The Junction City Union from Junction City, Kansas • Page 1

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mob. JUNCTION ESTABLISHED JUNE, 1896. MONDAY. JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, JUNE 3, 1912. MONDAY.

10 CENTS A WEEK. 4 Weather Report. The lowest temperature last night was 64 and the highest this afternoon was 98. A year ago the temperatures were 70 at 7, 100 at and 82 at 10 o'clock. The forecast is probably showers and cooler tonight; Tuesday generally fair, cooler.

CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT. Thirteenth Cavalry Band Will Play Before Officers' Club. The Thirteenth cavalry band will give a concert tomorrow evening, in front of the officers' club at the post, from 8:15 to 10:15. The following program wil lbe given: March, "Caesar's Mitchell Overture, "Bohemian Balfe Waltz, "Serenade Piccolo solo, "'The Ritchie "Polka de Alfred E. Fecht Selection, "The Chocolate Strauss Celebrated Menuet Paderewski A hunting scene, descriptive Bucalossi (a) Cornet solo, "The Trumpeter on Guard" Neske Chief Muse.

Oscar F. Luedtke. (b) Grand Military Tatto (La Retraite Militaire) OSCAR F. LUEDTKE, Chief Musician 13th Cav. Band.

AUTOMOBILE RAN INTO BUGGY A SERIOUS ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED LAST NIGHT. Occupants of Buggy Thrown OutHorse Was Injured--Damage Will Amount to $40. A serious accident was narrowly averted last Might when an unknown automobilist ran into a horse and buggy, injuring the horse, smashing the vehicle, and throwing out one of the young men. The accident occurred shortly after midnight on Sixth and Jefferson streets. T.

F. Merrill, who owns the buggy, and a friend, were driving home. An automobile coming around the corner at high speed crowded them against the curbing, ran them down, and went on without stopping. According to Merrill's story, the horse was thrown clear over the buggy. The harness and shafts were broken, and the horse, getting up, dragged the buggy around and ed to run.

At the opera house alley the buggy overturned, and Merrill was thrown out. He was badly bruised and one thumb was sprained. His companion, who was thrown out when the car struck the buggy, received a severe shaking up, but sustained no other injuries. INJURED IN A RUNAWAY. William Shafer and Sister Were Badly Hurt Near Skiddy.

William Shafer and his sister were badly injured in a runaway near Skiddy turday Mr. Shafer, his daughter, and sister had started for White City, and when near the James Doyle place the team ran away, throwing them out of the wagon. Con Buckley stopped the team, which had broken away from the wagon, and found all three of the occupants unconscious in the road. They were taken to the Doyle home and Dr. Randall, White City and Dr.

King of this city, were called in. Mr. Shafer had a broken skull and some minor injuries, and his sister had three ribs fractured. The little girl was not seriously hurt. HELD CLOSING EXERCISES.

Children at I. 0. 0. F. Home Pleased With Clever Program.

The children at the I. 0. 0. F. home Friday night held their closing exer- by cises and pleased a large audience executing a nicely arranged program.

During the evening songs, drills and a playlet were given, which were very creditable. The flower drill in which both boys and girls participated, was thought by many to be the feature, but the playlet, "Jack and the Bean Stalk," was a close second, if not equally as good. A large crowd of Manhattan people attended the exercises and are strong in their praise of the children's work. -Manhattan Mercury. HURLEY-WALTON, Former Junction City Girl Married at Colorado Springs.

Announcements have been received in the city of the marriage of Miss Elsie May Hurley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hurley, of this city, and Mr. James B. Walton, of Colorado Springs, Saturday, June 1st, at Colorado Springs.

Mrs. Walton has been teaching in Colorado Springs for the past two vears and has many friends there and here who will be pleased to hear of her marriage. Mr. Walton is conductor of an academy for young men. He visited here a year ago.

The Daily Union, 10c per week. REAL FIGHT OPENS TAFT AND MANAGERS TO CHICAGO NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER CONTEST IS LOCATED In California Both Forces Claim Two Seats--Tabulation of Contests is Started. Chicago, June S. New, chairman of the subcommittee on arrangement and his men were busy today preparing for the arrival of the national committee and representative of contesting delegations who are due next week.

Secretary Hayward returned from his eastern trip and plunged into the work of tabulating credentials, and contests preparatory to the hearings which will begin June 6 before the national committee to determine the temporary roll of the convention. Congressman William B. McKinley and Charles S. Hilles, secretary to the president, are expected Monday. They will at once open the Taft national headquarters.

Senator Joseph M. Dixon, campaign manager of the Roosevelt forces, also is to arrive early in the week and will open headquarters. LaFollette and Cummins, each of whom has delegates instructed for him in the convention, have arranged for headquarters through the convention week. The storm over the allotment of the tickets brought about by the refusal of Chairman New to honor the request of Dixon for 250 tickets was little in evidence today. "The ticket controversy is closed," said Col.

New. "I have nothing more to say about it." A contest based on the wording of the call for the Republican convention was received today by Senator Hayward from the Fourth district of California. California delegates were selected in a state wide primary and Col. Roosevelt was the favored nominee. NEW FREIGHT DEPOT AT SALINA.

Plans Have Been Prepared For a U. P. Building. Salina, June for a new Union Pacific freight depot to be located on the ground north of the Lee Mercantile company, and to be used exclusively for incoming and outgoing Salina business, have been prepared and the new building may be erected yet this year. Ever since the Union Pacific bought the ground on the east side of Santa Fe avenue between the Lee Mercantile building and the site of the present International Harvester building, it has been generally understood that this would be the disposition made of it, although the report has never been verified.

Recently, however, it has come from official sources that the plans for the new depot were being considered, and it is probable that they will be announced soon. CRUISER TO PATROL ICE ZONE. Instruments for Detecting Presence of Bergs Carried by the Chester. Philadelphia, June The United States cruiser Chester sailed yesterday from the Philadelphia navy yard for patrol duty in the vicinity of icebergs in the North Atlantic ocean. The vessel, which relieves her sister ship, the Birmingham, has on board delicate instruments for measuring the temperature and other conditions of the water in the vicinity of the bergs.

Three officers of the United States bureau of standards have been detailed to make the cruise and have charge of the instruments. ARE READY FOR BUSINESS. Mr. and Mrs. A.

D. Dodge in Charge of Central Hotel. After being thoroughly renovated and improved, the Central hotel has again been re-opened for business, under the management of Mr. and Mrs. A.

D. Dodge, who have been in the hotel and rooming house business here for a number of years. For seven vears Mr. and Mrs. Dodge conducted the Central, selling out about a year ago, but recently they decided to go into the house again, and their many friends and patrons will be glad to know that they are again in the hotel business.

Cn last Saturday five new accounts, two commercial and three savings, were opened with the Union State Savings Bank. This is "growing" some. Mr. Schoidt, who has been connected with Pegues Wright as decorator, left yesterday for Chicago, where he has accepted a position. C.

E. Chase and family went to Manhattan in their automobile yesterday afternoon. UNION NEW TIME CARD IN EFFECT. Passengers No. 101 and 102 Went On Yesterday Morning.

The new U. P. time card went into effect yesterday morning, and a few changes are made in the times of trains. The most important change is the addition of trains Nos. 101 and 102, which were taken off last December.

The putting on of these trains necessitates the use of a largely increased force of trainmen, and it is said that the men who were on these trains when they were discontinued last will be given preference for the positions. The new time card is: Eastbound. No. 110, No. 102, 106, No.

104, No. 108, No. 101, No. 107, No. 103, No.

109, No. 105, No. 128, No. 176, No. 127, No.

175, 4:20 a. m. depart. 5:15 a. m.

5:45 a. m. ..12:01 p. m. depart.

2:50 p. m. Westbound. 2:20 a. m.

depart. 1:25 p. m. 2:40 p. depart.

9:30 p. m. 8:55 p. m. Branch.

arrive. 11:40 a. m. 8:50 p. m.

depart. 2:55 p. m. 6:00 a. m.

MAY JOIN TEAM AT SALINA. Ginger Farrell Is Reported to Be Greatly Improved. Cecil Bankead, manager of the Junetion City team, has received word from Ginger Farrell that he is much improved, and may be able to join the team at Salina the fore part of this week. Farrell was taken ill suddenly on last Monday, and later in the week was removed to his home at Solomon. His wife, however, is in doubt as to his ability to play this week, and informed Manager Bankead over the telephone that she was not sure that Farrell would be sufficiently improved to join the team.

MORE MANHATTAN PEOPLE. The Enumerators Find An Increase of Over 200. The population of Manhattan has been increased by some hundreds again this year. The enumerators have not finished yet and they already have 6435 people on their books as against 6225 enumerated last year. When the enumerators have finished, the chances are that the increase will amount up toward three hundred for the year or about five per cent, which OLDEST A ENGINEER IS DEAD WILLIAM DYER HAD BEEN WITH "KATY" SINCE 1865.

Entered Service at Junction City When He Was Only 15 Years Old- Lived at Parsons. William Dyer, the oldest engineer in the service of the K. T. in Kansas, died at Parsons Saturday. Mr.

Dyer entered the service of the company in 1865, when he was only 15 years of age. He was at that time a resident of Junction City, and secured his first railroad experience here. He located at Parsons in 1871, one week before the town was incorporated. Mr. Dyer was 62 years of age.

GO INTO CAMP TOMORROW. A Number of Boys Will Spend a Week At Camp Edwards. Tomorrow morning, a number of boys, in charge of Rev. M. M.

Culpepper, will go out to Camp Edwards, on Lyons creek for a week's outing. The boys will live in tents, and will do their own cooking. Fishing, swimming, baseball, and a number of other sports have been arranged for, and there will be plenty of entertainment. The party will return to town on Saturday. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.

Are at the Court House Today to Hear Tax Complaints. The board of county commissioners are in session today at the court house to hear complaints from persons who think that they have been assessed too highly, or too low. The commissioners are required to hold this meeting, by the laws of the state. TWO GERMAN FLIERS KILLED. A Military Circuit Abandoned After a Fatal Accident.

Bremen, Germany, June Buchstaetter, one of the best known German avaitors, and his passenger, Lieutenant Stille, of the German Army were killed Sunday when their monoplane plunged to the ground just after starting on the northwest aviation circuit of 425 miles. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Glick, Mrs. Ernest Harbes and daughter Tressa went to Wakefield yesterday in the Glick car.

They spent the day visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jevons. THE GRANT-BIRCH. Well Known Junction City People Married at LaPryor.

A wedding of great interest to Junction City people occurred Wednesday, May 22, at LaPryor, when Miss Marie Eleanor Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Union Grant was united in marriage to Mr. Van Lloyd Birch of this city. The wedding was a simple home affair, witnessed only by the families and a few close friends.

The ring ceremony of the Episcopal church was read by Rev. Ensley of Eagle Pass, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. Birch are poular young people.

Mrs. Birch is a charming girl and lived here until a year ago, when the family moved to LaPryor, Tex. Mr. Birch is associated with Mr. P.

G. Volz in the drug business here. Mr. and Mrs. Birch spent two weeks at San Antonio and Galveston, and returned to this city yesterday.

COUPLER CRUSHED FOOT. C. L. Peterson of Council Grove Suffered Painful Injury. Salina, June L.

Peterson of Council Grove, a substitute brakeman for the Missouri Pacific, had his foot crushed Saturday while switching in the local yards. Mr. Peterson was making a coupling and used his foot to push the coupler when the oncoming car caught the foot and crushed it badly. He was taken to the office of Dr. O.

R. Brittain, the local Missouri Pacific surgeon, who dressed the injury. The patient was then taken to the company hospital at Kansas City on train No. 4. Dr.

Brittain accompanied him. HE LEFT THE BELT ON. Adam Martin Failed to Take Necessary Precaution. Salina, June Martin, whose body was found at the coal chutes crushed under a heavy bucket of coal Saturday, May 25, came his death through his own failure to replace a belt after he had shut off the electric current that operated the machinery at the chute, according to the report of the board of inquiry composed of two citizens and three railroad officials. Richardson-Matthews.

Walter Richardson and Maggie Matthews, both of this city, were married Saturday evening by Probate Judge Ziegelasch, RELIEF FUND DISTRIBUTED JUNCTION CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE $327.24. Annual Apportionment of Relief Fund For Firemen Made by Superintendent I. S. Lewis. The Junction City fire department is to receive $327.24 from the men's relief fund, according to the distribution made Saturday by I.

S. Lewis, state superintendent of insurance. The total amount this year is $42,750.91, and was distributed among the departments of 148 cities and towns in the state. The fund is made up from a tax assessed against the insurance companies writing insurance in Kansas, and is used for sisting sick or injured firemen or their families when the occasion arises. Departments in this part of the state received the following amounts: Abilene $270.25 Belleville 121.12 Beloit 178.14 Clay Center 232.26 Concordia 264.00 Council Grove 94.63 Herington 193.77 Manhattan 339.85 Wamego 89.44 THE TEAM TO SALINA.

Junction City to Play Three Games With Lambs. The Junction City baseball club went to Salina this afternoon for a series of three games with the Lambs. The Newton Railroaders went to Manhattan, and will tie into the Giants during the next three games. With Newton and Junction City tied for first place, the next three games will be watched with great interest. The Junction City club returns Thursday for three games with Manhattan, while Newton goes home for three games with Lyons.

A RUNAWAY CAR INJURED 22. Crashed Into Work Car While Running 30 Miles an Hour. St. Louis, June women were dangerously injured and about 20 persons were severely injured when a northbound Grand Avenue car, running 30 miles an hour, crashed into a work car on the Grand avenue bridge at 7:30 o'clock last night. The exact number of injured could not be ascertained because many were taken away in motor cars.

Tire Daily Union, 10c per week. CITY The Daily Union is delivered by carrier each evening In Fort Riley. The shoppers all read The Union carefully. A BATTLE IMMINENT MEXICAN INSURGENTS WITHOUT AMMUNITION AND BROKE. THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL Failure to Recuperate May Result in Disaffection Among Soldiers.

Foreigners Flee. ChiHuahua, Mexico, June of money and ammunition, the Mexican rebels gathered in Northern Mexico are confronted with the most situation they have encountered since the revolution began. If the rebel chiefs can delay the expected battle at Bachimba they may be able to concentrate enough strength to deal a formidable blow to the government. Failing, however, to get money and arms, the Liberal chiefs fear disaffection and disorganization among the men. The money situation is by far the most serious at the present moment and foreign residents have fled, taking large sums with them.

Only about thirty Americans remain here and hardly any women or The rebels have resorted to desperate means to obtain money and this, more than the fear of an expected attack from the federal cavalry of Generals Villa and Rabago, who were reported to be making a detour overland from Parral, has cauesd the exodus from here. Yesterday the rebels took $5,000 worth of clothing. supplies in a big dry goods store here. At another store $25,000 worth of supplies were taken. Saloons and gambling houses have been closed as in the last two days more than 4,000 rebel troops have been in Chihuahua receiving their pay.

The city was quiet as a result. Mrs. Pascual Orazco, wife of the rebel chief, left today for Juarez with her four children. No significance, it was said, attaches to the trip, the purpose of it being a visit to relatives. Navojoa, June people of the border of western Chihuahua and eastern Sonora have risen against Orozco.

The people of Morris have taken Occampo from the rebels, killing five and obtaining considerable arms and ammunition. The federals were headed by Jose E. Hinojosa. The prefect at Morris has wired here that the whole countryside is against Orozco and that troops have started from Chinipas and Guazapares to take Batopilas. Orozco formerly lived in this mountain district.

CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET. Masonic Building at Clay CenterWill Cost $15,000. Clay Center, June building committee of the Masonic lodge, P. M. Conrad, I.

P. Sellars and D. S. Call, have let a contract to the Clay Center Planing Mill to build the new Masonic Temple on Lincoln avenue next door east of the J. M.

Vincent hardware store. The contract price is just below $15,000 for the building alone, exclusive of the plumbing. What plumbing (heating, will be done will bc figured out later. With the lots, plumbing, the Masons will have a property there valued at about 000. The Planing Mill state they will begin work on the new building just as quickly as possible.

Both Scott and Douglas, who have occupied the two buildings there, have moved out and the buildings are ready to be torn down and the new work started. This new building will be the prettiest building in Clay Center. It will be symbolical of the lodge, will have a light brick front and white cut stone trimmings. The entrance will be in the center. It will be two stories high and modern in every particular.

It will certainly be a show place for the city. SHIP 17 CARS OF BERRIES. Wathena Has Sent Seventy-Five Loads to Kansas City. Wathena, June 17 carloads of strawberries were shipped from the Wathena district yesterday, making about 75 this season. That is about one-third of the crop.

Rain and cool temperature within the last four days brought perfect strawberry weather again. Next Friday will bring the biggest day's output. Southern berries are gone and prices are expected to advance, while the: quality continues first class. Cherries will be moving this week. The crop is good.

K. of P. Officers. The Knights of Pythias have elected the following officers: John W. "Shellhaas, C.

M. P. Shearer, V. Lee T. Grubb, J.

I. Kerr, K. of R. and Wm. Ziegelasch, M.

J. C. Muenzenmayer, M. H. Pierce, M.

J. G. Read, I. W. H.

Levi, 0. G. Mert Swenson went to Chapman yesterday. A SHORT SESSION DISTRICT COURT WILL ADJOURN THIS AFTERNOON. JURY CASES WERE CONTINUED fudge King Will Return July 1 to Hear al Number of Cases--Divorces Granted.

The June term of district court was opened this morning by Judge R. L. King, and after the preliminary work of arranging the docket, a number of divorce cases were taken under consideration. All jury cases were continued, as were several divorce suits and other cases. Divorces were granted plaintiffs in the following cases: Rachel Walker vs.

Daniel H. Walker; Mamie Parmenter vs. W. S. Parmenter; Phoebe Porter vs.

William Porter and Allie B. McIntyre vs. Saul McIntyre. A number of divorce suits will be heard this afternoon, after which Judge King will adjourn court until July 1, when several cases will be taken up. HOT, DRY, WINDY AND DUSTY.

Compared With May for the Past Fifty Years. The month of May this year by comparison with the month of May for the past fifty years was hot, dry, windy and dusty. The run of wind was 8113 against an average of 7952. The barometer was 28.87 as against 28.80. The maximum temperature was 96 on the 26th and 27th, which is not the record, for in 1886 it was a 100 degrees hot.

The lowest temperature was 35 degrees on the 14th, while in 1875 it was down to 29 degrees on the 1st of month. The mean maximum for the month of 79.25 and the mean minimum was 55.35 against an average of 53.73. The mean temperature for the month was 68 against an average of 86 degrees. The rainfall of the month was 1.92 inches against an average of 4.84 inchez for the fifty years. There were 22 clear, 5 part clear and 4 cloudy days in the month.

SUED BY CONSTRUCTION CO. United States Marshal U. E. Need Served Papers on Railroad, Topeka, June suit to recover on notes to the amount of $48,000 has been filed in the United States district court at Topeka by the Brindley Construction Company of New York against the Winnipeg, Salina Gulf Construction Company. The papers in the suit were served in Salina Saturday by U.

E. Need of Clay Center, deputy United States marshal. The suit is the outcome of some differences between the Brindley company and the Winnipeg, Salina Gulf company over the contract for the surveying and construction of the proposed line and is said to resulted over a dispute as to the amount of the notes for which value has been received. The actual contract between the two concerns was terminated some days ago, and it was said at that time that a civil suit might result. President H.

Leone Miller of the company admitted today that the suit had been filed. Statements have been made that the railroad company will take care of the amounts without serious interference with their business and that it will not hinder the work of the construction. The case cannot come up until in October when court convenes and it is said that everything can be provided for by that time. NARKA BOYS GOT REWARD. Robert Short and George Peters Saved Train From Wreck.

Belleville, June would be hard to find two happier boys than Robert Short and George Peters, aged 15 and 10 respectively, of Narka, who were in Belleville all bedecked in new clothing, neckties, collars, which represented a reward by the Rock Island Railroad company to the boys for locating a broken rail recently on the main track in the railroad yards at Narka and promptly reporting the same to the section foreman. The heavy rail was cracked in two, and it is hard to tell what might have pened had the matter not been discovered when it was. J. L. Hayes, who brought the boys to Belleville from Narka, fitted them both out with substantial and some prizes at a local clothing store, and sent them back to Narka happy, and rejoicing that they had done their duty.

It was a proud day for the boys. Mrs. J. Disberger left for Wakefield this afternoon for a brief visit with friends and relatives. Minnie Fogelstrom and Marjorie Gregg left this afternoon for Seattle, Wash.

BIG DAY IN OHIO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION MEETS THIS AFTERNOON. BURTON IS TO BE CHAIRMAN Will Choose Six Delegates at Large to Chicago Factions Hold Conferences, Columbus, Ohio, June trains and traction cars this morning began pouring delegates and politicians into Columbus, while delegates and officials already on the ground were busy making the final preparations for the opening of the Republican state convention at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Memorial hall. Numerous conferences were in progress during the morning between the Taft and Roosevelt managers and the various delegations. Each of the 21 district delegations will begin active' work at 2:30 this afternoon when they meet in the various offices in the state house to select one member for each of the following committees: Credentials, rules, permanent organization, resolutions and the state central committee. Chairman Walter F.

Brown of the state central committee and velt manager will open the convention at 4 o'clock. Following a short address he will introduce United States Senator Theodore E. Burton, the temporary chairman, who will deliver the keynote speech. There was still much speculation this morning as to the text of Senator Burton's speech. Many of the delegates declared that Burton would give President Taft a strong endorsement, while supporters declared his speech would be neutral.

The convention will adjourn immediately after the temporary organization to allow the committees to meet. The committees will report early Tuesday morning or tonight, depending upon the time set for a second meeting. One of the big questions before the convention is whether a state ticket shall be selected at this time or whether the convention shall select only the big six delegation to the national convention and then take a recess until after the Chicago convention, to select al state ticket. Either plan can be followed- under the provisions of the call issued by the state central committee. FINES FOR BALL PLAYERS.

Management Assessed Them Follow. ing City's Action. Salina, June has been learned here that the management of the Salina ball team has taken a determined stand, as expected by the fans, against any improper conduct on the part of the players. Thomas Hays and Arthur Fury, who were arrested by the police Thursday evening and fined $3 and costs, each had an additional fine of $25 attached to them yesterday by the manager as a result of their conduct. A report from Manhattan today stated that a similar fine had been assessed against Krepps.

The managers have the citizens behind them in their efforts to make the players keep themselves in condition at all times, and not a single supportporter of the game will be lost by the action in assessing the fines. On the other hand the determination to give Salina a good, clean team will be appreciated by every real citizen fan and they will accord the team hearty support. THE CARMANIA AFIRE AT DOCK. Cunarder Narrowly Escaped Destruction by Flames at Liverpool. Liverpool, June serious fire broke out on the Cunard steamer Carmania, lying at her dock, yesterday afternoon.

The fire which was extinguished this evening was confined to the salon quarters which were practiically destroyed. The damage is estimated at many thousands of dollars. The hull was not injured, but a large quantity of cargo aboard has probably been badly damaged by water. The scheduled sailing of the Carmania, June 4, has been cancelled. A Dickinson County League.

The Dickinson county league has been actually organized and it will be comprised of four towns, Abilene, Industry, Chapman and Enterprise. The delegates from these towns elect ed the following officers for the les gue: President, Pleasant Whitehair, Chapman; vice president, Roy Gafford, Minneapolis; secretary and treasurer, T. L. Hoffman, Enterprise; board of directors, G. A.

Kubach, Abilene; Dr. Lewis, Industry; George Scanlan, Chapman and T. L. Hoffman, Enterprise. Mr.

Gafford as a disinterested person will decide on tie and protested games. The board of directors will meet sometime next and sb meet sometime next week and formulate a schedule..