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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
WICHITA GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Caldwell Have Been
Married Fifty Years

Wichita, Kan, Nov. IA notable
event in the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Caldwell of 62S East Central avenue,
will occur next Wednesday when these
two citizens of Wichita will celebrate
their fftieth wedding anniversary. The
First Presbyterian church will tender
a reception to them on their golden
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Caldwell, who for many years
has been secretary of the Wichita
board of education, was married to
Sarah A. Pollock on November IS,
1858. The wedding took place in the
little town of Norwood, ILL.,, where the
young couple lived for thirteen years.
In 1871 they came to Wichita, where
they have resided since.
The two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Caldwell will be present at the cele-
IL alton of Cneir par4n-s' Gc.dca wed
ding anniversary.
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CARNIVAL DAY AT OKETo.
Have a Special blowout"
for Their Patrons.

Oketo, Kan, Nov. 14.-The big gala
day and the several free attractions
thrown in for good measure, is now a
part of the bright and interesting side
of the history of Oketo. All the mer-
chants were at their best, nor did any
of them have cause to worry or regret
the part they took to make 1t sue
cess And from now till long after
ed and extra clerks were on duty walt
ing on the wants of the customers Be
sides they all brought along money, II
not cash-a bank check was given.
Oketo is one, of the thrifty towns IN
Marshall county. No less than 100 car
loads of wheat have been shipped from
here of this years crop. Besides many
carloads of apples and thousands OF
bushels of peaches of the years crop
have been forwarded to other markets
And there are her carloads of stock, OF
stone and -four to add to her shipments
And a little later must be ADDED the
corn shipments, for the farmers
around here have raised a good crop.
The Oketo roller Touring mills of H
r. Chapman & Co, is undergoing many
needed repairs at an outlay of about
81, 5O0 These mills are among the old
est on the Blue river. and have a daily
capacity of 125 barrels. The Oketo
flour has a first-class reputation abroad
as well as home
try is carried on by A. w. Eley and
Thompson & Champagne. The business
in this line has been large, and these
firms carry a big stock to meet the
trade demand.
One of the large furniture houses in
this section is that of G. NJ. DeLair-
The patronage which is tributary to
the town need not go farther away
than Oketo to get their wants served
in this line.
The lumber trade for the year clos
ing has been exceptionally good, show
ing that building has been spirited in
both town and country. Hedge q
Evchaner keep their yard so supplied
with building material the patrons
don't have to go elsewhere to get their
orders filed.
Oketo has two general firms which IS
q plenty, and they can make some mon
ey too The firms of N. A. Brubaker
and Root & Hodge deserve all the big
trade they have enjoyed for years.
The Oketo State bank, established as
a private bank as early as 1889 and
Incorporated a state bank in 1899, had
in October, 1900, deposits S59,6S0.29 In
the same months this year the de-
posits had increased to $40, 524.20.
The drug and jewelry business is
carried on by Locke Bros. They have
built up a trade worth having.
The people of Oketo can't get along
without her Eagle. S. W. Mccoy is
giving the town and country a credita-
BILE newspaper, and the business men
appreciate it with a good line of adj
vertiSing.
The first sale day was success, and
others will be held from time to time
The amount of produce received was
enormous The town is located in a
rich stock, grain and fruit section.
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War Left Ailments.

Mr.. William J. Lees. 1901 Morgan
St.. st. Louis, Mo-, member Frank P.
Blair Post No. 1, Grand Army of the
Republic, and ex-Commander of the
U. S. S. Benton Miss. Squadron,
writes:
"The war left me with a complica-
ton of stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, and decided to take Peruna
for my affliction. I began to use it
about five years ago at the earnest
solicitation of some friends. At that
time I was only able to be up about
half of the time, and my health was
simply miserable. L consider a bottle
off and on is a preventive.
81 certainly do endorse your rem
edy, and am glad to do so.''
Helped From Chronic Catarrh.
Capt. Lemue1 NJ. Hutchinson, Mont
pelier, VT, writes:
''It gives me pleasure to write you
this letter at this time on account of
the good your Peruna has done me
when I was quite done up with a very
bad cold.
ct could hardly perform my ordin-
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ary duties, but from the use of PEI
runa 1 am almost restored to health.
1 am quite convinced that 1t has
helped me from chronic catarrh. to
which 1 am subject. 1t has also ben-
Gifted my throat.
II can truly recommend it as the
best all-round medicine 1t has been
my privilege to become acquainted
with
"Of this am quite convinced from
my own experience"
Mr.. w. c. Rollins, Prairie View. Tex
as, Secretary Of the State Normal
and Industrial College of Texas, writes
that for years he had chills and fever,
and after taking Peruna his Appetite
returned, he became stronger, the few
er left him, and he is now in excellent
health and vigor.
Pe-Fu-na Tablets.
Some people prefer to take tablets.
rather than to take medicine In a fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna
tablets which represents the medicin-
al ingredients of Peruna. Each tablet
is equivalent to one average dose OF
Peruna
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FARMERS RAISE A ROAR.
Object to Increase in Taxes and Sc.
cure Lawyers to Prevent Collection.


Leavenworth, Nov. 14.-Complaint
has been made that the farms of
Leavenworth county have been ex-
brilliantly assessed. Particularly
strong has been the protest against
the general raise of rs per cent, made
by the state tax commission at To-
peka.
Meetings of dissatisfied taxpayers
the county and it is reported that at
torneys in Kansas City and Lawrence
have been retained to institute what
ever legal action that may be possible
to prevent the collection of the 25 per
cent increase in farm taxes. 1t is a
question what this legal action will be.
County Attorney Lee Bond said yes
terday that he had no idea of the
procedure that the attorneys for the
dissatisfied taxpayers would take.
Those protesting against the in
crease in the valuations of farm lands
and the consequent increase in taxes
should take into consideration the
fact that the city properties were as
sessed equally high. The complain
ants will perhaps be surprised and in
terested to note the very remarka BILE
increase in the valuations placed on
the properties of the public service
corporation of Leavenworth county by
the state tax commission. In a COM
parative table showing the valuations
of the railroad and other public ser
vice corporation properties in the
county, copied from the tax rolls it is
noted that several of the companies
have been raised more than ten times
the valuation of their property as as
SeSSed in 1907
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FREAK ELECTION BETS.
OIxcto Citizens Paid the Wagers They
Lost With Good Grace.

Oketo. Kan, Nov. 14.-Several
freak election bets were paid by the
people of Oketo to the amusement of
hundreds of spectators who crowded
the streets. The most novel one was to
see Ira Hedge riding a dila pidated gray
horse, gaily decorated, and Taft paint
ed on both sides while every few yards
he was hurrahing for Taft. He is a
Democrat, but it is almost a foregone
conclusion that he will vote the Re-
publican ticket in the future. He was
to be dressed in woman apparel, but
there wasn't a dress in Oketo large
enough for him to climb into.
DIR. J. w. Chambers lost his bet. He
wheeled his man through the streets
in fine fashion. He is a Republican
and bet on Nebraska giving Taft her
electoral vote. He was hurrah hing for
Bryan as he trudged along through the
street, which he did with as much
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ON SCOTCH ROADS
Thomas Keddie and Wife OF
Reno County Spin Miles.
Enjoyed the Burns and Scott
Country Auto Tour.
FIND HIGHWAYS FINE
A Trip Made Through Irish
Land to City Ct Dublin.
Machine They Rode in Was
Taken From Kansas.

Hutchinson. Nov 14--Thomas Keddle
of Hayes township has motor car
that has seen several thousand miles
of the finest roads in the Highlands
and Lowlands of Scotland this sum-
mer. 1t is a car that has been going
some.
Leaving New York city with Mrs.
Keddie on July 4, the car, which was
bought from a company in Hutchin :
son, was taken along. 1t was landed
at Glasgow and it has been used almost
continually until it was loaded for
shipment on the Caledonia of the
Anchor line. which sailed from Glas-
gov with Mr.. and Mrs. Keddie two
weeks ago today. Two weeks ago yes
terday Mr.. Keddie says he hauled
bunch of school children to school over
as fine road as could be found any
where. He really hated to leave Scot
land because of the fine macadam
roads there.
To hear description of the country
through which the summers tour of
Scotland was taken is q liberal educa-
ton in Scottish geography He is
close observer of scenery and the fine
colors of the grasses the trees and the
flowers, made an impression that is not
easily forgotten. He told of trips
through the Robert Burns country and
the hills made noted by the stories of
Sir Walter Scott. He told of visits to
towns spoken of in the oldest Scotch
histories and of places of note which
are told of in the poems and romances
of early days. They visited fine places
in the north of England in the car,
and the visit was accompanied by fine
weather nearly all of the time they
were in their old home land.
trip was made to Dublin and the
old Irish town visited. Mr.. Keddie tells
some interesting experiences in con-
nection with this trim.
But the car was worth everything it
cost in making the trip. 1t made it
possible to see so much more country.
If there are speed limits on some of
the Scottish roads it is evident that
they were unknown in some instances
when the Keddies were in a hurry, for
a fine road and a straight stretch make
the mind wander a little bit about
speed limits. He tells of fast run,
which took them through Edinburgh.
and which required some very rapid
travelling. This was possible with the
car no hill being too steep to stop its
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keddie are glad to get
back home. Their visit was just what
they wanted. but they have lived SO
years in the United States, 80 years be-
ing spent in this county. They are at
tached to their adopted home in a way
that is not possible with the old home.
But they'll go back again on other
visits
Mr.. Keddie tells a good story about
purchasing a suit of tweed in Scotland
and learning. after he had gotten on
the ship on the way home, that the
pants were trousers of knee length.
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men are in some cases also admitted.
This work has now passed the expert
mental stages. In the night schools
conducted by the Union Pacific in it's
Omaha shops attendance by appren-
tees is compulsory. Asregular three
year course is mapped out, including
arithmetic, elementary mechanics and
mechanical drawing. The Omaha Pa
cific library has established a special
branch at the shops, containing books
on mechanics and engineering to which
the men have free access. The boys
take great interest in their work and
advance rapidly. AS soon as they
finish the course and are properly
qualified they are put at more respon-
sib1e work. This school proved so
successful that another has been
opened by the company in it's shops
at Cheyenne.
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WICHITA SCHOOLS GROW.
Over 500 New Pupils Have Come Into
the City This Year.

Wichita. Kan, Nov. 14.-One of the
most remarkable evidences of the
growth of Wichita during the past
year lies in the monthly reports from
the various schools to superintendent
Knight. These reports show that for
october of this year there were over
500 pupils in attendance at the Wich-
tia public school who attended schools
now residents of this city, with their
parents This, according to Superin-
tendent knight, is an unprecedented
record.
from out of town schools is the most
remarka BILE feature of the teachers
October reports, the increase in the
total enrolment of the city is another
that for October 6,611 pupils were en-
rolled in all the buildings. This is
against 500 for the same month last
year, making the gain Sal students.
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NEW TEXAS LINE.
Gulf, Texas and Western Backed by
New York Capital.

The Gulf, Texas & Western has filed
application for a charter. 1t will sue
coed the Dallas & New Mexico, lately
sold to Megarge1 & Co, No. Nassau
street, New York, N. Y. The proposed
line will run from a point in Sabine
county to Benjamin, in Knox county,
500 miles. via Tyler, Kaufman and
Dallas. A branch from Bonneville to
Fort Worth is contemplated.
The incorporators are r. c. Megar-
gel of New York; J. ]. Jeermyn and
r. B. williams of Scranton, Pa: Ben
B. Cain, Tyler, Tex: L. = Dabney,
Bennett Hill, and ]. w. Pinson of Dali
las, Tex: J. w. Cain of Chicago, and
Oliver Loving of Jacksboro, Texas.
Capital, 100000.
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THE GAME WARDEN BUSY.
Causes a KinSley IIOtGlkeeper TO Pay
$24 Fine for Serving Quail

$&4 Inc IOF serving (JJ161l.
Emporia, Nov. Estate Deputy
Game Warden MCGOWAN has returned
from a little trip to the western part
of the state, where he has been on the
trail of game law dodgers. Out at
Kinsley, Deputy MCGOWAN arrested
Charles Herman, ex-proprietor of the
Grove hotel, on the charge of serving
game, and Herman was found guilty
and paid a fine and costs of $24. Nc
Gowan heard Herman had been serv-
ing quail, and from former cook he
secured the evidence that caused the
conviction.
Walter Smith was another Kinsley
man who paid $24 for violating the
laws. Warden MCGOWAN was OUT
nosino around the Arkansas. when he
saw Smith shooting ducks. Smith saw
MCGOWAN and waded across the river,
and he reached the other side began
to sink in a bed of quicksand. It was
some time before the man succeeded in
getting out, and then Deputy MCGOWAN
crossed a bridge and headed him off
about two miles away. Smith confessed
that he had no license. In addition to
paying the fine, he had a narrow escape
from death and lost a $50 gun in the
sand.
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NEoDEsHA A GAS JoBBER.
The Town Buys Gas and Meters 1t
Out to the Consumers.


Neodesha, Nov. 14.-Neodesha is
the only town in Kansas that is a
natural gas jobber. The council there
has contracted with a private COM
pany to buy gas at ~ cents per
thousand and will sell the same to
consumers by meter measure, prob
ably at % cents. Heretofore Neode-
sha has acted as collector for the
gas company dividing the receipts.
A new contract, however, signed on
October 8, provides that the city pay
for all gas used in the city limits. For
the twenty-three days of October the
city paid $2,334 for the gas. At this
rate it would have cost about $1,000
for the entire month. The receipts
for the gas from the consumers was
just $2,357. This would have left a
deficit of $743 for the month of
October. The city cannot sell gas at
loss, so the adoption of meters is now
being advocated.
Under the present contract the
city has to pay for all gas used,
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BROOM FACTORY BURNS.
Leavenworth Has an Early Morning
Fire With q Loss of $4,000.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. lathe
M. A. Kelly broom factory at Ninth
and Miami streets was partly de-
stroyed by fire. The fire is supposed
to have started from an electric wire.
The warehouse, containing a large
stock of broom corn, handles and wire
and Irvine, was entirely burned, and
the main factory was damaged. The
firemen had considerable trouble
keeping the flames from reaching the
storage tanks of the Standard Oil
company, half a block away. The
damage to the stock and buildings of
the broom factory is estimated at
$4,000. This is covered by insur-
ance.
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APPRENTICE EDUCATION
Is Playing a Prominent Part in Rail-
way Problems.

Owing to the lack of skilled me-
chanic the education of apprentices is
one of the most important problems
with which the railroads have to deal,
says William Menkel in the American
Reviews of Reviews. A number of the
companies have accordingly esta blish-'
ed systematic courses of study for their
young men to which the older work.
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1908, according to Slason Thompson.
manager of the bureau of railway sta
tistics, whose report was issued today.
The figures are compiled from the
monthly reports of the railroads to the
figures show the gross earnings for the
past fiscal year to have been $780,
0O0,0 900, or $10,652 per mile. For the
preceding fiscal year the gross earnings
were $2,5S9, los, 57S, or $11,382 a mile.
AS the operating expenses for 1908,
approximately SLIPS, 100000, will not
fall more than $40, 900, 900 below those
of 1907, the report continues. the off,
cial returns for the year just closed
will show a loss of $12O.0OO,OO in net
earnings from operation as compared
with 1907.
Everybody reads the State Journal
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FOR HER HUSBANDS DEATH.
Mrs. Richard Bailey Sues lola Spelter
Plant for $4,000.

lola. Nov. 14.-Alleging that her hus-
band, Richard Bailey, met death in the
machinery of the Prime Western Spelt-
er company of this city through the
neglect of the company, Mrs. Katie
Bailey has brought an action in district
court to recover $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Bailey sets up in the petition
that on the oath of August, 1908, her
husband was attending to his duties at
the plant and went to place his hand
under the elevator to examine the
crushed coal as 1t came out, that being
a part of his work, when in some man
ner his hand caught in the roller and
he was pulled down into the hopper
and machinery where he was SO badly
injured that he died a short time after
ward. Now Mrs. Bailey charges that
the machinery was not properly guard
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AT THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
One Hundred and Fifty Boys Enter
the Wichita Corn Contest.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE two
days session of the Sedgwick County
Farmers institute opened here Friday.
Professors Headley Wheeler and Pratt
of the State Agricultural college, and
DR.. w. N. Neil, inspector in the federal
agricultural department, are on the
programme. One hundred and fifty
boys entered the corn contest and fifty
girls entered the canning contest.
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strawberries I'm Winter.

Raspberries and strawberries raised
in his own garden are what Prof. A.
days At the present time Prof. Sick
ner has six kinds of strawberry vines
that are producing fruit. The rasp-
berries are good fruit, also, although
the berry is some what smaller than
those raised durine the summer
Wichita Eagle.
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wasted, or that leaks out. While
there is some gas that leaks out of
the pipes, no one denies that there is
great amount of gas wasted. If
everyone was on a meter the fires
would not be burning and the doors
wide open. There is some opposition
to the city council passing a resoIu-
ton that meters must be used, but it
seems to be the only thing that the
ely can do and stay in the gas bust
ness.
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MARK THE SANTA FE TRAIL.
Delegation From Wichita VIII Aid al
Lost Springs.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE gran
lite monument to mark the Santa Fe
trail at Lost Springs will be dedicated
today and TWENTY-FIVE members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will go from here to take part in the
ceremony. Delegations from Newton,
Peabody and other towns will take
part in the dedication.
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SHE WAS CLEANING HER DRESS
When the Gasoline Exploded and Miss
Smith Was Horribly Burned.

SaI1na, Kan, Nov. 14.-MlSs Maggie
Smith, a stenogra pher at the Lee
wholesale house, was horribly burned
by the explosion of gasoline at her
home in this city. She was cleaning a
dress skirt when the explosion occur
red, and she was wrapped in flames.
Her entire body was burned, and it is
announced that she may die. The
house was partially wrecked.
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MINERS RETURN TO WORK.
Operators in Usage County Beginning
to Pay the Contract Price.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 14.-Officia1
word was received at the miners head
quarters in Pittsburg today that the
operators in the Usage county field
were gradually agreeing to pay the
contract price for dead work demand
ed by the miners. All of the operators
at Burlingame and all but one in
Usage Citv have commenced to pay
the contract price, and the men have
returned to work in these mines.
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the reinforced concrete work for the
new high school building. This does
not include the sand and cement that
will be used in the plaster and brick
work-Atchison Globe.
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grace as if he had voted the Demo-
cratic ticket
Other amusements which followed
were a shooting match between the
Oketo and Marysville gun clubs. with
Oketo in the lead: Marvsville and
Oketo also played a game of football,
and the latter carried off the honors.
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CbiId Rurned to Death

Arkansas City, Kan, Nov IL
Winifred Bremmer, the 10-year-o1d
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Brem-
mer, fell asleep too near a gas stove
Friday. Her clothing caught fire and
she was burned to death
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VIII Be a Fine Building.

1t will require seventy cars of
crushed rock, 500 perch of foundation
rock, forty-five cars of sand, fourteen
cars of cement and eight cars of steel
rods to put in the foundation, and for
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LOSS OF 500, 900. 900.
Is shown in Combined Net Earnings
of Roads

Chicago, Nov. 14.-Gross earnings of
the railroads of the United States de-
creased by the sum of $139,0OO,OOO
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
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Bangor, Wis.
MIR. John Eleson writes 81 could
not get along without your Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters in my house.
| find 1t excellent
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Everybody reads the State Journal
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Bear Lake, Mich.
MIR. Griswo1d writes '"Your never
failing remedy for stomach trouble
and general debility is always kept
in my home.