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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

1917-but today new ledger account
has been opened with the gods that
oversee the affairs of men, and it
seems only right that some sort of
prophecy for the record to be set down
in the bosom of history for 1918 should
have space. Seen thru a wavering
haze of smoke 1.-The Topeka Chamber
of Commerce" is seen struggling
nightly with the unleashed forces of
a world war and in the dim and dis
tant edges of the cloud there is a
promise of a glorious victory and a
page set aside for the coming genera
ton to read in the Book of Fate and
Fame" where a list of deeds without
peer are set forth for all who come to
read. 1t seems that 1918 will leave
the dead year of 1917 far behind in a
long list of good accomplished and
work well and thoroly done.
Officers of Club.
When the big Chamber of Com
merce ship of state started on its
eventful passage thru the year 1917,
the helm was in the hands of w. w.
Webb as president and J. VIII Kelley
as secretary. The annual election of
officers retired Webb from the office
of president and placed him on the
board of directors, John S. Dean NOV
ing up to the presidency, with Charles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
BIG YEAR, C. OF C.


Commerce was in a position to offer
a smoothly oiled and efficient money
and patriotism engendering
machine to the federal government for
use in doing everything heard Of and
unheard of to place the forces of the
United States in the field at the
earliest possible moment. This the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
TRADE

Six-room cottage. strictly modern. 40 feet
of ground, within four blocks of down
town, pavement Will trade for .
story house; does not need to be entirely
modern.
SHAWNEE INVESrMENTCO.
5S4 Kansas Ave- Phone 5o50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
LEGAL,
First put ltshed in The Topeka Stat
Journal. December 1, 1871 |,


NESS COLLEGE FOR A PERMIT TO
Notice is hereby jyfven that-tne Salira
Business College Of Saiina. Kansas. hAa
made application to me for a permit to
pose of selling tuition in advance, or 10
contract, or to secure notes for tuition from
students before their registration in the
business college herein named II satis-
factory proof Is furnished that the above
named business college is incompetent 70
furnish such course of instruction as 1t
Dtivertises. or that the moral surroundings
Of the institution are rot good or that tba
premises are kept in an unhealthy condf-
ton or II the agents of said institution uee
misrepresentation or fraudulent methods
in securing contracts, notes or cash from
prospective udents, in such ase a perm1fs
will not be granted o such business cd1-
lege. w ID. ROSS,
State Superintendent4i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
-s.~..LY

WE HAVE $50, 600 AVAILABLE
for loans on farms and city property at
positively the lowest rates being made.
II you wish n new lean to change
or increase your loan call or write
RETZER REALTY & LOAN co.
New England Bldg. Established 1884
MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS Oh
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Horses. cattle. pianos. diamonds. house.
hold goods. libraries, typewriters. autos,
carriages. machinery, and to salaried peo-
ple.-F. s. Thomas. 519 Kansas avenue
Tel. 2oo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
SMAWNEE INVE MENT co.
q AC e S

Adjoins the town of Hoyt, about ~ miles
from Topeka. Has a good 6 large room
cottage, built about years. small. barn and
chicken house, 20 cherry trees, some apple,
apricot, pear, strawberries and goose
berries, all bearing. Fenced with woven
wire; a small pasture with living water,
good well st the house, beautiful lawn with
mentals.
! You can eliminate the worries Of the
III. c. l.. on this tract. Cheap at $500
Want offer. Phone 1912 or 1900 even
ings, or address Box 101. Topeka. Kan
COLLEGE Hill Real Estate Houses feg
sale. rent and exchange. Phone 2sS4
White
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
w A IN T S
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
Journal is l cent word each insertion,
minimum 10 cents. by the week cents q
word. minimum so cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
sS.NNn.M

Six rooms. 3-piece bath, gas connected
combination furnace, cement floored cellar,
oak floors, sleeping porch, on West side,
restricted neighborhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
WANTED sITUATIoNs-MALE

A NO. .CORNETIST wants position
picture or vaudeville house in or ne
Topeka. Phone 1892
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
WANTED-TO BUY
FOR RENT-HOUSES
FOR RENT

FOR RENT
Six room house on North Monroe at,
3 blocks from Quincy st. school, freshly
papered and in good condition Good well
and cistern. SO per month.
Eight loom house. Oakland ave-, l block
from high school, freshly -papered. lots,
good well and cistern. S12 per mo. Phone
1872 or 200 n evenings.
FOR RENT.
Two acres, Broom house. near modern,
chicken house and coops, garden. mulcned
and plowed, entirely enclosed in 5-feet
chicken fence. Lake and windmill, water
works. On car line. just outside. wv
limits. Cement walks and one block III
pavement References and address n, y
Journal.
1920 MULVANE ST. comfortable rooms,
with large closet, sleeping porch. shed
modern except furnace. Phone 1892 Black
or 3262.
SIX-ROOM house, 3 lots, barn, well, els
tern, 93rd and Adams. Highland Park.
w. Z. Seguine.
TO FAMILY without children, modern four
room cottage. SIT. Inquire 1914 w. 9th.
FOR RENT-Modern room bungalow. ESQ
West st. Phone 2G9S Black.
FOR RENT-Modern houses and cottages
Gillette & Gillette.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16
HOW We CAN Save IN
OFFICE STATIONERY
Suggestions Which viii Assist
Government to Secure
Its Supply.

Chairman Baruch of the wal indus
tries board recently made public the
following suggestions to business Of
fees for saving Office stationery, and
stated that the general adoption of
these suggestions would result in the
saving of a large tonnage of high-grade
paper and aid the government in Sc
curing Its requirements of paper and
chemical pulp needed for war pur-
poses:
/. Write single space, except be-
tween paragraphs.
2. Write on both sides in case of
long letters.
3. Use half or two-third sheets for
short letters. If necessary eliminate
excessive advertising, long lists of Off
GERS and directors, etc., from letter
heads, especially where changes are
likely to occur.
4. Use 16 lib. paper and the smallest
sized envelopes required by the inclos-
areS.
8. Use the backs of letters that are
being answered as carbons.
6. Use postcards for acknowledge
ments.
Z. Watch your waste baskets and
use the spoiled sheets and backs Of
envelopes for scratch pads.
These suggestions are along the lines
of those recently adopted by govern
ment offices In Washington.
Various other suggestions for econ
omy in the use of office stationery have
been received. Some offices are fol-
lowing the practice of writing replies
on the letters received and sending
them back. This can be done where 1t
Is not necessary to keep copies. Some
times a stamp is used on letters so re-
turned, worded as follows: "We are
using this method of reply in response
to the governments appeal to saw
paper"
A good suggestion for saving strong
manila envelopes is to have some
labels printed which can be pasted on
the face of the envelopes, covering the
old address so that the envelope can
be used again. BY this means a strong
manila envelope can be used several
times, and an envelope saved is an
envelope made.
One business office reports that 1t
has gone over its discarded letter files
and has saved out all good full and
half sheets which have the backs
blank. These sheets are being used as
carbons for recent correspondence. By
tLs- Ahtc nartar,1a~ oaran hos
reclaimed a two years supply of car
bon sheets.
For interdepartmental communion
tons many business offices are using
manila envelopes, each envelope being
used at least fifteen times by crossing
out each name when delivered and
writing the next one below it. The
names are written crOsswise the enve-
lope.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?

Probably never in the history of our
country has any government agency in
such short time, with so small an ex-
pense. brought such marvellous results
as the saving of grain resulting from
the organization Of the food admins
tration threshing operations.
On invitation of Federal Food Ad-
ministrator Herreid more than 1000
threshermen met in Aberdeen last
summer and gave this work the right
send OF.
Incomplete reports from 33 grain
states show a saving of over 16. 900.
900 bushels of wheat.
During the threshing season Mr.,
Herreid was called upon by the food
administration to make an estimate of
the saving of wheat in this state, and
his conservative estimate at that time
was at least half a million bushels.
Now the carefully prepared report
Of r. e. Smith, government agent for
Brown county, whom Mr.. Herreid ap.
pointed chairman of the committee for
Brown county. shows as follows:
Number of bushels OF wheat thresh.
ed in Brown county (incomplete), g..
1897, OFT.
Total bushels Of wheat saved, 81, $50
Estimating the wheat crop at 60,
000, 900 bushels and the saving at the
same ratio, we saved this season in
South Dakota as a result of the food
administration propaganda 1900, 00C
bushels of wheat alone, or the enor
nous sum of about $4,000. 900 worth o
wheat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16

une Of the officers. when asked
what was the general feeling Of the
boys, said:
"All you have to do Is to ask one
or two Of them to find out"
This story Is told by one Of the off,
GERS and vouched for:
1--WE were going over The first
blast Of the machine guns got us pret-
ty well. Then Jerry started over.
We met. In the move forward one Of
our boys was shot by a German rifle
man. The boys chum. standing close
to me, saw the German who shot the
first boy. We then rushed. The Ger
mans began dropping to their knees
and calling Kamerad.. This boz.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16
CIRCUS Is LEFT INTACT
Elephant TrampIed on c~onstable's Hat
and Ate Attachment Papers.

Elephant Trampled on Constable's Hat
and Ate Attachment Papers.
The circus paraded and the happy
crowd lined the sidewalks in a town
near Youngstown, o. At the corner
stood the village constable directing
traffic. 1t was a great day until a
puff of wind tipped the constable's hat
under the elephants foot. Squash!
Injured official dignity sped the con-
stable to the circus tent. He'd get re-
venge, by gum! He carried attachment
papers and laid them down near the
elephant, which he was going to at
tach. Then he went to hunt the keeper.
While he was gone the elephant ate
the papers.
And the circus left the town that
night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16

with his chum lying on the ground,
dashed up to the German who had
shot him. The Hun cried for mercy.
He was on his knees.
"'Kameradr repeated the Yank.
You get no mercy from me. I'm go
ing to run this bayonet through you,
turn You on your back, and then put
your helmet on the gun-stock. That's
the only monument you'll get, you
dirty 49, Hun
1.-THE German pleaded for mercy
again. while the boy held the bayonet
against him.
'sThen there was a seconds suspense.
Then came the grunt as the bayonet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16
Bomb Found In MAILBAG.

When a mailbag was dumped on the
distributing table at Searcy, Ark, re-
Gently, a well-cOnstructed bomb rolled
out. The clerk made a rush for the
door, spreading the news. There was
a stampede Of villagers who had col
lected at the post Office to get their
daily mail. The bomb was turned over
to federal investigators.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16
YANkS NOT LENIENT
Show No ~Squeamlshness in Deal
ing With Hun.
American Boy Avenges Death OF His
chum Eyen to Hun Monu-
ment.

London.-If anyone believes the
Yanks are inclined to be lenient to-
ward the Huns he needs only to take
q journey among the hospitals and get
the spirit of the boys who have been
through the mill. They tell some pref
ty characteristic stories In the hos
pitfalls.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16
HIGHER WAGES IN JAPAN
Economic Conditions in That Country
and Siberia Improve.

Wages for every class Of labor In
Japan and on the Siberian coast have
become considerably higher In the last
year, according to g. G. Suddock, can
neryman, who has just returned to
Seattle from a trip to the Siberian
coast. He reached a point about 1,4OO
miles north of Hakodate, japan, where
he operated a salmon cannery for a
Russian concern. He says economic
conditions in Japan and Siberia have
grown rapidly better recently.
Suddock believes the Siberian coast,
mile for mile, will produce as much
salmon as the Alaska coast.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16

went home and the Hun was b0wled
over on his back. Then the boy said
to me:
Lieutenant, IL / lose this gun VIII
1t be charged up against mel"
"sNot q -- bit, go ahead told
him.
'aThen he showed the gun until the
muzzle went through the Germans
chest, the bayonet deep into the
ground. Then he calmly took the
Huns helmet, placed 1t on top Of the
gun and said:
That's your monument, you
Hum"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-16

Mr.. Herreid also makes this an
nouncement: with the distribution
Of sugar certificates for January. this
division Of the Federal Food Admins
tration will go out OF existence"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-04-20

ing 10 watch the re ults Most Of
he very large J eds pr acre
made by the Corn Club b pys have
been made with prolific corn but
It IS no, yet definitely !pr oven at
the large single ear varieties VIII
not co as well i they are vel at
tended undeIstavorable conIi ions
Calhoun Red Cob and Imperp |
White are Doth good varieties of
corn and Fam looking r these
two cOfnS 10 make yields that viii
compare very we'll W tn ihe Yields
on the twenty CLUBS :acres Of Has
tingS Prolific
The will be very valuable crop
this year and we will ned all ,hat
can be produced, In addition 10
the increased acreage here, we
should give this Crou better atten-
tlon than usual anI"make a real
effort to tnCr ease our averagtl ield
per acre
Geo w Bohne,
County Agent
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-04-20
BEGINNERS SHOULD
NOT OVERSTOCK

There is tendency on the part Of
beginners in live stock husbandry to
overStock before being possessed Of
the requisite knowledge OF how to
proceed successfully in this line of
farming practice" says W. H. DalrNm-
pie. of the Louisiana State University.
THE successful raising of live stock
may be considered a speciality. and
those who would succeed should begin
in relatively small way and increase
the number of their animals as they.
themselves, gain In knowledge and ex-
perience.
I'm the case Of hogs. for example,
this applies in very pronounced man
ner. and the error OF overwhelming with
brood sows is more likely to occur
than in the case Of any other animals
of the farm.
THE productien of hogs at this time
is extremely important, and yet the be-
ginner with too many sows may not
succeed nearly so well, in the ultimate
outcome, as the man who makes a rea-
sonably small beginning and grows up
with the business.
@Hoss. under ordinary conditions.
are very prolific animals, and their
natural increase would be liable TO
overwheim the beginner who was not
familiar with their necessary require
ments for best results. The hog own
er must always consider the possibil-
ity Of disease attacking his herd, aaG
ne must likewise be ever on the alert
to see that food provision is made for
the increasing number OF animals. In
short, the farmer must be familiar
with the principal details Of the BUSH
ness before II is safe for him TO I'M
dertake hog raising on large scale;
and the mere intelligent and safer
way for him to proceed would be to
procure a few sows only. and male
animal, and gradually increase his
breeding stock as his information in
creases and he knows how to profta-
bly, nanags maximum herd"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-04-20
Established February 10, 1873
BETTER FARMING"

The outlook for cro:s this year
Is very G 20 Cane, corn and rice
never luckel better at this time OF
the ear than they % now. som
i4lile corn has suffered from at
taCKs Of tie root worm, but this
damage has been limited in extent
and we & ne ally have veryigood
stand all over the parish. One.very
good sign If progress is our corn
planting Can be noticed IN Il e
large proportion OF The crop winch
has been planted low down III
the water furrOW where II VIII
h We the best chance possible TO
withstand any dry spells that TINS
GUNNER NAV bring, The rIdg-
which, will be formed IN cultivate
ing will be ample protection a
grinSt any wet weather that we
may have Besides. this low pant
ing will make Gu t;vdt on easier <
will allow ust lav-by Wl'hohtsthe
ex gerated ridge which always re-
suits from high planting. The
corn whica has teen planted high
should receive the fl st cultivation
with the harrow, This wi. have 4
tendency to keep the ridge lower
than If We used the cultlvdlCr al
once. and whe the so prepara-
ton has been good, the results
wril be satisfactory in every way.
Where the sol! has been badly |
ydckrd BY the recent rains ana
need reb eaking we should bar
off al on e, IS deep p'oWing al
this rne Will MOI hurt the small
root system
The mas also been a very graf
lying m pVement towards bette
seed selection While there have
been 10 large rG dual efforts
along TIL, rnr, there have been
may small acrer& s| planted Q
good seed, from which areas, the
planters viii Secct seed tor next
yelr's crop
An Interesting i.en, 10 conneC-
ton with corn rai,.n, IS that we
have Twenty-Five boys enlisted IN
Corn Cub Work. Twenty 81 these
boys have planted Hastings Pro-
Life and one each has Imperial !
Wnllo and Calhoun Red Cob ,
7 here has been very little corn OF
the yroiinc Varieties planted here
II the past aud 1t viii ne interest
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-04-20
NOTICE

In accordance with an ordina1c OF the
Police Iurv OF the Parish of St. Charles.
acting as the governing authority OF
Road District No. of the Parish of St.
Charles. til: Police Jury will receive
sealed proposals for the construction Of
fourteen nils of gravel roads in Road
District No Of the Parish Of 81. Char
les The rogI shall be constructed OF
washed So, ! and bound together with
road side Ut from the bitches along
said road. Tie gravel to be placed On
said road II II be Of a uniform thickness
Of three am one-half inches by twelve
feet III width. Every bid Will be accom-
panied ~ certified Cheque of the bud
der in an amount equal to I'VE per cent,
OF the bid, >hich Cheqne shall De forfeit
ed 10 the Road DIstrict should lie bidder
TO whom such contract Is a"art"d tan 70
enter the contract required within tn
DAYS after notice to do 50 from the gov
erlling awarding the work
All bids viii be addressed to the Police
Turv Of the Parish Of St. Charles, Hahn
VILE, Louisiana, with statement on the
envelope that it contains bid TOT the
construction of roads IL Road District
No. 2 of the Parish of St. Charles, and
the said bids will be opened on Tuesday
April 3Oth 1918, at ten o clock \. NJ, at
Hal1uyille, Louisiana. Tie Police Jury
reserves the right to reject any and all
bids:
Specifications for said road Construc-
ton are on file with the Secretary OF the
Police Jury
+. Lorio
president Police IurV
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Sexton Rel Church Cemctcr =
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SIR OF FERR/H.S

Public notice IS hereby giveen
that tv virtue of the authority vts'
I'd III me bv Section 20 of the PO-
lice jury ordinances | VIII proceed
70 Sell at pubic auction at the front
/ door Of the Couit house OF hi,
I Parish on Saturday Nav 18th.
1913, It the hour OF IL o'cIOch n.
t. tn highest and Last bidder Tor a
tenn vi one wear from the zoth Gay
of May 1913
The light and privilege OF d fer
~ IT each Of the station named 5e
low
iLOCATION OF Ferries.
Ferry Ne. I. From the lover LIMIT
Of the Parish to Davis Plantation
right bank, ana Modoc Plantation
lett bank the ferry station 70 be
from he ZerlEsue store, right
bank. to the Rose Plantation .ett
bank.
Ier:y No. 2.From Davis pIant@-
:lou right bank. to Ashton pIantd-
lion right bank, the ferry station
t. he at tie store Of l., Gasstn 4 f.,
Bros. rght bank 70 theT Destl chan |
pIartCtion, left bank
Ferry No, 3; From Ashton pidnta
ton right bank, to FIaggviile right
bank, the ferry station TO be al
Fla2gviIIe right bank to Ormond
plantation left bank
Ferry No. {; From FiaggviIIe
night bank to jacques RousselIe
right bank. the ferry station to be
at Hahnyi!le right band to pros
pect plantation left bank
Ferry No. S. From Jacques
Rou,eIle's plantation right bank,
% Killona plantation right bank,
lie ferry station to be at the Star
plantation store right bank to the
Of BeIlttown left bank.
Terms and conditions. Cash on
he spot, Ii United States Cur
-ency, the purchaser to comply
With all regulations of the Police
Jury.
F. Scbexnaydre-
Secretary Police Jury,
St. charles Parish, March as, 1918
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-04-20
AOTICk
Geo w Bohne,
County Agent

In accordance with all ordinance OF
| the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Char
les, acting as the governing authority OF
Road District No. of the Parish of St.
Charles, the Police Jury will receive seal
cd proposals for the purchase at not less
than par and accrued interest Of seventy
thousand dollars of bonds Of Road Dis
trlCt No. 2 of the Parish of ST. Charlie,
authorized at an election held on March
9th 1917 Bids will be accompanied with
certified cheques by louisiana Banks pay
able 70 the President of the Police Turv
for two and one-half per cent of the face
value of the bonds. The cheque of the
successful bidder will be credited on his
purchase price or forfeited to the Road
District Ill the event Of his failure to ful
fill the conditions Of his bid The cleque
OF all unsuccessful bidders will be return
ed to them on rejection of their bids
The successful bidder will De furnish
ed proper legal opinion as to the vail
dlty Of the bonds
All bids must be unconditional and al
dressed to the Police Jury of the Parish
OF ST. Charles, Hahnvillc, Louisiana
with statement on the envelope that it
contains bid for the bonds Of Road
District No. 2 of the Parish Of St. Char
les and the said bids will be opened at
ten O'Clock A. NJ. i'll open session, on
Tuesday, April 30th 1918, at Hahnville,
Louisiana. The Police reserves the right
o reject any and all bids
For any further information concern
ng said bonds or the proceedings lead
ng thereon apply to Graham and Mar
in, Alb Hennen Bldg, New Or
cans, La.
Presidena, Police Jury
Felicien Lorio.
Frank Schexnaydre
Secretary Police Jury
Parish of St Charles
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-04-20
iSTkT1
NOTICE

The Assessment lists Of St.
Charles Parish are open for in
spection fer a period O. Twenty
days as required by Law, from
Saturday April IS, 1918
K. \ Dubroca,
Assessor
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F. Schexnaydre,
Secretary Police Jury,
St. charles Parish, March IS, 1918