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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
NEW DEPOT FOR LIBERAL.
The Rock Island Will Build One to
Cost $4,000.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 6.-The
Rock Island is preparing to spend
ing station facilities, depots and in
similar improvements along this divis-
ion.
Hutchinson is getting part of this,
although the new passenger station
most important item of the budget to
be expended Immediately is $4,000
for a new depot and eating house at
Liberal The need of the improve
ment there is imperative for the COM
bination depot and eating house was
recently destroyed by fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
TREAT TT AS A JOKE.
Cawker City People Say They Have a
Real Airship.

Real Airship.
Some folks are inclined to treat a
recent article about the Upton airship
as joke. but the airship is a fact,
says the Cawker City Ledger. The
craft Is rapidly approaching compile
ton, and the engines alone cost about
$4,000: The man who is having it
quilt is an old employee of the
Wright Brothers, and his mechanic, is
an expert brought here for the purpose
OF doing the fine work on the airship.
Almost three moths work has been put
IN on the ship. and it has been almost
entirely rebuilt since it was first put
together. Some of these days the ship
Will be seen sailing over the prairies
and hills in this part of the state, and
then Upton will have a place on the
front page of the daily papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
CORN LOOKS GOOD IN FRANKLIN.
S. Talbot Says 1t Shows No Bad Effects
of Hot Weather.

Ottawa, Kan, Sept. 6.@S. Talbot,
living On Middle creek southeast of
here, was in town accompanied by
four of the best ears of corn which
have been exhibited from this years
corn crop. Two were of the yellow
variety, and the other two of the white.
They are large, and filed with large
kernels to the end of the ears. Mr..
Talbot says he has fifteen acres of the
corn. and paid no attention to it since
the last blowing, until yesterday when
he went to the field to see what it was
like. He says the crop will average
about fifty bushels to the acre. The
corn shows no ill effect whatever from
the excessive heat of six weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
HOME COMING WEEK IN Usage.
They Have Some Good Speakers for
the October Meeting.

Usage City, Kan, Sept. 6.-Some Of
the speakers for Home Coming Week
to be held in this county from October
II to % are Governor Stubs, Attorney
General Jackson, Senator Curtis, Sena-
tor Hodges, Henderson Martin and
probably others who have not yet been
heard from. Senator Gore, the blind
and will probably be here. The first
day of the week of festivities has been
designted market day and the second
is farmers institute day. The agricul-
tural prizes this year will aggregate
more than five hundred dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

series of institutes will be held in
northwestern Kansas on the Rock
Island line. the schedule to be an
nounced in a few days. College speak
ers. George c. Wheeler and Miss Jose
Prime Edwards.
On September 10 there will be a
farmers institute at Meriden and Sep
tember 30 and October 1 an institute
Will be held at Kincaid. Other circuits
VIII be announced in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
sENECA's DRINKING FOUNTAIN
Gift of National Humane Alliance and
Cost $1,000.

Seneca, Kan, Sept. 6.-The city of
Seneca is to receive a $1,000 animal
drinking fountain as a gift from the
National Humane alliance. The foun-
tain has been secured through the eff
forts of Mayor Cohen. The fountain
is purchased from a fund left a few
years ago by a wealthy New York
philanthropist who left large fortune
to be used by the humane society in
buying and distributing drinking foun-
tains for dumb animals and horses in
particular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

s10,OOO,OO0 of first and refunding
mortgage bonds, making an aggregate
of $32,994,000 issued to June 80, 1910
of which S22,379,000 was to provide
funds for Western Pacific purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
METER WORKED OVERTIME.
Salina Man Closed House and His
----.-.a- Water Bill Was HIGHER

Salina, Kan, Sept. "a storm of
protest seems ready to break loose
over the action of the Salina Water
works company in its method of charg-
ing for water. An instance is cited
where one man went away for a
month, locked the house and used no
water, and when he returned his water
bill for the month was over 100 per
cent higher than the month before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
WESTERN KANSAS WHEAT.
Corn Shipments Were Less But Guam.
tity More Than Last Year.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 6.-During
the month of August 1,94O cars Of
wheat were shipped from the western
division of the Santa Fe, including the
lines between Hutchinson and Dodge
City and the Great Bend and Scott
City branches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
HIS PLANS FAILED.
Convict Faints While Trying to Escape
From Prison.

Leavenworth. Kan, Sept. "a
physical condition which was aggra-
waited by the unusual exertion caused
Richard Osborne to faint Saturday
night just as he was about to escape
from the United States penitentiary.
He was found unconscious on the floor
of his cell room and is now in the
hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

shipped in August year ago, when
ual quantity was larger for the cars
used this year were all large size
while a good many small cars were
used in 1909.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
A Man of Iron Nerve.

Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are never found where Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the success
they bring, use DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
the matchless regulators, for keen brain
and strong body. Csc at all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
81. PAUL HAS A STORM.
Hail Damages Small Buildings, Fruit
and Corn.

st. Paul, Kan, Sept. "a storm
of wind, rain and hail visited here Sat
urday night, damaging small buildings,
breaking many windows, greatly dam
aging fruit and corn and sent all small
streams over the lowland. Flat Rock
creek washed out the Missouri, Kansas
Texas track and wrecked a freight
train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
WILL BE TRIED NEXT WEEK.
Ex-Kansas Grain Inspectors Case to
Come Up in Wyandotte Court.

Kansas City, Kan, Sept. 6.-John
w. Radford, ex-state grain inspector
of Kansas, chairman of the Wyandotte
county Republican central committee,
in the state campaign two years ago,
will be tried in the Wyandotte county
court of common pleas next week on a
charge of misappropriation of funds
of the grain department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

Sec J. THOMAS LUMBER CO. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-.
featured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
NAFTZGER SELLS OUT.
Disposes of His Interest in Fourth Ma
tiOnal Bank.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. 81. S.
Naftzger, president of the Fourth Ma
tional bank. has sold his interests to
a syndicate headed by B. F. Mclean
of this city and John NJ. Moore Of
Kansas City. Mr.. Mclean will become
president.
Mr. Naftzger retires from the bank
because of his alleged connection with
the sale of stolen stamps in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
TOBACCO INDUSTRY SPREADING
Farmers in jefferson County Are En-
gaging in the Culture.

Atchison, Kan, Sept. 6.-The tobac-
CO growing industry has not only in
vaded the Missouri river bluffs in north
eastern Kansas, but is spreading to the
inland counties. Several farmers in
the vicinity of McLouth, in jefferson
county, are now engaged in tobacco
culture, and are harvesting good crops
this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
HAS NEW BANK BUILDING.
Celebrated It's Completion
last Saturday.

Last Saturday.
Lawrence, Kan, Sept. Cone of the
Oldest towns in the state is just COM
pleting it's first bank building. Le-
compton, which was at one time capt.
tai of the state, celebrated the event
Saturday with a watermelon social, to
which the entire countryside was in
vited. The bank kept "open house" all
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06


From these figures. covering the
years 1907 1908 and 1909, it will be seen
that the Erie has been putting into its
road. bridges and buildings as much
per mile. approximately, as the Lehigh
Valley, 20 per cent more than the Della
ware &, Hudson, and If the relation be-
tween the many miles of four-track
line on the New York Central, COM
pared with two tracks on the Erie,
were to be taken into consideration
the per mile allowance on both roads
would be about equal The Erie has no
preteptious stations or station grounds,
it is not overgenerous with paint on its
buildings or with its facilities for sec
ton labor. Every dollar of expenditure
has to check up into an efficiency re-
suit. There are none to spare for deco
ratiOnS.
''The unit of greatest Importance on
a railroad is the locomotive what 1t
does in the way of yearly mileage, the
number of failures that it records ard
the cost of repairs to keep it in condf-
are the best efficiency measures OBJ
tainab1e.
sHThe engines of the Erie. and this
statement is made after recent care
full inspection of the Lehigh Valley and
daily observations of the power of the
Reading and Central of New Jersey,
are a thoroughly businesslike looking
and acting lot. A majority of those In
the freight service are 100-ton to no
TON capacity. with exception of the
Mallets. which are twice as large. The
record of the Erie for engine failures
this past year, kept by the public ser
vice commission, is second to the Lack
awanna and has been better, at inter-
va1s, than that road"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

wisely directed, will cause her to
give to her little ones only the most
wholesome and beneficial remedies
and only when actually needed, and
the well-inforrned mother uses only
the pleasant and gentle laxative rem
edy-Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna-when laxative is required,
as it is wholly free from all obiec-
tionable substances. To get its ben
efcial effects always buy the genu-
inc, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
ToeY's CHRISTMAS CAROL.

Toby. the candyman. got busy and
decorated up his window with toys and
candles until II was one OF the most
attractive displays in Nome. Then he
thought he would make up a carol and
tell the people all about the fresh home
made candy that he was turning out
daily by the hundred pound lots.
He got busy and made candy canes
of all sizes and descriptions. minis for
after dinner. and fine chocolates for
before. then he created many candy
toys such as Nome has never seen be
fore. Then having a large holiday sup
ply of home made fresh candy of all
description he composed carol en-
titled Sweets for the Sweet" and
those who wish TO hear this "Sweet
Carol" will have TO call at Toby's store.
Santa Claus was so well pleased with
this production Of Toby's that he has
sent in hundreds Of orders for MONIES
Sweetest Carol"
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
SEATTLE p. |. FlJBLISHES
STORY OF IDITAROD CITY

With elaborate Illustrations scattered
lavishly through the page containing
the article, the Seattle Post Intelligent
Ger of recent issue prints the follow
ing interview with r. :. Mowatt. an
Iditarod merchant, who tells of the at
fractions which are purpnrted L. exist
III the new gold camp:
Bear reports on the Iditarod are
turning into bull reports as the Argo-
nauts are returning from that country
From being busted camp, the Idit
arod promises To be one of the big min
ing camps of Alaska, according To- X
IL. Mowatt, an Iditarod merchant. re
Gently returned:
The main reason for the bad r.-
ports of the Iditarod this summer" said
Mr.. Mowatt, lis due entirely to tn.
lack OF mechanical equipment available
this year. The country is low and
SWampy and consequently cannot be
worked without proper machinery"
One Mans Success.
Mr. Mowatt tells, however Of one
Fairbanks miner who paid nearly
100000 for a mine. and with proper
machinery cleared up more than the
purchase price the past season
Referring to the oft repeated story
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
JINGLE JINGLE JIM"

Don't you hear Santa Claus sleigh
bells? He is often at Toby's getting
a supply of all kinds of candy from
canes to mints to fll the chiIdren's
stockings.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
DATE FIXED FOR
HEARING REPORTS
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON. Dec ga rcsoIu-
ton was introduced Yesterday bv
Hitchcock. fixing the date for the con .
sideration Of the Ballinger- Pmchot r.
ports. as January 81. His motion was
carried so the hearing is assured FOR
the day prescribed.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
WHY DO WE SELL MORE EGGS

Than all the rest together? Just be-
cause we can give you more for your
money than any one in Nome. Don't
tack our word for il come and see
or ask your neighbor who has tried
our eggs.
PACIFIC COLD STORAGE co.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
WEATHER RECORD
DECEMB Err 20. 1910

Temperature-Maxi - ah "
minimum II above.
Barometrr-29.S in he
Weather-Cloudy
Nind-\. r. light h"t,Ia.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
Good warm rooms for The Winter at
the Elite Baths. Steam, heat.
JUST A HINT.

Take out a twenty year endowment
policy and hand to your wife on Christ
mas day: insure the happiness of those
depending on you and IL will be the
happiest Christmas you ever spent.
See W. w. Sale. special agent Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of New York, strong
est monled institution i'm the world.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
DECEMBER 22. 1910.

Temperature-MaXi IL above.
10 below
Baromcter-29.9 inches.
Weather-Clear
Wind-N.. light breeze
ARTHUR GIBSON
Observer
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

The Eagle don't ask your patron
age on account Of popularity or
prestige Of any one connected with the
house. We ask IL because we sell the
best goods produced at a reasonable
price. Try a gallon Of our Whisky
sither Bourbon or Rye. Free delivery
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
DECEM Der 81, 1910.

T"mperature-Max Is above:
minimum II above
Barometer-29.S inches.
Weather-Cloudy.
winds. f, light breeze
Precipitation inches snow. "A inch
water
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

y,trs TO- THAT country lie says bedrock
j. not 50 deep ia thu Iditarod rs ia the
Tauma hut that thc many branches
ut 10. iditirod river hay, offered pros
poets that make III. camp "a very large
ou- Hr u-v-It~ that h., expects To- sec
Irom SIoo0o.ooo to $15.ooo.ooo in gold
taken ont IF the Iditarod in the next
two pr three wears.
The Disappointed Class
Many of tn" boomers who rushed into
ia, IIitarod Last spring. in prepared
to face thr class or mining there pre-
e"ut-d are. according to- Mr.. Mowatt
necessarily disappointed The same. he
SAWS holds true Of tho men going in
looking rnr DAYS wages Because Of
la,h or machinery the mines were not
ol.r-G Inc last summer but the expert
eurcd umrre. ne says. have discovered
what is necessary to develop the coun-
my. aud The machinery will b. ON the
grouhd carl, in tho spring
Tie receipts Of Tditard gold at the
Seattle ASSAY office are approximately
saoo .oao To- aatv. with adyicc- OF IN"
shipment of SGo.uoo more. ON the way.
auf au rtmatiou from Iditarod banks
that further shipments viii bring the
t..rd or tb. district for tho first season
around thu $5oo.ooo mark
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
JUDGE UoVErT FAVORS
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
Nuaaet Special Service.

Nugget Special Service.
NEW YORK. Dec % -Judg. ..gr-..
head Of tho Hartman system. Jada..
expressed himself in favor OF Ted ~,
supervision Of railroads contend (,
that the state laws regarding railroads
were conflicting
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

Baths. Open all light. Steam heat.
The Eagle will rattle turkeys and
fresh killed chickens Thursday. Friday
and Saturday evenings.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

N"sror's for Xmas champagne 10y tin.
cas-" basket or bottle. alI standard
brands Mumms Clicquot and White
Seal
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
PARTY MUSRES
FROM LANDING

John Rnahn reacrd town ON Monday
from Lewis Landing Hc was accom-
panied 10y Miss Larson Jack CUrrjel
and II. Foster of Fairbanks. and an
Indian, the latter leaving the party a
Diskakct Mr.. Roman and the oth,r-
were passengers on the Minneapolis. rs
has been told i'm this paper Ho left
Lewis on November 6. going by wtv
the old Lewis trail. and the party went
some - miles out of thotr wry. aud
had a hard trip generally.
Mr.. Roman says there are about 100
tons of provisions on tho Minneapolis.
but no bacon. hams or milk
F. Woltor brother Of Chas. Wnlt,r.
Of the u. G. %. is on his way hcre
from Lewis with - cases Of eggs and
4 quantity Of hams and bacon. aud
should arrive here within few DAYS
Waeshter " Gardner also haye %
tons Of beef and two or three tons ~
poultry and pork lions for Idtarod.
part of which IS now on the way hura.
II is being freighted by six horses with
slods and is coming ny way Of Nn'a'o.
instead of the Lewis trail.
Mr. Roman is a democratic war horse.
as everyone knows and he was vastly
pleased to learn tho result Of the fan
elections upon his arrival hero.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23
RAFlE! RATTLE! RAFFIEl

Turkeys and Chickens at the Dis.
eovery.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

FOR z NICE WARM BATH.
For nice warm bath in the largest
bath rooms in the city try the City
Bath House. Every thing first class
and up 20 date.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

You can buy Select Beer at the Eagle
for the same price you pay for inferior
grades. You can compare it with any
coast or even any Eastern beer and
for purity. flavor and cleanliness It has
them all beaten. Give Select fair
test and you will have no other.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

that the lditar"d Is oyo.croVdrd. Mir.
Mowatt says.
1t may not hc the biggest camp ON
the map. but YOU can mark my words.
men ia there now than can find work.
but that is not the fault of the camp.
Il is due to lack Of transportation rl-
.cilitics I" secure the proper machinery.
'"r working the mines. The mines are
IN ~Wampy ground. and iu the summer.
to keep the shaft clear of water. it is
necessary To- have pumping machinery
When tho proper machinery is Installed
tn, Iditarad viii produce gold out
rut that vii astoui~I .hr oldest So.
askans
Short Of Food.
Asked a. to the dangers of suffer.
ing this winter from lack Of food sup
plies. MIR Mowat stated it was ,sti
mated that the camp was about 500
tons short i'm food. but that no hard
hips would result from such short
age Furthermore. lac said that large
number of the inhabitants Of Iditarod
were going over into the Kuszokvfm
country. which promised next spring
to equal if not eclipse the Tditarod
Mr. Mowatt is an experienced Ala.
kan. having spent five consecutive
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-12-23

Job printing at the Nugget.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-08
FURNISHED ROOSEVELT FISH.
Eldora Claims Distinctive Honor
Purveyins to ExPresident.

Special to Times Repu blican.
Eldora, Oct. S.-An Eldora business
man has the undivided honor of fur
nishing the fish for the Roosevelt ban
quet IT Fargo. One of the principal
dishes of the banquet was fish. The
landlord of the hotel where the affair
was held. sent word to a hotel man at
Lake Osakis that he must have lot
of bass and other fish and asked him
TO kindly help him out. The land
lords fishermen went out. but they had
no luck.
About this time Parker Davis, of the
firm of Davis & Moser of Eldora. came
on the scene with big string of fish,
offering them to the hotel. Mine host"
Immediately bounced upon them and
proceeded to go to Fargo. where he de-
livered them in person at the hotel He
took the precaution of taking the fish
along for the law allows one to carry
what he pleases but there must be no
shipping Roosevelt afterward heard
OF the circumstances under which the
fish were secured and wrote the land
lord at Lake Osakis, thanking him for
the fish Eldora's good luck nimrods
landed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-08
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Negro Thoma as. Who Stabbed Harry |
Cook. Escapes the Moose.

Des Moines. Oct. s.-Henry Thomas.
colored. was yesterday found guilty OF
the murder of Harry I. Cook by jury
in the criminal division of the district
court. The verdict holds Thomas gull
tr of first degree murder and the
penalty will be life imprisonment in
the penitentiary al Fort Madison.
The vote of Charles Goldsberry. a
juror. is said to have been all that pre-
vented the jury from bringing in a YER
diet recommending that Thomas be
hanged. Goldsberry was the only man
on the jury who declared. upon exam
nation. that he would not inflict the
death penalty under any circumstances
and it is thought he swung the eleven
men around to verdict favoring the
i'm prisonment.
Thomas was found guilty of the
murder Of Harry L. Cook, a former
timelleeper in the employ Of the Turner
Improvement Company. He inflicted
wounds with a knife which resulted in
Cooks death. The jury returned a
verdict after four hours elaboration.
at ALE o'clock Yesterday afternoon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-08
AGED WOMAN ARRESTED.
Mrs. Nancy McDevitt, 70 Years Old
Charged With Fraud.

Mrs. Nancy McDevitt, 70 Years Old,
Charged With Fraud.
Des Moines. Oct. S.-Mrs. Nancy
McLevitt. 70 years old, is being held
to appear before the federal author
tiles on charge of using the mails to
defraud With her. G. G. Weigand has
been arrested, charged with being an
accomplice. The pair were taken into
custody Thursday afternoon by Post
office Inspector z. c. Caine.
The alleged victim of the fraud Is
Mrs. NJ. j. Cross of Shelton, Neb., the
charge against the two being that they
have secured $4,000 from Mrs. Cross in
the last nineteen years by fraud. The
money is said to have been secured
under the plea that 1T was to be used
to help Mrs. McDevitt secure large
amount of money, of which she was
heir. but held IN the Bank of England
until the proper proofs of heirship were
presented to the bank.
Mrs. McDevitt is the widow of Will
liam McDevitt one of the earliest set
tiers OF Polk county. and in whose
honor McDevitt's Grove and the Meth
odist church and cemetery We're named
He died in 1903 and had been in
stra ightened circumstances during the
last few years of his life Since his
death Mrs McDevitt has supported
herself by washing. having been en-
ployed at the Kelso Candy Kitchen as
dish washer. The receipts of money
are alleged TO have been over a period
of ninteen years, but more than $500
has been received in the form of money
orders in the last six months it is
claimed. Weigand was present when
most of these money orders were
cashed. say the authorities.