The Emporia Daily Journal from Emporia, Kansas • 1

THE THE EMPORIA DAILY JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, No. 68. EMPORIA KANSAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, XXIII. RANK INJUSTICE CONGRESSMAN MILLER, MADE A SCAPE GOAT BY THE INSURGENT BUSHWHACKERS The Topeka Capital and the in.

Insurgent papers are asserting that Congressman J. M. Miller has been franking large quanties of old antiquated public documents to his constituents to help out the railroads during their mail weighing period The Journal knows something about these malicious charges. When Mr. Meyer, Mr.

Miller's private secretary was in Emlast fall, the editor of poria the Journal urged him to send out all the public documents that Mr. Miller had at his disAt our request Mr. posal. Meyer sent to the department public documents and got a statement of the public docu ments allotted to this district that had not been sent out. Some were many years old.

urged hm to send them for they would doubtless intoresc somebody. He did so, and has been sending them for some tme. No more are be ing franked out now than lOL some time past. Had Mr. Miller, who was not cognizant of the time of weighing mails, known it and refrained from sending out any documents at this time, would these Insurgent high -binders approved of his course? Would they complimented him for beating the railroads on the mail weighing proposition? No.

The Capital and Bill White's Gazette and all this bunch of Political Ishmaelites would have been as silent as the grave. Congressman Miller was innocent in this matter. Why not blame the Editor of the Journal who suggested tha all documents be put into the hands of the people? Because we are not a candidate for con gress. MARKET Condensed from Direct Telegraphic Service to the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK KANSAS CITY, APRIL 27. 8,000 hogs, steady.

Mixed and butcher ,9.30 to 9.45. Good to choice, heavy, 9.40 to 9.504 Rough, heavy, 9.30 to 9.40. Lights, 9.25 to 9.40. 'Bulk, 9.25 to 9.45. Pigs, 9.15 to 9.65 6,000 cattle steady.

6,060 sheep, steady. ST. JOSEPH, Arpil 27. 2,000 cattle, steady. 2,000 hogs, dme lower.

500 sheep, strong. CARD OF THANKS. We sincerely wish to thank all the kind friends and relatives for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the illnes and death of our dearly beloved son and brother, Charles S. Saffer, also sing ers and pall bearers and the beaut ful offerings. Mi.

and Mrs. W. L. Saffer, and children. Special Tomorrow 49c each for more than 200 regular 69c Wash Petticoats in Gingham and other materials.

39c each for more than 300 Wash Petticoats in Gingham and other materials worth 59c New Trimmed Hats Daily at $2.98, $3.95, $4.95 and $5.95. $6.95 for your choice of any of those Handsome $12.00 and $15.00 Hats, as long as they last. Ram sever LOCAL AND PERSONAL See Ramseyer's cut sale suit advertisement. Maxwell for Ice Cream best and cheapest. Phone 381.

i A. S. Howard of Osage City is here on business. C. Tubbs of Bushong was town on business yesterday.

Latest creations in May basat Miss Charlsens, phone C. Tuffe and Guy Worley of Bushong were visitors here yesterday. Miss Daisy Wilson of New was a shopping visitor ir Emporia today. Mrs. J.

L. Patterson of KanCity is the guest of Emfriends. Colonel Crouch and son Ivar drove into Emporia yesterday Saffordville. Mrs. Soden returned home yesterday after a six weeks in California.

Haskins and Ramsey have finished the concrete work on new stockyards, Miss Katherine Jones, who been teaching school at Lego returned home today. William Roberts of this city visited with friends in Topeka later part of the week. Mrs. Eliza Payne of Admire visiting in the city, the guest of her niece, Mrs. H.

D. Pier. The divorce case of Katherine Bartel vs Clarence W. Bartel was filed in court yesterday. Mrs.

L. A. Newton left yesterday for a weeks visit with sick the past week is again a- bie to be about. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Baker who resides west of Sunny Stope were in the city yesterday on a shopping tour Mrs. J. W. Wilcox of 510 Rural returned from Topeka rosterday, where she has been visiting for several days. Miss Ada Danner is relatives in Oskaloosa this week.

Miss Danner will return to Emporia Tuesday. Mr. Bert Lauderback, who has been visiting his brother here, went to Topeka yesterday to be gone several days. Novel wee May baskets in alas-orted colors to please the little folks, at Miss Charlsen'3 No. 8 East sixth avenue.

68-9. Mr. and Mrs. O. Wright of Bethel neighborhood were in the city yesterday on a combined business and pleasure trip.

Little Elizabeth Edwards re turned yesterday to her home in Eureka after a several days visit with her aunt, Miss Hannah Edwards. James Reed, a prominent real estate agent of Brandon, (Colorado is in the city for a short visit with M. M. Suddock and family. Mrs.

D. C. Allen and Mrs. D. Bastin drove to Saffardville this morning and spent the uay the guests of Mrs.

Allen's sister. Mrs. N. B. Scribner.

Miss Emma Cowan, of Port- land, who has been the guest of Emporia friends left today for an extended visit Chicago, end Philadelphia Mr. and Mrs. S. White, who have been visiting relatives land friends for the past week here, in Emporia, returned their home in Oklahoma last night. Mrs.

Allen Brown and tie son Allen Brown, leave tonight to join (Brown in Union City, where the Browns will make their future home. NORMALS WON IT. Yesterday afternoon there was an alleged game of base ball perpetrated at the ball farm on Normal field. The Normalites were opposed by the Friends University team at the score should have been about 15 to 0. instead of 6 to 2 as it was.

The Normals did not play a bad game in the field--for them, only four errors being up against them but they were against the softest kind of pitching and yet they only registered six hits. The Friend': players are nothing but kids and yet they played very decent ball at times. in the eighth inning they got rattled and threw the ball in every direction allowing two runs to come across that should not have tallied. Hargis for the Normals had his batting clothes on. He got a single and home run the first two times up but acted real peeved when he was called out 011 strikes later on.

He also accumulated two juicy errors. We draw the veil of charity over the harrowing details. Fairmount 2 5. 6 Normal 6 6 4 NOT ALVA J. SMITH Alva J.

Smth, the popular and efficient city engineer, requests the Journal to that he is not the Alva Smith 'who has been in some trouble with Chas. Pratt about the gravel business. This Smith is named Alva but has no mid Idle initial, or at least does not use it. He is the man name one sees around town cn side walks not the city engineer. The Journal don't know anything about the Smith-Pratt trouble, but we do know that there is an Alva Smith and an Alva J.

Smith. The public seems to getting the gravel hauler confounded with the city engineer MARRIAGE LICENSE. The Probate Court has enjoyed a little rush of busines after the absolute stagnation of the past week. The following licences were issued since Monday morning: Llewelyn Jones, Lebo 27 Ethel G. Thomas, Lebo .10 Roy S.

Baysinger, Hartford29 Carrol Blanche Welch, near Hartford 21 Geo. G. Whipple, near Emporia 20 Hazel Dell Scheel, near Em. 1 Mr. Whipples had his father's written consent CHAS.

S. SAFFERS FUNERAL. The funeral of Chas. S. Saffer was held at the home of his parents at 313 East street at 2:30, conducted by Rev.

James of Reading. The choir was composed by Misses Madg King, Iola Jacoby, Lulu Tucker Laura Jones assisted by Eu gene Hamble and R. G. Roberts. Interment was made in Maplewood cemetery.

TIME 15 SHORT "Bill's" Last Performance Tonight "Bill" closes his three nights performance at the Crystal Theater with Norton Norton in their little playlet, entitled "A Country Courtship." Last night was another record breaker at the Crystal, the largest Tuesday night ever known. The little girls in the Journal's contest were Manager Nash's special guests, and they certainly enjoyed the performance. lt did one's heart good to hear the merry laughter of the jolly little girls as they watched the antics of Mr. Norton or saw "Bill" going through Norton' pockets hunting candy and lump sugar. Tonight ends the present performance of Bill as a "thespian." He will probably not be satisfied to return to the quiet life of being just the most talked of pony in Emporia and cut out being the leading attraction the Crystal.

Mr. and Mrs. Norton seem to have made a decided hit and, they recevied an offer for a vanderville stunt in moving picture show houses. traveling man saw their work Monday night and upon his recommendation the vaudeville circuit is open to them. However they will not go.

Mr. Norton can't leave newspaper work. Today there is big doings at the College. This afternoon the Friends boys from Wichita are playing the College nin on College field. This is fine day for base ball and the C.

of E. boys expect to hold the visitors down. This evening the annual Bruner declamation contest will take place in Austin chapel. The preparatory, freshman and sophomore classes are legible for the contest, two chosen from each society. There will be two contestants "from each society except the aftermath which has only one.

Two prizes are given, $10 first place and $5. for second place. A. D. Burt, an enterprising grocer of Eureka was in city yesterday on business.

E. J. Dickson, of the Charles B. Ford Produce company of Chicago transacted business, in the city yesterday with sen Bros. Chris Nelson of Allen in the city on business yesterday.

Mrs. John Peter Perrier Oipe spent yesterday with latives in the city. Mrs. Lou Langstaff shopping in the city yesterday from Lang. Mrs.

Cal Moon, was a ping visitor in Emporia terday from Lakeside. J. THE WEST MATTER. The Journal don't want be misundertood in regard the Jack West case. The that Jack West is a colored man makes no difference lus, in fact had he been white man, we would insist iu more severe punishment, a white should know more.

Jack the Feeper is the Tor af all the woman and Ten cf Emporia and so las he is at large everybody to will be afraid. He must City taken care of. He must be allowed to run at large.The lit- safety of the women and will r'en demand his detention. Mr. the is crazy, send him to asylum, if he is not crazy, should go to the pen.

In meantime insist that he be THE JOURNAL'S PRIZE PONY CONTEST CLOSES SOON The time until the close of the Journal's prize pony contest is fast passing. be given away in just a Gittle over four more weeks. The candidates are busy gathering in votes and as a result the Journal's subscription list growing at a rapid pace. The time is short. You will have to hurry.

The vote in the contest at 2 clock today was as follows. Marie Bellfield 3745 Udene Bernell 3635 Lydia Davis 3133 Ethel Northington 2982 Bertha Grubbs .2937 Juanita Gwinner 2838 Dorothy Hamer .2807 Fern Wallace 2801 Margaret Ramseyer 2735 Wilma Dabba .2652 Clara Gadberry 2543 Viola Perkins 2410 Viola Perkins .....1907 Alice Fulton 1877 Margaret Horton 1843 Eunce Jones 1766 Flordia May Saulter .1103 The subscription price of the Daily Journal is ten cents per week, 40 cents per month or $4.00 per year when paid in advance or $3.00 per year by mail outside of Emporia. No frost. The fruit is safe. The business men and farmers are smiling as a result.

Goorge Boone, of Severy, well known this city, was an Emporia visitor today. COLLEGE NOTES. pelled to give a good bond, not a straw one as the he did last Saturday. Make hin give at least as good a bond as the Levy's were made to give, or a jointist is made to (give. This Jack the Peeper business has got to stop.

DISTRICT CONVENTION BEING HELD. The Knights and Ladies of Security are holding their district meeting in Emporia today. The convention is held once in every two years for the purpose of electing three delegates and three alternates to the National convention. This years National meeting will be held in! Springfield, Ohio. There are about twenty five deiegates in the city represent ing this district which comprises the 4th Congressional District.

The convention met this morning and afternoon in the new A. O. U. W. hall.

Tonight the regular meeting of the regular Council No. 20 will be held. BOOST, DON'T KNOCK. It would seem to a casual observer that there should be no opposition to the petition of Miss Rachel Stout to have the paving from Commercial to Merchant intersect on Seventh. The Stouts have expended about $20,000 on this corner, and greatly enhanced in value every piece of property ir.

these parts and every public spirited citizen wants to see this improvement made. The Journal hopes that the talked of opposition will not inaterialize. Let's boost, not knock. THE WEATHER. UNCLE ZEKE SEZ A man iz never satisfied until he ketches a fish 90 big het it pulls him in the kreck." Forecast Fair and warmer tomer.

row. The board for the sale of seats for Judge Lindseys lecture, Saturday night, opened with a rush this morning at Eckdall McCartys book store. There are many choice seats left, but those who intend to attend had better get. there reservations made early. This morning.

the slightly cracked plate window of Doctor Simson's Optical parlor wa removed, and while the workmen were carrying it over to the Haynes store, it crumpled and tell with a crash to the side walk in front of the Jour'nal office. Those near were not hurt oy the falling glass. A petition for divorce has been filed in the district court by Mrs. Bessie Miner of 102 West street. She alleges that her husband C.

H. Miner treat her with extreme cruelty, and that when he is drunk he threatens to kill her. She asks for alimony and the costs of the case. They were married August 2, 1902. ICE PICKS FREE.

Ask our drivers about them Ask them about Sanitary distilled water too, or phone 791, Emporia Ice Cold Storage Company. Our Annual Spring Sale Now Going On We cheerfully ask you to inspect our spring line of clothes, hats, caps and shoes. The finest line of clothes in Lyon county at greatly reduced prices. Inspection invited. Call and be convinced.

Glad to show goods. The Peoples Store 502 Commercial Bundrem Bldg. terchild long be not child ani he the con.