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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
CIASHING OVER RATES.
BurIington's Two and a Half Cent
Minimum Meets Opposition.

Kansas City, May 3.-The passenger
rate situation in Missouri has assumed
a new phase. 1t develps now that the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's 21a
cent rate is fiat and absolute and no
trimmings at excursion time. But some
of the other roads which have an
nounced their purpose to adopt the 2h
cent basis desire to have it elastic,
susceptible of reduction at times The
railroads will fight it out at a confer
ence of executive officials called for
Saturday in Chicago. An attempt will
be made at this meeting to reach an
agreement on uniform basis.
The inference in the original Burling-
ton announcement was that the 2iz
cent rate would be the maximum
charge for hauling one passenger one
mile. But the officials of the road say
it is minimum as well as a maxi
mum rate. This eliminates all mileage
rates, including weekend and other
excursion rates. Communication tickets
only are permitted.
The Chicago & Alton announced yes
terday that it would put in the az
cent basis as a maximum charge. No
reference was made to it as a mini
mum basis. If the 21a cent basis is
adopted by all lines as a maximum
and minimum rate it is probable that
a strong effort will be made to adopt
an interchangeable mileage book for
ZOO miles on 2 cent basis.
Unless there is unanimous action by
all the lines, 1t Is said that the strong
lines that have withheld announce
ments may adhere for the present to
the cent basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
WINFIELD BEAT GAS COMPANY
Collects Royalty of Three Cents for
Thousand Feet

Winfield, Kan, May 3.-The case Of
the city of Winfield VS.. Winfield Nat
ural Gas company, in which the city
sued the gas company for three cents
per thousand feet royalty on gas fur
nished to banks, stores, hotels, schools,
churches and factories, was decided in
the district court here Saturday, prac-
tically in favor of the city. Under the
franchise granting the company the
right to distribute natural gas in this
city the company is required to pay
the city royalty of three cents per
thousand feet on all gas furnished to
domestic consumers. When the time
came to pay this royalty the company
refused to consider stores, banks,
hotels, factories, ect., domestic con-
sumers." and would pay the royalty
only on gas furnished private resi-
dences. The city claimed that stores,
banks, etc, are domestic consumers"
and sued to recover the royalty the
company was holding back on the gas
consumed by these patrons. The court
holds that stores, banks. and hotels,
are domestic consumers" and rem
dered verdict in favor of the city,
but decided that schools, churches,
laundries and factories are not do
nestle consumers" and that the city
was not, therefore, entitled to any
royalty on this class of customers. The
decision carries with it a verdict for
about $500 in held back royalties for
tie CITY
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PROSPECTS FINE.
II. A. Tice Says Wheat Prom
ises an Abundant Yield.
Has Just Returned From Trip
Through the Cereal Belt.
ELEVATOR MEN AGREE
AS Far as e We Can See Fields
as Green as Grass.
Railroads Arranging to Handle
Bumper Crop of Years.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 3.-"The pros
poets for crop of wheat in this terri
tory are better now than for years, :"
Gaid Superintendent II. A. Tice of the
Santa Fe.
Prom Newton to Dodge City, where
my territory ends" he went on, 1.-The
wheat seems to all be fine. 1t is the
same way on the main line as it is on
the branch and the Scott City branch
also makes a good showing. If the
prospects continue good from now on
this part of the state will give the
Santa Fe and the other roads enough
TO do to haul the wheat to market.
And it is good on beyond Dodge City,
az Tar as / have seen the crop"
Conditions Could Not Be Better.
This is the same story told by Di-
vision Freight Agent c. A. Walker, of
the Santa Fe. He returned this morn
ing from business visit to La Junta
and the towns in western Kansas
ut is hard to find conditions better
than they are at this time" said Mr.
walker this morning. AS far as you
can see it looks as green as the grass
in the park there and he pointed out
OF his office window to the green grass
in the Santa Fe park.
we have the biggest wheat division
any railroad in the world" Mr.. Walk
Isr continued. and it is probable that,
Win good luck from this time on, We
Will have all we can do to get it to
market after harvest. if the farmers
sell it soon after it is threshold
Elevator Men Are EIated.
This is good tale of the wheat pros
poets in this part of the state. Eleva-
tor men say the chances for a big crop
are good all over this territory The
railroad officials make a study of crop
conditions all of the year round and
they are especially interested in the
wheat outlook at this time 1t is their
business to do so. for the Santa Fe
road has to make big arrangements to
handle a wheat crop like this one pro-
for the company that the big fast freight
trains are taken off this line and put
on the other line, for this fall at least,
for the large movement of wheat taxes
the road to a large extent when thresh-
ing is done for a big crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
Mr.. Arthur Middleton, Basso, Who
Will Be Heard Tuesday.

Are you genuinely interested in the
welfare of your toWn2 Do you really
believe in the saving grace of the arts :?
Then help the musical festival along.
Buy a season ticket---it is not yet too
late-and lend it to neighbor if you
can't use it for all the concerts your
self. When Mark Twain said "God
made the country, man made the city
and the devil made the small town."
he had in mind a town too big for
the simple neighbor1iness and the pas
tOral beauty of the village, and not
big enough for the educational and
artistic advantages of the metropolis
such town as Topeka would be, if it
were not for the progressive spirit of
its best citizens who are making the
May musical festival possible, this
year and with your help, will make it
an annual occasion of state wide i'm
portance. There is no reason why To-
peka with its big auditorium, it's
splendid pipe organ, its musical talent,
and $4,000 people hungry for good
music whether they know it or not)
shouldn't start something, in this May
of the year of our Lord 1909, which
will be of incalculabIe benefit to artis-
tic interests in the state. And if ar
tistic interests doesn't mean anything
to you, personally, how about bust
ness? You'll not deny that big an
nual musical festival would help in
that direction, too.
Topeka Kan-but will she? Really,
you know, it's up to you'll Here's the
program for the two-days festival. If
you missed the concert this afternoon
don't let it happen again.
MONDAY AFTERNOON PRO-
GRAMME.
a. Vittoria (Italian) 1890. Carissimi
b. Vernahmet Ihr Germany ...
--..- .Rubenstein
c. Die Krahe (German) -. Schubert
d. Widmung Germany .... Schumann
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five DEAD LIONS.
Result of Col. Roosevelt's First Hunt
in the Jungles.

Nairobi, British East Africa, May 8.
Theodore Roosevelt bagged one
more lion yesterday at Wami, near
Kapiti. This gives him a total of
three lions and one 1ioness on the
present expedition. Kermit Roosevelt
succeeded in bringing down a cheetah.
The hunting was exciting and both
marksmen did excellent work.
1t is rumored in native sources, but
the report lacks confirmation, that
Nairobi on May Is, before proceeding
to Sotik.
Four lions were bagged Friday, and
Colonel Roosevelt's mighty gun
brought three of them to earth, each
on the first shot. Thus one of the
presidents fondest ambitions has been
realized The fourth lion fell before
the rifle of his son Kermit, who, how
ever, took three shots to kill his quar-
ry.
Both father and son are jubilant.
1t was their first lion hunt, and so
magnificent a kill was far beyond
their expectations.
Mr.. Selous accompanied the former
president, who also was attended by
the usual retinue of heaters. AS a rule
the heaters go into the jungle with
considerable trepidation, but as Col
onel Roosevelt's reputation as a hunt
er had reached here long before he
arrived in person, the heaters on this
occasion were exceptionally enthusiast
tic.
The caravan started early Thursday
morning from the ranch of Sir Alfred
Pease, on the Athi river. and proceed
ed slowly to the Mau hills.
This range is open for wide areas,
but in places is covered with dense
growth where game is plentiful. The
first night in camp no attempt was
made to go after lions, although their
call was heard now and then, but at
dawn the drive was speedily organ
lied
The natives beat out in all direc-
tions, under instructions of the head
man." armed with all sorts of noise
making devices, which could not but
arouse any game within earshot. Some
Of the beats proved blanks. but by
nightfall no less than ten kinds of
game had been bagged.
Kermit during the greater part. Of
the day did more effective work with
his camera than he did with his gun,
he and the other member of the par
priced shots. Details Of the actual
Nairobf from the camp, but it was
declared that in each case a single
bullet from the ex-president's rife
sufficed to bring down his lion. From
this it is regarded that Colonel Roose-
welt is living up to the reputation
which he has gained here of being
crack shot All of the lions were of
normal size and after the natives had
dragged them together in the grass.
they executed the usual dance around
the trophies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
IT. #. KELLY GETS A VERDICT.
Special Referee Lee Bond Decides
AGAINST Miami County,

Leavenworth, Kan, May ST. T.
Kelly, ex-treasurer of Kansas, received
Judgment for $1,324.99 and costs
amounting to s1,0O0---against Miami
COUNT Kansas, Saturday afternoon
when Special Referee Lee Bond made
report of findings of fact and conclu-
sions of law which were confirmed by
the district court.
The case, which was brought to this
county on change of venue, grew out
of a suit instituted by Kelly. who.
when running for state treasurer, was
accused of being short $1,324.99 in his
accounts as clerk of Miami county.
He made the amount good at the time
and the suit resulted to disapprove
charges and recover the money.
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CHILDREN BITTEN BY WILDCAT
Strange Animal of Some Kind at
Large Near Scranton.

Scranton, Kan, May ELIZA Mes
tor and family are having more than
their share of bad luck. Two of
their children, the little boy and
daughter were quite severely bitten by
what was supposed to be a wildcat
The children while playing in the
yard were attacked by the animal;
the little boy was severely scratched
and bitten. He then ran to the house
telling his mother leaving his little
sister in the yard with the cat When
the mother arrived she found that the
cat had not bothered the girl as
yet but she picked up the baby, the
cat bounced upon her and hung to
the child's leg that she was unable to
get it loose. She then set the child
down and by the tail pulled the
animal loose. She took her children
to the house and called the doctor.
The doctor arrived and dressed the
wounds of the two children, and they
were advised as the wounds were
quite bad, to take them away for
treatment, which they did Wednes-
day, going to Kansas City.
The cat is still at large supposed to
be in the timbers near Mr. Nestor's
place.
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KILLED BY BARN DOOR.
Rev. Krehbiel Died OF Injuries Re-
ceived During High Wind.

Newton, Kan, May 3.-Rev. Chris
Krehbiel. pastor of $he Mennonite
church at Halstead and one of the
Oldest Harvey county residents, is dead
at his home in that city.
About six weeks ago Rev. Krehbiel
was stricken with paralysis, from
the effects of which he was gradually
recovering. Last Wednesday he drove
to Halstead and upon his return home
was engaged in putting the buggy in
the shed during a hard wind storm.
A sudden and unusually strong gust of
wind tore the barn door from it's
hinges and it fell on top of him, in
ficting injuries which coused his
death last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
SHOOTING AT JUNCTION CITY.
DIR. II. L. Ready Seriously Injured j.
c. Carter Who Assaulted Him.

Junction City, Kan, May 3.-Dr. r.
L. Ready shot and perhaps fatally
wounded j. c. Carter, following a con-
troversy over an account,
The Shooting occurred in DIR.
Ready's dental Office. According to
the statement of L. R. Osborn. a SOL
der from Fort Riley who was in the
chair having some dental work done,
at the time of the shooting, Carter as
saulted Ready, striking him several
times before the shot was fired.
Ready's face shows the marks of the
blows. Ready gave himself up to the
sheriff within few minutes after the
shooting. He has since been released
on bond of $4,000. He is one of the
well known dentists of central Kansas
and has been practicing here for more
than ten years. DR.. Ready has also
been prominent in political circles and
is now chairman of the Geary county
Democratic central committee. Carter
is painter employed at Fort Riley.
Carriers condition is very serious and
the outcome of his injuries is uncer
tain. The ball entered from the front
on the right side, just above the in
testines, and pierced the liver and the
lower part of the lung.
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DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
Burial of Mrs. ChaIliss Follows Thai
of Her Husband One Week

Atchison, Kan. May 3.-Mrs. w. l..
Challiss. who with her husband, DR..
w. l.. Challiss, settled in Atchison in
1856 and made this their home until
eight years ago, died at the home of
a daughter in Cleveland, Ohio, from
exhaustion and grief, caused by the
death of her husband, week ago.
The remains of DIR. Challis were
brought to Atchison and buried last
Monday and the remains of his wife
arrived Sunday and were buried today.
Ten children survive them. among
them being Mrs. John A. Martin,
Atchison, wife of Ex-Governor Martin,
and J. NJ. Challiss of the Waggener,
Orr & Challiss law firm of Atchison,
and Mrs. L. B. Rodgers of Kansas
Cifv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
COLD KILLS FRUIT AT BUCKLIN.
Flour So High That Yeast VIII Not
Raise 1t.

Bucklin. Kan, May at has been
cold for the first part of May: after
thirty-six hours of strong northwest
wind, that sent the mercury tumbIing
until Friday night it lodged at 20
above zero, giving us the coolest night
of the month and that when our coal
pile was Just about exhausted, ice was
formed on standing water from g to
u inch thick What fruit there was
in this part of the country that had
withstood the former freezing was
killed: some of the foliage on vines
and trees that were just putting out
was also frozen. The wheat was not
advanced far enough to be hurt by the
freeze That is not all of our troubles.
flour has got so high that the good
wife says that yeast can not boost it
any higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
CARBoNDALE MAN TOOK POISON
Father of Eleven Children Decided
That Life Is Not Worth Living.

Carbonate, Kan, May George
Waetzig. who has resided here for So
years, committed suicide Saturday by
taking poison. He died at his home.
Dependency is given as the cause.
Waetzig called to his wife shortly
before 2 o'clock and asked for a drink
of water. He then told her that he
had taken poison. She telephoned for
a physician, but the latter arrived only
in time to see Waetzig breathe his last.
Waetzig was formerly a prominent
jeweler He leaves brother, wife
and eleven children.
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NATIONALS SECOND BANK OPENS.
Is First National Institution With
Strong Board of Directors.

Natoma, Kan, May 2.-The new
First National bank of this city IS now
open and an unusually strong board of
directors was elected as follows: ].
w Boughner, G. S. yelling, George
r. Craig, S. S. Reynolds, F. B. Shuey,
F. c. Koelling ana A. H. Cooper. J.
W. Boughner is president, G. S. We'll
ling, vice president, and E. G. Bough-
ner, cashier. This gives Natoma two
excellent banks.
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BURTON ELEVATORS BURNED.
Owner Announces That He Will Erect
New Fire Proof Structure.

Burton, Kan, May 3.-The two
elevators owned by c. A. Dundon were
both destroyed by fire last week. He
counts his loss at something over
$4,000. The insurance on both eleva-
tors including the grain was $4,000.
Six thousand bushels of corn some
barley and some wheat, bran, shorts
and alfalfa meal were burned. A
carload of flour which had just been
received was stored in another build
ing and was not damaged.
Mr.. Dundon has been doing a big
BUSINESS and gained the confidence of
the people and they will be glad to
know that he will rebuild the elevator
and he will build an elevator and
storage tanks that will not burn.
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PURCHASED A LIGHT PLANT.
Pittsburg Company Disposes of Hold
insS to Eastern Concern.

Pittsburg. Kan, May S.-The Elec-
trio Bond & Share Holders company
of New York. through C. M. Maxwell,
a representative, has bought the stock
representing the controlling interests
in the Home Light, Heat & Power
company of this city, the company
that furnishes natural gas and electric
light and power to the citizens OF
Pittsburg and Frontenac. The deal
has been on since about January 1,
but owing to Mr.. Maxwell and his as
sociates making a thorough investiga-
ton of the books and business of the
company and the resources surround
ing Pittsburg and vicinity, it has just
been completed.
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FLYS INTO SNOW STORM.
Six Balloons Come Down Covered
With Ice.

Berlin, May S.-The balloon compe-
tition that started here Saturday af-
ternoon resulted in failure owing to
the heavy snow in the upper atmos-
phere. Six balloons assembled in rain
that in the colder strata several thou
sand feet high, turned into snow.
The airships became weighted with
the snow and the pilots We're Obliged
to throw out ballast rapidly to pre-
vent premature landing Not one of
the ships was able to cover more than
% miles and they came down encrust-
ed with snow to the depth of one foot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
Harry Earnhart Gives His Song
Recital This Afternoon.
Chorus of 700 Voices Will Be
Heard Tonight.
USE THE BIG ORGAN
Miss Mildred Hazelrigg Will
Direct Monster Chorus.
Great Symphony Orchestra Will
BE Here Tuesday.

Well well. who'd although it? A
musical festival in Topeka, Kansas,
with one of the big symphony orches-
tras of the country, some well known
soloists, and a local chorus of 700
voices to make up a two-days pro-
gram The interest manifested in the
event by the advance sale of tickets
and the audience at the matinee con-
cert today promises well for the sue
cess of the undertaking and the hope
of its hackers that the May musical
festival may be an annual event
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03

my friends what 1t has done Tor me.
Mrs. E. HANSON, S04 East Long St.,
Columbus. Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville. vt was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored myhealth and
strength. and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women am willing you
should publish my letter" = Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RID, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs
has been the standard remedy for
female ills In almost every commu-
nifty you Will find women who have
been restored to health by Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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tune to the home mission department
of the Presbyterian church.
The direct cause for which the es-
tate was left to the mission depart
ment of the church is the education
of young men who desire to study for
the ministry, but are deprived because
Of the lack of sufficient means.
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waldegesprach Germany .

d. Inc Lone frairie tSoWpoy) .....
b. De Rocks a'Renderin; (Negro)..
c. Mornin, Dove (Negro) .Farwell
d. Sunrise Call (Indian) Farwell
e. The Song of the Deathless Voice :.
(. Inketunka's Thunder Song. Farwell
a. Looking Back. .......... Sullivan.
b. Lost Chord ..............Su Sullivan
c. Because d Hardelot
d. Nun mi tema- Verdi
Finale of Opera "ote1lo.''
chorus of 700 voices, Miss Mildred
Hazelrigg. director; Miss Bernice Full
er, pianist; Mr.. W. F. Roehr, organist.
March from Tannhauser... Wagner
Mr.. w. F. Roehr.
a. Pilgrims Chorus Wagner
b. May Morning Song.
.......... From the French
Chorus.
Miss Esther May Plumb.
a Psalm to Labor. .Mendelssohn
b. Loves Old Sweet Song. Motley
Mr.. w. F. Roehr.
a. Annie Laurie. Lady Jane Scott
b. Old Folks at Home..-Stephen Foster
Chorus.
N1OIln Sol
Mr. Richard Czerwonky.
a. Soldiers chorus .Gounod
b. Kansas. Humphrey w. Jones
C. America carey
Chorus.
Tuesday. May 4. 2:So p. m. Con-
cert by minneapolis is, r symphony dhary
hotter. Soloists, Miss Louise Ormsby,
soprano; Mr.. Arthur Middleton, basso;
Mr.. Carlo Fischer, cellist.
PROGRAM.
March Hongroise, from "Damna-
ton of Faust" -........ .BerIoz
observation-disclosures" 49,. Weber
Bass solo-Prologue to "Pagliac-
CT .Scnupert
a. Allegro Moderate.
b. Andante con moto.
Soprano Aria@"LOuiSe'. .Charpent1er
Miss Ormsby.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (two move
ments) Greg
a. Anitra's Dance.
b. In the Hall of the Mountain King.
brew Chant) ............ Bruch
Mr.. Fischer.
Duet from Don Juan-'La CT da-
rem la Mano" Mozart
Miss Ormsby and Mr.. Middleton.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. IL. =. List
With Original Harp CadenZa by Henry
w. Williams.
Concert by the Minneapolis SYM
phony orchestra, May 4, S:15 p. m,
and the Washburn- chorus of 70 voices.
Solists: Miss Louise Ormsby, soprano;
Miss Esther May Plumb, contralto;
Mr.. Garnett Hedge, tenor; Mr.. Arthur
Middleton, basso; Mr.. ALI Klingen-
berg, pianist.
PROGRAM.
Overture--sTannha Wagner
Tenor Solo-Artoso, from "Pag-
1iacci'' "Vesta la guibba'. -.
.. .Leoncavallo
Mr.. Hedge.
Nutcracker Suite 49,. Tschaikowsky
Characteristic Dances.
a. March.
b. Dance of the Bonbon Fairy
c. Russian Dance ...........T repak
d. Arabian Dance.
C. Chinese Dance.
6. Dance of Toy .............Pi pers
Flower Waltz.
Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra
in E fiat List
Mr.. Klingenberg.
Cantata-'The Rose Maiden" Cowen
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First three Story for ouinter.

Quinter, Kan, May 3-The first
three story building for this little town
will be built at once by the Quinter
Building & Improvement association
The first floor will be occupied by
business houses, and the upper floor
by offices and lodge rooms. The
Quinter Advocate will have offices on
the first floor.
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ATCHISON COUPLE IN TURKEY.
Friends Fear That They May Be in
Trouble Zone.

Atchison. Kan. May 3.-Apprehen-
sion is felt here for the safety of Rev.
and Mrs. Harry Maynard. who are
missionaries at Bitlis, Asiatic Turkey.
Bitlis is west of Adana, the center of
the Armenian massacre. The May
nards formerly lived in Atchison
county.