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The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
FAST FREIeHqs sUccEED.
Railroads Find Them to Be a Profit
able Branch of Operation.

Chicago, June Notwithstanding all
the predictions made during the winter
months that the days of fast fright
trains were numbered. this branch Of
the service seems more firmly estab b.
hshed than ever Fast freight trains
are now being run on all the roads
with as great precision and regularity
as are passenger trains.
The argument now is that the pas
senger and fast freights have become
as necessary to roads revenue as
coal ore or grain. and that roads that
run fast freights are the greatest rev
enue earners. and it is very evident
that the talk of abolishing fast freight
lines is over. The New York Central
for instance, has largely increased its
fast freight service, all the new system
inauguraued on January l. when its
headquarters was established at Buf-
falO proving a great benefit. George
II. Stevens was placed in charge. with
the title Of superintendent of special
freight service. The idea was cor
cefved by w C. Brown. third vice
president. The Pennsylvania contem-
plates copying after the New York Cen
trail. and the Erie has already done SO.
In taking charge of special freight serv-
ice Mr.. Stephens undertook for the
third time to establish a new depart
ment in railway service. The purpose
Of the special service department is to
expedite the movement Of fast freights.
The main effort is to reduce its inter
mediary switching to a medium. run
the trains through solid on schedule
time and rnaintain the service under
perfect control.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
FADOF HOUsEKEEPERS.
The Living Room an Accessory OF
Our Modern Civilization.

One of the present day fads is a liV-
ing room. Now a living room is sup
posed to be a general family gathering
place-sitting room it was called IN our
good old Philistine times-and dellghLs
fllI Mace it is under any name II
should be the r0Omiest. most comfort
able infOrmalist place in the house.
But, then, the house must also nave d
formal place. or What are you gong 10
do with the new neighbor making her
frs+ call or the man who wants to see
Won alone on business, or the peIfect
stranger who wishes to inquire INTO d
servants reference # you take them
into the living room Aunt Lucy must
stop reading aloud or father must get
I'D from the lounge where he was tax
ing his ease. or the children must oe
sent away, Maybe none of them object
to the interruption, but you may be
sure your visitor does not like to inter-
rupt and possibly would prefer to eX-
plain his or her business only to one
person.
4 family which has no callers can dis
pense with some sort of reception room
or parlor. d family which has many
callers and entertains great deal VIII
REQUIRE several reception rooms or par
lors drawing room is the more eleg7n 4
term but there is much significance ~
the old Norman French hparl01r the
talking place the place for conVersa-
tion) For most of US it is desirable
and possible to have some sort OF an
ante-chamDer through Wnlen we SILL
the strangers within our gates and
where those remain who are not ad-
vanced enough to intimacy to be taken
into the bosom Of our faniiv.
Some houses seem planned to meet
this situation having a small reception
room in front and a good square. spa
cious sitting room in the rear These
are comparatively easy to deal with
But the regulation city house of even
twenty or thirty years ago is generally
built with two long narrow parlors
opening into each other. Sometimes th'
back zparlor extends the full width oi
the house sometimes q hall bedroom
is taken off from it. Where possible tn.
best. course is to throw these two bacl
rooms together. That gives a single
irregularly SHAPED but sizable space t.
deal with instead of two contracte.
ones Let this be the library. Twins
room, or all three combined, and re
serve the front room for formal occa
sions.-January Pilgrim
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
Kansas City Union Depot Again
in Service.
Frisco Passenger Train Man.
aged to Get in There.
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS
Officials Are Reluctant to Make
Any Statement.
Santa Fe Will Run Chicago
Trains via Topeka.
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS

Kansas City. Mo. June s.-The Kan
sas City Union depot. that venerable
and amDhibious structure, is again on
earth Amid the blowing of whistles.
ringing Of bells and the cheering CT at
least a thousand people Frisco train
No. l02. from Springfield and the south
east. rolled through the mud and water
up the depot platform yesterday after
noon and stopped on track ait exactly
o'clock. The train was the 6rst 10
enter the depot since Sunday morning
Sunday it, as No. 103. was the last tram
out of the depot
When it's wheels had ceased turning
end the whistling and cheering had
died away. d 1ed-capped depot emplove
dropped a shovel he had been using
and shouted.
shes a good old shack. after alI
boys. Then he grabbed mud COW
cred truck and started for the mail car.
Tho train was in charge of Conductor
r.. u. Patton and Engineer Charles E.
Dixon. John Niehaus was the firemaa
and Homer Marrs the brakeman. The1e
We're three chair cars. one ordinary car,
a baggage car and d combination bag
gage and mail car The train brought
IN $50 passengers. who cheered enthu-
slasticaly and waved hats. handker-
chiefs and umbrellas At the depot
when the train came in were A. J. Da.
wilson, gcneral superintendent of the
Frisco; James Donohue. assistant gem
crsl passenger agent c. r. Gray. su.
perntendent OF trainss c. Z. Johnson.
city passenger agent; r. v Miller su-
perintendent OF terminals; H F. Clark.
division superintendent, and +. u Sand
lord, superintendent OF the Union depct
The Santa te VIII discontinue the
operation of its Chicago service by
way Of the Missouri Pacific to ST. LOUIS
q "a rrf ,
way ot Topeka nd ST. joseph TO Lex
lnstOn Junction where it reaches its
Chica-o tracks The Santa Fe will ger
lhLo lts yards at Argentine tomorrow.
Inc extent of the damage to tha rail-
roads operating in and out Of Kansas
city can scarcely be estimated In the
frst place the railroads ere reluctant to
give out Information of their losses.
ana again 1t is alnsot impossible TO
make close estimate of them
outside of the very considera BILE item
involved in loss to freight i'm cars and
buildings nearly all lines out of Kansas
City suffered severe losses in washed
Out track and destroyed bridgas Tire
loss in freight flooded burned or lost
down the river may amount to or
million dollars.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad has sustained "a large loss III
tne Washou-s between Kansas City anc
strong city and in damage TO its prop
erty and terminals at Argentine and ii
the West bottoms. The first damage 4,
the Santa F'e was the washing out o
its tracks at Lake View. near Law
renee. Then followed disaster by waite
at Holiday Strong City. Florence ant
fmporia and the flooding OF the grea
Santa F'e yards at Argentine. The san
Ia Ee was fortunate i'm its possession o
the Emuoria 'cut-off over which
trains were operated until Hollida,
was flooded Then the Missouri Pacih
was and is now being used for all u
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
sTILwELL's TIMBER LAND.
Orient Man Gets 100000 Acres
from Mexican Government.

President A. E. StilweH of the kan
sas City. Mexico & Orient railroad has
acquired from the Mexican government
500 600 hectares q,25O. 600 acres) Of tim
ber lands in the states of Chihuahua,
Sinaloa and Sonora.
With the completion of the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient, lumber mills Will
be built throughout the entire grant
and these mills viii be connected with
the main line of railway by feeders. It
is expected that the western extension
win reach this timber land in about IS
months.
Kansas City. Mexico & Orient inter-
ests have chartered the Colorado, Okla
homa & Texas railroad, projected to
extend from Denison, Texas. to Pueblo,
Col. through Oklahoma. This road is
calculated to be a feeder to the Orient
road, passing through Indian Territory
and the Colorado coal fields.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

General Charles Dick, the eminent con.
gresham from the famous Garfield. dis
trict Of Ohio says: 7 believe there Is no
remedy so efficient for headache as DR..
Niles Pain Pills
Vim. B. Bell. general secretary Home,
Frontier and Foreign Missionary society,
of the United Brethren in Christ. Day ton,
O. writes. 7 am never without supply
Of DR. Miles Pain Pills and derive most
excellent results from their use
/ n. Lagrange, elder in the Presbyterisn n
charch al Franklin, Ind, has long suffered
from chronic headache, but he says he has
at last found solace in DR.. Niles Pain
pills He SAYS nothing can equal them in
giving relief from intense headache OF
any pain.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
oRoWN sHEEp BLEW oUT.
Santa Fe Fireman and Engineer Had
q Narrow Escape.

Albuquerque. N NJ, June s.-The ae-
cident to Santa Fe engine 361 at Penz-
anee the other day. which resulted in
serious burns to Engineer Lee and Fire
man Wilson, and in two sprained ankles
for the former was due not to the ex-
plosion of pipes. but to the blowing out
of the crown sheet. The latter dropped
while the big freight engine was bowling
along at speed of nearly thirty miles
an hour and it is a wonder that the en-
gine crew escaped with their lives. Both
jumped Wilson kicked the door of the
firebox shut Just before he 'svamoosed"
and thus escaped dangerous burns, as
the full steam pressure of over two hum
dred pounds sent a cloud of steam and
water and Goals. out of the firebox. VIII
son and Lee both inhaled d little of the
steam. The fireman says he came to
few minutes later about fifty feet from
the engine with no very clear idea of
how he got there He was up and
around for the first time yesterday.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
WAS WITH JOHN D. KNOX.
Frank Dibert, Formerly of Topeka
Lands a Good Job.

Frank Dibert has been appointed as
sistant secretary and treasurer Of the
Pennsylvania Development company.
Mr. Dibert has been in the employ of
the company in the general Offices of
the Santa Fe Central continuously since
the construction of the Santa F'e Cen.
tfal railway began He was cashier Of
the Johnstown Savings bank, johns
town. Pa. for nine years. and for two
years cashier Of the banking house OF
John d. Knox & Co. ToSelza He has
also sIent several years in Europe, four
years in California and seventeen years
in the real estate and live stock bust
ness in Eureka, Greenwood county
L-ansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
New York Centrars Scheme.

A tower $50 feet, about 200 feet higher
than the Washington monument. is part
of the plans for the terminal the New
York Central road is to build on and
around the site of the Grand Central sta
ton at Forty second street. New York.
Besides a clock, with a dial twenty
seven feet across. it is suggested to have
a powerful beacon light at the top of the
structure.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
Home for Disabled Conductors.

The Order Of Railway Conductors are
investigating several sites in the vicinity
of Chattanooga. Tenn for a home for
disabled conductors. which the organiza-
ton proposes to build or buy. Two years
ago this matter was taken up and ne
gotiations begun for the purchase of
Lookout inn. but no progress was made.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
WANTS NO MORE BIG GAME.
New York Hunter Satisfied After See
ing an Elephant in Nightmare.

There are a few big game hunters in
New York, men who travel far into for
eign wilds every year or two and risk
their lives hunting elephants, tigers and
lions. 1t is a pastime as expensive as
it IS dangerous, yet there is a fascina-
ton about it that is seldom satisfied.
AS a rule the real hunters Of big
game are modest about their exploits
In fact they seldom mention them ex-
cept to each other. One man, whose
specially has always been elephants,
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
oLowRY WITH ORIENT.
Western Union President Accepts q
Place on The Board.

New York. June S-Robert C. Clowry,
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, has accepted an invita-
ton to become a director of the Kansas
City. Mexico & Orient railroad The
Western Union has a twenty five year
contract with the Kansas City, Mexico
& Orient railroad. A E. Stilwel presf-
dent, and Edward Dickinson, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Orient,
sailed for Europe TODAY.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

waters win allow Heroic work was
done in endeavoring to maintain the
lines of communication through days
and nights of storm. and rapid and pa
tient work is being done to restore all
that was destroyed by the irresistible
torrents, but It VIII be weeks before the
railways in the great region affected
have recovered from the physical dam
age by the great floods.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
Santa Fe Pays Z. c. Employees.

Kansas City. June S--The Missouri
Pacific and the Santa Fe RAILROADS,
which usually pay their men the 18th
Kansas City Saturday. This was done
because so many railroad men here stf-
fered by the flood and needed the money.
1t would be a great help to many faTni-
lies if the other railroads would pay i'm
mediately instead of waiting for the
usual pay day in the middle of the
month
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
Engineer Finds an A-tesian We'll.

The Albuquerque Citizen says: J. H.
HoIlen. the well known engineer on the
Lordsburg division. who forty in
vested his surplus money in mining
schemes. made a change some time ago
and concluded to put his money into a
farm. He honesteaded 160 acres near
Benson. and hired man to bore him an
artesian well. He was in Lordsburg
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

pains. neuralgia or in fact any pain. ]
have taken them with best results. and
have given them to others and they never
appaInt.H-Gnbert r. Houser, Milford
Center O.
Il recommend DR.. Niles Pain Pills for
headache or any kind of Pain e. J.
fierholzer. teller Commercial bank, &c
lima. o.
Have used Pain Pills in my family with
the best OF results. They will do all yod
claim for thcm-"-A. c. Huston, ashland,
ii.
Il can not speak too highly of DR.. Niles
Pain Fills. as I know them to be a positive
cure for headache and neuralgia pain ) -
Thomas Brighl. Narengo. Ill.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

last week and reports that his well was
put down about nine hundred feet when
it struck a flow of artesian water of
thirty gallons per minute. He considers
he has something better than any mine
he ever invested IN
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
BUSINESS FOR BRIDGE MEN.
Fast Work Being Done to Replace
Damaged Structures.

Bridge building VIII be an exceedingly
active industry for some weeks and
months to come along the numerous
streams tn Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas,
Missouri and the Indian country. down
which swept the unprecedented floods Of
the last days of May says the Railway
Age The bridge forces of all the rail-
ways in the devastated region are all
ready pushing the work of recOnstruc-
tion or new construction with the extra
ordinary energy and speed which these
skilled workmen always show in restor-
ing the indispensable means of commu-
nication, while the track and roadway
men are pushing the hard work of filing
IN the miles of washed out embankment
and replacing the missing ties and
twisted rails as fast as the subsiding
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
Whaf Peonle s.:

j. R. W. Mcbride of INDIANAPOLIS. late OF
the Indiana supreme court, SAYS: They
are simply marvellous in their iustantane-
Gus relief"
Dr. Niles Pain Pills never fail to cure
ne9dache in any form. and have given
them TO little children with the best re-
suits and without any i'll effects afterward.
When my daughter was confined thev
greatly aNeviated her suffering In fact
we consider them full legal tender tor any
KIND Of pain Mrs William Roberts
Elwwuqts III
DR. Miles Pain Pills are a perfect re1n-
edy tor sick headache. 7 am never with
out them m."-Mary Bungert. Benev'lle. III.
"Dr- Miles Pain Pills never fail 10 cure
headache, pain in the back of neck. cold
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

The surveyors for the Santa Fe cutoff
are canped on the townsite north of the
track at Santa Rosa. The new line will
cross the river just north of the Rock
Island bridge
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

city Ticket ONCE. Onion Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
High School Notes.

Yesterday the examinations were
held in the afternoon as follows: A,
Latin and Modern History; B, Rhet-
ORIG; G, Latin and Physiology, and
D, Literature. Next week there
will be examinations Monday p. m.
A, Theory and Art and Literature;
B, Latin; c, Geometry; D, Botany;
D, Latin. Tuesday,a. m. B, German
B, Political Economy; D, Arithmetic
D, Word Analysis. Tuesday, p. m.
A, German; G, Literature. We'd
nesday, a. m. B, English History;
c., Civil Governments; Wednesday,
p. m. D, Algebra. The others were
held Thursday.
The Commencement Chorus now
practice every afternoon at Reeds
Opera House. Under Miss Nicolls's
supervision they will give us some
excellent music next Friday.
Already some in the Junior Latin
class are beginning on the poem
that starts:
''Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui
primus alb Oris
italian, fato profugus, Laviniaque
vent
Litora," etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
mo GOPHERS THIS YEAR.
Farmers are Rejoicing That Their
Corn Will be UnmOlested.

Farmers and others who have
had occasion to drive through the
country have come to the conclusion
that there are practically no gophers
this year. Occasionally a gray 60
pher is seen but the common gophers
are very rare indeed. 1t is not
known exactly what is the cause of
this scarcity of gophers for in years
past these little animals have been
found in great numbers in pastures
near corn fields. They are very
destructive to young corn and cause
the farmers considerable loss at
times. AS soon as the farmer plants
his corn he has constant fear of it
being destroyed by gophers, for
they dig into the ground and eat the
kernels before they sprout, and even
eat off the green leaves after they
come above the ground. Several
farmers have expressed the opinion
that the very wet season last year
might be the cause of this scarcity Of
gophers, in that it might have
drowned many of the young ones.
At any rate many farmer is well
pleased with the present state Of
affairs and hopes it will continue in
this way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
Patch Grove:

E. Patch, one postmaster, made
a trip to Elkader, Ia, Saturday of
last week to visit his sister, widow
of the late Judge Murdoch.
The parents of Rev. Custer are
here for visit.
Theo Hope and family intend to
go to the river and engage in the
clam industry. We trust they will
meet with success.
People of this vicinity are using
barrels Of paint in identifying the
appearance of their houses. 1t is
surprising what an Improvement a
new coat is to a building.
The M. w. A. has paid to John
Anderson and Cornelia, his wife,
each the sum of 81, 800, being insur-
ance in their behalf taken out by
the late Abe Anderson, whose
death occurred in the Klondike in
February last. The expense in
Cured in bringing his remains back
to Patch Grove for burial was 81,
40.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
Obituary Lisherness.

Charles Lisherness, son of Louis
and Mary Lisherness, was born
August 30, 1856. His parents came
to Lancaster in 1852, and thus are
numbered with the Oldest settlers.
The father will be 80 years old Sept.
8, and mother was 80 on April 3.
There were two brothers, both of
whom died, and two sisters, one of
whom died in infancy. The other
sister is Mrs. John Curry.
Mr.. Lisherness was a farmer, but
bought the Lancaster house, when
Charles was eighteen years OF age,
and they continued in the manage
ment of that hostelry until 1891,
when they sold the establishment.
Charles and Miss Amelia Schmitt
were married June %, 1886, and
their married life was uniformly
pleasant and happy. Nine children
were born-six girls and three boys,
all Of whom are living but one son,
who died in infancy.
They bought the VIM. Lewis
farm in Patch Grove township in
1895, and lived there five years,
coming back to Lancaster in 1901,
wherebetter school advantages could
besecured for their children. The last
two years Mr.. Lisherness was a
travelling salesman, in which bust
ness he succeeded very well.
On Tuesday morning, May 26, at
about 1 o'clock, Mr.. Lisherness died
from the effects of pistol shot fired
by his own hand with suicidal in
tent in room at the Bates house at
He left two letters to
Mrs. Lisherness, the contents Of
which are unknown to the public.
Another letter, to the public, which
was filed with the coroner there,
stated that the reason why he did
the desperate act was because he
feared that he was going insane,
and would rather be dead than in
an asylum. He thought that he
had been partially insane for some
time. He gave the local A. 0. U.
w. there explicit instructions as to
the disposition of his body and where
to find his money.
He was insured in the A O. U. w.
for 50. 900 and in the Northwestern
for 50, 500.
The funeral at the home Thurs
day afternoon was largely attended.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30
Baptist Notices.

Preaching in Lancaster Sunday
EVENING" peoples praise service.
Topic-Almost, but lost. Special
music.
Aid NETS with Mrs. J. Miles next
Tuesday afternoon.
Regular prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening.
Preaching at Dyer shool house in
the afternoon, and preaching and
Sunday school at Mt. Ida in the
morning.
All Sunday schools should send
one or more delegates to the State
Sunday school convention at Osh-
kosh beginning next Tuesday, June
2, and continuing over the 9th.
There will be teachers, superintend-
ents' and pastors conferences.
There will be some Of the best Sun
day school workers of the land
there and also college teachers. The
meeting is to be held in the First
Congregational church. Delegates,
send your names to FL. L. Bacon;
chairman of the entertainment
committee. A rate of II fare has
been granted on the basis of 100 full
tickets sold. Persons attending will
pay full fare going, and secure GER
tifcates from agent at each point
where tickets are purchased.