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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
WHO WANTS TO PAY REWARD?
Girl Is Found, but No One Wants to
Pay $1,000.

Hutchinson, Jan. 3.-Santa Fe De-
tective w. M. Warren and Ed Baker,
city marshal of Dodge City, will take
reports less seriously hereafter.
After locating Virginia West, sup
posed to be the daughter and heiress
of a New York multi millionaire, in
Dodge City, and for whom Hearst pa
pers said there was a $1,000 reward,
the officers are unable to locate Vir-
ginia's wealthy pa
The New York authorities have
never heard of him and report that if
any $1,000 reward was offered for Vir-
ginia. nobody there knows it
The girl herself admits that she is
Virginia West, and that she was from
New York, but calmly informed the
officers that she did not intend to re-
turn to that city, that she liked Kan
sas best, anyway. She failed to offer
any solution of why her picture was
published over the country with a fake
story
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03

The young mother-and many an old
cause Of her child's Ill nature The loud
ness of its crying does not necessarily IN
dicate the seriousness OF its trouble it
may have nothing more the matter with
1t than headache or a feeling of gen
erRI 6uIlness. It cannot. OF course, de-
scribe its feelings but a preliminary
measure you ara safe in trying a mild
laxative.
Nine times out Of ten. you will find It
Is all the child needs. for its restiessness
and peeviShness are perhaps due to OBJ
struct1on OF the bowels, and once that
has been <emedied the headache, the
g1uggishness and the many other evil
dences of nstipation and indigestion
viii quickly disappear.
Don't give the little one salts. cathartic
DafIs or nasty waters. for these will act
a. DurEattves. and they are too strong for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
THEIR EASY SCHEME FAILS.
Worthless Mining stock Sent to Dead
Men, c. 0. d.

Concordia, Kan. Jan. 3.-One of
the smoothest games that has been
worked or attempted of late is that of
two Kansas City fellows who secure
the names of persons deceased
through local newspapers. The United
states postal department has appre-
hended the men and now has them IN
Kansas City for investigation.
Their game is this: Through news
papers, they learn of deceased mem
hers of families and in a few days
send an express package $40 to S5O
collect. Just what they think the fam
iIv will stand. The package IS ad-
dressed to the deceased and his rela-
tives think of course that something
was ordered by him and in most cases
nav the charges and take the box In
the box is found stock certificates to
the Great Western Tanning company,
or some other company that does not
one particular incident that applies
locally is that of a package sent to
Peter Lhereux, who died about NO
yember a. with SO charges on
same: relatives did not take the pack
age out of the express Office
They operated in this territory as
the Great Western Tanning company
and the Progressive Advertising com
panv with Offices in Kansas City They
sent to the Blade for a copy of papers
during the week of November Is, and
in this issue appeared the death no
tice of Peter Lhereux. The game was
easv if a large number of newspapers
over the state were secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
FARMER FINDS BRIDE QUICKLY
Hutchinson Girl Makes Her Choice
Early in Game

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 3.=Within
less than a week after the issuing of
the annual catalogue of the Grant
County Bachelors club, one of the
members has secured a bride.
The marriage of Ralph Beatty. a
prominent ranchman of Grant county,
and Miss Eva Delano of Hutchinson.
is announced. The banquet of the
night, but because of the snowbound
roads details did not become public
until just now
Thirty-three other lonesome Grant
county bachelors gave a standing toast
to Ralph Beatty and his bride.
MAY thirty-three others like her
be found this leap year. was the
toast the thirty-three ranchmen drank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
He USES HAMMER
Husband Asking Divorce Cruel to
Wife, She Says.

Complaining that her husband hit
her on the head with a hammer, Hazel
+. Edmonds filed a cross petition this
afternoon to her h-,srand's application
for divorce. Now Mrs Edmond
seeks decree ana alimony
In her answer to the petition of
cites numerous occasions on which her
husband struck. beat and kicked her
On December IS, she declares, Ed
monds struck her with a hammer in
tending to kill her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
Don't Send Me Any Money

not even postage win pay all ex-
penses. But if you value happiness,
success, healthy mind and a healthy
body. Don't waste any time but fill
ont this coupon and mail it to me-
Remember it Is FREE. Y0.4 Will owe
me nothing now nor later
Are you racked with pain2
Do you suffer so that your daily
work is a torture instead of being a
pleasure
Have you lost ambition, zest, enter
prise. the desire to better yourself be-
cause of pains, aches. dullness?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
DATED FROM HEAVEN
But Card Reaching Washington Is
Postmarked Colorado Springs.

Washington, January 3.-For the first
time in his life. Secretary MacVeagh
received a postal card from
Heaven" The communication dated
Heaven" urged that L. s. notes from
$50 to 81 GOO be engraved with land
scape scenes on one side and spaces for
Identification and signature on the
other. The sender gave his address as
the United States of Heaven The
postmark however, was Colorado
SPRINGS Colo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
TONS OF SILK IN DITCH.
Missouri Pacific Freight Wrecked Wesl
of SaIina.

Salina, Kan, Jan. "A SILK special
on the Missouri Pacific was wrecked in
the western part of the state and de-
layed the main line passenger train No.
about five hours.
This special is one of the through
contract trains carrying only raw silk
and runs on a schedule faster than the
fastest passenger trains. These trains
carry raw silk from San Francisco to
the large eastern mills. The cars are
loaded directly from the ships and as
soon as they are loaded the train is
made up and started east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
KANSAS WOMAN FREEZES FEET.
Male Attire Proves Colder Than Skirts
for Mrs. SOnTnerS

Lafayette Ind, Jan. 3.-With both
feet frozen and almost famished Mrs.
Clara Sommers, a young woman of
Pittsburg, Kansas in male attire and
accompanied by her husband, Enoch
Sommers, was taken in charge by the
police here.
The couple had not eaten for two
days. She said she dressed in man IS
clothing so that she could better
travel with her husband and beat
her way home on freight trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03

train near Wolcott, Kan, killing four
persons caused the wreck.
This was the verdict rendered in
Kansas City, Kan, tonight by a coro-
ner's jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03

Professor Felix Dahn Dies.
Brestau, Germany. Jan. 3.-Prof Fe-
1ix Dahn. the we'll known historical wri-
ter. novelist and poet, died mere today
at the age of 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
TWO HURT IN WRECK.


LenOra.
Lenora, Kan. Jan 3.-Two passen-
gers were slightly injured when pas
senger train No. COL on the Central
Branch of the Missouri Pacific railroad
was derailed near here by spreading
rails. The three cars which made up
the train, turned over on their sides.
There We're but few passengers on the
train at the time of the wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
SAY CREW DIsoBEYED ORDERS
Motor Car Crew Responsible for Four
Deaths. Jury Declares.

Kansas City, Jan. 3.-Disobedience Of
orders on the part of Albert W. Lowe,
the dead motorman. and George Brad
ley. his conductor, who were in charge
of a southbound trolley car on the
Kansas City Western Electric railway,
the morning of December Is. when it
collided head-on with a northbound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03

1 want every man or woman reader
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TREATMENT OF mine FREE.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
RUG IS SILENT WITNESS
Clothing Also Figures In investig att OF
Of Death of Woman.

Rushville, Ind, May S.-The blood.
stained rug found at the L. b. Harris
home the day after the fire which de.
stroyed the house and burned the
body OF Mrs. Harris, was examined by
the grand jury. The rug is said to
be one of the most impo. tant pieces
Of evidence in the case and is con.
sidered the basis for the coroner's ver-
dict Of murder. Since the fire the rug
and a bundle Of bloody clothes have
been in possession of the sheriff and
he took them before the grand jury.
The spotted rug was taken from the
front room of the house the day of the
fire by the men who were the first to
reach the scene. 1t was sent to an
indianapolis chemist, who pronounced
the spots blood. The blood-stained
clothes were found in a laundry in
this city, to which they were taken
by Philos Culberson, the colored farm
hand, who, with Paul Harris, left the
Harris farm the morning Of the fire.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
SALE OF CHICAGO
PAPERS DIFFICULT
Journals Printed as Usual but
Poorly Circulated.
SETTLEMENT MAY Be AT HAND
Each Side Makes Claims that Battle
Is Going Their Way, but Average
Citizen Still Reads Daily
Socialist or Nothing.

Chicago, May S.-Conf1icting claims
made by the two sides in the newspa
per strike leave the average citizen
as much in the dark as ever. an
early settlement is prophesied.
| or one thing he is sure: That he
cannot buy copies of any of the lead
ing city dailies in the downtown dis
trict with his usual freedom. Isolated
stands here and there have the so
called trust" papers on sale, vended
mostly by negroes, under protection
Of stalwart policemen. The Daily So
cialist and few outside papers seem
to be getting most of the stand sale
| business.
In some Of the outlying districts the
daily papers are being delivered al
the homes of subscribers, and outside
circulation Is being restored in some
degree.
The papers claim to be gaining a
firmer grip on the situation and prom.
Use normal conditions by the end OF
the week. They also claim that the
pressrooms of all the papers are gradu.
ally filling up and all of the stereo-
tipping departments are well manned
with non-union men.
Defeat of the unions, so the papers
aver, is made certain by the attitude
of James ]. Freel, national esident
OF the stereotypers' union. In confer.
ence with the members Of the pub.
fishers association he is said to have
acknowledged himself ready to accede
to their demands. On the authority
of Henry N. Kellogg, chairman of the
standing committee of the American
Newspaper Publishers association, il
is announced that the publishers de-
mands are that Freel withdraw the
charter of the local stereotypers'
union and establish a new body. in
which membership shall be limited to
men named by the publishers. The
publishers further reserve the right TO
give or withhold employment to mem.
bers Of the new union.
Mr. Kellogg declared that President
Freel had agreed to this plan. II
carried out it means that the ringlcad.
ers of the present strike will be barred
from working in Chicago newspa per
Offices.
The union men point to the an.
nouncement that fifty auto truck driv-
ers employed by paper concerns went
out, declaring they would not deliver
white paper to any of the newspapers
against which the strike of the other
five crafts is directed.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor was held, AT
which all union men in Chicago were
urged to stand by the striking unions
and sympathetic strike of printers
and other trades on the newspapers
was advocated as the surest way in
which to tie up the publications and
bring the strike to an end satisfactory
to the unions.
Max Annanberg, circulator for the
Tribune, was slugged and knocked un-
conscious by strike sympathizers and
is now in a hospital.
Newspaper delivery wagons have
been overturned in various parts of
the city. and papers either burned or
scattered to the winds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
Former Owosso Boy Honored.

Rev. Theodore G.. Hahn. pastor OF
3aiems Lutheran church. received the
isDod news recently from DIR. ]. II. OFT
professor of English at the Northwest
srn college. Watertown. Wis, that
William Wietzke., member of the
juaior class of that college has been
awarded the so-called Fannie Lewis
scholarship
Mr.. Wietzke is son of Mrs. August
Wietzke, TIE Corunna avenue, and a
Jormer confrmant and pupil Of Rev.
Mr.. Hahn, who persuaded him to go to
solleee Mr.. Wietzke has not only a
GOOD standing in his classes at college,
but is also prominet in sports, being
sspsain of the football team in 1911 and
1919 and playing second base in the
champion baseball team of the North
western college.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
Fatal oas.

Illuminating gas has caused more
deaths In some states recently thar
have scarlet fever, infantile paralysis
or typhoid fever. In Massachusetts II
has become an important cause Of
death and serious sickness. The re
peal OF the law regulating the amount
OF carbon monoxid In gas has been
according to Prof. Sedgwiok Of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technol
ogy, one of the direct causes Of the
increase here, and It Is recommended
that the state go back to the old
fashioned coal gas and prohibit the
manufacture OF water gas.-Boston
Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
To Build For all Time.

The residents of Sebewaing town
ship Huron county, are live lot OF
people. The best is none too good for
the farmers of that township when 1t
comes to the question of building good
roads The township will certainly
never regret the decision it has made to
build roads good 365 days in the year.
All the roads to be built in Sebewaing
township. for which bond issue OF
t75, 900 has been approved. will he OF
concrete construction, patterned after
Wayne county's famous highways.
The people of Sebewaing are to be con-
graduated. The concrete roads will
cost lot to build; but once built the
expense of upkeep will be practically
sothing, and the roads will be disable
every day Of the year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
American Manners.

Frederick Townsend Martin, ut Q
dinner in New York, criticized Amer.
ican manners wittily.
'Kipling," he said, declares truly
that gentleman has manner, while a
would-be gentleman has manners.
We should remember that We lay
too much stress on such details az
taking OF our hats when We 60 up In
the elevator with q scrubwoman.
I'm fact, In everything. We seem to
search too uneasily for the correct.
the modish, course. A society editor
told me the other day that he had
just got letter from a young WON.
an that ran:
Dear Editor-Please state who
should keep up the instalments on the
ring when the engagement 10 broken
or"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10

Clarence Holt, employed by A. F.
Hollis, lost the end of the middle finger
on his left hand Saturday afternoon.
He had gone to the barn to feed Mr..
Hollis horse and was cutting some hay
in cutting box, when his hand slipped
and went under the knife. The finger
was clipped of clearly.
Mrs. Dianthia 8. Chatham formerly of
this city. died at Ann Arbor, Sunday.
The remains were brought to Morrice
for burial.
Cures baby's Group, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mama's sore throat,
grandma's lameness-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil-the. great household remedy
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
Rivers &c E..ms.s' Club.

The Riverside Farmers club met
May at the farm home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Wallace and very en-
joyable and interesting meeting was
held. 1t being the first afternoon
meeting of the summer season and a
very busy time but roll call showed
sixteen families and number of in
vited guests to be present.
Meeting vas called to order at L.
30 o'clock.
Minutes read and approved and
penny collection of 60 cents taken.
Application for membership and
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller who live on the
Grove farm were put on the waiting
list and they will be active members.
Which Takes Most Brains to Make
a Dollar or to Save one? M. Bilhimer
Some thought one man could save
money and others in the same place
and same conditions could not make
both ends meet. Any fool can make
money but it takes wise one to save
it.
Give six Reasons why Agriculture
Should not be Taught in the Owosso
High School. G.. Detwiler.
He thought there was altogether
too much taught there now and the
children had more was necessary to
learn now. 1t would be good thing
for farmers children to have that in
stead of other studies that they don't
need.
Give a Healthy menu for Break
fast. Mrs. Il. Black.
All depends on the individual. One
would relish what another would not
eat.
Do you Deem it advisable to Test
all Seed Corn? Mr.. Bilhimer.
He thought it did but the main
idea is to go in the field and select
the ripest and the most perfect ears.
The question box was in charge of
F.. Smith.
Do you Approve of an All-Year
Round School System? Mrs. Fred
Grove.
Should say not the children need
the change to cope with duties of an
OlHeT year.
Should the Parent Cooperate With
the Teacher in Governing the
School? Mr.. Black.
Most certainly they should.
From Which can he derived the
Most, a Good COW or 100 Hens? j.
All depends on who has the care of
either one. They are both good in
vestments.
Do you Think it Advisable to En-
force the Bylaw and Expel a Mem.
Der After Three Meetings?
Generally discussed by all. Could
hardly say. Good many had business
to see to.
Elmer Black to be appointed to in
vestigate and report the talking
phones Bell on Union and vice versa.
The meeting closed with a delight
full supper and after ian afternoon
wei; spent all departed for their
homes feeling that it was good to
have been present. A vote of thanks
was rendered the host and hostess.
The next meeting will be held the
first Thursday In June with Lewis
Lyons.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
HELP THE KIDNEYS.
0wosso Readers Are Learning the
Way.

Way.
It's the little kidney ills
The lame, weak, or aching back
The unnoticed urinary disorders
That lead to dropsy and Bright's dis.
ease.
When the kidneys are sick,
Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills
"A remedy especially for sick kidneys.
D0an's have been curing kidney
troubles for rs years.
Endorsed BY 500 people-endorsed
st'home.
Proof In an Owosso citizens state
ment.
j. w. viers. $50 Milwaukee Street.
0wosso, Mich, says: II suffered from
. stitch across my back caused by q
strain and was handicapped in doing
ny work. / had seen Doan's Kidney
Pills highly recommended and decided
to try them. l was not disappointed
by the results of their use, as they
effected a complete cure. am glad to
publicly recommend this remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the nsme-Doan's- and
Make no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
INVESTIGATE Lawrence Strike.

Washington, May S.-The Poindex-
ter resolution to investigate the labor
conditions at Lawrence, Mass, was
adopted by the senate. All reference
to interference by the local authori-
ties was eliminated. The commission
er of labor is directed to make the
inquiry.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
Use Aliens Eoot-Easa.

the antiseptic powder to shake into the
shoes. Makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. Relieves painful, swollen, ten.
der, sweating aching feet and takes the
sting out of corns and bunions. Sold
everywhere, 25c. Don't use any substi-
tute. Sample FREE. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
May 18th. 1912, Clean Up Day in
Michigan.

To the Fire Chiefs, Presidents Of Vii
hges. and Deputy Fire Msrshals:
Realizing and approaching the inesti.
nable good accomplished by our "Clesn
UP Day in Michigan" Of last year. and
Aesaring this year to get the full benefit
Aan earlier date, we haye designated
Hay 18th as Clean UP Day" for 1919.
The FIRE losses / n Michigan, for the
past eleven months. as reported to this
department.. will exceed $4,000, 900. 90.
With this appalling loss of property in
mind. will you not use your best efforts
"a this day, in the elimination of haz-
srdOus conditions. and in securing the
cooperation of all the people Of this
state in such work. go that this fearful
loss to property may be materially re-
auced.
To 'tclean up" does not mean simply
No removal of rubbish. but it means
she seeking out and removal of any.
shing that tends to increase the fire
Aazard. Make this day special occa-
SION for the use of your authority in the
natter Of inspections; do not be salts
Sod with superficial work. but seek out
Mo hidden dangers. and secure their
Ismoyal; let this day be not less fruit
lui in results than the Clean Up Day"
AZ last year. Very truly yours.
G. A. PALMER, State Fire Marshal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-10
Ambassador Guild COMING Home.

Berlin, May S.-Curtis Guild, n, the
American ambassador at st. Peters
burg, is here on his way to Washing.
ton. He says he is going home on pri-
vate business, but II Is reported that
the state department has called him
home.