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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT.
Organized Societies of Home Owners
Are Effective Means.

In Los Angeles there are quite a
number of district, ward or precinct
Improvement societies, and a careful
canvass of results proves conclusively
that the best work, from every point
of view, is accomplished where the
greater per cent of the residents own
their homes. The cost Of residences
and other improvements or the wealth
of the home owners does not seem to
have affected results in the least. 1t
is simply a question of all, Or nearly
all, being freeholders. and where such
conditions prevail you may find the
best improved district and the highest
standard Of citizenship. The home
owner is more interested in the well
fare Of the community than he who
has no fixed or permanent dwelling
place.
The secret of success in these com.
munities, then, Is that all are alike in
terested, and when any public ques-
ton arises each resident views the
matter from the freeholder's stand
point; therefore there is a well de-
fined community of interest. In many
of these well directed societies the
board Of directors practically consti-
tute a local city council or town trus-
tees. and as they are Usually well
"backed up" by the full membership
they are in position to accomplish
great good, to demand Of the public
authorities all of their rights and
privileges and in some cases have b,en
able to enforce their wishes in matters
pertaining to municipal improvements.
For the past three years the writer
has been a member of one of these
boards of directors and. while not TAX
ing very active part in the work, has
carefully noted all the good things &C.
complished by the Garvanza Improve
ment society and feels absolutely GER
tain that had it not been for the five
years hard labor of this board Gar
vanza would not be so desirable as a
residential section by so per cent. We
need many more district or ward i'm
provement societies. = Los Angeles
| Times
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27
Preserving Street Trees.

Though uniform planting of one sort
of street tree to each street, and more
particularly to each block, is far the
best method of planting. it is still
more essential that all existing street
trees be saved. In the systematic and
thorough planting of city we must
build up, not tear down, and new trees
should be planted, but old ones left.
The lack of care of our trees, so that
horses badly damage them. often rem
ders necessary the taking out of trees
that have taken decade of years to
grow. 1t is false economy to plant and
subsequently neglect, for tree grows
in value as rapidly as it grows in
size. Injudicious pruning properly
hacking) often causes serious injury
to trees. Neglected cavities is another
prime cause of slow death. and these
should be cleaned out. tire lted with an
anti-fungi spray and filled with cement.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27

In one Of the back streets Of Brigh-
ton. England, up which the tram cars
pass to the Dyke road and the golf
links, stand four little trees. The road
is not an avenue, and one wonders how
these four little trees strayed there till
the conductor explains that they were
placed by the municipality to hide an
advertisement boarding put up by the
railway line and which mars the view
of a very pretty wooded cutting. AS
the company declined to remove it the
town fathers promptly planted their
trees. and now in the summer the
boarding is almost hidden from view.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27

BAD ROAD THAT GRAVEL WOULD IMPROVE.
supervisor came along. who put in
few hundred feet of tile and crowned
the road surface, and there has been
no mudhole there since.
The form which should be given to
an earth roadbed and the methods of
drainage to be used depend in each in
stance upon the local conditions sur
rounding the road. The ability of earth
to sustain load depends in a large
measure upon the amount of water
contained by it. Most earth forms a
good foundation so long as it is kept
dry, but when wet it loses it's sustain
ing power, becoming wet and incoher-
ent. When softened by water soil is
easily displaced by the settling of the
road or forced upward into any space
that may exist in it. In order, there
fore, that the loads may be uniformly
sustained and the surface of the road
kept firm and even it is of first impor-
lance that the roadbed be kept dry.
The improvement and maintenance of
a road are therefore largely questions
Of drainage, the objects being to pre-
vent water from reaching the road and
to provide means for Immediately re.
moving such as does reach it before
the. soil becomes saturated and sof-
tened.
Surface drainage is always necessary
If the body of the road is to be kept
in a dry condition and is accomplished
by having the surface of such form
that water falling upon it will quickly
run into the cutters. Underdrains will
not drain water from the surface Of a
road, and unless the crown is at all
times maintained and the surface kept
smooth water is likely to stand upon
the surface and penetrate into the road.
And this is just as true Of gravel or
stone road as Of the earth surface.
At the side Of the road longitudinal
bitches must be provided for the pur-
pose Of carrying the water drained
from the surface of the road to some
point where it may be turned into a
natural drainage channel. In many in
stances these side bitches also carry
drainage from land adjacent to the
road. The size and form Of the gut
tiers will naturally depend upon the
quantity Of water to be carried and
the slope Of the cutters. Where the
quantity Of water to be carried is
small the extension of the slope of the
road surface may be sufficient without
any special gutter being provided.
In forming roadbed upon which to
place gravel or macadam surface the
earth roadbed should be made as firm
and smooth as possible before the
placing of the surfacing material.
Wherever possible the earth after be-
ing brought to grade and given the
proper form for receiving the surface
should be rolled with a heavy roller
until it is firmly packed and able to
yield efficient support to the surface:
In any case the surface should not be
placed until the roadbed is thoroughly
settled and packed in place.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27
GRAVEL MADE ROADS
Highway Engineer Shows Why
They Are Easily Built.
ROADBED MUST BE KEPT DRY.
Surface Should Be So Shaped That
Water Will Run Off and Not Pence
trate-value of Underdrains, Side
bitches and Rolling.

At meeting of the Missouri High
way Engineers association. held at
Jefferson City, #. P. Spalding of Co
lulubia, Mo-, read a paper on gravel
roads and said in part:
Gravel or broken stone when used
for road is intended to form a hard
surface. which will resist the wear
of the traffic and which will shed the
water without softening in rainy
weather or when snow is melting.
The gravel, or macadam, is not in
itself Il rigid structure but depends
upon the frmness of the earth below
to carry the loads which come upon
it. The object of the gravel is to make
the surface harder and more resistant
to wear and the action of water than
the earth surface that it replaces, and
it can only be effective when the road
below it is properly shaped and drain
ed and when the surface has such
form as to cause the water which
falls upon it to- quickly run off with
out penetrating the road
Filling mudholes with gravel is not
making a gravel road. This is only
wasting good material. l can recall a
mudhole into which gravel was regu-
larry dumped every spring for years,
and each time when the ground thaw-
ed out in the following spring the mud
was again on top and ready to swal-
low another dose of gravel. Probably
there is enough gravel in that hole,
200 or 800 feet long. to make mile
of good gravel road. Finally road
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27

Washington is rapidly becoming IA
nous the world over for its fine trees,
but one kind of tree being planted in
each street. Some of the fine exam
pies are: Pennsylvania avenue, pink
oaks; Indiana avenue, oriental planes;
Massachusetts avenue, American lin
dens, and East Capitol street planted
with American elms. Streets such as
these. planted uniformly with one
species, and that Il good species. vin
IN tins make any town famous for
beautiful streets.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27
Highway Maintaining Scheme.

Many German highways ere lined
with cherry trees. When the fruit
is ripe it is gathered and sold. and the
proceeds go to the fund for maintain.
Inc the highways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
NEARLY MILE A MINUTE.
OrvilIe Wright Goes After AeropIane
Speed Record at Fit NIyer.

Washington July EN- two short
flights in the Wright aeroplane last
evening at Fort Myer. Va. Orville
Wright closely approached the
worlds. aeroplane speed record, at
tanning an average velocity of "a p
miles an hour. as computed by Wilbur
Wright, who held the stop watch on
the machine for a half dozen rounds
of the course.
On the first flight the air craft
remained aloft only one minute and
80 seconds, the aviator being forced to
descend by losing cog wheel on the
magnetic after making his second
round of the course. On his second
flight after the cog had been replaced,
the aeroplane swiftly circled a dozen
times around the course which is five
sixths of mile in circumference.
Certain changes in the gearing of the
motor and propellers, intended to give
the machine a higher speed, had been
effected earlier in the day.
Secretary of War and Mrs. Dickin-
son, Secretary Knox and a number of
notable persons witnessed the flights.
Weather conditions were good for
the tests. as very little breeze was
blowing. The aerOplane, on its first
flight was SO feet from the ground
when the cog wheel dropped off Mr.
Wright Immediately shut off the
power and descended easily to the
ground, after half an hours work
the cog wheel was back in place and
the flyer was sent away on its second
trial. 1t mounted gracefully to a
height of about $50 feet and then
started on a speed test.
As it swept past the starting point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Will Be a Competitor
of Southern Pacific.
Construction of New Texas Cut
Off of Great Import.
WILL BE SHORT LINE.
SeVenty-Seven Miles More Direct
Than Present Route.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles
WILL BE SHORT LINE.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

The new Texas cutoff. so miles in
length, which will connect the Gulf
lines of the Santa Fe and the system
proper at the New Belen cutoff. and
which is under construction, will
place the Santa F'e in a position to
compete against the Southern Pacific
which now practically has monopoly
of the Gulf-Pacific traffic. The
Southern Pacific now practically con-
trolls all this traffic because it has the
only direct and by far the shortest
possible line between the two points
The Santa Fe's new cutoff how
ever. will be II miles shorter thanathe
Southern Pacific line and Will make
it possible to handle freight between
the coast and the southern states in
faster time than is now possible by
any road.
An enormous scope of territory will
be radically affected by the com
pletion of this comparatively short
cutoff line which will establish the
Santa Fe as a competitor in traffic
with the Southern Pacific lines from
coast to coast
At Somerville Tex. about 125 miles
northwest of Galveston. line of the
Santa Fe branches off and runs to
Beaumont. In addition to this line
the Santa Fe also has direct access
between Galveston and Beaumont
via Bolivar and a line known as the
Jasper division. invades Louisiana
from a point north of Beaumont, and
is headed in the direction of New
orleans. All this territory in addi-
ton to the miles of Texas country,
which will be opened up will be
affected by the new arrangement.
The cutoff is now building and will
connect the Gulf lines and the sys-
tenn proper at Texico. on the Belen
cut-off and with Coleman, Tex, on the
Gulf lines. Contracts covering 200
miles of the track have already been
let and the construction work is in
progress at several places along the
line This will decrease the Santa
Fe's present mileage between the two
seaports by five hundred miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
PLEADS GUILTY.
Prison Guard O'Neill Admits
Murder of His Sweetheart.
Valves PreIiminaryHearing and
Will Be Tried in October.
HIS PLEA ACCEPTED.
Case Will Be Heard by the Civil
Courts Of the State.
HIS PLEA ACCEPTED.
Prisoner Has Made Frequent
Attempts to Commit Suicide.

Leavenworth, Kan, July a.
Charles O'Nein, the military prison
guard, who shot and killed his sweet
heart, Minnie Scharboro, at Fort
Leavenworth, was turned over to the
civil authorities Wednesday afterv
noon on warrant sworn to by Unit
ed States Commissioner Bond.
O'NeilI was Immediately placed in
an automobile, after being. handcuff
ed, and brought to town by Deputy
United States Marshal John Glynn.
Sergeant. Hart of the prison guard,
accompanied the marshal, having in
his possession a lot of the personal
effects of the prisoner.
Pleads Guilty to Charge of Murder.
ONeill, when taken before the
commissioner, was very nervous. His
eyes roved restlessIy about the room,
and he seemed in mental distress.
Asked if he was guilty or not guilty,
without a quaver he said clearly, I
am guilty, sir"
Under instructions from United
States Attorney Harry ]. Bone, the
plea of the prisoner was accepted,
preliminary, he was bound over to
the October term of the court, and
will be taken before the grand jury
at Wichita in September. He was
to the county Jail where he will be
closely watched. O'Neill slept on the
bare floor of his cell last night, be-
cause every blanket that was given
him was promptly torn into strips to
make a rope to hang himself.
Negligence of Captor Explained.
Lieutenant Hand said regarding
hie failure to search the man for a
gun when he made the arrest:
IT arrested him in the parade
ground, and he looked me squareIy
in the eye and talked in such a clear.
gentlemanly manner that I did not
like to search him. I looked him over
to see if he had a gun bullying at his
hip, and never suspected him of hav-
ing anything but regulation gun.
We are not used to handling GRIM
finaIs and seldom search prisoners
The body of the murdered girl
was laid to rest in the national Gem
etery. A great many officers and
their wives and civilians attended the
services in the little Catholic church
at the post. O'Nein had an excellent
reputation as guard and soldier
and had not been drinking man I'M
til recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
TO PREVENT FLOOD LOSS.
Santa F'e Preparing to Raise the
Tracks in Ottawa


Ottawa, Kan, July 22.-Surveys
that the road is contemplating raising
its tracks from Wilson street to the
Missouri Pacific crossing. Civil En-
gineer r. N. Priest of Chanute, who
was in charge of the party making the
survey, indicated as much and all
the data necessary for planning such
work were taken.
The elevation of the tracks will
amount to something like four feet,
as the engineers found that the depth
of the water in the Santa F'e station
was 3 feet 8.S5 inches. They also took
measurements at the Marsh house
and at the Forest park gate, finding
that the height at the gate was z feet
1 inch. The water at the Marsh house
was l u inch lower than at the park
gate and at the Santa Fe station the
water was q inch lower.
Accurate measurements of the rail-
road bridge also were taken, as the
plan includes the raising of that struc
ture to the new elevation.
According to the figures given out
by the railroad engineers. the water
flood crest this year was only 8 inches
higher than five years ago.
Division superintendent Barnes was
here in his private car looking the
situation over. He left Saturday night
for the west to meet Santa Fe officials
just returning from Colorado.
1t has also leaked out that the Santa
Fe officials are entertaining the idea
of building a. new station for Ottawa,
and locating it on the west side of the
tracks, across from the present sta
ton.
The plan for the new station is not
understood to be something for imme-
diate execution, hut is being taken
track elevation and other improve
mentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
MERGER NEVER CONSIDERED.
Illinois Central to Be Operated indie
pendently of Union Pacific.

Chicago, July 22.-Reports from
New Y orl1 revived Wall street rumors
that the Illinois Central is to be con-
solidated with the Union Pacific. When
the attention of J. T. Harahan, presi-
dent of the former road, was called to
the fresh circulation of these reports,
he discredited them.
1T is a fact that the Union Pacific
owns 80 per cent of the Illinois Cen
trail stock, but have heard of no at
tempt on the part of that corporation
to get complete control of the Illinois
Central" he said. 81 do not believe
such a movement would be on foot IN
less I knew something about it. 1t
seems absurd that such a consolida-
ton should be reported while Mr.. Har-
riman is in Europe. / feel sure
enough to make positive denial. Such
a deal never has been considered. The
Union Pacific has held stock in the
Illinois Central for a number of years.
but the amount of stock it holds would
not give it control of the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
PRICE OF POTATOES DROPS.
Lawrence Dealers Are Paying But
Thirty Cents a BusheI.

tom has dropped out of the potato
market, the price dropping off ten
cents Saturday and another ten cents
this week, bringing the price down to
80 cents
This is remarkably low considering
the fact that spuds have been so scarce
this spring and the offerings will be-
gin to slack up until the prices are
better or the farmers feel sure that
they can get no more for their crop.
This loss of 20 cents per busheI on
potatoes will mean a great loss to the
farmers, who have been counting on
getting so cents for their crop, at the
lowest. Last. year at this time they
were getting rs cents bushel. Many
of them have stopped digging alto
gether, until they see what is going to
be doing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
A PICNIC FOR X. W. ALUMNI.
Gathering to Be Held in Kansas City
August 18TH

Kansas City, Mo-, July 22.-AIum-
nj of Kansas State University will
hold a picnic at Swope Park Satur-
day afternoon, August IA. Besides
the reunion of the Kansas City
alumni and those from Lawrence and
vicinity, several of the faculty will
attend. Chancellor Strong will pre-
side. A program of athletic events
is being arranged to. include a tug
of-war, in which DR.. John Outland
will captain one SIDE
There will be a baseball game, the
two teams being selected from the
most likely players present Some
events for the women are being ar
ranged. The committee in charge
of the picnic is composed of DR.. Mac
lay Lyon, chairman; w. B. Sutton.
w. L. Dyer, w. ]. Squire, jr-, Miss
Mary Buckles and Mrs. John Trout
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22

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That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
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To get its beneficial effects always buy
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by all leading druggists Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
KANSAS GRAIN GRADES WE'LL.
state Inspector Says Wheat and Oats
Are Exceptionally Good.

Kansas City. Kan. July 22.-John
T. White. chief of the Kansas grain
department, has returned to the city
from a tour of inspection of the sta
lions at Anthony. Harper, Hutchinson,
wellington and Winfield He found
that the 1909 crop of wheat and oats
was exceptionally good, and, in fact,
much better than was anticipated.
He expects very heavy movement
of grain to the market centers fol-
lowing the complete restoration of
railroad traffic. which has been some
What crippled by high water in the
Kansas streams. RODE 81. -, 2. ..s-1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
TWENTY POLICEMEN DROPPED.
Mayor Guxer of Kansas City, Kan,
Begins Retrenchments.

Kansas City, Kan. July 22.-In or
meet the revenue of the city Mayor
Guyer has found it necessary to re-
duce several of the departments of
the city from time to time. Another
demand for retrenchment has been
made and twenty patrolmen were re-
ouested to turn their stars and clubs
over to the chief.
BY dropping the twenty men from
the city pay roll approximately $1,5OO
can be saved every month Ihere are
nine Republicans and eleven Demo-
Gratis among those dropped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
DELPHos BANK BOUGHT BONDs
Interest on Municipal Bonds Will Re
main at Home.

Delphos, Kan. July 22.--The mu-
nicipai bonds for the establishment of
citv waterw orks in Delphos have been
purchased by the Delphos state bank
CAPITAL entirely, which is pretty good
evidence, among other things, of the
present prosperity of the Ottawa coun-
There are thirty thousand dollars
worth of the bonds, and all were
bought by the bank, which was the
only bidder. The bonds run fifteen
years, and bear u per cent interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
ALFALFA ON INOCULATED SOIL.
An Atchison Man Brought Earth
From Central Kansas.

Atchison, Kan, July 2.-F. D. Co
burn, state commissioner of agricul
ture, has written to b. P. Waggener
for a report of the latter's experiment
with alfalfa. Four years ago Mr..
Waggener had several carloads of
inocuIated soil from the alfalfa coun-
try in Central Kansas spread carefully
over sixty acres of his alfalfa farm in
Atchison county.
Since then those sixty acres have
been producing more abundant crops
of alfalfa than the other alfalfa fields
on the farm. The inoculated earth has
not only increased the stand but is
also producing vigorous plants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
NATURAL GAS AT DODGE CITY.
DriIIers Struck Light Flow at 500
Feet Below the Surface.

Dodge City, Kan, July 22.-Glas-
gov & Gilmore struck a gas stringer
that sent the water up $50 feet in the
hole. Then the water rushing in
stopped the flow and the pocket was
emptied gradually. The water is
down nearly 500 feet. Water gives the
drillers considerable trouble.
For a while they had a dry hole, but
that condition lasted but a few hours.
1t is necessary to ease all the way and
this delays operations. But the work
is progressing finely and the operators
expect to reach depth without serious
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
Secs NTother Grow Youne.

1T would be hard to overstate the won
derful change in my mother since she be-
w. L. Fitzpatrick of Danforth, Me. AL
though past 20 She seems really to be
growing young again. She suffered untold
misery from dyspepsia for % years. At
last she could neither eat, drink nor sleep
Doctors gave her up and all remedies fall
ed till Electric Bitters worked such won
ders for her health. They inylgorate all
vital organs, cure Liver and Kidney trou-
bles. induce sleep. impart strength and
appetite. Only soc at Campbell Drug Co.