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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Natives Steers Sell at from
1918 to $3.50
Hogs Weak = Bulk of Sales
81. 80 to S5.O5.

Chicago, Jan. 2L-WHEAT-An active
commission house demand with some of
the buying credited to the leading Ions
caused an advance Or nearly a cent in
the price of May wheat today. Offer
Ings We're quite liberal the upturn
selling by local traders, due to lower
cables, May opened a shade to 1sc lower,
at S934 assoc The market then started
upward on a small scattered demand with
lessened offerings. The price advanced
easily until 905sc was reached. At that
the price declined to 9OAc. The MAJ ket
was extremely nervous and prices Ruc-
tuated easily either way on the least de-
mand of offerings. Minneapolis, Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of 222 cars,
against S1S cars year ago.
me feature in trading was the activity
in the July delivery. The buying of July
was of an influential chara cter and the
price at one time rose to S25smS2szc Com
mission houses were liberal sellers of
May me close was weak and &c low
CORN-A bullish sentiment pervaded
the corn pit and prices showed a good adj
vance on buying by the bull crowd. The
opening prices were about steady, May
being sc lower to shade higher, at 1870
to 499s449s4c. The bull leaders were en-
couraged to further strengthen the lines
by continued small movement in spite of
this source soon carried Nav M to 5C1kc.
Dut realizing resulted in a reaction 10
4sAq50c. Receipts today were 223 cars.
The close was steady and at a shade ad-
vance for May, at 491aQ495sc.
OATS-Oats were Influenced by strength
in wheat and ruled firm with prices a lit
tie higher. May opened &c higher at
4214c. Later the price advanced to 4215c,
with little for sale at that figure. Re
ceipts were 9S cars
PROVISIONS-Pro were easier
on selling by brokers and on moderate
LIQUIDATION. May pork opened PIC lower,
at s1S.371A, and sold off later to 1890; May
lard was a shade lower to a shade higher
at $7.5215Q7.55, declining to- $7.45. Ribs
sold off to Sc. 1872, after opening 21ac low
er, ct s6.771A.
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 9Od97c; No
| 8 red, S5G96c; No. hard, S0Q92c; No.
| hard. 72G80c; No / northern, S60SSc; No
2 northern. S3d87c: No. spring, 75GS7c.
| CORN-No. 8, 411zd42c.
| OATS-No. 2, 3Sd381bc; No. 8, 3Sc.
RYE-Jan., SIC; May, Sc.
FLAX-Cash: NV, s1.19; S.-W., $40
Jan, $1.10; May, $1.13.
TIMOTHY-Jan., So .25; March, SS.15.
| CLOVER-Jan.. $1125.
| BARLEY-Cash: 3SG60c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
DOG DISCOVERS GOLD MINE
Common Mongrel Leads Master to
Ledge of Ore.

San Francisco, Jan. 27.-Thinking
their dog was chasing mountain lion
or some other wild beast, H. Roth and
A. z. Montmorency, two miners from
Nye county, Nevada, seized their guns
and followed until they saw the dog
come to q stop on the top of great
bowlder. The animal was making no
attempt to discover the lost trail, but
was standing rigid on the rock, his nose
masters arrived he wagged his tail,
parked once or twice, and disappeared
in the underbrush.
Surprised by the strange behavior OF
the animal, the men began an investi-
CATION, and soon discovered that the
rock was the outcropping of a rich
ledge of ore containing gold and silver.
Measurements of the body was taken,
and it was learned that the mine was
AZ feet wide, and extended in visible
line for over $3.50 feet. An assay of the
ore was made, and it was found to run
from S. to $126 per ton.
The ledge is located in Nye county,
rs miles from Tonopah and rs miles
east of Downieville, the famous old
mining camp, which employed hun
dreds of men in the days of the pio-
neers. 1t is in a well Travelled part OF
the country, and many old miners have
prospected in that region, but it re-
manned for a dog to discover the hidden
gold.
The animal is a common mongrel.
without a pedigree. and is a cross be
tween a collie and a half-breed bird
dog. He was given to the men by a
sheepherder whom they knew Mr..
Roth says he is not for sale.
Roth and his partner have been pros
pectinx together for some time, and
have a small claim near Tonopah. Roth
was formerly a jeweler, and it was he
who paid the expenses of the two, as
Montmorency was entirely without
funds. Their outfit consists of a few
blankets, a tent, cooking utensils, pro-
visions. a burro, and a dog. The men
say a dog is an absolute necessity, as
without him one cannot hope to discov-
ar a golden ledge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
NOV York s,ock market.

Wall Street.New York, Jan. N.-STOCKS
Opening prices all around were helped
by the firm tone of the London market
The grangers and Pacifics Were conspicu-
Gus, Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific
and Rock Island preferred rising large
fractions and st. Louis and San Francis
CO second preferred a point. Chesapeake
and Ohio and Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Sault Ste Marie rose about a point and
Realty preferred 1sz points. The market
showed animation and variety.
Realizing sales came on the market ana
prices fell back. The small gains in the
railroad quarter were cancelled and Su-
gar. Amalgamated Copper, United States
Steel preferred and Locomotive yieldSd
to slightly below yesterdays close. Mean
while energetic bidding lifted Rubber pre-
ferred 211 points, Rock Island preferred
2 points, Smelling preferred and several
others l to IL points. Prices were rising
all around again at the end of the first
hour under the lead of Pennsylvanie-
Union Pacific and Rock Island, the lat
ter advancing a point to 2674.
A rise in the Pennsylvania group was
offset by the heaviness of Amalgamated
Copper. There was a gain of points for
Southern Railway preferred and Colorado
Fuel preferred IL points. Prices were
lower again before noon and the market
had become intensely dull.
Bonds were firm at noon
face Of the depression else here and 1t
touched 345s, a gain of 11s points The
preferred stock list ruled Slightly below
the midday prices.
The market was sluggish and heavy.
The earlier strong stocks lost most OF
their gains and others went below last
night. Pressed Steel Car gained points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
Charles Wolff Packing Co.

An example of loyalty to home insti-
tutions has been set by Charles Wolf.
the packer. whose displays have been
one of the attractive features of each
of the Midwinter eXDoSitionS in past
years, and who this year has an I'M
usually good exhibit of dressed meats
and meat products at the show. Mr..
Wolff has been fortunate in securing
one of the most desirable booth spaces
in the Auditorium, facing the unoccu-
pied area of the han in a conspicuous
position. The booth is designed after
the Grecian style of architecture and
is a handsome one. 1t has been Mr..
VOLTS aid of all home enterprises in
the past that has won for him the uni
form support of the people of the town.
Wolf's packed meats are becoming
more and more widely known for their
excellence and the Wolff Packing house
has already developed into one of the
important establishments of its kind
in the west, employing hundreds of
people at good wages and furnishing
fresh and cured meats at local prices
which have defied outside competition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
BIC CROWD THERE
twenty-five Hundred People at
Mldwinter Exposition
Exhibits Are Proving Very
Attractive to People.
MARSHALL WILL PLAY
Famous Band on the Programme
Tonight.
Glimpse at Some of the Special
Features.

A crowd of $500 people visited the
4Iidwinter exposition Tuesday night the
first good house that the weather has
permitted the exposition to have. There
was every manifestation of appreciation
for the show When there is a good
crowd the people get almost as much
fun out of each other as they do out
of the exhibition, except during the en-
tertainment programme which invari-
ably quiets the house and sends a good
portion of the crowd to the seats in the
balcony. For this particular thing the
arrangement of the exposition could not
be improved. There are no exhibits in
the balcony. Only about 300 of the best
seats, those in the direct back of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
SEVEN TIMES MARRIED.
Woman's Former Husbands Are Liv-
ing, but Smith Gets Her Again.

Colombia. Mo, Jan. 27.-The marriage
for the third time of Mrs. Shaffer-Splith-
Altheiser- Smith Berry-Berry to Hoke
Smith after having been separated
from him twice and married to three
other husbands. gives Mrs. Smith the
most remarkable matrimonial record of
any woman in Missouri.
Mrs. Smith has always lived near
Calwood, Galway county, and her va
rious husbands are living in the some
locality. So far as can be learned. her
many matrimonial adventures have
caused no hard feelings toward each
other on the part of the husbands. and
they have accepted their fates with be-
coming meekneSs.
Notwithstanding her many marriages
and divorces. Mrs. Smith is still a
young and very handsome woman. Her
seven marriages have all occurred
within the past seven years. Mrs.
Smith is but 80 years old. She does not
think there has been anything unusual
in her career.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
Empire Separator.

The Empire Creamery Separator.
which has the first booth in Dairy
mans Row. in Exposition hall. is rep
resented here by Mr.. J. o. Slater. of
Ottawa, Kas., and Mr.. w. H PhiDps.
of Junction City. The skillful arrange
ment of the display attracts the eyes
of many and the machinery on exhibit
is the source of much interest. The
Empire IS one of the best known seDa-
rators to the farmers of Kansas as well
as of the other states of the union. as
it is a standard for makes of mechan-
icaI slximmers. This machine has many
points of construction that will bear
consideration over other makes. The
great effort of the manufacturers has
been to turn out a machine which will
get all the butter fat possible from a
given quantity of milk. and on this
point the Empire separator eXcels. The
bowl is small. light and of few parts,
making it light running and easily
cleaned. The skimming process is
simple, yet efficient. 1t consists of a
central feed tube and series of from
one TO five cones or inverted cI1Ds-
These divide the milk into layers so
that several distinct separations are
simultaneously in process. With this
process it is next to impossible for a
single particle of butter fat to escape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

balcony, are reserved. The rest are at
the disposal of the visitors. OF the free
seats there are fully 1000 and they are
only little less satisfactory than those
at the back.
The indications today are for two
large houses, afternoon and night The
visitors at the exposition are not at all
slow in finding out the places where
things to eat and drink are for distri-
button and the pretty girls behind the
breakfast foods and pickles are to be
had don't find business dull At to-
nights show n aTshalls band will make
its appearance. This will be the first
public appearance OF the band for sew
eral months and it, alone, will be some
thing of an attraction for the famous
organization is as popular with Topeka
people as ever. Steinberg's orchestra
and Watkins orchestra have been fur
nishing the music during the past two
days in a very satisfactory manner and
both will appear frequently during the
subsequent performances.
Manager r. S. Brigham has succeed
ed in the difficult task of bringing out
an entertainment that SurpasSes the
eXpositiOns of the two years past, While
1t at the same time resembles them in
its general characteristics The con-
fusion Of getting the general machinery
of the exposition into operation has
quieted down so that life is trif1e less
strenuous for Manager Brigham, who
has been obliged to do the worrying for
everybody. From Z a. IN. until u o'clock
at night he has barely left the build
ing during the past three days. Salts
faction with the exposition manage
ment is generally expressed by the ex-
hibitors, who are usually the hardest
people to please
There has been no disturbance of any
sort in the building since the day of
the opening. The crowds are orderly
and very good-natured. Boisterous
conduct is not encouraged by the man
agement and very little of it is INDUCED
IN. There is an ample corps of guards
who are uniformly courteous A pass
pr TWO which found their way into the
hands of the wrong persons have been
taken up by the house men. ard al
though they have been returned TO the
owners so far Manager Brigham says
they viii be kent in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
The Fernald Booth.

Topeka people scarcely need an in
PRODUCTION to the handsomely finished
mantles and CRATES handled by the w.
H. Fernald company of this city. The
booth displaying them attracts many
people interested in beautifully finished
furniture. There are shown NANTES
in full ouarter-sawed oak. plain oak.
birch and mahogany finish. 1t is so
much to the advantage of Topeka Dao-
pie to secure furniture of this sort
where they may examine and select
from a large assortment that the Fer
Maid display can not help being a
profitable one. An interesting feature
Of the display is the wood carpea. Mr..
Fernald's exhibit is selected from the
stock of his establishment in the Ma
sonic building on Jackson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
HE ISN'T A VAGRANT.
Judge Hazen Calls Down Police for
Exercising Authority.

The police may as well stop arresting
people whose conduct does not meet
with the approval of the chief of police
on the charge of vagrancy, as Judge
Hazen has decided the second case in
his court against the police.
The police arrested Mike Hanley, and
charged him with vagrancy. He was
arrested without a complaint or war
rant being issued, and the arrest was
made ION view The case went to the
district court on the transcript made
out by Police Judge Hamilton. The
transcript read that Haniey was
charged with 'loitering on the streets
without visible means Of support" The
evidence was that when Hanley was
arrested he was not on the streets but
in Caves joint or in a barber shop. the
officers were not quite sure which, and
furthmore, Hanley had 81 in his pocket.
Judge Hazen took the case away from
the jury and discharged Hanley. AS
Hanley was not arrested while on the
streets but was in a building. and the
officers did not view his crime of
vagrancy when he was arrested ION
view" the court held that Hanley
should go free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
IT WAS SUICIDE.
Sudden Death of Whitaker
Wright Is Explained.
Post MOrtem Shows That lie
Took Poison.

London, Jan. PA post mortem ex-
animation has shown that Whitaker
Wright committed suicide by taking
cyanide of potassium.
The 1nVestiga ton made indicates that
Wright must have swallowed the poi
son while standing before Justice Brig
nam after receiving his sentence. 1t
is recalled that Wright pulled a hand
kerchief from his pocket and appeared
to wipe his face and it is surmised that
under cover of this he took the fatal
dose.
The tragic event is the topic of inter-
est and everywhere is discussed in all its
features. The possibility of the pro-
moter's escape from justice by suicide
was clearly foreseen by Detective Will
York Acting on hints dropped by
wright during the voyage, Willis gave
the court officials a special warning to
keep the closest guard over him. To-
wards the conclusion of the trial, espe-
clally during Justice Bigham'S severe
criticism, 1t became evident that there
could only be one verdict, so if Wright
was determined on self-destruction in
the event of his conviction he had time
to prepare a method for outWitting the
Jallers, as he must have foreseen that
an adverse verdict was inevitable
A strange document was found on the
seat in court which had been occupied
by Wright, showing that ne had a pre-
sheet of blotting paper on which he
had scrubbed during the Justices sum
ming up
The Roman characters wi" were
thickly scattered over the whole sheet.
This was before the verdict had been
rendered but the number comedies with
the sentence he received. In the middle
of the sheet appears the word f'intent, +"
the last word Wright wrote. The OPP
position continue making trenchent
comments on the government Which
they say declined to do it's duty for
reasons now shown to have been alb
surd in law and which are always re-
pugnant to common sense"
1.-The handling of this matter" says
the Westminster Gazette, has reflected
more discredit upon the government
that its other mistake with even graver
consequences. Distinguished people
were involved and some of them have
had happy escapes
The Financial News says:
Wright might have made disclos-
ures which would have seriously dis
comforted some people, but he was
loyal as We'll as courageous, and he
carried his secrets to the grave. To
prevent others from divulging what he
chose to conceal he destroyed many
papers, thus completing his sacrifice. -
1t is reported that six-chambere6
revolver fully loaded WAS found II
| Wright'S pocket by the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
United States senarators.

Among the many exhibitors of Separ-
atOrs the United States make occupies
q prominent position, in that it is the
only one to hold the Columbian Expo
sftiOn highest award. The manufacture
ers of United States separator are eX-
tensive advertisers and they have a
large amount of litera ture to back Up
their claims on the superiority of the
machine. In the contest of separators
1t the Manhattan Agricultural college.
of six machines the United States made
the record of being the closest skim
mer.
A great deal may be said about ma
chinery but the average person wants
70 know why certain separators are
better than others. In this respect the
united States makes a remarkable
showing. The separator first has an
absolutely enclosed gear assuring full
protection. The frame is solid in base
and rests on the floor; the bowl is very
simple yet efficient. This is a great
point with hand sepaTators as the great
strength of separators depends on it's
close Swimming qualities. The United
States is made of only two pieces.
corrugated, and the cover is detached.
With corrugated cups it is not neces-
Sary to use hot water to flush the
bowl as the bowl is easily flushed with
skim milk. In operation the milk is
fed into the top of the cover, where
tubes conduct it to an inner cup in
which are wings that cause the milk
to revolve with it. From here the milk
passes into an intermediate cup and
from there into the main bowl so that
when the milk leaves the bowl it has
passed through three different COM
partments, each of which is a separa-
tor. This is a feature that is possessed
by no other make and is very jealousy
guarded by patents.
With the detachable cover the bowl is
easy to wash. The tubes in the bowl
can be easily gotten at if not thorough
" cleaned in flushing.
Messrs. N. E. Gish and L. J. Moon
the representatives, were busy all day
yesterday explaining the demonstrate
fns to the creamery visitor the salient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
sharples separators Exhibited.

The John Deere Plow company of
Kansas City, one of the largest con-
Germs in the west, has a large line of
'Sharples" cream separators on exhi-
bitiOn in dairy row. They did a bust
ness of over $4,000, 900 last year, sone'
idea of the magnitude of their business
is shown by their purchase of 5000 sep
arators at 500 apiece last year. This
is one of the largest creamery separa-
tor deals ever made. The John Deere
company received on this deal, one
train of 40 cars of separators. The win
ter months are always dull but the firm
has sold about 1000 separators from
this consignment.
The Sharples Separator manufactury
is the Oldest in America and have an
eviable reputation for manufacturing
well-made superior machinery.
Their machines are close swimmers.
At the cold skimming contest held at
Fairmount, Minnesota, December II,
1908, the Sharples Tubulars lost 5 per
cent butter fat in skim milk. The first
next competitor lost 1919 per cent, sec
ond, 1715 per cent and the third, As per
cent. This is a splendid record and
one of which Sharples creamery can
justly be proud
The great feature of the "Sharples'' is
the low down supply can, automatic
oiling feature and three part bowl, a
distinct feature from any other separa-
tor.
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points of hand separators. The dairy
industry is one of the largest and most
profitable in the United States, having
an invested capital of over 81, 900, 900, 900
and the commercial value of the prod
ucts aggregate another $1,000 900, 600, so
that the dairy exhibit is of greatest in
terest to visitors. The many people who
stop at the United States separator
booth to listen to the short talks made
on dairy interests and hand separators
by the operator. leave feeling well paid
for the time spent. The United States
separator is sold under a positive guar
antee to give satisfaction.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-CATTLE Receipts to-
day, 1900 head. Market stronger Good
UNI. s4O0G4. so; stockers and feeders, 81. $50
AS: cows, 81 60d4Z5; heifers, s2.00Q4.50;
Gamers. 81. 5002.50; bulls, s2.00Q4-25; calves,
50 59d6. 70.
HOGSReceipts today. 10000 head; esti-
mated Thursday, 10000 head Market
steady. Mixed and butchers. "a. S5e15 10;
Good to choice heavy, S500d5i5; rough
heavy, s4S5a500; light, $4.65q4s5; bulk of
SSi Size s7 P~Receipts today, 10000 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers. $4.20d4.6o; fair to choice mixed,
lambs, 81 25d6O0; western lambs, S4.50Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
JAMESON MUST PAY.
His Fine for Leaving Team U n
hitched Will Stand.

Officer Dusenberry was acquitted and
G. w. Jamison was convicted by the
jury in the district court Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Jamison was Dusenberried by Dusen-
cry and charged with leaving his team
unhitched contrary to the city or
dinances. Jamison said he was stand
ing in doorway not Is feet from the
team and that the horses were under
his supervision and control. Dusen-
cry said Jamison was in the store the
Jury decided that Jamison was guilty
and should be fined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Not only do hundreds of Topeka fami-
lies depends upon the Wolff establish
ment for their daily bread but stock
raisers throughout Kansas look to this
institution as a market for the cattle
of their feeding pens.
Shown inside the attractive booth in
the Auditorium are many samples of
dressed beef and pork besides the can
ned products such as lard, corned beef
and ported ham. Banquet hams and
Banquet Breakfast bacon. two of the
famous products of the packing house,
form central features of the display.
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kansas City Livestock market.

Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 27-CATTLE5--,
Receipts today, 1000 head, including 300
head of southerns Market steady to
weak Native steers, 50. 75d4 30; southern
steers, $30od4.25; southern cows, s. 1903 90;
native COWS and heifers, $2.25dS.75; stock
ers and feeders, $3.O0d3.90; bulls, g. $50
$40; calves, $2.75@6.25; western. steers, $3.50
a. As; western cows, $1.50d3.46-
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket weak to lower. Bulk of sales, "a 500
sos; heavy, s495Q5.10; packers, $490Q5.0 90;
pigs and lights, $4.35Q4.9 5.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market steady. Muttons, 3.50d4. 65; lambs,
81. 65d5. IS; range wethers, $2.25d4.40; ewes,
81 50d4.O0.