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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

rateiy and only very recently an ingen-
ious chemist succeeded in combining them
together with other antiSepticS into nlAas-
ant. effective tablet
Druggists sell the remedy under the
name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets and If
cure OF nasal catarrh bronchial and
throat catarrh and in catarrh Of the
stomach - e
Mr.. f. n. Benton, whose address is. care
81 clark House. Troy. n. Y, saws: when
/ run up against anything that is good
! IKE TO tell people of it, have been trou-
Dled with catarrh more or less for some
time Last winter more than ever Tried
several so-called cures. but did not get
any benefit from them About six weeks
ago bought a SOC box of Stuart's ca
tarrh Tablets and am glad to say that
they have done wonders for me and / do
not hesitate to let all my friends know
that Stuart,s Catarrh Tablets are the
right thing" ~
Mr. George J. Casanova of hotel crif
ION. w. 9Th St, N Y. city. writes. ct
nave commenced using Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets and already they have given me
petter results than any catarrh cure /
have ever tried
A leading physician of Pittsburs advises
the use OF Stuart's Catarrh Tablets in
preference to any other treatment for ca
tarrh OF the head. throat or stomach
he claims they are far superior to in
halers, salVes lotions or powder and are
much more convenient and pleasant 10
take and are so harmless thai IiffIe ct,ii
tain no opiate, cocaine any poisonous
drugs Jus
All druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets at soc for full size package and thew
are probably the safest and most relia-
he cure for any form of catarrh-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
COST OF STEEL RAILS.
Interesting Comparison For Past De-
cade by Industrial Commission.

The industrial commission has issued
a special report on an investigation con-
Quoted by the commission regarding the
cost and selling price of iron and steel
products from 1890 to 1901 The state
ment shows that in 1890 the cost of steel
rails ranged FROM $3.50 to $34.52; in
1891, from $24.15 to $256S; in 1892, from
$22.65 to $24.S2; in 1898 from s19.25 to
$22. %; in 1894, from $17.79 to $21 %; in
1895, from S166S to s25.47; in 1885, from
$17.72 to $20.69; in 1897, from 1851 to
s17.62; in 1898, from $16.67 to S17S1; in
1899, from $1A11 In January to S3552 in
December; in 1900, from $36.12 in Feb
ruary to $21. SO in October; in 1901, from
$21. ga to $2598.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
MAKING STEEL RAILS.
Some Figures on the Manufacture of
Big Order.

Some idea of the size of an order for
5000 tons of steel rails may be ga ned
selling price on a basis of SIS a ton, how
far the rails would reach if laid in
single track, and the time required for
manufacture, with the cost of labor:
Market price of $4,000 tons. 81 400 900
Time required for making. ......... Is days
Number of rails Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Number of miles of single track. 81
Men required in manufacture. $500
Payroll for twenty-five days. ..... $3.50 600
The ore men place the. ore in the fire
at o'clock in the morning. where it is
allowed to remain five hours, leaving it
as pig iron. The transformation from
pig iron into steel ingots requires thirty
minutes. The ingots left in the soak
ing pit twenty-five minutes, after which
being changed into rails, which requires
forty minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
INvENrs A METAL TIE.
Hutchinson Railroad Man Has Pat
ented q New Device.

J. H. Bryan of Hutchinson, Kan, has
just received the papers granting him
patent on an invention which he be-
lieves will be valuable. His invention
is a metal railroad tie to take the place
of the ordinary wooden tie of the pres
ent. The new kind of tie is not only
more durable but it is constructed so
that the rails are fitted into grooves and
the road ballast can be mortised in,
making the road much more solid than
is possible with wooden ties.
Mr.. Bryan before getting his invention
patented had it examined by some of
the railroad superintendent who pro-
nounce it not only practical, but re-
markedly good thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
CAPTURED 90 CARS.
Bold Move of Bisbee Road to Get
Needed Freight

The Southern Pacific road at Deming
II "a county, refused to switch 80 cars
OF 1relght belonging to the Bisbee, or
Fl Paso & Southwestern railway, from
the southern PACIFIC yards to the Bisbee
llneS track until IS per car switching
charges had been paid. An armed body
OF Blsbee employees took forcible possess
the cars to the Bisbee track. The South
ern Pacific then ordered the track taken
up, SO that no more cars can be handled
to the Bisbee road and also sent to Ell
Paso for a body of armed officers.
Ihere has been no bloodshed, but a con-
fict is threatened
The cars were delivered to the South
ern Pacific by the Santa F'e. but the lat
fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
Wreck on Iron Mountain.

Prescott, Ark, Nov. I'm a wreck
on the Iron Mountain railway about
one mile south of here, three men we've
killed and eighteen injured, all negroes.
While going backward at a high speed
an engine carrying forty workmen
struck a piece of new and crooked
tracks, left the rails and the men were
thrown in every direction some in front
of the engine and some under and one
man was wrapped around a guy pole
on the side of the track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
st. Louis 6 San Francisco Interested

The Railroad Gazette says: 1T Is
said that the purchase of the Kansas
Southwestern, recently credited to this
company was made in conjunction with
the st. Louis & San Francisco, and that
these two companies hold the Kansas
Southwestern in joint ownership. The
line in question runs between Gale
junction and Anthony, Kan, a distance
of SO miles, and the cost of purchase is
said to have been $3.50, 900. The traffic
over this line is to be divided equally
between the two owning companies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

Chicago Papers After the Rock Island
and Others Roads.

At a mass melting held in the South
Cnlcago Turner hall recently a committee
OF nineteen men headed by Louis A. Frey
was selected to begin a campaign against
the grade crossings of the many railways
whose tracks traverse the streets. Alder
men j. H. Jones and p. H. MOynihan have
been enlisted in the cause of the South
chicago residents and a fight to force the
railways to build elevated tracks into
the city has been begun One of the Chi
cagO papers says:
High up in the list of death traps is
the crossing at Seventy-ninth street,
where the Rock Island tracks extending
southwark reach across the rails of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
snreads Like Wildfira.

come 1.-THE best selling" Abra ham Hare.
a leading druggist of Belleville, O.. writes
tiers l have handled in 20 years" You
know why? Most diseases begin in dis
orders OF stomach, liver, kidneys bowels
blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones
up the stomach, regulates liver. kidneys
and bowels. purifies the blood, strength
ems the nerves, hence cures multitudes of
maladies. 1t builds up the entire system
puts new life and vigor into any weak
sickIy run down man or woman Price
Soc Sold by A. J. Arnold & Son, drug
gists, 81 North Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Representative
Jones, of Washington, saw the presi-
dent today in behalf of Lieut.. Oliver P.
Hazard and his brother, both of whom
were with Gen. Funston when he cap
tured Aguinaldo. Mr.. Jones thinks that
the two young officers are deserving of
some special recognition for their ser
vice. Both are from his state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
still Want chi-ese Shut Out.

Hazelton, Pa, Nov. 12-Thomas
Duffy. president of the United Mine
Workers of this district, has notified all
the local unions under his supervision
of the wish of National President
Mitchell that a resolution be adopted
favoring re-enactment of the Chinese
exclusion law which will expire next
May These resolutions will be forward
ed to congressman representing the
people of the anthracite coal fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE following
pensions have been granted to Kansans:
Original-John Hill, Lyons, Sc; increase,
James Lord, Topeka, $17; John Good
rich Ottawa, $12; James Lucas, Otta-
wa, So; war with Spain, Harry Wagner,
Topeka, $50; widows, Harriet Smith,
Stockton S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
Gives It's Employees Winter Clothes.

Last week the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad presented to each of 200
and more of its train employees, who had
been in the service Of the company for
five years or longer, an order for a
winter uniform, to be paid for by the
company The note accompanying each
order explained that the company ap-
preciated the good work of its old en-
ployes and adopted this method of
showing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
NO GIRL WATERS.
Denver & Rio Grande Will Not Try
the Innovation.

Denver, Nov. 12.-Major S. K. Hooper
today officially denied the report, which
has gained currency throughout the
country that the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway company, of which he is gen
eral passenger agent intends to employ
girls as walters on its dining cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
Southern Pacific Wins a Point.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov 12.-The motion
to dissolve the injunction against the
Bisbee railway, restraining it from
crossing a pass near here, now Occu-
pied by the Southern Pacific was over
ruled by Judge Clark of New Mexico
today. The final hearing will be held
December g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
The Right Thing
A New Catarrh Cure, Which Is
Rapidly Coming to the Front.

For several years Eucalyptol Guaiacol
and Hydrastin have been recognized as
standard remedies for catarrhal troubles
but they have always been given sepa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
New Rock Island Officers.

The following appointments have been
announced:
General freight and passenger agent
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Ell Paso
railway. j. Myers. Dallas, Texas.
Auditor, S. c. Matthews, Chicago.
Assistant auditor and cashier, A. E.
Coleman, Da1hart, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
Plague at Odessa.

Washington, Nov. ia cablegram
was received at the office of the sur
geon general of the marine hospital
service saying the plague had broken
out at Odessa, Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

ing to work Saturday. though the OBJ
jectionable foreman was not removed.
Three hundred strikers were out for
three weeks. The decision to return to
work was reached at a meeting Friday
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
Indiana, running

Chicago & Western Indiana running
southeast
Pictures of the dangerous crossings are
published in the Chicago papers, and the
statement is made that there are 700
places of like nature needing the atten-
ton of the city government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 12.-Col. John w
French, commanding officer at FIT. Nc
Pherson barracks, died there last night
aged So years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

UUU.
Boston, Nov 1.-THE Irish ENJOYS,
Messrs. Redmond. McHugh and O'Don-
nell were kept busy today receiving
callers at their hotel If time permits
they will visit Denver and San Fran
cisco.
New York, Nov 12.-Richard Mayo
Smith, a professor of political economy
at Columbia university was instantly
killed last night by falling from win
dow of his study on the fourth floor Of
his residence on West Seventy seventh
street to the stone tagging in the rear
So far as the police have investigated
the case they conclude that the fall was
accidental.
Mexico City, Mex, Nov. 12-Charles
Edwin Remsen, an American of long
residence in Mexico, committed suicide
by shooting himself while in his office.
Business trouble is assigned as the
cause.
Vienna, Nov. 1.-THE owners of all
the petroleum works in Galicia have de-
cided to form a trust to end the exist
ing reckless competition.
Copenhag gen, Nov. 12.-Prince Chris
tan, eldest son of the crown prince of
Denmark, is severely ill with scarlet
fever.
Berlin, Nov. 12.-Three persons have
been killed and twenty-five others in
jured in a mining accident at Stassfuert,
Prussia Thirteen are still entombed.
London, Nov 12.-Dispatches to the
Daily Mail announce that the Cape
Town guard has been again called out
and that Lord Kitchener has issued an
order directing that all Beers captured
in british uniforms to he shot
The Hague, Nov. 1.-THE administra-
tive council of the arbitration tribunal
will meet November 20, to decide on the
appeal of the Beers against the ruling
that the war in South Africa is not
subject to the courts consideration.
Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 12.-The semi
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints held its closing session today
President McRae presided over the
the work of which was of a
graduation was passed on the selection
of Joseph Smith as head of the Mormon
church.
London, Nov. 12.-The story circulated
in the United States by a news agency
under an Amsterdam date, purporting
to give the peace terms which the
Beers are willing to accept, and alleging
NAL document for circulation among the
powers, was seemingly started in an
English provincial paper and is denied
by the Boer delegates at The Hague.
Denver, Colo, Nov. ia flow of oil
has been struck in well at Debeque,
Colo, at a depth of 200 feet. The pres
ence of oil at such shallow depth is re-
garded as an indication that a great oil
field is about to be developed there.
Spokane, Wash, Nov. 12.-Eugene
K1ien, the timekeeper for the Standard
mine. was shot and killed in the COM
pany's office at Mace, Idaho, by G. E.
Snuff a miner, who was dissatisfied
with the time check given to him Sat
urday. Snuff was caught near Gem and
IS now in the Wallace Jail.
Guthrie o. T., Nov. 12.-Owners of
asphalt mines at Ravia, L. T., have re-
eeived an order from Germany for TO-
300 tons of asphalt, delivered at Calves
ton, Tex, for export.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
oelwein strike is Ended.

The Chicago Great Western strike at
Oelwein was settled by the men return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

New York, Nov. 12.-The Beckwitt
Iron works at Paterson N. j., were de-
stroyed by fire last night Loss $50:
OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12

Boston, Nov. 1.-THE Irish ENJOYS
Messrs. Redmond. McHugh and O'Don-
nell We're kept busy today receiving
callers at their hotel If time permits
they will visit Denver and San Fran
cisco
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30
FINE NEW BUILDINGS.
Continued from ISL page.

ty seat should be removed from Paw Paw
TO the village of Lawrence. on condition
that the latter village should furnish an
appropriate site and "pay to the county 20
be applied in constructing new county
buildings such sum as discreet and dis
interested men shall appraise the present
court house to he worth and give bond
for the payment of such sum.
Supervisor Elisha Durkee of Paw Paw
then Lafayette moved to amend 10y
inserting J. Il. Mouroe's in place of Law
renee, but found but one supporter,
Supervisor John Hunt of Antwerp.
Mr.. Olucy's resolution was then adopt
ed, II supervisors voting in the affirma-
tive, and this was the nearest that our
sister village ever came to being the
county seat.
The board ordered that such PROPOSE
ton for removal should be submitted to
the people at the spring election in 1850.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30

On the first day of March, 1871, the
board of commissioners passed a resolu-
ton appropriating the sum of $1,000 for
building a court house.
April >, 1912, the commissioners
resolved TO contract for building a court
house for a sum not to exceed $1,000, and
on the sth day of the same month the
job OF bulldog the court house, includ-
ing materials, except mason work, was
let to Reuben +. Churchill and Stafford
Godfrey for the sum of &, 40. The ma
son work and furnishing materials for
the same was let TO Henry ". Rhodes
tor the sum OF c494.
At the same session the commissioners
exchanged the site previously located for
lots ,, 6, 7 and 5 OF block y and on this
site, during the succeeding summer and
and fall, the court house was constructed
and has served as the seat of justice
for nearly 90 years.
In the course of time, and as the val
liable records of the county accumulated,
it became evident that some steps should
be taken for their better protection, and
at the January session OF 1910, the Ooard
of supervisors appropriated the sum of
81 600 for the erection of a tireproof
county office building; provided that a
sufficient amount tocomplete said build
ing shall be raised from sources other
than the treasury of the county
Chas. +. Heath, John Smolk and John
v Roosevelt were appointed as building
committee The iob of erecting such
building was let to Tobias Johnson for
the sum of $3.50, of which $3.50 was
paid by the voluntary subscription OF
citizens of Paw Paw and vicinity. This
building was speedily completed not
however, without opposition and futile
attempt to restrain proceedings by IN
/ junction-and has been occupied 10y the
principal county officials for the past
quarter of century.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30
THE Old COUNTY JAIL.

At the next session of the board, the
citizens of Paw Paw offered to build
new jail TO cost not to exceed $1,000, pro
vided no further steps should be taken
looking to removal of the county seat
and filed bond in thesum of Sj,000signed
by some 20 prominent citizens to secure
such building. This offer was accepted
by the board and a resolution offered by
Supervisor Durkee that all proceedings
in the premises be stayed" was adopted
by vote of u to 4.
A committee consisting Of Supervisors
E. O. Briggs, +. J. House and John Hunt
was appointed to draft plans for the new
Jail and the job of building the same was
let to Williamson Mason. The completed
jail was accepted by the board at its
January session, 1856, and has been in
use as such ever since, although so
ancient, unsuitable and dilapidated as
long to have been a disgrace to the
county.
The first record looking to the erection
of a court house was made March IA,
1910 by the board of county commits
sioners, and reads as follows:
Resolved, that the site for the seat of
Justice for the county of Van Buren, be,
and the same is hereby located and fixed
on that portion of block No. IL, known
as lots Nos !, 2, 3, 4, 3, 8, and 5, in the
village of Paw Paw, being the same land
appropriated for that purpose by the
proprietors of said village, the aforesaid
location being made agreeable and in
conformity with the act of the legislature
Of the state of Michigan, approved March
6, 1870"
The county clerk was instructed to pro-
cure and place on record a deed of such
premises.
This location covered the west two
thirds of the block on which the new
court house is being built.
At subsequent meeting of the board
of commissioners held January 30, lS4l,
on account of the title not having been
perfected, the following resolution was
passed:
Resolved and determined, that the site
for the seat of justice for said county of
Van Buren, title having been given bc
and the same is hereby LOCATED and fixed
on block No. 40 in the village of Paw
Paw. in said county"
This is the block on which the Free
Baptist church is now situated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30

by the L. o. Il. M. and X. q. T. M. to
the Virgo cemetery, where they were
deposited.
Last Saturday the Texas boys showed
our boys how to play ball. The score
was "A TO l3 in favor of the visitors.
The Nj. T.. society will hold an ice
cream social in X. o. L. Nj. hall Friday
evening, September 6. The proceeds
will go towards the pastors salary
Some of our farmers will have good
corn in spite of the drought Albert
Newkirk left at the postoffice some ears
that measured 1879 inches in length.
Word has been received here that
Charles Burdick, formerly of Mattawan
is at hospital at Kalispel, Mont, with
his back broken. The full particulars
have not been received
Two little strange children appeared
at Clarence French's last Friday morn
ing, seeking protection and assistance
as they will make good farm hands
Clarence will keep them. They were
boys. Their mother and father are
proud.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30

Geo. Murch is home from Albion.
o. b. Wheeler spent Sunday at HON

Geo. Murch is home from Albion.
o, b. Wheeler spent Sunday at home
Edwin G iced will go to Big Rapids to
attend the Ferris institute.
WIN. Nicholson is entertaining his
brother and wife of Milwaukee, Wis.
Messrs. and Mesdames Saml and Rea
Cleveland have been taking in the Pan
American.
Next Sunday morning communion
services will be held at the Congre-
gational church.
Mrs. L. G. Hill entertained her niece,
Miss Failing of Grand Rapids, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Gary Wilson's folks are proud of the
little boy that came last Monday to
brighten their home.
Thursday, John Hunt and Ford Murch
went to Lacota to look at a school house
To get ideas for our new building.
Saturday morning, August "a, death re.
lieved Mrs. Mae Virgo from suffering, and
thus one of the saddest scenes of Malta
vans history is closed. From the time
of the accidental shooting, which &C.
cured last week Wednesday at noon until
the Friday evening following, Mrs. Virgo
showed remarkable strength and vital
ity, which gave her friends slight hope
of her recovery. From Friday evening
until Saturday forenoon at 8 o'clock, she
gradually sunk and the end was at hand
Mrs. Virgo leaves a husband, little boy
five years old and little girl three years
DID, The funeral was held at the late
home Monday at p. On. Services were
conducted by Rev. Lemon, assisted by
Rev. Finch. The remains were escorted
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30

These all in business Main easy find
ask them We solicit your trade and will give iron bond
with each Job we cast them ourselves.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-30

At various times since the erection of
the fire proof building, efforts have been
instituted by Paw Paw looking towards
the construction of new buildings, but
until the present board of supervisors
took the matter up it was impossible
to get any proposition submitted to the
people. At one time, our citizens offered
to enlarge the old county building site
by donating the land east to Niles street,
including the land where the Masonic
block now stands, if the county would
erect a $1,000 Jail thereon. Thequestion
was not submitted to vote. And so it
was with every effort to secure better
buildings, until some Paw Paw people
thought it would be wise to build a new
jail for the county.
All these years Lawrence never gave
up her hope of securing the county seat,
and fondly looked forward to the day