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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-01
SEARCH
For Gold on the
Osborne Farm.
Many Have Worked In
Secret,
Fascinated by Hope of
Finding Wealth.
The Whole Farm Will be Dug Up
Eventually.

The belief is general in Richfield
that still more gold will be found Sc
creted about the farm of Oscar Os-
borne. From the time of the murder
there, searchers have been at work
openly and secretly many times. The
home of the murdered man could not
have been more thoroughly searched
than was done, except by tearing it
down.
Relatives were by no means the
only persons who sought for hidden
treasure about the place. Men came
even from long distances 10 hunt for
gold under cover of darkness. In and
around all the farm buildings they
looked, but SO far as known, it was
all in vain, until last December, when
a lot of coin was discovered by acci-
dent hidden in the barn.
This stirred those who had a right
to Osborne's money to renew their
efforts, but it also brought to the
place those who worked in secret,
hoping they could find the hiding
place of more money and secure it,
and let no one be the wiser. Evidences
of the visits of these people fascinated
by the hope of discovering hidden
wealth, have several times been seen
about the place. At the rate at which
the search has been conducted
the whole farm will have been dug up
before the search entirely ceases.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-01

If you want to buy, sell, rent or ex.
change, advertise in the l,emocrat's
want column.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-01

WANTED-To buy grocery doing
business from $4,000 annually, up.
wards. Address d. s., this office.
312-317
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-01

WANTED-A good cook Apply morn
ings ut 1910 East Market st. 7-9*
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
PROM ALBUoUERQUE.

Business on the Santa Fe Pacific is
growing a little lighter. The east bound
passenger trains are as heavily laden
as ever, but not so n any people are go
ing west. The freight business while of
sufficient volume to keep the motive
power pretty busy, is somewhat dimin-
ished. There is a rush on the southern
division Of the Santa Fe. owing to the
cattle shipments from Mexico On the
whole the road is doing an immense
summer business.
The Santa Fe Pacific company will
open their cinder pit near Flagstaff
soon Inside of ten days the work of
ballasting the track will have com
menced. G. N. Cotton has orders to
furnish 300 NavajOs to perform the Ia
Dor Outfits of cars are now being
fitted UP at the shops here for use in
this work
The doctors have given the opinion
that Conductor Frank Murphy, who
was injured at Gallup Monday would
not be compelled to part with one of his
fingers His friends win be mighty
glad to hear that his accident will leave
no bad after effects
Another large lot of building stone
has been received at the location Of the
new shops and unloaded in short order
The walls Of the boiler shop are rap
idly rising.
1t is believed that Frank Scottili, who
was severely injured at the ash pits Fri
day last Will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
RAILROAD NOTES

General Manager Nudge, General
superintendent Resseguie, General Pas
senger Agent Black and Superintendent
Mcclellan Of tn Santa F'e were in Leav-
enworth Wednesday,
E L Copeland. cashier at the Santa
Fe general offices, went to Lawrence
Wednesday afternoon to attend the
State Bankers association which is
holding a convention there
A party of cattlemen which went to
Mexico from Kansas City several days
go to inspect the range country along
the proposed route Of the Orient rail-
road, has returned. President Stilwel Of
the Orient is now in the City of Mexico
with a party of capitalists.
In southeastern Kansas and south
western Missouri the business of the
Memphis and Frisco roads is being con-
solidated wherever possible The com
plete merging Of the two systems viii
take place about July L
Tt is thought that L. Loree, fourth
vice president and general manager of
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
Will become president Of the Baltimore
& Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
SANTA FE LOCALS

Milton Player. who has been in San
Bernardinc. Cal. for some time came
in Wednesday evening
Chaplain J. w SidWeT of Lincoln G.
Al r. post addressed the men at the
coach shop meeting Wednesday noon
on the subject Why Are We Patri-
otic2"
John Esplin, who quit the machine
shop a few days ago. will go to Albu-
querque TO work for the Santa Fee
Oscar Morgan of the hand car shop
has the most freaklsh potato that ever
grew It is a part of an ordinary po-
tatO with a smaller and younger tuber
on the inside. When the original potato
was sliced before planting a piece on
the part having this peculiar growth
was partially cut away Between these
two parts the young potato came out
and developed before it was noticed. The
original variety is known as the Kansas
George Real is the latest addition to
the baseball team of the boiler shop
He viii play center field
Wilbur Chapman of the boiler shop
who was called to Hutchinson by the
sickness of his mother has returned to
work
In accordance with the usual custom,
the shops We're closed today.
The boiler shop ball team will cross
bats with the asylum nine next Satur-
day afternoon at the asylum grounds
Engineer B. F. Collins. who has the
morning St. Joseph passenger train,
made an especially good run the other
day. The schedule time for the train be-
tween Topeka and St. Joseph is two
hours and thirty-five minutes includ-
ing fifteen twO-minute stops Collins,
however, made it in two hours and
three minutes or 30 minutes less than
the schedule time calls for, and that
with an eight wheel engine and over
track that has never been balasted. No.
s. which reaches here on the leaving
time of the St Joseph train, usually car
ries some passengers for the north and
northwest. and there is an understand
ing that the Burlington's fast train out
of st. Joseph viii wait for the Santa fe
connections five minutes knowing this,
Collins takes great pleasure in pulling
his train into the st. Joseph station on
time or before the Burlington departs.
Collins Is one of the Oldest and most
trusted engineers on the Santa Fe-
Engineer Robert Mears Of the fast
runs west Of Topeka is laying Off.
ENGINES 437 and 494 nave been turned
out after receiving light repairs on the
drop pit
Fireman Samuel Ash has reported for
work
H. G. Wood, who works on trucks in
the car shops is laying off on account
Of sickness.
r r. Symmes. who watches the Fourth
street crossing. took a lay-off today IN
order to attend the Memorial day exer-
cises. His place was taken by Albert
James.
Engine 223S. which formerly did yard
service here but which has been IN Tor
general overhauling. has been turned
out of the shop and will probably be
assigned again to work in Topeka yards
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of a home. And this home emblem was
the enc with the historical as well as
sentimental cast that the Populists
wanted. It would appeal to the foun-
ders of PopuliSm. they thought, and
draw to new allegiance some that would
be pleased by the remembrance of the
old love.
When the society was no more State
Senator George Campbell, of 1abette
and the constitution and bylaws to the
State Historical society to be preserved
in the annals to be handed down to
future generations as the Kansas Mag
ma Charta, palladium Of liberty or some
other great value in the history of free
dom. If the seal and documents were
ever there several late searchers have fail
ed to turn them I'D and there is nothing
in the records to show that they were
ever deposited. That is immaterial.
They are not there now. That is the
reason a Wichita domicile stands for
the model home of the Populist, the
emblem Of his party.
During the famous IngaIlS-Peffer SEN
atoriaI fight of 1891, when John J. IN
gals was beaten and retired from the
politics of Kansas, there was a big
meeting held in the opera house in this
city. The president of the defunct Far
ners and LaborerS' Cooperative union
was billed to speak. He said he loved
oath to a secret csciety- He was going
to expose the society. The charges
that would be hurled forth were to the
effect that the society had originated
in the south and that its purpose was
to rob the old soldiers of their pensions.
The POpulists learned Of the scheme, so
the story goes, and gathered all the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
BANKERs AT LAWRENCE.
Commissioner Albaugh and r. IT..
Eekles Entertain the Visitors.

Lawrence, Kas., May S0.-State Bank
Commissioner Morton Albaugh read
paper before the bankers convention
here in which he gave some interesting
data. The capital stock of the state
banks, according to Mr.. Albaugh's fig
ures, has been reduced since 1891 from
10,451, 2lS.08 to Sc, 7s5, 400 a reduction of
So. $685. S16.08 in ten years. The capital
stock of the national banks in the state
has been reduced from $13,012, 600 to So
All 900, reduction Of $4,595,000 in the
same period.
Practically all this reduction was
necessita ted Mr.. A1baugh says in his
explanation, in order to eliminate
worthless assets, either held in 1892 or
accumulated during the four years fol-
lowing that tine.
During this same period of four
years" Mr.. Albaugh continues, the
deposits in the state banks decreased
from $40, 143. S84.02 to $15,220, 07.39, and
the deposits in the national banks from
S21. 665, 600 to 5,5S5. 600. During the same
period the loans held by the state banks
were reduced from $20,761 1853 to $15,-
537. 1854, and those held by the ma
tional banks from $2S, 466, 900 to $17,2S6,-
000.'
Since 1891, however. the deposits in
the state banks have increased from
SIS, 7T3. 1862 to $33, 743, 1921. They
reached low water mark in 1888, with
SIS, O99. 99s. s.. The heaviest gain was
from February, 1899, to February, 1900
Sc COO 900. The high water mark was
reached in February, this year.
The election of officers of the Kansas
Bankers association resulted fol-
lows: President, Scott Hopkins, of
Holton; vice president, J. T Bradley, of
Sedan: secretary, Thornton Cooke, of
Harrington; treasurer, C. T. Brokaw,
of Kansas City, Kas.; group vice presi-
/ dents, G. w Mcknight of Junction
City, John Lindsburg of Pittsburg, w.
NJ Baker of Hutchinson. N. Kreamer of
Jewell City. It was decided to hold the
next meeting in Kansas City, kas.
James III. Eckles of Chicago, former
comptroller Of the treasury, delivered an
address before the Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION in University hall. In spite
of the fact that Mr.. Eckles is not in
good health and made the trip to Law
renee against the wishes of his physi-
clan, his address was full of force and
was very much appreciated by the i'm
mense audience which greeted him
Previous to the address the bankers
had spent several hours in visiting the
various departments of the university
William Macferran. cashier Of the State
Savings bank of Topeka, read a paper
on Savings Banks and Bank Money
Orders
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Evidence That the Road Will
Be Completed.
WORK is PROGRESSING
EmpOria People Dissatisfied
With Part of the Route.
COWBOYS Are After a Santa Fe
Special officer.

a fresh interest has sprung up in the
arairs Of the Kansas City Mexico q
Orient railroad. because Of the late evil
dences that it is to be pushed to COM
Dletfon with all possible rapidity.
The ground was broken in Emporia
Monday for the construction Of the new
line across Lyon county The grade from
Anthony. Kan, to Augusta, o. T., is
completed and ready for the rails The
principal work is now being done on the
Is mile stretch between Emporia and
EninoT. on the south side Of. and only a
short distance from the Santa F'e tracks.
From Ellinor the route has not been de-
cided upon. but Ii is probable that Cot
tonwood Falls viii be touched
East of Emporia, the Arvonia survey
has been selected and the company -
divided regarding he choice OF routes Of
fered Lyndon is very likely TO get tne
road if bonds are voted as that is the
best route yet surveyed.
So much for the prosperity that the
Orient is enjoying; there are some OBJ
Etacles. however, that are being encoun-
tered. In the first place the land own
ers are said to be kicking because of the
route which the new road is to take
Running closely parallel to the Santa Fe
main line for long distance, it is claim
ed that the land between the two roads
IS rendered practically Valueless- Then,
out near the line between Lyon and
Chase counties the farmers are mad be-
cause as alleged, the Orient survey viii
make the line bridge over the Cotton
wood river useless 1t is asserted that
the railroad will run along the wagon
road to q point almost opposite the APP
proach and when that Is reached it viii
swing off around the bend of the river.
rendering as is claimed, the bridge use
less
Then in Emporia good deal OF dis
satisfaction with the proposed route has
sprung up The present survey runs
along Second avenue where considerable
valuable property is located The pro-
perty owners have about decided to be-
gin legal action against the Orient peo-
PIE. and some time ago when they were
thinking about this, employed John Mad
den, a prominent lawyer of the town, to
promised to see that not a foot of
ground should be broken by the graders
under threat Of legal restraint The
honor of turning the first spadeful of
earth was to be decided by popular vote
and the Orient friends at once conclud-
ed that If Mr.. Madden was to carry out
his threat. his own daughter SHOULD be
the one to suffer the penalty. The form
OF breaking ground passed of smoothly
Monday at Emporia and the chief par
ticipant in the ceremonies was Miss May
Madden. daughter OF Attorney John
Madden.
The people along Second avenue are
firm. however. in their determination to
compel if possible the new road to
change its survey through the town.
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at present, and that everyone should
take ride along the Branch and see
the wheat fields. The grain is just
heading out, and you know how lovely
a windswept field of wheat is at this
time of the year, with the varying
shades of green, just limiting at the gold
that is to follow. The wheat crop pros
poets along the Central Branch were
never better.
There are now 3S6 new Central
Branch boxcars at the shops
Engine 172, which F. G. Hull has been
running for fourteen years. has been
sidetracxed at the shops. It's days of
usefulness are over, and Mr.. Hull now
takes a new engine, No. III, in place of
his old charge. An engineer becomes
as attached to his engine as a driver
does to his horse, and a parting after
fourteen years of companionship is not
a joyous event. Old 172 will never make
another run It has been set out on
siding for keeps, and its finish Will be
to be sold for scrap iron, after all the
brass and other material which can be
used on another engine is removed. 1t
viii probably bring about $500.
Nose Redhead, upper yard inspector,
who has been laying off on account of
illness. has returned from d visit in St
Joe, and has gone to work again.
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&c sUTr DISMISSED.
Stevens Heirs of New York Stop Pro-
eeedings Against Katy.

Parsons. Kas. May SOW. c. Perry,
the attorney for the Stevens heirs of
New Hork- who over a year ago brought
a suit in Fort Scott against the NJ. X.
< 7. road to prevent the consolidation
OF that road with the Kansas City &
Pacific tthe Kansas City branch run
ming from Coffeyville to PaoIa) filed in
the district court at Fort Scott a Stip-
ulatiOn dismissing the suit at the ex-
pense of the plaintiffs The stipulation
states that the matter has been settled
out of court. The petition in this suit
alleged a gigantic fruad on the part of
the katy company to render the
stock of the Kansas City & Pacific road
Valueless- The suit was brought in the
district court of Bourbon county. and
New York courts.
The first papers in this action were
fled before Probate Judge Abbey It
was a hurry-up case and Judge Abbey
granted an injunction restraining the
Katy directors who We're the next day
to meet at Parsons and effect the con-
sOIidatiOn from doing so The plain
tiffs were Mary p. and Frederick c.
Stevens. administrators of the estate of
the late Robert 5. Stevens of New York
who owned a large block of Kansas
City & Pacific stock It was charged in
the petition that the Katy company.
which had secured a majority of the
stock by merging the road into
the Katy road and issuing in exchange
for the stock held by the minority
Katy company. This. il was alleged
was equivalent to rendering their hold
1ngS NaIueless because the Katy road
was so heavily bonded that its comm on
stock had no market or any other kind
OF value The petition asserted that
the consolidation upon such terms
would result in a loss of from 5000. 600
to $780, 600 to the minority stockholders.
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PROM ArcHIsoN.

z f. Barnes has returned from St.
Louis. Mrs. Barnes will remain for an
extended visit.
Engine 173. of the west division, is in
for light repairs.
Herman Kauerauf had a horse for
sale last week He found a prospect
i've buyer and took him TO see the
horse, but during his absence some of
his shopmen friends had given the
horse a coat Of red paint. which, oddly
enough. spoiled the sale.
J. +. Simms. division superintendent,
was at the shops Monday
Frank Van Bethem. who has been
laying off, has reported for duty
Engineer Alice is i'll and laying off.
Engineers Bergin. Collins and Vannida
are also of
Central Branch trainmen say the
country was never more beautiful than
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Il HOWE FOfAZL.

records that could be gotten to disprove
the mans assertions. The seal and the
constitution We're taken from the his
torical society and included in the evil
dence to be offered in rebuttaL
The expOser never exposed Just as he
was about to begin a messenger boy
rushed into the hall. He brought word
from Ingalls, not to let the expose be
made. The man had stepped to the
front of the platform and was begin
ming his speech. The managers of the
thing could not call him off by frantic
motions behind the scenes. So they very
promptly ran out the Glee club in front
of the speaker. choked him off with a.
song and hustled him out of sight be
hind the wings. Neither was the coun-
ter-plot needed. It had become known
and was promptly nipped-
Those records viii never bob up to
bother the Republican party again, y
Farmer" Smith, who tried Populism
and deserted it. is credited with saying
not long after. They are out of sight
now and have not been traced further
than that point
the question:
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1t need not be a palace In fact it should
not. But a comfortable cottage that
any man would be proud to call his
own was the inspiration. The Populist
party means to imply that every man is
entitled to own such a home be his lot
what it may and its aim would be to
fulfill this ideal for every man.
Secretary John Curran. of the state
central committee had a different idea
than that Of going to Wichita to get
the model for the party symbol and
thereby hangs a tale. He wanted to
get a historical tinge to the model itself.
But a months search has failed to turn
up the exact thing that was wanted and
leaves only the baff1ed impression that
history has swallowed itself
One Of the forerunners of the Far
mers' Alliance was the secret society
known as the Farmers and Laborers'
Cooperative Union of America. It arose
and thrived in the later eighties, but
lost its identity about 1889, being merged
in the larger organization This society
had a seal. On the seal was the picture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
INcREAsEs ZEE GTFr.
Miss Gould VIII Give $4,000 to COT
fsyville Railroad z. M. C. A

Coneyville, Kas.. May s0-Agent I. b.
F'ogg. Of the Missouri Pacific- has 70
ceived Information direct from New
Z ork that Miss Helen Miller Gould will
give $4,000 toward the railroad Y. MI
c A building here. for which the con
tract has Already been let. Instead Of
the $1,000 which she originally promised
The Information comes through Sec
Rotary F. b. Ship. Of the Y. M. c. Al
who is now on his way home from New
York. where he went to see Miss Gould
relative to " NJ. c. A. matters.
Miss Gould promised 10000 for a
library at first She has now increased
this to $1,000 Then she win appropriate
$500 in addition to the 81. 500 for the pur-
chase Of new books as they come out
Besides this she will give $500 for the
purchase of a music box and phono-
graph for the building
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within few days. according to an OFF,
cial of that road.
Wallace Pratt, general counsel; I. P-
Dana general attorney; r. R. Ham
mond. general superintendent, and
Charles Merriam, secretary and treas
urer.
1t is said that Mr.. Hammond will not
be discharged, but viii be retained in
some lower position than general SUI
perfntendent. President Wincheu will
probably tender his resignation to the
board of directors as a matter OF form
and will then, 1t is said, be appointed
general manager Of the system. Alex
ander Halton. assistant general pass
enger agent, viii be retained probably
in the same position, but perhaps as
general passenger agent, and Bryan
Synder is talked of for traffic man
ager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
BABB'S EMBLEM.
Selects aWichita Home For Pop
uIist Ticket.
Sends Photograph to the Secre-
tary of State.
OLD RECOLLECTIONS.
How They Are Recalled by the
Babb "HOme.''
An Expose That Never Was
Made.
OLD RECOLLECTIONS.

In selecting "A Home for ALP as their
party emblem, the Populista entrusted
the duty of getting the actual specimen
to Representative w J. Babb of Wich-
tia Accordingly the Populists' sample
ideal home is a Wichita domicile Of
which a photograph has been fled with
the secretary OF state
The sentiment expressed in the symbol
is that every man should have home.
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P. A. Danforth of LAGRANGE, Ca, suf-
fered for six months with a frightful rum
ming sore on his leg. but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it
in five days For Ulcers. Wounds. Piles.
it's the best saive in the world Cure
guaranteed. Only Csc Sold by A. j.
Arnold & Son. 81 North Kansas avennA
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DESIGNATIONS EXPECTED.
4 Number Of other Memphis omcials
to Quit Soon.

Kansas City. No. May 30-The fol-
loving additional designations of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott e. Memphis ON
Gals. the forerunner Of the Frisco
Memphis consolidation, are expected
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Convention o

Convention Of switchmen Adjourns.
Milwaukee, wis. May 30.-The United
Switchmen of North America ad-
journed sine die to meet in Los An
geles, Call on the third Monday in
Nav 1903
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