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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-03

"The Patriotic Association of Labor
Unions has been formed In Hamburg,
Germany, TO oppose socialists IN tho
labor mCgemeat in that country.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-03

The Federation of German seamen.
a1.Uc0 strong. are still on strike, hav.
ing gone out May 20 last
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-03

wANTED-Clean cotton rags. Leader
Press Room.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-03

Two lots, Broom kousc, large
pantry, good well. out build
ings, shade and fruit trees.
Close in. $1,000 If sold quick.
Part cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21

ment. From here he was transferred
to Wichita, where he held a respon-
sfble position in the division freight
office. He was later given a better
position in the office of the division
superintendent al Wichita, which was
then the headquarters of the division
He worked in this Office during the
tendents Hartman and Dolan. In the
division superintendent Office h4
held down every desk and was in this
manner thoroughly acquainted with
the work of the operating depart
ment.
Mr.. Burnett was appointed to tho
position on account of his thorough
Lawrence station is one of the most
important in Kansas and is the largest
station where there is general agent
who has charge of both the freight
and passenger business. 1t Is the
largest salaried agency on the Santa
Fe in Kansas. From a traffic stand
point it is one of the most important
pointment comes as a direct result OF
faithful and intelligent work at Ar
kansas City. Three years ago at
Arkansas City he secured the prize
offered by the Santa F'e for the great
est increase in business at his station.
He was located at Arkansas City for
nearly ten years.
The new Lawrence agent is a man
AZ years old. He was born in Hum
boldt, but as a young boy moved to
Lawrence, where he spent the most
of his boyhood and grew to manhood.
He later came to Topeka. His resi-
dence in Lawrence and his acQuaint-
ance with the town and people be-
speak him much success in his new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
ARE GOING TO KOREA.
A Leavenworth Couple Accept an Ap-
Monument as Missionaries.


Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. 21.-Dr.
W. C. Purviance and his wife, Lulu
Byram Purviance, have been offered
and have accepted an appointment
from the board of foreign missions Of
the Presbyterian Church to go to
Korea as missionaries
According to their present plans
they will leave Leavenworth about the
middle of January and Will sail from
San Francisco on January 80.
They seem as, happy over the pros
pect of going across the Pacific and
remaining away from their home for
several years, as though 1t was but q
vacation jaunt of as many weeks.
I'VE will probably be away seven
years." said DR.. Purviance, then we
will get a furIough. OF course If our
health fail to stand the climate, We
would come back, otherwise we Will
stay the usual length of time"
The newly appointed missionaries
will go first to Sven Chyun, where
they will be on temporary duty, pend
ing the return from furlough of the
physician who is in charge of that
station.
After the return to Korea. Of DR..
Sharrocks, VIII ON they are temporarily
to relieve, DR.. and Mrs Purv1ance
will go to Chung Ju, where they VIII
be permanently stationed.
"One obstacle to overcome will be
the language" said Mrs. Purviance.
i'It is somewhat similar to Chinese
and it is said to be very hard for
Westerner to learn. I have one friend
who has been there three years and
even vet she scarcely feels confident
enough to speak to the natives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
NOT SQUARE DEAL
The Bell phone Company at
lola Makes a Protest.
Declares the New Occupation
Tax Ordinance Too Strong.
TO GO TO THE COURTS
Pay Is Cents on Residence and
25 Cents on Business Phones.
In Addition Must Give City 3
Per Cent Of Receipts.

lola, Dec. 21.-The Bell telephone
has refused to pay into the city treas
ury the tax assessed against them by
the new occupation tax ordinance
)assed by the present administration.
The company was n1ulcted to the ex-
tent of IS cents on each residence
phone. 25 cents on business phone,
$3.50 year for long distance BUSH
ness, in and out of lola and in addi-
ton under this ordinance they have
to pay into the city treasury each
year per cent of their gross receipts.
The company thinks they are being
too severely dealt with and they are
preparing to go into the courts and re-
sist the payment of the tax
The city made the levy because
they needed the money and thought
the company had it to spare. The
company feels that they are being
unjustly dealt with. They point out
that ever since there was telephone
system in lola three per cent an
nually of their gross receipts has been
paid into the treasury for the right
to do business in the town. They
have had to move their poles fire.
quently at the request of the city
when they wanted the grounds or
have paid each year the. regular oc-
cupation tax ordered against them
and which all telephone companies
have to pay. Now to have Is cents
taken from every $1.5O phone ana
25 cents from every business phone
is more than their share, according
to the company's officers. They urge
that when they purchased the old
telephone system it was as good as
any in neighboring towns and still 1t
was far from satisfactory. The citi-
zens wanted a better system and bet
ter service. But with the old sys-
tenn better service was out of the
question. So the company discarded
the entire plant and rebuilt it.
Every modern device for convenience
and quick. accurate service was in
stalled. That the alleys of the town
should no longer be burdened with
wires, conduits were built in the BUSH
ness section, and cables in the resi-
dence sections of the city. More
wires are under ground in lola, the
company asserts, than there are in
Kansas City They have expended
about 100000 in lola and they
think that paying three per cent of
their gross receipts to the city in
order to do business in the town is
all that they should pay. For that
reason they purpose lighting the col
lection of the tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her churn. She
scaldS 1t thoroughly after using. and gives
It sun bath to sweeten it. She knows
that IL her churn is sour it will faint the
butter that is made in it. The stomach is
q churn- In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesSes which are almost exactly like the
churning of butter. Is it not apparent
then that If this stomach-churn is foul it
makes foul all which is put into It?
The evil of a foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, but the corruption of
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
ination Of disease throughout the body.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the churn-a bsolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting ele-
ment. In this way it cures blotches,
pimples, ernptions, scrofulous swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
If you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and respondent, have frequent headaches,
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able mum Der of them, indicate that you are
suffering from biliousness, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying indi-
gestion. or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements.
Ihe hes. ageQts. known 70 medical SCI.
ense 12r 1As cote- y t6s ABOVE sYnPtoms
apq cgnoltlons as 4tIesEed ~ k6e NfiMegs
al the several schools 81 medEaI mAcHca,
nave been sklll1ullX-and- harmopiopsIY
cQDhiled In DR. Rlerce,s Gnlden-MedcA
ltSC0VnrV &c al.
will be readily proven to your satisfaction
II you will but mail postal card request
TO DIR. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, for q
free copy of his booklet of extracts from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names of all the ingredients entering
into his world-famed medicines and show
Ing what the most eminent medical MEN
of the age say of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Appointment of WV Bur-
nett a Popular One.
Succeeds Agent Bailey of the
Santa Fe at Lawrence.
AN OLD RAILROADER
Has Worked in Three Depart
ments of Service.
Other Items cf Interest in
Railway Circles.
AN OLD RAILROADER

The appointment of Mr.. Burnett to
his new position as agent of the Santa
Fe at Lawrence was made because
he was thought to be the best quail
fed man for the position out of the
vast army of Santa Fe employees. He
has seen many years of railroad SER
vice and has the peculiar experience
of having worked in the three leading
departments of the railway business,
the passenger, freight and operating
departments.
Before entering the service of the
Santa Fe, Mr.. Burnett was employed
on the State Journal for several years
and was at one time bookkeeper for
the State Journal. Later he resigned
his position and entered the railway
service where he has since been.
In 1882, shortly after leaving the
State Journal, Mr.. Burnett was given
a responsible position with the gen
eral passenger department, where he
assisted in the work of the advertis-
ing department. He worked here for
a few years and was shortly after
wards rendered a position as agent
for the Santa Fee at Prescott, Arizona
Later on in connection with the old
Atlantic & Pacific line. now the Santa
Fe coast, he was appointed chief
clerk to the general auditor of this
system.
After leaving the coast lines, Mr.
Burnett came to Topeka, where he
entered the freight auditing depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
Trufb and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable. standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which. it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get it's beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21

Permanent Location for New Work
Has Been Secured.

The Children's Home an adjunct of
the Crittenton rescue home, has Sc
cured location for its work at 1900
Topeka avenue, and it is now desired
to raise $500 for the work.
The committee, composed of Mrs. F.
L. Boggs, Mrs. G. E. Osman and Mrs.
M. L. Stewart, have presented their
needs in the form of a communication
to the public. Mrs. Osman is now Wis
iting with Mrs. Boggs in Topeka. The
communication follows:
The organizers of the Children'S home
the work having been dedicated on No
vember at the home of Mrs. F. L.
Boggs, 2127 Topeka avenue have rent
ed the cottage at 1900 Topeka avenue
in which to care for the children. One
have been refused, they having been
over the age limit which at present
owing to lack of ROOM has been placed
at the age of five years.
The plan and need of this home has
been brought to the organizers Of this
work by their being in constant touch
with mothers of children, born out of
wedlock, yet who have the same moth
er love for their children and wish to
rear and bring them into respected
lives 1t is the plan of this home to
care for these children and to strive
to instruct the mothers that they may
know how to carry the responsibilities
of parenthood. Not only this class of
children, but any child bereaved of one
parent, the remaining one having to
go into the world to provide for their
wants. will be received in this home.
This work will need the cooperation of
all who are interested. This home is
founded on faith, hope and charity, the
greatest of these is charity, which is
love- and 1t is hoped that this love that
is in the hearts of the people at Christ
mas time, more than any other season
of the year, will bring into this home,
out of the abundance God has given,
means to furnish 1t in a sanitary con-
dition, which will cost to properly be-
ing the work, about 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
THIRTY-sIx YEARS IN SERVICE.
George F. Brown. General Manager of
Pullman Co. Retired ON Pension

w. 1NGtlICu OH G-6nS1OH.
st. Louis, Dec. 21.-After Sc consecu-
tive years with the Pullman company
George F. Brown, "a years old, treas
urer of that corporation and recently
it's general manager, has retired from
active life.
Mr.. Brown entered the employ of the
Pullman company in 1871. For a few
years he was assistant to the general
superintendent and for seven years act
dng general superintendent. In 1880 he
was appointed general superintendent,
and he held that place for five years,
when he became general manager. OF
late years he has acted as treasurer of
the company.
Mr.. Brown was born in Chicago Oc-
tober 1, 1S43, and was educated in
Bloomington. In 1865 he was married
to Miss Catherine Wager at Franklin,
Ky.
From October 1851, to February, 1866,
he was chief clerk in the quartermas-
ter's department, U. S. A, and in 1857
he entered the railroad business being
secretary and treasurer to the receiver
of the Memphis, Clarkesville and Lou
isville railway for some time and then
agent for the freight department of the
Illinois Central.
Mr.. Brown has been retired on pen
sion and K. Demmle has been elected
treasurer in his place. Other officials
chosen by the company are r. c. Kei1-
ly, assistant treasurer, and Charles S.
Sweet, assistant to the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21

Wichita yesterday on visit to his
family at 500 East Murdoch avenue.
Mr.. Morrison is stationed at Wood
ward, Okla, at present.
According to the plans of the en-
gineers in charge of the work, it is
proposed that the Panhandle branch
shall be made entirely new Cut-offs
are being made at nearly every point
and the old track is being torn up and
new track re-laid. When completed it
will be the shortest and best furnish
ed road bed that could possibly be OBJ
tanned between Wichita and Amarillo.
The engineers are now working be-
tween Woodward and Tangiers. where
new track is being laid for a distance
of ten miles. Another force is work.
ing between Shattuck and Gage, a
distance of ten miles. The work will
be completed within a period of a
year and a half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Engine Foreman Mccarthy Nearly
Killed at Ell Paso

Ell Paso. Tex, Dec. 21.-Engine
Foreman Mccarthy, Of the Santa Fe
smelter engine had a narrow escape
from being thrown under the wheels
of a moving train Monday afternoon
while working near the smelter. Nc
Carthy was handling cut of cars
that were being set out at the smelter
and was riding in the doorway of a
grain car.
The door of the car, which is fas-
tened back to the inside roof of the
car, Jared loose and, striking the
foreman on the back, knocked him
out of the car and against building
opposite the track
The space between the building and
the track was only few feet wide
and had not Mccarthy retained his
presence of mind and remained in the
position in which he had fallen until
the cars had passed him he would
have been killed A slight bruise on
the back where the door hit him was
the only injury received by the fore
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
WILL WINTER IN WICHITA.
@. j. Collins Deserts Nome Where
Eggs Are 81 Per Dozen


Junction City, Dec. 21.-Mr. c. J.
Collins has recently arrived from
Nome, Alaska, to spend the winter
months with relatives in this county.
He left Nome, Alaska, during the last
of October on one of the last boats
which left that place before the ice
stopped the traffic.
Mr.. Collins has a claim % miles
north of Nome on which he is doing a
good deal of very profitable mining.
He is using the placer method entire
ly, this being a profitable method OF
mining in that country. Among the
nuggets which he has found is one
which weighs nine ounces and is
valued at about $167. This nugget he
shipped home by express, not deeming
it wise to carry it home on his person.
Mr.. Collins says that it is cheaper
to live there than it was short time
ago. Eggs are from IS cents to 81 a
dozen. Flour is Sc per hundred.
Fresh meat 35 cents a pound and
bacon "a cents. One can get good
board for So per day at the first class
boarding houses.
Nome is 5000 miles from Seattle
by boat, and the fare is $50 secono
class and 500 for first class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
SI1AYER'S REQUEST DENIED.
Body of Olive Bartlett Will Not Be
Buried Beside Olathe Murderer.

O1athe Kan, Dec. 21.-The family
of Olive Bartlett. who was killed in
the double tragedy here by ]. Fred
Kastendick, her sweetheart, declined
to have her buried by the side. of
Kastendick, as urged in the letter
Kastendick addressed to the public.
The dead woman will be removed to
her fathers home this morning, and
her funeral will be held today. The
funeral of Kastendick was held Fri
day afternoon. Nothing can be
learned as to his relatives or the
whereabouts of the woman he mar
ried ten years ago in Colorado.
It was said this morning that Olive
Bartlett was again engaged to Will
mount Wilson. her ex-husband. and
this probably led to- the tragedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
LIKE WASHBURN FIRE.
Main Building of Oklahoma University
Badly Damaged.

Norman. Okla, Dec. 21.-Painters
at work on the dome of the main
building of Oklahoma university &C
cidentally set fire to the structure late
yesterday afternoon. The flames
quickly spread and for time there
seemed no chance Of saving any OF
the college halls. Vigorous work on
the part of students confined the fire
to the main building. The college rec
ords, which were in vaults, are
thought to have been uninjured The
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000, partially covered by insur-
ance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
Fire at the Brighton Mine.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec A.-The
boiler room and engine house OF the
Brighton Coal mine, two miles south
of here, burned Friday. It is not known
how the fire started. Forty-four min
ers of the company went on strike
hut tT,ev turned out and did every
thing possible to put out the fire. The
mine win now be closed down for two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
AN ENGINEER's EXPERIENCE.
w. e. Watts Whirled in the Machinery
at 80 Revolutions a Minute.

Ottawa, Kan. Dec. Civ. E.
Watts, engineer at the Forest Park
mill here was caught on the revolv-
ing shaft of his engine Friday. One of
his ankles was mashed and he re-
ceived other injuries. possibly fatal.
before other workmen rushed to his
assistance and stopped the engine.
Watts was whirled around at the rate
of eighty-two revolutions a minute,
his feet striking the ceiling at each
revolution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
Corn SEVENTY Bushels to the Acre.

iWellsville, Kan, Dec. 21.-John w.
Smith, Wellsville farmer, gathered
1850 bushels of corn from an eigh-
teen acre field. weighing it over the
average of 70 bushels to the acre. c.
G. Whitley, another Wellsville farm
er, gathered 81 acres Of corn which
averaged SO bushels to the acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
w. j. BRYAN AT WICHITA.
To IN Overlooking House the Speaker
Criticizes Roosevelt's Policies.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 21-William ].
Bryan spoke here last night devoting
the greater part of his speech to criti-
cisrns of President Roosevelt's poll
cies. He was accorded non-political
reception and the auditorium where
he spoke was crowded to overlooking.
He evaded placing himself on rec
ord as to national prohibition saying:
ct am not discussing this ISSUE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
Bows Must Quit Cigarettes.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 21.-Mayor D. w.
Hills of this city has issued an order
that all boys under 16 years of age
caught smoking cigarettes or using to-
bacco in other form be taken into the
Juvenile court as incorrfgible. A city
ordinance recently passed forbidding
the sale Of tobacco to boys, the mayor
says, will be rigidly enforced hence
forth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
AFTER SANTA FE.
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Again After This Road

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 21.-The railroad
commission of Oklahoma last night or
dered the Santa Fe to establish stations
at all points on the state line crossed
by the company. The action is taken
because of a decision on the part of
the commission that the Santa Fe had
failed to sell interstate tickets at the
two cent rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
No Yale Nine Trip South.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 21.-It has
just been decided by the baseball
authorities to discontinue the Easter
trip of the Yale nine to the south. For
many years the Yale team has played
a series of games during the Easter
recess with Georgetown, University
of Virginia Richmond or any team
of sufficient calibre to give the Yaie
team practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
New Money Order Offices.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The following
postoffices will become domestic money
order offices on January 2:
Kansas-Kingsdown Lindsey, Orion,
Wilmore.
Oklahoma-Akins, Antelope, Camp,
Dwight, Pike, Stidham, Turkey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
The Double Track.

Of the Union Pacific R. R. between To-
peka and Kansas City is a model in its
way and operated over 1T are eight
trains daily that are models Of con-
yenience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
Death of Mrs. Rebecca r. Ne

Kansas City, Kan. Dec. 21.-Mrs.
Rebecca r. Nelson, widow of George
r. Nelson, a steamboat captain of the
early days of Wyandotte, died Friday
at the home of her grandsons, George
and Fred Murphy, 419 Armstrong
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
IMPROVING PANHANDLE LINE.
Santa Fe Engineer Tells of Work Now
Being Done.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. &c. H.
Morrison. engineer, working on the
Panhandle division of the Santa F,e,
during the course of reconstruction
work on that branch prior to its be-
ing made into the main line between
Wichita and Amarillo, arrived in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21

months. The loss is estimated at $12,-
900, partially insured.