The Daily North Topeka Newsletter from Topeka, Kansas • 3

Call for Premium stamps at Costley Post. Patrick Holland of Atohison is in the olty. Hats at reduced prices at Mrs. Courtney's. C.

W. Angel bas been appointed weighmaster. R. Allen Wheeler and family, of Fort Scott, are visiting friends. Arthur Rickester and brother, of Silver Lake, are in Topeka.

Carl Clifton returned last night from Kansas City, to visit his parents. Roy W. Marvin of Bennington, stopped over night and called on friends. Local News. Change of police for this side gives us Henderson and Goff for day force and Hendricks and Scudder night patrol.

John Richie has completed his contract for laying sidewalks on this side and now goes to Parkdale to begin work, Yesterday was pay day at the State House 1 and we notice that all large warrante were stamped "Not paid for want of funds." City Engineer Barnes is receiving bids for the construction of the North Topeka Sewer. A number of bids are from outside firms. Go to the North Star for your Groceries, 809 N. Kansas auenue, W. F.

Hegaboom, propiertor. Birdie Mitchell was committed to the Beloit industrial school yesterday evening by the probate court. She was pronounced an incorrigible girl. Mra. J.

M. Steele, of Kansas City, is visiting her sister M.re. J. T. Long, of 1013 Quincy St.

Mrs. Steele is the mother of C. E. Steele, the popular veternary surgeon. Ex-Mayor Fellows is attending the Trans- Miselseippi, in session at Wichita and we are pleased to note that he is being boomed for president of the Congress.

Mayor Drew today appointed Milton Bickle to sucoeed Geo. Stoker as street commissioner. We hope the new commissioner will see that our streets are improved and kept up to the standard. The trees are getting ,80 low, and full of foliage on the west side of Kansag Avenue, from Kious to Paramore streets, that the passers by have to stoop to prevent their hats being knocked off. We would suggest that steps be taken to trim them up.

Miss May Wilson, one of the employes in the Santa Fe auditors' office is seriously ill with appendicitis at the Santa Fe hospital. Miss Wilson was taken suddenly ill three days ago and symptoms of appendicitis quickly developed. She was removed to the hospital Tuesday afternoon and an operation will probably have to be performed. Arkansas City Traveler: Charles Curtis arrived in the city Saturday evening from Topeka and remained here until yesterdaj. He was met by General Fred Harvey of the Kaw agenoy, who escorted him to the realms of the red man.

Mr. Curtis will probably return to the city Friday morning and assist Chilocco Indian schools. Frank Jarrell will chaperon a crowd of Topeka people to Atchison to take part in the reception of Lieut. Rowan, Thursday. Atchison and the people of this state feel proud of the Kansas buy who alone in an open boat passing a Spanish fortress, then penetrated far into the Spanish lines and thereby 8e- cured valuable information for the army in the first invasion of Cuba.

Owens 1. Out. Sergt Owens is relieved from the police force and once again a good man gives up his official position that some politician might secure a job. Owens has been a good and faithful officer. He went on the force under Lewelling administration as a patrolman and also during the Morrill administration he remained on the force and when Leedy's took charge of things was advanced to sergeant.

All of the chiefs of the force speak in the highest of terms of Owens and we are sorry that the force is being again placed in a political ring. W. Bette has been appointed a sergeant and no doubt will make 8 good officer. Father Henry Resigns. Rev.

Father Henry, pastor of the German Catholic church of this city has resigned. Father Henry has had charge of this church ever since its establisbment and has been compelled to give up his church because of ill health. It is not known how soon he will take up his work again. It is regretted that Father Henry should resign at this time as under his charge his church is building a new edifice that will be the finest in the city and will stand as a living monument to the grand work he bas done. Father Henry has been ill for several weeks, but le now recovering.

His retirement from church work will be deeply regretted by the Catholics of Topeka. FOSTER BRO'S. Fruit and Produce MARKET. Our Vegetables are fresh every day. FLOUR and FEED, HAY Whole.

sale and Retail. 924 North Kan Ave. Three doors south of Fire Station. Mrs C. E.

Watkins is on the sick list. L. Courtney returned last night from Meriden. T. E.

Daniels of was in the city. Mr. Thos. Eaders, of Clearfield, is in the city visiting his many friende. The Commercial Club are preparing to make a hard fight for dollar gas.

C. E. Steele D. V. Office Colvin's Stables.

Telephone 22. The Court of Honor will give a social dance to night at the ball over Lacey's drug store. Topeka post No. 71, G. A.

R. are now at home in their new quarters, 111 Seventh St. Wanted -Experienced Blacksmith and wood-worker wants to rent shop with tools. Work on share or by the day. Address, 112 Harrison street.

Mrs. D. D. Small and daughter ela, left for Atchison yesterday to visit friends, and while there will attend the reception to Lieut. Kowan.

Miss Hannah McConnell of Quenemo Osage county, is visiting the family of C. F. Bridge. Emerson McGrew's new home on Harrison street is getting along rapidly and they will soon have it incl Go to Mrs. Courtney's for all the latest in millinery, a full line of white hats.

It is reported that the Andrew's Opera Co. will be engaged for a series of operas at Garfield this summer. Mr. Harry Richmond, the veteran actor who was last seen here with the Paiges, is in the city. He will join the Forest Hubner company at Garfield Park on June 8, 9 and 10.

Mrs. C. E. Patterson of Wamego is in the city visiting friends, will leave for Kansas City today, where she will spend some time with her daughter. ICE, ICE, ICE.

Telephone R. E. Jones, Phone 430 get prompt delivery, courteous treatment, full weight and best Ice at bottom prices. Office 117 E. Norris North Topeka.

Mr. Buck lies very ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tillinghars, on Western avenue and St. John. Mr.

Buck is seventy -five years of age and was very feeble and is being attended by D. Mitchell. J. H. Foucht has Spring wagons $50 Buggies $40.

Poultry wire 45 cents Hog wire, 26 inches, 26 cents. Hammocks, Twine and Wire, 10 per cent off regular price. J. H. FOUCHT.

ADAMS HOUSE. The following are the late arrivals at the Adams House: Frank Marsport, city; Patrick Holland, Atchison; H. P. Jacques, M. C.

Jenkine, Grantville; C. L. Frisbins, Manhattan; Geo. Mains, Hoyt, James Martin, Meriden, Al. Rickerten, Silver Lake, Martin Killinger, Perry, Frank Rose, city, F.

L. Calkins, Boston J. M. McConnell and G. McConnell, Menoken, Ray A.

Marvin, Berryton, Allen Wheeter and wife, Fort Scott. Teachers' Examinations. The examinations of candidates for the positions o5 teachers in the Topeka public schools will take place today in the high school assembly room under the direction of Spuerintendent David800. The following is the order of the examinations. THURSDAY, JUNE 1.

8:00 to 9:00, Methods. 9:00 to 9:30, Orthograpby. 9:30 to 10:30, Botany. 10.30 to 11:30, Penmanship. 11:00 to 12:00, Algebra.

1:30 to 2:30, Drawing. 2:30 to 3:00, Zoology and Geology. 3:30 to 4:30, Bookkeeping. 4:30 to 5:30, Geography. FRIDAY, JUNE 2.

to 9:00, History. 9:00 to 10:00, Physics. 10:00 to 11:00, English Grammar. 11:00 to 12:00, Geometry. 1:30 to 2:30, Physiology.

2:30 ta English Literature. 3:30 to 4.30, Arithmetic. SATURDAY JUNE 3. 8:00 to 9:00, Paychology. 9:00 to 10:00, History of Education.

10:00 to Philosphy of Education 11:00 to School Mauagement. 1:80 to 230, Civil Law. Examination in reading and music will be oral. and will be given auring the examination. Mr.

G. C. Bowman, is unable to be up owing to sickness. ON M. C.

Jenkins of Grantville, WAS trading with our merchants. Geo. Mains of Hoyt, was transacting business in our city today. F. F.

Carr, 722 Morse street wants paper hanging. Mention News- Letter. Miss Ella Tharp, who was the principle of Polk school has left for a monthe visit at Excelsior Springs. Calvin and Supple have a fine now wagon, manufactured by Graves and Son, our enterprising carriage makers. H.

K. Winans, of 1212 Van Buren St has the contract for curbing Seventh street between Van Buren and Topeka avenue al cents running foot. Fourteen car loads of mules passed over the Union Pacific today for Fort Riley for the use of Uncle Sam. Dr. George Reed and Miss Mary Reed came from Soldlut City, Kansas, yesterday, and are visiting at the home of Dr.

Mitchell. E. M. Rhea has removed his stock from E. 6th street to 128 North Kansas Avenue, where his friends will find him ready for business.

Lieut. Parker, recuting officer for the U.S. Army in this city has enlisted the following for services in the Philippines. Clyde L. Bruner, Wyconda, Clyde F.

Younker. Esk ridge, Milton A. Myers, Keene, Kan. Norris L. Gage and Mrs.

Louisa H. Gage yesterday filed with the probate court their renunciations of all rights as executors of the will of the late G.G Gage. Norris L. Gage bases his refusal on the condition that A. Bergen and I.

L. Betzer be appointed as executors. As the days go by the public is brought face to face with the horriable financial condition that the late J. S. Collin's was in.

Yesterday Mrs. Jane C. Storemont filed claims to the amourt of $2,679. R. L.

Cofran and H. H. Case claim was for $42.77. Hardly a week passes by with out a new claim 'being filed. R.

A. Beecher, who is painting the Voland house on Jackeon street got 8 good shaking up this morning by being thrown from his ladder. He was painting under the eaves at time. Men were cutting trees preparing to make room for the removal of the house on the north of the Volland house, when one of the big walnut trees fell against the ladder throwing Mr. Beecher to the ground, but we are glad to say that he was not hurt and this afternoon reported for work.

Married. at Tuesduy, May Roscoe 30, by Justice Wright office, 'Salyer to Martha L. Wirbeck, a wedding supper was served at the home of C. Salyer to a number of guests. The happy couple were the recipients of many handsome and useful presents.

The News-Letter extends congratulations. Railroad Notes. Conductor Howten is on the Barnard branch in place of Conductor Buford, Conductor Conway of Arkansas City will run on the Cottonwood division. A train dispatcher's office, to assist in handling trains between Las Vegas and Albuqurque, has been established at Lamy. While coupling cars in the Katy yards in Coffeyville between 11 and 1 12 o'clock Saturday.

Conductor Lou Hud-4 son of Parsons, had misfo tune to lose two fingers off his left hand. The three bridge gangs of the middle division are laying off for the last three days of this month. Thomas' crew (f Emporia, is one of the number and the others are at Newton. The work of erecting steel water tanks at Springer and Wagon Mound has been discontinued until after June 1. assenger business is good on the Santa Fe out of this point, All trains are crowded going north, taking people into the cooler regions of the north -El Paso Herald.

Engine 721, while standing in a stall at the Santa Fe round house at El Past suddenly began to move forward and knocked a big hole through the wall. Then it stopped. There has been a shift of operators again. D. G.

Burke is working at ArKansas City once more, A. B. Class 1 has nis trick at Emporia and S. B. man holds the day job at the yard office.

Conway works the night yard trick. A governmeut train went through the city this morning enroute to San Francisco. It consisted of twenty care of flour and will be shipped from Frisco to Manilla for the soldier boys. The train was double-headed on this divis ion with the 290 and 262 on the sharp end in charge of Engineers Miller and Thomas. Conductor Miner and crew were the trainmen.

-Newton Kansan. Union Pacido freight train No, 12, in charge of conductor Thoman, pulled In- FREE LECTURE TO MEN. Dr. L. Milton Walsh, The eminent specialist and member of the staff of of the Chicago Medical Institute of 606 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas will give a series of lectures to both sexes in Topeka.

The first. lec. ture will be to MEN ONLY; the subject will be in relation to Health, Happiness and Marriage, -AND WILL BE ATMETROPOLITAN HALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, DOORS OPEN AT BEGINS AT 8:15. N. -Don't miss the first lecture.

For future dates and subjects watch the papeas. POWER and very FROM Weber Economical, Gasoline GASOLINE? Simple, Engines Safe require and YES. no Reliable, engineer. It's His salary goes in your pocket. For information address WEBER GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINE Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Mu.

IT IS THE BEST GOLD KING BAKING POWDER ASK YOUR GROCER FOR IT. Columbia, Tribune and Andrae Bicycles, $25 to $75. Expert Repairing. A Full line of Sundries. Topeka Cycle Co.

112 West 8th St. Shirts to Order That Dress Shirts Negligee Shirts Flannel Shirts Satisfaction Guaranteed. Phoenix Shirt Factory. D. ROTH, Proprietor.

603 Kansas Ave. Topeka, Kan. the yards yesterday afternoon with sixty cars on its string. The train was nearly a half mile long, as the cars were the standard thirty-four feet in length. A common freight car will weigh, when fully loaded about thirty tons.

Taking this as an average the train would have weighed 1,800 tone bad all the cars been loaded. But few of the cars were in this condition, or the engine would have been unable to pull it, as the capacity of the average engine is in the neighborhood of 500 tons. The train yesterday probably weighed at 600 tons. -Abilene Chronicle. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THIS SIDE FOR THE ONLY. Dre Thornton Mansas 100 that gilt A POSTAL CARD WILL BRING YOU Our 88 page book of testimonials of former patients, whom we have permanently cured of PILES, FISTULA AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE RECTUM. The strongest endorsement a physician can have is the commendation of people be has treated and cured. OUR LADIES' BOOK Of 32 pages, containing the testimonials of our former lady patients, will be sent to any lady who requests it. WE GUARANTEE TO CURE and do not ask for one cent until the patient is cured.

Write for book of testimonials. Consultation and books free. DRS. THORNTON MINOR, 100 W. 9TH ST.

KANSAS CITY. CYCLE SUPPLIES BY MAIL, Direct to the rider at wholesale prices, Morgan Wright inner tubes, 75 cents. Get our price list. NEW YORK CYCLE (Western Department.) 718 Main Kansas City, Mo NEW SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT. Neurapathy is a modern scientific discovery that permanently cures disease.

Indorsed by physicians. Especially effective for chronie cases. Write today for full information. PROF. BEEMAN, D.

1385 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo NEW BICYCLES, $12.50 Examination allowed $12.50 is agents price Only one wheel in a town at this price. Write today and secure the agency. Special prices on repairing. Everything guaranteed firstclass, Central Cycle Co. 819 Walnut St.

Kan. City, Mo. RUBBER SCOTFORD STATIONERS, Plates, Letters, Stamps, WYANDOTTE Enameled Catalogue. KANSAS STAMPS -CONSIGN YOURLIVE STOCK -TORELIABLE AND EXPERIENCED SALESMEN. Campbell, Hunt Adams COMMISSION CO.

Kansas City Stock Yards, Market Reports Furnished Free on cation. Money furnished responsible fenders. Correspondence Solicited. Subscribe for the a week delivered by carrier. for Cancer and Tumor, either external or interpal, that will bear investigation.

Write today. DON'T DRINK LIQUOR TO EXCESS. THE C. CURE' Will Cure You. Price, $10 per bottle.

One bottle cures. Testimonials furnished. dress THE P-C COMPANY, 108 NEW RIDGE KANSAS CITY, 10. DR. J.

C. McLAUGHLIN, Office 403 Ridge Kansas City, trance Main St.) has the only Painless Cure COUGHILIN Successor to TAYMAN HARDWARE CO. 702 Kansas Ave. Is selling Refrigerators and Gasi oline Stoves at the lowest prices. Remember the place 702 KANSAS AVENUE.

TEL. 606. THE Adams House. South of U. P.

Depot, North Topeka. 81 per day. Special Rates by the Week H. L. HERING, Prop.

Gentlemen's clothing Cleaned, Dyed and Pressed. Ladies' Dress Waists and Skirts cleaned or colored. Ladies' Straw Hats colored and refreshed. Ladies' and Gentlemen' Straw Hats bleached. Gentlemen's Felt Hats cleaned and reblocked.

Gloves cleaned. Patching and mending neatly done. I. S. Harding.

108 w. 9th st. Topeka, Kan. North Topeka Dyeing and Scouring Works. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Clothes Dyed, Cleaned and Pressed.

GEORGE GUILLOU, Prop. 606 North Kansas Avenue, Topeka. WE give you full value for your money HARDWARE, And do not charge you an extra per cent to cover cost of premium stamps. L. E.

MOORE, 843 North Kansas Avenue. FIGURE WITH- Henry 839 North Kansas Avenue, On your Hardware, Tinware and Pumps. Bottom prices on Stoves. W. M.

ARNOLD 604 Kansas Avenue, Barber, North Topeka. Fashionable Hair Cutting 15 cents. Smooth Shave 10 cents. Sea Foaming 10 cents. Moustache Dyeing 25 cents.

Best work at fair prices. Call and see him. For elegant work go to to the WHITE LAUNDRY, it puts the Velvet Edge on your collars. Has the only "Doz It" maohine in town. Kepley COCKRELL, Phone 142.

213 West 5th St 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS! TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS Anyone sending a sketch and description ma. quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.

Patents taken through Munn Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a year four months, $1.

Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN C0.361 Broadway, New York Branch Office, 625 Washington, D. C. Made in KANSAS CITY, U.S. A.

Can. (Purest and Best for all Purposes BEST BREAD 8 1 POUND punod dad B.S MATH PBMBP MARES EVERYTHING COLD PONDER CATES PAN Convenient. BEST CAKES) The only Baking Powder with the milk already in it. Try it. Sold by all Grocers.

The Woman's Medical Association of Kansas City, Mo. is conducted by ladles, for the sole purpose of furnishing scientific treatment to women and childreD. No obnoxious doses, but a new form of medication called Tabuletta, is prepared especially for each case, at a low post, and sent by mail. PROVIDENCE GUIDED HER. Intense Feeling of Gratitude By White Hall, Illinois, Lady.

WHITE HALL, FEB. 22, 1899 Dear Doctor and Mrs. Smith, Kansas City, Mo. To the guidance of a kind providence and your skillful treatment I am pletely cured of that dreadful malady, cancer. I came home the 17th of ary.

My breast had entirely healed over by the last of the month and I have had no pain since, the soreness is all would have written sooner, but I want gone. I ed to be sure it was cured. I feel truly grateful to you both for the many acta of kindness and courtesy shown me while at your home. I felt home there, The treatment was not as severe as supposed it would be and will heartily recommend you when I have opportun. ity.

My friends all think I proved wonderfully. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for all you have done for me. Wishing you success in your noble work, the cause of suffering humanity, remain ever your friend. MRS. LUCETTA HUSTED.

Mrs. Husted was cured by me of scirrhus cancer of the breast, and publish this letter so that you can see how I am regarded by those I treat for cancer. Upon request I will send you testimonials from patients I cured over ten (10) years ago, and who are just as sound and well as though they had never been afflicted with cancer. at all. Send for my publication treatment of cancer.

I will send it to you free. dress, Dr. E. O. Smith, Northwest Cor.

10th and Main Kansas City, Mo Consultation in person or by mail free. Mention this paper when you answer this ed will be a taror to the editor..