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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
KANSAS NEWS.
Burglars Make Raid on Leav-
enWOrth Dentists.
Four of Them Were Called oil
and Gold Leaf Taken.
USED SKELETON KEYS.
Think They Were the Same
That Were in Topeka.
Very Cool About Their Work in
Presence of Others.

Leavenworth, Kas., July 16.-Two
burglars with a specially, the robbing
of dentists offices, worked in LeaVen-
worth and called on four of the dent
lists in one night when they were not
in. AS a result the two burglars are
about $50 to the good. while two of
the dentists they called upon think
they have good jokes on the burglars,
as they overlooked a large amount of
gold and silver filings for teeth.
DR.. T. NJ. Cockrill was robbed of
about $40 worth of gold leaf and gold
filings; Dr. r. F. Nelson lost about
s12 worth of gold scraps, but the men
overlooked $40 worth; DR.. REM lost
about Sc worth of gold leaf, and Or.
Snyder was fortunate in that the
burglars were frightened away before
they took anything valuable.
The police think that without a
doubt the burglars hailed from Mis-
souri, and that they are the same
ones who within the past three weeks
have cleaned out nearly all of the
dentists offices in Topeka, Lawrence
and other nearby cities of gold leaf
They quickly place their plumber IN
a crucible. melt it into a lump, and
there is no way in the world that the
property can be identified.
That there were two men the police
have no doubt and that they were
cool is shown by the fact that DR.. Nc
Gee. coming out of his office over
Mehl & Schott's drug store, saw
man leave DR.. Cockrill's Office. He
asked the man what he wanted and
the fellow stated that he was looking
for the dentist. He then asked the
physician permission to use his phone
and did so. calling up DR.. Cockrill and
making an engagement with him for
o'clock yesterday morning. At that
time the man either had the dentists
gold leaf in his pocket or wished to
find out whether he was at home or
down town, in order to be sure he
would not come in on him when he
robbed the place.
Entrance to all places was made by
a skeleton key, and nothing but gold
and silver leaf was taken. The man
quainted with dentists offices and was
perhaps an apprentice at once time
as he knew just where to go to find
the valuable stuff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
Is KATY Out of Business?

The Emporia Gazette says:
1t has been rumored fol-. several days
that the M, K. and T. railroad will run
no more trains over the Emporia branch
of the road until the track is put IN
better shape than it has been for several
years. The report is that the railroad
commissioners who were petitioned to in
spect this branch of the Katy, decided
against the company and condemned
this branch, requesting the company to
fix up the track in a satisfactory manner
before traffic resumed Mr.. Steven
son, the local agent, was asked what he
knew about the report and said he had
not heard automatically that the branch
had been condemned. The little towns
along the branch are greatly inconveui-
enced because no trains are running. Mr.
Stevenson says he doesn't know when
traffic will be resumed, but that much
work is being done on the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
MiIIionaire,s Poor Stomach.

The worn out stomach of the over fed
millionaire is often paraded in the public
prints as a horrible example of the evils
attendant on the possession of great
wealth. But millionaireS are not the only
ones whd are afflicted with bad stomachs.
The proportion is far greater among the
toilers. Dyspepsia and indigestion are
rampant among these people, and they
surfer far worse tortures than the million
aire unless they avail themselves of n
standard medicine like Green's August
Flower, which has been a favorite house
hold remedy for all stomach troubles for
over thirty-five years. August Flower
rouses the torpid liver, thus creating ap-
nefite and insuring perfect digestion Te
Zones and vitalizes the entire system and
makes life worth living. no matter what
vour station Trial bottles, 25c; regular
size 75c Rowley & Snow.
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FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
Boat Upset With Picnic Party, None
of Whom Can Swim.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 16.-H. A.
Stamm and wife, his sister, Miss Katie
Stamm, and Louise Myers, all of this
city, were drowned in Spring river
Friday afternoon, near the Spring
Grove club house. about eighteen
miles east of here. They had been en-
joying an outing at the club house for
ten days in a party of twelve, and
were enjoying a boat ride in the river
The boat went too near mill dam and
was upset, throwing the four into. the
water. None of them could swim and
all were drowned before help could
reach them.
Stamm was a member of Stamm
Bros, one of the leading grocers In
the city, while his sister was a popu-
lar SaleSlady in Ramsey Bros store
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Surveys Completed for Proposed
New Railroad.
Santa Fe Planning Extension i'm
California.
UP TO DIRECTORS.
DIRECTORS.
Must Choose from Three Routes
Surveyed.
Matters of Interest in Railroad
Circles.

w. R. Storey. chief engineer of the
Santa Fe. is back to his desk at the
general Office building here. He has
been in California during the past six
months experimenting the running of
lines and surveys northwest from San
Francisco.
Between 500 and 900 miles of sur
veys We're made for the proposed new
railroad which will reach from San
Francisco northwest through the Red
wood district to Humboldt Bay in
Humboldt county, Cal. The distance
is about 800 miles.
A great portion of the route of the
proposed new road is through rugged
and mountainous country. Three sep
arate and distinct routes were sur
Veyed- The prOfles, together with
the estimates of construction, and the
advantages of each route have been
filed with the officials of the Santa Fe
system, and it is now left for the di-
rectOrS to determine which route will
be finally selected.
The proposed new road will traverse
country not well supplied with rail-
roads. The new line will tap a coun-
try that is not now reached by any
road and a country that in localities is
quite well developed.
Part of the country through which
the surveys were run did not present
any obstacles, but at the same time a
great deal of the country was excess
sively rough and it was necessary to
use pack trains to get through.
The purpose of the road if built will
be to develop the Redwood country.
The north half of the route is quite
well developed already.
The fifty miles of railroad which is
built out of Eureka and which already
taps Redwood county has been pur-
chased, and it will be made a part of
the new road when built
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Automatic Coupler.

Two employees of the Delaware and
Hudson railroad have just invented an
automatic coupler for air brake and
steam pipes that may bring an indepen-
man George E. Kelley and Engineer Joel
Arnold. After about two years study
and experimenting, they have completed
their appliance, which is very simple and
can be attached to any car, By its use
the air brake pipes, the steam heating
pipes and the signal whistle are automat-
ically coupled the cars bump. The
coupling of the pipes is regulated from
the platform of the car by the same lever
that governs the draw head. Railroad
officials have become interested in che
device. e.
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New Kansas Rural Routes.

Washington, July 16--Rural free
delivery routes will be established as
follows August IS:
KanSaS-ConcOrdia, Cloud county,
additional service, length of route 20
miles, population served 400; Je1er-
son, Montgomery county, route No. 1,
length of route &c Il miles, population
served 424; Kiowa, Barber county,
additional service, length of route 20 II
miles. population served 432; sharon.
Barber county, route No. 1, length of
route rs miles, population served $40;
Weber, Jewel county, additional SER
vice, length of route 26 miles, popu-
latiOn served 4O4.
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REQUIRE RATE BELOW CUT.
Mississippi Railroad Commission Up
held by Chancellor Mayer.

Chancellor Robert Mayer of MISSISSIPPI
pi has decided that the state railroad
commission has the right to fix rates
even below the cost of hauling, when it
is shown that such a rate had been
given to a favored few.
The commission several months ago
ordered the Alabama and Vicksburg to
haul grain and grain products from
Vicksburg to Meridian, across the state,
for 315 cents a hundred pounds. The
railroad enjoined the body, and Chan
cellor Mayer now dissolves the injunc-
ton. The case will be carried to the
supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16

The fame of DR.. ]. Alvin Horne is
positively unmatched in the state by
that of any other medical specialist.
There is good reason for this-he cures
the most desperate chronic cases after
they have been abandoned by other
physicians as incurable. and his high
professional reputation is therefore
merited.
This physician treats a certain class
of diseases and confines his practice to
them alone.
HE TREATS AND CURES ALL
CHRONIC, NERVOUS AND ORGAN
&c DISEASES OF BOTH MEN AND
WOMEN
His methods of diagnosis and treat
ment are scientifically in advance of all
ordinary methods in medicine and sur
gerry. He is master of all pelvic weak
nesses and diseases, as they affect the
male and female, and of Neurasthenia
nervous exhaustion). Premature De-
cline, Catarrh in all it's forms. Hemorr-
holds (piles), and other Rectal Dis
eases, Rupture, Varicose Veins, Affec-
lions of the Heart, Lungs, Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys. Bladder, etc. Women
and men alike praise this expert physi-
clan.
DR.. ]. Alvin Horne may be seen and
interviewed personally.
FREE SERVICE.
For limited period DR.. Horne has
determined to give his examina-
lions free to the affiicted-(medicines
excepted). These services consist Of
consultation, examination, Including
X-ray), and advice. His original meth
DDS have supplanted surgery in very
many diseases that were formerly cur
able only through the use of the knife.
CONSULTATIONS AND EXAMINA-
TIONS ARE FREE.
Write or call for FREE ADVICE
and new booklet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
WEST SURPRISES EAST.
Director of Eastern Road MarveIs at
Equipment in West.

Equipment in West.
On his return to New York from a
western trip of inspection a leading
director in several important railroad
systems said:
What appealed to me most in my
western trip was the striking change
in the physical condition of the rail-
roads as compared with their condi-
ton no farther back than five or six
years. The effects of their enormous
expenditures of the last two years are
plainly evidenced in their roadbeds,
bridges, stations. etc. Then there has
been remarkable Improvement in
Leavenworth over the Missouri Pa
cific 1 wanted a parlor car for myself
and friends Such a car was attach
ed to our train. but the conductor for
open it. So we travelled in the usual
passenger coaches They were a mar
vel. All were equipped with electric
lights and electric fans and other fea-
coach service of our oldest eastern
trunk lines. The upholstering was in
keeping and almost luxurious.
GAS to financial conditions. I talked
with many business men and farmers
and all told the same story-good
prices for crops for a series of years
and banks full of money. That to my
mind is the strong factor in the finan-
west and south has a more solid basis
than ever before. which with fair
crops this year will assure recovery in
general trade and railroad earnings.
"Our great slump of last year was
painful and drastic. but it had its
compromising side. 1t came at time
when the railways were beginning TO
indulge in too great extravaganza. 1t
has checked that tendency and we
have now a period of relative econ
Omy, which is a good thing.
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Turtle Hung to Cows Tail.

With one of his cows for bait and
her tail a fishline, W. 1. Lynn, who
lives at 1910 South Fannie avenue,
succeeded in bagging a monster
swapping turtle. 1.-The cow" he said,
was standing in about three feet of
water that filled my dooryard when,
at a switch of her tail, something
grabbed it and hung on. 1t was this
turtle. The COW started to run, and
the turtle was game and hung on till
the COW came home. The boys cap
tured the turtle and have kept him
Iariated with a piece of wire ever
since"
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SHE FELL IN a HOLE.
Why a Woman Wants Damages From
LecomDton Men,

Why Woman Wahts DaIlasts T HOIAI
Lecompton Men,
Leavenworth, Kas-, July 16--Sophia
Green has filed suit in the district
court against Frederick w. and John
Scheer for s2,50O for personal dam
ages she alleges she sustained by fall
ing into a hole dug by them in the Lee
compton road.
The plaintiff states that the de-
PENDANTS. prior to June 25, 1904, dug
holes in the center of the travelled
portion of the Lecompton road, the
holes being about two feet deep and
ten inches in diameter, at point
northwest of the waterworks reser-
voir on Pilot Knob and about fifteen
rods east of the western limits of the
city; that they left the places I'M
guarded and with nothing to prevent
travellers from falling into them.
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Discrimination at CofreyyiIIe.

1t would be a good thing for the
saloons to be closed on Sunday, and
we ask the question, What right has
Henry Higgenbottom to keep open on
Sunday when everybody else in town
closes up tight? Another thing,
What right can be shown for a GER
tain class of houses in town to be SELL
ing booze without paying a cent for
the right and not paying a cent fine =?
If Higgenbottom and the others pay
their $109, why should these others
pay nothing? Please answer this Git
liens, because the council can't
COffeyville Record.
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DELANEY on a Vacation.

Wichita, July 16-L. r. Delaney, local
freight and passenger agent of the San
ia Fe, and J. II. Wilson, chief clerk of
the division passenger agents office of
the Frisco at this place, left for an ex-
tensive trip in the north last night.
From Wichita both railroad men will
go direct to Bonesteel, South Dakota,
where they will register in an effort to
be one of the lucky ones in the draw
ing for hots in the Rosebud reserva-
ton The drawing will be held July %
and the lucky ones will file on their
claims beginning August 8.
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To St. Louis by Boat.

Edward Keeny, who has for some
time had charge of the boats on the
river, has recently built a house boat
with the intention of going to the
worlds fair in it. The boat is costly
fitted up with carpets and furniture
and Mr. and Mrs. Keeny make it
their home. They have lived in the
boat for about a month, but have not
decided whether they will go in it to
St Louis or not. 1t is located near
the old ice houses near the Santa Fe
depot.-Lawrence Journal.
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Atchison win nv for ON.

Atchison, Kan, July 16.-Atchison
will sink a churn drill $500 feet in
search of oil and gas. The drill VIII
be in West Atchison. several miles
from the coal shaft, and the drill hole
will incidentally prove Atchison's coal
field, resulting no doubt in another
coal shaft in that locality. 1t is esti-
mated that the present coal shaft
which is down 1,130 feet, is not W1thln
500 feet of the southern Kansas oil
and gas levels. The money to sink
the drill will be raised by popular
S11hScrintiOn.
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section Hands Live Cbeap.

Ten Italians came from Kansas City
this morning to join the Missouri Pa
cific section gang They ate their
dinner on the platform at the Union
depot. 1t is said that it costs an
italian workman only 10 cents a day
to live The Italians at the depot to-
day ate dry bread and a little cheese.
They do not drink coffee or tea, and
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Killed by q Train.

Salina, Kan, July 16.-Milt, john
son, a young man whose home was in
SaIina. was killed by train west OF
Ellsworth. It is supposed that john
son was beating his way on the train.
johnson was a plumber His parents
live in the Wesleyan addition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16

A gentleman from the country tele-
phoned that speckled hen had been
captured. and according to label at
tached to her leg the hen had come
all the way from Neosho Falls on a
board: at least that was the kind of
ship she was on when she reached
her landing place. Neosho Falls is
over 25 miles north of Chanute, which
means, considering the winding of the
river. a trip of rs miles or more for
the strange assenger.-Chanute Tri-
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The Humorous Side of the Flood.

Jake Strieb tells a good story that
one may have license to believe. The
other day he informed one or our citi-
zens that he had a nice mess OF frogs
for dinner-nothing fishy about that
but he said that the frogs were
caught from the front end of the
binder. There had been SO much rain
that the wheat field was regular
frog pond and when the binder would
go through the field the frogs would
hop up on the platform to keep from
getting run over.-Leona Hustler.
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Miners and Operators DISAGREE.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 16.-The con-
ference committee which has under
consideration the miners contract and
wage scale for the ensuing year has
not yet been able to reach an agree
ment. Both scales have been printed
in pamphlet form and are being fully
discussed and considered section by
section In the meantime the miners
convention is waiting. The delegates
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Escaped Jail Bird Cantured.

Hutchinson, Kan, July 16.-Hay-
den King, who sawed his way out of
jail here three weeks ago, has been
returned. He was captured in Mem
phis and was being held for highwa
robbery. He was originally arrested
in Chicago for larceny said to have
tried on this charge and that of Jail
breaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
Goodrich RESIGNS.

At the Burlington offices in Hannibal
announcement is made of the resisna-
ton of A c. Goodrich, general manager
of the Keokuk and Western, which was
recently acquired by the Burlington.
The road together with the Chicago,
Burlington and Kansas City, will be
known as the CenterviHe division, and
will be operated under the. management
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
Contract for X. U. Law Building.

Lawrence KAN July 16.-At a
meeting of the board of regents the
contract for the new university law
building was let to William Nadel-
hotter of Lawrence. at a bid of $43,-
421.SO. Bids ranged from this amount
TO S53.1OS. The building, which is to
be 6Ox12O feet, basement and two
stories, with portico, will be of terra
Gotta brick and built in colonial style.
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c;vi, Engineers Begin Work.

Kansas City, July ia force of five
civil engineers with their instruments
left Kansas City on Union Pacific
passenger train last night for the west.
1t is believed they have gone to work
on a survey for an additional track be-
tween Kansas City and Topeka. 1t was
given out at the Union Pacific office
in Omaha Thursday that a double track
was to be installed between these cities
inside of the next sixty days.
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Potato Crop Spoiled.

Leavenworth. Kas., July 16.-In the
vicinity of Linwood about $50 acres
OF potato, land was entirly submerged
by the water, and the crop in that
portion will be an entire failure. 1t is
stated that potatoes are rotting in the
ground in other places, and potato
farmers are now making an effort to
dig them up.
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xvere Generous Employers.

An Emporia dry goods company is
doing a generous thing by the girls
employed in it's store. 1t is giving
them two weeks vacation and pay
ing their expenses to the Worlds fair.
While in St Louis the girls were en-
tertained at the homes of members of
the company who live there.-Em-
noria Gazette
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Haryesters Want More Pay.

Hiawatfla, Kan. July 16.-Harvest
hands in this section have already
struck for higher wages. They want
50 day and board. A number of
farmers are paying that amount, but
others will try to get along by put
ting in whatever labor saving machin-
cry they can buy.
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New kansas Postmasters.

Washington, July 16.-These post
masters have ben appointed:
Kansas-Arnold, Ness county, Nor
man s. Ream, vice James T. Cole, re-
signed: Belvidere, Kiowa county,
lanes E. Maginnis. vice D. w. Gillett,
resigned.
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More Rock Island Changes.

Oklahoma City, July 16.-Announce-
ment was made today by the Rock Is
land of the transfer of Division Super
intendent w M. Whittenton from Ok
Iahona, to the Arkansas division. d.
A. Merrill of the Dakota division sue
ceeds Mr.. Whittenton with headquar-
ters here.
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I'M Health Causes Suicide.

Anthony, Kan, July 16--Howaro
Bryant, a wealthy farmer of Barber
county, was found dead by the rail-
road near Hazelton with revolver in
his hand and a bullet hole through his
heart. He had been dead ABOUT "a
hours when found. Ill health is the
only reason known for the act
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OF John Boyle, the title of superintend-
ent being vested in him. Mr. Boyle will
report to Henry Miller, general super
intendent of the Missouri lines of the
Burlington in ST Louis.
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Is a violent Inflammation of the mucous
membrane of the wind pipe, which some
times extends to the larynx and bron-
chiaI tubes: and is one of the most dam
gerous diseases of children. 1t almost
always comes on in the night. Give fire.
ouent small doses of Billiards. Horehound
syrup and apply Billiards. Snow Liniment
Externally to the throat. 25c. soc, 800.
Sold by Rowley & Snow and w. S. Mil
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never use butter. If they do not
have cheese with their bread they
have a little dried fish A loaf of
Dread was divided among four of
them at the depot today--Atchison
Globe.
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Open the door, let in the air,
The winds are sweet, the flowers are fair,
Low is abroad in the world for me,
Since taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
-Gatlin Drug Co.
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Bank Clearings.

New York. July 16.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended July - with the percentage
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Excursion to Kansas City, Santa Fc.
Sunday. July II. Round trip SIPS.
Tickets at Rowely & Shows and Santa
Fe depot. Train leaves 500 a. M
Everybody invited.
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FREE SERVICE.

of increase and decrease, as compared
with the corresponding week last year: