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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
FOR A SANTA FE TEXAS MERGER
A Legislative Bill to Permit the Con-
sOlidatiOn of Several Lines.

Austin, Tex, Jan. ia bill was intro
duced in the legislature here to authorize
the Santa Fe to merge into its Texas sys-
tenn, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, the
Gulf & Interstate, the Texas & Gulf, the
Gulf, Beaumont & Kansas City and the
Gulf, Beaumont & Great Northern. The
bill also provides that the Santa Fe shall
extend the Texas & Gulf north from
Longview to a point the Red river,
distance of $50 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

pleaded guilty.
Wade visited the penitentiary one
day last week and took a survey of
the surroundings of his new place OF
abode. 1t was not known to the Off
Gals at that time that Wade was to
come as a prisoner. 1t has not been
decided yet what Wade's employment
will be, but it is proba BILE that he will
work in the overall factory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
DIED AT THE END OF HIS RUN.
The Body of II. l.. Knighton, Railway
Neil CIcrk. Taken TO Kansas City.

Kansas City. Jan. 11.-Roy L. Knighton.
a mail clerk on the Atchison. Topeka q
and Chicago. died suddenly in Chicago
Wednesday. His body was brought to
Kansas City last night, accompanied by
his brother. Henry Knighton. 1t will be
sent to his home at Gashland, Mo.
Knighton left Kansas City on his regular
run Monday night. He had been in the
mail service five years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
BIG FARMERS MEETING.
Delegates From Seven Counties Gath
err TT Garden City.

Garden City, Kan, Jan. 11.-At a
meeting of the Southwest Kansas
Farmers and Shippers league held
here a resolution urging the passage
of a law providing for reciprocal de-
murrage and the regulation of speed
in transit was adopted. Copies of the
resolution will be sent to the mem bers
of the legislature and Representative
in congress. Delegates from seven
counties were at the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

Arkansas City. Kan, Jan. Ill w
French. 70 years old, and for twenty
eight years a resident of Arkansas City
died here Thursday. In the civil war h
served as a shipbuilder in the Brooklyn
navy yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

depot passenger agent, succeeding Chas.
Marshall promoted to the uptown office
in place of Phil johnson. who has gone
agent Mr. Fleming will be succeeded by
Roy Bofnter formerly a ticket seller in
the local office of the Great Western. and
for the past six months passenger and
ticket agent for the Rock Island at Den
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
IT IS PAYING.
City Ownership Of Waterworks a
Profitable Investment.
Ell Dorado Feels EncOura ged
Over the Good Showing Made.
SAVES SIG A MONTH.
The Expenses Heavy at First
and Help Was New.
Total Receipts From Customers
for 10 Months Over So, 537.

Ell Dorado, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE Re
publican says:
The report of w. H. Betz, superin-
tendent of the Ell Dorado waterworks'
under tie ten months of city owner
ship ending January 1, 1907, shows the
total receipts from consumers amount
ed to $5,5374O, total running expenses
s., 1920, leaving a balance of $4,000 The
expense includes $500 for night engineer
and coal before the water tower was
built, but does not include cost of water
tower and dam; these were paid for out
of extension bonds voted.
Saving to the city is as follows:
Balance from receipts. 1920
Hydrant rental 10 months. 2,617.2O
Sewer inspector 10 months...... 10000
Water for sewers, 10 months. 10000
Total ..... .......$s 50, OF. 20
From the above amount deduct:
Interest bonds for plant. 81, 065.00
Texas lost to city about ........-- $4,000
Total 81, 1880
This leaves a net saving to the city
in ten months of $1,162.2O or $116,2O per
month.
TIL expenses of course were neces-
sarily heavy the first ten months and
the business new to the city and w.
H. Betz, the superintendent. But they
are catching on and the saving this
next year will no doubt be much larger.
Mr. Betz is the right man for the place
and is we'll liked by the city officials
as Well as the patrons of the plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
Frisco MECHANICAL CHANGES.
w. B. Thomas Promoted to Be Master
Mechanic at Cane Girardeau.

The following changes have been made
in the mechanical department of the
Frisco system: w. B. Thomas is pro-
NOTED from general foreman of the Kan
sas City shops to master mechanic of the
ST Louis, Memphis & Southwestern, with
headquarters in Cape Girardeau,, succeed
ing William Henery, made assistant mas
ter mechanic of the southern division at
Memphis c. w Wincheck, general fore
man at ST. Louis, is transferred to a like
position at Fort Scott, Kan, succeeding
E. J. Young who becomes general fore
man at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
IN AN OVERALL FACTORY.
Place Selected for the DefauItinc
TTeasurer of Cloud County.

Leavenworth. Kan. JAN IL
James E. Wade, the defaulting treas
urer of Cloud county. Kansas, was
brought to the state penitentfary yes
terday. He is under an indeterminate
sentence of from one to five years on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
Small Fire TT Elsmore.

lola, Kan. Jan. 11.-Half the business
section of Elsmore, in this county, burned
YESTERDAY The loss is about $50 1t IS
believed to have been of incendiary orr
gin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
Ticket once Chances.

Kansas City, Jan. lie. E. Fleming,
ticket seller in the city office of the Rock
Island-Frisco lines, has been promoted to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

If Roosevelt keeps on demanding
things the Congressional Record will
have to inaugurate a want column
St Louis Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
j. HOBART MOORE WAS THERE
The Ffnancier Is OH His Way to Mex
leo for His Health.

j. Hobart Moore. who, with his brother.
William H. Moore. controls the Rock Is
night on his way from Chicago to Mex
leo, where he will spend the remainder of
the winter to benefit his health. He has
Just recovered from an illness of several
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

era1 pre- sperity of the country is to blame
as well as the growth of the new Sec
tons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

Experimenting with new and
untr;ed Dentifrices Is dangerous.
Keep to SOZODONT, a stand
ard for sixty years. Called The
Honest Dentifrice" because, in
all that time no effort has been
spared TO produce a IDENTIFIES
the teeth require. 1t PUrifieg
while it cleansea,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11
Winter
Underwear
Reduced

81 wright's fleece underwear, 81
Lambsdown fleece, 81 fine woolsun-,
derwear, reduced L01
to. ...s..--. .....--.- ...--
$3.50 Durham all wool. $3.50
Staley's worsted. reduced C11E
to. ...........
soc Wool fleece under 2Oo
wear, now.
75c cotton ribbed and 75c L.
wool fleece, now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-11

25c Boston Carriers H.
Csc, 75c fine Fancy Hose
Now smpoF.ea7- .see seio Csc
25c fine Fancy and 11Hc
Plain Hose-now si. -. AG'~S
$3.50 Blue and Fancy Elan
mel Shirts GLE
$500 full Blue and Fancy
Flannel Shirts CO mn
Now 49, ...... .......... %P-"VV
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
Hunters Wrath Started Fire.

"How did this terrible forest fire
get started?" inquired the tenderfoot
from Indiana.
swell, you see," said the obliging
Oregon man, "last week me an ST
Hanks ~ up in the mountains on q
huntin' trip and ST was bout seven
miles from camp and wanted to light
his pipe.'
"Oh, l see-and he threw down the
lighted match and set the woods
atire."
mo, you don't see Jest femme
tell my story, ST wanted to light his
pipe. He had put a bunch OF matches
in his pocket the night before in the
dark. 81 kept congratulatin' himself
on having a plenty OF matches, an he
waited till he could set down an
smoke an drink in the inspirin'
scenery. 81 wuz jest as eager for that
smoke rs q tOmcat is for his dinner
when he sees a bowl o cream with the
kiver of. Finally ST seen a big rock
the finest rock for a seat in the hull
state of Oregon, and the finest piece
Of scenery from Puget Sound to Mexi.
co. 81 set down, pulled out his pipe
and filed it with the best tobacker
that grows. Then he reached in his
pocket for q match and fetched out q
wooden toothpick. He dove in AGAR
and fetched out another. Then he
pulled out the hull bunch Of matches.
an found they wuz nothin' but tooth
picks-an' seven miles to camp. An
then 81 Hanks set the forest atre.'
81 don't see how he could do that
he had no Matches said the dubious
tenderfoOt.
"Ye don't huh?'
81 certainly don't
"Well, ST Hanks jest naturally sc
them woods attire with the lightnin' O
his wrath
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23

1t, exposing in the center a core OF
crystalline archaean schists, scanned
with intrusions of ieneous rock, vary.
ing In nature from syenite prophyry
to granite prophyry.
1t is a peculiar rock, belonging to
the high alkali series, and the ore de-
posits are considered of considerable
scientific interest, since they represent
q type that is we'll known in the fam
Gus Cripple Creek district in Colo
RADIO, and the Black hills of Dakota.
This parallelism has been noted at
some length by Messrs. Weed and
Pierson in their report to Washing.
ton, at the request that a portion be
taken from the Belknap Indian reser'
walton, some 10 years ago, and is al.
so briefly noted in Professor Kemp's
''Ore Deposits of the United States
and Canada"
There are but few places in the world
where the older form atoms are 80 we'll
exposed to the eye of man and where
the geological student can better study
the beginning of the earth, and the
practical miner reap golden reward
with less exhaustive labor, for q
mightier hand than mans has thrown
off the covering and brought to light
the archaean or beginning formation,
which, from its close proximity to the
rich button in natures crucible is the
place to look for the deposition of
gold.
The r bodies are of two kinds;
those found in deposits along the
contact between the limestone and the
porphyry, and those within the por-
phyry itself. This latter very marked
mineral belt extends in o northeaster.
ly direction from the Gold Bug prop
erty to the Ruby Gulch mines. This
mineralized belt, although of various
width, is estimated to be about 1000
feet across, and it is reasonable to
presume that many prospect holes
along its five.mile course will develop
into paying mines, and that also on
either side in the porphyry-lime con-
facts there are fine deposits yet undis.
covered.
These mountains are very interest
ing, and although possibly inferior
to the goldfields of Nevada, yet they
are goldfelds worthy of consideration
and vigorous prospecting.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23

dissolving l pound of formaldehyde,
40 per cent. strength, in As gallons of
water and using three-fourths Of a
gallon of this solution to a bushel of
wheat, oats Or barley and one-half
gallon to a bushel of fax.
For many years he could not per.
suade a single farmer to adopt his
plan. They looked upon him as a
scientific dreamer, and impractical
experimenter, and laughed at his
theories. 1t was in 1900 that the far.
mers first began to regard Prof. Boil.
ley aud his ideas seriously. Then a
few OF the more progressive and
wealthy ones, who owned large tracts
of land and felt that they could at.
ford to experiment., decided to test his
prescription for wheat smut. This
was the first time the treatment had
been tried on an extensive scale by
practical agriculturists, and the ex-
periments proved to be remarkably
successful. The farmers suddenly
awoke to the fact that there vas much
to be gained by the scientific treatment
of plant diseases.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
Saving the Farmers Millions.

How much Prof. Bolley, Of the
North Dakota agricultural college is
accomplishing for the farmers of the
world through his patient and
thorough lnvestig atoms and unique
experiments in plant life it is not easy
to estimate. a single one of his dis.
coveries-that Of the formaldehyde
treatment for smut-has already been
worth many millions OF dollars to the
agriculturists of the United States and
the entire world. Thirteen years ago
he found that this hitherto uncon-
querable enemy Of the grain grower
could be e%tfectually prevented by
bathing seed in a simple and mex
peusive chemical solution made by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
Record Price For Seed Corn.

AMES, Ia, Jan. 16.-The highest
price ever paid for corn was paid at
the farmers short cause at the
Iowa state college. A lO.ounce ear
sold at Sl2O for the single ear, or
at the rate of $3.50 a bushel.
D. l.. Pascal, of Dewitt, its breeder,
paid this phenomenal price. The auc.
ton was started by Mrs. Nellie Ked-
zie Jones of Michigan, at $50. E. M.
Wentworth of State Center, was the
next highest bidder, but compromised
when the price exceeded all bounds Of
reason. The champion ear last year
sold for s11. and was grown by H. J.
Ross of Farragut, Fremont county
Iowa!
The best ten ears ever gathered to-
gether according to Professor Holden,
were those of Eddison Bennett, which
sold for $50 to Bennett Bros. of Ames.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
The California Trade Rat.

One of the oldest little animals in
existence is the California woodrat,
better known as the ''traderat." 1t
owes the latter name to the fact that,
though it is a great thief, it never
steals anything without putting some.
thing in its place. 1t is said that a
pastepot which had been left over
night in the assay Office OF a silver
mine in that state was found in the
morning filled with the oldest collec-
ton of rubbish. This vas she work
of traderats. They had stolen the paste
and left in exchange q piece of stick,
a length of rope, some odds and ends
of wire and an unbroken glass funnel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23

public sentiment is so we'll understood
that it was recognized in the state
platform of one of the political par.
ties by this declaration:
"We demand the passage of a law
that will make it a criminal offense
for state or county officers to accept
passes from transportation companies
doing business in this state, or for
such companies to give the same
Every intelligent citizen will under.
stand the desirability OF legislation
recommended in this platform prom
Use. It's necessity vas appreciated by
congress, which enacted an anti-pass
law that applies to interstate travel,
and state legislatures that consider
the public welfare should supplement
the federal enactment by laws that
will apply to local conditions.
The practice of platform lodging
has become so frequent as to call for
rebuke. 1t may be necessary to check
the habit of breaking political prom.
Uses by Incorporating in the oath OF
Office a clause which requires q public
official to swear he will discharge the
oblig ations imposed by his party
platform, and to enact a law provid-
ing a heavy penalty for the platform
dodgers who disregard that portion
of their official oath.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23

Local Securities a Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
Peculiar and Pertinent.

Six lakes of more than 10000 square
miles in area exist in the world. The
Caspian Is the largest of these, and
Lake Huron the smallest.
A piece Of leather, with the assist.
ance of the latest machines, can be
transformed into a pair OF shoes In "a
minutes, in which time it passes
through the hands of 43 people and
through Is machines.
Eighteen miles is said to be the
longest distance at which a mans
voice has been heard. This occurred
in the Grand Canyon of Colorado,
where one man shouting the name
"Bob" at one end was plainly heard
at the other end, which is 18 miles
away.
The United States imports annually
about $50, 600, 900 worth of drugs and
dyes made from products that could
be grown in the United States just
as we'll, says Farming. C%amphor now
sells for 25 cents a pound, and, while
not an ounce of it is sown in this
country, the government has demon.
strated that camphor trees are sue.
cessful here. Licorice ROOT is another
thing that possesses great possibili'
ties. The department OF agriculture
has demonstrated that the licorice
plant is hardy as far north as Penn
sylvania. Belladonna has also been
shown to do we'll in good garden soil
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
TO LEASE GRAZING LANDS.

The resolutions in favor of leasing
public lands, adopted at a meeting of
Montana stockmen held in Helena,
give interest to q measure introduced
in congress by Representative Bur-
kett, of Nebraska, which has this pur-
pose in view. The substance of the
proposed law is given in a recent dis.
patch to this effect:
That grazing districts be established
By the secretary of agriculture, per-
mits be issued and fees collected by
him.
That lands within the grazing dis.
tricts shall be continually subject to
homestead entry and to other appro.
priation and disposal under all public
land laws; provided, that in the es.
Establishment of any such grazing dis.
trict, no form of location, settlement.
or entry thereon shall give q right to
grazing privileges on public lands,
except when made under laws requir-
ing cultivation or agricultural use of
the land; that permits to Craze live.
stock upon land which is subsequently
appropriated under any public land
law shall not be affected by such sub
sequent appropria alton, except rs to
the land actually appropriated, until
the end of the current annual grazing
period: that 10 permit shall be given
to any such settler or entrymau which
will entitle him to the use of any
buildings, corrals, fences, reservoirs
or other improvements owned or con.
trolled by a prior occupant until he
has paid such prior occupant a rea-
sonable pro rata value for the use Of
such improvements. II the parties in.
terested cannot agree, then the amount
of such payment shall be determined
under rules Of the secretary of agri-
culture.
The land upon which buildings, cor
provements owned or lawfully con.
trolled by the holder of a grazing per-
nit have been established shall not,
when any such improvements exceed
800 in value as determined by rules
of the secretary of agriculture, be sub.
iect to settlement or appropriation UNI
der the public land laws during the
permit period without the consent of
the owner of such buildings, cOrrals,
reservoirs, wells or other improve.
ments: and when such improvements
are worth less than 800, settlement
may be made upon lands containing
them during the permit period until
the new occupant has paid such
amount for the improvements as may
be determined under the rules of the
secretary Of agriculture.
No grazing permits issued under
this act shall prohibit settlers, pros
pectors and others f%romientering upon
such grazing districts for all proper
and lawful purposes, including the
use and enjoyment OF their rights and
property, and prospecting, locating
and developing the mineral resources
of such districts; and wagon roads o,
improvements may be constructed
thereon In accord ance with law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-23
PLATFORM

The political platforms upon which
members OF the tenth legislative as.
sembly were elected should be as bind
ing during the session rs they were
three months ago. They were sup.
posed to be honest pledges to the PEG.
pie. The voters marked their ballots
with a view to securing the redemption
OF these platform promises, and are
entitled to q realization of the reforms
they expected in the event that their
candidate was honored with the conf
lence of u majority OF his constitu-
ents.
It appears, however, that in the
early days of the session there Is a
disposition among some of the politi'
cal brethren to dodge the promises
made in their party platform. A news
paper report relating to some recent
proceedings tells this story:
ut became evident today that
O'Connor's bill prohibiting the use Of
railroad passes by state officers is
destined to meet with opposition. 1t
is urged by opponents OF the bill that
such q law would add from $1,000 to
SS, 200 to the necessary expense OF the
state. From the report OF the stats
examiner it appears that only sl,SO(
was expended by the state for mileage
last year. This went to sheriffs, who
although using railroad passes, have
been permitted to collect expenses
All other officers have been charging
no mileage to the state. 1t is est
mated that the state veterinarian alon'
would use nearly $4,000 a year IL
mileage and that the secretary OF tn
state humane bureau would also re
quire a large sum for expenses In tn
event the officers We're prohibited frou
using passes"
The platform dodgers who oppos'
the abolition OF the pass evil canno
deceive the people with that kind O
argument. Montana taxpayers ar
willing to pay the travelling expense
of public officials in the discharge O
their duty, but they most s%trenuousl,
object to any relations between tn
railroads and public employees tina
place the latter under ohlig ations t.
these transportation companies. Thi