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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
RAILROAD news.
Santa Fe Closing Locomotive Re-
pair Shops at Ottawa.
This Work Will Hereafter Be
Done at Chanute.
WAS RAILROAD TOWN
Now All Ottawa Has Left Is
Some Small Car Sheds.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

! Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 16.-What are be-
lieved to be the final incidents in the
transfer of the Santa Fe's shops from
this place to Chanute are being made
this week
When engine No, AZ was turned out
Of the local shops last night, it was
reported that this was the last piece of
repair work that would ever be turned
out by the local shops. Some time ago
1t was reported that the current work
in the local shops was all that pre-
vented the transfer being made at that
time. Now all this work has been COM
pleted and the announcement last
night that no more engines would be
repaired here has cast a spell of gloom
over the Santa Fe employees here, as
well as marking the closing of the local
shops.
The Ottawa shops have employed sew
eral full f1edged machinists for years
back Now all these men but one have
been transferred to Chanute. One ma
here to look after minor repairs that
are apt to be needed at any time.
Ottawa has long been known as a
good railroad town, but the removal of
the shops here ends this distinction.
Ottawa is an important town on the
Southern Kansas division and is also
on the cutoff line between Kansas City
and Emporia as well as being an i'm
portant station on the Missouri Pacific.
The main building of the Ottawa
shops was built in 1872. thirty-seven
years ago. At that time it was design
ed as the main repair building of the
old Leavenworth, Lawrence & Calves
ton line. Several years later this line
became a part of the old Southern
Kansas road which was later absorbed
by the Santa Fe.
The repair work in the Ottawa shops
has not amounted to so much since the
machinists' strike of 1904. Previous to
that time a lot of work was done here
and over 800 men were employed. Since
then the force has gradually diminish
ed until at the first of the year only
100 men were employed.
One grain of solace is left for Ottawa
The Santa F'e car repair sheds which
employ over go men the year around
will be left here and will run with a
full complement of men.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
WILL PLAY AGGIES.
Washburn to Meet Manhattan Team
Next Friday Night.

Topeka fans will have a chance to
see a good basket ball game next
Saturday night, when the Kansas
Aggies of Manhattan meet the
Washburn team at the skating rink.
The Aggies have a great reputation
in basket ball, and are determined to
follow up their football victory over
the Blue last fall by a basket ball
victory Friday night. Mike Ahern
who made a pronounced success of
the football team last fall has been
coaching the Aggies. One of the
Aggies players is star in the Mis-
souri, Valley. He is Carpenter who
has played with the Ottawa team for
two different seasons. He is lanky,
over six feet in height and carries
over 200 pounds SO that the Wash
burn men will have a hard time try
ing to handle him.
The Washburn team will be in good
condition. The players have been in
several games this fall and have been
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
NO TOWN ROW.
Says the Mayor of Cottonwood Falls
in a Letter

To the Editor of the State Journal:
In your issue of Feb. II, under head
ing Another Town Row. there ap-
peared a news item with reference to
the resignation of the fire department
of Cottonwood Falls. The article sounds
like a wall of some one disgruntled. 1t
has always been my policy to refrain
from barking back but as the article
reflects upon the fair name of our lit
tie city it becomes my duty as mayor
to dfscredit it. There is no '"Town
Row."
Some Of the fire department under
took to dictate to the city administra-
tion which did not work and some of
the fire department resigned and the
resignation was promptly accepted, by
the city council Within week after
this resignation was presented there
had been a reorganization of the fire
department with twice as many mem
bers as the old one. There are none
living here who are worrying very
much from lack of a fire department.
R. o. MINER, Mayor.
Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Feb. Is. 1909.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
OUTLAW LEAGUE.
New Baseball Organization a
Most ROusing One.
Six Towns i'm Missouri and Kan
sas to Compose Circuit.
TEAM In KANSAS CITY.
Efforts Will Be Made to Draw
Patronage From Tebeau.
Season Will Start May 1 and
Will Include 40 Games.

An outlaw circuit that bids fair to
tachieve a greater success than any pre-
vious outlaw organization in the coun-
try, barring possibly the California
State league, is the one whose organi-
zation was completed in Kansas City
Sunday known as the Interstate
League. This organization will be an
eight club circuit and will be composed
of the following towns: Kansas City,
Mo-, Kansas City, Kan, st. Joseph.
Leavenworth, Atchison, Sedalia, Ne
vada and Lawrence.
| This is a circuit of some pretty fair
baseball towns. st. Joseph, Leaven-
worth and Sedalia have all had a chance
at baseball in the past few years, each
town having q berth at one time or
other with the Western Association
Nevada was in the old Missouri Valley
| league. The towns were tired of base
ball then, but now the great wave OF
baseball which is infesting every sec
tton of the country has reached these
the real thing they are more than anx-
ious to have another chance. Atchison
has always been a good town for semi
professional team and has wanted for
years to get into some circuit. Kansas
City, Kan, has never had a league team
of her own.
One of the best features of the new
circuit will be the invasion of Kansas
CITY, MO. 1n1S Is one OF the DeSL DdS6-
ball towns in the country. For eight
years George Tebeau has controlled
things in this town and only once in
that time has Kansas City had a first
division team. The fans are conse-
quently sore on Tebeau. and whenever
the new team wins games, good patron
age will result in Kansas City. 1t may
mean the awakening of baseball for
Kansas City, for should Tebeau see that
he is losing patronage, he might con-
vert his American Association team
into winner.
The Kansas City team will be con-
troIled by a stock company. 1t Is said
that enough money has already been
subscribed to keep the team going all
summer. In 1902 Kansas City support
ed two teams and will undoubtedly do
as well this season
The Interstate League was worked up
by DR.. D. NJ. Shively, president of the
Western Association. But as soon as
the magnates decided to enter the out
laws, Shively resigned. as he is a mem
Der of the National Association board
of arbitration and one of the most con-
spicuous figures in minor league base
ball. ..-
Jack Sweeney, the old Boston Ma
tionaI league catcher is president of
this new organization. At the schedule
meeting in Kansas City Sunday, a good
schedule of 140 games duration was
drawn up and adopted. The season will
start May l. President Sweeney will
work from now until the season starts
in an effort to get a good staff of UNI
pires, and start the season in a man |
ner that means success.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
KOEHLER TO CHICAGO.
Denver University's Coach Will Assist
Stagg This Summer.

Denver, Col, Feb. 16.-John Koch
Ter or University of Denver fame is
going to coach at the University of
Chlcago. He has already closed the
deaI and his works-w begin June TO-
He is not going to substitute AIonzo
Stagg the year around, but is going
to nave charge of summer athletics
He VIII take the great maroon mem
tors place during the months of June.
July and August next. Stagg will
spend those months at Idaho Springs
up Clear Creek canon, visiting his sis
ter-ln- law, with whom he spent sew
eral days while here for the Carlisle
Denver game. Out of a large array
OF applicants for the position of sum
mer coach, Koehler was chosen. OF
course, Stagg didn't publish the fact
that he was looking for some one to
take his place during the hot months,
while he rested in the cooling breezes
or the Rockies, but there were many
who made it known that they would
IKE to act in the capacity of vacation
tutor" for the maroon teams. The
University of Chicago board of con-
troll talked the matter over pro and
con with Mr.. Stagg, and it was decid-
ed to offer the job to Denver's maker
of champions For awhile KoehIer
hesitated, but yesterday notified the
maroon authorities that he would ac-
cept and be on hand the first of June
to take up his duties
He will have charge Of the summer
football practice and the summer
track work. There is some talk of a
summer baseball team, and If there is
koehler will have. direct supervision
over this squad.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
STRONGER PACKAGES.
Are Wanted by the Western CIassifica-
tion Committee.

The western classification committee
devoted a large part of its time during
its recent meeting at Mobile to the sub
ject of stronger packages for ship
ments of freight. One proposition that
was considered by the committee was
to require all second hand cases in
which goods are shipped to be sealed,
both to prevent goods from being
stolen and to better locate losses. 1t is
estimated that many jobbers ship 80
per cent of their goods in second hand
cases. strong delegation of shippers
appeared and protested against the
proposed rule and consideration of the
subject was continued until the next
meeting.
The shippers associations will try to
have only good boxes used in reship-
ping. 1t was also proposed to require
rugs to be boxed. Manufacturers CT
rugs told the committee that this would
be very expensive, as rugs constitute
about 80 per cent of their shipments
and carpets only 20 per cent, whereas
ten years ago these percentages were
reversed. It was also proposed to re-
uuire such light freight as breakfast
foods, crackers, etc, to be shipped in
packages made of fiber or pulp board.
Shippers also protested against this.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
FUNERAL OF GEORGE w. WILLIS.
Principal of Great Bend High School
Victim of Pneumonia.

Great Bend, Feb. 16.-The funeral SER
vices of Geo. w. Willis, late principal
of the high school, were held here The
body was taken to Lawrence for inter-
ment. Mr.. Willis was a member of the
Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, and a State
university graduate. His parents were
residents of Lawrence. moving there
several years ago from Kingman, Kan
sas. He graduated in 1904 and for
three years was head of the Latin de-
partment of the. Wellington schools,
coming to this town last fall. Decem-
Der 25 1906. he was married to Miss
Myrtle Mclaughlin of Kansas City,
who survives him. Prof. Willis was
taken sick a week ago with a cold
which rapidly developed into pneu-
monia and his death resulted Saturday
afternoon. The high school was closed
during the funeral.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
Soldier BalI1s Death Plot.

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veteran, of Kemp, Tex. that a plot ex-
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the grave to cause his death. II contract
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of all remedies, for years. My weight ran
down to 100 pounds. Then began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which re-
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
BIG THINGS FOR X. c. s.
VIII Make Changes of Freight Be-
tween Hartman Points.

Pittsburg. Kan, Feb. 16.-Accord-
ing to official information received at
this place, Chairman L. F. Loree of
the committee has agreed to the con-
tract between the Kansas City South
ern, the Union Pacific, the Southern
Pacific and the Morgan Steamship
company and subsidiary lines, under
which the Kansas City Southern will
terchanged between points on or west
of the Mississippi river, also between
points in what Is commonly known as
seaboard territory. This means lot
more business for Pittsburg and the
freight traffic through here will be
more than doubled, and the number of
train crews residing here will be ma
terially increased.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
MANY TIES IN SALINA.
Two Million VIII Be Stored There by
Next Summer

Salina, Kan, Feb. 16.-If the story
that 100000 additional railroad ties
are to be shipped into the Salina yards
is true, and it is vouched for by re-
of forestry might have reason to get
out special article on the great
amount of ties placed in one city. The
average person, unless he has seen
great pile of wood 10000 ties would
make. But to triple this number
would bean an oceal of railroad ties in
this city.
There are now about 100000 ties in
the yard and the six gangs of tie
buckers are unloading from thirty to
forty carloads every day. Few of the
railroad men are inclined to believe
tracking purposes as, if such were the
case, they would be distributed at all
other towns between Sa1ina and To-
peka, while such is not the case.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
WILL TRY INVENTION.
CherryvaIe Man Has New Mail Catcher
and DeliVerer.

CherryvaIe, Kan, Feb. 16.-The new
mail catcher and de1iverer which has
been invented by H. H. Akers of this
city will be given trial by the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad. J. L.
Wallace, one of the division officers
located at Parsons, has received or
ders to furnish a car and crew in order
to give the new invention thorough
trial The date for making this test
has not definitely been settled, but will
be some time during the later part of
the week Mr. Akers is very hopeful
of his new invention.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

months Pittsburg will have a new
union station. The Kansas City
Southern, Missouri Pacific. Santa Fe
and Frisco roads, all of which do a
big business here, have been approach
ed through Representatives and all take
kindly to the new plans. j. M. Liep-
man, president of the Commercial
club, has appointed committee of
prominent business men who will con-
fer with the railroad officials in regard
to the matter
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
ATTELL WILL MEET DRISCOLL.
Featherweights viii Meet in New
York Next Friday Night.

New York, Feb. 6.-Agreement
was finally reached today for a ten
round bout between Abe AtteH, cham
pion featherweight of the world, and
Jem Driscoll, featherweight champion
of England, next Friday night at the
National Athletic club. A match had
previously been arranged but the
fighters baked on the weight and the
bout was declared off. Today it was
agreed to weigh in at 125 pounds at
z o'clock Friday and each tighter
posted a forfeit for $500 in case he
fails to make the weight
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
Postonice Changes i'm Kansas.

washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-The fol-
lowing changes have been announced in
the fourth class postofhces of Kansas:
Rural carriers: Severy Austin Hill
yard, carrier; Andy Steel, substitute,
route 2.
Postmasters: Akron, CowIey county.
America Shelton, vice j. P. Moore, re-
signed; Coin, Cove county, Kate Bailey.
vice c. V. Rand, resigned; Gorham'
Russell county. Harry ]. Reiff, vice w.
w. Sloan, resigned.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
Moran Easily Bested Isnadon

Philadelphia, Feb. 16.-Owen Mo-
ran of England and Tommy Langdon
of this city met in a six round bout
before the Washington sporting club
last night. Langdon was outclassed
by the Englishnan and was unable to
land with any effect while Moran sim
ply smothered the Philadelphia with
swings, jabs and hooks.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
OMAHA NOT FOR SALE.
Comiskey Story Was Joke on a Young
Reporter.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 16.-Pa Rourke,
owner of the local Western league
team brands as a hoax the story re-
Gently sent out regarding the possible
sale of the Omaha team to Charles
Comiskey of the Chicago American
League team. According to Rourke,
the rumor started a few days ago in
of the local papers was in the store
when several of the old fans com
menced spinning big yarns. The Chi
cago story was one of them and the
young reporter fell to the extent of a
half column.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
H0STETTER'S
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

voter in ten paid any attention to when
casting his vote but voted his party
ticket, thinking that they would do less
harm than the other fellows.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
Change of Operators.

Wellington, kan, Feb. 16.-George
Paterson, who has been day operator
here for some time, has received notice
that he will be transferred to Caldwell
within a short time. Paterson will be
succeeded here by George Flisch of
Peabody. Both are we'll known teIeg-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

working hard to get some team work
during the past ten days. The wash
purn hne-up viii be: McCarrou and
T41. moPe. forwards; Carle. center; and
WaiWorth. Bishop and Foster, guards
frank Griggs of Topeka and Mike
Anern or Manhattan will act as
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
NEW UNION DEPOT.

Structure in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 16.-Since the
movement for a new union depot was
launched here few days ago by the
Commercial club, it now looks as
though something definite in the mat
ter would be decided upon within a
few weeks, and that in but few
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
SAVED BY THE BELL.

AOuhg OOFbett All But knocked Wiz
son Out Last Night.
Schenectady, n. Y, Feb. 16.-Bob
Wilson of Utica was saved by the bell
from knockout in the tenth and last
round of his bout with Young Corbett
before the American Athletic club
here last night. Corbett did nearly all
the leading accept in the sixth when
Wilson had him going. Wilson was in
better physical condition than his OPP
ponent but the latter proved his abil-
ity to take plenty of punishment
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
Dorando Beats Relay Teanl.

LouisviIle.s Feb. 1e.-Dorando the
runner last night defeated a relay
team of four local runners in a fifteen
mile race His time was one hour 27
minutes AZ seconds over a track of IL
laps to the mile.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
FIRST SETTLER DEAD.
Mrs. Minerva Potter Settled In Potter
in 1855.

Potter, Kan, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Minerva
Potter, wife of Joseph Potter, died yes
terday at noon at her home two miles
east of Potter. Mrs. Potter has been
suffering for the last three months but
was not taken seriously i'll until two
weeks ago. She was born in Kentucky
in 1917. In 1852 she married Mr.. Potter
in Missouri. In 1855 they moved to
Kansas. She was the first resident of
Potter and the town was named in
honor of her husband.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

Earl Burgess, a Wichita boy. ha;
signed contract with the Springf1eIc
team In the Western association,
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
DENvER's MANAGER.
owners May FAN Back on Irwin
Other Items of Snort

OAier Items or Sport.
II now looks as though Denver
Moulo nave to fall back on Charlie
IRWIN. last seasons manager. The
qeal Tor Arndt which was thought to
nave been closed several days ago,
Is SUN hanging fire. Arndt probably
DeIongS 10 the Providence team, al
tnough his ownership will have to be
declded upon by the national com
mission. Hugh Duffy, manager of
the providence team, wants Arndt to
captain the Eastern league team of
that place next season. and he NAV
manage to hold on to this player.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
piles Cured in 9 70 IA Da1s.

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

Tony Vanderbilt manager of the
Joplin team. has signed Fred RaIston,
SIX root third baseman from the
Dallas, Tex, team. Tony has a large
number of players signed up
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
DOLLAR WHEAT IN KANSAS.
Big Price Paid in SaIina-Quhntity Is
Scarce.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 16.-Wheat went to
81 bushel in central Kansas last week.
Saturday No. hard went to $1.O1 here
There is not to exceed 100000 bushels of
wheat in this county now
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

Brick Owens, who is business man
agef or the Raymond Wells Stock
with his show, where the company
Will play an indefinite engagement.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

Gus Hetling, Wichita's third base
man Of last season. will pIav third for
Kansas City in the American associa-
tlon next season. Hetling was in Kan
sas City last week and signed his con-
tract.