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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-23
JeWeIry.

This I have In greater variety
and nicer designs than ever. In
purchasing from my stock you have
the satisfaction of knowing that
you are buying up-to date goods,
just as much so as II you visited a
New York store; as personal visit
this tall to the Eastern market
enabled me to procure the very
newest designs, thereby presenting
10 my customers an opportunity to
secure goods that are to be found
no where else In town.
Diamond Rings, Pins, Brooches
and Lockets, Watches, Chaios,
Sterling Silverware foe Cul-G!sss,
Hand Painted China, Gold Plated
Clocks and Novelties, Pocket
Knives Toilet Sets Etc,
ABNER c. THOMAS
JeBelsr and OptiGial.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-23
EATABLES

In this happy season. Do not post
pone 1t. Come N today and order.
If you want any extras that are not
here. give US time to order them.
What you want we furnish
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-23
CHRISTMAS GROCBRS

Yes, we are, but we can't take
the place of the regular Santa Claus
YOU must act your part, and be
liberal with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
a sWIrcHMAN KILERp.
Shot in Box Car at Arkansas City by
Unknown Parties.

Arkansas City, March flames Hess,
a Santa Fe switchman. was shot and
Killed Saturday night by unknown par
ties in the south Yards here. The body
was found in a stock car at Purcell Sat
urday.
Hess was seen in the wards here sat
urday night and he said he was going
out of town shot was heard BY sew
eral men in the yards at o'clock. but
no notice was taken of It. Hess worked
here, but quit on February %, and said
to the yardmaster that he was in trou-
BILE over a woman and that he was
warned to get out of town or he would
be killed
He waited until Saturday night for his
time check and was going out on a
sOuthbOund train. It is supposed that
he was followed to the switch sharty
where he was last seen and that he be
came aware that his enemy was follow
ing him He then climbed into the stock
car and was shot, His murderer is TN
known. picture Of a woman was
found on the body but it has not vet
been Identified. The body is now being
held at Purcell, pending investigation
He had evidently been dead for eight or
ten hours and the body was frozen stiff.
His parents live in CIeburne, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

(45) loads exclusive of cabooses, three
empties to be considered as equal to
two loads.
E-HeIper engine viii be used in both
directions between Richmond and Bay
Point.
F-HeIper engine viii be used from
Los Angeles 10 Lamanda Park.
G-Helper engine viii be used be-
directions.
Redlands district
Three brakemen will be assigned to
al freight trains of more than thirty
800 loads FROM Summit to San Bernar-
dino Trains to be limited to fifty (50)
loads or equivalent; three empties to be
Teckonea as two loads. cabooses not to
pc counted. Helper engines Will be used
from San Bernardino to Summit and
Nlctorville to Summit
J-Helper engines VIII be run on any
district when necessary because of in
clement weather. or to avoid running
engines light or in moving engines to
or from shops, provided the rating of the
heaviest engine handling the train is not
exceeded.
Article z-It is recognized that the ex-
Igencies of the business may, by reason
OF change in gradients or direction of
traffic, require additional helper service
10 mat herein provided for, in which
event the matter shall be settled by ne
gotiations between the company and a
committee OF its conductors and brake
men.
Article SIN case of accident to any
engine consolidation may be effected
with another train and the consolidated
Iraln brought into terminal as
double header if practicable
article fit is understood that train
run as double-header. exclusive of
helper service over any portion of a dis
grict, shall be regarded as double
header over the entire district. and the
limitation as to tonnage as herein specl-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

As soon as the work is commenced 3!r
Powers viii return. leaving the work IN
charge of some Of his assistants.
From Newkirk Ok it is reported that
the Rock Island is attempting to purchase
the Santa Fe line from Blackwell ok. to
plan to construct a direct Rock Island line
from Oklahoma to st. Louis
James West of the paint department lest
will visit for a week with his daughters
Mrs z. S. Rice. Mrs. Rices husband Is
chief craftsman for the Santa Fe in tins
office of J. Dun, chief engineer.
J. A. Foley. division superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific has resigned effective
of the Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
railway. Mr.. Foley is from Chicago and
succeeded J. n. Luke, on the Frisco
Jacob Herbert. a helper in the boiler
shop lifted too hard on sheet the other
day and suffered a rupture He was taken
for a long time. 1t is not thought that
his injury will be Immediately dangerous.
A lot Of extremely heavy work is being
turned out by big hammer No. under
Blacksmith Larson in the new blacksmith
shop The men are working ON an order
for a hundred iron bars FIVE feet long and
eight nv eight inches in diameter The
bars are for outside shipment
Z. w Thompson. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Rock Island; H- G.
Shields. travelling passenger agent for the
Wabash, and +. r Lacy travelling pas
senger agent of the Lake Shore railroad.
We're all in the city Saturday and called
at the Rock Island division offices
If the alleged railroad editors Of several
western newspapers would attend to their
own work instead of criticising that Of
Ed York, who does the railroads for tne
Las Vegas Record, they would in the long
run amount to q great deal more than
they do at the present time For several
weeks they have done nothing but waste
their time and a terrible amount of ink
in criticising his work, but they have not
vet succeeded in getting him riied. He
has lust kept on saving wood and giving
them no attention, for which action ne
has the combined admiration Of all those
who appreciate the fact that he who at
tends to his own business is more worthy
inE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
BECOMING MORE COMPLEX.
Discussion of Atehison Finances by
the Railway Age.

Speaking of the Santa Fe's new issue of
S., 10000 bonds on its Oklahoma division,
the Railway Age says:
From another point of view the creation
of this additional mortgage is worthy of
attention as a good illustration of the nat
urally increasing complexity of railroad
fiuo,7riaI rre ,o-S,e,,t- nh A+oJ,ss(oT7 70
organization embodied an exceedingly sim
PIE financial plan In pursuance thereof
the antecedent obligations outstanding
had been reduced on July 1, 1902 to ST.
100000 Chicago and St. Louis Is and S629.
which may be added $4,000 Hutchinson
and Southern SIS. These liabilities apart,
Atchison,s funded debt consists primarily
OF $l5o, Vey,Ov0 OF the new general mortgage
As and S51, 100000 of the new adjustment
mortgage As provided for in the reorgan-
izatiOn. The present company began oper
ations substantially on this basis. In the
course of its more recent development the
only addition to the general bond issues is
found in last years output of $4,000 of
per cent and serial debentures. In so far
the scheme is as simple as in 1896. But
supplementary direct obligations of the
company S. 600 900 of San Francisco and
OF Eastern Oklahoma Is, with Whlch mlgnt
be included, further, as. to all intentS and
purposes, divisional obligations of the sys-
TEN, the bonds OF the santa Re Prescott
and Phoenix, the Pecos Valley and North
eastern and some other small lines in
Texas and California. Gradually, there
fore the titles Of the bonds pertaining to
the Atchisons system are increasing IN
number and the amounts are growing IN
volume. though, fortunately, there Is no
suggestion of the obscure and confusing
financial scheme of the previous regime
All Of the anticipations of enlargement
Of traffic and net income entertained by
the reorganizers and by the subsequent
managers to the present time have been
much more than realized Between jan
uary 1. 1896, and July l, 1902. the com
pany's business practically doubled, partly,
however, through the addition OF new
lines. Gross earnings per mile rose from
81 752 in the fiscal year 1881, to Sl,5S in
1902 In the first six months Of the cur
1919 600 and net earnings decreased $4,000
The company earned between and 10 per
cent on the common stock in 1902 and is
earning, say, 6 per cent on that issue now
Recognition of the fact that the new
Atchison is widely different from the old
one in character of management and in
the diversification of sources of revenue IS
becoming more general, to the advance
system in investment circles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
J. 2. s1mMs LEAvEs KANsAs.
Change in Division superintendent
on the Central Branch.

Concordia March 2.-E H. Holden,
chief dispatcher of the Missouri Pacific
at Atchison. succeeds ]. F. Simms as
division superintendent at Concordia,
who has been promoted to a similar po-
sition in Sedalia. Mo. J. J. Skinner, Of
Peru. Ind, lately with the Wabash road,
succeeds Mr.. Holden in Atchison. Since
June, 1895. there have been five division
superintendents in Concordia, and each
one has been promoted to higher posi-
tons
There is greater scarcity of grain
cars on the Central Branch division of
the Missouri Pacific than has been
known for a number of years. The kick
is very general over more than half of
the road west of Atchison. which was
the corn belt last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
TIRED OF MExIcANs.
Santa Fe Wants Caucasus for Track
Work Out West.

It IS reported that the Santa F'e rail-
road is now trying to get white men for
the track department, the poems from
Mexico and Indians being incompetent
and expensive. The company recently
tried japanese on track work and found
them practically useless, While at the
present time it is insisted that one white
man can do more actual work than
three poems, and at the same time the
white man is an intelligent being. which
cannot be said Of the class of poems
which IS shipped in here from Mexico.
The difficulty heretofore in securing
white labor has been the low rate OF
wage paid. and this viii have to be
remedied before good service can be
btained.-A1ohaye Miner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

it. Many of these cuts are from 20 to
so feet deep and because of the sand
the rotaries can make little headway at
clearing them. They must be shoveled
out. and gangs of men are doing that.
All trains on the Rock Island from the
west are late. The Golden State Limit
ed from California, due here Wednes-
day, arrived yesterday, three days late.
The same limited, due Thursday night
arrived yesterday afternoon at Cos
o'clock The same limited train, due
Friday night, arrived last night at mid
night.
The three Rock Island limited trains
due Thursday, Friday and Saturday
mornings were able to get through Sun
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
OoMING ne ToPEKA.
San Bernardino Railroad Man Sells a
Bicycle in a Hurry.

The San Demanding Times Index saws:
clarence Corners, a machinists' helper,
came very near getting behind the bars
Tor getting money under false pretenses.
some time ago he bought a bicycle of
me Richardson cyclery, paying IS down.
AFTER keeDing it several weeks he re-
turned Il to the owners and wanted to
know now much they would give him
Ior It, explaining that he had to go to
IOpeka. w c. Richardson did not want
70 take advantage of him and took the
Wneel with the understanding that he
would sell the wheel for the highest
price he could get Corners had told
the dealer that he had made the final
payment Af5er the dealer had the
wheel week Corners came to the eve
Iefy and then the dealer gave him S19
Ior the wheel, as an accommodation the
man having expressly stated than he
had paid the full amount, SO for the
bicycle The next day another member
OIL the firm returned from the east and
corning the payments that Corners had
made. Then it was discovered that all
the railroad man had paid was So. the
nrst instaIlment. Yesterday W. c. Rich
afdson hunted the man up, after secur-
ing garnishment of his wages. and he
boldly declared that all he had received
from Mr.. Richardson was So but the BIZ
cycle man had witnesses who saw the
transaction. and when a warrant was
issued by Judge Thomas for Corners, he
weakened and handed over the SO be
sides paying all costs. He then left for
the east to avoid further trouble, which
would have probably followed as the Of
fclals of the company had advised that
ne be arrested on a criminal complaint.
The settlement was only brought about
after Mr. Richardson had been up all
night working on the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
MAY MAKE TROUBLE.
Rock Island-Texas Central Deal
Likely to Be Blocked.

Austin, Tex, March 2.-The report
that the Chicago. Rock Island & Texas
railroad has contracted with the Hous-
ton & Texas Central to use its track
to reach Houston and Galveston from
Fort Worth raises an interesting ques-
ton as to how the road can accomplish
this or whether it has the authority to
do so under the charter obtained for the
purpose of building this line
1t is claimed that the Rock Island
must secure a special contract with The
railway commission TO do this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Clearing the Hospital Wreck.

Albuquerque, n. NJ. March "a force
of ten men has begun tearing down the
remains Of the Santa Re Pacific hOspi-
tai which burned recently. The ground
will be cleared, but for what purpose is
not known here. Although the hospital
board of directors met in Los Angeles
some time ago, what action they took
toward the building Of a new hospital
here, has not been given out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Praise for Mrs. Geo. Parkhurst.

The Santa Fe Pacific reading room at
Albuuuerque was crowded to the doors
Monday night and many were turned
away. The occasion was the concert
given under the auspices of the railroad
library association The large audience
was delighted with the singing of Mrs.
George Parkhurst of Topeka. The lady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Santa Fe Wins Suit.

Emporia. Kas.. March 1.-The jury in
the Sprague VS.. Santa Fe case returned
of Saturday after about eigh-
teen hours of elaboration. At 9 O'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

is the possessor of a magnificent voice.
powerful. and as sweet as the notes of
a harp. She sings with admirable taste
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

Saturday night they stood six to six.
Sprague was suing the railway COM
pany for $4,000 damages which he al
legged were caused by an engine spark
This is the third time this case was tried
and the costs will amount to about
s., 800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
SNOW AND SAND.
Rock Island Rotaries Make Sparks in
Snowbanks.

Officials of the Rock Island railway
say that the cuts upon that road in the
Panhandle of Texas are drifted fun of
mixture of snow and sand There is as
much sand as snow, and the great ro-
tary snow plows strike fire from it in a
steady stream when they are forced into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
THE GREAT HEADACHE CURE
QUICK SAFE SURE
DIR. MILES, PAIN PILLS
CURE KINDS PAINS ACHES.

General Charles Dick. the eminent con-
gresham from the famous Garfield dis
trictf of Ohio says: Il believe there is no
remedy so efzrcient for headache as DR.
Niles Pain Pills."
VIM. B. Bell, general secretary Home.
Frontier and Foreign Missionary society,
of the United Brethren in Christ, Dayton.
o. writes: Il am never without a supply
Of DIR. Miles Pain Pills and derive most
excellent results from their use"
L n. Lagrange. elder in the Presbyterian
church at Franklin. Ind. has long suffered
from chronic headache. but he says he has
at last found solace in DIR. Niles Pain
Pills. He says nothing can equal them in
giving relief from intense headache OF
any pain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Dallas Wants Rock Island Offices.

to formally and enthusiastically invite
the Rock Island railway officials to To-
cate their general Offices in Dallas Dali
las not only wants the general offices,
but the shops as well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

pains, neuralgia or in fact any pain.
have taken them with best results, and
have given them to others and they never
disappoint. Gilbert r. Housers Milford
Center. O.
It recommend Dr. Miles Pain Pills for
headache or any kind of Pain e J.
Hierholzer, teller Commercial bank, &c
lima. O.
Have used Pain Pills in my family with
the best OF results They will do all you
claim for them-'-A. c. Huston, Ashland.
III.
Il can not speak too highly of DIR. Miles
Pain Pills, as / know them to be a positive
cure for headache and neuralgia palms,
Thomas Bright, Marengo. III.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
A Mild CASE

OF Contagious Blood Poison never exis-
ted 1t is always bad, though sometimes
no external symptoms of the disease ap-
pear for a long time
Because the disease Is slow in devel-
oping does not indicate that the case is
a mild one, for the poisonous virus at
work in the blood and system may be
spending its force upon some internal
vital organ while you are looking for ex-
ternal signs. Contagious Blood Poison
does not affect all alike. In most cases
the first little sore is quickly followed by
painful swellings in the groins, a red
eruption upon the body, sores or ulcers
in the mouth and throat, unsight1y copper
colored bl0tches, loss of hair and eve
brows and other symptoms Of this miser-
able disease. When the poison is thus
lighting its way to the surface, exposing
the disease in all its hideousness, we cali
1t bad case; but Contagious Blood Poi
son, whether working internally or exter-
nallys is dangerous, treacherous disease.
S. s. S. IS the only remedy that cures
Contagious Blood Poison thoroughly and
permanently. 1t is an antidote for the
deadly virus that produces the awful
erupuons, sores and ulcers, and destroys
the bones Mercury and Potash dry up
the skin eruptions, but in so doing drive
the poison further into the system, where
1t siumbers for a time, but comes back
again with redoubled fury.
,. y $ IS a vegetable remedy that has
been used successfully for years in treat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Whaf PeopIe Sav:

J. R ". Mcbride Of Indianapolis, late of
the Indiana supreme court, says: They
are simply marvellous in their instantane-
Gus relief
DIR. Niles Pain Pills never fail to cure
headache in any form, and I have given
them to little children with the best re-
suits and without any i'll effects afterWard.
When my daughter was confined they
greatly alleviated her suffering In fact
We consider them full legal tender for any
kind of pain-''-Mrs- William Roberts,
I1ImWood. III
Or Miles Pain Pills are perfect rem
edy for sick headache I am never with
out them. Mary Bungert, Bellevile, Ill.
DR. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
headache, pain in the back of neck, cold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

city Ticket Ofiee, Union Paciaa
Railroad. SIS Kansas. avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
KLAUER'S GOLD BUG.
OUR THEORY

m That one pleased customer
brings another is doing its
mission nobly The Five
sSki3 Cents Day Telephone is
Ssssssill proving more popular daily.
Missouri & Kansas TeIe. Co Phone Oh
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trace OF poison and at the same time
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ing vilediseaseand
curesitin alistagesaud
forms. If you have the
slightest symptom {; an
occasional sore mouth,
or muscular and bone
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

legislature authorized an issue of $780,
900 in bonds and required that work
on the building commence not later
than 1885. Horace r. BigeloW, David
Day, William Dawson, c. d. Gilhllan
and w. G. Hendrickson were named
as the commission to superintend the
erection of the building. AS the mayor
OF ST Paul, Robert A. Smith was the
chairman, and NJ. f. Kahn, then county
auditor, was the secretary.
In 1883 the issue was increased to
100000, and with this as a starter.
plans submitted by E. p. Bassford were
accepted and a contract placed with
Matthias Breen for the excavation and
first story. He commenced work IN
1884. In 1885 the legislature authorized
another 100000 in bonds and in 1887
supplemented it with another act au-
thorizing 100000 more in bonds, or
$1,000,000 in all.
Completed in 1880.
The building was completed in 1890,
though some of the court rooms were
occupied the year previous.
In the construction and equipping of
the building nearly 100 different con-
tracts We're placed, every one Oh Wnlcn
had to be approved by a two-thirds
majority of the council and county
commissioners acting jointly. Finally
this red tape became so burdensome
that the legislature authorized su-
perintendent of grounds and buildings
and David Day was appointed.
1t was originally intended to have
the main entrance of the building OH
Wabasha street, but the presence OF
the old Jail would not permit it, I'm
der Mr.. Bassfords plans the building
is so arranged that if any enlargement
is ever proposed the Fourth street en-
trance can be duplicated on Fifth
street.
In it's structure the city hall and
court house is thoroughly freproof The
building is 263 feet in length and 1870
feet in width: it's general height to
the cornice 80 feet and to the comb of
the roof 128 feet. The tower, from
foundation to weather vane, is 24S
feet The clock face is 10 feet in diam
eter and stands 172 feet above the
ground. The building has floor space
of 119,070 square feet.
The building entire cost S1,014, 592.OS.
The commission had as building fund
$1,02913324 and when the structure
was completed turned over to the city
treasurer an uneXpended balance Of
$14,541.16. The biggest amount paid
out under any contract was to Matthias
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
Ramsey County Court House
and the Men Who Inl1abt It,.

Breen, who received nearly $4,000
for excavations and stone and iron
work. E. P. Bassford, as architect, re-
ceived $24,273.76.