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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
LOST N SPECULATION.
Bowman. ex-Treasurer. Says He Dali
lied With the Board of Trade.

Boulder Col. Aug. &C. w. Bowman.
the ex-treasurer of Phillips county,
Kansas. under arrest here charged with
embezzling SIS. 900 while holding that
office. says he lost the money speculat-
ing on the board of trade. The local
police do not believe this story, how
ever. and are looking for three grips
which Bowman had when he reached
Boulder, all of which have mysteriously
disappeared
When told that he was under arrest,
Bowman became indignant He de-
clared that his shortage had been made
good long ago by his father and in
sisted that he was not wanted. Marshal
Jones thereupon sent a telegram to the
sheriff of Phillips county repeating
Bowman's statement. Sheriff Utter
responded promptly requesting Marshal
Jones to hold the prisoner until an Of
ficer from Kansas could come to Boul-
der for him. When arrested Bowman
had Just $3.50 in his pockets. He said
that beyond this amount he had not
cent in the world.
Bowman arrived in Boulder Wednes-
day night and engaged a room within
a block of the station. He did not give
his name acted strangely. wandering
about the house nerVOusly and declined
to eat anything. He left the house
Thursday morning and returned at
night, still appearing worried He went
to every train as if expecting some one.
Yesterday morning, while the landlady
was out, Bowman removed his three
errinS
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Railroads Steal March On Ticket
Scalpers.
Obtain Injunction to Prevent
Dealing in Signature Tickets.
FOR G. A. R. BUSINESS.
Action Comes as Surprise and
Saves Railroads Large Sums.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

BY a clever move the Western Pas
senger association yesterday stole a
march upon the ticket scaIpers of the
Twin cities and effectually blocked their
plans of reaping a rich harvest by their
deals in the low rate tickets of the G.
A. r. encampment at Minneapolis, says
the Chicago Inter-Ocean. The move
was in the shape of a temporary injunc-
ton restraining them from dealing IN
all signature tickets. The writ is re-
turnable August 20, at which time the
brokers must show cause or have the
injunction made permanent.
The injunction proceedings is the
method which the association followed
during the encampment last year at
Denver, and writs issued by the federal
courts of the Colorado metropolis re-
strained scalpers in Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo from dealing in
the tickets. This injunction was after
ward made permanent, and since then
the railroads have had little trouble
with ticket brokers in that section.
The scalpers of the Twin cities were
taken completely by surprise when they
were served with Writs issued by the
federal court in St. Paul ordering them
not to deal in the cut rate tickets. Most
of them had planned to engage in the
business on large scale, and, Of
COuISes were greatly GldSTlQeQ by the
action of the railroads.
Another feature which makes the
present case more annoying to the
scalpers is the fact that the writ IS
not returne Bile until August 20, and
when that time arrives the encamp-
ment will be over and the opportunities
for profit passed. And there appears to
be no other course for them to pursue
but sit idly by and ponder over the pro-
fits they might have made if the court
had not interfered.
The operation of the ticket scalpers
is a serious thing" declared a passen-
ger traffic official, "and every move
ment to curb them should meet with
the hearty approval of the public. These
brokers, by their dealing in cut rate
tickets, demoralize conditions and make
the railroads slow to offer reduced
rates for all occasions. Railroads, as
a rule, are willing TO give low rates
when they are desired, asking only that
there viii be no abuse of privilege
Passenger traffic men interested in the
business to Minneapolis for the en-
campment were highly pleased by the
issuance of the injunctions, and by il
/ they hope to protect themselves against
the abuse Of the low fare offered for the
occasion.
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LAUGHS AT .PEEK-A-Boo" WAR.
Newspapers Poke Fun at ". c. 7. g.
Until IT Drops Crusade.

Los Angeles Aug. 6.-Local news
papers have had so much fun with the
w c. T L. regarding its campaign
against the "peek-a-boo' waists and
short skirts on bathing suits, that the
reformers have decided to abandon the
warfare and allow the fair wearers OF
the tantalizing habiliments go to their
doom. The crusaders say they have
not changed their views IN the least,
but admit they can not stand the
broadsides of mirth directed at them
The movement against the airy fairy
waists was brought to a point. when.
at the recent w c. T. L. convention at
Long Beach one Of the young. buxon
members Of the Los Angeles union
arose to read a paper on the baleful
influence Of cocktails with her plump,
pink shoulders showing through the
nnan work Of q stunning ..peek-a-boo..
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MANY FAIRs IN KANSAS.

The fairs announced for this year are
as follows:
Alien County Agricultural society
Frank E. Smith, secretary. lola; Sep
TENDER 25-28.
Barton County Fair essociation-w.
P. FEEDER. secretary. Great Bend; Aug
Brown county-The Hiawatha Fair
association; Elliott Irwin. secretary, Hi
Butler County Fair association-w.
F. Benson. secretary, ElDorado; Octo-
Der 10
and Fair association; W. M. Jones. Sec
rotary. Cedar Vale; September 11-13.
clay County Fair associatfon-Walter
Puckey. secretary. Clay Center. Sep
Clay county-wakefeld Agricultural
society; Eugene Elkins, secretary.
Wakefield; first week in October.
Cloud County Fair association-F. W.
Daugherty, secretary, Concordia; Sep
Cofey County Agricultural Fair as
sociation-S. D, Weaver. secretary.
Burlington; September 1921.
CowIey county = Eastern Cowley
County fair: J. NJ. Henderson, secre-
tary, Burden: September 1928.
Cowley County Agricultural ana Live
Stock association-W. J. Wilson. secre-
tary. Winfield; October 9-12.
Elk County Agricultural Fair associ-
ation--E. B. Place, secretary. Grenola;
September 1921.
Efingham annual country fair and A
c. P. A. county picnic, September 25-27
c. E. Sells. secretary.
Finney County Agricultural society
A. H. Warner, secretary, Garden City,
rankin County Agricultural society
Carey NJ. Porter. secretary. Ottawa;
! September :.
Greenwood County Fair association
c. II. Weiser. secretary. Eureka: Al
p1-St 74-17
Harper County Anthony Fair associa-
toni. G. Jennings. secretary, An
thony; august ITO.
Harvey County Agricultural society
J. T. Axtell. secretary. Newton; sep
TENDER 25-29.
Jefferson County FIR association C,
A. Patterson. secretary, Oskaloosa;
] September As.
/ Jewell County Agricultural Fair as
sociation-Henry r. Honey, secretal Y,
Mankato; September 1921.
Linn County Fair association-O. E
Haley. secretary, Mound City; Septen-
Der lila.
MCPHERSON County Agricultural Fair
association-E. S. Guymon, secretary
MCPHERSON; September 4-9.
Marshall County Fair associa tion-R
W. HemphiH. secretary. Marysville;
September 11-14.
Mitchell County Agricultural associ l.
tom z. Tice, secretary, Beioit; last
week in September.
montgomery county. OOHSyVllte RAN
& Park associa tion-R. Y. Kennedy
secretary, Coffeyville; August 40.
Nemaha County Fair associa ton
r. NJ Emery, jr.. secretary. Seneca;
August 29-31.
Neosho county. Chanute Fair & I'm
provement associa tion-A. E. Timpane
seer etary, Chanute; August 1881.
Ness County Agricultural associa-
tion-R. D. Mckinley. secretary, Ness
city; September 81.
Ness county. Utica Fair & Agricul-
tura1 associatioE-R. c. Webster. jr.
secretary, Utica; August 80. Septem-
ber1.
Miami County Agricultural and Me
chan.cal Fair association-W. H Brad
| bury secretary, Paola; August 1926.
Norton County Agricultural associa-
tion-M. F. Garrity, secretary. Norton;
! August 1881.
Usage County Fair association-M
Carnaveaux. secretary. Burlingame
| september 1921.
Reno county. Central Kanssa Fair
associaticn-A. l. Sponsler. secretary
Hutchinson: September 1928.
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RAILROAD IS ACCOMMODATING.
Road Goes to Big Expense to Return
Hat to Passenger.

Troy Chief: We have often heard Of
conductor stopping his train at a
cross-road to pick up an old lady with
basket of eggs, but had never seen
an occurrence. of the kind. Coming in
on the Central Branch train last Fri
day evening, however, we witnessed
something nearly as accommodating.
Just before the train reached Mus
cotah, mans hat blew out of the
window, and when they got to the
station the man hunted up the con-
ductor and told him about the loss.
The conductor gave the engineer a
signal to back up, the brakeman
stood on the back platform Of the hind
coach and back we went looking for
the hat. Every passenger was inter-
ested and had his head out After
backing about three-quarters of a
mile, the hat was found and returned
to the man who lost it, who seemed
greatly pleased. That kind of good
hearted railroad men is proba blv
what makes the Central Branch the
most popular road out Of Atchison.
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Republic County Agricultural asso-
ciauon-W. R. Wells, secretary, Belle
Vile; September lila.
Riley County Agricultural society
w. B. Craig, secretary, Riley: August
1881
Rocks County Fair assocfation=E.
L. williams, secretary, Stockton; Sep
tember 1921.
Shawnee county, Kansas Exposition
company-R. T. Kreipe. secretary. To-
peka; September 1915.
Smith County Fair association-M
A. Dimond, secretary. Smith Center;
August 21-24.
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MRS. r. NJ. RUGGLEs DEAD.
Widow of an Emporia Pioneer Passes
Away in Oklahoma.

Emporia. Kan, Aug. 6.-The news
has been received here of the death of
Mrs. Judge Robert Mitchell Ruggles on
her claim in Oklahoma. Mrs. Ruggles
was the widow of the late Judge Rug
giles, one of the early pioneers of En-
poria and Kansas and the mother of r.
NJ. Ruggles. the newspaper correspon-
dent so we'll known in Kansas The
body of Mrs. Ruggles is expected here
today. when it will be taken to the
present home of Mrs. D. J. Wright, 1912
Constitution street from which place
the funeral will take place this after
noon. Judge Ruggles was law part
ner of the late Senator P. B. Plumb.
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CLOSE OF THE CHAUTAUQUA.
Large Crowds and Splendid Attractions
at CLAY Center.


Clay Center. Kan. Aug. 81. L.
Bristow of Salina addressed the Chau-
tauqua Friday afternoon. He was
heartily applauded. He is a La Fol-
lette man and believes in his principles.
The Baker university alumni and stu
dents rendered him q reception after
the speaking. Mr. Bristow was a grad
uate Of the university Everybody had
an opportunity to talk with him.
Gillian. the humorist, spoke both
Friday and Saturday afternoon He
was we'll received.
Sunday afternoon Judge Lindsay OF
the juvenile cour tot Denver spoke TO
the largest gathering Of the assembly.
and Mrs. Gates recited the Sky Pilot. =
and in the evening Frank Robertson
gave an illustrated lecture which
closed the third and most successful
assembly of the North Central Chau-
tauqua association. A heavy rain came
on about 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
which marred the pleasure OF the
stra ngers. but when the clouds rolled
by the crowd was present to see and
hear the closing number.
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no Rush Chanute Reflnery.

Chanute, kan. Aug. Crank
Faults, head refiner of the Kansas
Oil Refining companys plant, just
south of Chanute. has returned from
St Louis He purchased barrels,
tanks, chemicals and complete out
fit of refinery supplies. SO that work
will begin in earnest next week.
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PLAINvILLE STIRRING ITSELF.
Proposes to Have a Modern Hotel and
High School.

Plainville. kan, Aug. 6.-The Com
mercia1 club of this place are hustlers-
They are now after $4,000 modern
hotel They are also rustling for
high school at a cost of $4,000, or
more if necessary.
The Plainville telephone system IS
being entirely rebuilt, and put in first
class shape. It is incorporated. c. H
Goodman is the founder of the tele-
phone plant here, having started it in
1901.
colby Bros. & vallow. general mer-
chants of Plainville, are at work on
their mammoth business block, which
Will be 50x100 feet. two stories high
This will be one of the largest stores
in northwest Kansas.
n. F. Shaw will have a cattle sale
here September q. He will sell not
less than thirty head of his registered
ShorthOrn cattle.
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win Double wheat Acreage.

making from u to 40 bushels per acre in
Ford county. The corn and feed crop
will be good and ground will never be in
better shape for fall blowing. Thousands
of acres of prairie broken this season will
be sown to wheat this fall It is estimat-
ed that Ford county will double her acre
age of wheat this year
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amount of SIS. 10000. It is proposed to re-
tire the S15,oO0OOo preferred stock out
staEding of the Hooking Valley company
and to exchange its 81, 10000 stock for a
similar amount of the stock of the new
company. The plan also provides for the
taxing over of the stock of the Kanawha
& Michigan company as follows: TO give
3, $4,000 of the new company stock for
g, 5000 of the stock of the Kanawha &
michigan company now in the hands of
the public, and $4,000 for the Kanawha
stock held by the Hooking company
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Cbeap Rates 10 Canadian ard New
England Points. Santa Fe.
concord. y. H.. and return. SEX

Concord. n. H. and return. sss.O5.
Montpelier. VT, and return. s36.O5.
Portland. Ne, and return, $1,000.
on sale daily to June 80 and July Is.
August s and p. good 80 days from
date of sale
Montreal, Canada. and return, sS6. o5.
toronto, Canada. and return. 5000.
Collengwood. Can, and return. $3.50.
And many other Canadian points, on
sale daily to September 3Oth, limited
80 DAYS from date of sale Address
T. L. King. Agent, Topeka.
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lola. Kan. Aug. Crank Smith,
workman for the Lanyon Zinc com
pany, was probably fatally injured
Sunday afternoon by the explosion OF
a gas main With other workmen he
was repairing a broken main leading
to the works Just as the workmen
had covered the ditch. the main blew
up. Smith. who was STOPPING over the
main at the time. was hurled twenty
five feet and rendered unconscious.
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MOE Good Whent Reports.

We have not had very many reports on
the wheat yield. but yesterday We learned
that George Quinn. north of town, had
threshed l. 491 bushels from 70 acres, or
a little better than 20 bushels per acre
Walter Martin had 20 acres on the nome
30 bushels per acre and on the rented
ground lust south of the other piece he
got about D bushels per acre on the en-
L. acr-as ReIle PLANE News.
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New york Aug. Cd. P. Morgan & Co.
acting at the request of the stockholders
IF the Hooking Valley Railroad company
and the Kanawha & Michigan Railway
company have given notice that they
prepared q plan for the consolidation of
those companies and viii act as managers
in carrying the plan into effect It IS pro-
posed to use the consolidated company to
amount Of $50 10000 and stock 20 the
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NOT CAUSE OF FEVER.
Water at Manhattan Analysed and
Found Practically Pure.

Manhattan, Kan. Aug. 6.-Several
cases of typhoid fever have been re-
ported in this city and vicinity and one
or two deaths resulted In aneffort to
ascertain the source of the sickness the
city health officer had the city water
analysed by the Kansas state bacteria
logist at Topeka. Both well and city
water was examined and reported by
the bacteriologist to be above the az
erage in purity.
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E. NJ Stanton. heretofore chief clerk
to the general uperintendent of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific at
Cedar Rapids, Ia, has been appointed
superintendent of car service of the Chi
cago & Alton, with headquarters at
Chicago, to succeed G. W. Taylor, re-
signed.
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SANTA FE.
Chicago ana Return 5000.

On sale Aug. 4. 5, s, final limit re-
turning Aug. 18th. Also on sale Aug.
IL, II. 10, final limit August 22nd.
Minneapolis, Mimi, and return
e10-S0, account Grand Army Reunion.
On sale Aug. IL. 70. Is, anal limit
Sept. lsts can be extended to leave
Minneapolis as late as Sept. 10th
St. Louis and return $500. on sale
Aug. 4. 5, 6. final limit Aug. 18th.
Also on sale Aug II, II. 10. Anal limit
Aug. 22nd. T. L KING.
Agent. Topeka.
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Death of Mrs. Nettie AIIer

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug s.-AIrs Nettie
Allen. wife of James NJ Allen, local agent
of the Rock Island. died here Saturday
after a long illness. She had been resi-
dent of Leavenworth for a great many
years.
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are to be connected with the Atchison
refinery. The crude oil tank at this
point which holds twelve thousand
gallons, Is now nearly full. and the re-
flnery will be started UP to its fullest
capacity next week.
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Missing Rural Mail Carrier.

CLAY Center Kan. Aug 6.-There is no
trace Of J NJ Bower. the Clay Center
rural mail carrier. who has been missing
since Thursday morning 1t was reported
that he was seen near StOckdale- Riley
county. but the report has not been con
frned No explanation can be given for
why he left home He was i'll at the time
but took all his money. Officers are hunt
ing fer him.
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If the plans of the Frisco system
are carried out, that company viii
have the shortest line between Chicago
and New Orleans. thus competing with
the Illinois Central. which has long en-
loved the distinction. The plan is to
build from Joppa- LII. to Jackson,
Tenn. and to acquire the Mobile
jackson & Kansas City line
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Atchison, Kan, Aug 6.#S. D. Faust.
perintendend Of the Uncle sam Oil
company, viii return from the east to-
day. where he has been buying ma
chinery for the paramne works which
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CAS- for EIDorado Soon.

Ell Dorado, Kan, Aug. 6.-Fifteen teams
are at work here hauling and distributing
the pipe for the natural gas pipe line be-
tween here and point south OF Augusta,
where 1t connects with the main line to
Wichita Work will commence at once on
putting in the pipe, and FL Dorado people
expect to be burning natural gas by No
Nprnber
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Mrs. rachel AfcAuley Dead.

Mound city, Kan, Aug. e.-Mrs. Ra-
chel McAuley is dead near here after
an illness of IS weeks. She came to
the family homestead where she died
in 1859
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Denver. Colorado Springs. Pueblo and
Return $3.50, Santa Fe.

Tickets en- sale daily, good returning
as late as October 31st. liberal stopover
Or. yilege allowed. Fast Coloraoo Flyer
from Topeka 1875 p m arrives Colo
rado early next morning. Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses T. L
king. c. P. & T. A.. Topeka.
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Arkansas City, Kan. Aug. I'm the
case of two 5ointists tried here Saturday
the defendants were found guilty, fined
8. 100 each and then sentenced to serve $40
DAYS in the county Jail. The case was APP
pealed.
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BARR's NEW JOB.
Former Santa Fe Man Now Heads In.
dustrial Concern.

J. NJ. Barr. late president of the Sea
board Air Line. has been chosen presi-
dent Of the Black Mountain Collierie.
company of Virginia.
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TO Buy EQUIPNfENT.

ROCK Island Said TO Be After Large
Amount of Rolling Stock.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific has
been reported as soon to be in the
market for a large amount Of equip
ment- It is reported that space for
5000 cars has been reserved with the
American Car & Foundry company
but we are una BILE to verify this report
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Lawrence. Kan. Aug. 6.-Laura Potts, a
we'll known negro police court character,
was killed by a man named Clifford at a
picnic several miles southwest of town
Saturday afternoon.
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Holton. Kan. Aug s-The old settlers
of Jackson county will have q reunion
September z. The committee has decided
to buy five beeves for the barbecue.
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orders New Refrigerator Cars.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe has
ordered 100 refrigerator cars of the
American Car & Foundry company.
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5000 Chicago and Return Via Rock
Island

Tickets on sale Aug 4. and s,
limited for return aug. 10. Also on
II, II and 18th. limited for return
Aug. 22nd. For full Information see
q N RULER. r. / Depot.
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wicI1ita Residents sudden Death.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. civilian Rey-
nolds, an old resident of Wichita, dropped
dead at the Santa Fe depot. He was Il
years old and had lived in Wichita for .
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Downs. Kan. Aug. 6.=N. c. Rath-
burn, the son Of a farmer living near
here was drowned while bathing IN
the South Solomon river Saturday