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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-18
Free, Free, Free.

A golden opportunity for energetic boys and
girls to get m Is karat solid gold watch abso>
Iutely free, with pay besides. Address enclosing
stamped envelope,
MATHEWS MEDICINE CO.. Americas, Ca
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-18
City Lots for Sale.

One lot corner Main and Fulton streets 91x2l0
One lot corner Vine and Fulton streets l82X1l3.
One lot corner Third avenue and Phillips
street 50xl6S. For particulars apply 10
S. r. CHRISTIE, Jr.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-18
Notice.

For painting paper hanging and decorating Sc
or write me or leave orders at Bell Bros.
j. w. HUCKABAY. Brentwood, Ga
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-18
TWO Cars
OF Standard Grade Wagons
Have Just Been Received

We have Just received of the famous Studebker
and also one car of the celebrated Mitchell wa These
goods are standard grade work all the ID and the only
standard wagons sold in this market w these goods
at reasonable figures and will be your interest to call on
and inspect line and get prices before placing your or
der Thanking you for your past liberal patronage ana
awaiting your further commands, your friends
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-18
CARLOAD OF
CARLOAD OF
HIGH GRADE VEHICLES
JUST RECEIVED,

We have just received carload of fine buggres embac
ducton ofthe best manufacturers this country We con
graduate ourselves in having bought these goods extremely
low prices which places in position to offer the trade
values that cannot be duplicated by any other dealer in south
GEORGIA Come repository and inspect line
and YOU will be convinced Every vehicle sold guarantee
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
FLOODS HAVE CONVERSATIONS
Deposit of Fine Loan Left on the
Land.

What damage the 1903 floods did
around in this locality by depositing
sand on farm lands in the bottoms, the
flood of 1904 has to a great extent
undone by leaving behind it a deposit
of fine. rich loan, covering the sand
to a depth of over a foot in some
places.
Street Commissioner Snyder, who
owns several farms in the. county,
says:
There is no doubt that the value
Of the farm land in the bottoms
around here has been largely restored
by the last overflow. 1t was quite a
different proposition from the one in
1903. The 1903 flood was too deep
and the current was too strong. 1t
picked the sand right up out of the
bed of the river and washed it up on
the farms. The land at some distance
from the river was not covered as
deep as the land close at hand. This
years flood was mostly backwaters 1t
carried with it a fine sediment, not
sand, and when it went away, it left
most of this rich sediment behind it,
covering up the sand of the year be-
fore. 1t was hard on this years crops.
but it was a good thing for the land
in this valley, and will redeem a lot of
it which was otherwise useless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
SHE SUES THE SHERIFF.
Clara Skinner of lola Asks $4,000
Damages for Being Arrested.

lola, Kan, July 21.-Clara Skinner,
the girl who was taken from here to
the Beloit reformatory last winter by
Sheriff Richardson, after an order for
her release on a writ of habeas corpus
had been issued by the district court,
has sued the sheriff for $4,000 damages.
She asserts the sheriff took her to Be-
lolt without due process of law, her
health and feelings have been hurt to
the extent of $4,000 and she wants ST.
1888 exemplary damages and $112 actual
DANA ges. At the time she was taken
there was an exciting chase between
her attorneys and the sheriff, to serve
the order for her release, but the sheriff
got away with her.
This is the girl who was released
from the Beloit reformatory on parole,
and was taken into the home of Henry
J. Allen of Ottawa as a domestic. She
asserted that she was not well treat
ed in Aliens home, and ran away to
her parents here. Then it was that
Sheriff Richardson took her back to the
Beloit reformatory. She was returned
here under the order for her release on
a writ of habeas corpus, and since that
time an arrangement has been made
with the authorities of the reforma
tory to allow her to live with her par
entS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
O., HI. & D. Merger CompIetcd.

New York, July 21.-President Eu-
gene zimmerman of the new Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton system, which
was formed by taking over the Pere
Marquette and the Chicago, Cincinnati
and Louisville roads, said yesterday
that the financial details of the con-
sol1dation had been completed by the
creation of the new $25, 900, 900 mortgage
and an issue of IS, 900, 900 of new Cincin-
matt, Hamilton and Dayton stock AS
already reported. $4,000, 600 of the new
ponds will be issued to take over some
$1l,OOO,OOO worth of Pere Marquette
stock, and, with this and treasury stock
of the Pere Marquette, along with hold
lngs TO be purchased by the use of the
new $5,OOO,O 900 of Dayton stock, the con-
troll of the Pere Marquette will rest
with the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton.
President Zimmerman and a large
party, including directors of the three
roads, underwriters and bankers who
inquired in the consolidation, will meet
IN Buffalo on Wednesday and inspect
all the properties of the new CONSOLE
dated company, travelling by special
train. the trackage agreement by
which the Pere Marquette enters Buff
falo over the lines of the New York
entral system went into effect today
and the first train was run in accord
ance with the contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
TUNIBLED OVER THE CLIFF.
Three Members of an Argentine Fam
lily Seriously Injured.

Argentine, Kan, July 21-Three MEM
bers of the family of Henry Scherer, a
merchant of 313 Metropolitan avenue,
Argentine, were badly injured Wednes-
day in the family surrey, which fell
from high cliff on South First street
in that city. Henry Scherer, Mrs. Mar
garet Scherer and Louis Scherer were
in the surrey. The wife of Henry
Scherer was also in the vehicle just be-
fore it went over the cliff, but fore
seeing the danger jumped and was not
injured.
Mr.. Scherer, with his wife, mother
and little nephew decided to take a
drive to the country south of Argentine
yesterday afternoon. The old family
horse was hitched to the surrey and
the family drove south on First street.
Near the end of First street there is a
steep cliff, which is about 25 feet high,
and is walled up with stone. The wall
is close to the side of the road and is
considered dangerous place. The city
has never taken the precautiOn to place
a railing there. Just as the carriage
arrived at the place some negro boys
were rolling a large log down the road,
and as the road is quite steep the log
had gained considerable velocity. AS
the horse came around the bend in the
road he saw the log rolling towards
him, and becoming frightened began to
back the surrey to the cliff. Mrs. Henry
Scherer screamed and jumped, but the
others, not realizing the danger, stayed
in the surrey.
The horse and surrey turned COM
pletely over and, together with the oc
cupantS, landed in a heap at the bot
tom of the cliff. The surrey was wreck
ed, but the horse escaped with only
a few bruises.
The injured persons were taken home
and DR.. d. E. Chopper and DR.. F. H.
Brunig attended them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
KANSAS CITY-OMAHA LINE.
Union Pacific to Compete for Business
Between Kansas City and Omaha.

The announcement in the State Jour-
nal a few days ago that the Union Pa
cific would enter the field for business
between Kansas City and Omaha, via
the new line which is about to be con-
structed between this city and Marys-
vile is confirmed by the following dis
patch sent out yesterday from Omaha
where the head officials of the road are
located:
Omaha, Neb., July 20.-According to
rumors in Union Pacific circles here,
that road will soon begin the construc-
ton of several cut-offs, which, when
completed, will permit of the Union
Pacific entering the Omaha-Kansas
City field for traffic. The construction
work will be between Marysville, Kan,
and Topeka, and will be eighty-seven
miles in length. Last week the Union
Pacific announced the forthcoming
double tracking of the line between To-
peka and Kansas City. The Union Pa
cif1c has trackage rights over the Rock
Island from Omaha to Lincoln, and
as soon as the cutoff from Marysville
to Topeka is finished drought trains
can be run from Omaha to Kansas
City within an hours time of the pres
ent short line between the two cities
Both passenger and freight business
will be competed for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21

delivery of mails. This has all been
brought about since 1893. or within
ten years. The government expects
each locality where the free delivery
of mails is esta blished to have a road
not less than 25 miles in length which
can be travelled every day in the year
except Sunday, with not less than 100
families who receive the advantages
of this rural service.
The government owns lands, post
offices. custom houses and courts. 1t
is interested the same as any other IN
dividual in the general welfare OF the
people. 1t takes from the people rev.
enues to establish all these public
people a certain amOunt of these rev.
enues to establish the cheapest pri-
mary transportation facilities in order
that the products of the farm, FACTORY,
and mine may reach the market under
the most favorable conditions at all
seasons of the year.
The national Democratic platform
just adopted in st. Louis urges liberal
expenditures for the Improvement OF
rivers and harbou5, and especially the
Mississippi river. but it does not refer
to the necessity of improved land
transportation over which every ton
of freight must move before 1t reaches
a railroad or steamboat
The national Republican platform
adopted at Chicago said nothing of the
necessity of improvement of the pub
lie highway.
State Aid.
The state of Kansas and the thirty
five other states which will hold legts-
lative sessions in 1905 should adopt
the state aid plan in road building by
which the state by a general appro-
priatfon will aid the several counties
in the construction or Improvement of
public roads.
Organization.
No great public benefaction has ever
been successful unless there was
strong organized power behind it
Organization, agitation, education, is
followed by legislation. Whenever
local state and national legislators
realize there is a strong, vigorous
body of voters urging them to favor
good roads legislation they will at
once say, Yes. we have been in favor
of this splendid movement, tell US
what you want"
The National Good Roads associa-
ton has employment for one or two
vigorous young men-or women in each
county of the United States. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
FOR IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Transcontinental Lines Offer One Fare
for Round Trip.

Ell Paso. Tex, July 21.-Chairman
James Carlton, of the TranS-COnti-
mental Passenger association. whose
headquarters are at Chicago, has
given notice to the officers of the
Southwestern Irrigation congress of
an extremely low rate offered by the
lines under his jurisdiction for the
benefit of those desiring to attend the
national irrigation convention, which
meets at El Paso November next.
A rate of one fare for the round
trip to FL Paso is offered by all lines
west of the Mississippi river, with an
extension provision of 80 days.
T. ]. Anderson. of Houston, general
passenger agent of the G. H. & S. A.
railway, who represents the associa-
tion in the southwest, has fixed the
dates of sale at November 10, IL and
IL.
In addition to this concession from
the western roads the irrigation asso-
citation has also obtained unusually
low rates from the Mexican and ter
ritorial railways, not only for the ben
eft of visitors, but for those wishing
to take side trips to the City of Mex
leo or other points of interest during
or Immediately after the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
PASSENGER MEN MEET.
Several Matters of Importance Dis
cussed at St. Louis.


cussed at St. Louis.
st. Louis. Mo-, July 21.-At the
meeting of the southwestern excur-
sion bureau lines, held Tuesday in the
Missouri Trust building, there were
present: Santa F'e, w. ]. Black; Rock
Island. w. J. Leahy; Choctaw. George
H. Lee; Frisco system, A. Hilton;
Texas Central, Nj. L. Robbins; Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, George Nor
ton; Missouri. Kansas & Texas of
Texas, W. G. Crush; Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain system, w. H Bliss
Southern Pacific, T. J. Anderson, F.
E. Batturs; Kansas City Southern,
Samuel G.. Warner.
An advisory board for the south
western excursion bureau was APP
pointed, consisting of Messrs. Bryan
Snyder of the Frisco system, John Sc
bastian of the Rock Island system, H.
C. Townsend of the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain system, George Morton
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way, and E. W. La Beaume of the
st. Louis Southwestern railway.
The question of revision and ar
western excursion bureau was left to
the advisory board, to bring in a re-
port at a subsequent meeting.
Clergy arrangements for the year
1905 were left in the hands of the
standing clergy committee.
The matter of collection of Joint
agency fees at the time of sale on all
excursion tickets, instead
of at the time of valuation, was left
to a committee consisting of Messrs.
w. ]. Black, H. G. Townsend and L.
NJ. Allen This committee is to bring
in a report after a conference with
a similar committee appointed from
other associations.
The proposition for low-rate home
seekers excursions from St. Louis to
southwestern territory the second and
fourth Tuesdays in August and Sep
tember was adopted.
The tender of the Central Passenger
association lines of home visitors
rates and arrangements to designated
points for certain dates in September
and October, 1904, was accepted.
The question of employment of
counsel was continued on the docket
The changing of the northern boun-
larry of the southwestern excursion
bureau, as brought about by the Chi
ago, Rock Island & Pacific line from
St Louis to Kansas City, was agreed
o. 1t was understood that the nee
essary expense of the committee ap-
pointed in connection with the differ
ences in proportions of interchange
business would be adjusted by the
ines calling for the services of such
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21

5000 counties must be organized, and
by communicating with us at the head
quarters in st. Louis we will instruct
tn EN- in methods necessary that they
may go forth doing good in their vari-
GUS communities by organizing for
the betterment of good roads"
The Press and Railroads.
Two of the most powerful civiIizing
business missionaries of the world, the
press and the railroads, are doing all
within their power to urge upon each
community the necessity of organiza-
ton and building better roads. Mil
lions of tons of farm products and
minerals never reach the railroad on
account of mud. When good roads
prevail in all sections of the state the
railroads will equalize and reduce
freight rates, and newspapers and
periodicals will be carried to every
home, thus promoting education and
religion into the minds of all people
and elevating to higher social and
commercial conditions all the people
of the commonwealth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
TRANsNfTTTER IN USE.
The Yetman Machine Being Used at
Lawrence

The Lawrence Gazette says: Mr.
Ockerman, of the chief dispatcher's
office of the Santa Fe at Topeka, is
working here as a relief operator for
a few days. He brought with him
Yetman transmitter, a late invention
for transmitting messages by the use
of keyboard similar to that on
typewriter 1t does away with the
use of the telegraph key. The trans
mitter can also be used as an ordinary
typewriter in receiving messages
Ihey are being largely used in the i'm
portant telegraph offices where there
is much work to do, as they can be
made to transmit messages at high
er rate of speed than can be done with
Key. Any person familiar with the
use OF typewriter can send messages
with one of these transmitters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
Changes ON the Burlington.

Circulars announce the appointment
OF F. A Chase as general mechanical
inspector of the Burlington system.
The position of master mechanic of the
Missouri lines of the Burlington, which
has been neld by him., has been abol-
ished- L. F. Gooda1e. chief engineer of
the Missouri lines of the Burlington.
has been appointed engineer of main
tenance of way of the Missouri district
over which the Jurisdiction of w. l..
breckenridge of Chicago, chief ensi-
neer of the Burlington, has been ex-
tended Other changes are rumored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
HIS WHEAT PROFIT.
N. F. Shaw of PlainviIle Cleared Over
50 Per Acre.

Plainville. Kan. July 21.-The first
thrashing of the season here was done
on the farm of N. F. Shaw. Forty acres
of measured land yielded twenty-tnree
bushels of wheat per acre weighed in
the elevator 1t tested So pounds and
sold for II cents. The cost of produc
ton was a fraction under thirty cents
per bushel and shows a net profit of
$9.4S per acre for use of the land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
Katy Sale Denied.

New York, July PA member of
the executive committee of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas railroad said
that there is no truth whatever in a
widely circulated story that a control
ling interest in the road has been sold
by the Rockefellers to the Neither
lands association. The sole control of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
Appealed to Federal Court.

St Louis. July 21.-The case of the
State Trust company against the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad
company; the Kansas City Southern
railway company, defendants, and the
westinghouse Airbraxe company, inter-
Venor, from the Western district of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21

Missouri. was filed in the federal court
of appeals yesterday. The case is in
relation to the appointment of a re-
ceiver for the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
Moore Appointed Paymaster.

w. H. Moore is appointed paymaster
of the Choctaw district, Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, with headquarters at
Little Rock, Ark. The Choctaw dis
trict will in the future pay its en-
ployes through the medium of a pay
car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
Chicago and Return $4,000 via

Tickets on sale June 1st to Sept
3oth, final limit returning Oct. 31st
Good via st. Louis in one direction
either going or coming. For full in
formation address T. L. King, c. p. &
T. A, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21

the property since its reorganization
fifteen years ago has been with two
associations of shareholders, one in
London and one in Amsterdam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
The Press and Railroads.

Keep cool these hot evenings Take
a ride out into the country. Take the
Vinewood cars and attend 1.-The Bill
lionairess' at the park theater. Com
Portable seats in the open air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21

1t warns the heart like sunshine. cheers
the soul like wine. gives hope for the fu-
ture, blots out the past. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea does 80
cents. Tea or Tablets. Gatlin DruE Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
$4,000.

Chicago and return via Rock Islars..
system; good all summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
Rivers and Harbors.

In twenty-five years the appropria-
lions to rivers and harbors by con-
gress have been $3.50. 100000. For
the year 1908 this appropriation
ers have helped every line of bust
ness. Let these now aid the farmers
build good roads.
What New York State Is Doing.
New York is spending >$101. 600, 900
on the Erie canal. which is $50 u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
and Moments clubs.

PREACHERS and WOmen'S Clubs.
Preachers and women'S clubs
public highways. Seven hundred and
fifty million dollars are invested in
church property in the nited States.
There are $4,000 churches and 21O,-
900 preachers. This great religious
body have a tremendous moral force
and should more frequently influence
the election of representative men to
office. The pulpit and women's clubs
would have a powerful effect in in
f1uencing all state legislative bodies
good roads legislation. All denomina-
lions should lend their support in ia
vor of this national crusade
Good Roads Should Be Taught in
Colleges.
All agricultural, industrial and per-
hapS universities should establish en-
gineering departments and teach the
youth the most modern methods of
road making There is no field which
holds out to the young man a more
promising occupation than civil en-
gineering or surveying.
The roads of Kansas should be sur
Veyed by the young enterprising sons
of the state. I hope to see. your Agri-
cultural college consider this matter
carefully and eSta blish a thorough de-
partment of mechanical engineering,
for in the near future the influence of
such an institution will assist in Sc
curing from the legislators practical
good roads legislation.
Federal and State Aid.
There is not a civilized country on
the globe which can boast of a. mod
ern improved road system but what
has assisted the people or localities
by governmental appropriation in the
construction and maintenance of the
public highways. A large mileage of
the roads of England, France, Ger
many, Norway and Sweden, as well
as India, is constructed, maintained
and is under the direct supervision
of the national governments. The
United States will never have a COM
pIete, necessary and modern system of
roads until the government takes hold
of the subject the same as it is doing
with rivers and harbors and appropri-
ates sums to assist the several states
great public industry. The govern
ment is now appropriating about 25
millions for the service of rural free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21

1t is only within recent years that
great cities or municipalities are
learning lessons of economy in sewer
ing and paving. AS a proof you may
visit any of the large American cities
or inspect the street paving for
which London, Liverpool and other
British cities are famous, and you
will find many different kinds of paw
ing in use. These great cities have
been robbed of millions through in
efficient and dishonest Office holders
and by the negligence and duplicity
of contractors. This is a result too
often of contrac torS and manufac-
turers of special paving material COM
panies bribing councils and standing
in with the mayors and boards of
public works. Honest executive man
agement and skilled engineering
would quickly decide that few differ
ent kinds of paving material should
be utilized in any city. No city should
use wood pavementS-