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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

pesky weeds the display would be consid-
cred quite attractive. There are some
spots where there is more yellow than
green to be observed.
The sunshine of the last few days has
been bringing the leaves of the trees out
at a rapid pace. Maple seeds have already
begun to fall to the ground.
J. Will Kelley, secretary of the Com
mercial club, is expected to return from
his trip to Keokuk and other points In
Iowa Wednesday or Thursday
A campaign is in progress among the
| members of the Grace Cathedral con-
sregation to raise money to complete the
new Grace Cathedral now in a half fin
iS}led condition.
Iingame to attend the district convention
of the Christian churches are: The Rev.
C-4arles A. Finch, Miss Bertha Moody,
George Lyon and Davis owen.
The first soda pop stands of the season
run by small boys have already made
their appearance. but business is not so
mometer scars to point in the nineties.
Mrs. Fred Scott, formerly a teacher in
the high school and recently candidate
for school board position, has been men,
toned as a possible candidate for the
position of superintendent of city schools.
The Farmers National bank, new
concern, with j. w. Thurston as presi-
dent, is making preparations to occupy
the old Prudential bank building on May
% Harry Wolf, receiving teller of the
Bank of Topeka, will act assistant sec
rotary of the new bankk.
DR.. Eva Harding expects to beautify her
five acre tract near the Children's park
Among other things she will put out one
thousand peonies next fall. She will plant
them SO that it will be possible to cult
vate them by horse power. She said: Il
tell you this hand wedding is too hard
Ameeting of the membership committee
of the Commercial club will be held next
Thursday noon In the afternoon the
members of the committee will undertake
a quiet membership campaign. They have
the names of persons who in the estima-
ton of the committee eligible to men,
berShip in the organization.
A building permit which call for the
most pretentious dwelling that has been
erected in Topeka in several months has
been issued to E. G. Allen, who is having
a structure built at 701 West Sixth avenue
to cost $1,000. The house will be two
stories high and of frame construction.
1t will be completed by July Is. The
builder is H. H. Kemper.
Letters are being sent out from the Of
flee of the superintendent of city schools
maning inquiries relative to persons who
have applied for positions on the teach
ing force of the city schools the next
school year. The teachers will be chosen
by the school board some time in May al
though probably not at the regular May
meeting of the board which, will be held
next Monday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

J. Hoffman will erect a dwelling at 1701
Crane street.
Work has been started in Lakewood
addition on the south side of the city on
two blocks of sidewalk.
More fair weather is scheduled. A good
soaking rain is what is particularly want
ed by the gardeners in Topeka.
Tuien Brothers took out permit today
for the erection of a two story dwelling at
424 Western avenue to cost $1,000
A man with a monkey and hand organ
attracted the attention of particularly the
youngsters on Kansas avenue this morn
ing.
A number of new electric signs are be-
ing installed in the city. Among them is
a sign Sx3 feet that will be put up at the
Stansfield store.
A celebration is being planned by the
members of the Swedish Lutheran church
account of the paying off of the debt
on the parsonage.
The Williams Jubilee Singers will APP
pear at the Auditorium next Monday
night in a new set of gowns said to be
elaborate in the extreme.
The cover design the premium list
of the Kansas State Fair association Will
be changed this year. There Will be a
cut of the cattle barn used.
The dandelion crop on the state house
grounds is more gorgeous than ever IL
it were not for the prejudice against the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
At,bison Makes Butts the Goat.

j. w. Butts, local freight agent Tor the
Rock Island at Topeka, will be served
with a daily subpoena for his appearance
before County Attorney William Z. Atch-
ison with the records of his office, to give
what information he has regarding vio-
lations of the prohibitory law. The in
formation wanted is the names of con-
signees of consignments of liquor received
by the Rock Island in Topeka.
Atchison does not expect to go to any
trouble about hunting up Butts with a
subpoena. The summons will be served
each day when he appears, for the fol-
lowing day. The subpoenas will be issued
because Agent Butts refused to permit
the officers to investigate his records of
shipments received. In the case of other
railroads the information will be secured
at the depcts. relieving the agents of the
task of appearing before the county at
toTney.
The plan is part of that worked out
whereby Atchison expects to enforce more
rigidly the prohibitory law. Railroad Of
ficiaIs have been warned not to deliver
any liquor to fictitious consignees, and
not to deliver an unreasonable quantity
to any single person.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
NORTH side NEWS
County Commissioners Will
Build Jetties at 3 Bridges.
River Has Washed Its Banks
Until Road Is Threatened.

At a meeting of the county commits
siOners yesterday afternoon which was
held on the banks of the Kaw near
the state road and east of the three
bridges, it was decided that the cou1-
ty would build a new jetty for which
the people of that community havt
been petitioning. The river has wash
ed the north banks until the road is
on the edge of the river. There used
to be several acres between the road
and the river. These jetties cost about
$500 and are essential in turning the
river away from a bank that has
started to wash. West of town there
are four jetties and the river is wash
ing the south bank. East of town
there is but one. and together with
the new one it is hoped that the cu--
rent will be turned against the south
bank. The North side people have
been building jetties and turning the
river TO the south it will soon be the
South sides turn.
Union Pacific Has New Folder.
The Union Pacific has a new folder
which is it distributing for advertis-
ing purposes. 1t tells of the record
run made by the special train which
carried Sarah Bernhard, the noted
French actress. from Salt Lake to
Denver in IA hours or five hours less
than the time made by the Overland
Limited when she went to assist in the
the benefit of the flood sufferers in
the east.
North Side Schools Close Soon.
The country schools having eight
months term will be closed Friday ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

cepting those which began late in the
fall. Most OF the country schools had
a term of seven months and closed one
month ago. For those schools north
of the river which had a term of eight
months an examination will be held
at the Lyman school house during the
second week in May
Soldier Township Board Meeting.
The first meeting of the year was
held by the Soldier township board
yesterday afternoon in their rooms
over the Shawnee bank. The principal
business to come before the board was
the paying of bills, the most of the
bills against the township was for
road dragging Plans for grading
few of the roads were made and reso-
lutions adopted for the prevention or
dumping rubbish and trash along the
highways as has been done in the
past. The next meeting of the board
will be held on the 18th of May.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest r. Gunnison,
of 400 Buchanan street, are the parents
of boy born April 81 whom they call
Ernest Eugene. Mrs. Gunnison was
formerly Miss CleOra Dolman, a well
known North side girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Barnes have re-
turned to their home in Kansas City
after spending a few days with ]. NJ.
Haynes and family of GIL North Har-
rison street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Coonse of En-
poria are the quests of Mr.. and Mrs
]. F. Middaugh of North jackson
street.
Mrs. Kate Glessner has returned
from a short visit with her sister, Mrs
John Atherton, of Wichita.
H. c. Sparks of the Sparks Brothers
of st. Louis has returned to his home
after short visit with Colonel Bert
Fisher.
A new motorcycle repair shop has
been installed at 933 North Kansas
avenue by Frank Stevens and Roy
Brown, two we'll known machiniSts.
Philip Billiard is suffering from a
severe cold which was probably con-
tracted in his flight last Saturday.
Eugene lodge No. 70 of the I. o. o.
F. will celebrate their ninety-sixth an
nlVersary at their hall next Wednes-
day night A short musical program
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

will be given. All Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs and their friends are cor
daily invited
The Baptist Sunday school has been
divided into two sides, the Reds and
Blues being the names given to them.
A campaign will be waged for the pur-
pose of getting new members and the
side having the smallest list of new
members will be hosts to the other
side the first of June.
l.. H Root of Kiro was a North side
visitor today.
c. w. Lukens will leave tomorrow
for a short business trip to Hoyt.
Mervin Kissinger of Indian Creek
has returned to his home after a short
business trip to North Topeka.
Miss Emma Richardson, who was
injured yesterday in a motorcycle ac-
cident. is reported this morning as
slightly improved.
Alexander Priebe of Filmer was a
North side visitor today.
No sucker pumps at Pratt Bros.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs Cqrus c. Chapman
have moved from North Harrison to
North Van Buren, street. Their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elmer Durbin and little son
Marion, are visiting them.
The Laugess brothers of ElmOnt are
in North Topeka today on business.
A. NJ. Petro, druggist.-AuV-
S. c. Carroll of Abilene has accepted
a position as advertising man on the
North Shawnee Chief.
The knights and Ladies of Security
lodge No. will serve refreshments
after their regular meeting tonight.
Ray Warner has returned from a
short visit With relatives in Emporia.
]. J. Farnsworth has returned to his
visit with his father, H. c. Farms
worth of North Topeka.
Mrs. S. H. Coleman left last night
for Little Rock, Ark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
He Violated His Parole.

A showing that he was only out on
parole from former conviction OF
violat ting the prohibitory law sent
Adam Bohm to Jail to complete a form
er sentence. Bohm was arrested yes
terday charged with maintaining a
nuisance. The last case will be car
ried forward against him until he has
served the former penalty.
According to the police records Judge
Huron found Bohm was convicted last
October was fined 800 and sentenced
to 80 days in the city Jail, and was
paroled the same day. He has violated
his parole. the judge says, and was
sent to Jail to serve his sentence. His
present case will come up when the
penalty for the former case has been
served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
Two Counties VIII Pay the State.


Two new coInties-Lyon and Jewell
have notified the state auditors office
that they would pay the states claim
against these o-unties for delinquent
school land funds. In both counties
claims for credits were made. These
claims will be allowed by the state.
Against Jewell county, the state
held a claim of 81, That county
claimed credits which reduced the
amount to $1,245 After receiving an
approval of their claims, the Jewell
county commissioners agreed to pay
the claim. The state held a claim of
s72O against Lyon county on which that
county claimed $219.64 in credits After
allowing the credits, Lyon county also
agreed to pay.
The claim of IS, 46O against Greenwood
county is being re-checked by the
auditors. Because a defaulting county
treasurer walked away with about
$25, 900 of the county's money some
forty years ago, the Greenwood Of
ficials object to being compelled to
pay the delinquency at this time. No
action has yet been taken regarding the
adjustment of this claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
Alma Graduates Ihirteen.

Alma, Kan, April 29.-Thirteen stu
dents will graduate from the Alma
high school this year. The graduating
exercises will be held Monday evening,
May 26. Those who will graduate this
year are: Blanche Ga1utia, Auguste
Utermann, WILDER Spalding, Oliver
voegtling, Lena Houston, Mary Dilley,
Dan Bolton, Marybelle Bolton, Elva
Phillips, Elsie Hochhaus, Agnes Kline,
Freda Lutz and Vincent Kerans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
Cnrd of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the long illness of
our beloved husband and father; also
for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs.
Mary Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Bax-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs A NJ. McLeay, Mr..
and Mrs. J. a. Bostic.-AdV.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
HOUSE QUIZ COMMITTEE
BEGINS MULHkLL GRILL
CoSonel Takes Stand in What Prom
ises to Be Far-Reaching Affair
Memory Is Poor.

Washington, Aug. 13-The Mulhall
confession" shifted to the house
when the colonel took the stand be-
fore that body to reveal his alleged
experience in influencing legislation.
The majority of his testimony was a
repetition of what he told the senate
Investigators.
After a brief examination, in the
course of which the witness objected
strenuously to testifying from his rec
objection without the aid of volumin-
Gus documents which he presented to
the senate committee, the house com
mittee began the detailed investiga-
ton of the Mulhan charges Monday.
The committee plans to take up sys-
tematically the various members Of
the house, it's employees and other pub
lie men mentioned in the correspond
ence and examine the witness relating
to each individual.
Following this plan, all the Mulhalt
letters relating to Representative
Richard Bartholdt of Missouri were
placed in the record and Mulha1 was
questioned about them. The letters
related to the activity of Mulhall in
obtaining assistance from Bartholdt
in preventing report on an eight
hour labor bill from the labor commit
tee and in supporting the Littleffeld
anti-pilotage bill which the Association
of Manufacturers favored.
The letters and Mulhall's testimony
told of arranging to gain the support
Of Bartholdt and other members of
the anti-pilotage bill by working to
hold up in the house judiciary COM
mittee a bill forbidding the interstate
shipment of intoxicating liquors, to
which Bartholdt was opposed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
TO BUY ANTIETAM LANDMARK
punkard Church on Battlefield May BE
Sold to Government to BE Used
for office.

1t is now said on good authority
that the United States government is
DESTROYS of acquiring the old Dunkard
church on Antietam battlefield, and
that the war department will use it
as an Office, IL it can be purchased, ac-
cording to the Baltimore News.
The church is a small, rough cast
structure, built in 1851, and it is 10.
Gated along the Hagerstown and
Sharpsburg turnpike, near Bloody
Lane. 1t is still used for services by
the Manor congregation, Church OF
the Brethren. and the congregation
wishes to dispose of the property.
The title to the church, however
Is complicated, as the deed OF gift for
the site from Samuel Mumma provid-
ed that it be used by the Church OF
the Brethren to erect O house OF pub.
lie worship thereon and hold therein
their services. Any deviation from
this purpose would. In the opinion OF
lawyers, cause title to revert to the
Mumma heirs. who are numerous and
scattered.
The Maryland monument is near
the church, also those of Indiana.
New Jersey and the Philadelphia bri.
gade
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
TWO MILLION In TAXES PAID
General Fund in State Treasury In
creased by Remittances
From Railroads.

Madison.-The general fund of the
state treasury on August IL con-
tanned a balance of more than ST.
100000, as a result Of the semi-an-
nual payment of taxes by the rail
road companies Of their taxes In Feb
ruary and the other half in August.
The total amount of taxes paid by
them to the state this year was 49,
60,36SO7, as against S3,604, 1858
last year. The Chicago & North
Western Railway company pays the
largest taxes, the total this year be-
ing 1,348,897.82, as against ST.
164,11S27 last year. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul company is
second on the list, paying s1,126,44S
this year, as against s1,069, 880.12
last year
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
DROUGHT BROKEN By
HEAVY FALL or RAIN
Steady Downpour, Without Driving
Winds, Do the Greatest Amount
of Good to Crops.

Washington, Aug. Trains that
swept the country from Nebraska to
western New York, Saturday and Sun
day have broken the heat siege in por-
tions, at least, of the east central and
west central states and will be Of the
greatest help to what remains or the
crops, according to reports received
here The rains were steady with no
driving winds and soaked gradually
into the ground.
Dispatches indicate that the rains
were very heavy over northern and
central Illinois and Indiana.
Iowa reports say light rains fell
Saturday night and Sunday afternoon
over a large portion of western and
central Iowa, with local showers. light
in character, in the eastern portion OF
the state.
Nebraska received fair rainfall over
the district between Omaha and Shell
ton and prospects are for more rain
over the corn belt.
Eastern Kansas and western Mis-,
souri, sweltered under temperatures of
100, but there are excellent prospects
for rain. Showers fell in western
Kansas in spots from the Colorado
line east to Hoisington. but were not
heavy enough to be of much benefit.
ST Louis reports no rain, but pros
poets are good for rain in that dis
trict. Recent rains have put the
crops In good condition in the Dako-
tas, Minnesota and other states, and
there is no further immediate appre-
hension in that quarter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
CAMPAIGN BODY is NAMED.
Democratic Congressional Executive
Is Selected.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE executive
committee of the national Democratic
congressional campaign committee
was named by Representative Dore-
mus of Michigan, chairman OF the
committee, as follows:
Senator James, Senator Gore, Rep
resentative Scully, New Jersey; Rep
resentative E. T. Taylor, Colorado.
In the contest for the craftsmanship
of the Republican congressional COM
mittee Representative A P. Gardner
Of Massachusetts announced his own
withdrawal and his support of Repre-
sentative Woods Of Iowa, for the
Craftsmanship. Mr.. Gardner said:
1.-THE bitter feeling toward me on the
part of Colonel Roosevelts support
ers is not altogether assuaged.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
CORN NEARLY A FAILURE.
U. S. Report Says Big Loss is Caused
by Torrid Winds.

Washington, Aug. IA loss of 3O0.-
00O,00 bushels of corn, the nations
greatest farm crop, has resulted from
the great damage wrought by drought
and other conditions since July l, the
governments agricultural experts es-
timated in their August crop report is
sued Friday A total production of p
$4,000, 900 bushels of corn was pre-
dicted. This is 452,000,000 bushels
less than last years crop.
The government crop report given
out from Washington was one
of the most sensational that thei
country has seen. 1t reduced the estl-
mated yield of corn 300,000,000 bushels
from the July figures to 2,672,0O0,OOo
bushels, or 452,O00,0OO bushels less
than last years harvest.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
ColOref'R Wifi

Colonel Yerger's Wife was CON.
slant source OF embarrassment TO him
Colonel Yerger once gave a dinner
party to few select ladies and gen.
tlemen- OF course. he was called upon
for an after-dinner speech. Colonel
yerger got up and began:
ladies and gentlemen, unprepared
as | am-being wholly unprepared To
make a speech--not having expect.
ed" There was painful silepca
which was broken by Mrs. Yerger
why. Colonel. you knew vo,r
speech perfectly this morning"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15

MadiSOn.-Ine state ism and game
Jaws underwent numerous changes at
The hands of the legislature this year,
and they are now in effect
Spring shooting is now prohibited
altogether, the prescription being en-
forced by both state and federal
laws
Elk Are Protected.
The legislature also provided a
closed season for elk at all times.
There are no elk in Wisconsin at
present, but law was passed in con.
temptation of the introduction of elk
into northern Wisconsin by the fed
eral government
The revised laws on game birds
provide for an open season for wood
cock, plover and snipe between Sep
TENDER and November 80, for part
ridge between October l and Novem-
Der 80, prairie chicken or grouse be-
tween September and October / =,
and any variety of wild duck. in
Guiding mudhen and wild. geese. or
brant, between September Z and No
vember so.
Fond du Lac and Green counties
are added to the list of counties
where prairie chicken may be killed,
and in the special session last year
Marathon and Marinette counties
were included in this list
Trapping October IS.
The trapping season for muskrats
is changed to bring the open season
from October Is to April 10, except
that in the Mississippi river, Lake ST.
Croix and Lake Pepin the open sea-
son is from March. 1 to April 10 (for-
ty days). All other fur bearing ami
mails remain under the same protec-
ton as before.
The following counties are added
to those having no closed season. for
rabbits: Marathon, Kewaunee, Man
itowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwau-
kee, Waukesha, Washington, Lin
coin, Dodge, Columbia, Waupaca,
Calumet and Brown. Vernon county
has been placed in the closed list for
ldOb1ISs liz ClOSSU SGdSOu GNhSuI5
from February to September 10.
Door and Wood counties are add
ed TO the closed counties where deer
cannot be killed until 1916.
Fishing LAWS Uniform.
The fishing laws for the MISSISSIPPI
pi river have been made uniform
with Minnesota's. Wisconsin fisher
men may now fish on the Minnesota
side and Minnesota fishermen On the
Badger side of the stream. The Mis-
sissippi is now classed as outlying
waters.
Frogs Are Protected.
Frogs are protected in March and
April by the enactment of the Spoor
law.
It is now permissible to train dogs
to run deer when the owner does not
carry a gun, from August l to- the
opening of the season.
Gill nets used solely for catching
lake trout must have meshes not less
than five inches, stretch measure.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
JAP TORPEDO is LOST.
Mikado Offers $1,000 Reward for
Preservation of Secret.

London, Aug. 13.--Japan has offered
$1,000 reward for the recovery of
torpedo from its new battleship kon-
go, which was lost on its trial trip re-
Gently off the Irish coast. According
IN the Pail Mall Gazette the torpedoes
of the Kongo are propelled by engines
worked by heated air generated b.
a spirit. the composition of which is
the discovery of Japanese scientists,
and unknown to the outside world.