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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Stains on Mattresses.

Stains on mattresses may be re-
moved by making a paste of fuller's
earth and water to which ammonia
in the proportion of one teaspoon
full to half a pint has been added.
Lay this over the stains, rub
slightly in with the fingers and
leave till it is dry. A second ap-
plication may be necessary if the
stain has not been removed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Stains on Leather.

Stains from leather are removed
by the use of paraffin. 1t likewise
gives a brilliant polish. To remove
sugar and sirup stains wash the
stained part with warm water with
out soap, then rub with ammonia
diluted with warm water. If not
washable, use diluted alcohol.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Sarcasm.

"shorry I'm sho late, m'dear, )"
began Dingle apologetically, Esbut
shome fresh jokers stopped me an
wouldn't lemme go"-
"Indeedp' interrupted his wife.
''Why didn't you take the brick out
of your hat and hit them with it P"
Catholic Standard and Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
lnfaIlible Sign.

"That man." said the great de-
tective, els evidently a genius"
'Why do you think SOP" queried
the ordinary person.
''The fringe is beginning to form
on the bottom of his trousers, ex-
planned the G. D.-Chicago News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
The Care of Carpets.

Sponge carpets occasionally with
hot water in which either common
salt or powdered alum has been dis
solved. This not only brightens the
carpets, but prevents moths.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Baked Shad.

Clean a shad and stuff with mash
ed potatoes to which is added a
teaspoon of finely minced parsley.
Lay the fish on a baking dish on
several slices of salt pork. Bake
and baste often with the fat from
the pork.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Reassuring Him.

Cholly Doctor, tell me the
worst. Am I suffering from brain
storm?
His Physician - Calm yourself,
my dear fellow. You have some of
the symptoms, but the conditions
are totally lacking.-Boston Tran
script.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
THE LINCOLN PLUM.
A Variety of Rare Beauty and Excel
lent For Market.

The Lincoln plum here shown is de-
scribed by the Ohio experiment station
as being a variety of rare beauty and
excellent for market, one of the best
second early plums; quite free from
rot in some seasons; first blossoms
May T. full bloom May 10, last bios
SONS May 15; in full fruitage Aug. Is.
Fruit large to very large, roundish
oblong, blunt at apex, slightly necked;
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Coming Scandal.

Potato Masher-Look out for a
big sensation next week.
T. Pot-Is that right?
Potato Masher-Yes; the broom
is going to make some sweeping
charges, 1 hear.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07

Mag-Billy, I regrets ter say dat
our engagement has got ter be
broke off.
Billy-Wot's de trouble now?
Mag-Me ma won't leave me wear
yer ring no more, 'cos it makes me
finger black Weekly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Method.

"Why do you give that man en-
couragement in offering you SO
much advice ?"
II have some things I want to
say to him, and I want to let him
go ahead until I get a good open
ing."-Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
A Partnership Affair.

FBoggins and his partner are OF
the same mind about everything"
"WeI, I never thought that either
of them had mind Of his own
Detroit Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Peerless.

'Yonder is our peerless young So
ciety leader"
'Peerless ?"
eyes; Tilted by a duke, you
know WASHINGTON Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
DEATH OF c. HI. KIMBALL.
Prominent Lawyer and Railroad Man
Passes Away at Parsons.

Parsons, Kan, May 13.-Charles H.
Kimball, one of the most prominent
lawyers in this part of the state, died
suddenly Saturday night at his home
in this city He was a memb er of the
Kansas state senate from 1885 to 1898,
an old soldier and past commander of
Antietam G. A. r. post, a thirty
degree Mason. and had long been
prominent in the politics of the state
dfdate for lieutenant governor.
In 1878 he organized the Memphis,
Kansas & Colorado Railroad company
which was later sold to the Kansas
City. Fort Scott & Gulf. In 1854 he
organized the Parsons & Pacific Rail-
road company which afterwards be-
came that part of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railroad from Paola to
Coneyville. He organized the present
Parsons Waterworks company and
was president of the company at the
time of his death. He owned a large
amount of the stock of the Parsons
Telephone company and was its treas
urer. He built and was the owner Of
the Kimball hotel and owned more
business houses in Parsons than any
other man.
He leaves a wife and five sons, the
eldest being Charles w. Kim ball, now
attending the law school of the State
university. He came to Parsons IN
1872 and was born in Carthage, y. Y,
January l. 1876.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
BoNAPARTE ORDERS SUITS.
Twenty-Five Cases For Violations OF
Safety Appliance Law.

washington, May 13.-Announce-
ment is made by the interstate COM
merce commission that Attorney Gen
eraI Bonaparte has Issued instructions
to various district attorneys to insti-
tute proceedings against twenty-five
railroads for violations of the safety
appliance law. Inspectors of the in
terstate commerce commission have
investigated the use of the safety ap-
pIiances, and the suits Will be based on
Information gathered by them. The
time limit of the fitting of cars with
safety appliances expired recently.
Among the railroads against which
the suits are to be Instituted are:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. vio-
Iations in southern California; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, in
southern Illinois; Illinois Central rail-
road, s in western Tennessee, Il in
southern Mississippi and "a in western
Kentucky; International and Great
Northern railroad, s in eastern Texas.
5 in western Texas and in northern
Texas; Louisville, Henderson and ST.
Louis in western Kentucky; Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas railroad of
Texas, l in western Texas; St. Louis
and San Francisco railroad. 1 in
northern Mississippi; Texas and Pa
cific railroad, 3 in northern Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
NAMES TOWNS on UNIQUE PLAN.
Alton Calls Them After Members of
Commerce Commission


a unique tribute to the interstate
commerce commission has been paid
by the Chicago & Alton railroad. The
town sites located on the new lair
line" cutoff from Springfield to Muir
raysville have been named Cockrell,
Knapp. Prouty. Yeomans, and Glenn
ents- The stations on the -air line"
are about six miles apart. The names
were selected by President FELTON, and
General Manager Goodnow last fall,
when the route was finally designated.
This explains why one of the stations
is named after former Commissioner
Yeomans, and why the new commits
sioneTs, Clark, Harlan, and Lane, are
not honored by having new towns on
the Alton road named after them.
The lair line" cutoff will be opened
in about thirty days for freight and
passenger traffic. All through pas
senger and freight trains between
cutoff, which makes a route much
shorter than that now used. AS i'm
portant as the saving in mileage is the
elimination of grades and curvatures
in the cutoff.
While the "afr line" from Spring
field to MurraysviIle is only thirty
seven miles long, by constructing it
the Alton gets a direct line from
Springfield to Kansas City exactly
sixty miles shorter than it's present
route via Godfrey. The mileage of
the new route is 268 miles, which is
the Wabash, which has been the
shortest line between Springfield and
Kansas. Passenger rates between
those cities will be reduced because
of the shorter route of the Alton and
the elimination of the arbitrary
the Hannibal bridge used by the Wa
bash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
AFTER OIL AND COAL.
Waldo Citizens Organize Company to
Sink Prospect Wen.

Luray, May 13.-An important
meeting of stockholders in the new gas
and oil company organized in Waldo
to prospect for oil. gas and coal was
held here for the object of furthering
the enterprise and get to work at once.
The stockholders are: T. s. Snodgrass
and Gail Wilson of Waldo. NJ. L. Brat
ton, J. w. Vanscoyoc, Samuel Hall,
B. F. Bratton and George Bratton of
Luray, B. G. Scriven and r. T. Fowler
of Lucas, J. W. Samson OF Topeka, and
W. A Kearney of Eldorado
The promoters were all present ex-
cept two. The company are represen-
tative citizens, business men and far
mers of high standing. which will in
sure fair and honorable dealings As
surances that there is both oil and gas
underlying this section have been Civ
en- out time and again, and that pros
pecting will commence soon as the
leases are secured Lucas, Luray and
Waldo are thrifty towns on the Salina
and OakIy branch of the Union Pa
cific road, and are growing rapidly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
ZINC ORE PRICES FALL.
Reduction in Quotations For the Best
Grades of 81 Per Ton

Galena, Kan, May 13.-The out
come of the zinc ore market in the
Missouri-Kansas district for the week
ending Saturday night shows the buy
ers are still in control. Compared
with the price paid the previous week,
s51 for the best grades, a reduction of
81 per ton is shown. While a few lots
of ore were sold at $50. the largest per
centage of the production was sold at
prices ranging from SAT to $45 per ton
of so per cent blende.
There was also a material reduction
in the price of lead ore. While a few
lots of this class of mineral sold at last
weeks top price, $50 per ton. the gen.
eral high price was $50, ranging down
to SIS for the poorer grades.
The weeks shipment from the dis
trict shows a gain of 419 tons of zinc
and LAG tons less of lead over the pre-
vious week. but the combined value
was $$1,352 greater. Compound with
the corresponding week last year the
shipment was $40 tons of zinc ore, SO
tons of lead and S14.035 less in value.
A year ago the top price of zinc ore
was s44, the essay price of so per cent
ore ranging from $40 to Sal. The top
price for lead ore was $50 per ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13

counties. The last fair of the season
does not close until October 5, and is
held in Mitchell county.
The following is a list of the fairs to
be held:
Allen County Agricultural society;
Frank E. Smith, secretary, lola; Aug
ust 27-30.
Barton County Fair association: w
P. FEEDER, secretary, Great Bend; Sep
TENDER 1913.
association: ]. D. Weltmer, secretary,
Htawatha, September 3-6.
Butler County Fair association: w.
F. Benson, secretary. Ell Dorado; Aug
ust 27-31.
Butler county-Douglass Agricul-
tural society; c. R. AIger, secretary.
Douglass; September 1914
Chautauqua county-Hewins Park
and Fair association: w. M Jones, sec
rotary, Cedar Vale.
Clay county Fair associate Walter
Puckey, secretary, Clay Center; Sep
TENDER 3-6.
Clay county-Wakefeld Agricultur-
al society: Eugene Elkins, secretary,
Wakefield; October "a.
Cloud County Fair association: W.
L. McCarty, secretary, Concordia;
September 24-27.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair as
ISOLATION: S. D. Weaver. secretary.
Burlington; September 9-13.
Cowley County Agricultural and
Live Stock association: Frank w.
Side. secretary. Winfield; October IA
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley
County fair: W. A. Bowden, secretary,
Burden; September.
Dickinson County Fair association:
H c. Wann, secretary, Abilene; Oc-
tober "a.
Elk County Agricultural Fair asso-
citation: E. B. Place. secretary, Gren-
ola; September 1921.
Finn0v County
A H. Warner, secretary, Garden City.
Ford County Agricultural society:
Nicholas Mayrath, secretary, Dodge
City; September Al.
ciety: Carey NJ. Porter, secretary, OF
tawa; September 81.
Greenwood County Fair association:
c. H Weiser, secretary. Eureka; Aug
ust 20-23.
Harper county-Anthony Fair as
ISOLATION: l. G. Jennings, secretary,
Anthony; August 60.
Harvey County Agricultural society:
J. G. Mack, secretary, Newton; Sep
TENDER 24-27.
Frank Leach secretary, Oskaloosa.
Linn County Fair associa ton: p s.
Thorne,- secretary. Mound City; Oc-
tober Ia.
Marshall County Fair association:
r. w Hemphill, secretary, Marys-
Vile; October IA.
Mcpherson County Agricultural Fair
association: H. A Rowland, secretary
Mcpherson; September 2-7.
Miami County Agricultural and Me-
chanica1 Fair association: Geo. r.
Reynolds, secretary, Paola; October
IA.
Mitchell County Agricultural asso-
citation: Ira n. Tice, secretary. Beloft:
October 2-5
Montgomery county-Coffeyvill
Fair and Park associa ton: A 3. Hol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
INQUIRE INTO WRECKS.
Texas Commission Preparing to Learn
Their Causes.

Dallas, May 13.-The Railroad COM
mission of Texas has made an order
as follows:
1T is ordered by the Railroad COM
mission of Texas that each and every
railroad company doing business in
this state be required to furnish this
office without delay the number and
official addresses of their train dis
patchers, whose duty 1t is under the
laws of this state to keep station
agents posted as to the movement of
passenger trains, their delays and pro-
bable time of arrival at stations; that
this order take effect and be in force
from and after this date
In addition to the convenience of the
travelling public, one object of the
Railroad commission is to be better
prepared to investigate railroad acct
dents and their causes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13

only live ones are those which crawled
to damp places at the roots As soon
as the sun reaches them they die
rapidly Those not dead are not work
ing The damage to wheat has al
ready been immense, however, and a
heavy loss has occurred since week
ago. The wheat crop in this county
can not exceed one-third-
Garnett-Many Anderson county
farmers report that the green bugs
are very numerous in pastures OF the
county and doing much damage to the
wheat The last few days OF nice
warm weather, however, greatly inn
proved the prospects for corn, which
is the main crop of this section of the
Wichita-The Omaha grain mems
special train arrived here on the
trip of inspection Sunday morning.
terfally DANA ged by the bugs. In Ne
braska the damage is from the same
source and drouth. and will amount to
about 10 per cent. The party is stop
ping along the route personally exam
lining the conditions of wheat fields.
I'VE have all turned bulls since this
trip began" said one of the passen-
gers, and the sentiment was echoed by
the others.
How does the wheat 1ook?" was
asked.
ITS all there-au that hasn't been
taken by green bugs" was the reply.
have inspected in Nebraska or Kansas
on the trip" the speaker continued,
"and they are at work. As to the ex-
tent of the damage they have done.
our opinions differ. but it is consider
able we all agree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
LOYAL LEGION MEETS.
The Kansas Comnlandery at Leaven-
worth Elects Officers.

Leavenworth. Kan, May 13.-The an
nual meeting of the Kansas command
cry of the Loyal Legion was held here
Saturday night with some forty MEM
bers present. Colonel Hunt, Colonel
Conover and a number from Kansas
City were in attendance. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected: Commander.
Major R. W. McClaughry; senior vice
commander Captain R. n. Waterhouse;
junior vice commander, General Henry
Jackson; recorder, Colonel z. B. Fuller;
treasurer. Captain Lewis Mayo; chan
ceIIor, Captain John K Fisher; register,
Major Thomas J. Anderson; chaplain,
Captain W. c. Porter Members of the
council, Captain ]. T Taylor. Captain
William Green. Major Holsinger and
Captain Cyrus Leland, jr- A banquet
followed the regular business of the
meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
Sunshine of the Past Week is
Killing the Green Bugs.
In Sumner County Those Not
Dead Are Not Now Working.
GOOD IN BARTON co
Optimistic Reports From Ter
ritOry Around Great Bend.
Condition of the Crop in Saline
Is Showing Improvement.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 13-Last
week was the most favorable one OF
the season thus far for the agrowing
winter wheat crop. Sunshine and mild
temperature, following the rains of the
preceding week. caused Improvement
in the appearance Of the fields in near
ly all sections From some parts of
Kansas conflicting reports come con-
but the best opinion leans to he view
that the bugs are no longer doing or
threatening damage, and in some sec
lions they are reported to be rapidly
disapp earing- Such reports come
from Manhattan. Great Bend, yelling
ton, Coneyville and some other sec
lions.
Following are some of the reports
received from the best available
sources:
Great Bend-Wheat is very much
improved in the past week 1t is get
ting better color and il is positive
that the parasite bee is at work by
the thousands in all fields. Have seen
them in every field examined and have
examined fields in every direction from
Great Bend Have ample moisture for
the present and feel confident that
with favorable weather Barton and
Stafford counties will produce as many
bushels as they ever did
Pratt-Pratt county with normal
conditions from now on will raise IS
per cent of a crop of wheat. There are
lots of green bugs, but the plant is too
far sadvaneed--for them TODD much
damage
SaIina-C Condition of wheat has I'm
proved this week The condition of
Saline county today IS IS TO go. Few
green bugs are in some fields, but they
arye not increasing. There is no imme-
date cause for alarm about the crop.
Halstead-The condition of wheat
has improved during the past week on
account of moisture and cool growing
weather Green bugs not so much in
evidence as one week ago. Farmers
think prospects favorable for rs per
cent of the average crop for the past
five years
yelling on-Green bugs are about
the same as one week ago. They are
damaging late wheat and oats. Early
and rank wheat is improving The
condition now is about As per cent.
Anth ony-Better reports on wheat
have come in The last few days. Can
tell better after a few days of growing
weather what the outcome will be.
observation-disclosures this morning
from all over eastern and southern
Kansas with few exceptions all agree
that wheat conditions have improved
10 TO 25 per cent since the rains. Bugs
are disa pearing-
WcllingtoE-Three days OF sun
shine have destroyed three-fourths of
the green bugs in the wheat fields of
this county. according TO the estimate
of many farmers and two expert en-
tomologists- In the wheat fields the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
SOR BETTER STEEL RAILS.
Re-s and Manufacturers Appoint
Committee on Experts.

OOIAnluItee on Experts.
New York, May 13.-An important
step has been taken by manufacturers
Of steel rails and the railway com
panieS to bring about an Improvement
in steels rails, thus giving better Sc
curity against accidents This move
ment results from recent criticisms
by railroad experts concerning the
durability of steel rails. 1t has been
maintained that breakage has been
frequent of recent months and that
there is a deterioration in the produc-
ton. Whether this is due to the in
trtnsic quality of the ores to the pro-
cesses of manufacturing or the i'm
mense strain of growing tonnage is an
open question
/ With a view to reconciling the di-
has been appointed by the American
Railway association, the railways and
manufacturers being represented.
Judge Ebert H. Gary. chairman of
the United States Steel corporation,
says concerning this committee:
THE manufacturers of steels rails
and railroad companies both realize
that conditions relating to railroad
operations have materially changed
and that it is desirable to use every
practicable precaution against acct
dent. Every suggestion for improve
ment will be considered, and it is be-
Heved that q standard of excellence
that should not be questioned will be
Judge Gary adds that inquiries for
steel rails for delivery in 1908 are
coming in gradually. two western rail-
ways recently taking 10000 tons.
The annual demand for steel rails is
generally accepted in the business
world as a barometer of the Industrial
situation and railroad development
However, Judge Gary does not con-
slider the figures sufficiently complete
to permit any accurate gauge for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
FOR THE DEATH OF L. c. Prick.
The Ex-NIarshaI of GaIena and Others
Must Stand Trial.


Galena, Kan, May 13-As a result
of the death of L. c. Frick, an aged
merchant, who was last Monday night
lured TO a lonely spot in the timber
near Galena under pretext that he
would find quantity of jewelry re-
Gently stolen from his store, and shot,
ex-City Marshal Charles Garner is be-
ing held on a charge of murder in the
first degree. In addition to strong cir
cumstantial evidence against the ex-
officer, Frick made a dying statement
containing serious charges against
Garner.
The evidence secured by the Galena
officers indicates that a plot to rob
F-ick was planned, and that Frick
was not expected to put up a fight to
save the $500 taken from him. 1t is
and lay on the ground when Prick
was shot in the neck by supposed con-
feoerates. Death resulted four days
later.
Prick was an eccentric character
whose antipathy against banking in
situations was well known, and was
known to always carry his money.
The evidence was such that Garner
was first placed under heavy bond on
a charge Of robbery and assault. Fol-
lowing the ex-officer's arrest, two men
were arrested at Pittsburg, Kan, one
having been identified by Frick as the
one who did the shooting. A charge
OF first degree murder has also been
placed against n. G. Malone, a sec
ond-hand dealer. here. who is alleged
to have been a confederate in the plot
to rob Frick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
loway. secretary coneyville: August

loway. secretary Coffeyville; August
1916.
Nemaha County Fair association:
Chas. H Herold, secretary. Seneca:
September lib.
Neosho county-Chanute Fair and
Improvement association: A z. Tim
pan, secretary. Chanute; August 20-24.
Ness County Agricultural associa-
ton: Thos. Rineley, secretary. Ness
City; September lib.
Ness county-Utica Fair and Agri-
cultural association: r. c. Webster.
jr.. secretary, Utica.
Norton County Agricultural asso-
citation: NJ F. Clarity. secretary. Nor
Usage County Fair association: F. E.
Burke. secretary, Burlingame; Sep
TENDER 3-6.
Reno county-CentraI Kansas Fair
association: A. L. Sponsler. secretary.
Hutchinson; September 1921.
Republic County Agricultural esso-
citation: w. r. Wells, secretary, Belle
VILE; September 1913.
Rice County Agricultural and Live
Stock association: F. L. Goodson. sec
rotary, Sterling; September 1914.
Rocks County Fair association: e
L. Williams, secretary. Stockton
Saline County Agricultural. Hortf-
cultural and Mechanical association:
B. B. Stimmel, jr., secretary, Salina;
Sept. 24-27.
Shawnee county-Kansas EXPOSE
ton company: r. T. Kreipe. secretary,
Topeka; September 9-14
Sheridan County Agricultural asso-
citation: Miles Gray, secretary. Hoxfe;
September 3-6.
Smith County Fair association: H.
c. Smith. secretary, Smith Center
August 20-23.
Stafford County Fair association.
G. w. Grandy, secretary. St. John;
August $3.50.
Wilson county-Fredonia Agricul-
tural association: V. L. Poison, secre-
tary, Fredonia; August So.
Ask your grocer for Peirce's Golden
Rio Coffee in one pound packages.