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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-21
Not LuckI

Blll-"Doos your brother carry a
rabbits foot7" Jill--"No. But no
goes around with a halr.lip."-Yonk.
crs Statesman.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-21
Soda Works DESTROYED.

Soda Lake, Cburchhill couDty's great
est wonder, hHs risen some three fect in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30

nected with the motive power depart
ment.
General Manager Avery Turner of the
Pecos Valley & Northeastern arrived in
Topeka last night in his business car
No. Is and will remain a few days on a
business trip.
J. E. Fisher, retired engineer of the
through the southern part of the state.
He is representing the international
correspondence schools.
Engineer Voetzel is running temper
arily on runs Nos. lis and 116 between
Kansas City and Newton in the place
of Engineer F'arkey who is laying off
at his home in Argentine.
F. W. Thomas, supervisor of appren-
tees, has gone to San Bernardino where
he will arrange the preliminaries for
the establishment of school of ap-
prentices on the fast lines.
Rev. Frank E. Mallory who has just
returned from the international con-
Vention of Christian churches at Nor
folk, Va, will address the noon meeting
in the machine shops tomorrow.
Fireman Boyer has been assigned to
work on runs Nos. So and GA between
Topeka and Emporia and Fireman
Su1ney takes his place on the coal train
between Topeka and Burlingame.
Engineer Charles Jones has been as
signed runs Nos. So and "a between To-
peka and Emporia in the place of Engi-
neer T. o. Jones who runs on the coal
train between Topeka and Rurlingame.
James Carnahan and Tom Martin
who resigned their positions with the
axle lighting department will leave to-
night for Arizona where they will work
for c. Nutter, electrical engineer of tho
telegraph department.
Frank Mitchell, chief clerk in the
office of H. w. Jacobs, assistant super
into Of to- \
from Chicago today. Mr.. Mitchell has
been in Chicago for several days ar
ran ging for the moving of his household
goods to Topeka.
]. w. Daughty, a Santa Fe brakeman
on the Southern Kansas division out of
Chanute, was brought in to the local
hospital yesterday to receive treatment
for a broken leg and ankle. He was in
a wreck of coal train near Walnut
and while assisting to repair break
was injured. 1t is not thought to be a
serious injury.
Train No was run in two sections
last night on account of the regular
train from Denver arriving at Newton
too late to connect with the gulf con-
nection which arrived as the first sec
ton. Engineer Pearson had charge of
the regular train while the stub connec-
ton was in charge of the regular en-
CINE crew and Conductor Mckay.
Despite the Indictment weather last
night there was a good attendance at
the meeting of the Young Mems Social
club. The young ladies who were to
have furnished music were excused on
account of the weather and the report
of the nominating committee was de-
ferred until next week. A debate on
the question: Resolved, That the ffnan-
cial panic is the result of prejudice
against President Roosevelt" George
Faulkner will uphold the affirmative
and Roy Blake the negative.
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EATEN BY CANNIBALS.
Probable Fate of Crew of Forty
Sailors.

T. Chicago, Oct. 30.-A special to the
Record-Herald from New York says:
Eaten by cannibals was probably
the fate of the crew of 40 sailors that
took the big sailing ship Arthur
Sewell out of Philadelphia, April 3, on
the start of her long voyage to- carry
cattle to the Philippines.
Word has just been received at the
Maritime exchange that the vessel
was wrecked near Terra Del 'F'uego
and all signs point to the survivors
having been captured by the cannibals
that infest the islands in that vicinity.
The news of the wreck and the almost
certain fate of the crew came from the
sealing steamer Fridthjof.
Since the Arthur. Seweil sailed not
one word was received regarding her
until letter came today from the
Norwegian sealer. The SewelPs first
stopping point was to have been Seat
tie.
The Fridthjof reports that on Au-
gust 20, while cruising near the south
east hea dland of Noir island. half way
between Cape Pillar and Cape Horn,
the lookout reported a derelict ahead.
The derelict proved to be a four mast
ed square rugged ship that in every
way answered the description of the
Sewell.
AS the wreck was evidently very re-
cent. the Fridthjof's captain made an
investigation in the hope of discoV
ering some of the possible survivors.
On the shore of Noir island a landing
party from the Norwegian vessel dis
covered traces proving that consid-
cradle party from the wreck had made
its way to land. The trail led away
from the beach.
The sailors from the Fridthjof fol-
lowed the trail as far as they could
make it out but finally abandoned the
search owing to the danger from can
nibals that inhabit the island. The
natives on the islands in that part of
the sea are cannibals of the f1ercest-
kind and shipwrecked sailors could
have little hope of escaping from
them.
In the hope of discovering some
thing more about the fate of the ship
and her crew divers with a strong
party have been sent to Noire island
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WILL CASH CITY CHECKS.
Employees Won't Have Any Trouble in
Securing Money.

City employees will not find any diff
ficulty in getting their checks cashed
on the city pay day which comes on
Tuesday of next week. The pay roll
for the month will be close to 1900,
while on all accounts the city will dis
burse between $4,000 and 100000
That the banks will take care of the
city in good shape is the assertion
made by NJ. M. Hale. city treasurer,
who has talked the situation over with
the city repositories, which includes
practically every bank in the city.
81 don't anticipate that any trouble
will be found in cashing the city's
checks. Many of the merchants stand
ready to cash them in trade and the
banks will also handle them" said
Mayor Green.
"Some of the banks believe that the
present little furry will be all over
with by the time we make our paw
ments next week." said C. B. Burge.
city clerk.
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wires Are Down in Texas.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 3U.-TeIegraph tele-
phone and trolley wires are down in
southern Texas today as a result of a
severe wind storm that passed over that
section of the state at an early hour
this morning. AT Galveston several
houses We're damaged by the violence
of the wind, but no fatalities occurred.
Telegraphic communication was had
with Galveston at 8 o'clock today, but
an hour later the underwriters associa-
ton of that city ordered the power
plant to cut off all current until the
mass of tangled wires could be repair
ed At Houston and Beaumont the
storm did much damage to wires
Houses were unroofed, but no one is
reported injured.
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ROOSEVELT OBJECTS.
Doesn't Like Senator Bourne's Prize
Offer Plans.

Washington. Oct. 3O.-It has be-
come known that President Roosevelt
has taken to task Senator Bourne OF
Oregon because of the latter's offer
of prize of $1,000 for the best reas-
ons that could be advanced in favor
of electing Mr.. Roosevelt for another
term. AS Mr.. Bourne stated it in the
advance notices he caused to be pub
lished the reasons were to be "Why
Mr.. Roosevelt should be given a sec
ond elective term"
The Oregon senator called at the
White house and the president fatty
told him that he did not like either the
tone or the evident purpose of the
proposed series in the eastern maya
zine which was to print the articles.
Senator Bourne declared today that
despite the presidents objections he
would not deSist.
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The younger Mr.. Deever who is now
pastor of the u. B. church of this city
graduated from Topeka high school in
1901. He also attended Campbell col
lege at Holton. from which school he
graduated in 1904. Since that time
Mr.. Deever has spent his time in
preparation for the ministry al the
Union Bible seminary at Dayton. Ohio,
from which he graduated last spring.
While he has never held "a pastorate
before Mr.. lDeever'S abilities have been
well recognized. He has received many
f1attering offers from his own and
other denominations in the east where
he won a reputation as supply for
pulpits while engaged in his seminary
studies. He preferred. however. to
return to his home and labor in the
conference over which his father had
charge. Orlando and Azel1e Deever.
two younger brothers. are now in
Campbell college at Holton and are
planning to enter the ministry upon
their graduation.
Rev o. T. Deever enters upon his
new duties among friends with whom
he has spent the greater portion of his
life and as he is a minister of rare
gifts and promise, the Topeka church
should make great strides during his
pastorate. He is twenty-six years of
age and is unmarried.
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MUST WEIGH RIGHT.
City VIII Soon Begin a New System of
Inspection.

The city will commence to make in
spect1ons of weights and measures USED
in the city by merchants in the trans
action of business and see if customers
! nave been getting worsted through the
channels of short measures.
Mayor Green has authorized the city
1000 Inspector to purchase set OF
| standard weights and measures.
| preparatory to this campaign which
| is to be establish ed the mavor will ask
i the council to revise the present
| weights and measures ordinance which
| the mayor declares to be inadequate.
Under the present ordinance the
| inspection of weights and measures as
| used by merchant can only be done
| either upon complaint of customer or
| upon the application of the merchant
| himself. No authority exists for the
| food inspector to go into a place of
! business and proceed to test weights
| and measures without having received
| a notification of the kind mentioned
above.
| A copy of the ordinance in effect al:
Kansas City, Mo-, modified to meet
conditions in Topeka is what Mayor
Green believes should be passed. I'm
der the Kansas City ordinance ms pee
lions must be made at least twice
every year of every place of business
and as many more times as may be de-
manded either by customer or mer-
chant. In the latter event the party
making the request for an inspection
must pay the fees demanded.
There is no way of forcing a mer-
chant under the present ordinance to
have his weights or measures inspect
ed" said the mayor. eff amended
so that we would make it a INSIDE
meanor to refuse to accept an inspec-
ton, we could really enforce the law
and better conditions
The fees, charged in Kansas City, Mo-.
are 10 cents for all weights, up to 200
pounds, 25 cents for weights, from 200
to 500 pounds, SO cents for weights
from 600 to 1000 pounds and 81 for
all weights over 1000 pounds. For
yard sticks dry or liquid measures
cents, for any set of measures rs cents.
For inspections of hay, grain live stock,
depot or track scales a charge of 81 is
made.
The penalties prescribed for viola
lions vary from $40 for minimum to
$500 for a maximum.
The present Topeka ordinance does
not fix any fees and provides that all
of the work of inspection must be done
free of charge. The penalties fixed
also are light, varying from SO to $50.
Because there has been no revenue
attached to the ordinance the city has
never campaigned vigorously to dis
cover shortages, in addition tn lie lim1ta-
tions of the ordinance itself operated
against it.
When revised the new ordinance will
practically represent an entire new
ordinance with the exception of the
first section which will remain I'M
changed.
The food inspector will be given full
charge to make the inspections and
every store in the city will have to
have it's weights and measures officially
twice every year under the pIan as
proposed.
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MILLER TO use SHOVEL.
Congressman Will Start Work on
Council Grove Line Nov. IL.

Thursday, Nov. IA, has been chosen
as opening day for the Topeka South
western railroad On that date the
construction work will be officially
commenced at the west city limit. The
road will be opened with ceremonX
and a jubilee by the Commercial club.
Congressman j. NJ. Miller will deliv-
er an address, and start the work and
other. prominent persons will make
speeches suitable to the occasion.
The Commercial club has called a
special meeting of the transportation
committee and the entertainment
committee. to meet at the club rooms
Thursday night. At0this meeting the
complete program for the railroad
opening will be arranged. The local
directors, mayor and city officials and
the town officials of the towns through
which the road runs will be invited to
attend. J. H. Maxwell. contractor. will
be on the ground with working
force. and begin throwing dirt.
1--WE could have pulled off this affair
two months ago. says Mr.. Taylor.
president of the railroad. but we did
MT want to make an imitation start
When we throw dirt ON the 18th, we
will be prepared to keep it up. and
the construction will be actually under
Roadway"
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-
|SANTAFE NOES

The class In practical electricity at
Z the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. will meet to-
\ night.
Engine No 1406 was brought in from
/ Newton to the local shops yesterday for
repairs.
4 Engineer Bartholomew of Newton
took No. 4 from Newton to Kansas City
last night
L. g. Knapp has gone to Chicago on
business connected with the tests de-
partment.
General Manager J. z. Hurley return
ed last night from a business trip TO
Kansas City.
Ralph Kennedy, travelling passenger
agent of the Santa Fe, left last night
for Oklahoma points
Dan Reach of the roundhouse has
been promoted to a position as fireman
in switching service.
Engine No. 292 was taken out on trial
trip this morning by Engineer Kelly
and Conductor Bankhead.
Fireman Bible has been regularly
assigned to the runs Nos. 63 and "a be-
tween Topeka and Emporia.
Dan Fry of the baggage department
who has been laying off on account of
sickness has returned to work.
Engineer "Cappy'' Sharp is laying off
on the Marceline runs and Engineer E.
z. Smith is running in his place.
Conductor Rambo of Argentine is
running temporarily on runs Nos. IL
and Is between Kansas City and .Arkan-
sas City.
H. NJ. Cushing, travelling passenger
agent of the Rio Grande at Salt Lake
City, was in Topeka yesterday on a
business trip.
George A. Ehret of the bonus depart
ment Will commence work as chief clerk
to I. NJ Gazen engineer of electrical
construction, Friday.
The apfertainrnRnt a the Railroad
Z. NJ. C. A. Friday night will be a must
Gale by Miss May Reddick, one of the
popular soprano singers of the city.
Engineer n. F. F'ouch who has been
laying off for several days has returned
to work and has relieved Engineer
Harry ConweH who was in his place.
Conductor Hinkle of Argentine is
running in the place of Conductor Line
on runs Nos. 81 and 81 between Topeka
and Argentine with layover at Argen-
tine.
VIII Edgecomb of the office of Mr.
Hastings in Chicago has gone to Well
ington and Chanute on business con-
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MRS. CHAS. A.ROcKvvOOD

are constantly being received by
Mrs. Pinkham to prove our claims.
Mrs. C. A. lockwood, teacher of
Parliamentary Law, of So Free St.,
Fredonia, n. Y, writes
'sFor years suffered with female trouble.
1t was decided that an operation was neces-
sary, and although submitted to serious
operation my sufferings continued, until
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
was recommended and it proved marvellous
remedy, so quickly did it restore my health
/ cannot thank you sufficiently for the good
it has done me''
Miss Margaret T;erney. of No. 32s
w. 25th Street, New York, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
'When only eighteen years of age our
physician decided that an operation was
necessary to permit of my womanly organs
performing their natural functions My
mother objected and being urged by
relative to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget-
able Compound did SO. l soon improved in
health, the proper conditions were establish
ed and / am well and strong, thanks to
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
No other remedy has such un-
qualified endorsement as Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. No
other remedy in the world has such
a record of cures of female ills.
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SHERIDAN WHIPPED
Umpire Meets Westerners With Dis
astrouS Results

Chicago. oct. 3o.-"Jack' Sheridan
an umpire of the American Basel ball
league, L. NJ. Olsen, gate manager at
the American league baseball park, in
this city, E. O. Glenn, a wealthy brok-
er of Denver. and NJ. j. Meyer, cat
tleman- of Cheyenne, Wy, were ar
rested early today after a fight in
which Sheridan and Olson were badly
beaten. =e4
The four men had been together
throughout the night, and when Mey-
er discovered that he had lost s12O
he accused Olsen of the theft. A fight
followed and Sheridan ives knocked
down by Glenn, receiving a cut over
the eye Olsen went to his assistance
and was also knocked down and he
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HE'S A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
Rev. q T. Deever of the q. b. Church
a Shawnee County Boy.

Rev. o. T. Deever, the new pastor of
the First United Brethren church of
this city, commenced his first pastor
ate last Sunday morning with a large
congregation present OF welcome him.
While this is his first passionate he is
well known in Topeka, as he has lived
in this vicinity nearly all his life. Mr..
Deever comes from a family of min
listers as his father, the Rev. J. B.
Deever, has been connected with the
local United Brethren conference for
twenty-six years and during the last
ten years has been presiding elder of
the conference. He now resides on a
farm near Tecumseh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
POLICE MADE QUEER FIND.
One Hundred and Fifty Pounds OF
Furniture Fixtures.
The police made a d

The police made peculiar find
near the Melan bridge this morning.
They found two candy buckets full OF
new brass filing case f1xtures-the little
finger hook and plate for a card. The
bunch weighs about $50 pounds, and is
valuable. The Topeka Paper company,
which uses fixtures of this kind in the
manufacture of filing cases, stated that
no house in this locality ever received
a shipment of that size, and that a few
gross of these fixtures was considered
big shipment. The police are in
clined to believe that the stuff was
stolen from Rock Island car in tram
sit and left on the river bank by the
thief
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HE SPILLS THE LIQUOR.
Chief Eaton Destroys Two Thousand
DollarR Worth.

Tuesday and today were set aside as
destruction days" by the police, and
within ten hours booze valued at
$4,000 was dumped into the sewer. and
followed the line of least resistance to
the Kaw river. Fish residing near the
mouth of the sewer may enjoy a jag
of the first degree as the combination
of strong waters in that sewer include
beer. wine, whisky, gin and several
these.
The stocks of liquor destroyed in
clude the Page drug store stock. which
contained several barrels and kegs of
whisky, also 80 or 40 cases of beer
and the proceedes of several minor
joint raids, wherein small collections of
bad LIQUOR We're captured.
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Food POisOns.
80 Per Cent of All Diseases the Result
of Undigested PURIFYING Foods.

Men of affairs women of society and
children with active brains are too
often sedentary in their habits, giving
little time to exercise. To this evil is
added that of high and irregular liv-
ing-as a result, the stomach cannot
stand the demands made upon it. The
abused and overtaxed stomach does
not properly do the work of digestion,
food taken in ferments and the poison
permeates the whole system. The body
loses in weight and becomes a prey
for the attack of whatever disease it
may encounter.
Did it every occur to you how busy
that stomach of yours is? 1t only holds
three pints, but in one year you force
it to take in 2,400 pounds of material,
digest it and prepare it for assimila-
ton into the blood. No wonder it re-
bells when overworked. We crowd it
juices with spices and acids, and ex-
pect the stomach to do it's work. 1t
can't do it.
All over the inner layer of the stom-
ach are glands which secrete the
juices necessary to digestion. The en-
trance of food into the stomach is the
signal for these glands to do their
work. The more the food. and the
more indigestible, the greater the de-
mand upon them and upon the
muscles of the wall adjoining.
Think of the tons of high-seasoned
game, SweetmeatS and appetizers
crammed into this little four-ounce
mill, and then wonder, if you will. why
you are dizzy or nauseated or consti-
pated. Don't blame your stomach or
curse your fate that you should be
born so unfortunately. Blame your
self and apply the remedy.
First, get small package of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, taking one
after each meal and at bed time
They are not a medicine but a diges-
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needs help, not medicine Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets will do the work
that the stomach fails to do. There's
enough power in one grain of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets to digest 5000
grains of ordinary food, so you
needn't fear that anything You eat will
remain in your stomach undigested.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Ia blets will rout
the poison because they remove the
cause-food fermentation. They are
natures own cure for dyspepsia The
host of troubles dyspepsia is father of
cannot be numbered, for healthy
stomach is the source of all health.
Seize your opportunity before worse
conditions confront you. Send today
for free trial package of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. They will bring
your stomach relief. F. A Stuart Co,
$50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Mich.
The so cent size for sale at your
druggists.
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Why should this be the case ?

! +
Why should this be the case
Because they have neglected them
selves, as every one of these patients
in the hospital beds had plenty of
warning in those dragging sensations,
pains at left or right of abdomen,
backaches, nervous exhaustion, in
fammation, liberation, displace-
ments. and other organic weaknesses.
All of these symptoms are indica-
tions of an unhealthy condition of the
female system and If not needed the
penalty has to be paid by dangerous
operation. When these symptoms
manifest themselves, do not drag
along until you are obliged to go to
the hospital and submit to an opera
tion-but remember that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from native roots and herbs, has saved
hundreds of women from surgical
operations.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. has cured more cases of
feminine ills than, any other one
remedy. Such letters as thefollowing
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declared that while he was on the
floor somebody stepped on his neck.
H. w. Boedecker, the proprietor of
the buffet in which the fight occurred
and E. H Reed, a bartender. endeav-
ored to stop the fight and they were
also beaten by Glenn and Meyer. The
men were searched at the station and
$4,000 was found on Sheridan.
Meyer and Glenn were uninjured
with the exception of a few bruises.
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A very old lady was grandma Jones'.
She had passed her fourscore and three
And had no aches or pains in her bones
For she drank HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain tea Fred t. Walker.
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Notice.

All carpenters are invited to attend
a meeting al hail. No. 420 Kansas ave-
nue., Friday evening at 1880 sharp.
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Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women

Women female weakness invited
advice helpful =
Mrs. Pinkhams Understands Woman's Ills.