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Bent County register., 1889-02-02
Big Apples

are grown from our trees. The larg-
est stock of FOREST TREES for
Timber Claims in the world. 300
acres in Nursery Stock. All kinds
of new and old Fruit, Forest, Orna-
mental Trees and Shrubs. GRAPES
and Small Fruits at hard times prices.
A paper devoted to Fruit growing
one year TO all who buy Sl.oo worth
Of STOCK FREE. Trees and Plants
by mail specially.
Our Nurseries are located within
so miles Of the center of the United
States, and our shipping facilities are
unexcelled.
Send At once for . Price list to
CARPENTER & GAGE,
FArRBURY, NKBr.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

Israel Stotts, on California Mesa,
claims his success in raising los
bushels OF oats per acre was due
TO his system of irrigation. After
seeding. after the first irrigation in
April he bolds the water from the
grain for At least six weeks, or until
the grain begins to head. He then
irrigates continually until the grain
begins to turn. This checks the first
stand and forces the crop to stool
amazingly. 1t gives plenty of root
and produces more heads than by
any other systen.-Montrose Mes.
senger.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02
Dividing Bent County.

Among the bills introduced TO,
tue division of Bent county is one t.
create the county of Teller and on.
to form the county of Welcott
These bills are now before the Com
mittee on Counties and County Lines
and practically no opposition ha,
been raised against them.
n staff correspondent of The
Times recently visited Bent count,
aad traversed that section from
which it is proposed to form the new
counties. FROM hia account it an
pears that not only is a division OF
the county necessity. but that the
proposed manner Of dividing it meets
with the favor of a large majority,
for several reasons.
In the first place. the new counties
will have more than an average area
secondly, they VIII have more than
the average amount of taxable prop
erfy; they will have an average pop
ulaiion, and lastly they will have Re
publican majorities.
The Times has no particular inter
est in the formation of new counties
further than to see the greatest good
accrue to the greatest nunber. but it
must be confessed tha, the showing.
made by the proposed counties of
Teller and Wolcott in the matters of
area, taxable wealth, population and
politics, is a strong bid for popular
II is also claimed by the friends of
the measures creating these two
counties tina, the manner of the pro-
posed division will avert that bitter
and ill-will which usual
ly follow county division and loc.-
lion of county seals They claim
that it would DE possible to so divide
the county as to brIng about a con-
diton ~ terrible as the county seat
wars which have retarded the growth
of Kansas and have terminated fire.
quentiy IN bloodshed. bot that the
proposed division would prevent just
.nrh oc,.nrrrness
II will probably be some time be
fore the Legislature takes any action
In these matters, as an agreement has
been reached that the question of
county division will not be taken up
until the final introduction of bills.
This will give the Legislature com
mitl-e ample time to arrive At con-
ciu-ion. which will undoubtedly be
10 3 majority.-Denver
Times.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

Antonio Jose Garcia reports range
stock along middle Apishapa as hun.
cry, and that some deaths among
cattle, sheep and horses have occur
red.
Cattle on the lower Purgatoire are
said to be in fair condition, and will
come out all right should the winter
not be too severe from this time on.
Trinidad Citizen.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

It is said that an even bakers doz-
en- of bills has been introduced in
TO this Legislature already for the di-
vision of Bent county. At that rate
they viii only need little more rope
70 hang themselves. But after all
this harzngue, 6ghting and scratch
ing for something to save some bust
ed towns, the Democrat advocates
only one pet scheme and that is TO
leave Las AnimAs, Nine Mile, Gala-
tea aud Sheridan all in grand glori-
Gus old Bent The rest may sl. 90
aud welcome They may contain
some good people, bat they DON,
vote right We don't need them
Las Animas Democrat
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

If Bent county was divided into as
many counties as there are bills,
each precinct in Bent would have a
county seat There are now, from
what we can learn, about twelve or
fifteen bills introduced in the senate
and house. They cannot sll expect
to have the county cut up to their
notion. Bent county should b. di-
videa and three or four new counties
made. The bill for Wolcott county
is rot e1trzyagant in its demands,
making lamar the county seat This
town has enough of people to Justify
them in demanding s county seat
and a new county, while La Juntz or
Rocky Ford should be made the
temporary county seat of a new
county. Cheyenne Wells also has
made a clzim for q new county to be
made from Bent and psrt of E.
bert, in which she has = just claim
Chivingtsn and Sheridan Lake also
have bills for new counties.-Fort
Garland Republican.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

A few of our young bloods took it
into their heads the other evening to
give order. to a certain Young MAJ TO
leave town, and not to stand On the
order Of going bat to git up and Dust
The v. m. not being bulIdozable, the
hoxs concluded TO eIte1d the time
.,.tv or rnety days to snit his con-
,eni.nee.-Kinsley, Kan. Mercury.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

Now let's put our shoulders to the
wheel and all push together and
then things are bound to roll. First,
let every farmer within six or eigh,
miles Of Stuart plant from five to ten
acres of broomcorn and that alone
will set the ball to rolling. Broom.
corn grows and does well in any
kind of season, and should we sue.
coed In getting an establishment OF
this kind located at Stuart, we will
then haye created home market foi
one of the finest products of the
country. and one too, that grows with
but little or no cultivation. Should
We fail in the location of such 9
"plant," We can bale the brush and
ship it At a good profit, for every
farmer that raised 4 crop last year
will willingly testify, that broomcorr
brought more ready cash to the farm
ers, with less labor than any other
product.-Steuart Chronicle.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02
Mr.. w. ]. Brooker is . broom

Mr.. W. J. Brooker is . broom
maker by trade and viii start broom
factory in this place - soon ss .
crop of broom corn can be harvested.
Farmers .hould bear this fact IN
mind and plant freely this year 1t
Is = sare crop here and a very prof.
able one As vas fully demonstrated
by last years srperiuents.-Chey-
enne Wells Gazette,
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

The Horticultural exhibition at
Denver last week presented some
noyel and interesting features. A
tank of water contained fish in every
stage Of development, and the visitor
might see the eggs burst open and
the little vrigglers bob out serenely.
Springs Echo.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

@The people want the Legislature
to abolish the fee system and pay
county officers stated salaries. It
vould be the means of Saving the
people of Lake and several other
counties thousands of dollar. ANIMAL
ly"-Journal-D Dispatch.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

c. c. Murray received from Hi
nois barrel of black walnuts which
he will plant on his farm. Wzlnuts
When planted come up As readily as
corn, and many should begin to grow
few of the trees The freight on
this barrel was $4-5O.-Trinidad Cit
izeu.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

The question of Abolishing the Tee
system Of paying county officers in
counties of the hizhes, class il being
agitatrd- The reform Is = needed one
and should prrrsL-AiunezroIis Re
pab.isAu-
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

Tbs fee systsm ought to be abol-
ished by the Legislature. if there is
any justice or yirtue in the latter. A
more svindling system than that of
fees for county eEesrs could not pos
sibly be inventeJ.-Paeblo Merry
World.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02

A county fair At Piaklor, Dakots.
came to very abrupt cloee recently.
The exhibition consisted of a ball
and . pzmPkin. The bali got Ioo-e
and ate the psmpkin, add the fair
ssded right there.-Exchange.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02
or LIVE TOWNS
Lamar and Rocky Ford
Have Bright Prospects.

Have Bright Prospects.
There is not pair of villages In
the west whose future Is brighter
than Lamar and Rocky Ford. The
former town Is In Wolcott, close ia
the center of the county, and has pc.
culiar stragetic advantages. The
United States Land Office il located
there, which draws every new conner
ar we'll as old settler. Further on
will be found statement of the land
Office bnsiness since its establish.
ment, that will be read with interes,
and por6t. Lamar has a new $I5, 200
school house -four newspapers, several
churches, two banks, large lumber
OF business houses, and about I,2oo
Inhabitants.
Its age IL only two Year,, which is
certainly a remarkable showing.
There are Springfield, Minneapolis,
Boston, Brsok6eld, Villas, Mulvane,
Wilde, Carriso and Decatur-all
promising towns--drawing their mer-
camille and other supplies from
Lamar.
LAMAR LAND OFFICE REPORT.
Following is the report of business
done at the United States Land Office
since Its establishment, January /,
Bent County register., 1889-02-02
You Will fnd the most correct &C.

fou will find the most correct &C
eouDt of the clothes of the year in
your tailor's blll.-Boston Bulletin.
There is one class of Americans
that never miss trains. We refer 10
the defanlting cashiers.-Yo-kers
Statesman.
Iowa Lsdy-Where i. my husband j?
Servant-He Just stepped ont to the
drug store, mum. "My goodness, Is
be drinking again?"-New York
Weekly.
Theatrical Manager ito applican,
for position)-Do you think you
would make a good walking gentle
man? Actor (suspiciously)-Um-
er-ho~ far vest are you goiDg?-
New York Weekly.
Mrs. Gabb (vho thinks her boy
will grow up into famous orator
and great statesmanl-I just wish
you could hear my hoy talk. He
talks right straight ahead from morn
ing to night He doesn't stop . min
ute. What do you think he is going
to be? Mr.. Winks-well--er-I
dunno; = barber, rnaybe.-Philadel-
plia Record.
Bent County register., 1889-02-02
weether. For 1883.

Professor Foster, of Iowa, whose
representations regarding the wealth.
er have attention because Of their ac-
curacy, has made the following pre-
dictions for 1889:
Our calculations are that it will be
too wet in all countries within 40 de.
grees of the equator that are near the
sea level and too dry IN those coun-
tries that are elevated 1000 feet OF
more above the sea level. Just where
the dividing line will be between the
heavy rains of the south or low lands
and the dry weather or high lands
of North America, we cannot state.
The wet weather may come as far
north as southern Iowa. Missouri
and southern Kansas may have favor
able weather. Our prediction 10 that
all the highlands surrounding the
upper Missouri and Mississippi will
be too dry and effect the corn crop
in July and August so as to raise the
Price Of corn at Chicago to rs cents.
Prof. Blake. of Topeka, Kan, whom
We regard as the best authority on
rainfall, is of the same opinion, while
Prof. Mansile, of Rock Island, holds
to the opinion that the weather will
be favorable for corn in the corn belt.
We are firmly of the opinion that
our predictions will prove correct
Lyndon, TKan. Journal.
Judge Gresham, who was a prom
inent candidate for the nomination
to the presidency in the late cam
psigp, is reported as saying in a late
interview referring to the bribery of
voters in that state: "Uniess the
state takes steps to stop the corrup-
ton At the polls condition of affairs
will be produced, to which the re-
bellion will not be . circumstance.
1t is the Pharasees who are dong
this. 1t is men of prominence and
respectability who raise these large
sums of money knowing the use that
they will be put to, men who deal
openly in corruption one day and 20
TO church the next. 1t is these men
who bring disgrace upon the state.
You may convict a hundred, yes,
even = thousand, obscure voters for
bribery, but the effect upon a com
munIty would be As nothing compar-
ed to that which would follow the
conviction of one prominent NAM
Exchange.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
Care of the Eyes

Shades on lamp or gas burners should be of
milk" or ground glass; never of colored
glass
Never sleep opposite a window which will
throw flood of strong light on your eyes
when you wake in the morning.
When bathing the face do not open the
eyes under water, as this is apt to be injuri-
Gus to the epithelial covering of the eye.
In all institutions, particularly for chill
dren, where the eyes are required to do close
work, the proportion of the square surface
of the windows to the square surface of the
floor should never fall below one to four
The short sighted eye is essentially dis
eased eye and should be treated as such 1t
affects by preference those who use their eyes
constantly for fine neat work, and is al
most unknown among the uncivllized nations
When children work by light which falls
in their faces they are apt to bend the body
forward so rs to shade the eyes by the head
or else twist it around so that the light shall
fall On the page. Both of these positions are
pernicious There is great danger of the
chest becoming narrow and contracted and
of the spine becoming curved
To battle the eyes properly take large basin
of cold water, bend the head close over it,
and with both hands throw the water with
some force the gently closed lids This
has something of the same effect as a shower
bath, and has a toning up influence which
water applied in any other way has not.-De-
troit Free Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
Funeral Of Engineer Esau.

The remains of the late engineer Pat
rick Egan, arrived from Chicago Satur-
day evening. accompanied by Mr.. r. j.
MCGEE and Engineers Shield and Nc
Cormack, of the Rock Island road, and
some of the men employed by Mr. Nc
Gee in Chicago From the latter it is
learned that after transacting his bust
ness with the company. Mr.. Egan had
spent some time with Mr.. MCGEE, who is
his brother in-law, and had then
started for home. The other particulars
are as stated, except that the unfortunate
engineer had attempted to climb upon a
freight car instead of the engine, and
being thrown upon the rail, the wheels
passed across the chest, severing the lief,
arm and crushing the body, producing
instant death.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral
was held, there being large
concourse of people at the house of
the dead engineer on Twenty-fourth
street and Sixth avenue, previous to
the service at st. Joseph's church, which
was crowded. The floral designs were
profuse and beautiful, including sppro-
pirate designs rom the engineers and
Modern Woodmen. Mr.. Egan was not
a member of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, but every engineer on the
road had feeling of brotherly love for
him nevertheless.
1t being the wish of the family that the
rites of the church be strictly and solely
observed. the Woodmen did not psrtici-
pate in body IS was expected. and the
pail bearers were chosen entirely from the
railroad associa es They were: James
Mirfeld, Thomas Greedy, Andrew
Shields, j. j. Mccormack, John Breecher
and John Murrin. The services at St.
Joseph's church were brief and included
q funeral address by Father Mackin
which, while eulogistic of the deceased,
was full of words of consolation to the
bereaved ones, whose aching hearts are
almost comfor.less.
The cortege, which was in charge oil
Clough & Cotton, to the cemetery, was
one of the largest ever held in the three
cities. All branches of railroad employ
ment-engineers, iremen. conductors
brakemen and switchmen were represent
pd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
The Grand Old Woman.

Mrs Gladstone has been all her life the
confidant and friend of her husband. She
has no life apart from him. He has not an
other friend in equally confidential relations,
Neither by omission nor commission has she
violated her trust Lady Palmerston and
Lady Beaconsfield had each her salon. Lady
Randolph Churchill has hers. In their draw
ing rooms politics is the theme as freely as in
the upholstered novels of the late Disraeli-
Mrs Gladstone never had a salon. The only
politician in her boudoir all her life has beer
the Grand Old Man. What services she has
rendered him, with sagacious counsel, with
loving warning, with loyal consolation, only
he knows. When the real life of Gladstone /.
written the twain will not be parted. The
Grand Old Woman will go down to honor
where she has been SO many years, side by
side with the Grand Old Man.-Chicsgt
Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
THE PAVING PETITION.
The County Court Proceedings
Commenced.
City Attorney Haas ideas as to the
Course the City should Pursue-Im-
portant Action Expected Tonight.

City Attorney, Joseph L. Haas. fled in
the county court to day the petition TO
levy special assessment for the pave-
ment of Second avenue with vitrified
brick from TWEEN ieth street west to
Fourteenth. Mr.. Haas returned from
Quincy Saturday evening. where he has
been posting himself thoroughly on the
subject Of paving, and has every paper
prepared and is ready to push the pro-
]ect as fast as the law will allow him
This he proposes to do.
Mr.. Haas also has some very good
suggestions which ne will lay before the
council for embodiment in the formation
of the contract under which the work
will be done. Mr.. Haas idea is
that the contractor be required to
make monthly report. and es-
innate Of the work, up to that time &C
complished This is to be submitted to
the mayor, superintendent of streets and
street and alley committee. If it proves
satisfactory. eighty-five per cent of what
has thus far been collected will be paid
the contractor and the remaining fifteen
reserved by the CITY. This will be done
each month while the work is in progress
and at the time the work is completed
the contractor shall receive the accumu-
lated differences.
Mr.. Haas will aso advise the council to
make a provision that the contractor
shall have no claim or lien upon the city
beyond the limit of what the city actually
collects by SPECIAL assessment for this
work.
The council is likely to take important
action with regard to the paving question
tonight and number of contractors are
| already in the city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
Police POjuta.

j. G. Scott was fined SIS and costs fol
being drunk and disorderly.
Mrs. Schneider was fined 50 and costs
this morning for tongue-lashing Mrs.
Brown. The parties to the proceedings
are ueighbors living in the Fifth ward.
Marvin West became inebriated last
night and fell through one of the $3.50
plate glass windows of Goldsmith s
store, on Second avenue. Officer
Long took him to the cooler.
Mike Kelly was held IN $4,000 bonds
by Justice Halves this morning for the
Buffalo Prairie arson. His mother and
Mills Joyce became his bondsmen. II
was alleged at the preliminary hearing
that there had been bitter feeling be-
tween Kelly and Perry B. Moore. grow.
ing out of politics and that Kelly had
fired Moores barn and destroyed its con,
tents for pure ugliness and spite.
Marshal Miller's services were necessa
ry yesterday to settle misunderstanding
over the rightful possessor of the number
which won the gold watch at the Flor
ence Hamilton engagement Saturday
night. The winning number was 1872,
which was held by Conrad Whittig. who
was in the gallery Saturday night when
it was called out, bat did not get down to
the stage until another number had beel
called, and the watch given to a young
man from Davenport. Whittig, however
was not disposed to be deprived o! his
rights, and yesterday he had Marshal
Miller see that he got it.
Saturday afternoon Arthur Herwig, q
mere boy, rented skiff, and with some
other boys. went out for ride on the
river. They were hailed by John Lam
non and James Thomas, VINO induced
the boys to take them in. Then lik,
pirates they took possession of the shiI
and ordered the boys to surrender tn,
contents of their pockets on threats tina
If they refused they would be thrown
into the river. HerHig had considerable
money-having $40, which the pirate
took, and buying key of beer with i
went down to the island to enjo,
themselves. The boys returned to tn,
city and informed Marshal Miller, who
with Officer Sexton, went to the islanc
and gathered Lannon and Thomas in.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
The ROsses Meet.

The republican county committee met
at the Harper Saturday afternoon. Boss
Wells presiding. and quite number of
little bosses present The object of the
meeting was to decide upon the calling Of
a convention 10 take action relative to
nominating candidate Cor the office
made vacant ty the death of States At
torney O'Mara. 1t was decided to hold a
convention to nominate candidate for
the office on Tuesday, July 2. and to rec
ommend that the primary meetings be
held on Saturt ay, June 80. The rating
of representation was fixed at one dele
gate for every fifty republican voters and
one for every fraction of twenty-five or
more, together with one absolute dele
gate from each township. The prepare
ton of call under these conditions was
left with Boss Keohler.