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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-28
BOXING
Good Bouts
This Week.


dolJh Unholz, Jack Killeen VS.. Bill
McKinnon and Jimmy Allen VS..
George -Algler at the Armory a. A;
Kid Texas W. Ad Wolgast at San De-
ign. Cal; Battling Hurley VS.. Grover
Hayes at New York.
Wednesday-Willie Mango vs.. Tom
my Carey ut New York.
Thursday-Billy Glover VS.. Harry
Scroggs at New York; sam Langford
VS. Tony Ross at New York; Jim JEFF
ford VS.. Jim Stewart at New York.
Friday-Stanley Ketchell vs.. Hugo
Kelly at San Francisco; Matty Bald
win VS. Charley Griffin at New York
aturday-Charley Tucker VS.. Frank
Street at Aberdeen, Wash
Boston, July 27.-Affairs pugilistic
are picking up, if one may judge by
the bouts billed for the week. Not Tor
a long time has there been 50 many
good contests on a weeks schedule
The sports in different sections of tht
map will have chances to see passages
at arms.
The big bout is that for the Armory
A. A. Tomorrow night, when Tommy
Murphy Of New York and Rudolph
Unholz clash in the main bout at the
regular distance, this being the re-
opening Of the club, after shut down
of about a month The long stretch of
inactivity of the clubs matchmaker
has whetted the appetites of the MEM
bers and big crowd is expected Tues
day.
There is quite difference of opln-
ion as to the boxers. one old-tlmer, a
good Judge likes the Boer, while those
who have seen Murphy in action de-
clare that the Harlemite will literally
eat up the champion of South AFRICA.
Conservative judges are inclined 10
ponder over the bout. All are agreed
that for six rounds Murphy is very
fast and very speedy. But can he car
ry the gait along for II rounds?
Unholz did not show we'll at Chelsea.
There is no getting away from that.
Nor did he prove a champion against
Indian Joe Gregg, Arthur Coe, Young
Kenney, Freeman, Kid PantZ and the
others he met in battles in this Vicin-
ity But he must have improved Won
darfu,ly. as his bouts against George
Memsic, Battling Nelson, and the fact
that he was considered good enough
to be matched with Joe Cans bear tes-
timony.
Matty Baldwin will meet Charley
Griffin at New York Friday night.
Matty displayed very well against Abe
Attell short time ago. although it
was a Ground bout only. Griffin, who
is the champion of England and comes
from far off New ZEALAND. is said to
) be a good man, but he did not earn
very many plaudits when he fought
Leach, Cross. the fighting dentist, at
New York. some weeks ago. This will
be n god test of Griffin's ability. as
Baldwin is not coverer up, but is
willing to contest all the time. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-28
CLEAR S1DEs-s75n9oO.

UTTER-Steady; creameries 1S1Il:
diaries rae
EGGS-Siesdy; at market, cases incud.
ed. l4ihdl5; firsts Il; prime frsts 1872
CHEESE-Firm; 1lMl3.
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AT BROQkLN n.

First game
Chicago .......0 0 6 $50
RrookIvn ...a o 0 0 , ii 0-l-6-l
Ratteriss-ReulbaCh and Moran; Pa:to-
RUS and Bergen, Ritter Time, a. I'M
pre, Rieler.
Second zane: =.
Rrooklvn O 0 0 Vi 81
Batteries-L undercn and Killing Bell,
Rucker ard Bergen. Time. 49, Umpire.
Rigler,
AT PHILADELPHIA
81 i,ouis 0 0 1 0 0 0-i-4-0
Phila delphia - 0 0 . X-.-3-l
Bntteries-McClvnn and Bliss. Mcta,ii-
lin and T.ooin. Time 1.3e Umpire, john
stone.
Second game:
st, Louis 60 o o O-1-S-2
philatlelphia 30 @ . 3 Q X-3-9-0
Batteries--Raymond Be"he and Lud-
wig: Foxen and Jacklitsch, Time. l5S
Umpire, tombstone
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-28

in the ninth. Norgans passes, followed
by Alters sinGla, gave Cleveland its last
two runs
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AT, NEW YORK.

pittsburg .......O 3 0 0-4-s-0
New York .....0 l 0 h3-4-l
Observation-Disclosures. Young and Gibson:
rranduIl Natbawson and Rr"Sna"an.
Time. les. Umpires, KLEIN and Emslie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-28
BASEBALL
NATIONAL.

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
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ley hard, and in the cond errors by the
visitors lit punched with timely iilts
made It IN easy win for Boston
First game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-28

+Batted FOR Iicbhardt in NINTH
s@BaitrG for birmingham in ninth.
F"Batted for Morgan in ninth.
Cleveland .....--....1 0 %
Boston ....... 80 . . 0 "A
Hts-Om Nj Ryan in innings: off CT
cote l in / inning. First on errors
Cleveland :, Boston g. Three base hits
Thonev. Stahl. Sacrifice hts-AltiZer,
StovalI Pradlev, Lord, CarTgan. Stolen
hases-A.tizer. Wagner. Mcconnell. Tho
noy. Doubl. pays-Gessler and Wagner;
Wagner and Mcconnell, Wagner and Nc
Connell First base on balls-OT Lieb-
hardt l, off Morgan G. Left on bases
Cleveland 6, Boston I Struck out-By
Lie hhardt T. by Morgan l. Passed ball
Carrisan, Clarke. Time, 205. Umpires,
Sheridan and t.gan
AT CHICAGO
Chicago .........0 0 o o 0 o -l-3-G
Phila6elph;a =. > 0 o o 0-2-9-1
Batteries-White, F. Smith and Weav
er, Vicller3 and Schleck. Tine, Ia. UNI
pires. C'LouShln and Hurst.
AT DETROIT
New York ....,.o | 0-2-S-3
Detroit .........0 o o 4 x-4-7-2
Batteries H"gg, Cheshro. Manning and
Kleiaow: Willett and Schmidt Time. 40.
Umpire, Evans.
AT ST LOUIS.
St Louis ......2 0 0 > I X--5-10-1
Washington 20 u 0 o 0 90 2-1
Batteres-Powell and stephens;
HUGHES Burns and Warner. Time, / 80,
Umpire, Connolly.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09

locomotive tank with water" he said
1.-THE pipe is of such and such dame
ter. Is there any reason why the pipe
shouldn't be increased to such and such
diameter"
The master mechanic and the general
manager said all the pipes on all the
railroads were of a standard size.
rs there any reason?" roared Harri-
man.
He didn't have to finish the sentence
The men stammered there was nc
physical reason except the nozzles on
the tanks, the pipes and the mouths
of the tanks on the locomotives would
have to be enlarged.
Make the change at once" said Har-
riman.
locomotive took water. The Union Pa
cific has perhaps 1,500 locomotives in
service. They take water perhaps three
times a day. Nine minutes a day ad-
ditional service out of 1,500 locomotives
and 1,500 train crews amounted to about
$500 600 a year, as near as the auditor
could figure out.
In few years he changed the Union
Pacific from a poor railroad into good
one and at the same time kept piling
up profits. Stories by the hundreds are
told of the remarkable things he did.
He seemed to know more in a minute
about railroad than the men who had
devoted their lives to it. His work on
the Union Pacific and the Southern Pa
cif1c made his fame secure He has
done great work with some of the 9TH
er properties with which he has become
identified and Wall street has come to
look upon him as the doctor who can
cure all railroad ills.
Hartman is glutton for work and
he works very fast, but he will have his
work cut out for him when he returns.
First, he will have to untangle the mess
in which the Wheeling & Lake Erie is
involved and reorganize the eastern end
of the Gould lines. This, added to the
mountainous mass of stuff he has to at
tend to in the ordinary run of business
and the probability that he may have
to give serious attention to the Rock
Island at any time, presages such fall
and winter for Hartman as even will
satisfy his ambition.-New York Her
q
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
President E. t. Jeffery. which reads

President E. T. Jeffery. which reads
as follows:
''To the stockholders of the Dem
yer & Rio Grande Railroad company:
The income of your company for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1908, in
Guiding $597.14S.99 interest, dividends
and other receipts, was 20,9S3,5S0.3S
u decrease of $473,069.50 as compared
with the previous year.
1.-The gross revenue from operation
was $20,386,431.39, being $542,259.10
less than the previous year the
operating expenses. were $13,03S,-
S09.49, being a decrease of $3,523.77:
and the net revenue was 81, BAT .621. 80,
a decrease of $536.735.33.l The per-
centage of decrease in gross revenue
was $2.58 per cent; in expenses, 0.02
per cent. and in net operating
revenues was 2.5S per cent: in ex-
penses in gross revenue was 2.58 per
cent and in net operating revenue,
6.S1 per cent.
after providing for taxes and all
charges against income, including
two semi-annual dividends of 2h per
cent each upon the preferred capital
stock, and contributing 100000 to-
the renewal fund. there rema ins a sur
plus from the years operations of ST.
127,765.76, from which appropriation
was made for additions and improve
ments to the fixed plant, 1921, 1921.
leaving surplus carried to profit and
loss 1896 372.25
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
TO SOW GRAIN LATER.
Wheat Planters Propose to Make Sure
OF killing Hessian Fry.

Salina, Kan, Sept 9.-Saline county
farmers will not begin sowing wheat
this fall until two weeks later than
usual, in order that they may make
sure of killing the Hessian fly by p1ow-
ing up the volunteer wheat. George
F. Warren. a miller and good author
ity on grain reports in central Kansas,
says that the Hessian fly breeds in the
volunteer wheat which springs up
after harvest, and unless this is plow-
ed up the insects play havoc with the
crop as soon as it appears. There is
a much more rank growth of wheat
this year than usual, because of the
heavy rains in the months of July
and August.
George T. Wooley. another miller
here and who keeps track of the total
wheat acreage in this and adjoining
counties, says the acreage sown this
fall will be much greater than usual.
and will reach fully 10000 acres. at
least 5000 acres greater than the acre
age of last year. The ground planted
to wheat this fall will constitute ABOUT
one-fourth of the acreage of lana IN
cultivation in this county. Wheat
growers in a number of central Kansas
counties are preparing to increase
their acreage.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
AN ATTRACTIVE CONCERT.
Churches of Jewell Cit Give a Sacred
Service in the Park

Jewell City. Kan. Sept. 9.-The fol-
lowing programme given by the Jeweli
Cornet band in the park closed the
open air concerts for the season. The
concert drew a large crowd, all of the
city churches dismissing the regular
preaching services for the occasion.
This seasons concerts have been very
successful. Carol E. Marty of Court
land has been an efficient director. He
intends, however, making medicine his
leading business, and begins a medical
course of study in st. Louis this
month. The programme:
March-Ring the Bells. Lightly
Scripture reading and prayer.
. Rev. Channer
Vocal solo-Calvary .Irma Nixon
Grand sacred-Joy to the World.
.BdrHHOuSe
Serenade-Angelic Choir IF. A. Myers
Vocal solo--I'm a Pilgrim C. Z. Marty
Grand Medly of Gospel Songs. 80.
... .... c. w. Bennet
The Flower Song. .Theo NJ. Tobani
Nearer My God to Thee.
Benediction.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
VETERAN is PENsIoNED.
Col. Brightman, Machinist. Retires
From Service.

La Junta, Colo, Sept 9.-Col. S. r.
Brightman, who for the past twenty
seven years has been in the employ
of the Santa Fe as machinist and fore
man, has received notice that he has
been placed on the retired list and will
receive a pension of $40 per month
during the balance of his life. The
colonel has rendered faithful and
efficient service during his term of
employment and has seen the road
grow from almost nothing to the FORE
most railway system in the country.
He can now take life easy, with the
firm assurance that the company he
served so long and faithfully has made
provisions for him during his declining
years
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
RIO GRANDE IN GOOD SHAPE.
Is Shown in Annual Report of Presi'
dent Jeffery.

Denver. Colo, Sept. 9.-Considering
the financial condition of the country
during the past year, the twenty-sec-
ond annual report of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1908. is remarkably
creditable. Owing to the closing down
of so many mines and smelters, as
well as a depression in other lines of
industry, the freight revenues shows
a decrease of S774.74S.79, but the pas
senger revenues increased $272, ,953.61,
and the company carries over a sur
plus of 1896, ,372.S5 from the years
operations.
Apparently the strike among the
shopmen had little effect on the COM
pany The figures on cost of repairs
are less, in several instances, than they
were during the years previous, and
the performances of the equipment
were apparently adequate to the
amount of traffic handled.
The most concise and instructive
comment on the condition of the road
is to be found in the report made by
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
FOR BLUE SUNDAY
Twenty-FOur ViOlatOrs Have
Been Arrested at Parsons.
Includes Managers, Actors, and
Orchestra Leaders.
THEIR TRIALS TODAY.
Complaints Sworn to by Com.
mittee of w. G. T. U.
Show People Claim to Be DOnat.
ing Proceeds to Charity.

Parsons, Kan. Sept. 9.-Twelve more
arrests were made last evening of
theater people charged with violating
the law against Sunday labor. This in
\ cludes the manager of the theater,
actors and actresses. and leader of the
orchestra. A committee of the w c.
T. U. attended the theater Sunday
night and secured evidence and swore
to complaints. This makes twenty
four persons arrested under the Sun
day closing law.
The trials of twelve of these will be
held today. The theater people claim
to be donating the proceeds of Sunday
night performances to charity and will
make this defense.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
ARE NO VACANT HOUSES.
Norton Booming and the Largest Town
in the Sixth District.

Norton Booming and the Largest Town
in the Sixth District.
Norton, Kan, Sept. 9.-The Tele-
gram says:
For the first time in two years every
vacant dwelling house in Norton is oc-
cupied and there is a demand for
nearly twice as many more residences
as there are to let at the present time.
The city assessors placed the popu-
lation of Norton last spring at $500.
At that time it was conservativelv esti-
mated there were a hundred vacant
dwellings in the city. Today this
number is below half dozen. Esti-
mating that these houses contain an
average of five people then the popula-
tion of this city you'd probably be
about five hundred more or close 70
5000. This places Norton as the
largest city in the Sixth congressional
district of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
SPLIT LOG ROAD DRAGs.
Township Loans Them to Farmers and
PAYS for Every Mile Dragged.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. 81 good
roads campaign is afoot in Delaware
township that will eventually give that
township a greater mileage of good
highways than any township in Leav-
enworth. Mike Aaron, trustee of Della
ware township, is behind the fight.
The trustee had eighteen split log
road drags made and distributed-n1ne
on each side of the Leavenworth-
Kansas City road, which divides the
two road overseer's districts in the
township. The drags are loaned to
farmers by the township and the farm
ers are paid so cents a mile for every
mile of road they drag in front OF their
places, or in front of the farms Of
others who ask them to drag. This
system did not originate in Delaware
township A law passed by the last
legislature provided for the payment
of the farmers. The law also PROVIDES
that one mile of road can not be drag
ged more than ten times in one year,
which prevents farmers from taking
an unfair advantage of the township.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
THE FAIR MADE MONEY.
Franklin County Institution Has Prob
ably Cleared 500

Ottawa. Kan, Sept. 9-There has
been a constant stream of prize win
ners pouring into Carey NJ. Porter's
Office today. The premium money for
the prize exhibits at the prize ex-
hibits at the county fair last week is
being paid and the news has spread
rapidly.
When approached about the finances
of the fair, Mr.. Porter said: "The only
statement that can be made now is an
approximate one. B. G. McQuesten
approximates $500 profit after all ex-
penses are paid but I think $3.50 will
come nearer being the amount
cleared"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
ToNGANoxIE NEEDS WATER.
Industrial Future of ViIIa~e Is Dark
ened by Lack of MunicinaI Works.

Tonganoxie, Kan, Sept. 9.-The
progress of this town is materia Iiy
hampered by the lack of water system
The new condensery plant IS now
turning away milk because it can not
get enough water to operate the plant
at its full capacity. The Tonganoxie
Creamery company has been put 10 a.
great expense in boring wells and in
stalling pumping apparatus to insure
a sufficient supply of water to it's
plant. 1t is said that a number OF in
dustries have not located in Tonga
noxie for this reason.
II was once urging the project of
putting in a waterworks system in
Tonganoxie," said Whitsed Laming of
the Tonganoxie State bank, who has
considerable capital invested. but it
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
BIGGEST SIGN IN KANSAS.
Composed of Electric. Lights on a
Hutchinson Salt Plant.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 9.-The big
gest electric sign in Kansas has just
been erected on the roof of the salt
plant, across the Arkansas river in
South Hutchinson. 1t is the most
striking thing seen in a trip across the
state, in night trains 1t can be seen
for a long distance and II is brilliant
with hundreds of candle power.
The big sign, which runs north and
south across the building and which Is
read from the east. is SO feet long.
The letters are five feet hign. It is a
very attractive piece of work 1t can
be read for distance OF more than a
half mile, but farther than that 1t
looks like big streak Of light. the
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
Ihis Ear Had 1 500 Grains.

We printed a story recently about
an extraordinary ear of corn belong
ing to Mr. Brenner that had 1,160
grains on the cob. Now comes w. G.
Lindley with an ear of corn raised on
his farm, four miles east of ElDorado,
that is fourteen inches long, weighs
one and seven-eighths pounds, has
twenty rows of corn on the ear and
sixty-five grains in row, making
1900 grains Come on with your big
corn if you can beat this.-ElDorado
Republican
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09

was opposed and defeated. The peo-
pie said it was because I wanted to
erect a condensed milk plant there
myself. 1t was true enough that there
were plans of that kind but we didn't
expect that the condensery would get
water for nothing
"Now if the tow nhad a municipal
plant the condensery which is in oper-
alton there would pay enough for
water to cover the interest on the
bonds. A water plant for Tonganoxie
would not cost over $50, 1000"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
IoLA,s TAXEs SMALL.
VIII Have to Pay Lowest Per Cent
This Year in Towns History.

lola, Kan, Sept. 9.-Iola will be
called upon to pay the smallest per-
centage of taxes this year that was
ever levied in the county. This is due
to the new tax law which increased
the taxable wealth of the county more
than four times what it was and to
the further fact that the state tax is
considerably less than it was last year.
The county will pay about $4,000 less
to the state than was paid last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
THIS FARMER WE'LL FIXED.
e. Shore of Barber County Has 1000
Acres of Land and 400 Hogs.

E. Shore, living six miles west of
Elm Mills in this county, was in town
yesterday Mr.. Shore is one of the
heaviest taxpayers in Barber county,
having over 1000 acres of fine land
on which he has 500 acres of wheat,
800 acres of corn and over 100 acres or
alfalfa. Mr.. Shore is strongly against
pasturing alfalfa. as he formerly lost
by so doing. He also is extensively
engaged in hog raising and has in the
neighborhood of 400 at present.
Medicine Lodge Cresset.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
LARGEST scbooI EnroIIment.

Cherryvale. Kan. Sept. e.-The en-
rollment at the high school this fall
breaks all previous records, not oniy
on opening day but for the entire
year. The attendance up TO date IN
the high school is 107. The entire
enrolment last year was but SO. Su-
perintendent Ramsey and Principal
Baker think the entire enrolment
may reach 125.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
Forty-five Conversions at wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Sept 9.-Hundreds
of people were turned away from the
Scoville meetings at the Central
Church of Christ, notwithstanding the
fact that two hundred extra chairs
were used and people stood in the
vestibuIes. There were forty-five con-
versions and additions to the church
at the different services during the
day. Evangelist Scoville preached two
spirited sermons and conducted the
service with good enthusiasm.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
Ellis Paper Changes owners.

Ellis, Kan, Sept. 9.-The Review
Headlight announces that a change in
the sanctum has taken place. Editor
Brittle takes farewell and Editor Will
liam Snyder is introduced. 1t was in
1885 that he came. He was bound for
Denver. but stopped off here, liked the
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09

country and has made his home here
ever since. Mr.. William Brittle re-
turns to his boyhood home, Danville
n. Y, and he will own and publish the
Advertiser, the very paper on which
he learned his trade 80 years ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
Death of NV. ii. Cofey.

Parsons, Kan, Sept. 9.4W. H Cof-
fey, ~ years old, died here Tuesday
He was pioneer in this city, coming
here in 1871. He made small for
tune in the dairy business. from which
he retired a few years ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09

rays from the many incandescent
bulbs running together when at a dis
tance of more than this.
In the sign are 400 four-candle pow
er incandescent lights. The sign is
therefore of 1 500 candle power.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
Who Compelled the Topeka Fair to Shut Out an
Exhibit Welcomed by Other Great State Fairs? !?

GordonVan Tine Co. believe they did that
the dealers tampered with the Fair Officers How else
noted and desirable exhibit be excluded struggling
great agricultural
Gordon.Van Tine Co. will keep right selling thousands of
Kansas people lumber and building material regu
lar (dealers prices They will also send
grand catalog free And they regret losing this privilege
exhibiting at the Topeka Fair @@
Please write for Grand Free Mlo Catalog
farmer contractor private prop
erty We will try exhibit year. g@
truly,
ase Street, DAVENPORT, IOWA
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09

Co. exhibit samples of lumber, doors, win
do moudngs hot bed SASH roofing interior finish and build
ing material State Fairs hundreds of thousands of people
good qualities and how much their
prices people who have build homes houses churches
barns, and other buildings
Of course, this exhibition is fatal retail lumber yards
shows the false charges that lumber yards have
been making.
But the showing by GordonVan Tine Co. would the
saving they make Il farmers and of Kansas
The retail yards do this. They desperate.
Did Lumber Dealers tamper with Topeka Fair Officers?
GoRDoN-VAN TINE Co, 1880
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-09
Why Did the
Topeka State Fair Shut Out
Gord0n-van Tines Exhibit

the building
IOWA. engaged space the last of July 1908
r. tegraphed
the eSnace