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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26
Low Rates via Union Pnciac.

$500 to Colorado and return, July 10
to Is, inclusive, and September 10 to %,
inclusive.
$3.50 to Colorado and return, every
day, to September 80.
$3.50 to Ogden or Salt Lake City and
return, first and third Tuesdays, June
to November. inclusive.
5000 to Ogden or Salt Lake City and
return. every day, to September 80.
$343 80 to Helena and Butte and return.
first and third Tuesdays, June to No
vember, inclusive.
$500 to San Francisco or Los Angeles
and return, June Is to July z.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and return,
including rail and stage, daily to Sep
TENDER II.
$4,000 to Portland. Tacoma, Seattle. or
to San Francisco. Los Angeles and San
Diego, and return, daily to September
Is. Limit October 81
$64.50 to California, returning via
Portland, June Is to July Z.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and return,
including rail, stage and hotels in Park
beyond Yellowstone for five and one
half day trip, daily to September II.
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DIDN'T GET THE MEDALS.
Kansas Soldiers Who Have Been over
looked in Distribution.

Adjutant General Hughes. in the
course of his investiga preliminary
to the distribution of the $4,000 gov
eminent donation to the Twentieth
Kansas soldiers. has located seven of
the members of that regiment who
have never received the bronze badge
given to them by the Grand Army of
the Republic. There are about fifty of
these badges which have never been
delivered. They are in the hands of
the Grand Army of the Republic at
department headquarters.
One of the men named Murphy who
was located a few days ago. in a let
ter to the adjutant general says that he
had never heard that any badges were
ever issued
The following are the seven men To-
Gated by General Hughes and their
present addresses
Captain Henry B. Orwig, Co D. in
spector of consta bulary, Manila.
Lieutenant BENZ H. Kerfoot. Co. F.
now first lieutenant Ninety-third coast
artillery, Fort Stevens, Ore.
Private VERNE J. Edwards, Arkansas
Private Lee Gambler, Co. I. Pitts
burg, Kan
bury, Mo.
Lieutenant John c. Murphy. Co. L.
now first lieutenant Fourth infantry,
Columbus, 0.
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ExTENsIoNs OF THE KIN.
ContempIates Building Line Northwest
From Guthrie or Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City Okla, June 20
The efforts to get the Fort Smith &
Western into Oklahoma City over the
Katy tracks have so far been fruit
less The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
recently submitted to the Fort Smith
line a proposition for the use of the
''Ka.y'' tracks from Falls to Okla
homa City and the use of the terminals
there, based on a valuation of 100000
per mile to the city limits and the
actual cost of the terminals in the city,
at - per cent on the valuation. main
tenance and operation of the terminals
and track on a mileage basis This
proposition was rejected by the Fort
Smith people. who announced their in
tentfon of making a counter PROPOSE
ton.
It is believed that the Katy con
templates building a line northwest
from Guthrie or Oklahoma City, If the
negotiations for the purchase of the
Guthrie, Fairview & Western should
prove unsuccessful. w. c. Burke, who
has been connected with the Katy
engineering department for many
years. is promoting a northwest road,
which it is believed the katy would
take over upon its completion. Some
new construction work is also being
done by the katy in the vicinity of
Colbert. L T, where a low grade cut
off is to be built about a mile east OF
the town 1t is announced, however.
that the new line will be used only for
orthbound freight trains, and that
southbound freigfts and all passenger
trains viii still be run on the old line.
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MEN WANT MORE THAN 81.
Pawnee County Harvest Hands and
Farmers Disagree on Prices.

eAfAANI %OuAANS harvest 1AabAAS ana
Farmers Disagree on Prices.
Hutchinson, Kan. June 26.-According
to Ed Swift of Larned, who is here, the
harvest hands in that vicinity have
formed sort of combination and refuse
to go to the fields unless the rate of
wages is raised higher than 81 a day,
the price set by the farmers.
Mr.. Swift says there are hundreds Of
hands in that part of the wheat belt
who refuse to work and who have
enough money to prevent an arrest on
the charge of vagrancy. The wheat
men have practically all agreed to offer
but 81 day for work in the fields, and
the fight between the farmers and the
hands brought out the request to Gov
ernor Hoch for more men,
The railroads are bringing in men,
and it is possible that the country viii
be so filed with workers that the COM
bination will be broken. The wheat Is
ripe and the men are needed. but the
farmers claim that they cannot afford
to pay higher wages than they have
offered.
A paving company which had been
working a large number of men here
were compelled to quit work @enday
because all of the hands had left for the
harvest fields. where the rate of pay
Is larger. All work on public improve
ments has stopped until the harvest
days are over
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WHY HE QUIT AS MESSENGER
Turned Up at the End of His Run
zone Corpse Short

Phoenix, Ariz. June 26.=George
Chapman. pioneer of the Salt River
Valley, died here the other day. He
was seventy-one years old. and
though he had made much money in
real estate he died penniless and
county charge. Chapman was one of
the express messengers on the South
ern Pacific from Deming to Los
Angeles a quarter of a century ago
and an interesting story is told Of his
leaving the company.
A corpse, the earthly remains of a
Chinaman. was aboard one day. It
had not been ernbaimed and the odor
was bad. When Yuma was reached
the relations between Chapman and
the Chinaman had become very hos
tile. 1t was at a stage where one of
them had to leave the car, and as the
train was crossing over the Colorado
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WORK ON THE NEW FRISCO LINE
Road to Be Built From Oklahoma City
TO Hewitt Right Away.

Guthrie, Okla, June 26.-Construc-
ton work is to be commenced within
the next thirty days on the new line
which the Frisco is building south
from Oklahoma City to Hewitt, 1. T.,
where it will make connections with
the new line being constructed west
from Ardmore through Hewitt to
Waurika. The contract for the Okla
homa City-Hewitt line has been let to
the Kenehck construction company of
Kansas City. The new line was incor-
porated under the name of the Frisco,
Oklahoma city & Texas, and the ac-
tivity which the Frisco is displaying in
the construction of this line is at
tributed to it's desire to head Off the
Oklahoma & Texas. new road pro
NOTED by George B. Stone of Okla
bona CITY. which was to be built from
Oklahoma City to Wichita Falls, Tex,
covering much the same territory as
the new Frisco extension.
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CONSTRUCTORS IN CANADA.
More Railroad Work Being Done
There Than Ever Before.

Ottawa, Ont. June 26.-Never before
in the history of this country has there
been such a boom in railway construc-
ton as there is today. 1t means much
for the long continuance of prosperous
times in the Dominion of Canada. La
Dor need not go begging for work. for,
on the contrary. the scarcity of labor
is the cry heard on all sides There are
now between 5000 and 5000 miles of
railway under actual or prospective
construction in Canada, including the
new Grand Trunk-Pacif1c system. This
Will call for the expenditure of a sum
approximattng S100O00.0O0. The work
is divided up between the several roads
as follows: Canadian Pacific railway,
,270 miles; Canadian Northern, 1857
miles: Grand Trunk Pacific, 1000 miles,
and the J. J. Hill roads, 1000 miles. It
will be seen that the Grand Trunk
Pacific plans to exceed the efforts of
any other road, during the year, and
President Hays declares that the west
ern line of the system. and some of
the more important branch lines. viii
be completed before the grain Of the
northwest is harvested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26

Leavenworth, Kas, June 20
Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell,
chief Of staff of the army. arrived at
Fort Leavenworth at o'clock last
night to remain a week. Owing to
the late hour of the arrival, the ar
tilery salute and the usual honors will
be accorded today. General Bell will
spend most of the week looking after
matters connected with the service
schools. He will take part in the
era duating exercises next Monday.
While here he viii be the guest of
Major G. O. Squiers. assistant COM
mandant and chief instructor OF the
signal school,
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At Burlington, With Seyera
Prominent Speakers.
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
0. W. Stewart, Well known
Worker, to Be There.
A Night Meeting Is Arranged
for Town Of lie Roy.
The Congressional Convention
for 3rd District at ChetOpa.

Burlington. Kan. June 26-The Pro
hibitionists begin their state campaign
in this place Friday June %. The open
ing event is the Coffey county conven-
ton, which will be held in the opera
house
The speakers present win be Oliver W.
Stewart of Chicago. Prohibition mem
Der Of the 41st Illinois legislature; r. w.
Emerson. once candidate for governor:
State Chairman Earle R Delay and
q. F. Bradford. candidate for congress
in the Fourth district Several candi-
dates on the state ticket are expected
TO be present. and Prohibitionists from
many surrounding towns viii attend.
In the evening the speakers viii all go
to Leroy where arrangements are made
for another meeting.
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WILL TEST STEAM MOTOR CAR.
Burlington Building a Novelty for
Suburban Service

Bloomington, Ill. June 26.-The Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy road has
under construction at it's shops, nov
city for suburban service, in what is
to be known as a steam motor car. It
is to be operated between Chicago and
Aurora if the tests prove successful.
The car will be ready for trial run
early in July. The officials are hopeful
that this car will be an Improvement
over the gasoline motor car, which was
turned out two years ago at a cost of
several thousand dollars. This car was
a failure, and at present stands on the
scrap heap, being entirely useless. The
steam motor car Will be much larger
than the gasoline car and has many
new ideas in its construction. It is de-
signed to use this car on branch lines
moving light trains, and where it is not
profitable to operate trains with the
ordinary locomotive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26
A child Phone Operator.

Beloit. Kan. June 26.-Viola Diehl,
who. is only years old. is successfully
operating the Farmers Mutual switch
board at Pleasant Hill. Dickinson coun-
~. The exchange was started June 1,
1904, with only 81 farmers Her father,
A. II. Diehl, was elected president hav-
ing the central or switch board IL a
room in his house. At present he has
IS farmers lines, representing 50 phones,
and four trunk lines built and paid for.
Viola began to answer calls when she
was Z years old and at present can tell
the ring and the line the subscriber is
located on, the instant the call is re-
ceiVed.
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dell, route 1, Burney Wheeler car
rier.~ George Ogle, substitute.
Ar THE CHAUTAUQUA.
Judge Benjamin Lindsay and DR..
Gunsaulus the Features.

Ottawa. Kan, June 26-Judge Ben
jamin Lindsay. of the Denver Juvenile
court, addressed a large crowd of the
Ottawa Chautauoua assembly Monday
afternoon on corrective measures for
children. Judge Lindsay argues for
greater kindness and a better study of
childish traits
Rev. Dr. Frank w Gunsaulus, of
Chicago, lectured last evening on
Cromwell and His Time" Mrs Kate
Arlington. of Council Grove. addressed
the federated clubs in the evening. Rev.
and Mrs. W. A. Brown. of Kansas City.
talked on Our Oriental Possessions"
Today is down on the programme as
Sunday school day
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BAD WRECK WAS GOOD ONE.
This is Yoakum's Opinion of Twen-
tieth Century 8Tishap.

3. r. Yoakum. chairman of the
executive committees of the Rock
Island and Frisco systems. who was
a passenger on the recently wrecked
Twentieth Century Limited, is quoted
as saying 1t was the best wreck that
he ever saw. while 1t might have
been the worst on record; but. as it
stands. is a fine tribute to the method
and ability Of the Lake Shore. Three
factors contributed to the result, he
says--the engineer did the right thing
by putting on the air brakes at the
first hint of something wrong the
train was Of solid Pullman cars SPLEEN
didly built, and the train crew did ex-
cellent work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26

give vaudeville performances in tht
Santa Fe reading rooms between tl1if
city and Chicago. One performance
was given in the reading room al
Point Richmond, but thereafter Bus
ser is said to have delayed arrange
ments for other shows. and 50. &C
cording to the complaint, breaking
a contract which had been made be
tween the complainant and the rail-
road company. The damages claimed
result from initial expenses. and tbs
value Of the advertising Delroy hoped
to get.
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MOUNTAIN LION MET MATCH.
Tackles Track Velocipede and Gets
Broken Neck.

San Bernardino, Cal, June 26=
James Smith. Santa Fe track pa
trolman, while scudding along the
track near Rialto, Cal. on a railroad
velocipede, saw a mountain lion on
the track before him. He had not
time to check speed on the down
grade. and when close upon the ami
NAL it turned to fight, but was caught
beneath q car wheel, breaking its
neck.
The beast measured three feet in
length and was brought here where it
was placed in cold storage to await
the arrival of a taxidermist
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Death of Frank NANNY.

Winfield, Kas. June 26.-Frank
Nanny, a pioneer of Cowley county.
who came to the United States from
Germany in 1862. died at St. Mary's
hospital Monday following an opera
ton for intestinal trouble. He was
stubborn fight for a quarter of a. CEN
fury against the prohibitory law.
When Nanny settled in Winfield in
1870 he built a brewery and ran It
until the prohibitory law went into
effect
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PHONES FOR USE ON TRAINS.
Extensive Experiments Being Made
With Them by Hartman.

Chicago. June 26.=Extensive ex-
periments are being conducted by the
management of the Hartman lines
with 2 view to widening the sphere
OF usefulness of the telephone, in
connection with the operation of the
trains.
Among other things it is expected
to soon be able to equip trains with
a telephone device whereby the con-
ductor and the engineer can consult
while the train is in motion regard
ing anything in connection with the
movement Of the train. This Is ex-
pected to be especially effective in
preventing misunderstanding re-
garding train orders. A complete
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sEVERY 04AsONs Celebrate.
Addresses We're Made by Rev. Bruce
Grifth and DeVere Rafter.

Severy, Kan, June 26-Twin Grove Lodge
No 21S A F. ( A NJ celebrated St John
day here. In the morning exercises were
held ia the Methodist church The adj
dress was given by the Rev Bruce Grit
fifth Of Wichita. In the afternoon exercises
was held in Carruthers' grove. De We're
Rafter of Holton, Kan, delivered the ad-
dress.
Talks were made by members of the 10
cal lodge Music was furnished by Blakey's
orchestra and the Methodist choir,
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STORM DOES DAMAGE.
Crops and Oil Property Injured in
Cllautauqua County.

=
Sedan. Kan. June 26.-The late storm
which swept over the city and vicinity
was very damaging to property and to
crops. Hundreds of window lights were
broken by the hail and corn was strip
ped to the stalks. Trees were rendered
leafless and small fruit was nearly all
destroyed. The Missouri Pacific tracks
between here and Waunetka were
washed out for several hundred feet
and telegraph wires are down. The loss
to crops and property will aggregate
thousands of dollars. In the oil fields
here several derricks were blown down.
On the Chautauqua. company's land,
south Of town four miles. lightning
struck the tank house. burning it and
five tanks of oil, making a loss Of 81
soc
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Eart5ouaIze at Mammalian

Manhattan. Kas.. June 2e.-An
earthquake shock was felt throughout
this place Monday. The tremor was
but second in duration and was ac-
companied by loud roar. Loose. ar
ttcles were shaken on shelves. and in
come frame houses dishes were rat
tied together. The last few days Sc
we're electric storms were experienced
hare
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CofevviIIe,s PoDulation fe.467.

Coffeyville. Kan. June 26.-The city
assessor, NJ D. Landers, finished his
work today on the census and his
returns show Coffeyville has 16,z67 pop
u1ation. The council last night passed
q resolution making application to be-
come a city of the first class. Corey
vile has gained zoos in population in
the last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26

A Russian named Joe Eberly came
to the police station yesterday with a
bandaged head and a grievance. He
called for the purpose of making COM
plant against another Russian named
John SPAIN. During a fiesta Eberly
and SPAIN became involved in a row.
and SPAIN forsook the Queensbury
rules in favor Of an axe. With this ad-
dition to his forces, he trimmed
Eberly about the head and face, but
the damage was not serious.
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tiers and a double set of captains quar-
tiers. barracks for 100 men and sta
bic for 200 horses for the college sec
James A. McGonigle of this city. The
bids were opened here June II and for
warded to Washington. The entire cost
OF construction, heating and plumbing
and electric wiring viii be about $154,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26
New western Postmasters.

Washington, June 26.@These post
masters have been appointed: Kansas
Bluff City, Harper county, Fred
erlck s Glover vice James Glover, re-
signed. MissOuri-Ganter Camden
county, Henry c. Bradley, vice A. Ed
wards, resigned.
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telephone system is also soon to be
constructed in connection with the
extensive block-signaI system, which
is being put in. and it is to be used
TO place the dispatcher and the tower
operators in closer and more perfect
touch with each other.
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soAlE AIANGY CATT1E.
State Live Stock Inspector at Work
Around Syracuse

Around Syracuse.
Syracuse, June 26.-The surrounding
counties will celebrate the Fourth here
Baseball and horse races are some OF
the features
John Baker, state live stock sanitary
commissioner, is inspecting western
stock this week. He reports some scaby
and NANCY cattle and is urging a gen
eral campaign of cattle dipping at once
to cure and prevent the trouble. Mr.
Baker says grass and live stock are
the grazing area is being rapidly re-
duced by the government retaining
public lands from the stockmen.
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rlVer the Chinaman Ieft II.
When Los Angeles was reached
Chapman was checked up zone corpse
short" He said, That is funny; it
was on the train when I left Deming
and I am sure it was there a good
part of the way for I was reminded
of it"
That was the point where the COM
pany and Chapman separated. The
latter came to Phoenix where he re-
manned up to his death
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G CT the Kansas National guard here.
has organized by the election Of Sena-
tor Charles I. Martin. captain; George
P Bradley, first lieutenant. and ". c.
Anderson. second lieutenant.
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PERFORMER SUES SANTA FE.
Arthur DeIroy Wants $4,000 For a
Broken Contract.

San Francisco. June 26.-Arthur
Deiroy. vaudeville manager. has
filed g complaint in the county clerk
office here against the Santa Fe COM
pany. alleging that he has been dam
aged to the extent Of $4,000 by the
failure OF s. E Busser. the com
pany's superintendent of reading
rooms, to fix dates wherein he might
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Washington June 26.-These rural
carriers have been appointed Kan
sas-Conway Springs. route 4. Will
liam a. Gwinn carrier David B.
Gwinn. substitute. Oklahoma-Cor-
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Leavenworth. Kan. June 26.-Captain
J. =. Normoyle, quartermaster at Fort
I .eavenworth. has received word from
Washington that the contract to con
Etruct three sets of field officers quar-
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-06

1906. claim No. sos.
S42.75 to Union Printing Co. for 10000
quarterly water meter bills. Water As
SCISSOR, June, 1906. claim No 4S7.
$40 to Union Printing 20. for sup
plies, Water Assessor, June, 1906. claim
$3.50 to Union Printing Co. for four
field books, Water Purveyor. June, 1906.
claim o. 491.
.$135,0O to the Jersey City News for
advertising notice water rents due April.
1906, claim No. 1853.
$3.50 to the Observer for advertising
notice, water rents due, April, 1906,
Sl35 to the Evening Journal Associa-
ton for advertising notice. water rents
due. ADril, 1906. claim No. 1857
Charge Water Account a. & d.
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote on a cah
of the ayes and navs=
observation-disclosures Berry. Knox
Nolan Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None.
The same committee presented the fol-
lowing
Resolved. That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named.
respectively. for services rendered as
Water Registrar, etc. for month nth endlns en-
June 30. 1906. amounting in the aggre-
gate to $3,475.0O.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and nays
Ayes-Commissioners Nolan, Rooney
and President Hauck
Nays: = Commissioners Berry and
Knox.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
Docks and Parks presented the follow
ing
Resolved. That the contracts for the
furnishing of band music in the severai
parks in Jersey City. in accordance with
specifications heretofore adopted and on
lle, and in further accordance with pro-
posals heretofore received on May %.
1906, be and are hereby awarded to the
parties hereinafter named for such num-
ber of concerts in those parks and on the
evenings Of the dates designated
Louis Kasten-I4afayette Park July %
Hamilton Park, July &c: Riverview Park.
Amgust q Raa7i Side Park august 20. C
John J. Mulrain-Mary Benson Park.
July 8; Van Worst ParRa gulya13; Ham,
ilton Park, August =; Columbia Park,
August %
William A. Lutier:-R Rirerview Park,
July 10; Lafayette Park. July %; Han,e
ilton Park, August 3; Bay Side Park
August IL.
Louis Fctert-Marv Reason Park July
1ti: Bay Side Park. July Is: Van Vorsa
Park, July %; Riveryiew Park. August
Salem R. Davis -Riverview Dark. July
"a; Lafayette Pork July 8; Van Worst
Park. August 10; Hamilton I'ark, Au-
gust 16
Fredcriclz Miiler-van Worst Psrk,
July 6; Mary Bensnr Park. Ialv %: Coz
nmbia Park, August g; Hamilton Park
July 10.
Louis J. Dittma,-Tafayette Park.
July y Rfverview Park July 3: Mary
Benson Park, August 10; Hamilton Para,
July IL
Henry Walter-Bay Side Park. Al.
gust 1: Van Worst Pork July 20: Mary
Benson Park. July 2; Lafayette PaR&
August is.
Cro be Con:inued1