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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
CLIMBS A 5O-Foor POLE.
Convict Once an English Sailor Does
Sensational Act.

Leavenworth, Kas., Feb 25.-The
officers at the state prison were given
an exhibition of nerve and climbing
that made some of them hold Their.
breath for a while.
The wire that runs through the TOP
of the high flag pole on the prison
had rusted out and it was necessary
to replace it before the flag could be
raiseD in honor of Washington's birth
day When the officers were prepar-
ing to have the pole taken down, as
has always been the custom in such
cases, q. convict by the name of Buck
ley volunteered to climb to the top
and replace the wire. At first he was
ordered not to attempt it, but as he
still insisted, and as taking down the
pole meant considerable work, per-
mission. was given him to try the feat.
One officer, however, who was par
ucularly nervous, retired to his Office
remarking: well, If you insist on
climbing that pole shall not watch
you do it. and If you fall and kill your
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
Fuel Oil for Western Kansas

The passing Of the maximum freight
rate law and other legislation that was
in favor of the people at Topeka last
week makes 1t possible for the Uncle
Sam company to do a big business in
fuel oil and arrangements will be COM
pIeted in the near future to establish
supply houses at several central Kan
sas points, likely at each county seat
town in the western part of the state,
and ship the oil after the coal oil and
gasoline are taken out. This. of
course. will necessitate men, and the
me n who join hands with this COM
pany right now where they have good
references viii secure preference in
this work. This company has some
plans it will not make public just at
this time. but put one thing down, the
managers Of this company have plan
ned every step to be taken, they have
the reputation of carrying through
what they start and if you fail to pick
up q block Of this stock at cents per
share now and it goes to one dollar
per share in the next year you will
have no one to blame but yourself
The same old guard that will pilot
this company to grand success have
succeeded before along these lines and
when they started out to make this
company the greatest in the Central
West they did not start into the en-
terprise blIndly, and the man who will
grasp opportunity when it knocks at
his door will put all the way from
$4,000 to 100000 in this company's
stock and do it right now. Company
will not sell to one man stock amount
ing now to a purchase price of over
100000. We want men to put in
from $4,000 to $4,000 each. We
want a large body of taxpayers and
representative men of Kansas and the
adjoining states. so If the time ever
comes the company will have infiu-
ence as well as money to protect its
rights from criminal competition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

self I won't bury you till next July"
Climbing the pole was no easy task,
as it is fifty feet high and scarcely
larger than a mans arm at the top. It
is located on the roof at the front of
the institution, which at that place
is seventy feet high, making a sheer
drop of 40 feet had the daring
climber lost his grip.
Buckley made the trip up safely
and adjusted the wire, but as he was
half way down the ropes became
caught and he was forced to go down
the pole and rest before making the
second trip to straighten them.
When the timid officer at last ven
tured forth to help pick up Buckley's
remains he was greeted with the
smiling remark: 81 guess you forgot
that I used to be an Hinglish sailor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

When you stop to consider all the IA
vorable conditions that surround the
Uncle Sam company it is only conserva-
tive to expect this company win be
selling refined oil in less than four
months and be paying dividends in less
than six months. The company viii
build up and go forward, one-half the
profits and one-half the money realized
on oil lands the company win develop
viii be paid stockholders in dividends
every so days. This is no dream. The
men at the helm OF this company have
placed another company on a dividend
paying basis in eleven months, when
the chances were against it one hun
bred to one, while the Uncle Sam COM
pany has everything in its favor. Don't
delay if you want in on the ground
floor for there are scores of investors
IN Kansas and adjoining states that
know the men back of this company
will push its interest forward with a
vim and determination known second to
none, until the stock will be in demand
at two times cents per share
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
Mcpherson County Has Vast
Amount of Rare Coins.
Conway Man Has Them Dated
Back to 1923 and 1926.
LINDSBORG DATE 1912
Canton Seems to Have Them AL
Bested i'm Age.
Has Half Dollar Of 1906 and a
Quarter of Year 1905.

Mcpherson, Kas.. Feb. 25.-The
Republican says:
In regard to the story printed in
the Republican several weeks ago
about Mr. Harry of Conway having
half dollars dated 1928 and 1895. and
one in Lindsborg about Mr. C1areen
of that city having one dated 1919, the
Canton Pilot has the following to say:
Before we had finished mailing the
Pilot we found that Canton had them
all bested. nj. T.. Clark showed us a
dollar dated 1909. milled on the edge.
lone Dollar, Unit. or One Hundred
Cents" He also has a half dollar
dated in 1906 and a quarter dated in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

caught himself on a window. Wilson
Iell the entire distance of fourteen
pile of rocks. He was the only one of
the trio seriously injured, the others
escaping with only slight bruises
which laid them off a short time.
DR.. Dunning and his INJURIES dresseS
It was found that his spine was Sc
verely injured, it being thought that
several Of the vertebrae are pressing
lyzed from his waist down ana fbara
is little hope for his COMPLETE re-
covery- If he ever gets over the fan
it is feared that he will always be a.
cripple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
LITTLE CHILD BURNED.
Mother at Augusta Was Out When
Accident Happened.

Augusta, Kas., Feb. 25.-The resi-
dence of w. r. Stevenson caught fire
in the morning and came near burn
ing. A bed, mattress, some clothing
and canned fruit were destroyed
when the fire was discovered and put
out. A stovpipe through a floor and
into fiue above was the cause.
While Mrs. George Stoltz was hang
ing clothes out on the line her little
3-year-old daughter Nellie was burned
to a crisp within the home The
child expired just as the mother
reached it. A younger child sat near
but escaped. Nellie was playing with
matches and undoubtedly set her
clothing afire. Matches were scat
tered about her on the floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
committeeman and put in requests for

committeeman and put in requests for
decorations.
Auspicious weather is now all that is
lacking. With the rain of yesterday
gone by and warm days following every
desire will have reached fulfillment and
there should be no stumbling block in
the way of the convention. Fine wealth
er will assure an enormous attendance.
Besides the grand officers a large
contingent of other prominent Work
men from other states interested in the
work now before the lodge will be here
The delegates and other visitors will
also begin to arrive today and the city
should begin to feel the crowds ere
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
HAD A SERIOUS FALL.
Man at Arkansas City VIII Probably
Die or Be ParaIyzed.

Arkansas City. Kas., Feb. 25.-A
serious accident occurred at the
building being put up by the G; T.
Wells Produce company, IN Wnlch
Charles Wilson, an employe OF the
company, received Injuries 1nat may
other worknen, Ed Policy and Will
stubbs, were at work on a scaffold
when the structure gave way an. anu az =
three fell. Stubs. caught on tne emo q
OF the scaffold, which heiu, an e s<.s "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
Country Roads Were Bad.

The country roads are in the worst
shape that they have been in for
many months. The snow was drifted
in all the country roads by the high
winds which prevailed the last few
days of the cold snap, and when it
began to melt made them nearly inn
passable. In many places the farm
ers have been compelled to make new
roads through the pastures and fields,
and the people who live more than
eight or ten miles from town are
forced to stay at home.-Emporia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

replaced by one which was built to
Withstand any strain from ice or high
water. 1t is hard luck for the mill
owners, Campbell & Simmonds, who
have stuck to it and were building a
nice trade. They have no other power
except the water, and the mill will
be idle until they get some other
power put in or another dam.-Smith
Center Pioneer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
GIRL MAIL CARRIER.
Mound City Lady Made 25-NIiIe Drive
Daily Through Storm.

Mound City. Kas., Feb. 25.=Miss
Florence Alexander. who is one of the
few girl mail carriers in Kansas, is
II years old and is the deputy carrier
for her uncle, William Alexander. AS
the regular carrier has been sick with
grip and pneumonia most of the
winter Miss Alexander has carried
the mail. driving a twenty-mile mile
route every day, rain, snow or shine.
During the past two weeks Of bad
weather Miss Alexander has not
missed a day, and has credit for
breaking a path through snowdrifts
that many of the men carriers would
have backed out Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

The only dispositions taken in a for
eign country and filed in the Lyon
county district court for many years
were filed this week. The dispositions
were in the case over the David
Lloyd win, before Daniel Grih1ths, JUS
tice of the peace of Cardingshire'
Wales. The witnesses whose testi-
are Sarah Davis and Jane Lewis, half
sisters to David Lloyd. and the plain
tiffs in the case.-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

1906. w. G. Wickham has a half
dollar dated in 1910. S. Jones, who
has about a pint Of rare old coins,
picked out a half cent piece dated
1907, half dollar dated 1912, and
we didn't have on our specs and could
not read the dates on the tiny gold
quarter, half dollar and dollar he
showed u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

answer came from Joplin saying that
the parties there had refused to pay for
the message and that 1t was charged to
expected turn of affairs and the chances
now are that the girls will stay here
until opportunity offers to move them
away Just what can be done in the
case is not known.-Leavenwort
Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
The Dam Goes ont.

A telephone message was received
this morning that the dam at the
Cedarvale mill had gone out. The
heavy ice breaking up in the Solomon
river came down with such great
force that it gave way. The dam went
out about year ago. when it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

Mr. Briggs, who resides east OF
Agra, brought some blackberry leaves
to town yesterday that were as green
as they are in summer. He said they
have been exposed to the air all win
ter ana that they did not freeze
seems almost a miracle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

One-Half the Profits VIII Be
Paid in Dividends, the
Other Half Will Go to Sc
curing Other Oil Lands
and Building More Re
fineries- Company Should
Be Paying Dividends in
Six Months and Stock
Should Go to $1.OO Per
Share in Less Than a
Year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
to Man $4,000 Shares s5Oooooo s0sooo
Selling Cofeyv Independence and
Neighboring tiles in Lessth

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Sc 10Y r h c va
CONNER OF the flowing ~ W WI
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
To Refine the Kansas Heavy
Oil.

The Uncle Sam company viii locate
its first refinery at Cherryvale close to
the Publishers Oil company's wells.
This company now has large produc-
ton Of heavy oil and can in a very
short time produce close to one thou
sand barrels Of heavy oil day. and the
Uncle Sam company has already com
pIeted arrangements to take this oil at
20 cents per barrel, and will install re-
hneries at other points in the oil fields
in the near future. No attempt viii he
made to handle anything but the heavy
oil which the Standard Oil company is
not buying at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

$500 will purchase 5000 Shares Par Value 5000
$500 will purchase Shares, Par Value $4,000
$500 will purchase 10000 Shares Par Value $4,000
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26
THIRTY SEX CONDlNUMBER OF
THRUM'S USEFUL ANNUAL

in receipt of 32d year publ
extremely compendium
tanning to Hawaii
opportunity this edition compile reference
principal appeared publications
will be valuable
Accuracy a qua
thoroughly reliable Island library without
ava
Hw this
previous interesting that familiar with the
work ready hand volume which will almost inquiry
tour or
is work repee with information that impossible in brief
review to do justice
Mr. Thrums statistics population immigration education
health
distances land together with exhaustive
departing work
he poduc-
which he be ustly proud.
the with
frequently origin
animals the Islands
rhoogy theology
OF
appear afford him ixhauibe which
. he for OF increasing
Tables Hawaii, giving history
Hwai "reminiscences Hawaii
Honolulu;
Hawaii; A Visit Wamea
of Cu Nhiku
of
Nh AbO Hawaii exhaustive retrospect 70
cOmndaOn of the Advertisers AnGamblng Crusade
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26
PAPERS ARE
NOW SIGNED

The documents IN connection with
the Wahiawa land deal, whereby the
Tropic Fruit Company acquires all the
Kellogg property in the district OF
Wahiawa, were signed yesterday and
have been forwarded to the Coast for
the signature Of Mrs. Kellogg and
other interested parties.
The deal was put through by George
=. Thielen.
The price paid for the titles In ques-
tioa was $4,000, the property consist
ing of il2 acres OF fee simple land and
seven years lease on 3S acres ad-
Joining.
The price Of the fee simple property
comes to about $500 per acre, deducting
for permanent improvements and grow
ing crops. Some important and valu-
able water rights go with the land.
The only Japanese now located on
Wahiawa land are on the leasehold
property just purchased. The lease
will be Cancelled.
Part OF the newly acquired $50 acres
is already under cultivation, there be-
ing ten acres of yellow Caledonian
cane, two or three acres of bananas
and about nine acres of pineapples
The remainder has been ploughed
and the leasehold land Is being put
under cultivation.
Practically the whole of the new
land will be put in pineapples. A little
yellow Caledonian cane will be grown
as there is great demand for this for
seed purposes.
Manager b. o. Clarke told an Adver-
tiser man yesterday that he was high
ly gratified at being able to take pos
session.
People don't yet appreciate the pos
sibilities of the local soil and climate
In less than five years / look to SEE
Wahiawa the center of the pineapple
industry of the world,
Mr.. Clarke halls from Southern Cali
fornia and has been in the island!
about eight years. AS he puts 1t, II
wasn't merely question of dollars
and cents that caused him to stay witt
the Wahiawa enterprise. 1t was n de
termination to continue to struggle II
the face of difficulties until his en-
deavors were crowned with success. L
was the Yankee grit in the man tina
refused to be downed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26
CONFIDENCE

said Lord Chatham, sis a plant
of slow growth" People believe
in things that they see, and in a
broad sense they are right. What
is sometimes calleo blind faith is
not faith at all. There must be
reason and fact to form foun-
dation for trust. In regard to a
medicine or remedy, for example,
people ask, "Has it cured 9TH
ersP Have cases like mine been
relieved by itp Is it in harmony
with the truths of modern science,
and has it a record above suspic-
ionp If 80, it is worthy of conf
dence; and if | am ever attacked
by any of the maladies for which
it is commended l shall resort
to it in full belief in its pow
er to help me-" On these lines
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
has won its high reputation a.
mong medical men, and the
people of all civilized countries.
They trust it for the same reason
that they trust in the familiar
laws Of nature or in the action
of common things. This effective
remedy is palatable as honey and
contains the nutritive and cura-
tive properties of Pure Cod Liver
Oil, extracted by us from fresh
cod livers, combined with the
Compound Syrup of Hypophos-
phites and the Extracts of Malt
and Wild Cherry. 1t quickly e.
radicates the poisonous, disease
breeding acids and other toxic
matters from the system; regu.
lates and promotes the normal
action of the organs, gives vigor'
GUS appetite and digestion, and il
infallible in Prostration-follow
ing Fevers, etc., Scrofula, Infiu'
enza, Asthma, Wasting Diseases
Throat and Lung Troubles, etc
DR.. W. A. Young, of Canada, says
TYour tasteless preparation o.
cod liver oil has given me uni
formly satisfactory results, my
patients having been of all ages.
1t is a product Of the skill ant
science of to-day and is success
full after the old style modes O
treatment have been appealed II
Il in vain. . Sold by all chemists
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26
RAILWAY FOLDERS.

The first tangible results of the trip
to the mainland early this year of e.
M. Boyd, who was then secretary of the
Promotion Committee, are appearing in
the new folders Of the principal rail-
roads. In all of these editions Hawaii
occupies a prominent place.
The Union Pacifc's folder for the
first time contains a whole page de-
voted to the steamer schedules Of all
vessels touching at Honolulu. The Pa
cific Mail, o. & o., Toyo Kisen Kaisha
and Oceanic steamers all have conspic-
uous notice.
The Lake Shore road, one of the New
York Central lines. which is the route
of the famous "20th Century Limited
has given unusual prominence to Ha-
wall. c. f. Daily, Passenger Traffic
Manager at Chicago, is an old-time
friend of Mr. Boyd's, and this circum-
stance had much TO do with Hawaii
getting so much advertising in their
new folder. The page contains the fol-
lowing reading matter:
A DELIGHTFUL TRIP TO THE HA-
WAIIAN ISLANDS.
! Hawaii the mid-Pacific Islands,
which are alike the newest lands of the
world and the latest additions to the
American family of states and terri
tories, offer to the traveller new ex-\
periences and scenes at every turn, andl
to the health seeker or the tired and
nervous one balmy and refreshing airs
and an equable climate. Modern ac-
commodations have been perfected to
meet the demands of modern travellers,
and every material comfort may be
there enjoyed.
Hawaii presents natural wonders be-
yond compare in the worlds greatest
living crater, Kilauea, an absolutely
safe volcano; the highest mountains in
the Pacific Ocean; the wonderful Pail
of Nuuanu; Pearl Harbor; an aquari-
um the equal of any in the world; sea
bathing with the water at rs degrees
every day in the year; surf bathing, a
sport unique to Hawaii: and, grandest
of all, climate which is perpetually
like Maytime at its rarest Where 50
, degrees and So degrees mark the high
. and low range of the thermometer, the
l weather must bs fine. but, in Hawaii,
, adding the trade winds. which gently
fan the island through every hour OF
a the year, 1t becomes Elysian.
U AS 10 tne time 10 make lhlS JouiHey
to the Island Paradise, the evenness of
q climate makes 1t wisest for one TO en-
: Joy Hawaii, when his own home is leas'
a pleasant. whether that time be wintel
a or summer.
The Hawaiian Islands are reached
after a most delightful sea journey via
San Francisco on either the Oceani'
steamers or the Pacific Mail steamers
Arrangements for the purchase o.
Il tickets and checking OF baggage can bs
l. made with the Lake Shore tickle
d agents, or any particular information
It desired on this subject can be had b,
r addressing A. ]. Smith. G. p. A, Lax
z Shore Michigan Southern Ry., Cieve
4 land, o.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26

~ ,he ship aiihourh the same kind
~ coal was on b1ih sides Evsfy
burned plank b on the starboafd side
The Phelps is monster itestina On
fhc kecisun or on eff or side of u.
are the water tanks fof the ship run
ming up forty feet 20 thc deck They
hold ii.uuQ gallons ~ water. enough 20
iske the ship around the world II the
certain would Keep bis men down 10
rv,essitles But he II liberal with his
water ana the ship uses up that guam
tity ~ water on an ordinary three
months trip from here to New York.
Her masts are ~ steel In two sections
and rise 200 feet above the deck OF
twice the height of the Young or the
StaBpenwald. besides sinking forty feet
below the main deck. TO the keelson
she is said to have the tallest masts
of any ship In the world now afioat
Al Manila a survey was made of
the ship by the Underwriters and per
mission was given to make the neces-
say repairs here. No essential re-
pairs are necessary here. The few
holes could be safely covered with
boards. The iron work is not touched
IN the slightest by the fire. The coal
and the ballast. however dirtied up
the iron tanks. etc, and they will
have to be cleaned and repainted. The
work done on her will be done to the
satisfaction OF Capt. Fuller who repre-
sents the underwriters I'm the matter
The Phelps brought a crew of thirty
four men in her to Honolulu
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26

iie htita to he faIlHoed ty etfuf
s.ors ai rsfnftlnn fffrs
Nransliic. yHni hotels nfs nni hfHp
ing their rurais hmusrI. ltoff
fouI.l li' frsiauiani lu tHF iuwn ~
size in california knows 'he ifaa
ing qualities ~ music dianuf.
Surely ihoy could manage 90 oncs %
weak here.
The manager of t0int hotel in
Southern California b. popularity sup.
posed never 20 sleep. lie hasn't ,i'nc.
lie must keep bis guests ninisrl. first,
last and niWays. Thcrc are t1ilv hn
trips 60 nearby plnccs of interest,
dances. automobile rides. musical pro.
grams and other and more unique cx-
cursions into the field ID entertain
mcni And II pays
y. TORREY CONN1R.