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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
FRISCO INTO K. G.
Will Enter Over the Tracks of the Z.
G. O. & S. R E.

Kansas City, July 21.-It is almost
certain that the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco railway will be running freight
and passenger trains into Kansas City
this year. 1t is announced with au-
thority that the Frisco will enter Kan
sas City over the tracks of the Kansas
City, Osceola & Southern railway. The
deal has been in contemplation for some
time and it is announced that it will be
completed without further delay.
The Osceola & Southern has its ter
minus at Ssceola, and union with the
Frisco will be of immense advantage
minus at Osceola, and union with the
gain entrance to Springfield. Mo, Fort
Smith, Ark, and points in Texas. The
Frisco would acquire what it has long
deSired-entrance to Kansas City. Con-
rad Miller of Bangor, Pa, president of
the Osceola & Southern and personal
representative of John I. Blair. the
ageT B. s. Josselyn are now inspecting
the proposed route
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
CARS WELL HANDLED.
Crowds Transferred to and From Fair
grounds in Good Style.

The Topeka railway accommodations
last night for transporting the people
to cinderella" were perfect. The
crowds from the suburban lines were
quickly transferred to double trains at
Eighth and Kansas avenue and taken
to within 200 feet of the seat plat of the
show.
All the night men in employ of the
company who usually go to work at
O'clOcld were called duty at last
evening, and the other men who would
stop work at Z were relieved at and
ordered back for Z. All the extra men
in the employ of the company were put
in charge of trains. North Topeka and
West Sixth street cars hauled trailerS
and the facilities for getting downtown
from the suburban lines was good.
Double trains were kept moving from
grounds at close intervals which aver
aged about two minutes apart. The
trains were crowded and it is estimated
that fully 1000 people were hauled by
the trolley route in an hour and half.
Many who lived in the western and
and drove in buggies to the fair
grounds. When the opera was over
there were trolley trains strung along
the double tracks at the fair grounds
terminus for three blocks.
The crowds was as easily disposed of
at this time as when going to the
grounds. There was the Inconvenience
of having a stretch of single track on
Twelfth street from Jackson to Harri-
son streets But there were SignallerS
and switchmen in sufficient numbers
and but little delay was experienced.
way will have constructed a loop con-
Meeting the Topeka avenue terminus
with the South Topeka terminus, which
will greatly facilitate travel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
FELL INTO A TRAP.
Chester L Long Dealing Out Postof-
fees and of Course Making
EreruieS

The Wichita Star says what must be
apparent to every politician:
Hon. Chester L. Long, who was here
yesterday attending to business in the
United States court. was worried al
most to death with the crowds of office
seekers and small politicians who want
ed his ear and influence Mr.. Long, we
believe, is making a mistake in doing
the recommending for these postoffice
appointments. In every appointment
he recommends he makes a half dozen
enemies to one friend, and it will hurt
him more for the future than his friends
can possibly do him good
Mr.. Long, however, will not, because
of any selfish interest, go back on the
friends who have helped him in the
past, and is doing what he can to get
them places.
From a political standpoint this is a
mistake. From all other standpoints
you can but admire Mr.. Long for
standing by his friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21

by Henry Daily and Mrs. Lallah Dali
by, and the new song by Turner and
Eastman sung by Mrs. E. B. Meredith,
are all worthy of praise
Miss Effie Hazen was queen, Harry
Crow king and Henry Daily Prince
Charming Other parts of the royal
court were well taken.
Mrs. E. B. Meredith, who has faith
fully trained the children for Gin
derella'' for the past six weeks. is en-
titled to great praise for the success of
her efforts. The play was well staged.
and barring a few delays which are
always incident to amateur performan-
ces and especially on an opening night,
the opera was a pleasing success. On
the stage assisting Mrs. Meredith in
getting the children ready were: Mes
danes Dolman, Samuels, VeSta Clark,
C. S. Baker and Miss ]. G. Mosier.
1t was 80 when the closing tableau
was given and the large crowd filed
away. Tonight the performance will be
ended by IL o'clock. 1t will begin
promptly at Sis O'Clock Every effort
will be made to overcome the difficulties
of last night as to seating and light
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Mr.. James McManus is visiting his son,
John F. McManus, in this city
The court house grounds look rather
| ragged. The county needs a lawn mower.
The county commissioners have ordered
that the roof of the old court house be
painted.
The Junction City base ball team found
Atchison a worse place than Topeka. They
were twice shut out.
Weather prophets say that it is sure
sign of dry weather when the weather is
| threatening for several days and there is
rain.
A burglar got into Deputy Sheriff Larry
Sheehan's store Monday evening. When
he found whose place it was he fled pre-
cipitately.
Miss S. Prince Macarthur has designed
| several lapel buttons for the Fall Festi-
val. They will be turned over to the
Committee of Fifteen.
New stained glass has been placed in
the fourteen big windows of the Church
of the Assumption, which were broken by
| the recent hail storm.
This is the time of year when the sticky
fly paper gets in it's work. Not only on
the flies but also the absent minded
who happen to sit down on it.
The grocers and butchers of the city
will meet next Monday night to make fur
Their plans for the first annual picnic to be
held a Garfield park August %.
Street Commissioner Ramsey says that
he is well satisfied with the new method
of street cleaning inaugurated by him.
The public likes it, too. and would like
it extended to all paved streets.
Ladies who attend cinderella tonight
and tomorrow night ought to leave their
large hats at home. Several immense hats
were worn last night which obstructed
the view of many behind them.
While cinderella" was being played
last night a little girl said to Miss Rae
Chesney, who took the part of the fairy
godmother, Il wish you would change me
into a little mouse for a few minutes,
mant to scare mamma. She is so afraid
of mouses.''
Secretary Coburn of the state board of
agriculture left yesterday for a trip
through the dairy regions of Iowa and
Minnesota to investigate dairy methods
J. E. Nissley of the Kansas Creamery
company accompanied Mr.. Coburn.
C. E. Hunt, representing the Trans
mississippi and International exposition
to be held in Omaha in 1885, called upon
Governor Leedy yesterday Mr.. Hunt is
endeavoring to work up interest in the
exposition and secure an exhibit from
Kansas.
w. F. Roehr. the Topeka composer, has
finished the new march which will be
christened Queen of the Festival" and
the manuscript has been sent to the en-
| graver. Mr.. Roehr will have some well
| known band leader arrange it for military
band, and Marshalrs will play it during
| the Festival. The picture of the selected
| queen will appear on the title page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
OLDEST SANTA FE EMPLoYE
George III. Elliott Holds the Record
Lives in Topeka

The oldest man in point of service in
the employ of the Santa Fe railway
lives in Topeka He is George H. Ell
lott, foreman of the passenger coach re-
pair yard.
There has been some question for
several years as to- the identity of the
oldest employee of the Santa Fe. Mr..
Elliott has always held that he was the
oldest employe in point of service now
living, but there are other men at diff
ferent points who have held the same.
Recently the matter was taken up by
Faymaster James Moore, and it has
been definitely settled from the records
in Mr. Moore's office that Mr.. Elliott is
the oldest employee.
Mr.. Elliott entered the employ of the
Santa Fe in this city in April, 1863 The
construction of the road to Burlingame
was then in progress, and as yet no
passenger cars had been purchased.
Soon after Mr.. Elliott started to work
the first train was put on and run to
Burlingame. Henry Keyes was then
president.
Mr.. Elliott has worked continuously
for the Santa Fe since 1869 and has
never missed a pay day except when
absent on vacations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21

G. Bruce, Charles L. Conrow, Clayton
easier, Leoto Cook, Charles w. Davis,
Kate A. Ellinger, Lucy Ellis, Kate Gless-
ner, r. S. Graham, Marie Hagan, Geo.
Hetzel, Emma Kassebaum, Bertha
Kemp, May E. Knox, Sue Lowell, Viola
McColm. Oliver MacReynolds, Mary
Maggie, Inez Pope, Ida Packard, Mabel
Phillips, Ada NJ. Strawn, Winona M.
Stout. Millicent Tomlinson, Augusta L.
Waite.
Louisa Ames, Cora Artz, David Bar
rett, Byron Brown, Frank Brown, Bes-
sic Betz, Myra NJ. Corning, Chettie l..
COnlay, E. H. Clark, E. S. Dickey, Anna
NJ. Davis, r. w. Eaton, J. Q. Eddy, Nj
ma George, E. G.. Hughes, Anna Kelso,
Katie Kassebaum, Florence List, Maud
Lyttle, Della Morrow. Minna Mccall.
Patten, Kittie McQuinche, I. w. Roger,
Allison Sim, J. r. Schnebly, Miriam
Sheldon, Bolynne Steele, Carl Swain,
Ella c. Wilson, VIM. Ward, Mary A
Ward.
The trouble with State Superintend-
ent Stryker is that he is largely endow-
ed with that vanity peculiar to some
pedagogues, of asking questions that
can't be anSwered-not for the purpose
of finding out the qualifications of the
teachers, but to exhibit his own deep
learning.
Superintendent Stryker seems to go
on the hypothesis that college profess
ors ought to be secured for $40 a month.
Teachers that are expected to teach in
the lower grades, do not require such
severe examinations. If they are well
grounded in the studies they are to
teach, that is sufficient.
The Journal objects to State Superin-
tendent Stryker Showing OFF, at the
expense of many of the best teachers
| in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
"sEND THE CHILDREN"
A Contribution for the Purpose All
the Way From Clay Center.

The Journal has received the follow
ing letter enclosing 81 from Clay Cen
ter:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
We approve of your efforts to send
the children to see cinderella" and
herewith hand you our mite which we
hope you will see sends 10 of the poor
est of the poor for an hours outing A
friend also incloses 81 to pay street car
fare for our crowd of noble men and
while this may be somewhat along the
line of charity we also help out the
Festival fund. May your efforts on
behalf of the children be a success is
the wish of
A READER OF STATE JOURNAL.
The Journal turned the money over
to Mrs. Thorpe who knows all the poor
children in Topeka and who will use it
to make several worthy children happy
A great many tickets have been pur-
chased by kind hearted people in To-
peka and presented to Children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
MONEY GOES GLTMMERING.
Legacy of $4,000 Dwindles to 3d.
ono

Nevada. Cal, July 21.-The story tele-
graphed from Hazelton, Pa. that John
Mcdonald, a miner at Evansville with u
large family was left a SIS. 600 estate by
his uncle, Arthur Mcdonald, who died
few weeks ago at Grass Valley, in this
county, has the elements of a fairy tale.
The Californians estate is worth less
than SIS, 900, and by the terms of the will
that was filed, is to be equally divided
between seven relatives, of whom the
Pennsylvania man is one. He will get
about 81 900 as his share after the ex-
penses of administration are paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
SET THE COUNTRY AFIRE.
Incendiaries Start Disastrous Forest
Fires in California.

Orov1lle, Cal, July 21.-Forest fires have
been raging for the past two days in the
mountains east of Oroville and word
reaches here this evening that four or five
houses are burned. A big fire started near
White Wash trees and ran six or seven
miles south to Palermo. Fifty men were
engaged in fighting it.
Another fire broke out near Robinson
mill and burned over a distance eight by
twelve miles. Two hundred men We're
fighting it for two nights and days. 1t is
believed that these fires are of incendiary
origin.
A huge fire is raging between Hurleton
and Enterprise, and all the residents of
the locality are working to prevent it's
spreading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
ENDEAVORERS IN MINES.
They Stop at Butte, Mont, on the
HomeWard Journey

Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., July 81.
The Golden Gate special train which
has started for Columbus, O., contain
ing visitors to the Christian Endeavor
convention from Ohio and Indiana. has
arrived here. The party consists of
school teachers, doctors, bankers and
newspaper men.
Among the prominent ones in the
party are ex-COngressman Ephraim
Marsh, Greenfield, Ind; G. L. Sprecks,
cashier of the First National bank
New York city, and w. R. Moore, edi-
tor Muncie, Ind. Herald. At Butte,
Mont, a thousand people met the train
and the visitors were taken down into
many of the mines and through the
large smelling plants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
DOST LIKE The PICTURE?
London Standards Prediction of
What Will Come to Pass.

London, July 21.-The Standard says
editorially this morning: Mr.. Mckinley
has redeemed his pledge and has led the
country back into the maize of ultra pro-
tectionism. Europe survived the McKin-
ley tariff and will also survive the Ding
ley tariff, which guarantees to the Eng
1ish continual supremacy in the over seas
carrying trade and therefore is likely to
do US more good than harm, while the
prospect for America is further deficit,
gold shipments, fatiguing succession of
strikes and panics and fanatics as politi-
cal SaViorS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
SANTA FE SNAP SHOTS.
Two Eastern College Professors Get
ting Views of the Road.

Mr.. c. NJ. Higginson, assistant to
President Ripley of the Santa Fe, was
in the city yesterday on his way to
California He was accompanied by
two eastern college professors, Prof.
Cummings of Harvard university and
Prof. Hill of the University of Chi
cagO.
Prof. Hill Is an old friend of Mr. Hig-
gfnson, and the latter extended an invi-
tation to him to make a tour of the
Santa Fe system. An invitation was
also extended to Prof. Cummings, who
has been visiting Prof Hill. The two
professors have their cameras with
them and intend to take in the neigh
borhood of 500 pictures of different
places and scenes back to the east with
them. Incidentally they will pick W
economic ideas on the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
CLIMBING TACOMA.
A Party of Scientists Starts for the
Top.

Tacoma, Wash, July 21.-The main par
ty of the Mazamas mountain climbers
have started for the peak of Mt. Tacoma.
Among the prominent men of science who
will participate in the expedition is DR..
B. Turner chief of the forestry division of
the United States agricultural depart
ment, vice inspector of the Russian for
estry department, DR.. c. Hart Merriam;
Prof. Bailey. assistant of the biological
survey and Prof J. c. Russell and party
of the. geological survey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
TENT AND HIVES.
Supreme Lodges of the Maccabees
Meet at Port Huron.

Port Huron, Mich, July 21.-The SUI
preme tent. Knights of the Maccab bees
and Supreme Hive Ladies of the Mac
cabees, convened in this city, the head
quarters of these fraternal and insur-
ance orders at noon today.
Following the formalities of welcome
the afternoon session was devoted Who'll
ly to reading of reports of officers. These
showed that during the last biennial
term, 1000 new tents were instituted
with membership of 23, 200. Maccabee
day will be celebrated tomorrow and a
big parade will be the feature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
FULL TIME AT DE SOTO.
Iron Mountain Shops Working so
Hours Week

st. Louis, July 21.-For the first time
in four years full time is being worked
at the Iron Mountain railroad shops at
De Soto, Mo. Full time is ten hours a
day for six days a week. During the
past four years the men have only
worked from 40 to AZ hours per week
as a rule.
For few weeks once or twice during
this period they have worked 81 hours
a week, but never above that There is
a general feeling in De Soto that the
era of increased hours and steadier en-
ployment has come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
Charters Filed.

Secretary of State Bush has granted
charters to the following corporations:
The Chetopa Gas and Oil company of
Chetopa. capital stock $4,000. The di-
rectors are J. B. Cook, b. 5. Edwards,
Geo. Eddington, Chas. Cranwell. c. o.
Williams, J. H. Dunn, Carl L. Simons,
all of Chetopa-
The Sterling Telephone company of
Sterling, capital stock $1,000. The di-
rectors are Melvin E. Richardson, Her
bert K Lindsey of Sterling, John An
derson of Salina, Gustaf A Anderson
of Lindsborg, Frank A. Lindquist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
Cheap Rases East

The Union Pacific will sell tickets to
Chicago for $10.50 and to St. Louis for
$40 July 18th to 21st inclusive; also on
July 23d, 26th and Goth, August I'd, 9Th,
9Th and 18th Proportionately cheap
rates to all eastern points. For further
information call on F. A. Lewis, City
Ticket Agent, 525 Kansas avenue, or J.
c. Fulton, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
ST. LOUIS RICHEST WOMAN
Leaves $4,000 to Charity and So,
100000 to Her Children.

st. Louis, July 21.-The will of Mrs.
Julia c. Maffitt, reputed to have been the
richest woman in St. Louis, was filed for
probate today the estate is valued at 3d.
900 600 and consists largely of personal
property. 1t is to be apportioned among
her six children, share and share alike.
Charitable requests amounting to So. 600
are made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
UNDER HAWAII'S FLAG.
Huntington's Ship China Hauls Down
the British Ensign.

London, July 21-C. P Huntington,
president of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company, through Col. J. w. MacFar-
lane. has had the registry of the steam
ship China, of the Pacific mail line,
transferred from the British to the Ha-
waiian flag
The China, under the command of
Capt. Seabury, sailed from Yokohama
July g. via Honolulu for San Francisco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21

Billiards. Snow Liniment. There is
no paintit will not relieve, no swelling it
will not subdue, no wound it will not
heal It cures frost bites, chilblains
and corhs. <Geo. w. Stansfield, 632
Kansas avenue and Miller's Pharmacy,
corner Sixth and Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21

grounds fer foundation that the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad will put on some
night passenger trains to leave Kan
sas City and Pueblo so as to come in
competition with the Santa Fe and
Union Pacific night trains. 1t is thought
they will be started August l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
New Train for Mo. Pacific.

Ottawa, July 21.-There is a runaor
which appears to have some good
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-03
Legislative Notes.

MADISON, Wis, February 27.-Sen-
atOr Munson's bill allowing the pub
licatlon of insurance statements in
weekly papers has now passed both
houses and unless the provision in
SIR. Fricke's new insurance code doing
away with the publication is made a
2aw the weeklies will come I'M for their
share of insurance advertising
The committee appointed early in
the session to classify capitol en-
ployes and adjust salaries has not
yet made a report, but is making a
thorough investigation of each Office
and when their work is completed
they will be able to tell just what the
duties of every man in the capitol
building are and the comparison OF
salaries will give them the necessary
facts to adjust the pay of the state
employees. Their report will be made
In the form of a bill.
A great fight was made during the
week over the bill appropriating S.
900 to pay the debts of the Wisconsin
State Agricultural society. When the
bill was reported there was minori-
ty and majority report. The latter
report for indifnite postponement
was killed by vote of 40 to SO, but
later the bill was reconsidered and
referred to the committee on state
affairs.
A second report was submitted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-03
In County Court.
The following matters have been
noticed for hearing before the county
court during March, 1897:

The following matters have beer
noticed for hearing before the county
court during March, 1897:
REGULAR TERM, MARCH 2, 1897,
Estate of Ezra II. Bingham, deceased
Hearing on claims.
Estate of Margaretha Riess, deceased
Hearing on claims.
Estate of John M. Clark, deceased
Hearing on claims.
Estate of Jens Anderson, deceased
Examination of final account and as
signment of residue.
Estate of Thomas Rutherford, de
ceased. Examination of final account
and assignment Of residue.
Estate of Carl Rick, deceased. Ex-
animation Of final account and assign
ment Of residue.
Estate of Morella NJ. Fargo, deceased.
Hearing proof of will, etc.
Estate of John Young, deceased.
Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of Emily M. Wilcox, deceased.
Hearing petition for license to sell real
estate.
Guardianship of Paul Kolinsky ct al,
minors. Hearing on order to show
cause, etc.
Guardianship of Writ Winslow, in
sane. Examination of guardians an
nual account.
Guardianship of Gottfried Sumnicbt,
insane. Examination of guardian s
annual account.
SPECIAL TERM, MARCH 9, 1897.
Estate of William Burton, deceased.
Examination of final account and as
Siunm4nt nj rpSidua
Estate of j. Fred Wolf, deceased.
Examination Of final account and as
signment of residue.
Estate of Nelson Winterling, de-
ceased. Hearing petition for an order
to apply certain bank stock in payment
of 1t claim.
Estate of Catharine Preston, de-
ceased. Hearing petition for appoint
ment of administrator.
SPECIAL TERM MARCH Is. 1897.
Estate OF j. F. w. Meyer, deceased.
Hearing on claims.
Estate Of Andreas Hoffman,, de-
ceased. Examination Of final account
and assignment of residue.
Estate Of Theresa Look, deceased.
Examination of final account and as
signment of residue.
Estate Of John Schoellkopf, deceased.
Hearing petition for administration.
SPECIAL TERN, MARCH %, 1897.
Estate Of Henry Colonius, deceased.
Hearing on claims.
Estate of Gregory Engelhardt, de-
ceased. Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of Adolph Vandereike, de-
ceased. Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of Jacob j ToussaiEt, de-
ceased. Hearing proofs of VIII, etc.
Estate of Adams Smith, deceased.
Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of Gustave @. Viebahn, de-
ceased. Hearing petition for admins
tratiOn.