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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
IN ENGLAND ALSO.
Earnings Of Roads in United Kingdom
Decrease.

Earnings Of Roads in United Kingdom
Decrease.
That the United States has not been
the ONLY scene of financial depression
and business troubles during the last
six months is shown in the semiannual
reports of the principal English rail-
roads. or the four principal roads in
England, only one, the Great Western,
shows an increase in gross receipts.
and its expenses have been increased
to such an extent that the net earn
ings will probably show decrease.
All the others have suffered heavy set
backs.
mated to have increased its half year.
ly gross receipts by $4S7,oOO in COM
parison with those of the same period
a year ago. Whether or not this viii
be sufficient to cover the increase in
expenses due to increased business,
increased coal prices and heavier in
terest charges is still a problem.
The London & Northwestern is esti-
mated to have fallen off in point of
gross earnings to the extent of $685.
900, and, as it's coal and other ex-
penses were unusually heavy, those
ACQUAINTED with the situation look for
a decline in. net earnings amounting to
s975.OOO. Fortunately the company
last year placed $340,900 to reserve,
and should nothing be added to that
sum this year the amount available
for dividend will not be greatly re-
duced.
A. comparison of estimates show.
the gross receipts of the Midland to
have declined some $7S5,000 compared
with last years June half yearly fig
ures. Allowing for a moderate In,
nearly $1,O00.000 in net earnings is
looked, for. The Northeastern's gross
decrease amounts to about $650.000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
LAWRENCE IS HAPPY.
The Town Hears 1t Is to Have a Cou.
pie of Electric Lines.

pie of Electric Lines.
Lawrence, Aug. 6.-"This city will
have an electric suburban line con-
trolled by local men largely a home
affair."" said C. z. Sutton today.
Not only will we have a local sys-
tenn, the best of its kind in the west
but IL our plans go through, and they
will, Lawrence will be the center sta
ton of an interurban line between
Kansas City and Topeka, it. too. fin
anced and controlled by capitalists.
and merchants and business men and
farmers living along the right of way.
Some of the very best business men
and citizens of Kansas City and To-
peka are behind this line and are will
ing to invest their money to see 1t go
through.
I'VE are not ready to make public
ton. land probably won't be for a
week or ten days yet, but can assure
you that you will be pleased when you
hear all of them. We intend to or
ganize a trust company for $250,000
to take hold of the local system. We
intend to make this a Lawrence affair.
Instead of bringing in outside capital
whose only interest is the securing of
large returns on the investment, who
are most interested in seeing a good
line installed, we propose to build the
line ourselves and keep entire control
over It,"
A franchise to build an electric line
was asked for from the city council
by c. E. Sutton, w. E. Spalding, Will
liam Bromelsick, c. H. Tucker and j.
E. Stubs. The second franchise did
not outline any system over the city.
but simply asked for the right to run
an electric line over the streets of
lawrence.
Mr. Laming, who asked for another
franchise from the city, is equally as
confident as the local company that,
If given a franchise, he can get a
high class street car system installed
in the city inside of two years. Mr..
Laming said he would have a state
ment to give out soon as to what his
company expected to do and about the
financing of the line.
Both of the electric line PROPOSE
tions are being investigated by the
council meetings and will be taken
up the middle of the month at an adj
journed meeting. together with the re-
quest of the Kansas City, Kansas
Southeastern company, which asks
permission to enter the city In North
Lawrence on Delaware and run down
Delaware to the river connecting with
the Laming system on this side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

The Seventh Annual Log Rolling and
Picnic August 1915.

Inc Seventh Annual Log Rolling ana
Picnic August 1915. =.
Waldo, Kan, Aug. 6.@The seventh
annual log rolling and picnic of Mod
ern Woodmen of America will be held
here. August 13, IA and Is. The first
day Is to be known as farmers day.
Liberal permiums are offered by the
business men of Waldo to all who
bring in exhibits of stock. poultry and
grains. The people of Waldo make
these annual log rolling picnics enter
tanning and enjoyable. Noted Wood
men will be present from state and
national organizations to talk on
Woodcraft. There will be three days
of amusement of various sorts. and
every business man in the town is
offering some good special premium
for some particular display.
Waldo camp of Modern Woodmen
are doing all in their power for Its
success. Invitations have been extend
ed to -neighboring camps, and the
prospects are that several hundred
Woodman and members of the auxfl-
larry order, the Royal Neighbors, will
be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
VIOLATES PROVISIONS.
Said to Have Sold Beer Without
Having EN- Sign.
Also Sold Liquor without
Learning the Disease.

Independence, Kan. Aug. 81 Il.
Brogan. druggist for the Junction
pharmacy of Coffeyville, the only drug
store in the county holding permit
to sell liquor. has gotten himself into
trouble on two counts. He was served
with two warrants.
The first warrant charged him with
selling liquor to an applicant without
complying with the law in regard TO
making him sign up. The last one
charges him with selling liquor Tor
medical purposes without naming the
disease in the application. These faulty
sales were found by the county attor-
ney as he went through the books OF
this drug company. In all PROBABILITY
1t means that his permit will be re-
voked
Mr.. Butcher is still fighting. He has
traced beer even to the homes OF peo-
pie he would never expect to md In
the business of bootlegging. why is
it?" he asked. that every person in
this community who wants to violate
the law comes to Coffeyville. IL you
drive out 100 bootleggers, 100 more Will
try to get in. II you chase out 100
disreputable women, that many more
will come in. 1t seems that Coffeyville
cannot be saved, but as long as I am
holding this office. 1 am going to do
all I can to have the law enforced:
Anyone who says this is not a nara
proposition ought to try it."
Some liquor seized at Coffeyville last
week, consigned to private parties in
Oklahoma, was released to them by
Mr.. Butcher after they had signed re-
lease of all claims upon this county
for It, 1t was seized in Coffeyville
without a warrant by several police
men. Mr.. Bucher made a thorough in
vestigation as to whether it was really
private, however, before he let 1t go.
Other arrests are to follow in Coffey-
WILLIE The fight is still raging there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

petty weaknesses. The man who risks
his life for others is as heroic as he
who actually loses it. but the man who
falls at the post of duty must al
sacred writings say that greater
love hath no man tina nthis, that he
lay down his life for his friend" But
there is a greater love, even than
this, the love of honor, duty and hui
manity, which makes hero lay down
his life for those he does not know.
Hadley S. Rosters memory de-
serves all the honors which his fellow
men can bestow. In his life he was
faithful to every duty assigned him. to
every relationship. To this high ideal
he was loyal unto death and whether
tell in marble sentences the story of
his heroism, the record will live in
the hearts of all who knew him.
Kansas City Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
CAR OF POULTRY SENT EAST.
Saline County Farmers Wives Make
$1,000 Pocket Money.

Salina. Kan, Aug. 6.-The car of
poultry sent out by the Salina Poultry
company went to the eastern markets.
There was the usual amount in the
car, $4,000 pounds. or 1900 chickens.
The amount of money paid to poultry
raisers for the load was about $1,000.
This is the fourth car sent in the past
four months. There has been paid
out for the four cars about $4,000.
There are two other companies in Sa-
lima buying poultry. The poultry
business in Salina is an important fac
tor in furnishing the farmers wives
with spending money. In fact, in some
Instances 1t supports the family, =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
INCREASE THE LAKE.
INOIGEI1ASE1 IIIE IlfAfE1.
More Water Is to Be Furnished the
Garden City Territory.

consulting engineer Of the United
States Sugar & Land company, was in
Garden City for the purpose Of con-
sidering plans and specifications for the
enlargement of Lake McKinnie. He
spent few days in this territory
studying the conditions and the result
of his visit will be the formulation of
a plan to increase to a large extent the
capacity of the reservoir.
The formulation of plans to increase
the size of the reservoir is the result
of the dry season this spring, which
demonstrated the value of the storage
waters and the ACCESSIBILITY of having
large supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
TWO. CROPS OF WHEAT.
A Farmer Near CfmarrOn Has Fruit
full Piece of Ground.

Perhaps few people have ever seen
two wheat crops harvested from the
same field in one summer, but this was
done on the farm of w. E. Clothier,
who lives northeast of town, we are
informed. The first crop was that
which had withstood the drouth and
the second was that which had dried
out and come up after the first had
been cut. being too short and imma-
ture to be reached at the time Of the
first cutting. Both cuttings are said to
be we'll worth the labor.-Cimarron
Jacksonian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

rates per 100 pounds range on ship
ments, in the order named, as follows:
For five miles and under, 4, and 8
cents to IS and 81 cents for 200 to 400
miles. 1t is also a provision. of the
articles are liable to damage from
frost, pass may be issued to a per-
son accompanying the shipment. Only
one way bill is to be issued to cover
the entire movement of any car load.
Through billing must be made from
the point of origin to destination, ana
bill Of ladipg and way bill must show
the full name and address of the com
signor. so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

ed with it a majority of the stock and
scrip outstanding. held largely in Eng
land and Holland. This committee
has been working in perfect harmony
with the American debenture noiders'
protective committee. 1t was said TO-
day by a heavy stakeholder that a sale
of the road is out of the question, and
that even if the debenture holders de-
sired it the unfavorab BILE conditions that
are likely to exist for some time would
cause them to hold off. 1t is said that
a new company is to be formed by the
protective committees to buy the
property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
MAY NOT BE SOLD.
New Plan Suggested for Great Western
Scttlcnicnt.


Settlement.
New York, Aug. 6.-The English
committee of Chicago CIR .at Weston
railway debenture holders has decided
on a plan of reorganization which does
not ipclude the sale of the road to
competing interests in the Great
Western field. The feature of this
plan is the merging of the preferred
"B'' and common stock into one class
of stock and in working out the ar
rangement 100 shares of preferred
"B'' will be considered the equivalent
of 200 shares of the common When
the road went into the hands Of re-
ceivers on January 8 there was out
standing S2S,127, 900 of debenture
stock dividends on which are cumula-
tive, and other sotck issues as follows:
Eleven million, three hundred and
thirty-seven tousand dollars of pre-
ferred a. $2s.104s000 preferred 3D.
and $44. 900 common The COM
pany had no outstanding bonds.
The English debenture holders
protection committee has had deposit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
HAS SEVEN ACRES OF ONIONS.
A Wichita Man Raises This Vegetable
for Seeds and Sets.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. 6.-Wichita has
one man who grows onions exclusively
for the purpose of securing seed and
sets. Richard Wilson has seven acres
of ground just outside the city on
which his sole production is onions
1t is the only farm of this kind near
Wichita where the onions are grown
for these two purposes alone. Mr..
Wilson sows three varieties of the
vegetable.
OF his annual crop, four hundred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

sprinkled than to allow present condi-
tions to continue. On motion the
license committee was authorized to
draft an ordinance providing a light
occupation tax on the various kinds of
business and report same tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

pounds of the seed are saved each
year for his own use, for the next
years planting. Mr.. Wilson Is by
trade a stone cutter, but his spare
time when not following hts trade. Is
devoted to his onion farm. Mr.. Will
son says that the hail is his worst
enemy to the onion crop and when a
season brings but little Of the hail the
crops are unusually large and fine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
THEY GO TO ALBUQUERQUE.
Emporia Orchestra to Play at the Ma
tional Irrigation Conference.

Emporia. Aug 6.-Perhaps the big
gest job ever landed by an Emporia
musical organization has been award
to A. c. -Olker when he received a
telegram informing him Of the fact
that he was to have his orchestra of
twelve pieces at the National Irriga-
ton conference, to be held in Albu-
querque, n. M, about the middle of
August. This is to be a national af-
fair and several bands from other
countries will be in attendance.
Among them will be the National
band of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
FOR AN OCCUPATION TAX.
Scheme of the Cherryvale Council for
Having Streets Sprinlxled.

council has gone on record as favoring
an occupation tax. The object of this
tax is to pay for sprinkling the streets.
This movement was championed by S.
J. Harmon, who took the grounds that
the business men had better pay a
small tax and have the streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
STARVED HIMSELF TO DEATH.
A Negro Wife Murderer Dies in the
COneyville Jail.

Coffeyville, Kan. Aug. 6.-After
three weeks of persistently refusing to
take any food other than was forced
upon him by the sheriff. Dick Water
house, the negro who murdered his
wife July 20 by shooting her and then
beating her brains out with a ham,
mer. died of voluntary starvation IN
his cell in the county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
DOWN GO FREIGHT RATES.
Oklahoma Commission Orders Another
Reduction.

Guthrie. Ok. Aug. 6.-The state
corporation commission has issued its
order, providing a reduced freight
rate on vegetables, canned goods and
fruits, and it is now in full effect. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

lola, Kan, Aug. 6.-Otto Hinze has
probably the only chestnut tree in the
county. 1t wasn't planted as a chest
nut tree and for long time he didn't
know what it was But this year the
tree was filed with the woolly kind of
chestnuts and il the boys in the neigh
borhood had let it alone he would
have had enough chestnuts for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Homer Williams of Sumner County
Drowned in the Minnesota.

Wellington, Kan, Aug. 6.-Homer
Williams, deputy county treasurer of
Sumner county. was drowned in Mn
nescah river about nine miles north of
this city at 10 o'clock at night He
was wading out in the stream to place
fish line. when he stepped off into
a deep hole. He was 81 years old and
leaves a widow and one child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
Physicians Recommend Castoria

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results gratifying The extended of Caoia unquesonaby the
result Of three The ndpuae evidence that is harmless:
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Sillicus-what do you consider is The
proper time for a man to marry?
Cynicus-Oh, suppose when he hasn'e
anything else to worry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Record
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20
GREEN LAKE.

Henry Ober's cottage is nearly COM
pleted.
Gus Babcock, of Bangor, has bought the
Pember cottage.
The Parkhurst cottage is having extern
sive repairs made.
Mr.. Salley, the clothier, of Bangor, has
just finished his new cottage.
The following cottages were occupied
Sunday: Abbott, Hardy, Cutter, Wood
bury, Harlow, Burr, Murch, Pember,
Lowell, Gorham, Adams, Morse, Givren,
Miller.
Over seventy people arrived at Green
Lake Saturday and Sunday. The fisher
men were in high spirits to find one good
Sunday in the month, and started ont on
the lake, each one fully determined to do
his best in landing the largest fish. But
their hopes were doomed to disappoint-
ment, as they had not been out more than
fifteen minutes before heavy down-po
came, and all had to put back. As it con-
tinued to rain all the morning, no fishing
was INDUCED in with the exception of
fishing off the bridge, where Ernest Her
rick caught half-pound trout. In the
early afternoon the weather cleared, and
all boats started out again, only to be
caught in another shower.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Edgar Remick, of Otis, spent Sunday
here with his brother Reuben.
n. L. Aver and wife, of Bangor, were
here over Sunday, guests of Mrs. Ayers
parents. w. II. Brown and wife.
Elmer Grace and wife, of Harrington,
leave for home to-day after spending sew
eral days here. the guests OF Emery
Strout ana family.
Mrs. Mary d. Jordan, who has been here
for several weeks, returned to Bangor Sat-
urday. She was accompanied by Seth X.
Jordan, who came for her.
B. F. Jordan and wife, of Waltham,
were here on Tuesday. Mr.. Jordan at
tended the county convention. Mrs. Jor-
dan remained until Wednesday to make a
trip to Bangor.
Miss Ida Jenness Moulton will present
several of her best miscellaneous readings
in the vestry on Friday evening, May %.
The proceeds over expenses will be de-
voted to church work, and it is hoped there
will be good attendance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20
TEN PAGES.
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN THE
Auditorium, Bangor,
Tuesday, June 80, 1908,

for the purpose of nominating candidates foI
Governor and State Auditor to be supported
at the September election, and transactins
any other business that may properly come
before it.
The basis of representation will be as fol,
lows: Each city, town and plantation Will
be entitled to one delegate; and for each 7t
votes cast for the republican candidate for
Governor in 1906, an additional delegates; and
for a fraction of 40 votes in excess of rs votes,
a further additional delegate. Vacancies in
the delegation of any city, town or plantation
can only be filed by residents of the county
in which the vacancy exists,
The State committee will be in session in
the anteroom of the Auditorium at O'Clock
of the day of the convention, for the purpose
Of receiving credentials of delegates. In Or
der to be eligible to participate in the conven-
ton, delegates must be elected subseq uent to
date Of the call for this convention.
All electors of Maine, whatever their politi-
cal affiliations may have been, who believe in
the general principles and policy Of the re-
publican party and desire its success at the
polls in the coming election in this State, are
cordially invited to unite under this call IN
electing delegates to the convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
SETH NJ. CARTER, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
3 Lewiston, May 9, 1903.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20

The historic natural resources con-
ference called by the President to
meet at the White House has wound
up in burst of enthusiasm, and the
governors of the states and their
lieutenants have departed TO their
several homes convinced of the i'm
portance of the movement to con-
serve the natural resources OF the
country, and determined to uphold
the hands OF the President in every
proper manner. No political lines
were drawn in the conference, and it
was a truly remarkable spectacle to
see the President enunciating his
policies, and democrats joining with
republicans, governors from the South
as we'll as from the North, cheering
him to the echo. No one doubts
that incalculable good will come
from the conference, and when the
President suggested that another be
called in the not distant future, the
southern yell joined with the northern
cheer in enthusiastic appreciation of
the prospect.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20

Congress is making rapid progress
toward adjournment, and everything
now points to a conclusion of the SEES
sion on May %. The House has passed
the Vreeland financial bill, and the
Senate has substituted therefor a
modified form of the Aldrich bill,
which is believed to be of far greater
merit. Both houses have appointed
their conferees, and the measure
which will be finally enacted, if any is
passed, will be framed by them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20

OF the thirteen great supply bills OF
the government, all but two have
passed both houses. The calendars of
the two houses are practically clear,
and House committees have finally
acted on two measures which the
President regards as of the utm ost
Importance. One legally creates the
inland waterways commission, pro-
vides salary for its secretary and
quarters for it's offices, and the other
makes the government liable to its
employees engaged in hazardous labor
for injuries incurred in the service.
Any such so injured shall receive a
years pay, should he remain unable
to work for SO long, and should he die,
his years pay shall 60 to his family.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20
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