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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
Low Tourist Rates to BE Main.
tanned by Eastern Lines.
Will Now Be in Effect After
Original Limit, July 81.
ONE ROAD FORCED 1T
Roads Will Endeavor Not to Make
Advertisements Misleading.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.
ONE ROAD FORCED 1T

Chicago, June 2S.-The eastern
railroads will continue to maintain
low summer tourist rates from the
middle west to New York and the
Atlantic coast resorts. A special
meeting of the Central Passenger as
ISOLATION was held with view to con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of keeping
the rates in effect longer than July
81. the date agreed upon when the
rates were first used.
The various railroads were not able
to reach an agreement, but the Solu-
ton of the problem came in the an
nouncement that a certain road had
its tariffs all ready for filing and had
determined to continue the use of the
low rates. The road which gave this
notice is one of the differential lines.
1t is stated that one of the standard
lines did not wish to continue the
rates or, at least wished to have them
cancelled as far as New York is con-
cerned.
The opposition to their continuance
longer than July 81 caused some sur
prise in view of the fact that the
eastern business has been nearly
double that for any similar period
in past years. From inquiries which
have been received there is reason to
believe passenger men say. that the
travel from the middle west to New
York and the eastern resorts this year
will be more than triple that of any
other year. Some of the roads came
in for consid cradle criticism for the
manner in which they are advertising
the cheap eastern rates.
Some of the advertisements name
the lowest rate but when the pros
pective traveller comes to buy ticket
he finds that there is an excess fare
on quite a number of trains, the ex-
cess being charged at the rate of 81
for every hour under twenty eight
hours saved in the journey between
here and the seaboard. This caused
such confusion and complaint among
travellers that some of the roads
changed their advertisements to show
lust what the actual rate is on the
various trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

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successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and I feel that can
never praise it enough" MRS. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The Changeof Life is the mostcritical
period of woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywhere acknowledgements
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine that will so successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
ills -indammation, ulcera I'll on, dis
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If you would like special advice
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and always helpful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
SPENT 20 HOURS IN A TREE.
High Water Held 20 Year Old Man
a Prisoner.

Plainville. June 2S.-The past week
has furnished considerable uneasiness
for many people along the Saline riv-
er. In the past 35 years that stream
has been on rampage many times,
but it never was so high as for two or
three days since the heavy rains of a
week ago in Logan and Thomas coun-
ties and this vicinity. The river
came up very rapidly and reached a
height eight feet higher than ever be-
fore known. The highest water pre-
vious to this raise was in 1875 and all
floods have been compared with the
water at that time.
A number of people lost their en-
tire crop of alfalfa, which had just
been cut. The hay from a number of
fields was removed to higher ground,
but in many cases the water reached
it and carried it away from ground
that was never before touched with
floods from the river.
On the Dick Finch farm the front
of the house was washed away and on
the Hopper place the foundation was
taken from under the house. A num-
Der of horses and cattle were carried
out of barn yards and drowned and
washed down stream. The most ex-
citing incident occurred on the farm
of Dan Thurston near Codell. He
went out in the evening just after
dark to turn his horses out of the
barn.
In five minutes, when he was ready
to return to the house he found him
self surrounded by water and was
compelled to climb a tree, where he
remained for 20 hours before he was
rescued. The tree was later in the
current of the river. Mr.. Thurston is
nearly 20 years old and it was feared
that the exposure would cause trou-
| BILE for him. He was finally rescued
| by means of a metal stock tank.
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PERJURY IN LIQUOR CASES.
First Criminal Prosecution Under
New Kansas Law.

Junction City, Kan, June 2S.-The
first criminal prosecution for making
false statements to the county attor-
ney during a court of inquiry under
the new law to discover evidence of
violations of the prohibitory liquor
law was instituted here by G. V.
Humphrey, the county attorney. A
warrant was issued for the arrest of
Peter Gillespie of this city on a charge
of perjury.
Gillespie was subpoenaed to testify
before a court of inquiry and testified
that he had purchased whisky here
from a Fort Riley soldier named
Johnson. He gave the organization
to which johnson belonged. Investi-
cation disclosed that there is no man
of that name in the organization
Gillespie designated. It is said Giles
pie admits that he made a false
statement and will be vigorously pros
ecuted, and if convicted he will serve
sentence in the state penitentiary.
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HILL CITY BOY IS DROWNED.
Body Recovered by Brother After a
Hard Struggle.

Hill City, Kan, June 2S.-Earl Golf.
the 14-year-old son of T. F. Golf of
this city, was drowned in the "duck
pond" south of the depot. He had
taken the COWS to pasture and con-
cluded on his return to go in bathing.
A small boy was with him and gave
the alarm when he went under. Ace
Golf, a brother. arrived some time
after the search began and plunged
in and dove about where he was sup
posed to have gone down.
He was under so long that uneasi-
ness was felt for his safety when he
appeared at the surface exhausted but
holding to his brother. Strangling, he
disappeared again, but his father
seized him by the hair and finally
dragged him to the shore. During the
struggle he never loosened his grip on
his dead brother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
USES AN ENGINE
Ingenious Farmer HarvestS His
Crop in Spite of Mud.
Mounted a Motor on His HarveS-
ter and 1t Does the Work.
HORSES GET. A REST
New Scheme May Revolutionize
Wet Land Farming.
Horses Guide the Machine and
Gasoline Furnishes Power.

Wellington, Kan, June 2S.-Recent
rains have made the wheat fields
heavy, and it is difficult for the farm
ers to get their wheat cut, because the
horses are hardly able to pull the ma
chimes through the wet fields.
The farmers Of this county have
solved the problem, as far as getting
their wheat cut, when the fields are in
such bad condition. A $50 pound mo-
tor engine can be attached to the
binder which does the work and re-
heves the horses of the greater part of
the burden.
A trial of this new attachment was
made on the Tom Garland farm south
east of Wellington. A man who visited
the field where Ollie White is harvest
Ing his crop tells the story Of how it is
done:
1.-THE machine clogged up so with
mud that four horses could not pull the
harvester fast enough to make the
blades cut the wheat. The strain was
SO great that the farmer was afraid
his horses would be injured so he used
his head a bit and finally determined to
use a gasoline engine as motive power
to run the harvesting machinery. He
detached the gear, SO that all the
horses had to do was to pull the ma
chine through the field.
Then, to run the machinery, he put
small gasoline engine on platform
attached to the binder, and arranged a
belt so that the engine furnished the
power to run the machinery. The in
vention works like a charm, and the
horses are saved, while the farmer
gets his wheat harvested just as though
the ground was dry and the straw
light. 1t is enc of the best examples OF
a man using his head I have ever seen
In harvest field, or any other place,
for that matter.
II think there are many fields which
are now too wet for machines if they
are run in the old way, but other
farmers may profit by the experience
of this man, and get their grain out be-
fore it becomes too ripe.
"It certainly will pay any farmer to
try it, even If he is compelled to buy a
gasoline engine and build a platform on
his harvester"
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SANTA FE NEEDS MORE ROOM.
Road Is Forced to Rent Freight Ware
houses in Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, June 2s.-The Santa
Fe freight business has jumped up
with such speed that it has been
found necessary to rent an additional
warehouse on Santa Fe avenue to han
die the freight.
Ever since the road has been doing
business here the present quarters
have been abundantly capable of
handling the business, but for two
weeks an additional night crew has
been working at the warehouses and
the piled up freight has about been
caught up.
The new quarters are the American
Warehouse company's storage house
which this concern has under lease
and the railroad will take it tempo
rariI- in the hope that this will be
sufficient until the new freight depot
is ready
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
NEW ROAD A CERTAINTY.
Dakota, Kansas & Gulf to Cross Rock
Island at Smith Center

Dakota, Kansas & Gulf to Cross ROCK
Island at Smith Center.
Smith Center, Kan, June Csc.
Hildreth, Perry Hildreth. Orson K.
Chelwood and w. H. I1ohr, all business
men of Franklin, Neb., were here last
week en- route to Beloit where they
attended a meeting of the directors of
the Dakota, Kansas &c Gulf railroad.
This is the line that it is proposed to
build from Beloit across to Kearney,
Neb. Several temporary surveys have
been made already and it seems that
the Jewell county interests are insist
ing on the line touching Ionia which
would mean a crossing of the Rock
Island several miles east of Smith
Center and also the Burlington few
miles east of Franklin. The Franklin
people do not want this and are CIV
ing the matter needed attention. Mr..
Hildreth said that he had no doubt
as to the building of this cross line
and he realizes that the Franklin peo-
pie can not afford to sleep on their
rights and allow it to miss them. He
said there was plenty of capital to
float the project as soon as the pre-
liminary work is completed and that
the people up there were deeply inter-
ested in having the line pass through
both Smith Center and Franklin. A
north and south road will go through
this country before many years and
Rock Island town that gets the cross
ing will draw a rich prize.
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OLD SOLDIER HANGS HIMSELF.
Uses Bandages From Wounds Pre-
ViOusly Inflicted.

Leayenworth, June 2S.-William
Tracy, a veteran at the Soldiers
home, committed suicide by hanging
himself to a bedpost. Tracy tried to
kill himself by cutting an artery in
his arm June s. He took the pan
dage from his arm and attached it
to his neck and the bedpost and man
aged to strangle himself.
He left a long letter to his wife,
living in Kansas City, telling of his
first attempt to bleed to death, saying
it was painless, and then told that ne
would try hanging and make sure the
next time. The letter did not tell
why he wanted to kill himself. Tracy
served in a Massachusetts regiment in
the Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
BUSINESS CHANGE AT NIERIDEN
Two Car Loads of Milk Are Shipped
From Station Daily.

Meriden, Kan, June 2S.-B. f.
NunIy of Topeka has bought J. E.
Nickles stock of merchandise and
took charge today.
G. W. Gay of the Continental is
paying out an average of $3.50 daily
for cream and milk, while Jacob
Wiesner of the Pure Milk Co. does a
smaller business Meriden has been
developed into the largest milk ship
ping town in Kansas and the two
dealers send out about two cars of
milk daily.
Dr. J. L. Work has bought an auto
mobile for business use.
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Burned by Gas Explosion.

Canton, Kan, June 2S.-There
came very near being a fatal gas ex-
plosion here and as a result E. S.
Maltby and c. M. Gray, two of the
prominent business men of the town,
are dangerously if not fatally burned.
Mr.. Maltby has just installed a new
gasoline gas plant in his new building
and Mr.. Gray was assisting him in
starting it when the explosion occur
red.
Mr.. Maltby is horribly burned
about the face and arms and Mr..
Gray's hands and arms are badly
burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
HOOPER DECIDED TO TALK.
Was Sent to Jail for Contempt b,
Riley County Judge.

Junction City, Kan. June 2S.-
has been in the county Jail for con-
tempt of court, answered all the ques-
tions put to him by the country at
torney today, and was released from
custody.
1t is not known who was implicated
by Hooper's confession, or what will
be done in the matter. Hooper was
put in Jail for refusing to tell where
he obtained liquor found in his pos
session. This the first case of the
kind under the new law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
Harvest Begins in Dickinson County.

Abilene, Kan, June 2S.-Harvest
began today with the first cutting of
wheat. The yield will be heavy and
the farmers will generally try to
thresh as early as possible. The need
of help is not pressing at present. The
indications are\ for one of the best
crops ever produced in this section
Mills are contracting for advance de-
livery at one dollar a bushel.
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Clay County Harvest Commenced.

Clay Center, Kan, June 28.-The
wheat harvest started in Clay county
Sunday, a number of farmers being in
their fields. Today saw the binders
going all over the county. Nearly
every farmer says that his crop this
year will be the biggest he has ever
raised. The grain has ripened very
rapidly in the last few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
SHERMAN COUNTY PAPER SOLD
The New Editor, L. NJ. MCGEE, Was
Formerly Railroad Man.

Goodland, Kan. q June 2s.lThe
Sherman County Record, the only Re-
publican paper in Sherman county,
was sold this week to L. M. MCGEE
C. 1. Sparks, the former owner, sold
it in order to give his undivided at
tention to his law practice.
Mr.. MCGEE, the new owner, has
lived here for several years. being en-
ployed by the Rock Island railroad
until a few years ago, when he was
switching in the yards here he had
the misfortune to have his right arm
taken off at the elbow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
e = e DRIVES OUT
o.o.o RHEUMATISM

irritating
and sns them drying the natural oils and fluids Rheuats
the circulation neutrang acids driving
blood potash
medical advice o a VIII
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA.
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FIvE-YEAR-oLD BOY KILLED.
Heavy Box Fell From Truck an(
Crushed His Skull.

Pittsburg, Kan, June 2S.-Stephen
Orlowetz, a five-year-o1d boy, was
fatally injured in an accident at Flem-
ing.
Several children were playing
around the depot in the evening, and
in some manner a heavy box was
pushed from pile, the box alighting
upon the head of the fve-year-old
boy.
Assistance was at once called and
DIR. L. A. Newton was summoned from
Chicopee, who at once had the little
child taken to the electric line and
from there conveyed to the Mount
Carmel hospital, where death occurred
about 10 o'clock last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
DAVE DUNHANrs GREAT RECORD
Pulled First Engine Out of junction
City on the KATY.

Junction City. Kan, June 2S.-On
June &c. 1869, forty years ago, the
first engine and train was taken out
on the M, K. & T. road. The en-
gineer of the train was Dave Durham,
who is today running a train between
this city and Parsons, and is the oldest
engineer and perhaps the oldest en-
pIoye of the road
The NJ, K. & T. road was started
by the Union Pacific from this city
in 1869, and went over the Union Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
MONEY FOR SALIVA Y. NJ. G. A.
OF $4,000 Fund Required, $50, 900
Has Been Raised.

Salina, KAN, June 2S.-The COM
mittee that is raising funds to build a
$4,000 Y. NJ. c. A. building has more
than $4,000.
Saturday was Farmers Day, but. as
many of the farmers were in their
wheat fields, few were in town. One
farmer gave a mule and more than a
dozen others gave loads of alfalfa hay
These will be sold at auction today,
the funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

attorney there have been no arrests
of violators of the prohibitory law
and the temperance people have TAX
en- it up with the consequence that
County Attorney Majors is now MAX
ing arrests by the wholesale.
It is reported that after the remov-
al of Mr. Dunbar the joints opened in
all parts of the county and were run
ming more openly than for months
mast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

cif1c tracks as far south as the Sven
son home, and there branched south.
During the year the road was COM
pleted over 100 miles south and the
headquarters and all the offices for
the road were in this city. Later the
headquarters were moved to Sedalia,
where the Teabone & Neosho, a new
road, was bought and connected up
with the southern line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
Motor cycle Races at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan. June 2s.-Motor-
cycle riders of southern Kansas and
northern Oklahoma will take part in
races which will be held in this city
July 5. 1t is expected that at least
forty entries will be made for the
races which will include twelve
events. Some of the best riders and
fastest machines in the two states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
DIR. L. H. MURLIN WILL LEAVE.
Starts for Europe This Week for a
Years Absence.

car ; tADSt1Ct.
Ottawa. Kan, June 2S.-Dr L. H.
MurIin, president of Baker university,
will leave this week for Berlin ac-
companied by Mrs. Murlin. 1t is ex-
planned that the American church of
Berlin, of which DIR. Murlin will be
pastor for year, is an inter
UNCONVENTIONAL institution. Any
American citizen, resident of Berlin,
who believes in the Apostles creed
can belong to it. Preaching service
is held at 1880 a. m. An informal
service with a short paper on some
religious topic Is held at 4 p. m, and
the rest of the evening is spent
socially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
Chanute Is Tapping the Neosho.

Chanute, Kan, June 28.-Chanute
is drilling into the Neosho underfiow
in an effort to obtain a supply for the
city water system. No. 4, which was
put on the pump, flows IT'S gallons
minute; No. flows seventy No. 2
twenty, and No. was "duster."
The city requires 1000 gallons min
ute. 1t uses river water now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
BOATS FOR GEUDA SPRINGS.
Park Manager Did Not Fear Hoodoo
and Purchased %.

Wellington, Kan. June 2S.-A
shipment of % boats passed through
the city enroute to Geuda Springs, for
use on the lakes there. Twenty wo
of the boats were fine steel row boats,
and the other was motor boat.
Geuda is getting to be quite a sum-
mer resort, and with the addition of
this new line of boats will be a fine
place to rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
Postal Company Leaves winfield.

Winfield, Kan, June 28.-The Pos
tai Telegraph company, which has
had an Office here some time past,
pulled up stakes and sold out the Of
fee furnishings to the secondhand
men. The business done by the COM
pany has not been sufficient to war
rant keeping a local Office in Win
field.
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headaches, nervous
pro str alton, and
hemorrhages.
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmademe
well and strong, SO
that / can do all my
homework, and at
tend to the store
and post-ofice, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than / really am
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
OFFICERS RAIDED So JOINTS.

Report OF JackSOn'S Coming ArOuSeS
Cherokee County.
Pittsburg, Kan, June 2S.-As a re-
suit of demands made by the temper
ance organizations of the county and
threats that Attorney General Jack
son would take a hand in the local
lid situation, the county officials
raided thirty-five joints in various
sections of Cherokee county.
Since the removal of J. N. Dunbar
from the position of assistant county
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Hill river was in such condition that
it would not furnish power. The
burners have never been used until
within the last ten days when the
river has been so high that there was
not sufficient fall to run the mill
and furnish electric light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
HOFFMAN Mills Burn Crude Oil.

Enterprise, June 2S.-Last winter
the Hoffman Milling company of this
place equipped its mill with crude oil
burners to be used when the Smoky
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Baseball Phone

The State Journal has special
baseball telephone. For all baseball
information. scores. ETC.. call In
dependent phone No. S18.
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have already been entered and it will
be a surprise if records are not brok-
en-. The motorcycle fad seems to have
taken this section of the country.
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THE
BEST
REMEDY
For Women-Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound

Noah, KY. "I was passing through
the Change of Life and suffered from
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EXAMPLES

THE BLANK BUSINESS COLLEGE OFFERS
complete business courses, day and night
most successful in this city studied here
Send for booklet call. 125 Blank-ave
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25
A TIDAL WAVE SWEEPS LISBON
Water From the Tagus Rose 100 Feet
Dragging Steamers From, Anchor
age-People in Panic.

Lisbon, Nov. 2O.-Lisbon was swept
by a hurricane and tidal wave from
the Tagus 100 feet high, which drag
ged steamers from their anchorage
and set them utterly beyond control up
the river Lights everywhere have
been extinguished and many houses
have been thrown down.
When the storm broke street fair
was in progress and many temporary
theaters erected to hold cinemato-
graph exhibitions were demolished.
The crowds were panic stricken and
scattered throughout the city. 1t is
rumored that there are many fatalities,
but there are no details now available.
People throughout the city were
thrown into panic. The greatest
danger was at street fair, where the
booths were tossed pellmell, manning
spectators as they fell. 1t Is reported
that several women were trampled In
the rush Of the crowds to escape. Com
munication with other points in Portu-
gal is at a standstill and how wide
spread the damage is 1t is not de-
termined at first.
King Manuel Of Portugal, who is
now the guest Of King Edward, was
reported to be greatly agitated by the
reports from Lisbon.