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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
through Topeka yesterday on his way

through Topeka yesterday on his way
to New York.
Conductor Reese, of Argentine. has
been transferred to the local board.
Train No. 9 will stop at Lecompton
tomorrow night and take on Topeka
party of picnickers who Will spend the
Fourth at that point.
A. ]. James and James Clark, fore
men in the bridge and building de-
partment will go to Lakeview tomor-
row on fishing trip.
Fireman FOUGHT. who runs on 113
and ia. is off for some time, and dur
ing his absence Fireman Christian
Ottnlan is running in his stead.
John Derringer. one OF the men at
work on the watering crane. was
slightly injured yesterday afternoon
by some of the bank caving in on him.
E F. Miller. the singing evangelist
dale Methodist church, Will address
the Thursday meeting at the coach
shop.
Ernest EckwaH. Of the car shops,
had a bad accident yesterday after
noon. Two fingers on his left hand
were smashed so that amputation
may be necessary.
During the month of June the rail-
road 7. NJ. c. A. gave the largest
number of baths given in any one
month, 1906 being the total number,
or an average of 127 a day
Engine 1926 was received from the
Baldwin works yesterday morning. It
was turned into the shops. where it
will be fitted up before being sent
into active service on the road
The aluminium name plate machine
on the depot platform got out Of re-
pair yesterday and quite a number of
small boys were amusing themselves
by printing their names without pay
ing for the privilege
The Missouri river flyer of the Santa
Fe known as No. %. which formerly
passed over the Ottawa cutoff from
Emporia to Kansas City. now passes
over the main line. reaching Topeka
at 5:15 in the morning.
The membership and management
committees of the railroad Y. NJ G. A.
will meet next week. instead of this.
on account of the Fourth coming this
week The membership committee
will meet Tuesday, July 10, and the
management committee will meet
July II.
The diplomas for the eleven men
who successfully completed their
courses in the educational classes last
winter arrived yesterday and viii be
awarded next fall. Those who will
receive them are: T. Walker, R.
Stevenson. Sam Watts, and Geo. Kis-
ner. in elementary drawing: B. Sher-
idan. J. Renner, E. Nordstrom, Neil
Haggart. Henry George. and r. Ho-
henson. IN advanced mechanical draw
ing. and J. Renner in advanced arith-
metie-
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POSTAL Cars ORDERED.
Santa Fe Has Placed an Order for IS
Steel Underframe Cars.

Armour cement is made that the
Santa Fe has an order placed for 3S
additional steel underframe postal
cars Recently an order for a limited
number of these cars was made as an
experiment, and it has been found that
the cars are so much better than the
frame cars heretofore in use, that
gradually all the frame cars will be re-
placed by those of steel construction.
Railway postal clerks have the most
dangerous place on any train. They
are unable to see when trouble is
threatened and usually suffer injury in
serious accidents. The steel under
frame affords a protection not other
wise obtainab1e.
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THE BELOIT POsTOFEICE.
Has Only Had Six Postmasters-Chan
Perdue a Model.

Beloit. Kan. July "A postoffice
was esta blished in Beloit as early as
1870. In all Of these thirty-six years
six postmasters have held the Office
down.
The first one was Harry Lyon. then
came Charles H. Long, who was sue
ceeded by Captain w. H. Mitchell, who
was at all times one Of the most active
and ardent supporters Of Senator IN
gals Then came John s. Rodgers,
now deceased. w. c. Perdue succeeded
him, when he was ousted by a Demo-
cratic president, and A. F. Lutz was
appointed.
To the victors belong the spoils was
again put into use, and Chan Perdue
succeeded Fred Lutz by authority of
Republican president. Now Perdue
steps down and cut at the end of eight
years. and is succeeded by H. Jermark,
der, and shouting Republican all his
life.
The Beloit postofice is the best pay
ing job the government controls in the
Sixth district. No Office is better con
Quoted than is this one The friends
Of Mr. Jermark believe he will so con-
duct the Office as to entitle him to the
highest praise as has been showered
upon Chan Perdue. Mr.. Jermark has
been promoter and exhorter for the
growth and building up of Beloit He
has seen an insignificant town of few
still growing. Perdue has made the
most accommodating and painstaking
postmaster Beloit ever had.
The friends Of Jermark believe as
much can be said of the new official
8 { the end Of his four years term. Mr..
Perdue will remain in the Office for
some time. having been appointed as
Sistant postmaster. Mrs. Perdue who
was assistant under her husband. and
who has been such a help to Chan. VIII
once more be at home" in their lovely
home adjoining Beloit, where she viii
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II LAST YEAR.
As Usual, Most Of the Rain
Storms Came at Night.
The Mean Temperature for the
Month Was 1914 Degrees.

Lawrence, kan. July 3--The moheh-
" summary Of the weather of the past
month as made by DR.. F. H. Snow
from observa tons taken at the Uni
versity of Kansas station in Lawrence
was issued Monday afternoon. It shows
there were only two hot DAYS in the
June Just closed-days on which the
temperature rose to 90 degrees or above.
This IS quite a contrast with the num-
Der Of hot days in June last year. which
had eleven. while the average number
is seven. AS usual most of the rain fell
a night three of the storms beginning
before midnight and lasting until morn
ing, and for this reason the amount of
water that fell each time must neees-
sarily be recorded to cover two dates.
The mean temperature for the month
was 1874 degrees. The highest tenn
perature was SO degrees on the 18th;
the lowest was SO degrees on the oath.
The rainfall was 3.48 inches, which is
LOT inches below the June average.
The month was ITO per cent cloudier
than usual. The total run of wind was
9.706 miles. which is $50 miles above
the June. average. The highest velocity
was 20 miles hour on the 9Th. There
was one fog during the month
The entire rainfall for the six months
of 1906 now completed. has been $50
inches. Rain in measured bic quantities
fell on nine days as follows: 4th. OF;
9Th and 18th, As; 18TH .13; goth, "A;
ed and 23d, 1.95; oath. 40; both, "a; in
quantities too small for measurement
on four days, the Sd. 18th. 18th and
29th. There were six thunderstorms
during the month
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THE IOWA ANTI-PAss LAW.
Sweeping Measure VIII Go Into Erect
Wednesday.

Instructions have been issued in cir
cular form by the Northwestern and
by other Iowa roads advising their Of
ficials that the new anti-pass law Of
that state will become effective July 4,
and that care must be taken to com
ply with its provisions. The inStruc-
lions are that no free transportation
shall be issued to city, county. district,
state or federal officers. including
Judges and members of the general
assembly. Delegates to any political
convention when travelling to and from
conventions, members. and employees
of any political committee. candidates
for any city. county. district. state or
federal offices, and jurors in state or
federal courts are on the prohibited
lfSf
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TIE FREE LOVE EDITOR.
Moses Harmon Is Again In the I.eaven-
worth Federal Prison.


Leavenworth. Kan. July 3.-Moses
Harmon, aged 76 years. has been
brought to the federal penitentiary
from the Joliet. Ill, penitentiary where
Harmon has been serving sentence Of
one year for sending obscene matter
through the United States mail. He
has about six months to serve.
Harmon was one of the first inmates
of the federal penitentiary. his first
mum Der being p. He was transferred
that time from the state penitentiary
TO the FEDERAL prison when the last
named institution was turned over to
the control of the department of jus
tice by the military authorities in 1895
Harmon is well known in this part
of the country. He was editor of THE
Lucifer" published in Valley Falls,
Kansas. He advocated free love and
printed his paper in furth erance of
this. He was sent to the Lansing pris-
on to serve four months for sending
this matter through the mall
He was released but continued to
publish the same kind of articles and
this time he was prosecuted by the
government and sentenced to serve a
sentence of one year In the state pris-
on 1t was while serving this that he
was transferred to the federal peniten-
tiary.
After being released from conhne-
ment at this place Harmon went to
Chicago and esta blished the 'Luci9er."
lie again began publishing articles IN
his paper advocating free love and was
tried at that place and sentenced to
serve one year in the state prison at
Joliet.
The aged man wished to be trans
ferred to the federal penitentiary here
so that he would be near his relatives.
Through the aid Of one of the senators
this request was granted and he has
arrived to serve out the remaining
portion of his sentence. His son.
George Harmon of Valley Falls. ar
rived at the prison with his father and
viii visit him a the prison during the
time he is imprisoned there.
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Bramhan Prepared BookeIt.

John T Bramhan. Of Chicago. for
merly advertising agent for the Michi-
gan Central for the Monon and for a
sanitarium, has engaged IN the business
Of writing and compiling railroad and
resort literature, booklets. folders, pros
pectuses and other advertising material.
His first effort in this direction is d
folder for the Santa Fe. entitled The
Santa Fe and the Southwest" It gives
a comprehensive and entertaining re-
view of opportunities, agricultural and
commercial, which that portion Of the
southwest served by the Santa Fe lines
has to offer
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UNION PACIFIC EXTENSIONS.
Several CutoTs Planned in Kansas and
Nebraska.


Nebraska.
The Kansas City Journal saws: Re
ports from Omaha say that although
it is neither confirmed nor denied It
headquarters. there. it is a fact that
the Union Pacific is preparing to grid
iron eastern Nebraska with branch lines
of its system.
At present a corps Of surveyors Of
the Union Pacific is working on a
short line from Omaha toward the
southwest. The route is almost an
air line after leaving Gilmore The
survey goes across the country, regard
less of hills or hollows.
Outside of Union Pacific circles it is
stated on authority that the Omaha line
viii be pushed to completion at the
earliest possible date, and may strike
Lincoln. Grading is expected to begin
within the next 80 days, with the idea
of having it In operation late this year.
With the completion of this line the
Union Pacific viii have a short line
into Kansas City from Omaha. Several
cutoffs are now being constructed in
Kansas and the idea is to have them all
completed about the time of sthe fin
ishing of the Omaha southwest cutoff
Another cutoff of which Union Pacific
surveyors are working is between
Stromsburg and Lincoln. AS the lire
now runs, eastbound business into Lin
coin has to come around by Valley or
Omaha On the new line it will come
over the road being built from Central
City to Stromsburg and then down
over the new Stromsburg branch. This
branch viii be 56 miles in length It is
known that the survey has been about
completed and that the grading con-
tracts have been let to begin as soon
as the Central City-Stromsburg line s
completed.
Union Pacific surveyors are in the
field in the North Platte valley and are
running a line from Fremont, north
west to Humphrey, where the line will
connect with the road running from
Columbus TO Norfolk. It is expected
that the grading viii be completed this
season and probably the track laid. The
completion Of this branch will give the
Union Pacific short line into Norfolk
by way of Fremont.
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Emporia Gets rrain Announcer.

The Newton Republican takes
this fling at Emporia: The Emporia
Gazette wakes enthusiastic over the fact
that an announcer has been provided
al the Santa F'e station there to tell
the departure of trains and the stations
each train stops at. Not long ago the
town was to have a private car-that
of the division superintendent, Mr.. Nc
C1ellan. Such trifes as these are no
longer noticed in Newton which has
had both for years. Emporia is a good
old college town, but doesn't compare
with Newton as a railroad center
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A NTortgage Of 2as Pages.

Waverly. Kas.. July S.@One Of the
largest mortgages ever filed in Cofey
county is now being recorded. It is
for $4,000, 900. and is given by the
Kansas National Gas company to the
Delaware Trust company. of Delaware.
Nd. The mortgage Is printed in book
form and there are 29s pages of it.
The fee for recording win be more
than 500. This is second mort
gage. one for the same amount to an
other trust company having been filed
last fall. This company has only
few leases in this county: most of its
holdings are south and east OF Bur
lington.
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CARRIE NATIONS BROTHER.
Campbell Moore Asks for Divorce in
Wyandotte County Court

Kansas City, Kan. July Camp
bell Moore. a brother Of Carrie Nation,
the Kansas joint smasher, brought suit
in the Wyandotte county district court
yesterday for divorce from Maria Dill
lie Moore In the petition he says his
wife refused to cook his meals and
make his bed and that they have not
been living together since last Septem-
ber They were married in Cass coun-
ty No. in December. 1891. They have
five children.
Mrs. Moore. it is said, will contest
the divorce or ask that II be granted
her on a cross bill The Moores have
lived on the West Side fifteen years and
Mrs. Nation has usually visited them
when in the city.
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BALDw1N's GREAT YEAR.
OUTPUT for the First Half Was 1911
Locomotives.

The Baldwin Locomotive works
closed the first half of 1906 with an
output OF 1911 engines, exceeding all
previous. records. and that of the last
six months of 1905 by So locomotives.
At the present rate Of production for
the balance of the year-and the indi-
cations are that it will be maintained
the output for u months viii be fully
2 500 engines. or $50 more than were
turned out in 1905, which was record
year.
The works are now employing the
greatest force of men in their history,
the number on the pay rolls being
21,245.
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okLAHoNA RoBRERs CAUeHT.
Held Up Ten Men at Medford, Now in
the Wellington Jail

wellington, Kan. July 3.-Four
men held up ten men in the railroad
yards at Medford, Grant county. Okla.
Sunday morning. The robbers got
SIS. several watches and minor plum
der, locked their victims in an empty
box car, stole a handcar from a tool
house and pumped it to Caldwell, Just
across the line in Kansas.
They were overtaken at Caldwell by
the marshal Of Medford G. 7. Godfrey,
but hey refused TO go back to Okla
homa without requisition papers. They
were held in the Caldwell city jail and
this morning made an attempt TO
escape. They broke from the cage IN
which they were confined. but the
guard heard them and summoned
armed men to his assistance.
They we're brought to Wellington
and are held in the Sumner county
jail pending the arrival of reouisitfon
papers. Burglars tools were found in
the mems clothing.
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power, railway shops and machinery,
New York Central lines. first vice pres
ident William Mcintosh. Jersey City.
superintendent motive power, Central
Of New Jersey; second vice president,
H. II. Vaughan, Montreal, assistant 10
first vice president. Canadian Pacific;
treasurer Angus Sinclair, New York;
members. two years. H. Clark of
the Burlington; c. f. Fuller. Chicago
& Alton; Theodore n. Curtis, Louisville
& Nashville; one year,. NJ Whyte,
general mechanical engineer, New York
Central
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Walbank. GIidden Varnish company,
Cleveland: secretary, Bruce v. Gran
dali, editor Railway Master Mechanic.
The rules of the association have been
found in much need of revision, and
this work is to be done by the follow
ing committees: George A. Post, New
York; S. G. Allen. A. L Humphrey. A.
c. McCord, Chicago; o. H. Cutler New
York; D. c. Noble, J. NJ. Hopkins. F.
A. Barley. Boston, and E. J. Baker.
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KILLED N PLAY.
Perry Boy Pointed a Rifle at His
sister and Pulled the Trigger.

Perry. Kas., July 3.-Oma, the g.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Ham. died Monday from a.
wound received from a % ealibre tar
get rife. Her brother Glenn, 8 years
old. playfully picked up the gun.
pointed it at his sister and pulled the
trigger The bullet entered the childs
right cheek and ranged backward
sister, Una, 10 years old. tried to
shield her little sister from the gun by
placing her hands over her face. She
was shot in the finger.
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Refuse to pay Joint Cost Cases.

Kansas City. Kas., July 2.-The
board of county commissioners of
Wyandotte county. upon the recon-
mendation Of Henry Dean, county
auditor. refused to pay the costs in
ninety-six joint injunction cases yes
terday afternoon The costs aEgre-
gated $4,000. Eighty of the cases are
Injunction proceedings instituted two
and three wears ago
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Wichita. Kas. July 3.-The Biiou
vaudeville theater failed to open its
doors last night The booking office
of the company is in Kansas City. The
BijOu company has been in business
here for about nine months. a lack
Of patronage is said to have caused
the company to quit The company
has houses IN Tulsa. Oklahoma city,
Shawnee and other towns.
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Roads OBEY Commission.

Traffic officials and general counsels
of Illinois line met and action looking
to a uniform method of putting into
force the reduced rates recently or
dered by the state railroad and ware
house commission.
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ton to entertain the Osfs of friends
which they enjoy in Beloit, Mitchell
county. and everywhere where they are
known Chan Perdue is one of those
kind of fellows who never grow old
And 1t now remains for him to some
day get into the race for secretary of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
New Colorado Booklet Issued.

The passenger department Of the San
ia Fe has issued a new Colorado folder
entitled "A Colorado Summer" It is
in marked contrast to the folders is
sued in former years. and is an ex-
tremely handsome booklet. Both the il
Illustrations and the typographical ap-
pearance speak vel for it.
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Tier ProInoted at NfcFariand.

George Tier has been appointed fore
man Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific at Mcfarland. Kan. vice Mr. r. A.
Huey. assigned to other duties.
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Meadows Now at Needles.

San Bernardino. July s.-Trainmaster
o. Meadows of the Santa Fre left for
Needles Monday to assume his new
position on that point. On the same day
John B. Galivan came here to succeed
Mr. Meadows. who assumes the same
position on the Needles division.
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c. A. Hunter, commercial agent in St.
Paul. has been promoted to general
freight agent of the Chicago. Rock Is
succeed Mr.. A H. Mcdonald, resigned.
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MILLION DOLLAR BUILDING.
Union Pacific to Have New General
Ohices at Omaha

The Union Pacific has arranged to
erect a new Office building in Omaha.
Neb.. at a cost of $1,000, 600. It will
occupy the site of the roads present
Office building at Ninth and Farnam
streets, which has become too small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
The Handy Doctor in Your
Vest Pocket

IT rs thin, round-cornered little
Enamel Box
When carried in your vest pocket
A it means Health-lnsurance.
1t contains Six Candy Tablets Of pleasant
taste, almost as pleasant as Chocolate
Each tablet is a working dose Of Cas-
rafets' which acts like Exercise on the
Bowels and Liver.
1t will not purge. sicken, nor upset the
stomach.
Because it is not "Bfe-driver,' Ike
salts, Sodium. calomel. Jaiap. SIENNA. nor
Apsrient Waters.
Neither is it like Castor Oil. Clycerine.
or other Oily Lazatives that simply Iubricate
the Intestines for transit Of the food stopped
up in them at that particular time.
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intended presenting a petition to him
asking that he keep Umpire Owen
away from that city. owing TO trouble
he had there Saturday President
O'Brien says that as long as umpires
are honest and competent he viii sup
port them to the end. As to the petit
ton. he declines to commit himself
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Fire destroyed the pumping station
of the Santa Fe near Arduore T. T..
Sunday. A portion of the machinery
was saved. The loss is covered by in
surance.
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The Railway Supply Mems associa-
ton has elected officers as follows for
the ensuing year. Chairman, Mark A
Ross. Pyle-NationaI Electric Headlight
company. Chicago; treasurer R. r.
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Umpire owen Has His Troubles.

Milwaukee. wis. July s.-President
Joseph 0'Brien Of the American asso-
citation has been apprised Of the fact
that the baseball fans OF Indianapolis
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HAVE BANNER CROPS.
Jewell County Has Largest Fruit Yield
in It's History

Montrose. Kan. July 3.=Crops Of all
kinds. except oats. are good in this
section of Kansas. Corn is being laid
by. There has been plenty Of rain in
this locality There has just been har-
vested the largest crop of cherries ever
raised in Jewell county. Apples and
peaches promise equally as we'll
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c. w Keyser has been appointed
foreman Of bridges and buildings OF the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific to sue
coed H Martin, resigned.
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Master Mechanics New omcers.

NIasIeF NECcEldIlICs NtN O1ICeFs-
At the convention of the American
Railway Master Mechanics association
at Atlantic City officers were elected as
follows: President, John F. Deems, New
York. general superintendent motive
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No pistols or Giant Firecrackers.
Kansas City, Kas.. July S-=vernon
J. Rose chief of police, issued an or
der last night prohibiting the firing OF
pistols and giant firecrackers in the
city on the Fourth Of July.
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Hilisboro. Kan, July "A soaking
rain visited this vicinity Sunday night
accompanied by a severe electric
storm.