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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
HERNDON TOFRON7
RaWlins County Town Is En-
iOying Much Prosperity.
Farmers and Business Men
Make 1t Substantial Place.

Herndon, Kan, March 6.-Prosper-
ity is seen AL around HerndOn. In
one day about 800 wagon loads of
wheat were marketed here. Seldom
has the soil ever grown a larger crop
of wheat than was harvested in 1916,
tributary to HerndOn.
State Senator James Malone. who
lives here, and is at the head of the
Touring mill, is in Topeka this winter
working for northwest Kansas. He
is proud of Herndon and Rawlins
county. The people do things here,
and while there isn't a boom on, the
visitor will see building going on and
new ones completed late last fall and
early winter, all over town.
Among the new business enterprises
is the addition of another lumber
yard, of which the farmers are at
the head. This indicates the farmers
around Herndon are getting on easy
street. 1t is entertaining to the WISH
tor to talk with the pioneer settlers
who have stayed here and built up
such a thrifty enterprising town. The
stores are creditable. The town has
an up-to-date drug store, owned by a
lady, Mrs. c. r. Stevenson, who is one
of the few women registered pharma-
cists in the state. All the business
houses are on a solid foundation. This
has given Herndon a good name.
New Catholic Church..
The new Catholic church nearing
completion, will cost about $4,000
Preparations are being made for its
dedication. which will take place in
May 1t is built of cement, and every
block was made in Herndon. The
inside is finished in style, beautiful
in design as it is one of the most i'm
posing church structures in northwest
Kansas.
The increasing school population
| 7 ecessitates the building of additions
room, and this year will see d 5000
building erected. The old pioneer
| business building still stands excep
that it has changed its location. Fol-
several years it was occupied by 1
postoffice. The first meal the State
Journal correspondent ate in Hern
don thirty years ago, was in his store
and consisted of cheese and crackers
Geo. w. Dull came a few years later
and here he has stayed and built up
large general merchandise trade. Hi
store room is too small and he eX
poets to enlarge it.
| Charley Kirchner. eX-sheriff o
Rawlins county, lives on a farm ad
| joining town. He built a large barn
and has so much faith in this section
that he has added another farm t.
| his possessions.
This section of the Beaver Creel
valley is full of stock, grains ant
alfalfa. 1t is no wonder the bushes
men have prospered as we'll as tn
farmers. There never has been
| building boom, but the town has KEEP
pushing ahead and getting a NOR
substantial foundation. Many of tn
farmers are thrifty foreigners, VIII,
improve their farms and build goo,
| houses and barns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
COUNTY SPELLING "BEE''
Five Courtland Girls Garry Away Hon.
ors in BeIlcviIle Matches.

CORTLAND, Kan, March 6.-Much
interest was taken in the county spell
ing contest held at Belleville, and five
CORTLAND girls carried home the hon
ors for being the best speller in their
grades in the county. Mildred McMi-
chael won first place in the high
school contest and Hazel Hammond
was first in the general spelling con-
test. while Hazel McMichael was a
close second. Ruth Larsen won sec
ond place in the seventh grade and
Edna Ericsson second place in the
fifth grade. This makes the fourth
time Mildred McMichael has won
laurels in the county spelling contest.
Twice she carried away the first prize
and twice the second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD-TRY THIS

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea. or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Rrust Thee at
any pharmacy. Take tablespoonful
of the tea. put a cup of boiling water
upon it. pour through a sieve and
drink a teacup full at any time, 1t is
the most effective way TO break
cold and cure grip. as it opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Also Ioos-
ems the bowels. thus breaking a cold
at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vege-
liable. therefore less.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
KILLING AT ALVA, OKLA.
Angry Mob Threatens Man Accused OF
Brutal Cafe Murder.

Wichita, Kan, March "a mob
has formed at Alva, Okla, and Off
GERS are alarmed over the safety of
Harrison Eller. who is reported to
have confessed to killing Joe Files,
night clerk at a cafe in Alva. Eller
was discharged a short time before
the brutal murder of Files. Files
home is at Burnt Prairie, Ill.
Sheriff Strothers telephoned from
Alva that he had six armed men in
the Jail guarding the prisoner. A
crowd had formed but for lack of a
leader was dispensing. he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
MAY MEET IN DENVER
Mile High City Wants Proposed Dill
lOn-Darcy Fistic Encounter.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 6.-Jacll
Dillon has accepted an offer from
Denver to fight Les Darcy in that city
within thirty days. The purse
amounts to $4,000, according to word
received from Jack Hammer. promoter
of the National Athletic club of Dem
YER
Dillon admitted today that he had
released Sam Marberger, his manager
for several years. and will handle his
own affairs in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
DIDN'T EVEN SCREAM
Nurse Faints After Return From Walk
Had Been Shot by HoIdup.

Chicago, March 6.-Mrs. Katherine
Sparks, employe of Wesley hospital is
a promising candidate for the Spartan
lad contingent.
She went out for a walk last night
and tainted shortly after her return.
Examination revealed a bullet wound
in her side. When she recovered con-
seriousness, she told police negroes for
meriy employed by the hospital had
stopped her and requested she give
them money. When she refused, she
was shot. She is in a serious condi-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
KING OF TRAILS MEET.
Convention Will Be Held Either in
Omaha Or kansas City

lola, Kan, March 6.-The date and
place of the national convention of the
King of Trails association, will be fixed
at a meeting here March T. of the
committee on national organization
and the finance committee.
Omaha. Neb., and Kansas City, Mo-.
are the favorites for the convention
among the delegates in this section,
members state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
1900 HAVE SCARLET FEVER
Worst Epidemic of Its Kind Ever
known Sweeps Chicago.

Chicago. March 6.-Chicago is
swept with the worst scarlet fever cpl
demic in years. Every bed in the
contagious disease hospital is filled
and scores of private homes are un-
der quarantine Health department
reports show that there are at least
1900 cases under treatment. Health
Commissioner Robertson estimates
that there are 500 cases which have
not been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
Bratton Defeats Schneider.

Denver, Colo. March 6. Jack
Bratton of California, knocked out
Leo Schneider of st. Louis, in the
third round of their fight here. A
right to the jaw put Schneider down
for the count
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06

Buffalo, n. Y, March 6.-Tom
Cowler, British candidate for world S
heavyweight championship honors,
gave Big Bill Brennan of Chicago, q
whirlwind boxing lesson of ten rounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
German Embassy TO Copenhagen.

Copenhagen, March Count Won
Bernstorff and mis- party will not leave
the Frederik VIII at a Norwegian
port, but will remain on board until
the liner arrives at Copenhagen. They
will stay here for a day or two before
proceeding 10 Berlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06

They're fine! Cascarets liven your
liver, clean your thirty feet of bow
els and sweeten your stomach. You
eat one or two. like candy, before
going to bed and in the morning your
head is clear. tongue is clean, stom-
ach sweet, breath right and cold gone
Get box from your druggist and en-
joy the incest, gentlest liver and bow
ell cleansing you ever experienced.
Cascarets stop sick headache, bilious
ness. indigestion, bad breath and con-
situation.
Mothers should give a whole Cas-
caret to cross, bilious, sick. feVerish
children any time. They are harmless
and never grippe or sicken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06

it. Coleman knew all that and by
becoming slightly personal invited all
But the senate passed the public utili-
ties appropriation bill just the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06
|. M. PENWELL
Funeral Director

ROBERT STEELE. Assistant
Phone 1872 5OS-51O Quincy ST.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Durand and
two little daughters, Dorothy and
Virginia, returned to their home In
Yalaha yesterday after spending
Christmas with Mrs. Durand's sister,
Mrs. Fred Weihe and family.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

eral years ago and are being warmly
welcomed by many friends.
Miss Esther Cleveland to Marry .
British Officer
Miss Esther Cleveland, the white
House Baby" is to become the war
bridge of Capt. Alfred Bosanquet, of
the British army. Miss Cleveland is
"a The romance began three years
ago in Switzerland. The two met
again after Miss Cleveland had gone
to London. 18 months ago, to do wal
nursing. A few weeks ago the cap
tain was invaded home from the
front and sent to st. Dustan's Home
for Blinded Soldiers to have his eye
sight sremedied. Miss Cleveland was
doing volunteer work there. Captain
Bosanquet has been decorated with
the Distinguished Service Order for
gallantry.
Miss Esther Cleveland is the sec.
ond daughter of President Grover
Cleveland and was born at the White
House as was her elder sister, Miss
Ruth Cleveland, who died several
years ago. Miss Cleveland's younger
sister, Miss Marian Cleveland, was
married this past year.
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

Don't fail to see eMother Goose" at
Temple Theater Monday afternoon
and night. Admission 10 and IS cents
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28
Junior Epworth League Christmas
Tree

Tree
The members of the Junior League
enjoyed their Christmas tree at the
home of their superintendent, Mrs. M.
M. Little, yesterday afternoon. The
tree was very attractive with its
numerous gifts and ornaments Rev.
Smith Hardin, the. new pastor, with
his wife was present, and the Juniors
pledged him 365 days of service and
cooperation for the new year. There
was music and singing. With the ex-
ception of a few all the December
honor members were present, as fol-
lows: Marjorie Burnett, Mary Fraser,
Albert Frampton, Bob Simmons, An
ME Laurie and Cyril Boyd, Sara
Rentz, Louise Adams, Charles Brown,
Earl and Elton Henderly, Edward
Cook, Evelyn Brown, Edna Martin
and Mary Louise Atkinson. There
were some visitors who added much
to the afternoons entertainment and
all expressed themselves as much
pleased.
The Juniors sent bouquets of holly
and Christmas green's, with some
fruit to the hospital and the sick of
the city Christmas day. Sunday they
will have missionary program UNI
der direction of Mrs. Claude Barnett.
Thursday, Jan. Ord, they will hold .
business meeting at the parsonage
when plans for the new year will BE-
made and the honor roll for January
1913, begun. These Juniors thank
their friends for their support dur
ing the past and wish for each one
a happy, prosperous year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor and
daughter, Leonore, motored home
Thursday night from Jacksonville,
where they spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Phillips and children. Mrs.
Taylor's mother, Mrs. Blalock, will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Phillips, for
several days longer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

Rev. and Mrs. L. w. Moore and
daughter, Miss Lala of Live Oak, ar
rived in the city Monday to spend the
week with their son-in-law and
daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Fred Weihe
and sons. Frederick and Theodore.
They viii leave Sunday for Madison,
where Rev. Moore viii be the Metho-
dist pastor for the coming year. Rev.
Moore and family lived IN ocala sew
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

Womanss Club Reception Postponed
The Woman's Club reception that
was to have been given on Dec. 31st,
at the club house, has been postponed
until Friday evening, Jan. 18th.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-28

eral years ago and are being warmly
welcomed by many friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
A Grave Menace in Russia

Henry Farrand Griffin, in Lesies
 Should the Bolesheviki remain in con- trol in Russia and actually conclude separate peace with Germany, the situa- ton in 1918 is going to be mighty serious for the allies. There is no use trying to dodge the fact. We have already seen what a condition amounting to an arm istice on the eastern front has enabled Germany to do in Italy and France If Russia should conclude a peace with Germany, Rumania would be compelled to follow suit It Is perhaps not too much to say that for Germany the elim- ination of the Russian and Rumanian fronts and access to Russia's raw mate rials and food supplies would offset the support the United States could throw to the entente allies during the year 1918 at any rate. It would certainly mean considerable prolongation of the war and the sacrifice of many additional Aneri- can lives. That is undoubtedly the req son our government is more disposed than the allies to be patient with the vagaries of the BolshevilSi and is seeking to reach such an understanding as to allied war aims as may eliminate the danger of a separate peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

and no surplus to turn out millions of yards of shoddy fabrics which find pleas ure for moment in a woman's eyes, And the woman herself realizes that at any moment there may be a shortage Of fabric for her apparel. and she does not want to spend money, even if it Is not a large amount, for clothes that are made up of badly woven, badly dyed ma terials that last only butterfly's hour. This demand for good fabric is not new. It is the fundamental instinct of tion and economy to grasp at what is durable.
 We need not fear for the fashions in the hold that this instinct will have on women Individuality of dress, a vast amount of alteration. the employment of thousands of seamstresses will be de- l manded by the women who buy clothes; and it may be-but of that I am not com petent to write-that the mills themselves and the vast wholesale network of trade in cheap clothes in this country will be relieved of a stupendous effort tosplease variety of women, sometimes at a loss to themselves.
 Everyone has to face this clothes sit uation during the war with a spirit of patriotism and eager endeavor to do the greatest good to the greatest number. This has confronted every generation of women whose husbands have gone to war but there Is a brand new situation injected into this war, and it is the doni- nant one concerning apparel.
 WOMEN'S INCREASED INCOMES
 It is this: The earning capacity of the women of the nations involved in the war is without precedent in the history of the planet Whether or not it was the psychological moment for women to rush forward like the tremendous turn of the tide and flood all the places where money is to be made, is not for a mere re- porter to say. It is too vast a move ment in the history of the world to be encompassed in a sentence or a column, but the fact Is present in the calcula- tions of everyone who has something to sell
 If women who have never had money to spend will be able to make salary such as man has to support family, are they going to save it? They are not. They are going to spend it, and they are going to spend it on the things they have always desired. That is why sealskin sacks and ostrich feathers have been sold in London for two years to women who have always worn calico wrappers and knitted shawls.
 PREACHING A NEW GOSPEL
 
 of the new statistics affirm, who are demanding good materials for their clothes. It is said by those who know that women who paid sl5 for suits now pay $30, and those who paid g for hat now pay S1o; and this change in money spending does not rest entirely on the
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last year and they remain high in price but they are used by the exclusive de- signers as an offset to the somberness of too much dull velvet and satin
 They are particularly well used in evening wraps and gowns, but one nas grown tired of these fabrics in millinery The Russian hats which fit the head and flare outward, depending on their shape, and not their trimming, for their price and beauty, have been made of this metallic brocade all winter and were so popularly worn that the majority of women are weary of the style.
 The same weariness comes in the use of this metallic brocade in combination with sturdier fabrics for coat style and street Cocks, but there Is no feeling against it when it is sp1ashed into view through the medium of evening apparel It seems to belong there.
 By the way, on one of the newest Of these black velvet and silver brocade evening wraps, there Is trench muf- fer of fur that wraps we'll around the neck and hangs in two long ends at the back. The wrap itself presents the ap- pearance of an antique Chinese garment from the back, especially when the wearer lifts her hands. It was really one of the most successful ornaments worn at the Metropolitan opera house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Watch Your Brakes
f W s1auson in Leslie's.

H. w. SIauSOn III L6Sll6 5.
 The motorist who does not keep his brakes in first class condition and who does not attach prime importance to their efficiency of operation is consid- cred either of suicidal or homicidal disnosition-or as fool. Defective spark plugs, leaky valves, extravagant carburetors and other features of poorly kept car can affect only the peace of mind of the driver and the personal enjoyment and utility which he can ob- tain from his vehicle. Defective brakes, on the other hand, are menace, not only to the lives of the driver and his passengers, but to every other road user in the vicinity as well. It is not too radical a prediction to state that in a few years municipal, if not state, authorities, will require frequent and rigid brake tests which must meet cer- tain requirements before any car will be licensed to use the city strets and country highways.
 The car manufacturer is responsible originally for the construction and the proper design of brake mechanism, the selection of a suitable quality of brake lining, and the correct adjustment of the operating pedals and connections. But even though he has met these con ditions as far as he is able, the se- we're service to which the brakes on an average car is subjected makes con- stant attention necessary. and it is dis tinctly the duty of every car owner to see that his brakes are kept in proper condition to meet certain rigid tests, and that the proper quality of brake lining, correctly applied is selected when the first set has seen it's day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

An American buyer living in New York who represents link o1 retali shops that stretch across the continent and who is said to have control over s12s. 900 a year for the purchase or women's clothes, should be good au- thority on the buying power of the coun- try. He is. He has gone over the en- tire situation as it confronts us, with the new year and a great war. Here IS what he says:
 "The facts and figures which have show that women in the country have more money today than ever in our hls- tory. Hundreds of thousands of these women will be in a financial position to buy the kind of clothes they have always wanted which Is of the better grades and garments better than they have ever worn
 Now, mind you. This is the statement of man who represents that vast mer- chandise that we find outside of the ex- elusive dressmakers and high-priced shops. He knows what the women throughout the country desire to buy, and when he makes the statement that the demand for cheap fabrics and shoddy materials is beginning to wane. he rep resents most interesting phase of com mercial activity.
 The great nations who make women's clothes through the process of immense organizations have flooded the world with cheap and perishable apparel. They have catered to a desire on the part of hundreds of thousands of women to buy what is smart and new, rather than what is durable.
 It is already perceptible, wherever masses of women have foregathered. that costly simplicity is the substitute for costly ornamentation. Soon will come the other upheaval in dress when women who buy inexpensive clothes will demand that the fabric endure.
 It was all very well during 8 period of enormous productivity on the part of the mills, to throw away SIS on every new frock that suited the fancy and to discard it when the particular fash ion in which 1t was made began to wane; but today we are girded for war, and the output of these mills Is not intended to curry favor with women.
 The appeal of the government for the use of only 41s yards of wool in any costume has been met with a response that sounds like a cheer from the various associations that are banded together to provide apparel for women; but our anx- ieties are not especially involved on this question for the next six months. We have sufficient warm clothing to carry us through the cold winter and we do not expect to need wool in our garments un- til next November. Therefore, as far as the women are concerned, the mills can do as they like for the year of 1918, with their output of worsted fabrics, but women are awakened to the fact that the mills have no time, no man power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

white Hercules braid is used for a roll ing collar. cuffs and a broad belt on gowns of black and gray satin, as well as on frocks or serge and deeply colored woolen fabrics.
 There seems to be no scarcity of me- tallic tissue. and silver lace in the hands of the dressmakers and on the shelves of the shops. They are probably soma of the luxuries that have replaced ne- cessities.
 There are also several hundred yards of black and silver and black and gold brocadea They were very expensive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

amount of material and clings closely to the figure
 On the new clothes there is less enl- broidery than has prevailed for four years. A splendid piece of it will be used as the lower part of a bodice which has a bib and half sleeves of chiffon, and again. it will touch up an oriental sash which swathes the waistline; but it is not ihassed over the surface of clothes, as it was.
 There is a tendency to go back to the old handiwork known as cut-out em- broidery. We saw the beginning of this movement last summer ir colored linen frocks, and we shall probably see more Of it at Palm Beach in February Cloth, velvet and taffeta are now cut out by a stamping process in ornate designs, and the edges of these are carelessly over- whipped with silk thread.
 While there is some embroidery and