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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
BIG HORTON FIRE.
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city. Had the wind shifted much great
er damage would have been done
The wall of the planning mill in falling
outward nearly demolished a 500-hOrSe
power engine in the boiler and engine
plant that stood next the planning mill
The new $4,000 boiler plant escaped with
no damage.
One hundred men are temporarily
thrown out of employment by the disas-
ter. g. j. Bishop, of Topeka, Superin-
tendent of bridges and building, who
was in Horton last night announced to-
day that work will Immediately be be-
gun on the reconstruction of the shop.
The work will probably require four or
five months.
years ago and are the chief industry of
the city.
Both Davis and McKeon were promi-
nent citizens of Horton. Davis has been
here ever since the shops were built and
was the oldest employee of the Rock Is
land at this point. McKeon was presi-
dent of the city board of education. Both
men had families.
RECORDS ALL LOST
All the records of Superintendent
Studer of the Horton shops, for the past
ten years, were destroyed in the fire
Friday afternoon.
W. o. Michaels, Rock Island station
agent at Horton, was in Topeka this
morning and reported at the general
offices. He said: 1T is peculiar
thing that the fire originated at least
200 feet from superintendent Studer's
office and that no time was given tbs
force of office clerks to remove the rec
Ords from the office. 1t was a narrow
escape from a horrible death as it was
for the office force.
when they attempted to leave the
building by the stairway, they found the
passage blocked by flames and smoke
and were forced to retreat to the office
and make their escape by the windows
and by means of ladders pushed up to
them.
All the records and blue prints, en-
ployes' time, letters and other blanks
for the Horton shops for the past ten
years persisted in the fire"
This will probably be a severe loss
for the railroad in view of the fact that
oftentimeS only one copy of blue print
diagrams and plans are made, conse-
quently making them hard to replace.
sured. and the railroad will not be at
an entire loss. The amount of the in
surance could not be learned here to-
day
w. H. Davis was commonly called
Dad" by the boys a the shops where
he has worked for Is years. He was IS
years old and the '.Nestor' of the Hor-
ton shops. He tried to get his tools out
and was overcome with smoke and
flames Bones found in ruins this morn
ing He was a Mason and leaves a wife
and grown son Latter in Iowa.
P H McKeon was a machinist and
his life by entering building in attempt
to save his friend Dad Davis. He was
about AZ years old and leaves a wife
and four small children He was secre-
tary of Maccabees and also member
NJ w A
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Feb 8.-WHEAT-The bearish
sentiment that developed in grains was
OF bearish news markets opened weak all
around. Wheat started ssQ1hc to x@Ac
fiected our yesterday'g weakness ea ness Weather
favored the winter crop, rain having fall
poor and commission houses turned in to
sell. St Louis also was an early seller in
however. tempted good deal of covering
for short accounts, and the northwest and
a reaction for May to 777sc Trade was
quiet early. Local receipts were Il cars
Duluth reported 2ss cars, maSinpg to on
for the three points of 301 cars against 32S
Shipments for the week we're 500 o5o ba
against 1,o72,ooo bu last week and 100000 a
During the latter part of the session
WI wheat fl9ctuated very narrowly held up
its effect and on some buying May sold up
to 7Sc, closing firm &c higher at 777sG7sc.
at S13s to $50 on lower cables and r. general neral
bearish sentiment: st. Louis reported a
ferings Were liberal Short covering 1lsit sent
May up to &c, but the bearish influences
to 61Ac- Receipts were 43 cars
Corn continued rather weak throughout
May There Was a small rally late, but
May closed weak 3sc down at 61&c.
grain list with May 1saMc lover at 4s to to
~ tSSssc; The The corn weakness was one OF
was also slack and longs seemed possessed
with the desire to get out of the market.
Covering at the low prices helped the tone
later in the session and May worked back
to 4S1hc, though there was a subsequent
sag of &c. Receipts were 66 cars.
PROVISIONS-Provisio felt the de-
pressing influence of large receipts and
lower prices at the yards. The opening
was somewhat weak. but later packers
lent some support to the market and there
was a steadier tone. May pork opened 1Oc
down at $3.50 and reacted to $15.s5; May
lard 213Gi5c lower at $9.45, sold up a shade
then eased to SO. 4216, and May ribs PIC
lower at $3.50. and sold off to sS.4713.
FLAX-Cash: N. w, $172; May, S1.741k0
LIS: S. w. S1.69.
RYE-Feb., 571Sc; May, 60c; July, 591sc
BARLEY-CaSh, 5SQ64c-
TlMOTHY-March $3.50.
-WHEAT-Cash; No: 2 red, s394ds434c;
No. 8 red, S0@S3Ac; No. hard winter
753s@Ta4; No. 3 do, 73sz @76sz; No. 1 north
ern spring, 75s4@77a4c; No. do, 74AQ77c;
No. sprfng, 70675c.
CORNING. 8, 59615c
OATS-No. 2, 4316Q44c; No. 3, 4291kc.
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Kansas City Grain L etter.

FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
Mo- No through 1 their Topeka Office, at 1i6
West Sixth street. Phone 1851
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. s.-Corn held the
undivided interest of the traders this
morning, making a severe break which
heaven commenced to work Immediately
after the close yesterday, and corn here
and when Liverpool cables came one
penny lower this morning it looked as
Price early declined to 614c, and the halt
at these figures. was occasioned by salts
view to taking their profits behind the
barn in order to count them over. Their
them to believe that it might be counter
felt money. There is in store here a mill
which a conservative elevator man says
that scarce a bushel of it viii come out
little evidence on the part of these hold
ers to clean out before spring. 1t is well
condition can never be restored. We look
for a still further slump when the loading
strate that it is already in much worse
condition than imagined Were it not for
furnish on the basis of present prices,
which is of itself bearish argument.
Iowa acceptance continues good The pri-
mary receipts in all markets were 242,OO9
Wbes shpWs won S rmness in
the face of corn decline, which was gen
orally attributed to some chicago parties
accommodating large lines. st. Louis sold
both wheat and corn persistently all dur
ing the session. An excellent quality of
Manitoba wheat was offered yesterday in
Chicago at about 61zc less than the No.
northern, which should certainly be dis
quieting piece of news for those who have
stored large quantities in anticipation of
milling demands. There is no dearth of
milling wheat present, notwithstanding
the rumor to this effect MilIers stead
tasty refuse to put further requirements
at present figures. The Modern Miller
says the outlook could not be better than
at this time, and Secretary Coburn Of
Kansas is out in a lengthy article insist
ing the general condition never bet
ter and reporting an increase in acreage
of about u per cent. Kansas City receipts,
% cars year ago. 80. Shipments, cars;
a year ago, 70. Study the last sentence
closely; it tells an eloquent story
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Chicago Livestock Market

Chicago. Feb. Receipts,
1000, including 700 Texans; market steady.
Good to prime steers, Sc 50Q7.2 20; poor to
medium, 81. 00Q6.00; stockers and feeders,
81 50Q4.5o; cows. S1.25q5.00; heifers, 2.50@
calves. $6.5oa7. 60; Texas fed steers. s425G
600.
5000: left over, 3.7s5; market steady
Mixed and butchers; $6.OO@s.4o; good. e
@6.25; light, IS. 1865; bulk Of sales, S. 9OQ
$50.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000: sheep strong,
lambs strong. Good to choice wetherS,
460a5. 80; fair to choice mixed, s.. s0a4 65
western sheep. $4.25q6.00; native lambs.
lambs. So. 501I650; western lambs, Sc. 25d6. 40.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts ...... ......... 1852 1878 352S
Shipments .......- 2,S39 TO- 796
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came to her death from blows inflicted
upon her head by a fiat iron in the
hands of James Kay, her husband.
The jury which heard the evidence
was made up Of the following: ]. c. Yo-
hey, John Van Vechten, John Jones,
Lee Carter, j. M Holt and W. NJ
Saxon. Little was developed at the
hearing except that James Kay was
his wife bore a good reputation and
that there had not been serious family
troubles so far as the neighbors
knew.
Kay did not attend the inquest but
remained on cot at the county Jail
wishing for death.
f. NJ. Clark, an employee of Crosby 5
mill, who lives block from the rag-
edy, was the first witness called. He
saw Mr.. and Mrs. Kay the day before
the tragedy.
Did you visit at the Kay's homer"
was asked by DR.. Hogeboom.
YES" replied Clark
What were their domestic rela-
tions ?"
"Well, all right. They had little
family dispute but nothing more"
What sort of a housewife was 'she?"
Good"
Did you know anything about her
but was good?"
mo"
Did they go to lodge the night of the
''I heard they did,
What sort of man was Kay?"
Good"
Did he drink?''
II never knew him to drink"
when did you first hear Of the
trouh1e?"
aSome men from the mill who found
that Kay had hung himself came to
my house about 3 o'clock and wanted
Kay 1 went there and knocked. There
was no answer. / went around and
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FOOD WILL DO 1T.
Made Over a Man of 60.

Food that will put the vigor of life in
to a man of sixty is worth knowing
about Mr.. Chas. E. Allen of 52O6 Mas
ter St. Philadelphia, Pa, says, Five
years ago at the age of fifty-nine was
advised by a friends to adopt rolled oats
for my breakfast diet in the place of
white bread. l followed the advice with
some benefit, but was still troubled with
heart weakness and general debility, re-
quiring medicine from time to time: the
bowels were also affected to an extent
About six months ago while still half
sick and very weak commenced to use
Grape-NutS Breakfast Food and soon
noticed an improvement in my general
health, with the gradual disappearance
OF unfavorable symptoms. Heart palpi-
tation decreased and a new feeling of
vigor manifested itself in various ways
TONES were no longer needed bowels
became natural, nerves were steady and
I seem to have returned. in great de-
gree, to the vigor of middle age There
has also been gain in flesh, my weight
having increased from 1S7 to Isl pounds
You are welcome to use my name if
you desire to publish this voluntary tes-
t1monY.~
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pushed the door open and saw tn

| pushed the door open and saw the
body"
Were the children there?"
| yes"
What did they say?"
! "A little girl about 4 years old walked
| up to me and climbed up in my lap.
| This little girl said to me, Papa has
Did you notice anything about the
| room unusual?"
No.
did you see any weaponE'
Eyes. I saw a fat iron lying near her
| head"
| Were you surprised to find what had
| happened?"
Yes
DO you know anything that would
arouse Suspicion"
John Johns was the next witness
! called.
when did you last see Kay?"
81 saw him hanging to the Ninth
street viaduct about 2:3o o'clock this
| morning"
How did you happen to find him?"
He was supposed to be at the mill
| at II o'clock. He didn't come and he
| was sent for twice. He came then and
| worked for while and was found to
| be gone. He was always prompt so it
was suspicious. Some OF us went out
| to look for him and found him hanging
to the viaduct. We went there and
cut him down and took him to the mill
to revive him.
Did you know at that time that his
wife was dead?"
Mo-
DO you know of his being drinking
man?''
NO I never knew him to drink"
Did you ever see him intoxicated
about the mill?''
How far did he hang from the
ground?"
f11 0f
did you smell any liquor about
him?''
Mo-
Did you go to the Kay's homer"
Did you find any notes in the house?'
Eyes, we found two"
DO you know Kay's writing?"
"Were these written by Kay?" asked
DIR. Hogeboom, showing him the two
notes found in the dining room in the
Kay home.
81 think they were.'
You are familiar with his writing?"
YES"
Oficer Henry Aye who accompanied
grated their testimony. He said he had
known Kay for about years.
Did you ever know Kay to drink"
Did he ever act as if he was unbal-
aneed mentally"
No
Or. X. T.. BuckmstSCer was the next
witness called. He testified as to max
ing an autopsy on the body of Mrs
Kay and finding the wounds.
could she have inflicted the wounds
upon herself?' asked DR.. Hogeboom.
NO, 1 should say not" replied DIR.
Buckmaster-
G.. E. Beard was the next witness call
ed. He is employed at the Crosby mill
and worked close to Kay.
What was Kay's character?'
HE used no liquor and his character
is good so far as know
Were you at the viaduct when they
found Kay?
Yes, cut the rope
c.. P. Davis, miller, was the next
witness called.
when did you last see Kay?"
About 20 minutes past two last night
I sent for him at half past one. sent
for him and he told the man he would
come BY two o'clock he had not come
and a boy started to go to his house for
him. Kay was on the viaduct and hol-
Tered to the boy that he was coming.
The boy came back and told me and I
said we had better go and see what he
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ANCIENT
TORTURE
How it has Been Revived
i'm Modern Times.

An ancient method of poisoning
criminals was to force them to swal-
low large quantities of bulls blood.
Bulls blood is really no poison at all.
Yet the prisoner usually died in agony
This was caused by the coagulation or
hardening of the bulls blood in the
stomach. The pressure of this solid
mass on the heart, lungs and other vital
organs almost always resulted fatally.
That's just like indigestion. If
your food doesn't digest It remains in
a hard lump in the stomach. Gases are
formed, which crowd and sometimes
actually displace other organs. Many
cases of supposed heart disease are due
to indigestion. The pressure upon the
lungs interfereS with breathing. a dis
orderedstomache effects the whole body.
BY the use of such preparation as
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure all this trouble
is removed. Before food can be assimi-
lated into the system it must be re-
duced to proper condition by the di-
gestive fluids. II any of these fluids
are lacking, perfect digestion is i'm
possible Kodol Dyspepsia Cure sup
plies the missing fluids. Stomach
troubles can't be cured by dieting.
The system demands both sufflciency
and a variety of food. You can't get
well or stay well without il. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure enables the stomach
to take care of any kind of good food.
1t renders dieting unnecessary. 1t
digests what you eat. In this way
it rests the stomach This rest soon
restores the stomach to perfect health.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure helps the
children too Weak and sickly little
ones thrive on 1t. It never fails.
During the last few years my stom-
ach was in such condition that I
couldn't retain the food l ate," writes
Henry Williams of Boonville, Mo.
1.-TWO months ago commenced taking
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. A few bottles
have cured me entirely can now eat
and enjoy anything want"
kOdoI Dyspepsia Cure
Cures all Stomach Troubles.
Prepared only by z. c. DEWITT & Co., Chicago.
The 81 bottle contains 81 times the soc. size.
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was doing. I started for the viaduct
and Kay came running toward me and
went to the mill and was there about
10 minutes and went out We went to
look for him again and found he had
hung himself
Jailer Carl Lawson was the next wit
ness called.
Did you hear Kay say anything
about the killing of his wife?''
Yes" replied Lawson.
What was it?''
He was asked if his wife was killed
with hatchet. and he said no. she was
killed with a hatiron"
Did he say who killed Iler?''
.He said, I did it with a ffatiron.'"
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KAY is WATCHED.
Officers Fear He Will Take His
Own Life.
Confined i'm Large Hospital
Room With Others.
CALLED FOR A PAPER.
Read State Journal Last Night
With Interest.
Still Refuses to Talk About the
Tragedy.
Has Not Yet Been Able to Take
Food.

James Kay spent a restless night at
the county Jail He is locked in the
large hospital cell on the top floor of
the county jail together with seven 9TH
er prisoners. A nurse attended him all
night. He is kept with the other pris-
oners to prevent him from making any
attempts at suicide.
Kay has not been able to take nour-
ishment since the tragedy on account of
the injuries to his throat caused by the
rope with which he hung himself. The
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THOMAS TO KELLY.
What He Has to Say About Counter
Charges.

Paola, Kan, Feb. when Mr.. A. L.
Thomas was shown the counter charges
made by Thomas t. Kelly. and being
asked what statement he had to make,
he said: 1.-THE charges as made against
Mr.. Kelly while he was county clerk of
Miami county and as published in the
State Journal speak for themselves. Mr..
Kelly is the accused party. 1t is now
up to the board of county commission
ers of Miami county, the state execu-
tive council and the Republican party
of Kansas" He refused to discuss the
matter further.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Feb. S.-WHEAT-May.
75asc; July, 7412c. Cash: No. 2 hard, 75c
No. 3, 74c; No. 2 red, SSQS9c; No. g. SIC;
No, spring, 7s1z@74c;
CORN-May, 617sc; Sept. Soc. Cash: No.
mixed, 6S1sc; No white, &c; No. 3,
6612c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 471&c.
RYE@No. 2. Coo
HAY-Choice timothy, $3.50; do. prairie.
$3.50.
BUTTER - Creamery, 2OQ24c; dairy.
fancy, 1Sc-
EGGS-Fresh. 2S15624c.
Receipts of wheat, q cars.
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Kansas Citv Livestoce.

Kansas City, Feb. s.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 300 including 90 Texans. Market
unchanged. Native steers, $4.S5d625:
Texas and Indian steers, $4.20q5. 25; Texas
cows, $2.75014.25 native cows and heifers,
So. 00@5. 40: stockers and feeders, $3.5OQ5 90;
bulls. $3.0064.75; calves, S450Q6.25.
HOGS-Receipts 5000; market steady.
Bulk of sales, IS. 60Q635; heavy, $6.35a6 As
packers, s6.20Q640; medium, S6.0OQ6 IS
81. 50lI535
SHEEP Receipts. 500; market steady.
MuttonS, $4001I5. 90; lambs, IS. 50G 6.25: west
ern wethers. 4z5Q4. Is; ewes, SHOWCASE.
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mated Copper fell sharply sitter small
opening gain. General Electric was VI
IL.
Stocks were irregular for time, and
then moved upward with the specfa1tle9
showing the widest fluctuations. Both
Amalgamated Copper and Manhattan re-
covered their losses and Brooklyn TRANSIT
and Metropolitan street railway Were
about a point higher. Pronounced gains
were also made in St. Lawrence & Aaron
dack, Lackawanna, Northwestern, Inter
national Paper, Brooklyn Union Gas var.
ginia-C Carolina Chemical, WESTINGHOUSE
Electric and General Electric. the last
named extending it's rise to AZ. There
were heavy dealings in the Readings WIFE
resultant gains of large fractions.
The market fell into an attitude OF Wa1t-
ing on the bank statement. but selling be.
came active upon it's publication. Ihers
had been advances in St Joseph q GRAND
Island LIST pfd. of "a. American express
and the Toledo, st. Louis & Western
stocks about point. Manhattan fell away
to 1873 on the selling movement and recess
sions reached between one and two points
for number of prominent stocks. The
market rallied rather vigorously on the
view that the loan increase may represent
important syndicate projects General
Electric rose an extreme 81, and few
other stocks rallied to the best The Cos
ing was active and quite firm.
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schleys Return to Washington.

Washington, Feb. S.-Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Schley arrived in Washington
from their western and southern trip
and went at once to their apartments
in the Richmond. The severe cold from
which the admiral has been suffering
has greatly improved.
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Topeka, Feb. s.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. Based
on Boston quotations
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1-751c.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2-61zc
NO. TALLOW-5c.
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Grain Letter.

pany. 10l Board Of Trade. Kansas city;
Mo-, through their Topeka office, at no
West Sixth street Phone 4S6.]
Topeka, Kas., Feb S.-The life seems ia
be gone out of the wheat market, and dull
ness prevails. The situation seems as
heavy as it did strong only a few
weeks ago, when almost every one could
see nothing but higher prices. The time
of year is near when we are almost sure
to have some crop damage scares, and the
receipts in the northwest nave fallen OH
considerably, but advices from Minneap-
oils say that there was a decided improve
day. which may bring US larger receipts
from that source again. The Kansas state
report says that the condition, Of the
sired, acreage increased about II per cent,
The indications are that the northwest
the visible supply is still large 81 25, 000;
aeo year Oea 9gS $4,000; two years age S4-
and while corn is 231Lc higher than it was
a year ago, it looks to me that either
latter I think is out of line. Nothing but
a scalping market can I see in wheat for
the present.
me as it did about the 9th of January,
that it is too high; 1 did feel that this
weeks ought to help the price some, but
such was not the case 1t barely held its
own after the reaction OF a &c break in
its favor, with the approach of spring not
far off and visible supply of II, 632 900,
against 1883 900; and then corn for May
per bushel. They may hold it up for some
time yet. but it looks too high for the
this time of the year to relieve the bulls.
1 thought, and mentioned it in one of my
letters, that they would find plenty of corn
to go around when they had sold the crop
alton at Kansas City looks a little that
way now. j. Z. GALL
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steady
Market GOSSIP.

Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. 61i Kansas ave.1
Liverpool cables: Wheat, I'D lowert
corn, Id lower. q
Omaha receipts: Hogs. 1000; cattle l.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, II cars; corn.
AZ; oats, 66.
kansas City receipts: Wheat, % cars;
corn, 80 cars; oats, % cars. Last year,
Wheat, 30 cars; corn. 81; oats, z.
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New York Stocks.

New York. Feb. s.-waIl Street.-The ma
jority of prominent stocks showed frac-
tional declines in the opening dealings. but
these were offset by a number of gains
in less conspicuous stocks. Manhattan was
depressed nearly point. but Metropolitan
street railway gained fraction A1nalga-
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KAY JURY REPORT.
Finds That Mrs. Kay Was Killed
With FlatirOn.

The coroner's jury which heard the
evidence as to the death of Mrs James
Kay brought in a verdict shortly after
five o'clock Friday afternoon that she
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New york MONEY marker.

New York, Feb. S.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal. Prime mercantile paper, Az
AZ per cent: sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers bills al
$4S71s42s for demand and at S4.S45s4B for
go days; posted rates, $4.S51aQ4SS; CONNER
cia1 bills, 81. S35s IA S45s.
.SILVER-Mexican dollars, 4S24c; bar
silver, 555kc.
BONDS - Government bonds steady
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Open High
Range oil Priees on Stool.

FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
pany, 1O4 Board of Trade. Kansas City,
Mo through their Topeka office. at Ito
West Sixth street. Phone 4e6.J
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FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
pany, 1O4 Board of Trade, Kansas City,
Mo, through their Topeka office. at no
West Sixth street. Phone 4S6.