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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
GIRL KEEPS A PIGGERY.
Young Member Vanderbilt Family
Engaged in Novel Enterprise.

DR. w. Seward Webb, who married a
daughter of old Commodore Vanderbilt,
is very proud of his daughter, young
woman Who has nearly attained her
majority. Some six years ago Miss
Webb. then a mere girl, in order to
show her business ability and to obtain
a little additional pocket money, took
a little flyer in stock breeding on
Shelburne farms. DR. Webb's country
seat on Lake Champlain- She invested
$50 in a brood SOW and with her father
permission made arrangements with the
shepherd to care for the SOW and the
pigs. AS there was an abundance OF
skim milk this was given her without
cost, but all the grain fed was charged
for at market prices From this single
investment she cleared $50 the first year,
5000 the second and $500 the third.
BY this time the stock had so IN
creased in number as 10 outgroW It's
quarters and was proving so proftable
that DR. Webb thought it advisable 10
buv her out So at the end of the
fourth year he took over the stock at
market prices and gave her check for
s7OO which represented the years
Profits. From this start the present
Diggerv has been developed, which IS
the most profitable department OF the
place. Last year 200 pigs were sold
averaging from $50 to 800 pounds IN
more than the ruling market prices be-
cause of the superior conditions under
which they are kept. The piggery IS a
model Of its kind. The building IS IN
lxeepina with the others on the place In
exterior style and the interior IS finish
ed with hard pine, cement floor and IRON
troughs with fixtures.-Chicago Chron-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
SANTA FE LOSES.
Decision Against G. c. & s. F. at Fort
Worth.

Fort Worth. Tex, March 1.-THE court
Of civil appeals here has confirmed the de-
clsion of the district court in the case OF
the state against the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad company to recover a
penalty Of $500 for an Oyercharge on a
shipment of corn to a point south of Fort
Worth This was a test case. Judge
Dunlzlin held that the Kansas City firm
which sold to the Texas dealer purchased
this grain originally and had it shipped on
a billing to to TeXarkana before a Texas
purchaser had been found; that the ship
ment would necessarily have gone to Tex
arkana in any event, and that the fact
that a purchaser was found to whom the
grain was sold before 1t reached Fexar-
kama and while it was in Kansas City
did not subject it to the regulations Of
the interstate commerce commission. and
that from Texarkana to Goldthwaite it was
a local and not en- interstate shipment and
a judgment was given for the state for $500
a q penalty for the 0vercharge, as pre-
scribed by the statute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
WABASH MOTION ovERRULED.
Judge Adams Decision Favorable to
the Trainmen.

St. Louis. March 16.-Judge Elmer B.
Adams of the United States district court
has overruled the moIion of the Wabash
Railroad company to require the train
men to file a complete exhibit Of all let
ters, kilograms and cores pondence he
tween the men and the grievance commit
tee, before argument was heard to dissolve
the Injunction against the employees.
Judge Adams held that the trainmen in
their answer to the petition for injunction
had sufficiently specified and fled the COR
respOndence asked for. and that no fur
Their exhibit would be required
The attorneys for the trainmen said they
We're willing to file all correspondents in
their possession. but that much Of It lad
not been preserved and all that was OBJ
tainable had been fully set forth in their
answer
Twenty-Five affidavits were fled by the
Wabash attorneys in support OF their mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
DR.. PRICES
TRYABITA FOOD
The ONLY CELERY WHEAT FLAKE

g 900 The land is three miles south Of
Peabody. The Rock Island viii build
large reservoir on the land to supply
large water tank which it viii erect soon
in Peabody.
Antonio Sheetz who runs one Of the ele-
vators in the new shop. was nearly crush
ed TO death under his elevator last Satur-
day morning The elevator had been sent
do some cleaning underneath. One Of the
apprentices. who works upstairs. jumped
on the elevator and lowered it without
knowing that Sheetz was under the tle-
vators. Sheetz was knocked down and had
several bones broken. He would have been
killed if Barton Phelps machinist ap-
prentice who works near by. had not ran
and stopped the elevator. Sheetz is now
at the hospital. He formerly was a
sweeper in the south shop. but when work
was started in the new shop he was put to
running one of the elevators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16

Schmidt. Chas. White. Mike Kelley.
Th0s. Heerey.
Third precinct-William Norton, John
GumloWski Mike Etzel John Jacobs.
Max Rain. Joe Dagan, Martin Vogel.
F. 5. Withers, Frank Giebler, John
Burghardt, P. Stegnan, Geo. Etzel, J ohm
Kafton, Jacob Ludwig John kamer,
Joe GriIey-
Fourth precinct-Elias Rosay, Arthur
Thompson. Richard Bancroft Michael
Hafan. Charles Catshery P Bauer
Nat Ihoades. Chris Roof. James Wall
n. b. Gathers, John Petry, H. Wind
field, Chas. Hess. Carl Moore. j. Repp,
David Beeler. Henry Guber, Guy
Penny. John Weber.
Fifth precinct-E. b Snyder. Michael
Oswald. Robert Penweu, John Hand,
Cal. Brewer. E. J. Snyder, Pris. South
err, G. A A Dourathy, DE-. W. c. Ham
Flynn, z. S. Hotchkin, Ed. G. Moore,
NJ A. Miller, Ed. Durein, Preston
Souther-
First precinct. NJ Cleveland T. j.
Coughlan, NJ N. Monaghan. A. Steinberg'
Jacob Levi. J. Dyal J. NJ Padgett =
feote. " J. Roberts. George Welshtl, y.
Black Q. 3 Martin John kleinhans.
T. 7. Carter. william Harvey. John Whit
mer, Louis Heck, n. r. Foster.
Second precinct-A- F. OTner. f. Baker.
f George Hanley. w Crawford, +. II.
Crosby. A. NJ Harvey VIII Corners, A.
W Tinl-ham. J. T. Dalton. Arthur Brown,
Third precinct-George W Clark, J. B.
Zimm, L. ?. Clark. j H. Moss.J. T. Y ard
/ Charles Gardner. William Elder. c. T.
Foote Is. Mercer. Frank Hartman.
FOURTH WARD.
First precinct-F. r. Baker, F. ". Fra
siers 2. J. Riley. w. o. Rigby, 4 Hir-
/ bour J. c. Payne, A Parker, j. kerle, j.
+ c. HObs0u.
/ second precinct. II. Hartman. George
! Benson, W. NJ Saxon A. A Nogel, T. r
! Nvhipple, T. II. Pennelzamp, c. S Bennett
i J. 6. Lord, c. f. Lannan. William II
/ Steinkamp ". r. Bradford John Hart. e
j Rost. f. l. Gertz, c. S. Eagle.
Fourth precinct-F- S Thomas, \. n
Wolf J. NJ West. A. Carter J. H. Hood
+ William Maier. Phillip Miller.
FIFTH WARD.
First precinct-J- NJ stafford 2. n
/ White J. NJ Taylor Il. Wingate- ~.
sen. p J. Monaghan, r. Dietrich, N; IF.
/ finger. George OVermyer, n F. Wald, "
Third precinct-P. c. Thomas. E c. Rus
sixth ward-D. H Morgan. H. P. Nil
Ter H. w. Lincoln, l. H. Thomas, j Y
i tucker, w. 3. Arnold, A. H Case, u. +
I Brown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Today is pay day at the Santa Fe shops.
A. Parhtt, foreman Of the boiler shop, is
spending few days in Texas
Santa Fe train No 2 from California
was reported two hours late Saturday
The Santa Fe is shipping steel to ANA
rillo. Tex. to build bridge across river
at that point.
A E Cooper. division passenger agent OF
the Rock Island. spent Saturday and Sun
day in Liberal Kan.
Frank ONen. agent for the Santa Fe
at Oklahoma City was visiting with friends
in the city Saturday
Col F. S. Savage Of the advertising de-
2artnent Of the Santa Fe, has returned
from d short bushes strip to Chicago
Several Rock Island trains were late in
getting into Topeka Saturday on account
Of the wreck at Dwight blocking the main
line.
The old tin shop was moved to the sec
Ond floor of the new shop Saturday. Esv-
erything viii be ready for work again in
a few days.
l. NJ Hartley boiler washer, returned
Saturday afternoon from a trip to Los An,
geles Cal. where he and his wife visited
a month with their daughter
Local machinists, who are always well
informed about labor conditions through
cific strike is to be settled in a day or So
George Church, a Santa Fe conductor
on the Burlington branch has been dis
charged from the hospital after being sue
cessfully treated for an attack OF paraly-
sis.
John WaIdron of the water service has
/ returned to work after a short absence,
due to the sickness Of his wife Mrs Wal
dron has been very sick, but IS reported
to be improving.
The machinery in the water service de-
partment is now being run by electricity.
The motor was started last Friday The
motor in the pattern shop viii also be rum
ming in a few days.
No Sunday afternoon meetings are being
held at the rooms of the Railroad Y. N.
] c.. A The association is cooperating with
all other religious associations in holding
the REVEALS at the Tabernacle.
/ The tank erecting gang has returned
from a trip over the western lines Of the
Santa Fe. The gang left today for Texas,
tanks and erect several water treating
/ plants.
A work train and gang of men left To-
/ peka last week to put abutmentS under
1.-THE Santa Fe bridge at Valley Falls. The
/ bridge was washed out last summer and
! has received only temporary repairs
I since
Engineer w. H. Love. the engineer who
was killed in the wreck at Dwight Sat.Ir-
day, was the engineer who was running
/ the engine on Rock Island train No. q,
when It turned over at Mcfarland the
/ other DAY
The lockers in the new lavatories have
I been opened for the use of the men, These
lockers are great Improvement over the
/ cupboards that were used in the old shop,
( being made Of netting, which allows ven
tilati0n and being more conveniently ar
ranged A key is furnished each man.
E W Kline Of the Rock Island has pur-
/ chased for his road the 100 acre farm
of Emmett Umsted OF Peabody. Kan. for
/ 5000 and 80 acres from William Gray for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
MISS ANTHONY IS FEEBLE.
REQUIRES Constant Care of Physicians
and Trained Nurse

Washington. March 16.-Susan B. An
thony is at the Riggs house She is on
her way south. but, because Of her feeble
condition. due TO a recent Illness she
was compelled to leave her train here
and remain for few DAYS rest Miss
Anthony is accompanied by her physi-
clan. DR. Marsena s. Rickee, and Mary
S Anthony and Lydia /. Weber, all or
Miss Anthony left Rochester to visit
several points in the southern states to
attend meetings Of state federations OF
women's clubs. She intends if her
health improves, to deliver addresses at
some of these meetings
Miss Anthony has been in declining
health for some months. and the con-
slant care Of a physician and trained
nurse have been necessary She insists
on keeping up her writing, and Miss
Mary Anthony, who accompanies her,
attends to her correspondence. which
continues to be of large proportions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
GOAT ATE THE TICKET.
Agent Issues Another and Asks That
His Action Be Ratified.

The auditing department of a railroad
has some queer cases submitted and one
was a recent statement made by ticket
agent in support of his demand that an
official act of his be ratified. The ticket
agent, who is employed on one Of the roads
running between Detroit and Buffalo, sent
the statement TO the Chicago office yester-
day He had sold ticket to a passenger
who wanted to go to Buffalo In his report
he said: THE holder CT the ticlcet.a vaude-
Vile actor, had two performing goats,
whose act upon the stage is to eat what is
supposed TO be United States currency AS
the ticket was being handed to the bag
ageman by the owner one of the goats
jumped for it and before the owner real
lied the situation had eaten the Detroit
Buffalo coupon Ratification is asked Of
the act Of the agent in issuing another
ticket TO the unfortunate nger.-Chi-
ca go Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
BUFFALO BILLS LETTER.
Tells President Sheep VIII Drive the
Farmer from the Big Horn Basin

Washington, March 16.-The presi-
dent has just received the following
letter from Colonel ". F. Cody:
London. March g. 19O3-The Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt. Washington. D. c.
For the benefit Of future generations.
the timber and especially the under
brush must be protected now before il
is too late from the sheep devastating
the mountain watersheds, as they have
already done the valleys and table
land. If sheep are allowed to browse
off the underbrush of our mountains
in less than five years from now the
homeseeker. the man behind the pillow.
the actual taxpayer, win have to leave
the Big Horn basin for want Of water
to irrigate his land. No one knows this
better than yourself, for you are famil-
lar with ali of the west am very
faithfully yours, ". F. CODY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
So Thinks at Least One travelling Man

So Thinks at Least OTe AFaVeHH% NAdHs
/ would as soon think Of starting out
without my mileage books and grip as
to start out on a trip without a Doh
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in my
vaIise said a travelling man who repre-
sents a St. Louis hardware house Why :
Because I have to put up at all. KINDS
of hotels and boarding houses. havs
to eat good. bad and Indifferent food at
all hours Of the DAY and night, and 1
don't believe any mans stomach VIII
stand that sort of thing without protest,
anyway I know mine won L II mas 70
have something to break the fall ani
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets IS the crutoh
I fall back
Ny friends often Josh" me about it.
tell me I'm an easy mark for paten-
medicine takers, that advertised med
icines are humbugs, etc, but notice
that they are nearly always complaining
of their aches and pains and poor Glge5-
ton While I can stand most any Oh
kind of fare and feel good and ready for
my work when it needs me, and [ be-
Ieve I owe my good digestion and sound
health to the daily, regular use OF
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, year in and
year out, and all the loshing' IN the
world viii never convince me to the
contrary.
I used to have heartburn about thret
times a day ard q headache about three
or four times a week, and after standing
for this for four or five years began
to look around for a cruteh, and found Il
when my doctor told me the best in
VestmenV J could make would be St.
cent box OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
and 7 have invested about 50 cents a
month for them ever since, and when
stop to think that that is what I spend
every day for cigars. I feel like shaking
hands with myself for can keep my
stomach and digestion in first class or
der Cor 70 cents a month. 7 don't care
for any better life insurance
My druggist tells me that they are the
most popular Of all stomach medicines.
and that they have maintained their
popularity and success because they do
as advertised. They bring results and
results are what count in a patent med
icine as much as in selling barb wire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
VACANCY ON N. K. & 7.
Delay in Securing a New General Pas
senger Agent.


Kansas City, March 16.-Thus far there
has been no official announcement of
the successor of James Parker as gen
eral passenger agent of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas. AS was stated last
week the position was rendered Alexan-
der Hilton. the present general passen-
ger agent of the St. Louis and San
Francisco, and it is understood that MI.
Hilton viii accept, in view of the pros
pective consolidation of the Frisco and
Rock Island system and the merging of
the two sets Of general officials into one.
Mr.. Hilton still has the matter under
consideration and an answer is expected
this week.
Two other names have been connected
with the place. c. NJ. Pratt the former
chairman of the southwestern passenger
bureau has been mentioned and among
many railroad men it was thought that
George Morton would take the place.
MT. Morton was assistant to Mr.. Barker
and has practically controlled that de-
partment for the past two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
FIGHT 1NJUNor1oNs.
Grand Master Tells switchmen How
to Do tt

New Haven, March 1s-About 100 rail
road s1itchmen employed by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford road
were addressed Thursday night by Frank
c. HavIey, grand master OF the SWifchulen
of North America. Mr.. Hawley dHeIt mar
ticularly on the question of injunctions and
said that all laboring men must join hands
TO fight injunctions. He added that the
present crisis was one where the Two or
Observation-Disclosures and switchmea-
should fight together. always, however
preserving their distinct class organize
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16

ton. and the attorneys for the trainmen
filed two affidavits to support their own
contention.
This is the first ruling by the court IA
vorable to the trainmen and was received
with much qualification by the attOrne IS
and leaders of the brotherhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16

". L Ross a Santa. Fe engineer, 50
years old. died last night at his home. 20
West Ruby avenue, Argentine. of cancer.
A wife and seven children survive him.
Mr.. Ross had been in failing health for
more than a year preceding his DEATH
About one year ago he gave mp his work
with the Santa Fe company and never
regained sufficient health to resume it
Faar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
NEW KANSAS CITY YARDS.
More Land VIII Be Condemned for
Rock Islands Use.

Rock Islands Use.
Kansas City, March 16.-The Rock Is
land Railway company, which has made
large purchases OF land in Armourdale
and for a considerable distance along
the Kaw valley west of the city limits
for the enlargement of its freight yards
and terminals, has secured the appoint
ment of a commission by Judge Fischer
in Kansas City, Kan, to condemn more
land for its use The land to be con
demned is narrow strip running along
the Rock Island yards within the limits
of Armourdale and extending west from
a point near Seventh street. When this
is secured the Rock Island viii be well
equipped for yardage space. It is I'M
derstood that in addition to laying sew
eral miles of new sidetrack the Rock
Island viii build the largest roundhouse
in or near Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
Rock leland Extenaion.

Chickasha. / n. March l6-W. r.
Stubbs & Co. and J. A. Ware, Chickasha
contractors. have been awarded a part Of
the contract for building an extension OF
the Rock Island railroad from Amarillo
Tex TO Tucumcari. \. NJ, a distance Of
I12 miles With this extension the Rock
Island viii have through line from Mem
phis to California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16

First precinct-O. Callihan. John
Stevenson, James Dryer, r. Z. Cowery.
J. H. Ulsh. Chas. Anderson. William
Heise, A. P Benson, John Kurslaski
Peter Shanefeldt. Jos. Bauer. John
Schmidt. Jesse Pearsley.
Second precinct-Nicholas Grfley. p
H. D. Moran, Aicfael Heerey. James
Kinsilla, John Weldner, George Reel.
Harry Mickle, J. Z Robins L. Little
john, F. J. Furgeson, G. NJ Ray. W.
S. Plumers Dan Dreamer Chas.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Cattle Need Fatteninu.

The unprecedented rush of cattle
particularly low grade beef animals
to the Chicago market to compete with
holiday poultry, is unfortunate
enough, but the situation has been
made still more difficult by shortage
of cars and engines caused by the coal
traffic. This has seriously interfered
with the export trade in meat and cat
tie. Even il corn is high it would
surely be better to hold half fat ami
mails until conditions for marketing
improve than to forward them and so
congest the channels Of trade that the
bottom drops out of prices. In most
parts Of the country the season has
been good and feed supplies are
abundant. There seems no good rea-
son for the mad rush to dispose of
cattle which, unless all signs fail will
be worth far more per pound a few
weeks hence than they are now. Good
beef is always in demand and feeders
who are looking for sure thing can.
not afford to curtail the fattening
process.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
Cow Peas in the Orchard.

On fifteen acres of ten-year-old
orchard. which the preceding year had
been cultivated in corn and previously
had been down to pasture, clay soil
no better nor worse than thousands
of acres of land in the southern part
of the state, nine acres of COW peas
were sown broadcast, June 8, 1901.
The balance of the orchard was culti-
waited at the same time, but received
no further attention, except about one
acre, which was planted in potatoes
days had covered the ground One
could see but little difference in the
early part of the season, but by the
first Of August the hot, dry weather
began to tell. Where the potatoes
were, the leaves on the trees were
brown and looked dark and the fruit
dropped badly. On the five-acre part
the same condition prevailed, but per-
haps not to SO great an extent, while
where the peas were the trees looked
thrifty and the foliage dark and green.
Many a passer-by remarked, What
makes those trees look SO thrifty.
while others show the effects of the
drouth?" When picking time came
the real difference was apparent; the
potato patch yielded neither apples
nor potatoes. The potatoes were not
worth digging, and three barrels of
No. 2 fruit was the best it yielded,
The five acres did some better, but
it is enough to say that the sorting
table was never carried beyond the
edge of the peas. September 16 a
high wind blew off good many. |
picked up and shipped twenty-eight
barrels and took about sixty bushels
to the cider mill. The balance hung
on remarkably well, and when picked
October u yielded 81 barrels. The
apples were large, even and high col
ored, and I was offered SO cents per
barrel more for this fruit, orchard run.
than for any other.-A. P. Darby.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16
70 Study Turkey Growing.

The crop Of turkeys this year is very
small, and the high prices that have
resulted have put turkey meat out of
the reach of good many people. I'm
der proper conditions and handling
turkeys should be as easily and abun-
dantly produced as are other kinds of
fowls. Probably more doubt exists
as to how to raise turkeys than in re-
gard to any other domestic fowl. Hens,
dacks and geese have been studied
and handled for thousands of years.
But the turkey has never been brought
to state where it could be handled
as scientifically as other fowls. This
may be due in part to frequent out
crosses Of the domestic with the wild
turkey. The natural wildness of the
bird makes it rather hard subject to
bundle under artificial conditions and
in rather cramped quarters. 1t is be-
lieved that the turkey refuses to do
well except when given an extensive
rsnge. But this very giving of an ex-
teusive range, while it does away with
ore problem, that of confinement.
brings others. The owner never knows
when his turkeys go off N the morn.
ing that they will get back at night.
Wild animals prey upon them, hun
ters now and then shoot one by mis-
take CD and it is not uncommon to
have neighborhood feuds engendered
by two families claiming to be owners
of the same brood of turkeys.
If the turkey can be managed sue
cessfully in confinement it will be a
great thing for the turkey eaters of
the United States. 1t is interesting to
ncte that the Wyoming experiment
station has taken up the matter and is
beginning a study of the turkey. The
Rhode Island station has already done
much in the same direction. The
Wyoming station has sent out a cir.
cular asking those in Wyoming that
have tried turkey raising to write to
the station giving their experience and
stating the obstacles they have en-
countered. The station also announces
that is proposes to put out some tur
keys among skilled poultry women OF
the state. who will experiment in the
raising of poults and report to the
station.