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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-04
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w, Ferd. Pletz, X. of r. and S.,
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-04

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leibe aus DEM Capital Sdpiliono bon
8aup. Al 81. 8, im getrage Don
$500 eeiidert oitr6 @runoeigeAtblm
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-04
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6at6luuger ON Iontag, ben %. 90
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Hlanmer.
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Surpepor orgelnieien ole Gernici.
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loltbt.
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metz Sarm murbelp erluitbt:
Chr. Eberlin & Son, hdw.i $50
Louis Begemann, groceries $3.50
Niehoff Sisters, groceries 1910
wv. j. Danuser, meat $3.50. 1920
Kuhn & Braendle, mdse >. 17.45
Paneitz Bros. blacksmithing 5.75
Geo. A. Ruediger, clothing 7.3O
! Ochsmer & Son, clothing SOC
V. M. Musick, hdw. -. :. 7.50
r. Kessler, fruit trees 300
Jul. Ruediger, peaches BIC
FIR. Oncken, IA sacks apples 7,9C
F. j. Koeller, blacksmithing Cos
NJ. P. Bensing, shoes 1850. l1.7C
Geo. Sohns, cement ...... 1865
Germo Mfg. Co. mdse . 1926
Oh. Buschmeyer, threshing 1886
FIR. Fricke, 2 days labor ). 300
III. Fricke, 2 days labor -. BOO
FIJI. Duffper, labor 23.0(
VIM. Sexauer, money adv. $50
DR.. Haffner, or. salary 1906
VIM. Sexauer, or. salary 5000
Esther Sexauer, Or. salary 45.Ot
A. L. Schnittger, labor 900
Eggers Milling Co, flour y Il
9os @eridt I%tattetc Scr Irnten
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Sreitag.
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frog inv bon be5ab4t poroen NOR.
s. $. Sopc erbielt cine MnIclb'
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bon 500. geiid)ert burd, @muloci
sentblm in Emp. ii, n. A ul6 per
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-04
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Serr Sblpoilm ipar Dor lul9efobr ID
Sabren Superintendent Der bieii9cn
Sdulen iinb niemals mar inner.
S~dNtlipitem in beiiereu 5oitoen.
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her nod, inmer Der Sdailoner hires
iriiheren GdpdMiperimtenbet
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inpierer Office. Sic moren lit ibrrr
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lpelde ipie Ser iriwe SortaQ bcl>nllp-
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announcements aif 0uS Soltsblatt.
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-04
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ipirft heilenb mo erfriid)pil0 mii
Mngcn, 2eber nnb Neren. SocbeR
zine iriif,e GinrtitGt erbnlten.
Otto @berlin. Ngent.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-04
S $500 to road district No.

Die giirgid)aften Der iol9eioen
gonitabler prroen sepriift luro alr3e.
rtorttlen: F. L. Kicker, Richland
twp, Arthur Price, Canaan twp,
Anderson linn, Bourbois, twp,
Arnulf Rauter, Boeuf twp, Geo.
J. Schneider, Clay twp.
Solaealbc Redpuntgeit ipuroel sur
3abllulg ange'uieicn:
Chr, Eberlin & Son, road drag
for dist. 26 -. ....... l7.3o
j. Nj. Schermann, inquest Pr.
keune 49,. ~. l9.l9
j. M. Schermann, inquest Chr.
Thompson -. -. 80. 3l.Se
DR.. Cook, med. aid for Fay
Arnold, poor person 80. 1000
Dan. Jackisch, provisions for
Fay Arnold -. ...... 6.l5
Geo. Walter, provisions for
Fay Arnold -. ...... zoo
F. BOIL, aid 7. Eikermam $500
A. S. Mathews, concrete cul-
vert dist. "a -. 80. 101 IS
Hy. Koch, part pay r. Q. 5000
E. Hort, part pay r. o.. 5000
Alonzo Aytes, part pay +. o. 1000
Hy Dittmann, part pay +. o. 30.0o
VIM. Duffner, part pay r. o. 1000
LEI. Oyczaschcky pit pay I. o. 5000
Der getrag bes 9ollbS ocS Conn
IN : Collectors, mlrbc uui $4,000
feItaeiett.
Sn Der Sroge b~etrefts elmer 6oro
bel Mt. StrrIing iuilrbe bridJloiicn
sic Sdabellobid}dtirng elmer Surp
nm 90. 9e5enber 81, %iiberweiiel.
Samsto9
Walker Bros, sundries . 7.35
V. nj. Music, hdw. ...,.. 2,35
Hugh Stephens Prtg. Go,
stationery $3.50. ...... 3.56
Breckenridge Blank Co. blank
forms /. 1.50
Botz Prtg. Co. supplies 80. SAG
Buxton & Skinner, books &
| stationery 49,. -. 1926
Graf Prg. Co, stationery 1875
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
s.SAAhAA4.AhAAAAGAAAAAAAAA
Mystery OF
A TaXiCab
Clever Thief Meets Her Match
ID a Shrewd Lawyer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ey CLARISSA MACKIE

at is too hot TO work." exclaimed
Dick Harley, the senior member Of the
young law firm Of Harley & Rogers.
I'VE can congratulate ourselves that
business is extremely dull with us at
present" grinned Rogers. Between
these summer court sessions
81 beg pardon, Mr.. Harley, but there
is lady outside who is very anxious
to consult YOU" interrupted the stcnog-
rapher as she laid a card before the
senior partner.
Harley picked up the card and read
the engraved name. Mrs. Cynthia
Loring Woods"
"Show her in. Miss Brown" said
Harley, arising and setting forth a
comfortable chair for the expected Wis
itor.
Rogers disappeared in his own ad-
joining Office and closed the door, but
Harley opened it again. with brief
remark to his partner.
Leave it open. Rogers. 1t may be
one of these detective cases. and if so
it will save me lot of explaining if
you get the gist of the matter this
way"
Mrs. Cynthia Loring Woods was a
tall and lovely young woman. gOwned
in white linen and wearing Il smart
white hat on her dark hair.
She sank gracefully into the chair
Harley brought for her. anu when the
young lawyer was also seated she
plunged directly into business.
MI. Harley. l understand that you
and your partner are especially clever
in unraveling mysteries of nature
too delicate TO be intrusted to the ordi-
nary detective agency. Mr.. OlderShaw
directed me to yOur firm" she smiled
charmingly upon Harley and quite cap
tivated him.
eyes, Mrs. Woods. we have been
rather successful with that sort Of
workof course. you understand that
undertakings Of that character are
merely Il side issue in our law bust
ness. As Il matter OF fact. both Mr..
Rogers and myself are fond of unravel-
ing mysteries and look Up the cases
that come our way rs Il diversion
rather than as actual work
Never mind" she nodded eagerly.
Just help me out of this difficulty ana
/ shall always be grateful to you. 1t
is such Il delicate matter-and involves
a very dear friend she paused and
bit her lip as il undecided whether to
confide in the lawyer after all.
Anything you may say to us is held
in strlctest confidence" remarked Har
ley earnestly
Mrs. Woods leaned forward
Then ] shall tell YOU without reser-
Walton" she began in Il low, clear voice
that reached Rogers in the next Office.
81 want someone 20 tell me where my
string 0f pearls went to. Yesterday
afternoon just at sunset l sat in the
drawingroom Of my home in East
Eighty-seC street conversing with n
very dear friend. We were drinking
tea and chatting gaily when | de-
cided to show her a string of valuable
pearls which my husband had given
me that day as a birthday present.
81 rang for my maid and directed her
to bring them down to me from the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24

I'VE HAVE CAUGHT THE THIEF" HE SAID
lieve me. you will find that Honoria is
no ordinary l0dy's maid, but clever
thief. The call to the telephone was
opportune for her purpose. she placed
TriXie on the table. and when she
picked the poodle up again she brought
with her concealed in the little ami
mails long hair the string of pearls.
No wonder she hurried away in her
yellow taXicab.
"WhHt I cannot understand is why
she should return TO the hotel and re-
sumo her duties MS maid when she
might have known that her trick would
be discovered as soon as you commu-
nicated with Mrs. Smith"
The telephone bell rang sharply. and
Harley listened intently. A satisfied
smile Overspread his countenance. and
be nodded his head lis he,hung up the
receiver, with Il brief word of congrat-
ulation to the speaker at the other end
Of the wire.
eve caught her" he said. turning to
LIS NllNIl, ~ IN 81 lazy
'HonOria:" exclaimed Mrs. Woods
incredulously.
Yes. When my partner called the
hotel and asked for Honoria's where
abouts the hotel manager told him that
the woman had left some time I'm the
night and that Mrs. Smith was frantic,
especially as Honoria had taken Trixie
with her. Probably thought the dog
was an excellent accomplce and would
be useful to her in the future.
Rogers rushed down to the hotel.
found the yellow taxicab which had
terday, discovered that the same man
had seen the woman enter another
taxi at II O'Clock the night before. and
through that driver. who was acquaint-
ed with the chauffeur of the second
car, we found that the woman had
been driven to another hotel on the
east side, and there my partner and
the police detectives arrested her just
as she was preparing to leave to catch
a steamer sailing for the south.
"Trixie was with her. and q search
Of the wOmnn discovered the string of
pearls which she stole from you yes
terday afternoon. Rogers and a detec-
tive are returning here with the pearls
so that YOU may identify them. / hard
ly see. however how you can keep the
affair from the knowledge Of Mr..
Woods. for you will have to appear
against the woman"
Mrs. Woods leaned forward eagerly.
81 would tell Charles anyway, be-
cause he must know how clever you
have been" she cried enthusiastically.
ITO think that only two hours have
elapsed since / entered your Office and
the mystery of the yellow taxicab and
the lost pearls has been solvedw
Harley smiled.
I'm only sorry" he admitted, "that
the whole thing has wound up so
quickly. l was looking forward to I'M
raveling long mystery and enjoying
every stitch OF IT,"
II must go and tell Edith oil about
It," said Mrs. Woods as she arose to
go.
When Harley and Rogers received
Mr.. Woods check they took the money
and enjoyed months vacation far
from the big city and Its delightful
mysteries.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24

safe in my bedroom. She brought the
box and I showed the pearls to my
friend, Mrs. Smith.
awe duly admired them and laid
them I'm the jewel case on the table at
my elbow. The lid of the jewel case
was raised and the sun shone on the
pearls and turned them to the most
lovely pink. Mrs. Smith and l both
commented on their w6ndrous beauty
and then we fell to adniring a little
French poodle. Trixie. which Mrs.
kmith held I'm her arms.
although ! am not fond of toy dogs
myself. this long haired mite was very
cunning and performed number Of
clever tricks. Just as Mrs. Smith was
leaving the house was called TO the
telephone, and when turned around to
the table once more the pearls were
gone. have not dared tell Mr.. Woods
as yet; / am hoping to recover them
before he learns Of the theft"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24
"Wbat do Won mean ?"


"Only that we suspect that Honorla
Is very clever actress-that she may
have heard you telephone to her mis-
tress to come down and see your pearls.
You did tell Mrs. Smith about them ?"
why, yes. | was SO delighted with
my gift that called on the, telephone
and told her about them and asked her
to stop in and drink cup of tea with
me and l would show them to her."
when was that?"
Yesterday, directly after luncheon"
did Mrs. Smith answer the tele-
phone?'
mo. 1T was Honoria. She said she
would give my message to her mis-
tress, who was dressNy to go out"
"While Mrs. Smith was actually
asleep at the time." said Harley in
musing tone.
"Yes-why, how do you suspect Ho-
noria-why"- Mrs. Woods paused In
bewildermcnt.
"Honoria purposely led you astray
concerning her mistress. When she
heard about the pearls she determined
to possess herself Of them. and she did
so in most daring and original man.
ner
'She dressed herself in one Of Mrs
Smiths gownS-put On Il thick veil I'M
der the excuse of neuralgia, from which
her mistress was well known suf-
ferer. She took TriXie, the dog. and.
not daring to call her mistress own
tea with you and look at the pearls.
From her knowledge of your friend
ship with Mrs. Smith she was able to
keep up light conversation, for, be-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24
HUM PHREYS'

These remedies are scientifically and
carefully prepared prescriptions; used for
many years by DIR. Humphreys in his private
practice, and for nearly sixty years by the
people with satisfaction.
Medical Book mailed free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-15
ALLEGES CONSPIRACY.
E. l.. ONeil, Attorney for Roy Root
Wants His Fees.

e. L. O'Neil asks SIS and costs Of
Roy L. Root, a Taper in the city wa
ter department, in g. suit filed in the
city court today. Mr.. O'Neil alleges
that Mr.. Root and the city of Topeka
are endeavoring to cheat him out of
his attorneys fees.
Mr.. Root lost most of his ear and
was otherwise horribly injured in q
fire last July. He was acting a. swti-
ter meter reader at the time, and
had received instructions to aid the
department in case of fire. He went
to Mr.. O'Neil after the conhagratioH
and discussed the plausibility of filing
damage. suit against the city.
According to the bNf of particulars,
Root declared, in favor of. postponine
legal proceedings, fearing he might
lose his job. Last January he pre-
sented a claim to the city for 5000.
In addition. Mr.. O'Neil claimed 800
in fees. City Attorney Ralston asked
him to accept half that amount. Ac-
cording to Mr.. O'Neil, a compromise
of SIS was agreed upon.
Mr.. O'Neil declares that Root has
been advanced in pay and position,
and that the whole proceeding is in
tended to defraud him Of his fee. He
has never received a cent, he asserts
Mr.. Ralston, Commissioner Bone and
Commissioner Newland will be SUBJ
poenaed as witnesses in the court of
Topeka unless the matter is settled
without litigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-15
PRIZES BE- GIVEN
Topeka Merchants Interested
In First Ball Game.
Offer Inducements for Home
Players to Hit, Catch, Run. ]

Topeka merchants have responded
generously to the call on the part OF
George Godfrey Moore. Charles Joslin,
A. B. C. butcher and J. Will Kelley.
Rooters' association for prizes to be
given to members of the Kaws who
distinguish themselves In the opening
game Friday afternoon.
Ralph Peterson will give loving
cup to the man who makes the first.
-Ti1c Felix Clothing company a five
dollar Dunlap hat for presentation to
the player who gets the first two base
hit.
The member Of the team who scores
tho first run will be presented with a.
the Gerstley-Crawford company. A
five dollar pair Of Walk-Over shoes
will 60 to the fellow who steals the:
first base. These will be presented by
the :Walk-Over Boot shop.
/ Dave August will give, half dozen
pair Of silk hose as q reward for steai%
ing the second base
The Santa Fe Watch company will
provide the member Of the team who
gets the first safe hit with a pair Of
r. r. Krsipe Will giyssa box Of ..s1o.'
cigars to the man who catches the first
fly ball.
| The Crockett Mercantile company
will give a prize to the man who makes
the first sacrifice nit. George W..
Stansfield will provide the Kaw who
makes the first assist with hair
brush. The Topeka Printing company
will present the fellow who makes the
first put out with one hundred calling
cards.
The Warren M. Crosby company will
give an umbrella for the second safe
hit. The Payne Shoe company will pro-
vide the man who makes the third hit
with pair Of Just Right shoes. A
box of silk hose is the offering that
| Crosby Brothers will make to the fell
low who lands on the pill safely for the
! fourth swat of the game. Burghart
will give a box of Home Made cigars
for the fifth hit by a Kaw player.
The Mills Dry Goods company will
give $3.50 hat for the sixth hit. The
c.. A. HARLAN Furniture company will
present a smoking stand to the man
who makes the hit that brings in the
first run. Fullerton Brothers will give
a glove to the man who makes the sec
Ond run of the game. The Capital
Candy company will give the man who
makes the second put out a two pound
box of candy. The HI. B. Howard COM
rany. will put aside three dollar glove
for the second two base hit
Aside from these offerings there will
be several cash prizes offered by the
Topeka Boosters and Rooters' associa-
| ton.
Marshalrs band will be hired to head
the parade that will form at the corner
OF Fifth street and Kansas avenue
early Friday afternoon. The fans of
Topeka are asked to join in line with
their autos and carriages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-15
A LACK OF LIQUOR
Brewers Blame Prohibition for
Conditions in Kansas.
Claim School Depopulati0n Is
Result of LaWss Z

Kansas is receiving a bitter dose of
advertising through all of the liquor
controlled magazines, circulars and
newspapers over the United States
owing to the statement made a short
time ago by w. D. Ross, superinten-
dent of public instruction, that 220
schools had been abandoned in the
state. The liquor interests have made
capital of this condition in a strong
prohibition state and pleas for a con-
Trajectory statement have poured into
the state house. = r.
In a reply issued from the Office of
Superintendent Ross this afternoon,
the head of the Kansas school system
declares that prohibition has no more
to do with the abandonment of 22O
public schools than the man In, the
moon. He explains that the 22O de-
serted schools were converted into 80
consolidated places of instruction and
that the rural population of Kansas Is
more determined to send children to
larger and better schools. ~
Under the caption why Your Vote
Should be Cast Against Prohibition"
the bulletin of the Personal Liberty
association of Virginia says in part:
1T il interesting to note that there
are other things empty in Kansas be-
sides the pOOrhousea A1sd&hH 1Atl6 In.
fact the depopulatiOD SedtietfCs apply
equally we'll to the entire state. par
ticularly to the public schools of Kan
sas. OF these no less than 220 were
abandoned last year for lack of pu-
pills."
In answering this anti-prohibition
argument, Mr.. Ross said today: I'm
the "a years that We have had pro-
hibition, the school population has in
creased from 34O,647 to 510,273, the
enrolment from 231,434 to $4,000,
and the average daily attendance from
69.4 of the enrolment to 10 per cent
of 1t. The amount paid out for school
purposes in 1880 was $1,SOO,O0O. In
1912 1t was $11,15O,00O.
Another evidence that prohibition
has not destroyed our prosperity or
crippled our schools is to be- found in
the fact that Kansas has more stu
dents in college according to the pop
ulation than any other state In the
union. s.ss,,ss.Es,
IF it were not for the advantages
which the state of Kansas enjoys on
account of its prohibitory law my can
did opinion Is that we should not only
have school districts without children.
but school districts with children and
without schools. The money which
our people are saving on account OF
their abstemious habits is put into the
education of their children"
Mr. Ross pointed out that 80 con-
solidated schools have taken the place
of 200 isolated one-teacher schools
This means he said that 120 such
schools have been abandoned, not fol
lack of pupils-because the pupils are