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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
AFTER EASY MONEY.
Two Topeka Boys Chased a Rainbow
TO Kansas City.

Two Topeka boys. who had started
out in search of adventure and lucrative
employment, were nipped in the bud
Sunday by Kansas City police. While
their parents were wondering about
them, and had decided to notify the po-
lice, Claud Anderson, aged 1s. and Roy
Brewer, aged 16, were being detained
and questioned at the union depot in
Kansas City.
The boys readily admitted that they
had run away from home, but were will
ing to go back Claud Anderson is the
son of W. O. Anderson, of the Anderson
Armstrong commission company, who
lives at 1866 Tyler street, and Roy
Brewer is the son Of David Brewer, OF
SIS West Tenth avenue.
AS an excuse for leaving home the
Anderson boy told the Kansas City Off
GERS that his father told him he was
spending too much money, and he want
ed to get out and earn some money OF
his own He said 1t was too hard work
to earn money in Topeka, and he want
ed to 60 to Chicago, where he could earn
money easier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
END OF THE OLD DUMP
Fire and Fences Put Finishing Touches
TO Historic Spot.

The Santa Fe railroad set a force Of
men at work this morning building a
fence along the river bank from
point at the old crematory plant site
to the Sardou avenue bridge across
the Kansas river. No dumping along
the river bank in that vicinity Will be
allowed in the future by the railroad
The plant burned down to the
ground at O'Clock Saturday after
noon The furnaces were uninjured
being erected of concrete and brick but
the buildings were badly burned. The
loss, however, will probably not exceed
$3.50. The main item of expense was
the chimney and the furnaces and both
Of these remain. The origin of the fire
is unknown. The last fire preparatory
to a complete shutdown was built in
the furnaces in the forenoon and it is
thought that the fire may have started
from this source. The remains of the
plant will be wrecked by the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
WHO GETS THE RENT?
Clash Between Claimants of Title to
Real Estate Building.

The collection of the rental of offices
in the Real Estate building is in dis
pute between c. P. Bolmar, custodian
of the building. who was appointed to
that place before the death of c. J.
Devlin, the former owner, and James
T. Bradley, the receiver of the First
National. who claims the building. A
deed to the building in the name Of z.
J. Monaghan exists, Monaghan pur-
chasing the building for the Knights
of Columbus, but not completing the
purchase. At the time of the failure
of the bank the building was also
signed over to the First National as
security. This complicates the real
title to the building and the equity of
$4,000 which exists above the mort
gage of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
FOR RAILROAD MEN.
Friday Evening Entertainments for
Winter at Railroad Y. NJ. @. A.

So successful was last winters lee
ture course that the entertainment
committee of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
have adopted a similar plan for every
Friday evening during the coming fall
and winter.
october Pan evening with James
Whitcomb Riley. Miss Cora Bell Ian
han. late Of Ottumwa, Iowa
October ia Greedy Set" DR.. R.
s. Magee.
October 26-Polyphonic entertainment
by Tom Corwin of Chicago, Ill
November 2-"Chalk Talk II. A. OFT.
November 9-Evening Of Readings,
Miss Inez ATcGregor, of Olivet kan.
November 16-Eyening of Readings,
Miss Nellie Lincoln.
November 23-MusicaI and Literary,
z. P. S. of c. E. Of First Presbyterian
church.
November sO-E w. White of Chicago
and R. r. Y. NJ c. A. Male Quartette.
December Hawaiian Islands, Jno.
December 14-Muicale, Mrs. Blanche
Lyons Of K u, Lawrence, kan
December 21-Piano Recital, Harry
Harris, late Of Chicago.
served from till p. m Entertain
ment during the evening under the di-
rectiOu Of George Beardsley.
January -Amphion Male quartette.1
January 11-Musieale, Mrs. Annie NJ.
Parry Bundy.
January Musical and Literary. Ep-
worth League First M E church.
January Z5-Modocs of Topeka
February Savage Men" rlustra-
ted by 100 views, Prof L L. Dyche Of
Lawrence, Kan.
February s-AusicaIe. choir Church Of
Assumption
February 15-scenes. Farees and
READINGS. Miss Clara NJ Crumb-
February z-Washington's Birthday
entertainment. Y P S. of c. z First
Congregational church
March Musicale Miss Gertrude
Tracy
March Strip Along the Nile, " Illus
trated. Rev- J. P White
March 15-Musica1 and Literary, z
p. s Of c. E North Topeka Baptist
church.
March zz-'1dy Trip to the Philippines
with the Taft Party Hon Charles Cur
it's
March 29-ATusicaIe. ouartette choir
First Presbyterian church
April SIS It Right to Tell a Iie2''
Rev Loyal W. Madden
April 12-WOrk done by gymnasium
classes, Dr. z W White, physical d.
rector.
The committee have decided that
children under IS years of age viii not
be admitted unless accompanied by
parents
The members can secure their enter
tatnment tickets from the Office Of the
association on and after October /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
sHALE 90. PAYS DIVIDEND.
But It Was Not Produced by Sale Of
Kansas Gold.

Topeka stock holders of the Fahrig
Mining and Milling company which
was organized in 1901 for the pur-
pose of exploiting the gold which was
supposed to exist in paying quantities
in the shales of Trego county received
their last and final dividend last week
amounting to 81 per cent. Previous
to this dividend Of 10 per
cent was paid. The company was
capitalized for $4,000 with shares of
500 each, the shares being sold at
par.
The dividend was realized from the
sale of a quarter section of land in
Trego county and the machinery used
in grinding the shale. Ernest Fahrig,
q Philadelphia chemist who was re-
puted to be an expert IN his way,
claimed that under a process which he
devised the gold could be extracted in
paying quantities from the shale. But
Fahrig failed to make good when the
final tests came, though the members
of the company have as souvenirs
some handsome gold and silver but
tons which Fahrig claimed to have ex-
tracted from the shaIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
special Agent Handled Money

Mrs. Ella Burton makes the follow
ing statement in reply to the communi-
cations of J. 4. Ramsey, the Topeka
man.
Il am glad Mr.. J. A. Ramsey gave
public expression to his feelings.
II was sorry for him when he lost
his position with Crane & Co. soon
after our employment. and had he
made his rash statements and, as he
knew. unjust. attack on US privately a
good cause might have suffered.
Ramsey knows that special
agent from Missouri handled the
81, 900 in the Shawnee county adoption
MRS. ELLA G. BURTON,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
A WONDERFUL CLOSE RACE.
Chicago and New York American
League Teams Neck and Neck.

New York. Sept. 17.=Neck and
neck the Chicago and New York
American 1eaguers are now racing to
the wire, battling for the champion
ship pennant These two clubs are
once more on even terms each having
won seyenty-nine games and lost fifty
one. up to Saturday night, total OF
$50 that have been played Off The
percentage is SOB.
This leaves each club twenty-four
games that have to be cleared before
the curtain falls, Sunday, October z,
providing none are stopped by inclem-
ent weather at a time when It will be
impossible for the postponement to be
played OF.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
LAND or BURNS.
John Lowrie and Family visit in
Scotland.

John L.Owrie of Topeka who has been
visiting Scotland this summer writes to
a friend as follows:
We had very pleasant voyage
across the Atlantic and have visited the
land Of Burns. We saw the cottage.
the monument and the banks Of Doom
and from there we proceeded to the old
Royal Burough Of Sanquhar
We visited the old Sanquhar castle
and then we proceeded by coach to
Drumianrig castle, the seat of The duk.
OF Buecieuch where we had the pleasure
OF going through the ancient castle
which was built in 1873 by William. first
earl OF Queensberry- We also had the
pleasure Of visiting the beautiful gar
dens which were a sight to see. Thence
from there to Thornhill from which We
proceeded to DumfriestOwn the queen
of the south, where we visited the In
terror Of Burns house, Dunlfries, where
the poet died the 21st Of July, 1896. Here
we met his granddaughter and great
granddaughter. From thence we went
t. the Burns mausoleum where the poet
was buried Then we visited the oh
servatoTy on the Maxwelton side Of the
7ryth
This is a brief sketch Of our south
ern trip. We arc now in Glasgow. from
which we will proceed tomorrow to Ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR NEGROES.
Y. NJ. c. A. VIII Open Its second
Annual Session October 1.

The colored 7. NJ. C. A of Topeka will
open its night school Monday. October
1, at the association rooms, 405 Kansas
avenue. The educational committee has
added to the regular course subjects
which viii be Of more Immediate use TO
many of the race who have neglected
or have not received ordinary education
al privileges. This includes common
school subjects: arithmetic, writing
spelling. geography and grammar.
The business course, including book
keeping and comm Srcial arithmetic, will
be taught by John n Wright and the
general course by R. z. Wade and E
Ridley.
Letters have been sent to the pastors
of colored churches asking them to fur
nish the names Of boys and men who
should be interested In the proposed
course of study.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
SMALL FIRE AT oswEGo.
Burned Theater and Grocery Store and
Injured a Restaurant.

Oswego. Kan, Sept. 17.=Fire at an
early hour Sunday in the opera house
block. owned by c. NJ. Condor, con-
sumed the stage and all it's equipment
and ruined the interior hnishings Of
the room. A grocery store below
owned by Hancock Brothers was ruin
ed by smoke and water and a restaur-
ant IN an adjoining room suffered con-
siderable loss. The losses were par
TALLY covered. by Insurance
The fire started in the mems dress
ing room, but the cause is unknown.
A theatrical company presenting
Josh Perkins played there Saturday
night but the theater was closed at IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

Sex for the season inclusive of last sat
urday's game are given below. The
batting Of the team is about the same
as before the recent trip. which Is a
pretty good showing considering the
fact that the team has been on the
road. Davis, who has held the leader
ship since he has been with the team.
has dropped a few points below the
coveted 800 mark and Sir Richard
now holds the premier position. Hurl-
burt has dropped back and Andrews
and Downs have both made good ad-
vances in their standings The team as
it now stands in its personnel has a
batting average Of $40. The Cooley
crows have been at bat s.53s times this
season and have connected for $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
seIIs-F4oto Shows Now Holding Forth
in Mexico.

Eel Grandioso Circo eTs-F1oto Ndusee
Y zoologico. espectaculo." That is the
way they say it-or spell it. down in
Mexico, where the sells-FIoto circus is
now performing, and is booked for three
months to come. The show will reach
Progreso. Yucatan. some time in Janu-
airy While handy. Punch Wheeler will
pI obably run over and show them how
to dig the canal.
The Mexican version OF the Sells
F1oto itinerary is being sent out on a
picture postal, which bears, aside from
a lot of print which may be of infor-
nation to Mexicans, but none to the
average American. a picture OF the bull
ring at Ciudad Juarez.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
SAYS GRILEx IS MISTAKEN.
Mrs. H. T. Reese Defends DR.. Hoge-
boom in Crematory Row.

Mrs. II. T. Reese, living near the
new crematory site east Of Oakland,
refutes the charges made by Council
man Griley that DR.. H. B. Hogeboom,
city physician, has been out among
the residents in that section and urg-
ing them to bring injunction proceed
fngs to restrain the crematory COM
pany from carrying on its work. Mrs.
Reese states that DIR. Hogeboom has
not been out at the new site nor has
he been fomenting trouble by urging
Injunction proceedings
Il saw Mr.. Griley's statement"
said Mrs. Reese, land I simply want to
set DR.. Hogeboom right. Griley IS
mistaken when he says Hogeboom has
been out here. This is our fight, and
we don't need Hogeboom's sugges-
lions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
PROFESSOR" WE'LL HEEIED.
Took a Dose of His Own Medicine and
Landed in Jail.

A very drunk person known as prof.
H w Warswick. a patent medicine ped
d1er, was found by the police near the
cemetery this morning in a beautifully
Jagged condition. He believes in the quo
tation: Physician. heal myself for
he was well hee1ed with his own medicine,
a mixture which, according to the state
ment on the bottle, cures everything. He
was we'll cured" and the police think
he win keep without salt for about Is
davs. He had swallowed half a bottle of
the 1iniment, and was sleeping peacefully
in his buggy. which was being pulled by
one shaft (fhe other was broken off and
dragging on the ground), by a patient
little freckled gray pony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
NTather Goes to Chicago.

E NJ Mather who has been chief clerk
TO the division freight agent Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railroaG
company at Topeka has resigned to go
to Chicago to accept a position in the
office Of c. s. Tewksburv, freight claim
agent of the company. Mr.. Mather is
a brother of Robert Mather. general
counsel OF the Rock Island with head
quarters in New York City. He has
been in the freight office at Topeka for
several years, and was exceptionally
well liked by all those who came in con-
tact with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

inburgh, the capital of Scotland, where
we Will visit a few days and then take
a northern trip to Aberdeen.
This trip viii take up most of our
time as we sail from Glasgow on the
25th of August for the states. Mrs.
Lowrie and daughter Elizabeth are en-
joying themselves very much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
BIG CROWDS an THE NOVELTY.
List Of Strong Attractions Brings Out
Good Attendance.

A most entertaining show is that
provided by the bill at the Novelty
theater for this week, and the large
audiences at the performances last
night were generous in their applause
Of each Of the acts. Tracy and Car
ter, character singing and comedy
change artists, are singers of more
than ordinary ability Mr.. Tracy has
an exceptional baritone voice. In fact
he is about as good a singer as has
been heard IN this city on the vaude-
vile stage. Another interesting act
is given by the lie Monts. banjoists Of
considerable ability Miss LIE Mont is
also a fine singer with a rich voice
that is remarkably full. and which she
handles with skill. The Great Jack
son, a contortionist, is also on the bill.
He does some really marvellous twists
and turns, and some OF his disloca-
tons seem to border on the impos-
sible. Werrel Spencer has new IL
lustrated song, and the moving pic
lures shows a series Of exciting scenes
in which a gang of men make an eff
fort to wreck a train, are fOiled by a
girl and a dog, and are captured and
killed in an exciting chase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
WAS RI AN ASSUMED NAME2
Claimed That Chas. j. Devlin Was
Really Chas. }. Fox

Mrs. Thomas Sullivan of ConneIs-
burg. Indiana, believes that the late G.
J. Devlin was long lost brother Of
hers and writes for confirmation to
Mayor W. H. Davis.
Mrs Sullivan believes that her
brother adopted the name Of Devlin,
which was that of his mother before
her marriage. His right name was
Charles J. Fox. and she heard that he
had gone to Grant county here IN Kan
sas. She gives a description of her
brother which corresponds closely to
that Of Dev1in but in number of other
particulars the data don't tibe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

All the rate clerks in the passenger
departm ent have been puzzling over
the problem of how the Lord arrived
at the conclusion that the amount due
the railway company was $27- They
declare that it is absolutely certain
that the Lord must have rate sheet
entirely different from that on file
with the interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington, because 1t is I'M
possible TO figure out that amount in
a,1v1 manner from the rate sheet.
There is only one other explanation
of the question" says a passenger ofIi-
cial. THE Californian may have been
thinking so deeply over the matter
that he became confused as TO the hg-
11res he thought out himself and those
aged bv the Lord. Personally he
might have had a sort of an idea that
the ticket broker was in partnership
with the railroad company and IN view
of the fact he had paid the ticket
necessary to square himself with his
conscience was to remit the G1herence
between the full fare and the amount
he had paid the broker Even this
doesn't figure out right unless the dis
crepancy between the amount as II
would be determined on this basis and
the sum of $27 is taken as interest on
The money was turned into the
treasury department of the company
and a sweet letter written to the con-
CONFIDENT with the recent great
wave of sentiment for railway regula-
ton and control, railway officials de-
clare there has been greater NUMBER
of people making contributions TO the
conscience fund than ever before.
It is said the contributions received al
ready this year on the Santa Fe equal
the total amount received during the
past five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

Only two games remain for the White
Sox to win even if Joplin wins every
game from now until the end of the sea-
SON.
With the pennaat cinched for this year
Cooley is making plans for next years
team. In yesterdays game there were
sixteen players on the field in White
Sox uniforms. Nine were in the game
McInnis, Cooley. Abbott. Olson, were OF
the bench as were Lands and Landreth,
the two men who were out a few Sun
days ago. They brought with them an
other amateur from the short grass who
answers to he name of Richards and Is
a pitcher. Iandreth worked out in left
field before the game. In addition to
the sixteen Fennell and Forester were
in the grandstand.
William H. ions. or Texas" Jones
as he is more Familiarity known. viii be
in Topeka for the Wichita. SERIES He
accompanies the Wichita team home
and viii umpire the closing series in
that town with the Oklaohma City
team.
Durbin allowed but two scratSay sin
giles in yesterdays game b. yet Wichi-
ia beat hum. Errors In the ninth inning
were responsible for mis- second down
fall within a week.
Joplin tried out n new outfelder in
Saturdays game by the name Of Irby.
He did not 90 much with the stick. He
was at bat three times and got away
with three hits.
The following is the way the Joplin
Globe wrote up Fridays game in
cidently expressing their disapprovaI
of President Bakers imitation of
''Muggy' McGraw:
Joplin again tasted the bitter dregs
of defeat yesterday when the rotund
magnate's stellar aggregation lessened
their chance on the pennant by allow
ing the Topeka bunch to annex a single
tally in the tenth inning Of the game
that had bristled with errors on the
part of the players Of both mines, Jop-
lin, however, leading, as usual in the
number of errors ca 9tured-
Topeka has demonstrated that Jop-
lin viii not be in the running. The
only thing that can possibly keep the
Miners from capturing the bunting is
Topeka-and the Cooleycrows abso-
lutely refuse to withdraw and to al
low the followers Of the pot-bellied
dictator to assume the lead.
Ths batting averages Of the Whits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
MORE TIME FOR Ill TRAVELLERS.
Rock Island WIN Extend the Limit on
Ticket on Doctors Certificate.

A circular issued by the passenger de-
partment OF the Rock Island system an
nounces that the limit Of passenger tick
cts viii be extended when the original
purchasers are unable to use them on ac-
count Of sickness. There must be a GER
tiflcate from a physician before an extern
sion can be obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

The Californian received in reply a
letter commencing him for his honesty
in offering to pay the railway company
the amount for his passage from Chi
cago to Prescott
It was explained to him that the orig
inal purchaser of the round trip ticket
at Prescott got the ticket on an excur-
sion rate of one fare for the round trip,
and that the sale Of a ticket on that
condition carried with 1t a contract upon
the part of the purchaser STIMULATING
that it was good for passage on the re-
turn trip only by the original purchaser,
because he had paid no more for the
ticket than he would have had to pay
for a ticket one way between Prescott
and Chicago. Consequently, the Cali
fornian was told that the Santa F'e had
in effect carried him from Chicago to
Prescott without one cent of compensa-
ton. He was told that the first class
one way fare between those points was
SCI. so and that the second class rate was
$3.50.
He was told that it rested entirely
with his conscience whether he paid
the amount or not, but that if he felt
disposed to pay for what he had re-
ceived, he could remit either Of the
amounts quoted.
The reply to this letter is perhaps
the funniest ever received with a
conscience fund" remittance by any
corporation. He says:
Dear Sir. received your letter
and have prayed over the matter
believe the Lord fixes the amount at
$500. I had no idea that twas so
much nor did 1 ever before see it this
way. enclosed find amount.
VERY respectfully yours,
Saved in Jesus, Amen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

Hutchinson and Return S5.15, Santa Fe
State fair Tickets on sale Sept. 18th to
aand inclusive. limited for return Sept.
24th. T. L King, Agt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

Los Angeles, san Francisco and Other
California Point SOS. 0O-Santa Fe.
Tickets on sale daily commencing
August 9th to Oct. 31st. Good Ii
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17

Hutchinson has lost eighteen out Of
the last twenty-one games played.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
$500
To California and the Northwest Via
Rock Island

to oct s1st. 1906 For tickets and all
other information. see Rock Island
aeen4s