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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21
Sixth District NelUs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.

Norton, Phillips and Smith. He is
planning to erect this season a SIS, 900
business block.
1t is said there used to be a creek
in Norton county called Boy Branch,
named in honor of the principal pro-
duction along its banks-farmer boys.
Former Jewell county people have
been a large annex to the population
Of Topeka. Several families came
from that county and located in Oak
land, a suburb of Topeka Among
them are Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Vandeventer, Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Bush, who was former
secretary of state during Populist
times, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lathrop,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cottrell, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Main. Mrs. Hannah Ellis
and son, Clarence, Ezra Main, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Holmes. Mr.. and Mrs
Cyrus Holmes and son John and
Charles Lingo. These families are
living in nice homes, many of them
on easy street financially, and are
glad they made the change from their
former Jewell county home and camo
to Topeka to live Mr.. Vandeventer
has small berry patch, but he said
he sold over $500 worth last year. Mr.
Cole is in the real estate business, and
says he is proud of the outlook for
Oakland and Shawnee county. He
has been the means of locating a num-
Der Of families in Oakland
In one of his early visits to north
west Kansas your itemizer was re-
minded that Kansas was a prohibition
state and Nebraska, adjoining this
state on the north, was wet" Going
across the country from Oberlin to
Cedar Bluffs. Decatur county. and not
far from that town was the state line
road. Some people whether Kansans
or Nebraskans, no one seems to know,
had stuck poles in the ground securely
and on the top of them they had
placed an empty key, bound tightly
to the poles. which stood several feet
high. Part of the key was painted
red. and with the faucet painted the
same color reached across the state
line into Nebraska, while the other
half was painted white, and this was
in Kansas, the good prohibition state.
The Nebraska saloons were wide open
for many years after Kansas voted for
prohibition. Many passengers on the
Burlington railroad have seen this
beer key stuck up on poles as the
trains passed and repassed over the
road which divided Kansas and Ne
braska. 1t remained in that position
for some years, until it rotted down.
When the political history of the
Sixth District is written, it will be dis
covered that f. NJ Lockard, a farmer
Nortonite, now of Goodland, has done
more hard work for the Republican
party, and has got fewer favors in re-
turn than any politician in the district
He came to Norton county about as
early as any of the pioneer settlers
He hunted the buffalo, gathered the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21
BAD BRONCHIAL COUGH
FOR So YEARS
Mrs. Bice finally stopped it, with
out changing climate.

81 had bronchitis for SO years
When 1 was years old, had whoop-
ing cough and it left me in an awful
state. l took hundreds of dollars
worth of medicine, with but little re-
lief l had to sit up in bed all night
and cough and choke until my eyes
nearly burst out of their sockets. 1
could not afford to change climate.
Finally my husband urged me to
try Milks Emulsion, saying if it didn't
help me, l could get my money back.
1 tried it and have continued its use
until now my bronchial tubes are free
and clear and I can breath with ease.
When you think that 1 had this
see why 1 want everybody to try
Milks Emulsion. Mrs. Anna Bice,
1851 Wendall St, Columbus. Ohio.
Sprays and gargles and local rene
dies do not touch a cough of this
kind The system must be built up to
throw it off.
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant. nutri-
tive food and corrective medicine.
1t restores healthy, natural bowel &C
ton, doing away with all need of pills
and physics. 1t promotes appetite
and quickly puts the digestive organs
in shape to assimilate food. AS a
builder Of flesh and strength, Milks
Emulsion is strongly recommended to
those whom sickness has weakened,
and is a powerful aid in resisting and
repairing the eIIeClS Oh wasting us
eases Chronic stomach trouble and
constipation are promptly relieved
usually in one day.
This is the only solid emulsion
made, and so palatable that it is eaten
with a spoon like ice cream.
No matter how severe your case,
you are urged to try Milks Emulsion
under this guarantee-Take six bottles
home with you, use it according to
directions and If not satisfied with the
results, your money will be promptly
refunded. Price soc and 1920 per
bottle. The Milks Emulsion Co,
Terre Haute, Ind. Sold by druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21
BY HARRY ROOT.

The Farmers Shipping association
of Smith Center in the year just
closed handled sixty-two carloads of
hogs, cattle and sheep, and the farm
ers were paid for the same S165,400.
The shipments included 3,246 hogs,
4S7 cattle and II sheep. The stock
was handled on basis of about $40
expense per car.
It was only few weeks ago it was
advertised that Cedar. the first county
seat of Smith county, was in need of
a doctor. One located there, and find
ing the town so healthy he is looking
for another location.
When w. H. Pratt was Judge of the
18th judicial district, as early as 1883,
the court tried and convicted horse
thief. In pronouncing sentence the
Judge said: IF you. the prisoner, were
determined upon making your living
by horse stealing you should have
gone farther east where the people are
better able to stand loss of horses"
If the live town of Norton succeed
in getting a new modern hotel this
year the Real Westerner will deserve
lots of credit. In every issue of this
paper the editor calls attention to the
fact that Norton needs and deserves
a modern, up-to-date hotel. That
town has the largest and most sue
cessful commercial club in northwest
Kansas. In every business enterprise
it has boosted tho town has won.
Now let them push for the modern
hotel and victory will come. With
such a hotel the live, pushing town
of Norton will secure many conven-
tons.
Norton is full of live and pushing
business men and citizens. Among
them is n. l.. Johnson, member of the
legislature from Norton county, and
candidate for state senator in the 10th
district, comprising the counties of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21
lind BUG UNDER THE CHIP.
Turks Allowed to Stay in Constanti-
nople to Keep India Quiet.

London, Feb. 22.-An interesting
sidelight on the Turkish situation ap-
peared this afternoon when it was
announced arrangements had been
made to publish officially thruout In
dia the allied decision that the sultan
is to remain in Constantinople- OPP
position among Indian Moslems to the
removal of the head of the church
frtm the spiritual capital has given
cause for considerable anxiety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21

/ Norton, Phillips AMI Smith. He is
planning to erect this season a SIS, 900
/ business block
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28
PRODUCTION OF COAL LNFRANCE
 IS INCREASING,

PARIS, July 28 (by Associated Press).-GraduaT improvement in Frances coal production, shown in figures brought out in the chamber of deputies, is giving comfort to econo- mists but is mot counted upon to re- lieve the chilliness of homes or markedly affect factories for some time. The mines damaged by the Ger man invasion are slowly being put in shape and it is expected that they will produce 250,000 tons monthly by the end of the year, if all goes we'll. This would be half of pre-war production It was admitted the normal rate would not be reached for some years.
 Difficulties in pumping out flooded mines and repairing dynamited shafts have proved the chief obstacles. Or ders for machinery are accepted only for delivery in from four months to four years.
 Belgian firms finally have been en- gagged to aid in the reconstruction work after negotiations with Germans failed.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28
TO COLLECT SPECIMENS

Specimens of bird and game life will also be colleced by Stevenson for the national museum at Wash 1ngton and particular effort will be made to get trophies of Asiatic birds which have strayed from Siberia to the~islands.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28
IS REPRESENTED
 AT ANTWERP

SYDNEY, Australia, July 2S (by As sociated Press) in five sports, swimming, tennis, cycling, dis tance walking and sprints, will repre- sent Australia at the Antwerp Olympic games.
 Miss Fanny Durack, noted Austra- lian swimmer, will mot be on the Olym- pic games team. Illness has made it impossible for her to go to Antwerp. Six other swimmers, however, are going. They are Miss Lilly Beaure- paire, Frank Beaurepaire, champion of Victoria, Ivan Stedman, Keith Kirk land, H. Hay and s. Herald.
 Two bicycle riders, Gerald Halpin and J. King, will enter at Antwerp. Halpin holds the commonwealth half mile record and King the 1O-mi1e championship.
 Australia's sprint representative will be w. W. Hunt, who holds mark of 10 seconds in the 100-yard dash and 22 2-5 for 220 yards. The distance walker will be G. R. Parker, who has set marks in the one and three mile events, the latter in 22 minutes 45 4-5 seconds
 R. V. Thomas, co-champion of P. O'Hara Wood in the worlds double championship, will represent Australia at tennis with Gerald Patterson, the commonwealth Davis cup defender. sPRINTER FROM NEW ZEALAND
 WELLINGTON, N. E., July 28 (by Associated Press).-New Zealand's Olympic games team will include B. Hadfeld, sculler, who has won the Diamond souls at Henley, and E. Day idson, sprinter, who, according to local records, has four times beaten 10 sec onds in the 1OO-yard dash.
 Other New Zealand athletes going to Antwerp will be Miss Waldrond, holder of the New Zealand women's 1OO-yard swimming record, and B. Will son. hurdler. Wilson holds the local 4OO-yard and 12O-yard hurdle marks. His Edwards time is better than 16 seconds.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28
WILLARD RUNNING FOR
 OFFICE OF CONSTABLE

LAWRENCE, Kan, July 2S (by As sociated Press) ).-Jess Willard, for mer heavyweight champion, is can didate for constable of Wakarusa township, Kansas Without his knowl- edge, Willard was put in the field by petition. Willard's big ranch is Ill Wakarusa county.
 w. c. Simmons owner of the Daily JOurnal-WOrld of Lawrence, IS also listed as a candidate for constable His candidacy was also entered with out his knowledge.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Cordova Jazz Orchestra Dance at Eagle Hall on "Wednesday and Satur- day nights. Music by the Ragtime Trio.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Professional kodak finishing. Scar borough. Agency at Cordova drug store.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Our wiener rolls are unexcellen Alaskan Grill and Bakery 2O-t1
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28
EXPERTS TO
 INVESTIGATE
 ALASKA LAW
MAKE STUDY OF BIRD LIFE
Government Wants to Know
 Why Eagles Are Subject to Bounty in Northland

The government is Investigating the Alaska Eagle bounty law to see whether it is destroying the Alaska eagle which in the opinion of the customers would be most deplOrable. Those who so tenderly aspire to save this worthless bird, which de- stroys game and fish by countless thousands, have asked that an inves tigation be made, and Donald H. Stevenson, federal game and fores try expert, is coming north.
 . Another mission of Stevenson is to spend three years on the rock bound islands to investigate bird and animal life, particularly in the Kodiak section.
 MT. Stevensons orders to pro- ceed to the Aleutian islands verifies the announcement of the biological survey that these Alaskan islands would not be neglected in the sur LAy's program of bringing science to the reindeer and wild game life of the territory. Five other biological experts-Dr. s. w. Hadwin, J. Palmer, H. W. Johnston, O. J. Nitric and Bio logical Chief E. w. Nelson-sai1ed on the last Victoria for service in the Nome vicinity
 LONE ASSIGNMENT
 Stevenson, however, is alone as- signed to the vast reaches of the Aleutians, which stretch nearly 800 miles from the Alaska peninsula into the North Pacific ocean and Boring sea.
 A survey of the islands will be the first action of MT. Stevenson, and he plans to prepare an immediate re- port on the extent of grazing and pasture lands on Unalaska and Unimak islands, two of the largest groups of the archipelago. Domestic sheep herds have already been intro sduced here by Dr. Andrew c. Smith of Portland, and the government proposes to exploit sheep propagan- da on the islands if conditions are favorable.
 Three years ago a reindeer herd was taken to Unimak island and since then reports have been receiv- e9 that these animals have strayed to secluded and almost inaccessible places on the large island where they have grown wild. MT. Steven son will attempt to locate and do mesticate these reindeer and will also stimulate the island natives to great effort in the propagation of the deer
 TO COLLECT SPECIMENS
 Specimens of bird and game life will also be colleced by Stevenson for the national museum at Wash 1ngton and particular effort will be made to get trophies of Asiatic birds which have strayed from Siberia to the~islands.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Pianos for rent. Phone Anderson piano expert. Windsor hotel. 13-3t
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Graham Bread fresh every day at the City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Geo. Anderson, piano expert ls Tn Cordova until Friday. Phone W1no' sor hotel. io-o1
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Don't argue. The Club Billiard Hal arries fresh tobacco. Z-E
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-28

Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
Few Town criers Left.

There are hardly any town criers
left in England now. At Wycombe, this
post, which has been held by members
of one family for so years, lapses with
the resignation of the present holder
"Oyez! Oyer! oyez!" and the ringing
of the bell will cease to be heard In
the little old town, as 1t has ceased to
he heard in many towns within the last
ten years. In rural districts of France,
by the way, public proclamations are
made by the "garde champetre," kind
of keeper, or village policeman, whose
office embraces various functions. Evil
IDENTIFY in Shakespeares day common
criers had no great reputation for elo-
cutionary skill, for Hamlet admonishes
his players: Speak the speech
trippingly on the tongue; but if you
mouth it +. 4. l had as lief the town
crier spoke my lines"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
A TRAVELLING Shop,

Margaret dillingham;, an English ex-
service woman, declares that she sim
ply could not perform indoor duties
after her out-of-doors work In the
army, so she and friend bought, first
q hawker's license, then a caravan and
finally stock of women's small wares
and now they are travelling from town
to town in England, dispensing their
wares along the way.
According to Miss Fillingham, they
have made hit. Their rural and
small town sisters promise them their
patronage and invite them to call regu
larly.
1t seems that carpenter hit upor
the same plan, for they tell of meeting
him in their travels, pursuing his trade
in the same manner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
BATTLED OVER PIPE ORGAN
Its Introduction Into Scottish Church,
for Which James Watt Was Re.
sponsibIe, Made TroubIc.

The current appreciations of James
Watt, inventor of the steam engine.
have not, so far us we have seen. called
forth any protest from the Wee ErpcS.
Yet Watt was responsible for the
nrSt pipe organ built in Scotland, and
round it ragged one of the fiercest CON
tr0VersieS in the history of the move
ment against instrumental music in
the Scottish church.
Inc story OF the organ itself was
told fully when the instrument was
gwen year ago to the Glasgow cor.
poraIlon. 1t was built by Wntt in his
mousse III High street in 1862, and in
loo' found its way into st. Andrews
chufch' Glasgow. ON hearing that the
organ was to be played during divine
service, the lord provost Of the day
wrote to DR.. Richie, minister Of the
church, and an enthusiastic fiddler.
'peSglng to know of him if such was
really the case" and adding that, if
So ne would consider it his duty to
enter solemn protest against him
aud the congregation for all damages
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
"Smoked Irishman y

"Shure, there's no man Iivin' as can
mock me good County Clare brogue
without feelin' tn weight O. me
hands,"
Sergeant James Xavier McGillin
United States marine corps. told this
to the wide world as he stepped ashore
at Charleston, S. c., recently from the
transport which had carried him back
from two years in the West Indies. He
had tale to tell, and this is how he
told it:
"On the way up" he continued
{brogue deleted for the benefit of the
linotypers), 1--WE stopped off at Nassau,
in the Bahamas. was walking along
the street when up to me steps one of
them natives with a face as black as
me old mott RS stove.
'Shure an It's a foine day fer tn
Oirish, says he to me. makes to
slough him, when another marine grabs
me by the arm. He'd been there before
this other marine, and he explains ii
all.
ut seems that a hundred years ago
or maybe it was a thousand-the
British sends one of their English regi.
ments of Irishmen to the Bahamas, and
the natives learned English from them
Ever since they've talked with q
brogue."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17

rier pigeons of many a military cam
paign, to say nothing of the family of
ducks which recently held up traffic
in a Boston suburb while a kindly po-
Ficeman piIoted them across busy
street. Now the department Of agri-
culture of the United States is to use
homing pigeons in its work of saving
the forests from fire. In this work
they will have to compete with the
man-made flyers, for the forest service
has lately made successful use of air.
planes In locating incipient fires and
summoning help to prevent the spread
ing of the blaze. The pigeons, how
ever, being scornfuL of hostile air cur
rents above the mountains, are ex-
pected to hold their own against mere
machines.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
Larns COLLEGE Attendance.

There were $685. students enrolled
in a scattering of II universities and
colleges in the United States, taking
figures Of registrars for OctoDer, ac-
cording to a statement issued by the
intercollegiate association. The en-.
rollments of the colleges named, which
are generally indicative of heavy col
legiate attendance, are as follows :
University of Michigan, 1886; New
York university, 1914; Ohio State
university, 1924; University of Wis
consin, 1887; University of Pennsyl
vania, 6,S46; University of Texas,
1879; Yale university, 3,461; Univer.
sity of Kansas, 1906; Iowa State Col.
lege of Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts, 1928; University of Missouri,
BIG; Pennsylvania State college, 1906.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
SWITCH Off!
Put aside the Salts, Oil,
Calomel, or Pills and
take "Cascarets."

Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh with
Cascarets, or merely whipping them
into action every few days with Salts,
Cathartic Pills, Oil, or Purgative Wa
tiers?
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets gently cleanse and regulate
the stomach, remove the sour and fer
menting food and foul gases, take the
excess bile from the liver and carry
out of the colon and bowels all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
SO you can straighten up.
Cascarets tonight will make you feel
great by morning, They work while
you sleep-never grippe, sicken, or
cause any inconvenience, and cost SO
little too.-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-17
Schlettstadt.

Erasmus in 1914 praised the hospi-
tality of the town which today is one
of the many of Alsace returned to the
French fold. Schlettstadt viewed from
the Strasbough side has still her medic
val appearance. Her belfries are of
sandstone the color Of a rose; her sill
houette is marked by the gable ends of
her ancient defenses. Besieged ten
times, she has but once fallen before
the enemy. One of her streets still
bears the name Rue du Babil in re-
membrance of the famous Latin school
of Erasmus day and the chatter of its
scholars. In the light of the setting
sun a writer in the Journal des Debats
describes Schlettstadt as basket of
flowers set in the meadows with a
background in the distance found by
the vosges. On one of the eliminating
heights are the walls of the KOnigs-
burg.