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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-10-25

( Mr.. Howard Aston who has been
very i'll at the Sisters Hospital is
convalescent.
The opening Of the dancing acad-
envy Friday evening was well at
tended. The social hop after the
class was thoroughly enjoyable.
/ Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, whose
/ home is now at Kansas City, is visit
! ing her son Mr.. Alfred Franklin, at
his home on north Seventh street
Mr.. Robinson and daughter. Mrs.
| Locke and son of Wichita, Kansas.
arrived in the city last week They
have located at Mrs. Burtis' on Sec
ond street. Mr. Robinson will return
to Wichita this evening but Mrs.
Locke will spend the winter here.
Mrs. Locke is a friend OF Mrs. Trus-
trim CCnnell.
The Woman's Club met Tuesday
afternoon in their rooms on Second
avenue at the Curio. The programme
was as interesting as usual The
subject for the afternoon being "Edu-
cation" Prof. Mcdonald gave an
| 1900 80" AAN tSiiiiiAS utSNldN VIII Dt
a memorial for Mrs. II. A Delhi. who
was chairman of the art department.
Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Massie 2CS South
Seventh avenue the Epworth League
of the North NJ +. church held its
business and social meeting. The even
ing was pleasantly passed in num-
erous games after which refreshments
were served. Among those present
were Mrs. y. Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sharpe. Mrs. Ella Mosier. Mrs
L. 4. Sabel Miss Bertha Hidden
Carrie Hidden. Miss Ellingson, Miss
Jennie Elingson. Miss Marshall. Miss
Sabel, the Misses Abbot. Miss Blaine.
Miss Wilson, Miss Bunker. Miss
Stewart, Miss Thompson. Rev Glib
bons. Mr. Donnell. Mr. Cawkins. Mr.
Clyde Blaine, Mr.. Stewart Mr.. D.
Massie. Mr.. Todd. Mr. Roy Massie.
Mr.. Raymond Batten and Mr.. Abb
bot.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Presbyterian church gave a musical
in the church Friday evening. The
following programme was rendered.
after which refreshments were served:
Cornet sClo. Mr.. Redewill
Recitation. Miss Ruth Doris
Vocal solo, Mrs. Sloan.
Piano Solo, Miss Kepner.
Vocal solo, Mrs Young.
Baritone solo. Mr.. Irvine Andrews.
Vocal solo. Mrs. Depew.
Mrs. p. p. Parker worthy matron
of the Eastern Star. entertained .
number OF Eastern Star ladies yester-
day after rcon at her home on West
Adams street. The guests were
Worthy Grand Secretary 90. Z. 81
Mrs. b. Fl. Grcssetta OF Tucson. Past
Worthy Grand Matrou Mrs. G.. E.
Johns Prescott; Worthy Grand Ma
iron Mrs. NJ. L. Sweeney. Past Worthy
Grand Maron Mrs Alice Morford and
Mrs. II. L. Sweeney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis NeIczer. gave a
birthday party Tor little Master Ger
trude yesterday afternoon. Among
many games the game OF bean bag
was thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Ruth
Doris winning the first prize while
Hattie Hurley and Elizabeth Murphy
won the second and third. In the
game of musical chair Miss Hazel |
Goldberg won the prize. The guests !
were: Ruth Doris. Rena Doris. /
Hazel GOLDBERG. Thelma Goldberg. Liz
zie ToOhey. Elizabeth Murphy. Edith |
Stein. Carrie Mcneil. Helen Mcneil |
Hattie Hurley.
AIRS. E. b. Rathbone and daughter of
salt Lake city will arrive in the city /
Tuesday to spend the Writer
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-10-25
Valley Produce Co.,
IL North Center St,
Telephone Red 81.

3 Now open for bushes and will
keep constantly in stock
! FISH. OYSTERS, FRUITS,
: Can kinds VEGETABLES, CUT
Z FLOWERS, CHEESE (an kinds
1 sAUsAeEs for Hebrew and
z Centne, TEA. COFFEE, NUTS,
Ca large assortmenD and a line
OF LUNCH GOODS.
In order to have a good and re-
liable market and to reduce waste
TO a minimum it will be neoessa-
{ . ~ for us to order a large portion
of orr stock daily. Therefore
we request patrons to advise us
Of their wants day in advance
if possible.
1t shall be our constant aim to
keep all stock fresh and to buy
only the best. BY so doing we
hope to give Phoenix a market
that will merit the patronage Of
the NEST fastidioua
Every one knows that in a bus.
mess OF this kind profits are
small and The wastage is a largf
item. Furthermore in order TO
buy right We must buy for cash.
For these reasons WE MUST
SELL FOR CASH ONLY. We
know that our friends will appre-
oiate our position ant, not ask US
to keep books. It's costly and
often makes bad friends.
We may not have just what
every one wants just on the starr,
but if you will make your wants
known we viii get It and keep it.
Watch our space in the Repub-
licaE every day for the new ar
rivals and our prices.
Don't forget the phone No. It's
Red 81
Valley Produce Co.,
Il y. Center ST.
FRANK THOMAS Manage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
MO KANsAs CYCLoNEs.

1t has not been a great many years
since Kansas was called the home of
the hurricane in North America. Like
Kansas cyclone" came to be a simile
that was always employed when an ex-
aggerated idea of the elements was to
be conveyed.
But Kansas has outlived its reputa-
ton. There have been many disastrous
wind storms during the past five years
and not a single one in Kansas. They
have visited Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas
and Mississippi but Kansas has been
free from their terrifying results.
On Saturday a most disastrous hurri-
cane swept over Florida. carrying death
and destruction in it's path. The loss
will mount into the millions and a dozen
people lost their lives. Had this oc-
Cured in Kansas it would have been
pointed out that the storm was a typ
ical Kansas cyclone, such as have
characterized the state since its history
began.
But Kansas now enjoys a serene at
mosphere. 1t may rain for 20 days out
of a single month but there are no tor
nadoes. The elements are at peace with
the state and the Kansas cyclone has
become a thing of the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.

The members of the state board of
railroad commissioners appear to be
surprised because opposition to their
election is developing. The board has al
ways been appointive. The people have
never been given an opportunity to say
who should constitute its membership.
Now however, this is to be changed and
at the election next year a board of rail-
road commissioners is to be elected by
the people.
1t has been admitted among poll
ticians that the selection of the present
board of railroad commissioners was
dictated by the railroads. The question
of whether this or that man would be
satisfactory to this or that political rep
resentative of a certain railroad was of
paramount importance. The board was
created to stand between the railroads
and the people and prevent injustice on
the part of the corporations but what
kind of justice can the people expect
when the members of the board are Sc
lected at the behest of the railroad cor
porations themselves?
There is therefore little occasion for
surprise at the opposition to the mem
bers of the present board. The people
are going to have something to say
about it and it will not be startling #
they select and elect a board of rail-
road commissioners without the inter-
vention of the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
BEAVERS TRIAL BEGINS.
His Attorney Leads Off by Moving
for a Dismissal

New York, Sept. 15.-The preliminary
examination of George w. Beavers, the
former head of the salaries and allow
ances division of the general postoffice
department under the indictments re-
turned against him by the federal grand
jury of Brooklyn, charging him with con-
spiracy to defraud the government
through completely with the Brandt-Dent
Manufacturing company, of WATERFOWL;
Wis, was commenced today before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock. The de-
PENDANT was represented by counsel,
Messrs Morgan and Seabury. who were
reinforced by third lawyer, Max Stauer.
who conducted the examination. The de-
PENDANT looking worried, though attempt
ing to appear at ease, sat behind his coua-
sci
The governments side of the case was
looked after by Assistant United States
District Attorney Wise. General Henry
T. Burnett, the United States district at
torney was also present, but took little
part in the examination. At the begin
ming of the examinatiO Mr. Stauer moved
to dismiss the proceedings on the grounds
that the facts as alleged in the complaint
were insufficient and no proof had been
presented for the commissioner consid-
Grafton in support of the Indictment and
complaints required by law.
Mr.. Stauer read number OF decisions
supporting his contention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchisen GIobe1
More stones are rolled in the WAY of a
kicker than an indulgent man A mill
must be fed.
The average mother is color blind; she
always says of her brand new baby: He
isn't red like most babies
A number of girls will present a coming
bride with a looking glass in order that
she may see herself starve to DEATH
II your greeting to friend was 80 de-
greeS warm yesterday, make il 81 today,
or he will think yeu are cooling off
When children are taken on a visit they
should pc left there, as they are usually
too spoiled to be worth bringing home.
There is such craze in town of making
beaded fronts for the mems slippers thai
there is a good deal of sympathy for the
old maids.
They tell of an Atchison woman who
has quit trying to have faith in her hus-
band. but who now devotes every effort
to making him think she has It.
When children suffer they are told to be
as brave as man" What's the matter
with telling them to be as brave as Moth
err She is the one who is patient in suf-
fering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
oPENrNo OF THE FAIR.

This is the first day of the Topeka
fair. Though the gates were open Mon
day that was. as it always is, a day of
preparation.
The board of managers has made a
special effort to have good eld-fash-
toned fair and it appears that they have
succeeded. There never have been finer
cattle or larger hogs or sleeker horses
shown in Kansas than may be seen at
the Topeka fair grounds
The display of agricultural products is
all that was anticipated. Some of the
best counties in the state have brought
their products to Topeka and no
such showing ever has been made in the
state. for the very good reason that
there never has been so productive a
year as this. Barton county which is
now the banner wheat county of the
world is at the fair and while the en-
terprising Barton county managers have
taken pains to show Barton county
wheat, that is by no means the limit Of
the display. There is corn such as it
was once supposed could never be grown
west of the Sixth principal meridian
There are beets, celery tomatoes and
watermelons to delight the heart of the
epicure In fact there is everything that
ever was raised on Kansas farm.
The fair will be a good thing for the
state for it will bring Ghe people into
closer touch with conditions as they ex-
...f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15

west with its area of million square
miles.
"A favorite comparison in the Cana
dian boom. literature is between the
wheat producing capacity of Minnesota
and Manitoba. and the yield per acre in
Manitoba is always given as twice as
great It is also stated that the wheat
lands of Minnesota are wearing out. and
yet Minnesota this year produces twice
as much wheat as Manitoba and as
many bushels per acre.
Ought not these fa1aeies to be ex-
posed when the difference between the
enormous claims made for the Canadian
northwest and the truth is so great? ?
And does it not smash Mr.. Chamber
lain's scheme to pieces? The London
Mail and other London papers are all
ready printing letters of complaint from
English farmers who have been deluded
into settling in the Canadian northwest
And If Canada cannot take the place of
the United States in the British grain
markets, what British colony is to do
1t? Australia has never produced more
than forty million bushels of wheat;
this year her crop is only eleven million
bushels. and she is importing wheat
largely from the United States. South
Africa cannot feed the scanty popuIa-
ton she already has. and grain produc-
ton there is practically impossible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
1000 RIFLES
Sent Into Cripple Greek Dis
trict by U. s. Government.

Cripple Greek. Colo, Sept 15.-A con-
signment of 1000 Krag Jorgsen rifles
from the United States government ar
rived in camp today and were immed-
lately distributed among the troops on
duty here. Besides the new rifles go 600
rounds of ammunition were also re-
ceived. This is the first new equipment
to be sent to Colorado under the Dick
bill.
A meeting of county officials was held
today for the purpose of trying to devise
means for ascertaining just how far the
military authorities can go in the arrest
of citizens without warrant of law. There
were present Sheriff Robertson Deputy
District Attorney Cole. Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners Pfeiffer,
and ex-County Attorney Hangs. At the
conclusion of the meeting it was an
nounced that no action SO far had been
decided upon. 1t is semi officially given
out that some of the best attorneys in the
United States are to be employed TO get
the matter quickly before the supreme
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
DON'T LEAVE KANSAS.

Kansas farmers who have been think
ing of leaving the Sunf1ower state and
trekking up to the much doomed Cana
dian northwest win doubtless be inter
ested in communication written to the
New York Evening Post in which the
writer says:
THE basis of Mr.. Chamberlain's inn
perialist federation scheme seems to be
the feeding of Great Britain by the col
onies, to the exclusion of the United
States and Russia. which are now the
chief food exporters to the United King
dom, with the United States far ahead
of Russia. And in this plan Canada,
particularly her new northwest, is to do
the supplanting.
Have you observed in all this talk
how enormously the grain production of
the Canadian northwest is exaggerated?
A Winnipeg special in your issue of
Saturday estimates the total wheat crop
of Manitoba this year at SO, 600, 600 bush
els, and that of the entire Canadian
northwest, exclusive of Manitoba, at
only $4,000, 600 to 10000. 600 bushels. The
Manitoba wheat field is not at all new,
and is now well developed, but It is the
new Canadian northwest that is to feed
the British empire and put the American
farmer out OF business. Is there not
somewhere a gross exaggeration, never
edualled before in the history of land
booming or nation booming? The Can
adam northwest has now been exploited
for several years as the finest and
largest wheat country under the sun; it
has been advertised as such by the Cam
adam press and the Canadian govern
ment, and it seems to have been accept
ed as such by all the English people and
| by part of the American people. l have
read in the Canadian press that under
full development it viii produce one BILL
lion of bushels of wheat annually, and
yet it comes up this year with a total
product of less than 2o,000.O00 bushels,
not much more than half that of the ter
ritory of Oklahoma. and just about half
as much as the dusty plains of eastern
I Washington. which a few years ago
were supposed to be worthless, are prD-
| ducing. The single state of Kansas has
produced this year about six times as
much wheat as the new Canadian north
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
NO WATER AT SCHOOLS
Won't Be Amy Used Until 1t
Can Be Boiled.

The fall term of The Topeka public
schools began this morning. The rest
of this week will be spent in arranging
the classes and preparing for the
terms work. 5ess sr
For a few days the school children
must do without water at the school
house. unless they choose to carry wa
ter to the school to drink. Super1n-
tendent Davidson finally secured an in
tervieW with City Physician Storrs-
Superintendent Davidson suggested
that water for the children to drink
be boiled. DIR. Storrs believed that the
idea was a good one and gave it his
official approval Now the problem of
how to boil the water and where and
how to distribute it to the various
schools is under consideration. In few
days Superintendent Davidson hopes to
have all the school buildings supplied
with pure water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
JAYHAWKER JOTs.

Home grown chestnuts are on the mar
ket at Chanute.
A fad of Chanute thieves is to steal the
weeks washing from the line,
Neosho county parents of four sets OF
twins claim to be twins themselves.
The Grant County Republican has a
deviless," in other words a girl office
A preachers convention has come and
gone at Hanover and there are still a few
chickens left.
Neosho county offers $50 head for
body is to be brought along
Newton curfew has ceased TO blow and
the sweet sixteen crowd now retire at
midnight instead of o clock
The old Atehison fire bell which has
been in use since 1871 has been removed
this week and will ring no more.
wolf hunt through Salinas streets
TINS week shows that the short grass
line isn't so far west supposed.
An Atchison trustee of the A. M. T.
church is short in his accounts $50. He
says he paid it out for doctors bill.
To him that hath shall be given Farmer
Nelson of Erie county reports the ar
rival of the third pair of twins to his
home.
The Newton merchants have passed up
siastic.
A Cottonwood Falls woman has been ar
rested for selling buttermilk Whether the
fluid contained too much formaldehyde or
water, the papers fail to state.
A l-eavenworth woman is securing a
too much And her petition might have
added and not giving me a chance"
T sd1 isn't So T, bad for the first of the
teen ducks and thirteen snipe at one shot
before breakfast the other morning
a swarm of bees have taken possession
2Izthe overlook Methodist church bel
Try and are storing up honey to go with
not biscuits at chicken social this fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15

The marked increase in railway earn
ings for the first half of the current
year. when compared with a similar
period last year is attributed in large
measure to the passage of the EIkins
law by the Minneapolis Journal, which
says in this connection:
The net earnings of the railroads Of
this country increased during the first
half of this year nearly S20.0 GOO. Near
~ han OF this is on the anthracite
roads, but with s11 600 600 left for All the
other groups it is manifest that the
roads are not doing business at ruinous-
~ low rates yet. The increase in gross
earnings was S90,232, 52S- This satisfae-
tory showing with regard to the rail-
roads is undoubtedly due in large part
to piece Of legislation which some
railroad men and more favored shippers
oDposed-the Ellxins law. but il is no
doubt the fact that rates have been SO
much better maintained under this law
that 1t has had an important effect or.
railroad earnings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
Commercial Club Meeting.

An adjourned meeting of the Topeka
Commercial club is set for Wednesday
evening. At this meeting the report of
the secretary will show the action of
the board of directors turning over
IS. 600 for distribution by the North To-
peka relief committee, as an addition
to the expenditures already made in as
sisting the flood sufferers to rehabili-
tate their homes. The money was
turned over to Chairman Thomas Page
today At Wednesday nights meeting
it IS the hope of some of the CONNER
cial club men to formulate plan in
pursuance of which the differences that
have arisen between North and South
Topeka over matters pertaining to flood
relief work may be smoothed out and
forgotten. The differences have exist
ed less between the members of the club
than between the people of the two
narts of town. generally speaking. The
motion for an adjourned meeting was
made by NJ c. Holman. of North To-
Deka. last week. He said he wanted the
club members to do something to make
North and South Topeka get to-
gether'' His plan has not been an
nounced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
BOYS ARE LET OUT.
Fave Been Replaced by Men on City
Railway

Labor is getting little more plenti-
full This is indicated by the fact that
the city railway on Saturday dismissed
all the boys under 81 years of age who
have been working for it, and Is now
filling their places with men. There
were about fifty boys let out. The
theory is that they will be required by
the law to attend school At the same
time, the city railway fills up its work
ing corps with more efficient men.
A few months ago when the harvest
was on, and everybody was clamoring
for more men. the city railway and
everybody else was obliged to take any
kind of workmen they could get. There
were dozens of mere boys who obtained
jobs where they were supposed to do a
mans work.
The Santa Fe railway makes it a. rule
never to employ boys under 81 for it's
operating department. except under GER
tain conditions. The railroad mas a
double liability for minors. to the minor
himself and to the parents. For this
reason, companies do not like to employ
boys for mems work if it can be helped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15

For some time it has been known
that heavy emigration of American
farmers to Manitoba was in progress.
A little in advance has gone the Aneri-
can real estate agent and that accounts
largely for the movement Of agricul-
turists. The seductive ways of the
Yankee real estate agent are we'll
known at home but they are new to the
Canadians and they hardly know yet
what has happened to their country A
correspondent of a Chicago periodical
writing from Winnipeg says it is a city
Of $4,000 people. largely real estate
agents from the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15

The total number of pounds of tropi-
cal sugar brought into the country last
year was over billions, including that
from Hawaii and Porto Rico, while the
number of pounds imported from the
tropics in 1870 was less than a billion
and quarter. The average cost per
pound of the sugar brought into the
country in 1870 was about cents,
while the average cost last year. ineIud-
ing that brought from Hawaii and
Porto Rico. was about cents per
pound. In india rubber, however. con-
ditions are reversed. the average cost
per pound of the 10 million pounds
brought in in 1870 being about SO cents
per pound, while that of the SIS million
pounds brought in last year was over
55 cents per pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
LOCAL MENTION.

Postmaster John Guthrie is slightly i'll
and was not at the postoffice this morn
ing
Mrs. O. H. Macauley. of Denver. is
visiting Mrs. John Elliott at 915 Topeka
avenue.
j. R. Wick will be the official stenog-
rapher for the national meeting of the
Knights and Ladies of Security at ST.
Louis next June.
Mrs G. H Flintham and daughter
left today for Monett Mo-, for a few
weeks visit to her mother, Mrs. Craw-
ford, of that place
Coach Bert Kennedy of the Washburn
football team is in town today looking
after the first practice on the Washburn
field this afternoon
district attorneys Office is attending
district court at Wichita. The session
began Monday and will probably last
ten days.
Miss Margaret Haggart who has
been a teacher in the public schools of
for Manhattan to attend college this
year.
Hugh Mcfarland. son of Judge. J. u.
Mcfarland, is talked of for the Wash
burn football management. to succeed
Manager Dale who recently died. Nc
Farland says he doesn't want the place,
as he has not time to devote to it.
The quartermaster's department for
the maneuver camp at Fort Riley has
posted announcements that proposals
for furnishing ITO wooden floors for
conical tents and for $50 barrels of lime
to be used at the camp will be received
on September 10 and q, respectively.
A meeting Of the Ohio club win be
held next Monday evening at the hall
at 119 West Sixth street.
Councilman j. W. Blossom has been
taken to Stormont hospital where he is
being treated for his sickness. His
mind Is said to not show much i'm
proyement.
The furnace at the city hall was fired
up today and the rooms We're kept at
a comfortable temperature.
j. W. Newell. of the firm of Rossing-
ton. Smith &, Histed. returned Monday