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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-30

stone and part sand and deep ruts are
worn In it. 1t should be graded and 1
Think that oiling would be a good
thing for that road. Some time ago
I was riding on the oiled roads near
Manhattan. The roads there were in
frst-class condition and I think that
II the Calhoun Bluffs road was treated
with oil 1t would be a good thing
something ought to be done to bet
ter the condition of the Calhoun Bluffs
road said Mr.. FOUGHT. More trade
travels over that road than any other
which enters the North side I am in
favor of trying oil on it and grading
the road. hope the county engineer
will consider this among the other
county roads"
With the past ten days it has twice
mentioned the condition of the high
way. On March 10, last the follow
ing appeared:
THE Granville road between here
and Calhoun tufts which is in bad
length. the idea being to form some
feasible plan for getting it in good
shape. Finally a committee consist
ing of Fred Voiland, Fred Morns and
]. W. Lukens were appointed to con-
fer with the county officials to see
what could be done about the mat
ter
Readers of the State Journal saw the
following on March "a last:
V. r. Parkhurst, county engineer,
will make an estimate of the cost of
getting the Granville road along Cal
houn Bluffs into good shape. 1t has
been in bad condition for the past two
years. During this time after hard
rains it has been almost impossible.
The engineers report will be submit
ted to c. A. Merritt, township trustee.
This has come about through the in
fuence of the Civic club. This morning
the committee mentioned appointed at
the last meeting of the club, went over
the road in autos and walked back, in
vestigating the condition of the road
thoroughly. They report that the road
center with the crowns on the sides
which is just opposite the proper con-
dition.
At Calhoun Bluffs the committee
was met by several Granville citizens,
including A. L. Brooks, NJ. NJ. Shirley,
L. r. Taylor, George Frizbee, w. S.
Massey, S. K. Burroughs, G. L. Shirley
and Ed Wilson.
This road" said Mr.. Massey, "is
one Of the most important roads lead
ing into Topeka, and has been in the
worst shape for some time. Since the
flood of a few years ago. the hard
rains Of that time took away all of
the soft dirt from the center. leav-
hard rains large ponds would be
formed in this hollow. One morning
I drove through a lake which was
nearly a mile long. as estimated by
the telephone poles. And yet for some
reason or other, nothing has been done
toward lettering 1t. And this road is
the highway for trade to Topeka from
Granville, Newman, Thompsonville,
other small towns and vicinities."
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Smith Auto company have already
witnesses have already been secured
Photographs were made Of the road at
every angle to show the exact spot at
which the accident occurred and the
condition of the roadway surrounding
1t.
The county officials have also had
photographs made and surveyors are
now at work trying to decide what
caused the cave-in and therefore the
accident.
This afternoon the county commits
sioners and the county attorney visited
the scene of the accident. This is
done in the expectation that the coun-
ty will at least be made a party to the
damage suit, which is sure to follow.
According to County Commissioner
E. L. O'Nei1 only $3.50 has been spent
by the county in improving this road.
Mr.. O'Neil says the township and not
the county is responsible. He says a
release was signed by a former town
ship trustee of Soldier township releas-
ing the Union Pacific Railway com
pany from responsibility for the condi-
ton of the road. Mr. O'NeiI is of the
opinion that the co4nty is not RESPONSE
Bile for damages because of the condi-
ton of the road. The opinion of the
county commissioners, Mr.. O'Neil said
was that the road was in pretty good
condition. Mr.. O'Neil also said the re-
tanning wall built by the. railroad,
was built through. the efforts of the
county officers and not voluntarily bv
the Union Pacific.
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TOOK WHISPERS HOLD.
Wife Weights $50; He 100 Pounds
and She Got Fall.

Magdelene HUT. weight $50 pounds,
and William ]. HUT, weight 100
pounds, have decided today not to
get a divorce because the testimony
would not sound nice. Among the
other things alleged by Magdelene
against her husband was cruelty, but
witnesses were ready, says a lawyer
in the case, to go on the stand and
say that she one day seized her little
man by his long whiskers and drag
ged him out a door.
The occasion is related as having
taken place at a grocery kept by HUT
on st. John street. Entering with a
basket, Mrs. HUT wanted some pro-
visions. Not liking the things he
gave her, she is reported to have
knocked HUT across the room and
then to have followed him grabbing
his long brush and dragging him out
side and down the walk. The further
report is that thereafter, HUT saw a
barber at once.
HUT is an old soldier and draws a
pension of $12 a month. By the
agreement for dismissal of the case
he has promised to give Mrs. HUT SIS
a month out of that.
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HAWLEY EXPLAINS 1T.
He Tells How Hartman Got the
Southern Pacific.

New York March 30-Edwin
Hawley, who was a witness at the
hearing today of the government suit
to dissolve the Union and Southern
Pacific merger, told how the Southern
Pacific was turned over to the late
E. H. Hartman.
Mr.. Hawley said he was associated
with C. P. Huntington for twenty
years and that shortly before Mr..
Huntington estate to Mr.. Hartman,
in the purchase of 100000 shares of
Southern Pacific stock of the Croker
estate. After Mr.. Huntington's death.
Mr.. Hawley negotiated the sale OF
the Southern Pacific stock of the
Huntington estate to Mr.. Hartman,
this stock consisting of 475,000 shares.
including Mr.. Hawley's own holdings,
which amounted to about one-fourth.
Mr. Hawley said he had never been
approached by Mr.. Gould regarding
the sale of this Southern Pacific stock
and he received his authority to sell
the Huntington estate from Mrs.
Huntington.
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hundred or two hundred yards. I saw
some smoke flying from the stocks and
neard another shot and they kept up
until there were seven shots fred. And
When / got to Within a hundred yards
Charlie Nordr1ark saw me and 1 walk
ed up and asked him what he was
snootlng at, and he said rabbits 1
said like fun, you are shooting at the
cattle, and he said, no he was shoot
ing at rabbits and went on, and went
until / came to tn tracks where the
cattle had commenced bleeding and
drove them and Alex. LindahIS cattle
out that were with them and
set the dog on them and started for
nome When 1 got them home found
they were just Sprinkled with fine shot.
The next day / found one missing and
went and found her where she had
been shot SO bad she was hardly able
to move. And went to his house and
asked what ne meant by shooting the
cattle and he ordered me off the place.
He said get off the place or 1 will fix
you, and said. Go ahead. What are
you going to do about it? He went
INTO the house but when he came out
he did not nave anything and went
around on the west side of the house
and said he wanted to talk to me. And
he had an axe and tried to use it on
me, but l went after him and pounded
him. I told him not to let this occur
again, but when the cattle got out and
came down to his place to come and
tell US and we would come and get
them.''
He also recited several other times
when he had to take gun from the
"old crazy" when he was in a fit of
madness. 1t developed in the testimony
also that two boys had heard shooting
along the river Saturday about 3
O'Clock in the direction of the place
where the old man was at work. They
heard three distinct shots and late in
the afternoon Tuesday the jury made
the second trip and found the empty
shells which they had not been able to
locate.
lived in was the dirtiest ana most
filthy place one could find for living
being. There is not a sign of a broom,
glasses, lamps, curtains or carpets in
the house. Everything lies on the
floor in the filth and even the skillet
and dishes were on the floor when the
visit was made with no evidence of
ever being washed
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MINES TO SHUT DOWN.
Sixty Thousand Men to Be Thrown Out
of Work in Illinois.

St. Louis. March 3o.-An Illinois
coal mines will shut down Thursday
night, according to Alfred ]. Moores-
head, president of the Illinois Coal
Mine Operators association, who said
today the mines would be closed for
an indefinite period. The minimum
time of inactivity was placed at 80 days
bv the head of the operators. The
contract of the miners with the opera
tors will expire Thursday night and the
miners have demanded an increase in
wages.
One point at issue in Illinois which
does not figure in other states is that
of the shot flrers' law. The miners
demand the operators bear this ex-
nense. sixty thousands miners are en-
Dloyed in Illinois.
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chicago Live Stock Nfarkes.

Chicago. March 3o.-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated at 10000. Market weak. Beeves
$o.I04oIO; Texas steers, $5.OOQ650; western
steers. $5.O0g7.00; stocke-s and feeders
SS.S5@675; cows and heifers, 81. 85d7. IS;
calves, s.. 0019. 25
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1000
Market 5q10c lower. Light, $10.50g10 so;
mixed, SO. 60410.95; heavy, $10.65Q1O IS:
rough, $1O.65q10.75; good to choice heavy
SO 75Q1095; pigs, $9.70q1060; bulk of sales,
10S0Q1090
Market steady. Native, $5.50D9. 10; western
$3.50 10; yearlings, S.2569 40; lambs, ma
tive $860lD1025; western, $940410 40.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ship
ments, Is 800 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, 205, 300 bushels ship
ments 222. 200 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat II cars, with
of contract grade; corn 100 cars, with
of contract grade; oats 40 cane.
Total receipts of wheat at Chtsago Min
neapOlis and Duluth today were AS cars
compared with 361 cars last week and "a
cars the corresponding day year ago.
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HAD BEEN MANY WARNINGS.
Condition of Road Frequently Com
mented Upon by State Journal

A terrible accident happened on the
Granville road near Calhoun Bluffs
into eternity without a moments no
tice. Three others were injured. One
| may be crippled for life.
The roadway at the point where the
accident took place has been in bad
condition for many months. No at
tention has been paid to it, Several
movements have been launched 10 re-
pair the highway.
But nothing has ever been done.
Time and time again the State Jour
nal has called attention to the bad
state of the road.
This newspaper has feared for some
time that just such an accident as took
place this morning would one day re-
suit from the failure to attend to the
road
The State Journal has fought for the
immediate improvement of the Grant
vile road 1t has published article
after article calling attention to the
situation on the road.
Nothing has been done by the coun-
ty to permanently repair the road.
Temporary repairs, it is true, have
been made, but nothing which would
permanently repair the road has been
done. In January a new roadway was
cut out of the side of the hill. The
waste dirt was piled on the cave-in
and thus that part of the highway was
brought up to level with the remain
der of the road. But the loose dirt
quickly settled and the thawing of the
sno-- released moisture which quickly
set at naught the feeble attempt to re-
pair one of Shawnee, county's most
important highways. The only visible
attempt at permanent repair for the
road is the concrete wall being built
by the Union Pacific railway at the
foot of the bluff to prevent the land
from sliding onto it's tracks and caus-
ing loss to that corporation. The
county and The township. however.
4 to- /
from sliding. More than that there
was nothing done to warn travellers
that there was danger ahead. No
notice to be on the lookout for danger
was posted although cracks in the
earth extending back into the hills had
been known TO exist.
According to the county commits
sioners own statement only $3.50 has
road during the existence of the So
called good roads, campaign. 9th
er roads have been macadamized at
the cost of $4,000 a mile and gravel
hauled to better bottom roads which
in muddy weather, were not the best
for travel. But here was real danger
and the county spent $50 in assisting
the township to repair the road.
As far back as August 10, 1909, this
newspaper printed warning with
regard to the road. On that date it
quoted VIM. Dransfield and J. H.
FOUGHT as follows:
In view OF the fact that county
engineer has been appointed to look
after the county roads. several bust
ness men on the North side are dis
cussing the Improvement of the CAL
houn Bluffs road. While some say that
the road should be oiled and others
say that this would not be needed,
nearly all agree that the thorough
fare is the route of more trade than
any other road entering the North
side.
1.-The road is in bad shape" said Mr..
Dransfield Something ought to be done
to repair its bad condition. It is part
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TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, March 3O-WHEAT-The wheat
market regained during early trading to-
previous session. Several leading bulls
being inclined to give the market good
support. Buying of the July delivery by
a prominent elevator interest also tended
to advance prices. Weather conditions in
the southwest were more favorable for
the growing crop.
Nc to sz@7sc compared with yesterday S
figures, September being at $1.051s to $1.051R
and July at $1.0SA to $1.0S3s. During the
first hour the price of these options failed
to get outside of the opening range
The market was firm the greater part
of the day, some strength being derived
little rain had fallen in Kansas. A rally
toward midday carried the price of Sep
TENDER up to $1-O6zs and July to $1-0S%@
LOSS. Realizing sales caused material re-
cessions later in the day, but the close
was firm with September up 12c at 81. 052s
@1.0515. July also closed &c higher at
CORN-Some of the leading shorts were
disposed to buy corn during early trading
today and inconsequence the market was
opening were a shade to A@3sc above the
previous close, with May selling at 6S14c
A Weak tone developed in the final half
of the session, owing to liberal sales by
leading bear. May sold off to 623sc.
The close was easy with May off at
OATS-Trading in oats was quiet and
sentiment In the pit was bearish. May
opened UNCHANGED to 1se lower to 44c to
PROVISIONS-Provisio were weak
owing to a sc to 10c decline in live hogs.
Opening quotations showed losses of to
May pork opened at $26.15 to $26.05; lard
at $3.50 and ribs at s1S. 50;
RYE-CaSh soc: May, 19c.
BARLEY-Cash: 5S@67c.
TIMOTHHY-Mach, $500; October. $500
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KANSAS -itx Produce Nfarket.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 3O.-CLOSE:
WHEAT-May, $1.091s sellers; July, $1.04
sellers; September, s1.O2Q102h sellers.
Cash: Market unchanged No: 2 hard.
81 Og1kd1.12; No. 3, $1.WQ1.1 70; No. 2 red,
N.i7dI22; No. 8, s1.14@119.
CORN-May, 629sc; July, 63ss@6Sszc bid;
September 625sQ62szc sellers: Cash: Mar
keu unchanged to 1kc higher. No. mix
ed, 62szG6Sc; No. 8, 61Q62c; No. 2 white
6306S1kc; No. 8, 627kQ6Sc.
OATSMarket unchanged. No. white
461kc; No. 2 mixed, 43Q44c.
RYEl72G75c.
HAY-Market unchanged to 5Oc6$1 90
higher Choice timothy. $500; choice
prairie, $11OOQ11.25; choice alfalfa, $1,000
BIJTTER-Market unchanged Cream
ery extras, 311kc; firsts, 291zc; seconds
27ibc: packing stock, &c.
EsGGS-Market unchanged. Current re-
CENTS new cases, $50; miscellaneous
cases, s6O5: southerns, $5.S5; storage pack
WHEAT-Receipts, Al cars.
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No.. Vork StocI Market.

Wall ST.. New York, March SO-SIOCAS
Only languid interest was manl mi est IN IN
moved but sluggishly. The tendency was
mainly upwards Southern Halfway pre-
6yertificates and Central Leather advanced
Substantial fractions. United States Rub
light selling orders were executed sim
uItaneously in different stocks and when
they began to break the WhoIe marley marcy
cJlmbIed. Standard railroad stocks ana
the metal group were without any effec-
tive support. Union Pacific st. Pau u
Heading Rock Island and Amalgamaleo
Copper i%: Louisville and nashville ~;
United states Steel and IntermetroPolmro os,
Drefered 49,: Southern Pacific ana rem
n ne Copper n; Wabash preferred and
Anaconda 1. i+,, asraoia1
PRESSURE against a handful OF the Market
leaders Reading St 2 PPaq o an6 and
W Ne 81: United States Steel ?, and
the rest between 1 and points
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-. .-tty Live Stock Dfarke,

Kansas City, Mo-, March 30.-CATTLE-
Receipts 5000, including 200 southerns.
Market steady to weak Native steers,
IS g5G8 40: southern steers, $5.&9S. Is !;
soutehrn cows. $s.5o@S00; native cows and
81 -5o6i6 rs: bulls, 81. $4,000; calves, 5000
SIS; western steers, $6.oOQS.25; western
cows, $4.Oo@6-50-
lower. Bulk of sales $1055d10SO; heavy,
SO sO611O so: packers and butchers. $4,000
1875; light, SO. $4,000; pigs. Ss50alo.15.
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Nv work. Money Market.

New York. March 0.-MONEY-,Money
27s ner cent closing bid 27s per cent. offer
ca at per cent Time s loans ans very duh and
and 8 odays 37s per cent; six months 4Q4A
per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper $40
per cent.
Sterling exchange strong with actual
busines In bankers bilsl at $4.8450G4. S4.70
for 81 dav bills and at S4S7.75 for demand;
Commercial bills 81. S4Q4 S41z.
SILVER-Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dol
BoNDS-Governmen bonds steady;
railroad bonds Irregular
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'M
changed; corn unchinged.
Second cable: Wheat sd lower to Ad
higher; corn sd higher :, rn
Chicago car lots today: Wheat H. corn
iO Shicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat 20 corn 113, oats 81
Northwest car lots today All, last year
DO .,ca,z5 tigbar.
corn 1zd higher
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TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
But Shot Another Man for Calling Him
big Fat Dutchman."

Westbrook, Conn. March 30
Angered because he was called "big
fat Dutchman," Herman Gunther, a
farmer. shot and fatally wounded
Charles McVeigh. a neighbor, and then
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head.
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SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Muttons. $7.000S.60; lambs, IS. 1910. 90; fed
western wethers and yearlings, $.25d9. so;
fed western ewes, 7.O0QS.30.
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Now york Produce Market.

Ne wYork March 3O-BUTTER-Mar-
ket dull and easy. Western imitation
creamery, 240251Ac.
CHEESE-Market firm and unchanged.
selections, 22@221kc; ditto extra first, $50
22c ditto, first, 21q2111c; southern first,
POULTRY-Alive, firm; fowls, zoe;
turkeys, 14@00c; dressed, firm; western
chickens, 14Q17c; western fowls, 15GlSc;
western turkeys, 17@23c.
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cases at mark, cases included, 1s@9Oc;
firsts. zoe; prime firsts, dc
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 140
141zc; Twins, 13@131zc; Young Americas,
14a4 015c; Long Horns, 1412Q15c.
POTATOES-Market steady. Choice to
fancy, 25027c; fair to good, 22923c.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
161hc: chickens, I71zc; springs, 1719c-
VEAI-Market steady. so to 60 Id. WITS,
9@1Oc 60 to IS ID. WITS, 10@111zc; IS to no
lb WITS. 111Rp121%c.
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cotton Market

New York, March 3o.-COTTON-S
closed o11iet 10 points decline; middling
uplands, $15.2O; middling gulf. s15.45. Sales,
none. 90 -
Market steady, 14zsc.
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KANSAS City Live stock Sales.

1.-THE folio wing sales were made thi
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal By
Clay, Robinson & Co., live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
kets.1
Kansas City. March 30.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts 5000 head Market 10c to 15c lower.
HOGS-Receipts ZOO head. Market 100
to 15c lower. Bulk OF sales, S1050Q10S0;
top, $10.S5.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market 1Oc
to lie higher.
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vrt SUGAR and CoGee.

New york. March 9O.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; Muscovado, SO test, 1886; centrio
fugal SO test, $436; molasses sugar. 50
test. S3.61 Refined, steady; crushed, $50;
granulated, $5.25; powdered, 49,
COFFEE-Spot, quiet; No. Rio, IL
160Sszc: No. 4 Santos, 94Szsc.
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Chica.o Produce Market.

steady. Creameries, 96dS21kc; diaries, 22@l
EGGs-Market steady Receipts 2S.ss2
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Grain Market.

FURNISHED by j. b. Billiard. corner Kan,
sas ave. and Curtis Stl
Topeka, Kan, March "a.
WHEAT-No = S1.UU.
CORN-6Sc. -
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Market Gossin.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commisslons'
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Offffice III East Fifth st. Phons4S6
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FURNISHED by ]. E. Call Commissions.
Grains Provisions Cotton and Stocks
office 112 East Fifth ST. Phone 4S61
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Chicago Grain Market.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 112 East Fifth ST. Phone 1851
Chicago. March 30.
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Chicago, Marc
Oper- High Low Close
kansas city Grain Market.

Furnished by j. z. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office LIP East Fifth st. Phone 49,
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AUTO OVER BLUFF.

Continued from Page one>
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Kansas City, March 80.
Open High Low Close Yes.
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We say another be-
cause just a few days
ago you had a chance
to buy bags worth
up to six-fifty for
two-ninety-eight.
Tomorrow you can
choose from two
hundred of the best
bauc fhic oifxy oxyor
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IT'D N~-SFER AND STORAGE.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r~~~~~~~~~~
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. packs, ships and stores household
foods. Tel 1S6. Clarence Skinner. 81
Quincy st.