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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
HERE FOR COURT
Senator Thompson Is Topeka
Visitor This Week.
1t Is Certain He Will Seek To
Retain His TOga.

William II. Thompson, senior
United States senator from Kansas, is
in Topeka this week attending the
October session of the state supre me
court. He will probably leave Topeka
Wednesday for Kansas City. Kan,
where he is associated with Fred Rob-
ertson, United States district attorney,
in the practice of law.
While he will not make a formal
statement at this time. there is no
doubt concerning Senator Thompson's
plan to seek a denomination and re-
election In spite of the extensive
publicity to the contrary, there is
little real evidence of opposition to
Senator Thompson in the coming
senatorial primaries. His party as
sociates realize he has brought more
patronage to Kansas than any man
who ever went TO Washington from
this state. OF course there are in
stances where men wanted postoffices
and jobs and failed to land. The party
grand total, and there is rather slim
probability that the Bourbon senator
will face primary fight.
Conversation concerning the proba-
bility that Victor Murdoch will oppose
Senator Thompson has been eX-
hausted. Murdoch is now on the fed
eraI trades commission at a nice little
salary of $4,000 a year and no cam
paign worries or expenses. So there is
little probability that he will so much
as think about running
Senator Thompson, who floored
Walter Roscoe Stubs by $1,000 in the
election of 1912. has played close to
the national administration in Wash
ington, has supported President Viii
son in his war program and holds a
collection of important senate commit
tee assignments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
BIG FAIR AT AUBURN
All Kinds of Displays and Entertain
ments Arranged by Promoters.

Auburn. Kan. Oct. 2.-Auburn. the
pioneer of the free fair in this section
Of the state will hold its eighth an
nuaI fair or Friday and saturday. oc-
tober > and 6.
In addition to its liberal premiums
on live stock. grains. vegetables. fruits.
pantry stores. culinary arts, fancy and
art goods there will be a school dis
play. Each and all of these are open
to the world.
A fine lis5 of sports with prizes has
been arranged for Saturday morning
from to u. At l o'clock Saturday
Paul I'Meu of X. S. A. c. will judge
the stock.
The farm agent. a. d. Folker. will
have charge of the school display and
make lectures both days.
on Friday evening in Emerson hall
the Dramatic club will present "Es-
meralda:" on Saturday night Among
the Breakers
The fair is open to everybody in
every way. The promoters are not
holding this as money making
scheme but to cultivate community
good feeling. encourage good farming,
good housekeeping and especially
good fellowship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02

trackage of the interurban is in good
condition and the only thing needed is
more cars and a closer schedule.
The Union Pacific believes it has
valid excuse for not furnishing greater
facilities. The road is carrying the
burden of moving thousands of troops
and thousands of tons of supplies into
the environments every week and the
task draws heavily on its equipment.
Shuttle trains are run for workmen
but the public at large has a kick on
the roads regular trains. The local
trains are particularly crowded. They
are so crowded generally, in fact.
that soldiers and others who ride them
between the army cantonment points
have come TO consider themselves
lucky if they even find standing room
on the coaches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
Transportation Facilities at TT.
Riley Are Inadequate.
Interurban Line Should Have
Much Closer Schedule.
UNION PACIFIC HEAVILY TAXED
Much OF Its Equipment Is
Taken by the Troops.
Civilians Who Ride Glad To Get
Standing Room.

Junction City Kan. oct BE
cause of the inadequate service offered
by the Junction City Manhattan inter
urban and the Union Pacific railway.
transportation between Junction city
and Manhattan, and intermediate
points which include Fort Riley and
Camp Funston. is becoming a problem
which is working a great hardship on
civilians soldiers and workmen.
Despite the fact that the population
of the army camps which it serves has
been added to by thirty or forty thou
sand men in the last six months the
interurban line has not increased its
equipment to any extent. The line
maintains a schedule of one car, about
the size Of an ordinary double-truck
street car, every half hour between
Junction City and Fort Riley Between
Manhattan and Fort Riley the inter
urban runs a car every hour.
Space at a Premium.
Space on the interurban cars, be
cause of the prices charged by auto
mobile drivers for trips between the
points are at a premium. Men and
women fight to get on in the evenings
and during other rush hours. Dozens
OF instances occur each day where
crowds waiting nj Intern ediate sta
lions between Fort Riley and Junction
City are unable to even get on the
cars and are left to walk. The same
thing is true of conditions on the line
between Manhattan and Fort Riley
and in many instances il Is worse be
cause of the one car an hour schedule.
Cars are generally filled at their
Terminals and the persons waiting at
the intermediate stations are lucky if
they can crowd ON and obtain standing
room on the platforms or in the aisles.
For women. a ride on a car so crowd
ed is a nerve-racking experience.
BrCakdoWns Frequent
Breakdowns on the line are fire.
quent There have been no wrecks
insofar as the cars are concerned. but
trouble, in the past, has developed
/ with the trolley wires and the power
whereby cars We're not run for consid-
cradle periods The roadbed and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
HIS LAST CIGARET
Wife Grants Husband Final Smoke
and Prayer Before Shooting

Butte, Mont, Oct. 2-They do
things with poise and elaboration in
the William Blake household. Here
is a recent incident, as described by
Blake himself before his death early
today in the st. James hospital.
sit up, dear, I want to shoot you -
said Mrs. Blake one night recently.
Blake sat up. but declared he want
ed to roll one more cigarette before
being killed.
The cigaret lit, he wanted prayers.
While friend wife prayed, Blake at
tempted to wrest the gun from her
In the struggle he was shot
Mrs. Blake is in the county Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
WON'T ENTER RETAIL
Armour Denies Company Has Plans,
Despite Urgent Requests.

today denied rumors that Armour &
Company is planning to engage in the
retail business.
I'VE have been pressed to go into
the retail business from time to time
and recently we were publicly chal-
lenged to do So in order to bring
about lower meat prices" said Ar
mOur.
Realizing, however. that the high
cost of meat animals is the main
cause for high prices, we do not see
where our efficiency standards, even
il applied to retailing, could bring
about what might be called cheap
meat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
ard failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying little zemo
furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, $1.o0. Healing begins the
moment zemo is applied. In short tine
usually every trace of eczema, letter,
pimples, rash, blaekheads and siInilS-
skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making i
vigorously healthy, always use zeno, t.
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. 1t is not
greasy salve and it does not stain. When
others fail it is the one dependable treat
ment for skin troubles CT al kinds
The E. ". Rose Co., Cleveland. o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns %
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

October ?. 1892.
General Manager Robinson and Chief
Engineer Dun of the Santa Fe returned
yesterday i'll special car from Los Cerril-
los. y. NJ.
The Democratic Flambeau club is pre-
pairing to do some campaign work this fall.
They meet for drill Monday night.
The floors in Thomas Pages new mill are
made of two inch lumber. dressed on
both sides.
Guy Harar left for Chicago today.
Walking parties in fashion for
autumn.
A joint debate between Susan T. Anthony
and Mary Elizabeth Lease has been pro
posed. Good, Go to it.
DIR. s. +. Sheldon returned yesterday from
Gunnison, Colo, where he has spent a
month in the mountains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
NO SCHOOL COAL
Only Two Cars of Fuel to Keep Topeka
Children Warm.

Cold weather is nearly here and the
city schools have only two cars of
coal, according to a report made to
the school board. This coal, it was
stated, would last the schools less than
a week. In case of a real cold spell
the schools probably will have to close
down, the board agreed
The local coal dealers have refused
to bid on the winters supply for the
schools. The dealers claim that they
cannot get the fuel and state they are
afraid to establish a price until the
retail cost is announced by the gov
eminent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
Strike at New Army Camp

Lake Charles, La, Oct. 2.-Seven-
teen hundred men employed on the
buildings at the aviation camp here
went on strike today. The strikers de-
mand that instead OF pay at the rate
of 81 Z cents an hour for a ten-hour
lay with straight pay for overtime.
that they receive so cents an hour for
an eight-hour day and pay for eleven
hours when they work a ten-hour day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
SEIZE GERMAN VESSELS
Peruvian Warships Act When Interned
ships Prepare to Escape

Lima. Peru, oct. 2.-Callao bay was
practically on a war basis today. The
port was guarded by several Peruvia n
warships and all German ships in
port were held by Peruvian soldiers
and sailors. the German crews being
removed to shore.
The government moved rapidly
when it learned that the eight Ger4na n
interned vessels in Callao harbor
were preparing to escape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
PEOPLE CRY FOR PEACE
More Than 10000 at Frankfort Hear
Leaders of Three Parties.

Copenhagen. oct "A monster
demonstration in favor Of a peace
without anneXtion was held on Sun
day at Frankfort on-the- Main. Lead
ers in the Clerical. Radical and Social
ist parties sponsored the demonstra-
ton. The crowd numbered forty or
fifty thousand and addresses were
made from six different platforms
simultaneously
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Chlld Conservation.

The regular meeting Of the
Child Conservation League was
held Tuesday afternoon at the
Commercial Club rooms. The
question of public play ground
for children was agitated and
discussed. Steps were taken to
secure ground to flood for a
skating pond. We ask the co.
operation of the commercial club
and every parent in Milbank in
this work AS the season ad
vances the League will endeavor
to secure grounds for perma
nent public play ground. Mosl-
man brothers very literally furn-
IlShed an Edison for the occa-
sion. Committe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
A False Report.

A rumor has been going the
rounds in this city that Prof.
Caruthers, OF the Prof. Caruth-
ers Hypnotic company. which
played in this city short time
ago, was arrested while playing
in Wilmar. Mimi last week
This is absolutely false, as | took
the trouble to telephone the man
ager Of the theater at Wilmar in
which Prof. Caruthers showed
last week, and in conversation
with him the manager stated
that the story was not true, and
that Prof Carutlers played
there to capacity houses every
night, and on Saturday night.
Jan 13, showed to an overflow
audience, and gave such satisfac-
tion that the manager booked the
company for return engage
ment commencing Ian. - de
stated that the company is play
inc this week in Norris. |
wish to announce that have
booked Prof. CarutIerS to play
in Milbank again sometime in
October The party or parties
circulating the report concern
inc Prof. Caruthers, re not only
doing me an injustice, but are
injua ing a Worthy gentleman,
for Prof. Caruthers proved him
self such in every way while IN
this citv-he is making an hon
est living, showing to the best
of citizens while on the road.
j. j. NELSON.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19

At the recent meeting Of the
board OF county commissioners
they appointed Dr.. Ferguson as
a member of the board of in
sanity. The other mem Der OF
the board are County Judge
5 S Lockhart and Attorney
T. J. Fuller
County Treasurer Bloomquist
has made Ed. Lindahl deputy
county treasurer. Mr. Llndahl
has been deputy during the last
too years, and his ability and
efficiency has been fully demon
strated.
In the auditors office County
Auditor Harper has appointed
w. S. Nixson as his deputy
"Sherm s. extended experience
in that off &c b tn as principal
and as deputy, has given him q
pretty complete mastery Of its
many details and made him an
invaluable aid in the auditor 5
work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Federal Building Site Select ed

The negotiations Of the Feder-
al government for a post office
site has resulted in the accept
ance by the government Of lots
/ ard ? and part OF lot 3 in block
Z OF the recorded plat Of Milbank.
The lots face east on Third
street with a north front on
Third avenue. Lot | is the prop
erty Of B. W Lanphier, lot is
owned by Gust Mittelstaedt and
lot by Mrs Elizabeth Baird.
A survey of the property was
made last week and has been
sent on to Washington. The To-
cation is a very excellent one,
being but one block from Main
street and on corner opposite
the public library. An appro
priation Of $4,000 was made
some years ago for the purchase
Of a site.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Swedish Ladies Aid

The Swedish Ladies aid will
be entertained by Mrs. Ed.
Johnson at the church parlor
Friday afternoon, January 10Th.
Everybody welcome. The
yearly business will come before
the meeting at this time, and all
members are requested to be
present.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
ID. Oi II. Installation

The following officers were in
stalled Tuesday evening for tn
ensuing year, by Mrs. Regn;
Fitzgerald, grand Chief of honor
Of Watertown assisted by pas
grand chief Of honor, Eta B
DOre:
p G Of H.-Luella Wylie
G Of II Nellie Nos,
L. of h Marcella Reeves
G Of C.-Isabelle Stegall
Recorder-Luella Burkhardt
Financier- Lillian Sutclitf
Receiyer-EliZa }. Mount
Usher-Edna Fox
Asst. u Fannie Martens
|. Nav Fox
9 w W. w. Mount
Musician-Warren Fox
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Ernest Keller

A very happy wedding was
celebrated on Wednesday, the
10th inst. at the home Of the
brides parents in this city, when
Miss Selma, daughter Of Mr.
and Mr., K. Ernest, was uniled
in marriage to Mr.. Edward kcl-
Ter of jamestown, N. d the Ger
emony being conducted by Rev
G. A Bremen. The bride is a
young lady greatly respected
who has grown up from child
hood in this county, and the
groom was also Grant county
boy until few years ago, when
he moved with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Keller, to North
Dakota. The young couple left
Friday for their home near
jamestown, n. d.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
CONGREGATIONAL Church

Sunday January 2l. lO;45 a. m.
Sermon by the pastor. Anthem by
the Choir.
II noon Sunday school session.
Our school a tendance is growing
help it grow some more.
The Sunday school institute will be
he ia our church Sunday afternoon.
the speakers being Secretary Miller
and Mrs Grebel. OF Z ,rker,
6:3O Senior Endeavor meeting.
30 Union meeting in Methods
church conducted by Secretary Miller.
Wednesday, Jan q. 80 p. III. tray
er meeting at the home Of Mrs. Shift
lett
Thursday: Ian. 25-2:3o Ladies Pc
nevolent society will be held at the
home of Nrs. Cnons. p. m. choir
practice at the home OF Prof. Hopfner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Maclay-S Schroeder

A Montana paper announces
the marriage Of Mr.. John M.
Schroeder, a son Of Mr.. and Mrs
w. L. Schroeder Of Erie, N. D !,
former residents of this local
ity. The newly married couple
will have their home at Roundup,
Montana, where Mr.. Schroeder
IS engaged in the banking busi-
ness. The wedding write ur
states that both bride and groom
were members of the class a.
1916 OF the university of Mon
tana. The groom is a nephew 0
Mrs. Albert Partridge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19

Adolph Seide from Nicollet.
Mimi, who came out to attend
the Ernest Keller wedding last
week, returned home Monday.
Mr.. Seide is a brother OF our
Henry Seide. He is road com
missioner having charge Of all
the country roads in the county
where he lives, and all improve
ments, grading, gravellng, etc
is done under the state law and
under state authority, and the
wasteful and expensive township
system of road improvement is
done away with. The state pays
so per cent and the county 20
per cent of the cost Of this work,
all Of which must be done under
state specifications Of : compet-
ent engineer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
School Notes

ends on Friday, Jan. 10. Examin-
ations are being given this week
and promotions will be made in the
graues Monday morning. Almost
dozen pupils in the eighth grade
are taking the county examinations
and those who made the required
grade will enter the high school
Monday.
On Monday, January %, the new
class starts in the first primary
room. All children who are six
years old at this time, and who hav
not been in schoo are supposed to
enter this class.
The pupils of the school took con-
siderable interset in the sale Of the
Red Cross seals, and the rivalry Of
one or two Of the rooms was inter
esting. The second grade raised
the largest amounts. SS IS. but the
fourth grade was only five cents be-
low this amount.
The class of 1917 after consider
able deliberation, has decided to
make the annual class entertainment
this year an operetta This work
will be given under the direction Of
Miss Bublitz, the music supervisor,
and the class will be assisted by
members of the girls g!ee CLUB, and
the boys glee club. The class hopes
to make the operetta fully as enter.
tanning as any Of the class plays
have been in former yeas.
On Friday, Jan. II, the Juniors
entertained the school with a gener.
al party, to which members of all
classes were present, and for which
an admission fee was charged all
who attended The Juniors accom-
plished double purpose of provid-
ing some sociability for the school
and OF raising part Of the funds tc
be used for the Junior-Senior ban
quet. The party was a success ir
every way and those who attended
expressed themselves as pleased
with the entertainment and enter.
prise of the 1918 class. Among the
features Of the evenings entertain
ment. was music by the high schoo
orchestra. The party ended prompt
tly at 1880 which seems to have
enabled some of those who have
permission to stay out later thar
the school approves to attend tn.
Bowlers Benefit dance.
The Board Of Education is deter
mined to have the building warn
at all times, regardless Of how colo
it may be outside. Some change!
were made in the ventilating syst
EN- in the high school assembly
room which have proved helpful t.
this end.
The basket ball teams that have
been practicing for some time seen
to be about ready to play games
and it is likely that the public will
have an opportunity Of seeing thes'
teams in action before many week
pass.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
Saturday and Sunday Meetings ut
Milbank.

The secretary of the state
Sunday school soclation, G..
W Miller, is holding a series Of
Institutes in this county this
week - at Revillo on the 18th, at
Big Stone on the 18th and 18th.
and at Milbank on the 2Oth and
21st.
Mrs. A l. Grebel is giving
some invaluable instruction in
primary work.
An afternoon session will be
held at the Evangelical church
on Saturday and the evening
meeting will be held at The same
church at 7:30 o clock.
A Sunday afternoon meeting
will be held at the Congregation
al church at 2:15, and an evening
meeting will be held at tne
Methodist church. All of these
gatherings will be union meet
lngs, to which all are cordially
invited
4 you are interested in any
way in the sunday school you
cannot afford to miss these meet
lngs. II YOU are not III Sunday
SCI ool work come out and Get in
touch with one Of the great
forces OF the day. Teachers and
officers and attendants of the
country schools are particularly
invited to this school of meth
DDS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
For . Dry Nation

National Constitutional Pro-
hibition Day will be observed by
the w. G II. U. and the students
of the High School on Tuesday,
January 23rd at 3 p. m. at the
Assembly room Of the High
school building. Parents and
friends are cordially invited to
attend this meeting.
Committee.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Early Settler Dies

Michael Rowan. one of the early
settlers in Osceola township. but
who had been living with his daugh
ter at Proctor, Minn., for the past
ten years, died on the 7th inst.
aged "a years. He is survived by
his widow and the following child
ren; Michael and Margaret Rowan.
Osceola township; Mrs. C. E. Morse
Of Virginia. Mimi; Mrs. M. E.
Wright, Duluth. Mimi. Mrs. D. F
Whiting, Calgary, Canada; Mrs...W
S. Granger Proctor, MINI.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Christ Church

There will be d special meet.
ing of the Congregation Of Christ
Church on Tuesday evening,
January 23rd, at 7:3O O'Clock.
1t is hoped that there will be a
full attendance. The Rev. Ed
gar +. Siegfriedt will be present
and make an address.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Creamery Meeting

The Stockholders Annual
meeting Of the Grant County CO.
operative Creamery association
will be held at the Court House,
Saturday, January q, at 2:3O
p. m.
The GRANT Co Co OPERATIVE
CREAMERY AS ISOLATION.
F. B. Roberts, Secretary.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
RoadrnaSter Ed. Phelan is ts

Roadmaster Ed. Phelan is TAX
ing a lay off from his official du.
ties and has gone on a western
trip to Seattle, Spokane and
others points in Washington and
Montana. He intends to be
away several weeks, and during
his absence, his son Frank Phel-
an takes his place on the road.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Twin Brooks Evangelical

Preaching at Twin Brooks 10: a.
m. and at 1880 p. m. Sunday school
at IL a. m.
Grant Center:
Preaching at IL 80 a. m.
Sunday school at 10:l5 a. m.
Y. p. A. at tbs p. m.
All sre cordially invited to these
services.
S. Finkbeiner.