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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15
A BROTHER OF BALLOON MEN.
Farmer Wright of Leavenworth Coun
ty Tells of Inventors Boyhood.

Leavenworth, Aug. 15.-The Times
says: Reuchlin Wright brother of
Wilbur and Orville Wright, the in
ventors of the aeroplane which is now
attracting the attention of the entire
world, Is a resident Of Leavenworth
lived on a farm two miles east of Ton
ganoxie. He grew up with the men
now attaining to fame on the family
homestead. a farm near Dayton. Ohio.
In his own retiring way Mr.. Wright
talked of the boyhood of his broth
erhood. while at the Old Settlers re-
union at Tonganoxie, yesterday.
when just little chaps they were
always working on some device of
their own invention and quite remark
ably for small brothers. they were al
ways working together and in har-
mony.
"As you will remember they pre-
served the utmost secrecy of their air
ship while experimenting on the farm
near Dayton. The boys had no large
amount of capital to expend and, while
they are both single men and have
enough to do their work comfortably,
they felt that If there was anything
they should get the benefit of it them
selves. They recognized too the fact
that some of the valuable features OF
their airship were not patentable.
1.-The boys when little youngsters
back on the farm once got contract
to fold and prepare for mailing pa
per published at Dayton in the inter-
ests of a church. They folded two OF
three editions by hand and then got
tired and put their heads to work
They made a mysterious contraption
of strings and rollers. 1t was only
necessary to put the papers in and
turn the crank and they came out fold
ed better than 1t could be done by
hand. The machine did the same work
in a few hours that had occupied them
for as many days working by hand.
81 saw the flying machine in the
work shop back home frequently, but
1 have no part in the boys work
was also present at their initial flight
about the farm.
wilbur is now at Lemans with one
of the flyers and Orville is soon going
down to Washington with another to
take the government test. If success
full the government is to purchase one
of the machines for $25 ,000- OF course
the whole family is happy over the
brilliant promises of success for the
boys after so many years of hard
work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15


have maintained a large force of our
repairers all the time. and our equip
ment is in first class shape. The Bur-
lington has few bad order cars, but
we are in shape to turn them out as
fast as we want them, and we expect
to need them soon, every one of
them"
stock shipments are already heavy
and will be heavier from our territory.
The heavy crop of corn, wheat, and
oats which everything indicates will be
raised in Nebraska and our territory
this year gives us the promise of all
the business we can handle"
General Manager Walter, of the
Northwestern lines west of the Mis-
souri,. says: Instead of the North
western line retrenching in the matter
of car equipment, we have done just
the opposite. We have added to our
rolling stock and We have taken adj
vantage of the dull times to get our
cars. both freight and passenger. in
the very best possible condition in anti
cipation of the time when they would
all be needed, just as we always need
them when crops are good"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

the interlacing branches of the vine
hung oaks and naples arching over
head, deserves the universal verdict
of many visitors: the most beautiful
bit of scenery in Kansas.
And it is not like the Kansas We
have come to regard as typical-the
Kansas of the Kaw valley or the level
prairie country of the western part
of the state. These wooded bluffs that
border the Missouri valley are like the
mountains of Tennessee. and Kentucky
and West Virginia and many of the
people who inhabit them are more like
the hill people of those southern
states, than the typical Kansas farmer.
They are poor, unprogressive and, 1t
must be confessed. shiftless. They live
in little cabins overhanging the bluffs
hidden away from the highways In the
woods and. far from realizing the ad-
vantages and opportunities with which
nature has surrounded them, they are
Indifferent agriculturists and live more
by hunting and fishing than by farm
ing. But their cabins, built on the side
of the bluffs are delightfully."- pic
turesque and to come upon them I'M
expectedly by night lit by the moon
light striking down through the trees
or by the kerosene lamps that flare
from their broken windows gives the
unfamiliar an unwonted thrill-the
feeling that one may be stealing up
on an Illicit still or something equally
wild. creepy" and foreign to Kansas
traditions.
The most trilling sight that rewards
your premonitions. however, is. if you
are lucky, only a platform dance at
the Cunkle's. The Cunkles are among
the most prominent of Mr.. Howe's
strange neighbors. leaders of society in
this vicinity who have built platform
out over the gorge on the edge of
which their house stands and who
give platform dances on Saturday
nights at which gents pay twenty-five
cents and ladies get in free. There is
a fiddler of the old-fashioned country
type and a girl at the wheezy cottage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

of an early purchase by the Hartman
lines, and for more than half of the
cars there have been filed specifica-
lions on which the equipment COM
panies may base their bids. Compe-
tition between the companies is said
to be keen, for the order, If filled,
will be the largest since the panic.
For just what the cars are wanted
has not been made known. Three
of the Hartman lines-the Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific. and Illinois
Central-have put themselves in
funds by the sale of securities and
are in a position to make extensive
purchases. Some of the orders. it is
thought may be placed by the Harri-
man Mexican line, which closed con-
tract last week for $4,000 tons of steel
rails. That order, like the equip
ment order. is the largest of it's kind
since the financial disturbance.
The estimated cost of 5000 steel
cars ranges from 100000 to $1,000
900. 1t is expected that the lower
figure will prove more nearly correct
for the reason that competition be-
tween the equipment companies may
result in cut price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

rough native sandtone, uuarried on
the farm. The porch has a tile floor
and cement coping. The entrances
are guarded with big palms in artis-
tic jardinieres and the porch is COM
fortably furnished with a big divan
and chairs. The house has a large
living room, hail.. dining room and
kitchen down stairs, Mr.. Howe's own
big bed room with bath, two smaller
bed rooms and another bath and the
hall upstairs. The floors all over the
house are of polished quarter sawed
oak. The woodwork and exposed
beams and rafters are of weathered
oak and the furniture matches the
with exquisite Oriental rugs Of unusual
size and beauty. Mr.. Howe went
through the form of asking some
women friends advice about his rugs.
but ignored it in the usual manner of
treating advice we solicit, and chose
them to suit himself with a result as
happy as his mans taste proved to be
in the rest of the house.
There is not an object in the bunga-
low which is out of harmony with the
general decorative scheme and yet it
is unlikely that the Mere Man who
House Beautiful or Arts and Crafts
or any of the magazines or books
which women study habitually even
when they don't know whether they
over their heads.
Not an inappropriate picture or
piece of bric-a-brac is there-not an
ornament to jar the sensitive soul.
The house is simply furnished. The
living room, for instance, hasn't a
picture except those masterpieces of
nature. the wonderful views of the
passing seasons, which are framed by
the great wide windows. And in or
der that these pictures shall not be
obscured nor detracted from the win
dows have no hangings to shut out
light and air and gather dust and
germs. The room is plain to severity
done in genuine. whole hearted imita-
ton of the beautiful old Mission style,
but thoroughly charming and in spite
of its few months of occupancy with
comfortable livedin look and
atmosphere already.
Although Mr.. Howe has proven
that a Mere Man can make a home
he is far from wishing to enjoy it
selfishly and for that reason there is
lots Of company at Potato Hill. Mr..
Howe is unusually hospitable. He
likes to "entertain,' also popularity
supposed to be strictly woman's
province, and does it successfully.
Women who imagine that a mans
dinner would consist of plug tobacco
at Potato Hill prepared by Mr.. Howe's
incompatible housekeeper and cook
and served by the accomplished Black
Ruby revelation. The table is as
dainty as exquisite linen, china and
cut glass can make 1t and the dinner
is wonderful from the epicurean
standpoint. Last Sunday Mr.. Howe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

the heavy fall stock movement is I'M
der way. Each of these cars will be
40 feet in length and contain ten full
sections, accommodating 40 men; also
a closet and two lavatories. They are
fitted with oil lamps and stoves for
heating during the cold weather. The
Atchison company handles about one
fourth of the stock that goes into the
Kansas City market and is giving
special attention to the movement of
stock from the southwest, making ev-
cry effort to get it into Kansas City
in time for the early market. These
drovers' cars will no doubt be appre-
ciated by the stockmen who will be in
better physical condition to transact
business in Kansas City, after having
spent a comfortable night in these
drovers' cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15
RUSHING ORIENT.
Work Has Commenced on Line South
of Red River.

of Red River.
Wichita, Kan, Aug. 15.-The Kan
sas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
company has started laying steel at
the southern terminus of it's road at
the Red river. 1t has about fifteen
miles of steel to lay to make a con-
nection with the Denver and Fort
Worth railroad at Chillicothe, Tex.
AS some of the bonds for the build
ing of the railroad depend on the
road being completed to a connection
with the Denver and Fort Worth rail-
road, the work is to be pushed rapidly.
The bridge across the Red river
was completed a week ago so that as
soon as the steel is laid traffic can be
opened to Chillicothe, Tex, and the
road make connection to Denver and
Fort Worth. Plenty of steel is on
the ground at the Red river, so that no
delay is anticipated.
After this gap in the Orient line is
closed work will be continued be-
low Chillicothe until gap between
there and Benjamin, Tex, is closed
and the Orient line opened up to
Sweetwater. Tex. This, 1t is expected,
can be done by November 1.
Judge Eaton, of Kansas City, gen.
eral counsel for the Orient railroad.
passed through Wichita yesterday on
He said that until Mr.. Stilwell re-
turned from Europe it will be impos-
sible to say when the work on the
shops in this city would be started.
but stated that the Orient would begin
the work in time to have all its prom
Uses fulfilled and be able to claim the
bonds re-voted to 1t last spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

Globe, and the only member OF his
family in Atchison, stays at the town
house on North Third street, the fam
lily home for many years. Although
to make his country place his winter
as well as his summer home, he left
the town house just as 1t was and the
only things moved from it to Potato
Hill were the big silver loving cup
and a solid silver water service. tho
gifts Of the people of Atchison to the
towns most distinguished citizen
These, and a watch also presented by
the people of Atchison, are Mr.. Howe-s
dearest possessions. 1T have three
he shows the handsome gifts tokens
of the esteem of his townspeople Of
which he has every right to be proud.
land I shall leave one of these pres
ents to each of them
Everything at the bungalow was Sc
Iected especially for it by its owner
and the result is a revelation to people
VIII obelieve that a busy, professional.
self-made and self-educated man like
Mr.. Howe who makes a good deal Of
high-browed, can have no taste" The
bungalow is exceedingly artistic both
as to interior and exterior.
1t is complete, satisfying. and COM
Portable. That "homey'' touch which.
it is sometimes maintained, only a
WOman'S nanQS can give, Is not lack
ing. or If lacking is not missed. An
Atchison woman who lives in house
that cost $500 and spent years plan
ming 1t says Mr.. Howe's bungalow Is
the most artistic house she was ever
in.
The house is built of oak clapboards
which are now grayish white but will
turn oss-green with age. They are
the kind one sees on old English
houses and particularly are appro-
pirate for the bungalow style Of
architecture. The wide veranda sur
rounding the house on three sides Is OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

Kansas friends who have named their
farms Economically and not because it
is specially appropriate, although po-
tatoes are. of course. raised on Mr..
Howe's farm. Potato Hill is not at
all the name that suggests itself to
the unbiased visitor as he approaches
the farm by a country road of unusual
charm, or, having reached 1t, takes in
the extraordinary natural loneliness of
it's immediate surroundings and the
magnificent panorama, which 1t COM
mands, unobstructed on every side ex-
cept by the limitations of human sight
and presenting a noble picture of vari-
colored fields, and wooded bluffs, of
gently undulating prairie hills and
shadowy valleys, of lazy, winding
country roads. and farm houses be-
witched by the magic touch of distance.
of broad. majestic river and minia-
ture, sleeping lakes-in short. all of
beauty and enchantment which the
Missouri valley at it's fairest can Of
fer.
People are paying a good deal of
attention just now" Mr.. Howe likes to
tell his visitors. Ito what Joe Bristow
of Salina says. Well" he adds with
unconcealed pride, Mr.. Bristow says
views in Kansas. The others are from
the University hill in Lawrence and
from Concordia overlooking the Re-
publican valley"
Thirty miles of the Missouri valley
in all the variety of it's luxuriant fer
tility may be seen from Potato Hill.
The towns of Atchison and St. Joseph
are in plain view and the little Mis-
souri, villages that lie between them.
The site of the old town of Sumner.
long since abandoned. one of the first
towns in Kansas. whose brief history
is interviewer with the dramatic early
history of the state, the first home, in
Kansas, of John j. ingalls,, adjoins
the Howe farm and by following a pic
turesque path down the side of the
wooded bluff that drops off sharply
from the summit of Potato Hill where
Mr.. Howe has built his bungalow, one
comes at last, a half mile or so from
the house. upon the ruins of the build
ings which we're Summer. In this jun
gle of oak woods land is still bought
and sold not by the acre but by the
lot for here one is on the townsite of
Sumner. although Sumner has been
abandoned for many years and the
wild grape and woodbine have sprung
up to drape and all but hide its ruins.
This path. winding in and out through
the woods, across tiny, tricklinR
streams fed by the hfA springs around
enormous boulders and down rude nat
ural stairways of limestone ledge, with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15
AT POTATO HILL.
f. w. Howe's New Country
Home Near Atchison.
Comfort and Ease Suggested by
Every appointment.
A LAND OF ROMANCE.
Commands Enhancing View OF
Missouri River Valley.
Wooded Bluffs and Undulating
Hills Complete the Picture.
How Kansas Versatile Editor
Will Spend Declining Years.
Comfort and Ease Suggested by
Every Appointment.
A LAND OF ROMANCE.

Other people who have country
places have given them such names as
"Oakhurst." "Rllcrest," The Lind
ems" "Meadowvale" or something
equally poetic You might know that
the editor of the Atchison Globe would
be different, and so 1t is no surprise to
learn that Edgar w. Howe calls his
new country place near Atchison, one
of the most notable estates" in Kan
sas. by the plain and uneuphonious
name of Potato HILL" He does it of
course in good humored derision of hi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15
A NON-PARTISAN MEETING.
SaIina Citizens Hold a Reception fol
Bristow and Levitt.

Salina. Kan, Aug. 15.-A non
partisan reception was held at Claffin
hall, Oakdale park. last evening fol
J. L. Bristow. Republican candidate
for United States senator and r. A
Loyitt. Democratic candidate for con-
gress from the Fifth district. The week
ly band concert was given in connection
with the reception. Speeches were
made by James A. Kimball, Repre-
sentative Cravens, T. D. Fitcharick
w. W. Watson and 7. L. Bond. Both
Mr. Bristow and Mr.. Levitt responded
Mr.. Bristow has been confined to his
room with sickness for three days
but Is much better now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

MISS DELLA STROEBE. 10 Rich
AVA mond ST., Appleton. Wis. writes:
For several years / was in a rum
down condition. and 1 could find no re-
lief from doctors and medicines.
could not enjoy my meals, and could
not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark
circles about the eyes.
My friends were much alarmed.
was advised to give Peruna a trial.
and to my joy began to improve with
the first bottle. After taking six bot
ties 1 felt completely cured. / cannot
say too much for Peruna as a n1edi-
cine for women in rundown con-
dition."
Pe-ru-na Did Wonders.
Mrs. Judge ]. r. Boyer. 1921 Sher-
man Ave-, Evanston, ILL.,, says that she
became run down, could neither eat
nor sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit.
Peruna did wonders for her, and she
thanks Peruna for new life and
strength.
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Road Constructing
New Drover Cars.
To Be Used in Fall Movement
of Live Stock.
LIKE PULLMAN BERTH
Caretakers Can Sleep While
En- Route to Market.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.
LIKE PULLMAN BERTH

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company is building at it's
Topeka shops nine drovers' cars for
the accommodation of stockmen on
night stock trains between Newton
Emporia and Kansas City. One of the
cars has just been turned out and al,
of them will be completed by the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

When a woman trumps her part
ner's trick in whist she thinks she
proves she had -ood judgment by ask
ing innocently if it would have made
any difference not to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

roads are in the
cars. No order
but the car equip
have been notified
represents the total
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15
5000 STEEL CARS
Are Wanted by the Hartman Lines
Bids Being Received.

The Hartman
market for 5000
has been placed
ment companies
that this amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

Potato Hill bungalow is a mans
house. built by and for a man to suit
his own ideas and convenience and
occupied by him alone. Mr. Howe-s
son Eugene. who Is a reporter on the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-12-30
Mothers don't give your baby any

Mothers don't give your baby any
thing that contains opiates or any
other injurious drugs, but insist on
having DR.. Thornton's "Easy-Teeth-
err, as it is the best medicine on the
market for teething babies, and is alb
solutely harmless as it does not con-
tain any opiates or injurious drugs of
any kind. It is guaranteed under
Pure Food and Drugs Act, Guaranty
No. 1854. Price 35 cents. For sale
by Derrick Drug Co.; or Easy-Teeth-
er Medicine Co., Hartwell, Ga.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-12-30
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

County of Lexington,
Court OF Common Pleas.
H. Archie Haltiwanger, j. J. Hal
wanger, Texanna Samuels, Mitt
E.. Alewine, LenoEa Eleazer, Kiz1
G. Chapman, Martha Ann Haltiwa
ger, Lula Fulmer and Wilbur Hal
wanger, plaintiffs,
against
H. S. Haltiwanger and Burtelle Hal
wanger, defendants.
Partition. ...
In obedience to the decree of t
court herein, signed by Hon. 8. W.
Shipp, presiding judge, and dated I
cember 10th, 1905, 1 will sell to
highest bidder at public outcry, beft
the Court House door, in Lexington,
c., during the legal hours of sale,
the first Monday in January, 1909:
Allthat piece, parcel or tract of lai
situate, lying and being in the couD
Of Lexington and State aforesaid, ct
tanning one hundred and six (1O6) acr
more or less, and adjoining lands of,
present, Wilbur L. Haltiwanger, l.,
Fulmer, w. A. Bundrick, J. o. CHI
man, Jas. B. Addy and 81. A. Hal
wanger.
Terms of Sale: One half cash, b
ance on credit of one year secured
bond Of the purchaser and mortgage
the premises sold, with interest fr
day Of sale, with leave to purchaser
pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for !
pers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE.
Clerk Of the Court
Lexington. 8. O.. Dec. 18th, 1908. ?
Mesars. Efrd q Dreher, Plainti
Attorneys. -
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-12-30
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County Of Lexington.
Court Of Common Pleas
j. n. Ward. Plaintiff,
o~oino&
Nelson Sims, Defendant,

bXNu6G
Nelson Sims. Defendant.
Foreclosure.
In obedience to the decree of
court herein, signed by Hon. ]. W. I
Wore, circuit Judge, and dated Deces
Der 11th, 1908, I will sell to the big
est bidder, at public outcry, before {
Court House door, in Lexington, s. {
during the legal hours of sale, on ii
first Monday in January, 1909:
All that piece, parcel or lot of la
situate, lying and being in New Broo
land, county and state aforesaid. fro
so feet on Augusta street and runniI
back ITO feet, adjoining lands of ). !
Brown, George Miles and others, bei1
part of the lot of land conveyed
me by John R. Shuler, May 18th, I6e
recorded in R. M. G. Office for Lexin
ton county in book Ill" page q
May 81. 1892.
Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser
pay for papers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE,
Clerk of the Court.
Lexington, S. c., Dec. 18th, 1908.
Adam c. Melborn, Esq, Plaintiff
Attorney.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-12-30
When Down 555 Feet

Caught train to New York, and
there bought some of the very bar
gains in Furniture that are being
offered in this paper.
This happened to Mr.. E. G. Cook,
the buyer for The Lion Furniture Co.,
Columbia. See their ad. in this issue
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-12-30
It does seem queer that most ''got
felloWsn have lot Of bad habits.
Notice, Pension Applicants.

The Pension Commissioner for LIE
ington County will be in the Auditor
Office on each Saturday in Januar
1909, to give out suitable blanks to eat
applicant. All applicants must appe
in person for blanks. No blanks W
be sent out except IN very extren
cases. Further instructions will
given when applicant applies for blan
The County Pension Board will me
on the first Monday in February, 100
to pass upon applications handed in
commissioner, after which date no
plication blanks will be given out.
The Representatives and all othe
are requested to send to commission
the names of ali pensioners who ha7
died or moved out OF the county sin
last pension roll was paid.
S. M. ROOF,
Pension Com. Lexington County.
6W12
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-12-30

It may be possible for a man to
write sensible love letter, but he
never does.