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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
Rock Island Plans Many I'M
prOvementS at Herington.
An Expenditure of S75, 900 Will
Be Made.
STATION ENLARGED.
Also Steel Train Shed - New
Round Houses.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

Herington, Kan, March 13.-Rock
Island interests in Herington are on
the boom and many big improvements
have been added to the facilities at
this point during the past winter
months. Not only this but numerous
plans are being perfected for an i'm
mense amount of Improvement during
the spring.
One of the largest undertakings
will be the remodeling and enlarge
ment of the round houses. At the
present time the Rock Island operates
two large roundhouses at this division
point. One of them was built a num-
ber of years ago when the locomotives
were of the smaller type. This house
is only used for the smaller engines
and repair work at the present time.
The new round house was built alto
gether independent of the old one. It
is planned to remodel the old struct-
ure, making complete circle out of
the now three-quarters circle The
new house is but a semi-circle and it
will be completed into circle On
account of the heavy traffic the Rock
Island is unable to handle the big
number of locomotives at this point.
This work will cost about $4,000
The yards at Herington are now
probably the largest in the west
There are 43 parallel tracks a mile in
length and ten of them are two miles
in length. This covers a big amount
of territory and recently the Rock Is
land purchased a strip Of land occu-
pied by creek, changed the bed of
the creek and filling up the valley for
a half mile, seven miles of new ward
facilities were laid. This is an ex-
ample of the mammoth propositions
undertaken by the Rock Island rail-
road in this city The new plans for
work
miles of yard track just west of the
present net work of rails. 1t is plan
ned to shift all passenger and fast
freight work on these tracks Several
disastrous wrecks have occurred in the
yards on account of the CONGESTION of
the freight and the ''hying'' of the
four switch engines which are on duty
day and night.
The hardness of the water in this
part of the state has a bad effect on
engine boilers and all along the line
it has been necessary to install big
water treating plants The Rock Is
land is building a new system in Her
ington to replace the old treating
over SO, 900 before it is finished
new standpipe is being erected close
to the old one to aid in this purpose.
Since the installation of a new mum
icipal electric light plant the Rock
Island has contracted with the citv
for enough Juice" to run a large Sc
ries at the shops for smaller work
The city has purchased a dynamo for
this purpose and the railroad com
pany will have power day and night
This will do away with number of
the burdenSome stationary engines
which have been used in different
parts of the repair shops. The yards
will also be wired at once and arc
lights will be used to make them as
lights as day. This is a new idea in
railroad yard lighting. The lights will
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
CONGENIAL WORK
And Strength to Perform It.

A person in good health is likely to
have a genial disposition, ambition,
and enjoy work.
On the other hand, il the digestive
organs have been upset by wrong food,
work becomes drudgery.
Until recently writes a Washing
ton girl, ''I was a railroad stenograph-
er, which means full work every day.
Like many other girls alone in a
large city, I lived at boarding house.
For breakfast it was mush, greasy
meat, soggy cakes, black coffee, etc.
after a few months of this diet
used to feel sleepy and heavy in the
mornings. My work seemed a terrible
effort, and thought the work was to
blame-too arduous.
"At home I had heard my father
speak of a young fellow who went
long distances in the cold On Grape
Nuts and cream and nothing more for
breakfast.
over a mornings heavy work. it might
help me, so on my way home one
night 1 bought a package and next
morning I had Grape-Nuts and milk
for breakfast.
"I stuck to Grape-N Nuts, and in less
than two weeks I noticed improve
ment. can't just tell how well I
felt, but I remember I used to walk
the IL blocks to business and knew
how good it was simply to live.
Gas to my work-wel1, did you ever
feel the delight of having congenial
work and the strength to perform it :?
that's how I felt. I truly believe
there's life and vigor in every grain Of
Grape-Nuts."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read ''The Road to
WeIlville." in pkgs. There's a rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fun OF human
interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

all the water the town needs, and that
all her homes can enjoy q nice lown.
The Jennings Echo is not afraid to
speak out in the open. It says: 'It is
a shame and a disgrace on our little
town that so many joints and places
of vice are allowed to run here wide
open. 1t is certainly too terrible when
drunken men crawl around and get. IN
the way of decent people who want to
attend to their own business
Bob Hendricks is building a palatial
house in Atwood. He was formerly a
resident of that town and served in the
a few years he has been living in Ne
braSka. 1t seems that he has got tired
of that state and came back to his first
love, Atwood and Rawlins county. His
home will be large enough to entertain
his political friends as well as others.
Hendricks is a Democrat and there
are surmises already that he is return
ing to Atwood and will combine poll
tics with his business avocations. Per-
haps a seat in congress might suit
him.
Captain c. w. Brown came to
Plainvi1le, Rocks county, in 1886. Like
money, expecting to double his pos
sessions year after year. In those
early times drouth and hot winds
were common, and crops were par
TALLY or totally destroyed by drouth.
He was nervy, and determined to stay.
He commenced on the bottom round.
He carried mail from Kirwin across
the country to Hays City, 20 miles; he
followed the livery business, thence
operated a hardware store; then
went to farming and feeding stock.
immigration rolled in. hot winds came
occasionally instead of every year,
and Captain Brown commenced see
ing better times. Today he owns 500
acres of the Paradise Flats lands ad-s
joining P1ainville, of which he has 120
acres in alfalfa. He is a large cattle
feeder, and now has 100 head and
400 head of hogs Besides he has one
of the most comfortable, modern
homes in Plainville, and he and his
pleasant family enjoy it.
1t has only been two years since the
first automobile made it's appearance
in Plainville. Now there are upwards
of twenty-five.
Stockton is again enjoying the re-
suits of what three newspapers can
do for a town. 1t took three papers
the town, but since that time two
papers have got along quite peaceably.
w. R. Baker, an experienced news
paper man, has started the Review,
which will give Stockton three papers
w. d. Street of OberIin, is writing
a book of his experience on the plains
and among the buffaloes in the early
days of northwest Kansas. Mr.. Street
was one of the first settlers in the
section of the state of which he is
writing, and has represented both De-
catur and Sheridan counties in the
legislature. He is thoroughly COM
petent to write this book, and no
doubt it will be intensely interesting.
He is we'll along with his manuscript,
and the book will be issued this year.
Stock buyers have left in Colby
about $4,000 in the last few days for
horses and mules, which have been
shipped to eastern markets.
The selection of Ed MulIaney of Hill
City for director of the state peniten-
tiary was creditable appointment of
Governor Stubbs. He has never been
a politician in the open, and is as
close mouthod as is possible for poll
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
ARE AFTER WATERwoRKs.
Cawl1er City Commercial Club at An
nuaI Meeting Goes on Record.

Cawker City. KAN. March lathe
Commercial club of this city has
rounded out its first years existence,
and started the new year with ban
uuet at which the principal topic of
discussion was ''Waterworks." The
club went on record as being almost
unanimously in favor of the munich
pa1ity building a system of water
works this spring, and committees are
now at work getting signatures to a
petition asking that bonds be voted
in the sum of $4,000. 1t is hoped
that the proposition can be voted on
at the regular spring election.
In, some quarters there seems to be
doubt about the advisability Of
starting a Commercial club in a small
city, but the experience of this place
has demonstrated that such a club
can be made a great power for prog
ress. Through the efforts of the Com
mercial club, largely, there has been
established in this city during the past
year a splendid electric light system
and a first class steam laundry; a
magnificent school house has been
built; corn breeders association and
a poultry association have been or
ganized and the club has taken an
active part in the maintenance of a
live farmers institute which holds
monthly meetings.
The officers of the club for the en-
suing year are: James Dougherty,
president; DIR. D. NJ. Giants, vice presi-
dent; J. w. Tucker, secretary; G. l..
Hudkins, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
be hung 100 feet above the ground

be hung 100 feet above the ground
level.
The division offices in Herington
have outgrown their present offices in
the passenger depot and plans are be-
ing drawn to add another story to the
building and extend it to Walnut
street This will make it a structure
800 feet long, 80 feet deep and three
stories high. Sheel train sheds will
cover the passenger tracks, seven in
number.
Water mains were recently laid all
over the yards and with the help of
the city fire companies. the Rock Is
land department is able to fight any
fire that may occur The pressure
from the city and railroad stand pipes
is terrific, easily throwing stream of
water 95 feet high.
All of the contemplated improve
ments will cost the Rock Island at
least $4,000. Herington has grown
from town of 1900 to a city of 5000
in the last few years. all due to the
increase in Rock Island business and
the improvements at this point.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
CONDUCTOR WAS KILLED.
Duncan Newman Meets Death Be-
tween Reece and Summit

Fort Scott. Kan, March 13.-Mis-
souri, Pacific Conductor, Duncan New
man, known commonly as Dunk an
old Fort Scott boy, brother of En-
gineer W. E. Newman, of the Missouri
Pacific, and also Ira Newman, night
yardmaster here for the Missouri Pa
cific met with a fatal accident at
point midway between Reece and
Summit stations out near Ell Dorado.
Mr.. Newman, as conductor of his
train was standing on the front plat
form of the caboose. From meager
advices learned here, the platform of
the caboose gave way, or seems to
have been pulled off by the moving of
the train and Mr.. Newman fell to the
track below. The cabooSe passed
over his body as did a section of an
other train which was following close
ly behind. The victims PROSTATE
body was finally discovered on the
track and he was hurried1y picked up
and taken to Ell Dorado where he
died shortly after.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
Dizziness A
Danger Signal
Forcrunner of More Serious Condi-
tions of the AIimentary Tract.

J1OnS OF the AImentaFy tract.
Invariably fIatuIence and dizziness
indicate the beginning of serious trou-
bles, stomach and intestine troubles
usually follow which sooner or later
develop symptoms of an alarming ma
ture. Catarrh of the stomach, gas
tritis, constipation. piles, liver troubles
and a general breakdown of the
health usually follow these symptoms
when left to run their full course.
When the stomach is not performing
it's proper duty the rest of the system
is sure to suffer. AS it is a we'll known
fact that the stomach feeds the rest Of
the body and organs, therefore many
other diseases may arise, either direct
ly or indirectly from disorder of the
stomach.
dications of flatulence or dizziness no
ticed it should be cared for at once
that it may not develop more danger
Gus symptoms. Charcoal is an excel
lent remedy for the stomach, reliev-
ing flatulence by absorbing the poi
sonous gases that accumulate in the
stomach, and aiding digestion and as
similation; it has specific action up
on this organ, and a very rapid and
positive action on the system in gen.
eral
Charcoal has been used for several
thousand years, both as stomach
regulator and an antidote for poisons
taken in the stomach. The success of
charcoal is unqueStionable. The only
remaining question is to get charcoal
in the most convenient and palatable
form. The F. A. Stuart Co. manufac-
ture a charcoal lozenge composed of
young willow wood charcoal and pure
honey, making this valuable product
convenient, palatable and perfectly
harmless. A sample will be sent upon
request, or Staurt's Charcoal Tablets
can be had at any drug store. Price
25c per box. The F. A. Stuart Co..
200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

Georgia Leader and News: MI H.
H. Hunt has been promoted to the po-
sition of city passenger agent of the
Rock Island at Topeka, Kan.
Mr.. Hunt is one of the most popular
travelling passenger men that ever lived
in Atlanta. He was travelling pas
senger agnet of the Rock Island F'ris-
co lines in Atlanta for three years and
a half and for five years he was city
passenger agent for the Rock Island
at Hot Springs.
To know Mr.. Hunt was to like him.
No one enjoyed more friends than
Henry Hunt and no one ever had a
truer friend than Mr.. Hunt.
We wish him all the success that
we know hard work will produce in
his new territory
Mr.. Hunt will report direct to J. A.
Stewart, A. G. P. A, at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
PROTECTING ITS TRACKS.
Missouri Pacific Spending Money at
LeaVenWOFth.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 10
The Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
is spending thousands in the protec-
tion of its tracks between LeaVen-
worth and Walcot along the Missouri
river. A gang of 100 men is at work
near Wolcott now putting in a willow
mat sixty feet wide and 100 feet
long. \ similar protection will be
used at Leavenworth Junction where
the river has CncrOached on the right
of way and threatens to carry away
the station and section house.
The work is being done by Asa Far
ney, Kansas City contractor. A
steamboat and number of other
craft constituting busy little fleet is
the major portion of the equipment
used. The work men are cutting will
lows from Delaware bar and Diamond
Island to weave the mating The mat
is woven on the surface and weighted
down to make it cling to the bottom
along the banks. The mat is strength
ened by the occasional Interviewing
of steel cables.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
IMPROVE WICHITA LINES.
Missouri Pacific Will Spend $3.50, 900
on This Division

Wichita, Kan, March 13.-About
$3.50, 600 will be expended by the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway this spring and
summer in improving its tracks on
the Wichita division
The tracks from Wichita to Yates
Center, 10S miles, will be laid with S5
pound steel. It requires 107 tons of
rail to lay one mile of track. About
1898 tons of rails will be used in
relaying the tracks between those two
points. Rails weighing S5 pounds to
the yard are worth $27 a ton.
Part of the rails will arrive from
Pueblo, Col. in a few days and as soon
as the weather permits, the work of
relaying the track from here to
Greenwich, - miles, will be COM
menced. The company expects to COW
er one-half the distance from Wichita
to Greenwich by the end of March
and will spend about $4,000 during
that time.
It will require about 1884 tons of
rails to lay the track from here to
Greenwich, costing about S35, 900.
1t will take about 1859 tons Of
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
C. P. BRYAN RESIGNS.
American Minister to Portugal VIII
Return Home.

Chicago, March 13.-The Tribune
here prints the following special
cable from Lisbon, Portugal:
Charles Page Bryan the American
minister to Portugal has forwarded
his resignation to washington. Mr.
Bryan, who is a Chicago man. has
been in the diplomatic service since
1897. In that year he was appointed
minister to China and one year later
he was transferred to a similar post
at Rio Janeiro. In 1902 Mr.
Bryan was sent to Switzerland and
two years later he was appointed
minister to Portugal
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
KARNs TELLS HIS STORY.
Dramatic Incidents i'm Parsons MUIR
der Trial.

der Trial.
Parsons, Kan, March 13.-George
@. Karns, who is being tried for the
murder of Joe Taylor, was placed on
the witness stand in his own behalf
Under the questioning of his at
torney, Frank Brady, George Karns
told the story of the killing of Tay-
lor. He told of the indignities that
had been heaped upon him by Tay-
lor, how the latter had come between
himself and his wife, winning her
affections and then boasting of 1T. 1t
was long story. going back several
years, almost to the marriage of KarnS
and his wife.
Then it took up the thread when
Joe Taylor entered his home and be-
came his intimate companion and
friend and finally his wife's lover. He
told how Taylor had lived in their
home, here together, and then now
eusnicion entered his mind as to the
relations between Taylor and his
wife, and the awakening to the
realization that he had lost his wife's
affections
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
TRIED TO ROB GALENA BANK.
Prominent Grocer Was Caught as Ono
of the Robbers,

Galena, Kan, March 13.-At 2 o'clock
this morning Patrolman Phillips and
Hallmark surprised two men in the act
Of blowing the safe Of the Miners State
bank here. One of the men, Henry
Davis, prominent grocer here, was
wounded and captured. the other is be-
Heved to be hiding in a vacant hotel
building which is now being searched
Davis is the son of H. S. Davis, one
of the oldest residents of Galena and is
himself one of the most prominent mer-
chants here. He is married and has a
family. He says he had no confed-
crate.
Fifty citizens have just received arms
from hardware store and have started
out in search of all suspects
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
BITLER WAS FOUND GUILTY.
A First Degree Verdict In Famous
Murder Case

Dodge City, Kan, March 13.-The
jury brought in a verdict of guilty in
the first degree in the trial of Sam
Bitter, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Rosenberger. in Kiowa county
last spring. A large crowd was in the
court room when the verdict was an
nounced and it seemed to meet with
the crowds approval. Bitter appeared
unconcerned when the verdict was an
nounced.
Mrs. Rosenberger was returning
from a shopping trip to Belvidere to
her home south of Greensburg when
the crime was committed. She was
alone in buggy. When she failed to
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
WILL RELEASE YEGGMAN.
No One to Make Charge Against Fort
Scott Boy.

Fort Scott, Kan, March 13.-Clyde
King. the yeggman who was blown
up while attempting to make nitro
giycerine north of the city short
time ago, will probably escape with
ont being tried for any of his offenses,
as the state seems very reticent con-
cerning the case. A formal request
has been made by the city officials of
the county attorney that he issue
complaint against King on the charge
of burglary, or some other charge on
which he could be held, but Mr.. Cald-
well has so far declined to take any
action and as soon as he is able to
travel king will be released.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

tician to be. although he has been
mentioned in former years for state
senator and state treasurer. For years
Dave Hanna and Mr.. Mullaney were
partners in the banking business. but
recently they quit, coldness having
sprung UP between them. 1t has been
surmised for some time that Mr.. Null
laney wanted an appointment in order
to punish his former business partner,
Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Mullaney will make
his appointment good, and his acts
will be alike creditable to himself,
Governor Stubs and the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
WICT1IIA'S NEW DEPOT.
Santa Fe's Plans Completed by Kan
SaS City Architect.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 13.-The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road will build a new depot at Wichi-
ta, Kan, the plans of which have
just been completed by Louis Curtiss
of Kansas City. Work will begin
within the next few days. The old de-
pot will be torn down and the new
one erected on the old site and ground
adjoining it on the south
The structure is to be finished in
enameled terra Gotta. OF reinforced
concrete construction, the building
will be but one story high, and will
cover a space of 222x60 feet. The
building proper will be but forty-eigh
feet in width. the additional twelve
feet being taken up by six-foot roof
extensions covering the platforms on
both sides. Mr.. Curtiss styles his arch
itecture Roman viaduct," from the
columns that will be used
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
BUILD NEW CEMENT WALKS.
Tribune Passes City Ordinance
strengthening Prohibitory Law.

Tribune, Kan, March 13.-The city
council of Tribune has just passed an
ordinance to build and construct dur
ing the spring and summer months
one mile of cement sidewalk. They
have also put the lid on by making
the new prohibitory law into city
ordinance. thus Tribune the county
seat of Greeley county has a double
strength lid on the liquor question.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
WAKEENEX MAY ISSUE BONDS.
Wants Fire Protection and Other City
improvements.

WaKeeney, Kan, March 1S.-The
proposition to issue WaKeeney city
bonds in the sum of forty thousand
dollars will be submitted at an cleo
tion to be held April 5. The town is
practically without fire protection and
has neither city lights nor buildings of
any kind. A public hall, or audi
torium, is needed also.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
Rural Route Changes.

Washington, March 13.-The fol-
lowing changes in tho rural carrier
service were announced:
Kansas-Eldorado, w. II. Dunn,
carrier; w. H. Dunn, jr., substitute,
rOIIta 4
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
CAwKER CITYs TELEPHONE.
Annual Meeting Reports S76 Sub
scribers on the System.

Cawker City, Kan. March 1S.-At
the annual meeting Of the Cawker
City Mutual Telephone company, ].
w. Higgins, J. G. McClun. George
Bemts, M. F. Gengler ana Harm
Schoen were elected directors for the
coming year. They will meet and
elect the officers of the company by
the 18th. The company has been
prosperous during the past year, and
declared a per cent Semi-annuaI
dividend. There are now S76 sub
scribers on the system, which is grow
ing right along both in numbe of
patrons and extent OF line.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
PAPER RAN 25 YEARS.
Now the CarbondaIian Has Suspended
Publication.

Carbondale, Kan, March 13.-After
an existence of q quarter of a cen
tury the Carbondalian. a weekly
newspaper published here has sus-
pended publication. The paper was
established in 1884.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
SNOW HAS DRIFTED.
Train Service Near BucIxlin Is Inn
peded by Storm

Bucklin, Kan, March 13.-On ac-
count of the high wind here causing
the snow to form In drifts, the train
service here is impaired. All trains
from the west are late. The snow will
be a good thing for the wheat If it
does not all blow off of the fields:
the storm will be hard on stock that
is not sheltered.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

reach home at dark, her husband be-
gan inquiries for her by telephone. He
learned that she had left the little
town but had not been seen after that.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

rails to relay the track from Green
wich to Yates Center, SO miles, cost
ing about $311,553
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
Dickinson WIN Go to Panama.

washington. March 12.-Secretary of
War Dickinson will make a trip to
Panama to familiariZe himself with
conditions on the isthmus as soon as
the affairs of his office will permit