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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
EXAMINATION ECHOES.

The last examination was too easy.
If the same grade of questions con-
tinue it will be advisable to raise the
standard of third grade certificates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL-Service 2nd
and 4th Sundays in each month. at Ii a. M.
and 7:3O p. m, at the Baptist church. Ladies'
Guild meets third Thursday in each month.
A cordial invitation is extended to every one
to assist in services
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

appear in every set of examination
papers, is surprising. to say the least.
Some of them are quite laughable,
some of them are inexplicable and all
are prejudicial to the success of the
applicant who, if he realized the fact.
would certainly exercise more care in
the preparation of his manuscript. A
few of them are published here, not
for the purpose of ridicule, but that
all may see how they appear in print.
The authors of these mistakes will be
surprised if they recognize their own
which they must do unaided by the
examiner who can not remember and
would not tell if he did.
Here are some phonetic phunny-
grams found in the history papers. Do
any of them appear familiar? Nickles,
Nichol, Is cent piece, Inalian, per-
suits, ESylum, NovoScotia. Louis Burg,
controld, controle, Pertinent. Niaga-
~, Niagara, Inforced, baciS, spani-
ards, british, British, Bridtish, coun-
ciled, we're very, certificates. Vespu-
CHA, Reiaghly (Sir Walter), refuge,
Napolian, Juditial, crySis, Icing, in
ferier, beside, Sylver (free), lones, APP
placheon, furbidding, Until, treeties,
| leagle, (lawful), purscuted, dickinson
(President), seeded, privilege, sined,
pleged, Pacifcate Ocean, Hostile,
wars. had saw, La. perchase, etc.
Words in parentheseS are mine.
~
Here are some geographical gems:
cost (coast) Wichata, Witchata,
Hutchinson, alkaline kansas towns),
principly, prinsipal, principle rivers,
nadaquacy, vigorous, Aleghaney, Ser
"a; Hockey, applacheon mountains,
LinchenS, thees, industrious, vile
(vial), breeses. breases, pOwltry fowls,
directions, chariStics, hayeing, alwas
| (foreyer), distence, dryer, GRADUALLY
Slowly, marry mot wide), peninsullas,
vegitation, deapest, uSeing, Knice,
abundance, changeable, aiacent, en-
port, friggid, Fright zones, Torid (hot),
ruggid, isant lis not, puttie, pleanty,
modifyed, Valleys. heighth, chusing
sea leavle, tempers the cold and makes
it warmer, threashing and halIing,
comparatively seems to be, delicious
climate, ocean currantS, diary
products, parallels of Longitude,
shrubry such as MOSES, resident
buildings, mild and hot, their sells,
paper maSha, bace line, few vegat-
ebels, Navable rivers, puncation and
Capilisation.
Notice these photographed eccen-
tricities from theory by first grade
applicants, some of them: SenceS,
Continent, pedagogy, desirable,
chaceing, capasity, numerous, currant
History, gumnastic performances.
~
Some applicants tell less on five
pages of MS. than others do on two
pages. 1t is a pleasure to read and
mark the short paper of direct, con-
else statements. Not so with the
other. Some applicants, ignorant of
the real answer, hope to deceive the
examiner by much writing. 1t is use
! less. 1t is also true that some worthy
teachers seem unable to be terse and
explicit. A. s. P.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-S Sunday school
at 10 O'Clock a. M. '- super
intendent. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30 D. m. Ladies' Missionary
Society third Thursday of each month at
300 D. m. Acordial invitation is extended
to everybody.
MRS. r. c. WILSON, President.
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w r. Captain TregO. No 40, meets
" every second Tuesday evening and
fourth Saturday afternoon of each month.
Mrs. ANGELINE MARTIN, President.
Mrs. DELLA HOLMES, Sec.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

Notice these photographed eccen-
tricities from Theory" by first grade
applicants, some of them: SenceS,
Continent, pedagogy, desirable,
chaceing, capasity, numerous, currant
History, gumnastic performances.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

We have about seventy-five teachers
in the county at the present time.
Many are called to teach, or, at least,
think they are, but only fOrty-eight
will be chosen this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
GRAVITY SEWER SAG.
BOARD DECIDES THE CONTRAC-
TORS MUST REPAIR 1T.
HObsOn Declares They Do Not Want
the Job and Says He VIII Decline
to Do it Unless His Attorney Says
SO-Board VIII Advertise For
Removing the Catch Basins-oth-
err business.

At the meeting of the board of public
works last evening, the members debated
the question as to who should do the
work of repairing the sag in the gray
ity sewer, the city or the contractors
1t VIII be remembered that the city
council has released the contractors from
any liability in the matter of the sag,
and now the question comes in on the
making Of the repairs.
At last nights session of the board, the
city engineer sent N a statement and
plans for the work. 1t appears from the
communication of the engineer that his
IDEAS are TO remove the arch from the
sever on the sag; nil up the bottom to
the grade and build another arch on top.
However, the fashion OF doing the work
IS not so important as the actual per-
torrance ana that was what the board
met 10 consider. The chairman OF the
preston, that under the contract, the
contractors could be compelled to per-
form the task, but that he deemed it best
for the members to discuss ii and take
such acton as they deemed best in the
premises. In this view, Judge Marshall
c0ncurred and was joined by the eng.n-
Ger. The question as to the delay which
would be incurred by advertising for bids
was fully gone into and thoroughly dis
cussed.
Contractor Hobson. who was present.
hdo dShcu hHtlJGI lis llTIH MdHleu IDG
work. and answered that it did not; that
the members were afraid the ground
would settle more. inasmuch as the place
ought to be piled. Hobson averred that
the ground ought to have been piled n
the first instance; that it was a marsh
and nothing more and so soft that heavy
work VII not stand.
1t was finally decided that the con-
tractors be asked to do the work. In this
connection, Mr.. Hobson states that he
Will not do It. unless his attorney, Hon.
Farley l.. Williams says he 1nust.
the committee on the Dill for payment
for short measurements, composed of the
chairman of the board and the city en-
gineer, asserted that they were not ready
to file anything at present and would
wait until the next meeting. 1t IS under
stood that the contractors have been
asked TO name the basis upon which they
would settle and have told tine board
that a receipt would be given for the
full amount. That is where the matter
stands at this writing.
The chairman was authorized to ad-
vertize for bids for removing catch ba-
sins N the paved district, and after pass
ing few bills and allowing the secre-
tary a three weeks leave of absence,
the board adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03

10 1. Colonel Stevenson has been asked
by the Journal people to renew his
subscription 70 the Journal. and this
is What he writes to the company that
publishes the same:
Salt Lake City, Oct. l, 1895.
Scientific Publishing Company, Pub
lshers of Engineering and Mining
Journal.
Condemnation letter of September
10 to Parson and Derge Book COM
pany. Of this city. has been handed to
my office. While | have complied with
their request as TO a solicitor, Sve feel
that your journal in this community
has about reached the acme of its use
fulness. At one period of its history
IL did carry out what its name implies
--NEngineering and Mining Journal"
You attained the confidence of the
west all through its mining districts;
our banks and bankers believed in
YOUR statements
Now the whole policy of your paper
is to decry all the matters in which
we are interested, simply because we
ask that there shall be 4 recognition
OF silver as partner of gold on terms
which will bring about a living for
farmers and manufacturers
Whatever may be your motives or
those of your journal, it is clear that
Salt Lake city or the state of Utah is
no field for the further introduction of
principles that tend to make the peo-
pie poorer and deprive the Unite1
States OF its prestige as a producer of
the precious metals Very truly yours
c. /. STEVENSON.
Mining Engineer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03

Another heavy mining suit. involving
Park City property, has been filed and
again is the Silver King Mining COM
pany the defendant, or. at least, one
of them, the other two named in the
complaint filed in the Third district
court yesterday being the chief execu-
tive officers of alre company, Messrs.
Keith and Kearns. Michael Shaugh-
messy is the plaintiff and as prospective
purchaser of the Mayflower group he
claims the sum of 100000 as damages
alleged TO have been sustained through
The Silver King people trespasslng on
his ground and extracting ore there
from. The colonel recently secured a
two years lease and bond on the May
hover. group and it has been an open
secret for soma time past that rup-
cure was coming. With the complaint
was filed a request for an underground
survey of the Silver King group and
the application was granted by the
court 1t is understood that the
engineers win rush the work of survey
RIGHT through.
In his complaint The plaintiff alleges
that on August %, 1898, the owners of
the Mayflower group leased and con-
erected to sell to himself a half inter-
est in each Of the mining claims of The
group and yield possession of them to
the plaintiff for a term Of two years,
with The option f purchase. 1t is then
stated that dhe defendants are the
ownel Of the Silver King mine situ-
eted Immediately south of and adjoin-
ing the Mayiiower claims; that laying
beneath the surface ground and within
the boundaries of the several claims
comprising the Nayhower group are
large bodies of valuable ores which are
the property Of this plaintiff. 1t is
then alleged that on August D. 1895,
and continuously until the present time
the defendants. 10y means of tunnels
and underground workings connected
with Dhe Silver King. entered upon the
Claims constituting the Mayflower
group and extracted therefrom large
quantities Of ore belonging to the plain
tiff, TO the amount of at least 1000
tons, worth $50 a ton, to the plaintiff s
damage in the sum of 100000, for
which amount Judgment is prayed.
The plaintiff also asks for a restrain
ing order 10 prevent the defendants
from continuing 20 extract ores from
the premises, and that a perpetual in
junction may Issue. An order authoriz-
ing the plaintiff to enter on the Silver
King property for the purpose of max
ing a survey was also requested.
Judge Merritt issued an order for the
survey to be made under the direction
If Robert GOTlinsky. with whom are
associated W A. Wilson. James W.
Nohfat, Charles T. Stevenson and Mar
lin AIcGrath
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
WILL REDUCE THE RATE.
With Automatic Fire Extiuguisiiers
the Utah Sugar Company VIII
Cut It's Insurance Charges.

BY means of the placing of auto
matte fire extinguishers throughout its
factory at Lehi, the Utah Sugar COM
pany will make a material change for
thu better in the charges made for in
surance on the plant. 1t is proposed
to scatter some 500 of these little de-
vices in those sections of the factory
where there is the most danger from
fire, and the additional protection from
blazes will mean a speedy reduction in
the insurance rate.
Manager Cutler. of the company.
was in the city yesterday He stated
that no beets are being received at
the factory. a surplus having piled up
from the recent receipts. 1t will be in
the neighborhood of a week before the
bars are again thrown down. After
tine middle Of the month. all of the
farmers whose beets are under con-
tract with the company may present
them in bulk at their pleasure. Every
thing at the works is operating with
the usual smoothness, and the pro-
duotion of sugar is satisfactory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
THE SALT LAKE HERALDJ THURSDAY. OCTOBER s. 1895:

declaration. We ask that the provisions
of the Carey act be Immediately ex-
tended to the territories of New Mexico
and Arizona. Under this law lands can be
opened to settlement as fast as require
ments will demand, but there are other
problems of great moment which will
demand comprehensive and statesmanl-Bs
treatment at the hands of Congress.
Among these problems are the DISPOSE
ton of the remaining irfigable domain,
the use and control of the pasturate
lands. and the division of the interstate
streams. Streams rising in one state and
flowing by natural channels through one
or more other states are already the
subject of dispute and may be the fruit
full source of future disturbance. To ad-
judicate conflicting rights and equitably
divide the waters on which communities
naturally depend for industrial purposes
is a problem which presents great ana
perpleXing difficulties. In order that all
these subjects may be considered by men
of the highest competency, and that a
great and effective national policy may
be wrought out in time to meet the de-
mands which advancing population and
expanding industries will inevitably
place upon the arid region, we earnestly
ask for the creation of a National lrri-
cation commission to act under the au-
thor:ty of Congress, to be composed or
men familiar with the coalition OF ti0s
arid region, and including representa-
ton of skilled engineers. We would nave
this commission empowered to use the
facilities of the department of interior;
of agriculture and of war to the emu
that its report might embrace compre-
hens:ve plan for the development and
administration of the vast and varied
interests involved in the public domain.
We also ask for the appointments of an
international commission to act in con-
junction with the authorities of Mexico
and Canada in adjudicating the conflict
ing rights which have arisen, or may mere
after arise, on streamsS of an :nterna-
Resolved-That Congress, at :ts/ next
session, be most earnestly requested t
appropriate $25C, 900 for the continuation o.
the irrigation survey as heretofore car
ried on under the direction of the depart
ment of the interior.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
SIMPLY SHOCKING.
Scenes of Horrible CannibaIism and
Destruction of Property.

Destruction OF property.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1.-Two large
villages, .Pien Cheng and Tang Cheng,
distant seven miles from Ty Sami, in
the Canton province. China, were re-
Gently the scenes of shocking deeds in
canniDalsm and wanton destruction of
productive property. The Swatow cor
respondent of the China Mail, on Au-
gust 20, forwarded the details of the
fight between the two communities,
which was precipitaed by a dispute
over water rights.
BY a night attack the people of Tang
Cheng cut the sea embankment and let
in the water. so as TO destroy a large
part of their enemies rice, then al
most ready for cutting. Reprisals fol-
lowed, and though the villages are dis
tant only thirty miles from. two dis
trict cities, Hal Hong and Lok Hong,
the fighting continued for over a
month. involving many villages and
causing a large number of deaths.
The worst feature, however, is this:
By one side three and by the other
four prisoners were taken alive. These
men were killed and eaten, seven in
all. 1t was not in this case, as in
some others, an eating of the heart or
gall only Every eatable portion was
consumed, most of 1t being given to
the children of the respective villages.
Though not unprecedented in that
district. such an act of cannibalism is
unusual and led to the appointment of
a special deputy to inquire into the
"a GO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
GIVE GREAT PROMISE.
pIecer and Quartz Properties of
Grant Brothers in Oregon Being
Developed.

Manager B. F. Grart. of the Dragon
placer and quartz properties recently
purchased by she Grant Brothers and
now being developed by them. is in
the city. having come down from the
northwest on special business He
reports thai the mines give the big
gest kind Of promise and just as soon
as the Huntington mill on the quartz
group gets into active commission
and operations at the placers are in
fun swing the cleanups of gold should
be very handsome. 1t is expected that
the mill viii commence work about
the 10Th OF the month, while some Of
the placers will not receive any devel-
opmental attention until next spring.
Over on the north fork of the John
Day river, the Grants have one No. =
nozzle at work on the gravel banks
which ccatain the gold. A partial
cleanup has been made by Manager
Grant. hut far the full amount a later
cleaning will be made. There is just
sufi VENT wafer in The canal to oper
ate one of the lsnts. The syndicate
has constructed in the near neighbour
hood of nine miles Of ditch for the
carrying ont of the original plans and
IN the spring fun flow of water is to
he turned in and two giants set in
operation.
The steam shovel recently ordered
for the properties raar Granite has
been set up and tested. It does its
work we'll and Will make three dumps
minute, handling a yard OF dirt at a
dip. This machine is TO be located
about nine miles from the town of
Granite. while the placer claims are
nine miles in the other direction. The
shovel wiz take care of the gravel the
full wid,h OF the creek bed in which it
S to work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
UTAH WAS OMITTED.
Her Pumice Stone Deposits Not
Given ProDer Credit.

This territory is not getting her de-
Served credit for the possession of some
Of the most extensive pumice stone de-
posts IN the world. These quarries are
located near the lire between the counties
of Willard ami Beaver and were some
time ago purchased by a syndicate at
the head OF which is William Qugley, of
Chicago and Cleveland o. They are 10
be extensively developed in the near fu-
ture, if the plans of the purchasing COM
pany are carried out as at present ar
ranged. In recent issue the Mining
Industry and Review of Denver, contained
an answer from Chicago to a query
as TO the deposits of pumnce from
which the rcck is being extracted. This
answer was as follows and omits the
1857 Washington Street, Room s.,
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. g. 1885.
Editor Mining Industry and EeView:
Dear Sir:-In regard to d question as to
pumice stone. in your issue of the 18th
inst
are several large deposits, both north
and south along the Rio Graude river.
Some of these are immense. There are
several well known deposits in California
There is i large deposit of pumlce stone
now being worked in southwestern Ne,
braska. The quality Of The stone is equal
TO the very best of the imported ART
Gle The Nebraska stone has the. adyan-
tage of a comparatively short maui 10
the eastern markets; this, with the SINAI!
cost of working, would make It almost
Impossible to work deposit farther west
with profit. Yours truly, .,,,l,>-
After the purchase of the Utah deposits
was made Mr. Quigley organized the
Chicago Pumice company for the purpose e
of getting the properties INTO WORKING
shape. The syndicate to which the gen
tleman named belonged controls the pun
ice of the United States and it was tne
desire of this combination to cling 70
that control that prompted ii to take IN IN
the Utah deposits. Extensive works are
now being pat in at Chicago for the pUr-
pose of handling the prodact Of THIS Ter
ritory, which requires grinding Resldent
General Agent Mcmillan, of the Bur1 mig
ton, recently. Inspected the mills +h now
nearing completion and pronounces theIh
very extensive. The LEGAL people VINO a ar,
interested directly and indirectly IN NE NE
matter wou!d not be surprised to see ny.
Ouigiey drop in any day now IN oruer
that the Development Of the deposi Is I noS
weather About the first work 10 be zone
at the claims * the co4stlEucIll0i u pc,
ciic witch Mould require in the nelgH-
borhood of three miles OF rails
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03

Western OIL and GAS Company Or
gmnized Here Yesterday.

Articles incorporating the Western
Oil and Gas company were filed with
the county clerk yesterday by ]. T.
Donnellan, president, H t Ball, vice
president and treasurer; Fred w Rose,
Fred McGurrin, Heber Young, Thomas
W. Mathews, NJ. n. Buck, J. A Cobb
and Gus Westphal, with a capital stock
Of S1.OOOO0O. divided into 10000 shares
of the par value of $40 each. The OBJ
jects of the corporation are to bore and
drive wells for natural gas, petroleum.
etc. and for the laying of pipe, refin-
ing of oils and such other matters as
might properly come under the head
of oil and gas business.
Each one of the incorporators holds
1000 shares of the stock, while j. T.
Donnellan. as trustee. holds 10000 and
Thomas W Mathews, as trustee, holds
1000.
The Jones petroleum placer claim
and the Equitable petroleum placer
claim, each consisting of 100 acres
constitute the 10 per cent of the capt
tai stock which is paid up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
RUSH HAS COMMENCED.
Already the Conference People AR,
Entering the City.

Already the Conference People Are
Entering the City.
Already have the conference people
commenced the semi-annual rush for
this city, and the promise is of far
greater attendance than for years past.
1t is not at all unlikely that the record
will be broken, on account of the dou-
BILE attraction of conference and the
Eisteddfod. The merchants of the city
have hopes that their business will
show marked improvements during the
present week and that to come and if
the trade of the past few days is to be
taken as a criterion of the continued
increase, then their expectations will
be fully realized.
Among the conference visitors from
the south is Edwin D. Woolley, of Ka-
nab. The gentleman states that his
section of the territory is now extreme
~ dry and the live stock is getting
down pretty thin. During the two
years just passed the growers of the
southern section of Utah have lost in
the near neighborhood of 80 per cent
Of their cattle. but have strong hopes
that the end of the drouth will come
with this fail. General conditions in
the south are favorable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-03
JAPAN AND SPAIN.
Limits of Boundaries Have Been De.
cided Upon.


cided Upon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2-As the re-
suit of the conferences that have re-
Gently been held between the acting
japanese minfnter of foreign affairs
and the newly arrived minister of
Spain. a declaration has been agreed
upon. says the Japan Mail, defining the
limits of the boundaries between the
territories of Japan and Spain in the
western Pacific. The terms of the dec
laration are that:
First-A line that is parallel to a lat
itude passing through the middle of
the navigable part of the Bashee chan
mel shall under the present declaration
mark the boundary between the terri
tories of Japan and Spain in the west
ern part of the Pacific.
Second-The government of Spain de-
clares that it shall never lay claim to
the islands lying to the north and
northeast of the above mentioned
boundary line.
ThirdEThe government of Japan de-
clares that it shall never lay claim to
the islands lying to the southwest Of
the above mentioned line.