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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30

one of his own trains they have to be
pretty swell, and he has done just that
sort of thing in this case, as every
member of the travelling passenger
agents excursion will attest. Yet when
I asked him to talk about it yesterday
he blushed like a school girl and told
me to let him out
Don't say a word about what we
may or may not have DONE said he.
We have brought these good people
over our lines. to be sure But what
of that? Other roads have done the
same, and still others will do so, SO
that's all there is to it. What did we
do it for? Say, old man, drop it. We
wanted to do the right thing, and if
We've done it we are more than pleased.
We hope all of them have enjoyed
themselves and will continue to do so
throughout the trip, but there is
undue credit coming to u.s. That's all
Mr.. Nicholson will let me say about
him or the Santa Fee
II might have told how Mr. Nichol
son used to be an office boy with the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, after he
graduated from the Kansas university
in 1882, but that wouldn't be true, for
he began as a clerk in the passenger
department, and never had to copy let
tiers or lick postage stamps in lieu of
square meals. / might also tell how he
advanced from one clerkship to another
for sixteen years, until he became gem
eral passenger agent and ultimately
passenger traffic manager of the sys-
tenn in May, $685. but Mr.. Nicholson
prefers very much to have me say all
the good things I may be able to say
about the travelling passenger agents
and allow him to slip back into the dim
lights of the background as only one
of the factors who have contributed to
the good time that has been afforded
to lot Of good fellows and their wives
But he's one of the best of them all
whether he likes it or not There will
be something more to say about this
party after it ecapes from Los Angeles"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
$4,000 Salary For a7-Year Old Man

Effective last Sunday Trainmaster
Province of the Mexican Central at
Chihuahua was appointed superintend-
ent of the Chihuahua division of the
road to succeed E. F. Bucner, who goes
to the Gulf road as passenger superin-
tendent. Mr.. Butcher has had quite a
phenomenal rise in railroad circles
year and a half ago he was travelling
conductor for the Central, following
which he was made relief superin tend
emit, and when Mr.. Hartman went to
the G., H & S. At & N. o. lines in
Houston he was made superintendent
Mr. Butcher is only q years of ge, and
his new position pays him $4,000 per
annum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30

appointment with Secretary Prout of
the railroad Y. M. c. A. His private
secretary was gone too, and so there
was one to jog his memory. He
do.
The hunting party headed by John
Stafford, of the paint shop, returned
from Lecompton Thursday evening with
so rabbits and g. number of squirrels.
All the members of the crowd are now
over-supplied with game, and long
before time for the hunt to terminate
decided to spare the rodents from fur
Their slaughter. Those who participated
are suffering from backache and kim
bred complaints which fall to the lot
of the amateur hunter.
Charles J. Webb, formerly chief clerk
in the office of c. T. Mcclellan, super
intendent of the Eastern division, left
Friday evening on No. s for Chicago.
where he will enter the office of Presi-
dent E. P. Ripley to take the position
at his desk in the Eastern division
offices for six weeks. having been in
the hospital nearly all of the time since
then. He received the appointment late
in September, but just as he was pre-
pairing to assume his new duties fell
sick and has been unable to be on duty
since.
Sawdust is being shipped out by the
mill, to be used in packing the natural
ice which the Santa Fe is to put up
this winter. Four carloads are going TO
Wellington; IL to Newton; five to Wood
ward, Ok; three to Ottawa, and eight
to Arkansas City. This will be sent out
at the rate of about a car a day. the
rate at which the mill makes it. Dur
ing the summer this furnishes almost
the entire fuel supply for the boilers in
this department at night, it being i'm
possible to get it in shape for use by the
day shift of firemen. Whenever needed.
though, it is sent out over the line to
be used in packing the company ice.
Chicago and Return $1,000, Santa Fe.
December 1 to g. Inclusive Good I'M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
BUILDING A ROUND HOUSE.
Lantrys Providing Accommodations
For Their Work Trains

Strong City, Kas., Nov 30-The Lam
try Bros. are at Strong City with four
locomotives and two long trains con-
tanning their equipment for railway
building. Their engines have been new
ly and handsomely painted in Topeka.
They are on their way from Wellsville
to San Francisco. They have a large
force of men at work laying track and
building a round-house just west of
town for their stay of month here.
The Lantrys employ as many men as
circus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
Chicago and Retnrn

$500 via the Santa Fe, December
to 3, inclusive; good until December s
returning -Four trains each day:
Leave Topeka 2:5O D. m, arrive Chicag 20
7:30 a. m; leave Topeka 4:40 D. M. ar
rive Chicago $500 a. m; leave Topeka
1858 a. m. arrive Chicago 2:15 D. M:
leave Topeka 4.47 a. m, arrive Chicago
800 p m Compare this with time of
other lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
AcErYLENE HEADLIGHTS.
Santa Fe Experimenting With Fifty
West of Albuquerque.

Several Of the engines now running
the new acetylene gas burning head
light, recently put on by the Santa Fe
as an experiment. Fifty of these head
lights We're accepted from the manu-
featuring company with the under
standing that if satisfactory, all en-
gines would be thus equipped. The gas
is furnished from a tank which Is car
ried in the cab, and connected with the
lamp by a small pipe. The lamp or
burner is almost similar to that used
in the acetylene bicycle lamp The en-
gineers say that the new headlight
gives very good satisfaction, furnishing
a much more steady light than the cleo
trio headlight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30

says one of the most serious questions
is that of getting water. For the pres
these are filled with water to a depth of
from six to ten feet This water will
supply the road for a time. Wells are
being dug along the route and it is
found necessary to go to a depth of 500
to 800 feet in places. In all there are
six of these big wells along the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
MAY RUN TO WINFIELD.
Protest Against Present Running
Schedule of Train 2O3-4.

1t is rumored that 203 and 2O4. the main
line night passenger on the Santa Fe, will
be run through to Winfield soon instead
of stopping at independence. The taking
off of the night service has caused a howl
of protest to arise between Chanute and
Winfield. AS it is now the POI and POP and
the local freight run practically in the
same direction, and that territory only
has a single train service. This change
and att the same time changes may be
made the Bartlesville and Cedarvale
branches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
GEORGE T. NICHOLSON.
Sketch of Prominent Santa Fe Man in
Los Angeles Times.

Echoes of the great Santa Fe excur-
sion of passenger agents to California
still continue to resound, and no doubt
will do so for some time 1t was an
event not only in the history of the ex-
cursionists, but in the history of the
santa Fe road and the state of Cali
fornia-
The Los Angeles Times and several
other papers had their special CORE
SpOndentS with the passenger men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
Rest and Health to Mother and Child

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUNS, ALLAYS
all PAIN, CURES WIND collie and is
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA Sold
by druggists in every part of the world
Be sure to ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup" and tai no other kind. Tween
ty-hve cents a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30

Water Problem on Ell Paso Extension
H. w. Raub, president of the water
service of the Rock Island has recently
been over the Ell PaSo extension and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30

Chicago and Return $1,000, Santa Fe.
December 1 to g. inclusive Good IN
til December s returning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
James Johnson, of Pleasant Prairie. Has a
Vehicle Badly Smashed.

Prairie avenue was the scene of two
exciting runaway accidents Monday
evening, and both the victims of the
accidents were residents of Pleasant
Prairie.
James Johnson, who resides in the
neighborhood of Powderville, had left
his horse standing near the railway
track and the animal, becoming
frightened at a passing train, ran down
Prairie avenue for some distance.
When the horse was finally captured
he had co11ided with tree, and the
buggy was badly broken.
A short time after James McKeon
was driving west in Park Place when
his horse ran away, and he was thrown
out near the Congregational church.
Mr.. McKeon was badly bruised, but it
is not thought that his injuries are in
any way dangerous.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
FACTORIES SEEK KENOSHA
Business Mems Association Asked to Make
Propositions to Four Big Concerns De-
string to Locate Here.
TIN PLATE MILL With 100000 CAPITAL
Seeks New Location and Considers KenOsha Most Favorable Light
Wants Kenosha Capitalists to nvesCarage and Sleigh Body
Factory Also Looking Toward Kenosha Together With
Machine Shop Ladies Tailoring Plant.

FOCO, but with the removal the company
will seek to double this amount and in
consideration of their locating in this
city they will ask that the people of
| Kenosha subscribe for bonds to the
company to the amount of S175, 900.
The managers of the company state
| that many of these bonds can be sold
on the market
The company plans to erect factory
buildings to cost over $275, 600. At
present the company is employing over
four hundred men and paying wages
to the extent of 5000 weekly All the
men connected with the management
of the factory are experienced men
and have been connected with the big
tin plate mill in Pennsylvania.
The second proposition is PROPOSE
tien to establish a carriage and sleigh
body factory in Kenosha. The COM
pany is now working in Chicago and
has capital of $4,000. 1t will en-
ploy 100 skilled men the year round
and pay out $4,000 annually in wages.
This company asks that Kenosha pro-
vide building and power
The third proposition is from Ia
dies tailoring plant employing 100
men and girls and capitalized at &c.
000 The company is paying wages to
the extent of So, OOO year. The COM
pany asks for small factory building
5Ox1OO feet with no bonus. 1t would
come to Kenosha at once.
The last factory is the list of propo
sitions is a machine shop employing
fifty men and having capital stock of
$4,000. 1t would require building to
cost not to exceed $4,000 This plant
! is planning to make large extension
within the next few months and the
town that secures it will probably Sc
cure splendid paying industry.
1t is to be hoped that the business
men of the city will get together and
consider these propositions and if pos
sible locate one or more of the fac
/ tories in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
TO MAKE AN ACCOUNTING
Old Fourth of July Celebration Committee
to Report to the New Committee.

The business men in charge of the
celebration of the Fourth of July
met on Tuesday evening at the office
of Justice George B. McCarron. The
various committees recently appointed
made reports of preliminary work,
which showed that the celebrate was
advancing at rapid rate. H. E. Tan
ner and Harry Skink1e were named as
members of the soliciting committee to
take the places of Rob. Nicol and B. F.
Windsor, who were not able to serve.
Invitations were reported to have been
sent out to every society in the city
asking them to take part in the parade
and other events on the Fourth.
The most interesting feature of the
meeting Tuesday evening was the
fact that the treasurer of the commit
tee in charge of the celebration some
years ago stated that III the near flu
ture he would render an account of
the money received at that time and
turn the balance over to the present
committee. For some time it has been
stated in roundabout ways that some of
the money was not properly accounted
for and the report of the treasurer will
probably settle all the differences. 1t
is stated that there is balance of
about $40 to be turned over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
Mrs. Margaret Bailey, an Early Pho
neer Settler OF Kenosha, Struck
by a Train Sunday Morning.
HAD STARTED TO GO TO CHURCH,
The Old Lady Did Not Hear the Approach
ing Train and Was Struck by Locomc-
tive.-Was an Old Resident.

| Mrs. Margaret Bailey, one of the
best known of the early pioneer set
tiers of Kenosha, met a sad death at
an early hour Sunday morning while
making her way to ST. James Catholic
church to attend an early morning
mass. The old lady had gone only a
short distance from her home when she
was struck by locomotive on the
| Northwestern railway track and was
so badly bruised that her death resulted
|. "a few minutes later. The old lady
suffered from deafness and in her walk
she had not heard the coming train.
| She was almost across the track when
the train dashed by and one OF the
steps of the locomotive struck her IN
the side and threw her some twenty
feet from the track.
The train was stopped and the train
men returning made an effort to keep
the old lady alive until the doctor, who
had been summoned, arrived. The
effort was without effect, as the old
lady died short time later without re-
covering consciousness. When DR.
William M. Farr, the surgeon of the
company, arrived the victim of the &C
cident had been dead for several min
utes. Later the body was removed to
the Hansen morgue and the coroner
called a jury which rendered verdict
of accidental death.
Mrs. Baily had lived alone for some
time in a little cottage just off Park
street and west.of the railway tracks.
She was very devout woman and for
many years she had made practice of
going to the church early in the morn
ing and spending the early hours of
day in prayer. She often arrived long
before the church was opened and re-
manned on the steps of the church re-
peating the prayers. She had no clock
in her little home and it is supposed
that she started for church shortly
after four O'Clock. The accident oc-
Cured few moments later.
Mrs. Bailey was the widow Of the
late Dennis Bailey and one of the
early pioneer settlers of the city. She
was born in Waterford county, Ire
land, Dec. 81, 1922 Early in life she
came to America to make her home,
and after short residence in the East
she came to this city with her husband
some fortyfour years ago. She had
resided here ever since and had taken
a great interest in the work of ST.
James church.
Three children, son and two
daughters survive. They are Thomas
Bailey, of Chicago: Mrs. Frank Cline,
of Lake Bluff, and Mrs. A. M. Mcu1-
ton, of Pue1la, Washington.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
RETURNS TO ROCKFORD.
Machinist who Had Come to Kenosha to
Accept Position Returns Home.

There is no change in the machinists
strike this afternoon. The non-union
men who returned to work at the
Badger Brass works Monday morning
are still at work and no effort has
been made to prevent the men from
continuing to work. This morning
one machinist came to Kenosha from
Rockford, ILL.,, as the strikers claim, to
accept a position at the Chicago
Rockford Hosiery works. The man
did not go to work as he was promptly
met by the strikers and informed of
the situation and the next train carried
him back to Rockford.
A. w. Holmes, of Milwaukee, who
has been taking great deal of inter
est in the strike IL Kenosha, is ex-
pected here tomorrow and it is posi-
bic that there will be some change at
the time of his visit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
Pleasant Prairie Town Board Makes
Many Concessions to the Pro-
posed Railway Company.
LONG TIME FOR COMPLETION.
]. n. van Vliss1ngen and Alexander clark
of Chicago, Come to Look Into the
Proposed Road.

After remaining in session for tour
hours the Town Board of the town of
Pleasant Prairie last Saturday after
noon granted their consent to Patrick
F. Haynes and Gustav L. Clausen for
the construction of the new electric
railway to connect Kenosha and the
lake regions of the county.
The consent as given is regarded as
very favorable to the company which
will build the road, and the Board
made many concessions to the pro-
motors. One of the chief concessions
was as to the length of time granted
in which to complete the line. Ac-
cording to the agreement of the Board
made on Saturday the company is
given eighteen months IN which to
finish the road to the St. Paul tracks at
Truesdel1, and three years to complete
it to the western limits of the town of
Pleasant Prairie.
The agreement provides that the
road shall be built on the Geneva road,
and that the outside of the track shall
be not more than ten feet from the
boundary of the highway, except IN
cases where switches and "Ys" are put
in, and in such instances the company
shall have the right to use sixteen feet
of the highway.
The company agrees to protect all
cu1verts and water courses, and to
provide and maintain proper crossings
at all public and private crossings of
the road now established. They must
make proper signals at all crossings.
A new clause was added to the agree
ment stating that the granting of this
consent does not in any way relieve
the company from the payment pro-
vided by the State license law in re-
gard to railways.
The agreement is entirely satisfac-
tory to the promoters and it is proba-
BILE thai some move will be taken in
the near future to start the construc-
ton of the line. 1t will be built as far
as Truesde1l at once and the other ex-
tensions will probably be completed by
the end of 1902. In connection with
the plans Of the new road, ]. H. Van
V1issengen and Alexander Clark, the
we'll known Chicago railway men were
in Kenosha yesterday afternoon and it
is limited that they are figuring on
seeking a route for an electric railway
to connect Kenosha and Winthrop
Harbor. These men are interested IN
property at Winthrop Harbor and sew
era1 times in the last few years they
have sought an extension of the North
Shore line in which Mr.. Clark is one
of the chief stockholders. This line
would of course form a connection for
the Chicago & Milwaukee road at Wau-
kegan and its completion would result
in the completion of the line between
Milwaukee and Chicago.
Nothing could be learned from the
Chicago men as to their intent in visit
ing Kenosha, but one of them stated
that some later developments might
follow,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06

An opportunity has come for the
building of greater Kenosha, as this
morning A. E. Buckmaster, president
of the Kenosha Business Mems Assoc
citation, received four propositions from
large factories seeking a location in
this city if the city and citizens are
willing to make any propositions to
secure the factories. The factories are
all established industries now doing
business in other cities, but they have
been forced to seek other locations on
account of local Indifference and all of
them have been approached by other
cities and have selected Kenosha Jas
the best industrial point if the people
of the city are willing to go half way
in locating the factories.
All the factories are asking for
something in the way of bonuses with
the exception of one and this factory
seeks to have Kenosha capital take an
interest in the business. The presi-
dent of the association has not given
out the names of the factories IN ques-
ton, as he is unwilling to allow other
profit by this information.
The matter has been referred to Mr..
Brown and other memb ers of the Bus
mess Mems Association and an effort
will be made to have the old Business
Mems Associat ton re-organized and
paced on a more solid footing in order
that proposition may be made to the
factories.
First of Importance in the PROPOSE
tions received is proposition from a
large tin plate mill now located in a
city in the Indiana gas belt The
company represents an investment of
half million of de11ars, but it's plant
must be moved before the first of next
year. The company has been ia ex-
istence for several years and has made
a great success in the market 1t is
thought that the factory is not con-
nected with the trust. At present the
capital stock of the company is $780,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
TO DEVELOP PEAT BEDS.
Efforts Being Made to Find Peat in the Boys
About Pleasant Prairie station.

It is reported that in the near future
an effort will be made to provide a
new industry for the town of Pleasant
Prairie in the way of developing peat
beds located near the boundary of the
village. It is claimed that the peat
was dug from the beds many years
ago and utilized, but that in more
recent times the beds have remained
undisturbed. At present the largest
bed of peat is situated on the boundary
line of the village directly across the
road from the store of H. A. King and
some recent experiments made show
that the bog is very rich in fuel peat.
The Latin & Rand Powder company
which uses an immense amount of
fuel annually, has been investigating
these deposits and the managers of
the plant think that fuel can be Sc
cured in paying quantities with little
expenditure.
The peat beds in the town cover
many acres of land, and should this
first one be successfully worked it is
thought possible that others will be
opened, and in this manner great in
dustry will be built up.
Men who have resided in the town
for many years state that the burning
of peat is no new thing to the people
of the town of Pleasant Prairie, as
many years ago the early settlers dis
covered valuable deposits IN the boys
about the town, and for some years the
product was burned in engines and
even in furnaces. 1t is claimed that
it is of good quality, and that the sup
ply is almost inexhanstib1e. The fields
are all within the town, and for large
part they are owned by private parties.
These people are anxious to see the
ma tier carried out and an effort will
probab1 be made to form company
to deve1ope the beds if the experiments
now being made prove that the peat
is valuable.
Should the plan prove successful it
will result in great saving for the
Powder Mills as the company now ex-
pen1s large sums in the purchase of
coal and with the native peat within
stones throw of the furnaces it would
be possible for the company to cut off
this large item of expense.