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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
FRISCO INFRINGEMENT.
Order Issued Laying OFF Shopmen All
Over System.

Kansas City, July 25.-There has
been a small, but general, reduction
in shop forces on the ST. Louis & San
Francisco and the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois systems, in accordance with
an order from w. A. Nettleton, general
superintendent of motive power. John
the shops in Kansas City, said that
the reduction was a general one over
the system and that, in accordance
with the order from Mr.. Nettleton,
twelve men had been discharged from
the Kansas City shops. He said the
order called for 1 per cent reduction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
yards for southern Cattle.

Arkansas City, Kan, July 25.-Per-
mission was granted to the Missouri
Pacific railroad to use the quarantine
yards in Davidson to load and unload
cattle from the pastures in the Usage
and Kaw reservations. A few weeks
ago several farmers in the neighbour
hood of Davidson brought suit to have
the yards closed on the ground that
the transportation of southern cattle
endangered the health of their herds.
The district court refused to issue the
injunction and left the question to the
sanitary board for decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Bethany College Items.

Lindsborg, Kan, July 25.-Miss
anna G SwensoS. college '99, and
MISS MIS-! Esther Swenson, college 90, have
Just returned from a trip to the Yale
university commencement on their
return they stopped at many places of
interest in the east and middle west.
israel Nelson, college so, who was
graduated from the Yale law school
last June, returned to Lindsbore-
July %
Dr. Julius Olsen. college 'ss, who is
at the head of the department of sci
ence at Simmons college, Abilene.
texas' Is spending the summer at his
nome in Republic county.
Mr. Luther Swanstrom, college 'O4
has been elected principal of the high
School at Burton, Kan, for the com
ing year. Mr.. z. J. Meurlin, college
o4, has a similar position at Walls
burg, Kan.
President Pihlblad, Mr.. Carl Johns.
and Mr.. Andrew Monson from Beth
any attended the annual meeting of
the Clay Center district at MariedahI.
Kan, last week
Several parties from Illinois. Mis-
souri,. and Kansas were in Lindsborg
the past week to make arrangements
to attend Bethany next school year.
Many families are buying property in
LindsbOrg in order to educate their
children at Bethany.
Karl Nelson. college 'O4, has re-
turned from his Colorado triD He
may accept a position offered him in
one of the schools there the coming
year
Carl johnson, college 'O3. has charge
of the Lutheran church at Galveston
Texas. He will attend the Theological
seminary at Rock Island the coming
year.
Miss Myrtle Sundstrom of the vocal
Mo. for a few weeks, rest before
school opens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

put in last fall, are still open for traf-
fic, but will not be long at the present
rate. The water is rushing straight
toward the north bank of the river, too,
and threatens damage there as result
of the shoot given it over the end of
the dam and at the side of the pier.
The Bowersock, couEty and city inter-
ests were in conference today to de-
termine what could be done, but it ap-
pears that there is nothing that will
stop the ravaging waters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
CbamDion Gopher Trapper.

Neighbors pronounce Joshua Green
the champion gopher trapper of
America He caught 20 gophers in
is minutes one day last week, and
20 gophers a day is no uncommon
work for him. One neighbor says
that Mr. Green went out one day
and hauled in 100 of the little an
imals and quit long before shutdown
at that.-Pratt Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
sad Drowning of a Little Boy.

Hiawatha, July "a little son of
c. E. Fletcher, a farmer, was drowned
in a peculiar manner near Morrill, In
company with brother, he was driv-
ing a blind horse which ran off into a
ditch containing a small amount of wa
ter. The boy was thrown underneath
the buggy, which held his head under
water until he strangled-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Rosebud Travel Melted a Million.

Chicago, I'LL, July 25.-Officers of the
railroads operating between Chicago and
points in South Dakota, near the Rose
bud reservation, report that the move
ment of homeseekerS mas exceeded all
expectations. One railroad, the Chi
cago and Northwestern, has carried
over 10000 people to Bonesteel, Fairfax
and Yankton. 1t is estimated that the
railways have made $1,000, 900 out of the
movement. The travel has been con-
fined to two railroads. the Chicago and
Northwestern and the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Is Only 121 Years Old.

Hutchinson, Kan, July 25.-Reno
county claims to have the oldest wo-
man in Kansas. Her name is Mrs.
Anna Owens. colored. and she is al
legged to be 121 years old. According
to the census returns. she was born
in 1888. The county has eight other
people over 80 years old. Two lack
just two years of rounding out a CEN
fury. They are T. H. Horrigan and
H. Vance. The number of octoge-
narians runs up into the fifties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Coach Excursion in August.

ST. Louis, July 25.-A special meet
ing of the western passenger associa-
ton was called Saturday for Tuesday
next to discuss coach excursions to
ing August and September. A meet
ing of the southwestern lines was
held here at the office of Chairman
Hannegan of the southwestern bureau
to consider coach excursions during
August and no conclusion was
reached, pending the action to be TAX
en- next Tuesday by the western lines
in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Child Inhaled Gasoline.

Wellington. Kan, July 25.-A A.
year-old son of Mr.. Aylor living near
Perth. this county, was killed by in
haling the fumes of gasoline. The
child was in a buggy in which a large
can of gasoline was standing and man
aged to work the top off the can. a
minute or two after inhaling the
vapor, he fell from the vehicle and
was picked UP dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
PIPE LINE TO THE OIL FIELDS.
Nearly Fifty of the 116 Miles of the
Route Has Been Covered.

Kansas City. July 25.-Rapfd
progress is being made in the con-
struction of the pipe line that is to
connect the Kansas oil fields with
the big refinery now being erected
by the Standard Oil company at
Sugar creek. A third gang of work
men was added last week. There
is one gang each laying pipe at Pa
ola and Colony in Kansas and be-
tween Hichman's Mills and Grand
view in Jackson county. Nearly
fifty of the 116 miles of pipe be-
tween Kansas City and Humboldt
has been laid.
The construction of the telegraph
line which is to parallel the pipe
line has begun The pipe and tele-
graph lines will be finished by the
time that the refinery is built
which. it is expected, Will be some
time in October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Water Company Is Sued.

Ell Dorado, Kan, July 25.-The
owners the the Ell Dorado Water COM
pany at Keene's New Hampshire farm,
have been sued by Tom Fitch for
$4,000. Fitch claims the company
owes him that amount for twelve
years services as their agent Judge
Altman appointed n. F. Frazier re-
ceiver and the works are now in his
hands pending a hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

Larkin, Kan, July 25.-The office of
Thorpe & LouckS, abStractors, was
robbed Saturday. Six large abstract
books were stolen. The books were
taken from the safe. which was left
open while the stenographer and pro-
prietors were at dinner. The office of
Thorpe & Loucks is in the business
center of the town. They had the
only abstract books in the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Bowcrsock's Dam in Danger.

Lawrence, July 25.-There is no i'm
provement of conditions at the north
end of the dam and bridge across the
kaw river since Saturday night In
fact, the water has been washing I'M
der the foundation of each, and the pro-
tecting bank has been slowly crum-
bling before the force of the waters
and leaving the points without protec-
ton. The bridge and long rock fill,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

Traffic Manager Hilleary of the
Worlds fair has addressed a letter to
all general passenger agents through
out the country calling attention to the
fact that Railroad day, July 80, will be
the management will spare no pains or
expense to attract a large attendance
of railroad men and their friends. The
cooperation of the passenger men is
solicited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Miles i'm the Oil Fields.

Coffeyville, Kan, July 25.-General
Nelson a. Miles arrived in Coffeyville
in a private car Saturday He spent
the entire day inspecting the oil fields.
Accompanying the general were Col.
B. A. Buzzacott of the regular army,
j. A. Duntley. president of the Ma
tionaI Tool works of Chicago, and w.
H. Duntley of Chicago. The general
declined to talk much politics. He
said he intended making extensive in
vestments in the oil fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Charter Issued.

A charter has been issued by the sec
rotary of state of Missouri to the st. Jo-
seph, Albany and DeS MoineS Railway
company of St. Joseph, Mo. The company
has capital of $4,000 with WHICH to
build and operate a railway from St Jo-
of 50 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
strike Oil at WellsvilIe.

Wellsville, July 25.-The Wellsville
Gas and Oil company brought in a new
oil well in new territory, when it struck
IS feet of rich oil sand at depth of
no feet. The indications are that the
well will produce from Is to 20 barrels
A GOOD flow of gas was found at the
same time. This territory is 25 miles
northwest of the Paola fields, which
have been opened in the past two
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Thc5nas NIiseu Dead.

Concordia, Kan. July 25.-Thomas
Misen, born in England in 1919, is
dead. He served three years in a
West Virginia regiment during the
war and came here in 1868, his eldest
son, Benjamin, being killed by the
Indians in the Cheyenne raid in the
Solomon valley in August of that year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
A GRANGE Picnic at olathe.

Olathe, Kas., July 25.-The
Changers had their annual picnic
here Saturday. Speeches were made
by l. B. Hibner, Aaron Jones, E. W.
Westgate, A P. Reardon, H. c. Liv-
ermore and C. T. Goode. E. Blair
read an original poem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

in this city, met with an accident that
il is feared will result in the loss of his
right leg below the knee The leg was
caught in the fywheel of a gasoline
engine Mr.. Gould was endeavoring to
start Amputation will probly be
necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
SANTA Fe LaYing Heavx Rails.

Lawrence, Kan, July 25.-The Santa Fe
is preparing to relay some of the track
east of here with heavier rails. The
tracks between Eudora and De Sofa will
be a part of the relaid road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Rock Island Bridge Repaired.

Kansas City. July 25.-The Rock Island
Railroad company has completed the re-
pairing of its pile bridge across the Kaw,
damaged by the recent flood. Three
bents of piling were put in new. Trains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Union Pacific Worlds Fair Rates.

Union Pacific will sell round trip
tickets to St Louis and return at fol-
lowing low rates: Fifteen day tickets,
every day to Nov 80, good to return
is days, $11.4O; sixty day tickets,
every day to Nov. 20, good to return
go days, $12.70; Season tickets, every
day to Nov. Is, good up to Dec. is,
$3.50.
Illustrated guide to Worlds Fair
free Oh application to ]. G. Fulton.
Depot Agent, F. A. Lewis, City Agent,
525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Tree Was "a Feet I,onr-

poplar tree at the home of John
Keyes in Elm township blew down
last week that measured 81 feet in
length. This is a tall tree for a
prairie country.-Pratt Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
Did a Good Days Work.

J. B. Swonger cut rs acres of wheat
one day during harvest with a seven
foot binder. He used 10 pounds of
Irvine. Who can beat this record p
Pratt Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

will run across the. bridge today. Large
masses of drfftwood are lodged against
most of the piles of the structure MAX
ing dam by which the water of the
stream is held several feet higher above
than below it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
J. J. hin Coming West.

James ]. Hill has left New York for the
west and will not return east till the
latter part of August.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
RED AND BLACK

district. He has always carried Ulster
county in every contest he has en-
gagged in at the polls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

ID. G. Gould Injured.
Concordia, Kan, July 25.-D. G.
Gould, manager of the Peavy elevator
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11
CHAPTER XIX.

The people of Nilus were naturally
much interested in knowing the ac-
tual value of the Colorado mine
which had been the exciting germ OF
such an elaborate conspiracy, but is
was sold To Frederick Meriyaie for q
sum which was entirely acceptable 10
the Wright family, but was never &C
eurately made public,
of course the memory Of the tragic
events herein set forth left it's trace
npon all those connected with them
and Mrs, Wright, Miriam and her
bert decided ppop an extensive TIP
30 Europe, whese fhey hoped % blot
out the incidents "a tbs khastly
past, Fog mapy mooths terrible
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11
CHAPTER XVIII.

The Autter that followed the read
.;no If these letters subsidized into alb
solute quiet as the detective cleared
his throat, and, at the instigation Oh
Mr.. Everett, continued his testimony
"Franklin's letters were OF course
ingenious misrepresentation, de-
stoned to secure money, with wnich
he hoped to be able to suppress an
the testimony against his ownership.
| had no trouble in satisfying Meri-
vale that the statements contained
in the letters were almost entireiy
false came back to Nilus resolved
to play bold game with frankiln-
He. I knew, did not want to see much
of Merivale just then, so he hao my
coming made as public as possible
and limited that | had come TO lhVes.
money. This of course took me OH
his hands great deal, but | managed
| l.. sea him considerably. In my CON
varsat;ons with him / was impatient
over the delay, but he had all sorts
Of gaudy excuses to offer. AIoer
worrying him right smart ! said TO
him one day: Franklin, DO you KNOW
7 have found you outs
"sWhat do you mean? asked me-
turning bit pale - +hs
".You have deceived me from ene
start In this matter, said l, ana "
80 doing YOU have lost my assistance
II YOU had let me entirely ihso youa s
confidence from the first' we "oui'
hsvs been operating those mines TO-
gsther by this time; but by your
Cursed dilstory policy, your scrupies
~ fear or conscience, you aiio"eo
things to drag along, ana all she
.~hsls the millions were slipping De
tween our fingers You ara s"''f"''
Too soueamiah 20 suit ms'
sus smiled 81 the idea OF bsipt
saasamiah. as II | did not know h''e
4 vi have picked up 1 continues
..aa al tie threads Of abe ease an
so,, might VA weIl tsll ms me wh"p
p sgutb and let "a ~pfe 'gss az, an
sHe was skittisb ~ n'e ~ psH,, 80.
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11

Franklin, upon which a deathly pal |
lorS had settled. Bat the keen eyes
We're full Of fire. II was the supreme
moment of his life when, the gaze
OF the conrt room being. attracted to-
ward him, he faced it with diabolical
fury.
At this stage Of the proceedings
those dispassionate individuals who
liked to analyze testimony expressed
the opinion that while it had been
Wen established that Franklin was a
very handy. all-round scoundrel. 1t
Wright was innocent OF his fathers
murder; or rather, there were NUM-
Der of apparently damning circum-
stances connecting Wright with the
crime which had not been explained.
1t was true it had been shown very
conclusively that Franklin had con-
ceived gigantic scheme of robbery
with incidental murder and other
crimes for the purpose Of getting his
hands on a great fortune. His vari-
ouis denials had been amply dis
proved, so no attempt had been made
to account for the fact that Herbert
Wright had pawned the evidences
Of his guilt the very day OF his
fathers murder. How came he by
| those articles? Unless he could give
reasonable explanation OF that the
by the fact that Franklin was vii
lain.
1 Before concluding his evidence with
the statement of Herbert Wright, Mr.
Everett introduced gunsmith who
testified that he sold Col. Franklin
such pistol as that which was in
evidence He was then asked to com
pare the ball taken from Wright's
brain and say whether It was the
proper size, and he replied in the
affirmative.
The prisoner at the bar now took
the stand amid a dead silence. He
was pale, but self-possessed. He
spoke clearly and to the point:
ION the day before my father was
killed / called upon him for help
My wife and child were in an almos
starving condition, and I could no
, get employment. 1t was hart
wrench to my pride to beg from him
but / did so, and--was roughly re
, pulsed. The following day had beel
to town to make another attempt t.
get work and had failed. Uncle Die
, Norris had always been very friendl
> TO me, so in my extremity ! cor
l Guided to go to him and see II n
} could not let me have 3 bit OF brea
{ and some game, of which he usual
> had supply In the house. On tn
$ way back / was cold, hungry, cynicf
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11

regular letters, in which to WON
ders o. the Old World were not ~
sole topic Of confederation, bit we1e
indeed rather overshad lowed w ~
wonders OF love, which kept two ~
tant hearts as warm as summer dayn.
It was, from one point OF view, ~
unfruitful year for Warde, though ~
made steady progress upward IN -
profession; but he stifed a. we'll -
he could his selfish feelings, and
whenever he grew despon1ent he
took out Miriam's lettexs md
Dreamed Of III 4 haipaSpfys dnyS ~ eoxnSs
And Miriam came back radiant with
what she had seen and experienced
with bright eyes and Drowned, clear
cheeks, but unchanged in heart ~
far as Warde was concerned and A.
was not long before she consented
to name the day for the Marriage,
and that happy event followed In due
course Of time.
Fenton drifted away to ONE Of the
large cities. His work In the Wright
| case had won him fame far beyond
| his own state, and he was recognized
/ as bright man in police circles elne-
| where; and so it was not long before
he was snapped up by q supckin tend
ent on the alert for good material,
and he became famous detecttve.
II. anyone has some curiosity ON Ne
subject, and win pass along Madison
street inspecting the. signs Of ne
Nilns lawyers that swing out ove1
the sidewalk, he will find one that Y
old and dingy, but still bearing ~
faint lettering:
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11


Il am perfectly willing to spend
money to get possession of the new
land, but If you do not own ma
Jority of the stock do not see what
is to be gained by any further cor
respondence on the subject. Unless.
therefore, you choose to make me a
definite proposition showing me how
we may get a clear title to the land,
| decline to bargain with you any
further"
Franklin then made proposition
as follows:
ITO get half interest in the land
by purchasing it from other stock
holders will cost you somewhere be-
tween $3,oo0,o00 and S5,O0o,o0 If
you are willing to help me recover
the stock stolen from me, which can
be done for say 100000 at the out
side, / win share it jointly with you.
BY liberal expenditure we can OBJ
tain practically complete possession.
1t seems to me that it is to your in
terest to ally yourself with me. 1t
may be necessary to do some fighting
in the courts, and to meet the con-
| spirators at every point will require
money. If you win agree to let me
| draw on you to the extent of 100000,
| as occasion requires, /, on my part.
will agree to this: That within six
months we shall have exclusive pos
session. or if I fail by that time you
can have the equivalent of the $780,
COO advanced ont of my stock"
| Merivale replied promptly:
II would like to close this business
up as soon as possible. My mining
resources are all lying idle, and ! am
losing money every day thereby.
cannot wait six months. Make it
three months and state your agree
ment in writing, and / will see you
about it,"
Franklin then wrote:
II accept your amendment, anc
hereby obHgate myself within thres
months to secure possession Of tht
] tract in county, Colorado, fo7
you and myself jointly, or, on failure
to do so, to remunerate you out O
81 my stock on condition that you viii
( honor my drafts to the extent 0
$500, 600"
a Merivale answered laconically;
cit is a go. Draw away"
This letter from Franklin to Meri
t vale may be interesting:
"Send check for $1,000 to Thoma
: Morris, Yokohama, Japan. This !
!. for stock purchased through mn
/ Charge the amount to my account
:. Just before Fenton left Coiorad
5 for Nilus he induced Merivale 7
+ write this letter to Franklin;
sit seems to me that If your stoc
n was stolen from you, the proper wa
would be to steal it back. Can't yo
S find anyone with nerve enough dow
i your way to do it? The three month
d having expired, shall come to Nit
to settle matters at issue between u
If by the time / get there you hav
by hook or crook, got possession
the stock, all right. If not, | mu
r. have the 100000 worth of stock