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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
DOG QUESTION.
Ramsey Disposes of 1t Like Daniel
Come to Judgment.

The dog question" has reached up to
]. A. Ramsey, city sanitary sergeant. who
has charge of the municipal regulation OF
dogs. He says the impression that city
tax can not be collected on dogs If a
township and personal tax have been paid
is all wrong. He says the city tax IS
legal. but that a township tax on dogs
ting t. the si n is tse
.'1he city assessors who are listing the
dogs of those who reside in the city OF
are vert clearly In the wrong. The law
was intended for the townships outslce OF
! of dogs Of people who reside within the
city limits.
in each township, annually, at the time he
shall assess the property in his township
Der and sex Of all dogs owned. harbored
or kept in his township and it Is hereby
made the duty of the owner or haroorer
of each dog to make sworn report OF the
number and sex of each dog owned. mar
| bored or kept by him, to said assessor at
that time and said assessor shall at the
time he makes his annual report, report
the number and sex of each dog in his
| township. and the owner and harbore-
thereof. to the Officer to whom 1t is his
duty to report. ETC.
Nothing whatever is said about city
assessors listing dogs. and the whole
| senate. at least was to the effect that 1t
would provide for the country what many
cities already had. a good dog regulation.
/ Topeka is no part OF Topeka township
and her citizens have no voice in town
ship affairs or in the election of the Of
| ficers for the township, CT in the distribu-
| ton of txes.
Again section OF the law provides:
=. This act shall not be construed to
prevent the various cities of this state
| from assessing and collecting a dog tax.
ETC.
"Or in other words any city of Kansas,
| lying within the boundaries of a town.
ship, can do by ordinance what Topeka
| has already done. regulate. by ordinance,
| the keeping of dogs within the munich
| pality, and this state law will not inter-
fere.
While I sincerely wish that all worth
less dogs could be taxed on of existence
We must be fair in the matter. and not
misconstrue the law to accomplish our
| ends. The taxes of the dogs in the city
of Topeka belong by ordinance to the
| city"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
DIDN'T GET FIRST ONE.


Undersheriff Hugh Larimer didn't get
his man in Sioux City, but picked up an
escaped prisoner in St. Joseph, and re-
turned in triumph. tom" DeMoss.
trusty at the county jail, who walked
right out. and turned around and never
came back again. is behind the bars
once more. Mr.. Larimer returned last
night.
DeMoss was picked up purely by luck.
Detectives in st. Joseph invited the To-
peka officer to stroll down Rabbit
Chute or Gimme a Dime alley.
Half way down the famous lane,
Larimer encountered DeMoss, en- route
for jug of beer.
Hello. Tom,'' said the undersheriff.
affably. and put his hand in his trous-
er pocket.
"Oh. Lord responded DeMoss
gloomily. and abandoned his quest for
beer He had been living under the
name of johnson. and served as porter
at the RoubideauH hotel
DeMoss was arrested for jointing.
and declared last night that he still had
a wear to serve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
BUYS new POWER.
Santa Fe Receives Shipment of Lo.
comotives Costing $3.50, 600.

Fourteen locomotives of the Pacific
type. costing $4,000 each, will be de-
livered to the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway in Topeka Saturday.
according to an announcement from
the general offices Of the road here
today. The engines to be used in pas
senger service are typical Of the old
1900. 1926, 1870. 1890, 1897. 1907 and
1887 types of motive power now in
use
With the arrival Of the new locomo-
tives the Santa Fee will inaugurate a
new class Of passenger engines to be
known as the $500 type.
me locomotives weigh 100000
pounds each, with a weight of lea, 500
pounds on the drivers. They have
three sets of drivers, are equipped
with superheaters, have a tractive
power of $4,000 pounds and are IS
feet long from tip to tip. The total
cost CT the entire consignment
amounts to $4,000. Eleven Of these
engines will be placed in passenger
service between Kansas City and New
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
TRAINING CAM.
Practically An Of Kaw Pitchers
Have Reported.
Rapps and McAlllster Join
Camp-No Work Wednesday.


Dennison. Tex, March 12.-Practi-
cally all of the pitchers ON the list of
the Topeka Western League club have
reported and went through the train
ing camp PAGES today. Catchers Me-
Allister and Rapps have reported and
today they began training and gave all
the pitchers good workout Pepper
Clark Joined the Kaw-squad wednes-
day.
The experienced pitchers have not
started hard work, but viii advance at
easy stages. The recruit pitchers who
have had but little experience. have
an inclination to work too hard, but
are being held in check by Manager
Gear, VINO fears physical injuries
which might damage their career.
There was no practice Wednesday
on account Of the weather which was
chilly enough to be disagreeable The
athletes kept indoors and spent the
day in getting we'll acquainted with
each other and some Of the enthusiast
tic fans of the city, The weather was
more pleasant today, but there was a
chill in the atmosphere which served
as warning against hard work.
The infielders and other outfielders
are due to report next Monday and
Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
STATE WATER SUPPLY
Plan Advanced to Utilize State Hos
pital Pump Plant.

By spending $4,000 the state may
secure it's water supply for the state
house, printing plant. Memorial hall
and heating plant from the state hos
pitaf pumping station and secure ann
pie water to transform the state house
to Tom Botkin. assistant secretary OF
state. Botkin would not only have the
state provide her own water supply,
but would substitute alfalfa for the
blue stem on the state house lawn.
The Botkin plan is not new. It was
considered under the Hoch admins
tration and estimates were secured
which showed that the state could pro-
vide mains from the state hospital
west of Topeka to the state house
grounds and furnish her own water
supply at "a cost of not more than
its own pumping plant and this plant
has sufficient capacity, it is claimed.
to provide water for the state build
ings In Topeka
At present the GATES water bill is
about $1,4OO year. The amount will
be increased with the completion OF
the Memorial hall and the addition to
the state printing plant. Even now
the $1.400 spent each year for water
does not enable the state to water the
state house lawn and the big 16 acre
park in midsummer resembles south
Missouri mule with the mango. Bot
kin would insure a permanent carpet
of green for the state house grounds
by installing an underground irrigat-
ing system and until the dandelion
crop was killed off. would raise a1fal-
ia instead of blue grass on the lawn.
It il probable that the question of
improving the state house lawn and
providing better water service will be
checked up to the legislature in some
of the biennial reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
BIRTHS REPORTED.

The following births were reported to
the office of the city clerk today:
Charles E. Walker and wife, 1918
East Fourth street March 10, girl.
Frank Bower and wife, 327 Locust
street. March 10, boy
: J. F. Smith and wife, 1872 North Ty-
Ter street. March IL. boy.
George E. Mckee and wife, 3G6 Bran
ner street. March 10. girl.
Francis L. Snow and wife, 704
Brooks avenue, February %, girl
Preston E. Sawyer and wife, SIS Scot
land avenue, March 10. boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
CAUSED 1 STIR.
Rumor That on Been Found on Do
trich Farm Near Silver Lake.

Varied runaors that oil or gas has
been found on the farm belonging to
Henry DIETRICH, who lives near Silver
Lake, is causing quite = stir in North
Topeka AZ it was impossible to get
in communication with Mr.. DIETRICH
late this afternoon it is hard to say
foundation
Farmers living near Mr. Detrich's
farm say that he has found either
coal. gas or oil 1t has been known
that there is coal in. this vicinity for
q long time but it is not in sufficient
quantities to pay mining expenses
ton whatever the find il beinR
cleveriy concealed One man Twins
near Silver Lake was positive that the
rumors were true. as Ar. DIETRICH has
been drilling on his farm at times dur
ing the last six weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12

Jan. 2, 1918. An examination of the
records in the state house failed to
show that Hanks was ever commits
stoned as a notary. He is steward at
the Girls Industrial school, Beloit.
The records sent to the state house
were returned to be certified by a no.
tary public OF record.
So far as the state law is concerned.
Hanks committed no crime by assum-
ing to become notary public. The
that all documents which he has at
tested are worthless. 1t is the first
case Of the kind in Kansas in a num-
Der OF years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
BETTER GET BUSY.
CITY Asks Western Union to Move
Poles ON Fourth Street.

A resolution was presented to the
city commission this morning by Roy
L. Bone, city commissioner of finance.
and adopted by the commission. de-
handing of the Western Union Tele-
graph company why it had not COM
piled with a previous order of several
months standing to remove its poles
from Fourth street. between Kansas
avenue and Holiday street.
The resolution also again orders the
poles to be removed and demands to
know how soon the order will be COM
Dlied with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
IS An ODD CASE.
Bel0it Man CeztaBed to Papcrs with
CnOmC1a1 Seal.

A notary public with an ingfowing
ambition and q cast iron seal, but no
commission, h the strange case OF F.
fed to public documents fled with the
secretary Of state. Just how or when
Hanks assumed to become a notary
public and the number of documents
to which he has attached his worth
less seal, - not known
/. Charles Sessions. secretary Of state,
today received asbond duly executed
and signed and sealed by Hanks ~
notary public In the lower left hand
corner Of the document, Hanks at-
|teated tha& his con1ninnfon expiroa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12

This spring the dramatic club, fol-
lowing in the footsteps Of the many
problems plays that have sent heart
throbs and bushes over the footlights
at the Grand, will feature a scene in
"All of-a-Sudden-Peggy Saturday
night. that rivals the modern dram
err" in all its sensations.
In one part Of the play, Peggy, in
trying to fulfill the appearances of a
lie she told her country town folks of
her alleged married state, sleeps in
the apartments Of her lover in Lon
don. She went to his rooms to tell
him of her trouble and while waiting
for his return, fell asleep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
Other Items

Prunes, nice quality. ID 1Oc
Tomatoes, No cans. for. 49,. 15c
Puiverized sugar, lbs. for. 15c
Sal Soda, lbs. Tor. 1Oc
Lighthouse Cleanser. equal to the
Toe cleansers, can. ... SC
Wheat Germ, equal to Cream Of
Wheat in quality and at about
y the price, fb sack. CSC
Evaporated Peaches, IL &c grade,
H. 1Oc
Hominy. good quality. large cans c5c
Salmon, tall 1Oc cans, cans .15c
Flour, High Patent. Regal or
Queen of Tampa, 4S-1b. sacks SILT
Rice, whole grain, 4 lbs. Csc
Hams, VOLTS Sunflower, Id. .16c
Breakfast Bacon. sugar cured, h. 2Oc
Ivory Soap. iOc size. 2 for. 15c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12

OF course this doesn't designate the
play as one of the naughty, naughty
and innocence mixed in the spice to
give it all of the proper aspect to the
college censors-
The seat sale for ..AIl-of-a-Sudden-
Peggy opened at the Grand today and
the opening reservations indicate a
good house Saturday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
A SENSATIONAL Scene
Washburn Play Rivals Moder,
-.Dramef'' in ..Prohlesn', Feature.

Not long ago when perfectly pref
ty Washburn girl came out on the
stage dressed as boy in one of the
annual plays given by the dramatic
club. the rah-rah purists shook their
heads and declared that it was all art
and the newspapers should be prose-
cuted for playing up the feature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12

den, an outfielder, claimed by the
Pittsburg Federals, today signed a
contract to play with the New York
Americans. WARRIOR. Yankee pitcher,
also signed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
THE WEATHER RECORD

Following are observations OF the United
States weather bureau for the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock this morn
ing. Rain or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12

up well with Chicago Cubs the
nth the Green Bay (Wis) team the three He stands x
have hard time the There plenty Of teams how
pitcher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-12
Young Men
Come FRIDAY

For one of these all wool blue serge
suits, made in the newest styles:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
Recent Inventions.

Steam pressure cooking in the house
hold has been made possible by the in
vention of q kettle with an alright lid
for family use.
A sharpening machine which gives
tools a rotary motion against a stone
and is said to produce the best results
has been invented.
For quickly raising to the surface of
the water a disabled submarine an
Englishman has invented a buoy to be
released from the boat. carrying up
hose through which air can be pumped
to Gil and lift the craft.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
Notice Of Real Estate Mortgage
Foreclosure Sale

Default having been made in the
terms and conditions OF that certain
real estate mortgage hereinafter de-
scribed, in that the m0rtgagors have
failed to keep up and pay the in
terest and taxes due under said
mortgage: Now therefore:
Notice is hereby given that that
certain real estate mortgage made,
executed and delivered by Daniel A.
Kline and Eva D. Kline. his wife, of
Douglas, Mclean County, North Da-
kota, as mortgagors, to j. F. Loomds,
as mortgage, dated OF the 5th., day
Of October, A. D. 1911, in the sum
of Fifteen Hundred ($15O0.00) Dollars
and filed for record in the office ct
the Register of Deeds in and for
Mclean County, North Dakota, on
the 10TH, day Of October, A. d. 1911,
at 4 o'clock P. M. and recorded in.
said office in Book "B-35" Of mort
cages at page 211, will be foreclosed'
by a sale of the premises in, such
mortgage and hereinafter described
by the Sheriff of Mclean County,
North Dakota, at the hour Of two
O'Clock in the afternoon on Saturday
IAO 1OLu.S u0y VI JuACs a. IL 4O14, "
satisfy the amour due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said
mortgage, and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are described as
follows: The Southwest Quarter
(SWA) of Section Twenty (2O) in
Township One Hundred Fifty (150)
North, of Range Eighty-five (85)
West, containing one hundred sixty
(160) acres, more or less, according
to to the government survey thereof.
That there will be due on said mort
gage at the date of sale the sum of
One Thousand, Nine Hundred Two
and 25-100 ($1902.25) Dollars, besides
the costs of this foreclosure.
Dated this 20th., day of April, A.
D. 1914.
j. F. Loomis,
q Mortgagee.
c. G. Bangert,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Whose office and post office
Address is Enderldn. No. Oak.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
Notice Of Real Estate Mortgage
Foreclosure Sale by Advertisement


Default having occurred in the con-
ditions Of the mortgage hereinafter
described by which the power Of sale
therein contained has become opera
tive and no action or proceeding hav-
ing been instituted either at law or
in equity to recover the debt secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof,
and a Power OF Attorney authoriz-
ing the foreclosure Of said mortgage
having been made, executed and de-
livered to r. A. Palmeter, the under
signed attorney, by John w. Shelby,
the mortgage therein mentioned, on
the 9th day Of March A. d. 1914.
which Power Of Attorney was filed
for record in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds in and for the Goun-
ty OF Mclean and State of North
Dakota on the 4th day of April A.
D. 1914, at $3.50 O'Clock p. NJ, and
was duly recorded in Book "G-16"
of Miscellaneous Records, on page
301, notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage made, executed and.
delivered by John w. Aldridge and
Ethel Aldridge, his wife, Mortgagors,
to John w. Shelby, Mortgage, dated
the 22nd day of September A. D.
1908, and filed for record in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and
for the County of Mclean and State
Of North Dakota on the 2sth day Of
September A. d. 1908, at $40 o'clock
P. M, and duly recorded in Book
"B-25" Of Mortgages, On page, 81.
will be foreclosed by a sale Of the
premises in such mortgage and here
matter described at the front door
Of the Court House in the City of
Washburn, County of Mclean and
State of North Dakota at the hour
Of ten o'clock in the forenoon on the
10th day of June A. D. 1914, to satis-
fly the amount due upon said mortgage
on the day of sale.
The premises described in said
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are those certA1n
premises situated in the County of
Mclean, and State of North Dakota,
and described as follows, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter (NWA) Of
Section three (3) in Township One
hundred fifty (150) North Of Range
eighty six $3.50 West Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, containing One
hundred sixty (16O) acres, more or
less. according to the government
Survey thereof; +.
There will be due on said mortgage
on the day Of sale the sum of
Twenty five and 75-1OO Dollars
($25.75) exclusive of costs disburse-
ments and attorney fees allowed by
by law.
|, Dated at Fessenden, North Dakota,
this 21st day Of April A. d. 1914. .
John w. Shelby,
Mortgage.
49,. 80 -
Fessenden, North Dakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
Short Stories.

The cucumber came originally from
Holland.
A Hindoo child OF seven may be q
skilled workman.
There is neither thunder nor light.
ming in the arctic circle.
There are several bands of the Per
sian fat tailed sheep in the national
forests of southern Utah.
According to a French physician, a
short period of rest sufices to prepare
a person for new exertion after heavy
but not protracted work, while longer
rest is necessary after continuous work
of lighter nature.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
The Royal Box.

Lfdj .Jeassu. new emperor Of Abys-
sinia. is seventeen years old.
The king and queen OF Greece and
the emperor and empress Of Japan are
planning a visit to Paris the present
year.
Prince Henry of Prussia. brother of
the kaiser. has. it is said. invented and
patented an electrical device for clean
ing the windows of motOrcars in rainy
or frosty weather. The device is set
in operation by the pressing of a but.
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
A Rapid Rimer.

In illustration Of the working powers
Of George r. Sims. the dramatist and
poet. it is said that one night a new
piece was produced at a leading thea
ter in London. Sims sat 1t out and
then returned to his Office. where he
wrote a column and q half Of criticism
in rime. 1t was near the time for
the paper to 60 to press when he be-
gan. and the boy took the piece verse
by verse from him to the composing
room. the boy walking continuously
from one to the other for an hour.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01

structive work that is wanted in
the United States Senate"
Better stick to the farm
friend Worst, it don't cost so
much when you have a place
where everything is found and n
constituents to kick when they
can't get to the pie counter, and
besides, you are called the pres+
.ident.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
New York 70 Manila.

|-1I 49, " p. ;"
It Ii not generally known that, o6e
can travel by boat from New York to
Bombay almost as quickly as from
Tokyo to Bombay. twenty-six days.
One can journey from Vancouver to
Tokyo in two days less time; than from
Tokyo to Manila. Two boats of equal
speed starting from New York for Ma
nila at the same time, one via the Pan
,ama canal. the other through the Suez
canal. would reach their destination
within 4 few hours Of each other. The
mileage either way IL practically the
same.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
Fir.t Anatomical Museum.

In the middle of the sixteenth cen
fury the first anatomical museum was
founded in Wittenberg. Germany, by
the talented Leonard Fox. In 1869 the
faculty was given the power to dissect
bodies of executed criminals. Over
the door of the museum was tbis in
scription:
Out vivi nocuere mali; post funera pro-
stunt,
Eft petit ex ipsa commoda morte salus.
(EIere wicked men are found at last in
useful ways,
And here death shows US how to lengthen
out our days.)
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-01
FRIDAY MAY g.,
IL PRESIDENT WORST >
TIRED OF FARMING

Oh, What a difference just a
few years make with some men,
we have noticed that some have
tried one thing and some another
to make the ends meet but a sud
den raise from a hard working
farmer to a good fat salary paid
by the state, and coming regu-
larly beats them all.
Take the case of President
Worst Of the Agricultural Col
lege for example. Not many years
ago he was living in Emmons
county farming and preaching,
he could not raise enough to
feed the gophers but he was a
good talker and the people Of
that Legislative district elected
him to represent them at the
capitol.
Members of the legislature are
generally expected to know some
thing Of politics and political
scheming and Worst caught on
almost Immediately.
The state had to have an agri-
cultural college and in that cas-
the college had to have a head
a president-and, Mr.. Worst saw
his chance, it was not his known
ability as a farmer, but his know
ing how to carry on a trade in
a political situation that carried
the day for him, he was made
president Of the agricultural col
lege at Fargo and has been there
ever since. The position is one
of comparative routine exclusive
work and Mr.. Worst has ap-
parently filled the bill. But what
about The United States senate,
he is now a candidate for the no.
animation for that at the pri-
maries in June.
What is the matter? don't the
state and the United States COM
bined pay enough? for it must
be remembered that the United
States helps the state to support
the agricultural c0llege-or is it
an ambition to. go to Washing
ton and give up agriculture? why
don't he stay where he, is and
hold on to a good job that he
knows something about and not
take the chances of winning at
the primaries besides the general
election. The Search Light MAX
es reference to his candidacy as
follows:
President Worst refers to
his connection with the Agricul-
tnral College and The Search
Light is very glad to give him
all the credit he is entitled to,
for all the good work he has done
as President of that institution.
1t must be remembered, however
that both the United States and
the State of North Dakota have
been supporting the institution
and furnishing both the funds
and the legislation to carry it
on, and with this kind Of a pro-
vision the office Of president of
the institution is one of compare
tive routine work, and it is con-