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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-15
Three.l. L.eaaue.

The Peoria club has signed Hugh
Lawler. an amateur halling from
Washington, d. G.,
The Davenport club has signed first
baseman Dave Crockett, shortstop
Peter Berg, third baseman Snapper
Kennedy and pitchers Baker and Lell-
Welt
Two of Dubuque's outfielders are re-
calcitrant. Regan has asked for his
release, and Davidson announces that
he has retired to accept position as
engineer
Since Frank Donnelly traded Eb-
erts and two unknowns to Cantillon
at Des Mones for William Hoffer and
Fred Connery, no new Senator'S have
been announced
Manager Belden Hin of Cedar Rap
ids, has signed Indiana" Wilson, but
he is stil the property Of the Peoria
club, which will either hold him or
trade him for pitcher
Don Cameron has been released by
Cedar Rapids ana Immediately pick
ed UP by Frank Donnelly, TO succeed
RED" Wright and big Mike Jacobs on
first base for Springfield.
j. r. Hayes of the Davenport, and
NJ II. Sexton of the Rock Island
clubs, will submit q schedule for 1906
in competition with one submitted by
President Holland. Eight clubs will
vote upon the two productions.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-15
BlESStg (B4EIb[b

to local capitalists. Charlie Frank
will continue as the manager OF the
team.
A number OF changes will be made
in the Birmingham grounds While
more room could be used the old
grounds will be used again for another
season at least
Manager NJ. j. Finn of Nashville,
writes as follows: I'VE are getting
an entire new club here and all the
Any one desiring such will do well
to correspond with me now. | still
need a few good men and would Ike
to hear from disengaged players"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-15

kind. Sometimes think it would be
restful If l could afford to go and pay
a few visits, and see my relatives and
friends. That is where that increase
of pension would come in handy. But
am more anxious that they build a
suitable monument to my son in Ar.
lington. That is really a grief to me-"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-15
Boxing.

Articles for ten-round bout be
tween Mike Dooley of Crystal Falls
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-15
Contra, LEAGUE

The Spalding bali will be the official
ball OF this league next season.
Grand Rapids has purchased pitcher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
IT'S NONSENSICAL
Mayor Davis Doesn't Like System
Of Tax Collection.
why Have County Collect the
City Taxes.
FAVORS A DIVORCE.
Would Have Municipality DO It's
Own Collecting.
Now Get the Worst Of It in
Settlements.
FAVORS A DIVORCE

To divorce the city of Topeka entire
ly from Shawnee county as far as the
collection of taxes is concerned. this is
hoped for legislation which Mayor W.
H. Davis would like to get through the
legislature this winter.
The mayor who is not particularly in
awe Of precedent and not all if it trans
cends good business principles believes
it is the height of folly to permit the
county to collect the taxes for which
the city is assessed. He thinks that the
whole machinery of tax gathering in
Guiding the previous work OF appraise-
ment should be directly in charge of the
city
He was led to take this stand when
he discovered that there is supposed to
be a large amount Of delinquent taxes
due the city from the county but an
accounting Of which from the county to
the city has never been secured. Each
year there is a certain amount of de-
nnquent taxes which Is paid UP. A full
statement of this cumulative taxes and
the payments made thereon has never
been drawn up. An effort has been
made to secure the data at intervals
but it has never come to anything.
why can't the city collect its own
taxes oueried the mayor, leaning back
in his office chair. IT'S nonsensical for
the county to come in and collect the
city's taxes. They should be separate
THAT is the only way for Topeka to
keep a clear account on the taxes paid
and unpaid and those that are paid
from year to year. AS it is now, we
know nothing. We should have our own
board of appraisers to appraise the
property liable for taxation. The money
that is due to the city could be turned
over to the city direct and the money
due to the county could be paid over to
them. I would like to see some sort Of
legislation of this character enacted
this winter"
Though It would necessitate an in
crease in the forces of employees in the
offices of the city clerk and the city
treasurer If such collection should be
done direct the mayor believes that the
extra expense would be more than Off
set by the amount of delinquent tax
which would come into the citys
Golfers but which it is claimed is over
looked now.
other legislation which the city of
Topeka will probably agitate at the
coming session of the state legislature
is q law placing the taxation of new
paving upon the abutting property en-
tirely. This viii cut out the city's por-
ton Of bearing the cost of the street
intersections. The cost OF repairs too
to be placed entirely on the abutting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

this vicinity for 10 cents "a bushel, or
say 20 cents a hundred weight. A farm
er can haul 40 bushels of these eulls
to market in one load. That would
give him gross return of 81 for a load
Of stuff which under ordinary COndi-
tons would be worthless, and if a plant
was put up here in Topeka, the loca-
ton would be so central that the apple
growers could haul two and even three
loads of fruit a day Think Of the re-
turns they would get from a crop which
is now practically useless to them.
1t is safe TO say" continued Mr..
Meesick, that fifty per cent of the
ordinary apple crop are eulls and
seconds for which there is no place
on the general apple market. Why,
already this year, I have seen load af-
ter load of apples which have been
taken to town for sale carted back
along East Sixth street. because they
did not come up to the market STAN
dards. Only the choicest of apples
are purchased by the apple buyers for
the market. Some of them buy the
seconds because there is certain
demand for them from people who
want apples but can not afford to pay
for the choice ones. But these sec
Onds' and the 'firsts' are really but
about fifty per cent of the crop, and
the 'culls' and the seconds which
can not be sold. are just the things
for the making of evaporated apples.
OF course. it is understood, that only
good apples are used in making the
evaporated product. They are small
ones, ones with scabs, which are only
skin Geep, but which can not be sold
in the general market. and which do
not affect them for drying purposes
at all.
ut seems to me that plant should
be established here which will have a
capacity of one thousand bushels Of
apples a day. There are plenty of
culls and seconds in this vicinity to
keep this plant running at its full ca
pacity for sixty days and then it
could be run at a capacity of five hun
/ Gred bushels a day for the next thir-
ty days Such a plant would employ
between three and five hundred per-
sons and there is no manufacturing
plant which can be established so
easily and at such an insignificant ex-
pense compared with the results OBJ
tained as an evaporating plant.
1T would be 30 the interests of the
apple growers themselves to invest in
sucn q plant in order that they might
ind a market fer the great portion of
their apple crop which is now prac-
tically worthless
Mr.. Meesick said that it had been
demonstrated that it was more pro-
ftable to raise apples at twenty cents
a hushel than to raise wheat at a dol
I lar bushel. that is when the entire
apple crop could be placed on the
market. the first class and second
/ grades, on the general market and the
culis TO an evarorating plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
MIR. MITCHELL Is BACK.
VIII Bring But Eight Men From Coast
Lines.

J. F. Mitchell, ticket auditor of the
Santa Fe railroad, has returned from
Los Angeles where he went to arrange
for transferring the interline auditing
work from the Los Angeles Offices to
the Topeka Offices.
men," said Mr. Mitchell today. 1T will
not require to exceed eight additional
men in the Topeka offices. and so far
only two of the men in the Los An
geles Offices have decided to come to
Topeka. I can not account for the
manner in which the report was spread
in Topeka that this move would affect
200 men. Such a statement is absurd,
and will only affect a few men, The
move is made in order to facilitate the
handling of the interline accounts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
LOCAL MENTION.

The charge of petit larceny against
William Jenkins, who stole an umbrel-
Ia from DR.. J. r. G. Semple yesterday,
has been dismissed. Jenkins brought
back the umbrella as soon as the rain
was over, and was forgiven.
The position of city forester is one of
the most sought after positions which
the city has created. There are about
eight applicants for the position al
ready. The appointment when made
by the mayor will be upon consultation
with the Civic Improvement league
which viii meet the main expense of
the salary.
Mrs. A. L. Engle. deputy city clerk
leaves tomorrow for a two weeks va
cation trip to Chicago, Peoria and 9TH
er eastern points.
The office of the recruiting Office for
the United States army has been re-
moved to Lawrence. The Office will
probably be reopened here later on.
A new automobile license has been
issued to J. c. Elliott. The last num-
Der IS IT.
Henry c. Rust and Robert J. Coweu
left today for st. Louis and they viii
bring back with them a house cleaning
machine which they claim Will be a
thing of joy for the housekeepers of
this city. This machine is a compress
ed air engine.
H. c. Bowman. of the state board of
control, has gone to Chicago for a week.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Bowman.
While IN Illinois, Mr.. Bowman will visit
some Of the state charitable institutions
OF Illinois, and also the Cook county
institutions Of similar nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
LOUIS VAUGHN IS HELD.
Must Answer to District Court for Try
ing to Kill His Wife.

Louis Vaughn, who emptied a shot
gun at his wife Carrie and then shot
at her as long as the loads in his re-
volver lasted one evening last week
was bound over to the September term
of the district court this morning under
bond of 81 GOO
His statements on the witness stand
were enough to cause him to be bound
over without thfe state introducing any
evidence though Mrs Vaughn, who is
well loaded with bird shot was present
to make up any deficiencies in his tes-
timony. He claims that he was drunk
Al the time the incident occurred and
that he does not have any recollection
of 1t. He also attempts to strengthen
afraid that his wife would xiii him if
he did not shoot her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
TWO QUESTIONS TO BE SETTLED
City Council and the Lighting and
Garbage Question.

Two of the main issues which are
confronting the city council will be
threshed over again Friday night at
joint sessions of the ways and means
committee and the gas and electric
lights committee, and the committee
on health and sanitation. The TWO IS
sues are the question of a more ade-
quate system of lighting the city and
the proper cremation of the city's gar
bage. Several plans have been consid-
cred for both of these The city coun-
ell has not decided whether it wants
to issue bonds for the extension and
betterment of the electric light plant
to the amount of $25, 900 or whether
it will simply make some preliminary
additions to the plant by purchasing a
new dynamo and mourning an expense
of about $500. Another plan con-
templates installing Welsbach gas
lamps in the suburbs where there is a
great demand for better lighting A
representative of the Welsbach street
lighting company viii be present at
the committee meetings. This latter
proposition is, however, rather ex-
pensive and is not looked on with
much favor.
H. K. Goodrich. superintendent of
the city electric light plant. will sub
nit several different plans for better
proper disposal of garbage will prob
ably resolve itself in a continue ton Of
the present arrangement which seems
to be emiDently satisfactory crSonal
supervision of the desiccating plant by
the city sanitary departm The
lease on the present location Of the To-
peka Desiccating company's plant ex-
pires with the first of September. The
company has been looking around fer
q new location but has not discovered
any yet. The plan of a municipal
crematory is not looked on with much
favor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
PROFIT IN APPLES.
H. L. Meesick Discusses Advan-
tages of EvapOrating Plant.
Would Mean About $4,000 to
Apple Growers.
USE UP THE CULLS.
Says so Per Cent of Fruit Is in
This Glass.
These Now Go to Waste in the
Orchards.
USE UP THE CULLS.


If an apple evaporating plant should
be established here in Topeka within
the next two weeks it would mean the
providing Of employment at remunera-
tive wages to between three and FIVE
hundred. persons for three months at
least But more than that. it would
mean that the apple growers of Shaw
nee county would be able to realize
about $4,000 on Gull and second ap-
pies for which they have no market
now"
This was statement made TO-DAY bv
H. L. Meesiek, an authority on not onlv
the culture Of apples but the DISPOSE
ton Of the entire apple crop. who has
made the suggestion to the Commercial
club that the establishment of an an
pie eVaporating plant here would be a
boon to the city. not only in providing
lots OF employment but in furnishing a
market Tor apples which now go 10
waste.
Officers of the Commercial club are
enthusiastic over the proposition of Mr..
Meesick and believe that they Will be
able to interest sufficient canitaI ia
start such a plant as Mr.. Meesielx pro-
poses. Mr. Meesick has the reputation
OF being one of the best practical an
pie men in the country. He was the
organizer of the Mississippi Apple
q
OF the American Apple congress. He
came TO Topeka last fail under a CON
tract to renovate the Henry L King
big apple orchard to the east of the
city. It was stated in the State Jour
nal that Mr.. Meesick had charge of this
orchard for Mr.. King. This was incor-
rect. Mr. Meesick merely had charge
Of the renovation Of the orchard. The
care of the orchard is in the hands IF
Mr.. Miller.
This is great apple producing
country, said Mr.. Meesick, and Il
seems strange to me that an evanor.
ating plant has not been started bere
before this The nearest one to rbis
city, think, is at Cleveland. Mo which
is about go miles south Of Kansas Cyitz-
All through the apple belts of Missouri
and Arkansas these evaporating Irlants
are to be found and MANY men who
plants Of their own in order to eef s5
adequate return from their entire
cree.
There is a steady market which
rannot be supplied for evaporafed an
pies, especially a foreign market. and
there is no trouble to dispose of evan
grated apples at six cents a no7n57
This gives a good profit in working The
plant, for the farmers and annie pro.
Rucers can AFFORD to sell their culIs fo,
which there is absolutely no market II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
LIGHT SHOWER.
Fifteen Hundredth of an Inch of Rain
Falls.

Topeka and vicinity came in for its
regular shower last night which how
ever was light and amounted to but
Is one undredths of an inch. The tenn
peratures during the early hours of
morning were lower than usual on &C
count of the precipitation of the preced-
ing night but they have climbed stead
lily since until the indications are that
the maximum for today will be as high
as yesterday or near it.
The department promises fair wealth
er for tomorrw and no relief from the
high temperatures which have prevailed
today and yesterday. There is ccJl
breeze blowing from the south at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
springneId LNnchers Arraigned.

Springfield. No. Aug. Sine trial OF
the men charged with the lynching Of
several negroes here several months
ago was begun today. yJon after the
trial was begun J. L. Maxey one of the
regular panel Of jurors, received word
that his house, Is miles west Of Spring
field. had been struck by lightning. his
two children killed ard the house des-
troyed. He was excused from further
service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

With reference to the humors Of
country society" reporting. Mr.. Mel
vile Stone, of the Associated Press,
tells of the account of a wedding pub
lished in a Kansas paper.
The story, which described the mar
riage in the usual fiowery adjectives,
concluded with this surprising an
nouncement:
THE bridegrcom's present to the
bride was a handsome diamond
brooch, together with many other
beautiful things in cut-glass. ''-Har-
Der's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
A Delayed Audience.

ut was in an Illinois town. said 8
well-known lecturer. -'and a large audi
ence had assembled in the hall to hear
my lecture. I was almost In the act OF
stepping out and making my bow when
the head of my collar button few on ana
the two ends Of my collar few wide
apart. OF course, couldn't go on In that
shape, and for the moment was stumped
as to what to. do. I hadn't a spare but
ton, and as the best thing I could do, I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
sennccs Id $500 EacIl.

st. Petersburg. Aug. s.=The Bourse
Gazette announces that Pappus, the
spiritualisI who is said to. have had
great influence over the emperor has
gone abroad for medical treatment as
his nervous system is shattered by the
press revelations. According to one
paper. Pappus gave fifty seances to
the emperor, receiving $4,000 as
CONDENSATION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

New York. Aug. sword has been
received here from London to the er-
feet that while Danny Maher, the
American JOCKEY, was riding Sir Joel-s
horse Horn Head, today at the Brigh-
ton (Eng-) course, the horse fell and
threw him Maher was badly shaken
up by the fall, but walked to the pad
dock. assisted Is two policemen. IT Is
believed tho American lad VIII be out
of the saddle FOR a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. S-"Eggie''
Lonnox. the star third baseman OF
the Irs-state league of Pennsylvania.
has given up ol- law baseball and gone
west TO join Connie Mack's American
league club At the eleventh hour.
LennoN Informed the management of
the Lancaster teams of his intentions
to give UP tue bush Ieagna life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
DEATHS AND GENERALS

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
G. H. Osman died of commissions last
night at the family residence on The
Drive in Auburndale. The funeral will
be held from the residence this after
noon at o'clock and the burial Will
take place in the Catholic cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
WIG Left Him hi q Mont.

Inasmuch as she deserted him the
month following their marriage frank
2icharescn has asl1e for 'iivorca
from ms wife Stella, whom he claims
left his home without cause and has
since refused to return to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

called small boy and sent him 70 tbs
store. The only store where he could get
such thing was closed, and he had to
hunt up the proprietor. It took him a
full hour to get back. and meanwhile the
audience was FESTIVE and impatient. When
I did at last appear I thought Il best &c
state the cause OF delay. I had no sooner
stated 1t than at least 10 men In the audi
collar buttons from their vest pockets aud
shouted IN chorus:
Why in the devil didn't you let Us
know what you wanted.
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
operty is some legislation which goes

property is some legislation which goes
hand In hand with this.
To dispense with the custom of
electing councilmen and make it pos
sible to elect a commission of three to
be elected from the city at large, who
will be charged with the entire gov
eminent of a city is something which
has been agitated in local city hall
circles for some time. This method of
governing has met with great success
in Texas. where large number of the
more important cities have taken up
with it. The board resembles greatly
in its powers and organization the
board of county commissioners elected
in the counties of Kansas. The city
board of commissioners would give
their entire attention to the city's af-
fairs and be paid accordingly. q would
make them board with a term of
four years. said Mayor Davis, who
has been pushing the matter some.
The legislature would have to make it
discretionary with a city TO adopt such
a system in order to receive favorable
consideration. The creation of an o.
flee of city auditor is another much de-
sired law which the city would like
to see the legislature enact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

Cardinal RampolIa Dangerously III.
Rome, Aug. SIT is reported that the
health of Cardinal Rampolla, who was
papal secretary of state, has broken
down and that there is little hope of his
recovery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08

Evsrvboav rsad. he state Journal
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-13
REsENTs ROD; SHOOTS FATHER
New York Boy, Chatting Under School
Task, Wounds Parent.

New York, Dec. 10 Because his
father had Kept him in the grammar
schools while the boy was older and
larger than others in that grade, and
whipped him when he failed in his
lessons. William Weldon, aged 10
years. today shot his parent, John
Weldon. In the face and neck at
their home in Glendale, l.. /. 1t Is
feared that the fathers wounds will
be fatal. The boy was arrested. He
told the police that his father had
compelled him to recite his lessons
at home in the mornings before GO
ing to school and, when he failed in
them, whipped him. William said he
determined TO stand II no longer,
borrowed a little revolver from
school mate, and when his father
started to whip him today shot him.
The father ran out of the house. the
boy pursuing and firing at him. Three
bullets from the revolver penetrated
the clothing Of a policeman who in
terfered and arrested William.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-13
TO HOLD COLORADO RIVER.
Southern Pacific Has Plans to OfYep
Western People.

Imperial, CAL, Dec. 13.-Prelimin-
airy work was begun this morning by
the Southern Pacific railroad for clos
Ing the break in the Colorado river
A. meeting of all interests in the val
ley have been called to assemble to-
morrow morning at Imperial to meet
r.. II. Ingram and other representa-
tives of the Southern Pacific COM
pany. who win submit a proposition
to the people of the valley. asking
them to guarantee the company and
the Mexican republic against damage
claims. in return for which the COM
pany will proceed on a larger scale
than ever to control the river and
build dykes to furnish abundant pro-
lection for all time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-13
Brigade Army Posts

Washington. Dec. I3;AThe much
discussed plan for the brigade posts
for the army is stronsly recommended
by Secretary Of War Taft in his an
nual report submitted today to the
president ao,. u =
Recommendation are made for the
establishments of posts to be under
the command of btigadier generals at
Fort d. A. Russell. Wyoming; Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Riley,
Kansas. and Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Fort Oglethorpe, within Chickamau-
qua National Park, is also suggested
as a possible brigade post - ~ :