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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
Farmers From France, Belgium,
Switzerland and Holland.
SECURE $4,000 ACRES.
Rock Island Officials Help Set.
tie Big Tract.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

A tract of land comprising 25,O0O acres
has been purchased near Raynondville
Texas, on the Gulf Coast railroad, for
the colonization of farmers from
France, Belgium, Switzerland and Hol-
land. The land was purchased by A
NJ. Davidson of Chicago, and the col
onists are being found by his eminence,
Monseigneur J. r. vilatte, right rever-
end archbishop and primate Of the Old
Roman Catholic church in the United
States, and by John Sebastian, passen-
ger traffic manager OF the Rock Island
system.
The archbishop and Mr.. Davidson
have just returned from Raymondville,
and the former is now on his way to
New York, where he will sail for Eur
ope, Joining Mr.. Sebastian The plan
of the archbishop, who makes his head
quarters in Chicago, is to coionize the
tract with people of his own religious
faith. Ninety acres have been set aside
in the center of the tract, and upon this
cloister for the education of priests and
for the preparation of young men for
the ministry. The archbishop Will be
at the head OF the monastery.
It is the purpose of those who are
carrying on the project to aIlot the
land to the immigrants in 4O-acre tracts,
which is the largest farm one man can
handle in that section of the country.
From France grape growers are to be
sought, and especial care Is to be taken
to secure experienced agriculturists or
horticulturists. The archbishop will
superintend the selection of the colon
lists and see to it that no undesirable
immigrants are brought in. Mr. David
son, who is land and immigration agent
for the Houston & Texas Central road
in talking of the project said:
Archbishop Vilatte has a very large
colonization project in hand. He has
been commissioned by certain foreign
interests to select a e, 600 acre traci
for colonization, and after looking oVel
the country he chose the Raymond
vile site on account Of the amazing
fertility of the soil and on account o.
the climate. The immigrants will al
be desirable citizens and will be brought
into this country through the port o.
Galveston. where temporary headquar
ters have been esta olished.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
THREEFACTS
For Sick Women
To Consider

FRsT.-That almost every oners+ior
IN our hospitals performed npon ,so,7,e4,
becomes necessary through NEGLECT of
such symptoms as backache, irregular
and painful periods. displacements
OF the female organs, pain in the side
burning sensation in the stomach
hearing down pains. nervousness. diz-
ziness and sIeeplessness.
SEcoND. The medicine that boldo
the record for tire largest number If
absolute cures of female Ills is lydia
+. Pinkham Vegetable Compound
II regulates, strengthens and cures
diseases OF the female organism as
nothing else can.
For thirty years it has been helnin0
women to be strong. curing backache,
nervousness, kidney troubles. inaam-
nation Of the female organs. weak
ness and displacements, regulating
the periods perfectly and OVERCOMING
their pains. 1t has also proved itself
anTaluaole IN preparing women for
childbirth and the change of life.
THRD.-The great volume of ,,o-o-
l1eited and grateful testimonials on file
at the Pinkham Laboratory at T,vnn
Mass, many of which are from time 70
time published by permission, give ali.
sclute evidence of the value Of lydia
=. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Mrs. Pinhham's advice.
Mrs. Pinkham's StandingEnvitstIon
to Women--Women suffering from anv
form Of female weakness are ;T,~;te,S -
promptly communicate with Mrs PINT
ham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are
received, opened. read and answered
by women only. From symptoms riven.
your trouble may be located and the
quickest and surest way of recovero
advised. Mrs. Pinkhan is danoI,t,s,s-
in-law OF Lydia 3. Pinkham and for
twenty five years under her direction
and since her decease she has been adj
Eisi1g SICK women free Of charge Outof
the vast volume OF experience in f,.ea4-
ing female ills Mrs. Pinkham probable
has the very knowledge that win heir
your case. Surely, any woman. rich or
poor, is very foolish if she doesnot faI-l.
advantage Of this generous Offer ~ ~
assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
A QUEER REASON.
Fear Of Exploding Dynamite
Caused Joints to Be Closed.
Crusber Company Thought Men
Might Get Too Drunk.
LIQUOR WAS INA CAVE.
Caused Considerable Disturb
auce Among Employees.
A " Rough House Might Have
Blown Up the Camp.

I-eavenworth, Kan, July Al hleS
men. foreigners. George DautoVlc'
mardine. Saurine and Valera Iato' VINO
live near the kirkpatrick Brothers rock
crusher west Of I4oring, little place
in the southwest portion of this county,
we're placed under arrest by Snernl
Meyers and brought to the county Jan
charged with selling liquor without hIse
taking out a permit therefor. wnlch u
contrary to the statutes of the state
But there is an interesting story back
Of all this. The rock crusher company
has a large number of foreigners in It's
employ and it also has at times ABOUT
Z eco pounds of dynamite on hand some
employees occasionally get on big DRINKS
and it was feared by the officers that
the men some night would get the dyna-
mite start a rough house and blow up
Loring and vicinity. There have been
many serious disturbances among the
men and several of them have been dis
charged. but it is said the sale Of liquor
continues.
J. 2. Burnham. one of the officers OF
the company, came to the conclusion
that ii was easier to drive out the
Joints than to continually be discharg-
Ing old. and hiring new men. lie went
TO the county attorney and made com
plant against the places. 1t is alleged
the men sell the liquor in their own
houses to the rock crusher employees
and that they refused to quit when
asked to do so. There are $50 men en-
ployed by the firm.
Recently one of the jointists who had
not taken out a government license was
arrested by a deputy United States
marshal and Is now in Jail to be held
to the United States grand jury.
The sheriff. his three prisoners and
the booze" arrived over the Santa Fe
TWO miles west of Loring There
Saulin inc and Tato had a shack in which.
placed in the cellar in a hole to keep
cool. the sheriff pulled out barrel of
pint bottles of beer. In the shack Of
Dautovic nothing was found. but in
cave connected with it the officer pull
ed out one barrel Of pints. one double
case of pints. one barrel Of quarts and
q 20 gallon key of whisky
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Scarcity of Train Operators.

A shortage of operators on lines west
of FL Paso is causing the railroads no
little trouble. For some time the Santa
Fe, Southern Pacific and Ell Paso &
Southwestern have been bidding strong
~ for operators. Each road is now in
need of several men and finds it almost
impossible to get capable operators who
will stay any length of time with the
job.
In points in Altoona the Southern
Pacific finds it exceedingly difficult to
retain men, The same can be said of
the Santa Fe, west of Albuquerque and
of the Southwestern on the western di-
vision. In Bisbee and other points on
the line operators are needed There
have been a number of changes in Bis
bee recently, the men going to Mexico
and OthSr parts of. the country to accept
other positions. In the past three weeks
FIVE men have been sent from FL Paso
to Bisbee none of whom are there now.
With the three roads bidding for op-
orators the wage has been slightly in
creased and the roads are now offering
from sos to $50, SIS to $50 and $40 to
$50 for opera tors.
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En1noria Notes.


Conductor o. K. Smith, who has the
NJ. & NJ. freight run out of Florence,
has moved his family to that place.
Blacksmith Dunn is laying OF for
few days
Conductor c. M Fetrow moved his
family here from Arkansas City, having
got q regular run out of EmpOrias
Clay Hayman has returned after a
trip Of Is days.
Fireman Backus has reported for
work after d short sickness
The engineers room will be compile
ted soon and will be equipped with two
spray baths
tine. accompanied by his wife and moth
er, passed through Emporia yesterday
en- route to Los Angeles and other
points in California. where they expect
to spend several weeks.
Engineer William Dicks is in the hos
pital at Topeka receiving treatment for
paralysis which is affecting his right
arm.
Travelling Electrician w. H. scow
will leave tomorrow for Needles. Cal.
where he Will relieve the electrician for
a month or six weeks
Engineer Grady, who has formerly
had a passenger run out of Topeka, has
been transferred to Strong City, where
he Will have freight run on the Su-
perior branch.
The stairs leading to the Office in the
second story of the passenger station
are being stained in oak.
Pete Lynch went to Topeka, where
he is relieving an operator who is sick.
l. c.. Messick, night chief dispatcher.
was in Topeka yesterday on railroad
business.
Engineer Hearst is in Topeka taking
the place of Engineer Grady. who is
OF for a few days.
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THREE PRODUCING WELLS.
An sO-Acre Oil Land Tract Has
Changed Owners.

Independence, Kan, July 24.-The
Prairie Oil and Gas company has closed
a deal for the purchase of the R. N
Harmon farm of eighty acres, with pro-
duction, from Lucian B. Ross, of New
York, and George S. Davis, Of Pittsburg,
Pa. consideration private.
The Harmon property joins the Prai-
rie's Berger lease at Cleveland, o. T.
There are three wells on it. and a fourth
is drilling. Although No. I well was
drilled in December. 1904 and Nos. and
in February. 1905. the three wells are
still making 80 barrels day It is IN
derstood that Ross and Davis made a
handsome profit on the sale
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HE DIED on HIS WAGON.
Horses Haul Corpse Five Blocks
Through Wichita Streets.

Wichita, Kan. July 24.-With the
lines still gripped in his hands, Thomas
Freeman, of this city. lay dead on a
wagon load of sand yesterday and his
team kept to the street until stopped
by pedestrian who saw the driver
was corpse. With other sand haulers
Mr.. Freeman drove into the sand pits.
After loading his wagon he took his
place in the line of wagons as they
drove from the pit. He was the sec
ond in the line. When he turned into
the street from the pit he lay back on
the load of sand dead and the team
Travelled five blocks unguided.
Freeman was 46 years OF age. Death
was without apparent specific cause.
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LEBANoN's ANNIVERSARY.
Smith County Town VIII Have a CeIe-
bration Augllst 80. September 1.

Lebanon, Kan, July 24-The nine
teenth anniversary of the town Of Le-
banon. one of the Rock Islands busiest
shipping centers. will occur August 80,
81 and September 1. It is a Smith coun-
ty town with as much independence
ana business progression IN her con-
fines as can be found anywhere.
It is the home of the Populist nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor, Col Joe
Wright, which ought to make the an
niversary drawing card. Besides. the
visitors will witness work progressing
on three business buildings. of brick,
25xS0 feet each, two story and basement
OF J. NJ Tygart Geo Maute and Dr.
w 7. Mays, representative business
men, besides work under way on many
other business houses and residences.
They viii see miles of cement side
walks and fine brass. band. The wish
tors will be treated to an interesting
programme.
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QUESTIONS PUT TO LAWYERS.
Traffic Men Have Asked for Opinions
as to New Law.


After several days of almost con-
tinuOus conference, the traffic officials
of the western railroads have decided
upon the list of questions relative to
the interpreta ton of the new rate law
that they desire to submit to the COM
mittee of railroad attorneys, recently
appointed, for rulings. While the
questions propounded have not been
given to the public, it is understood
that they cover a vast portion of the
new statute.
AS soon as the legal committee re-
ceives the list of questions propounded
by the traffic men, a meeting will be
held and opinions on each point sub
mitted. 1t is said that the committee
will be careful to see that its interpre-
tation of the law is narrow enough to
keep the traffic men clear of the
clutches of the courts.
Many traffic officials find serious
fault with some of the sections Of the
new law and declare that it is imprac-
ticable. Most of them do not believe
that literal enforcement of the sec
ton of the statute providing for the
publication of tariffs is possible, espe-
cially that clause which refers to keep
ing two copies Of all Of the tariffs post
ed in a public place of each station,
depot or office where freight or pas
sengers are received for transportd-
ton.
But while the traffic men believe
that this section of the law is imprac-
ticable, they point to the fact that the
law gives the interstate commerce
commission a discretionary power in
enforcing the rules relative to the is
suance of tariffs and they believe that
this section will be so modified as to
remove all of it's objections.
While some traffic men believe that
the section of the law requiring a thir>
ty day notice of a change in rates will
put a hardship upon the roads, others
think that this is one of the best fea-
lures of the statute They declare that
it will put an end to sOcalled mid
night tariffs and will add to the sta
bility of rates.
Il favored requiring sixty days no.
tice for a change in rates" said one
official in discussing the law. and
while thirty days is given, I believe
that it is one of the best clauses of the
new law 1t is one that will certainly
benefit the shipper and will put an end
/ to a great deal of trouble over rates
which has been of little benefit to any
shipper and has cut the profits of the
road"
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sallnn Chautauoua snccessf,1l

Salina. Kan. July 24=SaIina's first
Chautauqua assembly closed last night
and it was voted success in every
way. including finances. The estimate
now is that the association will have a
few hundred dollars over after all ex-
penses are paid. A large crowd heard
Senator LaFollette in the afternoon.
many coming in on special trains
Senator LaFolIette drove to Mime
apolis at night where he was billed to
lecture.
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sLAvEs o. FAsHIoN.
Pastor TempIin Proposes to Discard
His Coat and Asks Men to Also.

Bennington, Kan, July 24.-In his re-
marks preliminary to the announcement
of the text Sunday morning, Rev. j. A.
Templin, pastor of the NJ. E. church
here touched a sympathetic chord in the
hearts Of the male portion of the con-
gregation by declaring that all were
slaves-slaves of an addicted habit or OF
fashion. He concluded: 1T is consid-
cred understandable to come to church
without a coat during the hot summer
months most men go in their shirt
sleeves the entire week. and to them
the thought of having to put on coat
to attend church Sundays Is distressing,
and for this reason there are many who
do not attend church at all-especially
the morning services. Now suggest
nay. ask-that during the hot weather
which is excessive in the months of
July and August, that you do not put
on your coats when coming to church
and I shall do the same"
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DIR. ATEFFERT Will QUIT.
= Bitter War Over a Medical License
Ends at EdnpOria.

Emporia. Kan. July 24.-William
Meffert, whose license to practice
medicine in this state vas revoked four
years ago, but who has been practicing
in defiance of the law ever since, has
been prevailed upon to quit
An agreement was reached by which
Meffert shall quit practicing in good
faith close his Office, take out his tele-
phone, receive no new patients nor an
swer calls of any kind He IS to be al
lowed to treat a few acute cases he
now has on hand and which are to be
discharged within a reasonable time.
He is also to treat a few chronic cases
free of charge, a list of which is to be
furnished the committee.
His license was revoked for i'm
moral conduct. The case was fought
through to the United States supreme
court.
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oliver Glad to Quit Wichita.

wichita. Kan, July 24.-James Oil
yer. whose release from the county Jail
was secured by an indignation meeting
after he had been charged with insani-
ty, has gone back to his former home
in Iowa. Before leaving Oliver an
nounced that he was now able to buy
a small farm in Iowa and live in ease
the remainder of his life. l. F. Naftz-
ger. president of the Fourth National
bank, who caused the arrest of Oliver,
refused to discuss the case.
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Arkansas City. Kan. July 24.-Whiie
the officers watched the front door of
a bank, a man wanted for stealing
horse in Derby. Kan, cashed a check.
walked out through a rear door and es-
capped. The man sold a horse to a local
firm for a small price and the matter
was reported to the police. An inves-
LEGATION showed that he had traded
horses with a farmer, west Of the city
and then came here where he sold the
farmers horse
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Death Id OIdest Condnctor-

William T. Bailey. the Oldest con-
ductor on the Pennsylvania pension
roll, died last week al Trenton, n. J..
aged 10 years, and during his thirty
eight years of service he Travelled
more than 100000 miles. When the
Pennsylvania had only a single track
between New York and PHILADELPHIA.
the rails OF which were hidden from
view by weeds and grass that grew
along the way, Mr.. Bailey was one OF
the three conductors in the employ OF
the system Afterwards he operated
the Johnny Bull the first steam
locomotive to haul cars direct from
Trenton to Philadelphia.
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KISSED SENATOR LONG.
saIina Audience objected to His Atti-
tnde on Rafe Bill

Salina, Kan. July Ex-senator La
Toilette addressed 1000 people here
Monday afternoon at the closing of the
Salina Chautauqua. The name of Sen
ator Long was Kissed during the sena-
tors speech when Senator LaFollette
referred to him as voting against some
of the amendments to the rate bill. Sen
ator. LaFollette was given an ovation.
He spoke three hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
TESTS NEW MAIL CATCHER.
Rock Island Onlcials Try Illinois
Mans Invention.

The Rock Island is engaged in a
series of tests of a new patent mail
catcher, the invention of George E.
Perkins of Atkinson. Ill. The tests
were made under the supervision of
Guy Adams, perintendent of mails
for the Rock Island. G.. L. Schaffer,
chief clerk of the government railway
mail service, and the inventor. The
invention not only catches the pouch
suspended from the crane at the side
Of the track, but the pouch delivered
from the car is caught and held by the
same crane, thus preventing possible
injury to mails thrown from the car.
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OsceoIa Republican Convention.

Osceo1a. Kan, July 24.=The Repub-
lican county convention has nominated
the following ticket: Representative,
Albert Chambers: collector. Ed N. Orr;
treasurer. H. L. Gordon: county clerk
J. T. Switchboard; probate judge. A. W.
Allison; recorder. William Corbin;
sheriff, Charles Foote: presiding judge.
L. L. Griggs: associate judges, John
Anderson and G. c. Perry
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RosedeIe would EnIarre.

Rosedale. Kan. July 24.@The city
of RosedaIe has made application to
the WyandOtte county commissioners
to extend the city limits to take in two
isolated tracts of ground. One tract is
near the end Of the Roanoke car line,
one block west of the state line. 1t
Is about two blocks square. The other
tract is smaller. It lies to the north
of the present city limits.
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Notes From Arkansas city.
Engineer secord is taking a short ,

Engineer Secord is taking a short va
cation
c. A. Shaffer, a new man, has been
employed and is on the extra list as
brakeman
Conductor Bochomole has gone to
Newton to work in passenger service
short time
Mrs. John GalIager and family. of
Argentine will visit with Engineer
pnnaugle and family.
Charles S. Spruil has gone to Texfco
N NJ. with a company of ten men for
construction work on the Santa Fe. He
IS the foreman Of the gang.
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a Pennr Aniece for Rahhlts

Mound city, Kan. July 24-John
Rogers, of Kansas city. evidently is
trying to corner the rabbit crop in this
section Rogers has contracted for all
the rabbits on the large farm of Henry
GORDON. at 1 cent head. He is to kill
them, and the slaughter is to com
mence early in the winter.
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The building will be brick veneer, 22x65
feet and one story in height: it viii be
surrounded by granitoid and lighted and
heated by gas. The track will be ele-
waited and the plot of ground adjoining
will be converted into park. This
gives Baldwin the best passenger depot
on the line and one of the best in the
state. The old house will be used for
a freight store room.
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master general for this hscaf year pro-
vide for its construction Already this
post has the largest riding hall IN the
United States, but the school work has
outgrown it and the new riding hall
will be a valuable addition 70 the ar
tillery school, while the old hall viii
be used BY the cavalry school.
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owned by Mrs. o. r. Wfbking and
Charles Taylor Of this place. They had
377 acres which yielded II $40 bushels.
or a little more than thirty-two bushels
an acre. Much wheat In this county is
going more than forty bushels anaacre
and much of 1t is 61-pound wheat.
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shops Id OIinda Destroxed bv &C

The Santa F'e company's shops at
Olinda. containing $4,000 worth Of
machinery, were burned recently by a
fire which is supposed to have been
started from the FORCES in the black
smith shop. The evening was a still
one and the blaze was prevented from
sprea ding to the surrounding oil der
ricks and causing a much more serious
ricks and causing a much more serious
chinery in the shops was saved 1t is
estimated the loss is about $4,000
They will be rebuilt at once
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J. r. Blakeney has been appointed
car accountant of the Texas lines Of
the Rock Island, with Office at Fort
worth. Tex. succeeding J. w. Thomp-
son resigned.
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To Decide on titles.

The directors of the Frisco will hold
a meeting in New York soon to decide
upon the titles of executive officers of
the system. The appointment of Vice
President and General Manager Nixon,
of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, as
vice president and general manager,
makes this necessary.
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E. Upper. general agent, passenger
department


The Santa Fe railroad has decided
to build a new passenger station close
to the business portion of the town OF
Englewood Kansas. The railroad
company has also volunteered to build
a wagon bridge beside the railroad
bridge over Five Mile creek.