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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01

take refuge in the hole the cellar
came out of, but to his great conster.
nation he found that the hole had
been blown away also. Shortly after
this, farmer was riding along the
road with jug of sorghum tied with
strap to his saddle-horn. A cyclone
came up, and passed the jug handle
was found inside the jug and the strap
was sticking out of the jugs mouth,
the jug having been blown inside out
without spilling drop of the molases.
During the same blow goat happen
ed to get in its path, and his hair was
blown off until he looked as clean as
skinned banana. This made the
goat look so much like Mexican dog
with horns that it was placed on ex-
hibition at the Worlds Fair, attract
ing attention as one of the great Curl
oSities of the century
''The eastern correspondent is
equally at ease in dealing with the
intervals occurring between showers,
which the fertility of his Imagination
and the extreme elasticity of his con-
science permit him to describe as
'droughts.' Whatever portion of his
vocabulary has not already been ex-
hausted in describing the cyclone is
at once available for writing up
'droughts.' Through him wonder
ing world learns of the alleged Kan
SaS ferryman who has to haul water
ten months in the year In order to
keep his boat running; of the fami-
lies who each morning are compelled
to run their wells through clothes
wringers that they may obtain water
for cooking purposes; of neighbor- |
hoods where it is so dry that water is
wet only on one side, and where fish, |
to allay thirst and rinse the dust from |
their thrOats, swarm out on the prai- |
ries and lap the boiling dew from the /
buffalo grass. He it is who says this
distressing scarcity of moisture is
forced upon us by the corporations
that have cornered the water supply
TO put into their stocks, and to such
IN extent that farmers have soak
heir hogs over night in order to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
Died.

On Monday night, June 26, 1899, at
their home in this city, Edith Gorrell,
aged II years, and Charles Gorrell,
aged years, of scarlet fever.
We have seldom been called upon
to chronicle two sadder deaths than
these. Only few days after taking
sick these children were laid to rest
The disease was of a malignant form,
and although everything was done to
save the little sufferers, the disease
would not yield.
On Tuesday afternoon DIR. Jones in
tered the bodies at the Wa-Keeney
cemetery.
Everybody in the community felt
the keenest sympathy for this strick-
en- family, but the nature of the dis
ease prevented them from Offering
the willing hand of help that they
would SO gladly have done otherwise
The people of Wa-Keeney extend
their heartfelt sympathy to the fami-
ly in this their extremely sad hour of
bereavement, and their prayers and
hopes are that the hand of death may
be further stayed from their midst,
and that those sick at present may
make speedy recovery.
May the Lord pour out his richest
blessings on these aching hearts and
comfort and strengthen them in this
dark hour of trouble. May the peace
That passeth all understanding be
tifsasr portion and may they be able to
take comfort in the thought that
''dust thou art to dust return was not
written of the soul- and that the
grave is only the gateway to heaven
whittier we must all enter some day
to be reunited never again to be sepa-
rated.
DIR. Jones most assuredly deserves
the hearty thanks of the people of
this community. He has been tire
less in his efforts to do all in his DOW
er to render assistance to the family
and to protect the public from the
spreading of the disease by maintain
ing strict quarantine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
Stories of Kansas.
Mr.. Coburn Gives Few Specimens
to CORRESPONDENT.

| William E Curtis in Chicago Record
Mr. Coburn, the Agricultural Com
missioner of Kansas, charges all the
notoriety that Kansas has suffered
from during the last quarter of a cen.
tury to eastern newspaper cores.
pondents, who, he says, have visited
that state, and have tried to interest
their readers by inventing freaks and
fabulous stories.
"It has been left to the cores
pondents of eastern papers to por tray
Kansas to the world in all the various
shade and tints," said Mr.. Coburn.
'sfrom those gloomiest midnight and
deepest woe to brightest MONDAY and
heavens guiding. His finest work,
that which has always stamped him
as possessing the true artistic temper
ament. has been his treatment of
weather conditions, especially our i'm
pulse zephyrs and periods of procras-
tinated rainfall. The lines of thought
always discernible in his work are
that we are in chronic condition of
cyclone, drought or blizzard. variagat-
ed by invaSiOnS and devaStationS of
chinch-bugs and grasshopDers. In
dealing with the former he describes
the wind which he says blew COW up
against the side of barn and held
her there for twelve days, until she
starved to death. The same wind,
says this veracious chronicler, blew
the cracks out of the fences, sucked
cistefn from ground, moved the town.
ship line and changed the day of the
week, while it yanked the bung-hole
out of barrel and buried it in sand
hill eighty miles away. On another
occasion, as he ayers, when stopping
at farm house, cyclone came up
and he with the family. went into the |
cellar The house was soon blown |
away presently the cellar, went. too, |
rolling over and over like a silk hat.
He was early spilled out. but with |
infinite labor dragged himself back in |
'he teeth of the wind, intending to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
A gentleman from Hill CITY spent

A gentleman from Hill City spent
last week driving over the county in
the interest of the Star of Jupiter, a
new fraternal order. He met with
good success and instituted lodge
here last Saturday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were installed: Joshua
Croft, p. c.; a. B. Cooper, P; w. F.
Moser, Sec; - Rousch, W.: Miss
Belle Lord, 1. G.; Mrs. J. Croft, V. c.;
Mrs. w. F. Moser, Treas; -
Rhoades. O. g.; III. Meyer, c. O. L.
Cook, j. Harris and John Lemke.
Trustees The new lodge starts out
with about thirty members.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
Card of Thanks.

BANNER, Kan, June %, 1899.
EDITOR WORLD: We wish to extend
our heartfelt thanks to our MANY
friends for their kindness and assist
ance during the Illness and death of
our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. NJ. j. HARVEY AND CHILDREN.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
School Meeting.

The election to decide the PROPOSE
tion to change our public schools to a
graded school was held last Wednes-
day afternoon. The polls were kept
open from till o'clock in order to
give ybody an opportunity to
vote The vote was 102 for and O
against.
As the vote carried the school
board called the annual school meet
ing that evening as required by law
A IA mill tax levy was voted for all
purposes.
Nine months school was also voted
The election of treasurer resulted
in the election of r. G. Wilson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01

DR.. E. A. Woodwork, the
dentist, will positively be at
the American House from
July 1st till 7th, prepared to
do all kinds of dentistry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01

The Ft. Hays Military Reservation,
fine body of land consisting of about
eight thousand acres, and which lies
Joining to Hays City will soon be ap-
praised and sold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01

For SALE-One of the best 32O acre
farms in Trego county. For terms ap-
ply to George Baker, Wa-Keeney,
Kan. Can give possession at any time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.

Total list of vacant land In the
various counties in the Wa-Keeney
land district as compiled July 1, 1899:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01

Go to Cortright's for your wall pa
per and shades. He has "A fine line:
his prices are right, and he pays the
freight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01

We have been informed of late that
Wa-Keeneyite had an account COM
ing to him from county resident,
and that the said Wa-Keeneyite pro-
posed to go to the debtors place for a
week, or SO, and board out the ac-
count. The situation of the debtors
place according to the mariners COM
paslis situated west by south, SOUTH
west, westerly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-01
make them hold swilI.
NUMBER II

make them hold swilI
Another remarkable story is told
of man who was driving over the di-
vide north of Dodge City, when a
shower came up. He was riding a
blackboard, which had bottom made
by fastening cleats between the axIes
with spaces half an inch between
the cleats. The water fell so fast
that it could not run through the bot
tom of the blackboard as fast as iu fell.
Rushing down the side of the divide
the water struck d barbed wire fence
and damned up until the water ran
over the top wire of the fence. This
was because tile rain came so fast that
it couldn't get through between the
wires of the fence. On the same trip
the traveller says he saw jack rabbit
drown while it was jumping through
the air. The same traveller declares
that within half an hour the water
was three feet deep on the ridge and
falling faster on the ridge than it
could run down both sides of the hill
We have supposed that possibly the
traveller in his excitement might have
exaggerated, but there are residents
in Dodge City who stand ready to
prove the truth of the story by show
ing the ridge where the blackboard
stood during the rain, and the place
in the air where the jack rabbit was
when it drowned" I"
1t is hardly just for Mr.. Coburn to
charge correspondents of eastern pa
pers for all the blame, for it is not
true The people of Kansas them
selves have circulated these stories,
and the worst of them have come
from the Populist orators like Jerry
Simpson and Mrs Lease.-Capital.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

You are invited to visit Har-
rison's studio, 2OO79 Second
ave., and see specimens OF the
prettiest work in the state.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Flower bulbs at Godden's.
Happy Marriage in Centre

Centre, December 12.-(Special.) 1.-Two of
the leading families of the town were
brought into closer relations by a happy
marriage that took place this afternoon at
the home of Hon. II. w. Gordon. His Gull
hvated and accomplished daughter. Miss
Charlie, was united in marriage to Lamar
Smith, eldest son of G. P. Smith. the lead
ing business man and citizen of the town.
Mss Carbon is the granddaughter of the
late Chancellor S. X. McSpadden, and Mr.
Smith is a member of an old and well
known family of the county, and is en-
ierpris,ne and prosperous business men.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. L.
A. Holmes, and the couple left Immediately
,or Collnsville to take the southbound train
On the Queen and Crescent for points in
Florida where they will spend their honey
MOON They will be at home to their
friends after January l.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Notice to Creditors.

District Court of the United States in and
for the Southern Division of the Northern
District of Alabama. In the matter of
w. ID. Balenger, bankrupt.
Take notice that the first meeting of
creditors of the above named bankrupt will
be held at my office in the United States
government building on the 9th day of De-
cember, 1899, at the hour of 10 a. M, at
which time and place you can appear, if
you see fit, and prove your claim and take
such action as the Bankrupt Act author
ICES N. w. TRIMBLE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Birmingham, Ala, December u, 1899.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
The YAQUIS AGAIN
ATTACK MEXICANS
The Onslaught Was Vigorous
and Severe.
INDIANS FINALLY WITHDREW
The Fighting Lasted a Day and Night
With Both Sides Sustaining Con-
siderable Loss Marauding
Bands Doing Dana ge

AUSTIN Tex, December 12.-Information
reaching here today is to the effect that
on December the Yaqui Indians and the
Mexican forces under General Torres, had
a pitched battle near Rio Chico on the
Yaqui river.
The engagement was between the main
body of Indians and the main force of the
Mexicans, numbering some 1900. About ten
days ago several bands of rowing Yaquis,
who had been out on scouting expeditions
and depredatng tours, began gathering at
the main camp of the Yaquis, located in The
mountains on the Paphigochic river.
The Mexican troops attempted to head the
small bands off, but they were unsuccess-
full and within a very short time all of
them had joined the main body of the In
dams.
Evidently fearing that the Mexican troops
were preparing to invade their camp the
Indians pushed the fighting themselves by
attacking the Mexican forces in their camp.
The onslaught was rather vigorous, but not
so effective, as the Indians did not advance
in solid body, preferring their old war
fare of man for man behind boulders and
trees In this manner they began their at
tack on the soldiers camp and, according
to report, the fighting was most severe and
lasted for day and night, when the In
dams withdrew, having sustained consider
able loss according to the reports of the
military forces.
The military made several attempts to
dislodge the Indians from their retreat in
the rough woody country during the en-
gagement but without success and upon
each deploy the soldiers lost quite number
of men in killed and wounded. The soldiers
report that they observed number of
sauaws fighting in among the bucks, and
they seem to be able to do some good shoot
ing, as their bullets came whistling mlghty
close all the time.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Notice to Creditors.

District Court of the United States in and
for the Southern Division of the North
ern District of Alabama. In the matter
of p. s. Wilson, bankrupt.
Take notice that the first meeting OF
creditors of the above named bankrupt
will be held at my office in the United
States government building on the 2Sth day
of December, 1899, at the hour of 10 a. M, al
which time and place you can appear, if
you see fit, and prove your claim, and take
such action the Bankrupt Act author
ICES N w. TRIMBLE,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Birmingham, Ala, December u, 1892
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

Beautiful Christmas goods
at Parker's drug store.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Lamar County OmciaIs

The following additional reports on the
books of Lamar county officials have been
filed with the governor by Examiner Pur-
foy:
81 have examined the books and accounts
of d. l. Guthrie, tax collector of Lamar
county, for the tax years 1892, 1885, 1894, 1895,
1886, 1897, verifying his abstract books with
the assessors books and checking his stub
books with his abstract books, except for
the tax years 1893 and 1896, for which years
the abstract books had become misplaced.
For the latter years the stub books were
checked with the assessors books l found
him due the following sums:
state tax ........ ........ ......$ 1918
Special state tax ............... 40
Poll tax ........... ............. l2i.2S $l45.36
county tax ........... 15.55
Special county tax ...... 49,. Ito 1866
$162 OF
"These sums are due after deducting
commissions and adding interest Those due
the state were promptly paid into the state
treasury and Collector Guthrie stated that
rle sums due the county would promptly
be paid in to the county treasury.
These sums consist of several smaller
sums, assessed and collected for the sew
eral years examined, which sums were
either omitted from his report to the judge
of probate by Collector Guthrie, or over
looked by the judge of probate in his en-
tries of such assessments against the col
lector My Investigations thowed that they
were not included in the reports to the
state auditor and county treasurer.
L noted error in one instance by the
assessor, who in transferring the precinct
footing to the general recapitulation,
changed one figure by which the collector
was charged with and had paid the state
and county taxes on $1,000 in value more
than he should have been charged. This
error has been properly adjusted by giving
Collector Guthrie proper credit for it in
the attached statement"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

IT have examined the office of judge of
probate of Lamar county, covering the
period from November, 1892, to November,
1898, checking the quarterly reports on
license issued and lands redeemed made to
the auditor by the encumbents, with the
records of the Office Hon. W. A. Young
was the incumbent from November, 1892
to November, 1898. All money collected by
him for the state is shown to have been
promptly reported and paid to the state
treas ury. These records were kent in
thoroughly systematic manner and execut-
ed very neatly. Proper sums were collect
ed in each case and attached vouchers
showed that they were promptly paid to
the state and county treasurers..
From November. 1898. to November, 1899
the Hon. r. L. Bradley has filled the office.
What has been said above concerning the
work of his predecessor will apply with
equal force to the work of Judge Bradley.
as he has performed his duties with equal
fidelity
Secretary of State McDavid, Auditor
White and Treasurer Ellis. members of the
state printing board, met this morning and
awarded the contract for printing the SUI
preme court reports to the Brown Printing
company, of Montgomery TIE price bid by
this concern was 1872 per cent. off the price
fixed by the code at SLIGO per volume. The
price BID by the Vance concern of Jackson
VILE last year was 30 per cent off. but this
contract was cancelled a few weeks ago
and new bids advertised for. The difference
in the price of the two concerns Is about
10 cents per volume, or difference of about
s72 for each issue, rs volumes being in
cluded in n single issue.
The Fidelity and Deposit company OF
baltimore. which is Vance's surety, will
have to pay the difference in the price or
the books during the continuance OF the
present contract
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
CLARKE COUNTY
IS INDEPENDENT
viii Not Abide by Ruling of
Committee.
PRIMARY SET FOR APRIL IA
Brown Printing Company of Montgom-
cry Awarded the Printing Contract
by the State Board-Vance
Contract Cancelled

Age-Herald Bureau, Hotel MADISON, Mont
gcmery, December 12.-CSpecial. Another
county has violated tie ruling OF the state
democratic executive committee in order
ing that primaries for the nomination of
the general assembly be held on the 14th
of April, the same date fixed for the NOM
inat.on of state officers. Clarke is the last
county to take this action.
A letter received lin the governors office
annoLnces that the county committee of
Clarke met last Saturday and ordered beat
airy for the nomination of delegates to a
county convention to oe held on The 22nd,
for the purpose of no ninatiEg county OH
GERS and members of the general assem-
bly,.
Inquiry among the friends of Senator
Morgan, Colonel Roquemore and General
Oates reveals the fact that none of these
candidates were given any notice that
such action was contemplated by the Clarke
committee. 1t is conceded thore that Gov
ernor johnston is the strongest candidate
for the senate in Clarke and it is believed
that he mas suggested t.lts action to try
and offset the heavy losses he is sustaining
in north Alabama.
1t will be recalled that Mr.. Loughlin,
the member of the state committee from
Cha rko, stated at the meeting of The state
committee in Birmingham that MS county
would not be bound by the action of the
committee in fixing uniform dates, and his
words have proved prophetic.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
MADISON COUNTY TICKET
Central Committee Meets and Names
Nominees for County Offices

Huntsville, December 12.-(Special)-The
central executive committee held meeting
today and canvassed the returns of the
democratic primary of Saturday, and de-
clared the following to be the ticket OF
nominees for county officers:
A. D. Rogers, sheriff; John W. Garner,
tax assessor; j. Ed. Gardiner, tax collector;
T. e. Collier treasurer; w. N. Flippin and
J. A. Watkins, commissioners. Rodgers
heat Mitchell for sheriff by vote of only
seventy-two in the entire county.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
NOTICE.!

Now the department store
LIAR gets in his work and
says he gives you a gold dollar
value for Csc. Don't be duped
with trash. Buy your Christ
mas and other gifts from
Harry MERGERS stock of Jew
elry, where TRUE values are
given. Don't forget the num-
ber-2Ol8 First Avenue.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Geld Wave

Is sure to follow the rain. let us put you in
one of our Ari-Tight heaters, they are
cheaper than doctors bills.
SPIRO & LONG CO.
P. S.-We stop leaks. See?
12-13-wed- fri-Sun.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Roof Leok?

We can repair it, but not while it rains.
Give us your order, for 1t will rain again.
SPIRO & LONG co.
12-13-wed- frf-Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-02
A BIG ENTERPRISE.

At meeting of the Directors of the
Amlcalola Marble and Power Company
on last Friday evening in this city, ar
engagements were made for the compile
ton Of their railroad from Ball Ground
TO the Herndon quarries, distance of
eight miles, and the purchase of an en-
CINE for the same. The company has
recently taken from the quarries seven
columns % feet long. 3 feet by feet,
side by side, which expert quarrymen
say was never accomplished in this
country before. Arrangements have
also been made for supplying addition
al machinery at the quarries. The rail-
road is nearly completed and will,
when finished, greatly facilitate the
shipment of marble from this section.
Judge George f. Gober is president of
the company and Col. w. r. Power is
secretary
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-02
1T PAYS.

From worldly point of view polite
ness is the best possible stock-in-trade
that one can possess. 1t has opened
more doors of advancement than any
faculty, genius, or art, because for
strangers there is no other way to
Judge another's character than by ex-
ternals. Even the spurious politeness
which is assumed for certain purposes
or to accomplish certain ends, has de-
gree of success, because it overcomes
prejudice and wins good opinions. You
no doubt have observed in Marietta
that the merchant, the clerk, the law
yer, the official or teacher, who treats
those with whom he comes in contact
with unvarying politeness, is the most
popular and successful. Many man
has been defeated in his purposes, plans
and ambitions in life because he did
not treat with due politeness the rights
and feelings of others. Politeness and
kindness win, where ill-temper and in
timidation fail.