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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

Train No. 11S was twenty minutes
late this morning.
Fireman Moody is running switch
engine in the yards this week
A. S. Rankin, train inspector Of the
Santa Fe, was in town yesterday.
Conductor McColie of Argentine is
visiting friends in Topeka for few
days.
Engineer c. H. Barry Is on runs No.
113 and ia west in place Of Engineer
Heberer.
Conductor T. A. verlin has reported
for duty today after being off for sew
eral days.
P. W. sayre, foreman of the bridge
and building department, is in Ottawa
today on business.
F. H. Frailey, transit man in the 10
cal engineering department, has been
transferred to Marceline.
Brakeman Hinkle has reported for
duty on runs 60 and 81 west after en-
joying a short vacation.
Conductor Pete Forester returned
from Kansas City yesterday where he
had been spending Sunday.
Trainmaster Lloyd Stanley of Emporia
was in Topeka yesterday and returned
to his work on No. 8 this morning.
Engineer Charles Jones and wife
left yesterday for Waukesha, Wis,
where they will spend a short. vaca-
ton.
Engineers Welch and Wilson have
returned to work in the yards after
being off for some time on account of
illness.
John Mespelt, assistant foreman Of
the boiler shop, has returned from
Holton where he has been enjoying his
vacation.
Conductor Ed Drummer is on the
Osage-Alma runs IN place Of Con-
ductor Stafford, who is off on business
for a few days.
Fireman J. E. Robinson has reported
for work on runs No 100 and 10. He
has been off on a vacation to California
for several weeks.
NJ D. Metzger and c. A. Hudson.
switchrnen in the local yards, left Sun
day afternoon for Glens Falls New
York, where they will spend their vaca-
ton.
Falls was in the city a short time this
morning He left for a ten days trip
to Chicago where he viii spend his
vacation
c. E. Melhurn, travelling auditor of the
Harvey system. passed through Topeka
yesterday on his way TO Syracuse, Kan
sas where he will spend a few days on
a pleasure trip.
Superintendent c. T. Mcclellan Of EN-
poria was In the city on business yester-
day He left this morning for a trip of
inspection over the Leavenworth and
Topeka railway
Tracks are reported to be under wa
ter in the New Mexico division. All
the trains from that section are be-
hind time. No. is reported to be
about three hours late
Fred Alsdorf, who was employed in
the local shops short time ago. was
| in the city Sunday. He is now at Deni-
son, Texas, where he is employed In
the Katy shops at that place in the
capacity Of a boflermaker.
The crossing at Fourth street IS block
AIDED by d section Of the old freight
/ depot which Is being moved. The worA
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G. A. R. TO MINNEAPOLIS. BfINN
Rock Island the onicial Route From
Kansas.

Headquarter train bearing Depart
ment Commander and Staff, Ladies -of
the G. A. R., ". r. c., Lincoln Post
FIambeau Club with Drum Corps. the
Modocs, Chief Anderson with twenty
of his most trusted warriors will ac-
company this train, leaving Topeka
Sunday. August 18th, $40 a. m.
The train will be made up with
Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleepers,
chair cars and coaches and will run
through on special schedule, arriving
at Minneapolis 1900 a. n. Monday
August 18th.
A second section will leave Topeka
1920 p. m, August 18th and win Be in
charge of Colonel Ed B. Jones. Chief
Of Stan to the Department Comman-
der and will run through on special
schedule, arriving at Minneapolis
Monday, August 18th, at 1880 D. m.
Fare for round trip from Topeka
$1,000.
For reservation in sleepers snd all
other Information write to J. A.
Stewart, General Agent. Kansas City,
Mo, or A. NJ. Fuller. c. P. A, Topeka
Kansas
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which time an engineer will be engaged
to go over the ground and make a sur
vey as soon as possible.
George Schmidt. one of the Russian
refugees who arrived recently from
Russia, has made a deposit to bring his
relatives here came to his rescue. The
route they travel is by rail from sara
tour, Russia to Eidkuhn on the Rus
sian railway. Eidkuhn is on the line
between Russia and Germany From
Edikuhn to the port of Bremen they
take the Germany railway, then the
steamer at Bremen to Baltimore,
thence by rail in the United States to
North Topeka. It IS a very tedious
journey, third class by railway and
Storage on the vessel. The Russians
here have information that the Rus
sian government is becoming alarmed
over the large exodus of people from
that country and they Will take means
to stop It If they can.
". D. Woodford, of the drug firm of
Petro & WOodford, accompanied by his
two sons, Fletcher and Harold, left to-
day for Kansas City. They viii make
their trip by water and launched their
boat at an early hour this morning on
Soldier creek This boat which was
built for this trip is about IA feet long
and 4 feet wide. They take with them
everything necessary in the way of
camp equipment and good supply OF
salt meat Fishing and hunting IS to
be a part of their sport and they ex-
pect to have q liberal diet Of young
rabbits and fish. Mr.. Woodford has no
intention of shooting the dam at Law
renee but will carry his boat around
this waterfall The entire crowd are
very enthusiastic over the trip and an
ticipate a grand time. Mr.. WoOdford
is an old hand at river trips of this kind
and as a youth made one down the St.
tr-c~ raj MI
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ty is getting rich fast and there is need
for another bank The corn crop up
there is immense this year. and corn is
looking well all along that portion of
the state"
Farmer Banks A-Pienty.
Scores of the small state banks in
farming localities are being organized
in wetsern Kansas, and especially in
the northwestern portions Of the state.
The city bankers call these institutions
farmer" banks and they predict that
the people in charge Of many of these
banks are ignorant of the principles Of
good banking. and will get into trouble
when hard times come.
But the rush of organizing farmer
banks continues. Deputy Bank Com
missioner H. z. TroviHo has just re-
turned from q trip in which he insti-
tuted the Plains State bank. at Plains
Kan. Meade county, with capital of
$4,000, and the Commercial State bank
J. A. Collingwood is president of the
Plains State bank and G. I. TOeVs is
president Of the Lindsborg bank
During the past few months over 20
new banks have been started and are
actually doing business in just the
northwestern portions of the state
These 90 or more banks have an ag-
gregate capital Of about 1910, 600. In
addition to the banks which have been
actually instituted by the deputy bank
commissioners. great many more
banks have been chartered and Will be
ready for business within a short time
The following is partial list of some
of the banks recently opened in north
western Kansas:
State bank of Mcdonald. Rawlips
county, $4,000
Menlo state bank. Thomas county.
1O,000.
First state bank of Alton, Osborne
county, $4,000.
Citizens State bank of Talmadge.
Dickinson county $4,000.
Citizens State bank of Scott City,
Scott county. 1000
Citizens State bank of Waterville,
Marshall county, $4,000.
Traders State bank of Glen Elder,
Mitchell county. $50 600.
Citizens State bank Summerheld,
Marshall county, $4,000.
Collyer State bank, Trego county,
$4,000
Lakin state bank. Kearney county,
100000
Agenda State bank, Republic county
s10.000
citizens State bank, Ellis, Ellis coun-
ty, $4,000
Almena State bank, Norton county.
$4,000.
Farmers state bank, Mulvane. Sum
ner county, $4,000.
Citizens State bank Oberlin, Deca-
Winona State bank. Logan county.
$40 coo.
First State bank, Healey. Lane coun-
ty. 10000
Kanorado state bank. Sherman coun-
ty, so coo.
Commercial state bank, Llndsborg,
Mcpherson county. $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
DOWN GOES THE LEVY.
City Council Again Makes Reduction
in Taxes

The city tax levy for meeting the
running expenses of the city for the
ensuing year was reduced last even
ing upon the recommendation of the
wavs and means committee of the
council by. .O5 of a mill. The levy this
year will be 2O.5O mills instead of
2O.55 mills as last year and instead Of
the 22.o0 mills of the year previous to
that.
They are gradually but surely shaw
ing it down=this tax bugaboo. A re-
ductfon of one and a half mills inside
of two years is certainly something to
be commended.
Though the reduction this year is
smaIl-05 of mill, It means push
in the right direction
The interest fund on the city bonds
has been reduced from 2.4o mills to
22O This is due to the fact that a
$4,000 issue of bonds has been re-
funded at considerably lower rate Of
interest. a portion of the issue from s
per cent to 4 4 per cent
An increase in the interest fund on
the Improvement bonds out against the
city of IS mills to 100 mills due to
the heavy expense of paving and which
is somewhat in excess of last year due
to the repaving of Kansas avenue and
also for the larger amount Of sidewalk
construction, explains this feature. The
difference between the reduction and
the increase shows .05 of a mill to the
credit Of reduction.
Aside from these two items there
have been no changes. With an in
creased valuation, though the taxes
have been reduced the returns will in
fact be greater than last year with its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
Last Ladies, Free Matinee.

Tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 at the
big tent theater, corner OF Sixth and
Monroe streets. H. D. Fuckers ia
nous Korak Wonder company will
give their last free matinee for women
only. and no children will be admitted
except those IN arms. Tonight they
will present the play entitled "A Wife's
Peril, . followed by ladies' nail driving
contest. Prize $500. Wednesday
night the play will be The Planter &
WIFE, Thursday night Kathleen
Mavourneen.' Friday night sSapho. =
Saturday nfght-positively the last
performance at the Big Tent theater-
WANTED a Wife" Admission Is only
10 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co. 912 n. Kansas ave.1
Mort Hutchinson was in town today
from Kiro.
w. A. Ffederling was in town today
from Elmont.
]. n. Henry made a business trip to
Kansas City today.
Miss Mamie Zarker returned last ev-
ening from a visit to friends at Silver
Lake.
There will be an ice cream social at
Prairie Home church August 8. Every
body invited
Mrs. John Belts left yesterday for
Ration n. NJ, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. Rodgers until October.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D Pennypacker
left today for New Boston, Va, to
visit their daughter, Mrs. James
Moody.
Mrs. Jerome Colvin and son, VIII
Wednesday for visit to relatives in
Lima. Ohio
Miss Ruby Davies of 800 Monroe street
and Miss Iva Smurr of the other side.
left today for Manitou where they will
spend their vacations.
c. NJ. Morrow, principal Of Grant
school. was taken to Christ hospital
this morning where he will undergo an
operation fer appendicitis.
Mr.. Ed Sloop and daughter, Lillian,
returned today to their home in Norton
vile after Il visit to Mr.. Frank Smith
and family of 1911 kan avenue.
A battalion of soldier en route from
Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley camp
ed last night on the T. D. Joseph farm
and left this morning to continue their
journey.
Miss Anna Teekmeyer. who has been
visiting her brother. Mr.. Josiah Teek-
meyer for the past ten days, left to-
day for Salem. Oregon, where she will
make her home.
Miss Minnie Sarver and Miss Myrtle
Fox, who went to Colorado to spend the
summer, We're called home by the i'll
rived last evening.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
directors of the Citizens bank was held
yesterday in the bank parlors a which
time the usual quarterly dividend of
per cent was declared.
Mrs. Kate F. King and family, who
of recent years have been living on the
South side, returned today to North To-
peSa and are occupying their home at
115 East Gordon street.
The Kaw Valley Package factory sent
carload of baskets to st. Joseph last
night They are cutting down LOT
of cottonwood trees on the river bank
east of the Santa F'e bridge which they
purchased from the Topeka Iron COM
pany.
school will hold their annual picnic two
weeks from today at VinewoOd. They
held their picnic at this park last yeai
and it was a decided success and the
vote to hold it there again was about
unanimous.
A number of the members of the
younger crowd enjoyed watermelon
party at the Curtis home, sos Van
Buren, street last evening Those
present were Freda Belts. Olive Swear
enter, Mary WOODBURY.. Bertha Bar
rett. Elizabeth Brill. Mollie Sipes,
Leona Curtis Willie Colvin, Harrison
Dana, Ward Maurer Fred Dana,
Frank Dana, Harry Curtis and Aston
Dana.
The North Topeka Drainage District
company met yesterday in the parlor:
of the Shawnee bank. The meeting
lasted several hours but with the ex.
ception OF engaging the services Of NJ
] T. Campbell as attorney for this distric'
nothing Of Importance was done. An
] other meeting will be held shortly Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
RACE FOR A BANK
Atwood Nan Beats Boston Finan-
cier to the Wire.
Contest for New Banking Insti-
tuition at st. Francis.
MANY SPRINGING UP.
Western Farmers Must Have
Places for Money.
Most of the New Banks in
Northwest.
MANY SPRINGING UP

Fred Robertson, attorney from At
wood. Kan, came to Topeka today and
put through the Incorporation Of the
Cheyenne county state bank Of ST.
Francis, q new $4,000 concern. When
The Incorporation was completed Mr..
Robertson heaved a sigh Of relief, for
ne had Won race with a Boston cap
italist who recently made up his mind to
establish a bank at St. Francis, and
whose application for a bank charter is
supposed TO be in course Of preparation.
Now that we have our bank charter
ed, said Mr.. Robertson, I don't think
the Boston man viii 60 ahead with his
plan. He will decide that the field is
occupied and that he had better stay
out"
The Cheyenne State Bank of St Fran
els is largely owned by Atwood men.
The incorporators are L. E. Harrison,
member of the legislature from Chey-
enne county; Mrs. c. T. Harrison. his
wife, both Of whom live in St Francis.
and John NJ. Burton, F. d Henslev.
Fred Robertson and Harry H. Clare, of
Atwood
When it became known a few weeks
ago that q Boston capitalist who owns
a large amount Of land in northwestern
Kansas. and who loans money in large
sums to the people Of that section of
the state, nau besn prospecting around
in that locality and had decided that
there was need of another bank al St
Francis. the people at Atwood got busy
in a hurry and it was a matter of oDlv
a few hours time to raise the necessary
funds to start the bank enterprise. The
only trouble was that more peopie
wanted to buy stock than could be ac-
commodated- The bank was organized
regardless Of political lines Robertson
is a Democrat, some Of the directors are
members Of the "Cy Anderson crowd
and some are leaders in the fight against
Anderson.
Mr.. Robertson said today: There IS
already one bank at St Francis. which
has $4,000 capital We have had this
project in mind for six months. but ii
was not until this Boston man began ia
prowl around and make plans for start
ing a bank there that we decided to &c
ahead with our idea. We organized tho
bank in a hurry, and I think that with
in very short time we will be ready
TO open Up for business. We do not AM.
ticipate that the. Boston man viii tr1
TO get into the eSld. now that we have
secured our charter and shown hfrr
that we mean business. The one bant
which has been doing business at ST
Francis on $4,000 capital has been hold.
ing 100000 in short time loans and 500
90 IN real estate loans. Cheyenne coun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07

is progressing very slowly and II VIII
probably take the bigger part Of two
days to get the track clear.
Today Is homeseekers' dav on the
Santa Fe. Train No. 5 will be run in
two sections today. The first section
VIII be run especially for the home
seekers. They will go to the Panhandle
and Peeos Valley regions.
Engine No. which has been IN the
shops for some time receiving a general
overhauling was taken out on its trial
trip yesterday afternoon. It was as
signed to service on the New Mexico
division and will be forwarded some
time today.
A test car from the International Corr
respondence Schools Of Scranton, Pa,
is now in the local yards. It came in on
No. 9 last night. The car will be run
over the Santa Fe between Topeka and
Newton and will spend ten days IN this
vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
Total
SANTA FE.
Chicago and Return $1,000.

On sale Aug. II. p, 1s. final limit Aug.
22nd.
Minneapolis, Mimi, and return 5000.
account Grand Army Reunion. on sale
Aug. II, u. 13. final limit Sept. LIST. car
be extended to leave Minneapolis as
late as Sept. 10th.
St Louis and return $40, on sale Aug.
4, 5, s, final limit Aug. 18th. Also on sale
Aug. II, r. 13. final limit Aug. 22nd.
T. Z. KING. Agent. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07

From Chicago and from St. Louis over
the Pennsylvania Short Lines. account
Home Coming and Jubilee week.
Tickets sold September 8 and 8, Eood
returning until September II. Rate
one fare for the round trip plus one
dollar Write for full particulars. W.
H. Rowland, T. P Agt., Omaha, or p
B. Steeg, T. P. Agt., Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07

higher levy but lower valuation by
$4,000.
The valuation this year is $12,041.-
901 and under the new levy this Will
bring into the city S246, S5S-97
The valuation last year was SILL
619, S15 and this returned under the
tax levy Of last year $238,787.2O.
Though the board of park commits
sioners would like to have more money
made available to them than is posi-
Bile under the present levy the council
is giving them the entire amount Of
the levy POSSIBLE under the law
mill. There is some talk on the part
of the board of park commissioners of
securing an amendment through the
legislature this coming winter for an
amendment to that law making it pos
sible to levy a two mill tax. This is
the recommendation which Superin-
tendent of Parks Reinisch makes to
the board.
The report of the ways and means
committee which was made to the
council and adopted Is the draft made
by the chairman of the committee, S.
T. Howe. The committee met yester-
day afternoon and adopted the draft
made by Mr.. Howe without any
The expenses of running the city
during this fiscal year will be approx
mately $165,00 This is based on the
estimates returned from the various
departments of the city and published
in detail in the State Journal.
The levy of 1906-1907 and the levy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07

ssHow to keep of periodic attacks of bill
iousness and habitual constipation was a
mystery that DR. Kings New Life Pills
solved for me writes John n. Pleasant
of Magnolia Ind. The only pills that are
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to
everybody or money refunded. Only sc
at the Arnold Drug Co., 81 n. Kan. ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
Cheap Rates to Canadian and New
England Points, Santa re.

Concord. N. H. and return, sse.O5.
Montpelier. Vt, and return. sS6.O5.
Portland, Ne, and return, $4,000.
And many other points at low rates
on sale July is, August and % good
so days from date Of sale
Montreal. Canada. and return. S36. OK
Toronto, Canada, and return, $4,000.
Collengwood. Can, and return, $3.50.
And many other Canadian points. on
sale daily to September 10th, limited
80 days from date of sale. Address
z. L. King. Agent. Topeka.
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$1,000 Chicago and Return Via Rock
leland

Tickets on; sale Aug II, II and 18th
limited for return Aug. 22nd. For full
information see A NJ. Fuller. R. I
depot.
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Tickets on sale daily, good returning
as late as October 51st, liberal stopover
privilege allowed. Fast COLORADO Flyer
from Topeka 1925 p. m. arrives Colo
RADIO early next morning. Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses. =. L
King. c. P. & T. A.. Tope1Eas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07

An ice cream social will be given at
the Evangelical church, Third and
Hancock streets. Wednesday evening",
August 8. Tickets 10 cents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-20
Settlement in Sight.

The opinion has gained ground all day
in Algeciras, Spain, that settlement OF
the Franco-German controversy before
the conference on Moroccan reforms is
merely matter of hours. It was current
Yesterday evening that terms of COM
promise bad been practically arranged
and that announcement Of an actual set
Element probably would be made at the
ne6t plepary sitting OF the conference,
the date of which has not yet been def
nitely fixed, but which is expected to be
held either today or Wednesday.
Details of The compromise are not oo
tainable, but it is stated that the con-
cessious relate to both the police and
the bank questions, the outstanding
points of which are subject to mutual
recession from the apparently rigid stand
points which France and Germany
hitherto have maintained.
1t is understood that the forward move
is the result OF pressure from the repre-.
sentatives of the neutral powers, who
have displayed considerable impatienct
over the delay and urged that increased
efforts De made by the French and Ger
man delegates toward practical solu-
ton Of the difficulties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-20

The Recent Storm.

The whole country east Of the Missis-
sirpi river is, according to reports to the
Weather Bureau. experiencing the ef-
fects Of the prevailing storm, with tenn
pera,ures below the average for this
lime of the year Heavy rains have fal-
len 10 the nth and SNOW in the north.
The storm began Sunday night 10 the
south and extended into New England,
New York, the lower lake region and
the upper Ohio Valley. where the rain
turned into snow Yesterday. The rivers
in tae States OF Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, and the CaIoinas are bank fu /,
and stages above the danger line are ex-
pecled today 10 majority OF the big
waterways. The st.rm is expected 10
pass down the 81. Lawrence Valley dur
in the next twenty-fOur hours and fair
weather today is the prediction OF the
Weather Bureau for the region east OF
the Mississippi river, except in New
Englsnd and cas- 'ern New York, where it
will not clear until late in the day. High
easterly gales have prevailed of the New
England coast, with strong winds along
the Middle and South Atlantic coasts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-20
After Richmond Dives

The police department Of Richmond
has begun a movement which will put
many Of the city's di'rerutable resorts
out Of business For m1Ie ;han month
the department hes been discussing
plans tn cluse the ,O-cai.,d suIi,l ciuis
and divts. II il said that the p"ii e
have complltd list OF thee rtsrrl',
which will be fubmiitel to The 'uIt
prior to The granting Of licenses, t"geiher
with the record OF each app caui and
The troubles which have occurred IN
each place. The department viii con-
test every application. II is believed
that as result the rumher Uf sal"oI 3
in Richmond will lie largely decreased
The legitimate clubs will not be molesied
but the Sundav Saloons operated under
the guise of clubs will receive attention.