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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-07-12
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have been accustoming their horses to
the novelty of aerial drafting Deerfield
and Garden City began the harvest on
the same day. Flowing was we'll under
way Wednesday morning, and today
the sight of Mexicans and others top
ping the beets with heavy knives some
what resembling machetes. has be
come a familiar sight
In talking with a reporter, Mr.. Z. H
Every said that beets were ordered
plowed just as soon as they showed a
content Of fourteen per cent. Some, he
says. are far above that, and it is not
unusual to secure as high as seventeen
or eighteen per cent. There are to be
harvested here some six thousand acres,
according to the statement of Mr.. Every
and this acreage is distributed among
three hundred contracts. The beet har-
vest will probably extend over six
weeks. not longer.
So there can little else be expected of
this burg for many days than plowings
topping and carting of sugar beets-
From beets that test II per cent sug-
ar content, it is expected that from 240
to $50 pounds of sugar viii be extracted
from a ton. The factory will have an
output OF approximately 100000 pounds
per day
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Santa Fe Line Chicago to AIbu-
querque to Be so Improved.
Eastern Railway Of New Mexico
Increases Stock TO $4,000, 900.
BUILD SHOPSAT BELEN.
Big Sums to Be Spent for VAR
iOus Improvements.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Las Vegas, n. NJ. oct. 16.-The
Eastern railway of New Mexico has
fled in the Office of the probate clerk
Of San Miguel county a certificate
showing and providing for the increas-
ing of the capital stock of the COM
pany from s9,25O,O00 to $4,000, 900.
Practically enough stock was issued by
the company to build the Belen cutoff
and the substantial increase is to be
applied to equipping the road to make
it the equal of any in the west and
providing the best obtainable machin-
cry and rolling stock. part of the
money will be utilized for the build
ing of machine shops. Small shops
are to be built at-Belen and probably
shops viii be located at the new town
of Blackjack 1t is also limited that
some portion of this money may go to-
ward increasing the size Of the shops
at Albuquerque.
The railroad company is spending
100000 in buildings at Belen, for
the housing OF its depot and freight
house, shops and round house. The
round house is to have z, capacity for
fifty locomotives. and the main build
ing of the shops is to be 500 by. 1,40O
feet in size. There is to be Harvey
eating house, similar to that at AIbu-
querque. Sidetrack capacity for 5000
cars is to be provided.
passed through Las Vegas on his way
to Topeka says that trains will not be
running on the cutoff before April
and that there viii be no regular pas
senger service before July. He says
that the Santa Fe flyer viii continue
to use the mountain route. at least IN
til the winter following.
This contractor gave out that he was
on his way to the Kansas capital to Sc
cure contract of double tracking on
the Santa Fe. He asserts that it has
track shall be finished from Chicago
to Albuquerque. Already a good deal
Of the work has been done and the I'M
dertaking viii now be pushed forward
at once.
81 am now on my way to Topeka to
figure on a contract for the double
tracking of a considerable portion of
the Santa Fee he said This de-
cisian has been positively reached to
double track every foot of the line be-
tween Chicago and Albuquerque.
been done, and the object Of the new
Ration tunnel is principally to permit
the running of g double track through
the mountain. This doesn't look as
though the Santa, Fe expected any
diminution Of traffic on its overtime
mountain. route.
Instead of injuring the towns on the
mountain route like Las Vegas and Al
buquerque, the completion of the Be
| len line will prove an advantage, by
opening up new country. this gentle
pany is going to double the efficiency
of its northern line is certain evidence
that business will Increase instead OF
diminish
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LIE sToRY oF 4 DRAFT.
several People NIistOOl1 the Figures
81 1915 for $1O.z5.

Several BeODle NAlStOON the FlSuECS
S1,O75 for $1O.75.
Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 16-Jacob
Rose. proprietor of the Standard bak-
cry at 404 Minnesota avenue. received
his bank book from the Wyandotte
State bank and when he looked at the
ballace his eyes began to bulge. He
looked and looked again. Then he got
out a tab and pencil and began to
figure His own estimate of ms own
wealth was $1,064.25 less than that Of
the bank book. He teIeDhoned 8 the
bank and said that some one had made
a mistake The bank cashier made an
investigation and then teleDhOned the
baker that his bank book was balanced
exactly right and that his wealth was
exactly what the book represented
The baker was still puzzled when
woman entered the store Her name
is Mrs Mary Kirk and she lives at
33S West Fifth street She was ex-
cited and had come as representative
of her brother, Charles Cooper. a
farmer near Sioux City, Ia. This is
how the grocer happened to be ST..
064.25 richers than he thought he was.
Charles Cooper went to Kansas City
with two drafts IN his pocket one for
s1O.75 and another for LOTS. He went
to grocery store, next door to his
sisters home. owned by b Fox at 334
West Fifth street. In paving for gro
eeries he made mistake and gave the
grocer the draft for S1.OT5 instead of
the draft for $10.75. The grocer did
not notice the mistake and turned the
draft over to driver for Roses
bakery in DaVment for consignment
of bread. The driver failed to notice
the mistake. thinking It was a draft
for S1O.75- Rose the baker. made the
same mistake. thinking it to be a draft
for S1o.75. He sent it to the bank
and the bank gave him credit for its
face value. $1075-
Cooper went home and did not dis
cover his mistake until he got there
Then he wrote to his sister and asked
her to see what she could do about it.
She traced the draft to the bakery.
When the baker learned the mistake
he paid the sister the difference, ST.
Oe4.25-
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TO EXPERIMENT WITH BARLEY.
Four Bushels of seed From an Arid
Country for Colby.

\. I. Wilson received this morning
from NJ A. Carleton. the eerealist for
the United States government, who was
in attendance at the Mitchell county
fair several weeks since. six pecks Of
barley, which was procured by Mr..
Carleton four years ago in a foreign
arid country.
Mr. Wilson has an experiment farm
of 500 acres three miles east of Colby.
Thomas county, to which place he will
forward this barley tonight, that it
may be planted as soon as possible.
The Importance of this barley is con-
tanned in the fact that heretofore all
barley planted in Kansas, at any rate,
was put in in the spring and is an
arid region cereal. This barley is a
fall variety and should have been
planted about three weeks ago. It WILL
like wheat, come up and AFFORD late
fall and winter pasture for stock and
also make generous yield next year.
The barley in question is almost as
heavy as wheat. and the six pecks will
seed about an acre of ground. This fall
variety has never been sown in Kan
sas before, and it will be watched with
considerable interest by many.-Beloit
Daily Call.
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WE'RE FINED $1,000 EACH.
Ieavcnworth Men suffer for Buying
stolen Government Properly.

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct 1.-THE Octo-
Der term of the United States circuit
court is in session here. Monday was
spent in arranging the docket The first
cases tried were those of Patrick BN rs
and Joseph Miller of Leavenworth clstrg-
ed with buying stolen government proper
ty. Both pleaded guilty and We're fined
81 900 each.
Soldiers very frequently sell blankets
gloves and caps to saIoonkeepers for
drinks and the military authorities are
anxious to give an object lesson to those
who buy this property.
The case of J. E Bilby a cattlenaa n
charged with perjury. will come up today.
The cases against the other cattlemen
from southwestern Kansas will not be
heard until Judge Pollock decides the de-
murrer which was argued against him be-
fore the recent term at Wichita.
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Will HELP THE WHEAT.
Rain General Over the state the Past
1wenty-four Hours.

tA-AAtA ~AO0E 4LOuASs
salina. Kan. Oct. 16.-An central
and western Kansas was soaked Mon
day and Monday night by rain. While
not a great deal OF water has fallen,
the ram has been slow and steady.
Raln was greatly needed and viii be of
inestimable value to the wheat.
At Junction City-More than an
inch of rain has fallen here since Sun
day night. The wheat, which is just
beginning to appear above the ground
In this county, had no moisture for a
couple of weeks and it Will be of great
benefit to it.
At Newton-Rain has been falling
steadily in Harvey county for the last
twenty-four hours, and the indications
are that it will continue today. The
growing wheat is being greatly bene-
fitted and the prospects are good for a
fine crop. The wheat acreage in Har-
vey county is larger than ever before
and this rain comes just at the right
time.
At Ottawa-Rain began falling here
Monday noon, the first in thirty days.
The fall sowing of wheat, of which
there Is an unusually large acreage in
the county, was badly in need of
moisture
has fallen here for the last twenty
four hours after several weeks of dry
weather.
At AbiIene-An all day drizzling
rain mere has greatly helped wheat
At Lawrenee-Rain started to fall
about o'clock Monday afternoon and
there has been a steady downpour ever
since. It will be of great benefit to
the country.
At Hutchinson-A good rain is fall
ing here. It is an excellent thing for
the wheat.
At Burns-Rain began falling here
early Monday and continued all day.
About~Sne and One-half inches of va
ter has fallen. 1t will greatly help fall
wheat.
At Reading several weeks of
dry weather this section of Kansas is
being soaked with a good. steady rain.
Much of the wheat has not come up
but this rain will start it.
At Scott City-It has been raining in
Scott county since Sunday and the gov
eminent rain gauger reports a fall Of
nearly two inches. The acreage of
wheat sown in this county this season
is double what it was last year. The
condition of the crop was good but
this rain places it above par.
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MAY MANAGE SAGE ESTATE.
Widow Said to Have selected a Kansas
Major for the Place

Leavenworth. Kan, Oct. 1s.-It has been
learned here that Major Herbert J. Slo-
cum Of the Second cavalry a nephew of
the late Russell Sage's widow, has been
selected to manage the affairs of the Sage
estate 1t was the majors intention to
tender his-resignation from the army some
time ago. but he withheld it on account
OF the trouble in Cuba. It is stated that
he will await results there before leaving
the army. Major Slocum is now serving
with his squadron at Fort Riley.
Major Slocums father was for many
years the confidential adviser of Russell
Sage. but the widow is anxious to place
a young man at the head of her affairs,
so that in the event of her death her
wishes may be carried out better
Major SlOcum IS an heir under the will
of Mr. Sage and will receive $4,000 from
the estate. He is a native of Ohio and
was appointed from Illinois to West Point,
where he graduated in 1876
He was member Of the first class at
the infantry and cavalry school at Fort
Leavenworth. and while stationed here
married Miss Brandreth of New York,
who is quite wealthy in her own right
ajor SIocum has a brother In the
army ranking as captain of the Eighth
cavalry. and a member of the general
staff He was one of the officers sent
to South Africa during the Boer war.
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KANsAN's NOVEL INVENTION.
VIII Make Device to Transfer Passen-
gers to and From Moving Trains.

The Railway and Engineering Re
View says: It is reported from Topeka,
Kan. that a charter has been granted
to the Gem Rapid Passenger Transfer
company of Gem, Thomas county
kan. which is capitalized at 500, 900
and the purpose of which is to manu-
facture and sell a newly patented ma
chine to transfer passengers to and
from moving trains. The invention,
for which a patent was granted in
June is to the credit of Mr.. Filler
Sackett See of Gem. Kan. and he has
announced that he and his associates
have Iabored for many years to bring
it to its present perfection
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cit will pay shippers, probably in
dollars to the amount of $4,000. and
will obviate their Imprisonment If they
will read carefully the new interstate
commerce acts known as the Hepburn
bill, and will live up to its rulings, said
a prominent freight official yesterday.
It IS stated that there is a disposition
on the part of some of the shippers to
underestimate the weight Of shipments
or to 5nisrepresent them. No viola
ton of section 10 of the act which APP
plies directly 70 this phase Of interstate
transportation has been reported,
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BUTCHER BREAKs LEG.
santa Fe Roadmaster Thrown From
Motor Car.

Motor Car.
While speeding along on his gaso--
line motor car about one mile east Of
Caney late yesterday afternoon. the
machine suddenly jumped the track
and hurledsits occupant, J. H Butcher
to the balIasted roadbed with such
force as to break his right leg at the
ankle
Mr.. Butcher is roadmaster for the
Santa F'e with headquarters at Cherry
vale. and has charge of the. 1.-The to
Tulsa. He was going over the track
in his motor car on an inspection trip
when the accident happened.
In being thrown from the car, Mr..
Butchers right leg struck the end of
a tie. The impact was forceful enough
to break the bone at the ankle Be
sides a few bruises no other injuries
were sustained.
After the accident Mr.. Butcher lay
along the roadbed, beside his disabled
car, until local freight No. 264 came
along. This train was tagged and Mr..
Butcher taken aboard. He got off at
independence and went home on the
oil flyer at o'clock.-Coffeyvil Rec
ord.
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FORT SCOTT CEMENT PLANT.
TO Have One OF Largest Insti-
tutions of Kind In America.

Fort Scott, Kan, Oct 1s.-The Republi-
can says.
The promoters of the big cement mill
plant which is to be built here in a few
months, have purchased several acres of
land east of town, in near the Dia-
the mills will be erected there. When
the Republican first learned of this enter
prise II was stated that the local plants
might be merged and the new plant put
up out north Of the city. The acquiring
Of land In other places. however. shows
that the new factory will be nearer. the
city. G. F. Martin. who has heavy inter
ests in the proposed plant and who has
been in Kansas City for the past several
DAYS consulting other parties who are
concerned. viii leave today for an extend
ed trip through the east He viii proha biz
90 up INTO Canada to meet a party. OF
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I CLAY IEN IIlFE7S EIlECIhIN HIGHT
City Council Refuses Present Com
many Another Franchise

Clay Center. Kan. Oct 16-At the Ia st
meeting of the city council the following
resolution was passed. which viii end a
bitter town row:
Resolved That tho city clerk be in
structad TO serve written notice on F. I.
Williamson & Co. and the Clay Center
Electric Light and Power company that
a the expiration of franchise under Ordi-
nance No. 81 which is April q. 1907, the
city viii not renew said franchise on
terms in Ordinance No. 81. and at the ex-
piration Of said Ordinance No 81 all priv
ileges and rights that said F. L. Williams
& Co. or the Clay Center Electric Light
and Power company have under said Or
dinance No 81 to streets and alleys shall
cease.
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RED Men at Arkansas CITY.

Arkansas City. Kas., Oct 1.-THE
Improved Order of Red Men of Kansas
opened their twenty-third annual coun-
ell here last night The first meeting
was open to the people and held in the
opera house, where speeches were made
by ". A S Bird. of Topeka, S. NJ. Nc
Cowen, of Chilocco and others. There
are nearly 500 delegates present, rep
resenting every tribe in the state. The
session viii last three DAYS.
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Danger From tho Plague.

There's grave danger from the plague Of
coughs. and colds that are 50 prevalent,
unless you take DR.. Kings New Dfscov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
Mrs. Geo. Walls of Forest City. Ne,
writes: ITS a GOdsend to people living
in climates where coughs and colds pre-
vail find it quickly ends them. It pre-
vents. pneumonia. cures lagrippe. gives
wonderful relief in asthma and hay fever.
and makes weak lungs strong enough to
ward off consumption. coughs and colds.
Soc and 800 Guaranteed by the Arnold
Drug Co Trial battle free.
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TREES FOE TIES.
Planting of Eucalyptus Begun on
Santa Fe Ranch in California.

The Santa Fe has begun planting
trees on its land in san Diego county.
southern California. The tract is $3.50
acres in extent and is known as the
Rancho San Diegito. 1t is near Del
Mar. It will be converted into a Gu
ealyptus grove. About 200 acres a year
will be planted for a number of years.
The wood will be used for ties and piles.
F. p. Hosp, who has charge of this
class of work, estimates that $4,000
worth of timber for ties can be raised
on one acre. The red gum viii be
planted, as this. as well as the sugar
and iron bark varieties of eucalyptus,
has been shown by experiments in
Australia to last more than % years
underground, While the blue gum viii
not last more. than three years under
ground. The seeding will be done dur
ing the winter and the seedlings for
the first years planting are now in
preparation. About 5000 boxes of small
seedlings are required.
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law by the interstate commerce com
mission. Up to the present an advance
agent has been paying the regular
fare. and when the company which he
represented arrived at the point where
the agent had procured his ticket, a
rebate was allowed to the amount of
the excess over the party rate allowed
the company.
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The FL Paso & Southwestern sys-
tenn is planning. according to reports
from New Mexico, to build line from
Corona. on the Ell Paso & Rock Island
north via Encino and Las Vegas. n.
NJ Charles Hennig is the engineer in
charge of locating the new line, which
is to be about 200 miles long.
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ChlId Bnrned ID DEAN.

Leavenworth, Kas., Oct. 16.-Word
has been received here of the fatal
burning of the 2-year-old child of John
Kelley, a farmer living near Easton,
fourteen miles west of Leavenworth.
The home of the Kelleys caught fire
while the family was asleep and came
near burning all of them to death Three
children were burned severely and the
youngest child SO that it died. Another
child L years old may die. 1t is not
known how the fire originated.
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Wanted.

Homes to entertain delegates to
Methodist S s. Union meeting. Oct.
, 18th to 2Sth incIusively, where break
fast and lodging can be had for so
cents Also places for board by day
at reasonable rates. Address, or call
up Miss Anna Wright, SEQ Topeka
ave. Ind. Phone 26O1. Bell 1921
Black
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Celebratcd Their Golden Wedding.

Emporia, Kan. Oct 16.=Mr. and
Mrs Thomas I. Jones celebrated their
golden wedding last night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones were married in Wales,
came to Kansas il aST2 and located on
Badger creek. where they lived until
about a year ago. when they moved to
IT,, ,-f.
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A junction city Wedding.

Junc,.on City. Kan. Oct 16.-Louis
B. Loeb and Miss Elizabeth Robson
shelter of Neosho, Mo, were married
here at the home of the brides sister,
Mrs. Harry r. Montgomery.
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way Journals contain items similar to
the following: J. ". Cain, formerly
assistant engineer Of tests Of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe. has taken a
position with MeCord & Co, Chicago.
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John ". Tedford vice president Of
the Sharon Steel Hoop company, and
formerly from April, 1899, to March.
1903, assistant general freight agent of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe at
Chicago. died suddenly on October Z at
Sharon, Pa, aged At years.
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DAUCHY.s NEW PLACE.
Has Position as Division Engineer on
Coast Extension of c. NJ. & St. P.

W. E. Dauchey, formerly engineer of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific,
and later division engineer of the
Isthmian canal in charge of the
Culebra cut. has been appointed di-
vision engineer of the coast extension
of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul
in charge Of the work in Idaho and
Washington, with headquarters at
Tekoa. Wash.
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Local. passenger men have been noti-
fed that hereafter advance agents of
all amusement companies viii be re-
quired to pay full fare. The decision
was brought about. it is believed. by
an Interpretation of the new Hepburn
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s5.15.
Wichita and Return, Rock Island
Way.

Account Southwestern Fair and Car
nival. Wichita. Kan. October IS to 20,
the Rock Island has made rate of one
fare plus so cents for the round trip,
tickets on sale October 10 to 20 inclu
sive. Three trains daily. For reserva-
tons in sleepers and all other informa-
ton see A. M. Fuller c. P A.
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FRICK QUIZ THE ROCK ISLAND.
All the other Directors We're Reflect
ed in Jersey City Yesterday.

New York. Oct 16.-At the annual
meeting of the Rock Island company
of New Jersey in jersey City, all the
retiring directors were reelected with
the exception of Henry c Frick, whose
place in. the board was taken by John
F. Thompson. vice president of the
Bankers Trust company of this city.
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Double Track Holiday to Emporia.

Ottawa Kan. Oct. 1.-THE double
track from Holiday to EmpOria on the
Santa Fe will be opened a week from
tomorrow. The finishing touches are
being put on the track between Mel
vern and Oiivet.
General superintendent Fox. Divis-
ion superintendent Barnes and Assist
ant Division superintendent McNalley
were all here this morning The party
left on special train early this morn
ing for an inspection tour over the
Burlington branch.