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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-10
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS

John G. Rice of Caldwell is a can.
didate for nomination on the Demo.
cratic ticket for governor, but the
question is being asked, (Which
Democratic ticket?"
Col. Hamer of Fremont county Is
still trying to get it settled as to
whether or not he is to be a candi-
date for congress. His own county
is an unknown quantity in regard
to the matter.
There Is much speculation as to
whether Col. Brady is tying up with
Hamer or French for Congress but
that is all bosh. Mr.. Brady said In his
announcement that not one word of
suggestion will come from him direct
ly or indirectly os to the personnel of
the ticket, we'll knowing that the Re-
publican party is eminently fitted to
name the ticket. Now, gentlemen,
Will you take your eggs over, or
straight up?"
Now that the Populists have named
rom Watson for the presidency, Will
liam j. Bryan is aware that he is no
longer able to bring the clans to-
Rether. Indeed there is a division
even among his own party, and the
gulf seems to be starting over a trif-
ling circumstance-leaving Bryan
out of the list of those who are to re-
spond to toasts at the Jefferson Day
banquet in New York Monday. Bryan
prepared his address anyway, and in
formed them what his subject would
be. Then his friends started in to
give rival banquet in the same
at the same hour and have
Bryan speak, but Mr.. Bryan is no
"piker" and would not join the in
surgents.
Governor Hughes of New York was
consulted recently as to the person.
mel of the delegates to be selected to
nominate the president and he de-
clind to make any choice between in
dividuals, but left 1t entirely to the
party.
Taft Is very much in evidence In
Ill the figures concerning delegates
Ia the national convention, and there
& strong probability that he will
,e nominated on the first ballot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-10
MEMBER EASTERN IDAHO PRESS CLUE
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+ 1. 1. I. + 1. /. 1. !. !. + 1. i. i. + !. /
+ From now until the conven- i
+ ton we shall analyze the Re- i
+ publicans who are seeking i
!. nominations, and tell what we i
i. think of their fitness for posi- i
+ lions sought. II the press will i
+ conscientiously prosecute this i
\ plan throughout the state, we i.
\ shall have officials to be proud +
+ of. Editors hold the key to the i.
i. situation If they will but use 1t +
+ for public good. i
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-10

phabetical lists the names consecu-
lively numbered, of the voters and
when for any cause any of the Off
GERS of the election deem it best,
the place of residence of any voter
shall be placed opposite his name
upon said lists. No person shall dur
ing any calendar year vote at the
primary election of more than one
political party.
Section 8. At the close of the
election it is the duty of the judges
to count the ballots and report the
same to the chairman, who shall
then publicly announce the result
and those persons receiving the
highest number of votes, to the num-
Der of delegates allowed, shall be
declared elected, and tie votes or re-
suits must be settled by lot. When
1t is determined who are elected del
egates they shall be furnished with
proper credentials, certifying to their
election, which shall be signed by
the chairman and countersigned by
the clerks The officers of election
must then in the presence of any
qualified voters present carefully
wrap into a package, which must be
sealed, the ballots, the lists of voters
and the written minutes, which must
include a statement showing the
number of votes cast for each candi-
date for election as delegate and de-
liver same to the chairman who shall
cause such package to be duly deliv-
cred to the convention to which the
delegates are accredited.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-10

The editor of the Capital News
wants to know If the Democrats of
the state can be inundated II they
are we'll informed they will be timid
about tying to the Capital News
Elk.
To lick an editor there is about as
much honor in as to be dog peter
or town.-McCammon. Banner.
Yes, especially some editors.-Mail.
Especially If you just lick one side
of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
JAIL FOR THIS BRIDEGROOM.
And Bride Wept From Humiliation
He Was JOintiSt

Pittsburg. Nov. 21.-Mrs. R. R.
Karney of Crowburg, a bride of three
months, is suffering the humiliation
of seeing her newly wed husband
serve a Jail sentence at Girard.
The husband was convicted of con-
tempt of court in connection with
some of the liquor cases in district
court at Girard last week, was fined
500 and costs and given 80 days in
Jail. Until Mrs. Karneys marriage
last August she made her home in
Pittsburg.
In the Pittsburg division of the dis
trict court Judge Fuller overruled a
motion fer a new trial made by o. T.
Boaz, the attorney in the case
Karney was convicted of contempt
of court sometime in October. After
the motion for a new trial had been
overruled Judge Fuller ordered the
defendant brought in SO he could be
sentenced. The contempt proceedings
arose out of an injunction action filed
by Assistant Attorney General George
H. Stuessi against the defendant in
CrOweburg Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

candle lighted he smelt gas. He real
lied that an explosion was at hand,
and with wonderful presence of mind
he prepared for it by shutting his
mouth and eyes. Just as he squeezed
his lips tightly he found himself going
out through the mouth of the well and
into the open air. He landed on solid
ground, and that is what saved his
life.
The wonder is why. after the ex-
ploding gas shot him out of the well,
he did not fall into it again. If he had,
ne would undoubtedly have been in
stantly killed in the fall of more than
10 feet. Instead he landed on the rim
of the well, and he was mighty glad
of it.
Mr.. Ellis did not have any too much
hair on his head, anyway, but what he
had was burnt off in the explosion.
His eyebrows are gone, too, but he
is glad that he did not fare any worse.
He is pretty badly burned, but his con-
dition is in no way alarming.
Near the well in question some gaso-
line, it is said, was stored. 1t leaked
into the well and formed a gas there.
After the explosion Mr.. Ellis was
sent home to Wichita and his injuries
were dressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
Stomach Gases
and Torpid LIvers
Give Way Before the Peculiar
Purifying Power of Stuart's
Charcoal Lozenges.
A Trial Package Sent Free.

The foul gases eff the stomach and
the torpid action of the liver are easy
victims for charcoal to overcome.
This great natural cleaner and abb
sorbent will most certainly be relished
by a system afflicted with gaseous or
sluggish tendencies.
Charcoal has long been known as a
great absorbent of gas. A painful of
filled with foul odors and decay. Its
absorbing ratio is one hundred times
greater than its own volume.
The ancients gave charcoal for
many human ills successfully. The
North American Indians used it for
snake bite. poison from eating wild
herbes and cured what they called
stomach bad medicine" with it.
Willow charcoal ceems to be the
best product for human use, and no
doubt the peculiar curative property
of the willow is represented in a
chemical quality in its charcoal
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are pure
willow and sweet honey blended by
tremendous power and compression
into a very palatable 1ozenge. Two
or three lozenges eaten after meals
will prevent the process of digestion
from producing noxious gases They
will vivify a lazy liver and aid every
organ which is most likely to be over
come through it's contact with i'm
puTfties.
They cleanse the stomach and intes-
tines, bring purity and sweetness out
of fermentation and decay and aid
digestion by allaying gas, They will
aid you and your stomach. The
beneficial effects are made evident
after each meal when you use char
coal as Stuart prepares it. To allay
gas at night they are excellent and
one arises in the morning without
that terrible nauseating bad breath
which destroys appetite and renders
one miserable
All druggists sell Stuart's Charcoal
Lozenges, price twenty-five cents, or
send US your name and address and
we will send you trial package by
mail free. Address F. A Stuart Co.,
200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21

should such a merger be planned by the
management of the northern road, as
its actions and policies would lead them
to believe had been, it would only be
natural for the officials to deny the
story to save their plans from being
frustrated by interruptions money
kings.
The question arises with financiers as
to how territory traversed would be
effected by the merger. The northern
and western country would have an
outlet to the gulf while the gulf coun-
try would have the same to Chicago.
All traffic, however, would necessarily
go through Kansas City.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
operates and controls 1881 miles of
lines, while the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway operates and controls
3,072 miles. With the 1900 miles of
lines now under construction to the
coast from the western terminus of the
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul a mer-
Der of the two immense systems into
one would make II, 453 miles of tracks
which would be owned. operated and
controlled by one system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
A STRANGE STORY
Of Crash pper'S Leg in
Wichita Mans Eye.
Victim Was Driving Auto at
High Rate Of Speed.
MAY LOSE EYESIGHP.
Doctors Unable to Extract Leg
From Eyeball.
Man LIS Suffering Intense Pain
From Odd Accident.
MAY LOSE EYESIGHT.

Wichita, Nov. elbow would you
like to have the end of a grasshopper's
leg sticking in your eyeban?
This is the condition in which ]. M.
Simmons of Manchester, Okla, finds
himself. Mr.. Simmons arrived in
Wichita yesterday and is taking treat
ment of DR.. Dorsey Although nearly
blind now and with a portion of the
leg of grasshopper still in his eye,
Mr.. Dorsey thinks that he may be able
to save the eye for Mr.. Simmons.
Mr.. Simmons was driving through
the country near Manchester in an au-
tomobile a few days ago. He was go
ing at a good speed and when a grass
hopper flew up it struck his eye and
stuck there, a leg having been imbed-
ded in the eyeball.
Ever since the occurrence Mr.. Sim
mons has suffered night and day and
has been able to get but few hours
sleep
The case is said to be one of the
most remarkable known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
Famous Hostelry VIII Be Re-
sp,endent in Few Days.
The Work of Renovation Is
Nearly Completed.
THE SLEEPING ROOMS.
Fiji y of Them Have Been gu D.
ped With Bath.
Dining Room Also NeWy Fur
niShed and Decorated.

The repairs which have been going
on for the past two months at the
Copeland hotel are about completed
and within a few days but little of the
old hosiery excepting the exterior
will remain by which it can be iden-
titled. Ten thousand dollars and per-
haps more will have been expended
on the interior of the building and
new furnishings before the improve
ments are completed.
Every room in the old hostelry
which has been so closely Identified
with the political history of the state
has been repapered and repainted.
The halls have been treated in the
same manner and dozens of changes
made which will add to the attrac-
tiveness and comfort of the hotel.
The dining room has been refiniSh-
ed and refurnished, every bit of the
silverWare and glassware and china
are of the vintage of 1908 and no fin
er will be seen in public house in
Topeka this winter. The big parlors
fronting on Kansas avenue have been
divided into suites of sleeping rooms
and rest room on the second floor
has been made back of this location
by deepening the hall by adding the
space occupied by small sleeping
room.
Fifty of the best rooms in the house
have been furnished with private bath
rooms, ana another OF the ShOrtcOm-
ings of the old Copeland overcome.
There is not a nook or corner in the
hotel which has escaped the eye of
the new manager while overhauling
the structure, even the office which
was rebuilt but a year or so ago, has
been so changed that it presents an
appearance of newness welcomed
alike to the old and new patrons of
the place.
Colonel Copeland Gordon, the vet
eran hotel man of the state, will be
at the head of affairs as owner and
proprietor, while the active manage
ment will fall to George H. Lawrence.
The new manager is we'll known to
Kansas patrons of hotels, having for
the past four years managed the
Hamilton hotel in Wichita. Prior to
that time he managed the Planters
hotel at Leavenworth.
Colonel Gordon is too we'll known
to need AN extensive Introduction,
having been in the hotel business in
Topeka for the greater part of the last
half century and having built two of
the finest hotels in the city. There
will be a naturalnesS about the Cope
land this winter which will add charm
to the old hosiery as the members of
the legislature gather about its halls
to discuss the making and unmaking
OF state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
b. OF l.. e. ADJoURNs.
Myer Hurley, of Argentine, Is Re
elected Chairman of Committee.

Myor Hurley, OF ArSenIlIAes Is Nc
elected Chairman of Committee.
The annual session of the executive
committee of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, which has been
in session in Topeka for the past ten
days, adjourned last night. Nothing
OF general interest happened at the
meeting, it merely being an annual af-
fair, in which the individual griev-
ances of members of the order are
passed upon. The committee met with
the officials of the operating depart
ment of the Santa Fe and the pres
ent relations between the officials and
engineers will be maintained. The fol-
lowing officers of the order were elect
ed: Myer Hurley, Argentine, chair
man; T. B. Bowen, Las Vegas, alter
nate chairman; J. H. Freligh, Fort
Madison, secretary and treasurer; A.
c. Andrews, FIT. Madison, alternate
secretary and treasurer. Fifteen en-
gineers in addition to those elected to
office were in attendance, as follows:
w. r. McAfee, Chicago; A. c. An
drews, Fort Madison; Charles Her.
rick, Argentine; G. H. Wilson, Cha
mute; Amos Beeler, Topeka; E. G.
Ward, Emporia. J. K. Ramsey, New
ton; w T. Ready, La Junta; J. Cow
ley. Denver; T. B. Bowen, Las Vegas;
Jefferson Roberts, Albuquerque; G. H.
Hilton, Amarillo; o. n. Carpenter,
Wellington, T. Roach, Arkansas City;
and s. U. Alsop, Ration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
RAILROAD NEWS,
Will Milwaukee System Absorb
the Katy.
Plans Are Rum0red to Be Well
Under Way.
TOTAL OF 12,453 MILES
Would BE Represented by the
Combined Roads.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.
TOTAL OF12,453 MILES

Is the management of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway planning
merger of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway lines along with it's re-
ported plan to merge the lines of the
various companies under its control in
South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and
Washington? This is the question which
railway men and financiers over the
country are asking themselves today.
Should such a merger be effected a
railway system of 12.453 miles of lines
would be owned and operated by the
Milwaukee road, which would make one
of the greatest railway systems of the
world.
The territory would be an immense
one and would be covered by the net
work of lines From the Rocky Noun
tains to the northern end of the great
lakes, to Chicago and then to the gulf
country with Kansas City as the in
termediate point.
The latest gossip of the stock mar
kets strengthen the belief that such a
merger is to be effected.
Stock brokers throughout the coun-
try have been notified by the interests
owning the control of the Northern
system to buy all the available stock of
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas road. The
buying. which came unexpected, of the
stock of the NJ, K. & T. road, has caus-
ed a furry of excitement for a time on
the floors of stock exchanges and set
loose the gossip that a merger is to be
effected.
The press dispatches, coming from
New York yesterday, had it that the
c., NJ. & St. P. management proposes to
issue against the new lines 500 600 900
worth of bonds. The new lines under
construction consists of 1900 miles of
tracks to the coast.
In his denial of the proposed plan of
the G, NJ. & ST. P. railway to merge
the lines west with the main system
and the floating of 100000, 900 worth of
bonds against the new lines, Roswell
Miller. chairman of the board of direc-
tors of the road, implies that even
though the company did think of issu-
ing bonds it would not consider for a
moment a plan to place the bonds
against the new lines.
This strengthens the belief that the
merger is to be perfected as the 800
miles of lines west. free of any bonded
Indebtedness, could be easily used as
security for almost any amount of
money by which the c. NJ
& st. P. could gain control of the south
ern road. Railroad men reason that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
TAMPERED WITH DANGER
Finally Had to Give Up Coffee
Drinking.

Because the poisonous drug in cof-
fee does not "kill right out" r1any
persons do not think there is any pois-
on there.
But there is. Caffeine, the drug in
coffee, causes undue action of the
heart which results in palpitation and
weakness. These often cause chronic
heart trouble which may shorten life.
'Palpitation, nervousness, insom-
MIA and other coffee symptoms, are
the danger signals nature throws out
to the coffee drinker.
while yet an infant on my moth
er's knee writes a Penna. lady, "she
gave me sips of coffee. As grew old
er, my appetite for coffee was induIg-
ed until 1 did not enjoy a meal with
out IL.
by the time I grew to womanhood
1 began to suffer the consequences
My stomach had become disordered,
and often at night I could not sleep
for hours on account of paIpitation of
the heart
ST was induced to stop coffee, but
as soon as was better, would again
tamper with danger by going back to
1t. After several such experiences, I
tried Postum.
"At first I did not like it, But I
soon found by following directions on
pkg. that it was easy to make good
Postum and now sit down to my
meals with cup of rich golden
brown Postum by my plate and it
makes the meal a feast fit for a king.
BEST of all, while I enjoy my feast,
my health improves steadily. My sis
ter who used to have spells of acute
Indigestion from coffee, now enjoys
real comfort from Postum, which we
all have three times day" There's
a Reason
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
WellvilIe,'' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
BLOWN OUT OF A WE'LL.
Plumber Near Wichita Has a Mount
Peele EXDerienCe.

Wichita. kan, Nov. 2O.-How would
you like to be shot out of a well by
an explosion?
That is exactly what happened
Ernest Ellis, at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Ellis is a plumber, and a brother
of Harry Ellis, foreman of the Wur-
ster Construction company. He came
here shortly after his other brother
died, and has been living in the north
part of town until recently. He is
now living on South Wichita street, in
the tenth block.
Mr.. Ellis was on the ranch of Alfred
Harrison, near Furley, fixing some
pumping machinery in a 7O-foot we'll
AS he went down the well with his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
NEW TONNAGE SYSTEM
Has Been Inaugurated on Kansas City
Southern,

Kansas City Nov. 81. A new sys-
tenn of tonnage went into effect on the
Kansas City Southern this morning for
the northern division which includes
the first and second districts.
The new system is what is known as
the equated system where the weather
conditions come into consideration
The object of the new system is for a
more modern and uniform tonnage for
all trains over the division.
The grading hereafter will be in two
classes, A and B. When the weather
temperature is above 80 degrees the
A class of grading will be used and
when the temperature is under 3 2 de-
grees the B system will be used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
COLLAR BONE REMOVED.
Wichita Surgeons Perform Unusual
OnPrafiOn.

Wichita, Nov 21.-Ray Seger, who
was operated on for cancer of the
shoulder at the Wichita hospital
Tuesday, is improving and the doc
tors think he will recover
The operation was a very difficult
one. The left arm and shoulder had
to be taken off and a section of the
flesh reaching from the middle of the
back and to the sternum bone in
front was removed. The collar bone
was also taken off
Mr.. Seger is % years old. 1t is very
unusual for case of cancer to ap-
pear before one has reached 80 or 40
years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
TELEPHONE is APPROVED.
Railway Association in Chicago Adj
mits Superiority Over Telegraph.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-The American
railroad association today announced
that it had officially approved of the
substitution of the telephone for the
telegraph in the blocking and dis
patching of trains. The ISOLATION
declares that the telephone has many
advantages over the telegraph in this
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
SANTA FE IN COURT
Charged With the Violation of Safety
Appliance Act.

Las Vegas. N M, Nov. 21.-The
case of the United States of America
versus the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway for violation of the act of
congress known as the safety appliance
act is being heard in the district court
In a specific case it is charged that the
uncoupifng lever was missing on the
end of a locomotive hauling a carload
OF limestone from Las Vegas to Swink,
Colo. This case is being heard bv a
jury before Judge Mills. The penalty
for a violation of the safety appliance
act Is a fine of $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
IA. c. S. IMPROVING.
New Tracks and Switches i'm South.
eastern Kansas.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 21.-The Kan
sas City Southern is completing three
new tracks at the Fuller switch yards
and also installing one of the largest
scales on the system at that point.
The yards at Fuller will be the
largest aside from Pittsburg on the
first district when completed and will
have a capacity of holding several hun
dred cars.
The new yards will be used for the
exclusive purpose of handling the coal
received by the company between
Pittsburg and Mulberry. A weigh
master will be put in charge of the new
scales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
BATHS FOR TREES.
VIII Cost $4,000 to Stop Ravages of
San Jose Scale.

Wichita, Nov 21.-The Sedgwick
County horticultural society, assisted
by State EntomoIogist S. J. Hunter of
Lawrence, and Representatives Jewett
and Matson yesterday launched a
statewide campaign for the eradica-
ton of the San Jose scale from
orchards, nursery stocks and other
shrubs and trees in Kansas.
For this campaign, of which Mr..
Hunter and the state chronological
commission would be chiefs in charge,
it was estimated at the meeting in
the parlors of the Hamilton hotel
yesterday afternoon that the cost
would be from $4,000 to $4,000.