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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
HAS DEATH BENEFIT PLAN

Santa Fe Makes Payments Gratui-
tousIy to Widows and Families.
The death benefit plan of the Santa
Fe railroad. wherein an amount is
paid to the dependent widow or fam
lily on the death of an employee, Is
proving to be of much value to the
widows and dependent members of
such families.
A letter has been received by z. L.
widow of conductor who had worked
for the company over twenty years.
She received check for $2.S13.5O
from the company following her hus-
bands death. and acknowledged the
payment as follows:
1.-THE company's letter and voucher
received and 1 wish to express my
sincere thanks for the kindness and
promptitude with which it was handled.
1t certainly reflects honor on the COM
pany and the men in charge that they
should honor the years of service
= given by their employees. Aside from
the fact that the money thus received
is a blessing to those from whom the
wage Garner is taken. Again assuring
you of my sincere thanks"
Another widow of an employee
of seventeen years service recently re-
ceived the company's check for ST.
655.17.
These payments are made gratuit-
ously. to the family of deceased en-
ployes under the regular rules and do
not come out of the wages of en-
ployes but are taken from the earn
ings of the railroad company, accord
ing to Mr.. Copeland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
Grand Canyon an ATTRACTION.
RADIO ON ROCK ISLAND TRAINS
Plan Being Made to Offer Novel En-
tcrtn .nment to Passcngers.

The Rock Island has begun in
uuiries with radiOphone. experts with
The view of determining if it is prac-
ticable to install on its Rocky Noun
tan Limited and Golden State Linn
tied trains out Of Chicago. complete
radiophone and Photograph outfits to
provide patrons on these trains with
the latest news bulletins during the
day and with musical concerts during
the evenings.
While the plan is still in the tenta-
tive stage. and details are yet to be
worked out. sufficient encoura cement
Las been given by radio representa-
ives to lead to the belief that radio
sets can be operated successfully on
these trains
+ In this connection. it is hoped that
Shy october next. when the Rock
Island plans to celebrate its SEVENTEEN
anniversary. the radio service will
have been sufficiently developed to
show in contrast the methods OF three
score and ten years and those of to-
day.
The Rocky Mountain Limited is a
fast train between Chicago and Den
yer. operating via Omaha and Belle
vile, Kan The Golden State Limited
is California train and operates thru
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
TALK new PLANT
InterlOeking System May Be
Installed in North Topeka.
Three Roads Are interested in
Plan, 1t Is Said.

1t is reported that the Union Pacific,
Rock Island and Santa Fe are inter-
ested in joint negotiations which may
result in the Installation this summer
of an interlocking plant at the two
railway crossings in North Topeka.
The Santa Fe's line to Atchison
crosses the Union Pacific tracks near
the corner of Laurent and North JEFF
ferson streets where the latter tracks
swing to the north and the ST. Joseph
Union Pacific tracks about four
blocks west of the Union Pacific sta
ton. Not many trains are operated
on these two branches but about sixty
Union Pacific and Rock Island main
line trains daily are affected.
Control r.. /. Connection. Too.
The plan, it is said, is to control not
only these two crossings with the in
terlocking system but also Rock Island
trains leaving or approaching the
Rock Island lines south of the river.
At present westbound Rock Island
trains must wait in the Union Pacific
yards until word is received from the
south side that the way is clear.
Including those on the branch lines,
the plant would control approximately
seventy-five trains daily, it is said. On
the basis that a half a ton of coal or
its equivalent in steam is lost every
time the average train stops and starts
the new control would mean a saving
Of more than thirty-five tons of coal
daily. Altho costly, it is pointed out
hat the plant would pay for itself in
his manner within a comparatively
short time
1t is also reported in Topeka that
he Rock Island may double track it's
inc between Topeka and Mcfarland,
his year.
This is the hottest piece of single
rack we now have on the entire sys-
en-" said a Rock Island official. this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
Z cad. GH IL

! w F. Geist. o. Kiro, has succeeded
the late Addis-n Spohr as Union Pa
I cific agent at Newman, a small town
east of Topeka. The Kiro station has
! been taken over by John ID. john
ston. of Concordia.
The following appointments have
been announced by the Union Pacific:
1 y. Randall has been appointed gen.
eraI agent of refrigerator service with
headquarters at Omaha, succeeding J.
w McClymonds, resigned; r. D.
Hughes has been appointed travelling
freight agent with headquarters at
Chicago: J. p. Thomas has been ap-
pointed general agent at Riverside,
California.
The Union Pacific has announced
! its intention to reduce trans-continen-
tai freight rates from 10 to so per
cent on building materials and access
sories including asbestos, cement,
sheetings. roofing and bath tubs; eggs.
nuts. insecticides, poultry, fish food,
ammunition, glycerin, soda fountain
supplies. furniture parts. pole line con-
struction material. auto chassis and
rotary blowers. The Southern Pacific
has made, similar announcement
bulletin issued by the passenger
traffic department of the Union Pa
cific calls attention to the fact that
service by n. walter outside of the
dining cars is given on all Union Pa
cific lines at an extra charge of TWEEN |
ty-five cents per passenger. note !
to this effect appears on every stand !
ard bill of fare. The charge is usually |
waived in case Cf invalids, women ac- !
companied by children. and others /
who for some good reason find it diff
ficult to go to the dining car
The number of cars loaded with
revenue freight during the week end
ing March f. exceeded the 100000 /
l. Fa-- SirRa he rzf I
part of November and showed a large
increase as compared with the CORE
spending week of last year while
nearly reaching the figure for 1920.
The total. according to reports from
was S03s255, as COM
pared with 711.36 in 1921 and ST.
los in 1920. This was also $4,000
more than for the previous week
Passenger travel to California has
passed its climax and the eastward
is now slightly the heaviest,
according to J. NJ. Council. general {
agent for the Santa Fe. ;
During the winter tourist season all
If the California bound trains were {
crowded and extra sections were run |
Utmost daily. Now the regular trains {
re able to handle the travel west
While extra sections are needed to !
handle the business in the opposite I
Erection. The California outflow. 7
however, is not expected to reach its
leighth until some time in April. {
For the past two months the Santa
Te has been conducting a, campaign c
or the solicitation of business by en- i
loyes. Postcards bearing traffic r
ps" have been distributed among the r
mployes and their cooperation re- :
uested. An employe filling out a
ard puts upon it the names and ad- I
resses of business prospects, and y
ends it to the proper division super +
ltendent, who in turn, places it in 4
ne hands of a local agent. The en- L
lusiasm with which the employees |,
ave entered into the work has ac- s
results. and the campaign ii
to be continued. 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

vice president of the association for
Colorado and chairman OF a special
committee appointed by the Denver
Civic and Commercial association to
further the work of the Victory High
way association in Colorado. spoke on
''Tlls Special Interest of Colorado and
of Denver in the Victory Highway As
ISOLATION"
J.. E. Zahn. a prominent Denver
business and club man. director of the
Victory Highway association for the
state of Colorado, presided at the
luncheon.
The luncheon was preliminary to a
caMpaign for 1000 membershipslin
Denver which is to be launched in the
near future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
KEEP TRACK HOT
Santa Fe Is Planning Big Spe-
cial Service to California.
: FOrty-Five Specials Planned
for Shriners and ROtarians.

One of the largest special train
movements in the history of the Santa
Fe will be conducted during the last
OF May and first few days g June in
connection with the Rotary and Shrine
meetings to be held in California
According to ]. NJ. Cornell. general
passenger agent. arrangements have
already been made to run approx
mately forty-five special trains to the
two conventions. and sixteen have
been engaged for the return trip, The
eastward movement. however, will not
be so well organized because SO many
of the passengers wish TO stay in Cali
fornia indefinitely and return in scat
tered numbers at various times.
The International association of Ro-
tary clubs will meet at Los Angeles,
June to 8, which the Imperial COun-
ell. Ancient Arabic Order. Mystic
Shrine will gather at San Francisco
June Is to Is. In the fixing Of the
dates of these two big events. it is
said that consid GRAFTON was given to
the fact many would like to attend
both of them and for that reason the
dates were linked closely together.
For the same reason the movement
will be largely mixed altho each or
ganiZation is making its own arrange
ments for train service
Track Hot for Ten Days
The fifteen specials which have I.
been arranged by the Santa F'e for 4
the Rotary convention will be run I
from May % to June !. inclusive. anu /
the thirty Shrine specials will follow :
closely from June to 7. This is an +.
average of four or five special trains
a day for a period of ten days and
it is likely that the number will be
increased as other negotiations for
trains are still pending The sixteen
Shrine specials arranged for the re
turn trip will leave San Francisco
soon after ehe session ends. So far
no Rotary specials for the return trip
have been planned for the reason that
many OF the Rotarlans are going to
remain for the Shrine meeting ana
visit variuus points in the
west before coming back home.
Most of The special trains over the
Santa Fe will be received from eastern
lines at Chicago and Kansas City.
altho a number will be formed in
Kansas The Seventeenth district Of
International Rotary clubs, comprising
Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma and a ]
part of Arkansas. has arranged for ]
wo specials one will be made up at
Kansas City and the other at Okla
loma City The two trains will meet
It Newton and make the remainder I
# the trip to Los Angeles as one train ]
n two sections. travelling about thirty [
minutes apart. {
Grand Canyon an Attraction. c
Kansas City Shriners have arranged
or three specials over the Santa Fe.
firza Temple, OF Pittsburg, will fur :
fish another. as well as INDIAN Tenn l
lie. of Wichita. All of the specials F.
ver the Santa Fe will be of solid !.
'uElman makeup and almost without
reception they will all stop for a day >
{ Grand Canyon, the biggest attrac-
er of the trains will pass thru To-
eka. u
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START WORK ON new LINE
Grading Camps Are Being Established
on the Satanic Branch.


The grading for the new line of the
Santa Fe TO be built west from Sa-
tanta, a distance of fifty-five miles,
is already in progress.
A railroad camp has been estab-
Ished a mile and a half west OF New
Ulysses, in Grant county, and large
crew is now engaged in throwing up
the largest fill to be made anywhere
on the new line
Sub-contractors are getting on the
job with their crews and equipment
and it is expected that within a few
days grading work will be in progress
at several places. Scott & White,
who have the contract for building
the entire line, are expected to put
their own crews to work in Haskell
county Monday morning.
Four new tracks are now being laid
in the Santa Fe yards at Satanic to be
used as unloading tracks for materials
for the new road. The Santa Ee will
also build a number of extra bins and
platforms there for the same purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
Corn Was King Then.

Under the heading: THE Sister
States. Kansas the Granary and Colo
RADIO the Mint of the Continent" one
page of the folder is devoted to the
progress made by Kansas during the
previous five years in production of
the five leading marketable crops. A
table. with two years omitted, is re-
produced as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

in, 1873 was 2,47s,s62 and the aggre-
gate value Of farm products. $685.
265s109. The aggregate acreage of the
state in 1877 was 5,595,304 and the
aggregate value of farm products,
SIS, 597,051.
THE valuation of livestock in the
state for the year 1877 was $780,
1S1,729. The winter wheat now in
the ground for harvest of 1878, aggre-
gates 1,243,515 acreS-an increase
over 1876 of 3S6,390 acres, or As
per cent, and its general condition is
Is per cent above fair average"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Grain 1873 1875 1877
Wheat, bu... 5,994, 500 secs, 4O3 14,316, 705
Corn, ...45, 0e7, 451 S0,Tes T69 los, 4g7. s31
Rye bu..... 301 957 1645.497 2-525, O54
Barley. bu. sos, OO2 9OO,550 1,sT5.323
Oats, bu.-.- 9,337,5s1 9.T94,o51 12.T6s,4sS
This does not only show that corn
was far in the lead as an agricultural
product IN Kansas at that time, but
continuing the folder says:
The aggregate acreage of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
TOPEEANS ATTEND ROAD RALLY

Geo. w. StansfieId and Ben Blow
Speak in Denver.
A special luncheon combined with a
rally for the Victory Highway in Col
orado was held Friday at Denver, I'M
der the auspices of the Denver Civic
and Commercial association.
George. w. Stansfield of Topeka,
president of the association, spoke on
1.-The Victory Highway Association
and Its Aspirations" Ben Blow, man.
ager of the association. on THE Senti-
mental Aspects of the Victory High
way Association" DR.. F. L. Bartlett.
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-19

ject to a first mortgage dated Feb. l,
1918, due Feb. /, 1928, executed by
said mortgagors, on which there re-
mains due 100000, with interest at
6 per cent annually and 8 per cent
after due on interest and principal;
and whereas said mortgagors have
made default in the payment OF inter-
est due thereon on February /, 1871;
and whereas the said II. +. Stolte in
order to protect his said mortgage n
prevent a foreclosure of said first
mortgage, has advanced the sum of
$4,000 interest at 6 per cent, n
s32.47 interest thereon at s per cent,
and $541.31 interest at s per cent on
said $1,000 from Feb. l, 1921, to this
date, making a total of $993.7S so ad-
vanced ard paid by the undersigned
Fl. F. Stolte;
And there being now due the said
sum of $5,641.59 and the said sum OF
1898. rs as advanced, making a total
of Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty
Five Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents
Csc, 635. 37), now due and payable upon
said mortgage first herein mentioned;
And whereas no action at law or
other proceedings have been instituf-
ed to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage or interest advanced on the
said first mortgage;
Notice is hereby given that by viz
tue of the power Of sale contained in
said mortgage first herein described,
and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mort
gage will be foreclosed by sale OF the
mortgaged premises described in said
mortgage and hereinafter described,
at public auction by the Sheriff OF
Hand County, South Dakota, at the
front door of the Court House in the
City of Miller, Hand County, South
Dakota, on Saturday, the 25th day OF
February, 1922, at two o'clock in the
afternoon of that day; said property
described in said mortgage is situated
in Hand County, South Dakota, and
is described as follows, to-wit: The
South Half (SR) of Section Thirty
One (31), in township One Hundred
Fifteen (115), North of Range Sixty
Six (66), West of the Fifth P. NJ, con-
tanning two Hundred Ninety-One
ceres, more or less; said premises will
be sold at said public auction to the
highest bidder for cash for the pur-
pose of paying said interest, principal
Indebtedness and interest advanced on
first mortgage, totaling the said sum
of $6,635.37, together with interest
thereon from the date of this notice.
and all costs and statutory attorneys
fee.
Dated January Is, 1922.
II. +. STOLTE,
Assignee and owner of said
Mortgage.
Melvin j. Butte,
Sheriff of Hand County, S. ID.
w. H. Beckman, Attorney for owner
Of mortgage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-19

due, or IL default be made in the pay
ment of the taxes assessed or to be
assessed on said premises before the
same became delinquent, then the
whole sum, both principal and interest,
at once become due, and
Whereas, The whole amount Of the
Principal and interest has become due
by reason of such default, and
Whereas, The amount claimed to be
due upon said mortgage at the date of
this notice is the sum of Two thousand
one hundred and ninety-five and 6S-100
dollars ($2,195.6S) to-wit: $2,063 prin-
cipal and $12.68 interest besides the
sum of Twenty-Five dollars attorneys
fees, stipulated for in said mortgage,
and 1920 interest paid upon first mort
gage on said land.
Now Therefore, Notice is hereby Civ
en- that by virtue of the power of sale
contained in said mortgage, and duly
recorded as aforesaid, and in pursu-
ance of the statutes in such case made
and provided, the said mortgage will
be foreclosed by a sale of the mort
gagged premises therein described, at
public auction by the Sheriff of Hand
County, South Dakota, at the front
door of the Court House, in the city
of Miller and county of Hand and
state of South Dakota, OF the Bird day
of March, 1922, at one o'clock in the
afternoon of that day. The mortgaged
premises are situated in the county OF
Hand in the state of South Dakota.
and are described as follows, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of section thir-
teen. township n hundred fourteen
north of range sixty-seven, west of
the 5th =. NJ.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1922
at Miller, S. ID.
First State Bank of st.
e.. Lawrence, S. ID.
Mortgage.
Harlan j. Bushfield, Attorney for
Mortgage.
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January 1876
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE %FORECLOS.
IRE SALE

Whereas Grover G. Hepler and Mary
j, Hepler of Sphinx County, So. Oak,
did on July Is, 1919, execute and de-
liver to Alberta E. Blain, mortgage,
of Redfield, Sphinx County, South Da-
kota. a mortgage covering real estate
as hereinafter described in Hand
County, South Dakota, said mortgage
having been duly recorded in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds of Hand
County, South Dakota, on August 5th,
1919, at four o'clock p. m. in Book 116
of Mortgage, at page 247; said mort
gage being given to secure the pay
ment Of $4,662.47 represented by five
notes dated July is, 1919, four of said
notes being in the sum of $1,000 each
and one of said notes being in the sum
of $662.47, said notes being due on the
18th day of July of the years 1920,
1921, 1922. 1923 and 1924, respectively,
and bearing interest at 6 per CEN
annually until due and 10 per cent
thereafter;
And whereas the said mortgage to-
gether with the Indebtedness secured
thereby was on July LIST. 1921. duly as
signed by said mortgage to Fl. F.
Stolte, of Redfield, S. d., said assign
ment being recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of Hand County,
South Dakota, on September Z, 1921,
at two o'clock D. m, in Book 112 Of
Mortgages, on page asa. said Fl. F.
Stolte being now the owner and holder
of said mortgage and the Indebtedness
secured thereby;
And whereas default has been made
in the payment of interest due upon
said notes and mortgage on July Is,
1920, amounting to s279.75. and in the
payment of $1,000 of the principal,
and whereas said mortgage provides
that in the event of default in the
payment Of interest due on said notes
or part of the, principal when due, the
MORTGAGE may at his option declare
the whole Of said mortgage indebted
ness due and proceed to foreclose the
said mortgage; and the said mort
gagee and her said assignee having
elected to declare the whole Of said
mortgage indebtedness due and pay
able;
And there being now due the said
sum of s279.75 interest payable July
Is, 1920. and the further sum OF
S699.37 being interest on said prin-
cipal sum at 10 per cent from July Is,
1920, to this date. and the further
sum of $4.662.47, being the said prin-
cipal sum due and payable, making in
all the sum of Five Thousand Six
Hundred Forty-One Dollars and Fifty
Nine Cents ($5,641.5s) upon said mort
gage;
And whereas said mortgage is SUBJ
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-19
January 1913
Notice of Time Appointed For Proving
Will

State of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Saakjie Van Asperen, deceased.
The State of South Dakota Sends
Greetings to Abe Van Asperen, Mary
Schotanes, Oscar Van Asperen, Nick
Van Asperen, Jhan Van Asperen and
Peter Van Asperen, heirs next of kin
of Saakjie Van Asperen, deceased:
Pursuant To An Order of said Court
made on the 18th day of January, 1922
notice is hereby given that Friday, the
9th day of January, 1922 at three
o'clock P. NJ. of said day at the Court
room of said Court at the Court House
in the County of Hand have been ap-
pointed as the time and place for hear
ing the application of Jhan Van AS
peren and Peter Van Asperen for the
issuance to Glenn Farrar of Letters
Testamentary, when and where any
person interested may appear and con-
test the same.
Witness The Hon. G.. G.. Briggs,
Judge of the County Court, and the
seal of said Court, this 18th day of
January, 1922 at his office in the city
of Miller, Hand County, South Dakota.
By The Court:
G. c. BRIGGS,
Attest: Judge.
Emma A.. Morrow, Clerk.
Harlan J.. Bushfield, Attorney.
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January 1918
Notice For Hearing Petition For Pro-
hate OF Foreign Will

DhlV w WIN
State of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ro-
bert w. Theobald, deceased
The State of South Dakota Sends
Greeting to Louise Theobald, Efie
Powers, Lilly Pearce, Adell Leyson,
Beulah Peterson, heirs next of kin of
Robert w. Theobald, late of the Coun-
ty of Iowa and State of Wisconsin,
deceased.
Pursuant To An Order of said Court,
made on the 18th day of January, A.
d. 1922 notice is hereby given, that
Saturday, the 2Sth day of January, A.
D., 1922 at 2 o'clock p. NJ, of said day,
at the Court Room of said Court, al
the city of Miller in the County of
Hand has been appointed as the time
and place for proving the Will of said
Robert W. Theobald, deceased, and for
hearing the application of Louise
TheObald. widow, for the issuance to
Ezra d. Leyson of Miller, S. d., of Let
tiers of administration with will an
nexed when and where any person
interested may appear and contest the
same.
Witness the Hon. G. C. Briggs,
Judge of the County Court and the
Seal Of said Court, this 18th day of
January, A. D., 1922, at his Office in
the city of Miller, County of Hand,
State of South Dakota.
G. c. BRIGGS,
Attest: Judge of County Court
Emma A. Morrow, Clerk of Courts.
Frank r. Fisher, Atty.