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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
Firemen of Station No. 4 Cause
Speed Limit Order.
They Tried to Pass the Chief
While Making Run.
HAD WAITED THREE WEEKS
Wanted Chance to Show What
They Could Do.
Patience Finally Was Reward
ed. but Not Their Zeal.

When the big combination chemi-
cal and hose truck of fire headquar-
! tiers was smashed on June II, and the
four members of the crew were in
| ton were called into headquarters to
answer fire alarms while the injured
machine and men were undergoing re-
pairs.
stuck at headquarters hoping each
day for an opportunity to show the
headquarters boys how things are
done out at No. f. But luck seemed to
be against them. Fate seemed to be
conspiring to prevent their making a
showing Every day work progressed
in repairing the damaged truck, and
the injured firemen gave distressing
indications of soon being back at
work. Even the Fourth of July came
and passed and still no fires were dis
covered. 1t looked like the No. men
would be sent back to their regular
station without ever having made a
run from headquarters.
But the long fireless spell was final
ly broken Wednesday morning. A fire
was reported at Fifteenth street and
the Santa Fe tracks. What the No. 4
men had been waiting for had arrived.
At last the headquarters men would
be shown how the No. boys go to a
fire.
The speedy racing car which carries
the chief of the fire department to
station. 1t stands nearest the door
and it is built for speed. 1t carries
only the chief and his driver. The
chief is supposed to lead the way to
fires and to be the first to arrive and
be prepared to give orders when the
firemen arrive later.
What did those No. firemen do?
They Let Her Out.
They let Chief Hanlon have a little
the best of it on the start. The chiefs
"a oh N,-f1
for Seventh street south on Quincy
street but the big truck was only
little behind, and no sooner was the
turn made and straight-away course
In front of them than they let her
out" The big truck was gaining on
the chiefs car before the south side
of the city hall building was passed,
and the headquarters firemen who
were left at the station stood wide
eyed Miss Hildur Nygren, stenog
rapher to Chief Joseph Hanlon. thrust
her head out of a window of the
chiefs office and laughed.
When the racing cars reached
Eighth street, the big one was short
ening the gap between the two. At
Ninth street the gap was still shorter
and when Tenth street was reached.
persons at the city hall could not tell
which car was ahead. The No. boys
certainly made showing.
But what did Chief Hanlon do when
he got back to headquarters?
He issued orders that hereafter no
fire department truck shall travel
faster than twenty miles an hour in
going to Il fire. He also said that
fifteen miles an hour would suit him
better.
So never again will the f1remen try
to beat the chief to a fire.
But anyway No. 4 boys have the
satisfa ction of knowing that they are
responsible for a speed limit being
put on fire trucks.
I'VE are simply so fast they have to
handicap u.s., said one of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
kANSANS WOULD GO.
Campaign for Representation at Ne
gro Exposition in Chicago.

The Half Century Exposition of Ne
gro Progress will be held in Chicago
from August % to September 16.
Practically every state in the Union
has appropriated a sum to send rep
resenta tives to the national exhibition.
Kansas neglected to do so and the
Kansas commission of the association
has started a campaign to raise the
necessary funds by contributions.
The commission of Kansas met in
Topeka June 20 to consider plans for
raising $4,000, the necessary amount
10 provide representation for this
state. Contributions are solicited and
are payable to c. L. Brokaw, treasurer
OF the association and cashier of the
Commercial National bank of Kansas
City, Kan.
Arthur Capper is president of the
association, J. W. Jones, vice presi-
dent; c. L. Brokaw, treasurer, and
James H. Guy is secretary. The ex-
eeutive committee: James H. Guy,
chairman; 1. F. Bradley. secretary;
J. w. Jones, ]. G. Groves, Paul Jones.
w. w. Russell, A. K. Lawrence, c. L.
Brokaw, Samuel E. Cary.
The headquarters of the Kansas
commission are at 40 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
A Sensitive Soul.

minister must be very careful in
choosing his words if he is to give no
offence to any of his ROCK.
In a certain congregation there was
a dear old lady who loved flowers and
who had a beautiful garden. Each
Sunday it was her bouquet that adorn-
ed the pulpit. She was especially fond
of sweet peas. and she once brought
them for several Sundays in success
sion. Suddenly other flowers ap-
peared. The minister noticed the
change, and after the service asked
the old lady why she brought no more
sweet peas.
She smiled sadly, and answered
"You doHt like them. Last Sunday
you pointed right al my sweet peas
and said, God loves even the meanest
flower that blows. The Youths
Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
President Ripley of Santa Fe
Rose From the Ranks.
Began Railway Service with
Star Line at Boston.
BUILDER OF GREAT SOUTHWEST
Assisted in Development or the
Santa Fe Territory.
Veteran Official Has Been Tx
ecutive Since 1895.

One of the really great railroad
executives and the head OF the lars-
est road in the west, is Edward Paysoh
Ripley, of Chicago, president OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe sys-
tenn.
To President Ripley deserves the
credit of not only developing ire
Santa F'e to its present sound position
in the world of finance ana of traffic,
but also of aiding in material way
the growth of the great southwest
During all the time of his presidency
nearly 20 years-he has had the
welfare, commercially and agricultur-
ally of states like Kansas, oklahoma,
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, at
heart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10

Cleveland, with 1888; but Crawford
leads in total bases with JAG. Four
nler, Chicago, is fourth with 1872
Then comes E. Collins, Chicago, 1925;
Neach, Detroit, .319; Lajoie, Philadel-
phia, -31S; Janvrin, Boston, .31S;
Speaker, Boston, .315; Strunk. Phila-
delphia, 311. Three New Workers.
Boone, Caldwell and Peckinpaugh-
are tied with Oldring, Philadelphia, for
leads in club batting with .26I, and
Detroit is next with 264. Leading
pitchers are; Faber, Chicago, won 5
and lost 4; Scott, Chicago, IL and 8;
Foster, Boston, and 4; Dauss, De-
troit, II and 6; Fisher, New York, 10
and 3.
Magee Leads Feds.
Lee Magee, the Brooklyn manager
still sets the batting pace in the Fed
eral league with $50. Then come
Campbell Newark, 1913; Kauff,
Brooklyn, .S32; Flack, Chicago, 1927;
Easterly, Kansas City, 1923; Duncan,
.S19; Yerkes, Pittsburg, .319; Deal, st.
Louis, .314; Rousche, Newark, .30s.
Kauff leads in stolen bases with %
and in runs scored with AZ. Walsh
has most total bases, 125, being tied
with Chase, Buffalo, and Konetchy,
Pittsburg, for home runs leadership
with eight.
Brooklyn leads the clubs in batting
with -273 and Chicago is next with
.264 With eight straight victories to
his credit, George Mcconnell, Chicago,
II won and lost. The other lead
ers are: Allen, Pittsburg, IL and 8;
Plank, st. Louis, 9 and 4; Gullop,
Kansas CITY. II and g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
TEDDY'S SILENT TRIP.
Roosevelt Will Make Only Three
Speeches in Trip to Frisco.

OYSTER Bay, July 10.-Co1. Theodore
Roosevelt has only four engagemen
to speak during a journey to the Pa
cific coast and the Panama-Pacific
exposition, which will begin tomorrow
night. He will be absent from Oyster
Bay for more than three weeks. This
is said to be the first long journey
made by Colonel Roosevelt in many
years in which speeches had not been
q prominent feature of the trip.
Three of the speeches will be de-
livered in San Francisco and one in
San Diego. Cal. One of the most inn
portant will be on world Politics."
which ne will make in the Court of
the Universe at the exposition July 81,
Roosevelt day at the fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE
Planned to Give Topeka Policemen
Lessons in POlitenesS.

A schoolof etiquette for Topeka cops
is the latest idea submitted to the cit
liens of Topeka. The idea" is the
outgrowth of a police court case
wherein Judge Yates severely scolded
H. o. Cook. a patrolman, because the
officer spoke Grossly to z. L. Over
ton, a local business man, when ar
resting Overton recently on a charge
o. driving too close to a street car.
Following the reprimand to the cop,
the police court judge, apologized to
Overton and his companions for the
conduct"
Copper Fly Screen at Forbes'.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10

When Mr.. Ripley took the helm of
the Santa Fe, January 1. 1896, the
road was in a rather shaky financial
position. 1t has just come out from
the control of receivers and was start
ing its new career under those condi-
lions. President Ripley, by his untir-
ing work and ability, brought about
a better order of affairs and under
its burden and ieaped to the front
rank of North American railroads.
As Contracting Agent.
E. p. Ripley was born in Dorches-
ter, Mass, October 80, 1S45. In 1SeS
he entered railway service with the
Star Union line, as contracting agent,
Boston. Since that time he has been
consecutively from October l, 1870,
to 1872, clerk to the general eastern
agent, Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad; 1872 to 1875, New England
agent; 1875 to 1873, general eastern
agent; 1887 to 1888. traffic manager.
1888 to 1890, general manager; 1890
to January 1, 1896, third vice-presi-
dent. On the latter date he became
president of the Santa Fe.
Hobby of Harmony.
One great hobby of Mr.. Ripley is
Harmony. He is a partiZan of the
plan of cooperation between the rail-
road companies and the people. He
has always urged that the officials
and the business men get acquainted
in order to create a better feeling and
understanding between them.
A deep insight into railroad condi-
tions is one of President Ripley's as
sets. In a recent article and in in
terviews published for several years,
he has declared that government own
ership of railroads is bound to come
unless the legislatures, congress and
commissions change some of their tao
tics. But being in an optimistic mood
one day, he pointed out the fact that
several anti-railroad bills were killed
in the legislatures last winter and re-
marked that there was "a rift in the
clouds
He Is 30 Years Old.
President Ripley will be 20 years
old in the fall. A few months later
he will have completed 20 years of
active service as president of the Santa
Fe. Those who know him personally
say that he has no intention of resign
ing, but will stick at his post for
good many years to come
(NOte: This is the second of a
series of articles about railroad pres
idents published in the State Journal.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
HONOR JANE ADDAMS.
Peace Organizations Hold Mass Meet
ing for Her in New York

New York, July 1O.-Miss Jane
Adams. who recently returned from
a peace mission in Europe, was wei
coined home at a mass meeting Fri
DAY night in Carnegie Hall, held under
the auspices of peace orga nizatiors of
various states The women who went
with Miss Adams to the recent
women's peace conference at The
Hague, were present
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
WILL ERECT LARGE
MODERN GREEN HOUSE

VIM. Hid, manager of The Mo.
bridge Canning Company signed
a five years lease Monday, for the
Fox property on the n. w. cor
nor of Second St and Wisconsin
Ave.
HID family will move here
shortly from Pierre auu WA oCclpI
the dwelling, the greater portion
of the lots not occupied by the
house and sheds will be used for hot
beds in the spring and also a mod
ern green house Is TT. by 100 it.
will lie erected on the south side of
the lot and will have southern
exposure.
The material for the green house
has already been ordered and con.
struction of the same will begin in
about a week; it will! be complet
ed in time to have a supple of fresh
vegetables such as radishes, onions.
lettuce etc. ready by the time the
frost kills the crops in the gar
dens.
The green house will be heated
from the main steam line that ex-
tends from the power plant to the
business section of the city,
All kinds of vegetables, flowers
and ferns will be grown.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
FINAL GAME WITH
MOBR|DGE SUNDAY
No. l074i

On Sunday afternoon baseball
fans Of the city will be given their
last opportunity of seeing the APP
pei team in action on the local dia
mOnd this season. For the final
episode, Manager Burkhardt has
secured the fast baseball troupe
from Momiidge. who are routed
to be the strongest club in that
section of the state. With this
aggregation booked, the baseball
matinee Sunday should be every
thing but uninteresting and the
management Of the park is antici-
pating a record breaking crowd. -
Aberdeen News.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
PURCHASE FARM |MPLE-
MENTS FROM LOCAL FIRM

The offices of the Woolf- -Cromer
Cattle Co. purchased a Mccormick
sweep rake and hay stacker from
the local firm of hardware dealers.
Lawien 4 Klein, Tuesday of this
week
The implements will be used
first to put the hay they are cutting
on the Grand Crossing Land Co.'S.
property west of the city which
they recently leased from the land
company through their represen.
tative F. M. Goodman; after their
work is completed on that tract
they will remove them to the other
side of the river where they are
putting'up a great quantity Of hay.
They will be cutting and stack
ing hay until snow falls.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
WILL WINTER REGIS
TERED STOCK HERE

The WOolf CrOmer Cattle Co.
with headquarters in Mobridge,
are Gathering together all of their
thoroughbred stock from West
River Country, and some which
they had purchased back in Iowa
and Minnesota prior to the break
ing out of the foot and mouth di.
sease.
Oscar Huettner, the local photo
! grapher, took several excellent pic.
lures of about forty head of their
fine registered stock. Tuesday
afternoon.
This company S rasturing
about forty head of she stock and
one magnificent bull on the flats
just south Of the tracks and further
on they have in another pasture
about thirty head of pure hereford
bulls, all registered, which they
will probably carry over all win
ter.
The manag ment anticipates that
they will dispose off, between now
ard next spring, over one hundred
head of bulls; they are building up
their herd and at this time and
perhaps for several years to come
will not dispose Of any of theil
she stock.
In the herd near MObridge there
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
NEW CLOTHING STORE

A deal has been consumated be-
tween James Cummings, Bob De-
Vinney and F. M Goodman where
by the former have leased the
lower floor Of the Goodman Block
for the purpose of putting in
mems clothing store.
The deal has been pending for
some time, however, it was not
completed until the latter part of
the week.
Cummings has been connected
with the J. F. Divine store for a
long period of time and DeVinney
with the ComstOck store.
They hope to have the new shelly
ing in and the front altered by the
fifteenth of September and their
goods here by that time; they will
both leave for the Twin Cities in
short time to select the line of
goods they will carry.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28

cutiOn would have no other result
to heap up an eXpence against the
city and county and as no lesson
would be taught the hoboes who
travel through as none of them
would know anything about it was
decided to turn both loose.
There would have been some
trouble in getting "a conviction as
Boris had pretty strong argu-
ment in favor of self defence as
Dasey was the aggressor, having
forced the fight.
They were both pretty well pun
ished as it was, perhaps, the lesson
will be more beneficial as it now
stands than if they were prosecuted
further.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
GAVE INTERESTING
DEMONSTRATION

The management o. the MobridGe
Canning Co. gave an interesting
demonstration Wednesday after
noon to the stockholders and press
OF the PREPAREDNESS of that insttu-
lion to take care Of the crop of
tomatoes that are rapidly ripening
IN the fields.
The whole process of treating
the tomatoes from the time of de-
livery until the labels are put on
was shown and the demonstration
was very satisfactory in all re-
spects.
There were about forty persons
present, from the president of the
commercial club to one Of the city
drayman.
Those present assisted in peeing
about a half bushel of tomatoes
and were deeply intesested in the
packing of the tomatoes into their
cans, the sealing of the top on and
the steaming Of them afterward.
The cold backward spring aud
early summer has retarded the crop
a good deal and the tomato grow
ers would welcome light frost,
sufficient to retard the growth OF
the foliage and kill some OF the
leaves so that the fruit could be
exposed to the sun great deal
more.
About three times as many acres
will be planted next summer to this
crop than was planted this sum-
mer.
The label of the can is a very
classy affair and will be an excel
lent advertisement for the city as
we'll as the contents of the can.
VIM. Hid the manager, has been
engaged in the business for the
past seventeen years and throughly
understands the canning business;
there is every indication that the
outcome of the venture will be
equal to all expectations.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
COMMITTEE GETS OFF
FIRST LETTER

The secretary Of the Packing
House Committee appointed by the
Commercial Club, Thursday after.
noon, August the 18th. mailed out
the first letter of inquiry thursday
IN other words the first shot was
fired, what the results will be is
not known now hut as nothing but
facts we've contained in the message
and the facts have true ring to
them as investigation will demon
strate.
On the account of the John Nor.
rell & Co. of Sioux Falls, wholsal-
ers and packers, of pork, beef and
mutton already being established
in the state it was judged that they
were the best concern to put the
proposition up to first
The proposition of IA packing
plant looks good at Mobridge and
there is every indication to believe
that concern which put in one at
this point would make money from
the very beginning.
a reply is anticipated within the
next ten days.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
STAbB|NG AFFAIR ENDED

The curtain has been rung down
on the stabbing affair between two
transients that took place a little
over a week ago.
On being interviewed by states
attorney, A. A. Brown Daisey
the man who was stabbed declared
he was willing to let the matter
drop and as he was the one most
concerned and neither one OF the
men had any money. and a prose
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28

are several COWS that will bring
five hundred dollars today in eth
er Mimi. or Iowa.
This company is doing excellent
work in introducing thorough bred,
registered stock in this country;
their sales up to now have been
surprisingly satisfactory. They
have never disposed of a register
calf for less than one hundred dol
lars.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28
MOBR|DCE PLAYS
ABERDEEN SUNDAY

The MObridge ball team accom-
panied by live bunch of fans will
leave cor Aberdeen tomorrow
morning where the the local team
will cross bats with the live bunch
in Aberdeen.
The following Sunday a game
will be played on the local diamond
between the same teams; both
teams are in excellent condition
and undoubtly will give the fans
a run for their money.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-08-28

The ranks Of the hOboes have
been Augmented by two femal es
who are travelling in mems cloth
ing from Butte, Mon. to Lansing,
Mich. They are both elderly wo-
men and are reported to be able to
take excellent care of themselves.
They passed through Mobrldge
Tuesday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-03
GRADUATING EXERCISES
At ATHENS
Class of 1913 Deliver Parts in a
Splendid Manner

ATHENS, June Friday evening.
May %. in Wesserunsett Hall. occur
red the graduating exercises of the
class of 1918. Somerset Academy The
class colors of pink and green "are
very artistically arranged VIII III
class motto Row not Drift In pink
in the green arehway of the entrance
Miss Erma Stiekney gave the Sa|ufa-
tory. Miss Ruth Hight the Na''d#e-
tory with presentation of gifts Mss
Bella kunz, Miss Gertrude Lii'ledtld
and Howard Chapman had ESSAYS Ihe
parts were finely delivered aa5 b ii
the close attention of lars, audience
that taxed the seating capacity of tas
hall as never before ON a similar os-
casion Tho music needs no words
of praise II Is sufficient ta say that
Mrs Marion prah,-flartefs sans
several scltctleus With Mrs j Abbott
Kendall at the piauo. THE usual re-
eeption followed
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-03
PAYS TRIBUTE OF
LOVE TQDEAD
Skowhegan Honors the
Boys of 61-65
Appropriate Exercises Held in Opera
House. Graves Decorated

AS if mindful of the important
event in the lives of the people, the
weather became much milder for the
ceremonies on Saturday, the day
which Skowhegan set apart for honor
ing the soldier dead as well as those
who are yet left of the vanishing le-
gons to review the tales of the Civil
War. AT the exercises which were
held in the Opera House early in the
afternoon, many were in attendance,
the members of Russell Post. G. A R.
and Russell Relief Corps occupying
seats in the body of the house. The
rostrum upon which were seated some
of the Post officers and the speakers
of the day was simply, but artistical-
ly decorated with American flags
with the picture of Abraham Lincoln
at the front There were no flowers
Following a selection by the Show
hegan Military Band. R. +. Wash
burn director, prayer was offered by
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson. Com
mander W. H. Weston. presided and
voiced a sincere greeting to those as
sembled. The reading of the orders
Continued on page four)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-03
TALK OF RAILROAD
EXTENSION
Maine Central May Run
to Norridgewock
Skowhegan People Are Interested in
the Project

From time to time the matter of the
Maine Central Railroad being extend
ed from Skowhegan to Norridgewock
is agitated and at present there are
certain indications that it may be the
plan of the Company TO do this. Sur
veyors have been here and have gone
over route for a part of the dis
tance at least which would appear to
be feasible for the laying out of a
road. Starting from the Station the
route leads in a somewhat slanting
direction to Madison Avenue, crossing
near the residence of Dexter Rowe,
but continuing to the right of Middle
St. and so on supposedly to the
northward crossing through less val
liable land and coming out near Elba
Adams. Aside from this there are
some other indications, one being that
the bridge at Norridgewock is not be-
ing repaired. Then too, in relaying
one or more of the tracks near the
local station, it is understood much
heavier steel was laid than the kind
ordinarily used, where the heavier
engines are not to be run over the
same.