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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19

struction project in Peoria township
now under way. involving the straight
ening of the Hickory creek channel, a
new 100-foot concrete bridge and a
new stretch of Grad over the Wisdom
Hill, has been temporarily restrained
by order of the district court on ap-
plication of F. B. Wisdom, owner of
the land affected by the changes. He
contends that the changes damage his
property and asks that the county
commissioners be permanently en-
Joined from completing the project
Hearing has been set for October "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19
Most of Cattle Marketed.

Emporia, Kan. Oct. 19.-Approxi-
mately 65 per cent of the beef cattle
on Lyon county pastures have been
shipped to market, H. L. Majors, a
local cattleman, estimates. Most of
the remaining cattle are being taken
out of the pastures for full feeding
preparatory to shipping to market.
Many cattlemen are taking losses,
while a few are making a small profit,
Majors said. He estimated several
cattlemen lost SIS a head on cattle
but said the average loss is less
than $25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19
MISSOURI MINERS QUIT WORK
Crew at Liberal Receives Visit From
Ainden Workers.

Liberal, Mo, Oct. ia crew of
men at work at a shovel mine of the
Liberal Coal company, near here, quit
work at 1880 o'clock this afternoon
when miners from Minden who came
here in motor cars, demanded that
they cease work.
The night crew of the company
worked last night and the day crew
went to work this morning. Seven
men were in the day crew as only
stripping was being done in prepara-
ton for loading coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19
TO OPERATE TRAIN IN S. C.
Governor Cooper Says All Schedules
Must Be Maintained.

Columbia, S. c., Oct. 19.-Trains
will be operated in South Carolina
strike or no strike" Governor Cooper
declared last night in announcing that
a special session of the legislature
would be called if necessary to meet
the emergency of a threatend tie-up,
I'm case the strike becomes a
reality" Governor Cooper said. 'it
would be the duty of the state to use
every means in its power to see that
trains are operated and I would not
hesitate to call for volunteers to aid in
running them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19

No matter what you eat or drink,
even though it be just a glass of
sweet milk. the stomach may rebel
and sour almost Immediately. In
such cases one or two Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets furnish the alkaline ef-
feet to offset the acid condition. Quite
often the stomach may be overcrowded
with partially digested food.
A cold bottle of beverage at such
times may add to the difficulty and
there is gassiness, a bilious taste, and
other distresses due to indigestion.
Travellers may save themselves much
Of the discomfort of wayside eating by
having a box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets with them as they can be had
in almost any drug store throughout
the Z. S. and Canada.-AdY,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19

less corn and callus remover. Any corn,
no matter how deep rooted, departs quick
u when "Gets-It' arrives. Wonderfully
simple, yet simply wonderful, because all
soreness stops with the first application
Get rid Of your corn and wear shoes that
fit. Big shoes simply make corns grow
bigger Your money back if "Gets-It"
fails. Insist on the genuine Costs but
trifle everywhere. MID. by E. Lawrence &
Co., Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-19
Millions
Use
''Gets-It''
| For Corns
tons Pain "Reminiscences
Tops Pain Observation-Disclosures
{ COrns Completely.

Everybody, everywhere needs to know
that millions of folks have already learn
q about "Gets-It." the Guaranteed main
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

ter, Gudrund..
ter, Gudrund.. sssis, -,
s Miss Alma BEatberg commenced q
term Of Norwegian parochial school in
Irving last Monday. - =. - =
Two Drown at cr.nite Fats

Two Drown. At Granite Fails
Louis Peterson Of Granite Falls and
Paul Blakesley OF. Maynard lost their
lives in the Minnesota river near Sc
brings, Saturday afternoon It 3:1s
O'Clock when they plunged to the res
cue Of four local girls who went OF
from sand bar while In bathing.
Louis Peterson was the son of Mrs.
Peterson Of this city. He was a boy
about 18 years OF age, pleasant chap
we'll liked and Of a pleasing disposi.
ton. ~ =
Paul Blakesley, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. F. Blakesley, living west Ct
Maynard, was, a young married man
about Is years Of age His wife and
six months old child as we'll as his
parents and brother, were ON the bank
when his body was taken ashore.
Truly this is tragedy but the fam.
lilies of both of these young men may
be proud of the fact they gave their
lives in an effort to save the life OF
others.-Granite Falls Tribune. =
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15
LU THER COLLEGE
!. !. :. CONCERT Nc j. I BAND B AM
Famou. Band win Make Another
= Visit to Will
mar e..

The Luther College Concert Band
which will visit our city and give a
concert June 21st is a worlds famous
organization. They come from a
"College for Men" down in Northeast
ern Iowa, in a town called Decerah,
situated among the scenic hills that
mark the course of the Upper Iowa
River.
Luther College is this year celebrat-
ing her Goth anniversary and is send
ing out her famous band to us in the
Great Northwest. This is not the
first time the people Of the Northwe est
have been privileged to hear this
band. They have been out here be-
fore. They have travelled very ex-
tensively. In 1906 and again in 1911
they travelled through the Northwest
and the North Pacific Coast States,
giving concerts enroute. In 1914 they
accepted an invitation from the King
of Norway to tour the Land of their
forefathers. In 1915 they were en-
gagged by the Panama-Pacifc-Inte
tional Exposition at San Francisco.
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15
Killed av .lIuhtn1n6

Dewey Sahr. son OF John Sahr Of
Bellingham. was instantly killed by \
bolt OF lightning last Sunday while
walking in company with three other
young people from the river, where
they had been fishing, to the car.
which had been left short distance
away The others were stunned, but
recovered.
The young man was about twenty
three years old and had lived in this
county all his life, his father being
one of the early settlers in the north
western part of the county.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday.-The Western Guard
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

Evelyn left Friday for Dassel where
they visited friends until Monday ev-
ening. - @
Norman Guam Of Kandiyohi visited
with his cousin Harold Thorvig the
first OF the week. =
Chas. Nordgren and family of At
water visited relatives at spicer ON
Sunday. :
Miss Lillian Pallin of Willmar con-
Quoted state examinations in School
Dist 90 last week. -,
Peter Buro is teaching parochial
school at Eagle Lake.
"A baby boy was born. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Wallin last Tuesday, May
31st.
Miss Mabel Hendrickson closed a
successful nine months term of school
at Hancock last week. She arrived
home Friday to spend the summer
here.
Oscar Hillman has had sign paint
ed, "Ye Old Mill 1nn," and put up on
his confectionery store. Eben Law
son Of Willmar did the work.
Miss Myrtle Oslund of Dassel visit
ed friends at Spicer the first Of the
week.
A concert will be given in the Green
Lake church next Saturday evening,
June 11th, at p. NJ, by the Oak
Grove chorus
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Kloster and chill
dren spent Monday evening at the J.
Albert Peterson home by Eagle Lake.
Eight families joined the Norweg
ian Lutheran congregation last Sun.
day. They were namely. E. F. Mon
son and family, E. Christofferson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ham
nes and daughters, Anna and Minnie,
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. N. C. Sorenson and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Aune, Mrs.
l. Arthur and daughter Ella, Mrs
Stangvik and son Conrad, and daugh-
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15
SPlcER-o -GREEN-LAKE

June zth-The Spicer. public school
closed a successful nine months term
last Friday. The teachers and chill
dren enjoyed a picnic at Sibley park
Mrs Peter Henderson is guest OF
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Henderson, at ST. Paul.
G. C. Hamnes departed the latter
part of the week for Hibbing, where
he has contracted for several NOV
ing jobs and will spend most Of the
summer at that place.
Mr. and Mrs Wlm. Nelson autoed to
St. Paul last week to attend the com.
mencement exercises at the G. A. Col.
lege. Their daughter, Miss Florence
Nelson, was a member of the gradual.
ing class.
g Nels Hendrickson of Minneapolis
was guest of relatives here a few
days last week. He came to see his
sister, Mrs. Nels Orred, who is i'll.
Miss Alys Anderson who has been
employed at Minneapolis for several
months arrived home last week to
spend the summer.
Mrs H. F. Sorby returned to Min.
neapolis Friday after visit with he1
sister, Mrs. N. G.. Sorenson.
Mrs. T. M. Findley was at Kandiyo
III tho 1affor ma ~ NJ ttho vool
Miss Helen Lunde who has attend.
ed Concordia College at Moorhead the
past year, arrived home Saturday.
Mrs. H. j. Thorvig and daughter
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

famous Director, Prot. Carlo. A.. Sper..
att, who is also a teacher at Luther
College. They are all college boys,
full Of pep and dash both at work and
in play. They put their berry. souls
into >the music which they play for
their Directors saying, ''One must
feel to be able to render feeling" has
become "a traditional ,byword with
them. They are not musicians, by
profession. They receive no financial
remuneration. All their expenses on
all these tours are paid by the man
agement with the proceeds from, the
concerts given enroute. They come
from a church school which was foun-
ded in those troublesome days of our
Civil War and they seem to have in
herited something of that earnestness
Of purpose. that must have inspired
their fathers and grandfathers to sac
rifice SO much in order to build and
maintain Christian school in those
days. *.>~. W.
Luther College Concert Band is. one
of the most cherished institutions at
Luther College It was founded in
1878. Since 1908 it has been under
the leadership OF Prof. Carlo A. Pper-
att, also a graduate of Luther College
of the class of .'8S. Under his lead
ership it has attained to the high rank
it now holds in the musical world and
has become famous at home and
abroad through its many extended
and very successful tours.
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

O'Clock. The auditorium was select,
ed because Of its semi-open door con-
ventence and its seating size The
admission prices have been set at SO
and o cenhs. Reserved seats may be
secured at one dollar q seat.
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

They returned through the Northwest
again. So they are not strangers to
us.
The Band is this year composed Of
fifty-f1ve members, including their
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

The band will givea a concert here
under the auspices of the Mems Uni
on Of the Vinje Lutheran church. The
program will be given in the Fair
Grounds auditorium commencing at 8
Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Olson and two
children of Flandreau, S. D., visited
from Saturday until Wednesday at
the Henry Moe home. Mr.. Olson and
Mrs. Moe are brother and sister.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
Keeps Promise,
Cheats GuLLOWs
By Starvation
Convicted Wife Slayer Eludes
Hangrnan by Going 90
DAYS Without Food.

CHICAGO. July 3o.-Andrew Bry-
kajlo who last April killed his wife.
has achieved his purpose OF beating
the hangman's rope by starving to
death
Il will never hang" he had told
the authorities. Il will go to my
wife fasting.
He had starved himself for sixty
six days
Brykajlo began the hunger strike
,hree weeks after he was sent to jail
to await trial. He had shot his wife
after quarrel Then he had a re-
volver duel with policeman and
was wounded twice.
Tricks were tried to tempt him to
eat Glasses OF milk were left at his
bedside. Oranges were placed within
his reach. while anyone was pres
ent, Brykajlo made no move to touch
them. When he was alone. the milk
and oranges vanished, but he did not
eat enough to sustain life.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
TRAIN FROM new YORK Held UP
NEAR JOHNSTOWN, Pa; MAIL CAR
RIFLED AFTER CLERK is SHOT
Four Bandits Rob Manhattan
Limited on the Pennsyl-
vania and Escape.
EMPTY POUCH FOUND.
Compel Engineer to Stop al
Point of RevOlver-PaSSen-
gers Not MoleSted.

PITTSBURGH, July 30.-Four ban
dts boarded the Manhattan Limited,
west bound, on the Pennsylvania Rail
road between Gallitzen and Cassan-
dra. at 2.4e o'clock this morning and,
after shooting A. n. Lantz. mail
clerk, rifled the mail car and escaped,
The scene OF the hold-up was about
twenty miles from Johnstown, Pa.
The robbery occurred while the
train was in motion. Two robbers
boarded the train when it : .opped TO
drop the helper" an engine which
assists heavy passenger trains over
the mountain grades. They climbed
down over the coal in the tender and
while the other two were at the mail
car ordered the engineer to stop the
train. This he did, and at almost
the same moment shots sounded
from the mail car. back of the on
gine.
Two Of the bandits upon boa riding
the car ordered the seven clerks to
throw up their hands. They complied
and the bandits, selecting Lantz, de-
manded to know from him where the
valuable mail was kept Lantz told
them there was no valuable mail on
board One OF the bandits fired.
shooting him through both legs.
The gunman kept the clerks COW
cred while the other robbers made a
quick search of the car. Selecting a
bag containing foreign registered
mail, he backed toward the door and,
calling to his companions. prepared
TO leave. AS the train pulled into
the station at Cassandra they all
dropped to the ground and disap-
peared in the darkness
The conductor and flagman, running
toward the engine to ascertain the
cause OF the sudden stop, encountered
mail clerks pouring out OF the car.
The train proceeded to Johnstown and
Lantz was removed to a hospital. His
injuries are not serious.
Federal and county authorities
were notified and fastened to Cas-
sandra, where search is being made
for the bandits. They were Joined
later by the State police, and thor
ough search is being made of the
mountains. Soon after daylight they
found a mail bag, evidently one stole n
from the car. 1t had been split open
and the contents removed.
officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road here said that the robbery is the
first of a mail train in the long his
tory OF the Pittsburgh Division. The
Manhattan Limited, which is one OF
the crack passenger trains between
New York and Chicago. left New
York last night at sos o'clock and
arrived here twenty-three minutes
late this morning.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
N0RTHCL|FFEH HERE,
ONH|S TRIP WEST
AFTER SNUBB|NG
London Times Believed to
Have Printed a Garbled
Account of Interview.

Viscount Northcliffe arrived here
to-d day from Washington, en- route to
Toronto where he will start his Jour-
ney to Vancouver, b. c. He spent
the day golfing near New York with
Thomas W. Lamont and Frank Stet-
tinius, planning to resume the trip
this evening.
The interview on the Irish situa-
ton which Lord Northcliffe denied
giving, was with II. Wickham Stecd,
editor of Northcliffe's London Times.
who is travelling with him. 1t was
printed last Monday and was cabled
to London, where it appeared in
early editions of the Daily Mail, Lord
NorthcliHe's own paper, as an inter
view with him. w. +. Bullock, New
York correspondent OF the Daily
Mail, said to-day the interview must
have been cabled in garbled form
from his own office.
The New York Times to-day printed
the following:
The interview with Mr.. Wickham
Steed, editor OF the London Times,
published in the New York Times
last Monday, was written by a trust
worthy reporter, who believes he re-
ported accurately what MIR. Steed
said. Mr.. Steed has since told the
Times it contained matter that should
not be published. Mr.. Steed did not
have an opportunity to revise the in
terview.
"As reprinted in England-in one Of
Lord Mort hclffe's own papers. accord
ing to cable deSpatches-it appears that
the interview was incorrectly attribllt-
cd there TO Lord Northolifre himself, '
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
POLICE RECORD
OF THE CLUBBER'S
FORMER TRIALS
Tighe Escaped With Reprimand
-Four Times, Small Fines
Twice.

The record OF Detective Sergt.
Charles r Tighe's trials in the
Police Department, as given out
by the Meyer Legislative Com
mittee, is as follows;
DEC. 81, ts15-Absent from
post; standing at bar in licensed
iiauor saloon. REPRIMANDED.
juno 20. tst6-Struek a pris-
ensr with his FIST and baton while
conveying him TO the station
house. REPRIMANDED.
March IS, 1917-lmproper pa.
troll. FINED TWO DAYS PAY.
March 10, 1s18-Absent from
post; lying drunk in subway
station. REPRIMAkpEo.
March 13, 1s1e-Struek a eiti.
gen. REPRIMANpEo.
Aug. 27, tst9-Struok a oolored
man with baton; used improper
language; false arrest. FINED
ONE DAYS PAY.
Aug. 27, 1e1s-Assauited a
woman in station house with
,iaht baton; falsely I arrested
woman. PUT ON SIX MONTHS
PROBATION, which expired
April ~, 1920,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
HEAVY RAILWAY
WORK NOW BEING
DONE BY WOMEN
WASHINGTON, July 80.

Women workers are focking 10
the employ OF the Nations rail-
roads.
Nearly 100, 600 women are now
helping 10 build new lines and
maintain and operate existing
systems, a Forthcoming report ~
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
SION Is expected to show.
Women are cleaning engines and
headlights in roundhouses, keep
ing watch night as well as day at
dangerous grade crossings, oper-
ating telegraph keys, carrying
messages OF train despatchers and
even DONG carpentry and other
heavy work in the railroad shops.
In some jobs women. the rail-
road heads are learning, are more
efficient than male workers Some
JOBS held by women are: At
tendants. more than 1000; clean
ing, 1000: shop work, more than
1000; station agents and as
sistants, 1900; car department,
1900. Nearly 300 women are
listed as common ,lborep,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
STEAMER SINKS
TUG TOWING HER.:
CAPTAIN browns
Skipper of Smaller Craft
Quickly Taken From Water
Cannot Be Revived.

Unable, until too late. to release
himself from his pilot house, Capt
Patrick Howe. skipper of the tug
Clarence p Howland, was drowned
to-day when his vessel was cut down
and sunk by rhe Fabre Line frcightcr
Fenchurch or the foot OF 39th Street,
Brooklyn. One of the tugs deck
hands was reported missing but AZ
terward found to have been rescued
The F'enchurch, just IN from Spain.
was under her own steam when the
Rowland, owned by the Rowland
Transportation and Towing Company,
Of No. 80 Broad Street, Manhattan.
one Of two tugs engaged in berth
ing the freightcr, crossed the
the collision could be avoided the
Fenchurch struck the Howland amid
ships about 200 yards offshorc, cap
sized her and sank her in thlrty-five
feet OF water.
There were four men and Capt
Howe aboard the Rowland. and all
save the skipper sprang at once into
the water. On the pier awaiting the
steamers arrival were number of
hands. and these put off to the rescue
in small boats. Philip Ballentino Of
No. a. Fourth Place, Brooklyn. a
Junk dealer, picked up Capt. Howe
unconscious and carried him to the
foot of +4th Street There an am
bulance was summoned from Nor
wegian Hospital and Dr. Campana
worked over the skipper with a pull
motor, but without avail
William Purdy of No 7J2 Fifth
Avenue, Brooklyn. engineer OF the
Rowland, and the three hands were
picked up by boatmcn, Purdy being
almost overcome.
Capt Howe was sixty three years
old and lived with hls two ch ldrcn
at No. 233 18th Street Brooklyn He
rad been thirty years In the employ
Of the Rowland Company.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
MUSEUM Of ART
GETS DRE|CER'S
RICH COLLECTION
Pictures, Tapestries and Etch-
ings to Be Placed in Separate
Room For IS Years.
GIFTS TO HOSPITALS.
Jeweller 'Bequeaths Bulk Of
Estate and Stock of Wines
to His Widow.

The Michael Dreicer collection OF
pictures, etchIngs. tapestries and
staruary, by the will OF the Fifth Ave
nue. jeweller, filed o-day, goes to the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art Mr.
Dreicer died at his country home at
Deepdale, Great Neck. L. l.. July 90
The will was executed six days before
his death. The bequest to the museum
stipulates that the collection is to be
placed in a separate room tor twenty
five years and to be known as the
Michael Dreicer Collection.
His widow receives the homes at
No 1046 Fifth Avenue and Great
Neck, as well as all the furniture. ex-
cept works of art: the entire stock of
wines, 100000 in cash and the income
during life OF one-half OF the residue.
The income from the other half goes
to the two children, James, twelve,
and Donald, ten, Upon the deaths of
the widow and children it reverts to
the grandchildren. il any.
ST. Luke's, Mount Sinai and Pres
byterian Hospitals and the Monte
fore Home each receive $4,000. To
Mrs. Gitel Dreicer, his mother, OF No.
East 18th Street is left a trust
fund Of $500, Upon her death Mr.,
Dreicer directs the executors to in
clude this fund in the residuary for
the grandchildren.
Three sisters each receive 500, ,OoO
and to three nephcws are given
$1,000 each. For faithful service
Minnie A. Morgan of No. 241 East
4Sth Street is left $4,000, and $4,000
is distributed among the servants. To
Louis V. Bell, lifelong friend is
bequeathed a set of pearl studs.
The widow and three sisters are
named as executors. The Fifth Ave
nue. National Bank and Mrs. Nam e
I.asar, a sister. are trustees.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-07-30
Y TRAIN HELD UP: MAIL CLERK SHOT
3 Beds in One
FOrBig LudWig,
Fallen Giant
He's on His Way Back to Ger
many to Grow Up on
the Barred Brew.

Three beds were dashed together TO
make one big one to-day on IN"
steamship Orduna which Is taking
Ludwig Schultcn and some additional
cargo back to Germany.
Ludwig is feet 3 inches and life,
until recently. was rosy for him. All he
had TO do was sit on a platform in a
side show at Coney Island and let peo-
pie see how huge he was. But the giant
business, is not what it used to be, If
it ever was Giants are a drug on the
market, cheap and plentiful.
The other day Otto Wuffin came
along, ioftier than Ludwig by four goot
inches. He strutted around the show
looking cruelty at Ludwig, who knew
that his day was past. He tried
high heeled boots and high hats, but
Otto did the same thing and main
tained his four-inch lead. All was
over. Otto has the Job now,
Ludwig wept on the pier this MORN
ing, for he is a sentimental giant.
His manager, Nate Sahb. wept on his
neck. accomplishing the feat by
standing on three telephone books
piled on a chair. He is fond of Lud-
wig and he gave him hope.
There is good lager beer in Ger
many, he told him. and it makes you
grow, especially when you are only
twenty four years old. as Ludwig Is,
and when you still have growing
pains, as Ludwig boasts he has
He is going hone to mother to
wash the dishes and dust the parlor
organ and drink beer, avoiding all
heavy exercise except that of grow
ing. He hopes he may come back
some day and recover the champion
ship like Pete Herman did.
The plan in regard to the three
beds tied together is that Ludwig
shall sleep in them diagonally, from
northwest to southeast, but ne fears
this may cause seasickness and in
terrupt his growing. II he does get
seasick what a commotion there will
be in the ocean.