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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
Barber County People Turn
Down the Santa Fe.
Vote 100000 in Bonds to Help
Denver & Gulf.
NEARLY UNANIMOUS.
LY UNANIMOUS
Defeated Road May Get Mad and
Build a Line Anyway.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Despite the opposition Of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe with a promise to
extend its line from Medicine Lodge
twenty-five miles or more northwest
through Barber county without asking
any financial aid the proposition to vote
800, 900 in bonds to aid the Denver, Enid
& Gulf railroad to build in the county
was carried at a special county election
the day before yesterday by a majority
| of seven hundred votes.
There are about sixteen hundred voters
in the county and it is believed that a
majority of them in the country dis
tricts came out and voted. In Medicine
Lodge only thirty-tWo votes were cast
against the proposition to aid the rail-
road. The total vote in the city was
more than five hundred. In Kiowa the
vote was practically unanimous for the
proposition, and estimated from the re-
turns already at hand from the country
precincts it is practically certain that
/ the proposition was carried by at least
700 votes.
The fight for and against the bonds
/ has been very strong in that county.
The Denver, Enid & Gulf wanted to
build a line across the county and they
now have almost completed the road to
/ Kiowa and were waiting the result of
the election to see whether they would
extend the line any greater distance.
About ten days before the date of the
election A. G. Jobes, of Wichita, a direc-
tor of the Santa Fe, announced that his
road would build a line northwest from
Medicine Lodge in Barber county if the
people desired 1t and that the company
would build this road without asking
for any financial aid. All that was
wanted was a right of way.
/ Milton Brown, who lives here in To-
! peka and is a director of the Denver,
Enid & Gulf, said that he did not be
lieve Mr.. Jobes spoke with authority
for inquiries on his part among the
officials of the Santa Fe had developed
the fact that no such line was contem-
| plated.
This brought a letter from President
e. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe endors-
| ing the announcement of Mr. Jobes
that the Santa Fe was willing to build
the line If the bond proposition to aid
| the Denver. Enid & Gulf was defeated.
But the people of Barber county
/ have decided to vote the bonds and the
/ Denver, Enid & Gulf will have to build
| their line to get the bonds. They have
! the men and teams ready and waiting
| to begin the work and it IS probable
/ that they viii begin work in few
/ days and finish the construction of the
| line in short order. If they do not build
all that Barber county will be out viii
| be the cost of the election.
! It is possible that the Santa Fe will
go ahead anyway and extend its line
/ northwest of Medicine Lodge to COM
pete with the Denver, Enid & Gulf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
AN UNKNOWN SUICIDE.
Hanged With BaIing Wire in an Old
House Near Chanute.

Chanute, Kan, Nov. 9.-The body Of
an unknown man was found in an old
house on the J. F. Cooper farm, eight
miles northwest of this city. last even
ing The body was suspended by the
neck from a rafter by baIing Wire It
is supposed to be a case Of suicide.
Cooper discovered the body when max
ing a visit to the old house. The dead
man wore black hat and good clothes.
He was feet 2 inches tall and about
80 years old The suicide was commit
ted some time since Sunday afternoon.
distance from the old house. The pony
had been sent back across the stream.
and nothing more was seen of the
stranger until the body was found.
Wilson county officials have taken
charge and are investigat ing the identi-
ty OF the suicide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
LONG HoUsEBoAT TRIP.
River Traveller I'm Route to Florida
Ties Up at Atchison.

H. H. Hall, of near Omaha, is at the
foot of Commercial street in his house
boat on which he has lived continu-
ously for the past seven years. He is
on his way to Florida where he will
spend the winter. His boat is fitted
up in elegant style. and he lives like a
prince. He tried to get here Sa turday
night in time for the Forest Park Gun
club shoot Sunday, but his engine
broke down at st. Joseph, and he was
delayed. He is an expert shot, but
says he prefers to shoot live birds
When he reached Atchison he took his
engine out of the boat and sent it to
Kansas City for repairs and will float
down the river tomorrow. He came
from about twenty miles above yell
lowstone park, having gone up the
river as far as the water would let
him.
There is somewhat of romance
connected with his boat. Eight years
ago he met with an accident while
shooting, and one lung was pierced by
shot, leaving it in such a shape that he
was given up to die. He went to Cali
fornia and there fitted out his boat
and started for a trip around Cape
Horn. He made the trip all right, and
when he reached New Orleans, he
started up the river, landing at st.
Louis a well man. Since that time he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
ITALIANS ON THE WAR PATH.
Attack Santa Fe Roadmaster and Are
Rounded In by COWBOYS.


Arkansas city. kan, Nov. 9.-Road-
master Hugh AcNeaI of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe had an exciting
experience at Red Rock the other day
where he was working with a crowd
of Italians on the roads track.
McNeal was criticfsing the work of
one of the men who became incensed
al his remarks and struck NcNeal with
his shovel The whole bunch of Ital-
ians then attacked the roadmaster who
ran into the baggage room at the
station and locked the door.
The workmen were arming them
selves with clubs and rocks and pre-
pairing to batter down the building, so
angry and frantic had they become,
when Deputy Sheriff McElhinney ar
rived opportunity on the scene with a
dozen men and placed the crowd under
arrest.
The deputy sheriff rounded up a
number of cowboys who happened to
be in Red Rock and the whole crowd
went after the italians. They charged
the foreigners. who by that time had
gathered in large numbers around the
place where the roadmaster had taken
refuge, and shooting as they advanced.
soon had the Italians on the run.
About twenty of them were captured
and taken to Perry aboard No. 115.
When the prisoners had been safely
placed on the train. the cowboys start
ed out after the others who had sue
ceeded in Gaping into the brush. BY
night they had rounded up thirty-five
more and these were also taken TO
Perry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
THE WOMEN AT EAtPoRIA.
Fourth District Federation Holding
Three Days Session.

Fourth District Federation Holding
Three Days Session.
E,mporia, Kan, Nov. s.-The fourth
district federation of women's clubs is
in session here. Owing to the illness of
the president, Mrs McCown, of En-
poria, the vice president, Mrs. D. S.
Lindsay Of Marion, presided.
The forenoon session was opened
with an organ solo by Mrs. Kinney of
Emporia, DR.. W. 3. Irwin, Of the First
Presbyterian church pronounced the
Invocation after which Mayor 0. B.
Pardcast1e welcomed the delegates on
behalf Of the city; Professor GIotfelter
superintendent Lowther for the city
schools and Mrs. Jennie NJ. Kellogg for
EmpCria clubs. Mrs. Anna Jones re-
sponded for the visitors. A solo was
then rendered by Mrs. Charles Harris
which was encored. Most of the after
ing of reports of officers and from the
different clubs comprising the fedora
ton.
In the evening a reception was given
at the residence of Major and Mrs. Cal
vim Hood, to which all the club women
and the citizens were invited. Among
the delegates present were: Mrs. d. S.
Lindsay and Mrs. Rogers of Marion
Mrs. ". T. Irwin and Mrs. Grace Hoyt
of Peabody and Mrs. Riddle and Mrs.
Olson of Marion Mrs. Noble Prentis of
Topeka, Mrs. MunsOn of BlDoradO,
Mrs. Emma Troudner of Carbonate,
Mrs. Ellen Kenner of Eureka, Mrs.
Anna Barger of Eureka, Mrs. E. N.
Smith of ElDOrado, Mrs. Marion E.
Edwards of Eureka, Mrs. J. NJ Miller
of Council Grove, Mrs. Anna Jones of
Peabody, Mrs. NJ. A. Rider Of Parker
vile, Mrs. Alex G. Leitch of Parker
vile. Mrs. BROKER of Eureka, Mrs.
Alice Whiting of Parkerville.
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BANNER SCHOOL YEAR.
More Pupils This Year at Hutchinson
IhaR Ever Before.


Than Ever Before.
Hutchinson. Nov. 9.-The News
says:
1.-THE record enrolment in the his
tory of the schools" is the way Prof.
Richard K. Rice, city superintendent
Of schools, calls attention to the fact
that Hutchinson is a growing city.
Total enrolment. more by 1873" says
the city superintendent. This means
more by 1897 as compared with the
same month last year.
This tells the story of the growth
of Hutchinson and especially the num-
Der of pupils in the city schools 1t
is a pretty good sounding story, too,
for it tells of a growth that exceeds
any other city in Kansas, excepting
Coffeyvil1e and Kansas City, kan.
There is a larger gain in the school
population here than in any city any
where in this portion of the state. be
ing quite a good number larger than
the regular increase in Wichita this
year over last year.
Since the first school in Hutchinson
was started there has never been such
a large school population. Even in
the palmy days of the boom there
were less scholars than now In all
there are 2.242 boys and girls ad-
9nitted to the Hutchinson schools this
year.
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EDUCATING THE FARMERS.
College Train on Rock
Island Reaches Salina.

Salina, Kan. Nov. 9.-The educa-
tional train of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college reached Salina Tues
day evening and a large assemblage
was on hand to hear the professors
from the Manhattan institution deliver
lectures on the improvement and in
creased production of corn and wheat
by modern methods of cultivation.
Professor E. r. Nichols accompanied
the train which is covering the Rock
Island system, and will visit $50
towns. The Rock Island company
and the agricultural college manage
ment are endeavoring to increase the
interest of the farmers of the district
visited in improved farming systems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
THANKsGTVTNG DAY R.ATEs.
Rock Island VIII Sell Excursion
Tickets for Holiday.

A movement has been started by the
Rock Island in the matter of holiday
rates that is practically unknown in
the west. Announcement was made
yesterday by the passenger depart
ment of that system empowering their
agents to sell excursion tickets on ac-
count of Thanksgiving, at one and
one-third fare for round trip where
the regular fare did not exceed Sc.
This rate will not hold good for Kan
sas City. and the announcement fur
Their states that the rate win not be eff
fective in Oklahoma. The dates of
the sale will be Nov. 20 and 80, with
final return limit on December f.
This special rate has never been
given by any road for Thanksgiving in
this state, but other roads will doubt
less make similar announcements fol-
lowing the Rock Islands lead. The
rate will be effective on the Frisco and
Choctaw as we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
AFTER LOWER WINTER RATE
Denver Peo-,, Want a Reduction in
the Tourist Fare.

Word has been received in railroad
circles here that the Colorado Terminal
Lines association, which is composed of
representatives of all the railroads OPP
Grating in. or having direct communi-
cation with Denver. has asked the
Western Passenger association to
grant lower winter tourist rates from
eastern points to Denver and Colorado
common points. A rate of $3.50 for
the round trip. Chicago to Denver, may
possibly be made.
A committee representing several
Denver commercial organizations re-
Gently waited on the Colorado TERMINAL
association and asked a $50 Chica go
Denver rate, which is the summer tour
ist rate. The winter business, railroad
men say, viii not warrant such a low
rate. The present winter tourist rate
IS $47.20 and the difference between
that and the summer rate is 1920 Tt
is probable that the railroads will cut
this in half, making a reduction Of
$3.50 in the winter rate which would
make the rate $3.50.
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ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
Desperate Prisoner Beats Up the
Guards Head and Skips.

Parsons, Kan, Nov. 9.-In response
to a telegram from the postoffice in
spector at Newport. VT, the police of
this city arrested Bernie T. Cole, who
was going under the name of Harry
Hill, and who is wanted on a charge
of robbing the postoh1ce at Craftsbury,
Vt. Cole gave the police chase, but
when captured admitted robbing the
postoff1ce and said that he would go
back and confess the crime in court.
Last evening when Chief of Police
Mitchell took the prisoners supper in,
Cole struck him over the head with a
brick, knocking him down. and then
taking the officers club, beat him over
the head. took the keys of the jail and
escaped.
Cole is about 81 years of age, five
feet seven inches in height, and weighs
about $50 pounds. He talks with a
strong Yankee accent.
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THIS woMAN's WORK UNIQUE.
Mrs. McCrae Is Official Beautifier of
Railway Stations.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-There are many
professions open to women. but there
are not many men who have perfected
professions for themselves. For that
matter there are few men clever
enough to originate new lines of work.
Yet that is what a Chicago woman has
done She is Mrs. A. E. McCrae. She
has not named her profession and
she has no official title. She might be
called station beautifier, for her
work consists in making more pleasing
to the eye the station grounds and
buildings which mark the ways Of rail-
roads.
f is twelve years since the railroads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
BOSTON'S BARBER REGULATIONS.

Board of Health Orders Sterilization OF
All That BARRIERS Use on Customers.
special dispatch from Boston May. 5,
1860, to the n. z. Sun gives new regula-
fiors Of the Boston board of health as to
barber shops. Mugs. shaving brushes
and razoFs shall be sterilfzed after each
genarata use thereof. A separate. clean.
towel shall be used for each person Ma
terfal to stop the flow Of blood shall be
used only in powdered form and applied
on a towel. Powder puffs are prohibited -
Whenever Newbro's E1erpicide Is used for
face or scalp after shaving or hair cut
ting, there is no danger Of infection, as it
Is antiseptic and kills the dandruH germ
Sold by leading druggists. Send Zoe IN
stamps for sample to The Hsrpicide Co.
Detroit. Mich J. P Rowley, 500 Kansas
avenue, special agent. Successor to Row6
ley & Snaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
New western Postmasters.

washington, Nov 9.-The following
western postmasters have been appoint
ed: Indian Territory-TaSih district
IA, Joseph A. Dukes, vice Susan R.
Thomas, resigned; Washon, district 2,
Robert L. RudisaIl, vice James R.
Brookshire, resigned Kansas-CrystaI
Springs, Harper county, J. W Shafer.
vice William Roders. dead.
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began in any systematic manner to
beautify their properties. The first at
tempts were modest ones, but they
proved satisfactory and the work has
grown, until today Mrs. McCsrae is Civ
en- carte blanche by the big road which
employs her as to designs and ex-
pense. She travels in her private car
and is recognized as one of the num-
Der who contribute to the welfare of
the railroad world.
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TO TIE UP SANTA FE CENTRAL
This VIII Be Done Unless 1t Pays
Money to Defunct Bank.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 9.=Unless the
Santa Fe Central Railroad company is
able within a very short time to raise
the money to pay off the loans made by
Cashier Clark of the wrecked Enter
prise National bank, Receiver Gun
ningham of the bank will go into the
courts and ask for a receiver for the
railroad. It is said that the railroad
company will be given no longer than
the middle of next week to pay the
money it owes the bank.
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The Long March Countermanded.

Junction City, Kan. Nov. 9.-An or
der was received at Fort Riley to the
effect that the Nineteenth battery, sta
toned at Fort Riley, and the Twenty
second battery. stationed at Fort
Douglas, Utah, would change stations
bv travelling by railroad instead of
marching About two weeks ago the
batteries were ordered to make the
change by marching and the Nine
teenth battery was ready to start on
the overland journey of 1900 miles
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
f. B. WHITAfORE PROMOTED.

VIII Be Travelling Agent for Santa
Fe in Oklahoma.
Elmo B. Whitmore, who has served
for the last four years as transporta-
ton clerk in the offices of the general
manager of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, has been promoted to the
position of travelling passenger and
freight agent of the road for the dis
trict of Oklahoma. His headquarters
will be at Guthrie and he viii leave
for there this evening. Mr.. Whitmore
will be succeeded as transportation
clerk by Allen Boyle. who at present
is stenographer to Henry 3. Lantz,
the assistant general manager of the
road.
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HAVE $50 PAINTINGS.
The Kansas University Picture Exhibit
TO Open Dec. T.

Lawrence, kan, Nov. 9.-The an
nual exhibit of the University of Kan
sas will open December 1. and con-
tinue one month. The exhibit this
year is a story in picture of the old
Testament. In the collection are $50
famous paintings. They will form a
double row of pictures $50 feet in
length. The exhibit viii be of special
interest to Bible students. When these
pictures were exhibited in Chicago
over 1000 people paid admissions to
view them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
MRS. ". E. STANLEY REGENT
ID. A. r. in Session at Wichita Re-
Elect Officers.

Wichita. Nov. 9.-The seventh annual
conference of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution OF the state con-
vened in this city with about so repre-
sentatives of the various chapters pres
ent The principal report read was the
one covering the proposed marking of
the old Santa Fe trail. The final dis
position of this matter will be made to-
day Mrs. W. E. Stanley of this city
was reelected regent and Mrs. A. NJ.
Harvey of Topeka was elected vice re-
gent.
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While the official notices have not
been sent out it is understood that
Frank J. Best, the Santa F'e passenger
and ticket agent at Guthrie, Ok. is to
be transferred to a similar position in
Oklahoma City, succeeding Thomas
Purdy, whose appointment as agent in
Albuquerque has been announced. NJ
NJ. Cockrell, now located at Saltwater
is slated to succeed Mr.. Best at Guth-
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KATY TO BUILD TO DENVER.
Announcement of a Line There From
Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Nov. e.-An-
nounceme1t he's been made here that
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Railway
company will build a line from this
city to Denver and that work on it will
begin in February after the terminals
in Kansas City have been finished. It
is reported that F. ". Pratt. who is
experimenting the construction of the
terminals, will be chief engineer of the
new line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOD TIES.
RocIzton Man Invents One Made of
Concrete, steel and Wood.

NOAENAStS75 s5lNSA dNH41A- y NIINIs
G. T. Osborne of Rockton, H., declares
that he has solved one of the greatest
problems confronting railway managers.
He has invented d substitute for wooden
ties. It is made OF concrete, steel and
wood The tie is wider at the bottom
than at the top, and steel rods or bars
are cast in the center. Directly under
the point where the rail passes over the
tie there are dovetailed openings of iron,
in which wooden blocks are placed. The
rails can be fastened to these blocks
by spikes or bolts. The wooden blocks
can easily be replaced when worn, and
the rest of the tie is practically hides
tructible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
LEvANT PEOPLE HAVE A KICK.
Think the Rock Island Should Estab-
Ifsb Station There.

Residents of Levant, Thomas coun-
ty, have filed a petition with the state
board of railroad commissioners pre-
senting grievances against the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific Railway
company. The petition states that a
large amount of freight is shipped to
and from that town every year, but
that the town has no station agent, no
freight or express offices, no stock
yards and no passenger service. all of
which they desire.
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Father ArcCourt Dead.

Kansas City, Kan. Nov. s.-The
Rev. J. c. McCouFt, a years old, pas
tor of the Catholic church at Law.
renee, died of Bright's disease last
night at St. Margaret's hospital in
this city. He had been pastor at Law
renee for two years and previously
did missionary work in Montana and
Colorado for two years. The body
will be sent to Denver.
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Lawrence. kan, Nov. 9-Albert Love
was found guilty by a jury in the dis
tTict court here after it had been out
all night, OF murder in the second de-
gree. He was charged with throwing
BerIe Barnes. a fellow circus employe,
of a train and killing him.
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Leavenworth. Kan. Nov. s.-Thes ap-
plication of Mrs. Nancy Wilson gen
orally known as Mrs. Staff eback for
release from the Kansas. penitentiary on
role board. Mrs. Wilson is serving
sentence of twenty-one years for nnur-
der and has been in the penitentiary
eight years. She is So years old and is
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Conrer Ont Forever.

Seattle, Wash. Nov. edwin H.
Conger, United States minister to
China during the Boxer trouble and
late American ambassador to Mexico
announced here that he had quit the
Diplomatic service forever. He has
been in the diplomatic service for If
teen years. and virtually all of thar
time was spent on foreign shores
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vs. 10O 60 Old.

Winfield. KAN, Nov. 9-MEs Sarah
Baker negro woman. 100 years old,
who bore the distinction of walking
from Kentucky to Kansas with a par
ty of negro emigrants in 1870, died here
Wednesday,
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Omaha, Neb., Nov. 9.-The trial of
Pat Grove has been set for Monday
December 4. He will be first tried on
the charge with intent to kill officer
TacIxson who ATTEMPTED to arrest a.
man on South Sixteenth street alleged
to have been Grove.
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Costly Halloween Fnn.

The bunch of smart boys who
thought it fun on Halloween night to
go about two tearing up wooden foot
bridges and crossings had their little
dance and will now pay the fiddler
The city's estimate of the damage done
has instructed City Marshal Norissette
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vas n .sChuna'' of Harry Tracy.

Ileavenworth. Kan, Nov. 9.-William
BROWN, alias Harris, alias Golden, sent to
the Kansas penitentiary from Wyandotte
county, Kansas, March 81 1898. has been
identffied as one of the three men who es-
caDed from the Utah state prison eight
years ago with Harry Tracy, the bandit,
who terrorized the northwest few years
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in feeble health; in fact, she is con-
fined to a bed most of the time and is
cared for by other women prisoners.
The parole board postponed considera-
ton of the case for an indefinite period