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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
THEY DUPE STRANGERS
Called for Liquor and Forgot to De-
liver the Goods.

Salina Kan, Dec. ia bootlegger
is a man who meets people on the
street or in mysterious places and sells
them liquor.
But what is a man who meets peo-
pie offers to get them liquor. takes
their money and then disappears?
There are several such in Salina.
Two Of them negroes, are said to be
especially bold in this line of bust
ness.
They always accost strangers who
they think will fall in for it.
Mister" they will say after calling
him aside, would you like something
to drink? I know where to get it.
If they have sized the stranger up
right he will say, Yes, get me a pint
of something good" And the place
where it is to be brought will be out
lined.
but" the first party will say, 81
got to have the money. L can't get 1t
anv other way"
So the man is handed a half dollar
or whatever it costs and the negro
goes away. He doesn't come back.
Most people don't care to own they
have been duped that way or that
they intend to buy of a bootlegger
and they say nothing about it, Some
times they do complain to the police.
But they are strangers. They don't
know the person who accoSted them
and as it usually occurs at night at
some dark corner, they cannot even
give a description of the man.
But it is said there is considerable
money realized in this way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
NURSED SICK HUSBAND
Then Mrs. Lower Reconstructed Divorce
Suit When He Recovered.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 17.-When
Henry NJ. Lower, a farmer residing
west of Wichita, got run over by a
heavily loaded grain wagon, sustaining
a badly smashed head, his wife dis
missed her action for divorce so that
she could nurse him back to health.
That was last summer.
Henry M. Lower is well again. His
WIFE Mrs. Jessie NJ. Lower, instituted
a new action for divorce in the district
court Saturday. Although she was
willing to care for him in his sick
ness, she declares that she cannot
longer bear his abuse, though they
have lived together as man and wife
for twenty years.
Mrs. Lower claims that her husband
has made a practice of beating her
sham efully, and that ne knocks her
down whenever he happens to be in
a bad humor. She says he spends all
his time going back and forth to and
from Wichita, and hasn't spent more
than six weeks at home at real work
during the last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
AN END OF GOssIPING.
Women Now Will Have Useful T7,inos
to Think About, Woman Saws.

P1ttsburg, Kan, Dec 17-Euual
suffrage will perform one service
winch has been declared a need for
scores OF years, which is the preven-
ton of back fence gossiping accord
ing TO Mrs. Elizabeth Callen, who pre-
sided at recent meeting of the
Women's Study club. The minds of
women VIII be turned to something
useful, elevating and equally absorbinS
and they will cease to discuss trivial
matters of the neighborhood. The
first step toward attaining this UtoDian
condition was taken when several
women gathered to study "Civics and
Citizenship" by Ann E. arnold. called
politics" by some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
CRUSHED HIS HEAD.
Bert JOslin, Farm Hand, Murdered
Near HiaWatha

Hiawatha, Kan, Dec. Ebert JosIin.
a farm hand % years old, was murdered
while on his way from Rulo, Neb., Sat
urday night. He was riding in a buggy,
alone. Near the old Indian mission -
miles north of here he was murdered
His head had been struck with a climb
ms I horse went on and the murder was
uISGoNereu When the horse returned
~ nome OF VIM. ogden, where he was
staying.
The Beatrice bloodhounds were san+
for and took the bait from the spot
where the murdered mans body was
found.
The bloodhounds came to the little
nome OF a squaw man on the Sac and
Fox reservation. He was brought to
Hiawatha. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
FELL INTO 4 WE'LL.
Boys Presence of Mind Saved Him
Escaped Injury.

Iola Kan, Dec. 17.-Down water
we'll fifteen feet deep, into several feet
of water, with a horse falling after
him, was the experience of William
Ling, son of Mrs. w. H. Ling, at their
farm four miles west of lola. By keep
ing his head, utilizing the pump stock
for a ladder, and crawling past the
horse which had lodged six feet from
the top of the well, he managed to get
out, practically uninjured.
The boys summoned the help of
neighbors and with ropes and the aid
of the other horse, the fallen animal
was raised from the we'll. And, just
to make the affair unique in every
way, the horse stood up, shook himself
and seemed to DE trying to assure ev-
erybody that arlittle thing like that
could not do him serious harm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
TAKES A LONG DRIVE.
Octo@enarian Travels 200 Miles in
Open Buggy to Pay Visit.

Fort Scott. Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
mother of Mrs. Martin Dearth. a
woman of very advanced age (but who
laUghingly refuses to tell the exact
number of years she has lived), is not
so much like other women in some
respects; for, believe it or not, Mrs.
Dearth's mother came all the way
here from Larned. Kan, a distance
of 200 miles, by the route she took, to
pay a visit to her daughter. That
sounds startling enough, but when the
reader is informed that the drive was
made in a single buggy, and that the
aged woman was alone all the time,
the fact gets beyond the borders of the
merely startling, and becomes some
thing surprising and extraordinary.
The woman who made the long
drive is as lively a cricket, and be-
lies her reputed eighty or more years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
FROM ALTAR TO PRISON.
.ENhen a Mans Married His Troubles
Begin Comes True.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 17.-'When
a mans married his troubles begin, y
says the old maxim, and so 1t was with
William Wernsen, who in less than "a
hours of married life appeared in po-
lice court, had the charge against him
dismissed and was Immediately ar
rested on another. Wernsen is now in
the city Jail.
Wernsen first was charged with as
sault This case was dropped and a
new one, in which he was charged
with selling liquor, was brought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
CHARGES "BLACK HAND"
American Wife Says Italian Husband
Took Poison Fearing Murder.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 17.-Nicholas
Gigliotti, an Italian shoemaker, died
here following the drinking of car
bolic acid. 1t was supposed that his
was a case of dependency and sui
eide. His American wife charges that
Gigliotti was bounded to his death by
a "black hand society, the members
of which had decreed that he must
leave this country. --..
She says Gigliotti tried to raise
money to leave but that he failed and
in fear of murder took poison. She
also alleges that their three boys have
been marked"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Alfalfa Miuers Meet.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 17.-Members
of the National Alfalfa NIiIlers' asso-
citation from Kansas, Oklahoma, Ne
braska, Missouri and Colorado are
meeting here. They discussed the low
price of alfalfa and the car shortage
that impedes the shipment of the
product. The visitors We're entertain
ed at a dinner last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Suicide FolIo1rs OnarreI

LeavenwOrth, Kan, Dec. 17-Grov-
er c. Eidman, a member of the cooks
and bakers school at Fort Riley, shot
himself to death here following a
quarrel with his wife, whom he mar
ried at Junction City three months
ago. Jealousy is said to be the cause
of the suicide. Mrs. Eidman came
here week ago Later Eidman came.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17

He began threatening his wife and the
couple quarreIed several times.
Yesterday Mrs. Eidman left her
room. At o'clock she returned with
two officers. AS the policemen ap-
peared in the door Eidman snapped
the pistol twice at his head but the
weapon was not discharged. He then
turned the revolver on the officers
and fired four shots. none of which
took effect. He then turned the weap-
on himself and fired the fatal shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Catch p. O. Robbers.

Parsons, Kan, Dec. 17.-Postoffice
inspectors believe they know who rob-
bed the A1tamont postoffice the night
of November IL. One of the two sus-
poets is in Jail at Oswego. He gives
his name as Joe Corners. Corners was
arrested with several others at Baxter
Springs for the robbery of the Co
operative store at Labette, but in
spectors say he also helped turn the
Altamont trick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
"RAG SMOKER" DIES.
Man Who Preferred Rags to Tobacco
Succunbs to Throat Disease.

Kansas City, Dec 17.-Andrew
Carlson, "the rag smoker" is dead at
the Wyandotte county farm Carlson
was ~ years old. He might have
lIved to be much older, according to
Dr. ID. T. Smith, county physician,
had he not insisted on rags instead of
tobacco for his pipe. They caused a
disease of the throat
Carlson got the habit of smoking rags
when he could not afford to buy to-
bacco and by the time he went to the
county farm where tobacco is furnish
ed by the county, he preferred rags
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Child browns i'm CanaI.

Arkansas City, Kan, Dec. 17.-CharIes,
the Z-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Somerfield, of this city, was
drowned in the canal which runs
through the city and is used as water
power for the Arkansas City mills and
light plant. The child wandered away
from home and his body was found
several hours later floating in the
stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
uDDIEs TAKE UP SOCCER.
Plan IntercIass Games This Winter
Game Is New.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. IA squad
of about seventy-five midshipmen is
engaged in practicing soccer football
at the naval academy. A series of in
terclass games will be played this win
ter Next season it is proposed to
compete with outside teams in this
sport. The game was introduced at
the naval academy last year by Cap
tain Dalton of the regular football
team and has grown in favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
ACCUSE KANSAS NIILLERs.
Wellington Company Held Guilty of
Violating Antitrust Law.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 1.-THE Black
we'll Mill & Elevator company of
Blackwell, Okla, and the Hunter
Milling company of Wellington, Kan,
were held guilty of violating the Sher-
man antitrust law by Federal Judge
Cotteral here. Attorney General Wick
erSham ordered the suit
The Indictment charged an agree
mcnt between the companies whereby
the Kansas company agreed not to
send its product to Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
TOPEKAN IN MATCH.
i'll. e. CeIIers Will WrestIe Iron Tubbs
at BurIingame.

H E. Cellers of Topeka will wrestle
iron Tubbs at Burlingame Thursday
Tubbs has cleaned up everything in
the Burlingame, Harveyville, Eskridge
nelghborhood. Cellers won a match
from Leroy in Burlington last week.
getting the falls in IS and IL min
uteS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
EoiIs A Foul Plot.

When a shameful plot exists between
liver and bowels to cause distress by re-
frsing to act, take DR.. Kings New Life
pills. and end such abuse of your system
They gently compel right action of stom-
ach liver and bowels, and restore your
health and all good feelings. 25c at
Tamnhell Drug Co.-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

sentativesr consist of not to exceed
three times the number of Senators %
5. Shall Article of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Idaho be amended
by adding thereto Section so as to
reserve to the people of the State, or
any Electoral District therein the right
to recall any public officer except Ju-
dicial officers in the State or said
Electoral District"
g. Shall the Constitution of Idaho
be amended by repeating Section 3 of
Article Is of the Constitution, which
provides that all labor of convicts con-
fined In the States prison shall he
done within tire prison grounds. except
where the work Is done on public works
under the direct control of the State?"
Z. Shall Section 2 of Article of
the Constitution Of the State of Idaho
be SO amended that tho general SUI
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

amended so as to limit the bonded in
debtedness of the State, exclusive CT
the debt of the Territory at the date
of its admission as State, and ex-
elusive of debts and liabilities incurred
subsequent to January first. 1911, for
the purpose of the construction and
furnishing of the State Capitol at
Boise, Idaho, and exclusive of debt or
debts, liability or liabilities incurred
by the Eleventh Session of the Legis-
lature of the State of Idaho. to be lin
tied to the sum of Two Million Dol
lars 2"
4. Shall Section of Article Of
the Constitution of the State of Idaho
be amended so as to provide that the
Senate shall consist of one member
from each of the counties of the State
now created or which may hereafter
be created, and the House of Repre-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26
Wf|SER STREETS
PRESENT Scene OF
GREAT ACTIVITY
Contractors Are Busy With
improvements = Entire
Work Will Be Finished
During Coming Year.
(stam Correspondcncel

Weiser, Oct. 2c.--Weiser's great
municipal improvement era Is now go
ing apace. When these improvements
are completed in 1913, Weiser will be
one Of the most modern cities Of its size
in the northwest. Some weeks ago
the progressive city council Of Weiser
let four important contracts aggre-
eating $4,000. The estimates on
these contracts totaled over 100000.
The competition, however, was SO keen
among the many contractors who were
attracted to Weiser from far and wide,
that the city council was enabled to
save to the Weiser taxpayers fully
100000 on the original estimates.
The Four Big Contracts.
The four big contracts and the sue
cessful contractors. together with the
amount of work already performed by
them in Weiser. are as follows:
The Reliance Construction company
Of Portland has the s129,0OO contract
for grading % miles Of Weiser streets,
and for 10 miles Of cement sidewalks
and an equal number Of miles Of curb
ing. About 80 per cent Of the grading
is now cmpleted. and about 5000 linear
feet Of the cement walks and curbing
dTo III. ANlS COEtTHCt Will not De COM
pleted. 1t is no-r thought, before the
middle Of next summer.
The Bird Mendenhall Constitution
company Of Salt Lake has the $67, 900
contract for nine miles Of water works
extensions, with cast iron pipe to 16
inches in diameter; and for building a
reservoir 60x60 feet and 20 feet deep,
holding 100000 gallons; and for build
ing an inflitration gallery, through
which the water is pumped before en-
tering the pipes leading to the reser-
voir. thus filtering the water in ex-
cellent shape. The infiltration gallery
is pretty well along. and the reservoir
is excavated and is ready for the con-
crete. About one mile Of the pipes for
the water mains is laid. The contrac-
tors are using trenchng machine for
digging the trenches for the nine miles
Of water mains. This machine does the
work of about 10 men, and digs about
5000 linear feet Of trench five feet deep
in day.
@. 3. Heman Of st. Louis has the
$4,000 G ntract for putting in II miles
o: sewer extensions, using vitrified
sewer pipes 8 to "a inches in diameter.
The work on this contract has Just
been started. This contractor also has
trenching machine here. It is con-
siderably larger and more powerful
than the one in use here on the water
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26
MISS SHEPHERDS STAND,
Republican Paper Asserts She Pre-
judged St. Anthony Case.

The Blackfoot Republican thus crit
icizes the course of Miss Grace Shep-
herd, state superintendent of public
instruction in the st. Anthony indus
trial school matter:
Miss Grace Shepherd, after listening
for q couple of days to the testimony,
said the investigation ought 70 be
stopped; that 1t was a disgrace to the
state. The writer could not believe
she had taken this attitude, and
thought she had been misquoted until
he had an interview with her and she
talked at some length on the matter.
She did not say that she did not care
to talk on or to discuss the subject
pending official action. She said she
had been present at the investigation
for 10 days, and that she had not made
up her mind about the matter. She did
not even know whether the Greer boy
had been beaten except from the testi-
mony and she did not know whether
she believed the testimony or not She
admitted that ths boy had been around
where others were examining him and
where she could have seen for herself
whether or not he was bruised and
battered as they represented, and she
had not taken the trouble to find out
for herself. These admissions on her
part are enough. She may be one Of
the best qualified persons in the state
to take care of educational matters,
but has no business to be on this board.
We want somebody on such boards
that can get information and decide
what to do.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Having recently arrived In the state
for the purpose Of obtaining office, one
Guy H. Martin of Standpoint, who an
nounced his candidacy for county at
torney within few months after ar
rival. is now presenting recommends
tions from citizens Of Spencer. Iowa,
to show he is the proper man for gov
ernor Of Idaho. 1t Is very pleasant to
our citizens to have this interest mani
tested by the Spencer people who are
evidently much more anxious that Mr..
Martin shall hold an office in Idaho
than they were that he enjoy public
life In their own commonwealth.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Bull Moose Martin wants a utility
commission for Standpoint because he
is forced to pay seven dollars a season
for water for a 75-foot lawn-and he
is being supported by Cruzen, the Boise
water king. who charged SIS for the
same service in Boise. Surely as jeff
and Mutt. Martin and Cruxen would
be the drawing cards. Martin il a
friend of the people and Cruzen is
ditto.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Democrats throughout Idaho are re-.
quested to contribute to tbs state cam.
paign fund in sums of one dollar or
more. These contributions should be
mailed to George T.. Hill, secretary
Democratic state central committee,
Boise. Idaho. Checks and drafts so
mailed should be made payable to the
treasurer Of that committee. Mr. T..
Regain.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

j. ID. Millsaps. attorney for Superin-
tenGcnt HUMPHREYS OF the st. Anthony
industrial school, has announced his
opposition to the recollection OF Gov
ernor Hawley. There's a reason and II
Is as plair. as a pikestaff.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

works contract.
The Strange 4 Mcclure Paving COM
pany Of Salt Lake has the $4,000 con-
tract for paving II blockS In the busi-
ness district, which covers practically
the whole Of Weiser's splendid busi-
ness section. Work on this contract
Is expected to commence about Jan. 1.
1913. and 1t is expect l to have the
paving completed by the first Of next
June.
r. ]. Wood Of the Weiser Engineer
ing company Is tho city engineer of
Weiser. and has charge Of all Of the
foregoing work.
Two handsome residences are being
built in weiser. ]. M. Lloyd Ii build
Blatner's new house will cost about
$500.
w. H. Bond, the weiser architect
who drew the plans for the fine country
home to be built by John Puser two
and one-half miles north Of Payette.
let the contract for this home to
Walker & Anderson OF Payette for
$1,000. 1t will b a very nice brick
bungalow.
The Weiser lumber yards report a
good sale OF building materials to the
farmers in the Weiser country.
The Weiser News company, COM
posed OF Frank Mortimer and A. p.
Rappan. will have very handsome and
enlarged quarters in the Weiser hotel
building when the remodeling Of that
stru .ture on the State street side Is
completed, within the next 80 days.
The Weiser News company then will
have IS feet fronting on State street.
and 30 feet deep. The State street
frontage will be a modern and attrac-
tive plate glass front. The Weiser
News company will have handsome
new fixtures, and will carry q full line
Of books and stationery.
The remodeling Of the Weiser hotel
will include. in addition to the Weiser
News company. two fine plate glass
fronts Just north and adjoining the
Weiser post office. This will give a
fine front to the modern tonsorial par
lor Of Jones & Ross.
J. w. Day Of the Weiser Candy
Kitchen will occupy new and larger
quarters one block east Of his present
location, in the building recently va
Gated by the grocery firm Of Hunt &
Hunt. Before Mr.. Day moves, a $1,000
plate glass front will be put in the
building he is to occupy soon.
The Bird Mendenhall company Of
Salt Lake, who have the big water
works contract here, have sub-let the
contract for all the lead work amount
ing to $500, to ]. II. Gushing, Weisers
well known plumber.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26
Most Dangerous Of Minor Ailments.

MoSt dangerous OF MIhoF NIIment3.
OF the minor ailments a cold Is by
far the most dangerous, not in Itself
but the serious diseases It 80 often
leads to. Pneumonia and consumption
always start with a cold. When you
have a cold you are much more likely to
contract the infectious diseases such as
diphtheria, scarlet fever and whooping
cough. Colds are easily cured, in fact.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is FAM
Gus for its cures OF this most common
ailment, and is pleasant and safe to
take. Why take such desperate chances
when so reliable and trustworthy a
medicine may be obtained for a quar-
ter. For sale by all dealers.
Adv T TIL Nj
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

The hold which Cyclone Davis has
upon his hearers Is the directness of
his speech, the aptness Of his 'illustra :
tions and the hard common sense of
his argument. He illumines the trust
and tariff issues by the very simplicity
of his statements
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

The fact that Governor James II.
Hawley was unanimously Endorsed for
reelection by the directors of 10 al
lied Carey act settlers organizations
representing total Of 10000 voters,
should be conclusive proof that the
governor has been the consistent friend
Of the settlers and is SO recognized by
them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Inc closing week Of the campaign In
ldaho Will be hummer from a Demo-
cratic standpoint. with Hawley, Nu-
gent. Alexander, Tannahill. Frank Mar
tin, Perky, Pence. Paine, Moore, Clark,
Boutwell,. Freehafer and other speakers
in the field.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26
(Advertising).
LET THEPEOPlERULE

The tide is setting Taftward and at
the present ratio Of gain II the election
could be postponed several years he
would obtain an electoral vote or two
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

When will Mr.. Martin present his
testimonials from Porto Rico-or Is he
the disinterested Bull Moose patriot
who sojourned SO profitably for a time
in that neck of the woods?
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Governor Hawley continues to draw
record breaking crowds in his can
vass of the state. At every place he
has spoken the people have turned out
en- masse. and he is receiving assur-
ances of an overwhelming victory.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

While the esteemed Capital News Ia
at 1t. will 1t kindly print p. Monroe
Smock's expense bill at the Idanha
hotel in this city upon a certain we'll
known occasion. A little spice now
and then is relished by the best of
men.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Voting for Hairies or Martin in the
hope of lowering the tax rate is like
drinking whiskey 70 abolish the liquor
business. It's foolish.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-26

Pugmire and Mitchell will make
strong congressional team.