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A nlr slrikr Threatened.

CHICAGO, Aug. li.-A strike among the
iron molders is threatened HtChicago and
one was nearly precipitated yesterday 10y
a firm receiving aud casting pan for a
quartz mill on an order from san Fran.
cisco. Secretary Hcaly Of the trades and
labor assembly and membees Of the Mold.
ers' union said the strike to-day would in
cvitably result were the fouudrics 10 ac.
ccpt orders from san Francisco, as a
sIrikc was in progress there.
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HARRY WILKES FAILED.
The last Horse l. Unable Ia Lower His
Record ON Rochester Track.

ROCHESTER,, Aug IA During this after
noon Belle Hamlin truttcd against the
PAGER Hal Pointer fora purse Of $1,000.
Pointer wen ia 2:l3H, Harry Wilkes
failed in hs effort To beat his record of
9:l3i..
In the 2l7 class, 5000, divided, Penn
leo won, Alfred |. second, Mocking Bird
third. Others drawn. Best time, 2:l6l..
ln the , ~ trot, 5000, divided, Rich
mond Jr won, Frank b. second, Jesse
Hanson third, Wonder fourth. Best time,
1.2ll,
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smnIlnoN In Guatemala.

City or MEXICO, Aug. H.-Smallpox is
causing many deaths in the Guatemalan
army on the Salyadorian frontier. IL ap.
pears difficult Ia arrange peace between
Guatemala aud san Salvador. as Miner,
American minister to Guatemala, will not
act in accord with the rest of the dlplo-
tuatlC pOrps,
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FLATTERINo THE FRENCH.

stanley Creates surprise by an Opinion
an the AngIo-french Agreement.
PARIS, Aug. li.-Hcnry Stanley has sur
prised the Frenchmen 10y expressing the
opinion that Rlbot made good bargain
in the Anglo-Frcnch agreement. Stanley
believes that had Salisbury known Niger
itia better, he would not have signed the
agreement. Stanley applauds the scheme
for the trans-Saharan railway and thinks
the road will not cost more than SaOD,ODO,-
90 francs aud can be built IN 10 years.
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WARRIORS AND WOMEN.
The Grand Army Encampnent Searl!
brought To Close.

The Grand Army Encampinent Nearly
Brought 10 Close.
BosToN, Aug. H.-Aside from the ses-
sions Of the national encampment aud the
Women's Relief Corps, the greater part of
the G.. A. Il. celebration is over. The
number of reunions to-day was compare
lively few. Many have already left for
home. At the second days session Of the
annual convention of the ladies of the
Grand Army to-day, reports of depart
ments were read and deferred. Mrs.
Catherine T.. Herst of Louisville, was
chosen president, Mrs. Julia NJ. johnson
of Altoona. Pa. senior yice.president and
Sarah A. Metcalf Of san Francisco, chap.
lain
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AluANY, Aug. n.-Thc yardmpu who
went out on strike un the Delaware *
Hudson 40 this point have returned To-
work. They became satisfied that their
suspicious that the DcIawarr 4 Hudson
wa, knowingly handling Central freight
were uniustliitd.
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A Chrmicnl InInn.

PARIS, Aug. l4.-The chemical union
which is to monopoltle the trade In
chemicals has been definitely formed.
The union has a capital Of slD,ODO.OO,
aud proposes the production Of nearly
lJ0,OOO tons Of bleaching powder, 10000
tons of costic soda and 10000 tons Of
other alkalies.
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A SPLIT IN THE PARTY.
south Carolina Democrats Fail 10 Agree
In Convention.

CoLUMBUs, ). c., Aug. li.-ln the dem
ocratic convention this morning resolu-
ton was adopted declaring the debate of
South Carolina as now organized as a
public obligation of primary importance.
A new constitution was adopted and a
plan of primary election at this years
election for delegates TO state nominating
convention was defeated. Upon this
action the delegations from Richmond,
Charleston, Beaufort and Sumter, COM
prising the anti-Tillmanites Withdrew,
and formed new convention, elected
Hon. George Lamburs chairman, chose
an executive committee TO prepare an
address to the people aud took recess.
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BusroN, Aug. al. A. Hernstcin Of
san Francisco, was found dead in his
room at the United States hotel this after
noon from an overdose oi morphine,
taken il is supposed, with suicidal intent.
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BosruN, Aug, li.-Ata meeting of the
Womcn's Relief Corps to-day, Mrs. Nc
Kenny ~ Iowa was elected national pres
idrut and Mrs. Elizabeth Turner Of Mas
sachusplts senior vice president.
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LoNuUN, Aug. u. Thirty members ~
thr Queensland parliament including
seven foreign ministers. petition the
crown iu favor Of the separation ut North
Queensland.
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CONsTANriNoPLE, Aug. h-FIyc per.
sons have died at NicolaeoI from a
disease supposed 10 be Asiatic cholera.
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on for Rus.Ia.

KlEl. Aug. li.-The HohcuEolloru, with
Emperor William on board, sailed tonight
for Russia.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
SURPRENANT,
:
SIGN PAINTER.

Paper Hanging and Frescoeing
Done In the best style Of the art.
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DE0PLE'S MARKET.

DEoPLE'S MARKET.
Barrett a. Burnett
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS.
THE ONLY
Prst-class family market In the city. AL Goods
Delivered Free OF Charge.
shop on First Street ANACONDA
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

II z. CHRIsMAN, ID. D.s.
Once. First Street Between Main and Oak,
Anaconda, Montana.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN
BY new process. All classes OF Dental Work
executed in first class manner. Artificial
Teeth Without Plates.
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\R. +. l.. ST. JEAN, NJ. ID. G. NJ,

PHYSICIAN TO ST. AIMS HOSPITAL.
0fiice in Dwyer Block.
uaice Hours: $50 to 10 80 a. m. 90 10 90 p IN,
100 to 800 p. m.
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-
Eea lasr.sp 81 Nsr-a Var Qverea - ooln-
~ sssisner fsr the Frss hiLagsy district iar
80 49, s..s auls. rslaraea
NAlas' 5 ursiuA-
6EANl Rains. Ale-, A@l b lsst
- tAs Asasr-s4s Dsaaasa es@aeA - sas
l1fy ~ trall hsp 1s
esealssaaeu-Bs lsas - nv enaes. hogees
nel-' 'as-a t.Gn series 81 - t2-NAs eaa
aal s-laneF isl tas seosaa AlEhsss sistrie'. teI
e2e year-
EssPectil-ls sabuaittss,
EIsN tE-
AAso.
o. meuel - AID 1uruer, the eoubcl pro
oeeaea - oAlot
N.lstueE sotes ere c@SS clever ei ~iaeA
bsiag a tne snr-.stite, ths nsminAtie4 ~
Jsha A. berlos - ueas Eliss eleT t9T ne seoai G
q gaasy alstrsel ior enc se4I - a~is e04-
Gl-lea.
A4YoI's oFfsoE
StASn hAfl's. @ieA- aAs a iss~'
lo ths aolsi &c s-e osAA-ass Ns-As-i ~ nc
tiIs u 0r~As Nelias
oeai' 'emen-hs virtue Of ny ofaos j hefohs
noa AAie Ai-@A. Ven ~ hs hls"""s o'i-'
lAliSsl0-ef lof iiif AAii@ 4istfift lei eES se~@'
Respectfully s-.al'i'i.e
E1"lA ! I a.
mayer.
<st.-,'-.
Nineterr vsses wsre cast. Ther, beins eHly
seven afarussf.se EStes me nomination Was
uot cennra.ea
The n.syor announced fouoNiag standing
committees.
Claims ana Accounts-Creaue. Opolnel
Carpeater
WAYS and Neans-Stebbins sproul Ne
Kee
streets-Doyle. stein. saunders stokes
Mills
Healtb-Stokes Hsussr Green,
Firr Densrrmept-N,Ker Miller Saunders
srwer,-Ssraui ~frvker Fmmer
Rsltines- -~f,r Dar4s Il ttls-r
poog-1,poupsIi care-nter. Tstsurn.
p.rks-Yere. Srrbf.ins qurnsr
0rsir.,cs.-f,..,.. f..f4nn. Yere,
Lamps-~.una,rs Anderson Nils
49,. F .. Il. ANA.
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zoe q hs- 4',ie.i' A-..'i s,'' "a sAe''
V- No~'A % A4l' Ni'a-0 @Neef-0a a..
hied.
lese- -A4o. ANe- ia'L, "a ie-tei' Nisa Ae
Dorm Doye Lililtf. AaAs q Nilief' MILLS
epfoul. eieboils, striker. 4~'euin. turner
1trrf--.
N~ss-None-
Petitions and Communications
orc q F,.le, ss...,., ,.ar,,,.ss. "a, ., ,a,.,..
h,.lt.,y r,,t-rl.I .' 49, c,,.,., "a 60 -.
uur.r str,st. r,,.ss~ts. eiregtfon ~ rss "a,
mar.hsl
On motion Of Ale. o.Dopuen erantea bv ID,
,,1,~.-s.a
ysss.ate A,+o-so, csr,sn,sr creor.
po,e, D,,le E,,,,.- ffs,,sa, N,rsr ss.ff.
NleEse o,Do,r~Il s,etr srroni s,si.sir.
st-yter Tsr.n,, Tnr,er Yere,-ls
Nev.-Noue
OfS chsr,h.,s .,6 q o,bs-~ ,,o,.,,,
o,rp-,., and yr,rer co,'sr,ners -, Fi,,h sye,,'e
ssr-,g c,I,n..,I T., esns, fbe VT ns.irs i,
saIa s,4pue - he e,teroea frorn \, aslson ave
me >, I-,,for s,r.st
on morion Of Ala yerex referred n pos,,
OF pub,le Works
Iuy Forrru N.y,oS.t R.Nrl
GRAND RIrl1.. Nich April 81. 80.
To the Honorable the 81 For and Common
Council OF the CRY OF Graz Rapids:
Gentlemen-This Is 70 certify that there va
on deposit In this bank, at the close OF bus
ness. April aoIsc. to the credit OF the city o
Grand Rapids. Men. lGeo. r. Perry. city trea,
urerl. the sum Of one hundred and seventy-nv
thousand. four hundred and sixty-fhree al
81 100 dollars . 1887; and that the Inter
est on the clty's fund for the current month q
April 1890. was seven hundred and sixty-tw
and = lO1 dollars fs.6a-3l. which amount -
ben paid 70 Geo. r. Perry. city treasurer.
Very respectfully.
II. ". NAsE.
Cashier.
Accepted ard placed on fle
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eof ths Ntfer works bonds above. SS21oo.
fssaes in 1874 bear lltersst A. per cent.
rnafars in 1854. ana chen can 30 refunded st
bower f1t. 1f Interest," sIeso we're issued %
lsss afu- Interest tt per Gems. AMI nature in
fss 81. n1 issued In isW bear Interest at
per eenf. anal mature ao9.
.sfhe va'ue of rne property owned 81 rhe
eff- - sf.rrs-af ID A. f.fIs.vs-
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07

On motion Of Ala. Emmsr the council
proceeded 70 ballot. Nineteen votes were cast.
al Of which being ia the afimstIve. the
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07

AafUH WFFI-A1
GrANB RsPgps. Mica. NAY 5 lsss-
To ths Heaor-sle gne CsmnO- Council of the
C.fy II aralG Rapids;
Gentlemen By slrtue of my orioe hereby
app sint El r Harrington % be q member of
the board Of Public y oFks 10 succeed John !
Fzrr ior the terra of tlroe years.
Respectfully sUDE tea.
EDHIS 4. UEI.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07

AZ 0sDsauea 1ssea 1H@s tas esaaa aeies-
ne - .,s~sssa sEe Prtatee b. Ias eegnol
PgooSeG azs
N1raod-
Ysss-Ala. Anders9n. CzrpS1ter. crecas
Dorec Beyls. Emmsr naas-r, Stuef Ntls
GlEes gD.als-A s-aaasEs. s.~tn. stokes
Sprss. ssssslaS ssrsssE. I4gs-l. luraer.
1ere1-za
AsBs-Nale.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07

o. uonea - AID. Turaer. rhe eouDcli PFC
oeoaea - bA-lot.
Nllstrta sotes erx c4Sg. eleven 81 Which
being ID the snr..stIRe, tls nsMlnatlea ~
1sha A. berles - usasL LliSS eleF t9T ne secai G
e. .lta
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07

On merloa of Ala oreQee. seesp.ea ana
nlod
Ysss-Aia Aadsrsso, Carpenter. Cro9ae.
Doren. Dy,.s. Emmcr, aSussg. Miller. Mills.
McKes. O.D51nel. Saunders. Slein, stokes.
sgroa. sleablls stryker I4ie4n Turner.
Arrrx-1
Aays-Asue-
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07

On motion Of AID. CreQue. Aeoeptea and nIea
AAFoEs 0FFICk I
GRAND RAPIDs. Mieh.. May 5. ls9e. I
To the honorable Common Council Of th'
City Of Grand Rapids
G-ntlrmen-By virtue Of my one. hereby
nominate Ira C. Hatch 60 b. amember II the
Board of IRE ana Police Commissioners foi
1--WE year,. 10 succeed W.lam Il. Powers
whose term Of odcs expires 0n the Erst Non
day Of May. lss1
Respectfully submitted.
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Wandering and Demented.

o. E. Davis, the sharon real estate
and loan agent, was discovered Satur
day. roaming aimlessly over the prairie
in DR.. Wisner's pasture, northeast of
that town, by Allen LasYell. When
approached by Laswell. Mr.. Davis said
he had not eaten a bite in six days, and
that he did not intend to eat anything
more. Laswell LOST sight of Mr.. Davis,
but that night, at DR.. Wisner's, told OF
meeting hial. The family instituted
search Saturday night. and not finding
the unfortunate man, gave the alarm
Sunday, when number of the neigh
borS assisted. In the afternoon Mr..
Davis was found, asleep, and Under
Sheriff 81. Boyd, who was in the party,
took him Ia buggy 10 I'D. Cathcart's,
at Sharon. 1t was evident that Mr..
Davis was partially demented, and that
he had conceived the idea of starving.
He sa,G ta2t trouble induced him to
decide on that slow way Of meeting
death. He intimated that he would
find @ surer way of accomplishing the
end. He left sharon on Friday, May
I'd, for Nashville, Kansas, and started
on the return trip. on foot, on Saturday
1t is presumed that he became dement,
ed about that time. A man had beer
seen wandering on the prairie north
and east of Sharon. several days last
week, and it is now thought this must
have bsen Gr. Davis. HIS family lived
at Wellington, and had never lived at
Sharon, althou~h he had done business
there several years. He was O.. west
in Meade county. for year or more.
but returned to Sharon last winter.
Beng citizen OF Sumner county. if
bis condition does not improve, he will
be taken there, and turned oyer to the
authorities.
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for the farmer to spend a few hours in
figuring the cost of the fence with the
tariff added, and then see if they can
find any good reason why the tariff is
to their benefit. We don't believe
there is one farmer in fifty who will
favor the present high tariff after he
has carefully examined the question
from both sides. Ii he does, he deserves
no sympathy when he groans and COM
plains of being robbed by class legisla-
tion. He will be brought to see who is
reaping the benefit of his labor. III.
w. Mundorff, of Brookyille, Pa, is here
visiting his cousin, G. II. Mundorff, of
the firm of Mundorff s. Co. He express
es himself as being well pleased with
the appearance of Kansas, and espe-
cially with Barber county. The peo-
pie have begun to talk politics, and are
getting ready for the fall campaign.
We heard prominent G. A. r. man,
and one of the leaders of the republi-
can party in this vicinity, make the re-
mark, last Saturday. that the g. o. p.
could not fool the G. A. r. men this
fall as they had heretofore. The straw
that broke the camel's back was in ig-
noring the soldier in the Kiowa and
Medicine Lodge postofices. They talk
as though the day of reckoning was at
hand. But will they do it; or will they
take promises again, and vote for party
and let the ringsters get away with the
spOils, as usual I? Time will tell.
Nn ~
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Sun City Items.

Mertes Bros. and Ed. Taylor left this
place for Choctaw City, Friday. w. c..
Hall and Ira Hargis went with them,
to put up and plaster their houses. -.
Lamport Bros. are putting in an extern
sive corn crop. ;. "A large enumber of
our farmers have been compelled to re-
list their corn, on account of the heavy
rains. j. V. Fishburn is talking of
starting on canvassing tour soon. :.
Frank Whitaker is busy this week,
cleaning and repairing his buggies 80.
Rev. &. w. Owens spent Saturday and
Sunday at Wellsford. Rev. Farrell
will move to this place soon, and will
occupy the Reynolds property, in the
lower part0f town. Uncle Milt Glenn
ents has finished planting corn Mrs.
HOagland and Miss Dora Owens are
keeping BACH at the Commercial, all
the family being away. Quite seri-
Gus accident occurred to our citizen, j.
NJ. York, on Monday evening, as he was
coming to town, on-a blackboard. His
horse commenced kicking, and broke
the shafts in pieces, compelling him TO
come to town on horseback. carrying
jar, containing thirty-two pounds of
butter, which he intended shipping to
Medicine Lodge. Y.Y.
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Hazelton Happenings,

George Payne got back to Hazelton.
this week, after trying 1t back east for
nearly two years. .Rey. Fay talks
some OF moving to Kiowa. This would
be bad move for Hazelton, but turn
about is fair play. .Trnatee O. Haber-
lein completed the work of assessing
.Hazelton township, and returned his
books on Monday, the 5th. Now, if
those who feel that they have not been
treated fairly, will make it point to
meet with the board of equalization, on
the first Monday in June, they Will save
lots of swearing, for assessors are good
deal like other men-lIable to make
mistakes. e. F. Blackburn has sold
ali of his personal property to James
0'Connell, for consideration of $3.50,
and will start to Colorado in a few days
to complete his education in book keep
ing. L. F. shannon was here ON legal
business. Saturday. The alliance had
special meetiDg, Saturday evening,
and, judging from the number in at
tendance, it must have been of consid-
cradle Importance. :. According to the
assessors returns there are 1884 acres
of land under fence in Hazelton town
ship-a little eYar los iarms OF 100 each.
To fence this, with three wire fence,
would require 486 miles of wire, equal
to l55,520 ponds. and the fences nous
ancinSing these farms will average more
than three wires, when we consider the
large number of farms that have 70 u
wires, and the very few that have but
two. Now would it not be beneficial
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Republican "Reminiscences.

The republican resubmission club for
the southern district of Kansas has is
sued circular stating that as Governor
Humphrey has designated Friday,
May 23rd, as the day to hear such rea-
sons as the resubmisslon republicans
may desire to present in favor of con-
vening the legislature in extra Sc ssion
in order that the people may have the
opportunity to vote again upon the
question of prohibition at the next No
Yembel election, ''we wish to have a
number of representative men of the
highest standing, and resubmissiOn re.
publicans, from each county in attend
ance, and our hope is that not single
county in the state will be without
strong representation at this meeting
Kindly give this matter your most care
full consideration and arrange for dele
gates from your locality, and furnish us
the names Stating the business of EACH
who will, without fail, report at Hotel
Throop, Topeka, at 10 a. m. on above
date" a list of the delegates who will
attend should be forwarded at once to
w. D. Mccormick, secretary, Wichita,
Kansas.
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The supreme court, last Saturday.
May 10Th, decided the county deposit
case in favor of the Citizens National
bank, or rather in favor of the action of
the present board of county commls-
sioners in designating that bank as the
county depository. 1t will be remem-
bered that the former board designated
the First National bank as the deposi
tory for term of three years from jan
uary LIST, 1890; but this action was an
nulled by the present board and new
bids were called for. The First Ma
tional claimed the county deposits un-
der its old contract. The Citizens
bank made bid of five per cent. inter
est on average daily deposits and after
ed to pay par for county orders. An
injunction by the First National bank
to restrain the commissioners from re-
letting the contract was refused by
Judge Ellis, district judge. The case
was taken to the supreme court and
the ruling of Judge Ellis was affirmed.
And here the matter ends. The Citi-
zens' bank holds the money. The liti-
CATION had worked up considerable feel
ing among good citizens of this county,
who took different views on the Ques-
ton involved; but, we anticipate, the
issues will be forgotten long before
dog days and other questions of mo-
ment will demand attention and dis
cussi on.
The supreme court, according to the
Topeka Capital decided:
mo authority is given by chapter 1879
OF the laws of 1889 to the board of cOun-
ty commissioners to designate bank
or banks for the deposit of the public
moneys for definite period of time,
nor can the board make any order or
make any contract with the depository
that will prevent the designation of a
different depository whenever the board
in its discretion determines that the
public interest will be best served by
Such a Chanpeo
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Home made bread, pies and cakes. at
II. O'Brian's. 4Stf
Best Bros. & Co., of this city, have
opened an Office for the sale of their
cement, plaster, and other products of
their Medicine Lodge gypsum works. at
43l The Rookery, Chicago, and placed
it in charge of Irving Ransom. They
already have several orders from Chi
cage builders and contractors. and ex-
pect to get enough more to keep their
mill running at Its full capacity. Their
Roblnson's patent fire proof cement is
gaining popularity every day, and it is
only question of short time until it
will be as generally used in this country
as it is in England, 1t being the lead
ing plaster in all large structures in that
country.
Wanted, good looking dining room
girl, at Hotel Aldine," is an advertise
ment in the Ashland Clipper. That
landlord evidently knows his business,
and we will wager reasonable amount
that he has house full of boarders.
He does not want a slOuchy appearing,
greasy faced, cinnamon-p erfumed, big
wasted, bang haired girl, but neat
and trim. lawn-dressed, clear-complex-
Toned girl; not one who will put her off
foot upon the guests chair, support
herself on the chair back, and blow an
onion breath over one whole side of his
anatomy. while rafting off the bill of
fare, but rather one who, in neat-fitting
Newports, discreetly shown, gracefully
sidles up to him, and with the left hand
on the table, and the other touching the
back of his chair, gently leans forward.
and in in plain, soft and measured &C
cents, proceeds to sharpen his appetite
by the delicious manner in which she
names every dish. So the AldiDe girls
must be goOd-looking. Success to the
landlord that starts the innovation.
The assessor of Deerhead township,
l.. w. DeGeer, adopted a plan, last
week, to get at assessable property that
other assessors might profitably follow.
A man refused to swear to the assess
ment list, and Mr.. DeGeer went before
Justice Woodward and had a subpoena
issued for Mr.. Chandler, president of
the Citizens bank. Mr.. Chandler testi-
fed that the citizen, J. w. Stanley, had
81 ,149. 43 in that bank March 1st, 1890.
Mr.. DeGeer then proceeded to put that
on the assessment roll. This plan, If
followed by the other assessors, would
be the means of increasing the taxable
wealth of the county several hundred
thousand dollars. At Medicine Lodge
the two banks have deposits aggrega-
ting about $2O0,0O0; and the banks at
KiOwa and HaZelton must have 500 900
of deposits. Then, if the assessors
would examine the county records they
would discover taxable property in the
shape of chattel mortgages, and any
amount of judgments. 1t is safe to
say that not one fiftieth part of this
class of personal property IN Barber
county pays taxes. If it is right to as
seSS the farmer, whose property is all
in sight, it is right to assess the specu-
latOr, loan agent, merchant and trades
man, whose property can only be found
by system of swearing and close ques-
tioning.