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THE WEEKLY KANSAN-REPUBLICAN. ESTABLISHED 1871. NEWTON, KANSAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903 VOL. XXXVI.

NO. 76 ISSUED SEMI-WEEKLY, TOUGH GANG MADE 10 'HIKE' EIGHT BAD NEGROES FROM WICHITA SENT OUT OF TOWN. Negro Women Who Attempted to "Hold 1 Up" a Man Last Night Got the Worst of the Encounter. The negro women who have been operating on West Fourth street for several evenings "got theirs" last night. These women, four in number, aided and abetted by an equal number of negro sports, all from Wichita, have been holding forth on West Fourth street attempting to rob passers-by.

They had the spotted and knew enough to keep out of their way. This forced the police to resort to strategy. A well known citizen was sent ahead as a decoy and Policeman Garten followed. The citizen walked down West Fourth street and was tackled by a couple of big negro women a who grabbed his arms and attempted to go through his pockets. The w.

k. c. however, was expecting the attack and, drawing back and shaking off isassailants, he landed a knock-out blow on one woman's snouth, sending several teeth down her and causing her mouth to bleed profusely. Constable Garten hurried up and placed the colored women under arrest. They were taken to the city.

jail and Police Judge Hill was roused out of his slumbers to convene police court. The women were fined ten dollars each. The fine of one of the women was paid by four negro she was released. Friends of the other was released. Friends of the other woman have been at work today endeavoring to raise funds enough secure her release.

The one woman, with two others who had doubtless been in hiding at some other point with the expectation of robbing some one, and the four men were taken to the station and told to get out of town en No. 8, which they did. ISAIAH'S PERILOUS RIDE. Young Colored Boy's Free Ride on the Ferris Wheel. A funny thing happened at the Ferris wheel yesterday.

A crowd of school boys were playing with the ap: paratus. The employees happened to be away and the boys had great fun with the big wheel. One little colored boy, Ike Coleman, caught hold of one of the bars and the boys pulled him up several feet off the ground. Then in a spirit of mischief, notwithstanding his cries, they turned the wheel lifted Isaiah clear to the top of the circle. There he hung by his arms in danger of falling any minute.

As the wheel revolved, another small boy got caught in the apparatus and was lifted twenty feet off the ground before men could reach the scene to effect a rescue. The lad had presence of mind enough to wrap his legs around the iron pipe and slide down to the first chair, to which he held for dear life. Strong arms pushed the wheel around so that the boy could be taken off but this brought Mr. Isaiah back to his elevated position. It was several minutes before the colored boy was finally landed on terra firma and he was just on the verge of a collapse from exhaustion.

This little incident put an end to the boys' fun for soon afterwards the showmen arrived and then it was ten cents a ride. But Isaiah had enjoyed his ride for nothing. NO TOUGHS WANTED. Newton Will Get Along Without Them During Fair Week. Extra police service is being furnished this week to protect visitors to the fair, as well as our own town's people.

The fair has attracted to the city a large number of questionable characters some of whom are doubtless straight while others are thieves, pickpockets and rascals generally. Last night the police rounded up a bunch of these gentry and sent them out of town. This is the policy that will be followed all week, the officers thus hoping to prevent acts of lawlessness. J. L.

Wiliamson is helping on the day force of police and Israel Richardson at night. D. N. Garten is also assisting the city police FACTORY IS NICELY LOCATED. Word Received From J.

P. Ramseyer of Springfield, Mass. In a business letter to a Newton friend, J. P. Ramseyer, well known and remembered in this city, under date of September 15th, written from Springfield, says: "We are getting settled very nicely both in business and home.

Springfield is a beautiful city of about 65,000 people, although there are about 350,000 do their trading in Springfield. This is about us pretty and clean a city as have ever seen: wide streets, some of the surceta have two rows of trees, everything very clean, up to date, kept in nice shape, very pretty parks, good schools, and beautiful churches. It. is located in about as pretty and picturesque a country you everla id on. "The only thing it lacks is good water.

I wish I had some of that good Newton water here this afternoon, I would like to fill up on it. One can drink such a quantity of that and feel that, it is pure and good. Newton is certainly blest in that respect. "I am occupying quarters that have just been vacated by the American Writing Paper company. I have a floor space of about 3000 feet, in one of the finest equipped buildings in Springfield for manufacturing purposes.

We have good light and ventilation, electricity, elevator, and all modern conveniences, and as fine a power plant as there is anywhere. I ame just getting started nicely at my work." County Fair Notes. George Gernmilled and Son of Pomona, have a herd of fine Red Poland cattle entered for show purroses and all have been prize winners at various county fairs in Kansas. They have thirteen head here with Champion, No. 3833, at the head of the herd.

George Hollister, a prominent Darlington township farmer and horseman, has three Cosine colte entered, two for show and the other entered in the Harvey county free for all pace. M. Campbell Fanning Mill company cf Detroit, Michigan, have an exhibit of mills in charge of George McCabe, the local agent. J. E.

Stauffer, local agent for the U. S. hand cream separator, has a fine exhibit of the machine he is selling. SHE WAS NOT SENSITIVE. Willing to Be Taken for a Servant for a Consideration.

Employers in various lines of bustness who are out for tips are not easily insulted by chance or premeditated remarks of the people from whom the tips necessarily come. One woman who has had her pocketbook drained and her soul tortured by the insidious but persistent demands of such attendants had that fact impressed upon her early in the week. She was a visitor in an up-town manicure parlor. She had been there several times before, and each time had courageously gone away without paying anything in excess of the regular taxation. On the occasion of her latest visit the girl who took charge of her hands adroitly introduced tipping as an appropriate subject for conversation.

The woman availed herself of the opportunity to express her sentiments forcibly. "I think it strange," she said, "that self-respecting people who have a good position should so demean themselves as to accept contributions from strangers in that way. If the people for whom I work should offer to tip me every time I drew an extra breath I should feel insulted. I should imagine that they considered me a mere servant." When the work was at last finished, the girl braced back and looked at the woman steadily. "I'm not so sensitive as some folks," she said.

"I don't mind if people do consider me a servant." And the woman, carried away by sheer admiration for her audacity, gave her a quarter. -New York Times. Halstead's Turn Tonight. The last of the free lecture course entertainments will be given in Halstead this evening. The same vocalists who performed at Burrton Monday night will furnish tonight's concert.

The singers, together with several members of the committee will make the trip to and from the scene of the entertainment in a wagonette. The concert will be given in the Methodist church. Bachelors or Gay Married Men? The young lady clerks can tell them every time. This morning two girls in a Main street store were telling the reporter about a bunch of strangers upon whom they had waited the evening before. "They were bachelors, I'm sure," said one, "They bought heavy linen thread and needles." pshaw," replied the other, "'They're married men and had left their wives at home.

I can tell them every time." Of the fifty-nine Presbyterian congregations in London, England, threefourths are carrying on mission work in the churches themselves and in for. ty-two halls and rooms, employing thirty one salaried and nearly a thousand voluntary workers. WELCOMING RECEPTION. METHODISTS FORMALLY WEL. COME THEIR NEW 'OR.

Each Deparment of the Church Life Extends Greeting -City Ministers Join in Welcome. Rev. V. C. Evers and family were given a very hearty welcome to Newton in a rather formal way at the Methodist church last evening.

The reception was planned by t1 the ladies of the church and to their careful management is due the credit for the thoroughly successful manner in which the affair was carried out. The Methodist people were present in large numbers and the other city churches were very numerously represented. Rev E. C. Beach acted as master of ceremonies and introduced successively the persons who had a part in the program.

Addresses of welcome to the new pastor and his family were given by B. Hagen for the church, Glen Prather for the Sunday school, Percy Chandler for the Epworth League, and Rev. J. C. Gibney of the United Presbyterian church for the Ministerial Union.

There was no mistaking the heartiness or cordialty of the welcome expressed in these words of greeting and Rev. Evers, in his response, showed that he appreciated very deeply the good will manifested. The evening's program was further carried out by several talented young people who contributed musical numbers. Mrs. Milton Grumbling and Miss Grace Grumbling executed a very artistic piano duet.

Miss Ethel James gave a pleasing reading and Miss Georgia Oldham played a violin selection. Miss Lottie Hart's piano solo was a very popular number as was also Mrs. J. E. Catlin's vocal solo.

The latter part of the evening was given over to an informal reception. The people in the audience passed to the front of the church and were introduced to Rev. and Mrs. Evers by Rev and Mrs. E.

C. Beach. There followed a few minutes of social conversation during which the ladies served cake and coffee, refreshments wit were very acceptable to those present. The gusts tarried in the church building until a late hour, enjoying to the utmost the season of pleasant intercourse. NOT WITH MALICE PREPENSE.

Unconscious Humor That Gets Into the Newspapers. J. L. Harbour, one of the editors cf The Youth's Companion and an author, delights in poring the papers for unconscious humor. He says that descriptions of weddings are invariably funny, and among the instances he cites is a paragraph which indulges in eulogy concerning the bride and bridegroom, and concludes with, "We wish them all happiness, for John 1 is one of our best young men, and so is Mary." He also tells of the minute descriptions of gifts which are set forth in rural papers on the occasion of a marriage, and says that such a paper he found: "The bride's gift to the groom was a large hair wreath made of his family and hers.

Aunt Emma Leach presented the couple with a handsome motto, 'Fight The bride's father gave her one copy of Bunyan's Progress' and one Jersey cow bound in leather." WANTED NO BETTER PLACE. Surely This Illustrates the Limit of Patriotism. Sir Thomas Lipton's friend William Fife, the designer of Shamrock loves his country profoundly, and he never tires of singing the praise of Great Britain. On his recent voyage over a number of Americans endeavored, in a humorous way, to prove to him America's superiority over all other countries. Mr.

Fife, however, was not to be convinced. "I love my land," he said. "I love it so well that I suppose, when I come to die, I'll be like old Peregrine Dagmas, the shipchandler. Old Peregrine, as he lay on his deathbed, hated to depart. He benoaned his hard lot.

He seemed to want to live forever. his wife said, 'you are going to a better he answered, 'there's no place like old Pointer for A young woman in Brooklyn, who found a four leafed clover three summers ago, and who is to be married a year from the coming Thanksgiving Day, says she is going to write to SirThomas Lipton, asking him to name his next challenger Clover IV instead of Shamrock IV. because she thinks there will be luck in the change.New York Times. A Small Fire. An alarm of fire was turned in about one o'clock this afternoon from Lew Ball's place.

A large pile of kindling and other rubbish on the lot back of the store was on fire. The origin of the fire is unknown. The fire department arrived promptly and in a few minutes all danger of the fire being communicated to the buildings in the vicinity was averted. The water pressure seemed to be of very little force. Market Letter, Special to the Kansan Live stock receipts at Kansas City last week and same week a year ago were as follows: 1903.

65,208, calves 6,200, hogs 37,189, sheep 25,947, H. M. 1.040. 1902-Cattle 83,475, calves 10,367, hogs 29,567, sheep 29,889, H. M.

1,731. Corn steers sold as high Wednesday and also Tuesday as at any time this season, but too many cattle in sight at all the markets last week accounts for a break of 15 to 25 cents at the end of the week, mostly on wintered westerns. There was absolutely no inducement to ship elsewhere, so salesmen cut loose, and were able to clean out by lowering prices. Cows calves and bulls showed very little change. Notwithstanding adverse conditions, in the way of car shortage, and frost scare, stocker and feeder business was the largest of the year last week, and 850 cars went out to country points, 350 cars going to Missouri, 210 cars to Illinois, however, washrdluhrdlahrdlu Illinois, 160 care to Kansas, and the balance to various other states.

The situation, however, wasaga inst sellers, and prices dropped 10 to 25 cents, distributed over all classes. The railroads promise better service this week and, all fear of frost removed, prospects in this line are materially better for the coming week. Top corn cattle rought $5.60, most cf them selling from $4.60 to $5.40. Cows sold from $2.25 to th $4.50 for a top. Best veal calves brought around $5.50, bulls $2.25 to $2.75, and stockers and feeders sold mostly from $3.00 to $3.80, with sales on up to $4.50.

Receipts today are 18,000 head and market slow but at steady prices mostly. The only bear factor today is lower reports from Chicago but with demand good here, and hoderate run for this season of the year, prices average about steady. Fluctuations were less violent last week in hog prices, than during previous week. Heavy weights gradually sold up nearer to light weights, gaining 10 cents during the week. Packers shipped in 7,000 hogs last week, bought on other markets, being unable to fill their orders from the supply at Kansas City.

Run today is 6,000 head and prices 10 cents higher, with a top of and bulk of all sales at $5.95 to $6.05. Sheep and lamb prices were on the Loom last week, and same condition rules today. Whethers bring $3.75, feeding wethers $3.40, fat native lambs $5.50, feeding westerners around $4.00, ewes $2.75 to $3.25. Average gain last week was 15 to 25 cents, and prices are up 10 to 15 cents today, in spite of a run of 10,000 head Everythings old out last week in the horse line. Heavy horses remained firm, and the lighter ones improved some.

Mule trade, however, was very unsatisfactory, as cotton demand did not develop as expected, and it now looks asthough this trade will be late this season. Extreme range $40 to $165. JNO. M. HAZELTON, Live Stock Correspondent.

Phil May's Methods of Work. The custom of the late Phil May, according to the Westminster Gazette, was to make his first sketch for a drawing with the utmost care, putting in all the details, light and shade, and so on. When that was finished he roceeded to knock away the scaffold as it were, and in the finished product there remained nothing but the absolutely essential lines of picture. He reached his ends by the elimination of the superfluous pushed to its furthest limits, and the result liberally repaid the sacrifice of labor apparently entailed by the process. Blind Fish Now See.

In a cave in Silesia a pool was filled with sightless fish. About a year ago the place was utilized as a store, when the electric light was installed. Since then many of the fish have actually developed normal-looking optics. Formerly when the cave was pitch dark the eyes of the creatures were covered, with a thick film. Frank and Honest.

Butcher--What did you think of that steak I cut you yesterday? Patron--To be perfectly frank with you, I thought it came off a South American cow that bad been foddered on rubber trees. ALMOST A MILE A MINUTE. Swift Run of a Show Train From St. Joe to Kansas City. The Kansas City Times, of Monday's issue, contained the following very interesting account of an incident that befell the "'Land O' Cotton" company at Kansas City Sunday: "While the matinee audience at the Auditorium yesterday afternoon sat listening to the music of an orchestra, waiting for the production of "The Land o' Cotton' 'to begin, the people did not know that an engine and one baggage car was running toward Kansas City from St.

Joe at the rate of almost a mile a minute in an effort to reach here with come of the play's scenery in time for the performance to begin. "When the company of players leit St. Joseph Saturday night one of the baggage cars containing much of the scenery was left standing on the sidetrack. It was the result of an error on the part of the train crew. The loss of the scenery was not discovered until late Sunday morning.

The agent at St. Joseph was told of the error by telegraph and ordered to have the car in Kansas City in time for the matinee There was no engine at his command and it looked as though he would fail. When a local train came in, however, he had the engine detached and sent it with one baggage car to this city while the local train was held for another engine. "The engine and one car came in over the Missouri Pacific tracks and reached here in time for the matinee, although there was a slight delay in hauling the scenery from the car to the Auditorium. The time consumed in the trip from St.

Joseph was fifty-nine minutes." This excellent company, with its special cars of scenery and its corps of fine actors will appear in the opera house in Newton, Monday evening, September 29. HARD TO GET SLEEPING PLACES. Lodging Accomodations of the Town Severely Taxed. Lodging was at a premium last night in Newton. All the hotels were crowded to their capacityand some were compelled to turn people away.

At the Murphy house, an impromptu bed-room was made of the hotel office and a number of cots were spread. These were quickly filled and still others clamored for accomodations. Many of the visitors in town are fakirs who are here in large numbers. Obituary. Lavina C.

Lewis, nee Crews was born in Guilford county, N. July 21st, 1814. When a child her parents removed to Warren county, O. She was married to Dr.Jonah Lewis, May 31. 1837.

To this union was born seven sons and two daughters. Five sons survive her. In the year 1853 they moved to Iowa and thence to Kansas in 1867. After four years in the eastern part of the state they settled in this county three and one-half miles west of this city where they have since resided and where June 24, 1879 the husband died. Mrs.

Lewis died Sept. 20, aged 89 years and 2 months. She was a life long member of the Friends' church. Her faith in God was in early life the sort "that works by love to the purifying of the heart" and her long life was lived to the Glory of God as 30 years residence here testify. She was of a singularly affectionate and sweet disposition, bravely met the losses of life with christian fortitude and while carrying a sad heart for many years she cheerfully bore the burden of life, never burdening others with her sorrow.

For two years she had looked forward to an early call from earth but the call to her had no alarms. She spent much time reading her bible and other religious literature arranged so far as she thought necessary for her burial, ever looking forward to the end hopefully and at last "drew about her the drapery of her couch and lay down to pleasant dreams." Three of her sons, Albert, Clarkson, and John were with her in her last hours. Clarence being in Oregon and Miles in Washington, D. were unable to reach here in time. The funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.

D. S. Pickett of Argonia, preaching from Jno. 11-35 after which the remains were laid to rest in the Halstead Recovered the Property. Jake Harmon, a Santa Fe detective, was in Newton yesterday looking after some local work.

A way car had been broken into in the Newton yards and various articles stolen. The articles were found in the possession of three young lads who turned them over to Marshal Cummings. The boys claimed they found the articles and did not know that they were stolen property. GENIUS SHOWN IN BEGGING. Why Work When You Can Secure Good Money Without It? It is hard to beat the beggar game In Italy.

A fleet-footed urchin grabbed a girl and bounded like: a chamois over an intervening short cut, heading us off at the next turn. He and his maiden fell into a fox-trot by the side of the carriage. "'Look, noble gentleman!" he began, look, beautiful lady! See the little ragazza- -the poor girl have pity on her! See, noble signor-you can not refuse to give her something- -your heart is too good--you are too generous, too noble, too handsome, to refuse. Have pity on her dread I state, for look- she has one gray eye and one black one!" We stopped the carriage. It was true.

The maiden had indeed part! colored eyes, in addition to which she rejoiced in a most appalling squint. gave her one Hereupon her escort set up a howl at being ignored. "But why should you have anything?" I asked. "You ought to give me two coppers," he replied with a twinkle, "for I have two black eyes, and she has only one." I was vanquished. I gave him his two coppers.

I don't believe in beggars, but I think he earned them.Argonaut. READY WITH THEIR "MITES." Incidents of the Kansas Flood Show Altruism Yet Exists. That the spirit of egotism does 1 not yet predominate in the human race, the acts of many Kansas people go to prove. As the angry waters of the recent flood subsided, leaving ruin and desolation in their wake, the Commercial Club held a conference to devise means for aiding the North Topeka sufferers. One man of moderate means, nearly all of whose property had been swept away, generously subscribed $500.

By a unanimous vote the club refused to accept the gift on the ground that he could not afford it after losing so heavily himself. "I know I have little left," he said, "but I have some, and I guess I can stand to give the amount I subscribed. There are thousands worse off than This same spirit of altruism seemed to actuate every man, woman and child in Topeka. One little chap of 5 years slipped away from his home with his iron bank concealed under his roundabout. He took the money to donation headquarters and gave it the flood sufferers.

Scores of incidents like these might be cited to illustrate the human side of the flood. PRIZE- CHICKENS. S. R. Behler's Cornish Indian Games swept Everything Before Them.

The chickens exhibited by S. R. Behler at Hutchinson fared exceedingly well in the distribution of prizes. His entries were Cornish Indians, in the raising of which species Mr. Behler has been unusually successful.

His entries captured first on cock, cockerel, hen, pullet, and pen; second on cockerel, pullet, and pen; and second on sweepstakes. In the latter contest Mr. Behler's chickens had to buck the Asiatic class, which placed them at a disadvantage, yet they captured second money. Mr. Behler's prize money amounted in all to $20.

He secured the prize for the highestscoring cock in the room, third on cockerel, and third on hen. Last year Mr. Behler captured four firsts, one third and a special for display at Topeka. What Is Curiosity? There has been complaint, from the beginning of history, that women are "curious," says Success. What is curiosity? It is the uneasy appetite of an ill-fed mind.

People fully educated and fully employed are not curious. Civilized woman has inherited the mental growth of man, and then has had to confine that enlarged capacity to precisely the same field of activity which was sufficient for a squaw. Women have been accused for centuries of a tendency to "gossip." What is gossip? It is small talk about other people -the discussion of personal affairs which are not our own. The tendency to this vice is a reac tion from the persistent presence of our own affairs. Polish Nationality.

Polish nationalists held meeting in Lemberg recently for the purpose of keeping alive the Polish national sentiment. The gathering expressed sympathy with Polish resistance, to German and Russian oppres sion. It also urged the direction el Polish effort in Austria, Russia aud Germany toward the common aim of national independence. Work. Life Pension for College President Smith, of New Haven, will retire head of the institute ceive a lite pension ur thereafter..