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The farmer and mechanic., 1906-03-20
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.ion ihs through the open door of til,
schools for the education OF al thc
people. The power. progress anl pros
ptlltN Of the state depends directly
Ipon the average intelligence Of the
state. Inc material progress and pros
Terity Of our state depends upon the
general intelligence. and there ie no
olher way OF making money out oI
matter than of mixing brains with
matter.
There is but one way for obtain
ing greater prosperity among you. and
5hat is for the dissemination of gen
eral intelligence There is but o-,
ana nrodncti,.a and i,,,,,.lii,,ie, 80,
re1n1Ineratiye ana tbat ie in tba ~
Ing Of your brains and tht. brains of
your children with the soil
But there is a more vital truth
az - -.si iia.ui IN t!Is work ana
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There IS no other way for man
IacuItles OF his mind than il the
church, the school and home, interdc-
dependent, one upon another This II
the nature Of the work. You arc
making money. men and women for
the state, ana in your work lies the
salNatlon OF government, law. relI- !
Slon ana society Ihfs mighty truth |
was 50 plain to our fathers that thy |
embodied 1t in the Constitution OF the |
United States The people, therefore |
nave a right to the privilege. and |
1t is the duty Of the state To guard |
ana maintain this right |
The public school committeeman |
nave opportunities in their relations |
to the teachers, the schools and |
grounds. the parents and people, and |
the children themselves. ! viii not |
speak about their legal responsible |
dies, but about their unWritten oppor-
tunities in this civic service The |
committeeman are not paid for their |
sc!Nlce: | wish they received more re-
nuneration: but the best service Ii
-he world is not paid for. THAT man
The farmer and mechanic., 1906-03-20

continued from Page One.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Sept. 11.-Immediately after
the opening OF the session the price OF
wheat dropped MdAc below the close of
Yesterday because Of large receipts in the
northwest. lower cables and Indifferent
demand. Within half hour. however. il
was reported that prices in northwestern
markets were higher on a bullish con-
struction of the government crop report
The local market quickly followed this
lead and with an active demand the price
of December rose to 72Ac 1T held around
this point for some time. but the e
mand slackened and on releasing sales the
price of December gradually fell until the
close. The tone of the market. however,
at the last was firm. December wheat
opened at 71i2G7lSsc, sold between ny and
72i4c. and closed sake higher at 13sc.
The corn market opened easier because
of the failure of predicted frosts to ar
rive according to schedule and because OF
large primary receipts. December closed
steady. 3sn1bc higher. at i25sQ4214c.
The oats market was strong all day.
December closed strong at 3lqSl9sc, gair
OF 9s034c.
Provisions were weak early, but lates
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
Butter and Euus.

New York. Sept. 11.-Butter, unchanged
Eggs, unchanged.
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York, Sept n:-Coftee-Spot RIO,
firm: No invoice, So; mild. firm: Cor
dova 90121l. Coffee futures closed steady
at practically the best prices, at an adj
vance OF 15020 points. Sales amounted to
III $50 bags. including December at 66Oq
ESQ; March 6.9eep7.00; May, 7O0Q7.15; Au-
gust 7.1Ou7.25.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining, $50
3Jb centrifugal, .96-test, 1-16; molasses
sugar, 3JkG3A. Refined. steady.
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Kansas City, Sept. 11.-Cattle-Receipts,
1900: market steady. Native steers, 400
also: native cows and heifers, L75Q4. 10;
stockers and feeders. 2.J0d4.50; bulls 20t
d315; calves. 3.0OQ6.00; western fed steers
3.4Od5.1 10; western fed cows, 2.O003.S5.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market 5Q1Oc low
err Bulk of sales, 6.10d6.25; heavy, 500
61O: packers, 61OG6.2; pigs and lights
6.OOG632lz.
Sheep-Recepts, 700; market steadily
Muttous. 425d550; lambs, 6.0007s5; range
wethers, 45Oa5.75: fed ewes, 4.25q5O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
D. E. hurley, c..
n 9 SPENCER A
"THE LAGOON ROAD"
Salt Lake & Ogden Railway Co.
Simon Bamberger. Pres. & Gen'l Mgr.
ARRIVE.

Time Table in effect Sept 4. 1906:
Salt Lake. Lv. $50 and 800 a. m: 1:SO.
4:S0 and $50 p. m.
Layton Lv. 700 and 1915 a m: 2.4k
600 and 7:45 D. m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
Money. Silver. Etc.

New York, Sept u.--Money on call, cas-
Ter. 6GS per cent; ruling rate, per cent;
closing bid, 6la per cept; offered at
per cent. Time loans, very dull and firm
sixty days, per cent; ninety days, 7U7A
per cent: six months. 6l2 per cent.
Prime mercantile, paper 6Gr7 per cent,
Sterling exchange weak at 4.S3. 5osf4. g. 40
for demand and at 4.79S004. 1885 for sixty
day bills; posted rates, 4.S1d4.S1i4 and
AS4d4S41z. Commercial bills. 4.79ia.
Bar silver. 6Sl4
Mexican dollars, 3D.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds irregular.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
Financial and Commercial

rallied strongly. January pork closed 21kc
lower, lard was unchanged and ribs were
nc lower
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12

Omaha. Sept -Cattle-Receipts, 5000
steady to strong. Native steers, 3.25G6. 40
cows and heifers. 250GD4.50; western steers
3OOG3.25; Gamers, 1.25d2.40; stockers and
feeders. 2SOd45O; calves, 3.09q5.75; bulls
and stays L7ju3.JO
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady
5G1Oc lower. Heavy, 5.7005.95 mixed. 5.S5
ass: light. 5.95d615; pigs, 5.O0q59O; bulk
OF sales. 5.S5N6O0.
Sheep-Recelpts. 1900: market slow.
Yearlings, 5J0GI625; wethers, 5.O0d5.50i
ewes, 4.JO65.25 lambs, 6.50G750.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY.

PERFECT DINING CAR SERVICE.
All trains except Nos. 1. 2. T. 4. S. 6. -
and 20 stop at intermediate points.
Ticket office DOo'v block Phone 1n5
l. A BENTON, C. A. p. D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
Treasurv Statement.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Todays state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen.
eral fund shows: Availabls cash bal
ances. S21O O65. pa; gold coin and bullion,
Sill, 379, $50; gold certificates, $5S,31 $50.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12

Chicago. Sept. lion the produce ex-
change today the butter market was firm:
creameries. 19N231zc; diaries, 17G20zc.
Eggs. firm, at mark. cases included. 1215
ale; firsts, 19c; prime firsts, 201sc; ex-
tras, 23c.
Cheese. firm, 11z912l2c
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
ENT NE TAB E
Depart Daily.

1e9 s. Main St Phones 1886
J. II. .BURTNER. District Passenger Agt.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Cattle-Receipts, II,
600: market steady. Beeves. 3.sJ16 10
COWS and heifers, 1.70G5.1O; stockers and
feeders, 2.5Gd440; Texans. 3.60@445; west
ems, 3.5Od5.3O; calves, 5.25dT50.
Hogs-Receipts, 22,000; market 5QlOc
lower. Mixed and butchers. 5.95q6521z;
good heavy, 610d6.45; rough heavy, 5.45Q
SIS: light 6.1O06.6O; pigs, 5.40Q6.25; bulk
of sales 5.95n6.35.
Sheep-Receipts, $1,000; market dull.
Sheep, 3.75d5.70; lambs, 5.o0ds.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10

New York. Dec. 10.-More than g.
500 600 passengers are carried daily on
the subway, surface and elevated rail-
roads of Greater New York, according
to a report made public Saturday by
the state railroad commission. The fig
ures in the report were for the quarter
ending on September 30 and they show
ed an average Of 1893, 142 passengers
carried daily in the five boroughs on a
total of 1902, 1895, $40 for the three months.
This is an increase of 22,345s614s as com
pared with the corresponding quarter
last year. The surface line did not fare
so well. as the speedier elevated and
underground systems. In Manhattan
borough, where travel is heaviest, the
surface cars carried only 2S,568 more
passengers than in the corresponding
three months Of last year while the
L gained 6.277, 100 and the subway 81
$50, 1923 in the same period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
HIS LAST BATTLE.
Health OF McGoVern Is Badly
Shattered by Last Attack.
His New York Physicians Say
He Is Not Really Insane.
TO BE GIVEN A BENEFIT
Financially Fighting Terry Has
No Money Left.
Arrangements Being Made to
Place Him In a Sanitarium.


Cincinnati, Dec. 1O.-The Enquirer
says: Terry NcGovern is not only in
a bad way mentally but is also hnan-
cialIy. This will certainly be sad news
10 his host of friends but at the same
time they can find consolation in the
fact that Terry's three. best friends.
sam Harris, manager OF George Co
hans productions; P. H. Sullivan,
brother to Senator DRY Dollar Sulli-
van. and his present manager, Joe
Humphreys, are not going to let him
want for anything, and negotiations
are now under way to give him a big
benefit in New York. city next month
During his visit to this city Thursday
sam Harris promised the sporting
editor of the Enquirer that he would
wire at once the true condition of Nc
Govern as soon as he could reach him
IN New York. Last evening the fol-
lowing telegram was received from
Joe Humphreys, sent atethe request of
Mr.. Harris: -iAt AtFs
ssTerry's condition has greatly i'm
proved Doctors claim he will be all
Fight in two months time with proper
treatment Sam Harris. Sullivan and
myself made arrangements to place
Terry in a private sanitarium. Terry S
present condition is due to dissipation
and worriment McGOvern has fought
his last battle Financially he has
practically nothing left. Arranging
big athletic and vaudeville entertain
nent for Madison Square Garden for
the middle of January Murphy viii
take Terry's-s place against Corbett-
Doctors say McGovern is not really in
sane. but his health is badly shattered.
Joe HUMPHREYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
MAY HAVE KILLED BREENE.
James Robinson VIII Have a Hearing
Today on That Charge.

Winfield. Kan, Dec. 10.-James
Robinson alias Red" is under arrest
here charged with the killing Of John
J. Breene on. the night of November 16
at Arkansas City. Robinson's arrest
has been kept ssecret by the officers
until Sunday. He was under bond to
appear before the eorOner's inquest at
Arkansas City today and tell what he
knows of the s43reenes case. Robinson
is a resident of this place His arrest,
it is said, is the result of information
provided the sheriff qby friends of Lewis
Bloomfield of Leon, Kan, alleged muir
derer.awhoTn the. sheriff of this county
captured at PoneaF City ten days ago.
1t is also said that Robinson, who is
z former friend of Bloomfeld's, gave
information to the officers which led to
Bloomfeld's- arrest on the charge of
killing Jesse SCISSOR at Leon Robinson
was arrested atn,Arkansas city Friday
night on a warrAntsissued from JUS
tees court in this city.
1t was an11oun ced that he. was held
on the charge of assault BFeene was
shot in a fight with a supposed burglar
in his home. The. burglar escaped and
stole a horse froTns.the neighborhood
of the Breeueshonae. IT, is known that
the horse was ridden north and it is
thought. to Winfield. The day follow
ing the killing the horse returned home
worn out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
Increased Per Diem Charge May
Relieve Car Shortage.
Fine of So for Failing to Respect
Equipment.
MAY HAVE EFFECT.
Probably Every Line in Country
Will Enter Agreement.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
+ in Railroad. Circles. vas,
MAY HAVE EFFECT.

Local railroad officials feel confident
the new per diem car service charges,
which become effective Saturday, will
Improve the car service in this district.
At a meeting to be held in Chicago
soon an effort Will be made to compel
every railroad company in the country
Ito sign the car hire agreement
Many of the smaller lines which own
comparatively few cars object to the
new rules. and it was minated that
freight cars will not be loaned to these
roads unless they sign. One feature of
the agreement, which is not fully I'M
.derstood,. is that pertaining to the IS
fine for lines misusing cars belonging
to other roads For instance, if a road
loads a car belonging to another com
pany and starts the car away from the
line of the road which owns it instead
of returning it to the home line, that
road will be fined. In all cases cars
when unloaded must be refilled and
started home Immediately or returned
to he owner empty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
TO PROBE HILL LINES.
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
Burlington Next to Be Under Fire.

Washington, Dec. 10.-An investigation
of the operation and management OF the
railroads controlled by James j. Hill and
his associates including the North herr "a
Burlington & Quincy, is in contemoia-
ton by the interstate commerce comIal is
been arraigned and counsel for the COM
mission selected. formal encouragement OF
AS in the case of hte proposed investt-
cation of the southern Pacific and Union
Pacific roads Of the Hartman system,
the Inquiry is to be undertaken by vir-
tue of the general inquisitorial power con
The INQUIRY will be broad and comprehen-
sive, with q view to entertaining the e tEa
railroads compliance with the interstate
commerce act.
A member of the commission in speak
ing of the proposed inquiry, said:
"Althougilssst:hls here has been outward 3le
pre1Tas tourezia sdissolving the Northern
Securities company yet there has been
no difference in the rates given on the
unified SYSTEM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
TRACK COACH FOR X. U.
TJagernlann From the M. G. A. win
Train the Lawrence Team.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 10.-Tfack ath-
letics at the University of Kansas are
beginning to pick up a little after the
disastrous season last spr;1g. Hager-
mann, secretary of the Lawrence Y. NJ
G. A, will coach the team this season.
He will do the work gratuitously in or
der not to ruin his amateur standing.
Hagermann should make an excellent
coach He has made a number of rec
ords on the cinder path and is thorough
ly familiar with every phase of track
work His best record is in the broad
jump. This record was made at TeWks-
bury, England. last summer when he
jumped % feet Az inches. His best
past performance in this event was %
feet 51z inches, which he made twelve
times in succession without a break.
He was selected to be a member of
the American team at the O1ympian
games at Athens last spring, but. was
unable to 60. Some Of theiotheFs records
he has made are as follows In the 100
yard hurdles, 16 Is seconds; in the .22O
yard hurdles, 26 is seconds; in the half
mile minute and 591z seconds, and in
the quarter n1ile,- 50 seconds. Hager-
mann intends having a track put in the
basement of the unfinished gymnasium
and will start the work of training his
runners and sprinters immedia tely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
JEFF no REFEREE AT TONoPAH
Big Man to Get 81 900 for. Omciating
at Cans Herman FIGHT.

Los Angeles. Dec. 10.-During the At
tell-Walsh fight Eddie Keevin, manager
of Jimmy Walsh, received a telegram
from NJ. M. Riley, manager of the Ca
sino Athletic club, TonOpah, authoriz-
ing him to negotiate with Champion
Jim Jeffries to referee the Cans Her
man fight, which takes place at Tono-
pah New Years day
Jefferies was located in the audience
and was offered 81, 900 and expenses to
undertake the job. The big champion
notified Keevin that the offer was a
good consideration, which he would not
overlook. and that he would wire Riley
his acceptance. The fee is $500 under
what Jeffries received for refereeing the
O'Brien-Burns fight here the evening
before Thanksgiving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
TWO KILLED IN A WRECK.
Missouri Pacific. passenger and Frisco
Freight ColIided,

Pittsburg,, Kan. Dec. ia. collision
between the northhgund missouri :. Pa az
oifice passenger train. due here at 8: -
a. M aid noEtlfbottfsd stock s;sell
the Frisco took place at the crossing 81
the two roads, here Sunday. AFTERNOON
and T.. Fl Fsre9L17h, ). of. Nevada, fireman
on the passenger was killed and Engi-
neer John A. Page of Nevada, badly
injured. Mrs. a ppa Steel, a passenger
was severely injured in the side, by be-
ing thrown against a seat by the sud
den stopping.
The stock speeia1areae hed the cross
ing first and the engine had just clear
ed when the passenger engine plunged
into the first car, at a speed of 40 miles
an hour wrecking it and the two cars
following. The Missouri Pacific engine
and tender were Thrown from the track.
The fireman was caught Z; under the
wreck between the tender and. the en-
CINE and was crushed about the hips
and body He was instantly killed.
When Engineer Page saw that a col
ffsfon was unavoidable he jumped.
Mrs. Steel and the engineer are at
the city hospitals here. Freeman. was
about 40 years of age, and leaves a
widow and children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
THE BAND NOT TO DIsBAND. :
How the Star Musical Organization OF
Emporia VIII Be Retained.

Emporia, Kan, Dec. Accompany L
Second regiment Kansas National Guard
of this city, has been inspected by Col
Hoisington of Newton. The only fault
found was lack of numbers and Captain
Maynard Watkins. as well as the MEM
bers of the company were expecting to
be mustered out of the service on account
of 1t. The law requires not less than
thirty available men, for, each company.
Company had but TWEEN 5-five. However,
Colonel Hoisington- found the company in
first class trim with this execution, and
eruit It IN to the standard. J sffi9 Second
regiment band, one of the finest in the
state. is located here. and it was feared
that were the company mustered out the
band would also have to go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
McCANN,s sCRAPER.
Santa Fe Man VIII Get Rich on Royal
ties From Sale of Invention.

Arkansas City, Kan, Dec. 10-Yesterday
morning when numbc~- OF huge auto
matte scrape-s and leaders went through
bound for the constructor work Tie
Belen cutoff, not many people know that
the inventor Of the Wonderful machines
stood among them. The machines are
called the Mccain ScraDer,' and the
inventor IS Ed Mccain, foreman OF -hs.
bridge and building department of til 4
santa re I on the Paanand:e aIlys%9nc
worked out Z E mans for the scrape~.
He finally got, " hat he thorghtswas .
good working model and exhibited his
plants to a firm in Chicago They saw
what 1t was worth, and glaily agreed 20
manufacture It, paying AIR. MCCAIN a
large royalty.
Fifteen of the scrapers have been
bought by the United States government
for use on the Panama canal and ten
more have been ordered by The canal
rsr,rorn ieSfoT4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
THE PLEA or 4 WIFE MURDERER
Dispositions Being secured TO Show
That j. G. Moore Is Insane.

Arkansas City, Kan, Dec. 10.-John c.
Moore will go tori trial in the district
court at winfield today on the charge
of wife murder aMoere's defense viii
be insanity and his attorney has just
returned from Wisconsin, where he has
been taking dispositions of some of the
former neighbors eqf the Moore family.
An effort will be made to show that the
mother of Moore was insane at the tins
awass born. 3 -lks1e cpf the depositions~ is
from the superfnt PENDENT of the Wiscon-
sin insanei asylum to the effect that
Mrs Moore was in the asylum for seven
months in 1873. She died there. Neigh
bors also have testified that Mrs. Moore
was insane TWO years previous to the
birth of John.
on Sunday, November q. while the
wife of the prisoner was on her way to
her home from church, Moore met her
and asked permission to talk to her.
She stopped and he told her he intend
ed to Kill her. She ran. Moore, draw
ing his revolver, shot her twice in the
back, inf1icting wounds from which she
died an hour later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
AN ARMY OFFICER WEEDS.
Lieutenant j. c. Murphy of Leaven-
worth Married to Miss Yost.

-Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 10.-The mar
rage of First Lieutenant John c. Murphy,
Fourth infantry. and Miss Margaret Yost
of San Francisco took place here late
Saturday. The Rev. Father Kensella per-
formed the ceremony, which was witness
ed by only relatives and a few intimate
friends A family dinner followed at the
home of Mrs. Richard Spring, sister of
Lieutenant Murphy. The young couple
left for a brief wedding trip. They will
the Fourth infantry is in station.
Lieutenant Murphy was a soldier in the
Kansas volunteers, where he won a com
mission and distinguished himself He is
a graduate of the infantry and cavalry
school here, and only recently COM
the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
UNDER 2IFEARS.
IS -
Scheme of the Great Bend Rob-
Der 60 Avoid Penitentiary.
Would Prefer Being Sent to the
State RefOrmatory.
BANDIT TELLS STORY.
His Name Is Joseph y. kearns
and His Home Chicago.
Money for Claude WestfalI's
Widow From Two Sources.

Great Bend, kan, Dec. 10.-JOseph S.
Kearns is the name of the man who
held up the Brinkman bank His
home is in Chicago. He stil refuses to
tell where his parents live, but it is be-
heved that their home is near there.
Kearns told his name and asked the
Sheriff to telegraph his uncle, Joseph G..
Orr. a lawyer of South Bend. Ind. with
offices in the Dean building. He ex-
poets him to come here and probably
will try to prove that he is not yet Of
age. so that he viii be sent to the re-
formatory instead of the state peniten-
tiary
Kearns said that for several years he
had been working in Chicago and that
he had never been in trouble of any
kind. He was a stock keeper in the
Mandle Bros store Chicago, inside
steward of the Hotel Victoria, worked
eight months for the WeIs-Fargo Ex7
press company as driver Of a money
wagon and until recently was an en-
ploye of the City Press association,
covering a part of South Chicago This
was his last position and he was let out
of that when a number of employees
were dismissed.
He had read of the recent bank rob-
berries over the country and said that
he came here direct from Chicag so, de-
stroying letters and other things on the
way here. His watch and fountain pen
bear the initials j. S. K" Upon ar
irving here he deposited 81, all the mon
ey he had, in the First National bank.
The funeral of Claude Westfall, the
W ells-F Fargo driver, who was accident
ally killed while the posse was shooting
at Kearns, will be held today The
Bankers association has telegraphed
his widow 800 and the Wells Fargo
have announced thai they wiz
give her 800. -O4