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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
MOVES TO MARYsv1LLE.
Treasurer Elect Brubaker to Leave
Oketo

Oketo, July A. H. Brubaker, one
of the Oldest and most successful mer-
chants of Oketo, the new treasurer-elect
of Marshall county, is preparing to
move to Marysville, and will assume
the duties of the treasurerS office in
October. His bond has been filed, and
1t is said is one of the strongest ever
given in the county. His deputy win
be Miss Nellie Faulkner, who has filled
the position of deputy county treasurer
for several years. The people of Oketo
and surrounding country are proud of
Mr.. and Mrs. Brubaker and their en-
pertaining family of children, and at
the close of his official term they are
glad they will return to their home
here, where they have resided for so
many years and have enjoyed the good
will and friendship of all. While at
tending to his official duties as county
treasurer, the extensive general store
which he has been at the head will be
carried on as usual by that prince of
good fellows, Ira B. Hedge, and John
L. Brubaker, the son of the new coun-
tV treasurer
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AT INDEPENDENCE.
ROUND UP THE HoBoEs.
Harvest Hands Will Work
the Street Awhile.

Hutchinson, Kan, July 4.-The city hold
over was fuller last night than at any time
this year. 1t was full of hoboes and most
of the hoboes were full of booze There
were fourteen of them and all were har-
vest hands-they admitted it themselves.
They had come out into this country to
work in the wheat fields and while they
been hitting back doors for handouts.
They told their tales to Judge Underwood
but he was so heartless that the spiel did
not go down-at least not very far-and
he fined each SO and costs Unfortunately
and told them they could work it out on
the streets. With a gentle guardian with
shotgun in hand over them they are car
rying out the courts decree and helping to
rid the city of some of the effects of the
flood
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Browns, New Catcher.

St. Louis, July 4-The Browns got off to-
day for Boston, where they are scheduled
for two games, one in the morning and the
other at the usual hour. With the team
went three new players. Hill and Terry
were two of these and the third was An
derson No. 2, a recruit from the East St.
Louis trolley league team, who is to he
given a try out as catcher. The injury to
Sugden has forced the latter out of the
game for a week or ten days at the least,
and it was necessary to secure some one to
catch in case Kahoe is also forced to take
to the bench. Capt. Padden was also left
behind and an operation will be performed
this morning to straighten out his dam
aged finger. Padden at first intended to
have the operation take place at Detroit,
but after a consultation with DR.. Stark off
yesterday decided to let the latter see
what he could do toward Strengthening out
the damaged joint The captain will be
out of the game for probably a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
Eastern Campaign for savable.

Chicago, July 4.-Savable will be ship
ped east today and may compete in the
Realization stakes at Sheepshead Bay
Tuesday. Savable's wonderful per-
Torrance. when he forced Alan-a-Dale
to the utmost to break the worlds rec
his class. This showing of the F'uturity
winner and the beaten Derby favor1te
indicates that he will be hard to beat,
even on the eastern tracks.
brakes great son of the mighty Sal
vator will measure strides with Irish
Lad, Africander and Goldsmith, and it
will take the best of them to lead him
to the wire.
If Savable stands the trip we'll he
should be close up in the big eastern
event Tuesday Jockey O'Neil. it is
said, will have the mount on Savable.
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FITz IS FIppLING
For Chance at the Winner of the
Root-Gardner Contest.


Buffalo. N Y. July 4.-Manager Jack
Hermann. of the International Athletic
club, of FIT Erie, received letter from
Bob Fitzsimmons yesterday, in when
the Grand Old Man Of the ring stated
that he would surely be prepared to
make a match with the winner of the
Gardner Root contest for the light
heavy weight championship and suit
able purse.
I'VE need two championships in the
Jeffries Fitzsimmons combination,
writes the lanky Robert.
L realize that 1 can never become
heavyweight champion while Jeffrles
cares to retain the title. l am positive
he will put Corbett away in their COM
ing battle, and ! feel young enough and
risky enough to take away that dia-
Inond rald-ruby-studded champion
ship medal from the winner of the bat
tie at your club on July 4. So, Her
mann, you can send along articles to me
any time after the Fourth for contest
with the winner, to take place within
three weeks or so after the Jeffries-
Corbett fight.
Il will get plenty of good. hard work
training Jeffries for the Corbett contest
and my friends can depend upon seeing
me just as good as l have been in the
past ten years If the winner of the Root
Gardner bout meets me at Fit. Erie or
any other place. / am in the best of
health, and feel good for several big
engagements in the ring before l stop
for good.
your contest on the Fourth should be
a dandy to look at. If 1 was anywhere
within 900 or 700 miles of Buffalo
would go to see it, for Root and Gard
ner are great pair of boys and very
evenly matched. Jeffries sends his best
regards. He viii be on hand to second
me II box at FIT. Erie. Yours truly,
bob FITZSIMMONS."
Already three clubs are willing to pay
hoV 1-fa aa1x for arrh 4r41, a.,I-
Hermann of the International Athletic
club of Fort Erie has announced that
he viii give a purse of 100000 with the
privilege Of accepting 60 per cent of the
gross receipts. The San Francisco Ath-
letic club is willing to give 621k per cent
of the entire gate. while the Yosemite
Athletic club of San Francisco is ready
to offer 65 per cent for the mill.
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Yanger Tanned.

San Francisco, July 4.-Eddie Hanlon
was about town today, looking little the
worse for his mill with Benny Yanger
Tuesday night. He claimed he was not
sore and said he was ready at any time
to sign for return match to take place
in September. Yanger was not in a
signing mood, however, as his right
hand was badly puffed and his back
ached from the effects of the kidney
wallops sent home by Hanlon.
Judging from the condition of both
men, Hanlon did the most decisive
fighting. Manager Hertz was seen, but
refused to talk fight until his return to
Chicago. He said Yanger was in no
condition at present to justify him is
suing challenges or accepting any. Han
lon will not remain idle but has decided
to try to get a return match with
Young COrbett. Tim McGrath, Corbetts
Pacific coast manager, says Corbett Will
give Hanlon a return match, but not
before the winter race meeting begins
here.
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Corbett's Condition.

San Francisco, Cal, July Aim Cor
bett today. in talking about his condition,
said: Il don't want my friends to worry
about my entertaining. When a fighter is
taking on weight with his exercise he is
not killing himself, and I am doing this
every day. I am not going to be as big IS
Jeffries, but I'll be heavier than ever be-
fore. I will meet Jeffries at 1855 pounds.
which will be Is pounds more than 1
weighed when I defeated Sullivan"
Corbett has a new scheme. A short time
before the fight he will work twenty-five
rounds about three different times Most
of it will be boxing.
III start off with. say four rounds Of
boxing" said jim; lit will be hard boxing
Then l may wrestle two rounds, then 1
may punch the bag two rounds and then
go back to sparring I will go like this
for twenty-five rounds. This will show
any weak points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

New York. July Baseball harmony
has received another jolt, and Elber-
field. the shortstop of the New York
Americans, may be restrained from
playing-this the latest chapter in base
ball history growing out of the playing
of George Davis with the New York
Nationals. The New York National
leagues attorneys today were preparing
the papers for an application TO the SUI
preme court for an Injunction to re-
strain Elberheld from playing.
It is thought the reported contem-
plated action Of the Chicago American
league club. which contends that Davis
belongs to 1t and it alone, had a bearing
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ABOUT RA11RoAp PEopLE.

Seventy-five new names were added to
the list Of members of the Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. during the month of June. This
brings the total membership up to 1014.
The Santa Fe Reds are playing ball in
Oskaloosa today. The shop men all feel
sure that the members of the team will
return tonight with the olive branch in
their possession.
William Maier of the office of c. w.
Jones, division superintendent Of the Rock
Island, has resigned his position here and
will leave shortly for Amarillo, Tex, where
he has secured a better one.
Edward Shultz of the machine shop ia
visiting his sister in Denver, Col. Will
there Mr.. Shultz also intends to attend thu
Christian Endeavor convention which is
now in session at that place.
A party of employees of the Santa Fe
ticket auditing department Will spend the
Fourth on a fishing trip to Mission Creek
The party is composed of Bert French
Lester Clansey and Lester Molz.
Both the Santa F'e shops and general Of
fees are closed down today to enable the
men to celebrate the Fourth properly. MOST
of the men have taken advantage of their
short vacation and left town for some
livelier locality.
Thomas E Prout, secretary Of the local
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, returned yesterday
afternoon on Santa Fe train No. from
a months trip in the east. William Boyes
who has been acting secretary during the
absence of MIR. Prout. will now crop PACK
into his old position. that OF assistant sec.
rotary.
Prof. D. S. Kelly formerly of the State
Normal college at Emporia. will address
the Sunday afternoon meeting, at the as
ISOLATION rooms of the local Railroad Y. NJ:
G. A. Special music for the OCCASION will
be furnished by the Railroad Y M. 9. A.
Male quartet The meeting will commence
promptly at p. m.
The employees of the Santa Fe pattern
shop have at last been installed in their
new quarters in the old south shop; The
work of transferring tools and machinery
from the old room upstairs to the new
room down stairs has been completed and
when everything has been put in place and
the new machinery is started the Santa
re railroad can boast of one of the best
pattern shops in the west
The Railroad Y. M c. A. coffee room
at the Santa Fe shops. where the shop
men get their daily cup Of coffee, has
become thoroughly established In its new
quarters on the second floor Of the new.
machine shop and is just as popular with
the men as ever. The coffee can be served
to much better advantage in the new
quarters than it could in the former room
in the old tin shop. This months report
OF the Railroad Y NJ. c. A. gives !. S35 as
the total number of cups served during the
month of June. This speaks well for those
members of the association In charge OF
the room.
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Young corbett,s Dates.

New York. July 4-Young Corbett is fol-
lowing along the lines of his predecessor.
Terry McGovern, and is making all the
matches he can. At present he has four
fights on, three to take place in Phila-
delphia and one in Boston. On July he
meets Sammy Smith for six rounds at the
National Athletic club: July IS he will
clash with Jack Oneil at the same club,
and on July 16 he will take on Kid Good
man. the Boston featherweight, for ten
rounds at rs pounds before the Tammany
Athletic club On July q he Will meet the
only man who has bested him in six
round go. when he will take on Billy May
nard of this city for six rounds at catch
weights before the Penn Art Athletic club
of Philadelphia. After these fights Young
Corbett will take a long rest and will then
arrange a match with Eddie Hanlon or
Benny Yanger.
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RAISE ExPREss RATES.
Will Cost so Cents Pound East
Dodge City. Kan.

Chicago, July Announcements of a
heavy advance in merchandise rates
were sent out today to all the shippers
by the express companies. The new
schedule went into effect on July 1 by
joint agreement, and henceforth the
shipper of packages weighing less than
% POUNDS will have to bear the burden
of the increase. While the express COM
panies insist that they have no associa-
ton or joint agreement, the unanirnity
with which they acted in lifting the
rates SHOWS that each knew what the
other was doing The announcements
do not contain the signatures Of the diff
ferent companies, but all the conapanies
are demanding the same new graduated
scale on printed matter and freight.
The business houses having a large
order business in which packages are
shipped by express will suffer heavily
under the new schedule The big mail
order firms will have to pay part of the
impost, because their catalogues will
come under the new schedule, and many
of the small packages which they for
ward to shippers will have extra cost
added because of the freight. These
firms send out catalogues twice a year.
thousands Of them going by express, fona
which they pay 8 cents a pound. 1t Il
estimated that the express compania
alone carry more than 1000, 900 of thes,
catalogues. many of them Weighing az
much as three and four pounds. The
increased cost under the new schedule
will be cents per catalogue, or $50, 900
a year to these firms alone
While the large firms of the character
designated are greatly affected, the
heavy increase really falls on the gem
eral public. For instance, under the
old schedule a one pound package could
be taken to nearly any point in the
United States for % cents. Now it will
cost 80 cents east of Dodge City, Kan.
Two pound packages will cost 35 cents
instead of 80 cents as under the old
graduated scale. Advances will be
found in the same percentage of in
crease up to so pounds.
In making their changes on printed
matter the companies have made ad-
vances of cents for the majority of
packages. In the past they carried four
pound packages for 80 cents three
pound packages for - rents. Now they
get 80 cents for the i4-r pound pack
ages and "a cents fog ie three pound
packages. The first pound now will cost
10 cents instead of cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
RAIN OVER KANSAS.
Will Help the Corn and Lessen Dam
ger of Fire.
Ar HITTCHINSON.

Good rain began falling at 8 o'clock
last night, and is doing much good.
Corn crop viii be benefited thousands of
dollars in this county. Considerable
wind at Askalon, Seward county, but
very little rain west of Meade. Heavy
showers fell late this afternoon in King
man and Harper counties. Wheat which
is down will be injured some, but most
of it is in good condition and ground
was so dry that it will soak in and be of
benefit
AT INDEPENDENCE
The farmers ofegthis section are re-
joicing over a good soaking rain which
began Friday and continued most Of
the day. 1t came just in time to help
corn, which had begun to need it. The
rain will delay oat harvest and wheat
threshing some. The prospects are now
favorable for a good corn crop, but the
wheat and oats crop is poor in this part
of the state.
AT CHERRYVALE.
Good rain fell here Friday. About one
inch of water fell. Wheat is all in the
shock. Corn looks very promising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
WILL BE A MAIN LINE.
Missouri Pacific Backing a Wichita
Extension.

Mcpherson, Kan. July 4.-Delegates
from towns along the line of the Mis-
construction of the connection between
this place and Marquette. The line has
been surveyed and grade stakes set
from here to connect with the Marquette
line ct Fremont. five miles west and
nine miles north of here. About thirteen
miles of track must be built. This con-
nection win give a north and south line
from Wichita to Salina.
A committee of three was appointed
on local organization. and an executive
committee of five members, with in
structions to confer with Vice President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
FIRST IN TEN YEARS.
Cleveland Writes Independence Day
Letter to Tammany.

New York July 4.-For the first time
in ten years President Cleveland has
written an Independence Day letter to
Tammany. In it he says:
The .Tammany society as a political
organization of vast capacity cannot es-
cape the responsibility which it's powers
and it's glorious traditions create. AS in
the past, it should continue to advocate
the rights of the people and as it ceie-
brates Independence Day, again it
should renew its determination to serve
the people well by contributing all its
power and influence to the cause of good
government"
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Racing at Readville.

Readville, Mass, July Alive races fur
nished plenty of sport at the opening Of
the two days race meet at the Readville
track. The races were best two in three,
and favorites won with ease in all but two
of the events.
In the 2:10 trot Erline. the favorite broke
badly in the first heat, but she steadied
down and took the next two and the IA &C.
Dick Berry gave Sumner Fern a warm
battle in the 2:15 trot and captured the first
heat. but lost the next two to the favor
ie.
First race. 2:30 class, trotting. purse 500
Nirvana won. Crowshade, second, Lucas
third. Best time. 2:14A.
Second race, 2:20 class, pacing. purse $500
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Challenge for Young corbett

Boston. July 4.-Steve Mahoney. man.
ager of Jimmy Briggs, who on Monday
was defeated by Young Corbett in ten
rounds. has challenged the champion to
a 20 or 25 round bout for the title before
the club offering the largest purse, or
for a stake of 81, SEQ a side, and to bind
the challenge a certified check of $1,000
has been mailed AL Smith at the Gilsey
House. The only conditions that Briggs
insists on are that the men weigh not
more than 126 or 12S pounds. weigh in
at the ringside. and that, if for purse.
the men fight for so and 80 per cent. The
same offer is open to Terry McGovern.
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on the movement today of the organiza-
ton headed by ]. T. Brush.
The New York Americans are due
here today. When President Pulliam of
the National league said Davis could
play with the New Yorks it was on the
ground that the American league broke
the spirit of the peace agreement by al
lowing Elberfield to come here, but
while the American league presents a
solid front in declaring that it was en-
tirely within the bounds of the peace
agreement for Elberfield to join Grif-
fith's team, the National league is by
it was proper for Davis to play with
McCraW'S team
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oKETo SOCIAL EVENT.
Marriage of John L. Brubaker to Miss
Edna Scott.

Oketo, July 4.-The social event of
Oketo for long time is the marriage of
John L. Brubaker, son of A. H. Bru-
baker, treasurer elect of Marshall coun-
ty. to the pretty and charming Miss
Edna Scott of Marysville. daughter of
Rev. Thomas Scott. of the Methodist
church.
The groom is a young business man
of fine qualifications, while the bride is
highly educated and one of the success
full school teachers of the county. The
Oketo band gave the happy pair a
serenade at which more than half the
population turned out to welcome the
happy couple to their future home.
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pon,t Need Petty ANY more.

Washington, July 4.-The board of
commissioners for the District of Col
umbia today notified James 7. Petty,
auditor of the district that he can no
longer serve in that office as a result of
the negligent methods which made pos
sible the recent defalcation of $73, 600 by
James NJ. A. Watson, one of his trusted
clerks. The commissioners have offered
Mr. Petty place on the board of per-
sonal tax appraisers and $500 a year less
salary, Alexander Mckenzie, of that
board and a former deputy auditor I'M
der Petty, being slated as Petty's sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
BUILD NEW LINE.
Santa Fe Obliged to Put in 21s Miles
Near Needles.

Needles, Cal. July 4-The Colorado
river is not falling and is still nibbllug
away al that portion of the river bank
where it interfered with the railroad
bed few days ago. superintendent of
Construction J. Wood, who has charge
of the work down there, reports every
thing o. K. so far as further damage
to the railroad is concerned.
Supt Wood has received many COM
pliments from his superiors for the
able manner he has managed the un-
dermining waters. A new railroad twoj
and one-half miles win be built as sooz
as possible. which will take the roadbsT
entirely away from any future high
water.
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Change in Shop officials.

Newton. Kan, July Al. B. Hasty,
who has been gang foreman of the back
shop for several months, was sent to
Strong City last evening to take charge
of the roundhouse there as foreman. Mr..
Hasty takes the place of NJ NJ. Mullen,
who has been assigned to other duties.
Mr.. Hasty will not be new in the posi-
ton which he takes at Strong City as
he was located there several years ago
in the same capacity. This will no doubt
allow the temporary appointment of
Charles Kirkhuff as gang foreman of
the back shop, to be made permanent.
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Paying Off a Debt

Winfield, Kan, July County
Treasurer Smith has RENTED $4,000 to
the state treasurer to cancel that
amount of Az per cent refunding bonds.
This makes $4,000 debt Cowley county
has Cancelled this year, and 100000 for
the past three years. The county will
be entirely out of debt in seven years
at the present rate of canceling indebt-
eduesS
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Hutchineon Wants Teaohers.

Hutchinson, Kas., July 4.-This coun-
ty cannot get enough first-class school
teachers. Many of the districts are
paying $50 and $50 for teachers, which
in years past has been accounted high
for district teachers, and yet are un-
able to find satisfactory material Dur
ing the last year many of the teachers
have gone into other lines of business
because there was more money to be
made and this has occasioned the short
age.
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Hutchinson. Kan, July 4.-The wheat
harvest is in full blast and thousands of
men and horses are working every
spare moment to take care of one of the
largest crops of wheat and oats Reno
county has ever had. Men are scarce
in some localities, but the farmers are
assisting each other. and only heavy
rains can prevent a bountiful harvest.
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GET A SPECIAL TRAIN.
Newton Shopmen Will Hold Picnic
at Arkansas Citv.

Word has come from Topeka grant
ing the request of the shop men for a
special picnic train to Arkansas City on
July IS, says the Newton Kansan-Re-
publican. The rate will be the same as
last year, so cents for the round trip,
which is very reasonable. The commit
tee will go to Arkansas City Monday to
complete the arrangements at that end
of the line. Present prospects are very
favorab for an excellent railroad pic
mic.