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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25

were licked by the flames, but good
work on the part of the owners and the
firemen prevented what seemed for a
time general confiagration as a stiff
wind was blowing farming eInbers ev-
eryWhere.
By IL o'clock every piece of fire ap-
paratus in Silver Bow county was at
the scene of the fire. The departments
from the Rarus, Goa, ParHott, Original,
Gaynon, Anaconda and other mines re-
sponded with alacrity and rendered
great SERVICE
The fire. battalions from the Centen-
nial brewery, from Waikerville, from
Williamsburg, the Butte reduction
works and other places, answered the
general alarm and lent material assist
ance to the regular service.
A. H. Whey, general manager of Sem
ator w. A. Clark's Butte properties.
volunteered the use CT the fire crews
from the Clark mines and the Butte Re
duction works as soon as he learned
of the extent of the fire. Mr.. Wethey
also called I'D the waterworks and Of
fered to-start the pumping plant at the
Butte Reduction works if it was found
necessary.
About noon telephone messages began
arriving from Anaconda, Helena, Dillon,
Missoula and other places, offering the
services of the fire departments OF the
various cities.
Anaconda was one of the first to Sol
unteer and her offer was accepted.
At 1908 three hose wagons and a
steamer, with full crews, accompanied
by the mayor and other city officials,
were placed aboard a special train for
this city.
Exactly 80 minutes were consumed in
making the % mile run to this city, and
within three minutes after the train
pulled into the depot several more
streams were playing on the big blaze.
The Smelter city firemen went to work
with a vim and spirit that encouraged
their tired brothers who had been bat
ting with the flames since early morn
ing.
Some of the losses follow:
Symon's store. Maule and York blocks,
owned by the New York Realty COM
pany; loss 5000. 900.
Library building, $4,000.
Baltimore block, $500.
Washington block, 5000.
Barrett block, owned by A. II. Bar
rett; total loss.
George Woodwork block, owned by
Rose & Pearson; total loss.
Walkover Shoe company, $4,000.
Clark block, $1,000 damage.
Goldberg block, damage $1,000.
Renshaw block, damage 81, 500.
ogden block, total loss.
Atlantic saloon, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
SANTA FE IMPROVEMENTS.
Work Soon to Begin ON New Store
house at Wellington.

Plans and specifications have been
completed for the improvements that
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in
tends to make to it's facilities at We'll
lington. Surveys are under way for
the purpose of determining the exact
location of the buildings it is proposed
to be erected, and the expectations
are that the actual work on these
buildings and other improvements
will be we'll under way by October 1.
The principal structure proposed
will be an immense sterehouse, with
dimensions of 50x1O0. feet. The front
Of this building will be devoted to the
master mechanics force, consisting of
a private office for that official and
working rooms for the clerks. Back
of the offices will be the main store
room, where everything from a bolt
to a broom will be kept.
Extending along the side of the
storehouse will be wide platform zoo
feet in length. 1t was intended at
first to build a separate storehouse for
oil but this plan has been dropped.
Under the new storehouse commo-
dious basement wifi be constructed of
cement, and in this the storage oil
tanks will be placed.
After this storehouse has been
built work will be- commenced in en-
larging the rollnd-house. Eight addi-
tional engine stalls will be put in.
Brick and steel will be the materials
used in the construction of the store
house and the addition to the round
house,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
BUTTE LOSES MILLION.
Fire Destroys a Large Amount OF
Business Property.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 25.-F'ire caus-
ing a loss estimated at about $1,000.-
600 Sunday consumed the entire BUSH
ness portion of Butte lying between
the Shodair block and Renshaw alley,
on the south side of West Park street.
and half destroyed the public library.
The fire call was turned in at $40.
At noon, the four-story Symons' store
was a mass of flames and the public
library and other places were burning
simultaneously. At 1 o'clock, Mayor
MacGinniss announced the fire under
control.
Had the blaze once crossed Main
street into the old buildings on the
north side of Park street, or had it not
been checked at the Renshaw block,
Butte would have had a $5,0o0,00O
fire.
When the. alarm went in at $40
o'clock First Assistant Chief J. T.
Shinnick and his men went to work.
At the first opening smoke, thick, vel
low and suffocating, belched forth,
making entrance impossible.
The cigar company occupied part
of the ground floor and basement of
the big Symons Dry Goods company's
building.
At once the men realized that to
keep the fire confined to the basement
and away from the elevator shaft was
the only hope of saving the block.
Three lines of hose, manned by
crews who stood the smoke with SUI
perhuman endurance, advanced into
the poisonous smoke and poured their
flood into the hole.
Unfortunately the basement of the
Synons company block, was drained,
and the basement being a double one,
with a sub-basenent beneath it, it was
impossible to food it.
The men could not reach the seat of
the flames. but several went through
the rear sidewalk windows and held the
hose as close as they could to the
origin of the smoke. Finally, with a
favorable change in the wind. which
kent the smoke back temporarily, the
firemen broke in three doors on the
ground floor and poured the water in
the direction of the elevator shaft which
roared like a mill race. A perfect
geyser of sparks and burning shingles
sped in torrents across the roofs of 9TH
er buildings, starting flames in the Rem
shaw hall and away to the Park build
ing.
From II o'clock until noon the Symons
company building burned free as a
bonfire and the department confined its
labers to saving adjacent property. The
Renshaw building seemed doom ed as
did the Lewis Kins and Clark buildings.
The Miner building, the Broadway.
Harvard. Argyle and other buildings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
QUEST FOR LONG LIVED TIES.
Southern Pacific Making Test of In
terest on Two Mile Stretch.

terest on Two Mile Stretch.
One of the details of railroading
which is ever attracting the attention
of railroad officials throughout the
country is that of cross ties and q
method of preserving them. The rap
idity with which ties are rotted after
being laid causes a continual demand
for a formula for the preservation of
them. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fee has had considerable success in
treating them with creosote and it has
character at Galveston, but all the
roads are not satisfied that this is the
best method.
The Southern Pacific, being one of
the many roads in quest of a means of
preserving ties, is now making a test,
a stretch of track, two miles in length
along the Galveston. Houston &
Northern near Seabrook having been
selected for this purpose. Five Diff
ferent kind of ties have been laid on
this stretch of track. Some of these
ties are treated by all the different
known methods, while some are I'M
treated, the idea being. to ascertain
the lasting. qualities of the different
ties.
In addition to the test of ties and tie
treating methods, trial is being made
along this same stretch of track of
new kind of spike which is now in
vogue in Europe and is known as a
treeual or screw spike. These spikes.
instead of being driven, are screwed
in by a powerful wrench.
These experiments are being watch
ed with interest not only by the Of
ficials of the Southern Pacific but also
by officials of many other large sys-
TENS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
LOW One WAY Rates.

Every day from September Is %
October 81. 1905, inclusive, the Union
Pacific will sell one way tickets as
follows:
$4,000 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$4,000 to Helena and Butte. Mont.
$3.50 to Spokane and Wenatchee,
Washington.
s22.50 to Huntington and Nampa.
Idaho.
$500 to Portland. Tacoma and
Seattle.
$500 to Vancouver and Victoria.
$4,000 to Ashland and Astoria, Ore
gon, via Portland.
$500 to San Francisco, Los An
geles and San Diego.
Correspondence low rates to many
other California, Oregon. Washington
Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
Through tourist cars run every day
on Union Pacific between Missouri
river and Pacific coast; double berth
$5.75. For full information call on
or address nearest Union Pacific agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
~Nfrs GIos EBrosv,z

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Women should remember that Lydia
e. Pinkham's- Vegetable Compound is
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female ills, and take no substitute.
Free Advice to Women.
Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn, Mass, invites
all sick women to write to her for advice.
Mrs. Pinlzham's vast experience with
female troubles enables her to tell
you just what is best for you, and
she will charge you nothing for her
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
SIS TO CALIFORNIA POINTS.
Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
Every Day for $25 via Santa Fe.

Cheap, isn't it? Passengers get just
as good service at this low rate as they
do when rates are higher
Fast trains, modern Pullman tourist
sleepers, free chair cars and comforta-
Bile day coaches. California trains leave
Topeka at 1:25 p. m. and 10 d. M
Liberal stopovers in California and all
many other points en- route.
You can buy a ticket to Salt River
Valley, and many other points in Ari-
iona for same price.
Santa Fe is line with block signals,
rock ballasted track, modern equipment,
Harvey meals and fast trains. The very
best people always use Santa Fe
Further particulars on request
T.. L. KING, c. P. & T. A,
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa F-e Rail-
way Co., Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
SOME CHOICE TABLE TALK.
Train Crews Have Fine Assortment of
Slang. for Food

According to Town Talk. San
Francisco publication, water front and
Barbara coast walters could enrich
their unique voca bularies to some ex-
tent if they visited several of the go
as-you-please hash shops where train
crews between trips make onslaughts
upon the chow-chow output. The
names they bestow upon the various
edibies that are "shoveled' into the
round house carry the true color of
their craft. The dining tables are the
freight dumps and the waiter girls
are yard engines Ham and eggs
are never heard by any other name
than ballast and butter is a "mani-
fest sum-" l. e.. perishable article.
Showing along the sugar is sanding
the right of way" dealing with tough
steak is losing your overtime" Com
muters" are the roustabouts who get
a twenty meal ticket per. The man
with the Katzenjammer look who is
satisfied with coffee alone for break
fast was in last nights wreck" Milk
is always on the pipe line from Mil
brae," and pie is an easy rum The
latest gem was sprung last week when
a switchman called to girl. bringing
in plate CT hot cakes: Hey, kick
that string of flats down this siding"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
lies Pur on TRAcK ZOE FUN.
Young Mexican Wanted to See How
Hard Engine Would Bump Them.

Hard Engine Would Bump Them.
Trinidad, Colo, Sept. s25.-For the pur-
pose of seeing Just how hard the en-
CINE would bump them is the ouly ex-
cuse offered by Jose Romero, q Next
can youth who was arrested last week
charge of placing a number of rail-
road ties on the tracks of the Colorado
and Southern. 1t is believed that a
disastrous wreck was averted by the
vigilance of the deputy Sheriff.
Romero is but Is years old, yet the
officers think he had full realization
of what he was doing, although it is not
believed he thought the ties might
wreck a train or cause any danger.
For some time the Colorado and
Southern has been annoyed by ties be-
ing placed on its track in the vicinity
of Barela station. 1t was thought at
first that a malicious intent was be-
hind the work, but its repetition
brought the conclusion that some ire
sponsible person was doing it for fun"
Sheriff Davis was notified and he de-
tailed Deputy Trujillo to do guard along
the track where the mischief was be-
ing done. On Friday last Deputy Tru-
jillo practically caught Romero in the
act. The young Mexican, who is sheep
herder, stacked a bundle of ties the
size OF a small house on the track.
He admitted the work after being
brought to the county jail. but had no
excuse other than that he wanted to
see the engine bump the ties. Inasmuch
as the train reels off about sixty miles
an hour in that locality the humping
would very likely have been of ser
ious nature. The pilot nine cases out
of ten. would go over the ties and per-
NIT them to get under the wheels. A
derailment could not be avoided, and
with the train churning the distance at
the rate it does in that section the de-
railment would have been attended
with serious consequences.
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SUGAR Rates stin in Air.

Chicago, Sept. 25.@The peace pro-
tocol which was signed in New York
ten days ago by the eastern and gulf
railroads and which was intended to
end the sugar rate war is threatened
with a compound fracture 1t got
through the Central Freight .associa
ton all right, but it now develops that
the st. Paul roads have declared that
they will not be a party to any such
agreement Maybe they will change
their minds when they have had a
talk with the Illinois Central at a
meeting which is to be held here to-
day, but at the present moment they
are in no mood to acquiesce.
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L. 8 A. Shows a Good Gain.

Satisfactory results attended the
operation of the Louisiana & Arkansas
railway during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1905. The gross earnings in
creased from 500, 900 to 1914, 900, the
gain amounting to 20 per cent. Ope-
rating expenses and taxes were only
per cent greater. while net income was
almost 40 per cent greater than in the
previous year.
The average length of road operated
was 1674S- miles as compared with
147.77 miles in 1904. An extension
of about 40 miles from Winfield to
Jena, La, was added to the operated
mileage during the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
AVOID ANTI-UGARETTE LAW.
Dealers Using Mails to Circumvent
Oklahoma Statute

Railway clerks on trains between
Kansas City and Oklahoma report a
sudden increase in peculiar kind of
mail. 1t started a few days ago in the
form of circulars and has now de-
veloped into packages.
Upon investigation it has been
found that the manufacturers of
cigarette paper have learned way to
get around the Oklahoma law that
forbids the giving away or selling of
cigarettes in the territory. They Sc
cure through the cigar dealers 4.in
Oklahoma the names of the cigarette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25

:1iends in the various Ioca4aties. mail to
them circulars giving prices, mail the
cigarette paper to them, express the
necessary tobacco ana the transaction
is complete.
This brings up the question of using
the mails to violate state or territory
anti-cigarette league of Oklahoma to
get a postal fraud order issued against
these dealers in cigarette material
and this will bring the issue up to the
courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
c. 8 N. w. Makes Bic Money.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-The annual re-
port of the Chicago & Northwestern
company for the fiscal year ending
June 80 shows gross earnings of $751;
1926, net earnings $17,O95, o53. The
increase in gross earnings, compared
with the preceding year, was $2,410,-
SAL. The increase in net earnings was
$988,438. The operating expenses and
taxes increased $1422,2O2
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Mail Crane Struck Him.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 25.-Oscar
Osterberg, a Frisco railway fireman.
was brought here on the Southeastern
Limited yesterday morning, suffering
with bruises about the head and
shoulders. He was firing on a south
bound freight engine, and while pass
ing Merriam station. few miles out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
Wealthy Engineer KILLED.

Charleston, ". Va. Sept. 25.-Jack
Pannell. the uncle of Joseph and
Thomas Beury, prominent coal ope-
rators, was killed Saturday in an ac-
cident on the Cabin creek branch of
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. A
fireman, Frank Sawyer, also lost his
life. Pannells home was at Thur
mond, w. Va. He was wealthy but
served as an engineer on the railroad
through love of the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25

of Kansas city, he stood on the steps
of his engine to take a train order
from the operator while his train was
moving. The mail crane in the sta
ton struck him and knocked him
nearly thirty feet from his engine.
Considering his fall, Osterberg's In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
ONE WAY CoLoN1sT RATES
To California, Oregon. Washington
Idaho, Montana and Utah.

Rock island System. $500 to Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington;
$4,000 to Utah and Idaho; $500 to
Montana points. Tickets on sale daily
Sept. list to Oct. 31st, 1905. For fur
Their information see Rock Island
agents. A. NJ. FULLER. C.sP. & T. A.
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$3.50 to Fort. Scott and Return Ac
count w. @. w

On September 2S the Missouri Pacific
will run special train from Topeka to
Fort Scott and return, leaving Topeka
at a. m and Fort Scott 10 D. M; rate
81. so for the round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
/ BUILDNG AssoCIATToN

A BUILDING ASSOCIATION
Is supposed by many to- be for the use of
limited few with fines. and strict rules
as to deposits and Withdrawals. Consider
ing the rate of interest paid the rules are
as liberal as any other savings institution.
with the very best of investments for your
security. Call or send for literature.
The Capitol Building and Loan
Association, 534 Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25

ASK Mrs Pnkham AdCe-A Woman Best Understands W0ma1s W
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-26
PERSONALS.

Col y. A. Mclean. of Lumberton
was in the city yesterday on lega
business.
Col. ]. d. Glenn went to Greens
boro yesterday to spend Sunday with
his family.
Major X. A. Guthrie returned tc
Durham yesterday after spending {
few hours in the city.
Mr.. George 4. Grimsiey. OF Greens
boro. returned home yesterday after
spending few days in the city.
Senator Charles Webb, of Ashe-
Vile went home yesterday TO spend
Sunday.
Or. Charles d. NcIver returned to
Greensboro yesterday after spending
several DAYS in the city.
Mr.. f. Mem. Sawyer. OF Charlotte
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Hon. Locke Craig returned to Ashe-
vile yesterday after spending several
days in the city.
Hon. C. r. Watson, of Winston, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. 3. Q. Savage. of Cary. was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Y. w. Yates went to Durham
yesterday to spend Sunday.
DR.. J. c. Kilgo. president Of Trinity
College. was in the city yesterday en-
route to Rockingham, where he
breaches today.
Judge Charles II. Coos was in the
CITY yesterday Oh business.
Mr.. e. G. Moss. Mr.. Fl. L.. Swim
dell and Mr.. Frank c.. Kugler. OF
Washington, We're here yesterday Oh
business.
Mr.. George II. BidwclI of Franklin,
was in Raleigh yesterday on business.
Mr. George .. Boyd, of Charlotte,
was here yesterday on business.
Mr.. w. "a. hurry. of Mebane, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. w J. Adams. Of Carthage. was
here YESTERDAY ON business.
Mr.. Hugh McRae. of Washington,
y. c.. was in the city yesterday on
business.
Mr.. George H. smathe1s. o.
Waynesville, was tn Raleigh yester-
cav on business.
SIR. VIM. II. Chawney and Mr. c..
+. Bland, of Washington. n. c., we're
here yesterday on business.
Mr.. r. @. Gregory. of Granville. is
in the city opposing the incorporation
of StovaH. Mr.. Gregory is one of the
Oldest subscribers to The News and
Observer. having taken it and its pre.
decessors continuously since the time
OF the late VIM. e. Pell
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-26
TIE ANn.RICAN PURE TOOD COM

pany. ST. Louis. Mo-. want num-
Der OF speciality statesmen on COM
mission 10 Introduce our Cascade
Baking Powder in the South ana
southeast Our Introductory method
is absolutely new. with q Trade
Attraction feature miles ahead OF
anything ever created. making it
irresistible to live merchants. EH-
elusive control to one merchant in
every town. Our statesmen are
res "inr harvest Can assign YOU
virgin territory We have statesmen
whose commissions amount 10
$4,000 neT week They are NOS
Hotel chair warmers" but hustlers.
Mono but Tive wires" who will
work our proposition exclusively
and can produce results need apply.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

lers to tack signs. distribute circu~
lars, samples. etc; no canvasSinG
good pay. Sun Advertising Bureau,
Chicago.
At. Sundays.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-26

Saturday was q dull day in the
Mayors Court. here were no boozers
or negro scrappers in the court yec-
terday.
AT the offertory at Christ church
this morning Mrs. Walter H. Grimes
will sing a selection from Gaufs Ora
torio of the Holy City
Died suddenly in Baltimore. Feb
ruary 25th. Mr.. William Sidney VIM
der. Mr. Winder was a brother of
the late Major John c. Winder, and
an uncle of Mrs. Ludlow Skinner, of
this city. Mrs. Skinner left on the
night train for Baltimore.
James j. Jeffries. the worlds IA
nous champion prize fightr. in talk
ing last night to a few newspaper
men. said that he was in the prize
lighting business for the money that
is in if. He talked very Interesting
~ of his career and is q very clever
talker.
MIR. Walter Parker. of New York
city, died yesterday morning in that
city He was brother-in-law of Repre-
sentative Ballard. of Franklin county,
and brother of Miss \. G. Parker, who
is connected with the State school for
the blind of this city. and Mrs. Parker.
of Warrenton. The funeral will take
place from the homo of his sister in
Warrenton, Monday at ten o'clock.
Mr.. Dart NJ. Wallace. who is the
stage manager of the James j..
Jeffries Theatrical Company. told a
reporter yesterday that he began his
stage career in Raleigh. in 1872. He
came here from New York city with
the Rose and Harry Watkins Com
pany In that year. and appeared for
the first time before q Raleigh au-
dience. He said that it had been
Just thirty-fvur Years since. his last
trip TO the city, and that Raleigh had
made wonderful improvements since
that time.