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The Springdale news., 1907-07-26
SHALL THE CHAUTAUQUA FAIL :?

Unless the attendance al the Chautauqua in creases materially from now until the close the committee viiI this year have deficiency to face. The sale of season tickets has been only about haf what t has been heretofore and the receipts at the door have also dropped below what they have been in the past
 Just what Is the cause of this apparent lack of interest on the part of some Is not known. Many people living in the town. some of them business men who should be interested Tn maintaining the Chautauqua Tor the general good t does, appear to be absolutely indifferent Under such eireumstan- ces nothing but failure financially be expect ed The members of the committee who have giv- en their time freely and without price to the Chau- tauqua arranged good program, and one that can not be surpassed for the amount of money expend- ed.
 The Chautauqua IS home enterprise. It IS en- titled to your support and your patronage. ltis our Chautauqua and all should be equally interest ed in it's success Some of the best things are yet to come. Show your loyalty to your home town and her interests by turning out from and crowdng the Auditorium As to whether another Chauauqua will be held in Springdale depends on the support given this one for the next three days
 Here is ole of Bob Taylor, nsa ioke, that he k using in his lectures this season. This i> how he gets Il off
 .sI am reminded of the man who entered ear and said that he could tell the political affiliations of any person m thr by merely looking them. You he said pointing ted pertiy weli-ted gentleman with diamond stud III his shirt Republican. I am glad to say, sir, that l have the honor of being Republican. the reply. You Democrat said the to q little red headed fellow with stubby red beard several weeks grown Yes, am d Bryan Democrat. and don't care who knows 1t, and can whip any that don't like, said the man with the red hair. And, YOU said the addressing d pale individual with lantern jaws and unkempt appearance, are Populist, Its internal lie, said the man addressed, I've got the yellow launders.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

]. NJ. Langston, ;. II. Slaagh- ter and C S Bouton attend ed q meeting ot the stockholders of the (. C. Conner Wholesale Gro- eery Co. and the Fayetteville Wholesale Grocery Co. at Fay ettevilie Monday At the meet ing Monday It was voted to con- solidate tile two houses, aud now there will be onIy one wholesale grocery al Fayetteville. The new firm will be known as tue Ozark Grocery Co. and will begin business about the first of August. A branch house will be esta bished at Tahlequah, [. T.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

suitable for shipping Mr Curtis sold the entire crop to MT. God frey for S1.oo per bu>hel on the cars at Charleston. One dollar per bushel for cull peaches is not bad.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

4. ]. kendrick, editor and proprietor of the Fort Smith News Record. committed suicide in Buffalo, \. Y. Sunday where he went recently to be under the treatment of brother. who Is d physician. The deed committed with d re- volver. He had been in i'll health for some time. and k supposed to have become Respondent Mir. kendrick has been publishing the News Record since 1894. going to that place from Chicago. and was capable and energetic newspaper man. He K survived by wife aud one >on. The re- mains Were brought back to Fort Smith for ln- terment
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

Late reports from Greenwood to the effect that Gov. Little is improving physically. but that mentally his condition |, not favorable as 1t was week ago. At times the governor does not recognize his most intimate friends, and his con dition k coming to be looked upon well nigh hopeless
 Senator Jeff Davis k reported havlng turn ed down offer of S42 .0oo for II weeks Ieet- ure engagement in the east holding that to eept ,an.e ~ol!d hardly be becoming the dignity ot q United States Senator. Jeff is very partteu- lar about keeping that senatorial toga unspott-d.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

The fact has just been brought 10 light that tor the past few wears high society circles of She aristotratie University of Chicago have been dominated by young negro the sister of notorious negro gambler The gambler de- sired to see his sister shine in the upper circles, and tic sister. who appears to be possessed with good manners and more than average intelligence, entered into the spirit of the affair and with the aid ot paint and cosmetics succeeded admirably tor time in ooling the university students and faculty and made much over h the handsome and accomplished brunette.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

Goy. Pindall seems disposed to make . record as the pardon governor ''hisself.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

Lots of farmers iu Washington County will this year receive from their apple crop alone the value of their farm.
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

In the report ot the proceedings of the county meeting of the Farmers Union held recently at Winslow published in the Fayetteville Seatael notice statement to the effect that arrange ments were put on foot for putting in cold Ytor- age plant at SpringdaIe The News k glad o hear this, and We hope ta the Farmers Enion succeed their efforts. Ii a cold storage plant is needed anywhere. it k certainly needed in springdaIe, and it will pay here Ii anywhere
The Springdale news., 1907-07-26

Jesse K Grant, son of the late President U S Grant, wants to De the Democratic nominee for President and has been making tour ot tile South in order to acquaint the people ot that fact Very few people knea. that there was such man in existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
RAILROAD NEWS.
Katy's New Shops at Parsons
Make a Record.
Have a Capacity of Repairing
One Engine a Day.
SCARCITY OF HELP.
It's Hard Work to Find Enough
Men for the Plant.
Other Items Of Interest to
Railway People.

Parsons, Kan, Aug. 27.-One locomo-
tive per day is the CAPACITY of the new
NJ, K. & T. shops, and that gait was
started this week when the first two
repaired engines ever to be turned out
of the new locomotive shops were sent
out upon the road again. For the past
month the new shops have been busy,
and about 80 locomotives are in various
stages of repair at all times there. Dead
engines from all over the system are
being brought to Parsons, and a large
number are waiting IN line outside the
buildings for a chance to enter and be
repaired.
1t is not known If the new shops can
keep up the gait of one repaired loco
motive per day, but it is the intention
of the officials to get enough men to
make this possible.
There are now about 800 men at
work in the new shops. Nearly half
the capacity therefore, Is in force, for
there is room enough for this many
more. The blacksmith shops have not
started yet, and the locomotive shop
proper has not been filed with work
men.
The first locomotive to be turned out
from the new shops in Parsons came
out this week. The engines come out
in the same order as they are sent In.
With the 80 locomotives in the shop,
they can be seen at all stages of re-
one to the 80 days work upon another.
Taking in one and sending out another
in regular succession, will soon put the
motive power of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railway in good order. This
railway company has always been noted
for the excellent condition of its motive
power. and with the added facility of
the new repair shops 1T can certainly
have the finest in the world.
New men are coming into Parsons
every day for employment at the new
shops Long before they were started
the railway company placed requests
in the hands of employment bureaus in
many cities to secure men. These bu-
reaus advertise in the want columns OF
many newspapers. Many We're secured
in that manner. Then the fame of the
new shops has spread abroad. The fact
that the latest improved machinery and
equipment is in use was an attraction
to many skilled machinists all over the
country who left good jobs to come to
Parsons to work under the improved
conditions 1t is estimated that from
five to eight of the skilled mach1nlsts
are added each day. This will continue
for several months, for the majority or
the men so far in the new shops came
from the old ones. They are all moved
now
Following the removal Of the 1ocomo-
tive repair department from the old
shops, those buildings will be used for
the car repairing department This Will
grow to be one of the greatest indus
tries connected with the NJ, K. & T.
Parsons and it will bring in several
men to work at repairing cars.
This department is far behind with
work, and many men are being added
now. Enough of them, however, cannot
be secured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
SUGAR BEET CROP Is MADE.
Growers Notified That Further Irriga-
ton Is Unnecessary

Garden City. Kan, Aug. 27.-The SUI
gar company is today sending out the
last notices to the beet growers for this
season. The instructions advise all the
growers except those who have the very
late beets to do no more irrigating. The
beets have reached a stage when no
more water is needed and a few days
of dry weather will make them mature
in fine shape. The late beets will stand
some more water as they have not yet
stopped growing. The condition of the
beets in this section is first class and
the company is well pleased at the
present outlook. Manager Gillespie said
that the factory would possibly not be-
gin slicing before the fifteenth as the
beets are later in ripening than. last
year on account of the backward
spring. The government report which
places the condition of the Kansas crop
at "a is thought to be about correct and
this speaks we'll for the crop.
There are about 1000 acres in this
year and as a large part of this is new
ground. it Is expected that the average
yield per acre will be less than last sea-
son. 1t is thought that the sugar con-
tent will be larger than last year as the
late rains affected the crop to a certain
extent then.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
HIGHER RATE ON WHISKY.
Railroads Want More for Carrying
Their Loads.

Denver, Aug. 27.-Freight rates on
whisky and spirituous liquors from
Missouri common points to Colorado
common points will be increased
three cents on the hundred pounds
after Oct. 1, and the rate on beer from
the same territory to Colorado will be
hoisted two cents a barrel, according
to notices that were received here to-
dav by the Burlington, Missouri Pa
cific, Union Pacific and other roads
from the east.
For instance, the rates after Oct. 1
from Chicago on whisky will be 81 Ii
a hundred, against s1.15 under the
old rate; from Peoria $1.13, as against
$11O. The general basis rate from
Mississippi river points will be $1.OS,
whereas now Its is only $1.05 hun
dred pounds to- Colorado common
points.
Beginning sept 10 the minimum
rate on freight of less than 100
pounds will also be advanced by the
big trunk roads from the Mississippi
river territory to Colorado common
points For instance, the minimum
charge from Chicago, st. Paul and
Peoria is now rs cents on small ship
ments, but under the new rate the
charge will be 80 cents to this terri
tory.
Railroad agents in Denver say that
the advance will be due to the raise
that has been made by the railroads
in the Mississippi river territory,
which Is beyond the Missouri river ter
ritory. They further say that there is
no change between the Missouri river
points and Colorado common points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
ELEVATION FAVOR REFUSED.
Commission Has Unusual Controversy
With Missouri Pacific


Washington, Aug. 27.-The Interstate
commerce commission and the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain system are
having a controversy out of the ordi-
| nary regarding the allowance of eIeva-
ton charges in ST. Louis on grain des-
tined to Galveston. Although the COM
mission rendered q decision, the road
port Of its application.
The Missouri Pacific asked leave to
file tariff allowing elevation charges
of three-Quarters of cent at st. Louis,
the allowance to become effective this
month. According to the interstate conf
merce act it is necessary that notice of
new rates and changes should be given
to the commission thirty days in adj
vance. The commission may, however,
waive at it's discretion the thirty days
provision.
The commission declined to permit the
allowance to become effective except on
thirty days notice. 1t practically held
that the road had had ample time in
which to file the notice. so that the
allowance might become applicable this
month. 1t drew attention to the fact
that the Missouri, Kansas & Texas had
given the customary notice and is grant
ing the elevation allowance.
The road maintains however, that ex-
listing conditions denote the advisa bility
promptly by dispensing with the thirty
day requirement. 1t holds that the strict
enforcement of the provision could and
may cause some congestion.
ST. Louis grain interests naturally de-
sire, it is said that the elevation allow
ance should be made by all Southwest
ern lines They would like to have the
allowance apply Immediately, so as to
strengthen st. Louis as a center at the
beginning of the crop-moving season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
A HUTCHINSON KILLING.
One Bad Man Kills Another for
Breaking Up His Home.

Hutchinson. Kan, Aug. 27.-"Tex''
Mullen was shot and instantly killed
late Monday in the Santa Fe yards IN
this city by Charles Owens. Mullen
was a brakeman on a local out of
Newton and had just got back in town
with his train. He was opening a
switch near Main street when Owens
saw him and walking close to him shot
him in the back. Mullen was knocked
down by the force of the bullet but got
up and started to run when Owens
shot him again.
Mullen fell and Owens went up close
to him and put two more shots into
his body, killing him instantly. Owens
then reloaded his gun and started for
his home, where he telephoned Sheriff
Ducksworth to come and get him.
Owens story was that Mullen had
wronged his wife while he was out
harvesting, that Mullen had played
him false, that his wife had told him
of It and that he had warned Mullen
to leave town and that he had failed
to do so, but instead he had again
gone over to his home while he was
away, his wife told him. and he got
gun and went after Mullen and got
him. Both Mullen and Owens have
been known as toughs. Owens says
he is glad he got his man. The in
quest will be held today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
THE LAY OF THE HEN.
Six Hundred Eggs Is Due From a
Small Fowl.

How many eggs is a hen wound up
to lay during the term of her natural
life. do You suppose?" said the man
who has investigated. mo idea. Ell ?
Well, sir, good, healthy hen-not
speaking of any particular star breed
but just hen-a good, healthy hen does
not fulfill her destiny until she has
turned out 500 eggs-fifty dozen.
That's what Nature has fitted a hen
to do in the way of eggs, and gives
her eight years to do it in.
THE first year of her egg-produc-
ing life hen lays only twenty eggs,
but in the three succeeding years sne
rolls up the score of $40. This leaves
only 230 that she must give that many
cackleS for in the remaining years that
she must stand on duty in that line,
and she divides the task among those
four years so that in the eighth year
she lays onIy twenty eggs again-the
number she started in with. Then she
has ended her career as an egg pro-
Queer. and too often. if she is in the
hands of q thrifty owner. begins an
other career. short and delusIve-this
time as the summer-boarder spring
chicken.
And speaking of eggs, there is lot
about them. familiar as they are to
Now, here's an egg that would be
rooster il it was Matched. Wrinkled
eggs hold ROSTERS in embryo. A
protoplastic hen turks in the egg with
a smOoth-end shell.
There is water a-plenty in an egg,
but no more air than there is in
hammer. So long as you can keep
air out of your egg it will remain sweet
and fresh, but no one has ever sue
ceeded in keeping it out by fair means
more than six days. The insidtous OK
ygen is bound to find its way through
an egg-shelFs pores. and the only way
to save that egg then is to eat il.
1t sounds funny. but the instant you
give an egg fresh air that instant
You ruin its health. ''-Browning's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
Jake Schil Iings Running a
Thirst Parlor" on Sandbar.
Opposite Atchison, in the Mis-
souri, River, Has Good Trade.
GO OVER IN CANOES.
Conducted i'm a Tent Which Is
Visible From Town.
Sheriff Doesn't Know on Whose
Land It's Located.

Atchison, Kan. Aug. 27.-Jake
Schillings is running a joint on an
island in the Missouri river opposite
Santa Fe street and did a rushing
business yesterday. He is running I'M
der the protection of the uncertainty
as to whether the island is in Kansas
or Missouri. Patrons are carried over
to the island in rowboats. Yesterday
four or five boats were in the traffic
and were kept going and coming as
fast as possible all the time. Some
claim there were ten boats, including
two gasoline launches. but Drldge en-
ployes say there were not to exceed
five boats. and that the launches were
plying around there but carried no
passengers The joint is being con-
Quoted in a tent which may be plainly
seen from the river bluffs in AtchisOn,
or from the foot of Commercial street.
The island. which now comprises only
an acre or two of ground, was former
" quite large. 1t is nothing more than
a sandbar on which the willows have
been growing unmolested for couple
of years. Last spring. when the main
channel of the river swung back to
the Kansas side. it cut away most of
the island. The boundary line be-
tween the states of Kansas and Mis-
souri, is supposed to be in the center
of the channel. There is channel on
both sides of the island where the
amount on each side. Last summer
the current was all on the east side of
the island in question
Sheriff Smith says he doesn't know
whether it is in Kansas or Missouri,
but that if such men as were arrested
last week by the attorney general are
to be prosecuted. he will not permit
Schillings to run if the island is in
Kansas. Schillings used to run
joint on Fourth street. When William
Sullivan was chief of police he closed
up Schillings' place and refused to al
low him to run. He opened up again
when Sullivan went out of office. and
closed last Monday when the attorney
general issued eleven warrants. 1t is
claimed that Schillings has a govern
ment license to run on the island,
which is probably true He would
hardly lay himself liable to prosecu-
ton by the federal authorities. Men
who have been at his joint say he is
selling two small bottles for a quarter,
or one for 3 cents. regular prices in
the joint days.
The landing at the island isn't
very good one. and last evening boat
containing five men turned over. The
water was shallow. and they all got
back into the boat after a dueking.
SchiIlings was not among the eleven
for whom warrants were issued last
week His place was aimed at. but
the warrant was issued in the name of
Eugene Ward, Schillings' predecessor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
CUT DISTANCE IN TWO.
This Is What Proposed Western Road
VIII Do

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-The San
Francisco, Idaho & Montana has begun
grading on the road projected last year
to run from Caldwell, Idaho, on the Ore
gon Short Line, southwesterly to Winnie
mucca. New, on the main line of the
Southern Pacific, 1876 miles.
The road. if completed in connection
with the Southern Pacific, would reduce
the distance from many oregon Short
Line points in Idaho to San Francisco,
over 900 miles, compared with the pres
ent route via Portland. Ore.
From Caldwell to San Francisco the
route would be shortened from 1,249
miles to 61S.
The first sixteen miles, from Caldwell
to Homedale, on the Snake River, crosses
a great government reclamation project,
where a large force is building the gov
eminent reservoir, which is to reclaim
great areas of fruit lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27
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