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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

The Oakland high school entertained
Friday evening in the country north OF
Oakland, near the river, for the freshman
class of the school. Wien1es, marsnmal-
10 guests were present including the rae
ulty.
Mr.. and Mrs H j. Carper have changed
their residence from Oakland avenue TO
Denver. Colo
The present enrolment in the Oakland
high school is 90 and the total enrolment
of the entire school Alp. This number Is
larger by 10 than it was at the beginning
of the school term last year.
Miss Ruth Phillips of Ottawa, is v1s1-
tor of Prof. and Mrs. S. w. McGarrah.
Mrs Carrot Barker has gone to Cove,
Kan, to join Mr.. Barker who is teaching
The Missionary society of the Oakland
Methodist church will meet Monday even
ing with Mrs. Walter Hammil, 800 Wa
bash avenue. The speaker of the evening
will be Miss Myrtle Tfder, missionary
stationed at Sappora, Japan. She is spend
ing her furlough In the city. The Stan
dard Bearers missionary class is invited
to come and each bring a friend. The
meeting will begin at 30 o'clolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Yost of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are new residents at 26S Oakland
avenue.
turned from a vacation spent camping in
Colorado.
The Win One class of the Methodist
church will meet Tuesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER Is, with Mrs. David Hamilton, Win
field avenue.
Mrs. Effie McCaslin and family had as
dinner guests Friday evening. the Rev.
and Mrs. W. L. Martin of Westmoreland,
Kan. and their son, Lieut.. Melvin Martin,
who is stationed at Topeka.
Al Cuttings is quite i'll at his home, 800
kelam avenue.
Mrs. Bower and mother, Mrs. Stockholm
of Salina are new residents at 456 Wabash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

NJ. E. church Mr. Wise will talk on What
Does Creation Really Mean" In the
evening the sermon topic will be "A Rival
of the X-Rays.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Birmingham have
gone to Dwight, KAN. where they will
visit Mr.. Brantingham's sister.
Mrs. W. W. Snead, Az Cedar street, has
returned home after a short time spent
at local hospital where she had her top-
The Rev Mr. Sutton will talk Sunday
morning at the East Side Methodist church
on The Parable of the Sewer. In the
evening he will use as his topic ''Educa-
ton, Does 1t Pay?"
Miss Grace stafford will entertain the
Kewpie club Wednesday afternoon Seb-
TENDER 10, at ner home, Highland avenue
Mrs A p Wolff entertained the Vesta
club at their first meeting of the fall sea-
Mrs. H. l. Derby, Mrs G. R. Gross. Mrs
J. NJ. Jones. Mrs. c. E Cox, idrs. A T.
Snider, Mrs. D. t; Thompson and Mrs. H.
Louis and daughter. Greta, and Mrs. NJ E
Ruffner were guests. In two weeks Mrs
G. 4. Gross will entertain.
Miss Marion Plummer of Strong City,
has returned home after visiting Miss Fran
ces Taylor, zoos Monroe street. Miss Louise
been visiting Miss Taylor has gone u
Cottonwood Falls, where she will teach the
coming winter.
The Anti Can't boys of the East Side
Methodist church have returned from their
camping trip at Oskaloosa. They report
a fine time. They were aecomranled by
the Rev. Fred Sutton, pastor of the East
Side Methodist church.
Mrs. n. E. Cummings and daughter
Greta, of st. Louis, are visiting Mrs Cum
ming's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wtiiams,
Sumner street.
Verne Burbank has returned to his home
on Woodruff avenue after a vacation spent
in Omaha Neb.
Mrs L. Rollo has gone to Denver to
spend vacation. She will also visit other
parts of Colorado.
A Union Christian Endeavor rally VIII De
held Sunday afternoon in the Third Pres
byterian church. program which is to
begin at 2: 30 O'Clock will consist of
hymns, directed by George Adamson, pray
er. special music Mr.. F. F. Dawdy of the
Third Christian church; paper, What the
Christian Endeavor Stands For" Homer
Herrick: special music, Second Unltei
Bretheren church: Juniors in exercise; pa
per. Mrs Holmes of the SeconI United
brethren c. E. society: special music. Mr..
Adamson; paper. Mrs voigt of the Third
Christian church; talk. Rev. J. Hicks
closing song and benediction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
JESSIE TOBIAS WON
Twelve Year Old Girl Takes Silver
Medal at w. G. T. U. Contest.

Pretty 12-year-old Jessie Marie To-
bias. 1927 Quincy street, with the spi-
rit and enthusiasm of a professional
reader, won the w. C. T. U. annual
silver medal reading contest at the
First United Brethren church. Twelfth
and Quincy streets, last night. Earl
Williams of Garfield school took sec
ond honors.
This contest is given under the
auspices of the Y. P. B. of the W. c.
T. U. and arouses considerable inter-
est among the school children. The
winners of the silver medal will enter
the gold medal contest late this fall
Jessie Marie Tobias is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. b H. Tobias. and
is an exceptionally bright girl. She is
in the seventh grade of Garfield
school She was coached by her sis
ter, Miss Estelle Tobias
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

Arthur BoncbraI1e, boy golfer of To-
peka, new champion of Kansas.
His work was that of a master and
that OF his opponent measured up to
il as mechanical efficiency always
measures UP to genius. AZ no tim,
was Armstrong dangerous oppon-
emit: never was he in position where
he could so much as hold his own and
hope for the breaks to come his way
later on. Altho he played steady.
consistent 2ame-one up to MS usual
performance those who know him say
he was so completely Gdtclassed
that even the gallery of golf bugs
found il hard to retain sufficient in
terest to follow the match.
His PLAY Consistent
Bonebrake was at mis- best as is
shown by the score cards. He made
the - holes in Just four twenty sew
enths of stroke above par. and he
shot two Of the lowest nine hole scores
made during the entire tournament
getting Il 81 ON his first ard third
rounds
Nut only is the new champion the
Youngest man who ever ht Id the state
title. but he is one of the most popu-
lar and today he mas a greater golf
future before HIM than any other lad
in the Middle West. Bonebrake is the
son OF T. O BOnebral5e. = street car
conductor who lives at 2t09 Fillmore
street. lie began his golf career as a
caddy Mt the Country club and has
been playing as a member of the
Shawnee club fer the last three years.
He viii be Il years old next month.
If Armstrong was expecting any
thing but defeat at the hands of his
opponent he did not show it He
played his game carefully and instead
of trying to out-drive tn lad relied
upon puts and approaches to make
up the disadvantage he was under
when using wooden clubs but only on
one or two occasions did h succeed
in gaining an iron shot advantage.
Armstrong a Good Sport.
A little incident that happened near
the end of the match viii show the
way he took his defeat.
They were playing for the twenty
sixth hole. near the street car track
A car came into the bend Just as Arm
strong was about co make an approach
and the conductor called 20 the crowd
to ask how Bonebrake was coming
out No one in the gallery answered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
BIG ONAGA FAIR ENDS
Tenth Annual Stock Show Proves Its
Customary Success.

The tenth annual fair and stock
show, held at Onaga, was officially
closed Friday. The carnival and
lar than at last years fair. The fair
celebration and display was held un-
der the auspices of the Onaga Com
mercial club and was a big success
financially.
The hog and cattle exhibits were
good some animals entered in the
fair being worthy of entry in much
larger fairs. Twenty-seven entries
were made in the mule and horse
show Poultry and sheep also played
a big part in the fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

The Rev. Milo Moore will talk at both
morning and evening services at the 81, :
ward Avenue Baptist church Sunday
Mr., and Mrs. ]. w. Mason, 217 Larch
street, were given a birthday surprise
THURSDAY Thu day The guests were: Mr.. and
Cooper, Mrs. Charles Parker Mrs L.
Athon, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Reser, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Jones,
Mr. and Mrs NJ E. Mason, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Huber. Mrs c. f. James, Miss Ethel
James of RossviIle, Edward Wherty Lee
land Mason, William Mason, Fern and Faye
Huber, Dorothy McNair and Adele tatter-
son.
After a week at school at the Pelvofr
school. District 81, the school has an en-
rollment of 135. The teachers arr Miss
Fessie Crumb. Miss Addie Caulk and Miss
Lillian Moser. Miss Frida Bechtel is prin-
cipal The pupils will have one day vaca-
ton next week, on which they may go to
the fair.
of Mrs. J. Brantinsham, German avenue
Those present included: Mrs. T.. Brown
Mrs. Arthur Dewitt and Mrs. John Bech-
tel.
Miss Marie Vetter, Branner street, left
Friday for Kansas City. She will visit
relatives and friends.
Sunday morning at the Seward Avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
FAIR FOR THE FAIR
Forecaster Promises Good Weather
All Next Week.

Fair week for Topeka will truly be
fair. so reads the cheerful weather
forecast for next week. Moderate
temperatures are promised thruout
the week. The hundreds of Kansans
who will come to Topeka for the fair
will find the roads in an unchanged
condition, dry and fairly good. No
rain is in sight, with the possible ex-
ception of light local showers. The
forecast for the week reads:
Generally fair weather with mod
crate temperatures the first half of
the week and slightly warmer during
the last half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
BOY GOLFER OF
Topeka WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Arthur BOnebrake, Only Is,
Takes Final Play Easily.
Holds Kansas State Title
Youngest on Record.
BEAT ARMSTRONG, 10 AND 9
Made "a Holes in 4-27ths Above
Par This Morning.
State Tournament for 1917
Ends in City Today.
BEAT ARMSTRONG, 10 AND 9

Arthur Bonebrake, age 1C, is the
law golf champion of Kansas.
The boy phenom of the Shawnee
club annexed the title today easily
when ne defeated H. L. Armstrong,
of the Country club, in the final round
of the championship match Of the
tenth annual tournament of the state
association. At the end of tho twenty
seventh hole he had Armstrong IL
down with to play and Il was all
over except the congratulations.
To say that Bonebrake played spec
tacular golf is expressing it mildly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
MASONIC NOTICE

The members of Orient lodge No 81,
A. F. & A. M. are requested to meet
at Masonic temple Sunday, August g.
at o'clock p. M, sharp. to attend the
funeral of our late brother, Theo. A.
Wilkie. All Master Masons invited.
H R. BLANCHARD, Master.
EVAN DAVIS. Secretary.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

next two holes went to the young phe-
nom who made them in par The
score of the first nine holes:
Bonebrake-
5-3-4-6-3-5-5- 3-4-Total SO
Armstrong
7-4-5-6- 3-6-4-4-5-TotaI "A
Second Round.
On the second round both started
off with fresh vim and divided hon
ors at the first flag. On the eleventh
hole Armstrong took his second rally
and held the advantage until the thir-
teenth when "Boney'' again settled
into his stride and made the longest
hole of the course in par five. The
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth all
went to the youngster and then Arm
strong rallied sufficiently to halve the
seventeenth and eighteenth. At the
end of the second round Bonebrake
was up with 8 holes to play. The
medal score of the second round:
Bonebrake-
5-4-5-5-3-4-4-3 81.
Armstrong
5-3-4-6-4-5-5- 3-4-Total So.
The Third Round.
At Armstrong; suggestion the play
was continued without delaying for
lunch and most of the gallery contin-
ued to follow thru to the end. Again
both got away with honors even at
the nineteenth hole. Armstrong COM
ing back and making a par after hav-
ing over pitched the green. On the
twentieth hole lost a stroke when he
drove out of bounds but he came
back with a pretty drive on the TWEEN
ty-first and won the last honor he got
during the remainder of the match.
The twenty-first, twenty-second, TWEEN
ty-third and twenty-fourth all went to
Bonebrake, the twenty-fifth and
twenty sixth were halved and then it
was all over at the home flag.
Bonebrake's driving was the big Sc
cret of his success. On every occa-
sion except one he shot the ball thru
the air yards farther than his oppo-
nent. His putting was more accurate
than it had been in the preliminaries
but he did not display the iron class
he has been known to have. Only
once did he get into difficulty thru
driving That was on the last hole
His ball landed on the cinder path in
front of the club house and this has
been out of bounds under club rules.
but, with all local rules abolished he
had to play his lie. In order to get
on the green it was necessary for him
to loft over tree at short range and
he did this nicely Armstrong missed
an easy putt after having gotten on
the green in two strokes and the lad
holed out for the honor that comes to
few at his age. The medal score of
the last round was as follows:
Bonebrake-
5-4-3-4-5-3-3-Total 81
Armstrong
5-5-4-5-4 Total AZ
Frank Griggs won the champion
ship consolation trophy this afternoon
from T. H. Bridges, ending the last
regular match of the tournament A
mixed Scotch foursome was begun at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. M. $3.50:
other hours. 4751 k-2-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland.
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. M. 1850:
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
5-4-5-4-s-4-5-s-s-Total 81


5-5-4-5-4-6-5-3-4- AZ
Frank Griggs won the champion
ship consolation trophy this afternoon
from T. H. Bridges, ending the last
regular match of the tournament. A
mixed Scotch foursome was begun at
? O'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
SNAP SHOT

AT HOME NEWS

Different Effect.
Wild animals grow tame, with sound
OF photograph. so mild.
And yet. that very sound has caused
Our neighbors to grow Wild
Cir-Cingle
Mohave County miner., 1917-03-17
Kingman. March 9Th, 1917.


The Board of Supervisors MOhave County State Arizona met this
PRESENT: W. B. Stephens Chairman; W. Member L. H.
Member; and F. n Van Ma Clerk by R. l. Hartley Deputy Clerk
Minutes of previous meeting approved read
Mr. R. N Priest U. appeared before the Board the mat
of the accompanied by Mr. Priest and
Inspector O. E. Walker inspected the well site in Waapa valley
This being the of sealed bids for County printing
and the hour of II o'clock NJ having arrived the Board proceeded
said bids, there being (2) in number, towit
County Printing for the publication of the proceed
Supervisors pubca-
law County charge 5 column
inch
Kngman Publishing publishing proceedings
column Publishing
notice bids election pmations, notice of the
all other public notices required by the County that
charge 10 column ch each insertion
County S25O375 from County General fund Special Road
Bridge funded debt sinking fund
Road fund.- the 100000 be returned funded
debt sinking fund at later date.
W. B. Stephens County
blackberry
Mine. VOTE: Stephens, Aye; Foster, Aye Lynch, No
w. B. by adopt County
Hawc Ranch the Sandy Horse Camp and
Springs YucaSgnal Road VOTE: Stephens,
Aye; Foster, Aye; Lynch, No.
hereby adopted as
County roads.
addition the of
Kingrnan approved by by
Hoffman before the Board the matter of the road
consent
instructed make survey of the above road.
The hour o'clock NJ having arrived the Board adjourned until
A N. March 6h 1917
W. B. STEPHENS,
Chairman Supervisors County
F. N. VAN MARTER, Clerk
Mohave County miner., 1917-03-17
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF M0HAVE COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA.
for years 1915 and 1916 {.


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1850 5000
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500 596 Underwood H. l.,
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Mohave County miner., 1917-03-17
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF MOHAVE COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA

Kingman, March 7th, 1917
The Board of Supervisors this day the
pursuant to taken March 9Th 1917
Continued On Page Eighty
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-28
Trimmings Are Gorgeous.

trimmings @Te 0OT9eOuS.
The cities and people of the East,
from Port Said to Yokohama, and
from peasant to king, apparently have
been put under the miscroscope this
season by designers Of trimmings in
order to bedeck milady in a manner
BETTING. The resultant offerings are
remarkable for their colorings, beauty
and variance. Chinese motifs have
been worked out in several ways, not
the least being in hand embroideries,
while wool, silk and wool, and beaded
decorations embodying the designs and
colorings of India, Egypt and other
Eastern countries are offered in great
abundance. A great variety Of novel
tassels is offered to buyers also. Many
Of them make use Of Eastern design
motifs, and all of them are selling like
the proyerbial hot cakes.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-28
GOMPERS ISSUES CALL
FOR LABOR GATHERING
Summons Spokesman of Wage Earn.
ers to Determine Part Labor
Should Take.

Washington, March 6.-Spokesmen
Of more than 100000 American wage
earners have been called to meet in
conference here March IL to deter
mine and announce the part labor
shall claim in the formulation of poll
cies of preparedness and defense in
the crisis confronting the nation.
The call was issued by Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, under authority
Of the federation's executive council
It went to presidents of 10 national
and international unions affiliated
with the federation, department pres
idents, and the four great railroad
employees brotherhoods.
There will be preliminary meet
ing Of the executive council next Fri.
day to arrange for the conference
which promises to be the most not
able gathering Of American labor rep
resentatives ever held.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-28
UNITED STATES SENATE AGREES
TO ABANDON OLD TIME RULE
OF UNLIMITED DEBATE ON
TWo-THlRDS VOTE.
ACTION CAME AFTER SIX
HOURS DEBATE ON RULE
senators La Toilette and Gronna,
Who Opposed Armed Neutrality
Bill, and Sherman, Who Fa-
vored 1t, Cast the Votes
Against New Rule.

Washington, March 10.-After more
than 100 years under rules permitting
debate limited only by the physical
endurance of the constitution the Sen.
ate has, by vote Of rs to 3, put pow
or in the hands of two-thirds of it's
members in the future to limit discus
sion and to say when vote shall be
taken on a pending measure.
Never while the amendment is in the
Senate rule book can little group of
wilful men" as President called those
he held responsible for defeat of the
Armed Neutrality bill, prevent a vote
upon bill before the Senate if two
thirds Of their colleagues will other
wise. The organized fllibuster as rec
ognized in the Senate is dead
Action Came Soon.
Action came Unexpectedly after six
hours debate on the new rule, draft
ed by bipartisan committee. AL
though both Democrats and Republic
ans had approved the change in eau
Gus and Senator Martin, the majority
floor leader, had given notice that the
Senate would be kept in continuous
session until a vote was taken, nearly
everyone looked for much longer dis.
cussion.
Senators La Toilette and Gronna,
two of those who opposed the Armed
Neutrality bill and Senator Sherman,
who favored it, cast the negative votes
Senators Cummins, Kenyon, Kirby,
Lane, Norris, Stone and Vardaman,
who were against the Armed Neutral.
ity bill, voted for the amendment. Col.
leagues Of most Of the senators alb.
sent announced that if they had been
present they would have supporteA it.
Must Be Foreseen.
The exact use of the rule will not
become apparent until it is enforced
but it probably cannot be successful
1y used to prevent the spectacular one
man flibusters by which senators have
talked bills pending i'm the closing
hours of a session to the legislative
grave. Such filibusters probably can
not be prevented unless they are fore
seen, but an organized affair which
must be planned two days or more
ahead OF sessions end can be dis
posed of easily.
In brief the new rule provides that
on petition Of 16 senators to close de
bate on a pending measure, the Sen
ate by a two-thirds vote on the fol
lowing day but one, may include pro
visions to prevent dilatory tactics ant
to bar the Introduction after cloture
is ordered of amendments not Ger
name to the pending bill.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-28
WILSON HAS AUTHORITY
TO ARM MERCHANTMEN
Power-Extra Session of Congress
Almost Certainty.

Washington, March 10.-Both Secre-
rotary Lansing and Attorney General
Gregory have advised President Will
son that he has full authority to arm
merchant ships against illegal attacks
by German submarines.
It was to these two officers that the
President referred the contention
raised in the Senate that the old stat
utes enacted to authorize merchant
men to resist pirates raised an in
superable bar to the step he desired
to take to meet the submarine men
ace. They have reported that the
statutes have no application to the
present situation.
In view of the action of the Sen
ate in revising it's rules to prevent an
other such f1libuster it was thought in
some administration quarters that the
President would Immediately call an
extra session.