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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04

no chances. Kunkel has few faults
and there was not man in the West
ern league who showed more inn
provement than did he last season.
There is a chance for him to be ready
for a faster bunch next year. Mean
while. we will be mighty glad to see
Johnny at third next year.
Sporting News says in connection
with the action OF President Lynch of
the National league, sending letters
to the umpires of last year, asking in
formation as to what caused most OF
, their trouble that Mullin was not sent
| a letter, but would undoubtedly be
| re-engaged as an indicator handler.
It referred to him as the "plucky lit
tie westerner, who had the nerve to
forfeit the last game played on the
polo grounds last year."
Cooley reports that he has had sew
| eral chances to dispose of Kahl, the
second sacker Of last year. but that
i he had accepted none of them because
he wanted to make sure of good
man before letting the latter go. He
is well pleased with Stoffer, he says
| and thinks he has made hnd in the
youngster. A letter received from lay
| Andrews, the duke of Oklahoma
City, recently, is to the effect that
Cooley has found a youngster whom
| it win be hard to equal around the
second sack. In case the good re-
ports of Stoffer prove true it is like
| ~ that Kahl will play elsewhere.
Concordia has a chance to enter
the central Kansas baseball league.
One franchise is offered for sale and
Ernest Quigley of the Salina team
and Clyde Short of the Dallas team,
| both Concordia boys. will interview
the business men tomorrow and help
all they can to start the ball rolling,
Lynn Bloom, business manager of the
Daily Blade, who has played both
college and professional ball and
| knows the game thoroughly Is push
| ing the move along with other bust
ness men who are expecting to back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
walsh still Has Money.

Chicago, Jar. 4.-When John r.
Walsh, former president of the de-
funct Chicago National bank convict
ed of misappropriating it's funds, set
ties his obligations to the Chicago
clearing house banks-amounting to
s7,121, SS7-within a few days, he will
not be penniless as has been stated
little sum of between 100000 and
$750,OO0 to fall back upon. Stock
and real estate compose what the for
mer banker has been able to save out
of his fortune. estimated at from $10,-
100000 to S35,000,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
AGAINST MINOR LEAGUES.
National Commission Refuses te
Change the Purchase Rule.


Change the Purchase Rule.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. An a decision
by Thomas ]. Lynch, president of the
National league; Ban B. Johnson, presi-
dent Of the American league. and August
Hermann. of Cincinnati, comprising the
national baseball commission, the latter
body tonight denied the request of Glass G
and D. leagues for an amendment Of the
rule concerning the purchase of minor
league players.
AS the rule stands when minor league
players are purchased by one minor
league club from another, and they do
not report by September 1, they are sub
ject to draft from the clubs that they are
with on August 20. 1t was proposed to
amend the rules so minor league players
might be purchased by one minor league
club from another without having such
players report to the purchasing club on
or before the commencement of the major
league drafting season.
The commission in its ruling says:
I'VE reiterate that If the rule was
changed so as to cover the request, as now
made it would be detrimental not only
to the major league and class A. clubs
but all players operating under organized
baseball as well.
THE statement recently issued by the
national commission shows the amounts
expended by major league clubs alone
during the past year for drafted and pur-
chased players to be about $4,000 and in
ton are to be retained payments amount
ing to So, 600 additional are made.
This shows that the minor league in
terest have been fully protected The re-
quest Of class c. and D. league is there
fore refused"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
SALINE COUNTY FARMERS WIN.
United States Supreme Court Holds
Their Titles Are Good.

Washington, Jan. 4-The supreme
court of the United States through JUS
tice Brewer decided favorably to Har-
ris, the case Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road company VS.. Morris Harris and
others, involving the right of the COM
pany under its land grant to land
which while it had been entered upon
had not been proved UP on before the
passage of the Grant act by congress.
4 The land in, controversy Is located in
Saline county, Kan, and the supreme
court OF that state, holding against the
contentious of the company in affirma-
ton of the trial courts finding. the
company appealed to the federal SUI
preme court, with a. like result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
MOWER ALONE KILLED MccoIG
Makes Complete Confession and Tells
Details of Crime.

Details OF Crime.
Kansas City, Jan. 4.-After making a
detailed false confession causing one
innocent man to be arrested on the
charge of murder, and man and wo-
man to be held for investigation, Ward
Mower OF Falls City. Neb., confessed to
the police of Kansas City, Kan, last
night that he alone murdered Neil Nc
Coig, also Of Falls City, on December
q. McCoig's body. covered with cuts
and bruises, and bearing one bullet
wound, was found in the outskirts of
Kansas City, Kan. McCoig was form
erly a restaurant man of Falls City
and Mower. who was cook, had pre-
viously worked for him. The murder
was a singularly brutal one Mower
confessed he had beat McCoig with a
piece of railroad iron and iron hook
until he was insensible. Death being
too slow Mower said he shot the man,
ending his life.
Fearing that he would be proven the
purIoiner of some notes he had stolen
from McCoig was his reason for killing
the man, Mower says. McCoig accused
Mower, Of taking the papers. Mower
denied the charge and Immediately laid
plans for the killing. He inveigled his
victim to lonely spot in the railroad
yard district and killed him. Mower
denies he got any money from McCoig's
person. All the people who were taken
into custody as result of Mowers
original confession were released last
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
HURLBURE WOULD SELL.
Springfield Manager Again Threatens
to Quit.

Springfield Mo-, Jan. 4.-Springfield
will be without league baseball the coming
season unless local interests buy the fran
chise of the Springfield team within the
next two weeks. Frank Hurlburt, owner
of the franchise. who has managed the
that he will retire from the management
and that he will dispose of the franchise.
ganize a company in order that the team
may be retained. Manager Hurlburt has
offered to dispose of the franchise for a
that he shall retain an interest in the
stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
STATION AGENT AT DENsMoRE.
Missouri Pacific Sees a Future for
Sixth District Town.

Densmore. Kan, Jan. 4.-This Phil
lips county town is showing a great
record. For tie last eight years the
Missouri Pacific station has been
closed so far as an operator and agent
was concerned. On the 7th of last
month the railroad officials put in an
agent.
In the last six months a new $1,000
school house has been erected, and a
State bank. lumber. yard, two new
stores and several residences have been
added to the town, The year 1910
bids fair to be lively in business and
a great year in building prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Flood in Boston Streets.

Boston, Jan. 4.-Thousands of per-
sons were Inarooned, two play houses
and a dozen moving picture theaters
were closed and two hundred thousand
dollars damage was done last evening
by the breaking of a 30-inch water
main at the corner of fremont and
Hollis streets. A tremendous volume
of water flowed through three or four
blocks of downtown streets. Street
car traffic was suspended for more
than two hours until the flood sub
sided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04

group picture aiken. While they were
an together they were induced to>step
on the scales and get weighed, and the
twelve tipped the beam at an even
ton.
The average weight was 166 IS
weight when you consider that out of
the dozen, four are girls and the
youngest of the six boys Is only twelve
years old. All of the family are stout
and healthy anu show that they have
been well cared for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
BIacksmitI1s to Meet at Newton.

Newton, Kan, Jan. 4.-The third an
nuaI meeting Of the Kansas black
smiths, wood cutters and trimmers.
which will be held here on the 5th and
9Th of this month, will be convention
of more than state wide Importance as
manufacturing houses from several
other states will have men and exhibits
here at that time.
That the convention will be attended
by every blacksmith in the state is the
desire Of the officers of the ASSOCIATION
and from all indications their wants
will be gratified, as arrangements have
been made for 700 guests. Every hotel
in the city will be filed to it's capacity
and many rooms in private homes have
been engaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
SUES FOR A MURDER REWARD
Wells-Fargo Express Company Failed
to Pay Peabody Marshal. s

Marion. Kan, Jan. 4.-CharIes
brought suit in the district court here
against the Wells-Fargo Express COM
pany for a reward of 1000 offered for
the arrest and conviction of the muir
derer of Oscar Bailey, an express mes
senger on the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe between Florence and Pea
body.
Bailey was killed in May, 1908.
Marsh arrested w. r Carr of Newton
and obtained evidence upon which
he was convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for forty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04

ence at Fiawatha and Sabetha, and
the following year was a pastor at
Hartford.
In 1866 he was pastor of the Hartford
Collegiate institute. and from there he
vent the following year to Council
Grove and lola. He was pastor of a
Methodist church at Usage City in
1869. Since 1871 he has been preaching
in Pennsylvania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
DIR. Roller i'm a Hospital.

Seattle i wrestler. is In serious Condition ion
at a hospital. threatened with blood
poisoning He underwent an operation
Monday. DR.. Roller had been suffering
with boils for a week but paid little at
tention to them until today. He continued
wrestling until he found the boils were
becoming infected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
WOLF HUNT IN RENO COUNTY.
Animals Have Killed Much Stock This
Winter

Hutchinson. kan, Jan. 4.-Farmers
residing in Medford township have
made plans for big wolf drive. The
animals have killed considerable stock
in that vicinity lately and war of ex-
termination has been declared as a
result.
The hunters expect to take in a ter
ritory four miles square.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Swan Half Across the Hudson.

New York, Jan. 4.-James Seaman,
one of the several champion athletes
on the New York police force, swan
half way across the Hudson river and
back again, his only difficulty being in
lodging large cakes of ice. Seaman
had a wager with another policeman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Ex-KANsAs MINISTER DIES.
Rev. George L. Williams was a Pis
necr in MethodisIn.

Binghamton. n. Y, Jan. 4-The Rev.
George L. Williams. one of the pioneer
Methodist clergymen of Kansas, 20
years of age. died at Montrose, Pa.
In 1854 he entered the Kansas confer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
THE NAME Is SUGGESTIVE.
Charles Bacon's Family of Twelve
Weigh an Even Ton.

Elsmore, Kan, Jan. AIR. Charles
W. Bacon, one of Allen county's most
prosperous farmers ano stock raisers,
was in town with his entire family,
twelve in number, and had family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
No Explanation Of Suicide of Wealthy
Prescott Farmer.

Pleasanton, Kan, Jan. Nv T.
Bradshaw. a wealthy farmer, living one
and a half miles north of Prescott,
Kan, committed suicide by shooting
his head off with a shotgun.
He was in good health and spirits and
had q wife and two daughters and was
one Of the most prominent men of the
community. The only theory of his act
is that his minds became suddenly I'M
balanced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Farmers Remember Rural Carrier.

Concordia, Kan, Jan. 4.-Cyrus
Gordon, one of the rural route car
riers is we'll liked and as token of
friendship the people on his route pre-
scented him with fine fur coat, gloves
and cap to match. Mr.. Gordon was as
tickled as little boy with his pair of
red top boots as he said and was more
than pleased with his very substantial
reminder from his rural route frinds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Ffve-Year-Old Girl Killed with Ride

Seneca, Kan, Jan. 4.@The 5-year-old
daughter of H. H. Rottinghouse, while
playing with loaded rife placed the
muzzle in her mouth and her 3-year-oId
brother pulled the trigger The girl
was instantly killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04

for swim across the river and as his
challenger failed to appear Seaman
started without him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
SPINKS BRINGS IN
WELLS AT COALlNGA

COALINGA, Jan. 4.-The Spinks
Crude Oil company, operating on a
part of the old Shawmut property on
section u, 20-14, has just brought in
the two wells which have been drill
ing for several weeks past, No. has
been finished up at 964 feet and will
be put on the pump in a day or two.
it has about ninety feet of sand and,
according to the statement of General
Manager C. c. Spinks, will give a
good production. There is a strong
pressure of gas. The No. well, al
though drilled into the sand, is not yet
ready for the pump. 1t has about
forty feet more sand than No. l and
is 100 feet shallower. Both wells were
drilled through all the sands. The
strings have. been removed to the old
Shawmut wells, which will be deep
ened. They were drilled through the
first sand stratum only, and Mr..
Spinks now plans to carry them deep
er. They are both in good condition
and the water has been shut off with
the outer casing.
The S. w. and b. has finished its
fifth producer, and it has every ear
mark Of being a good well.
The Red Top is pulling pipe for per-
forating. The we'll is about $500 feet
deep, with more than 100 feet of sand.
The Azores is getting down close to
5000 feet with the SA inch pipe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05

California oil stocks are earning tre-
mendous profits for their owners. Dur
ing 1910 the listed, dividend-paying Cal
ifornia oil stocks should pay to the
shareholders about $1,000,0000O per
month. If you wish to start the new
year right you had better invest your
idle funds, or a portion of your savings,
in good, legitimate, listed, dividend-Pay-
ing California oil stocks.
We believe you can earn more money
on your investment in this industry than
in any other way. We are thoroughly
familiar with the oil situation in Califor-
MIA, and hundreds and hundreds of our
clients are receiving monthly and quar-
terly dividends from investments made
through us.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
SANTA Fl TEST WELL
INTERESTS OIL MEN

pAKpRSFIELD, Jan. A question:
witch interests the property owners OF
RaI,ersfield and Kern nearly or qulte as
much as it does the oil men is Just now
much oil is In the we'll which the SANTA
Re is drilling on the bluffs northeast ol
Kern. 4ooo Foot
The casing is now down 1880 Ieet,
and the water is about 16O0 teet ueeP
In +be hole. Water from the wen
shows colors Of Oil ana gas, tne eToa% oV9a,,
and casing have been painted a nulnpet
Of times and gas comes up with the
baler in quantities that can be llghted
with a match, but authorities DISAGREE
as to whether these signs are sultlcleilI
to indicate oil in paying quantities
F.. r. Burrows and G. w. Tibbett'
both of whom are Interested IN lhe eA-
periment, insist that with TINS great
column of water to hold it back no
amount of oil in the sand at the pottonl
of the hole could give any better
demonstration of it's presence. Several
we'll known oil men say that no re-
liable estimate one way or the other
can be made with the well in its present
condition, and others to whom the ques-
tion was put said that if the well
makes the showing described in It's
present condition it should be GOOD
producer with the water eliminated.
The we'll is 1851 rect ueep. Ille hi9'
water was encountered at 333 feet, anG
from there to $50 feet very heavy water
strata were encountered. From 75O feet
down, Mr.. Burrows says, no water has
been encountered. An attempt to ce-
ment the water off was not successful,
and the casing was carried down, look
ing for a good place to land.
At 1340 feet a 20-foot stratum of tar
sand was struck, and subsequent read
ings of the log, it is said, give 40
feet of clay, feet of oil sand, 20 feet
of clay, % feet of oil sand, 14S feet of
oil sand and 125 feet of sandy
shale showing oil and gas. At 1895 feet
another body of sand was struck, and
this was penetrated to a depth of 100
feet, but the casing was later drawn up
about sixty-five feet the sand raising
to the 1900-foot level. There are four
strings of casing in the hole altogether.
The Santa Fe will go to a depth of
at least $500 feet, and probably another
attempt will then be made to shut off
the water
The great Importance of the Santa
Fe's experiment lies in the fact that
productive we'll would prove a new ter
ritory that might be quite as important
to Bakersfield and Kern as the Kern
river field. If the well is not a success
or if the matter is left in doubt it may
be a long time before another attempt
is made to find oil on the south side of
the river.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 4-The following
were closing quotations today:
You Can Make Money in Oil Stocks

II you buy intellgently at the present time
there are ninety-nine chances in a hundred
of your making good money in q purchase
Of California oil stock There many good
buys but just at the present time we believe
that We can point out to you absolutely the
best opportunity to make modest investment
bringing you big returns that has ever been
offered in the California Oil fields.
This stock is the initial ground floor offer
ing in a company operating in absolutely
proven territory in Coalinga, This property
Is owned outright Small capitalization, no
promotion stock, shallow easy drilling. but
wells run from $50 to 400 barrels, owing to
extremely prolific nature of underlying sands
Choicest piece OF undeveloped shallow prop
erty in entire state of California.
Call at our office, 6l4 Herman W. Hellman
Bldg, will give you all the particulars
of this, showing you maps and, II you desire
arrange for free trip for you to Coalinga to
see the property. If you cannot call fill out
and mail the coupon printed below without
delay.
NOTE-To every one sending in this coupon
will send free of charge for the next six
months a copy of the monthly publication
Securities" which Is filed with photos Of
the oil fields and valuable information about
California oil.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05

O27 ounces gold, 494,574,25O ounces sill
yer. Total value, s., ,S18.F.
Ideal Mining and Development com
pany, McCabe; 116,012 pounds copper,
2S12. 300 ounces gold, 25,107, ,450 ounces
silver. Total value, $50, 1858.
The Congress Consolidated Mines
company Ntd.), Congress; $500, S3O
ounces gold, 16,7S5,SS4 ounces silver
Total value, 1892, ,13O.99.
Poland Mining company, Poland;
1852 pounds copper, 317S ounces gold'
1896 ounces silver, 1OS,999 POUNDS leau'
232. .558 pounds iron. Total value, SN,-
S59
Tiger Gold company, Harrington;
]. 1.S2S, 500 ounces gold, 3,639,75S ounces
silver, 237,S75 pounds iron. lotai
value, $40,212,79.
Octave Region
Octave Mining company, OctaVei
54O4 ounces gold, 5411 ounces silver
3S,914 pounds lead. 7l,592 POUNDS lroh'
Total value, $116,374S7.
Interior Mining and Trust company,
wickenburg; 4200 ounces gold. Total
value, $86,814. - AZ,
Monica Mines company, weaver ulS-
trict. 1894 ounces gold, HOO ounces Sill
yer. Total value, $4O,557.2S. a..
SAVOY Mining company, Tiger uls-
trict. 10 ounces gold, 16,148 ounces sli-
yer 16, ,O96 pounds iron, $3.50 POUNDS
zinc. Total value, $11,6OO.3O.
The King of Arizona company KoLa,
II 91e210 ounces gold, 4,623,S50 ounces
silver Total value, $236, ,412.15.
Haraua Hala Mining company, Haa- az,
ma Hala: 892,14O ounces gold. 2Sl
ounces silver. Total value, $lS,o6z,6O'
A. B. Rogers, manager, Kofa; 4O4,-
900 ounces gold, 2,260,87O ounces sllVer'
Total value, $112,916.32.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
PYRAMID RIG WORKS
TWO SHIFTS DESPITE
SANTA PAULA STORM

% Storms have delayed progress in oil e
% well developments in the country &
% about Santa Paula, and it is reported 8.
% that almost all the rigs between e
% Santa Paula and the Pyramid prop g
- erty, six and one-half miles out, have 6
% been forced to stop work temporarily. "
81 The Pyramid, II. X. Howk superin- &
@ tendent In charge, has, 1t is reported 6
o from the field, not been compelled TO 8:
% quit drilling. This company Is work
@ ing two shifts and rushing work
% down toward the first oil stratum,
&. which is expected to be encountered
% the latter part of January at depth
g. of 1000 feet. The well Is now down
% about 400 feet.
% 1t is explained that the reason this
% drilling outfit did not have to suspend
O. work when the rains interfered was
% that it had supplies sufficient to tide
% over, and were not dependent upon
% the roads, which in places have be-
% come impossible. 49,
% The Pyramid is now working with
(. f25A-inch casing, and expects to
% reach the sand with 10-inch casing.
&, Work was started with l5-inch cas-
@ iGg.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
BAY CITY STRIKES
OIL SAND IN WELL
ON MIDWAY PROPERTY

V< The Bay City oil company operat- (.
@ ing on section II, Midway, has struck {,
@ the oil sand between 240O and $500 {.
@ feet, according to IA telegram received {.
@ in Los Angeles yesterday by former (.
z. Senator Hahn. q
@ This well was started about the z
@ time of the Santa Fe gusher In sec z.
q tiOn 6, and IL is said quite race was g
@ ON between the two to see who would {.
o first strike the oil sand. The Bay City g
9 people met with several delays, how 6
g. ever, throwing them behind in their {.
% work. Reports are that the new well 9
@ has so far proved entirely satlsfac- 9
% tory. &
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
WEST SIDE CUT oEE

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 4.-As result
of an unusual rain in the Coast range
Santiago creek has run bank full,
bringing with it vast amount of mud
and debris, which covered the main
road to Maricopa so deep with sediment
that travel over that highway is now
impossible. The road is not even open
to teams. and 1t will be a considerable
time before autos can make the trip to
the West Side.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
MAKE MONEY IN 1910

a success of the enterprises of which they
are the head.
The Yellowstone Oil Company had its
inception in one of the worst financial
panics the world has ever known. It has
gone through many difficulties and over
come many obstacles until the present
time, when it is earning profits sufficient
to put it on substantial dividend-pay-
ing basis
The allotment of stock that we have
for sale at SOC share is limited. As soon
as this allotment of stock is sold QUIT
may be all gone within one or two days
we will be able to fill orders only at
the market price.