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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

| OAlACS-I
Mrs B. A. Afmussen of Clayton, N. NJ,
is a guest at the o. Nj. Keats home, 3-h
AFTER avenue this week.
| The Standard Bearers class of the Oak
land NJ. E. Sunday school will have their
regular business meeting Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Clyde Slawson, 4S9 sum-
ner street. All members are asked to bring
a guest with them.
Mrs. Joe Gordon and daughter Maude
are the guests today at the Eugene hayes
| home in North Topeka.
The Misses Thelma and Beulah Marty
of CORTLAND. Kan, who have been ire
guests of the George Denham family o.
Forest avenue, returned home the first %
the week.
Master Omar Steele of Kansas City,
who has been visiting his aunt, Mrs WIZ
liam Draut, and family of Michigan ave
nue., returned home the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Winter. who have been
guests at the w b. Read home the past
two weeks, left today for their home IN
Port Arthur Tex.
The weekly prayer meeting will be he'd
this evening at the Oakland Christian
church instead of Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mary Ford of La Harpe, Kan, is
visiting for short time with the j. T.
Reaugh and C. NJ Reaugh families
Mrs. Elizabeth Mackinson of Cedar
Kan, is the guest for a few days at tac
MIR. Lew Forbion of Enid, Okla, who
has has been with his mother, Mrs. Sarsh
Lemley, $40 Winfield avenue, the past two
months suffering with an attack of Theu-
matism, is slowly recovering.
The Young Peoples Bible class of the
Oakland Presbyterian Sunday school pre-
scented Rev. J. H. Fazel, pastor of the
church, with purse last Sunday at the
Sunday school hour.
The Mission Study class of the Oakland
Presbyterian church, will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Mohler at her home
on Wabash avenue.
The S. o. D. H. club met last evening
with Miss Carrie Coorey at her home on
Chester avenue. The following We're
present: Miss Ferne Williams, Miss
Ethelyn Koser, Miss Ruth Sund Miss
Mildred Haworth, Miss Beatrice Peake,
Mrs Edith Mohney and Miss Coorey.
The Oakland W. c. T. U. had their reg
ular social and business meeting Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Theo Him
burg, $50 Oakland avenue. The subject OF
the afternoon was the Mission Work of
the w. c. T. U. Mrs. Heller was leaoer
The attendance, although small, was very
interesting and each one present took al
active part in the subject discussed.
DR.. C. F. Ensign of WEIGH, Okla. ar
rived last evening for a short visit with
his parents, DIR. and Mrs. G n Ensign, or
Forest avenue
The first quarterly social evening for
the public will be given this evening at
the Oakland Presbyterian church Ihe.
public is corulally invited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Notes and Personals.

North side man modernized Omal
Rhayyam's "Rubaiyat" as follows:
baseball score, soda pop, and thou
besides me on the grandstand, were
paradize eno'w."
Don't forget the Princess. A good
The Topeka w. C. T. u, will hold a
picnic at Garfield park tomorrow af-
ternoon. A good program is being
prepared.
Miss Martha Massey, of Granville,
is visiting her sister, Miss Maud Mas
sew, of 1858 Van Buren, street.
over 125 people attended the picnic
given Tuesday by the North Topeka
Baptist church near Granville.
special car on the Union Pacific was
charted for the day.
Mrs. Grace Miller, of Kansas City
is visiting at the home of Mrs. c. F.
Adams, 935 North Kansas avenue.
! Agitation for a new Kansas Avenue
Methodist church building is still being
made. The present building is crowd
ed as the attendance at Sunday schoo
averages around 300 every Sunday.
7. r. Spetter is in Silver Lake on
business today.
Miss Harriet Beall, of Granville, is
a North side visitor today.
Walter Cochran has. moved from 1871
North Harrison street to S2S North Van
Buren, street.
Charles Metty, of 1927 North Polk,
employed at the Bromich boiler works
is at work today handicapped by a sore
left thumb. The piece of steel became
embedded in it Tuesday. Mr.. Metty
was advised to layoff, but had the grit
to stay on the job.
Farmers in the vicinity of North To-
peka have marketed the first new
wheat. The Forbes elevator at Kiro
today are grinding 1.700 bushels. It
averaged from 80 to 40 bushels to the
acre.
Miss Gladys Gardiner of Wabash,
Ind, who has been visiting her brother.
Guy Gardiner, city passenger agent for
the Union Pacific, has left for Mani
tou. Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Williams are
visiting in Council Grove. They made
the trip there in their auto.
The Merry Matrons club will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. L. Hofer, 10z5 Jackson street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
He Got His Money Back.

Hannibal. Mo-, July 1O.-Holding up
a lodge consisting of sixty members
while fiourishing an automatic pistol.
William Smith secured the return of
mis- initiation fee of $3.50, but was ar
rested on a charge of disturbing the
secret society while it was in session.
Smith went to the lodge where he had
placed his application and demanded
that he be initiated into the secrets of
the order. The lodge officers refused
and Smith demanded the return of his
initiation fee. He was refused the
money and later returned with the gun
and had but little trouble in collecting
the money
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NORTH SIDE news
How DR.. R. C. HutchesOn
Played Great Magician.
At Lake City, Extracted Gold
From DONKEY Skim"
He HAS UNIQUE CHURCH
Visiting Minister breaches in
Dance Hall in Utah.
w. C.. T. q. Will Hold Picnic at
Garfield Park Tomorrow.

According to a story told today, DR..
r. c. Hutchinson, a North side dentist,
\ is also a magician and can extract
gold from an unexpected place.
In the early sos the doctor, after
graduating from a dental college.
started to practice both dentistry and
medicine at Lake City, Barber county.
Gust by way of hazing him when he
first arrived in town, he was sent on
an out of town call The call proved
| a request to doctor a sick COW, al
| though the doctor was not veteri-
marian. Nevertheless he was game and
succeeded in curing the cow.
When he returned to Lake City his
professional friends held a mock trial,
charging him with nom professional
conduct. He was fined $40, but it
was decided that his friends should
help him pay his fine by throwing
in SIS a piece. All agreed but one.
He had the reputation of being as
tight as the lid is supposed to be in
Kansas. This man at first refused to
pay. Finally the doctor persuaded
him to do so and he slowly laid down
five dollar gold piece.
The lawyer" for DR.. Hutchinson
was Bert Lammert, who afterwards
became wealthy citizen of Garden
City After the trial" he said:
Gentlemen, my distinguished eli
ent, DIR. Hutchinson, has proved him
self not only a doctor and veteri-
N-N~S
extracted gold from a donkey'S hide"
From a dance hall to a church.
this is the story of the church of Rev.
John Meeker of Mt. Pleasant, Utah,
who is visiting his brother, Rev. w.
10. Meeker, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church. The Utah man
is pastor of the Mt Pleasant Presby-
terrain church
The building in the western state
h. n
Mormons were in the majority in the
town, but still a representative num-
Der of Gentiles could be found How
ever, there was no Gentle church of
any denomination.
Rev. D. j. Mcmillan, now at the
head of the Presbyterian board of
church erection, New York City,
found himself. He had been sent by
the Presbyterian church to found q
charge. He asked where he could
meet a number of Gentiles and was
told at the dance hall.
He acted on the suggestion. After
the new minister made a short talk
it was proposed that the dance hall
also be used for church services. NO
other building being available, the
idea was carried out.
The same old dance hall is still used
for the Presbyterian church. Rev,
Mr.. Meeker breaches there twice
every Sunday when not on his vaca-
ton as at present He has been In
Mt. Pleasant for three years.
He also had charge at Portelles,
N. NJ, in the cowboy days, when gam
bling was wide open. When he ar
rived in the town the court house
was just being built.
With the help of the newspapers he
conducted a campaign against law
Iessness and had his life threatened
several times.
Rev. Mr. .Meeker is a graduate of
Western Reserve university at Woos-
ter, o.
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Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our thanks to
our many friends and neighbors VINO
assisted us in our sad bereavement OF
or believed wife and mother Also for
the many beautiful Rloral offerings.
Mr.. JOHN SIGLOCH,
MISS AUGUSTA MUELLER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness during the late ILL
ness and death of our dear husband
and father
MRS. OMAR BOYD AND FAMILY.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
Publicity Tour Of a COLLEGE Quartet.

Hot Springs.-The Black Hills Boos-
ter quartet made its debut here and
will now start a 60-day tour through
the eastern part Of this state, Mime
sofa. Nebraska and Iowa. singing the
Black Hills into fame and favor with
the tourist, the health and pleasure
seeker. The idea originated with Paul
Martin. son OF Congressman Martin.
Within two weeks he has secured f.
nancial support from the various Black
Hilis towns and brought together a
tine quartet OF college boys who are
truly star entertainers with a high
class and versatile entertainment.
They scored a big bit here. They
Mill travel by automobile, singing, lee.
.uring and distributing attractive ad,
tertising matter.
Hundreds from other towns gath
red here to celebrate the Fourth. Blue
Bell, the driving horse owned by
'ounty Assessor Johnson of Ardmore,
VAS the big attraction.
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COUNTY SEAT TROUBLES ON.
Boomers Trying to Have Meade and
Perkins Counties Reduced.

Aberdeen.-Western South Dakota
is facing the prospect Of two very
lively county division contests within
the next few months. At Faith, the
boosters OF that Meade county town
are waging an active campaign for
the division OF Meade county into
three parts. and the consequent re-
placement on the map of old Delano
county. which was never organized,
and was merged with Meade county
a number of years ago. The Faith
people argue that Meade county,
which is now the largest county in
South Dakota. is too unwieldly for eff
fectire administration of county af-
fairs, when some residents Of the
county have to travel more than 100
county seat. OF course, Faith hopes
TO become the county seat of the re-
stored Delano county. If the project
goes through, but it Is not making
that feature of the case prominent in
the agitation under way.
The other division project is in Per
kins county, where Lennon, on the
Milwaukee railroad and the most inn
portant town in the county. has nol al
together recovered from its chagrin
at being defeated for county seat hon
ors. a few years ago, by Bison, an in
land town. Bison is near the center
Of the county. while Lennon Is we'll
20 the side. The Lennon Commercial
club held a meeting the other day and
addressed a pOlite communication to
the Commercial club at Bison. point
ing out that the size and the grow.
Ing population of Perkins county
would soon make it uncomfortable
large for satisfactory administration
as a single county, and suggesting
that the two towns unite in support OF
q movement to divide the county.
Bison remaining the county seat OF
M portion, and Lennon becoming
the seat OF the new county. The 81
son Commercial club, just as politely
declined to consider the proposition
at all, holding that Perkins county as
Portable size and does not need cur
tailment. 1t is rumored at Bison that
the next step by Lennon will be an
attempt TO remove the county seal
from Bison to Lennon. but the Lem
mon interests are noncommittal.
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Farmers Subscribe Literally.

Blunt-Farmers south and east OF
Blunt are signing contracts to help
mild a railway to Pierre. Following
he lead Of Mitchell citizens. who sub
5cribed $4,000. the Blunt farmers on
he new ligth Of way are signing read
!ly. Farmers within three miles of the
railway subscribe 5000 and give a
contract drawing 6 per cent; farmers
Ove three miles and less than eight
niles away are paying 500 a quarter
scCtiOn. All the contracts provide
hat the railway shall be constructed
before The end of 1914. The survey
has already been made in several sec.
lions.
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The late George Hitler. who f;ed al
Hot Springs. before his death be.
lleatAei to the Lead Elks lodge four
inely mounted and beautiful elks'
reads and the mounted head Of a
mountain sheep. The specimens
have been received and have been
given The place of honor in the assem-.
BY CONS.
At q regular meeting of the city
council OF BoneSteel a special election
was called. July 10, for the purpose OF
alectIng n mayor and an alderman
ROM the Second ward. \ peremptory
writ Of mandanus issued by Judge
Williamson of this circuit directed
that the names of candidates for these
Offices be placed IN the official ballot
"sed at the regular municipal election
cid in MAY, but the order was disre-
arded by Auditor KerkOw. He was
lrraigned by the court for contempt
ater end sentence deferred pending
ne pefection OF an appeal TO the gu
RENE court. Tbs superior court has
ienied the application of the cOntem.
aer to file a bond and indicates that
he order of the lower court will be
tf5taiueG.
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those times, and said that l ought to
have an operation. would not listen to
that, and when a friend of my husbands
told him about Lydia E. Pinkha,c's Veg
etable Compound and what it had dons
for his wife, ! was willing to take It.
Now | look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. | can do all my WI house,
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and enjoy them, and can walk
as far as any ordinary woman, any day
in the week. wish | could talk to every
suffering woman and girl, and tell them
what Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. Mrs.
DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Remember, the remedy which did this
was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
1t has helped thousands of women who
have been troubled with displacements.
Inflammation, liberation. tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
nervous prostration, after all other mean
have failed. Why don't you try itf
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
c. ?. NELL, THE STRIKE FIXER

Perhaps no man in the United
States, or In the whole world, Occu-
pies such a happy position between
che mighty Industrial elements-capi-
tai and labor-as does DR.. Charles p.
Neill. commissioner of labor, who has
,ayerted scores of large strikes. involv-
sng thousands upon thousands of men,
through his remarkable tact and abil-
tty TO solve economic problems. Since
1906 Commissioner Neill has been in
strumental in settling AZ controver-
sizes, directly involving 163.05O EN-
ployes and 500, $50 miles Of railroad.
Born in Illinois in 1865, the future
strike fxer" was taken to Texas by
his parents five years later. He now
prides himself on the fact that he is a
Texan, and in fact was known in col
iege as The Tall Mesquite OF the Rio
Grande."
After a brilliant college career, DR..
Nell was appointed instructor of polit-
Zeal economy at the Catholic Univer-
nity in Washington, and took an active
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12

A literary lady at a society dinner
was given a seat next to q noted
scientist whose views were very ma
terialistic. and at some remark he
made on the origin of mankind, the
lady found her temper tried beyond
all bearing. SO that she retorted: Il
really don't care what you say. l be-
lieye in the Bible, and there we ara
told that Adam was the father Of al
living"
Il really think you are mistaken"
he said with a smile. and SO the sub
ject dropped.
A lew days later the lady. writing
to a bosom friend, told her OF the &C.
currence and added: Il am too mOrti-
ned. for l have looked the matter up
and it only says that Eve was the
mother OF all living. and 80 | don't
know whether to write to the profess
sor or not"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
ELECTORS ELECTED
SOUTH DAKOTA CONVENTION
FOR TARIFF CUTS--ElEC-
TORS ARE CHOSEN.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
tho Sunshine State.

Aberdeen.-The Democratic state
convention elected |. b. Mathews OF
Pennington county, Willard Asved OF
Mcpherson, A. r.. Hitchcock of Davi.
son, James Nee Of Turner, John +.
Biehn of Gregory, presidential cleo
tors, and adopted the report OF the res.
lutions committee as submitted by
Chairman j. f. Ross Of Sioux Falls.
Following are the features of the
platform:
Advocates the reudction Of the tar
if to a revenue basis.
Endorses legislation placing sugar
on the free list and reducing the tarih
on wool, iron and steel.
Favors a direct vote of the people
on president, vice president and sena
tors.
Indorses a gradual income and IN
h%eritance tax, state and national.
Condemns the asset currency law
and opposes the enactment of the
Aldrich currency bill.
Condemns extravaganza in Repub
lican administration of state offices.
Favors promotion Of non-partisar
judiciary primary law.
Favors reduction Of the maximum
rate Of interest to 10 per cen
Favors creation Of a state tax com
mission.
Demands a compulsory bank depos
it law.
Demands a more simple and less
partisan primary law.
Favors the recall.
Favors assessment of railroad and
corporation property to compel then
paying a lust portion" of the taxes.
Favors legislation permitting public
improvements by state.
For conservation of state coal lands
for the public's benefit.
Pledges support to legislation to en-
force and obtain a more stringent
state pure food law.
Condemns the Republican nationa
administration for failure to enforce
national pure food laws.
Indorses Woodrow Wilson for pres
ident and the work of Bryan.
Candidates on the Democratic tickle,
for state and congressional Offices
held Il midnight session with +. S
Johnson, candidate for governor, a
which James Coffey, Of Aberdeen, wa
elected chairman Of the state Centra
committee to conduct the campaign
this fall. lack Splitter of Aberdeen
was recommended as secretary OF the
central committee. and Tom Ayers o
Pierre recommended as secretary.
A meeting OF the state General com
mittee was called for Huron July 10
at which time Chairman Coffey viii
make minor appointments. ~includin}
the executive committee, which wa:
left to him by a vote.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
HADLEY PREFERS LOG CABIN

Governor Hadley Of Missouri lives
in a log cabin because he likes bet
ter than a mansion. He has the man
sion, TOTO everybody in Missouri
the governors house in Jefferson City
always has been known as The Man
sion"-and Governor Hadley might
live there all the time if he wished to,
and at no expense Of rent. But he
prefers the log cabin in the summer
time and he and his wife and three
children live there from early May to
late frost.
Governor Hadley built the log cabin
himself. that is, he planned it and,
after the logs were cut and hauled to
the site he stood around with his
hands in his pockets and bossed the
job Of house raising.
He invited everybody in Jefferson
City out to the old fashioned house
~raisin', it was a blanket Invitation to
the whole town and pretty nearly ev-
erybody went, including all the boys
in town. and since then the governor
names those that he wishes to have at
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TressurY in Good Condition.

Pierre.-The report of condition Of
the state treasury at the close OF bust
ness June 30. showed total cash il
all funds, 1892, 2S9.26. OF This $207.
302.3S was in the common school in
come fund. and is being paid ont raj,
idly, and will reduce the total. The
general fund carried on that date
f441 .11S.07. and in tne twine plan.
fund there Is sS5.s66.S9. 1t is estimar
I'll that the cash IN the general fuuf
will carry the state Without reeist-S
ton of warrants. ny to the receipt!
from the September call FOR taxes
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
Law Being Violated.

Law Being Violated.
Sioux Falls.-AnnOyed by the tire,
passing of cattle and horses belonging
TO white homesteaders living near the
boundary of the Rosebud reservation
on the lands of the reservation, Unit
ed States Indian Agent Scriven. o
Rosebud agency, addressed an inquiry
to United States Attorney Wagner as
to the liability Of those who permit
their animals to trespass on lrdiar
lands. The United States attOrnel
heldS that under the federal statutes
the owners of cattle or horses which
tresspass on Indian lands without the
consent Of the Indians are liable to /;
penalty of 81 for each head Of stocl
which trespasses on the Indian land
The United States attorney furthcl
holds hat white men who turn theil
stock loose are liable for this penalt'
should their stock wander TO the res
eryation. and each time their stocl
wanders to the Indian lands they arc
liable to the penalty OF 81 per head
each trespass constituting a separate
and distinct OffenSe.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
SEEKS WAYS TO ABOLISH WAR

Baroness Bertha o Suttner or
Vienna, famous among other things
because it was she who inspired the
founding of the Nobel prizes, is In
America on a mission unique among
hose undertaken by women Of the Old
World among the women OF the New.
She is here to tell her sisters what
she knows Of the horrors Of war and
to appeal 10 the women OF the United
States to do their utmost toward the
abolition of war.
The campaign for peace undertaken
last spring by Baron d'Estournelles de
Constant of France was noteworthy.
For three months Baron d'Estour-
nelles, himself a Nobel prize winner,
went through the country, and every
where his arguments were heard with
interest. So also in the case of Count
Albert Apponyi people crowded TO
hear what the Hungarian parliament
tartan bad to say about the cost of
armed peace now prevailing in Europe.
but, much as these advocates for
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-07-12
Lightning Strikes a Barn.

Parker.-Iightning struck the barn
= Mrs. August Miller near this city
instantly killing two horses belonging
D Earl Collins and setting fire 10 the
)arn. The city water tank was under
,epair and the only water that fire,
zen and other volunteers could Sc
,Gre was from wells. This was ap.
lied freely to nearby buildings and
a0thing else was consumed.
MiIS Winifre6. Byarkett .-2%al
tnown teacher of Murdo. has accepted
position in the city schools at Ma
Teton, MINI.
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peace accomplished here, there stood arrayed against them continually the
plea Of necessity, the plea that ever increasing ornaments we're a n absolute
essential. Neither the Frenchman or the Hungarian cared to depart from
parliamentary usages and for this reason they permitted their arguments to
go before the people exactly for what they we're worth.
The Baroness % Suttner comes to this country to try different tactics.
She may agree with her fellow workers in Europe that the nations are bur-
dened with ornaments to the breaking point, that the patience of the people
themselves is we'll nigh exhausted, that the times portend that conditions
cannot continue as at present; but she has something more effective at her
fcctiye appeal will be to sentiment As mt who knows from experience the
horrors of "a the Baroness o Sutner will be able to make this appeal
effectively