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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
New RumOrs of Rock Islands
WesternITraffic Plans.
Railroad Men Believe Much Will
Come Via st. JOe-TOpeka.
SAVE WHEELAGE TOLL
New Route Would Take Trains
Off Union Pacific Tracks.
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Hnce the recent expenditure of hun
drsds of thousands of dollars on the
line of the Rock Island from Topeka
to Horton and St. Joe and the estab-
lshment of the new train from Topeka
to St Joe there have been a number
OF rumors in local railroad circles con-
.cFning the future plans of the Rock
Hand in their western traffic.
1t is generally conceded among To-
Tska railroad men that the Rock Island
planning to change the route of some
* their freight work from Chicago to
Topeka. The through freight from the
fast to the southwest will be routed
down through St. Joe. Horton, Holton
and Topeka and thus ON to Harrington
where it will go either south to Texas
or southwest to California.
There are many reasons why the
Rock Island would find it advantage
Gus to change the routing of their
freight in this manner. On the strength
of the following reasons it is thought
that the change will be made:
~ In order that the through freight
viii dodge the delays and congestion in
Kansas City.
90 In order that the Rock Island will
not have to pay wheelage toll over the
Union Pacific tracks from Kansas City
to Topeka
90 The route via st. Joe is just as
short as the trip through Kansas City.
1t is a well known fact that the con-
sestion in the Kansas City yards is a
hard proposition to overcome. The
ards and the accommodations at Kan
sas City are time losers in every sense
of the word. 1t is an easy matter for
a train crew to be called, report for
duty take charge of their train and
then wait around the yards for a clear
board.
The wheelage toll over the Union
IN
Topeka is no small matter. The Rock
Island secured the right of the Union
Pacific double track along this route
through a contract made a number of
years ago-strictly advantageous to the
Rock Island. But the Rock Island pays
ever the stretch of track just the same
and to cut down this wheelage amounts
to considerable money in a years time.
Not only the wheelage problem but
the traffic on this track is another
matter to be considered. With two of
the largest railway systems in the
world using a double track between
two such important points means dis
patching of the best kind. If the Rock
Island can route their trains over their
own track and relieve the congestion
on the Did line they will have. accom-
plished a pretty piece of railroading
- The Rock Island has done wonders
With the line between here and Hor-
ton ,rhe roadbed has been raised,
levelet and ballasted and the heaviest
steel eon the market has been placed
on a clean renewal of ties. With the
COMPLETION of this roadbed the road has
mad a mighty pretty piece of track
Tor last passenger and freight use. This
could not have been fixed up for the
use of the small plug trains that have
Deh used in the past.
The first move toward the routing of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
A FRIENDLY GROCER
dropped valuable Hint About Coffee

"For about eight years. writes a
Mich. woman, 81 suffered from nerv-
ousness=part of the time down in bed
with nervous prostration.
Sometimes would get numb and it
would be almost impossible for me to
speak for a spell. At other times 1
would have severe bilious attacks, and
my heart would f1utter painfully when
L would walk fast, or sweep.
81 have taken enough medicine to
start small drug store, without any
benefit One evening our grocer was
asking Husband how L was and urged
that quit coffee and use Postum, SO
according to directions and we were
both delighted with it.
$50 we quit coffee altogether and
used only Postum. 1 began to get bet
ter in a months time and look like an
other person. the color came back to
my cheeks, I began to sleep well, my
appetite was good and 1 commenced
in everything about the house.
FINALLY l was able to do all my
49, work without the least sign of my
old trouble. 1 am SO thankful for the
little book, The Road to Wellville.' 1t
has done me 20 much good. 1 haven't
taken medicine of any kind for six
months and don't need any.
"a friend of ours who did not like
Postum as she made it, liked mine,
and when she learned to boil it long
enough, hers was as good as rnin0.
It's easy if you follow directions .
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville.'' in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

traffic via ST. Joe happened when the
rev time card was issued today. An
extra train was placed in service be-
tween Topeka and st. Joseph A
sleeper was added to make connections
at Topeka for Caldwell This is start
ing the ball rolling in the direction OF
the route change.
Some of the railroad men are even
expecting the Rock Island to run some
of the fast passenger trains over the
new route. But this is hardly proba-
BILE. Kansas City is too valuable
point to be missed by any western rail-
road. Whatever is done. however, To-
peka will be the main point of inter-
section and connection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
Kidneys act fine and bladder
misery vanishes


Out-of-order kidneys act fine and
backache or bladder misery is reliev-
ed after a few doses of Pape's
Diuretic.
Pains in the back, sides or loins,
rheumatic twinges, facilitating head
ache, nervousness, dizziness, sleepless-
ness, inflamed or swollen eyelids,
wornout feeling and many other SYM
toms of clogged, inactive kidneys SIM
ply vanish.
Frequent, painful and uncontroll-
able urinationr due to weak or irri-
table bladder is promptly overcome.
The moment you suspect any kid
ney, bladder or urinary disorder, or
feel rheumatism coming, begin taking
this harmless remedy, with the know
ledge that there is no other medicine,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18


phone 1751.l
Walter Eastman, who has been quite i'll
at his home on Oakland avenue for sew
eral weeks with an ATTACK of typhoid
fever, is steadily improving.
The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Christian church was held
Thursday afternoon at the church.
Mr.. N. E. Copeland has returned from
Florida where he spent two weeks on
visit.
Miss Ida Weise of Scranton arrived yes
terday to spend a few days the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Burghart.
Miss Grace Anderson has returned from
a weeks visit in Silver Lake, the guest of
Mrs. Starr.
The regular meeting of the Priscilla
club was held this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. George Steen, 1908 Buchanan
street. The new president, Mrs. j.
Smelser, took charge of the meeting.
A large crowd was present at the chick
en- pie supper Wednesday evening given
by the Oakland Forestry club.
Mr.. L. M Davis of 1215 Oakland avenue
is reported a little improved.
pleasantly surprised by a goodly number
Of the congregation of the Methodist
church who gathered at their home Sat
urday evening.
Miss Bertha Taylor has returned from
q short visit with relatives and friends in
RossvilIe.
Henry Ward has returned to Phillips
county after making short visit here
with DIR. and Mrs. Ensign:
The revival meetings which have been
in session for the past six weeks will close
this evening. A great interest has been
takn in the meetings and as whole they
have been great success.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Snyder have pur-
chased the Dr. Buck property on Ohio
avenue and moved into the place yester-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
EXPECTS BIG STOCK RUSH.
Santa Fe Is Building Additional Yards
at Emporia.

Emporia. Kan. Feb. 1S.-The new
Santa Fe stock yards will be built in
Emporia soon in preparation for the
Fe is going to have one of the biggest
stock business of its history in this
part of the country this year. In view
of this fact the company is making ar
rangements to handle it properly.
There are two stock yards here and
both are in good shape. However there
may be some repairs or improvements
made to them which depends If there
is necessity for doing so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
BIG N. Y. CENTRAL RECORD.
For First Six Days in February $685.
1873 Cars Were Hauled.

The largest loaded car movement
for any period of six days in the his
tory of the New York Central lines
is shown by official figures made pub
lie by w. C. Brown, president of the
New York Central. The loaded car
movement of the system for the first
six days in February was 369,153
loaded cars. This showing is nearly
$500 over the same period in 1909,
III, 900 over that of 1908 and $4,000
over that of 1907, and is regarded as
rather extraordinary, owing to the
fact that it was made during bad
weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
TRANSFER IN AUTOMOBILES.
Auto Passenger Service by New Mexi-
CO Central.

Albuquerque. N. NJ, Feb. 1S.-A
daily automobile passenger service be-
far up the valley north as Stanley,
has been inaugurated as the result of
the recent change in the passenger
train schedule of the New Mexico
Central railroad which necessitated
travellers remaining over in Willard
and EStancia some ten or twelve
hours. Two first class automobiles
have been placed in service and more
will be put into operation as the traf-
f1c increases. The trip from Willard
to Estancia is made in fast time and
great deal of business is already be-
ing done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
His Third Reprieve.

Carthage, Mo-, Feb. 18.-A telegram
has been received here by Sheriff Nc
Donald from Governor Hadley, notify
ing him to stop preparation for execu-
ton of Will Wilson, negro murderer Of
Mile Plum, which was to have taken
place today. The reprieve is until
March and the third that has been
granted Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

Facing the Music a comedy in three
acts. Special music will be given between
the acts.
Pearl HinclxIe- Mrs John Smith
F,I.nest McNoun :! Dick Desmond
Anna Coulter. Mrs. Pointing (housekeeperl
F'rida Bechtel. Miss Farthingay (actress)
.............. Sargent Duffell (detectivev)
Fred Bechtel- Duncan Smith
Blanche Harper. -. Mrs. Rev. John Smith
L. A. Waidelich. Rev. John Smith
Mrs Louis Schaeffer of ZIG North Lake
street was pleasantly surprised Wednes-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

engine, baggage car. an Arms palace
car, two lecture coaches and a combi-
nation diner and sleeper. The audi
ences will be seated in the lecture cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

day afternoon by some of the German E.
L. Aid society ladies' in honor of her 59th
birthday anniversary. Those present were
man, Mrs. Bronsman, Mrs Brossamer.
Mrs Boulder, Mrs. Cottman, Mrs. Smith,
They all enjoyed good time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

See T. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-
featured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

Get our estimate on that LUMBER
bill. J. B. Whelan & Co. e. Fourth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18

, Blood Poison can never be cured with
mercury or potash. You might as well
know this first as last Medical authori-
ties say so. The most these drugs can do
Is to drive the blood poison back into the
system and smother 1t for several years
Then when you think you are cured. pitt
full mercury symptoms will break out. and
you find that your bones have been rot
to loosen and your tissues. glands. brain
and vital organs will show the terrible
destructive power of tho mercury and
potash. Locomotor Ataxia, Paralysis, I'm
becility and Premature Death are then
elrnost Inevitable. Any medical authority
will corroborate these statements. The re-
Fnarksble vegetable Obbac Treatment
Anna moi drive In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
[0AkLAND GOSSIP |
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NV 8 NJl55GaySHTTfl-Aaailna

Items for the Oakland notes may be left
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 1751.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
BLOOD POISON

but drives 1t OUT. 1t positively contains
no mineral poisons Whatever, so that once
cured by the Obbac Treatment you never
run the terrible risk of having your bones
soften, your nerves collapse, your teeth
fan out. your kidneys degenerate or your
brain weaken. The Obbac Treatment Is q
marvel producing remarkable changes in
only 90 days. This is why we offer to any
blood poison victim living, no matter how
had a case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
3O.Day Treatment FREE

You want to be cured and cured quick
not poisoned with mercury and potash
for years. A 30-Day Treatment Is yours
Tor the asking. You will open your eyes
1t what 1t will do for you in month we
treat you free for month. Just write
10 us and get the treatment free. Then IL
you are satisfied 1t is the most remarkabie
treatment you ever took, you can continue
4 you wish. Never in your life win you
pver again have such an opportunity for q
complete cure. as is given you by this
Great OhbAc Treatment
This IL a square deal. You sign nothing
po notes. make US. no promises, except to
lake the treatment. ---
/ The wonderful Wasserman Test, the
pnly blood poison test known to scientists.
proves that the body Is completely puri-
he'd by the Obbac Treatment, and that
mercury and potash do not cure blood
poison sit down and write to US, giving
! full history of your case in detail We
will treat your letter as a sacred confi-
fence Consultation and advice free. We
viii send you also the remarkable book
Driving out Blood Poison" free.
THE OBBAC CO.
1881 Rector Bldg. Chicago, Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-18
Do You Wear Union Suits :?

We are selling our winter stock c
ularly the high priced ones.
So, So. so Superior Union Suits on s
SIS, 81, So. SO Superior Union Suits or
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10

Every baGy born since the opening
II jackson & Weaver's new drug
store will be given free one Gold
3aby Pin, guaranteed five years and
me box of our Talcum Powder, at
olr drug store. Get busy.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10
THE EARLY BIRD
GETS THE WORM
GET READY FOR SPRING WORK
BE ONE OF THE BOOSTERS
HELP ADVERTISE.

The Roseburg Review OF recent
date contains an editorial that is
of general interest. because Rose
Ourg is not the only town where a
steady boosting from not merely a
few old reliable boosters is needed,
but a universal awakening Of all bus
mess men and property owners. The
railroads are advertising spring col
onist rates from the Bast, letters
are pouring In from all over the
United sta ,es-homeseeke and cap
italis,s in cons antly increasing num-
bers are looking westward.
tEey are coming. and 1t will be
TO the towns which like Roseburg
have prepared in the interval, and
Ia e their houses swept and gar
}el' for their coming.
No community has greater natural
resources than ours-none has bet
er citizenship or greater civic pride
but many are better organized.
The Commercial club has called
meeting lfor Monday evening. Feb
ruary Z, at which time officers viii
,e elected for the coming year and
arrangements made for a systematic
lmpaign. Let all interested In the
;rowth and welfare of our city at
end this meeting.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10
GUARDIANS SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue OF an order issued out of the
County Court of the State of Ore
gon, for Wallowa County, ON the
2Srd day of October, 1909, empower
ing, licensing and ordering the un-
dersigned guardian of the estate of
George Moore, mez Moore, Hile
Moore, Nellie Moore, Ivedell Moore,
Voris Moore and Morris Moore, mi
nors, to sell the real property be-
longing to the said estate of said
minors, will from and after the 26th
day OF February, 1910, proceed TO
sell at private sale the following
described real property OF said es-
tate, to-wit :
The north half of the southwest
quarter and the southwest quarter
of the southwest quarter OF section
eleven in township five north of
range forty -four east w. NJ. in Wal
Iowa County, Oregon.
Also am undivided onefourth in
terest in and to the following de-
scribed real property, to-wit:-the
west half of the southwest quarter
of section thirty-three, the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter
and the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section thirty
two in township six north of range
forty-four east w. M. in Wallowa
County, Oregon.
The terms of said sale are cash
in hand at confirmation of sale and
delivery Of deed.
1909 e. MOORE, Guardian.
BURLBIGH & BOYD, Attorneys.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10
OFFER MEDALS TO
", c, H. S, PUPILS
BEST DE6ATER AND BEST Or
AToR OFFERED HANDSOME
REWARD.

Burnaugh & Mayfield have offered
a medal to the best debater in the
Wallowa County high school, and
Rev. Samuel Harris has offered a
medal to the best orator.
This announcement was made last
week by Supt. H. X. Shirk and will
prove an incentive to the pupils to
cultivate their argumentative and
oratorical powers.
The medal offered by Burnaugh &
Ma,faeld is TO the individual deba-
ter scoring the greatest number of
points, and is intended by the dom
ors to bring out individual effort,
and is 20 be judged more on argu-
ment and sound thought than for
eiocution or delivery.
The details of the contest are not
yet perfected but it will take place
some time toward the close of the
school year. It win bring out the
best talent in the school along both
lines and Will be OF great interest to
all patrons and friends of the school.
High School Literary.
The first evening meeting of the
high school literary society was
held in assembly hall Friday even
ing, February 4. At this meeting
leaders were chosen and two sec
tions formed which will alternate
in providing the program. The So
ciety will meet every two weeks.
The officers are: President, Miss
Amy Olmsted; vice president, Fred
Holmes; secretary, Grace Steel;
treasurer, Eddie Oakes; sergeant-at-
arms, Asa Craig. There will also
be a critic TO be appointed for each
meeting by the president.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10
WHERE ONE ACRE
KEEPS 40 PEOPLE
LESSON FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
VALUE OF CONSERVATIVE
FARMING.

Professor F. H. King of Iadison,
Wisconsin, in writing on soil cultiva-
ton in the far East in Farm and Fire
side makes these interesting COM
ments:
1t could not fail to be matter
of the highest Industrial, educational
and social Importance to all nations,
were it possible to bring to them a
full and accurate account of all those
conditions and practices which have
made it possible for such dense popu-
lations to be maintained so largely
upon the products Of Chinese, Korean
and japanese soils. Many of the
steps, phases and practices through
which this evolution has passed, are
irrevocably buried in the past, but
such remarkable maintenance effic-
iency attained centuries ago and pro
jected into the past with little ap-
parent decadence, merits the most
profound study and the time is fully
ripe when it should be made.
With our population increasing at
he rate of nearly million a year
during the last half century it is
lear that we can hardly learn too
soon or too thoroughly our probable
limit of soil and crop production,
and The best methods of insuring and
maintaining it. Probably nothing can
give a safer measure of the mainten-
ance capacity of the farm and farm
ers of a nation than the number of
people they feed per unit area of cul-
tivated field and it is doubtful it
there is a better place to study this
problem than in China and Japan
at the present time.
According to official statistics pub
Iished in 1908, Japan has in it's main
islands, exclusive of Fomosa and
Karafuto, a population of 4S,542,736
and the area of it's cultivated fields
is 21,S21 square miles. This is
227 people to the square mile, and
besides these there are also main
tained 100000 cattle and horses,
nearly all of which are laboring ami
mails, giving a population of one hun
dred and forty-two people and seven
horses and cattle to each forty acres
of cultivated field; a condition suf-
ficiently different from our most full
ly occupied forty-acre farm to make
the busiest man among us stop and
do some thinking.
The old farmer who permitted me
to hold his plow told my interpreter
that there were II In his Family and
that he owned andwas cultivating 10
NOW of land, which is two and one
half acres and that besides his, team
"a COW and small donkey-he usual
ly fed two pigs. This is at the
rate of 1872 people, sixteen cows, 16
donkeys and 80 pigs on 40 acre
farm; and a population density of
3072 people, 256 COWS, 256 donkeys
and 512 swine Pc. square mile.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10

Riley & Riley Pay the top Prices
for Hides and Pelts. When we Say
top we mean the Best.
Mrs. Charles Hug left, Thursday
morning, for Portland to study the
styles and buy her spring stock of
millinery. Her little son, Proctor,
accompanied her to La Grande and
will visit his grandparents until her
veturn.
Miss EDITH Odle of Spencer, Iowa,
came last week and is employed as
stenographer at the court house.
Miss Odle is sister CT Glen E. Odle
the efficient job man of the Enter
prise Press company.
Glucose at Funk's.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10

w. E. Leffel of Joseph was in
the city on business Friday.
Fancy Valentines and Valentine
Post Cards at Jackson G. Weaver's.
superintendent j. C. Ccnley IL visit
ing the schools at WalIowa this week
A. L. Tulley oh Wallowa was
business visitor at the county seat
Thursday.
Frank and Omer Stub blefield were
transacting business in Wallowa
Thursday.
Attorney d. w. Sheahan left Thurs
dag for Portland where he will at
tend Federal court.
The women's board of missions of
The Christian church held a pleasant
and profitable meeting Thursday all
tenoon at the home of Mrs. John
Calvin.
Mrs. Geo. w. Frazier, who was
brought out from Flora suffering
from enteroptosis and bowel OBJ
struction, is rapidly improving un-
der osteopathic treatment.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hockett of Eugene, and
Miss Wah Hockett of Condor, who
had been visiting at the home of DR..
c. T. Hockett, left Thursday morning
for their homes.
Strained Honey 121zc a pound a
Funk's.
Mrs j. l.. Harvey, who came here
recently with her husband from La
Grande, is visiting with her brother,
Charles Snow, two and a half miles
south OF town.
The poStofiice department is again
advertising for bids on the mail route
between Zumwalt and Enterprise and
Imnaha and Enterprise, none of the
bids submitted having been salts
factory. The Chico route was also
To be let, but as it has not been
re advertised it is presumed that an
acceptable bid was received for that
route.
l.. Sorensen left Sunday morning
for Lodi, Calf, where Mrs. Sorensen
has been for some weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Little
ton. Mr.. Sorehsen expects I'd be
gone about two months, and if he
finds a location to suit him will
return here and dispose of his prop
erty.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-10
TO HAVE
NEW CANDY FACTORY

j. L. Harvey, of LaGrande, has
rented The G. w. Hyatt rooms lately
vacated b. M. Larsen and Miss
WoJd, and is preparing to open a
candy factory and rerreshment parlor.
In the room formerly occupied by
the millinery store, hot taGnales and
hot drinks will be Served until the
ice cream season opens when it will