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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
TOPEKA MEN IN DEMAND
Lawrence University Football
Team Want Our Talent.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 17.-Scrim-
mage work has begun on varsity field.
The prospects are brighter than ever
and there is an unparalleled amount of
ginger in the candidates. Coach Weeks
started the men out with punting and
there are some superb hooters, but
Griggs, the old Topeka high school man.
is superior to all others. He can send
the pigslin nearly three-fourths across
the field. After punting and falling on
the ball, Weeks lined the fellows up in
several squads. After considerable of
this work, a first squad of eleven was
picked and some fierce Scrimmage work
gone through with The players did
great work for the first time and there
is certainly plenty of excellent material
The first squad lineup was:
Donald, center; Yielding, left guard;
Ackerman, right guard; Peters, left
tackle; Baird, right tackle; Fleisch-
man, left end; Moser, right end; Use,
left half; Brummage, right half;
Griggs, full, and Forder, quarter.
Captain Brummage made good gains
through the scrubs and showed himself
a good tackler. He is quick on ms
feet and always going. Griggs tack
ling was also a feature of the scrim-
mage work and his punting will be
hard to beat. Donald at center is big
and shows ability to get through the
lines. Yielding at guard is big and
powerful but does not handle himself
very well yet A little training will
doubtless do away with the awkward
ness. He IS from Lawton. Ok, and
played on the Paramount college team
of Wichita last year as guard. AS ne
was only in the academy he is perfect
ly eligible. .
Forder is also a new man. He is
from Marysville. He is a snappy play
er and will try hard to make quarter
regularly If anything should happen
to PooIer. last years quarter, so he
could not come back, Forder will prob
ably hold down the place Flelsch-
mann, the long Topeka hlgh school
man is making a typical end He Is
a fierce tackler and always near the
ball
Rice, another Topeka high scnooi
man, was out last night for the .nrst
time He played tackle and VIII Try
for that position on the varsity team.
Coulson, who played on the TopeKa
high school and was one OIL the n1osl
promising men, has quit because ne mas
afternoon classes
Coach Weeks had all the candidates
discard their leather ankle supporters
last night and gave them strips or can
vas leather supporters. He says tne
leather gives and is always laced 100
tight. weeks believes in protecting the
men in every possible way. He wore
smile of content last night, ana is Wen
satisfied with the work done A picture
of the entire squad will be taken tooay
on McCook field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
BRIDGE WILL STAND 1T.
City Railway Gets Favorable
Report from Engineers.

r. A. Himley and James Keys, two en-
gineers in the employ of the Union Pacific
railroad, submitted a report to the Com
mercial club at its meeting last night in
which they stated that the Melan arch
bridge over the Kansas river might safely
be used by the Topeka Railway company
in running its cars into North Topeka.
They recommended that the weight of
loaded cars be kept down to Is tons and
that speed limit of eight miles per hour
be fixed.
After a discussion of the advisability of
allowing the bridge to be used by street
cars the Commercial club decided to send
representatives to a conference with
members of the city council and the board
of county commissioners to ascertain
their feeling on the matter President
Frost appointed Edward Wilder, n. H.
LOOMS and NJ c. Holman to be
mittee for this conference. This COM
mittee will exert itself to secure fran
chiSe for the railway companyS use of
the bridge. F. W. Harrison and S. H.
Haynes, members of the board of county
commissioners. were present at las
nights meeting. Both are opposed to tina
use of the bridge by the railway company
and have been ever since the idea was
proposed. Constituting a majority of the
BOARD of county commissioners they will
be able to head off any action favorable
street cars. The Topeka Railway COM
pany IS not anxious to rebuild it's North
Topeka line now or they might have
started work on the bridge long ago and
Vice President Myers announced LAST
night that the company would begin re-
moving its material from North Topeka
on October unless the franchise is forth
coming before that time. The franchise
secured by the company is so flexible
strange they did not include the use of
the bridge, for they are bound to have it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
ONLY ONE "HOOKEY" MAN.
Morris County Urchins Are in Little
Danger

Out in Morris county the county sup
erintendent has appointed only one tru-
ancy officer for the entire county out
side of Council Grove. which is a city
of the second-class and appoints it's own
truancy officer The query has come 10
the office of the attorney general if this
is legal. 1t is decided that there is
nothing in the law to compel the ap-
pointment of more than one truancy Of
ficer for any county, but it held that this
does not seem to be in accordance with
the spirit of the law, as it would be al
most impossible for a single officer to
look after the enforcement of the tru-
ancy all over a county.
1t would look as though it would be
cheaper to have a number of officers
because they are paid only for the time
actually engaged in their work, and if
truancy officer had to run all over a
county he would draw more pay for
time spent in travelling than he would
in doing the actual work for which he
was appointed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Starts a Prohibit
tIOn Campaign.
No Drinkers or Cigarette SmOk-
ers viii Be Employed.
MEN FROM THE FARM.
They Are in Demand for Po-
sitiOns as Operators.
City Men Won't Stay at Small,
Lonely Stations.
MEN FROM THE FARM.

The Rock Island railroad company
has issued an order all over their sys-
tenn that all men who drink intoxicat-
ing liquors, even moderately, shall be
discharged and their places filled with
sober men. This company has fought
cigarette smoking for some time, and
the war still continues. 1t is now ex-
tended to the man who drinks beer,
wine. or whisky.
II wish 1 knew where there are
twenty-five good telegraph operators
who wanted positions with a railroad.
and 1 would like them to be young
men who had been raised on farm
i could send them out to good posi-
tons on our line tonight"
This statement was made by ]. r.
Blair, superintendent of terminals of
the Rock Island railway in Kansas
City. When 1 say good operators he
continued Il mean reliable young
men. l believe ] could find jobs for
fifty if necessary, but not all on our
road. There never was a time whens
good operators were in greater de-
mand."
The salary of an operator ranges
from S45 to $40 a month, according to
his station and the responsibility rest
ing upon him. "There are some little
stations on our line" Mr.. Blair said,
where $45 a month is paid an opera
tor. But these are little places where
there is not much to do. The average
wages paid is about $55 or $50 a month.
We want farmer boys. They are the
ones to rely upon because they stick
to their work. Send a boy from the
city to a lonely little station away
down the line and ne usually stays less
than a week. He starts back to where
electric lights glitter after midnight.
But put a farmer boy at a lonely sta
ton and he is up with the birds in the
morning, pegging away at his post.
His days don't seem long and they
don't drag"
one Of the questions printed on the
Rock Island telegrapher's application
blanks relates to cigarette smoking. In
nearly every instance an applicant
answers this question in the negative.
Seldom does n young man admit that
he smokes cigarettes He will say he
smokes one occasionally" but never
admits he is a habitual user of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
THREE SLAIN IN BED.
Grandmother, Mother, Daughter
Murdered in Smith County.

Lebanon, Kan. Sept. 17.-Mrs. Eliza
Payne, a widow, aged IS years, her
daughter, Mrs. Edith Williamson, a
grass widow, aged about 35, and the lat
ter's little daughter, aged about II years
were all murdered in their bed about 1
o'clock Wednesday morning Is miles
north of here in Logan township, near
the Nebraska line.
Two of the victims, the grandmother
and the girl, were discovered about 6
o'clock by a Mr.. Bozarth. who lives with
his wife in house only a few steps
from the one where the women were
sleeping all in one bed. Mr. Bozarth
and his wife heard nothing during the
night except the barking of the dogs.
On going into the house he found the
young girl on the bed dead and covered
with blood. Beside her was her grand
mother in like condition, except she
was still breathing. She died without
regaining consciousness.
On the bed was found a corn shovel.
it's heavy iron shank covered with blood
and hair The victims heads were
crushed and the wallpaper was spatter-
ed with blood.
An hour later the body of Mrs. Will
hanson was found in a draw 200 feet
east of the house, her skull also crush
ed. A bloody trail showed where Mrs.
Williamson had been dragged from the
house
Suspicion strongly rests on a farm
L
who has been working in the neighbor-
hood and who has been much in love
with Mrs. Williamson, who apparently
spurned his attentions.
He was seen near the house early in
the evening and at 2. o'clock in the
morning went to Mr.. Spurrier's house,
where he was at work. and got his
Clothes and left the hat he wore, which
upon examination proved to be blood
stained. Madison is addicted to strong
drink. He is quoted as saying that if
Edith Williamson did not marry him
she would never marry any one. The
daughter of Mrs. Williamson did not
like him and was very free in her re-
marks denouncing him, which leads
manv to think was the cause of his
killing her.
Mrs. Williamson separated from her
husband two years and a half ago, and
her application for divorce was to have
come up in the district court She has
not heard from him for several months.
All of the victims bear excellent rep
utations. The murderer cannot be far
away, and his arrest is expected any
moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
CORN is ALL RIGHT.
Mr.. Burrow Says Smith County Isn't
Hurt.

Secretary of State Burrow came down
to Topeka Wednesday from his home at
Smith Center. He says he believes the
corn in that section, which is the big
corn belt of the state. is still all right.
Il left home at o'clock in the morn
ing" said Mr.. Burrow, land there was
less prospect of frost then than there
was the night before. 1t was very
cloudy and the temperature had mod
Grated a little, think. The night before
the thermometer went down TO "a de-
grees, but it stayed cloudy
IF we get through this little cold spell
without any frost 1 imagine we will
have warm weather for the next two
weeks. If we do that ought to pull
through nearly all the corn. A light
frost would do little damage in Smith
county now. as most of the corn Is
earlier than it is down here where the
floods washed the fields out. But an
other two weeks l think ought to pull
through even that that was replanted
late after the foods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17

ness was gone. I could eat anything,
and my nerves are all right, and have
no more backache. 1 am well, and Pc
runa cured me.
NV daughter is cured OF catarrh OF
the head. She was almost deaf before
taking your Peruna. She don't look
like the same woman. She is stout and
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I want to thank you again for your
kindness. Mrs. Mamie Hall.
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The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
WHO Is GUILTY P
Santa Fe Supposed to Be Backing a
New Territory Railroad

Ninita. l. T.. Sept 17.-Interest in the
Ninita-Alva railroad has awakened this
week with renewed activity. The new
line is to run from Vinita, l. T., to
Alva. Okla. and is to pass through a
rich agricultural country. 1t is sup
posed to be Santa Fe 9roposition.
although none of the great systems
pretend to know ANYTHING about it. 1t
has been learned at Rartlesville l. T.,
that the Grigsby -kinzer Construction
company will build the line. The sur
vey of the new line has been made and
II is proposed to run it east from
Ninita to Grand river, perhaps touch
ing the Cowskin prairie country. Much
interest Is taken in this proposition east
OF this place on account of the rumor
that the Kansas City Southern contem-
plated building west from flanagan.
Mo, through by Grove on Cowskin
prairie to oklahoma 1t is thought by
some people that the Vinita-AlVa line
is probably Kansas City Southern en-
tergTise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
REPORT ON DEPOT.
Engineers About Ready to Name
Best Site at Kansas CITY.

Kansas City. Mo. Sept 17.-Engineer
J. b. Berry. in charge of the commits
sion of engineers appointed to determ-
inc the best site for the new Union sta
ton, was in the city yesterday gather
ing uD the loose ends of his data for
the report which he will submit to the
directors of the company.
I've been away on my vacation for
some time" said Mr.. Berry yesterday.
and ! don't know just what is what.
The report that the engineers have
been working on will be ready in about
ten days. 1 am here now gathering up
some additional data to be put with
what we have and as soon as that is
done and the report can be typewritten
we VIII submit it to the directors"
Ihe announcement has been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
RA1DED a TICKET SHOP.
Dishonest scalpers Get Into Trouble
With Protective Bureau.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-After long investi-
cation the Railway Ticket Protective
bureau has taken the first step toward
breaking up the practice of forging and
dealing in illegal transportation.
1t caused a raid on Exchange street
ticket brokers in Buffalo last Friday,
when the Pinkerton detective agency ar
rested a number of the leading ticket
brokers, who were charged with forgery
in the third degree.
These arrests are the result of contin-
ued complaint of crookedness on the
part of the Buffalo Scalpers. In the raid
were secured two basketfuls of tickets,
acids, spurious stamps, plugs and other
paraphernalia used by ticket brokers.
During the last year every line out of
Buffalo has suffered at the hands of
brokers.
1t is understood that raids will soon be
made in Chicago and other points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17

the time. and was almost a skeleton
1 was so poor. Now 1 can eat any
thing 1 want and it won't hurt me, and
1 can sleep all night long and get up
and work all day long. l don't have
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all the day long. 1 sing the praises of
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Peruna, and l felt better from the start.
1 took about five bottles of Peruna,
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
KATY's EXTENSIVE PLAN.
Seems to Be Fishing for 400 Miles OF
Texas Lines.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE informa-
ton was given out late last night that
President c. H. Alexander of the Vel
asco, Brazos and Northern railroad sold
all his interest in the road. which was
practically all of the holdings of the
company to E. B. Steger, president of
the Denison, Bonham and New Orleans
railway. the properties of which are be-
ing operated by the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas company.
c. Q. Waller. former president of the
Velasco. Brazos and Northern, in March
last sold practically all this company's
holdings and properties to Mr. Alexan-
der, who has been president and princi-
pal owner of the company's interests
since
The deal is regarded as a decidedly
important one, as it would seem to in
dictate that the 400 or more miles of the
projected Velasco. Brazos and Northern
is to be used to round out the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas system in Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
KANSAS CITY MAN WINS.
W. F. Ronemus for President of Rail
way Garments Brotherhood.

ST Louis. Sept 1.-THE biennial con-
vention of the Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen of America. which has been in
session here for the past week, has
completed its business and has decided
to meet in Buffalo in 1905. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing two years: w. f. Ronemus, Kan
sas City. grand chief carman; w. c.
Dennis, st. Lbuis. first vice grand chief
carman; Hugh Jones, st. Paul, second
vice grand chief; ]. Suthous, Corning,
n. Y. third vice grand chief; F. Allen,
Missouri Valley. Ia, chairman; F. H.
Wallace, Toronto Junction, Ont; NJ. T..
Ryan. Beaumont, Tex; J. w. Bartholo-
NEW, Sunbury. Pa. and W. c. Wallace.
Wilmington. n. C., members of ex-
ecutiVe hoard.
Following the completion of the cleo
ton and the installation of the new
officers tomorrow the convention will
adjourn.
The Loyal Star. the women's auxil-
larry of the brotherhood, closed its con-
vention today. officers were elected
Mrs. Marie r. Ronemus, of Kansas
City, was elected president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
TOO YOUNG TO VOTE.
County Superintendent Wright Finds
Out About School Election.

County Superintendent Wright of
Shawnee county has written the attol-
ney generals department, stating that
in a district school meeting in Shawnee
county a person only IS years old voted,
and that vote decided the election of a
school officer. Superintendent Wright
asks if this vote was legal, and if not
what is the duty of the county superin-
tendent in the matter.
John Dawson. assistant attorney gen.
eral. has replied that the vote was il
legal. but inasmuch as the person so
elected holds the Office the county super
intendent has no duty to perform ex-
cept to recognize such official The only
proceeding to get such an official out of
office would be quo warranto proceed
ing in the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
Brothers-in-Law Fight.

Leavenworth, Kas., Sept. 17.-Louis
NJ Caulk and Dean Erhart. prominent
citizens of Easton, fought out an old
grudge and Caulk was dangerously
wounded He received a stab in the
neck which may prove fatal. and he
received number of other stabs. A
warrant has been issued for Erhart
but he has rot vet been arrested. The
men are hrothers-iYl-laW
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Newton, Kan, Sept 17.-Earl Kirk, j
machinist, who has been employed in
the Newton shops for some time re-
signed his position last night and will
go TO Winslow, Arizona. He has accept
ed a position there as general foreman
of the Santa Fe shop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
Convicted on Seven Count.

Salina, Kas., Sept. 17.-Winiam Wells,
jointist of Assaria, has been arrested
gain on a warrant containing seven
different counts. Wells was recently
convicted in the district court on two
counts, sentenced to sixty days in jail
and fined 5000, but is out on bond pend
ing an appeal to the supreme court If
convicted on the seven counts he will
be compelled to pay $500 additional fine
and serve 210 more days in jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17

Clark, who committed suicide in this
city a weak ago, has arrived here from
the east. BY the terms of the will left
by Miss Clark her entire estate is be-
queathed to Mrs. Strohn. Mrs. Strohn
has come here to look after her interests
in the estate and in the contest should
there be one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17

that a meeting of the directors would
be called as soon as the engineers re-
port was ready. B. L Winchell, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Union depot company. will probably is
sue a call for a meeting some time
within the next two weeks. if some
thing unforeseen does not spring up, as
it has so often before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
Emporia Schools Crowded.

Emporfa, Kas., Sept. n.-Last year
the school enrolment was 1925, which
comfortably filled all buildings. Today.
the third dav of school, the enrolment
was 1882. The high school is espe-
cfally crowded. There are 210 students
enrolled. while there are accommoda-
tons for only 11S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
OLD CONDUCTOR QUITS.
A. n. White Has Seen Fifty Years of
Railroad Service.

Newton, Kan. Sept. 1.-THE resigna
ton Of A. H. White. conductor on the
NJ. & NJ branch, who has seen 50 years
of service, 80 of which he has run a
train on the Santa Fe, makes the fol-
lowing changes: Conductor Kugler goes
from the passenger pool south to the va
Gated run, Conductor James takes the
pool and ]. G. Jackson from Strong
City branch takes run 527 out of here.
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Hog Injuries a Farmer.

Newton, Kas., Sept. 17.-Paul Wiebe,
young German farmer living near
Newton. was set upon by boar and
badly cut before he could get away
from the beast. Mr. Wiebe is seriously
hurt. but it is not thought his wounds
will prove fatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
REPRESENTS 5000 MEN.
Grievance Committee from North
western Shops Is in Conference.

Chicago, Sept. IA grievance COM
mittee representing 5000 employees in
the car and locomotive shops of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad is in
conference today considering action to
be taken regarding the company's re-
fusal to grant a better wage scale.
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Looking After Her Million.

San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 17.-Mrs.
Grace Clark Strohn, of Chicago, wife of
r. N. Strohn, of the La Grange Gas
company and heiress to the million dol
lar estate of her sister. Isabella d.
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PE-RU-NA F TSE DISEASES OF WOMEN.
The Remarkable Case of Mrs.
Mamie Hall, of Atlanta.
A Most Wonderful Cure Effected by
Pe=ru-ua.

Mrs. Mamie Hall. II Hubert street,
Atlanta. Ga, writes:
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II could not eat nor sleep nor work
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