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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
DEATH DUE To CANCER
Mrs. Murdoch Succumbed After Oper-
ation-Estate 100000.

Wichita, Kan, April 24.-Mrs.
Louise c. Murdoch, widow of the late
Roland P. Murdoch, we'll known IN
state and national club circles, and an
interior decorator of unusual merit,
died here early Friday.
At the time of her death Mrs. Muir
dock was vice chairman of the art
committe of the National Federation
of Women's Clubs and has been twice
Kansas secretary of the general fed
Grafton Mrs. Murdoch has suffered
from cancer since early womanhood,
but few friends realized that her con-
dition was serious. The estate of Mrs.
Murdoch is estimated to be 100000,
including a seven-story office building.
In her. will, gled for probate Friday,
she provides for her son, Roland P.
Murdoch, with an allowance of SIS per
week until he attains the age of 40
and $25 per week thereafter, until his
death. Her mother, Mrs. ]. E. Cald-
well, who survives her, but who is
critically ill, is bequeathed care and
medical attention and the use of her
late home, and sister, now in hos
pital in New York, is made a like
beneficiary. After the death of sur
vivors mentioned in the will, interest
on the estate is to go to establish an
art collection for the city of Wichita,
providing the city will supply the
building. In case no building is pro-
vided, the estate is bequeathed to edu-
cational institutions in care of the
Methodist church board of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
The Veil and Mirror Puzzle.

From feminine source comes a
question which is more easily answered
at first than at second thought
question, that is, which is not quite as
simple as it seems. 1t is this:
Does a woman wearing q veil see,
when she looks in a mirror, what
another person sees who looks at her
through her veil?
On consideration one realizes that
the yelled woman looks through her
veil at an image which is itself yelled,
and, therefore, she apparently looks
at herself through two wells instead
of the one which is all that dims the
vision of the other observer. Then
there is the further fact that in a
mirror what was right becomes left,
and vice versa, SO that what one sees
Their is not a picture of ones self, but
of somebody who is like ones self
only as one of a pair of gloves is like
the other.
That, however. has nothing to do
with the question as to the wells, and
that is quite complicated enough to
stand a1One.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

the city engineer show that Kansas
avenue was paved from Gran street
to Tenth street in 1887 with asphalt on
concrete base, with the exception or
from Third street to Fourth street.
where Colorado sandstone blocks were
used. This latter material was also
used from Crane street to the Kansas
river The cedar block paving flrst
came into use in 1888 when West sixth
street was paved with it from Har-
rison street to Lane street. The next
year Fifth street from Van Buren, to
Harrison street was paved with the
same material.
The first vitrified brick paving was
laid in 1891 on Third street between
jackson and Van Buren, streets. II
was placed on only a sand base ana
sand was used for filler between the
bricks. Unfortunately for Topeka,
this method of paving was followed
until 1908, and as result there are
many paved streets in Topeka winch
are in a bad condition by reason or
not having a concrete base.
Concrete Base for Brick.
The first concrete base for a. prlck
paving resulted when the cedar BLOCKS
were torn up on West Sixth street IN
1905 and the old base resurfaced with
brick and an asphalt binder.
Mulvane street, between Thirteenth
and Fifteenth, was the first to receive
a covering of asphaltic concrete. This
was in 1909. The present policy OF
the city is to lay no paving except
on a concrete base.
At present Topeka has 81 miles OF
paving. Approximately five miles
will be constructed this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
TRUE TO MOTHER
Young Man Will Not "squeal'' on Her
to Secure Freedom.

Hutchinson, Kan, April PAL
though he might secure his own free
dom by turning on his own mother,
and letting the officers know where
she is, Frank Warren scorns to do
that, and is lying in Jail.
Frank Warren and John Warren,
who are either brothers or step
brothers, are both in custody in the
jail, for connection with the operations
of a woman who worked a confidence
game from one end of the state to the
other, literally grating swath
across the state.
I'VE have served our time out now"
Frank Warren told a News reporter
at the county Jail. "All we are being
held for now is for the costs. We
haven't the money and can't pay the
costs. The officers tell us that if we
will tell where the woman is they will
let us go. I'll rot here before l turn
her up to them.''
is she your mother?" Warren was
asked.
That's what the officers want to
know. 1t don't make any difference
about that. 1 think as much of her
as a mother"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
HERE is THE MEANEsr MAN.
Autoist Deliberately Kills Riddles
Dog on Street i'm SaIina.

Salina, Kan, April 24.-The appar-
emily vicious killing of dog on Santa
Fe avenue was a pathetic scene wit
messed by number of people Tues
day night and it is well for a certain
automobile party they were not
caught. ..-.+
According to this story, vouchee
for by several people, a farmer was
driving home on South Santa Fe ave-
Due. In the wagon with him were
several small children, his own. A
large dog trotted in the rear Of the
wagon.
Suddenly an automobile, going at
terrific speed. shot up the street The
steerer swerved, near the wagon, so
as to strike the dog, and then sped
on. The dog was rolled over and over
and died in a short time. The chill
dren cried loudly as they saw their
pet slain. Those who saw the affair
have not the slightest doubt but that
the speeders planned deliberately to
kill or wound the animal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
TO SEE IF 1T PAYS.
Ladies OF Normal School Faculty to
Have Gardening TryOut

Pittsburg, Kan. April 24.-The la
dies of the faculty of the State Man
ual Training Normal purpose to see
for themselves whether it pays to
garden or not. A discussion over the
question at a luncheon resulted in the
completion of plans for a scientific
test. A quarter of an acre of ground
was leased out of the 35-acre tract
which the normal possesses for gar
den purposes. The ladies invested
ST in seed and will charge themselves
Is cents an hour for labor.
The faculty garden has been divid-
ed into eight separate plots and the
teachers are to work in pairs. Ar
rangements for market at the best
prices have been made.
A time keeper keeps a record of all
the time the various gardeners spend.
When the summer ends the women
ofessors-severa1 of them domestic
science instructors-will know wheth-
er it will be cheaper for the house
wife to buy her vegetables or raise
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
MESSAGE FROM BORDER
Kansas Youth Tells of Situation at the
Mexican Line.

Great Bend, Kan, April 24.-Mr.
and Mrs. Cliff Davis have received a
letter written by their son, Lee, who
is located at Brownsville, Tex, on the
Mexican border. He says:
The Mexicans keep up their firing.
They woke me up too early this morn
ing; commenced firing at 4 a. M,
but quit soon after daylight. Last
Saturday night I went through the
Vilmista hospital. There are 425
wounded men in it, suffering from
shots from head to foot. 1 saw one
boy with q wound from a bullet that
had gone entirely through his head.
He still lives and is expected to get
well. Schools in Brownsville have
closed on account of the fighting
just across the river at Matamo-
ras. l am outside of the danger zone.
General Funston and his men are here
to keep the Mexicans from trampling
on Uncle Sans rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
KANsAN COMMANDS G-s.
Has Charge of Largest Submarine in
the United States Navy.

Coffeyville, Kan, April PA Kan
sas boy has come to the front in the
United States navy. Lieutenant Felix
x. Gygax, who was appointed from
this state to the naval school at An
napolis, has been given command of
submarine G-3, the largest under-sea
craft in the navy. The big submarine
was completed this spring and Lieu
tenant Gygax left New York with it
about ten days ago, presumably for
Honolulu, to participate in the recov-
cry of the sunken submarine in the
harbor of that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Whooping Cough.

We1'-everyone knows the effect of Pine
Forests on Coughs. DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-
lief for Whooping Cough. 1oosens the
mucous, soothes the lining of the throat
and lungs, and makes the coughing spells
less severe. A family with growing chill
dren should not be without it. Keep it
handy for all Coughs and Colds 25c at
your Druggist-Adv.
Electric Bitters Spring ionic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
FIND BONES OF MASTODON.
Femur Bone Dug Up Near Where
Tooth Was Found.

Marquette Kan, April 24.-Charles
Hulse found a section of a femur bone.
petrified in the sand pit in Harper
township Saturday. 1t was twenty
feet under ground near the bottom
of the bed of sand and across the road
from the place where a large tooth
was found a few years ago. The bone
is about six inches through and is in
perfect form. Remains of some giant
prehistoric mastodon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
sTUCKEY SEEKS RELEASE.
Ottawa Preacher-AbductorB Brings Ha
beaS Corpus Proceedings.

Ottawa, Kan, April 24.-Wallace
M. Stuckey, the former Franklin
county preacher and editor who was
convicted of the abduction of a young
girl in 1910, will appear in the dis
trict court of Leavenworth Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock to seek his free
dom. He is making an attempt to
leave the state penitentiary at Lansing
on habeas corpus action brought in
the court there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
NEW PAPER AT OsAWATOMIE.
Larned Newspaper Men Will Estab
Iish Democratic WeekIy-ssNeWs,,

Larned, April 24.-H B. Pearce.
for a number of years business man
agar of the Larned Tiller and Toiler.
will move this week to Osawatomie
where he, in partnership with J. w.
Slawson, of Osawatomie, will estab-
lish a weekly Democratic paper. The
new paper will be known as the Osa-
watomie News.
Mr.. Pearce will have charge of the
editorial end of the paper and Mr..
Slawson Of the mechanical depart
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
PULMOTOR SAVES A LIFE.
Salina Woman Restored Fifteen Min
utes After Breathing Stopped.

Salina, Kan, April 24.-Use of the
city pulmotor yesterday evening I'M
doubtedly saved the life of Mrs. S.
E. Hoover. COS West Ash street.
Breathing had stopped for close to
fifteen. minutes when the pl.lmotor
was put into use, although there had
been some heart action. The use OF
oxygen started a faint breathing and
within a short time the pulmotor
had restored fairly normal breathing.
This morning Mrs. Hoover was i'm
proved, with a chance for recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Money to Loan

THE SHAWNEE BUILDING
ND LOAN ASSOCIATION
offers an easy way to buy a piere
of property or build a house
and pay for 1t monthly. just like
paying rent. When you are
down town call at 115 West
Sixth Street and ask them to
explain their plan. It is simple
as a one-word primer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Japan has prohibited the manufac-
ture and sale of food and beverages
containing wood alcohol and the sale
of any article of which 1t forms a part
unless SO stated on the label
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

To get the best results, take DIR.
Humphreys "Seventy-seven" at the
first chill or SILVER, the first feeling
of the Grip.
III you wait till your bones begin to
ache, till you cough and sneeze, have
sore throat and influenza, it may take
longer.
Pleasant to take, handy to carry,
fits the vest pocket.
25c and S1.OO, at all druggists or mailed.
Humphrey Homeo. Medicine Co., 156
William Street. New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

If 1t needs paint or varnish, see
about Devoe if you want honest pro-
duct In every drop. c. NJ Hill & Son,
826 Kansas Ave.-Adv
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

KNIK, April 1O.-At the meeting of the Knik Commercial Club Monday night, officers for the ensuing term were elected, as follows: President Dr. E. Spaulding; secretary treasur- CT, Wm. Sherman.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

Considerable petty thieving, con sisting mainly of footing gas boats on the water front and breaking into vacant buildings, has been going on at Wrangell lately. But for high class work, says a Post-Intelligencer dispatch, the stealing of 400 pound safe while the proprietor was at a picture show, is certainly passing one over on the ordinary midnight thief. When links, the Chinese merchant of Wrangell, opened the front door of his store about 9:3O a. m., he thought he detected draft of air from the rear. He investigated and found the back door open and his safe missing. Later on he discovered a rope dangl- ing from the platform on which his store stands, showing that the thieves had lowered his safe to the beach and evidently loaded it in a skiff after ward. The merchant says he had very little money in the safe, but mourns the loss of several watches and some jewelry that were left in his care and placed in the safe few days before it was stolen.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

THE MINERS STORE FRANK J. COTTER
 MANAGER
 Don't forget the Parcel Post!" one Adams l9l Seward, Alas
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

depends entirely the stability of the city in which they are located lot in a placer camp city worth quarter permanent city of quarter the sz
 people often glad invest their money an nderue property per let To invest fifty thousand where there absolutely no risks But stores will be worth rental of that much and will be worth it. Alaska Alaska Indeed there is no reason smiling ask thousands of dollars for lots in parts of Seward
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
 OF THE NORTHLAND

The following persons, with outfits, are in the Broad Pass country: w. E. Dunkle, mining engineer representing the Guggenheims, and several men.
 The Wells brothers and Coffey, ori- ginal discoverers. Bowker brothers. P. c. ODonnell. Taulman & Haley. Dr. J. H. Metallic. Lenfors & Peterson. Don s. Rae. A. J. Sampson. Smith & Benson. Martindale & Denny. Frisbie & Murray. Boucher & Hicks. William Sewart. Laugel & Miller. Patton & Grant. Kenyon & Spaulding. Nelson & Wilson. George Wolf. Gus Johnson. Kelly x Lydell. Stroubstradter party.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

The that the will route to the Boring river Copper Nome dis patch and rather wondering Of the day will come when railroads arranged for and it is be hoped that old Nome territory the Tanana distance great deal will depend upon operation the railroad Should the believe that the government would not go development The only trouble is that railroad difficulty competing with seambOats along the Yukon. quite possible there mistake made in he telegram coming the cables.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

prepared the of large number of people we'll coming Amongst north will be large percentage people who unsettled and who will live no"d existence until they finally place another along the rail- road route Where will be done most the worthy of notice that the majority the coming Those people looking they be the pioneers of all development
 Business only crowd Spectators w doubt where crowd expected accompany stayers are the They think before they and they before they
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

KNIK.-The preliminary crew of the Crow Creek Mining Co.,, operating an extensive hydraulic plant on Crow creek, reached here from Seldovia on the Traveller and departed for their dstination on the same boat. In the party were J. w. Dawson, Jas Ben net, Henry Hardness, A. L. Long, j.. Mcdonald, A. Meehan and Geo Cruth- CTS. Mrs. Fitch of Knik, who has been engaged as camp cook, went from here.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

legislature evidently believes in the virtue of performing good number about out capital punishment This legislative triumph ought bring relief whose uneasy murderers Alaska is reprhns practice which has threatened deprive whole regions of their suggested times that the local legislators motives of what might be called but this might be uneharab suggest any their deHbea towards sudden expiration at the end of a rope
 Owing number of the citizens of the ter rOy profession might be permissible could have their just deserts attend large number of citizens of perhaps worthy occupations could their attended to
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

Either one of my horses, ROan or Bay weighing both about eleven hundred with or without light express wagon City Express. Valdez. It.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

Every Alaska newspaper exchange that has reached the News has favor able comment to make on Cne large list of settlers whose names were published in this paper. This week eight prospective hOmesteaderS ar rived to look over the country. And there's still room for mor.'--(Knik News.)
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

Big new shipment of Comforts, Blankets, Pillows, Sheets and Pillow Cases. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21
The Place Where Men Outfit

On every boat Resurrection Bay getting goods and getting make up the most complete stock high grade the of Alaska
 Have you noticed window of the FAMOUS FSON CRUISER SHIRTS? You that the others do not carry Have look,
 We are the HIPRs SHOE PAC with the new The best made and the price higher than for others
 In Shoes League Fielder and Chippewa Pac top mining boots Doughery haves and Buckingham Hech shoes for the h Florshem Dress Shoes
 Our line of Shirts is in class by itself Everything Serge and cassiest line of patterns you
 received positively the aest ne Of pat round half dozen kinds of Union Suits different weights Silk Le Wool and Mercezed effects n piece Once over, please.
 with The Mnevs Store We hate to think how hand and still when we look them over there not one spare humble at for quarter to the siken Kayser s25O per pair.
 Bloch and Schonbrun Suits the choice for all Spring have been over today wilt be glad and get the order of on this boat Satisfaction Cinch.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-21

Hot wafFles at the Commerce Cafe
The Mankato free press., 1915-02-05

callers at the Cotton home one day
last week. Ia
Misses Clara and Hannah Knut.
son are home from Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Anderson, Sr.,
visited ut the home OF their daugl.
ter. Mrs. p. NJ. Broderson In DE.
coria' last Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Coult were visit.
ors at the Noyles home Sunday.
Mrs. Mantor returned home Sat.
ur,lay evening after spending a month
with her daughter, Mrs. J, Seibold at
Anoka, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Little, accompanied
by Miss Edna Schmidt. were callers
at the Charles Noyes home last
Sunday afternoon
We are sorry 10 learn OF the
serious illness of the young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Franz, who
Is suffering for from pneumonia. Mr..
and Mrs. Franz were former resi-
dents of this vicinity. and are now
living on Agency Hin, ut Mankato
Miss Minnie Erlandson Iand broth.
er Theodore were callers at the
n. Jepsen home Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pomranke
who spent several days visiting rela
tives and friends In Lyra township
returned TO the Harvey Young home
where they will spend a few days
before returning to their home in
Saskatchewan, Canada. Mrs. Pom
ranke is a sister OF Harvey Young
The Mankato free press., 1915-02-05
MANkATo FREE PRESS

was a business caller In fMankato
today.
Mr. aud Mrs. J. c. johnson of
iicdwood Falls was Mankato visi.
tor today.
g. q. Edwards of Albert Lea
called ON business associates today
In the city.
Mrs. Lois A. Gleiser OF Cannon
Falls was a caller on friends in
. city today.
Mr.. nnd Mrs. c. l. Peterson of
'hlef River Falls visited business
associates I'm Mankato today.
Mr.. and Mrs David Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Roberts of
Judson were guests OF friends In
Manakto yesterday.
Miss Ethel Strum OF Blair, Wis.,,
arrived last evening in Mankato for
an extended visit with her aunt.
Mrs. o. J. Lee. 1914 South Fourth
street.
A. J. Salisbury of Amboy was In
Mankato today enroute to his home
In Aurboy accompanied by Mrs. Sails.
bury who had been in Rochester for
medical treatment.
+ F'aribault's basketball delegation.
all boys of the Minnesota Ma
tlonal guard, sojourned last night
at the Heinrich hotel. The party
consisted of NJ. c. Slime. Robert
Craig. NJ. Goodman. l.. DeLong.
Charles Caron and c. +. Scriven.
windam's representatives in the
basket ball realm stayed last night
at the Saulpaugh hotel. The dele.
CATION consisted of Clarence Nelson.
Walter Nelson, Ernest Carrini, Da.
vid Byer. Lester Kloch, Dudley Bra
dy, Sidney Mathison and r. ID. Col
lins.
Mark ID. Fancher of Minneapolis.
former Mankato resident and mana
ger OF the Bostford Lumber company.
Is In Msnkato today on a business
and pleasure trip Mr.. Fancher is Sec
retary of the Minneapolis Building
Material Exchange with offices i'm
the Plymouth building.
The Mankato free press., 1915-02-05
Kasota

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. W. G.. Starr was Mankato
business caller ON Monday.
S. NJ. Granger made business
trip to Lake. Crystal on Monday.
II. ID. Fawcett OF st. Paul was in
town on business Tuesday.
Miss Hannah Nelson entertained
the Ladies' Aid society of the Luth
eran church Wednesday afternoon.
Robert Dressed OF lie Sueur was
visitor at the Mcdonald home last
Saturday. -. rr
Mrs. w. II. Powell and Mrs. Harry
Stockton spent Monday afternoon
with st. Peter friends.
Fred Babeock returned Tuesday
from few days visit with relatives
and friends in the twin cities.
\ Mrs. Eliza Roberts and daughter
Bertha left Monday for their home
in Fenwick. Mich, after two months
spent here. F.# = :
mrs. j. Malloy and children oil
Cleveland are visiting at the ID. F,
Newton home this week.
Mrs. c. r. Parker OF Minneapolis
spent last Saturday at the home oi
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jardine. -
Little Jeanette Leverson is spend
ing the week at the Weygandt home
at Pettis. ~
A daughter was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mann, living
near Lake Vita.
Miss Alice Bailey visited at the
q. A. c. last Saturday.
The sixth grade enjoyed a sleigh
ride Tuesday evening.
Charles johnson and Gates Youn
gren went to Mankato Tuesday 10
purchase goods for the restaurant
which viii bc opened In a few
days.
A. Smith was caller ut LIE Sueur
Center ON Tuesday.
Mrs. II. c. Bailey has been In poor
health the past ten days, and has
been missed at the church and social
gatherings. a.,
c. w. Babcock is at present in
Los Angeles. California, and reports
having a good time.