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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-01


accepted varieties and also a trial list.
Each committeeman is requested to express
his opiron on the question of name and all
other matters under consideration and from
these answers the final list is made up.
Thus the whole United States has vote on
these matters.
The question of over production of apples
keeps coming up now and then as it always
has since the time when the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary Such
Il thing as over production is possible but
not probable Consumption increases as
we'll as production. The time was when a
few hundred barrels of apples supplied the
demands of the trade but consumption has
increased till now the United States pro-
duces an average of more than forty mill
ions of barrels. Notwithstanding this
enormous increase the price of apples is
higher at the present time than it was one
hundred, or even fifty, years ago. The
largest apple crop ever produced in the
United States was in 1896 when the crop
was 6o,ooo,ooo barrels. Since then there
has not been year when the crop reached
100000. That enormous crop of 90 was
consumed and the apple men made money.
In 1901 the apple crop is placed as low as
23,O75 900. Last year the crop was about
100000 and the crop of the present year
is placed at 100000 barrels, but there is
no question but this years estimate is too
high by many millions. The figures given
above are taken from the report of the
Apple Buyers Association at Niagara Falls
in the month of July this year. Last year
the estimate of this Association made
report at it's annual meeting in July but
later had to cut their estimate down more
he
will be done this year In fact this associa-
ton always puts out an estimate in July
that is many millions too large. The reason
of this is obvious to any one who takes the
trouble to think. This is their way OF bear
ING the market If there is big crop the
price must go down, or if the people can
be made to believe that the crop is large
when it is not, the results are the same. The
apples growers have organized society to
counteract the padded reports. The re-
suits are that we have two classes OF re-
ports going the rounds of the papers.
Neither is absolutely reliable. Letters
from Chicago apple buyers, inform me that
the apple crop i'll the Mississippi valley is
so short and so inferior that they must look
to the East or the West for their supply.
| quote the following from one of these
letters dated August II, from M. George &
Co., now in my possession:
"You undoubtedly know that the central
states this season have a failure of the
apple crop and that in consequence the
Chicago market and the contingent mar
kets must Of necessity look to the far west
and the east for their supply."Il
If the average apple crop in the United
States is 10000, 900 barrels and we export
6,ooo 900 barrels, as reports show, then we
have bue 100000 barrels for consumption
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-01
THE RANCH

state committees The list contains the
accepted varieties and also trial list.
Each committeeman is requested to express
his opirion on the question of name and all
other matters under consideration and from
these answers the final list is made up.
Thus the whole United States has vote on
these matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
COLEMAN IS PLEASED.
Attorney General Starts Grand
Jury After the Grafters.

Kansas City. Kas.. Dec. 1.-THE tes-
timony of several brick paving con-
tractors before the Wyandotte county
grand jury, now in session, shows, it is
said, that they have at least paid sew
era1 thousand dollars to private citi-
zens for their influence in securing
signatures to paving petitions sub
mitted to the-city council, and on which
paving contracts were awarded. It is
thought that this acknowledgment on
the part of the contractors in paying
private citizens for signatures will lead
to more sensational disclosures and
prove the run1ors that grating in paw
ing contracts was not confined merely
to the private citizens, but to some of
the city officials as well.
When Attorney General Coleman
stepped from the grand jury room at 5
o CLOCK yesterday afternoon he said the
proceedings SO far were extremely sat
isfactory to him. He said he was not
at liberty to discuss the evidence
brought out before the jury, but evi-
IDENTIFY there were many points of in
terest, as Sheriff Mendenhall was fur
nished with another list of witnesses
to be brought before the jury today
on he same lines investigated yester-
day.
There were seven witnesses before
the grand jury. all except two of whom
were either brick paving Contractors
or promoters. w. w. Atkins, a paving
contractor and promoter, who was be-
fore the jury was subpoenaed again to
testify yesterday afternoon and he was
questioned along the same lines as in
the forenoon. Atkins denial that he
ever paid a city or county official any
money for influence in the awarding of
contracts was repeated again yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Atkins says he procur-
ed contracts through political infiu-
ences and not by the use of money.
However, money was paid to private
citizens for influence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

kind of head" for use with rattan
brooms, and the city will probably
hold up payment on the new equipment
until the defect is remedfed. The pres
ent brooms are of steel, and it was
represented to the city that rattan
could be strung in the same head"
Street commission finds that this can
not be done.
Beloit Gazette: Mr.. Yount, the To-
peka ''caDitaIist'' who figured here at
Beloit as the representative of Major
Hudson and other Topeka Capitalists
a year or so ago, is one of the men
who has been fooling around the For
moso coal hole the past few months.
tells the Jewell Republican that the
Rock Island road is the octopus which
has done them I'D. He does not tell
how much the Topeka crowd of bond
holders and Eichelheimers got for
shutting down the mine when ready to
take out coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
DEAL OFANATCHIsON FIRM
The McPike Drug Company Buys
Kansas City Property.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE Globe
says:
The McPike Drug company has pur-
chased property at Seventh and Central
streets, Kansas City, Mo-, for $120, 600.
1t was bought as an investment and
to provide a location should the COM
pany ever decide to remove its business
there. The purchase, however, does not
mean that such a removal has been
definitely decided upon. w. c. McPike
and w. T. Bland both say there will be
no change of location; certainly not
for year or two. or three or four
years, if ever. The property was pur-
chased largely because it was conSid-
cred an investment. There was re-
moval talk a year ago, and a price was
made on property, which was declined.
Within a few weeks it sold at an ad-
vance of 5000. The property bought
yesterday is two blocks north of the
Orpheum theater, and is the old Manu-
facturers Exchange building, 73x84
feet, and the Scarritt building adjoin-
ing. 52x125 feet. The deal was consum-
mated through the New England Secur-
tiles company, which is understood to
have bid it in lately. The property is
said to have sold for less than what it
stood the New England company. The
Burnham- Munger factory occupies the
Scarritt building under lease which
does not expire for a year. The COM
pany has 100 employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
BLAINE HAS ANEW sCHEME
Wants Government to Build Canal for
Grain.

D. w. Blaine, Blaine of Pratt" has
another, scheme. He wants a canal for
the shipment of grain built by the gov
eminent from the head waters of the
Missouri river south through the great
grain growing regions to the Gulf of
Mexico. He advocates it on the ground
that 1t will afford competition with the
railroad line3 for the shipment of grain
to the gulf, and therefore reduce
freight rates. incidentally he urges
that it's construction would make a
system of lakes or reservoirs from the
Dakotas to the Gulf of Mexico which
would be useful in irrigation.
Mr. Blaine sprung his project during
the closing hours of the Southern Kan
sas and Oklahoma Hardware and I'M
plement Dealers association at Wichita
Thursday afternoon, and he succeeded
In getting q resolution unanimously
adopted endorsing the plan. The reso-
lutionS were as follows:
Whereas. This particular section of
the country is greatly handicapped in
the transportation of farm products to
the market, for the reason that our
railroads are not giving fair and rea-
sOnable freight rates. that this state
of affairs has long continued without
improvement, Notwithstanding the in
creased tonnage which should enter
into the consideration of Transportation
in formulation of freight rates: and
Whereas, 1t seems practicable that
a canal might be constructed through
the great grain producing belt of the
central west, from the Dakotas to the
gulf, beginning at a point intersecting
the Missouri river, the Platte river, the
Republican. the Smoky Hill, the Arkan-
Sas, and various small streams now
carrying their waters to the Mississippi
river and Missouri valleys, and that said
canal be constructed beginning at the
point named, thence passing south
through central Nebraska, Kansas
Oklahoma and south through the chan
mel of some river on the border, or in
| Texas, to some deep water harbor on
the Gulf of Mexico, thus giving to the
country through which it would pass a
chain of lakes and reservoirs to be used
for irFigating purposes and furnish
means of transportation for the farm
products Of the greatest grain produc-
| ing wheat belt in the world, to the mar
ket at the least possible cost of trans
portat ton; therefore, be 1t further
Resolved, That we petition congress
| to make an appropriation for a survey
of the proposed canal, through the ter
ritory suggested and for the purpose
set forth, that the estimate and probable
cost of construction and maintenance
Of the same may be submitted to the
people for further consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
VIII Get of Easily.

It begins to look like Ike Kicker. J. C.
Bowen and Clyde Sheafor. the three
men arrested for enticing two young
firls in to their rooms at SIS Kansas
avenue and getting them drunk. will
escape punishment. They were origin
ally charged with a statutory offense,
but the charge on the Jail docket has
been changed by order OF Chief AfcCol-
Ium to found in a disorderly house." a
$25 crime. Officers who were concerned
in the case and Prosecuting Attorney s.
s urny say that IL the men are tried
On that charge they will escape as the
olace is not a cisorderiy house and no
keeper has been named. The place is
rented by separate rooms, like 415 Kan
sas avenue, a place the police tried to
break up on a disordeFfy house charge,
and failed. Chief McCol1um says that
no harm will be done if the men are
tried on the charge in police court, as it
would not prevent their being rearrest-
ed and charged with d statutory crime,
but several attorneys are Of the opinion
that the men could not be tried twice,
On separate charges. Toy ems e1ensA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
WALKED INTO HOLE.
w. A. Roberts Is Injured by a
Fall

w. A. Roberts, q real estate man liv-
ing at 704 Lincoln street and having
his Office at los West Fifth. last night
about 7:30 walked off into the place
where the East Eighth avenue bridge
should be- and was quite badly cut and
bruised. The East Eighth street bridge
was washed out at the time of the
flood. and the company which took the
contract for fixing it has been unable
to get the necessary material. 1t has
therefore been left for almost six
months in the same condition it was
directly after the flood.
1t was a dangerous place. but the
city seems TO have taken precautions
to protect it by placing danger lanterns
at each end. Just why Mr.. Roberts
did not heed the warning of these
lanterns is not clear. It may have
been that the lanterns were out, or
that through somebody's neglect they
had not been lighted, in which case
the city will probably be liable for
damages. 1t would seem that if full
precautions had been taken, the bridge
would have been entirely fenced off
from the access of the public.
Mr.. Roberts must have fallen about
25 feet, but he struck a plank part way
down which broke his fall somewhat.
He sustained bad cut on the back of
his head, and was picked I'd uncon-
sciouS and taken to Chris Roofs store
where carriage was called to take
him EOraa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
NEW GERMAN CRUISERS.
They Will Approach Bsttlsships in
Tonnage.

Berlin, Dec. n.-The eight armored
cruisers that remain to be built under
the naval programme will approach
battleships in tonnage, with cores
ponding increases in arrnor, gunpower
and steaming radius. The first of these
has already been designed by the navy
department and will be laid down inn
mediately. The largest German cruiser
in course of construction is the Room,
which was launched at Kiel in June
last. She is under 1000 tons. Techni-
cal writers, especially Lieutenant Gen
eral Count Won Revenlow have been
urging the government to build cruisers
as large as those OF Great Britain, the
United States and France with consider
able coal capacity, the present arnored
cruisers of the German navy having a
limited field of action and inferior arm
aments. The vessels of the new cruiser
type will somewhat impair the homeo-
gently of the squadrons and for this
reason the navy department reluctant
ly adopted them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
MUST GO ELSEWHERE.
Supreme Court Dismisses Vern Rar-
rison Habeas Corpus.

The supreme court has granted the
motion to dismiss the application for a
writ of habeas corpus in the Vern Har-
rison case, brought by c. A. Magaw to
test the validity of the ordinance under
which the police make arrests ION
sight when raiding joints and disor-
derby houses. City Attorney Spencer
fled the motion to dismiss on the
ground that the case involved only the
validity of an ordinance and was there
fore not properly brought as an origi-
nal action in the supreme court.
This means that the applicant for the
writ will have to GO back to the city
Jail and be tried in the police court on
the charge of being an inmate of a
disorderly house, unless an action for
a writ of habeas corpus is brought in
the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
Castine Goes Aground.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE United
states gunboat Sastine, which sailed late
yesterday for Key West en- route to
Colon, grounded in the Delaware river
below the Hook about Is miles from this
city early today. The Castine is lying
easy and Commander Mcknight reports
that she probably viii float at the next
high tide without assistance. Her en-
gines are working and she is gradually
being released from the bed of sand on
which she is lying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
United German Art Exhibit.

Berlin, Dec. IA proposition is un-
der consideration for the settlement of
the dispute between the warning art
factions, so that q united German art
exhibition at ST. Louis may be pos
sibIe If is proposed that the chancellor
form new combination, including none
but the greatest names, regardless of
the question whether they represent one
association of tendency or another. It
is believed that only such interference
can prevent the exhibition from being
partial and one sided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
OueensWare Dept.

We would ask you to make visit to this de-
partment. You'll be agreeaby surprised at the
display of beautiful china, imported and domestic
And New Model prices, you know, a whole
lot lower than elsewhere. You'll be apt to find
something in this department that will make a
handsome and appreciated Christmas gift.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
Christmas Rates via Missouri Pacific
RaiIWar.

Rate will be fare and one-third to
points within 100 miles distance and
one fare a1us so cents to points be-
tween z00 and 200 miles distance. with
minimum selling rate of so cents.
Dates of sale. December 81, Is and 81,
and January l. good to return e Janu-
airy 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

The newly seeded area of winter rye IS
Professionally estimated at $50 per cent Of
the area sown in the fall of 1902. The con-
dition of winter rye on December l was
1902; 1913 on December 1, 1901, and $3.50, the
mean average for the last nine years.
CALIFORNIA; winter rye acreage as COM
pared with last year is 80 per cent. Aver
ages of condition December for Cali
fornia are: This year, 81 1902, 50; 1901, 80;
nine-year average, SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-John McCrea, col
ored, who killed Detective William Muir
ply last June while the officer was trying
to arrest him for stealing coal, was hang
ed here today. He protested his innocence
on the scafold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
LESS WHEAT SOWN.
Decline of Six Per Gent from Area in
1902

Washington, Dec. 11-Returns to the
chief of the bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture indicate that the
newly seeded area of winter wheat is
ABOUT zoz mil mllion acres a decrease OF .
been sown in the fall of 1902. The condi-
ton of winter wheat on December 1 was
866. as compared with 1877 in 1902: S6.7 in
1901, and a nine-year average of 927.
The following table gives figures of the
nrinc iraI states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
Kanaaa Rural oarriers.

Washington, Dec L-These rural car
riers We're appointed for Kansas: Jew
ELL, John F. Cauthorn, Leslie H. eau
thorn; Bushton, John c.. Feldman
Henry F'eldDnan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
BureIar Kiiled While OPERATING.

Newton Ia. Dec Liars Lunds,
claiming st. Paul at his home, was shot
and killed as he was in the act, of bur-
glarizing the home of Henry Held last
night. Several shops were fired. Lunds
lived one hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
Christmas Presents
for Everybody.

We are receiving new Christmas Goods every
day. We haven't the time space to enumerate
every article here but will say to the children
we have every conceivable toy that the manufac-
turerer can produce and we want them to come
and enjoy themselves-it will do the little ones
eyes good and they will dance with delight The
walking and talking doll will walk and talk
again for them tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

Broadway and SD ST.. N. Y. City.
Telephone in Every Room
Rooms 500 per Day and Upwards.
A fine library Of The Empire has
choice literature .ons peep sns ~
for the exclusive tourists visiting rhe
use of our guests. metropolis.
Restaurant noted for the excellence OF
its cuisine, its efficient service and mod
crate prices.
from Grano Cen A greater number
> trail station take - -. - -.
cars k e d q sAteet S@1S pass
"Broadway to ForS the Hotel Empire
Lee Ferry and than any other
reach Hotel Empire 80, - 81. civ
in seven minutes. hoFeA N Nhe city
From all Ferries, Steamboats, and Ocean
Steamers walk short block to Elevated
Railway and take "9th ave. to 59th'' street.
from which hotel Is one minute walk.
10 minutes to Principal Theaters and Shops.
w JOHNSON QUINN. Prop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

The Topeka druggists, all
but one, want " druggists,
profits :; they don't like it a
bit when that one disagrees
with 'en. I can't help it. I
know I'm right; SO do you.
FRANK HOBART,
800 West Tenth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

These genuine $12 to S25 values gagged by what
others charge you for the qualities and SIS to $50
values gagged by what custom tailor will charge for
the same garments made to your measure.
Young Mems Suits.
Cashmere Worsteds, military style, good fabrics
handsome suits, for $3.50, $780, 800, $780, 500
Children's Two-Piece D.-B. Suits.
Very newest fabrics, cut in style-beautifu suits
At. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $685. $50, $50, 395, 4.5O
Mems and Boys Hats.
Every and correct shape is here and the hat up
to the minute in STYLE Prices very and reasonable.
Handsome Line of Boys OvercOats
For young have medium or long lengths, best
colors and finest fabrics $3.50, 500, 800
For the smaller boys, right style, right quality, and
right prices for the quality 2.95 $780, 45O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
SNAP SHOTS AT nOMENEws

A little bird sat on a telegraph wire,
And said to his mates: Il do declare
II WiSeless telegraphy comes into vogue,
Wen all have to sit on the air.
London Fishing Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
One way to make money
Is to Save 1t . . =

We help you to it by supplying you with the finest
Ready Clothing that skill and conscientious effort
produce If you have been the habit of paying your
tailor his exhorbtant prices and let show
you how you just well be satisfied about half the
COST AS good examples of oney-savng propositions
let show you the swell Suits and Overcoats popular
prices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-28
SAGADAHOC.
WOOIWICH.

Clarence Carleton and Miss Lucy
Day We're married, Thursday. and are
staying ut Mr.. Cartoons fathers for
the present.
Henry Card had a severe i'll turn,
Wednesday, but is little better at this
date.
Mrs. Sidney Jordan and Miss Mabel
are home from Boston.
We hear that there will be a wedding
at Days Ferry before many months.
Baptism at the Baptist church, next
Sunday; five candidates.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. II. Snipe and chill
dren of Arrowsic, were in town, Sun
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-28
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Charles Ross of st. Adams, will SOW
% acres to oats and grass seed.
Fred Crane of East Sullivan, is set
ting out 100 apple, pear and plum trees,
200 dewberries, raspberries and black
berries on his farm recently purchased.
Chester Bailey of North Arson, will
soon receive a herd of IS Jersey heif-
ers and one bull from Baltimore. He
proposes to breed his Jerseys and 9TH
er breeds of cattle on separate farms.
This stock farm has some of the best
bred animals in New England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-28
PENOBSCOT.
GARLAN D.

The Memorial exercises, May so, will
be rs usual. Rev. II. b. Haskell from
Dexter. will be the orator of the occa-
sion.
Rev. ]. G. Fisher delivered the annual
sermon before the Post and Corps, May
"A, ut the Congregational church.
The w. G. r. U. met by special invi-
tation with Mrs. G. Fl. Brown. May -.
1t was Il very pleasant day and full
attendance with great enthusiasm gave
pleasure and profit. Two new members
were gained. Some visitors were pres
ent among them Mrs. Browns mother,
and she proved very helpful as it was
her birthday. She made n good prom
Use for the ensuing year, and the eX-
ercises were full of interest and perfect
harmony.
Mrs. E. A. Tuttle, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mark Avery,
left here for Fairfield, last Friday.
ETNA.
Lewis Hamonds has sold his place in
town to Charles Hamonds of Stetson.
The Daughters of Rebekah report a
good time and attendance to their
cantata a short time ago.
William Dewelly has moved his
family from Newport onto the Houston
place, which ne has bought recently.
Mrs. Lizzie Ball is quite i'll at present,
Dr.. otis from Carmel, is attending her.
Mrs. A. M. Soule met with an acct
dent, slipped and fell and came near
breaking her arm. DIR. Hawthorne was
called. but thought that her arm was
not broken. but wrenched very bad and
is very painful at present.
Rev T. S. Ross delivered the Me-
mortal Sunday services at the church,
the"c was a good attendance.