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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08


ing and compiling the city's ordinaces
will draw up an ordinance covering
this matter and submit it to the cOun-
ell.
At a meeting of the judiciary COM
nittee of the city council last night
troduced at the council meeting Mon
day night were discussed and passed
upon.
The ordinances, with the exception
of those on the matter of weighmaster
and regulating and covering the sal
aries of the city officials. were recon-.
mended for passage. The ordinance
relating to rnisdemeanors was Slightly
amended, however, before being rec
commended. The ordinance covering
the matter of salaries was placed on
file until the present question of in
crease in the salaries in the police de-
partment and that of the street COM
missioner is settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08

In the early eighties Judge Day and
James A Troutman were partners in
the practice of law, in Topeka, under
the firm name of Day & Troutman.
Judge Day was ambitious and was
candidate for judge of the Shawnee
county district court and before several
Republican state conventions he had
the Shawnee county delegation behind
him in his candidacy for the nomination
for supreme court justice
Judge Day was often chosen as judge
pro tenn of the Shawnee district court
and while sitting as judge pro tenn he
rendered several important decisions
which have since stood as judicial land
marks. It was while sitting as judge
pro tenn that Judge Day decided the
celebrated case of Huntoon versus The
Capital Bank in which the title to about
twO-thirds of HuntoOn's addition, to the
city of Topeka, was in question. 1t was
in this case that Judge Day delivered a
most important decision, affecting $780,,
600 worth of property, in which he de-
cided some most important questions
concerning the validity of a sheriff s
deed. The decision by Judge Day was
for the plaintiff. The supreme court
sustained the decision in evSry point
and that decision has stood as a most
important one in the court history Of
the state.
Judge Day was for many years attorney
for the Northwestern Life Insurance com
e+AeA-
the reputation of being one of the leading
experts of the state upon the title to real
estate.
Judge Day was one of the old settlers
of Kansas. He was born at Petersburg,
Pa, April z, 1893. He learned the printers
trade and followed it for several years be-
fore coming to Kansas in 1856. He located
at LeavenWOrth and later moved to JEFF
ferson county, where he was elected coun-
ty clerk and recorder in 1857. While in Of
fee he studied law and was admitted to
practice in 1862 For four years he was
manager of the Osl1aloosa independent.
He was appointed probate judge to fill a
vacancy and was afterward elected for the
regular term. While probate judge he re-
signed and was appointed assistant pay
master in the navy during the civil war.
He was first assigned to the Mississippi
squadron and later was with the Gulf
squadron. He served in the navy until
1865 Unknown to him the people of JEFF
1erson county nominated him for the Of
! flee of probate judge and elected him He
was reelected and held the Office for four
/ years.
After the close of his term as probate
! judge he practiced law in Oskaloosa and
! in 1879 moved to Topeka. He was married
! in 1883 to Mary J. Fairholm Mrs. Day
/ survives him. In 1880 Mr. Day was
/ docket clerk in the territorial legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
ABOUT KANSAS RATES.
Government Would Know How Kan
sas Manages Them.

The state of Kansas is to be drawn
into the controversy before the United
States senate committee on interstate
commerce concerning the law. advoca-
ted by President Roosevelt for addition
al rale making powers for the interstate
commerce commission
Through an attorney. H. 7. Newconb
OF Washington, D. c.. the Kansas
state board of railroad commissioners
has received a request for detailed in
formation concerning the authority of
the board to make rates In addition
TO asking that copies of all tariffs made
by the board be sent to the senate com
mlttee, 1t Is asked that the board an
SWer the following questions:
J. w nat IS the nature and extent of
the rate making power conferred l1pon
your commission by your state Iegfsla-
ture?
Z. Are the railways required to charge
the exact rates prescribed by your com
mission, or may they make lower rates
at viii?
g. Has your commission authority to
prescribe minimum rates?
4 Are your rates upon a mileage
piled?
5. Do you make exceptions where
there is competition of water routes or
OF carriers not under your Jurisdiction
Is Are greater charges for short hauls
IMAM long hauls over the same line and
IA lne same direction and including the
FORMER permitted in any case?
The identity of H. T. Newconnb. the
! man Who claims to be acting for the
senate committee, is unknown. He saws
/ thaI ne IS requested by the committee
/ 10 get this information from all states
/ when nave given to their railroad com
! rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08

that the city proposes to form a board
of commissioners for the manage
ment of the waterworks, to be organ
lied under the law passed by the last
legislature. In following this plan the
city is adopting the common practice
of most of the states, and where TINS
course has been pursued munlclpal
ownership of waterworks mas gen
orally proved "a financial success
1 understand that the new law pro-
vides that a board of three commits
sioners may be appointed to serve Tor
three years, or five commissioners may
be appointed to serve for fve years.
I think there is little room for Sc
rious discussion as to the advisa bility
of making the tenure of office OF these
commissioners as long as possible, Tor
the following reasons:
First-A board serving for hVe
years will have time to get Thoroughly
acquainted with the WaterWorkS syS-
tenn, and with its management where
as the commissioners appointed Tor a
short period would be retiring from
Office at just about the time thelr eA-
perience begins to ripen and be OF par
ticular value.
Second-As YOU are probably under
taking municipal ownership for all time,
it is specially desirable to have con-
siderable number of citizens who have
experience and knowledge in the bust
ness, so that in years to come, When
NdNduClGS OcCUIs LlcLG Will NC 4AACAA
available for reappointment upon the
board who will have had previous prac-
teal experience.
The management of a waterworks is
purely a business enterprise, and none
of the arguments applicable to legisla-
tive bodies in favor of short terms seem
to me to apply in a case of this kind.
If board is appointed for i've years
this board Will probably permanently
determine the future character of your
development of the system. 1t might
entail considerable financial loss If the
first board was to outline policy
which was not fully carried out before
the expiration of the term of office of
its members, and an incoming board
should decide on a different system for
the development Of the property.
There are two courses, either one of
which would, I believe, prove per-
manently satisfactor
The first would be to arrange the
Harrison street station so that it. could
be used as an emergency station and
for fire pressure.
The second is to look to the ultimate
abandonment of the Harrison street
station, in which event Improvement
to the main station would have to be
made in 9. more comprehensive man
ner, and should, think, be made with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
a view to ultimately laying a second

view to ultimately laying a second
main to town.
Many arguments can be brought
forward in favor Of both plans. Each
one can be carried out gradually and
economically provided constant
policy is pursued, and each improve
ment made with a view to its relation
to the completed plant. If no definite
plan of enlargement is adopted, much
money may be expended in more or
less temporary makeshifts.
If at any time you desire to avail
yourselves of the knowledge our engi-
neer has obtained of the conditions
prevailing in Topeka during our con-
duct of the property for the last ten
years, I shall be glad to arrange for
him to go over the situation with you.
From my knowledge of the consci-
entious manner in which your city
council conducts its business, I have
little doubt that you will soon find
satisfactory solution of the problems
confronting you, both in regard to
business manag cement and engineering
requirements.
[ sincerely wish you every success.
Yours very truly.
c. F. STREET.
William Green, Esq. 712 Kansas ave,
Topeka, KaS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
JUDGE DAY IS DEAD.
one Of Old Leaders of Topeka Bar
Passes Away.

Judge John W. Day died wednesday
afternoon at his home IN Oskaloosa after
an illness of several years duration.
Judge Day was known at one time as
one of the foremost lawyers of the
state and a leader of the Shawnee coun-
ty bar.
Judge Day has been in feeble health
for a number of years. He went 10
California in hopes of lettering his con-
dition but he returned some three years
ago. even more feeble and he has been
a sufferer since until his death The
funeral will be held at Oskaloosa Fri
dav afternoon at two o'clock a:ld
number of Topeka people will attend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
MIR. STREET ON WATERWORKs.
Former Owner of Topeka Plant Gives
His Ideas of Its Management.

letter pertinent to the waterworks
situation, as regards the proposed
management under a board of COM
missioners, has been received by VIII
liam Green. councilman from the
Third ward. from Chas. F. Street, for
mer president of the Topeka Water
company. Mr. Street does not ap-
parently favor the idea of Mayor w
H. Davis that the Harrison street plant
be the main plant. In his letter he
recommends that it be utilized either
as a pumping plant for emergency
purposes or that it be abandoned alto
gether. Mr.. Street favors a board
of five commissioners, and states his
reasons. The letter follows:
New York, May "a 1905.
My Dear Mr.. Green:
I received your letter of May IT,
and was much interested in learning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
Girls to Play Baseball.

The girls from Mills store have or
gained baseball team and will pIav
a game at VineWood park on Friday
afternoon One team is called the
Hustlers and the other the Invincibles.
The lineup: Hustlers-First base
k<iss Loretta Seller; second base. Miss
9heo. BodWell; third base, Miss Marie
Jones; shortstop, Miss Daisy Wooding.
left field. Miss Vivian futile: center
field, Miss Fife Reading; right field
Miss Harriet Terrell; catcher. Mr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
seven Wonders

of the American continent: Yellow
stone National park; Great Shoshone
Falls; The Columbia River; Mount
Hood; The Big Trees of California;
The Yosemite; Lucian "Cutoff," across
Great Salt Lake can all be seen on
t,-;1, over the Union Pacific and con-
nectfons to the Lewis and Clark expo
sitfon. Portland, oregon, June to
october Is, 1906. Inquire OF nearest
Union Pacific agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08

Murray Hammond. captain; pitcher,
Mr.. S. T. Grimes, manager. Invinci-
bles-First base, Miss Florence viii
son; second base, Miss Elizabeth
Rovle: third base. Miss Leah Lewis;
shortstop, Miss Martha Reed; left
field. Miss Efie King; center field, Miss
Alma George; right field, Miss Della
Cassavant; catcher, Mr. Frank Aspin-
ali. CAPTAIN; pitcher, Mr.. Jas. O'Hare,
rnanaeer. Umpire, Mr.. Leon Thorpe.
Oncial scorer. Mr.. Otis Barager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
Mayor Writes to Accountants.

Mayor Davis has written to a number
Of expert accountants asking for estimates
OF the cost which win attend the egan1i-
natlon OF the city's books. Stewart &
Young Of Kansas City and D. 9. Morris
Of Haskins & Sells, who is at work On the
slate treasurer accounts, are among
those VINO have been consulted. The NAV
or believes that two experts viii be re-
CURED one to check Up the other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
Attention An EIks.

All Elks and their Ladies. The ladies
specially invited will please meet at
EIks' Lodge rooms this evening, where
headed by Marshall band, after a short
parade will attend street festival in a
body. A full attendance desired. Win
leave promptly at 7:S0 .. m.
L. NJ. PFNWEI.L. 3. r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08
Unclaimed Freight Sale.

Takes place at the A. 7. & S. F. Ry.
Co freight warehouse commencing
Monday. June 18th, at 9 a. m. An un-
usually large quantity Of goods to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-08

It makes no difference how long you
have been sick If you are troubled with
indigestion, constipation. liver and kidney
troubles, HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will make you well. % cents. Tea or Tab
lets. Gatlin Drug Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

(SOOL always healthy: two minutes Great Psconis
~ Bay: fine free salt water bathing; shade piano
piazza improvements guarantee table satisfactory
terms. IS TO $40 per week Captain y. HALLoCk- Fa
ders. Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

A MEXICAN LADY wishes board and FOR
"A small child infant OF wealthy paEents Box
Goo BrsnfOrd. Conn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

DON'T PLEASANT N. First class family BOARDING
L house; Ideal location; substantial table: MODERATE
rates. OSBORN HOUSE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

DoRT WASHINGTON, l. L. overlooking Manhassss
ington-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
Countru Propertg for Sale or to Let.

rE-s-r ,,-,sxbe6 raie sn toeal
bor1s. ,sv hol.e. All modern trnprovsin Us
sun paror: Just place for an ie or val
ley Exocss ana connectcu hills; ~ sores aster
Is drive IRON LII
Depot on Cornly-sge H MARSHAl-L For' N~''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

CLEN HOUSE. wINDHAM N. Y.-Heart Of ths
" Catsklls desirable location; june 18Th; nssr
village; postOfice physlcian anusemeatss excel
lent table City Office. 223 West 2Sds Ratea So up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
Country Board Wanted.


A REFINED business desires home In a prt-
n family distance not to exceed one nour rias
from City; reference given Address Room
s1O NO "a Cortlandf-st.. New-York City.
AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN AND TWO ApIES
"A saeira country board pleasant and heathful 10
catv EASY OF the city Address O. 9, sI1 Star
Place Brooklyn
xErANTED-Farra life. three months, for boy sA
w years hour from NeU-fork; refer
snces DR.. x. $50 West 5Tth-st-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
Teachers.

~. NTFD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. teaehers Tor
w schools and colleges September vscanessl' Ehsisa
5.s qcvsrness for class family TIRES Gertnan
rseTv soyernesses: French governess teaesI
soveruess;
s56 esnted INN diateIy Apply to MISS DONUN s,5
ESncationa Agency, 80 East l4ts-sI Ie4epnone o-Ai
1aranercy Established y years
. c.,rppTDGE OEng1 graduate. master IN we'll known
New York school. wishes 20 tutor eoSs cuf,ss ees
"a I've" coI'rt-v preferred Address II q. Box B.
rindIne Once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
Country Board.

A PHYSICIAN with pleasant home in a Berkshirs VIII
~ Iage three miles from l>enox would take into hts
family adult person child. providing and
professional Address J. r. P. o. Box 234 Stock
bridge, Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
ON SkANEATELEs LAKE.

able for gentIemans summer home in the beautiful
Syracuse. the line Of the Neg York Central; ais
Syracuse road Il lake front Of 2O0 feet
snd $50 feet on the main residential No mos
ouitoes malaria purest drinking water in the
STATE: electric lights. ETC. The lax
IS the Central New York; it Is IL miles Ions
snd Ihres-fouths OF mile wide; fine fishing, ooauhs
and sailing. sell $1,000 Address -
T W. SPECHE, Skansatses. N Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

WELL FURNISHED ROOMS. with board; location
w the best. station everything rrss
class. 10 Croawels Place. White Plains. N Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
Teachers Agency.

- ---~GESPS- AGENCY.-Tne e Miriam coyrts-s
Aesrcv $50 5th-ave, New-York City makes sp<~
cS3,scsnously furnishing 20 parents su3 tnfor-
cay good schools and instructors IN AL oranceA
ESTABLISHED 1sSO.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-10-21
le Illinois Central Railway

The Illinois Central Railway
company is experimenting with an
engine OF the 100 class in an at
tempt to utalize the steam after it
passes through the cylinders. If
successful it would mean a great
saving OF water and fuel, and the
onicials figure and engine could
run 100 miles further with a given
amount OF water than they are
now doing. The new scheme pro-
vides tor the return of steam back
into the boiler, thus requiring less
water from the tank, and, Of course
loss coal to keep up steam.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-10-21
DR.. T. F. FRERE
Office on First Street next to Mrs
Bonney's Residence.
Hours 9 to II A. NJ.
4 to 5 p. NJ,
FOR SALE.

we'll improved home, situated abon
one-half mile below the town of Char
enton. consisting Of ten arpents of Ian,
fronting on the public road leading from
Charenton to Franklin and fronting o
Bayou Teche, the improvements on sale
land are as follows: One dwelling hons.
having four rooms. one dining room.
two galleries, and a kitchen and stor
room attached in the rear, fine Howr,
garden in front of house, large an
good fence, lathes on corn house, will
shed attached on one side and IA stabl
on other side. one large carriage house,
sufficient for two buggies and stablt
attached to 1t. fine china trees around til,
house and large oak tree in front OF
house. one large garde in rear of yard
and pasture on Bayou side, and lit.l.
held to cultivate around said yard.
On the lower boundary of said prov
triN is built right Oh the public road one
Store. with counters, shelves, etc and =,
room III the rear. u warehouse on on
side and another room ~, the other sid,
Il good we'll fGrnlshil. al lac watt
,errssary
F"T particulars, apply to
EMILE PERRET.
Ian" Agent, Charenton. La, r. q Box
"a
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-10-21

Mr.. Lawson is going to call a
great convention 81 policyholdcrs
in the life insurance companies.
declares that before he gets
through with his disclosures there
will be from 100 to $50 big insur-
ance men serving from eight to
fifty years in the penitentlarles OF
the country. And people are no;
pooh pooing Mr.. Lawson's aes-r-
tons like they did 4 year ago.
They couldn't believe he was tel
hing the truth when he start q his
story Of "Frenzied Finance but
the broadcast assertions that SIR.
Lawson made about the methods
OF the eminent finances were mar
row when compared with the facts
that have since developed. 1t is
probable that the eminent finan-
ceers themselves will hardly care
to engage in any controversy with
Mr.. Lawson at this stage of the !
game.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-10-21
REMEMBER THE PLACE:
LOUIS LEWIS
Mai Street, Next to Telephone Office.

j. B. Aswell, State superinten-
dent of Education, will urge at
the coming session of the State
Board Of Education the issuance
Of proclamation by sthat. Board
no ming an "Arbor Day" for Louis
iaoa, to be celebrated by the
school children Of the State by
the planting Of trees.
The day for "Arbor.iDay" will
be set for some time in February,
which is the best month of the
year for the planting sof treess in
Louisiana.
The establishment of BIRD
Day" will also be among the mat
tiers considered by the State Board
of Education, the idea being to
instill into the minds of the youth
of the State, by literary exercises
in the public schools. love for
birds and respect for the laws
enacted for their preservation.
There are a number of States
that have arbor and bird days,
and Mr.. Aswell is anxious to in
stitute such a day in all the pub
lie schools in Louisiana.
The setting apart of an arbor
day by the State authorities
originated with Hon. Sterling
Morton. Secretary Of Agriculture,
who induced the then governor
Of Nebraska to issue a proclama-
ton appointing a day for the
planting Of trees throughout the
State. In 1872 the day was made
a legal holiday, and there are
500. 100000 arbor day trees now
growing in Nebraska. More than
forty states in the Union have
something that approaches arbor
and bird days and arbor day has
been a gala occasion with the
in New Orleans for. the
past four or five years.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-10-21

The Argentine Republic has de-
cided to adopt high protective
tariff, and the decision has re-
suited in making very angry a lot
Of American manufacturers who
insist on being protected to the
limit. The advocate of q high
protective tariff who exhibits in
cipient signs of consistency lays
his claim of being protectionist
open to suspicion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-10-21

The recent cold spell, with frost
fifty miles north of New Orleans,
and reaching even down to the
coast line in Mississippi has re-
suited IN general loosening up
of guarantees and though many
communities remain on the side
| OF caution, others have wholly
Withdrawn the ban and many
more have modified restrictions to
the degrees Of requiring on health
certificates. New Orleans has
now come to be regarded with
less apprehension than Pensacola,
or Patterson, La, for instance,
where in striking contrast to the
metropolis, the mosquito theory
was derided and no sanitary pre-
cautions taken until very recently
DR.. White, U. S. Marine Hos
pital Surgeon in charge has made
very interesting review of the
work OF the in New Orleans and
among other things, said:
"There has been no frost, nor
and approach to that much desired
visitation and yet the figures are
dropping not as rapid as we could
wish, but with gratifying certain
ty toward the vanishing point.
and this mhen is borne in mind
that the city of New Orleans has
quarantined against any infected
point to any greater extent than
to put on an observation OF per-
sons arriving from those points,
and that many infected persons
have come here and been taken |
sick in the city. It is highly
that at least ten per cent.
of the existing cases are now COM
ing from those outside points. |
feei that there is much cause for
,ongratulation and the entire in
ttitication for the statement | made
hat a victory had been won and
Inless frost comes earlier than it
lid in 1897, it will come-so far
rs yellow fever is Conference.-The
10 purpose; for guarding I'M
oward accidents, there is every
eason to believe that the yellow
ever cases will cease to be a no.
lceable factor in the city before
he date of the 1897 frost.''