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The Spectator., 1916-01-25
w. C. STOCKTONFOR COUN. TY AND PROBATE JUDGE

in the Confederate army in 1861 and was killed at the battle of Peach Tree Creek in 1864, hav- ing served for nearly four years under General Johnson, leaving a widow and four small children, of whom our subject was the eldest, to fight the battle of life.
 Judge Stockton received his education in the district schools of his native state and succeeded in getting a good common school education. To this he added, by studying at home and by a wide course of general reading until he now holds first grade cer- tificate.
 He moved to Arkansas in the year 1880, where he has resided ever since. Here he has follow ed farming and teaching and is recognized as one of our most progressive farmers and is a teacher of recognized ability. whose services are always in de- mand.
 His ability was no less recog- nized as competent official, he having formerly served the county as it's County and Pro- bate Judge for period of four years and made most efficient officer, being one of the most economical and efficient men who has ever held that position here. He saved the county hundreds of dollars by a wise economy which in no wise impaired the administration of the duties of his office. While he was conserva- tive and careful in the examina- tion of claims against the county no just claim was ever denied, and while he was careful to pro- tect the interests of the tax payers he was just as careful to see that all men got their just dues, and left the office with the sympathy and respect of all his fellow officials.
 He was the first of our county judges to call in to his court the justices of the peace and make them a part of his administration and he had the harmonious en- dorsement of all the justices of the peace in the county, and by their advice and aid reduced the pauper list from 35 the l5.
 Judge Stockton, like all men who have served in a public ca pacity had his political enemies. but there was none among them who could claim that he did not fight them fairly or that he failed to attend to the duties of his office.
 During the four years of his administration his decisions were only reversed in one instance. by the circuit court. At the time he assumed the duties of his first term we had 35 paupers in the county who were a county charge. In looking at the matter of their medical attend ance. both from the county's interest and from a humanitarian standpoint. he held that a physi- clan was not entitled to fees for prescribing for these paupers and thus saved to the county hundreds of dollars. Moreover, his decision on this point has seemed to meet with the ap- proval of most of our physicians. With regard to the administra- } tion of our present road law he believes that the people of the different road precincts are responsible for the men elected by them as road overseers and that that to the people and their chosen overseers should be largely left the working of the roads in their respective pre- . cincts. If elected to the office .o u,hich ha asnirpS he will stand
The Spectator., 1916-01-25

During the year 1916 there will be six eclipses three of the sun, two of the moon, and one of the Bull Nj oose party. The last may be watch ed with the naked eye without fear of injury to the sight.
The Spectator., 1916-01-25
JURY LIST FEBRUARY TERM
GRAND JURY

 List of grand jurors for the February 1916 term of circuit court for the Ozark district of Franklin county.
 w. c. Bill, White Oak. l.. E. Metz, Hogan. Earl Nichols, White Oak. Bert Snow, Mountain, Joe Durbenhous, Alix. John White, Walker, John Cooper. Mulberry. J. s. Turner, White Oak. Claud Hunter, Mulberry. kive Brown, White Rock. A. M. Nixon, Walker. J. A. Floyd, Watalula. Lige Styles, Middle. H. A. Ockenfels, Wittich. Tom McClain, Grover. w. J. Plymale, Boston,
 ALTERNATIVES
 Bob Randolph, Ivy. Duvall Jackson, Ivy. M. z. Steward, Barham. w. A. White, Ivy. A. w. Aston. Cravens. Sim Warner, Hogan.
 PETIT JURORS
 H. E. Armstrong, Hogan. Jacob Post, Hogan. J. L. Mcclellan. Mulberry. o. A. Shuller, Cravens. Jerome Wilson. Hogan. Jack King. Watalula. Fred Mullens, Walker. Joe Noll, Alix. Walter Mcllroy, Boston. J. P. Davis. White Oak. Joe Huggins. White Rock Andrew Sackson, Ivy. Milt Howell, Wallace, Bentley Anderson, Mulberry. Vestus Jeffers, White Oak. Sam Cheek, Cobb. John F. Andrews, Grover J. E. Williams. Miller. Jap Rosson Watalula. Nose Herbert, Mcllroy G. R. Huchins, Cravens. Ed Lee, Hogan. Jim Jackman, AliX. J. F. Smithers. Ivy.
 ALTERNATIVES G. H. Morton, White Oak. James Kelley. Mill Creek. Elsey Harris, White Oak. J. H. Mackey. Cravens. Luther Keyis, Mountain. Jess Brouham, Mulberry. Commissioners-E. w. Shuller, l M. Hunter. |. | Sax. ST.
The Spectator., 1916-01-25

Mr. Tom Herbert and Miss Myrtle Kimberling, of Bonanza. Ark. were married at the court house Monday morning, by Judge Weaver.
The Spectator., 1916-01-25
MRS. ANCELINE SMITH

Mrs. Angeline Smith, age 67, died Saturday 22nd at her home near Grenade Chapel. from pneu- monia. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Il o'clock by Rev. J. l.. Shelby. Inter ment was made in the Harmon graveyard. She leaves a son and brother and many friends to mourn her loss.
The Spectator., 1916-01-25

List of grand jurors for the February 1916 term of circuit court for the Ozark district of Franklin county.
The Spectator., 1916-01-25
J. A. BEVEL DEAD

J. A. Bevel, of AliX. died at his home at that place last Sun day and was buried at the Har- mon graveyard Monday at F o'clock. Rev. J. J. Partain con ducting the services. Mr. Bevel had been an efficient justice of the peace in AliX for a number of years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19

found her two boys, from whom she
had been separated for more than
twelve years. Paul is now II and Ar
thur IA. In the twelve years they
travelled all over the United States and
Europe and lived ten years in Ger
many. earning their own living and
that of their foster mother on the
stage as musicians.
, Mrs. Mary Nolan, a neighbor of Mrs.
Dunn, read in the newspapers that
Paul and Arthur Haggerty, two mu-
slcians and globe-trotters, had arrived
in this city on the Noordam on Sun
cay from Berlin with the help of
Ambassador Gerard and Mrs Gerard
er, whom they had not seen for twelve
years. Mrs. Nolan remembered that
Mrs. Dunn was disconsolate about her
two long-lost boys.
She told Mrs. Dunn about the story
in the newspapers and the mother
hurried to the Children's Society.
After her story had been thoroughly
investigated to insure against a dis
appointment both for the boys and
| the woman, Mrs. Dunn and the chill
dren were permitted to meet. Her
claim to the children was completely
verified, and was clenched by the
strong resemblance of the two boys to
an elder daughter of Mrs. Dunn.
The mother was delighted to see
handsome boys with clear, pink com
pleXions and yellow hair brushed
straight back in Continental style. She
was somewhat mystified to find that
they had been all over the world,
| talked several languages and were ac-
Complished musical performers 1t
took a good deal CT explanation to
clear all.
The separation occurred when the
doctors gave up all hope for the life
of the mother, then Mrs. Haggerty
She had been deserted by her husband.
q doctor n Tllo 20
lads with a wealthy family Instead
they were placed with a woman who
was vaudeville performer, and she
| taught each of the lads her profession,
| and they have since toured all over
| the world.
Now they have finished and mother
and two sons are to live happily" in
New York.
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Want NO old men
Kansas Employers Want
Younger Fellows Nowadays.
"Not More Than Forty-five" Is
Request in Topeka.
FARMER JUST As PARTICULAR
Railroads Haven't Anything on
Men Who Work Fields.
Old Age Pension Is Next Move
Says C. III. banner.

No one wants to hire the old man
any more. and by 1.-The old man. is
meant any one more than As years of
today by c. H. Danner, chief clerk of
the Kansas employment bureau.
With growing rapidity." Danner
said, employers are asking for men
not more than As years of age 4
few years ago when a Kansas farmer
wanted a farm hand he didn't say
anything about age as a rule but now
it is different. The Kansas farmer
is just as particular as to age as the
railroads are" and Danner produced
a stack of cards all asking for young
men and young women and barring
old men and women.
When woman asks for some enc
to take care of her house she stipu-
lates the age. according to Danner
And when a farmer asks for a farm
hand he says he doesn't want an old
man. At only one time of the year.
said Danner, does the farmer cease to
be particular and that is during the
harvest season.
When it comes that time in KAN
sas when men past As years aren't CIV
en- any work to do except pitching
wheat, something ought to be DONE"
declared Danner. IT believe the day
is not far distant when certain funds
will be put aside by either the state
or the federal government, preferably
the federal government, for an old
age pension, a pension that will pro-
vide for the man and woman who
aren't given job because they are
too old"
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BEACH CENSORS LOSE

Joy was brought to the heart of
many Manhattanites yesterday by the
mayor. He returned disapproved, the
board of aldermen's effort to ban
bathing suits except in the water or
on the sands. Bathing suits are not
worn on Broadway, although pretty
little Rosamond Carpenter, who Is
proud of hers, cannot understand why
not. And others who do not them
selves disport themselves in the waves
but who have enjoyed a peek at some
of the connections, heartily endorse
the stand the mayor has taken.
Apparently thinking more of the
prophecies than of the heat, the board
of aldermen had passed an ordinance
which would have been to have swath-
ed each bather in wrappings until he
or she had reached the waters edge.
In returning it disapproved. the mayor
said: ~.
"This ordinance would prohibit any
one from riding or walking on any
highway or street in a bathing suit
unless some outer garment was also
worn. If bathing suits do not proper
ly cover the persons, sections of the
penal law are available for the prose-
cution of the offenders"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19
STATE JOURNAL WON
Want Ad and Police Go Albumin
for Stolen Bicycle.

In race between the police depart
ment and a State Journal want ad
to locate bicycle stolen Wednesday
from Milford Baker, a Washburn stu
dent, the police were outdistanced
Baker left his bicycle in front of the
Mulvane building Wednesday after
noon. When he returned, the vehicle
had disappeared. Baker reported the
theft to police headquarters. Then he
inserted want ad in Wednesdays is
sue of the State Journal
Dorothy McAdoo, 9-year-old daueh-
ter of the Lecompton station agent,
read the State Journal advertisement
which gave a detailed description of
Bakers bicycle and recalled that she
had seen young man sell just such a
wheel to a Lecompton boy. Without
consulting her parents, the little girl
wrote to Baker.
Friday afternoon Baker went to Le-
compton, accompanied by deputy
sheriff, and recovered the wheel which
had been sold for SIS. Police have
obtained a description of the thief who
has been traced to Lawrence.
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the manager at that particular time
wanted to do the same thing. When
the one brave parsonage was unmo-
Tested another took heed and re-
moved his heavy top coat. unloosened
his collar and tried to find enjoyment.
Within half an hour. rules to the con-
trary notwithstanding, twenty-five
men were thus CARRIED, and the fair
sex looked on smilingly.
Dallas Anderson, Maude Adams's
leading man, who has a camp up in
the mountains, and has been enjoying
it while New York wilted, was in
town He tried to stand the heat in
doors and gave it up.
"It is all matter of CUSTOM" he
declared. eff managers will open the
theaters in the hot season. and the
doors and other exits to the theaters
must be closed, either the men must
be allowed a certain degree of GUS
tom or else the playhouse must be
closed. The women, for whom every
man has the proper degree of defer
ence, will be the first to subscribe to
this. Indeed, many actresses have
signified their willingness to head a
movement to this effect"
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MARKED for blocks in every d1rectlon
from the square around which most Oh
+I,o business houses are localeu-
About O'Clock the program starteo
9TH a band concert. There WeIe a
fexv addresses but the most mp ~ IL ia
fa+,re-the one that makes the gu
1se.1a,--, reunion a permanent thing IN
Ts1sell City-was the meeting OF otu
S-sno5s and the renewal OF acqualIil-
ices of years gone by, as TINS Is me
time accepted by all former
10 make a return VISIT
Talked Over Old Times
A1tho hundreds of dollars are spent
s,,nually for the entertainment 81.
ehosa Who do not care so mucn TOT
tnUsS over old times these little
s-ro,1Ds were seen all day long lnteIlsS-
~ interested in conversation. Mos ~
there was pleasure writteA on .ne
fsces of the members OF these sIouPs'
hut now and then there We nsesed
for at this late date many nave passIu
IN Who had been active In the carry
history of Jewell county. o4,,,oa,,
bau game in the morning between
-evyell City and Mankato was d Iea-
f,,re of the program, altno NhaiiAi ~.
took the game in the eishln1 ~ illii. cro1yd
,-,eans of a batting rally Inc crow u
1.as evenly divided among the pdll
came. the pike and the speakers a.
room there were hundreds OF HtIle
groups with their lunch sprSau oi Liz
grass in Park square.
Civic Club Served Dinner.
The ladies of the Civic Improvement
rl,,b have cared for the grass this year
and it is green and fresh while nearly
All other places show brown ana
vvithered. The ladies of the club
served chicken dinner to several nun
dred people, and their treasury was
enriched to the extent of almost two
hundred dollars.
-T'he afternoon program started with
an exhibition of Japanese Juggling and
acrobatfc feats and a dog and pony
show. both of which were high class.
Those who spoke In the afternoon
except those with unusually loud
voices-were unable to make them
selves heard by all of the crowd, as
the audience extended too far away
for an ordinary voice. The Ferris
wheel, merry go-round and other pike
attractions were crowded nearly all
day.
simpson Beat GoodIand.
In the afternoon the baseball fans
saw the Simpson team defeat the
strong Goodland aggregation by a
score of to 8. 1t was a hard fought
game but the club that once conquered
the Topeka Savages was unable to
overcome the Simpson players. Larry
Quigley. a brother of Ernest Quigley
the National league umpire, handled
the indicator in real big league style
The band concert in the evening and
the "talkfest' held the crowd until
nearly midnight. Probably eight
thousand people attended and the re-
union at least equalled any previous
affair of this nature in Jewell county
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the Reno county district court regard
iiE Susie Schmidt, now Mrs. Susie
Bergen of BUTLER.
Mrs. Bergen is now suing her foster
father. Abram Esau, an aged man of
near BUTLER. for share of the estate
which it is alleged had been promised
her when she was taken into the
Esau home.
According to the story told by her
attorney, Susie Schmitz was taken into
the Esau home when she was 4 years
old, after the death of her mother. 1t
was agreed verbally, it is alleged. that
sine was to be regarded as one of the
family, and share equally with the
sons and daughters of Mr.. Esau, and
was to take the name.
She was reared in the family and
knew no other home from the time
she was child of a. 1t is alleged
that she was kept at home to do the
houSeWork, or to work in the fields
and that she never was sent to school
excepting four terms of two months
each of German school to learn Ger
man. These eight months of instruc-
ton in German were the only school
ing she received, it is alleged. She was
never taught to read or write English
She points out that the only COM
pensation she has received since being
in the home was $500 which sh,. re-
ceived as wedding present when she
got married
She sues for $4,000, the value of an
c1ghty-acre farm.
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MY CHILDREN AND !

MR.. R. D. COLLINS, of 621 JEFF
ferson, lineman of the Bell Telephone
Co. l must give Hazlett's Wild Cherry
compound credit. 1 have not had
nights rest in months due to my kid
neys disturbing me. My four children
have always been unable to control
their kidneys while asleep. We are all
now sleeping fine; none of us are dis
turbed. Hazlett's Wild Cherry GER
ta1nly has given us great relief. I
think it is truly a great medicine for
constipation and kidney troubles, for
child or adult. You Lao doubt will
receive tbs same wonderful results f
w. will only give the crude herbs
trial as did Mr.. Collins and children.
Strange it may seem to you, all are
pleased that try this compound A
c. Klingaman & Co., 120 E. 9Th St,
will sell a few days. three one dollar
packages for one dollar, same will be
mailed YOU You will be pleased with
your judgment if you will investigate.
ADV
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RESTA WAS FAVORITE.
Italian Driver Made 1855 Miles an
Hour in Time Tests

Speedway. haywood, Ill, Aug. 10
Dario Resta, automobile speed king,
ruled the favorite for honors in to-
days gold cup and $4,000 prize auto
mobile race.
None of the eight drivers who quail
fled for the race yesterday came close
to the diminutive Italians record lap
of the day before, when he circled the
wooden track at a speed of 1885
miles en- hour. AS result Resta will
have the pole in the first of the five
twenty mile heats.
The $4,000 purse will be divided
as follows: First, $4,000; second
$2,50o: third, $3.50; fourth, $3.50;
fifth, $500.
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SWELTER, THEATERS- OPEN

New York has been sweltering dur
ing the past fortnight, but the theaters
have nevertheless turned the lights
on, and started the ushers to work.
Monday night, with the thermometer
around 90, new play was opened.
After each act the entire audience
walked out on Broadway and gasped
for breath. Then one brave soul took
off his coat. The manager looked at
him, and then walked away. 1t was
against the house rules, of course. but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19
SPEAKS FOR THE SOCIALIST.
Clay Center Lecturer Urges Warning
to Two Parties to Avoid War.

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE
Socialist party of Clay county had it's
cause presented to the patrons Of the
Chautauqua here by the Rev. Irwin
st. John Tucker of Chicago who spoke
on the subject, Let Us Have Peace"
Mr.. Tucker is an Episcopal minister
and is associate editor of the Chris
tian Socialist.
Mr.. Tucker pointed out that peace
can be maintained only by the estab-
ushment of a cooperative common
wealth along lines laid down in the
Bible teachings on economics. the
Socialists, he said, do not expect to
elect a president or hold balance OF
mower in congress. He urSed his
hearers to cast a large Socialist vote
in November and thereby serve notice
on the two old parties that they must
keep out Of war.
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PAYING THE PENALTY

The kaiser and his army are not
alone in regretting that the war has
not been terminated. There is Otto
Wiederberger, who lives right here in
New York, and who is now engaged in
paying the penalty of his bad judg-
ment.
From late press reports Mr. Wieder-
berger started from Albany Monday
en- route and afoot to the Battery in
New York. He is not unaccompanied,
however, and he is pushing one of
those almost obsolete vehicles known
as baby carriage.
Mr.. Wiederberger was born in Ger
many and believes in the omnipotence
of German arms. Holding forth along
this line one evening, more than a
year ago in club in Brooklyn. he was
asked by Harry A. Jockin, manager
of the United States barge office at
the Battery, and who was born in
Brussels. just how far he would go
in backing his unqualified assertion
that the war would be ended and the
Teutonic allies would win by the end of
the second years of fighting.
Mr.. Wiederberger, his emotion
overcoming his caution, said he would
push baby carriage from Albany to
Mr.. Jockin's office at the Battery, with
any load Mr.. Jockin specified, if the
Germans were not victorious at the
close of the first year of the war, and
further, If he failed, he would forfeit
$3.50.
Well, the war has been in progress
two years, and according to advices
from Europe. Germany, is, to say the
least, in an embarrassing situation
Hence, the $50 mile hike
Mr.. Jockin's nature is not hard. He
will permit Mr.. Wiederberger to car
ry in the baby carriage a cargo of ice
and bottles of liquid that is both mild
ly exhilarating and highly nutritious
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NEW BUILDING FOR LYONS.
Telephone Company Will Erect New
Quarters for Central Office.

Lyons, Kan, Aug 19.-The Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company in
tends to erect a new building to house
it's central office equipment in Lyons,
the complete Improvements to cost
several thousand dollars. The build
ing will be a one-story residence type
of building, finished in half timber
and stucco, feet wide by So feet long.
The front part of the first floor
will have space for the public with
booths and seats and will house the
local commercial force. The operat-
ing room will be located adjoining the
public office on the south side of the
building, with the operators rest room
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Log cabin in which Great EmanciDator was born.

have taken an active interest in pre-
serving the birthplace of Abraham
Lincoln.
Senator John Sharp Williams of
address on Abraham Lincoln and the
South" Robert J. Collier, the New
York publisher, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Lincoln
( arm association, will formally pre-
sent the deed to the Lincoln farm I'd
the nation. Secretary of War Newton
D. Baker will speak in acceptance of
the gift.
Nothing About Politics.
President Wilson has indicated that
his speech will not contain any refer
ence whatever to the political ques-
lions of the day.
Lincoln Farm was purchased by
Mr.. Collier August rs, 1906, at a
commissioner sale at the court
house door in Hodgenville for $4,000.
It having been sold by order Of the
court for taxes. Shortly thereafter
the cabin in which Lincoln was born,
and which had been exploited the
purchased by Mr.. Collier and re-
turned to its original position on the
farm. 1t was then that the Lincoln
Farm association was formed and
to which Mr.. Collier decided the farm
and log cabin to be held in trust for
the nation.
Heavy Bronze Chains.
Over the entrance door to Memo
rial hall are inscribed the following
words: Here over the Log Cabin
where Abraham Lincoln was born,
destined to preserve the Union and to
free the slave. a grateful people nave
dedicated this memorial to unity,
peace, and brotherhood among the
states" Upon the marble walls within
are cut the Gettysburg speech ana the
lincoln ancestry A heavy bronze
chain encircles the cabin, which is to
be kept as a sacred mecca for the
people of the country, and no one is
allowed to break thru into the en-
closure.