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The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Laramie-Poudre Tunnel.

Fort Collins-When the 12,OOOfoot
tunnel through the Green mountain
was opened the wedding of the Lar
annie and Poudre rivers was celebrat-
ed. Over 100 prominent citizens from
all over the state were there to take
part in the festivities. In this party
were the governor of the state, sew
eral members of the Legislature and
prominent irrigation men. The tun-
mel, the opening of which was cele-
brated, was one OF the longest and
most difficult to drive of any tunnei
ever built for irrigation purposes. BY
it the waters of the Laramie river will
be brought through Green mountain
and join with those of the Poudre to
irrigate the fertile Greeley-Poudre dis
trict, east of Fort Collins. The tun-
mel will carry 1000 cubic feet per sec
ond of water.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
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WESTERN.

A severe drop in temperature has
reigned in Iowa, the thermometer drop
ping to So degrees.
Topeka and section Of state re-
ceived heaviest rain recorded in two
years, the rainfall measuring 2.sS
inches.
Kansas has a law that has greatly
benefited the farmers of that state
this year, for it provides tax rebates
where ponds are built.
H. P. Dalton, former county assess
or, at Oakland, Calf, was sentenced
to eight years in the penitentiary at
San Quentin for accepting bribe.
AS the result of four cave-ins on the
line of municipal trunk sewer, in
Muskogee, Okla, four are dead, SIX
are injured and seven are missing.
Two hundred workmen witnessed the
accidents. Two cave-ins coming almost
simultaneously buried four men, who
lost their lives.
When the public schools began
new term, thirty-six thousand boys and
girls of San Francisco crept like snails
unwillingly to school. San Francisco
is probably the only city in the
United States where school children
are hailed back to their desks in the
middle of July.
The anti-prohibition majority in the
statewide prohibition election in Tex
as stands 6,104, a figure too large to
be overcome by the unreported vote,
according to figures compiled by the
Dallas News. The total vote against
the amendment is 234,101, for the
amendment 227,997.
Suit has been filed in the United
States District Court at Seattle by
counsel for the Bunker Hill Smelling
Company against the st. Paul, Mime
apolis G. Manitoba Railway Company
for possession OF land in Snohomish
county alleged by the plaintiffs to con-
tain eighteen copper claims, smelt-
ing plant and other property valued
at more than $6,000,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
SPORT
WESTERN LEAGUE Standing.

Frank Isbell. manager of the Pueb-
10 ball club, was suspended three days
for slapping Umpire Clark during a
game
Battling Nelson stated in Portland
that negotiations were concluded for
boxing match between himself and
Jimmy Britt in New York.
A course for rowing, rivalling In
size and beauty the famous Henley
course on the Thames river in Eng
land, is being planned by Chicago row.
ing men and veterans of college
crews.
President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg
club has announced that he had placed
an insurance policy for $4,000 on the
life OF Marty O'Toole, the pitcher
recently acquired from the st. Paul
club.
A forfeit of $1,000 to bind the ten
round with Packey Mcfarland. sched-
uled to take place in Milwaukee Sep
tember 18th has been posted by Ad
Wolgast. 1t is said that obstacles in
the way of a meeting between the two
lightweights have been removed.
The Class A baseball championship
of America will be decided by a post
season series to be contested for the
ern winners of the Eastern, South
ern, American Association, Western
and Pacific Coast leagues this fall, ac-
cording to a plan being advanced by
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
GEN ERAL.

The Pullman people are planning
a further reduction in upper berths.
Asiatic cholera has reached Boston
and one death from the plague is re.
ported.
Former President Theodore Roose-
welt says he will not make any
speeches this summer.
The creation of an office in st.
Louis to be known as city fire mar
shal, is regarded as assured. The sal
ary is to be $4,000.
The Navy Department has decided
to establish a school for instruction in
aerial navigation at the naval acade-
my at Annapolis for the under officers
OF the navy.
Charles Dixon of Kansas City. his
son, aged sixteen, and daughter, asoi
fourteen, were drowned by the upset
ting of canoe in Lake Michigan at
Macatawa Park at Grand Rapids.
The United States government is
building at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
a two million dollar military prison.
The work is being done by convict la
Dor and thereby great saving in the
cost is being made.
Robert w. Haslam, PONY Bob" as
he was know in the early days on the
plains, where he earned a reputation
as daring pony express rider is
paralyzed at his home in Chicago,
and it is thought he can never re-
cover.
M. Hussain. a Hindu fanatic,
armed with a magazine rifle of the
ner of the Chicago opera house block.
across from the city hall. in the heart
of Chicago and fired into the thronged
streets, shooting six persons.
In the near future thousands of men
probably will begin the construction
in New York of the most elaborate
system of underground thoroughfares
in the world. The entire new system,
involving the expenditure of approxi-
mately s225,000,000, was awarded to
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
Four of the five construction con-
tracts were signed and bonds were ap-
proved. The system will require from
three to four years to finish in its en-
tirety, although engineers estimate
that portions here and there may be
completed within eighteen months to
two years
The Gittins bill, which will permit
the opening of the great race tracks
of the state of New York passed the
Senate 26 to %.
A. B. Garretson, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors. now
will receive salary of $4,000 year,
the highest paid to the head of any
labor organization.
Two men, after hurting stone
through a jewelry store window,
grasped a tray of diamonds worth
$4,000, killed a clerk who attempted
to capture them and escaped in tax
tcab, In New York.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Miners, Contempt Case.

Boulder.-Transcripts of judgment
against the thirteen Lafayette miners
who were put in Jail for contempt of
court by Judge Greeley w. Whitford
of Denver were filed in the office of
the county clerk by attorneys of the
Northern Coal & Coke Company. The
men at present are in the Denver coun-
ty Jail awaiting payment of their
flies, which range from $240 to $500
and costs. The total amount of the
fines is $6,5o0
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Man Meets Instant Death.

Trinidad.-An employe of the Trim
idad Brick and Tile Company, Fred
Archuleta, met instant death when he
became entangled in the machinery at
the plant while lacing a belt, apart
from the other workmen, and no one
noticed the accident at the time. When
discovered his body had been whirling
about the rapidly revolving shaft for
several minutes.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Gallon CITY Advertising.

Canon City.-Canon City business
mems advertising campaign to attract
tourists and other visitors to this sec
tion of the state, has proven very sue
cessful this season, and the influx OF
strangers during the past two months
has been greater than any similar Pc
riod in the history of the community.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Protest Against Toll Charge.

Lamar.-The stockholders of the
Big Bend Telephone Company, which
furnishes service for Wiley and large
rural district, held a mass meeting
protesting against the recent action OF
their board of directors in contracting
with the Colorado Telephone Company
to charge a 10-cent toll rate between
Wiley and Lamar.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
FOREIGN.

According to figures received, the
deaths from the plague in India havs
reached the enormous total OF 6s0.6o0
for the half year ended June 80.
A big strike is planned to cover the
entire national railway lines of Mexi-
CO, and the present arrangement 10
that twill be inaugurated onAug. 8.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Bio Beet Crop.

Greeley.-That the beet crop in the
irrigated belt will be above normal Is
the opinion of many farmers whose
fields are showing remarkable growth
of this crop. T. T. Wilson brought
two beets to Greeley. each foot long
and ten inches in circumference.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
State Leases Oil Land.

Cortez.-The State Land Board has
leased to President Davy of the Mesa
Verde Oil Company some prospective
oil land in Montezuma county. 1t Is
announced that the sinking of well
will be begun at once.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
Snow Falls on Pixies Peak.

Colorado Springs.-Four inches OF
snow has fallen on Pixies peak. Tour
lists making the trip to the top OF the
peak are experiencing the unusual SEN
SETON of tramping through snow IN
midsummer.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
COLORADO NEWS
Gathered From
All Parts of the State
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COMING EVENTS.


COMING EVENTS.
Aug, 7-s-state meeting of Red Men
Trinidad.
Aug. 7-11-National Convention Ameri-
can Poultry observation-disclosures.
Oct. 14-21.-Second Annual Show.
Colorado Electric club. Denver.
August 21-26-Powers County FAR
Lamar.
Aug. 2s.-K. of p. Grand Lodge En-
campment, Canon City.
Aug.-Thirty-second Triennial ConclaVe
Knights Tembfar-Denver.
Aug.-State Federation of Labor-Colo-
rado Springs.
August 30-September Fair and
Races. Glenwood Springs.
September 4-9- Arkansas valley
september 6-s-Yuma County Fair.
Wray.
September 11-16-Delta County Fair
September .l1-16-Fremont County
Fair, Canon city
Sept. 1s-21-Annual meeting Masonic
Bodies of Colorado-Denver. .
Sept. 2I-22-Annual meeting order OF
Eastern Star-Glenwood Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
Ties Have Been Picked" in
Great Salt Lake Recently.
Southern Pacific Sinks 10000
Planks in Salty Waters.
NOT ON MAIN LINE
Ties Ground" Electric Current
of Block Signal System.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 3.-Ten
thousand railroad ties that have been
picking" in Great Salt Lake for the
last three years have just been removed
from that body of highly mineralized
water and are now being transported
to Hazen, New, there to be given a
trial on the new Hazen cutoff of the
Southern Pacific company. Picking
railroad ties in the Great Salt Lake IS
by no means a new experiment on the
part of the railroad company.
There are ties in the old Promonotory
line of the Central Pacific railway
ago and have not decayed, proving the
preservative qualities of the salt for
nation in which they pickle for
years before being laid on the road
bed Piling is also being preserved in
this lake as excellent results have been
obtained by the piling in the great
trestle across the lake, which, since the
day 1t was first placed in the first part
of the construction of the Lucin cutoff,
it has shown no deterioration.
The ties that have just been removed
from the Great Salt Lake will be sub
jected to a, hard test in the alkali soils
of Nevada. The picking process has
caused them to become heavily Inn
ground" to the electric current in the
block signal service. This fact makes
them unfit for use on the main line of
the company over which the block sig
nails play a most important part.
The preserving of ties and piling in
Great Salt Lake may become an i'm
portant industry, If the experiments
now being worked out prove as sue
cessfui as former tests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
LITTLE MORE LIFE SEEN.
Washburn Squad Given Hard Work.
out Monday Night.

A little more life was apparent on
the Washburn field last night, the
overwhelming defeat of Saturday
seeming to have reused the men to
action A long scrimmage between the
varsity and freshmen and the scrubs,
however, failed to develop anyone able
to carry the ball or to break interfer-
ence or tackle effectua11y and the blue
dumps are very heavy.
Coach Driver is plugging away on
the same tactics and hopes to build up
a team on this plan If it takes all win
ter. The men were given a longer
and harder workout than they have
yet been pushed through and did not
get to leave the field until dark. At
the conclusion he sent the players
round the field four times before al
lowing them to turn in to the gymna
SUM
None OF the men have serious in
juries and this is the one hope left for
the squad. Whether they are not in
a matter of conjecture. It looks like
bodied men, there is some hope and
that is what Driver is working on.
The squad probably will be given
some more plays before another game,
but they still have a small complement
of disturbers. The team goes to Otta-
wa to play Saturday. Ottawa. trimmed
the Washburn team of last year and
are reported to have much the same
squad again. Ottawa is another school
which plays freshmen. while Wash
burn doesn't, though both have about
the same amount of material in the
upper classes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
PAY HEAVY CLAIMS IN TEXAS.
More Than Two Millions in Personal
Injury Settlement.

Austin, Tex. Oct. 3.-H. G.. Askew.
statistician for 80 of the leading rail-
roads of Texas, that comprise about
90 per cent of the mileage of the state
and do about 81 per cent of the bust
ness, has compiled from the reports
for the fiscal year ending June 30 last
figures that show an abnormal growth
of the damage suit industry in Texas.
The sworn records of these 80 roads
show that during the last fiscal year
the enormous sum of $2,505.084.5 was
paid out by them in settlement of per-
sonal injury cases.
mile of road operated and included in
the compilation.
This huge total also represents an
average outlay of 5.309 cents for every
mile of train-both revenue and non
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by the 80 roads.
The enormous sum paid out in set
Element of personal injury cases by
the 80 roads was 2.63 per cent of the
total operating revenue of the p roads,
and was $40 per cent of the total OPP
Grating expenses of the roads en-
braced in the report
It is the largest sum ever paid out
in one year for personal injuries by
these 80 roads. It is also the largest
percentage of gross earnings ever paid
out by Texas railroads.
During the year ending June 80,
1911, the 80 roads paid out $19O,072.56
more in settlement of personal injury
cases than they paid out during the
year ending June 80, 1910. On a per
mile basis this is an increase during
the last fiscal year over the preceding
fiscal year of $10.37 per mile, striking
an average
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03

statement and says the continued good
luck of the ball team is due to the
tail Kansas farmer whom a fortune
teller CHANGED to send him.
The story is a most unique one in
baseba1ldonl. 1t was during the first
session in st. Louis between the Giants
and the western team that Faust one
day walled into the visitors club house
and asked for Manager McGraw. When
the head of the New Workers was point
ed out to him he said:
Il am here"
It see you are.'' said McGraw, but
who are you. who sent you and what
do you Want2'
You knew I was coming" said
Faust.
4 certainly did not" replied Nc
Graw.
That's funny. a fortune teller out
in Kansas told me you wanted me to
help Mathewson pitch"
Faust stuck with the Giants while
they were in st. Louis but was passed
up. He promised McGraw he would
90 back to Kansas but he didn't. He
waited until the New Workers came
again They gave him the slip again
but he was determined to stay near
McGraw. He believed the fortune teller
and beat his way to New York.
The presence of Faust seemed to
bring good luck to the Giants and they
took a commanding lead on their last
home stand and Faust was signed by
McGraW as assistant manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
SUNSET ON SANTA F.E THIS YEAR.
Five Year Agreement Takes Road
From Espe for Five Years.

San Bernardino, Cal, Oct. 3.-The
Santa Fe will take over the operation
of the Sunset railroad from the South
ern Pacific and will operate it for five
years. This will take place November
is.
The Sunset railroad and the Sunset
Western are owned Jointly by the
Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe and
they have an agreement that each
shall operate them by turns. each for
a period of five years. The Southern
Pacific's term is about to expire and
then the Santa Fe will have a trial at
it. The latter road is getting its time
cards in shape accordingly.
The Sunset railroad runs out of Ba-
kersfieId to the Sunset oil fields. 1t ex-
tends to the town of Sunset and from
there branches off to Shale and Mon
arch, and as fast as the oil fields
spread to the westward these branches
are extended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
SANTA FE's LOSING SHOWING.
But Immense Improvement and Main
tenance Work Is Cause.

The Santa FEES August statement
showing a gross decrease of $201. 900
and a net decrease of $6S2,o00 would
have been open to unavoidable con-
struction were it not officially ex-
planned that the company had actually
decreased operating costs, the decrease
in net being due to heavy maintenance
expenditur S. The gross showing was
the best in some months for this road
Accompanying the Santa F'e state
ment of earnings in August was the
following: 1.-THE company's large in
crease in operating expenses and con-
sequent decrease in operating income
was not due to any increase in the
transportation expenses (such expense
showing a d crease for August), but to
the fact that the company has been
engaged in very extensive maintenance
and improvement work and has not
yet curtaiIed the extent of the same,
believing it to be better policy, in view
of the company's well fortified posi-
ton, to push such work to compile
tion.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
GIANTS VIZ ANOTHER GAME.
NiItse Allows Pirates OnIy TWO Hits,
One of Them ..ScratcFY.,


One of Them tsScrafchy.''
Pittsburg Pa. Oct. 3.-New York ap-
peared irathe closing game of the base
ball season here, defeating Pittsburg
1t was a well played contest. The
feature was the pitching of W1ltSe,
who held Pittsburg batsmen to two
singles, one of a scratch character. Not
a Pittsburg player reached second base
and only four got to first base In all,
only 2S men faced Wiltse, one OF whom
received a base on balls. The fielding
on both sides was sharp, many brilliant
plays being made.
Devore scored New York's first run
in the fourth inning. He opened the
period by hitting a slow grOunder to-
ward first base which no one could
handle in time. He went to second on
Doyle's base on balls, to third on
sacrifice by SnOdgrass and home on
Murray's out from Mccarthy to Nc
&-echnie. The two runs in the sixth
We're scored by Wiltse and Devore.
wiltse was given his base on balls and
Devore made his third hit A sacrifice
by Doyle put Wiltse on third and De-
wore on second, from where both
scored on a single by Snodgrass.
Score: R.H. Z
Pittsburg !. 10000 oooo-o 2 6
New York 30 0 o102 % 8 !
Batteries - Hendrix and Gibson;
Wiltse and Myers.
Ph1ladeipn1a, 0cL- S---FIl1IAd6ApAia MT
the deliveries Of Perdue and Weaver
hard and defeated Boston Hogs, the
third pitcher used by Boston, and Chal-
mers. who succeeded Curtis, were eff
fective.
Score: R-H. f.
Boston IDOL 0 0 o. 8 /
PhiladelpFlia .3 012O IS Is o
Batteries-Perdue, Weaver. Hogg and
Rariden. Curtis, Chalmers and Killifer.
St. Louis. Oct. 3.-The National
league game here between Chicago and
st. Louis was postponed on account of
wet grounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03

Omaha Bee: Kane has shown up
the rest of the league in the matter
of bunting. He has the art perfected
and better than all, he beats out his
hunts. He beat out three in one game
recently and added a long single and
triple for good measure as the days
contributions.
When Rhodes arm went lame he
was winning every game. He has
been out for weeks. Can anyone see
what that has meant to Omaha in
this closing period with the team
working so well2
In the first place, most people will
never believe that Barney Dreyfuss
gave anything like s22,500 for Marty
O'Toole. In the second place If he
did he was a chump.
Spitball O'Brien. sold by Denver to
Boston, is showing up the American
league sluggers. No wonder Denver
beat us.
Pitchers for next year. Hall, Robin
son. Fentress, Lott, Rhodes, Sinde1ar-
Some nucleus, isn't it2
Jim Kane and Thomson are hav-
ing the fun of their lives these days,
Iambasting the ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
A ROAD SECOND 10 NONE.
This Is Promise of Missouri Pacific for
Kansas City Omaha Line.


Kansas City, Oct. "a railroad that
will be second to- none in the west is
what Missouri Pacific officials promise
when improvements low under way be-
tween Kansas City and Omaha are
completed. The work was started soon
after B. F. Bush became president Of
the railroad, and when completed will
have cost nearly 81 100000.
The rs pound rails which have been
in use for years are being replaced by
So pound rails. The road is being re-
ballasted the entire length. Rock and
chats are being used. Chats are fine
screenings obtained from mines in the
Joplin district. Grades are being re-
duced and curves eliminated The work
will be completed some time this win
ter.
Local officials also report that a
great deal of Improvement work is go
ing on the main line between Kansas
City and Pueblo. Some of this work
was started two years ago, but it has
been pushed more vigorously than ever
since President Bush became the road s
head. The roadbed on this line is be-
ing put into condition for fast running.
The work has progressed so far that
trains under the summer schedule cut
considerable off the running time.
The Improvement program on the
Central Branch is well advanced. West
from Atchison new and heavier steel
has been laid nearly half the length
of the line. The road has been we'll
baIIasted and several new stations have
been, and others are being built.