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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
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Well June is almost gone agin and
there amt been single marriage in
Bingville so far as we've heerd about
and we persoom if it had of occurrd wed
of heerd about it. They say June is the
munth of brides and roses-it may be
the murth of roses but it amt the munth
of brides as fur as Bingvillc is con-
ccrned.
Miss Sarah Ann Whittacre of Hard
scrabble has been the guest of her
brother and his wife Mr.. & Mrs LATE
Whittacre of this town. Sarah Ann
likes her brother but she Amt got mulch
time for her sisterinlaw and probably
wont stay great while.
Gid Johnson says he has more straw
burries than he knows what to do with
being as bushels Of EN- is rotting on the
ground and that he wishes US to notify
his nabers on all sides that they can
have all the strawberries they want
outen his strawberry patch for the pick
ing-at the rate of only 2 cts per qt.
Witch Gid says is turrible cheep for
strawberries.
Ham Wilson cant find one of his
cows. He thinks she jumped outen his
pasture and is rangin around some
where's on Sawridge Mountaing. Any
buddy coming acrost a COW of this
descripsllion will do Ham a great faver
by notifying him and will be literally
thanked.
Mrs. Lige Green burnt herself with
bling worter which she upset outten the
teakettlc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
B. OF T. EDDYTORIUL.

We take Our flewent pen in hand
on this ospishus occasion to jab
the members of the Bingville Board
of Trade into a sents of the aw-
full responsibilities which revolves
upon EN- if possibil, but we per
SOON it aint possibil becuz we have
jabbed EN- with our pen on fire.
quent occasions in the past and it
| diddent do no good and we calki1ate
wont do no good this time, but we
shall jab jest the same.
The turrib1e human apathy of
our Board of Trade members is
simply demonstrating s. disgustin
in the extreme. What we desire to
ask is how can Bingville ever hope
to increase and prosper and take
her proud place arnungst the big
metropo1usses of the world unless
our B. of 7. wakes up and does
somethink? What has our B. of
T. did, for instants? Anser-They
amt did nothink for instance or for
the town, neither.
Why don't our B. of T. wake up
and shake the dust often their feet
and advertise Bingville to the out
side world as a desirable place for
Misunderstanding industries to loo
kate? How in Sam Hill will emmy
buddy ever know there is stitch a
place as Bingville unless the mem
bers of the Board of Trade adver-
tise that fackt? Like as not there
is folks in this country who newer
heerd of Bingville and whoze fault
is it? Its the B. of It's fault, that's
whoze fault it is
Cy Hoskins is chairman of the
Bingville Board of Trade and Gid
Snalley and Lem Quigly is the
rest of it and they don't none of EN-
seem to care a boot whether Bing-
vile goze to the dogs or not and
that's where it will go unless some
thing is did and did soon.
| Instid of looking after the best
Interests of Bingville, Cy Hoskins
Ispends his time down to Hen
lWeathersby's store either drowsin
or playin checkers with Hen. Then
take Gid and Lem-Gid is so proud
sinst he became grand-dad owing
to the fackt that his darter who
married Sam Hillyers boy nloren q
Tyr. ago recently presented her hus-
band with II ID. baby boy. Sinst
then Gid is so all rapt up in that
child that hes clean forgot that
there is emmy stitch thing as B
of T. in Bingville We desire to
lcall Gids attenshion to the fackt
that his grandson Amt the only
grandson which was ever horned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
Ben Still BiIding on

Ben Tibbetts, our well knowd towns
man is at present engaged in bilding an
other shed onto his woodshed beyant
his barn.
When Ben gifts that hnisht he will
have quite long range of bildings-
When Ben 1st bilt his house he bilt his
barn praps 100 yds from it which was a
fool thing to do becuz in winter time
he had to go out into the weather to git
from the house to the barn and back
aein to feed his stock. milk. etc
Well, when Ben realised this he went
to work and started bilding a shed onto
his house lords his barn and when he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
Bud Almost Hung

Bud Hinckley, who amt quite right In
his head, had narrer cxcape from
hangin hisself last Thursday and if Bud
had as mulch sents as goose com
monty has he wouldn't git ketched in
stitch a skrape agin-
Bud TUX down his mothers clothes
line from the back yard and snuk out
to the barn with it where he thort he
would play Brave Fireman" so Bud
he elm upon beam in the barn and
tied the rope around it tite and then
floor about 20 # by means of the rope,
but when he got about half way down
the rope was all snarld up and Bud he
got fast in the snarl which ketchd him
right around the waist and titened on
him and Bud got scairt and let go and
the rope went fast around Buds mid
die and there he hung twixt hevven and
earth, as you mite say, with the rope
almost squozing the life outen him!
Bud hollerd like a good Teller and
finally his mother heerd him hollering
and run out to the barn and when she
seen Bud hangin there so high that she
him by the feet and tribe to pull him
down on top of her but the rope held
fast and only got liter around Bud I'M
til he hollerd 1oudern ever.
Then Mrs. Hillyer left him hangin
and run outen the barn addin her hol-
1ers to Buds hol1ers until the nabers on
all sides rusht to the rescue, among
them Anne Hillyer, our talented loryer
& legal lite who said it was agin the
law to take down ennybuddy who had
went and hung hisself without first in
forming the coroner at the co. seat II
miles away. Mrs. Hillyer said her Bud
wassent dead and she give Anne slap
rite in the face that sent him home hold
ing his Ease in his hands.
At last Lem Brown, our expert car
penter dragged box under Bud and
stood on the box and cut the rope which
hung Bud up and Bud fell with a dull
skkening thud right on top of Lem, and
then both of EN- hit the barn floor
turrib1e crack.
After Bud was rescued the crowd dis
perst peacefully to their various homes
and duties while Mrs. Hinckley TUX
Bud by the scruff of the neck and
marched him into the woodshed, clos
ing the door after him. While Bud was
with his mother in the woodshed she
must of damned him like everything
becuz them as heerd him said they thort
he hollerd louder in the woodshed than
he did when he was suspended by the
rope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
Country Correspondence
SORROW HOLLOW


Alb Wood is at present engaged in re-
pairing the fences on his farm which
are in a turribie state of repair. We
should think the best way to repair Abs
fences would be for him to bid new
ones being as the old ones amt worth
repairing.
Miss Phronicia Hunt of this place
Sundayed with her sister Mrs Henry
Cook over Hardscrabble way last Sum
day Phronicia would of also Mondayed
with her sister but she had to git back
home Sunday night afore dark to milk
her COW and feed the hens.
Sam Henderson has been filing his
crosscut saw for the past wk or 10 days
at odd times and he amt hnisht the job
as yet. We will all be glad when Sam
gifts that saw sharped up being as when
he is fling it the filing noise is heerd
all over the village and sets evcrybudjys
teeth on edge. Granny Higgins puts her
winders down when Sam begins to file
being as she says if she don't it makes
her that nervus she wants to scream
Josh Slade made a trip to the co seat
last wk starting early in the morning
and not getting back home until nearly
midnight ana It's only SIX mics cdCn
way but Josh driv his ole white mare in
his ole ranshackle buggy and his ole
harness busted on him FIVE times on the
road Joshs harness is mostly helt to-
gether by strings ennyhow and he did
dent have no strings with him when it
broke and had to go to the nearest
house to borrer some and when he
would git a mile or so on his harness
would break agin-
Mrs. Alvira Johnsons COW presented
her with a fine polkydot caff last wk.
Being as Mrs Johnson is wilder wo-
man living all soul alone and cant eat
all the butter & milk which her cow
perdooces she desires to know if emmy
of her nabers would like to engage but
ter & milk. Alvira will also sell the
caff soon as its weeneL UNO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19

got that finisht he started another and
kept at it until he had the house and
barn conneckted up as you mite say and
a person could git to the barn from the
house without going out from under
kiver.
Now Ben has started another shed
beyant his barn. His nabers all thinks
that Ben cant be quite right in his head
to do SIGH thing being as he now has
enuff sheds for half of Bingville and If
he keeps on bi1ding at the same rate he
will have billings strung half way acrost
his farm in yr or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
ARTIcLEks FOR SALE

One COW, calf at side, will sell
COW or caff seperate; one mare
with fole; 1 mare without fole; 1
2-yr. old colt, 1 23-yr old colt; Q
pigs, 8 more pigs, Is Blu oats, 1
hay-teddcr, 1 moving masheen
(cutter-bar LOST; 1 pung (aint
been used for 9 winters) / log
sled GA yrs old and we'll seasond),
IL hens, inclooding 2 roosters; 5
head of sheep; 1 ram, a bull or
two, more or less; 1 set of harness,
1 set of teeth, 1 dog (good watch
dog; l cane fishing pole, 1 mon
key rench, 1 buggy, no appels, one
ton of hay with straw inclooded,
axe, posthole digger, 8 flat irons,
1 well with good water in same
(punnp goes with the well.)
Also rs acers of good graz
ing land, Is acers not so good. 10
acers stone land. Several miles
of good fence goes with the
land Also lot more things l can't
think of. Cider and ginger cakes
dispersed amongst the crowd.
Terms made knowd on day of sale.
Good reasons give for selling.
SINE HINSLEY
BULGE H0RNER (0xshioneer)
Bingville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
How About Your SubscrIp-
ShiOn?

Have you paid your subscripshion
recently? If so how recently2 The
reason we ask is that whether you have
or not is of considerable importants to
US as edditor & prop of the largest and
only newspaper in this end of the CO
and unless you pay up your back sub
scripshions or a porshion of same we
expeckt to haft to go into bankruptcy
in the fuchure. If this interests YOU
kindly guvvern yourselfs according.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19

I will offer at publick sale ON
Saturday of next wk beginning at
1 p. m. sharp in the afternoon the
follering desckribed real estate
& personal property, mcleod
ing live stock, ct cettery too nu-
merus to mentchion, which will be
knockt down to the highest bidder,
viz, namely, to wit as folders:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
Fixt the Cockroaches

Eph Higgins our accommodating T.
NJ. has had good cal of trubble in the
past with cockroaches eating the glue
often his two cent stamps. Eph says
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
BeWare!

Ny Two Cent Stamps Has Pizen
on En- & Whoever Licks Same
Does 50 at Their Own Risk!
BingviIIe P. 0. Eph Higgins, P. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
EBERT f. RICHMOND,
Edmonston photo.)

Ebert e. Richmond. sixty-one years
old. a clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment for twenty-eight years, died yes
terday afternoon at his home, 202 18th
street southeast, following an illness of
many months. Death was due to, pa
ralysis. Funeral services are to be
held at the family residence tomorrow
afternoon. Rev. G. F. Christian officiat-
ing. Interment will DO in Congress
sional cemetery.
Mr. Richmond was born IN watervliet,
N. Y, May 10, 1854. He passed the
early part of his life in Cohoes, N. Y,
coming to Washington when he was a
young man. He was graduated from
the Georgetown University Law School
in 1897, and admitted to the bar of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Co.
lumbia October 6, 1897.
His wife, Mrs. Lura F. Richmond; his
mother, Mrs. B. A. Babcock; a brother.
Charles L. Richmond. and four chill
dren-Elbert B. Richmond, Flossie G.
Richmond, Carl H. Richmond and Mrs.
B. r. Jacobs-survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
FISH PRICES ABOUT SAME.
Despite Storm, Dealers Are Quoting
Some Varieties Cheaper.

Reports received by dealers in sea
food at the 18th street wharf market
state that in the storm of Tuesday
night many Of the fishermen who make
business of catching fish for the
Washington market had their nets car
ried away. Receipts Of fish have been
light for the last ten days, and the
loss Of the nets. the dealers say, will
have its effect on the market until
they can be replaced. The bulk Of the
fish on sale are coming from the nets
in Chesapeake bay.
In spite of the scarcity ana a good
demand, prices ran about the same, or
on some varieties little lower, than
they were week ago.
This morning the market was well
attended. and fish sold wholesale at
prices as follows: Blues, 8 to 10 cents
a pound; rock. 1914 to IS cents: halibut.
10 cents; sea bass, 127e cents; carp, 8
cents: white perch, IS to 60 cents a
bunch; yellow perch, 25 to 80 cents;
catfish, 90 to 40 cents; gray trout, 81 to
$14 a barrel; croakers, So; buffers. SO
to s12; spot. So, and cells. 8 to 10 cents
each.
Hard crabs are more plentiful and
are selling at $3.50 barrel: soft crabs
are quoted at 40 to 90 cents a dozen,
and clans at 60 cents hundred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
CHESAPEAKE BEACH PIER
Is UNDERGOING REPAIRS
Structure Badly Damaged by Recent
Storm-New Wharf Being Built
Near Indian Head.

U. G. Winston of Clark & Winston,
wharf builders, is at Chesapeake Beach.
Nd. to supervise the rebuilding of the
badly damaged in the great gale of
Tuesday night. A considerable por-
ton of the flooring Of the pier was
carried away by the seas pounding I'M
der 1t and some few caps are missing.
Mr.. Winston has his men working rap
idly in order to have the pier in con-
dition for use by tomorrow. SO that
passengers the steamer Dreamland will
bring down from Baltimore may be
able to pass over it.
New Pier Under Way.
Clarke & Winston are also pushing
work on the new pier of the Potomac
and Chesapeake Steamboat Company
which is being built on the Maryland
side of the river about a half mile above
Indian Head. Much Of the work on the new
structure is completed. and it is figured
that the pier will be In use in about a
week or ten days at the farthest. The
pier is designed to take the place of
the Glymont pier as a landing place
for freight and passengers going to
the town Of Indian Head.
The recent increase in the capacity
Of the Indian Head powder plant and
the fact that the government is to
build a new smokeless powder mill
there are expected to greatly increase
the population Of Indian Head and to
make it one Of the important points on
the Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT
ADVANTAGES ARE CITED
Consideration to Be Sought if Con-
gress Decides on Summer Home
for President.

Recent suggestions that Congress
may conclude to establish summer
home for Presidents close to Washing
ton, to which they could go in few
hours by train or automobile, have
brought host of resorts into the
field as candidates for distinction. A
representative of Western Maryland
visited the White House today to make
inquiry as to what official sanction the
proposition may have, if any. He de-
clared that Blue Ridge Summit and
other points along the Western Mary
land railroad are the highest places
accessible to Washington, and that if
Congress does take up the matter this
part of Maryland will be given much
support.
He referred to the fact that among
prominent persons who have been
spending the summer in that locality
are S Chinda, Japanese ambassador,
with his family and secretary; Attor-
ney General Gregory, John Shelton
Williams, controller of the currency;
DR. Naon. Argentine ambassador; H.
Bryan, Norwegian minister, and Car
los NJ de Pena, minister from uru-
quay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
BRINGS SESSION TO CLOSE.
Order of Galilean Fishermen Elects
Two Washingtonians to Office.

With the election of officers the fifty
ninth convention Of the Order Of Cali
lean Fishermen ended yesterday at its
temple, 800 F street southwest. Two
Washingtonians were elected to office,
]. w. Grayson. supreme chaplain, and
Miss Julia Curtis, supreme conductor.
Other officers chosen were: James P
Evans, Baltimore, supreme ruler: Jacob
Jarvis, Norfolk, Va, supreme deputy
ruler; Miss Ida Dawson, New York
city, supreme assistant ruler; Miss
Leila Lghtfoot, Virginia. financial sec
nia secord ss a NJ Dorsey Maryyamd
supreme treasurer; w. H. Matthews.
Virginia, supreme orator: F. c. Brown,
Pennsylvania, supreme inside guard F.;
]. F. Tompkins. New Jersey. supreme
outside guard: Alexander Vaughn,
Maryland, supreme marshal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
Some Failures

A dozen failures sat and talked,
before the county jail; their early
hopes this life had mocked-why
do so many fail? Well, two of
them had never learned their
promises to keep; so by pros
perity they're spurned, as being
false and cheap. And two of
them are men afraid they'd earn
more than they drew, so now
they're loahng in the shade, with
naught on earth to do. And two
of them had swollen heads-they
knew more than the boss: so now
they're lacking board and beds,
each one total loss. Those two
would talk an endless streak, and
whoop about their rights; they've
now been hungry for week, and
have no roost at nights. The two
who're shedding tear for tear are
plunged in frightful woe because
one time they didn't hear the
evening whistle blow. The last
two of this seedy flock thought
independence fine; when they
were due at 8 o'clock, they'd not
show up till 9. They all look
cheap, and in their pants they
have no sign of kale; they're say
ing that they have no chance.
Why do so many fail?
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
CAUGHT WITH $1,000 GEM.
Colored Man From Asbury Park,
N Arrested Hara

Albert M. Phillips, colored. who was
employed as butler at the residence of
Mrs. c. B. Fisher. 81 7th avenue, As
bury Park. N. j., was arrested this
morning by Detective Baur because he
had in his possession a diamond stud
valued at $1,000. Phillips told the po-
lice that he brought the diamond away
from his employers house by mistake.
He said he was offered SIS for the dia =
mond by a. secondhand dealer this
morning. He did not want to sell it
for any price. however. he said. and
refused to deal with the merchant. The
Asbury Park officials have been notified
OF his arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
MRS. LOUISE D. MOORE DEAD.
Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian C..
Dowell of This City.

Mrs. Louise Dowe1l Moore, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian C. Dowell of
this city, died suddenly at her home
in Macon, Ga, July %. Mrs. Moore had
not been in good health for some time,
friends say. but her death was en-
tirely unexpected. She had recently
returned to her home in Macon after
spending several months visiting her
parents.
In girlhood she joined the Calvary
Baptist Church here, and remained a
member until her marriage, after
which she became a member of the
Vineville Avenue Baptist Church in
Macon. She is survived by her hus-
band. DR.. Johnson NJ. Moore of Macon,
and their two children, Elizabeth and
Carl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
BAND CONCERT.

In Lincoln Park this evening
at 1880 o'clock by the Engineer
Band, Frank ]. Weber, chief mu-
stefan.
March, "On Jersey Shore" Pryor
Overture. "Egmont". Beethoven
Baritone solo, King Carnival"
Kryl
performed by Corp. Wiblitz-
houSerO
BoLsra, ''Batanges Adios,"
BrockenShire
Prologue and intermeZzo from
"Pagliacci" .Leoncavallo
Selection, The Only Girl"
Herbert
Suite, "A Day in Venice. Nevin
ta)Dawn: OBJ The Gondoliers;
tc) Venetian Love Song; CD
Goodnight.
Poem symphonique. Dance Ma
cdDle .SdlHt-SdenS
One-step, It's Tulip Time in
Holland. .Remick
star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
MIR. BOYLE TO LEAD HIKERs.
Wanderlusters to Travel Some New
Trails Sunday.

John Boyle. jr.. is to lead the wan
derlusters Sunday afternoon. starting
from the District line and Georgia ave-
nue. at $3.50 pm. The walk will en-
brace some new trails In the upper
section Of Rock Creek Park and in
clude visit to the old Van Riswick
place, near Kalmia road and Georgia
avenue. which afforded shelter to tho
mixers who took the stroll last Sunday
despite unfavorable conditions.
Saturday, August II, wanderlusters
and their friends have been invited to
participate in trip to Chesapeake
Beach. leaving Chesapeake junction at
2 o'clock. No set program will be fol-
lowed, but just an opportunity for the
mutual friendships formed on the sew
eral hikes to exert themselves in q
Jolly good time" will be afforded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
MARKS FILES DEMURRER.
Hotelkeeper Declares $500 Ii
cense Fee Estops Prosecution.

Henry M. Marks, proprietor of Marks
Hotel 10th and E streets northwest,
charged with violation Of the jones'
Works excise law. today, through his at
torney, James A. O'Shea, filed a demurrer
to the information in the Police Court.
1t is set forth in the demurrer that the
District Of Columbia is estopped from
bringing prosecution against MIR. Marks
after the license fee Of $1,000 had been
accepted from the hotel proprietor to con-
duct barroom at the place. 1t is also
claimed that the premises are not
specifically described in the information.
Argument on the demurrer will be held
before Judge Pugh Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
BIG DEMAND FOR LUMBER.
Heavy Receipts From North Carolina
in the Last Week.

Receipts of lumber from North Carolina
points have been heavier in the past week
than at any period Of the same length
for the year. and it is understood that the
demand for lumber is on the increase, and
that moderately sized vessels will be fire.
quent visitors here in the next three
months, with lumber. laths and shingles
for cargoes.
Lying in port here now are the three
masted schooners Mabel and Ruth and
Lizzie v. Hall, and the two-masters Ruth
Decker and Sandy Hook, all undertaken
from North Carolina In the past few
days the schooners Avalon Edwin and
Maude and the Charles L. Rohde have
discharged similar cargoes here
1t is estimated that the vessels named
have landed or will land over a million
and half feet of lumber, all consigned
to Washington dealers for the local trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
POLICEMAN ASKS JURY TRIAL.
W. G. Allen Of Tenth Precinct Ac-
cused Of Assaulting Citizen.

A jury trial was demanded by
Policeman W. C. Allen Of the tenth
precinct, charged with assault, when
he was arraigned in the Police Court
today before Judge Pugh.
The policeman is charged with hav-
ing assaulted W. P. Hauptman Of 1901
18th street northwest about a week
ago near Georgia avenue and Upshur
street. The officer declares he did not
commit the assault, and that 1t is a
case of mistaken identity.
Attorney Robert 1. Miller. represent
ing Allen. asked for a jury trial after
Assistant United States Attorney
Ralph Given had stated he was I'M
able to go on with the case today.