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The oasis., 1906-06-16
RAILWAY TAXATION

As thc forms of TnE OASIS were closing last week there came from Phoenix the information that the Territorial Board of Equalization, in session at that time, had raised the assessments of the various rail- ways in Arizona, the item stating that the Southern Pacific rail- way assess snlent had been raised Co SIl.000 per mile. Since then there hfv been received the Phoenix papers with full accounts of the proceedings of the board, present. Ing the following list of properties and the valuations placed upon them:
 Southern Pacific 392.5 miles. $ll,000 \ mile, Inst vear ST,225 per mile.
 HI Paso and Southwestern, s6.3 miles, S7. 7.600 mile, Hast year Sb,75Ol total valuation track and other property, S655 .880
 tfila Valley Globe and Northern, l24 8 miles, s6,000, flast year S3,l2s.70l ; total valuation track and other prop erty, S745, 500.
 Morenel Southern. IS miles, SS,69T 22, Hast year, S3.555.559 total including track and other property, S66, 55n
 Mafie0pa and Phoenix, 42 go miles, S5750 2ast year S4, 970.4S|; total S244, : BIT 50 track and other property
 Arizona and New Mexico, 90 miles, S5.650 Hast year S5,50450l total track and other property, Sa26.000
 NeW Mexico and Arizona SIS miles. $5,O00, Gast year, S4 249.S0 total valu- ati8n track and otlier property $439 GOO. Central Arizona, l5 miles. S2 ,00C total valuation, Sa0OU9
 Saginaw and Manistea, \ miles S2,- GOO. Elast year, Fls054 l66j; total yalu- atiom, S2S, 900.
 United Verde and Pacific, 273 miles. S5,000, lIast year, $4019,5 SOIL total valu- ati0n, track aud other property SlSa 5g0
 Coronado line lArizona Copper com panyl, 7.5 miles, S2s500 total valuation sls.750
  45 miles. $45O0 total valuation track and other property, s2g9025.
 Western Arizona Railway company, Arizona and Itahb 2l.5T miles, s. 548. .59: total valuation track and other property, S76,500.
 Arizona and Colorado, l5.S miles, S2 GOO; total valuation track and other property, S3l6n0
 (t..,,atrt efss1 q miles. total valuation of track and other property, $a550
 Cananea, Iaqui River and Pacific lreal estate in Naeol, $2 TOD.
 The raises made are just; in fact they are Q good beginning to what they ought to be-
 Now that Governor Kibhey haf made q good start in the way . regulating railway taxation, ., might turn his attention to m problem of regulation Of freight and fares. That is a matter tha will have to De taken in hand b the legislature, but his exeellenc. should take up the subject in hi message, recommending remedia legislation He could inject tn issue into the campaign, and pre- cipitate formulation of policy i that direction by one or both tn leading political parties
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The oasis., 1906-06-16

MUcH power to the arm of Gov ernor Kibbey in the work he has undertaken to bring corporations to a sense of public duty, is the wish of all true citizens.
The oasis., 1906-06-16
BROS.
 General Merchandise

Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes lfocerie-. Har Grain. Flour. Etc Liquors. Family Trade Supplied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
AT THE BIG FAIR.
Partial List of Exhibitors Given Out by
Manager Brigham.

Manager R. s. Brigham of the kan
sas Aidwinter exposition this morning
gave out a partial list of the exhibitors
as follows:
Sunshine Mantel company. Chanute,
Kan, Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile
company, Topeka, Horlick's Food
company. Racine. Wis, Crosby Bros,
Topeka, c. W. Douglas & Son, candy
st. Joseph. r. P. Jordan, Topeka,
Charles Wolff Packing company, To-
peka, H. J. Heinz & Co, Pittsburg, Pa,
]. A. FOgler & Co, San Francisco, W.
H. Fernald, Topeka, Genesee Pure
Food company, Leroy, n. Y, H. B.
Howard. Topeka, LoOse-Wiles Cracker
& Candy company, Kansas City, Petro
& Woodford, North Topeka, o. McCor-
mick. Topeka. Jacques Manufacturing
company. Chicago. Roehr Music com
company, Topeka, Mrs. M z. Holl-
craft, Topeka, Egg-O--see company
Quincy. Ill, E. B. Guild Music COM
pany. Topeka, D-Zerta Food company,
Rochester, n. Y.
The exhibits this winter will be un-
usually good. They comprise a greater
range than in the preceding years. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

demand for booth space is very brisk
There is never a difficulty in dispOsing
of it all for the exposition.
This morning $1,000 tickets to the
fair were put on at various place about
the city for advance sale. These viii
be sold at ten cents each. The places
at which they can be bought are as
follows: Stansfield's drug store,
Dreschsel's shoe store, d. H Forbes,
George H. Mathews, J. P. Rowleys
Capital Building & Loan association.
Martin O'Donnell, National hotel,
Commercial club, Hall Stationery COM
pany, J. e. Crockett & Co. Warren n.
Crosby, N. F. Rigby, George Flad,
Weiss & Co, NJ L. Zercher, F. A Snow,
H. B. Howard, c. F. Young, z. B.
Walker, w z. Weber, E. W. Hughes,
ThrOop hotel, Marshall Bros, Palace
Clothing Co, L. S. WooIverton. Cough
lin Hardware company, Robinson
Marshall, Crosby Bros, William Green
& Son, Mills Dry Goods company, A.
T. Waggoner. Hindman's grocery store.
George Burghart, Fred Walker, Frank
Klingaman, Matt Weightman, Dries
bach & Stauffenberg, H. L. Tromp,
Davis Mercantile company. Copeland
hotel. Shawnee Building & Loan asso-
citation. Griggs & MOneypenny, Fraser
Bros. W. S. Miller. John Green, Shaw
nee Grocery Company, New York
Mercantile company, A c. Klingaman,
company, Dibble Grocery company. F.
NJ. Newland, Sam Cunningham, Chris
Roof. ]. S. Triton. L. B. Pechner,
Frank Hobart. A. o. Rosser, COville &
Sons. JOslyn pharmacy, J. B. Payne,
Arnold Drug company. A. W Lacey
Petro & WoodfOrd. Morns & Myers. H.
H. Bair W. H. Wilson, Fitzgerald &
Lannen. Whittelsey Mercantile com
pany, Miller Brothers. Clingham &
Hummel, Sturgis & Davidson, Main
grocery store. H. A. Hebb, Petro's drug
store, J. NJ. Frank, Potwin drug store.
Beginning with next Monday Secre-
tary and General Manager Brigham
will maintain an Office in the Auditor
ium until after the fair is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
UP GOES THE COAL.
Operators Trust Turns Up the Screws
Another Notch.

The coal combine of the operators in
the Usage county coal district has fore
ed the price on Usage and Burlingame
coal up another notch. Usage and Bur
Ingame coal are now selling at S4.75
an advance of % cents per ton, the coal
is now selling at the mines for IS.
There is no doubt at all in my mind
that a combine of the coal operators
exists" said one prominent coal dealer.
The increase in the price is due to this
factor aided by the scarcity of cars
mine production" The differential
which has always existed in the price
of the Burlingame and Usage City Goals
TO longer exists and the operators are
now able to exact the same price for
both of these products.
Some of the local dealers have not
raised the price and are still quoting
their coal at $3.50 though the raise at
the mines has already gone into effect
and due notice was given to the dealers
here on Friday.
During this summer, the latter part,
a rate of 81 was quoted on these same
Goals. on September the price went UP
to s425 then later came a further ad-
vance to $3.50.
Formerly the price at the mines for
Usage was $Z.75 and for Burlingame
$3.50. This latest increase forces Usage
up 25 cents per ton and Burlingame 80
cents.
An angry lot of customers greeted the
Information of the increase this morn
ing. The coal dealers in quoting prices
to their customers had a hard time If
oning out the wrinkles and endeaVOring
to sclace them. Might as well burn
diamonds" said one man. Il guess I
will wait awhile and not buy just now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

drunken stupor on the night of the 23d
of September.
Howey, the pitcher who was easily
the favorite with the fans last season,
mas signed with the Topeka aggrega-
ton, and VIII play ball with the White
Sox next season, that is if he does not
break his New Year resolution, rela-
tive TO the water department.
1. l.. Diesem of Garden City is in the
city as delegate from Finney county
to the agricultural meeting. which is
to be held at the state house this
week. He complains that money is so
plentiful in Finney county that it is
necessary to go away from home to
spend it.
Mort AIbaugh separated himself
from this interview IN the Kansas
city Times this morning; 81 don't
know why it is" said Morton Albaugh,
of Kingn1an, Kas., clerk of the United
States district court, who was at the
Coates house last night. .but every
time the federal court convenes in
Kansas City, Kas., u blizzard comes.
Two years ago when court convened
a blizzard blew in. Another came
when court opened last year, and see
what we are getting now. This is
about the limit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

believe in America that a man is a
man." replied Mrs. Cooper.
But we are speaking of aristo-
cratic Washington interpOsed Mr..
Bacon.
Society and Intelligence.
"And when we speak of good So
ciety," retOrted Mrs. Cooper. I'VE
understand by that people in good
standing in the community and people
of good character"
rs it not d fact" Mr.. Bacon asked,
that society means something more
than good moral character and intel
ligence, and that people in the highest
society do not always have the best
Intelligence 2"
f'WeIL I do not suppose I know how
much of this may be material to the
point. The term society Is used in
different senses by different people
but in my own society feel my stand
working capital as teacher; just as
the insignia of Office or a Judge, for
instance, may be to him and to the
community. SO my status ia the society
in which T move represents to me a
part of. as I might say. my working
capital
Claims Many White Friends.
Mrs. Cooper said she numbered
many white persons among her friends
in Washington and elsewhere. al
though majority of her friends are
cOlored.
Mrs. Cooper was then examined as
to the details of her trip to prove her
exact expenses. AS no legal contract
had been proven the suit was dis
missed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
LOSES TRIP TO EUROPE
An Educated CoIored Woman Plaintiff
in a Unique Suit.

New York Jan. S.-What a colored
woman thinks of society in general and
Washington society in particular is a
part of the record in a case now Oend-
ing in the New York courts
Mrs. Anna j. Cooper is the negress in
question. She is a graduate of Oberlin
college and assistant principal of the
Washington high school. She lives at
1706 Seventeenth street, Washington,
D. c.
Some time ago, Mrs. Cooper, through
the influence of Mrs, Beulah Ray
Penny wife of Prof. Penny of the Kan
sas College of Music at Topeka, signed
an application for membership in an
around the world excursion managed
by Frank g. clark of New York. She
paid her deposit and received reply
from Clark, who wrote:
we should be glad indeed if you de-
eide to go with us. We can assure you
a delightful trip
Color Bars Her Out.
Three days later Clark learned that
Mrs. Cooper was negress. and there
fore returned her money and denied her
application to join the excursion.
Mrs Cooper thereupon sued Clark for
$40. 600 damages and then engaged pas
sage to Europe on her own account
She tagged the Clark party around Eur
one visiting the places they visited, anG
paying her way with $500 worth Of trav-
ell tickets she had bought from another
excursion firm in New York, but she
missed as she explains on the STAND
the valuable educational features in the
shape of the lectures of the guides that
took part in the excursion.
In explanation of her demand for
damages, based on an alleged breach oil
contract Mrs. Cooper declared:
las a woman of education and refine
ment I suffered considerable indignlty
and modification when the fact became
known among my friends in Washing
ton that [ was not to be a member Of
the Clark tour, and that my deposit had
been returned
Her Views of Society.
"Are you in good standing in Wash
ington society?" Mrs Cooper was
asked on ross-examination.
81 think I am; I claim to be-" was
her answer.
You know what good society in
Washington means-that it consists
exclusively of the president and his
cabinet, the supreme court, the SEN
ators, a few representatives, the army
and the navy-do you nOt?' con-
tinued Alexander s. Bacon, who rep
| resented Clark in the trial. "and that
outside Of those few nobody can get
/ into it-isn't that fact %
This is democratic America. We
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
WANTED, A CAR LINE.
Reform School People Think Street
Railway Line Should Be Extended.
10 the Editor State journal.

To the Editor State Journal.
Your announcement recently that the
city railway company would build no
new lines this year except to the coun-
try club house win be a sore disap-
pointment to the people living in and
q bout ShoTey and the Reform school
NO section of Topeka suburbs is i'm
more need of car service than this. and
no line would pay better. There is
quite a population between North To-
peka and the Reform school including
West Indianola. The school itself would
be a large patron. Many people have
occasion to visit this institution parents
to see their boys, visitors to see the
school and such as have business deal
iugs here. There is no way to get ont
except to hire a livery team or walk
Many women, too poor to pay for a re
walk out to see their boys. During the
late teachers association number of
teachers walked out while others hired
conveyances. Had there been street
cars we would have had several hun
dred to visit us. Besides this the school
I'm bad weather would use the line in its
business. There are nearly 40 employees
who would be liberal patrons. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

Arkansas City. Kan, Jan S=Paul
Deinas. an italian track man in the
employ of the Santa Fe. was struck
and killed by the north bound passen-
ger train here Saturday night. He was
returning to the railroad camp from
town with a supply of groceries with
which to celebate the italian Christ
mas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
VIM. sells Bound Over.

The case of William Sells, the show
man who is charged with making a
deadly assault upon W. c. Stephenson
was heard by Judge McCabe of the city
court this morning. and the defendant
was bound over for trial in the district
court under $500 bond. The bond was
signed by r. F. Hodgins and William
Sells, the defendant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
HAzING KILLS a BOY.
An Ohio Lad Dies as a Result of a
Bouncing on Rail-"

billiards, O., Jan. SIT developed
today that Cecil Leap, a 16-year-old
high school boy, who died Wednesday,
was the victim of hazers from an
upper class
bounced on rail until he dropped
from exhaustion on the school ground
For five days he lay at home Fighting
for life. when he succumbed. DR.. N.
P. Davidson. who attended him, says
that death directly was due to fever
and delirium caused by the hazing and
the incidents that accompanied it.
He also was injured at the base of
the BRAIN at the base of the spine.
and internally. He failed rapidly and
before he died the pupils of his eyes
became diIated. In his delirium he
referred to the hazing and implored
his tormentors to leave him alone.
The hazers likely will be arrested on
manslaughter charges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
H. H. ROGERS,

would be many new homes about
Shorey If the people had a car line The
soil is rich, water good, and location
convenient. Then the city could extend
its boundary lines to embrace them, and
add a few more thousand to its popula-
ton. We had expected something
would be done to bring the cars out this
way next spring. Why not? VIII the
Commercial club consider the matter?
NJ F. MKIRAHAN, Chaplain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
CATTLE ARE SCARCE.
Lyon County Farmers Are Handling
Fewer Than Usual

Emporia, Kan Jan S.-The Gazette
says; There are probably fewer cattle in
Lyon county this winter than for several
years. according to T. G. whitley a we'll
known cattleman Mr. Wibley attributes
TINS to the scarcity Of good cattle and the
inability of Lyon county farmers to han
die the poorer quality of cattle on ac-
count of the expense attached. There is
an abundance of feed, however. and much
of 1t viii probably go to waste. The far
mers are unable to sell it and can not
afford to handle cattle. so will have to
burn much feed. which could otherwise be
converted into good beef. This condition
is said to prevail in nearly every section
of the county and in some of the sur
rounding counties as well.
some of the farmers have bought a.
small number of cattle rather than see
their feed go 10 waste. and viii feed them
this winter J. n. Brogan of Hartford
passed through Emporfa this morning
with 100 head of feeders which he bought
in Kansas City and which he win feed
this winter in order to use up feed which
he raised last year and was unable to sell
This is only one instance, and there are
many more such i'm Lyon county To save
their feed farmers viii be compelled to
buy cattle. and if the markets are bad
next spring they viii lose money.
Most Of the good cattle seem to have
been taken by the cattlemen further west
and only the poorer class are to be had
in this section of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
DIED IN THE STREET.
st. Joseph Girl Kills Herself With
CarboIic Acid.

St. Joseph, Mo. Jan S.-Miss Lena
Reber, aged p years, daughter Of John
Reber, a pioUeer merchant of St. JOS
eph committed suicide at her home.
1905 Mulberry street. by drinking car
bolic acid. Her father shot himself
two years ago dying almost Instantly
A brother, J. P. Reber. was found dead
in rooming house a few months since
The police, after careful Investigation.
reported that he had taken his life by
the use of poison. The girls mother re-
Gently died after a short illness Miss
Reber had not been in good health for
several weeks. Relatives noticed re-
Gently that she closely persued newspa-
per accounts of suicides. She drank
carbolic acid and at once set out as
she said, to call on a lady friend next
door. She died in the street, without
mentioning TO anyone that she had Ia
ken poison. She has two brothers in
the railway mail service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

partment has received the following dis
patch concerning the dry dock Dewey
dated January 6: Dock rs miles west
by southwest of Bermuda. Potomac re-
Joins Sunday"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
Ten BeIoW a D. aToInes.

Des Moines, Ia. Jan. S.=The mer-
curry dropped to 10 degrees below zerf
here today. the coolest this winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

Mrs Grace Williams and Miss
Maysel Ziegler will open dressmaking
parlors Tuesday at 106 West Eighth
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

Resolve to put them where they can
earn compound interest, with best Of
security.
The Capitol Building and Loan Assn,
5S4 Kansas Ave, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08

1905

Was a year ago. Since then many
hard earned dollars have been wasted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20
at San Frnncisco. is In ogden for a few

| at San Francisco. Ia In Ogden for few
| days checking up some matters.
d. A. Smyth ls remodeling tho Euro
| pean hotel on West Twenty-ffth street,
and among other improvements Is putting
| In large sample room for the benefit of
| the travelling men,
]. NJ. McFarlane, q mining man OF Salt
| Lake, and Mai Richard w Young went
west to San Francisco on the Overland
today on legal business
Don Maguire, general manager Of the
Santa Maria Copper and Gold company,
with mines north OF Ogden. is ut the
scene OF operations again today. making
preparations for the summer campaign.
Junius Young. representative or the
Home Fire Insurance company OF New
York, was In ogden today, and adjusted
q small loss OF $1,000 on the Royle Furni-
ture companys warehouse, burned two
weeks ago.
w. o. Stanley local representative OF
the Schilllng company at San Francisco.
has resumed business in ogden. and says
that the story printed from New York
that the firm had been wrecked in San
Francisco is all rot, though he acknowl-
edges that 1t was heavily hit
S. NJ Warmbath formerly associated
with Dick Colborn in the brokerage
business In Salt Lake, arrived from Fair
carries samples of high grade silver and
gold ore from the Fairvlew Eagle. which
shows both silver and gold.
F ii. Lathrop. formerly OF the firm OF
Iatnrop d Ethnger, STOCK brokers' In salt
Lake, but now with the w, F. Bond Sc
Co, brokerage firm OF Goldfeld. arrived
from the West today, and is exhibiting
piece OF gold rock from the Round
Mountain that affords display OF leaf
gold seldom seen.
r. S. Rublc. formerly OF ogden, but
now travelling passenger agent or the
Hartman lines at San Jose. Is in ogden
today, tho guest Of Dr. H NJ. Rowe. Mr..
Ruble conveyed the Metropolitan, Opera
company into San Francisco on the morn
| ing OF Monday. April 1t. and he says he
| hasn't seen them since
| c. L. Hudson. formerly Salt Lake
stock broker. went East this afternoon
| on the Overland. He Is now of San
| Francisco. and says that despite the dis
aster that town viii continue to be the
| clearing house Of California and Nevada.
| The San Francisco Stock exchange has
| leased the old California theater and Will
| 1T IT up for a stock exchange