only team of buffaloes in the worIc
broken to ride and drive.
Wild horses and Texas steers and a
band of full blood Sioux Indians. They
put on all sorts OF races and games,
quadrilles on horseback, and many
other interesting features
AS grand climax to NE wild west
show will be given one of the largest,
most realistic and highly thrilling pro-
auctions that has ever been attempted
in fireWorks"Pain's Pioneer Days.
viii Erect Gigantic stage.
A gigantic stage 500 fee. long will
be constructed for this performance.
The performance will bring into play
hundreds of performers, including In
dams, soldiers and pioneers. There
will be real log cabins, rail fences, OK
teams, prairie schooners; also the re-
production of an old fort and stock
ade.
There will be thrilling night at
tack by Indians and the burning of the
log cabin settlement. One of the
features will be d realistic battle be-
tween Indians, soldiers and pioneers.
Included in the program will be
sensational aerial and acrobatic Spe-
performers. Then imm ed;ately fol-
lowing the Pioneer Days spectacle
will be discharged $1,000 worth of
fireworks.
There will be scores of huge set
pieces, wheels. novelties, special de-
signs and hundreds of bombs, foun-
tains floral gems, novelty rockets and
new surprises in color effects.
Good Races Expected
Monday will be Topeka day at the
fair. Every display will be in place,
and this will be the best time to see
the exhibits. rs there Will not be as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Democrat Rally at Randolph.

Manhattan, Aug. 31.-Guy T. Helverlng
and Burt E. Brown, Democrats, the latter
candidate for the office of secretary Of
state, spoke yesterday to a large crowd
at the Randolph old soldiers and old set
tiers reunion. At the close of the
speeches a number of Republicans came
forward to pledge their support of Demo
cratic candidate. Helvering confined
himself to national issues and advocat ed
the election of Governor Woodrow Wilson.
Brown talked about state issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Flying Men Fail

victims to stomach, liver and kidney trou-
bles just like other people. with like re-
suits in loss of appetite, backache, ner-
vousness, headache, and tired, Hstless,
rundown feeling But there's no need
to feel like that as T. d. PEBBLES Henry,
Tenn, proved six bottles of Electric
Bitters.'' he writes, did more to give me
new strength and good appetite than all
other stomach remedies used So they
help everybody It's folly to suffer VIXEN
this great remedy will help you from
the first dose Try it. Only 50 cents at
Campbell Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Heavy W-heat Train at SaIina.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 31.-One of the
heaviest wheat trains ever brought
branch last night. The engine pulled
So cars loaded with grain from west
ern counties. Due to a shortage in
locomotives, LOO tons of wheat are
standing on side tracks at Paradise
and one or two other towns on the
branch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
LIVED in KANSAS
Morgan Not Killed, Woman
Said to Be Daughter, Says.
Confederate Raider Lived Near
Marion, Known as Cole.

Guthrie. Ok. Aug. 31.-CIaiming
that she is daughter of General
John Morgan, the noted confederate
cavalry leader and head of Morgan 5
Raiders Mrs. l.. F. Labrue, of Cher
okee, in addressing the reunion of old
soldiers told them that General Nor
gan living under the name of DR.. Jno.
M. Cole, died in old Indian Territory
in 1899 and was buried near Vivian,
Okla, Civil war history relates that
General Morgan was killed at New
Greenville, Tenn, on Sept. A, 1864,
after a sensat iona1 escape from the
Ohio state penitentiary.
Mrs. Labrue asserts that General
Morgan was assisted in escaping by
members of a fraternal order and
went to Marion county, Kansas, where
he took the name of Cole.
There he married Miss Maggie Cut
ger and they lived in western Arkan-
sas and the Cherokee nation. Mrs.
Cole, Mrs. Labrue's mother. died in
1873, and two years later her father
married Miss Reardon of Southwest
City, Mo. He practiced medicine in
the Cherokee ration until his death in
1899. Mrs. Labrue has numerous re-
lies that are supposed to have belong
ed to General Morgan, including a
tin type picture of him taken at Muld-
row, 1. T., many years after the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Ffrenen to Kansas City. Kansas.

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. 31.-The last
session of the annual tournament OF
the Kansas State Firemen's association
was held here. 1t was decided to hold
next years tournament at Kansas City,
Kan. That town put up 500 in prizes
for the races next year, which with the
amount given by the association means
$1,150 in prize money next year, the
same amount that Clay Center put up
this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Nine Ears on One StaTk

Sterling, Kan, Aug. 31.-Mrs. James
Altland brought to town stalk of
corn bearing nine ears. Instead of
shooting out leaves, an ear is pro-
duced at every joint of the stalk.
Three of the ears are well formed and
would make good corn, while the 9TH
ers grow smaller as they grow near
er the root of the stalk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
DALLAS

the popular cut flower, are beginning to
bloom. Csc doz-
order your Peonfes. Iris and Oriental
Peoples now. If planted early this fall
they will bloom next spring. Dutch bulbs
for sale. Landscape Gardening, and plant
ing speciality. W. L. LUX, 18th and
Highland ave. Phone 2732 K.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Epidemic Postpones Fair.

Ness City, Kan, Aug. 30.-The horse
plague is so bad in Ness county that
the county fair September As, has been
postponed indefinitely. Threshing, sod
cutting and blowing have been prac-
tically abandoned, the farmers busying
themselves with their sick stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
Ford Second in Wheat.

Dodge City, Kan, Aug. 31-J. w.
Stevens, expert wheat man of the big
Larabee mills, Hutchinson, believes
Ford county will rank second instead
of third in wheat The experts placed
Barton second. Stevens says Ford will
60 away over the three million mark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31

big an out of town crush as will be
the case later n the week.
The race program will consist of
2:25 pace, 2:30 trot, 2 year old trot
and two running races. Tuesday viii
be Kansas Derby day.
An unusually large number of good
horses have been entered for the races,
and some fast events are expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31

According to a report just issued by
the census bureau there are $4,000 ne
groes in the state of Kansas. OF these
there are 1914 mulattoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31

Mr.. Myer, postmaster at Emporia,
is visiting Washington relatives this
week He is accompanied by Mrs.
Myer Mr. Myer was formerly private
secretary to former Congressman Jas.
NJ Miller of Kansas. On the last day
of Miller's service in the house he
named Myer postmaster at Emporia.
Years ago Mr.. Myer was a clerk in the
general land office at Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31

Kansas postmasters appointed: Grace
K. Wrench, Asherville; William W.
Haskell, Hymer; Robert I. Hillman,
Peru; Mary E. McNemee, Bremen,
Doniphan county; Bertha T. Kolterman.
Duluth, Pottawatomie county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31

One of the last nominations made
nv the president before the close of
congress was that of Theodore item,
Jr, for reappointment as postmaster at
EIIinwood, Kan. In the rush of things
this nomination failed confirmation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31
FOR The OLD FLAG.
More VeneratiOn Shown for
Nations Emblem.
Mrs. Ball of Larned Has Found
1t So.
She IS IN WASHINGTON
Talks About Relief Corps Work
for Flag.
Census Shows There Are Oh
O3O Negroes in Kansas.
He IS IN WASHINGTON

Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball of Larned, Kan
has left Washington for Los Angeles,
Cal, where she will attend the ma
tionaI encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Mrs. Bail is
chairman of the national committee on
prevention of dissertation OF the rag
of the Woman's Relief Corps, and has
an important report to make TO the
national ncampment.
Mrs. Ball has secured from the
chairman of the Republican national
committee, Charles D. Hilles, and from
the chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, Mr.. Coombs, their
promise that in no way shall the nag
in their political work be used for any
purpose that will in any way humil-
late it.
Mrs. Ball tells the State Journal
correspondent that along these lines
there is a very healthy Improvement
in the use of the flag, and that the
signs of the times are that the temple
of the people lies in the direction or
keeping the flag out of advertising.
The commissioner of patents some
six years ago declined to further au-
thoriZe it's use in patented lapelS ana
trade marks, and the day is coming
ness to try to Draw customer oy lhe
use of the flag.
Mrs Ball has been appointed
member of two of the most important
cOInInlIIeeS OF the hdIlOAAol NOAA
She has bene invited to make num-
her of addresses on the flag, its origin
and history and to take part in the pa
triotic campfires. She will be the
guest at a number of luncheons and
dinners, and will meet Mrs. Mary Ford
PIatten in Williams, AriZ.
Mrs. Ball will present a flag to the
school house which Mrs. Platten has in
duced the county in which she lives to
build On the return trip Mrs. Ban
will visit for several days at her home
in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-31

Miss Helen Eacher, secretary of the
State Suffrage league, addressed a
meeting in Oak Hill Friday. Mr.. Henry
Green, spoke on suffrage before a meet
ing of the Fraternal Brotherhood in
Muscotah Friday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
Tennessee Farm Bargains
NO. 1913
FARNlNII.LE, VA

THIS farm contains acres, in timber IS in
in 90 acres to be own to wheat this fall
peas and meadow Good strong limestone soil with stiff
red clay ubso good state of cultivation and productive
Spendidy by living springs branches creek
every field and splendid grain and farm Small
orchard The consist good eight house
well finished and in splendid repair worth about $I7oo and
situated nice good three tenant house. good barn
and barn. smoke house, granary spring
houses, and all necessary outbuldngs
This valuable farm is located pike road in old settled
community Greene County, Tenn with several churches
and school within yards of the residence and just mile
from railroad station the main line of the Southern Ry
community where higher standard of citizenship maintained
could not be found and the property desirable
respect Price $4,000 reasonable and bargain the
the above farm small for you, will pay you let
know your requirements that submit you other property
We have larger and better list of farms hands at this time
than before and think offer you better bargains ii
East Tennessee than you find anywhere else the South
considering the purchase of farm do fail write
THE INTERSTATE LAND COMPANY.
Bristol Tenn. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
This LADY'S
GOOD APPETITE
Mrs. Hansen, In a Letter From
MoEi.e, Tells How She Gained Il.

Mobile, Ala.-"I suffered for seven
years, with womanly trouble" writes
Mrs. Sigurd Hansen in a letter from
this city. Il felt weak and always had
n headache and was always going to
the doctor. At last was operated on,
and felt better, but soon had the
ssme trouble.
My husband asked me to try Cardui.
felt better after the first bottle, and
now, have good appetite and sleep
well. feel fine, and che doctor tells
nc I am looking better than he ever
saw me-"
If you arc sick and miserable, and
suffer from any of the pains due to
womanly troublo-try Cardui
Cardui is successful because 1t is
composed of ingredients that have been
found to act curatiYcly on the woman
L. constitution.
For more than fifty years, it has been
used by women of all ages. with great
success. Try it. Your druggist sells it.
N. B.-Wiite 10: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chat,.-
rpoga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga. Tenn. TOT Special
distinctions. and 64-paec book Home Treatment
OF Women" sent in plain wrapper. request.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
Malie~ and Superstition.


In the middle ages malice and super
stition found expression in the forma.
ton OF wax images of hated persons.
into the bodies Of which long pins were
Stuck. 1t was confidently believed that
IN that way deadly injury would bo
uohc 10 the person represented. This
belief and practice continued down to
the seventeenth century. The super
sdtion indeed still holds its place In
the highlands of Scotland. where"
says n well Informed write, "within
the last few years clay model of an
enemy was found In n stream. having
been placed there I'm the belief that MS
the clay washed away so would the
health of the hated one decline"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
HIGHLANDS NOTES

Richands, Va. Sept Ii. Rich
lands rs one of the most prosperous
towns on the Clinch Valley division.
The town has n population of about
fifteen hundred people and is located
in fine farming section and is also
close to several coal operations viii ch
afford the town considerable trade.
There are no vacant dwellings, in the
town and there is growing demand
for more dwellings every day.
The Richlands school commenced
the present term on September g with
the largest attendance in the history
of the school. This school has the
full four-year high school course and
under the supervision of Miss Maggie
Williams promises to be one of the
leading high schools in Southwest
Virginia. There are nine teachers and
another will soon be added. An adj
ditional room is being built to the
present school house for the purpose
of providing room for an additional
class. The present term started off
with an enrolment of 312 pupils and
this number has been increasing every
course Of preparation.
The Rich!ands Pharmacy will soon
begin the erection of fine two story
brick and stone business building on
Main street, near the railroad track
Plans and specifications are not in the
course of erection.
! The members of the Christian and
Methodist Sunday Schools held their
annual picnic on reservoir hill this
afternoon. About $50 to 200 children
and grown-ups enjoyed the out doc,
festivities of the occasion.
DR.. w. X. Williams, who has beer
conducting "A private hospital here
finds his present quarters inadequat,
to provide Accommodations for all VIII,
apply for Treatment, and for th
reason is preparing to build a large
hospital at AN early date. The eli
matte conditions and general surround
ings here are most pleasant and thi
will make an ideal point for the loca
ton of the proposed institution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
LAST OF ALIENS
CAUGHT IN low A

Dcs Moines Iowa. Sept. Ii Sidna
Allen, leader of the Allen clan VIII c
shot up the Carroll county court house
at Hillsville, Va, March ID. killing
Judge Massie and others, and his
nephew. Wesley Edwards. tonight
are menaclcd in cells in the city Jail
as the result of love affairs, which led
the detectives to him. Both have an
nounced their Willingness to return
home without requisition. Edwards.
of Mt. Airy, N. c., had innoccntly
led the detectives to Des Moincs,
was captured tonight as he was re
turning to his boarding house after
working all day with a paving gang.
He tried to escape by crawling
through the front end of the car when
the officers caught him.
The arrest of Sidna Allen was
affected earlier in the day.
A visit by Edwards to Miss Iroler,
in her Virginia home. about month
ago, and the accidental loss of let
ter. put the detectives on the trail.
The fugatives had been in Des Mo-
ines since April %. Allen went un-
der the name of Tom Sayre and work
ed as carpenter, and Edwards was
known as Joe jackson and was en-
ployed by the city paving gang. AL
len was arrested at the home of Jchn
Cameron, where he and his nephew
had been rooming, by detectives Bald
win, Lucas and Mundy, of Roanoke.
The arrest occurred few minutes
after Miss Iroler stepped into Gamer
on home to meet Edwards, whom
she was to wed tonight. detective
Lucas covered Allen with a revolver
and asked him to surrender. Allen
hesiiated, then threw up his hands.
remarking, az guess Pm your man. -
Miss lroler took the arrest of Allen
and the capture of Ed wards with little
show of concern.
Sidna Allen in his cell talked free
| ly of the events of the last few
months. He said he and Edwards r..
NAMED in the mountain country in
Virginia and North Carolina about q
month after the tragedy and then got
over in Kentucky, to Louisville The
next stop was st. Louis. He dosen't
know why they came to Des Moines.
unless it was because al thuoght il
would be safer here He said ht
would hive given himself up long age
if he thought he would get squar,
DEAL "But see what they We done
to Floyd, my brother, and Claude,
he concluded.
Allen denied that after the TRACED,
he had sent threats to the officers
"I was writing when the detective
came today" he said. az had hear
that Wesley and his girl were to b
married and she was coming here. !
ne hadn't been a fool and gone bac
to Virginia and dropped that lette
we wouldn't be in this fix tonight.
don't blame the girl. ] don't kno'
her, but her mother. Mrs. Frank lro
Ter, was once my sweetheart. TIL
two men were subjected to Bertillio
measurements tonight.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
A Tudor Gallant.

A gallants toilet was no easy bust
ness, and slow or clumsy servant nc
doubt got many an oath and blow II
he failed to tie up the points OF tho
hose. lace the doublet or arrange the
stomncher and frilled shirt to his mas
tcr's satisfaction. a gentlemnn's dress
had so many fastenlngs, with 70
much tying ana lacing of his garments
together. that 1t was impossible TINT
he should ever get costumcd (sic) with,
out assistance. The long hose had to
be securely tied by a number of latch
cts to the doublet; the doublet itself
was laced up the front. and the slccves.
being slashed TO show the shirt sleeves,
had also to be laced somctimes.-"IIis-
tory of English Dress
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
fazewell Druggist
Deserves Praise

John +. Jackson deserves praise
from Ta2"well people for Introducing
he7e the simple buckthon bark and
Glyccrinc mixture, known az A1lcr-i-
ka. This simple German remedy first
became famous by curing appendicitis
and it has now been discovered that A
SINGLE DOSE relieves sour stomach,
gas ON the stomach and constipation
INSTANTLY.
J. f.. jackson, Druggist
Also recommended by the Richlnnds
Mercantile Co, of Richlands.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
Money Saved

T N buying metal shingles we
l. can save you from fifty cents
to one dollar per square. We
have a full line Of samples of the
Doric and Old English tile metal
shingles. Call at shop and see
samples, and get prices, and il
you need a roof you will buy.
BARNETT & SON, Timers
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
The letter that never came.

There are several Lapers in the
State if startled out of sound sleep
in the middle of the night would yell
MACHINE. When it was reported
the other day that Henry G.. Stuart
had written Senator Martin a letter
in which he referred to his purpose of
running for Governor next year these
papers mt once shouted that Stuart
had recognized the power of Martin.
and knucklcd to the machine.
Mr.. Stuart regarded it as a matter
of too small concern to make any
reply to it, but when asked here yes
terday what about it, declared, smil-
ingly, that he had not written ato
Senator Martin on any subject for
zen years. Elk.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20

Mention of the highest point in the
city of London recalls famous dis
cussion as to the middle point of Eng
land. Geographers and mathemati
clans combined their knowledge and
INDUCED in elaborate calculations with
out satisfactory result until one in
genious problem solver found q way
Hike Mr.. Barrie's Tommy. He cut Out
n map of England. mounted 1t on card
board. and the spot at which the MAJ
would balance on the point of PHI
was obviously the middle.-Londor
Spectator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
Artificial Snow

curious instance of the formation
of artificial snow was witnessed on one
occasion in the town of Agen, in
France y fire broke out in n sawmill
when tue temperature was 10 de-
Grecs below freezing point. The water
thrown upon the fire was instantly
vapOrized and. rising in the cold. dry
mir. was immediately condensed and
fell as Snow. With bright starlight and
strong northwest wind blowing. the
whiriing SNOW above and the raging
fire below. brilliant spectacle was
presented