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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
LEGAL.
Thirst published in The Topeka stats
Journal December u. 1871

-. -zuD~-
RESOLVED, that the mayor and board
OF commissioners Of the City Of Topeka,
Kansas. deem f. necessary for the best
avenue from the west line OF Kansas
aveue to the west limo of Van Bureas
street on the north side Of Huntington.
curb and gutter. and paved twenty-six CD.
feet wide with asphaltfc concrete on q
-FOUR ID inch concrete base.
l. c. b. .Burge, city clerk Of the City %
Topeka. Kansas. do hereby certify that.
the above and foregoing resolution 10 :
true and correct copy Of the original now
[SealI c. b. BURGE, City Clerk.
First Published in The Topeka 3ta51.
Journal December n. 1881
RESOLVED, that the MAYOR ana bo.,a
ct commissioners Of the City of Topeka.
Kansas. deem 1t necessary for the beet
interests Of said city that the alley BE-
from Fourth street to Fifth .trest -
with 2oR vitrified blocks on a a. four
inch contract base with asphalt filler.
w. q. TANDY.
Commissioner.
I. G. b. Burge, city clerk OF the city a
Topeka, Kansas. do hereby certify that
correct copy. Of the original resoiutioS.
isesi.i ~ 9. j. SURGE. city c,srs.
RESOLVED. That the mayor ana Aoara
Of commissioners Of the City OF Topeka.
Kansas. deem it necessary for tie
Sixteenth street from- the west line 81
Clay street to the west line OF Lane
street, be graded. curbed with comh1ne6
curb and gutter, and paved twenty-six an
feet wide. with asphaItic concrete On 4
four 90 inch concrete base.
w. q. TANDY
Commissioners.
I. c. b. Burge. city clerk Of the CITY ae
Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify fha1
the above and foregoing resolution n 4
true and correct copy Of the original now
on file In my office.
.fsealJ c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
ron RENr-ROOMs.


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FOR Observation-Disclosures housekeeping
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FOR RENT-Large modern furnished
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rooms with piano. Call 60
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per week. at W. 9Th Ut.
8 FURNISHED housekeeping rooms on
LIST floor. cheap. lis Harrison.
706 MONROE, furnished sleeping room,
modern. 26s5 Blue.
MODERN, clean, newly papered rooms.
$3.50 per week upward. 723 Van Buren,.
LARGE unfurnished reena,- Edison heaAs
212 w. 9Th. 1861.
FOR Rents unfurnished modern rooms.
Inquire lis West 9Th ct.
FURNISHED ROOMS for light house,
keeping, modern. 217 E. 5th.
THREE rooms downstairs. partly furnish
ed for housekeeping. private BATH coal
TWO large modern furnished rooms for
Phone ISIS White.
FURNISHED front room with alcove; all
modern ccnveniences. "a w. 10th. Phone
2230 Black.
FOR RENT-e29 Kansas ave. front
rooms. 22s9 Blue.
MODERN furnished light housekeeping
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FOR RENT-4 good front once rooms.
hot water heat. toilet. hot and cold wa
ter gas and electric lights. Private stair
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FOR RENT-Nicely furnished modern up
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
FURRIERs.

FURRIEHS.
s~e~es->-.->.e>>-e.->>>-e>>
JOHN PETRZILEK. the only practical
1urr1er In Kansas. ~ West It'll. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
FOR RENr-FLATs.

FOR RENT-Ffne room modern flat for
rent to parties without small children.
very reasonable. Ideal location, corner
10th and Buchanan, minute car service.
Address H. R. Whittelsey, las Madison.
Phone 3s04
FOR RENT-Apartment In Helms hats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
BUGGY SALE

We are selling below cost our entire
tinue the sale until Dec. "a. Also we
have some good second hand buggies very
cheap. w. L. Mcclure 4 Co., 1ol4 Kansas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20

ily-then with an odd vagueness of
manner, I'm cleaning the burned
thing"
Being a woman, and cursed at that
with the artistic temperament, could
not help being moved by this lads
extraordinary beauty-the curly red
gold hair, skin with the dusty look
of a ripe peach, the poise of easy
power and 1.-THE grace. the sense he
gave me of glowing color yelling
rugged strength AS an artist studies
a good model, I had observed very
closely the moods of Billy's tempera-
ment.
His mother was right That vague
ness of manner was abnormal, and
the lad was fey.
But why are you cleaning his
rife?"
1T kicks when It's FOUL" he said
absently.
You're of hunting?"
Coin to shoot Jesse, thet's ALL
I'm sure" 1 said, che cleaned it
yesterday. Look here" and I took
the rife to show him it was clean.
&c.," 1 put my little finger nail in
the breech while he looked down the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20

That's off our minds, Mr. Smith -
Mostly known as JESSE" said my
husband.
Jesse We bin consulting. and we
agree you're the only man here we'd
care to ask favors Of"
I'm your friend, all right"
Jesse. If we don't escape. we are
due to pass in our chips"
I'm not going to help you escape"
wall, you haven't helped our es-
cape to any great extent, SO far as I
know"
Jesse chuckled-
But I'm asking you to look after
my wife and my son.
I'll do that"
You'll save the boy from his IA
theirs trader
81 reckon"
Put her thar"
And they shook hands.
Them horses we was riding" said
the outlaw, sis for my son."
That's all right"
"And one thing more. That Brooke
has an eye on your good lady. He's
your enemy from times far back in
Abilene. He'll live to do you dirt
Thar, 1 sort of hates to talk so of
one of my men, and 1 won't say no
more.
Say, my hands being hurt, will you
just reach into my of hind pocket?
That's right There's a gold watch.
Take it, my times up. Give that to
your lady from us as a sort of keep
sake. Goodby, partner"
"Goodby, friend"
"Adios," said the Mexican. 'Tvaya
usted con TNoSi" And the English of
that is, May you ride with God!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
CLEARLY NOT FOND OF WATER
Seemed to Be Fact That Old Gen.
tIeman Had Been NeeIecting
His Additions.

Vaughn Comfort, interlocutor of
Honey Boy George Evans Minstrels,
is circulating this story:
An old rustic, bent and painfully
hmping, was accosted by a friend.
who inquired:
Hello, Zebi What's ailin' yo?"
Got a big corn between two toes"
said Zeb, land it hurts something
awful
"Lemme see it. Mebbe kin do ye
some good"
mo use, Joe. It's been thataway
for six weeks
But it won't do any harm to let
me try"
Slowly and tenderly the old nan re-
moved his boot.
Great guns, mani" the friend ex-
claimed. How long did you say you
have been suffering?"
Just about six weeks"
This amt any corn!" cried Joe.
Its a collar acknowledgements
Telegram.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20

telling me how difficult it was to fnd
a suitable nursery governess for Wee
James. At the foot of the table 1
saw the Mexican whispering to his
unfortunate chief--plans for escape,
no doubt Then Jesse joined them,
with present of pipes. matches. and
tobacco to ease the journey.
Mr.. Smith," said poor old O,F1ynn,
this yere Sebastian Diaz has been
with me these twelve year. He's only
a greaser-'
Medic Sangre, senor!" said the
half-breed proudly.
But he's got the heart of a white
man He's like a son to me-"
I'm proud" said Jesse, Ito make
your acquaintance, both of YOU You
are men, all right"
I'VE fought the rich men that had
wronged US, them and their breed.
We put up good fight Yes, sir.
And we wouldn't have missed a mile
of that twelve years trail It wasn't
our way to insult women, Mr.. Smith -
You had to git that information
somehow" said Jesse. and Mrs.
Smith forgives you"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20

barrel. Come" said I, and told him
that in my sewing-machine there was
a bottle of gun oil The rifle was in
my possession, safe.
Then he heard Jesse coming" Whist!
Hide the gun!" he said, and as
though we were fellow conspirators,
1 placed it behind a tree. so that my
man saw nothing to cause alarm.
Jesse came, it seemed in search of
Billy.
Hello, Kate" he said in greeting.
Say, youngster, when you sawed of
that table leg TO make your mothers
limb, what did you do with the cas-
teri"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
CHAPTER XII.
Expoundina the Scriptures.

Expoundine the Scriptures.
1 wonder how many persons live in
Jesses body? On the surface he is
the rugged whimsical stockman, lazy,
with such powers in reserve as would
equip a first-class volcano. Sing to
him and another Jesse energies, an
inarticulate poet, a craftless artist, an
illiterate writer, passionate lover OF
all things beautiful in art and nature.
And beneath all that is Jesse of the
Sabbath, in bleak righteousness and
harsh responsibility, scion of many
Smiths, the God-fearing head of his
house, who reads and expounds the
Scriptures on Sunday evenings to
sullen Billy, the morose widow, and
my unworthy self.
When we knelt, the widow still sat
rigid. and with her wooden leg
scratched out upon the oil-cloth vague
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
Pocket Telephones in Use.

A serviceabIe pocket telephone Is
the latest innovation of the Hunga-
rian posts and telegraphs administra-
ton The appliance weighs only 100
grammes, is no bigger than card
case, and can be had by any one on
payment of the price of 40 ordinary
telephone conversations, which cost a
penny each The pocket telephone is
adapted for insertion in wall plug
either in a private house. on street
walls, or in a lamp-post, etc. When the
user has finished his conversation, he
simply removes the telephone from
the plug and puts it back in his
pocket
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
THOUGHT NIGHT HAD PASSED
Tired Farm Hand Lost All Track OF
Time in His Brief but Evident
Iy Deep SIumber.

Even when you are wide awake 1t
is frequently hard to estimate the pas
sage of time. On one occasion you
find it hard to believe that several
hours have elapsed. and on another
the day may drag SO slowly that the
clock seems to have shirked its duty
While you are asleep the calculation
of time is. of course. almost impossi-
BILE. as this incident. told by farmers
son at the corner store one rainy
morning. aptly illustrates
Father hired a new hand last night
Ia big. good-natured DutchLaan- Evil
IDENTIFY the poor fellow was tired from
tramping about the country. for he
went to bed Immediately after supper
As usual. father went down to the
cellar about $3.50 to throw some coal
in the furnace and adjust the drafts
for the night Evidently this made
enough noise to rouse the new hired
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
WIFE WON
Husband Finally Convinced.

Some people are wise enough to try
new foods and beverages and then
generous enough to give others the
benefit of their experience. A wife
writes:
mo slave in chains, it seemed to
me, was more helpless than I, coffee
captive. Yet there were innumerable
Misunderstanding from troubled
sleep with a feeling of suffocation, at
times dizzy and out of breath, attacks
of pa1pitation of the heart that fright
ened me.
(Tea is just as injurious as coffee
because it contains caffeine, the same
drug found in coffee.)
AT last my nervous system was so
disarranged that my physician ordered
mo more coffee I capitulated
Determined to give Postum a fair
trial. prepared it according to direc-
lions on the pkg, obtaining a dark
brown liquid with rich snappy fla
your similar to coffee. When cream
good but delicious.
Noting its beneficial effects in me
the rest of the family adopted it-an
except my husband, who would not adj
NIT that coffee hurt him. Several
weeks elapsed during which 1 drank
Postum two or three times a day.
when, to my surprise. my husband
said: L have decided to drink Postum.
Your improvement is so apparent
you have such fine color-that I pro-
pose to give credit where credit is
due And now we are coffee-slaves no
longer
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek. Mich Read The Road to Well
ville,'' in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be boiled.
Instant Postum is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. Grocers sell both kinda
There's Reason for Postum.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
SYNOPSIS.

The story. opens with Jesse Smith re-
Eating the story of his birth. early life In
Labrador and of the death Of his father
Jesse becomes a sailor. His mDther mar
ries the master of the ship and both are
lost in the wreck of the vessel Jesse
becomes a cowboy in Texas He marries
Polly, a singer of questionable morals.
who later is reported to have committed
suicide. Jesse becomes a rancher and
moves to British Columbia Kate Trevor
takes up the narrative Unhappily mar
Eied she contemplateS suicide. but changes
her mind after meeting Jesse; Jesse res
cues Kate from her drink-maddened nus
band who attempts to kill her Trevor
Hoses his life in the rapids Kate rejects
offers of grand opera managers to return
TO the stage and marries Jesse Their
married life starts out happily. Kate sue
cumbs to the pieadings of composer to
return to the stage and runs away with
him She rescues Widow OFlynn from
her burning house. is badly burned her
keff and returns home. where Jesse re-
Ceives her with open arms Cattle thieves
appear in the neighborhood- Jesse asks
Kate to go to a place of safety To his
Joy she refuses. Jesse resumes the mar
Fative. He calls on neighbors and plans
TO capture the robbers. Kate is rescued
from the hands of the bandits The rob
bers are captured. but later make their
Escape Jesse is captured by the robbers:
but by a clever ruse makes prisoners OF
the robbers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20


who have taken part In the capture of
these prisoners are engaged by the
province as special constables from
the day you undertook service, until
l give you your discharge You will
be paid on such scale as / direct
Rudolph Schweinfurth."
The marshal came forward and was
sworn
You are a United States marshall"
Yes, your honor"
You submit proof?"
The marshal's credentials were
read.
you claim these prisoners, for ex>
rradition?'
Eyes, sir"
'Sit down. Cyrus Y. Jones'" The
other stockman was sworn You are
representative of certain stock asso-
Citations and submit proof? Right
You claim certain cattle alleged to be
stolen, and found in possession of the
prisoners? Right. You submit pho
tegraphs identifying certain of these
cattle and evidence of theft And you
offer twenty-five thousand dollars re-
ward for recovery of the stock Pay
that money into court and take my re-
ceipt
own country with robbery-under-arms
and homicide in various degrees Do
you or do you not wish to prove your
innocence?"
The prisoners scratched their heads.
Marshal" said the magistrate, 81
don't know what my powers are in
this matter, but it's evident that the
less red tape there is the sooner these
men will get the justice they rightly
demand. 1 don't want them. Give
me receipt and engage what men
you need for, escort duty. You, Mr..
Representative, give me your receipt
for the cattle. Now clear out, and
get to the States before you're inter
fered with by any lop-eared officials.
Constable, hand over your prisoners
MIR. Dale and Mr.. Smith, will you
trust me as magistrate to make a fair
division of this reward? All right.
One-quarter goes to Dale, one-quarter
to Smith, and the other half to be
equally divided among you. Is that
fair? All right, here's the plumber.
Let's get the table in and dinner
served. I'm famished.''
So the court rose, and the dear old
captain, having, / believe, broken ev-
cry statute in British Columbia juris-
prudence, asked all hands and the
prisoners to dinner. "Of course he
said afterward to Jesse, 81 ought TO
have committed you and Dale to trial
for homicide, fined you all round for
using guns without a license, turned
the lawyers loose on a fat extradition
case, and impounded the cattle to eat
my grass at government expense. As
it is, I'll be hanged, drawn, and quar-
tered by the politicians, damned by
the press, and jailed for thrashing
editors. And 1 missed all the fun
After dinner the crowd broke up
into little groups. In one corner the
American officials were bargaining
with Mr.. Dale for his Skyline men to
ride with the prisoners and the cattle.
By the door stood Mr.. Brooke, ex-
planning something at great length to
our bored constable. At the head of
the long table Captain Taylor was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20

man. for mother, who was sitting be-
side-the table in the dining-room. saw
the stair door suddenly open and dis
close the broad form of the Dutchman
Blinking drowsily before the light. he
exclaimed:
Good morning, Missisi Good morn
ing, 1 could chust as well hat come
down Won hour ago If you had only
woke me up."-Youth's Companion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20

Mrs. Charles Anspaugh, R. r. /.
Kmme1l, Noble Co.. Indiana, writes:
"Peruna has been godsend to me-
/ can feel safe in saying that it saved
my life, as 1 was all run down and was
just miserable when commenced TAX
ing your Peruna, but am on the road
to recovery now. I cannot thank you
too much"
Those who object to liquid medi-
lets.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
CHAPTER XII.
Billy O'FIynn.

Hates Narrative
Jesse IS cruel to young OFlynn.
Perhaps he is justly, rightly cruel, in
gliding at this young cowboy, haunting
him until the lad is on the very edge
of murder. Got to be DONE" says
Jesse, Il promised his father that I'd
break the cold until he's fed up with
robbers. So just you watch me lift
the dust from his hide, and don't you
git gesticulating on my trail with
your fool sympathies.'' Billy does
not suspect that the tormentor loves
his victim.
My heart aches with his humilia-
ton. His mother is my cook, not a
princess, as the boys pride would
have her. His father was one of the
most dangerous leaders of the Rocky
Mountain outlaws, so there the lad
saw glory, and 1 don't blame him. But
all the glamor was stripped away
when Jesse tricked O'Flynn and his
gang into surrender, handed them
over to justice, and showed poor Billy
his sordid heroes for what they really
were. His father has been hanged
That night the lad had come from
Hundred Mile House, with Jesse's
pack-train bearing a load of stores.
There was a dress length, music for
my dear dumpy piano, spiced rolls of
bacon, much needed flour and gro
ceries, and an orange kerchief for
Billy. From his saddle wallets he pro-
duced my crumpled letters and the
weekly paper Vancouver rag,
Therein Jesse labors among tangles
of provincial politics. I gloat over the
cooking recipes of Americas nice cui-
sine, and spare maybe just a sigh
over the London letter. Billy's por-
ton consists of blood-curdling disas-
tiers and crimes, and the widow waits
| ravenous for her kindling, bed stuff
her wooden leg. At ten cents that
paper is a bargain.
IL
| After breakfast when Jesse had
gone to work, the widow came to me
in deep distress, leaning against the
door-post, twisting up her apron with
tremulous fingers, her eyes dark with
| dread. When 1 led her to a seat, per-
haps she felt my sympathy, for a
| flood of tears broke loose, and wild
Irish mixed with her sobs. The lep-
rechawn possessed her bhoy avick,
night-riders haunted him, divils was
in him acushla, and the child was fey.
His step-uncle went fey to his end
in the dreadful quicksands. her
brotherin-law went mad in the black
! Indian hills, running on the spears
of the haythen. rest his sowl, and now
Billy! He was gone this hour. Fierce
~ she ordered me out to search, for
she would take the southern pasture,
so surely 1 would find him in the
pines She feared that place; NUT
| tered of fires lighted by no mortal
hands Yestreen a falling star had
warned her that she was to lose her
| bhoy, and had I not seen that face
in the windy last night?
Soothing the poor thing as best 1
could, ! undertook the search, glad
| OF an excuse to get away outdoors.
Presently 1 came upon Billy perched
on a root overhanging the depths of
the canyon He was cleaning Jesse's
rife, and surprised him In a fit of
angry laughter
Billy" 1 shouted, come in of that
root before you fall"
He obeyed with sulky patience at
my whims-
Why are you not at work. What
are you doing with my husband 5
rif1e?"
| I'm at work. he answered sulk-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
Found 1t.

What became of that friend of
yours who was always looking for a
soft thing?"
He's in padded cell, poor chap"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
Quick Suspicion.

"I notice Mrs. Comeup has a great
deal of embonpoint.'
Then 1 bet she got it at a bargain
SALE
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-28
'MARTINOLICH ARRESTED
MINE LEADERS MAY BE lMPLI.
GATED IN LA vETA KILLING.
Men Who Confessed Staying Four
Guards Assert MsrtinoIich Gave
Them Arms and Ammunition.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Walsenburg The arrest of Marcus
Martinolich by Major Townsend at the
Alliance mine. seven miles from La
Veta, may lead to the implication OF
men higher UP in the ranks of the
United Mine Workers in this district.
The six men in jail here who have
confessed to the ambushing and slay-
ing of four mine guards and their
chauffeur near La Veta, two weeks
ago. charge that Martinolich gave
them seven guns and ammunition
which had been secreted at the home
OF John FloclShart at La Veta, active
organizer of that section. The sew
enth gun was not used in the attack
on the guards in the automobile, as
the sevenh member of the party failed
to arrive on time.
Ever since their confinement here
the self-confessed slayers have insist
ed that Martinolich furnished them
with firearms, but not much credence
was given their statements. However.
when 1t was learned that Martinolich
disappeared the day after the shooting
the military authorities instituted a
search for him, which ended when
Major Townsend learned from his
friends that he was working at the
Alliance mine.
It Is believed by the officers of the
National Guard here that Flockhart
had given Martinolich keys to his
home and small building in the yard
where arms were hidden, and gave
Martinolich permission to make use OF
them IL he thought necessary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-28
Board Files erIefs In Tax Suit.

Denver Briefs supporting the con
tentions of the state tax commission
md State Board Of Equalization. in
,heir mandamus proceedings to com
pei Finance Commissioner Pitcher tc
carry out their order raising ,Denyei
property assessments s10L902, ,oot
we're filed with the Supreme Cour.
by Attorney General Farrar in behalf
OF the two state boards. Anticipating
what Pitchers defense vii be. Farrar
denies every allegation set forth In
former suits In the District Court.