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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-02

For SALE-Five room residence.
with water in kitchen; good cellar;
and a number of fruit bearing trees in
yard. Property just been placed in
first class condition. Splendid loca-
ton. Apply to w. r. Edgar, Ironton,
Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-02

Old papers tor sale at this office
Twenty-Five cents per hundred.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24
NEW TODAY.
MILITARY DRILL.

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTO-
Der 26th, Company F, Sixth Infantry, Cal
ifornia Volunteers, Lieutenant j.. l.
ton drill in the New Pavilion for the
benefit of the Sisters of Mercy. The
music will be by Neale's Band. Admis-
sion Is cents. Company G IS recognized as
the best drilled of all the California COM
panieS. oA-3t
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24
Highway Commissioners
Attest;

Attest: Secretary.
Article VII, Section 2643, to be
amended as follows:
Cause the road taxs collected each
year to be apportioned and kept in
separate funds by the County Treasurer
as follows: Fifty per cent Of all mon
eys so collected shall be apportioned as
now provided by law. The remaining
90 per cent. of taxes so collected shall
be apportioned to a. fund to be known
and designated as the good road
fund" All moneys SO apportioned to
the good road fund" must be expend-
ed by the Board of Supervisors of the
various counties in the following man
ner, and for the purposes hereinafter
named, and in no other way, and for no
ohter purpose, to wit:
For laying out, grading, draining,
sprinkling, crawling or matchmaking
the principal highways of the county,
and the purchase Of all road machinery
necessary for the construction Of said
highways and maintenance Of the
same, and the purchase of water rights
and all necessary property to insure
perfect sprinkling system; for the con-
struction Of all substructures necessary
TO the perfect drainage Of a highway or
road, all Of which substructures shall
consist of masonry, concrete, salt-glaz-
ed sewer pipe or steel; no lumber nor
perishable material shall be used ex-
cept for bridge flooring when deemed
absolutely necessary.
FOR the better guidance of road con-
struction and the expenditure of mon
eys In the good road fund the fol-
lowing shall be the order Of Importance
IN constructing said highways and the
Boards Of Supervisors shall observe
this order SO far as possible SO to do.
Ffrst-The laying out of highway on
the best grades and alignments permis-
sible.
Second-The grading and draining
said highways.
Ihird-The construction Of perma-
nent substructures.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

Uniform System of Township and
County Governments" (Approved
April /, 1879
So as to read:
Section 1885, The County Surveyor
must be a licensed land surveyor of
the State, and must make any survey
that may be required by order Of the
court or of the Board of Supervisors.
or upon application Of any person; keep
a correct and fair record of all sur
veys made by him, number them
In the order made, and preserve a copy
of the field notes and calculations of
each survey, and indorse thereon it's
proper number; copy of the same,
and fair and accurate plat, together
with certificate of survey, must, up
on application, be furnished by him to
any person, upon payment Of the fees
allowed by law
All work contemplated by this Act
shall be performed under tie superin-
tendence and to the approval of the
County Surveyor Of the county in which
the work is performed, who shall re-
ceive therefor such compensation as
the Board of Supervisors may deent
reasonable, when the County Surveyor
is not salaried officer; provided, that
the County Surveyor shall have estab-
lished his qualifications in modern road
construction by an examination there
in before the State Department of
Highways, and provided further, that
where the County Surveyor has not so
established the fact Of his fitness to
superintend the work contemplated in
this Act, the Board Of Supervisors are
empowered, and it is hereby made their
duty, to engage the services of a skilled
surveyor who has passed the exam
ination, and shall pay such surveyor
the same compensation as herein pro-
vided to be paid the County Surveyor
for said work.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAKER & HAMILTON. wholesale hard
ware, bicycles, CARTS buggies, carriages.
phaetons Balm farm and header wagons.
Send for catalogue.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
cures wind collie. regulates the bowels. and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists In every part of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
q bottle. MWF
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24
AUCTIONS.
Auction Sale Of Two Houses and Lots.

TO CLOSE AN ESTATE WE WILL
sell at auction. on THURSDAY, October
27th, at 10 a. m, on the premises, the
known as 1876 and 1918 Q street,
each lot being 40 by 100, with fine house
thereon. Sale subject to confirmation or
b. J. SIMMONS & CO.,
AucttonAers.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY
of Sacramento, State of California.
In the matter of the estate of DANIEL
FOLEY, sometimes called DANIEL j.
FOLEY, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY,
the 4th day of November, 1898, at 1870
o'clock o. m. of said day, and the court
room of said court, at the Courthouse, in
the City of Sacramento, County of Sacra-
mento and State Of California, has been
ing the will of said Daniel Foley some
times called Daniel ]. Foley, deceased,
and for hearing the application of Eliza
of letters testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
court, this 18th day of October, 1898.
(Seal) w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
By B. H Gallup, Deputy Clerk.
Indorsed: Filed Oct. 10, 1898:
w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
By B. H Gallup, Deputy.
Harry G. Soule, Attorney for Petitioner.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

Department Of Highways.
Sacramento. Cal, Is
Sealed bids will be received by the
Department Of Highways of the State
Of California, at its office in the State
Capitol, Sacramento, until - o'clock,
m, IS, for -- in
County, California.
Plans and specifications for said work
are on file in the office of said depart
ment and in the office Of the County
Clerk Of County, at
CAL, to which bidders are hereby re-
ferred
(Seal.)
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24
GRAND CONCERT AND entertainment.
CAPITAL CONCERT SERIES.

FIRST CONCERT, CONGREGA-
t;onal Church, THURSDAY EVENING,
October 9th. Season tickets, 81 each, are
four concerts, including reserved seat. On
sale only at Pommer's. Single admission,
so cents and 81; no extra, to reserve, SUB
scribers can reserve seats at Pommers
music store, Ninth and J, Monday, Octo-
Der oath, at 8 a. m. NOn-subscribers can
reserve Wednesday, October 18th. Doors
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

An Act TO Provide for the Acceptance
of Highways Of the First Class by
the State, and the Maintenance of the
Same, and to Make an Appropriation
Therefor.
The People Of the State of California
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever five 20 or more
miles Of a highway Of the first class.
as defined in an Act entitled, AN Act
to classify the roads in the State Of
California, and to define each class"
shall have been located and constructed
within the limits Of any county in con-
formity with plans and specifications
approved by the Department of High
ways, the Board of Supervisors of such
county may petition the Department of
Highways to accept the said portion of
road and to maintain the same.
Section 2. Said department shall
thereupon examine said road and certify
to the Governor Of the State whether or
not such location and construction has
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-24

An Act to Amend Section 135 of an
Act entitled An Act to Establish O
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

I'm AF-A-a~t1 " r AM
Th4 night element mas a way - naming
certain articles % food Which snoat every
cook understands. The lingo : conhu.d
% the fellows who go-k ~ ul-ht To
the unlnit.ated an order would BE- utterly
iacomprehsnsi5Is When spoken by an
adept 4 few ~ the slanE terms a. 1.ed
are give Taey are heard ffequeztly a.
nIEht in W1rhi-s
P II covered with Chimes. lilies. - an
order 80 poTterhouss steak sr,ss1 er.d
xi-l mushroom
Pap'sr u.sehs-Bee ss.sSk
\ piece % 22uk vith asnrh % fs.-
Bread and butter.
Graveyard 1tsW-Muk f1ss.
Flve cents vp-th 20 1cx- Bologna
BryEu at7ne froa--Ffzn asa egg
Prog O. g-ub-Souls. 20 es-
Trrie Nss-Esc0u
Punk tlme-ABy meal
Adam and Eve z4th eyes eosn-EE-z
strzsgh. ~ or COOKED On s1e ed
Adam ara Eve W-ga 80 csos- .i-E-gzs
t1-1s1 over
Hop aez4 d-eam-Hzz aas ~ r2as-
zi-h
Hoosru'- sgaksz. soss VIA e<ks
a-o1zd lt-Dogxanut.
Spgds o NB-7sl ys-Fetzto>s-
Ttzss ruseS-fSuspos.
a srzcx = zlzes -1rh - rr t0--
gT1e1r cakeE
F'-ied do7r zzt-F-S frp.
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collar tsrt0u--A bsc--lL
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
A DELAYED HEIRESS

A man, living in Wichita, ana still I'M
story. and the narration carries easy con-
vlction with IL
He confesses he was Purposeless. and
mad been whispering sweet notnings into
the yoUng woman's ears without any 9th
er idea than diversion and excuses him
self on the grounds ot yoath-perhaps
unsuccessfully.
The subject Of the diversion was at Ire
time a woman who earned her own living
as an amanuensis. poor. sSd considered
by some beautiful. by others no., il which
latter class this man was moi.
L was on her beauty tina. this man prtn-
eipally dweit. and She. very sensible
woman ~ithal received the compliments
in modest silence and wi-:l Just a touch
Of caution.
One night they wandered down Law
renee avenue and sat down on the steps
Of the old Episcopal church, now a KIN
dergarten and she, for the first time IN
her association with this man became
confidential. She told OF another young
man who had proposed 10 her me night
before.
You ought not 70 tell ne that" tfis
man said
Way" she asked leaning toward him 10
look into his eyes.
Because" ne said With g laugh. meant
70 be merry but really cruel, II might
propose 70 you tonight and tomorrow you
would be telling some one else"
He laughed and looked al her. but the
a 4 frp= ~
ing. crying proudly. win head he'd hign.
He interpreted her emotion easily
enough He felt that he must speak and
undeceive ie- Immediately. He did soeaI
and at length, telling her that ne mean
to live and die al old bachelor. that he
was a fool and 4 scoundreI not TO nave
told her before and so forth. Through
all Of which she sat sllenr, making him
the more garrulous and foolish. A. last
she quoted and said:
'WIu you take me homer"
He did. And All along fhe way he asked
her 10 forgive him. She kept her proud
mead high in the air and did not deign to
answer. Al the front door he had be-
come sullen with her long and anJagon-
istic silence and said:
MY whole bearing has been anything
but serious. I admit that even fOOIing in
a matter Of this kind is unmanly. and
that 7 am a scoundrel but now that
confess that, I ought 70 have your par
don. Stiu I am not wholly 10 blame. You
might h We seen nad You tried that"
Just about this point. ne doesn't remem-
Der the words exactly she swiftly opened
the door, stepped inside and closed herself
in.
The following week he called The wo-
man VINO kept the boarding houses told
him that the young lady had gone back
70 Illinois. y few days later he was told
that the young woman had fallen heir 20
SAB 60 by an aunt in Illinois. He went TO
a telegraph Office and wired 4ler congrat-
ulations. That was in 1888 He never re-
ceived a reply.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
A WEARY SWAIN

Not oEsen are marriages made just from
tha enlightened appreciation and calmly
reckoning admiration each OF he other
along common sense Enes. Usually a rosy
tinted halo OF angelic ard serzpsic love-
Iiness drOOps ltIRiy around the srssnal-
ity OF her. while majestic hero worship
- prodigaIly lad AT the feet or IA the
hands OF him b.; one Of me ciJys pres
ent highest officials finally decided TO pro-
pose 70 his wife. Just because she cid a
Ectle act one night Vhich i-rsQ-essed hsn
With a high degree OF respect tor her
good sense. ard she accepted rs otter OF
immediate marriage Jlzst because she felt
he had sense enough 20 appreciate = good
thing He tells me story frequently him
SET az parties. aad always amid the sus-
fused bushes OF BIS lovely N1fe. a7ho
suffers az such confessions because she
wants her lady friends 20 think that she,
too, had a rcTnantic enga cement instead
- one 80 prosaic and practicable Il
seems this pair mad been going together
for long time. but WIKI No eyldeut
serious intent on esther side Tney each
found the society % the other agreeable.
the company eongental. and besides they
had ideas ard interests In common they
had graduated from the same alma mate
and otherwise Rad mutual respects. one
night this gentleman called az her house
after beng Up al night the niSht before
70 get the returns from New York (ttls
was = years ago and he VS. younger
thenD He was sleepy. dun and net A. "a
entertaining. which somewhat irritsteG
the CIR and as usual sae got GaorOse and
glum- Finally. in spite OF al ne could do.
the young man went sound asleep OF the
sofa, where. OF course. they were boIh
sitting The girl was mad But she qli-
stly zrose 20 give Eim more room to
Hfted his feet from The aoor and str>,ch-
ed him our in a comfortable position on
The lounge Then she got a SOFT. 6oNuv
pillow and teuderly raising his head p.ac-
Ell X under the snoring head. T'1eu she
got hrs overcoa; and some lap roses from
the hail rack and warmly covered MIN
over. stirred ID tae ernbers IN ~ crafe.
ordered the hired man 10 pat rs horse in
the barn FOR the night. and herself Ncnt
% bed Not until day break next morufu=
dtd the slumberiuS youth awaken. and
then only WHEN the girls father With an
amused smile shock HIN gently ard tod
him breakfast Vas ready. Then and
there ne determined when next they were
alone he would propose % that E1' AMI
= quarter % a centgr yof happy married
l!fe has followed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
" Vas INTERESTED

Mss Jane Burd. in charge o. ths sew
enth grade department OF Emerson school
one DAY Iasc week vas delivering q lesrE-
Ell lecture on therapeutics % her school.
che intent Of which Nss = warning 20 al
regarding care and prevencivss against
dlphtheria- She painted N glowing Euss
the beauties Of life aui how riSidly Al
ought % look after T.. and IN shades %
more sombre gloom, equally portrayed the
horrors OF disease ard 5=ash- Believing
she had made an impression. sse let Up
long enough % take . loES bres-h. whsl
one q the pu1y and delicate giTls. her
face hIanchsd v n fear and dread. asked
permission % spesk ard rhea requested
information regarding back dlphtheriz-'
Mss Bu-d explained -ha- one afflicted
with this fearful rrsSiadF caoked % n
re taroat - that TIE face became Jet
black Vita s1Tocalon and inp=cst blood
circulation. Al tAis tine llrtle C3sored
u-chia vas listening wleh sde coca
mouth and the whites q his eyss EEs,eE-
= IKE marble Wien Qzlver.1g Tolce and
Is ebony face fairly SHINING. - tae E=zr-
e. .asaZ 10 being hyi1- he AsSeG rs
teacher Z she thcnEnz E rh-s case a.
saoula eaten his brand o. the broncai7-
aIlnl-as, would Ms sacs tusR oisck too
Then ths regular daily recstAtioas E-r-
resumed. sa5 scientific Sls1oarses n ya-A-
ology were aran1onsS f5- = y-4r cr So
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
A KNEE PROPOSAL

This Is told BY an older 5rocher OF the
young woman concerned and his evidence
IS picked Up from conversation hsTwesa
the young lady and her mother. overheard
by him. Toe incident has The virtue OF
being decidedly fresh The fac,s are as
follows:
Miss Agnes Betting had for suitor. Jas.
Border. Bill Betting overheard the con-
versarion IN which the story cana out
The names are fictituous-
Agnes IS eapr5cious. Her own family
confesses that She doesn't know her
own mind 20 any alarming extent. James
Border. her sutton was bssh<ui
Tue eaprIc.ous Agnes apparently began
90 play with ire oashtulness OF James.
10 affect a coaxing manner 70 lead out
into quasi-bold advances. rhicn only had
the result of shutting rhe young man into
q greater difidence than before. and 70
dsr utter dismay. But il is a popularity
Of the human species thai even when a
method Is proved ineffective and false
the mind will persist in IL. 80 the wiley
Agnes played her holiness until 20 any
one else but the bashfuI James, il would
have been open mockery-
All OF which was more or less known 20
the informant. Mr. Bill Beltng
One night, date not given. for record
OF Wichita fires IS kept. ne gasoline stove
in The kitchen went I'd after the approved
style. IN the parlor vas James anchored
safely to a distant sofa and prankish Az
Res across the IN wondering vaguely
why he didn't come 20 The point
The mother rushed 70 the door yelling
fire. The bashful James shot out o, me
front door hatIess and turned ia an alarm.
and rushed back - Agnes. The hremen
plunged in. dragging long hose and up
secrinS tables and chairs
The fire was soon extirguished. Ri
Betting. Informant. was not AT nome. but
this is What ne heard the day following:
On his knees. childi Why men DO uo;
propose on their knees. outside % novels -
But ne did on his knees. kissed my
hand-and l said yes"
Tell me every word Aggie-I never
heard OF man in real life proposing on
his knees
We'll, after the fire. YOU know me pho
tOgraphs we're scattered all over the par
Tor floor. you know. and I got down on
my knees and began TO collect them
now mana don't laugh or I shant tell
and and no I didn't ask him-he got down
on his knees. 700. beside me and We grab
bed FOR the same Photograph and-ncw
mama don't laugh-and ne took my hand
and said. Agnes" and 7 jumped up. bat
ne Eeld onto my hand and kissed IT, ana
then I Sraspsd une hand away. yes I did
and then h- looked soiernn-oh. 50 funny
and said. Agnes. putting his hand or
Tf= hart at-TnE-a - 4
department can put our- Say yes" And
I al the time he was on his knees
Asked the mother, did re stay on ais
knees"
Agnes began singing and BIZ SHOT out
the back door.
They are not married yet, but James is
eating Sunday dinners VITA the family
and its settled.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

fractions AZ The two opera houses remind
ed enc citizen one day last week Of the
time along back in 1893 when Gilmore 5
famous band visited Wichita under a high
price guaranty. L vas Gumore's last
tour before he died and before his world
renowned aggregation Of rare talent was
merged into the present equally famous
SOusa band The company We're billed
mere for a Saturday night performance.
and as they could not leave the city To
any advantage before Monday morning.
Mr.. Gilmore consented through the earn
est solicitation % philautnrOpic society
OF the city. 20 give a charity concert sun
day afternoon. all the proceeds outside
OF opera house rental 70 20 20 the benefit
OF the ctty's poor. As winter Was just
then coming on this vas considered a
great lift % the local charity inclined.
Or. Chas- Z. Martin. now deceased was
then president OF the board OF police COM
mIssioners. ard 20 the aston Lssment q
himself and ne III disguised disgust OF the
whole city an Injunction was served late
on Saturday evening By a Coterie Of RAE
and peculiar freaks styling caensslve-s.
TIE Law and Order League" many
years ag0 out % existence T.cugh re
arranged concert for Sunday afternoon
had been prepared wi,h great care As =
charitable affair, and the music Was 20
be sacred music and church hymns. rs
society objected o. toe ground tha. %
would be a desecra-ion of the Hoy SAB
bath. and Gimore's anvil chorus was Pa
fame and disturbing 20 re immediate con-
aluuity. T. came under - legal PHASE
az a public nuisance. and under the law
Or. Martin. muca - his cisELst Vss
obliged 70 order IT, vao.s aTa.E Of. and
there vas 10 Charity concert Neither
would Gilmore ever conssE< -c reap7ssr
n tbs city. and that winter Vas t.4r5
ard cod one; and re Iocsi merchants
and business men mad 20 - Gown ii5s--
ally 81 tasir pockets . donate fund -
keep re Needy poor from Starving and
treez-E.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
SHOUD look OUT.

Some day a house viii get afire IN
Wichita and during the progress an ex-
ploeion viii take place which viii wreck
things. At the battle Of the Blue. Colo
neI Murdock, editor of the Eagle, saw a
shell knock a mans head off. leaving
nothing but his face standing, and that
ike d mask The shell did not explode
He took il Up and Joted it around a
souvenir. When he came 70 Wichita he
brought it along and rolled it under the
place where he then lived JUS north OF
the Methodist church. When he moved
thence, he tried 10 md the shell, but he
could not Afterward the house was NOV
81 and a livery stable erected on the
e-e. somebody, Of course, picked that
Shell up and took t home with him,
probably rolling IT into the garnet.
Who ever has il viii not say 80. but
some day there VIII be fire ami a blast
which viii shake the leaves of the trees
Il the vicinity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
CHICKENS REST IN PEACE.

NHlthENS Resi- IN PEALE-
One day last week Doc Kelley was en-
gagged TO haul away a pile of white stuff
from behind the store OF Dillon * McTas-
CART on North Main street. Doc drove up
behind the building and began TO load up.
while in the act some one suggested 10
Doc that il was nor often that a fellow
got a joo with pay attached, when the
work was one that world De gladly &C
cepted for the material Doc did not quite
understand the point. when it Vas Sug-
gested that the white stuff was nothing
less than Indian meal, a little spoiled for
family use, but good enough for chicken
food Doc winked his eye ana said no
more, bu. loaded mis- wagon ard drove di-
rect to his home instead OF the dump
grounds.
He unloaded the stuff and threw a few
handsful into his chicken yard and Return
ed 10 the city. At the end Of the day ne
went home and after placing ms horse
in the barn went back TO feed his chick
ems again for the night Some of them
were lying on their backs others on taeir
sides and few were breathing their last
Doc picked up one OF the dead ones and
upon examination discovered a hard sub
stance IN the crop. A further eXam-Ila-
ton disclosed tue fact that AL the chick
ems mad the same disease. lie opened one
OF the crops and found hard stone IN L.
He examined the Indian meal that &c
hauled 10 his home. rubbed some OF i
between his ha1ds. t seemed 10 cut, and
Doc started Of 10 inquire wat II was he
had hauled away from DILLON * McTaS-
CARTS He found a. the store that L Vas
marble dust that had been Dumped out Of
the soda water generators during re sum
mez months Does chickens ara not lay
Ing egg any more, they are lyins o.
their backs instead.