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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
RAILROAD NEWS.
Prosperity Reflected by Trans
portatiOn Activity.
Wonderful Increase in the Ship
ments of Merchandise.
ENORMOUS EARNINGS.
Hardly Enough Rolling Stock to
Meet Situation.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

There is nothing in the world of af-
fairs that is demonstrating more ac-
curately the general prosperity of the
country and the vast volumes of buss-
ness that is being transacted through
the length and breadth of the land
than the increased railway traffic. All
the railroads operating eastward from
Chicago and st. Louis report a record
breaking increase in the amount of
freight being turned over to them by
the western roads having their ter
minals in those cities, while the freight
being handled by them for the western
parts of the country is enormous.
Westbound merchandise at these
points is moving in volumes fully IS to
Is per cent larger than a year ago on
the leading lines and from 10 to Il per
cent larger on the smaller road. Soft
coal, iron and steel shipments are
showing a steady increase and traffic
officials declare that they will have all
their rolling stock in use for months
to come.
Official reports of the gross earnings
of the railroads since June 80, the
close of the fiscal year, are so f1atter-
ing that they would appear incredible
were it not known that they are abso-
a remarkable increase over the CORE
spending period of last year and the
western and southern roads are doing
relatively as large a business as the
eastern and northern roads.
Executive officers of the western and
southern roads are making predictions
that their lines will be compelled to re-
fuse freight tenders in the late autumn
and during the winter. Traffic on sew
eraI of these lines is now taking the
full capacity, and the movement has
only begun. New locomotives and
freight cars have been ordered, but
even with this additional equipment
there will be a strain.
The terminal properties in ST. Louis
at present are hauling more freight
cars in transfer than at this time a
year ago, the daily average being 1000
cars more than last year. Between
1900 and 5000 freight cars are now
transferred daily by the terminal prop
critics. The transfers from one road to
another of cars which are not received
by the terminal properties are esti-
mated to be more than 1000 day.
No estimates are made upon the re-
ceipt or delivery of cars direct from
the roads to industrial concerns. or
vice versa.
Attention is being called by the rail-
way officials to the big way station
business the roads are doing. This in
dicates an unwonted business activity
in the smaller towns.
1.-The large western railroads" said
a prominent railway official in discuss
ing these affairs, ARE getting more
peditiously. With the splendid outlook
for corn it is not an extravagant pre-
diction to say that the greatest year in
history for railroad earnings is ahead.
The increase in equipment made dur
ing the past year has been swallowed
up by the immense volume of tonnage
and all the roads are running short of
cars"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
CONVICT RAISES COTTON.
George Murphy Has a Hobby by
Which He Kills Time.

Leavenworth, Aug. S1.-The Times
says:
The cotton plant which has been on
exhibition in the Times office window
was raised at the state prison. So
much has been said of Kansas crops
that this one is worthy of mention.
The plant, which is a very thrifty
one, bearing both blossoms and bolls
in several stages of development, was
raised by George Murphy, an inmate
of the prison. Every year the old con-
Wet raises twenty or thirty stalks of
the cotton, more as an experiment and
something to occupy his mind than for
anything else. A part of the cotton
always natures and Murphy is very
proud of his crop which he has planted
in a sunny corner of the grounds. One
stalk which is growing there now
holds fifty bolls, many of them adj
vanced in growth.
George Murphys case is one of
those where an innocent man may be
convicted by a strong chain of circum-
stances. About four years ago an old
veteran OF the Soldiers home was
found robbed and murdered in what
was then known as the Klondike.
Some time afterWard his watch was
found in the possession of a man who
proved that he bought it from Murphy,
who was also an inmate of the home.
Murphy claimed that he had found the
watch which he had sold to the man,
but the chain of evidence was so strong
against him that he was sentenced to
the state prison. Many people believe
in his innocence, which, however, has
never been strongly enough established
to obtain his release. Though a man
we'll up in years he is tall and erect
and walks with firm step. He is
trusty and has charge of the big west
gate of the prison.
1t is characteristic of all the prison.
ers that they always find something to
occupy their minds. 1t helps the time
to pass, which drags slowly enough for
them under any circumstances. So
while the other men are carving and
painting and making curiosities in
their spare time the old soldier is busy
with his cotton crop which attracts a
good deal of attention from those who
know of if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
RAILROAD NOTES.

Frank Z. Dolan, general superintend-
ent of the Rock Island for the south
west district, left yesterday for trip
over ibe Kansas division.
The freight traffic officials of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad are
holding their annual convention this
week at Nashville, Tenn.
1t is reported that within three
months the Chicago Great Western
Railroad company will begin the con-
struction of a line from Carroll Iowa
to Sioux City.
A charter has been issued in Oklaho-
ma to the Tulsa, Turnersville and Tex
as railroad, with a capital stock of 3d.
100000, to build a line $50 miles in length
from the northeastern corner of Indian
Territory in a Southwesterly direction
through Muscogee and Tulsa to Shaw
nee, Ok.
A. D. Thurston, the founder of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, will
be retired by the order on September
I, with a handsome life annuity and a
gift of a beautiful residence, valued at
81, 900 at Glendale Park, Kirkwood, Mo.
George Butterfly formerly of Topeka,
and who was appointed recently as city
ticket agent of the Santa Fee at st.
Joseph, was given a, banquet Tuesday
night by the railroad men of St.
Joseph.
Charles Northway, of ottawa, a fire.
man in the employ of the Santa Fe
and who has been i'll for a month, was
brought to the Santa F'e hospital here
yesterday. A major operation for hernia
viii be performed on him.
Grant Shumate, of Arkansas City,
was brought to the Santa Fe hospital
here yesterday, suffering from serious
injuries to his spine. He is employed
at the Santa Fe round house at Arkan-
sas City and was crushed by falling
under the tender of an engine that had
been taking water
The meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Transcontinental Passenger
Association, which was called for to-
day in Chicago, has been postponed I'M
til next week. The topic to be discussed
will be reduced rates to those employed
in the United States reclamation ser
vice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
PARSONS RAISES THE MONEY.
VIII Devote $4,000 for Shop Site for
the ''Katy"

Parsons, Kas., Aug. 31.-At a spe-
ciaI election held here yesterday to
vote on the proposition of voting $780,
900 of city bonds for the purpose of
purchasing site within the city lin
it's for the erection of shops by the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
company, the proposition was carried
by majority of nine hundred and
seventy-nine votes.
Not ward in the city gave a ma
jority against the bonds. The railway
company donates S65, 600 towards the
purchase of the site, which consists of
80 acres, situated in the heart of the
city and upon which are located about
80 residences. According to the con-
tract with the railroad company the
city must furnish this land free and
clear of all Improvements and liens
and membranes and must give pos
session by December l. The shops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
ROCK ISLAND MEN MOVE.
Superintendent SmalIey's Office Force
Went to Harrington Today.

There was quite an exodus of Rock
Island employees from Topeka today
because of the transfer of the offices of
the superintendent of the Kansas di-
vision of the road from Topeka to
Harrington.
J. M. Smalley is now superintendent
of the Kansas division and he has an
office force of sixteen clerks The or
der transferring the Office to Harrington
was promulgated by the Rock Island
officials some weeks ago. No particular
reason for the change has been given
except that it was for the good of the
service. Mr.. Smalley has only been in
charge of the division for short time,
but during his brief stay in Topeka he
has made many friends. None of the
clerks in the office have given up their
positions rather than go to Herington,
but a good many of them are sorry to
leave Topeka. Some of them have
been born and brought up here and
these are very reluctant to go. 1t is
understood that the accommodations
for the office at Harrington are not of
the best and that the rooms to be
placed at the disposal of the office
force are hardly large enough to ac-
commodate them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
THREE NEW TEACHERS.
Faculty Selected for the Pittsburg
Normal School.

Pittsburg. Kan, Aug. 31.-The board of
regents of the state manual tSaining nor
NAL school completed the selection of the
faculty which win have charge of the
three new members in the faculty.
Prof. Lyle Brewer, B. s., of Urbana. Ill,
has been engaged to have charge of the
ing, to succeed DR.. Lanfest, who goes to
Brooklyn, N. Y, to take charge of the
manual training work in the Brooklyn
high schools. Prof. Anon Plowman, B.
s., A M, Phi. D., of Greenville, o., will
take charge of the natural science depart
ment, to succeed Prof. J. 6. Hall, who
goes back to Harvard university to his
old position there of assistant instructor
in chemistry. Miss Elizabeth Hall, A. B..
A. M, of Downs, Ill, takes charge of the
English and history departments. She
succeeds Miss Mon gOmery, who returns
to her home in Columbia, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
At the Great Bend Fair.

Great Bend, Kan, Aug. 31-A crowd
of about 500 people attended the second
days meeting of the Barton county fair.
Prince T. Wonder won the 2:35 pace.
taking three straight heats. Best time.
2:17Sz. The running race, three-quarter
mile dash, was won by Emshee in 1:1914.
Bizzy Ivy won the 3-year-old trot;
time, 2:2315. 1t took five heats to de-
eide the 2:1S trot which was won by
Trilby Cox in 2:181z. Gayfield was dis
tanced in the second heat after win
ming the first heat. In the five mile
branded cowpony relay race there were
three entries, J. B. Pratt of Syracuse,
Kan; Bob Dowdy of Dodge City. and
Jess Dean of Richfeld, Ind. Pratt, who
holds the world record. won the race;
time 1922
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
TO MAKE ROADS PAY.
A. j. Mohler Says Motor Cars Will Be
Used Extensively.

Discussing the future building and use
of electric motor cars on the steam rail-
road lines controlled by E. H. Harri-
man, Mr.. A. L. Mohler, vice president
and general manager of the Union Pa
cific has made this statement:
''Mr. Hartman is fully convinced as
to the necessity and future use of the
motor cars, and it is simply a question
of how fast we can perfect them. We
don't expect to make the first few alb
solutely perfect, but the imperfections
will be overcome rapidly. car already
constructed has run over 5000 miles and
has demonstrated its capacity in that
direction There are over 200 branch
lines on southern roads over which
trains are run simply because the tracks
are there and not because there is any
profit derived therefrom. With the mo-
tor car the cost of service will be SO
cheapened that these lines can be run
with profit"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Beyond Mortal Woman.

In summing up her Experiences OF
a Nursery Governess," in the August
number of Everybody's, Miss Martha
S. BenSley says:
sery governess ere uncertain; she fills
an underlined place in the domestic
economy, and neither she nor her en-
ployers know just where she should be
placed. From the twelve-year-old
nurse girl to the college trained gov
was never possible for me to tell what
link in it the nursery governess would
be expected to form. I might find
myself at either end or somewhere in
between. Sometimes 1 ate with the
family sometimes in the kitchen;
sometimes I was Miss Clark some
| times Anna; sometimes 1 was paid
fifty dollars a month, sometimes four
dollars a week; sometimes I slept
with the youngest child, sometimes in
the attic; sometimes I went to the
theater with the children in my best
hat, sometimes I wore chambermaid' s
uniform and went in and out the back
door; sometimes the chambermaid
cared for my room, sometimes / did
the chamber work in the house; some
times 1 washed for the baby and my
self, sometimes my things were sent
to the laundry with the family's; some
times I taught the children algebra
and French, sometimes the alphabet
and the folding of colored papers. In
spite of these different duties. my va
rious employers had always made
about the same requirements when
| they engaged me, and If was irnpos-
sible to tell beforehand what my labors
would be. Mine was a form of un-
specialized labor, of primitive in
dustry, and for that reason unsatis-
factory both to employer and en-
ployed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
There Was a Chance.

''I think Mr.. White.'' he said to his
old friend, Il think I have observed a
great change in you in the last two
weeks"
Yes, I admit it,
You no longer seem to trust human
ity as you used to-
Mo-
''You seem suspicious of the honesty
of your best friends
'FWel, perhaps"
Something must have happened
some one must have destroyed your
faith in human nature by some great
wrong?I
Eyes, something did happen. lugged
a watermelon home from the grocery
and kept it on ice for three days to find
it green as grassP'-M. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Rushing the Natural Gas.

ural gas was turned on as a substitute
for manufac tured gas in two more dis
tricts here Wednesday and today the
Wyandotte Gas company is supplying
natural gas to about 1000 families.
The districts which were given nat
ural gas today are the First and Fourth
wards and part of the Second ward.
The portion of the city yet to be sup
piled lies north of Minnesota avenue
and includes all of the Third ward and
about two-thirds of the Second ward.
In all it is about one-third of the city.
Natural gas will be supplied there by
September 10. The domestic con-
sumers pay 25 cents a thousand for the
gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Conventions of Railway Men.

Following are some of the dates of the
conventions of railroad men which will
be held in the near future:
September 12.-Master Car and Loco
motive Painters Association, at Cleve-
land. o.
September u Roadmasters and
Maintenance of Way Association, Nj
agara Falls, N. Y.
September 12-Traveling Engineers
Association, at Detroit, Mich.
October 17-American Association of
General Passenger and Ticket Agents at
City of Mexico, Mexico.
October 17-Association of Railway
Super:ntendents of Bridges and Build
ings. at Pittsburg, Pa.
November 13-Association of Mainten-
ance OF Way Master Painters. at Gin
cinrati, o.
December 5-American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers. at New York city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
WANT oUANTRELn RAIDERS.
Lawrence Citizens Weary of Their An
nual elbow Outs"

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 31.-There is
a movement here growing out of the
annual Quantrel1 raid survivors in In
dependence, Mo-, and their inf1am-
matory utterances to have the men
who were indicted for the raid brought
here for trial.
November 1S, 1863, the grand jury
returned twenty-three indictments
against the raiders for murder in the
first degree. Under the law these in
dictments do not outlaw and now
many citizens of Lawrence want them
revived. They want to put the Ques-
ton up to Governor Folk whether or
not he will send the men back for
trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Chickens Home to Boost

W. o. Dillman, the man who started
the first laundry in Downs, is now
running a washing machine in Phil
hpspurg. This is the same DilIman
who, some years ago when Populism
was at a fever heat in Kansas, played
an awful trick on some of the faith
ful who had gathered at Mankato to
hold a great rally. Several of the
prominent speakers had Assem- bIed on
the sidewalk in front of the hotel and
were discussing the 16 to / problem
Dillman mounted the veranda of the
hotel with tub. He filled it with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
OBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS.
Railroads Don't Like the Work of the
Arkansas Board

At special meeting of the state board
of railway assessment of Arkansas, held
recently the protests of the Kansas
City Southern, Frisco, and Iron Noun
tain railroad companies against the ad-
vance in assessments of the roads over
the compromise basis for the assess
ments of 1902, 1903 and 1904, were pre-
scented. A motion to reduce the assess
ments of the Iron Mountain, Cotton
Belt and Kansas City Southern to the
compromise basis was lost. The as
sessment of the st. Louis and North
Arkansas was reduced from $1,000 to
$500 per mile: the Warren and Qua
Prescott and Northwestern from $4,000
to $4,000. The private car lines will be
assessed on September 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
death oil HENRY RundIe.

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. 31.-Henry
Rumble, one of the county commission
ers of Clay county, died here after an
illness of two years. He was one of
the Oldest settlers in the county. He
came directly to this county from Eng
land in 1870 and has lived here con-
tinuously ever since. He was one of
the most highly respected farmers in
the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Their Bank Deposits GROW.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 31.-A COM
parison of the statements of the banks
of this city, published with the figures
of seven years ago, just after the de-
preston of 1896, shows a very large
growth. In 1897 the capital stock of
the four banks aggregated $4,000.
There are now nine banks with a total
capital stock of $3.50, 900. In 1897 the
total deposits, in round numbers,
amounted to about $639,000. The
amount of money now on deposit at
the various banks is $3,629,439.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Much Powder for BLASTING.

have been awarded to the Excelsior
Powder company, an Independent firm
of Kansas City, for the powder and
dynamite to be used in blasting along
the Missouri Pacific branch from this
city to Crane. The Kansas City COM
pany agrees to furnish twenty-five
| thousand kegs of black powder and
ten car loads of blasting powder and
dynamite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
IS YOUR COAT DUsrY7
You Probably Have the White Scab of
DandITff on 1t.

II your coat or shoulders have A white
gust upon it the chances are that if is
from dandruff. The only way to perna-
cause, which is a germ. Newbra's Herni-
cide kius the germ. Every toilet table
should have such hair dressing that CON
talns also the destroyer of the dand,.nff
ana hair falling germ. 1t stops ali irri-
tation, keeps the scalp sweet, pure and
Wnoiesome- Remember that something
Claimed to be Just as good will not do
the work of genuine Herpicide
Sold by leading druggists Send 1oc in
Stamps for sample to The HerDicide Co :
Detroit, Mich. J. P. Rowley. 500 Kansas
ave. special agent; successor to RowIey &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31

The OficiaI Route to Denver via
Santa Ee.

This train, composed of Pullman STAN
dard and tourist sleepers and free chair
cars, will leave Topeka via Santa Fe at
11:55 a. m. Sunday, September g.
30 to September 4. Limit September Il
with privilege extension to October I.
StopoVers at any point in Colorado on
going trip and between Denver and
Pueblo returning. For literature, reser-
vations. ETC., apply to It. L. King, C. P.
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31

Rock Island road at this point was
tied up for the most of the day. The
track was cleared last night. The
wreck happened at the Union Pacific
and Rock Island crossing. A Rock Is
land engine and one car and car on
the Union Pacific track were badly
damaged The engineer was injured
slightly in jumping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31

There is no more beautiful summer
resort region IN the world. Magnificent
front streams, unexcelled deepwatar
fishing, good hotels and boarding houses.
magnificent climate, virgin woods OF
spruce and pine and freedom from Hay
Fever. Best reached via the Chicago 4,
Northwestern R'y and steamer lines via
Duluth, Superior. Hancock, Houghton.
Marquette, Munising and SAUL ste
Marie Send &c stamp for special sum-
mer folder. w. B. Kniskern, p I. M
Us Jackson Boulevard. ChScaen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31

water and just when the argument
was waxing warm he upset the works.
Although Dillman tried to make his
get way, he was soon captured by the
frantic Populists and taken to a near
by hydrant. He was held frlaly while
the water cure" was administered.
Diilman will never again come nearer
being drowned than he was on that
memorable day-I1oWnS News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
She Was Waiting.

Madame" said the milkman, ct have
presented this bill three different times"
"Yes?"
And let me ask, madam, if you are
ready to pay it now?"
rs it for milk?''
Certainly
mo bill for the water in it?"
''Of course not"
"WeIl, I've been waiting for the two
bills to come into together. Whenever
they are made out will pay them No
use making two bites at one cherry
M Quad.
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Main Thorougnfnra

land, Oregon, June to October is. 1908.
via Union Pacific. This historical route
traversing the heart of the great North
west with its boundless resources. gives
YOU 200 miles along the matchless Co
Iumbia river and trip to Portland and
the Northwest without change and a
chance to visit Yellowstone Park. June
1 to September 19, by side trip from
FracafeIlo or Ogden through Monfda
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nursery governesses, for it would havs
to include nurses, teachers, cooks,
dressmakers, chambermaids, COM
panions, secretaries, coachmen, and
dog tenders. The nurse is expected
to fill the place of the school teacher,
the nurse maid, and the mother COM
bined. Could any one mortal woman
do this?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Rosedale Is Growing.

Rosedale, Kan, Aug. 31.-Rosedale
wants to extend the waterworks system
of the city and to build a new city hall.
An election to vote bonds for this pur-
pose will be held today. The election
will be for a bond issue of $4,000;
$4,000 to improve and extend the city
water mains, and $4,000 to build a
new city hall. The rapidly increasing
population of Rosedale, it is said, has
made these improvements almost a
necessity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
Fnund a Cahbage Snake.

Amos Rash brought a dead cabbage
snake up town yesterday. His mother
gathered some cabbage Saturday and af-
ter stripping the leaves off the outside of
one head she discovered that the inside
portion was Shiny and wilted- She cut in
it and found a snake no larger than a
thread and about eight inches long. The
newspapers report deaths from eating
cabbage that has been infected by the
snake It is said that such cabbage is
deadly poison.-Augusta Gazette.