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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-12
CONTINUANCE.

The sale of the above described
land is continued until Wednesday,
the 13oh day Of November, 1907, at
the same place and between the
same hours. A. G.. Mathews. } Trus-
S. Z. Bell, tees.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-12
Again In The Lead.

Are Midway and Parkwilletta
Properties, the best suburbs to
Parkersburg.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-12
COUNTY
DIRECTORY.
Circuit Courts.

Circuit Courts.
Judge w y. Parsons;
Prosecuting Atty, A 6. Matthews.
Assistant, :. p. Bell.
Clerk Circuit Court, c. G. Starcher
\. G. Mathews
c. +. Chenoweth'
|oi'i''''SSioieie' ID. +. Stutler.
Albert Smith.
Cou'r School Lands. Bruce Terrell
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the UNDER
signed has been appointed and has quail
ihed, AZ The Administrator of J. j homas.
deceased. All persons, who owe the estate
OF the decedent, are requested to settle
their liabilities ut once; and ALL who have
claims against the said estate, are likewise
reqneated to present their claims for pay
meut.
Dated this January 3Oth 1907.
j. NJ. Hamilton, Administrator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-12
Time Of Holding Courts.

Circnit Court-Third TucsdAy in January,
April, July and October.
County Ceurt-Firs; Monday in January,
April, July and November.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-12
$S A DAY SURE.

F.. w. PRoPST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
LISTS OF THE KANSAS FAIRS.

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.
Brown county-The Hiawatha Fair
association: ]. d. Weltmer, secretary,
Hiawatha, September 3-6.
Butler County Fair association: W.
F. Benson. secretary, Ell Dorado; Aug
ust 1871.
Butler county-Douglass Agricul-
Douglass; September 1914.
Chautauqua county-Hewins Park
and Fair association: w. M. Jones, sec
rotary, Cedar Vale.
Clay county Fair associations: Walter
Puckey, secretary, Clay Center; Sep
TENDER 3-6.
Clay COMMUNICATED Agricultur-
al society: Eugene Elkins, secretary,
Wakefield; october "a.
Cloud County Fair association: w.
L. McCarty. secretary Concordia;
Coffey County Agricultural Fair as
ISOLATION: S. D. Weaver, secretary,
Burlington; September 9-13.
Cowley County Agricultural and
Live Stock associations: Frank w.
Sidle, 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 pa.
Finney County Agricultural society:
A. H. Warner, secretary, Garden City.
Elk County Agricultural Fair asso-
citation: E. B. Place, secretary, Gren-
ola: September 1927.
Ford County Agricultural society:
Nicholas Mayrath, secretary, Dodge
City; September Al.
Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety: Carey M. Porter, secretary, OF
tawa; September 81.
Greenwood County Fair association:
C. H. Weiser. secretary, Eureka; Aug
ust 1923.
Harper county-Anthony Fair as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
IMPORTANT ORDER ISSUED.
Commerce Commission Modifies RULES
About Posting Tariffs.

Commerce Commission Modifies Rules
About Posting Tariffs.
Washington, June 18.-An impor-
tant order has been issued by the in
terstate commerce commission re-
garding the posting of the tariffs of
it is required that copies of the tariff
shall be posted in two conspicuous
places in every railway station In or
der that they may be Inspected con-
veniently by the public. The law
authorizes the commission to modify
these requirements and the commits
sion realizing the impracticability Of
compliance with the precise terms of
the law has modified the provision to
some extent.
Numerous minor but important
changes have been made in the rules
covering the construction and filing of
tariffs. The new rules also permit car
riers to authorize fast freight line
agents to act for them in the publica-
ton and filing of tariff under power
of attorney.
The commission expresses the opin-
ion that carriers may lawfully make
special rates for the movement of
federal troops when such movement is
under orders and at the expense of the
q. S. government and that the rates so
made need not be posted or filed.
The reasonableness of a minimum
carload weight to which carload rates
will apply is recognized and the COM
mission entertainS the opinion that
shippers should be given opportunity
to use a car which the carrier can fur
nish when a car of the capacity de-
sired by the shipper can not be fur
nished with reasonable -promptne5s
and the tariff should provide that
when a carrier can not promptly fur
nish a car of desired capacity and does
provide a car of greater capacity than
the one desired by the shipper, it may
be used on the basis of the minimum
carload applicable to the car ordered
by the shipper, and if a smaller car
than that ordered by the shipper is
furnished, it may be used on the basis
of the actual weight when loaded to
its visible capacity
Instructions of shippers as to inter-
mediate routing can not be disregard
ed by carriers unless the initiated car
rier reserves the right to dictate in
termediate routing in it's tariffs, and
carriers will be held responsible for
the routing shown in bills of lading.
1t is emphatically stated that the
commission will give no consideration
whatever to tariff which are not re-
ceived at it's office in time to give the
statutory notice; that literal COM
pliance with the law in that respect
will be exacted and in all cases of fall
ure to comply Herewith tariffs will be
rejected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
Officials Oppose the Plan for
Government Valuation.
Physical Property Not Correct
Basis for Rate Making.
PRESIDENTS SPEAK.
Eight of the Thirteen Aga inst
the Proposition.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.

Chicago, June 1S-Shau the federal
government make a valuation of the
physical properties of the railroads?
President Roosevelt in his Decoration
day speech at Indianapolis, advocated
such a plan, suggesting that congress
confer upon the interstate commerce
commission the necessary power, and
now a majority of the executives of var
ious railroads to whom letters were sent,
come out against the plan. Out of thir-
teen replies eight railroad presidents are
opposed to the idea; one rather favors
it, and another is Indifferent. Three
courteously declined to express an opin-
ion
On June the following letter was
sent to the heads of various railroads:
In his recent Indianapolis speech Presi-
dent Roosevelt placed himself on re-
cord as favoring physical valuation of
the railroads. His public utteranceS on
the subject bring it SQuarely before the
people as an issue of vast Importance
and of national interest. The railroad
side of the question should be heard be-
fore such valuation is undertaken.
Il, Do you favor valuation by the
government, and why?
% If such valuation is made, what
should be its basis-physical or CONNER
cial?
80 What in your Judgment, would be
the effect upon the railroad Industry"
The response showed the following
railroad officials opposed to the plan: E.
P. Ripley, Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe; S. NJ. FELTON,, Chicago and Alton;
Stuyvesant Fish, recently president
Illinois Central and now director Mis-
souri, Pacific; j. T. Harahan. Illinois
Central; F. D. Underwood, Erie; How
ard Elliot, Northern Pacific; F. A. De-
Iano, Wabash; L. E. Johnson, Norfolk
and Western. The one railroad presi-
dent who favored the idea is A. ]. Earl
ing of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul.
The following decline to express their
views: Edward H. Hartman, Union
Pacific; W. H. Newman, New York
Central; W. H. Truesdale, Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. President
Roosevelt in his Indianapolis address,
said that while a physical valuation of
railroad properties would not be SUI
ficient measurement of rate, and woul
be mo panacea," at the same time he
felt that such valuation will be ulti-
mately needed as an essential instru-
ment in administrative supervision.
The chief magistrate advocated the
idea, on that ground and, indeed, sug-
gesteds that congress- pave the 'way.ssa
The railroad 'exectrtive5 who adisap-
prove of the plan say that valuation
of physical properties is. not correct
basis for ratemaking, and they point
out that earning power and good will
are great or even greater factors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
STEEL PASSENGER CARS.
Enormous Plant to Manufacture Them
Planned for Calumet.


Chicago, June 1S.-That the Calu-
featuring center was made apparent
yesterday when President Burlington
of the Illinois Steel company admitted
that the American Car and Foundry
company, with headquarters in ST.
considered the largest concern of its
kind in the United States, had pur-
chased 10 acres of land near Clark
station, Indiana, and would at once
begin the construction of what is des-
tined to be one of the best plants in
the country for the production of steel
cars. The plant eventually will cost
between 100000 and $1O,OO0,OOO
and will employ 5000 men. 1t will
be located on section 80, which is
north of Clark station and northwest
of the Gary Land company's first sub
division. 1t will be equipped specially
for the manufacture of steel passen-
ger cars, which railroad men are con-
WINGED soon will replace the inf1am-
mable wooden cars now in use.
The new plant will be one of the
first in the world equipped for the
manufacture of steel passenger
coaches. The capacity of the plant will
be 100 to 125 finished cars a day, or
10000 completed cars a year. One of
the special advantages of the location
is the proximity to Gary, where there
will be abundant supply of the raw
material, and it is said this and the
great railway and waterway advan-
tages of the Calumet region were the
reasons why the plant was located as
described above.
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property of those whom he had drawn
about him, he would have made an
other thrilling chapter for The Jungle
REALLY it does seem to me that on
the whole Mr.. Sinclair has done no
better than the rest of US. AS mat
ter of fact neither of us has done any
too WELL We should soften our hearts
toward each other-socialists and in
dividualists. Let Mr.. Sinclair think
kindly of US as we try to regulate the
beef trust. Let us think kindly of him
if he undertakes Helicon hall again
and hope with all our hearts that he
will succeed this time. But really he
and his friends should show that they
have the efficiency, the knowledge and
the unselfishn less to take care of life
and property before they think they
can manage the beef business"
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cupy it with a stock of jewelry.
]. E. Brodmarkle contemplates the
be occupied by him with a stock of
hardware.
Several others are talking of building
If the material can be had; In co; con :,
wouldn't it be good idea for some
person to step in and open up good
cement plant, and others to investigate
and see if there isn't big money in
making and burning brick in Lee
banon.
The waterworks problem is so far
completed that the standpipe was filled
with water, but not in time to- prevent
the recent destructive conflagration.
A big real estate transaction is the
sale of 81 acres of land adjoining Lee
bancn, owned by DR.. J. B. Dykes, for
500 an acre. This is an indication that
Smith county lands are a good invest
ment.
Chas Isom. one of the FORMER ffnan-
ciers of Bellaire, has moved to Lebanon
and purchased a half interest in our
milling plant, and will erect a resi-
dence this summer at a cost of about
$4,000. This shows that Mr.. IsOm knows
a wide-awake place when he sees it,
and is not afraid to invest some of his
About $4,000 has been expended
in going into the ground here in Le-
banon for either oil and gas. So far
neither has been discovered at a depth
ing the hot weather, but will start up
again later on.
Ex-member of the legislature, L.
NJ. Linton, of Smith county, is so sure
that the coming vehicle for Smith
and adjoining counties is the auto
mobile and he has received his first
installment of a carload, which cost
him $161.O0 freight.
The two banks in Lebanon have ag-
gregate deposits of over 100000.
The business of the E. T. Derge Mer-
camille company for 1906 aggregated
$4,000.
Lebanons big fruit raiser, ]. E.
Housel who has raised thousands CT
dollars worth of cherries, peaches and
apples for several years in succession
will not raise enough of either fruit
this year to make a pie.
In the business houses, throughout
the residence part of the town. her
school and churches, and her cement
walks. the people of Lebanon show
a lively interest. 1t is the second
town in Smith county in population
and commercial interests, while her
live stock shipments are far in the
lead of any other. Politically the
town is well known, for it is the home
of two defeated candidates, Col J. A
Wright. who wanted to be lieutenant
governor, and Dr. J. B. Dykes, who as
pired to defeat Congressman Reeder.
They We're on the wrong tickets 1t
has a happy population of pushing
enterprising people, who will not take
a back seat for any town. There are
not SO many real estate offices in
Lebanon as there are in some towns
and her people look on this as in
dicating a more willing spirit that the
LebanoniteS are satisfied with their
town. The place will continue to
grow because there is push in her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
NEBRASKA FREIGHT RATES. :
Law Reducing Them VIII Be Fought
in the Courts.

Lincoln, Neb., June 18.-Nebraska
lines will not submit to a Is per cent
reduction in freight rates without a
struggle. In the preliminary lineup
three big railroad companies are on
one side and the state railway COM
mission on the other, the latter backed
by the executive machinery of the
state and what it claims is 80 per cent
of the voting population. The con-
f1ict itself will open the first week in
July or possibly before.
The Union Pacific and Rock Island
roads took the initiative in the con-
fict The Burlington. through it's at
torneys. announced its acquiescence in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18

ISOLATION: L. G. Jennings, secretary.
Anthony; August 60.
Harvey County Agricultural society:
]. C. Mack, secretary, Newton; Sep
TENDER 24-27.
Jefferson County Fair association:
Frank Leach, secretary, Oskaloosa.
Linn County Fair association: p. 8.
Thorne, secretary, Mound City; Oc-
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-
chanical Fair association: Geo. r.
Reynolds. secretary, Paola; October
Mitchell County Agricultural asso-
citation: Ira N. Tice, secretary. Beioit;
October 2-5.
Montgomery county-Coffeyvill
Fair and Park association: A. B. Hol-
Ioway. secretary, Coffeyville; August
Nemaha County Fair association:
Chas H. Herold, secretary, Seneca;
September lib.
Neosho county-Chanute Fair and
Improvement association: A. E. Tim.
pan, secretary, Chanute; August 20-24.
Ness County Agricultural associa-
City; September lib.
Ness county-Utica Fair and Agri-
cultural association: X. Z. webster
jr., secretary, Utica.
Norton County Agricultural assoc
citation: NJ. F. Clarity, secretary, Nor
ton; August 27-30.
Usage County Fair association: F. E.
Burke, secretary. Burlingame; Sep
TENDER 3-6.
Reno county-Central Kansas Fair
association: A. L. Sponsler, secretary.
Hutchinson; September 1921.
Republic County Agricultural asso-
a. r SECRETARY
Vile; September 1913.
Stock association: F. L. Goodson, sec
rotary, Sterling; September 1914.
Rocks County Fair-At Stockton,
Riley County Agricultural Society
Aug. 20 to %. w. B. Craig( secretary.
Saline County Agricultural, Horti-
cultural and Mechanical association:
B. B. Stimmel jr., secretary. Salina;
Sept. 2427.
Shawnee county-Kansas EXPOSE
ton company: r. T. Kreipe, secretary,
Topeka; September 9-14.
Sheridan County Agricultural asso-
citation: Miles Gray, secretary, Hoxie;
September 3-6.
Smith County Fair association: H.
c. Smith. secretary, Smith Center;
August 1923.
STAFFORD County Fair association:
G. w. Grandy, secretary, st. John;
August $3.50.
Wilson county-Fredonia Agricul-
turaI association: v. L. Poison, secre-
tary, Fredonia; August So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
Upton Sinclair Criticised.

1.-THE Interpreter says of Upton
Sinclair in the June American Maya
zine:
ct am wondering If the burning up
of Mr.. Upton Sinclair's Utopia will not
soften bit the hard feeling that pug
nacious socialist has about the rest of
us. If I am correctly informed the
fire at Helicon hall was caused by
defective gas pipes; that is. Mr.. Sim
clair and his f1fty-f1ve picked socialist
friends had not given proper attention
to a fundamental matter in household
ing. Not only that, they were crowd
ed into a structure exposed to fires
as the shoddiest summer hotel-and
there were no fire escapes! Because of
their failure to attend to these neces-
stiles one man was killed. several in
jured, fifty-five were made homeless,
the entire property of some was de-
stroyed, and all lost more than they
could well afford. I can't help be-
lieving that If Mr.. Sinclair in his re-
searches on the beef trust had found
that it had ever crowded f1fty-five of
its employees together in house at the
Chicago stock yards and had been as
negligent of their lives and property
as Mr.. Sinclair was of the lives and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
Clutch Tears"

"It is a great wonder to me-" said
an old chemist, why more boys do
not take up chemical experiments as
an amusement. Why, 1 can do things
with the common materials of every
day life which really seem to be more
magical to the uninitiated than any
of the wonders that are ordinarily
performed by magicians on the pub
lie stage Some of them are so simple
that by carrying them out at a parlor
entertainment a bright boy could
achieve the reputation of a magician.
Now, there are those curious little
bubbles of glass, known variously as
Prince Rupert's drops and as Dutch
tears Apparently they are little
globules of glass with elongated tails,
made by heating a small glass rod in
a flame and allowing the molten drops
to fall into water. After they have
cooled you may pound the thick part
with a hammer or mallet yet you can
not break them. On the other hand,
if you break a little piece off their
tails, or touch any part of them with
a quartz crystal. they will disappear in
to the surrounding atmosphere quicker
than snow will melt on a hot fire. To
the person who doesn't know how this
has happened the performance is so
astonishing as to seem uncanny."-
London Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
OUT IN LEBANON.
Glimpse of This Progressive
Little City.
BraVeIy Recovering From Re-
cent Disaster by Fire.
BUILD BETTER HOUSES
Burned District Will Be Covered
With Fine Buildings.
Work of Regeneration Com
pleted by 1908.
BUILD BETTER HOUSES

Lebanon, Kan, June 1S.-The pro-
gressive spirit of the people of this
town which has been one of her great
characteristics ever since the completion
of the Rock Island road to Lebanon
is seen on every hand.
The great fire of May 13, last, which
destroyed IA business buildings will in
nowise check the spirit of her people.
They have gone to work with energy
to replace the burned wooden buildings
with brick and stone business blocks
And the city council Immediately pass
ed fire ordinance prohibiting the erec-
ton of other than stone cement and
brick buildings in the business district
Before the close of 1907 the burned
district will be almost rebuilt with
more substantial and larger buildings
Strange as it may seem, only one bust
ness man of all those burned out has
quit Lebanon
The new business block which the
Drs. John b and Henry A. Dykes are
rebuilding will be so feet front and 50
basement, VIII be cut into two business
buildings on the ground floor to be
occupied by the First National bank
and Adams Bros general store The
entire upstairs will be used by the
Dykes for their office and a hospital
The building will cost not far from SIS
GOO, and be one of the best in this sec
ton of the state. Pressed brick will he
used. together with iron front and plate
glass windows. The hospital will be an
elaborate one, these doctors having
built up an extensive practice from
near and far.
Work is also progressing on the block
of w s Arbuthnot, which will be two
story above the basement 25xsO feet
and Will cost about $4,000. 1t will be
occupied by Mr.. Arbuthnot for his drug
store, which will be one of the most
attractive and rp-to-date drug stores
with tile floor, in this part of the state
r. H. Skillin will put up the fourth
building, the same size, to be occupied
by him for his furniture store
r. a. Nichols viii rebuild and oc-
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the stand of the Union Pacific, that its
action with reference to 2-cent fares
will be contingent on the effect on its
revenues, but that it will test in court
the maximum rate measure as soon as
the law goes into effect.
The Rock Island announces that it
will resist both freight and passenger
laws alike, as being confiscatory, nom
compensatory and depriving it of
property without due process under
the constitution of the United States.
1t was remarked as significant that
the protest of the other roads followed
Immediately the announcement of the
Northwestern that it had decided to
comply with the 2-cent fare law of all
states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
Neck Broken While wrestling.

Junction. City, Kan. June 49,
Monday evening just before the gar
rison prisoners were returned to the
guard house, two of the prisoners,
James Force and Blaney Devine, both
OF battery D, Sixth regiment of field
artillery, had an impromptu wrestling
match that resulted in Devine's neck
being broken. He died instantly. The
scuff1e was a good natured one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
LEROY KRAMER PROMOTED.
Is Now Superintendent of Frisco's
Kansas Division.

st. Louis, June 18.-W. C. Nixon,
vice president and general manager of
the Frisco has announced that Leroy
Kramer, assistant to the second vice
president, will be appointed superin-
tendent of the Kansas division, head
quarters at Neodesha, Kan, vice H. F.
Clark, who will be transferred 70 the
southwestern division, headquarters at
Sapulpa, I. T., to succeed r. V. Miller,
resigned.
The position of superintendent on
the Red River division to fill the va
cancy made by J. w. Walton, leaving
to accept the position of superinten-
dent of transportation of the Missouri;-
Kansas and Texas, has not been filled
Mr.. Kramer will enter upon his new
duties at once. The news of his pro-
motion will be received with eminen
satisfaction in railroad circles gener-
ally. For several years he has been
connected with the Frisco operating
department and he is regarded as a
strong man in the southwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-18
Drowned in the KaN.

Kansas City, Kan, June 1S.-While
bathing in the Kaw river, about 200
yards south of the Kansas avenue
bridge yesterday, Solomon Neville, 81
years old, stepped into a hole and was
drowned. 1t has been found that
Neville had become entangled in a
hnat hla
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IIght Wheat Oron.

Erie. Kan, June 1S-Although the
recent rains have improved the pros
poets, the wheat crop here will be
remarkably light one. Fields that last
year yielded large crops are this year
estimated at 10 to Is bushels to the acre,
and hundreds of acres have already
been plowed under.