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The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

as a portion Of the st. Paults extension
from EvaFts west to the Pacific coast,
over geo miles Of which are located
in South Dakota.
In Nebraska the 10S mile line from
South Sioux City to Ashland to con-
meet the Great Northern and Burling-
ton. on which one-half the track was
laid in 1905. has been completed. and
the Union Pacific has laid 20 miles OF
track on the extension from Hershey
to Northport, leaving s1 miles to lay
to reach the latter point The Union
Pacific is building two other extensions
In Nebraska aggregating 80 miles, and
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha will complete a 15-mile branch
in this state before the close of the
year.
The 152 miles completed in Wyom-
ing have been built by the Burlington
and the Chicago & Northwestern, and
the latter has 46 miles to lay to COM
plete its extension from Casper to
Lander, which VIII be finished to the
latter point in August
In Montana some roo miles of line
are under construction. but no track
has yet been laid. The only other
western state in which no new track
has been put down this year is Iowa.
The 227 miles of new line in Nevada
have been built by three companies,
namely. the Las Vegas & Tonopah. the
Nevada Northern and the Virginia g.
Truckee, and there is still larger mile
age under construction.
In addition to the 260 miles of track
laid in Texas there are over 500 miles
under construction, a good percentage
of which will be completed this year,
and in Louisiana, where 148 miles
have been completed since January 1,
work is being pushed on 800 miles of
additional extensions, with tracklaying
Just started en- several of them.
The Western Pacific has just begun
tracklaying on its 924 mile line from
Salt Lake City to San Francisco. The
present work is west from Salt Lake
City and an official report from the
chief engineer states that tracklaying
viii begin in California in August.
The work of grading on this line is
being pushed with much vigor in Utah,
Nevada and California
Grading is in progress in North Da-
kota, Montana and Washington on
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul ex-
tension from Evarts, S D.. to Tacoma
and Seattle, but there is much heavy
work on this line and it is not antici-
pated that much track will be laid
during the current year.
The systems enumerated below.
which have many new lines under con-
struction, have laid track since Janu-
ary I as follows. Chicago & North
western, 127 miles; Hartman system,
including the Southern Pacific, the
Union Pacific, the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company and the Oregon
Short Line, 120 miles; Santa system.
81 miles; Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, 80 miles; Great Northern, 63
miles; -Deepwater system,
Sc miles; Rock Island system, As
miles: Illinois Central, 2 miles, Wis
consin Central, 3S miles; Buffalo &
Susquehanna. 3S miles; Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul. 81 miles.
The following table shows the track
laid for six months and the entire year
for the past fifteen years:
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Evidences That This viii Sc a
Record Year for Construction.
First Six Months Work Com
pares With That Of 1902.
NOT MUCH IN KANSAS.
But the Major Portion of 1t Is
in West and Southwest.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

/ Railway building in the United States
is progressing on a more extensive
scale than for many years past. says
the Railway Age and the mileage of
track laid is greater than that of any
similar period for the past 10 years,
with the exception Of 1902. when 2s14
miles of track were completed from
January 1 to June 80. The track laid
during the first six months of 1906 ag-
gregate 2,29S miles. according to the
returns in hand, and the indications are
that the new mileage for the entire year
will exceed that for 1902 and 1903 when
D. 684 miles and 5,7s6 miles, respectively,
were completed.
In it's issue of March % last the Rail-
way Age published a summary showing
that over 13. eco miles of new railroad
were under construction, and since that
time contracts for many hundreds Of
miles additional have been awarded.
Construction is being pushed in all sec
tions Of the country. but the prelimf-
nary work of surveying and grading
has taken up good portion of the
first six months of the year-particu-
larly In the north and northwest-and
the tracklaying stage has not yet been
reached on many of the most import
ant extensions. On other lines slow
progress is being made in the work of
putting down the track, owing to the
difficulty of securing rails. The steel
mills are overcrowded with orders and
the delay in making deliveries is OBJ
structing the work in various localities.
Official reports indicate that the grad
ing on many new lines is completed
far ahead of the track-layers, bu this
work is also being retarded owing to
the trouble of securing labor.
The track laid since January 1 has
been on 1873 lines in 80 states and terri
tories, and the details are shown in the
following table. Track laid from Janu-
ary 1 to June 80, 1906:
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PAYS TO RAlSE'EM
Butler County Chickens Bring
Good Money to Owners.
During 1905, There Was Sold
S222,8I7 Worth of Produce.
AVERAGE OF S61O DAILY
Assessor of Course Missed Much
Paying Information.
Thousands of Spring Fowls and
Eggs Eaten on Farms.
AVERAGE OF S61ODAILY

EiDorado. Kan, June 3O.-says the
Republican:
During 1905 the amount of poultry
and eggs sold in this county, as re-
turned by the assessors wGs S222,S17.
a gain of s86,4S4 over the year before.
This is a. average of s610.44 a day for
every day in the year. including Sun
day, when thousands of pious hens
refuse absolutely to lay an egg. Count
ing ten hours in day. and no self
respecting hen works longer, every
time your watch ticks the receipts are
nearly 50. This is nearly $40 per head
yearly average for every man, wom-
an and child in Butler county.
While this is good showing it is
nothing like the true amount sold and
we hope to see the time that every
sale of poultry and eggs will be kept
strict account Of and the assessors viii
be careful in taking their statistics to
give this mortgage lifting, home sup
porting branch of the farm its proper
rating
Only one county in Kansas, Jewell,
excelled Butler in the sale of poultry
and eggs last year and Butler may
lead this year 1t certainly would if
the total amount sold was properly
reported
of course this does not include the
thousands Of spring chickens. old hens,
roosters and eggs consumed on the
farm during the year.
Murdock township ranks first show
Ing S11.310. Clifford has s10.5S5,
Pleasant S1O,227. Prospect ss10,122,
several townships show $4,000 to So
O00, the smallest amount is $4.S52.
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THE ALTON 10 STAND TRIAL.
No Plea OF Guilty since the Burling-
toms Experience.

Chicago June 3O.-Judge Lands will
begin the trial of the Chicago & Alton
railway and J. n. Faithorn and +. A.
Wann, ex-officials of the road, for pay
ing rebates to Schwarzschild & Sulz-
berger on Monday afternoon next. The
jury for the case was drawn today The
attorneys for the defense have made
every effort to secure immunity.
Despite the promise of President Eel
ton that the railroad was willing to go
to trial on the merits of the case it
was shown plainly that President Eel
toms faith in the strength of the Atoms
position under the law was shaken by
consultation with the roads attorneys,
for after Judge Lands had overruled
the pleas of immunity the attorneys
practically decided to plead guilty to the
charge and let the matter be decided by
the court on a question of law. Since
the Burlington tried this method in
Kansas City and in another case in
Chicago before Judge Bethea, and was
fined almost the maximum the Alton's $
attorneys again have revised their opin-
ion
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DEATH OF MRS. SKINNER.
a Pioneer Woman of Wonderful
Energy Passes Away.

Died. at her old home, Waconda.
June "A. 1906. Mary S. Skinner, aged
6 9 years, months and Is days.
Mary S. Tague was born at Racine,
Wis. February 8, 1897, and was first
married to Samuel Mitchell. to which
union three children We're born, two
sons and a daughter. She was after
ward married to HascalI Skinner. and
then became the mother of four more
children.
Turning their faces westward. they
came to Nebraska in 1868. then to
Kansas, and in October 1869, settled
on section SO, township s. range 10:
this and one by his son Isaac being
the first two settlements west of the
present site Of Beloit.
Her husband, Hascau Skinner. died
July 16. 1898. and since then she
managed the homestead farm, al
ways having the best vegetables and
melons for market
A few weeks ago she set steel
trap and stepped into it herself, caus-
ing her to fall and break her hip. She
showed great fortitude until last Sat
urday. when her nervous system COL
lapsed. and she is at -Cawker
City Record.
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A tonic is a medicine that increases
the appetite, increases the digestion,
increases the power of the system to
assimilate and appropriate food.
This is the action Of all true tonics.
To be sure there are tonics that are
simply stimulants. They irritate the
stomach, and an unnatural craving for
food is excited This class of medi-
cines should be ciassed as stimulants
rather than tonics.
A tonic. as above stated. quickens all
the functions of digestion. It invig-
crates the body by furnishing more
force for the body.
The action of true tOnics is not tenn
poraary, but lasting.
The lassitude which warm weather
brings is due TO an under-supply Of
nutrition for the body. Plenty of food
may be on the table, but the food is
not relished, or else is not digested.
Slight catarrhal arrangements of the
stomach and bowels will so effectually
interfere with digestion as to produce
great depression Of the system.
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Where there is need for regulation
or invigoration Of the digestive organs.
a short course of Peruna will generally
produce the desired results.
Mr.. Cllas. Brown, RogersviIIe, Tenn,
writes:
''I feel it my duty to write you a few
words in praise OF your Peruna.
II have tried mzny different rene
dies, but have found that Peruna. is
the greatest tonic on earth, and a per
feet system builder
"A friend advised me to take Peruna
for indigestion, and it cured me in a
short time.
Il was very weak and nervous. could
sleep but little at night, but Peruna
cured that tired. aIl-gone feeling. and
made me feel like q new man, SO I
heartily recommend it to all who are
weak and rundown. It will give new
life and energy.
''I cannot speak too highly of Pc
runa. and will not forget to recommend
il on every hand. I win answer any
letter from those desiring to know
what Peruna has done for me-
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MANY FAIRS IN KANSAS.

The fairs announced for this year are
- Alien County Agricultural society
frank E. Smith, secretary, lola; Sep
tember 1928.
P. FEEDER. secretary. Great Bend; Avg
Brown county-The Hiawatha Fair
association; Elliott irwin, secretary. Hi
Butler County Fair association-w W.
F. Benson, secretary, EiDorado; Octo-
chautauqua eounty-Hewins Park
and Fair association; w. NJ. Jones, sec
retarv. rastss Cedar Vale; September 11-1s.
clay County Fair association-Walter
Puckey, secretary. Clay Center. Sep
Clay county-Wakeheld Agricultural
Wakefield; first week III October.
Cloud County Fair association-F. W.
Daugherty, secretary, Concordia; Sep
tember 25-28.
sociation-S. D. Weaver. secretary,
Burlington; September 1921.
Cowley county = Eastern Cowley
County fair; ]. M. Henderson, secre-
tary. Burden; September 1928.
Cowley County Agricultural and Live
stock association-W. J. Wilson, secre-
tary, Winfield; october s-12.
Elk County Agricultural Fair associ-
aIiOQ-E1. ldCEs oCClCLo1Js \tGLl0lda
September 1921.
F'inney County Agricultural society
A. H. Warner, secretary, Garden Cit.
Franklin County Agricultural society
Carey NJ. Porter, secretary, Ottawa;
September 8.
Greenwood County Fair association
c. H Weiser, secretary. Eureka Al
gust 14-17-
Harper County Anthony Fair associa-
tion-L. G. Jennings, secretary, An
thony; August 7-10.
Harvey County Agricultural society
J. T. Axtell. secretary, Newton; sep
tember 25-29.
Jefferson County Fair association -tS
September 4-s.
Jewell County Agricultural Fair as
sociation-Henry R. Honey. gecretaI y
Mankato; September 1921.
Linn County Fair association-O. E
Haley, secretary, Mound City; Septem-
Der 11-14.
Marshall County Fair association-R
w HemphiIl, secretary, Marysville
| September 11-14.
mcpherson County Agricultural Fail
association-E. s. Guymon, secretary
Mcpherson. September 40.
Miami County Agricultural and efe
/ chanscaI- Fair assocfation-W. H. Brad
bury. secretary. Paola; August 2s-31.
Mitchell County Agricultural associa
toni z. Tice, secretary. Beloit: las
week in September
Montgomery county Coneyville Fai
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& Park association-R. z Kennedy.
secretary, Coffeyville; August 7-10.
Nemaha County Fair association
V. B. Fisher, secretary, Seneca; August
29-21.
Neosho county. Chanute Fair & I'm
provement assoeiation-A. E. Tfmpane.
secretary, Chanute; August 1881.
Ness County Agricultural associa-
tion-R. D. Mckinley. secretary. Ness
City; September ST..
Ness county, Utica Fair & Agricel-
tural association-R. c. Webster, 5r.
secretary. Utica; August 80, Septem-
beT1-
Norton County Agricultural associa-
tion-M. f. Garrity, secretary, Norton;
August 23-31.
Usage County Fair association-1.
Carnaveaux, secretary, Burlingame:
September 1871.
Reno county. Central Kanssa Fair
association L Sponsler, secretary.
Hutchinson; September 17-25-
Republic County Agricultural asso-
ciation-W- r. Wells, secretary. Belle
vile: September lila
Rice County Agricultural and Live
Stock association-F- L. Goodson, sec
retary, Sterling; August 1-3.
Riley County Agricultural society
X. B. Craig, secretary, Riley August
1881.
Rocks County Fair associaton-E.
l. Williams. secretary. Stocktons Sep
| tember 1921
Shawnee county, Kansas Exposition.
company T. Kreipe. secretary. To-J
peka: September 1913
Smith County Fair association7N
A Dimond. secretary Smith Center;
August 21-24
STAFFORD County Fair association
p. Q. Gray, secretary. st. John; Aug
ust 22-24.
Sumner county Mulvane AgricuI-
tural association-Rcbt. P Seyfers
secretary. Mulvane.
Wilson county, Fredonia Agricui=
turaI association-V- L. Poison, secre-
tary, Fredonia: August 21-24.
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THE LAST KILN STARTS.
The Bassett Portland Cement Co. to
Employ 200 Additional Men.

Bassett. Kas.. June 3O-The new
works Of the lola Portland Cement
company in Bassett are now in full
operation. The last kiln. the special
patent kiln Of DR.. Gerlach. was start
ed this week and the entire new ad-
dition is now grinding out cement
The new machinery is working
smoothly and giving no trouble what
ever
The starting of the new addition
necessitated the employment Of about
goo additional men. which may in
measure account for the shortage Of
men I'm lola Altogether the lola
Portland is now employing between
500 and 700 men,
The starting of the new addition
gives the lola Portland a daily ca
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ENGLISH CAPITAL IN MEXICO.
WIN Be Used to Build Line From San
Feline to GuadaIajaaa.

San Antonio Tex. June 3O.-Sur-
veys for a line to parallel the pro
posed extension of the National rail-
road between San Felipe and Guada-
lajara. Mexico, are being made be-
tween those points by the Intereonti-
mental railway syndicate. limited, a
concern composed OF English capital
lists. The concession for the proposed
road was granted by the government
last October. and recently surveys for
location Of the line we're commenced.
The surveying parties have located
three lines between San Felipe and
Leon, where the lire will cross the
main line Of the Mexican Central.
They are now working west toward
Guadalajara, and expect to complete
the survey within the next four
months
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HAD EVENING DRESS SUIT.
Death Comes to Harvest Hand in the
Fields for His Health.

Clay Center. Kan. June so.-Thomas
J. Goodwin, stranger and a harvest
hand died in a field near Clay Center
Friday from overexertion and the heat.
He had been working only two days in
the wheat held. After his death the
coroner opened his trunk and found
more than $500, a gold watch and five
suits of clothing, one an evening dress
suit.
was in Washington. where he was a
member of Osiris Masonic lodge. His
hands were soft and white and he had
no appearance of having recently done
hard work. He stated before going to
work that he was here for his health
and that exercise in the harvest field
might do him good.
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Total in 90 states and ter

ritories ...-...... ....-...183 2298. 20
Although there are several extern
sions under construction in the New
England states, no track has yet been
laid in that section of the country,
and but 10 miles of new line have
been completed in the middle states,
which include New York, New Jer-
sey Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Maryland. In other groups of states
the track laid Is as follows: Central
northern states. 152 miles; south At
Iantic states, 254 miles; gulf and Mis-
sissippi valley states, 332 miles; south
western states, 500 miles; northwest
ern states, 352 miles; Pacific states,
4s7 miles.
In the states south of the Ohio river
and east of the Mississippi the new
mileage represents 447 miles, and in
the states west of the Mississippi river
1881 miles. Texas shows larger
new mileage than any other state,
with 260 miles of track laid. Nevada
Is second with 227 miles, Wyoming
third with 1872 miles and Louisiana
fourth with 148 miles. The only other
states showing over 100 miles each are
Mississippi with 10 miles and Cali
fornia with 10e miles.
In the north and northwest track
laying is just being started on many
lines and there will be a rapid in
crease in new mileage for the next six
months. For instance. in North Da-
kota, where but II miles of track are
reported for the first six months, over
400 miles are being built by the Great
Northern and the 500 line. Grading
is we'll advanced on much of this mile
age and track-laying on several extern
sions will begin in July
IN South Dakota the Minneapolis &
St Louis is building 23O miles. the
Chicago & Northwestern 191 miles,
and the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul over 400 miles, making approxi-
mately $50 miles under construction
in this state. Track-laving is already
under way on the Northwestern exten-
sion from Pierre to Rapid City and
on the St. Paul from Chamberlain to
Rapid City. and the Minneapolis &
St. Louis expects to start track-laving
about July 15. All of these extensions
are to be completed this year as well
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30
TO ENJOIN FREIGHT RATES.
Texas Roads Preparing For Fight in
Federal Courts.

Austin, Tex, June 3O.-The whole
body of freight rates on the Texas rail-
roads, as well as their reduced pas
senger fare of ? Il cents per mile, which
was ordered established on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central railroad by the
railroad commission. stand a prospect
of being enjoined by the federal court.
temporary restraining order as to
the reduced passenger fares has al
ready been issued, and the attorneys
for the leading railroads of the state
are preparing applications to inter-
vene in the suit and to petition the
court to grant an injunction of the
whole body of freight rates promul-
gated by the commission. If these ap-
plications and petitions are granted the
freight rates which were in effect be-
fore the railroad commission was es-
tablished will take the place of exist
ing rates pending a judicial determin-
alton of the case.
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It viii be seen that the track laid thus
far this year exceeds by 1,014 miles the
new track for the first half of 1905, but
the percentage for the first six months
was unusually small last year and it
is not to be expected that the same ratio
will be maintained this year, for that
would mean that over 1000 miles of
track must be completed between now
and January 1. It seems certain that
the new mileage for the twelve months
of 1906 will exceed that for the year
1905 when 5000 miles were completed
Only the scarcity of labor and the diff
Guilty of securing track material will
prevent such a result.
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LImb Bears 42 AppIes.

August Warner brought to the
Journal Office this morning a limb
from an apple tree which Is a prize
branch. The limb is about twenty
eight inches long and is bearing forty
two large. we'll formed and sound
apples The limb was taken from a.
tree on the farm of Luther Hesler, a
half mile west of Assaria. and is now
on exhibition in the Journal Office
Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30
a CHORUS OF 1873 VOICES.
Chautauqua Assembly Closes With the
Rendition of the Messiah

Ottawa. Kan. June 30.=The twen-
ty-seventh annual session of the OF
tawa Chautauqua assembly ended last
night with the singing of the oratorio,
Messiah" by a chorus of 125 voices,
led by Prof. Samuel Thorstenberg of
Lindsborg- The audience numbered
7,0CO people. The soloists were:
Madame Park of Chicago, alto; Miss
Clara G. Trimble of Chicago, soprano;
w. d. Detwiler of Ottawa, bass; r. G..
McCutchen of Baldwin, tenor; Prof
Thorstenberg, baritone.
1t is estimated that the session will
pay all current expenses and clear up
the debts of past years. Henry burst
of Ottawa was elected secretary of the
assembly.
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There's little room in
this great world of ours
for the Fat Woman. .
She's a hindrance to her
self in street cars, flats,
elevators; but what can
she do. poor thing take
HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. IS cents, Tea
or Tablets.
GATLIN DRUG co.
702 Kansas Ave.
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Death of herman Nrarlzson.

Leavenworth, Kas. June 30.-News
has been received here of the death
of Herman Markson, who died at the
Kansas Masonic home in Wichita. He
was "A years old, and came to Leav-
enworth in 1858. Mr.. Markson was
master in bankruptcy for Kansas sew
eral years after the close of the civil
war He was the first member to be
initiated into Masonic lodge No 10
after it was organized here in 1864.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30
A FLOOD Ar sTERLING.
Three Inches Fell in TIlree-auarters of
an Hour-A BENEFIT to Corn.

Sterling, Kan, June S0.-This sec
ton Of the country was visited
Thursday evening about o'clock by
one of the heaviest rains of the sea
son, raining three inches in three
quarters of an hour. water standing al
most knee deep to the horses that
were tied to the hitching racks, also
covering the sidewalks in the resi-
dence part of the town, with some
wind but not much hail.
The cloud came uD from the south
west. and gave only a few minutes
warning. This will be a great benefit
to the corn crop.
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FINNEY COUNTY FAIR.
VIII Be Sept. 1921 With a New Floral
HaII-GOOd Purses.

Garden City Kan, June 30.-The
Finney County Agricultural society at
its meeting here decided to hold its
annual fair the third week in Septem-
ber 19, 20 and 81. A new floral hall
will be built, also an addition to the
grand stand. Good purses win be
given in the speed ring, also liberal
premiums for agriculture, horticulture
and stock.
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CMiId Crushed to Death.

Armourdale Kas., June 30.-John
Gordon, Z years old, the son of John
J. Gordon. a laborer of 613 South
Eighth street Armourdale, was
crushed to death beneath a falling
freight elevator at the junk shop Of
T. c. Hattley. 757 Kansas avenue, yes
terdaN afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

that may make the run of life with
out stopping. Give me the ten com
when | have finished the run on sched-
ule time and pulled into the terminal,
may Thou. superintendent of the uni
verse. say, Wei done, good and faith-
ful servant: come into the general Of
fee to sign the payroll and receive
your check for happiness"
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Armourdale. Kas, June 30.-Frank
elatz 16 years old. was drowned in
the Kaw river at the foot of Pyle
street. Armourdale. about S o'clock
last night. The body was not recov-
cred. In company with a number of
other boys he was wading in the river
when he stepped into q hole.