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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
Bill Nye's Endorsement Of
a Physician for Coroner

norant epochs of time, when the prac-
tice of medicine was united with
the profession of the barber, the well
digger, the farrier, the veterinarian
or the coroner.
'Why, this physician plenipoten-
tiary and coroner extraordinary that
I have referred to, didn't know when
he got call whether to take his
morphine syringe or his venire for "A
jury. He very frequently went to see
patient with lung tester under one
arm and the revised statutes under
the other. People never knew when
they saw him going to a neighbours
house, whether the case had yielded
to the coroner's treatment or not. No
one ever knew just when overtaxed
nature would. yield to the statutes in
such case made and provided.
"When the jury was impanelled,
however, we always knew that the
medical treatment had been success
fully fatal.
"Once he charged the county with
an inquest he felt sure of, but in the
night the patient got delirious, eluded
his nurse, the physician and coroner,
and fled to the foothills, where he
was taken care of and finally recover
ed. The experiences of some of the
patients who escaped from this man
read more like fiction than fact. One
man revived during the inquest,
knocked the foreman of the jury
through the window, kicked the cor
oner in the stomach, fed him bottle
of violet ink, and, with a shrek of
laughter, fled. He is now travelling
under an assumed name with a mann
moth circus, feeding his bald head to
the African lion twice day at SO
week and found"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

J. L. Darrell. the young man who was
arrested for stealing $S5 from his employ
err Fred Parr, was released Friday after
noon. He returned the stolen money and
Mr. Parr did not wish to prosecute him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

| Items for this column may be 'phonat
| to 225S Blue or the State Journal office
Mrs o. P. Glabreath. wife of 6
stenographer in the freight auditor of
| flee, will spend few days next week
in Winfield with relatives.
| Miss Jennie Maxwell. of the freight
auditors office, will spend Sunday with
! friends in Kansas City.
George Roehrig, of the store depart
ment, will leave the first of the week
for vacation trip to Denver.
Clyde Allen. of the ticket auditor
office, will leave the first of the week
for a vacation trip to Chicago.
r. L. Cree. of the freight auditor s
office. will spend Sunday with relatives
and friends in Wichita.
Dave Rosenthal, of the store depar:
ment, will leave next week for va "a
ton trip to New York and the east.
G. F. johnson, of the freight auditor s
department. and Mrs. johnson. v i'll
leave the first of the week for vacd-
ton trip to Denver.
Miss Esther McAfee and Master Rus
sell McAfee of Parksville, Mo, are
visiting at the Bert Grice home on
Van Buren, street.
Miss Nellie Sedan of the car ac-
countant's department will spend
Sunday with relatives and friends in
Atchison.
Mrs c. W. Lowe, wife of c. w.
Lowe, operator, is spending a few days
with friends in Kansas City.
N c. Naylor of the store depart
ment and family will leave the first
of next week for a few weeks visit
with relatives in Nebraska.
D. E. Simpson, craftsman in the
engineering department, will spend
Sunday with friends in Kansas City.
Izene Peterson of the car account
ants office will spend Sunday with
friends in Lyons, Kan.
Miss Pearl Givens of the car ac-
countant's office is spending the week
end with friends in Reading. Kan.
F. L. Shepard of the freight audi
tors office is spending a few days
with relatives and friends in Burlin-
game.
Mrs. H. N. Hancock, wife of chief
clerk to the freight auditor, is in
Kansas City few days with friends.
Mrs. G. R. Miller, wife of trans
portation clerk, spent Friday in Kan
sas City shopping.
r r. Pope of the freight claim Of
fee and family will spend few weeks
this month with relatives and friends
in Kansas City.
Tom Brennan of the store depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
PIATT's POEM on POLITICS.
Former Topekan Boosts Taft in Verse
in Ohio Paper.

From the pen of D. a. Piatt, a for
mer Topekan, is political poem that
has gained wide publicity because CT
its clever references to the parties, TIE
factions and the men before the voters
in this campaign. Piatt lived here sew
cral years ago. He came to Topeka
from Ohio and worked for several years
for the Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile
company. Some months ago he return
ed to Ohio. 1t was when the national
convention fever was at it's height and
when the fractional feeling was intensi-
fed by the vitriolic writings and
speeches of Roosevelt, that Piatt wrote
this poem.
Here is the poem, which is being pub
Hshed in Ohio papers under the car
ton, Sympathetic Congratulations to
7. r. from D. A. Piatt:
laughed and l laughed
When 1 saw how Billy Taft
Laid down poor little Teddy r.
He knocked out the stuffin',
Then he pulled out the waddin';
Why, he even smashed out the tar!
Teddy, oh Teddy, you thought the world
To kneei at your feet and call you it
But when your little craft
Run up against Billy Taft
You found that you lacked little bit.
Teddy r.. Teddy R., you was so near and
Tt seemed all over but the shouting"
But when Chairman Root told the boys to
toot
You picked up your hat and went out
pouting.
When you found you could not be 'it'
The party you tried to split,
Thinking you would bring all things to
grief,
But after you had gone
The band just played on.
And the music was Hail to the Chief.
Farwell. Teddy r., your bright political
star
Will never again shine before you.
They blotted out every trace of that smile
from your face
you.
Now when YOU go back to Sycamore Hill,
Sit down and write to Uncle Will;
Tell him you are feeling little sore
Tell your uncles and your aunts
That your name is changed to pants,
That you will never run for President
any more,
Or you can do like Mr.. Bryan
Just keep on tryin'.
Perhaps you may get there atterWhlle'
For you 1t must be unpleasant.
But the way 1t looks at present
The combination has got you
Skinned about a mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
CONCERNING CoRoNERs.

81 am glad to notice that in the
east there is a growing disfavor IN.
the public mind for selecting prac-
ticing physician for the office of cor
oner. This matter should have at
tracted attention years ago. Now it
gratifies me to notice finer feeling
on the part of the people, and an
awakening of those sensibilltles
which go to make life more highly
priced and far more enjoyable.
81 had the misfortune at one time
to be under the medical charge OF a
coroner who had graduated from a
Chicago morgue and practiced medl-
cine along with his inquest business
with the most fiendish delight. / do
not know which he enjoyed best,
holding the inquest or practicing on
his patient and getting the victims
ready for the quest.
Zone day he wrote out a prescrip-
ton and left it for me to have filled.
l was surprised to find that he had
made a mistake and left a rough
draft of the verdict in my own case
and a list of jurors which he had
made in memorandum, so as to be
ready for the worst. | was alarmed,
for did not know that l was in so
dangerous a condition. He had the
advantage of me, for he knew just
what he was giving me, and how long
human life could be sustained under
his treatment l did not.
''That is why I say that the pro-
fession of medicine should not be al
lowed in conflict with the solemn
duties of the coroner. They are con-
stantly clashing and infringing upon
each others territory This coroner
had a kind of tread-softly-bow-the-
head way of getting around the room
that made my flesh creep. He had
way, too, when I was asleep, of
glancing hurriedly through the pock-
cts of my pantaloons as they hung
over a chair, probably to see what
evidence he could find that might aid
the jury in arriving at a verdict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
SANTA FE NOTES.

Items for this column may be 'phon7C
to 2253 Blue or the State Journal office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
LOCAL mthllUN.

E A. Wall. bookkeeper in the office of
l. NJ PenweI, will leave Monday on his
vacation and will be gone about three
weeks He will visit lake resorts in the
northern part of the country and will
then go to Colorado. He expects to re-
turn to Topeka about September 1.
John Gomez, a Mexican, was convicted
of being a vagrant in police court Friday
afternoon. He has been in the habit CT
spending his time in questionable reSor Is
and has not been known to work for two
years. He was arrested in Grace Ewing $
disorderly house several days ago a
number of policemen who are farnlllar
with the Characters in the lower part of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
SavTet Hanford Go.

Washington Aug. 3.-The committee
of representatives which took testimony
against Federal Judge Cornelius Han
ford. at Seattle, Wash. today recon-
nended to the house judiciary commit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
OAKLAND NOTES.

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to 2253 Blue or the State journal office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

the city were the witnesses. Gomez was
fined $40. OF course he didn't have the
money and began work on the rock pile
| this morning.
1t is proposed to raise a fund for til :
support of the widow and two daughters
of the late L. s. Supreme Court Justice
John NJ. Harlan. The two daughters, 1t
is said "are of middle age, but have not
been qualified for any profession by which
they can earn their living although they
are struggling to do So" See page A Of
the Dougherty Business College catalogue.
Phone SEC W.
John Shaw pleaded guilty to the charge
of selling liquor and maintaining a nuis-
ance in police court Friday and was fined
500 and sentenced to serve thirty days in
the city prison. He explained to the court
that this was his first offence. He asked
to be given chance to be good and prom
Used not to be guilty of such offence
again. He was paroled on the promise
to be good.
w. w. Dunlap and Elmer K. Mitchell
We're arrested by Officer Mcclure in
thought to be deserters from Fort Riley.
The police are communicating with of
ficers at the fort and trying to establish
an identity but have not succeeded up to
this time.
Lucy stevenson answered roll call in
police court Friday afternoon to answer
to the charge of selling liquor and main
tanning a nuisance but the officers have
was guilty of the charges. She was ar
rested about ten days ago. The police
found less than a dozen bottles of beer in
her place and found four men drinking
beer out of bottles They did not con-
vince the court that She was in the hablr
of permitting men to drink in her place
nor did they offer evidence of sales judge
Arnold took the case under advisement
and promises decision Tuesday
]. L. Darrell, the young man who was
arrested for stealing SS5 from his employ
er. Fred Parr, was released Friday after
noon. He returned the stolen money and
Mr. Parr did not wish to prosecute him.
Sunday chicken dinner . cts. at the
Dougherty Coop Club, lis West Sth. CP
stairs
Ice cream social, Salvation Army tent,
corner 5th and Quincy, tonight at T.
Judge NJ. w. Pinckey at a recent ban
ouet recalled an incident to show that
there is some hunor associated with such
a serious thing as the law In Dawson
City a colored man, Sam Jones by name,
was on trial for felony. The Judge asked
Sam if he desired the appointment of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

Judge NJ. w. Pinckey at a recent ban
quet recalled an incident to show that
there is some humor associated with such
a serious thing as the law In Dawson
City a colored man, Sam Jones by nan e,
was on trial for felony. The Judge asked
Sam If he desired the appointment OF
lawyer to defend him. No, sab. said
Sam Use gvine to throw myself on tie
ignorance of the cote '-Argonaut-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

Ice cream social, Salvation Army tent
corner 5th and Quincy, tonight at Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

Sunday chicken dinner . cts. at tn
Dougherty Coop Club, lis West Sth- Ut
stairs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-20
By Tom Mcnamara
AWWWWWWl
WHATS The USE :?
eAGCGBeAkS KID STEP
UlUIAN IS ENOUGH
TO MAKE ANY OWE
OWE Up
ByIGus Mayer

SKINNY SAANeRS SiARRSA
GlANVS HAVE A 6t6 GAME
ScH6OOLEO TAtS AFTERNOON
W(fH The OIEANO6RS. IT
IS a WELL KNOWN FACT
TAAI THE GIANTS. WtTAolJr
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-20

THEIR RGGUlAR
PITCHER OLE
EAGLE BGAktE'
ARC EASY prey
FOR MAC TEAM.
6AttBeA<tE
HAS ANoC TEr
PLAIGO Al.
OFe tctAC LEAGUE
GAME CHS SEASON
TIE DATES FOe AE
UlOLiN lie SS0h3S
ALuAIS CLASH
0ltH THE DATES
FOR OFEtcfAC GAVE
4Ml HIS tACTle rALs
10 STEP SISTER
WATCHES HIM LIKE
4 4Aul<
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
DIED

At hi, residence IN Weingarten on Mon
! day April GNt, At $3.50 p. M, Fc,N
| lIugcumiilcr.
Deceased was born in Germany Eel
rulry r., 1925. In the spring of 1874
the family came TO America. After d
stay ul three and a half rear, in New
Jersey they moved 10 Wc'ngurten, Their
present home. On November ~, ISSg.
he va, united III marriage to Susanna
l'hlIrr, sister OF Peter aud the late Cha
J.. Faiicr. To the union ten children
were born OF whom sin are still living.
Joseph T.. Felix NJ. Leo T.. David -.
Louise, wife OF Joseph GricshlDer, and
Frank G., beside, % grandchildren and
tt grcat.grandchiidrcn. Several year,
before hts marriage, Mr.. Hogenmi!lcr
began to teach school in his home di,.
triyl AMI continued to teach the youth
III the same district for 81 wears, absent
from his post only three months in M,
long career as teacher. He was also
Justice Of the Peace Of his township
aud I. = Gaugcr for his district. The
office OF Notary Public hc held Til
death Nine years ago he celebrated
the Soth anniversary Of his wedding.
Mr.. Hlgcmmlller, familiarity known
As Teacher liugcnmillcr, was beloved
and respected 10y all who knew him.
lIi- pupil, lovingly remember him 4,
a man ot honor, excellent character
and high integrity. The community
recalls IN HIM the faithful incumbent
Of the public trusts with when they
honorcd hlm. He wss one OF those
who saw their duty and performed it
well. \, hi- life, 80 also his death.
Strengthened 10y the frequent reception
Of the slCramcnts q Mother church.
whose ardent aud devoted son he had
been from hi, youth, he passed away
calm and peacefully. Esteemed A. he
was seeing the youth whom hr had
taught growing to sturdy and mauful
men, having attained the ,criptural age
OF four score years, lie could well say
with Simeon IN the temple: "Now oh
Lord dismiss thy servant in peace
The funeral, attended by large con.
course Of people, took place at Vein
gartcn Wednesday morning at half
past nine. \ requiem high mas, was
celebrated by Father kotte, after which
he was laid to rest at the side of his
faithful spouse who preceded him in
death two years ago, May he rest in
peace.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11

4 board or the postmaster at an OF the
places named above, or from the r. s
. Civil Service Commission, Washington
II. {.
Applications should be properly exc.
cutet aud filed with the Commission at
Washington. As examination papers
aye -hipped direct from the Commission
to the places pi examination, it is ncrc,-
-trH that applications be received in
ample time t. arrange for the cxaiuiua.
upu desired at the place indicated By
the applicant. The Commission will
therefore arrange to examine any urpIi.
'Ia, whose application Is received in
i"ue Co permit the ,hipmcrt Of the nee
t.rary papers.
IN eligible register for the position Of
rural letter carrier for each county will
be maintained. person must he cN.
Hulmrd III the county in which the post
'itcc tha, supple, hi, home j, situated
~ result of such examination he
may become eligible to appointment a,
rural carrier at any post office in such
county. A rural letter carrier after one
YEAR satisfactory service may he trans.
fcrrcl 10 the position OF clerk OF carrier
IN a first " second class post office, to-
the position Of railway mail clerk, or to
other position in the classified service,
subject to such examination a. NAV be
required bv the civil service rules.
ions {. BLACK. President.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Rural Carrier Examination

Will be held at Pennington for St,
Francois county on Saturday. April az
1919.
The United States Civil Service Com.
mission announces an examination on
the date and at the places named above,
rs a result OF which it is expected &c
make certitication to fill vacancy in
the position OF rural carrier at Farm.
ington and other vacancies as they may
occur on rural routes at post Offices in
the above named county, unless it shall
be decided in the interests of the ser
vice to fill the vacancy BY reinstate.
ment, transfer, or promotion. The usu-
al entrance salary for rural carriers is
from 5000 to 81 900 per annum.
Age limit, rs to SIS, on the Gate OF
the examination. The maximum age
limit is waived in cases Of persons hon
orably discharged from the United
States military or naval service.
An applicant must have his actual
domicile in the territory supplied by a
post Office in the county for which the
examination is announced.
The examination is open to all male
citizens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements
Application Form I5lf, and full in
formation concerning the requirements
of the examination, can be secured from
the secretary Of the local examining
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Order of Publication.

STATE or MISSOURI, -,
county OF 81. Fmncols, So
~ THE CiRCtfT rOCET 70 MAY TERM
WILLIAM tREGLON Plaintiff,
".
SADIE rREGIDN, Defendant
Now ~ this day comes pnlntiU herein lbs
lli~ attorney, and niles his petition ana am
duNlt, alleging, among other things that
defendant, sadie treglOw, Is not a resident
li the STATE Of Missouri whercupon It /,
ordered by the Clerk OF this Court In vuca
Ton, that said defendant ne notified by
publication that plaintiff has commenced
SUIT against her in this court, the object
ana general nature OF which T. an nrtl0u
Tor divorce upon the grounds OF abandon.
W'nt without reasonable cause Tor "A period
ui one whole year or more. and that unless
said defendant he ana appear Al this court
al the next term thereof, to he begun ana
holden AZ the Court House IN the city uf
furmlngtOn, in said county. on the I5th
luy ul May next. ana on or before the nrSt
DAY OF said term. or before the last DAG OF
,hid term, answer or plead to the pptitIon
IA said cause, the same Will b. taken ms
confessed, ana Judgment VIII be- rendered
accordingly.
And II Is further Ordered that "A con,
hereof he published, according to law III
lhe Pennington Times, n newspaper pub.
ll,h'd In shiN county 81 Il Francois, for
Tour weeks successfully, published AT lcas
once week. the last Insertion to bf, M
lrhst hitcen days before the nrst day OF
said next May term OF this Court.
y true copy fHsn the secord.
witness my hand and seal OF
SEAL the Circuit Court of ST. Fran
... ....; cois county this 18th Day OF Feb.
ruary 1872.
.. e. WILSON, Circuit Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Order of Publication

STATE OF mssOuWlss
| County OF Il. Francis, CO.
N pIE CIRCUIT COURT, TO MAY TERM
Marion Jones Plaintiff.
The unknown heirs ana devisces of william
NJ. Etnnett, Defendants.
Now OF THIS day comes the plaintiff by
Merrill Plpkln, hiS attorney, ana filps hi,
pOtniun, which said petition Is duly sworn
te ny Marion Jones, said plaintiff alleging
thai the unknown heirs ana deviseps of
Nllllam VI Bennett, deceased, are non res
ldents OF the state of Missouri, and thai
ne ordinary process OF this Court cannot
be served upon them in the state OF Missou-
ri, anu their names and the number OF the
said unknown heirs ana dcvisces of said
William NJ. bennett are unknown to plain
tin, and that II Is sought by said Marion
Jones, SAID plalntin, To obtain from said
count decree iully yesting in plaintiff the
absolute title to the southeast quarter OF
me southeast quarter OF section ~, town.
snip 20, range benst. 81. Francois Comfy
Missouri, containing 30 acres by lImitation
wherefore II Is ordered by the CLERK of
ms Court, in vacation, that all OF said un
known heirs OF said william NJ Bennett be
notified by publication that plaintiff has
commenced suit against them in this
Court, the object and general nature OF
which Is to obtain from said Court a DEGREES
vesting the title to said above described
ANA IN piaintln by limitation and that un.
less the said defendants be and appear nj
TINS Court at the next term thereof TO he
Degun ana holden at the Court House I'm
me city OF Pennington, in said county, on
tne lsth day OF May, 1912. and on or before
tne nrst uay OF said term, to answer or
plead 10 the petition in said cause the same
shaii be taken as confessed ana judgment
VIII he rendered accordinglr.
ANA II Is further ordered that COPY
nereoI De published, according to law, in
The harrington Times, newspa per pub-
iisheu IN said county OF ST Francois, for
Tour weeks successfully. published at least
once n week, the last insertion to be nj
lenst thirty days before the first day OF
said next May term. 1912, OF this Court
true copy from the record.
witness my hand, and seal Of
SEAL the Circuit Court OF st. Fran.
',,.,...,. co.'s county this s0th day Of
January, 1912.
&. J.. wILKsON. Circuit Clerk.