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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-09-01
Ranch Small Talk


Portland housekeepers have been
having hard time the past summer
to get sufficient fruit for preserving.
Fruit has been scarce and the prices
high.
Eastern dealers in candidum lilies
are looking to this state for their sup
ply this year. Mr.. Gibbs, the Whatcom
county bulb grower, has just dug up
10000 such lilies to supply the mar
ket.
When the new road law was put
into effect there was great Outcry
against it, but as time passes and the
operation of the law is beginning to
be understood by the people they are
withdrawing their objections.
Forest fires in western Washington
have been particularly numerous and
disastrous of late. Several men re-
sponsible for starting them have fallen
into the clutches of the law. They
should be made an example OF for
next years bunch of law viOlatOrs.
John c. Boulton, of Chico, in re-
follows: Enclosed please find so
cents, being renewal of my subscrip-
ton to The Ranch. | am pleased to-
see so many improvements; the man
agement certainly deserves credit"
The wheat crop of the Dakotas has
been badly injured by rust, cutting
down the aggregate yield very ma
terially. With so great shortage in
the countrys wheat crop for 1904, it
follows that the price of the cereal
this fall and winter will be pretty
stiff.
The Carey arid land act, under
which the general government Of
fered to give each of the states one
million acres of land, expired by limi-
tation on August 49, The act cOntin-
ues in force so far as irrigation work
is concerned, but no more selections
of land can be made.
The federal government is making
ARRANGEMENTS for constructing some
model roads in Whatcom county, and
J. w. Abbott and j. II. Dodge have
been in that county comforting with
some of the leading men in reference
to the. matter. The Bellingham cham
her of commerce is interested. as is
also the state good roads association.
Anyone wishing to study the COM
mercial interests of the Pacific coast
will find the Annual Review of the
Daily Commercial News most val
liable publication. 1t is an edition OF
100 pages with many illustrations and
To- -.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-09-01

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Forest fires in western Washington
have been particularly numerous and
disastrous of late. Several men re-
sponsible for starting them have fallen
into the clutches Of the law. They
should be made an example OF for
next years bunch of law viOlatOrs.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-09-01

Anyone wishing to study the COM
mercial interests of the Pacific coast
will find the Annual Review OF the
Daily Commercial News most val
liable publication. 1t is an edition OF
100 pages with many illustrations and
containing a number of instructive ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27
Famous Stallion Dead.

Lexington, KY, July 27.-The IA
nous thoroughbred stallion, Onon-
daga, died at the McGrathiana stud of
Milton Young, at the age of 25 years.
He was by the noted bennington, dam
Susan Deane by Lexington, famous
winners among them being DR.. Rice,
Ambulance, Yale, 81, Onaway, and
Oregon. Among his famous daughters
were the dams of Banaster, Ornament,
Mack Briggs and other noted turf
stars. Onondaga raced principal
ly as a 2-year-old, winning many great
stakes, and was one of the best q
year-olds of his year. He was a broth
er to Sensation, Stratford and the dam
of Potomac, winner of the Futurity.
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SPORTING NEWS
FitZsim mons Eager for Another
Go With O'Brien.
Veteran Thinks He Could Have
Had a Knockout Soon.
THE BATTLE TOO SHORT
For Next Few Months Cornish
man Is i'm TheatricaIs.
George Considine Would Bet
$4,000 on Bob's Winning.

New York, July 27.-Bob FitzSimmons
and Jack O'Brien spent a quiet day af-
ter their sensational six-round bout. 1t
will probably be some days before the
fighters will be free from the scars of
that memorable battle, which experts
pronounced one of the most interesting
fistic events seen in years.
Down at his home at Bensonhurst
Fitzsimmons denied himself to nearly
all visitors. He thought he was enti-
tied to a day of rest after such a Sc
we're conflict.
Joe Edmundson, his manager, how
ever, talked freely of the Cornishman's
plans, and he states that for the next
few months Fitzsimmons will give his
attention to his theatrical company,
which goes on the road next month
Fitzsimmons himself would like to get
another go with O'Brien and have it
veteran is confident that he would have
knocked out O'Brien had the sixth
round, which was 80 seconds short, been
fought out.
So confident are FitzSimmons admir-
ers that he is O'Brien's master that
they are willing to back him in another
match with the Philadelphia. George
Considine, who sat at the ringside on
wager $1,000 that Fitzsimmons could
beat O'Brien in a return match. Consi-
dine is anxious to see the pair come to-
gether again.
II have seen a good many fights.
said Considine, but never witnessed
better fight than that put up by
O'Brien and Fitzsimmons. The old
mans showing was simply a revelation
to me.
"Fitzsimmons was slow in starting,
but once he got into action there was
nothing to it. 1 am sure he would have
put O'Brien out in a few seconds more.
He had him in bad shape and it looked
as though the police interference saved
O'Brien from knockout.
Il had the watch for Fitzsimmons
and it was fully a 30-second round. If
another match can be arranged 1 will
bet any part of Sc, 900 that Fitzsimmons
will be the winner. I would like to see
them come together in 2O-round
fight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27
IN THREE STRAIGHT HEATS.
Stanley Dillon Wins Big Trotting Race
at Detroit


Detroit, July 27.-Before $4,000
people at the Crosse Point track
tuesday afternoon Stanley Dillon,
owned by ]. P. Brown of Detroit. and
driven by Ed Geers. won in three
straight heats the classic Merchants
ana Manufacturers stake for 2:24
class trotters. Stanley Dillon was not
driven out in any heat. !.
Stanley Dillon was favorite for the
big stake, bringing 5000 in the morn
ing pools, with Miss Gay at $105 and
the rest of the field bringing sos.
In later pools Dillon sold for 500
with the field at $3.50.
Twelve horses scored for the first
heat. They came down to the judges
stand five times before they were sent
away and then the start was the poor
est or the afternoon Italia had the
pole, but broke on the back stretch
and Baraja led to the three-quarters.
Geers took Dillon into the lead at the
head of the stretch and won easily by
half a length. Ruth c., gray mare
owned by Senator Chisholm OF CleVe-
land, finished second.
Stanley Dillon led all the way in
the second heat with Ruth c and Jolly
Bachelor fighting for second place all
the way round, the gray mare finish
ing next to Dillon after a hard drive.
Stanley Dillon again led all the way in
the third heat in which Ruth G took
second only after hard fght with
BlackthOrn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

KANSAS FAIRS IN 1904.

Following is i 3 list Of Of. fairs to be held
| and secretaries, as reported to the state
board Of agriculture and compiled by
seSsHs en Sc5ln p c %sricntura1
T.: Tredway, secretary, La Harpe; Sept.
Barton County Fair Association-w. p.
Hiawatha Fair Association Drown
Butler County Fair Association-H. NJ.
Hewins Park and Fair Association
SchautaGga%%a cS1nty)W NJ Jones' sec
Clay County Fair Association-E. E.
HoooPes; secretary Clay Geniter; Sept; 81
ton tom sept Isis : - ----S
s6 GSws Sen9tg Wilson, and
tary, Winfield; Aug; 80 to Sept. :: &C.,
Burden; Sept 7-s. -
Crawford County Agricultural Fair AS
sociation-Frank Mckay, secretary, Pitts
Elk County Agricultural Fair Associa-
f1ois. F. Deal secretary Grenola' Sept
Finney County Agricultural society-A.
H. Warner. secretary, Garden City; Aug.
Ford County Agricultural Association
J. H. Churchill, secretary Dodge City;
FTfanRlin County Agricultural Society
Carey M. Porter, secretary, Ottawa; Sept.
Greenwood County Fair Association-C.
Anthony Fair Observation-Disclosures SrNg
county. Aug. 1926; H. E. Whitney, score
Harvey County Agricultural Society
JEFFERSON County Agricultural and Me
chanicaI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Patter-
soc Jew sffrcct County agricultural Association
Henry. r. Honey, secretary, Mankato;
Jefferson County Poultry and Pet Stock
MISUNDERSTANDING, kan. Dec. 1928:
G. II. Rhodes, judge; E. W. Kaufman,
se Marshsil County Fair Assoeiation-E.
Miller, secretary, Marysyille;, Sept. 1916.
ch Mla@ f FiP R AND r1o M
secretary, Paola; Sept 27,So:
ti M.ePed 6hnbSic. seeretary Beioit.
Morris County Exposition Gompany-M
: Nemaha County Fair EAssociation-w:
H. Fitzwater, secretary, Seneca; Aug. 81
e N sesfi : County . Fair sAssoctatton-H
at Ghan {Neosh h county5 Tm as1Ss,
secretary, Chanute: Aug; q to Sept. 2
1. B. Pemper, secretary, Ness City; Sept.
Il v. Graham. secretary, Norton; Aug.
ossss Go9nty E EaI9 ssgf
Central Kansas Fair Association (Reno
ecountyl.,A;; l. 1a sponsier' secretary. Hutch
Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live
Stock Association-W. T. Brown, secre-
tarY, Sterling.
Riley County Agricultural Association
r. IT, Worboys, secretary, Riley; Aug. 81
to Sept. 9
Rocks County Fair Associa tion-Olmer
Adams, secretary, Stockton; Sept. 2-23.
Association (Sedgwick county)-H. L. Re-
sing, secretary, Wichita; Sept. 26 to Oct.
l.
Kansas State Exposition Company
(Shawnee county)-C. H. Sampson, secre- |
tary, Topeka; Sept. 12-17.
Smith Fair County Association-E. s. |
Rice, secretary, Smith Center: Aug. 1896. |
Stafford County Fair Association-G. |
E. Moore. secretary, st. John; Sept. 7-9.
Fredonia Agricultural Association (Wfl- |
son county)-J. L. Cooper, secretary, Ere |
donna. Aug 1926
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

Mike Welday is back in the Joplin
reared from the baseball columns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

Here you are from the Joplin News
Herald: Joplin is carrying less num-
Der of men than any team in the
league and has the lowest salary list -
How about that $1,7O0 salary with
which the miners are charged?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27
is OUT FOR THE FUTURITY.
j. b. Haggin Secretly Preparing Sem
sational Colt for Classic.

Lexington, KY, July 27.-Through
the recent visit here of j ohm w. Mack
ey, manager of Rancho Del Paso, j.
B. Haggin's California breeding estab-
lishment, it has leaked out that the
multi-millionaire owns colt in sgd
ney Paget'S stable with which he ex-
poets to win the great Futurity stakes
this year. Mackey was very ret1cent
in regard to the identity of the re-
ported sensational youngster though
he did let out the fact that he is bay
in color and is by imp. Watercress.
A groom at Elmerdorf farm, however,
got more on the subject out of Eag-
gins secretive manager and he says
the colt is a full Brother To- the noted
Water Color and is called Water Mir
ror. From what can be learned in a
roundabout way this highly tried colt
lane, Niblick, Tondorder, Tramoter or
any other good winning 2-year-old in
the Paget string In recent work with
them he has shown his heels to that
sensational filly, Hamburg Belle, the
Futurity winner of 1908.
Haggin in his own colors, has never
made but one previous bid for the
Futurity and that was in the inaug-
ural race of this great classic event.
That contest will live in turf history
for all time to come. At the finish
his mighty horse, Salvador, split the
heroic Proctor Knott, and the $1,000
Galen apart by a nose.s Tapped on the
great trio was Capt. S. S. Browns not
ed performer, Senorita, for which
mighty mare the coal kings Kentucky
stock farm is named. The finish was
so close and thrilling the judges hest
tated in handing up the numbers and
to this day there are turfmen who wit
messed the race who still contend that
Salvador or Galen won instead of Proc
tor Knott.
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poria Methodist church was preaching
at those towns. He preached on tenn
perance at the Methodist church yes
terday afternoon to we'll filled house.
The young man who sang had an ex-
cellent voice.
Mr. Frazier stated that their reason
for campaigning in a wagon is to save
expenses and to enable them to stop
at any town they want to work in:
His plan will be to talk mostly out or
doors, because the indoor lectures do
not reach the class of people they can
benefit.
Rev. Frazier is a pleasing talker,
one whom the hearers do not tire or
The people at the Methodist church
yesterday afternoon and the Lutheran
church last night donated freely when
the contribution basket was passed
Emporia Gazette
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MANAGER BARROW RESIGNS.
Gives Up Control of Detroit Team and
Bobby Lowe Succeeds Him.

Detroit. Mich, July 27.-Word was
received here from Washington that
Manager Barrow of the Detroit base
ball club had handed in his resigna-
ton and that the same had been &C
cepted, both sides expressing mutual
esteem and entertaining the best feel
ing on parting. The latter assurance
does not agree with the reported con-
ditions before Barrow went away on
this trip with the team.
It is understood that he got notice
to quit before he left Detroit, and that
him in full payment of all claims
against the Detroit club. The MEM
bers of the team are very sore on Bar
row, whose manner and language to
them, they claim, have been not only
coarse, but brutal and humiliating.
Lowe, captain of the team, will act
as manager for the present.
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must be inflated in order to do bust
ness: '"Topeka's trouble this year has
been in trying to play ball with a cheap
team. The salary limit this year
amounts to more than it has every
year. The first year lola had the
same experience. We thought the SAL
airy limit meant what it said. A team
within the limit was secured and they
Immediately grabbed a hold on last
place from which they were never
ousted. That year the team lost near
ly $4,000. The next year a team was
signed with a salary of $1,000 and
they immediately took a commanding
place in the race and twice finished in
second place, always fighting for the
flag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

A very welcome letter was received
by JEFF White Saturday from the
United States pension department
stating an increase of $40 per month
to his pension had been granted Some
time in April his pension was in
creased from $24 to $40 per month;
800 per month is the limit for pen
sions and few men ever get it. In
this case the government has worked
promptly as the application for the
increase was filed in April of this year.
J. H White served over four years
in the army, first enlisting as a pri-
vate in Company B, Twenty-first In
diana regiment, afterward being trans
ferred to the First regiment, heavy
artillery. He was wounded August 4,
1861, at Baton Rouge, by a rifle bull
let in his leg, which has caused dis
ease of the bone that is incurable. 1t
has also affected his eyesight to such
a degree that he can only with diff
Guilty recognize his friends. Mr.. Will
hite has been confined for over two
years to the house and is helpless. He
suffers great pain but never complains.
-EmpOria Gazette.
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stole His Egg Collection.

Bert H. Douglass was almost heart
broken last week when he discovered
that some one had broken into the house
at his fathers place, where he had stored
a portion of his collection of bird eggs,
and stolen about $50 eggs. The eggs We're
from all parts of the world and were val
liable. They were collected along Scfen-
tific lines and We're in sets with data
showing where they came from and when
they were secured 1t was one of the
finest sets in the west. The boys who mo-
Tested it probably did not realize its value
or they would not have treated it So
They broke some of the eggs. lost others
and mixed all kinds up together. The
damage done amounts to from 500 to $50
Burlington Jeffersonian.
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A Big Catfish Story.

Here is the biggest catfish story that
pas come 10 town TINS summer ana
past Joe Frisbee. an old man living by
the mill near Hartford. has been setting
bank hooks on the river below the dam
and yesterday had four whooping yellow
catfish to show for II, The biggest one
weighed eighty pounds; the next one tip
ped the scales at seventy pounds and the
other two weighed over sixty pounds
each. The four were caught within three
nights and all at Hartford was out yes
terday to see them Charles johnson, the
ax-county treasurer. was among the spec
fators, and the Gazette has his word for
the truth of the story.-Emporia Gazette.
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10 Campaign i'm a Wagon.

II. G. Frazier. the Prohibitionist
campaigner who talked on the street
Saturday night and preached twice
yesterday. in company with the two
young men singers, Messrs. VanCamp
and Carter, will start out today to
campaign the state in an emigrant
wagon. Mr.. Frazier is Baptist
preacher and is pastor of the First
Baptist church of Ottawa He has
preached at a number of towns in the
state and was at Parsons and Fort
scott when DR.. ]. H. Price of the En-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

A spicy comment from Joplin pa
per on bud Risley, whom the Topeka
association is considering as man
ager: "Dud Risley is said to be draw
ing $50 a mSnth from Tho1en at
lola. He may be worth ito Tholen.' -
The lola Record makes this COM
ment on Topeka's team and its check
cred experiences of the season, and in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

Jeffries, with Jeavenworth, is
cousin of Jim Jeffries, the famous
pugilist. The Oriole looks like pock-
ct edition of his fighting relative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

When the blood is in b;
scratch, or any slight injury
an ugly-1ooking sore or ulcer
or piinp1e is the beginning of
discharging sore. Often the
is that way from birth, and ST
Gus kinds of sores from infa1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27
Racing at St. Louis.

st. Louis, July 27.-Floral Wreath
found the track to her liking in the
fourth, the feature of Tuesdays racing
card at the fair grounds, and won
handily from the best field of sprinters
at the track. A heavy rain just after
the first race made the track sloppy
and caused the withdrawal of several
horses not partial to that kind of go
ing. Altherose, good mud horse,
backed by his owner, got left at the
post in the second, but was much the
best and won easily. Red Leaf had an
easy thing of it in the third race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-27

Harry Kane will not join the Midg
cts at Springfield, as he claims he is
getting more money from Clarksdale
than HurIburt can afford to pay.
is somewhere down in the
wilds of Mississippi, where the peo-
pie are baseball mad.
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Harvesters Seek New Work.

Salina, Kas.. July 2E.-Two- men
were in Salina yesterday representing
a Chicago employment bureau, secur-
ing men to work in the places made
vacant by the striking packers at st.
Joseph, Mo. They secured about fifty
mes and left this afternoon. MostIof
the men employed have been: working
in the harvest fields of Kansas, and
some of them claim to have worked
in packing houses before.
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Inspecting the Penitentiary plans.

LeavenwOrth, Kas., July 27.-W. 5.
Games, government architect in
charge of the plans for constructing
the new United States penitentiary, is
here inspecting the progress of the
work Mr.. Games is to make an esti-
mate of the time necessary to COM
plete the work that the old penl-
Tertiary may be given to the military
authorities. 1t is said that 1T Will be
three years before the. department of
justice officials are willing to release
control of the old prison. The war de-
partment officials are anxious to have
the old prison again to use 1t for
combined guardhouse and military
penitentiary.
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RETURNED TO TROY JAIL.
Alleged EmbezzIer Is Unable to Give
Bond for $4,000.

Troy, Kas., July ga. r. Graves
has been brought from North Dakota
by the sheriff. where he had been ar
rested for the embezzlement of trust
funds of an insane man by the name
of Rasmus Deitrickson, for whom he
was guardian. Graves had fled to
Canada, but was captured while on a
trip to this side of the line. He waived
"a preliminary examination and was
held in $1,000 bail This he could not
give and is now in jain.
Up to last October, Graves was
county treasurer and was found to be
short when he turned over the office.
The shortage was made up and 1t is
presumed the trust fund went to pay
that. Graves had been leading citl-
zen and politician of the county for
several years.
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Baseban at Garden Citx.

Garden City. Kas., July 27.-Wel-
lington played a fine game of ball
against the home team here. Garden
City won by a score of to I. Bat
teries-Garden City, Clark and Haas;
Wellington, Swindle and Grinstead.
Both pitchers were in fine form and
timely hitting won the game for Gar
den City. Clark pitched a good game,
striking out sixteen men.