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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10

transportation world and in Wall
street for the time being
For, be it known, Mr.. Hartman
leaves no heir to whom he can trans
NIT his genius and no trustees qualified
to carry out his half understood and
less than half finished plans. He has
been a law unto himself. and in the
conduct of his affairs he has surround
ed himself with agents and groups.
each acquainted in part or whole with
fractional features Of the big pro-
gramme. but none familiar with all. 1t
is hardly conceivable that any man
can be found big enough to take up the
work where he would leave off. IL
plucked suddenly from this life-or any
group of men. He leaves no under
study. He has never trained one to fill
his job.
Wall street successfully withstood the
shock Of the death of its biggest and
most influential men-its Tom" SCOTS
its Commodore Vanderbilts, it's Gov
ernor Flowers, it's Jay Goulds. its
Jim" Fisks, it's w. H. Vanderbilts, its
"Phil' Armours. It's Marshall Fields
and its A. T. Stewards, just as 1t will
survive the decease of its e. H. Harri-
mans.
Yet it is a fact that the annals o.
Wall street fail to reveal a character
as comm handing as the grouchy. dys-
peptlc little old man, VINO nOids In the
hollow of his hand at this moment the
destinies of Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Erie. Illinois Central, Atchison.
Baltimore & Ohio. Delaware & Hudson,
Reading and a dozen smaller lines, as
we'll as more than twenty banks. trust
companies, industrials and express
companies besides vast irrigation pro-
jects on the Pacific coast and traction
properties in many cities.
RIG PIIII. MOVEMENT
: The railroads named above have
about 10000 mileage, a share capital OF
nearly 81, 500 0O0. 600 and a bonded debt
of more than that much. His railroads
earn about $500 100000 a year He has
the call on the resources of more than
$500. oo0. 900 banking and insurance
capital
And more than that, he has Wall
street ''buffaloed." He has 1t in q state
Of AFFECT submission. The strongest Of
his old-time rivals jump when he
crooks his finger and bow to him
whenever they have a chance.
He has generated the bull market OF
the last 100 days and his machinery is
still under it, giving the structure
backbone and courage. 1t was not I'M
til long after Hartman had demon
strated his complete market mastery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10

that Morgan started the bull deal in
United States Steel which, under the
personal direction of George Perkins,
ran both issues up 20 point and better.
Even Stillman is an eleventh hour bull.
When Hartman left Chicago he was
a sick man. He has acute stomach
trouble, and is a perfect gluton for
work. He counts the day lost that
does not embrace sixteen or eighteen
hours given over to nerve racking toll.
Besides which he is nearly 81 years
old. He is more important to Wall
street than any two of the seven
presidential candidates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
PAID BY THE ACRE.
Cove County Wheat Growers Adopt
New Method of Paying Help.

Cove. Kan, Aug. 10.-The Wilson
brothers, among the heaviest wheat
growers in this Kansas wheat belt. in
stituted an innovation in the payment
of their harvest hands this year,
which probably will be continued by
them and adopted by others hereafter.
Instead of paying the men and teams
by the day they were paid by the
acre. Each man received eight cents
an acre and each horse two and
quarter cents an acre, thus making
the wages of a man and his team
twelve and a half cents per acre. The
most of the Wilson's single hands
made SO day and some days they
made 1925. The Wilson's figured that
as threshing was done by the bushel.
they would give the harvest a similar
trial, with the result that 1t will
eventually prove to be the most popu-
lar method of paying harvest hands,
1t is declared by wheat growers who
have investigated the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
MRS. G. A. STANDARD DEAD.
Wife of the Lyon County Senator Dies
From Typhoid Fever.

Emporia. Kan, Aug. 10.-Mrs.
Clarah Stannard, wife of State Senator
c. A. Stannard, died at the Stannard
home, Sunny Slope. three miles north
west of Emporia, Saturday. Mrs.
Stannard had been ill for two weeks
with typhoid fever. She was born IN
Cornwall. England, August 81 1868.
and came to America with her parents
when a child. She was married to
Mr.. Stannard November II. 1889. in
Dickinson county. Kansas. Besides
her husband she leaves two daughters,
Faye. Is years old. and May g. son.
James. died last October The funeral
was held Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
THREE PAPERS MERGED.
The Great Bend Tribune Absorbs tho
Register and Daily Item.

Great Bend. Kan. Aug. 10.-With
the last issue of it's thirty-second year,
the Tribune absorbs the Register and
Daily Item this week The new week.
~ Is published by the Tribune Publish
ing company. Ira Clark. who for the
last eight years has owned the Regis
ter. has retired from the newspaper
field. his interests being purchased by
Professor Baker of the ElDorado
schools and Ed c. Vogler of this city.
These two, with the Townsleys. who
have owned the Tribune since its birth
thirty-two years ago, are the new
management
Barton county will hardly, know
what to do without its two Republican
weeklies. The Register was estap-
lished in 1876 and the Tribune in 1876.
Until recent years they have always
represented different factions in the
party and the party has naturally been
in bad condition as result. The COM
bined plant will be one of the strong
est in central Kansas. 1t will issue the
Daily Item and Weekly Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
HILLsBoRO IS GROWING.
One OF the Latest Additions Is a
Splendid Mennonite College.


Hillsboro. Kan. Aug. 10.-This
town of 900 is building a large and
costly Mennonite college with liberal
home subscriptions. 1t has an ice
plant, owned by John Bachus. that
supplies Marion and a dozen other
towns with artificial ice. j. F. Ban
mann has a music house that carries
in stock thirty pianos and organs.
His sales for those instruments In
July were twenty-one for every thrifty
German must have a musical instru-
ment in his home. A conservatory Of
music in charge Of Prof Fieldar and
Banmann is opening here. The
Schaeffer and Weyman department
stores are as large and complete as
any in towns of ten thousand The
Kansas Egg and Produce company
ship the country's products and do a
business of 100000 yearly. Rusty"
Riegle, a Washburn graduate and ball
fan, has the leading drug store here
and predicts 1900 in 1910. The only,
but perpetual grief is. that Hills
boro is not the county seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
Minor Washington Items.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Raymond
Lowe is appointed regular carrier.
with James H. Lowe substitute. out of
Jewell. Kan.
The civil service commission an
nounces examinations to fill vacancies
in the position of clerks and carrier in
the postoffice service as follows: Mo-
berly. Mo-. September 2: Carthage and
Fulton, Mo-, September %; Galena.
Kan, September 8, and Pittsburg.
Kan. September 10.
o. c. Stiffey of Ozawhil. Thomas F.
Wall of Caney. John A Stambaugh of
Melvern, d. S. Petit of Leon W. j.
Martin of Ogden. E. G.. Williams of
Kansas City; Clarence L. Faulkner of
Leavenworth, c.. P. Chumlea of Fort
Scott. ]. G.. Walton of Edwardsville.
and c. E. A. Starr of Kansas City.
Kan. are appointed railway mail
clerks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
FIGHTING THE BURLINGTON.
Des Moines Business Men Don't Like
Attitude of Road

appointed at the meeting of the direc-
tors of the Commercial club of Des
Moines will investigate the mergers
accomplished by the Burlington Rail-
road company in southern Iowa sever
al years ago, with a view to determine
ing If it is advisable under the laws to
try to dissolve the consultations.
Jerry B. Sullivan is chairman or the
committee and B. F. Kaufman and
H. H Stipp are the other members.
The train service accorded to south
western Iowa towns by the Burlington
and the accommodations given the city
of Des Moines. together with the SER
vice and accommodation given to cities
outside Of the state Of Iowa, were the
subject Of an extended discussion by
the club officers and directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
G. X. KARNS BOUND OVER
The Parsons Slayer of Joe Taylor to
Have His Trial i'm November.

Parsons. Kan, Aug. 10.-George K.
Harms, who shot and killed Joe Taylor
at the home of the former in this CITY,
waived his preliminary hearing here
and was bound over in the sum of
$4,000 for trial at the November term
of the district court. Harms will plead
the "unwritten law having been
tainted by Tayolr with the infidelity of
his wife. Mrs. Harms was waiting at
Coffeyville for Taylor when her hus-
band shot him. Taylor ha d been di-
vorced from his wife. who is Ifow liv-
ing in Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
New Western Postmastcrs

Washington, Aug. 10.-The follow
Ing postmasters have been appointed
Kansas-Jerome,G Cove county. Clinton
q. Phelps. vice 7. NJ. Courtney. re-
signed. Oklahiria-Carl. Greer coun-
ty, Conway G. Atwood. vice C. c.
Jobes. resigned: Deese Carter county.
James Booth LaGrande. vice r. s.
Deese, resigned: Hazel. Seminole coun-
ty, r. III. l.. Baker. vice ]. II. Thomas.
removed; Lookout. Woods county
Jesse 5. Jackson. vice James F. Ems
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
Trickett's Hearing August 20.

Kansas City. Kan, Aug. 10.-Ths
hearing OF the case brought against
Assistant Attorney General C.. W.
Tr.ckett on the charge of malfeasance
in ONCE has been set for August 20 by
Judge L. s. Guyer of the North d.
vision of the city court The above
date was agreed upon by both Mr..
Trickett and Attorney Charles Cook
sey. who is prosecuting the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
Their Seven children August Born.

Hiawatha. Kan. Aug. 10.-A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dom
ley Friday. 1t was the seventh child
in the family and all of them have
been born in the month of August. The
Oldest child is 8 years old and two OF
the children have the same birthday.
Mr.. Donley is a letter carrier at the
Hiawatha office and his birthday falls
on July 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
Wayva

Do you know what 1t means. If you
would like to know, write Geo. w.
vaux. A. G. P. & T. A.. Grand Trunk
Railway System, 135 Adams ST., Chi
cago, who will send you a beautifully
the same time describes the new hotel
illustrated booklet, which tells, and at
which bears the name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
Well Water Caused Death.

Robbins, years old. died here of
typhoid fever, at the home of her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Robbins. Her
illness. 1t is believed, was caused by
drinking well water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10

tory The result is that superatve ses that sparkling
natural flavor.
1t is to say "just good But the best way to
settle the question forever is to try the ohers and
Compare Van Camps with your home baked beans in
similar way. And don't feel badly when your people
decide that infinitely better Consider the work
that you
People want their beans nuty mealy and whole They
want the skins unbroken They want the tomato
baked into the beans to give our delicious blend
That's what they get in Van Camps The reason is,
we bake in live steam. You bake in dry heat. Your
beans mushy, soggy and broken. Ours remain nutt
because they whole.
Yours crisped the top and half baked in the
middle Ours are thoroughly baked clear through
Your beans only partly digestble. They ferment
and form gas Ours are wholly digestble- they don't
form gas.
That's because Of terrific heat We separate the
particles so the digestive juices get to them.
So it isn't your fault-ts your lack Of facities-hat
makes our beans much better than yours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10

great many people claim to sell beans that just
as good as ours We invite you to prove their claims.
It is very easy matter to both brands together
then take vote OF your table Let the majority rule
Do the same with your home baked beans-serve them
with Van Camps Ask your folks which they want
next
We fear no composition We have not built up the
largest trade in the world without for it.
One great dersnce usually lies in the original beans
Some beans cost but fraction Of what pay.
We boy only the choicest of Michigan BEANS and have
them picked over by hand We accept only the whtest,
tic p'unp- the fullest grown. All inferior beans
discarded.
The makers who what we discard of course save
great deal of money That's why beans pushed
Another great difference lies in the tomato We
could buy ready made for exactly oneffth what
we spend to uske ours.
But only whole, vine-ripened tomatoes-not
tomatoes picked green; not scraps from canning fac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10

ley, resigned; Palmer, Baker county.
James z. Nowlin, vice j. r. Manning.
resigned; Provence. Carter county,
Lora B. Jones, vice B. N. Jones. re-
moved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
FRISCO RESTORES TRAINS.

No Midsummer Period of Dizziness on
This Road.
Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 10.-There
has been no such thing as midsum-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
Try Our Rivals, Too

We invite you
Our beans good Van Camps But them
Serve both brands together and hear what people
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
BIC HERM|STON
LAND SALE MADE
400 ACRES OF SENII-ARID
LAND BRINGS $21, ,627.5O.
Orchard Development Company Pur-
chases Large Tract South and West
OF Hermiston, Which VIII Be Di-
yided Into Small Fruit Farms.

A contract for the sale OF about
400 acres of land situated a mile west
Of Hermiston on the Umatilla river
has Just. been filed with County Re-
corder Hendley, in which Robert
Stanfield sells to S. r. Oldaker for
the orchard Development company
a body of semi-arid land for the sum
OF $21,62I50.
All Of this land lies east and south
OF the Umatllla river and is situated
from one mile to a mile and a half
west of Hermiston and will be diWd-
ed into small tracts to be sold by the
Orchard Development company to
settlers in that district.
The land can all be irrigated and
is situated favorably for a fine fruit
and vineyard industry as 1t is within
a short distance Of the railroad and
has plenty of water and is practically
all good soil.
It is one Of the largest sales re-
ported from that section for some
time and shows the continued activ-
ity in real estate in the west end of
the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
CARL POWERS ENTERS
SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
Local Boy VIII Try to Win Scholar
shin 10 Pendleton Academy.

A. Carl Powers, a promising young
man of this city, enters the Portland
oregon Journals educational contest,
Mr.. Powers has just returned from
the encampment of company l. OF
Pendleton. Arriving early this morn
ing Mr.. Powers was Immediately in
terviewed by Miss Clemens, the con-
test manager, who is in the city for
the purpose of starting the contest
work here, and soon secured this
young man as a contestant It is ex-
pected by the many friends and ac-
quaintances of Carl that he will easi-
ly lead from this district, which COM
prises all of eastern oregon.
Although Mr.. Powers is starting a
month behind his fellow contestants
still. with this rich country to sup
port him he ought to come out even
yet Win IlylHB CoIols'
Mr.. Powers enters with the pur-
pose of securing the scholarship Of
fered in the Pendleton academy. This
scholarship will provide for two years
in any branch in the academy
Miss Clemens will work with Carl
for a day or so, instructing him in the
work, as she has been in a contest
herself and so understands the work,
So far no other contestant is in the
field for this scholarship and Carl Is
confident of securing his coming
winters tuition by little rustling for
the remainder of the summer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Because of the late and backward
spring, the melon crop of The Dalles
and vicinity this year will not be up
tn the standard as to quality though
the quality is excellent, says The
Dalles Chronicle. Watermelons, a
sample of which was brought in by
c. L. Hazen Of Dry Hollow, Monday,
are said to yield not to exceed a halt
crop. Canteloupes are yielding bet
ter, though they are not so prolific
as last year. Both products are from
two to three weeks later than COM
mon. Ordinarily water melons begin
to appear in the local markets about
August /, this year August 10 marks
the first showing Of the local product.
Canteloupes, which generally rlpen
from one to three weeks before wa
termelons, are also late, and did not
appear until about August 1 this
year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
TEN YEARS AGO
MANILA FELL
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF
FALL OF SPANISH CITY
Number of Pendleton Boys Who Were
in Victorious Army Recount Incl
dents of Famous Campaign - Com
uany F Occupied Post of Honor as
Guard for General Merritt.

Ten years ago today. August Is,
1908, the old Spanish city Of Manila
fell into the hands of the victorious
American army. and a number of
Pendleton boys who were in that vic
tory have been celebrating the ami
versary by recounting the incidents
of the fall.
Among the Pendleton boys who
were at Manila on that eventful day
are George A. Hartman, A. E. Lam
bert, Joe Sullivan. A. o. Garden and
D. C. Bowman, who were members of
the Second Oregon regiment, which
took a prominent part in the siege
of Manila.
Company F of the Second Oregon
regiment was detailed as a private
escort to General Merritt, and in that
select company were the Pendleton
boys
The Oregon boys went into the city
by way of the water front on the
Chinese vessel, the Quong Hoy, and
were among the first to enter the
city,
In the past decade in which Manila
has been an American city it has
been completely changed in appear
ance and Surroundings and but little
of its old aspect remains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
ducive to the greatest degree of COM
fort at this season of the year,

ducive to the greatest degree or COM
fort at this season of the year,
Questions relating directly to the
development of oregon and questions
that will be before the legislature
next January will be discussed. The
best speakers and statisticians of the
state will be heard at this congress-
Your presence and counsel are de-
sired.
The date is set for time that will
enable delegates to combine a pleas
ant summer outing with participation
In the congress. In addition, the
Second Southern oregon District fair
will be in session at Marshfield the
same week, giving one an opportu-
nifty to view the resources of the coun-
try and see how they do things in
Southwestern oregon.
Trusting to see you here and as
surfing you that you will not regret
having attended the first session Of
the Commercial congress of the
Northwest, I am,
Yours truly,
WALTER LYON.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Jack Rabbits Attack Trees

Jack rabbits in large numbers are
overrunning the Lewiston orchards
section, and protection to the young
fruit trees has been made necessary,
says the Lewiston Teller.
The rabbits are particularly fond
of the bark of the young trees, and
their depredations have resulted in
number of trees being killed. During
the past few days men have been en-
gagged in wrapping the trees with
tarred paper and steps have beer
taken to exterminate the rabbits.
Carrots containing strychnine have
been scattered in the sections where
the rabbits range and hunting parties
are shoting the rabbits by moonlight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
FIRST MEETING
OF ITS KIND
NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT
CONGRESS AT COOS BAY.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell Invited to
Represent Pendleton at Important
Gathering in Marshfield, August "a
and 25-Second Southern Oregon
District Fair VIII Be in Session.

The first session of the Northwest
Development congress ever to be held
will be held in Marshfield, Coos coun-
ty,. Ore, on August "a and 25, and
It is possible that Pendleton will be
represented at that important con-
gress.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, vice.
president Of the Pendleton CONNER
cial association and a prominent
member of the oregon Development
league, this morning received an in
vitation to attend the congress, and If
possible to get away at that time he
will go.
The Northwestern Development
congress is an outgrowth of the in
dustrial and commercial development
Of the coast counties and will be a
fixed event each yASr hereafter. All
three Of the northwest states are in
terested and will take part in it. The
official invitation issued by Secretary
Walter Lyon of the Marshfield cham
Der Of commerce is as follows:
Marshfeild, Ore, Aug. II.
Stephen A. Lowell, Pendleton, Ore.
Dear Sir:-You are cordially invit-
ed to sit in the commercial congress
to be held in Marshfield, Ore, on
Coos bay, August "a and 25, 1908.
Coos bay is selected as the first
meeting place of the congress because
it is situated within the neglected dis
trict and because weather conditions
on the bay con be counted on as con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
RUNS HER OWN FARM AT "a.
Mrs. Tongue OF Washington County
Won't Quit Work.

An Oregonian correspondent at
Hillsboro writes an interesting story
of Mrs. Rebecca Tongue of Washing
ton county, who, although 81 years
Of age, conducts her own farm.
Probably the most remarkable in
cident in the Northwest in the way OF
an aged woman conducting a large
farm is evidenced on the plains north
of this city. Mrs. Rebecca Tongue
who was 81 years of age May 1, 1908
personally conducts the operations Of
a 16O-acre tract OF cultivated lands
She does her own planting and di-
rects two hired men the year round;
does her. own housework; markets her
butter and eggs, and from the income
from these two products alone, to-
gether with veals etc, pays for all
her help. This leaves her the in
come from the product Of the entire
farm, net.
Mrs. Tongue came to Washington
county from England 4S years ago
and all this time has resided in this
place. She is a sister OF the late
Thomas Otchin. a Hudson bay man
pioneer of 1889. In the As years OF
life in Washington county she has
seen wilderness developed; has
raised one child and educated him
sending him to Pacific university, and
lived to see that son a force in state
politics first; then one of the leaders
in congress, representing Oregon''
First district.
For years prior to the death OF
Congressman T. II. Tongue he tried
to get his mother to move TO town.
but she steadfastly refused TO leave
the farm where her life had been
spent. Her grandchildren later tried
to get her to leave the farm and It's
arduous duties, but again she always
declined. She is still in the posses
sion Of her faculties and always has
time to drive over her farm and di-
rect the work She is at present hav-
ing plans drawn for building a large
farm house. the old one having burn