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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
KANSAS CEMENT MILLS MERGE.
Action Expected to Be Taken Follow
ing Week Long Meeting.

Action Expected to Be Taken Follow
ing Week Long Meeting.
Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 1.-THE
Journal here says:
Representatives of the cement in
dustry situated in the gas belt of Kan
sas and Oklahoma and one company
near Kansas City, fifteen in all, were
IN continuous session all of last week
here with view to formulating a
merger company. The representatives.
VINO declined to discuss their presence
In Kansas City, did it is known, agree
upon merger company and have
gone back home to accomplish the
ratification of their plans by the
stockholders in the various com panies.
The plan of the merger is to form
a new company which will buy out
right the physical property of the
mills and pay the purchase in bonds
and stocks of the new company. The
name of the new company has not
been decided upon nor have the Off
GERS been selected. It is expected that
this business will be transacted in
Kansas City next week.
The formation of the new company
viii not be a merger in the sense laid
down in the Sherman antitrust law,
the promoters believe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
BRIDGE PIERS FREEZE; BURST.
Some Material, Other Than Concrete,
Used in Tubes.

Kansas City. Jan. lifts piers
burst by the extreme cold weather of
the last two weeks, the Kansas avenue
steel bridge across the Kaw river in
Kansas City, Kansas, has been closed
to traffic. The structure is in the
heart of the packing house and stock
yards district. one of the busiest sec
lions of the city.
It was discovered today that the
tubular piers that support one span
of the bridge had broken apart at the
section joints and the rivets which
held the sections together had broken
off. The piers in the construction of
the bridge were filed with concrete
The county engineer upon investiga-
ton learned that some other substance
that had been mixed with the con-
crete had failed to harden. This sub
stance when frozen burst the steel
The Bridge was built after the food
Of 1903.
Workmen supported the structure
with piling to prevent its collapsing
before the ice in the river breaks up.
When the ice begins to break dyna-
mite will be used to break up the ice
foes in an attempt to save the bridge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
SYRACUSE MEN TO HELP NEEDY
No OniciaI Call for Outside Aid Will
Be Made.

Syracuse, Kan, Jan. IA special
meeting of the Syracuse Commercial club
was held here to provide ways and means
to bring about such relief as possible to
Hamilton county homesteaders who are
in need. Fortunately there are only a
few, but realizing the condition they are
in and also realizing the stock situation,
the club deemed 1t advisable to oversee
the work and appointed a special commit
tee to conclude the work by going among
the business men, and others financially
able asking for a popular subscri ption
for that purpose The task of raising a
sufficient amount of money will be an
easy one
It has been four weeks since the big
snow fell and cold weather set in and
in spite of the wild rumors that have
gone abroad about western Kansas home
steaders in intense suffering, and stock
men losing cattle by the thousands, there
has not and will not be an official call
made for help from outside Stockmen
have managed to get along so far with
but light losses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
"DEAD;" LIVES TWO HOURS.
Undertaken Finds Signs of Life in
Corpse.

corpse
Fort Scott, Kan, Jan. 17.-After
having been apparently dead for
some time, H f. Kellogg, proprietor
of a theater here, was revived this
morning and lived nearly two hours.
Members of Mr.. Ke1logg's family
found him lying on a couch in his
room, and after trying every means
to arouse him. concluded that he was
dead. He appeared to have fallen
against gas stove in the room and
burned his face. and then to have
crawled to the couch and died. He
had been i'll, and it is supposed that
he arise to take a dose of medicine.
When all efforts to revive him failed an
undertaken was sent for.
While he vas placing Mr.. Kellogg
on his truck, the undertaken believed
he detected signs of life. He imme-
diately asked the family to call a doc
tor and went to work in an effort to
revive Mr.. Kellogg. When the physi
clan arrived the heart action was sup
plemented by pump and Mr.. kellogg
was partly revived, but did not regain
full consciousness at any time. Two
hours later he died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
IN FOUR LANGUAGES.
Two Couples Are Married by Judge
Who Talks Nine.

Chicago, Jan. Municipal Judge
SABBATH used four of nine languages
which he speaks yesterday in marrying
two couples. In the first wedding a
Slav married a Lithuanian girl, and in
the second the contracting parties were
Bohemian and Polish.
In both cases the ceremony was per-
formed free of charge, the brides ad-
hitting that they had taken advantage
of leap year to do the proposing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
SEEKS PRISON TERM.
Boy Robs to Avert Second Stay in
Reformatory.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 17.-An ambi-
ton to be sent to San Quentin prison
led Walter Eastman and Willie Weidig.
who escaped from the reform school at
day.
Il hope we won't have to go back to
the school, he said. It would shake
hands with the judge that sent me to
San Quentin, for I believe I would get
a Square deal there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
Records Are Az Right.

New York, Jan. 17.-Anxiety of the Of
ficials of the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific railways was relieved when a
steeplejack scaled the walls of the burned
Equitable building and found the record
books of the two railway companies in
tact in the vaults the third floor. Al
though that part of the building was a
mass of debris and wreckage, the vaults
had held the railway records safe from
damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
TOMBSTONE LOSES CASE.
County Has to Pay Costs in Joint
Cases.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 17.-Jerry
tombstone has asked the continuance
of all the liquor cases that were to
have been tried this week and then
left the city. Before going he an
nounced that he would not be back
for a couple of weeks.
In the trial of Sam Montgom cry
tombstone fell down so com pletely that
Judge VENDOR was compelled to in
struct the jury to bring in a verdict
of mot guilty. This threw the costs
which amount to a tidy sum, upon the
county There are a lot of other cases
in which some costs have been in
Cured and which the county will
probably have to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

will be held July 10 to 2s, 1912; the
other is that the Mitchell county state
wide fair viii be held in Beloit. Sep
TENDER "a to 80. 1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
DID JAPs KILL CHINAMAN.

Fort Worth Oriental Not Seen Alive
After Visit.
Newton, Kan. Jan. 1.-THE Chi
nese whose body was found under the
Santa Fe carpenter shop with the
throat cut was identified by his certif1-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
THE JOY OF LIVING IS THE HER.
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STOUT-AND KNOW

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Friends of J. G. Ruppenthal. Judge
of the twenty-third judicial district,
have been urging him to get into the
race for congress in the Sixth district
He lives in Russell.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
day dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Werner Freeberg, of Golden.
Denver View

The Sunday School is conduct
ing a "Trip Around the World"
for its members.
Several people here are spend
ing their spare time trapping,
with excellent results.
Owing to the continued cold
weather the skating is good on
the lakes in this vicinity.
The county surveyors have
completed the work of changing
the lines here to make them cor
rect.
The section men have been
making some minor repairs on
the track Of the d. N. w. & p.
here.
VIM. Haas and family moved
to Denver last Thursday. The
neighborhood is sorry to lose
them.
The cold weather is hinderinR
the construction of the concrete
work on f. Kammerer's new
home here.
John Moore was given a sur
prise party in honor Of his birth.
day, last Friday evening. About
Continued on page 81
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HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST
WEEK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Griffith

Rumor says that Griffith is to
have another general store and q
drug store.
Mrs. Musser has returned from
Childress, Texas, where she Wis
tied her husband.
A family by the name Of
Wadsworth has moved into the
house recently vacated by Claude
Pullian.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. b. Baxter en-
tertained the Card Club last Sat
urday evening. On entering the
home, the guests at once began
to feel Christmas in their bones"
for Christmas bells of red and
green, the wreaths of holly and
last but not least the Christmas
stockings were in evidence. In
fact, everything breathed so of
the near approach Of Xmas, a
search was made for Old Santa.
The Club game was indulged in
until a late hour when the pleas
ure Of the evening was completed
by serving Xmas goodies.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
Fairmount News.

The mother Of Thomas Moore
is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Weller
spent Monday in Denver.
Mrs. James Graham spent Sat
nrday and Sunday in Denver.
Commissioner Gus A. johnson
inspected Ward Hill and Wads-
worth avenue last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mosher
spent Wednesday in Denver vis-
iting their son and daughter.
Commissioner Johnson was
looking after poor in Golden,
Lakewood and Mountain View
Mrs. w. d. Runner has been
quite i'll the past week, but is
some better at the present writ
ing.
The Fairmount Mothers Circle
held its monthly meeting last
Friday afternoon. The attend
ance was small on account Of the
weather.
Quite a number of Paramount
Changers attended Pomona
Grange at Maple Grove last Sat,
urday. State Master John Nor
ris attended in the evening.
A surprise party was held at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs j.
H. Weidman last Thursday ev-
ening. The evening was pleas
antly spent and refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus A. johnson,
Harry johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Wertman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gust Carlson took Sun
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
SHORT PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST

The small bone of his leg be-
tween the knee and ankle is
cracked and he will have to carry
that member in splints several
days before it will heal. How
ever, he is getting along as well
as could be expected.
At the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning the pastor
will speak on "A Glorious
Church." in the evening, 7:30,
What Is Seen in the House. :"
Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p. m.
All not connected with another
Sunday School are cordially in
vited to join this one. First
class teachers throughout the
school.
A delightful neighborhood
party was enjoyed last Friday
evening by a jolly group of East
Arvada residents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bawden entertained
twenty of their neighbors. The
evening was spent in dancing
and charades, interspersed with
some vocal efforts on the part of
some youths present. All went
home saying there would be an
other neighborhood party soon.
A debate will be held in Grange
hall Monday evening, December
18th, between Attorney Camp
bell, of Arvada, and J. W. Mar
tin, of Denver. Mr.. Campbell
will show the advantage of single
tax as a remedy for existing
economic evils and Mr.. Martin
will show the advantages of So
cialism. The speakers are both
well posted in their economic
theories and we'll qualified to de-
fend them and our people may
expect to witness an interesting
encounter. No admission fee is
requested and a cordial invita-
tion is extended to everybody to
attend.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
"Hould on a Bit"

Within few days you will
find the finest line OF Assorted
Candies ever brought to Arvada
at Cahill's Grocery. Let us fig
ure on your Christmas orders.
Special prices for schools and
churches.
We also have 4 very fine line
of cigars put up expressly for
Christmas shoppers.
For the present am selling a
packages E. c. Corn Flakes for
25c. See my ad for flour. adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

E. S. Blake has traded his
three-acre tract in Arvada and
farm east of Denver for Denver
property.
= J. j. Webber has rented }. S.
Mollet's four-room bungalow in
stead of the Mason house as was
stated last week.
Otto Frauenheim, formerly Of
Arvada, but now of Lemont, ILL.,,
was transacting business here
the latter part of last week.
G. Reisen sold his property in
Arvada to A. H. Barth this week
and expects to move to Califor-
MIA before the first of the year.
M. E. Helm and family, for
merly Arvada residents, returned
from Trinidad last week and
have rented the Geo. Martin
property.
i w. P. Wheelock recently sold
one acre of land and a house or
College avenue to Jno. Knapp,
and has rented Jno. Clark S
house on east 1St avenue.
The "Gideons," a band of
Christian travelling men from
Denver, will have charge of the
services at the Baptist church
next Sunday evening beginning
at 7:3O.
Albert M. Southworth, who
has been employed in Colorado
Springs for the last year or more,
is now employed in the Fuel and
Feed Mems Adjustment Co., and
the National Mercantile Agency,
GIL Mercantile Bldg, Denver,
Colo. Mr.. Southworth expects
to take more personal interest
in Arvada affairs from now on.
Harry Stannard is hobbling
around on crutches, the result of
a kick from the horse he has
been driving for d. F. Cahill.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
Xmas Specials for Ladies
and Gentlemen:

Toilet Sets complete.
Comb and Brush Sets.
Manicure sets from $2 to $G.
Embroidery Scissors.
Pocket Books and Card Cases.
Pearl Handle Pen Knives.
Kodaks 81. 90 to $50.
Safety Razors.
Perfumes in Fancy Boxes.
Fancy Boxes of Stationery.
Candies in Beautiful Pkgs, all
sizes.
The Best Cigars in l2s, 25s, Sos.
twould please US to show these
goods at any time. Come in and
see them.
H. A. ULLERY, the Druggist
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12


Let A. L. Davis figure on your
lumber bill. Phone Arv. TAI. If.
A. L. Davis will sell you
lumber right. Phone Arv. TAI. If.
For q real up-to-date meat
market step in and see George
Muench.
For sale, canary singers. Mrs.
w. P. Wheelock, corner E. 1st
and Ralston. 24-2p
We have money to loan on real
estate, Knapp g. Newton, the
real estate men. 6tf
For sale, mangel wurzels, So on
the place or Sc delivered. M.
Schneider, Arvada. 3-3p
IL you want to insure or buy a
home or lots or need legal papers
call on J. F. White.
Arvada Lodge No. 141, A. F.
& A. NJ, Barth hall, 1st and 3rd
Wednesday evenings.
Are you looking for house to
rent7 If so, see Knapp & New
ton, the real estate men, Arvada,
Colo.
Sunday services at St. Mat
thews Episcopal church: Morn
in at l1:0O o'clock, evening at
E45.
Wanted, young girl to assist
with housework and care of
children, go home nights. Mrs.
Thos. C. Hurst, Jr., West 1st st.
Use Critics. chickfood and
save money, (three sizes.) All
kinds of poultry supplies. Ar
vada Seed Store, phone Arv. 1851
l6O acres near the Lothrop
ranch for sale on terms or will
take small Arvada house or acre
age as part. w. H. Ketner, Ar
vada 752, evening. 24-1
Ladies, come in and let me
take your measure for a Spirella
Corset, the best corset made for
ease and comfort. Call at Gil,
more's grocery. Mrs. Ida Bird,
Corsetiere. 1872
A large line of new and second
hand heating stoves and ranges
at reasonable prices. Come in
and see them before buying.
The Flaherty Hardware Store,
Aryada. adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

ter.
Mrs. F. E. Hudson is visiting
her daughter in Eastern Ne
braska.
The Catholic ladies are holding
their bazaar and serving dinner
and supper today, Thursday.
P. j. Manchester's father,
mother and sister-in-law stopped
in Arvada for a few days visit
this week. They are enroute to
California to spend the winter.
The ladies of St. Matthew'S
Guild held a tea and bazaar at
the home of Mrs. Jas. Stannard
Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. Several kinds of dainty
sandwiches, pie and coffee were
served for 15c. About $1S was
realized from the tea and sale of
the articles donated by the la
dies.
Jas. Abbott was taken to St.
Anthony's hospital Wednesday,
where his limb that has been
causing his sickness for so long
a time was amputated. He was
on the operating table about As
minutes and came out from un-
der the anaesthic in good shape.
The limb was taken off just be-
low the knee. His many friends
now hope for his speedy recov-
cry.
A number of friends gathered
at the home of VIM. Ellis on
College avenue Monday evening
to tender him a surprise birthday
reception. A very pleasant ev-
ening was spent with games and
telling of anecdotes. He re-
ceived number of both useful
and ornamental gifts as tokens
of their esteem. The guests de-
parted at a late hour, wishing
him many happy returns of the
day, but not knowing his age,
as he refused to the last to d.
vulge the date of his birth.
Those present were: Rev. F. E..
Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gilmore, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Smith, R. E. Lucas, Mrs. E. l..
Newcomb, Mrs. Edgar Watson,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Watson.
November % was memor-
able day in the Arvada schools,
as on that date a number of rep
resentatives of the four Woman s
Relief Corps of Denver visited
the schools and presented beau
tiful silk flags to each room.
The teachers had prepared pro-
grams of singing and recitations
which were rendered with fine
effect by the children, who were
delighted with the gifts of the
flags. The superintendent of
the schools of Arvada, Prof.
Drake, is noted for a spirit of
patriotism which he inculcates
in his pupils, and those flags will
be cherished and appreciated in
all the rooms. The following
visitors were present: Mrs. An
ME S. Mills, department patri-
otic instructor; Mrs. X. P. May,
Byron L. Carr corps, patriotic in
structor; Mrs. Clara w. Gibbs,
Washington corps, patriotic in.
structor; Mrs. Crowley, Crocker
patriotic instructor; Mrs. Kib.
bles, Farragut corps, patriotic
instructor: Comrades Garrison.
Smith and Schupe OF the Arvada
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

Let A. L. Davis figure on your
lumber bill. Phone Arv. TAI. If.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends from
Denver, Broomfeld and sur
rounding country, also Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. II. Robinson, Of Ar
vada, for their kindness and
sympathy shown in our grief
over the loss Of a dear wife,
mother, daughter and sister; also
for the beautiful floral offerings.
George c. Coax, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Coax and family, Mr..
and Mrs. B. J. Harden and w.
d. Bradley and family.
We wish to thank our friends
in Arvada for their kindness
shown in our recent trouble. w.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

A. L. Davis will sell you
lumber right. Phone Arv. TAI. If.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12
Advertisements.
Sunny Monday 6 for 25, Cahill's.
Lettuce for Sale. w. M. Smith.

A. l.. Davis has the agency for
the Ford auto in this vicinity.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

For q real up-to-date meat
market step in and see George
Muench.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

The Catholic ladies are holding
their bazaar and serving dinner
and supper today, Thursday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

Mrs. F. E. Hudson is visiting
her daughter in Eastern Ne
braska,
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

Otto Frauenheim, formerly Of
Arvada, but now of Lemont, ILL.,,
was transacting business here
the latter part Of last week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

F. H. 9i1nt left today for
southern Texas to spend the win
ter.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

= J. j. Webber has rented J. S.
Mollet's four-room bungalow in
stead of the Mason house as was
stated last week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

E. S. Blake has traded his
three-acre tract in Arvada and
farm east of Denver for Denver
property.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

p. J. Manchester's father,
and sister-in-law stopped
in Arvada for a few days visit
this week. They are enroute to
California to spend the winter.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-12

For sale, canary singers. Mrs.
w. P. Wheelock, corner E. 1st
and Ralston. 24-2p
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1912-01-27
IRRIGATION MEET POPULAR.

Answers to the call issued last
week for an irrigation congress
to be held in Portland, February
10, 20 and q. are being received
in steadily increasing volume at
the Commercial Club promotion
bureau in Portland, which indi-
Gates a widespread and active in
terest in the coming meeting.
William M. Colvig, president
and manager of the Medford
Commercial Club visited the
coming congress and declared
that Medford would issue an
invitation urging the congress
to meet for its second annual ses-
sion in Medford.
William Pollman wrote from
Baker yesterday acknowledging
the receipt of the call for the
congress and said he would come
to Portland at an early date to
communicate with officers of the
Oregon Development League re-
garding the delegation of repre-
sentatiyes to be sent from his
territory. Other letters and COM
munications of a similar nature
have also been received. John H.
Lewis, state engineer, and H. c.
Brodie, assistant secretary of the
Desert, Land Board, will both be
in attendance throughout the
session.
Full information as to the ex-
tent of the attendance from all
sections of the state is expected
to be in within the next two
weeks and officers of the Devel-
opment League will make COM
plete plans for the program of
the congress at that time. -O Ore
gonian.