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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

Of Of The Dons Polly 'Hoaeymoon CongeTzaiion5 &c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
THEY ENJOYED STUBS.
The Lawrence Man Made a Hit at Old
Settlers Reunion.

Jewell City, Aug. 10.-Old Settlers
day August Sth was the biggest event
in its history with the largest crowd
ever in attendance, estimated at H.
600 persons. All the attractions made
good. The two balloon ascensions
were o. k, and Lionel Legare with his
spiral tower performances was consid-
cred as daring as successful. The mu-
sic was provided by the Mankato and
Burr Oak bands. The most important
speeches were by Lieutenant o. G..
Palmer, just from the PHILIPPINES,
who was an early settler a this place,
and w. r. Stubs of Lawrence, the
orator of the day. Mr.. Stubs talked
two hours and a half so Interestingly
that his audience did not notice the
time occupied His theme was the
popular issues of the day from a gov
ernmental standpoint.
The ball games attracted several
thousand people. The matched games
between Burr Oak VS.. Formoso, $50
purse, winner. Burr Oak to 1. Smith
Center VS.. Jewell. $50 purse, winner;
Smith Center 3 to 2. Contest between
winners for SIS purse, Smith Center
winning 10 to 2. The day closed with
concerts, fireworks and Legare's dar-
ing feat on the spiral tower. So large
has the Old Settlers event grown that
it has large numbers in attendance
from neighbOring counties. Mayor
e. d. Fisher. ]. w. Berry and all citi-
zens, particularly the business men,
deserve compliments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
TRUST PROSECUTIONS.
Official Utterances Made by Acting
Attorney General.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Concerning
frequent requests of the department of
justice for information as to prosecu-
lions of alleged trusts and railroads.
Acting Attorney General Russell today
said: 'I am daily answering inquiries
which indicate that all kinds of I'M
founded rumors are af1oat concerning
Investigations and intended antitrust
suits and prosecutions by this depart
ment. Fortunately, or unfortunately
the department is quite unable to do
one-tenth as much work as 1t is sup
posed to be doing.
IT understand that some of these ru-
mors have been caused by Judge Ian
dis fine, and the troubles between the
railroads and the states in Michigan,
Alabama and elsewhere, particularly
over state laws reducing rates. So far
as the fine is concerned, it may have
operated to convince investors that
such part of their dividends as come
from rebating and other illegal prac-
tees will be less certain in the future.
AS for the state railroad rates and con-
troversies, possibly some dividends have
been swelled by exorbitant local rates.
Ny own view is that whether a lower
rate will lessen dividends or increase
them by increasing travel and ship
ments is chiefly a matter of expert
nent. I presume it was upon being
convinced of this that some of the rail-
roads abandoned their preliminary in
junction of state law and authority as
of doubtful legality, even if a perman-
ent injunction shall be properly upheld
upon full proof and after some little
time for experiment.
"It will doubtless be the policy OF
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View Normal Training Building for PittsburI

merous buildings designed by State
Architect John F. Stanton, and the
people of Pittsburg will certainly
hvae cause to be proud of the massive
structure when completed. Mr..
Stanton says of the building:
cit is one of the most complete and
perfectly arranged manual training
buildings in the west" And Mr..
Stanton ought to know, because he
devoted much study to the manual
training building proposition before
he undertook the work of drafting
plans for the Pittsburg building.
the building was s15O.O0O This did
not include the cost of the land.
which was purchased with a special
appropriation of $4,000. Of the
building will take $97.213: the light
ing, plumbing and heating will re-
quire $4,000 more. and the remain
der. about $4,000, will be used for
equipment.
1t is planned to build the building
of Pittsburg vitrif1ed brick. with buff
brick and terra Gotta trimmings. The
total length of the building is PA
feet. and the average width is so feet.
1t will be the equivalent of four stor-
les in height. and must be completed
ready for occupancy by September l,
1908.
On the basement floor will be
gymnasium 40 by As feet. shower
for boys; a forge room, foundry, ma
chine shop. pattern making room,
sheet metal room, laundry four
class rooms, two kindergarten rooms
and numerous smaller rooms.
On the first floor are the carpentry
wood turning and wood carving
rooms and offices.
The second floor will have the au-
ditorium, seating 1900, sewing
rooms, girls rest room. exhibition
rooms. and model kitchens
This auditorium will extend
through to the top Of the building
and will therefore take portion OF
the third floor space. In addition the
third floor will contain the chemical
laboratories, lecture rooms, natural
history rooms and society rooms
The work of erecting the building
has already commenced, and will
continue for an entire year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
FINDS SOME BURIED COIN.
King1uan Man Climbing Out of the
River Unearths Old Money.

OAAA 1SAOACS.
Kingman. Kan, Aug. 1O-A fiji of
| buried money has been made near here
by Silas Frye. He was coming out of
the Minnesota river after a bath under
the willows on the north bank, and in
climbing up he caught hold of a root
that was projecting out into the river.
The root was evidently somewhat d.
cayed, for when he pulled on it it
gave way and let Mr.. Frye back into
the river. In arising to make another
attempt to get out. judge if you can
can of his surprise to discover that
when he pulled the root loose 1t bl ought
lot of dirt and sand with it, and
mingled Herewith was a lot of E1ver
coin, which had evidently been byied
there number of years, or if not bur
led there had been lost or left there
purposely by some one years ago. 1t
must have been there a long time for
a good sized tree had grown over 1t
and this had died and the trunk of it
had been washed away by the high wa
tiers at some time. The coin is some
what furnished and corroded by lying
under the ground for so long time,
so that one can merely conjecture as
to the time it has lain there. He was
showing a sample coin or two out of
the lot, and those exhibited were Uni
ted States money, but the date was
so badly obliterated as to make 1t I'M
possible to determine what year 1t YVES
coined. He is very close mouthed over
the amount of the find but says he
won't have to work for a while.
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ON THE TRAFFIC OUTLOOK.
President DeIano of Wabash Sees Ell
cOuraging Prospects.

Chicago. Aug. 10.-F. A. Delano.
president of the Wabash, when dis
GUESSING the prospects of the new traffic
year, said: ...
IT am not feeling particularly blue
over the prospects of the coming year.
do not share with some that there
are signs sufficient to excite particular
alarm, although am free to admit that
see no particular reason for expect
ing any great increase over last years
business. I am inclined to take a con-
sentative view of the situation, not be-
cause of any actual depression that ex-
lists today, but simply for the reason
that there must be let-up some time.
We can not expect to go on increasing
year by year as we have been doing,
and there seems to be a natural dispo-
sition to ease up some now.
"Still, 1t must be remembered that
there are a million and a half more
people in the United States than there
were at this time last year. The new
corners are scattered over a wide terri
tory, so that there are few sections that
will not derive some benefits from the
influx. Many of those people have be-
come producers. They have all become
consumers, so that from their coming
alone there should be a considerable In
crease in the couutrys traf11c as g
whole. The general business of the
country appears to be active, and, So
far as yet has appeared, there has been,
no decrease in the volume OF general.
merchandise moving"
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TO ENFORCE RATE LAW.
There Promises to Be General Activity
Along This Line in Missouri.

Jefferson City, Mo. Aug. 1o--One
of the provisions of the maximum rate
freight law enacted at the recent ses-
sion of the legislature makes 1t q mis-
demeanor for any officer of any rail-
road company to fix a charge In ex-,
cess of the rate fixed in the law. Next:
week, it is learned here today, suits
will be instituted In several sections OF.
the state, through the prosecuting at
torneys to enforce the penalty clause
of the maximum rate law, which. it IL
alleged, is being violated.
Whether the Injunction, which is
still pending in the federal courts to.
prevent the putting ito effect of the
law of 1906, will act as an estoppeli
upon the proceedings now under con-
temptation is only to be determined
when they are actually brought. This
course, 1t is understood. is adopted the
more speedily to bring about testing
the constitutionality of the act of 1907.
UnQuestionably much litigation Will
result. Just what companies will be
made the object of these suits. or
where they will be brought. no one
here in authority will say today, but
that this step will be taken is not to be
doubted.
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ton and objects, its executive committee
being composed of men from at least
four different church organizations and
nobody knows how many brands Of poll
tics are there represented.
The association owns Lincoln park,
between Cawker City and Downs, Kan,
and each stakeholder who owns five or
more shares of a par value of $40 each
is given a lease good during the life OF
lect in the park which has not already
been chosen. H. ua-- ee-r
The Lincoln Park Chautauqua associ-
alton is composed of about 100 stock
holders, living in various towns and
counties of northern and northwestern
Kansas, and it's board of directors num-
bers 81 men from Is different towns. Its
capital stock is $4,000. and it is not or
ganized for profit.
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swITCHSIEN MAY STRIKE.
Those on the Denver & Rio Grande
Are Threatening Trouble.

Denver, Aug. 10.-A general strike
of all the switchmen on the Denver &
Rio Grande between Denver and Salt
Lake is possible in the near future.
The general grievance committee of
the trainmen on the road are in the
city and held two meetings yesterday.
The committee has not yet decided
whether or not it will make a demand
of two cents an hour increase upon
the road at this time or not. But what
ever decision is reached there will be
no meeting between the representa-
tives of the men and the railroad until
next week, owing to the absence from
the city of w. s. Martin, assistant gem
eral manager of the road. 1t is gem
orally believed that II the demand Is
made the road will grant it, and in that
case the Colorado & Southern will
probably grant the demands of the
strikers. In the meantime the Colo
RADIO & Southern situation remains un-
changed except for the claims of the
company that 1t is constantly putting
on more men and getting back to q
normal condition
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DODGE CITY REUNION.
Uncle Joe Cannon the Guest of Honor
and Speaker Today.

Dodge City, Kan. Aug. 10-Thfs is
known as Illinois day, the greatest of
the reunion. Great preparations
have been made for the reception of
Uncle Joe Cannon, who speaks this
afternoon at the grove.
The largest parade ever gotten to-
gether here will escort the speaker to
the reunion. It will consist of the ma
tives of Illinois, especial escort to the
distinguished visitor, Grand Army
comrade, veterans, fraternal societies,
the city officials, the city fire depart
ment, citizens, decorated vehicles, and
the Dodge City military band, which
will head the procession. The COM
nittee of arrangements has offered a
prize of $40 for the handsomest dec
Grated vehicle Addresses were de-
livered yesterday by General R. A
Campbell, department commander,
G. A r., General Patrick H. Coney,
past department commander, United
States Senators Long and William
Warner.
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MUsKoGEE RED SOBER.
The King of Tramp Printers Surprises
His Horton Friends.

Muskogee Red blew into Horton for
his annual visit last Thursday Red
is today king of all the tramp printers,
and his reputation is extensive over all
the territory west of the Mississippi
river. Red, although he never com
mitted a real crime in his life, boasts
that he has registered on the walls
of more jails than any living being IN
the United States. 1t was always on
the same old charge-plain drunk.
But strange to say Red drove into
Horton sober this trip and left the
next day in the same condition.
He performed another act while in
Horton that will go down in the an
nails of history as one of the great
miracles. He slept in a real bed, but
SAYS he will never do 1t again. Hav-
ing the price, after working a day in
the Commercial office, he went to the
Rock Island hotel and paid for a bed
and breakfast. When shown to his
room he said he didn't know whether
TO put his head or feet on the pillow.
Being accustomed to sleeping on a
newspaper spread on box car floor
he thought he would drown when he
struck a soft mattress. Nature could
not stand for such a severe change in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
AN ACRE Ar a TRIP.
Traction Engine and Gang Plows Pre-
pare Wheat Ground Quickly.

Traction Engine and Gang PIOWs Pre-
pare Wheat Ground Quickly.
Fred Clarke's big traction engine and
gang plows have got into action prepar-
ing the ground for fall seeding on his
farm north of Winfield. John Heffner,
the manager of the farm, started the
work in a field of 100 acres. whole
quarter section. The engine draws eigh-
teen disc plows, each breaking foot
wide. SO that the machine stlrs and pull
verizes a strip eighteen feet wide at
every strip across the half mile of field.
This is a little over an acre of ground
at each trip Though the earth is lit
tle hard from the dry, hot weather of
the past week the discs work it up in
good shape. and it will seed nicely. Four
days work will finish the f1eld.-Dexter
DISPATCH
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A. H. Cru1ne Expires Suddenly.

Soldier, Kan, Aug. 1O.-The vener-
able A H Crume died suddenly here
FRIDAY He was 20 years old, and had
been in a feeble condition for several
months In the morning he complaint
ed of a pain, and took dose of pain
killer. In half an hour he was dead.
Mr.. Crume was one of Jackson coun-
tvs early settlers.
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this department to aid in the speedy
determination of all the questions in
volved in the railroad rate controversy
by the supreme court, and in that high
tribunal the rights of all will be safe
and soon settled. When the department
shall have continued a while longer en-
forcing laws against rebating and re-
straints and monopolies of trade, the
result can not fail to be a sounder and
less tainted prosperity"
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The Woman Was a Man.

Sabetha, Kan, Aug. 10.-The
school board of district 81, in this vic
unity, held a meeting for the purpose
of voting to employ woman school
teacher. The motion carried without
a dissenting vote. The board was well
pleased with a written application
from Cecil Without of Centralia, and
the applicant was engaged. But the
school board was astonished when the
school teacher arrived to learn they
had employed a young man. He was
retained, however
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An Epidemic of Distemper

lola, Kan, Aug. 1O.-Dr. J. F. Jani-
son, the veterinary, says that there is
a great deal of distemper among the
horses in the community. While num-
there has not, as yet, been a death.
In Woodson county there have been
several deaths from the disease re-
nOrted.
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one night and in order TO sleep he
finally extracted a copy of the Appeal
to Reason from his pocket. spread it
he decorated it with his form was
having sweet dreams about the pleas
ures he experienced when a member
of the Topeka Salvation army.
Next day Red walked to Hiawatha
looking for new potatoes and roasting
ears. He had plenty of Matches
Horton Commercial
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Death of Joseph Powell.

Emporia, Kan. Aug. 10.-Joseph
Powell, one of Lyon county's early set
tiers is dead. He has lived in Emporia
since 1874. He came from Ohio and
served during the war in the Thirty
fourth Ohio infantry. Last January
he and his wife celebrated their fifty
fifth wedding anniversary.
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rangements for a rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip, to Smith
Center and return during the fair, Aug
ust 20-21-22-23 tickets good for return
ing after the fair. This rate Is good
on the Rock Island for rs miles either
side of Smith Center. This rate will
enable the people to come and enjoy
four days. The best horses in the
state. will be here to compete for the
pIIrOOses
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POTATO PROFITS.
Raisers of KaW Valley Tubers
Have Big Harvest.
The Yield Is Larger Than
Usual This Season.
200 BUSHELS PER ACRE
Bring 65 to 20 Cents Aboard
the Freight Cars.
One Farmer Makes Clear Sc, 500
From Ninety Acres.
200 BUSHELS PER ACRE

Lawrence, Kan. Aug. 10.-The
World says:
Potato raisers in the Kaw valley are
reaping a rich harvest this summer.
The yield has been as large or even
larger than the average while the
price has been unprecedentedly high.
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Horse Fatally Injuries Boy.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 10.-Clinton
Phillips. the 6-year-old son of Newton
P. Phillips, was fatally injured by a
horse Friday afternoon while playing
In an alley The boy was several feet
away from the horse when it broke
loose and struck him with its foot.
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NotabIes Pitch Horse Shoes.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 10.-At the
Douglas county picnic Friday there
was a match of horseshoe pitching for
the championship of the gathering.
After a series of games the contest
narrowed down to two teams. ]. L.
Brady, the Lawrence editor, and
Judge C. A. Smart of Ottawa, pitched
against H H. Asher, district clerk,
and NJ A. Gorill The later won two
games out of three. There was a large
attendance.
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Heat Kills Mrs. HUM.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 10.-Mrs.
Julia Hunt died from the heat Friday.
She was walking in her yard when she
expired. Mrs. Hunt has been in i'll
health for some time. She was 81
years old. There were four other heat
prostrations none fatal The tempera-
ture was 100 in the shade.
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fanatic Dies i'm Jail.

Wichita, Kan. Aug. 10.-Lincoln
Sessler of Pratt. Kan. is dead here,
Sessler, who was insane, was brought
to this city from Maize. Kan, this week
and confined in the county jail.
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Rect Measured II Inches.

Miss Birdie Ball brought to the of
flee a large solid beet that was raised
in their garden here in town. The beet
measures good strong II inches in cir
cumference.-Colby Tribune.
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TEXAS STEERS FOR ROPING.
A Carload Has Arrived for the Cattle
mems Picnic.

Kingman, Kan, Aug. 10.-A carload
OF Texas cattle have arrived in King
man and have been unloaded and placed
in a pasture until the cattlemen's pic
mic, when they will be used in the rop-
ing contests. They are a fine bunch
and look as If they had never been
roped or in any manner tanned; being
big, vicious looking fellows and the sort
that affords the very best sport in the
ropfng contests
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New Pittsburg Manual Training
School Is Expensive.
Will Cost State Nearly Two
. Hundred Thousand Dollars.
NOTHING OVERLOOKED
Building as Nearly Perfect
as Possible.
Topeka Contractors Are to Do
the Work.
NOTHING OVERLOOKED
Perfect

Topeka has special interest in
the magnificent new manual training
normal school building to be erected
at Pittsburg. Kan. because the con-
tract has been let to Leeper & Smith,
a Topeka firm of contractors
This building is one of the most
handsome and spacious of all the nu-
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A FORTUNE FROM ENGLAND.
Horton Woman Hears That She Is
Soon to Get 100000.

Horton, Kan, Aug. 1o.-Mrs. K. A.
Bathurst of this city is just in receipt
of intelligence that she is one of the
heirs to a big estate in England and
that her share will be $4,000 It is
said the matter is now all settled and
that the money will be forthcoming
within a month.
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Train Strikes a Mail Driver.

Vinland, Kan, Aug. 10.-While the
northbound passenger train on the
Santa Fe was approaching this place
IF'riday afternoon, it struck the wagon
- the rural mail carrier from Bald
win, killing the horses and in1urfng
the driver. The driver did not see the
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Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 10.-"Josh"
Devore of this city, who was formerly
an outfielder in the Meridian, Miss,
Cotton States league team, has been
sold to the New York Giants for $3.50.
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approaching train, until it was upon
him. He was injured mainly by flying
pieces of broken glass. The wagon
was wrecked.
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that he plowed the field properly. We
believe that this is the whole story.
Don't scratch the ground and expect
to get crops. Plow 1t thoroughly and
If you use the Campbell system the
results will be just so much better
Cimarron JacksOnian.
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AT THE CHAUTAUQUA.
Some Good Ball Games Arranged for
Cawker City Patrons.

Cawker City, Aug. 10.-J. G. McClun
and DIR. K. p. Mason, of Cawker City,
who have charge Of the baseball tourna-
men at Lincoln Park ChautauQua an
nounce the following schedule games,
as arranged up to last Saturday:
Esbon and Hunter, August 49,
Glen Elder and Dentonia August IA.
Ionia and Victor, August Is.
Osborne and Lenora, August 16.
jamestown and Woodston, August II.
Cawker and Harlan, August 10.
In addition to these games for the Lin
coin Park Loving Cup, Burr Oak and
Clyde will play on the afternoon of the
18th, the Glen Elder-Dentonia game be-
ing in the forenoon. 1t is hoped that a
game between two fast teams will be
played on the 21st, also
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TT rs NONsECrARLAN.

Lincoln Park Chautauqua Association
Free From 'Isms.''
Cawker City, Aug. 10.-The Lincoln
Park Chautauqua association is nom
sectarian and nonpolitical- organiza-
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Pillow Deep for Oats.

w. ]. Holiday had a patch of oats
which threshed out 20 bushels per
acre. To those who inquire as to how
it happened that he got such a large
yield considering the season, he says
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Smith County Fair.
Smith Center, Kan, Aug. 10.-The
fair association has just completed ar