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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18

1916. in the town Of Las Cruces. Count,
Of Dons Ana. State Of New Mexico. Il
front Of the court house therein, the fol
lowing described tracts Of land. viz:
Sale N; .e7. Lot. l.: 2 J. 4. S s. :
ments on this land.
Sale No. As. EHNEN. ENsEx Sec. II
T. PAS. R. Sc, Lot 4. SWHNWM. WHSWN
Sec. /, NENNEH Sec. ii, NWNNWN Sec
Il. T. ass,. R. ,E., containing 1928 acres
The ! SURFACE '%es's ss"s. value ss 81. 81, land consist o.
NJ Sec, 10. All Of Sec. II. All Of Sec. il
EH Sec. II. All Of Sec: %. T. PAS. R. 4W.
containing 800 acres. There are no improve
ments on this land.
T. as, I. '%., g 81 Sc Sec. iis. ' Ail Of 81 Sec &C
VIZ, SEX" sSNET Sec q. Ali Of Sec.
%, %. 20, IS. T. 24S. R. 4W, SWHSWH
Sec. IS. NWNsEN. sNsEN. EhsM'N Sec
Sec. 20. FL Sec. 81. T. 24s.. R. sw.. con.
tanning 77l. o. acres. There are no i'm
provemcnts on this land.
Sale No. al. wy Sec. 81. T. 2ss.. R.
Nv, wv Sec. rs. All Of Sec. 10. %. EH,
MwA Sec. 30; All Of Sec. 81. T. sss. R,
3W, EN Sec. S. Mex Sec. 8. T. 8S.. R,
All of Secs. 1, u. Is, T. as, r. 3W., con.
tanning 9lo2.e2 acres. There are no i'm
prcvements on this land.
3, ENNEN, swNNEN, NWNsEA. sENsRX,
SHSWN Sec. 10, NWHNWN Sec. II. NWN
NWN Sec. IS, All of Sec. Is. NHNWN,
SEANWH. NEN Sec. 10, M Sec. 20, T.
2oS.. R. 4W.. containing 2990.H acres. The
improvements on this iandconsist OF
Sale No. +l,. All Of Sec, O.. T. rs. R.
2W, SWN Sec. IS, T. 26S., r. 2W.. con.
tanning soi.5 acres. The improvements on
this land cinsist of 2 wells. 2 ,wind-mills.
2 pumping plants, cement tanks. corrals
and fencing. value $500.
No bid on the above described tracts OF
land will be accepted for less than Three
Dollars $500 per acre. which is the ap.
praised value thereof.
Sale No, "a, shNwN Sec. 2, T, rs. R.
provements on this land. No bid on the
above described tract Of land will be &C.
cepted for less than Ten Dollars (s1o.U)
per acre. which is the appraised value
thereof.
Sale No. as. Lot. ). =. Sec. 2, T. Us. R.
improvements on this land. No bid on the
above described tract Of land will be &C.
cepted for less than Ten Dollars $1,000
per acre. which is the appraised value there.
Of.
The above sale OF lands will be subject
to the following terms and conditions. viz:
The successful bidders must pay to tho
commissioner Of Public Lands. or his agent
holding such sale, one-tenth OF the prices
offered by them respectively for the land
4 per cent interest in advance cor the
balance Of such purchase prices: the fees
costs incidental to the sale herein. and each
and all OF said amounts, must be deposited
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
SIMPLE COVER FOR TURKEYS
Nest Shown in Illustration Has Been
Tested and Found Practical for
Sitting Fowls.

The illustration shows a simple and
practical sort OF a over for the nest
Ing turkey. It should be about three
feet square and about two feet ia
height at the top of its roof. 1t is
said that turkey hens can be moved,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18

one must resort % external indica-
tons.
When selecting pullets. choose only
those from early matches with strong
constitutional development, early pro-
ducing pullets, heavy eaters. early
risers, late retirers and active. Hens
of highest egg production have a fem
mine appearance, fine head, alert eyes.
comb. face and wattles fine of texture
and medium in size. They should
stand square on their feet. legs wide
apart, with the front end OF the body
slightly higher than the posterior end,
long back and tail carried rather high.
The body should present a wedge
shaped appearance. yielding ample
room for the reproductive and diges-
tive organs. Late molters make heav-
Ter winter egg producers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
State Of New Mexico.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
UNION COUNTY

Notice i. hereby Given ,ha, nur.u,r, 10
the provisions Of an Act Of Conuress an.
proved june 20. 1910, the law. Of the State
Of New Mexico. and the rule. and resuia.
.iS"s Of Of 'h pus State L. asgs oaIies s,, the =, coP Pss,,:
sa'e M.' to on the Tu s, ,Say' s e'dds5 at 70 ; S'SlOc k
the town Of Gayton' County of IJnio m
State q ,I New M ,s. in 'front.' Of The eoSTt
If land. viz: '
c.ia ~ ,eo . r,. u,eu,>
v2%sE!GE 70; 20 LOS l, o. g. SIN1. WISWh,
|11HG. S2En'40Ss.A oec'S' en- Oh pee ;;oSS' 10y
Sir,t sIE,tSy. 3ec. - i, ~ ~, we. pa
9hN ~ Sh St3sEai Sf Nw i MHsw g. NE%SEA T See
SWH Sec. 4. All Of sc s. NJ. 'Nh,SEX
NFESWH SFHSEH Lots < 7'G" 'hh''IInt,
l. NTHNWH NiNFn Sec = FHNEn SWH
Sec, ., NWTNEH. NGt+NWT 4SWIENWH NJ
slVtI SSWWHSWH 'StN"M' SS""HtEn" III
SLn'" SWT sec IL N%NEIf SIIvISWI
SrcI'4 4. SEINEH, FISH SSWtISTT 4NWWM
wv ST. NtITFTI'' SSEF1HNEEIH4' vNEEnI
VIVA Sec. "A, NHNWH Sec, IS, All Of
Sec. y. 2STENNFH See sea r. N/ ~ Me- , 4SSWvnn
VEn wv 81 Sec ~ Al IF "21S
SEMNEM' SWI5NWT' NIsE%. SWMSE%'
SyVH &c "a a" %@f So Sn''G 81 NEWWIM+43EEHM'
TWTwM Si1[GFnI Soc 3 SeI MI HHNIztl,
n|A' 4'SSIf ~ :; "/ytrr1I ~ "a
%. All Of Sec. 80, T. 2n5N'' r nE E"2N NJ sW W.;
Sec, 3, An ot Sec II. SvVnNEM SyVXNWTH
WL,SEH. SWH Sec. Il I"ts 2aa
SiHtNEn NuuL r /; vu =
5 5Wn ~ S. 10 EHS2WA
S",4' t/- &c -, .'/'' 2EH' o|4oWA' N"A
o"H sec, %; W., SEA Sec, H. All OF
1ee; - re, nI19W%, Lot g Sec 81, lots
GS< a. :; E%1W q SSEEHH' ~ sEMEEEEy,l oM !, Z4ESMEZM
Sc Sec . oE1Et n E5n"aa
SC %, l on X S|E; SLMSfA nes; y
y EWfI 90 -, o. IA E2oEm, SEMoGM
nn|'TTW"NH r@ Zee; cE 70, W. W. SWa SW4SEH Zee
VISIT EH2STfX e o"INNW/4' S JT1'T "
SWX Sc. S. Al Of Sec. a. + Ks. r
%EH. F See. 10 St%st1 Scc ~ s2SM
NWTSFX Sec. n NM Sec. 20 Iot,
' NFHNEU"' SEFHSEnn SFE' eWW "
Sec. 20, All Of Secs. 81, i 50, SHNWH, NWH
NWA ,SWH Sec. 81, T. 26N. R. BE. Lots 1884
,SWA, Ni4SEA,. SWhSEA SEHSEA Sec
ENSEH, SWNSEH Sec. T. SHSN Sec. Il
VA, NHSK, SHSEA, SWASWH, Sec,
10, NEHNEH, Sec. "a, r. PAN, X. BE,
[IEEH 4 Sec J. NWAs, WHNEH, SEN
2i Sec. u Lots l., 2 ;. 4, EIaNWA. EHSWh.
NEN, EMSEM, SWMSEH Sec; IS, Lots ]
Z, ;, =, ~ Sec. l9, Al Of Sec. 20,
Ma, NHSEA, SMA SEA-, NHSWM. seq
ii"STtHS2fEgHI. & S;EH SETsw ~ % Sc 6 { so, .,
"lNSENn ~ SWrtiI/It'TEHt cEM Ho
II, ~ SSc:7 VII h|SnNe NIuH
2 4;'NR < ' ssE'. eontaininE 16e,7 ~ az acre,
There are no imnrovemrnts on his land
Sale SO. An Of Sec. u, T. Ism. R. 2SE.
Lots J. S. SEHNWT Sec g. T 24N'
r 3oE. Lots Is STNFX 81 Sec l.
Lots IL 3. 4. SEnNEX. SHNWH. SWX
VWMSET. SEXSEX Sec 4 Lots l. :, !
SWTi So Z S|IETNNTEH Ssc Ii011' al of S !"
IL =. ia Nv. Ni5SEI. STEnSEH Sec
a. NJ. SCI 'NHSWM Sec "a. + pan"
r. 7sF contering ( ss6A7 ares 'Tbere ~,
M imnrovrments On his Land
Sale ~ 81 Sec & r 2SVU'R 29F con
,aining 1i6 Al acres Thcre are M ,mn,ove
m "N on his land "p
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
Cure for Scaly leus.

Scaly legs on poultry can be cured
by rubbing thu feet and shanks with
kerosene and lard Repeat once a
week for several times until cured.
Where the legs are very scaly. they
should be first soaked in warm. soapy
water to soften the scales.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
Turkey Nest.

after they begin to sit, to a place
where they can be watched and cared.
for conveniently, Ordinarily the nest
ing turkey is regarded as about the
widest of the farms domesticated:
creatures. The nest cover has been
tested and found entirely practical.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18

The County Commissioners of said
county will reserve the right to accept
or reject any and all such proposals
and bids.
CARLOS MARTINEZ
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Rio Arriba County.
TERRA Amarillo N. NJ.
July 18th lol6
M. A. Gonzales
County Clerk
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
Don't Eriahten Chickens

Do not permit children. dogs OF
men to brighten your chickens. Fowls
that are easily frightened never dc
well. Chop the head of the wild pull
let
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
DONA ANA

Office Of the Commissioner Of Public Lands,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 4, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
the provisions of an Act of Congress, Ap-
proved June 20, 1910, the laws of the State
of New Mexico. and the rules and rcquia-
tons Of the State Land Office, the Com
missioner Of Public Lands will offer at Public
Public Sale, to the highest bidder at z
O'Clock, p. NJ, on Saturday, October 2ist,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-18
HIGH EGG PRODUCING W s.
Como Characteristics Which will
Serve a Guide When Trap-Nest
10 Not Available.

6eFVe II OuToe WITCH TFdp7Veot
10 Not Available.
BY C. 8. ANDERSON. Colorado AgricuI |
tural College. Fort Collins. Colo.)
While the trap nest is the most do
~pendable method by which to select
birds OF high egg production, the ad.
ditional labor and expense involved
prohibits its use under most farm
conditions. Without the trap nest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
Elect New Officers,
TELLS ABOUT BAKING
G. l.. Jordan Talks "Brcad" at Co.
Operative Club Luncheon.

Today was Jordan day" at the
luncheon of the Cooperative club in
Elks hall AS a representative of the
College Hill bakery, G. L. Jordan told
the club what he knew about bread
making.
Its only a matter of a compare
lively few years before no bread to
amount to anything will be baked at
home" he declared. THE progress
that has been made in machinery and
in methods of baking has greatly in
creased the amount of bread sold by
commercial bakeries. Ten years ago
the only machine used was a dough
mixing machine. Today practically
everything is done by machinery.
THE bakery business has for years
had a poor reputation, partly deserved
But the modern bakery is the cleanest
place in existence. l have yet to meet
baker who k.-ows how to use alum
in bread don't The pure food laws
have been of great benefit to us as
well as to the consumer
THE housewife is the hardest COM
petitor we have. Between 40 and GO
per cent of the bread consumed is
/ baked at home"
| The club voted not to hold its meet
ing next Tuesday, as it would be toe
closely following Christmas. The next
meeting will be the Tuesday after New
Years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
1T COSTS TOO MUCH
Grain Men Complain of the States
Inspection Fee

Efforts will be made by the Kansas
Grain Dealers association to secure a
reduction in grain inspection rates and
to amend the present state inspection
laws. Plans for campaign before the
state legislature have peen outlined in
a circular letter mailed from Topeka
by E. ]. Smiley, secretary of the state
organization.
Under the present law. the state col
lects a net profit of $4,000 a year.
The money is realized from existing in
spection fee and is paiG by grain ship
pers and dealers of the state. With
just one exception. the Kansas inspec-
ton rate is the highest of any state.
Methods of inspection and interpre-
tations of the present law are criticised
by Smiley in his circular. Second in
spections of grain, where not directed
by shipper or purchaser, are also crit
iciSed in the circular. The grievances
of the grain men will be taken before
the legislature with a demand for
more reasonable inspection rules and
lower rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
SHOT WHILE HUNTING
Another Nimrod Thought DR.. A. Ill.
Marshall a Rabbit and Blazed Away.

That it is not necessary to go to the
Adironda cks to get shot at is the testi-
mony of DIR. A. H. Marshall, who had
a fine fur hunting cap ''ruint" and re-
ceived a dozen scalp wounds a few
days ago while stalking the elusive
rabbit.
Doctor Marshall while hunting few
miles outside of Topeka, elected to
scour a shallow rav1ne in search of
game. He wore fur hunting cap
with the ear flaps sticking up, rabbit
or mule-wise on his head. AS he pro-
ceeded along the floor of the ravine
a nervous hunter in the vicinity saw
the cap bobbing along even with the
banks and decided that he had a
dead shot at bunny. He fired and
the next thing the doctor was lying in
the ravine with the remains of a fur
cap by his side and his scalp punctured
with dozen shot wounds
The wounds were painful but not
serious and Doctor Marshall is now
up and around, hoping that the fates
will vouchsafe him an encounter with
his anonymous assailant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
MANY WANT BENCH JOB
Capper Will Appoint FIannelly's Sue
cessor Sometime This Week

Nearly a dozen lawyers. public Off
Gals and prominent citizens of Mont
gomery county came 10 Topeka today
in the interests of various candidates
who seek appointment as district judge
to succeed Judge Thomas ]. Flannel
ly, resigned. The Montgomery county
delegation suept nearly two hours in
conference with the governor today
and names of a half dozen lawyers
were mentioned for the place.
Governor Capper will appoint Judge
Flannelly's successor sometime this
week. In the meantime he is receiv-
ing flood of letters. kilograms, petit
lions and delegations of visitors AT
today's conference candidates urged
for appointment were: Charles u.
Shuckers, J. w. Holdren, P. l. Court
right, L. r. Clark, Roy T. Osborne, In
dependence; and Sullivan Lomax,
Cherryyale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
TO DESTROY OIL FIELD
Carranza Threatens British Property
If Pershing Doesn't Leave.

Ell Paso, Texas. Dec. 19.-First
Chief Carranza accompanied his re-
fusal to sign the United States Mexico
protocol with a threat. which he be
lieves will force the quick withdrawal
of General Pershings punitive expedi-
ton from Mexican soil. He has
threatened to destroy the vast oil fields
at Tampico and Tuxpam. owned by
Lord Cowdrey. the Pierson syndicate
and other British interests. From these
fields Great Britain draws large part
of the oil needed to run her navy, now
engaged in the blockade of Germany
and her allies.
Prominent Ell Paso mining men,
known to be in close touch with af-
fairs at Queretaro. declared they had
authentic information of the Carranza
threat tonight. They declared Car
rama already has communicated his
threat to ENJOYS of the allies in Mex
leo City. They insisted the allied pow
ers already had begun to bring pres
sure to bear on President Wilson to
induce the withdrawal of the PERISH
ing expedition so as to prevent Car
ranzas executing his threat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
SANTA AT ELKS LODGE
Topeka b. p. o. e. Plan Big Xmas for
All Children in City.

The Elks' lodge of Topeka has re-
ceived the following letter from Santa
Claus;
Dear Riddles of Topeka:
The Elks aud myself are giving a
party Christmas morning at 10 O'Clock
at the Elks, and we want every boy
whose own Christmas is going to be
skinny affair to come. For stacked
away in the lodge room OF the Elks are
hundreds of some of the best Christmas
presents that ever came from any work
shop up near the north pole. Ny friends
the Elks are going to have music ana
refreshments and before you leave they
will give each of you a ticket to the
movies Hoping to see you Christmas
day, l am, Your Xmas friend,
SANTA CLAUS
Hundreds of ''kiddies" will meet
Santa Claus at the Elks Christmas
morning at 10 o'clock. And Santa
Claus will be prepared for them with
a collection of toys, candy and fruit
and the biggest Christmas tree in
town.
However, this year Santa and the
Elks are giving the Christmas party
only to boys and girls, twelve years
of age and under. Last year 1900
children crowded the Elks to the
bursting point and the invitation list
had to be shortened.
The annual Ellks Christmas tree is
in charge of George Godfrey Moore
and he asserts that it is to be the
most successful in the history of the
annual holiday feature of the E.lkS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
JUMPS TO HIGH LEVEL
Wheat Market Bulges After Report on
LIoyd-George's Speech.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-Excited ad-
vances of more than cents a bushel
today in the price of wheat resulted
from reports that the speech of the
British premier in parliament today
supported the answer given to Ger
many by Russia and France. On the
bulge the market reacted as high as
before the peace proposal was made
by Germany a week ago.
Definite bulletins confirming the
reports that the speech of Lloyd
George was not favorable to peace ne
gotiations at present did not lead to
any important fresh advance. Trad
ers appeared to take the view that the
British reply had been sufficiently
paralleled by the action of the mar
ket in recovering about IS cents a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
E. A. GOELDNER ARRIVES
Lautz's Successor in Santa Fe Offices
Now in Topeka.

z. A. Goeldner. who will succeed
H. Is. Lautz as assistant to the gen.
eral manager of the Santa Fe at To-
peka, arrived Monday from Amarillo,
Texas where he has been assistant to
the general manager of the western
lines of the Santa Fe.
Lautz will leave in a short time for
Newton, where he is to be acting SUI
perintendent of the middle division,
succeeding H. w. Sharp, who has been
granted a leave of absence on account
of i'll health.
LautZ entered the service of the
Santa Fe in 1890, as an office boy.
Since that time he has been employed
in the general offices in Topeka most
of the time, with a short interval in
Chicago. He has been assistant to
General Manager +. C. Fox since July
l. 1905
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
SET ASIDE WILL
Children VIII Get Estate of
Late Ellen Smith.
Property Valued at $4,000 To
Be Divided Among Heirs.

The will of the late Ellen Smith.
probated in the probate court or
Shawnee county and disposing of $So,-
900 worth of property, was set aside
by Judge G.. H. Whitcomb today after
a hearing in his division of the dis
trict court. The children who We're
bequeathed 81 by the will will share
alike with those more favored ana
the numerous Catholic organizations
named as beneficiaries will get what
ever the children and blood heirs
agree upon.
The action to set aside the will was
brought by Rose Smith Waters of To-
peka a daughter; Nellie Keegan, John
]. Smith, Edward A. Smith and
Thomas ]. Smith. The defendants
were P. J. Smith. Della F. Smith,
Kate Smith, Sarah Smith, Mary
Smith, Kate Hughes, Clarence Brad
ley, Patrick O'Sullivan, Catholic
Church Extension society, St Marys
academy, and the Little Sisters of the
Poor.
Four Daughters Nuns.
Four of the daughters of the late
Mrs. Smith are nuns. They We're to
receive 800 each but the institutions
to which they belong were to receive
anywhere from $500 to $1,000 each.
! Under the agreement reached each OF
| the sisters will receive about $4,000,
but under the community life they
i've their lnn6rlldHCeS Will 80 ~ liz
different institutions and the latter
will receive more than they would
have received under the will.
After giving several of the children
a dollar each, the remainder 500
each, after setting aside $500 to be
used for masses for the repose of
her SOUL" Mrs. Smith bequeathed var
ious amounts for Catholic church and
educational institutions and hospitals,
then set the remainder aside as a
| trust fund to be used for the educa-
| ton of her grandchildren.
Did Not Trust Children.
On the stand today Mrs. Rose
Smith Waters testified that the will
must have been made while her moth
er was living with her in Topeka but
that she knew nothing of it until the
! day before her mother died. She
testified that during the last year of
her mothers life the latter appeared
to trust none of her children with
any information about her financial
affairs, that she claimed to have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19

figures Today's finish was wild at
s1-64A to Sissy for May and the
market as a whole, ranging from Y
cent net decline to "a cent advance,
as compared with yesterdays close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
bushe1 since the lowest level was
touched on Friday
Cotton Market Breaks.


New York, Dec. 19.-An increasing
ly gloomy view of peace prospects
caused very excited and sensational
break in the cotton market here this
morning. Liverpool was again a
heavy seller, while there was active
general liquidation and stop orders
were uncovered as the market broke
into new low ground for the move
ment.
Before the decline was checked
May contracts had sold at $3.50, or
$3.50 a bale below last nights closing
price and 80 points below the lowest
level reached previously since the
publication of the government crop
estimates on December IL
Brokerage reports later that in dis
cussing Germanys peace offer Lloyd
Geroge had left the door open for
Berlin to make a definite statement or
terms sent the wheat market down
grade rapidly in the last half hour of
trading May wheat fell to s1.65M-
a drop of 6 s cents from the topmost
point when the premiers speech was
taken to be more uncompromisingly
belligerent.
Just before the close the market
collapsed to a still greater extent
May wheat tumbiing to S1.64ss which
was slightly under yesterdays final
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19
WATER TOO HIGH.
That Is What Jesse Shaw Tells
Current Topics Club.
Topeka Consumers Should
Have Cheaper Rate Now.

1.-The present water rates should be
lowered Jesse Shaw, superintendent
of the city waterworks, told members
of the Current Topic club at their din
ner Monday night at the Y. NJ. c. A.
THE city is making $4,000 more a
year than is necessary and the con-
sumers should benefit. The consum-
ers are the stockholders of the con-
Germ, altho they do not own any of
the plant. Their money bought it and
they pay for it's operation and they
should derive whatever benefits can
be obtained"
Mr.. Shaw, who has been connected
with the waterworks plant since its
construction in 1881 had somthing to
say concerning charges of waste
and poor management on the part
of the city"
The Plants Value.
st can find a buyer today who will
pay s1,300,000 for the city water
plant which cost the city $500, 900.
That is the answer to those who assert
that the city has allowed the valuation
of the plant to run down.
"And to those who assert that we
are wasting water, we point to our
record of fifty-five gallons per capita
per day as against 3S5 gallons in Buff
falo, n. Y"
A History of the water plant was given
by Mr.. Shaw. The water company
was organized in 1881, when Topeka
had 1900 people, and the many
miles of mains laid at that time are
still in use. Topeka is now using
100000 gallons of water per day.
Elect New Officers.
Following the dinner the new Off
GERS of the Current Topic club were
installed They are: Judge ]. S. West
president: Prof. w. A Harshbarger, OF
Washburn college, vice president, and
Fred Shellabarger, secretary and
treasurer. They succeeded the follow
ing in office: R. l.. Cav, president;
John M. Cleveland, vice president, and
E. w. Craver, secretary and treasurer.
The next meeting of the Current
Topic club will be held January s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-19

heard and seen things which she
must have dreamed.
The evidence tended TO show that
during the last year of her life Mrs
Smith was enfeebled mentally and
that the will was invalid for that rea-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-25

During the last ten years the num-
Der Of engagements filled by SkOv-
gard is one thousand three hundred
and ffty-scvcn in America and four
hundred and thirty-ninc in the vari-
Gus European countries. These fig,
ureS seem almost incredible, but they
arc true, nevertheless. On his won.
dcrful Stradivarius violin he has play.
ed for most Of the crowned heads of
Europe and yet he has often walked
miles on foot to play for some SYM
pathetic music lover who was too i'll
to attend the concert or too poor to
pay the price Of admission.
Playing Compared to PATHS Singing
Some of the foremost musical crit
les of this country have compared his
playing to the singing of Adeline Pat
ii in that like she has won and cap
tivated her audiences by her marvel
Gus rendition and Interpretation OF
the most simple songs, thereby max
ing them wonderful compositions, sc