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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-16
DRAW AIR ORDINANCE
Regulation of Flying Next Step Con-
tcmplnted by Topeka.

An ordinance regulating air traffic
and providing for an inspection of all
airplanes carrying Topeka citizens is
being prepared by J. A. Fansler, man
ager OF the Kansas Good Roads asso-
citation. A competent board of exam
liners will include former qualified
government air service men capable
of testing planes and not less than two
engineers who are qualified to pass
upon motor and controls will be ap-
pointed. The board will examine any
planes the city wants inspected.
1t is believed that the ordinance will
help commercial airplane business in
Topeka. Owners OF doubtful planes
will surely object to examination while
flyers sure of their machines and care
full in their methods will be glad to
have their planes examined by others.
The campaign to finance the rental
of Coles field is progressing. The
Chamber of Commerce expects to re-
port in time to conclude the contract
by the time the air route is complet-
ed and in time to bring to Topeka the
first squadron of ten planes which is
to leave Washington for the coast.
Local oil men are highly interested
in the air projects as the flyers re-
quire large quantities of oil and gaso-
line. The air mail planes would require
from 200 to 500 gallons of gasoline a
day
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USED WEAK BOTTLES
They Were Failure at Home. but
Success on Fishing Trip.

A prominent business man of To-
peka was strongly opposed to the bone
dry law. but had become reconciled to
II and had almost forgotten the lus-
cious flavor Of the foaming brew until
wartime prohibition went into eff
feet on July 1 last. He then became
obsessed with the idea that it was
impossible for a poor man" to live
without his beer" He read the ad-
vertisements in the papers of the vari-
Gus Samaritans who were anxious to
help out the suffering and fell for
same. He purchased the ingredients
for home brewing, which contained
the specific injunction that il he lived
in a prohibition state he must not put
yeast into his brew, or a raisin into
his near beer. Being OF a scientific
and inquiring mind. he purchased the
ingredients and in the interest of sci
ence, of course, used the yeast. The
results were all that could be desired.
He used up his stock on hand of beer
bottles and being DESTROYS of laying
in a reserve stock, brewed again and
bottled in thin whisky bottles. Re-
suit. woke M IN TO night by a ter
rifle noise do - His wife said
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last year Mt Olathe, aged 90 years, was
the first superintendent of the road.
Gerteisen says in an article dealing
with his railroad experience with the
Santa Fe: Below / give you what
records 1 have regarding construction
and operation of the A. T. & S. +.
railroad during the year 1859.
II entered the service of the Santa
Fe Co., June 9, 1869. My first duty
was confined to framing a set of rules
for the government of trains as we'll
as supervising, forming and printing
the set of passenger and freight tariffs.
The printing of the tariffs and rules
was done by the Topeka Record Of
flee, Il. z. Baker being editor of the
same at that time. The Santa Fe gen.
cral office consisted of one room To-
Gated over Costa & Hanley's butcher
shop, on Kansas Avenue.
Was Conductor in 1859.
ION June Is. 1869, 1 took charge
as conductor, and the same date the
rolling stock consisted of one locomo-
tive, twelve flat cars, one coach and
one hand car.
The locomotive was constructed by
the Niles Machine Works. of Cincin-
natl, Ohio. 1t was originally six-foot
gauge, and was in service on the Ohio
q Mississippi road for some time,
and then was changed to 4 #. in.
gauge when it was purchased by the
santa re company.
THE passenger coach was originally
No. II. and for several years was in
the service of the Indianapolis & Gin
cinnati road, now a part of the Big
Four system.
The twelve flat cars were manu-
featured by the Barney & Smith com
pany, of Dayton, Ohio. The cars
were 10000 pounds capacity. the max
imum load carried by railroads at that
time.
THE handcar was purchased from
Curar, Adams & Company. Chicago.
| Ill
During the last six months of the
year 1869 the following additional
1 rolling stock was received:
New Rolling Stock.
''Twenty-four coal cars, twelve box
cars, one coach, one baggage car and
| one locomotive. The locomotive was
/ built by the Burnside Locomotive
| Works, and was numbered No. 2, and
| named General Burnside after one
/ Of the stockholders.
I'm those days the engines were
| named after prominent stockholders
| and officials of the road. The first
| six engines on the road were named
as follows: No. l, c. X Holiday,
Promoter; No. 2, General Burnside,
Stakeholder; No. 3, T. J. Peter, Gen
eral Manager; No. 4. Thomas Sher-
| lock, Stakeholder; No. 5, Thomas
| Nickerson, President: No. s, Joseph
! Nickerson. Vice President"
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FOR sALE-C1rY PROPERTY.


FOR SALE-CITY PROPERTY.
IL T. modern house, 1929 Kansas ave.
r. house, block Is, Kansas ave, $500.
T. duplex, modern, close in, 5000.
6 T. modern house, blocks Of State
House, $4,000.
Lots in block ., Kansas ave.
5 T. house on Monroe, $2,I00-
r. house on Monroe. modern, SsI00;
10 T. house on Quincy, modern, $4,000.
. T. house Quincy, $500.
so a. 2l5 miles Richiand, $40 acre.
MAXWELL, SIS Kansas Ave, Room 1.
Help down prOfiteer-hog landlords.
Giving away, peacemeal. my property at
No. 1900 Harrison. Modern cottage. q
rooms and bath, rents $780, Only $2,1oo.
Instant possession. House, adjoining, .
rooms and bath, $2.400. Two adjacent O.
room cottages, $2,700 takes pair, instant
possession. Cheaper on all to extra desira-
bles. So for every month in army. 500
liberties accepted for sos. Taxes prepaid
year from next December. Easy terms
ike monthly rental, thru Building Associa-
ton. Come, talk business, make offer
Commission to agents on any accepted offer
brought.
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burglars, her spouse said beer.

burglars, her spouse said beer. The
brew had exploded in the ice box.
Said P. B. NJ. IS now on a fishing
trip. The first news of his catch has
just reached town. He had heard that
dynamite was the thing to kill fish
in the water. that after exploding
stick under water II killed or stunned
the fish and all one had to do was to
gather them in while floating on the
top of the water. This gave him an
idea. He brewed just before leaving
Topeka and bottled his brew in
whisky bottles. When he got to the
fishing pool. he put raisin in each of
the bottles, securely corked and wired
each bottle and cast them in the pool
In few hours time there was a sue
cession of terrific explosions followed
by multitudes of stunned or intoxicated
fishes floating on the top OF the water
The scientific experiment was a de-
cided success. This P. 5. NJ. will come
home with record catch. 1t is due
to his friends that they should know
how he baited the pond.
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WAN
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: rhe rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka state
Journal is / cent a word each Insertion !;
minimum 10 cents: by the week cents
word minimum 80 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS OF your ad tnclud-
Ing four words for State Journal address,
When address is csed count each Initial
letter and each number or combination OF
figures one word.
classified properly must be In The State
Journal office before u 20 o'clock. want
Ads received after u 80 till rs p. m Will
be Inserted under the head: Too Late to
Classify
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash or check In full
payment of the same Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the words anu
the rate per word for Tho Topeka Sta's
Journal
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SANTA FE Birth
Big Railroad Had a Very Mod
est Kansas Beginning.
First Engine Used Was Second
Hand Locomotive.
6ERTEISEN TELLS OF WORK
He Was General Utilities Man
< With the Road.
Congressional Grant for Con-
4 structiOn Made in 1866.
SERTEISEN TELLS OF WORK
BY ELEANOR KIMBALL.


From the time OF the settlement of
the Kansas Territory there had been
hope that the national government
would make reservation of public
lands to Kansas in aid Of the con-
struction OF railroads. and in her ap-
plications for admission in the Union
as a state a provision to that effect
was always incorporated.
Z In the year 1866 congress granted to
Gen. y. r Stringfellow, Of Atchison,
Kan; George S. Hillyer, OF Muscotah,
Kan, (uncle OF the late NJ. z. Hillyer
OF Topeka), and to Col. c. X. Holiday,
% Topeka, Kan, incorporators and d.
rectors Of the Atchison and Topeka
Construction company, a charter to
build the Atchison & Topeka railroad,
the stipulation being that the road
must be built from Atchison, Kan, on
the Missouri river, in a southwesterly
direction thru the state of Kansas and
Colorado and in the direction of
santa Fe in the territory of New Mex
Eco, and in consideration thereof. pro-
viding that were the line completed
and in operation not later than De-
cember. 1872, they should receive
land grant Of ten square miles on
each side Of the railroad. Each alter
for school purposes. 1t made n strip
of twenty miles each side Of the right
of-way.
Began Operations In '6S..
Shortly afterward the franchises
were transferred to the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad. Thomas
J. Peters. representing Cincinnati
syndicate. was induced to take hold
OF the enterprise as general manager
and in the autumn Of 1868 active OPP
erations began. The winter was one
Of unusual inclemency and little work
was done until the spring of 1869
when the road reached Wakarusa.
1t was necessary to have a connec-
tion with the Union Pacific road, over
which rails could be brought, so a pile
and trestle bridge was built across
the Kaw river between Topeka and
North Topeka. This was completed
on March 80. 1863.
The work then proceeded rapidly
and the road was opened to business
as far as Burlingame at the close of
September. on October 4 an excursion
train was run from Topeka to Burlin-
game.
Charles Gerteisen. who retired from
the position of station agent of the
Santa Fe in North Topeka a few years
ago. was for a number of years in the
employ OF the Union Pacific before en-
tering the service Of the Santa Fe. He
tells OF the early days on the Santa
Re when VIM. w. Pagan. who died
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tOR sAI.t-ishAL ESTATE
BARGAIN LIST

Duplex-Live in one side
and rent the other. Five
rooms and bath each side;
good condition.; West side,
splendid location. close in.
Price $4,000. Terms.
Three splendid rentals on
the corner of Laurent and
Quincy SITS. next to the new
bank location. Not a days
rent lost in ten years. Month
ly rental. s3S. Price. $1,000.
52I tillmore-A nice FIVE
room cottage. east front. close
in; bath and electric light.
Price $4,000.
A nice east front home on
Topeka Ave, six rooms. mod
ern. $4,000.
Nice little 4-room cottage
on he East side; ten-minute
walk from avenue. Practi-
cally new. Price 81. 500. Terms
One of the incest homes in
Oakland; on a corner, with
three lots and nine other lots
near. $4,000.
Here's a present for some
one-Three small houses; all
rented; North Topeka. $3.50
for all three and the ground.
ROBERT B. KANE
sth & The Ave. Phone 444
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MOTOR NEWS

Detroit. Mich, Aug. 16.-The only
wheels that turned at the Liberty Mo-
tor Car factory last Tuesday morning
were those of some hundreds of Lib
erty cars that carried officials, en-
ployes, out OF town dealers, and
score of enthusiastic Liberty owners
out to the new factory site at Charlie
voix avenue and Corners Lane to wit
ness President Percy Owen turn the
first sod in the breaking of the ground
for the new plant. The factory site for
the greater Liberty plant comprises
twelve acres
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500 Miles for 1891.


The story of Maxwell economy and
sturdiness comes from every corner
of the United States.
With three passengers, a Maxwell
started from Eugene, Ore, and visited
Portland, The Dalles, Madras, Dufer,
Warm Springs and returned to Eugene
"a total OF $50 miles on only thirty
seven gallons of gasoline.
Despite the mountainous touring
test this route affords, the Maxwell
made the trip on an aveage of twenty
three miles to the gallon of gas.
The total cost including gas, oil,
ferry and storage was only 1881.
The Mauney Tire shop has deceived
a large shipment of Cord tires which
gives him a complete stock of Cord
tires.
Ed Rehkopf of Rehkopf Brothers
left Friday on a trip east to the Re
public factory at Alma. Mich.
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SEE 633 BUCHANAN

Three beautiful east front corner lots,
finest old shade, Groom cottage, hot water
and furnace, complete bath. electric lights
might divide. Quick action necessary. Call
today.
SIX ROOMS, Sleeping porch, east front,
and fine shade, one block from car line,
paved street, cement walks. gas, electric
lights, city water out buildings, 312 lots,
good fruit. and fine location. Reason
for selling, death has entered the home.
Make me an offer. 2041 Lincoln st. S.
FOR SALE-f sold this week. Groom
modern and up-to minute with ga
rage, on Lane $4,65O. Terms Groom cot
tage well located, lots Clay, partly
modern $3.50. If you want bargains.
Phone 1893.
FOR SALE-Well built 7-room house. one
block of Washburn college, modern. lot
40x1J0 #, screened in porch, electric lights,
gas, built-in cubbards, cement basement.
Price $4,000, with 81 200 down. A. L. Fur
man Real Estate. 106 West Sth.
FOR SALE-Well built Groom cottage
pa blocks Of State House, modern. Ga
rage. porches, Ia lots. price $1,000. A L.
Furman Real Estate. log West Sth.
FOR SALE-4-rom cottage and two lots
Price $3.50. Cost 81 ,420.37; must sell. For
information Black 2516.
EIGHTH AVE, W.-10-roOm modern DWELL
ing and garage; upper floor will rent for
5000 yearly; easy terms. Phone 4o61
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MALE AND FEMALE
wANrED-FEMALE HELP.
POSITIONS

WANTED-Dining room girl for Mich;
cooks SIS wk.; family help; hOusekeeper;
waitress to ship west; institution help
laundry help: lunch counter girls, $40 wk: !;
cashier SO wk. and board; cook for col
leEe; chambermaids; cooks, helpers. Fur
mans Employment Office. 1O6 West Sth.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and lunch counter
girls local and out of town, ideal work
ing conditions, hours and 40 minutes a
day, experience unnecessary. $40 per month
room and board while learning. See Man
ager Harvey House, Santa Fe station.
GIRL for general homework. good cook,
September 3rd; two in family. Call be-
tween 6 80 and O'Clock evenings, at Ills
Topeka Ave. Telephone 32I9
WANTED-Girl in bindery department
Trap Printing Co., 113 East Sth.
WANTED-Girl for homework; no chill
dren. Call after 5 80 610 Fillmore.
WANTED-Girls in all departments. Ap
ply Banner Lounch Co., 625 Kansas ave.
EXPERIENCED stenographer wanted.
Residence phone s.
EXPERIENCED waitress wanted. Apply
Palm Garden, basement New England
Bldg.
ANTED-Experienced waitress. Mayes
Cafe 524 Kansas Ave.
WANTED-Dishwasher at Madison House,
S23 Madison. Phone 1881.
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FOR SALE-FaRMS
FINE FARMS


so acres, l mile high school and
fine ~. town, SO a. cult, bal. grass.
nearly all tillable, 7-room house, two
barns, nice improvements, running
water and good shade in feed lots
near barn. extra good soil, a fine
hcme Not far from Topeka. Price
$4,000.
100 ACRES
u mile to school and Az miles to a
good ~. and high school. 100 a. cult,
60 a. fine grass, new 6-foom house,
fair barn and other good outbuildings.
Nice home. Owner will carry $4,000
at 6 per cent if desired. Price $77.50
per a.
800 ACRES-s100 PER ACRE.
IA miles of a good high school
town, Not far from Topeka, ITO a.
cult. and fenced hog tight; 20 fine
alfalfa; 120 acres of extra good grass;
good water; new S-room house, good
barn, granary, cribs, ETC.; cattle yards
and sheds for 100 head; scales. Good
soil and lays fine. 5000 cash, and
bal. March l, 1920.
1 have all kinds of farms for sale
and If you or any of your friends are
in the market for land. get in touch
with me.
H. P. RICHARDS.
423 New England Bldg, Topeka, Kan.
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Truck and Taxicab
Drivers. Roy Payne's
T axle a b and Bag
gage at 200 w. 9th
TREE TRIMMING

Tree trimming and topping; dangerous
ones safely removed. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Phone 1888.
WANTED-Man and wife. hospital cooks,
$125 mo-, board, room and ldy.; 2nd
cooks; fry cooks; restaurant cooks; bell
boys, bus boys, porters, kitchen help; man
help to ship out; help for institutions;
laborers g day and board; married farm
couples, farm hands; laborers in Topeka !;
carpenters. Furman's Labor Agency. log
West Sth.
LEARN AUTOMOBILE AND TRACTOR
BUSINESS in 6 to weeks. Earn 800
to $500 per month as mechanic or start
business of your own. We teach by prac-
teal experience on real autos and tractors
Oldest, Largest, Best equipped trade school
Way to Better job" explains ALL Bart
let's Auto & Tractor School, 100 N. Topeka
Ave, Wichita, Kansas.
AUG. 23-Railway mail clerk examina-
81 ,1OO-s 81 COO year. Every SECOND week, or
equivalent, off at full pay. Common educa.
ton sufficient Write Immediately for free
list positions open and sample questions.
Franklin Institute. Dept 1874 X, Rochester,
N. Y.
CENSUS CLERKS-4.00O needed, 500
month. A &c, is upward. Experience un-
necessary. For free particulars Of exam
nations, write J. Leonard (former govern
ment examiner), 1902 Equitable Bldg.
Washington.
WIDE AWAKE MAN to take charge Of
our local trade. 500 to $500 a day,
steady. No experience required; pay starts
at once. Write today. American Products
CO., 239 American Bldg, Cincinnati, o.
WANTED-Capable hotel chef and second
This is an excellent. permanent position
for first class men. Nelson Hotel, Ottawa,
Kan.
MEN-Age II to %. Experience unneces-
sary. Travel make secret investiga lions
reports. Salaries. expenses. American For
etgn Detective Agency. 221, st. Louis.
FIREMEN, BRAKEMEN. S15O-2O0 month
ly, experience unnecessary. Write Rail-
way Association. care Journal.
WANTED-Male agents. 9O6 Z. 4th St,
Topeka. Kan.
WANTED-Two good carpenters Monday
morning at 5O6 Jackson st.
WANTED-Male stenOgrapher clerk, o
Krauss & Son. 224 Kansas ave.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

HOME, quiet, care. kindness. country
food. Child or aged person. Reason
able. Ex-teacher. E. NJ. care Journal.
WASHINGS wANTED-Will call for and
deliver. Phone 2932 ..
CARPET End rug weaving. Rugs for sale
POI Lake. Phone 229S White.
POULTRY wAHTED-E. t. Wise. 1927
Kansas ave. Phone 954.
iHS2 NASTY Alto EXPRESS.
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WANTED-TO RENT

WANTED TO RENT-Furnished or
room apartment or house by Sept. LIST.
West Side close in. Responsible couple.
No children. Phone Black 2TOG-
WANT furnished house or apartment by
Sept. J. No children. References as de-
sired. Telephone 25S4 or write. CT, care
State Journal
WANTED TO RENT-Five-room furnished
apartment or house. Best reference. No
children. Address c. p. Journal.
WANTED-To rent or purchase a six
room house Must have for occupation
by September LIST. Call Red 5o33
WANTED-By two employed girls, mod
ern unfurnished rooms, close in Phone
1855 from s to ..
WANTED-TO rent furnished LONE for
winter, season or By year. Call Red $685.
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WANTED-AGENTS

CANDY-Big pay. Start one Of our Spe-
cialty Candy Factories In your home.
small room, anywhere. We tell how AMI
portunity. Men-women. Candy Co., 1871
Ranstead ST.. Philadelphia, Pa
$40 WEEK made selling Kelly Millers
Progress of the Negro, showing the won
derful doinGs of the race Many pictures,
lightning seller. Write quick for agency.
Jenkins Publishing Co., Quincy St, Chi
cago, III.
LARGE manufacturer wants representa-
tives to sell shirts. underwear. hosiery
dresses, waists. skirts, direct to homes
broadway, New York City.
AGENTS-Sell Ford Electric Plugs; bril-
liant light all speeds, clear view entire
road. Last life of car. sells 81. washing
ton Auto Supply Co. Nashville Tenn.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

W. +. Shaw and wife to d. B. McAlis-
ter. pit. lots 361-3-5 Lincoln st., oo
Brooks' md add. ............:. 81, 100
A. E. Clemens and husband TO n. j.
Shaw. lots 315-1T-10-21 AFTER ave-, j. 40
Norris add. 1,4OO
7.i1 @iiOn ~ o. = ...' ~ $4,000
lots 73I-3G-3S, blk. 6, West St, --o
X cerey and md others to +. B. Denney,
pit. lots 59,G1 Polk St, Douthitt eoo
I snsttingcr- ex. to ". ii. Shearer,
lots 5O9-11 North Taylor st. Mid
d cSGpcs and and wife to {. W. Shepard, wv
pit. lot DDS 10th ave. West, Janeway
G P cTft,s and wife to T. R. Parker,
Sort R' topeka -.o... .i 1900
S. NJ. Kietfer and wife to A. Morrison,
MOTIONS qto md SI0 add .'... @ 1850
Baird Sc. Z Df ne. 81 4 24-1s-1o. 5000
Quincy, lot 65 Il; u 81 Topeka ave-, roo
pout 9dbed pIdee sn DO wife to II Green: $500
baum. lot 15S pit. co Fillmore St.. 5000
E. II. Gibson and wife to |. G. Lieu
rance. lot 194 pit. 90 West St. W. &
C. IL Kelley and wife to F. Kiinee.
pit. lots 434-6-S Western ave, Gould's
O. ad a. TAYLOR and wife to T. W. 2''OO
Greene lots 755 to 765 Jefferson ST,
Pierce add. 1JOOO
A. Vester to r. II. Weeks, lots no
S0-S1 Wabash ave. Walnut Park, 1
. lot III Pt. 10 Polk st. ............ 5000
F. Klinge and wife to o. Taeger. pit
lots 434-6-S Western ave, Gould's
C. Morrison and wife to L. NJ Trem-
bly,. lots 1874 Poplar ST., J. Nor
=, tons md add; W ,;,,-i,., i;
4o4, 5 "a 4O2 Garfield ave-, S. &
ID. uuu.
To Mary L. Price:
L. J. Sims and wife, lot 404. g. II
4O2 Garfield ave. s. & Il. add. $50
NJ. L. Quillen and husband, lot 404
s. u 402, Garfield ave-, S. & b. add.
o. A. Taylor and wife to f. Kelley,
pit 514 Van Buren, st............... 675
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WANTED-SITUATTONs

BOY SCOUT free employment bureau car
supply you with competent boy neip
Call at 100 Eat Sixth st. or phone 440.
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c. o. P. Leader Dies i'm Maine.

Washington. Aug. 16.-Col. William
Baker Thompson. for a number of
years treasurer Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and former assistant
postmaster general. is dead at his sum-
mer home at Haven, Me. He was 81
year old and resident of Washington.