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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
BUNCo MEN AFTER THEM.
Kansas ExcursiOnists Have a Lively
Time Out in Denver.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 27.-The Times
says: Denver confidence men are
reaping harvest. They are taking
advantage of the lack of knowledge of
city ways of husbandmen from the
western part of Kansas, who reached
the city on a special excursion of the
Union Pacific railway.
The locally famous alleged bunco
man, Len BLY,, was at the depot with
his allies this morning making in
Quiries concerning the excursion
trains. Other well known alleged con-
fldence men also put in appearance,
there were a dozen or more of the
oily gentlemen gathered in front of
the depot.
depot that some of the local gold
brick merchants went to Kansas to
meet the farmers and made the trip
to Denver with them. One train
stopped on the prairie and set one of
the bunco men down in spot miles
from any habitation.
There were four train loads of ex-
cursionists who took advantage of the
cheap rate of the Union Pacific, which
made a maximum rate of IS to points
as far east as Ellis. There are, 1t is
estimated. 1900 of the Kansans in the
city.
AS soon as the visitors began leav-
ing the depot the bunco men got busy.
Two of them approached James
Shelby, who resides in the vicinity of
Lincoln Center.
You know us?" said one of them.
Mr.. Shelby looked around in sur
prise, and extended his hand in greet
Ing, supposing that it must be a dis
tant relative or oId-time friend
"Of course, you know me-" con-
tinued the gold brick merchant.
One of the depot employees who had
been watching the movements of the
gang whispered to Mr.. Shelby that
they were trying to work him.
The Kansan became furious and at
tempted to strike the two men down.
He swung his arms about after the
manner of a busy windmill until they
got out of his reach. In few min
utes one of the Kansas men who had
been travelling with Mr.. Shelby pushed
through the crowd and laid his hand
on his shoulder. Thinking that it
must be another bunco steerer, Mr..
Shelby turned round to strike him,
but discovered his friend.
All the way up Seventeenth street
the sharks lay in wait for the I'M
suspecting visitors and tried to in
VeigIe them into fake auction shops,
into card games, into misf1t clothing
houses and into saloons. The police
men on the street seemed to pay no
attention to the performances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
sYL DIxoN's NEWEST SCHEME.
He VIII Run Oklahoma Products
Train to Worlds Fair

Enid. o. T., Sept. 27.-Syl Dixon.
who gained a national reputation in
1896 by running the Mckinley corn
train from Kansas to st. Louis, has
made arrangements to take a general
produce train from Oklahoma to the
worlds fair. The train, according to
the present schedule, will leave Enid
October 3.
Dixon has been in almost every part
of the territory, and has completed
contracts with almost every town of
importance to be represented. 1t was
at first his intention to run a wheat
train, carrying that staple only, but
he found more favor with the farm
ers by adopting a general line of pro-
auctions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION
Railroads Already Preparing for Traf-
fc to Portland.

Preparations have been begun by
the Northern Pacific road for handling
the large crowds which are expected
to visit the Lewis and Clark exposition
at Portland. Ore, next year In dis
cussing the matter A. B. Smith. assist
ant general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific road. said:
From the eVentful trip of Lewis
and Clark in 1903 to that of TODAY is
but a step in evolution. but the many
changes in this western country have
been almost unthinkable. The people
of the great Northwest, with an I'M
bounded faith which is justified. will,
by the Lewis and Clark exposition,
make these changes in the settlement
and development of this country COM
prehensible.
alive to the Importance of educat-
ing the east to the rapid progress and
growing influence in national affairs,
this exposition has been organized to
show to the world what 100 years west
of the Missippi river have done. The
railways will make low rates and
every possible facility will be afforded
to the people to study Washington.
Oregon and the intermediate country
traversed a hundred years ago by
those hardy pioneers, Lewis and Clark.
1.-The Pacific Northwest of today is
little understood by most of us. nor
are its growth and possibilities COM
pretended. The thousands of acres
of arabic land, the great forests, the
vast OIL SOOO COd1dllS Tic OCSt
seaports of the world are ready for the
further upbuilding of a great empire.
Congress should convene early in
the fall of 1905 on a special train,
with every representative of that body,
for tour of the great west, going out
by southern lines, spending enough
time in the west to see and understand
it's value. and return home over the
northern lines via st. Paul and Chi
cago, with a broader grasp of the
needs of the entire country and a more
catholic idea of what can and should
be done to develop this western en-
pire, which is to. be the home of I'M
born millions of their countrymen.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
VIII Finish It in Five Years.

Vancouver, B. c., Sept. 21.-Presi-
dent Hays of the Grand Trunk Pa
cific says that while the company by
its contract has seven years to COM
plete the new transcontinental line it
would be finished in five years. Win
nipeg would be reached in a year.
Everywhere he visited he had been
met by delegations asking for the new
line, claiming extra railway accom-
mediation a necessity. Construction
would be started at both ends and at
intermediate points. AS soon as the
main line had been decided upon,
branch lines would be considered, as
the policy would be to network the
country with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
St. Paul Directors Chosen.

Milwaukee, Sept. 27.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & ST Paul railway,
held in this city, the following direc-
tors, whose terms expire this year,
were reelected: J. Ogden Armour,
Chicago; Frederick Layton, Milwau-
kee; Joseph Milbank and Samuel
Spencer, New York. The hold over
members of the board are: A J. Earl
ing, Chicago; Peter Geddes, Charles
w. Hardness, Roswell Miller, William
Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers, James
H. Smith and Frank S. Bond of New
York. Upon the adjournment of the
stockholders meeting the directors re-
elected all the old officers of the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
california Omers OPPORTUNITIES.

California, the land of the orange,
vestors, farmers, fruit growers, stock
men, dairymen. manufacturers. Here
is the charm of the tropics without
their perils. Everything grows, win
tiers are green, summers are long, no
destructive frosts, no prostrating heat
no storms. no sunstrokes, no malaria
wide markets. large profits. Colonist
rates via Southern Pacific, September
Is to October Is, $25 from Topeka.
Write for California Booklets to H G.
Kain, A. C. F., & P. A, Fidelity Trust
Co. bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

Salina. Kas., Sept. 27.-While bath
ing in the Smoky Hill river here last
evening with a friend, G.. E. Ford, a
travelling man, was drowned. Ford
and Edward Keen went to the river
at the edge of town and had just en-
tered the water when Ford took =
cramp. Keen became panic-stricken
and ran to town for help. When the
rescuing party arrived Ford was not
to be seen. After an hours search
the body was found at the bottom of
the river clutching a log.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

OF the danger of
consumption, but
warming is con-
stantly needed not
to neglect the first
symptoms of dis
eased lungs.
DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- Medical Discov-
cry cures obstinate
coughs, bronchitis,
bleeding lungs,
and other condi-
tons which, if
neglected or I'M
skilfully treated,
find a fatal terui-
nation in cOnsump-
ton. 1t is entire
ly free from OPT
ates and narcotics.
~Ab0ut three years
ago I was taken with
q bad cough. venting
and splitting blood ="
writes Mr.. D, J. Rob
inson, Of Spring Gar
den. ". Va I tried
many remedies; moth
ing seemed to help me
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
Atchison Earnings Excellent.


Atchison Earnings Excellent.
New York, Sept. 27.-The report of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road
for the year ending June &c. shows that
gross earnings were SOS, III, 200, an in
crease of So. 800rS02 and operating ex-
penses $42 222, 012, an increase of 49,
7S4 ,022, leaving net earnings of SIS, 949.-
167, an increase of 2,0S3. $50. The report
sets forth that the expenditure during
the year chargeable, to capital account
for the construction and acquisition of
additional railways, equipment and
other properties and for improvements
amounted to $14, 553, $50 and that the
sum of 100000 was charged to profit
and loss and written of the property
accounts in respect of betterments, i'm
provement, equipment and discount on
bonds. President Ripley points out that
the revenue was favorably affected by
a substantial increase in the citrus
fruit crop of California, by a small in
crease in the cotton movement from
Texas and the Indian Territory and by
large increases in the movement of
general merchandise and lumber.
Against these increases there was a
loss in revenue from coal and coke ton
mage. Mr.. Ripley makes the following
reference to the strike of coal miners
in Colorado and New Mexico:
ION November 9, 1903, occurred
strike of coal miners in Colorado and
New Mexico which closed the mines
and is estimated to have cost your
company in loss of tonnage and en-
HANGED cost of fuel not less than ST.
SOC, 600 net.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
A Bear Is Barbecued.

Hanover, Kas., Sept. 27.-The two
days barbecue in which five beeves
and one bear will be killed opened
Monday. The bear was killed at
o'clock this morning and will be
roasted and fed to the crowds. Speak,
ing footraces, basket ball and other
games were had. Today there will be
basket ball and football games and a
balloon ascension. The bear, a large
cinnamon one, was procured from Mr..
E. H. Pratt, living six miles north Of
here, who raised him from a cub.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

square yard for .resurfacing, although
this is a very high price. It is doubtful
whether the city wants any more trust
asphalt at any price. The natural rock
asphalt, such as is used on the state
house grounds, seems to be much bet
ter, and it is not so completely in the
control of the asphalt trust. The as
phalt trust has been buying up a good
deal of the natural rock asphalt depos-
its, but there are some independent
concerns which would probably be able
to do the work needed in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
The Katy's Big Mortgage.

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. 27.-The Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway company has
filed one of the largest mortgages ever
recorded in Jasper county. The mort
gage is for $4O,0OO,OOO, and is made
to the Farmers Loan & Trust COM
pany of New York and comprises rail-
road properties, franchises and rolling
stock. Forty thousand bonds of $1,000
each bearing 4 per cent interest, are to
he issued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
What Is Life?

In the last analysis nobody knows, but
we do know that it is under strict law.
Abuse that law even slightly. pain results
Irregular living means arrangement of
the organs, resulting in constipation, head
ache or liver trouble. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills quickly readjusts this. It's gem
tle yet thorough. Only Csc at Arnold Drug
Co 81 North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

ST., 725, or 1882 per cent. The sum appro-
priated from income for betterments de-
creased s.. 301, 9z4, or AIS per cent. The
surplus dividend fund has been augment
ed by $47,5S0 or per cent
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the company will be held here Octo-
Der 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
Extension of Time Granted.

Springfield, Mo-, Sept. 27.-Sunday
night at midnight an ordinance passed
two years ago granting right of way
over the streets to the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company expired, and a COM
munication received from the manager
during the day indicated that the Mis-
souri, Pacific would not ask for an ex-
tension of time. having decided not to
build into Springfield in the Immediate
future at least. Late in the evening
a telegram was received from George
J. Gould, seeking seven months, fur
there time. The council was at once
convened in special session and passed
an ordinance granting the Missouri
Pacific an extension of ninety-two
DAYS, the seven months asked being
considered more time than was neces-
sary for the company to begin definite
work.
of the action of the council, and it is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
Save Systematically

And invest your savings where they
will earn from 3 to per cent. accord
ing to time. Security first mortgages
on Topeka homes, repayable monthly.
The Capitol Building and Loan Associaf n
534 Kansas Ave. Call for Booklet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
Tile BUCLER'S CHEST

Is well expanded. He uses his lungs to
their fullest capacity. People in ordin-
ary do not use much over half their lung
power. The unused lung surface be-
comes inert, and offers prepared ground
for the attack of the germs of consump-
ton. There is no need to warn people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

till I comrnenccd using Dr. PicTcc's Golden
Medical Discovery. After using ten BEETLES and
four walls of his Pleasant Pellets, com menced
to improve. Ny case seemed to be almost q
hopeless Doctors pronoa1ced II ulcer of
the lungs. WAS sick nearly two yeaTs-paTt of
the time bcdfast Was given mp to die by all
1 thought Il would Be impossible for to live
over night at one time. / haven't spit any blood
now for more than twelve months. and worked
on the farm all last summer. Il was DR..
Pierce's medicines that cured me-"
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing Ujust
as good for diseases of the stomach.
The Medical Adviser in paper COW
ers, is sent free on receipt of II one-cent
stamps to pay for mailing only. Address
DR.. z. v. Pierce, Buffalo. d. Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

generally believed he will accept the
terms of the ordinance, and take i'm
mediate steps toward the building of
this long hoped for railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

$3.50 to St. Louis and Return,
Via Rock Island System. Tickets on
sale daily, except Friday and Saturday.
good days in st Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

o. M. Ailing. Freeport-Was all run
down. Could not eat or sleep. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea made me a well
man. 50 cents. Tea Tablets. GatIin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27

lcif1c or any other Rockefeller Hartman
Kuhn-Loeb interest. You may expect
an official announcement any day."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
ulinois central Report.

The fifty-fourth annual report of the
Illinois Central Railroad company, cover
ing the fiscal year ended June 80 last, was
issued yesterday. 1t shows an increase IN
operating expenses of nearly $S,UO,OOO over
he preceding year, while the gross re-
ceipts from traffic increased only 81, 600,
making a decrease in net earnings of 81
392, 667 :.
The increase in operating expenses is
due to the prolonged and intense cold or
s she past Ta Wn Of ore
partment. The total amount paid for
year was s2S 0O9, $50. AZ. The preceding year
the amount was so, 600 194.17, or s. 400 495. %
less than in the past year.
SUMMARY OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS.
The following is a summary of the COM
pany's business for the past fiscal year:
Gross receipts from traffic. sat, 81, 10
Operating expenses .-..-.......--- Sz'as3' 81 81
Net receipts from traffic. ....:.... Il, o95, 453
Net receipts from sale of lands. Al ,053
Income from investments, etc. 2,67o, 495
Excess of income over expenses. Il, 81, 0O2
Total fixed charges. 5.946. C75
Net income for year. S,S6o, w
Surplus dividend fund from 190S.. LIS, 1856
Amount available Northumberland 1904, ia
Dividend payments ..............., 5,702, 400
Advanced to Dubuque and Sioux
City railroad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 536. 618
Set apart for betterments. 2,57e, 32S
Surplus for future dividends...--.. 1,220, 767
MILEAGE IS INCREASED.
AS compared with the preceding year
the mileage of the system increased 47S4
traffic Increased s., GAS, CSC, or 364 per cent
Expenses of operation increased s., 957, 36S.
or 991 per cent. Taxes increased $50, 1853
or 432 per cent Income from traffic de-
creased s., 1892, 66S, or 1892 per cent. Net
receipts from sale of land increased S25,-
223 or 159. SO per cent. Income from invest
ments and miscellaneous profits decreased
$769, S22, or 22.34 per cent.
Excess of income over expenses of Oper-
alton and taxes decreased 81, 49,, 266, or
1851 per cent. Total fixed charges de-
creased s273, 500, or A per cent. Net income
for the fiscal year decreased s., S63, 465 or
H. per cent. The amount available af
ter deducting fixed charges decreased ST.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-10-29

Items of Interest Clipped
from exchanges and Con-
denssd for Quick Perasal.


A scholarship OF 500 has been
given to the University of Nevada
by Geo. S. Nixon, which is to be
given to the boy or girl student
who has the best record during
the year.
Two bars of gold, worth $780,
900 each, were taken to the Car
son mint the other day from the
sandstone mine of Goldfield. The
ore was milled at Sodaville and
the gold is said to be the finest
ever received at the mint.
The two-year-old daughter of
R. T. Riddle and wife, of San
Francisco, was scalded to death a
few days ago by falling into pan
of hot water. The family former
ly lived at Lovelock, where Mr..
Riddle published the Argus.
Samuel Gibson, working in the
tunnel of the Diamond mine at
Eureka, was overcome by gas a
few days ago and his dead body
was found by fellow workmen a
day afterwards. He remained in
the tunnel after several shots were
fired, ignoring the warning to
come out.
The prisoners in the State pris-
on have raised S4S which they
have sent to the four men who are
charged with the murder of Jack
Welsh, to assist them in their de-
tense. After their first conviction
they donated to the four men the
sum of SIS, which was used to
help them gain rehearing.
Linderman, Roberts, Sevener
and Williams, the four once-con-
victed murderers of Jack WEIGH,
on Southern Pacific freight train,
are having their lives prolonged
through the dilatory tactics of the
District Court of Washoe county.
A continuance of their case was
gained Monday. The hearing of
the matter will be resumed in an
other week, unless a further stay
of proceedings is secured.
A strange state of affairs exists
in Lincoln county. In one pre-
cinct containing 200 or more voters
every one of them has refused to
register. The registry agent says
he was too busy to bother with
registering the men, and they are
too busy to stop to vote. Even
should they change their mind and
now want to vote, it is too late, as
the registry books closed on the
goth inst.
Jim Sabin, a Reno and Sparks
tough, made threats to kill Chief
of Police Leeper, of Reno. The
Chief heard of the threat, had
Sabin arrested and brought be-
fore him, and offering him a Colts
revolver proposed to see which of
the two was the better shot. Sa-
bin wilted and was allowed to go,
but will probably not make any
more threats, nor try to execute
his previous one.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-10-29
State News

feet.
Al Lichtenburg has been APP
pointed a guard at the Nevada
State prison.
Major Dennis, the well-known
newspaper man, is seriously ill at
his home in Reno.
The rush to Goldfield still con-
tinues, and the camp now con-
tains 1000 people.
The Nevada University football
team defeated the Olympic team
at Reno Saturday by score of
to S.
Father Tubman, of Virginia
City, has been appointed by Bish-
op Grace as pastor of st. Mary's
Church in Reno.
The official ballots for the No
vember election are of light yell
low color, watermarked with the
word "Tonopah."
The football team of the Neva-
da University was defeated by the
Stanford eleven last Saturday by
a score of II to o.
Mrs. Tracey Chedic, formerly
Miss Maggie Collins, of Carson,
died in San Francisco on the goth
inst. of typhoid fever.
John Bayle, a wealthy meat
packer and shipper of San Fran
cisco, died suddenly in Reno few
days ago from asthma.
The Wadsworth Dispatch says
that the ranch of Jacob Springer,
near St. Clair, Churchill county,
has been sold for $4,000.
1t is reported that James Ray
craft, the Carson hveryman, has
purchased from c. Burkham the
Carson and Bodie stage line.
Last week an order was placed
at Reno for material for a new
Labor Union hall to be built in
Gold6eld at a cost of $4,000.
The funeral of the late R. ].
Laws took place in Sacramento
last Saturday and the body was
taken to Oakland for interment.
Henry Epstein has been APP
pointed Assistant Trainmaster of
the Carson aud Colorado road,
with headquarters at Hawthorne.
DR.. O'Rourke, of Reno, inspect
ed four thousand head of sheep
at Wells this week before they
were shipped to eastern markets.
H. NJ. Clemens, the well-known
foreman of the Virginia & Gold
Hill Water Co., died at his home
in Virginia City last Sunday of
heart disease. -
A contract has been signed at
Salt Lake, Utah, for the erection
of Ioo-ton cyanide and concen-
tration plant at the Golden Eagle
mine at Golconda.
Mrs. Philo Knapp died in Vir-
ginia City last Saturday. She was
a very bright woman, and held an
enviable record as a school teacher
before her marriage.
Carl Adoth, a young German
employed in one of the Derby ho-
tells, was drowned in the Truckee
River at a point near Smiths
Crossing last Sunday.
George Reubens, the negro who
attempted to ravish Miss Flynn in
Reno, some weeks ago, had his
trial this week, but one juryman
hung out for acquittal and the
case will have to be tried again.
The Ward Shaft Association has
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-10-29

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. 1t is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diEuses itself. Druggists
sell the SOC. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement.
To accoH mo..ate t.iCse who arc partial
to the use of atomiaers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for oc,d7TAal troat-
DIES, the propriotors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which wall be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is rs cents. Druggists or by
mail The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of the solid preparation.