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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

been falling in and filing it up.
Now you've got trough that holds
water but the biggest part of it is
under the sand in the middle of the
trough. Make another such a fur
row for the Saline. only not quite
SO big, and one on a still smaller
scale for Big Greek. Now you see
if there was such volume of water
beneath, every hillside along the
Smoky would it be a sporting foun-
tain, for its valley is 800 feet below
the impervious layer of shale.
Ask W. 81. Wilcox, who drilled
twenty different holes on his place
and never got enough water to
drown Maltese kitten till he struck
it in the valley Of the Smoky, how
much he believes in the great under
flow. Or, Con. Dietrich, who put
down nearly as many on quarter
section. James Kelly struck it in
great shape, didn't he? l take no
tice the most of them are usually
glad to get enough for house use.
Some wells, you tell US, cannot be
pumped dry. L admit there is a
large body of water in the sand be-
meath, wherever the dip of the shale
prevents it runningoff. 1t is the ac-
cumulation of ages and part of it
may have been there before we be-
gan to pillow out the Smoky.
Exhaustible? Of course it is, but
perhaps there are large enough
quantities to irrigate garden patch
here and there, maybe field with
out appreciate diminution for a
time. About the head water of the
streams it may be be different. l am
not sufficiently informed as to that.
We are not ready to go after the
Missouri, and, indeed, one thing puz-
zles me there: Whether to cross the
Platte and other streams on a trestle
300 or 400 feet high, or build dam
of the same dimensions at each of
them and bring That water, too.
Perhaps ''Trego Nick" will tell us.
But without making this too long
l will try another time to confine
myself to. the practical.
H. HARLAN.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
IRRIGATION LETTER NO. 5.
Bubbles From Big Greek,

Lulled by the soothing and balmy
zephyrs of January 1, / fell asleep
and, while others watched and waited,
| slept and had a wonderful dream,
and it ran this wise: All the farm
ers OF our county were assembled
for the purpose of forming in each
county a company to insure fire,
life and stock for its members; every
member of the alliance to be stock
holder to the amount of 20 per cent.
of all the property he possessed. All
money loaned the members to be
granted them at actual cost, the in
terest being just sufficient to run
the company in the most economical
manner. We also decided that a
committee of one from each county
be appointed to correspond with the
grand committee at each state capt.
tai. These grand committees shall
meet each year and appoint a grand
high committee that shall have an
Office at Chicago or New York and
shall be composed of three experts
in finance with all the necessary ad-
juncts, who shall, from the data fur
nlshed by all these committees, set
a good, fair, honest, ''live-and-let-
live" price on all the products of the
farm, horses, cattle, wheat, corn,
oats, etc. Each alliance, through its
subcommittee, could be thoroughly
posted and every man know what
the price Of all his saleable products
was. and by the help of so powerful
a corporation could look the most
grasping combine straight in the eye
and say: MY price is so much; pay
it or starve."
Brethren, if thus organized and
harmonious there is no power on
earth that could drag us about by
the ears as has been done by all the
combines for the last ten years or
longer, but we would be in a condi-
ton to fight the devil with fire.
Even the high-up politicians would
see from which point of the COM
pass the wind comes. The power
would be transferred from Wall
Street to the cornfeld and cattle
ranch, and Bang! bang! whack
came a brick-bat tumbling from the
chimney to the ground. 1 awoke and
behold, it was dream!
Brethren, [ present this dream tc
you as my most precious gift for the
new year. Lovingly yours,
TREGo Nick.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
Senator ingalls, on the Financial Bill


Senator ingalls, made speech
last Wednesday in the senate on the
financial bill. Referring to the late
election, he said that it was neither
a republican defeat, nor democratic
victory. 1t was a great uprising,
independent of and superior to both
political parties. It was crisis that
might become a catastrophe. twas
a peaceful revolution. He attributed
the depression in the country in q
great measure to the demonstration
act of 1878, and said that both houses
of congress and the President had
been hypnotized by the money power
He had not the slightest doubt that
the great majority of the people,
irrespective of party, were in favor
of the free coinage Of silver, and had
been for the past fifteen years.
He denounced the tyranny of "com-
bined, concentrated. centralized, con-
scienceless and incorporated capital. >
1t was a most brilliant effort, aimed
direct at spectators, and combina-
tons of capital. working against the
interests of the laboring and agricul-
tural masses, and was delivered in
the senator's matchless and most
fearless style.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
Doesn't Believe in an UnderfloW.


Editors World:
Since letters on irrigation seem to
be the order of the day, perhaps L
too, may write something that won't
find its way into the waste basket
Men who like to hear themselves
talk or who don't know what they
are talking about, pirate of a great
underfow of water along our divides
which, like "Sherman's bummers," is
on a grand march to the sea. Fiddle
As well claim that it would dance
along on a ridge pole for a hundred
miles before pushing its way into
the eave-trough on either side. This
great subterranean stream which
has such climbing propensities as
that, certainly ought to still further
oblige US by bubbling to the surface
when we are conSiderate enough to
punch a hole down to it, since its
supposed source is some thousand
feet higher than we are.
Let us look at the formation Of
the ground we walk over. Take a
block of shale thirty miles square
and 500 feet thick-I say 500 feet
for it is all of that, and no one In
Trego county has drilled through it
don't care what they think tip il
little so that its western side is
about 300 feet higher than the east
ern. Plasterit all down smooth and
chink up all the cracks so that
water cannot get through it. Then
spread over it gravel and fine SAND
from one inch to twenty feet; lay
over that the so-called magnesis
rocks or cretaceous formation from
one foot to fifty; over this the con-
glomerate rock, laying it on the
thickest where the chalk is thinest
Spread over all about fifty feet OF
sand, gravel and soil, smooth it all
down, then begin and plow fur
row across it for the Smoky. Don't
plow it all in one day but take a
year, ten years, million if neces-
sary, but keep at it until your fur
row is 400 feet deep and ten miles
wide, but remember that all this
time the dirt and sand and gravel
and pieces of rock and shale have
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

WE confidently expect that the
Kansas legislature will pass many
good laws the present session. That
there is need of reforms and
changes in our laws all will admit.
The republican party will not stand
in the way of the alliance but will
lead in all reform legislation. 1t
always leads, never follows: The
report of the Senate committee gives
an idea of the kind of legislation
mapped out, and we might add that
the alliance will not adopt the policy
of obstruction, either. Both parties
must redeem their pledges.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

The point we make is that the
rate is too low for the quality of the
security and therefore capital will
withdraw and invest elsewhere. Our
judgement is that the present rate is
as low as it can be made with safety
at the present time and, an attempt
to make it lower. will prove disas-
trous, particularly to western Kan
saS,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

IT is generally believed that the
publication of the Turner-McGrath
letter lost the office Of chief clerk for
Chairman Chase. McGrath under
took to get even.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

SoME of our exchanges have the
idea that the WORLD has changed
hands. We have only changed local
editors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

Hon. W. F. KING, of Trego coun-
tY, was appointed one of a commit
tee of three to notify the governor
that the house was organized and
ready to receive communications.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sunday school at
Z $50 A. NJ, H. K. Walker, superintendent. La
dies, Missionary Society fourth Thursday of each
month at 2:3O P. NJ, Mrs. ". H Damn, president:
Children's Missionary Meeting fourth Saturday OF
each month at $50 P. NJ, Miss Hattie Burrougn,
president Prayer meeting Wednesdays ct Z O'Clock
PM cordial invitations extended to everyone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

THE Sharon Springs Leader has
entered upon its fifth year. The
Leader is a good paper and we wish
for It continued prosperity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
CHURCHES.

M z. CHURCH-Sunday school ct o'oIock A.
IN. N. John H. March. superintendent. Preach
inf at 10 O'Clock A. NJ and 7SO O'Clock r M CIass
meeting at II O'Clock A. NJ. General prayer meet
ing Thursday at 1880 O'Clock P M Ladies, prayer
meeting wednesday at O'Clock P. NJ. Epworth
League meetings Tuesday at 7:9O O'Clock p NJ.
o. N. MExoE, Pastor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

The Wa-Keeney WORLD is a
mighty good paper to have such an
nnsightly head on it-McDOnaId
Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

SENATOR INGALLS, is expected in
Topeka next Monday and he will
probably remain until the fight is
over.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

REFERRING to the indicted hood
lers of Kansas City, the Globe in its
great anguish cries: IF this is to
continue-thea God help Kansas
CITY. She is beyond hope of human
old y
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

A~r5AoAoOAsC OOuA1ulItCC Va SuC
Kansas State Farmers Alliance has
prepared, among others. for intro
duction in the state Legislature, a bill
to reduce the rate Of interest to six
per cent straight, with penalty of
forfeiture Of principal and interest
for its violation.
-
In our opinion this bill is not in the
interest Of the farmer nor of the
poorer classes, particularly is this
true of the farmers of western Kan
sas. The capitalist will take care of
himself.
-
If this bill should become law it
would simply mean the withdrawal
of capital from western Kansas en-
tirely. Other states, where the secu-
rity is ample, will receive the capital.
''You can lead horse to water but
you can't make him drink" neither
can you compel the investment of
capital by legislation although you
may establish the rate.
~
Security is not generally SO good
in western Kansas as it is in older
settled communities. The risk is
greater, hence the rate will always be
higher, until these conditions cha nge
This is not an argument against the
country for it applies alike to all
undeveloped and newly settled coun-
tries.
-
Capital is just as necessary to the
development of a country as labor,
and there should be no antagonism
between them. There is usually a
golden mean. Two per cent is en-
tirely too much to pay for the use
of money; six per CENTS entirely too
low rate for this community, for it
would mean the entire and absolute
withdrawal of capital.
~
In the argument of these ques-
tions we must take things as we find
them and not as we would like to
have them. We are inclined to the
opinion that if a 6 per cent interest
law had prevailed in 1885 and 1856
our county would be in a better shape
than it is now, for the reason that
foreign corporations and capitalists
would not have invested here, and
consequently would not now have
mortgages on so much of our land
Most of these mortgages are now
coming due and any legislation that
will tend to discourage loans will
have a tendency to cause the mort
gagor to lose his land; otherwise he
might secure an extension and ulti-
mately redeem it. The situation
has changed somewhat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17

The Rocks county Record gave a
..panoramic" description of Stockton
last week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
City.
SOCIETIES.

A F.&A. M-wa-Keeney Lodge, No. l4s, meets
~ every second ana fourth MoudA' e'eN-Ns o'
Masonic Hall, in Opera BLOCK. . -, W n
PIERCE METZ, Sec'y. a. %. 9ONEs. W. -.
a W-Ya-Keeney Lodge, No. l4S, meets
"A. the first and third Tuesday evenings OF eacn
month ct Masonic Hail. - =, W
NJ D. HoLLIsTER, Rec OEo' oAAEH1 " W
70 n F.-Wa-Keeney Lodge No. SOI, meets
4 . every Saturday evening at Masonic ha1'
Trancient brethren cordially invited
% n ITEzopD Sec,y A P LAWRENCE, n. G..
R-Can4ain Trego Post, No. 1877, meets In
ar. the evening of the LIST, and at O'CLOCK ?: NJ
of the Sd Saturdays of each month, at g. A. 4; HAN
J. NJ. WEIGH, AdJt d W. CAhSoN' OO'N
w R0SaRsn T5sg evenings Of each month
&c d Hail Mrs. s. NJ. HUTZEL-
~ -. a SE II.pp1so,T Secv President.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-05
o
SIN-SHARING.

In the winter Of 1890 Mr.. Parnell
was made the co respondent in a case
of divorce. No defense was made; the
case went against him and his partner
in guilt, by default; even charity could
no longer consider him aught but an
unworthy man. When this point was
reached, however, it brought his po-
litical followers and colleagues face to
face with a most perplexing question.
How farcould they retain their poziti-
cal association with him without be-
coming partakers of his personal sin?
Mr.. Gladstone said that he, for one,
could not do so at all. The Roman
Catholic Church took the same view.
His other associates and followers took
widely different positions. 1t is not
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-16

Gu entire line of fifty different colorings,
4-inch, fine Atwood Henrietta cloths. for
this sale, will be reduced from Sl.25 TO SOC.
Per Yard.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-16
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Henry II. Hoefter and Rose Foley, were
married last evening by Judge Sanders.
Julius Damathy wal admitted TO citizen
ship in tho district court yesterday by
Judge Buck.
The case OF John y. Lloyd against the
commissioners OF Silver Bow county was
argued before the supreme court yester-
day.
There are uncalled for messages at the
Western Union telegraph office for j. q.
Hanscomb, Walter Lockwood and G. G.
Bum.
The committee in charge of Society
Svea's third annual ball are leaving moth
ing ndone to make it a grand success on
Dec. 26.
The Welcome Mining company has been
incorporated By ]: I. Kirby, Mike Condor
and Peter 9. Mcmillan, of Anaconda, with
a capital stock of x600,000, at 81 a share.
asse last night for stealing three pairs of
ladies' shoes from in front of the New Eng
land shoe store. Tho shoes we're found
with him.
The Peak Sisters entertainment given in
the Broadway Methodist church on Thanks
giving eve, will be repeated at Cakes Street
Methodist church tomorrow night for the
benefit OF that church.
Hugh Kilkendall will send Erect, Maxim
and his black filly to Monroe S%alisbury's
place in California, where they will be
worked by George Starr, trainer of Direct,
the full brother to Erect.
Waterman Lawrence is happy over the
fact that the chain gang is now large
enough once more to keep him busy. There
were thirteen cases before Judge Sanders
yesterday morning, and few of the drinkers
and fighters we're able to pay their fines.
Snapper" Garrison has entered an
agreement to ride for Marcus DAILY next
season at a liberal salary. Garrison will
probably be reinstated before the opening
of the spring season. and may have q
mount in the Brooklyn handicap.
1t is the intention of the M~issoula Base
Ball association to give a grand masquer
ade ball Christmas eve and they are desir-
GUS of procuring costumes for the occasion
or have some one having costumes 90 to
Missoula and rent them for that evening.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-16
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONISTS.
Many People Take Advantage Of the Re-
duceh Rates 10 Visit the Pacific Coast.

Many People Take Advantage Of the Re-
duced Hates 10 Visit the Pacific Coast.
On tho nth Of each month the transcon-
t~insntAl roads soil what arc known ~ Cali
fornia round trip excursion tickets, good
for six months. Throughout the entire
ycar there ID q good demand for them, but
in December and January the sales aroa the
largest. They are sold only on tho 10th Of
each month, but purchasers can start on
them gny time within sixty days after tho
date OF purchase. 1he local Offices soil not
only to Helena people, but orders, accom-
panied by the money, are received from all
over the state. Yesterday Was q red-lstter
Pacific Offices. Tho latter company had or
ders amounting TO about $l,00D from out
side towns, and in addition did an excel
lent local business. Agent Wilson, of the
Union Pacific, likewise WAS kept on
the jump attending to the demands Of local
md out Of town patrons. On these tickets
tourists can go one route and return by an
other. Among those who will 60 via the
Onion Pacific are W. J. Clark, Of Neihart;
D.. A. Churchill, Mrs. Groahon and son. and
John Merry and wife, who 40 TO Los Ange-
les; Gus ObsrQ and wife and A. ElQe, for
Cotton, Cal; Otto Peterson and Phil Glib
son for San Francisco.
Some of those who will take the northern
route are Kobt. Ford and wife, and Halle
Dickey, OF Sun River; Ralph Berry and
wife, of White Sulphur Springs; d. II. Fol-
md wife, of Great Falls; Thoo. Gibson and
wife, Mrs. Julia Roberts and Olga Kolsdad,
of Great Falls; A.. M. Spratt and wife, w.
w. Brown and wife, and Mrs.. a. M. Dahler,
OF Helena. Tho larger portion 90 to Los
Angeles for the winter.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-16
CASTS AND SETS TYPE.
Visitors Inspect tbs Journals Typesetting
MaOLiues.

Visitors Inspect tss Journals Typesstting
Macliues.
Quite = number Of people avaiIod them
selves Of the invitation OF the Journal Pub
fishing company yesterday afternoon to 500
tho Mengcnthaicr typesettors, just added "a
the company's plant In operation. They
saw four Of the machines set up and roady
for the operator, at ono Of which IN expert
was operating. The machines occupy COM
paratively small space, and while the
mechanism is very complex, they work very
smoothly. Tho operntor sits on d chair boz
fore the machine, In front Of him being mn
inverted board on which arc arrayed capt
taIs, small letters and the various pnnctna-
ton marks. The bonra is similar To that
Of q typewriter. Thore IL also a place for
tho copy. The letters are worked like a
typewriter. The machine casts the typo
from molten, metal md then sets IL, an on
tire line being composed before IL il ready
TO be placed in tho forms. An expert can
do the work Of three ordinary typesetters.
A person need not be an experienced printer
to operate the Mengenthnler.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-16

Where Children Can Get Tickets.
The children who desire TO take part in
contest for the three prizes to be given to
the three boys or girls who raise the most
money on q sale of tickets for the enter
tainment to be given for the benefit of the
Woman's home on Christmas night, can
obtain tickets of Mrs. LaCroix, South Rod
ney, Mrs. Hilman. Breckenridge, Mrs.
Howey. Mt the depot, and Mrs. Kellogg, on
the west side. The children are to com-
mence on Friday afternoon and continue
up to the time of the entertainment. report
ing to the ladies from whom they obtain
the tickets, that reports of their progress
may be noted in the papers. Look ir
Thursdays papers for a description of the
prizes.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-16
Capt Lyons and Party Go Out to Do
Representation Work on the
Spratt Property.
N. r. Walters and Fifteen Aids
Follow to Keep or All
Trespassers.
Spratt Brothers Have Had u Patent for tho
Ground for Nearly Two Years
Haupt Tried II Once.

There IL o possibility Of serious trouble
at Eldorado bar. twelve miles from Hell
ena. A party of jumpers, headed by Capt.
Lyons. OF Butte, went out there yesterday
afternoon. their ayowed intention being to
do representation work on the sapphire
ground owned by tho spratt brothers. Late
in tho day N. p. Walters also started for
the bar, under instructions from the own
ground they own. Mr.. Walters had twelve
or fifteen men with him, and az they trav-
eled in light rigs and the Lyons party had
a heavy wagon, though the latter had a
few hours start. Walters thought he could
make the ground first. Six employees of
the owners have been on the ground COLI
%tinuously for three months or more to keep
of trespassers, as parties had been in the
habit of going on the Spratt ground and
carrying way bags of sand and gravel
containing %sapphires.
Captain Lyons was not averse to telling
yesterday in a general way Of his plans. He
met A. N. Spratt on the street and when the
latter asked him what he was going to do,
Lyons said he was going to do representation
work on Eldorado bar. Spratt then asked
A1AAA - 40 AAN " AAOW lac AJRIhtb) uhu U
patent for the ground, and Lyons said that
made no difference; that Haupt had started
IN the business and he was going to see it
through.
just what Lyons can gain by this attempt
it is difficult to determine. A. N. Spratt,
talking about his title to the ground yester-
day, said it was absolute. III. r.. Haupt
tried" he said, .some time g to Jump the
ground or to vitiate our title. He jumped
the ground before We obtained a patent,
but after we had been in possession for two
years. His claim was that we did not own
certain improvements. These were tho
flume of the old Trout Creek Mining COM
pany which We had purchased. Haurt
made application to the secretary of the in
terror to e-ope the case, but
the secretary would not do 10,
saying even if there was fraud,
do with it, as he was not the party ag.
grieved. We have had a patent, covering
nearly LOGO acres on Eldorado bar, for
twenty months. and I do not see what
Lyons expects to gain by his attempt to do
representation work on our property. We
had intended to get out a writ and place the
matter in the hands of the United States
marshal. but this we cannot obtain unless
the other parties are in possession. So we
concluded to send out a uarty to protect
OUT property and keep off trespassers. 1t
looks to me like an outrage when it is pos
sible for a mans property, for which he
has a clear. Glenn title. to be jumped in the
wav Lyons proposes"
bar property is the principal portion Of that
be acquired by the Montana Sapphire
and Ruby company, and that the deal has
not been finally contaminated, it will be
that the matter is one of serious con-
Germ to those interested.