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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-01

Few cities IN Name snip us Inucn
antique furniture as does Bath and
there are ii number of men who
ing it, having it repaired and finding
customers from other states who
wish to purchase these beautiful
pieces of furniture of the old times.
A reporter called at the shop of one
of our local cabinet makers the other
day and found him rushed with this
kind of work. He said he never saw
such Il demand for these pieces as
there is this spring and that he Was
rushed to keep up with orders.
There was a report that the water
pressure Of the Augusta water works
was inadequate for fire purposes. but
that was doubtless Il mistake. for there
are very few works that have the
head" that the Augusta ones have
Gardiner RcporterJOurnal.
Not only is the pressure of the Au-
gusta water system exceptionally good,
but the city also has a fire department
of higher degree of efficiency than
most small cities can boast of.
The Morse High school. Bath. will
graduate a class of SO in June, by far
the largest in it's history. There are
RI young ladies and q boys.
BrOOkSville has two stage drivers
who haven't missed trip this winter.
One is Jesse 3. Gray, from Cape Roster
to Castine about IL miles. One-half of
which is across an open river: he has
not missed trip in the nearly four
years he has been carrying the mail.
The other is Nell Green. from South
Brooksville to Bluehill. % miles.
Bar Harbor Record: Everyone Is
watching Bar Harbor and wondering
how We are to meet the present season
without the open saloon. From the
country about here people ask eager
ly, will there be no liquor sold in Bar
Harbor this summer" 1t staggers
them to think of dry town. Just
how it will act on the summer business
is question with some. and there are
those who say it will hurt trade more
than one realizes. There are others
who believe differently. The money
formerly spent for liquor and slot ma
chimes. and in such ways will be spent
in legitimate channels. The grocers
| and provision dealers. the clothing and
| dry goods dealers. will get larger
share. Men will have more money to
pay bills with and storekeepers Will not
| have to carry SO many. Another adj
| vantage is that probably the ships will
| be allowed to come here If there is no
liquor sold. and everyone knows how
much of a benefit their coming is to
, the place. Every store keeper in town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
ORIENTAL TRADE TO BOOM.
Railway Officers Look for a Big Rush
OF Business to East.

Chicago, Sept. 7.-Of1cers of the big
railway systems operating between Chi
cago and the Pacific coast, are enthusi-
actic over prospects for increased trade
between this country and the Orient.
The fact the war was settled through
the interposition of American authori-
ties they say, will create friendly feel
ing toward this country in the far
east
Speaking Of the prospects, &c
Stubs. traffic director of the Southern
and Union Pacific and Oregon short
lines. said today:
I'VE look for boom in trade between
this country and the Orient. Japan ana
China have awakened as never before
and will need a great quantity of sup
plies. The fact that the United States
figured so prominently in the peace ne
gotiations has stirred up interest in this
country with the japanese and other
Oriental countries. If our manufacture
ers and merchants take advantage of
the friendly relations and get represent
tatives over there quickly big inter
change of business with this country
must result. With peace and a friendly
feeling in the Orient and American
ownership of the Hawaiian and Philip
pine islands the United States ought to
become a power in the east and we ex-
pect a boom in traffic for our roads be-
tween the Mississippi valley and Pacific
coast ports"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07

and eighty-five pound rails have been
used in the past.
]. NJ Greene, heretofore unassigned
travelling auditor for the Santa Fe with
pointed travelling auditor on the Okla
homa division in place of H. w. Meyers.
who goes to the eastern division. z. E.
Dillon of Colorado Springs takes Mr..
Greene's place at Topeka
Anton s. Berthouex, a native Of
France, who has been fireman and
engineer for the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway for twenty-five years,
died yesterday in the company's hos
pital at Sedalia. In coupling an air
forehead. Blood poisoning set in, caus-
ing death. Berthouex was f1fty-siE
years old.
Joseph Ramsey, Jr., president of the
Wabash railroad, has returned from
abroad and is in New York City. He
says that he will sever his connection
with the Wabash on October 1 and I'M
til that time be president of the road
in name if not in fact. George J. Gould
has been acting president of the road
during Mr.. RamSey's absence and will
be elected his successor
Judge Moses Hallett in the United
States district court at Denver, has
denied the application of the United
States government for an injunction to
restrain the Denver, Northwestern and
racine EdlifOetQ lIOLI1 lAAOO6A
Gore Canon. Government engineers
had proposed to build a. reservoir in
the canon for the storage of irrigation
waters.
Through train service is to be estab-
Iished between Chicago ard Mobile and
then by fast steamer to Havana, Cuba.
The route will be over the Alton to ST.
Louis and then to Mobile by the Mobile
and Ohio. From that point the Munson
Steamship company will establish fast
line of steamers to Havana. The time
from Chicago to Havana is to be fifty
eight hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Denies It Is in Refrig-
GRAFTON Business.
All This Traffic Is Handled by
Separate Company.
REBATES NOT GIVEN.
Other Roads Claim Innocence of
Armour Line Charges.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Washington, D. c., Sept Papers
making an answer to the complaints
lodged before the interstate commerce
commission of unjust charges for the
refrigeration of fruit in transit and of
granting rebates to shippers of fruit
on the part of many railroads, were
received from the attorneys of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe at the
offices of the commission late yester-
day afternoon.
Among other things, this answer de-
clares emphatically that neither the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe or its
agents undertakes the business of the
refrigeration of deciduous fruits or
vegetables. 1t is set forth that all this
sort of traffic over the lines of the
Santa Fe is controlled by the Santa Fe
Refrigerator Dispatch company, and
that this company has not acted for
the railway in the application or coll
lection of refrigeration charges.
The road denies with emphasis that
by the way of rebates or other devices
1T has collected a lower rate or charge
from some shippers than from 9TH
erS for the refrigeration of fruits or
vegetables in transit. The company
states that refrigeration charges are
not published by it for the reason that
it does not engage in the business of
Refrigeration, and that it does not make
or collect any charges therefor.
Answers were also received by the
commission from the Southern, the
Atlantic Coast Line. the Central of
Georgia, and the Pennsylvania. All
of these roads disclaim that they are
in any way responsible for the
charges made by the Armour and
other refrigerating concerns that OPP
crate cars on their roads.
A request from the Armour Car
Line company was granted extending
until September 10 the time in which
the company can file it's answer to the
inquiry that is being carried on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
WORKING ON GRAIN RATES.
Reductions by Great Northern Makes
Other Roads Hustle.

Owing to the sweeping reductions in
grain rates which were recently an
nounced by the Great Northern and
which was participated in by the North
ern Pacific numerous consultations are
being held among the traffic officials of
the affected roads.
A meeting was held at st. Paul on
Saturday to check up the rates in Min
nesota and the Dakotas. to determine
what reductions must be made. The
lines affected are: Chicago & North
western; Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific; Minneapolis, ST. Paul & Sault ste.
Marie; Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the Illinois Central. These roads
were notified by the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific that the grain
rates named by the Canadian Pacific
and the Canada Northern lines from
Manitoba to Port Arthur caused many
prospective settlers to pass by Great
Northern and Northern Pacific settle
ment lands and to settle in Manitoba,
and that it was deemed essential that
rates should be reduced to an extent
necessary to meet Canadian COMPETE
ton. An attempt has been made by
the roads thus notified to induce the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific to
limit their reductions to territory inn
mediately affected by Canadian compe-
tition. in order to protect Minnesota
and Dakota rates as much as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
PISTOLS WE'RE USED.
Two Kansas City, Kan, Men and De-
tectives Have Fight.

Kansas City. Kan, Sept. 7.-Detec-
tives Robert Bowling and Michael
Barry of the local police force, and
Major" and Robert Cole. brothers,
had an exciting shooting ARRAY
Wednesday on Orville avenue near
Sixth street: More than a dozen shots
were fired. major" Cole, who escaped
from the officers by jumping in a
buggy and riding away, was shot in
the right hand. Robert Cole was shot
twice in the right arm and was taken
by the officers to Bethany hospital.
Neither of the officers was hurt
The Coles live at 532 Orville avenue
and the officers went there to arrest
'Major" Cole, as answering the de-
scription Of man who is wanted in
Cincinnati and other cities for rob-
berry. They arrested Major Cole and
were taking him out of the yard when
the brother, Robert Cole, interfered.
A fight followed in which revolvers
were quickly used.
Before the shooting ended Major
Cole ran to Sixth street. firing wildly
at the pursuing officers. Cole jumped
into a buggy standing in front, of a
store and drove the horse on run to-
wards the Kaw river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
EARNINGS ARE ENORMOUS.
Six Railroads Passed the $4,000, 900
Mark in 1904

Concerning the earnings of some of
the big railroads in the country the
Railway Age says in its current issue:
Fifty million dollars is an enor-
nous sum for a railway to earn in IL
months, but at least six companies ex-
ceeded that amount in 1904. The
Pennsylvania system alone, including
operated. earned the vast total of
$238, 242, 600. But next to that the list
of railway companies which exceeded
$50, 100000 in the year is as follows,
with their earnings: First, Pennsyl-
vania railroad (3,74S miles), $118,145,-
900; second, Southern Pacific company,
$92, 1888. 900; third, New York Central
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, $685.,
Ill, 900; fifth, Baltimore and Ohio,
$65, 100000; sixth, Chicago and North
western (1904-05), $55,745,000; sew
enth, Union Pacific, $55,279,000. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
which in 1904 earned $48,330, 900 came
within about 5000, 900 of the $4,000
900 mark in the year ended on June
80. 1905. The increase made by the
full, even after taking increased mile
age into account. Thus. the Pennsyl-
vania railroad gained in round num-
bers $32. 100000, Southern Pacific
S32, 100000, New York Central $18,-
900, 900, Santa Fe $1S,200,000, Balti-
more and Ohio nearly $20.O00,O0O,
Northwestern $13,200,0 900, Union Pa
cific nearly s13, 100000. The seven
companies, representing 4S,7OO miles,
mileage in the country, together
earned in the year 100000,
against 1885, 100000 in 1900, an in
crease of $147, 400,0 900, or 38 per cent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
REGA1NING HIS HEALTH.
Walking From New York to Frisco Is
Doing the Work.

Concordia was visited by an odd
character Saturday, and yet when the
object of his trip across the country is
considered, is not such an odd charac-
ter after all. The man, whose name is
Van r. Wilcox, is walking from New
York to San Francisco. with but one
purpose in view, namely. to benefit his
health. He left New York in April.
almost a skeleton, having suffered
from stomach trouble and rheumatism.
He has regained all his lost flesh, his
muscles are as hard as the muscles OF
a prize fighter and he enjoys good
health He travels without hat all the
time and his skin Is tanned until it is
as yellow as pumpkin. He was bald
headed when he started. but the hot
sun on the top of his head is bringing
out a good growth of hair.
Mr.. wilcox is So years of age and
since he has learned the correct prin-
ciples of living, he thinks he will live
to the age of one hundred years. He
never eats any breakfast and claims
that breakfasts are unhealthy. He
never retires until four hours after
eating.
Mr.. Wilcox is not a wealthy man,
but he is able to make the trip across
the country without asking assistance.
Upon his arrival at San Francisco he
will probably write a book on the cor
rect methods Of living.-Copcordia
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT CARS.
Officials Are Wondering How They
Will Handle CrOnS.

Operating officials of all the railroads
in the country and especially those in
the west are confronting shortage of
freight cars that is unprecedented in
the history of railroading, and this in
face of the fact that during the past
two years thousands of new freight cars
have been put in service.
The western crops this year are ex-
ceptionally large, and it will require an
enormous number of cars to move the
wheat and corn now being gathered in
west of the Missouri river. At the same
time there is no let-up in the demand
for cars by manufacturers and opera
tors of coal mines. AS the situation
now stands, the railroads of the country
could easily use 100000 more freight
cars than there are now in existence.
All the various car shops of the coun-
try which make speciality of build
ing freight cars are rushed to their ut
most capacity, some of them having
enough orders ahead to keep them busy
for year. even if there was not an
other car ordered from them.
A prominent railroad official said yes
terday that he did not see at this time
where the necessary cars were to come
from to move the crops and also take
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
EQUIPMENT FOR WABASH.
Thousands of Coal Cars Are to BE
Contracted For.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. "A rep
resentative of one of the large rail-
road equipment companies is author
ity for the statement that the Wabash
railroad company will place within a
short time the contract for new equip
ment, embracing among other things
an order for 5000 new steel coal cars.
The management has been in the mar
ket for some time for this rolling
stock which will be employed chiefly
to relieve the Pittsburg district. The
Wabash has at present between 5000
and 1000 coal cars, not including a
purchase of 1000 cars made some
months ago and now being delivered.
A general shortage of coal cars has
been reported on many railroad sys-
TENS engaged in the coal carrying
trade, and it is claimed that this short
age is preventing a prompt movement
of coal and corresponding slacken-
ing of mining operations in the btu
ninous districts. Urgent demands for
early delivery are made with every Or
der placed, though it is certain that
many. if not a majority, of the cars
contracted for can not be delivered
until some time after the first of the
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
OLD-FAsHIoNED FAIR.
Cloud County Business Men Pushing
the Matter Along.

Concordia, Sept. 7.-Concordia has
just completed one of the best fair
grounds in the state. In May the
business men of the city and the farm
ers of the county decided that Cloud
county should have an old-fashioned
county fair and good race program
A beautiful site of forty acres of
ground was secured and stables,
grandstand and other buildings are
now completed, at an expense of
$4,000. The race track was laid out
and surveyed by Mr.. E. A. D. Parker,
government engineer, and no money
spared to make it one of the fastest
half-mile tracks in Kansas.
The management is advertising the
fair extensively through the north
portion of the state, and indications
point to a large attendance Con-
cordia is in the Kansas-Nebraska
race circuit, which insures fast horses
for the fair. Nelson, Neb., precedes
Concordia with her fair, September 10
to %, and has Frank James to start
the horses, and Clay Center. Kas., fol-
lows Concordia with her fair, October
10 to 10. Every effort is being made
to secure the fastest horses for these
three fairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
RAILROAD NOTES.

The annual convention of the Road
masters and Maintenance of Way as
ISOLATION will be held at Niagara Falls,
beginning September II.
General Passenger Agent Townsend
of the Missouri Pacific has announced
that Mr.. C. H. Rohrer, passenger and
ticket agent at Joplin, is promoted to
district passenger agent of the Joplin
Carthage district.
The management of the New York
Central is setting higher mark in the
matter of track construction as applied
to the weight of rail for new track or
replacement of old. A ninety pound
rail is to be used in the future. Eighty
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sons for me to spend two or three days
of each week at the university and L
rendered my resignation of the place as
planned. Since then it has been ar
ranged that 1 am to meet the class at
least once a month and instruct in the
practical duties of a newspaper office
My position will be that of adviser IN
the management of the department
and a sort of lectureship, though my
work will be rather in the form of
series of familiar talks on the making
of a newspaper in its editorial END.
The first of these will be about the mid
die of this month";
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
Drank Bed Bug Poison.

The ten-year-old son of T. L. Acker,
living eight miles northwest of town,
drank several swallows from a bottle
containing bed bug poison Saturday
evening, and his parents had a lively
tussle to save his life. The boy thought
it was medicine bottle and had taken
enough to make a lot of trouble before
he was discovered. DR.. Halves was
notified and after giving directions
over the phone what to do. he hurried
out to see him. The little fellow Is re-
covering nicely.-Russel Reformer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
NEW RAILROAD TOWN.
Clafree in Missouri Looms Up as
Traffic Center.

Chaffee is the name of the latest ad-
dition to the ranks of railroad cities. 1t
is located in the southeast of Missouri
in the northern part of Scott county on
the ST. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern
division of the Frisco system. midway
between St Louis and Memphis.
AS a railroad center it will be un-
eoualled for a small place as it will be
the division headquarters OF the Frisco
system and the terminus of the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois and the St:
Louis & Gulf and Hoxie branches of
the Frisco. The Frisco is to spend $3.50,
GOO on various Improvements. about 500
600 of which will be spent on switches
and SidingS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
Bantists lad WinfieId.

Winfield, Kan, Sept. THE Walnut
Valley Baptist association. comprising
Butler, Sedgwick and Cowley counties,
is in session here. Officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year as follows: A
E. Howard of Arkansas City, presi-
dent; w. A. Boyd, Augusta, vice presi-
dent; A. D. Phelps, Latham, secretary
and treasurer. The B. Y. P. U. and
women's missionary meetings are held
at the same time. The next meeting
will be held october 90, with Little
Walnut church, near Beaumont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07

place in the trees wherever it might be.
She would talk to the bird and it was
pathetic to see it try to talk back to her.
When she went to Pittsburg. she took
it with her. and we hear that it has
learned to fly all over that part Of
town, but comes back and alights on
her shoulder to jabber and seemingly
try to talk and ask for its feed. =
Cherokee Sentinel.
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Hetty Green Gets New Road.

Dallas, Tex. Sept. 7.-Reports are
current that Mrs. Hetty Green of New
York has bought the Dallas Beaumont
line of the Texas & New Orleans rail-
road. If such is a fact Il. n. X;
Green's road. the Texas Midland, will
have an air line from Paris to the gulf,
besides an entrance into Dallas ana
good terminal facilities.
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stnhhs to sneak at x. u.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. This, the
opening day of the fall term at the
University of Kansas. was unmarked
by any feature or incident of interest.
The first week is devoted to the regis
tration of students and their enroll
ment in classes. This work will con-
tinue until the middle of next week.
There are hundreds of students in
town and every train is bringing more.
The formal opening address will be
delivered Friday morning at 10 o'clock
in University hall by W. r. Stubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
Excitement Killed Him.

Norway, Kas., Sept. AFTER watch
ing street fight here George Ireland.
a farmer, suffered collapse and died
in a short time Ireland was recoy-
ering from an attack of typhoid fever,
but was yet in a weakened condition
when he came into town. Ireland left
wife and a family.
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like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money-so
think those who are sick. When you have
a cough, cold, sore throat, or chest frrita-
ton. better act promptly like w. c. Bar
Der of Sandy Level. Va He says: Il had
and coal dust on my lungs; but, after find
ing no relief in other remedies,I was cured
nv DR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds" Greatest
sale of any cough or lung medicine in the
world At Arnold Drug Co., 81 n. Kan
sas ave, soc and 81. Guaranteed Trial
bottle free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
old Settlers, Reunion.

Dodge City, Kan, Sept. 7.-E. H.
Madison of Dodge City will deliver the
be held here September IA. Mr.. Madi-
son is considered one of the best talk
ers in Kansas.
The programme of sports for the
day has not been definitely arranged
yet. Novelty races of various kinds
are being arranged for and a ball game
has been arranged between the kid
nine of Ness City and the kid nine here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
A Pet jaw Bird.

Mrs. John Larson, while visiting at
the home of the writer one morning
picked up a young jay bird too help
less to fly. She fed it. talked to and
petted it, each day putting it. on the
limb of a tree When she would %
out and call. the bird would come
down to be fed. Each day it got more
tame, and it would come from any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
MAY Be Santa Fe Extension.

j. F. Sharp, of Purcell, is promoting
new railroad, backed by Chicago cap
extension. It will run from Lehigh, I.
T., to Chickasha, crossing the Frisco at
Ada. the Santa Fe at Purcell and con-
Meeting with the Rock Island at Chick
asha. This proposed line will open en-
tirely undeveloped coal fields of large
nronnrtinnS-
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Harger to Lecture NfontI1Iy.

Abilene. Kan, Sept. I'm regard to
the dispatches to the effect that he had
resigned from the Journalism depart
ment of the University of Kansas.
Charles NJ. Harger, of this city. has
made the following statement:
The reported resignation affects the
everyday class work only. Several
weeks ago it became apparent that it
would be impossible for business rea-