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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Trainmen Unbotton Coats.

Philadelphia, July 1S.-Trainmen
of the Pennsylvania railroad, who for
years have roasted under tightly but
toned coats they worked, are to
have some relief when the thermome-
ter is around the Simmering mark.
superintendent J. B. Baker has issued
an order permitting conductors and
brakemen to leave their coats open
to the breezes on hot days if they de-
sire. This is the climax to a little bat
tie. When a sizzling day came a few
weeks ago some of the men let their
coat lapels fly to the winds. The Of
ficials did not like it and told the men
so. The employees obeyed the rule
with bad grace, and once in awhile
broke it because they were well nigh
suffocated. A committee was about to
call on the general manager when the
superintendent surrendered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
ROCK Islands St. Louis Service.

In addition to our No. leaving To-
peka daily at 400 p. M, carrying
Coaches Chair Cars. Tourist and
Standard Sleepers through to st. Louis
without change, we have through
Standard Sleepers on No. 10 and No.
IS. No. 10 leaves Topeka at 7:45 a. IN.
No SO leaves Topeka at sos p. M, ar
irving at st. Louis at $3.50 p. m. and
1920 a. m.
BY taking the Rock Island for st.
Louis you avoid the very disagreeable
change of cars at Kansas City. Also
remember that No. Rock Island
train lands you at the main entrance
to the Worlds Fair grounds.
For reservations and all other infor-
nation see
A. NJ. FULLER, c. p. A.
Both phones 3S4. Rock Island Depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
WHEN SAM HOWE WAS SHERIFF.
Thrilling Story of the Capture of a
Horse Thief.

Samuel T. Howe, city councilman,
and newly elected manager of the To
peka Bell Telephone company, was once
sheriff of Marion county. In his capac-
ity as sheriff he went through a pistol
fight down in Missouri which was about
the "thrillingeSt' thing anybody could
ask for; man standing beside him
was shot through the head, several 9TH
er men were wounded, and about so
shots altogether were exchanged, in an
effort to take prisoner desperate horse
thief.
I'VE got our man all right" said Mr..
ex-Sheriff Howe the other day in tell
ing of his experience to a State Journal
reporter, land L myself had the salts
faction of taking him to the peniten-
tiary, where he served six-year
term"
A very good account of this battle
with the horsethief was written by j.
Ware Butterfield, of the Kansas City
Times, and was published in that pa
per on Friday, February 20. 1874. 1t is
herewith republished in full:
ARREST OF A HORSETHIEF.
Samuel 7. Howe, sheriff of this coun-
ty, arrived here on the 18th inst, bring
ing with him horSethief who was ar
rested in or near Hartville, Mo-, by the
prisoners name is Wilson Dodson, and
it is claimed that he stole a horse in
August last, from citizen of this
county, who lives near Peabody 1t
ty, Mo-, procured a posse comitatus and
proceeded on Friday night last, to the
residence of the father of the prisoner
and demanded Dodson to surrender,
stating that he had a warrant for his
arrest. He refused to come forth, and
the sheriff proceeded to batter down
the door. AS soon as the door was
forced, Dodson opened fire upon the
party and fired three Shots before the
sheriff's party opened upon him. bod
sons first shot struck a lawyer by the
name of Mansfield, the bullet taking
effect in the left side of his nose and
the head. There is but lit
tie hope that Mansfield will survive.
The sheriff's party then broke in the
door on the other side of the house, and
thus the prisoner was brought between
two fires. He stood in the center of the
house and fired six shots more. When
his first revolver (both of the navy pat
term was empty, he threw it upon the
bed and took up another and continued
firing until his revolver ceased to re-
volve (by reason of a piece of the cap
preomting) when he jumped behind Il
trundle bed, where he deliberately fix
ed his revolver and then fired two more
shots.
During this time Qess than it takes to
write the half of it, the sheriff's party
fired twenty-six shots at the prisoner,
three of which took effect-one in his
right groin and two on his left hand. A
constable by the name of Keller was shot
In the hands, and one or two others were
seaAsehed by shots from the prisoner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Tributes to Chechon.

St. Petersburg, July 18.-The news
papers here all print glowing tributes
to the author, Antoine Chechon,
whose death is announced from Ba-
denweiler, Germany. NJ. Chechoff is
mourned as a great loss to Russian
literature. He was considered the
MaupaSsant of Russia and ranked
higher as an artist of the pen than
Gorky. M. Chechoffs death was
caused by consumption, the disease, it
is said, being caused by hardships he
endured in his early youth. Only a
few weeks ago NJ. Chechoff expressed
a desire to go to the front in the far
east as a doctor, which was his pro-
faSSiOn.
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MUST CUT RATES.
Interstate Commerce Commission Is
sues Orders.

sues Orders.
Washington, July 18.-The inter-
state commerce commission. in an
opinion by Commissioner Yeomans
announced its decision in the case of
the Aberdeen Group Commercial as
ISOLATION against the Mobile e. Ohio
railroad company. The points of the
decision are as follows:
The defendant carrier is justified in
making a lower scale of charges on
freight articles from St Louis, East
st. Louis and Cairo to Mobile, Ala,
and Meridian, Miss, than for the
shorter distances to Tupelo, Aberdeen,
Columbus, West Point and Starkville,
Miss, by actual and controlling COM
petition which creates substantial dis
similarity in the circumstances and
conditions affecting transportation.
The defendants rates on freight
articles generally from st. Louis, East
st. Louis and Cairo to Tupelo, Aber-
deem, Columbus, West Point and
Starkville are not found as a whole
to be reasonable and just, nor, on
the other hand, to be altogether I'M
reasonable, but upon the facts of the
case its rates upon grain and grain
products are unreasonable, unjust and
unlawful, and should be reduced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
BIG LOSS.
Railroads Bear Heavy Loss on Ac-
count of Strike.

Traffic officials of the roads both
east and west of Chicago complain
that the strike of the packing house
employees is costing them hundreds of
thousands of dollars in earnings every
day it is prolonged. Western roads
are the heavier sufferers because they
have the longer haul of the live stock
traffic The aggregate loss is esti-
mated at 100000 a day.
Reports received by traffic officials
of the western and southwestern
roads tends to show that the original
statements regarding the extent of
crop damages by the excessive rains
and floods were exaggerated. The
losses, it is now stated, will be nom
inal in comparison with those orig
inally made. Should good weather
continue from now on splendid crops
will be reaped. In expectations of
greatly increased traffic the roads are
beginning to place large orders for
additional equipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
FOUR DROWN ed.
Pleasure Party Upset While Rowing
Near Kansas City.

Kansas City. July 1S.-In the waters
of the Blue four young people on pleas
ure bent. found death between IL
o'clock Saturday night and o'clock
Sunday morning. The accident oc-
CURED in a bend in the river south of
the Blue river shooting park. AS there
is no living witness to tell the story of
how the accident occurred the manner
in which the river found its victims
will always be a mystery. Late Satur-
day night Miss Hester Howell, 1928
Penn street; Miss Kate Calvert, 1920
Broadway, and Elmer c. Guild who
offices at 42S New York Life building
and whose home is in Chicago, rented
a boat to go out on the waters of the
Blue. AT 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning
Marion Bollenger, who conducts the
boat letting business on the Blue river
near Sheffield, reported to the police
that he had become alarmed about the
young people and had gone down the
river in an effort to find them. He dis
covered their boat capsized and at once
a searching party was organized by
the police.
Sergeant Tom Wilson accompanied
the boat house keeper to the river
bank south of the shooting park where
the boat lay upturned in the river The
river is wide a this point and the Off
Ger thought the back water was about
twenty-five feet deep. Turning over the
boat he discovered a mans hat in the
water. On examination he found the
initials "A. r. H. on the inside. Float
ing in the still water near the boat
three other hats were picked up. Two
of these belonged to women After
making these discoveries Sergeant Will
son went back to the station and noti-
fed headquarters of the accident and
told them that he was going to organize
a searching party at once.
The searching party reached the river
shortly after 3 o'clock in the morning
and until daylight executed a diligent
search for the bodies of the four young
people. Long after daylight, at 500
o'clock. they were rewarded. The four
bodies were raised from the bottom of
the river almost from under the posi-
ton of the upturned boat before it had
been moved by the Searchers. The
bodies were laid out on the river bank
and a policeman took his post to watch
over them until 1870 o'clock when
Claude Goble, deputy coroner, ar
rived at the river bank and after view
ing the bodies ordered them removed
to undertaking establishments in the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Miners and Operators Agree.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 1S.-The joint
conference of the scale committees of
miners and operators have taken the
first step towards reaching an agree
ment 1t was agreed to leave certain
questions under consideration to a
subcommittee. A subcommittee, COM
posed of three miners and three oper-
ators, was selected.
Arrangements are making for a
meeting here September Is, 16 and II
of the wholesale and retail coal deal
ers of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and
Oklahoma. B. w. Hanna, secretary of
the Wholesale and Retail Coal Deal
ers' association, with headquarters in
Kansas City, met a delegation of bust
ness men here today, among whom
were Representative Campbell, Sena-
tor Porter and O. K. Dean. and COM
pIeted the arrangements for the meet
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
EXTENDING IN TEXAS.
Santa Fe Building Branch About 100
Miles Long.

Chicago, July 1S.-The great in
crease in immigration to the south
west has caused the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad to- plan the con-
Canyon City, on the Panhandle line
in Texas, to Plain View, a point in
the heart of the cattle country. The
new line will be about 100 miles long,
and work will soon be started. official
announcement of the plans being
made by officers of the Santa Fe COM
pany today. During the last year the
Santa Fee company has expended large
sums of money in advertising the
southwest, and the result is a big in
f1ux of homeseekers. The movement
has made necessary the construction
of a line into the interior. fFr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

Chicago, July 1S-Trouble over rates to
the Grand Army encampment in Boston
is likely to result from the announcement
of several of the eastern lines regarding
fares to the gathering. Today the Mich
igan Central railroad announced that it
would make as low a rate as any other
line between Chicago and Boston for the
inaHy agreed upon by the roads east
bound from Chicago was L cent per mile,
figured upon the short-line mileage basis.
This would make the rate from Chicag go
to Boston $40, via all roads for the round
trip. This is several dollars below the
regular one-way rate between the two
cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Drowned in Their Homes.

New York. July 1S-Seven lives were
lost in a cloudburst which occurred Sat
urday. according to Herald dispatch
from Valparaiso, Chile. All were women
drowned in their residences Hundreds of
commercial houses and private residences
We're inundated. causing great damage.
Many poor families were left destitute,
having had barely time enough to save
their lives. Subscriptions are being raised
to help the sufferers. 1t is feared addi-
uonal victims will be found beneath the
Wreckage. Dispatches from the southern
provinces report rivers overlooking and
destroying railroad bridges. Railroad
lines are cut in several places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
BaIIastins the Katy.

Parsons, Kan, July 1S.-The Missouri.
Kansas & Texas Railway company has
a force of men at work now ballasting
its track from Paola to this point 1t
is the intention of the company to
make its Kansas City-TexaS line as
good as its St. Louis line and go out
after business in the vicinity of Kan
sas City stronger than ever. Its branch
out on account of the Neosho river
flood There is no telling how long it
will take to get that branch in opera
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

The Windsor hotel lost two of their
girls on the Fourth. Minnie Walker
and Myrtle knickerbocker, who had
been employed at the Windsor for some
time went to Eureka to celebrate and
ended by marrying a couple of fellows
who were connected with the merry
go-round that held forth in this city a
week before the Fourth. The girls had
not met the fellows they married BE-
fore this so it was a case of 'love at
first sight The Knickerbocker girl
was only about Is years of age.-EIk
County Citizen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
lutheran League to Meet.

Lindsborg. July 1S.-The second an
nual convention of the Kansas confer
ence Lutheran League will be held at
Kackley. Kan. August 49, 20 and q.
The officers of the league are Frank
Nelson. LindsbOrg, president; DR.. j.
Ekholm, Fallen. vice president; Miss
Seraphine Erickson. Kansas City, Mo-,
secretary, and Emil Cederberg. Walls
burg. treasurer. The League includes
the work of the young peoples societies
OF the Swedish Lutheran church, in
Kansas, Colorado. Texas and Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Accused of a Shootino

L.eavenworth, Kan, July 1S-Oliver and
Edward Hairless, who live in the south
west part of the city, were arrested here
accused of shooting Lon" Brown with
a small rife. The Hairless brothers had
trouble with a junk dealer named Davis.
and when he refused to comply with some
demand they are said to have knocked
him down and to have cut his mule with
a knife. Brown attempted to stop this
and they attacked him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

One of the most peculiar sights the
town affords is a young cottonwood
tree, which is growing out of the back
wall of the Eagle hall. 1t is about II
feet from the ground, and seems to
have taken firm root in the crevices be-
tween the bricks 1t is now three or
four feet high and is as green and Wig
orous as any tree growing on the
ground.-Emporia Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
OPEN AUGUST 1.
Rock Island Announces the Time for
Opening St. Louis Line.

Kansas City, July 1S.-Second Vice Pres
ident John f. Stevens of the Rock Island
said last night that the work of-ballasting
the Rock Islands new st. Louis-Kansas
City line was progressing rapidly and
that it would be ready for train service
all the way from this city not later than
August l. 'All that remains to be done
is little surface work. he said. land
that is fast being completed. The new
line would have been opened for traffic
much sooner, but the rains retarded the
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Cable LAYING DELAYED.

Seattle, Wash, July 1&-Through the
breaking of the cable machine on the Uni
ted states cableship Burnside, the work of
laying the Alaska cable has been temper
ar1iy delayed. On the night of July g.
Whlle on Dixon's entrance and during
neavy wind storm. the cable machine
broke and the cable parted 1t was not
again recovered until July u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
New Swedish COLLEGE BuiIdinrs

Mcpherson. July 1S.-The directors
for the new Swedish Mission college re-
Gently located here awarded their con-
tracts for the construction of the main
college building. The specifications pro-
vide that work on the building shall
begin July %. The building will be of
compressed brick This college is to be
the only one of the kind in the west
representing this branch of the Swed-
ish church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
This Wheat Was All Right.

Abilene, Kan, July 1S.-Robert Korns
has completed harvesting IS acres of
wheat on his place four miles northwest.
1T is the best wheat 1 ever had on the
place." he remarked. I'VE cut it with a
header and in cutting II acres less than
bushel shelled out in the header box. We
got all of it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
show for Women Only.

Hiawatha, Kan, July 1S.-What
promises to be the sensation of the
summer is the play to be given at L.
o. o. F. hall Wednesday evening, for
women only, for the benefit of the
Congregational church. The twenty
or more Hiawatha girls, mostly young
women who attend Kansas university,
and who are to take the parts, are all
prominent in church and society cir
cIes. The nature of the play has
been kept a strict secret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
First Wheat Sells at so Cents.

Perry. Kan, July 1S.-The first of
this seasons wheat was marketed here
by r. H. Simmons. 1t was of tn e
turkey variety, tested 81 pounds to the
bushel and sold at so cents. Mr..
simmons threshed thirty acres, real
izing on an average of twenty bushels
per acre. Threshing will be in full
blast here this week. The yield will
be unusually small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Injured bx a Mower.

Abilene, Kan, July 1S.-Ralph Starr.
the 1O-year-old son of Henry Starr. living
in the south part of the county, while
cutting oats, stepped in front of the NOW
er and his leg was cut off above the
ankle. The wound was of such a serious
nature that the leg had to be amputated
about midway between the ankle and the
knee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

here Saturday evening from injuries re-
ceived in collision between handcar
and an engine south of here Friday
morning Pearl, her sister Mirth, and
two young men, John Owens and Ar
thur Denham. were on the car. Mr.
Owens was killed. The other two are
in a dangerous condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
To the Worlds Fair via the DIissos.-a
Pacific.

If you do not live on the line of the
Missouri Pacific. ask for your ticket
via that line from Kansas City. There
are seven daily trains between Kansas
City and st. Louis, making connection
with all trains on all lines running
into Kansas City. Any ticket agent
rate reading over the Missouri Pacific
from Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Adams JOHNS Rock island.

New York, July 18.-Guy Adams.
division passenger agent of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western railroad,
with headquarters at Newark, will, it
is announced, resign August 1 to ac-
cept a position in the department of
the superintendent of mails of the
Rock Island system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Summer County's First Wheat.

wellington. Kan. July 1S-The first new
wheat received by the Hunter Milling
company was sold Saturday by r. T.
Camp. 1t was raised on farm adjoin-
ing this city. 1t tested 81 pounds and
brought rs cents bushel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Where Is Painter Leikq

Leavenworth, July 1S.-John Leik.
who lives in the north part of this city.
is missing. He is a painter and said
he had a valuable secret formula for
mixing varnish. He took extra precau-
lions to guard this and lived alone in
a shed. He had some property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Rural Free Delivery.

Washington. July 1S.-Rural free de-
livery routes will be established Aug
ust Is as follows: KansaS-Valley Falls
Jefferson county, additional, length of
route 261S miles, population served 42S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

is comprised of the following: A. NJ
Coffman, S. P. Brundage, w. r.
Draper, a. NJ. Coons and E. H Perry.
The work of the company will be
directed toward the southwest, MAIN
ly in Oklahoma, Texas and the In
dian Territor.y = - ~ -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
VIII Save His Wheat.

Abilene, Kan, July 1S.-Henry Johntz
is cutting wheat on the bottoms south
west of town He has 80 acres all bottom
land and part of it was flooded. He says
he will get about all of it If the weather
keeps good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Franchise for am ElectrIc Lima

Ottawa, Kan. July 1S.-Ottawa has af-
ter an extended negotiation. granted a
franchise through Main street to the pro-
posed electric line from Kansas City
The franchise is understood to be salts
factory to the promoters. The line must
be completed from Kansas City through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

Kingman. July 1S.-wilIiam NJ. Hun
ter. a pioneer and prominent citizen of
this county. is dead at his home near
Zenda.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

Ottawa in Is months or the franchise will
be forfeited. Hugh A. Holiness who is
promoting the enterprise, Is now at work
securing right of way between here and
WeIlsVille.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18
Rock Island System Is Best

Line to Colorado points also to
Glenwood Springs. Salt Lake City and
Ogden, one fare plus soc for the round
trip. Good all summer.
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Low Rate to Indiana via the Maple
Leaf Route.

The Chicago Great Western railway
will on July 22 and 25, inclusive, sell
round trip tickets at one fare plus
$500 to West Baden and French Lick
Springs, Ind. account of the annual
convention Commercial Law League
of America, July 25-29. Tickets good
for return until August IL. For fur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-18

Excursion to Kansas City, Santa Fe.
Sunday, July II. Round trip $1.25.
Tickets at Rowely & Shows and Santa
Fe depot. Train leaves 500 a. m.
Everybody invited.