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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
Chicago Street Car Line Follow
ing Court Decision
Attempts to Collect Twice for
One Ride.
THE PATRONS RESIST
Men Sent to Tear Up Track Are
Driven Away.
Necessity for Transferring Is
Thereby Avoided.

Chicago, Dec. 28.-Clashes between
residents of Oak Park and employees
OF the Chicago Railway company be-
gan last night following a federal court
decree which made it possible for the
company to charge two fares for a ride
from the western suburbs of the city
to Chicago.
Only the Intervention of the police
prevented one clash, at Madison street
and Austin avenue, from developing
into serious riot Police reserves
nave been sent to various points on
the border to prevent trouble during
the rush hours today.
Inc trouble arises because of the
Iact that the court decree separates
the lines of the old Consolidated Trac-
tlon company at the city limits
That part lying inside the city goes
10 the chicago Railway company, and
the INES outside the city are given to
the county Traction company.
The two companies, being separate,
are aioWed to charge two fares for a
rlde TO the city. This affects residents
OF oak Park, River Forest, Forest
Fark, and haywood, who for years
nave been coming down town for one
fare. inv
anticipating trouble in the collec-
tlon OF a second fare from passengers
the Chicago Railways company or
oered gangs of workmen to go to the
CITY limits and tear up twenty-five
Ieet OF track on each line so that the
cars could not run through and the
passengers would have to transfer.
Inc Workmen were driven away by cit
lzens OF the suburbs before they could
destroy any part of the track.
Definite retaliatory measures were
taken by one suburb which this morn
ing found itself cut off from the city's
street car service by a new rule max
Ing the fare 10 cents for inter-city pas
sengers. Street commissioners from
Chicago were stopped by village au-
thorities when they sought to enter
Forest park and turned back.
The village claims that under it:
franchise ordinance the street car com.
pany yesterday taken over by tho
County Traction company under a fed
eraI court order which separated the
city and extra-city lines, making the
ten-cent fare possible, was bound t.
charge no more than five cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
MUCH COTTON TO SELL.
Peru Is Becoming a Factor in the
Worlds Markets.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Exports of
the 1910 cotton crop of Peru will
amount to 55,000,0O0 pounds accord
ing to an estimate of Geraddo Klinge,
director of the Lima experimental sta
ton for cotton. The growing condi-
tions were especially favorable.
Exports of 1909 cotton amounted to
47,641,776 pounds valued at $6,177,-
095. Allowing for the amount con-
sumed in Peru the total value of the
cotton crop did not run far short OF
s7,OO0,000. The area under cultiva-
ton was 125, 200 acres
The cost of production is placed al
21k cents per pound. OF the total
production 50 per cent is American
upland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
COIN FLOWS BACK.
Treasury's Christmas Issue Is Being
Returned to Vaults.

Washington, Dec 2S.-The flood OF
small coins which the mints ground
out for the Christmas trade has begun
to find its way back to the vaults OF
the treasury where it will lie until an
other holiday shopping season.
Some twenty millions in all, In
dimes, quarters and halves are coming
into washington by express, Stores
hustle the coin to the banks and the
banks quickly send it back to the
treasury. 1t is being redeemed mostly
in silver certificates.
Christmas this year made a new
record in the demand for pennies For
three weeks preceding Christmas the
Philadelpfia mint stamped out copper
at the rate of 100000 a day without
stemming the demand. Where the
pennies all went no one knows. None OF
them ever returns to the treasury.
They seem to be lost in circulation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
A JOKE COST HIM $40.
After Ordering Bloodhounds to Trace
Robbers, Farmer Didn't Use Them.

Pleasanton, Kan, Dec. 2S.-A "prac-
tical Joke by Oliver Phillips, farmer,
seven miles southeast of here, cost
him $40. Phillips called Pleasanton
by telephone saying that $500 had
been taken from his house. He asked
that bloodhounds be brought from
Springfield, Mo. John Leighty of
Pleasanton met the men with the
bloodhounds at Linton and started to
Phillips home in a motor car. When
within a mile of the house they were
met by Phillips, who carried rifle
and a revolver. He told the men he
had sent for to name their bill and
paid what was asked.
Beyond saying that the affair was
"joke," he would make no explana-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

restoration of civil rights practically
has been abandoned.
1t is said that Mrs. Morse has been
won to this view and that Senator Hale
who presented the pardon petition to
President Taft has been urging the
communication idea on Attorney General
Wickersham.
1t has been pointed out to Mr.. Wick
ersham that If President Taft were to
commute Mr.. Morse's sentence to five
years, the banker with allowances for
good conduct, would serve only three
years and eight months. He already
has served year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

man to any office. The days of ma
chine politics have gone never to re-
turn, but Mr.. Denton's record as sec
retary of state has given him a strong
following throughout the state and
would make him at least an available
candidate.
The Spanish War Veterans have
started a boom for their state COM
mander Maj. A. NJ. Harvey of Topeka,
for governor, but his availability has
not yet been considered and Mai. Har-
vey himself has not indicated that he
is considering the question seriously.
Meanwhile there is time. The cleo
ton is almost two years off, butsif the
factions are to be harmonized, it can
not be done too soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
CRAWFORDS TO BUILD.
plan Thoroughly Modern Playhouse in
St. Joseph. Mo.

e. Joseph. Mo, Dec. 2S.-The Tootle
+t,os+er has been given up by the CraW-
ford. P:.iney & zehrung synqtcale: ;tS 1essee S
y, aanseer. and the firm will begin
sstiI o. once building a thoroughly modern
at olov ,los,ss in a central location, 10
IIa;sa ploya 1.-The tbe attractions controlled by the
National Theater Owners, associatio'i
AM IL. &c esb,,hert attractions will appear
,ornefte,. Ine t'sr at the TootIe. as the house
neredase i- taer taken over by the Shuberts.
mas mas Harry G. Fitzgerald of New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
GOTcH HEARD FROM.
Issues Challenge to WrestIe-Hack.
enschmidt Preferred.

Omaha, Dec. 2s.-'.Farmer'' Burns.
through the Omaha Bee, issued a chal-
lenge on behalf of Frank Gotch for a
Hackenschnitt preferred, for a side bet
of $4,000. the winner to take all the
wrestler's share of gate money or purse.
Mr.. Burns says:
1.-The match must be catch-as-catch-can,
two best out of three, by modern rules
and any reasonable time to train: match
to be pulled off anywhere in America
where they give biggest purse"
The Farmer also makes a sweeping chaI-
lenge to several other wrestlers for HIM
self or Fred Beell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
GIVE UP A PARDON.
Morse's Friends Will Next Try for a
Communication.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Friends of
Charles w. Morse, the New York
banker, who is serving a term in the
Atlanta prison have about decided to
concentrate their efforts for his release
on a plea to President Taft to COM
mute the sentence. All hope of secur-
ing an unconditional pardon with a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
weather Is Warmer.

Mild temperatures prevailed today
and the mercury did not go below the
freezing mark last night. The fore
cast is for generally fair weather with
colder in the southeastern part of the
state and about the same here The
rainfall of the last "a hours registered
.72 inch. An inch of water fell at
Kansas City and st. Joseph and -5S inch
at Wichita. The wind is blowing five
miles an hour from the south
fer raf11rRS TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
HE TICKLED A LION.
Now He Is in Hospital Minus Two
Fingers.

San Francisco. Dec. 2S.-While
visiting the winter quarters of wild
animal show today John Kellert Of
knights Landing, Cal. was told that
he could make a lion yawn by tickling
his chin. Kellert tried with the re-
suit that he is now in a hospital nurs-
ing hand from which two fingers are
missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
REBELS DRIVEN OUT.
Bloody Battle Between Turkish Troops
and Bedouins.

Constantinople, Dec 2s.-Turkish
troops sent against the Bedouins have
driven the revolters out of the Ell
Kerak district in the vilayet of Syria
near the Dead sea, after a sanguinary
engagement Official advices received
today state in the battle the Bedoufns
lost 450 killed and 500 prisoners. The
Turkish losses were seven officers and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
Wenther Indicatfons

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day Colder tonight in southeast por-
ton.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

In the contest for the national in
door rifle championship, between the
Winchester Rod and Gun club of New
Haven and the Butte club, the Butte
men won by tx points.
An English syndicate is seeking
privilege to establish an electric rail.
way from Missoula. Stevensville and
Hamilton chambers of commerce will
jointly consider the proposition.
On a special train which reached
Havre recently there were seventy.
one homesteaders for Benton, ifty-one
for Great Falls, and forty-six for
points on the Billings and Northern
line.
G. 2. Pond of Kalispell, who tran.
scribed the records of Lincoln county,
refuses to give them up, insisting
that lie has not yet been paid in full
for his service which are valued by
him at $4,000.
A description of the Bozeman
Sweet Pea Carnival, together with ex.
cellent illustrations of it, was given
the place of honor in the Sweet Pea
annual, a volume published by the
National Sweet Pea Society of Great
Britain.
The first arrest known in the state
for selling railroad ticket without a
certificate of authority was made in
Billings this week when Buckley
Moore was taken on the charge. He
furnished a bond for $500.
Superintendent H. J. Titus of the
dining service of the Northern Paci-
fic Railway Company has contracted
with w. B. Lamphier of the Bitter
Root Valley, for all of his next sea.
sons crop Of celery, excluding previous
contracts.
At the Banderman ranch in He'll
gate Canyon ferry has been con-
structed and is now in operation
across the Missoula river. This is the
first attempt of the kind in that vi
entity and is apparently successful.
The first meeting of the arrange
ments committee of the county apple
show and fair of Rayalli was held re-
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29
OF INTEREST TO THE
DRY LAND FARERS

Newspapers are filed with accounts
of the great number of settlers who
are flocking to Montana to take up
homesteads upon the fertile plains
and bench lands which have hereto
fore been used only for grazing. One
land Office has beaten all records this
month in the number of filings re-
ceiyed and others are almost as busy.
Still there is plenty Of good land left.
But there is another movement 60
ing on which has not attracted much
attention. 1t is the coming by the
thousands of farmers into Montana
who are buying decided lands and i'm
proved farms. In past years Montana
has been chiefly noted for the great
yield of it's mines and for it's wealth
if herds of cattle and sheep. Farm
ing began in Montana In 1864 and at
first was carried on near mining
camps to which product were freight
ed in wagons. In early days it was
not safe to engage in farming at a
distance from settlements because
thieving and something's numbering,
Redskins roamed over the country
and it was not profitable to do so in
regions too remote from centers OF
population to freight products to.
This condition continued until the
construction of railroads made posi-
BILE the sending of crops to a distant
market. The Indian reservations,
embracing much of the best land,
were also gradually cut down until
now only three large ones remain, the
Blackfoot, the Fort Peck and the
Crow, and they may soon be opened,
the Indians taking lands in severality.
There has been a steady advance In
the farming industry until it has now
become almost equal in annual yield
of wealth to the mining industry and
it is developing in a most remarkable
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

manner. 1t is not without interest
to note some of the reasons why the
agricultural advantages of Montana
have been so long overlooked.
The stock industry did not depend
for it's success on nearness to centers
of population or railroad lines and it
has spread all over the state. Water
was found nearly everywhere; the
wild grasses were the most nutritious
in America; ranges were usually free
from snow in the winter, and there
was an uncommon freedom from dis
ease. Under such conditions the live
stock industry f1ourished exceedingly
and there was neither need nor in
ducement to engage in farming. The
StOckmen knew little or nothing of
farming. 1t was not his business and
he bought canned milk though he
might own thousand fresh cows. He
desired as few neighbors as possible,
discouraged attempts at farming, and
was easily led to believe, in accord
ance with his interests, that the
range country was not fit for agricul-
ture. AS business, farming was not
possible in the absence of transporta-
ton facilities, but the belief in the
unfitness of the land for cultivation
fingered long after the building OF
railroads made possible the market
ing Of crops and is not wholly. dis
PEELED. The general credit given to
this fable is one reason why earlier
waves of settlement passed through
Montana anu filed up lands not any
better in Alberta, Manitoba and
Washington.
The deliver in old books finds that
the delta of the Mississippi, the whole
Louisiana purchase, the entire coun-
try west of the one hundredth parallel
OF longitude, the Oregon territory,
has each at various times, been pro-
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

nounced unfit for cultivation. Time
has answered these false prophets and
others, and Montana, 1.-THE Cinderella
of States" as it has been called, IS
about to assume its rightful place as
one of the greatest farming states in
the Union.
The cattle or sheep business was
conducted from home ranch OF
patented ground, fenced, on which
wild hay or alfalfa was cut for winter
feed, and depended for success upon
the open range. The open range has
been invaded in the past few years by
the homesteader who has broken the
sod, planted the ground, and harvest
ed good crops. The fiction that the
range country would not grow crops
was exposed as soon as the test Of try
ing to grow them was tried. The re-
suit has been in effect the discovery
OF an empire Of fertile land awaiting
the homeseeker.
Many fences put around govern
ment land have been recently re-
moved and the range country Is filling
up with homesteaders. The cattle
and sheep outfits usually select the
choicest tracts from a great area Of
unoccupied land, acquired patents for
them and used the unoccupied public
land for free range. With the pass
ing, in many sections, of the free
range, the large ranches have ceased
to be fitted for the purpose for which
they were intended; their owners do
not wish to farm; the land has be.
come too valuable for use merely Is
grazing land: and the result is that
nearly all the great stock ranches, ex-
cept those situated in sections not
suitable for farming, have been sold.
These choice tracts have been subdi.
vided into small farms and in many
cases are being made seats of colonies.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29
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have been sent to Washington to ap'
pear before the committee of congress
regarding discrimination in freight
rates.
Dan Shea and Henry F. Meeker,
working at the Moonlight mine in
Butte, were instantly killed by the
premature explosion of one of the
tif y sticks of powder.
1t is reported that right-of-way
men OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound Company are purchasing
land along the survey of the road to
Canada.
On Tuesday public lands aggregat-
ing 3O4,0SO acres were designated by
Secretary Ballinger for settlement in
Montana under the enlarged home
stead act.
Plans for the new Baptist church to
be erected in Bozeman have been &C
copied and construction work on the
building will be commenced this sum-
mer.
Reverend Henry Van Engelen of
the Baptist church of Missoula re-
Gently announced his intention of re-
signing from his position. No plans
were stated by him.
Secretary O'Day of the Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce has been APP
pointed member of the conference
committee Of the National Farm Land
Congress.
Prairie fires have been reported
rather numerously in Dawson county
this spring due to the unusual dry
weather and the heavy growth of
grass last season.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

A water works and sewer system Is
to be established at Laurel.
An $4,000 bridge is to be constructed
across the Judith river to Fullerton.
The Montana independent Tele'
phone Company will erect a building
in Hamilton.
Fruit growers in the Bitter Root
country are rejoicing over the defeat
of the LeFean bill.
Good roads delegates from Anacon-
da are f. A. Jones, DR.. f. L. st. Jean,
and w: M. Montgomery.
DR.. Charles Summer Davis of Min
neapolis will become pastor OF the
Methodist church in Havre. .
Work was recently begun on the
walks, platform, and other tinishings
of the new depot at Great Falls.
The bill for the creation OF the
Glacier National Park in Montana
was passed by congress this week.
Reverend f. w. Vaughn, formerly
pastor in the Methodist church in
East Helena, is preaching in Denver.
Home talent at Glasgow will pre-
sent the Old Maids Minstrels for the
benefit of the Carnegie Library book
fund.
During March the Great Northern
freight Office in Great Falls collected
$lS5,OOO for freight shipped to that
city.
WORK on the foundation OF the
depot in Missoula of the Chicago,
Mi waukee and Puget Sound Company
is in progress.
Several Montana representatives
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

Gently. The fair will last three days.
Other plans are not definite but con-
siderable interest is shown in the fair.
Deer Lodge is to have new ma
tional bank. Men outside of the
town are backing it, among them,
George L. Ramsey of Helena, John
Dalhgren of Missoula, Arthur J.
Lochrige of Drummond, all interested
in banks in their residence towns.
Many cherry and apple trees will be
set out this season on farms in the
Flathead country where they have
not heretofore been grown. Over
1000 cherry trees have been ordered
to be distributed to farmers from
F'lathead Lake to Badrock canyon.
At the Sunday School Convention
in Missoula recently it was reported
that there were present 100 delegates.
Reverend Dwight S. Bailey of Mis-
soula was elected president of the
association and Bozeman was selected
rs the place for the next annual meet
ing Of the association.
Announcement has been made in
Spokane that the Chicago, Milwau-
kce and Puget Sound Railway Com
pany has published joint rate of
So. so per ton with the Oregon River
and Navigation Company Railway on
coal from Roundup, Mont. Hereto
fore the handling of Montana coal in
Spokane has been impossible.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

We have for sale several hundred
bushels of choice Early Ohio seed
potatoes. These potatoes were grown
from stock shipped last spring from
Red River Valley, and are excep-
tionally fine stock.
Price, sacked, I. o. b. Ryegate. 81. 10
per hundred pounds.
Wheelock & Wheelock,
Ryegate, Mont.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-29

RESTA U RANT FOR SALE-One
OF the best restaurants in Roundup is
offered for sale. Furnished i'm up-to
date style and doing good business:
excellent location. Reason for selling,
owner has other business. Address
Box BAL, Roundup, Mont.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
OCKPRICESKEEP
Low DESPITEBU
Quotations Remain Practically
Unchanged After Moderate
Professional Trading

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-On a mod
crate volume of business. much of it
plainly professional, last weeks stock
market moved irregularly. leaving
prices practically unchanged
The weeks operations were notable
for the nugatory efforts made to ad
vance various specialties, many of
which were practically unmarketable in
the collapse of prices few weeks be-
fore, but last weeks final prices were
from 20 to so points below those re-
corded in the boom of August, 1909.
Not since the special congressional
elections in this state and in Massa-
chusets last spring has Wall street
manifested such lively interest in
politics as it did last week in the de-
feat of Colonel Roosevelt for the tenn
porary craftsmanship of the forthcom-
ing republican state convention, the
sweeping victory of the insurgents in
California and the many rumors of a
breach between the former president
and the administration.
Domestic monetary conditions, ac-
cording to trustworthy information,
were moving toward satisfactory read
justment. Foreign exchanges contin-
ued to move higher Crop news was
mostly favorable
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
LOCAL FERRY T9AINs-Vs o.EI,ns pI.-

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS-Va Oakland Pier
To Oakland. Berkeley. Bergman East Oakland and
Observation-Disclosures 500 m. and every twenty
minutes until ZOO pm inclusive: then z 4O $50
S00. e.4O, 1920. l1O0 l1l.40 pm. 1920 and
l20am
To sathsr and MsFoss via Seventh St-Daav-Fron
500 an, and every twenty minutes until 700 pm.
inclusive. then 7.4O $50. 900. $40. 1920. no.
and 11.40 pm
To Ston.hurst-Daly Except Sunday-6OO. ZOO. 500
900 am. 2.20. AGO. 400, 500 40 pm Sunday
only 800 1000 am, 100. 200. 300. 400. 500
540pm.
70 Oakland FRS, ST.. Frutvas Alameda, via Horsssho.
-Daly-From t600 go am. and every twenty
minutes until $40 am inclusive; then 600 600
1000, 90 II 90, 11.20 an I2m p 20 100 / 20.
200. 220, 400. 3.20, t3 40 pm and every twenty
minutes until pm inclusive; 740 $40 600 $40
1920. HOO and 11.40 p.m 1920 and 100 am
Additional trsin to Oakland First St. 215 am
To West 5erkelsy-Daily Except Sunday-From 500
am. and every twenty minutes until 20 a m inclu-
sive; then 900 am. and every hour until 400 pm.
inclusive: then 420 pm. and every twenty minutes
until 100 pm inclusive; then 7.40 pm. $40, 900,
40 lO2O, 1l.OO. II. 40 pm and 1220 am
To west Berkeley sundays only-Fron 600 am,
then ZOO. TAO. $40. 900 am inclusive; then o. 20
am and every twenty minutes ZOO pm inclusive;
then 7.40 pm, $40 600. $40. 1910 100, II 40
pm. and 1920 am
To corbin--Dsiy Except Sunday-From 500 am. and
every 20 minutes until $40 am. inclusive then
900. 1000 am. 1900 m. 100 200, 400 400. @20
40, 500, $50, $40 and 6O0p.m
To Coroin-Sundays only-Fronl 900 an then 900
am. go am. and every twenty minutes ustl
600 pm.