The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-24

Mr.. STYLES. who had charge of this
party is known over the entire MIS-
souri, Pacific system as The only Char-
ley Styles" He began work Tor the com
nary 80 years ago and is proud OF the
fact that he has never been OF the pay
roll since For % years he has been
ticket agent for the Missouri Pacific ~
Atchison and his duties and RESPONSE
bilities have been constantly advanced
from time to time. Only the nrst OF the
present month was his salary again ~
creased by the company, an additional
evidence Of his favor with the ofnclalS,
who a ppreciate his valuable services lie
is the life of any party OF which ne IS a
member His entire thought Is TO give
those with him good time he IS one
who is most happy when he is making
others happy His main occupation IS
10 give Missouri Pacific patrons good
time, and get business for his road. He
combines the two with wonderful re-
suits
Charley Styles had the opportunity Of
being the most melancholy individual in
Kansas, but he is probably the jolliest-
Years ago he lost his wife and a daugn-
ter who were burned to death IN a hand-
some new home just completed a few
weeks before the dreadful accident which
set fire 10 the house Mrs Styles lost
her life IN trying to save one of the chill
dren- Two good daughters are a COM
fort 10 the father. After several years
of distressing grief, always visible Mr..
Styles seems to have determined to de-
He has evidently forced himself to be
jolly Every body in Atchison likes Char
ley styles His good hunor IS catch
ing There is no quarautining against
IT. He can sing more coon songs than
anybody in his town \ committee Wis
its MIN to talk about an excursion or
consult about a journey. He captIvares,
consequently captures, the committee
Missouri Pacific. If he fails to talk a
set Of passengers into taking his line. he
sings TO them They can then be induced
to take no other.
The Central Branch of which Mr..
styles is really general passenger agent.
IS largely an Atchison institution It
starts from that city and runs westward
through the most fertile Of Kansas soil,
finally losing itself out in the rich prai-
rles ar Stockton and Lenora, content
with Kansas and her people, not like
other roads wandering still westward
into the plains OF Colorado Every town
along the Central Branch seems to have
Atchison people in it The towns ap-
pear to have been pioneered by Atchi-
son folks Every formerly OF AtchI-
son. man living along the line takes the
Globe 1t is said that the Globe never
loses a subscriber except when a man
dies, leaving no kin in the house When
a family leaves the town the paper is
ordered TO the new home a complete
directory Of formerly OF Atchiso1s''
people can be compiled from the Globes
mail lists
Waconda is eighteen miles beyond
Betoit and three miles east of Cawker
CITY. The attractions are the spring
and the hotel The spring is a wonder
full product of nature resembling the
crater or an extinct volcano. The
water Is within a few inches of the
Top OF the mound, which IS thirty or
forty Ieet above the ground surround
ing It, The spring is probably sixty
Feet IN diameter. and very deep. The
water is blue and of crystal ciearness
II tastes Ike the Sulpho-saline water Of
Excelsior Springs, and resembles ApoI-