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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-28

The death of the late Charles Ell
lott Perkins, who for half a century
was connected with the Burlington
railroad, rising with the road from
obscurity to great prominence, from
a clerkship in the Office of the as
s1stant treasurer to the presidency Of
{ the system, brings to the attention CT
the public, men who have spent many
years in the service of the great rail-
road that has been such a factor in
the building up of the west.
Perhaps the oldest man in railroad
service In this city is w. B. Arm
strong, whose career in the freight
and traffic department of railroad life
covers hal century, and will
of which time with the exception Of
about four years has been spent in
this city. He came here at time
when much that is now considered an
uque, was then unkonwn
Station Agent.
Beginning his career in railroad
circles as freight and passenger agent
at Croton, a small station in Lee
county, with the Keokuk, Fit. Dss
Mofnes and Minnesota railroad, he
drifted along with that road and was
soon in a similar position at Bentons,
port This was in the spring of 1860
and in September 1861 Mr.. Armstrong
came to Ottumwa as agent for the
same road and continued as such fer
eleven years. This road is now part
of the Rock Island system.
During the long service of Mr.
Armstrong with the railroads he has
kept many souvenirs, one of which
is the first way bill ever made out OH
the Keokuk, FIT. Des Moines and Min.
nesota railroad which was issued in
the fall Of 1860 at Croton, and an
other in general order issued from
the Office of the assistant general
superintendent and general freight
agent at Burlington, for the Burling.
ton and Missouri River Railroad
company
General Order.
The order reads as follows:
Burlington Iowa, November 1, 1872.
ME-. w. B. Armstrong has been ar.
pointed general agent at Ottumwa for
his company, vice June A. VENT, t.,
take effect this date. Mr.. Armstrong
is authorized to countersign trip
passes. Signed by William B
Strong, assistant general superin-
tendent. Approved by c. E. Perkins,
general superintendent
Mr.. Armstrong; employment with
the company began with this order
and has continued ever since
January l, 1878, the name of the road
was changed to Chicago Burlington
& Quincy Railroad company, and Mr.
Armstrong continued as general agent
until the building of the present union
depot when he continued as freight
agent while the passenger de
partment was attended to by his son
the late William Armstrong.
Now Commercial Agent.
In June 1908, the position of com
mercial agent was created, due to the
enormous growth of the freight bust
ness in this city on the Burlington
and Mr.. Armstrong was assigned tc
this position in which he has con
tinued to serve with Headquarters 3;
the union depot
Il have seen considerable alteration
and changes in the railroad business
In my forty-seven years of service,
said Mr.. Armstrong, ''and although
am now rs years of age | am able
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
NEW KATY SHOPS.
Now Running at Full Blast i
Parsons

Parsons. Kan, July 1.-THE new
Katy machine shops in this CITY cost
ing. one. million and a half of dollars
were formally opened today. Few
people in Parsons realize the maeni-
tude and Importance of these shops.
They are modern and completely IN
to date, nd it is safe to assert that few
people in the city realize the effect
these immense shops will have in
concentrating the great interests of the
Katy in this city. Probably no rail-
road city in the west can Law claim
to greater shops, the largest building
Of the group being nearly 900 feet in
length.
The finest machinery that is in use
in any railroad shops in the land have
been installed in these new shops and
are still being installed, as it Will be
some time TO come before all the
work of putting machinery in oIace
will have been completed. t. in
terror of these shop buildings give the
spectator a better conception of the
size and importance than an outside
view.
During the past week the gas has
been turned on under the immense
boilers and matters in relation there
to have been gradually adjusted. Sun
day the final inspection was made.
and this morning force of machtnists
went to work for the first time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
RAILROAD 1ABoRERs SCARCE.
Burlington Has Trouble in Finding
Men to Work on Western Lines.

Kansas City. July lie. L. Chester,
an employment agent for the Burling-
ton, from Sheridan, Wyo., left Kansas
City for Omaha last night, after hav-
ing spent several days here in the at
tempt to get men to work on the road
in the far west He came with the in
tent1on of sending back $50 laborers,
but after working personally in all
the districts of the city where such
men would be likely to be found, he
gave up, after having gotten only
twenty-five. These he sent out Sun
day.
Mr.. Sheridan has charge of all the
employees of the road in his district
he came here with the intention of
getting not only laborers but telegraph
operators, station agents, section fore
men and men for almost all classes
of employment.
They are simply not to be had
he said before he left. tLaborers were
never so scarce as they are now. All
the available ones have gone to the
Kansas wheat fields. We pay top
wages, furnish the men transportation
and treat them as we'll as they could
possibly be treated anywhere they
could work. The climate is ideal. We
have $50 fair days a year, but we
can't get the men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17

Louis. The old rate. between Topeka
and Chicago was $1,000 which is re-
duced to $11.0O under the new rate
schedule.
These reduced rates are brought
about by the recent legislation for
two cent fares which has been en-
acted in several states. 1t was thought
at first that the railroads would fail to
recognize the two cent rate in through
traffic but the new tariff schedules
which have just been issued take the
two cent rate into consideration.
The effect of the readjustment of
"a ties between Topeka and Chicago will
be a reduction between Topeka and
the Atlantic coast. The new tariff
sheets are being prepared which will
take into consideration the reductions
coast to coast.
The Santa Fe is not alone in the re-
duction of their rates. According to
the agreement of the passenger as
ISOLATION all roads will bring about a
reduction in their through traffic
which will recognize the two cent
fare rates in the various states. The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. the
Chicago &. Alton, the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific and the Wabash
have all advised their agents west of
the roads will put their new tariff
schedules into effect Friday
These rates are quoted from the
principal stations along the different
routes but rates in proportion will be
made from all intermediate points.
Following are some of the reduc-
lions as issued by the Santa Fe:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
HIS NAME IS TAYLOR.
\ New Mayor for san Francisco Has
Been Chosen.

San Francisco, July 17.-Edward
r. Taylor, physician and lawyer, dean
of the Hastings Law college and OF the
University of California, has been
elected mayor of San Francisco, and
by the open 5aNowai= of the bribery
graft prosecution, 5tf1e 50 called reign
of the big stick" came to an end.
DR.. Taylor was. the third man to
whom the election was offered by
Rudolph Spreckels and District At
torney William H. Langdon. HIS Sc
lection came as a complete surprise to
the city, for at no time in the past
weeks of daily guessing was his name
by anyone mentioned. outside of the
secret councils of the district attorney
and his half dozen assistants. Mr..
Taylor is between so ana % years OF
age. -
the Associated Press the following
statement:
eve feel that San Francisco is to be
congratulated upon having a public
servant of the character and standing
of DR.. Edward r. Taylor. A resident
of San Francisco for forty-f1ve years,
his heart is in the city's future and
the high services that he can and will
render the stricken city, Will, L trust
be fully appreciated by grateful peo-
rle. ,
DIR Taylor is in no sense a poll
tician. but is a man of great learning
and fine executive and administrative
ability. coupled with unquestioned in
tegrity and unselfish devotion to the
pubic welfare
f.The wide authority that has tenn
porarily lodged in the district attor-
news office will now be restricted
within the bounds prescribed by law,
and the raordinary functions here
tofore directed from this department
will to our great satisfaction, have
come to an end.
"Dr Taylor has now assumed the
direction of the city's affairs and the
district attorney will conf1ne his duties
to the prosecution of public crime
Mayor Eugene Schnitz. who was
recently convicted Of extortion, Is yet
a factor to be reckoned with in the
solving of the municipal problem. He
APPOINTED Samuel Sawyer, member
of the typogra phical union, super
visor to succeed Charles Boxton, who
resigned to be appointed temporary
mayor by the graft prosecution IL Is
announced that Mayor Schm!tz Will
apooint successors to the remaining
fifteen supervisors who will be forced
by the district attorney to resign. me
CITY will then have two governments,
one headed by Mayor Taylor, the other
by Mayor Schnitz. who claims that he
is not incapacitated until after the
court of last resort has confirmed his
conviction. It is held by the prosecu-
ton that the conviction of Mayor
Schmitz in the trial court incapaci-
tated him from further holding office
and on that theory 1t has chosen Mayor
Taylor.
Police Chief Oman announces that
ne will recognize no one but Schmitz
as mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
NEW TWO, CENT FARE MOVE.
Question of Jurisdiction Now in Fed
eraI Supreme Court.

Kansas City, July 17.-An order
from Judge Smith Mcpherson of the
federal court, giving the railroads per-
mission to file an amendment to their
bill of complaint in the tWo-cent fare
litigation was filed this morning with
the clerk of the United States circuit
court. The application for temper
ary injunction against Herbert S.
Hadley, attorney general of Missouri,
restraining from prosecuting the suit
in the state courts that he had insti-
tuted against the railroads, was con-
tinued until the expiration of the
ninety days. previously ordered unless
the court should call an earlier hear
ing.
This legal step was taken in order
to settle the controversy over juris-
diction The railroads have held that
the suit should, be taken before the
federal court, but Mr. Hadley contend
ed that the state courts have Jurisdic-
ton. The amendment that the rail-
roads have just been given leave to file
to the bill of, complaint will take the
question of jurisdiction to the United
States supreme court for final settle
a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
Mrs. c. r. Kinder Asks for $4,000
for the Killing of Her Husband.

Fort Scott July 17.-Through her
counsel. j. L. Caldwell, Mrs. c. r.
Kinder has filed suit in the district
court of this county asking for $10,-
600 damages for the death of her late
husband, a switchman who was en-
ployed by the Frisco. A. A. Ande rson,
the general contractor and builder for
the Frisco, who designed and built the
Frisco roundhouse, is the defendant in
this case. That the road is not made
party to the defense in the claims is
something rather out of the ordinary.
The petition alleges that the con-
tractor, A. A. Anderson caused to be
built near the new Frisco roundhouse
what is known in railroad construction
work. a dead man" which caused the
death of the plaintiffs husband. A
dead man" performs similar func-
ton a guy rope on circus tents, and
Kinder, a F'ricso switchman, was rid
ing on freight car near the dead
man" when he was caught between
the extensions of the continuance and
the car, and mashed in such a manner
that he died within a few hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
MISSOURI PACIFIC CHANGE.
A. C. Brewer Now Division Engineer
at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, July IA. C.
Brewer has been appointed to the po-
sttion of division engineer of the
Wichita division of the Missouri Pa
cific railway, with headquarters in
this city. Mr.. Brewer succeeds Mr.
E. c. WEIGH, formerly division en-
gineer of this division, who was trans
ferred to a similar position with the
Iron Mountain Railroad company. at
DeSoto, Mo.
Mr.. Brewer is thoroughly expert
enced division engineer and capable
off managing the maintenance of way
department of this division. He was
formerly division engineer of the Jop-
lin division of the Missouri Pacific.
Prior TO going to- Joplin Mr.. Brewer
was associated with the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. He later railroad
ed in New Mexico. From New Mexico
he went to st. Louis.
The Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany has experienced considerable
difficulty in securing a man to take
Mr.. Welchs position. Mr.. WEIGH
left for DeSoto about three weeks ago,
during which time the Wichita divis-
ion has been without a division en-
gineer. @s*'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
WAS IN PANAMA.
Kansas Woman Returns From
an ISthmuS Visit.
Thinks the Country There Is
Not So Disagreeable.
PUSHING THE CANAL.
Are Taking Out l 900, 900 Cubic
Yards of Dirt Monthly.
The Ordinary Working Hours
to 4 and l to ) O'clock.

Wichita, July 17.-Mrs. S. NJ. Whit
eel, who has just spent six months on
the Isthmus of Panama. is in Wichita
visiting her sor. Frank r. Whitzel.
Mrs. Whitzel left Panama on July
and is on her way home to Law
renee. Kan. She arrived on the
isthmus on the sixth day of last De-
cember at the beginning of the dry
season. In speaking of her visit she
said:
THE first impression the visitor re-
ceives is the great amount of work
accomplished. OF course 1 arrived at
the end of the wet season which is
a favorable time to see the iSthmuS
but work on the canal does not stop
during the wet season though as
much is not accomplished as during
the drv season. The progress of the
work from day to day is not so notice.
able, but when I left 1 could see great
changes which had taken place dur
ing my visit One million cubic yards
of dirt is being excavated every month
now.
perfect as a well organized sanitary
corps can make it. Col. Gorgas whom
everybody in the canal district worships
and who is at the head of the sanitary
corps, practically banished yellow fever
and malaria from the country. During
the three months just preceding my visit
not an American died as a result of
disease Temporary hospitals are scat
tered around throughout the isthmus
and there are two extensive hospitals;
one at Colon and one a Ancon Hill. The
one at Ancon Hill is said to be one of
the most excellently equipped hospitals
in the world. If any employee is taken
sick he is taken care of by the govern
meDt absolutely free of charge and
when he becomes convalesccnt he is
sent to Taboga Island, about $50 miles
out in the Pacific, which is their health
resort None but convalescents is
taken here.
The ordinary working hours are
from to IL and from 1 to although
some of the common laborers work 10
hours a day. The common laborers
are made up of West Indians Italians
and Spaniards This class is not neg
1ected at all and great care of the san
itary conditions around their houses
IS taken.
ut seems to me that the govern
ment does everything that any gov
eminent could do to make the en-
ployes satisfied, but Of course there is
some dissatisfaction as there always is
wherever a group of people are to-
gether. Some of them realize how
badly the government needs to keen
its employees satisfied and so attempt
to take advantage of those in charge"
Mrs. Whitzel was on the isthmus
visiting her brother. w. d. Mabry,
who is making a digest of the laws of
Panama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
New Interstate Rates An
nOunced by Western Roads.
Two Cent Fare in Traffic Be-
tween States.
IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY
~.
Will Reduce Fares Considerably
for Long Journeys.
Other Items Of Interest to
Railway People.
Other

Notice has been sent out to all the
agents of the Santa Fe system by the
passenger department which an
nounces the long talked of change in
interstate rates over the Santa Fe.
According to the notices which have
been sent out the new rates will be-
como effective Friday. -s
The tariffs which have been sent out
quote quite a reduction in the rates
between Topeka and Chicago and ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
1T WAS A sTANDOFF.
Topeka Eagles and Mayetta Team
Each Took a Game.

Mayetta, Kan, July 1.-THE May
eta team and the Topeka Eagles play
ed a double header here. The Eagles
took the first game, to 4. and May
eta the second by a score of IL to 1.
Batteries, first game - Eagles,
Groom and Lesline; Mayetta, Sawalk
and Stewart. Second game. Ores
back, Smith and Lesline; Rose and
Stewart. The feature of the games
were the two sensational one-handed
catches by Mayetta's second baseman,
Negousot. The largest attendance
that was ever at game at Mayetta.
I'm pires-Smith and Jacobson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17

Paola, Kan, July 1.-THE ghost failed
to walk after the c. t. Burch circus
performance here and the employees and
performers quit. The management
claims that Kansas lost them $50, 900 in
four weeks because everyone was busy
in harvest fields. The property of the
Burch company will be held here until
the stockholders are heard from.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
WORKS Hand ar Acc 81 on

Girard, July IA. G. Little of Girard
is the Oldest newspaper solicitor in
Kansas. He was born nearly go years
ago. He has the best of health and
spends the greater part of his time in
soliciting subscriptions for eastern pub
LEGATIONS, and he gets 'em too He has
one of the finest gardens in Girard,
doing all the garden work himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
TO PETITION GOVERNOR HooH.
Parents of o. c. Finch of Garden City
Want His Release From lansing.

Garden City. Kan, July IA petition
for the release on parole of o. c. Finch
who is serving a term for murder is
being prepared for presentation to Gov
ernor Hoch by his parents and friends.
Young Finch shot and killed the pro-
prietor of the Ash Park hotel three years
ago. The defense was an accidental
killing by the unintentional discharge of
his gun, but he was sent to Lansing
King Bros ice plant is ready for bus
mess with a capacity of sixty tons per
day.
City man. now of Pueblo has returned
to enter business here again.
B. A. French. with DiclSerson &, Co.
has been appointed Santa Fe watch in-
spector at Syracuse, effective August /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
lightning Kills Horses.

lola, Kan, July 17-Lightning struck
in the pasture of ]. E. Nigh, at his
farm five miles south of this city dur
ing the electrical storm. killing a fine
young horse and badly injuring anoth-
er for Mr.. Nigh. and killing a fine
brood mare for J. S. Turner and in
juring her colt that was running by her
side.
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Odd Fellows at SaIina.

Salina. Kan, July 1.-THE Grand
Order of odd Fellows of Kansas and
the woman's order, met here Tues
day in annual session. In join session
Mayor D. w. Hills welcomed the 1875
delegates and was responded to by
Grand Secretary P. H. Bassitt of Che
topa- Letta Carson of Topeka, dis
trtct recorder of the Household of
Ruth, responded on behalf of the
ladies. A feature of the meeting will
be street parade Thursday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
Poisoned From a Scratch

Wichita, Kan, July Nm. c. Arm
strong of Oxford, is at the Wichita
hospital in critical condition from
slight injury to one of his hands. 1t
is thought the hand will have to be
amputated and possibly the entire arm.
A few days ago while fixing a buggy,
Mr. Armstrong scratched his little
finger on an iron. but as the wound
was insignificant, he paid no attention
to it at the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
AT THE GARDEN CITY HEARING
Judge Helm VIII Represent Sedg-
wick County Interests

Wichita. Kan. July 17.-Judge A.
E. Helm has gone to Garden City,
where he will represent the South
western Kansas Farmers and Bust
ness Mems league in a suit against the
railroads which will be heard next
Thursday. The association, which is
representative of some of the COM
mercial and business bodies of south
western Kansas, charges the roads
with discrimination in rates on soft
coal from Trinidad, Col, to points in
western Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
CHAUTAUQUA A SUCCESS.
Champ Clark, Senator Curtis and
Richmond HobsOn to Salina.>

Salina, July 17.-Thursday will be
a big day at the Chautauqua. Champ
Clark, the Missouri congressman, will
speak and Abilene and the Salina
bankers will play ball.
The Salina Chautauqua is being at
tended by crowds and is very success
full. Senator Curtis speaks Friday af-
ternoon and Hobson of Spanish war
fame Saturday afternoon.
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Caught in a Whirlinp Cylinder.

Wichita. Kan. July 17.-William Mof-
fett a mechanic in the employ of the
Rumley Threshing Machine company,
was badly injured here Tuesday by be
Ing caught in the broken end of CYL
Under pulley of a threshing separator.
that was revolving at the rate of LOO
revolutions minute. The spoke
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
A Splendid Wheat Yield.

Emporia, July 1.-THE Gazette says:
A A Allen, who lives near Plymouth.
probably has the blue ribbon wheat of
Lyon county. He thrashed 480 bushels
of wheat from twelve acres of ground,
which makes a yield of forty bushels to
the acre. Stanley Sedgwick is also
thinking of listing his wheat crop
among the prize winners. He thrashed
sixty acres that yielded twenty-eight
bushels to the acre.
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Is Deranged nv Grief

Concordia, Kan, July 17.-Mr. War
rem. the Detroit, Mich, travelling man,
through whose mistake little Irene
Gaynor OF this city was killed at Man
kato Sunday. has become mentallv de-
ranged through grief and has been ta-
ken home by friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
WICHITA JOINTS RUNNING.
A Raid by the Police Is Made and
Liquor Captured.

IIquUT OdpIIIEe1I.
Wichita, Kan, July 17.-Ed Gould's
refreshment stand at 800 East Douglas
avenue was raided by police and a
quantity of liquors found and confisca-
ted.
Gould formerly operated a saloon,
but since the present administrati ton
took charge he has been running a re-
puted 2 per cent joint. officers have
visited the place several times, it is
said as it was believed that something
stronger than 2 per cent was being sold.
There was one full case of pint bot
ties of whisky, one case OF hall plnts,
one case in which there were three
quart bottles, one two gallon jug filled
with whisky and one empty demiJohn
which had contained whisky.
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are 500 students in the Beloit high
school Miss Guild is now in Chicago
university studying for her degree of
Master of Arts. She is a sister of Geo.
A. Guild. president of the Sabetha Ma
tional bank and a cousin of "A. K.
Knowles of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
Death of John Strand

Junction City, Kan, July 17.-Johr
Strand, aged II years, died here Tues
day. He was born in Norway, and haC
lived here since 1863
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
HAS 700 ACRES OF WHEAT.
A Harper County Farmer VIII Harvest
5000 Bushels

John Lydick had in nearly 700 acres
of wheat, and passed over about 100
acres, too poor to cut. The balance
will go from to % bushels per acre.
He will have a total crop of probably
seven or eight thousand bushels. The
has been unable to get men at % cents