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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
Poultry ASSOCIATION Convenes,

Nashville, Aug. 12.-When the
thirty-seventh annual convention of
the American Poultry association be-
gan here today delegates We're in at
tendance from many states. Stat
superintendent of Instruction Brister
welcomed the guests and Reese V.
Hicks of Topeka, president of the as
SOciafio1- reS7Onded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

grounds. and there is $3.50 to raise other
wise to pay the expenses of the play up
to September l.
Those present at the Commercial club
meeting were: E. V. King, Z. ". Thomr-
son. Commissioner Tandy, Secretary j.
Will Kelley, Judge E. r. Simon, DR.. e. :.
Pettyjohn, Dan Crawford and C. q.
BIakely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
Mexico suspends Corn DUTY.

Dubuque. Ia, Aug. 12.-Augustin
Pima. Mexican consul at Chicago, wtrc
Is on a visit to Dubuque, today an
nounced he had been advised by the
Mexican government that duty on
American corn shipped into Mexico
has been suspended. This action, he
claims, is due to crop failures there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
KIingaman Robbery Suspects Caught

Two men who are supposed to have
robbed the Klingaman drug store on
East Sixth avenue last night Were Cap
tured by the police early this after
noon They gave their names as Fred
Verify and William Maurer. Verify
was intoxicated when picked up on
Kansas avenue by a police officer
The Klingaman drug store cash reg
lister was robbed last night after the
store had been closed by DR.. p. NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Shaefer. More than sal was missed
when the funds were checked over to-
day.
The police believe that Verify is the
man who robbed the Mullin meat mar
ket of SIS two years ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

The most exciting interplayground base
ball games OF the present serieswas played
this morning between the Polk and Grant
teams, the former winning by a score of
to in the tenth inning Only one hit
had been made up the sixth inning. The
batteries: For Polk. Kaufman ard
kouns; for Grant, Meyers and Hirshberg
The contest was exciting throughout
Parkdale leads in the series with a one
thousand per cent record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Can you beat it? One-haIf spring
chicken, cream gravy, hot corn bread,
mashed potatoes and bread and but
ter for 35c, at Dunton's Cafe, for
merly Elks' Cafe. Seventh and Jack
son. open to the Public''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mary E. Smith, wife of Mack
Smith of 421 East Tenth street, died
at st. Francis hospital of Bright's DIS
ease Sunday evening. She was 50
years old The funeral will be held at
O'Clock Tuesday in Meriden. She IS
survived by three sons and one daugh-
tern. D. and Grover .Metzger and
Mrs. Clara Collins of Topeka and Wal
ter Metzger of Meriden.
Edith Grace Rousseau, aged "a
years. died at the home of her grand
father. F. Rousseau. at 722 Lake street
held at the East Side Methodist church
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning. In
terment Will be in Pleasant Hill ceme-
terry.
Ralph Barker aged II months. died
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Barker. at 1888 North
Quincy street Sunday. The funeral
was held at the residence at 2
O'Clock this afternoon. Interment was
in the Topeka cemetery
The funeral of Miss Louise Wood
will be held at 4 o'clock this after
noon at the residence of her father, o.
]. Wood, at 1917 Tyler street. Inter
ment will be in the Topeka cemetery.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cosgrove of ia Winter street,
Gl6Q lI1lS IIlOIHllSs Inc AO-iCA al VIII
be held Tuesday morning and the body
will be buried in Mount Olive cemetery
near ThOmpsonville.
Miss Katherine Draut, aged II
years. died at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs D. w Draut, at
241 Michigan avenue, in Oakland,
Sunday The funeral will be held at
the residence at ? o'clock Tuesday. In
terment will be in the Topeka GENE
terry.
Samuel W. Foss, aged IS years, died
at his home at 366 Wabash avenue
in Oakland Saturday afternoon of gas
tritis Mr. F7oss is a veteran employee
of the santa Fe and worked in the
store department a number of years.
He retired three or four years ago on
a pension BE made his home with his
daughter-in-law, Mrs Mamie E. Foss-
Mr.. Foss was active in the work OF
the Odd Fellows OF Kansas during his
early life and his funeral was con-
Quoted by the lodge of this order in
Topeka. 1t was held at the Oakland
NJ. E. church at ?: 80 O'Clock this after
noon. The palIbearers were Will J..
Russell, grand secretary: h c. Stevens,
grand treasurer: W. H. Dixon, past
grand; John Paxton, past grand; Ira
Orner and r. S. Clincman- The hon
orary paIlbearers We're sam Cremer,
a. L Chamberlain, J. Q. Adams. E. l.
Simpson. A. l. Thorpe and Charles
Morse The honorary pallbearers are
empIcy we'd in the santa Fe store depart
ment and have been associated with
Mr. EToSS number of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

A picnic and a baseball game will con
stitute the features of the K. S. A. c
Alumni association annual reunion which
will be held in Highland Park, August 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

The young peoples societies of the Firs
Methodist church, corner of Sixth an.
Harrison street, VIII give social on th1
church lawns Wednesday evening. Ic,
cream and home made cake, ten cents
The public is invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

H. J. Perry made raid on the stock
of toilet articles in the store of c. $.
Pope, the druggist, Saturday and will be
required to appear in police court this
afternoon to answer to the charge of
petty larceny. Perry had a number of
tooth brushes and other toilet articles in
his pockets when he was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR Rents room modern house, lbs
Monroe Call 1775 Red.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Charles w. Bower. clerk of the distrfc
court, is spending today in Kansas CT,
on business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

The river has risen and now plans are
being made by W. L. Driver. supervisor
of the Fairgrounds, to pull orr the
marathon swimming race on the river
which he has been planning for the boys
for some time The event may be held
within the next week or ten days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
New York stock List.

Coma Coffee Special tomorrow lac
pound. Klein's Grocery. 134 Quincy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
New York G.

New York Coffee Market.
New York, Aug. 12-COFFEE-Rio No.
I, 141se. Futures. easy; September. H. y;
March, L. g.
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Bad Mexican Killed.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. IA man
shot dead 0y the police in a street
fight here yesterday was identified to-
day as Lonfdez Guitierez, a Mexican
reported to have been involved three
years ago in a plot to blow up Presi-
dent Taft and President Diaz, when
they met at Ell Paso.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Fred Hand. who has been singing at tie
Novelty, went to Chicago today, where he
will attend rehearsals in connection with
a road company that will put on Tine
Fortune Hunter" when the theatr1ca'
season begins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

The police raided number of places IL
the city Saturday afternoon and night
and were rewarded with considerable sue
cess. Sergeant Sauls led a raid on the
place of Bill Briggs at 234 Quincy street
and captured Mr.. Briggs, three cases of
beer and two cases of bottles At 43O
East Fifteenth street they found a barrel
of bottled beer in the rear of the yard and
about one-haIf barrel ice. Henry
StoGdt was arrested by Sergeant SauIs
and Officers Voifes, Gof and Anderson
He was found at a05 Quincy street in
possession of two cases of beer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
Pay All Pensioners But SO, 900.

! Let US figure on your paint bill. ]. &.
| Jones Paint Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Ventry Simms, a boy about Is years oil.
was arrested at Garfield park Sunday
night for carrying concealed weapons. liz,
had a Colts revolver in his pocket and was
loaf1ng around the carousSel when the
park police found him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Let us figure on your papering bill j.
K. Jones Paint Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Coma Coffee Special tomorrow 1ec
pound. Klein's Grocery, 134 Quincy.
At the Washburn college ball park on
Saturday afternoon the uterine clerAs
and the Rate clerks in the ticket Auditor
department of the Santa Fe clashed in a
ball game that will be memorable IN
Santa Fe history. The Interline clerks
were victorious by score of II to D.
Among the many features of the game
was the fifteen-foot= slide to first base
which was executed in thrilling fashion
by Tom Boyd. The batteries were: Far
the uterine clerks, Spurrier. McKerran
and Bottom; for the Rate clerks, Kelly
and Peterson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

The Eagle Rose Tfnts defeated the vii
Jamestown baseball team Saturday by {
score of TO L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Ralph Barker, aged II months. died
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Barker. at 1888 North
Quincy street Sunday. The funeral
was held at the residence at 2
O'Clock this afternoon. Interment " as
in the Topeka cemetery
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
ROY LUND CALCULATOR.

Roy Lund is now circulator fos the Alaska Citizen. He will see to it that the creek subscribers 10 rnp biggest, brightest and best paper ia Alaska will find their Citizen al tt,ir door Monday morning when th" get up. Mir. Lund has charge of th. entire creek circulation. with thc C. ception of Ester creek. He is all thorized to collect accounts due to the Citizen Printing company See him as he passes your door, and tell him you want the paper rrN, week and every week thereafter That is the best way to keep posted on the news of the Outside worlt and the news of Alaska. Try ii au
 you'll wonder how you eyer gog along without the Alaska Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
WAKEFIELD IN
 O'CONNOR OUT

ElseN here in this paper you will find the question What? The Ana nias?? It appears in the article head, Wakefield Due With One Shot. . and can be seen on page four. The answer is easy now that Wakefield has arrived. Pat O'Connor and the powerless hunters that went with him. They did send in a moose too. Wakefield is in town with the moose head but a photograph of the same moose taken by the tele- graph crew. at the Salcha station. when they shot the moose a ween ago preceded the freighter to town. and it's the same moose Oh. you imaginative Pat, You can't get away from the local gum shoes no mat ter how you try Now we know what was shot, or rather who was shot. It wasn't a moose or bear. On some dark and dismal night Pat will awake and see the form of a moose stealing on him. He will cry aloud, and the bloody forms of Tom Gillies, Norman Koon. George Taylor, Joe Poz and the other mem. bers of the Ananias Hunting asso. citation will appear. their bleeding consciences in their bony hands. and pointing the bony finger at the Peerless Press Agent" they will say "Et tu Pattie" Oh terrible thought perish. But no, so twill be. If their money does not run out, and the telegraph boys and trappers and hunters along the trail have had a good year the hunters" may bring in a wagon load of big game. When it comes to landing chickens those boys are without a peer. but as to big game-they are punk. and that with a capital P The picture tells the tale. The camera never lies! They never got moose shot or even half shot. That is un. less some of the party is a member of the Moose lodge, in which case when he comes to town we'll have to take off his head, whether it is big or small. This We know. that if 1t has grown big because of his great opinion as to his hunting ability, we'll take it off kidding him. No Pat, we can't fall for that rough stuff.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
HOW LIAR
 SPELLS FIGHT

Everybody's doing fl. doing it. Do ing what? Why attempting to eat into condition to wrest from Jack Johnson the houors as champion prize fighter, or mug spoilcr" of the world. The latest argument hat f.r it's scene Front street. and the con tenders for the right to be hailed a. the champion mixer of Alaska wer"
 - well, two prominent mor chants. The grocer spilled the beans when he called the freightcr d -. say that harsh word so often used by the strenuous candidate for pres ident. The freighter resented it. the grocer resented his resentiou. and the result was short 20 in which the freighter handed the gro cer some preserved peaches for ad- vertising purposes. Now the mer- chant doesn't advertise in the news papers, but he is carrying the ad- vertisement of these preserved prove to the world that he is or s not there with the goods. whichever way you care to take it. But SD goes it in the Golden North,
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
DAWSON LOOKS
 BETTER LATELY

According to those who had been in the metropolis ol the Yukon and arrived in this city on the Reliance. the town of Dawson is far from I dead place at this time Business men there were well satisfied with the season. and the town was quite busy when the Schwatka pulled away from that port. The Regina is rIunilg the Yukonia has had a good season. and the Royal Alexandra ho tel. under tho management of Mur- ray Eads has had the best year in is history. The season has been q good one throushout. Dawson seems tu he getting down to the proper size now, and jt will have several more years of good business before the final dismantling of the old town At least that seems to he the con- srusus of opinion among those who are there now.
 Edward Holten, whom many will know. as he is an old timer and has spent several years in the Panama valley left for the Outside recently @ith nice poke in which he had slowed away s16.o0o. He says he is going 10 hold on to the coin.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
JAMES WICKERSHAM
 M'CAULEY, AGE 1 DAY

At ? o'clock on Sunday afterno0, James Wickersham McCauley 4aze, for the first time on the Haht c. day. James Wickersham is an ci2h' pound boy who came to bless th, lives of Mir. and Mrs. C. D. McCau ley, The haby was born at th, McCauley residence at the corngr of Ninth and Lacy streets. Botl mother and babe are doing splenGj' ly.
 Mir. McCaulcy spent the aftareor distributing the smokes to his man we'll Wishers.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
T0[OVANA MILL
 POUNDING AWAY

Pounding away 24 hours a day. the Tolovana mill is making stead, progress, while the sixteen men in the mine are kept busy getting out the ore. The pumps are going all the time as there is considerable water in the winze, but all in all the property never looked as promising as 1t now does, The ore is rich, and there Is plenty of it in sight to in sure the success of the mill.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
OLIVES NOTES.
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 RICH PAY STREAK.

The people around Olnes are en, thusiastic over the rich pay struck by jerry Paulson on what is termed "Ihe New Paystreak." The recent fourteen thousand dollar cleanup shows that some remarkably rich pay has been struck. Mir. Sandstrom who has been s"ooping out a large amount Ct ground during the summer has ahua. completed his work in the present shaft. and will commence #ork Immediately on line with ruuisen's work several other parties Hii ao0E commence work. nearby.
 NEW MESS HOUSE.
 I-rg rcok, on No. , below. Dome crcea. is building a mess house in connection with his winter opera. lions Hhirh he plans will be rather o&tcHsiye.
 WILL SINK SHAFT.
 Frank Flynn and his partners who own ground adjacent to the Niger head association are planning to sink shaft. They will commence work at once.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
MISS LEWIS IS HEARD FROM

Mrs, Fred Lewis received an iI teresting and newsy letter from he. daughter Laura on the last mail Miss Laura left here in Augus' and is now comfortably located for the winter as q guest in the home of Judge and Mrs. Woods of Seal tie. She has entered the Hyatt Fowles business college for com mercial course.
 In her letter Miss Lewis mcntiouc! having visited Mrs. J. F.. Robarts for few days at Bremerton, Wash, also that Mrs. Miner Bruce was L. teach in Seattle this year. and that MT and Mrs. Benson and their fam lily. formerly of Garden Island, are settled on a fine little farm near Puyallup.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
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CHATANIkA NOTES.
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 VISITS HER SISTER.
 Mrs. Bert Hansen spent several days in Chatanika during the week visiting her sister Miss Agnes Sul, livan
 PLAN DANCE FOR SATURDAY.
 The residents of Chatanika and Cleary are planning to hold another dance on Saturday night Whether il will be held in Cleary City or in Chatanika has not been decided as vet. but wherever it is held it is certain to be success. The people
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
GONNA IS STILL A
 CANDIDATE, HE SAYS

There was rumor afloat today to the effect that John Gonna. one of rhe candidates for senator on the Socialist ticket had withdrawn from the race. When interviewed by re porter of this paper MT. Gonna de Lied the rumor. but said that he expected to see the eagle of victory perch on the ticket of which he is member.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
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 STARTS A TUNNEL

STARTS A TUNNEL.
 Jack Dunn has commenced tunnel ing on the Red Boy on Telegraph hill. The mine is located about one hundred feet above the govern mcnt road on Engineer creek Dunn is having a little difficulty with frozen ground, but is well satisfied with his prospects. He will work ther" all winter anyway
 MAKES A FLYING TRIP.
 Jimmy Porter, the Fairbanks gro cer, made a flying trip to the Sum nit ROadhOuse and the vicinity yes, terday afternoon. It was a business trip.
 WILL OPERATE THIS WINTER.
 Leonard Geer and partners expect to be operating on II below, Gold stream, this summer, and are busy making all preparations for their winters work. They will start it in few days.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
HE RETiRES TO WOOD.

~om Wright. the Alaskan white hope. has deserted the squared crcle to go into the wood business
 At least so it seems, for the great est fighter of them all bought one thousand cords of wood from Joe Ghreljevic, of Birch hill. Tom de-
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
HARkECM'S FOOT INJURED

Andy Harkeom is hobbling around town on a foot and a half these days. The well known man about town stepped on nail the other day, and now looks carefully before he steps to avoid a similar acci- dent He was packing a cane un. til this evening when he discarded that useless article for look of pain.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
DOG FIGHT DOG.

This town has witnessed several dog fights during the past few days. Indeed the town is infested with dogs and they are a nuisance on the streets. A dog fight day is the usual thing.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

The schedule for the week follows: Tuesday, October S-Alaskas vs Blues.
 Wednesday, October 9-Fairbanks vs. Daisies.
 Thursday, October l0-Fowels vs Shamrocks.
 Friday, October II - Magnolas vs. Reds.
 Saturday. October 12 - Bean Eat CTS vs. Alaskas
 Games start at s D. m sharp
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

Well, my little man." inquired a visitor pleasantly, who are you?"
 I'm the baby's brother" was the ingenious reply.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

mands hundred dollars a second to meet Jack Johnson. and says that then he would make almost enough to buy ticket Outside.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

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 Carrier scheduled down Gibbon with mail 10 a. m
 Dusty Diamond scheduled down Cinema 12 m. today.
 Herman down kaltag, 4th Jacobs up Circle, 5th. Light at kotlik, 4th.
 Reliance down Kaltag, 4th. Reliance at Fairbanks. Relief scheduled down Eagle II D. m., 5th.
 Schwatka up Circle, 4th. Tana up Circle, 5th.
 White Seal up Tolovana, 5th.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
LESS FORMIDABLE,

LESS FORMIDABLE. Edith-Pa is immensely pleased to hear you are a poet. Ferdie-Is he?
 Edith-Oh, very. The last of my lovers he tried to kick was a football player.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

Wife-The landlord was here to- day, and I gave him the rent and showed him the baby.
 Hubby Next time he comes around, suppose you show him the rent and give him the baby.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

out in this town are dance crazy. and if one were held every night they would still long for just one more dance.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
MR. AND MRS. MILAN
 RECOVERING HEALTH

In the last mail Jamas Harrack of the Samson Hardware company received letter from Mr IIaIIock saying that the trip Outside of j. l.. Mclean, the Mystic Shliner. and his Wife was very pleasant one. Mr ! tallock says that Mrs. Mclean on whom two operations were performed here. and who was so weak when she left that she had to be carried | aboard the boat had so far recoy- cred her health when Dawson was reached that she was able to walk from the \. x. Co.'S dock there te the White Pass dock Both Mr. and Mrs Mclean are thankful 10 the people of Fairbanks for the courte. ous treatment they received here. Local people will he glad to know that the popular Shrincr and hls wife are regaining their health Mr Hallock was formerly superlnteud- ent of the Newshoy mine. Mark Twain says that he has al ways taken a woman's part
 For instance" he relates. "I once strongly reprimanded a woman out in Hannibal Mo. Here was the oc- casion:
 "'So this is little girl eh? I said to her as she displayed her children to me And this sturdy little urchin in the bib belongs. suppose, to the contrary seX?'
 "'Yessah the woman replied. 'Yessah, dat's girl, too"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT

The results of Sundays games in the tournament at the California al.
 leys is as follows:
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

UNDELlVERED TELEGRAMS. Will Richards, Victor Olson and Denny Coyle.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
STEAM BOAT MOVEMENTS

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The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07
WILL SINK SHAFT.
FOX NOTES.

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