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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
THE NEW YEAR
The Annual Pass Fiend is Making Life
nLi.erabIa FOR the Esa-Lroada.

Miserable for the Railroads.
Like most every body else the officials
and clerks Ia the railroad Offices are busy
getting the last years business out Of the
way and getting ready to begin the bust
ness of the new year
Perhaps one of the busiest places for
its size in this line is the pass department
of the Santa Fe. Mr. Black and Mr
Simpson who are usually very good ma
tured are pardonably little out Of hui
NOR just at present and you would not
be surprised if you knew how they have
had to steel themselves against the pass
hend who imagine5 that the road ought
to give trans pOrtation to himself and
family and be very glad of the oppOr-
tunity.
1t is fact that pass carrying spoils
people. After a man has carried pass
for a year aud has been privileged to
wear the purple, one dollar spent for
railway trans portatiOn is 60 him more
than nve would be spent for yellow dog
that would have to be killed the follow
ing day.
Hence every man that held a pass last
year fully believes he Is entitled to one
next and makes his demands accord
ingly
lie is a hard man to argue with, and if
you think Mr.. Simpson and Mr. Black
are not having nice time Of it you are
mistaken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
RoCK IsLANp NoTEs.
Items Of Interest Pertaining to the Great
Rock Island Route.

Items Of Interest Pertaining to the Great
Rock Island Route
Major T. J. Anderson reports that the
Christmas passenger business this year
shows a decrease Of 10 or 20 per cent
over last year, accountable for only by
the plea of hard times.
Superintendent of telegraph A R.
Lingafelt went to TT. Worth last night
There were S29 So IN Rock Island
checks outstanding yesterday, which
have not yet been presented at the Cen
trail n National bank for payment
Monday viii be pay day at the Rock
Island general Offices They pay there
promptly on the hrst day Of each month.
G. IL Thompson OF the Rock Island
law department went to Indian Territory
and Texas last night.
The 1ew Rock Island emplove passes
have arrived in blank form and are be-
ing distributed They are about the
same in appearance as last year, the
ANNALS being pink and the trip passes a
dotted steel-gray.
Rev. Orville J. Nave aud wife who
have been visiting 8Irs. Nave's brother,
o. A Pier, chief clerk Of the Rock
Island general superintendents Office, re-
turned to Nebraska last night
Snow was reported on the Rock Island
from d edOra, Reno county, Is far south
aud west as Liberal Near MedOra from
four to six inches of snow fell and
strong wind drifted It TO such an extent
as to delay traffic
Cattle shipments are light. although
fairly good for this season Of the year.
X G. Hit. father of General Superin-
tendent A. J. Hit Of the Rock Island.
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coon As Usual.
The Santa Fe Business Has Not Decreased
Much Reported

The Santa Fe Business Has Not Decreased
Much Reported
'It has been stated said a Santa Fe
official today. that there is big de-
crease in the Santa Fe's business since
the change of receivers This is a mis-
take The business is just as good now
if not little better than it was during
the reign of Mr. Reinhart ct al. The
seeming difference is all due to Mr.. Rein
hart's proved method Of bookkeeping
which you have no doubt beard about.
He made it appear that the road was do
ing a good business for reasons of his
own. The road is doing just as much
now, but it doesn't show up in the re-
ports.
THE passenger business is just as good
as usual
''The freight business is fairly good.
OF course we are hardly hauling pound
of corn this year, whereas we did good
corn business last year, but there are
other things. Packing house products
are going west and some fruit is coming
east The cattle shipment this year has
been just as good usual.
"W e have had an enormous hay bust
ness mostly from southern Kansas and a
good deal of 1t IS being shipped 10 st
Joseph, which is being used as a dis
tributing point for Nebraska and the
north. q the last few weeks we must
have sent in over 800 cars of hay there
We had 100 cars there at one time on the
track.
81 don't think we, the Santa Fe, can
complain particularly"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29

leave Kansas. He will locate in Walla
Walla, Washington.
F. s Stevens, who was the Populist
candidate for county commissioner, has
a farm near Kilmer.
The officers of the state alliance say
they intend TO boom that organization
when the winter is over.
The ladies Of Plymouth southwest
Of Topeka, are furnishing their church
by giving oyster suppers.
Miss Laura Wilson Of Ft Scott and
Miss Maggie Mayhem Of White City are
visiting the family of DR.. J. E. Minney.
Miss NJ. Anna Wilson. who is teaching
in the Kansas City schools, is spending
the holidays with her mother at Valen-
cia.
Alonzo Beal Of Valencia. one of the
heavy stock feeders IN the county, ship
ped 200 head of fat cattle in one day this
week.
J. ". Gleed left last evening for Lin
coin, Nebraska, where he will spend
Sunday with Chancellor Garfield Of the
Nebraska state university.
One of the men who purchased part Of
the Swinbur ranch sold 50 acres of his
share last week al an advance of $40 an
acre. He made $500 in sixty days.
Miss Grace Osborn of Salina, who has
been visiting Miss Grace " elch, left to-
day for Lawrence, where she viii visit
few days before returning home.
The sArchimedians" and "Delphians"
are two literary societies At Auburn. The
latest question satisfactorily adjusted
was THAT hope has more influence over
the mind of man than fear"
There will be a prize hunt at Silver
Lake on Monday. Captains will be Sc
lected who will choose sides and the side
bagging the least game will pay for an
oyster supper for all who take part in the
hunt
The people of Pleasant Hill, north Of
Topeka, discussed government owner
ship of railroads recently, and the vote
on the question was tie. This moment
GUS problem will consequently remain
unsettled until the people Of Pleasant
Hill can agree.
Clad Hamilton, who is with the law
firm Of Gleed, Ware & GIeed, has been
invited to respond to the toast "Our
Legal Alma Mater" at the banquet of the
State Bar association January H. Mr..
Hamilton is the youngest man who has
eYeG been thus h0nored.
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went to California today. He is a hale
and energetic old gentleman and bears
his 30 odd years with grace.
". F. Evans of the law department
who has been critically i'll for several
weeks. is now at his home in Centerville,
Iowa He Is reported slightly better to-
day.
Dean Low, stenographer in the Rock
Island law department. and Hal Hazlett
took q three days bicycle ride this week
on a tandem. They went in the direc-
ton Of Oskaloosa.
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REGARDING TAX LEvIEs.
Tax Commissioner DC. Cooper,Of the Fsoc
Island, says some Sensible Things

Tax Commissioner DC. COOper,O of the Rock
Island, Says Some Sensible Things.
One of the most important matters
upon which the coming legislature Will
be called to act, is that of tax levies. 1t
is the desire of every one to make the
assessment come more nearly to the cash
value Of the property, and this cannot be
done when the leyies are at the present
figures.
Tax Commissioner J. c. Cooper, OF the
Rock Island. says, regarding this: at is
our desire. as we'll that OF every one
else, to decrease the levy and increase
the assessment to something near its cash
value. One OF the vital defects OF our
tax law IS that there is no limit, no maxi
mum. 1t is essential to virtue in govern
ment that the taxes shall be just large
enough to meet the public ex-
penses in careful, prudent
way. If there is more than is needed it
is squandered. or worse. The only way
to reduce the tax levy is to increase the
assessment l often hear people ask
why don't they assess railroads IN Kan
sas like they do in Missouri There the
assessment is$14,0O mile; here it is
$4,000 This is true. but notwithstand-
ing il, we pay more taxes in Kansas than
we do in Missouri by nearly half The
reason is that the tax levy there is only
10 or p mills. Here it is all the way
from 3 TO cents. Ifthe tax levies were
reduced the assessments would necessa-
rily rise to their proper place in order to
secure revenue to meet the expenses of
the government. L am glad to see that
Salina decided to make these same re-
lot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
W. W. MANSPEAKER
MER. 60.
Telephone 80 T@- A.
THE BIG SEWER CASE.
1e' i2s I'll Kans. Av-

The Preparation Almost Completed-It
VIII BE One of the Largest Ever Filed
The preparation of the Decker Null
Inns & Berry sewer case for the supreme
court is about completed It Will consist
of six large volumes or manuscript aud
maps and viii undoubtedly be the most
voluminous case ever filed in the SUI
preme court.
There are 1880 pages Of evidence and
copies of pay-roIs make two volumes Of
200 pages each and there are 500 feet of
maps and charts which will be bound in
one volume.
The time for the preparation OF the
case expired on Decem Der 4, but 8. B.
Isenharr. who is one of the attorneys. has
secured a further extension until Feb.
15. City Attorney Tillotson says the case
viii probably be served on the attorneys
for the plaintiff before that time. but the
case viii hardly De filed in the supreme
court until late in February.
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Is y our Hair Dry aud Brittle. Fall
Ing out or Turning Grays
These are only indications that the fol-
lfcies or roots Of the hair are getting
weakened or diseased Beggs' Hair
Remover will strengthen and invlgOrate
the follicies and the hair will regain is
natural color and become soft, glossy AMI
healthy. Sold by w r. kennady
New neck bands put on your shirts at
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY
9Th aud kansas Avenue
Topeka Coal CO.
They are giving away pocket knives
at Griggs y Axtelfs for little money
Rock Island
Playing Cards.
No. 6O1 haus. Ave.
Gold coin on all our stoves cheap for
cash at Griggs Axtelfa
Prescott & Co have removed to No
Is West Eighth street
Pocket knives for boys and sissors for
girls at Griggs * Axtell's cheap
Topeka sream Laundry
625 Jackson street
We want you to know that we are sell
ing good goods cheap at POS west Sixth
street Whog Griggs q Axtell
GriRps s. Axteu sell hardware cheap.
Topeka Coal CO.
9th aud Kansas avenue.
Bird cages. at less than cost Grggs
& Axtell, 2OS west Sixth.
Institute or Arts ana Languages.
Elocution. Dramatic Art r. II. Cleaves
NJ. A, Instructor. jackson and Eighth.
Griggs & Axtell sell Buggies, whips,
laprobes harness, road wagons.
Call up Phone l53 and have our wagon
call for your bundle.
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY
9Th and Kansas Avenue.
Topeka Coal Co.
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w. W. SMITH DEAD.

Secretary of Missouri and Kansas Tele-
phone Company Passes Away
Kansas CITY, Dec. %. w W. Smith,
secretary Of the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company, died at his home
here this morning of valvular disease of
the heart he had been IN III health for
two years.
Mr. Smith was born in Charleston, Ind,
ffty-seven years ago. He at one
time vice president of the Illinois Cen
trail 8 Louisville railroad with head
quarters at Cincinnati
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
NOTES OF TosEKA & VICINITY

Miss Inez Dickinson Of Auburn is Wis
iting friends IN Topeka.
Mrs. E III. Cockrell is spending the
holidays with friends at Clay Center.
Ernest Minney is spending the holt
days in McLouth, Jefferson county.
Fences band give concert at Prairie
Home church, near Elmont tonight
A masquerade bail was enjoyed by the
people of RossvilIe on Thursday even
ing.
resume work the day following New
Years
Miss Grace Jackson and Mr.. John
Woodward Of Meriden, were married
this week.
A hunting party in the northern part
of the county caught seven cOyores in
one day last week.
Rev. Mr.. Lawrence Of Roohester will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
RAILROAD RA1IBLINGs.
4 Few Notes Picked Up in the Domain
of the Santa He system.

4 Few Notes Picked Up in the Domain
of the Santa Fe system
The Santa Fe will have another home
seekers excursion to Texas on January
18th. Charles Ortland is trying to Ret
load for a special car to go with The excur-
sion 1t VIII be Of Kansas people.
The Santa Fe's clergy permits VIII not
expire until January 10th.
Car Service Superintendent O. w.
Kouns, Of the Santa Fee, is in Tyler,
Texas, with his family. His little seven
year-old daughter IS sick with scarlet
fever.
The house of J. 8. Terrence, of the
Santa Fe car service department was
burglarized day before yesterday in the
afternoon, while the family Was down
town Not very much was taken, but the
fellow exchanged shoes with Mr.. Tor
renee.
E. G. Hudson, of the Santa Fe's land and
immigration department at Lincoln, I'LL
nOis. was ia Topeka yesterday He had
been out looking at some Kansas lands
with a view to locating people there.
The SantB Fe shops closed for Christ
mas last Monday and Tuesday, and they
Will also close next Tuesday for New
Years Day.
The cold weather is beginning to make
itself felt in railroad circles. The coach
es that came in from the east on the
Santa Fe last evening we're covered deep
with snow and nearly all the Santa Fe's
AOOL sAAAAS nave O0SA Adto Al tHo
last two days. There has been a good
deal Of snow in Colorado, where it was
twelve degrees below zero yesterday.
The new Santa Fe hospital has reached
its two stories Of red stone and is now
ready for the pressed brick. of which
there viii be one story before the man
sard roof goes on. The brick is arriving
every day.
There is still plenty OF work at the
Santa Fe shops and the force and hours
remain about the same. There has been
no decrease in either, and no changes.
The flashing eye. the buoyant footstep,
the rosy complexion. can all be traced to
the superior food cooked with DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29

At two great expeditions Chicago and
San Francisc0-Dr. Prices Baking Pow
der secured highest hOnors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
THE K. OF P. DANCE.
select Gathering is Promised on Mon
day Evening.

A Select Gathering is Promised on Mon
day Evening.
Gala Division, Knights of Pythias,
have made arrangements for another
social dance on New Years Eve, Decem-
Der 31st A large gathering Of their
friends is expected, and the Knig hts say
nothing will be left undone to entertain
their guests. All Knights of Pythias in
the city are cordially invited to attend.
Persons desiring to attend can apply to
mem bers Of the division for invitations
Hot soda, all havors, at Stansfeld's
drug store.
Topeka Coal co.
9th and Kansas avenue.
Hot soda, all favors, at Stansheld's
drug store
112 aud ia West 9Th. Peerless Steam
Laundry.
Hot soda, all daYOrs. st Stansfsld's
drug store.
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Camel coal for CRATES and stoves. the
finest in America RISING.
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9th and Kansas Avenue.
Topeka Coal Co.
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The Ancient Order Of Hib ernians will
meet at their hall on Sunday afternoon
at p. 10. Business of highest import
ance- JOSEPH MARSHALL. President
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6s2 calls up the Peerless
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Topeka Coal Co.
9th and Kansas avenue.
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Hot soda, all favors, at Stansheld's
drug store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29

lls aud IL West sth. Peerless steam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29

Hot soda, all favors, at StansfeId's
drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29

Hot. soda, all hayOrs. st 6tanshsld's
drug store.
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No one knows just how good DR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is until they try
it and compare the splendid work it does
with that of other kinds.
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Extra No 1 Pink and
White Colorado Potatoes
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-18
GooDELL FOR COMMISSIONER.

Owing To the decision of the supreme
court holding that the commissioners
elected in the old counties hold their
office until 1897, there will be but one
commissioner To- elect this fall-a sue
cessor to W. ). Perkins, whose term
expires the first Of January. Mr.. Per-
kins was tlected at the same time as
his associates Messrs. Chandler and
Wareham, but his bond having been
delayed he was appointed by Judge
Du Bose. This appointment the attor-
ney general holds, could only be to the
next general election, hence the va
cancy. The Republican county COM
mittee, at its meeting held last Satur-
day, placed Clarence n. Goodell on the
ticket as the candidate for commits
sioner. Mr.. Goodell was one Of the
nominees of the Republican county
convention for a member of the board,
| the convention having been held before
| the supreme court decision had been
given. He lie an intelligent, honorable
citizen, a heavy taxpayer and a eau
tiuus, economical business man who
would guard the county's interest as
he would his own. Mr.. Goodell repre-.
sented Fergus county in the last legis
lature and was faithful to the trast i'm
| posed in him. In the scandalous ena
torial fight, when men met in dark
places and resorted to strategy anc
money to induce members to sell
their honor, there was one man true
to himself, his party and his peo'
pie, and that man was Clarence NJ
Goodell. He is worthy the support o
every voter in this county. Although
a steadfast Republican, if elected i
would be his aim to labor for the best
interests of taxpayers and the people.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-18

shape so they vii know precisely how
the men vote, and the man who dares to
exercise his own judgment will have to
walk oot oil camp with his blankets.
know the boys in Montana used be
iree' independent and manley fellowsand
nope enough of them are left to sta nd up
against this monster corporation headed
ny Jim Haegin. who is the worst petty
tyrant who ever lorded it over a commu-
nifty on this continent. God help the state
oil Montana if Jim Haggin gets control of
IFS Affairs. He will pay literally for the
privilege and he will after election show
the people OF this district To their sorrow
now profit can be made out of large exp.di-
lures at an election. No man can sell n
mine in the Black Hills country now. |
don't care how good it is. without dividing
a portion of it with some agent or under
ling connected with that company. He
must get "A bill OF health before being AL
lowed to show anything. As | said before
they control the water, the courts. the
county officers, the officers oi every city
and town in the district, the members os
the legislature and the whole machine.
having this machine absolutely under
control, no outside man has the nerve to
undertake to come in and invest a cent ex-
cept by permission of the company,
Your people ought to send a man down to
California, to the country where lin
Haggin has operated running counties. CD.
pressing ranchmen and working peopIe
generally, to find out just what kinJ Of a
man is trying to get hold al them,
am sure II the people OF Montana un
derstood the whole situation and what
would fellow ia the way oialavery, tyrann,
aud oppression, Hagsin could't get for hr
company town five votes ia n hundred
outside Of his own works. Some OF TIN
best days OF my life were spent in Aide
gulch, Bannack and Beartown; | know
what kind Of n state you have and hou
to God the state will he controlled by it,
Tree people and not surrendered to n cor
poration headed by Hagein and his gang
AK OLD TIMER
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-18
DAILY AND THE EIGHT HOUR LA w.

Helena Herald; One of the appeals
made in behalf OF Anaconda is ad-
dressed to the working men oil Mon
tana. and especially miners and is
based on the proposition that Mr..
Marcus DAILY is peculiarly and pre-
eminently the friend OF that class OF
citizens. 1t would seem that this
bold assertion is sufficiently refuted
by the fact that be pays fifty cents
less per day for some kinds OF labor
and one dollar less ior other kinds
than the rates that obtain at Butte,
that he has imported and employed
Oh aliens when many residents
Of the state were ia great need of EN-
that he has arbitrarily
down the works and denied his |
credit at his stores when their
were suffering for food, and \
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-18
A DEMOCRATIC MATTER.

Last weeks Geyser contained an
article charging that Sheriff Deaton
still owed the county $4,000, the
amount representing fees collected in
civil cases and not turned in according
to law. Now, where did the editor of
the Geyser get this information? Was
it not from his old partner and Mr..
Dsaton's late under-sherih, David Scott :
Is the statement true, or il ii Il bit of
revenge resorted to by Mr.. Scott be
cause he was bounced by Deaton2
Another point which will interest voters
and taxpayers is, how long the editor
of the Geyser had known of this short
age or holding out on the part of Mr..
Deaton. Could ne not have obtained
the facts from Mr.. Scott some months
ago? Did he know them when he wrote
the editorial prsising Mr.. Deaton about
six weeks ago. an extract from which
appeared in the Argus last week? Ii
ne knew them how could he endorse
Mr.. Deaton so strongly? As the Geyser
carries a motto reading: The cause
We wage is the peoples cause. "tshould
have ascertained the facts some time
ago and gwen them 10 the public in
stead of waiting until d friend of the
office was let out of a job. it looks
very much as though the editor of the
Geyser was satisfied as long as he Sc
cured the patronage of the sheriff.
office and his friend held the position of
under sheriff. Under such favorable
circumstances his motto was changed
(sub rosa) to The people be
damned"
Now. as regards these fees in civil
cases, Mr.. Sullivan did not hesitate to
take them himself and has said so
since his retirement from office, so the
editor of the Geyser cannot take high
moral grounds for his support OF Mr..
Sullivan. In regard to the books in
the sherih's Office prior to Mr.. Deaton,
or under Mr.. SulliYan's tenure, expert
Dolliver says in his report: 'In the
absence of quarterly reports from the
incumbent of this office during 1892, |
am unable TO exactly determine the
correct of fees due the county,"
the inferance clearly indicating that
there was something due the county.
Yet the people are asked to support
Mr.. Sullivan when the expert cannot
make head or tail of his records. This
is a nice Democratic mess!
Now, the thing for voters to do is to
cast their ballots for n man who can
and will keep his books straight, who
can do clerical or outside work in a
way it should be done, and who will
exercise economy in conducting the
Of the office. Such a man is
John ID. Waite.
The above charge is of Democratic
emanation against n Democrat. The
have nominated u straight
honorable man for sheriff end
will be elected. $50 it old woman, |
90 it peal :"