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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

Congressman Vic Murdoch is en-
thusiastic about a progressive Kansas
law which he is going to study and
write into a bill for the District of
Columbia. This is called in Kansas
1.-The small debtors law" This law
provides that the judge of a district
court shall pick out some shrewd and
diplomatic lawyer and make him the
chancellor, or some such officer,
whose sole business 1t is to collect the
debt of those careles persons who for
get to pay their washerwoman, their
newsboys their corner groceries and
other tradespeopIe and workmen to
whom small amounts are owed.
THAT law was passed in Kansas
month ago." said Mr.. Murdoch, land
understand it is working finely.
There is no use in having a court
where you have to spend So to col
lect 81. All this chancellor has to do
when a washerwoman comes in to
lay her troubles before him, is to go
to the telephone and call up the per-
son who is said to owe the sum.
rs this you, Jim?'
Yes
g Well, this is Bill. Did you know
you owed your washerwoman So?
Well, you do. Come on down here
and pay it,
''That is the way the court works"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
- &G&G&&

advising number of head o,,,.
and length of time ON feed We ..,y' age
you an offer or arrange Tor out h, maks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

touotadons furnished by James c. sr,,,S
Hide Co., lOs East Third st.i Sin'eA
Topeka, Kan, Anr,I
GREEN CURED HIDES-Nativpa ..
i4c: No. 2, 13c; Side Brands e, Ne
sulIs and Stages. 91kQ101zc; Horse 4ggxgtt.ls'
No. j. S3.OoQ35o; No. 2. $50 HaAosA
TALLOW-44Q5axc.
dry salt, Boise N"O<is'
Mink. 8 .5oq7 .oe; Raccoon. socaa ~
SKUNK Cblack). $4,000. so; SLunL e Ss.
stripe), s3.oo61 90: Sunk (narrow stSr Sinoht
s.. s5aT5c: Skunk Cbroad STRIPED. 81 25lSl;es:
'Opossum, 15q90c; trash worfbyess.
Muskrat. large, 75030c: Muskrat. ne5isIn,
EO6zSc- Muskrat. snail. s5s720c. The $780,
nrices are for prime furnL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

HE pleaded with her to say the one lit
tie word that would make him happy for
life Tell me quick. Did she say it?'
. she did. 1t was No ''-Birming ham
Age-Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

To Cure Cold in One Day
rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
druggists L refund money if it fails to cure.
p. w. Groves signature is on each boy.
25c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
New York SUGAR Marl,et

New York, April 7.-SUGAR-Ray
steady; Muscovado, 295; Centrifugal, 34
molasses, 2.70.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
New York Produce Narte,
New YORK Stock Market.

Wall St. New York, April 7.-STOCKSA
The decline in stocks was carried further
when trading was begun today virtually
the entire list fell of with heavy offering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
TOPEKA Butter. Eggs ami po.,.
FURNISHED b. the Topeka paa,'uy.
Topeka Grain nar,,..

NFurnished by J. b. Billiard. Co..
sas ave. and Curtis 81 ner kan
WHEAT-70Q75c. April q
CORN-52c.
OATS-S4c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

ident that he was violating one of
the stringent rules. Crestfallen, the
man departed. His name was not dis
closed, but it is known that some 9TH
er man will get the place to which he
was an aspirant.
1t was announced later that only
when men were invited could they dis
cuss their own qualifications for Of
flee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
Topeka Market

Furnished ny the Chas. woln Packins
Co Yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs Do not mar
ket hogs unless same ars well finish ~
A. we cannot use half fat STUFF. We efvs
below prices effective at once. Until furs
iner notieAl mech
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
Topeka Hay AfarJse.

FURNISHED by t. A. Beck. zIs1e1.
pie Topeka, Kan. April 2
$500. NO
NEW JEW ALFALFA-chOice. $500: No L
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Chicago Grain Market
Chicago, April Z.
Close
Omen High Low Today Sat
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City Produce Market
Kansas City, April 7.-WHEAT-Cash:
Market steady. No. hard, S6@89c; No. 3,
S5a87c; No. 2 red, $1.01@1.O6; No. 3, 91c@
$1.O3.
CORN-Market nc higher. No. mixed,
55c; No. 3, 54Q541zc; No. 2 white. 55c; No.
3, 5412c.
OATS-Market steady. No. white, 351z
@36c; No. mixed, SAC.
RYE-Market steady.
HAY-Market steady.
OVERWHELMINGLY. SAC; firsts, 32c;
seconds, 31c; packing 2311c.
EGGS-F1rsts, lie; seconds, 13c.
POULTRY-Hens, lac; roosters, 1Oc;
WHEAT-Receipts 81 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, S71sc; July,
CoRN~May. 541s@5414c; July. 551k a555sc.
OATS-May, 351kc; July, S4s4 q347sc.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, April Neutrality-suspicious.
steady. Creamery. 27Qs4c.
EGGS-Market firmer- At mark, cases
POTATOES+Market lower. Michigan.
43G45c; Minnesota, 3SQ45c; Wisconsin, 400
PoULTRY-Market stronger. Turkeys.
dressed, 1sc; live chickens, lie; live
springers, 11c- ~
New York Produce Market
New York, April 7.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery extras. 35@351zc. +
CHEESE-Market irregular. State whole
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered
extras, 201z@21c; western gathered whites,
19621c.
POULTRY-Dressed, quiet; fresh killed
western fowls, 161IQ1S1ec; frozen turkeys,
15Q2415c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

Stevens postoffice, in Stevens coun-
ty, Kansas, will be discontinued on
April Is. After that date mail to
Trinidad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
SPECIAL SESSION
OF CONGRESS

CONTINUED from Page One,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
Butter ann Ern.

Furnished by The Contine..1s,
Co.. topeka. Kan.1 Creamsr1
CHICAGO EGGsH15%e'' Man, April T.
N NEW YQRk IEeGGSS--17z a1skc.
n. Y, S51sc; Elgin, 35c; TopeIa ago 34c;
Topeka Butter. Eggs ami po.,.
FURNISHED D. ihe Topeka Paor'uy.
EGGS-Fresh country. 15c n'' april T.
POULTRY-Hens all sic. IN
lac; over lbs. lie; old CO.'S s. and under.
&c; geese, &c; stays, &C. &c; ducks
TORkEYS-H turkeys oversu
l2c. nc Old Toms
BUTTER-Packing stock, pc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
Topeka Hide Afnr,.a.

Quotations furnished by James
Hide Co.. los East Third ST ON
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
horoe kleks Bear.

But for the heels of Jerry. horse.
20 years old, Mrs. Georgia Perkins OF
New Marlboro. would have been killed
or injured by . black bear she encoun-
tered in the woods. according to .
Lenox (Mass.) dispatch to the New
York Herald.
Mrs. Perkins rode Jerry to q patch
Of wild raspberries half a mile from
her home and let him Craze along the
edge of the woods while she went to
gather fruit. When she got deep into
the thicket the bear suddenly leaped
toward her. She jumped to one side
and the big beast rushed on. striking
Jerry's legs.
Startled and angered by the on
slaught. Jerry doubled up and with
one well-planted kick stunned the
bear SO badly that Mrs. Perkins
mounted and rode away before 1t re-
covered.
Hunters from Now Marlboro search
ed for the bear. but could not
find It.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Lords Of Language


1t was Wilde's proudest boast tnat
he was "a lord Of language. and no
one can read DE Profundis' without
paying homage to his verbal mastery.
Yet, as one greater than he-Waiter
Pater-he wrote English as II 1t were
a dead language. This deadness was
common characteristic of the period.
One doubts II craftsmanship 30 re-
liberate as that Of ,Pater and Wilde
(and one must reluctantly include X.
L. S. In this category, however. far
removed from 1t he is otherwise) can
produce anything but dead loveli-
ness.
One need only to contrast the style
of Defoe. of Swift, or to come to mod
ern times, Of Balzac in France and
Mark Rutherford in England, with the
style Of Pater or Stevenson to realize
the truth of it. Stevenson's style Is
the garment of his thought-a perfect
ly wrought garment of ceaseless ut.
but still only dead incasement; the
style of Balzac and Mark Rutherford
is the very flesh of their thought. and
1t belongs to life even more than to
literature.-Boston Transcript
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
ALBANY HOTEL.

On sccount Of the Increased demsnd
for rooms with baths, at $3.50 and 500
per day, the Albany Hotel has just nsds
an expenditure of SIS, 900, in the instslla.
tion Of rs more private baths. which will be
ON the $l.S0 and 500 per day basis.
The patronage Of the Albany Hotel has
been on the increase ever since the sew
addition wss built year sEo, and now,
with practically every room with bath,
the MANAGEMENT 10 liven the public the
benefit Of the same, for il now cost NO
more to secure room with bath at the
Albany Hotel, than it formerly cost for
room without similar accommodations.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
TESTIMONIAL.
As RESULTS OF cHRoPRAcTIc ADJUSTMENTS ev HALL
HALL. HOLLY. COLORADO.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
have been afflicted for three with what the doctors
called pusy Finally taken down sick bed and kept
for thirty days. During this time docoed with medicine. but
results then for the Chropracor. After had taken
FIVE adjustments began better had cough and could sleep
nights and cough almost My appetite and
could hardly Now anything For three nights
could hardly breath for the pains thought
would die Now side well and have taken
adjustments and still taking Them would advise anyone who
bad cough who has weak lungs call L. Halls Office Further
bothered with numb headaches but don't have them
sister has taken adjustments and they helped her wonder
fully would advise anybody few They have
done wonders for and would advise afflicted try them
MRS. BERTHA THOMPSON
Holly Colorado
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
EASY TO BECOME A SWIMMER
Writer in New York Sun Tells How to
Acquire Art, But He May Be
Facetious.

There are many ways to learn now
to swim. One way ls to be born a
tadpole. Another way is to be tossed
into the deepest part Of the old swim
ming hole by ones considerate-but
firm-companions and then told 10
come ashore by ones own efforts II
one thereupon comes ashore, one mas
learned to swim. II one does not come
ashore, then one has very probably
drowned, which is practically the
same thing as swimming. with a re-
verse english on the after effects.
The best way to learn to swim, how
ever, is to charter large ocean-going
steamship, provision 1t with nautical
food and some life preservers and set
out with the firm determination to
learn to swim. When you have reach
ed the approximate center OF the At
lantic ocean stop the ship and jump
overheard Head straight for the Eng
lish channel. 1t gives one an object.
purpose. without which the struggle
would not be worth while.
Now dismiss the ship, forgetting to
have it leave the life preservers. When
the said ship is hull down on the hori-
zon suddenly remind yourself that the
life preservers are on board 1t. This
will lend one an added incentive.
Strike out boldly, avoiding icebergs.
whales and other, fauna OF the sea that
might tend to distract ones mind
from the task in hand. Arriving IN
the English channel do not stop to
pluck sea daisies. The German war
cloud might burst and drench one to
the skin.
1t is always best to dock at some
port where tourists are common. In
this way you can tell the story OF your
remarkable swim without the slightest
possibility of being believed.
II these methods fail. 1t might be
well to try swimming instructor
New York Evening Sun.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
smarksbIe Cure for oysentery.

81 was attacked with dysentery about
lily 18th, and used the doctors medicine
.d other remedies with no relief. only
ttiaf aflworss all the time. l was unable
do anythinE and my weight dropped
on l4S to l2S pounds. ! suffered for
,out two months when was advised to
70 Chamberlains Collie, Cholers and
iarrhoea remedy. used two bottles Of
and il fave me permanent relief,
rites b. w. Hill of Snsw Hill, N. c.
or sale by all dealers.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Free From Tobacco.

Il thought l told you to quit U.s.
NJ tobacco" said the doctor.
T have quit it," replied the young
Fhsn what IL that in your MOUTH"
Aksd the doctor.
"A cigarette" replied the young
ran.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
How the Trouble Starts.

Constipation 10 the csuse Of many oil.
ments and disorders that make life niser.
able. Take Chamberlain tablets, keep
your bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by all dealers.
-Adyt.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
h~ nouesnetIon.

hoP Distinction.
sThds foreign vAsttor of your wife's
II understand ahe is member of
one Of the most exclusive circles in
yfance?"
80 she is. Belongs to the Paris
lgothexs' congress-"
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
The news Of the Holly country is
contained in The Holly Chieftain.
Kansas City Fur and Hide Prices.

The following quotation. furnished by 2. L. Ceesh
Wool Commis sion Co.. 1888 to l743 Genesss street
Kansas City, Mo.
Hides.
Green ..'ted natives. Mol. -. lac per pound
Green sailed natives. No. 2. l3c
Side branded. 40 lbs. Rat. II l.2c
Part cured hides l-2e les. than cured.
Uncured lie less than cured.
Glue hides. Aat .... :. To per pound
Green horse hides s2.2S I. $375 each
Dr., aint hides &c to 24c per pound
Dry salt 15c 10 lie ="
Pelts.
Dry full wool sheep pe,s :. &c to 12c per pouad
Antora goat SKINS . loc to foc
Taliow. Grease. Beeswax.
No.. 6l-4e White lac tBrish, ESQ aad Zoe
No. 2 s 1-2c Yellow S 1.2c
Scrao Iron.
Country Junk mixed iron =. 500 to $1,000 per 10
Bones.
Country Junk bones $500 to SlS00 per ton
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
No Joke.

sPsrsistencs Win gain you fame and
ortune, my son." said the sage.
"Oh, 1 don't know" replied the fool.
n the dandelion wasn't SO persistent
he blame things would be raised IN
Ter glass and wood be worth as much
- American beank3es."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05
VETERAN DEAD
South Dakota's Last Survivor of
the Mexican War

Sioux Falls, Aug. d Gilbert Bar
nett, who died in Hanson county.
where he resided since pioneer days,
was the last of the Mexican war veter
ans who resided in South Dakota. Had
be lived until the 4th OF next month,
be would have been 81 years of age,
having been born in Ontario county,
N. Y, Sept. 4, 1922. He enlisted at
Buffalo, n. Y, in ls46 to fight for his
country i'm the war with Mexico and
served in Company NJ, Second United
States artillery, during the entire
period of that conflict. After the war
he returned 10 Buffalo, and after a
time moved to another place in that
state. afterwards coming west. Dur
ing the civil war be was employed
by a quartermaster in the union army
aud was stationed at various places
10 1881 be came to South DAKOTA and
located on a Hanson county farm.
Many years age he retired from ac-
tive work. His wife died about twenty
years ago He was for many years
an honorary member of the g. A. K.
post in Alexandria, the fact that he
was not a civil war veteran prevent
ing his being taken into full mem
bership. High honors we're paid him
at his funeral by the members of the
grand army and by the citizens of
Hanson county in general.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05
QUICK WORK
Friends Society Builds Church
In Two Weeks

Washington Springs. Aug. 5.--To
con plete a chnrch building in a period
of two weeks from the time the fist
shovelful of dirt was tt rown out of the
excavation for the basement is the task
which is being performed by Rev. l..
A. Phinney, pastor of the church, and
members of the Friends church society
in Harmony township, near here.
The pastor is being assisted by fifteen
or twenty of the members of the church
society, and with three regular car
penters, rapid progres rs is being made.
The structure will be 24x40 feet in
size, with a tower and bell. Ia one
day the old church building was moved
FROM the site and the excavation for
the basement of the new structure had
been completed.
Within three days the foundation
had been completed and work started
on the main structure. which now is
being pushed rapidly to completion.
BY the end Of neat week the ediice
is expected to be completed and ready
for occupancy. This will break ell
former records for rapid church build
ing in South Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05

Of bis business and will be remem'
bered by many in this city.
The members of st. Catherine
Guild are earnestly requested to meet
at the Guild loom Wednesday after
noon, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Geo. II. Waskey,
Pres.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z B. Smith, Mrs.
Bennett and Mrs. Dodge of Austin,
Mimi. are in the city guests of Mr..
aud Mrs. W. o. White. The party
are travelling by automobile and will
tour this section of the state visiting
Bryant and Artesisn before they re.
turn home.
Mrs. II. ]. Murphy and children OF
Chicago who have been guests at the
family home, Mr. and Mrs John
Murphy, was a morning departure
for Beresford to call on other rela.
tives, accompanied as far as Sioux
Falls by Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy.
The city commission in session last
evening decided to advertise for bids
for the extension of water works in
the vicinity of Normal campus, also in
North Blanche avenue, and from Egan
avenue east along First street to Grant
avenue and north to Eighth street.
This work has been under contempls-
ton for some time. After auditing
and allowing the current bills Of the
month the session adjourned.
The Washington weather bureau in
it's weekly forecast says cooler weather
will prevail throughout the country,
except in the Pacific coast and gulf
states. "The distribution Of pressure
indicates temperatures below the
seasonal average the coming week over
the north western states and great cen.
trial valleys and near or slightly above
the normal in the gulf state and ON the
Pacific coast. No warm wave is prob
able east of the Rocky mountains. The
precipitation during the week will be
generally light and local"
MIR. aud Mrs. J. A. Meyer, resid,
ing west Of the city. returned thi:
morning from Howard where they at.
tended the funeral yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock of Mrs. Meyers brother,
Nick Beschter. Deceased was aged
% years and is survived by wife an6
two children. He had been employed
in Joseph Schiller's store at Howard,
and much to the surprise of hi
friends last Friday morning commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid. A
brother, Frank Beschter, also wa.
present at the funeral, passing through
the city this morning enroute to bis
home in Sioux City. Recently the IN
fortunate man with Mrs. Meyer at
tended a family reunion at their former
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05

Learn more to earn more. Take a
curse in Mankato Commercial Col
lege, Mankato, Mimi. Send for cata-
log.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05

Andover the pair both leaped to avoid
being seen by any of the crew there.
In some manner they were both
caught under the train, the wheels
passing over McGowan's foot and
Tomalson striking his head on the
corner of the car.
Both men were bruised and cut mp
horribly and when the train stopped
both were lying unconscious on the
ground. They were both loaded on the
train and brought to st. Luke's hos
pital here by Conductor Clemens. DR..
Murdy immediately amputated Nc
Gowsn's foot just above the ankle
and bandsged up the wounds of b tn
as quickly as possible. At the time
of going to press McGowan was rest
ing easily but Tomalson had not re-
gained consciousness. DIR. Murdy
states that both will probably recover
but are in a very serious condition at
present.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05
REGISTRATION DAY
Idea Outlined for Listing Votes
in South Dakota

Sioux Falls, Aug. 5.-Col. Melvin
Grigsby. who is a member of the COM
mittee appointed to promote registra-
ton of republican voters in the state
to conform to the new primary law,
will suggest to Governor Byrne the
ACCESSIBILITY of designating some day
this fall al a special Registration
day" Colonel G~rigsby's idea is that
Oh this special day each town should
have a picnic or special celebration
of some kind to draw in the farmers
and that the township officers should
be on hand with their lists, making a
special effort to have the voters en-
roll.
The plan formulated has no partisan
feature, as the idea of its promoter is
to have the activity apply to all voters.
regardless Of party affiliations.
Under the existing primary law all
voters must personally sign the regis
tration lists before they are eligible to
participate in any of the election events
or in any of the legal preliminaries.
These registration lists have been
open now for many weeks and the
indifference of voters in the matter of
getting listed is causing some nervous
ness among the politicians.
The voter must give his party affili-
alton, in the process of registering,
but no pledge or agreement is exact
ed az to how he intends to vote in
the election.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-05
YANKTON SALOONS
Judge Trips Decision Places
Dealers In Uneasy
Frame of Mind

Yankton, Aug. 1.-The town has
gone dry" was the often heard *
preston, as citizens discussed the
opinion handed down by Judge r. "A.
Trip. AS a matter of fact this city
has not gone dry iust yet for various
reasons
In the first place the suit to which
the opinion applies is an action brought
by Robert j. Gordon against the city
of Yankton. The saloon men are not
directly involved. No one has brought
suit connected with an alleged con-
Quoting of any saloon contrary to law.
The suit applied to the spring election
in which citizens voted on the saloon
question. The opinion of Judge Trip
applies only to the petition, which he
has found insufficient, AS was fore
casted by both sides at the conclusion
of arguments.
This opinion calls for the presenting
of their findings by both sides of the
controversy, based on the trial, after
which Judgment will be handed down.
This Judgment is not final, unless the
defendant neglects to appeal the case
within the time limits set by law. If
his appeal is not taken, the spring
election will be declared illegal aud
as a consequence the saloons will be
running contrary to law.
However, an appeal lie very likely,
which will continae the case as still
pending. Supreme court does not
meet until October. and just when
the case could be reviewed in that
court is beyond a guess. Should
Judge Trip be sustained there will be
a problem as tn the status of the saloon
men. They are protected with a petit
tion accepted by the city as legal; they
have been granted city, county, state
and government licenses according to
law, and have paid out a good deal Of
hard ash for the same. Some hold
they will be liable only from the time
the suit is permanently decided, and
may therefore continue to conduct
their saloons as long as the suit is
pending in court. Others hold the
saloon men are right now skating en-
very thin ice, and the anti saloon men
are considering the wisdom of bringing
suit directly against the saloon men
for running in violation of law. 1t
is the opinion of local legal talent that
with the election contest in its present
state no case could be made to stand
or any saloon man convicted. This
appears to be the situation with the
legal phrasing removed.