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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
DRY FARMING CONGRESS
Planning Great Things for Develop
ment of the West

Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. 21.-The Trans
missouri Dry Farming ongress, which
meets here in February, is plan
ming great things in the conservation
and development of the west.
Governor Brooks of this state, the
ex-president of the congress, and the
present secretary, Fisher Harris. have
been especially active, and to them
much credit is due for the results al
ready obtained.
few years ago so-called dry farm
ing" began to attract attention Many
farmers had been securing splendid re-
suits without irrigation, but there ex-
listed a general belief that such results
were but the result of cleverIy manipu-
lated small tracts. and that no real sig
nificance attached to those isolated in
stances.
Meantime Prof. H. NJ Campbell of
Nebraska had been conducting a series
of experiments along scientific lines
and had succeeded in making tests and
getting crops that proved something
tangible in the way of argument
These results became known to J. P
Pomeroy of Colorado Springs, who
owned several thousand acres OF west
ern Kansas land, and Professor Camp
bell was quickly installed upon an eX
perimental farm at Hill City, Kan.
The demonstrations of the first three
years produced results that fixed the
status of dry farming and forced
the price of unirrigated lands upward
year by year.
Great good followed all this effort,
but in some instances it was found that
immigration agents were rushing
homesteaders upon the arid places re-
gardless of soil conditions.
Colorado enthusiasts who had watch
ed the cactus and sagebrush give way
to waving grain fields also saw the
necessity of organizing an educational
propaganda through which the world
at large might be educated as to the
actual conditions under which So
called dry farming can be made sue
cessful.
A meeting of dry farmers" was call
ed by the governor of Colorado in jan
uary. 1907. and more than 300 accred-
tied delegates. government and state
experts and prominent development
men were present, and the transmits
souri, Dry Farming congress was or
ganized. with Fisher Harris of Salt
Lake City as president.
At the second congress in Salt Lake
last January Governor B. B. Brooks OF
Wyoming was elected president, and
the headquarters for the third con-
gress fixed at Cheyenne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
HE is LOOKING FOR THEM.
Vic Murdoch Wants to Find the Straw
Vote FiendS.

Newton, Nov. 21.-In his speech
last night at the banquet celebrating
the recent election, Victor Murdoch,
congressman from the Eight district,
said: 81 met man in Wichita dur
ing the campaign. a Democrat, who
told me he had polled a train made
up of delegates to the Anti Horse
Thief association at Salina and he
told me they had stood $50 for Bryan
and 200 for Taft. That scared me,
but 1 am hunting for him now He
owes me an apology. 1 met another
man at Wellington who told me that
out of twenty-five voters in the
Santa Fe depot there were twenty
four of them for Bryan. That man
owes me an apology. l met a Demo-
crat in Mcpherson county and he
told me everything there was for
Bryan. I asked him what the trouble
was and he said it was Taft's religion.
1 asked him what was the matter
with Taft's religion and he said:
Why. haven't you heard? Taft is a
vegetarian I am looking for that
man, for he owes me an apology"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
SHOT IN HEAD.
Joe Marshall Meets With Mysterious
Accident.

While hunting on the Shunganunga
creek at Twentieth and Kansas avenue
Joe Marshall. a little 14-year-old BOY Nv
ing with his parents at 1911 Kansas ave-
nue.. received a fractured skull caused ny
a stray bullet from p rifle
1t happened about 2 o'clock. Joe ana
one of his coI.panions had left the boy s
home for little tramp down the creek
with the intention of doing a little target
shooting When the two boys arrived at
the bend near Twentieth street the small
er boy left Marshall with the lntentlon ol
going TO school. Before he left however
he asked Joe to allow him to take sn t,
and he was given PERMISSION, AFTER tHS
shot the little boy left the Marshall lad
IN the woods and he started OF on run
This is the last known of the prelim-
naries to the shooting. Not long aIter
this neighbors heard cry and running 70
the creek bank they saw the Marshaii
screaming with blood running down ms
face and his gun by his side.
A doctor was called at once and the
bone broken by the shot was removed
1t was found that the bullet had entered
just above the eye and had made a bad
believe that the boy has chances for re-
cOverY.
The exact cause of the accident is not
known. Some say that the boy accidental
lv shot himself The doctors believe thls
to be impossible as there were no powder
marks on his face and the effect of such
a close range shot would have killed him
instantly. There was an empty shell IN
the gun but the boy companion had used
this short time before. 1t is generally
cident Several bows were hunting in the
vicinity at the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

The board of control is a move to en-
large the work of the congress, and
so prominent Wyoming men have been
appointed to membership. Already
the board has started out to make the
congress international in character,
and invitations are being sent out to
farm agriculture to send delegations
The board and congress, working to-
gether, have undertaken to issue pub
locations to farmers giving all informa-
ton about scientific farming possible
to assemble; to organize a bureau of
information, publish maps, and, in fact
to carry on a great cooperative school
for farmers and experts during the
next few years.
The third Transmissouri Dry Farm
ing congress will be held in Cheyenne
February 90 "a and 25, 1909, and LOCO
delegates are expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
ALUMNI GAME ARRANGED.
Kansas Missouri Veterans Will Battle
at Kansas City, November %.

Kansas City, Nov. 21.-Battle SCARED
veterans of many a Tiger-Jayhawker
Thanksgiving fight will clash at Asso-
citation park the Saturday after
Thanksgiving. Warriors of the eos
men who played when the game was
full Of gore, when the ambulance corps
carried stretchers instead of camphor
bottles-will meet in one more Kansas
Missouri football game.
A few days ago the Kansas City
alumni of the University of Kansas
appointed DR.. John H OutIand, the ex-
Kansas, ex-Pennsylvania star, to chal-
lenge the alumni of the University of
Missouri to an alumni football game
The Missourians yesterday accepted the
challenge. The proceeds of the game
will go to charity.
Every former Kansas Missouri
football player who is physically and
financially able to get to Kansas City
on Thanksgiving day is at the ringside
when the annual game starts. There
are always enough veterans here to
make up four or five alumni teams
from each university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

ed forger to the amount of over a mil
lion and quarter dollars. He has at
tanned this money in such a way as to
make him one of the worst class of
criminals, for he operated among his
friends, who had trusted him fmplic-
lily.
Mr.. Van Vlissingen's property has
already been attached and an endeav-
or will be made to secure all available
assets in order to pay off, as far as
possible, the embezzlem This will
leave the wife and son in practically a
pennilesG condition, with the head of
the household serving time in the pen
itentiary. No sympathy whatever is
extended to the forger, but all hearts
go out to the pathetic case of the in
nocent suffering for the guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
Missouri
would Enlarge the Bridges

The war department in its report of
the work necessary to be done here to
prevent floods from the Kaw contains
quite a little list of improvements.
among them being the addition of three
arches to the MeIan bridge, two at the
north end and one at the south; three
additional spans to the Santa F'e and
two to the Rock Island and one to the
Sardou avenue bridge. Besides these
precautions. levies must be built on
both sides of the river and Soldier creek
div6ted into Indian creek Only a
million dollars. more or less, will be
required for this work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
PATHETIC SIDE FORGERY CASE.
Peter Van Vlissengen's Wife and Son
Are Left PennilesS.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 21.-One of the
most pathetic sides of the Peter Van
Vlissingen forgery case is the sudden
shock and change which has come to
the wife and son. For years they have
lived in luxury and been given every
pleasure that they might desire. A
beautiful home, automobiles. social
standing a loving father and husband.
All this is changed. Today the hus-
band and father is a self-acknowledg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
AUTOMOBILES.

Just one year in Chicago. This is a very
flatter ourselves that there is no automo-
bile house in the west widely and
favorably known. Our efforts to please
and satisfy our customers have been ap
preciated and our business today is the
largest and most successful in the entire
west
Just look at the following Anyone can
The new 1909 Dolson. 40 h. D., 4 cyl.
selective transmission. shaft drive car
with choice equipment, fully guaranteed
and built to sell at $500. While the sup
ply holds out, only 81, 400 We can show
you in actual figures that this car cost
the factory $1,000 to build Such values
cannot be duplicated anywhere in the
world.
Then the Oueen-we>are closing out the
balance of these high-grade, new. cyl.
touring cars and roadsters. They list at
81. $50 Take your choice for 81. 100
Next offer the well-known Lindsay
high-wheel. 2 CYL. auto buggy. absolutely
new and sold everywhere for $500. for $3.50
But don't forget our secondhand depart
ment. Two hundred and fifty standard
high-grade automobiles at your own fig
$1,000 Every car in good running order
and properly overhauled.
We have lust received our new list from
the printers. 10 full pages of automobiles
described in detail. Let us send you one.
1t is a revelation.
TIMES SQUARE AUTOMOBILE CO..
1ss2-13s4 MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
NORTH & SOUTH ROAD REVIVED
Latest Story of Its Resurrection Comes
From Wichita.

Wichita, Nov. 21.-The best news
Wichita has received for some time
comes from an authentic source that
Mr. fremont Hill has now completed,
without doubt, arrangements for fl
nancing the Yankton, Wichita & Gulf
railroad.
Plans are already under way for be-
ginning work on a large scale by next
spring. 1t is also a matter for congrat-
ulation. as far as Wichita is concerned,
that the work will start at Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
He Sold Wood Alcohol.

Because the druggist made a mistake
and gave her husband bottle of wood
alcohol instead of a bottle of grain alct~
hol- which he drank and which killed
him. Mrs. Lily Campbell recovered a judg-
ment for $500 against Chase Brown,
Neosho county druggist. in the Neosho
county district court. She sued for $10.-
600 Brown appealed the case to the SUI
preme court today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
roR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALES rooms pantry, bath room.
cement cellar. large front and 1 PACK
porch. east front. 1 block from LoWman
car line Part payment plan. See owner.
Leaving city I107 woodward ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
IoLA,s FEDERAL BUILDING.
Contract for Constructor Let to Wich.
ita Firm.

lola, Nov. 21-Bids for the construc-
ton of the lola federal postoffice build
ing were opened in Washington at the
treasury department last Monday.
There were seven bidders for the work.
the lowest one being that of Deter &
Wenzel Construction company, OF
Wichita who offered to construct the
building for $50, $50. While this was the
lowest bid there were other bids almost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
CHuCOPODY.

~~-~-~~-N|N-~~~N-~N@~-~-~1
Corns. Bunions and lngrown Nails sue
cessfully treated. National Turkish Baths
Both phones 1Oo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

DELIVERER and collector, Catholic,
either sex, familiar with Catholic settle
mentsNS75O0 monthly. No experience or
capital required NATIONAL, Lakeside
Building. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
pHYs1c1ANs ANr suKeEoNs.

SCS~|~.o~@~--->- = - y |5I,si,,Iai
and surgeon. diseases Of women an
children. Office. room Z. over Snow drus
store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

WANTED-Man to dig ditch to drain eel
lar. 1130 Brooks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
FTRRIER.

THE ONLY one practical furrler In state
of Kansas. John Petrzilek. 121 E 1th 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
FOR EXCHANGE.

TOR EXCHANGE-Land in western
Kansas for farm near Topeka and resi-
dence in city. Kline. 401 Fillmore st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
CIDER.

WANTED you to order your cider from
Washburr's cider works. Ind 2S15 Black
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
RENTAL LIST

RENTAL LIST
Several modern office rooms, for rent.
Between 5th and Sth on Kansas ave.
Flats. rooms suite. IS and $3.50
Two large store rooms. S11.5O each.
Two modern living rooms on avenue
Modern office rooms in new Crawford
office block heat, light. elevator and jan
itor service free See us for terms
One modern 10 room house. West side.
One modern room flat close in, West
side.
Modern room flats. close in.
Three room modern houses. West side.
One modern room cottage, West side
Modern room house, West side.
Three room houses. East side
One store room between 4th and 5th on
Kansas avenue.
Money to loan on Real Estate; Collect
Rents Fire and Tornado and Automobile
Insurance written at lowest rates.
Call inquire of
w. c. STEPHENSON & CO.,
REAL ESTATE. LOANS & INSURANCE
600 KANSAS AVE
Phones: Ind. 654. Bell 145O. Topeka, Kan
FOR RENT-Furnished six rooms, mod
ern cottage. 1921 Tyler.
FOR RENT-A new modern room house
close in, West side. Ind. 2oS7-blue.
FOR RENTS room house. gas, barn.
good location Ind. phone 1891 Red
FOR RENT
room house. 122y N. Central ave. $40.
6 room house and barn, lila N. Van
Buren,. SO
All in good condition. Gas for heat.
A. P. WILSON. AIS Kan. ave. Ind. 1894.
FOR RENT-white- cottage. 4s4 Clay St.
5 rooms. hall and bath. large floored
attic. Apply 4S5 TAYLOR.
FOR RENT.
313 Leland St, rooms, gas well......$7
1872 West 18th St, room, modern
cottage, new ..-.................-..... is
124 N. Branner St, room house,. u
1868 Garfield ave, 6 room house,. 20
1872 Mulvane ST., 6 room cottage. 20 .
$40 Tyler ST., 3 rooms, modern. II. 80
904 West St, rooms and bath. "a
4th and Van Buren, St.............-.... 20
WILSON & NEISWANGER.
Phones s4s. Mulvane Bldg.
FOR RENT-strictly modern room
house. 300 Clay. Both phones 617.
FOR RENT-6 room house. 1913 Lake; city
water and gas: either phone .61:-
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FOR RENT-Front office rooms in suite
of or suites of and rooms. Fine
location and all modern convenience. Rent
reasonable. Inquire at Ills Topeka ave-
Ind. tel 2294 Blue.
FOR RENT.
Choice office room in Mulvane Bldg.
'-''O' WILSON & NEIswANGER:
Phones 94S Mulvane Bldg.
FOR RENT-Good barn at 500 w. Sth. $3.50
per month. Bell 2311.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

WANTED-Good reliable experienced gro
Gerry deliveryman. Address A. B., Journal.
WANTED-At once rs laborers, 18th and
Buchanan. J. H. Maxwell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

PERSONS to introduce our Diamonds "a
daily Sample Ring Free. ZAIRA, 4
Wells ST., Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

A POSITION of $25 a week is open to the
man who learns to write advertisements.
Prospectus sent free. Page-Davis School,
II Wabash ave. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

WANTED-Man to do upholstering; other
work 4O1 Fillmore st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

AND REPAIRING WORKS
FOR
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

This IS the only dry cleaning hoitss
in this city. Ladies' and gentle
mems clothing cleaned like new.
I've us a call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

WANTED-Young man with some kncwI-
edge of bookkeeping for position of trust
at Topeka: $3.50 cash investment neces-
sary; unquestioned references required
and furnished; salary $1,000 yearly and
commission extra. Address Manufactur-
ers 2010 n. w. Ave, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
wANTED-AGENTs.


AGENTS-You can know about the profits
made SUPPLYING. perfumes 10 IaRnllles-
Address Leffler & Co.. st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
wANTED-FEMArE HELP.

WANTED-Reliable washwoman.
Van Buren, st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

WANTED-A white nurse girl. 1873 Green
wood ave Phones: Bell 1854. Ind. 7S7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

WANTED-A girl for general house work
Inquire at Ills Madison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

$50 A MONTH $50 expense allowance at
start. to put out merchandise and gro
can Home Supply Co., Desk 16, Chicago,
Ill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-20
J. A. WALKER & CO.
ENLARGING YARDS
COAL FIRM MAKING EXTENSIONS
AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR
LARGER SUPPLY.

John A. Walker & Co, are making
valuable improvements to their coal
yards on South Garden street, by max
ing extensions and taking in more
ground which will enable them to put
about fifty more car loads OF coal on
the yard. Miss Aunie Walker, the
head of the firm, says that they pro-
pose to buy coal during the summer
and store it on the yards so to avoid
any possible scarcity of coal during
the winter months, and further 10
avoid the high prices of coal mined
in the winter as much as possible.
The company will have coal bins
enough when this new annex is COM
pleted to store away about $4,000
worth of coal bought at the cheap
summer prices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-20
MACH|NERY'S
is AGAIN HEARD
INDUSTRIES OF COLUMBIA HAVE
RESUMED OPERATIONS AZ
TER TEMPORARY LULL.
ACTIVE IN The BUILDING Line
New Lumber Company To Begin
Operations Soon On
Largo Scale.

The wheels of industry are again
moving with vim in Columbia. AT
ter about three months of practical
idleness the Vaughn Manufacturing
Company resumed operations this
week, and is running full time with
the same large force of hands they
ass before the raric, and the hum
of machinery sound good to the ears
cf the passers by. The company has
a number of houses u2der contract for
erection and the prospects are that
there will be more building done this
spring than last.
The Riverside Planning Mills only
shut down for short time during the
panic, and this shut down was not of
serious nature as there were necessary
repairs that had to be made on the
engines and mill machinery, and the
owners took advantage of the lull in
business and got their mill In first
class { II 7 IN Roy Afford, the head
Of the bal ag de"2. inert of the mill,
has a number of houses under way Of
construction and is working large
force Of men.
Columbia from an Industrial stand
point, Is looking up wonderfully and
this spring promises fair to be one OF
the most active in a building way
than any for several years.
Soon the new lumber, coal and feed
company organized few weeks since.
will be operating a saw mill at the ola
pump factory on the railroad, which
will give work to at least twenty-five
hands and a number of other indus
tries are talked of being started.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-20
TRAGIC DEATH OF
ROBT. MAXWELL
STRUCK BY FLYING MACHINERY
At sAw-MILL AND ALMOST
INSTANTLY KILLED.
SKULL CRUSHED BY CANT HOOK
One of The Proprietors Of Mill
Also Has Very Narrow
Escape.

Robert Maxwell, a well-known and
weIl-thought-of young man of the Nc
Gains neighborhood. met tragic and
untimely death Thursday afternoon at
the saw mill OF Matthews & Morgan, a
few miles from his home.
Mr.. Maxwell had gone to the mill
on business and. was standing near the
machinery with Mr.. Matthews, one
of the proprietors. He~had his hand
on. Mr.. Matthews shoulder and were
standing back Of him and to one side.
The. two were. talking Of the tragedy
at Carriers. Greek in which Joe M.
Foster lost his life and were speaking
in praise of Mr. Foster. who was well
known In the neighborhood.
The mill carriage had been .emptied
and was returning for another load.
In. some way the cant hook on the
carriage had become loosened and had
slipped from its place. This hook
caught in the saw which was whirling
at IeFTlnc TdI6. NC AOOA W."
going through the air with the
speed of a cannon ball. 1t passed
within an inch or two of Mr.. Mat
thews' head and struck Mr.. Maxwell
In the forehead, crushing all the front
OF his skull. It was thought at first
he had been killed instantly, but he
revived somewhat and lived about
three hours, though he never regained
consciousness.
The deceased was a son Of the late
Dave Maxwell and has large family
connection in the Bigbyville and Nc
Gains neighborhoods. He was about
thirty-five years of age and was not
married, but lived with his widowed
mother. Several brothers and sisters
survive him. He was industrious and
upright. and was held in high esteem
BY all who knew him, and his death
was a sad blow to the community.
The funeral and interment were at
McCains this afternoon at o'clock,
services being conducted by Rev. Ash
ford.