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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

On beautiful plaza overlooking the
town the parade ground. officers
quarters and soldiers barracks were
seen, and in those quarters have been
located Generals Miles, Sheridan, Cop
penger, Custer and at the end Colonel
Yard. who died at his post, and was
buried with military honors.
Among those who came there was
Gen. Geo. Custer, on his famous march
to the Dakotas after the rebellious
Sioux Indians, causing much trouble
to the government. Custer left the
post N 1868 with flying colors and
bugles blowing, never to return, he
lost his life eight years later in the
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Gave Land to Kansas.
While at Fort Hays he had his camp
on Big creek, a couple miles from the
town and fort, in a beautiful bend of
the river surrounded by big native
trees and plenty of water.
When the troops left the govern
ment gave the 1000 acres of the
reservation to the state of Kansas for
educational purposes, and on it was
located the largest agricultural expert
ment station in the United States. Also
the Western Kansas State Normal
school, which has grown to be one of
the best in the state, being the only
state school in the forty-two counties
in the western half of Kansas.
Depart From Custom.
1t has been the custom to plant a
class tree. but this year the class of
1915 decided on something permanent,
and from Mrs. Custer, in New York
city a picture was obtained of the
camp of General Custer on Fort Hays,
the exact. spot was found, and lately
the 1916 graduating class have erected
d concrete monument six feet square
at the base and over twelve feet high
with a suitable inscription plate there
on, and dedicated it with appropriate
ceremonies, and it has become a favor
lite playground for the residents of the
city and their children, and being in
a state park, will be carefully protect
ed and become a landmark for cen
turtles to come and one of the noted
spots in the state.
The inside is of the strongest of
concrete, while the outside was stuc-
coed with over six inches thick of pure
white cement, splashed on, looking
much like a monument of snow with
its big trees in the background.
stopover at Hays, and an hours
auto ride takes the visitor over the
reservation, seeing the live buffalo
from the Dakotas, and down through
the timber and big crops on the reser-
walton along the creek drive to the
noted spot and monument
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

june IL, 1891.
Arthur Capper, city editor of the
Capital, leaves today to be absent six
or eight months. He goes first to New
York to obtain work on the metro
poiitan dailies. He will still retain
his connection with the Capital and
when congress convenes will be Wash
ington correspondent for that paper.
Senator Plumb is announced as the
probable Fourth of July orator in four
teen different Kansas towns.
The work in the Santa Fe shops is
constantly increasing. About thirty
men were taken on today.
C. J. Devlin of the Santa Fe has re-
turned from a trip to the Pacific
Coast.
H. A. Heath of the Kansas Farmer
has returned from a business trip
through Montana and the two Dakotas.
Between three and four hundred
people attended the graduation recital
of Miss Lois Kilmer, from the music
department of Washburn college. She
is the daughter of Captain c. Il. Kill
mer of the Santa Fe.
Eggs steady at 1919 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

Eggs steady at 121a cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
KANSAS HAS TOO MANY FISH.
Pratt Hatchery Has Sent Out 400, 200
and Has Millions Left.

Salina, Kan, June 17.-Kansas is
raising more fish than it knows what
to do with according to w. c. Teg-
meier, state fish and game warden,
who was waterbound in Salina.
1--WE had 10000 left over from last
100000 1000 II" this i'i year and stfll have have come
left. We have one pond now at Pratt
that is estimated to contain five mill
lion but only about a fourth of this
number will mature. The remainder
will be eaten by the survivors,
Next year the state will be able to
give away more fish because it Will
have an extra fish car. A baggage
car will be rented and the two cars
will be used for transportation of
fish. AS it is now the one car is kept
on the jump day and night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
ARTHUR WALKER SHOT
Former Topeka Police Character Seri-
ousIy Wounded by His Brother.

Council Grove, Kan, June H.
Lorenzo and Arthur Walker, formerly
of Topeka, engaged in an alteration
here at o'clock this morning and
Lorenzo shot Arthur through the
thigh. Arthur is in serious condition
but will recover. Lorenzo fled after
the shooting, and has not been cap
tured.
The Walker brothers came here
few months ago from Topeka, where
they lived for several years. 1t is be-
lieved that booze played a part in the
argument. No other cause for the
shooting can be learned.
Arthur Walker is known to the po-
lice of Topeka. He is about rs years
old and has a record in police court.
Lorenzo is not known here. The
brothers are negroes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
SENSE OF TOUCH GOT HUBBY.
Blind Man and Woman Married-She
Felt Advertisement in Magazine.

Atchison, Kan, June lit pays to
advertise, even if one is blind.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bourg know, and
they're both blind.
Mrs. Bourg, who was Miss Mary
Robertson, didn't see Johns advertise
ment in a magazine for the blind,
either. She felt it with two fingers
as she perused the periodical And
she answered 1t.
That was more than a year ago, and
there has been a continual CORE
spondence since. Three weeks ago
Miss Robertson came to Atchison
from her home at MuSkogee, Okla, to
meet her future husband and make
arrangements for the wedding. 1t
took place at the bridegroom's board
ing house at 1900 Main street. Mrs.
Elizabeth Bourg, Johns mother, will
continue to live with them. Mr..
Bourg built the house several months
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
BIG FACTORY TO HIAWATHA.
Iowa Man Will Move Wichita and
Corning Plants to Brown County.

Hiawatha, Kan, June 17.-C. w.
futile, who operates factories at
Wichita, and Corning, Ia, has acquir-
ed the plant of the Hiawatha Manu-
featuring Co. Mr.. Tuttle says he in
tends to consolidate his plants at
Wichita and Corning, Ia, into one
plant to be located here and will dis
continue both of the factories he is
now operating.
The firm is to be known as the Tut
tie Manufacturing Co. and will make
a general line of farm implements.
cultivators, harrows, tillage tools, well
drills, irrigation pumps, farm pumps,
wagons and wagon beds. kitchen cabi-
nets, alfalfa meal and commercial
feeds.
According to Mr.. futile Is cars of
material have been ordered for the
erection of two new buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
TOLD OF SUICIDE BY PHONE.
Farmer Near Sedan Shot Himself Be-
fore NeighbOr Arrived

Sedan, Kan, June 17.-''Tve shot
myself in the head and I'm going to
do it again, so you'd better come on
over"
These words were shouted over a
rural telephone line six miles north
east of Sedan by Austin Long, farm
er. to a neighbor named Coover Be
fore Coover could get to Longs house
the Respondent man had kept his
word and fired another bullet into his
brain.
DR.. Fred Calhoun, the attending
physician, said there was no show for
Long to live more than a few hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
WOMAN BURGLEs A BURGLAR.
Negro in House Gives Up Two Knives
| and S1.46 of His Own

Leavenworth, Kan, June 17.-With
a revolver in her hand, Mrs. Albert
jain, TIA Columbia avenue, entered
her bedroom after hearing noises
there and confronted a burglar whom
she forced to return a gold watch and
considerable money taken from her
dresser.
She then marched him to a neigh
boring grocery store and left him in
charge of a woman there while she
telephoned to her husband. While she
was at the phone, however, the thief
escaped and has not yet been cap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

Four of the "city fathers went rid
ing in many elevators, in order to
select right kind for city building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
ACQUIT BANKER AGAIN

Pueblo, June Nv. 3. Slaughter
of Dallas, Texas. was acquitted in the
district court of charges of larceny of
live stock on which the defunct Mer
camille National bank held a mortgage
for $4,000. The verdict was returned
on instructions of the court.
Slaughter formerly was president of
the bank. He was acquitted in the
federal court of charges growing out
of the failure of the bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

telegram received by Warden T. W.
Morgan he has admitted his identity
after being confronted with his picture
and Bertillon measurements by the
police at that place.
Guard F. j. Beck has gone to
Uniontown to make sure of the mans
identity and bring him back to the
prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

tured. although the police are work
ing On the case.
Besides taking her own property
from the burglar, Mrs. jain also
took two pocket knives and 81 AZ,
which are believed to have been
stolen from some other house. She
is keeping them until their owner
Skip is proved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

The police department worked with
a vim on its new campaign to clean
out the lower part of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
ESCAPED TRUsTY is FOUND.
Walked Away From Federal Prison;
Caught in UniontoWn. Pa

Leavenworth, Kan, June 17.-Jos-
eph z. Dennison, the trusty who
walked away from the federal prison
May 25 while painting the deputy
warden's house, is reported captured
at Uniontown, Pa. According 70 a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17
BUILD $4,000 CHURCH.
st. Francis Methodists Will Owe Moth
ing on New Edifice.

ing on New Edifice.
st. Francis, Kan, June 1.-THE
Methodist Episcopal church of this
city has completed the excavation for
the basement, and will begin the erec-
ton of $14, 600 church Immediately.
There will be no debt, as the money
for the purpose is all pledged. The
building will be finished October1, and
will be as fine a place of worship as
can be found in the state
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
LAUREL AND WISER
LAKE

Miss Ida Stone is spending the
holidays with relatives near Lynden.
This week and next have been
given over as vacation to the
Laurel and Wiser schools.
Mrs. John Beauregard of Seattle,
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Warren Sadler, and Miss Violet
Charter of Los Angeles are spend
ing the holidays with the family of
her son, MIR. L. d. Beeman.
The Misses Bertha Martin and
Blanch Slack. who are students in
the Seattle Pacific Seminary. have
returned home here to spend the hol-
| idays.
Miss Myrtle Parker, who is teach
| ing in the Issaquah schools. is home
/ this week.
During the vacation the heating
| system of the school building will be
| thoroughly gone over, the floors will
be oiled and the buildings renovated.
Do not forget the New Years din
ner which will be held at the Wiser
Lake Grange hall on that day. All
are cordially invited and the ladies
are asked to bring we'll filled baskets
Mrs. Young. Mrs. Rochester, Miss
Jones, Miss Rochester, Mr.. Price and
Mr.. Young are spending the holidays
in Seattle.
Mrs. Wesley Dorr and sons, Ralph
and Bert, of East Sound, spent the
weekend visiting friends and rela'
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Davenport anc
family of Seattle are visiting here
with the family of n. c. Davenport
j The young people of the Banner
class of the Laurel NJ. E. Church en-
joyed a delightful social evening a
the Jennings home on Monday eve
ming, December II.
w. L. CASTOR and family have
moved to Sumas, where they viii
make their future home.
!, Little Miss Margaret Bowers o
Stanwood is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Alvin Minor.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Satterthwait arr
) visiting with Mrs. Satterthwait's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. n. p. Sorensen.
} Ernest Sorensen attended thu
meeting of the Washington Stat
} Creamery Operators and Buttermak
ers. held in Seattle on Thursday ant
Friday of last week.
Bertha Banks will entertain tn
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Edith Gilliland is visiting
friends in Tacoma.
Frank Walsh spent the Christina:
weekend in Seattle.
The businessmen's gymnasium
class will not meet this week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Crabtree Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ZuidmeeI
are the parents of girl, born Thurs
day.
P. ]. Van Hemert made a business
trip to Seattle and Tacoma this
week.
The Royal Neighbors have issued
invitations to a New Years dance at
Hawley's Hall December 80. Heun s
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
and their families enjoyed a fine
Christmas program and festival Sat
urday evening at the |. o. o. F. hall.
Mrs. n. Boerhave has purchased
the millinery stock of Miss Helen
Smith, and has moved it to the store
adjoining. A half-price sale on the
stock is now being held.
The effort of Bellingham business
men to subscribe the sum of $500
to continue drilling operations at the
Enterprise oil well to a depth of
5000 feet has resulted in success.
Col A H. Westbrook will hold a
combination sale at Sixth and Front
Streets Saturday afternoon. In adj
dition to household goods and stock.
a number of pairs of odd sizes in
shoes will be offered.
The Rev. z. Breen will perform
the marriage ceremony today for
Barney Bajema and Grace Van der
Veg. The young couple will take a
trip to Oak Harbor, and on their re-
turn they will make their home in
the old parsonage, formerly occupied
Ds uulIl lHtH new
home is built. Guy Dyk has charge
of the construction of their new
bungalow in east Lynden.
A score of SO to 35 was the re-
suit of the battle royal between the
businessmen five and the Wednes-
day Nighters, Thursday, the latter
emerging victorious. The contest was
fast, and as close sthe score indi-
Gates. Messrs. Serrurier, Wander
Griend, LIE Cocq, Began and P. A.
Wright composed the business team,
and Meurer, Pace. Notaboom. the
Wander Griends and Zylstra the other
squad.
The Methodist Church Sunday
school and their friends were enter
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
TELLS HOW TO ORGANIZE
COW TESTING ASSOCIATION

How to organize a COW testing
association is described this week in
bulletin issued by the Extension
Service of the Washington State Col
lege.
Says the Bulletin:
The primary object for which COW
testing associations are organized is
the keeping of yearly records upon
the amount of milk and butter fat
produced, the amounts and cost of
the feeds consumed by each animal
in the herd. Twenty-Five or thirty
farmers sign an agreement to have
records kept upon their respective
herds for one year, by man whom
the association employs. Officers
and directors are selected, the test
ing outfit purchased. blank forms
procured. the tester hired and the
association is ready to begin.
The tester visits each farmer one
day of each month, unless the farmer
is milking more than thirty cows, in
which case he remains two or more
days. He enters each COW in the
owners Herd Record Book, records
the weights of the nights and morn
ing's milk, the feed each cow receives
and then tests a sample of each cows
milk for butter fat.
Using this data the tester computes
for testing period" the total
amount of milk and butter fat pro-
duced by each animal, the amounts
of feed consumed and the difference
between the cost of the feeds and the
price obtained for the butter fat.
AT the end of the year these
monthly records are t0taied in each
Herd Record Book and the farmer
is in a position to decide intelligently
as to which are his profitable and un-
profitable cows.
The Extension Service has two
dairy field agents in the state, one
east and one west of the Cascade
Mountains, who will help any COM
munity to organize a COW testing as
ISOLATION. Usually 500 cows IN a
certain district are required to effect
the organization.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

Young Peoples League on Friday
evening of this week. Everyone is
cordially invited and requested to
bring a small present.
Mae Andersen is spending the hol-
idays with her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Compton, whose
marriage was a recent event here,
have commenced housekeeping on
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
SCHOOLS DO FINE WORK
At CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS

Two splendid Christmas programs
were given by the grade and high
school students Friday afternoon. A
number of parents attended. Miss
Edith Gilliland directed both affairs,
which proved successful in every re-
spect. A feature of the programs
was the playing of the school orches-
traS
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
CHRISTMAS FIRE BURNS
FURNITURE AT SEAT HOME

A fire Christmas morning at IL
O'Clock did considerable damage to
the furniture of Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Seat. Mr.. and Mrs. Seat had left a
fire burning. and gone out. The
stove became overheated and caused
the blaze.
A bucket brigade extinguished the
flames. The house is owned by Mrs.
L. c. Biddell.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

the Davies place, which they have
rented.
The Misses Anna and Rosa Reda
of Bellingham spent Christmas with
their mother, Mrs. J. Reda.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Hussey and
son are visiting in Seattle with Mr.
Hussey's parents.
Mrs. David Lusk is entertaining
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
LINDEN STORES TO CLOSE
DOORS NEW YEARS DAY

The majority of Lynden's stores
will be closed all day Monday, New
Years Day, following the usual Gus
tom.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

/ tanned by an excellent Christmas pro-
gram at the church Sunday evening
Miss Emma bennett visited friends
in Seattle over the Christmas week
end.
Peter Van Well of Wenatchee is
spending the holiday week at the
home of his brother, William Van
Well.
The Eastern Star entertained de-
lightfully Thursday evening at the
Masonic hall.
The wife and family of John Hag-
en- arrived Sunday from Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dykstra are re-
ceiying a visit this week from their
son and daughter, who have arrived
from the East.
L. Cole left this week for Mon
arch, Alberta. to visit his brothers
and sister.
Funeral services were held at Del
ia Friday morning in the presence of
large gathering of friends for the
late John A. Froberg. The Rev. John
son conducted the services.
Miss Elsie Meurer visited friends
in Seattle over the Christmas week
end.
Blaine will meet the Lynden bas-
ketball team in Lynden Friday eve
ming, December 5.
F. F. Nash. who has been in the
employ of The Tribune for the past
year and a half, left Sunday for
Portland, Ore, where he has accepted
position.
c. L. Craighead, manager of the
North Washington Implement Comp
any has received a carload of Itch
field manure spreaders. The price
on these is scheduled to advance aft
or the first of the year. and those
desiring to purchase are advised to
see Mr. Craighead at once.
Born-Tuesday. TO Mr.. and Mrs.
j. C. De Roster, a son.
J. r. Wallace, who lives at Nj
colai, near Sumas, killed a coyote
near his home this week and yester-
day he filed a claim for the 81 boun-
ty offered. 1t is the first time in
many years that claim of this kind
has been filed. 1t is said that the
Legislature has made no appropria-
tion in recent years to cover the
bounty.
DR.. S. S. Howe. OcuIist and Adr-
ist. At DR.. Mounter's office Tues
days. Classes accurately fitted.
An epidemic of measles is said to be
spreading quite rapidly in Belling-
ham. probably coming from Skagit
county where it has been having a
run for some time, closing many of
the schools.
The Rev. A J. Brink preached
Sunday at Zillah.
Ben Holbrook caught his right
hand in a saw at Roo and Van Leu
wen's mill Thursday, and lacerated
a couple of fingers.
T. R. Price is improving in health.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Taylor of Peardonville,
B. c., Sunday. Mr.. Taylor is now
fighting in France.
A ten pound boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. F. Van Aalsburg Friday
morning.
V. F. Randall has been sick this
week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28
Lynden
Department
Store, Inc.

the Methodist Ladies' Aid Society to-
day.
Mrs. Ed. Cameron and little son
of Sultan and Mrs. Ida Falk of Aber-
deem are guests at the Cameron
home.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

Dairy Records at The Tribune Of
flee. sc each, soc per dozen.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

We thank you for the liberal patronage you
have favored us with the past year, and we shall
strive hard to make our business relations for 1917
mutually pleasant
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

The Methodist Church Sunday
school and their friends were enter
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-28

A ten pound boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. F. Van Aalsburg Friday
morning.
V. F. Randall has been sick this
week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-15
SteeltOn Snapshots

Music at ST. Johns. - The follow
ing music has been announced for st.
Johns Lutheran Church tomorrow:
Morning-Anthem, Emanuers Land.
by Kratz. Evening-Now the Day Is
Over, by Emerson. At the evening
service the Rev. G. n. Lauffer will
sing a bass solo
Hold Food Sale. Glass No. or
Centenary United Brethren Church
Sunday school held food and fancy
work sale in the basement of No.
South Second street, to-day.
Funeral services for John j. Conk-
lin, who died in Buffalo, Thursday,
were held at the home of his mother
Mrs. G. H ConlSlin, 515 North Front
street, this afternoon at O'Clock
Burial was made at Highspire.
Postpone Meeting. - A meeting of
members of Steelton Camp, 56S9, Mod
ern Woodmen of America called for
last evening to reorganize the degree
team has been postponed until next
Friday evening.
Malta Activities. Baldwin Com
mandery, los Knights of Malta will
attend services in Stevens Memorial
Church, Harrisburg, tomorrow with
communicates from Harrisburg. The
Rev. Clayton Albert Smucker will de-
liver Il special sermon.