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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-04
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thousand dollars VIII maintain the
Eastern oregon
The Eastern State Normal School
Oregon Normal. and utilize a $751;
900 state school
plant is the slogan of the people of
Weston who are asking that the East
ern Oregon Normal be revived. The
tax would not be noticeable to any
one.
It may also be claimed with truth
fulness by the normal school advo-
Gates that to revive the school will
be to take a long step toward inn
proving the teaching standard in
eastern Oregon. Our schools are now
conducted in the main by teachers
with little if any normal training.
Efficient work cannot be expected un-
der such circumstances. Therefore
TO revive the Eastern Oregon Normal
will not only mean to make use of
the states school plant at Weston but
will be step whereby the people all
over eastern Oregon may get better
results from the money they spend
on the grade schools. When this can
be accomplished on a one-fortieth of
a mill tax it is worth trying. If the
initiative bill is defeated for reasons
of economy the people will be showing
the same judgment as would be ex-
ercised by farmer who killed horse
that could earn 500 year because
il would cost $40 to feed him.
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At the Presbyterian general assem-
bly, a resolution was presented backed
by one of the standing
Advancing. committees. requesting
that the influence of the
church be expressed in opposition to
the death penalty. 1t affords fresh
evidence of the gradual liberalization
of the church, in keeping with public
sentiment. There was a time when
people were put to death for very
trivial offenses. Where civilization /:
crude human life is held in slight es-
TEEN. Punishment for crime is un'
certain but when punishment is meted
out il is given with barbaric ferocity
The advanced notion is that for the
most part crime is a disease and thai
the criminal is not alone responsible
society itself being contributing fac
tor Therefore the tendency is to fol
low methods that will protect societ!
Yet will give the offender a chanc'
TO reform. Furthermore 1t is esti
mated that certainty Of punishment
has more value in deterring crim'
than has mere fierceness of punish
ment This causes life Imprisonment
to be favored iR preference TO hang
ing or electrocution. A further ant
very powerful argument for impris
onment in preference to capital pun
ishment is that at times great mistake
are made with reference to a man
guilt. An entirely innocent man ma
be made the victim Of plot and b
sent 20 the gallows when he is with
out fault. II may be an Intentions
plot or the man may be the victir
OF circumstances. All who saw tn
Third Degree" viii realize the op
portunities for the miscarriage {
justice. When a man is imprisone
there is opportunity for the mistak
10 be discovered and corrected. Whe
an innocent man Is executed there ca
be no recall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-04
TALKING THE LANGUAGE.

Our new bookkeeper can't seem
to- see mistake when it's pointed out
to him.
Hes ball fan. Don't allude to
'em as mistakes: allude to 'em as
bonehead plays. He'll understand
that all right kansas City Journal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-04
IN A MIRTHFUL Vein
THE DEMAGOGUE DEFINED.

THE DEMAGOGUE DEFINED.
Father" said small boy, what
is a demagogue?
"A demagogue, my son is man
who can rock the boat himself and
persuade everybody that there's
terrible storm at sea."-Woman's
Journal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-04
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Returning home from trip TO Eu-
rope James A. Farrell president OF
the steel trust. makes
Contradictory. predictions OF better
business. There are
indications that business throughout
the world is gradually emerging from
an nnsatisfaciory condition 10 one in
which commercial confidence Is be-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-04
THE JoYTIME COMING.

/.
THE fields are maxim ready
for the harvest"
, You hear the river singin' TO
the glen;
, Wen spread the table fine
; And ask the world TO dine,
, And Wen all shout Halle
luia!" and "Amen,"
, We're headed for the Promised =
Land of Plenty;
B Wen reach its sweetest rest
D fulness, and then
The travellers of the road
, VIII slip the weary load
D Oh, Wen all shout Halle
, luia," and "Amenr'
B #. L. Stanton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-04
Reducing the Rent

Mr.. Storekeeper, did you ever
figure out that you can utilize
advertising to reduce your fixed
charge for rent.
How?
By the very greately increased
business it will bring you.
Just figure your advertising cost as part
of the rent and figure your new percent
age on the greater volume
IF it does not work out you have not
given the public what they want.
The results Of advertising in good
newspaper like The East Oregonian are
as certain as anything can be if you have
voiced your appeal properly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-05-16
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

old cabins, built by homesteaders.
scattered over the state. But these
are rapidly diminishing in numbers.
They are usually found in a state OF
decay or surrounded by a dense
growth of sunfiowers or brush. From
tier posts have either grown into
cities or have become extinct. Kan
sas, with her walls of corn and fields
of tossing, yellow grain, has awak-
ened the master passion of men,
r'good business" in little more than
two-thirds of a century.
There are few old outposts of Kan
sas frontier days that have a more
interesting history than Indianola,
now known as West Indianola. There
are few people of the present gener-
alton who know that a fourishing lit
tie town once stood on the banks of
Soldier creek. about three miles
northwest of the city limits of North
Topeka.
Uses Old Hotel for Barn.
Only one building of the town is
now standing. 1t is the old Clinton
hotel and is no,- owned by Arch
johnson now owns the land on which
the town of Indianola once stood. .
The townsite, consisting of 32o
acres of the Delaware trust lands, was
laid out by NJ. c. Meeker and j. Tut
in the year 1854. A company was or
ganized but later went into bank
ruptcy. The townsite was then
bought by George w. Hines and was
later sold to w. w. Philips.
In 1855 the town consisted of two
houses owned by Louis Harris and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27
sisted in suspecting some member o
the pro-slavery element.
Thu. EYolderiups Dfsnruno6

sisted in suspecting some member of
the pro-slavery element.
The FYelderings Disarmed.
The first real trouble between the
two factions di not begin until 1855.
The row was started when the pro-
slavery men, or Missourians, captured
Frank Fieldering and took his rifle
and side arms from him. This occur
red Friday evening, August 20. 1856.
Peter Fieldering was also disarmed.
1t was rumored among the free state
ganizing with the intention of dis
arming all of them.
In those days Frank Fieldering was
a man who was not afraid OF man or
devil. He called the Indianola guards
together and vowed that there would
be blood spilled unless the Missourians
gave back his arms.
The thirteen free state men took up a
position in the woods bordering the
town. The Missourians took possession
of the town. Here the two armies
remained for the most part of the
night. Each waited for the other side
to start something" The two factions
eyed each other like two bulldogs sep
arated by a picket fence.
There were few rifles in either crowd.
| Most of the men were armed with shot
guns and muskets. The free state men
were outnumbered and throughout the
! night they assumed the defensive. AT
8 O'Clock Saturday morning a truce wa&
| called. The cooler heads on both sides
prevailed, the Fieldering boys were
given their guns and the members OF
| both factions disbanded to their homes
Indianola Sacked.
It did not take long for the two ele-
| ments to stir up another fuss. Soon
! after the Fieldering trouble Topeka
was sacked by number of Missou-
rians. The Topekans were almost des-
titute owing to number of raids
Finally, in desperation, a number OF
Topeka free state men raided Indian
| OLA. Most Of the stores were owned by
pro-slavery men. There was no blood
shed but the Topekans sacked every
of one owned by a free slater. The
Topekans outnumbered the Indianola
| pro-slavery men and no resistance was
made.
The School District Organized.
| Prior to 1862 there was no public
school in Indianola. The only schools
were private and supported by the pro-
slavery men. Peter alcVickar came to
the town in the fall of 1862 and at
tempted to organize the first public
! school. The pro-slavery men were ad-
verse to this and worked against It
Samuel J. Reader posted the first
school notice in Indianola and a meet
| ing was called. The free state men
succeeded in bluffing the pro-slavery
element and district No. ~ was organ
lied. The pro-slavery men. in the ma
jority and angered at the success OF
the free state men, elected officers that
would not do their duty. The school
was not success for the first year
Later another board of directors was
elected. A saloon was converted into
a school house and Indianola had 9
public school, Cyrus Higginbottom. d.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27
BOWSER'S EXPERIMENT
II Held High Hopes, But Met the
Usual Fate.

There was a sort Of three ply, back
action. double combination look on
Mr.. Bowser's face as he entered the
, house, and for the life Of her Mrs.
had fallen keir to a fortune or decid-
ed to run for office. In this situation
she wisely held her peace, and asked
no questions, even when she discov-
cred that he had brought home a
package. He vouchSafed no inf0rYna-
ton, but during the dinner hour was
pre-occupied and exultant by turns.
When they had adjourned to the fam
lily room he was ready to explain, and
he softly began:
MRS. Bowser, with your permis-
sion, want to try little experiment
this evening""
els it connected with that package
you brought home? ?" she cautiously
asked.
Somewhat. You know how my
shoulders have panied me of late ?
| There are mornings when can
scarcely raise my hand to button my
collar haven't said much to you
about tt"
II never heard you complain Of
your back and shoulders" she inter-
rupted.
only last night you wanted TO
move the furniture in your bedroom
about, and you said you felt like turn
ing handsprings."
''If 1 haven't complained" he con-
tinued, as he preserved his good ma
ture, sit was because ! didn't caro- to
worry you. AS a matter Of fact. Mira.
Bowser-a matter of medical fact
| I am what Ii called shou1der-bound.
That il, rheumatism has seized upon
and contracted my muscles. and II
something is not done paralysis will
eventually overtake me. II get a
stroke of paralysis you will become a
widow"
And you must stand on your head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

Topeka continental Creamery COM
pany). produced eight million pounds
Of creamery and process in 1913 and
II the season continues favorable Will
have an output Of ten million pounds
in 1914-when both creamery and
process butter is considered. this II the
largest output Of any concern in the
world.
The Topeka Pure Milk company.
which derives its supply in tho east
ern third OF the state. has an output
OF SOS, 900 pounds in 1013-butter Is
often shipped by this concern to Chi
cago. Philadelphia and other points
by the carload.
Trade in leo Cream.
The ice cream business in Topeka
causes q further demand upon the
dairymen and farmers for cream. In
the months Of May, June, July. Aug
ust and September more than loo, 900
gallons are made by i've Topeka firms
the Beatrice Creamery company.
the Topeka Pure Milk company.
Baughman's, Scott Bros, Zieg1er and
Sons. Topeka ice cream Ia shipped
to all parts of Kansas from May to
October. The product is carefully
packed and arrives at its destination
In good condition. r. L. 8.
Editors note: This il the ninth
in q series Of articles on agriculture
in Shawnee county published in the
State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27
Topeka Makes Ten Million
Pounds Butter in Year.
GREAT MARKET IS AFFORDED
Ice Cream for 100000 Per.
sons Is Made Here.
Shawnee County Leads In
Value Milk Sold.

Shawnee county produces ana
sells $3.50, 900 worth OF milk annual
ly-this il the highest sum paid for
the milk output of any county in
Kansas.
Approximately four times mJrs
butter il made in Shawnee county
than in any other county in the
state.
The dafrymen and farmers OF this
county are unable to supply the
butter fat required by Topeka
creamery companies.
The. demand for Topeka made but
ter Is nationwide and consequently
there is practically an unlimited
market for the products of the
Shawnee diaries.
More than ten million pounds Of
butter. equal to ten full train loads
Of forty cars each will Is shipped
from the capital city by commercial
concerns this year.
Tens OF thousands Of cattle are
MIXED each day in the eastern two
thirds of Kansas to supply the To-
peka concerns with cream, and q
small army of 5000 farmers bring
their product to the stations from
which it is shipped to this city.
Thousands Of pounds Of butter are
bought from storekeepers in small
towns and shipped to Topeka where
it is made into what Is known a.
process butter"
Topeka made butter is shipped to
all parts of the United States-it il
known for its excellence Of quality.
Over four million pounds of sweet
milk are handled by the Topeka
Pure Milk company in a year-in
1913, 1,735. S56 pounds was the total
Of the milk supplied to Topeka Gus
toners.
Enough ice cream Is produced by
Topeka commercial concerns to sup
ply q dish OF this article to 5000. 900
people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

first blow. I'll make . ra4-tat-ta& e NJ
He played with . bail for . minute an4
the rest OF the trimmings ana two q Ne
si io ~oui s h.se soli SS haa net "a
Bowser uttered words OF Vigorous peotaBe
With the perspirafion. running down his
face he paused to reply:
Never mind . few eentr damages
This 10 great work. I'm 6oeling 0ovo-
ment Of muscles which have been der
mant for months. Perhaps you'd bsttar
IN hitch the bag 70 that tslsphons wirs
Mrs. Bowser promptly aisappeaesa. 90
hsoe fa 1s sc: z. xe ;FS sA :: &c -
trammsisd. and ne meanto to knock ssvea
bells s out out OF 80 .cmethins The e:s had !. :
there was crash against The ceiling and
. rebound that made him see stars: In
the fsce and re Tor "a 4 minuse hs 1oose al
him.
II remember now. the profe:sionei tea
me the object was to punch ana dodge,
the same as Il scrapDins with . mas.
Mr.. Bowser had never studied the sau-
9ive tactics Of tho punching BAG. 1Grs.
Bowser. who was waiting 1t the head ol
thumb ana TOT Srunt four o. Nv. s; times ana ana
then begin to dance about. About . min
ute later there was = crash and she called
"Havs you knocked . side Of the house
out, Mr.. Bowser7''
Mr.. Bowser hadn't. In his doging
fallen over It. and had come down 20
heavily that referee would have count
ed him out. Il was long minute before
he got up. ana then his good nature had
departed. No punching bar ever made By
mortal man could knock him about with
impunfty. He rose up with q determine
tion to COLLAPSE that bag with ono awful
but his outraged dignity demanded re-
venge Mrs. Bowser heard him tapping
s sns bag sS.r with bic left to get Il IN MOTION
hauled on to deliver the knockout blow
nth nth his his r n A; he jumpsd in to DE-
which ratified things clear to the gafret.
s shs xes ~ howl = :tasser and tan:
found Mr.. Bowser lying across the loot
Of the lounge. with the bag playing nm
n m..ed aoo on6 him and.n HIS swfol bow h.a
! good right hand was already puffine IN
to beat a cabbage head.
What--what has happenedr she asked
as she thought of arnica ana bandaee
Mr.. Bowser struggled up like . strssken
OK, ana he looked from his BROKEN
swinging bag to Mrs. Bowser ana M 10
the despoiIed chandelier. She was pro-
pared for furious outburst, but nona
came After q long minute he Quiotly
but sternly said:
Woman. return to your room! In the
morning all will be settled You vsrS
against me and you crept downstairs and
struck me with q chair. but our lawyers
will settle all that and you can start
for your mothers by the noon train. No
more. womAn-not another word! You
have failed again. but that IL the lat
time-the last time. and good night to
you--gooc night!'-(Copyr1Ght. 1S14 b. the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27
At THE MOVIES.

Where You Can See the Serial Story
Pictures.
1.-THE Perils of Pauline" and the
shown at the following moving pic
ture theaters in Kansas, with addi-
tional bookings liter:
''The Perils OF Pauline"
Crystal Topeka
Palace, Salina-
Princess, Council Grove.
De Luxe, Hutchinson.
Bell, Independence.
Varsity, Lawrence.
Movie, Ellis.
COzy, Norton.
Pearl, Newton.
Perkins, Holton.
Cozy, Junction City.
s'Nillion Dollar Mystery"
Orpheum, Topeka.
Photoplay, Concordia.
Rex, Clay Center.
Star Electric, Phillipsburg.
Peoples. Smith Center.
Elite, Ellsworth.
Odeon, Lyons.
Echo, Great Bend.
Rex, Fort Scott.
Pearl, Hutchinson
Roof Garden, Chanute.
Lyceum, LeavenWorth.
Star, Ottawa.
New Photoplay, Lawrence
Columbia, Coffeyville.
Star, Newton.
New, Salina.
New Rex. Arkansas City.
Aurora, junction City.
Both of these thrilling stories are
running in the Topeka State Journal
each week. The Perils Of Pauline
starting last Saturday and the MIL
lion Dollar Mystery starting today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

had graded and unloaded ties to build
railroad through the town. Indian
. ola began to boom. 1t was then that nat
railroad. The town was successful. The
settlers Of Indianola woke up one
morning and saw the construction
gangs working toward Topeka. 1t was
then that the citizens gave up. Many
of the houses were moved to Topeka.
The only one that was finally left to
mark the oldest frontier post in the vi
cinity Of Topeka was the Clinton hotel.
1t was too large to move. The town
site was sold and Topeka began to
grow steadily. The school house was
wards became district No. &c.
CAYLOR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

rector of the successful board. is now
living at Rossville.
Town Was Dad"
The town consisted Of IS buildings
and a f1agpo1e in the year of 1861:
There were IL dwelling houses and
stores. Six of the 10 buildings were
occupied, or partly occupied by saloons.
The general character of the town was
rough. There were no bad men. The
lawful element prevailed. But there
was too much fire water sold to
avoid trouble. DRINKS were frequent
and it was often that celebration
Of this kind ended in a cutting or
shooting scrape.
The Clinton Hotel.
The Clinton hotel. built by William
Clinton, is the only building now stand
ing. Many are the stories of romance
woven about this old building. There
is a record of one man. an Indian, be-
ing killed in the building. There were
many other shooting affairs but none
resulted fatally.
The building is used as a barn by
its present owner. It's sides have been
blackened by the sun, wind and rain.
But 1t is still standing. Many Of the
boards have been torn from its sides
but it is in a fairly good condition.
The End Of IndianO1a.
The town grew steadily until 1865.
The Kansas Pacific Railway company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

Lewis View. Both of these were log
cabins.
Topeka Was Being Staked.
At this time the townsite of Topeka
was being mapped and staked. In
the next six months dozen cabins
and shacks were erected in Topeka.
One of the first residents OF Indianola
was Samuel j. Reader, who now lives
at BIG Park street in North Topeka.
He homesteaded a quarter-section OF
land north of the townsite in 1855.
The Slavery Question.
1t was about this time that the
slavery question aroused Kansas and
the United States. The population OF
the town. about forty men and wo-
men, was divided in two factions, the
free state and pro-slavery. The free
state men organized the Indianola
guards They elected a man named
Cole as captain. These guards con-
sisted of every free state man within
five or six miles of the town. There
we're thirteen of them. The pro-slav-
cry men organized and outnumbered
the Indianola guards about three to
one.
Between the two elements there
was a constant distrust. Petty trou-
bles were of a daily occurrence. When
a crime was committed the pro-slav-
cry men blamed the free state men
and the free state faction, in turn, in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

The foregoing table gives in brief
some of the interesting facts concern
ing the commercial end Of dairying In
Shawnee county and gives an idea OF
the almost limitless market that il
open to the farmers and the dairymen
of the county for the sale of their
products. The figures given indicate
that the possibilities in dairying have
While this county realizes larger
profit in the sale Of milk than any
county IN the state. including Wyan-
dotte and johnson counties, which are
the source Of supply for Kansas City.
there are a half dozen counties which
have a larger number OF mich cows
than Shawnee.
The Tope'-a creamerfes have been an
important factor in increasing the price
of cream and butter. but a compare
lively few years ago farmers often re-
ceived as little as five or six cents =
pound for butter. Now they own their
| own separators, for the most part, and
take their cream to tho nearest buying
station and dispose of 1t at . fair price.
The skinned milk they feed to their
hogs.
Dairymen ON Right Track.
The fact that about four times moro
butter is made in Shawnee county than
| in any other county in the state II duo
tof course to the existence Of large
creameries at Topeka. and the system
Of buying cream in other counties.
Shawnee county farmers are not living
up to their opportunity in the dairy
business in allowing vast living guam
titles Of cream and butter to be ship
ped in from elsewhere. But the Shaw
nee dairymen are on the right track.
AZ mentioned In the article In this
series published in last Saturdays In
sue Of the Etate Journal. they are tax
| ing the lead In Kansas in the purchase
OF pure bred stock. This IL having =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27

what did he tell you to dor" she
asked.
Mr.. Bowser went to the hall-tree
and got his package and returned
with it and held it up and replied:
simplest thing in the world. It il
called a punching bag. You initiate it
and hang it up and punch 1t. The ex-
ercise benefits every muscle in tho
back and shoulders. It only cost -.
and I'll get $500 worth OF good out OF
it. 1t would also be a good thing for
you to practice on. II you don't OBJ
ject I will initiate it and hang it up
and pound it a little this evening""
Well, go ahead" she sighed. but
don't blame me-
''Blame you about what? How can I
blame you? what can happen7 simply
hang the bag on the chandelier. remove
my coat and vest and punch it. Nothing
can be more simple. You don't expect
I'm going to knock the house down. do
you"
Mrs. Bowser relapsed into silence, while
he went ahead with the initiating. When
chandelier and removed his cost and vest.
He had carried his point without much
opposition and was bland over it.
his p"ims snd made ready s watch
how do it. It il the greatest exercise
in the world. 1t IL warranted to cure
dyspepsia. indigestion. neuralgia ana %
forth. and to straighten up the spine and
give a man a military carriage. It IL
practiced in every college and seminary
in the land. and there are few homes
without their punching bags. You see
stand this way-and I reach out this way
and biffi bang! with my left"
Tho bin! bang! was q swat which
would have busted the panel Of door:
The ball shot away and upwards - II
fired from a cannon, and about half the
glass ornaments Of the chandelier came
rafting down on the floor. Mrs. Bower
cried out in alarm and made q rush fol
the parlor. but Mr.. Bowser laughed and
treasured her and added:
IT guess I overdid 1t little for the