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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
KANSAS AND SOUTHERN AFFAIRS
Curves Being Taken Out and Road
VIII Be Onerated in 10 DAYS.

Westmoreland, Aug. 13.-O. J. Coll
man, manager for the company that
is repairing the Kansas & Southern,
is fixing up the road in a manner that
is highly satisfa Glory to those interest
ed in the road. County Surveyor H.
Z. Barrett has been engaged to resur-
vey the line and where practicable to
reduce the grades and to straighten
out the curves. The curve on H. F..
Hutchison's land will be almost en-
tirely removed and the grade will be
reduced from three per cent to less
than one per cent. The new track
will leave the line on L. C. Sidden's
land, make a straight road through
Mr.. Hutchison's place, cutting through
his orchard and going between the
present track and his house. The
length of the new track to be built
is a little more than third of a.
mile. From the Moodyvflle depot, the
track will be changed to follow up the
creek to the north and $50 feet far
Their west than it is now from the
Moodyville school house. This will re-
move some sharp curves and reduce a
grade of over three per cent to one
per cent. The length of new road to
be built is almost a mile. The VAL
burg cut near Blaine is to be cut down
about ten feet and the fill south of
the cut to be raised six or seven feet.
This grade is the one that is now es-
pecially bad and in one place is over
five per cent. The proposed work will
reduce it to two per cent or less.
There are very few or the railroads
but have greater grades than this.
this.
Mr.. Goldman has also engaged Sur
Veyor Barrett to lay out the ground
for Us at Westmoreland and Blaine.
The Blaine will be located on the
Valburg level land south of the L. K.
& w. road but none of that road will
be used. Where the Westmoreland Y.
will be located has not been deter
mined, but it will probably be east of
the engine house.
The old ties that have rotted are
being replaced with fine white oak
ones six by eight inches, the depot and
cars have been reprinted and the en-
CINE house reroofed. The engine and
cars are being repaired.
1t is thought that the road will be
in operation in about ten days. The
principal part of the work of taking
out curves and reducing the grades
on the road, will be done after the road
is In operation. 1t is understood that
Mr. Fitzpatrick, a large railroad con-
tractor of Beatrice, viii have charge
of the work of grading to be done and
that he will bring his machinery with
MIN. ea
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SUGAR RATE REDUCED.
To Missouri River Points 1t Will Be
81 Instead of 81 Cents.

Kansas City, Aug. 13.-What KAN
sas City jobbers, with the assistance
of w. P. Trickett, commissioner of
the transportation bureau, have been
lighting for has been realized and the
sugar rate from New Orleans to Mis-
souri, river points has been reduced,
the reduction to become effective with
in a very short time.
The rate as it now stands is 81
cents, but when the new change goes
into effect it will be 80 cents. This
will be great help to the local whole
salers. They asked for a rate of 80
cents, but the railroads commended that
this was too much of a reduction.
The normal rate on sugar from New
Orleans to Missouri river points is 81
cents. A war on the rate for sugar
came up not long ago, however. and
everything went pell nell. Then, when
the western trunk lines saw what they
were doing, they got together and de-
cided to stop the fight.
But in their anxiety to restore the
rate they were too enthusiastic, ac-
cording to Kansas City jobbers, for
they hoisted the rate up to 81 cents,
or 10 cents above the normal basis.
The railroads had declared all along
that the rate on sugar was entirely
too low, and took this opportunity to
put it where they wanted it. The job
bers, however, could not agree with
them and at once put in a protest,
which finally had the effect of secur-
ing the reduction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
THE RECOVERY OF PALCo.
More Trade and More Business Houses
Than Before the Fire.

Palco, Kas., Aug. 13.-It is a source
of satisfaction the people of Palco
point out to her visitors when show
| ing them the wonderful growth the
place has made in the last twelve
months
On that eventful Sunday in March,
1893, when the greater part of the
town was burned by a fierce prairie
fire. little did the inhabitants think
Palco would ever recover, but the
town has recovered and ten times the
business is now being done, and more
than three times as many business
houses have been erected as the town
boosted of before the fire. Among the
new branches of business established
in the last year as a state bank with
$4,000 deposits and a capital of $1O,-
| 600. w. T. Miller is president; c. L.
Miller, vice president, and L o. Miller,
cashier. An exclusive hardware store
has come, together with a lumber
yard, creamery, and another general
store and other lesser industries
There is talk of putting in a paper.
The pioneer merchant of the place
| is George Tribble- He has outgrown
his old quarters, and is erecting a
building 5ox10o feet. B. F. Hink-
house has his completed, 48x80 feet.
These stores carry implements and
harness stock in connection with their
dry goods and groceries.
Only three sod structures remain on
| the tOwnsite. There used to be sew
eral The population has so increased
| that DR.. @. E. Barber can ind Splen-
did business, and Ed Plomondon gets
enough trade to operate a drug store.
| The country is so inviting around
Palco, and rich in agriculture. that an
| exclusive real estate and insurance
business has paid out successfully. ].
E. Robson is doing this business, and
has no desire to go elsewhere to bet
| ter himself.
| Travelling men. have been so thick
the last year, and this class of people
know all the good towns, that the
landlord, w. N. Read, has rebuilt his
hotel on a scale large enough to ac-
lcommodate the growing demand.
| Geo. w. Olson knows good place
| for business and has been here long
enough to build up a safe trade in
general merchandise.
Wheat wasn't so good in this vicin-
ity as last year, but the corn prospects
are the best, and the acreage is large.
The grain industry is the most prom
ising and the two elevators keep
everything in readiness to turn the
wheels at once.
Altogether Palco Is good e1ough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY AUGUST 49,

ton hill at the appointed hour. to see
the simultaneous fash of the gun on
Castle hill and the fall of the ball
close at hand. while the roar of the
gun is of course some moments in
crossing the valley On the other
hand, it is equally interesting to stand
beside the big gun at dusk to watch
the ball on Carlton hill fall just as
the shot is fired. 1t occurred to me
it would be more exciting to watch
the crowds of passing people, espe-
cialIy since not one was apparently
When the roar took place, absolutely
without warning, hardly yard above
the heads of the crowd the scene well
repaid my waiting. Everybody lodged.
Children screamed, and men and
women jumped to the side of the wall.
Of course it was all over in a sec
ond, but in that moment it seemed
that an electric shock had passed
through the crowd. ''-Birmingh
News.
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at the coroner's inquest that Kings
bury retired at about o'clock. ap-
parently in good health. In the morn
ing he went into the room occupied
by the deceased and found him lying
SO composedIy that he thought him
asleep and. therefore, did not disturb
him. Later, at about $3.50 o'clock, he
returned to the room for the purpose
of awaking the man and approached
him, only to discover that he was life
less. Kingsbury then appeared that
he had been dead several hours.
his body, no drugs or other indica-
lions that the end had come through
unnatural means. 1t was remember
ed that for several weeks Kingsbury
had been complaining of indigestion
and pains in his chest. He laid off
count of being unwell. He spent
Sunday in Houston.
No one here knows very much
about the man personally. He was a
noncommittal, quiet, unassuming kind
of person and seldom took any one
been boarding with the Heads for four
years. they had learned nothing of his
family, of his past life, and very little
of himself. His effects were searched
for some clew to his former where
abouts, but the only thing found that
nigh tlead to something was a letter
from some railway official in railway
service in Missouri. commenting him
as worthy man in that work.
The verdict of Coroner Fontaine,
who held the inquest over the re-
mains. is as follows: 81 find from the
evidence that the deceased: George
Kingsbury, came to his death at 903
Twenty-fourth street in this city at
about a. M, August 8, 1904, from
acute indigestion"
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rninne Time Device.

speaking of Clocks said the trav-
eler, "E6inburg, Scotland, has the
most interest time-marking device
ever saw. The city lies between two
hills. On one of these, known as Carl
ton hill, there is an observatory tower,
in the top of which large black ball
is suspended. Across the valley, prob
ably a mile away. is Castle Hill, sur
mounted by the historic Edinburg cas-
tie. One of the large guns in this
castle, pointing toward Carlton hill,
is electrically connected with the ball
in the tower, a mile away. Every ev-
ening at six O'Clock the gun is fired,
and at the same moment the ball falls.
The device sets the official time for all
Scotland.
ut is interesting to stand on Carl
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COMPLIMENT TO s1MoNs.
Former Santa F'e Man Goes to the
Kansas City Southern.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 13.-General
Supt. F. G. Pettibone of the Santa Fe
gave a dinner complimentary to Mr..
w. E. Simons, who on Monday last
retired from the employ of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway. Places
were set for fifteen and there were
present on this occasion Vice Presi-
dent William C. Nixon, General Supt.
Pettibene, former Mechanical Supt.
w. E. Simons, his successor, A. Har-
rity, and other officials of the Gulf
lines of the Santa Fe-
The dinner was given as a farewell
party to Mr.. SimonS. He goes this
week to Pittsburg, Kas., where he will
have his headquarters as superintend-
ent of motive power of the Kansas
City Southern railway. Mr.. Simons
during his connection with the Santa
Fe has demonstrated to the officials
of that road his fitness for the work,
and his thorough knowledge of the
mechanical department of a railway
plant, so that his resignation from
the employ of the Santa Fe is deep
ly regretted by all officials of the COM
pdny.
Mr.. Harrity, who succeeds Simons
as mechanical superintendent of the
Santa Fe, though not unknown by
reputation to the officials of this COM
pany, is a stranger personally to
many.
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TWO HUNDRED CARS STARTED.
Enormous Quantity of Perishable
Fruit DELAYED by. WashOuts.

Albuquerque, Aug. 13.-AlI the de-
layed green fruit which was stalled
by the recent Santa Fe waShouts. has
passed through Albuquerque, and is
now en- route east. Nearly two hum
dred cars were tied up on the Arizona
division, while track repairers work.
ed like beavers to secure a strong
enough grade to warrant the passage
of the freight. As the cars all con-
tanned perishable fruit, the situation
was a serious one for both the ship
pers and the railroad.
In the last two days eighty-three
cars, generally filled with California
oranges have passed through this city
over the regular tracks which had
been sufficiently repaired to allow
ed this city via Deming or Ell Paso,
making a total of nearly 200 cars,
which were delayed These consign-
ments completely clear up all the
stalled fruit and traffic in that depart
ment is again normal.
The coast lines loaned the Rio
Grande division several 500 class en-
gines and crews, to assist in clearing
up the fruit consignments-
Beside the delay to passenger trafnc
and the trouble in getting fruit
through the freight blockade on the
coast lines has been serious in many
instances. Four days ago there were
three hundred and fifty cars lined up
on the sidingS between Flagstaff and
Winslow, or ten long trains, waiting
go through. The big decapods were
kept hustling to get the freight started
again after the line was opened to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
Through SIeepers
to St. Louis Tt.ssEnY
via EAISa9
Rock Island System

In addition to our No. 4, leaving
Topeka 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. SO.
No. 10 leaves Topeka at 7:45 Il. m.
No. So leaves Topeka at sos p. m.
Arriving at st. Louis at $50 D. m.
and 1920 a. m. BY taking the Rock
Island for st. Louis you avoid the very
disagreeable change of cars at Kan
sas City. Also, remember, that No.
Rock Island train lands you at the
main entrance to the Worlds Fair
grounds.
For reservations and all other In
formation, see.
A. NJ. FULLER, G. p. A.,
Both Phones 3S4. Rock Island deDot.
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Santa Fe Officials Are Inspect
ing the West End.
Rumor Out That They Would
Meet Strike Leaders.
O'NEIL is ON SANTA FE.
Officers Declare Road L. in Bet.
ter Condition Than Ever.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railway Circles.

The San Bernardino Sun says that
for a time it began to look as though
there might be something doing in the
way of a possible meeting between the
officials of the Santa Fe system and
the head of the Internationl Boiler
makers organization.
Early in the morning, August z, the
special car of A. Lowell, superintendent
of motive power for the Santa Fe sys-
tenn, arrived with that official on board.
He was accompanied by General Boiler
Inspector George Austin and Mechani-
cal Superintendent S. L. Bean. Then
a little later General Superintendent
Shepard came in from the east. Along
with these arrivals the news was given
of the bOilermakerS' organization would
be in the city in the evening.
But all possibilities that something
was about to happen were dissipated
when the officials began to drift out
toward Los Angeles, Messrs. Shepard
and Bean going at noon, while the re-
mainder went at 1888.
Mr.. Lowell stated that he was engag-
ed in making a general inspection of
the system, as he was won't to do Oc-
caSionally, and that there was not spec
ial significance because it was being
made at this time. BE stated the COM
pany's motive power was in better
shape than ever, that last month more
work was turned out of the systems
shops than any one month in the roads
history.
When he left Albuquerque last Mon
day the tracks were clear of dead en-
gineS and there were IA engines in the
yards out of the shops ready for SER
vice as soon as they were needed. A
still greater number were ready for
service when he left Newton, Kan, last
week.
So far as the strike was concerned
the company was suffering absolutely
no annoyance from it so far as lack of
motive power was concerned and ev-
erything was going Swimminglys ac-
cording to his views.
Asked as to the rumor that the big
915 class CT compound locomotives re-
Gently put into service had been fail
ures, Mr.. Lowell positively denied that
such was the case. He declared they
were the best engines on the system
and there was no fault to find with
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RENO CORN CROP LARGE.
Prospects Best This Season for Years
All Over the County.


Hutchinson, Aug. 1S.-Henry Davis
and l. s Kent were out over the west
end of the county this week conduct
ing a sale and they say that the corn
never was better than ii is in the part
of the country where they travelled.
There is certain to be large yields and
the crop will be big in the west end
of the county if there is no more rain
at ALL There is nothing to stop the
growth, but a shower now and then
would make the grains extend a little
farther toward the end of the ear.
The wheat away from the sandy
the county, is turning out we'll and
els to the acre. with some fields ex-
quite so good although it will be large
even there. There will be lots of wheat
money.
Farmers and others who know say
that the Arkansas and Cow creek val
leys will have larger crops of every
thing this year than has ever been the
case before Farmers will generally
have more money, on the average than
they have ever had out of one years
crops. There is money in everything
raised and the wheat crop losses will
be more than made up by the excellent
fields of corn. There are more people
with corn fields than with wheat, in
fact everyone. nearly, has corn. This
will mean that a big crop will dis
tribute more money among more peO-
pie than would the wheat crop.
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BIG RAILWAY sWINDLE.
New York Central Discovers a Loss of
Thousands of Dollars.

New York, Aug. 13.-That it has
been swindled out of thousands of
dollars by a band of ticket forgers, is
the startling discovery the New York
Central railroad has just made. The
method of the forgers was to change
the name, date, ETC., on the tickets
issued to country newspapers in pay
ment for advertising. They are often
given to persons not employed by the
publication, and so long the pub
Usher has a credit balance the rail-
road does not care how he uses them
except that the tickets are not to be
sold. Many advertising tickets have
found their way into the hands of
scalpers, the owners of the tickets
thinking nothing of pocketing the
profit. Had the scalpers contented
themselves with selling these tickets
for the destination marked on them
nothing would probably have been
known of the swindle. But what they
did was to erase the destination and
the number of persons for which the
ticket was made out. Passes of the
|Lackawanna, to all appearances gen.
uine, but without official record, have
been frequently reported by the con-
ductOrS of late.
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Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from Ken
lucky. Their main source is the liver
and all the fine spirits ever made in the
Blue Grass state could not remedy a bad
liver or the hundred and-one i'll effects Il
produces. You can't have good spirits
and a bad liver at the same time. Your
liver must be in fine condition IL you
would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful,
bright of eye, light of step, vigorous and
successful in your pursuits You can put
your liver in fine condition by using
Green's August F1ower-the greatest OF
all medicines for the liver and stoma en-
and q certain cure for dyspepsia or indf-
gestion. 1t has been favorite house,
Flower will make your liver healthy and
active and thus insure you a liberal sup
ply of good spirits" Trial size, 25c:
regular bottles, 5b0 For ssSs By RowleI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
RAPID REPAIR WORK.
Santa Fe Rebuilt IL Miles of Track
at WaShout.

San Bernardino. Aug. 13.-One of
the most remarkable feats of track
repair worked out in the west has
been accomplished by the Santa Fe
in ebuin1ing the track west of King
man, Ariz., which was destroyed by
the severe foods of Saturday and
Sunday last. 1t is estimated that no
less than 2 miles of roadbed went
out, and at the time of the catas-
trophe it was estimated by the most
optimistic of railroad officials that it
would be Wednesday night before
traffic would be restored over the
damaged track. 1t is now announced,
however, that the regular schedule
will be in operation as if the wrath of
the elements had not landed on the
Atchison's western property. AS soon
as the extent of the damage became
known, the officials both east and
west hurried hundreds of men to the
scene, every available man being
drafted into the service. Material
came in the same way, and as a re-
suit repair work began as soon as the
water had subsidized sufficiently to
allow the men to get on the ground.
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George Kingsbury Dead.

Galveston, Aug. 13.-George Kings
bury, chief clerk to the car account
ant of the Santa Fe and formerly with
the Southern Pacific at Houston. died
suddenly Tuesday morning in his bed
from acute indigestion. He was about
ST years old and had been in Calves
ton since 1898. when he came here
from Houston to accept place with
the Santa Fe. Kingsbury was I'M
married, and. so far as is known here,
had no relatives. He was buried at
Galveston.
The post says: Mr.. L. w. Head of
9O3 Twenty-fourth street, at whose
home Mr.. Kingsbury roomed, stated
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THE FATHER CONSENTED.
Rice County EIopers Succeeded in Get
ting Married, After All.

The young couple. Guy Lackey of
Rice county, and Lizzie Henderson of
Canara. Ellsworth county, who eloped
to this place yesterday from her home
and were intercepted in their plans
to get married by City Marshal Crit
fling, were married yesterday evening
by the probate judge with the consent
of the girls father. The girl was only
sixteen years old and her father when
he learned of the elopement was at
first very irate about it but on coming
here and learning of her determina-
ton he took the most sensible course
and consented to the marriage The
bride wore short dresses and the same
clothes she eloped in, at her wedding.
MCPHERSON Republican.
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TO COUNT THE VOTES.
Official BOARD VIII Canvass Returns
Today at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Kas, Aug. 13.-The off,
cial board of canvassers will meet in
Pittsburg today at miners headQuar-
ters to canvass the returns of the
miners referendum election of one
week ago According to the opera
tors proposition the interstate contract
is to be signed at the same time the
district contracts are signed, which
would neceSitate the drafting of the
district contract before any further
progress could be made.
The canvassing board will count the
ballots. 1t will merely count the re-
turns made by the election boards of
the various locals. About 35,0 900 votes
were cast in the three districts. 1t is
probable that it will take all day to
canvass the returns
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Allan, E. B. GreenshfeIds. Montreal:
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. Lord We'll
lesley, Colonel Fred Firebrace, Alfred
w. Smithers, John Allan Cluttonbrock.
London; Senator Cox. E. r. Wood,
Toronto; John r. Booth, Ottawa. and
John Bell. BeIleviile. The presence of
Mr.. Booths name on the board indi-
Gates that the Canada Atlantic. of
which he is president, will be part of
the new transcontinental line.
The president is the general man
ager of the Grand Trunk parent line
and was formerly vice president and
general manager of the Wabash in
St Louis.
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Grand Trunk Elects Officers.

Montreal. Aug. 13.-The first meet
ing of the shareholders and directors
of the Grand Trunk-Pacific was held
at the general offices of the Grand
Trunk railway for the purpose of or
ganizing the new company. At the
time the company's bill was brought
before parliament a provisional board
only was named for the company.
These officers were elected; President,
Charles NJ. Hays; vice president and
general manager, Frank w. Morse of
the Grand Trunk: second vice presi-
dent, William Wainwright; directorate
&C. NJ. Hays, F. W. Morse. William
Wainwright, W. H. Biggar, Hugh A.
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Kingman County Wheat.

James Carson reports a good wheat
yield from one of his Eureka town
ship farms His tenant commenced
threshing this week and off the first
3 u acres threshed there was a yield of
1,141 bushels, or a little more than
80 bushels to the acre He immedi-
ately sold the wheat, receiving Tx
cents per bushel, or the nice sum of
$S15.79 for the lot. He still has about
$50 acres more to thresh, which he
thinks will make an equally good
yield.-Kingman Courier.