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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
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Efforts are being made in many d.
rections by railroad companies to re-
duce cost of operation, and in this d.
rection the Baltimore and Ohio is
achieving a degree Of success. A re-
cent innovation is a cipher code for the
use of the transportation department,
which will reduce the number of words
per message materially. 1t has been
carefully prepared and single words
supplant entire sentences. Some idea
of the requirements of a big system
like the Baltimore and Ohio may be
gained from the statement that 5,000>
900 telegraph blanks are used each
month for the company's business over
it's own wires, exclusive of train or
de-S.
An order has been entered by the
United States Circuit Court at Detroit.
Mich, discharging the receiver of the
Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad.
Directly afterwards attorneys for the
different companies interested in the
road met and the property was form
ally transferred to the Grand Trunk
and Clover Leaf railroads. The mort
gage of $1,000 900, held by the Detroit
Trust Company has been discharged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
ROCK 1sLAND-FRIsco CHANGES
New Time Table and New Appoint
ments on Merged Lines.

Kansas City, Mo, July 9.-There will
be several important changes in pas
senger train service as a result of the
Rock Island-Fri merger. A new time
card is being prepared which will be-
come effective in about ten days. The
Frisco's train from st. Louis to Els
worth, Kan, will be diverted to the
Rock Island tracks at Medora for the
ten mile run to Hutchinson, Kan,
which, under the new arrangement, will
be the western terminus of the train.
A return train will run from Hutchin-
son to st. Louis. leaving Hutchinson at
1926 a. m. and arriving in st. Louis the
following morning at 1875 o'clock.
The next move in connection with the
Rock Island-Frisco merger will prob
ably be the consolidation of the freight
offices of the two systems. 1t is under
stood that there will be no consolidation
of offices except in cities foreign TO both
lines where both systems are represent
ed by agents.
J. A. Middleton, general freight agent
of the St. Louis & San Francisco line,
has been appointed general freight
agent of the Rock Islands Kansas City
st. Louis line. AS in the case of Alex
Hilton, who has been appointed passen-
ger agent of the same line, Mr.. Middle
tons new appointment will not conflict
with his position with the Frisco sys-
tenn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09

go. Nearly all through trains carried ex-
ira coaches.
Harry Sturgis. formerly of the general
office Of c. W. Kouns. superintendent Of
transportation for the Santa Fe He is
succeeded in the general managers office
by Alfred Ogden
c. H. Ponsonby is a new stenographer
in the office of ]. NJ. Gruber, general SUI
perintendent of the Rock Island. Mr..
Ponsonby comes from St. Paul, where he
was Mr.. Gruber's stenographer when he
had his headquarters there.
Mr.. George W Bowhay has returned to
auditor for the Santa. Fe. after an alb
sence of about year. Mr.. Bowhay was
obliged to quit work on account of his
health. but he is now much Improved.
Walter Horn, ticket clerk for the Santa
Fe at Albuquerque. N M, is visiting
friends in Topeka for a few days. Mr..
the local Santa Fe ticket office but left
here last spring for Albuquerque
The baseball team in the ticket auditing
department of the Santa F'e general offices
has accepted the challenge which was re-
ceived several days ago from the manager
of the team in the office Of the general
be played on the LoWman Hill grounds
week from Saturday.
Mr.. w. H; Cundy, travelling passenger
agent for the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad was in Topeka yesterday and
expressed himself as being of the opinion
that this seasons Colorado traffic would he
the heaviest in the history of trans-conti-
mental railroads. Mr.. Cundy says that Den
yer, Colorado Springs and Manitou are not
as popular for summer resorts they
formerly were. Most of the tourists go
up higher into the mountains. There they
can get away from civilization and can en-
joy themselves thoroughly
Today is the last day of the Santa FEES
rates to Denver account the annual inter-
national convention of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor which will be held
in Denver from July 8 to IL. From east Of
Chicago unusual reductions in rates nave
III 10 and in ~
Santa Fe very liberal limits and other
privileges have been granted on Christian
Endeavor tickets Various stop overs were
arranged for and the Santa Fe has done
everything to make the trip to Denver
pleasant one for the Christian Endeavor-
ers. So far the ticket agents all report
big Christian Endeavor business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
NEW SET OF RULES.
An Effort to Prevent Fraud in Indian
Land Matters.

Washington, July 9.-Comnissioner
Jones of the Indian office has formulat-
ed an entirely new set of regulations
governing the alienation and leasing by
Indians of land allotted to them by
congress. Charges of land grabbing by
INSCRIPTIONS persons in these lands
have reached the interior department
principally from the Creek nation. The
new regulation will go into effect as
soon as they are approved by Secre>
tary Hitchcock who is out of the city.
Acting Secretary Ryan said today that
in his opinion the change made by the
commissioner would preclude the pos
sibility of fraud on a large scale, al
though they might not altogether pro-
tect the Indians from disposing of their
lands for less than the real value. 1t
is said that regulations will provide for
the certihcation of values by a properly
constituted board which shall be as
far as possible free from all improper
influence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09

Mexico and Arizona to the Pacific
coast. The letter is as follows:
Gentlemen-I am interested in
building railroad through your ter
ritory from point along the Rock
Island road above White Oaks and
between White Oaks and Santa Rosa.
New Mexico, through the Black Mesa
forest reservation, White Mountain
reservation, Prescott forest reservation
and the Colorado Indian reservation
of Arizona. Can you tell me of any
coal or timber lands in your district
and would you be of any assistance to
US If we made it to your interest? We
have raised ten million dollars to build
1000 miles of railroad through the CEN
ter of Arizona, New Mexico and Call
lfornia. Can you send us any sample
of coal along your district and report
of the coal and timber land? Let us
hear from YOU BY return NALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
ARour RAILRoAp PEOPLE.

Traiunaster Austin of the Santa Fe Is
out on an inspection trip over the lines I'M
der his supervision
The Santa Fe has about eight cars of
grain at Lawrence which was injured in
Kansas City during the flood
Charles Brown of the Santa F'e paint
shop will leave shortly for Colorado, where
he has secured a better position
The Santa Fe wrecker went to Ottawa
yesterday to put an engine back on the
track which was derailed by running into
an open switch
Rev r. E. Mcbride. pastor of the Park
dale NJ E church. will address the Rail-
road Y NJ c. A. meeting tomorrow noon
at the Oh shop
H r Stringer, stenographer to A E.
Sweet, assistant to the general manager,
returned to Topeka yesterday from a short
visit with friends in Nebraska
John Crawford. a local Santa Fe switch
man. has returned to Topeka after short
stay in Usage county Mr. Crawford s
home in North Topeka was made uninhab
table by the high waters
H L. Nudge general manager of the
Santa Fe and J. E Hurley. general SUI
perintendent of the same road, returned
Yesterday from short inspection trip
over the western lines of the road
Santa Fe westbound trains were several
hours late into Topeka yesterday. Most
of these trainss were filled with homeseek-
ers and were late in getting out Of Chica-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
NOW GOING SOUTH
N. K. & G. Road Hunting for More
Bond Bonuses.

Mcpherson. Kan, July 9.-Delegates
from Lindsborg Mcpherson, Mound
ridge and all over the county held a
meeting in the court room 10 discuss the
question of voting bonds for the Ne
braska. Kansas & Gulf railroad which
is planned to be built running north and
south through the county through
Lindsborg and Mcpherson.
N. J Shoup and George +. Wolf for
the new road. were at the meeting and
proposed that by the voting of $4,000
in bonds the road would be built
through Mcpherson county north and
south taking in Lindsborg and McPher-
son: S25 900 to be paid when the road is
completed and operated to the south
line of the county and the remaining
S25, 900 when completed and in operation
as far as the Indian Territory.
The mass meeting decided to vote
bonds providing the road was built
through Lindsborg, Mcpherson and
Moundridge.
Mr.. Reddig has been in Philadelphia
and New York for the past few weeks
on business connected with the roa d,
and he has expressed his desire that the
elections in Mcpherson. Harvey, Sedg-
wick and Cowley counties to be held not
later than the 18th of August. The
company is anxious to commence work
on the road at once and already the
work of securing the right of way is in
progress in Ottawa county and will
start in a few days in Saline. The COM
pany is buying the land direct from the
farmers preferring to deal direct with
the owners rather than through the
usual method of condemnation that too
often leaves the farmers dissatisfied and
does not give them an adequate price
for the land needed by the road.
The county commissioners of Cloud
county met Friday and subscribed the
stock authorized by the election and the
line is now clear to the northern line of
this county and it is hoped that the
company will decide in favor of the re-
vised proposition If it does this petit
tions are already prepared to be cir
culated throughout the county request
ing a special election for the purpose of
voting bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
DANGER FROM GAS.
Some of Oil Used for Fuel Is Filled
With Gas.

1t has been demonstrated that the
Texas fuel oil carries a larger per cent
age of gas than any other oil in use
Therefore utmost precaution must be
taken in handling the tank cars, and in
many cases it has been discovered that
the employees have left the tanks go for
months without cleaning for the fear
Of fatal results to the men who have
to go into the cars. At Bakersfield the
cars are cleaned as soon as empty and
this practice is said to also obtain in
Olinda. 1t is said that man can go
into the Olinda or Bakersfield tank
cars as soon as empty without having
them steamed first. The Santa Paula
oil is more on the quality of the Texas
oil as it carries a great amount of gas
and numerous persons have been as
phyxiated by descending into the tanks
before they are steamed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
WANT 100 MEN.
Work on the Parsons Shop Improve
ments Has Commenced.

At Parsons. Kan, ground for the new
roundhouse of the NJ K. & T. has been
staked off and the engineers are sur
veying the ground for the new yards in
the northwest part of the city Work
on both the yards and the roundhouse
will begin at once and the road now
wants 100 additional men in Parsons.
The new roundhouse will occupy the
ground in what was formerly the shop
pond and in addition to the roundhouse
another shop building connected with
the roundhouse and extending south will
be built. the dimensions of which will be
40 by 100 feet. The work will be push
ed to completion as speedily as possible
and within the next few months the
road will expend $250,oO0 in these i'm
provements. After these Improvements
are completed the road will proceed to
erect additional shop buildings in order
TO more than double the shop capacity
in this city. r---
The plans now proposed for shop ex-
tensions in Parsons will cost the road
over $1,500,000 during the next two
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Santa Fee Central Near Completion.

Santa Fe. N. M, July 9.-The grad
ing camp of the Santa Fe Central rail-
way arrived in Santa Fe today and
graded the yards and entrance into the
city preparatory TO the arrival of the
track laying machine next Monday
The two track laying forces between
Moriarity and Kennedy are only Is
miles away. A heavy rain which fell
at Kennedy today did not interfere with
the work of completing the overhead
bridge over the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe tracks at GalisteO switch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
STOP AN INJUNCTION.
st. Louis Ticket Brokers Are Still
Fighting for Life.

St Louis, July 9.-St. Louis ticket
brokers will be able to continue doing
business in non transferable and any
other kinds of railroad transportation,
until next October, despite the injunc-
lions recently issued against them by
the judges of the st. Louis circuit court
Judge Valiant of the supreme court
of Missouri has made this possible by
directing writS of prohibition to issue
restraining the circuit judges from en-
forcing their injunctions and ordering
them, as well as the railroad companies
interested, to show cause at the October
term why the writ of prohibition should
not be made permanent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
GREAT TOWN FOR ORDERS.
ALL Railroad Organizations Are
Strong at Dalhart, Tex.

Dalhart. Texas. July "a great de-
velopment in secret orders is on here.
With a population of 1000, nearly every
order is represented with a member
members. The Railroad Conductors, 35;
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers, 35;
Brotherhood Locomotive F'iremen, 35;
Brotherhood Trainmen, 40; Brotherhood
Railroad Clerks, 40; Woodman of the
World, As; Carpenters Union, 30; Maca-
bees. 80; 1. o. o. F., %; K. P, recently
organized, 125.
An Eastern Star, chapter and COM
nandery, are now being organized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Considering Through Rates.

Chicago, July "a joint meeting of
esentatives of the passenger de-
partments of railroad from New Eng
land to the Pacific coast was held today
for the purI ose of considering a proper
division of through rates between east
ern and western limits The rate clerks
have been at work on the subject for
several months and the figures compiled
by them were submitted to the passen-
ger traffic officials at today's meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09

human beings, and spared the woman
cast to them in the arena. 1t is astonish-
ing how little sympathy women have
for women. In the home the mistress
sees the maid with the signs of suffering
she recognizes SO well, but she does not
tighten the sick girls load by touch of
her finger. In the store the forewoman
sees the pallor and exhaustion which
mark womanly weakness, but allows
nothing for them. 1t is work or quit.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women well, by curing the womanly
diseases which undermine the health
and sap the strength. cFavorite Pre-
scription" establishes regularity, dries
and liberation, and cures female weak
ness
vwhen first commenced using DR. Pierce's
Gansevoort Saratoga Co. N Y CT was suffer-
ing from female weakness, disagreea5e drain,
bearing down pains, weak and tired feeling all
the time. dragged around in that waY for
two years. then began taking your medicine.
After taking the FIRST bottle began to feel
better. 1 took four bottles of DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription: two of Golden Medical Dis
covery,' one vial of the Pleasant Pellets also
used one bottle of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Now 1eel like a new person I can't thank
enough for your kind advice and the good your
medicine has done me"
vFavorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Ac-
cept no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Fashionable AtehIson wedding.

Atchison, Kan, July 9.-Miss Mabel
Harwi of Atchison, and Harrison z.
Shedd of New York, were married at the
Congrega tional church last evening.
Miss Edith Harwi of Boston, was maid
of honor and Miss Eva Day of Kansas
City, and Miss Julia Simmons of Leav-
enworth, bridesmaids. The best man
was John G. Houston of Chicago. The
bride is a daughter of "A ]. Harwi, a
wholesale hardware dealer of Atchison,
and the groom is a New York buyer for
Marshall Field & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night" writes
Mrs Charles Applegate, of Alexandra;
Ind land could hardly get any sleep. 1
had consumption so bad that if 1 walked a
block l would cough frightfully and spit
blood but when all other medicines failed
three 20 bottles of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery wholly cured me and l gained IS
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs. Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis
and all Throat and Lung Troubles. Price
SOC and 800. Trial bottles free at Arnold
Drug Co. S21 North Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
First load of New wheat.

Larned. July 9.-The first load of new
wheat of the crop of 1903 was bought
Wednesday by the Grant Milling COM
.pany of this city from J. G. Edwards
The wheat had been sown on old ground
and is not by any means a fair sample
of this years crop. 1t tested fifty-nine
pounds and sold for 80 cents per bushel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
pHH sHsH22EA F. WOMEN
Says Dr. NJ. c. Gee, of San Francisco

A constantly increasing number of
physicians prescribe Peruna in their
regular practice.
1t has proven it's merits so Thoroughly
that even the doctors have overcome
their prejudice against so-called patent
medicines and. recommend it to their
patients.
al Advise Women to Use Pe-ru-na,
Says DR.. Gee.
DR.. NJ. C. Gee is one of the physicians
who endorse Peruna. In a letter writ
ten from 513 Jones street, San Francisco,
CAL he says:
There is a general objection on the
part of the practicing physician to ad-
vocate patent medicines. but when any
one medicine cures hundreds of people,
it demonstrates it's own value and does
not need the endorsement of the pro-
fession.
..feruna has performed so many
wonderful cures in san Francisco that
] am convinced that it is a valuable
remedy ] have frequently advised
its use for women. as find IL insures
regular and painless menstruation.
cures IeucorrhGa and ovarian trou-
bies, and builds up the entire system.
Il also consider it one of the finest
catarrh remedies 1 know Of I heartily
endorse your medicine."-M c. Gee,
M. d.
Mrs. E. T. Gaddis. Marion. N. c.. is
one of DIR. Hartman's grateful patients.
She consulted him by letter followed
his directions, and is now able to say
the following:
Before l commenced to take Peruna
I could not do any hard work without
suffering great pain 1 took Peruna,
and can say with pleasure that it has
done more for me than any other medi-
cine I have ever taken. Now 1 am as
well as ever; 1 do all my own work and
it never hurts me at ALL 1 think Pc
runa is great medicine for woman
kind. Mrs. E. T. Gaddis.
Women are especially liable to pelvic
catarrh, female weakness as it is COM
monty called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Rock Island Man Promoted.

w F. Ladd, travelling auditor of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad,
with HEADQUARTERS in Kansas City, has
been promoted to special travelling audi
tor with headquarters at Chicago. Mr.
Laid has been succeeded by w. H.
Roache. who comes to Kansas City from
EsterVil1e Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09

are yet needed and very few are coming
in. Crowds of men from the country
meet every train in hopes of getting
hands. Many harvest crews through
the country have begun work with but
one barge, which necessarily makes the
work very slow. Unless more men can
be gotten soon. much wheat will be lost
by not being cut at the right time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09

Conont, New Mexico, a little town on
the Rock Island in New Mexico a few
miles south of Dalhart.
All the boys between Chicago and
Santa Rosa are falling in line and TAX
ing stock. 1t is expected good dividends
will result inasmuch as the ore assays
over 800 to the ton. and IS close to
transportation. There are thousands of
acres staked out adjunct to this Stew
ert claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Can Stay a Week Longer.

Washington, July 9.-The Navy de-
partment has decided to allow the
European squadron to remain about a
week longer than was intended in Eng
lish waters. Orders today were sent to
Admiral Cotton to leave in time to ar
rive in Lisbon on the twenty-second
instant, which will involve his sailing
on the 18th. The eKarsarge is author
lied to remain in England until that
date when she will sail for Maine to
rejoin the North Atlantic squadron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Argentine's Waterworks.

Argentine, Kan, July 9.-The Argen-
tine Water & Light company received a
new fifty foot stack for its plant yester-
day to replace the one destroyed by the
flood. The stack was received from the
Belt line cars near the Old Southern
bridge and taken across the river to the
plant on sand barges. The stack will
be erected on the plant today and as the
machinery and dynamos have been
cleaned and repaired the plant will prob
ably start the pumps tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
A Salina W edding.

Salina, Kan. July 9.-M. E. O'Neill,
travelling man, representing the Rich
ards-Conover Hardware company of
Kansas City, was married here to Miss
Emma Harms. They left Wednesday
afternoon for a wedding trip to Kansas
City and points in Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
PARALLEL ROCK ISLAND.
Santa Fe Preparing to Build Its Cut
of in New Mexico.

Albuquerque, n. NJ. July s.-Santa Fe
surveyors on the proposed Santa Fe
cutoff are camped near Tucumcari.
1t is said that this road will parallel the
Rock Island from near Santa Rosa to
Logan and thence take a northeasterly
direction via Texline TO a point on the
Santa Fe in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
Railroad Men Have Mining Fever.

Dalhart. Texas, July 9.-The Cuerro
Mining company. r. A. Stewart. presi-
dent, Dalhart. Texas, organized recent
ly for a million shares. under the laws
of New Mexico, and is now on the mar
ket at 10 cents per share. Stewart is
an old c. r. l. & p locomotive engi-
neer and struck it rich in copper near
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
He Foreed Czoleosz's Name.

Los Angeles, July 9.-Frank P Fei-
ten, of Cleveland, who forged the as
sumed name under which Joseph
Czolgosz, brother of the assassin was
travelling while in Los Angeles, was to-
day fined $3.50 in the United States dis
trict court. Feiten obtained SIS on a
postal money order by forging Czol-
gOSZ'S name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-09
ROCK ISLAND OF COURSE
Gets the Credit for New Project of
Great Mapnitude

A prominent business concern OF
Globe, Arizona. recently received a let
ter from the president of a banking
and brokerage company, located in one
OF the cities of the middle west max
ing inquiries as to the location of coal
and timber lands in Arizona, and from
which it appears there is a we'll organ
lied project for the building of a new
trunk line of railroad through New