davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
OILED THE DESERT.
Santa Fe Finishes $50 Miles of Track
SPRAYING in Far West.

The Santa F'e has been experimenting
for several months past with oil as a
means to lay the dust along the track,
and the results have been most salts
factory. During the summer months
the dust has been an obstacle that has
frightened travellers, and this particu-
larly applies to the $50 miles of distance
between Seligman and Hesperia, practi-
cally desert country. The track for this
entire distance has been sprayed with
oil, and the operation, which began two
weeks ago. has just been finished.
The result obtained is all that was
desired. There is now an entire absence
Of dust, and the main objection made
summer is now removed. Every five or
six weeks the spraying will be repeated.
and besides removing an Objectionable
feature of travel the oil will preserve
the material Of the track in such good
condition that the ties will be longer
lived than when not treated with oil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
F1REMEN INSTALL OFFICERS.
Brotherhood and Auxiliary Held
Joint Exercises Sunday.

Joint Exercises Sunday.
One of the pleasant events in Topeka
railroad circles this summer was the
joint installation of officers for the local
lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and the woman's auxiliary OF
the same. The exercises were held in
the knights of Pythias hall, corner
Sixth avenue and Quincy street, Sunday
afternoon, and were largely attended
not only by the members Of both or
CARNATIONS but by few outsiders.
The women held their ceremonies first,
Mrs. Fred Bartel the past president
and installing officer, being assisted by
Mrs. Anna Rickabaugh, marshal. and
Mrs. Samuel Ash musician. Those who
were indicted into office were: Mrs
Grace Ash, president; Mrs. Augustine
Rickabaugh, vice president; Mrs Emma
French, Sec; Mrs. Eliza Powell, treas
urer; Mrs. Ella Paxton, chaplain; Mrs. Al
faretta Zane, guard; Mrs. Maggie
Laws, warden; Mrs. Anna Lain, outside
guard. Trustees, Mrs. Nettie Ash, Mrs
Ida Smith, and Mrs. Alfaretta Zane.
The men followed with their installa-
ton ceremonies, Past Master Chris. Nc
Ginnis conducting them. Those who
master; H. P. French, vice master; E
E. Smith, secretary; E. S. Rickabaugh,
treasurer; E. H. Powell, collector; Jas
McKiernan, warden Edward Ash, chap
lain; Richard Lain, conductor; G. H.
TennysOn, inner guards Fred Schramm,
outer guard. Music for the occasion was
furnished by a photograph, the prop
erty of w. P. Wilson, member of the
order. At the close of the work, the
fremen surprised the members of the
auxiliary by serving refreshments, and
after the enjoyment of delightful
social hour the event was at an end.
Both the firemen's order and that of the
auxiliary are in an excellent condition,
the men having a membership of about
sixty including on their rolls of mem
bership every man running out of To-
Io,-1xy xxyff no nf
two who are expected to join shortly,
and the women number about 25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
THE RICH MANS WIFE.

[Susan B. Anthony in the Independent
The man of wealth marries a woman
who is beautiful and gracious; one who
will bear his name proudly. Her home is
handsomely appointed. She fits into her
environment as a statue in it's niche At
her command are servants, horses and car
generation. She is privileged to trade upon
credit and dress for her position in life
But too often her pocketbook contains less
than the woman in moderate circuns-
stances. whose husband has salary and
gives his wife stated sum to live upon:
her club for a donation. must consult her
husband first. She has no ready money
and frequently is obliged to ask him for
paltry amounts. She is Inundated and be-
comes embittered; her dignity is lowered
Sometimes she employs deceit with which
to obtain resources from him. And her
thought of her husbands parsimony soon
kills all her tenderness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Mrs. Jessie Cook and Albert Atkins, who
have been visiting santa Fe people IN Las
Vegas for some weeks, arrived home Sun
day afternoon.
There was a heavy run of passenger
starting on their annual summer hike to
the mountains
I. F. George, who formerly had charge
now occupies similar position at Colora-
do Springs, Col
John French formerly foreman of the
same position with the Frisco at Spring
field. Mo, was In Topeka Sunday.
Dan an M ha 1boTm n otaT az
boilermaking firm styled Jones & Master
son. having its headquarters at 32s jack
son street.
Joseph Little, formerly a Santa Fe en-
gineer, has gone to La Junta, where he
vii probably take job with vi g. the road-
Mo-, on the Maple Leaf
In contest with the Oakland Blues
met defeat by the score Of 8 to /. The
game was played at Lowman Hill and was
an exhibition of good ball.
run the limited between Fort Madison
Ia. and Marceline. Mo-, is in Topeka hos
cinder which found Judgement in his left
eye.
There was a special train Of nine or ten
bearing 200 people, who compose the De
Kre Ko Street Fair. company, on its way
rom OOlOrduo Springs, COL, TO hauSaS
City.
Walter Scott, who used to be an employee
of the Topeka shops and who also worked
in the Central branch plant of the Mis-
of the boilermaking department for the
Rock Island at Chickasha, I. T.
1t is probable that James Davis of the
Santa Fse shops at Needles. Cal. will be
smit hing department at San Bernardino.
T. A. McNea1 having resigned that posi-
ton to accept a similar one in Los An
geles.
Earl Petrie has been elected to the cap
taincy of the machine shop Blues. The
game at Valley Falls. Friday was, an
agreeable surprise to the boys and their
friends, although they lost by score OF
9 to l. But having had little opportunity
| to practice it was expected that their de-
feat would be by a larger score.
| Inspection of the Santa Fe hospitals west
of Topeka has been begun, the committee
appointed for that purpose having gone
out Sunday afternoon, after. completing
the work ths Of looking over the property
COMMITTEES. are pr; J. P. Raster, Conduc-
| geles, Cal, the trip consuming two weeks.
| Mrs. Raster accompanies the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

given at the pavilion in this city on July
s. The Topeka lodge has sent for 20
tickets. and the other union lodges are
purchasing proportionately. The 1000
tickets, which will sell at 81 each, have
been issued to settlers and 200 more have
been run off the press and distributed.
1t was estimated at yesterdays meeting
that as much as $94S had already been
realized in cash, with any number of
promises to buy tickets still outstand-
ing.
The ball is to be given to raise money
to assist the striking Santa Fe boiler
makers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
Names Dicn'tgDaunt Him.
IFrom the London Globe.l


Prince Munster Chen only a COUNT to-
gether with Count Beust and Count Schou-
valoff, was attending a foreign office re-
ception in London. Their names afforded
no slight difficulty to the thoroughly Eng
lish footman, who announced the guest
by shouting their names up the grand
staircase Count Schouvaloff arrived
first, and the footman duly announced
him as Count Shuffleoff." Then came
Count Beust. whose name in the servitor's
mouth became Count Beast" Lastly
Count Munster appeared and the footman
evidently feeling that a supreme effort
out Count Monster
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
SWIFT,S BURNS.
The Main Building of Chicago Plant
is In Ruins.

Chicago, July Fire at the stock
yards destroyed the main building of
Swift & Co.'S meat packing house. The
estimated loss is 81 100000 The general
office and the wholesale export and load
ing markets, as we'll as the bank and
restaurant conducted by the company,
were in the building.
Fire also destroyed the buildings at
305 307-9 and 311-13 Wabash avenue.
causing losses aggregating over $325,00O.
For a time this fire threatened wide
spread destruction, as it was only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
Must Not Encourage Card Playing.

Julius Kruttschnitt. general manager
of the Southern Pacific company, has
issued a pronunciamento that is des-
tined to discourage card playing on the
company'S trains. The order is directed
to the Denison News company, which
caters to the necessities of card players
on the Southern Pacific trains, and
henceforth the train boys will not be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
MAKE A NEW DIVISION.
Santa Fee Buys SO-Acre Tract at Paups
Valley, I. T.

Guthrie, Ok, July THE Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe has purchased 50
acres of land in addition to property in
PauPs Valley, I. T., the alleged purpose
being to establish division in the new
eastern Oklahoma. The AtchisOn has
bought the Gulf, Colorado & Santa F'e
tracks from Purcell to PaulS Valley,
making Paurs Valley a center for the
main lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

permitted to. play their hitherto profit
able practice of organizing card parties
to play for cigars and cooling bever-
ages, or to encourage card playing In
any form. The order will have the eff
feet of curtai1ing the monthly earnings
of every news agent on the division
from $25 to $40 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
Santa Fe Opens q New Line.

The Santa F'e has completed another
line in Indian Territory and opened it
for freight and passenger traffic. The
new road is known as the KiOwa,
Chickasha and Fort Smith railway and
runs from PauPs Valley, I. T., to Lind
say, a distance of % miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
ASSASSINATION.
[From the London Chronicle

[From the London Chronicle.1
In the last century IL chiefs of states
were assassinated Gncluding the Austri-
an empress) All these murders oc-
CURED in the seven months beginning
with March and ending with September.
March claims three paul I, Charles III
of Parma Alexander ID; June has also
three g{Aichael ~of Servia, Abdul ASH,
Carnot); July claims Garfield and Hum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

bert; the other months. separately.
Lincoln 1850, the shah 1885,. Danflo-
of Montenegro 0s60) and the Empress
Elizabeth Q898). The winter months
seem, therefore, to be the close season
for monarchs. Republican presidents
occupy three out OF these IL places. and
we have, in the century, to add the
name of Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
Excursion to chautauqua Lake.

On July % the Erie railroad will run
a special 30-day excursion to Chautau-
qua lake. The fare from Chicago viii
be only S14 for the round trip. Tickets
will be good on all limited trains. For
detailed informal ton apply to A. w.
Moore. travelling passenger agent, Kan
sas City, Mo. Chicago ticket Office, 242
Clark street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
Picturesque Colorado.

is the title of the most attractive pub
LEGATION ever gotten out by a railroad on
the subject of scenery and resorts. This
handsome book is issued by the Colo
RADIO & Southern railway, commonly
known as 1.-The Colorado Road" whose
lines reach the grandest scenic portions
and pleasure resorts. T. E. Fisher, the
general passenger agent at Denver,
Colo, will send copy of this handsome
book to any address on receipt of 3
cents postage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

A household necessity, Dr. Thomas
Electric OIL Heals burns, wounds OF
any sort: cures sore throat, Group. ca
tarrh, asthma: never fails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
TOPEKA BUYS 20 TICKETS.
Helping the San Bernardino Strikers
to Give q Ball.

San Bernardino Cal, July From
all over the country the local boiler
makers are receiving letters asking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

The editor of one of the great daily
papers says: It's the finest ready-to-e
food I ever tasted. My family can't get
enough of it, and the baby cries for it. ;"
One of the sweetest and most sensible
youngladiessays: "Ijust1ove Per-fo and
eat it regularly. 1t is certainly fine
food" Anoted physician says: Itcon-
tains the proper proportion of food nutri-
ents and IS thoroughly predigested. Tits
certainly fine thing for dyspeptics.
Another reason why Per-fo is the best
food for hot weather is that it does not
heat the blood. 1t also quiets the
nerves and stores up energy for any
Your grocer sells It. Made only by The
Real Food Co., Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

Ottawa. Kan, and Return $3.50 via
Santa Fe.
account Chautauqua- Tickets on sale
July 9Th to 18th, inclusive. Final limit
July 21st-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
City Ticket Office.

Union Pacific R. r.. 5s5 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07

Telephone $40. Kaczynski for cobs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
City Ticket Office.

Onion Pacific R r. sas Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
Mercury and Potash
ONLY SERVE AS A MASK FOR
CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON

They hide its repulsive FORM and this serpent disease
tupehed by these drugs lies dormant until the effects
have off treatment is discontinued, when it
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-12-13
Succession Snie.
OF VIM. NORRE, DE.
CEASED.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia, 10Th
Judicial District Court.

By virtue of an order from the Hon the
10th Judicial District Court of the State o.
Louisiana in and for Iberia Parish, dateC
above succession and to me directed, /
}. &. Leblanc, administrator of the said
succession, will offer for sale and sell, a,
the last residence of the deceased in the
City of New Iberia, La,
ON SATURDAY THE Bird DAY OF JAN.
UARY 1908,
for cash, to pay debts OF the succession
the following described property to- wit:
certain lot of ground situated in the
town of New Iberia, measuring fifty feet
front more or less on HeDshaw Alley by
one hundred and fifty feet more or less in
depth, and bounded north by property be-
low described, south by Henshaw Alley,
east by Mathilda Flood and west by alley
along eastern boundary of lot
No. 1874 = OF plat of survey made by ID. Il.
PEBBLES, April ID, 1898.
End A certain lot of ground situated in
the City of New Iberia, La, measuring
fortytwo and one half feet more or less,
fronting on the alley forming the separa-
ion Of said property from lot No. 1897
above alluded to, by one hundred and five
'eet. more or less and bounded north by
Tendor, east by lot No. 1888 = of said plat,
outh by Matbilda Flood and above de-
cribed property and west by said alley.
3rd. A residence situated on first de-
cribed property.
j. q. LEBLANC,
Administrator
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-12-13
bscri ptiOn, so per Annum
ATTENTION CITIZENS.

The Progressive League of this
city has invited the popular and
energetic Tom Richardson, Secre.
tary Manager of the Progressive
Union Of New Orleans to address
our people on Organization, at tho
Nendome Opera House next Thurs
day evening, Dec. 18th Mr.. }.
M. Leveque, the renowned editor
and proprietor of the courageous
"Harlequin" will also address the
people on vital subject, "The
Commercial Development Of the
Southwest. 1t is highly impor
tant that all our people irrespective
of class with their ladies attend
this meeting, that they may be-
come imbued with some Of the fire,
the progressive the developing
energies of these prominent gentle
men who are doing SO much for
the City Of New Orleans and the
whole county. Too long has this
community slept on the God given
advantages it enjoys 1t must now
awake aud put forth its best en-
deavors or see itself surpassed and
relegated to oblivion by more pro
gressive towns. Let crowded
house greet these speakers and give
them a hearty welcome and a glad
hand, and adopt some Of the meas
ures that is doing so much for the
community from which they come.
The Progressive League of this
city should add 500 names to its
list Of membership that night max
ing a force that can do something
and give weight to its actions. Let
all turn out, bring the ladies and
make this meeting a grand success,
a starting point in new era for
New Iberia, and our whole section.
This is the only way to succeed.
We must assemble and formulate
the methods that are to make US
what we should be, the second city
Of the State.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-12-13
HOODOO! WHO Do?

"Some people know" he began
in an insinuating tone, says the
Los Angeles Herale, "act very much
like a hoodoo.'
"Who doi' asked his indignant
and suspicious friend.
Eyes, that's what said, hoodo. T"
"Well, answer my qnestion-who
do2"
"You stupendous ass, that's what
Isaid-Hoodoo hoodoo hoodoo !"
"You hopeless, gibbering idiot,
that's what I'm asking You. Who
doY Who dot Who dot"
At last their friends found them
locked in deadly embrace, chewing
each others ears, and long before
the attempt at explanation was COM
pleted each had been placed tender
ly IN heavily padded apartment.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-12-13
PREHISTORIC RELICS WANTED BY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLO GY.


Andovor. Mass, Dee. 9th, 1902.
Editor Of the "Entypyisc':
Dear Sir Phillips Academy, Andover,
Mass, has recently established a Depart
ment of Archaeology My object in writ
ing You is to encourage the preservation
of stone, bone and clay prehistoric art
forms. In your section of the country are
frequently found various "Iudian relies"
These have direct bearing on the his
tory or rather prc-hstory -of America,
and as such should be preserved in fro
proof buildings for the study and cdiiica-
ton of present and future generations.
| am persuaded that there may be per
sons who have found some remains of tho
ancient Indian tribes, Mound builders"
etc, and thai. possibly, they would be
willing to send them to us We shall be
glad to pay express charges on any and
ton the gifts in our report and to give the
donors due credit in our exhibition cases.
All these axes, pipes, spears heads,
clay vessels and "strange stones. should
be carefully preserved somewhere, whore
they may be of service to the public aud
to science. Archaeology technically fol
lowed is new science in the United
States and it is more important than the
average reader imaginos, for these "stone
relics have n direct bearing on the anti
putty of man,
| shall be glad to correspond with per
sons who have "rolcs' in their posses
sion Thanking you, | am,
Yours very truly,
WARREN X. MOOREHEAD,
turatOr
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-12-13
BOB AND THE TECHE.
| special from Washington is to the eff

A special from Washington is to the eff
feet that the whole Louisiana delegation
called at the War Department and dis
cussed with Col. Mackenzie, assistant
chief, of engineers, matters of interest TO
our state waterways.
The people of the Teche valley will be
glad to know that Bob protested against
the damming of Bayou Teche at Port
Barre. 1t is claimed that the matter will
be taken up by the department.
The Review sincerely hopes this matter
will receive the serious and immediate at
tentiou of,the department, for it is 1ues-
ton OF vast and far-reachng Importance
to the people of the whole Teche valley
particularly to the rice people.
Upon the proper consumm alton of this
Teche Courtableau project depends the
stagnancy or the unlimited development
of the rice industry along the Teche. As
conditions stand at present, any material
increase in the number of pumping plants
"iohS 'h' it'ht Noulu iHHtIii tn' NH'le
industry hence, the urgency OF the pre-
sent undert aking.
The Review sees in this opening of the
Courtableau and the digging of the Teche
the origin of great industrial wave which
is destined to make itself felt in every
corner of the parish
1t will form an outlet for the Stailey-
Satterield and Anse La Butte petroleum.
1t will act as a stimulus to the lumber
business; logs will be had cheaper and
easier.
1t will so boom up the rice industry that
no power on earth possesses the force to
stay its unexampled progress and develop
ment.
The sugar interests of the valley will be
none the less worse off for it, for the sugar
planter, like the rice planter, will possess
his irrigation plant to flood his cane and
corn in years of great drouth.
And lastly. though by no means least
the cotton of the Red River valley will
drift down bayous Boeuf, Cocodrie, Court
ableau, and Teche only to find its way to
Bresux Bridge and St. Martinville cotton
mills where the best and cheapest of fuels
will be right at hands, Martin Rerjew.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-12-13
OIL IN LOUISIANA.

New Iberia, Dec. g. 1902.
To the Editor of The Times Democrat:
In your editorial of Dec. 8, on tho oil
fields Of Louisiana, you state the oil fields
OF Southwest Louisiana, Crowley, Jen-
nings, Anse Labutte and Welsh, are of a
most gratifying and encouraging char
acter. The great oil indications that
exist right here at New Iberia on the
banks of the Teche were not mentioned
In another portion Of your editorial
you state the experiments made
with the oil have proved its superiority in
cost and many other particulars to coal.
The necessaries were made in steamers,
engines, sugar houses and-other factories,
to allow the use OF fuel oil. This tendency
has been somewhat checked recently be-
cause Of the difficulty of securing the oil
promptly in sufficient quantities, and
ask why is it that there is not oil in suffi-
cient quantities. attribute it to lack of
energy and enterprise on the part of most
users of oil. 1t seems as if all users of oil
are waiting for the very few energetic
developers to develop this vast field. /
am confident that time will prove the
parishes of Iberia and st. Mary to be the
greatest oil producing parishes in this
State. To back up my prediction, / will
state that over year ago l called the at
tention of my friend, Commodore John
Pharr, and requested himself and other
sugar planters to interest themselves in
what | considered to be one of the best
oil propositions in the State, and only
recently called the attention to F. b.
Williams to these Indications was and
am still under the very strong impression
that the development Of this most proms-
ing field shows greater indications, in my
opinion, than any of the fields in Louisiana
before they were producers, at this depth
-222 feet. l have worked laboriously
for the development of this section. | do
this not only in my interest, but in the
interest of the people Of my parish, and
also in the interest of every consumer of
oil on the Teche and Atchafalaya Stu
ated near the city of New Iberia, right on
the banks of the Teche, two and four
inch pipe constantly flowing water con-
tinually impregnated with oil, so much so,
hat it keeps q pool of water, size 10x10
feet, the surface OF, constantly covered
with oil, flowing now over year, no
matter how hard it rains and washes IL |
If |; the oil Immediately reappears on the
surface from the flowing well, and il we
rave three or four days OF dry weather the
Ill becomes so thick that it shows all
,olors and can not be separated, showing
oil. When such indications
IS these are to go unnoticed by the great
consumers of Oil along the Teche, then
hey themselves are to blame.
JOHN W. EMMER.