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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-01

A resolution; offered by Alderman
Williams was unanimously adopted
as follows: +
"Resolved, by the village council
of the village Of Willmar, that an ap-
preparation of S65 per month be ap-
propriated and paid to the Willmar
Citizens Band for a. series OF four
open-air concerts per month for six
months, said appropriation to be used
for the purchase of uniforms for said
band.'
The following petitions were referred
to street committee: Sam'l Olson ct
al, for grading and turnpiking Third
street from Pacific to Becker avenues:
w. L. Norm ct al, for grading Sew
enth street between blocks Y and 73
and on Monongalia avenue between
blocks 70 aud 81.
A. G. Johnson was reelected SUPER
intendent and electrician of the elec-
trio light plant at salary of $50 per
month. Another application by one
Alfred Horn had been fled.
April 26, 1901.
All the members were present to
hear the applications for saloon
licenses. Applications from the
following were read:
August Anderson and A. M. Olson,
E. G. LARSON, Andrew A. Klevjer,
Frank Shaneberger, B. F. Miller,
Gus. Carlson and M. M. Berg, Ole G.
Ligaarden, Swan Axel Kellgren, Hans
Larson, Joseph Fraehlich, A. o. Bry-
ant and M. Minton, and Chas. A.
Rose.
Proof that the notices had been pub
lished was forthcoming and no one
appeared to take any exceptions to
the character" of the men desiring
saloons, and so the council went into
executive session. License was grant,
ed to ten applicants. The application
of Gus. Carlson and MN. Berg, of
St. Paul, was laid onSthe table be-
cause the license to be granted to
Frank Shaneberger was for the same
place A. B. HAnscom's store.) On
the applicatifs4 Of J. A. Fraehlich the
council was divided, the Third ward
aldermen alone voting for the same.
The objection advanced, we under
stand, was that the back door of the
place is but few feet from the post
| office. 1t was decided that the licenses
date from April 20, 1901, and run one
year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-01
Village Council.

April "a, 1901.
The councilmen we're all present
The following petition, which had
been called for by the council, was
presented and read:
W1L1MAR. MINI, Apr. q. 1901.
To the Honorable Village Council:
GENTLEhEN:-We the undersigned citizens
and taxpayers OF the village of Willmar. Min
nesota, do respectfully petition your honorable
body that you appropriate the sum of sixty-dve
the Wilmar Citizens Band, for series of four
concerts per month for six months, said CON
certs to be given in the open air and free of
charge. it being hereby understood that the
said amount so appropriated shall be expended
by said band for the purchase of appropriate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Oscar Dugan Of the tin shops is lay
ing off
Frank Benson of the tin shop went
home sick Thursday.
Engine 2SS has been turned out after
a general overhauling.
Edward Moore of the blacksmith shop
has returned to work
A. A Hope and Arthur Lawless of the
water service are sick.
Albert Sandifer. a helper in the car
machine shop, is sick.
Frank Cloud is a new man in Rear
don's gang in the sheds
Switchman William Busby has been
laying off for few days
The skylight windows are being put
in the new blacksmith shop.
George Burghart. a machine hand in
Sch1egel's gang, is sick.
John Jacobs, a night heater who has
been out short time returned to work
last night.
Samuel Cramer of the storehouse.
who has been out sick is able to attend
to his work again.
L. Stanley, recently dispatcher for
the Northwestern at Boone, Ia is do
ing extra service here
Brakeman Van Beck has returned
from the cutoff where he has been run
ming extra for a week.
Ralph Allen, an employe of the Santa
here with a mashed hand.
E. c. Payne of the scrap iron gang
has reported for duty after a. short ses-
sion with the politicians
Jerry Donovan of the blacksmith
shop, who has been sick since the first
of last week. is working again.
The bridge inspection special which
went out over the St. Joseph branch
Wednesday. remained out Thursday.
A. J. BRANDED and George Farrar,
Santa Fe fremen at Ottawa, have been
taking the engineers examination here.
A wager is on between two railroad
men, one of whom says that it will rain
before 2.20 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
William Peterson of the sheds. who
has been laying off several days on ae-
count of sickness. is still reported Ill.
Henry Kester and John G. Cunning
ham of the brass foundry are at work
again after being out on account of
sickness.
William Hobson. of the blacksmith
shop, is rejoicing at the return of his
wife and children from a short visit in
Holton.
The coach trinmers who have had a
steady run of work since last Saturday
were compelled to lay off today because
of nothing to do.
It is reported that Lewis SpendIove.
a helper in the boiler shop, will be mar
ried on July 20 to Miss Anna Sawyer
of 730 Hancock street
Peter Schoenfelt Of the blacksmith
shop was severely burned by q redhot
scale which struck him just below the
left eye. He IS still at work.
Mrs. Virginia Maze, mother Of CIar-
ence Maze of the boiler shop, is serious
" sick at the home of the latter at the
corner of Gordon and Fillmore streets.
The grading for the new Frisco sid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
RAILRnAn NOTES

The Missouri Pacific sent another
bunch of Italians to Baker last night
to do track blasting There were 25 in
the gang=A tchison Globe.
Frank Jones is here from Topeka,
where he has held a lucrative position
with a Santa F'e engineering corps for
the past six months.-Las Vegas Optic
E. S. Jewett. local passenger agent of
the Missouri Pacific. will build a seven
room brick residence on the east side
of Baltimore avenue, between Thirty
ninth and F'ortieth streets, this sum
ner. The residence will cost $1,000. Mr..
JeWett sold his old homestead at Thirty
fifth and Broadway to the Sisters of
Loretta last May.-Kansas City Times.
The fifty cars that sit on the Orient
sidings are double deck sheep cars
that are supposed to be stored at the
stations among the mountains where
the sheep come from. They are needed
here just now-not for sheep but for a
buffalo. They have not been moved
for a couple of weeks and probab bly,
won't be moved for a. long time The
company may be rushed for rolling
stock, but those can be spared from
service for some time. Strange isn't
it2-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

ings in the Arkansas City yards is al
most completed. All told there are
more than 1900 feet of sidetrack to be
put in.
Conductor Halstead of Mcpherson IS
unable to follow his car. While doing
his chores the other evening he ran
nail in his foot. which has necessitated
a layoff.
A. S. Kehoe, who began work on the
scrap iron gang few days ago, is
finger which has been giving him trou-
BILE of late.
Machinist Joseph Chatham of the east
shop has been compelled to lay off on
account of piece of steel in one eye.
He win be back at work before long,
according to reports.
Paul Spurlock of the cabinet shop,
who has been off on account of an in
jury which he received on the Fourth,
is improving and is expected to go to
work again next Monday.
The trucks have been assembled for
which are being built at Topeka shops
The NUM- Der of those cars was recently
increased from ESQ to 450.
Frank Russell came on duty in the
blacksmith shop Thursday after an alb
sence OF two months. He was formerly
on one of the hammers at night. but
has begun on the day shift
Hunters gang of timers working on
refrigerator cars IN the held nave been
put back on a ten hour a day schedule,
for the present at least. Business in
the car sheds is very heavy just now.
Switchman James Larkin has been
laying off for a few days. He accom-
panied Vice Grand Master Anes to
Atchison where a switchmens organi-
zation of Is members was instituted.
Frank Kelsch of the car sheds has
been ordered to be prepared to go on
short notice to Pullman, Ill. He will in
Spect an order of cars that the Pullman
company is turning out for the Santa
Fe.
William Grubbs. who works In the
nail timing plant, dropped a brass on
the third finger of his left hand Thurs
day morning ln1uring It SO baby that
he tainted and was unable to remain on
duty the rest of the day.
George Risen, an ash-pan hanger, had
the good luck the other day to pull out
SIS with a lottery ticket He viii leave
next Sunday for the new Indian coun-
try where he expects to get a quarter
section of the government land.
The last meeting in the chapel car
was held Thursday noon, and Major
Sully Is spending today preparing for
the meetings which he is to hold at
Perry next week. B. F. Kinsey of the
coach shop snapshot the crowd as it
was leaving the car after the meeting
had closed.
Walter A. Mitchell, foreman of the
east erecting shop, returned Thursday
from a weeks trip to Chicago, 1Iilwau-
kee and the lake resorts. He reports
very hot dry weather everywhere that
he visited and especially in Chicago,
where, on Wednesday, the mercury
went up to 107. Mrs Mitchell is at
Waukesha- Wis, and will remain there
until the first of next month.
William Cremer, q. nachinist appren-
tice. who several months ago was COM
PEELED to lay off on account of sick
ness. will leave shortly for California
in the hope that he may improve his
health. The first of the week he re-
turned to his place in the shops, burt
was able to remain only a few hours,
and he has decided to try a change Of
climate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
The Moqui Snake Dance.

The Moqui Snake Dance, that strange
pagan ceremony of the Arizona Indians,
win be held this year as usual at the
Pueblos Of Wolpf and A1ishongOnov1
about the middle of August.
Considerable attention has been at
tracted to this AIoqui ceremonial, and it
is known that the attendance of scien-
lists, students and artists this year will
be larger than ever before.
The pueb1os are reached by a car
rage ride of from sixty-fye to ninety
miles from Canon Diablo, Winslow or
Holbrook. Ariz., crossing the beautiful
Painted Desert. A permit from the
United States Indian agent at Kearn's
Canyon is necessary in order to witness
the ceremony Prof. George Wharton
James, of New York City, and Mr.
George L Rose, Of Pasadena, Cal, are
arranging personally conducted parties
for the snake dance. to also include
other Indian pueblos and a visit to the
Grand Canyon region.
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40 Have occupation "a.

Arkansas city, July 12.-Arkansas
City now has an occupation tax or Will
have as soon as the ordinance has been
published once in the city paper. This
matter has been under consideration
for several months and about seven
different copies have been made before
one were secured that was satisfactory
The ordinance Ievtes a tax on all trades,
professions or occupations, and every
business carried on in the city comes
in for its share of the general amount.
The highest Is for wholesale grocers,
who must pay 800 each six months.
The ordinance sets forth it's object and
says it is for the purpose of raising
necessary funds to pay off the out
standing indebtedness Of the town and
also to provide a fund to defray the
running expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

Saratoga. N. z, July 12-Harry
Mann, the theatrical manager. is dead
of Bright's disease. The name Harry
Mann" was assumed by Emanuel Hay
man when ne went into the theatrical
business. He was a brother Of A. i.
and ALI Hayman, both theatrical man
ayers He was born in Wheeling, w.
Va, November z. 1859 and was edu-
Gated at Norristown. Pa. college. He
had managed number of leading
playhouses, among them the Madison
street, and Knickerbocker, Of New
York, and tEs Columbia, of Brooklyn.
and the California and Baldwin, Of San
Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
LITTLE AT ABILENE.
Assistant State superintendent Talks
to Teachers.

Assistant State superintendent ID. W
Little visited the normal institute at
Abilene yesterday and gave the pupils
a talk at the chapel exercises, says the
Abilene Reflector.
He said: Nothing exceeds the i'm
pOrtance of the rural teacher. The city
schools are well cared for. The prob
lem before US, is that the rural schools
may be provided with q graded school
system like that of the city. Nothing Is
too good in the way of educational adj
vantages for the boys and girls OF
Kansas. hope the time will soon come
when you country boys and girls may
have the opportunities of a graded
school system and perhaps a combined
district school like that of Ohio, giving
high school advantages"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
FROM THE WEED GANG.
The Work It Is Doing With Mercury
at 100 Degrees.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
In your issue of yesterday I notice an
article on slashing the weeds Now "a
justice to the gang and the city wish
to say that if the people who watch us
move along and conclude that there
was no danger of our getting overhead
ed that If they will leave the shade
and their fans and come out with us
and swing the scythe through those big
sunfiowers for a day or two they VIII
say will take the Is ton street roller
gang in preference y weed cutting. In
regard to getting done in time for the
1902 crop we win say that with an aver
age of at least two less men we have
cut over more territory in less time
than has ever been done before in six
years, and we do not go to Highland
Park to find Fifteenth street bridge,
either WEED GANG.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
DON'T NEED RAIN.
Santa Fe Sending Colonists to Fri
gated Farms in Colorado.

Charles LASeagraves. passenger agent
for the Santa F'e. has gone to Ohio.
Pennsylvania, New York. New Jersey
and Massachusetts to spend the sum
mer in the interests of the Santa F'e's
Colorado colonization scheme.
Several agents for the Santa F'e and
for the company owning the sugar beet
land in Prowers county, Colorado. are
already at work in the eastern states,
and it is thought that by the end of
the summer, a large number of people
will move to the Colorado river valley
where the sugar beet industry promises
to yield such rich returns.
F. S. Savage, advertising agent for
the Santa F'e. says: All colonization
movements must start with organized
bodies of colonists. It is slow work
waiting for individuals to start a. move
ment. So the Santa Fe is working
especially to get large colonies of Dun
kards, MennOnites and similar sects to
go to Colorado. These people are hard
workers, and make good citizens. We
want to settle a large number of them
in the new country. But this does not
bar out anyone who desires to go. We
are glad to encourage any reliable set
tier to emigrate to the new country
where crops do not depend on rain"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

priced raw material. had almost passed
away without bringing any serious
failures. and the fact had been men
toned as remarkable in connection
with earlier reports. One large con-
Germ, however. proved unable to bear
the strain quite long enough and its
debts account FOL. practically all OF the
June figures which exceed the same
month of any recent year. In other
textile lines also the months record is
not pleasing. but since the new fiscal
year has brought definite Improvement
in this branch or manufacture there is
every reason to expect no further large
assignments. Few failures occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
WICHITA Roy PRomorED
From Brakeman to District superin-
tendent of Railway Brotherhood.

EFrom the Wichita Eagle.1
The Denver papers contain the fol-
lowing about Ross Miller, formerly of
this city.
President George E. Estes. of the
United Brotherhood of Railway En-
ployes, announced yesterday that Ross
E. Miller. formerly a. passenger brake
man on the Denver & Rio Grande road,
had been appointed district superin-
tendent of what is known as the Sixth
district. Mr.. Miller resigned as brake
man at noon to accept the appoint
ment.
There are eight divisions located in
the Sixth district. as follows: Denver
Pueblo, Salida, LeadviIle, Alamoosa
Grand Junction, in Colorado, and Help
er and Salt Lake City, in Utah. Mr.
Miller is a young man about % years
old, and extremely popular"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

and batter terribly under the heavy
engines. AS the tendency is to make
the engines larger and larger every
year it seems not unlikely that the
whole system will have to be reIaid
with heavier steel At present the 800
ton engines are about the largest that
ever come this way. with occasionally
one weighing 128 tons. -Four years ago
the largest were 80 and 100 tons. IF the
rate Of increase keeps on $50 and 16l-
ton engines may be expected under
which the rails now used would crush
like pine two by tours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

Salina, Kan, July IA most pc
culiar case is reported from Falon. q
small town southwest Of Salina. Last
evening Ekwad and Ringquest were
threshing in a field adjoining the town
and a wagon had backed up TO the
thresher to get wheat. The rear wheel
of the wagon came in contact with
rapidly revolving steel pulley on the
separator, resulting in shower OF
sparks, which set fire to the cham near
the machine, and before the men could
put the flames out the fire had destroy
ed the separator, which was valued az
eQ00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
wENT DEE THREE rIMEs.
MoguI 994 Was Too Heavy For En-
porla Switch Rails

Fsmporia, July 12.-Thfs morning the
main line local went out behind the 10
ton nogul engine, 994. This is one of
the 900 class of engines which are built
in the Topeka shops. It came in last
night and was so much too heavy for
the weight of rails used in switches
that it went off the track three times
trying to get to the coal chutes. 1t is
what is known as a compound
The roadmaster says that If the COM
pany runs many more of the heavy
moguIs over this division that he will
have to relay all the tracks with 100
pound steel. The present tracks crush
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
Nine Hour Days.

Newton, July 12.-An order was post
ed in the back shop this morning TO
the effect that in the future the men
would be required to work but nine
hours a day. This is supposed to have
been the rule for some time, but owing
to the amount of work on hand, it was
necessary to work full time, or ten
hours day. During the hot weather,
it is thought the men will take kindly
to the nine hour shift. They will work
from o'clock in the morning till in
the afternoon, with an hour for din
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
Three Brakemen Promoted.

Newton, Kan. July 12.-Three Santa
Fe brakemen of the middle division
were elevated to the position of con-
ductors, the forepart OF this week They
are A. NJ Dunlap, c. W. Hedlock and
e e. Morgan. All three of them are
tried men and true, and there is no
question but that they viii make sue
cessful conductors. They have had all
the experience necessary in railrdading
and as their gray matter is, if anything
above the average, there is no reason
why they should not rank in class No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
JUNE FAILURES.

Reports show Increase over same
Month in Last Two Years.
New York. July 12.-Reports for the
month Of June show failures some
what heavier than in three preceding
months and the same. month ii flla 80
preceding years; but prior to 1899 last
months liabilities would have been
considered extremely light In rnanu-
featuring the total was S1.51s .S17. Large
than last year, but q few unusual ais
asgers account for the difference. De-
preston in the cotton rnanrfa cf,S,.a -,
- oYerproduction Of goods from high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

Philadelphia. July 1.-THE city coun-
ell today passed an amendment in
creasing the interest on the 50. 900 900
loan to improve the water supply from
per cent to 81 per cent. The mayor.
who is now sojourning in the Ale
gheny mountains, viii sign the meas
ure. His chief clerk VIII leave here
tonight with the bills. and it is ex-
pected the mayor viii affix his sigma
ture tomorrow and that the new loan
will soon be advertised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

Arkansas City. Kan, July 12.-Pre-
para tons on an extensive scale are now
being made for the holding of the six
teenth annual reunion Of the South
western Soldiers and Sailors associa-
ton in this city, September rs 1901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
MAY FAKE THINas EAsx.
Missouri Pacific viii Not Rush It's
Men This Hot Weather.

Atchison, Kan, July 12.-H G. Clark
Of st. Louis. general superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific, and c. NJ Rath-
burn, superintendent at Atchison, left
here this morning for tour of the
Central Branch lines in northern Kan
sas. The heat was so great that Mr..
Clark telegraphed back and ordered
that care be exercised in handling the
men, and that they be given plenty of
time in which to do their work during
the extremely hot weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

among liquor and cigarmakers, but two
large breweries furnished liabilities Of
about $3.50 600. Little alteration appears
In the trading losses as compared with
the two previous good years, but de-
faults were much lighter than in any
June prior to 1899.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
You Have Headaches

don't experiment with alleged cures. Buy
Krausess Headache Capsules which will
cure any headache in half an hour. no
matter what causes IT. Price Csc. Sold by
George w. StansfeId, 632 Kansas ave.s
Marshall Bros. lis Kansas ave.