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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10
Lewis WILL Is Filed.

Emporia, Kan, June 10.-The viii
of the late L. w. Lewis, disposing of
property worth 100000, was filed in
the Lyoa county probate court here
Much of the property is in real estate
and crusner equipment. The estate is
divided among the four daughters and
two sons, with the exception of $12,-
500. OF this amount the College of
Empori1 receives 800. which is held
on mortgage note. The home mis-
sionary society of the Second Presby
terrain church receives $4,000, the for
eign missionary society of the same
church. $4,000, and the American Bible
society. $4,000. A grandson, Herbert
Lewis Slcan. is given $4,000. The en-
tire contracting business is given to
the two sons. T. H. Lewis and w. J.
Lewis. This includes the cruSher
plants located near Florence and Au-
gusta. Kansas; Uncas, Okla, and at
Vaughn and Blue Water, \. NJ. 1t also
covers al contract business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Clay Center, Kan. June 1o-Ths
ground is pretty well soaked. The
moisture was badly needed, but little
rain having fallen for more than a
month Wheat is in bloom and short
oats are heading. Corn is backward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

moisture to insure a. good crop Of
wheat Wheat harvest will begin here
in about three weeks.
Salina, Kan, June 10.-A slow, steady
rain soaked the ground here The pre-
cip1tation amounts to an inch With
the exception of two or three counties
the entire northwestern end of the
slate is soaked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Abilene, Kan, June 10.-A rain
that soaked in has fallen over this
section, doing much good to all crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Winfield, Kan, June 10.-Professor
Steiner of st. Johns college, who
taught at the Manual Training school
at PittshGrg, Kansas, last summer. has
been re-Amployed for this summer. He
will be assistant instructor in physical
study.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Cimarron, Kan, June 10.-A big
rain, amounting to fully two inches
by the government gauge, fell over
wheat was beginning to need rain a
little and this will positively insure a
great area of 25 to 80 bushel wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Hill City, Kan, June 10.-Everyone
in Graham county, is rejoicing because
l. 46 inches of rain fell here The value
OF the rain can scarcely be estimated.
Farmers say even the wheat. which
vas apparently dead. will revive and
make a partial crop and that which
was still growing will make an average
yield. Potatoes corn and kaffir are
greatly benefited. The water fell slow
ly. so that most OF it soaked in. Good
showers fell as far west as Hoxie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Canton. Kan June 1O.-Rain ha.
fallen here, soaking the ground Th'
wheat crop is made and these rain
Will help make the oats crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Rain Does Great Good.
Larned, Kan. June 10.-An inch
and a half of rain has done much
for the wheat and corn crops in this
section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

"Jumpsey" Davis, ali Englishman
left an estate valued at $4,000 when he
died near Winfield. This is believed &C
be tho estate n question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

Marysville. Kan. June 10.-The pre-
cipitation amounted to nearly two
inches. The rain was general through
out the country. AS good rain fell
in this immediate vicinity last Wednes-
day the crops were not suffering for
moisture, but in the eastern and north
err parts of the county this rain will
be, of immense benefit.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-08
Staff Special.

Dd4 lSQ OOOIS VI Ing SOlll4CNIASuI
State Penitentiary swung open
and an old, white-haired man
walked out. The door closed and
the old man, John P. Warren,
was free.
For 81 years he had worn the
metal-buttoned uniform of gray
that marked him life prisoner.
When he was Il he married a
young girl of II. From the first
the marriage was unhappy. There
were old stories, long since for
gotten, stories that linked his
young wife's name with that of
another sutton. The bridegroom
took his girl-wife to brook one
day and held her head under the
water until death came.
In December, 1859, John War
rent was sentenced to life impris-
onment. Then James Buchanan
was president, and Abraham Lin
coin, a poor, unknown lawyer,
riding the circuit in Illinois. The
first ocean cable had just been
dropped into the Atlantic. The
entire country was ablaze over
Iohn Browns raid on Harper's
Ferry. The first oil well was
sunk that year. The clouds of an
approaching civil war doomed UP
in the horizon.
AS the year 1860 dawned, John
Warren entered the prison.
The war was fought, and an
other also. Mexico overthrow an
emperor and a president. Boun-
diaries of nations changed. The
telephone, wireless, aeroplanes,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-08
IFERS PRISON YARD TO FREEDOM

SON YARD TO FREEDOM
giant liners and 6o-r1iles-an-hour
trains arrived. Kings and presi-
dent came and went. Millions of
people were born, lived and died.
And all the while, John Warren
lived a living death in prison
walls.
He petitioned for a pardon q
times, and then resigned himself
to fate. He even grew to like
those prison bars, the prison yard
and the flower garden back. of the
warden's house. In that he toll
ed among the flowers during the
last few years. Then, on June 10,
the board set him free.
How does it feel, John, to be
free, after a lifetime if prison"
was asked of the old man, as he
stood inhaling deep breaths Of air,
and looking far out over grassy
slopes and dalsied meadows.
For long time he did not an
swer. He could not. He just kept
gazing out and out, stretching"
his eyes, as it were, upon the dis
tance which had been denied him
ever since he was % years old.
Then at last he turned:
"How does it feel?" he said;
why it feels SO strange, so I'M
usual, it doesn't feel natural.
There is too much room out here;
l can see too far. 1t hurts-com-
ing, like this, all at once"
And John Warren, the ''lifer,"
the murderer, raped at the pris-
on doors that he might go back
and work a LITTLE while in fhe rose
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
CANT WE'D: GOES HUNTING.

HAMMOND. Ind. - Henry Drake. 4o, and Nellie Johnson. 15. appeared at the county clerks office and ap. piled for a marriage license. When the clerk informed Drake that h. could not issue marriage license for girl of such tender years. Drake took the setback like phil osopher.
 If l can't get married I might as well spend the time I had set aside for a honeymoon on vacation" he informed the clerk. If you cant give me a marriage license. give me q hunting license"
 With the hunting license in h.; pocket Drake turned to Miss Johnson and said:
 This hunting license will kee, me occupied until November. Ther you'll be 16 and we will come back here and get a marriage license"
 The girl consented and they left the clerks office arm in arm.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
DOWNS COMES
 FROM CIRCLE

On the auto Friday Bert Downs arrived from Circle. Mr Downs took the same route as did Captain Bow man. He mushed from the Miller house to Gilmore in three days. which considering the amount of snow on the summits is mighty fast time. He reports that most of the work around the Circle country has closed down for the season Pete Anderson and Chris Harrington, W ho were working on Captain Barnette's ground have gone Outside for the winter after most successful sea son. MT Downs worked for Berry & Lamb on Mammoth. He left for this camp as soon as the work there stopped. Tom Cox is coming across from the Circle diggings to take over the Faith creek roadhouse. Con Junkin is following just behind Downs and should be in in day or two.
 There is considerable talk on Deadwood creek about the installa tion of dredge on that creek. Mrs Griffith holds an option on the ground and the matter is still pend ing. The Elmer dredge has shut down. McKinnon, who was foreman on the dredge returned to Dawson quite a while ago to take a like position with the new Guggenheim dredge on Bonanza in that region.
 The season was not great sue cess as far as the Elmer dredge was concerned. Fuel was high there and the father of dredging in the Yukon had a pretty hard road to hoe. It Is hoped that next year will turn out better. Mir. Downs is undecided as to how long he will remain in town.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
SALOON BURGLARS WIT
 SAVES HIM HIS LIBERTY

SAN FRANCISCO. - Good morn ing! Your careless bartender locked me in last night while I was asleep in back room." said a well-dressed young man to Thomas Lawson. when Law son opened his saloon one morn. ing. The young man bought a drink accepted Lawsons apologies and walked out.
 Lawson discovered a few moments later that his safe had been blown and $500 taken. The well-dressed young man had forced his way in and dynamited the strong box.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
NEW MINING LAW TH0R-
 OUCHLY EXPLAINED

' which is longer than three times its greatest width. This was inserted to prevent what is known as "sho, string locations"
 This law is in no way retroactive and applies only to such claims as hay, been staked or will be staked on or after the first day of August. 1912 The claim staked under the old law can be treated as has always been the case but as fast as locations run ou: and they are restaked. they must be restaked under the new law. Here. with we print the law:
 AN ACT to modify and amend the
 mining laws in their applicatior
 to the Territory of Alaska. and
 for other purposes
 Be II enacted by the senate and ed States of America in congress as sembled. That no association placer. mining claims shall hereafter be lo. cated in Alaska in excess of foru acres. and on every placer minin , claim hereafter located in Alaska and until a patent has been issued therefor. not less than one hundred dollars worth of labor shall be per formed or Improvements made dur ing each year. including the year ot location. for each and every twenty acres or excess fraction thereof.
 See. 2.-That no person shall hcr,. after locate any placermining claim in Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any recorders office in the judicial division where the location is made Any person so authorized may locate plaeer-mining claims for not more than two individuals or one associa- ton under such power of attorney. put GO Sutn agent or attorney small he authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer-mining claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and no placor-mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under tn" limitations of this act
 See. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate. cause or procure to be located. for himself more than two placcr-mining claims in any cal endar month: Provided. That one or both of such locations may be included in an association claim.
 See. 1. - That no placer-mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be patented which shall contain greater area than is fixed by law, nor which is longer than three times it's greatest width.
 Sec. That any placer-minin% claim attempted to be located in violation of this act shall be null and void. and the whole area thereof
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30

out I'm going to fill him full of lead"
 With the commendable desire of aFerting tragedy. the manager rushed back to his stage. stopped the show. and addressed his audi ence as follows:
 There's a man in this audience with another mans wife. Her hus band is waiting out in front to kill him. Now I'm going to turn the
 ruse lights down. and trust the offender will quietly make his exit through the stage door"
 The house was darkened and fiji teen men silently glided out through the rear exit.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
"OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL OOLL,"
 DOESN'T GO; CHICAGO
 JUDGES WAR ON WASHERS

CHICAGO. - Washers who believe they can make such remarks to wo men as "Oh. you beautiful doll" "Oh you kid" Chicken" and Baby" are warned to keep away from Chicago If caught here they will stay al least thirty days and if they have any spare change will drop it into the public coffers.
 The municipal judges have combin ed to prove that Chicago's gallantry has not abated one whittle since the days when Mrs. Murphy's COW was forgiven for causing the big fire
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30

On Saturday night at the Auditor mm Delegate WiDhtrsham went into minute detail when he explained the meaning of the uca mining law which was signed hy rrcsidcn, Taft on the first day Of August. and which has since tha, date governed the stalking of claims in this terri tory. The prime motive of this law is to do away with the assoCia- lion evil which has been one of the arcatcst curses that has ever in tested this territory. Under the new law as explained by Delegate Wi,kersham Saturday night. no man can stake more than two claims of 2l acres each in any calendar month Thirty days is moi a calendar month and the man who stakes two claims on the first day of the month and two more or one more or any more on the thirty-first day of the same month will find his second stakes are Naluelrss and not recognized hy the law Further than that if you stake two 2n.aCre claims on the first day Of December of this year. you must do one hundred dollars worth of work on each claim before the first day of January. 1913. Under. stand YOU cannot do two hundred dollars worth of work on one claim and hope thereby to hold the two claims you have stakcd, you must do one hundred dollars worth Of assessment work on each and every claim You stake for each and every year you hold it
 With a recognized power of at torney in writing in your possession. you can stake two claims for each power of attorney which yoa old, but you limited r. two powers of attorney, and you must do the assessment work on each and every 2o-acro claim which you staked before the first of the year immediately foIlow. ing the one in which you staked the claim. As for instance. you can leave your home with two recog- nized powers of attorney in writing Gou 20 to new creek 10 stake You have the privilege of stalking one hundred and twenty acres. or six claims Of % acres each in each and every calendar month. You must then, before the expiration of the year in which you staked the claims do one hundred dollars worth of assessment work on each and every claim thus staked. and cannot under the law confine yourself to six hundred dollars worth of work on any one claim and have it apply 10 all claims
 Further than that. the law now provides that no placer claim can be patented which contains q larg CT area than that fixed by law, nor
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
AVERTING A TRAGEDY.

Noticing a man, apparently labor ing under great excitement, pacing up and down in front of his theater, motion picture manager of Mem- phis went out and asked the man what the trouble was.
 My wife is in your theater with another fellow" exclaimed the irate husband. AS soon as he comes
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30

may be located by any qualified To- cator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
 Approved August 1. 1912. It will be noted that by this law man can stake but one association Of forty acres each month.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
ARRIVE AND DEPART

Following is the list of passengers that started down river on the St. Michael from Dawson to be trans ferred to the Schwatka at Eagle, and who will arrive here early this coming week on the return of the Reliance:
 For Fairbanks-Mrs. E. M. Adam, J. A. Dwyer and wife. Eugene ROus- say. Edwin Holm, J. M. Boyd, T. A. McGowan and wife.
 For Hot Springs s. S. Powell, Miss Pearl Peterson.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
Judge Newcomer assessed ono in,

Judge Newcomer assessed one i'm petuous youth $5O and costs for ad. dressing q young woman as Chick en." Judge Bietler freed man his wife Baby The mashcr was fined by the court
 Judge Caverty, while admitting that "Oh, you beautiful doll' is a compliment, declares that the only man who can use it and get away free must use it to his wife. Others will be fined heavily. Chief Mag istrate Olson is upholding the mu- nicipal judges in their stand.
 The Roller Rink was the scene of a masquerade ball on skates on Friday night.
 Dr. Richardson died in St Joseph's hospital on Friday night
 Mrs. Henry Ray was successfully operated on in St. Joseph's hospital on Friday when an abscess was re- moved from her side
 o. J, Nicholson. who has been in Fairbanks all summer on court bus mess, left on the Tana for Beaver from which point he will go into the Chandlar
 Roderick O'Toole, who helped blaze a trail over the Chilcoot Pass in the palmy days of the Klondike went Outside for the first time since 1897. He sailed on the Tana on Saturday.
 MT and Mrs. Walter C. Hall of the Rhoads-Hall mine are in the city for few days They came in Fri day from Bedrock creek.
 The Eagles have imported fine baby grand piano. It is a Chickering and the second baby grand to be brought into the camp The other one was owned by Miss Lila Barbour and was taken Outside by the family when they left here three years ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30
LENT BABIES
 ID BLACKMA|L

CHICAGO. - A far-reaching black mailing plot devised by ioman and in which "borrowed" babies played part, came to light recently ill the further confessions of Miss Rose Moody in the state attorneys s office.
 In her scheme to place the father hood of baby upon her former em- ployer J. H. McNeely, a wealthy ca terer, Miss Moody, whose real name is said to be Reedy. used two babies, neither of which, according to her | confession, was her own. She de, handed $3.500 from McNeely First Parents Took Back Child
 The first baby used by Miss Moody belonged to Mir and Mrs Al fred Reyes. When the parents re- fused to further allow their baby to be implicated in a plot they knew to be of questionable character. but of which, according to their state ments to the assistant states at torney, Mir. Fetzer, they did not know the real blackness, the young woman procured another infant.
 Miss Moody implicated Dr. Thomas J. Balhatchett. saying he was the sponsor of the whole scheme He denies that he acted further than in the regular capacity of physician.
 The headquarters for the scheme was on North Clark street, where Miss Moody, also known as Mrs Moody. lived for about two weeks That was the residence of Mrs Maude Moren, known also as Polly Buchanan. She and the physician and the girl are the leading charac- ters in the plot. according to the confessions of Miss Moody and of MT and Mrs. Reyes. The latter also are roomers there.
 A Chase In Quest for Baby.
 When the Reyes refused to allow their baby to be used as the in- nocent victim Miss Moody says she obtained another through Dr. Bal hatchett. At any rate, she was shadOwed, in an exciting chase which led through alleys, stores, va cant lots and apartment houses to house on Sixtythird street, the To- cation of which was kept a secret by the state attorneys office.
 There she procured baby, which was to be called here for short period. or until a settlement with McNeely's attorney could be estaD- lished.
 Cruel to the Borrowed Baby.
 The second baby was called John Henry Moody. being named after its supposed father, McNeely. It was only a few months old It suffered innumerable cruelties while there. according to the statements of a woman detective who had establish ed residence at the house on Clark street The charge was said to be true by Miss Moody in her confession.
 The girl did not go to live at the Moren place until July 2, al- though she had boasted of the plot while living at the North Clark street house. Immediately after her arrival she went out to get her new baby, asking Mrs. Reyes for the dress which she had made or bought for the Reyes baby earlier. That, 1t is said. was to give the second in- fant the semblance of being the same child previously passed off as hers
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-30

Loose Leaf Ledgers ordered by telegraph. Call and see them. Cit. iZen office.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-24
BALL WAS
A BEAUTIFUL SUCCESS

beauty and originality of the decora-
tions. The big hall was a veritable
bower of evergreens. A mamoth flag
hung directly over the center of the
floor and one end of the gym was
transformed into military camp by
pitched tents and stacked rifles. A
cannon draped with the national colors
stood in one corner.
Delightful music was furnished by
an S-piece orchestra under the direc-
tion of Professor e. Hellier-Collens.
Refreshments in the form of punch
and waters were served to the merry
makers.
The patronesses for the event were:
Mrs. James A. MacLean, Mrs. NJ E.
Lewis, Mrs. T. E. Cathro, and Miss
Permeal French.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-24
FORCE BANKRUPTCY
ON LEWISTON BANK

claims to be one Of eight creditors. Ii
charges that the Commercial Trust
company has given up stock owned by
it in the Valley Lumber company, and
worth $249,O0O over to the Bank OF
Commerce, by which, the stock was
bought in, it charges for $4,000. A
Judgment obtained against the trust
company went to the same bank, it is
said, at $4,000, leaving an unsatisfied
Judgment Of $4,000.
j. NJ. Keating is president Of the
Commercial Trust company and E..
secretary.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-24
CHARGE j. S. JUDGE
FAVORED RELATIVES Is

PORTLAND, Feb. 24-Ca1ling at
tention to the fact that Thornton Ross,
the convicted bank wrecker, who is
also indicted of Oregon land frauds
and Judge Gilbert of the United
States circuit court of appeals are
brothers-in-law. An afternoon paper
here today publishes a sensational at
tack on Gilbert's recent decision in
the Barber Lumber company land
fraud case, which we'll known con-
servationists declared has practically
legalized the use of dummy" entry
men by big land grabbing corpora
tions.
The publication intimates the decis-
ion will help Ross, and charges that
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-24
Taken to Eugene.

Accompanied by her bereaved hus-
band, j. X. Sevey, the remains of the
late Mrs. Addie B.. Sevey were taken
for interment to Eugene, Ore, where
the funeral will take place Monday af-
ternoon. The body left Moscow on the
2:15 train Friday afternoon, following
a. brief funeral service according to
the ritual of the Rebekah lodge, of
which the deceased was a member, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore, where she died.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-24
BOISE GOVERNED
BY COMMISSION

any city in the state to adopt the
commission form of government
The total vote was 1925 for the
commission form, against 1924 The
total of 5049 is 700 greater than was
Sentiment was overwhelming in the
city for the commission form of gov
ernment but many fought hard to re-
tain the charter, urging that it would
be better to amend the special charter
from time to time to suit the growing
needs of the city.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-24

The Sta annual military ball given
by the battalion of cadets of the uni
versity at the gymnasium last night
was an unparalleled success.
The affair was attended by nearly
$50 couples and was the big society
event of the college year. Many Wis
itors were in attendance from out of
town and the big gymnasium was
crowded by dancers.
The grand march was led by Lieut..
T. E. Cathro, U. S. A., commandant at
the university, and Mrs. Cathro 1t
was brilliant spectacle, the bright
uniforms of the cadets and the officers
lending a distinctly martial air to the
occasion. Dancing commenced at 8
o'clock and continued till early morn
ing.
The feature of the evening was the