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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
EX-SENATOR BURTON HOME.
Saw Grant Gillette in Ohio and Says
He Is ssFlying High"

Ex-senator Burton, who returned
last evening from a trip to New York
and Ohio, says he saw Grant Gillette
in Fostoria and that Grant Is nying as
high as ever. He has a new $4,000
automobile and is enjoying life. Re-
Gently he bought the opera house block
there and has other property. He also
saw T. w. Pelham in New York MI
Pelham is manager of the sales depart
ment of the Gillette Safety Razor COM
pany and gets $4,000 year. He and
Mrs. Pelham spent the summer in Eu-
rope, the company paying all his eN-
penses and making him a present OF
$1,000 for spending money.-Abilene
Reflector
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
CRAzED BY RELIGION.
A Bassett Woman Imagines a Black Ca
Is After Her

Is After Her.
lola. Oct. 12.-The subject of religion
has led Mrs. Henry King. a colored
woman of Bassett. TO go insane and she
has become so unbalanced that her hus-
band thinks it unsafe to keep her at
home and so will make application for
her admission into one of the state in
situations.
A revival meeting among the colored
people of Bassett has been going on for
some time, and Mrs. King has been at
tending The first of the week she pro-
fessed religion and since that time has
begun to act queerly. Last night she
grew very violent She imagined that
the room was black and that she could
see a black cat after her and it took
some four or five people to keep her
from dashing about the ROOM 1t is
also reported that for some unknown
reason she swanted to kill her two
children.
Mrs. King came here from Fort Scott.
She was well educated and well thought
Of among her people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
DIR. BOAM MAKES DENIAL.
His Daughter Didn't Recover Voice
at Revival Meeting.

Dr. S. A. Boam is considerably agi-
tated over a report that his daughter
Pearl has recovered the use of her voice
after she protested conversion at the
First NJ. E. church.
DR. Beam says: 1T is not true that
my daughter has recovered the use of
her voice by being converted. She is a
member of the First Congregational
church and has been for years and did
not need to be converted She can not
talk any better than she could a
year ago and very much regret the
notoriety."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
a trolley Lime Block system.

Leavenworth. Oct 1.-THE Kansas
City-Western Railway company, is put
ting in a block signal system along its
line between Leavenworth and Kansas
City 1t is the first electric road In
the west to install this system. The
signals will be on all curves. The sys-
TEN will aid in putting cars through
on fast time. The system will be in.
operation in about ten days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
MOTOR CARS FOR THE ALTON.
Strang Company Building Six in Its
New Jersey Shops.

The Strang Car company is building
six self-propelling motor cars at its
shops in Garwood, n. ]. Two of the
cars are sixty-two feet long with a
seating capacity of eighty to each car.
Two of the cars will be used by the
Chicago & Alton on one of its branch
lines. The smaller cars will be used in
interurban service. The cars are the
type used on the Strang line between
Kansas City and Olathe, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
CHANGE THEIR MINDS AGAIN.
TranScontinental Lines VIII Continue
COIonist Rates for a Time

Omaha, Oct. 12.-The Union Pa
cff1c and Southern Pacific lines in con-
necuon with the Chicago and North
western, Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul and other transcontfnental lines
have given notice to the Transcontin-
entail association that they will con-
tinue colonist rates during the months
of March and April 1908, and on the
same basis as the rates which were in
effect during March and April and
September and October 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
CONVERTED 500 SOULS.
A Protracted Meeting at Jewell City
Proves Successful.

Jewell City, Oct IA big pro-
tracted meeting conducted by a pro-
fessional evangelist by the name of
BefderwoH has just closed. 1t was a
combination of nine sectarian socie-
ties in town and county and covered a
territory of about 10000 population,
some people living ten and twelve
miles distant being in regular attend
ance. There were about 500 persons,
men, women and children who signed
cards for some one Of the denomina-
tions. and every effort was to that end.
The total cost of this evangelfstic
doings were something over $4,000.
The outfit are now in Lawrence. having
gone directly there from here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
Cast on Clothing Wanted.

The recent drop in the temperature
has brought a demand on the Salvation
Army for cast off clothing which the
organization has not been able to meet
and an appeal is made in the name of
the army for supplies of all kinds
There is not as great a demand for
clothing for men as for women and
children and garments suitable for the
latter sex are badly needed The appeal
fs made in the name of Captain Roshon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
POLICE COURT NOTES.

Frank Howell. a young negro who
has been kept in the city Jail for
the past week on suspicion, last night
admitted that he was the person who
robbed w. B. Warren's lunch wagon a
week ago Warren runs a little lunch
wagon on the vacant lot at 207 Kansas
avenue. Last Saturday night, while he
was in front of his shop, the negro
sneaked in by the back door and grab
bed a dish which Warren used as a
cash till. The dish contained about S.
The police caught the negro before he
had a chance to spend much of it, but
he could not be handled here. because
he was but Is years old and belonged in
Manhattan. After his confession last
night, the money found on him was re-
turned to the lunch man, and the pris-
oner sent back to Riley county, to
make his peace with the juvenile court
of that county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
TO WED A ROCKEFELLER.
A. G. ColIiver of the Manhattan School
Is to Marry Niece of John ID.

Russell. Kan, Oct IA G. Coli
yer. who is to marry Miss Carrie Rookie
Teller, daughter of Frank Rockefeller,
is a Kansan and was educated in the
schools of the state. He was graduated
from the Kansas State Agricultural
college in 1905 and went to the state
experimental station almost immediate
" as assistant superintendent He IS
IS years old and is regarded as a young
man of exceptional ability.
The wedding will occur October %.
Miss Pearl Conor, a teacher in the Rus
sell high school, will be bridesmaid, and
George Phillips of Hays City will be
best man. Mr.. and Mrs. CoIliver will
live in Hays City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
TW. FAINT Dies suddenly.

Arkansas City, Kan, Oct. 1T W.
FAINT. a well known real estate dealer of
Arkansas City, died at his home here
Friday of heart disease. He was sick
only about twenty minutes when he
died. He came to Cowley county IN
1879 and has lived in Arkansas City
most of the time since He leaves a
family of grown children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
Has thirty Acres of Good Corn.

A l. Goodwin left five samples of
white corn at the First State bank yes
terday for exhibition at the farmers
institute that will take the premium
anywhere There are about thirty
acres in the field from which the corn
was gathered and the average yield will
be about thirty bushels to the acre
Norton Telegram
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
The Funeral of Mrs. Clover.

Oswego, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE funeral of
Mrs. Catharine Glover occurred here
Friday. She died at her late home in
Joplin, Mo, Wednesday at the age of
81 years. For a half century she lived
in this county. and over forty years ago
conducted the first hotel in this city.
For the past four years she had been
making her home with a daughter in
JOPLIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
LEMON WORTH HAVING.
Stilwen Gets One That Would Make
Gallons of Lemonade

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. PA lemon
weighing two and one-half pounds was
the gift a. E Stilwell. president of the
received yesterday from T. C. Trefv of
Houston, Tex. Mr. Trefy used both
hands in handling it and Mr. StiIwell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
saloon Fixtures Released.

Atchison. Oct IA lot of saloon
fixtures seized in August when ar
rests for violating the prohfbitory law
were made were released by Sheriff
Smith Friday. The attorney general
agreed to their release by telephone
message. They were the fixtures in
use by the saloon keepers placed un-
der arrest and against whose places
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
APPLES FROM 5000 TREES.
Two Loads of Winesaps the Product of
an Atchison Orchard.

The crop from Mrs. ]. W. Parker's
apple orchard. west of town, was haul
ed in today: two wagon loads of wine
saps. 1t made altogether about sixty
bushels The crop averaged SIPS
busheI. Mrs Parker has 5000 apple
trees in her Standardization Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
JUDGE HUMPHREYS BOOKS.
Private Collection Is Given to the juno
ton City Library.

Junction City. Kan, Oct. 12-The heirs
of the Humphrey estate have presented
the Smith. memorial library with the
private library of the late Judge
Humphrey with the following proviso:
First that they be placed together
On the shelves and be designated as the
James Humphrey Memorial Library;
second, that a label be placed in eacf.
to read. Given to the George Smith
library in loving memory of James
Humphrey, by his heirs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

in5unctions were secured The order
did not include the releasing of the
wet goods seized at the same time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
c. C. SMITH
Merchant Police
sen Phone 1910. zoos Harrison 81

and If you have anything in the way
of clothing that you are ready to part
with call Independent phone 1924 or
Bell phone 1882 and arrangements VIII
be made to call for the articles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
RAILROAD news.
Rock Island Made Great
Showing Last Year.
Increased Its Gross Earnings
by 17.6 Per Cent.
INCREASE WAS SPENT
But 1t Was Put in Betterments
of the Property.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.
INCREASE WAS SPENT

The twenty-seventh annual report OF
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rali-
way company, covering the fiscal year
ended June 80 last, was issued yester-
day 1t shows the following results OF
the operations for the year:
Gross earnings increase Se,ooo,ool ,,s 40
or 17,6 per cent? -: 100 -'s 4-S
Operating expenses increase So 80,
s7T.OS3 or Il per cent? 41.e44'14-
Net earnings Increased s.
OtbsD INCOME ....... 745, ISL
Total incom. .................. SIS. 9se, 49,
Taxes --.--.-----.------Sd '64o'oS -
Interest .---.-.---- S' 93s ~ Ell 1ss s49
Net income. after providing for
all charges, being u-6 per cent
on capital stock (SI5.00O01 0) ~ SS,'SoSI'
D rs1itaf st 0SES .'.s 411672s
surplus 10 for the year increase 4ssa7ss
The increase in gross earnings was dis
posed of as follows:
Increase in expenditures for main
and T equipmen5 .,..i,..,-...Y..-.. s1.s745ss
hi, sdminIstration 49,. .........-- 4oO2 514
eent Of q gross incr ease 49, sO2s, as
Total increase in gross earn
inRs 49,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s., 00O, sol
During the year 327 new enterprises
were located along the Rock Island
lines. The work OF installing block sig
mails has been pushed vigorously. ex
penditures on this account aggregating
1920. SO For additional and improved
terminals 81, 0se, 934 was expended.
President winchen closes his annual
abatement to the stockholders with the
following:
LEGISLATION by the various states
which YOUR lines serve, respecting rates
and operating methods Of railroads, has
been excessive in quantity and severe
in character. The legislatures of five
such states have passed laws establish
ing 2 cents per mile at the maximum
rate of passenger fare, and other laws
have been passed by the several states
calling for serious reductions in freight
rates Doubtless a large part of this
legislation has been due to misconcep-
ton Of the actual conditions. At every
opportunity 1t Is the policy Of the Off
GERS of your company to endeavor to
establish better relations with the peo-
pie of the various states, and to impress
upon them the fact that the progress OF
the section of the country traversed by
your road and the continued prosperity
thereof, requires candid cooperation
between the railroads and the other
business interests. The aim of all must
be to promote the welfare of the coun-
try. ana ii Is to be hoped that when the
situation is thoroughly understood a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Mrs. Josephine Jackson has been ar
rested on six counts for keeping and
selling at 404 West First street. Her
husband was arrested last Sunday for
the same offense, and is still in Jail. He
fought the police when they mulcted
him of his cold key. 1t is alleged that
his wife has been keeping up the good
work of relieving thirst since his ar
rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

August Palm, Swedish contractor,
is in the tolls. He has been arrested
for keeping and maintaining a vicious
dog. Some of his neighbors objected
to his pup on account of its burning
thirst for human gore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

The police have started off fair and
warmer. They have taken in $5S5 in
fines for the first IL days of the month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
SANTA FEE FOUND GUILTY.

spirit of mutual cooperation will be the
result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Miss Iowa Prosper Adams. aged Is.
died Friday afternoon at $500 of ty-
phoid fever. at the home of her moth
err, 1880 Clay street The funeral will
be at 8 O'Clock Sunday afternoon at
the family home. Miss Adams was one
of the employees at Crosby Brothers
She is related by marriage to Samuel
T. Howe, state tax commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. J. p. Anterior.
who died at Bethesda hospital Friday
morning, will be held Sunday after
noon from the Third Presbyterian
church at $3.50. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

all charges, being 11-6 per cent
on capital stock $4,000, 600 -----
Dividends paid (515 per cent on
capital Stock) ----.--.-.----------
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Total increase in gross earn
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-27
N0TICIAS GENERATES

Anoche Sc celebro la tenids
blanca anunciada en- la logia sBe
tancesD, en- la que lie fue entregada
al sefior John Burns la insignia ma
s6nica de POSTMASTER, con que Sc
distingue a los ex -venerables macs.
tros.
Fl acto estuvo muy lucido, asis
tiendo numerosa concurrencia.
Los sefiores don Jacinto Texi-
dor, venerable de dicho taller, don
Carlos Llauger, vigilante, y don
Rafael Monagas, visitador, pronun
ciaron muy interessntes discursos.
Hubo profusi6n de dulces y IL
cores y la mayor confraternidad
rein6 allf entire masones y profanos.
Felicitamos a la logla sBetan.
cess por esta culta fiesta, asf como
al seior Bruins por el honor de que
ha sido Obieto,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-27

Sc han inscrito en- el Regis.
tro Civil los nacimientos de James
Ahearn Shine y Borras, Sara Maria
Shine Borras, Fernando Fuentes,
Santiago Canales Sierra, Bngida
Negr6n y Palma y Perfecto Carri6n
y Lebr6n; y las defunciones de Vic
tor cortijo Matos, .1saias Sanchez
Alequin, Elsdia Pantoja Navedo,
Cristobal Delgado, Conception Pa
dr6n Masquez y Francisco R. Hur-
tado y Cordero.
Las pastillas digestivas del
doctor LIE Rey, marca aANTURI-
CAS- curan los padecimientos del
est6mago.
-Durante estas 1ltmas no
ches de function en- el teatro, para
facilltar mas ventilation al local Sc
abre Ia puerta que da 4 la fachada
del Este, pero pgObibeu Ia eutZada
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-27
AIUNGI0 IT .Ill!Tl
g
. -

Departamento del Interior. O6cina
del Superintendent de Obra,
P6blicas. San Jnan, P. r., ages
to IS de 1907.
Proposiciones en- pliegos cerra
dos para la adjudication Ell pdblica
subasta de las obras de construction
de alcantarillas y tubos de horm'gon,
carretera n1mero 8, secci6n Falar-
do-Nagnabo, Sc admitirdn en- esta Off
Gina hasta las 10 a. III, del dia I de
setiembre de 1907, en- que Sc abrIran
pGblicamente.
FL presupuesto de las obras as
eiende q ($2. 900 oo) dos mil dollars,
Todos los datos necesarlos Sc da-
ran en- esta oicina donde Sc eucuen-
tran de manifesto todos los docnmen-
tos one han de regir en- la contrata VI
podran recoger los licitadores los mo-
delos de proposiciones que han del
presentar. La administration Sc re
chazar cualquiera 8 todas las propo-
siciones. j. J, ]. JlMENEz. Supe-
rintendente de Obras P1blicas -13-4I
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-27
GoblefnO municipal de Ydu(O

OFICINA DEL, ALcALDE. -l,a munich
palidad de Yauco interesa los scryicios de
I'm inspector de Obras PAblicas y de III
Auxiliar del Official de Sandal Los as
pirantes deberan rernitir con sus solicitu-
des nota de sus titulos y enyiar adenas,
las debidas reFerencias. Cada una de Dir
chas plazas esta dotada con 81 haber anual
de mil dollars. FL auxiliar del OhciaI
de Sanidad debera resdir en- Guanica con
la obligation de concurrir diariamente
durantc la uaiiana la poblaci6n dc Yai-
c., con el fin de dar cuulplniento al ser
vicio que lie esta asignado Ell dicho dis
trito. Lo que Sc hace publico para Ia
concurrencia de solicitudes,
Yauco, Agosto IS de 1907.
JUAN RolC,
4-2 ait. Alcalde de Yauco.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-27
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

Public notice is hereby given that
Antonio S. Alcaile, Of Arroyo, has applied
to the Executive Council for a concession
to use tract Of land 20 X 90 meters at Ae
Arroyo Playa, belonging to the People d
Porto Rico, for the purpose Of construc,
ting shed where freight may be disCha--
ge from lighters and kept covered until
distributed.
A public hearing on The foregoing
application will be granted by the Exec
utive Council on the fifth day Of Septem
her, 1907, at three O'Clock p. H. al whicl
time all persons interested for or against
the granting Of same viii BE- given al
opportunity to be heard. PEDRO DE CAS-
TRIO, Acting Chief Clerk, Executive Coun.
Gil. s.,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-27


ell sefior Acosta q SUI amigo dor
Jose Pablo Morales:
Madrid "a de Mario de 1872.
MI muy querido Morales:
Su apreciable carta, IS de fe
brero, pr6ximo pasado, revela pro
funda tristeza. La comprendo y
esta justihcada. Desde que Sagasta
y Topete, tcmaron er las Cortes Ia
question de Puerto Rico, por pre-
texto para promover una crisis mi
nisterial, antes de que Sc votase el
Presidente, y descendieron hasta
poner todo el peso del Gobierno al
servicio de los reaccionarios ultra
marines, prevf la honda perturba.
cion que habfa de producer en- esa
isla. Alentar las procacidades de
los reaccionarios y desanimar 4 los
reformistas, he ahf los efectos de la
censurable conducta de los dos mi
nistros citados.
Con la calma que usted me CO
noce leo las protestas y los edito
riales hidr6fobos de sEl Boletfn. ,
Lamento ST, que tengamos por con-
vecinos q hombres tan gtoseros y
apasionados, y que hayan hecho 4
Blanco cast el unico objeto de sus
iras, pues todos nosotros somos
igualmente responsables. Tales
desmanes { insultos deshonran uni
camente a sus autores, y no q nos
otros, que no hemos hecho mas que
cumplir noblemente con nuestro
deber.
ST 4 tolos los Ministries de III.
tramar habiamos pedido el remedio
de los males de nue>tra provincial,
con mayor razon 10 habiamos d,
pedir a Topete, antes de que Sc
abriesen las Cortes, pues sabiamos
que estas, una vez abiertas, Sc ce-
rrarfan al momento, como sucedio,
y que no tendriamos tempo para
tratar la question con la extension
4ue su importancia exigia. Por
$50 presentamos el Memorandum,
1ue por fortuna conoce el pals.
Guam inmensa distancia no media
entire la elevation de ese. .documen-
to y las frases miserables de sus de-
:ractores! Tambien, icuau inmen.
"a distancia no hay entire los con-
,eptos razonados de Blanco al de-
:enderlo, y los insultos y personali-
ladies' de las protestas y editoriales!
PED1Mos Ell DEsARME DE LOS
de Puerto Rico, por
a poderosas rszones ALI expuestas,
despues providencial-
nente por Sagasta, al hablar de los
Voluntarios de la Libertad. Obraba
ambien en- nuestro amino el re.
:uerdo de los escandalos ocurridos
n la Habana, en- el mes de noviem-
're, en- los que Sc derram6 la san
sre de inocentes nifios y. Como
representatives de Puerto Rico, qui-
limos salvar nuestra responsaiidad, |
'ara el porvenir, llamando respe-
uosamente la atenci6n del Gobier- |
10, que puede conjurarlos, acerca
Ie los Pehgros con que amenaza esa
instruction. iQuiera Dios no ven.
,an pronto los hechos a probar 10
undado de nuestra patri6tica pre-
isi6n!
Rechazamos con varonil ente.
eza las embozadas actisaciones de
agasta y Topete, porque nuestra
ignidad personal y el alto caracter
e Diputados de la Naci6n, no nos
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