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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION OF x. U
Seventeen States and Two Foreign
Countries Are Represented.

NOunlEAeS are Represented.
Lawrence. Kan, May 21.-Accord-
ing to statistics prepared by the regis
trar, George o. Foster, seventeen states
and two foreign countries have stu
dents enrolled at the University of
Kansas. Kansas has the major share
of the students, 1852 out of a total
enrolment of 1.706. Missouri com es
other state represented at the univer-
sity are Oklahoma, Colorado Ohio, Hi
mis-, New Mexico, Michigan. Iowa, Ne
braska, South Dakota, Virginia, Indian
Territory, Washington, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky and Arizona. The two for
eign countries represented are Japan
and Canada.
OF the individual counties Douglas
has the largest enrolment at the uni
versity, but Wyandotte follows next IN
order with eighty-four. Shawnee
comes third with forty-four students,
While Montgomery and Leavenworth
counties are tied for third place, each
having fOrty-three representatives Fol
lowing these in order are Sumner "a,
Crawford 33, Brown 81, Bourbon %,
Sedgwick IS, Dickinson and johnson
each 81, Allen IS, Miami "A, Neosho
Wilson. Marshall and Mcpherson each
%, Lyon %, Usage, Ottawa, CoWley
and Labette each 81. Cherokee 20, Har-
vey 49, Clay Is. Nemaha II, Jefferson
and Mitchell each 16, Franklin, Potta-
watomie. Reno and Republic each 10,
Atchison. Doniphan and Saline each 4,
Anderson and Lynn each 10, Butler,
Cloud, Marion, Ellsworth and Rice T..
Smith 10. Greenwood, Jewell and
Trego 9, Rocks, Ellis, Finney, Geary,
Jackson and Kingman 8, Decatur and
Harper Z. Barton. Coffey. Lincoln, Os-
borne and Woodson 6, Edwards Ellis
and Morris 5, Barber. Pratt and stat
ford 4. Chase. Cove, Kiowa and Riley
3, Clark. Meade, Thomas, ChautauQua,
Logan. Ness, Russell, Seward. Scott,
Sheridan, Stanton and Wallace each l.
sixteen counties in the extreme west
ern part of the state are not repre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
BRAKEMAN SUES FOR $4,000.
E. B. Root Wants This sum for In
juries to Spine.


juries to Spine.
Eugene B. Root, who worked as d
brakeman on the Kansas City Southern
railroad, has brought suit against that
company for $4,000 for permanent in
juries to his spine which he sustained
on the road in a wreck near Portia, l.
T.. four years ago.
The suit has been brought at Nevada.
No. in the Vernon county circuit court.
The petition alleges that the plaintif
was a freight brakeman on that road.
That said railway company maintain
ed a wooden bridge near Portia, I. T.,
which during high water gathered
debris and material very combustible
after it remained for some time during
dry weather. On July 16 1901, the year
of the drouth, plaintiff was in the en-
ploy of said railroads as a member OF
the freight crew. On reaching the
aforesaid bridge it was found to be on
fire. The engineer, fireman and Brake
man Root jumped for their lives. In
jumping from the train plaintiff was
struck by a loose rail and his spine
was permanently injured. He was knock
ed senseless by the blow and fell to the
bed of the creek Is feet below suit is
brought for $4,000 damages Action
was begun in Jackson county then ia
ken to Bates county and from there
taken to Vernon county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
PrTTsBURG ELECTRIC LINE.
Power House ct Scammon Is Nearly
COmnIefPd.

Power House ct Scanmon Is Nearly
Completed.
Scammon. kan. May 21.-The power
house of the Pittsburg electric line at
Scammon is about completed as well
as all Of the machinery installed and
ready for the first test. 1t was expect
ed that the machinery would be start
Cd Saturday. but owing to connection
between the boiler and engine failing
to arrive on time. the test will be de-
layed for a few days. During the past
two weeks two water tanks have been
completed and the smoke stack erected.
The grading for the track is also
nearly finished to the old Mackle shaft
north of the city. One large grade
for the bridge at the north city limits
is the only heavy work on the line in
the first mile north from the city. The
material for the grade is being secured
at a nearby mine dump and the haul
is very short. All steel is on the ground
for the laying of the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
EXTRA BERRY PICKERs.
Prom One to Two Thousand Needed at
Mathcna

Troy. Kan. May 21.-Beginning June
I. from one to two thousand extra berry
pickers viii be needed in the Wathena
district in Doniphan county. The terri
tody Immediately surrounding the little
town is one vast berry bed and for
nearly three months the berry pickers
will be busy. While the strawberry
crop will begin to ripen this week. it
can be handled by the local pickers for
q time. Then outsiders will be necessary
and the growers are already advertising
for 1000 extra pickers to take care Of
the immense crop promised this year
From three to five cars are handled
each day during the berry season and
in each car there are 600 cases, making
from 800 to 5000 cases handled day
and as each case contains twenty-four
quarts. the hills surrounding Wathena
produce from 1920 to 1900 quarts each
day. including Sunday for berries ripen
seven days in the week
Following the straw berry season come
the raspberries, and the blackberry
crop IS the last The latter is due in
August. Aside from berries. the Wa
thena fruit growers raise large amounts
Of other fruits, including peaches, ap-
pies, cherries and grapes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
FIXING FOR BI-PRODUCrs.
Paola Refinery Company Is Expanding
Its Business.

Refinery company, the third in output
in the state, has completed arrange
ments to add a wax and lubricating
plant to its business here. With the
new plant, six grades of lubricating oil
and paraff1n will be manufactured.
The company has a ready market for
all its products and its business has in
creased since the plant was ready for
business about a year ago, so the COM
pany bought many leases in the eastern
Kansas and territory fields.
The wax plant will be in operation
by June l. The capacity per day will
be about thirty barrels of lubricating
oil and four barrels of wax The first
of next year. it is the intention of the
company to extend the department
and manufacture candles. axle grease.
AZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
TwENTY-sEvEN CARS OF WIRE.
Big shipment From the Pueblo Mills
for Ottare.

Ottawa. Kan. May 21.-An object les
son in the importance of Kansas manu-
features was given the west when the
steel mills in Pueblo shipped out in train
lot shipment comprising twenty-seven
cars, the largest single order Of steel
wire ever ordered from the mills. The
shipment came TO Ottawa TO the order
of a fence company here. and it was
brought through Kansas on a daylight
run, with stops at all the principal
towns on the Santa Fe. Officials of the
road accompanied the train. The mayor
and representatives of the Business
Mems association met the train in En-
poria and accompanied it back to Otta-
wa. where the town rallied behind the
band and greeted the important arrival.
It is estimated that the shipment
would erect something more than a
fence of nine wires around the state of
Kansas. The shipment comprised SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
A PARDON FOR HIS BROTHER.
Texas sheriff Is in Leavenworth on a
Humane Mission.

Leavenworth, May 21-Sheriff Ashby
of Ochiltree county, Texas. a big re-
volver strapped to him and typical
western air, was in town seeking aid
in obtaining a pardon from the state
prison for his brother, aged 43 years,
who is serving q ten years sentence,
having been sent up from Oklahoma
Territory for manslaughter.
The prisoner was in a fight in Okla
homa: two men jumped on him and he
drew a knife to defend himself He
slashed one man so badly that he died
as the result of his wounds. The court
found him guilty and sent him to Ian
sing to serve ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
Lawrence Professor injured.

Lawrence. Kan. May 21.-Prof. c. E.
McClung of the zoology department of
the University of Kansas and Richard
Stevens, son of ". F. Stevens of the
botany department, were seriously in
jured by the explosion Of a camp stove.
They were members of a party Of I'M
versity professors and their families.
who were camping eight miles south of
Lawrence over Saturday. The explo-
sion was caused by blasting powder
which had been put in the oven of the
stove several years before and had
heen fOrgOffen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

Yosemite Valley railroad is now in op-
Grafton between MERGED and MERGED
Falls where the Yosemite passengers
take a four-horse stage to the valley.
Close connections are made at MERGED
with east and westbOund Santa Fe
trains. The stage ride is over a we'll
built mountain road, in the midst of
picturesque scenery, passing through the
MERGED and Tuolumne groups of his
trees. double loop on the MERGED
route enables passengers to see differ
ent scenery for about a third of the dis
tance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

Zinc company. In her petition she al
leges that her husband. Ira L. Lobough,
was employed by the Lanyon Zinc COM
pany In what is known as the mix
room. It was his business to wheel
fuel She claims that owing to the
negligence of the company machinery
in the room was allowed to be in
dangerous condition and that on jan
uaIy 10 Of this years the machinery
broke and he was struck by a piece OF
flying chain and mortalIy injured. dying
from the result of the injuries thus re-
ceived in February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
THOUGHT HIM DEAD 20 YEARS.
Allen County Farmer Gets Message
From Dying Father.

LaHarpe. Kan, May 21-It was like
receiving a letter from the dead when
Winder Cuppett. a farmer living few
miles south of LaHarpe. received a let
ter from his father whom the family
had given up as dead 20 years ago.
Nj Cuppett left home in 1885 and the
family received the report that he had
been killed in a railroad wreck and al
word to the effect. they soon came to
that conclusion, when he did not write
to them.
one can hardly imagine the feeling
which came over Winder Cuppett when
he received a letter in a strange hand
writing from Carbonate, Col, and
upon opening 1t found it to be mes
sage from his father, asking him TO
come at once as he was dying and
wanted to see him before his DEATH
Mr. Winder left on the first train for
Colorado in order to be at his fathers
bedside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
KANSAS WE'LL REPREsENTED.
Five Engineers for Philippine Roads
From This state.

In the party of fifty well known
railroad engineers now on the way to
the Philippines to build the new sys-
tenn Of government railroads for J. G.
White and Company there are five
representatives of the state of Kansas
and three who received their engineer
ing trainings at Kansas university. No
state is better represented.
As the whole country was carefully
canvassed by the White syndicate in
organizing its Philippine railroad
corps twenty-seven states being repre-
scented, that FIVE of the engineers
should have come from a single state
is noteworthy. It also reflects great
credit on the standard set by the State
university that it is better represented
than any of the older schools in the
east where engineering Is taught.
Kansas is represented by L. E. Ben
nett, J. NJ. Robinson. Walter Dennie.
Clay Anderson and Charles Bennett.
Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Robinson are
among the most important officers in
the organization The former is right
of way commissioner and the latter a
chief of party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
ARE USING FoRNlALDEHYDE.
Agricultural College Making Tests to
Prevent Smut in Corn.

Manhattan. Kan, May 21-The botani-
cal department of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college is engaged in an expert
ment to determine the efficacy of formal
dehyde in the treatment of the smut on
kaffir corn and sorghum A considerable
number of different lots Of badly smutted
kafffr corn seed, which have been treated
with different per cents of formaldehyde
for different lengths of time, have been
planted. together with an untreated lot
for comparison. Smutted kaffir corn and
sorghum are all too frequent occurrences
and a chief and efficient remedy is a
prime necessity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

Wamego, Kan. May 21-E. r.
Johnson. a white man of this place
was married to Ida Posey, a negro girl
living here. They are at present stop
ping with the girls stepfather two
miles southwest of town. Johnson has
always been regarded as a man of
more than ordinary intelligence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
Writes Of Farm Management

Manhattan May 21.-Prof a NJ.
Ten Eyck. professor of agriculture.
Kansas State Agricultural college. has
written one Of the chapters for Bailey's
New Encyclopedia of Agriculture.
soon to be published by the Macmillan
company. of New York. The subject
OF the chapter is Farm Manage
ment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
Pronlotion for Prof. Mhiteln.r

Arkansas City. May 21-Prof. r. S.
Whitelaw, who has been principal of
the Arkansas city high school. has been
elected supt. OF the city schools of Ere
donia at a salary of 81 900 year He
will no doubt accept the new position.
as it is IN line with his chosen profes-
sion and promotion which has been
earned by faithful service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
CAN THIS BE TRUE?
story That an Allen County Father
Gets Son Drunk.

It is very seldom that you can find a
man who Is anxious to bring his boy up
a drunkard- A farmer living northeast of
lola is an advocate of that policy. Peo-
pie who know the man says he brings his
eieven-yea son into town and the
two get drunk together and the father
is proud of the fact The father. how
ever. draws the line at tobacco, and alb
bors the idea of his son smoking cigar
cite. chewing tobacco or using tobacco
in any form. -r@s
The farmer rs being watched at the
present and if he gets his boy drunk again
they will make effort to take the boy
away from his by law and put the child
in some good family-Iola Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
For CornstaIlz Disease.

Manhattan Kan. May 21.-The veterin-
ary department of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college is now beginning an ex-
pertinent to observe symptoms and exper-
iments with remedies for the so-called
cornstaIk disease They are feeding this
discovered corn mold. caused by the corn
work to a horse and will observe symp-
toms and test remedies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
TO Have Two New Carriers.

Hutchinson, Kan. May 21.-The
new carriers as soon as the removal is
made to the new government building.
This is good news to Hutchinson people
and especially to the outlying portions
of the city where mail is delivered but
once a day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
opENING o. THE YosENIITE.
santa Fe Railroad and Connections
Arrange Schedule.

San Francisco. May 21-The Yosemite
valley, California. win be opened be-
ginning today. at which time daily
service viii be resumed into the valley
from MERGED station on the Santa Fe
railroad, by way of MERGED Falls. Coul-
berSille Hazel Green and the big
trees, a distance of so miles. The new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
GEN. WHIT AT THE POST.
Commander of Department of the
Missouri at LeavenwortE.

NIIssOUTI d1 IOt0VV IIVsOTIlI.
Leavenworth. Kas.. May 21.=Briga-
der General T. J. Wint, commander
of the department of the Missouri.
arrived in Fort Leavenworth Sunday
and was the guest of Colonel Hall, post
commander. There were no .cere-
monies because of Sunday. The reg
ular salutes will be fred by the
Twenty-n battery this morning.
Colonel Chamberlain and Major
Beach of the general staff are expect
ed here from Washington this even
ing to inspect the staff college and
schools. Colonel Jones, inspector
general Of the division, is to arrive
from st. Louis Tuesday morning
There will be review of the troops
of all the branches of the service for
General Wint and the other officers
Tuesday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

Salina. Kan. May 21.@The Civic
Improvement league. an organizatf ton
composed of women interested in the
development of the town, offered 20
cents a bushel for dandelions delivered
at the home of one of the members
recently. In two days the children of
Salina delivered about 500 bushels of
the flowers and the league has with
drawn the offer to prevent bankrupt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
4 Bic Cas- mortgage Filed.

Ottawa. KAN. May 21.=A mortgage
for S26O0.00O from the Kansas Natural
Gas & Oil Pipe Line Improvement
company. covering the property known
as the Southern Trunk Line and North
ern Trunk Line Number 2, the latter
line which supplies Lawrence and To-
peka was filed here Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
CLAIM AGENTS CONVENTION.
Robert kirkland Elected President and
Next Meeting to Be in Denver.

St. Louis May 21.-The freight claim
agents association concluded the bust
ness of the fifteenth annual convention
on Saturday at the Planters hotel and
adjourned at O'Clock in the afternoon.
Committee reports were received on over
charge rules car sealing devices, uni-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

Valley Falls. Kas.. May 21.-John
Fisher was accidentally shot and
killed last evening BY Otto Van Coos
beck while the two were praeticing
with a new target trap. Fisher and
Van Goosbeck were close friends.
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scientific Papers Read at X. I.

Lawrence, Kan. May 21.-A meeting
of the Kansas section OF the American
Chemical society was held at the Uni
versity ofs Kansas Saturday afternoon
and evening The following papers were
read Some Methods Of Volu1netic
Estimation Of Zines" by Bruce VIII
liams, senior mining engineer; ~'For-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

nation of Substitutes" by S. B. Dams
of Washburn college in Topeka: THE
Use Of the Potating Cathode" by R. w.
Curtis of the university. and two pa
pers on The Occurrence of Helium in
Kansas Natural Cas- by Prof Cady
and Prof Mcfarland of the faculty of
the university
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
PIoMed % AL on Coin.

farm near Everest, turned up one
cent piece bearing the date of 1S47
It has 13 stars on 1t and is rare
coin. It was doubtless lost by some
old pioneer or someone crossing the
plains before this country was settled.
Brown County World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
Experimenting With Alfalfa.

Manhattan. May 21-The farm de-
partment Of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college is experimenting on
early medium and late cutting of
alfalfa to determine both the total
Yield and the quickness Of starting
after each cutting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
A New Town for Allen County.

lola. Kan. May 21.-A plan is on
foot to have a new town located in
Allen county on the Katy to be known
as Lorton Siding. between Piqua and
Humboldt A siding has been put in
there and has been used by the Stand
ard OIL company of Emporia for some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
CoMNIENCEaIENT DAYS.
Big Glass Goes Out from Ottawa and
other schools.

Ottawa, Kas.. May 21.-Ottawa uni
versity will graduate a class Of twenty
eight this year, fourteen of the num-
Der being young men.
The commencement exercises begin
on Sunday morning, June 3. when DR..
Central Baptist, will deliver the bae-
calaureate sermon to the college
seniors at the First Baptist church
The academic department viii grad
uate a class of ten. The graduating
exercises will be held on Monday, June
4. Rev. w. A Elliott, of Newton,
Kas., will deliver the address. -Four
orations will also be given by mem
bers of the class. H NJ. Beardsley,
mayor of Kansas City, viii address the
senior graduating class
Members of the senior class will
put on the class play. THE Little Min
ister." and there will be a debate be-
tween the university and William
Jewell college, of Liberty, No. which
will be held at the Rohrbaugh opera
house.
AT OSWEGO.
The commencement exercises of the
common school graduates of Labette
county were held at Altamont Satur-
day in the county high school audi
torium. The graduates from the COM
mon schools in the county this year
number 127. and, contrary to the
Usual custom OIL nOiulilS d commence
uent in each township in which all
of the graduates in that respective
township participated, joint COM
mencement was held. at which only
the one holding the highest grade in
his township took part. It was an all
day session. with a basket dinner In
the park in connection. and was
largely attended. Rev. Mr.. Kersey,
of Parsons. and Prof. Russ. of Pitts
burg, each delivered an address.
AT EMPORIA.
The county schools Saturday grad
uated a class of ninety boys and girls.
The commencement exercises We're
held here at night. The salutatory
address was made by Miss Essa Grin
ell. daughter of D. c. Grinen. editor
of the Americas Greetings. The class
address was made by DR.. w. B. Irwin,
of Emporia The days programme
preceding the commencement exer-
cises, consisted of contests in oratory,
defamation. music. and penmanship.
AT WAvERLY
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Waverly high school were
/ held here in the NJ E church Satur-
day night A class of eight graduated
this year. one of the largest in years
/ John Macdonald. of Topeka, editor
1 of the Western School Journal. de-
/ livered the class address. The bacca-
! laureate sermon was delivered by
| Rev. Mr.. Spencer
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Paola. Kas, May 21.@The corner
stone of the new $4,000 Catholic
church will be laid May 81. Bishop
Lillis. of Leavenworth. and Father
Michael. of St Louis viii conduct the
ceremony The new church will be
of the Gothic style of architecture.
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time and the farmers have shipped hay
from there. A number of farmers are
Interested in having the half section
line opened up for a road and Will ask
for depot.
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MUsT NoT CARRY GUNs.
Judge Gillette Instructs Oklahoma
Grand Jury to Act.

Frank f. Gillette of this district, who
is hearing a term of court in Kiowa
county, has given the grand jury au-
thority to go after the ''gun-toters'
of that county
1.-THE law is intended for the public
good said Judge Gillette. where
one person is permitted to carry a re-
volver it Is a menace to some other
-,ereor7