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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
Personal MentShiOn

Jed Peters, our intelligent school
teacher, has been reading law in Anne
Hillyer's law office ever sinst school
let out in the spring. This is the fifth
summer that Jed has read law in Ane's
office, and he calkilates that perhaps
in the yrs. to come he may become a
ll-fledged 1oryer, who knows1
Rev. Samr Moore, our beloved pas
tor of the Bingville church, had SIGH
bad cold in his head last Sunday that
he preached his sermon largely through
his nose Rev. Moore's voice didn't
sport of him and giggled because his
voice sounded so ridiculus ort to be
ashamed of theirselfs.
Eph Higgins, Our accommodating 2.
NJ, closed up the P. O. for days last
week in order to chop some wood for
home consumption. Seems Eph kind
of got behind hand in his wood chop
pin Some who couldn't get into the
office for their mail talked of reporting
Eph to the government. When Eph
heard of it he told them to go ahead
and report, that he was tired of being
P. M. anyhow. being as he sold only
card last week all told.
Bill Hepburn made his usual trip to
the Co. seat last Saturday and returned
home under the weather as usual but
not as much under the weather as usu-
al. When Bills money was gone he
had to stop drinkin-
Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen
eral store, wishes US to announce that
he has big batch of fly paper on hand
which he will sell cheap to them as de-
sires fly paper. The usual price of this
fly paper is S cts. sheet, but Hen will
sell all he has, so sheets, for Is cts.
He says it all stuck together and is of
no value at all to him.
The interest on Brad fuckers mort
gage is almost due again, and Brad says
he amt got red cent to pay it with.
Cy Hoskins, Our esteemed townsman,
it won't be very long until Cy will own
the farm. That's the way Cy got most
all his wealth, on mortgages. Brad
says he don't care hang about the
principle-it's meeting the interest that
bothers him.
There was quite shower passed over
our heads last Sunday. We wish to
goodness it had stopped instead of
passing over.
Miss Amelia Tucker was seen out
drivin in a buggy Sunday with Sam
Watkins of Sorrow Hollow. 1t was
reported that Amelia had give Sam the
mitten, but it seems not, according to
this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
LOkaI Items
We need rain very bad.


The apple crop looks very promising.
Mrs. Lige Green appeared at church
last Sunday in a new green dress which
was very becoming to her. 1t is the
general opinion that Mrs. Green looks
! better in green than in any other color
she could wear.
Abe Witherow had two cows to go
dry on him last week. Abe says he
couldn't think of no worse calamity
which could happen at this time, being
as butter is 2 cts. more per ID. than
it has been all summer and now when
Abe has a chanst to make honest dol
lar, 10, & behold, his two cows, which
is all the cows he has in the world, has
to go dry on him.
Gideon Johnson dropped into the Blu
gle office tother day and said he was
going to pay us a couple of dollars on
his back subscripshion which is back IL
yrs. After Gid had felt in all his pock-
cts, he said, oval, l swow if l didn't
go and leave my wallet at home in my
other clothes Now amt that too bad y
This amt the first time that Gid and
also other folks we could menshion has
played this trick on us.
MI JCl Justly CIhlllS IDS Jul CHAINS
for a large, juicy, succulent punkin pie
which we found on our desk with her
name attached to same tother day. We
set down and ct all of said pie at one
setting. This is the first punkin pie we
have had this season, and it was very
good indeed. OF course, it would of
been better if the punkin had of been
ripe instid of creme. However, come
again, Jerushy.
Miss Amelia Tucker, Our raining So
ciety queen, has been having some foot
trouble lately Amelia says that during
this hot sticky weather her shoes don't
seem to be quite large enough for her.
In our opinion the trouble with Amelia
is that she tries to wear No. 6 shoe
on a No. 8 foot.
Miss Milly Underwood while ironing
last Tuesday accidentally burnt her fin
ger on a iron. This made Milly so mad
that she throwed the iron through a
winder and went up stairs in pout
Mi1ly's mother had to finish the ironin.
Yves Woodruff, our expert hunter and
trapper amt doing much of any hunting
and trapping at present, but spends most
of his time fishing over at Gootchie
Pond Yves amt ketched much in the
way of fish as yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
ON THE COB EDDY
TORIUL

AS we go to press with this issue
of the Bugle, green corn is at its
best in our midst and the more
green corn we get into our own
personal midst the better pleased
we be.
ct amt very often we SO far
forgit our eddytoriu1 dignity as
to crack a joke in a eddytoriu1,
but there seemed to be such a good
chance to do SO as per above that
we could not refrain from doing
so-Editor Bingville Bugle.)
On this ospishious occasion we
desire to devote this eddytoriul to
the subject of Green Corn on the
Cob-its uses and abuses and its
value from the standpoint of nu-
trishious internal upholstery.
We fear that the inhabitants of
Bingville which includes 1--WE are
panied to say) many of our most
respected and supposed to be in
telligent citizens, do not fully
realize the big food value of lest
green corn on the cob. Only tother
day while we was on Our wav
home from the P. O. where we
had went to see if there was any
mail for us (tl1ere WASN'T we
happened to meet Hank Dewberry,
our Teller townsnlan, who says to
US: Where be you goin?" "Goin
home to eat a mess of green corn
on the cob for dinner. says we.
Huh" says Hank, green corn
on the cob is only fit fer horses
and cows. I'd jest as 1ieves eat
nay or grass"
Which only goes to show how
turrible ignorant and superstish-
ious Hank Dewberry is. Green
corn on the cob will come and go,
but Hank Dewberry whose horizon
is narrer being as he Amt never
been further away from home than
the Co. seat, will never experience
the joy which comes after you
have gnawed the grains often
about 16 delishious ears of green
| corn.
The proper way to eat ear of
green corn according to our own
eddytoriul standpoint is to smear
it very liberal with butter and then
shake some salt and pepper on it.
Next take it firmly in both hands
Zone end in each hand) and gnaw
the grains often the cob. jest like
a horse or COW. Of course the but
ter on the corn is liable to run
down your sleeves up as lar as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
DISGRASED!
The above word can't express
how Deacon Bradbury felt tother
night!-At present the Deacon
is trying to live down what he
done and feels turribIe humil-
lated at the awful skandaI!-
Read on for details!

Dea. Bradbury, who was regarded as
one of our most respecl1ted citizens and
until very recent supposed to be a
stanch piller of the Bingville church
and uncompromising advocate of tenn
pcrents, has went and disgrased hisself
in such a manner that it will take him
years to live down the smooth which
now smears his heretofore spotless
charackter.
Tother night the Deacon dropped into
Hen Weathersby's store and set down
on nail key beside Lem Gookins. Al
ter Lem and the Deacon had conversed
for a few minutes on the hot weather
and lack of rain and the political sit
fashion, Lem he leans over and in
Say, Deacon, how would a little swig
of nice cool cider go about now?" as
it hard cider?" says the Deacon, mop
ping his brow, for it was turrible warm
that ev'g, and hottern blazes in the
store. Eyes, it's hard cider, but not so
turrible hard" says Lem.
AT this the Deacon says, Lem Cook
ms, you'd ort to be ashamed of your
self, KNOWN me as well as you do and
how l stand on the temperents ques-
ton, to ask me to drink your cursed
truck" please excuse me-" says Lem,
very mild. No offence, Deacon, but
it's SIGH warm night and this cider is
SO cool that l thort you might like to
have jest little mite to refresh your
self and also for your stummick's sake,
in the scripter?" says the Deacon, a
good cal surprised Sure it does"
says Lem, strange you amt seen it be-
fore this, readin your Bible as you do,
SO faithful" Where is this hard
cider?" says the Deacon. 1--WE got
gal. jug of it hid in my waterin trough
back of the Barn" says Lem, where
the cool worter from the spring on the
hill has ben drippin on to the jug ever
sinst mornin."
WELL" says the Deacon, eve might
as well walk around by the waterin
trough as anywheres else, but 1 won't
promise to drink drop O hard cider
till after I've tasted it" So yeeldin to
the voice of the tempter the Deacon and
Lem sauntered out of the store and dis
appeared into the darkness lords LENS
barn.
The rest of the sad catastrophy we
got from Lem hisself, who considered
it quite a triumph to put poor Deacon
Bradbury under the weather on his vii
famous hard cider. Lem amt got no
principle that way at ALLEN will go
"A miles outen his way any time to play
a joke like this on a advocate of tenn
perents.
When they reached the watering
trough Lem tok the jug from under
the drip, removed the cork and held it
out to the Deacon. you go ahead and
drink first" whispered the Deacon with
a culver in his voice. Lem he took a
long swig outen the jug. snlacked his
lips, and said that was the best hard
cider which ever slid down a mans
throat into his withstand that it was
coldern ice and wouldn't hurt a person
any moren so much milk DO you cal
ki1ate we're bein watched by anybody"
says the Deacon, loolzin round. Pooh.
no." says Lem. Then the Deacon took
the jug in his tremblin hands and raised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16

it to his lips. Lem says he took little
sip first off, but when he got a taste
of the hard cider he held the jug up
so long that Lem thort he would drain
it clean to the dregs.
AS editor of the Bugle we do not
care to dwell very long on what hap
pened after this, being as it is too pa
theick. To make a long story short,
Lem says the Deacon must of absorbed
about IL gal. of hard cider and then
wanted more, but Lem wouldn't let him
have it. Lem says he never see SIGH
happy man in his life. The Deacon
sung hymns and danced jig behind the
barn and throwed away his hat, and
Lem had turrible time trying to keep
the Deacon quiet SO as folks who lived
nearby wouldn't hear him.
While he was in this pityable condish-
ion the Deacon told Lem conhdenshial
that it wasn't the first time in his life
he'd tasted hard cider, being as he had
a bari of same buried in spring on his
little farm, where he went from time TO
time to refresh hisself by means of a
straw through the bung hole.
By and by the Deacon begin to git
sleepy and seemed inclined to lay down
and rest. Lem thort it would be as little
as he could do to help the Deacon home,
SO HC LOOK HlIu ny TIC dl III dIlQ SulQCd
him, the Deacon being willing. When
Lem got the Deacon to his residence it
was about II p. m. Lem told the Dea-
con where he was and left him setting
on the front piazza steps, while Lem
went and hid in the bushes to see what
happened. 1t seemed to kind of sober
the Deacon up to find he was on his
own doorstep The first thing he done
was to remove his shoes, then he opened
the front door softly and started to
sneak into the house unbeknownst to
his wife Samanthy. Jest inside the
house, however, the Deacon tripped
over old Towser. who was asleep on the
rug and fell sprawlin.
With this Samanthy come runnin
down the steps in her night gown with
a lamp in one hand. When she seen the
condishion the Deacon was in, she
grabbed up a broom which stood in the
hall Lem says she set the lamp down
on a stand and TUX both hands to the
broom From where he was concealed
Lem could see everything and hear every
thump on the Deacon's head. AS soon
as the Deacon could get his bearins he
run outen the house, fell often the edje
of the piazza and laid in the yard
groanin, while Samanthy slammed shut
the door and went back to bed. Lem
hung round till the Deacon crawYed
under the front piazza and begin to
snore. Then he snuk off home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
Stuck

Folks in Bingville and vicinity are
having turrible time of it during this
sticky August weather by having their
bureau drawers, etcetery, stick on 'em.
In some cases they can't get the drawers
open, and in some cases when they git
EN- open they can't git 'en shut agin.
Ike WHITLEY allus keeps his savings
in a bureau drawer up stairs, consisting
sometimes of sums as high as Sill or
S12. Tother day Ike sold. Snide Peters
by a second hand grindstone for so cts.
Snide rendered him 81 in payment, and
when Ike went up stairs to get the
change, 10 & behold, he couldn't get the
drawer open, SO he give Snide back the
81, but Snide took the grindstone, and
now Ike persooms he won't never get a
blamed cent for it, Snide being very
fergitful when he owes money, but has
d turrible good memry when moneys
coming to him.
Mrs. Hester McCracken who is Jim
McCracken's wife, opened one of her
bureau drawers in the bedroom tother
day to get something or other outen it
and then couldn't get the drawer closed
again. That same night, after Jim
blowed out the candle and started to
get into bed he tripped over the bureau
drawer and fell striking his head agin
a chair and confusing same considerable
not the chair, but his head.
We calkilate Bingville folks will be
glad when these sticky dog days is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
Lawn Fate!
Next Satterday eng

there will be give under the trees on
the lawn in front of the Bingville
church a grand Lawn Fate more COM
monty knowed in this vicinity as grass
party. This Lawn Fate will begin early
in the ev'g and will last until 10 p u
or later II necessary.
This grand occasion is to be give UNI
der the ospises of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of fhe BinsviHe church and the
proceeds zCil1 be used to pay the Rev.
Moore, our beloved paster, a porshion
of his back salary, which is now back
between a and S yrs. There will be
served ice-cream, coffee and cake.
Also baked beens, pies, sandwiches,
doughnuts, pickles and other deli
cacies too numerous to menshion.
Come one come all and FILL UP.
Price for all you can eat, rs eta.
even if you eat l dollars worth. Eat
till you bust and thereby help along a
good cause. There will also be tub
of lemonade made. No lemons can be
secured in Bingville but the Ladies Aid
has sent for 2 lemons to the Co seat.
PER ORDER of COMMITTEE.
BINGYILL2
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-30
BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
Result of the McGoorty-Kaus Clash
Is Unsatisfactory.

Though he won a ten-round deci-
sion from Frank Klaus in Milwaukee
last night, Eddie McGoorty does not
stand out as the peer of the middle
weight division as result.
The Oshkosh man got the verdict
solely on cleverness. Both men were
aggressive, but few effective blows
were struck Klaus opened a cut
over McGoorty's eye and Eddie split
Franks lip with one smash. That was
the extent of the damage done.
McGoorty tried to keep his man at
long range and was superior at that
style of milling. Whenever they came
to close quarters Klaus had the edge.
Klaus had to be warned for holding
and hitting at the same time.
Klaus fought after the fashion of
Stanley Ketchel and Billy Papke
when that, pair headed the middles.
He was wild with several of his fail
like swings, but showed willingness
to take punishment in order to land
clout.
1t will take a much longer fight to
definitely decide the superiority of
Klaus and McGoorty. Eddie is the
better man over the short route, but
Klaus bull-like rushes might wear
him down in finish encounter.
Johnny Dundee of New York was
in Chicago last night on his way to
the coast, where he meets Joe Aze-
vedo Oct. IA. Dundee continued his
journey today. The New Yorker de-
clared he would like chance at Will
hlie Richie, and regretted missing the
champion, who went to Milwaukee
yesterday. Azevedo broke from OBJ
security by licking AID Wolgast Labor
Day.
Nelson and WoIgast have signed
articles for a ten-round no-decision
bout in Milwaukee Oct. 49, They will
aruoiOh IN, of 100 Mounds of Q o,o1o~lxs
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-30

RESULTS YESTERDAY
National League.
Brooklyn, ga; Philadelphia, IA.
New York, 81; Boston, 3-S.
No other games scheduled.
American League.
Washington, 1; Philadelphia, O..
New York, 3-5; Boston, IL.
American Association.
Milwaukee, go; Louisville, 5-5.
indianapolis, 6-5; st. Paul, 1912.
Columbus, 1914; Minneapolis, 90.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-30

Third basemen in the city series
and the worlds title clash are the
subject for today's lesson, and the
class must listen attentively to each
pearl of wisdom dropped regarding
the celebrated athletes.
n. Zimmerman, captain and third
baseman of the Cubs, will be the first
insect put under the magnifying
glass. He may also be the first one
put under the shower after the series
starts. But as long as he is in the
game the West Siders will have
competent guardian of the third cor
ner.
Zim is a better baIIpIayer than
most people credit him with being.
He is noted mainly for his hitting,
but to this accomplishment he adds
nifty fielding, and he is by no means
a bone. Zim is a really great player.
His batting mark is forty points
above that of Lord. Figures show he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22

en- O'Connor: three sisters. Mrs.
Charles Larkins OF Rock Island, Mrs.
William Priest and Miss Elizabeth
O'Connor, and a brother, John j.
O'Connor. The. funeral was held at
$50 o'clock this morning from the
late home, with services at O'Clock
at St. Anthony's church. Interment
was made at St. Marguerite's cemes
terry.
Mrs. Sarah Maud Dieterich, 30
years old, died at 1880 o'clock Thurs
day night at a local hospital after an
lingering illness. Decedent was born
Nov. 4, 1888. in Tama county Iowa.
On May %. 1909. she was united In
marriage with Benedix Dieterich. who
survives. She is also survived by
son, Richard Dieterich; her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Winfield Starbuck of
Marion. Iowa, and four sisters. Mrs.
Alta VI. Taylor. Mrs. Grace Phelps
and Mrs. Hazel L. Travis OF Marion,
Iowa and Mrs. Lolita Bientema- Flu
neral services will be held at o'clock
SUNDAY afternoon from the home, 21S9
West Fourth street, with interment in
Paramount cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
ALEDO

Mr.. and Mrs. T 1. Greer and baby
daughter, Frances, left Tuesday fol
Lancaster, Wis, where they will make
two weeks visit with friends.
Mrs. y. W. Wilson of Downey, Iowa
who has been making a few days
visit with Mrs. ". Hayman, left Mon
day for an extended visit with rela
tives in Michigan and Indiana
/ Mrs. P. Killey went to Galva Mon
day TO make a short visit with rela
tives.
The Chrysanthemum club was very
pleasantly entertained at the home OF
Mrs. Alta Marquis Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Charles Graves arrived home
Monday from Joy where she had spent
a few days with Mrs. William Robin
son and Mrs. Downs.
Sunday at the Methodist church was
Boy Scouts day. The Boy Scouts have
been duly organized and passed their
examination, and the full day was Civ
en- over to them. In the morning the
minister, Rev. J. B. Bartle, preached
a very helpful and appropriate SER
mon for them from the subject, IAN
Animated Postage Stamp" In the
evening Professor E. H. Hilds. the
scout master. and the fifteen scouts
which comprise Troop l, had
charge of the service. The scouts
marched in and took the places re-
served for them, and sang the Boy
Scouts rally song, after which Profess
sor Wilds gave a very interesting ad-
dress on the movement. The scouts
were then public examined on the sub
jects required of them and passed a
very creditable examination. The tiger
pL:rol, composed OF Nathan Dorothy,
Clarence Bowers, Leslie Shaw, Glenn
Hartman, Willis Cortland, Forrest FAX
man, Curtis Davis and Howard Hogan
and the hound patrol. with Hobert
Harbour, Ben Mawby, Merle Nesbitt,
Francis McAdams, Karl Jobush, Fred
Royce and Herschel Sherer as mem
bers then took the oath of allegiance
and received their certificates. The
Nathan Dorothy, patrol lead
er, and Clarence Bowers, assistant pa
troll leader of the tiger patrol, and
Hobart Harbour and Ben Mowby, pa
troll leader and assistant of the hound
patrol, were installed and Thomas
Bartle was made assistant scout mas
ter. II was a very enthusiastic meet
ing and greatly enjoyed by the large
of parents, teachers and
friends of the boy scouts.
Mrs. G. G. Fielding and niece, Miss
Margaret Chandler. went to New Bos-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22

rengo was a guest of Chief Justice
George a. Cooke Tuesday.
Miss Georgia Samuelson spent Sat
urday with relatives in New Windsor.
Mrs. Mary Weaverling went to New
Windsor Wednesday to visit her moth
er, Mrs. Catherine Williams, who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Morey left We'd
nesday for Los Angeles. Cal, where
they will visit at the home of Mr..
Morey's sister, Mrs. William Ham
mond.
The pupils of the Kimel school just
south of Aledo will give box social
and entertainment at the school house
Friday, Nov. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22

: the popular acclaim as the king Of tn
white heavies. His showing agains
!. Carl Morris recently when he won OF
a foul wasn't all that his supporter
hal ied us to expect. And had Franz
Moran cared 70 stay in this country HI
might have given Smith an argumen
aud perhaps reaped quite little coin
As it is Moran is hanging arounC
street corners in Paris and doing very
! little at all in the fight line.
! Arthur Pelky is the lad who vii
I have 10 come forth and wrangle the
matter With Smith. Pe,ky is the one
/ heavy villa seems competent to enter
/ mo a controversy with Gunboat as 10
/ the heavyweight title and Il is thought
By many that Pelky will be able 70
bring Smith around TO his way OF
/ looking at Il
Peiky's prcgI ess in the ffstic game
has been scmewhat delayed by the I'M
fortunate McCarty affair. Ordinarily
knocking out the best OF the class in
one round world put fighter way on
top OF the heap. The fact OF Nc
Carty's death and the subsequent legal
proc ceilings which de aimed Pelky so
long have only served TO drag him far
Their from the public eye. The average
tan has all but lost track OF him and
almost tbe available white hope con-
Urgent
Pelky g free nov and able to hoof
r. back 70 the ring with a welcomed
plan of knocking the socks of everyone
in his o'ass. He is said to be making
determined preparations to trounce
Gu-bOst Smith severely. Whatever
happens there is sure 70 be a great
deal OF interest centered IN the Pelky1
Smith fisi- when IL takes place at
Frisco next month
Gunboat Smith is going 10 fight
Sam Langford at Boston and Il is 10
be hoped tha- he is able 10 escape
with his vertsbrae column intact /
Should Sam manage 20 skip about fast /
enough with all his pounds OF fat. 70 1
land a few hard ones on the Gunner 4
the chances are Smith would not be in 4
the mood q meet Peiky IN December 4
Pr can Francisco. Sam would be de-
hglI:Cd (: he could manage TO crab .
the 'Frisco sketch, for he has a lite
grudge against the coast promoters.
When he returned from Australia he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22

I Title Carlson met at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Fred Holland and helped
her celebrate her birthday anniver-
sary. A fine lunch was served. A
beautiful brooch and purse of money
were left as a remembrance.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boles left
Tuesday for Lyford, Tex, where they
will spend the winter with their daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. B. ID.
Stephenson.
Miss Ella O'Leary is visiting with
her brother, Henry O'Leary in Chi
cago.
Miss Elma f. Wilson has returned
to Chicago after a few days visit
with her sister, Mrs. w. Bailey.
Mrs. Long and Mrs. Stangley are Wis
iting in East Moline and Moline this
week.
Miss Agnes Messenger OF Peoria is
enjoying a visit at the Walker Kerr
home.
Miss Bessie Bailey departed for
Chicago Thursday where she will take
state examination for nurses.
T. J.. Street and family were in Chi
cago Friday.