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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
ELEVATORS ARE BUSY.
NIorganviIIe Gets Touch of Prosperity
From Big Wheat Crop.

Morganville, Oct. 3O-With business
enough to keep three elevators at work,
and milling plant in operation, few
towns the size OF Morganville can say
as much, and not one can say any more.
The Republican valley has lots of good
towns, but when it comes down to bust
ness, Sew of them can show I'D as can
this place. It is so located that the
occasional high waters of the RepubH-
CAM river have never done any damage to
the town itself. And with good crops
of wheat and corn to market this win
ter, the people of Morganville are proud
they live in so good a town, where ev-
erybody has enough to do to attend to
their own affairs.
This is one of the few small towns in
the state which has a mayor. G. /
Bodine combines that honor with the
duty OF operating a barber shop, and
between the two he owns and drives
fast horses.
The town has her newspaper, the Trib-
une, which every week heralds the many
good things the town has done, and is
doing.
Morganville and the farmers support
the Bank of Morganville. w. H
Fletcher is president. Peter Young is
vice president, and F. L. Fletcher is
cashier. Two or more attempts have
been made to rob this bank, but without
success. To prevent another raid, the
officials have put in an electric alarm.
The bank has a capital and surplus of
SIS, 600, and a big deposit from mer-
chants and farmers.
One of the progressive citizens and
business men Of the town is Chas.
Hagenbuch, the stock buyer. When
business gets dull in this line he goes
out and cries sales. He is an auc-
tioneer, and he has. a voice which can
be heard almost the entire length of
the Republican river. This year has
been fair for Mr.. Hagenbuch, and his
annual sales viii reach to almost the
100 mark. Besides he raised not less
than 500 bushels of appres this year,
and the season was poor
Six residences have been erected
this summer and fall which would be
a credit to a much larger place. The
cost of these new homes ranges from
1000 to $1,000. The owners are w.
F. Terrell. ]. w. Howell, Methodist
church parsonage, A. S. Marshall, L.
Y. Silver and H. Schneider. Many
other improvements were made in
fixing up other buildings.
Morganville has the Rock Island
and Union Pacific railroads, and is
one of the best business towns in Clay
county outside of Clay Center. It has
a good class of business men, churches
and a fine school house, and a most
desirable town to engage in trade and
reside in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
HER NAME IS KNOWN
Suit Case Murder Victim Was Susan
Geary, a Chorus Girl.

Boston. oct. 30.-That the dismem-
bered body found in a suit case at Win
throp on September q is that of Susan
Geary of Cambridge, is the belief of
the dead girls family and friends, and
of the Boston police department.
Miss Geary, who was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Geary, was
chorus girl of the shepherd King
company and was known on the stage
as Ethel Durrell. She was p years of
age. Mrs. Geary identified three rings
taken from the right hand found in
the second dress suit case picked up
near the new Charlestown bridge on
Friday last as those worn by her
daughter when she absented herself
from the theatrical company on Sep
TENDER II.
Confirmation of Miss Geary's disap-
pearance from the company came from
Morris Nathan, secretary to the man
ager of the company. and to whom
Miss Geary was engaged. Mr.. Nathan
is now in Pittsburg, Pa. According to
Nathan, Miss Geary parted from him
on the best terms the day after the
company closed its last enga cement in
this city and he supposed, he said that
he should see her at the next per-
Torrance in Lowell on the following
day Instead, however. a message was
received by the cOmpany's manager
from 'P. A. Smith, NJ. D.. Boston -
which stated that Miss Durren" was
suffering from stomach trouble and
would be unable to report for several
days.
Miss Geary dropped out of sight
after that and so far as the police are
concerned thev have been unable to
find anyone who either saw or commu-
nicated with the girl. Ten days later,
on September 81, a dress suit case in
which was the torso Of a young woman
was found floating in the harbor near
the Winthrop Yacht club, about three
miles below the city. and on Friday
last another suit case containing the
arms and legs of the victim was taken
from the water off the city docks near
the new Charlestown bridge over the
Charles river.
On the fingers of the right hand
were three rings which gave the police
( the first tangible clue in the case It
was then found that Mrs. Geary had a
missing daughter whose description
tailed with that of the suit case victim.
Mrs. Geary and her two daughters de-
scribed the rings and afterward posi-
lively identified them as belonging to
Susan Geary. The police then turned
their attention to the search for the
person responsible for the dismember-
ment of the body, but so far little pro-
gress in that direction has been made.
Mrs. Geary declared that when she
last saw her daughter the latter COM
planned of pains in the side and Mrs.
GeOry suggested that she might have
been operated upon for appendicitis.
and that the doctor, being unsuccess-
full in the operation. cut her M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
Keep Commission Learns Many
Things About the Canal.

Washington. Oct. S0.-The criticism of
former Chief Engineer Wallace of the
Isthmian canal that he was handicap
ped by official red tape which prevented
the speedy delivery of supplies, has
caused considerable discussion in the
executive departments, where the work
is now being locked into by the Keep
commission
Wherever the Government is handf-
capped by useless and ancient customs
We shall modernize it by better bust
ness methods - said Chairman Keep to-
day we do not find so much dup'ica-
ton of work as we do a multiplication
of work Tt is impossible to operate the
business of the government after the
fashion of private corporations but
there is room for better methods IN
many cases and the effort will be made
to bring them about"
The Keep commission will make many
suggestions in its report to the presi-
dent which the members think may re-
suit in aboIishing practices that hinder
instead Of help. The changes that may
be determined upon, it was said today
could be effected through an executive
order or by direction of the heads Of
departments, without recourse to con-
gress. The one great thing the commits
sion is after IS a uniform method by
which all similar work will be conduct
ed along the same lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

queen of the trotting turf. is to join
the ranks of the equine matrons. Dis
appointed by her failure to race up to
form this year, c. K. G. Billings, her
owner, has decided to give her no more
hard training and to abandon racing
against the watch in an attempt to low
er her own worlds records. Next
spring the trotting queen will be bred
to the stallion John <. McQuerron,
who preceded her as the holder OF the
amateur championship. Lou Dillon's
great year was 1908. All horsenden
recall her wonderful campaign. 1t be-
gan with a sensational mile at Cleve-
land along about 2:02, breaking the
mile trotting record held by Cresceus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

The opportunity for the man OF iii
tie means is probably better today in
the prairie states of the southwest
than ever before in the history Of the
nation. The chance of pre-empting
claims or of taking up lands under
government laws is gone and will not
return again. It is a different kind of
oIening which lies before the settler
and its promise is of exceeding bright
ness. Its best opportunity is shown
in the great southwest where the
transformation is going on and where
the conditions of soil and climate is
in harmony with the warm skies and
temperate winds To the man who is
not satisfied with his condition. the
southwest has an inviting future
Along the lines of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railway there are vast
areas of unimproved lands awaiting
Wiling hands to make t4Ten yield the
Dountiful crops OF which the land is
factories and new business of everv
description. It IS the finest kind of
an opportunity in the finest section of
the United States. The southwest is
uneNcelled for the variety and fer
tillty of it's soils-for its climate It's
people are progressive and up-to-date
it's religious and educational facilities
are as good as can be found elsewhere
The NJ. K. & T. railway has no
lands for sale, but is interested in
building UP this productive country.
1t is believed that the southwest has
brighter prospects and offers better
opportunities than any other section.
Seeing is believing. For that. reason
tie southwest courts investigation Of
the conditions as they exist. Anyone
southwest will do well to address
George Morton, general passenger
and ticket agent, Missouri Kansas &
'F--a@ railway box 81 St Louis. NO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

The idea that an inferior class Of
people patronfze the tourist sleepers is
an error. On many trips only the best
class of travellers are found. They are
merely men and women Of good sense
who would rather travel to California
in this manner and save a snug sum
of money to be used elsewhere. 1t is
beginning to be understood that it is
by no means necessary for the traveller
to spend a large sum of money in or
If you cross the continent in one of
the tourist sleepers Of the Union Pa
ci1c you win enjoy your trip and save
considerable money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
CUBS WE'RE BEST FIELDERs.
In the National League Chicago Had
Them All Going.

In the National League Chicago Had
Them All Going.
New York, Oct. 30.-The National
President H C. PuIIiaIn show the Chi
cago club at the top of the list The
Cubs accepted 1862 of chances. Pitts
burg and New York followed with .961
and $50 respectively. Chicago had a
man above fourth place in every posi-
ton. Mccain of the Giants had the
best average among the initial sack
ers while Chance of Chicago was Sec
ond. Among the second sackers Hoff-
man Of the Cubs was third, he only
playing in f1fty-nine games at second,
however. Hummel of Brooklyn leads
the second sackers with an average Of
1862 Ritchey of Pittsburg, however,
has the best average as he played in
1913 games and accepted all but thirty
one of 788 chances.
Casey of Chicago has the best av-
erage among the tenders of the third
station, although he is second in the
list HoeIskoetter of St. Louis who is
first played only twenty games, while
Casey participated in 142. The St
Louis players average is .972 while
that Of Casey is .949. The shortstop
position was a close race between
Corcoran of Cincinnati. Dahlen of New
York and Joe Tinker of Chicago.
Corcoran's average was 1852, Dahlen's
-S48 and Tinker's $40. Thomas of
Philadelphia is fifth in the list of out
helders, but as he played in 147 games
and has an average of 1888, he is con-
sidered the best in the league. Sparks
was the best fielding pitcher, as in
thirtY-four games he did not make an
error. Moran of Boston led the
catchers with an average of 1856.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
YALE is PUFFED Up.
Sons Of Eli Think the Football Pen
nant VIII Be Theirs Again.

Sons oil Eli Think the Football PEN
nant Will Be Theirs Again.
New Haven, Conn. Oct. 3O--Since all
lected there has been no fear that Yale
lacked the goods with which to deliver
another football championship The
men were here, although the substitute
material for the line was slender. Be
hind the line stood the fastest, or the
heaviest. set OF backs for the coaches
to choose from that ever responded to
the call of a Yale captain.
Add to this there has formed behind
Captain Shevlin the most complete set
of coaches ever organized at Yale or
any other university. Tammany hall
never mustered its forces with more
thoroughness than the Yale football
siege of 1905 has been mapped out.
John Mack, the new trainer, now
gives promise of putting upon the field
for the big games every man who was
counted upon at the first of the season
as a candidate for either the first or
second eleven. Lydig Hoyt, left half
back, is the only cripple, and he will be
in the game within a week. He will
be available for the big matches, al
though scarcely in his best condition
The open practice and the games
played since secret practice was begun
have given no clew to the line Yale is
working on behind closed gates. No
trick plays have been attempted, and
Yale has not used the old log-rolling
tackles back for the short, logged gains
which marked its play for the last two
seasons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
ERIE NOT INCORPORATED.
Late Discovery Piaees 'cftys officials in
Embarrassing Position.

Erie Kan. Oct. 30.-This town. the
COUNTY seat of Neosho county. has dis
covered that the certificate of its birth
was rescinded 1t is no city. 1t is a town
ship. a next door neighbOr to a frontier
prairie as far as law and courts and or
ganization goes
Through the medium of its own police
court was this change accomplished The
case was Erie versus Bert Alton. The
complaint against the defendant was
drunkenness and otherwise disturbing the
peace of Erie.
May it please your honor said Chas.
DenisOn for the defense, this defendant
refuses to make answer denying the right
of this city to prosecute him under any
city laws or ordinances. This city is not
a city. Tt is not incorporated It cannot
be recognized as a corporate city. au-
thOrized by law. having laws and ordi-
nances and officials, and prosecute Of
tenders to these so claimed laws and or
dinances. Erie was incorporated in 1859
and remained q. city only three months
For some reason. the citizens al that time
thought best to disincOrpOrate and this
proceeding was completed through the
medium of the probate court and is a
matter of record Since then no steps
have ever been taken to reincorporate.'
Records We're consulted and found that
MI DeniSOn was correct. There is no
Incorporated city of Erie. AS a conse-
quence every city official of Erie is with
out q job and the Dredicament may re-
suit in some confusion as acts of its Off
GERS are Illegal. 1t will take two or three
weeks to re-incOrpOrate, which probably
will be done without delay Then an cleo
tion must be held which may result in an
and ordinance on the books must be pass
ed again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
EAST AND WEST LINE.
one Projected Through Northern
Oklahoma to Colorado.

Guthrie. Okla, Oct 3O.-That an
east and west line through northern
Oklahoma will soon be built, giving
Woodward and Beaver counties con-
nection with the rest of the world and
providing q short line to the Colorado
coal fields, now seems to be beyond
question. The West India Short line,
promoted by w. S. McCauu and L.
Underwood of Kansas City, seems to
be taking the most active steps in that
direction but the men interested in
that line expect that they viii have
competition. According to ex-GOv-
ernor c. NJ. Barnes, who is now in the
field in western Oklahoma for the Nc
Caun road, it is simply question of
which line can get it's construction
work started first. Several of the pro-
iected lines are now away beyond the
paper stage, and the one which can
get its preliminaries arranged in the
shortest order will get possession of
the field.
There have been plenty of roads
projected to run west through Beaver
county, but so far that is the best that
the county has ever been able to get
out of it. The list includes the Santa
Fe with charter and survey of 1887;
Denver. Enid & Gulf; Arkansas Val
ley, Oklahoma City. Kingfisher &
Western; Enid, Beaver, Guymon &
Western. in addition to the Texas.
Oklahoma & Northwestern, and the
Colorado, Oklahoma Central & New
Orleans, both recently chartered
From present indications it would
seem that the Colorado, Oklahoma
Central & New Orleans, the McCauIl
line. although the last launched.
would be the first on the ground. It
has the active sympathy and support,
if not the direct backing of the Orient.
with which it will make connections
at either Fairview or barrow It also
owns the Guthrie, Fairview & West
ern, which has construction work ac-
lively in progress all the way from
Guthrie to Fairview, and has a survey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

New York, Oct. 30-Arthur Duffey,
the worlds champion Splinter, has
caused quite a sensation in the athletic
world by an article published in the
current number of the Physical Culture
Magazine, in which the champion is
quoted as saying that the expenses re-
ceived by a star athlete on a ''pot-hunt-
ing trip are sufficient to take man
around to the principal cities of the
world Duffey has been champion since
1898, and during the past seven years he
has held a high place of honor among
amateur athletes, although, according
to the latest news, he has been a pro-
fessional all the while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
TO CURE ANY DISEASE.
The Cause Must BE Removed, Same
Way With Dandruff.

KIN the germ that causes dandrum. fall
gng hair and badness, you viii have no
more dandruff, and your hair must grow
IFgruriantly. Newbro's Herpicide not only
contains the dandruf germ destroyer, but
it is also a most delightful hair dressing
for regular toilet use No other hair prep
sraffOn is on this scientific bases OF de-
stroying the dandruH germs. 1t stops all
Irritation keeps the scalp sweet, pure and
wholesome. Remember that something
claimed to be just as good, viii not do
the work OF genuine HerDicide Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps for
Mich.
j. p. RowIey. special agent; successor to
RoWley & Snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
A BUuDTNC AssOCTATTON

made from Fairview to Woodward.
President ATcCau1l. Governor Barnes
and Chief Engineer Cowles are ac-
lively at work in the section from
Selling to Mutual, which is asked to
take $4,000 stock in the construction
company, half to be paid in cash and
half in work on the grade
The proposed line would seem to be
almost surely a paying one, and the
people along its route are very hone
full of immediate results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
Are You Interested IN a Fast CROWN,
COunfFy2

The Chicago & Northwestern Ran
way company VII 1ufnlsh reliable IN
formalon regaFolng many desirable
its lines for Industrial esta biishrnen
Hotels, banks, stores, produce bI1Trers
Jumper uSdlSiss DfACk var $ and other
Fun inAoillation regarding cheap
particulars desired by prospective SCI
tiers are promptly furnished upon an
pIication to agents of the Northwests1.r,
Line, or to ". B. Kniskern. Psssen5e-
Traffic Manager ChicnGs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
Campbell :, WestmoreIand 0.

HoIton, Kan, Oct. 30.-In one of
the cleanest football games ever
played here Campbell college defeat
ed the Westmoreland City team by a
score of Z to 0. Dadisman, of Topeka,
was the umpire.
Holton H. S. plays K. U. freshman at
Holton Friday. November 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

cause Spiesberger, the brilliant right
guard of the sightless boys, and himself
totally blind, ran out of bounds. 1t was
a critical stage of the game, and the
din was so great that Spiesberger could
not hear the signals. The blind boys
showed wonderful improvement in
strength and team work, and but for
the unfortunate run out must certain
" have Wnn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
YOUNG ROOSEVELT WAS 1T"
Outshone All the Rest of the Team in
FoOfhalI Game.

Worcester. Mass, Oct. 3O.-Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., played his first football
game Saturday in a Harvard uniform,
lining w at left end with the crimson
freshmen against Worcester academy.
The home team wons 5 to O.
While the presidents son remained
in the game, which was through the
entire first half and most Of the sec
ond. he was one OF the star perform
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

ments are disorderly houses, from the
windows of which the inmates call to
people in the street. Liquor is sold in
all these places and the ribald reveIs
that occur in them nightly are not only
disturbances of the peace but a dis
grace to a community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

ers for the visitors. He showed he was
game clear through and played his po-
sitlon for all there was in it, saving a
worse defeat for Harvard by making
some star tackles
On one play Jones of the academy
team got the ball through the entire
Harvard line and was headed for the
goal when young Roosevelt got in his
way and saved touchdown by one of
the prettiest tackles of the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30
HART WOULD FIGHT O'BRIEN.
Thinks Jack Would Be Easy Is There
fore Anxious for a Bout.

O'Brien should have put Kaufman out
long before he did, . said Marvin Hart
today. Kaufman hasn't SO much
steam behind him as some seem to
think and Jack should have put him
ont quick.
THE result was no surprise to me,
for know both men like a book. 1t is
now up to me and O'Brien. The Colma
club asn told, is ready to give me a
match for $4,000 with the winner, and
1 am ready to begin getting ready for
business just as soon as I hear from
the fellows out in San Francisco.
Il believe O'Brien would be an easy
mark for me, and am more than anXi-
Gus to get at him again"
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nesota board of control has been noti-
fed by Nebraska that the conference
rule viii be observed and no freshmen
win be played in the football game here
November Is.
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RIind PIarers Did Well.

louisville. KY, Oct. S0.-The blind
school eleven lost to the husky Crescent
Hill team, Is to 0. but it was only be-
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Michigan Has a New Vel.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Oct. 3O.-A new
University of Michigan yell has sup
planted the old one, or. rather, it is a
new version of the old one. 1t runs as
follows
''U. of NJ. Rah. Rah.
u. Of NJ. Rah, Rah.
Hoo-rah; Hoo-rah;
Michigan
Rah, Rah.'.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

The emphasis is placed on the ms
of the ~. of NJ" and on the Hoo" of
Hoo Rah'' and on the syllable of gan"
of Michigan and on the final "Rah-"
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Maud KeswicI1 Heads PAGERS.

Maud keSWlCk- s stCOlu uedL N TIC
Tennessee at Lexington, 1903 q, put
her at the head of the new 2:10 PAGERS
OF 1905. She halls from Canada and
is a daughter of Keswick, 2:1SH. In
another season she may force the
pacing queen. Darrell, to step aside, as
in two of her heats in the Tennessee
she, showed flashes of two minute
speed. Looking back at the season as
a whole, while sensational horses were
rare. good judges say the average
class race called for better material in
a winner than any year that can be
recalled at any of the big meetings.