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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
STILWELL GIVES BANQUET.
Entsrtains Kansas City Business Men
and Makes a Speech

Last night A. e StIlweu. president
Of the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
railroad entertained at dinner more
than three hundred OF the representa-
tive business men CT Kansas City The
dinner was served N the banquet hall
Of the Midland hotel and amid clouds
OF smoke M StiIWeu made = speech
20 his guests in which he replied pub
Ecly to many questions addressed To
hfm in private from time TO time. to
explain more in detail the progress OF
the railroad and 70 outline the plans
now maturing regarding IT. 3Ir- Still
we'll also told Of what the railroad
meant 70 Kansas City ard concluded
his speech by saying
-AIf ask is. for Gods sake stand by
rs and ve win stand by you
If rhe long ovation and cheering
which GREETED 3Ir. StiIwell as he ceased
talking meant anything the business
men Of Kansas City VIII surely stand
by him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
TO INSPECT ROUTES.
Work On Topeka Branches VIII BE
gin at Once

gin at Once
Postal Supervisor Charles Lynn Of St.
Louis. in charge Of the rural mall de-
livery routes in this division. has sent
Instructors 10 the Topeka postef7ce for
the Inspection Of al rural routes con
Meeting with Toueka. This work IS 70
be commenced at once and vvul OCCUPY
several weeks Of the time OF Special
Agent 7T5l1s who has been conducting
the inspection of the routes living north
Of the river during the past TWO weeks
IT is the intention "a maz- the present
Inspection unusually close with REFER
snce TO certain changes in the routing
desired by The local officials at whose
request the order has been issued Ow-
1ne 70 The length Of some OF the rural
routes r1unirg out Of Topeka II Is dssir-
able for economic reasons. to reduce
them wherever practicable The in
creasing demand u1on the rural mail
delivery makes every economy in terri
tory rraverssd necessary although the
increased exactions upon the service
make sueh economy almost impossible
II IS not unlikely that additional routes
VIII be created here as q result Of Mr.
Mills findings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

the outlook for the young crops is very
favorable The ErenEh vintage Of 1899 has
been estimated At about cue-thlrd less than
the vintage OF 1851 The Danish crops Of
1852 are IS good as ever Northpru Sweden
crops OF gram hay and potatoes were de-
stroyed By the rain ard foods throughout
extensive region. but fair crops have
been harvested elsewhere in Sweden In
Great Britain the earlier grain so77fn gs
have made thrifty growth The area
put under wheat last autumn is small sr
than two years ago Favorable weather
conditions are officially reported from IN
dia The deficiency in the New South
wales crop has been estimated at at least
IL Or. oo0 bushels. while official advfces from
South Australia say that harvest pros
poets are much improved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
Mrs Nj. BRINK
FIRST STAGE OF CATARRH
A Serious Mistake Which
thousands Are Making.

The first stage Of eatarrh IS what IS
commonly known as catching cold
It may be in the head nose throat or
lungs It's beginning Is sometimes 50
severe as to cause a chill and consider
able fever or il may be 50 slight as TO
not hinder a person from his usual bust
ness IN perhaps a majority Of cases
little or no attention is paid "a the hrsr
stage OF catarrh- and hence II IS that
nearly 0ne-haf OF the people have
chronic catarrh in some form
To neglect a cold IS to invite chronic
catarrh As soon As any one discovers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
war Is DECLARED.
Rock Island VIII Go Aftsr xrnrniera-
ton Hnsiness.

Chicago. Jan. IA crisis has been
reached in the California immigrant
Enudala- Tbs Rock Island road. which
nas neen trying fer more than q year
20 reach q satisfactory arrangement with
9sher California roads. announced to-
CAV I-ae rom this time forward il VIII
-Ar-e care OF itself and adopt whatever
means T nnds necessary to secure for
ls4eL sdle share Of the business to which
II Tanks II is eGuitably entitled
The general immigrant situation IS
not hkelg 70 be affected The Rock Is
e nd With The other reads interested is
lSl-Fetly satisfied With the present con
-ltlol = aI1scring all other sections but
i--l41tflfsa- and strenuous efforts viii be
ma dc g prevent general interests from
becoming involved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Miss sarah McGahan. No- ls7 81 st. Al
bany, n 2. writes
a few months ago I suffered with Sc
we're attack Of infiuenza- which nothing
seemed 10 relieve NY hearing 1eczrns bad.
my eyes became irrftatad and EeveriEh-
Nothing seemed right and nothirg ate
tasted good took PERU11A and within
two weeks I was perfectly well sarah
1IcCzahau-
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruua
write at once TO Dr. Hartman. giving
full statement OF your case. and he win
be glad TO give you his valuable advice
gratis
Address DR.. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Pleasautcu kan, Jan The work
OF piping natural gas into this city Is
progressing as rapidly As the weather
VIII permit TIE main pipe IS now III
Main street and last night the gas
burned from a jet in the street and
lighted up the town Tor several blocks
There are Two good wells which have
about Il pounds pressure The build
ings ara being plumbed and within 3
few weeks the stores and many resi-
dencss viii be lighted with natural
gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
WoEk o. Oklahoma Railroad Gridiron

Guthrie Ok. Jan Geo. ". Hail
superintendent IN Oklahoma Tor the
kansas & Oklahoma Central. returned
today from St Louis and announced the
road VIII De built It IS being surveyed
Tor the Missouri Pacific from Peru
junction. Kan. 70 kirkland. Texas.
through Guthrie
The announcement Is made OF the sale
Of the Shawnee and Red Fork survey,
known as the Battle AK route to the
FRISCO company. This IS q partially
completed grade from Shawnee. Ok to
HE'D Fork. / T.. distance Of 3 miles
and considered a valuable piece Of pro-
Derfv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
NEW DEPOT FOR sALINA-
Rock Island VII Improve Its Pres
eut Quarters.

sallua- kas.. Jan T--Sanna IS TO have
new Rock Island passenger depot ~
-asE tni= Graaz railway system has de-
cided that their present STRUCTURE is nos
1ecel1ng @ city cf Salinas size but the
principal reason for their buIiIng IS
LlaE rhs old depot is hardly large enough
-er Ele coU1auys business here
-nerafcre. Sallua VIII have two Rock
-7--i-- lepots. a passenger and freight
STRUCTURE The plans fer Lha new build
-4l- are IN tie hands u the Comuanv
ana e member e lle railroads engineer
eeE-s vas IN saiiua Saturday and sur
F=ss1 lne ground for the building Aside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
HUNDRED MILLION MORE.
Western Railways VIII Make a Big
Increase in Revenues

Chicago. III Jan. Freight rates On
nearly all commodities transported By
western railways are ID be materially
raised during the next thirty days and
f rha scale AT present conten1p lated
G1es into effect cas revenues Of the roads
VII be- increased during 1893 by at LEAST
$4,000 0QH
The first step toward the advance vas
taken at a meeting Of western executive
officials Esld e1day. and there was not
q dissenting voice 70 the sentiment r1zr
freight rates Should be raised to uaser
tne increased cost Of labor and q ma
terials. The rates protested VIII be At
least : per cent higher in all commodity
tariffs
we are engaged in manufacturing
ana selling ore commodity ransDorra-
tI1n~ sad an ot7ciaI The cost Of It's
manufacture has Increased to point
where its price delivered 70 the shipper
Is ruiuously lew. and We have no r.
course but to raise our urice. the same
as any MANUFACTURED would do IN Ike
emergency
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
EMPoRIA HAs THE CRAZE
At an Enthusiastic Meeting Decides
to Search for Oil

Ezuaporfa. kan Jan 7-Oue Of the most
enthusiastic ard largely ATTENDED meetings
Of Emporia business men held here fG-
years was held here fer the purpose Of
getting things started to bore for gas and
ell Committees were appointed. consisting
OF some Of the leading men Of the town
Al lines Of business were represented. and
from interest shown E.r11poTHa viii soon be
AFTER gas OF oil. Nearly $50 was raised
II a few minutes TO be used TO start the
movement. ard an effort VII be made to
held an election to vote bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Esmporia. kan. Jan THE annual
meeting and election OF officers for the
Commercial club resulted as follows
president George s. SImOns. secretary,
Charles Harris treasurer. L. L Hal
Ieck. executive committee. DR.. Z w
WAGNER. Charles Harris, Harry Haga-
man. O B. HardcastIe and Dr. G. n
CafFord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
LEGACY WHERE IT IS NEEDED
An Aged and Impoverished Pair at
Arkansas City Receive So, 600.

Arkansas City. Kan, Jan Mr..
and Mrs. A J. Rinkar, two old people
OF Arkansas City, have fallen heir 70
an estate in Illinois and their share
Of the property VIII be over s.. 000- They
are very poor and live IN Z shzuty III
q poor part Of the CITY. The money
old. For years they have depended
upon what Finker. who is 20 years old
could earn and what vas contributed
by their son Both Of the old people
are very feeble and this VIII be enough
to keep them comfortable for the bal
anca Of rhair DIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

AtchIson. Kan. Jan THE following
persons have entered Mt St Scholastic
convent here TO become nuns Miss ka-
tie Stiu Of Archison. who VIII BE- know u
as sister Praxida. Miss josephine krou-
berz of Seneca. EaHWflo viii be known
Is sister Notberga and Miss Lizzie
Hendricks, also Of Seneca. who VIII BE-
known as Sister Hedwig-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Atchison. kan. Jan The Democrat
ic and Republican leaders IN AtchisoE
have practically agreed to hold mass
convention in TWO weeks. and rsn0uli-
nate all the present city officials without
regard 70 politics The present city ad-
rninistratIon is one Of the best the town
has ever had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Kansas City. kan Jan loving 70 the
increased amount Of 5us5less OF the stock
Yards station Of the Kansas CITY kan
poztaFice. Postmaster Sartain and " c.
Lambert superintendent q the branch Of
fee Wfu apply for better and u0re corn
naoSIo1s quarters IN the basement Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
LIaUoR 80 TRoURLE
Three Suits IN Arkansas City from
Alleged Pilfsring Case

Arkansas city Kan. Jan Monroe
SoIee. 2 17-y7ar-old boy. was released
from custody after hersg under arrest
on the charge Of stealing wine from
the cellar Of James Stewart. a wealthy
farmer SoIee has now had Stewart
arrested on the charge Of selling in
t0xIcating liquors TO minors, and his
mother has fled z damage suit ask
ing 5000 damages from Stewart be-
cause the liquor he is alleged to have
sold her son naS resulted IN his losing
time. labor. reputation ard the ability
70 get positions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

KARLSRUHE Pa Jan. T.--Unftad States
Senator Penrose was nominated oy acrla-
nation tn s11cceed himself BY the Repuo-
Iican caucus last night The Democrats
caucus nominated Colonel Curry q FlttA-
l---e-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Joplin. No. Jan 7--WuIiam Parsons
Of Gslena. kan was arrested here last
night On the charge Of stealing a tomb
stone IN the Kansas town Parsons re-
turned 70 Kansas without Tsauisition
ualers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Bismarck ian. II G. Hansbrough has
been unanimously chosen BY tire Republic
car caucus 70 succeed himself As United
States senator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

EXCHANGE building 1t the stock yards
TJoabfs TIE room ufw occupied Is needed
and VIII b provided probably by The STOCK
Faris company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

from what was necessary for him to
snow. TIE surveyor wasn't informed as
TO any of the details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

On and after January the National
VIII serve dinner at p m Luncheon
from L 70 2.15-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

the first symptoms Of catching cold
he should At once begin the use OF
Peruna according 70 directions On
the bottle, and the cold is sure to
pass away without leaving any bad
effects.
Unless this is done the cold is al
most sure to end in the second
stage Of catarrh. which IS making
50 many lives uiSerab bic. Il Peruna
was taken every time one has a cold
or cough. chronic catarrh would De
practically an unknown disease.
Hiss Elizabeth Uber. No. 81 BasserE SC.
Albany. N +. writes:
Il have always dreaded unsettIe.
weather because Of my extreme uabiHt-
o catch cold, when catarrhal Crou5K
would quickly develop through my entE
ystem, which It would take weeks TO div
way. am thankful to say that since
lave taken PERCNA do not have an
eascn 10 dread this any more If 7 hay
'eeu at all exposed to the damp. vet 2
old weather, I take dose OF two of Pc
lUoA. and II throws out any mint Of sick
less from my system Mss Ellzaoet
Der.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Mrs. N j. Brink No SD Michigan ave.
St Joseph. Mich. writes
This past winter during the wet and
cold weather caught a sudden and severe
ton through ny entire system ard Sc az
facted NY general health that 7 was CON-
plEEaIy broken down. and became nervous
and hysrerIcaI and unfit to supervise my
home Ny physician prescribed for ne
but somehow his medicine did ne 10 good
Reading OF PEEUNA decided TO try II
After I had taken but three bottles found
myself IN fine healrh-'-ALrs- II J. Brink-
SioyI A Ha5Iey. Is Main s.. Hunting
ten. Ind, writes Last winter after get
ting nv feet vet 7 began to cough which
gradually grew worse until ny throat vas
sore and raw Ordinary remedies did not
help and cough remedies nauseatet1 me
Reading an advertisement OF what Pc
RUNA could dc. decided % Try bottle.
The oasis., 1903-09-05
Key to His Success.

There Is a certain very successful mining operator in Sonora who has tioated many propositions. and is always successful in getting into his companies as stockholders and directors, some of the best business men of the east. With such back ing, (and a careful selection of his property, of course) his enterprises are always crowned with success.
 Recently the gentleman was asked the secret of his remarkable success.
 "Oh," said he, "that's simple. The primary object of my com panies is not mining, but to give these men an excuse to get away from their wives two or three times q year, and mining is incidental.
 When l go to a man and ask him to take stock in one of my en- terprises, and he says;
 Why should 1 take stock in that compauyW
 T never make him a long talk about the richness of the mine and prospective dividends. 1 simply say.
 "Oh, you want to go in to have an excuse to get away from home once in a while, to go down into Sonora and look at the property, play little poker, etc. 7
 It always fetches them. They usually come immediately down for $1 ,000 to 5000 worth of the stock, without saying another word"
The oasis., 1903-09-05
The Advance In Silver.

The local merchants are much elated over the rapid advance in the price of bar silver during the past few weeks, and business con- ditions already show a marked inn provement. The commercial value of Mexican pesos being entirely dependable upon the fluctuations Tn the price of silver bullion; the recent upward tendency in the value of the white metal naturally increases the purchasing power of Mexican money, with which the local dealers have to contend. When Mexican dollars approach the 50cent mark everybody is happy and contented, more money is put into circulation a brisk business ensues and the general results are satisfactory.
 On the other hand when the value drops to thirty-eight and forty cents, people become pessam- 7stlc, money gets scarce and gen eral business depression follows.
 This matter is a source of great worriment to local business men who handle hundreds of thousands of dollars in Mexican money every year, and to whom the high or low value of silver is an all important factor in the determination of their financial standing at the close of the year.
 During the past week silver reached the highest price attained since November 1901 and at Fl Paso, Mexican dollars were quoted at fifty cents.
 The European countries have been buying silver quite freely for some time and Uncle Sam has purchased enormous quantities for the Philippine coinage. This big demand is assigned as the reason for the recent advance in prices. Conservative business men predict that the top figure has not yet been reached and are expecting a still further advance.
The oasis., 1903-09-05
4 Rich Find.

MT. Con O'Keefe has recently located a new property thirty-five miles from Penasco Quemado, in the Altar district of Sonora. which presents a fine surface showing. He has sunk depth of ffty-three feet, and taken out twenty-ihree tons of ore which goes 4S4 per cent copper and twenty-five ounces per ton in silver. One chunk weigh ing seventy-fve pounds, which he will send to the St. Louis exposi- tion, goes sixty-eight per cent cop per and eighty ounces per ton in silver.
The oasis., 1903-09-05
The New Drug Store.

On Monday of the coming week Druggist Bayly will open his drug store in the new Montezuma Hotel building.
 The stock has been in town for the past two weeks but the store fixtures, which should have been here a month ago. just arrived yesterday.
 They are of cut quartered oak, very substantial and handsome, and when the Doctor opens for business he will have a store, the of which would do credit to metropolis. Besides the retail trade, he will also do an ex- tensive wholesale business in So- nora and will carry a very com plete and extensive stock of all goods necessary for the operation of a strictly first class drug store.
The oasis., 1903-09-05
The Cup Stays on This Side.

Thursdays international yacht race at New York between the Reliance and the Shamrock III was easily won by the American boat, it finishing about two miles in the lead. This race concluded the struggle for the Americas cup; the Reliance having won the three races necessary for the retention of the cup in this country.
 The Shamrock III was so de- cisively beaten and completely outclassed, not having won a single race; that it is probable that there will be no further contest for the cup for several years to come, and the Britishers are compelled to acknowledge the superiority of American boat builders and sailors.
 Sir Thomas Lipton stated that he would not try again until Eng land produced a Herreshoff. It has been his life's ambition to carry the cup back to England with him and it is bitter dis appointment to him that he can not do so.
 The United States captured the cup in England in 1851. The Am erican boat was the only one to finish in that race, all the British yachts getting becalmed.
 Since that time English sport men have expended millions of dollars in vain attempts to again obtain possession of the trophy, and it now look as if it had left England's shores forever.
The oasis., 1903-09-05

United States Custom House Manifest Blanks for sale at THE OASIS office.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
A Faithful Friend.

At Albany, n. Y, there lived a
blacksmith whose particular pet is an
English mastiff. One day the black
smith was working at his forge, put
ting new steel in the point of a pick.
The steel was slightly burned in the
heating, and, instead of welding, it
flew into half a dozen pieces. One
piece struck the blacksmith with such
force as to fasten itself firmly in
above the right eye. The blacksmith
staggered and fell backward. How
long he was unconscious he does not
know; but when he came to he saw
the mastiff in the middle of the shop.
The dog was crying almost like
human being, and was rubbing his
jaws in the dust on the floor. The
piece of steel that had struck the
blacksmith was on the floor a few
inches from the dog. The faithful
animal had seized the hot steel with
his teeth, and had drawn it from his
masters forehead. the dogs mouth
was badly burned. As for the black
smith, strange as it may seem, he is
IL fair way to recover
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Remarkable MonoIith in Chill.

A remarkable monolith, more than
5000 feet in height, was recently dis
covered in Chilli The base of this
stupendous undersea needle is barely
240 feet in circumference, yet it rears
itself, solitary and alone, to the height
of nearly a mile, its eliminating point
a fiat, circular surface no bigger than
a cartwheel, reaching to within less
than 500 feet of the surface. No such
natural phenomenon, on any such stu
pendous scale, could possibly stand
alone on dry land freed from it's sup
porting and protecting envelope of
perfectly still water. But even sup
posing that it were possible to lift it
bodily from the depths of the ocean,
and set it up on land, storm, heat
and frost would cause it to crumble
to pieces in very few years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Last of the Merrimac Crew.

In a village of barely fifty people,.
down in Beaufort county, says the
Raleigh IN Co Observer, lives VIII
liam r. Tetterton, the last survivor of
the crew of the famous Confederate
states warship Merrimac, formerly
the old Virginia. He is sixty-seven
years old, and is in many ways the
same old unreconstructed rebel that
he was in the days from 81 to IS. In
Richmond, Lieut.. Woods had re-
cruiting station, and he was signing
men for service on the Merrimac. The
idea of a naval life appealed to young
Tetterton, and he enlisted for ser
vice The war vessel had not as vet
been out on any expeditions, and the
new recruit found himself one of the
first among a rather scanty crew. He
served on the boat from the first day
she went into service until the order
came from the secretary of the Con-
federate states navy to put her out of
commission
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
An Odd Barometer.

A cAElmon leech makes a good baro-
meter. Fill a tumbler half full with
water, put the leech into it, and tie a
piece of muslin over the top to keep
the leech from getting out. All you
have to do to find out what sort of
weather we are going to have is to
watch the little animal
For example, when the day is to
~ fine the leech will remain at the
lotion of the glass, coiled up in
spiral shape and quite motionless. If
rain may be expected 1T will creep to
the top of the glass and stay there
until it clears of
If the leech twists itself and is very
restless there is going to be q wind
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

The crown princess of Saxony dis
appeared in sensational manner
from the palace at Dresden at night
recently, and it transpires that she
fed from her husband with a young
Frenchman named Giron, the tutor of
her children, with whom it seems she
has long been in love.
Details of the scandal are beginning
to come to light. The Berlin Vossische
Zeitung declares that the crown prince
was in the habit of beating the crown
princess. The Lokalanzeiger also de-
clares that previous to the disappear
ance of the Crown Princess Louise
with Prof Giron, she made several