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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
FOR DAILY EXCURSIONS.
Passenger Men Discuss Move to In
crease Worlds Fair Traffic.

Passenger Men Discuss Move to In
crease Worlds Fair Traffic.
Views of passenger officials upon
the advantage or disadvantages of
putting on daily coach excursions to
st. Louis form the nucleus of CONVEX
sation between employees of this de-
partment of railroad service.
Since Assistant General Passenger
Agent Richardson. of the c. & E. I.
announced q daily coach excursion
the latter half of August and within
three days withdrew the announce
ment, there has been a general I'M
eaSineSS prevailing.
Passenger officials of several of the
st. Louis lines are in favor of putting
on a daily coach rate, which is about
one cent a mile each way, from a
territory within a 2OO-mile radius of
ST. Louis. Others do not want the
rate effective outside of a 100-mile
radius, and many oppose changing
the present plan of two coach rate
days every week.
Practically all are opposed to a
daily coach rate which would take
in Chicago and Kansas City, arguing
with considerable business that this
would materially affect transconti-
mental and through rates generally
and make rich harvest for the scalp
erS.
1t is also claimed that a daily coach
rate from Kansas City to st. Louis
would necessitate material reduction
in the present rate from Kansas City
to Chicago, which would have a far
reaching and dangerous influence on
country, as a general readjustment
would be necessary to meet the
change.
obviously the Chicago lines oppose
this plan, as it would have the result
of making st. Louis even more of
gateway from the west and southwest
than it is and strip Chicago of much
of it's through business.
The advocates of a daily coach rate
from a territory within 200 miles of
ST. Louis contend that the large cities
are not within this radius and the diff
ference between the regular and coach
rates from points in this territory
would not be sufficient to make an
adjustment of the through rates nee
essary nor afford the scalper an op-
portunity of making capital out of the
business.
1t is claimed that the statistics of
previous expositions show that the
large percentage of the total attend
ance came from territory within a
radius of about 200 miles of the city
in which the exposition was located
and that every opportunity and in
ducement should be given to the peo-
pie in that radius to visit the fair.
Further contention is made that as
the distance is within a twelve hours
run, sleeping cars or expensive equip
ment will not be needed and that day
coaches, costing comparatively little
to operate, can be used at a profit.
In answer to the advocates of the
200 miles the many in favor of leav-
ing the arrangements as they are
claim that these excursions run daily
would spoil the local business and
that a large percentage of visitors to
the fair from distances within the 200
mile radius will either use the coach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
THE CAIrLEMEN's PICNIC.
Kingman's Big Annual AFFAIR to Begin
Next Wednesday.

Kingman. Kas., Aug. 26.-The cat
tlemen's picnic at Kingman will be
held next week. 1t is the big affair
of the year in Kingman and the town
is crowded for four long days. There
is about everything interesting that
anyone can think of, and Kingman
takes care of the people while they
are there.
This year the programme will con-
slst of music and band parade in
Main street on the first day Follow
ing this there will be a cowboy parade
which will bring out all of the Wis
itors, the cowboys present showing off
to good advantage. There will be
prizes given for the best appearance.
There is also boys riding contest for
this day.
The afternoon of the first day,
which is Tuesday, August 80, will be
devoted to races at the driving park.
There are some good purses offered
and a half dozen events will take up
the afternoon.
On Wednesday there will be an ex-
hibit of the show stock for which
prizes are also given. There is also
a ladies' riding contest for this day
there will be races at the driving
park, ball games between two clubs
and band concerts in Main street.
Thursday morning will see concerts
other amusements. In the afternoon
there will be more races at the track,
which will bring out some more fine
exhibitions of fast driving.
On Friday there will be band con-
certS and ball games in the morning
and general good time in the after
noon. This will consist of cattle rop-
ing. broncho riding and numerous
other contests which the cowboys will
work to amuse the big crowds. There
will be the regular carnival doings
that night with tin horns and all of
the other things which go with a car
nival.
The Santa Fe will have special
rates for this occasion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
BLUFFED A RAILROAD.
The Sheriff of Osborne County Col
Iected an Old Tax Warrant.

Sheriff Nate Watson last week sur
prised the occupants of the court
house by collecting a tax warrant
from the Missouri Pacific railroad for
$40 which it was not thought pos
sible to collect without a hard fight.
In fact, the county had offered to
compromise the matter last June for
$50. But Nate simply bearded the
lion in his den and made the brass
fixed the levy for 1903 at ga mills and
the county raised it to mills The
Missouri Pacific kicked on paying the
difference until our stern sherfm got
after them. Sheriff Watson. who is
a member of the local militia COM
pany, did not go with the boys to
Topeka. He had intended to go, but
so many of our citizens kicked on his
leaving while the county is overrun
with lawless characters that he con-
cluded to stay here and protect the
people who elevated him to office.
The people appreciate his vigilance.
Farmer.
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wheat at one period at the rate of
u bushels per minute, which If kept
up means that the machine was capa-
BILE of threshing 210 bushels of wheat
per hour Anybody who can rer1em-
Der the threshing in this county 20
years ago, when a machine would
pound away for half day on about
800 bushels of wheat, can realize the
difference between now and then and
the marvellous change for the better
in the conditions attending the whole
operation Before closing this item,
it may be of interest to say that the
Meyer, Atkins and Weidenhaft farms
on which these big yields of wheat
mentioned were realized, are all adj
joining.-Beloit Call.
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E,xpress Companies Form Pool.

Reports that an agreement has been
reached for the pooling of profits of
all the express companies according
to a scale of percentages fixed for one
year apparently are confirmed by a
sudden rise in the stovKs of all express
companies. The stock of the Wells
Fargo company has advanced $25 per
share, United States stock went up
$40 a share, while an advance of IS
a share was made in the stock of the
Adams and American companies.
The pooling agreement is said to
also strictly define the territory to
which each company will operate, and,
according to report, no company can
for one year extend its service into the
territory of another company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
Low Rates to Northern Resorts.

Excursion tickets at unusually low
rates, good for the season. on sale daily
to Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha
Green Lake, Devils Lake, Gogebic
Ashland, Marquette. Superior, Duluth
ST. Paul, Minneapolis and many other
cool and delightful lake resorts
reached by The Northwestern Line.
Stop-overs at st. Louis permit visit to
the Worlds fair en- route.
Information and tickets can be Sc
cured from your home agent. Booklet
entitled 1.-THE Lakes and Summer Re-
sorts of the Northwest" mailed upon
receipt of 4 cents in stamps. A L.
Fisher. passenger agent, S23 Main ST.,
Kansas City. Mo-
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ARREST THE GYPSY.
Fortune Teller Casts a Curse ON n
Leavenworth Woman.

Leavenworth Woman.
Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. ga
Gypsy camp of fortune tellerS made
up of five old and shriveled women
invaded the city yesterday and took
out licenses for fortune telling in the
city limits believing the people of
Leavenworth to be in need of infor-
nation in regard to the uncertain fu-
ture.
After taking out a license the for
tune tellers started out to canvass the
town. The first few places were I'M
productive of anything worthy to
mention, but when the women got to
F. w. Bartlett's store on South Fifth
women walked into the place of BUSH
ness where the proprietor was busy
attending to the wants OF an aged
German woman. The Gypsy walked
wanted his fortune told He an
swered that he did not need enlight-
eminent. The Gypsy then turned to
the customer and put the same ques-
tion- The woman also refused to al
low the Gypsy to read her palm. The
fortune teller became angered and
proceeded to inform the woman that a
curse would be cast upon her, that
she had refused the aid of the hidden
powers and that nothing but evil and
misfortune could come of it. The wo-
man was about to begin lamentations
and utter a curse against the unof
herman woman WnSn Bart
lett, tired of the nuisance, stepped out
from behind his counter and ordered
the woman out of the store.
1t was too much for the Gypsy. She
1ared up, swere audibly at the watch
maker, called him all the names in
the allowed and forbidden codes and
refused to go. He deemed. bodily
ejectment necessary and pushed the
woman out of the door. There she
was Joined by one of her comrades
n
berated the proprietor in terms which
would hardly have belonged to the
real Gypsy.
Bartlett at once telephoned for a
policeman and officer Powell placed
the two women under arrest. There
was another scene at the station a
few minutes later when their COM
panions came in and demanded that
they be released. This was done with
the proviso that the entire camp leave
town at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
Attempt to Free Mattox.

Leavenworth, Kas.. Aug. 26.-It is
reported that a movement will soon
be started to have Clyde Mattox par
doned from the Kansas penitentiary.
Mrs. Hatch, mother of Mattox, was
here in consultation with lawyers.
Mattox is now serving a life sentence
for murder. He is at present prison
photographer and helps keep the
Bertillon records at the Kansas peni-
tertiary. By the personal efforts of his
mother he was pardoned out of the
United States penitentiary by Presi-
dent Mckinley. 1t was represented
that he was ill of consumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
Curbs Newsboys ON Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania railroad has issued an
order relating to the privileges of
newsboys on passenger trains. Here
after the vendors will be subject to
orders from conductors. They must
be neat and clean and wear uniforms.
Only one will be allowed on any train
and can only take one trunk. They
shall not be permitted to deposit news
papers, periodicals. books, candies, ETC..
on the seats of cars or in the laps
of passengers and are only to an
nounce, in a low tone of voice, not
exceeding four times in each car, the
article offered for sale.
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A $4,000 College Gift.

Kansas City, Kas., Aug. 3D.. S.
Stephens, chancellor of the Kansas
City university, received word yester-
day that $4,000 had been set aside
for the university in the will of Dexter
Horton, a banker of Seattle, Wash,
who died a few weeks ago. Mr.. Hor-
ton was a warm friend of the uni
versity and during a visit last spring
inspected the institution. Mr.. Steph-
ems was unable to say last evening
to what use the money would be put,
as he had not received full particulars
concerning the bequest. He said,
however, that a new dormitory might
be built, as at present many of the
students are compelled to board away
from the university.
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Trying to Get Cotton Pickers.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Railroad man
ayers in Chicago have been appealed
to to send 5000 cotton pickers into
the fields of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory in order to save the crop.
In response to this appeal the agents
of the Rock Island and other south
western systems are searching Chi
cago to secure a large number of ItaI-
ians willing to, take the jobs. 1t is
purposed to make a rate of 1 cent a
mile for all laborers from this terri
tory and from Texas and Tennessee.
where agents also have been sent in
search of men.
The estimate is that at least 5000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
Good Wheat and Quick Threshing.

Frank Beltz was in town today from
his Honey creek farm, in which
neighborhood he says the corn is look
ing fine. Incidentally in mentioning
his neighbors he said that w. S. At
80 bushels to the acre and that Albert
Weidenhaft just fell short a little of
having wheat to make the same rec
ord Henry Meyer, whose wheat also
made 80 bushels to the acre, when
threshed earlier in the season. owns
the machine that does much of the
threshing in that neighborhood. and
when it was running at a pretty fast
gait on the Weidenhaft wheat, time
was kept on the work it was doing
and 1t was found to be running out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
WANTED TO VISIT HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Gray Was Given Opportunity to
See Santa Fe Hospital.

Mrs. Gray Was Given Opportunity to
See Santa Fe Hospital.
One story of the Scranton disaster
of the Santa Fe last week has not yet
been printed.
Mrs. Robert Gray, of Flora, I'LL, who
with her husband, Captain Gray, was
going to California. is the subject of
the story. While she was walking up
and down the Santa Fe depot plat
form during the time the train stopped
here for lunch, her attention was at
tracted to the Santa Fe hospital build
ing. She remarked it's architectural
beauty and made inquiries concerning
it and examined it quite closely with
her field glass.
81 should like ever so much to go
through that building" was her final
statement, as she stood on the car
platform as the train slowly pulled out
of the yards.
Within five hours or the time she
made that statement she had been
brought back to Topeka and was an
inmate of the hospital.
Captain Gray remained in Topeka
with Mrs. Gray. He is an officer in the
egular army and he visited with the
volunteers at Camp Bailey.
Strange things happen sometimes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
To Work for Good Roads.

Winfield, Kan, Aug. 26.-B. F.
Sadil, secretary of the Winfield Com
mercial club, has received a letter
from w. H. Moore, president of the
National Good Roads association,
saying that in a short time the asso-
citation would run a Good Roads
train through Kansas, by the cour-
tesy of the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railroad company, and suggesting
to be made here. Mr.. Sadil does not
know the exact date the train will be
here, but is arranging for a meeting.
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To Make Faster Time.

Kansas City, Aug. 26.-The Katy is
remodeling all its tracks with a view
of making faster time with it's pasen-
ger trains. The line between Paola,
Kan, and Parsons lis receiving espe-
cial attention. New rails have recent
ly been laid and now large forces of
men are at work ballasting the road
bed.
from Paola to Kansas City. From
Paola to Parsons. on its own line, is a
distance of "a miles. Already 81
miles of this track has been ballasted,
Katy officials.
when the improvements are made
on the track between Paola and Par
sons said a representative of the
Kayt yesterday, 'our trains will make
much better time than at present. In
fact, it is the intention to run the 1877
miles from here to Parsons in three
and one-half hours
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Death in a Mine.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 26.-Lester
Quick, a miner Is years old, employed
in mine No. 5 of the Pittsburg &
Midway Coal company at Midway, was
killed late Thursday afternoon. He
was at work in his room in the mine
when a mass of rock and slate weigh
ing about two tons fell from the roof
and crushed him. 1t is presumed
Quick had warning of the approach
ing fall as his body was found near
the entrance to the working place, in
dicating that he had made an attempt
to escape. His neck and his back were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
Indian Corn Dance.

Hiawatha, Kan, Aug. 26.-The big
corn and bean dance of the Indians in
this part of the state is now in prog
ress on the Kickapoo reservation in
this county. Besides the Kickapoos
there are Iowa. Sac and Fox. Potta-
watomie and other tribes of Indians
engaged in the dance. Many visitors
have been to the grounds to see the
dance. The Indians are well behaved
in spite of the fact that the dance is
carried on according to old tribal
customs.
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Are Using Steam Plows.

Russell, Kan, Aug. 26.-Many
farmers in the central and western
counties of Kansas have ceased de-
pending upin men and horses for
their fall blowing and are using steam
plows. Last year the wheat acreage
in this part of the state was small
because the farmers were unable to
find men enough to put in the new
crop. The farmers are now organic
ing companies and purchasing steam
plows, which do the fall blowing for
wheat at a reduced expense and with
more certainty. J. H Hill, a member
of the legislature from this county,
heads a company of farmers using
one of these plows. The company has
a seventeen-gang plow attached to a
25-horse power engine. The machine
will plow forty acres in a. day.. 49,.
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CONSCIENCE HURT HIM.
Northern Pacific Section Foreman
Confesses to a Steal.

ST. Paul, Aug. ga letter was received
today at the office of President Elliott of
the Northern Pacific railway from wo-
man missionary in San Francisco, telling
of the conversion of man formerly a
section foreman of the Northern Pacific
road, and that he confessed to her that
for several years he regularly reported
one more man than he had on his force
in his payroll.
the amount. The missionary says the
mans confession is SO sincere that he
wishes to return not only the money
taken, but wishes to observe the old
mosaic law, of paying one-fifth additional
in the form of smart money. The letter
asks that the records be gone over ard
the amount determined.
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The Arkansas River Case.

Kinsley, Kas., Aug. 26.-The hear
ing in the Kansas-Colorado suit about
the right to the head waters of the
Arkansas river began here Thursday
before Special Commissioner Richard
son. The witnesses testified that the
Arkansas river Is not nearly so large
as a few years ago, before the Colo
RADIO irrigation bitches were built
Crops are not so good as when the
river contained more water, they
said. The absence of the underflow
was also touched upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26
A Good Berth for A. c. Burrows.

Kansas City Aug. 26.-A. c. Burrows.
city freight and passenger agent of the
ST. Joseph and Grand Island railroad.
has been appointed passenger agent of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail-
road, with headquarters in Kansas City.
Mr. Burrows succeeds the late Byron p.
Humphreys, who died recently in Lincoln.
Neb Mr. Burrows was formerly city
ticket and passenger agent of the Chicago
Great Western
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26

burlington, Kas-, Aug. 26.-Carl
Skillman. aged 81, had his right leg
cut on about three inches above the
ankle by moving machine while at
work in the hay field The sickle
cut through the clothing, flesh and
bone, and left the foot in the shoe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26

excursions which are now run twice
a week or take the regular trains.
On the other hand it is. commended
that under the daily coach excursion
many would come to the fair several
times whereas under the present ar
rangement they would only come once
or twice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26

laborers are needed to save all the
crop. Fully double the acreage of
last year was put into cotton this sea-
son. Early in the year the wheat
proved a failure and thousands of
acres were plowed up and sown to
cotton, which promises to yield from
three-quarters of bale to a bale per
acre.
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After a KANSAS Convict.

Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 26.-Capt.
o. w. Hyatt. of the guard at the
Kansas penitentiary, has started for
Visalia, Cal, to bring back Clarence
White, a convict who escaped while
a night fireman by scaling the wall
August 8. A warrant was sworn out
here charging White with escaping
and requisition papers will be carried
from Governor Bailey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-26

The accident occurred about
O'Clock The horse driven by young
lady who was raking the hay became
frightened and Carl stopped his team
and got down to try to stop her horse.
His team, which he thought would
and started to run, and before he
had time to get out of the way the
sickle had caught his right leg, en-
firelY seYering it from the body.
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HoIton Can't Understand.

Hiawatha does not have so many
people by 600 as Holton has, accord
ing to the latest reports. yet they are
to have free delivery there in Novem-
Der. Wonder how Postmaster Her
bert and Congressman Curtis managed
it.-Holton Recorder.
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Rain Helps the Corn.
AT HUTCHINSON.

This valley had a good rain, which
came up with a chilly northeast wind.
The temperature fell lower than at
any previous time this month. The
rain will do the corn great good and
make a large yield certain.
AT WINFIELD.
There was a fine rain in this county
Thursday afternoon. 1t was not of
sufficient quantity to interfere with
the fall blowing.
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Accepting Freight to Japan.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-Notice is given
by the Hartman lines that COM
mencing August 80, the Pacific Mail
Steamship company from San Fran
cisco and the Portland & Asiatic
Steamship company from Portland.
Ore, will resume receiving freight
destined to Yokohama. Kobe, Maya
saki, Japan, and for points beyond
those ports.
Freight will also be accepted for
ChemuIpo, Gensan and Fusan. Ko-
rea, but bills of lading must be in
dorsed bearing notation, "All ware
house and extra charges at Nagasaki
to be paid by consignees."
Freight will not be handled for
New Chwang, Port Arthur, Da1ny,
Korsankovsk Alexanderovsk, Niko-
laevosk, Chinampo and Mokpo.
Shipments of firearms. cartridges,
caps, or unIoaded cartridge, shells
destined to Yokohama, Kobe, Maya
saki, Japan, or points via these ports
will not be accepted.
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st. Louis line is taxed to its utmost
capacity.
Railroad officials generally state
that more visitors have been brought
to st. Louis since the fair was opened
than were carried to the Columbian
exposition at Chicago in the same
time.
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New kansas Rural Routes.

Washington. Aug. 26.-The follow
ing rural free delivery routes have
been ordered established October 1 in
Kansas: Hanover, Washington coun-
ty, one additional route; area covered,
rs square miles; population, 424.
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Attendance Picks Up.

st. Louis, Aug. 26.-Within the last
week the traffic to st. Louis has as
sumed such proportions that passen-
ger men have been compelled to
make repeated calls for more equip
ment and it is said that even now the
passenger equipment of almost every