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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04

A
the rising tide but alas! the great Hood
seems to be far In the future. We are
told that prosperity 10 here, that money
10 plentiful, that prices are good and
that everybody is happy, The pros
perity cry reminds me OF a story heard
nearly hfty years ago, Al that time cash
was quite scarce and away from the Oit-
les, towns and main lines OF travel barter
was the rule. Away out In the noun
talus OF Virginia where people have but
little money there stood a log house OF
fair size, the front room filed with odd
assortment OF goods. Lead being among
the leading articles of commerce. The
store keeper was back woods politician
and then as now the sui ject most dis
cussed:was money, The contention OF
the stqre keeper was that there would
certainly he an enormous increase In the
amount Of currency, but his good wife
held The opposite view, In those days Of
the heavy rife with email bore, very
small amount OF powder went q long
way and from two TO fou. ounces were
the usual amounts purchased. Well one
day hunter from distant city came TO
enjoy vacation in tbe woods and brought
with him a double barreled shot gun
that used lots OF powder, and finding
game plenty he used up oil his powder,
and ought for more at the mountain
grocery, walking In he asked II he could
get some powder. Yes said the mer-
chant, how many ounces, oh. give me a
pound, SAID thes hunter How muchS a
pound, a whole poundP Certainly
whole pound ssid the hunter. Running
back TO the door the store keeper shouted
Huldah, oh Huldah What you want
said Huldah, Didn't you alters tell me
the currency wouldn't increase, and did
not allus say thar wus bound TO be
great flood of money! Yes, what you
drvin' at nowH Well II have arrived, 1t
hOye arrived; here s a man who wants a
hui pound Of powder"
So 1t is to day prosperity is here, ithas
a rived, but here is how 1t has hit the
poor fellow who works on the section.
A few years ago be got $l,20 per day,
n ow believe he gets I25 per day 8 cent
per day. Then when he
spent his sl.2O for sugar he got twenty
four pounds now he spends his sl rs for
sugar he gets eighteen pounds Of sugar,
Prosperity When he wants cotton
socks he paid 25 for three pairs, today
be pays Soc for two pair, Truly prosper.
ty has come to him.
$l,20 per day $500. per year. one
pound Of sugar per day for 800 days 9l5.
Il,25 per day 800 days 1878. per year.
me pound sugar FER day 3CO days at 7io
F22.50. Prosperity half gone.
We notice that Mrs. ]. O. Lowe and
ION Fred are visiting Arlington.
E. Baird and wife of the soldiers
rome at Dodge City are visiting their
Iau ghter Mrs. Berry.
Ne had pleasant hand shake with Mr..
nd Mrs. Thomas Of Dodge, they were
II taking in the reunion. Mr.. Thomas
ealth is impiCying and 10 looking well,
Mr.. Claydall has moved on his new
arm known as the Scott farm.
Rev, Kemp has deserted his post and
,one to teaching school in the south part
# the county.
Bence and Will Baird were happy this
1eek, their brother from Spearville came
own to visit them few days.
e. StenbeTy who resides with ], Brown
8 quite sick with fever. Erics friends
hCre for bis early recovery. Xxx
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04

Washington, Sept. 20.--0r the sly
war ships which have been ordered
to proceed to the Orient to reinforce
he Asatic squadron the Albany and
the Wilmington have started. The
others will start as soon as possible
The new battleship Kentucky will MOI
be delayed beyond few days
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The trustees Of tn,
University Of Chicago at rrr meet
ing decided to give free we n tc
ten of the Porto Rocans who Wish tc
be educated in this country, provided
their living expenses are furnished BY
the public spirited citizens.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
TOOK ONLY THE MAIL.
A shot Across the Road In Idaho by q
Lone AhighwRyman.

Boise Idaho, Oct "A single high
wayman held up the Ontario and
Burns stage yesterday, seventy miles
from Ontario. lie fired shot across
the road and then demanded the mail
which was thrown to him and he did
not molest the stage further,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04

Niles, o., Oct, 2-rhe American
Tin Platte Company announces that II
will start the finishing department. OF
the Niles Tin Mills to-morrow,wheth-
er the scale governing is signed or
not at the conference in New York.
The mil employees say they will not
run noh--umlon II IL Is not signed,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
THE WEATHER. or SEPTEMBER
Unu.unly warm, NaIny nnd cloudy

OhuS""ly NnTh'' W"ihJ hhn Nio""ll
Chancellor Snow says.
The weather Of SEptember, Poa 0llm
Lawrence, Kas,, Oct, 2,-Chancellor
H. IL. Snow Of the University Of Kun-
sas issued the monthly weather re-
port yesterday, giving n resume Of
The weather for September, lie says
the month iust closed was unusually
warm cloudy and rglny for Septem-
ber. Only eight Scptembers in the
last thlrly'scven years have been
warmer only seven cloudler and only
one d'anler.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04

The Midland Drug Co.'S phone num-
ber is 27, location first door north of
the Midland hotel office.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
hSTUWW ERoIWW al 9 W.
Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Stoves and
Carriages

The rains have come and all are happy
again. And while the weather is Ane
and the air bracing II is good plan to
get ready for the cold which will come q
little later. Do not wait until the cold
rains come to rig up your heating stoves.
Look them over, and II any repairs are
needed colI at the Brown Hardware Co.
for them Perhaps the repairs will cost
almost US much rs one OF our nice little
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
Admission 25C.

FIRST DAY PROGRAM
23O class trot, purse 5000
2'2O class pace, purse 5000.
Running race, half mile and repeat,
$4,000
Quick hitch race, half mile $40.
SECOND DAY
2:2i class trot, purse 5000.
2,SO class pace, purse $500.
Gentlemen road race, trot or pace,
Reno county horses, $40.
Running race, three-quarter dash, $50.
THIRD DAY.
Free-to'all pace, purse $3.50,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04

heaters. Call around and lot us show
you what nice line We have Just put in,
and II you are looh ing for the best Steel
range made you will find 1t In the "su-
perior" made by Bridge, Beach g. Co.,
81, LOUIS, We have stoves ranging in
price from "a 90 up.
1t now looks like some OF the boys
would stay in China all winter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18
A DETERMINED WOMAN /
Found . Food That Cured

q. 4 l
when fret read OF the remarkable
effects of Grape Nuts food 1 determined
to secure some. says Mrs. G. w. AID
ridge, OF Salisbury, Mo. At that time
there was none kept in this town, but
my husband ordered some from Chs
cago traveller.
I had been greatly afflicted with
sudden attacks OF cramps nausea and
vomiting. Tried all sorts Of remedies
and physicians but obtained only tenn
porary relief. Az coon as began to USE
the new food the cramps disappeared
and have never reappeared.
My old attacks OF sick stomach were
little slower to yield. but by continu-
Ing the food, that trouble has disap-
peared entirely. I am today perfectly
well, can eat anything and everything /
wish, without paying the penalty that
used to. We could not. and would not,
keep house without Grape Nuts
My husband was so delighted with
the benefits received that he has been
Recommending Grape-Nuts to his Gus.
toners and has built up very large
trade in the food. He sells them by the
case TO most Of the leading physicians
OF the county, who prescribe Grape Nuts
VERY generally. There Is some satisfac-
tion In using 9 really scientifically pre-.
lpared food. 65;s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18


Remember the railroad mem social at
the rooms tonig ht.
OysterH served In any style at our
mort order counter. Clifford,
Have sou seen our water proof walk
ing skirt. Bannatyne 8 Lay.
H. =. Simkins. undertaking exclusive
". Second door west Of postoftice.
Do not fail to examine the famous
Peoria exington steel range at Bull
locks.
Fremont voters can get two pair OF
good wool socks for Is cents at Hoyt's
Department Store.
N 7. D. Evans, city attorney, has res
moved his office from room Z, Blnford.
block. to rooms 1 and 2. same building.
Central Chapter No. 81, Order Of tho
Eastern Star, will give a. concert and
social ct the Masonic nall Friday night,
Oct. 10. Admission, Is cents.
s. w. Griffiths, Of this city, Will call
on the trade and solicit orders for the
Rosina Vokes and New Empire cigars,
two of the most popular brands on the
market.
Order Banner flour to do your baking
With when YOU want to have extra nice,
white, flakey bread to set before those
guests you are 80 anxious to please.
They will be sure to compliment you on
your skillful baking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Marshall Lodge No. los, a. F. and A.
NJ. viii work in the third degree this.
Grhursday) evening, Oct. is, at 7:3O.
Visitors are cordially invited TO be pres
ent. C. w. Mason, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Mrs. Will Allen. of Mason City Will
give musicale. assisted by loea. tall
ent, at the residence of Mrs. Marston
Ill East Church street, Thursday eve
ming, for the benefit of st. Margaret's
Mission. Admission 10 cents. All in-
Nited.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond leaves to-
night for Keokuk, Where Friday even
ing she gives a recital at ST. Francis de
Sales assembly hall, assisted by local
talent in the persons IF MIR. Maurice
Klein and Miss Virginia Warwick
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Superintendent of Mains Il. y. Mack
says that the water main in the north
east quarter OF the city will be shut off
for two hours after midnight Friday. in
order to repair a bursted main at the
corner of Third avenue and Webster
street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

To poultry raisers-We will furnish
oyster shells in 100 pound lots at IS
cents. In 800 pound lots at IS cents per
hundred. They are indispensable for
poultry. Hammond & Benedict
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Kelly, who have
been living in Nevada since their mar
rage several months ago, have re-
turned to&this city and will make their
home here. Mrs. Kelly formerly lived
here and is the mother of Mrs. George
Wagner
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18
CITY In BRIEF.

Or. Bay, Woodbury. block.
--------s-e----------
Fresh oysters IN every style at sun
dell's cafe.
oysters served in any style at Gif-
ford's restaurant.
See sus for ladies' misses and children's
Jackets. NJ. +. Andrews.
Repairing done at Flitton's dye works,
"a West Church street.
All kinds of fresh fish at Gerhart's
White market tomorrow.
Pillow tops and art materials of all
kinds. Bannatyne & Lay.
Friends Oats. are we'll liked. Sold at
Reynolds. Watson & CO. 8.
Come before our great bargains insIn-
dia linens are gone. Bannatyne & Lay.
We have an immense line of fur capes,
boucle capes. plush capes. etc. NJ. F.
Andrews.
Eleven hundred and forty yards, 90
and % cent India linens at half price.
Bannatyne 6 Lay.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Chris
tan church Will meet with Mrs. W. A.
Size, Vest of the city limits, Friday
afternoon.
The Ward & Vokes Floor Walkers,
Company. numbering forty three peo-
pie. arrived in the city this morning
from Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Rev DR.. f ". Parsons at the Baptist
parsonage on "Wednesday afternoon,
united in marriage Mr.. Joseph L. Rich
ardson, of Dustin. Neb. and Miss Katie
NJ. Pearson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Pearson. of Timber Creek town
ship. Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson will re-
side in Dustin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Or II Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
be entertained Friday afternoon by
~ NJ Loree and Mrs. F. G. Pierce
81 3 lattsY's home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

4 Messrs. George Tingley and Nick Mil
Ter, who have been in Philadelphia at
tending the international conference Of
the railway department. Of the Y. M. G.
a., returned home Wednesday evening
and report q very pleasant and ,profita-
BILE time spent in the good old Quaker
city. Mr.. g. w. Mcclure. OF Emporia.
Kas.. will arrive today and visit a few
days with his daughter. Mrs. Charles
Rogers. with whom his wife has been
for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

stoves, stoves stoves! To cook or to
heat, for wood for soft coal for hard
coal. The finest assortment ever shown.
We can please all in quality and price.
Schmidt's hardware store, 1O2 West
Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Mr.. c. c. Gilman. who has been in
the east looking after his railroad cons
tract work. arrived home this morn
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Mr. and Mrs. N. b. Hoyt left this
for Odebolt, which is to be their
future home, and where they are to con-
duct hotel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

receive better care.
The members of the Conrad high
school football eleven We're in the city
"Wednesday night, being on their way
home from State Center, where they
met the State Center high school team
in a game in the afternoon and were de-
|feated 90 too. The personal of the con-
rad team was as follows Rooney, cen
tier: Cakerice and Clement, left and
right guards: Clark and Wiley, left and
right tackles: Conrad and Mitchell, left
and right ends: Ford. quarter: G. a.
Fritzel and Binder, left and right
halves; &C. Fritzel, fun back. The
boys left for their home overland from
this city a about 8 o'clock Wednesday
might.
Mrs. w t. Bailey and her nephew
| Mr.. Burgess Morgan returned Wednes-
day evening from Postville, where they
had been called by the death Of their
aunt Mrs. i. NJ. Dickinson Her death
occurred Saturday and the funeral was
Monday. For fourteen years past, Mrs.
Dickinson had made her home in this
city with her neices Mrs. Bailey and
Mrs. II. A.. Morgan. She. was eighty
| five years old but had been remarkably
bright for one of her advanced age
| About two months ago she went Ia
Postville to visit relatives. 1t was her
old home and she was buried in the
cemetery there beside her husband
,who had been dead for many years
Evening parties for ladies are coming
to be quite the fad. and if all that are
given are as enjoyable as that o.
Wednesday evening when Mrs. W. C
Rodgers and Mrs T. D. Evans enter
tained their friends. they promise t.
continue in popularity The home q
Mrs. Evans was where they gathered
4 and spent a merry evening. Progress
siye cinch was played. The prize, /.
beautiful hand painted plate, was givel
to Mrs. Max Kruskopf, and Mrs. F. z
Il Northup was awarded the BOBBY bottl
of catsup. After the cards were pu
away the tables were utilized for tn
A supper. which was an elaborate one
4 Then music and fancy dancing com
u pleted the evenings pleasure. Mis-
Eleanor shockney. Of Indianapolis, wa.
an out-of-town guest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Joining the City National Bank will be
for rent Nov. i. City National Bank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Mrs. George w. smith went to Des
MONIES this morning, where she will re-.
main over tomorrow in attendance at
the annual convention of the Iowa Equal
Suffrage Association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Good dressers should visit the tailor
ing parlors of Wall & Rails and see the
new fall and winter styles just in Can
make you a suit or overcoat on short
notice. Give Jig trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

We want TO call your attention TO the
fact that the Banner -four manufactured
at the old reliable LeGrand roller mills
by Hammond & Sonis the leading brand
Of flour on the market. Y'ou Will make.
no mistake when you order a, sack of II
for family use. 1t is sold by over seven
tE-tiye of the leading flour dealers in
csntra! Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Dolliver5 and Cousins, soliciroussf for the.
comfort and welfare Of the public gen
orally irrespective of sex OF, political
party, request you to call at Hoyt's De-.
partment Store. where you can secure
everything needful for your comfort in
hosiery. Jackets. capes. SHOES
and millinery; 81 in trading stamps for
a 81 purchase.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Or. Bay. Woodbury. block.
Fresh oysters in every style at sun
dell's cafe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-18

Buy the Mallesble steel range, made:
of malleable iron and steel, the latest
the neateat, the most durable range
You surely ought to see the best stove
made today Schmidts hardware store,
1O2 West Main street.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12
VIII Do Away with Stamp.

English postal authorities are MAX
ing experiments with an automatic
letter mailing device which will do
away with the old style of "stick-with-
a-lick" postage stamp. The new ap-
paratus resembles slot machine, and
Is an adaptation of this idea. 1t can
be placed on the street corners, or in
the postoffices. BY putting penny in
the slot the letter is thrust into a slot
and presto, change! dry or riband
stamp puts a stamp on the corner Of
the letter, when it can be dropped into
tho box. The machine cancels the
stamp with the date, time of day, etc.,
all at one operation. There are differ
ent slots for the different denomina-
lions of stamps. If this machine
proves the success which its inventor
hopes it will do away with the present
mucilaged stamp, and prove an econ
omical device for the postal service
Philadelphia Record.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12
RECALLS A STORY.
THE LOVE TALE OF A MUIR
DERED HERMIT.
Jasper Blakcsley, Whose Whitened Bones
Have just Been Discovered. Waited
Ten Years for Woman Who In the
End Proved False to Him.

The discovery near MERGED, CAL, the
other day, of human skeleton, has
uncovered a strange story Of real life
that has lain buried by the banks Of
the San Joaquin river for over quar-
ter of a century-a story which con-
meets the far East with the far West.
1t is story typical of the old days Of
the New West, when men sought the
land of the setting sun for gold-or OBJ
livion. 1t is a story of devoted love
and fierce jealousy, of the frailty of
woman and the ruin Of mans life
through the shattering of an ideal.
The story had its beginning in little
farming community in New. Hamp-
shire and ended in hastily made
grave by the San Joaquin river, where
the body of man was flung one dark
night, after his assassins had sent
three bullets into his brain.
About 1856 party Of vaqueros en-
ployed on the Dominquez ranch, in the
section of the San Joaquin valley in
California, now known as MERGED
county, noticed newly built, rough
cabin near the bank of the river. The
cowboys Investigated and found the
owner of the establishment to be a
man whose appearance was in thor
ough harmony with his surroundings.
The man was dirty, unkempt, dressed
in the crudest of clothing, rough and
scant of speech. But he gave the cat
tlemen welcome that they appreciated
In the form of fried bacon, fapjacks
and brandy. In those days men were
not over-curious concerning their
neighbors' histories.
But after that Jasper Blakesley's
cabin was stopping place frequently
sought by the herders and travellers
passing through that portion of the
valley. He always had a blanket and
bite to eat for any wayfarer who
CHANGED to come to his door. He was
a taciturn and gloomy man, appar-
emily caring little for the society OF
his kind, spending most of his time
in hunting and fishing, and at rare in
tervals visiting the nearest town for
supplies. He rarely INDUCED in liquor,
but when he did drink he drank hard
and long. This life continued for fif-
teen years. In the spring of 1871
Blakesley so far broke from his accus-
toned habits of solitary life as to
make one of a party of four men on
an expedition to rulare lake. After an
absence of two months three of the
quartet returned to their homes. Jas
per Blakesley was the missing member
of the party. His companions said lit
tie about the trip and less about
Blakesley. Gradually, however, it be-
came known that the old hunter had
disappeared.
Those who knew him best visited the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12

were smoking their pipes, the former
listening moodily to the remarks OF
his guest, but saying little himself. Or
dell grew reminiscent and told of his
reasons for leaving the state of his
birth. 1t was all through woman.
he said, and then he related a rather
commonplace little love story, In
which the narrator figured as the hero.
During the recital Blakesley fire.
quently sought the brandy jug, and
when Ordell had concluded the hunter
threw aside entirely the cloak of re-
serve, and in his turn told the story
of his life. Here 1t is, as repeated by
Ordell, who is still living in the south
ern part of MERGED county:
Until he was rs years Of age, Jasper
Blakesley lived and worked on his
fathers farm in New Hampshire. He
was bright lad, but his education was
meager. He was ambitious, but with
out well-defined aim in life. It re-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12

, came the awakening from this dream
of a decade. Following closely on a
letter from Ruth, full of endearing ex-
pressions and protestations of fidelity
was a card from the girls aunt. The
pasteboard announced in the formal
phraseology of the time that the writ
er's niece would be married ten days
nothing to Blakesley. He did not re-
veal it in his talk with Ordell. But
this much was evident: His Ruth, the
girl he had been toiling for, waiting
for all these years. was false.
The blow for a time unseated his
reason. He could afterward recall only
family the events of the next few
days. He remembered, though indis-
tinctly, standing with smoking derrin-
ger, few PAGES away from the pros
trate form Of a young man, and the
white, scared face of Ruth bending
over his rival, whose head she held
clasped in her arms. And then the ad-
vice of friends that he should hasten
away, out of the country, for the laws
of Massachusetts, did not permit duel
ling. He remembered going on board
a ship and after a while he knew he
was bound for San Francisco. Friends
had paid for his passage, and his wal
let was we'll filled with money. But
ambition had died with lovs, and the
New England lawyer made no further
attempt to succeed. He wandered in a
desultory, aimless way about the min
ing camps, adopting the careless
speech and dress Of the rough search
ers for gold. but making little II any
effort to acquire gold himself. and fin
ally becoming a hunter on the San
Joaquin river. In Blakesley's cabin
after his disappearance. were found
two daguerrotypes, one the picture OF
Blakesley. the other Of a woman who
is supposed. with little doubt TO be
Ruth.