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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

~ euo AuSu dlldtl case INC seat OIL
member, who went to South Africa as
corporal, was promptly declared va
can't.
MIR and Mrs ID Stuhr of Daven-
port We're getting ready to cele-
brate their golden wedding, hav-
ing been marie nearly fifty years,
when Mrs Stuhr brought suit for
divorce on the grounds of cruelty.
She claims that their married life
has been unhappy throughoul, and
two weeks ago she left home. She
demands $4,000 alimony, her hus-
bsnd being worth over $4,000.
lSaeis u and her husband Is years
old.
The Democratic party is not OPP.
posed to expansion which takes in
territory and willing people, who
may be made into co-equal states;
but it is opposed to the seizure or
purchase of distant territory to be
governed outside the constitution;
whose people never can become
citizens; and it is in favor ofextend
ing the example and Influence
of the republic among the natives
Through persuasive powers of a
high example, instead of through
force.
One of the unexpected uses of
the refrigerating machine is found
in minig. AT great depths or at
comparatively shallow depths in
mines work on valuable veins of
metal or coal has been abandoned
because of the heat. But engineers
declare that with the use of mod
ern refrigerating apparatus TO
cool the air it will be possible to
go several thousand feet lower in
case rich vein of precious metal
is found.
The honey-producing industry
LOT Evansville, Ind, has reached
such magnitude that the city
council is considering an ordinance
declaring the bees nuisance and
requiring the owners of hives to
move them outside the city limits
1t is said that neutrality-suspicious.
have colonies Of bees in the city
and the bees produce $4,000
worth of honey year. Persons
who want the bees taken out ask
it be done by Septl The bee own
ers have engaged lawyer,
who has represented to the city
council that there is not city in
the state that fordids people to
have beehives.
4 Tho notorious "Barebones par
Lament" of Cromwell's time took
4 its name from one Praise God
Barebones. According to Hume
the following names were found
a single jury drawn in the county
of Sussex: Weep Not Billings,
God Reword Smart, Kill Sin PIN
4 pie, Fly Debate Joiner, Morr
Fruit Fowler, Steadfast on high
High Stringer and flight the
Good Fight of Faith White.
Barebones had brother named
Ii Christ Had Not Died for You
! Ye Had been Damned Barebones
Hans Peterson, Of Boyer town
ship, was pleasant caller yester-
day evening. He says the farmers
in his part Of the county are feel
ling happy over the crop prospects
this year.
ED. and Harry Alexander, and
Lem Grant left today for Long
Pine, whore they will camp for a
week. Ray Harris left on the
same train for Dendwood, and
Hot Springs, South Dakota, where
he will spend two weeks.
J 1t is said that trunk lines have
adopted the following standard
rule authorizing conductors to
deal with passengers without
ticket or pass and who decline to
pay fare: "Should any one be
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Jack Bratly returned from Winterset
last evening where he has been on A
GU w work. He will remain in the
Valley only few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Miss Bina Ovlatt is with Council
Bluffs friends for a short visit.

Mr. and Mrs Leon Brown went to
Norfolk this afternoon, to pay Mr. and
Mrs Ed Bates short visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

IA Clark, of Council Bluffs, visited
friends in the Valley yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Work on the new addition to the
Presbyterian parsonage was commenc
ed this M orning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

HI Brookbouse is in Woodbine OF
machine business this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Miss Susie Fisher will return from
Atlantic tomorrow evening, where she
has been visiting for three weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Mrs NJ Lucey is entertaining Miss
Sullivan of Fremont.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Cliff Hiddleston, the real estate man,
took couple of men to Logan Satur-
day ON . real estate deal. We under.
stand they purchased farm
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

FB Mcintosh visited friends in Mo
dale Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Neil South is visiting friends in Elk
ira for few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Mrs Emma E Russell left on
Sunday morning for Audubon,
called there on account of the danger
GUS illness of Geo b Russell, her faith
er-in.law.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Australia has had controversy
over the right of members of Parli-
ment to take service In the army which
recalls the case of General Wheeler.
In the Australian case the seat of a
member, who went to South Africa as
a corporal, was promptly declared va
can't.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

w A Stewart, of Moorehead, was i
the Valley yesterday, consulting ID
Gasson in regard to an ear trouble.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Tom Mc3oid moved back to I'll
Valley yesterday, from Loveland.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

II. 9. Harshbarger and wife, of
Woodbine, were in the Valley to-
day the guests of Rev. Ward and
family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Miss Della and Bee Harris left for
Sheldon Sunday, where they will be the
uests of Dee Harris for ten DAYS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Master Car Builder Ramsayer, left
this afternoon for short business trip
to Deadwood.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Mrs brennan, Mrs Willis and Mrs
Gillard arrived in the city from Kan
sas, today, called here by the death of
their father, w W Wagner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

VIM Hall is off duty in the
Government Mail service on &C
count of sickness. He went to
work yesterday morning but was
attacked a short time afterwards
and forced to quit work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

DR. Tamisiea has got settled in his
new home, corner Fifth and Michigan
street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

ED. and Harry Alexander, and
Lem Grant left today for Long
Pine, where they will camp for a
week. Ray Harris left on the
same train for Dendwood, and
Hot Springs, South Dakota, where
he will spend two weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Ed Anterior left for Woodbine this
morning. after weeks visit in this
city with his brother.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Axell Alstrand Saturday after
doom killed huge rattle snake
in the rail road yards in this city.
The snake WAS from sll appear
nnce an old residenter as he was
suppl. d with nine rattles.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Mrs w A Brassard and daughter,
Francis, of Austin, Minnesota, are in
the Valley, the guests of MIR and Mrs
i ID Tamisiea.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

George Richardson is quite
sick at his home in Cincinatti
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Hans Peterson, of Boyer town
ship, was pleasant caller yester-
day evening. He says tho farmers
in his part Of the county are feel
ing happy over the crop prospects
this year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Mrand Mrs Samuel johnson of
Clay Township are in the city
called here by the serious illness
of Mrs. Peggy Webb.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

The democratic township caucus for
St John township was held in Frank
Tsmisiea's Office Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Geo w Grsybill acted as
chairman and j w Vsrnes was elected
secretary. The following delegates
were elected to attend the county con-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08
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BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Train No 3 daily leaves iee.u Il
m. Arrives sgrnas ii.ls =
Meeting with Snoqslalfnts ana
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Train No Z daily Leaves s1nsa \
a M. ArriYes Seattle 1910 A. y. es.. .ss.
ing with Everett ana
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General Passenger Agezi. ssstus'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08
THE SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER
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WILL SAIL MONDAY, SEPT. 10

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For full information apply &c Cook &
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or to
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08

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Pullman palace sleepcrs, library and din.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
ANTI-SALOON CONVENTION
Ii VIII be Held AT oklahoma eats.
February =.

Oklahoma city. o. r. Jan. 2o.-The ter
ritoyial convention Of the Anti-Sa Don
League has been called 20 meet at Ok
lahoma city on Thursday. February sth
Delegates are expected TO sc prosa-
from all religious and temperance orga 81
nations throughout both Oklahoma
Indian territories Hon. II. H. Russ
of Delaware. Ohio. national superints
ent " the American AHti-Saloou LcaRl
will speak IN Guthrie Wednesday nies-.
February 7th, and be in attendance a the
convention the next day az Oklahoma
City and deliver an address 10 night az
The close Of the convention. Hon J. u.
E0tkiu 81 Winfield. Kansas. Will deliver
an address during the convention N
Prohibition" Territorial superinteud-
emit Of Schools Hopkins VIII deliver tbs
address Of welcome. Prominent territory
men will deliver addresses st the con-
gention on the following subjects: The
Newspapers and Law Enforcement
The Duty Of Omcials "a Law Enfor,e-
ment." The Church ana the Anti-ssl3on
League"
AT this convention the territorial ole
sauizatl0n viii be perfected and the UIi-
GERS elected The question Of where ain
che future headquarters be held will also
De determined.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21

Reaching his home he mounted a horse
and Immediately alarmed the neighbor-
hood, dispatching Mr.. D. Harader, well
known citizen Of this county. to King
fisher to notify the authorities.
In the excitement Cater had not per
ceived the blood upon his shirt and face.
but when he reached his fathers house
some distance away and was told Of
his condition, he broke down. The strain
upon his nerves was too great.
The report that Stones overcoat was
taken with his other valuables Cater
says is not true: that the day being a
pleasant one Stone had left it at Caters
house
Showing the deliberation and preme-
Citation Of this murder, it is only nee
essary TO state that on three sides Of the
barn from where the shot was fired. port
holes had been cut and rounded out with
jack knife, and the door on the south
afforded ample range from that quarter
The barn was protected by wall Of fod-
der stacked against the sides. but at each
port hole the fodder had been carefully
laid back, so that no obstruction might
be in the murderer'e way. There in that
old barn the man with murder, cold
blooded and deliberate in his very soul,
waited for his victim, with every conve-
nience provided for his successful taking
off-even to the laying back OF fodder
which might have INSTRUCTED his murder
Gus view.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
He FAV(|RS HANGING
Biting Article on Crime From
Jacob Admire's Pen.
PENALTY FOR MURDER
Should be, He Says, Hanging
by the Neck Until Dead.
PENALTY FOR MURDER

Guthrie. O. T. Jan. eo,-Jacoo Admire
Of K.nsdsher. in the course o. an article
lamentlns the wave Of crime 7ssslns over
Oklahoma says The Free Press Is
frank about this mstter. It believes in
the hanging o. deliberate murderers.
hanging them untn their eyes are axed
with a deadly stare-untu their tonsues
hang loose and Hmp-unul they are
Dead. dead dead-and damnedt"
on the same subject the biting pen %
the Free Press editor runs: Murder arG
u.anslausAter are 50 common that very
little serious thought Is given 70 the SUB
Jet We have the death penalty IN t..c
statutes. but seldom anywhere else. A
mau6lin sentiment against hanging
controls the public mind. and so murder
and manslaughter stalk abroad boldly
without fear II the sentiment against
murder was half as pronounced as Il IS
against hanging the murderer. the rer-
centage OF killing would be very greatly
decreased. There have been quite = nul-
Der OF killings Of more or less vlcioa
character in this county In the last frU
years and, on this account. only one B., 70
son yet remains IN confinement. and ~
one has hardly got used 20 her new que
tiers. Vicious men and degraded wor
who have nothing 20 lose. run little <
of rendering their condition IN lie moe
unpleasant by the murder Of some ons
whom they NAV hate. IL they DO get
into the Pei3tentiary. they have more
comforts than they are accustomed 90.
and the confinement Is mere matte 60
-a,,fsrrt.uf 80
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
IT WAS DELIBERATELY PLANNED
William Caters story of the Murder
of Colonel stone.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan 20.-The Kingisher
Free Press prints the story Of William
Cater, who was with Colonel Stone when
the latter was shot by Jim Watcher as
follows:
Colonel Stone left the Peoples Bank
in this city about eleven o'clock last
Thursday morning to so to the farm
where the shooting took place. He went
to the cashier before leaving and laugh
ingly remarked that he needed some
dough meaning money He got twenty
five dollars. He went alone to the house
Of VIM. Cater. which is on the adjoining
farm from where the shooting took place.
This farm formerly belonged 10 James
Watcher but had passed into the posses
sion Of Stone and Cater was occupying
the place and farming it for him. At
Caters ne took dinner. \ question came
up as to the time of day and Major Stone
looked at his watch. a fine gold one He
said, Mrs. Cater, it is just twenty-five
minutes to . o'clock; that is the exact
time. and you can set your clock by it"
He was in excellent spirits. and appar-
emily had no forebodings.
Mr. Cater explains that the occasion
for Stones visit was to pay Watcher for
some feed and for some secondhand
implements which belonged to Watcher,
and which the latter did not care to take
away from the place with him.
It had already been settled in an ami
cable way that Watcher should leave the
farm.
After dinner at Mr.. Caters was over.
at Colonel stones request Cater went
with him to the adjoining farm to pay
Watcher for the items mentioned As
they neared the Eate they saw William
Watcher and his wife driving in ahead
Of them. The latter hitched his horse
and his wife went into the house some
considerable distance ahead of them
William Watcher turned and came for
ward 70 meet them Cater asked him
where Jim tneaning J. T. Walcher) was.
He replied: HE is probably on the place
somewhere" William Watcher then
went into the house stone. with young
Cater al his very elbow. continued 10
walk toward the barn They were walk
ing leisurely-Stone with his hands in his
pockets. When within about nine Or ten
steps Of The door % The Darn. q pnG-
a shot and Stone fell backwards. his
hands in his panta,ooa pockets, Young
Cater stood rooted 10 the spot his shi-t
and face sIattered with Stones lie
blood
The door Of the house opened and WI
liam Watcher. with deliberate steps
walked 20 the spot where Stone was ~
ing on the ground, with the blood fairly
sursiing from the gapinS wound where
the cruel sho, had cut MS neck ard Jug
ulsr vein. A. he reached the body he
said: My God. who did thise~ Iuv01-
untariIy and without seconds thought.
cater, standing over the dead body ~
Stone. said '-You- bro,he. jim dii it-''
Realizing then, Tor the first tine his
periIous position. and conscious % hss
blunder IN speaking his thoughts. ne
turned "a vun. Then g, vas thar Jim
Wslche- from wi:hia n thst vel known
ossal voice. called on him 10 stop or be
would kiB aim B1z aver never rt77red
Jumping oeaind . A.gh senee step ~
Two from where h stood, &c made .
run FOR his lie.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
Delay in Opening OF the h iowa COun
try Can he Avoided

Guthrie, Q. T.. Jan. a.-Good news IS
at hand for those who thought the
releasing of the Kiowa-C Ommanche
lands would delay the opening Of that
country. Recently Postmaster Watson
Of Ell Reno, received notice from the
Indian agent in the lower country asking
for bids for leasing the lands which it had
been hoped would be opened for settle
ment in the near future The Ell Reno
News says: Mr.. Watson wrote to Dele
gate Flynn calling his attention to the
fact that the government was advertising
to lease the lands and that the matter
needed attention since If released the
influence of the cattlemen would be
brought to bear to prevent the opening.
In response he received the following
letter:
Washington. D, c.. Jan Is. 1900.
Mr. G. F. Watson. FL Reno. o. T.
Dear sir-Your favor Of the 9th was
gladly received. have been to the de-
partment about this leasing. They say.
under the terms Of the leasing that they
can cancel them at any time the country
is ready for settlement. realize just
what you say is true and have so stated
TO the department. but they say it is
unfair to the Indians to keep them out Of
this grass money pending the opening
OF the land. Yours truly.
n. T. FLYNN.
The bill providing for the opening and
requiring the Indians to select their ail5t-
ments within 8 months. has been favora-
bly, reported to the house by the commit
tee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
NDI \ GOOD POLICY
Senator Ravens Takes Issue
With Railroad Managers,
BIG CITIES GOOD THINGS
Far Better, He Says, Than
HaIf-Starved Little Towns.

Guthrie, O. T., Jan. Ex-senator Ravens
! Of Enid, believes that the railroad policy
of making a multiplicity of equi-sized
small cities instead of encouraging large
| ones, set forth in a recent issue of the
Eagle, is a mistaken policy. He asserts
that the large cities, when reached by a
number Of different lines, are more profit
able to the railroads than the one-railroad
towns saying:
The managers Of railroads are gener-
ally supposed to be men Of more than
ordinary sagacity; and in some respects
they are. But like other mortals they
have their weaknesses.
There does not seem to be room for a
reasonable question that a large town,
developed by concentration of railroad
facilities is Of more value to each of such
roads than a town not so developed would
be to a single road. Is it not certain that
Wichita, Kansas City, St. Joe and other
cities which are the creatures of railroad
facilities, and which could not exist with
out them, are of more value to the rail-
roads that enter them than the same
points would be to a single road, If no
others reached them; for without other
existence
"a small starved town IS not worth as
much to single road as a prosperous
city is to each of several roads. The in
creased transportation facilities develop
industries and enterprises not otherwise
possible, bring trade from greater dis
tances, and thus multiply freight and
passenger traffic in far greater proportion
than the railroads are multiplied: so that
all are benefited and not injured. And
We are confident that the building Of the
Choctaw and Frisco roads into Oklahoma
City will prove a positive advantage to
the Santa Fe, by reason of the increased
growth that is resulting.
yet it is true that railroad companies
are constantly antagonizing the building
Of new roads and the development of
LEGAL interests that might ensue. The
ambition of railroad officers to monopol-
ize and control everything in sight over
comes the broader view of mutual bene-
fits. A small thing monopolized seems
more desirable than larger benefits, if
shared with others.
These considerations are suggested by
the fact that we believe that this city
Enid-occupies a position more favorable
to the growth of a considerable city than
either Oklahoma City or Guthrie. and
that the prospects of securing such rail-
roads as would make that development
certain are clear. And we believe that
such results would be a positive advan-
tage, rather than an injury to the Rock
Island road But that company takes a
different view Of its interests, and pre-
fers to hold to its present limits. and
even to damage its trade with plug roads.
rather than permit trunk lines to enter
1t is mistaken view and unjust to the
city of Enid
by hearty cooperation with the
people of Enid, or by even permitting
them to so forward without interference,
a city would be built which would be
source Of pride and of increased value to
the revenues Of the Rock Island road"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
FUND READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
school Land Rental Money to be Put
Out in a Few DAYS.

Guthrie, O. T., jan 20.-The net collec-
tons of school land rentals since last
July amount to $1l6,0S7.02 and within a
few days practically all of this sum Will
be distributed among the different coun-
ties accord ns - their school population
a feature separate from the common
school fund is $19 4649S, derived from six
months rentals of section 10 in the Strip,
which will be divided among the five
higher institutions of learning in the ter
ritory Superintendent Hopkins report,
when completed, will bear out fully the
statement that this years showing Of the
operations of the school land department
is by far the best that has ever been sub
mitted, and it is gratifying to note that
Notwithstanding the growth of the school
population of Oklahoma by leaps and
bounds, as it were, the school fund under
the present careful and business-like
with the demand. For instance, the
school population in January, 1899, was
101, 474; this year the school population is
III 49,. The amount of common school
funds distributed last January was $50
G0212 a per capita Of 81 cents. This year
the amount to be distributed is $116,0S702,
or about S1.O1 per capita, difference in
favor of this year of 20 cents for each
child between the ages of 6 and q in the
territory. The following table shows the
school population by counties for Janu-
airy. 1900 compared with the returns made
in January, 1899: