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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
KAN sAs AVENUE cLIMPsEs.

Judge Foster gives 50 per month to
the Associated Charities
Work has been obtained for over sixty
persons al Mrs Thorpe's Office since No
vember I.
Rev. Sir. Hinderman of St Joseph, has
left his pulpit and is selling electric belts
in Topeka
Tom Anderson, editor of the Indianola,
Iowa, Herald. is IN town visiting W. y.
Anderson of Potwin-
L II. Pounds, formerly of Topeka, but
now Of New FORK city, will be here in
day or two to stay a week.
d. l. Heath, sheriff of Kinsley, was IN
Topeka yesterday with a crazy man
whom he took to the asylum
Mrs Thorpe knows of a cheerful old
man who would like to earn his board
by doing chores for someone this winter.
The police of Topeka have arrested
thirty more women in the past year than
have the police Of Kansas City, Kansas
Landlord Moss Of the Fifth Avenue
says the Motel business in Topeka Is in
creasIng every year. Topeka is a good
town 70 come II.
The y. NJ G. A talks of putting in a
barber shop ia connection with its bath
rooms. OF course il viii be for the use
of the members only.
r. NcCullom IS one Of the most ac-
comm5dating landlords Of Kansas. The
N q
good place to STOP" and to stay.
Alexander Sarbach, Thomas Quacken-
bush. j. <. Navlor, Moses Sarbach and
Ed b. Jones OF Holton were ia Topeka to
attend the reunion at Sloan lodge A. +.
j. A. n.
Jimmie" Green (as all his law stu
dents f0ndly call him) of Lawrence. dean
of the university law department, was in
Topeka yesterday He is interested in
the HiIlmOn case.
The Woman's Reformatory com
miLtee and the Social Purity league are
two entirely different organizations. 1T
was the work Of the former that was en-
dorsed by the Itinerants' club.
jim Williams IS vagrant He was
proved one in police court this morning
and the Judge made his fine $50 with
suspension Of sentence Of twelve hours
duration Jim has changed his residence.
Sam eastman was in town yesterday
locking fat and happy He was formerly
with the stein berg Clothing company,
but is now travelling for Hart Bros. Of
Chicago. He covers Kansas and Okla
homa.
c. B. Haynes, the man who was robbed
Of S120 and 81, l0J in checks in the Rock
Island yards Monday night, viii be back
to Topeka TO stay all winter ia January.
He viii bring his horses and has rented
a stable of Chief Lindsey on Madison
street.
Ed B. Jones of Holton was in town
yesterday and says his town is enjoying
a quiet boom. Thirteen new business
rooms and lots Of residences have been
built there this summer Mr. Jones adds
that HoltOn has drug store that Topeka
can't equal
Americans are growing more athletic
BY using good food DR.. Prices Baking
Powder makes the best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
BRANCHES MUST GO.
Short Lines Of the Santa Fe to Be
Topped
TO SAVE THE ROAD FROM SALE
At Auction-The Atlantic a. Pacific
Raad ~ the Hardest Nut 90 Crack

The mem bers Of the Santa Fe general
reorganization committee are trying TO
find some way To get the property into
shape for reorganization and il the
looping of process, which was started
the other day in regard to the poor pay
ing branch lines is continued. they will
soon be III shape to reorganize and the
road will not be sold at auction
gentleman. who il high in authority
in Santa Fe affairs, said to a STATE
JOURNAL reporter today: THE receivers
are working hard to get the property
into good shape. and 10 is understood in
the inner circles that they will soon file
petitions with the federal court to annul
the contracts between the Santa Fe pro
per and all the non paying branch lines,
including many Of the Kansas branch
roads"
"a mem Der Of the general reorqaniza-
tion committee speaking about this mat
Ter is reported 10 have said in New \ ork
a few days ago. tsIhe Atlantic & Pacific
road ia apparently the hardest nut to
crack. III is valuable to the Atchison
only as connecting link between the
Pacific coast and the east. Southern
Pacific would ike TO get it. and thus cut
OF the Atchison from the Pacific coast
This will have to be prevented The
committee is endeavOring to deal justly
with the Atlantic s Pacific security hold
ers, but, Of course. cannot a ford 10 pay
more than the road is worth. The st.
Louis Sc San Francisco road il Of great
importance to us. and il would not pay
US to LEI it 90. Il is undecided what to
do with the Colorado Midland"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
DOWN al THE SHOPS.
4 Few Items of Interest Picked Z
at the Santa Re Work Honsea.

4 Few Items of Interest Picked Up
at the santa Fe Work Houses.
A new steam heater has been put in
the blacksmith shop at the Santa Fe
shops, and the machinery is being moved
about TO get il in better position as re
CARDS convenience This means extra
time for the men, which is welcome.
G. f. PAGE, the Santa Fe engineer, who
had his leg broken in a collision at Ar
mour, last september. threw away his
crutches yesterday.
Several engines have been brought
into the Santa Fe shops for repairs this
week. hey are mostly from the west
ern divisions.
Twenty five new men have been put
to work in the santa Re machine shops
this week to take care OF the increasing
business.
The freight car repairers Of the Santa
Fe shops are the only unfortunates who
are allowed to get ia only eight hours Of
work day AN other departments work
nine hours.
The Santa Fe had a train OF twelve
cars Of hogs from Kansas City to the
City Of Mexico yesterday
There have been very few accidents,
even small ones, at the Santa Fs shops Of
late.
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BEATEN AGAIN.
A Chinese Force of 1000 De-
feated by japanese.
Gen. Taehimi Holds Chinese Back
at Lien Chan Kevan.
READY TO STEP IN.
READY TO STEP IN
Japan Has a Fully Manned Civil
Service Arranged.
She is Ready to Profit by the
First Anarchy.

HIROSHIMA, Dec. ia dispatch from
Antong dated December 13. says that
Gen. Tachima's troops were encamped at
So Kako, and were holding the Chinese
in check at Lien Chan Kwan.
On Decem Der u, the dispatch adds, the
Chinese were compelled by an inferior
Japanese force to retire from Salt ashu,
the Chinese numbering 1000. The lat
ter advanced on the following day, when
fighting occurred. the result Of which
was not made known.
LONDON, Dec. 15.=The special CORE
spondent of the Times at Japanese head
quarters says that Japan has arranged
fully manned civil service down to the
minutest detail. ready to step into and
administer to North China aud ply the
treaty ports at the first sign of disorder
or anarchy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
PARKHURST's SUGGESTION
a House for City Vigilance League the
Beat IestimoniaI 70 Him


NEW YORK. Dec. ia letter signed
by Bishop Potter, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
J. Pierpout Morgan, Seth Low, Mayor
elect Strong, Abram ;. Hewitt John ~
Gef, Everett p. Wheeler, r. W. Glider
and others was recently sent to Dr.. Park
hurst. asking him to indicate in what
way they could show their gratitude Tor
what they regard as the great service he
has done the city.
In reply, DR.. Parkhurst says that any
testimonial 10 him would have to take
shape that would not even be suggestive
of personal enrichment of himself.
After extolling the City Vigilance
league, he adds.
This league needs local habitation,
sufficiently central to be easy Of access
from all quarters of the town, sufficiently
cOmmodious TO meet the growing re-
quirements OF its multiplying member
ship and charging interests.
The above IS of course submitted to
you only as a suggestion, to be accepted
or rejected according to the promptings
Of your larger and your combined wis
dom"
The writer's of the letter now appeal to
citizens generally to chip IN to carry out
DR.. Parkhurst's suggestion.
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MUST SPEND $4,000. ooe.
The santa Fs Must Keep Up It's Road and
Rolling stock.

Rolling stock
Expert Moore. the civil engineer who
made a personal examination into the
physical condition Of the entire Santa Fe
system. made a most interesting report
10 the directors Of the company at their
recent meeting.
Mr. Moore made an estimate Of the
required expenditures for the next five
years on the 9544 miles of the Santa Fe
system, and in his report found that
there are 4SJ m les Of iron in the Santa
Fe system proper with an average age
Oft fifteen and one half years, and the re-
mainder of the read is steel from 30 to
II pounds in weight, the larger part
being .67l miles in 80 to % pound steel
am niles in J7 to 61- pound steel,
tOta1 u q -y4 miles. with an average Of
S2 years for the main system of 4.TT6
miles Rail renewals for the next
five OF ten years are estimated.at $780,
coo TO SSjO,uO0 annually. Permanent
additions t0 property on the Santa Fe sys-
tenn proper are estimated AZ a require
ment of So, 1884, Of which S1,7J0,0OO is
for replacing wooden bridges with iron
masonry, aud $1.Cg5,0OO for remOdeling
the fre light equipment TO comply with
the United States statutes. For second
track. 81 1000 is required ON the Chi
cago terminal, 81 100000 for reducing
grades. and Denver terminals $3.50 600.
This is a total on the Santa Fe system
proper Of $7,626.00O, aside from the an
nual rail renewals.
The Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fs esti-
mated extraordinary requirements at ST.
347,5OO distri butea over the next five
ears. OF this $4,000 is for ballast
The estimated requirements of the en-
fire Atlantic and Pacific are $2.4SO,0OO,
distributed over the next i've years, Of
which $1,106200 IS for new rails.
The estimated requirements for the
California Southern are $402.5O0 for its
All miles.
Colorado Midland require ment5 are put
al $705. 100, of which S391,0O0 is for bal
lasting.
The st. Louis 81 San Francisco re-
qurements On its 1928 miles, are placed
at Sl700.5O0 Of which $514, 500 is for
ballasting, 100000 for freight car air
brakes ana s350.O00 for new freight
yards.
All the above are estimated extraor-
binary requirements for expenditures
above ordinary renewals for the next five
years. The total requirements outside
of annual rail renewals foot up for the
next i've years $41,26l, GOO, which is con-
sidered very favora0l as it amounts to
only $3.50 per mile Of road per anuum.
"a king can make a belted Knight
But his cook cant make good pastry
without using Dr. Prices Cream Baking
I1ovx-7a-
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SHoREY ITEMS.

School closed last Monday on account
of scarlet fever
Mr. Finley viii 60 to Mcfarland for a
few days.
O. Bradford is improving slowly.
B. Nesbit is expecting his mother soon
from Chicago to make him visit
q. Belts and family have decided to
make Shorey their home again.
The Choral society. with Prof. Tracy
as leader, is making rapid progress.
h Fletcher shipped car load Of sweet
potatoes to Denver Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Banister. from Kansas City.
is visiting her sister, Mrs Z n. BisseII.
Mrs. Harry Miller is improving. after
an illness of several weeks
A supper was given last night for the
Sunday school children, which was en-
joyed by all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
No ACTION on WATER.
The COMMITTEES OF the Council Not Ready
to Report on Water.

The Committee OF the Council Not Ready
TO Report on Water.
The city council met last night for the
purpose OF considering an ordinance or
some measure TO secure lower water
rates ia the city.
The committee on sewers and water
works was expected TO report a feasible
plan for relief but Councilman Pattison,
who Is chairman Of the committee said
that the question was entirely too com
prehensive TO be solved hastily and asked
more time.
The council granted the time asked
but the committee was notified that il it
cid not act before the next meeting there
would be no more peace on this earth
for the member +. G. Henti1 was
present and delivered a few blows straight
from the shoulder right IN the face of
the waterwOrks company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press 60 the
State journal.


State journal
CHICAGO. Dec. 15-Wheat opened
steady on better cables than expected at
5S5s for May, shade under yesterday <
close. advanced 18c more and on increase
in stocks in the northwest weakened to
5S5s.
Corn was dull May opened &c low
er at 49, and advanced to 1875, later re-
ceding to the opening price.
Oats opened a shade lower at 325s and
declined to 3214@3s.
Provisions were in light demand.
May pork started 1870 lower at
S12 1917. and sold off to $12O5
Nay lard opened &c lower at $40
and declined TO $7.05.
Estimates for onday-W Wheat 10
cars; corn so cars; oats ia cars; hogs
Al 900 head: hogs next week 100000.
WHEAT-Cash and Dec 541zc; May,
G or and Dec. 471sc; Jan
4756c; May. 501sc; July 90.
0ATs-Cash aud Dec 2914c; Jan.
1880; May, 3215c bid
PoRK-Dec. and Jan. $1L7715; May
LARD-Dee. $3.50; Jan. $685.; May,
RrBs-Dec. and Jan. $3.50; May,
$6.IO.
BARLEY Choice 5s; medium %; com
RYE@Cash and Dec. 4s1Sc; May 52l5
FLAxsEED-Cash $L46; Dec. 81. 4s;
Nav $1.451z.
T1MorHY-Cash at $3.50
Hoes-Receipts today, 24,O00; official
receipts yesterday 10000; shipments
$685.: left over about 5000. Quality
seasonable Market moderately active
but weak and prices 5 cents lower.
Sales ranged at $3.S50g4.30 for light;
$400014.4O for rough packing, $4OO0
ADO for mixed, $425e1465 for heavy
packing and shipping lots, and $23O0
400 for pigs
CATTLE4R Receipts, 1000; market
steady and firm but dull.
Kansas city MARKET
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 15.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts, 3, 100; shipments, 3.4O0 Mar
ket steady. Texas steers 81 so
M35O; Texas COWS $&1O91370; beef
steers, SO. 650g5. 50; native cows. $1,000
$50; stockers and feeders $225Gg3 rs;
Hoes - Receipts. 5000; shipments.
100. Market weak to 1Oc lower. Bulk of
sales. $41O0e435; heavies, $4150e4 40;
packers, 81 1O44.4O; mixed $4,000 30;
lights. $3 5O44OO; yorkers, $3.9OG4OO;
pigs. 81. 50613.6O.
SHEEP Receipts. 200; shipments,
1900. Market steady.
WHEAT-steady.
sales by sample f. 0. b.. Mississippi
river: No. 2 hard Doc; No 2 red, 561zc.
Consultative. unchanged
OATs-SmaIl demand, firm. No ,
310 &c; No. white. 331Sc-
RYK-Firm- No. 2 nominally 49c.
Flax SEED-Dull at $L3401.35.
BRAN-Firm at 68169c.
HAY-Steady. Timothy, S800Q9.50;
prairie. $7.50090O
BUrrER-Extremely dull Creamery
1S021c; dairy. 14W17c
EGGs-Quiet at 1Sc-
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DIsrINGUIsHED vITTTORs.
Receivers Walker and McCook VIII Visi
Topeka over Sunday.

General Manager = J. Frey. If the
Santa Fe, left Topeka in his special car
for Purcell, l. r.. yesterday afternoon.
At Purcell he will meet Receivers Aldace
f. Walker and John j. 8IcCo0k, who are
touring the line. They Will all come to
Topeka, and VIII probably stay over sun
day. The party is expected this evening
at about O'CLOCK. if it is not delayed
somewhere along the line, and the two
distinguished gentlemen will be enter
tanned by Dir. Frey and Receiver J. c.
Wilson They may stay over Monday.
The party did not 60 through Topeka
on the outbound trip, but went BY way Of
the Frisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
SANTA re 10 SAVE $4,000
BY Issuing Only Monthly Statement In
stead of a Weekly.

llF
stead of "a Weekly.
The Santa Fe receivers are talking
about disseminating the old practice of
issuing a weekly statement Of the earn
ings or the company. effecting a saving
in book keeping Of $4,000. The month
" statement viii be continued. but will
be issued frore Chicago. aud both the
Boston and New York offices viii be con
tracted into the smallest possible quar-
tiers. and a. little help as possible en-
plOyed-
The emperor of Germany likes apple
cake. He prefers it made with DR..
Prices Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Passenger Traffic Westward Hasn't Been
80 Brisk for Years

Passenger Traffic Westward HASN'T Been
so Brisk for Years.
There has been a larger winter tourist
business TO southern aud California
points thus far this season than for some
years. The prospects for the remainder
III the season are exceedingly dattering
provided the railroads don't skill the
goose that lays the golden egg" by put
ting in effect the advance to California
points recently agreed on. Passenger
Traffic Manager wv. 1T. White "a the San
Ia Fe ID quoted as saying: Zone wOuldnt
think times we're hard to judge by the
mum Der Of people going to California for
the winter lit costs 500 10 60 there and
back. but a great many people prefer
spending their money in this way rather
than in cough Hyrups and doctor
bills. The Chicago colony in southern
California is growing with each year and
socially the season is made exceedingly
pleasant for Chicagoans. "A noticeable
thing about it is each year tourists 60 to
California a little earlier and return
little later. A few years ago not many
went west until after Christmas and few
remained after March. Now the throng
begins moving early in November and
continues going west until February, and
the return movement is from March 10
June"
John Sebastian OF the Rock Island says.
"Ihe Rock Island railroad Is admitted 70
be the largest carrier of California tour
Isl business ana me business Il steadlA1
increasing, because tourists can travel
economically and the accommodations
are good. The business il getting
large it is impossible to take care Of it
on our regular trains. and every week we
run special excursion train 10 California
in connection with the Rio Grande."
ROCK ISLAND NEWS
Items OF Interest regarding the Rock Is
land In Topeka and Elsewhere
General Superinte ndent A. J. Hit aud
Assistant General Manager W. L. Allen
are ia Kansas City as Witnesses at the
trial Of one Of the LinWoOd wreck cases.
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The Santa Re receivers are not buIId-
ing any new road, but it Is whist ered
down in Oklahoma that some Santa Fe
men are about to build q new line Of
road from HunneweIl, Kansas, across
Oklahoma, to Purcell, Indian Territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Branch With New steel.
The Santa Fe today finished the lay
ing Of its new steel track between To-
peka and CarbOndale There Is seven
teen miles Of it. and the rails used are
Sc pound ones with Heath improved
joints. Thirteen miles Of the same
track has also been put down on the
middle division west Of Hutchinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
CHANGED A Division.
Santa Fe Freight Division Changed t.
CoolIdEe. Col.

Within the last week the Santa Fe com
pany has moved its freight division from
La Junta to Coolidge and already the
freight crews are ali stopping at that
place. The company owns the Coolidge
water system, the best on their line Of
road, and it seems only a question OF
time until the passenger crews viii also
stop there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

If you want the best quality OF Lehigh
Pennsylvania anthracite, we have all
sizes and can fill your orders promptly,
at the lowest market Price. This il the
very best of Pennsylvania anthracite. 1t
pays to buy the best Place your orders
with
TIE SOUTH W EsTERN FUEL COMPANY,
634 Kansas Avenue.
TaIanhona 192
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COMING FOR CHRISTMAS.
Topeka People In the City Of Mexico VIII
visit Here.

A lot of the Topeka people who are
now at the City of Mexico will likely be
here 10 spend the holidays. General
Manager II. II. Nickers0n OF the Maxi-
can Central and his wife viii be In To-
peka for Christmas So viii President
A A. Robinson Of the same road
+. B. Mckercher, who has recently
been made car service superintendent Of
the Central, will probably come as far as
Peabody where his family is and may
visit Topeka at the same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

We want you to know that we are sell
ing good goods cheap at POS Weet Sixth
street Who. Griggs & AxtelL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

No wrinkles on the brow of the house
wife who uses Dr. Prices Baking Pow
der.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Bird cages, until Christmas. at less
than cost Griggs & Axtell, POS Vest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Gold coin on all our stoves cheap for
cash at Griggs & AxtelPs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Pocket knives for boys and scissors for
girls at Griggs & Axtelrs cheap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

The Robbers Who Held Up a. Rock Island
Train Are in .JaiI at Paris. Texas.

The Robbers Who Held Up a Rock Island
Train Are in Jail at Paris, Texas.
The three robbers who robbed a Rock
Island passenger train near the territory
line this week, have been arrested and
their Identification seems to be com plete.
They are now IN Jail at Paris, Texas.
The arrest was due to the efforts of
several United States marshals who had
nothing more to work on than a fairly
accurate description OF the men and
some footprints in the mud A light
rain had fallen the day before the rob
berry and the officers we're able to trace
the tracks to a large plantation about
two miles from the scene Of the robbery.
Three men were found working in the
cottonfeld who tailed exactly with the
descriptions They were arrested on sus-
piciOn. That was on Thursday Since then
Conductor Cannon, who was in charge
Of the train, and the fireman. as well
as number of passengers, have
Identified positively all three Of the men.
A mum Der Of the passengers who couldn't
Identity the robbers said they could
Identity their revolvers if they were
magnified several times.
The offense is made more serious to
the offenders by reason Of their having
taken the stolen property into she terri
tory This constitutes United States
ohense and enables the strong right arm
Of the federal authority to lay hold where
it will do the most good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

SO AUL8J
At the Carnival
Monday and Wednesday evenings
TOPEKA Coal Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Warm Lined slippers at FuFmaa's-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Griggs 8 Axtell sell HARDWARE cheap.
They are giving away pocket knives
at GrigRs & AxtelPs for little money.
Griggs & Axtell sell Buggies. Whips,
Lap Robes, Harness, Road Wagons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15

Mr.. Allen will come to Topeka before re-
turning to Chicago
Traffic Il light at present in all
branches, save possibly poultry Fresh
meat shipments from Wichita also show
q big Increase
General Attorney Sedg wick and Solicit
tor David Norton Of the Missouri Pacific
called at the Rock Island Offices ester
day afternoon
Frank Guernsey. stenOgrapher IN the
Rock Island freight department. with
" rs. Guernsey, left today for san Fran
cisco on a vacation Miss Russie Hit,
daughter Of j. j. Hit, is doing his work.
Assistant Freight Agent Granville A
Kim ball returned today from Omaha,
where he attended meeting Of the sub
committee Of the Trans Missouri Freight
association.
Ars. c. \. Beat and family left over
the Rock Island today for Bakersfield,
Cal. to remain.
John Fox, the Rock Island agent at
Hutchinson, was IN Topeka today. He
has received a few weeks lay-off and is
going to visit eastern relatives. Fox Is
one of the Oldest employees of the Rock
Island, having been in-its employ twenty
eight years He used to smash baggage
when the Rock Island was known as the
Chicago Il Southwestern, running from
Chicago to Rock Island, during the war.
John Kelly. a heavy shipper from
Leavenworth. was in Topeka today on
business.
he Rock Island pay-car went to Hor-
ton this week aud paid off the shOpmen.