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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
Now Being Built at a Very Rapid
Rate.
Will Follow the Famous Old
Historic Road.
IN SEVEN COUNTIES
Men and Teams Are Throwing
Up Modern Highway.
Farmers Are Getting Anxious to
''Burn it, With Autos.

Garden City. Kan, March lit has
been less than 60 days since representa-
tiveS from u western Kansas counties
met in Hutchinson and organized to
build the new Santa Fe trail from
Newton to the Colorado line. But to-
day men and teams are working in
seven of the twelve counties on the
actual construction of a modern dirt
highway, 80 feet in width, that is to
follow The historic old trail for more
than one-half the distance across Kan
sas. The Colorado counties between the
state line and Pueblo have entered into
the movement with equal enthusiasm
and the new traiP' has been mapped
out to that city.
Behind this wonderful movement is
of course. the western Kansas spirit
that has heel trained in years of strug-
gle to overcome the adverse conditions
confronted in converting the desert to
fruitful farms and fields. 1t is the do
something spirit that accepts the diff
cult tasks with enterprising zeal and
takes the utmost local pride in accom-
lshmeaL. There was sentiment, also
in the movement. The old Santa Fe
trail means more to the people of west
ern Kansas than it ever did to the
eastern part of the state. For it was
along this trail that the early settlers
iH the southwest pushed the dead line
westward through the ''shOrt grass
country" The honIesteaders who stalk
ed their claims on either side of the
trail, when it was the only highway
in Kansas. have left the impress or Its
potential power as an agent of civll1-
cation upon the citizenship of the new
rich and fertile Arkansas valley.
But the real incentive. the thing that
aroused the western Kansas spirit and
the Santa Fe trail sentiment, and put
the road grader at work instead of
stopping at the point of the Whereas
and BE it resolved was the big red
motor car. For in western kansas
from Hutchinson to the state line-the
farmers who live along the Santa Fe
trail have the motor car bug. They
that in the counties where the motor
cars are the most numerous the con-
struction of the new Santa Fe trail IS
under the greatest Roadway.
Here are a few figures that help to
answer the question that eastern KAN
sas is now rubbing Its eyes and ask
ing: What does the short grass coun-
try mean by taking this great lead in
the good roads government?
Reno county. 500 motor cars; Barton
county, $50; Rice county, 375; Pawnee |
county, $50 Zone for every third family
in the county); Stafford county, 400;
Finney county, 225: Edwards county,
400; Ford county, 106; Kearny county
As; Hamilton county. %; Gray county,
so.
There are two lines of the new Santa
Fe trail from Hutchinson. One follows
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road ''cutoff'' direct to Kinsley, and the
Arkansas, meeting the other at Kinsley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
PAPERHANGERs STRIKE.
About 60 Painters and Paper Hangers
Walk Out at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, March H.
About sixty paper hangers and paint
ers members of local union No. 153 of
the Brotherhood of Decorators, Paper
Hangers and Painters of America,
went out on strike yesterday follow
ing the action of a meeting held at
the Union hall.
The men are walking out because
of the refusal of the bosses to ac-
cede to their demand for a raise of
2s cents an hour. The raise was
asked for some time ago and a COM
mittee from each side was appointed
to decide the matter. The commit
tees couldn't get together and Mayor
Alternately was asked to arbitrate the
matter.
The mayor recommended an ad-
vance of half a cent an hour and
neither side would accept this so the
strike is the result. A few employ
ers have acceded to the demands of
the men and their employees will not
walk out. The men are not being
paid as we'll in Leavenworth, they
claim, as in other towns of the same
size and they contend that their de-
mand is very reasonable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
RAISING CANE OUT WEST.
Farmers Are Also Flooding Banks
With Money and Buying Autos.


Oakley. Kan. March 17.-Growing
rich in two years. lifting the mort
cages from the land, flooding the
banks with deposits and buying auto
mobiles, reads a good deal like ro-
nance. But that is the actual con-
dition of the farmers around Oakley,
Monument, Page City and Winona in
Logan county. No miracle no change
of climate, no special process of soil
culture is responsible for this condi-
ton. 1t is due to the very simple pro-
cess of raising and marketing cane
seed, or sorghum.
The cane in itself is a hardy plant
and withstands this climate as good
as anything which can be grown. A
conservative estimate is 20 bushels to
the acre and if conditions are at all
favorable, the yield is more likely to
be 40 bushels to the acre. In the past
and paid for the land with a single
crop and $40 land has yielded $40 an
acre in single year.
Approximately one-half million
bushels of cane seed was marketed in
Logan county during the months of
January and February and threshing
machines are still at work turning out
the seed. This means that about $780,
600 has been turned loose among the
farmers in this cane belt. In some
counties in Kansas this would not be
a very material sum, but in county
with less than 5000 population-like
sum to a great many farmers. In one
or two instances, individual farmers
have raised as high as $4,000 to 10000
bushels and this is not so very bad for
one years crop.
The acreage of land to be turned
over in western Kansas this spring is
going to be something immense and
there are not enough steam and gaSO-
line plows to look after all the work.
Farmers are now in the fields and the
Q1nR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
IN HANDS OF JURY.
j. III. ShanlSs Is Charged With Muir,
dering His Wife.

Salina, Kan, March 1.-THE case
of ]. H. Shanks, charged with cutting
the throat of his wife last Thanksgiv-
ing day, went to the jury Wednesday
afternoon.
The state has attempted to prove
that Shanks was jealous Of his wife.
To show that no jealousy existed the
defense brought out testimony to show
that Mrs. ShanEs had ii bad reputation
both before and after her marriage.
The couple formerly lived in Kansas
the stand in Ills own behalf, said she
had lived immorally there. Shanks adj
mitted that he had served three years
in the Nebraska reform school and one
year in the penitentiary and had been
arrested several times for various Of
lenses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
EVACUATION DAY.
Anniversary Is Celebrated deliberately
at Boston.

Boston, March 1T.-Evacuation day
the bath anniversary of the depart
ure of 10000 British troops under
General William Howe from the
shores of South Boston, was celebrat-
ed deliberately in that section of the
city today. A large military and civic
parade was the spectacular feature of
the celebration. Richmond Pearson
Hobson, representative in congress
from Alabama and General Isaac
Sherwood, were guests of honor.
Evacuation day was observed with
appropriate exercises in other parts
of Boston by fraternal organizations,
clubs and societies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
Relief In five minutes awaits
every sufferer.

Take your sour, out-of-order stom-
ach-or maybe you call It Indigestion.
Dyspepsia, Gastritis or Catarrh Of
Stomach; it doesn't matter-take your
stomach trouble right with you to your
pharmacist and ask him to open a So
ce1 case Of Pape's Diapepsin ana let
you eat one 22-grain Triangule and
see II within i've minutes there Is left
any trace Of your former misery.
The correct name for your trouble
is Food Fermentation-food souring;
the digestive organs become weak.
there is lack Of gastric Juice: your
food IL only half digested, and you be-
come affected with loss of appetite,
pressure and fullness after eating,
vomiting, nausea, heartburn. gripping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
BROTHERS BODY CREMATED.
Pierre Rhoades' Remains
Were Taken to St. Louis.

Downs, Kan. March 17.-Pierre
Rhoades, brother of Ralph Rhoades of
this city. whose death was announced
last week, left a request that after his
death his body be cremated. and the
ashes be given into the care of his
wife. Accordingly, Ralph Rhoades of
this city and Wayne Rhoades of Linn
where it was taken to a crematory and
reduced to ashes. Mr. Rhoades says
that after viewing the work of those
in charge of the crematory he lost all
horror of the thought of cremation and
became at once reconciled to the cere-
mony requested by his deceased
brother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
TO WALK 1000 MILES.
Frank KidwelI and Son Start From
Emporia on Long journey.

Emporia. Kan, March 17.-Frank
Kidwen and son Ernest left here to
walk to Weiser. Idaho, a distance of
1000 miles. They expect to make the
entire journey on foot except for what
ever lifts they get from farmers along
the road. Travelling at the rate of about
at the end Of their Journey in three
months. The elder Kidwell, who is an
eccentric character. recently wrote a
pamphlet which he called woman
According to the Divine Plan" and
from sales of copies of this booklet the
Kidwells expect to pay their way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
wAKEENEY's WATERwoRKs.
Mayor and Council Make a Test and
Find 1t All o. X.

mayor and city council made the first
test of the new Wakeeney waterworkS
plant on the main business thorough
fare, throwing a stream of water on
top Of the highest buildings. A large
crowd of the business men of the
town witnessed it. and pronounced it
a success. The new city administra-
ton is entitled to great credit in Sc
curing for Wakeeney such an excel
lent system of not only fire protection.
but the ourest water as we'll. from a
distance of two miles away. The city
government is; Mayor, l. T. Purcell;
councilmen, w. w. Gibson. w. ]. Will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
OAKLEY TO VOTE BONDS.
Wants Electric Lights and a Water.
works System.

Oakley. Kan. March IA special
election has been called by the city
council of Oakley for the purpose of
voting on the proposition to issue the
bonds of the city in the sum of $780,
600 to build an electric light and
waterworks system. The election is
to be held April 5, and it is believed
the bonds will carry. An intercounty
fair is also being doomed for this fall,
its membership to include the bust
ness people of Oakley and the farm
ers of Logan, Thomas, Cove and
Sheridan counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
SECTION HANDS BAD ACCIDENT
Fell From a Union Pacific Car and
Was Run Over.

Ellsworth, Kan, March 17.-Jas.
Haino otis, a section hand on the Union
Pacific was brought down from the
west with both his feet badly mashed
being run over. He was taken to the
Ellsworth hospital for temporary
treatment. and then taken to the Kan
sas City hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
NAVAL CADET EVERETT HAzLETT
Gets Education and $500 a Year at
ANNAPOLIS.

Abilene, Kan, March 17.-Everett
Hazlett, who was appointed to the
Annapolis naval academy, will gradu-
ate in four years as an officer of the
navy. He succeeds Mr.. Gentry of Min
neapolis, a brother of Miss Alice Gen
try of the Abilene schools, who was
appointed four years ago. A naval
cadet gets $500 a year and his educa-
ton, which includes many sea cruises.
At graduation he enters the navy as
an officer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
PRIZE HORSE GIVEN AWAY.
Belonged to the Late Lieutenant Blair
and Was Prize Jumper.

Junction City, Kan. March 17.-At
Fort Riley the horses belonging to the
late Lieutenant Blair were sold at pub
lie sale. Captor, the prize high jumper
that performed and took prizes at the
national horse show held this year in
Madison Square Garden, New York.
was given away. Mrs. McBlain and
Captain Warfield's tickets were the last
two remaining in the box and Mrs. Nc
Blain sold her rights to Captain War
field for $3.50
Highball. the swift little polo pony
was sold at auction and was purchased
by Lieutenant Williams. the price paid
being $3.50. Another polo pony was
sold for 500 to Lieutenant Pierson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17

and each cake is larger than an ordi-
nary saucer, but that did not feaze
the chap a particle. He started in
strong and polished off two stacks in
no time, but the third stack proved his
undoing. He managed to finish it, but
quit right there and would not even
think of tackling the fourth stack. AS
they went out the winner grinned and
said: ''Maka da five dol easy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
SOLD HIS FARM FOR $500.
VIM. Stewart Purchased 1t Six Years
Ago for 5000.

Stockton, March 17.-Wm. Stewart
now owns the Allen homestead in AL
coma township. section 81. which he
bought recently of Jim Owings for
$500. Six years ago Owings bought
this place of L. G. T'raxler for 5000,
and besides the increase in the land he
made a good living and accumulated
considerable stock and implements
from its yields. Owings has bought a
place south of Hill City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17

Jams, G. L. Hardman. L. c. Gleason
and J. j. Keraus. They are young
progressive business men with the well
fare of Wakeeney uppermost in their
minds. Besides all of them own city
property. A town like Wakeeney SO
far west securing so good a water
plant is highly commented on by all
the visitors as well, there being num-
Der present when the first public test
was made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17

Free, positively free, a s1.00 box of
Kellogg's Safe Fat Reducer, to every
sufferer from fat just to prove that It
actually reduces you to normal, does 1t
safely, and builds up your health at the
same time. I want to send you without
any expense on your part this $1OO pack
age of what I am free to call a really
wonderful fat reducer.
My treatment is prepared scientifically.
1t does not stop or hinder Digestion; on
the contrary it promotes proper digestion
and assimilation of food, which SO fat
people in a hundred haven't got, and
that's Whv thew are fat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
Gains 30 Pounds
In 80 Days
Remarkable Result of the New Flesh
Builder, PrOtOne, in Many Cases
of Rundown Men and Women.
Prove 1t Yourself by Sending Coupon
Below for a Free soc Package.

by George, never saw anything
like the effects of that new treatment,
Protone, for the building up of weight
and lost nerve force. 1t acted more
like a miracle than a medicine said
a we'll known gentleman yesterday in
speaking of the revolution that had
taken place in his condition. 'I be-
gan to think that there was nothing
on earth that could make me fat. I
tried tonics, digestives. heavy eating,
diets, milk. beer, and almost every
thing else you could think of, but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
Loses 156 Pounds

Mrs. Rosa Steesy, of Elk Point, South
Dakota, writes; I have lost 156 pounds,
and am still losing slowly. When COM
menced your treatment 1 weighed 1858
Reducer is all right and did just as you
said it would. 1 can hardly believe that
1 am the same woman. My daughter is
greatly reduced in weight and I don't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
1T WILL COST $4,000.
Salinas New Court House VIII Be
Built by Topeka Man.

Salina, Kan, March 1.-THE coun-
ty commissioners yesterday let the
Saline county court house to ]. B. Belts
of Topeka. The structure is to cost
$4,000, to be completed July 1, 1911.
The contractor agrees to pay the coun-
ty $50 for every month he is at work
on the building after July /, 1911.
Work will be started April L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
JOHN L. BISHOP TO WED.
Was Manager of Governor Stubs
Campaign Two Years Ago.

Salina, Kan, March 17.-John L.
Bishop, who was Governor Stubs
manager in the campaign two years
ago, is to marry Mrs. Edith Haggarty,
widow of a former president of the
Kansas wesleyan university. The we'd
ding will take place Thursday in River
side, Cal. They will live here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
JOINT TEACHERS MEETING.

Will Be Held at Tribune Saturday At
ternoon and Evening.
Tribune, Kan, March 17.-There
will be joint teachers meeting be-
tween Greeley and Wichita counties
at Tribune, Saturday, March 18th,
afternoon and evening sessions. Prof.
Shirk of Great Bend will lecture in
the evening. Tribune will entertain
the visiting teachers during the ses-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
COLBY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.
Has chosen the Play to Be Given il
the Month of May.

Colby, Kan, March 17.-After dill
gent research, the senior class of the
high school has chosen its play. 1t
has been the determination of the
class to find a play that would be
worthy of that much time spent upon
ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
COULDN'T EAT o STACKS.
Two ''Dagoes'' Make Bet in Horton
Restaurant

Horton, Kan, March 1.-Two
Greeks. junk dealers. who come
through here frequently, stopped at
Ruggles' cafe for breakfast one morn
ing. One of the fellows bet the other
that he could eat nine stacks of wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
MEAT PRICES GO Sky HIGH.
Pork Chops Lead at % Cents and
Bacon 30 Cents Pound

Kansas City, March 17-Retan meat
prices are going up some more. Follow
ing the tendency of live stock prices, pork
products and most beef cuts have ad-
vanced sharply. many of them this week.
Here are some prevailing prices today.
with those of a month ago:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17

In the Kansas City live stock market
yesterday lambs broke all previous rec
ords, selling up to $40. Spring lambs, on
the first receipts. brought $3.50 to SIS.
equaling the former high record of 1901
Colorado steers set new mark at $7.70
new March record. tops bringing an even
IS. Hogs for once failed to go higher,
the highest price being $1065 on a run
of ten thousand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17

without result. 1 had been thin for
years, and began to think it was nat
ural for nle to be that way. Finally I
read about the remarkable successes
brought about by the use of Protone,
so 1 decided to try it myself. Well,
when I look at myself in the mirror
now, I think it is somebody else.
have put on just 80 pounds during the
last month and never felt stronger or
more mel " in nv life,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-17
1917 Pounds Gone!
Leaves No Wrinkles

You should have no fear, after being
reduced by Kenogg's Safe Fat Reducer.
that your loss of weight will result in
wrinkles, as is usually the case with so
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-07
rHe ROBIN sL4UcHree-

From reports which bnye appeared recently in tbe daily papers tbe slaugh- see 8f fhe robins continues without aiisfeEsenf io The south. especially iB rportfoas Of Tennessee. Ii seems fhat tu tze eastern portion Of Rutherford r,eaasg, ia that state, be robins shortly r,efore their migration north eeHare gate by the thousand fin tue cedar groves. and fl has become custom t0 rrn large parties for lhe purpose of capturing them. In one night one of fh~se parties made the record catch of zG3z eedbreasts. while fl Is estimated skss ,50060 were captured on these reoxtfng grounds alone In the three weeks preceding the one nights catch Eefesved 10. The plan followed tn the capture of the birds is 10 have catehers stationed in the eedars. while others drive the birds 10 them Those sta- xieaed in the trees are provided with bags. Into which the birds life thrust whru caught. one person sometimes haxEiug as high aS 325 birds in Il sin yk uiehf. And tbls .aDfon slaughter ssf these beautiful and useful birds Is prosecuted for the munltieent reward of 10 cents dozen. which tbe dead ssfris fetch on the local markets This ease but emphasizes the need If carry Fytng out 4 suggestion nude in thess notes some mouths agp that those ill., seresfed in The effective protection of fttni life sbnuid lend their combined taGuenee 10 secure tbe enactment Of federal law which will exempt from such walton slaughter nj usefni nis grstory or Interstate birds. A letter of fuquiry seut hy the writer h the chief of the biological survey at Washing. Eou eiielted the information that np to Shat lime no legislatiee Of this eharae- Ter had been presented or even given serious consideration. II would seem 3igh time that some such action was sseing taken
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-07
 Clever Reasoning.

Rather an original iessou in political economy was that once taught by the Japanese noblemaD Awoto and thus translated by Sir Edwin Arnold in Seas and Lands"
 One evening as he was going to the palace to take his turn in keeping the night watch he let ten cash drop out of his Under case Into the stream and then bought fifty cash worth of torches to search for the lost coin. His friends laughed at hIm for spending so much in order 10 recover so little. and he re- piled. with frown:
 "Sirs. you are foolish and ignorant of economies Had l not sought for these ten cash they would have been lost foreyer-suuk In the bottom of the Namerigswa. The fifty cash which l have expended on torches will remain in the hands of the tradesman. Wheth- CT he hns them or l Is no matter. but not single one of the sixty has been lost. and that is clear gain to the country"
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-07
"A CORRECTION.

In A late installment of these petes : paragraph on the pear blight recom- sieudsst kerosene as a suitable disin. s>cysut for tools used in removing plight infected portions of pear and spptc trees. This was given on what ~as supposed 10 be good authority. but . sertes of articles put ip print within 's few days by Professor F. J. o'Gara. sesr blight specialist of the depart nent of agriculture and stationed for he past three years in the Rogue river saiiey. states that no disinfectant thouL be used but corrosive suhlimate -ure~eurie chloride which is 6 deadly soisou when taken internally. but has so ai efTeet on cuts or bruises on the sands. He recommends that solution as strong ss l-lnoo should he used. made by dtssolving three tablets in
 our ounces or half pint of water. A ,msll sponge kept uoistened with tho solution Is the most convenient means u applying II fe the tools To he distn- sssssd. If k important to diSinfeet the srxxsng tools after each operation. as eea ss he wound ia twig or limb.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-07
AESMzzz;v
The Earl, Circus.

Leaving out of count the great cir, cuses Of Rome and Antioch and com ing down to something of modern times. the first circus in England was on footpath known as Ilalfpenny Hatch. In the Waterloo road. London There. in iTTo. Astley's first perform. anee was given. with the aid of a drum. two tifes and one clown. A charge of siNrence was made for the fresf standing places. There was no building and not even a tent, but mere. ly ring Of rupes and stakes. frimi tive as were the arrangements, Astley soon attracted good audiences and was able to add to his program coujuring. transpareneies. yaulting aud tumbling, with displays of fireworks In course of time he was ahle to hire an inclosed ground and erected seats under a sub stantial roof. He called The place Ast. ,cy's amphitheater riding house.